army besieging, [134];
British in, [134];
reinforcements under Burgoyne, Clinton, and Howe, [134];
Gates advises against an assault, [142];
want of provisions during the siege, [144];
contemporary views from Beacon Hill, [148]-151;
British encampments on the Common, [149];
Howe advised by the ministry to abandon the town, [152];
the siege pressed, [152];
to be destroyed if necessary, [153];