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THE Massachusetts Spy
Or, Thomas's Boston Journal.
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. III.]
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1774.
[NUMB. 157.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS, Please to give the following a place in your next paper, and you will oblige one of your customers. R—, January 31st, 1774. A. Z.
TEA has of late been, and is now, the principal subject-matter of conversation, and has occasioned such a vast number of town-meetings upon this continent, it may not be improper at this time to lay before the public, an estimate of the annual charge of this single article, to the North-American colonies. To investigate this, we shall begin with a fact ascertained by the East-India company, in their late application to the ministry, to obtain the repeal of the three-penny duty; in which they say, That the usual yearly consumption in the colonies, before that duty took place, was two million pounds weight: That in consequence of the duty being offensive to the colonies, they have lost a great part of their sales: And that in consequence of this, they have an uncommon quantity now in their warehouses: And that, supposing the colonies should take off the usual quantities; yet, there will remain unfold, in December 1774, four years stock.
This two millions supplied from the East-India company, is supposed not more than half the quantity annually consumed in North-America.
Another writer supposes that there are two million persons in the colonies who drink Tea, and reckons two pounds to each.
Now it is supposed that there are at this time, in the colonies upon the continent, five million inhabitants, exclusive of Indians; if so, then, agreeable to the above, we may fairly suppose four million pounds weight of Tea annually consumed among them.
This 4,000,000 lb. wt. at 3d. sterl. per lb. duty amounts to Sterl. Old Tenor. £. 50,000. or £. 500,000. duty. And then suppose 25d. sterl. per lb. more for its first cost, charges, and merchants profits, until it gets into the consumers hands, and this amounts to sterl. 550,000. — 5,500,000. 600,000. — 6,000,000.
By this it appears, that if we consume yearly four million pounds weight, and that the consumer pays 30s. old tenor per pound upon an average, we must annually pay six million pounds old tenor for a foreign article, which is absolutely unnecessary, and which we can so well do without, that perhaps it would not be worth our acceptance at one penny old tenor per pound.
When we consider, the duty with which this article is loaded, with its attendant, SLAVERY; that its MEDICAL VIRTUES do not recommend it; that it drains us of an immense sum of money, which if left to circulate among us, would be a great blessing to people of all ranks; and that various substitutes are easily obtained, either from among ourselves, or from the West-Indies with our produce; I say, when these things are considered, we shall scarcely find within us, such an affection for it, as to sacrifice six millions annually for the emolument of the East-India company, or the establishment of an AMERICAN REVENUE. And as the merchants of Boston, New-York, &c. may easily turn their stock into another channel, less injurious to the country, it is hoped they will readily give up that article of commerce, and heartily join the country in a full and unlimited renunciation of all foreign TEAS forever; for, "by UNITING, we stand; by DIVIDING, we fall."
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS, Your giving the following a place in your patriotic paper, will convey it to the eyes of the fathers of this people, who must be touched with the sufferings of children so unjustly deprived of that share of their protection, to which by right and inclination, they have the strongest claim.
MR. John Butler of Dummerston, or Putney, came into a tract of land in Wincaster, with a promise of having the land from said Willard on reasonable terms. Col. Willard thought proper some time after to apply to the Governor of New-York for a Patent for this land with a quantity besides; on which a number of other people had settled on a like encouragement from Col. Willard. Col. Willard sometime after his procurement of this Patent sold the land to the Hon. William Smith, Esq; of New-York, without any regard to the occupants or proviso relative to his agreement with them. Mr. Smith sometime after his bargain with Col. Willard impowered or employed Col. Samuel Wells at Brattleborough, to remove Mr. Butler and others from off the lands they had in great measure improved on the strength of their bargain with Col. Willard. Mr. Butler upon this made some enquiry into the foundation of the title, and found that neither Col. Willard nor Judge Smith had any right to it either by Charter from New-Hampshire, or Patent from New-York. Nay it appeared plainly that all these lands were of the equivalent granted by the Bay to Connecticut, and by that colony aliened to individuals; among whom the families of the late Justice Stoddard and the Powells are proprietors of the tract in question. The province of New-Hampshire once before disputed this title, and was foiled by it, and Messrs. Powells on application made to them, told the occupants to retain their possession and they would secure them.
Finding therefore, that an indisputable title with knowledge and interest enough to defend it lay against them, they seem to have suspended a direct attack, and in all appearance aim to harrafs Mr. Butler, by means too base to be borne with in a civilized country. One James Cumming, a favourite of Col. Wells's bought a small note against Mr. Butler, for the recovery of which he took out a writ against him. The mode of serving this writ was so extraordinary that any one must conclude there were further views in it than barely to obtain a trifling debt, which probably might have been discharged on demand; it was this. On November 30th last past, James Cumming aforesaid, his son and one Charles Hathon came to Mr. Butler, in the morning, and stood waiting at the door till an opportunity might offer for them to force into the house; and embracing the first they entered, and immediately fell to beating, mauling and wounding the several persons in the house in the following manner, viz. Hathon went immediately to the bed where Mr. Butler, his wife and child lay, and struck Mrs. Butler on the hip, which put her in great pain, telling her she was his prisoner. But not content with this, he pinched and bruised her in sundry places, took her by the hair of the head and drew her up, and she laying hold of a pair of tongs to defend herself, he wrested them from her and knocked her down with them. By this time Mr. Butler awoke who till then was sleeping and finding his family assaulted in so terrible, inhuman and barbarous a manner, seized a leaver, which one of his boys handed him, and told them he would clear the house of them or kill them if they did not depart. While Hathon was thus abusing those in the bed, Cumming did in a like manner beat and abuse others in the house, particularly a man and woman between eighty and ninety years of age;
the man so infirm with a paralytic disorder, that he has not been able to dress himself for a long time; neither did the children escape the fury of those determined executors of civil justice. The whole family fared alike, probably that all might be alike proceeded against, as riotous opposers of lawful authority. However, on Mr. Butler's declaration they all went off together, and said Hathon being a constable returned the writ served, though Butler never knew he had one till some time after.
In about an hour Cumming and son came back to Mr. Butler's with near thirty other people, under command of one Wilson, who was said to be deputed by Hathon, and commanded the people who were with him as assistants, to take Mr. Butler and all his family for a breach of the peace; and said Wilson entered the house brandishing a naked sword in his hand, attended by Noah Sabin, Esq; one of the assistant justices of the county, who told Mr. Butler that if he did not surrender he would raise the whole county.
Mr. Butler hereupon surrendered, and they set one Deacon Parker to guard Mrs. Butler, though she was unable to sit up on her bed, by reason of the battery she had received of Hathon. Having done this, they took Mr. Butler and some of the children and carried them to Cumming's house, where they took bail for their appearance at the court next to be holden for the county.
Justice Sabin also told Mr. Butler that in case his wife and the other child did not come and give bail within three days he would send for them; and happening with one of them, a young lad, on the road he took him up himself and confined him a whole day, without giving him any account why he did it, or pretending any warrant whereby he was held a prisoner.
What renders it very suspicious that all this cruel and vexatious treatment of Mr. Butler is to drive him from his place is, that one Malachi Church was all this time waiting at Cumming's to warn him off the land.
Another circumstance hardly demonstrative of the greatest impartiality in the justice, was, his refusing, with an air of contempt, a warrant requested by Mr. Butler, against the persons who had committed so evident an out-rage upon his family. The justice indeed made a pith at their sufferings, as a matter worthy of no regard, and afterwards said they were all prisoners and had no right to have their complaints noticed, or warrants granted in their favour. Fine doctrine this Justice Sabin!
The issue of all this law work was this, that Mr. Butler was committed to jail, for six months, his wife for one week, and sentenced to pay ten pounds York money; and the poor old couple before mentioned were also fined for a breach of the peace.
N. B. The court would suffer no lawyer from Massachusetts or New-Hampshire to defend this action.
Another remarkable was, that on trial the Judges asked Mr. Butler and his wife, if they pleaded guilty? They answered, no! but it seems this did not answer their end, as they urged them to alter their plea to that degree, that at length they both consented, declaring however, that they consented to a false plea, and they were not guilty, though they had consented to be called so.
Quere, Was not this expedient necessary to help out a want of evidence in the support of an action, against persons sleeping in their beds, at the commencement of an outrage upon them, as being guilty of a riotous breach of peace upon the assailants.
A further instance of the tenderness of this humane court was, that when Mr. Butler and his wife were ordered to prison, the Sheriff found the woman had a young in-
fant at her breast, and asked the Judges what he should do with the child? and they ordered him to commit it with the mother. This was undoubtedly right, as it may be presumed this same infant was in the bed, and probably disturbed the officer, Mr. Constable Hathon with its cries, while he was in the execution of his office upon the mother. One circumstance it is probable, will be improved by the disaffected to government against the honourable distributors of justice, that is, the commission of the three criminals aforesaid, to an apartment where there was no convenience to keep fire, at so rigid a season in that intolerable climate. But lest any thing the court had done, in this disagreeable affair, might be improved against them by censorious persons, they enjoined and obtained the complement of thanks from the prisoners, (two of them at least;) and are now to be looked upon as having only done what their duty indispensably obliged them to perform.
They utterly deny any design upon Butler's land, and lay all the blame on the prisoners for their resistance of this new fashionable mode of exerting lawful authority in cases of trifling accounts, notes of hand, &c.
P. S. Since the incident above related fell out, some information has come to hand, probably worthy of notice, viz. Cumming was, some time before the assault, heard to offer five pints of rum, and two dollars in cash, to any person that would break open Mr. Butler's house, and let him and another man in; and the day after the affair happened, Cumming swore if that he was to be in another such affray as that was there should be more bones broke.
Sundry people stand ready to make oath to the truth of the above representation of matters of fact, if there be occasion.
Hence may be gathered the absolute necessity the legislature of this province lies under, to support their just claim to that extensive part of their chartered property, and effectually to defend their own children, in the peaceable possession of lands they have sold and warranted to them.
By King James I. charter, and Roswell's deed of sale from the council of Plymouth, every acre of this soil is vested in the proprietors of this colony. Charles's confirmation was a meer surplusage, and those mighty jurists, who tell us of the vacation of our charter, can pretend no more than a decree to cancel this insignificant record. All Europe and America, who look into these matters, know that whatever right the crown of Great-Britain had to the soil here, was unconditionally, as we may say, granted to the council of Plymouth. All agree that the said council made a fair sale of their right to Sir Henry Roswell and associates, and it is equally notorious that these associates never deemed their title indefeasible, until they had obtained a title from the real owners, original inhabitants, and rightful proprietors of the soil. This no Charles ever gave or could give, and this no Charles could or did take away. I therefore conclude, that all the lands, which lie and be within the space of three English miles to the northward of Merimack river, or to the northward of any and every part thereof, throughout the main land, from sea uninhabited by the subjects of any christian prince or state, at the date of James First's charter, belong to this colony, except what they have ceded by their own express agreements.
The King in transferring the jurisdiction of the ceded tract to New-York was certainly deceived: and indeed it must be confessed this matter has never been justly managed. The settlement with New-Hampshire is directly contrary to charter as possible; for I read of being on a line drawn from three miles northward of the northernmost part of Merimack river it departs from three miles north of the very southernmost bend of the whole stream. Hence an area of land of between fifty and sixty miles in breadth throughout the continent is lost to this colony. New-Hampshire's claim westward is very weakly founded, and the distance the people settling on the lands about the lakes would be from any seat of government, caused

difficult to be added to New-York, probably as the capital they could most readily come at. And had nothing but jurisdiction been claimed by that province, or any of its inhabitants, things might have gone well enough, but too severely have many poor new settlers felt the effect of a claim of another nature, a claim to right of soil, founded, as they soberly tell us, on the charter granted by Charles II. to James Duke of York. The strength of this foundation being too inconsiderable to merit much attention at this day, I would humbly propose it to the consideration of our political fathers, whether it be not their duty to interpose in behalf of their oppressed children, and represent to our common Sovereign, the inconvenience and hardship so great a number of his subjects must labour under, while they remain under a jurisdiction, dispossessed not to protect but harass and despoil them of their hard earned pittance.
A fair state of these interesting matters laid before his Majesty would undoubtedly incline his Royal mind to compassionate their condition, and restore them to the arms of their natural parents and brethren, who far from wishing to make a prey of them, would yield them every assistance in their power to make them become a flourishing settlement.
SYMPATHOS.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To Mr. JOYCE, jun. Chairman of the Committee for tarring and feathering.
Worthy SIR, IT is, by many zealous friends to their country, warmly recommended to the very respectable body over whom you preside, that they would make a proper application of the juice of pine, and the plume of owls and crows, to a number of a liverifying Pedagogues, Surgeons and Men Midwives, lately arrived from the polite city, where man-wifery was first practised, peculiarly to doctor Blow-bladder, Accoucheur from France, who has lately acquainted "the most amiable part of the creation," through the channel of D——s paper, that he submits himself into their hands, with this expectation "that they will submit themselves into his" that he may practise upon them ala mode, de Paris .
It is expected that in his next advertisement, this modest doctor will acquaint the public, unless prevented by a wholesome caligatio from your committee, that he is in sufficient orders for the occasional administration of B——, in the SHANDYAN way; whenever there shall be apparent danger of the death of a child before delivery.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS,
THE poor despicable tools and dependents on the arch T——, H——, have of late been indatigable in their endeavours to deceive the people in the country into a belief, that the unparallelled patriotism, and disinterested exertions of the town of Boston and others, relative to the East-India teas, are highly injurious, oppressive, and only the effect of the mercenary designs of the merchants to raise the price of their own tea. They say, "it was no way necessary to prevent the landing, much less to destroy the teas, even upon supposition the landing it hither was a public injury, since it might have been stored, and consequently have prevented the heavy charges, and the calamities of civil war, in which it will probably involve the province. That the meeting, (called the meeting of the people) at the Old-South meeting house in Boston, in November last, was only a collection of "butchers, sailors and common porters." That the more sensible and religious people in Boston, and elsewhere, disavowed and detested their proceedings. That it is highly necessary for the country towns to call meetings immediately, solemnly to protest against the proceedings of Boston, and to dissolve their committees of correspondence, which are only calculated to introduce anarchy, confusion and bloodshed among the people." A measure, however, they dread more, in my opinion, from its natural tendency to enlighten, unite and alarm the public of their danger, (whom they wish to keep in ignorance, at variance and asleep,) than from any of the above consequences. And although I am fully assured, that the meeting above said was the body of the people in general of the town of Boston, and the neighbouring towns, consisting of a very great number of the most respectable characters in town and country, both for property, knowledge and religion, and am perfectly in sentiment with their resolves and proceedings, and even, in my conscience, can not but applaud the conduct of the brave Indians, in destroying the tea, whom I think justly recommended to the countenance and protection of the people, and whom, the G—— himself must own, it was a less evil to supply with axes and hatchets for that purpose, than with tomahawks and scalping knives to kill the good people of this province, yet I am very sensible, that many honest worthy men in the country, well withers to the cause in general, but not having the means of information, living a great distance from the center of public news, are ignorant of the real foundation of the late measures, and are groping in the dark for want of proper light, which the tories taking advantage of, like to many ignes fatui, bewilder and lead them astray; Such was the case with the Plymouth protestors, excepting a very few, and such has been, and is the case in other places, though none have been foolish enough to follow their example, notwithstanding emulations
have been sent out, under their malignant influence, to invite others to follow their example. The consideration of the cruel usage of the Plymouth protestors, in having none to join them, has been urged in Haverhill, but as yet has had no effect. The town of Sandwich we hear likewise, has been greatly urged and tried with their baneful influence, which has hitherto been insufficient to induce that patriotic town to be taken in by the designing hired servants of the G——; Chief Justice Hazlerod laid his bait for the same purpose in Middleborough, but they discovering the design avoided the danger. I doubt not every town in the province, if they properly understood the matter, would heartily acquiesce in the proceedings of Boston; it is unreasonable to expect their concurrence in what they do not understand, for which purpose I think it would be doing justice to the cause, and of great importance to the public, for some capable person to publish a small pamphlet, setting forth the fatal circumstances under which the tea was shipped to America, the pains taken with the consignees to obtain their resignation of an office so odious. Their obstinacy; the unwearied endeavours of the people to have the teas go back; and the still greater obstinacy of the G—— in not permitting it; the consequent necessity of destroying it; and the subsequent applause, concurrence and approbation of the other colonies; and in fine to warn the people of the danger they are in of abject slavery, unless a steady resolute persevering opposition prevent it; particularly to warn them of dogs and lorums, of those who worse than Esaus bartering his birthright for a mess of pottage) for the sake of a little shining mammon, or empty titles and distinctions, have sold themselves, and would give away the rights of their fellow men. The advantage of such a publication would be more than a compensation to a benevolent mind for the pains of doing it, and I dare say there would be a sufficient number of friends to the cause in every town, to purchase enough to supply every family; I am sure I would do it for the town I belong to, with great pleasure, being willing to do every thing in my power to promote the common cause.
A COUNTRYMAN.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS, Plymouth, January 7th, 1774. When you have nothing of more importance, you will gratify many of your customers by inserting the following impartial history of Plymouth's protest.
WHO has the immortal honour of being the father of this ill-shaped brat is not certainly known. Some not without reason have conjectured that it originated from the great author of all our political commotions Mr. Hutchinson; but it is most generally supposed that it was with great labour brought forth in the custom-house, and that Philistines stood midwife. But notwithstanding all the assiduity with which it was nuried, it never could have sustained the light, had it not been for an unfortunate event which took place at that time, and which will be mentioned in the sequel. It seems the tories did not adorn the meeting with their presence; but manifested that sovereign contempt, with which they have always affected to treat the meetings of their fellow-countrymen. Immediately after the appearance of the resolves the party were greatly disturbed; the second resolve was particularly disgusting; that the consignees, men informed with the same soul, governed by the same views, and acting the same part as themselves, should be adjudged to have forfeited that protection to which good citizens are entitled, was something infinitely shocking to their delicate natures. But conscious that an oppugnation to proceedings and resolves so judicious, so necessary, must vanish at the face of day, they had recourse to their usual method of effecting their flagitious purposes—plotting in secret, and tampering with individuals.
About this time happened a circumstance just hinted at before, very favourable to the project. Mr. Robbins returned from Boston, and had been informed by some of his friends very suspicious men, that the most eminent patriots were apprehensive the people through the impecuniosity of their zeal had carried matters to too great a length; that they shuddered at the consequences. This report coming from the mouth of a clergyman (the innate integrity of whose heart may perhaps render him of too easy a credulity) sanctified the truth of it; and industriously propagated with this curious addition, that in case the tea should be destroyed, and the province compelled to compensate the company for the loss, a protest against the proceeding would exempt the signers from any part of the tax, operated powerfully on weak and avaricious minds. Flushed with their success in obtaining so goodly a number of signers as twenty five, for there were no more then; they mustered all their artillery at the adjournment of the meeting, and moved for a reconsideration of the former vote respecting the resolves. The elder of the C—O—s displayed all the powers of his soul in a premeditated harangue, replete with sophistry and the most illiberal abuse. He averred as a custom-house officer, that it was utterly impossible the tea should be sent back. I will agree with him now in regard to the much greater part of it; but why that impossibility existed in this province rather than in Philadelphia, or any other, provided the governor and consignees here had shown as much virtue and wisdom as they did in Philadelphia, and elsewhere, would puzzle
him and his TIPPING nephew with all their eloquence to make appear. As no notice was taken of it in meeting, I shall make no remarks upon any thing said by the C—O—D—n, who increasing in obstinacy and stupidity, as he advances in age, has become the derision even of children. When the motion was put, and it was determined that there was a very great majority against it, the aforementioned speaker informed the moderator, that he had a protest in his pocket signed by a number of the inhabitants, and requested leave to read it, which he would have blushed to have done, if he had not been callous to every honest feeling, for a knowledge of the signers would have convinced every body, what vast pains they must have been at, and what low ruses they must have used. He was answered, that the town would have nothing to do with any protest. The subsequent conduct of the tories with some remarks on the protest itself, shall be the subject of another letter. TRUTH.
W O N D A Y, January 31. B O S T O N. Yesterday Morning the following was posted up in the most public parts of this town.
"Brethren, and Fellow-Citizens! THIS is to certify, That the modern Punishment lately inflicted on the ignoble John Malcom, was not done by our Order.—We reserve that Method for bringing Villains of greater Consequence to a Senie of Guilt and Infamy.
JOYCE, jun.
(Chairman of the Committee for tarring and feathering. ** If any Person should be so hardy as to tear this down, they may expect my severest Resentment. J. jun.
Boston, January 29, 1774. We hear that the Hon. John Hancock, Esq; is appointed to deliver the Oration in commemoration of the bloody tragedy on the fifth of March 1770.
At a town meeting held at Providence on the 19th of January instant, measures were adopted in substance similar with those of Newport, published in our last, and a committee of correspondence chosen.
Immediately after the meeting was dissolved, they applied themselves to the discharge of their trust, by waiting on the several importers in that town, informing them of the resolutions which were entered into, and that if any of them had ordered tea to come next Spring, that they be desired to send counter orders immediately.—The committee had the satisfaction to find that only one chest of tea had been ordered for that town next Spring, which was countermanded previous to the meeting.—And the public are assured, from the best authority, that there have been but nine chests of tea imported into that town (on which the 3-py. duty had been paid (since the memorable non-importation agreement.
T U E S D A Y, February 1. B O S T O N.
We learn from New-York, that early on Saturday morning the 15th ult. the Brig Nancy, George Smith master, (lately arrived there from Scotland, whose inhuman behaviour to about 300 Highlanders who were so unfortunate as to be passengers in his vessel, occasioned the death of near one third of them, as mentioned in our last) with equal prudence and precipitation, took her departure for Charlestown, South-Carolina, the Captain being apprehensive that the justice of this country would bring him to condign punishment.
W E D N E S D A Y, February 2. B O S T O N.
On the 26th of last month, about five o'clock in the morning, the dwelling house of Mr. William Horn, jun. of Dover was burnt with all the furniture, and about thirty quintals of fish and other merchandise to the amount of 300l. lawful money. The family narrowly escaped the flames.
We hear from Marblehead, that one night last week, the inoculating hospital for the small-pox, lately erected on Cat-Island, near that place, was entirely consumed by fire, together with upwards of 70 beds, bedding, and all the other furniture: 'tis supposed to have been purposely set on fire by some of the inhabitants; owing to their uneasiness and dread of having that distemper spread among them, by the patients and others not conforming to the rules and regulations by which the hospital was at first permitted to be erected.—The loss to the proprietors (said to be only four in number) is computed at 1500l. sterling.
The following we are assured is a fact: Sometime in December last a man in a shabby dress, who called himself Brown, applied to a factor in the county of York, and informed him that there were sundry chests of tea, that he (Brown) had taken out of a ship where the East-India company had freighted it, that the same tea was on board a coaster, who would soon land it at
Falmouth, which tea Brown offered very cheap; the trader pleased with the prize, (though a pretended son of liberty) after giving his correspondent a shirt, agreed to buy the tea, paid considerable earnest, and sent a pilot to conduct the tea into a harbour in Wells—but on the road to Falmouth, Brown gave the pilot the slip, and neither he or his tea has been heard of since.
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To be SOLD at the Shop of CHARLES LOWE, In Marshall's Lane, facing the Boston-STORE, FINE Libbon OIL, by the gallon, quart or less.
Best Durham Mustard, by the pound or less. Red Herrings, by the hundred or less. Choice Dorchester Beer, by the gallon or quart. Fine Currants and Raisins, by large or small quantities.
Dumb and Merchantable Fish, by the Quintal or smaller quantity.
ALSO, Loaf and Brown Molasses, Sugar, Cotton Wool, Rice, Indigo, Flour, Raisins, Alspice, Pepper, Nutmegs, Spermaceti Candles, Coffee, Dumb Fish, Chocolate, Indian and Rye Meal. And many other ARTICLES.
GRENADA RUM. A FEW hogheads of choice GRANADA RUM, to be sold by JOSEPH P. PALMER, at the lowest store on the south side of the Town-Dock.—Cheese, Coffee, Chocolate, &c. as usual. N. B. NO TEA.
To be SOLD, At POWELLS Wharehouse No. 14. On the Long Wharf, FRENCH COFFEE in small cases suitable for shipping off to the out ports.

Before, February 2, 1774.  WHEREAS this morning an Advertisement appeared put up at the North-End of this town, signifying that the subscriber, have been active in making minutes, and printing out the names of several persons concerned in destroying the Tea, and tarring and feathering. I hereby beg leave to inform the Public, that so far from being active and busy on any such occasions, I have neither directly or indirectly concerned myself with public affairs, and that I have always kept myself within doors when any disturbance happened in the town.  JEREMIAH CRONIN. SUFFOLK ST. Boston, February 2d, 1774.  JEREMIAH CRONIN , personally appearing, made solemn oath to the whole of the above declaration by him subscribed as true, before me  JOSEPH GARDNER , Just. Peace.
HAVING unadvisedly put my name to a paper called a protest, &c. signed by about 40 persons in the town of Plymouth, of which town I am an inhabitant, without being so fully acquainted with the design and tendency of it, the nature of the step I was then taking, as I ought to have been; and finding upon a more thorough consideration of it that I have been deceived, and that said protest is not only contrary to those political principles in which I was educated, and by which I have ever been governed, but repugnant to that true Spirit of Liberty, which so happily, and almost universally prevails; and that it also more openly opposes, and in effect, censures, the just measures now pursuing, by every honest-hearted American, for the preservation of our just rights and privileges, and the prevention of slavery and oppression. I hereby, of my own free will and accord, make this public recantation of the same.—Hoping, and not doubting, by this action, to receive the forgiveness and to be reinstated in that favour which I have so justly forfeited—of the town of Plymouth in particular, and of the candid community in general. Attest. JAMES THOMAS.  PETER TURNER,  JAHAZIEL FENNE.
NEW-YORK, December 14, 1773.  PROPOSALS For printing by SUBSCRIPTION.  THE Memoirs of the Life of the Rev. GEORGE WHITEFIELD, M. A. Late Chaplain of the right Hon. the Countess of Huntingdon. In which every circumstance worthy of notice, both in his private and public character is recorded. Faithfully selected from his original papers, Journals and Letters. Illustrated by a variety of interesting and entertaining Anecdotes, from the best authorities. To which are added, A particular account of this Death and Funeral, and extracts from the Sermons which were preached on that occasion. By the Rev. JOHN GILLIES, D. D.  CONDITIONS. I. It shall be printed in large Twelves, on good paper and with new and neat types. II. It will consist of about three hundred pages, and the price to the subscribers will be no more than Six Shillings, neatly bound and lettered, although the London edition is nearly double that price. III. It shall be put to the press as soon as 300 have subscribed; and the names of the subscribers printed at the beginning. IV. The books as soon as finished, will be delivered to the subscribers upon paying Six Shillings. V. Those that subscribe for twelve shall have a thirteenth gratis. Subscriptions are taken in by PHILIP FREEMAN in Union-Street, facing the Cornfield, and PHILIP FREEMAN, jun. near Liberty-Tree, in Boston, and by all the Printers and Booksellers on the Continent.
Sales by Auction. New AUCTION-ROOM Cornhill. On TUESDAY next, At TEN o'Clock, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE , At GREENLEAF's Auction Room,  A LARGE Assortment of GOODS , as usual.  W. GREENLEAF , Auctioneer. For private sale. An elegant 8 day clock, a handsome mahogany desk and book case, some genteel pictures, a few casks best Turkey figs at a very low rate, a number of rich silks and other goods to be sold at the prime cost, and some boxes of well assorted ribbons to be sold under the sterling cost.
On THURSDAY next, At ELEVEN o'Clock, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE , At BICKER's Auction-Room, Near the Conduit.  A GREAT Variety of GOODS , as usual.  M. BICKER , Auctioneer. For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.  M. THOMAS,
HAVING perusing your SPY sometime hags his observed the humble petition of discarded his hand, we have for that any one whatever, should take occasion from his few words spoke hitherto, to old hup hour names to the world, his so unadvisedly, he manner, those ooo was concerned him doing his wou d do well to consider that the force of his headstrong as he gate hincunse hover young people's mind, especially those ooo as not been favoured with such hie opportunities nor are ad marly hadvantages in the literary way, hand oos situation bin life henders hit difficult, hand we have forry that any shud be so dirtily himploved as to make an andie hof huf with such broad ints to the world. The public will not hat hall wonder, nor be surprized hat hour mode of speech hand way hof talk, when we publish hour halphabet to the world, viz. Ha, Pe, Ce, Dd, He, Hef, Ge, Haich, Hi, Ka, Heil, Hem, Hen, Ho, Pe, Cu, Har, Hea, Te, Ve, Hu, Hun, Hex, Vy, Hezd, See, hand now we desire that the hauthor hof the humble petition hof discarded hach, will hin justice to huf poor grib, will clear huf this haitar to the world, ha well huf has habilitys will admit hof, for he may depend upon it, e will be reduced to the necessity hof living upon a decks hand olfoacs ead hand oos aricids the remainder hof is days has we now be. HAZAL. HAZABETH. ANNAH and SAL.
MONDAY next will be published, [Embellished with a (Quarto) View of the Town of Boston, and a representation of a Thunder Storm, neatly engraved on copper.]  NUMBER I. of  The Royal AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Printed by I. THOMAS.  ANY Gentleman who inclines to engage in the Employment of a  SCHOOL-MASTER, by enquiring of the Printer hereof, may hear of a good School in a populous seaport town. If agreeable, he may engage in the School for Life, with a good prospect. Feb. 2, 1774.
LOST. Supposed to be taken through mistake, on the 15th of January, from the house of Eliezer Baker , at the sign of the Punch Bowl, in Brooklyn, a MEAL BAG , containing a Pillow Case , in which was an ACCOUNT-BOOK of about four quires of paper, bound in parchment, about one half wrote through. Whoever will return the BOOK to the owner, who may be known by inspecting it, or to the abovementioned Baker , shall have a DOLLAR reward for their trouble, and no questions asked.
GARDEN SEEDS. A large assortment of GARDEN SEEDS , Imported from LONDON , Also, an assortment of AMERICAN SEEDS , Sold at the following prices (in sterling money) per pound, peas and beans, per bushel, and very cheap per smaller quantities, for ready money only, by  JOHN WHITE , Gardner, and Seeds-Man, in SEVEN-STAR LANE , BOSTON.
   Per Bushel. Per Pound.     EARLY Hotspur Peas 11. Curled creases, 2s. 6d.   Early Charlton do. 11. White Mustard, 2s. 6d.   Early Golden Hotspur, do. 11. Curled Parsley, 2s. 6d.   Spanish Morotto do. 11. Red Beet, 3s.   Flanders Hotspur do. 11. Solid Celery, 4s.   Green Roundleaf do. 11. Italian Celery, 4s.   Dwarf Marrowfat do. 11. Alpaca, 3s.   Large Marrowfat do. 11. Melon of several sorts, 12s.   Hotspur Beans, 12s. Water Melon, 4s.   Lilbon do. 12s. Early Yorksh. Cabbage, 1s. 6d.   Windsor do. 18s. Early Dutch Cabbage, 8s.   Broad Spanish do. 18s. Early Battersea ditto, 8s.   Dutch Running do. 18s. Large English Cabbage, 8s.   Early French do. 18s. Late Dutch Cabbage, 8s.   Kidney Beans of several sorts. 18s. Large Winter Cabbage, 4s. 6d.   Per Pound. Green Savoy Cabbage, 6s.   Strasburgh Onion, 4s. 6d. Yellow Savoy Cabbage, 6s.   Red Spanish do. 4s. 6d. Sugar-loaf Cabbage, 8s.   Silver Skin do. 4s. 6d. Red Cabbage, 10s.   Yellow Spanish do. 4s. 6d. Long green Cucumber, 4s. 6d.   London Leek, 5s. Early Cucumber, 4s. 6d.   Orange Carot, 5s. 6d. Cale, 2s. 6d.   Lemon do. 5s. 6d. Hysop, 8s.   Parsnip, 2s. Summer Savory, 8s.   Green Turnip, 1s. 6d. Sweet Majoram, 10s. 6d.   Early Dutch do. 2s. Thyme, 10s. 6d.   Yellow do. 2s. 3d. Balm, 12s.   Stone do. 2s. 3d. Sage, 12s.   Red do. 2s. Summer Squash, 4s.   White do. 1s. 10d. Curled Colewort, 5s.   Mixed do. 1s. 10d. White Orice, 2s.   Salmon Raddish, 1s. 10d. Dried Sweet Herb, 1s.   Sandwich Raddish, 1s. 10d. Summer Savory, 1s.   Short-top Raddish, 1s. 10d. Sweet Majoram, 1s. 6d.   White Turnip Raddish, 1s. 6d. Sage, 1s.   Green Coss Lettice, 7s. Balm, 1s.   Imperial Lettice, 7s. Rue, 1s. 6d.   Marvel Lettice, 7s. Thyme, 1s. 6d.   Albany Lettice, 7s. Mint, 1s.   Cabbage Lettice, 7s. Marsh Mallow, 1s.   Brown Dutch Lettice, 7s. Hysop, 1s.   Button Lettice, 7s. Garlick, 1s.   Endive, 9s. Salots, 6d.   Round Spinage, 2s. Horse Raddish 5d   Prickley Spinage, 2s. half-penny.    ALSO, a large variety of FLOWER SEEDS and PLANTS, too numerous to mention here.
From the LONDON MAGAZINE, for October 1774. On the NATURE and USE of CRITICISM
CRITICISM is the art of judging with propriety concerning any object or combination of objects; but, in a more limited sense, the science of criticism is confined to the fine arts: the principles of the fine arts are best unfolded by studying the sensitive parts of our nature, and by learning what objects are naturally agreeable, and what are naturally disagreeable. The man who aspires to be a critic in these arts must pierce still deeper: he must clearly perceive what objects are lofty, what low, what proper or improper, what are manly, and what are mean and trivial. Hence a foundation for judging of taste, and for reasoning upon it. Where it is conformable to principles we can pronounce with certainty that it is correct, otherwise that it is incorrect, and perhaps whimsical. Thus the fine arts, like morals, become a rational science, and like morals may be cultivated to a high degree of refinement.
Manifold are the advantages of criticism, when thus studied as a rational science. In the first place, a thorough acquaintance with the principles of the fine arts redoubles the entertainment those arts afford. To the man who resigns himself entirely to sentiment or feeling, without interposing any sort of judgment, poetry, music, painting are mere pastimes. In the prime of life, indeed they are delightful, being supported by the force of novelty, and the heat of imagination; but they lose their relish gradually with their novelty, and are generally neglected in the maturity of life, which disposes to more serious and more important occupations. To those who deal in criticism as a regular science governed by just principles, and giving scope to judgment as well as to fancy, the fine arts are a favourite entertainment, and in old age maintain
that relish which they produce in the young of life. In the next place, a physical enquiry into the principles of the fine arts, inures the reflection, and most enticing sort of logic. The use of reasoning upon subjects so tends to habit; and a habit, strengthens the reasoning faculties, prepares for entering into subjects more difficult.
To have, in this respect, a just notion of the importance of criticism, but reflect on the common method of education, which, after some years of acquiring languages, hurries us with least preparatory discipline into profound philosophy — a more method to alienate the tender mind from abstract science is beyond the reach of convention; and accordingly, with such speculations, the bulk of mankind contracts a sort of a hobbism, which is seldom if ever subdued. To apply to the arts are trained in a different method: they are led from the easier parts of the object to the more difficult, and admitted to make a new motion. The science of criticism is a middle link, connecting different parts of education into a regular system. This science furnishes an opportunity to exercise the judgment upon subjects that are pleasant and familiar: we proceed all from the simpler to the more complex; and in a due course of custom, which improves all our senses, bestows acuteness upon those sufficient to unravel all the philosophy. Nor ought it to be that the reasoning employed on objects of the same kind (with they) per regulate our conduct. Mathematics by metaphysical reasonings have to improve social intercourse, applicable to the common affairs, but a just taste in the fine arts, rational principles, furnishes objects for conversation, and preparation for acting in the social state. The science of rational criticism to improve the heart not less than the understanding: It tends, in the first place, to moderate the selfish affections; by sweetening and harmonizing the temper, it is a strong antidote to the turbulence of passion, and violence of pursuit: It procures to a man so much mental enjoyment, that in order to be occupied, he is not tempted in youth to precipitate into hunting, gaming, drinking, nor in middle age to deliver himself over to ambition, nor in old age to avarice. Pride and envy, two disgraceful passions, find in the constitution no enemy more formidable than a delicate and discerning taste. The man upon whom nature and culture have bestowed their blessings, feels great delight in the virtuous dispositions and actions of others: He loves to cherish them and publish them to the world. Faults and failings it is true are not to him less obvious; but these he avoids, and removes out of sight, because they give him pain. On the other hand, a man void of taste, upon whom the most striking beauties make but a faint impression, has no joy but in gratifying his pride or envy by the discovery of errors and blemishes. In a word, there may be other passions, which for a season disturb the peace of society more than those mentioned; but no other passion is so unwearied an antagonist to the sweets of social intercourse. These passions, tending assiduously to their gratifications, put a man perpetually in opposition to others, and dispose him more to relish bad than good qualities, even in a companion. How different that disposition of mind, when every virtue in a companion or neighbour is, by refinement of taste, set in its strongest light, and defects or blemishes, natural to all, are suppressed or kept out of view? In the next place, delicacy of taste tends not less to invigorate the social affections than to moderate those that are selfish. To be convinced of this tendency, we need only reflect, that delicacy of taste necessarily heightens our sensibility of pain and pleasure, and of course our sympathy, which is the capital branch of every social passion. Sympathy in particular invites a communication of joys and sorrows, hopes and fears. Such exercise, soothing and satisfactory in itself, is necessarily productive of mutual good-will and affection. One other advantage of rational criticism is reserved to the last place, being of all the most important, which is, that it is a great support to morality. No occupation attaches a man more to his duty than that of cultivating a taste of the fine arts: a just relish of what is beautiful, proper, elegant, and ornamental, in writing or painting, in arch-
Esq; to whom the matter was referred for his opinion in point of law "it is so unsuitable to the nature of a court of justice to consist of two branches, each possessing a negative on the other, that though something like it may be found, yet he conceives no construction ought to be founded on the possibility of the existence of such a court, because the instances of such (if any) will be found to stand on principles not applicable to the present case. And he is of opinion the Governor of the province of the Massachusetts-bay may lawfully acquiesce in the determination of the majority of the whole number of councillors present, although he should differ in opinion from that majority: Because he conceives it to be past doubt, that by the clause in the charter (which provides that in all acts of government by the General assembly or in council, the Governor shall have the negative voice) nothing more is intended by the words, acts of government in council, than executive acts of state in execution of judicial acts, which though they are the exercise of a power derived under government, are, never, he believes, comprehended under the description of acts of government. To which may be added, that it is plainly a fallacy that a court of justice should be so constituted, as in many cases properly cognizable by it, to be incapable, from the nature of its constitution, to give a judgment. We agree with your Excellency, that in this construction of the charter, which you say is different from what has been made by all Governors ever since its first publication, his Majesty has shown a tender regard for the interest and convenience of his subjects. Your Excellency is pleased to inform us, that you are "required to signify to the two houses his majesty's disapprobation of the appointment of committees of correspondence, in various instances, which sit and act during the recess of the General court by prorogation."—So far as this matter relates to the Board it can relate to them only in the instance of Correspondence with Mr. Agent Bollan: With whom, since they chose him Agent, they have given times appointed a committee to correspond during the recess of the court. As this is a matter of great importance, your Excellency will permit us to discuss it with freedom.—When Governor lived in the chair he early discovered a disposition to it."
Mr. Wells, a serious active dissenting minister, at Broomgrove in Worcestershire, was lately ballotted to serve in the militia.—The deputy lieutenants insist on his serving or finding a substitute, BECAUSE HE HAS NOT SUBSCRIBED THE 39 ARTICLES: He cannot, he says, submit, so will taste joyfully the spoiling of his goods. Gent. Mag. Oct. 1773.  MARRIED. Joseph Persant, to Miss Martha Hood, Sister to Captain Joseph Hood.  HANOVER, January 25. On the 20th instant died here, Capt. Thomas Bardin, aged 86 years. He was born near Haverford West, in South Wales, he came over in 1716, being the first that made refined iron in New-England.
NEW-HAVEN, January 28. For several mornings this week the weather here has been very extreme cold, far surpassing what has been commonly known in this part of the climate from any observations. Sunday morning a little before sunrise it was by the College Thermometer 39 degrees in extreme; Tuesday morning about sunrise it was 41 degrees in extreme, which is three and an half degrees beyond what it was the Monday morning after the cold Sabbath, the 22d of February last; but as the Thermometer was now placed abroad, some allowance is to be made on that account.
In Fahrenheit's Thermometer, (which though differently graduated, corresponds with the other) the Mercury on Monday morning had sunk to four and an half degrees below (0)—Tuesday morning it was at ninety and an half degrees below (0) which is the same point at which it stood the forementioned 22d of February last, according to accounts from Boston:—So that upon the whole there seems reason to suppose the weather at the coldest was about equal to what is then was; which from observations here, and accounts from abroad, exceeded any that has been known for many years past.
P. S. This morning about sunrise it was thirty seven and an half degrees in extreme, by the College Thermometer. And the Mercury had sunk to six degrees below (0) in Fahrenheit's.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19. On Saturday the first instant, were executed at Easton, Northampton-county, pursuant to their sentence, Thomas Wilson, alias John Hurrin, about 26 years of age, for the murder of William Hewit in 1768; and Alexander Buchan, about 23 years old, for a burglary.
BOSTON, February 3.  ARRIVED. Dupuy, Guadalupe. NEW-LONDON, January 23.  ARRIVED. Powers, New-York.

district to be added to New-York, proba- as the capital they could most readily com- at. And had nothing but jurisdiction been claimed by that province, or any of its inhabi- tants, things might have gone well enough, but too severely have many poor new settlers felt the effect of a claim of another nature, a claim to right of soil, founded, as they soberly tell us, on the charter granted by Charles II. to James Duke of York. The strength of this foundation being too inconceivable to merit much attention at this day, I would humbly propose it to the consideration of our political fathers, whether it be not their duty to inter- pose in behalf of their oppressed children, and represent to our common Sovereign, the incon- veniency and hardship so great a number of his subjects must labour under, while they re- main under a jurisdiction, dis- posed not to pro- tect but to arraign and despoil them of their hard earned pittances.
A fair state of these interesting matters laid before his Majesty would undoubtedly incline his Royal mind to compassionate their condi- tion, and restore them to the arms of their na- tural parents and brethren, who far from wish- ing to make a prey of them, would yield them every assistance in their power to make them become a flourishing settlement.
SYMPATHOS.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To Mr. JOYCE, jun. Chairman of the Committee for tarring and feathering.
To be communicated. Worthy SIR, IT is, by many zealous friends to their coun- try, warmly recommended to the very re- spectable body over whom you preside, that they would make a proper application of the juic- of pine, and the plume of owls and crows, to a number of a verisimilar Pedagogues, Surgeons and Men Midwives, lately arrived from the polite ci- ty, where man-wifery was first practised, peri- cully to doctor Blow-bladder, Accoucheur from France, who has lately acquainted "the most amiable part of the creation," through the chan- nel of D—s paper, that he submits himself into their hands, with this expectation "that they will submit themselves into his" that he may practice upon them ala mode, de Paris. It is expected that in his next advet- isement, this modest doctor will acquaint the publi- c, unless prevented by a wholefome caftigation from your committee, that he is in sufficient orders for the occasional administration of B— —, in the SHANDYAN way; whenever there shall be apparent danger of the death of a child before delivery.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS, THE poor despicable tools and deno- ants on the arch T—, H— have of late been indolent Under Condyl, At his BOOK STORE in Union Street, direct- ly opposite the Cornhill, Boston.
AN Abridgment of Burn's Jus- tice of the Peace, and Parish Officer: To which is added, An APPENDIX, containing some general rules and directions necessary to be known and ob- served by all Justices of the Peace. Also to be sold at said store, (very reasonably) the following books printed in Ame- rica, viz. Blackstone's Commentaries, 5 vol. Robertson's History of Charles 5th 3 vols. 8vo. Hutchinson's history, 3 vols. 8vo. Vindication of Conscience, 4to. Evans' poems, 8vo. Vicar of Wakefield, 12mo. Dissenting Gentleman's answer to Mr. White's three Letters, 12mo.
PAMPHLETS. Poem, entitled the Grave. Doddridge's Family Religion. Smith's Essay on Universal Redemption. Recovery from Sickness. Rush, on Mine at W. Ivers. Catholic Commentaries against Bishops. Sermons to Doctors in Divinity. (Lord Somers) on Nations and Kings. (Death) 4 Poetical Essay. Letters from Yorrick to Eliza. Sermons to Affs. History of Belisarius, &c. &c. &c.
At said store may be had, the most modern and esteemed books, in every branch of polite literature, arts and sciences, (catalogues may be had at said store) at such prices as will fully sa- tisfy the purchaser.
This day was published, price 6d. The BOSTON SHEET ALMANACK, For the year of our Lord God 1774; Being the second after B. Sextile or Leap year. CONTAINING, Many things both useful and entertaining. Proper for merchants, shopkeepers, &c. to paste or hang up in their shops, &c. Printed and sold by I. THOMAS, near the Mar- ket, and MILLS & HICKS, in School-Street.
the honourable SAMUEL DANFORTH, one of his Majesty's justices of the peace throughout the province of the Massachu- setts-Bay.
To the subscribers, some of the proprietors of a township of land called the Canada, of the contents of several miles lying on a river called Androscoggin ri- ver adjoining to Baker's town, so called, in the county of Cumberland, the plan of which confirmed to the proprietors thereof by the Royal Grant of said province in June 1768, by request your Honour to issue a warrant calling a meeting of said proprietors, to be at the dwelling house of Cornelius Turner, in the county of Plimouth, on Tuesday the 8th day of March at ten o'clock in the forenoon; then and so on to the following articles, viz. To choose a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer collector of taxes. To confirm any or all former votes and of said proprietors at any former meeting voting, as they shall see fit. To raise a sufficient sum or sums of mon- ey or tax or otherwise, for discharging their of or that may become due. To choose a standing Committee to trans- act business of said proprietors, settle the ac- count of the debts that are or shall be due to said proprietors, and order payment of part and agreeable to law to make sale of the said lands who are delinquent in their taxes; and to determine who the a list shall be laid, and how much in a list, distinguish convenient ways, and procure plan give to be lodged with the Clerk as soon as advised. To agree what shall be allowed the clerk the Committee for their service. To choose a committee for calling meet- ing future, and to agree on the method of supply.
To appoint an agent or agents, attorney or agents with power of substitution, to com- promote actions or suits for said proprietors. To agree to prosecute the same in any law, or otherwise simply, to all intents as, until final judgment and executi- like manner to defend them in all suits or that may be brought against them. To agree on any other thing which the proprietors shall judge necessary for carry- ing the settlement of said township.
JOHN CUSHING, CHARLES TURNER, WM SEVER, JA'S WARREN, DAVID LITTLE, jun. Plymouth, January 12th, 1774. Province of the Massachussetts-Bay. To CHARLES TURNER, of Scituate, in the county of Plymouth, in said Province, Gen- tlemen, one of the principal proprietors of the lands aforesaid. Greeting.
In pursuance of the afore- going application and request you are hereby required to give notice (in time and manner as the law directs) to the afore- mentioned proprietors, that a meeting be held at the time and place, and for the pur- poses mentioned in the above written petition. Given under my hand and seal, this 19th day of January, A. D. 1774. S. DANFORTH. Justice of the peace throughout the province a- foresaid. Scituate, Jan 20th, 1774. By virtue of the above written warrant, so me directed, I do hereby notify and warn the pro- prietors of the aforesaid land to meet at the dwelling-house of Cornelius Turner, Inholder in Hanover, on Tuesday the eighth day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon for the purposes therein mentioned.
CHARLES TURNER. To be SOLD, A SCHOONER, Of upwards of 80 Tons, has been three or four times at Sheepshead. For further parti- culars enquire of RALPH Cross at Newbury Port.
JUST ARRIVED, And now opening, A fresh ASSORTMENT of English, India and Scotch Goods, To be SOLD by Parkman and Melvill, At their Shop, in Cornhill, formerly improv- ed by Mrs. Mehitable Torrey. N. B. They have just received in the last vessels from London, a handsome assort- ment of WINTER STUFFS for Ladies Gowns, which will be sold extreme low.
All persons indebted to the PRINTER hereof, will greatly oblige him by making speedy payment.
Drugs and Medicines. Imported in the last Ships from LONDON And to be sold by Nathaniel Kidder, At his Shop in Union Street, near the Sign of the Corfield, Boston. A FRESH Assortment of Drugs and Medicines. Ground Madder and o- ther Dye Stuffs. Spices, Hungary water, Carrants, Lavender water, Raisins, King's honey water, English oatmeal, Turkey figgs, Small iory syringes, Jordan almonds, Cakes of spotchees, Court plaster. Scales and weights, &c. &c. Also genuine Patent Medicines, viz. Turinton's balsam, Essence of pepper mint, Batemann's drops, James's feaver powders, Walker's jesuits drops, Lockyer's pills, Godfrey's cordial, Anderson's scots pills, Hill's balsam of honey, Hoper's fema e pills, British oil, Cephalic snuff.
Drogs boxes for ships or families, use upon a new and more extensive plan, with ample di- rections suited to the respective climates they are intended for.
Apothecaries Vials. Very neat
Surgeons Instruments, As next pocket instruments, in rich silk cases ditto, larger apparatus in velvet pouches with silver clasps. Instruments for Amputating do. Lithotomy do. Trussing do. Drifting do. Couching do. Midwifery, such improved Male and Female Catheters, according to Dr Homer. Cases of best Lancets, four in a case, silk skin. Ditto two in a case, or single: Crooked Needles in case. Teeth Instruments, viz. Paces, Pelicans, Rums Paces, and exceeding neat spring-key Instruments in Ivory, with three claws. Smelling B-tiles, Lint, &c.
LIGNUM VITAE. A LARGE quantity of LIG- NUM VITAE, of different sizes, uncom- mon light and hard; to be sold cheap to cash or barter for any merchandise that may of ser and suit the owner. Enquire of the Printer.
This Day PUBLISHED, and to be Sold at GREENLEAF'S Printing-Office, in Hanover-Street, BOSTON.
A DECLARATION of the warrantable grounds and proceedings of the first Associates of the GOVERNMENT OF NEW-PLYMOUTH in their laying the first foundations of this government, and in their mak- ing laws and disposing of lands within the same; with the general Funda- mentals; one of which is as follows: We the Associates of the Colony, &c. do enact, ordain and constitute, that no act, imposition, law or ordinance, be made or imposed upon us at present, or to come, but such as shall be enacted by consent of the free-men or Associates, or their Repre- sentatives legally assembled; which is ac- cording to the free liberties of the free born people of England.
Also, just PUBLISHED, A DISSERTATION on the rise, progress, views, strength interest and characters of two parties of the WHIGS and TORIES.
Lee and Jones, Have imported by the H. Mary, Capt. Scott and other vessels from England, A Complete assortment of PIECE GOODS suitable for this season, which are for sale at their store near the Swing-bridge, at the lowest prices. ALSO, A very great variety of LOOKING GLASS- ES of all sizes—Remarkably Cheap. A quantity of Silver and pinchbeck WATCHES.
To be SOLD, At POWELLS warehouse No. 14. On the Long Wharf, French COFFEE in small casks, suitable for shipping off to the out ports.
Duncan Ingraham, jun. Has now for Sale at his Shop in Union- Street, Boston, a compleat assortment of European Piece Goods. Suitable for the present Season, Which he will sell great Pennyworths for cash. The following
Articles of Hard Ware, He will sell for near the cost, on exam- ination, they will be found to be very low charged. Table knives and forks, portmanteau locks, brass nails, thumbtacks, two feet saw and duffle pruning joint rules, tap borers, knives, joint rules, tap borers, Per knives, two cases rasps, files, thumb latch- very neat knives and es, m. skin g irons, gim- forks. blets, frying pans, Jews Scissors, shears, cuttoes, harps, gilt buttons, steel razors chizzles, gou- w tch chains, quadrille ges, wheat scyth, scrofs dishe, very neat brass cut saws, hand saws, cork machines, snuff and tannet and dove tail tobacco boxes, nea pa- saws, curling and pinch per do ink pots, combs ing tongs, hammers, ve- of all sorts, desk and ry nice padlocks, ele- book case furniture, H. gant brass plate locks and H. hinges of all for out and inside doors, sizes, check hinges of all box locks, chest and sizes, table butts, cart cupboard locks, secret and chise boxes, hoes.
IRISH LINENS. William Scott, At his Irish Linen store, in Ann Street, be- tween the Flat Conduit and Draw Bridge, Boston, has imported from Ireland. A LARGE quantity of 3-4ths. 7 8ths. and yard wide Linens, Diapers, Fable cloths, Sheeting. Said store is also furnished with a great vari- ety of
European and India GOODS, suitable for the season amongst which are some ice cinnamon coloured and mixed Bath coat- ings, superfine blue and scarlet knapped ditto, cloth coloured scarlet and crimson broad cloths, crest cloths, baizes, duffel, &c. Double Camblets, Cambietens. Denmark and Prussian stuffs, crapes, do settens, Irish camblets, grize s, silveretts, miffi nets, &c. Black and cloth-coloured India stuffs, flow- ered and plain black, white, crimson and pink satin, capuchin silk, sarisets and mouses of all colours; H fiery plain and ribbed. His general assortment for Men's and Wo- men's wear consists of two great a multiplicity to be enumerated in a public advertisement. All which will be sold by wholesale and retail at the lowest reduced prices for ready money only, a few very large Scotch Carpes. A fresh Importation of Doctor Hemet's ce- lebrated Essence of Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice for the preservation of the Teeth and Gums, to be sold at the London prices, casks for the liquid shining Blacking for shoes, boots and Leather ottom chairs. A few pieces of Ducapes, Lute strings and En- glish Damask, to be sold at the sterling cost; a large quantity of flowered Scots Lawns, on the same terms.
SILKS And Superfine BROAD CLOTHS. A Prime assortment of Padusoys, Ducapes, Lu estings; plain and figured stins, damask, sarisets, &c. — superfine, fashionable coloured broad cloths, with suitable Linens and Trimmings. To be sold at an exceeding low rate, by JOHN BARRETT & SONS, At their Shop near the Mill-bridge, Boston, Where may be had, all kinds of English, Scotch, India, Hard-Ware and Cutlery GOODS. By Wholesale or Retail. Extremely cheap for cash or short credit.
REA & JOHNSTON PAINTERS, TAKE this method to inform the public, that they have just received from London, the new invented Varnish, which will enable them to finish coach and chaise bo- dies as high as any ever imported from London. Those who please to favour them with their cus- tom may depend upon their work being done with fidelity and dispatch, at their shop in Bras- tle Street, opposite the Rev. Dr. Cooper's meet- ing house, where japanning, gilding, and paint- ing in all their branches, are done as usual.
To be SOLD cheap for cash, TWO good HORSES, fit for Shipping or Exchange for one good Chaise HORSE. Enquire of the Painter.
BOSTON: Printed by ISAIAH THOMAS,
at the Bottom of ROYAL EXCHANGE LANE, near the Market, Dock Square, (over Mr. T. WALLEY's Store) where all Persons may be supplied with this Paper at Six Shillings and Eight Pence Lawful Money, per Annum, unsealed, and Eight Shillings sealed and directed; and where Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received; ADVERTISEMENTS taken in—PRINTING in its various Branches, performed in a neat Manner, with the greatest Care and Dispatch, on the most reasonable Terms. Small AND-BILLS at an Hour's Notice. SUBSCRIPTIONS for the SPY are also taken in by J. Larkin, Chairmaker, and Mr. W. Calder, Painter, in Charles-Street; Mr. J. Hadler Shoe maker, in Salem; Mr. B. Emerton, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater; and by Dr. Elijah Hewins, in Stoughtonham.