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British fear America will be lost...
British fear America will be lost...
Item # 696490
January 31, 1782
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 31, 1782 Page 2 has a nice letter from New York beginning: "We are under some apprehensions here for the safety of the garrison of Charlestown [Charleston], South Carolina. If that should meet with the same fate as York Town in Virginia, America, it is to be feared, will be totally lost to Great Britain..." with more.
Page 7 has a full column of "American News", one item beginning: "The General has the pleasure of acquainting this army that the enemy has been completely disappointed in their designs on the northern frontiers of this state..." with more on the progress of the war in upstate New York.
Also a letter from Philadelphia noting in part: "...both of Col. Barton's Tory regiment were apprehended in this city on suspicion of being spies...", and further on: "...enemy...may thank the monster Benedict Arnold, their beloved friend, for the untimely death of this young man who was only in his 23rd year."
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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