CHAPTER XIII.

Evacuation of Philadelphia.-Battle of Monmouth.---

General Lee cenfured.-General Clinton reaches

New York. The Count de Eftaing arrives there-

Repairs to Rhode Island-Expedition unfuccefsful.

-French Fleet rendezvous at Boston, to refit after

the Damages fuftained by a Storm.-Lord Howe

leaves the American Seas.-Marauding Exploits of

General Grey.-Deftruction of Wyoming.-Expe-

dition into the Indian Territories.

CHAPTER XIV.

Foreign Negociations.-Dissensions among the Amer-

ican Commiffioners.-Deane recalled.--Mr. Adams

appointed.--Mr. Lee and Mr. Adams recalled.-

Spain declares War against England. -Mr. Jay

fent to the Court of Madrid.-Sir George Collier's

Expedition to Virginia-His fudden Recal-Rav-

ages on the North River.-Depredations in the

State of Connecticut, in aid of Governor Tryon and

his Partifans.-General Washington feizes Stoney

Point-Recovered by the British.-Penobscot Expe-

dition-Deftruction of the American Navy.

CHAPTER XV.

A Retrofpect of fome Naval Tranfactions in the West

Indies, one thousand feven hundred and feventy-

eight, and feventy-nine.-Affairs in Georgia con-

cisely reviewed.-General Lincoln fent to take the

Command at the Southward.-The Count de Ef-

taing's Arrival in Georgia.-Savannah clofely be-

fieged by the Combined Forces of France and

America-Repulfed by General Prevoft.-The

Count de Eftaing leaves the Southern Clime.-

The Count Pulafki flain in Georgia.-Some Anec-

dotes of Count Kosciusko.

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CHAPTER XVI.

Sir Henry Clinton and Admiral Arbuthnot fail for

South Carolina --Charleston invested-Capitulates.

-General Lincoln and his Army Prifoners of War.

-General Clinton returns to New York-Lord

Cornwallis's Command and Civil Administration in

Charleston. Mr. Gadsden and other Gentlemen

fufpected, and fent to St. Auguftine.-Much Oppo-

fition to British Authority in both the Carolinas.-

The Count de Rochambeau and the Admiral de

Tiernay arrive at Newport.-British Depredations.

in the Jerfies. Cataftrophe of Mr. Caldwell and

his family.-Armed Neutrality.-Some Obferva-

tions on the State of Ireland.-Riots in England.-

Curfory Obfervations.

CHAPTER XVII.

Diftreffed Situation of the Army and the Country,

from various Caufes.-General Gates fent to the

Southward-Surprifed and defeated at Camden by

Lord Cornwallis-Superfeded.--General Greene

appointed to the Command in the Carolinas.-Ma-

jor Ferguson's Defeat.-Sir Henry Clinton makes

a Diversion in the Chefapeake, in favor of Lord

Cornwallis.--General Arnold fent there-His De-

fection and Character.-Detection, Trial, and Death

of Major Andre.-Difpofition of the Dutch Repub

lic with regard to America.-Governor Trumbull's

Character, and Correspondence with the Baron Van

der Capellen. Mr. Laurens appointed to negociate

with the Dutch Republic.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Revolt of the Pennfylvania Line-Difcontents in other

Parts of the Army.-Paper Medium funk.-Some

active Movements of Don Bernard de Galvez in

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America.-War between Great Britain and Spain

opened in Europe by the Siege of Gibraltar.-Short

View of Diplomatic Tranfactions between America

and feveral European Powers.-Empress of Ruffia

refuses to treat with the American States.

CHAPTER XIX.

General Gates furrenders the Command of the South-

ern Army to General Greene, on his Arrival in

South Carolina.-Action between General Sumpter

and Colonel Tarleton.-General Morgan's Expedi-

tion-Meets and defeats Colonel Tarleton.-Lord

Cornwallis purfues General Morgan.-Party of

Americans cut off at the Catawba.-Lord Corn-

wallis arrives at Hillsborough-Calls, by Proclama-

tion, on all the Inhabitants of the State to join him,

-Battle of Guilford-Americans defeated.-Lord

Cornwallis marches towards Wilmington-General

Greene pursues him-General Greene returns to-

wards Camden.-Action at Camden.-Lord Raw-

don evacuates Camden, and returns to Charleston.

-Barbarous State of Society among the Moun-

taineers, and in the back Settlements of the Carolinas.

-Attack on Ninety Six-Repulfe-General Greene

again obliged to retreat.-Execution of Colone!

Hayne. Lord Rawdon leaves the State of South

Carolina, and embarks for England.-Action at

the Eutaw Springs.-General Greene retires to the

High-Hills of Santee.-Governor Rutledge returns

to South Carolina, and resumes the Reins of Gov-

ernment.

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CHAPTER XX.

Lord Cornwallis marches to Wilmington.-Marquis

de la Fayette fent to Virginia.-Death of General

Phillips.-Lord Cornwallis moves from Petersburgh

to Williamsburgh-Diffonant Opinions between him

and Sir Henry Clinton-Croffes James River-

Takes Poft at Portsmouth.-Indecifion of Sir Henry

Clinton-Meditates an Attack on Philadelphia-

The Project relinquished.

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