. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . ritains leading sea officers—Kcppel, RichardHowe, and Barrington—were all Whigs, it is noinjustice to include, in a collateral application of thishint. General William Howe. On his return, after threeyears absence (leaving on American shores Calypsoinconsolable for the departure of her Ulysses), he wasbroken in reputation, an object of dislike and distrustto his fellow-countrvmen, as one who was thought tohave betrayed his country, and became the subje
. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . ritains leading sea officers—Kcppel, RichardHowe, and Barrington—were all Whigs, it is noinjustice to include, in a collateral application of thishint. General William Howe. On his return, after threeyears absence (leaving on American shores Calypsoinconsolable for the departure of her Ulysses), he wasbroken in reputation, an object of dislike and distrustto his fellow-countrvmen, as one who was thought tohave betrayed his country, and became the subject ofinnumerable assaults by the public and in Parliament,directed for the most part against his personal But Viscount Howe and his brother William position ^vei-g j,i a false position. Their instructions were toHowes, make peace if they could, and war if they must. TheKing, who really directed the early operations of thewar, gave his officers instructions parcere subjectis,. dehellare siiperbos. Sir William Howes first com- August . ^ 1 • /-^i • r - 1 •> 1775 mission was to act as Commander-in-Chier of the. Richard, Earl the Painting by H. Sinsjleton in the National Portrait Gallery. XIII SIR WILLIAM HOWE 147 Colonies on the Atlantic Ocean during General Gagesabsence in England. In the following year he andhis brother Richard were appointed Commissionersfor inquiring into the state and condition of theColonies and Plantations in North America, and forsettling and composing the disorders that had of lateprevailed among them. The King may have had reasonto think that he had two capable men in his servicekindly disposed towards the revolting people, yet wiseenough to understand that the hand of steel beneath theglove of velvet must be vigorously used when prudenceso directed. It was said that Viscount Howe beingon excellent terms with Franklin, whom he warmlyesteemed, had in a friendly way endeavoured, withFranklins aid, to fashion terms of
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