The Republican journal., 1875-04-01
m the Boston Evening Transcript, Mar
General John Sullivan,

parliamentary encroachments upon chartered
rights, and his active zeal in drilling and organ
. lZlng his friends and neighbors into elective
soldiers for the coming conflict, he became
known and popular, and was sent to the first
Continental Congress at Philadelphia in SEP
{ tember, 11I4, as representative from tn pro-
vince. He drafted at least, one of IT. import
ant papers. took an active part in its debate,
and in opposing the motion of Dickinson tVI
another appeal to the king, with an elUquencp
eliciting high praise from John Adams. in
the recess in December he helped to secure the
guns and powder in the fort in Portsmouth,
which, concealed IN the church opposite III
dwelling at Durham. were used at Bunker
: Hill Appointed by Congress one of the eight
| brlgadiers who with Washington. in July, li1I-
TOOK command of the troops ut Cambridge ell
gagged in the siege of Boston, his brigade and
that OF General Greene formed the division Of
| General Lee, which, posted at Chariestowu
and Medford, constituted the left wing Of the
army. He was twice sent to Portsmouth ~
protect and fortify against the attack of British
cruisers, and in February, when the enlistment
Of the Connecticut troops had expired, an'
their return home endangered the army, by Ia
influential appeals he replaced them by tWp
thousand troops from New Hampshire.
After the evacuation Of Boston in March.
1916, sent to CGnada. he eXtricated the army
| there of seven thousand men, PROSTATE with
disease and beset by superior numbers, from 80
position threatening its destruction, and e'i II.
| without loss of material or men, 10 q place ui
safety. A Long Island, now major general,
with Lord Sterling and MacDOugall lpf hl>
brigaderS, he commanded on the outer linc~.
and tDr three hours contested the ground IT.
| well as his forces permitted against tuurtuil
! numbers of the British Hessiuns. when sur
rounded, Sterling, who gained great glory that
| day, and himself were taken prisoners. NIt!
the approval Of Washington he bore to CON
gress Lord Iiowe's oyertures to reconciliation.
| and, exchanged for Prescott, took active
| part IN the mastery movement. in West lc1t-
| er (sOrely pressing General Howe, who NJ ltL-
| CISpDmhteH tH..
the thanks of Washington Tor his service.
| When Lee was captured. Dec. r.. 80. ~ll'-
| livan marched to join Washington, aud ug
| Christmas night crossed with him thu brIl-
| ware through the ice, and after u night u-,-N
in command of the right wing, entered lrel-
| ton at eight O'Clock the next morning at th.
| head Of his troops, and, with Greene 10 culu-
| mand of the left, defeated RuhI and rptur.f
| nearly thousand Hcssian>. y ty days '1'.r
| he drove the Fortieth and Forty iittl r'gIW.u'-
| from Princeton, and during the rc-t oI tiU vIu-
| ter stationed in front OF the army nt Nlr--
| town, Kept vigilant watch over tho tu"tf.. NJ --
| couragng their marauds and cmtiuIu- tI-r
| within their entrcnchment, In August lU.
| made descent on Staten Island TO- .HpH..
| some regiments lying exposed along lt- ~ll
| ogden, who commanded one ur1UEu...
| taking many prisOners-and received II.
| proval of Il court of inquiry and ol uuer
At the battle of Brandywne the ri-at 1,r
| cons iStng OF his division, Stephens and ~'.
| ng> under his command contested The -Irru...
| with three times their number for twp hul
| itty-live minutes nearly muzzle to mUZlr.. .N,
| when they gave way. i'll command OF Weed ID
| brigade and cooperating with Greene. l" i.-
! onged the fight till nishtfalI. covering thu H..
| treat of the army and discouraoinu th,t frprIv
who lost that day Two thousand men fr,.fl
| pursuit. In October he led the RIGHT ,>iur .u
| the night march to Germantown. and defeated
| the British left wing when circumstances mo-
| to be controlled in other portions Jf tA. f-GI
| led to confusion and the army Nitlrt...y y-.fi
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