An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . tea ships which had arrived there, but without suc-cess. The agents of the company would not release the captainsfrom their obligations ; the custom-house officers refused them clear-ances, and the governor would not allow them to pass Castle William. The vessels containing the tea lay for some days in the harbour,watched by a strong guard of citizens, who, from a numerous town-me
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . tea ships which had arrived there, but without suc-cess. The agents of the company would not release the captainsfrom their obligations ; the custom-house officers refused them clear-ances, and the governor would not allow them to pass Castle William. The vessels containing the tea lay for some days in the harbour,watched by a strong guard of citizens, who, from a numerous town-meeting, despatched the most peremptory commands to the ship-masters not to land their cargoes. At length, the popular ragecould be restrained no longer, and the consignees, apprehendingviolence, took refuge in Castle William, while, on the 16th of December, an assemblage of men, dressed and painted like MohawkIndians, boarded the vessels, and threw the tea into the dock. Inthe space of about two hours, the contents of three hundred ^orty-two chests of tea, valued at £18,000 sterling, were thus de-stroyed. This act led to the passage of the Boston Port Bill, (31st March, 316 COMMENCEMENT OF THE DSSTRTJOTION OF THB BOSTON HARBOUR. 1774,) prohibiting the lading or unlading of goods and merchandizeat Boston after the 1st day of June, until the return of obedience andthe indemnification of the East India Company for the tea enforce the enactments of this bill, four ships of war were orderedto sail for the proscribed town. General Gage, commander-in-chiefin America, was appointed Governor of Massachusetts Bay, in theroom of Mr. Hutchinson ; and he was authorized to remit forfeituresand grant pardons. He arrived on the 13th of May. The effect of this stringent proceeding was exactly the reverse ofwhat had been anticipated by the British ministry. Instead otdividing and intimidating the colonies, it united and emboldenedthem. The necessity of a gene
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