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Or, Thomas’s Bolton Journal.
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial Paper :—Open to all Parties, but Influenced by None.
‘DO thou Great LIBERTY inspire cur Souls, —And make cur Lives in thy Pofleffion happy,—Or, our Deaths glorious in thy just Defence.
Vol. IV.]
This Day was published,
[Embelliibed, with elegant Engravings, I. The Bust of
Mr. Samuel Adams. 11. The Hills-Tops : A new
Hunting Seng, set to Mufic,withaßeprefentarionof the
Death of the Stag,]
NUMBER IV. of
THE ROYAL
American Magazine,
Or Universal
Repository of Inftrudtion and Amusement.
For APRIL, 1774.
CONTAINING,
Description of April——On Ingratitude. An Eflay— ■
On tlse Obscurity of Dead Language, and the Sufficiency of
the English Writings to establish a Ciafs equal to the An
cients——Answer to the Geneological Problem in No. IL
—Reconciliation of some Paflages of Scripture requoiled
—— Eflay on Fevers——On the Education of the Fair
( Sex— —A real Changer—Why a Gardener is the most
extraordinary Man in the World- Epitome of Captain
Wallis’s Voyage round the World, concluded ■ —On the
Cultivation of Madder- The Fortune Hunter, continued
.-■■■-Anfwer to the Post Diluvian, in No. II -Thoughts
on the Culture of Silk Spring The Direftory of
Love — Answers to the questions in No. 11. &c.——
Mathematicalobfervations Poetical Essays- —
The Hills-Tops. A new Hunting Song—Female Advice
•—The Wilh —On Happiness——The Lilly’s Triumph
1 To a young Gentlemen—Plalm cxxxix—A
Rebus -—The Travellers —Stanzas to Patience
The Afcention—Night. A Poem —A Mother to a
young Child——The dying Husband to his Wife —
Verses to the Editot— Historical Chronicle.
—" ■ General History of Amcrica —European and Do
mcltic Intelligence—Marriages and Deaths ■■—Meteo
rological Observations on the Weather ■■ Governor
Hutchinson’s History, &c.
JEREMIAH ALLEN
INFORMS his Friends apd the Public, that he
received by the Dolphin, Capt. Scott, a frelh Afiort
ment of Hard Ware GOODS} allo a few Pair of aval
and other genteel Looking Glades in the. newest Taste,
fwhkn he is determined to MLat \'C7..iTV J r 1 ' ,
CYRUS BALDWIN
HEREBY informs his Corners and others, that
he purpofe* to embark for London early next Fall;
and that he is now felling off his Stock in Trade, confuting
of a iargt and valuable Aflbrtment of Englifli, India and
Scotch OG O DS I very cheap for Caih, at his Store in
Comhill, near the State Houfc, Boston.
Among tuM> are,
A large Aflbrtment of fuperfine, middling
and low priced Broad Cloths, with Trimmings, German
Serges, Wiltons, Jeans, Fustians, Cotton Velvets, Hair and
Wanted Plufhcs, Furniture and other Calicoes, Furniture
Checks, Irilh Linnens, Cambricks, Lawns, Thick Mullin,
Book ditto, Silks for Ladies Gowns of various Sorts and
Colours, feme of them at the sterling Cost ; a beautiful
Aifortment of Ribbons, Quality and Shoe Bindings, Gar
tering!, Tapes ; a fine Affortmcnt of Silk, Thread, Worded
and Cotton Hosiery j Carpets and Carpeting, 'Lo king
Glades, with a Tboufand other Articles, not here mentioned.
Very neat fu perfine Chip Hats at the Sterling Cofl.
Those who have the Calh to pay, will molt furcly
find *t for their Advantage to apply to laid Baldwin—
He eameftly requelb all Persons that are indebted to him
on Note or Book, to make speedy Payment.
A Boarding School for young Ladies,
after tire most approved English Method will be
opened from this Time forth by
ELEANOR DRUITT,
In Hanover-Street, near Concert-Hall.
Tlie Ladies, Hides being tenderly and carefully looked
after, and inftruQed in every Part of their Behaviour, are
taught Engiifli and French grammatically, all Sorts of
Needle-Work, plain and ifi Colours, Tambour, Grotto,
Bade, Bugle, and Paper-Works.
Her Tarms will be the most moderate ’and such as to
convince the Enquirers they are reasonable indeed.
Those who shall be pteafed to intruft her with the
Care of their Children, may rely that the Attainment of
thole defirabie Ends, Ihall ever engage her aflidious Attention.
Epistolary Correi’pondenee. Writing and Arithmetic in
the most concise Manner, taught by
JOHN DRUITT.
Recreation and Excrcife as contributing to the Health and
Vigour both of Mind and Body, go Hand In Hand with a
Variety of Employment*. The Fault* and DcfeGs of
young Perlons are fought to be retfdxd by Persuasion,
mild and gentle Usage, Encouragements and Rewards,
rather than severe Treatment, axespt when the Uttar is
absolutely uecerfery.
The Day School as ufuaL
TH I S is notify the Creditors of Isaac
Wincmistix, ba of BrookEas, Gentleman,
arceafed, who have not received the refpefiive Dues from
die Diate of the above Decca led, are desired to meet at Mr.
Moa ton, at the Sign of the White Horse, South-End,
Boftna, on Thursday the if th Day of May instant at Three
©’Clock in the Afternoon, and they may hear of fomethmg,
to their Advantage.
• To be Sold at PUBLIC VENDUE,
On T iefday the Seventeenth Day of May Instant, •
SE V E N-E I G H T S of the Schooner
ABIGAIL with her laying
at Mr. David SrxAa’s Wharf j ilfoa Quantity «fI four,
Rys ar.d Middlings, being Pirt of the Efts': ©rCaptam
Same itL Snow, late of Ec.Kn, Marine*, dreeafed,Tntef
tnte. The Safe to brines Elf. tn c’CLck bejoaocon* on
toad ’rd Stotter.
THURSDAY, May 19, 1774-
For LONDON,
The Ship LONDON,
XlßdEfc' ’ Rohrt Calef, Master,
Now st t^e bong Wharf,
Will fail with all Expedition.
For Freight or Paflage apply to Pete r
Hughes, at his Store in King-Street,
Wh er e there is to be Sold,
Englilh, Russia and Raveiis DUCK,
Pickles in Hampers and Cases, Checfliire Cheese, Loaf
Sugar, Chip Hats. April 30, 1774.
For L O N D 0 N,
1 . The Bng LEOPARD.
Benjamin Gorham, Mailer,
XMlrp Laying at H a ncock’s Wharf
Has very genteel Accommodations,
Aud will fail with all polfible Dispatch,
P arti being already
engaged—For Freight or Pafl.<ge afsply
Jonathan Williams, iun, in
Ann-Street.
As (aid WuttAMi propofol to embark in the
above VeflM, he earnestly requeth those Gentlemen who
are indebted to him, to make immediate Payment.
r For S ALE, -
A SCHOONER,
JHA Burthen 80 Tons,
-/vhl mOw High Deck, a prime Sailor,
and well found*
„ She will be Sold onre'fonable Terms.
Enquire of the Printer.
W A N T E D<
-X. To Charter immediately,
wkS,? a sloop,
mH° *>
SCHOONER,
From qc to 120 foot Burthen.
Enquire of th* Princen
■CSS'-SSt—JM**, Apt 1774-
— - — . j —* $
T» U> t P IT B S- It. —
WHEREAS an A& was made by the
Great and General AflemNy of this Province, to
prohibit the Exportation of Rsw Hhies, Upper-Leather, dec
to be shipped to any Port out of this Province, except to
Great-Britain ; and as the frequ*nt fhippin| out or this
Province, Upper-Leather and Tanned Calvc-Skins, to other f
Places, hath been much to the Damage of flu* Province,
not only by Reason of the Prioc being enhanced to a very
high Rate, but a very great Scarcity occasioned by fending
offthechoiceft of laid Upper Leather, and all the wortt
refervbd to be ma ufaftured at Home. This is therefore
to acquaint ail Persons, who fliall hereafter presume to foip
off Upper-Leather ; and all Maflers of who fliall
receive such Leather on board for any Port, except as afore
faid, fliall be prolccuted according to Law.
Btfton, May, 1774-
This day publi/hed, (price four toppers)
And Sold next the Cornfield, Union-Street,
Near the Market, Boston,
TH E Life, last words and dying cen
feflion of Daniel Wilson, who was executed
at Providence, Rhodc-lfland, April 24th 17 74, for com
mitting a rape.—
_ —. - - -- - - — "' ■'
AW OMA N, that can be well re
commended, with a young Breift of Milk, would
be glad to go into any Gentleman’s Family to fucklc.
Enquire of the Printer.
Te he SOLD,
A SCHOONER ninety tons burdens <
lyingat David Seear’s wharf.
FIFTY DOLLARS Reward.
LAST Night the Dwelling House of
the Subscriber was ‘broke open, and from thence
were taken the following articles, viz. one pah offilvcr
chaffing dilhe: j one pa*- «• Lutfer cups j rasu fiJvcj un ;
two large fowp Ipoons j one pepper box; fix large tabic
spoons j fix tea ditto and a ftrainei, marked E. D. maker’*
name D. Henchman, all except the ipoons, which have a
hand for a cred 5 a filvej tea pot j one ditto sugar difli j a
boat fwteafpoons } one pair of tea tongs J five tea fpoona
and a cream cup ; two porrinaets and two felt -cellars, ail
marked E. S. one silver tarJcard without a lid, marked
S. D.
I. S. one silver can marked L*E. an old fafluooed pep-
D.
per box, marked A. E. fix large table spoons, marked E.
S. one filter falter, no mark upon it, the foot refemblmg
the mouth of a tunnel ; silver tankard maked A. B. one
silver Porringer without any mark ; three table fpoenn
» *•
marked A. B. one old spoon marked I. S. four tea fooonb
no Mark ; one pair tea tongs ; maker’s name of tfiefc not
D. Henchman j 1 Hurd, feme of them, and fame B. W.
with ocher 'jhaM articles. .
Whoever will take up the thief or thieves, so a* he or they
may be brought to justice, anti the plat e recovered, ftull be
paid the above reward, and a reafooable reward fat my part
of the pb:e, u) proportion*to its vahre, per me.
Fair/M, Combat,. 'J NASPIC* Bc*>.
' Marr b IJ, 1774.
N. I}. If any of the ab6ve -late AoulJ be difeo vexed in
Doflcn, plea fc to give notice to John Rxxock, Efji and an
adeyuau reward flail be given.
TO BE S O L*D by
ROBERT RUGGLES,
At his ' in Com.uil, .< little tthe Nuitlnvaid us the
Town Pump, Boston, a large Ailbrtmcnt of
Englilh and India GOODS,
By Whoieiase or Retail, extiemelv cheap for Calh only.
Among wbicb an tbt follow mg A-ticks, viz.
ST R 1 PT, cnangcable, Chevauxdefnfe,
plain and brocaded half GimpandGarlandTrimming,
ell and 3-4 Lutcftringa, Wax Necklaces and Earings,
Ducapes and Padufoys, Blue, white, pink and black
Mohair Grog rams, Hats for Women,
Cumlon and blue Cordefoy, A Very large Ailbrtmcnt of
Blue, white, green and pink Mens, Womens, Youtha
Sarlnets, and Girls glared and un-
Scariet, crimson, white, blue, glazed Gloves and Mitts,
pink,green,drabandblack, Galloo.n and Straping,
plain, spotted and Ipriged Stay Cord and Braid,
half ell and 3-4 Sattins Buckrams,
of all Prices, Yellow Holland,
Rich rose, crimson and green Brown ditto,
Engiith Damasks, 3-4, 7-8 and yard-wide Irifli
Blue and white India >litto, Linnens,
Blue, green, changeable and Sheeting Holland,
diab India Taftaties, Table Cloths,
Black Engliih ditto, Napkining Damalkus,
Figured Mode for Capuchines, Diapers and Huckabttck,
of most Colours, Women* and Childrens pack
Half yard, 3-4 and yard wide Thread Stays*
black Allamode, Blue, pink, green and white
MiiTmett* and Gruetts, Womens loom-quilted silk
Broglioes and Sattineu, Petticoats,
Black and Lead-colour Bom- White Quilting,
bazeens, Gold and Silver spangled
Black double Allopeens, Buttons,
Dorfetteen*, Crapes and Gold and Silver Vellum,
Poplins, Gold Pruflian Coat Binding,
Bengalis, Mccklingburgh ditto,
Warded Grograms, Gold Braid,
Cambiets and Camhlttoeas, Gold and Silver Thread,
Drawbeys and Everlastings, SilkTwid and Silk and Hair;
Calicoe* and Chints, Velvet Collars,
Sagalilies and Duroys, Tortoiftiell Combs with and
I Fuftian* and learn, without Stone*.
[ , Superfine, middling and low
Dm,. • -4 Price Cktht
Men; Waiftcoat*, Fwdt Cloth,
FiguAjd Silk Wwiltwii Pat- Crnina Serges,
' terns, Half Thicks,
Biack Silk Breeches Patterns, Ratteens,
Black, blue and cloth coloured Deaver Coating,
Worlttd Breeches Patterns, Daffils,
Mens Silk Hose, Baizes,
Mens and Womens Thread, Velvets,
Cotton and Worded Hose, Stript Swanlkin*,
Childrens ditto all Sorts, Oanabrigs,
Womens black, white and Shalloon and Tammies of
buff coloured Silk Gloves, most Colours,
Mens black ditto, Calamancoes,
Silk Mitre, all Colours, Best black plain Russell,
A neat Aflbrtment of plain, j-4,7-8 and yard wide Checks,
spotted, figure I and fpriged Mettle Buttons of all Sorts,
Guazes of all Prices, Crewels and Canvas,
Best Tambour Muffin, Pins and Needles,
Stript, fpriged and checked Threads and Tapes,
Muffins, Sewing Silks of all Colours,
Yaid and fix-quertcre wide Cambr'ieks and Lawns,
plain Muffins, Ixing Lawn,
Brocaded and Sattin Shoes Silk andLinenHandkerchieft,
and Clogs, Knives and Forks,
Englifti and Lynn made Ruf- Pen Knives,
fell and Callimanco Shoes, Razors,
Childreiu ditto. Buckles,
A neat Aflbrtment of Bru ’dls Pepper,
and other Thread Laces, Cinnamon,
from 9L to 3s. qd. old Cloves,
Tenor per Yard, Mace,
Blond Laces, And a Variety of other
Black Bone Laces, all Prices, Articles.
fFefiborougb, March 29, 1774.
RA N away from the Subscriber on
Sunday last, an apprentice lad named JOHN
WRIGHT, about twenty years of age, dark complexi
on, short black hair, about five feet fix inches in height,
thick and weJ 1 set. Carried off with him two suit. of
cloaths the coat and jacket of one suit of a radiih colour,
the other a blue coat and stripped cotton jacket, two pair of
yellow leather breeches, one sheep and the other buck ikin,
two flripped tow (hirts and three cotton and linen ditto
•ne new beaver hat, and other much more, three pair of
(hoes, one pair of which were new, five or fa pair of flock,
ingi; with one pair of long and [air of fhoH trow
fer»—Said Wright is by trade a Blacksmith.
Whoever will take up laid apprentice and secure him, so
that I may have him again, orbring him to me, Hull have
FOUR DOLLARS reward, and all necefliry charj.es
paid by JAMES GODFREY.
N. B. All maflers of vefiels and others are hereby cau
tioned agairdl harbouring concealing, or carrying off laid
apprentice, as they would avoid the penalty of the law.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. Thomas,
WE are told that the Htatbtn rage against
the Americans with great rancour,
and that the modern Egyptians threaten us
with deftruAion breaufe we will not be thaif
jlaves —However, I believe they wiH be drtnvx
td in tbt ndjea, and be another-rndnuroent of
divine vengeance. We cooteo 1 only for tlir
rights of nature and the gif-s of God, they
contend for cur rights and to br our matters ;
we aim to maiotain a brotherly equality, to
[Numb. 172.
preserve the liberties and promote the welfare
of mankind, they aim at uoipoiic rule over us
and to make us aud our hard-earned property
the inltrumenu of thtlr abominable pride and
luxury j in Oiort, our canfe is noble and an
honour to human nature, theirs is a dilgracc
to rational creatures, tending to the dilhonour
of God, and to the ddiruttton of mankind
as it is aggravated wickedncii for them to rob
us of oar rights, so it will be the highest virtue
and magnanimity in us to defend t toic lacred
liberties which were the price of our venerable
Fathers blood.—Wc have all the great motives
for a firm stand against our enciniCi that ver
animated good men in a good cauie, and nave
great confidence that while we ate Juggling
to preserve the gifts of God, he 'nvill tread
down our enemies for its, and caufc us tv rejoice
in his ialvation.
My brave countrymen, let us not tall out by
the way, but unite as one-man, Hand firm as
die hills and invincible as a wall of bmfs, o«r
incereit is one, and we fliall Hand cr fall toge
ther. Li t not death itfelf intimidate us, even
his afped is mild compared to beUift tyramty.
This weighty consideration is in our favour,
none but the vileil and moil sordid wretches in
the world will aflift in such infernal robbery,
as that of depriving a free and brave people of
their liberties.
Americans, you are now millions firing,
your numbers increafc some thoufand* every
week, your country is the greatest and bdl in
the lour quarters of the world, and if you play
the men well for the cities of your God, ’tis
iinpofliblc that you ihould ever be overcome by
the hated of tha earth. Go forth in
tne name of the Gou of the armies oj Ifrad,
aud he v .u you lucccis.
A Chrisxian.
—— I
Far the M Aa SACHU SETTS SPY.”
Mr. Tmumas,
IB E G leave through the channel of your paper to by
a lew f*U» beiwe the impartial .dative to Mr
Benjamin Hall, Sva of the late Hugh 1 1 jl, Otccek i,
who, in hit last will and testament, ■ bought pr >uer to make
handsome provifib. for hit Son Benjaruin, allowing hm. die
rents of IcvCral houfot in Boston, likcwife ibme land* in
Methuen in the county of Eflex, belidea other valuable-., such
v plate, a gold watch, See. during the laid Benjamin\ natural
life j and in tale he married and had offspring, t >cn said
efhte to defeend unto them, ta«ir heirt forever ; if no oft
foring, then at said Bcnjamin'a death to defeend unto La
father's grand children. Sometime ago Mr. B<. y amin
Hall paid hit iddrefle; to a sober, prudent, virtuooc young
woman, though poor, and after a wiiiic'; courftup, in a
legal manner, applied to bepublilhed at church, not imagin
ing any one lud a right to oppufe him a* his father had left
him entirely to ait tor himfclf; but right or no right, oppof-t
ed he was and the bands forbid, but no fufficient reaio i given.
As Mr. Hall then boarded at a gentleman's house m
Medfield, orders were given that he fliould be ftriftly watched,
and seldom allowed to come and fee hit friends, but latterly
deprived of it entirely, and kept a prisoner. Application
was made to the grntlrmeu fdeftincn of the town of Med
field, desiring they would render laid Hail non compos,
which was done without any examination, and he almolt a
stranger in the place. But no application made to the gen
tlemen fcle&men of the town where Mr. Hall was born and
educated, well knowing that would not answer the bale delign.
Upon this a guardian was appointed for Mr. IIJ! in Refton,
and he a deputy in Medfield. But however vigilant tud
cautious his guardians were, nevertheiafs Mr. Hall got
away from them went into HampflJre government, and
was married, afterwards came to Bufton, having tarried a
few days with his wife's relations, in a genteel manner
he waited upon his guardian, and informed him lie was
married, and begged be would supply him with something
for prefers lubfiltence ; but all the answer that could be
obtained was, be Ihould (meaning his guardian) take no
notice of him. Thus reduced to a state but little better
than begjny, whiift the plenty provided for him and hi*
family by his father j* unjustly kept from him.
Now let equity and Justice plead his cauie a* his father
thought proper to make provision for his son, his wife, and
children, in case he married, and had any, 1 would a'k who
his a right to deprive him of it. But truly because nature
has act been so bountiful towards him as some of her font,
be b therefore U> be fbut out from the common Hefting* of
life, and deprived of that incftimable treafore, Li bi a t v.
And tn whatever calumnious light die late author in
Millsacd Hicks's Paper would represent the affair toufe hia
own malevolent language that one Bea Hall and bis pre
tended wife had by the instigation of some ill minded pw son
been seduced to marry with a view 10 get what wm left him
by bis father ; flbnda he be brought to the tell m doubt
would be pczzleJ to prove it. But let any one be at tire
pains to exa&.re into she toodnfet of Mr. Haffa affair, and
it will be no gieat difficulty to dif.em who wanted to get
what wure t Ma, nod prevent him from .baring a pan of
that L.ppincu which Heaven ordained, snd hu father p.o
vidert tor, by tedi g him they ihould not live together, and
dot he fluuH be put into goal, aad the in the wotkl oufe.
Bugueais to frighten chiknm ' Map ihort, and kt what is
, pad be buried us ofiii-ion, ami such arbitrary clandelisM
conduct no n’ote appear in Aciuifiiaa land tenowired through
the weak for Lu pn*>>egen I
e. QU IT Y and JUSTICE. I