[ [329] 3. Whig and Tory. In the Colonies the Whigs werethe Revolutionists, while the Tories were the supporters of the King. The Whigs were also called Rebels.
[ [330] 5. April running battle; the fight at Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775, when the British forces were led by Lord Percy.
[ [331] 16. Mohawks; one of the tribes of the Six Nations notorious for their cruelty in the French and Indian War.
[ [332] 42. Banyan; a colored morning-gown.
[ [333] 67. Dan'l Malcolm; an allusion to an inscription on a gravestone in Copp's Hill Burial Ground, Boston. The inscription is as follows:—
"Here lies buried in a
Stone Grave 10 feet deep
Capt. Daniel Malcolm Mercht
Who departed this Life
October 23, 1769,
Aged 44 years,
A true son of Liberty,
A Friend to the Publick,
An Enemy to oppression,
And one of the foremost
In opposing the Revenue Acts
On America."
[ [334] 147. J. S. Copley (1737-1815) was a distinguished American portrait-painter.