THE LONDON CHRONICLE, London, England, January 24, 1778  A page 2 item from New York begins: "On the 26th ult. a party of rebels landed early in the morning at Bloomendale, about 6 miles from this city...they plundered of the best furniture & money & directly afterwards set fire to...the rebels behaved exceedingly rude...rebels carried off 5 white men & 2 children were burnt in the flames..." and this is followed by "During the course of last fall the rebels made several attempts on Staten Island with a design to surprise some of our Provincial troops...eastern parts of Long Island have been subject to the same depredations with equal success..." with more (see).
Another item has: "Lord Cornwallis, we hear, will return to America with the reinforcements that are to fall from hence the latter end of March. The Congress removed on the taking of Philadelphia to Susquehanna & from thence went to York-town about 40 miles." Actually the town was Lancaster and not Susquehanna, then on the York, Pennsylvania.
There is also a letter to the newspaper which analyzes the situation in America & debates "...whether Lord Chatham could persuade the Americans to return to their former manner of life...True it is that the Americans, for the present, have reversed the prediction of the prophet & have turned the plough-shares into swords...Not but that if the war is continued & the Americans should be able to establish their independence..." with more (see).
Yet another page has a report from Charleston, South Carolina, which begins: "The people of this city are under strong apprehensions that the King's forces will pay a visit here early in the spring...fear fatal consequence to this once flourishing city. Some members of the Congress have lately seceded; it is said to proceed from their constituents who talk of returning to their allegiance..." with a bit more. There are other mentions of America within this issue as well.