| Description | French and Spanish fleets at St Domingo 30 Jul, capture of some of the spring Quebec fleet by rebel privateers, Rowley's movements, great cordiality between the Rhode Island Assembly and Count de Rochambeau, Lafayette is near Washington and commands the light corps distant two miles from Paulus Hook about 3000 strong, Washington has twelve brigades about 12000 men, and there are 1500 at West Point under Arnold, Clinton means to stand his ground on or near New York, Cornwallis's letters from Charles Town go down to 10 Aug, some of his detachments had been checked from an imprudent zeal in the officers to push forward, repulse of Rawdon at Lynche's Creek by Gates, proclamation by La Fayette that Canada is the object of attack, arrival of Clinton's reinforcements in Canada, departure of Cornwallis from Charles Town 13 Aug |