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Title: Seventeen hundred and seventy-six, or, The war of independence : a history of the Anglo-Americans, from the period of the union of the colonies against the French, to the inauguration of Washington, the first president of the United States of America ...
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Publisher: New York : Edward Walker, 114 Fulton Street
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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ton, planned an expedition to Canada, andappointed La Fayette to the command, hoping thereby to win him over. By theadvice of Washington, he accepted the proffered honor, and before starting forAlbany he visited the Board at Yorktown, Virginia, for instructions. He met themat table, and as the wine passed round, several toasts were given. Determined tolet his sentiments be known, La Fayette gave, The Commander-in-chief of theAmerican Armies. It was coldly received, and perceiving the true sentiments ofthe patriotic Frenchman, they soon after abandoned the project, and La Fayettereturned to Valley Forge. I f Before leaving the country, he got into a dispute with an American officer,which led to a duel. Conway was severely, and as he thought, mortally, wounded;and believing he should die, he wrote to Washington, expressing sorrow for hisconduct, and concluded by saying, May you long enjoy the love, veneration, andesteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
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chap, vm.) EVENTS OF 1T78. 255 Washingtons firmness and patriotism. Proceedings in Parliament. approval of Congress and of Washington, and which, for many-years after the close of the war, was used by the States for trainingthe militia. The unworthy efforts of the secret enemies of Washington werelike a viper biting a file. They only served to increase the confi-dence and affections of the people in and for him; and his dignifiedsilence while the waves of opposition were beating fiercely againsthim—a silence warranted by his conscious integrity, and the injusticeof the attack, was a more fitting rebuke than words could haveadministered. Though deeply wounded, yet Washingtons remark-able prudence too clearly perceived that a public defence wouldnecessarily involve the development of facts which the enemy oughtnot to know ; and he chose rather to suffer contumely in silence,than to endanger the cause by a self-defence. Before proceeding to a consideration of the military events of1778

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