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failing within the gate, he ran on foot to the camp,
thro’ which he spread confternadon, telling them he
was purtuedby some th inlands, who would soon be
in the town and dekroy all the friends of govern
ment before them. A gentleman in Bolton, ob
serving the motion in the camp, and concluding
they were on the point of inarching to Cambridge,
from both ends of the town the alarm was commu
nicated to Dr. Roberts, then at Charleftown Ferry,
who having a fleet horse, bro’t the news in a few mi
nutes to-the Committee then at dinner ; the intelli
gence was instantly diffufed, and the people whole
arms were nearest sent persons to bring them, while
horsemen were dispatched both ways to gain more
certain advice of the true ftatc of the fdldiery. A
greater fervor and resolution probably never appear
ed among any troops. The dispatch soon return
ing, and alluring the body that the Soldiers Hill re
mained, and were like to remain in the camp, they
resumed their business with spirit, and rcfolved to
leave no unconstitutional officer within their reach
in poffcff.on of his place.
On this theCommittee assembled again, and drew
up the paper of which the following is a copy, and
at the head of the body delivered it to the Lieut.
Governor to sign, with which he complied, after ob
taining their conient to add the latter clause, imply
ing the fores by which he was compelled to do it.
Cambridge, Sept. 2, 1774.
1 Thomas Oliver, being appointed by his Majesty to
a Seat at the Council Board, upen and in con
formity to the late aft of parliament, entitukd,
An Aft for the better Regulation of the Province
of Massachusetts-Bay,” which being a manifeft in
fringement of the Charter Rights and Privileges of
this people, I do hereby in conformity to the com
mands of the Body of this County now convened,
most solemnly renounce and resign my feat at said
unconstitutional Board, and hereby firmly promlie
and engage, as a Man of honor and a chriftian, that
I never will hereafter upon any terms wliatfoever ac
cept a Seat at said Board on the present novel and
oppressive plan of Government.
My House at Cambridge being furreunded by
about 4000 people, in compliance with their com
mands I sign my name,
THOMAS OLIVER.
Mr. Mason, Clerk of the County of Middlesex,
also engaged in his office to do no one thing in obe
dience to the new Afts of Parliament impairing our
Charter.
It is said, it was propoled in the Divan last Wed
nesday, that the Inhabitants of this Town Ihould be
disarmed, and that some of the new-fangled Coun
sellors consented thereto, but happily a majority was
against it.— The report of this extraordinary Measure
having been put in Execution by the Soldiery was
propagated, through the Country, with lome other
exaggerated Stories, and, by what we are told, if
thele Reports had not been soon contradicted, we
Ihould by this time have had 40 or 56,000 Men from
t ie Country (some of whom were on the March) an
pear’d for our Relief. 1
A Correspondent obServes, that Since the Aft for
Faning and FGathering has been Repealed, there have
been more Resignations and other Conceflions of 1T
dtvidmils to the Senft of THE BODY, than when
that Aft was in it’s greatest Force.—A Proof that
wiser Measures are adopted, or more efficacious
medies applied.
Yefletday the Scarborough Man of War failed
for England.--Several of the Transport Ships fail
this Day, supposed to bring more Troops here.
Saturday last the Lively Frigate removed from
her -Station near Callie William, to Charles’s River
at the Ferry between this Place and Charleftown •
tiie Guard at the Entrance of this Town is also
llrengthened with some Field Pieces, &c. from the
brain of Artillery, and an additional number of
Men from Camp.
* Supplement to the Cfurant will be publijhed cn
' hw Jday next, wkteh will contain many important Mat
't' wbicn J ant y Mom obliges us atprefent to omit.
We are able to assure the Public from good
Authority, thatlfaac Window, Esq ; one of the late
ly appointed Counfellors,waited on Governor Gave
Lift Monday, when he made an absolute and full
Resignation of his Place at the Board; fmee which
he has not appeared in Council, but given the
flrongeft assurances that he never will aft in that
Station : Several of the most refpeftable Gentlemen
who have appeared foremoft in the Caufc of their
Country’s Liberties have paid their Compliments
to him on account of this Resignation.”
We also have it from good Authority, that Sa
turday Afternoon the Hon. Mr. Treasurer Gray,
■likewise resigned his Seat at the Couhcil Board.
We are informed, that 20 out of the 36 new ap
pointed Counfeliors (exclusive of Mr. Palmer, who
is abient from the Province, and Mr. Woodbridge,
who died before the Mandamus was received) haVe
already eitner refufed to take the Oath, or have
f nee resigned their Seats at the unconstitutional
Board.
By fever al Vessels arrived at- Rifton and New Turk from
London, fiitce ourlaf, we /a uc:lntelligence to the ibth
July, bui we have only Room Jr tho-f<Jlr,wing fiw
Particulars, vbs.
L O N D O N, June 15.
It was yesterday Currently reporetd-at kN James's
that the bench of Buhops will make a pruteft against
the Quebec bill.
A person arrived fn m the Weft-ludieS, and who.
was lately at the Havana, fays, the land forces of
the Spaniards polled at that place amopnt to up
wards of 13,000 men, besides a well manned fleet
Rationed there ready to aft on {he ftm.teft notice.
It is a fundamental principle of the Engl ih con
flitution that whenever any territories aie added id,
and become a part of the dominions. or rhe crcwi,
the people of fifth territories Ihill enjoy the
laws and liberties of Englilhinen. The free epnfti
tution of England abhors all ideas of slavery, and
does not admit that the people inhabiting, any part
of its dominions Ihould. lie under arbitrary power,
2nd be Haves instead of fubjefU of the crown ; but
the bill now in parliament fur the government of
Quebec, contradicts the princiL ies cf our constitu
tion, puts ail the people under the dc/podc laws
of France and eftablilhes POPERY and TYRAN
NY. 7he bill is, indeed High Treason against the
constitution of England; and if the minifler be not
impeached for avowing the principle^ of it,& fupporl
ing it, there can be no spirit or virtue in the nation.
ft is amazing that a bill Ihould be brought into
parliament for eftablilhing Popery and Tyranny un
aer the reign of a Prince of tne house of Hanover,
to whom the people cf England gave the crown,
for the very purpose of preserving them from Po
pery and arbitrary power I but byfuch bill, as well
as by many ether late tra^dions, it plainly ap
pears, that the friends of the abdicated family now
hold the reins of power, and seem to be preparing
for ANOTHER RESTORATION.
June 23. Yesterday the cohcourfe of people
who followed his Majesty to and from the house of
peers, kept continually roaiing out, D n him,
them goes the Pope.
Jane Friday last was only the fourth time
tne right reverend Fathers in God, ’the bench of Bi
ffiops changed their religion fmee the reformation.
Southampton, Jfy 1. We are assured that the Ac
tive frigate which arrived at Portsmouth some time
ago, brought orders to feveraimerchants in Bris
tol, for goods to a comfiderable amount the prin
cipal people m the place being sincerely difpoied to
continue on an amicable L oting with Great-Britain
a.nd ufmg their utmost endeavours to keep the fac
tious rabble in or^^r. Four of the ringleaders it is
Paid, are ordered' A in irons. There is
great reason m ** efure, that trade will a
gain flourifh4 t . . the world.
July 2. ft-s nr- ’ beloved that his Holi
neis the Pope will speedily ft 1 a letter of thanks
to his Majesty for his pie.ty in promoting and eftab
lilhing the Reman Catholic religion, as the nation
al church in America ; and feme are of opinion
that a Cardinal’s hat will bepffered to each of our
bishops.
Large oetts are laid that the Popifii religion will
b„ ehabliffied in England as the rational church by
an aft of parliament, and that the Host will be pub
licly carried through the ftrects of this metropolis in
less than five years time.
It is reported that thePqpe.has been follicited to
publilh a Crusade against the rebellious Bostonians,
to excite the Canadians,- with the affiilance of the
British soldiery, to extirpate those bitter enemies to
the Romilh religion arid monarchia! power.
July 2,. Yesterday Lord and Lady Chatham came
to town, with Lord Pitt, who .yesterday afternoon
set out for Portsmouth to embark for North- Ame
rica ; after which Lord and Lady Chatham set out
for Hayes.
Jtdy 12. Private letters from Cadiz mention that
the Dey of Algiers had declared war against the
EngJiffi.
July 15 . We hear it is fettled to keep eight regi
ments or foot constantly in America.
Orders are issued from the War Office, for all the
officers and men belonging to the garrisons in Mi
norca, who are absent upon furlow, to repair to their
corps immediately;
July 13- This day a cabinet council will be held
at St. James’s upon affaii s of great importance, bat
no part of the fubjeft matter has yet transpired.
Juy 18; 1 lie King s flyingpfeorf is increased, &
the soldiers ride with their swords in hand.
Preparations of a very lingular nature are new
confidently talked of on the continent.
H A R 1 FOR D, September 12.
Copy of a Letter from a Gentleman in LitcbHeld,
to the Printer in Hartford, dated Sept. 6, \--nA
“ SIR, 1 Z/ *’
“ Las Sunday Morning juji before Divine Servite
began, we were alhrmtd by an JtxprJfrom Harvemtcn,
who brought a Letter from Col. Putnam rs Powphtet,
giving cm Acctmnt that the Irefs and Shipping had
made tin Ldfiils Nttack- ufin the -fvm f Ref cn. The
■ f
pri.dpa. L.na.-.i... ~ cwn irm.odiatPy agplin'M
■to conyult t-potr pr<p,:r Miafnres to be taken', but as the
Litter was' vjr'.ie ;n haste, gave an in:perffl /:cc<unt *
,theMatter,.it-was. judged ncc'Jfary to Jcnd a Pcf tv.
Harford for better inielligence, and in the mean 1 1 me to
prepare for a March, if it foculd be thought needful.
De cor amgly tbe Committee oy Corrcfpondence voroL to the
■ Committee Ctt Hartford, and charged Mr. Sheldon with
the Express, who ftotetdireflly, Col. iPockttt at the
fame Eime J ent Copies of Col. Putnam* s Letter to tlejc
veral fowns in.his Regiment, and to the other Places tn
theCouny,fo that by little Afternoon the While ts this
Part oj the Country had the Information necefarj.
“ It mt J have given inexyrefible Pleajure to everv
ftneere Lover cf his Country, to haJjtfeeii the noble Ar
dor that gloved in the Breaf cf Perl ns cf every De
gree, and the Wtlltngnefs that appeared in every Indivi
dual to risk his Life tn the Common Catfe. Never vias
L Witnejs to fitch a martial Dijpofitioii in the vohde
dy f the People If re. Scarcely a Perfin but what
looked upon hrjfdy deeply interefied 'in the Event, and
was disposed to jpxnd his Blood in the Catfe, if necefif
ry. Eventhje who but a little before were cold and
indifierent, now dijeovered a contrary Difpofiticn. From
fiver al Towns the sloops had actually begun their March.
and others jf fating cut, more offering themfilves to so ‘
•an it was judged necessary to fend. Nay, to fush^a
Degree was the Spirit f the People raised, and such a
deep Sense cf the unyufl Sufferings cf their ever worih:
Friends tn Bcfton was impnffed upon their Muds, that I
am fully pej waded almaft every Perfin capable cf bear
ing Arms would have embarked in theCauje, and march d
to their Afff-ance. Nor was this noble and laudable
Spirit confined to this Colony only : The fame martial Ar -
dor had fprcad as far as the Tidings had reached.
Our good Friends in the Province cf New-Tork, as fen
among them, discovered the.Jame
Dtfpofition. Their I roaps were muffered with the ut- ’
mflDtfpatch, and in great Forwardhefs to march and
join us. Things were in this Situation when we v ere
informed that the Troops from the Eajlward Parts ; r
the Government were returning, upon which a Stop was
put to any farther Proceedings here, ^uere, Will this
convince the Tories ? I am IfN*
The trustees of the elf ate and
credits cf Re; ncldMarvinEQ ofLitchfield,inLitch
neld Goiinty, an insolvent debtor, hereby notify said
Marvm’j creditors, to meet at the house of
John Marih, innholder in laid Litchfield on rhe
fourth Tnefday of September next, ter advise
trustees, arid direst them topurfue the beiUieafmls
tn executing their trust according to their appoim
meat by the general assembly of this colony, al theG
feaions m January laiL All persons indebted to
lum Marvm are aeured to make immediate -av
ment to us, r '
Abraham Bradley, Mofis Seymour,Miles Reach
Litchfield, August jft, ’774. ’
Ran-away from the fubferiber
Samuel Chapman of Tolland, in Hartford county,
the night after the 28th of August last, a Molatto
servant named ISRAEL, a strong Well built fellow,
about 18 years of age, something ftraitifh hair for
a Molatto, carried with’him a faife tail to tie on his
hair, one or more fmali fears on his forehead, wme
and carried with him a red black and-white mix’d
£ ie y colour d coat, a lappei'd waiftceat with horn
buttons Orown coloured, one grey ditto vith pewt *r
buttons, 2 pair of streaked linnen trowfers, 1 mb?
wool ditto, 2 pair flockings, 1 pair f/EMd
and white, the other red and white, and a nair 'of
thin shoes tap’d, 4 fiiirts, 2 striped woolen 1
Imen ditto, 4 check’d ditto, 1 old bever hat/anjß
bun cap. He went away with 2 lervant boy be
longing to William Hatch cf said Tolland, named
Joseph Robins, a ffiort thick set fellow, about 1-7
years old, carried a large pack of cloathing. Who
ever will take up*faid runaways, and return them
to their mailers fliall have 4 Dollars reward for the
Mulatto, and :t hanefome reward for the boy, and
all necessary charges paid, by me
, Samuel Chapman.
N. B. .ill mailers of veffcls and others are fore
warned harbouring said servants.
Dated Tolland, September 2, 1774.
Cafli given for old Brais^by
Bnos Doolittle, at his Shop adjoining tne
Printing-Office in Hartford.
Notice is hereby given, That
tee Co-partneifliip of George Pitkin and Asa
Cowls of Hartford, Clothiers in company, is dil
folved. All persons having accounts open with Hid'
company arc desired to fettle their laid accounts
With said George Pitkin by payment or their
notes or hand. The Clothiers bufmefs wfill be
lull earned on by said George Pitkin at his
ihop as ufuak where his customers will be served as
they have^been heretofore. 1 heir former favours
are tnankiully acknowledged, and a continuance c r
. > by George Pitk?x