etts in 1774 where the king's government was
obeyed, i. 417;
rumored bombardment of, i. 426;
removal of troops from, advocated by Lord Chatham, i. 489;
intercourse of, with the country, cut off by General Gage, i. 514;
position of the British and American forces at the siege of, i. 619;
scarcity and sickness in the British army in, i. 636;
sufferings of the patriots in, during the siege, i. 637;
a portion of the inhabitants of, sent away by General Gage--number of
residents and troops in, during the siege (_note_), i. 638;
question as to the bombardment of, submitted by Washington to the
committee of Congress, i. 736;
desecration of churches in, by British troops during the siege, i. 745;
oppressive measures of General Howe toward the people of, i. 746;
secret expedition fitted out by General Howe in the harbor of, ii. 29;
anxiety of Washington to drive the British out of, ii. 29, 32, 47;
the small-pox in the British army in--ammunition expended by the
British in the defence of (_note_), ii. 48;
anxiety of Washington for a direct assault upon--council of war adverse
to an attack upon, ii. 53;
cannonade and bombardment of, in anticipation of the attempt upon
Dorchester Heights--cannonade of, heard at the distance of a hundred
miles, ii. 62;
resolution of General Howe to evacuate, ii. 67;
consternation of the tories of, at Howe's preparations for departure
from, ii. 68;
spared by General Howe on condition of his being allowed to depart
unmolested, ii. 69;
outrages committed by Howe's troops at the evacuation of, ii. 70;
scene presented at the evacuation of--prizes taken at sea by the
Americans during the siege of (_note_), ii. 71:
sorrow of the tories on leaving--troops glad to get away from, ii. 72;
entrance of the Americans into, ii. 73;
visitors prohibited from entering without passes, ii. 74;
damage done to buildings in--"Liberty-tree" at, cut down (_note_),
ii. 75;
large amount of property left behind by Howe at the evacuation
of--efforts of Washington to establish order in, ii. 76;
address of the selectmen of, to Washington--congratulatory letters, in
relation to the evacuation of, addressed to Washington (_note_),
ii. 77;
measures of Washington for the defence of, ii. 81;
apprehensions of the people of, of the return of Howe--operations for
the defence