This Day in History: June 1

The intelligence that Congress has received from Virga. is very imperfect. Governor Henrys Letters are short and convey nothing more than that the Enemy were in Possession of Portsmouth and distroyed our Stores &c. at Suffolk & burnt that place. I suppose his time is much taken up with Militia Officers. I know something of this business, and a sufficient plague they are to any man who has to direct the operations of the body they command, & who may do for the Spur of an occasion, but cannot be kept long together. [More]