fined evidence. No doubt you can obtain the affidavits of fifteen-sixteenths of the people of Suffolk, Middlesex, and Essex counties, who will say they did not see General Putnam, on the 17th of June, 1775, upon Bunker Hill; and could not, from personal knowledge, contradict your account. What kind of evidence call you this, and before what forum would you adduce it? Let me tell you, Sir, the Grand Inquest of the American people, before whom you have put yourself upon trial, will weigh this evidence, and will decide, that the testimony of an hundred thousand men, however respectable, who did not see Gen. Putnam in the battle of Bunker Hill, and cannot contradict your account, will be like the light dust of the balance against the unequivocal evidence of a few heroes, who declare that they did see him there, in the ardent discharge of his duty, and that your account cannot be true.

After all, General, the descendants of ISRAEL PUTNAM are indebted to you. You have rendered the character of that hero more conspicuous and more endeared to Americans, by attempting to ruin it.* In the ordinary course of nature, you must shortly follow Putnam to the tomb; and should your memory be assailed as you have assailed that of my grandfather, may a generous public allow, and an indignant posterity defend, the reputation you deserve, and—no more.

S. PUTNAM WALDO.

It was upon Bunker Hill where the imperious power of Britain was first taught to respect American courage. The commercial consequence of Boston is too well known

Toast given in Baltimore, July 5th, 1319. The memory of Gen. Putnam The Patriot and Soldier-the lustre of his fame is not diminished, but rendered more resplendent, by the calumny of his contemporary.'

to require description. The President was familiar with all these important facts when he entered it, and the minute attention he bestowed upon every subject connected with the interest of the place, shewed the importance he attached to it in his own estimation. Its population, in 1810, was nearly 34,000.

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"The President, with his suite, left Boston upon 8th for Marblehead and Salem, escorted by the Boston Light dragoons. At the boundary of the counties, he was received by the Hon. Sheriff Bartlett, of Essex, Major General Hovey, Brigadier General Appleton, &c. and the escort was continued by the battalion of Cavalry, consisting of the Washington and Essex Hussars, under Major Peabody, which had gone from Salem for that

purpose.

At Lynn, the President was met by a Committee of that town, and under a salute from Capt. Batchelder's Artillery, conducted to the Hotel, where many ladies and gentlemen, previously assembled, were presented to him. As he left the Hotel a very large number of the inhabitants, of both sexes, and of all ages, drew up in two lines on the Common, forming a lane extending from the Hotel to the Meeting-House, through which, with his Excellency, Governour Brooks, and their respective suites, preceded by the Committee of Arrangements, he passed delighted on foot, and then ascended his carriage, and continued his journey.

At Marblehead, he was received with great respect by the Fathers of the Town, and Committee of Arrangements, under escort of Capt. Story's Light Infantry, and amidst the sound of bells and cannon, and the

acclamations of the citizens. Here he spent several hours, receiving congratulations, viewing the town and harbour, visiting and inspecting Fort Sewall, and its garrison, reviewing Major Reed's battalion of Artillery, &c. &c.

A little after 3 o'clock, a salute from Col. Russell's regiment of Artillery, stationed in South Salem, and the ringing of the bells, announced that the President had reached the bounds of Salem, where he was met by the Selectmen, Committee, and Marshals, and welcomed by Col. Mansfield, Chairman of the Selectmen, in the following terms :

We are highly gratified, sir, that we have once more an opportunity to present our respects to the Chief Magistrate of the nation; and we, the Selectmen, sir, in behalf of the inhabitants, sincerely welcome you to the ancient town of Salem.

After which, he quitted his carriage, and proceeded with the cavalcade on horseback. He was soon in the centre of the town. The descent from the high ground to south bridge, exhibited the cavalcade, which had increased at every step, to fine advantage. An arch, thrown over the bridge, was handsomely dressed with flags; passing under this, the President entered into the midst of multitudes of citizen thronging the streets, while every window was sparkling with female beauty; and turning the angle, into Essex-street, the gratulating shouts of thousands rent the air. Having passed into Court-street, through Marlborough, Federal, and Boston streets, to the head of Essex-street, the cavalcade halted. Here the President dismounted, and joined on foot the procession of the inhabitants there formed,

agreeable to the judicious arrangements of the Committee. An elegant battalion, composed of three Companies of Light Infantry, under the command of Captain White of the Cadets, conducted this procession, under à salute from the Artillery, to the President's lodgings, at the Essex Coffee-House. Near the President's person, in the procession, were many of our most distinguished naval and military commanders. In the passage through Essex-street, the hopes of parents, and of society, were presented to the President, in the assemblage of about a thousand children, regularly arranged on each side, under their several school-masters, and forming an extensive avenue for the procession to pass through. When the head of the escort reached the Coffee-House, they opened, and the President was conducted in by the Committee, where he met with many distinguished characters, among whom it was a high gratification to behold his Excellency the Governour, who (with his aids, and in full uniform) had arrived some hours before, with the Hon. Timothy Pickering, of the supreme Executive Council, &c. &c. Here, in front of the house, and amidst the assembled citizens, an address was delivered by the Hon. Mr. Pickman, as Chairman of the Committee, and an extemporaneous answer returned by the President. Some time after, the President, accompanied by his Excellency, and many other public characters, was escorted to the Town-Hall, where a number of our most respectable citizens were personally introduced to him. From the Hall he proceeded in a carriage with the Governour, to Washington-square, where he reviewed

the line of troops, composed of the squadron of Cavalry, the regiment of Artillery, the regiment of Infantry, and the Independent Cadets, (the whole under the orders of Col. Russell, of the Artillery) and then alighted at a marquee, where he received the marching salute. This military display was most beautiful; and it is understood the President was pleased to express his sense of the tine appearance, and correct performances of the troops in high terms of approbation. After the review, the President (who entered and quitted the Square under a peal of artillery) was escorted by the cavalry to his lodgings, where he sat down to dinner with a large number of guests whom he had invited to his table, and among whom were his Excellency Gov. Brooks, Secretary of the Navy, Hon. Mr. Pickering, Judge Story, many naval and military officers of the United States; Gen. Hovey and other militia officers, the venerable Dr. Holyoke, Reverend Clergy, Committee of Arrangements, Marshals of the day, &c. In the evening, the President and the Governour, with their suites, visited the Town Hall, which was crowded with a brilliant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen, and where a free and polite intercourse took place between these distinguished visitors and the company assembled. An excellent band of music enlivened the brilliant scene. At an early hour the President, with the Governour, retired, having been greeted at every turn, through the day, with all the marks expressive of respect for the first Magistrate of the nation.

Wednesday morning the President, with his suite, pursuant to the purposes of his Tour, visited Fort Pickering on Winter Island, the East India Museum;