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Public Laie lut id ponder on the melancholy truths thus at
tejted by government. 7~hefaord of civil war is drawn,
and if there is truth in Heaven, THE KING'S TROOPS
UAdHEdIHED IT. Will the English nation much
longer Juffer their fellow fubyells to be slaughtered? It is a
fameful fallacy to talk about the SUPREMACY of
PARLIAMENT ; it is the DESPOTISM .of the
CROrd N and the SLATERT of the people which the mi-
Ttifr, aim at ; fo r refufing those attempts, and for that
only the Americans have been inhumanly murdered by the
King's troops.,.
Englishmen, weigh these things with deliberation ; make
the case your own ; if the mafacre of brethren will not
open your eyes, they deserve to be fore uer Jhut ag ainf your
welfare. Away with the canting piety of a court !A
way with the affixed candor of tools in office ! Minifry are
so candid that th, would dijgafe the truth, and so pious
—that th, would take the /acrament as Barbarians keep
carousals, and drink of the cup---if it was but filled with
the libations of the blood of FREEMEN.
PHILADELPHIA, August io.
A letter from Cape Fian,cois dated,the. zzd ult.
fays, “ A vessel is just arrived from -Dunkirk, in a
short passage, which informs us there is great com
motions in London on account of American affairs,
and that many thousands had surrounded the pal
lace, infilling on a redress of American grievances,
but his M.yefty had retreated to Kew."
N E W-Y O R K, August 17.
Notwithstanding theMiniftry did not think proper
to publish the Account cfthe Battle at Lexington till
the 12th of June, we are we'l allured; that Matter
reached their Hands by the firtt of said Month.
CAMBRIDGE, August 17.
The Hon. Continental Congress, on the 2d Instant
adjourned until the sth Day of September, then to
beagain convened at Philadelphia, leaving several
Committees to prepare some Matters of Importance
against their Meeting. Among other Things, they
have taken the Management of Indian Affairs out
of the Hands of the Crown Officers, and divided the
Indian Tribesinto three Departments ; the firft tak
ing in the Six Nations, and all to the Northward of
them ; the second, all the Tribes from the Six Nati
ons to the South Line of the Colony of Virginia;
and the Third, all the Indians to the Southward of
the South Line of Virginia. They have appointed
Commissioners for each of these Departments, with
proper Presents, Talks, and Belts of Wampum, and
the usual and necessary articles of trade for the seve
ral Nations. The Commissioners for the firft arid
second Departments have already set out for the
Places of their Destination ; and we are well assured
that such Measures have been taken, and such fatis
fa&ory and authentic Accounts are received by the
Congress, that all apprehensions of Danger from our
Fellow Subjects in Canada, and the Indians, are en
tirely removed. No other Alteration hath been made
in the Continental Association, than permitting all
Vessels which shill bring Powder into the Colonies,
to receive Provisions, or any Thing else to the a
mount thereof.
Extract of a Letter from Philadelphia, August 12.
By the London Papers,(to the 20th June) we learn
that about the ill of that Month, 3 transports from
England for America, having on board Col. Dal
rymple and Col. Grant (the valiant Speech maker,
about American cowardice.) It is probable that
one or more of these vessels is bound to New-York.
Yesterday arrived a Ship from Cork, with Major
French, of the zzd Reg. a Lieut, and a Cadet, a
Servant, a Soldier, and upwards of 40 Bales and
Packages, all which are ia the hands of the Com
mittee of Safety. The Officers were conducted to
Town, from Glouceller Point, where they had land
ed, by Capt. Bradford's Company, and several Vo
lunteers from other Companies.
Yeflerday, Afternoon, the Printers bertof received a Letter
from a Gentleman of launton, dated the Day before, of
which the following is an ExtraA.
" This Afternoon came into this Town Capt.
Abraham Stephen Remfon, who informs, That on
the 26th of lad Month in Lat. 25,15. Long. 65, 30,
he spoke with the Ship Juno, John McHenderfon
Master, who had been then only 17 Days out
from Dublin. Capt. Remfon went on board the
Juno, and tarried on board 3 Hours, where he read
a Paragraph in theDublinPaper, " That Lord North
'' and Governor Hutchinfun were both gone to
" France, that the Parliament House was pulled
" down, and that it was judged that Lords Ch.it
" ham and Camden, with John Wilkes, Esq; head
"ed the Populace," The above Account I had
from Capt. Remfen's own Mouth, and 1 believe him
to be a Man cf truth, and if you think proper to
convey it to the Public through your Paper, you may
doit. Without doubt it will be thought to beA'
moil interesting piece of Intelligence if it should turn
out true, and [believe it will."
Friday last was conducted to this Town by an Ef
fort commanded by Capt. Melcher, the Officers and
Craw of the armed Cutters Margaretta, Diligent, and
their Tender, taken at Machias, together with that
noted Friend to Government, Ichabod Jones, former
ly of Boston, and a Launch Friend to that infernal
Traitor to hisCountry,T. Hutchinson. Capt. Moore
•f the Margaretta, was killed in the Engagement.
Capt. Knight, Lieut. Spry, five Midfhipraen and
Warrant Officers, together with 17 Privates belong
ing to the above Vessels, we hear are ordered to the
more interior Parts of this Colony.
LaftMonday Morning came to town from Ipswich,
20 of the Prisoners taken at Cape-Ann the Tuesday
before. ?•
Extrad of a letter from Glasgow, dated April 14.
" As to the contest between Britain and Ameri
ca, the dispute in Parliament runs very high, as also
among every else of the Subjects; and petitions in
behalf of the Americans are presen ted to King or
Parliament from societies of aimoil every denomina
tion. but the favourers of America here are afraid
of nothing so much as the Americans breaking a
mong therafelves, as they can easily fee every method
is tried by Parliament toeffed a breach among them.
Pray let me hear what you can difeover to be the
fentimentsrof the judicious part of th® people, and
persons ofintereft. Let us hear what Connecticut
and the other provinces are doing with their militia;
whether they are preparing to take the field, or whe
ther the greater part are for complying."
N E W-L ONB ON, August 18.
The account in our last, of a Treaty with the Six
Nitions of Indians is confirmed by Capt. Breed from
Wyoming, who adds, that he, (Capt. Breed) was de
fied by some of their Chiefs to give their Love to
the Great Man at the head of the Congress at Phila
delphia, and desired that all futureMeffages from the
Congress to the Six Nations, , might be communicated
to them through the Medium of Col. Butler:---But
the Congress being prorogued before Capt. Breed's
Arrival at Philadelphia, prevented his delivering
their Message.
The Fleet ofMen ofWar and transports who plun
dered Fifher's-lfland, &c. as mentioned in our last,
failed from Gardincr's-Ifland on Saturday last for
Boston : It is said they took about 50 Head of Cattle
and Bao Sheep from GardnerVlfla^d, And 11 Head
of Cattle from Plum Island.--- General Woolier arri
ved at Oyster-Pond, from New-York, Wednesday.
Se'nnight, with 400 troops ; and after the failing of
the Fleet he took the remaining Stock from Gardi
ner's and Plum Inlands ; And we learn that all the
Grain on those Illands is immediately to be threshed
out and carried to Long-Island, Y ..
On the Arrival of the above fleet atFifher's-Ifland,
Mr. Brown, Owner of the Stock, was applied to for
it, and offered pay, but he appearing unwilling to
dispose ofit, was threatned with having it taken from
him without pay---when, it appears, he reluctantly
complied.,
Mr. Watson,
EVER since our firft parents tailed the forbidden
fruit, there seems to be a natual inclination in
ail their posterity, to tranferefs---it is therefore the
business of certain of the community, to look after
and prevent, or punifli tranfgreffors o What I aim
H A RTFQ R D, August 21.
Samuel B. Webb, Esq; of Wethersfield, a Lieu
tenant in Maj.Cheder's Company at Cambridge,
is appointed Aid deCamp to Major General Putnam,
Died at Wethersfield, on Thursday lall, Deac.
Stillman, in an advanced Age.
We hear three Regiments of troops raised by the
province of New-York, have inarched to join Gen.
Schuyler at Ticonderoga.---When all the forces or
dered for that place shall arrive, the army will con
fill of about 7000 men, -and their declination, it is
reported, is Canada.
* # * The Printer hereof, is obliged to inform his Cus
tomers that Wrapping Paper is the. only Kind he can
procure at the Mill at Norwich, which is obliged to sand
almofl fill for Want of a Supply of Water, but he hopes
fan to be able to fupplj them with Paper of a better Qua
lity ;in the mean Time be earnefly requefs of his fair
Friends, the Daughters of Liberty in this Town and
Colony, as they would do a very rffntial Service to their
Country, (which in this difficult Day, needs every affif
ance) to be very careful in saving their Linen and Cot
ton RAGGS, of any Kind, coarft as well as fine 4
Raggs are the only Material of which that mos ne
celfary Article, Paper, can be made, if they are not
saved, the Streams of Intelligence will very focn fail.
RAGGS are taken in by Mr. Samuel Smith of Far
mtngton ; Mr. William Stanton of Litchfield; Mr. Ti
tus Watfa of Norfolk ; Mr. Jonathan Humphry, jun. of
Simfoury; Mr. Seth Aufin of Suffield; Mr. Joseph
Knight of Enfield ; Capt. Rufffl Woodbridge of Eqf-
Hartford; Mr. Ambrose Nicholson of Glafenbury ; Mr.
Jfph King of Middletown ; and by the Printer in
Hartford.
CT A Paper Mill is erecting in this Place.
Th~ Stock was felonioufly taken from the two
other Islands without pay.
Since our last seven Companies of the last Recruits
raised by this Colony, have arrived in Town---they
were on their March to join the Continental Army,
when they received Orders to rendezvous here.
Mr. Benjamin Mumford, Poll Rider, between
Newport and this Town, was last Friday, in crossing
Rhode-Ifland Ferry, ordered by Capt, Wallace, on
board the Rose Man„of War, where he was detained
until Monday, and had his Mail broke open and ex
amined..
at now is to life the tranfgrefys of the rules ofour
late hon. Continental Congress : And tho' I know
there is a number among us who would be glad to
break through, and entirely overfet their affociati^
on, yet, as these are a rank of inferior beings, I
ffiall treat them with the contempt they diferve 'by
taking no notice of them.---But there is another
, that Pretend they would ftridly adhear to the
association, and by no means fuffer a violation by
themselves or others ; yet how grocely is that afr
ciation violated by such at funerals ^---Several late
funerals have I seen, conduced by persons that pro
fefs the greatest reverence for the laws of the con
gress, who have gone to near as great a pitch of ex*
travagance as we were in before such association,
the Y must know °ur delegates did folemnl,
associate for themselves and us with regard to
mourning dress, in the words following : --'%/
on the deathof an, relation or friend, none of us, or any
of our families, will go into am further mourning drejs
than a black crape or ribbon on the arm, or hat, for gen
tlemen, and a black ribbon, or necklace for ladies, and wk
<wtll dijeontinue the giving cf gloves at funerals."
7 hen how guilty mull such pretended friends to
their country appear, who have dressed out their fa*
milies in black from top to toe, or to have gone any
thing beyond what is propo fed above, is criminal.
For if we allow the lead variation from the rules,
none can tell where the pernicious custom may flop's
Where are our committees of infpe&ien ? What
are they about, that they are still, and take no no
tice of this, and many other breaches of the associa
tion, as notorious as this ?---O ! but fay some of
them, you mull bring in a regular, formal com*
plaint, and hand in your evidences, or we shall have
nothing to do with it.---Shame upon such 1 What!
you want to make a civil court tryal; and perhaps
you want lawyers to implead one another 1 0 !---.'
Such deserve as much contempt as any other the
greatest tranfgrefl'ors : For the Congress exprefly
ordered such committees, to be chosen for the -pur
pefe of diligently infpeding the conduct of oth %
touching the association, ^nd dealing with them
according to the rules thereof, as in the 1 ith ad of
the association, which is as follows, " That a com
mittee be chosen in every county, city, and town, by those
who are qualified to vote for representatives in the legif
lature, whoje business it Jbali be to observe the conduct
of alh persons, touching this affiliation §, and when it
Jhall be inane to appear to the jatisfaaion of a majority of
any such committee, that any per Jon within the limits of
their appointment, has violated this afociation, that Jueb
majority do forthwith cause thy truth of 4he case to be
published in the Gazette, to the end that all such fees to.
the rights of Aritifh America may be publicly known, and
univerjaljy contemned as the enemies of American Liberty,
and thenceforth we refpe&vAy will break off all dealing
with him or her," . %
Now, if any committee appointed for the pur
pose aforefaid, shall hereafter refufe or neglect to
do their duty, by Ihifting off on others, I hope the
towns, or body of people that put them in, will
do themselves and the world the justice to put themr
out with resentment, that others more worthy and
faithful may fill their places ; for the security of
our inestimable privileges.depends (under God) on
a drift compliance with the said association. I am
sincerely a friend to this country, consequently,
A Son of LIBERTY.
Committee of Observation, New Mitford, June 2^,177{«
qf HE Committee of Observation for this town ha*
ving had due process against Arther Knowles and
Henry Straight, both cf this town, according to the
association of the Continental Congress, and find
ing them ebllinately fixed in full opposition to the
spirit of said aflociation. hereby give notice
thereof to the public, that they may be treated with
all that negleftand contempt which is so jeflly their
due, for their.incorrigible enmity to the, rights of
Britifli America. By order of the committee,
Samuel Canfield, Clerk.
, N. B. The two defpicabl© animals. # ahcve - named,
are so far below the contempt of Rationale, that the
committee would never have,honored them with
notice, had not t,heir low practices become intolera
ble, in their refpeflive neighbourhoods. 'Tis now
done with reluctance, as the committee are ftnfible
it will give those wretches a degree of importance'
which otherwise they would never acquire.
T'" ' u bfcribers being appointed by thehon. court
of probate for the diHriaof Hertford, commis
sioners on theeftate of the Rev. William Patten, late
of Hartford, deceased, represented infolyent, to re
ceive and examine the claims of the creditors to said
estate, hereby notify said creditors, that we shall at
tend that business at the house cf Mr. Moses But
ler, inn-holder in Hartford, on the foft Saturdays
in September, October, and November next, at one
of the clock in the afternoon on said days.
Aug. 19, 1775. Eleazer Wales,
Oliver Ellsworth.
Wanted Immediately,
TWENTY-FIVE good Jamaica HORSES; by
MATTHEW TALCOTT.
Middletown, Aug. 19, 177;.