TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
The following changes have been made to the original text:
Page [21]: Added footnote marker missing in text.
Page [78]: "Delagado" changed to "Delgado"
Page [90]: "Good-by" changed to "Good-bye" (Good-bye, General; I'm done.)
Page [102]: "philososopher" changed to "philosopher" (Benjamin, moralist, statesman, and philosopher).
Page [107]: "Scotish" changed to "Scottish" (James, a Scottish officer distinguished for piety and courage).
Page [159]: "Labédoyére" changed to "Labédoyère".
Page [247] & [323]: "enfans" changed to "enfants" ("Ah! mes enfants,).