The Objective Standard misquotes George Hewes

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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When‧we‧arrived‧at‧the‧wharf,‧there‧were‧three‧of‧our‧number‧who‧assumed‧an‧authority‧to‧direct‧our‧operations,‧to‧which‧we‧readily‧submitted.‧They‧divided‧us‧into‧three‧parties,‧for‧the‧purpose‧of‧boarding‧the‧three‧ships‧which‧contained‧the‧tea‧at‧the‧same‧time.‧The‧name‧of‧him‧who‧commanded‧the‧division‧to‧which‧I‧was‧assigned‧was‧Leonard‧Pitt.‧The‧names‧of‧the‧other‧commanders‧I‧never‧knew.‧‧.‧.‧.‧We‧were‧immediately‧ordered‧by‧the‧respective‧commanders‧to‧board‧all‧the‧ships‧at‧the‧same‧time,‧which‧we‧promptly‧obeyed.‧The‧commander‧of‧the‧division‧to‧which‧I‧belonged,‧as‧soon‧as‧we‧were‧on‧board‧the‧ship,‧‧.‧.‧.‧appointed‧me‧boatswain,‧and‧ordered‧me‧to‧go‧to‧the‧captain‧and‧demand‧of‧him‧the‧keys‧to‧the‧hatches‧and‧a‧dozen‧candles.‧I‧made‧the‧demand‧accordingly,‧and‧the‧captain‧promptly‧replied,‧and‧delivered‧the‧articles;‧but‧requested‧me‧at‧the‧same‧time‧to‧do‧no‧damage‧to‧the‧ship‧or‧rigging.‧We‧then‧were‧ordered‧by‧our‧commander‧to‧open‧the‧hatches‧and‧take‧out‧all‧the‧chests‧of‧tea‧and‧throw‧them‧overboard,‧and‧we‧immediately‧proceeded‧to‧execute‧his‧orders,‧first‧cutting‧and‧splitting‧the‧chests‧with‧our‧tomahawks,‧so‧as‧thoroughly‧to‧expose‧them‧to‧the‧effects‧of‧the‧water.↵
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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‧by‧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.

Explanation

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.↵
↵
When‧we‧arrived‧at‧the‧wharf,‧there‧were‧three‧of‧our‧number‧who‧assumed‧an‧authority‧to‧direct‧our‧operations,‧to‧which‧we‧readily‧submitted.‧They‧divided‧us‧into‧three‧parties,‧for‧the‧purpose‧of‧boarding‧the‧three‧ships‧which‧contained‧the‧tea

‧at‧the‧same‧time.‧The‧name‧of‧him‧who‧commanded‧the‧division‧to‧which‧I‧was‧assigned‧was‧Leonard‧Pitt.‧The‧names‧of‧the‧other‧commanders‧I‧never‧knew

.

‧

‧.‧.‧.‧

We‧were‧immediately‧ordered‧by‧the‧respective‧commanders‧to‧board‧all‧the‧ships‧at‧the‧same‧time,‧which‧we‧promptly‧obeyed.‧The‧commander‧of‧the‧division‧to‧which‧I‧belonged

,‧as‧soon‧as‧we‧were‧on‧board‧the‧ship,‧

‧.‧.‧.‧

appointed‧me‧boatswain,‧and‧ordered‧me‧to‧go‧to‧the‧captain‧and‧demand‧of‧him‧the‧keys‧to‧the‧hatches‧and‧a‧dozen‧candles.‧I‧made‧the‧demand‧accordingly,‧and‧the‧captain‧promptly‧replied,‧and‧delivered‧the‧articles;‧but‧requested‧me‧at‧the‧same‧time‧to‧do‧no‧damage‧to‧the‧ship‧or‧rigging.‧We‧then‧were‧ordered‧by‧our‧commander‧to‧open‧the‧hatches‧and‧take‧out‧all‧the‧chests‧of‧tea‧and‧throw‧them‧overboard,‧and‧we‧immediately‧proceeded‧to‧execute‧his‧orders,‧first‧cutting‧and‧splitting‧the‧chests‧with‧our‧tomahawks,‧so‧as‧thoroughly‧to‧expose‧them‧to‧the‧effects‧of‧the‧water.↵
↵
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‧by‧British‧armed‧ships,‧but‧no‧attempt‧was‧made‧to‧resist‧us.

↵↵...

‧.‧.‧.‧

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.

Notes

Smaller issues here, but still worth noting. 1. There’s a change from straight to curly apostrophe. Probably an artifact of The Objective Standard’s blogging engine or something like that. Not a big deal. 2. They use ellipses right ~half the time. The first two ellipses are fine. The third one isn’t quite right: they finish the sentence with a period after “contained the tea”, then add the ellipsis (four periods total). This gives the impression that the sentence ends, and then something is cut out. But in the source, the sentence doesn’t actually end there: the end reads “contained the tea at the same time”. The fourth ellipsis is fine again. The last one is wrong – ellipses shouldn’t replace line breaks. They also switched “...” to ‘. . .’ (the source is a quote itself and The Objective Standard changed the ellipsis).