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A Weekly, Political, and Commercial Pap£r :—Open to all Parties, but Influenced by None.
'DOtbou Great LIBERTY inspire our Souls,—And make twr Lives in THYPoffefEon happy,-Or, our Deaths gloriom in thy jusTDeicnce.’
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FRIDAY, J*mM 8.
BOSTON.
An old Veteran in the <Avfe of American
liberty* at present an inhabitant of Mufcun
gus Wand, at tbe Edward, but a native of
theft parts, writes to hrs friend in Marble
head, in a letter of Decdttber li,; as fol
tows: . , c ..' ■
*—•* As the prints mform me of the,Go
vernor and Judges being independent, 1 think
I (hall appear once more in public ariosi —*
I am in tbe6ld yeir of my age; and am so
routed by the news that I am ready oft the
firft alarm, to quit wile, children, fee. and
boldly attack any and every vilimn that dare
eppofe that liberty which God, and the blood
df my forefathers have given me.*—M so.
times past I left all, to cut my way through
th* forces of France and Spate, will, though
top old, fly with double fury agamfl such
nifcreants at invade my liberty, and leap
throngh hotb, though aflarod of dying in bat- <
de, and if pofiblc, after my death, my ■koi
fhJlp crfue their mean deeds to the dwihonri
line.—My request to you ia, lodfond firm for
your liberty, which is the gttateft fortune
you can ever beftaw an your children.“
Naw-York, Jmtmuy 4. Several tat
ters from If ion by the Packet, fey, « that
the mtsufr are determined to Ml their in- 1
flwtocs in parliament tor a mpMI «theea
imposing a doty on all tans exported so Ota
colonics from GiesdlteiC
£wr«« 0/0 fetter /refer « geuffonmv of tflfo
rwAirfeAmMm, fir MrW
—«♦ f hear your militii «so put dh a'
good footing, and that ybir fete nfohfoing
nod counter-mardhing: ft is Well; but V
am mdtittefiraUiyou fhou’d fortify; as fore
es you live if you do not, the town w.ll be
burnt about your ears in rhe next wW; r-d
in a Couple of years, or (boner, futh an c t
vent M file to takcplace.”
foil •
$h T U RD. A ¥, Jarjuarj <9.
BOSTON. 4
Wcdntkfey lafl Mr. W ilium Stone, ligh >
terman, took epehe body of amiehor nwnon
the Graves, (uppofed to be drowned out of
Captain Pskovvcflel, mentioned io be cM'
awap ia cur left, which was interred left
Tburfidy TIlHe aifo ledk up <0 quantity df
jeok, which the dwnm< may bavc, paying
cuftonaarv'fatvaar. *
. NwwroßT, The Hon. Da
niel Horfhianden, Esq; Chief Jdflfce of ihr
province of New Yob, his Wy, and the
honourable Frederick Smyrh, EtyOnaf Jus
tice of New-Jtrfey, ‘arrived heit hft Th utf
dsy, m thd 1 flbop*Lydta,Capt. Fredbodyfidm
New-York :*-And SaxuNay evening, the
honourable Frier Esq; Chief Justice
of rhe Mbflaiihufciu-Bay, and the bon. Ro
bert Auchtnuty, Esq; Jodfl* °f Court of
Yicc-AdmirAlty throughout New England,
cafne tOtovrn by land : Tbcfe four gentle
men are appointed, by the King, to join his
Honour tbe Governor of this colony, in
soaking enquiry into the ciicumfUeces ot
plundering and burning his Majefly’a fohou-
Oct Gaipee, on the roih of June toft.’
The weather has been very remarkably
warm the month past, eten so chat a sole
bulb in • geatiemaa’a garden, in this tbwa,
fewobferved last week to tease pat forth fe*
acral buds, and two fpruuts near three inches
long j thaoldcft petfon among ns tcareely »e
---m'mbers Ute like.
- WsWr Load Dnrtmoutb, Secretary of
Umi for the Ameucan tn »let
ter coiternmg the Gafpoe fobnuner, teas «f
---furaAtei IfuaMT our GoMsraoe, feat his Ma*
joßy, is deter wined so pamfia, U the feseeft
manner, my of Me fetvants who (hall ob i
tteuft the legsl trade or in any wife tnfeh
aWe any of his fobyeds of thia colony ; so
that it is hoped there wilt be no more unne
ceifary firing on and terrif} mg the pour, no-
THURSDAY, January 14, ,1773.
nest, industrious woodmen, and others who
bring the rteceffaries of life to this market |
nor any more knocking down barmen,
throwing their wood overboard, and cutting
down the best wood and timber on private
gentlemen's estates ; of which almofldum
bertefr have been the complaints within eigh
teen months past ; though, in Justice to the
present commanders beh t we can fay we
have heard of fcarct any again# them.
This harbour is now >Mrdrdby the Mer
cury man of war, Capt. Keeler, of 2 a guns,
the Arethttfa frigate, Capt. Hammond, of 36
quns, the Litard frigice, Capt Ehglrfh, of
18 guns, the (bip Sivan, Capt. Ayfcough, of
guns; and the Halifax fcbootier, Capt.'
Crifpin.
.1 . -I,!-!!! I. »■ , »l
MONDAY, January 11
BOSTON
t The Death of Lord AlbemariebM made
Room for several promotions. Col. Fhzioy,
brother to the Duke of Grafton has Lord
Albemarle's reghhent of dragoons : General 1
Webb to Col. FhWoy's, General Armstrong
baa Gen. regiment of foot *, and Gen. I
Ha4dtm an has General Armfltvngb ban al ion (
If Hayat Lord Harcourt h
LtametianioFf refund, if rhe mem dfLord J
1 oWrtfood, Who is made matter General of
rhwuNnMteu, wacam Ance Ma death of Che
Maiwtis of Grtnby ? 8k Jeflhy Amherfl w
LfoofoMm GenlMM df tife eMoance, in the
foom of General Gowamy,
Governor of tialfant by Lord
K bemar’e’s death.
We boar flom Newport that theeomtiiT
6jkon appointed by W Msfefty so Make in
qtiby iMoW dteumttances of ptontieting,
bnd burning the Gafpee Sdhboher uh ilk
!Oih of June loft al ’Rhoc'e f&p‘d, m.« at
Newport la# Tuesday, when their d.m nif
poo Was pub ifhed, aftd the bn
eaery day since Tovfday.
Qm W -ahe RWe'Msod Com—w
taN'ls to histoostarr in this town, star they I
are received «bere with and J
ibat they are like to tfuke that puce their
iw nter (parsers—others write that their mo
tio s are carefully watched, and that it is ,
not probable they will be Ufeidd 10 eaccubt
a cjmmiffion So mceafilUnt with their utan
and Magna (Wie. 4 Their Aflbmaiy fits
this day, >and it 4s hoped ibey Uull not be
induced by Comptatfance Or father trtfil
behaviour to make any concession or iubmif
(mn, whereby a precedent (hall be introduc
ed and established, which may bd fatal to
the freedom us their own conftituuob, and
the liberties of Aomrica.
a£SEßC£3sztz=kaw
Tor the MXtitaCHvaMfo SPY.
Mr. Thomas.
Ti£ following (aid to be inftrufHens to 1
Mr. Sheriff* Tyng the representative
aftho’SowriofFaUnouthand diffnd or Cepe
tlHtibelb, has appear* 1 in ieveral papers,via.
A/mmuA, January \fl y 177 g.
* WILUAM TYItG, Ety
•• r i a, I
* WHEREAS we ar* feofible sbere is
rcafogto oomptaa of inti iogr Wools'on ths
liberum of the people of this province; and
as you ore teprefentative for this town, we
would offer a few things for your confide/f
tton, in tranfa&ing the very important bu-,
finetefhat may. Jay before the General Cour|
at their next kffions.
M Wc are not about particularly 10 enu«
aerate any-giievances, as we doubt nut the
wifdum of the General Court is amply fuf
fictent coinoeftigote not only every grievance
but e»cty focowvemencc the province at pre
font labours under.—All we mean is to fug.
geft Tome method whereby ill grievances
may be tedrefled. And considering the tin
gu'ar abilities and good difpo&tion of the
pufeot Gurcrnur, together with bis and
bis family’s being embayed in the fame
bottom with ourmivea, Wc know ,of no
expedient more eHe&ual, than for the mem
acre of the General Court by a rational, lb
bocal bahevfour, ty_conciliate the aflrciion*
of his Excellency ——-The particular mode
of doing this we mu# leave U then wifd. m
and prudence, which on this important uc
fakon they will undoubtedly exert; only
beg leave to obferye, that cod'd his Excel
lenoy be prevailed upon to join the other
branches Of the tag«flature, in fupplicaiing
the throne for redreh of any of our grievanc
its, it appears to us the mo# probable way
if obtaining hi. M jetty’s royal attention
and relief. ,
by the commit ee appointed by
the town us Faknouih, to conhder
wbat is convenient to be done, in or-
। der to redrcis public grievances.” ,
The foregoing inftiußioM loem to have
boon-drawn up by a oommiitae, and not to
baoefeeon laid before the sown; otbeiwifoit
mu# have been mentioned i We ate not fa
vuuaod with the names of tbe commiifee who
(igned them, those are modotily concealed ;
put they appear to flatter 1 hem (elves, that our
grievances aNay be remoued if she members ot
the General Court, by a behaviour
itoriHaU life rffodtions x>f his Excellency, in
such a ou&tMraa tm induce him to join tn a
fopptcatton to the throne for their retnoMl.i
gentlemen, they happened npt to
reeo’ta&thatthn Trt
his bi ether Oliver the LiCM.enai.tGuvernor'v
3000* hwbietherChiefJuhiceOlivers 4OCOI
and bis hrosber Judge Hutohuttoo’s 20001.
depend upon the continuance of
i;» he inftru&ons l hewfoi e oppoat
better calculated 10 serve the
i< han the by cantftiatmg tnc Gover
nors rffcdioni ;Tr ihat a profecunon for
ircb cfomage* may bedropt. and he (lid per
mutoi so bold his port, nocwuhftaading any
to removehfovfor being Goncern
ed mi num ng counterband goods, white She*
r of the CCu.ity.
Buvrf the good gentlemen of the com mi t
te© so »wd really have-been of opinion that the
Governor might be induced by a libtrai be
h&viour «o«jotn the General Court in an ap
plication for relief ; let lh<em perufehis long
at the ebd of iafi TriTiun and his most
lengthy Speech at the. opening of the present
feftao, and they will shtn find; that be is
<hu wsufl and wurm advocate lor the
meafoses iuf adminifo alien Amc
rica-of any vnr Gavrraw upon this txteniive
'Continent : and shat no endeavours ot his
a<e warningtu perfoads his pounuymen, that
our cbd> fit was only o ratilt gtven the pro
vince in its infancy and tbot a’/o// fubmijjion
ito the power of parliament, is our duty,
though he does not no/ cannot draw any line
. between such a and ihe most ab-
TUESDAY,' January 12.
B 0 S T O N.
ThkCawpHttee of Carrefpiadence have re*
GCived rhe following Voter aad Relblves of the
large and rcfpcfchble town pf IPSWICH.
•*jfr a lyim at iht hhiinui if tbt I
/<w» if if IWK b,n> tbt iyta tfDtttm l fit, a
ttnmittrt wa> ofuitM It tab iutt ttjhurati—
tbt fruutnafi if tbt £ifhu, rtUibtt It
rbt tbfrinffwtiHi wutfun attain itai "lb"
Ant frtwtltfti ts tb:> f»t^t: at tbt aijturt-
twit tbt< iAtb tbt atuatitt moat tbt
tit..
•* TrhE coasmurae-appoieud st a maettog
IcgaUy sffembled the *7th iaftsnt, to coofidcr
oi the letter from tbc town ol metr |
ffste of the rights sr the colonies end the in I
fringemeot made apon them, whith vu pob. I
lickly read at laid meedag—beg leave to re- |
port, That from a fol! conviAioo of the propri |
ety and eapedieoct of ,the sneafore, they do re- 1
conrnwnd-it to tbe tohabiiMts of this »wa, to
pafa the fol lowing refoivw, viz.
“ RESOLI bO, it- That the rights of the.
colon’ll, and-jf this province in particular, and
tbe lift of iafrin|tmeats and violaikm of ibofe
rights, si Rated aad exptriTd by their iripeAs
fe e brethren of the met'opal is of this province,
are agreeable to the real (cmisn.atiof the inha
bitants of this town । and that it is of ihe of.
mod importance, that ihe colonies is gcMrsl.
and the lafeebituiti of this province to partku
hr, Hand firm as men wfupport sad mafo
taih all their jug rights and privt'tgta.
'* 11. Thu the irhabitants of this- “d the
other Britlin piovhces, have an equal right with
the people of Greac-Bsitaia, co > njoy and dis-
P4le 0 their own property, and tb«t by ihe full
fend fomhnta .(J principles of ths Btivfh coa*
fti utioo.ihe Grpe cannut be uken from them,
but by their own co4ent in person ot by their
reprefentatitea. 7
“ U|. Thai thy Pritilh pailisanent has claim
ed the power of le. -ftaUun tor the coloniei, and
ia conkquenee of such pewer me ridflog a
put jo the culoaHS contrary to the minds if
thy aggrieved and Injured people of this countq,,
end id the fenomentiQf kmc oftlta mofljydici
oul dignified efiaratftia ia the RMtoPa txprefly
declared ia parhameai. a.
4 This revenue ■ thus unconflitnifonally raff
ed, haa been in part applied to the most
uudive purples. The Gcurcf nor of tMe pro
vince hei thereby beet rendered independent of
ihe General Assembly for hi» (upporf, eadcoa
ieqiuntly the connexion between him and his
people xtokfocJ. and their cunfideacs ia him
s*, their governor greatly diminiAad: AM so
complete the keae, accotdtqg to (he best tufor
matfon that cau be had, the Judges of die Su
perior CourtM fodfostwe, Aunr
*cy Mad SeffoiorSeveral are to receive their
fopport frt.m the fame infupponableaad fHevouo
tribute, '
•* V. That they have bean lately greatly a
larmcd at the appcfoimenrof CummtSoncia.M
cookqsencs of a lam sit of parliament. UstUtai
ed. An Ad for fo<IW preferyfog hie Ma-
M jefty’a dixk-yardt, «Mg«gifoSr unmu
' * Julian and florca, to er quite after the perkra
»’ coqco.ncd in burning bis M/jeily’s schooner
“ the Gafpea, at Providence :” Which thpugh
a very unjufli/uMc ad, yet they apprehend thia
methpd ot proceeding h a great infringement
updo the liberty onhs mbj ft and of the most
dangerous cofefcqdeace, as the ctmflitadfo baa
already provided a method for the trial of these
and all ocher Meaders.
, •• ¥l. That svery part fit the ritifo dank
nfons have a light co pMsfou Ma and ike
parliament for tbe redreia of whaiesti gratvenco
ihcy s cfoteUf. tad to contiOM their app Ration
till fitah times as they aro tsm.ved. and the
iafobiHßU of this tewq cafenot bn: cxprcfi rheir
grief that so little cgard.hfo been w
ipeiitbos of this province hrreKfon.;
s ** VIL That the inhabitants of this town
will, and they do hfreby their reprefen
t;nve in the great tod’general court,'w aflcmbjy
,ot this prwiaee, at the next fefien. so n legal
and confthutional way, to contcnd eanacllly tor
the auintuaing, rccsvc<iog and preserving
the just rights end privileges of this people agaiaft
all invafioni of them. Alto, that he Uc bis
influence co piece tnc judge* ot ihe foperkr
court upon a constitutional whereby they
may be rendered indifferent, ondjMey be unntr
do undue bin* when fitting on the Ucred beach
of justice: But a* the governor of the ptovime
is not only appointed by the crown (which ia
agreeable to Charter) but baa lately been mace
, dependent on tbe crown for hi* fapport (which
ifoy took npCNi aba ve y great grievance) they
therefore cannot think it fox at tbi* time, thu
a fund Should be provided to render theoi inde
pendnot of the annual grama of ths general
coon, even chough they AmoU hold their ccm
miAon* dm ag good behaviour. Never the icio
it is the iaUrncUon of the lobbitams of this
town to ifieir reprpf;utati*e, to give bis voice
wad influence for the granting fecb (ale'it* to me
(aid judge*, a* (hall be adequate to their impor
tant dauunt, fervice* and auric. And it u their
further A'ftreriioa to their said reprdemmive,
that the right nonoorabte ibaßiri of D.rtmouih
may be made acquainted by the Houle of reprc>
ieautiye*. that St far from feeing a (mall fadion,
u naa been rep<cfeoted, the good peop e of thia
. province are almost generally nneafy on adjust
|of tbeiadeprndency of thcGovtroorcnd ibrjudn.
les, tbe Board of Com miff* onere of the Cufonb
lin Amcncs, aid the enormou* power* vetted 14
the Cuuct of Admiralty, th* polling regular
[Numb. 101.