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BOSTON.
Extract of a Letter from the Committee of Corres
pondence for Portsmouth, dated May 19, 1774, to
the.Committee of Correspondence for the Town of
Boston.
** IT 7E think the late Aft of Parliament to shut
W U P the Port ofßofton of a moil extraordina
ry Nature and fatal Tendency ; Adndniftration are
taking every Method to disunite the Colonies, there
by to render the noble oppofion to their arbitrary and
deftrudive Measures abortive : We hope a firm Uni
on of all the Colonies will ilill fubiiil, and that such a
Plan may be devised and resolutely pursued by all, as
may prevent the cruel Effects of this A&*
We heartily sympathize with you, under your pre
sent difficult and. alarming Situation.-—We will exert
ourselves to carry any Plan into Effeft which may be
concerted'by the Colonies for the general Relief.—
We sincerely wiih you Resolution and Proiperityin
the common Canfe, and shall ever view your Interfit
as our own, and are with the Eig^eft Eiteem, StcT
For proof, fee the
Journals of the Lords and
Commons in 1737, an< ^
the bill against Edin
burgh.
Gentlemen, Westerly, 16th May, 1774.
WITH mingled Concern and Indignation the
Committe of Correspondence Lr this Town
have seen an Aft for blocking up the Harbour of Bos
ton.
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P O E T R Y.
A Favourite AIR.
TTREEDOM’s Charms alike engage
JP Blooming Youth 411 d hoary Age ;
Time itfelf ran ne’er deflroy
FREEDOM’S pure and tailing Joy :
LOVE nor FRIENDSHIP ever gave
Half their Bleflings to the SLAVE;
None are happy but the FREE,
BLISS is born of LIBERTY,
Which from fair AMERICA,
TYRANTS strive to take away.
Began the lothofFe
bruary, 1737, and ended
2 ift of June, having con
tinued near four months.
The Provost and Ma
gistrates of Edinburgh,
the Judges of Scotland,
and many other witnefies
examined at the bar.
Council and evidence
for the Magiilrates-and
City fully heard at the
ba A
Two Members forE
dihburgh, forty-five for
Scotland in the Lower
House, and fixtecn in
the Upper-House:
Charge, an overt aft of
rebellion, and an atroci
ous murder—proved on
a full hearing, and by
competent evidence.
Frequent conferences
held between the two,
Houses to compare the
evidence, &c.
Romedefigning to deflroy the City of Carthage,
Larbarouily required of the Carthaginians that they
fhduld forfake their City and remove their Habitati
ons twelve Miles from the Sea : The Confederation
of the inveterate Hatred occasioned by the long and
bloody Wars which had subsisted between Rome and
Carthage, the Remembrance of several Hundred
T loufand Romans killed in those Wars, and several
Hundred Towns plundered by the Carthaginians is
feme Excuse for the Roman Severity
From the LONDON EVENING-POST, April 9.
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
EDINBURGH. BOSTON.
Punishment A fine
20001.
Not one Member for
Boston in either House,
nor for all or any part of
America,noreven avoice
in elefting one.
Charge,a riotand tres
pass—no evidence and
no hearing.
Punishment—The Icty
of their port to the injury
of the town, at the lowelt
and most favourable esti
mate, of 500,000 b The
restoration of their port,
and the use of their pro
perty, left at tho King’s
mercy, after they shall
have paid for rotten tea
the full price of that
which is found, and all
damages, to the amount,
we may presume, of 30,-
0001.
Began the 14th, and
ended the 3 1 ft of March,
1774, being in all fenteep .
days.
Witnefies examined at
the Privy Council, and
their evidence fupnref
fed. • r •
Journals of the Lords
and Commons 1774, and
the Boston port bill.
The Agent refufed a
hearing at he bar.
Notone conferrence.
At a town meeting called and held at Newport, in the
co’ony of Rhodc-Ifliod, the 20 h day of Mty. 17721.
HENRY WARD Efa Moderator
VOTED, That we ha»e the deepelr fcH^ of the in*
jariei done to the towe of Boston, by the aft of Par*
liameot lat'y palled for patting an end to their trade,
aud defkoying the port : And that we confi'cr thia
attack them as utterly (cbvcrSye of American Ji
bet 1 y ; lor the fame power may at pleafurs deflroy the
trade and Ihut op the porta of every other colony in its
torn ; so that thyre will be a total end of all property.*
VOTED, Tbit we will unite with the ether colo
ni<& io all reafonableand proper metferes/to procure
the eflablifliwent of the rights of the colonics span a
j’jft and permanent foaodation ; and particalarfy. io
case vbc other colonics (hall, epon thia alarming occafi
on, pqt a flop to their trsdc to Great Britain and the
Weft-todies, that we will heartily join with th^m in
the meafme.
VOTED, That the committee of coircfpondence,
for this town, immediately tracfmita copy of these re*
solutions to the cemwittec of correfpoadcuce for the
town of Boston. ... .
VOTED, That the committee of correspondence
for this town, immediately (ead a copy of the above re
solutions to ejch tow^ in thia colony.
A true copy : Witness,
William Coddinstom, town e'erk.
We have long felt for the Town of Boston: We
I rartily fympathife with our Brethren upon this al
larming Occasion : We are much pleased with the
noble Firmnefi with which this cruel Edift is recei
ved in Boston I We highly approve the Measures ta
ken by the Town, and are entirely of Opinion that
the joint Refqjutioh of the Colonics to flop all Im
portation* From, and Exportations to Great-Britain
and the Weft-Indies, until the Aft is repealed, will
infallibly produce the desired Effeft.
The Country which we poflefs, bluffed be God, .
affords every necessary of Life : We are morally cer
tain that with the common Bleflings of Heaven upon
our Industry and Frugality, we can live comfortably .
without importing h tingle Article' from England or *
the Weft-Indies: And we are equally certain that
neither England or the Weft-Indies can subsist long
without us. Their own Preservation therefore will
compel them to do us Justice,
This horrid Attack upon the Town of Boston we
confider not as an Attempt upon that Town singly,
but upon the whole Continent. We are therefore
determined to use our whole Influence for the Sup
port of the Town of Boston in the fame Manner as if
the Attack had been made in the Metropolis of this
Cclcny. And we doubt not but the pther Colonies
will confider this arbitrary and tyrannical Edift in
the fame Light, and heartily unite with theFriends of
Liberty in Boston, in Support of the common Cause.
(Sign’d by the Committee of Correspondence.)
N E W P O R T, May 22.
The above votes were palled in a very foil meeting,
and ’tit with pkafurc we inform the public, that there
c.trcr appeared a more urnerfd spirit, firmnefs and de
termined relocation, toftand by and support onr brethren
of Boftbo, against the diabolical miniflerial plan of fh°
very ; there being bet cps 0: J wo-hands held up agsioft
any vote, which bands, have always been against every
thing bearing the lead imaginable appearance of liberty.
’ iis proposed, that a number of gentlemen immedi
ately form a eompaay, for carrying On the woolen me
oefaftate in this colony, in the most extenfivc manner ;
there being quite veol enough railed here to clothe all
the inhabitants, ?
fcribtr on ihc 18 h of inst. May, an apprentice bay,
named Ichabod Swaddle, he is in the 1S h year of his
age, is a Jufty (mart, boy of his age, walks pretty
straight, and goes with his thighs and legs close toge
ther, hath straight hair hanging round his neck and of
g light brown colour, great eyes, and is apt to talk
very loud sod uniraDncrly when in company. Had
on when he went away, an old fbert pale blue coat,
blue and white vest, o*d black and white flriped wol
len trowfers, woolen sh-rt. an old eaflor hat, nn flock
ings nor shoes, has work’d at the bufinefa of a wheel
wright and boufe carpenter, and ©f late hath work’d
We hear the peapl? of Conne^icut are about exhi
hi<bg a glorbui example of patriotism, by raiftng a
large sum of money for the fopport of those ptrfpos in
Boston, who may become furfcrcrs by the horrid afl for
blocking up that port,
But the cruel and unnatural Treatment which the
Town of Boston has received from Great-Britain,will
admit of no Kind of Palliation ; the Metropolis of a
most affeftionate and loyal Colony, which in all the
Wars of Great-Britain hath gloriufly supported the
British Interest in America, and even by their wife &
vigorous Efforts made a Coaqueft which gave Peace
to Europe is now threatened with Deftruftion/, for no
other Caufe/but because the People have bravely
determined not to become Slaves.
Run away from the sub-
A wry Extraordinary new Horizontal
Gold W A T C H,
Cap’d and Jewel’d, with a compleat Chairs
to be Sold by Thomas Hilldr up, South,
of the Court-House, HARTFORD.
May 30, 1774.
Runaway from JeffeKim
b’ll of Canaan cn the night after the 18‘h day of
Instant, May, as apprentice boy named hatban
a jout 19 years of age, had on when he went away
a psle bloe broad c ! o:h coat, flrip’d linen fad cotte.o
waiftcost, a pa : r of b'uc leather brcccher, is about 5.
feet 6 inches high, of a darkish complex! • and long
faTOurid. Whoever will t?ke op said boy. and re«
trun*him to said Kimball, (hill have One Shilling re
ward, but No Charges paid, by
7^ Kimball.
Cstasn, May 24 1774
TO BE SOLD BY
E. Austin,
Near the Court House in Hartford,
The following Articles for GOLDSMITHS
and JEHAELLERS Vfes^ viz.
CYpber’d Earring Stones, Tops end Drops
Cyphers per Dozen, Brilliant Ditto, Large Cy* .
pbered Batton Stones, with Cyphers, Ruby unci white
Foil, Large Affuftmeot of Files, Crncibles, Blac^Lcad
Puts, Sait Petre, Pummice Stone fnitable for Leather
Proffers.Ratten Stone Moulding Sand,Corn a»d ElowerJ
Emmery, J an Rivet Wire, Brsfs ditto, Buckle Errflicr,
Cera! w ^Cypher’d and White Stone Earnngs fei
in Gold, Duto in Silver, Cypher’d and White Stout
Buttons set in Silver, Stone Broaches set io Silver. The
shove Articles imported from London, to be Sold for
G sh as cheap as io E ^flon or New York.
N B Afuysrfint Crimfn SUk Softs ; «nd double
wiAdd Gorget Juitable for an Officer ^befe Uniterm ij\
trim’d with Gold Lace.
The remainder of the e
flare of Ebenczrr Benton dcceas’dTas lately advertis’d)
is to be fold at Public Vendue, atHoufe of Mr.'
Mofcs Butler on the 2d Wcdoefday of June next,
ct 5 o’Clocft afternoon.
Hartford, May 31, 1774.
fame at Baking chaise wheefa aod carriage; et HarifarJ-
Whoever fhth take up Gid run away, aod return him,
to me Cull have Four Pence reWard, and aft nccdr.ity
charges patd by me,
D*vld Smith.
Chatham, May 27, 1774.
TO BE SOLD,
A FARM of land io New Hartford, fitaate about
a mile and ao ba f from the meeting houfe..'
comafoiog abom 40 acres under giod improvements,
has a or. it a Urge dwelling house, two ftoricx
high soda bara and cow*buaL all well
with a good fhocmaker’s sh >p, and g very commodfoul
tan yard. A Ifo about 50 jeres of bnd at about ooe*
rode diftsose from the above, weil divided into paflnrc,
plow and meadow land. For tei ms of file enquire of
So'omon Woodruff'.
NeweHartford, May 26, 1774;
TJXTE the fubferibers being appointed by the han*
’ Y court of Probate for the dillrift of Hartfotd^
commissioners on the estate es Mr. Jofia Wolcott?
late of Wethersfield deceas’d, represented insolvent.
This is to notify the creditors to said estate encc
more,that we shall attend on that business at the dwe!-'
ling house of Mrs. Lois Wo’cott in/faid Wethersfield,
on the 26th day of June next, frost two of the clock
afternoon till e : ght. May 20. 1774.
D.v.n W E b,t ß ,,| Comnliffi
Josiah Robbins 3
RUN away from me the fabferiber on the
before the 12th day of May instant, an apprd» ’ t
lice boy named Ihac Lane, he is of a darkish com ?
plexion, about 5 feet 3 inches high, and is lame
one of bis legs, and much (horter than the othe^ hj
is about 19 years of age. and is likely to call bimfdy.
taylor, as he has been serving at that trade. Who
ever will take up said apprentice and return him f
me the fubferiber in Chatham, (hall be paid ot ^
Dollar reward and all occHLry charger.
JACOB WOOD :
HARTFORD: Printed by Eben. Watson’„