The American Revolution Part 21
Evacuation of Stony Point 117
Note on comparative humanity of Americans and British, in the Revolutionary war 116-118
Henry Lee's exploit at Paulus Hook (August 18) 119, 120
CHAPTER XII
WAR ON THE OCEAN
Importance of the control of the water 121
Feeble action of Congress 122, 123
American and British cruisers 124, 125
Lambert Wickes and Gustavus Conyngham 126
John Paul Jones 126
Franklin's supervision of maritime affairs 127
Jones's squadron 128, 129
His cruise on the British coast 130
He meets a British fleet off Flamborough Head 130, 131
Terrific fight between the Serapis and the Bon Homme Richard (September 23, 1779) 132-135
Effect of Jones's victory 135
Why Denmark and Russia were interested in it 136, 137
Relations of Spain to France and England 138
Intrigues of Spain 139, 140
Treaty between Spain and France (April, 1779) 141
French and Spanish fleets attempt an invasion of England (August, 1779) 142
Sir George Rodney 143, 144
Rights of neutrals upon the sea 144-157
The Consolato del Mare 145, 146
England's conduct in the eighteenth century 147
Prussian doctrine that free ships make free goods 148
Influence of the French philosophers 148, 149
Great Britain wishes to secure an alliance with Russia 149
Importance of Minorca 150
France adopts the Prussian doctrine 151, 152
The affair of Fielding and Bylandt 153
Spanish cruisers capture Russian vessels 154
Catherine's proclamation (March 8, 1780) 154
The Armed Neutrality 155, 156
Vast importance of the principles laid down by Catherine 157
Relations between Great Britain and Holland 158, 159
Holland joins the Armed Neutrality 160
Capture of Henry Laurens and his papers 160
Great Britain declares war against Holland (December 20, 1780) 161
Catherine decides not to interfere 162
Capture of St. Eustatius (February 3, 1781) 163-165
Shameful proceedings 166
Ignominious results of the politics of George III. 167
CHAPTER XIII
A YEAR OF DISASTERS
State of affairs in Georgia and South Carolina 168, 169
Georgia overrun by the British 170, 171
Arrival of General Lincoln (December, 1778) 172
Partisan warfare; barbarous reprisals 172