. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. shington lay at Morristown prepara-tions were on foot in New York City to aid SirHenry Clinton in South Carolina. As early asChristmas, 1779, Admiral Arbuthnot, GeneralClinton, and Lord Cornwallis, with between fivethousand and six thousand troops, had left SandyHook, and upon the 7th of April, 1780, a seconddetachment of two thousand five hundred mensailed from that city. To the American camp, worn with cold andhunger, the departure of the British and the re-turn of spring brought new life. There were alsoother encouragin
. New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen. shington lay at Morristown prepara-tions were on foot in New York City to aid SirHenry Clinton in South Carolina. As early asChristmas, 1779, Admiral Arbuthnot, GeneralClinton, and Lord Cornwallis, with between fivethousand and six thousand troops, had left SandyHook, and upon the 7th of April, 1780, a seconddetachment of two thousand five hundred mensailed from that city. To the American camp, worn with cold andhunger, the departure of the British and the re-turn of spring brought new life. There were alsoother encouraging signs. By April 19th theFrench minister. Chevalier de la Luzerne, and DonJuan de Miralles, said to be a secret but unac- James Cliiiton, third sou of Colonel Cliarlea Cliutoa, whucame from Ireland; brother of GoTemor George and fatharof Governor De Witt Clinton, of New Tork . b. in UlrterCounty, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1736; aerred in French and IndianWar 1755-58; colonel in Continental army 1775; brigadier-general 1776, and commanded the Hew Tork troo|Ks ; d. , 236 NEW JERSEY AS A COL credited agent of Spain, had arrived at Morris-town. In tlaeir honor the army was paraded underarms upon the 24th and 25th of April, while aball was given at the Morris Hotel, at whichwere present a numerous collection of ladies andgentlemen of distinguished character. It wasupon the 28th of April that the Spanishgentleman De Miralles, who had remaineddangerously sick of a pulmonick fever, died atheadquarters, being buried at Morristownthe following day. This very respectablesubject of the King of Spain * * * ^asdressed in rich state and exposed to publicview, as is customary in Europe. The officers ofthe army, led by General Washington, withmembers of congress and citizens, attended thefuneral solemnities and walked as chief mourn-ers, forming a splendid procession extendingabout one mile. Thus expired and was interredthe supposed representative of the Spanish crown,who, cooperating with t
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