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CHAP. LVIIL

General Washington puts the American army in motion; and in conjiinflion with the French forces^ marches to Tork-town. Count de Grasse arrives with the French fleet ^ at the Chesa- peak, The British under Cornwallis, are closely invested^ and finally capitulate.

iSi O W when George the captain, of all the armies of Columbia, was told that Cornwall^ was (trengthening himfelfin the town of York, in the province of Virginia; he gathered to- gether all the valiant men, even a great mul- titude : and the fervants of the king of Gaul were alfo gathered together, under Rocham^ beau, a chief captain of the King of Gaul.

2. And they journeyed along the high way of the country, and the hulbandmen rejoiced, inafmuch as they were not fpoiled by the arm- ed men, in their pafsing along the way. F f