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Connecticut (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
fusing to consider the resolutions of congress. The confidence of the king reached its climax; and he spared no pains to win the colony. In an ostensible letter from the secretary of state, New York was praised for its attempts towards a reconciliation with the mother country; in a private letter, Dartmouth enjoined upon Colden to exert his address to facilitate the acceptance of Lord North's conciliatory resolution. The same directions were sent to the governors of every colony except Connecticut and Rhode Island, and they were enjoined from the king to make proper explanations to those whose situations and connections were to give facility to the measure. How complete was the general confidence, that Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. the great majorities in parliament would overawe the colonies, appeared on Monday, the sixth of March, when the bill depriving New England of her fisheries was to be engrossed. Even Lord Howe advocated it as the means of bringing the disobedient provi
Marblehead (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
res, we have reason to expect the restoration and establishment of the public liberties. On Sunday, the twenty-sixth of February, two or three hundred soldiers, under the command of Leslie, sailed from Castle William, landed clandestinely at Marblehead, and hurried to Salem in quest of military stores. Not finding them there, the officer marched towards Danvers; but at the river, he found the bridge drawn up, and was kept waiting for an hour and a half, whilst the stores, insignificant in am. Then having pledged his honor not to advance more than thirty yardson the other side, he was allowed to march his troops across the bridge. The alarm spread through the neighborhood; but Leslie hastily retraced his steps, and re-embarked at Marblehead. At this time the British ministry received news Mar. of the vote in the New York assembly, refusing to consider the resolutions of congress. The confidence of the king reached its climax; and he spared no pains to win the colony. In an o
Danvers (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
ess than the agency of the Supreme Being. If we believe that he Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. superintends and directs the affairs of empires, we have reason to expect the restoration and establishment of the public liberties. On Sunday, the twenty-sixth of February, two or three hundred soldiers, under the command of Leslie, sailed from Castle William, landed clandestinely at Marblehead, and hurried to Salem in quest of military stores. Not finding them there, the officer marched towards Danvers; but at the river, he found the bridge drawn up, and was kept waiting for an hour and a half, whilst the stores, insignificant in amount, were removed to a place of safety. Then having pledged his honor not to advance more than thirty yardson the other side, he was allowed to march his troops across the bridge. The alarm spread through the neighborhood; but Leslie hastily retraced his steps, and re-embarked at Marblehead. At this time the British ministry received news Mar. of the vot
Switzerland (Switzerland) (search for this): chapter 24
he dearest recollections of their nationality. Many of the Anglo-Americans of New York were from New England, whose excitement they shared; and the mechanics of the city were almost to a man enthusiasts for decisive measures. The landed aristocracy was divided; but the Dutch and the Presbyterians, especially Schuyler of Albany, and the aged Livingston of Rhinebeck, never hesitated to risk their vast estates in the cause of inherited freedom. The latter had once thought of emigrating to Switzerland, if he could nowhere else escape oppression. In no colony did English dominion find less of the sympathy of the people than in New York. In Virginia the Blue Ridge answered British menaces with a mountain tone of defiance. We cannot part with liberty but with our lives, said the inhabitants of Botetourt. Our duty to God, our country, ourselves, and our posterity, all forbid it. We stand prepared for every contingency. The dwellers on the waters of the Shenandoah, meeting at Staunto
Charleston (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
s extended to planting companies of honest farmers, and erecting iron works, a salt manufactory, grist-mills, and saw-mills; and the cultureof the rich region was to be fostered by premiums for the heaviest crop of corn, and for the emigrant who should drive out the greatest number of sheep. The men who are now to occupy that most desirable territory, will never turn back, but, as we shall see, will carry American independence to the Wabash, the Detroit, and the Mississippi. At Charleston, South Carolina, the association was punctually enforced. A ship load of near three hundred slaves was sent out of the colony by the consignee; even household furniture and horses, though they had been in use in England, could not be landed; and on the twenty-fifth, the whole cargo of the Charming Sally was thrown into Hog Island Creek. The winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all i
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 24
y in reserve; but their patriotism was inflamed and guided by the dearest recollections of their nationality. Many of the Anglo-Americans of New York were from New England, whose excitement they shared; and the mechanics of the city were almost to a man enthusiasts for decisive measures. The landed aristocracy was divided; but thThe winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the cothat Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. the great majorities in parliament would overawe the colonies, appeared on Monday, the sixth of March, when the bill depriving New England of her fisheries was to be engrossed. Even Lord Howe advocated it as the means of bringing the disobedient provinces to a sense of their duty, without involvin
Hog Island Creek (Michigan, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
most desirable territory, will never turn back, but, as we shall see, will carry American independence to the Wabash, the Detroit, and the Mississippi. At Charleston, South Carolina, the association was punctually enforced. A ship load of near three hundred slaves was sent out of the colony by the consignee; even household furniture and horses, though they had been in use in England, could not be landed; and on the twenty-fifth, the whole cargo of the Charming Sally was thrown into Hog Island Creek. The winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the colonies and warmth of affection can be attributed to nothing less than the agency of the Supreme Being. If we believe that he Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. s
Holland (Netherlands) (search for this): chapter 24
ts can found a republic. The story of their strife with Spain, their successful daring, their heroism during their long war for freedom, was repeated on the banks of the Hudson and the Mohawk. It was remembered, too, that England herself owed her great revolution, the renovation of her own political system, to Holland. How hard, then, that the superior power which had been the fruit of that restoration, should be employed to impair the Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. privileges of colonists of Dutch descent! By temperament moderate but inflexible, little noticed by the government, they kept themselves noiselessly in reserve; but their patriotism was inflamed and guided by the dearest recollections of their nationality. Many of the Anglo-Americans of New York were from New England, whose excitement they shared; and the mechanics of the city were almost to a man enthusiasts for decisive measures. The landed aristocracy was divided; but the Dutch and the Presbyterians, especially Schuyl
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
At Charleston, South Carolina, the association was punctually enforced. A ship load of near three hundred slaves was sent out of the colony by the consignee; even household furniture and horses, though they had been in use in England, could not be landed; and on the twenty-fifth, the whole cargo of the Charming Sally was thrown into Hog Island Creek. The winter at Boston was the mildest ever known; and in this the gracious interposition of heaven was recognised. All the towns in Massachusetts, nearly all in New England, and all the colonies ministered to the wants of Boston. Some relief came even from England. Call me an enthusiast, said Samuel Adams; this union among the colonies and warmth of affection can be attributed to nothing less than the agency of the Supreme Being. If we believe that he Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Feb. superintends and directs the affairs of empires, we have reason to expect the restoration and establishment of the public liberties. On Sunday, the t
Rhode Island (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 24
er the resolutions of congress. The confidence of the king reached its climax; and he spared no pains to win the colony. In an ostensible letter from the secretary of state, New York was praised for its attempts towards a reconciliation with the mother country; in a private letter, Dartmouth enjoined upon Colden to exert his address to facilitate the acceptance of Lord North's conciliatory resolution. The same directions were sent to the governors of every colony except Connecticut and Rhode Island, and they were enjoined from the king to make proper explanations to those whose situations and connections were to give facility to the measure. How complete was the general confidence, that Chap. XXIII.} 1775. Mar. 6. the great majorities in parliament would overawe the colonies, appeared on Monday, the sixth of March, when the bill depriving New England of her fisheries was to be engrossed. Even Lord Howe advocated it as the means of bringing the disobedient provinces to a sense o
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