Show THE BERMUDAS the bermuda wands islands suggest the adventures of robinson crusoe in their colonization and present in their later blon y a curious parallel to united states histel history y with alth the events predated by a number of years the robinson crusoe comparison obtrudes because the island was discovered and later settled as tile direct result of shi reeks and the settlers find to build themselves a bark to set sail again As for the anticipation of american history on cn it a miniature scale it may be rioted noted that the colonization took place seven years before the pilgrims landed at plymouth mass that witches were ere burned quakers were persecuted and miscreants were ducked before similar occurrences are recorded in new england and that slavery was abolished in ma the Bermud lans protested long before 1776 against the mother rule until the island prisons were oNer overfull full but relief came in their case not through a declaration la of freedom but by the accession aei aci I 1 of cromwell but the essential point of contact a 0 tile the american with the wa bermudian dlan arises from the all but forgotten fact that while the liu immortal mortal lafayette gallantly helped the colonies conclude war of independence the citing supplied tle me ammunition to begin it f so acute was the need for pow der in 1 1775 that george washington wrote to the co governor vernor of rhode island that no quantity however small is beneath notice learning that there was a store in bermuda and that the island eis were nere anxious to have the embargo lifted upon shipment of food supplies from the col colonies onles Wab washington liln ton addressed a letter to the people of the island who had shown themselves synica sympathetic with tile he american revolutionists promising them ample supply of provisions and epry other mark of affection and friend friendship hip aich which the grateful citizens of a free country can bestow on its brethren und and benefactors it they would make maka this ammunition aal available lable for the continental army it so happened that the powder had been procured before the letter was as delivered and with it the continental army compelled the british to evah evacuate boston li oston not only the sale hale of the powder but the fact that bermuda alloi allowed ed the colonies to have silt salt to t o a incensed its governor that tre he upbraided up braided the citizens for treason aud and leeling ran ho a high that lie he was removed ills his successor was a native of sulan mass mas whose loyalty locally to the mother country was as such lint lie he gae up large estates in the colonies rather than join the revolutionists ile he was as connected both by blood and by with the winthrop family under ills his rule the islands full fall alle allegiance latice to england was wag restored browne bronne was succeeded by henry hamilton hiring during whose administration the town of hamilton wils was founded and named for him this town today is the seat of 0 tile hie island government it has bus a population of less than it did not become the capital of the islands until the time of sir james cockburn lord chief justice of ell england arid and before that time one of its most famous lawyers cockburn nearly three quarters of a century ago made the plea of insanity which saied saed the life of daniel SIc who abo shot sir robert peels wre secretary tary |