A history of the American people . JOHN PAUL JONES For a little, in the autumn, it looked as if the navalaid for which General Washington waited had comeat last. The Count dEstaing was in the West Indieswith a strong fleet, from an encounter with which theEnglish commander in those waters had drawn off to304. Mil. I1G1I1 BETWEEN BON HOMME K1CHARD AND SEKAP1S A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE port again to refit. The count was willing, while hishands were free, to co-operate in an attack upon thesouthern coast at Savannah. A portion of Washing-tons army was sent south to join General Lincoln inS
A history of the American people . JOHN PAUL JONES For a little, in the autumn, it looked as if the navalaid for which General Washington waited had comeat last. The Count dEstaing was in the West Indieswith a strong fleet, from an encounter with which theEnglish commander in those waters had drawn off to304. Mil. I1G1I1 BETWEEN BON HOMME K1CHARD AND SEKAP1S A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE port again to refit. The count was willing, while hishands were free, to co-operate in an attack upon thesouthern coast at Savannah. A portion of Washing-tons army was sent south to join General Lincoln inSouth Carolina for the attempt. Count dEstaingput six thousand troops aboard his fleet, and by the16th of September was within the harbor. But he didnot strike quickly or boldly enough, took the slow wayof siege to reduce the place, suffered the English com-mander to make good both the rally of his scatteredforce and the fortification of his position, and had donenothing when it was high time for him to be back inthe Indies to guard the possessions of his own kingagainst the English. A last assault (October 9th)failed and he withdrew. The next year a like disappointment was added. Inmidsummer a French fleet arrived upon the northerncoast, but it proved impossible to use it. On the 10th ofJuly a French
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