A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . of Boston to make asimilar disposition of the cargoes expected at that place 5 but, ojitheir arrival, the consignees were found to be the relations orfriends of the governor, and they could not be induced to re-sign their trust. Several town-meetings were held on the sub-ject, and spirited resolutions passed, that no considerations wouldinduce the inhabitants to permit the landing of the tea. OrdersAvere at the same time given to the captains to obtain clearancesat the custom-house, without the usual ent
A history of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth .. . of Boston to make asimilar disposition of the cargoes expected at that place 5 but, ojitheir arrival, the consignees were found to be the relations orfriends of the governor, and they could not be induced to re-sign their trust. Several town-meetings were held on the sub-ject, and spirited resolutions passed, that no considerations wouldinduce the inhabitants to permit the landing of the tea. OrdersAvere at the same time given to the captains to obtain clearancesat the custom-house, without the usual entries) but this the col-lector pertinaciously refused. It was in this state of things that the citizens of Boston againassembled to determine what measures to adopt. While the dis-cussions were going on, a captain of a vessel was despatched tothe governor to request a passport. At length, he returned to saythat the governor refused. The meeting was immediately dis-solved. A secret plan had been formed to mingle the tea withthe waters of the ocean. Three different parties soon after sal-. lied out, in the costume of Mohawk Indians, and precipitatelymade their way to the wharves. At the same time, the citizens 164 PERIOD V.—1775 TO 1783. were seen in crowds directing their course to the same place, tobecome spectators of a scene as novel as the enterprise was noise, without the tumult usual on similar occasions, thetea was taken from the vessel by the conspirators, and expedi-tiously offered as an oblation to the watery god. 22. Intelligence of these proceedings was communi-cated, in a message from the throne, to both houses ofparliament, on the 7th of March, 1774. The excite-ment was peculiarly strong. In the spirit of revengeagainst Massachusetts, and particularly against Boston,which was considered as the chief seat of rebellion, abill was brought forward, called the ^Boston Port Bill^^by which the port of Boston was precluded from theprivilege of landing or disc
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