as daniel harrington recounted in the providence journal captain abraham spoke first for the rhode islanders. there's a warrant to apprehend you, expletive. it was, as harrington, a classic rhode island greeting. i consent that his article be added to the record at the end of my remarks. the lieutenant refused his command and ordered his men to fire upon anyone who attempted to lord -- attempted to board. the rhode islanders outnumbered the british and swore on. shots rang out in the dark. the lieutenant felt wounded. that's night the very first blood in the conflict that was to become the american revolution was drawn by american arms. a little bit more than just tea in the side of the boston harbor. as the patriots commandeered the ship brown ordered one of its rhode islanders to tend to dotting stint's wounds. brown took the captain of the english crew -- -- english crew ashore. they set her a fire. blaze spread, reaching the ship's charges of gunpowder and the canon, setting off explosions like fireworks. ultimately the flames red -- flames reached the gaspee's powder. fragments of the g

as daniel harrington recounted in a recent op-ed that he wrote in "the providence journal," "captain abraham spoke first for the rhode islanders, summoning d unningston. imd sheridan -- i am the sheriff of the county. there's a warrant to apprehend you, expletive. so surrender, expletive." it was, as harrington said, a classic rhode island greeting. i consent that his article be added to the record at the end of my remarks. >> without objection. >> the lieutenant refused his command and ordered his men to fire upon anyone who attempted to board. the rhode islanders outnumbered the british and swarmed onto the deck. shots rang out in the dark. the lieutenant felt wounded. in the arm and the guy -- the lieutenant fell wounded in the arm and the thigh. that night the very first blood in the conflict that was to become the american revolution was drawn by american arms. a little bit more than just tea over the side of the boston harbor. as the patriots commandeered the ship brown ordered one of its rhode islanders to tend to his wounds. he was an able doctor and saved the lieutenant. the

as daniel harrington recounted in a recent op-ed that he wrote in the providence jurchl, -- providencefirst for the rhode islanders summoning duddingston, i am sheriff expletive, i have a warrant to apprehend you expletive so you are sender, expletive. it was says harrington, a classic rhode island greeting. and madam president i ask unanimous consent that mr. harrington's article be added to the record at the end of my remarks. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: lieutenant dudingston refused ship -- whipple's men. the rhode islanders saw their advantage, they outnumbered the british and they swarmed onto the gaspee's deck. shots rang out in the dark. lieutenant dudingston fell wounded in the arm and the thigh. that night, in the waters off warwick, rhode island, the very first blood in the conflict that was to become the american revolution was drawn by american arms. a little bit more than just tea over the side in the boston harbor. as the patriots commandeered the ship brown ordered one of his rhode islanders a physician named john mawney, to tend to dudingst