History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent [to 1789], Volume 6

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lic Ships 51Heroism of Biddle
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gennes desires a Treaty 56Boundaries of the Colonies 56 The Fisheries
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Franklins Reply 61France avows her Treaties with America 61 Will
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Chatham struck with Death 68 Indifference of Mansfield 68 Glee of
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Of Jay 71Of Robert Morris 71A French Fleet sails to the United
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CHAPTER XXX
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Necker and the French Finances 83 Vergennes a Monarchist 83His
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Policy of Kaunitz 89 Towards Prussia 89 Towards
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against the Saracens 96 Charlemagne 97Dispute between Emperor
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the Thirty Years War 106 After the War 106 German Emigration 107
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Schiller 112 Niebuhr 113 The Youth of Germany
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Condemns the British Court 119Predicts American Independence
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Surrender 55He desires to make Peace 55Speech of Richmond 55
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Germains Plan for the Coming Campaign 134 Preparations for evacuating
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ing 144The Senecas and Germain 144 Result for Pennsylvania 145
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ment 147Fox Pownall and Conway for Independence 147 Opinion
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Spain 161 His desire of Gibraltar 161 Refuses an Alliance with the United
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Hopes of Foreign Loans 168 From France Spain and Tuscany
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of Germain 172Nothing to be expected of Clinton 172Confidence of
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His Reception by the Queen 180 His Zeal for America 180 France Impa
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Pettifogging of Florida Blanca 182Refusal to acknowledge the United
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His Manner of employing Indians 188His Preparations for Conquest
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Condition of the Officers 193 Of the Rank and File 194Congress fixes
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Queen of France 202 And Further Supplies 202Renewed Debate on Con
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lishment of a British Post at Castine 214Expedition sent against by
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CHAPTER XL
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Opposition of the Ablest Statesmen 225 Hillsborough 225 Movement of
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Neutrals in the Time of Cromwell 230 Recognised in Treaties with Portugal
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Russia for 1779 238Intervention of Frederic 238 Empress of Russia
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Misrepresentations of the Refugees 315 Knyphausen invades New Jersey
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321Gains a Victory over the Spanish Fleet 322Relieves Gibraltar 322
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His Attempt to bribe his Captors 327 He is taken to Jameson 327 Flight
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Enrolment of the Inhabitants 270Murder of Samuel Wyly 271
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STRIVING FOR UNION 17791781
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CHAPTER XLIX
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of the Netherlands 360 Conflict between the Stadholder and the Country
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Confiscation of Goods 366 Capture of Dutch Settlements in South America
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The French Cabinet accedes to the Request of the United States 371
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CHAPTER LI
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386Morgans Illness 387His Retirement from Active Service
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can Army at Guilford Courthouse 392Greenes Masterly Retreat across
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CHAPTER LIII
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his Wish to transfer the War to the Chesapeake 400Marches without Orders
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Marches to Crugers Assistance 405Greene raises the Siege 405 British
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icut 411 Fate of Ledyard and other American Prisoners 412 Opinions
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Cornwallis remonstrates against a Defensive Campaign 418 Asks Leave
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Prophecies to Maurepas and to Vergennes 421Movements of Washington
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peake appointed a Rendezvous for the Sea and Land Forces 422Clinton
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The Netherlands receive him as American Envoy 433 A Liberal Spirit
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CHAPTER LVI
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His Interview with Vergennes 442 Canada 442 Franklin writes to Shel
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Oswalds Powers delayed 448 Fox quarrels with the Cabinet 448 Death of
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Confides in Franklins Sincerity 455Sends Full Powers to Oswald 456
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Sir Guy Carleton supersedes Clinton 460His Humanity 460Wayne
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the Great Seal 468Distrust of Shelburne in America 468 State of
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Puts aside the Claims of the Loyalists 474 Progress of the Siege of Gibraltar
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Sufferings of the King 479A Third Set of Articles 479 Fitzherbert takes
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