Washington's plans... The siege of Charleston...
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May 18, 1780
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, May 18, 1780
* Siege of Charleston SC South Carolina
* General George Washington plans
* Revolutionary War original from the enemy
The back page includes a letter "...from a Gentleman at New York to his Correspondent at Glasgow..." which includes: "About Christmas, when the severe weather began, many hundreds of rebel deserters came in, armed & accoutred, by whom we learn that great preparations were making by General Washington, as if he intended to visit this city when the ice could bear him...the rebels never attempted to shew themselves, except one day near Paulus Hook, when they staid but a very little time." Also: "The army under the command of Sir Henry Clinton, against Charlestown, amounts to 14,000 men who are abundantly supplied with every thing...Sir Henry's plan, from the beginning, has been to compel the town to surrender by capitulation without bloodshed...Great bets were laid yesterday in the city that notwithstanding the various reports to the contrary, Charlestown [Charleston], South Carolina, was not taken by the British troops on the 24th of April last."
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
* Siege of Charleston SC South Carolina
* General George Washington plans
* Revolutionary War original from the enemy
The back page includes a letter "...from a Gentleman at New York to his Correspondent at Glasgow..." which includes: "About Christmas, when the severe weather began, many hundreds of rebel deserters came in, armed & accoutred, by whom we learn that great preparations were making by General Washington, as if he intended to visit this city when the ice could bear him...the rebels never attempted to shew themselves, except one day near Paulus Hook, when they staid but a very little time." Also: "The army under the command of Sir Henry Clinton, against Charlestown, amounts to 14,000 men who are abundantly supplied with every thing...Sir Henry's plan, from the beginning, has been to compel the town to surrender by capitulation without bloodshed...Great bets were laid yesterday in the city that notwithstanding the various reports to the contrary, Charlestown [Charleston], South Carolina, was not taken by the British troops on the 24th of April last."
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
