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801t0n,13 Jan. 1769. \lt Jhouldhave been 1770.]
M, dear Sir, [Mr. Secretary Pownall.]
I Ever was of opinion that the source of all our dis
order was an apprehension, that the united op
position of the colonies would bring parliament to
any terms, and that whenever it appeared, that at all
events parliament would maintain its authority, this
opposition would fhbfide. Upon the present prof
peel it lowers, and every possible means is now used
to perfwade rather than to compel to persevere in
this opposition. But whenever parliament shall de
termine to raake a trial of its strength, I should think
it belt with great deference, that it should be upon
some point altogether unexceptionable. If there
fore the duties in the late ad so far as has been pro
posed, or wholly, should be repealed, nothing could
be more proper, than an ad declaring the offence
and the penalties of combinations to refill or defeat
the operations of ads of parliament that remain in
force ; for it mull strike every common understanding
that such combinations are absurd, and contrary to
the fundamental principles of government. The
great difficulty is to provide some method, for an
impartial trial of offences against such as ad. The
ad would at least be a test for a conformity to it.
Under the present constitution of all the colonies'
all judges and juries being sworn to go according to
law, could be refufed or negleded upon no other
principle, than because the kingdom and the colonies
are two diftind governments, and the parliament is
not the supreme authority of the whole. Let the at
torney general and other officers of the crown to
whom it appertains, be required to fee that every of
fence against the ad be vigorously prosecuted, and if
any colony at all refufe to adopt it, every measure to
,use the return of such colony to due fu bjedion mult
be jellified, and a new method of trying offences a
gainst it may be absolutely neceffrry.--.lf the coun
cil would have join'd with me, 1 mould long ago
have tried, whether we had not interior strength to
suppress them (the confederate merchants.) But if
the present combination was entirely at an end; I
think it absolutely necessary the sense of the nation
Should be publickly known to prevent the like here
after ; and indeed whenever government is feeble
^very attempt of this nature is to be guarded against
I am more and more confirmed, that the repeal of
the latt act will make a difference among our sons of
liberty. Many in each Colony will be content,
whilst others will continue their opposition. If ever
Machiavelian policy is to be juftified, this is the
time ; and I cannot think there can be any ground
for complaint, if every dispute about bounds or of
any other nature fhduld be fuffer'd to continue, un
til it be made certain, what fort of fubje&s we intend
to be. At N. York they are in full expectation of
an American Parliament, upon the plan of the go
vernment of Ireland.---This would be the strangest
policy that ever was heard of. If Ireland could be
removed three thousand miles from Britain, it would
soon cease to be under the dominion of the fame
prince ; with still greater reason we may fay, it would
never submit to parliamentary authority. At the
Congress at Albany in 1754, I was in favour of a
union o f the governments for certain purposes, and I
drew the plan which was then accepted ; but if I had
imagined such absurd notions of government could
ever have entered into the heads of the Americans
as are now publickly avowed, I should then have
been against any fort of union, as I was for it. I
know every thing! Write to you of a public nature
you communicate to his Lordship, [Hillfborough.]
I am with great regard, your most faithful, &c.
No. 21. Boston, 20 Decemb. 1769.
My dear Sir, [Sir F. Bernard.]
HAVING wrote at large by a vessel to Hull and
another to Glasgow, lintend this only to co
ver the News-Papers and to observe to you, &c. I
am glad Pennsylvania and the Jerfies have complied
with the aft of parliament, and made the provision
required. N. York by a change of parties are under
mote difficulty. The Delancey's are become the court
party, and though they with to fee the thing done,
are afraid Suddenly to promote a measure they be
fore opposed. Iwife ever, other government would de
sert ns, and that we ma, go to quarrelling one government
•with another. I am, &c.
CAMBRIDGE..
Messieurs PRINTERS,
The Letters and Extracts you are novo publishing, will go
near to convince the Continent of America, that the late
Governor Hutchinson, infead of confining himfelf to his
oven Colon,, has bufil, and uwweariedly engaged in un
dermining the common Rights of all, in a Way not well
adapted tofupport the Dignity of his religious Character.
But to the Evidence
No. 13. Boston, 27 Od. 1769. '
Dear Sir, [Sir Francis Bernard is the
Gentleman addreffed.]
GUR merchant subscription goes on, although
there are some who refufe to join, yet it is gec
nerally supposed the fame measures will be used as
have been to compel a compliance with the former
agreement.--- ^
A few days since died suddenly at New-Haven,
Mrs. Margaret Arnold, Consort of Colonel Benedit
Arnold. ..
1 o the Gentlemen of the Committee for receiving Donations
for the relief of the difrefed Inhabitants of Boston.
Gentlemen,
A^LTHOUGH the inhabitants of Georgia have
unfortunately drawn on themselves the ccnfure
of her filler colonies, by dot adopting those raea
fures which the wisdom of the General Congress
have pointed out, for the preservation Of the Li
berties of America , yet, we flatter ourselves, you
will believe there are many among us, who sincere
ly espouse the great cause contended for by you ; &
who ardently wilh that the noble Hand you have
defence of these rights, which as men, and
British fubjeds we are in titled to, may be crowned with
success. The distresses our brethren must unavoid
ably experience, by enforcement of the late ads of
a cruel and vindictive ministry, deeply affect us.
The unhappy division among us, hath hitherto pre
vented our contributing to their support; but have
now the pleasure to transmit you, by the Juliana
Capt. Stringham, bound to New-York, a small
contribution of 63 barrels of Rice,and one hundred
hnd twenty two pounds sterling, in specie, under
the care of John Eaton Le Conte, Esq; which we
defireyou will please to appropriate towards the re
lief of those who have lately left the town of Boston
We hope soon to be enabled by our friends, who re
side at a distance from Savannah, to fend you a fur
ther token of our regard for you, arid those whose
misfortunes must encreafe, with the oppressive mea
in the firft place, and should be crushed in embrio.
If you think any thing I have wrote deserves my
Lord Hillfborough's notice, yqu will be pleased to
communicate it.'
Boston; 14 Jan. 1770.
[Addreffed to the fame Gentleman.]
= Hope I shall receive such inftrudion by the next
I packetas may induce the council to join with
me in some measures to break up the confederacy.
If they should be induced it will be from fear of the
confequencea which may follow upon their refufal.
' A R 1 hO R D; June 26.
Extract of a Letter from London, dated April 25.
" A heady friend to America, called upon me
this afternoon to^acquaint me with the following in
telligence communicated to him by this
da), which you may rely upon as fad. 'Said, that
Administration, on Friday received advices from
General Gage to the 18th of March, wherein he ac
knowledges receipt of the King's orders to appre
hend Messrs. Hancock, Cufhing, Adams, &c. and
fend them over to England to be tried, but that the
second orders, which were to hang them in Boston,
he laid the General had not then received. The
General exprefs'd his fears on the occasion ; and in
hopes of their being reversed, he should delay the
execution a while longer, because he must, if the or
ders were fulfilled come to an engagement, the event
of which he had every reason to .apprehend would
be fatal to himfelf arid the King's troops, as the
Maffachtifetts government had at least ±SOOO men
ready trained for the onsets and besides had every
public and private road occupied by the militia, so
as to prevent his marching into the country, and
which were at the fame time ready to facilitate any
attempts against the army. On which unwelcome
fituatibh he earnestly wished for a reinforcement, if
that disagreeable order must be effected.---The Ge
neral also wrote that the standard was hoisted by the
people at Salem, and multitudes flocked to it, which
would not be the case should the royal standard be
erefied Added, that he now believed America
would carry their point—Th^t many of the Admi
niliration were of the lame mind, and sincerely wish
ed they had pursued more gentle measures with the
colonies. lie said Lord North was evidently unea
fy> and , 2t government dreaded the news by the
April packet I hat they fupprWfed this intelligence
from General Gage, because of the instant effeft it
would have on the docks. He acknowledged the
nation was ready for a revolution, if any enterprizing
gentus would step forth, and which would certainly
be the case, if blood was once wawn in America.
He blames Hutchinson much, and fays administra
tion charge him with duplicity, in telling them they
ought to have been more active, and then they would
have made the Massachusetts submit—to others,
that administration had gone much further than he
he had advised : be this as it may, he added that the
King conlults him, places a confidence in what he
fays, and has actually fixed his salary at £.2000 per
annum for life, which had much chagrined some of
the administration, who ardently wished him given
up Ms a facrifice to both countries."
Saturday the 17^ inf. the Lord Hyde Packet, Capt.
Jefferies, arrived at New- York in five weeks from Fal
mouth. J
# The Provincial Congress at New-York, have or
dered that Inoculation for the Small-Pox be sus
pended within that Colony, till theist of December
next.
LEATHER BREECHES,
MADE in the neatest and ftrongeflmanner, and
on the most reasonable terms, by the fubferi
bers at their shop a few rods north of the court-house
and next door to Wid. Collyer's tavern in Hartford.
As they served a regular apprenticeship to the Bree
ches Making business, they flatter themselves that
their work will meet with general approbation---As
they intend to continue in this town, they will make
it their greatest study to merit the favour of the pub
lic. All orders will be flriftly observed, and the
lead favour gratefully acknowledged by the public's
.most obedient humble servants,
June JOHN HILL,
—3^775: CHARLES WRIGHT.
Good WRITING PAPER
to be fold at the Printing-Office, in
Hartford.
Taken up in the fubferibers pafc
ture, about the middle of May last, a black Marty
about f 4 hands high, 3 years old,' natural , trotter;
shod before, branded with Oon the left fhbulddr.---
The owner may have her again by proving his pro
perty and paying charges.
William 3arns,
New-Fairfield, June 13. 177 c.
fures now pursued by administration, again! Ame
rica. I have the honor, to be on behalf of the con
tributors, Gentlemen,
your most obedient Servant.
WAJ ONES.
Mr, WATSON,
Pleaje to give the following a place in ,our next.
r J'HE depravity of human nature renders constitu
tional government necessary, for the maintain
ing the impartial administration of justice, and the
security of person and property. Rebellion against
good and constitutional government, against the
Magna-Charta of the British constitution, is as the
fin of Witchcraft, d transgression of an eternal law
of nature, and incurs the penalty of that antient
euift fiom heaven, He that Jheds man's bldod, b, mart.
Jhall his blood be fad. Such an infernal rebellion
has lately been set on foot at Westminster, by that
deluded tyrant, who was once the lawful King of
the British empire, and by the machinations of those
bloodhounds, Bute, North and Mansfield, who de
serve to die ten thousand deaths, and whefe memo
ries all mankind will load with execrations to latest
posterity. A fleet of pirates, and an army of Bri
tish rebels and murderers are employed to rob us of
out property, ravage our country, shed the blood of
it s innocent inhabitants, and destroy and lay wail^
our late peaceful dwellings with fire and sword.
rhe garments of great numbers of our countrymen,
have already been roll'd in blood—the whole con
duced under the command of a monger at whefe
perjury even the Father of Lies must blulh, and
own himfelf out-done. We are drove to the last
resort. We take up arms in obedience to the great,
the eternal law of felf-prefervation. Itis.a duty we
owe to God and our country, and to heaven, and
to all the world we appeal for the justice of our
Cause. We think it our duty to Scourge rebellion,
and punish murder with death; but we eut off in
corrigible members from the body politic, with the
fame principles that a good surgeon practices on his
patient the amputation of mortified limbs. And
altho' the blood of our countrymen calls loudly od
us for vengeance, mercy is our delight. We do, iri
the name of mercy, that darling attribute of heaven,
offer pardon and protection to all those British reb
bels and murderers, who shall lay down the weapons
of their rebellion, and conduct themselves hereafter
notlike being sentirely diveited of humanity, ex
cepting from said pardon, North, Bute, Mansfield,
Hutchinson and Gage, whose crimes are of too
black a dye, and call too loud for vengeance id
leave them within the re*ch cT pardon, but demand
condign punishment. But if tyranny yet dares to
hold up her iron head---if rebellion and murder are
still practiced with impunity, our swords, so justly
drawn, may not return to their' scabbards, until
Gage, and all his army take their flight to the in
visible world. AMERICA.
Ip be bold in /farftr/, &
A Dwelling-Hcufe and four
Acres of Land. Enquire of the PRINTER.
Strayed or stolen from the sub
scriber in Norfolk, on the 7th of May last a bay
Mare, 3 years old, no brand, fliod before, paces and
trots, a small star in the forehead, a little white o^
one if not both her hind feet, principally on the left,
she is a likely him bodyed mare, about 14 hands
high. Whoever will take up said Mare and bring
her to the owner, shall have Two Dollars reward and
all necessary charges paid, by
June 19, 1775. "DAVID TIBBALS.