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army was hardly large enough to police the 

 frontier against the Indians. 1 The militia 

 was undisciplined, unorganized and poorly 

 armed. The revenue of the country was 

 insufficient to meet its ordinary expenses, 

 and worst of all, a large section of the coun- 

 try was bitterly opposed to the war. 



The spirit with which New England 

 went into the contest may be inferred from 

 an article in the "Boston Gazette," referring 

 to the loan for $11,000,000 2 called for by 

 Mr. Gallatin to provide funds for the war. 

 "They [the Federalists] will loan them 

 money to retrace their steps, but not to per- 



stellation," "Chesapeake" and "Congress" ; the 32-gun 

 frigate "Essex" and the "Adams," 28, and seven smaller 

 vessels. McMASTER, History of the American People. 



1 "One week after declaring war the actual regular 

 force under arms did not exceed ten thousand men, of 

 whom four thousand were new recruits." ADAMS, His- 

 tory of the United States, p. 295. 



2 "The loan for eleven million dollars was opened to 

 popular subscription, but only six million was subscribed. 

 The whole Southern country from the Potomac to 

 Charleston subscribed $700,000." ADAMS, History of 

 the United States, p. 207. 



