The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal (Boston [Mass.]), 1774-01-20 00:00:00

THE Massachusetts Spy
Or, Thomas's Boston Journal.
MAY 2. 1908
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DO THOU Great LIBERTY INSPIRE our Souls,--And make our Lives in THY Possession happy, Or, our Deaths glorious in THY JUST Defence.
VOL. III.]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1774.
[NUMB. 155.]
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CONTAINING, ECLIPSES, Vulgar Notes, Time of the Sun's Entrance into the Twelve Signs, Calendar, Sun's Rising and Setting, Moon's Rising, Setting, Full and Change, High Water. Sitting of the Superior and Inferior Courts in the four New-England Colonies. Distances of the most remarkable Towns from Boston, with the intermediate Distances in computed Miles, with the best Houses of Entertainment.
Table of the Value of Sterling Money at Halifax, the different Parts of New-England, New-York and Philadelphia, calculated to the 9th Part of a Farthing.
Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, &c. for the Continent of America.
List of the Post-Offices of North-America.
Names of his Majesty's Packet-Boats, and Commanders.
A Geographical Description of the World.
BRITISH LISTS. Births, Marriages and Issue of the Royal Family.
Peers of the Blood-Royal. Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts and Barons of England.
Peers of their own Right by Creation. Archbishops and Bishops.
Dukes, Marquises, Earls, Viscounts and Barons of Scotland.
Peers in their own Right by Creation or Descent.
Archbishops and Bishops. An Alphabetical List of the House of Commons.
Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Bath and Thistle.
Most Hon. Privy Council. His Majesty's Household.
Her Majesty's Household. Secretaries of State.
Officers of the Treasury. Court of Common-Pleas.
Court of Exchequer. Receipt of Exchequer.
High Court of Chancery. Court of King's Bench.
Commissioners of Trade and Plantation. Commissioners and Officers of the Customs.
Post-Office. Consuls and Agents abroad for the Protection of Trade.
His Majesty's Ministers in the Southern and Northern Provinces.
Foreign Ministers from the Southern and Northern Provinces.
Admirals of the Royal Navy. A compleat List of his Majesty's Land Forces and Stations, with the Names of the Field Officers.
Civil Branch of Ordnance. Military Branch of Ordnance.
Staff-Officers in Great-Britain. Admiralty-Office.
Navy-Office. Royal Hospital at Greenwich.
Province of MASSACHUSETTS-BAY. Governor.
Lieutenant-Governor. His Majesty's Council.
Secretary's Office. Honorable House of Representatives.
Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature. Attorney and Solicitor-General.
Judges, Sheriffs, &c. for all the Inferior Courts in the Province.
Judges and Registers of Probate. Justices of the Peace through the Province.
Justices of the Peace for every County in the Province.
List of the Barristers and Attorneys at Law. Commissioners and Officers of the Customs for the Ports of Boston, Salem and Falmouth.
List of the Holiday's that are kept at the several Custom-Houses in America.
Court of Admiralty. Post-Office.
Notaries Public through the Province. Selectmen, Town-Clerk, Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, &c. for the Town of Boston.
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List of Officers of the 64th Regiment garrisoned at Castle-William.
Fort Pownall. South and North Batteries.
His Excellency's Troop of Horse Guards. The Ancient and Hon. Artillery Company.
Governor's independent Company of Cadets. Officers of the Boston Regiment.
Officers of the Train of Artillery. Officers of the Grenadier Company.
Field Officers of the several Regiments of Militia in this Province. Officers of the Train belonging to the several Artillery Companies in the Province.
HARVARD-COLLEGE, When founded.
Overseers, Corporation, Fellows, Treasurer, Professors, and Tutors.
Ministers, Churches and Religious Assemblies. Province of NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Council, Honorable House of Assembly, Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, Justices, Sheriffs and Deputy-sheriffs of all the Inferior Courts in the Province, Justices of the Peace through the Province, Justices of the Peace for each County, Barristers and Attorneys at Law, Court of Admiralty, Custom-House, Post-Master, Notaries Public, Field Officers in the several Regiments of Militia, Dartmouth-College, Ministers, Churches and Religious Assemblies.
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Governor, Deputy-Governor, Assistants, Secretary, Treasurer, House of Assembly, Judges of the Superior Court, Clerks of the Superior Court, Attorney-General, Justices of all the Inferior Courts in the Colony, Clerks for Ditto, Justices of the Peace, Barristers and Attorneys at Law, Town Council for each Town in the Colony, Grand Committee for the Colony, Court of Vice-Admiralty, Custom-House Rhode-Island, Ministers, Churches and Religious Assemblies, Field Officers of the several Regiments of Militia.
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[It being a considerable time since the PROPOSALS for the ROYAL AMERICAN MAGAZINE (which is now in the Press) were first published, and many Gentlemen and Ladies being desirous of seeing them, they are for that reason again inserted in this paper.]
BOSTON, NEW-ENGLAND, July 1, 1773: PROPOSALS
For printing by Subscription, a new Periodical Production, entitled, the
Royal American Magazine: Or, UNIVERSAL REPOSITORY.
[To be published Monthly.] To the PUBLIC.
LITERATURE being the grand fountain from whence springs all that is requisite to accomplish rational beings for the enjoyment of social happiness, and fit them for their various employments on this stage of action; it is noble in us to encourage and cultivate every thing tending to promote this great gift of Heaven among mankind.
Before the art of Printing was known, the sons of science suffered greatly; and it is beyond a doubt, that for the want of that useful vehicle the PRINTING PRESS, in those days, many valuable essays of the Ancients have been buried in oblivion.
In this polite age, when Printing flourishes, the man of genius may hand his performances to the public, who may give them to their children, and so transmit them down to posterity.
We may now, from the King upon the throne to the peasant in his cottage, learn what is passing in the world, and developing the arcano of both civil and ecclesiastical tyranny of all their mystery, inform ourselves of every thing conducive to our happiness in this or the coming world.
For the better and more regular communication of intelligence, and that the productions of men of genius might be more universally known, periodical publications first took place; and their periods were long or short, as best served the community where they were established. Among the many performances of this kind, which are so frequent in Europe, none is more wanted in America, and particularly in this part of it, than a MONTHLY one; which want has long been complained of by men of the greatest ingenuity in the American world. Those gentlemen would undoubtedly much oftener favour the public with essays, instructive and entertaining to all classes of men, if there was a suitable periodical publication for their insertion. News-papers are known to be of great utility, but not so fit to convey to posterity the labours of the learned, as they are, most commonly, only noticed for a day and then thrown neglected by 3 whereas Monthly Publications are preserved in the libraries of men of the greatest abilities in the literary world. It is needless to point out any thing further in recommendation of this intended work. The publisher of these proposals, therefore begs leave, with the utmost submission, to present the following
P L A N Of the ROYAL AMERICAN MAGAZINE.
Several gentlemen, of known abilities, have kindly promised to favour the public through this channel, with essays on various subjects, for instruction and amusement. Their productions, will no doubt fill a considerable part of this work: And, as the publisher has engaged all the British Magazines, Reviews, &c. and all the Periodical publications in America, from these will be selected whatever is new, curious, and entertaining. As the debates in the British House of Commons are so interesting to the whole British empire, whatever debates may be important to Europe or concern America, will be duly noticed; so that the essence of the British periodical publications may be here seen at one view.
While we are selecting from the labours of our European brethren, we shall not fail of making the strictest searches after curious anecdotes, and interesting events in British America; in order to compleat this part of the plan, the publisher now requests the assistance of the learned, the witty, the curious and the candid of both sexes, throughout this extensive continent, and hopes they will favour him with their correspondence for the public benefit.
Every event, both foreign and domestic, that may deserve the public notice, will be duly registered, as well as Poetical Essays, Marriages, Deaths, &c. and whatever is noticed in publications of this kind.
To make this American performance at least as valuable as any of the British Magazines, one elegant COPPER PLATE print, at least, will be given monthly, and an Index and Title Page at the end of the year.
And to compleat this PLAN will be added, [To begin at the end of the first number and continued until the whole is finished, printed in an elegant manner, on fine paper, and occasionally ornamented with COPPER PLATE prints, exclusive of those particularly for the Magazine.]
Governor HUTCHINSON's History of the MASSACHUSETTS-BAY.
Which when finished will be worth the cost of the Magazine. The History will be printed in such a manner as to be bound up by itself, and on a larger type than the magazine.
The publisher determines to adhere closely to his plan, which he doubts not, will be so acceptable to the public, as that they will be enabled him, by a quick subscription, to put it speedily in execution, which he assures them he will immediately do when a sufficient number of subscribers appear, barely to defray the expence of setting it on foot.
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N. B. The publisher proposes to give a SUPPLEMENT at the end of the year, which will contain as many pages as any of the numbers; for the small price of Four Pence lawful money, which will make the price yearly, to subscribers, Ten Shillings and Eight Pence lawful money, or Four Pounds, old tenor.
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American Magazine.
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From the (London) PUBLIC ADVERTISER. To Lord NORTH.
HAT there were abuses in the management of the company's affairs, both here and in India, may be very true; but it is the finger of a minister which gave various alarms to the public. The influence of wealth which individuals may have acquired in the company's service, has not hitherto always been pointed against the liberties of the people. There are some gentlemen who see the necessity of fixed laws to secure their property, or have too much virtue to plunder their own country, though they might in India have shared in a Monopoly, or squeezed a nabob. Prove every charge against my Lord Clive, still he is infinitely a better character than my Lord North, Clive enriched himself at the expence of a distant nation; he grew great, and acquired wealth, while he secured ten fold advantages to this country. You, my Lord, are enriching yourself at the expence of your own injured country; you grow fat upon the bread of the poor, and upon the ruins of the state. But I beg pardon for comparing the Hero of India with the butcher of a free people; whoever attentively reads the Lords protest against your bill for regulating the affairs of the India company, will easily perceive that your Lordship's quarrel with the company was grounded in the desire of the power to commit abuses, and not against the abuses themselves; for the bill neither punishes nor restrains a delinquent; it neither corrects the influence of corruption at home, or the opportunity of plunder abroad; it only renders that company, which were before but partially dependent on misery, the most dangerous engine of oppression that ever a tyrant ventured to assume. He who feels for the liberties of Englishmen, trembles at the immediate consequences. It is my duty to point them out to the public as they rise; the remedy I leave to God and my country.
For these two years past your Lordship has seemed to have relinquished the idea of corrupting the people of America. The disunion of the colonies, so far as the merchants had an influence there, gave the finest opportunity which a wise man could have desired to restore peace, good government, and confidence, which the friends of both countries expected to see established. But having now commenced an East-India merchant, your Lordship must have connected the ideas of profit and corruption together. Upon this ground we are to suppose the order from the treasurer has been giving for shipping teas forthwith to America; that while you turn your goods into cash, you may enforce the laws of excise and revenue upon the people of America. At last your Lordship has found out, that the market of America is worthy the company's acceptance; for it is, my Lord, if you can command it.—In 1769, the colonists made you a voluntary offer of it—meant thereby to have met parliament upon a cordial reconciliation; you then ridiculed the very idea of it—treated the offer with insult and contempt—ordered the wretched leaders in Leadenhall-street to set it at nought; and as though you had formed a system at that time to ruin the company, they have, in consequence of that very edict, been subjected to the necessity of applying for a parliamentary aid. Had you then either heard the complaints of America, or wished well to the interests of the company, our fellow subjects there would have taken off the immense quantities of teas now on hand—the company's coffers would have been full—their credit must have remained unshaken—the affections of the colonists with the wealth of the merchant, would have returned to the mother country; but alas! these are the golden days which the subjects of George the third are never to enjoy.
With the company's wealth and influence at your feet, with those extensive powers of corruption in your hands, America is now submitted to the wretched system of the favourite. You have learnt that there are two millions of inhabitants in America, who are supposed ceteris paribus to consume two pounds of tea each per annum 4,000,000 of pounds, at 1s. 9d. is 350,000l. 3s. per lb. duty 50,000l. to the revenue.
This calculation, which according to Mr. Jere. Dyon's idea, is a moderate one, has induced your Lordship to adopt the scheme. If it succeeds, the benefits are substantial—you replenish the empty coffers of the company—you re-establish the declining and exhausted American import, which does not now produce 100l. net money—you give fresh hopes to Hutchinson, Oliver and Paxton, who so nobly support the dignity of Government at Boston; and what is more grateful to a malevolent heart, you in the same act put an end to all those flattering hopes which the merchants of England have entertained, that they should, some time or other, find America enabled to pay their debts in spite of every ministerial persecution whatever.
But, my Lord, be not too sure about the issue of this measure. I have reminded you of a moment when you might have secured that great and increasing market for the article of tea, as well as all other East-India commodities. I now have my doubts whether it can by any means whatever be recovered.—Be assured that you will not at such a time as the present do it by force or fraud. Some circumstances of discouragement have arose in the first instance, which would have mortified any other minister. No one, among those ships established in trade to New-York, would receive it on only the friends of Hutchinson and
Oliver chose to carry it to Boston; and it is under cover of an armament they even hope to land it there. The interest of the merchant has in some trifling degree hitherto broke in upon the resolutions of the Americans to consume no English teas, while government did not openly enforce the importation. But trifling as this importation has been, it was sufficient to alarm the legislative powers there, so that they are now forming committees of correspondence for their mutual security. Informed of this as you are, upon what ground of true policy, can your Lordship think of pushing this odious measure?—No man, who knows Lord North's sentiments, will suppose him inclined to favour the wishes of America, if they are inclined to a uniform opposition, or look forwards to independence; yet all men will acknowledge that nothing can so immediately and effectually form and cement this intended union and system of a serious opposition, as that which you now mean to pursue. If such committees are factious, nay, according to your Lordship's language, treasonable, is it wise to irritate, provoke, or give fresh alarms?—The formation of those committees or ideas of a congress are grounded on the supposed absolute necessity there is for the colonies to oppose and corrupt a ruinous system of government, which must reduce this country to beggary, and also pull down America too, if connected with us. Do you suppose that three or four merchants, who may be interested in the sale of teas, can intimidate the chosen bands of the legislative bodies throughout the line of provinces? Or can they out of their profitable commissions hush them into silence by a touch of the palm, like the members of St. Stephen's Chapel?
I am much better acquainted with the disposition and temper of the people in America than any man in administration—I speak it to your Lordship's confusion; but more for the encouragement of the friends of freedom throughout the world: 'A storm is now gathering in America, which will either ruin the friends and dependants of my Lord Bute in this country, or separate the colonies for ever from its dominions.' ATTICUS.
FRIDAY, January 14. BOSTON.
At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Newbury, begun and held December 22, 1773, and continued by adjournment to January 4, 1774. JOSEPH GERRISH, Esq; Moderator, of said meeting. The committee chosen to draw up what should appear to be the sense of this town and to make report. Reported as follows; which the town accepted, and unanimously adopted as their Resolves.
1st. THAT for rulers of whatever denomination, to claim and exercise a power of taking from the subject, any part of his real property, whether under colour of law or otherwise; for whatever pretended purpose, or use, relative to the good of the community, is in effect, or implicitly to claim a right or power to take of his substance, to such a degree, as to reduce him to a state of absolute dependance, and the most abject slavery.
2d. That all appearances of this nature, among a free people, are greatly alarming, and call for the strongest remonstrance, and the most vigorous exertions, that reason and justice will admit of; especially considering that vast multitudes ("even in civilized countries") are groaning under the iron yoke of tyranny and oppression; subject to the will of their imperious rulers, and to all the wretchedness, which lawless pride and ambition, which wanton cruelty, and unbridled lust, can inflict upon them.
3d. That the raising a revenue, by imposing a tax upon a variety of particulars, whether of merchandise, or accommodation, to which, even a single instance tends, infers the necessity of a multitude of officers, who must all be maintained out of the same; though never so luxurious, and extravagant.
4th. That the gathering of taxes imposed in an arbitrary, unconstitutional manner, is most likely to be committed; sooner, or later, to men of like spirit and disposition with the imposers; or such, as by wicked artifice or crafty baits, can most recommend themselves to their esteem and favour; men whose example is of most dangerous tendency as to the morals or virtue of a people, and therefore to be universally dreaded, and if possible avoided.
5th. That even a christian people, who from their character as servants of God, are bound to submit to the higher powers, and to obey magistrates, have an undoubted right to complain of unconstitutional measures in government, and of unlawful encroachments upon their privileges: And may while they do it with decency, do it with that noble freedom and firmness, which a sense of wrong; joined with the love of liberty will inspire. And though this should not prevail to the immediate redress of grievances, yet may be of high importance, to keep alive, to cherish and strengthen, not a spirit of faction and discontent, but that spirit of liberty, which is, as it were the animating soul of a free state; which being once gone every thing valuable will become an easy prey, and a state of abject slavery ensue, to live in which may be far worse, than to be free among the dead.
6th. That as usurpation, is the exercise of a power, which another hath a right to; so tyranny is the exercise of a power beyond right, which no body can have a right to, and where-ever law ends, tyranny begins, if the law be transgressed to another's harm; and whoever in authority, exceeds the power given him by law, and makes use of the force he has under his command, to compass that upon the subject, which the law allows not, ceases in that to be a magistrate and acting without authority, may be opposed as another man, who by force invades the right of another." (The great and judicious Mr. Locke, as quoted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker, in his late election sermon.)
7th. That the face of our public affairs, has a very threatening aspect; which may justly excite the concern of every member of the community, and strongly recommend to all the most hopeful means or redress, however costly, and self-denying; and this not only, as we regard our present comfort; but the good of future posterity.
8th. That it is unmanly, mean and deserving of general contempt, for private persons, who are in affluent circumstances to endeavour the increase of their rights, by dealing in an article of commerce so circumstanced, as that the support or continuance of it among a people, tends greatly to impoverish them, and bring them into bondage.
9th. That we will not unneccessarily, buy other useful commodities of such traders, whether far or near, as shall be publicly known to supply themselves anew with the article of TEA, as long as the duty imposed upon it shall continue.
10th. That we will not use ourselves, and with our best prudence discontinue the use of it in our families; and particularly that we will absolutely forbid the use of it in our houses as a species of entertainment for visitors, whether re-
lations or others, until the act of parliament imposing a duty upon it is repealed.
11th. That a correspondent example, in the worthy gentlemen, who, think it out of their sphere, to join us in transacting affairs of a civil nature, would further evidence to us their concern for the public tranquility; and merit our further respectful acknowledgments.
12th. That the esteem and thanks of the community are due to our brethren of the town of Boston, and others of that vicinity, for their reasonable, regular and spirited endeavours that the TEA lately imported into the province, by the East-India company might be immediately returned at all events.
13th. That this town will readily give them all that assistance that their situation and other circumstances will admit of, in their further constitutional, lawful endeavours, for preventing the importation, landing and vending of the Tea, by any person or persons whatsoever, while the act imposing a duty upon it is not repealed.
14th. That they will cheerfully appear in their defence under whatever threatening circumstances may attend or be consequent upon their regular, zealous, persevering endeavours, in this public and important affair; and in defence of all other, our just rights and privileges.
And whereas our brethren address us with religious solemnity, and condescend to ask our advice; the committee take leave to offer to the consideration of the town, in addition to the Resolves passed, the following short address, as appearing to them proper upon the present important occasion.
Beloved brethren, let us stand fast in the liberty, wherewith God, and the British civil constitution, in conjunction with our own, have made us free; that neither we, nor our posterity after us, (through any fault of ours) be intangled with the yoke of bondage.
JOSEPH HALE, EDMUND MARCH, JACOB GERRISH, DUDLEY COLMAN, JOSHUA NOYES, Committee.
The foregoing report being read, the town unanimously voted to accept thereof, and voted, that the same should be entered among the records of the town. ALSO,
Voted, That a copy of them should be transmitted to the committee of correspondence in the town of Boston, to be improved as they shall think proper. Attest. DUDLEY COLMAN, Town-Clerk.
SATURDAY, January 15. BOSTON.
To the committee of correspondence of the town of Boston. Montague, December 14, 1773.
GENTLEMEN,
We have to acknowledge to you the reception of two letters, the first dated in June last; the second in September, which is just come to hand. That in June acquainted us with a very providential discovery for which under God we are indebted to the vigilance and activity of some of your body.
We acknowledge ourselves bound by every obligation of gratitude, mutual benefit, and a regard to present and future happiness to keep a good look out; that we may be able to disappoint and confound the open assaults and secret machinations of our enemies, at home and abroad; being sensible how much depend, on the wisdom, resolution and perseverance of the friends to American liberty, at the present time, when the scene which has been opening so long, appears to be brought to a close.
The unity and harmony which you recommend, we are happy in having in some measure anticipated. The sons of liberty here took the earliest opportunity to form themselves into a body; calling themselves an artillery company under officers chosen by themselves; being enrolled by a clerk and consisting of 104 persons, who have already met several times and performed the manual exercise of the fire lock with some exactness, observing the exactest order and good deportment, and will undoubtedly be ready to jeopard their lives in their high places of the field, when called in defence of their King, their country and their property; determined that no sacrilegious hand shall tear from us the ark of our privileges and safety.
We have the pleasure to inform you that the cause of liberty is a growing cause among us, the scales are falling fast from the eyes of our neighbours, and we have good reason to hope, that the splendor of noon will soon dispel all the fog and smoke, which the enemies to light and truth have raised and leave them alone to grope in the dark, tortured and stung with the worm of a reproaching conscience, until by a happy repentance and reformation they shall have made reparation for the injuries they have done or meditated.
Our trust is in the goodness of our cause, and our prayer to that benevolent being, who gave us our existence and our sensibility, whereby we can perceive when and by whom our rights are invaded, that he will never suffer a people so innocent brave and virtuous to be enslaved. We are, Your friends and humble servants. Signed by order of the committee of correspondence for the District of Montague, MOSES GLEN, Clerk.
MONDAY, January 17. BOSTON.
Saturday morning the following was voted up in the most public parts of this town, viz.
"Brethren, and fellow citizens;
"You may depend, that those odious miscreants and detestable tools to ministry and governor, the TEA CONSIGNERS (those traitors to their country, butchers, who have done, and are doing every thing to murder and destroy all that shall stand in the way of their private interests) are determined to come and reside again in the town of Boston.
"I therefore give you this early notice, that you may hold yourselves in readiness, on the shortest notice, to give them such a reception, as such vile ingrate deserve. JOYCE, jun. (Chairman of the committee for taring and feathering.)
"If any person should be so hardy as to tear this down, they may expect my severest resentment. J. jun."
"The several committees of this town we hear never had so much business upon their hands as at present. Three of them in their several departments it is said, sat late last Friday evening: And the committee of correspondence the evening before. [Boi. Gaz.]
"The country road committees we are informed keep a very good look out, to prevent teas coming into town by land. While the night-look-out committees, are equally industrious in seeing none is landed in this and the neighbouring tea ports. [Ibid.]
"One of the tea commissioners it is said narrowly escaped a taring and feathering one day last week—presumptuous men to think of gaining a footing in this town again—so says every man high and low, rich and poor. [Ibid.]
"It is said by some of the friends of the tea commissioners, that it is hard upon them to be kept confined at the castle, while two of the commissioners of the customs who are more blamable are suffered to walk the streets at large. [Ibid.]
"We are informed, that one John Cook, of Salem, skipper of a Schooner belonging to Mr. George Bickford, of the same place, accepted of the infamous employment of transporting from Cape-Cod to Castle-William, the East-India company's detestable tea, saved out of the wreck of Capt. Loring's brig.
"Mr. Bickford is now a patient at Essex hospital, and we are assured, that a company of natives, dressed in the Indian manner, armed with hatchets, axes, &c. have already paid him a visit; but he being under inoculation, they deferred proceeding to extremities. What punishment is to be inflicted on the Skipper is yet uncertain; but it is judged by the expressions of indignation at his conduct, that he will not escape with impunity.
"It seems to be the opinion of many people that tea sent here from the neighbouring colonies, subject to no duty, should be sold at a limited price: The great object is, to
lay aside the total sale and use of teas that pay duty, until the act of parliament is repealed: This appears to be the universal resolution of the inhabitants in the several colonies, and must entirely cut out any teas being imported from Great-Britain.
At the anniversary of the fellowship club, held at New-Port last Tuesday fortnight, the following toast, among others, was drank:— "A coloured pair of breeches, a horse-bog saddle, a bard trotting horse, and continual riding to all the enemies of America."
TUESDAY, January 18. BOSTON.
Yesterday fortnight, about three o'clock in the morning a fire broke out in Mr. William Moor's shoemaker's shop, on the Long wharf at Newport, Rhode Island, which entirely consumed the same, together with an house adjoining, belonging to Mr. James Anthony, hatter: This accident was occasioned by a pot stove.
We hear from Charlestown, in New-Hampshire, that the new goal there is burnt down, laid to be set on fire by a prisoner.
We also hear that a house at Dover, belonging to one Mr. Ham, was consumed by fire last week.
We hear a brig from the West-Indies bound to Newbury, was lately cast away at Nantucket, and that it was thought the vessel and part of the cargo would be lost: it is said one or two of the men were froze to death, and the Captain much frost-nipt.
A court of wills and probate, for the county of Grafton, in New-Hampshire, is to be held at Plymouth on the 24th instant, and at Haverhill on the 25th of April next; of which court the Hon. John Fenton, Esq; is appointed Judge, and Jonathan Mitchel Sewall, Esq; late of Salem, Register.
PORTSMOUTH, January 14. Yesterday came to town in the stage-coach, from Boston, the Lady who is said to be the Dutchess or Princess of Cronenburgh.—In some of the southern papers, she has gone by the above and different names and titles, as may be seen by our late papers. A correspondent says, it is a pity this Lady came from New-York to Rhode-Island in a packet; for had she come through the colony of Connecticut, we should certainly have known who and what she was, as it is generally the custom at all the public houses there, to ask a stranger, what is his name, and his business, where he came from, where he is going, &c. &c. before they will even give your horse oats.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To Mr. HUTCHINSON.
Dear Sir, and my Old Correspondent, YOU may conceive I have slackened a little in my devotion to your amusement: But I assure you, Sir, my regard for your profitable entertainment is by no means diminished though at present a little diverted into another channel. Sketches in news-papers being transient existences, it has been thought necessary to commit the several most striking articles of your administration to writing, and when finished, to print, to be sent after you to Great-Britain as a recommendation, which may avail as much as it can avail to render you as much respected on that side the water as you have the pleasure to find yourself and family are on this. I am emphatically yours, E. LUDLOW.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS.
Please to insert the following in your next. WRITER in Edes & Gill's paper of Monday last, under the signature of R. S. has (I hope thro' mis-information, and not with design to prejudice an innocent person,) thrown out to the public, that one of the officers of the customs in Boston, has, to use his own words) "been so simple as to be willing to bear the odium, and to take the risk of intermeddling in the landing of the tea at the castle, which came from England in Mr. Clark's brig."
Before reading the above paragraph, I imagined that the person alluded to had always behaved well in his office. It induced me therefore to take some pains to enquire into the fact; and the public may be assured there is not the least foundation for such a reflection against him; he never having made any declaration of such a nature, the whole of his conduct in that matter being only such as the duty of his office in the custom obliged him to.
How this officer behaved in his former situation I pretend not to know; but common justice obliges me to say that I have never heard any of the judicious part of the inhabitants of the place where he formerly resided suggest any thing but that which would rather do him honour than the contrary. A Friend to TRUTH.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS.
WHEN Bernard had so filled up the measure of his iniquity that he was no longer tolerable to the good people of this province, he was, to the great joy of thousands removed; but what have we gained by the mighty favour? Truly the sublime satisfaction of having a villain knighted and consulted in every measure that has since respected us. Now the viper to whom Bernard's own family imputed all his misrule and misfortune has also come to the end of his tether, so that he can no further ostensively serve the designs of administration, and in great goodness is also to be recalled to give necessary information of the most probable means to take advantage of the weakness of this long abused people. But if in contradiction to both Bernard and Hutchinson's opinion they have virtue enough to defeat the tea plot, I know not what other article administration can fix upon with the least expectation of success. SIMON ZELOTES.
Quere, if we are much longer vexed in this manner will not the necessity of the case warrant our refusing to be imposed upon in such flagrant terms by the tools, spies and emissaries of a foreign state, and placing the supreme power of government in hands the people confide in? A head at variance and in opposite interest with the body can be no less a monstrous Phenomenon in the political than the natural world.
On THURSDAY next, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE,
At the Royal-Exchange Tavern in King-Street, TEN Quarter Casks choice MADEIRA WINE, Two Hogheads and one Quarter Cask Claret ditto. J. RUSSELL, Auctioneer.
At ELEVEN o'clock, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE,
At BICKER'S AUCTION-ROOM, Near the Conduit.
A GREAT Variety of GOODS, as usual. M. BICKER, Auctioneer.

For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS.
It gives me inexpressible satisfaction to behold the glorious exertions in the principal towns in New-Hampshire, to preserve the rights of America. Their late proceedings evince that they want neither political wisdom nor patriotic ardour; and I expect they will even surpass their noble brethren in the other colonies. O happy America! thy halcyon days begin to dawn! thy inhabitants are resolute for liberty, and ardent for human glory. May HEAVEN forever shine upon the Americans, and enable them to banish every shadow of tyranny from their fair land.
LOCKE.
Regions of Light, 1774.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Plymouth, January 18. 1774.
Mr. THOMAS.
IN Draper's paper of the 22d ult. is to be seen a most extraordinary phenomenon, a proof of forty of the inhabitants of this town, against the proceedings of said town at a meeting legally called, and held the 7th ult. at which meeting not one of the Tories appeared to act, two indeed of the most inconsiderable came as spies, and sat at a distance, who said nothing, and of whom no notice was taken. The town proceeded to business, a copy of their proceedings, has, by our worthy Committee by order of the town, been transmitted to the committee at Boston; and have been published in your papers. The town a few days after met, by adjournment, to receive the report of a committee, relative to laying out a new road, in said town; at which adjournment the whole police, about six of the Tories appeared; and after insulting the worthy Moderator, and the town, produced a protest, defining it might be read, against the proceedings of the town, at their first meeting; which proceedings, had before this, been transmitted to the respectable committee of Boston. The town thinking such protest not worthy their notice, voted that it should not be read, and the meeting was dissolved; since which our deputy-corn-horn indefatigable in misrepresentation and deceit, have, with the assistance of the religious cant of our old colony deacon, by telling the people that the tea was subject to no duty, that the consignees were willing to fend it back, but that the Boston rioters would not suffer it to be returned nor landed; that the other provinces were perfectly easy respecting landing it; and that unless they protested it it should be destroyed, they must pay for it, and that it would ruin them; cajoled the people to sign a paper, which many of them never read, and some were sold, it was a Liberty Paper . Such bug-bears as these, such scare-crows, have induced many to sign this protest, for which they are now heartily sorry, and I doubt not are willing and ready to convince the world, that they are true friends to their country, and that they have through misrepresentation, been led into this snare by men whose characters among us are the most obnoxious, who in the largest sense of the word deserve the name of publicans, and who for many years have rioted on the plunder of their honest industrious neighbours. It is melancholy to reflect, that these wretches spring from ancestors the most worthy, who forsook influence and ease in their native country, and emigrated to this then howling wilderness, to get rid of oppression civil and prelatial, should for filthy lucre, cast such disrespect on the memory of their forefathers, and sacrifice to their lust of present pleasure, the whole inheritance of liberty and virtue transmitted to them by their venerable ancestors; how is the glory departed! a family once universally esteemed and beloved, remarkable for patriotism, and universal benevolence; sunk into the most abject principles, principles subversive of the true happiness of mankind, and tending to civil and religious slavery, is become the scorn of all virtuous men, and avoided as dangerous, for they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall, for they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.
The author has no natural propensity to expose the foibles of his fellow-creatures, but when the publick cause requires that wicked men be exposed to infamy, and that their motives for acting against the interest of his country, be made manifest, he thinks it his duty to tell the world that protests coming from such men as these ought to be disregarded, and that their whole conduct is to be suspected. If the aforesaid enemies to their country should presume to answer this, they may depend on having more truth told in my next: The field is large and will supply sufficient matter without gleaming.
MODERATION.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS.
The following is a true copy of a RECANTATION of some of the late Professors against the proceedings of the most ancient and patriotic town of PLYMOUTH. It is hoped that this frank and full Acknowledgment of the Subscribers, who were inadvertently seduced into an error by artifice and misrepresentation, will be satisfactory to the offended but candid public.
WHEREAS we the subscribers have by misrepresentations and a mistaken apprehension of things, been induced to sign a protest against the proceedings of this town, at their meeting on the 7th inst. which conduct of ours we are now convinced has reflected dishonor on the proceedings of our own town, the proceedings of that of a very large and respect-
table body of worthy patriots who met at the old south meeting-house in Boston on the 29th November last, and on the common cause and interest of our country. Do hereby sincerely express our sorrow for the error we were then led into, and the high estimation we entertain of the proceedings of that worthy assembly met at Boston on the 29th of November, and of the proceedings of our own town, in defence of that liberty transmitted to us by our worthy ancestors, and which we think ourselves bound to support at the hazard of our lives and fortune, and shall accordingly when re-instated in the favour and good opinion of our countrymen, think ourselves obliged on all occasions, to promote, support and defend our fellow countrymen, in all such measures as have a tendency to defend and secure us from that tyranny and oppression which threaten to involve us and our posterity in ruin and destruction.
JAMES DOTEN, jun.
WM. WESTON,
RICHARD COOPER,
DAVID LOTHROP,
BENJAMIN RIDER, 3d.
SAM'L SHERMAN,
JOS. BARTLET, jun.
WILLIAM CURTIS,
BENJAMIN KING,
WILLIAM CROMBIE,
JONATHAN KING,
EBENE. CHURCHILL,
NATH. SHIRLEY.
Plymouth, Dec. 30, 1773.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
A Dialogue between a WHIG and a TORY.
WHIG. NOW what do you think of the ministerial plan for taxing the colonies?
TORY. Things have taken an unfavourable turn of late, but many circumstances are yet in our favour, and notwithstanding the bluster which you have made about the tea, certain letters, &c. we have yet great influence even in this province. The executive courts are still in our interest, and their influence is more than all other orders of men.
WHIG. The executive courts I acknowledge have great influence, but hope it will not be improved to support tyranny.
TORY. What you call tyranny, we call good government; and you may be assured, that the judges of the superior court are entirely devoted to the service of government. They have demonstrated their inviolable attachment to us in all their proceedings for many years; and when any friend to government, has been indicted and brought before them for trial, they have always been friendly to him, and have generally released him without punishment. Witness Richardson, the Soldiers, &c. &c. all of which were staunch friends to our cause.
WHIG. You have given the J—d—s their true characters and a character which never disgraced the seat of justice in this province until these corrupt times commenced. And I humbly hope that the ruler of the world will inspire the representatives of this people with resolution to remove all corrupt officers from the places which they are unworthy to fill. That we may have "just men fearing God" to rule over us in every department of government.
TORY. The present worthy J—d—s are eminent men, learned, pious, born and bred among us; and what would you have more.
WHIG. I would have them honest men, friends to liberty and the rights of their country, which you know this people think they are not; and therefore they never will be easy until they are removed.
[To be continued.]
WEDNESDAY, January 19.
PHILADELPHIA, December 27. On Saturday evening last, an express came up from Chester, to inform the town, that the tea ship, commanded by Capt. Ayres, with her detested cargo, was arrived there, having followed another ship up the river so far.
The Committee met early the next morning, and being apprized of the arrival of Mr. Gilbert Barclay, the other Consignee, who came passenger in the ship, they immediately went in a body to request his renunciation of the Commission. Mr. Barclay politely attended the Committee, at the first request; and being made acquainted with the sentiments of the city, and the danger to which the public liberties of America were exposed by this measure, he, after expressing the particular hardship of his situation, also resigned the commission, in a manner which affected every one present.
The Committee then appointed three of their members to go to Chester, and two others to Gloucester-Point, in order to have the earliest opportunity of meeting Capt. Ayres, and representing to him the sense of the public, respecting his voyage and cargo. The Gentlemen, who had set out for Chester, receiving intelligence that the vessel had weighed anchor about 12 o'clock, and proceeded to town, returned. About two o'clock, she appeared in sight of Gloucester Point, where a number of inhabitants from the town had assembled with the gentlemen from the committee. As she passed along, she was hailed, and the Captain requested not to proceed farther, but to come on shore. This the Captain complied with, and was handed through a lane made by the people, to the Gentlemen appointed to confer with him. They represented to him the general sentiments, together with the danger and difficulties that would attend his refusal to comply with the wishes of the inhabitants; earnestly desired him to proceed with them to town, where he would be more fully informed of the temper and resolution of the people.
He was accordingly accompanied to town by a number of persons, where he was soon convinced of the truth and propriety of the representations, which had been made to him—and agreed that upon the desire of the inhabitants being publicly expressed; he would conduct himself accordingly.—Some small rudenesses being offered to the Captain, afterwards, in the street, by some boys, several Gentlemen interposed, and suppressed it before he received the least injury. Upon an hour's notice this morning, a public meeting was called, and the State-House not being sufficient to hold the numbers assembled, they adjourned into the Square. This meeting is allowed by all; to be the most respectable, both in the numbers and rank of those who attended it, that has been known in this city. After a short introduction, the following resolutions were not only agreed to, but the public approbation testified in the warmest manner. [for the resolves see our last.]
The assembly were then resolved of the spirit and resolution of New-York, Charles-town, South-Carolina, and the conduct of the people of Boston, whereupon it was unanimously resolved,
That this assembly highly approve of the conduct and spirit of the people of New-York, Charles-town, and Boston, and return their hearty thanks to the people of Boston for their resolution in destroying the Tea rather than suffering it to be landed.
The whole business was conducted with a decorum and order worthy the importance of the cause. Capt. Ayres being present at this meeting, solemnly and publicly engaged, that he would literally comply with the sense of the city, as expressed in the above resolutions.
A proper supply of necessaries and fresh provisions being then procured, in about two hours the Tea-Ship weighed anchor from Gloucester Point, where she lay within sight of the town, and has proceeded with her whole cargo, on her return to the East-India company.
The publick think the conduct of those gentlemen, whose goods are returned on board the Tea-ship, ought not to pass unnoticed, as they have, upon this occasion, generously sacrificed their private interest to the public good.
Thus this important affair in which there has been so glorious an exertion of public virtue and spirit, has been brought to a happy issue; by which the force of a law so obstinately persisted in to the prejudice of the national commerce, for the sake of the principle on which it is founded, (a right of taxing the Americans without their consent) has been effectually broken—and the foundations of American liberty more deeply laid than ever.
The ground, which was covered by the people on Monday last, in the State-House Square, being measured, it was calculated, by two different persons, unknown to each other, that there was near 8000 people collected there; and many hundreds, who were on the way, were disappointed reaching the place of meeting before the business was over, owing to the short notice that was given.
Yesterday at three quarters of an hour after two o'clock, Capt. Ayres, of the Tea-ship Polly, with Mr. Barclay, late one of the Consignees, left Arch-street wharf, on board a pilot boat (having been 46 hours in town) to follow the ship to Reedy-Island, and from thence transport the East-India Company's Adventure to its old roosting place, in Leaden-Hall-street, London. They were attended to the wharf by a concourse of people, who wished them a good voyage.
THURSDAY, January 20. BOSTON.
The committee appointed at the late meeting of the dealers in tea in this town, joined by a gentleman from the committee of correspondence in this place, to repair to the persons concerned in the sale of that article, to obtain their assent and subscription to the resolves passed at said meeting; have in conformity applied to the principal dealers, and find the numbers to stand thus, 79 against the sale and use of all tea; 9 for the sale and use only of such as may not be subjected to duty. This being the day fixed when the sale of tea will cease, it is desired and expected, that such who have agreed to, as well as those who have subscribed the resolves offered to them by the committee, will strictly adhere thereto, and it is wished that the few who have not, will, on a reconsideration, perceive the utility and necessity of the measure, and immediately join their disinterested fellow citizens in the same resolutions.
We hear from Milton, that a certain great Man in that town being at some distance from his seat heard a gun fired in the neighbourhood, and suspecting that instrument of death was aimed at him, ran trembling into his castle, whence we have had no further intelligence concerning him.—A miserable life this! Always in fear and horror!
Last Monday evening Elisha Hutchinson one of the consignees arrived at the house of Col. Watson of Plymouth, his father-in-law. The people obtaining knowledge of it, they tolled the bells in a solemn manner, and there was specially a great appearance of them before the house, demanding Mr. Hutchinson's instant departure from the town; but through the interposition of the committee of correspondence, so much traduced, because so much dreaded by the Tories, he was suffered to tarry until the next morning. In the morning the young gentleman, either over-sleeping himself, or perhaps disposed to make an experiment on the temper of the people, tarried beyond the limited time; but was fully convinced that his safety depended on his departure and he decamped in a snow storm; making the best of his way to Chester-neck to relate the melancholy adventure to the very sympathetic Chief Justice. HAZELROD.
Extract of a letter from Philadelphia, dated Dec. 28. 1773. "The news of destroying the Tea at Boston
was received here on Tuesday last with the ringing of bells, and every sign of joy and universal approbation; and at our meeting yesterday, it was proposed for the sentiments of our people, who voted it the most perfect approbation, with universal claps and huzzas; we all rejoice that the virtue of Boston appears firm and triumphant, we all allow you have had greater trials than any of the colonies, and we wonder much at your patience with the GREAT TRAITORS, who are the NATIVES of your country.—I am full of opinion the peaceable Pennsylvanians would have long ago demolished the biggest people we have; if they had acted such a part with the same contempt of the difficulties and remonstrances of their fellow citizens."
Tuesday last being the anniversary of the Queen's Birth-Day: the same was observed here as usual.
Tuesday Capt. Hood arrived here in nine Weeks from London: We have nothing new by him.
DIED. Dr. William Smibert, aged 41.—His funeral will be attended to-morrow afternoon, precisely at four o'clock.—Mr. Deacon Shem Drowne.—At Salem, Mr. John Ward.—Miss Hannah Stone.—At Falmouth, Casco-Bay, Doctor John Smith.—At Halifax Charles Procter, Esq;
Last Thursday week died at Milton, after a long confinement with a dropsey, Capt. Emanuel Bent, innholder.—The Sunday morning following, died suddenly, Mr. Joseph Bent, blacksmith; brother to said Capt. Bent.
THOMAS'S MARINE LIST.
BOSTON, January 18.
ARRIVED. Hood from London; — Cape Niterola.
PISCATAQUA, January 13. Arrived. Cary, Grenada; Parsons, St. Nicholas.
RHODE-ISLAND, January 10. Arrived. Wickham, Sprague and Hopkins, Hispaniola; Crane, Grenada and St. Eustatia; Smith, Newfoundland; Cooper, New-York; Crowell, Cape-Cod.
NEW-LONDON, January 7. Arrived. Chappell, and Tinker, New-York; Selew, Boston.
NEW-HAVEN, January 13. NONE.
PHILADELPHIA, January 5. Arrived. Holden, from Virginia; Flynn, Georgia; Shines and Towers North-Carolina; Snow Virginia; Bishopick Maryland; Barry Mississippi; Dyer South Carolina; Young, Maryland; Eve Honduras; Devonshire, Hispaniola.
NEW-YORK, January 13. Arrived. Montague, and Leacraft Madeira; Boyd, Jamaica; Addis, Liverpool; Larkin, Rhode-Island; Stoll, North-Carolina; Millar, Rhode-Island; Amory, St. Eustatia; Williams, Hispaniola; Goosley, Virginia.
From a late Connecticut Paper. An act for constituting, regulating and governing a public goal or workhouse, in the Copper mines in Simsbury, in the colony of Connecticut; and for the punishment of certain atrocious crimes and felonies.
BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Sifter-ancestors caverns and buildings in the Copper Mines in Simsbury, lately purchased and erected by order of the General Assembly, with such other buildings as may hereafter be erected and made in said caverns, or on the surface of the earth, or on the near the mouth of the same, shall be, and they are hereby constituted and made a public goal and work house, for the use of this colony, and shall be called and named Newgate prison, and shall be kept and maintained in good and sufficient repair, at the expence of this colony.
That there shall be a master or keeper, and three overseers of said goal or work house, nominated and appointed from time to time, as there may be occasion, by the General Assembly; and in case said master or keeper shall die, resign, or become unable, by sickness or otherwise, to exercise said office, the Overseers for the time being, may appoint another master thereof, who shall hold and exercise said office until the next session of said assembly.
That the master or keeper of said goal, shall receive into the same all such persons as shall be sent there by warrant from lawful authority, by virtue of this act; and shall keep them to such labour as they shall be capable of, for such time as they shall be sentenced and ordered to remain therein, and may punish them by putting sutters and shackles upon them, and by moderate whipping, not exceeding ten stripes, for any one offence; which punishment may be inflicted in case they be stubborn, disorderly or idle, and do not well and faithfully perform their tasks, as they shall be reasonably fitted and required, or in case they shall not submit to, and observe such rules and orders as shall be from time to time made and established, for the well ordering and governing the same.
And said master or keeper shall, from time to time, on request of the overseers, render his account to them of the wages and earnings of such prisoners, or of any persons hired or employed to work in said mines; and pay and deliver to said overseers the amount of said wages and earnings.
Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the overseers of said goal or workhouse, for the time being, shall provide for such prisoners necessary and suitable food and clothing, and also such tools, implements, and materials as shall be proper for employing and keeping such prisoners to work; and shall also provide for the relief of any sick or weak prisoner; and, if need be, may procure and hire one or more skillful miner or miners, to instruct and assist said prisoners in their work, and shall be paid for the same out of the wages and earnings of said prisoners and hired men; if the same be sufficient, and if not, the surplus shall be paid out of the colony treasury.
And the said overseers shall keep true and exact accounts of the food and clothing, tools, implements and materials they shall furnish for the use of said prisoners, and of the wages said hired men aforesaid, and of all expenses for such sick or weak prisoners, and also of the wages and earnings of such prisoners and hired men; and shall annually in May adjust and settle said accounts with such auditors as said assembly shall appoint, and other if they shall be two required. And said overseers for the time being, shall, and may, and are hereby authorized and empowered to make necessary rules and orders, from time to time, as they shall find expedient, for the ruling, governing and punishing such persons as are committed there, and such rules and orders shall be of force and shall be duly executed and performed.
To be continued.
Just Published, And to be SOLD by MILLS and HICKS, At their PAINTING-OFFICE in School-street, and at the SOUTH WRITING-SCHOOL.
THE TRIUMPHANT CHRISTIAN; OR FAITH'S VICTORY OVER DEATH AND THE GRAVE, Exemplified in the last Experiences and Dying Words of a private GENTLEMAN.

POETS CORNER.
From the ESSEX JOURNAL, &c.
HAH! welcome dawn, Aurora doth appear, And with a blush brings forth the new-born year; Kind Phœbus hastens from his sea-green bed, And doth his blessings on the infant shed. But my Urania too, who long hath been To me a stranger, with the year came in; Great was my joy to see the rising year, Nor less to see my darling muse appear. I bow'd, she smil'd, and of the new-year sung In gentle notes, and tun'd my artless tongue. May heaven defend us from those ills we fear, And with ten thousand blessings crown the year. No sound of war, disturb the rural train, Nor human blood, the field with purple stain: Nor war-like drums, nor trumpets wake the springs. Nor fatal battles, the ripe autumn bring. And let the seasons all with joy be crown'd, Let flowery blessings in the field be found: Let harvest time repay the plow-man's cares, And peace and plenty, reign thro' all the years. May true liberty's, thrice glorious name! Still ride in triumph on the wings of fame: And may Britannia, once our parent dear, Be reconcil'd to her children here; Restore their rights, and all their wrongs redress, That each may live in love and happiness: While that the tyrant, and the traitor's name, Forever sink into eternal shame.
Just published, (price 11s. L. M. well bound) And to be SOLD by
James-Foster Condyl,
At his BOOK STORE in Union Street, directly
Opposite the Cornfield, Boston, AN Abridgment of Burn's Jus-
tice of the Peace, and Parish Officer: To which is added, An APPENDIX, containing some general rules and directions necessary to be known and observed by all Justices of the Peace.
Also to be sold at said store, (very reasonably) the following books printed in America, viz.
Blackstone's Commentaries, 5 vol. Robertson's History of Charles 5th 3 vols. 8vo. Hume's History, 3 vols. 8vo. Palladium of Conscience, 4to. Evans's poems. 8vo. Vicar of Wakefield, 12mo. Lettering Gentlemen's Answer to Mr. White's three Letters. 12mo.
PAMPHLETS.
Poem, entitled the Grave. Doddridge's Family Religion. Smith's Essay on Universal Redemption. Recovery from Sickness. Ruth, or Muses' Waters. Critical Commentaries against Bishops. Sermons to Doctors in Divinity. (Lord Sommers) on Nations and Kings. (Death.) A Poetical Essay. Letters from Yorrick to Eliza. Sermons to Ass's. History of Belisarius, &c. &c. &c.
At said store may be had, the most modern and esteemed books, in every branch of polite literature, arts and sciences, (catalogues may be had at said store) at such prices as will fully satisfy the purchaser.
This day was published, price 6d. The BOSTON SHEET ALMANACK, For the year of our Lord God 1774: Being the second after Bissextile or Leap year.
CONTAINING, Many things both useful and entertaining. Proper for merchants, shopkeepers, &c. to paste or hang up in their stores, shops, &c. Printed and sold by I. THOMAS, near the Market, and MILLS & HICKS, in School-Street.
REA & JOHNSTON PAINTERS,
TAKE this method to inform the public, that they have just received from London, the new invented Varnish, which will enable them to finish coach and chaise bodies as high as any ever imported from London. Those who please to favour them with their custom may depend upon their work being done with fidelity and dispatch, at their shop in Brattle-Street, opposite the Rev. Dr. Cooper's meeting house, where japanning, gilding, and painting in all their branches, are done as usual.
Lee and Jones,
Have imported by the Hayley, Capt. Scott and other vessels from England,
A Compleat assortment of PIECE GOODS suitable for this season, which are for sale at their store near the Swing-bridge, at the lowest rates. ALSO,
A very great variety of LOOKING GLASSES of all sizes—Remarkably Cheap. A quantity of silver and pinched WATCHES
IRISH LINENS.
William Scott,
At his Irish Linen Store, in Ann Street, between the Fiat Conduit and Draw Bridge, Boston, has imported from Ireland.
A LARGE quantity of 3-4ths. 7-8ths. and yard wide Linens, Diapers, Table cloths, Sheetings.
Said store is also furnished with a great variety of
European and India GOODS,
Suitable for the season, amongst which are some ice cinnamon coloured and mixed Bath coats, singe, superfine blue and leaver: knapped ditto, cloth coloured scarlet and crimson broad cloths, forest cloths, barozes, duffils, &c.
Double Camblets, Cambleteens, Denmark and Prussian stuffs, crapes, do-setteens, Irish camblets, grize s, silveretts, miffinets, &c.
Black and cloth-coloured India taffetas, flowered and plain black, white, crimson and pink taffetas, capuchin silks, saffrons and mores of all colours; Hosiery plain and ribbed.
His general assortment for Men's and Women's wear consists of two great multiplicity to be enumerated in a public advertisement. All which will be sold by wholesale and retail at the lowest reduced prices for ready money; only, a few very large Scotch Carpes.
A fresh Importation of Doctor Hemet's celebrated Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice for the preservation of the Teeth and Gums, to be sold at the London prices, cakes for the liquid shining Blacking for shoes, boots and Leather bottom chairs.
A few pieces of Ducapes, Lutestrings and English Damask, to be sold at the sterling cost; a large quantity of flowered Scots Lawns, on the frame looms.
Duncan Ingraham, jun.
Has now for Sale at his shop in Union-Street, Boston, a compleat assortment of European Piece Goods.
Suitable for the present Season, Which he will sell great Pennyworths for cash. The following
Articles of Hard Ware,
He will sell for near the cost, on examination, they will be found to be very low charged.
Table knives and forks, portmanteau locks, brass Stags and duffles pruning nails, gimblets, two feet joint rules, tap borers, knives, pens, two safes, thumb latches, very neat knives and forks, scissars, shears, cutters, rasps, chisels, gouges, marking irons, gimblets, frying pans, Jews harps, gilt buttons, steel watch chains, quadrille razors, wheate scythes, cross dither, very neat brass cut lugs, hand saws, cork machines, foot and tennant and dove tail tobacco boxes, neat passaws, curling and pinching irons, combs, tongs, hammers, ve- of all sorts, desk and ry nice padlocks, elegant cafe furniture, H. ant brass plate locks and hinges of all for out and inside doors, sizes, chest hinges of all box locks, chest and sizes, table butts, cast cupboard locks, secret and chaise boxes, hoes.
A L S O, Several compleat sets shoe makers tools one compleat set carpenters, &c.
To be SOLD, cheap for Cash, by Cyrus Baldwin.
At his shop in Cornhill, near the State House, CHOICE Bohemian and Souchong Teas, best Hyson ditto at 18s. L. Mon. the pound. Naragansett CHEESE, Cinnamon, Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs, Pepper, Allspice, Kippen's Snuff, and Indigo, a parcel of Parchment Deer Skins. Also,
A general assortment of English, India and Scotch Goods, suitable for all seasons in the year.
WANTED, at the same place, a quantity of good large LYNN SHOES.
N. B. The above teas were imported before the East India Company's teas arrived, or it was known that they would land any here on their own account.
SILKS And Superfine BROAD CLOTHS.
A Prime assortment of Padusoys, Ducapes, Lutestrings; plain and figured silks, damasks, saffrons, &c. — superfine, fashionable coloured broad cloths, with suitable Linens and Trimmings.
To be sold at an exceeding low rate, by JOHN BARRETT & SONS, At their Shop near the Mill-Bridge, Boston, Where may be had, all kinds of English, Scotch, India, Hard-Ware and Cutlery GOODS.
By Wholesale or Retail. Extremely cheap for cash or short credit.
Samuel Eliot,
Inform his friends, and the Public, that he has imported in the Hayley, Capt. Scott,
A N assortment of 3-4ths. 7-8ths. and yard wide IRISH LINENS, which have been procured on the best terms.
A variety of Hosiery, &c. which with the Goods he had before received this Fall, compleat a general assortment of English, Scotch and Irish Piece GOODS.
He has also imported a variety of Cutlery and Hard WARE.
Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves and Nutmegs. A few casks of Gun Powder.
All which will be sold by wholesale and retail, at his shop near the head of Dock's-Square, and at his store in Wilson's-lane.
LIGNUM VITÆ.
A LARGE quantity of LIGNUM VITÆ, of different sizes, uncommon straight and sound; to be sold cheap for cash, or barter for any merchandise that may of fer and suit the owner. Inquire of the Printer.
Drugs and Medicines.
Imported in the last Ships from LONDON And to be sold by
Nathaniel Kidder,
At his shop in Union Street, near the sign of the Cornfield, Boston,
A FRESH Assortment of Drugs and Medicines. Ground Madder and other Dye stuffs.
Spices, Carrants, Raisins, English oatmeal, Small ivory syringes, Cales of apothecaries, Scales and weights, Hungary water, Lavender water, King's honey water, Turkey figgs, Jordan almonds, Court plaster, &c. &c. Also genuine Patent Medicines, viz.
Turlington's balsam, Bateman's drops, Walker's jesuit's drops, Godfrey's cordial, Hill's balsam of honey, Brimstone oil, Essence of pepper mint, James's fever powders, Lockyer's pills, Anderson's Scott's pills, Hooper's female pills, Cephalic snuff.
Doctors boxes for ships or families, use upon a new and more extensive plan, with ample directions, suited to the respective climates they are intended for.
Apothecaries Vials.
Very neat
Surgeons Instruments,
As neat pocket Instruments, in fish skin cases, ditto, larger apparatus in velvet pouches with silver clasps.
Male and Female Catheters, according to Dr. Hunter. Cases of best Lancets, four in a case, fish skin. Ditto two in a case, or single: Crooked Needles in cases, Teeth Instruments, viz. Paces, Pollicans, stump paces, and exceeding neat spring-key Instruments in Ivory, with three claws, Smelling Bottles, Lint, &c.
This Day PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at
GREENLEAF'S
Printing-Office, in Hanover-Street, BOSTON,
A DECLARATION of the warrantable grounds and proceedings of the first Associates of the GOVERNMENT OF NEW-PLYMOUTH in their laying the first foundations of this government, and in their making laws and disposing of lands within the same; with the general Fundamentals; one of which is as follows: We the Associates of the Colony, &c. do enact, ordain and constitute, that no act, imposition, law or ordinance, be made or imposed upon us at present, or to come, but such as shall be enacted by consent of the free-men or Associates, or their Representatives legally assembled; which is according to the free liberties of the free born people of England.
Also, Just PUBLISHED,
A DISSERTATION on the rise, progress, views, strength, interest and characters of two parties of the WHIGS and TORIES.
To the honourable SAMUEL DANFORTH, Esq; one of his Majesty's justices of the peace throughout the province of the Massachusetts-Bay.
WE the subscribers, some of the proprietors of a township of land called Silvester-Canaan, of the contents of seven miles square, lying on a river called Androscoggin river, and adjoining to Baker's town, so called, in the county of Cumberland, the plea of which was confirmed to the proprietors thereof by the General Court of said province in June 1768, humbly request your Honour to issue a warrant for calling a meeting of said proprietors, to be held at the dwelling house of Cornelius Turner, Inn holder in Hanover, in the county of Plymouth, on Tuesday the 8th day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon; then and there to act on the following articles, viz.
1. To choose a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of taxes. 2. To confirm any or all former votes and grants of said proprietors at any former meeting or meetings, as they shall see fit. 3. To raise a sufficient sum or sums of money by tax or otherwise, for discharging their debts due or that may become due. 4. To choose a standing Committee to transact the affairs of said proprietors, settle the accounts, adjust the debts that are or shall be due from the said proprietors, and order payment of the same, and agreeable to law to make sale of those proprietors lands who are delinquent in paying their taxes; and to determine who the settling lots shall be laid, and how much in a lot, and about convenient ways, and procure a plan thereof, to be lodged with the Clerk as soon as may be. 5. To agree what shall be allowed the clerk and the committee for their service. 6. To choose a committee for calling meetings for the future, and to agree on the method thereof. 7. To appoint an agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, with power of substitution, to commence action or actions for said proprietors, and in their names to prosecute the same in any court of law, or otherwise simply, to all intents and purposes, until final judgment and execution, and in like manner to defend them in all actions brought or that may be brought against them. 8. And to agree on any other thing which said proprietors shall judge necessary for carrying forward the settlement of said township.
JOHN CUSHING, CHARLES TURNER, WM SEVER, JAS WARREN, DAVID LITTLE, jun.
Plimmoth, January 12th, 1774. Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, To CHARLES TURNER, of Situate, in the county of Plymouth, in said Province, Gentleman, one of the principal proprietors of the lands aforesaid.
Greeting. In pursuance of the foregoing application and request you are hereby required to give notice (in time and manner as the law directs) to the aforesaid mentioned proprietors, that they meet at the time and place, and for the purposes mentioned in the above written petition. Given under my hand and seal, this 19th day of January, A. D. 1774.
S. DANFORTH, Justice of the peace throughout the province aforesaid. Scituate, Jan. 20th, 1773.
By virtue of the above written warrant, to me directed, I do hereby notify and warn the proprietors of the aforesaid land, to meet at the dwelling-house of Cornelius Turner, Innholder in Hanover, on Tuesday the eighth day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon for the purposes therein mentioned.
CHARLES TURNER.
To be SOLD, A SCHOONER, Of upwards of 80 Tons, has been three or four times at Sheepscot. For further particulars enquire of RALPH Cross at Newbury Port.
JUST ARRIVED, And now opening, A fresh ASSORTMENT of English, India and Scotch GOODS, To be SOLD by
Parkman and Melvill,
At their Shop, in Cornhill, formerly improved by Mrs. Michiabile Torrey.
N. B. They have just received in the last vessels from London, a handsome assortment of WINTER STUFFS for Ladies Gowns, which will be sold extreme low.
All persons indebted to the PRINTER hereof, will greatly oblige him by making speedy payment.
BOSTON: Printed by ISAIAH THOMAS,
At the Bottom of ROYAL-EXCHANGE-LANE, near the MARKET, Dock-Square, (over Mr. T. WALLEY's Store) where all Persons may be supplied with this Paper at Six Shillings and Eight Pence Lawful Money, per Annum, unsealed, and Eight Shillings sealed and directed; and where Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received; — ADVERTISEMENTS taken in — PRINTING in its various Branches, performed in a neat Manner, with the greatest Care and Dispatch, on the most reasonable Terms. Small HAND-BILLS at an Hour's Notice. SUBSCRIPTIONS for the S P Y are also taken in by J. Larkin, Chairmaker, and Mr. W. Calder, Painter, in Charles-town; Mr. J. Haller Watch maker in Salem; Mr. B. Emerson, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater; and by Dr. Elijah Hewins, in Scituate.