Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . ressive movement,—(Jov-ernor Bowdoin, who bad probably l>eeiirestrained by the temper of the house ofrepresentatives from an earlier resort tothe final extremity, at length determined,wit
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . ressive movement,—(Jov-ernor Bowdoin, who bad probably l>eeiirestrained by the temper of the house ofrepresentatives from an earlier resort tothe final extremity, at length determined,with the advice of council, on a vigorousexertion of all the powers he possessed,for the protection and defense of the com-monwealth. U|)wanls of four thousandmilitia were ordereil into service, and werephiiid umler the coiiimand of the veteranGeneral Lincoln, wliose gallant militaryreputation, and wcll-balanceil judgment,rendered liiin dmilily capacitated for socritical and imi)ortant a trust. It was in the deiith of an unusually se-vere winter, and which caused bitter s>if-fcring, that the troops thus raised in theeastern part of the state assembleil nearBoston, and marched towards the scene of action. Those from the western countiesmet in arms under General Shejiard, anoflfiecr who had served with honor duringthe war of the revolution, and took closepossession of the federal arsenal at Spring-. ^y2^Z^^l field. Before the arrival of Limoln, a partyof the insurgents presented themselvesbefore the arsenal and demanded its sur-render. Attempting to carry out theirdemand. General Shepard, after warningand entreating them to retire, fired n])onthem. The iirst discharge was over theirheads- they took no notice of it. Tlie sec-ond was into the ranks; a cry of Mur-der! arose, and all fled in confusion,leavin three men dead on the field andone wounded. Urging his march with theutmost celerity, Lincoln soon came uji, andpressing the insurgent army, endeavoredby a succession of rapid
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