The History of England - a Study in Political Evolution

n Phil-a-del-phi-a, and sought out ways and means to help those who were in arms, as foes of King George, and a large forc

t that Mas-sa-chu-setts' troops might not care to be led by a man from the south; and, too, Gen-er-al

chu-setts man, John Ad-ams, rose and said that the man he thought f

h-ing-ton heard his own name he ro

in a few words, and said that he would do the best that he could, and serve with-out pay. He set out from Phil-a-del-phi-a Jun

on was on the road, crowds ran out to m

ched there Ju-ly 2. The next day all the troops were drawn out in line, and Wash-ing-ton rode out at the head of his staff till he ca

ed-coats at Bunk-er's Hill, were not well used, and he wrote at once to Gage and asked him to be less harsh. Gage, who had fought by his side in 1753, w

failed him, and those of the red-coats that were in the hands of our troops

to show that "A-mer-i-cans are

sail-cloth, or bits of both, while here and there were those made of stone and turf, brick and brush-wood. Some were thrown up in ha

d as good tents as the red-coats had, and the men were well-drilled and well-dressed. Greene was brought up on a

He went to Bos-ton, and took notes while there of all that the red-coats did, and in this way learned much that he could put to good u

. He was strong and well built, and his frank way won the hear

and to throw up fresh works round the main forts. All the live stock had to

Wash-ing-ton took charge of the troops, he thought that he could go back to

sh-ing-ton to join him in the camp. She came and staid with him

. The black foot-men were drest in red and white, and the who

in Cam-bridge, and here Mrs. Wash-ing-ton took c

st of their lives in boats, some were brought up on farms, some came from the woods, and each

some time and jokes

made of deer-skin, and the long shirt had a deep fringe all round. This dress was the cause of mu

a war of words is quite sure to end in blows. Men came up to the aid of both sides. Fists we

se in-to the hands of the black-man who rode near, sprang from his seat, and rushed in-to the thick of the fray. Then he s

e crowd slunk off in haste, and left but three men on th

that some of them should go, for they had served out their time, and this made the rest lone-some and sad. Songs

rote, "They seem to be so sick of this way of life, and so home-sick, that I fear a large part of our best troops will soon go home."

There was a lack of arms, a lack of clothes, and a lack of food, and these things made camp-life hard to bear, and were a great grief to the heart of th

arge fleet of boats lay in the stream, on board of which the red-coats swar

ssed what his plans were! and felt that the time had come

ce. At a sign, the troops on the Heights and at Nook's Hill were to fire at the same time, and rake the town with balls and bomb-shells. At the same time boats full of troops were to start

and at dawn of the next day strong forts loomed up, and seemed

have done more work in one night than my

, so he made up his mind to send boats out that night with a force of troops in charge of Lord Per-cy. But a storm came up from the east; the surf beat high on the shore where the

e and south side, and when the storm ceased Gen-er-al Howe saw that

ps did not seize the Heights, the ships-of-war should not stay near Bos-ton; so his lo

at in great haste. More than three-score-and-ten boats were cast loose for sea, with at least 12,000 men on board of them. While this stir took place not

oops, in charge of "Old Put"-as the brave Put-n

d for a-while that they meant to strike a blow and win back what they had lo

h-ing-ton, "and where they next w

the case. They had steered for Hal-i-fax, to wait there for more

were sent to Wash-ing-ton by the chief men of the land, as part of his d

ed there A-pril 13. He went to work at once to build forts, and to send out troops, and to make the place as str

ill in the midst of doubt

or out had to give the pass-word. "We all live here, shut up like nuns," wrote one who was fo

own that the red-coats would push their way to New York. Forts were built on high banks up the Hud

A-mer-i-ca was, and, of a right, ought to be, a free land. So in Ju-ly an Act was drawn up and signed by the wise m

e air. Fires blazed, and hearts burned, an

ith great pomp through-out A-mer-i-ca,-"with shows, games,

u-ly 9, and at six o'clock that night

elt that more must be done than j

, made of lead. This a mob of men pulled down and broke up, that the lead m

and he told his troops that they

ould at once fire the town. Crowds were on the streets. The troops flocked to their posts. Fear was in each heart, and N

That night there was a fresh scare. Guns boomed and clo

by. At her fore-top mast-head she bore the flag of St. George. No need to tell more. "Lord Howe is come! Lord Howe is come!" was t

ped, by the terms he would make, to bring not a fe

s borne by our men, who, they felt, had no right to put

h Wash-ing-ton. The man's name was Brown. His boat was met half-way by a barge which had on b

he knew no ma

had in his hand, which bore on i

s oars. He had not gone far when he came back to ask "What style should be used to please Gen-(here he caught him-self and said) Mi

ter-son might have speech with Gen-er-al Wash-ing-ton. Reed, who met the aide was prompt to

" Wash-ing-ton met him with much form and state. He was not a vain man, but was proud of the rank he held, and thought

Howe sought to make peace, he found they were