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The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from North-Castle, NY, dated Nov. 12, 1776, debunks rumors about British army size and Fort Washington; reports enemy abandonment of Crown Point, British retreat near Dobb's Ferry due to bad news, Washington's move to Peek's Kill, and southern forces nearly extirpating the Cherokee nation.
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"John Dean Whitworth's information is not true in any one particular. Howe's army does not consist of so many as 30,000 men, much less of 47,000. The communication of our army is not cut off, nor is Fort Washington taken.
The enemy have certainly abandoned Crown Point, and retired (it is said) to Quebec. The British army near us do not appear to attempt any thing: they have retired too near Dobb's Ferry. It is said a packet has arrived at New-York, which has brought them very bad news, and that this occasioned their withdrawing themselves; I cannot learn what the news. From an apprehension on that they intended crossing into New-Jersey, General Washington has removed his head-quarters and a party of our army to Peek's Kill. Our people to the southward, have almost totally extirpated the Cherokee nation of indians."
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North Castle, New York
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Nov. 12, 1776
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our people to the southward, have almost totally extirpated the cherokee nation of indians.
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John Dean Whitworth's information is not true in any one particular. Howe's army does not consist of so many as 30,000 men, much less of 47,000. The communication of our army is not cut off, nor is Fort Washington taken. The enemy have certainly abandoned Crown Point, and retired (it is said) to Quebec. The British army near us do not appear to attempt any thing: they have retired too near Dobb's Ferry. It is said a packet has arrived at New-York, which has brought them very bad news, and that this occasioned their withdrawing themselves; I cannot learn what the news. From an apprehension on that they intended crossing into New-Jersey, General Washington has removed his head-quarters and a party of our army to Peek's Kill.