Therefore the demoralized congressmen even the moderates were psychologically militarized and intensified war preparation.When the royal proclamation was made on August 23 that his american subjects had tresspassed boundaries with'open and avowed rebellion 'most powerful country on earth was irrevocably determined to break their impenitent resistance.In the night of the same day Hamilton witnessed his first encounter and the terrific use of British military might and was such an unforgettable, awesome and intimidating experience for him.The British war ship docked at the harbour that summer and bombarded everywhere as the perilous instrument of horror positioned itself.While new York provincial congress were alarmed the safety of cannons stationed at Fort George at the battery's tip might be vandalized by the British sixteen King's college students including Hamilton and other volunteers succeeded in dragging heavy artillery to safety and positioned under the common's liberty pole.Prior to mooring of Asia's barge near the shore to unleash fire outbreak, cannons were lashed with ropes and rescued more than a dozen."
"Did it fire the cannonballs thereafter?"
"Of course they did . Little wonder they had speculated Manhattan circled by water without a navy was vulnerable to royal armada.There was thunderous grapeshot of cannons and Cannonballs created massive hole at the roof of Fraunces Tavern and thousands of lounge lizards screaming from their beds,ran into the streets from their homes.He was so bold to recover his lost musket at the scenes of the blast and heavy shelling from Asia.A concerned friend Hercules Mulligan had spoken of his regimental bravery."
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