Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-18
DISTINGUISHED IRISH -AMERi-
 CANS IN THE REVOLUTION
Desmond Murphy Gathers in Second
 Money by His Efforts.

In so short an essay 1t is impossible to do justice to the rank and file Of Irish and Irish-Americans who dis tinguished themselves in Americas s struggle for independence. Suffice 1t, that even Galloway conceded that half the American army was Irish. and William Froude. Ireland's most malig- nant traducer, admits that the most determined in pressing the quarrel to the last extremity were those tenants evicted from Ulster by the Anglican bishops"
 We turn to fhe leaders to discover the spirit reflected in their men, and among the Irish and Irish-American leaders we find spirit of indomitable bravery which has caused the names of 1rishmen to be interwoven with every heroic deed of the Revolution.
 The Irish were among the first to defend the colonists and to offer sac rifice on the altar of independence, for Patrick Carr was one of the five killed at the Boston massacre. At the Boston tea party, General Knox, who stood first in Washington's affections, helped guard, while Captains Moore and Howard flung the tea into the harbor.
 General Sullivan struck the first blow for independence at Fort Will jam and Mary. Colonel James Bar rett guarded the military stores at the battle of Concord. while Hugh Cragn saved the town records. At Bunker
  their lives Gen. Richard Montgomery, who was killed at Quebec was one of the most famous generals of the Continental army-Warren and Mont gomery-offerings made by Ireland up- on the altar to American liberty" was a toast at a Hibernian festival in Sa- vannah in eighteen twenty-four.
 There are Irish names especially dear to every southerner-John Rut- ledge was commander in chief of the South Carolina military and General Thompson commanded the Third regi- ment of South Carolina, while Colonel Fitzgerald was an offfcer in the old Blue and Bluffs, the first southern volunteers.
 Ireland may we'll boast of General Morgan, leading his Irish American rifIemen; Gen. Walter Stuart, the "boy colonep of the Continentals; and Thomas Conway. appointed inspector general by congress- She may refer with pride to General Clinton's bril- liant defence of Fort Clinton; General Maxwell's courage in the battles of Brandywine and Germantown; General Hands service at the siege of Boston; General Poor's endurance of the hard ships of Valley Forge and the courage ous conduct of Captains O'NeiI and Armstrong at the surrender of Au- gusta.
 The navy. too. has furnished us with Irish heroes-Jeremiah O'Brien won the the first naval victory of the Rev .olution off the coast of Maine, and this was followed by the exploits of John and William O'Brien, Captains Burke, Dunn. Murphy. Reed. Lacy and Lieu tenant Tanning; Capt. John Barry. the father of our infant navy, successively commanded the Lexington. Ehingham, Raleigh and Alliance.
 None dared dispute Lord Montjoy's assertion in the house of commons when he told the ministers: You have lost America through the Irissh!" Then honored by the services of Erin's sons in the war of independence, and let Justice guiding History's pen, write on the tablets of Americas re- membrance, Eternal gratitude to IriShmen-''