The Monthly military repository . beforeCharleflon, at the diflance of about on« thouland yardsfrom the American works. The tedious paiTage from New-York to Tybee, and theflow advance of the ro^al army, after they had landed, gavethe Americans time not only to flrengthen, but greatly toenlarge the defences of Charleflon. A chain of re-doubts, lines, and batteries, was thrown up extending fromAfhiey, to Cooper river, upon which were mounted up-wards of eighty pieces of cannon and mortars. In front ofthe whole, was a ftrong abbatis, and a wet ditch made bypaiTmcr 2 canal from the heads of fwamps
The Monthly military repository . beforeCharleflon, at the diflance of about on« thouland yardsfrom the American works. The tedious paiTage from New-York to Tybee, and theflow advance of the ro^al army, after they had landed, gavethe Americans time not only to flrengthen, but greatly toenlarge the defences of Charleflon. A chain of re-doubts, lines, and batteries, was thrown up extending fromAfhiey, to Cooper river, upon which were mounted up-wards of eighty pieces of cannon and mortars. In front ofthe whole, was a ftrong abbatis, and a wet ditch made bypaiTmcr 2 canal from the heads of fwamps, which run in op-pofite diie£lions. Between the lines and the abbatis, djzcpholes were dug at fho-rt intervals. The works on the rightand left, were not only of great fh-ength, but advanced fo farbeyond the range ol the uitermediate line, as to enfilade thecanal, almoft from one end to the other : and in the centrewas a hornwork of malonry, which being tloied during thefiege, formed a kind of citadel. Works were alio thrown up. P„/•/,<,/„./ iy ,;Sn(it/l. Now York. MIUTARYREPOSnmY^ 301 during the paffage. After having repaired the damages, thefleet proceeded from Tybee to North Edcnton Sound ; andon the 1 ith of February, the Britifh troops were difembarkedon Johns Ifland, about thirty miles from advanced Howly through the country, palling fromJoiin5 to James lilaad ; and from thence over Wappoo-Cur, to the main land, until they reached the banks of Afli-ley river, oppofue to Charlefton. At the fame time, partot the fleet was fent round to block up the harbour ofChurleiton by iea. The lolles which the Britim army had fuftaincd in thelate tcmpeftous weather, induced Sir Henry Clinton, to dif-patch an order to ^]ew-York for reinforcements of men and{lores. He at the iame time direded Gen. Prevoft, to fendon 10 iiim twelve hundred men from the garrifon of Savan-nah. Gen. Patterion at the head of this detachment, madehis way good over the river Savannah,
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