Chapter 19

The British Move Upon the South--Spain Accedes to the Alliance Against England--Secret Convention Between France and Spain--Capture of Stony Point--John Paul Jones--The Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis--A Thrilling Naval Combat--Wretched Condition of American Finances-- Franklin's Heavy Burden--The Treason of Benedict Arnold--Capture of André--Escape of Arnold--André Executed as a Spy--Sir Henry Clinton Captures Charleston, General Lincoln and His Army--Lord Cornwallis Left in Command in the South--The British Defeat Gates Near Camden, South Carolina--General Nathanael Greene Conducts a Stubborn Campaign Against Cornwallis--The Latter Retreats Into Virginia--Siege of Yorktown--Cornwallis Surrenders--"Oh, God; it is All Over!" 155

FOURTH PERIOD.

UNION.