. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rigues by which hisformer operations had been betrayed. As the success of major Andresconfederacy with Arnold would probably have destroyed the last hope of theEevolutionists, so the terror produced by his execution, and the timely dis-covery of Arnolds defection, ultimately led to the independence of theUnited * Lord Mahons History, vol. vii. p. 106. t Plain Euglishman, vol. ii. 1821. This periodical was jointly conducted by Mr. Locker,the secretary of Green
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . rigues by which hisformer operations had been betrayed. As the success of major Andresconfederacy with Arnold would probably have destroyed the last hope of theEevolutionists, so the terror produced by his execution, and the timely dis-covery of Arnolds defection, ultimately led to the independence of theUnited * Lord Mahons History, vol. vii. p. 106. t Plain Euglishman, vol. ii. 1821. This periodical was jointly conducted by Mr. Locker,the secretary of Greenwich Hospital, and by the author of the Popular History. was selected, as the friend of the three sisters of major Andre, to attend on the 28th ofNovember, 1821, as their representative, when the remains of their brother, disinterred iuAmerica, were placed in a vault in VVestmmster Alibey, near the cenotaph which had beenerected to his memory by command of George III. The memoir of Audr£, containing thepassage we quote, was written by Mr. Locker immediately after the ceremony which he hadattended. C«^5S^iiife^. Elizabeth Casiie, Jersey. 17S0. CHAPTER XXVII. Elections of 1780—Barke rejected for Bristol—War witli Holland—French attack npon Jersey—Captare of St. Eustatius by Rodney—Privateerinj—Action off the Dogger Bank—Difficulties of Washingtons army—Mutinies—Cornwallis in the Carolinas—He is defeatedat Cowpens—His victory at Guilford—Cornwallis marches into Virginia—Fleet of DeGrasse arrives in the Chesapeake—Washingtons march to Virginia^Comwallis fortifiesYork Town—He is besieged, and his supplies cut off—He capitulates—Surrender of theBritish army—The dLsastrous news received in London. The new Parliament assembled on the 1st of November, 1780. Theelections had, in some degree, furnished a test of the popular feeling, in thechoice of their members by large communities. They had certainly notmanifested that the opinion of comme
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