Show why british were spared some historians state that shortly before the evacuation of boston by the british general howe threatened to burn bum the CRY city if any attempt of bombardment bar dment were madia made unofficially and informally a sort of agreement was entered into between the opposing forces that if the british were not lot attacked on embarkation they hey would leave the town substantially as it was there was no formal between washington and howe but this was waa an understanding washington also from want of ammunition was obliged to use hla his artillery sparingly |