| Description | Philadelphia, account of Washington's army at the Valley Forge on Schuylkill, endeavours of the enemy to recruit its numbers, calculation showing that the fighting men in America at the beginning of the rebellion did not much exceed 400000, plan of Congress to draft the Militia into the regular service, his opinion on the subject, numbers daily flying to this city for protection, is confident the reduction of America is not, nor ever has been, a very difficult matter, on the wrapper is a note by Mr Galloway apologising for sending the enclosed papers in a rough state
Enclosures, 25 Mar 1778, Philadelphia, as account of the number of deserted soldiers, galleymen etc, from the rebel army and fleet, who have come into Philadelphia and taken the Oath of Allegiance, with a particular account of the places in which they were born
Sketch of the position of General Washington's camp at Schuylkill |