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REVOLT SPREADS TO MAINE!

                East Machias, Mass., June 16.―The Districta Maine's joined the reovlt that Massachusetts proper's started a coupla months ago.
                The British ship Margaretta's been in Machias Bay a while tryinta keep guard on Maine. Smornin a buncha Machiasites decided they were gointa get it, an they did. They started out after it in rowboats, an got the ship busy enough fightin em that another boat got a chance to sneak in behind, an from there a few rebels got on board an started some fightin on the deck. They gave th'others a chance, an they all rushed the Britishers while the Margareta was makin speed down the bay.
                The Margaretta was captured an they ran up the pine-tree banner on it. It's gonnaby sent down roun Boston to help surround the ministerial forces down there.
                Maine's now RIDDATH British dictatorship except up in the north woods. Thes an expedition getting rigged up in East Machias to go up through the woods an clear that out an maybe go right up to the St. Lawrence an get Quebec, if they can make it.

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VERMONT'S INVASHNA NEW YORK

                Ticonderoga, N.Y, May 9.―This section here got captured by the Green Mountain Boys, the Vermonters, as theyre sometimes called.
                Twas a surprise attack at night, and, bein's no enemy was expected, thwarnt no guard taspeak of on Fort Ticonderoga―when all of a sudden, the little Vermont army rushes the sentries, an Commander Delaplaine gets woke up with the shouts of "Surrender!" An he surrendered alright. An bein's how Vermonters hate New York an dont want no part of it, theyre gonna turn the prisoners over to the Continental Army, even though Vermont ainno partath United Colonies an expects tabee independenta both British an rebels.
                A buncha discontented guys from down County Tryon an from round Albany's comin upta Ticonderoga tatake it over as partath Provinsa New York. Thes also a buncha rebel miltia that's run away from New York City nacounta thes too many loyalists down there an more comin in all the time. The Vermonters expectin some trouble with this new bunch―especially the ones from Albany, where theyve been tryin to throw all the Vermonters outa Vermont. The Vermonters expect to see if they can send this whole bunch up north to capture Montreal.

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BATTLE IN CHARLESTOWN

                Charlestown, Mass., June 17.―The British army cooped up in Boston just caputred the peninsulara Charlestown.
                It was the rebels that tried to capture it first, so theyd have an outpost nearer Boston that they could use to get intath town. They made a good try, an really got past the isthmusa Charlestown Neck, ontath first hill, called Bunker Hill; but they just hadda go farther on, to get closer to Boston, an a bunchath British army rowed across the river after em when the fortification showed up this mornin natoppa Bread's Hill. The British burned Charlestown village, right in sighta Boston, and drove refugees back intath flames. Then they rushed up the hill, an got drove back to the fire themselves a coupla times; but finally they got the hill an the whole peninsula, but lost mostath army. The rebels retreated an set up their fort tother sidath Neck, on Prospect Hill, which seems tabee easier to keep hold of.

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CONGRESS APPOINTS GENERAL

                Philadelphia, Pa., June 16.―Congress just appointed a commander-in-chief for the buncha rebel fighters besiegin Boston. He's George Washington, who's botherin Congress by too much Tory Talk, so theyre gettin ridda him that way an sendin him to Cambridge. He's got a bitta reputation for knozin fightin.

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                Mecklenburg Court House, N.C., May 20.―News came down here that British troops in Massachusetts shot into a crowda peaceful citizens in Lexington an again in Concord. A bunchath Sonsa Liberty, when they heard this, drew up a statement that they dont owe no more allegiance to Great Britain. Theyre preparinta organise a new government for the county that'll be independent.


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