March 17th, 1876: Celebration of the Centennial Anniversary of the Evacuation of Boston by the British Army, March 17th, 1776. Reception of the Washington Medal. Oration Delivered in Music Hall, and a Chronicle of the Siege of Bostonorder of the City council, 1876 - 199 Seiten |
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Seite 64 - When your lordships look at the papers transmitted us from America, when you consider their decency, firmness, and wisdom, you cannot but respect their cause, and wish to make it your own.
Seite 64 - Thucydides, and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation, or body of men, can stand in preference to the General Congress at Philadelphia.
Seite 113 - The defence was well conceived and obstinately maintained ; the retreat was no flight ; it was even covered with bravery and military skill...
Seite 176 - They were all raised during the last night, with an expedition equal to that of the genii belonging to Aladdin's wonderful lamp. From these hills they command the whole town, so that we must drive them from their post or desert the place.
Seite 146 - Who would have thought, twelve months past, that all Cambridge and Charlestown would be covered over with American camps and cut up into forts and intrenchments, and all the lands, fields, orchards, laid common — horses and cattle feeding in the choicest mowing land, whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground, and large parks of well-regulated locusts cut down for firewood and other public uses ! This, I must say, looks a little melancholy.
Seite 146 - There is a great overturning in the camp as to order and regularity," writes the military chaplain ; " new lords, new laws. The generals Washington and Lee are upon the lines every day. New orders from his excellency are read to the respective regiments every morning after prayers.
Seite 17 - It was also voted, that, in testimony of the town's gratitude to Peter Faneuil esq. that the hall over the market place be named Faneuil Hall, and at all times hereafter, be called and known by that name.
Seite 76 - No man upon earth wishes more ardently to destroy the nest in Boston than I do; no person would be willing to go greater lengths than I shall to accomplish it, if it shall be thought...
Seite 152 - General Lee is a perfect original, a good scholar and soldier, and an odd genius ; full of fire and passion, and but little good manners ; a great sloven, wretchedly profane, and a great admirer of dogs, — of which he had two at dinner with him, one of them a native of Pomerania, which I should have taken for a bear had I seen him in the woods.
Seite 174 - We beg we may have some assurance that so dreadful a calamity may not be brought on by any measures without. As a testimony of the truth of the above, we have signed our names to this paper, carried out by Messrs.