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FPOL Ty CORNER
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FROM NorTH, tho’ flormy winds may
| - (blow)
To blaf fair Freedom, fragrant flower,
And urge the seas to overflow
Tbe banks, that (bield it from their power:
Yet, planted bere by GOD’s own band,
Be not, dear fugitive, difmay’d,
The winds fball cease at bis command,
Tbe sea’s proud waves fball [oon be fiay’ d.
AMERICAN UNITED COLONIES,
In CONGRESS, May 15, 1770.
WHEREAS his Britannic Majefly, in
conjunction with the Lords and Co
mmons of Great-Britain, has by a late att of
parliament excluded the inhabitantsof these
unitad colonies from the proteétion of his
crown—And whereas no answer whatever,
to the humble petition of the colonies for re
dress of grievances and reconciliation with
Great-Britain, has been, or is likely to be
given, but the whole force of that kingdom,
aided by foreign mercenaries, is to be exert
ed for the deftruétion of the good people of
these colonies.——And whereas it zppears
absolutely irreconcilable to reason and good
conicience, for the people of these colonies
Now to take the oaths and affirmations ne
ceflary for the support of any government
under the crown of Great- Britain ; and it is
neceflary that the exercise of every kind of
authority under the {aid crown should be to
tally {uppreffed, and all the powers of go
vernmen: exerted under the authority of the
people of the colonics for the preservation
of internal peace, virtue and good order, as
well as for the defence of our lives, liberties
and properties, against the hostile invasions,
and cruel depredations of our enemies.
Theretore resolved, That it be recom
mended to the refpeétive assemblies and con
ventions of the united colonies, where no
government fuflicient to the exigencies of
their affaire has been hitherto eftablithed, to
adopt such government as thall in the opini
on of the representatives of the people, best
conduce to the happiness and {afety of their
constituents in particular, and America in
general, By order of the Congress,
JOHN HANCOCK, President.
From the Parliamentary Register, N© XIV,
Part of Governor JOHNSTONE's Specch in
Parliament.
“I’E 10 a 2 mind who loves to contemplate
the glorious spirit of freedom, no
spectacle can be more affetting than the ac
tion at Bunker’s Hill. To fee an irregular
peasantry, commanded by a physician, infe
rior in number, opposed by every circum
stance of cannon and bombs that could ter
rify timid minds, calmly waiting the attack
of the gallant HowE, leading on the best
troops in the world, with an excellent train
© of artillery, and twice repuliing those very
troops who had often chafed the chosen bat
talions of France, and at last retreating for
want of ammunition, but in so respectable a
manner, that they were not even pursued.
Who can refle on such scenes, and not a
dore the confiitution of government which
could breed such men ! Who will not pause
and examine, before he destroys infiitutions
that have reared such elevated spirits ! Who
3e there that can dismiss all doubts on the
suftice of a cause which can inspire such con
icious re@itude ? The condutt of the people
of New-England, for wiidom,courage, tem
perance, fortitude,and all those qualities that
cancommandthe admiration of noble'minds,
je not furpafled in the history of any nation
under the fun.”
s ALRETTITR S G P e
R ET WY O RK, My
A lstter from St. Euftatia, dated the loth
April, fays, a veficl arrived there from
_AVhite-Haven, that {poke with Sir Peter
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carried on -/ith care and fidelity. |
Parker, who came out with a fleet of g 3
fail, bound to America : He had only with
him at that time 14 fail, having parted with
the rett in a hard gale of'wind.
By an express from Lewis Town we have
an account, that the privateer Congress fit
ted out of this port, had taken and sent into
Sinepuxent, a {chooner from Pensacola, load
ed with flour and lumber, and about 200
half-joes. When the Congress dispatched
the ichooner, it is {aid the was in chafe of
two thips,
On the 14th instant, an express arrived at
Philadelphia, with an account of the arrival
of fix tran{ports with troops from England,
at Cape Fear in North-Carolina. ,
On Friday information was given to our
Congress, that {fome men on Long-Island
were counterfeiting Continental money, also
MafTachufetts, Conneéticut, and New- York
currency ; a party of minute-men were or
dered out the fame day in {fearch of them ;
they were all taken with what cath they had
struck off ; likewise their press, tools, &c.
They were yesterday brought to town, and
committed to goal.
Thurf{day last 24 Indians, the Chiefs of se
veral Indian nations, arrived here from Al
bany : We hear they are to set out for Phi
ladelphia in a few days, in order to wait on
the Honorable the Continental Congress.
April 4. The following odd affair happen’d
at Stratford the loth of Macch last : A child
of Mr, Edwards, of that place, was baptized
by the Rev. Mr. === of Norwalk, and
named Thomas Gage:— This alarmed the
neighbourhood ; and on the 13th, 170 young
ladies formed themielves into a battalion,and
with solemn ceremony appointed a general
and other officers to lead them on; then the
petticoat army marched in the greatest good
order to pay their compliments to Thomas
Gage, and present his mother (the nymphs
ought to have deferred this part of the busi
ness a few days,fays our correipondent) with
a suit of tar and feathers ; but Thomas’s fire
having intelligence of their expedition, vi ¢t
armis, kept them from entering his house, so
that the temale soldiers returned to head
quarters without effeting what they intend
ed, and disbanded themielves.
As the public were a few days since infor
med of the honor done to General Gage, by
naming a child after him, it may not be a
miss to let it be known, that Lord Dunmere
also comes in for his share in the fame way.
On Monday the Bth instant, a lusty likely
Negro Wench was delivered of a male child,
who, in memory of a notable negro Chief,
is named DUNMORE. /)
Hail ! doughty Ethiopean chief !
T lu ignominious negro-thief !
This Black fball prop thy finking name,
And damn thee to perpetual fame.
[ Query, Is not this, tho’ an act of justice
to Dunmore, cruelty to the innocent negro. ]
Extrait of a letier from Fairfield, May 13.
« More Tory business—Last Sunday Capt.
Harding, in the brig Defence, had the hap
piness of taking a number of Tories who
were croffling over to Long Island, on some
of their pious errands, I suppose, among
whom was one M’Neal, a wretch you have
often seen up town. He generally wore a
white hat, and blue silk jacket, im exchange
for which I hope they will give a coat of
mail 5 that is, one of lime and stone.
¢ [t is said there were a number of letters
found on them, giving an account of their
diabolical schemes, together with the names
of several of their associates. In conse
quence of which, a number of gentlemen
resolved to break up the den, and set off to
Ridgefield ; among whom was that bold
asserter of his country’s cause, Major Di
mon, who, I have this moment heard, had
like to have loft his life, in reposing too
much confidence in one of the villains. It
{eems he was very aflive in taking one Ly
ons, who after he had surrendered, invited
him in, where he had 4 number of his bfa
ther murderers concealed, that fell on him
and would have put an end to his life, had
not some of his friends very providentiaily
come to his affitance. The Major, [am
told, is much wounded in the head ; but i}
had resolution to go in quelt of the others,
you shall hear farther in my next.”
ON the Memorial and Petition of JOHN
MURRAY, in behalf of the Town of
Boothbay, humbly shewing, ¢ That from a
thorough examination of the claimsof said
perions, and of the difficulties under which
many of the inhabitants have held their pof
{eflicns for forty-feven years, the Hon. Court
will {ee fuflicient cause to support the inhabi
tants in the rights they have so dearly ac
quired ; and therefore pray yovtr wife con
sideration of the case, and that an a& may
pass the Hon. Court, for quieting the inhab
itants in the pofleflion of their lands.”-----
In the House of Representatives, March
28th, 1776.
READ and ordered, That the petitioner
publish in the Watertown, Cambridge
and Portsmouth news-papers three weeks
fuccetlively, as focon as may be, that part of
his petition (praying for an A& of this Court
for quieting the inhabitantsin the plantation
of Esothbay in the poffeflion of their lands)
also an attested copy of this order : That
all persons claiming lands there,may have an
opportunity to thew cause (if any they have)
on the second Wednesday of «he feflion of
this Court in May next, why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted,
Sent up for concurrence,
WiLLIAM COOPER, Speaker Pro. Tem,
In Council, March 28th, 1776. Read and
concurred.
FOHN LOWELL, Dep. Sec’ry Pro. Tem.,
A true copy. Attest. TOHN LOWELL,
Dep. Sec’ry Pro. Tem. I—3
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A Quantity of good FRENCH INDI
GO——By JOSEPH BASS, at his
thop in Port{mouth. 13
L OUND a pair of SADDLE-BAGS ; the
}* owner may have them, by applying to
the printer and paying for advertizing and
describing the contents. I—3
WENT a drift one day last
week on flood tide (fypm the wharf of Geo,
Boyd Esq;) a fifteen feet MOSES-BOAT,
marked G. B. in several places, with mark
ing irons.——— Whoever hath taken up
said boat, and will bring her, or leave in
formation at said Boyd’s where she may
be found, shall receive SIX SHILLINGS
reward.
Portsmouth May 28th, 1746. 24
T B SO LE BY
JOSHUA WENTWORTH.
MOILASSES by the Hogshead—STEEL
the manufalture of New England, (very
little inferior to German,) by the pound or
hundred, at eighteen pence per. pound——
NAIL RODS suitable for making 10d,
20d, and DECK NAILS. 2
ALL persons that have any demands
agaivft the cftate of JONATHAN
GOSS, late of Rye, yeoman deceased, are
hereby desired to bring in the fame well at
tested to me the subscriber, executor of the
Jaft will of the deceased, in order for pay
ment—and all thdt are indebted to the said
estate are desired to make {peedy payment,
2 4 MERIFIED BERRY:
Rye, May 27th,i 1798,