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rather, with all our poflible means, endeavours and
unfeigned duds, both ap ffreji andfertile mould un
to it, and a^b water it e r uen with our tears, that so
those bruised branches may be recovered, and the whole
tree again proffer and flourijlN
Mr. Crefkeld's speech ia the Parliament that
met in 1727.
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BOST O N, June 6.
In tie House of Representatives of the Englifo Colony
of Connecticut.
HI S House taking into their serious con
-1 fideration sundry ads of the British Parlia
ment, in which their power and right to impose
duties and taxes upon his Majesty's fubjeds in the
British colonies and plantations in America, for
the purpole of railing a revenue, are declared, at
tempted to be exercised, and in various ways en
forced and carried into execution, and especially
a very late ad, in which pains and penalties are
inflicted on the capital of a neighbouring province,
a precedent justly alarming to every British colony
in America, and which being admitted, and esta
blished, their lives, liberties, and properties are
at the mercy of a tribunal where innocence may
be punished upon the accusation and evidence of
wicked men, without defence, and even without
knowing the accuser. A precedent calculated to
terrify them into silence and submission whilst they
are stripped of their invaluable rights and liberties
—do think it their duty, and expedient at this
time to renew their claim to the rights, liberties
and immunities of freeborn Englishmen, to which
they are justly intitled by the laws of nature, by
the royal grant and charter of his late Majesty
King Charles the second, and by long, and unin
terupted possession, and thereupon do declare and
resolve as follows, viz.
I. In the Gift place, we do most exprefly de
clare, recognize and acknowledge his Majesty
King George the third to be the lawful and right
ful King of Great-Britain and ail other his domi
nions and countries, and that it is theiidifpenfible
duty of this colony, as being part of his Majesty's
dominions, always to bear faithful and true alle
giance to his Majesty, and him to defend to the
utmost of their power against all attempts upon his
person, crown and dignity.
11. That the fubjedts of his Majesty in this co
lony ever had, and of right ought to have and en
joy all the liberties, immunities, and privileges of
free and natural born lubje&s within any of the
dominions of our said King, his heirs and successors,
as fully and amply as if they, and every of them,
were born within the realm of England, that they
have a property in their own estate, and are to be
taxed by their own consent only given in person,
or by their representatives, and are not to be dif
feifed of their liberties and free customs, sentenced
and condemned but by lawful judgement of their
peers, and that the said rights and immunities are
recognized and confirmed to the inhabitants of the
colony by the royal grant and charter aforefaid,
and are their undoubted right to all intents, con
ftrudions and purposes whatsoever.
111. That the only lawful representatives of the
freemen of this colony are the persons they eled to
serve as members of the General Assembly thereof.
IV. That it is the just right and privilege ofhis
Majesty's liege fubjeds of this colony to be governed
by the General Assembly in the article of taxing,
and internal police, agreeable to the powers and
privileges recognized and confirmed in the royal
charter aforefaid, which they have enjoyed for
more than a century past, and have neither for
feited nor surrendered, but the fame have been
constantly recognized by the King and Parliament
of Great-Britain.
lers there have had no companion upon ns, let ns
have companion on the people of that kingdom :
And it to give weight to our Applications and to
obtain relief for our Inhering brethren, it frail be
judged necefiary to lay outfelves under some reflec
tions with regard to our imports and exports, let
it be done with tenderness. so as to convince our bre
thren in Great-Britain of the importance of a con
nltion and harmony between them and us, and of
the danger of driving us into despair. Their true
inrerefts and our own are the fame; nor should we
admit any notion of a diftindion, till we Know
inert reflations to be unalterably hostile. —
In the mean time, let us pursue the mod proper
methods for collecting the sentiments of all the
British colonies in North-America, on the present
situation ofaffairs—the fn ft point, it is apprehended,
to which attention should be paid. This may be
effected in various ways. The assemblies that
may have opportunities of meeting, may appoint
deputies to attend a general congress at such time
and place as shall be agreed on. Where assemblies
cannot meet, such cf the people as are qualified
by law to vote in election of representatives may
meet and appoint—or may requell their represen
tatives to meet and appoint.
When the inhabitantsof this extended continent
observe that regular measures are prosecuted for
re-establishing harmony between Great-Britain and
these colonies, their minds will grow more calm.
Profpefts of accommodation, it is hoped, will en
gage them patiently and peaceably to attend the
result of the public councils and such applications
as by the joint sense of America may be judged
proper to be made to his Majesty and both Houses
of Parliament.
“ Better is alittle with righteousness, than great
revenues without right." Proverbs 16.—
V. That the erecting new and unusual Courts
of Admiralty, and vesting them with extraordi
nary powers, above, and not fubjedt to the common
law courts in this colony, to judge and determine
in suits relating to the duties and forfeitures con
tained in said ads, foreign to the accustomed and
eftablilhed jurisdiction of the former Courts of
Admiralty in America, is, in the opinion of this
House, highly dangerous to the liberties of his
Majesty's American fubjeris, contrary to the great
charter of English liberty, and dettrudive of one
eftneir most darling rights, that of trial by juries,
which is juftlyefteemed one chief excellence ofthe
British constitution, and a principle branch of En
glish liberty.
VII. '1 hat any harbour or port duly opened
and constituted, cannot be Ihut up and difeharged,
but by an att of the legislature of the province or
colony, in which such harbour or port is situated,
without fobverting the rights and liberties, and
destroying the property ofhis Majesty s fubjeds.
VIII. I hat the late a& of Parliament inflicting
pains and penalties on the town of Boston, by block
ing up their harbour, is a precedent justly alarm
ing to the British Colonies in America, and wholly
inconfident with, and subversive of their constitu
tional rights and liberties.
IX. That whenever his Majesty's service shall
require the aid of the inhabitants of this colony,
the fame fixed principles of loyalty, as well as
fell preservation which have hitherto induced us
fully to comply with his Majesty's requisitions,
together with the deep sense we have of its being
our indifpenfible duty (in the opinion of this House)
will ever hold us under the strongest obligations,
which can be given, or desired, most chearfully to
grant his Majesty, from time to time, our further
proportion of men and money, for the defence,
protection, security and other Services, of the Bri
tiih American dominions.
X. That we look on the well-being, and
greatest security of this colony, to depend, under
God, on our connections with Great-Britain,
which is ardently wished, may continue to the lat
ed posterity, and that it is the humble opinion of
this House that the constitution of this colony be
ing understood and pra&ifed upon, as it has ever
since it existed (till Very lately) is the surest bond
of union, confidence, and mutual prosperity, of
our mother-country and us, and the last foundation
on which to build, the good of the whole, whether
considered in a civil, military or mercantile light;
and of the truth of this opinion, we are the more
confident, as it is not founded on speculation only,
but has been verified in fad, and by long experi
ence, found to produce, according to our extent,
and other circumstances, as many loyal, virtuous,
industrious, and well governed fubjeds, as any part
ofhis Majesty's dominions; and as truly zealous of
and warmly engaged, to promote the best, good and
real glory of the grand whole, which constitutes
the British empire.
XI. That it is an indifpenfible duty, which we
owe to our King, our country, ourselves and our
posterity, by all lawful ways and means in our
power, to maintain, defend and preserve these out
rights and liberties, and to transmit them entire
and inviolate to the latest generations. And that
it is our fixed, determined, and unalterable resolu
tion, faithfully to difeharge this our duty.
At their sessions at Hartford, on the second
Thursday of May, 1774, in the 14th year of his
Majesty's reign, the foregoing resolutions, report
ed to the House by their committee, were unani
mously voted and ordered to be entered on their
journal or record.
June 9. Monday afternoon two yoyng Gentle
men came into Boston from the county of Wor
cester, relating that they had been alarmed with the
report that a regiment of soldiers had been polled
at the entrance of this city, to cut offits commu
nication with the country. —Many refpedable per
sons, they said, had assembled upon the occasion,
and sent off these persons on Sabbath evening, to
ride all night, and return with intelligence as
soon as possible, determining that in case they
were confirmed in the truth of the report, they
would forthwith march in, ten thousand strong,
and dis ref the troops at all events. Their ex
press informed us that whatever might be the minds
of the citizens relative to a surrender of their li
berties, they would not find the country at all dis
posed to esteem themselves concluded in their aft.
—They freely exprefled their sense, that by the
ads of the British Parliament lately passed, and the
bills now pending therein, our charter is utterly va
cated, and the compact between this province and
the crown of Great-Britain being dissolved, they
are at full liberty to combine together in what man
ner and form they think best for mutual security.
We hear that there are near thirty fail of wood
vessels at Marblehead, from the eastward, bound
to this place, who are obliged to unload and load
again, before they are permitted to take their de
parture.
\ I. That the apprehending and carrying per
sons beyond the sea, to be tried for any crime
alledged to be committed within this colony; or
fubjeding them to be tried by commissioners, or
any court constituted by act of Parliament; or
otherwise within this colony, in a summary way,
without a jury, is unconstitutional, and subversive
of the fiberues and rights of the free fubje&6 of
this colony.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of
the county of Essex, in the province of New- ferfey,
at Newark in h said county, on Saturday
the I \th June, 1774.
THIS meeting taking into serious conside
ration some late alarming measures, adopt
ed by the British parliament, for depriving his Ma
jesty's American fubje&s of their undoubted and
constitutional rights and privileges ; and particu
larly, the ad for blockading the port of Boston,
which, appears to them, pregnant with the most
dangerous consequences to all his Majesty's do
minions ih America : do unanimously resolve and
agree,
I. That under the enjoyment of our constitu
tional privileges and immunities, we will ever
cheerfully render all due obedience to the crown
of Great-Britain, as well as full faith and allegi
ance to his most gracious Majesty, King George
the Third ; and do esteem a firm dependance on
the mother-country, essential to our political secu
rity and happiness.
11. That the late ad of Parliament relative to
Boston, which so absolutely destroys every idea of
fafety and confidence, appears to us, big with the
most dangerous and alarming consequences ; es
pecially, as subversive of that very dependance,
which we would earheftly wish to continue, as our
best fafeguard and protection: and that we con
ceive, every well-wisher to Great-Britain and her
colonies, is now loudly called upon to exert his
uttnoft abilities, in promoting every loyal and pru
dential measure towards obtaining, a repeal of
the said ad of Parliament, and all others fubver
fiye of the undoubted rights and liberties of his
Majesty's American fubje&s.
111. That it is our unanimous opinion, that it
would conduce to the restoration of the liberties
of America, should the colonies enter into a joint
agreement not to purchase or use any articles of
British manufactory ; and especially any commo
dities imported from the East-Indies, under such
reftriftions as may be agreed upon by a general
congress of the laid colonies hereafter to be ap
pointed.
IV. That this county will molt readily and
chearfully join their brethren of the other counties
in this province, in promoting such congress of de
puties, to be sent from each ofthe colonies, in or
der to form a general plan of union, so that the
measures to be pursued for the important ends in
view, may be uniform and firm: to which plan
when concluded upon, we do agree faithfully to
adhere. And do now declare ourselves ready to
fend a committee to meet with those from the
other counties, at such time and place, as by them
may be agreed upon, in order to cleft proper per
sons to represent this province in the said gene
ral congress.
V. That the freeholders and inhabitants of the
other counties in this province, be requested spee
dily to convene themselves together, to confider
the present distressing state of our public affairs ;
and to correspond, and consult with such other
committees, as may be appointed as well as with
our committee, who are hereby directed to corres
pond and consult with such other committees, as
allo with those of any other province : and par
ticularly, to meet with the said county commitees,
in order to nominate and appoint deputies to re
present this province in general congress.
VI. We do hereby unanimously request the fol
lowing Gentlemen, to accept of that trust ; and
accordingly do appoint them our committee for the
purposes aforefaid, viz. Stephen Crane, Henry
Garrifte, Joseph Riggs, William Livingston, Wil
liam P. Smith, John De Hart, John Chetwood,
Isaac Ogden and Elias Boudinot, Efqrs;
N E W.Y O R K, June ^.
The port of Boston was on Tuesday last cleared of
every veflel intended for sea, it being the day on
which the late ad of Parliament prescribes, that no
vessel, except in his Majesty's service, shall be al
lowed to depart from that port until the King in
Council may be pleased to suspend its operation.
At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inha
bitants of the county of Frederick, and Gentlemen
pradifing at the bar, held at the town of Winches
ter, the Bth of June, 1774, to confider of the best
mode to be fallen upon to secure their liberties and
properties, and also to prevent the dangerous ten
dency of an aft of Parliament raffed in the four
teenth year of his present Majesty's reign, entitled,
An a& to difeontinue in such manner and for such
time as are therein mentioned, the landing and dis
charging, lading and (hipping of goods, wares and
merchandize at the town, and "Qin the harbour
of Boston, in the province of Maf^ffiufetts-Bay, in
North-America, evidently has to invade and de
prive us of the fame.
VOTE D,
I. 'l° HAT we will always chearfiilly pay due sub
mission to such acts of government as his
Majesty has a right by law to exercise over his fub
jeefs, as sovereign of the British dominions, and to
such only.
1 he Rev. Mr. Charles M. Thrufton being voted
Moderator, a Committee of the following gentle
men, viz. the Rev. Charles M. Thrufton, Isaac
Zane, George Rootes, Angus M'Donald, Alexan
der White, George Johhfon, and Samuel Beall 3d,
were appointed to draw up Resolves suitable to the
fame occasion, who withdrawing for a short time,
returned with the following Votes, viz.
11. I bat it is the inherent right of British fubje&s
to be governed and taxed by Representatives chosen
by themselves only ; and that every a& of the Bri
tish Parliament refpe&ing the internal policy of
North America, is a daring and unconstitutional
invasion of our said rights and privileges.
111. that the a& of Parliament above mention
ed is not only in itfelf repugnant to the fundamen
tal laws of natural justice, in condemning persons
for a supposed crime unheard, but also a despotic
exertion of unconstitutional pdwer, calculated to
enslave a free and loyal people.
IV. That the enforcing the execution of the said
a& cf Parliament by a military power, will have a
necessary tendency to raise a civil war, thereby dif
f>lving that union which has so long happily sub
sisted between the Mother Country and her Colo
nies; and that we will most heartily and unani'-
moufly concur with our fuffering brethren of Boston,
and every other part of North-America that may
be the immediate victims of tyranny, in promoting
all proper measures to avert such dreadful calami
ties, to procure a redress cf our grievances, and to
secure our common liberties.
VI. That the Eaff India Company, those servile
tools of arbitrary power, have juHly forfeited the
esteem and regard of all honest men; and that the
better to manifeft our abhorrence of such abjeft
compliance with the will oft v<nJ Ministry in
minirtering all in their poner, ar, increase of the
fund of peculation ; we will not purchase Tea, hr
any ether kind of East India commodities, either
imported now, or hereafter to be imported, except
fait petre, f; ices and medicinal drugs.
VII. I hat it is the opinion of this meeting that
Committees ought to be appointed for the pur
pose of affc&ing a general association, th it the fame
mealtires may be pursued through the whole con
tinent: That the Committees ought to correspond
with each other, and to meet at such places and
times as shall be agreed on, in order to form such
general affociatien, and that when the fame shall be
forrned and agreed on by the several Committees,
we will ftriftly adhere thereto ; and till the general
sense of the continent shall be known, we do pledge
ourselves to each other and to our country, that
we will inviolably adhere to the votes of this day.
VIII. I hat Charles M.Thrufton, Ilaac Zane, An
gus M'Donald, Samuel Beall id, Alexander White,
and George Rootes, be appointed a Committee for
V. It is the unanimous opinion of this meeting,
that a joint refolurion of all the Colonies to stop all
importations from Great Britain, and expoi tatioris
to it, till the said a& be repealed, will prove the
salvation of North-America and her liberties : On
the other hand, if they continue their imports and
exports, there is the greatest reason to tear that
fraud, power, and the most odious oppreHion, will
rife triumphant over right, justice, social happi
ness and freedom.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.
the purposes aforefaid ; and that they, or any three
of them, are hereby fully impowered to a&.
Wl ich being read, were unanimously assented to
and fubferibed.
On Monday the 6th inflate tickets were posted
up in. different parts of Frederick county, Virginia,
signed by the friends of liberty, requesting the Gen
tlemen Merchants, Freeholders, and other inhabi
tants of the county to meet at the Court-house, on
the ensuing Wednesday, at three o'clock in the af
ternoon, to confider of the most proper measures to
prevent the fatal consequences apprehended from
the ad of Parliament mentioned in the votes, and
to defend and secure the rights and liberties of
America. In consequence of which (though the
notice did not exceed 48 hours) a great concourse
assembled at the time and place appointed. The
Court-hotaf, being too small to contain the compa
ny, they adjourned to the Church, where the above
votes were unanimously agreed to. The general
opinion of the people there seems to be, that the
Boston scheme of non-importation from Great-Bri
tain, and exportation to it, is the only probable
means to obtain redress of our grievances, and shew
great eagerness that it may be universally adopted.
We hear from Fort-Pitt, that the Shawanefe have
lately murdered eighteen White People, within nine
miles of that place, and that several parties of In
dians have gone forth to war against the defenceless
inhabitants of the frontiers of Virginia and Penn
sylvania : That it is supposed all the English traders
in the Shawdnefe towns are killed by the Savages,
and about fifteen hundred families, fettled to the
wedward of the Allegany mountains, have deferred
their habitations, and fled for fan&uary to the more
interior parts of the country ; and that the traders
at Fort Pitt are about leaving that place as soon as
they can form a party strong enough to venture
forth. An Indian war seems inevitable.
At a meeting of a refyedable body of the Freeholders,
Inhabitants of the county of Chejier, on Saturday the
ifbo , June, 1774. Ibe folowing resolutions mere
deliberately and unanimously agreed on, viz.
'' '"T' "A '" ' s '" absolute right, inherent in
, I every English fubje&, to have the free use,
enjoyment and disposal of all his property either by
himfelf or representative, and that no other power
on earth can legally divest him of it.
2. That we apprehend the a& of Parliament for
Quitting up the port of Boston (until his Mjefh's
duties be duly collected, &c.) is highly arbitrary
and oppressive to the inhabitants of that town, and
in its cohfequences may endanger the liberties of all
the British colohies in America.
3. That the two bills mentioned ih the last advi
ces from London to be passing in Parliament, one
changing the charter'd constitution of the province
of Massachusetts Bay into a military government,
and the other impoweting the Governor, or Lieu
tenant Governor to fend any person or persons to
England to be tried for a&jons committed in that
colony, are subversive of every idea of liberty and
serves as a prelude to the fate of each charter'd
British colony on this continent.
4. That a congress of deputies from the said co
lonies is the most probable and proper mode of pro
curing relief for our fuffering Brethren, obtaining
redress and preserving our natural rights and liber
ties, and the establishing peace and mutualconfidence
between the mother-country and her colonies on a
constitutional foundation.
5. That we will concur and join with our Bre
thren of the city and county of Philadelphia in de
siring the Speaker of the Honourable House of Re
presentatives of this province, to write to the seve
ral Members of Assembly, requesting them to meet
in the city of Philadelphia oh any day, not later
than the firft of &gust next, to take into their se
rious con fideration our very alarming Situation, to
appoint deputies to attend at a general congress for
the colonies, at such time and place as shall be
agreed oh.
As the notice of this meeting was but short, it is
agreed that a general meeting be fixed on Saturday
the 25th instant, at the dwelling house of Jacob
James, at the sign of the Turk's Head, in Gofhen,
at one o'clock, P. M. in order to chufe a Commit
tee of Correfpond^nee, and to resolve on such other
modes or proportions as may be molt likely to at
tain redress from those grievances that t"e colonies
now groan under; at which time and place all
those who are entitled to vote for Members of As
sembly, and wish well to their posterity and Ameri
can libertv, are requested to attend and give their
advice in this alarming crisis.
Last Saturday afternoon many thousands of re
fpe&able inhabitants of this city and county met
near the State-house, agreeable to appointment, to
take into their consideration certain important pro
portions prepared to be laid before them. But
as it is impossible to insert the proceedings of the
meeting in this paper, we must defer them till our next.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Ship Kingof Prussia, W. Adamson, Trepani.
Ship Molly, G. Johnston, Genoa.
Brig Fancy, T. Murdoch, St. Vincent.
Sloop Rebecca, A. Culnan, Antigua.
Ship Nahey and Suky, J. Robinson, Trepani.
Brig Mount-Holly, G. Bayley, St. Vincent.
Sloop Little Welcome, J. Lambert, Grenadoes.
Sch. Felicity, A. Keeble, Virginia.
Sch. Betsy, F. Savage, Virginia.
Sch. Two Brothers, B. Clark, New-Providence.
Sloop Lively, A. Lowell, feifcat qua.
Sloop Difeovefy, A. Gall, North Carolina.
Sch. Happy Return, G. Simpson, Georgia.
Sloop Susanna, T. Chadwick, North- Carolina.
Sch. Sally, J. Buck, North Carolina.
Sloop Robei t, C. Metcalf, Virginia.
Sloop Polly, J. Attwood, Nova-Scotia.
Sch. North-Bland. J. Hannah, South-Carolina.
oltwards.
Brig Samuel and Charles, T. Welsh, Barbados.
Ship Molly, G. Johnston, Lisbon.
Sloop Betsy, V. Wightman, Rhode-Idand.
Sloop Hope, T. Afheton, Seni Gambia.
Snow John & WilLam, W.Brittoh, Newfoundland.
Sloop Adventure, J. Hutchings, New-Providence,
Brig Chance, J. Craig, Grenadoes.
Sloop Lively, A. Lowell, Pifeataqua.
Ship Nancy, C. Donivan, Lisbon.
Ship Clementina, P. Brown, Cadiz.
Cleared.
Sch. Experiment, D. Livingston, Grenadoes.
Sloop Industry, C. Gale, North-Carolina.
Brig Cornelia, J. Forster, Jamaica.
Sch. Betsy, F. Savage, Virginia.
Sch. Polly, J. Vicary, Dominca.
Brig Indullry, P. Hodgkirifon, Dominica.
Brig Mercury, J. Trimingham, Barbados,
Brig Charlotte, P. Parker, Jamaica.
Sch. Ambrose, J. Wooten, Newfoundland.
Sloop Robert, C. Metcalf, Virginia.
Sloop Friendihip, H Patful, Vigi,ii.
Sloop Ranger, W. Pigott, Virginia.
Brig Adrian, J. Duncan, St. Croix.
Brig Ranger, C. Biddle, Jamaica.
Sloop Brify and Ann, F. Lightbdurn, Jamaica.
B ig Lucy, J Pyrer, Jam ica.
Sch. Felicity, A. Moore, Jamaica.
Schooner Alary, J. Perott, St. Croix.
Sch. Betsy, R. Alcock, Dominica.
8 'p James aid Mary Ann, W. Buddefi, Barbados.
Sch. Peggy, J. Keogh, Donnniedb