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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.60 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | David Dundas to James Dundas with news of engagements near Rhode Island |
| Date | 14 October 1778 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to transmit "Political News" about the American Revolution he received from George Germain. Relays an account that the Americans under Nathanael Greene and the Marquis de Lafayette landed 18,000 troops in Rhode Island. Describes a near naval engagement with Lord Howe that was prevented by a hurricane, which damaged the ships. General George Clinton then reinforced Rhode Island with 4,000 men. Comments on the movements of Howe and status of other naval vessels. Judges that "upon the whole the news are rather good & to our advantage. & if ever Justice held the ballance in determining the quarrels of Nations the scale must certainly prepond in our favour." Notes that the official dispatches have not yet arrived, so there will not yet be a public account. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Extreme Weather Navy Maritime |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |