The Connecticut courant — Hartford, Conn., 1774-05-10 00:00:00, page 2

BOSTO N, May 12.
E, Jrterai nft/s arrived ,efierday from Leo.
don, <& hade the following
Most Extraordinary Intelligence.
From the LONDON GAZETTE.
WHITER LL. M,y 2
T HOMIS HU TCHINSON, Esq; Govern
nor of Mtffichnfetis Bay io North-
America having humbly nqurifed his MijelyW
leave to come to England, the King has been
gracionfly Rafed to cmp'y therewith, and to
appoint THOMAS GAGE, Elq| Lieutenant
General of his MJfty's forces, to be Captain
General and Governor in Chief of the said Pro
vince, and V^ce Admiral of the fame during
his Majfy's ple.fure.
An ACT to block up the Harbour
of BOSTON 1
Anno Regni GEORGIA 111 Regis Magrse Bri
tann 2 Fraocte and H-tern'z'
An AEI to at/continu in such Manner, for fudb
Time AS is therein mentioned the landing and
di/cbargi^g, lading or' /hoping of Goods,
Wares and Mercirandife at the Town and
within the Harbour of Boston in the Province
cf Mifocbufcttr Bay in forth America.
WHEREAS dargercus commotions and io
farre&ions hare been fomented and
railed io the Town of B6ftun io the Province
of the Mi/Tichufcts Bay, in New England, by
divers ill aff&cd persons, to the fobverGon of
his Majcft,'s government, and-to the utter de
dru&too of the public prace and good order of
the laid town ; io which commotions and infur
re&ioos certain vatubu cargoes of teas, being
the property of the Rift India Company, and en
board certain refris lying withitrthe bay or
harbour of Bofloo were feted and destroyed:
And whereas,io the prefect coodi ionaf the said
town and harbour, the commerce of bis Maj:f
ty's fubjeth caneot bo fably carried on there nor
the outturns pspbeto hi& Majesty duly collec
ted ; and it is therefore expedient that the of
fcers ofhi Maj.fly's customs th mid be forth
with removed from the fitd town. Mayit
plcafe yourMaj-.ftythat if may be enabled ; & be
it enacted b, the King's oroil excellent Maj by.by
& with the advice 6c content of theLrrdi fpirirctl
& ompral^ad Gammons,in this prcfentP&rlia
m-ot aflambed; and by the authority of the
fame That from and after the first day 07
June, one tboufand feren hundred and feseoty
four, it shall-not be lawful fur any perfoos what
foererto ladcor put or cause or procure to be
laden or put, offer from any qny Wharff or 0-
ther place, withio said town or Button, er in or
upon any part of the shore of the bay, common.
If called the harbour of Beftoo, between a cer
tain headland or point called Nahant Point,
on the cafterd tide of the entrance into the laid
bay, and a certain other headland or point called
Alderton Point, on the western fide of the
entrance iota the said bay. oc in or upon any
island, creek, landing place bank or other p'ace,
within the said bay or headlands, into any ffiip,
vcffel, lighter, boat,or bottom,any goods,wares,
or merchandise whatfoerer, tobe tranfporced or
carried into any other country, province, or
pace whatfeever, orinto any other part of the
laid province of the Maff#chufctt'i B y in New-
England ; or to take up, disc p erge, or lay 00
hod or cause or procure to be taken up, difobarg
ed, or laid on land, within the said town or in
or upon any Qf the placet aforefrid; out ofany
boat, lighter, ship, veSTel or bottom, any goods,
wares, or merchandise whatfover, to be brought
frem any other country, province or place, or
any other part of the fill province of the Maffa
thufett's Bay in N-w England, upon pain of the
forfeiture of the said goods wares, and merchan
dise, and of the hid beat- lighter ship, vcffel or
® her bottom into which the fame shall be put,
or out of which the fame sh JI be taken, and of
the gons, ammunition, tack c. furniture and
Bores, in or belonging to the fame : And if any
fcch goods wares or merchandise, Oral! within
the fiid town, or in any the p aces aforefaid, be
laden or taken n from the shore into any barge,
hey, lighter, wher y $r boat, to be carried on
board aoy ffiip <r vdf:l outward bocal to any
mher country or prorice or other part of the
said province of the Ma&chufett, Bay, in New-
England, or he laden or taken into foch barge,
hoy, lighter, wherry or boat, from or out of
any ship or vfff:lcoming in and arriving from
toy other country or province or other part of
the said proioce of the Massachusetts-Bay, in
New England, such bage hoy, lighter, wherry
sr boat, fa J! be forfeited and left.
And be it farher'edaaed by the authority a<
furefiid, That if aoy typ or vcg:l (ball be moor,
ed or lie at anchor, or be feco hovering- within
the Giefbay defected and bounded as aforefaid,
or wi bin one league from the Gid bay so def
cribed or the said headlands or any of t'he i
fl nds lying between or wih'Q thef.me, it (hall
and may be lawful tor any Admiral, Chief Com
maoder or comariffioned effcer of his Mfrfly's
flret or ship, of war, or for any < fiber of fre Ma
jesty's cuOoms, to compel such ship or viffel to
depart to Some other port or haibour, or to fu h
Cation as the said officer fhilappoint and to u^c
such fo.ee for that purpofc as shall be foued ne
cessary : And iffuch ship or v-ffel Shall not de
part accordingly, within fix hours after Notice
for that parpofe given by such perfoo as afote
faid such ship or vifid, together with all the
goods laden on oard thereon and all the guns,
ammunition, racke and furniture shall be for
felted and loft, whether bulk (lull have been
broken or not.
And be it further ena&ed b,tiae authority a
forelaid, flat if any wharfinger, or keeper of
any whuff crane, or qiay or their Servants,
ar any of them, Shall take up or hod, or know
ingly Suffer to be taken up or landed, er shall
ship off, or (offer to be waterborne, at or from
any of the said wharffi,cranes, er quays, sny such
goods, wares, and merchaodife ; io every such
case, all and every such wharfinger, and keeper
es such wharff, crane, or qua? and every per.
f n whatever who shall be affiftiog er otherwise
concerned in the (hipping, or in the loading or
putting on board any boat, or other vessel, for
that purpofc, or in the unft pping foch goods,
wares and merchandise or to whqfe hands the
fame (hill knowingly come after the loading,
(hipping, or unshipping thereof, (ball forfeit and
lose treble the value thereof, to be computed at
the bigheft price which such fort of gcods, wares,
and merchaodife, (hall bear at the place where
such offence (hall be committed, at the time when
the fame (hall be so committed, together with the
vcffels and boats. and all the harfes, cattle, and
carriages whatfecier, made use of in the Shipping,
uilhipping, loading, removing carriage or con
veyaoce of any o fthe afoufiid goods, wires,
and m&chandife,
Provided a'ways That nothing in this a&
contained Shall extend or be ^nfttued to ex end,
to aoy mi'iury or other floras for bis Majefly's
ufi, or to the sh pi or v ffels whereon 'he fame
(hall be laden which fhal be commissioned by,
& io the immediate pay of bis Majesty his heirs,
or fuccdTurs ; nev to any fuel or visual bio't
coaftwiic from an, part of the continent of Ame
rica for the neceffiry use and foftenance of the
inhabitants of the said town qf Boftoo, provided
the vcffcl wherein the fame are to bo carried
Shall be do ! y f furoifhed with a cocket and let
pafi, after having been duly Searched by the pro
per officers ofhis Maj:tty's cuftcrtis at Marble
head in the pore of Salem i^the said province
of M ffachufetts Bay. ; and that some officer of
his Maj-sty's cufloms be also there put on board
the said veSTcl who is hereby authorised to go on
board, & proceed with the said veSTel, together
with a Sufficient number of perlons, properly ar
me I,for hit defence, to the said town or harbour
of Bollon ; nor to any fh ; ps csveffris which may
happen to be within the said harbour of Bof
too on or before the firft day of June,
1774 and may bare either laden or taken
on board, or be there with in ent to load or take
on boad, or to land or difeharge, ary goods,
wares, and merchaodife, provided the said Ships
and vcffels do depart the said harbour within
fourteen days after the said firft day of June,one
thoufaod Seven hundred and Seventy four.
Ani be it further eßaflei by the authority
aforefaid, That all Seizures, penalties and for
feitures, inflated by this aiff. Shall be made and
ftofccuted by any Admiral, chief commander,
or commiffiooed officer of his Majesty's fleet, or
flrpe of war, or by the officers of his Majrfly't
cullomi, or fpmeof them, or by feme other
perfoo deputed or authorised, by warrant from
the Lord High Treasurer or the commissioners
oihis Majesty's Treasury for the time beiog,
& by no ot er perfoo whatfeeser : And if any
such officer,or other p:rfou aoiharifedas afore
hid @iall,dirc6'y or ind^rtaiyjakeQr receive aoy
bribe or reward, to connive at such lading cr
unlading: or (hill rn^kc or commence any co
lufive Seizure, information or agreement for that
purpofc, or fhai| do any other a& whatfcerer
whereby the goods, wares, or merchandise, pro--
hibited as aforefiid. Shall be faceted to pass ci
ther inwards or outwards or whereby the for
fcituics and pcualtici iGflieicd by this ad map
be evaded, every such offender Shall forfeit the
Sum of FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS for every
foch offence, and Shall become incapable, of any
offi:e or employment, civil & military ; & every
perlon who (ball give,effer or any foch bribe or
reward or (hall cootra& agree, or treat with any
perfoo,fo authorifed as aforefaid, to commit acy'
fach offence, Shall forfeit the sum of FIFTY
POUNDS.
And be it farther egaaed by the authority
aforefaid, That the forfeitures and penalties in
filled by this all shall and may be profccuted,
Sued for, and recovered, and be divided, paid
and applied, in like manner as other penalties
and forfeitures infi lled by aoy all or alls of
Parliament, relating to the trace or revenues of
the B itifh colonies or plantations in America,
are dialled to be profccuted, sued for, or re.
Coveted, divided, paid and applied, by two fpc
cia ialls of Parliament, the one puffed in the
fourth year of his prefcot Mjefly (intitu'ed,
Analt for granting certain duties io the British
colonies and p aerations in America , for con ,
tin< iog amending, and making perpetual, an a^
passed io the frh year of the teigo of his late ,
Majefly King George the Second, intituled, An
all for the better securing and encouraging the
trade of Ms Majefly'sSugar colonies, in Amcri<
ca ; for applying the produce of such duties, and
of the duties to arise by virtue of the said a&.
towards defraying the expenecs of defending,
protclli g and securing. the said colonies and ,
plantations ; for explaining an all male io the
twenty fifth year ofrthe reign of King Charles
the Second, intituled, An all for the en ,
couragement of the Greenland and Eadland
trades and far the better securing the planta
tioa trade ; and f^r a'teriog and Fallowing fe
veral drawbacks on exports from this kingdom
and more cffiaually preveotirg the elaodeftfoe
conveyance of goods co and from the said cola
nies and plantations and improving and freer 1
ing the trade between the fame and Grea-Bri
taio) the other p ffed in the eighth year of bis
present Mftjcfly's reign (intituled, An alt for the
more easy and <ff:& tal recovery of the penal
ties and forfeitures it filled by the alls of par'
liameot relating te the trade or revenues of the
British co'oetes and plantations in America )
And be j< further coaled by the an horny a
forefaid; That every charter party, bill of lad
ing, aodother contrast for coafigoing, flopping
or carrying any goods, wares, and merchardde
whatsoever, to or from the said town of Botlon,
or any part of the bay or harbour thereof, de
feribed as aforefaid, which have been made er
entered into, or which shall be made ar entered
into so long as this all (hall remain io foil force,
relating to aoy ship which shall arrive at the hid
town or harbour, after the Grfl day of June one
thousand seven hundred and feveoty four, (hill
be, and the fame are hereby declared to be, ut
terly void te all intents auJ purposes whatfe
cver.
And be it further ensiled by the authority
aforefaid, That whenever it shall be made to
appear to bis Majesty, io his Privy Council, that
peace and obedience to t^elaws shall be restor
ed in the said town of Bodon-, that the trade of
Great Britain may fafely be carried on there,and
his Majedy's cuftoma duly collc^cd, and his
Mijefty, in his Privy Council adjudge the fame
to be true, it shall and may be lawful for his
Majefly, by proclamation, or order of Council,
to affigo and appoint the extent, bounds and
limits, of the port or harbour of Boflon, and of
every creek or haven within the fame, or in the
iflinds within th&precin& thereof ; and alfoaf
fign and appoint such and so many open places,
quays & wharffa,within the said harbour, creeks,
havens and ilhods, for the landing, difchargiog,
lading, and (hipping of goods, as his Majesty,
Eis heirs or fucceffdrs, shall judge neoeffiry and
expedient ; and also to appoint fy:h and (0 ma
ny officers of the cufloms therein, as hit Majefly
shall think fit ; after which it shall be lawful for
any person or perfon^to fade or put off from,
or to difeharge and land upon, foch wharffs,
quays, sad oibcrplaces, so appointed within the
laid harbour, and none other, aoy goods, wares,
and merchandise whatever.
Provided always, That if any goods, wares,
or merchandise, (hall be laden orpot rffrom,
or difebargud or landed upon, any other place
than the quays, wharffi, or places, so to be ap
pointed, the fame, together with the Ships,boats,
and other veffcls employed therein and the
borfes, or other cattle sad carriages nfed to con
vey the fame,and the perfoo or peefons concern
ed or affixing therein, or to whole hands th#
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