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march of Cornwallis into--fortifications of, taken possession of by the British--cannonade opened upon, by frigates in the Delaware, ii. 518; the capture of, disastrous to the British cause, ii. 519; Washington urged to make an attack upon, ii. 566; language of Marshall, in relation to Washington's prudence in not attacking, ii. 567; preparations of the British for leaving, ii. 616; evacuation of, by Sir Henry Clinton, by order of the British ministry,