The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 2 (of 3) : $b Including an account of the late war, and of the thirteen colonies, from their origin to that periodGordon, William
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The history of the rise, progress, and establishment of the independence of the United States of America, Vol. 2 (of 3) : $b Including an account of the late war, and of the thirteen colonies, from their origin to that period
Gordon, William
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
General Washington was soon acquainted with the evacuation of the town,
when measures were taken to preserve the peace and order of it, by
placing guards and giving directions as to the admission of persons into
it. The day of evacuating being the Sabbath, was in favor of regularity.
On the Monday [Mar. 18.] his excellency sent off five regiments under
gen. Heath. After marching about a hundred miles, they embarked and went
from New-London through the Sound to New-York by water. The rest,
excepting a few which were left in Boston, took the same route, when the
fleet put to sea, the American army was well supplied with flour, while
in the neighbourhood of Boston, without any particular interruption,
owing to capt. Wallace’s having been ordered to cruise about
Rhode-Island, instead of New-London. Consequently the flour for the army
always got safe from New-York or elsewhere to New-London, from thence to
Norwich, and then by land to the place of destination.—About a week
after the evacuation, the British fleet sailed as was soon known, for
Halifax; but commodore Banks was left with two or three men of war to
protect the vessels that should arrive from Great-Britain or Ireland;
some of which will undoubtedly be taken notwithstanding such precaution.
It was but three day before the evacuation, that capt. Manly took a
transpart of 400 tons burthen, laden with pease, potatoes, pork,
sourcrout and ten packages of medicine.
When admission into Boston was allowed, the American troops were very
desirous of seeing the town. Many of them came from inland places and
were never in a sea-port; their curiosity was much excited on a variety
of accounts. But the small-pox was in several parts of it; and therefore
they only, who were past the disorder were to be admitted. Such however
was the desire of numbers, that they were guilty of a deception, to
obtain entrance. The thought of being liable to catch the distemper
would have terrified them in the highest degree a little while back; but
to gratity a different passion, they suppressed their fears, which might
operate for the preventing of their taking the infection. The works of
the enemy naturally engaged their attention. These, by judicious persons
who have surveyed them, are acknowledged to be excellent, and every one
is convinced, that it would have been a most hazardous attempt to have
endeavored forcing them.
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