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That as the town have behaved peaceably towards
the troops hitherto, they hereby engage to continue
to do so ; and the peace officers, and all other town
officers, are enjoined, and the Magistrates, and all
persons of influence in the town, are earnestly re
quested to exert their utmost endeavours to preserve
the peace of the town: The town at the fame time
relying on the assurances of his Excellency, that n®
insult, violence, or damage ihall be done to the per
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with the felefl men, having represented that there
was a large body of men in arms, aflembled in the
neighbourhood of this town, with hostile intentions
against his Majesty's troops Rationed here, and that
in case the troops should be attacked by them, and
the attack Should toe aided by the inhabitants of the
town, it might issue in very unhappy consequences
to the town. For prevention whereof, his Excellen
cy assured the Select men, that whatever might be
the event of the attack, he would take effectual care,
that the troops fliould do no damage, nor commit
any a& of violence in the town; but that the lives
and properties of the inhabitants ffiould be protest
ed and secured, if the inhabitants behaved peacea
bly ; and the Select men in behalf of the town, en
gaged for the peaceable behaviour of the inhabitants
accordingly: In confirmation of which engage
ment Voted,
Tom. Gage's PROCLAMATION,
Or blustering Denunciation,
(Replete with Defamation,)
Threading Devafation,
And speedy JugHation,
Of the New-Englilh Nation.---
Who Jhall his pious avajs jhun ?
WHEREAS the rebels hereabout,
Are ftubtyorn Itill, and dill hold out ;
Refufing yet to drink their Tea,
In spite of Parliament and Me ;
And to maintain their bubble, Right,
Prognosticate a real fight ;
Preparing flints, and guns, and ball,
My army and the fleet to maul ;
Mounting their guilt to such a pitch,
As to let fly at soldier's breech ;
Pretending they defign'd a trick,
Tho' order'd not to hurt a chick ;
But peaceably, without alarm,
The men of Concord to disarm ;
Or, if refitting, to annoy,
And ev'ry magazine deftroy:---
All which, the' long oblig'd to bear,
Thro' want ofmen, and not of fear ;
I'm able now by augmentation,
To give a proper calligation;
For since th' addition to the troops,
Now re-inforc'd as thick as hops ;
I can, like femmy, and the Do,ne,
Look fafely on---Fight you Burgoyne ;
And mowe, like grass, the rebel Yankees,
1 fancy not these doodle dances : —
Yet e'er I draw the vengeful sword,
1 have thought fit to fend abroad,
This present gracious Proclamation,
Of purpose mild the demonstration,
That whofoe'er keeps gun or pistol,
I'll spoil the motion of his systole;
Or, whip his breech, or cut his weafon,
As haps the measure of his Treason :---
But every one that will lay down
His hanger bright, and musket brown,
Shall not be beat, nor bruis'd, nor bang'd,
Much less for past offences, hang'd ;
But on surrendering his toledo,
Go to and fro unhurt as we do :---
But then I must, out of this plan, lock
Both Samuel Adams and John Hancock ;
For those vile traitors (like debentures)
Must be tuck'd up at all adventures ;
As any proffer of a pardon,
Would only tend those rogues to harden :---
But every other mother's son,
The instant he destroys his gun,
(For thus doth run the King's command)
May, if he will, come kiss my hand.---
And to prevent such wicked game, as
Pleading the plea of ignoramus ;
Be this my proclamation spread ,
To every reader that can read :—
And as no law nor right was known
Since my arrival in this town ;
To remedy this fatal flaw,
I hereby publish Martial Law.
Mean while let all, and every one
Who loves his life, forfake his gun :,
And all the Council, by mandamus,
Who have been reckoned so infamous,
Return into their habitation,
Without or let or molestation.---
Thus, graciously, the war I wage,
As witneffeth my hand, TOM. GAGE.
By command ofMoTHER Cary,
Thomas Flucker, Secretary.
sons, or property cf the inhabitants, either by the
troops, or the king's ihips, whatever may be the e
vent of the attack, his Excellency seems to appre
hend; but of which attack we have no knowledge
or information whatever, as all communication be
tween the town and country has been interrupted by
his Excellency's order, ever since the collection of
the body aforefaid, ,
Whereas the communication between this town
and the country both by land and by water, is at
present Hop'd by order of his Excellency General
Gage, and the inhabitants cannot be supplied with
provisions, fuel and other necessaries of life ; by
which means the sick and all invalids must greatly
fufter, and immediately ; and the inhabitants in ge
neral be distressed, especially such (which is by much
the greatest part) as have not had the means of lay
ing in a stock of provisions, but depend for daily
supplies from the country for their daily support,
and may be in danger of periling unless the com
munication be opened. Therefore, Refolded, That
a committee be appointed to represent to him the
state of the town in this regard, and to remind his
Excellency ofhis declarations in answer to addresses
made to him when the works on the neck were e
reding, viz. “ That he had no intention of flopping
up the avenue to the town, or of obftruding the in
habitants, or any of the country people coming in
or going out of the town as usual ;" that “ he had
no intention to prevent the free egress and regress,
of any person to and from the town, or of reducing
it to the state of a garrison ; that he could not pos
sibly intercept the intercourse between the town and
country;" that “ it is his duty and interest to en
courage it ; and it is as much inconsistent with his
duty and interest to form the strange scheme of re
ducing the inhabitants to a state of humiliation and
vassalage, by flopping their fupplies."---Alfo to re
present to him, that in consequence of these repeat
ed assurances of His Excellency, the fears and ap
prehensions of the inhabitants, had generally sub
sided, and many persons who had determined to re
move with their effects, have remained in town,
whilst others largely concerned in navigation, had
introduced many valuable goods, in full confidence
of the promised security : That the town think his
Excellency incapable of anting on principles incon
sistent with honor, juflice and humanity, and there
fore that they desire his Excellency will please to
give orders for opening the communication, not on
ly for bringing provisions into the town but also,
that the inhabitants, such of them as incline, may
retire from the town with their effects, 'without mo
lestation.
The fame committee were appointed to wait upon
the general with the foregoing votes.
Then the meeting was adjourned to Sabbath
morning, ten o'clock.
Sabbath morning io o'clock, April 23, 1775.
The town met according to adjournment.
The said committee made a verbal report. Where
upon it was desired that the committee would with
draw and reduce their report to writing, which was
accordingly done, and is as follows, viz.
The committee appointed by the town to wait
upon his excellency General Gage, with a copy of
the two votes paired by the town yesterday in the
afternoon ; report, that they being read to him by
the committee, and a long conference had with him
upon the subject matter contained in the said votes,
his excellency finally gave for answer, that upon the
inhabitants in general lodging their arms in Faneuil
hall, or any other convenient place, under the care
of tho Selectmen, marked with the names of the
refpedive owners, that all such inhabitants as are
inclined, may depart from the town, with their fa
milies and effects, and those who remain may de
pend upon his protection. And that the arms afore
faid at a suitable time would be return'd to the
owners. Whereupon Voted,
That the town accept of his excellency's pro
posal, and will lodge their arms with the feled men
accordingly-
Voted, That the fame committee be desired to
wait upon his excellency the governor with the vote
of the town, complying with his excellency's propo
sal, and the committee are desired to request of his
excellency that the removal may be by land and
water, as may be most convenient for the inhabitants.
The Committee appointed to wait upon his Ex
cellency, report: that they accordingly waited upon
him, and read the vote of the town, which was ac
cepted by his Excellency ; and at the fame time his
Excellency agreed that the inhabitants might re
move from the town by land or water with their ef
fects, within the limits prescribed by the Port Aft:
And also informed the committee he would desire
the Admiral to lend his boats to facilitate the re
moval of the effects of the inhabitants, and would
allow carriages to pass and repafs for that purpose :
Likewise would take care, that the poor that remain
in town Ihould not suffer for want of provisions after
their own stock is expended, and desire that a letter
might be written to Dr. Warren, chairman of the
Callicoes ; Chintzes ; Patches
and printed Cottons; Stamped Linnens and Da
mascus's for Waistcoats ; Wiltons ; Jeans and Fus
tians ; Corduroys ; Breeches Patterns ; Striped Cot
tons and Cotton Hollands. A Variety of Silks
for Gowns, viz. Persians ; India Taffaties of all Co
lours ; Luteftrings, Padufays and figur'd Sattins ;
Plain Sattins ; Pelongs and Sarfanets of all Colours.
A Variety of flowered Lawns and Apron Patterns ;
Sprig'd and book Muzlins ; Plain Lawns and Cam
brick; Long Lawns ; Irilh Hollands; Laces and
Gimps; A Variety of figur'd and plain Ribbons ;
Black and white plain Gauzes ; Silk; Linen and
Gauze Handkerchiefs; Broad Cloths; Plains and
German Serges; Velvets & Velveretts of all Kinds ;
Ladings ; Shalloons ; Tammies; Durants; Cam
blets ; Crapes ; Stuffs; Callamanco's ; Silk Gloves
and Mitts ; Necklaces ; Wool and Cotton, worsted,
thread, and cotton Stockings. All Sorts cf common
School Books; Watts' Psalms and Hymns ; Green
and scarlet Plush, and Trimmings for Saddles ;
Looking Glasses; Cutlary ; Haberdaffiary ; thick
Woollens; Bazes ; Hollow Iron Ware ; Womens
and Girls Stuff Shoes and Clogs; Felt and Castor
Hats ; Assortment of Nails; Pepper; Spites of all
forts ; Allum ; Cuperas ; Redwood, Logwood ; best
Indigo; Coffee ; Chocolate; Loaf and Brown Sugar,
Rice; Pipes, &c. &c. &c. 50
committee of the Congress, that those persons in
the cauntry who may incline to remove into Boston,
with their effects, may have liberty so to do without
molestation.
The town unanimously accepted of the forego
ing report, and desired the inhabitans would deliver
their arms to the Selectmen as loon as may be.
The meeting was then adjourned to Tuesday
morning the 25th of April, ten o'clock in the Fore
noon, and was continued by successive adjournments
to Thu-fday, P. M. the 30th of April, 1775, when
the town met to receive the further report of the
committee. They reported as follows, viz.
The committee waited on his Excellency General
Gage with the papers containing the account of the
arms delivered to the fele^men, and the return made
to them by the constables of the town relative to
the delivery of the arms in their refpeclive waids.—
After long conversation on the fubjed of the inha
bitants removing themselves and effeds from the
town ; his Excellency being obliged to attend other
business, left the affair to be fettled with Brigadier
General Robertson, who after further conference,
and reporting the fubitance of it to General Gage,
returned to the committee, and declared to them
that General Gage gives liberty to the inhabitants
to remove out of town with their effects ; and de
sires that such inhabitants as intend to remove, would
give their names to the feledmen, and fignify whe
ther they mean to convey out their effects by land
or water, in order that passes may be prepared ; for
which passes application may be made to General
Robertson, any time after to-morrow morning ; such
passes to be had as soon as persons wanting them
shall be ready to depart.
Voted, That the foregoing report be accepted, the
town relying on the honor and faith of Gcn. Gage,
that he will perform his part of the contrast, as they
have faithfully performed their part of it.
Then the meeting was adjourned to Monday
ne^t, ten o'clock in the forenoon.
A true copy, examined,
Per Henry Alline, jun. Town Cik. P. T.
TAKES this method to notify the public, that he
has taken a ffiop (of Mr. Ward's) opposite the
Town-House in Middletooun, where he has to fell,
CHEAP for CASH,
A good assortment of English, India, Weft India,
and Homemade GOODS, whereof the following
particulars are a part, viz.
MADE in the neatest and strongest manner, and
on the most reafcnable 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 apprenticefl.ip 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 ftridly observed, and the
lead favour gratefully acknowledged by the public's
most obedient humble servants,
Hartford, June JOHN HILL,'
23, 1775. 48 CHARLES WRIGHT.
FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS,
Isjuft come to Hand, and is to be fold, together
with the First and Second, by Mr. Ephraim Fen
no of Middletown, and the Printer hereof.
HARTFORD; Printed by E. Watson.
LEATHER BREECHES,
THOMAS GREEN,
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