thirty thousand musket-shot, and a
thirteen-inch brass mortar that weighed
twenty-seven hundred pounds. The arrival of these
produced great joy in the camp. Colonel Moylan,
describing the scene, says: "Old PUT [General
Putnam] was mounted on the mortar, with a bottle of
rum in his hand, standing parson to christen, while
god-father Mifflin [afterward General Mifflin] gave
it the name of _Congress_."

On the 29th of November, Washington commenced
planting a bomb-battery on Lechmere's point, with
the intention of bombarding the British works on
Bunker hill. They completed it in the course of a
few days, entirely unmolested.]

the 30. Nothing extreordenary this day that I know of.

DECEMBER.

the 1. Nothing remarkable this day.

the 2. This day I with a number of rispectable gentlemen went[186]....

[Footnote 186: The author did not expect to have
his Journal published, or he would have omitted the
entry here made. There seems nothing in it
derogatory to his character, yet he has chosen
words to express his thoughts not suited "to ears
polite."]

the 3. Being Sunday it rained nothing remarkable hapned this day.

the 4. Nothing remarkable hapnd this day at night we were ordered to
Ly upon our arms.[187]

[Footnote 187: Washington was now in hourly
expectation of an attack from the British, and,
knowing his own weakness, he considered his
situation very critical. In vigilance alone seemed
a security for safety.]

the 5. Nothing Strange hapned this day.

the 6. Nothing comical this day only their was considerable of
tradeing caryd on.[188]

[Footnote 188: The Yankee love of trade and barter
appears to have been very prevalent in the camp.]

the 7. This day nothing Strang.

the 8. This day I with several more inlisted for the year 1776 under
captain Oliver Pond.

the 9. Nothing remarkable this day.

the 10. This day the Long faced People[189] arived here from wrentham
and other places.

[Footnote 1