Liberty's Kids 129 - The Great Galves

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calves it is a very good story a soldier in the spanish army when I was 16. that Spaniard has been helping us fight the British by providing us with weapons, gunpowder, money and he surely caught the attention of the English. Every English soldier Gálvez keeps busy down here is one less for General Washington to fight. There is nobody here. of mind to open the door yes sarah is she yes my sleeping lady this is the right place so yes this is your house I am your mother madam phillips mother oh my sarah my dear sarah I was terribly worried I am here mother I am here, you found the letter from Your father, he has changed, hasn't he, Sarah, yes, mother, he has, he has mustaches, yes, so he wrote?

It also proposes whether you and I agree to truly unite the family in America after the war. I know how you feel about that. the idea the father certainly thinks we can try but it would depend on how you feel i write from the banks of the ohio river where our distinguished soldier of the western frontier colonel clark is building a fort in louisville the colonel is about to send a mission to request more help from governor bernardo de galvez of spanish louisiana sorry james come we are getting our marching orders from colonel clark from here to new orleans then transfer that to the cell phone it seems like a long way and it's further than you can imagine Are you sure you and Henry are ready for the story about Governor Galvez, sir, we'll go as far as it takes, even the calves, it's a story.

A soldier in the Spanish army when he was 16 years old. He rose quickly and soon commanded troops to fight the Apaches in Spanish territories. Not only did he win, but he was so kind to his Apache captains that when word of his compassion spread among the tribes, they almost stopped fighting. That Spaniard has been helping us fight. to the British by supplying us with weapons, clothing, gunpowder and money. Then, when Spain declared war last June, he captured three British positions in Mississippi. It sure caught the attention of southern English people and I want to continue doing that here.

The problem is that it is needed. guns but you don't have enough guns james is never enough he's right and what we really need is money but you don't have this but forge the brits print them by the ton almost no one will accept any more colonial currency that's why the tenant cruz has gone to the mobile gálvez has gunpowder he's got guns he's got money just let me compose myself for a moment who is this bill from john paul jones sir he says it's urgent since the good ship bonusm richard sank everything with captain jones it's urgent let's have it at least this one seems quite reasonable, want a copper bottom for your new ship, the alliance, I'm surprised you don't want to play with the ship in gold, my dear Jones, by all means, continue with your repairs, but for the love of God, don't go bankrupt.

I, yours, etc., that should hold you for now. It feels strange not being in uniform. It's better to feel like an outsider than to be caught by the British. Here is the list of what is required. Give it to Galvez and Galvez only and keep it well. It is in simple English. there is no time to put it into code yes sir henry is playing in the woods henry come on, they are waiting for us henry james you will never guess what I found my fellow members of the house of commons our monarch george iii whose reign began in such brilliant circumstances have you seen its hereditary provinces of America erected into an empire that denies all connection with it, how sadly the scene is reversed, this is blasphemy, I suppose it makes it clear that not only its American colonies have become rebels disputing its connection with the empire but he is losing favor in the eyes of his own subjects the nerve the nerve of the man to talk about our king that way to charles fox to any stranger to talk about the king that way i agree with him we have come a long way Which seems like the wrong way to go, gingerbread, but we can't afford to lose the colonies.

Can we afford to maintain them? This war will surely ruin the kingdom. Oh, and if we don't win, there will be no kingdom now. the irish cry for independence lady phillips i am amazed at your heir to defeatism but sir i don't think you can condemn someone as a defeatist when the war is already lost with all due respect of course the fight can continue but for Britain, America is lost. How many days have we been in this river? 20 I guess I lost count. I'm tired. You haven't slept in weeks and the food is terrible, but the land, Henry, isn't it beautiful here?

Yes, but there is too much. What's wrong, Henry? I'm afraid we'll never get to Gálvez. Ah, today there are not so many weebles that eat hearty boys. Tonight marks the most difficult part of the journey. Why do we sleep on rocks again? Generally we travel during the day, disembark at night, but tonight there is no. moon, so we move, that's safer than trying to pass a strong point on Chickasaw Bluffs in broad daylight. The redcoats search anyone they see on the river who doesn't have anything suspicious, I mean, except your secret letter asking Gálvez for money and gunpowder and firearms, yes, like many things in war, this is best done in the darkness.

Has something happened? Mother Sir Henry Clinton. He has lost nine transport ships en route to Charleston. All those poor boys who won't be forced to find other poor boys. I can't imagine what things you've seen and you shouldn't try Clinton's boats. Where did they sail from New York? I should imagine why he was wondering if there were still ships sailing from here to the United States in an idle thought. That's all I can do. They don't see the good Brits and they can't see us either. Sandbank ahead. We'll have to get closer to the east shore.

All this just to meet the big calves. Stay down fast. There is a submerged log. Let's go back. Don't let the current one come back to us I also want to help could this trip get worse it will be if the English find Colonel Clark's letter to Governor Gálvez asking for more help oh no you didn't cross he is being interrogated right now don't worry lieutenant cross I hid it in the floor of the barge right after we got him out of the water, he's gonna get us out of this and you were taking these two to a trading post just north of Natchez, sir loyal to a man we couldn't take our goods.

North, no, sir, too many rebels and the rebels have no money to buy, sir, I will take your products. We will surely make a fair price. You don't understand, I said don't buy, but you intend to stay because if so, maybe we should discuss what you know. the many rebels upriver that will not be necessary we will leave sir thank you and your men for coming to our aid henry can you walk if I have to? I can run, you don't have to run, but we're getting out of here, now that guard found the letter for Gálvez, he's opening it.

Did they put everyone in jail or just the one who has the letter, boy? I was supposed to immediately review everything with you and then what happened to you. He couldn't read a word of the letter. As you know? He was holding her upside down like Henry usually did. Liar. I never did it well. Maybe sometimes this is shipping agents from London to New York after almost two months we finally caught up with Governor Galvez and Mobile Lieutenant Cross has gone to see Oliver's agent Paula Virginia here to arrange a meeting with him hmm it seems like we we missed all the action Governor Gálvez this is the young journalist, I was talking to you about me, not me James, I was just joking, welcome, senior healer and you must be hungry, the one who fell into the water, I can't help but notice the diverse composition of your army, are these all your men they come to work with?

I have regular professional soldiers drawn from regiments in Spain, Mallorca and Havana. Cubans have not forgotten the English occupation in Havana. I have fleet blacks and milatos. Local militiamen and even American volunteers. The local militia fight for their homes. Others like the Indians fight because. They hate the English for giving weapons to their enemies. It seems that the British made many enemies. Fortunately, you are fighting for us, make no mistake, friend. I hope you soon have your America, but what I do, I do for my king and my mother. pain, no one else, finally I can't pay attention to your request with this signature.

Anything you need will be provided. Thanks, where will you go after taking the mobile governor to where the British will let me push them east of Pensacola? the sea maybe look at it this way every gálvez english soldier is kept busy down here there is one less for general washington to fight up there those will be much more impressive in a few weeks when they bloom spring a new beginning there is something new beginning mother but it is no in england sarah here we go by the old rules of class and customs the majority of our people simply can't be heard nonsense you heard charles fool you in parliament i heard him and chatham and burke and rocking it before him and nothing has changed we They both know it and your America will be different, they say it will be.

I hope so, my dear, after the war, we will join your father there, but for now I can't wait. I have realized that I am part of this revolution. a small part but i have to be there to see it to the end that's why you went to mr bentley the shipping agent you knew that of course i knew sarah i'm your mother what should i do? I guess you should pack your boat. leaves portsmouth on friday the english commander fort charlotte was stubborn but he was not stupid he knew that relief would not come in time he defended his position against gálvez's superior force to continue fighting would have been a waste of time and men, he went to new orleans we will charge our supplies and head upriver to meet colonel clark, doesn't it take longer to go upriver?

Surely we could set up a small sail, there are a lot of toes paddling from the shore, how long, four months, er, four, I knew. You would feel that way, so I asked Governor Gálvez to put you on a ship to Havana. You'll get a merchant ship there and be in Philadelphia in a couple of weeks. HenryHenry. Did you find out that we are Henry? Lively step, don't worry. ladies for a month chained below deck all the fight they have they are Americans they are another pile of bodies for the prison keep moving we offered them the opportunity to join the royal navy instead they chose the cells what were they thinking about loyalty maybe patriotism better Go away miss courage mother there is something I must tell you what honey I feel I too am an American I am looking for