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HARTFORD, June 19.
Vfe hear from Philadelphia, that a jew days since a
Ship arrived there from London, in which Major Shrene
was a Pajjetiger, having on beard 70 Chefs of Eire
Arms which were taken into Cifody of th; Citizens.
Ibis Vessel w&s bound to Quebec, but meeting with fame
In this Exigency of complicated Calamities, I a
vail myfelf of the last Effort within the Bounds of
my Duty, to spare the Effufion of Blood ; to offer,
and I do hereby in his Majesty's Name, offer and
promise, his melt gracious Pardon to all Perlons who
shall forthwith lay down their Arms, and return to
the Duties of peaceable Subjects, excepting only
from the Benefit of such Pardon Samuel Adams and
John Hancock, whose Offences are of too flagitious a
Nature to admit of any other Consideration than
that of condign Punishment.
And to the End that no Person within the Li
mits of this proffered Mercy, may plead Ignorance
of the Consequences of refufing it, I by these Pre
sents proclaim not only the Persons above named
and excepted, butalfo all their Adherents, Associ
ates and Abettors, meaning to comprehend in thoie
Terms, all and ever^perfon, and Persons, of what
Class, Denomination or Description soever, who
have appeared in Arms againit the King's Govern
ment, and shall not lay down the fame as afore
mentioned ; and likewise all such as (hall so take
Arms after the Date hereof, or who shall in any
wife protest or conceal such Offenders, or affid them
with Money, Provision, Cattle, Arms, Ammunition,
Carriages, or any other NecefTaries for Subfiltence of
Offence; or shall hold secret Correspondence with
them by Letter, Meffige, Signal, or otherwise, to
be Rebels and Traitors, and as such to be treated.
AND WHEREAS, during the Continuance of
the prefect unnatural Rebellion, Justice cannot be2d
miniftered by the Common Law of the Land, thd
Course whereof has, for a long Time paft,been vio
lently impeded, and wholly interrupted ; from
whence results a Necessity for using and exercising
the Law Martial ; 1 have therefore tho't fit, by the
Authority veiled in me, by the Royal Charter to
this Province, to publish, ..nd I do hereby publish,
proclaim and order the Use and Exercise of the
Law Martial, within and throughout this Province,
for so long Time as the present unhappy Occasion
shall necessarily require; whereof all Persons are
hereby required to take Notice, and govern them
felues, as well to maintain Order and Regularity a
mongthe peaceable Inhabitants of the Province, as
to refill, or encounter and subdue the Rebels and
Traitors above-described by such as shall be called
upon for those Purposes.
To these inevitable, but Itruft falutaryMeafures,
it is a far more pleasing Part of Duty, to add the af
furanges of Protection and Support, to all who in so
trying a Crisis, shall manifeft their Allegiance to the
King, and Affection to the Parent State. So that
such Persons as may have been intimidated to quit
their Habitations in the Course of this Alarm, may
return to their refpedive Callings and Profeffions ;
and hand dillin& and feperate from the Parricides of
the Constitution, till God in his Mercy shall restore
to his Creatures,in this diffracted Land,that System
of Happiness from which they have been seduced,
the Religion of Peace, and Liberty founded upon
Law.
GIVEN at Borton, this Twelfth Day of June, in
the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of his Majesty
GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of GOD,
of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING,
Defender of the Faith, &c. Annoque Domini,
1775-
THO'sGAGE.
By his Excellency's Command,
Tho's Flucker, Sec'ry.
GOD Save the K IN G.
ExtraA of a Letter prom a Member or the Continental
Congrefs.'
" The Congress are as tirm as a Rock ; they are
firmly united in all their Resolutions."
It has been reported, that the honorable the Con
tinental CONGRESS have Voted SEVENTY
THOUSAND Men for the common Defence of the
juftßights and Liberties ©f the AmericanC lonies ---
Also, the Sum of Three Millions lawful Money to
wards their Support.
The 200 b Men, voted to be railed by the New-
Hampshire Congress, are all inlifted, and many of
them have already joined the American Army. They
are commanded by General Nathaniel Folsom,
Within 2or 3 Days pad, we are informed. 20
or 30 Transports have arrived at Borton from Eng
land,with Troops, military Stores, Horses, &c. as a
Reinforcement to Thomas Gage, in order to enable
him to prosecute his rebellious Designs of subverting
the legal Constitution of this Government.
It is laid the Number of Troops arrived at Boston,
with those expected, amount to about 3 or 4.000.
Saturday last the Provincial Troops set Fire to
the Store on Noddle-Island, which was entirely
confirmed, no Building being now left Hadding chi
said Island.
%cb cm tie Earths of Newfoundland, who inf, med r Pm
ttoat the Regular Froeps had been defeated on toe lyto
of April, the down of Boften jhut up, and that tire Iro
vincial Troops had taken d ieonfooga and Growri-1 oint,
andpenetrated into Canada : upon which toy put into
Philadelphia. Major Sketched a Common, appoint
ing him Governor of Ticonderoga, Crown-foint, and
Montreal, with Orders to raije a Regiment oj Canadians,,
to join General Gage, againf the Americans. Ike hope
Joon to be able to give our Readers a more particular Ac
count of this fortunate Event.. Maj. Skecne is Father to
Mr, Skeens who was lately brought to this town from
Skeen/borougb. The Major was taken into Cifody at
Philadelphia. . .
Saturday las came to Topen from Philadelphia, escort
ed from thence under Guard to General Woofer at Horse-
Neck, Ensign Moland, lately take?: Prifaerfy Col. Ar
nold, on Lake Champlain, as mentioned in a former Paper.
Yeferday an Express passed through this Town from
Ticonderoga, with Dijpatches to his Honor Governor
Trumbull at Lebanon.
By a letter from Albany, to a gentleman in this
town we are informed, that three Sachems had been
at that place and declared their intentions of be
friending the people of this country, in their mili
tary movements, provided they did not interfere
with the fafety of Col. Johnson and Capt. Close,
whom they meant to defend,in duty to theirFather
in-law, General Johnson. Said letter also menti
ons, that Col. Johnson with his family, 14 battoes
and 13 waggons, laden with goods and houfhold
furniture, were gone to Fort Stanwix ; and that
Col. Johnson had lummoned the Indians far and
near, to meet him in general Congress at Ofwego.
Capt. Edward Mott's company, being insulted
by a couple of rascally tories, as they parted through
the town of Litchfield, the two offenders found, it
necessary to extinguish the flames of resentment they
had kindled, by eating a hearty meal of what is
vulgarly called Humble Pye.
On the 9th inst. departed this life, in the 31st
year ofher age, Mrs. Ruth Lyman, the amiable
consort of Mr. Moses Lyman of Goffien. She
possessed, in an eminent degree, the social and do
mestic virtues, and, we trust, fire had that hope,
which served her as an anchor to her foul, both Jure
and feadfaf. With great resignation she resigned
her breath to him who is the Father ofSpirits.
" But who to dumb forgetfulnejs a prey,
“ This pleasing, anxious being e'er refign'd,
'• Left the warm precinas of the cheatful day,
" Nor cafi one longing Lng'ring look behind."
Thus was she cut down in the bloom of life, and
chafed away like a dreamt
Las Friday died in this Place, in the 60th Year of bis
Age, Mr. fohn Kennell, a Native of Kinrojs, in Fife
fare, in North- Britain, where, it is said, he bad a
confderable eflate. He was a Soldier in his Majefy's
26th Regiment of Regular Troops, and one of the Party
lately taken Prijoners at Crown-Point.
Mr.Watfon,
IN your last I find somebody begging a resoluti
on to the following question, viz. Why jhould
we Americans refufe to pay feme part of that great debt
brought on the mother country by the last War ? With
your leave, Sir, I'll furnifh this inquiftive brother
with a few ufeful hints, by way of answer to this
times, in the public papers: but lead it faohld es
cape the notice bf this anxious Q^erift, who has
3. America contributed more than her proporti
on towards the defence of this country during the
last war :-—This Great Britain, who was then not
past feeling, frankly confeffed, and, like an honest
old matron, chearfully reimbu-rfed the overplus.
Her notes of late, are somewhat changed, 'tis true ;
however, I hope we shall soon be able to open the
old Lady's eyes, and convince her ihat we have no
intentions bf injuring her the value of a mite. hfuch,
indeed, has been said in support of the American
cause, and to eradicate the prejudices of the Mo
ther Country against us, but, the mod enlightening
and irrefiftable arguments are yet to be advanced.
4th. A full and compleat answer to the question
may be seen in the last Hartford paper, from the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Livery of the city of
London jn their remonstrance to theKing.The ques
tion, indeed, has been resolved above a thousand
make what terms of peace she pleased. If theFrench
and Spaniards, whole pride she had humbled, did
not defrey the charges of the war, and pay the whole
reckoning, even to a decimal, those concerned in
juggling up the peace, were guilty of an unpardon
able blunder, and ought to be called on for the ar
rearage.
knotty question.
111. The acquisition of an unknown extent of
territory in America, the advantages bf the fur trade,
and the profits arising from the commerce of Cana
da centering in Great-Britain, richly compeniate
the Mother Country for the expences incurred by
the last war in this part of the world.
2d. Great-Britain, partly from the bravery of
h-r own troops, and partly from the valour and he
roic deeds of the Americans, had it in her power to
LONDON, April 11, 1775.
Genuine Letter fiom an Officer in Borton, to his
Friends in Dublin, Feb. 24, 1775.
“ The inhabitants have intercepted the laji dispatches
font from England to Gen Gage, by which froke ofpohes
they are in fjfjfon of the designs of the ministry. The
contents have been the occasion of federal private meetitigi;
and the confluences are, that the people are preparing to
frikefome decijive blow, and it is generally believed they
intend to cut effwbat troops are now at Boson before any
reinforcement arrives. General Gage has j-ntordess to all
the provinces where the army is quartered, that thej map
immediately repair to Bofan ; our guards are all doubled §
and we are in dread every moment of ah attack. kTc are
in the mos deplorable ftuaticn, the flux carrying off our
men by dozens at a time, and the inhabitants rejufug to
give us an, kind of provifons ;---tven the necefary, sho'
cheap article offraw is denied, and the men are obliged
to jkep, in a manner, on dung. The report oj "be Ameri
cans riot being abb to make head against the regular troops,
is all a farce : they are almo/l as well dilciplincd as we
are, and are every day inthe feld; every man is afoldier;
and there Jeems a determination in their locks, as if they
meant to rtf/k, with the jirmejl reflation, the enforcement
of any art contrary to the charter bhd liberties of their
country. Ihe men and officers of the King's army are ve
ry uneasy as to the tickhjb jituation they sand in ; mur
murs buz in our ears almof every hour, and dejection has
jo much ibintied our ranks that we maie but a pitifulfoow.
The men who leave us are kindly received by the inhabi
tants, and always take their arms, knapjacks, and car
touch boxes with them. We heartily dvijh a recall ;fr
whenever the blow is flruck,!greatly fear that the brave
ry of a Britijhfoldier whehput to the fiery trial effcht
ing againf liberty, will fink into cowardice, and that our
hearts not joining with cur hands, will cause a defeat in
every affion. This intelligence you may assure yourfefis
afad, I have no reason to fay otherwise; it is the true
fate of our failed ion here although I know That ourfaff
officers have propagated to the contrary in their several I^..
ters both toEngland and Ireland; but you are to lock upon
such intelligence as a manoeuvre to spirit up the troops cem
'ing over, and to inveigle recruits. There is not a man a
"ff"Efa lu ''° does not wife kvith fervency to be at home,
dhefervice is difagreenble ; there is something inhuman in
cur jigbling againf car brethren,and it is eajy to perceive
aej ection ,nd dijmay in every foldters countenance. HP
a<e not thoje bloody dogs wh.chyou may think us, and j
job mnly declare, that it is my opinion, as well as the opi
nion of many more experienced officers, that if ever we
meet the Americans as an enemy id thejidd, thht half 0#
troops on that day will lay down their arms."
femf> EngTeeiTteu irTTFnrp^rrcCTrr^
five it to him in the very wo:cs of the address.-----
'' Subordination in commerce, under which the cc^
“ lonies have always chearfully. acquitted, is,
“ they conceive, all that this country ought in ju^
" tice to require. From this lubordinaron L?. 1
" advantages flow, by all the profits of their cem
" merce centering here, as fully compensate this
" nation for.the expense incurred, to which they
“ contribute men and money for their defence and
“ protection during a general war; and ip their
" provincial wars they have manifested their rm
" dinefs and resolution to defend themselves. io
“ require more of them, would, for this repen,
" derogate from thejuftice ahd faagnaniniity which
'• has been hitherto the prideand chrirade^of this
" country." On the whole it appears, that the
Mother Country is more than doubly paid for her
trouble and expence in the last war. If she still
cries Give, Give, like the Grave and the Larran
Wo/nb, which c#n never be fatisfied, let her feck for
it in a proper and constitutional way, and we will give
and grant uhtd her such further sums as we, in the
plenitude of our power, shall think reasonable and
just: But so long as the word is, Deliver up your
purse, Gentlemen, the hardest mull fend off, as he
take of this country is not formed to relifhfuel? a
mode nf taxation. A n AMERICAN.
pROKE out of the house at New-Gate pnton,
' the night after the sth inst. the notorious Rich^
ard Steele and John Brown, as also Thomas Berry,
who has on his right cheek, from his ear to his
neck, a large scar---he is about 5 feet 8 inches high,
had on a blue jacket, and red trowfers. Also Jo
seph Hodges, about 5 feet 10 inches high, ffiort
brown hair, had on a woollen shirt and a blue jack
et and old leather breeches. Whoever shall take
up either of said thieves and return them to said
goal, shall have a reward of three pounds in paper
bills of this colony for either of said thieves, paid by
Simfbury, 6th June, 1775. John Viets.
*, Steel and Brown are since taken.
Strayed or stolen out of the
paflure of the subscriber the evening of the 10th
instant, a bay Horse, about 9 years old, about 14
hands high, a large star in his forehead, paces and
trots, branded on his near fore hoof with a fmail
cross like an x Ihod before, his off hind foot white.
Whoever will return said horse ' to the subscriber
shall have a handsome reward and charges paid try
James Marsh.
Hartford, June 17, 177,