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1^6 American Revolution.

CHAP. XXV.

Genera! Howe marches into Philadelphia — The Battle of Germantown — The Delaware Fri* gate captured

xaND it was fo, that the greater part of the hoft of the king of Britain, encamped in a town, in the province of Pennfylvania, the name thereof was Germantown.

2. And William^ the chief captain of the hofi:, took his way to the chief city, and the refidue of the hod followed after him.

3. The city was founded by Penn, after the form of ancient Babylon; the ftreets thereof were fair and comely to behold! her merchants lived like princes! and her honor- able men were many in number!

4. The boufes of the chief men of the city Were lined with cedar, and thebeam?^ and raf* ters were of fir, for the cedar and the fir treea