The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
AMERICAN HISTORY.


siderable armament against the Havana,
which issued in the surrender of the city
OF Havana, with district of $50 miles to
the westward, including its govern mon,
the Puntal castle. and the ships IN the
harbor, to his Britannia majesty.
About 1764 the Stanish f,ototo was
introduced into New England. II was
found so much moro prolific than the I.
fish potatoe as to obtain general use.-
rls II now cultivated
There were many riots, much tumult
and many persons burned in efigy in
l765, in Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
New Hampshire Connecticut, New York,
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia in
consequence of the sfomh acf. These
proceedings were followed by non inpor-
tation agreements, &c. The act was re-.
pealed the next year,which caused great
rejoicing.
In 1869, the legislature of Virginia di,
rected their speaker to transmit, without
delay, an address to the speakers of the
several houses of assembly on the CONT.
nent, the purport of which was protest
against the right of Great Britain to tax
the colonies. Lord Botetourt, governor
LOT Virginia, suddenly appearing at the
assembly the next day, addressed it in
these words: "Mr. Speaker and gentle-
men ofthe house OF burgesses, l have
heard OF your resolves, and auger i'll OF
their effects. You have made it my du.
ty to dissolve you, and you are dissolved
J accordingly" After the dissolution of
the house, the members met in private
capacity, chose their late speaker, Mod.
orator and adopted resolutions against
importing goods. This example was
i followed by the other colonies and the
zton-fnGitortafion agreement became gene
raj.
The consequence of the non.importa-
ton agreement began to be sensibly
telt in l770; SO great was the encourage.
ment given to american manufactures,
that this year, at the commencement in
Cambridge the candidates for the degree
OF bachelor oi arts were dressed in black,
entirely the manufacture of New Eng
land. George White6eld, one of the
most powerful and successful Of itinerant
preachers, died at Newburryport.
| 177l, was distinguished by an insur.
rection in North Carolina, the insurgents
| 1900 in number, complained of oppres-
sions practised in the courts of law and
took up arms to redress them. Their
avowed objects were to destroy all law
yers and officers Of government. Gov.
ernor Tryon with 1000 militia, delea-
ted them at Almansee 500 of the regu.
lators were found dead on the field and
} six ofthem executed for high treason.
In 177S number Of persons d;sguis-
!, ed as Indians, assembled in Boston and
threwthe tea into the dock. This year
6,47lnegroes were imported into South
Carolina.
The generaEcourt OF Massachusetts. in
IVA advised the meeting of a congress,
at which all the provinces should be re-
presented; and they elected five dele
gates 70 represent Massachusetts. Gheir
names were Thomas Gushing, Samue
Adams, Robert Treat Paine, James Bow.
doin and John Adams; Of these Mr.. A.
dams is the only one now living. The
4th OF September, delegates fromeleven
OF the provinces met in Philadelphia ;
they organized by the appointment Of
PeytoD Randolph as speaker and Charlie s
Thompson, secretary. Mr.. Thompson
isyet alive. A non.impora,ion, non.
consumption and transportation agree.
meDl was made, and addresses to the
king and people of Great Britain and the
people of Canada were adopted. DIR.
Franklin was this year dismissed from the
Office ofPost-master general.
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