The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-16
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
BEGINNING OF THE WAR.

history or the times, says "tne actual commence
ment or hostiliies in the war OF the American
Revelation might be said to be accidental But
the truth Is the thrilling news OF the expedition
70 Concord 10 destroy the military stores q the
COLON, and the bloody conflicts OF the 10th or
Aprii II accidental Ia themselves produced e1ects
which were serious ana wen considered. Pariia-
ment had been distinctly AMI emPhatcally told
that tue Port ect would produce the union o.
the colonies; an Bancroft saws, in three weeks
after 1t reached Boston, ''lhe Continent az one
great Commonwealth, made the cause Of Boston
It's own = brt the blood spilled ana me outrages
committed On the 9th 81 April indicated war ana
the colonies 20 understood II. The state Of The
case was NEST tersey and strongly expressed Ia
a little note from george Bancroft, IN 1850. In
whicA lie said. "ihe deeds Of that day made con-
citation Impossible and independence certain
cULsISATIoS or REBELLION.
The battle of Bunker It'll was the clear certain
ANA legitimate conclusion OF that long and inter-
esling chain Of events which preceded 1t. nom
1875 10 ITS, beginning with the destruction q the
stamp once IN Boston, and followed successfully
Us the shooting .: young Snyder, the Boston mas
saere the destruction OF the tea the excursion %
Salem and the expedition to Concord, which cas
the elimination Of the dificultics, and when Gen.
eral Gage said rebellion now 200 open and
manifest 10 need the opinion Of law oi1ceTs.'
la fact IL was now revolution
TIRE PEOPLE AROUSED
TAe murderous Proceedings Of Gage on tho lath
or April, aroused the whole country This was
one OF the most unIusslfable and baroarous in
roads ever made by a civilized army iato civil
lized country. charG cterized from beginning 70
end by murder acts o. rapine. robbery. theft and
incendiarsm. without a single feature, even that
OF 4 lawless and successful raid. 70 redeem r. II
was In no respect crediable to lie BRUSH nation
or It's representatives. ana was ccnsurod az 81
veTely In England in America; bai v excited
ana aroused tho spirit energy and determinatl On
oftse people. Their military ardor was awakened
and the Provincial Congress, which had just con
cuded i!s session al Concord, immediately
aIrerHard called the people 10 arms; ana
before month hsd elapsed there was.
in TACT. an army, such as i was, nearly
equal In NUMBERS that OF General
Gaze. assembled a. Cambridge determined, g
they were, % revenge the conduct q the enemies
or tie country presence they had already
too long ensured-and dive them out Off,
MATTERS Is EosIoy.
Boston, which had Teen denounced 10 PaTiia.
meut a. tie .rnglcaGer' in the rebellion. ana de-
served 70 ~ -punishedn ana knocked about
the earsn FOR setting the example 70 New York OF
throwing the tea overheard, was al tolls time
MILITARY GARRISON
There bad tecn British troops in Boston moro
or less from 1907 10 l77i the time Of the Port Act
under an exceedingly offensive act q Parliament
AZ 1884 which authorized the King 70 SEM troops
into ans u the colonies aud quarter .hem on the
people, but after me Tort act dune |, l774 went
ia,o operation the town was simply military
garrison, containing a. the close Of the hrst year
of that act al east 900 troops Of all arns sus
ralRed AMI protected by neet OF shirs OF the
Rofal navy unser Admiral Graves, ali OF which y
" believed took rart IL the assault upon the litie
re1oubt snd ha-cfsl o. men On Breeds IIill The
SHIPS were the Somerset, Is guns Ceroerus 90
q lsgow. a; Lively. 70; Falcon, 20; symmetry
2o-and they must have had At least |, 100 msA azd
nearly 200 guns.
ERECTION oF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
one Or the early movements under tnis military
regime was the erection or fortihcatlcns % Bos-
ton &ecS-ine only entrance 70 the town except
ing by means D. he ferries-and inis excited thc
utmost indignation 81 the people when they saw
the "UIx cannons" which were mounted there
lne authorities 81 Boston protested earnestly
against the Nors the county assemblies protested
against II; the Continental Congress At Phnadel-
phia Cs.ptemher, 1874 demonstrated against
y. aud ne Provincial Congress or Massa.
chusef,s lOrteber 1874 protested against il.
Communications, messages and committees were
sent 70 General Gage concerning tire MATERIAL
wilton. ereci - the Provincial Congress he said
the mensces aEd wsrlke preparation made u
necessary 10 cons'ruct what you cal . fortress
whica unless enneted, WI annoy nobody
TINS asst expression surprised the Congress, and
they retcrted upon lis ESceilency very Sharply
and claimed that tue fortress Or Whatever he nas
pleased 10 call It, "cut or communication Between
the country ard tie capita, Imprisoned tho many
thousand inhabitants o; tHe town o. Bostoo," ans
was a continual snnoyance 10 that oppressed com
munlty. The letter from the Continental Con
gress comprising e. they took The opportunity
10 inform General cage representatives from ali
me c0ionios rom Nova Scotia 10 Georgia" was
VERY strong and deci5sd-based upon inc rcsoiu
ton whicn they had adopted that she town Of
Boston and tue province Of Massachusetts ray are
considered by Iii America IS suffering 10 the CON.
mon cau,s."
cage replied. thcre Is not a single gun pointed
against the town ana no mans property has besn
selzad; ont he scmitted thai two works % eaittt
bad been raised. ana guns put 10 tnem; %
works have been strengthened and gcns placed
there likewise, and he excused himself Will me
plea mat 4 was his duty.
nc building aad armlng or these 'oTtiaca1ions
wasa gTssi snnofsncs 70 inc proyiacials and
Uuie II was IN part the work Or the defence, u
was one Of tie immediate "a ssures whicb brought
cn ne battie % Bunker HHL They were tns talk
II ,he camp A. Indicated In letter from poor
soldiers wife, who vas 70 be Iet 2 widow. As she
fcated-''tnsy are building batteries around the
Town aud 80 are We. re are expecting me town
70 - bprat sowr every day, aud Oersye We are
sod IL
fTs risrFEssEr c0SDIlf0.
IL the meantime the condition Of Boston, WITH
Is en- or twenty thousand inhabitants sna -
garrison ON tran nsif a. NAM soiG.ers, vas
getting % be depersble, dreadful. There are M
morous Letters lrom British, provincial, tory uti
targ ana other sources wniCn might - quoted "a
proof 81 This statement All trade. commerce.
business q al kiuds, building, MANUFACTURING,
&C. lor " whatever o.Hor terms ne occnpAtisns 81
people arc 10 be described, were At cad. yar
Gus things were attempted aad persisted IN, svcn
as BrckmakiHg 10 employ and occBpy the people;
bat the truth IL, a. money. provisions aad sop.
plies or svery description grew scarce inc iowa
was almost solely Dependent up9o denast5ns-as