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My dear Countrymen, (hall conclude this Ihort
Address, with my fervent prayer to Almighty God,
that there may ba a cordial reconciliation between
Great-Britain and America ; and that we may all
stand faft in that Liberty, wherewith God "and
the Enghm Constitution has made us free.
- JOHN HAMPDEN.
Connecticut, Sept. 14th, 1774.
XTr O R T, SeptemberTz/
Weare allured that the Hon. Joshua Babcock
ofWelterly has,anallyn.bieribld .oo dX £
the relief of the fullering inhabitants of Boston.
HAMPDEN’s friendly Address to the FREEMEN.
GOD governs the world ! and cho’ clouds and
darkness are round about him, justice and
judgment are the habitation of his throne !
which he has prepared in the heavens, and his king
dom rules over all ; and upon God only we ought
to rely for success, in the diligent use of all lawful
endeavours to preserve our perlons, our properties,
our religion and liberties : but never to presume,
that the Almighty will interpose with his omnipo
tence to prevent the ill consequences of our own
rashness, or negligence.
That we may, nay that we ought to faft, pray,
and perhaps set up Liberty-Poles too, our Ebene
zers,as memorials, and humble acknowledgments,
that il hitherto the Lord has helped us.” And also
as a public declaration, that we will exert ourselves
in support and defence of our civil and religious
privileges, that our pious forefathers purchaled at
the expence of so much blodd and treasure, and have
transmitted to us their pofietity. But there is one
thing more which we .most certainly ought to det,
namely, vigorously and confcientioufty to exert our
selves in the choice of our own civil rulers.
And here let meobferve, that it seems necessary,
not only to choose “ able men, such as fear God,
men of truth, hating covetousness,” but also men
of great courage and resolution, as cowards will
make very poor counfelloD, very bad commanders.
They may advise you tamely to resign your arms and
ammunition, as Carthage once did, & was destroyed.
Men that have always appeared ready to rilk their
lives and fortunes in defence of their country : not
men that have been fond of monopolizing all the
honors and profits : but of pulhing others forward
into danger, while they themselves beg to be excused
from acting till they fee which fide Ihall prove vic
torious. , Not men that have appear’d ready and
willing to compliment away all our natural rights
and charter privileges for the fake of some petty
poll. Not men, who at the last aflembly difeover’d
their readiness to resign the metropolis of a filler co
lony, or the colony itfelf, or indeed the whole con
tinent, as,a facrifice to satiate the arbitrary demands
of a milled, weak or .wicked Ministry. Though
“ before the ftamp-afl, (fays the immortal Dr.
Shipley) we considered them in the light of as good
fubjeds as the natives of any county in England.’’
The Doctor farther . observes, “we certainly did
wrong in taxing them : when the stamp adl was re
pealed, we did wrong in laying on other taxes,which
tended only to keep alive a claim, that was mis
chievous, impracticable and useless.” , “ Arbitra
ry taxation (fays the DoCtor) is plunder authorifed
by law : it is the support and elfence of tyranny ;
and has done mere mifehief so mankind, than those
other three scourges from heaven, famines pesti
lence, and the fwerd. Our Countrymen in India,
have in the space of five or fix years, in virtue of this
right destroyed and driven away more inhabitants
from Bengal, than are to be found at prefen t in ouf
-American Colonies—we ought surely not to hold
our colonies totally inexcusable, for wishing to ex
empt themselves from a grievance, which has caus
ed such unexampled devaluation ; and, my Lords, it
would be too difgtaceful to ourselves, to try so cruel
an experiment more than once.”
, Again, my countrymen, let me advise you to
choose men warmly engaged to preserve our civil
and religious principles. Not men, that refufe to
fall and pray with us tor their preservation, that in
flead of defending Iheir country, appear advocates
tyranny and oppreifion. “ Clirfe ye Marez,
(said the angel of the Lord,) curse ye bitterly the
inhabitants thereof; became they came not to the
kelp of the Lord againll the mighty.” Upon which
I would only observe, that a perlon or people, that
reglefl to defend their country, their religion and
liberty, deserve to be curled, or at least to be treated
with negleft and contempt, and the benevolent Dr.
Shipley himfelf fays, “I think, my Lords, without
being weakly luperftitious, that a good man may
hope that heaven will take part against the executi
on of apian, which seems big not only with mifehief,
but impriety. If your Lo. dfhips can fee no impro
priety in it let tile plunderer and the opprefibr go
free. But let not the love of liberty, be the only
crime you think worthy of punilhment.” “ I
think, (fays the Doctor) for these reason's it is the
duty of every wife man, of every hone£ man, and
of every Englishman, by all lawful means to op
pose it.” 1
Extract of a letter from a gcntlen. m in Providence,
to his friend in this town, dated Sept. 1.0.
“ SIR, Since you left this place have ’had an
opportunity to converse With several of the com
mittee of correfpondence,relating their sudden meet
ing ; and am told, it Was occasioned by advice re
ceived thatG---I G— did actually begin last TueL
day to fortify, and is now fortifying°thc town of
Boston; for which purpose, he has feloniouHy feiz.
ed a large quantity of timber, the property of Mr.
Pierpoint, a ship-builder, arid has given cut his
intentions of strengthening that place at the ex
penceol 10,000!. fieri, and has said the. magazine
of provisions, lately funiihed by the bounty "of the
several governments, will (if wanted) be made use
qfby his troops; such is the daring impudence of
this tool of despotism, who will, ere long, oblige
some friend to his country to serve his GOD, and
America, by taking aWay that life which has alrea
dy become the scorn of every honest man.”
G—-r G 1 G-ge is cautioned to keep in mind,
that die firft drop of American blood wantonly fpilt,
by his folly or rashness, d|fibtves every tie and con
nection between, this country and Great-Britain,and
that it will be the absolute duty .of every American
to revenue the loss, as long as there Hull be a fihgle
drop of b. ood left circulating in an American heart.
B O 8 T O N, Sept. 12.
On Friday last the Selectmen of this town again
waited upon his Excellency the Governor With the
following Address, viz.
May it pie afeyour Excellency,
THE Selectmen of Boston, at the earnest desire of
a number of gentlemen of the town and country,
again wait on your Excellency to acquaint you, that
since our late application, the apprehensions of the
people, not only of this but of the neighbouring
towns, are greatly increased, by observing the de
sign of ereftinga fortrefs at the entrance of the town •
and of reducing this metropolis in other ref pedis to
the state ofa garrison.—This with complaints late
ly made, of abuse from some of the guards polled in
that quarter, in alfaulting and forceably detaining
several persons who were peaceably pafiing in and
out of the town, may discourage the market people
from coming in with provisions as usual, andV
blige the inhabitants to abandon the town. This
event we greatly deprecate, as it will produce mife
nes which may hurry the province into ads ofdef
peration.
We Ihould therefore, think ourselves happy if we
could fatisfy the people that your Excellency would
. ufpend you design, and not add to the difireffes of
the inhabitants occasioned by the port-bill, that of
garrisoning the town.
John Scollay, Chairman of the Seled-men
The GOVERNORS AnJ^er. ’
, Gentlemen,
WHEN you lately applied to me refpeAing my ordering
some cannon to he placed at the entrance of the town,nvhich
you term the erecting a fort ref ; Ifofully exprefed my sen
timents, that I thought yoa was'fatisfied the people had no
thing to fear from that measure, as net use would be made
thereof, unlejs their hofileproceedings jhould make it nece
fary ; hut as you hanoe this day acquainted me, that your
fears are rather increased, Ihanse thought proper to afure
you, that 1 have no intention to prevent the free egrejs and
regress f any person to and from the town, or of reducinr
it to the fate of a garrfn, neither fall I fuff er any under
my command to injure the person or property of any of his
Majeflfs fubjeas. But as it is my duty,fo it fall be my
endeavour to prefervf the peace, and promote the happiness
of every individual ; and I earnefly recommend to you
and every inhabitant, to cultivate the fame spirit.—And
heartily wijh they may live quietly and happily in t^e
town.
Boston, Sept. 9, 1774. THO’s GAGE.
,7 0 the Gentlemtn SefSmen of the lovdi of Boson.
I.aft kriday morning, one Valentine Ducket, a
deserter from the 65 th regiment, now at Halifax,
was [hot in the rear of the camp in the Common*
pdrfuant to the sentence of a court martial. He was
born at St. Peter’s parrfh in Derbyftiire, and was but
21 years of age.
Saturday last mdft ofthe^pth regiment marched
rrom Salem to this place, and are now stationed on
t..e Nets: at the entrance of the town ; where great
noftile preparations are making as though an ene
my was approaching, when, it is thought by some,
. the greatest number is among ourselves.
Ine public are hereby informed,, that George
V/atfon;Efq; (who was lately appointed by man
damus from his majesty, one of the uucdnftitutional
council of this province) has resigned his feat aj
fain ooard, and communicated his fefignation to
governor Gag, by letter the firft instant.
B O S I O N, Sept. I^.
The thirty chests of Tea, which arrived in the
Julius Caesar at Salem, is sent to Halifax.
Mr. John Pickering, jun. and Mr. Jonathan
Ropes were on Monday last tmanimbufly chosen to
represent the town of Salem in ’ General Court.
V e have received from Vcvefter the recantation
cf John Chandler. Esq; and forty two others, of the
protesters, against the proceedings of that town,
which gave such just cauD of tc the public ;
as alio the ucxnowleugcment of fix Justices of that
.county, for having afpened the people in an xddrefs
to Genei d Gage.—Want of room prevents their
being inserted in this paper.
. We have received, the Recantations, Confefiions,
&c. of such a great number of .Lawyers, Clerks,
deputy Sheriffs &c. &c. &c. that we cannot publifli
them ail unless we add a sheet extraordinary to this
paper.
Last night all the cannon in the North-Battcrv,
were fpickcd up, it is said to be done by about ico
men, (who- came in boats) from the men of war in
this harbour. .
Another s e c.R e t Expedition !
, We would inform the gentlemen who performed
this unparallelled piece cf heroism, that the-vhavp
laboured in vain & spent their strength for naught ;
two oqly of the. cannon were capable of being used.
Lxlradi of a letterfrom Governor Hutchinson, dated Lon
don, July, 8, 1774.
“ Let the tea be paid for by or in behalf of the
town, as soon as may be ; and I hope you will do as
much to promote this as pofible.—l find my appli
cations everywhere to have more weight than I could
expert, and the prcfpect of your speedy relief to be
fairer every day If finally obtained, I shall think
it one cf the meft happy circumstances of my life.”
N E W - Y O R K, September, jj.
By Captain Adams,, lately arrived from the Weft-
Indies, we learn that the Militia of the Bland of
Hilpaniola are embodied, and cpnftantly exercised ;
and, that the greatest Pains imaginable are taken to
make them acquainted with military Discipline.
Also, that they exprefied the greatest Satisfaftion at
the Hopes of a Rupture between Great-Britain and
her Colonies.
On Manday fe’nnight the Gentlemen delegated
by the feveralTrovinces to represent them in CON
GRESS met at the Carpenter’s Hall in the City of
Philadelphia forthat Purpose, when the Hon. Pey
ton Randolph, Esq;. was chosen Chairman, and
Charles Thompson, Secretary.
Extraß of a letter from Philadelphia, September I^.
“ Yefterftay came to Town the Delegates from
North Carolina.—Their Resolves for a Non-Impor
tation from Great-Britain is to take. Place the firft
of January next, and a Non-exportation to Great- '
Britain the firft of Odober 1775.
. “ The Congress are very busy, but their Pro
ceedings are kept a profound Secret.”
On I’riday last, Numbers of the following Card
were distributed about this City. .
A G A R Q.
New-York, September 9th, 1774^
^tlE thanks of the public are pref nted to those worthy
citizens, who have, to their immortal honour, nNly
refujedtolet their vessels for the.bafe purpose of transport
ing troops, ammunition, lAc.,to apprejs the bravedefenders
of American liberty, wbo are already fvffering in tbe com
mon ,cauje. ---Such patriotic conduct merits applause fas
much as a contrary, one would the contempt and indignation
of every generous mind, .
A letter in town intimates, that there are mi,icty pieces
of cannon now lying at the Town of Worcefer ; thee a, '!
belong to the province of Maffathufetts-Bay. .
H A R T P O RD, September 19.
Las Weebe the well-known notorious Richard Steel was
apprehended at Bedford, and brought to this Town, and
committed to the Goal. in this Place. H here was found
with him a large young Horse a ccnjiderable Sum inCafh,
a pair Pocket PifoL, and a Number of Articles nfWear
ing Apparel, which are in the Hands of the Sherif and
will be described in our next,
■ .^afl b riday fames Peafe cy Somers was fentenc'd bi
the Hen. Superior Court to. 3 Years Confinement in New-
Gate Prijon,for Horse Stealing.
'pHE Sublcriber for the lafl Time fa this way?”-
quells allPerfons having accounts unsettled with
the estate of fames Taylor, late of Hartford deceas’d,
to make settlement by the middle of October next’
Those Persons indebted to said estate, who neplect
to comply witlr this request, will be filed to a set
tlement at November Court.
Ebe nez e r Kne el a nd.
Hartford, Sept, i”, 1774.
HE Veflel advertised to fail from Middhtcwn
r . 7 . ^iffifippi the First of September, will no;
fail till the Tenth of Odober, as some of thePafien
are not ready.
npHE Subscriber being now about to let uo ike
GUNSMIT H Business, in Armenia, Dutchefs
County, would be glad to employ a good Work
man, that understands the Emim-fis in all its Bran ■
ches, and good Wages will be given to a Man well
recommended, not addiPced to strong Drink, by
, CORNELIUS ATHERTON.
%*The exceie it Speech of the Bishop of StJUa'h
which occupier so large a Share of this Paper, may
be had at the Printing-Office in Hartford in aPam’-
phßt^ Pi ice Nine Coppers,anho’ it has run through
two Editions in London at One Shilling Sterling.
|i An Account of the Commencement at New-
Haven last Week, is not yet come to Hand.