The Massachusetts spy (Boston [Mass.]), 1771-06-27 00:00:00

THE Massachusetts Spy
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial PAPER:--Open to ALL Parties, but Influenced by None.
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VOL. I.]
THURSDAY, June 27, 1771.
[NUMB. 17.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To all gentlemen PRINTERS, who are impartial friends to mankind, and haters of INIQUITY, you are desired to publish the following.
AMONG the numerous topics that employ the pens of statesmen, philosophers and divines, one of the most interesting and important to mankind, is seldom touched upon, and very little attended to. Such is the darkness of human minds, they often follow the shadow, and leave the substance; or contrary to the dictates of reason and conscience, led by lust or ambition, pursue things dishonourable to God, and destructive to men. A mind that is in any degree enlightened, and refined by benevolence, cannot but view with pity a great part of the human race, and feel strong sensations of sorrow on beholding the innumerable calamities which multitudes daily suffer from the hands of men. But no objects strike us more, or equally alarms the sympathetic passions in a beneficent mind, than human kind in chains! Man who is far superior to all other creatures in this world, and originally made in the image of God, degraded to rank with brutes! bought and sold like perishing animals! By his equal!---by his brother! When we see the ignorant savage nations captivating and enslaving each other, we condemn their folly, and are shocked at their barbarity--but when Turks or other infidels take Christians and confine them to perpetual bondage and slavery, we melt into compassion for the unhappy victims, and burn with indignation against their infidel masters.--What then should be our astonishment! where bounded our just indignation, if in Christendom we find men groaning under the galling yoke of slavery! If among nations who profess to be followers of him whose government is calculated to promote universal happiness, whose law is liberty and love--if among such a people, we should find men deprived of the sweetest cordial of life, the most precious gift of heaven--what anathema's would be too severe--what execrations unjust? Should we carry our views farther, and in Britain, that heaven favoured isle, where the gospel's brightest beams have shone for ages--where liberty has long erected her standard, and under the smiles of providence, bid defiance to all the tyrants of the earth;--where blessings of every kind in one ceaseless shower have been poured down from the bountiful hand of God, to sweeten life and fill the cup of pleasure full--if here we meet with haughty lords rolling in superfluous wealth, earned by slaves who deprived of all that gives worth to life, toil and burn beneath India suns--what tongue can name the guilt! What mind can form an idea equal to the enormous crime!--Can any thing shock us more than what we have seen in Britain--are any crimes equally enormous--any people partakers of the like guilt, and under the same condemnation? Yes, (I blush to speak it) New-England is stained with the horrid guilt of slavery! These peaceful regions, this our native land of freedom is darkened with the black crime! Here our eyes have been tortured with the sight, and our ears wounded with the groans of slaves!
No people under heaven have been better instructed than the inhabitants of this country; we have lived under the meridian splendor of the gospel, and been taught all knowledge political and divine, yet contrary to the dictates of reason and conscience, and the express commands of HIM who will judge
the world in righteousness, we continue to act? He commands us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us, and to have a constant regard for the welfare of others as well as for our own; this golden rule of action is so plain and manifestly just, it strikes even the weakest minds with full conviction, and leaves every son of Adam totally inexcusable who does not observe it. Now I appeal to the consciences of all men, whether the slave-trade is not in every view contrary to the word of God, repugnant to all our ideas of justice and humanity? Is any one so weak or wicked as to attempt to vindicate what God condemns? Some whose godliness is gain, are so shameless as to plead the example of their ancestors, as if their weakness or wickedness would justify ours! Rather let us, like the sons of Noah, take a mantle and go backwards and cover the nakedness of our fathers.--Charity will dispose us to make all the excuses we can for our ancestors, as their not having equal advantages for knowledge, liberty not being so common a topic, &c. but in truth nothing can justify them, and it is of infinite importance to us to govern our conduct, not by human examples, but by the unerring rule by which we must be judged, justified or condemned.--I reflect with astonishment, that slavery has been so long permitted in New-England--may God soon put a period to this great abomination! The Ethiopian's skin is but a faint emblem to represent the blackness of their crime who enslave them. Every idea of inhumanity and oppression, when applied to this species of iniquity, is exhausted. It is a source of war, of murder, and almost every evil that can be named!--How must our conduct appear in his view who without any respect to persons, looks down with an equal eye on all the sons of men, whatever be their situation or complexion, only regarding the colour of their minds?--Freedom as well as life, is given to man by God himself, and unless he forfeits it by his crimes, none but God has a right to take it from him, and the most severe and awful judgments are denounced from heaven against ALL who rob men of it.--Let all honest men who fear God and hate iniquity, unite their endeavours to relieve the oppressed, and wipe off the reproach of slavery from New-England, from America, from the British empire, and from the world; that freedom may be as universal as the light of the day.
May the legislators of the Massachusetts set the noble example, and every part of the world follow, whereby the blessings of millions ready to perish in slavery may come upon them. Then we may hope that God will smile upon us, that he will disappoint the machinations of our enemies, and give us peace and liberty until time shall be no more. But if we deny the blessing to our fellow-men which we ask of God for ourselves, it is regarding iniquity in our hearts, and he has assured us we shall not be heard. The late times of distress in the nation seem to be calculated on purpose to open our eyes, and shew us our duty to our suffering brethren, but if we will not hear their cries, nor regard the word and providences of God, and continue to act contrary to the dictates of reason and conscience, we must expect to cry ourselves and not be heard.* To be enslaved as a just punishment for our unrighteousness--and finally doomed to utter destruction as a reward for our iniquity, and to make room
* REV. chap. 18. ver. 11.--14. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth her merchandise any more. The merchandise of slaves and souls of men.
for a better generation of men, who will fear God, and keep his commandments.
FORESIGHT.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
NOTWITHSTANDING the many laws that have been made in the several provinces in New England, to suppress profaneness, that abominable sin still abounds, and by the introduction of fleets and armies, and other causes, it has of late greatly increased, which must be very alarming to every sober mind, lest the word of God should be verified in New-England, For because of swearing the land mourneth. Every vice brings its attendants along with it, profane swearing is attended with many other sins, and paves the way for perjury and all kinds of iniquity; for he who will break the law of God when the temptation is so small, makes it evident that a little gain, or small gratification, would induce him to commit greater crimes: Therefore it is hoped that the legislature in each province will pay due attention to a matter of such importance to the public welfare, and make laws to suppress a vice of such a destructive tendency.
It is humbly proposed that a law be made to exclude all persons from the benefit of making oath to their accounts, or swearing in any case where they have the least concern, who are known to be profane swearers. Such a law has long been wanting, and has been thought by many of the judicious, to be the only effectual remedy for the scandalous sin of profaneness--and as we cannot in reason expect the blessing of him who governs the universe, who has forbidden all profaneness, except we use our utmost endeavours that his word be obeyed, and his sacred name guarded from the abuse of profane tongues, it is earnestly wished that the legislators of this province would take this matter into their serious consideration, and set an example worthy the imitation of the other provinces, and the whole British empire; whereby they may receive the applause of all wise and good men, and what is infinitely greater, the approbation and blessing of Almighty God.
CONSIDERATION.
INTELLIGENCE EXTRAORDINARY. WE hear the following petition is already signed by a great number of BUTTON-MAKERS, in different parts of the kingdom, and is shortly intended to be presented to a Great Personage.
"May it please your -----, "WE your -----'s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Button-Makers in London, Macclesfield, Birmingham, &c. as well masters as journeymen, do with all humility beg leave to inform your ----- of the great hardships which are likely to befall ourselves and families, from your -----'s late conduct in employing yourself in making your own buttons, an employment which we humbly conceive to be beneath your -----'s dignity, and as opposite to the conduct of your -----'s illustrious ancestors, as that of your -----'s ministers is to the principles of justice, good policy, and the laws of the land. Whether those evil counsellors who have too long had the ascendancy in your -----'s favour, have advised your ----- to follow this amusement merely to take off your -----'s attention from the wicked measures they are pursuing (for while your ----- is making buttons, your -----'s ministers are plundering and oppressing the people) or whether your ----- think yourself much better qualified to exercise the occupation of a Button-Maker, than the duties belonging to that high station
in which it has pleased providence to place your -----, we know not; but this we know, that it is big with ruin to many of us and our families, who are obliged to make buttons to get our bread; for it is highly probable, that the nobility throughout the kingdom (who are so apt to follow bad examples) may make their own buttons likewise, and not only buttons, but in process of time, though the fondness for that sort of amusement increase and become fashionable, your ----- and the nobility may become your own tailors, shoemakers, &c. as well as Button-Makers; and then what will become of thousands of your -----'s loyal subjects. We do therefore most humbly intreat your ----- to banish from your -----'s presence those artful traitors who have thus advised your ----- to mispend your time; and we humbly conceive it would redound much more to your -----'s honour and glory, if instead of studying the art of Button-Making, your ----- studied the art of regaining the love and affections of your people, by hearing their just complaints, redressing their grievances, and making justice, trade and liberty flourish through your -----'s dominions.
And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
BASTIA, [Corsica] March 12.
FOREIGN ship having cast anchor in our road, the Captain was asked if he had any thing contraband on board? Though he answered in the negative, some suspicions having arisen, his ship was searched, on board of which were found 3000 suits of regimentals, with powder and firelocks. On which the Captain was seized, and committed to prison.
LONDON, April 15.
The enemies of Lord Chatham accuse his gout of being a politician; as his toe never complained, according to them, but when he despaired of making any figure in the house. When any popular subject started up, he laid aside his crutch, and took up his bed and walked. Is not the same observation applicable to the fever and swelled face of Alderman Townsend?
We hear that in digging the canal in Dul-later Bog, near Killislyth, the workmen lately found a considerable number of pikes, swords, Halberts, and some pistols without locks, and the skeletons of men and horses, quite entire. Some of the swords were sent to Glasgow, and the most has preserved them so well that they cannot be said to be in the least consumed, though covered with rust. It is probable they have lain there since the battle of Killislyth 1645, when a party of the covenanters were defeated by the Marquis of Montrose.
An extraordinary event has happened in high life, that is very surprising, and alarming, to the women of gallantry. A young lady of high rank, of a very warm and amorous disposition, being detected in an amour (with an amiable young officer) by her injured husband, she was, in consequence, close confined, and guarded by a trusty duenna, at a distant country seat, above a year; political reasons, at that period, preventing legal redress to the unfortunate and much to be pitied Marito. The consequence of dreary imprisonment, and restrained love, was so fatal to the pining and lovesick Spesa that during the first year of her confinement she lost almost entirely her set of teeth. This shocking catastrophe, being no secret to the polite world, the ladies of fire and fashion took the alarm;

and to prevent such dire effects from restrained love for the future, they instantly instituted the coterie , where restraint of inclination is unknown, Love and Freedom being their motto.
The Chaplain to a worthy Bishop who living in this city is near three hundred pounds a year, most generously gives a poor clergyman seven pence half penny a time to read the early prayers at his church.
A certain dutchess, who is a principal promoter of the new opera house, declared lady the would persist in support of Mrs. Cornely whatever was the consequence; "for, said she, I hate the thoughts of mixing with any body merely because they have half a guinea in their pocket, and that such scum should sit on the same bench, and think themselves upon a level with the first nobility." "I agree with you (says lady A---r) and am grieved to think that we are one day or other to mix in heaven with the dregs of the people." "God forbid (says the dutchess) I should ever be in such company."
Lately published (a proper new-year's gift for the children of persons of quality) political cards, describing the terrible, dismal, and tragical end of several bad ministers of state. 1. The Earl of Mortimer hanging on a gallows forty feet high, for treacherously killing his royal master, and abusing the confidence of Queen Isabella. 2. Sejanus, the favourite of the Emperor Tiberius, who was dragged about the streets of Rome, a spectacle of horror and detestation. 5. Vaiconcellos, prime minister to the Queen Regent of Portugal, and murdered by the populace. 4. The Earl of Strafford, on a scaffold with his head off. 6. Prince Menzikoff doing penance for his wicked administration in the deserts of Siberia, feeding on Bear's-flesh, and wild chestnuts. With notes and observations, by several members of both houses. Sold at the Royal Exchange, Westminster hall, &c.
It is said a change in the ministry is not far off.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To Governor TRYON.
SIR,
As we hear the presses in North Carolina, are entirely at your devotion, and even these confess it is dangerous to reason in reach of your artillery, I will presume to ask you some questions in this channel, which though surrounded by ships of war, dares tell the boldest tyrant he is a traitor and a villain. These questions you may answer as you please, or being so notable a patron of pettifoggers, you may by a salary, prevail on our redoubled Impavidus to vindicate your avarice, ambition, injustice, perjury, perfidy and murder.
Query 1. Was it not the evident design, and an object that lay near the heart of that Father of his people, George the second, that the Carolinas should be settled with industrious husbandmen?
Query 2. Would not your fame have had a better chance of reaching future generations in the condition a good man should wish, had you encouraged this gracious undertaking by a strict and impartial administration of justice among your people, than by managing their representatives in such a manner as to impoverish a whole province in building a palace for you?
Query 3. Is not your avowed connivance at the enormous villainies of the banditti of robbers, your judges, sheriffs and pettifoggers, a translation of all their accumulated iniquities to yourself.
Query 4. By what laws do you vindicate the trial of an able and generous planter, by a Court Martial, and actually inflicting 100 lashes upon him, for refusing to take arms against his brethren, drove by your intolerable and multiplied oppressions to defend themselves?
Query 5. How do you account for the acknowledged perfidy of opening on a people with a full discharge of artillery, &c. while under the sacred bond of a treaty, the observance of which might have been expected even from a Saracen?
Query 6. What shall we in future think of the term Loyalist, should it continue any time to be exclusively applied to extortioners, traitors, robbers and murderers?
Your direct and satisfactory answer to each of these interesting interrogatories is demanded by LEONIDAS.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
WILMINGTON, [North-Carolina] May 22. BY letters from Cross Creek this morning arrived, we have advice, that the Regulators in the back settlements of this province, have given his Excellency and the troops under his command battle. The particulars take as follows.--Tuesday last the 14th instant, his Excellency received intelligence by some scouting parties detached by him, of the Regulators being encamped at about 4 miles distant, and further learnt by some stragglers from the Regulators camp, who were taken prisoners, that their design if possible was to surround the army under his command, being about 2000 strong, and, they 2300: however they sent in a petition setting forth that they would immediately return to their homes, and pay their taxes like good subjects, provided his Excellency would pardon them:--he returned for answer, that unless they delivered up their arms, and all the men that were out lawed, and then beg pardon, he could not think of it: which answer being returned them, on the next day he had advice that they were in full march towards him; on which he put his army in order of battle, waiting to receive them on a large Dutch plantation:--about ten in the morning they appeared, and the two parties stood parlying for about an hour, but could not agree: his Excellency at last ordered a full discharge of the artillery, on which the engagement became general, and lasted with great fury for about half an hour, when the Regulators began to retreat on all sides, having killed outright, and numbers wounded: on our side we had one Lieutenant, one Serjeant and three private men killed, and 40 wounded, among the wounded is Mr. Cornell, and Col. Harris, the latter mortally. his Excellency could not pursue them by reason of their skulking behind trees and bushes, with their rifles loaded. Our people are daily expecting another engagement, they encircle every moment, while his Excellency scarce gets a man.
The writer of the above adds, this I had from Wilmington, but I do not know how the; will make it out, as the Regulators will not stand to the laws of the country, but want to make laws of their own.
May 29. The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman at Hillsborough, who was in the battle of Alamance the 16th instant. "A little before 12 o'clock the signal for battle was given, and the hottest engagement ensued that, perhaps, ever was fought in America by the same number of troops.--The firing continued without intermission for near an hour, when the artillery became too hot for service and were withdrawn to cool; whereupon a considerable body of the regulators, believing this a signal for retreat again rallied and came boldly to the charge, but they were suddenly convinced of their error: and his Excellency gained a complete victory, after a very warm dispute which lasted about two hours, and wherein above two thirds of his troops were actually engaged. In this affair providence seems to have intercepted in behalf of government. The amount of the killed and wounded, I believe does not exceed fifty--of the dead, and such as may die of their wounds, I fancy, there will not be more than fifteen or twenty. I cannot speak with so much certainty of the enemy's loss. The accounts yesterday morning were, about 200 dead, wounded and taken: but the express, who left the camp late last night, says, both officers and men then talked of 350.--His Excellency has ordered the same care to be taken of the wounded Regulators as of those of his own troops."
In another account of the above affair, dated May the 18th, it is said,
"News is just now bro't that they (the regulators) have again collected themselves and are determined, by a desperate push, to retrieve their affairs; and that they expect to be joined by a thousand from Granville. We shall soon know the truth of this, and, if it is so, shall I dare say prevent their junction. Their number, when they fought us, was certainly two thousand; our number about half that."
NEWPORT, June 17. Last Monday the sloop Nancy, Capt. Earl, arrived here in 14 days from Charleston, South Carolina, with whom came passengers Humphry Sommers, Esq; and lady, John Matthews, Esq; and lady, Lewis Reeves, Esq; Mr. John Corrie,
Mr. Richard Wainwright, of Charlestown Mr. George Olney, of Providence, and Mr. Samuel Hewes, of Boston.
NEW YORK, June 17. Tuesday last sailed for her station in Virginia, his Majesty's ship Deal-Castle Capt. Jacobs.
Last Thursday sailed for London, the ship Earl of Dunmore, Capt. Effingham Lawrence with whom went passengers, the Hon. Frederick Smith, Esq; Chief Justice of the province of New-Jersey, Capt. Jones, of the royal train of artillery, besides 11 other cabin passengers, and 40 men, belonging to the train of artillery.
The next day the ship New-York, Capt. Haight, also sailed for London, with a number of soldiers on board, who were discharged from his Majesty's 29th regiment, now quartered in New-Jersey.
THURSDAY, June 27. BOSTON.
CAPTAIN Wells, who arrived here yesterday in nineteen days from North-Carolina, informs us, that the current reports there, were as follows, viz.--That before the battle between the Loyalists and the Regulators commenced, Governor Tryon proposed terms to them, which have been already mentioned, and gave them two hours to consider whether they would agree to said terms or not, but long before that time was expired, his Excellency "gave them the signal for battle, which was a discharge of the artillery."--That 300 of the Regulators and about 10 of the Loyalists were killed:--That the Governor's party consisted of about 5000 men; and the Regulators of 7000 and were daily encreasing:--That the Governor of South-Carolina was going to send 1500 men to Governor Tryon's assistance, but could not learn what truth there was in this report.--And that it was expected there would be another battle soon.
On the 19th of April last the House of Commons came to the following resolution, viz, "That 6000l. be granted for reimbursing to the province of New-Hampshire their expences, in furnishing provisions and stores, for the troops raised by them for his Majesty's service in 1756."
We hear from North Carolina, that in the late engagement between the Governor and the Regulators, his Excellency's horse was shot under him.
We hear from Walham, that on Monday last, two young men of that place, going into the water to wash themselves, one of them swam across the river, and was attempting to return, but when he had got about half way, he cried for help, his companion immediately went to his assistance, but unfortunately they were both drowned together.
Last Thursday Capt. Hosey sailed for Liverpool, with whom went passenger Mr. Frederick Roberts, jeweller.
Last Friday afternoon we had a storm of thunder and lightning.--The Blaze-Castle, Capt. Smith, of Bristol, laying at the wharf of John Hancock, Esq; was struck with lightning. It first took the main-topmast, and shivered it to pieces, then gouged the main-mast in several places almost down to the deck, when it is most probable the lightning divided, part taking to the steerage, (where were ten persons, who were all knocked down and stunned, but happily soon recovered,) and part down the companion, where it broke a glass window, and did some other trifling damage, and then entered into the cabin, (where also three persons were sitting who received no hurt) and melted the gilding and paintings in several places, and then it is thought it returned up the companion. Notwithstanding there were thirteen souls on board, through divine goodness, none received much hurt.
Last Sunday sailed Capt. Hall, in a ship for London, with whom went passengers, the Captains Smith and Wallace of the navy; the Hon. Benjamin Gerrish, Esq; of Halifax; Mr. John Waldo, of this town, Merchant; Mr. Wright, son of Governor Wright, of Georgia; and Mr. ---- Stewart, lately arrived from London.
MARRIED.] At Brockline, the Rev. Jonas Meriam, of Newton, to Miss Jemima Fitch daughter to the late Mr. Benjamin Fitch of this town.
DIED.] Mrs. Jemima Henshaw, wife of Mr. William Henshaw.--Mrs. Sarah Green, widow of Mr. James Green late of this town, and grand-daughter to Gov. Leverett formerly of this province.--Suddenly, Colonel Tyng of Dunstable.
ARRIVED here. Smithwick from Grenada, Gooding from Philadelphia, Nutting from Halifax, Spofford from Porto Rico, Rhodes from Virginia, Rodgers from Turk's-Island, Samson from Madeira, Squire and Odell from New-Haven, Boyd from New-London, Wells from North-Carolina, from Maryland.
OUTWARD bound. Crockett for Falmouth Great Britain, Goiham for Newfoundland, Sinclair for West-Indies, Hurd for New-London, Adams for Surinam, Burroughs for New-Haven, Helpman for Newfoundland, Petty for New-Providence, Bradford for North-Carolina, Tucker for Glasgow, Smith for South-Carolina, and Smith for New-York.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Kings must be happy, if they'll but assent To make the laws the rule of government, And all the people will be happy when, They're but content to let their kings be men; Monarchs are seldom ANGELS, and we see, That GOVERNORS have their infirmity; But law's the test of christian government, And that preserv'd, wise men are all content.
DE FOE.
IT is absolutely impossible that any people (governors or governed) should be happy, where the law is set aside, and is not the rule of action for both.--But, as the safety and happiness of the people consists in a due observance of the laws, so it is seldom that any great number of them set themselves up in opposition to law. Now and then a particular law may be infringed by an individual or two, but when this happens, the danger to the community is so alarming, that there are never wanting persons to prosecute the offender or offenders, and bring him or them to justice. When the public happiness is disturbed, especially if it be in a capital manner, it will generally be found that the disturbance comes from a quarter whence it should not be expected. Need I tell from what quarter? Does not the world see from what quarter all our discords and civil jars proceed? Rulers, both at home and here, are the oppressors, and consequently the disturbers of the public tranquility.
The way to remedy this evil and restore universal harmony is pointed to in the introductory lines, viz. A due observance of the laws, both by magistrates and people. When an individual breaks the laws of the community, the remedy is easy and at hand; but when a magistrate runs counter to them all, it is not so easy to bring things to rights, because, the execution of the laws being in his hand, it cannot be expected he should execute, or suffer them to be executed upon himself. Thus rulers enjoying an unlimited freedom, grow bold in iniquity; and finally trample under foot all the laws of the community; and insensibly tell the people,
"I bear from heaven th'o signs of my sway, My business is to rule, and your's t'obey."
But, "Injured people, treated with disdain, Finding 'twere to no purpose to complain, Nature directs, as God binself design'd, What or ce he gave them they should now defend."
This is the natural language of oppressor and oppressed, in all ages and nations of the earth. Sometimes the tyrant succeeds, and sometimes the oppressed.
It is strange that in this enlightened age of the world there should be such a monster as a tyrant, and it is equally strange that a people who have so delicate a sense of liberty as Englishmen have, should not extirpate them; but so it is, that we only argue and dispute with them, and still suffer them to tyrannize.
It is monstrous folly, that men, who have a perfect knowledge of the English constitution, who know that men are naturally free, that governors are only the servants of the people should yet suffer them to trample upon their orders, despise their laws, and in spite of them should riot in the plunder of the people! The titles of King and Governor are, and should be sacred, when the persons that wear them, receive them from the people, and bound and limit their power by the law of the land; but when they leap the bounds of the law, and set up their will for the rule of government, and stubbornly refuse to be reclaimed by the people, they are no longer lawful rulers but tyrants, and the people have a right, and it would be virtuous

to reduce them to reason, or to their private station, and punish them for betraying the trust reposed in them.
The sticklers for "The right divine of Kings to govern wrong," may censure this, but the friends to the house of Hanover must be perfectly acquiescent with this doctrine; it is a doctrine according to godliness.
Whenever a tyrant sets up his will for law, it is immediately called prerogative, if prerogative be so extensive as some men (such as lust after power especially) would have it, the law cannot restrain a magistrate, and if he pleases to govern wholly by what he may please to call prerogative, the people are to all intents and purposes slaves. Prerogative works miracles in this province, and yet the indignation of this people sleeps! The General Court is removed from its legal seat, against plain law, assented to by the King, and by that means become a part of the sacred compact between the King and this people, here also the pretence is prerogative; but of this in some future paper.
Whether Governor Tryon was plead prerogative for murdering the monstrosity aggrieved and oppressed people under his government, time must determine, I think it is plain he leaps all bounds of law in pursuing them sword in hand, and deserves that punishment which murderers of a lower class would not escape. Suppose the regulators were an unlawful and dangerously riotous assembly, has not the law made sufficient provision to quell them, and reduce them to obedience? If not, they have a right to run riot, for where no law is, there is no transgression. But if there are laws sufficient to quell the most outrageous riots, then the LAW and not the SWORD should restrain them.
The law is great, and if rightly executed, will always prevail. If the regulators were really the bad and dangerous men they are represented, by some men to be, yet then the Posse Comitatus is more than sufficient to bring them to justice. The method is plain and easy; there is no English province without an Attorney-General, there are no counties without courts of justice, Grand Jurors and Sheriffs, or other executive officers, there is therefore no place (North-Carolina is not excepted) where rioters may not be punished. The Attorney-General does, or should keep a watchful eye on the people, Grand Jurors indict, courts issue warrants, Sheriffs and other officers are to execute them; and to make them omnipotent, they have a right to raise the whole power of the county to assist them in the execution of their office; if the regulators had been pursued in this manner, and had resisted the law they might have been lawfully killed, their blood would have been upon their own heads, and those that killed them would have been guiltless. It perhaps will be replied that the power of the county could not be raised in this manner, and therefore the chief magistrate took upon himself the task of reclaiming them. If this was really the case, the fault must be in the rulers, and whoever is acquainted with the history of the regulators, so called, must know that their grievances are insurmountable, justice is subverted, and their liberties are trampled upon, they have not the benefit of the laws, their grievances are unredressed, and they scoffed at, the question then is, "Whether such people should bend their necks with non-resistance, and tamely receive their bondage, or resist their troubles, and by opposing end them?" the answer is easy.
MUCIUS SCÆVOLA.
COPY of a letter from Mr. James Hunter, one of the chief of the Regulators, to the Hon. Maurice Moore, Esq; at Newbern. SIR, Orange, Nov. 28, 1770.
THE other day I received an open letter from you, by the hand of Mr. John Butler, and observe the contents. You say it is an answer to a letter you received from a person who styles himself A True Regulator, and suppose it to be from Mr. Husbands and me. As to the letter I know nothing about it, or the author, I having always subscribed my name to all the letters I ever wrote; however, as your answer relates to the regulation, I shall cheerfully undertake to answer it, especially as you have charged us with what we are wholly innocent of, and some things we are wholly unacquainted with. You charge Husbands and me with being the essence of that regulation, which
has produced so much irregularity in the province. If you would only turn yourself round, and view the many enormities, extortions and exactions, daily practised on us by lawyers, clerks, registers, sheriffs, &c. I am sure you could not in truth count us the essence of it.
As to charging you with writing friendly to Col. Fanning, I never charged you or any other man about it, except Col. Fanning himself, for exposing your private letter. However I observe you plead much in his behalf, to excuse his extortion, even to the calling our laws and table of fees intricate and confused; so that no two judges can agree in the construction of them, and then recommend us to use charity on his plea of ignorance, &c. Pray, Sir, use that same charity towards us and our ignorance, and I am sure you will not wonder the people are confused also under such laws, especially as we have so many similar cases of convulsions and confusions daily published in every news paper. But pray, Sir, observe, by the way, Fanning had not one similar case in the whole province, not even his predecessors; and it is observable also that he could not possibly raise such a fortune from nothing in a few years, and maintain such extravagance as he did, but by extortion, and grinding the face of the poor. Besides, he endeavoured to engage the registers in some other counties to follow his example, but none of their consciences proved large enough. As to Tyrell's case, I always thought his crime did not deserve to take his life, nor indeed all his fortune. And as to Mr. Husbands's case, almost every man in the whole county was eye and ear witness to it themselves; and ever so much scholastic stating of facts, that you or any other can contrive, will not beat us out of a known truth. How were Milner and Nash strangers to them that imprisoned Husbands? You say Husbands, you believe, was imprisoned at the suit of the crown; but I believe the crown had commenced no suit against him till after the giving them bonds. He was imprisoned by guards, procured by lawyers, clerks, and other extortionate officers, collected for that purpose; and such officers got his bonds, and were there in company with them. How is the case then just as you have stated it? Every body believes there was a joint confederacy of extortionate officers to cow him from bringing their extortions to light; and I believe, had evidence been allowed, it would have appeared so to the jury. How could it appear otherwise? He was first taken without a warrant, not by any sheriff or civil officer, but by a banditti of lawyers, clerks, tavern-keepers, &c. sent to gaol without a mittimus, then taken out at midnight, put under guard, tied his feet under the horse's belly, a gallows fixed in the goal, and his trial to be under the mouths of cannon, and could not even walk within the limits assigned him, but bayonets thrusting at him, and other weapons of war; and, after all, not one jot or tittle could be proved against him. You say Mr. Hooper well knew that no such allegation as duress could be proved against Mr. Milner. It was not possible Mr. Hooper could well know any such thing. Husbands had several messages sent him before the court that 300 l. was the sum agreed on for him to pay. This first put it in his head that that sum would pacify them, for it was no matter to whom it was paid, so it went among the fraternity; and I verily think, on the whole, it would have appeared duress to every man who had the smallest degree of candour or humanity in their composition. So much for that case; and now I will endeavour to answer in order every question you have asked, that I am, or so far as I am concerned. And as to your first question, I can take God to witness that it was for the sake of public justice that we prosecuted every officer, and not for resentment, spite, malice, nor gain; but the motive that stirred me up, was the repeated cries of the poor oppressed people.
2dly. It was for the reformation of Magistrates, and other officers, that we sued on the penal laws, and not for the sake of the penalty. We had bound ourselves up not even to bear expences with the money, but to apply it to pay off extortionate fees. You took care, however, among you, that we should get little money that way, or let many of them be reformed, but they were rather established in their cursed evil extortionate practices.
3dly. In answer to your third question Solomon says, "Oppression will make a wise man mad, and if you tread upon a worm it will turn and fight." We are wholly deprived of justice, I dare say, try it when you will, three fourths of the people in this county will say, even on oath, that they verily believe we were deprived of justice.
4thly. As to the ambuscade being laid for Mr. Henderson and Fanning, the report is entirely groundless, at least as far as I know.
5thly. I can truly say it is out of pure love to ourselves, our neighbours, and our posterity, that we contend unwearied for our constitutional rights and privileges, and not to protect any particular or private property whatsoever.
6thly. It is in support of government that we chuse to keep our money until we have some probability or assurance that it will be applied towards the support of government.
Can any just man blame us for this, or say we have not a just cause to withhold it, when we have had but one sheriff these thirteen years who have settled their public accounts.
As to the 7th question, I am not concerned to answer it, having never beat a sheriff in my life; and as to Demosthenes, Cicero, or the P. S. of the letter, I know nothing about, nor who they were: And I should think it the happiest day I ever saw, if I could with security to my property betake myself to a quiet and honest industry, it is all my heart's desire. And as to running the country to 7 or 8000 l. cost, it is astonishing to think that any government should run to such cost purely to screen and uphold a lawless pack of unjust extortionate officers, insolvent sheriffs, roguish bums, &c. and as to quelling us by a military force, rather than allow us the just execution of that confused law you speak of; for that, justly executed, would satisfy every one. But if we must fall a sacrifice to that military force, we shall not be the first, but must bear it, for death itself is better than such slavery. Is it possible you can not know our just complaint, or are you wilfully blind and deaf to our calamities? Some for a debt of 43s. have paid 56l. cost, and executions out for 148l. more. Another lent a horse to an attorney, and for asking him again was put in prison, and ruined. But what am I going to undertake? It would take a large folio volume to contain our complaints of that nature. You say, if any person has been unjustly dealt by, let him apply to the law, and he shall be redressed. Alas! Sir, some of us have attended court, court after court, this two years and upwards, with our complaints, to your knowledge, and have almost brought ourselves to the brink of ruin, by attending court, and paying the cost of malicious prosecutions; and are no nearer redress than we were at first. I shall now in return ask you a few questions, and shall be glad to receive distinct answers to them. 1st. When the Governor had promised us the Attorney-General's assistance, signifying the King hated nothing more than extortion in his officers, why did you put off the trials, except a few against Col. Fanning, the first court, court after court, till the evidences were tired out, and then shew such a dislike to our prosecuting them as you did, both personally in court, and by this your letter? 2dly. Why was you so careful on every of the said trials, except the first, as to hide from us the just fees? Was not this to keep us just where we were, at an uncertainty what they ought to take, that they might still carry on their extortions? 3dly. Why was the suit against Patrick Craton, for a malicious prosecution; and against Mr. Husbands, continued from court to court, and never suffered to come to trial? Was it not because the laws are so clear in their favour, that they would certainly be cleared, and the country then would be afraid no longer to prosecute officers? Many of these questions I might ask, but lest I should tire your patience, I conclude and subscribe myself, Sir,
Your humble servant
JAMES HUNTER.
P. S. There is one question occurs, which I think too material to be omitted; that is, when you shewed so much earnestness to prosecute rioters, on the side of the country, and yet when Fanning and Hart, who were officers, were indicted for a riot, and the bill found, why were those suits never suffered to come to trial at all? J. H.
IRISH LINENS. WILLIAM SCOTT, At the Irish Linen Store, in Anne-Street, Near the Draw-Bridge, Has just received from his friends in Ireland, A LARGE assortment of 3-4ths: 7-8ths. and yard wide Linens of all prices, which Linens, being bought when Markets were very cheap in Ireland, he is enabled to sell on lower terms than any he ever had before. Also Table Cloths of all sizes, some as low as 30s. old tenor the piece; 3-4ths, 8, 9 and 10 quarters diaper; clouting ditto, huckaback, dowlas, superfine white ticking; hempen cloth for coarse towels from 9 coppers to 5s. and 6s. the yard; brown Holland.
At said Store are also to be sold A variety of English & Scotch Goods among which are, a large assortment of plain and flowered lawns; flowered aprons and handkerchiefs, black and white cat-gut, black and white Paris-net, spiders net and fancy, ditto black and white, Queens gauze and handkerchiefs; cambricks and muslins; a large quantity of check handkerchiefs; Barcelona, black, coloured and striped ditto, and chevats; Manchester and Scotch checks, striped Hollands, beckticks, ironing-cloths, &c. A large assortment of men's white and brown thread hose, cotton ditto, ribbed and plain; cotton ditto for women and children, worsted ditto of all sizes; breeches pieces, worsted gloves and mitts, silk mitts, Calicoes, Chintzes, Bengalls, peniafcoes, tamnies, durants, shallons, Ruffles, calamancoes; 3, 4 and 5 thread laking; flowered drawboys, rich mouselins, crapes, broglio, ducapes, lute-flings, Persians, taffeties, farsenets; black white, blue and crimson sprigged and plain satens; sprigged and plain alamodes, pelongs, black and white satin hats, chips; cap-piece and skeleton wire; common and paddle stick, ebony and ivory fans; sewing silks, white and wax threads, shirt buttons, fitting, apron and cap linen, Hollands and diaper tapes; none so-pretty tapes, common milliners and White-chapel nedles; a large quantity of No. 4, 12 and packet brass pins; basket buttons and twiss; silk and worsted knee garters of all colours; silk ferrets, qualities, garterings; stay braid, cord and galloon strapping; silk, cotton and thread laces, French and English wax necklaces; pound beads; Manchester velvets, India nankeens, gingham, Damascus, ivory combs of all sizes, crooked tupee and Dandruff horn ditto, white and yellow buckrams; writing and bonnet paper; a fine assortment of paper hangings; room and stair carpeting; genuine Kippen's snuff; Ossaburghs, Ticklingburgh, Ravens duck, brown and bleached Russia drab, metal buttons, single and double gilt, white lacquered and livery ditto; silver locket and brass sleeve buttons, coat and jacket horn buttons and moulds; white and yellow metal shoe, knee and stock buckles; silver plated ditto; silver topped cast-steel razors, common ditto, knives, table ditto, brass handle pocket knives and forks, hard metal spoons, steel and common scissors, pocket compasses, spectacles, &c. French indigo, Lynn made shoes, tea, coffee, chocolate; crown window glass from the best makers, 8 by 6, 9 by 7, 10 by 8. Gloucester cheese, Bristol bottled beer; a large and elegant assortment of the most fashionable Ribbons from London, some with gold and silver flowers, to be sold cheap, being a consignment, &c. &c. A Tallow Press, Furnace and other Utensils for the Chandling Business.
To be sold by JOHN SYMMES, At his shop between the Golden-Ball and the Sign of Admiral Vernon, Boston, viz. BEST paste shoe, knee and stock buckles; set hair combs, sprigs and pins for ladies; Bristol and marquisate broaches, garnet and gold ditto, plain gold ditto, Bristol, pebble and mocho buttons; a few new patterns of silver shoe buckles; best polished shoe and knee chapes; stones and sparks; red, white and amethyst foil; borax; rough and smooth files; sand paper; crucibles and black lead pots; buckle brushes; freezing punches; brass and iron wire; watch chains and keys, &c. &c. N. B. Said Symmes makes and sells most sorts of Goldsmiths and Jewellers ware, cheap.

POETS CORNER.
Mr. THOMAS, THE following piece, which was wrote under the real SCULL of a Lady of the Town, addresses itself to the Fair, that they may listen to its call, and receive the instruction it offers; please to communicate it to them through your paper, and you will oblige, Sir, yours, &c. W.
BLUSH not ye fair to own me but be wise, Nor turn from sad mortality your eyes; Fame says, and fame alone can tell how true, I once was lovely and belov'd like you. Where are my votaries, where my flatterers now?
Fled---with the subject of each lover's vow. Adieu the roses red, the lillies white! Adieu those eyes which made the darkness light!
No more, alas! the coral lip is seen, No longer breathes the fragrant gale between; Turn from your mirror and behold in me Alone, what thousands can't, or dare not see; Unvarnish'd, I the real truth impart, Nor here am plac'd but to direct the heart: Survey me well, ye fair ones, and believe, The grave may terrify, but can't deceive, On beauty's fragile state no more depend, Here youth and pleasure, age and sorrow end Here drops the mask, here shuts the final scene,
Nor differs grave threescore from gay fifteen, All pass alike to that same goal the tomb When wrinkled Laura smiles at Chloe's bloom.
When coxcombs flatter, and when fools adore Learn hence the lesson to be vain no more, Yet virtue still against decay can arm, And even lend mortality a charm.
From the ESSEX GAZETTE. To the PRINTER.
AS the Great and General Court have determined to build a Light-House at Cape-Ann, to be set on Thatcher's-Island, or on the outer end or top of Eastern point; and have chosen a committee to examine the respective places, and report which place will best answer the end and purpose, or be most beneficial to navigation: And as this important affair is now under consideration; what is proposed, is, to offer some reasons to prove that it will best answer the end and design of a Light-House to have it built on Eastern point. Others are of a different mind. We are willing the most weighty, substantial reasons should determine the point.
1. A Light-House built on Thatcher's-Island will only serve for a coasting light, to assist those vessels who are going to, or coming from, the Eastward; who generally make use of good weather, when a Light-House is not so much needed, and if they are overtaken with a storm, cannot reap any great advantage by a Light-House placed there; for it will only shew them that they are out of a harbour, and afford them no direction how they shall get into one, which is what they most want at such a season. A Light-House set on the top of Eastern point will answer this purpose in the best manner.
2. A Light-House on the top of Eastern point will answer, in the best manner, to direct vessels who come in from sea in a storm; which is the most important end in a Light-House, and for which it was mainly desired. Vessels may come into Cape Ann harbour with ease; or set their course for Salem, Marblehead, or Boston Light-House, with such exactness, that they will be in little or no danger of missing a harbour: Whereas if the Light-House is set on Thatcher's-Island, they cannot have such direction (except such vessels only as are bound to Boston;) but are only shown that they are near a lee shore, surrounded with rocks and ledges, while it is a heavy storm, and they cannot find a way into any harbour. And it is but a poor consolation to a sailor, in a storm, to see nothing but danger and death before him, when there is no way of relief pointed out to him.
3. A Light-House on the top of Eastern point will best answer to direct vessels coming in from sea at all times. For as the land of Eastern point is low land, and almost all the
trees cut off; and the land on the western side of Cape-Ann harbour high land, whereby Eastern point shuts in under it, so that it is very difficult for vessels to find the harbour. Vessels often run into Brace's Cove (so called) and think it is the mouth of the harbour; or over-run the harbour, and get ashore on Norman's Woe , (a name given to a small island or ledge of rocks on the West side of the harbour, from one Capt. Norman, who lost his life there; as did Capt. Parkman after him, on account of the difficulties here complained of.)-- Many lives and much substance have been lost by these mistakes. And near thirty years ago there was a petition drawn and signed, if not preferred to the General Court, for a Light-House to be built on the top of Eastern point, which petition was signed by numbers at Salem, and Marblehead, as well as at Cape-Ann. Not a word was said about Thatcher's-Island, but the top of Eastern point was thought the best or only place. And there is no reason can be given, why it will not serve the public as much, or more, now, than it would then. If it should be said, a Light-House on Eastern Point serves those who want to go into Cape-Ann Harbour, the same may be said as to those who want to go to Manchester, Beverly, Salem, Marblehead or Boston. And,
4. As a Light-House on the top of Eastern point will best answer the important purposes of a Light-House at Cape Ann, so this may be done with much less expence to the public. It is thought that it will cost four times as much to build and maintain a Light-House on Thatcher's-Island as it will on Eastern Point, as Thatcher's-Island is almost a league from the main land;--as a family must be constantly kept there;--as all the necessaries of life, as well as provision for the Light-House must be conveyed there by water;--as a mole or dock must be built, at great expence, to secure a Light-House boat in; and as it will be difficult to go to or come from the island in the winter season. All these difficulties cease if the Light-House is built on Eastern point. The public must judge, whether Eastern point is not the best, or most suitable place, if the most valuable ends are answered with so much less expence.
If it should be objected against what is said, and urged, that a Light-House on Thatcher's-Island will best serve navigation, as it will shew vessels, who are coming into Newbury-Port, Ipswich, or Squam, where they are, in which bay they are in; this may be answered by this plain question,--What direction can any vessel have in a storm, or at any time, about avoiding the bars at the entrance of each of these harbours, from a Light-House on Thatcher's-Island? It is true they may get clear of the Salvages, but then they have no other prospect but of running ashore on the back of Plumb-Island. It is well known, that vessels belonging to each of these places strive to make Cape Ann harbour in a storm: And a Light-House on Eastern point will befriend them in this case; for if built to a proper height, it will be seen down along on the back of Eastern point. Vessels who fall to the northward may receive some advantage from the Light-House at Portsmouth. And vessels, who fall in with a Light-House on Eastern point, will have good directions how to get into a good harbour. And we shall ever be most obliged to those, who not only shew us our danger, but also point out to us the way of safety.
Imported in the last vessel from BRISTOL, And to be sold at Mrs. ABIGAIL BREEDING's, at the North-End, in a house belonging to the late Mr. Loring, deceased, near the Rev. Mr. Pemberton's meeting-house;
MANCHESTER Checks, and Irish Linnen, by the bale, piece or single yard; Crown Glass, 7 by 9, 10 by 8, 6 by 8. The above may be had for the sterling cost and charges and a commission of five per cent.
TO BE SOLD, A FEW barrels of PITCH. Enquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD by MARTIN BICKER, At his shop near the Flat-Conduit; YORK butter BISKETS, by the cask, of the best quality. N. B. Beaver, Beaveret, Castor and Felt HATS, of his own make. English Felt, and second hand Hats of various prices. Those Gentlemen that please to favour him with their custom may depend upon being used in the best manner.
SMITH & ATKINSON, Have now ready for sale, at their store in King-street, Boston.
A LARGE and general Assortment of English, India, and other piece GOODS, suitable for the Spring trade, which were purchased on such terms at the different marts in Europe, as enables the importers, not only to serve those retailers who purchase their goods here, on the best terms, but also to supply those who usually import their assortment, with many articles as low as they are generally imported.
N. B. Russia and English Sail Duck, Ravens Duck, Gun Powder, Connecticut Pork, &c. &c. CASH given for Merchantable POT-ASH.
Just imported, and to be sold by SAMUEL FLETCHER, Cheap for Cash;
A FINE assortment of Calicoes, and Printed Linens, Broad Cloths of all colours, Irish Linens; a great variety of Shalloons, Cambricks, 7-8ths. white flannel; a variety of new fashioned Lutestrings, men's Hose, black and cloth Persians, black Taffety, Pound Siks and Twiss of all colours; Window Glass, Brimstone, brown Mugs and Bowls by the hoghead, white stone Tea Cups and Saucers by the crate, Tammies, Durants, Calimancoes, Silk Handkerchiefs, Buckrams, Cheecks, Looking Glasses; a variety of Glass and China Ware, Silk Mats, Camacua and striped Linen, printed Furniture, Knit Patterns, with many Articles not mentioned, all at the lowest rate.
N. B. A very fine Assortment of PAPER HANGINGS.
JOSEPH PEIRCE, Has received from LONDON, A GREAT variety of the very best superfine Broad Cloths, consisting of fifty six different colours: He has also a few pieces of Calico and Dowlas by the piece, the whole of which being a Consignment, will be sold very cheap, at his shop the north side of the Town-house.
LOOKING GLASSES and PICTURES, imported in one of the last ships from London, to be sold by STEPHEN WHITING, at his shop opposite the sign of the Cornfield; and by STEPHEN WHITING, jun. near the Mill-Bridge.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Informs his Customers, That he has just IMPORTED from LONDON, by the Captains Cales, Gardner and Bryant,
A GENERAL Assortment of ENGLISH and INDIA GOODS, which he sells cheap for cash at his shop in Cornhill, Boston, three shops southward of the Post-Office. Also, STATIONARY, CUTLARY, GROCERIES, &c. &c.
TO BE SOLD, A VERY good second-hand CHAISE. Enquire of Mr. Enoch Greenleaf, or of the Printer.
WILLIAM GREENLEAF, Fronting Cornhill, has received from LONDON, and from the MAKERS, by the last Ships,
A COMPLEAT Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, which he will sell, Wholesale and Retail, at the lowest rate for ready money.
At the same place may be had a few casks of Allum, Copperas and Brimstone, also pepper by the bag, and Pipes by the box.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Mathematical Instrument Maker, Has to sell At his Shop in King-street, Two Doors east of the Sign of Admiral VERNON; Near the Head of the Long-Wharf, BOSTON, A large Assortment of
HADLEY's and Davis's QUADRANTS, hanging and standing Compasses in Brass and Wood, Gauging and Surveying Instruments, Cases of Instruments, large and small Perspective Glasses in Ivory, Wood and Fish-Skin; plotting Scales, Gunter Scales and Dividers, Surveyors Chains, Artificial Magnets with Cases, Sand-Glasses, from two Hours to a Quarter of a Minute, Instruments of a new Construction to measure Boards, Quarter Waggoneer's, Atkinson's Epitomes, Wilton's ditto, Payson's Navigation, Seaman's Assistants, Calendars, Mariner's Compasses rectified, Young Man's Companion, Journal Books, Ink Powder, Quills and Paper, Paper Hangings. An Assortment of Brass Pocket-Compasses with and without Cards, Box Rules, Slates and Pencils, Jack-Knives, plated Shoe and Knee Buckles, Pinchbeck, Block-Tin, and Brass ditto, Compass Seals, and Watch Keys, &c. &c.
To be SOLD, or LET, A Large and commodious DWELLING HOUSE, suitable for two Tenements: Also, a Wharf, with sundry stores, situated at the northerly part of Boston, near Hancock's wharf. For further particulars, enquire at the Golden-Key, near the Draw-Bridge, of
WILLIAM BRECK, Who has for Sale, Best London Pewter Dishes, Plates, &c. brass kettles and skillets, warming and frying pans, brass and iron candlesticks, powder and shot, bar and sheet lead, best German and common steel, window glass, nails, brads and tacks, desk furniture, best London glue, rotten stone, fire shovels and tongs, best White-chapel and common needles, a few dozen very fine French and common scissors, sieve bottoms, scales and weights, best steel frame and other saws, garden spades, wide and narrow bunting, brimstone, lines and twine, fish-hooks, mops, brushes, iron and brass wire, latten brass, lanthorn leaves, tin plates, &c. Together with a general assortment of Hard Ware Goods, which he imported in the last ships from London and Bristol; and which he is determined to sell at a very low advance for cash only.
** At said place may be had, all sorts of TIN WARE, either by wholesale or retail. JOSHUA GARDNER, Has received by Capt. Lyde, and Capt. Bryant, A fresh Supply of GOODS, Which he will sell at his shop in Cornhill, at his usual low price; among which are a fine Assortment.
HOSIERY from the Makers, such as white breeches patterns, black and coloured ditto; men's marbled, plain and ribbed worsted hose, men's silk and worsted ditto, cotton and worsted ditto, women's worsted hose, women's black and coloured worsted mits and gloves, women's silk mits and gloves, striped and plain worsted caps, green and crimson mock velvet ditto, with a general Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS. All which will be sold on the most reasonable terms by Wholesale and Retail for ready money.
THESE notify all those persons who are indebted to the Estate of JANE EUSTIS, late of Boston, Shop-keeper, deceased, or that have any Demands on, or accounts open with the estate, that they immediately pay, or settle such accounts with JOSEPH PEIRCE, merchant, in Boston, who is impowered to receive and settle the same. May 15th, 1771.