Governor Gage arrives at Boston, p. 237. The measures pursued relative
to the Boston port-bill, p. 238. The Massachusetts assembly appoint a
committee to attend a general congress, p. 241. The measure is adopted
by other colonies, p. 242. Boston considered as suffering in the common
cause, p. 245. Observations on the port-bill, p. 246. General Gage
alarmed, p. 248. The Massachusetts people prepare to defend their rights
with the sword, p. 249. The courts of judicature suspended, p. 253. Gage
fortifies the entrance into Boston, p. 254—seizes a quantity of powder,
_ibid._ An assembly of delegates form the towns in Suffolk, of which
Boston is the county town, p. 255.