ABSTRACT
THE MARCH OF THE FRENCH ON LONDON.—PREPARATION OF THE ENGLISH FOR THE DEFENCE OF THEIR CAPITAL.—SYDENHAM SEIZED BY THE FRENCH, AND TURNED INTO A FORT.—BATTLE AT DULWICH.—ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN ARMY, WHO ENCAMP AT HENDON AND HAMPSTEAD.—NARROWING UP OF THE INVESTING LINES.—GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY IN LONDON.—APPALLING SUFFERING AMONGST THE PEOPLE.— WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT DESTROYED.—THE TOWER BOMBARDED.
