The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-30
Notice in i Philadelphia Paper

tiles at Lexington and Concord
But the rejoicing over the act of the indians"
had already spread to other colonies and with
1t spread the spirit of resistance. In Philadel-
phia the patriots took precautions early to pre-
vent the landing of tea from the ships which
were en- route to the Quaker city. On Christ.
mas day. 17T3, came the news that the ship
Polly was down the Delaware river near Ches
ter. meeting attended by 5000 persons was
held and the temper Of this meeting Influenced
the East India company's agent in Philadelphia
to resign his office and 1t also Influenced the
captain OF the Polly to sail back to London the
very next day.
On New Years eve a half chest OF tea was
burned on Boston Common ds further demon
stratlon Of what that town would do with any
more such shipments.
On January H. 1774. town meeting was
held at Newport, r. l.. at which strong resou
lions were passed warning the East India COM
pany against attempting to bring Its tea into
that colony. On January 20 three more barrels
of tea were burned on Boston Common and on
January rs John Malcolm, customs official.
who had been indiscreet In his remarks about
what the king and his ministers were going to
do to the members OF the Boston Tea Party, was
treated to tarring and featherng and free
ride through the streets
In New York the patriots became impatient
to show that they knew ms we'll as their Massa-
chusetts brethren how to handle that "detest-
able tea" The ships OF the East India company
bringing Its cargo OF tea to the old Dutch city
were delayed by the windsu But when YES.
sci not belonging to the East india company
showed up with similar cargo there was an
other Indian costume party and some more
mixing OF tea and salt water In April, I774
one of the company's tea ships did arrive and
the captain was soon made aware of what
would happen to his cargo II he didn't do az he
was told. SO he tarried no longer than was
necessary to provision his ship and then spread
his sails again for London.
In Annapolis there was an incident even more
dramatic than that which had taken place I'm
Boston. On October Ia. 1774 the ship Peggy
Stewart arrived with doutle cargo OF tea and
indenturcd servants. Anthony Stewart, an An
napolis merchant and owner OF the ship paid
the duty on the tea so that be might get the
servants ashore. The patriots of Annapolis
we're angered at this and although Stewart
made public announcement that he would
burn the tea soon as 1t was unloaded.
party led by Charles Warfeld made 1t
plain to him that this was not enough The up
shot OF the matter was that Stewart with his
own hands set fire to the ship and both 1t and
its hated cargo of tea went up In flames
In Charleston, s. G., the tea brought there by
East India company ships was unloaded but 1t
was Immediately placed In storage. There 1t
was kept until several years later when 1t was
sold and the money used to obtain provisions
for the Continental troops then waging the bat
tie for liberty against the British. So the Bos-
ton and New York and Annapolis tea parties"
were more spectacular affairs, but who shall say
that the Charleston tea party which Is the
least known, was not the most worthwhile one,
In that 1t advanced the cause Of liberty by
using the ten In a practical manner instead Of
mixing 1t with salt water or giving 1t to the
famesf
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