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Last Wtek J ever al Children, who had broke out with
’ the Small Pox, were removed from the Barracks of the
'Soldiery, to the Hofpitalat the Weft Part of the Town,
and the greatest Care will be taken to prevent that infec
tious Distemper from spreading in this Town ; tho' it is
fear' d a Dijeafe of a homogeneous Nature, cannot be pre
ventedfrom becoming,in fame me ofure,et identical amongus.
PROVIDENCE, November 26.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Providence,
on Monday last, it was Voted, that the Sum of One
Hundred and Twenty-Five Pounds be im
mediately raised, by a Town Tax, for the Support
and Animation of our Brethren at Boston, who are
fuffering in the common Cause.
The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this Colony
will be convened here on Monday the sth of Dec.
pursuant to Warrant iflued for that Purpose by his
Honour the Governor.
We hear from Palmer’s River, that a company of
Militia having been training there a few Days since,
after they had dispersed, Capt. Wheeler, the Com
manding Officer, was so badly wounded in the
Ankle, by the Discharge of a Mulket, as made it
neceflary to amputate his Leg below his Kp?e, and
bis Life is despaired of.
This Day the Lively Transport fails for Halifax,faid
to have on board the Carpenters and other Workmen that
lately came from that Place to aflift those from NEW
YORK in fitting Barracks for the Soldiery who have con
trary to the Minds of the Inhabitants, taken up their Quar
ters in th 'rs Town.
BOS i' O N, (Monday) iNov. 28.
ExtraSt of a Letter from London, dated Sept. ^th.
HE unanimity of the Colonies is an honor to
S your cause, and will make even your enemies
refpedyou.^ The embittered advocates for tyranny
cannot help approving a love of liberty and an un
daunted facrifice of every subordinate advantage,for
i« support and p.efervation. Be as a body ani
mated with one foul. Be firm and steady in all your
operations ; but as you love liberty and wilh success
to its caule,as you desire to have your present drug
gie applauded thro’ Europe, let your measures be
concerted in a calm, open and temperate manner.
Riot and tumult will be construed as marks that
your opposition proceeds from liccncioufncs, and of
consequence that your cause is only supported by
the multitude. Zeal and temper bleadcd will dis
cover a fixed and stationary love of freedom, not th®
mad impulses and ragings of pallion. Let not any
of your resolves, and if pofiible, none of your pro
ductions, contain harsh reflections against Great-
Britain. Such heated publications alienate from
you the affections of the people in England, and
lead them to think you enemies to the name of Bri
ton ; whereas by mild and diftinguilhing measures
you may gain them to your favour.
“ Petition and Remonstrance seem to be the
most probable mode of succeeding. Administration
will be willing to come to an amicable settlement &
adjuftmentof the bounds of your privileges, and the
authority of Parliament provided it can be done
with fafety to the dignity of government.”
By late accounts from England, brought byCapt.
Sheperd (exclusive of what was published in our last
Monday’s Paper) we learn, That Associations
were forming in more than twenty Counties there,
to chufe such Persons only for Members of Parlia
ment as will support the American Cause --The
sudden diffblution of Parliament occasioned a great
Shock to all Ranks of People in England; and it
was generally thought the new Parliament will be
for redrefling the American Grievances.
The following Donations for the Benefit of the induftri
ans Poor, were received here last Week, viz.
From the County of Litchfield, in Connedlicut, f. 19 Jr.
in Cafb, and 5 1 Head of Cattle.
From Colcbefter, 94 Sheep and 5 Cattle.
From Fairfield, 750 Bujhels of Grain.
Of Mr. Sylvenus How, of Peterfham, 11 Quarters of
Mutton, Wt. 123 Pound.
This fuyfering Down is almost daily receiving generous
Donations from their Jympatbizing Brethren in the several
Colonies on this Continent.
eculd not havejuftified the omission of a proper rc
fentment, which I expressed in a Ihort meflage, and
this morning ordered a prorogation, great part of
their business being unfinilhed. Sunday the 6th inst.
aveflel arrived from London,having on board about
30 chests of tea on account of several traders in tea ;
the next day the veil'd was hauled to the wharf where
the veflels lay which had the Eail-India company’s
tea,and in the evening a fufficient number of persons
disguised like Indians, went on board and destroyed
the tea in a ihort time, the next morning the veflel
was haul’d to the long wharf, where veflels from
London generally unload, to take out the rest of her
goods. The owners of the tea are very silent, and I
think if they could find out who were the immediate
aftors, they would not venture at present to bring
any aftion in the laws against them. If they had at
tempted to land it, it is probable they would have
ihared in the fate of the consignees of the company’s
teas,neither of which have been able to return to ths
town iince they were firft baniihed.
THO’s HUTCHINSON.
On Saturday there was a large and refpeCtable ap
pearance of the Livery of London in common hall
aflembled, agreeable to public notices, for the pur
pose of receiving the return of the Court of .Aider
men for Lord Mayor of this City for the year.enfuing.
A little after twelve the Sheriffs came on the Hust
ings, and after the common Cryer had opened the
Hall, the Common Serjeant declared the state of the
poll, and reported, that the Sheriffs were of opinion,
that the election had fallen on John Wilkes, Esq;
and the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
The Sheriffs then returned to the Court of Aider
men, and about one o’clock they again returned,
when the Recorder declared the election of the Comt
of Aidermen to have fallen on John Wilkes, Esq;
which declaration was returned with repeated Ihouts
of applause.
Mr. Wilkes then came forward, and was invested
with the usual insignia of office ; after which he ad
drefßd the Common Hall as follows;
It is said some disagreeable news is arrived from
Boston. At Cambridge, about four miles fromßof
ton, 8000 of the natives assembled before Brigadier
Brattle’s house and levelled it to the ground. Brat
tle belongs to the militia, and this outrage was oc
cafion’d by his fending word to Gen. Gage that he
was in pofleffion of some powder, which the meb
would seize if he did not come immediately, and
take into his custody. The fame tranfaftion hap
pened at Salem, about twenty miles from Boston.
It is also said, that upon Judge Oliver’s attempting
to fit at the Court-house, the mob pulled him from
the bench, and that he was the next day obliged to
be guarded by some of the military, while doing his
duty as Judge.
A correspondent aflures us, that the utmost dili
gence is using at the Treasury Sc other public offices;
for the fafe return of those tried troops at St.
Stephens, who understood when to fay Aye or No,
f® exaCtly.
Ohl. 8. Last Friday evening arrived at Spithead, his
Majeftf s Jhip the Scarborough, Capt. Shad, exprejs from
Boston ; Jhewas only 24 days in her pajfage.
The dispatches arrived by the Scarborough man of war
tho' arrivedfive daysfrom Boston, are of such a nature
as are not tho’t fit to be publijhed. The answer from all
the ministerial runners is, “ that things are not mended;”
from whence it is inj erred, by those most conversant in
Cabinet Etiquette, “ that things are much worse."
W e are aflured, That when the Scarborough man
of war left Boston, the situation of that city was very
critical, as well as the army. General Gage had
offended the in-habitants by refufing for some days to
admit some of the supplies from the other colonies
the next offence was took at his proclamation re
fpeCting the meetings of the feleCt men. The mili
tia have been exercised in their annual course ; and
both parties seeming to be apprehensive of the de
signs of the other, high words had arose ; but it is
said they proceeded no farther.
Besides the regular trained militia in New-Eng
land, all the planters sons and servants are taught
to use the fowling piece from theiryouth, and gene
rally fire Angle balls with great exactness at fowl or
beast. A gentleman well acquainted with that
country is. confident the four provinces can muster
upwards of 12000 of these marksmen in forty-eight
hours.
By advices from different Cities and Boroughs,
very pleasant accounts are received of the rnduftry
used on both iides, to prevent bribery and corrupti
ons ; bread, meat, wine and beer, are watched on
both sides as if contraband goods ; the agents em
ployed by each Candidate are as keen as Custom
House Officers, and every man that eats or drinks
seems to fculk like a smuggler.
OCI. 7. Orders are sent from the War-Office to
Ireland, for taking up immediately transports to
carry two regiments of foot of that eftablifliment
over to America.
A Correspondent applauds Lord North upon dis
solving the Parliament at this Juncture : the Affairs
of America are brought to a Crisis ; England must
command, or strike to her Colonies, and that soon ;
the present Resolution is to command which will
fumiffi numberless Pretences to the popular Party,
and at the eve of a general Election might ruin the
Minister before his’Plan is completed ; but when the
new Parliament is met he will difpife all popular
Cries, and laugh at the feeble Rage of the Storm,
when feyen Years give him Plenty of Sea-R©om.
Wednesday came on the Election for Members of
Parliament for Guiidiord inSurrey,when Sir Fletcher
Norton, and George Onflow, Esq; were chosen
without opposition.
By the Captains Shayler and Bruce arrived at Salem from
London, and Capt. Scottfrom Newcastle, we have the
following Articles, viz.
L O N D O N, October 3.
THE Scarborough Man of War,' Capt. Shad,
from Boston, is arrived at Portsmouth.
BOSTON, (Thurfiky) Dec. i.
LONDON, October 10.
On Saturday Morning, the 26th instant, died at
his house in this City, in the fifty firfl year of his
age, and universally lamented, the Reverend JOHN
OGILVIE, D. D. and AfiUant Minister of Tri
nity Caurch, in this City, and yesterday af
ternoon his corpse was interred in the family vault in
Trinity Church Yard, attended by a vast concourse
of people of all denominations.
N E W- Y O R K, {Thurfday} Deer. t.
Last night arrived the Earl ©f Halhfax Packet, Capt.
Bouldcrfon ; he left Falmouth on the 10th of
October: we have time and room for no more
than the following particulars.
L O N D O N, Sept. 24.
BY letters from France we learn, that France,
Spain, iind the Emperor of Germany have en
tered into a private league, against Ruflia and Prus
sia. If so, it will not be long before England must
declare her sentiments.
October i. The accounts lately received from
the courts of Sweden, Vienna, France and Spain,
have been of so perplexing a nature, that a new
parliament has become absolutely necessary to ad
vise and assist his Majesty in the present alarming
state of affairs.
Henry Cruger Esq ; is a Candidate to represent
the City of Briftolin the new pavliamqnr..
As soon as the above intelligence was received in
town, his Worship the Mayor ordered a party to go
in search of the robbers, who the next day between
12 and 2 o’clock, came up with them at Philipf
burgh, and were taken by Mr. John Taylor, alone,
the rest of the party being behind, and that evening
lodged fafe in our City-Hall: One of them had on
Mr. Alh’s clothes, and most of his money was found
in their custody. Their names are Henry Hamil
ton, and John Adams, and we have not the Jeaft
doubt, but that they are the very identical rogues
who attacked Mr. De Lancey in the Bowery, as a
bove mentioned.
And between 4 and 5 o’clock the evening follow
ing, Mr. Thomas Ash, coming into town with a
child in his chair, was attacked by the fame foot
pads, between the fix and seven mile stones, on
Harlem Common, who robbed him of about 71. in
cafli, his silver shoe and knee buckles, his furtout
coat, &c.
The villains carried Mr. Ash, with his chair and
child, into the cedars, and there stripped him of
his cloathes, and often declared they would shoot
him thro’the head; that they came lately from
Philadelphia, wanted money, and were determined,
to have it at all events.
Between seven and eight o’clock last thurfday
night, as James De Lancey, jun. Esq; was com
ing into town from Westchester, a footpad flopped
his horse, near Mr. Beebout’s fence, seized his bri
dle, immediately presented a piflol at him, and
said, “ Give me what little money you have got," Mr.
De Lancey raised his whip, which the villain per
ceiving, called out, help! help! an accomplice icon
appeared, who made a blow at Mr. De Lancey
with a flick, which was in a great measure fendod
ofF by the Sulkey he was in. Mr. De lamcey then
made a stroke at one of the rogues,, gave his horfa
the whip, and got clear. On parting, one of the
villains called Out to the other, fire at him
HALL, October 8, 1774.
‘ ‘ Ge ntle me n ,
“ E R M I T me to return you my most hearty
I thanks for the greatest honour a fubjeft can
receive, the being called by the voice of free citizens
to the Chief Magistracy of the metropolis of the Bri
tish Empire. The firft idea which must arise in a
liberal mind, is* that the important and extensive
powers and authority with which lam intrufted by
you, are delegated to me only for your good, and the
general benefit. You have enlarged my powers of
being ufeful to you, and constituted me the firft
guardian of our common rightsand franchifes.Give
me leave to aflure you that so far from harbouring
the impious thought of invading your liberties my
felf, I ihall think it my duty always, firmly and bold
ly to stand forth against the Enemies of public and
legal freedom. In this noble Cause I will most rea
dily join you, and in all salutary Measures for the
preservation, or improvement of the constitution of
our country, and for the welfare of the capital. I
shall therefore most certainly call Common Halls
and Common Councils on all important occasions
at your requisition.
Gentlemen of the Livery,
“ As Chief Magistrate of the firft city in the
world, I promise you an upright amd regular admi
nistration of public justice, and I rely with confidence
on your favourable acceptance of my sincere and
zealous endeavours in your service.”
The Englilh papers are chiefly filled with ac
counts of Preparations for elections, which seemed
to engage the whole attention of the kingdom.
They allo contain various accounts of the proceed
ings at Cambridge, &c. a day or two before the
Scarborough failed from this place.
The SPEECH of the LORD MAYOR ELECT,
JOHN WILKES, Esq; to the COMMON
N E W- Y OR K, {Monday} Novr. 28.