[March 1776, cont.] the Destruction of their
Artilery
with as much dispatch no dou=
-bt they would have done it--
Quere, Whether it would not be
wisdom in the Parliament of
England to offer a large Premi=
-um to the Person that Shall
contrive a method to annihilate
Cannon Mortars Bombs & c in
a Short Space of Time, otherwise
the Rebels will Soon furnish
themselves with a Stock of these
articles without being put
to the Trouble of making them
Themselves--
The Inhabitants that
were friendly to
America Still
continued in
Boston except
Mr James Lovell whom they
carried of with their other
Prisoners, he bore his Fate &
& attended the Summons that
called him as a Prisoner to quit
his native Land & all that was dear
to him, with that Courage & Resignation
which only attend the Virtuous, Wise & Brave