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共 39 段- (1776.) When I first learnt the subject of the quarrel, my h
- It was thus, at twenty-six miles from Philadelphia, that the
- (1778.) The 22nd of January, congress resolved that Canada s
- At the first retrograde movement, M. de Lafayette sent infor
- When I saw the port of Brest receive and salute the banner w
- Amidst this labyrinth of precautions, feebleness, and denial
- I am writing to you from a great distance, my dearest love,
- I am always meeting, my dearest love, with opportunities of
- I shall find my poor little Henriette very amusing on my ret
- When my wound permitted me, after the space of six weeks, to
- What a date, my dearest love, and from what a region I am no
- DEAR GENERAL,--I have an opportunity of writing to your exce
- 1. This instruction has been inserted as the one which M. de
- When the storm was over, they met again in a shattered condi
- I have already endeavoured to describe to you some part of t
- But what shall I say to you, my love? What expressions can m
- As long as there were any hopes of an active campaign, I did
- During the campaign of 1780, the French corps remained at Rh
- The Count de Grasse, however, arrived with a naval force, an
- Suffer me, sir, to inform you that I have heard many persons
- There is another point for which you should employ all your
- The declaration of Spain in favour of France has given unive
- I will now give you a summary of the present situation of th
- 1. General Heath, who commanded the militia in the state of
- 1. The project of an expedition against New York had not bee
- Unless, however, you were to cast your eye on a man who, I t
- I flatter myself, sir, that the government, conscious that t
- Had I not been here upon the spot, I am sure that I should h
- I have no doubt of the enemy's intention to prosecute the pl
- It appears the enemy have some cavalry on board. The conques
- Upon a particular inquiry of the country, and our circumstan
- Dear General,--Your orders have reached me so late and found
- I have no doubt but that in the course of the day we will re
- If the enemy land I will try to oppose it, and the French wi
- Head of Elk, March the 7th, 1781.
- While I was writing these accounts have been brought to me,
- MY DEAR GENERAL,--Inclosed you will find the copy of a lette
- I will have the honor to write to you from Boston, my dear G
- In that case, instead of proceeding to Newport, we should wi