It was announced by authority that there were to be no more requisitions from the king to the colonial assemblies for supplies, but that the colonies were to be taxed instead by act of Parliament.

当局宣布，国王不再向殖民地议会征求物资，而是通过议会法案向殖民地征税。

While Howe delayed his attack on the American capital, Hamilton was given the delicate task of requisitioning supplies from the city to bolster Washington's dwindling supplies while preventing them from falling into the hands of the British.

当豪推迟对美国首都的进攻时，汉密尔顿则接到了一项棘手的任务：从该市征用物资， 以补充华盛顿日益减少的物资， 同时防止它们落入英国人手中。