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LONDON, December 20.
A correspondent has sent us the following inte
resting and authentic account of the late confe
rence between the Governor of Canada and the
deputies from the Indians, communicated to him
by a gentleman who was at the conference.
The Governor, seated at the east end of the
great church in Montreal, furfounded by his
officers, addressed the Sachem, who fat at a con
venientdiftance from him, towards the weft, in the
midst of the Indians, to the following purport : "I
am to inform you that the Provincials having taken
arms against our King and yours, that a few of his
Majesty's troops have forced the lines of the rebels
on Bunker's Hill, and have taken 5000 prisoners;
that I apprehend the greatest part of the rebels will
lay down their arms in consequence of this de
feat ; but if they should not, I must request you
to take up the war-hatchet against them."
The Sachem rose up and replied, “ Ever since
you took this country from the French, we have
looked upon you and upon the Americans as our
brethren.—We believe that we have one father,
and we cannot take any part in this quarrel."
The Governor laid “ that if the rebels should
proceed, and attack this country, he must command
them, in thepame of their King and of bis, to take
up the war-hatchet and oppose them."
The Sachem replied, " at the conclusion of the
last peace, the war-hatchet was buried forty fa
thoms deep, and they did not know where to find
it ; that they would have nothing to Vlo in this
unnatural war ; that he did not speak his own
sentiments only, but, stretching out his arms, the
sentiments of all around him ; setting his hands
on his sides, he added, whose mouths speak Trough
my mouth." His attendants hummed thrice in
approbation.
The Governor told him, " they must dig up
the war-hatchet, and employ it against their
enemies."
The Sachem replied, " the handle is rotten, we
cannot use it ;" and departed with his attendants.
How unlike are the sentiments and behaviour
of the untutored Indian to the conduct of the ma
jority in both Houses of Parliament ? We are
brethren, fays he, we have one father, We should
not therefore kill one another. Contrast his fen
tim.ent& with those of the Bench of Bishops, and
tell me which are most conformable to the pure
and.peaceable religion of the holy Jesus ? Shall
not he and the Indians rife up in judgment against
those people who have imbrued their hands in the
blood of the Colonists ; and against those, who by
their votes give a fandhon to the unconstitutional
measures of a cruel and vindictive administration ?
Wednesday Evening last arrived a Schooner
fiom Bristol (in England) in 23 Days Passage.
Thursday Morning arrived his v^ajefty's Ships
Rose and Glasgow, Capts. Wallis and How, from
Newport, Rhode-Ifland
Friday arrived the Tamer fromSouth-Carolina.
Same Day arrived a Schooner from Salem (N.
E.) in 4 JDays ; by her we are informed that Mr.
Washington, Commander of the Rebel Army,
with some Troops, had marched for New-York
in the above Vessel came several Passengers
who obtained Leave to depart.
Saturday arrived a Packet from Falmouth
(G. B.) in 5 Weeks and three Days.
Sunday arrived here the Scarborough from
Savannah in Georgia, in whom came Governor
Weight of that Province.
We are informed that Governor Campbell of
South-Carolina is on his Passage for this Place.
NEW-YUR K, May 6.
Extract of a letter from an Officer in the Continental
Army, dated Trois Riviers, March 24, 1776.
“ My Bufinefsat this Poll is to furnifh Horses,
Carriages, &c. for the passing Army, and fee them
supplied with Provisions, which Business takes
up almost my whole Time. I have it also in my
Orders to call in the old Commissions given to
the Officers of Militia, in the seventeen Parishes
in the Diftri& of Three Rivers, by the late Go
vernor Carleton, and to have new Officers elected,
fomeof them seem shy of receiving the Post, being
afraid either that the Ministerial Troops will drive
us out of the Province, or that we, after carrying
our Point with Great-Britain, will leave them to
fall a Sacrifice ; but in general, they seem to be
fond of holding Commissions under the Congress;
in some Parishes there have been three or four
Candidates for the Captaincy, and I receive In
HALIFAX, April 23.
Tuesday Afternoon last arrived his Majesty's
Sloop Viper, with some Transports from the
Weft-Indies, being Part of the Fleet which was
drove off this Coast by the severe Weather last
Winter.
formation, that Bribery and Corruption is already
beginning to creep into their Elections ; at some
the Disputes runs so high, that I am obliged to
interfere ; at one I was under the Necessity of go
ing about 27 Miles to superintend the Poll, and
was obliged to give them a new Election, with
which they were fatisfied. I have sent up about
thirty Names to the General, in Order to get
Commissions under the Right Honourable the
ContinentalCongrefs, which have been new elect
ed, and expert soon to fend more. I have been
extremely sorry that our Forces do not come for
ward fafter, of late some have come up, but upon
the whole, I must fay I think this Department
has been neglected."
Extract of a Letter from Camp before @tebcc, dated
March 28, 1776.
“ We have great Hopes of taking the Town
soon, the Troops arriving so faft and two Batteries
being almost ready to play upon the Town, and
they begin to be in want of Provisions, their Allow
ances being only 4 Ounces per Day, and they only
receive two. There ha^bcen Letters and Orders
sent to the Country to raise the Inhabitants of the
Parishes below, and having forged a Number of
Lies, they have been able to raise about 250 Men,
but they have already been beat by our Troops,
and the Principal of their Officers are taken."
The Honourable Continental Congress have
appointed Wiliiam Palfrey, Esq; late Aid de
Camp to his Excellency General Washington,
to be Paymaster-General to the Forces of the
United Colonies, in the Room of the Honourable
James Warren, Esq; who lately resigned that
Office on Account of his ill State of Health.
The Inhabitants of the liland of Montserrat,
to encourage the Importation ®f Provisions, have
Resolved to give the following Premiums for
three Months from the 20th of March, viz. For
every Barrel of Fl@u, Bread, Beef,Pork, Herrings
or pickled Fish, 3s. For every Tierce of Rice, ss.
For every Bushel of Corn, Peas or Beans, 6d.
and for every Firkin of Butter, is.
In the House ^REPRESENTATIVES,
May 10th, 1776.
RESOLVED as the Opinion of this House,
That the Inhabitants of each town in this
Colony ought in full Meeting warned for that
Purpose, to advise the Person or Persons who shall
be chosen to represent them in the next General
Court—Whether that, if the Honourable Con
gress should, for the Safety of the said Colonies,
declare them independent of the Kingdom of
Great Britain, they the said Inhabitants will
solemnly engage, with their Lives and Fortunes,
to support them in the measure.
Samuel Freeman, Speaker.
Attest. Wm. Story, Clerk, Pro Tern.
In the House of REPRESENTATIVES, M.y 8, 176,
„% A EAS by an Aftfor regulating the Militia,paffd by tbit
Court in their Seffons in 'January las, it cat provided that
sundry Entrenching Tools, as by tbe,%A'Acl it it expressed, should
be procured by the Sehamtn in tbe Coby : And whereas there it <be
greffieft Reajon to expea that a formidable Fleet and A^my dll
soon invade tbisColony ; and it being abs lately necefary to the Preser
vation of the Lives, Liberty and Property of the good People thereof,
that the Militia should be put in the bed Poflure of Defence :
It is therefore, Refolded, That the Sticamen of the Rveral
Towns in this Colony, be, end they hereby are directed end ftrialy
enjoined, it they regard the Lives of this People, to provide all
Entrenching Tools, as by the Ad aforefaid is dire&ed, without
the least Delay, and that Returns of the fame be made by said
Selectmen to the General Court, on the third D^y of the next
Session thereof.
And it is Ordered, That the aforegoing Resolve be published
by the Secretary, in the Boston, Watertown and Woreefter News-
Papers, as soon as may be. Sentup for Concurrence.
William Cooper, Speaker, pro tern.
In Council, May 8, 1776 Read and concurred.
Pezcz Morton, Dep. Sec'ry.
Consented to by the major Part of the Council.
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EBENEZER WARNER,
HEREBY informs the public, that he drives a STAGE
COACH between Salem and Charleftown Ferry. He
feta out from Salem every Monday, Wedriefday and Friday, and
returns the fame day, or the next, as may suit the paffengers,---
He puts up, when in Boston, at Mr, Lobdell's, late the sign of
Admiral Vernon, in King-fret j and when in Salem, at Mr.
Ruft's, in School-Arcct,
Mr. Printer,
I Cannot fit down in company, but the conver
sation turns upon the removing of the Powder
from the magazine inCharleftown,by the infamous
Tom Gage.—A number of the good inhabitants
in this town inform me, that a certain Farmer,
now at liberty, and cultivating his ground near
this place, lent his aid to the King's troops at that
time.- Therefore, for the good of the public,
please to publish this hint, so that the person or
perfons,whofe duty it is,may inquire into the mat
ter, and put the car 04 the right horse.—By so do
ing, you will oblige thousands ; as well as your
correspondent, PHILAGATHUS.
Cambridge, May 15, 1776.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
That the Committee of War will continue to fit in the Council
Chamber, io Boston, until the meeting of the next General
Atlembly of this Colon, ; where any Person cr Pstfoni having
Bufiuft to tranCa, may apply.
May Ich, 1776 THOMAS CUSHING, ChaUman.
WANTED immritmeiy, for the use oflhc C&Lnj,
A QUANTITY of LE A D.
Whem has any to d fpofe of, are dtfired to leave word &i store
N\ 2® on the L Dg-Wh* f at Boston, or at she Commissar,
G;£iqL Office, at Watertown. Also framed, a number of
ARMOURERS, to repair firekcks. Any petfons C.fpofed to
eng.g% in that business, are defied to call at either cf the above
places,'
Fo be Sold at the Continental Coinmiffary's
store, on Green's wharf, choice barrel beef, Hogs fat, ship bread.
Weft ltdia rum, geneva, &c.
Agreeable w a decree of the Court of Admiralty, %h uc BOLD
at Panick Auaion, on Tuesday the 28th day of this i ftant,
May,at ten o'clock, A. M. at Capt Daniel Marquand's wharf,
io Newbutj-Porf, a .
THE ship FRIENDS, and Lading, viz.
86 buti porter, 30 hogfoeadq ditto, 20 hog/heada vinegar, 16
hogsheads four cruut, 2 d.zrn good hats, butter in half firkins,
loaf sugar, candl sin boxes, h:rd soap, H, son tea, paintera colors
vd oit, I fufre, 1 fi.verhilted sword, 1 pair brass barreled pistols,
a qua itity of wbiecalx sh keo hogsheads and iron hoops,% quan
t t) of new cirCege, r new 11and h^lfinch cable, and anchor for
ditto, luud.y fails, viz 1 mizen, 1 c,u fc, 1 jb, 1 main tnpfail,
I f>re topfull, 1 m zen topsail, 1 wind f,il ;> quantity of New-,
cfftlc coal, beef, pork, Hour,,fh>p bread, peas, herfe beans, barley,
leather fli es, Dutch caps, fearnought g eat coats and juketi,
trowf©t, frocks, fhirta, 4 boltedmk, 3 swivel guns, sewing
twite, aad marlin, and Sundry other articles.
A so, the ship FRIENDS, burthen about 200 tons, with
tackle aid appurtenances, as per inventory to be fern at any time
before the file. Newbury-Port, Moy 8, 1776.
Colony of the Maffacbufetts Bay, Essex, ff.
LIB ELS are filed before me against the
brigantine named the Jane, burthen about one hundred and
twenty tons, commanded by James Fulton ;- -and egrinft the
brigantine,named the William, burthen about one hundred tons,
commanded by Richard Pine :---Which vessel, are said to have
been improved io carrying fupplieeto thefleet and army employed
against the Uuied Colonies, and taken and brought into the county
ofEff x. Aad the court erected to try and condemn al) veffel#
that fhril be found infeftfng the fee coast of America, and brought
into either of the counties cf Suffolk, Middlefix or Iff x, will be
held at Salem, on Tucf.lay the fourth day of June, 1776, at the
hour of ten in the forenoon, to try the justice of the said captures
Of which this notice is given, pursuant to the laws of the colony
aforefaid, that the ownerscf said veffc's, or any persons concerned
therein, ma, appear and shew cause, if any they bare, why the
said vessel, with their cargoes and appurtenance, fliou4 not be
condemned.
THOMAS CHAPM A N,
COACH and Chaifc Maker, would inform his friends, cuf
toners and the public, that having returned to town, he
now carries on his business, in its various branches, at his flop
n^arthe heid of Long-Line, Boston. May 13 1776.
NOTICE is hereby given, that the subscri
ber has removed the TURK'sREAD TAVERN in Danvers, to
about one mh farther in said town, upon the cross ro#dr feeding
to Salem, Ipswich, Tofsfield and Boxford ; where Gentlemen
Travellers a^d Ladies, who will plcafe to fiver him with their
company, will meet with the best of accommodations and enter
tainment, h, their very humble servant, J. PIEMONT.
ALL perlons indebted to, or that have any
demands on the eftste of William Pool, late of Danvers,
Lra her Dieffer, dtceafed, are defined to bring in thrir accounts
co Elizabeth. Pool, adminiftratox on said eftite, or to Sa
muel Ward, her attorney, in order for a fpecdy settlement.
ALL persons having any demands on the
eflate of the Hon. James Pitts, Esq; late of Boston, decrafeg^
are defied to bring in their accounts to John Pitts, adminis
trator, and ' receive their ballances ; and all indebted to said cili^,
are to make's# speedy payment as may be,
STOLEN out of the barn of JofbuaSimonds
of Medfo d, on the 13th of April, a brown HCRSE, fix years
old, a white stripe in his face, ard feme white on bis <ff hind
foot, and gruled on the eff Ihculder with the tr*ffce. Whoever
fhatl difeover the thief, so as he may be brought to justice, shall
have Four D.liars reward, or the charges paid, on returning said
Horse, by me, JOSHUA SIMONDS.
'JUST PUBLISHED,
DEAT H, the last enemy, destroyed by
Christ, a sermon, preached March 27, 1776, ar Philadelphia, be
fore the Hou. Continental Congress, on the death of the Hon.
S ruel Ward, Esq; one of the D<!eg>tes from the Colon, of
Rhode-Ifland.
By SAMUEL STILLMAN, M. A.
A few of them to be fold by P. Freeman, at the Blue
Glove, in Union-Street.^
To be SOLD, yurfuant to an order of the General Court,
A good Earm, of 130 acres, with a large
house and barn, belonging to the estate of Mr. Jr fhua Richard,
son, late of Woborn, deceased, for the most it will fetch, on the
17th cf June next. The sale to be on said farm. For further
particular# inquire cf €apt. Jonathan Fix, of Woborn, or of
Nathaniel Riehardfon, of Salem, administrator of said estate.
To be Sold at Public Vendue, at Capt. Solomon Pollard's, inn
holder, in Billerica, on the geth inflant, at one o'clock, P. M.
DRUGS and Medicines, mostly capital
articles, a set of Surgeon's capital instruments, a fat Midwifery
ditto, a set cf pocket do. also a final! colleaion cf bor ks, on
Midwifery, Ph,fie and Surgery. Per JOHN MARTIN.
ALL perlons indebted to, or that have any
demands on, the estate cf Moses Davis, late cf Dorchester, de
cesfed, are desired to bring in their accounts to Ebenezer Wales,
edmiriftrator to said estate, in order for settlement.
THE public is hereby informed, that the
Yankey Hero Stallion, will cover, for this season, at Dorchtfter,
at the house of Mr. Benaiah Davenport. The prise will be rca
fonsble, ard whoever brings their Mares shall be well used.
ALL persons indebted to, or that have any
demands upon, the estate of Mr. Samuel Goodridge, late of Be
aerly, deceased, are desired to bring in their acccmpts to Rcbert
Goodridge, administrator on said estate, in order for a speedy set.
tiemeat.
TIMOTHY PICKERING, jun. Judge es fsid Court.