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pieces they difcharged had belonged to Burgoyne's army. Thus did the artillery fent from Woolwich to Canada in 1777, now ferve to defend America, and do homage to her allies, until it was to be employed iu the iiege of New York.
General Heath, who was detained by bufinefs at Weft-Point, fent Major Liman to accompany me ioFerpIanlis-Point, where we did not arrive till between twelve and one, after a continued journey amidft the immenfe hills which cover this country, and leave no other interval. than the bed of the river. The higheft of them is called Anthony s Nofe, it projects into the river, and compels it to make a little change in its courfe. Before we arrive at this point, we fee the ruins of fort Clinton : this fort, which was named after the Governor of the flates of New York, was attacked and taken in 1777 by the Engli(h General Clinton, as he was remounting the river to Albany to give his hand to Burgoyne.'*   It was then
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* A poor fellow who was fent with a letter from Burgoyne to Clinton inclofed in a filver bullet, piifcarried in his meflage, and loft his life by the