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Author: Robin, abbé, 1750-1794.
Title: New travels through North-America: in a series of letters; exhibiting, the history of the victorious campaign of the allied armies, under His Excellency General Washington, and the Count de Rochambeau, in the year 1781. : Interspersed woth political, and philosophical observations, upon the genius, temper, and customs of the Americans; also narrations of the capture of General Burgoyne, and Lord Cornwallis, with their armies; and a variety of interesting particulars, which occurred, in the course, of the war in America. / Translated from the original of the Abbé Robin, one of the chaplains to the French army in America. ; [Six lines from Young]
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Print source: New travels through North-America: in a series of letters; exhibiting, the history of the victorious campaign of the allied armies, under His Excellency General Washington, and the Count de Rochambeau, in the year 1781. : Interspersed woth political, and philosophical observations, upon the genius, temper, and customs of the Americans; also narrations of the capture of General Burgoyne, and Lord Cornwallis, with their armies; and a variety of interesting particulars, which occurred, in the course, of the war in America. / Translated from the original of the Abbé Robin, one of the chaplains to the French army in America. ; [Six lines from Young]
Robin, abbé, 1750-1794., Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832, tr., Berkeley, George, 1685-1753. Verses on the prospect of planting arts and learning in America.
Philadelphia:: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street., M,DCC,LXXXIII [1783].--Price two thirds of a dollar.
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United States -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- French participation.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns and battles.
Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Poems -- 1783.
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VERSES on the PROSPECT of planting ARTS and LEARNING in AMERICA. Written upwards of fifty years since, by the celebrated DIVINE, and PHILOSOPHER, Dr. BERKELEY, Bishop of CLOYNE, in IRELAND.
INTRODUCTION.
CONTENTS.
NEW TRAVELS THROUGH NORTH-AMERICA.
LETTER I. The Author's Voyage from France to America.— Arrival at Boston.—Boston and its Harbour.—Manners and customs of the inhabitants—of the Quakers, and remarks upon their mode of worship —American Ladies.—Commerce of Boston.—Colleges at Cambridge. —American prejudices against the French Nation.— Arrival of Count Rochambeau and the French Army at Newport, in Rhode-Island.
LETTER II. The author joins the French army at Providence. Description of Providence.—Roger Williams, its founder.— Fatigues of a military life.—Remarks on the dress, fashions and food of the Americans.—Ignorance of the people of Connecticut in point of making bread.—Their temper, peculiarities and character. The soil and face of the country. —Hartford—the forests and several kinds of trees.—State of New-York.—Hudson's river.—Devas|tations occasioned by the War.
LETTER III. Junction of the French and American armies at Philipsburg.—West-Point.—Expedition of a party of English to Tarry-Town.—Bravery of thirteen French soldiers —A detach|ment of French and Americans, march to reconnoitre the works at New-York.— General Washington.— Remarks upon the American army.—Their military dress, and manner of living —Discipline.— Uncertainty of the object of the Campaign.—Various opinions.— Improbability of succeeding in an attack upon New-York.—Marquis de la Fayette, and his army in Virginia.—A march to the South|ward not unlikely.
LETTER IV. New-York menaced by the Allied Army on the side of King's-bridge and Staten-Island.— The possession of this island absolutely necessary, before any attempt can be made upon Long-Island or New-York.—Ardour of the troops for action.
LETTER V. The main body of the army returns to North-Castle.—The author lost in the woods, and in great danger from the Refugees —The combined forces march into the Jerseys.—St|ten-Island threatened with a descent.—Surprising inactivity of the English, at New-York.—An expedition to Virginia, the real object of the army.—General view of New-Jersey— Character of the people.—The army arrives at Princeton.
LETTER VI. Trenton—The beauty of its situation.—River Delaware.—The capture of the Hessians, in 1776.
LETTER VII. The French army reach Philadelphia.— Encamp on a plain near the Schuylkill.— Review of the Regiment of Soissonnais.—First intelligence of the arrival of Count de Grasse in the Chesapeke.—Charles Thomson.— Description of Philadelphia.— The several religious sects there.—Continental Congress.— State-House.—Philosophical Society.
LETTER VIII. The army arrives at the Head of Elk.—Em|barkation of several regiments at that place.—The main body pro|ceed on.—Baltimore described.—Of the Acadians, or French neutrals, settled there.—Their ministers, religious discipline &c.— The unsettled state of the churches in Maryland and Virginia.
LETTER IX. The combined armies embark at Annapolis for York in Virginia.—Difference of the manners and customs, in the Northern and Southern States.
LETTER X. Arrival of the troops at James-Town—Wil|liamsburg —Its State House—College, Library and Professors.— Climate of Virginia —Tobacco—Commerce—Population—Condi|tion of the Slaves—Rivers of the Country—Trees and Plants—A curious species of the Catterpillar—Dangerous effects from the sting of a Spider—Petrifactions common in Virginia.
LETTER XI. The combined Forces march from Williamsburg. York invested.—Various preparatory operations of the army.— Batteries opened upon the town.—The Charon burnt.—Distressed situation of Cord Cornwallis.—Tarleton's expedition.—repulsed by the Duke de Lauzun.— Reflexions upon sieges and battles.— A party of the besieged surprise a French battery.—Lord Cornwallis endeavours to escape in the night to Glocester.—Prevented by bad weather.—Sends out a flag.— Offers to capitulate.—The articles of surrender.—Mutual hatred betwixt the English and the Americans. Destruction of the town of York from the cannonading.— The troops go into winter quarters.
LETTER XII. Character of General Burgoyne.—Account of his unfortunate expedition in 1777.—Magnanimity of sir Guy Carleton.— A considerable body of Indians join Burgoyne—He makes a speech to them.—Ticonderoga abandoned by the Americans. The Surrender of General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga.— A comparison betwixt General Burgoyne and Lord Cornwallis.
LETTER XIII. Advantages arising to America, from the capture of Lord Cornwallis.—The future importance of this country—Her various local advantages over Europe—Political happiness arising from the abolishment of the feudal system of laws in America—The free and independent situation of the American peasantry—National character of the people in America, not yet arrived to maturity— Their natural ingenuity and inventive turn—The political conduct of the English Ministry, respecting America, previous to the break|ing out of the war—Proceedings of the first American Congress— General Gage and the Boston port bill—The American alliance with France—Reflexions arising therefrom— A long peace in America, af|ter the war— Religion will probably be the first cause of dissension in the United States— A unity of faith and worship, most likely to ren|der mankind happy in every part of the world.
APPENDIX. CONTAINING
I. Copy of a Letter from General Washington to Count de Grasse.
II. Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, to Sir Henry Clinton.
III. General Washington's Farewell Letter, to each of the Go|vernors, of the Thirteen United States of America, contain|ing his Monitions, and Opinion, concerning good and effectual Government.—Being his Excellency's Legacy, to his Countrymen.
CONSIDERATIONS on the PEACE: Extracted from the POLITICAL MAGAZINE, Printed in London—1783. The British Minister has by the late Peace made the following national concessions.
To the AMERICANS.
GREAT BRITAIN receives in compensation for all the foregoing concessions: From the AMERICANS.
Measurement of the countries ceded in America.
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