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to mouht the Seabattcries, -and the

others to act, as required/ with the?

help of the citizens, and the volun^

teers ariibunting to about: 4000 men.:

A single rdnipart' and ditcli surfoiih-

ded the town, mounted with a ;f ewr

6 pounders, arid no outworchs whaft*' ✓ ever defended the appfoach.:; : l f the-' \ fate of States could be decided*sfrith- metically,- it ,waa demonstrated, that" *

the town arid; its nuftietbusr inhabit

tants would, have suffered Iefs ftotrt'

a surrender, and would haVe’ aWofc’

d'cdi calamities' by suliihissidh'i1 trut?

’sub-.