. The works of Washington Irving. oned within that town by the pro- . ^J«i- 46 %ite of SJIlasbington vincial army ; who, their watchful guards, per-mitted them no inlet to the country; whobraved all their efforts, and defied all theirskill and ability in war could ever way, indeed, of escape was left; the fleetis yet respected ; to the fleet the army has re-course ; and British generals, whose namenever met with a blot of dishonor, are forcedto quit that town which was the first object ofthe war, the immediate cause of hostilities, theplace of arms, which has cost this nation moret
. The works of Washington Irving. oned within that town by the pro- . ^J«i- 46 %ite of SJIlasbington vincial army ; who, their watchful guards, per-mitted them no inlet to the country; whobraved all their efforts, and defied all theirskill and ability in war could ever way, indeed, of escape was left; the fleetis yet respected ; to the fleet the army has re-course ; and British generals, whose namenever met with a blot of dishonor, are forcedto quit that town which was the first object ofthe war, the immediate cause of hostilities, theplace of arms, which has cost this nation morethan a million to defend. We close this eventful chapter of Washing-tons history, with the honor decreed to him bythe highest authority of his country. On mo-tion of John Adams, who had first moved hisnomination as commander-in-chief, a unani-mous vote of thanks to him was passed inCongress ; and it was ordered that a goldmedal be struck, commemorating the evacua-tion of Boston, bearing the effigy of Washing-ton as its
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