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PP-P.776.001
1 Jan 1776:21 (5/219)
Remarkable Events in the Year 1775.
I. Great-Britain resolved to hold three millions of people,
at 3000 miles distance from her, by the tenure of her power,
after having enjoyed a supremacy over them for 200 years, by
the tenure of affection.
II. Great Britain risqued the lots of three millions a year,
in trade, for taxes, the amount of which would not defray
the expence of collecting them.
. . . [List of 9 other grievances against England]
XII. General Burgoyne came over to America "to coax the
gentlemen and dance the ladies into submission to the
British Parliament, " and to "temper his punishments with
humanity, " lived six months upon salt meat, wrote two
letters, the one (for Gen. Gage) to Gen. Washington, in
which he destined our prisoners to the cord, the other, to a
noble Lord in England, both in heroics. Did not inflict a
single punishment upon an American-- nor dance with the
ladies-- got into a passion-- and went home again.
. . . [8 other grievances]
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