General
Robert How. The whole country between Savannah and the sea was
impassable to troops, being low, marshy, and intersected by creeks and
artificial watercourses. The city stood on the southern bank of the
Savannah River, about fifteen miles from the sea; and Parker therefore
conveyed the troops up that river, and after surmounting some
difficulties he succeeded in landing them at a plantation about three
miles below the city. Some Highlanders, commanded by a Cameron, first
moved from the river bank along a narrow causeway, with some high ground
at the end of it where the Americans were posted. As they approached the
Americans opened a fire upon them, and Cameron and two of his company
were slain. The loss of their leader, however, urged the clansmen on to
desperate enterprise. They rushed upon the enemy with a fierce cry
for revenge, and drove them back into some woods nearer the town. When
Campbell arrived on the scene of action he found the American general
posted outside the town, having swamps, woods, trenches, and deep
rice-fields all around him. He discovered a private path leading through
the swamp, which covered the enemy's right flank, and having sent some
of his Highlanders' light infantry and New York volunteers round by
that path, he surprised the enemy in the rear. They fled for their
lives through the town of Savannah, four hundred and fifty of them being
captured in their flight; and the town and fort, with an abundance of
stores, became the prize of the conquerors. In a few days the remnant of
How's army was driven across the Savannah River into South Carolina,
and then the inhabitants flocked to Colonel Campbell to take the oath
of allegiance to the British monarch. The provincials were greatly
conciliated by his lenity and moderation; and even some of the
hot preachers, who had excited the Georgians into insurrection and
republicanism, now turned royalists. The whole of Georgia was in the
hands of the royalists except the town of Sunbury, and this place was
soon after reduced by General Prevost, who was sent to Savannah to take
the chief command. He was joined here by many suffering royalists from
South Carolina and Virginia, while others repaired to head-quarters at
New York.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

Parliament met on the 25th of November. Little notice was taken of
the operations in America; but his majesty bitterly complained of the
unprovoked hostility of the court of France. His majes