Copyright, 1895, by Harper & Brothers. All Rights Reserved.
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vol. xvii.—no. 840. | TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. |
The war was on. No longer was America composed of rebellious colonies.It was a country in arms.
The British troops had been withdrawn from the city of New York toBoston, upon the evacuation of which they had retired to Halifax.General Lee, of the Continental Army, had entered New York, a