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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Boston newspaper publishes extract of a letter from an American in Holland dated Dec. 18, 1781, praising Washington's Yorktown capitulation terms reserving Tories for trial, mocking British position, urging capture of New York for peace, and predicting revolution's global impact on liberty.
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Extract of a letter from an American Gentleman of high rank in Holland, to his friend in this Commonwealth, dated December 18, 1781.
"General Washington has struck the most sublime stroke of all in the article of the capitulation which reserves the tories for trial by their peers. This has struck toryism dumb and dead. I expect that all the rancour of the refugees will be poured out upon Cornwallis for it.
Our enemies now really stand in a ridiculous light; they feel it, but cannot take the resolution to be wise.
The Romans never saw but one Caudine Forks in their whole history; Americans have shewn the Britons two, in one war.
But they must do more. Remember, you never will have peace while the Britons have a company of soldiers at liberty within the United States. New York must be taken, or you will never have peace. All in good time.
The British army estimates are the same as last year; the navy less by several ships of the line. What can these people hope for?
I fancy the Southern States will hold their heads very high; they have a right. They must force be overrun again I believe, even in the hasty manner of Cornwallis.
As Burgoyne don't seem to be affronted that his nose is out of joint--he is in good spirits; experience has convinced him--so I hope it has Cornwallis, that the American war is impracticable. The flower, the choice of the British army was with him.
The King of England consoles his people under all their disasters and dismal prospects, by telling them that they are brave and free--it is a pity for him that he did not allow the Americans to be so seven years ago.
But the great design of Providence must be accomplished---Great indeed!
The progress of Society will be accelerated by centuries by this revolution. The Emperor of Germany, is adopting, as fast as he can, American ideas of toleration and religious liberty, and it will become the fashionable system of all Europe very soon."
Light spreads from the day-spring in the west--and may it shine more and more until the perfect day.
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Boston
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December 18, 1781
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Extract of letter praising Washington's capitulation terms at Yorktown reserving Tories for trial, mocking British military situation, urging capture of New York for peace, commenting on British army and navy estimates, Southern States' position, Burgoyne and Cornwallis's realizations, King's consolations, and revolution's accelerating societal progress and influence on European liberty.