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Vol. lII.J
FRIDAY, January y.
B O s: TON. • ‘
Jk - MWw /* TntbaUtn nH ttbtr hbobfrnntf£
f»ws y DoicaiiTll, 7a*wry j 4 *774» 7 **-
THI WO TO N
of this Town, Labourer. porfonally ap-
pared and acknowledged in thia Meeting
MQi $ and fetafafaft the following with hit own
Hand i “I found said Tasos Saturday, on
going round upon the Marthes j brought
off At fam thinking no Harro j rttura-
MI net feme Gentismen belonging to the Caftlt, who
afletd me if 1 had been picking up the Ruinq? I aired them
if there wee any Harm I they fad no except from my Neigh*
boun.—Accordinriy I brought Home the fam, part of
which 1 disposed off, and the Remainder took from me fine*.
EBENEZER WITHJNOTON”.
Rxiolvxb, That hie Conduft therein procccJad from
Inadvertency, and it gives the grtateft to this
Town that he hath been discovered felling fad Tea, other
wise the Conspirators again!! our Righta and Liberties might
have taken Occasion to have insinuated, at then Manner ra,
that the whole of the Tea laid to have been destroyed was
plundered and privately fold contrary to the mot notorious
Fad t And whereas the laid Ebenecer WiAington hath
declared that he hath fold a Part of the Tea which be had
taken up aa before laid to divert Persona,
Rxsoivin, That the laid Perfon* be and art hereby
daft w»d to deliver to theCotnmittee of Conefoondence for thia
Town the Tea Auspurchafed by them of the laid Withing
ton, to the intent that the fame may be totally destroyed ;
and if fad Persona or either of them (hall refute so to do,
they foall be deemed aa Enemies who have joined with the
Tea Configures and other Con«ratort,® promote the use of
the deteffed Ankle, and their Natnes Shall be publicly
ported accordingly, Mid if any Other Person or Persona (hall
have taken up any of the fad Tea, it h expofted that they
deliver the lame aa aforefeid, otherwise their Names Shall
also be publicly eapoftd in the like Manner.
Rxsolvz*, That thia Town, will by all Meara in
their Power, difamotenafae the use of Tea, white it ia fub
jeH to a Doty imposed on it by the British Parliament fSr
the Purpose of railing a Revenue in America without our
Content, and that we will prevent the Importation thereof
tchia Town, so ter as ore may be able so ta do, and that
will not purdste ft any Mimlmm, Btapkaaper or oAer
person, who (hall pradko the felling of Tea, fobjeatoa
Duty to bfort fad any ortt Article of any Kind whatsoever.
Riiolvid, That thia Town on the mod mature De-
Hirtnkion highly approve of the Proceedinga of the People
Who aßetobted in the Old South Meeting Hosafe in Bodna
on the loth of November Uftand Since ; the Endeavour
they than used tn preterva the Property of the
Cmnpany, tnd that it u the Opinion of thiaTown that the
DeStru&ion of the Tea proceeded entirely hum the Obstinacy
of tbb Consignees, and the Coltfbr of the Cuffoma in re
fefing to grant a Clearance, and of the Governor tn rafcfing
to grant a Pals for Mr. Rotch’a Ship. '
A ulae Copy from Dorchester Recorda.
Arrnff. NOAH CLAP, Town-Clcyk.
SATURDAY, January 8.
BOSTON.
Batra* of a htttr shat Naayort, Rtodt-ljlaad, Dm. *5.
m 1 ntoft heart, ly rejoice at the gtarioua stroke given to
tyranny by the noble Bostonians, in the deftru&ion of the
India company’s tea, and can affine yon, if any comes here,
which m doubtful, it will meet with a hauler fete.”
Niw-Yo*«, Dtraabtr 30. The proprietors of die
Sufiraahanna Patent, for lands adjoining to, and claimed by
the proprietors of, Pennsylvania, having, we hear, had the
•pinion of feme of the moA eminent council in England
r early In firroot of their right, the government of Connec
ticut ha* now undertaken to defend it } and have font an
eminent gentleman of the law, who is now at Philadelphia,
on the bwintfc t We hear the Governor of Pennsylvania,
h defn-ous to make it a government artair, but that the as.
fembly considering the matter only as
twaen She pateatten are not inclined to interpose. Webear
that the Connedkut patentees have offered to decide the
right by* trial in any of the coorts in th-colonies, not in
twefted in the difprJW, or in Westminster hail.
Thcreprefaitativa of the counties of Wewcaftk, KeM
and Sudex, OH Defowm, met, in'ArtemHy, on the ajd of
Odober, appointed a committee, to enrrefpond with the
ramndteert appointed by the colonies of Virginia, Rhode-
Ifand, Maflacnufetts-Bay, foe. to acknowledge the receipt
•? their letters, foe. to thank them far their intelligence,
and condud, » approve and Concur in their measures for the
preforvstion of their common rights and liberties, “
O'ba fjjitMaticatif tatadod by rds yariiatuM
“J Grtat-Bratua.”
The committee confift* of five parfan*, vid. Crbr Rod
nW, (Stoker) George Read, Thomas McLean, John
McKinly, and Thoma Robiefim, any three of
whom we mbdifcwow, Who sd*
tMatbtßtftaariy tnSmtbiMtu of tli fact aßs aad
to bity ey died raaiatain a corrofyhohaee, Mdb
kt rthtßiag tbtft iftyaoaaat ctafidMariMU',
«•/» An tbi rtM t Jboai ria* to than btfbrt tbt
They are inttenfied, particularly, wirbmr
tbt tad aatbtrdy ta wM aaa>
ttaffirattd a hurt beid ia Uaxit-Ifiaad, said n
aoA yaartn t» traafytrt ytrftat, atcaM if tffca
ett Natatitttd ia Aiatrica, ta ylatn beyaad tbt stat, ta bt
trird, fit.
We hear from Raway, in New Jersey, that on Christmas
night the 15th instant, two fans of Mr. Smith, of that
pi <c, erne about twenty, tha other thirteen yean of age,
who went to bed in goal heakh,» a litde room where they
uiTudly by, were the next morning both fumd d*»d in their
bed, without the foafr appea-ance of any hfctreeeivad. It
Is svportr J, that ffiey amk with thesMusne live coal* of firs
by wh ch it h fupToWd, they wetv futfixatod. _ •
On Monday but, the Members of St. JOWf*s LODGE
the aaniveriary folihal of their pau«>£iLi:, at
Or, Thomas’s Bolton Journal.
Thursday, January 13, 1774-
brother Hull’a. They were honoured with the enropaay of
the mod worihipfel and werflupfol the D. G. meAny grand
wasdem, tevend other ofltem of the grand lodge, and many
ocher rtfpeiStebte brethren. The day end evening wore
seem with that foeial joy, harmony and order, by whiah the
fraternity are focmmeotiydiltiaguifted.
n * P V B L I C
THE paevalenoe and daily inereate of vice and muno;
rality of <\ery kind among ua, are too evident to «P
cape the notice of the most fuperficial observer, and if not
foeedily checked, will bring upon waa minora train of enb.
—Good men fweteetug the confluence*, have tong trem
bled under fearful apprehenfiona of them, and even uole
who have been aftuated by no higher motive* than a bare
ntgard to Ooftricd r—4 have vrilhed for a reformation i but,
though both are convinced of the neceflity of a reformation,
yet little has been done to promote it.
A number of Genttemen obterving the foccef* attending
the Soeietiea in Boffead and Settle (for the porpoie <>i
creating a fend to enable them to puachefe Bibles, and other
ufefol and relMioua books, and difoofe of them among the
peer) and convinced of the probable Utility of a faniter Mh
ration in thia part of the world, have farmed themfeht* into
a Society for the fame purpose; and. aa they aft from mo
tives truly benevolent and difintereffed, they hope for, and
request the charitable afliftance of the friends of religion and
virtue in the different parts of Aurko.
The plan propoled and adopted by them for the yrt*” t »
fabjeft, however, to such alterations u a inajwity of the
Society Shall hereafter judge better adapted to ™
important purposes of the iafotudon, m contained m the
RuleS tin Amiricam SocigTY
Rinaioua Kmowiioi JM
Psw, m tho BaiTiaa Coion tie.
J. The Society Shall not be limited to any particulas.
number, but any person applying far admifion may he
IL Every person upon hte adnuffion ab a member. Shall
pay Twa.Doiiara and a Hais; and not tefa chan a like fam
on the firft Wednesday in Mty annuity.
ill. There Hull be a general annual meeting of thd So
ciety, hold in the dty of on the fiiff Wednesday
in Maj, to dtroft what particular hooka Shall be odepfed O
difeibutod by them, and to fuch* Other business il
lative thereto, at Should be found neceltary ; and no book
Shall be itewved by the Society, to be difcibuted by Arm,
but by the vote of at leaff two thirds of the members prtfent.
IV. Every member Shall receive hie pcopo.tion of books
according to the fam he fublcribes, at the time of the annual
meeting of the Society ; and diftanr fubfcribere may im
power any member of the Society to receive tbefr bocks as
often as allotted to them, without Bather notice, payirg
their subscription money, %
V. A Chairman, Bomtorf, and Treaforer,Shall be anru-
Schofan by ballot, on the sass Wedbcfday in Mty, and
a Standing Committee to tnulfaft the rttf wy buftnefs
of the Society j which Committee ftaH confit of the
L.nairmany ofxrriiryy and nine memDenp wdo xnsti meec on
the Stiff Tueldays in ¥Anorj, Maj, and Atiiawfoi.
VI, Any member of the Society matt be at liberty to
meet with the flaoding Committee, and when prefrnt. Shall
have an equal vote with either of the other members.
VII. The Secretary Shall keep a fair regifttr of all the pro
ceedings of the Society and their ttaadiag Committee, to be
laid before the Society or their Committee, whenever they
Shall call upon Mm for the fame.
VIH. The Treaforer Shall keep just and clear account*
of ail tHe money which Shall from time to time be MOMVOd
or ifluod by him, which Shall be laid befon the Society or
their Committee, for their infpeftion, when called for.
IX. No money Shall be paid by the Treasurer, except
upon an order iSfeed by the Society Or their Committee, and
attested by the Secretary.
X. Accounts (hall be publifaed once in three years, or
oStener, if thought naccdbry, contaiaing the tamu of the
members, fabfcnpc ns and donations received, the titles,
number, sod amount of the books which have been diftri
bvted, and any accounts which may have been received of
thefaccefa of the charity during the proceeding yean.
Aa soon as then Shall be a Suitable addition to theprvfent
number of members, an advertisement Shall be publilhed, ap
pointing a time and place of meeting for the puipefa of re
viewing. Mid, if netci’ary, correfting the foregoing rules,
chooffag the books to be distributed, and CrtnfoftMg other
buftnefs of the Society. In the mean time, those who are
willing to encourage to ufefol and benevolent a are
defaed to Send their nama, place* of abode, and fabireiption
money to the Rev. Br. RiJrert, and MeSEs. AW and Hs-
in New- Yoric j the Rev. jaam CaUaoM, IBViaM
= P. &>ntb, and Mku BmJmm, Efps. in ElicabeA-Town ;
the Rev. JWw SprMt, and Mefln. tad TbtMat
Brodftrd, ia Philadelphia ; and the Rev. Wdidta. Tnaatt,
and Mr. TboMffro, in Charieftown, South-Carolina ;
the Rev. Jtba Lttbttj, at Boffdh, and the KeV. T/wew
Ailta, at Pitufield, m the Province of MaSfechuretu-Bsy j
the Rev. TtewrE— Idsrardi, at New-Haven, and
Rsrw, Efe; at Litchridd, in Connedicut.
aaranatoaa=s2=s=SKaMßsraranMton*sa>
Fra* tbt SIKTIMtMTAt Macaximx, ftr JtMt 1773.
I Here always had a particular aversion to any deviations
from rechtuoe ia every refpeft. You will, perhaps, el
teem me fcnroufoufly nke, and aSfedctty delicate, when I
tell you that 1 cannot bear excel* nor extravagance in beha
viour, in or in food ; nor yet miftpplkation of words,
vieieM psowsweiation, <• ungrammatical language in coo
vrrfonoa. There fa one thing which gives me a particular
diiguft, which J obfewc many pencnsguilty of; 1 mean the
rfpi ating of aS worth beginning with a vowel, and rejecting
the aspiration tn those which Veg'" ** *• F®'
nunc.alien, even £ *m the nedsreuu* lips of the £>*, is un
g-scrfol. In b'fe* that uwuc ar my acqua nunce, who are
guilty of Au injuSUu .to p or h, may, upon a fair hearing,
to reconciled to bun, 1 have taken tt>e liberty to aecdy to
the world Ae humble petium of injured f.
Tta jatnita ts b, frotttb.
That mans laere*, geadsimn, and ukewus other perfon*
I of different occupationa, trades, AaroAtn md
to whom A used to have frea tpoA, have now etcher totally
forfaken, or aiiociated him with a company offfranpes.wrth
which ha cute a most ridiculoue figure. A to
Ae great mortification of A, waa oteerving the Mber day*
that Hit made a pretty cootraft with the valliee below, that
the safe: were prettily interfpufed agaeng tKb wCods, tad
that Shewa* fond of in the evemagi- W*
i fen bus the adn» ofPostfadbuth, which contain* so many
Ships of war. She it afraid at tbi prtrieMg of a and
yet is conftanthr Shooting Wveewdl fafeeptibte arte. * Ik
the middle of fommarftte drintt lift at Aar HMfa, and dears
WtirMes without receiving any ana from thd»« S’*
am M weather, but likes a *fe*r erv<«. And yet, I wbro
you, foe it a very baotiablt young lady. Sha at fin* dr,
(waet bitt, quick drars, dclkate Wtos, and a gldd Ort.
Tlm clerie of thi* parish, at the eonclufam of evary pmyts,
takes in vton the names ol exalted Uanao. Wtitta th*
cisrpyman dec out, •• afa, dj. Laid God of Aadfadotd
and theeWl proceeds to fay, * ttnto and btanb art feUsAto
AW/, with theft puopte, tefes *ll its borflntft, »d hurt*
tU. This reanindt ax at a cingyman, who haring an im
pediment ia his Speech used to odd on d after an A tad »W
to read, “ O Lord dbaw the King j" and the ettrk, oat ot
‘ complaisance, or through the force of example, went on,
“ tnd mercifully faar ut when we cell upon Are." 1 men
tioff Ait to prove the truth of the proverb, “ that mocking
it catching," and the ridkulooSnelt of fitch pronunciation.
A aaftm afraid, toltb end a/fimfs art and wat a
lady t wish the other night. And, thia morning, meeting a
gentleman lighty drelkd, She observed tn him, Art he wet
■ very batty. In Short poor die so frequently abused by per*
pie of all denominat one, that he fa obliged, in thio public
manner, meft humbly to beg better ufagc far the foturei
and to remind those who Aus wantonly ibjurc him, that
they cannot be happy without him. He hi pee that thia
will be taken proper notice of, which will be deem A a great
favour conferred on Disconsolate H, end
. i . P. L. B.
। in- m t — reemearaaroxnUMte
MONDAY, January io.
BOSTON.
The following ore the proceedings of the town* of Ho*
rcrhiii and Newcaffle in sha province of New-Hampfaire.
HAVERHILL, Ncw-Hampfeire.
A T a mretingof thatohaltamsuf Ae room aflnaee
Folsom, E% cfaofaa Mwterator.
The meeting to take under confrdnrtion the
rife of the pretent general uneefinef* through the continent,
which appeared to them to be feisty ae well ae briefly ftatad
by the honoureblchie Mejefty * Council of Ae province of
the MeSachufrtts-Bav in their late advice to Ae Governor.
It wee then mowed and ruled that a number present draw
vo what thev concieve to be tlx general sense of the mcct
iag upon the matter under eonfidrration, who having con
faftod togetlxr, report, That, (they apprehend) the sense of
this town cannot bs better es pref Jed Aan by sooptmg the ra
iofowoftbc patriotic dtixen* of Philadelphia, which *re m
fol loan, vic.
Rtfrbvd, That of their own property ie the
inherent right nf freemen 5 Ast there ean be r.o property
la that which another can efright, take inrn ua wiAout
our content j Aat the chum of Pariiament to tax Americas
is in other wort*, a daim of right to tevy cootribution* on
as at pteafurt. „ _ *
a. That the dun iaßpcfed by Parliament upon TEA
landed ia Atoerica, jHUu un Ae American*, or levying
contribution* M them slitbout their content.
3. That Ac wrprtfa pwpofe for which Ae tax is levied
on the Americans, namely for the fopport of government,
idminiffiution of justice, and th* defence of hi* Majefiy’s do
nuniorafn America, hds a direst tendency to render tttrn
blia ufelefc, and to introduce arbitrary government and fU-
4. That a virtuous and fftady oppofitian to this ministe
rial plan of governing America, b obfofatety neceSltey to
pttferve even Ae Shadow of liberty, and it is a duty, whkfa
every freemen in Ameriae, owee to hie country, to hunirlf
and to hie posterity. . . - *
5. '1 hat Ae reSWution lately coene into by tha East-
In4i* company, ta fend out their tea to America, fobjeft to
. the payment of duties on it* being landed here, is an open at
tempt to tnforte tlx minifttnai • vW®*
upon Ae liberties of America.
6.a That it fa the duty of every Anwfafl to oppose Am
attempt.
7. That whoever foall direftty or indueftty, countenance
du* attempt, or in my wife aid or sbet in unloading, receiv
ing nr vending the Tea font, or to be Sent out by the East
India Company, white it remain* fabjeft to the payment of
I duty here, ie ms to Me country-
The tfttt having been repeatedly read,
p*oed almeft unanimously.
Further refbived,
That we m« ready on aO neerftay octafions, to nlque our
live* and fortune ia defence of our rights and liberties jn
pmftffmg to have as great a veneration for freedom as any peo-
P*« cm earth. „
Voted, That Ai* town do return their finer re end hearty
thank*, to all the cities, towns and perirow in America, who
have at any time, nobly exerted themselves in thecaufeof
That John Philips, !•*•«> Giddiwge, Eiq;
Col. Nicholas Gilman, Mr. Samuel Brooks and Mr. >-
I'eph Gilman, they or any there of them, be a committee
tocorrefoond mA the committee of Poetfmouth, and any
or ail ether committee* ia the neighbouring governmeuti, »
dry may k - occasion, and that they nufe the proreedmg*
of du* meeting to be publifaed in Ae New-Mampflure Ga
sette aa soon as may be. -
Voted, That dwCoonreitare of wait on
Ae dealers of tea in du. town, and drtire them to defat iron
purcttailng any more teas until Ac duty thereon M
ZEBU LUN GIDDINGE, TowwUwk.
NEWCASTLE, New-Hasnp.Mrc.
AT a meeting of sac Sreeholdres and inhabitants a. the
town of Ncw-Caffie, held at ths mecting-hoUc A«w <»
liwrfiay th* 30th day of December. >77 J" .
'Numb.
Pdoi, Cape John Simpson, Moderator.
FmAL That thia meeting will aft on the Mocter* and
Afags curtained in Aa notification ; taking im» dur nUut
Skrious confideracion the con tuft of the Eaft-indfe company
Is exporting teus fttott Gteet-Btitain, into tevsnd provustos
on this continent, futyefted by aa aft of the I ritiu» i ariia*
ment, to a duty payabk in Ameiica, wluch we apptehcad to
be a violatfon 01 our inherent rights and p.kifegss as Bi
tifh and an evident of dx enemies 01 M
conftitutioh to caflave us.
Tbirdin RM-dii, Tbdt if any person at persona (hall
aid or Jift in landing or vending any teas that foall ba am*
ported hart foteeft to the payment of laid duty, be or tl>ey
dull be deemed Ji enemy to Amcrioa, and shall Be
upon ter W tt perfon* unworthy Ao noble name of froetafeb
Rftqcfisof AeWtifa Impirt.
ad. RMid, That upon the firft information w« MR.
I receive «f feiy of those tea* arriving into tins port, we wdl
I immediateiy acquaint our brethren of Ae town of Btetf-
I nteuth.arxi otfwn ofthe the fa®*
I ThrtfeouMmyofActsmbafent tatM*
port by the fsJLlndfa Comply, dr M ashre perion or
pesftM whomever, white they ntaain feteefa to* dsstyW*
able in the eofossie*, wa will not tent or hire to any of Ao
consignees or faftors, our houfreor warehoofes, or mw other
buildings belonging to ua* foe Ae purpose of (taring USB fa*
td JtE RAM, ThJt we witt oft ta conjunftirot wfahlhe
rest of our brethren, in any fagai msa(urc, to Ae of
our lives and fortune* in this common cause, to prevent too
landing or fcUing ahy tea* that may be fart MM ujf thdlaff*
Indi* company, dr any other person or pesfaM, wMAxvofe
Hable to the payment of tte* taspofodhy A* Mtifa pare
liament. . • ‘ >
,A. RifM, That if any merchant w mmhanteof
thia government fhaH import or caufc co bn imported asp
Tea* from Gre.t-Britain In to Ait province, white *l*™
of (aid leas are to be paid in tha colonies, hoar Asy mail b*
looked upon by us a* an enemy sr enemies »W
wealth, *nd We will tava no srromasra er damage «4A
him or Acid.
6 th. That thfa town fa refam their thanks to
their brethren As Mtifa ententes, far Acte fafa
and spirited nfolvts, to maintain Afar rights to nm and
free-bortt BiitiAi
ar any Arre us them be a committee to currefproid wtA our
brethren ofthe neighbouring »*«. *d »• ««W *
the proreodiare A Am msntint to the cummatte* A amA
proceeding* A this Matting fa
publilhed.
Fsrirf, Thtt thi* meeting b» dlFhred, toad it fa ecoard*
jngly diflbived. . JONH SiMPbON, Modtretoe.
Prttftfibn tfth dan f Rbditj.
AT a meeting of the mehoidess and Miser inhatetaM) A
tha town ft Riratey, duty quAfied and legally warned, held
December As J sth day, 177 J- After rewlinc and mature*
ty considering Ae late txahU&ons, and NfcittmM of Ad
town of Burton Ad foflx others in coryunftkm WiA them |
it wssunan moufly votad, shat the fottowtag tettrn be fem to
the committee of torretpancterKe fin the town of Befam, fa
Ae clerk of Ae town ft Rowley, aa containing lixir fah
A Ae fixation of afhin in the American cokmm.
Gentlemen, We can’t bM l««k upon the nrefent pdhnd
of our publkk affun, to be very alarming anderjtfcal. Wt
are perfasded Aat the ttefign of the EafLlndte Company, ifa
fending their mas tu America to th* peynett ftff
duty here, by virtue of an aft of the Britifa parliament, fa
to mfont the minifterid elan rfgtfteming it, and to drew
from the Americans an implicit acknowtodgmett ft An
authority of that parliament, to iinpafe • tm upon threat
without their content y and that a deterauned and rteadp
oppofttioo unto their design, is th* duty ft every Amsacax
firemifu
We patefaßy acknowledge Ae vtejlanre end tareftoo*
brethren and friend, in Bolton and accent towns,jawtefo
not only in giving us nrlynotin of “*
an impendent over our cred fate ; but also m making An
most vitotous attempts to wasd them off from it*
THOMAS MIGHILL, Town-Clerk* I
Left week a bared of Pohre ua which was attampted to,
be smuggled into Jorceof the country towra, was
Mad flopped at Charieftown, soon after it oofM tha fouya
and the whole contentaeatiptifttiito the tew.
Yeffeday the (hip Dartmouth, Cant. Hall, failed for
London ; in whom went palfengefs, Mn Fsanas RotA,
Mr. Wriliam Tume* Mr. James Hendwfen, Mr. Dsvaft
Black, Mr. John Dean Whitworth, and Mn GmsrM
Wilson.
Baltimosk, (MnylaoJ) fcc*Mafar it*
A acntlrman just cume to town from F .fton, afturt* Mr
That the Ertl-Indi* Company’s Tre, lately axmd at that
place, in several fl»ip*, from London, for the ptapeft ft MM
Orrin, and empoverifhing, if rat poifomng, the peupte, waa
.11 tent (wk to the propnetoss, oonsosmaH* tn rhe noble and |
(piticed resolved of A* breve inhabitant* of Ae town of K
Eufton—and, it ia hoped on A wi'tesjf” I
England, Aat the owoen will let up tod North, and taw
minifterisi brethren, in Ae grocery bftineft—far tho’
late mwxrutere* have proved them to be totally unfit tu I
manage the concerns of a great nation, yM, coetetnpLL.e aa B
their latent* are, they may, polfibly, be able to find wt wayt ■
and means to barter away, or somehow dispose ft that UM* W
merchantabte wtide, (like Mr. Grcnvde’i ftMM*>) nfa f
wiAffaading Ae Americans ftznrtcd itaa«n unCenfl tuuon* J
drum aod may refofe dealing with them. I
A letter from Boftun mentions, That aoeo vrteren Sons J
of Liberty were enrolled, in Art town, fa; the purpole a n
the detested Tea, ia case any meafare. were tA< H
to 'and it- This Mfartft they themfifoes to «e ri
o.te, or paiih in the rtumg*.
Another letter trim Bmoa, fa/A “That
bi-ats men as any in Britain, would have enfarud the refolvej®
A that town, refpftting the to, h.d Ac « r nare ft AmV
I'juntruvquuad Aeir aid. ■