The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal (Boston [Mass.]), 1773-01-14 00:00:00

THE Massachusetts Sun
Or, Thomas's Boston Journal.
MAY 2 1908
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial PAPER:--Open to ALL Parties, but Influenced by None.
'DO THOU Great LIBERTY INSPIRE our Souls,--And make our Lives in THY Possession happy,--Or, our Deaths glorious in THY JUST Defence.'
[VOL. II.]
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1773.
[NUMB. 101.]
FRIDAY, January 8. BOSTON.
An old Veteran in the cause of American liberty, at present an inhabitant of Musconegus Island, at the Eastward, but a native of these parts, writes to his friend in Marblehead, in a letter of December 12, as follows:
"As the prints inform me of the Governor and Judges being independent, I think I shall appear once more in public action. I am in the 62d year of my age; and am so roused by the news that I am ready on the first alarm, to quit wife, children, &c. and boldly attack any and every villain that dare oppose that liberty which God, and the blood of my forefathers have given me. As in times past I left all, to cut my way through the forces of France and Spain, will, though now old, fly with double fury against such miscreants as invade my liberty, and leap through hosts, though assured of dying in battle, and if possible, after my death, my ghost shall curse their mean deeds to the divisional line. My request to you is, to stand firm for your liberty, which is the greatest fortune you can ever bestow on your children."
NEW-YORK, January 4. Several letters from London by the Packet, say, "that the ministry are determined to use their influence in parliament for a repeal of the act imposing a duty on all teas exported to the colonies from Great-Britain."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston, per the last Packet.
"I hear your militia are put on a good footing, and that you are marching and counter-marching: It is well; but I am most desirous you should fortify; as sure as you live if you do not, the town will be burnt about your ears in the next war; and in a couple of years, or sooner, such an event is like to take place."
SATURDAY, January 9. BOSTON.
Wednesday last Mr. William Stone, lighterman, took up the body of another man on the Graves, supposed to be drowned out of Captain Pike's vessel, mentioned to be cast away in our last, which was interred last Thursday. He also took up a quantity of junk, which the owners may have, paying customary salvage.
NEWPORT, January 4. The Hon. Daniel Horsmanden, Esq; Chief Justice of the province of New-York, his lady, and the honourable Frederick Smyth, Esq; Chief Justice of New-Jersey, arrived here last Thursday, in the sloop Lydia, Capt. Freebody from New-York:--And Saturday evening, the honourable Peter Oliver, Esq; Chief Justice of the Massachusetts-Bay, and the hon. Robert Auchmuty, Esq; Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty throughout New-England, came to town by land: These four gentlemen are appointed, by the King, to join his Honour the Governor of this colony, in making enquiry into the circumstances of plundering and burning his Majesty's Schooner Gaspée, on the 10th of June last.
The weather has been very remarkably warm the month past, even so that a rose bush in a gentleman's garden, in this town, was observed last week to have put forth several buds, and two sprouts near three inches long; the oldest person among us scarcely remembers the like.
We hear Lord Dartmouth, Secretary of State for the American department, in a letter concerning the Gaspée Schooner, has assured Lord Shelburne our Governor, that his Majesty is determined to punish, in the severest manner, any of his servants who shall obstruct the legal trade or in any wise insult and abuse any of his subjects of this colony; so that it is hoped there will be no more unnecessary firing on and terrifying the poor, honest,
industrious woodmen, and others who bring the necessaries of life to this market; nor any more knocking down boatmen, throwing their wood overboard, and cutting down the best wood and timber on private gentlemen's estates; of which almost daily complaints have been the complaints within eighteen months past; though, in Justice to the present commanders here, we can say we have heard of scarce any against them.
This harbour is now guarded by the Mercury man of war, Capt. Keeler, of 24 guns; the Arethusa frigate, Capt. Hammond, of 36 guns; the Lizard frigate, Capt. English, of 28 guns; the ship Swan, Capt. Ayscough, of 20 guns; and the Halifax Schooner, Capt. Crispin.
MONDAY, January 11. BOSTON.
The Death of Lord Albemarle has made room for several promotions. Col. Fitzroy, brother to the Duke of Grafton has Lord Albemarle's regiment of dragoons: General Webb to Col. Fitzroy's, General Armstrong has Gen. Webb's regiment of foot; and Gen. Haldiman has General Armstrong's battalion of Royal Americans. Lord Mansfield is Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in the room of Lord Townshend, who is made Master General of the Ordnance, vacant since the death of the Marquis of Granby: Sir Jeffrey Amherst is Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, in the room of General Conway, who is appointed Governor of Jersey, vacant by Lord Albemarle's death.
We hear from Newport that the commissioners appointed by his Majesty to make enquiry into the circumstances of plundering and burning the Gaspée Schooner on the 10th of June last at Rhode Island, met at Newport last Tuesday, when their commission was published, and the commissioners sat every day since Tuesday.
One of the Rhode Island Commissioners is his brother in this town, that they are received there with great respect, and that they are like to make that peace their winter quarters--others write that their motions are carefully watched, and that it is not probable they will be suffered to execute a commission so inconsistent with their own and Magna Charta. Their Assembly sits this day, and it is hoped they will not be induced by complaisance or rather artful behaviour to make any concession or submission, whereby a precedent shall be introduced and established, which may be fatal to the freedom of their own constitution, and the liberties of America.
For the MASSACHUSETTS S.P.Y. Mr. THOMAS.
THE following said to be instructions to Mr. Sheriff Tyng the representative of the town of Falmouth and district of Cape Elizabeth, has appeared in several papers, viz.
"Falmouth, January 1st, 1773. WILLIAM TYNG, Esq; SIR,
"WHEREAS we are sensible there is reason to complain of infringements on the liberties of the people of this province; and as you are representative for this town, we would offer a few things for your consideration, in transacting the very important business that may lay before the General Court at their next session.
"We are not about particularly to enumerate any grievances, as we doubt not the wisdom of the General Court is amply sufficient to investigate not only every grievance but every inconvenience the province at present labours under. All we mean is to suggest some method whereby all grievances may be redressed. And considering the singular abilities and good disposition of the present Governor, together with his and
his family's being embarked in the same bottom with ourselves, We know of no expedient more effectual, than for the members of the General Court by a rational, liberal behaviour, to conciliate the affections of his Excellency. The particular mode of doing this we must leave to their wisdom and prudence, which on this important occasion they will undoubtedly exert; only beg leave to observe, that could his Excellency be prevailed upon to join the other branches of the legislature, in supplicating the throne for redress of any of our grievances, it appears to us the most probable way of obtaining his Majesty's royal attention and relief.
"Signed by the committee appointed by the town of Falmouth, to consider what is convenient to be done, in order to redress public grievances."
The foregoing instructions seem to have been drawn up by a committee, and not to have been laid before the town; otherwise it must have been mentioned: We are not favoured with the names of the committee who signed them; these are modestly concealed; but they appear to flatter themselves, that our grievances may be removed if the members of the General Court, by a liberal behaviour conciliate the affections of his Excellency, in such a manner as to induce him to join in a supplication to the throne for their removal. Good gentlemen, they happened not to recollect that the Governor's salary, C. T. his brother Oliver the Lieutenant Governor's 3000. his brother Chief Justice Oliver's 4000. and his brother Judge Hutchinson's 2000. depend upon the continuance of these very grievances--the instructions therefore appear better calculated to serve the Representatives than the province, by conciliating the Governor's affections; so that a prosecution for reble damages may be dropt, and he still permitted to hold his post, notwithstanding any application to remove him for being concerned in running counterband goods, while Sheriff of the county.
But if the good gentlemen of the committee really have been of opinion that the Governor might be induced by a liberal behaviour to join the General Court in an application for relief; let them peruse his long message at the end of last session and his more lengthy speech at the opening of the present session, and they will then find; that he is the most open and warm advocate for the measures of administration respecting America of any one Governor upon this extensive continent: and that no endeavours of his are wanting to persuade his countrymen, that our charter was only a rattle given the province in its infancy, and that a full submission to the power of parliament, is our duty, though he does not nor cannot draw any line between such a submission and the most abject slavery.
TUESDAY, January 12. BOSTON.
The Committee of Correspondence have received the following Votes and Resolves of the large and respectable town of IPSWICH.
"At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Ipswich, on the 17th of Decemr 1772. a committee was appointed to take into consideration the proceedings of the town of Boston, relative to the infringements made upon constitutional rights and privileges of this people: And at the adjournment the 28th instant, the committee made the following report, viz."
"THE committee appointed at a meeting legally assembled the 19th instant, to consider of the letter from the town of Boston, with their state of the rights of the colonies and the infringement made upon them, which was publicly read at said meeting--beg leave to report, That from a full conviction of the propriety and expedience of the measure, they do recommend it to the inhabitants of this town, to pass the following resolves, viz."
"RESOLVED, 1st. That the rights of the
colonists, and of this province in particular, and the list of infringements and violations of those rights, as stated and expressed by their respectable brethren of the metropolis of this province, are agreeable to the real sentiments of the inhabitants of this town; and that it is of the utmost importance, that the colonies in general, and the inhabitants of this province in particular, stand firm as one man to support and maintain all their just rights and privileges.
"II. That the inhabitants of this, and the other British provinces, have an equal right with the people of Great-Britain, to enjoy and dispose of their own property, and that by the first and fundamental principles of the British constitution, the same cannot be taken from them, but by their own consent in person or by their representatives.
"III. That the British parliament has claimed the power of legislation for the colonies, and in consequence of such power are raising a revenue in the colonies, contrary to the minds of the aggrieved and injured people of this country, and to the sentiments of some of the most judicious, dignified characters in the nation, expressly declared in parliament.
"This revenue, thus unconstitutionally raised, has been in part applied to the most destructive purposes. The Governor of this province has thereby been rendered independent of the General Assembly for his support, and consequently the connexion between him and his people weakened, and their confidence in him as their governor greatly diminished: And to complete the scene, according to the best information that can be had, the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature, the King's Attorney and Solicitor General are to receive their support from the same insupportable and grievous tribute.
"V. That they have been lately greatly alarmed at the appointment of Commissioners in consequence of a late act of parliament, intitled, "An Act for the better preserving his Majesty's dock-yards, magazines, ships, ammunition and stores, to enquire after the persons concerned in burning his Majesty's Schooner the Gaspée, at Providence:" Which though a very unjustifiable act, yet they apprehend this method of proceeding is a great infringement upon the liberty of the subject and of the most dangerous consequence, as the constitution has already provided a method for the trial of these and all other offenders.
"VI. That every part of the British dominions have a right to petition his Majesty and the parliament for the redress of whatever grievances they are under, and to continue their application till such times as they are removed, and the inhabitants of this town cannot but express their grief that so little regard has been paid to the petitions of this province heretofore.
"VII. That the inhabitants of this town will, and they do hereby assert their representative in the great and general court, or assembly of this province, at the next session, in a legal and constitutional way, to contend earnestly for the maintaining, receiving and preserving the just rights and privileges of this people against all invasions of them. Also, that he use his influence to place the judges of the superior court upon a constitutional basis, whereby they may be rendered indifferent, and may be under no undue bias when sitting on the sacred bench of justice: But as the governor of the province is not only appointed by the crown (which is agreeable to charter) but has lately been made dependent on the crown for his support (which they look upon as a very great grievance) they therefore cannot think it safe at this time, that a fund should be provided to render them independent of the annual grants of the general court, even though they should hold their commissions during good behaviour. Nevertheless it is the instruction of the inhabitants of this town to their representative, to give his voice and influence for the granting such salaries to the said judges, as shall be adequate to their important stations, services and merit. And it is their further instruction to their said representative, that the right honourable the Earl of Dartmouth may be made acquainted by the House of representatives, that it is far from being a small faction, as has been represented, the good people of this province are almost generally uneasy on account of the independence of the Governor and the Judges, the Board of Commissioners of the Customs in America, and the enormous powers vested in the Court of Admiralty, the polling regular

troops in the province, the raising a revenue in America, and appropriating the same without the consent of the people in person or by their representatives: And further that his Lordship be assured that the good people of this province are, and always have been, firmly attached to his present Majesty and his royal family, and are desirous, to the utmost of their ability, to support government, and promote quietness and good order.
Also, it is their further instruction to their said representative, that he use his influence in the next session of the General Assembly, that an agent of the house, separate from that of the Governor and Council, be chosen to represent the grievous state of the province, to the King or his ministers, and in case the Governor should still persist in refusing to give his consent to the grants of the house for the service of such agent, or those who have been heretofore appointed by the house, to promote and join in a recommendation from the house, to the several towns in the province, to make them compensation by their own grants, in proportion to their province taxes.
Resolved , VIII. That the inhabitants of this town not only acknowledge the proceedings of the town of Boston, as set forth in their printed pamphlet, to be proper and constitutional, but that they are greatly obliged to them for pointing out the alarming encroachments making upon the just rights and privileges of this people, and for moving so seasonably and wisely to obtain the sense of the country concerning the same.
Resolved , IX. That this town will choose a committee to correspond with the Boston committee and the committee of other towns, to receive and communicate to this town, all salutary measures that shall be proposed or offered by any other town, for removing the common grievances of this province, and that the Town-Clerk communicate these our proceedings to the Boston committee of correspondence.
The foregoing report being read, and after mature deliberation the same was put to vote, paragraph by paragraph and passed in the affirmative nem. con.
Voted , That Capt Michael Farley, Mr. Daniel Noyes, and Major John Baker, be a committee to correspond with the Boston committee of correspondence, and the committee, or other towns, to receive and communicate all salutary measures that shall be proposed or offered by any other towns. Attest .
JOHN BAKER, Town-Clerk, pro tempore . Copy on File, Examined. Attest . DANIEL ROGERS, Town-Clerk .
Our committee of correspondence have received the following letter from the Town of YORK.
At a legal town-meeting, regularly assembled in York, December 28th, 1772. JOSEPH SIMPSON, Esq; chosen Moderator.
RESOLVED , That as the inhabitants of this town are faithful and loyal subjects of his most gracious Majesty King George the third, they are well intitled to his most gracious favour, and to be protected and secured, not only in their natural and constitutional rights, as Englishmen, christians, and subjects, but in all and every the rights and privileges contained in the royal charter of this province.
Resolved , As the opinion of this town, that divers of those rights, liberties and privileges have been broken in upon and much infringed, to the great grievance of this town, and justly alarming to the province.
Resolved , That in the opinion of this town, it is highly necessary some just and reasonable measures be adopted for the speedy redress of such grievances so burdensome and distressing to us, which if made known to our most gracious sovereign, we cannot but flatter ourselves (as our cause is so just) that he would be pleased to remove them.
Voted , That our representative at the General Court use his utmost influence and endeavours for the speedy redress of our grievances, in such wise, moderate and prudent way and manner as shall appear to him most fit and like to take effect, and as his wisdom and judgment shall dictate.
Voted , That the clerk give out a copy of the proceedings of the town at this meeting, to the Selectmen, who are desired to transmit the same to the Selectmen of Boston, with the thanks of this town to that, for the early care they have taken of our invaluable rights and privileges, and the zeal they have for preserving the same. A true copy, Attest .
DANIEL MOULTON, Town-Clerk . The following Proceedings at CAPE-ELIZABETH, have been transmitted to the Committee of Correspondence in this town, viz.
At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the district of CAPE-ELIZABETH, qualified according to law to vote in town meetings, held in said District on Tuesday the 22d of December, 1772.
VOTED , To chuse a committee of eleven men, viz. Mr. James Maxwell, Capt. Samuel
Skillin, Mr. Joseph Wilson, Doctor Clement Jordan, Deacon Henry Dyer, Messrs. Joseph Mariner, Peter Woodbury, Daniel Strout, Thomas Simonton, John Armstrong, and Samuel Dunn; to take into consideration a letter of Correspondence from the town of Boston to this District, also a list of violations of rights and the proceedings of the town thereon—And to make report thereon to this district, at this meeting on adjournment. The said meeting was then adjourned to Thursday the 24th of December, 1772.
Attest . DAVID STROUT, District Clerk .
“THE freeholders and other inhabitants of the District of Cape Elizabeth, being legally assembled by adjournment, on Thursday December 24th, 1772—The Chairman of said committee acquainted the Moderator of said meeting that he was ready to make report—It being read, which is as follows—The Committee chosen by this district, the 22d. instant, to take into consideration a letter of correspondence from the town of Boston, to this district, also a list of violations of rights, and the proceedings of the town of Boston thereon, having taken the matter into consideration—report as follows, viz.
“I That the several acts of Parliament referred to in said list are manifest violations of our charter rights and privileges, and that this district have a just right to use their power and influence for the redress of those abridgments of our rights, in a constitutional way.
“II. That this district unite with the town of Boston, and every town and district in this province, in their utmost endeavours in a legal way, for the removal of our grievances.
“III. That there be a standing committee of correspondence, to consist of five men, to correspond with the town of Boston and any other town or district in this province, who have spirit enough to stand up in defence of their charter rights and privileges, and that said committee apply to the Selectmen of this district, to call a meeting or meetings of the inhabitants of this district on any emergent occasion respecting the premises: And that said committee give instructions to our representative.
“IV. That this district return their thanks to the town of Boston, for their early and indefatigable zeal, in endeavouring to preserve the constitutional rights of this province.
“V. That the town of Boston be served with an attested copy of these proceedings.
JAMES MAXWELL, per order .
The foregoing report was twice read, and then the question put, whether the same be accepted? And passed in the affirmative, nem. con.
Attest . DAVID STROUT, District-Clerk .
“It was then voted that Deacon Henry Dyer, Mr. Joseph Mariner, Doctor Nathaniel Jones, Doctor Clement Jordan and Mr. Daniel Strout be a committee of correspondence as is mentioned in the above report and that this committee give instructions to our representative—The substance of which shall be as follows.—That you endeavour to get the aggrievances which this province labours under, to be removed, which is set forth in the report of a committee of the town of Boston, and accepted by said town, November 20th, 1772, by petitioning the King in parliament, or any other legal method the House of Representatives may think proper. Also, that you do not give up any of our invaluable charter rights and privileges. A true copy, Attest .
“DAVID STROUT, District-Clerk .
To the committee of correspondence for the town of Boston.
Cape-Elizabeth, December 28th, 1772.
“GENTLEMEN,
“THIS district having met the 24th instant, for the purposes of taking into consideration, the very alarming situation of our public affairs, and to unite their influence with the other towns in this province, to endeavour the redress of our grievances, in every legal and constitutional way; and having among other things voted a standing committee of correspondence, and made choice of us for that purpose, we now take the earliest opportunity to transmit you a copy of their proceedings, and shall ever be ready, on the earliest notice, to communicate to this district, any matter of importance which we may receive from you, or any other town or towns, relative to the preservation of our invaluable charter privileges, and also to give notice of any resolves this district may come into respecting the same. We have the pleasure to inform you that the votes that passed were unanimous, which we have here inclosed. [See the above.]
We are gentlemen, sincere friends to our
present constitution, separate from infringements which have been suffered, and are your most humble servants.
CLEMENT JORDAN, HENRY DYER, JOSEPH MARINER, DANIEL STROUT, NATHANIEL JONES.
The following letter and proceedings of the Town of PETERSHAM, together with a copy of their INSTRUCTIONS to their representative, were transmitted to our committee of correspondence, viz.
To the committee of correspondence for the Town of Boston.
“GENTLEMEN,
“THE town of Peterham having received a circular letter from the town of Boston, with the state of rights and grievances, as published by them, most sensibly congratulate you, on reflecting on that principle of virtue which must have induced your town, at so critical a day, to take the lead in so good a cause; and our admiration is heightened when we consider your being exposed to the first efforts of the iron jaws of power. The time may come, when if you continue your integrity, that you may be driven from your goodly heritages; and if that should be the case, which God of his infinite mercy prevent, we invite you to share with us in our small supply of the necessaries of life: And should the voracious jaws of tyranny still haunt us, and we should not be able to withstand them, we are determined to retire and seek refuge among the inland aboriginal natives of this country, with whom we doubt not but to find more humanity and brotherly love than we have lately received from our mother country. We are sensible that there is a number amongst us, who are wicked enough to make use of their whole influence to divide, and render the efforts making for a union abortive, and that they are induced to conduct in this manner from the low motives of expecting to be sharers in the arbitrary power, which they are so active in endeavouring should take place, and of sharing in the unrighteous plunder of their fellow men. But may God graciously disappoint their measures, and turn their hearts. We send herewith an attested copy of the doings of our town; if the nature of causes ever again bespeaks any more from us, we then again shall offer what then may appear right: For we read, that those that were faithful spake often, one to the other; and may God of his infinite mercy, in his own time, deliver us.
SILVANUS HOW, per order .
Attest . DAVID SANDERSON, Town-Clerk .
At a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Peterham, in the county of Worcester, duly assembled according to law, held by adjournment on the 4th of January, 1773. the committee chosen on the 30th ult. made the following report, viz.
“THE town having received a circular letter from the town of Boston, respecting the present grievances and abominable oppression under which this country groans, have thereupon taken into their most serious consideration, the present policy of the British government and administration, with regard to Great-Britain and these colonies, have carefully reviewed the mode of election and the quality of the electors of the commons of that island, and have also attentively reflected upon the enormous and growing influence of the crown, and that bane of all free states a standing army, in the time of peace, and in consequence thereof are fully confirmed in opinion, that the antient rights of the nation are capitally invaded, and the greatest of the most precious and established liberties of Englishmen utterly destroyed: And whereas, the parliament of Great-Britain by various statutes and acts, have unrighteously destroyed our trade, denied and precluded us from the setting up and carrying on manufactures highly beneficial to the inhabitants of these territories, restricted and prevented our lawful intercourse and commerce with other states and kingdoms, have also made laws and institutions touching life and limb, in disherison of the antient common law of the land; and moreover, have, in these latter times, robbed and plundered the honest and laborious inhabitants of this extensive continent, of their property by mere force and power, and are now draining this people of the fruits of their toil, by thus raising a revenue from them against the natural rights of man, and in open violation of the laws of God: This town in union with the worthy inhabitants of Boston, now think it their indispensable duty to consider of the premises and the present aspect of the times, and to take such steps as upon mature deliberation are judged right and expedient, and hereupon this town
Resolved , That, with a governor appointed from Great-Britain (especially at this day) during pleasure, with a large stipend, dependant upon the will of the crown, and controuled by instructions from a British Minister of State; with a council subject to the negative of such a governor, and with all officers civil and military subject to his appointment or consent; with a
castle in the hands of a standing army, stationed in the very bowels of the land, that amazing number of place-men and dependants, with which every maritime town already swarms, no people can ever be truly virtuous, free or brave.
Resolved , That the parliament of Great-Britain, usurping and exercising a legislative authority over, and extorting an unrighteous revenue from these colonies, is against all divine and human laws. The late appointment of salaries to be paid to our Superior Court Judges, whose creation, pay and commission depend on mere will and pleasure, completes a system of bondage equal to any ever before fabricated by the combined efforts of the ingenuity, malice, fraud, and wickedness of man.
Resolved , That it is the opinion of this town, that a despotic, arbitrary government is the kingdom of this world, as set forth in the New-Testament, and is diametrically opposed to the establishment of christianity, in a society, and has a direct tendency to sink a people into a profound state of ignorance and irreligion; and that if we have an eye to our own and posterity's happiness (not only in this world but the world to come) it is our duty to oppose such a government.
And further Resolved , That the depriving the colonies of their constitutional rights, may be fitly compared to the dismembering the natural body, which will soon affect the heart; and it would be nothing unexpected for us to hear, that those very persons who have been so active in robbing the colonies of their constitutional rights, that they have delivered up the constitution of our mother country into the hands of our King.
Therefore, Resolved , That it is the first and highest social duty of this people, to consider of, and seek ways and means for a speedy redress of these mighty grievances and intolerable wrongs; and that for the obtainment of this end, this people are warranted, by the laws of God and nature, in the use of every rightful art, and energy of policy, stratagem and force.
And while we are thus under these awful frowns of divine providence, and involved, as this people are, in heavy calamities which daily increase in number and severity, it is highly becoming towns and individuals to humble themselves before almighty God, seriously to commune with their own hearts, and seek carefully with tears, for the causes of the prevailing distresses of the land: And while it is apparent that pristine piety and purity of morals have given place to infidelity, dissipation, luxury and gross corruption of mind and morals, there is a loud call for public humility, lamentings and reformation; and it is at this time eminently incumbent upon one and all, to seek at the throne of the great God, for those special and remarkable interpositions of divine providence, grace and mercy, which have so often saved New-England from both public and private distress and misery: And as there is great reason to believe that in past times we have too much depended upon the exertions of worldly wisdom and political devices, it becomes us in our present melancholy situation, to rely no longer on an arm of flesh, but on the arms of that all-powerful God, who is able to unite the numerous inhabitants of this extensive territory, as a band of brothers in one common cause; who can easily give that true religion which shall make us his people indeed, that spirit which shall fit us to endure temporary hardships for the procurement of future happiness; that spirit of valour and irresistible courage which shall occasion our aged and our youth to jeopard their lives with joy in the high places of the field, for his name and service sake, for the preservation also of this goodly heritage of our fathers, for the sake of the living children of our loins, and the unborn millions of posterity.
We believe that there are very many, who in these days have kept their integrity and garments unspotted; and hope that God will deliver them, and our nation for their sake. GOD will not suffer this land, where the gospel hath flourished, to become a slave of the world; he will stir up witnesses of the truth, and in his own time spirit his people to stand up for his cause and deliver them. In a similar belief, that patriot of patriots, the great ALGERNON SIDNEY, lived and died, and dying breathed a like sentiment and prophecy, touching his own and the then approaching times; a prophecy however not accomplished until a glorious revolution.
SILVANUS HOW, per order .
Approved of by vote of the town, without contradiction.
Attest . EPHRAIM DOOLITTLE, Moderator .
Attest . DAVID SANDERSON, Town-Clerk .
The foregoing letter and resolves, together with the following instructions were voted unanimously
* See SIDNEY's apology in the day of his death.

To Capt. LPHRAIM DOOLITTLE. "AS you represent us at the Great and General Court in this dark, gloomy and distressing day of the manifestations of God's judgments against us; we think it our duty and interest to communicate some of our sentiments to you, and to instruct you in some of the most important concerns of the public. It is needless for us to recapitulate to you the many enormous encroachments on our constitution: But when we consider the circumstances of our forefathers leaving their native country, the hardships they underwent in settling this then howling wilderness, without any cost to Great Britain, the profits they receive by our trade, the circumstances of the first charter or compact between our forefathers and Great-Britain, being wrested from them (and consequently from us) the humble, submissive temper our forefathers shewed, in receiving another which abridged them of many, very many, valuable and reasonable rights which were contained in the former, without any colour of right; and notwithstanding all the foregoing circumstances, to have the remaining privileges of our present charter wrested from us by meer power, notwithstanding they were granted by special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion; to have our honest earnings wrested from us without our consent; to have the public fountains of justice corrupted by private interest, in order to pave the way and enforce acts of injustice and tyranny; we say, that these capital instances of injustice, indicate to us that the glory is departed from the English nation, and that it is our opinion, that our mother country has lost that divine spirit of truth and righteousness, which in former times have saved them and this country from ruin. Therefore, it is our earnest desire, and we here direct you, to use your utmost influence (as one of the legislative body) to convince the nation of Great-Britain, that the measures that they have meted out to us, will have a direct tendency to destroy both them and us, and petition the King and Parliament of Great-Britain in the most pathetic and striking manner to relieve us from our aggravated grievances; but, if all this should fail, we recommend it to your consideration, and direct you to move it to the consideration of the honourable court, whether it would not be best to call in the aid of some protestant power or powers, requesting that they would use their kind and christian influence, with our mother country, that so we may be relieved, and that brotherly love and harmony may again take place, and that natural alliance again be restored between us and Great-Britain, which may continue until time shall be no more. Which God of his infinite mercy grant for Christ's sake. SILVANUS HOW, per Order. Attest, DAVID SANDERSON, Town Clerk."
WEDNESDAY, January 13. BOSTON. The following are the proceedings of the town of BERWICK, and were sent to the Committee of Correspondence in this town. "AT a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Berwick, duly warned, and assembled according to law, on Friday the 1st of January, 1773, by adjournment from the 28th day of December last, "Upon a motion made and seconded, "VOTED unanimously, That the thanks of this town be given to the inhabitants of the town of Boston, for their care and vigilance, in furnishing this town with a list of grievances, so justly drawn up: And that this town will, at all times, unite with them in all constitutional measures, for the removal of those grievances: And also, that the Selectmen of the town of Boston, be served with a copy of this vote from the Town-Clerk. "A true copy, Attest. NAHUM MARSHALL, Town-Clerk." The following proceedings of the town of BOLTON, have been received by the Committee of Correspondence in this town. "AT a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Bolton, duly warned, and legally assembled on Monday the 4th day of January, 1773. "VOTED, That the infractions on the rights and liberties of the people of this province, as specified by the letter from the Committee of the town of Boston, are great grievances, and call for speedy redress. "And further Voted, That our Representative be directed to use his best endeavours, towards constitutionally redressing the same. "Also, Voted, That the thanks of this town be presented to the town of Boston, for their care and reasonable notice, with regard to the aforesaid affair. "A true Copy, Attest. NATHANIEL LINGLEY, Town-Clerk."
"AT a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of DEDHAM, duly warned and legally assembled, at the meeting-house in the first precinct, on Monday the 4th day of January, A. D. 1773. The town having taken under consideration the warrant issued by the Selectmen for the calling this meeting, agreeable to the request of a number of freeholders, and having also read the letter from the town of Boston and their votes and proceedings of the 10th of November last, came into the following Votes and Resolves, viz. "VOTED, That in the opinion of this town, the invaluable rights of the colonists, and of this province in particular, have of late been greatly infringed upon by the parent country, and that the infringements and violations of those rights threaten this province and continent with certain and inevitable destruction. "Voted, That this town are in a very particular manner, clearly of opinion, that the affixing stipends or salaries from the crown to the offices of the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature, making them entirely independent of the people, whose lives and fortunes are so much in their power, is extremely alarming, as being directly contrary to the spirit of our charter, and pregnant with innumerable evils. "Voted, That our representative in the General Assembly be, and he hereby is, instructed to exert himself to the utmost, that the public grievances, which are now become so many, may be redressed, and our rights and liberties fully restored to us, and that if he, upon examination, shall find that the salary granted by the General Assembly to the Judges of the Superior Court is insufficient, that he in said Court, use his influence that an adequate sum be granted to them. "Resolved, That this town will at all times heartily join with any other town in this province, in such measures as may be proper, salutary and effectual, for the redress of our grievances and the establishing our charter rights and liberties. "Voted, That the Town-Clerk be directed to return an attested copy of the proceedings of this meeting, to the committee of correspondence in the town of Boston. "A true copy, Attest. ISAAC WHITING, Town-Clerk." "AT a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of GLOUCESTER, qualified for voting, by adjournment, on the 28th day of December, Anno Domini 1772. "Capt. PETER COFFIN, Moderator. "The following having been twice deliberately read over, was voted nemine contradicente , viz. "THAT all the inhabitants of the American colonies are entitled to all the liberties, rights and privileges of men and Englishmen, and that these rights and liberties, are unalienable and cannot be given away by themselves or their representatives, much less has any man or number of men any right or authority to take them away, any more than they have to take their lives away. "That these rights are well stated by the inhabitants of the town of Boston, and have been invaded, encroached upon and violated by the court and parliament of Great-Britain as is set forth in the list of grievances transmitted to us by the said inhabitants. "The innovations in government, and despotic measures adopted by the British ministry, open the door to a multitude of oppressions; and the violations of sacred contracts, infringements of our charter, and invasions of our properties, are naughty strifes of prerogative, a stab at the vitals of our constitution, and subversive of all government, unless tyranny may be called so; and these things are comminations with respect to our religious liberties; introduce to prelacy and popery: An arbitrary despot, may assume sole ecclesiastical power, appoint Roman-Catholic councils in the colonies, and support a Popish clergy by stipends from the extorted American revenue. And we are apprehensive, that the affairs of the American colonies are in a more difficult and dangerous situation, than they have ever been in since their first settlement; and, that when the civil rulers betray their trust and abuse the power the people have reposed in them, they forfeit the submission of the subjects; and to oppose and resist in that case, is not to resist an ordinance of heaven. And we return our grateful acknowledgments to the inhabitants of the town of Boston, and think they deserve the thanks, not only of all the towns in this province, but of all the colonies in America; and we are ready to join with them and all others in exerting ourselves, in every legal way, to oppose tyranny in all its forms; and
to be steadfast in the defence of our rights and liberties, which are dearer to us than our lives; and for that purpose, that there be a committee of correspondence with the committee of the town of Boston, and of all other towns in this province that may be willing for it: And in case all other methods should fail of obtaining desired relief, we are desirous of joining with all others in an appeal to the great law-giver and fountain of all justice, and do not doubt of success according to the justice of our cause: And, "Daniel Witham, Esq; Messrs. Samuel Whittemore, Joseph Foster, Solomon Parsons, Jacob Allen, Jacob Parsons and Capt. Peter Coffin were chosen to be a committee of correspondence as above. "DANIEL WITHAM, Town Clerk." "At the town meeting held in Gloucester, by adjournment December 28th, 1772. "Voted, nemine contradicente , that the transactions of this meeting respecting our rights, liberties and grievances be transmitted to the Boston committee of correspondence, attested by the Town-Clerk. "DANIEL WITHAM, Town Clerk." "At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Gloucester, qualified for voting, by adjournment on the 28th day of December Anno Domini 1772. "Capt. PETER COFFIN, Moderator. "VOTED, nemine contradicente , That the following instructions be given to Nathaniel Allen, Esq; our representative in the Great and General Court, viz. That he use all lawful and constitutional measures to get the grievances we labour under redressed, and that he endeavour to get a petition presented to the King and parliament for such redress; and in as much as Lord Dartmouth, one of the present Secretaries of State, has a better character than some of his predecessors, we have hopes that such petition may succeed, and that in case the honourable judges of the Superior Court appear not to have a sufficient recompence for their service in that office, that he use his interest that such salaries may be settled upon them as may be adequate to their services. And that if any new difficulty should arise respecting our liberties that he give us immediate information thereof. "DANIEL WITHAM, Town Clerk."
THURSDAY, January 14. BOSTON. It must afford the greatest pleasure to the friends of liberty and the constitution, to perceive the country so thoroughly awakened to a sense of their danger; that almost every town have or are about calling meetings to express their sentiments, at this alarming crisis—that union and good sense, Patriotism and spirit already manifested in all parts of this province, must under providence work out our political salvation, in spite of all the efforts of our enemies to prevent it. Notwithstanding the length of time since our present Governor came into the chair, and the military spirit that generally prevails throughout the province, there are no military commissions given out yet in Worcester. Perhaps this may seem strange to some, but the mystery will not appear so great, if we only look back to the time of giving out new commissions under governor Bernard; there was the like delay at that time; there had been but two companies in the town, and they were divided into three, and of consequence the number of commissions to be given out multiplied; each nominal commission officer had some influence upon some of his neighbours, at least so much as his interest would amount to, in making serjeants and corporals, but the commissions were not given until the annual meeting in May for the choice of representative. A certain colonel was chosen, and the commission given out the same day after the town-meeting was over. Consummate policy! The thing hath succeeded once, and may again. There is some talk now of dividing the town into four companies of militia, and that will still increase the number of dependents for political importance. The scheme is well laid, it hath succeeded once, and will again, if the people are FOOLS. Mr. Jeremiah Russell was a very considerable sufferer in the late fire; he lost his dwelling-house, all his working utensils and most of his wearing apparel. Since our last the votes, resolves, instructions, &c. of the respectable towns of Newbury, Dorchester, Brookline, Newton, Wethersborough, &c. have been sent us, and will be inserted in this paper as soon as possible. LONDON, November 1. We hear that some very material changes in the government of America and the West Indies are now in agitation. November 2. The exorbitant demand made by the King of Prussia upon our court, for damages sustained during the last war, is said
will not be complied with, though an invasion of our German territories is threatened by that Alexander of the north, and though the Emperor or has intimated that he is ready to support him in his claim. November 5. Mr. Wilkes and Mr. Oliver had high words in the Council Chamber yesterday. Mr. Wilkes told Mr. Oliver that his conduct to Mr. Lewes had been exceedingly unbecoming him as a Sheriff and a gentleman. Mr. Oliver asked Mr. Wilkes if he did not write things in the papers to set Mr. Lewes and him together? Mr. Wilkes answered, "Your own conduct will do that sufficiently. I shall give you no account of any anonymous writings. Said to me as a gentleman, you shall have an immediate and full answer, as becomes my honour." November 7. Yesterday Sir Jeffrey Amherst was sworn in one of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, and took his seat at the board. November 10. By several private letters from the continent, a very extraordinary piece of intelligence has transpired, the substance of which is, that his Polish Majesty has declared to the courts of Vienna, Petersburg, and Berlin, his resolution of resigning the crown, in consequence of his not being able to support the monarchical dignity, and that the court of Vienna has warmly espoused Charles Edward Stewart, as a candidate for the Polish diadem, which it is probable, in case of a resignation, he will possess as he is descended in a direct line from the celebrated John Sobiesky, who in the last century, at the head of a handul of Poles defeated an army of 200,000 Ottomans, and made them sue for peace. On Friday Capt. Jones gave bail for the effectual transportation of himself, pursuant to the condition of his Majesty's pardon, and was discharged out of Newgate. It is reported that yesterday morning a certain Sheriff, received a challenge from a popular Alderman.
They write from Berlin, that the King of Prussia was taken with such a severe fit of the gout, the 25th of October, that his life was despaired of.
SALE by Auction. THIS AFTERNOON, Between the hours of Three and Four, Will absolutely be SOLD, By Public Vendue, to the highest bidder, A HOUSE and LAND, pleasantly situated in Newbury-Street, belonging to the estate of David Wheeler, late of Boston, deceased. next to the store of Mr. Edward Church; is very suitable for a shop-keeper or tradesman, has a good well of water, and other accommodations. ALEXANDER STEELE, Nearly opposite to Governor's in Newbury-rough Street. Has for sale a small assortment of BOOKS. Which he will sell as cheap as any Person in Boston. Amongst which are the following: QUARTO Bibles , from six dollars to two, ditto Octavo, ditto common pocket ditto, Bailey's Dictionary, Coles's ditto, Salmon's Grammar, Confession of Faith, Ambrose's Looking unto Jesus, Flavel on the Soul, Boston's Sermons, Fordyce's ditto, Wilson's Works complete, in Quarto, ditto separate, Hervey's Works complete, in Six Volumes, ditto Meditations, Preaching Bibles with Gain's Notes, a large 4vo. Bible with Arguments and moral and theological Observations. By the Reverend Mr. Osterwald, Professor of Divinity in Switzerland, and recommended by the Society for propagating christian Knowledge; Prayer Books of all sorts, with the Companion to the Altar, the Assembly's Shorter Catechism explained, by way of Question and Answer; Haly Burton's Great Concern of Salvation; do's. Ten Sermons; Durham on the Song of Solomon; The Family Instructor; Young's Night Thoughts; Addison's Evidences of the Christian Religion; Sherlock on Death; Spiritual Logick; Boston's Four-fold State; Guthrie's Works; Doddridge's Rise and Progress; Ray's Wisdom of God, Owen on Sin; Ambrose's War with Devils, Owen on Communion; Henry on the Sacrament, do. on Prayer. Pilgrim's Progress. Gospel Sonnets, Glimpse of Glory. The New ready Reckoner. Memoirs of Mrs. Elizabeth West. Wife's Work, &c. BINDING, Performed as neat and as cheap as in London.
This Day was published, price eight coppers, The BOSTON Sheet ALMANACK, For 1773. Very useful for Merchants, Shopkeepers and others, to paste or hang up in Counting-houses, Shops, &c.

For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS,
I WAS the other day reading in your paper of the 31st ult. I came to a piece of intelligence from Grafton, respecting the dismission of their late pastor, and thinking that it would appear in a much fairer point of light to the public, if a short sketch of the transactions there should be published; I therefore shall endeavour the same, by transcribing from authenticated copies of papers that now lay before me, a fair and impartial narrative, which is as followeth (viz.) In the year 1754, I find a confession exhibited by the Rev. Mr. Aaron Hutchinson, late pastor of the church at Grafton, to an ecclesiastical council, for falsehood, and in the year 1765, of the same kind made to the church there. In August 1770, was nine articles of charge made and lodged against him of the same tenor. The hearing of which I find was left to the determination of an ecclesiastical council, by the agreement of pastor and aggrieved, one of which is, "that you have given us frequent occasion, as we apprehend, to doubt of your veracity, and that in sundry instances." The said council find, as by their result appears that he has given them just reason to question his veracity, and that in sundry instances. Next I find Mr. Hutchinson's confession, in consequence of said result exhibited January 2d, 1771, in the presence of the council, which stood adjourned to that time. A paragraph of which is, "As the council have found me faulty in sundry instances of my conduct towards my aggrieved brethren and others, and have advised me to humble myself before God and them, and to accept said result, I now say that I have given just occasion to my aggrieved brethren to be offended with me in the sundry instances referred to in said result—Declare I do now accept of said result, &c." The next paper that comes to hand is dated August 1771, directed to the said council, which stood adjourned to that time by the consent of all parties, wherein Mr. Hutchinson is charged with a number of absolute falsehoods and also with denying his confession No. 3. last exhibited. At this session the council took into their consideration said paper of charges, and also a letter Mr. Hutchinson then sent to said Council, signifying his disapprobation of their thus convening, as also his last confession No. 3. exhibited to said council. Then follows the result of the council. A passage of which is, "We are of opinion that said confession and verbal profession, and a paragraph in said letter, cannot be reconciled with truth or each other, or exempt said pastor from disimulation and hypocrisy, relative to said confession, and that considering the many violations of truth and instances of disimulation that have been proved to the satisfaction of this council upon the pastor, and the great dissatisfaction in no small number of this people towards the said pastor, excited doubtless (partly at least) by his misconduct, and the little prospect we have of his reformation or further usefulness in this place, are of opinion that it is fit that his pastoral relation to this people should be dissolved."
The next paper contains new charges against their pastor, such as breach of special and solemn promises, and sundry instances of falsehood and of injudicious expressions upon gentlemen's characters, all which since the last council here, and do find by agreement of pastor, church and aggrieved, that they refer all matters to a mutual council. And by the result of said council June 9th, 1772, I find they result him guilty of five of said instances of falsehood out of seven charged, one of which is, that Mr. Hutchinson is guilty of falsehood respecting his confession No. 3. exhibited January 2d. and advise Mr. Hutchinson to confess his faults and give christian satisfaction to his aggrieved brethren, as also to those gentlemen on whom he had cast injudicious expressions. A confession I find accordingly ensued from Mr. Hutchinson, a passage of which is, "Upon a critical review of my own heart and past conduct, I find I have given just occasion to my brethren that have filed themselves aggrieved, in some and many of the instances mentioned in the result of the venerable council in Grafton,
"June 9th, 1772, and in all those articles that properly belong to me." Which confession the church after repeated trials accepted of, although at that time I find there were five new articles of charge exhibited against their said pastor by the aggrieved, containing charges of falsehood and invalidating his confession No. 4. which they say he persisted in, and that they stood ready to make appear by proof, the bearing of which was superseded by Mr. Hutchinson asking a dismission. Which honourable dismission he obtained of the Church and council by hard struggles indeed, when it was objected to in the church that it was not consistent to truth and justice that such a recommendation should be given, while his character stood charged and is yet charged with immorality; but rather than not dismiss him, it did obtain through inadvertency at that time, wholly and solely, is shrewdly suspected.
Then I find, when the question was put to the town, whether they would concur with the church's vote to dismiss their pastor as the church had done, it was objected to that he did not merit such a recommendation. Now the world may judge on what an honourable footing Mr. Hutchinson's dismission took place, and what the alienations of affections in his people were, of what nature the disputes, what the strong reasons, and what the hard struggles, in the dissolution of Mr. Hutchinson's pastoral relation to his people in Grafton consisted of.
A Well Wisher to Truth and Justice.
Now in the press, and will be published in a few days,
AN ORATION on the Beauties of Liberty or the essential rights of the Americans. Delivered at the second Baptist-Church in Boston, upon the last annual thanksgiving, from Mic. 7. 3.—That they may do evil with both hands, earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward, and the great man be uttereth his mischievous desire, so they wrap it up.
Humbly dedicated to the right honourable the Earl of Dartmouth. Printed and sold by D. KNEELAND, and N. DAVIS.
Custum- House, Boston, 15th Decem. 1772.
WHEREAS there has been great neglect on the part of the owners of sundry vessels in the plantations in not complying with the act of the 7th and 8th WILLIAM 3d. C. 22, and more particularly the 21st sect. wherein it is enacted, "That no ships name registered shall be afterwards changed without registering such ship de novo, which required to be done upon any transfer of Property to another port, and delivering up the former certificate to be cancelled, and in case there be any alteration of property in the same port, by the sale of one or more shares in any ship after registering thereof, such sale shall always be acknowledged by indorsement on the certificate of the register, before two witnesses, in order to prove that the entire property in such ship remains to some of the subjects of Great-Britain, if any dispute arises concerning the same."
And whereas all vessels trading at or belonging to any port in America, the owners or masters of which shall omit to comply with the directions given in the said act, will be liable to the same prosecutions, and penalties as if such vessels were owned entirely by foreigners:
The Commissioners of his Majesty's Customs therefore give this notice, that all persons concerned may govern themselves accordingly.
By order of the Commissioners, SAM'L MATHER, pr. Sec'y.
A. ELLISON, Just arrived from LONDON, At the South-End, Boston, next door to Mr. Greenlaw's, and opposite the Sign of the White Horse,
BINDS Books in the various methods, gentlemen's libraries neatly gilt and lettered, and cleaned and fitted up, either in town or country, on reasonable terms.
N. B. He has imported, a Quantity of the best English Pot and Fools-cap Paper, which he will sell very cheap.
DANIEL SCOTT, At his Medicine Store the Sign of the Leopard, South End.
TAKES this method of informing all Gentlemen, Ladies, and others, who have had the Misfortune to lose their Teeth, that he still continues the Business of making and fixing artificial Teeth as usual, in so elegant a manner as to be but little inferior to the natural; either in Use or Beauty, as many who have experienced them can testify: Where also any Person afflicted with painful Stumps or unsound Teeth, may have them removed with a peculiar Dexterity and Ease.—And all Persons who have the Scurvy in their Teeth, which threatens their removal though sound, may have them cleaned without hurting the Enamel, or in the least degree impairing them, and may be supplied with his DENTUM CONSERVATOR, which is an excellent Powder, the best adapted for preserving the Teeth and Gums, and preventing them from Aching, of any Preparation ever offered to the Public: It will cure the Scurvy in the Gums, bring the Teeth to their original Whiteness, and by a continuance of its Use, will Preserve both Teeth and Gums in a pure state during life.—It is not pretended that it will perform Impossibilities, that it will make rotten Teeth sound, or will ease them when they violently ach; but it will assuredly preserve those Teeth sound that are so, and cause the Gums to adhere to them and prevent those that are decayed in part, from becoming worse.
At the above Store may be had Morgan's useful Eye-Water, which has in so many cases been found serviceable that it must escape the censure of the most critical Oculist—Brigsten's famous Bug Liquid, which effectually destroys those hateful Vermin,—be they ever so numerous.—An assortment of genuine patented and other Medicines of the best quality, and Medicine Boxes for Families or Shipping, with exact and particular directions for using them, and a variety of other articles cheap.
The above Powder may be had also of Cox and Berry in Boston, Doctor Kafft in Salem, and Dummer Jewett, Esq; at Ipswich
To be SOLD cheap. A Cooper's Shop, Warehouses and Wharf in Fish-street. Enquire of Abigail Marshall, of Boston, in Fish-street aforesaid, or Francis Marshall, of Newton.
To be SOLD, A S genteel a chimney GLASS as any in America. Also, a very large and elegant room GLASS that will do to match it. Enquire of the Painter.
LOST, between Back-street and the Market, a silver Nutmeg-grater CASE, engraved, with two letters marked thereon. Whoever has found the same is desired to leave it with the Printer, and they shall be rewarded for their trouble.
NEW RICE, Indigo, and a few quintals of choice dumb Fish, brown and loaf Sugars, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, Spices, Cheese, Indian and Rye Meal, Oatmeal, Spermaceti Oyl, &c. to be sold cheap for Cash, at
CHARLES LOWE's Shop in Marshall's-Lane, facing the Boston- Stone.
N. B. English Beer and London Porter, sold as usual. Cash given for Bottles.
To be SOLD, by JONATHAN DAVIS, At his Store on Bull's wharf,
TWO hundred barrels of Tar, Brimstone, West-India and New-England Rum, Jamaica Spirits, Salt, a few bales of Cotton-Wool, Long-Island Hay in bundles.
To be sold by Samuel Sloane, at his Distil-House, opposite the Blue-ball and Mason's-Arms, formerly Green-Dragon, New-England RUM, and all sorts of SPIRITS, cheap for cash or Molasses; and as he makes those articles himself, he will warrant them fit for any market.
IRISH LINENS. WILLIAM SCOTT,
At the IRISH LINEN STORE in Ann-street, near the Draw-Bridge, Boston, Has just imported from Ireland,
A Large quantity of 3-4, 7-8 and yard-wide Linens of all prices; Diapers, clouting ditto, Huckabuck, Dowlas, Table Cloths, 6-8ths wide Shetlands; white Ticken, brown Hollands, &c.
A great variety of European and India Goods, amongst which are, broad Cloths, Lambkins, Coatings, Baizes, &c. silk and worsted Stuffs, Popham, Crapes, Denmark Lustres, Missnets, Dorsetteens, Camblets, worsted Damasks, &c. Satins and capuchin Silks of all colours, with lace and fur trimmings, Dueapes, striped and plain Lutestrings, English Damasks, &c. a large assortment of Ribbons, Gauzes, striped and flowered Jaconet and 6 4 wide book Muslin of all prices; Jersey, Aberdeen knit, and patent ribbed men's worsted Hose, ditto plain of all colours, for men, women and children; with too great a multiplicity of goods, suitable for the season, to be enumerated in an advertisement, all which will be sold at the lowest reduced prices for ready money only.
Excellent Gloucester Cheese, French Indigo, Tea, Coffee, Spices, &c. patent Cakes for making the liquid shining blacking for shoes and leather bottomed chairs, &c. a number of low priced bound Books of divinity, Bibles, Testaments, &c.
New Book-Store.
JOHN LANGDON, Opposite Mr. THOMAS LEVERETT's leading to the Market, Informs his friends, and the Public, that he has received in the several last ships from London and Scotland,
A LARGE and Grand Assortment of BOOKS in all Arts and Sciences, which, with his former importations, make as large a collection as is to be found at any Store in America. As he intends for England in the Spring, every Gentleman who may please to favour him with their custom may depend on purchasing at a little more than the sterling cost and charges. The least favours gratefully acknowledged.
JACOB HEMET, DENTIST to her Majesty and the Princess Amelia.
BEGS Leave to recommend to the Public, his newly discovered Essence of Pearl, and Pearl Dentifrice, which he has found to be greatly superior not only in elegance, but also in efficacy, to any thing hitherto made use of for complaints of the Teeth and Gums: Particularly they will preserve the Teeth in a perfect sound state, even to old age; they render them white and beautiful, without in the least impairing the enamel; fasten such as are loose, keep such as are already decayed from becoming worse, prevent the Tooth-Ach, perfectly cure the Scurvy in the Gums, and make them grow firm and close to the teeth; they likewise render the breath delicate, sweet, and remedy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scurvy gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley, Perfumer, in Cockspur-street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at William Scott's Irish Linen Store, near the Draw-Bridge, Boston, New-England.
ALL persons indebted to the estate of JOHN McGRATH, late of CHARLESTOWN, leather breeches maker, deceased, are desired to make immediate payment to DANIEL WHEALAN, sole executor to the last will and testament of the deceased: And all who have any demands upon said estate are desired to bring them in to said executor, in order to a speedy settlement. Boston, December 27. 1772.
To be sold for eight guineas, A SERVANT Girl, who has three years to serve. Enquire of the Printer.
BOSTON: Printed by ISAIAH THOMAS,
At the South Corner of MARSHAL'S LANE, leading from the MILL-BRIDGE into UNION-STREET, 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 SPY are also taken in by J. Larkin, Chairmaker, and Mr. W. Calder, Painter, in Charlestown, Mr. J. Hiller, Watchmaker in Salem; Mr. B. Emerson, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; and Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater.