How does he go at it -- give notice ?--give the country a show?
No.

All of a sudden he heaves all the tea in Boston Harbor overboard, and whacks out a declaration of independence, and dares them to come on.

That was HIS style--he never give anybody a chance.

He had suspicions of his father, the Duke of Wellington.

Well, what did he do?
Ask him to show up?
No--drownded him in a butt of mamsey, like a cat.