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Praise for General Greene... Cornwallis at Yorktown, and Benedict Arnold in Connecticut...
Praise for General Greene... Cornwallis at Yorktown, and Benedict Arnold in Connecticut...
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September 25, 1781
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, Sept. 25, 1781 Page 2 begins with a netter from North Carolina which includes a prophetic statement: "Future ages will celebrate the name of that illustrious hero who, by his activity & superior military talents has, for more than 8 months past so often baffled the enemy, always superior in numbers & every thing else except valour & military abilities. The Carolinas will never forget General Greene..." with more.
Further on is: "...We have the satisfaction to inform the public of the re-establishment of civil government in the state of South Carolina after having undergone the most horrid ravages...Slaughter, desolation & every species of cruelty having marked the progress of the British arms...But under the divine blessing & the unremitting exertions of that able commander Major-General Greene...this savage enemy is now confined within such narrow limits...".
More war items on pg. 2 including items from 'Rivington's Royal Gazette', a Loyalist newspaper: "...We feel vast regret in mentioning the noble & brave Lord Rawdon...has been taken by the French fleet...", and then some additional reports concerning Benedict Arnold's destructive work in Connecticut.
Page 3 has fine content as well & includes a letter from France on the work of John Adams as ambassador, including: "...At least it is certain that the acknowledgment of the American independence could never be more seasonably made and that nothing would give a more fatal blow to the enemy."
Following this is an item from New London: "Arnold's burning fleet, after leaving this harbour, plundered great part of the inhabitants on Long Island...". Then an interesting item noting: "...it is mentioned that Lord Cornwallis has made the posts he occupies at the towns of York and Gloucester, in Virginia, impregnable...". He would surrender there in less than a month.
Four pages, ornate lettering in the masthead, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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