52 A PEEP AT 



top of the monument — the " Hancock " and 

 " Adams " : — 



Sacred to Liberty. 



This is one of four cannons which constituted 



The whole train of field Artillery 



Possessed by the British Colonies of 



North America, 



At the commencement of the 



War, 



On the 19th of April, 1775. 



This cannon 



And its fellow, 



Belonging to a number of Citizens of 



Boston, 



"Were used in many engagements 



During the War. 



The other two, the property of the 



Government of Massachusetts, 



Were taken by the enemy. 



By order of the United States, 



In Congress assembled, 



May 19th, 1788. 



" Let that be," said Elihu Burritt, pointing to the 

 monument, " the grave-stone of all American war." 



The town of Charlestown and Charles river are 

 so called in honor of Charles I., the reigning sovereign 

 of England at the time of its settlement. According 



