| Description | "Am heartily glad that the eyes of people begin to be opened, and their spirits roused, nothing but the most wilful and obstinate blindness can prevent their seeing that the two actions near Boston were the consequences of a long premeditated, regular, and well laid plan, nor need any General, whom I have the honour of knowing, be ashamed either of the dispositions for battle, or blockade of the town, which appear to me masterly
For full description see HMC 14th report available in SRO reading room |