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of Britain, were about three hundred per- fons.

23. Then the people of the Provinces, feeing that the army of Britain was flrong, and that they could not (land before their ene- mies, they burned another hold, that was in the vicinity of the former j and two of the armed fhips of Columbia, left they fhould fall into the power of the enemy,

24. And about the fame time, Tryon^ who was one of the king's governors, lift up his hand againft the people of the Provinces; and to fliew a zeal for the king, he burned a town* whh fire, and all that was therein.


 * Continental Village,