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Away with theflimfy excuses fuggefed by avarice and
mistaken felf-interefl. Knew it, ye American colonies,
that true fdf-interejl demands the exadt olfer vance of all
the filf denying injunctions of the ajjociation : That foy.d
principle which makes a def.rf edmariner, for the preser
vation of life, to throw overboard bis property, much more
confifently calls upon you, to faveyourfelves and poferity
by f rugality and a temporary ffpertfion of experts.
The wit cf man could not hav c devijed any thing mere
likely to obtain a redress of our grievances than the plan
concerted. In vain has humanity and jitflice plead our
cavfe. ; but now Jelf-love will operate in our favour,
more JlrongT than the cries of the infant, fat he fiefs or
widow. If we Rridily adhere to the line marked out, in a
few months the Wefl-India planters, the Englijh and Irijh
manufacturers will be so difllrejfed, that from a regard to
their own intereJi, they will efpauje our cause in a man
ner Obatyujll Jhake Jbe (borne of Mgjejly itfelfp whilfl
Lord N—tb, and every abettor of American oppreflion,
will be cursed with the dying groans offlarving millions.
The present struggles will either injure happiness and
freedom, or miserable Jlavery to this continent. America,
fully audfreely reprefented,has drawn up its bill of rights,
these acknowledged,our ruin canproceed only from ourselves.
To obtain a thorough eflablijhment of them, we need only
wield the weapons offelf-denial prescribed by our Repre
sentatives. If we fail in our present oppofitton, future at
tempts mufl certainly be in vain ; whereas if we succeed,
no minifler will be sturdy enough to renew the unfuccefsful
attack. Gur ALL is at flake, and upon the behaviour of
this day hangs the fate of future generations. Let every
one, therefore, who loves bis country, walk in the way
pointed out by the united wisdom of North-America.
Cbarltjlown, Nov. 10, 1774. VOX POPULL
NEW-YORK, December 22.
His honour the Lieutenant-Governor has been
* pleased to appoint David Colden, Esq; to be Survey
or General of this province, in the room of Alex
ander Calden, Esq; deceased.
They write from Boston, that on the 29th of No
vember, Major.Spendlove,, of the 43d regiment,
kized a waggon loaded with fire-arms, under an
efeerte of fix horsemen, not far from the lines.
[N.T. Gazetteer. ]
It is with unspeakable regret, that we mention
ue death of William Gage, Esq; second son of his
Excellency the very amiable and worthy Governor Of
the Maflachufetts Bay. [Gazetteer.]
Some /hips fitting out at the Port of Liverpool,
about 7 weeks since, could not have permission to
take on board, either gun-powder, or any kind of
fwerds., Ac.
S A L E M, December 20.
Our Brethren of New-Hampshire and Rhode
* land have signalized themselves in a manner that
d-ces them the greatest Honour : And it is with Plea
sure vve can add, that the Colony of Connecticut
merit our highest Regards for theirprefent Affinity
and Vigilance in disciplining their Militia, which
confifis of near 30 Regiments.—lndeed the whole
UNITED COLONIES are extremely aftive and
zealous in the common cause, all nobly exerting
themselves for carrying into execution the Measures
agreed upon by the late Continental Congress—-
excepting a few disappointed faftious Tories, some
cfwhom are employed, mofl infiamoufly employed, in
vilifying the most virtuous and amiable Chara&ers
in Amefka, and particularly in traducing the wor
thy Members of the late august Continental As
sembly.
congress met y—in vain have they resolved. Much better
to have acquiesced at once, than tofail in the execution of a
plan with Jo much pains concerted. In which case we may
expect the derision of fchool-bqys, and the execrations of
poferity.
From the SOUTH-CAROLINA GAZETTE.
Übi cofulueris mature, FACTO opus efl. Sallust.
MANT thanks to the worthy Congress ve-ecchoes from
the generous breasts of grateful tboufands-: The
firmefl friend of our continent, cannot form a more sanguine
wijb, than that the colonies may firmly execute what they
have wifely resolved. When I read their glorious pro
ceedings, I fee inftrihed on every page, in golden catitals,
“ THE AMERICANS ARE INVINCIBLE." The
untutored Savages of the new world, and the polijhedJons
of freedom in the old, when they Jee our manly oppoftion,
with admiration will exclaim, “ Brave Americans,
worthy of liberty I” andjoin in their united Applications
to the known and unknown God, to smile upon our glorious
firuggle.
Some extol Roman Greatnfs, and ethers admire Corfu:an
bravery, but the heart cf every son of these provinces may
diJi end with joy, when he refledls that he is barn an Ame
rican. ' '
Oh glorious day I Oh happy union I From Nova-Scotia
to Georgia one mighty mind injpires the whole ! When I
cons der the unanimity, the firmnefi, the wisdom of cur late
Representatives, IJ'e el ajy unutterable, and an exultation
never felt before. What remains, but that each one join
heart and hand in the vigorous execution of their - wifely
concerted plan ? The wretch who hangs Lack, proclaims
by bis delay, that he either regards not the welfare of A
merica, or that he underflands her interefs belter than the
united wisdom of her Jons.
We now know our duty, happy for us if we reduce our
knowledge into practice. Without this, in vain has the
NE W P O 'i T, December j 9.
Extraft of‘a letter from.Entton, dated December id.
“ Brigadier Ruggle? has lately been detected,
even by his son, in fending an afibciation paper in
to the country, binding. the signers to take up arms
in favour of the King’s laws : In ebnfideration of
which, their estates are to be exempt ; while all the
oppofersof ooverbueht are to be declared rebels,
and-their estates confirmed. Seme few ajjes have
‘been terrified into compliance with this infernal
scheme, on the afiurahces given by Ruggles that
administration would drive all before them. But
by the circumftante of this wretch’s detection, you
will readily determine what will be its probable
fucces.”
By a gentleman arrived in town last evening from
Boston we are informed that the inhabitants there
are in good spirits ; that the troops are very sickly,
and die faft ; that seven of one regiment were buri
ed in a day ladl week : that Gen. Gage’s private fe
crerary, and'another officer were to be buried last
evening; that fuchofthe troops as are able, are
marched out 3 or 4 miles frdm the tbwn almost eve
ry day fortheir health j^and that upwards of 500
had deserted. ‘ ’ • :
B O S T O N,(Thurfday) December 22. ■
IVe are well assured, that at a funeral in a neighbouring
town a few days ago,'the aged, and the venerable minis
ter of the parijh being presented with a pair of gloves as
ufualonfuch occasions, declined taking them, and upon be
urgtd to take them, he utterly refufed, giving for na
fon, that his. refufal was in cpenpliance with the recom
mendation of the Qontinential Congress, which he thought
every one ought fl ricily to conform to; upon which the
gloves were taken back, and tbofe which had been laid
upon the co fin for the use of the pall holders were taken a
wayalfo. .A nobleexample this !
Extrafl of a letter from Portsmouth, New- Hamp fire,
dated De timber 16.
“ We have been in ccnfujion here for two days on id
formation that two regiments were coming to take pefefion
oj our Fort ; —by beat of drum <2OO men immediately as-
Jembled and went to the Caflle in two gundalows, who on
their way were joined by more, and demanded the
firrender of the F art, which Capt. Cochran refufed; and
fired three guns, but no lives were, loft-,-.--up an which they
immediately scaled the walls, dijarmed the Captain and his
men, took poflejfion of 97 barrels of powder,-—put it on
board the gunaalows, brought it up to town, and went of
with it to some dijiance in the country. Vejterday the town
was full of men, from the country, who marched in, in
form ; choje a committee to wait on the Governor, who
aflured them be knew of no Jjich dejjgn as fending troops,.
Jhips t &c. This morninglbear there is a thousand or fifeen
hundred on their /narch to town. Tbe Governor and coun
cil fat yeflerday on the affair, and are now.meeting again..
The men who came down, are those of the beji property and
note in the province/ 1 ,
On the late thanksgiving-day, two or three weak
and imbittered persons, (cf the mofl infignificant
of all fefts, who make pretpnfions to ChrUHanity)
opened their shops; five or fix soldiers passing one
of them made a full flop, and alked the deluded
owner whether he was not alhamed to insult his
countrymen, and advised him to Ihut up his shop and
hide his head, adding, that he was an enemy to his
country.-—And as this was said by. a soldier, they
may perhaps (pare the cry of persecution on the
occasion.
NEW-HAVEN, December 21.
Extract of a Letter from London, dated October 9, 1774.
“ When I wrote you last, news circulated much
to the disadvantage of the Americans, we were told
that they Ihrunk from the contest, and had not spi
rit enough to make any opposition to the present
measures of administration. The conduct of the
colonies have now' convinced the people heie of the
Contrary, and has gained the Americans many zeal
ous friends. As a proof of this, let me mention to
you, that some few days ago, I went to a disputing
club in Bow lane, where the question was, Whether
the American Congress was juftifi. bleon the princi
ples of the constitution ?----Many speeches were
made, conceiv’d in bitter terms against government,
and extolling the Americans most highly—-1 con
tented myfelf, with endeavouring to evince, that
taxation and representation ought to be infcperable,
that the colonies were not within the letter, nor even
reason of the rule, &c. All that spoke in favour of
the congress were applauded—-but one spoke against
it—-and when the queftiorf was put to the vote, it
paffied in the affirmative by a great majority.
“ We have a report here, that there has been
some great disturbance at Boston—that the General
js killed, and some troops revolted, the papers re
peat it, but do not inform how tbV forint arrived
—it therefore does not gain credit; but gives great
uneasiness, left some unhappy incid®^ has occurred.
The reffilution which the colonies of hate difeover,
gains them many Advocates on this fide the Atlan
tic—l do not know but the greater part axe for
them; however, this is difficult to determine. The
King, and his Premier, I believe are much embarras
sed at present.—The parliament is diflblved, and
writs are out for a general eleftion. The new par
liament is to meet the 29th of November; the rea
HARTFORD, December 2 5.
A few days since departed this life at Southbtiry
in Woodbury, the Rev’d John GraUam, in the
81st year of his age, after about fifty years of
unwearied indefatigable labour in the Lord’s vine
yard, and happy iuccefs in winning fouls to Christ.
His interment was attended with great solemnity af
ter a solemn and affefting fermoh delivered from
Rev. xiv; 13. by the Rev. Mr. Lee ofSalifbury, to
a crouded and attentive afiembly, composed of the
society and a number of the neighbouring-minifters
and people. » ‘
Died a few Days since at Haddam, Col. Heze
kiah Brainard, many Years a Reprelentative
for that Town in the General Aflembly of this Colo r
ny, and late Lieutenant Colonel of the 12th Regi
ment of Militia. '
(CjrThe Vacation at Yale College, mentioned in
the Connefticut Almanack to be on the 10th,
Ihou’d have been on the 1 zth of January next.
Hezekiah Merrill y
Apothecary'and Book-Seller,
TAKES THIS METHOD TO INFORM THE PUBLIC,
That he has-received from London, a fi-efh Afert
ment of DRUGS, MEDICINESyGROCERfES,
BOOKS, &cf and many Articles in the Station
er’s Way, which are-to be fold at a moderate Ad
vance for Calh or Ihort Credit, at his Store at
the Sign of the Unborn and Mortar a few
rods South of the Court-House in Hartford.
Among his Affiortment are the following Patent
Medicines:
'J'ULINGTON’s original Balsam of Life, Bate
man’s Peftoral Drdps, Britilh Oil, Godfrt/s
Cordial, Balsam of Honey,Ffaunce’s Female Elixir,
Anderson’s and Lockyer’s Pills, Hooper’s Female
Ditto, Dr.Bateman’s purging Elixir.Daffey’sElixir,-
Dr. James’s Fever Powder, Ac. &c. &c.
, GROCERIES .and STATIONARIES.
Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Raisins, Figg?,
Almonds, Brimftonc, Rosin, Pepper, Ailfpice, Ta
marinds, Florence Oil, Madeira, Lisbon, and Ma
laga Wines, best velvet Corks, Copperas, Allow,
Madden Arsenic, Paper by the Ream or Qpirc,
Marble Paper, Dutch Quills, Patent Cakcfnk’
Wafers, best Dutch Sealing Wax, Copper-Piaie
Copies, Money Scales, Gunter’s Scales and Divi
ders, Maps, Prints,'Gold leaf, Account Books,' Re
ceipt and Memorandum Ditto, German Flutes and
Fif^s, Twine, best French Brandy, Rum, best HeU
lands Geneva, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Rice, Iqdj
go, Red Wood, and Log-Wood, Saltpetre, Bottles
by the Groce.
Good Affiortment of BOOKS, consisting of Divinity*
Law, History, Phylic, Surgery, Midwi’fry, MifceT
lany, Srhool Books, Ac. Ac.
PAINTER’S COLOURS of all kinds, Linseed
Oyl, Varnilh, Paint Brushes, Ac.
N. B. He affiures his friends and. cuftcmcrS they
have his most hearty thanks, for all their pall fa
vours ; and those who will please to give him thbir
custom ftili Ihall have his grateful acknowledgements
even for the smallest article; and nothing shall be
Wanting on his part to make his goods and prices
complcatly agreeable to the purcha^r. — Ccmilant
attendance will be given. *
(f? Evcry aricle in the apothecary wry,
%* CASHforBEES-WAX,- - • - '
On Tuesday Night last a Pafi
of Saddle Bags were taken offi the Horse cf Andrew
Miner of Tolland, when Handing at the Door of a
public House in Wintonbury, aud carried to some
Diflance, and robbed of about 4. 28 in'Cafli. Teh
Dollars Reward will be given to the Peribn who
shall return the Money to said Miner at Tolland,
or to Wi!li 3m Alford of Hartford, and no Qnefii
cnsafk’d. Dec. 26, 1774.
son of this lifiolutkn is fuggelL lfo be, and I Aip *
pole really is, that the ministry were fcnfible, m^a
lu res of some kinder other mutt be pursued with
America, and they were unwilling to go foiward
upon the guaranty only of a parliament, that had
but one feilion to continue; and perhaps it is not ut}-
charitable to suppose they wilhed in this way to give
their friends, an advantage over their competitors iu
the eleftion. Phe congress I suppose is met by
this time; it they adopt the fyfteip pointed out by
the inftruftions bf the provincial delegates at Phila
delphia, I confidently think all will yet be well; the
ministry cannqf refufe an acquief ence wi,th those
terms; if they‘do, the people of this country, I have
no doubt, will force them to it. I have been en
deavouring to obtain those custom house accounts
you mentioned, am promised them, but they are not
ynt sent me; from what I hear, America employs'a ’
third of the (hipping and seamen of this country,
and takes offatleaft .one fourth of their manufac
tures ; this is a moderate computation.' Wilkes was
yesterday elefted Lord Mayor by a great maioritv. ■
in the court of aidermen, the whole city was iUu
minated • on .the occasion.---America acquires new
friends continually, and as yet the proceedings at
elections, promise well for them.” .