From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 6. –This day the fortresses Clinton and Montgomery, on the North River, in New York, fell into the hands of the British, under the command of Sir Henry Clinton. A gentleman who was in Fort Montgomery when it…
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Henricus
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 22.—An elaborate production in the Lancaster papers of to-day, signed Henricus, concludes thus:—”Believe me, the present time with the enemy is a time of fearful expectation and desperate trial. Their all depends upon being able to procrastinate the…
The Conciliatory Bills
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 23.—The enemy, says a correspondent, after the flogging of Burgoyne, have resumed their old trick of sham treaty. General Tryon (by what authority he best knows) has introduced into New Jersey a ridiculous publication under the title of…
The Minute Intelligencer
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. April 1.—Amongst those who left Philadelphia on the approach of the enemy to that city, a gentleman who had with him a portable printing press, took refuge somewhere near Egg Harbor. By means of a well-conducted correspondence with a…
British Spies Executed
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol II. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. March 16.—In pursuance of orders from his excellency, the Commander-in-chief, a general court-martial was held at Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, when Henry Mansin (who confessed himself an officer in the army) and Wendal Myer, an inhabitant of the county, were…