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Broadway (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
ce and contempt of the soldiers as enemies to the Constitution, and to the peace of the city. Hutchinson, III. 270. The soldiers replied by an insulting placard; and on two successive days engaged in an affray with the citizens, in which wounds and bruises were received on both sides, Lieut. Gov. Colden to Hillsborough, 21 Feb. 1770. but the latter had the advantage. The newspapers loudly celebrated the victory; and the Sons of Liberty, purchasing a piece of land near the junction of Broadway and the high road to Boston erected a pole, strongly guarded by iron bands and bars, deeply sunk into the earth, and inscribed Liberty and Property. At the same time, the brave MacDougall, son of a devout Presbyterian of the Scottish isle of Ila, a man who had made a fortune as a sailor, and had himself carefully cultivated his mind, courageous and fiery, yet methodical and self-possessed, Extract of a Letter from New-York, of 24 Feb. 1770, printed at Philadelphia in March, copied into
Cornhill (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 20
the sentry, when a party of soldiers issued violently Chap. XLIII.} 1770. March from the main guard, Lieut. Col. Thomas Marshall, in Trial, 31, 32. their arms glittering in the moonlight, and passed on hallooing, Where are they? where are they? let them come. Presently twelve or fifteen Nathaniel Appleton in Boston Narrative, 63, and in Trial of Soldiers, 30, 31. John Appleton in Trial, 31. more, uttering the same cries, rushed from the South into King Street, and so by way of Cornhill, towards Murray's Barracks. Pray, soldiers, spare my life, cried a boy of twelve, whom they met; No, no, I'll kill you all, answered one of them, and knocked him down with his cutlass. They abused and insulted several persons at their doors and others in the street, running about like madmen in a fury, Nathaniel Appleton, 31. crying, Fire, which seemed their watchword, and, Where are they? knock them down. Their outrageous behavior occasioned the ringing of the bell at the head of Kin
Dedham (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
eir spirit full as high. He fancied them insurgent, and himself their captive; and he turned to the Council for advice. It is not such people as formerly pulled down your House, who conduct the present measures; said Tyler, but they are people of the best characters among us, men of estates, and men of religion. It is impossible for the troops to remain in town; there will be ten thousand men to effect their removal, be the consequence what it may. Russell of Charlestown, and Dexter of Dedham, a man of admirable qualities, confirmed what was said. They spoke truly; men were ready to come down from the hills of Worcester County, and from the vale of the Connecticut. The Council unanimously advised sending the troops to the Castle forthwith. It is impossible for me, said Dalrymple again and again, weakening the force of what he said by frequently repeating it, to go any further lengths in this matter. The information given of the intended rebellion is a sufficient reason again
Accomack (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
tion. Night is approaching; an immediate answer is expected. As he spoke, he gazed intently on his irresolute adversary. Then, said Adams who not long afterwards described the scene, at the appearance of the de- Dalrymple's Narrative of the Late Transactions at Boston. termined citizens, peremptorily demanding the re- Chap. XLIII.} 1770. March dress of grievances, I observed his knees to tremble; I saw his face grow pale; and I enjoyed the sight. Samuel Adams to James Warren, of Plymouth, 25 March, 1771. As the Committee left the Council Chamber, Hutchinson's memory was going back in his reverie to the days of the Revolution of 1688. Hutchinson to Lord Hillsborough, 12 March, 1770. He saw in his mind, Andros seized and imprisoned, and the people instituting a new government; he reflected that the citizens of Boston and the country about it were become four times as numerous as in those days, and their spirit full as high. He fancied them insurgent, and himself their cap
Ila (Congo) (search for this): chapter 20
d bruises were received on both sides, Lieut. Gov. Colden to Hillsborough, 21 Feb. 1770. but the latter had the advantage. The newspapers loudly celebrated the victory; and the Sons of Liberty, purchasing a piece of land near the junction of Broadway and the high road to Boston erected a pole, strongly guarded by iron bands and bars, deeply sunk into the earth, and inscribed Liberty and Property. At the same time, the brave MacDougall, son of a devout Presbyterian of the Scottish isle of Ila, a man who had made a fortune as a sailor, and had himself carefully cultivated his mind, courageous and fiery, yet methodical and self-possessed, Extract of a Letter from New-York, of 24 Feb. 1770, printed at Philadelphia in March, copied into the Boston Gazette of 16 April, 1770; 784, 2, 182. was persecuted by the Government. In consequence of his appeal to the people against the concessions of the Assembly, which voted supplies to the troops, he was indicted for a libel; and refusing t
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 20
which he kept it; and the Justices of the Peace in their turns attended every night during its continuance. Boston Narrative. The British officers gnashed their teeth in anger at the contempt into which they had been brought. The troops came to overawe the people, and maintain the laws; and they were sent as law-breakers to a prison rather Chap XLIII.} 1770. March than to a garrison. There, said Edmund Burke, was an end of the spirited way we took, when the question was, whether Great Britain should or should not govern America. E. Burke's Speech, Monday, 7 March, 1774. Note. The questions that the inquirer, on examining the evidence, may raise, are three. I. Were the soldiers or the townsmen the aggressors? II. Did Preston give the order to fire? II. Were the soldiers pelted and struck before firing? There would never have been any difficulty in answering these questions, but for the trials which followed. The lawyers employed were skilful in constructing
Worcester County (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
uch people as formerly pulled down your House, who conduct the present measures; said Tyler, but they are people of the best characters among us, men of estates, and men of religion. It is impossible for the troops to remain in town; there will be ten thousand men to effect their removal, be the consequence what it may. Russell of Charlestown, and Dexter of Dedham, a man of admirable qualities, confirmed what was said. They spoke truly; men were ready to come down from the hills of Worcester County, and from the vale of the Connecticut. The Council unanimously advised sending the troops to the Castle forthwith. It is impossible for me, said Dalrymple again and again, weakening the force of what he said by frequently repeating it, to go any further lengths in this matter. The information given of the intended rebellion is a sufficient reason against the removal of his Majesty's Chap. XLIII.} 1770. March forces. Dalrymple's Narrative. You have asked the advice of the Co
Braintree (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
s Bernard, 12 March, 1770. A warrant was issued against Preston, who surrendered himself to the Sheriff; and the soldiers who composed the party were delivered up and committed to prison. Dalrymple's Narrative of the Late Transactions at Boston. The next morning the Selectmen of the Town and the Justices of the County spoke with Hutchinson at the Council Chamber. The inhabitants, said the former, will presently meet, and cannot be appeased while the troops are among them. Quincy of Braintree, on behalf of the Justices, pointed out the danger of the most terrible consequences. I have no power to remove the troops, said Hutchinson, nor to direct where they shall be placed; but he sent to invite Dalrymple and Carr, the Commanding Officers, to be present in Council. They attended, and the subject was largely discussed. At eleven, the Town Meeting was opened in Faneuil Hall by prayer from Cooper; then Samuel Adams and fourteen others, among them, Hancock and Molineux, were ch
Westminster (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
iers should be quartered among them. In the present case the owner of the Ropewalk gave satisfaction by dismissing the workman complained of. The officers should, on their part, have kept their men within the barracks after night-fall. Instead of it they left them to roam the streets. Hutchinson should have insisted on measures of precaution; Gordon's Hist. of American Revolution, i. 281. but he too much wished the favor of all who had influ- Chap. XLIII.} 1770. March ence at Westminster. Evening came on. The young moon was shining brightly in a cloudless winter sky, and its light was increased by a new fallen snow. R. Treat Paine's Trial of the Soldiers, 121. Parties of soldiers were driving about the streets, Hutchinson's History, III. 271. making a parade of valor, challenging resistance, and striking the inhabitants indiscriminately with sticks or sheathed cutlasses. A band which rushed out from Murray's Barracks, Jeremiah Belknap's Testimony, Boston Na
Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 20
m in his Majesty's name to disperse; and the meeting, of which justices of peace, selectmen, representatives, constables and other officers made a part, sent him an answer, that their Assembly was warranted by law. He saw that the answer was in Hancock's handwriting, Hutchinson to——, January, 1770. and he treasured up the autograph to be produced one day, when Hancock should be put on trial. The news from Boston spread through the country. It is hard, said Trumbull, now Governor of Connecticut, to break connections with our mother country; but when she strives to enslave us, the strictest union must be dissolved. Gov. Jona. Trumbull to W. S. Johnson, 29 January, 1770. And as he looked through the world, he exclaimed: The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice, and the multitude of the isles be glad thereof; the accomplishment of some notable prophecies is at hand. Gov. Jona. Trumbull to W. S. Johnson, 3 March, 1770. If the people of New-York are more restrained, wrote H
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