Letter from John Ross to William Temple Franklin. Latest events of the war. Gen. Lord Cornwallis strongly entrenched and currently besieged at Yorktown by land and sea; the English fleet returned to New York badly battered; report of a bloody battle in South Carolina between Gen. Nathanael Greene's army and the British. Mentions the English killed, wounded, and prisoners to be above a thousand.; American Philosophical Society
Letter from John Ross to William Temple Franklin. Arrival of American vessels with despatches. The American army is increasing rapidly. Gen. Horatio Gates, on his march to Carolina, had collected an army of three thousand before these vessels left. The crew and officers of the vessel detained here have not yet received their wages and prize-money from M. Le Ray de Chaumont. His management a mere fizzle and deception.; American Philosophical Society
Letter from John Ross to William Temple Franklin. Owing to adverse winds they have not been able to sail. A brig has just arrived from Philadelphia reporting the safe arrival of the "Alliance". Capt. Pierre Landais was put under arrest and the "Alliance" was to be offered to Captain John Barry.; American Philosophical Society