01x29 - The Great Galves

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the truth will rise

the world was made the truth

never give up you represent america

how can i see it any other way

here are some exciting scenes from

today's episode of liberty's kids

calves is a story all right a soldier in

the spanish army when he was 16. that

spaniard's been helping us fight the

british by supplying us weapons g*n

powder clothes and money

he sure caught the attention of the

english down

each english soldier galvez keeps busy

down here is one less for general

washington to fight up there

is no one here of a mind to answer the

door

yes

sarah

is she yes my lady asleep

this is the right place then yes this is

her home i'm her mother lady phillips

mother

oh my sarah my dear sarah

i was so terribly worried i'm here

mother i'm here

you found father's letter

he's changed hasn't he sarah

yes mother he has

he's got whiskers

yes so he wrote

he also proposes

if you and i agree

truly unite the family in america after

the w*r i know

how do you feel about the idea

the father certainly thinks we can make

a go of it 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 at louisville

the colonel is about to send a mission

to request more aid from governor

bernardo de galvez of spanish louisiana

sorry james

come we're getting our marching orders

from colonel clark

from here to new orleans

then pass that to mobile it looks like a

long way

and it is

farther than you can imagine

you sure you and henry are up to it

for the story on governor galvez sir

we'll go as far as we have to farther

even

calves is a story all right a soldier in

the spanish army when he was 16.

he was promoted quickly and soon

commanded the troops to fight the

apaches in the spanish territories

not only did he win

but he was so gracious to his apache

captains that when word of his

compassion spread among the tribes it

almost stopped for fighting

that spaniard's been helping us fight

the british by supplying us weapons

clothes g*n powder and money then

when spain declared w*r last june he

captured three british positions on the

mississippi

he sure caught the attention of the

english down south

and i want to continue doing that up

here

the problem is

it takes weapons

but you have weapons not enough james

never enough

he's right

and what we really need is money but

don't you have this

but

but

counterfeit

the british print them by the ton almost

no one will accept colonial currency

anymore which is why the tenant cross

has gone to mobile

galvez has powder he has arms

he has money

just let me gather myself for a moment

who's this bill from

john paul jones sir he says it's urgent

since the good ship bonom richard went

down everything with captain jones is

urgent let's have it

at least this one looks fairly

reasonable

he wants a copper bottom for his new

ship the alliance i'm surprised he

doesn't want to play the ship in gold

my dear jones by all means continue your

repairs but for goodness sake don't

bankrupt me yours etc

that ought to hold him

for now

it feels odd to be out of uniform

better to feel odd than to be caught by

the british here's the list of what's

required hand it to galvez and galvez

only and guard it well it's in plain

english no time to put it in code yes

sir

henry

he's playing around in the woods

henry

come on they're waiting for us

henry

james you'll never guess what i found

my fellow members of the house of

commons

our monarch george iii whose reign began

in such shining circumstances has seen

his hereditary provinces of america

erected into an empire that disclaims

all connection with him

how sadly is the scene reversed

this is blasphemy

i guess he makes a point

not only have his american colonies

turned into rebels who dispute their

connection with the empire

but he is losing favor in the eyes of

his own subjects the nerve

the nerve of the man to speak of our

king that way

for charles fox for any weird to speak

of the king in such a manner i agree

with him we've gone quite a long way

down what seems to be the wrong road

gingerbread but we cannot afford to lose

the colonies

can we afford to keep them

this w*r will surely bankrupt the

kingdom

ah

and if we do not win there'll be no

kingdom

now even the irish cry for independence

lady phillips i'm surprised by your heir

of defeatism but sir i hardly think you

can condemn someone as defeatist when

the w*r is already lost

with all due respect of course

the fighting may continue but for

britain america is lost

how many days have we been on this river

20 i guess sort of lost count

i'm tired you haven't slept for weeks

and the food is terrible

but the land henry

isn't it beautiful out here

yes but there's way too much of it

what's the matter henry afraid we'll

never reach galvez

ah not so many weebles today eat hearty

lads this night marks the hardest part

of the trip

why are we sleeping on rocks again

usually we travel during the day pull

ashore at night but tonight there's no

moon so we move

is that safe

safer than trying to get past a strong

point at chickasaw bluffs in broad

daylight the red coats check anybody

they see on the river who are not

carrying anything suspicious i mean

except for your secret letter asking

galvez for money and gunpowder and g*ns

yes like many things in w*r this is

indeed best done in darkness

has something happened mother

sir henry clinton he's lost nine

transport ships on the way to charleston

all those poor boys

boys who'll not be forced to find other

poor boys

sarah

i can't imagine what things you've seen

and you shouldn't try

clinton's ships where did they sail from

new york i should imagine why i was just

wondering if ships were still sailing

from here to america in idle thought

that's all

i can't see the british

good and they can't see us either

sandbar ahead we'll have to draw close

by the east bank

all this just to meet the great calves

stay down

quick there's a submerged log

back us off don't let the current turn

us

i want to help too

could this trip get any worse it will if

the english find the letter from colonel

clark to governor galvez asking for more

aid oh no you didn't cross is being

questioned right now don't worry

lieutenant cross hid it in the floor of

the barge right after we fished you out

of the water he'll get us out of this

and you were taking these two

a trading post just north of natchez

loyalist sir to a man

we couldn't take our goods north no sir

too many rebels and rebels have no money

to buy

will sir

i will take your goods

sure

let's make a fair price

you misunderstand

i said take

not buy

but do you intend to stay

because if so perhaps we should discuss

what you know of the

many rebels upriver

that won't be necessary we'll take our

leave sir thanks to 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 are

getting out of here now

that guard he found the letter to galvez

he's opening it

do they put everybody in jail or just

the one whose letter it is

boy i'm really glad you found that

delivered my mother kind of personal

just a moment i'm supposed to look

things over everything

right

off with you then

what just happened to you he couldn't

read the letter not a word how do you

know

he was holding it upside down like henry

used to do

liar i never did

well

maybe sometimes

this is it london to new york shipping

agents

after almost two months we finally

caught up to governor galvez and mobile

lieutenant cross has gone to see oliver

paula virginia's agent here to arrange a

meeting with him

hmm

looks like we missed all the action

governor galvez this is the young

journalist i was telling you about

not me

james i was just kidding welcome senior

healer

and you must be hungry the one who fell

in the water

i can't help but notice the diverse

makeup of your army are these all your

men

come

work with me

i have professional soldiers regulars

drawn from regiments in spain mallorca

and havana the cubans have not forgotten

the english occupation in havana i have

fleet blacks and milatos local militia

men 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

sounds like the british made a lot of

enemies

fortunately you're fighting for us

make no mistake amigo i hope soon you'll

have your america but what i do

i do for my king and mother's pain

no one else at last

i can't turn my attention to your

request with this signature anything you

require would be supplied

thanks

uh where are you going after you take

mobile governor

as far as the british will let me push

them east of pensacola into the sea

perhaps

look at it this way each english soldier

galvez keeps busy down here 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's something

new beginning mother but it's not in

england sarah

here we go by the old rules of class and

custom

most of our people simply can't be heard

nonsense you heard charles fox yourself

in parliament i heard him and chatham

and burke and rocking him before him and

nothing has changed we both know it and

your america will be different

they say it will be i hope it will be

my dear after the w*r we'll join your

father there but for now i can't wait

i've realized i'm 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 you knew

of course i knew sarah i'm your mother

what am i to do

i suppose you should pack

your ship leaves portsmouth on friday

the english commander fort charlotte was

stubborn but he was no fool he knew

relief wasn't going to get there in time

he defended his position against

galvez's superior force to keep fighting

would have been a waste of time and men

it's off to new orleans we'll load our

supplies and head up river to meet

colonel clark doesn't it take longer to

go upstream

surely we could mount a small sail

there's a lot of polling rowing

toes from shore how long

four months

huh

four

i knew you'd feel that way so i asked

governor galvez to put you on a boat to

havana

you'll get a merchantman there and be in

philadelphia in a couple of weeks

henry

henry did you hear that we're

henry

step lively

not to worry ladies a month chain below

decks all the fight out of them

they're americans they are

another lot of bodies for for prison

keep moving

we offered them a chance to join the

royal navy instead they chose the cells

what were they thinking of loyalty

perhaps

patriotism

best come away miss

courage

mother

there's something i must tell you what

dear

i feel i'm an american too

i'm searching for

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