From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 22. –This night we have reason to expect the grand attack from our barbarian enemies; the reasons why, follow: The night before last, a lad went over to Staten Island, supped there with a friend, and got safe…
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Tea Troubles at Fishkill
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 14. –Yesterday, a number of women belonging to Fishkill, in Duchess county, New York, collected together in order to purchase some tea of Alderman Lefferts, of New York, as he had a large quantity of it there, which…
Privateer “Yankee Hero”
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 12. –A correspondent gives the following account of the capture of the privateer Yankee Hero: –Captain James Tracy sailed from Newburyport, in New Hampshire, on the seventh of June, in the Yankee Hero, for Boston, with twenty-six men…
Battle on the Hudson River
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 20. –Last Friday two fire-ships, commanded by Captains Fosdyke and Thomas, gentlemen volunteers of rank in the army of the United States, proceeded up the North River with intent to give a suitable warming to those piratical gentry…
Loyalist Letter
From Diary of the American Revolution, Vol I. Compiled by Frank Moore and published in 1859. August 17. –A gentleman who lately escaped from New York, and joined the army on Staten Island, says: Every means of defence has been concerted to secure the city and whole island of New York from an attack of…