More Indian Depredations, and War--Washington's Conference with Mason on English Tyranny--Taxation without Representation--Oppressive Acts multiplied--The Stamp Act--Patrick Henry in the Assembly--Treason--Governor dissolved the Assembly--A Re-election--Washington stands with Patrick Henry--Discussion with Fairfax on the State of Affairs--Dr. Franklin before a Committee of Parliament--Friends of America in Parliament--Next Assembly Bolder, and dissolved by Governor--Washington's Plan to use no Articles taxed--The Tax removed except on Tea--Tea thrown into Boston Harbor--Action of the Citizens against British Soldiers--Day of Fasting and Prayer--Effigies and Mock Processions Boston Port Bill--Washington's Journey to Ohio in Behalf of his Old Soldiers--First American Congress--The Chaplain Memorial to the King--Chatham's Defence of the Colonies--British Soldiers sent to Boston--The Patriots aroused--Battles of Lexington and Concord--The Revolution begun--Putnam and the Grand Rally--Second American Congress--Washington and Adams--Raise an Army, and choose Washington for Commander-in-chief--Adams' Opinion of him 295 XVII. IN THE SIEGE OF BOSTON. Adams to Washington--Prepares to Take Command--Letter to Mrs. Washington--His Will--Another Letter--Starts--Meets a Courier--His Journey--Legislature--Assumes Command--Mrs. Adams' Opinion--Talk with Gen. Ward--Order and Discipline--Condition of the Army--Washington's first Order--Change Wrought--Scarcity of Powder--Feat of Knox--Washington's Headquarters--Day of Fasting--Arrival of Supplies--Cruelty of British to Prisoners--Remonstrance Against--Retaliation--Army Reduced--Feelings of Washington--Proposed Attack on Boston--His Plan--Cannonading Described--British Repulsed by Storm--Boston Evacuated--British Depredation--Washington Provides for Charity at Home--Mrs. Washington in Cambridge--His Rigid Discipline, an Incident--Old South and North Church--A Theatre and a Scare--British Pride Humbled--Action of Congress 321 XVIII. DEFENDING NEW YORK.