The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . strengthened in numbers, military stores,and material. The very day that New York was exulting in the Dec-laration of Independence, and demolishing the statue of the King, Howelanded nine thousand men at the Quarantine ground on Staten encamped on the heights, and the flag of England was raisedagain on our soil. Tories flocked to his standard from all in New York city formed a plot to capture Washington, andgive him up to General Howe. Some of Washingtons guards wereso bas
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . strengthened in numbers, military stores,and material. The very day that New York was exulting in the Dec-laration of Independence, and demolishing the statue of the King, Howelanded nine thousand men at the Quarantine ground on Staten encamped on the heights, and the flag of England was raisedagain on our soil. Tories flocked to his standard from all in New York city formed a plot to capture Washington, andgive him up to General Howe. Some of Washingtons guards wereso base as to be bought up by British gold to betray their commander,but the ])lot was discovered, many arrested, and one of the mostguilty hung. In a few days after Howes landing on Staten Island, another fleetentered New York Bay. It was Lord Howe, bringing another armyand supplies. On the transports, and on Staten Island, were now thirtythousand British and Hessian troops. On the 22d of August, four thousand men were thrown over toLong Island, and landed at Gravesend. The rest of the army and ar-. INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA, WHERE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEK- DENCE WAS SIGNED.
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