HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.

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Position of Stirling 88 Putnams incapacity 89 The British
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Heroic conduct of Stirling and his party 93 Stirling sur
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Measures for a retreat 101 A council of war 102 Skilful
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of the esteem for Washington 444 Thirteen armies and not one 444
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retreat successful 105 Erroneous account of the retreat 105
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The city of New York must be abandoned 110 Sullivans recep
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York must be evacuated 114 His plea to congress 114 He explains
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Washingtons conduct on the day 122 Character of Gordon as an his
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Strength of the American position 128 Declaration of the Howes
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American privateers 134 Army regulations adopted 135 Condition
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The declaration of independence unites England
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an historian 149 His want of fixed principles
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Blockaded by British ships 154 Arnolds audacity 154 Defeat
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of South Carolina 162 Williamson leads a party against them 162
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Lees character as a commander 168 His insincerity 169
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Movement of Howe 174 Howe at Frogs neck 175 Putnam
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Fort Washington 184 Greene reënforces it 184 Wash
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Good conduct of Rall 190 Attack under Cornwallis 191 Laurel hill
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Lees disobedience 194 American army melting away 195 Greene
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aware 202Slowness of Howe 202 Danger to Philadelphia 202
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enters New Jersey 207Sneers at Washington 207 His falsehood
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Opinions of Samuel Adams 214 Orders of Putnam 214 The Quak
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Secures all the boats 219 Proposes reform in the army 219
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Washingtons watchword 224 Washingtons plan of attack 224
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ton entered on both sides 233 Conduct of Rall 233 Ralls mistakes
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ington on the grant of power 242 He collects his forces at Trenton
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The morning at Trenton 250 Washington turns towards
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Washington
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formed 258 Sovereignty of the people 258 Confidence of the Amer
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Privateers 323 Finances of the United States 323 Finances of Eng
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Their reply 332 Demand for reënforcements 332 Reply
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of congress 338 Interference in Philadelphia 338 Clinton on
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CHAPTER XX
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Retreat of the British 347 They reëmbark 348 Con
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He defends himself 353Howe returns to Bruns
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Vermont declares independence 360 Its independence opposed by con
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CHAPTER XXII
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The British at Fort Ann 370A thanksgiving 370 Carleton
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to the council of New York 375 Schuyler despondent 375 Expects
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Honors to Herkimer 381 Character of the Indian allies 381
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marches through Philadelphia 393Encamps beyond Wilmington 393
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Final encounter 399 Washingtons army at Chester 399 Losses
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THE CAPITULATION OF BURGOYNE
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Small losses of the Americans 411 Loss of the British 411 Bur
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Desperate condition of Burgoyne 418 Death of Fraser
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Loss of the American frigate 423 Billingsport deserted
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talions with Cornwallis 428 Washington retreats 428 Why victory
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CHAPTER XXVI
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Congress has no power to levy taxes 441 Postoffice 441 Import
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mittee of states 445 Congress has no veto power 445 No judiciary
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tion a contradiction 450 Elements of union 450 Nationality 451
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Lovell on Washington 457 Discontent of congress
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Incompetency of Gates 463 Washington suffers exquisite pain
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gress for separatism 470 Washington for union 470 Congress jealous
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advice of George 478 His penitence in his old age 478 Burgoynes
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dors recall 486 George the Third and Chatham 486 Fox pliable
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His eulogy by John Adams 491 By DAlembert 492
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mond rejoins 495 Chatham struck with death 495 Indifference
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Free inquiry 499 System of Luther 500 Of Descartes 500 Dif
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Stran 464 - SIR: — I find myself just able to hold the pen during a few minutes, and take this opportunity of expressing my sincere grief for having done, written, or said anything disagreeable to your Excellency. My career will soon be over, therefore justice and truth prompt me to declare my last sentiments. You are in my eyes the great and good man. May you long enjoy the love, veneration, and esteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
Stran 477 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Stran 352 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Stran 477 - You may swell every expense, and every effort, still more extravagantly ; pile and accumulate every assistance you can buy or borrow ; traffic and barter with every little pitiful German prince that sells and sends his subjects to the shambles...
Stran 145 - Cavendish, on the sixth, moved that the house should resolve itself into a committee to consider of that revisal.
Stran 221 - It is needless to add, that short enlistments, and a mistaken dependence upon militia, have been the origin of all our misfortunes, and the great accumulation of our debt. We find, Sir, that the enemy are daily gathering strength from the disaffected. This strength, like a snow-ball by rolling, will increase, unless some means can be devised to check effectually the progress of the enemy's arms. Militia may possibly do it for a little...
Stran 492 - He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world...
Stran 479 - The battle had its effect also in France. The Count De Vergennes observed to the American commissioners in Paris on their first interview that nothing struck him so much as General Washington's attacking and giving battle to General Howe's army; that to bring an army raised within a year to this pass promised everything. The effect on the army itself may be judged from letters written at the time by officers to their friends. "Though we gave away a complete victory...
Stran 455 - Sir, a letter which I received last night, contained the following paragraph. " In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, ' heaven has been determined to save your country ; or a weak General and bad Counsellors would have ruined it ; I am, sir, &.c.
Stran 455 - To sum up the whole, I have been a slave to the service; I have undergone more than most men are aware of, to harmonize so many discordant parts; but it will be impossible for me to be of any further service, if such insuperable difficulties are thrown in my way.

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