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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On Aug. 26, about 10,000 Continental Army troops led by General Washington marched through Philadelphia across the Schuylkill River toward Maryland's Eastern Shore due to sightings of the enemy's fleet. General Nash's North Carolina brigade and Col. Proctor's artillery regiment followed the same route to join them. Upon the enemy's fleet appearing off Baltimore, disaffected inhabitants were seized and sent under guard to Frederick Town.
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Last Sunday morning part of the continental army, amounting to about ten thousand men, with his Excellency General Washington at their head, marched through this city and immediately proceeded over the river Schuylkill, on their way it is said to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where the enemy's fleet have lately been seen, and it is thought will make a descent upon that State. And yesterday morning General Nash's brigade of North Carolina forces, and Col. Proctor's regiment of artillery, passed through this city, and we hear are to pursue the same route, in order to join our most illustrious General.
On the enemy's fleet appearing off Baltimore, the disaffected inhabitants were all seized and sent under a strong guard to Frederick Town.
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Philadelphia
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Aug. 26
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Part of the continental army, about ten thousand men led by General Washington, marched through the city last Sunday morning and proceeded over the Schuylkill River toward the Eastern Shore of Maryland due to the enemy's fleet seen there. Yesterday morning, General Nash's brigade of North Carolina forces and Col. Proctor's regiment of artillery passed through the city to join them. Upon the enemy's fleet appearing off Baltimore, disaffected inhabitants were seized and sent under guard to Frederick Town.