in June of 1772,

在一七七二年的六月
there was a crisis in Rhode Island.

在罗得岛州发生了一次危机
the Gaspee, which was used in Rhode Island to prevent smuggling,

用来防止走私的汽船
ran aground in Rhode Island

绕着罗得岛州转
and that night colonists swarmed aboard it,

就拿那天晚上殖民地者游上了船
forced the crew off and burned it to the ground.

逼迫船员下船并把它彻底烧光
That's kind of a strong anti-British

这时很强烈的反英国行动
"We hate that you're stopping smuggling" act.

"我们讨厌你打击走私"
So the Crown responded by creating a commission of inquiry

皇室成立了一个咨询委员会
to investigate the matter,

来调查事故
and ultimately this committee decides it's going to let this slide,

最终委员会决定不追究此事
which is a major concession

这是很大的让步