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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. Landing at Rhode Island -- Threatened Attack of an Unglish Fleet -- Establishment of the Hospitals -- M. Jilanchard is sent to Boston -- Rhode Island is placed in a State of Defense-- Composition of the Arm)/-- First Intercourse of tfie French Generals with General Washington -- Residence at Providence -- Its Environs -- Markets for the Army -- Winter Quarters of the French Forces. (From July 12th, 1780 to March 27th, 1781.) On the 12th of July, L780, the day after our arrival, the troops had not yet landed; there was even an express prohibition against landing, and I did not obtain permission until four o'clock in the afternoon. I, therefore, placed my foot upon the earth at Newport. This city is small, but handsome; the streets are straight and the houses, although mostly of wood, of agreeable shape. In the evening there was an illumination. I entered the house of an inhabitant, who received me very well; I took tea there, >which was served by a young lady. On the 13th, I was at Papisquash on the main land, twenty leagues from Newport, to examine an 6 establishment which M. de Corny had arranged for our sick. I stopped at Bristol, a village not far from Papisquash, and looked for an inn where I might dine; but I found nothing there but coffee and badly-raised bread; we were obliged to have it toasted to be able to eat it. I was with M. Demars, the steward of the hospitals, and M. Corte, the first physician. We were obliged to pay 12 livres for the passage of a ferry-boat: they asked 30 of us: we found on our way some pretty houses; but the country is generally barren in the part which we traversed; there are few trees and they are not very hardy. From this day, the 13th, our troops began to disembark. On the 14th and...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Journal of Claude Blanchard: Commissary of the French Auxiliary Army Sent to the United States During the American Revolution, 1780-1783. To get started finding The Journal of Claude Blanchard: Commissary of the French Auxiliary Army Sent to the United States During the American Revolution, 1780-1783, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. Landing at Rhode Island -- Threatened Attack of an Unglish Fleet -- Establishment of the Hospitals -- M. Jilanchard is sent to Boston -- Rhode Island is placed in a State of Defense-- Composition of the Arm)/-- First Intercourse of tfie French Generals with General Washington -- Residence at Providence -- Its Environs -- Markets for the Army -- Winter Quarters of the French Forces. (From July 12th, 1780 to March 27th, 1781.) On the 12th of July, L780, the day after our arrival, the troops had not yet landed; there was even an express prohibition against landing, and I did not obtain permission until four o'clock in the afternoon. I, therefore, placed my foot upon the earth at Newport. This city is small, but handsome; the streets are straight and the houses, although mostly of wood, of agreeable shape. In the evening there was an illumination. I entered the house of an inhabitant, who received me very well; I took tea there, >which was served by a young lady. On the 13th, I was at Papisquash on the main land, twenty leagues from Newport, to examine an 6 establishment which M. de Corny had arranged for our sick. I stopped at Bristol, a village not far from Papisquash, and looked for an inn where I might dine; but I found nothing there but coffee and badly-raised bread; we were obliged to have it toasted to be able to eat it. I was with M. Demars, the steward of the hospitals, and M. Corte, the first physician. We were obliged to pay 12 livres for the passage of a ferry-boat: they asked 30 of us: we found on our way some pretty houses; but the country is generally barren in the part which we traversed; there are few trees and they are not very hardy. From this day, the 13th, our troops began to disembark. On the 14th and...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Journal of Claude Blanchard: Commissary of the French Auxiliary Army Sent to the United States During the American Revolution, 1780-1783. To get started finding The Journal of Claude Blanchard: Commissary of the French Auxiliary Army Sent to the United States During the American Revolution, 1780-1783, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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