It was now evening, and I immediately dressed myself in the costume
of an Indian, equipped with a small hatchet, which I and my associates
denominated the tomahawk, with which, and a club, after having painted
my face and hands with coal dust in the shop of a blacksmith, I repaired
to Griffin's wharf, where the ships lay that contained the tea. When I
first appeared in the street after being thus disguised, I fell in with
many who were dressed, equipped and painted as I was, and who fell in with
me and marched in order to the place of our destination.
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In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found in the ship, while those in the other ships were disposing of the tea in the same way, at the same time. We were surrounded bv British armed ships, but no attempt was made to resist us.
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The next morning, after we had cleared the ships of the tea, it was discovered that very considerable quantities of it were floating upon the surface of the water; and to prevent the possibility of any of its being saved for use, a number of small boats were manned by sailors and citizens, who rowed them into those parts of the harbor wherever the tea was visible, and by beating it with oars and paddles so thoroughly drenched it as to render its entire destruction inevitable.
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