The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-05
T Fl u r SD A Y, November s.
B Q S T O N.

The committee appointed TO prelent
petition to his Excellency the Governor of
The province, reported, and laid before the
town the following REPLY, which his
Excellency had been plsaled to deliver them
in writing, viz
GENTLEMEN,
/" THE Royal Charter reierves to the Go.
vernon Gull power and authority from
time TO time, As he l,all judge neceAary to
ADJOURN, prorogue and didoIve the Genera!
AfIembly.l -.
Sc In the exerc;fc of this power, both as
TO time and place, have always been 60
yerned By. a regard to his MajeRy's lerylce
and to the intercR of The province. a.
:" Ii did not appeal TO me neceiIary for
shoie purpofes that the aGembly ihould meet
asthc time 70 which il now fans profogued
and, before was infa med of your address,
had determined to p'orouge !: to further
time. a.., "a 20 $50.
" The reafons which you have advanced
have not altered my opinion. $3.50 ~
3" II, notwithstanding, in compliance with
your petition, l lbould alter my determine
ton and meet the sHembly, contrary o4my
own judgment, at fuch time as you judge ne
cefary, I mould, in efea, yield to you the
exercife of that part of the prerogative, and
ihould be unable to juAify my conduct to the
King.
6 There would, moreover, be danger of
encouraging the inhabitants of the other
towns in the province to aflemble, from time
10 time, in order to coniider of the
necefity or expediency Of FELTON, of the
General adembiy, or to debate and uanfsa
other matters which the law that authorizes
towns to anemble does not make the bulineis
of town meeting.
T. HUTCHINSON.
/" Previhcs Heaf, NOvsmber 2, I772.
ssTo theInhabitants of the town ofBeRon,
in town meeting aAembled at Fansail-
ball."
This reply having been read ieveral
times and duly conGdeyed; il was moved
and the queffion accordingly put, whether
the fame be satisfactory to the town, which
paiied in the negative, nEm. can. and there
upon
=, Rs)5lved, as The opinion of the inhabi.
tants of this town, that they have, ever
had. and ought to have, right to petition
the King or his representative, for the re-
drefs of iuch grievances as they feel, or for
preventing of (uch as they have reafon 20
apprehcnd, and to communicate their fem
timents TO other towns.
IL was then
MOVED, that committee of corTefpon-
hence be appointed, to confiff of twenty one
perfons, to fate the rights Of the eolonifs
and of this province in particular, as men,
Is chriffians, and as fubjeas, to communi-
cate and publiih the fame to the feveral
towns in this province, and to the world,
rs the fenle Of this town, with the infringe
ments and violations thereof, that have been,
Or from time to time may be, made. ALTO,
requeHing of each town, free communi-
cation of their fenIiments on this fubjea.
And the queRion being accordingly put,
pailed in the affirmative, mem. reH
A committee of twenty one peh1Rs was
iaen appointed for the purpoles aforefaid
Of which the Honorable James Otis, Efq;
70 Chairnaln and they were deiired to
report TO the iowa as foon as may be.
=. ! AttsR. WILLIAM COOPER, Tsws CIkvE.
The late hurricanes did not extend to
the Mands Of St. V;ncents, Tobago and
Grenada /; the troops from America, def
tined for st. Vincents tine T4th and gift
Tegiments) had not been heard OF when
the lat advces came away.
AvefSl arrived at Cape-Ann Taft week,
and broughtin 4 mainfail, with a cable and
anchor, which was taken from the wreck Of
alchooner at Sea; which lchoonei it is faid