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BG.768.027
22 Aug 1768:31 (699)
On Monday the 15th instant, the anniversary of the ever-
memorable Fourteenth of August, was celebrated by the Sons
of Liberty in this town, with extraordinary festivity. At
the dawn, the British flag was displayed on the tree of
Liberty, and a discharge of fourteen cannon, ranged under
the venerable elm, saluted the joyous day. At eleven
o'clock, a very large company of the principal gentlemen and
respectable inhabitants of the town, met at the hall under
the tree, while the streets were crouded with a concourse of
people of all ranks, public notice having been given of the
intended celebration. The musick began at high noon,
performed on various instruments, joined with voices; and
concluding with the universally admired American Song of
Liberty, the grandeur of its sentiment, and the easy flow of
its numbers together with an exquisite harmony of sound,
afforded sublime entertainment to a numerous audience,
fraught with a noble ardour in the cause of freedom: The
song was clos'd with the discharge of cannon and a shout of
joy; at the same time the windows of the neighbouring
houses, were adorned with a brilliant appearance of the fair
Daughters of Liberty, who testified their approbation by
smiles of satisfaction. The following toasts succeeded,
viz. [14 toasts]
Which being finished, the French horns sounded; and after
another discharge of the cannon, compleating the number
ninety-two, the gentlemen in their carriages, repair'd to
the Greyhound Tavern in Roxbury, where a frugal and elegant
entertainment was provided. The musick played during the
repast: After which the following toasts were given out,
and the repeated discharge of cannon spoke the general
assent.
. . . [45 toasts; 1 more para]
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