The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-10-08

E"S 49, W yo1' NAaJSit( 0OVCIHuIy our
the General of Mattinico that they seione
lat that juneiure; it was not your allanc
or protection, but that of France they the
courted La word, it vas with the Flench
AMI not with us, that they offered to ioi
arms, when they expected rupture be
tween the two nations. The GOOD, recep
ton apd encouragement they met with from
the French General was hardly juffi6able
even at that feafon; but the continuance o
their intercourfe in the mida Of peace, an,
the isye of the correspondence lately dilco.
vered between the Governor of St. Luci;
and theie rebellioi,s people, are infults Offer
cd to your Majeity's crown, and the cleareN
proof OF the advantages which the French
intend TO derive in the time of war, by pre-.
ferving good understanding with thelc Ca
rai's. Ia this liiuation, what fafety, what
tranquility can we hope for What have we
not TO fear, furrouuded by lawlHs Favages,
in itrength and number far fupesp or 10 our
ieives, and now notoriou1y at the clp6faI and
ready implicitly TO obey the commands of a
foreign enemyi ~, r9s bs. sts. 4.
From thefe circumstances, your Ma.
jeRy viii little wonder at the repeated III
fuccefs which your Majefy's commiflioners
have met with in their treaties with the Ca
raibs; NOT content with refu6ng to relin-
quifh the fmaleR part of thofc Wait tracts of
land which they hold, in a manner ufelefs TO
themfelves and Pfejudicial to your MsjeRy
IN every relpea, they have at laR, in To-
Tenn meeting of their chiefs, given their Fl.
nal determination not to accept of your
profered protection or gracious intentions to-
wards them, and never to fwear allegiance
TO your MAjetfy, or coniiier themfeISes as
governed by or fubiea to the crown of
Great Britain. And jlff now, when due
attention to your Majefy's rights and to the
fafety of this illand induced the Legislature to
exert their authority to compel the intrudcrs
TO quit poiiefion of the. crown lands, the
CarsI3s infigated no doubt by ,hofe dfap-
pointed adventures, have again blocked up
the road, clofe to the windward. moff fet,le-
ment made by your MajeRy's fubjeeas. |
4 us are we daily expofed to the iniuirs of |
Iavages, who, Whit they travel armed and |
lnmoleited throughout our country at plea
are, forbid US every intercourfe or commu-
'Icaton with their lands and we are forced
smey TO fubmit, within the compass of
,eople PATS and repais amongf us, over
whom, let them commit what foul crimes
,r diforders they peaGe, our civil policy,
rom want of power, loies its jurlldielon
and authority.
+" Permit US to obferve with all due ref |
,ctt, that your Majefy's fubje3s in this If
and purchaled the crown lands at no lncon-
iderable prices, and that they have adven-
ured their health and fortune, and itraned
heir utmoit credit, in the profecution OF
ettlements, already beneficial, and likely to
,ecome extremely advantageous to your Ma
ely's revenue: This they did undera firm
.lIurance Of your royal protection, and that
nothing would be wanting TO put their. per
ons and properties on as fecure footing as
hofe of lubje6fs in the filter inands. They
hoped too that ere long the more valuable
parts of vhis iiand were to be ietiled in like
manner by other Britifh fubjeeis, Whole
numbers would have added ltreugth and ie-
:urity TO the poaeiIions Of the whole; and
who, by bearing lhare ct the public taxes
and duties, would, in Tome meaiuie, have
.aled the frft fettlers from a b0rthen which
thew are bat little able to fupport. lnitesd
Of thefe proipees, we have the melancholy
one of beholding our lives and properties
eff to the mercy of faVages, bound BY no
ties, civil or religious, diiafeeted 70 your
MajeRy and lIl-dilpofed towards your iub-
eefs of feeing the whole eStenfise wind
ward iide of the ilaDd in their poiieiion, and
likely for ever to remain in a fate Of nature,
ufeiels to your MajeAy and dangerous to
ourfelves; of being without military