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f»vor. This order was dated July 20, 1764, and declared, " the weftefa 

 banks of the river Coiineflicut, from where u eiucis the province of MalFa- 

 chufctts Bay, as far north as the 45th degree of noi therm latitude, to be the 

 boundary line bi'tween the (Ad two provinces of New Hampfliire and 

 New York." No fooner was this decree procured, than the governor of 

 New York proceeded to make new giants of the lands, wh\ch the fctilcrs 

 had before fairly bought of the ci own, and which had been chattered to 

 them in the king's rrame and authority by the royal goverr>or of New 

 Haoipfhire. All became a fcene of diforder and danger. The new pa- 

 tentees under New York brought aftions of ejeftment againfl the fettlers : 

 The decifjoHS of the courts at Albany were always in favor of the New 

 Yolk [)3tenlees ; and nothing remained for the inhabitants but to buy their 

 lands over again, or to give up the labors and earnings of their whole lives 

 to the new claimers under tirjcs from New Yoik. 



In this fcene of opprciFiun and dilUefs, the (eitlcrs difcovered the firm 

 and vigorous fpirit of m.anhood. All that was left to them, was either to 

 yield up their whole property to a fet of unfeeling land-jcbbers, or to de- 

 fend tbemlelves and property by force. They wifely and virtuoufly rhofe 

 the latter ; and by a kind of common conicnt, Ethan Allen and Scth War- 

 Bcr became their leaders. No man's abilities and talents could have been 

 better luited to this bufincfs than Warner's. When the auihoritv of New 

 York proceeded with an armed force to attempt to execute their laws, 

 Warner met them with a hody of Green Mountain Boys, properly armed, 

 full of reiolation, anct (o fortnulablc in numbers and courage, that the gov- 

 ernor of New York wss ohiiged to give up this method of proceeding. 

 When the fherifiFcame to extend his executions, and eje£t the fettlcrsfrom 

 their farms, Warner would noi. fuller him to proceed. Spies were cm- 

 ployed to procure intelligence, and promote diviuon among the pcop'e : 

 When any of them were taken, Warner cauled thens to be tried by iome 

 of the moft difcreet of the pe'iple ; and if declared guiUy, to be tied 'o a 

 tree and whipped. An ofucer came to take Warner by force ; he ccnfi^l- 

 cred it as an affdir of open hoftility ; engaged, wounded, and difarmed 

 the ofEcei ; but, with the honor and fpirit of a foldicr, Ipared the life of 

 tlie enemy he bad (ubdued. Thefe feivices appeared in a very different 

 light tc the fe'tlers, and to the government of New York : The firfl con- 

 fidercd hiiai as an eminent patriot and hero ; to the other he appeared as 

 the firft of villains and rebels. To nut an end to all further exertions, and 

 to bring him to an exemplary piinifhmrnt, the government of New York, 

 on March gth, 1774, pafTed an aft of outlav/ry againft him ; and a procla- 

 mation was Iffued by V/. Ti yon, governor of New York, oiTering a re- 

 ward of fifty pounds to any perfon who fliould apprehend him. Thcfe 

 proceedings uf New York were beheld by him with contempt ; and they 

 b&d no other efleii upon the fetilers, than to unite them moie firmly in 

 their tippoiuion to ibar government, and in their attachment to their own 

 palriotir. leader thus wantonly prolcribcd. 



In (ervices of fo dangerous and important a nature, VVarner was engaged 

 from ii><- year 176,5,10 177^. That year a fcene of the highef^ magnitude 

 and confequcnce opened upon ihcwoild: On the lyrh of April, the .'\. 

 nierican war was begnrr by thi" Britilh troops at 1 e.xington. Happily for 

 thccoontrv if- was commenced wiih fuch c}rcnmflaiirfs wt infolenct ai-d 

 cruelty, as left no room for the people of America to-doubt what was tl if 

 tx>urfe Vkhich they ought to ptirlne. 'i"he time was conic, in which total 

 fubiptlion, or the horror* of war, mud take place. All America pre'ei- 

 rcri the latter ; and the people of the New Hampfliire grant* icimediatclv 

 uiKicitook to fecure the BiUifh forts at Ttco«de»oga and Crown Poi.u. 



