Evening journal., 1914-06-02
MONUMENT where
BRITISH DROPPED
Shells IN LEWES
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Lewes, and incidentally giving brief
history Of Lewes from the time the
Dutch landed here to date.
Former Congressman Hiram r. Bur
bon. in bchat of the society that
ERECTED the monument, presented It to.
the town and the State.
The monument was unveiled by Miss
Marion Mustard. Of lewes, amid the
waving of flags. and IL was accepted
formally on behalf Of the town Of Lewes
BY Mayor James T.. Thompson. "Dela-
ware" was sung by the school children
and assemblage, and the Rev. Julius A.
iorold made n brief address and pro-
no,mced the benediction. DIR. Burton, in
presenting the statue in behalf OF the
Daughters OF 1912, said:
Having been assigned by the
Daughters of the War Of 1912, the
pleasant task OF presenting this me-
mortal. an honor which / highly APP
preciate, perhaps Il would not be
amiss 10 preface my remarks by q
brief review of the causes of the sec
ond war with Great Britain, or as II
81 more generally called the War OF
1872.
"1n 1903 war broke out between
England and France, In which each
nation. while striving to injure the
commerce of the other, by their joint
efforts practically destroyed the COM
mcrco Of the United Sntes. But the
aid given our country by France dur
Ing the Revolution caused many
Americans 20 be unwilling 20 declare
war against that country, and when
ENGLAND, IN addition 10 destroying
Dur ships. had seized over six thou
sands of our sailors and impressed
them into the British service, the pa
uence of the United States was eX-
hausted. our minister was recalled
from London IN 1911, and war doclar'
Cd June is, 1919.
"Our campaigns on the land were
Rt first a series OF defeats, but as II
was a war for sailors rights, the little
navy covered itself with glory and
made the Mistress Of the Seas trem-
bic for her title.
"Enrly IN 1913, British ships block
AIDED the entire Atlantic coast and the
war seemed to be one Of general rob-
berry by the British navy. Private
property was seized everywhere, and
the defensuless towns of Lewes, Havre
de Grace, Hampton. Va. and Ston'
Sngton, Conn, were bombarded.
"Early IN March, 1913. three Brit
ish frigates of seventy-four guns each,
accompanied by smaller vessels en-
tered the Delaware bay. or course
the whole state was alarmed ana
every town began to prepare for de-
fense. At Lewes we're the two forts
one near the mouth OF the creek where
De Vrees' monument now stands, ana
the other where the cannonH now are
only four at present, though there
we're twelve at the fort These forts
were built OF pin logs, filled in with
gravel and sand. Since the blockade
prevented all seafaring men from ply
ing their vocations. these men, undel
Colonel Samuel Davis, manned th'
forts, and prepared to defend thei
homes. This force was augmented b.
about five hundred volunteers tror
an parts OF Sussex county, as well
from other parts Of the State, mos
of them being encamped on the hig
ground overlooking Blockhouse Pond
about where the Methodist cemeter'
Is now located.
ION March Is, Commodore Beres
ford wrote to the first magistrate o
Lewestown,' demanding twenty liv
bullocks with proportionate quan
tity OF vegetables and hay to be sen
10 the British squadron; failure L