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the King the Direction of his Forces, by confining them to a
Place where xny of the Colonies might think fit to build Bar
racks." There is manifestly Room for diftinguilhing between
Forces on their March, and resident Forces. With Refpe& to
the latter, of which Character were the Regiments lent hither,
it is not absurd to suppose that Parliament intended (not to take
from the King the Direction of them, but) in any Colonies
where they are Rationed, to confine them, during their Stay, to
the Barracks there provided, if Sufficient to accommodate them.
u ft is besides ungrateful fays his Excellency ; for it is known
to many that 'this PrQvjfion was brought into the Bill after it
was framed without it, from mere Favor to the Colonies," If
this Provision was brought into the Bill to favour the Colonies,
it was intended by. Parliament to have an actual Operation in
their Favour ; and.would have so operated in this Colony had
not Governor Bernard Controuled it. But we cannot lee with
what Propriety -the Council is Chargeable with ingratitude for
eudeavobrirfg that the said Provision should answer the very Pur
pdfe for which it was brought into the Aft.
In the Letter dated the loth of December, 1768, his Excel
lency writes, "that a Number of the Council have agreed upon
a long Address or Petition to Parliament, and that it will be
sent by this Ship to Mi. •Bollan, to be presented. Mr. Dan
forth, who is President of the Council,told the Governor, upon
enquiry, that it was sent to him to sign, and he supposed the Rest
of the Council who had met together would sign after him in
Order, but he had finct found that they had wrote over his
Name, By Order of Council." On which he is pleased to ob
serve, that this makes it appear to be an Aft o f Council."
This Petition was for the Repeal of the American Revenue
A&s. A similar one had been prepared and was under Con
sideration of the Council at the Time of Governor Bernard's
Proroguing the General Court in June 1768, and could have
been compleated the fame Day : but though Strongly importu
ned he would not fuffer it to be done. After the Prorogation
and consequent Dissolution, the Council could not aft as a Body
without him, and it was with much Difficulty they obtained
his Consent to their Petitioning. However the Petition was
at length agreed to, and he was desired by the Council to fend
it to Lord Hillfboroygh to be laid before his Majeffy : He sent it
accordingly, but with such Comments as tended to defeat it.—
A Number of the Council apprized of this, agreed to petition
the two Houses of Parliment in feperate Petitions for the re
pealing the said Ads. Governor Hutchihfon's Letter above
quoted, relates wholly to one of the above Petitions. The Peti
tion itfelf will shew, that there was r.o Intention it should ap
pear "to be an Ad of Council." the printed Votes of the House
/ of Commons of the 25th of Jan. 1769, shew the fame Thing.
It is there said, that Alderman Beckford "offered to the House
a Petition purporting to be the Petition of the major Part of
his Majesty's Council of the Province of Maffaqhufetts.Bay,
Signed Samuel Danforth, President of the Council, in the Name
of the Major Part of the Court*! aforefaid." And the Petition
it felf further shews in the firft Paragraph of it, that the Coun
cil by the Dissolution of the General Court, were rendered un
able in their legislative Capacity to address the House, and that
the other Members of the Council live too remote to join with
the Petitioners. All which demonstrates that the Account a
bore given of the Petition is erroneous, and that the Petition
itfelf could not "appear to be an A& of Council."
The fame Letter further represents, that "its proper it should
be known that the Whole is no more than the Doings ofa Part
tis the Council only, although even that is not very material,
since if they had all been present ;,without the Governor's Sum
mons, the Meeting would have been irregular and unconstituti
onal, and ought to be discountenanced and censured-" —"I
hare known no Inflance here [of the Council's meeting and do
ing Bufinefs] without the Governor, until within three or four
Months past."
It is manifeft from what is said above, that the foremention
ed Petition was not meant to be, and could not be understood
"to be an Aft of Council :" and -therefore the Meeting of divers
Members of the Council about it, though not Summoned by the
Governor, was neither irregular nor uuconftitutional, nor ought
to be discountenanced and censured : nor have the Council thus
censured in any Inftancc whatever, (except in their legislative
Capacity during the fitting of the General Court) done or at
tempted to do any A& of Council without the Governor, not
withflanding the unjust Suggestion to the Contrary.
His Excellency "thought it very necessary the Circumstances
of this Proceeding should be known, and that it would be best
it should not be known the Intelligence comes from him."
The Knowlege of the true Circumstances of this Proceeding
could not invalidate the Petition, nor prejudice the Characters
of the Petioners : but the Detail his Excellency has given, which
in fume Parts of it seems founded on the Information of Gover
nor Bernard, had aTendency and probably operated to do both.
And it were to be wished that as he thought it necessary the
Circumstances should be knowh, he had taken Care to be right
ly informed. But what Neceffuy be could lie under, or what
official Call he could then have to give any Account about the
Proceedings of the Council, is by no Means apparent. # How
ever, if there was a Necessity, it may be apprehended it might
have more naturally operated to produce a Representation in
Favour of the Petition : Especially at a Time when it was
known a former Petition of the Council had been treacherously
marr'd by Governor Bearnard reberi he was doing every Thing
in his Power to destroy the Conflitution of the Province, and
to Subject it with the other Colonies to revenue Ads; and avben
by the Diffolutfon of the General Court the regular Channel of
petitioning Parliament was fhutup. In such a State or Things
it was justly to be Expected that every Friend to the Province,
if he could not promote, would at least do nothing to fruftrate
a Petition, the Obje& of which was in any Sort the Good of
the Proyince, but especially a Petition praying for the Repeal
of the American "Revenuc Affa, which had been the Orcafion
of so much Uneasiness and Confufion in this Colony in Parti
cular, and the Colonics in General. Bur even this Petition
could not escape the Animadversions ofhis Excellency Governor
Hutchinson.
In the Letter of the 20th of Jan. 1769, his Excellency ex
presses his great Obligations to his Corrcfpondent (who appears
to be of Che best Authority) for the very clear and full Account
of Proceedings in Parliament, which he had received from him,
and by which he had in a great Measure defeated the ill Designs
of the Enemies of Government in giving out "that their Friends
in Parliament were increasing, and all Things would soon be on
the old Footing; in other words , that all afts imposing duties
would be repeal'd, the Commiilioners Board dissolved, the Cus
toms put on the old footing ;„and illicit Trade be carried on with
little or no Hazard."---He observes that "what Marks of Re
sentment the Parliament will fliow, whether they will be upon
the Province in general or particular petfans, is extremely un
certain, but thin they will be placed Somewhere is most certain."
that "this is most certainly a crisis. I really wish that there
may not have been the least Degree of Severity beyond what is
absolutely necessary to maintain,! think I may fay to you, the
FOR ISMOUTH, Printed by Daniel Fowle.
Dependence which aColony ought to have upon theParant State ,
but if no Measures fliall have been taken to Secure thisDepend-'
ance, or nothing more than some declaratory Afis or Resolves,
it is all over with us. The Friends of Government will be ut
terly difheartned, and the Friends of Anarchy will be afraid of
nothing, be it ever so extravagant."---"! never think of the
Measures necessary for the peace and good order of the Colonies
without pain. There must be an abridgement of what are cal
led English Liberties," His Excellency's mind is here so
clearly exprefled, that it Stands in no need of comments and elu
cidation.
In the sixth and lift letter, dated 20th O&0, 1769, his Ex
cellency soys, "My opinion upon the combinations of the mer
chants I gave you very fully."--t"lt is not possible that provision
for dissolving these combinations and fubjeding all who do not
renounce them to penalties adequate to the offence, should not
be made the firft week the Parliament meets. Certainly all
parties will unite in so extraordinary case, if they nfver do in
any other."---"! must beg the favour of you to keep secret every
thing I write." All the remark we Shallmake here is, that it
is an unhappiness hi s Excellency had occasion, from the errors
of his representations, to lay his friends under the injunction of
secrecy ; that "the Party here" might not be informed "of the
contents of his letters."
Thus have the Committee taken a general view of Governor
Hutchinson's fix letters ; on fomeof which, wherein the Coun
cil has been censured, or the propriety of their conduct questioned
we Eave been more particular in our remarks, many of the pre
sent Board being members of that Council, and concerned in the
proceedings complained of.
[ The Consideration of the Letters of Andrew Oliver, Esq;
Lieutenant Governor, with the Council's Resolves, mult
be deferred till our next ]
^ait-Rent.
THE Receiver of His MAJESTY's
Quit Rents, gives this public Notice,
that He is colieding the Names of all De
linquents in the several Towns where the
said Quit Rents are become due, and that
at the next Superior Courts, he shall be
obliged to sue them all without Refpe& of
Petfons. JOHN HURD.
New-Hampfliire, July 1, 1773.
fuft Imported
In the Brig Laurel from Philadelphia,
and to be Sold by JOHN EVANS,
Fresh Flour at Nineteen Shillings
The best Ship-Bread at Twenty Shillings,
Bar Iron atT wenty five Shilling pr. Hund.
Also Maryland and Pennyfvania Corn at
Three Shillings & Three Pence pr. Bushel.
Said EVANS has also for Sale, Pork,
Rice, Salt and Sugar.
0 Also a Quantity of choice COTION
WOOL just arriv'd and to be fold by said
Evans,
§ Rumford, alias Concord. §
PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rockingham,ff.
INHERE AS the PROPRIETORS ^ owners 0/ a
_Tradl of LAND, formal, called RUMFORD,
now CONCORD, injaid County,at a Meeting legally
held the fifteenth Day of March lafl ; rooted that a
TAXof six pounds Lawful Money should be rais'd
on each original Right in said CONCORD to m»he a Set
tlement rocith the Proprietors of BOW, MASON $
PATENT and CANTERBURY And the
said TAX hath been afeffed in Manner folhoving,
viz. £. '• ^■
On each House Lot, 0 2 6
Six Acre Lot, 0 11 6
Five Acre Lot, 0 H 6
'lnvent, Acre Lot, 0 10 6
Eighty Acre Lot, 2 2 6
Undivided Land belonging to ) z 2 o
each Right s
£6 0 0
And the said assessment with a Warrant to
collet the fame, hath been cemmitted unto me the Sub
fcriber,-— - THIS IS THEREFORE TO NOTIFY said
PROPRIETORS, and all persons claiming land under
them in said concord, that unleh they pay their ref
paive Proportions of said TAX to me, at or before the
laji Day of fuly next ; so much of their Land nvill be
advertis'd and fold (as the LAW directs )at r will pa,
the fame, rovitb incidental Charges.
TIMOTHY WALKER janr. CoUCTr.-
Concord, June 18. 1773.
^LL PERSONS Indebted to, or that have Demands
on the Eflate of Capt. Robert Steckle, fate of
PortfmQuth, deceas'd, are defred to bring in their Ac
counts to William Fureald and Mary bit Wife, nxbo
was Adminifratrix to Jaid Eflate, in order for an im^
mediate Settlement.
Portsmouth, June 29, 1773.
CT HE PROPRIETORS of NORTHUMBERLAND, in the
Province of new Hampshire, are desired to meet
at the Heufe of Capt. jacob tilton, Innholder in
PORTSMOUTH, on MONDAY the ltyb Day of JULY
next, at Five'o'Clock P. M. I. Ta chufe a Moderator;
2. To fee if the Proprietors will agree to come to a
new Diroifan of the Meadow and House Lots, or pu-cbaji
a number of Rights in or der to accommodate the Settle
ment of the Town, or otherui/e exchange Lands with
any of the proprietors for that put pole, 3, To fee what
Money the proprietors will vote for cutting Roads, fur
chafing Lands, and ether Ufa of the Lowrfhipjbat mu,
be thought necefary. 4 To fee if the proprietors will
agree to make any Addition to the Home Lots. 5. To
fee if the proprietors it ill make any Addition of Interval
to these Perlons that may be fuppos'dfart in the Mea
dow Lots. 6. To chufe Committees for clearing Roads
if necessary. 7. To chufe Collegers to tollca any Mo
ney that ma, be rooted to be rais'd. 8. To f^ if the
proprietors will give a further time for any perlons to
pitch, as before. Lastly, To tmf#a a^y other Mat
ters that may be thought neceflary to forward the Set
thment of said Townfeip. By Order of the Afefcrs,
THOMAS MARTIN, Proprietors Clerk.
Port/moulb, June 23. 1773..
Joseph Tilton
Informs his Customers in Town and Coun
try, that among his large and frefh
Assortment of Druggs, Medicines, and.
Groceries, which he has just imported,
in the last Ships from London, are to be
fold as uiual,at his Shop in Exeter, all the
► PATENT MEDICINES commonly
Advertised, which are genuine, toge
ther with
CURGEON's pocket Instruments, best
^ London Lancetts, common ditto, Sur
geon's crocked Needles in Cases, ivory
Syringes, Clyfter-Pipes, cupping Glasses,
very neat Catheters, Tooth Instruments,
Apothecaries Scales and Weights, com
mon Shop Slates, &c. Also
White Lead, Spanish Brown, Spruce
yellow, Spanish White by the Hundred or
smaller Quantity, Linseed Oil, Prussia
Blue, Virdigreafe, white Vitriol, and Spr.
Turpentine, Leaf Gold, Leaf Silver, and
Dutch Mettal.
Red and Log-Wood, Allom, Copperas,
ground Red- Wood, Madder, Brimffone,
Pepper and Alfpice, Cinnamon, Cloves,
Mace and Nutmegs, frefh Raisins, Turkey
Figgs, Currants, Olive Oil, Ginger, Velvet
Corks, Oatmeal,Spermaceti, London Cour
t Perfumes, Hat-Case, Salt-Petre,
best Hungary Water, Venetian Soap,Flour
Sulphur, green and chryftialVials pr Groce,
double Flint ditto, Marble and Glass Mor
tars, a variety of Genteel smelling Bottles:
Likewise a good Assortment of yellow,
Delph and Stone Ware, which he will
dispose of very cheap.
N. B. Said Tilton takes in Flax Seed and
Bees Wax.
Sythes
Of the best fort, by Wholesale or Retale,
To be sold by Peter Pearse,
Near the Parade. Also
Good Smith's Coals, Mill-saws, Broad
Cloths with suitable Trimings ; Irijh Linens,
Bideford BEER bottled or in Calks ; Lon
don PORTER; all frefh, just Imported.
"T" HE best of eighteen Thread Burford
' Lines ; —large Bank Hooks ; —Barr
Lead ; —with a Variety of English Goods ;
Also Weft-India Goods ; — and genuine
Malago WINE per Gallon, to be fold by
JAMES KING, at his Store on Spring-
Hill, cheap for Cash.
§ Northumberland. §