Convention Surrender at Saratoga Gives British Forces to Gates
An enclosed copy details the 1777 Saratoga convention with Burgoyne surrender terms. Troops march with honors to the river, free passage to Britain under solemn nonreturn, provisions for march and quarters, officers allowed arms on parole, and passports granted for dispatches. Britain and Canadians to be escorted to Boston area, with inventories of arms, ordnance, tents, and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgoyne
Boston
Glover
Whipple
Vaughan
Hudson’s River
Lincoln
Great Britain
North America
Stowe
Massachusetts Bay
Gates
Arf
Lake George
Burt Boyne
William Howe
Guy ‘Carleton
Great Burdin
New York
Massachusets ‘Bay
Saratoga
Brunswick
Ode of Loyalist Triumph and Military Bravado in America
A London Evening Pot essay mocks American rebellion with a rousing royalist ode. It boasts British arms and forecasts subduing the colonies, citing Burgoyne, Howe, Clinton, and Washington while lampooning American leaders and Liberty rhetoric. It transposes war into national pride and theatrical verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cushing
Franklin
Sawney
Clinton
Howe
Washington
Arnold
Burgoyne
Thunder
Charles Lee
Harcourt
Orlow
Hillsbro
Americ
Britannia
Caesar
Johnny Wilkes
Johnny Bute
Charles Fox
Simeon
Herry
Kew
Johafah
Prometheus
Kand
Zanga
Wilson
Lord Mansfield
Lee
Jerseys
Burke
Laurent
Ireland
Julian
Tragedy of Percy Presented at Covent Garden Stage
One night performance of the tragedy Percy at Covent Garden with cast including M Douglas Percy Lord Raby Mr Wroughton Mr Lewis and Mr Dickine in the roles noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oe Liver
Percy
Elgerick Tragedy At Raby Castle Features Love and Duel
A staged tragedy recounts Lord Raby and Percy's love entanglement with Elwina, forged deaths, a scarf pledge, and a duel. Douglas exerts control, Elwina poisons herself after a tampered alliance proves false, and old lord's pride brings sorrow. Performers Mrs Barry Mr Wroughton Mr Lewis shine. Prologue contrasts men and women, Epilogue mocks era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobe
Elgerick
Lord Raby
Bompfen
Elwina
Barry
Percy
Northumberland
Palestine
Elwisa
Douglas
Sir Hubert
Janie
H. Moore
Bulkley
Lee Lewes
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America
Albany
Horatio Gates
Council of the State ‘of
Mnarchy
Massachusets Bay
Will
Hhortett
Canada
J. Burgoyne
Otober
Brafs Ordnance, &c
Ocober
Bennington
London
Old England
Tully
Lord Suffolk
Brenan
Covent-Garden
M Douglas, Percy
Mr. Wroughton
Mr. Lewis
Dickine
Raby Castle
Ridgeway
Stapleton Hall
Stroud’Green
Homley
Middlesex
Fenchurch. Street
Suffolk
Houshold
Ann Southgate
Tooting
King’s-Head
Wilham
Greyhound
Sutton
Croydon
Carshalton’s
Princes-street
Leicester-Rekis
Sussex
Esty
Cuckfield
Anchor- Inc
HoMam
Horsham
William Ellis
Horshrath
Thonson
J. More
Richardson
Urquhart
Regil
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