From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. September 25. –To-day, as a party of Captain Emmerick’s new corps of chasseurs were bathing near Kingsbridge, in New York, he suddenly beat to arms, when they, with the greatest spirit imaginable, flew to their firelocks, and appeared naked,…
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Cruel Treatment of Negroes
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. The two following advertisements lately appeared, one in the Carolina, and the other in the Virginia newspaper, which show the humanity and great consistency of conduct of the sons of freedom, as the Americans are pleased, in several of…
Burning of Kingston
October 14. –Yesterday, General Vaughan, having under his command a large body of British, who have committed various acts of vandalism, in their passage up the North River, landed a number of men at Esopus, marched up to the defenceless town of Kingston, about two miles from the river, and immediately set it on fire.…
Edward Sherburne
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. October 5. –Died at the American camp, near Pawling’s mill, this evening, Major Edward Sherburne, aide-de-camp to Major-General Sullivan. He received the mortal wound, of which he died, yesterday at the battle of Germantown, after having given the most…
English View of Ticonderoga
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. Early this morning the people of Liverpool, in England, received the account of General Burgoyne and his brave forces having taken the fortress of Ticonderoga from the provincials, a place fortified so well both by art and nature as…