Excerpt from The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature: For the Year 1776 The congrel's were alfo fenfible, that they had already gone fuch lengths as could only be jufiified by arms. The (word was alread drawn, and the appeal made. I was too late now to look back, and to waver would be certain deliruci tion. If a certain degree offuccel's did not afford a {auction to their refifiance, and difpofe the court of great-britain to an accommoda tion upon lenient terms, they would not only lofe thofe immuni ties for which they at prefent con tended, but all Others would lie at the mercy ofa jealous and irritated government. In fuch a (late, their moderation in the fingle infiance Oi Canada, they thought, would be a poor plea for compafiion or indulgence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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