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  HISTORICAL 
  OUTLINE. 
  

  

  day. 
  I 
  rose 
  at 
  four 
  o'clock, 
  walked 
  to 
  the 
  fort, 
  and 
  

   found 
  the 
  last 
  party 
  or 
  rear 
  guard 
  just 
  leaving 
  it, 
  and 
  

   as 
  the 
  gate 
  was 
  left 
  open, 
  I 
  walked 
  in, 
  and 
  enjoyed 
  from 
  

   the 
  parapet 
  the 
  pleasing 
  prospect 
  of 
  the 
  galleys 
  getting 
  

   under 
  way. 
  They 
  were 
  out 
  of 
  sight 
  of 
  the 
  town 
  before 
  

   daylight." 
  

  

  The 
  same 
  day 
  the 
  American 
  troops 
  took 
  possession 
  of 
  

   the 
  works. 
  

  

  