[March 1776, cont.] Rain mixed with Snow & Hail
arose that ever I was exposed to,
having nothing to cover us excep
-ting Apple Trees, wee Stood it out
till about 5 in the Morning, when
wee were relievd, what I Suffered
this night I Shall ever bear in
mind therefore need not here men-
tion it -- When the Forts
were a Had the Enemy have
been So foolish as to have attacked
us upon the Hills our People to
the amount of about 5,000 Men
stood by their Boats at
Cambridge
and were to have made a descent
upon
Boston, which they must
have easily carried as I Since learn
that Genl
How at the Head of
histhe
Remainder of his Troops was to
have made an attack upon our
Lines at
Roxbury had this been
the Case & our People what a
woefull Scituation must
he have
been in even if he had forced the
Lines with our Forces on each
Side
When the Forts were a little
finished our People began