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These, brethren, are marks of ministerial venge
ance against this colony, for refufing with her After
colonies, a submission to slavery; but they have not
yet detatched us from our Royal Sovereign. We
profefs to be his loyal and dutiful fubjeds, and so
hardly dealt with as we have been; are still ready,
with our lives and fortunes, to defend his person, fa
mily, crown and dignity. Nevertheless; to the per
secution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will
not tamely submit---appealing to Heaven for the
justness of our cause, we determine to die orbe free.
Wecannot think that the honor, wisdom, and
valour of Britons will fuffer them to be longer in
aflive fpe&ators of measures, in which they them
selves are so deeply interested-measures pursued in
opposition to the folemri protests of many noble
Lords, and express sense of conspicuous Common
ers, whose knowlege and virtue has long characte
rized them as some of the greatest men in the nati
on---measures executing contrary to the interest, pe
titions and resolves of many large refpeflable opu
lent counties, cities, and boroughs in Great-Bri
tain—measures highly incompatible with justice,
but still pursued with a specious pretence of easing
the nation of its burthen---meafures which if fuc
cefsful, mull end in the ruin and slavery of Britain;
as well as the persecuted American colonies.
We sincerely hope, that the Great Sovereign of
the universe, who hath also often appeared for the
English nation, will support you in every rational
and manly exertion with these colonies for saving
it from ruin, and that, in a constitutional connec
tion with the mother country, we shall soon be al
together a free and happy people. Per Order.
JOSEPH WARREN, Prefiduit Pro. 1 era.
NEW - YOR K, May 18.
Cadiz, March 2;, 1„$. " Our Sale for Ame
rican produce has been ata hand for some time past,
as the King has taken up all the shipping for a se
cret expedition he has on foot, supposed against the
coall of Baiba/y."
Another letter of the fame date fays, " Shipping
here is in great demand, and great preparations for
war are m king ; an embargo is Idid qn all Spaniih
vessels, which the king is taking into his service."
Col. Philip Schuyler, and George Clinton, Elqrs,
twoof out Delawares, let out from this city last Pri
! day, in order to attend the continental Congress;
'Robert R. Livin,L)ri, jun. Esq; Simeon Boerum,
? Esq; Col, Le:& Morris; and M jor Richard Floyd,
/ set outa few days before for th.e like Purpose. And
we hear the Congress was to be opened with a Ser
Friends and Fellow Subjeßs.
HOSTILITIES are at length commenced in this
colony, by the troops under command of Ge
neral Gage, and it being of the greatest im ortance,
that an early, true and authentic account of this in
human proceeding fhuuld be known to you, the
Congress of this Colony have transmitted the lame,
and from want of a session of the Honorable Con
tinental Congress, think it proper to address you
on the alarming occasion.
By the cleared depositions relative to this tranf
naion, it will appear, that on the night preceding
the nineteenth of April inllant, a body of the King s
troops, under command of Colonel Smith, were le
cretly landed at Cambridge, with an apparent de
sign to take or destroy the military and other llores
provided for the defence of this Colony, and depo
sited at Concord; that some inhabitants of the Co
lony on the night aforefaid, whilst traveling peace
ably on the road between Boston and Concord were
seized and greatly abused by armed men, who ap
peared to be officers of General Gage's army; that
the town of Lexington by these means was alarm
ed, an 1 a company of the inhabitants muttered oh
the occasion; that the regular troops on their way
to Concord marched into the said town of Lexing
ton, and the said company ori their approach be
gan to disperse; that notwithstanding this, the re
gulars ruffled ori with great violence, and firft began
hoililities by firing on laid Lexington company,
whereby they killed eight, arid wounded several o
thers; that the regulars continued their fire, until
those of said company who were neither killed nor
wounded, had made their es ape; that Colonel
Smith with the detachment, then marched to Con
cord, where a number of provincials were again fired
on by the troops, two of them killed and several
wounded, before the provincials fired on them; and
that these hostile measures of the troops produced
an engagement that lasted through the day, in
which many of the provincials and more of the re
gular troops were killed and wounded.
To give a particular account of the ravages of the
troops as they retreated from Concord to Charlef
town, would be very difficult, if not impracticable;
let it fuffice to fay, that a great number of houses
on the road were plundered, and rendered unfit
for use; several were burnt; women in child-bed
driven by the soldiery naked into the streets; old
men peaceably in their houses were Ihot dead; and
such scenes exhibited as would disgrace the annals of
the most uncivilized nations.
/.PROVINCIAL CONGRESS, Water-low:,
April 26, 1775.
To the Inhabitants of GREAT-BRIT AIN.
mon by the Rev. Mr. Duche, last Thurday, and tnat
tnen business would be immediatelly fallen upon. #
The Inhabitants of Ulster County sent to this Ci
ty left Week, for the Use of the Poor of Boston, 70
Barrels of good Flour, and a Quantity of Indian
Corn, and other Grain.
The late Seizure of the Powder at the Magazine
at Williamfburgh, has incensed the. Inhabitants of
that Province to such a Degree against Iris Excellen
cy Lord Dunmore, their Governor, that the Virgi
nia Gazetteer, or Norfolk Intelligencer, of the 4th
Infant, fays" His Excellency the Governor, we
hear, with his Family have retired on board his Ma
jesty's Ship the Fowey, now lying at fork, in con
sequence of the Disturbances occasion by the removal
of the Powder from the Public Magazine at Wil
liamsburg.". .
It is reported that the friends to the American caufe,---
that is, thofewho were known as such, before the late
association was Jet on foot, keep a fir ong watch roes the
new converts to liberty principles and meajuies, the new
Jons of liberty being uncommonly assiduous informing them-
Jelues into companies, and in learning the military art, to
frengthen, as they fay, the hands of opposition. ,
We hear that Capt. Murray, in afoop from the Coafl
of Africa, was brought to, yeflely, in our harbour, by
Ca,t. Montague, of the King FiJher, foo, of war, who
ROBBED him of 6 swivels, a number of Cohort, <md
igolb. of gunpowder, idle, fc^uere, Is not tuis invad
ing private property ?. .
CAMBRIDGE, May 8.
A terrible Fire broke out inßollon about 9 o'clock
last evening, and raged a long time. We hear it
began just above the Draw Bridge, and burnt along
the Town Dock. A great number of buildings are
doubtless consumed ; butit is impossible to colled the
particulars for this paper.
We hear that a vessel is arrived at Salem from S.
Carolina, and brings intelligence, that the people
of that Province, had received an imperfect account
of the late engagement; on which they affemblcd,
and secured 1500 Arms, and tock some other pru
dent measures for their fafety.
HARTFORD, May 2t.„
The General Assembly of this Colony, in their
present Session, have diraded the following Method
of Application for Payment of the Money due to
the Militia, for Attendance and Exercile, in Obe
dience to a Law of this Colony, passed in said As
sembly last October, viz.,
The Clerk of each Company to, deliver dupli
cate Rolls of such as have performed said Duty to
the chief Officer in said Company, and he to pre
sent them to two Assistants, or Judices of the Peace,
who are to examine, approve and endorse said Rolls,
and return one to laid Officer, With an Order
drawn in his Favour eri the Colony Treasurer, for
the Sum allowed on such Roll#
Extrad if a Letter from a Gentleman at Cambridge, to
his Correfyondent in thts Place, dated Ma, 15, 1775°
" Yesterday two or three Blips arrived in Button,
it is said by some, with marines,' if so, they must be
part of the expelled fleet---by others it is said they
came with part of the 29th regiment from Pensacola,
I rather think the latter account is the true one
however, we must prepare for the worst."
Extract of another Letter from the fame Gentleman, dated
Ma,\%.
" They had a great Fire in Boston last Night---
it appeared to be between King Street and the
Market---it continued all Night, and is not yet ex
tinguished. What has really happened, is to us un
certain, as yet."
Authentic Account of the taking the fortreffes of
Ticonderoga and Crown-Point, by a party ofFof
ces from this Colony.
OnSaturday the 29th of April,Capt.EdwardMott
of Lyme, and Capt. Noah Phelps of Simfbury, with
a small number of other gentlemen, set out hum this
place in order td take possession of the important
fortreffes of Ticonderoga and Crown Point. They
marched very privately unarmed till they came to
Pittsfield, when they informed Col. Eallon and Johri
Brown, Esq; of their business, and requeued their
assistance ; they likewise immediately dispatched an
express to the intrepid Col. Ethan Alien, of Beri
nington, desiring him to be ready to join them with
a party of his valiant Green Mountain Boys.
These gentlemen, with the greatest chearfulnefs
joined Capes. Mott arid Phelps, with a number of
men Efficient to carry into execution theimportant
enterprize, and proceeded as directed by them.
Col. Alien commanding the soldiery, on Wednesday
Morning they furprized and took possession of the
fortrefs making prisoners the commandant Arid his
party. The next Day aparty under the command
of Capt. Warner, took possession of Crown-
Point, with the ordnance (lores, confining in the
whole of upwards of 200 pieces of,cannon 5 mortars
sundry hawitzers, 50 swivels, 28 barrels of powder,
&c. On the gth inlt. they took into custody Major
Skeene, at Skeenefb rough, who immediately set
out for, arid arrived at this place on Thursday last.
Trie prisoners taken at Ticonderoga, to the num
ber of 47, were put under the command of Mr. Epa
phras Bull of this place, who arrived in town on
Saturday night lad. The priforers he left under
guard at New-Hartford, OR oaturday, but rife
pelted in Town this ^ay. ;
The officers and soldiers in this important expert
tion, behaved with the greatest intrepidity and
good conduct, and therefore merit the highefi ap
plause of their grateful country.
We hear the fix Regiments of Volunteers, order
ed to be raised by the General Affembly^f ,^Co
lony, for the Defence of the fame, are all hl^fy
and wait only for marching Orders.---T he greyed
Part of those defined for Boston, are now on them
March for the Head Quarters at Cambridge. The
Company from Farmington, under the JJommand
of Capt. Noadiah Hooker,puffed through thuTown
for that Place on Thursday last ; and on Saturday,
a Company from Middletown, commanded by Maj.
Meigs; and Col. Samuel Wylly's Compa
ny, of this Place, are ordered to march on Thursday
next. May GOD preserve them, and ir ake them
VICTORIOUS! t
On '1 hurfday last departed this Life, in this Flacz
Mr. Samuel Mallery, of New^Milford, in the
34th Year of his Age.
DIED, on Friday last Mrs. Sarah Reed, Wife
of Mr. Joseph Reed, of this Place.
Capt. Amos Brownfon, and Enl. Sccvi^,
of Waterbury, being seized with that rotten Dis
temper called Toryijm, the General Assembly of this
Colony, on the 19th Inllant took their Dis
order into Cohfideration. The Disease had evi
dently arrived to a furprizing Degree of Virulence,
insomuch that the circumambient Air was conta
minated with its baleful Poison. Our political
Physicians found it expedient to adminiller an An
tidote, least those noxious Animals should give the
Rot to their Neighbours. The Medicine is well
known in our political Difpenfatories, by the Name
of Cajhiering by the Board. If this should not answer
the Intenfions of Cure, and prevent thePlague of this
scabby Disease from spreading, it is thought they will
be invited to try the Virtues of the Mineral, contain
ed in the dreary Vault of New-Gate.
~ Tale College in New-Haven, May 16, 1775.
TT is thought proper to inform the Public, Thatin
' Consideration of the Commotions and necessary
Expences of the present Times, there will be no
Commencement held at this College the present
Year, nor be any public Exercises or Exhibitions
whatever. The Corporation will meet here the 18th
of July, at which Time the Candidates fora First
and Second Degree will receive the fame Diplomas
prepared by them for signing.
Any Persons; who delire Admission into College,
may offer themlelves for Examination at the Bated
Time for Commencement in September. And
whereas the present. Vacation regularly expires on
Saturday the 27th Inllant, a Day of the Week not
so convenient for the Students coming togetlier : 1
would hereby notify them, that College Orders will
not be set up till the Tuesday evening follovvinrc.
And I request the Printers to have this Notifica
tion inserted in the several public Papers in the
Colnn y-N. DAGGETT.
Dr. Silas Holfey,
HEREBY informs the public, That he continues
the practice of INOCULATION, at Sag-
Harbour on Long Island, with great Success and on
the most reasonable Terms. Those Gentlemen in
clin'd to favour him with their Custom, may depend
on good attendance, and their favours being thank
fully acknowledged—
Taken up, trespassing on the
enclosure of the fubferiber on the g:h day of instant
May, a black Mare, about 13 and half hands high,
heavy with foal, branded with two letters on her
near hip supposed to be R K is about 7 or 8 years
old. The owner may have her by proving his pro
perty and paying colls to Jedidiah Norton.
. Worthington, May 16th, 1.775.
JOSIAH W. GIBBS; 1
Late escaped from the unjuftiy distressed town of
BOSTON,
ACQUAINTS the good People in this Colony
That he has just opened a comple^t Assortment
of BRAZIERY, CUTLERY, and HARD WARE
GOODS, which he is determined to fell at the
lowest rates for Cash only, at the Shop belong
ing to Mrs. Hooker, next Door North of the Print
ing Office, Hartford. May 22, 1775.
Windsor, May 9, 1775.
To any Gentleman that is drove from BOSTON,
* HAVE to let, a House in Suffield, convenient
I for a familv, and he Ihrtll be welcome to the use
of it till next fpririg, and if he be a farmer he may
have land to mow and plow I will let said farm
for 4 or 5 years ; said farm contains about 90 acres,
it will make this year 60 barrels of cyder if not kil
led And I have to let in Barkhemllead a lot df
land now in the rough, very good, for ten years or
more as we shall agree---! will build a house on my
coll and he may have all he can get. per me,
Silvanus Griswold,
Who wants to hire a man to farm it.