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August 03, 1780

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 3, 1780 

* Charleston, South Carolina
* Long Island, New York


Page 2 has a letter from New York which details the fate of prisoners on a ship, noting: "...thirty-one of our men who were put on board the Mercer were crowded together in the hold & the hatches close shut upon them without water or the least refreshment for more than 12 hours; the first night four of them were smothered...the cries of the unhappy wretches disturbed the ship & induced the officers more for their own sakes than any regard to the prisoners to open the hatches..." and also: "We hear from Charlestown...amount of 2500 men had penetrated into North Carolina...that Lord Cornwallis, with about 2500 men, were upon the upper frontiers of North Carolina & that a garrison of 3000 men was left at Charlestown."
Another page has an interesting letter which reads in part: "...Suffice it to say that all the assertions respecting the tyranny of the Congress, the dissatisfaction of the people under it, their present disposition with that of their General to return to the former connection with this country by any mode hitherto adopted, are indeed as baseless as the fabrick of a vision. There is a principle upon which America might yet be recovered; but it is founded in justice, not in the corruption which penetrates & contaminates the vital blood of the body politic in Britain..." with more (see).
Another page has a bit which warns the American about their alliance with France: "...They always stile the French nation their great & good Allies...to inform the misled American how treacherous was the conduct of the Continental Congress in precipitating them into a compact with a Monarch who means only to possess himself of the dominion of this continent." (see).
The back page has an: "Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the 17th Regiment at New York" and also an: "Extract of a Letter from Brooklyne, Long Island, dated June 19" with the content including: "...we landed at Elizabeth Town Point & advanced six or seven miles into the country towards Morris Town where Washington then lay with his army...we fell in with a rebel brigade...We expected to have moved on the next day &^ to have attacked Washington...Sir Henry Clinton is arrived with 5000 men from Charlestown..." with more (see). The Brookyn letter begins: "I have this moment accounts of a large fire in sight from this, on the Jersey side, supposed to be Elizabeth Town, where Washington's advanced army lies in sight of ours..." and another New York letter includes: "...General Kynphausen was in the Jerseys with all the army from New York. Washington only eight miles off. We expect t have a stroke at him..." with more (see).
Much good reading, 8 pages, 8 12 by 11 inches, minor fold rubbing to the ftpg. only, generally great condition.

Category: Revolutionary War