The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume], December 30, 1773, Image 1

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•DO thou Great LIBERTY inspire our Souls,-- And make our Lives in th v Pofleflion happy, Or, our Dcutitg/orioui in thy just Defence. 1
VOL. lII.]
To he honourable S/fAfUEL DdNFORTH.
Esq ; one of bis Majodys jufiuti •ftbej 'tart *
throughout tbo provinco of tbo Mafaebu
fetts-Baj. / ” %
\UE the fttbfcribers, forae of the
proprietors of * town&ip of land exiled
Silvester-Canada, of the contents of seven nile*
fouarr, lying one river called AnJrfcoggin fi J
vei, erd adjoining to Btker’s town, so catted, hi j
the l'*anty of Combe* tend, the plan of which
was confirmed to the proprietors thereof by the
Genera CVt of Lid province in * Jene 1768 |
hamWy r< quest yoar Hoeoar to iffje • Warrant
for calling a meeting of proprietors, to b
held' it the dwelling house of Complins Turne ,
106 hr lder in Ha.over,io the county of Pti
tfouth. on Toeldajr the 9th day of Febrnsry
next, st ten OMO. k in the forenoon ; then snd
there to aft m the following articles, vix,
1. To ch ofe a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer
and Collector of taxes.
a. To confirm any or all former vote* and
gnats of raid proprieto-s at any former meeting
or meetings, u the ■ (hail ice fit.
j. To raise a fufficient fom or fo«* of mo
ney by tax or otherwise, for discharging their
debts due or that may become one,
4. To choofc a (landing Committee to trans
aft the affairs of said proprietors, fettle the ac
counts, ad just the debu that are or fliall be doe
from the said propr etors, and order payment of
the fame, and agreeable to taw to make fair of
those proprietors lands who art delinquent la
paying their taxes j and to dewrmhso wh*fe the
fettling lots fhsli be kid, snd how much in a lot,
aou ibuai convenient ways, and procu-s * pier
thereof, t» be lodgtd with tbt Uctk as fotm ar
may be. ...
( c. To agree what (hall be a lowed the clerk
)ti£3 tbs «.ommittee for their service.
1 (fi. To chooie a committee for calling meet
*gt for the future, and to agree on the method
thereof.
7. To appoint an agent or agents, attorney or
actwrete*, with power ol Suhftitution, to com
meace any sftion or sftions for said proprietors,
mad in their names to prcfecute the fame In any
court oi fate, or othtiuilt amply, to ail intents
and porpofes, ant ill final judgment add execuii
on, and in like manner to defend them in all
a&ioaa brought or that may be brought ag.iaft
heal.
g. And to agree on any other thing which
said proprttto 1 (hall judge necettsry for carry
ing forward the feulement of said town (hip*'
JOHN CUSHING,
CH4RLBS tURNfcR.
1 Wn bEVBR v # *
JA’S WARREN,
DAVID LITTLE, jun.
Seit state , November iji, 1773.
horiste of the Mifladrafetti- Bay,
To Cnaet** Tuansa, of Scituare, in the
county nf Plimouih, in faad Province, Gen
tlemaa, one of firid proprietors,gentiemaa, one
of (aid proprietors, Greeting,
In purluance of the afo re
sist J gningapplication and reqoeft yo# «re
' Hereby required to give notice (in time
and manner as the law direftr) to the faia pro
pietors.that 1 meeting of i«M proprietors la re be
holden at the time and place, and for the par
poses mentioned is the afore written petition.
Given under my hand and leal, this aad day
of December, A. D. 1773.
S* DANFORTH
justice of the peace throughout the province a-
J forefaid. Scitnate, Dee. 13d, 1773
* By virtue es the afore written w rraot, to me
direded, I do hereby notify and warn the pm
prietora of tbe afore aid land to meet at the
dwe ling-hoafe of Cornelius Turner, louhoidei
in Hanover, 00 Tuefclay the ninth day of Fr*
hntmry next, a* ten o’clock in the forenoon for
the pur poles inertia Wen soaed.
ChaM.l3 Tvitttlt
".To be SOLD,
/ AM- A SCHOONER
y® BSk Of upwards of go T na, ha
r ‘l 1 been three Or fonr times si
>be*f fcot, For further parti
W-MBMffiß cuinrf enquire of Rairt-
Caosa at Nnwbnrj-Pmi,
Or, Thomas’s Boston Toumal
THURSDAY, December 30, 1773.
Drugs and Medicines«
imported 11* the Ink Ships from LON DON
; A"dy tP he fold by
Nathaniel Kidder, |
At his (hup m Uoion street, near the figa of thk
Corcfie d, B Poo
A FRESH Aflortmcnt of Drags j
X and Medicines. GrjnUd M doci and o
ther Dye ftufi s,
Spices, Hungary water, .
Currants, Lsvtr.der water,
Raifio', King's ho* ey water,
EoglUh oatmeal, Turkey figga,
Small ivory fyrmgei, Jordan almond*,
Cate* of apothecaries, Court pUifter.
Scale* and freights, fee. Ice.
Aifo genuine Pat*nt Medicfeei, vis.
Tnrlintor's bedlam, Eff- n«e of pepper mint,
Bateman’s drops, James’s fearer powders,
Walker’s jeluits drop*, Lockyer’s pills,
Godfrey’s cordial, Andcrfonh Scot! pills,
•Hill’s ballam of honey. H ooper’s female pills,
British oil. Cephalic fnuff.
Dodora boxes fo* (hips ut families, use upon
• nefff end m&re ear five pho, with ample di
redjftis, foiled to the repedive climates Ihey
areV tended for.
Apothecaries Vials.
Very neat
Surgeons Inftraments,
A a neat Pocket Inftmmcou, in fi(h 'km eefe*. I
di to. Tarter in selvet pouahea with
fildorclnfpa.
in&resssati for Ampotrftag
do. Litlh’temv
do, 1 panning
do. Differing .
do. Coothig
do. Midwifry,mach improved
Male and Fdmale Cathetera, according to Dr
Honer.
Cases of best Lancet*, fonr it • case, fifh (km.
Ditto two to a case, or (ingle s
Crocked Needles in ctf s,
Teeth lnftramen(s,m. Paces, Putlicans, tump
paces,and exceeding neat fprlng-key luftiamenta
m Ivory, svith three dews,
Smelling Bottles, Lint, fee.
Thin Day P U B L I g H E D,
and to be Sold at
GREENLEAf’S
Printing-Office, in Hanover-Str eet,
BOSTON, .
AD ECLARATION
of the warrantable grounds and
proceedingaof tbe firikAjJocuttet of the
GOVERN M e NT of NEW- PLY MOUTH
r in their laying the firft foundations
of and iti their mak
ing laws anddifpofing of lands within
the fame j with the general Tunda
mentals; one of which is as follows :
fVe the Associates of the Colony , &c*
do enoa, ordain and confiitute, that no ad,
- impofuion , law or ordinance , be made or
imposed upon us at present, or to come,
but such as /hall be emdedby consent of the
free-men or dffbeiates, or their Rcpre
(entatives legally afembled • which ts ac
cording to tbe free liberties of the free
bom people of England.
■' in m,,mwA 'm
AHh,Ju/l PUBLISHED,
*\ DISSERTATION drt
** thenfe,progrcfs,views,ftrength
Iptrrdl and charatfiern of two parties
of the WHIGS and TORIES.
On THURSDAY neat,
At ELEVBN o’clock,
j Will be So dby PUBLIC VENDUE,
At Bl C R E R’s Auction-Room,
Nfir the Conduit,
ACRE A r variety of GOODS*
as feta. M. IX&1R, AnAlvanv.
IRISH LINENS.
William Scott,
At till Irifii L>nen Store, in Ana-Street, be
tween the Flat Conduit and DrVw Budge,,
B Bon, has imported from Ireland.
A LARGE quantity of 3>4thl.
y-Btbs. and yard wide Linens, Diapers,
Table clothe, Sheeting*.
Said store is a so furnilhed with » great vari
ety of
European and India G O O D S*
Suiteb e fur tbe fcaioe among!* which are feme
• ice cinnamon coloured ana mixed Bath coat
mgs. fuperftue blue and icarlei knapped ditto,
cl th coloured fear >ct and critnfoa biond cloths,
fared cloths, tec.
Double Cambists, Cambietteos, Denmark
and PrufTian mftrei, crapes, do fetteens, Iriih
camble i, grixe i. (iiveretts, miffimets, tec.
Black and cloth-coloured India taffntier,flow
ered and plain black, white, camion and pick
fu’ins, .capuchin (ilk*, faifeneta and moats of
Hofivry plain end ribbed.
afiortment for Men’s and Wo
men’s wrff oocfids of two great a multiplicity
to be enumerated in a # public adverttfcmeot.
All which will be fokf by wholesale and retail
at the lowed reduced prices for read, money
ooly, a few very large Scotch Carpets.
A frefti Importation of Doctor Hemet’s ce
lebrated BIT ace cf Pearl and Peerl Dentrifrice
lor *the prefer vat iun of the Teeth sed GIF», so
, be fold at the London prices, cakes for the liquid
dining Blacking (or foots, boots and Leather
botton chairs.
A few pieces of Ducapes.Lutcftrings and En
iifek Damaflt , to he fold at the Aeriing cost ; a
large quantity of flowered Scot* Lawns, on the
fame terms.
New Au&iotir-Room, Cornhill,
To Morrow morning at ten o’Clock,
Wil. be (old by PUBLIC VENDUE.
At Grienleaf s Au&ion-Room,
A variety of Goods for
the fesfon, confiktng of middling and low price
trrond cloths, b ue ftroads, red and blue deffi »
Ratteens, forrefi cloths, fergea, plain snd
figured duroys, black and cloth coloured draw
boy*, worded caps, (halloens.Tammies.clucked
Bruffeb, vulvcta and vel vents, ttff.ties, lute
ferfugs, metal bottom, silver watches,
W. GREEN LEAK, Auaionecr.
New Auftion-Room, Cornhill.
On TUESDAY next,
Will be SOi D by PUBLIC VENDUE,
AtGRtEMLEAp's A a<ftion-Room,
id CoMtHtLL,
AN Assortment of Goods, as u
foal. W. GREEN LEAF,. Auftioncer.
fbe following is tbo c omits don of Lard,Har
coterfs fpteth at tbo opening of to* parlia
ment of it eland, began in onr lad.
Mo Lords and Gentlemen ,
The laws of yoar coaatry will amorally pre
feat themfeNts aa the ilrft and mod important
objedl of yoar confiderstioei It is my duty to
cell yoar particular attention to foch as refped!
the ndigioa and morals, tht fecorhy and good
order of the people. It is in vain that laws are
matte for the panidtofeat of off:*d«r», an left their
moral* can be reforaicd, and their miads im
pteffad with principles of virtue.
1 am firosly perfoaded that we are met toge
ther* aai.nired with the fame iuteation* of main
tabling the honour and dignity of hi* Majedy’a
Governmenr, and of promoting the g»od of
tMa kingdom, tour eokduft has convinced me
that 1 dial) receive from you thd failed proofs of
poor loyalty and attachment to the King, and
of yoos xcal ia tbe poblic service: mine, 1 trod
will (hew that J bav« nothing Wore fiaccrely at
heart than tbe welfare and p of parity of Iralaod.
Yoar protestant charter feboois, the feaaan
ries of true religion and indudry, defer ve yoar
part culsr cem&itratkm j and yoar liacom<aa
f dare, the g?t« four:* of wealth to the aatinw,
s* on object of the higheff importance* Von
will confid«', whether aay aew laws may la j
[Numb, 15 a.
wan ing to improve, regulate and extend this
mod beaeficiai trad* 1 or to support it* e^uta-
F R 1 D A V, December 24.
B O S T OWT
Tbo following sire the proceedings es tk
toms of Port(mootb % in New HampJhir/%
vf*. Portsmouth, December iff
1 Ta meeting of the F*uHoi.DEk« f
L V. dnd other inhabttnnta of the town
of rortfmouthi held at the North-meetings
Hou • for the purpofc of confoltiiigi advi
sing. and determining upon the mot pro*
per tad eff to prevent tho
roceivtne or vending tho Tiers fvht out bf
the fiaft-lndia Company.
r.ud, SAMUEL HALE, Est) | Mi
derator. 1
Tho question being put to the meotiogj
Whether they will a Gt upon the articles
mentioned in tbe notification for cklfing
thia meet Bg f Voted, That the butters
contained in the Nui.ficatsoc fliall be coa
fidered at thia meeting.
, UPON s feriou* confiderition of the
late adt of Parliament fobteAing the Colo
niet to pay a duty upon Teas in America,
and more efpcciaily tbe *A of Parliament
parted at their lift session, whereby ihM
East-India Compxcv it* London, n*Ve full
power to export their Teaa to the
liable to a duty, upon being landed here,
it appears manifeftlv, the latter vae artful,
ly designed by the Ministry« to carry mom
effectually into execution tha former, wlHdl
was made for tbe expreft pUrpofe of raising
a revenue from the Colonies, by the an*
thority of the Biitilh Parliament 00*7,
without our consent, wherefore, from a
due fer.fe of the value and importance of
our liberties xnd properties, and from just
j apprehendjna of the horcosa o! Haver 7, we
«rc induced to make tbe followinb
RESOLVES:—. *
1 ft. Refehed, That the meafilret of
late pursued by the ministry of Great- Bri
tain in their attempts t> fubjeft tha Colo*
nlea to taxation, by the foie authority of
the British- Parliament, are not only un
just, arbitrary and inconsistent With the
fundamental principles of tbe flntifh Con
stitution, but direftly tend to bsftca on
the deftrufkioa of an Empire, which by
preserving in all iti parts tbofe original
rights which firft gave rifeto ita present glo- •
ry, might iocrcafe in wealth end powery
become the envy of all oationl and con
tinue in full strength and grandeur for ages
to come j therefore, in the foregoing view,
we cannot but think out (elves bound by
our duty to the King, and love to tha as-»
lion of which we arT members, to oppose
such meafurcs to the utmort of our power*
zd. Refolded, That it if thejiatural right
of men, born and inheriting eftatet in any
part 01 the BritifltEmpire to have tbe power
of difpofmgof their own property, either by
themfeives or their Representatives.
|d. Rtjohed, That the aA of the Brj
ttih Parliament, laying a duty upon Tea a,
landed ia America, payable here* is 1 Tax
whereby the property of Americans it tak
en from them, without their consent;
4»h. Rejelvei, That notwithstanding
the preamble to the Alt, laying adutyup-i
on Teas, aflerta that tha aft ia made sos
the support of govsrnroent, the administra
tion of justice, fee. in America, yet this
is not only ufeneceflary, but hat a tdire&
tendency to fubvast mar confutation, fon
der our affittnhhcs afeiefa, tad the govern
ment arbitrary.
jtfa. Refehed, That every virtuoraa
ana public (puited Freemen ought ftsaddy .
to oppose to tha utmost of hit abtbty, eve
ry artful artack of tha Ministry to enslave
tbe American*. f >
ftth. Rcfotwi, That the power gfo.
entry ParHamtnt to the East-India coops-