. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . ourat Bunkers Hill battle, three Colonels have been Cashired andseveral Captains for their Cowerdice—and could the Army inGeneral have their will General Ward woud go for one, forhe never so much as gave one Written order that day. If youwill believe me Mr. Pidgeon the Commessary General then,now declairs that we had not one half lb: of powder leftthat night the bunker hill was taken and had you pursued, theCamp must have been broken up—this they Confe
. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . ourat Bunkers Hill battle, three Colonels have been Cashired andseveral Captains for their Cowerdice—and could the Army inGeneral have their will General Ward woud go for one, forhe never so much as gave one Written order that day. If youwill believe me Mr. Pidgeon the Commessary General then,now declairs that we had not one half lb: of powder leftthat night the bunker hill was taken and had you pursued, theCamp must have been broken up—this they Confess. AnExpress from Ticondiroga, says that they had been Ambushedbut foursed their way through with the loss of 13 Men andthey on their advancing forward found on the ground tenIndians dead, that the Army was within one Mile and a halfof S Johns, on which they sent a party of Men to Cut of theCommunication between Montreal and the Fort. This day a floating battery hid herself under Mr. TempelsWharf, from Mistick bridge. One hundred 50 flat bottom boats are ordered to be Com-pleated within 30 days they are building them as fast as they. THE STORM CENTRE, BOSTON 209 can at Water town and Cambrige I see them every day, thisyou may depend on. And I am not a little Surprised to findthem so Engaged in making these boats, for I know the peoplein general think it impossible ever to go into Boston, you in it. I heard General Sullivan say at a Court of inquiry where I was that had they only powder Sufficient they wouldkeep up a Continual fire on the town, and force you and yourships to go off, but says he what can we do without it, andthat it was a happy thing that General Gage was not madeacquainted with our matters. The last Week you killed one Man Wounded another, sothat he lost his Leg and broke another Man thigh on Plowedhill. Our Assembly has been sitting 3 days they have beendebating by what means they can keep the Coast Clear oftenders, but have not yet Concluded. No News from
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