7 Chapter 6 Victory and a New Life

Chapter 6 Victory . . . and a New Life By the spring of 1778, the British had left Philadelphia. Part of their army headed out to attack colonies to the south. The rest of the British moved on to New York City, where the fighting was fierce. In Philadelphia, they left behind a huge mess. Many buildings were ruined, most of the food in the city was gone, and ships in the port had been burned.

第六章胜利……1778年春天，英国人离开了费城。 他们的一部分军队出发去攻击南方的殖民地。 其余的英国人转移到纽约市，那里的战斗非常激烈。 在费城，他们留下了一个巨大的烂摊子。 许多建筑物被毁，城市里的大部分食物都没有了，港口里的船只被烧毁。

The British army had taken furniture, horses, and wagons. Thousands of Pennsylvania residents left with the British, choosing to side with England over the new nation of America. Betsy and her neighbors lived and worked in a city where it became harder and harder to survive.

英军拿走了家具、马匹和马车。 成千上万的宾夕法尼亚居民跟随英国人离开，选择站在英国一边，而不是美利坚这个新兴的国家。 贝琪和她的邻居们在一个越来越难以生存的城市生活和工作。

Amid all the chaos, Joseph Ashburn returned safely from his latest voyage. While he and other men worked hard to clean up the mess the British had left behind, Betsy kept sewing. Along with flags, she sewed military supplies for the Continental army. Colonial soldiers used long-barreled guns called muskets. To load one, a soldier poured gunpowder down the barrel. Then he stuffed a lead ball in after it. Soldiers carried the powder and the balls in small bags called

在一片混乱中，约瑟夫·阿什伯恩从最近一次航行中安全归来。 当他和其他人努力清理英国人留下的烂摊子时，贝琪继续缝纫。 除了旗帜，她还为大陆军缝制军用物资。 殖民地士兵使用一种叫做火枪的长管枪。 为了装子弹，一个士兵把火药倒进枪管。 然后他在后面塞了一个铅球。 士兵们把火药和小球装在一个叫“火药”的小袋子里

cartridges. Betsy and other women sewed thousands of canvas cartridges. Betsy and Joseph's first child, a daughter named Aucilla, was born on September 15, 1779. Food was still scarce in the city. People were burning furniture to keep warm. Sadly, Aucilla got sick and died when she was less than a year old. In 1781, the couple had a second daughter, Eliza.

墨盒。贝琪和其他妇女缝制了数千个帆布盒。 贝琪和约瑟夫的第一个孩子，一个名叫奥西拉的女儿，出生于1779年9月15日。 城里的食物仍然匮乏。 人们烧家具取暖。 不幸的是，奥西拉在不到一岁的时候就生病死了。 1781年，这对夫妇有了第二个女儿伊丽莎。

Later that same year, Joseph set sail on the Lion, which went all the way to Europe, chasing British ships. The Lion was captured, and Joseph was put in a British prison called the Old Mill.

同年晚些时候，约瑟夫乘坐“狮子”号，一路追逐英国船只，驶向欧洲。 狮子被抓住了，约瑟夫被关进了一个叫老磨坊的英国监狱。

The Old Mill Prison was a terrible place, with too many men packed into too little space. The prisoners actually sold their clothes to buy bread to eat. Disease spread quickly among the men. Joseph was among the hundreds of men who died there. Betsy Ross Ashburn was a widow once again. She heard the news about her husband's death weeks later from an old friend. John Claypoole had known Betsy since they were children. He had later become a sailor and had ended up as a prisoner in the Old Mill along with Joseph Ashburn. As a friend, he wanted to give Betsy the sad news in person. When he made it back to Philadelphia, he visited her straightaway.

老磨坊监狱是个可怕的地方，太多的人挤在太小的空间里。 囚犯们实际上卖掉了衣服来买面包吃。 疾病在人群中迅速传播。 死在那里的有几百人，约瑟也在其中。 贝琪·罗斯·阿什本又成了寡妇。 几周后，她从一位老朋友那里听到了丈夫去世的消息。 约翰·克莱普尔从小就认识贝琪。 他后来成为了一名水手，最后和约瑟夫·阿什伯恩一起被囚禁在老磨坊。 作为朋友，他想亲自告诉贝琪这个不幸的消息。 当他回到费城时，他立刻去看望了她。