The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-05-14


affixed their feveral names TO pe,'uor' re-
quoting his M jeltY and Council TO coril'n''
and annex them to the province 81 new
York. This legerdemain was sndopoieo!y
the caufe Of their extending their jVrl'lc'ion
to the hanks Of Cone6icus river ; 4 10, II IS
probable as The evidence of this fact vas Ien'
to his Msjefty and Council lat iumme', II
will be the caule why his MajeHy and Coun-
Gil fhould alter The juuidlctIon TO Ne"
Hampfhire. Again. be this as II will,ihe IN
reafonable and unhumsne ufe the Yoi&eiS
have made of the power Of jufidictlon mace
they obtained it, has given more uouoe' Oh
que,ude and unesiinef, than their hf!t Dc
teftable way OF obtaining il Ce't4'n dc.
fianing men in New York, having ProcuFsd
patents from that province, and Tapped them
on patents antecedently granted un,ei 'he
great zeal OF the province Of Ne" HamP,
lhre, which antecedent patents were ie'ued
by the New Iiampihre grantees, pfior 10
the date of the faid parents under the great
zeal of the province of New York, notw''h-
fianding the New York grantees have
brought fundry writs of ejeetment agalnii 'he
New. Hampihire grantees and actual let iefs,
and having obtained judgment Sgainif men,
proceeded further, and took out wits ctpo'-
FELTON,, as they call them, and BY order OF
law, actually dlfpcAedsd fundry OF tald 'oAa-
bitants grantees as afoEeiald OF their bo-@ss
and farms, leaving them to luffer the 'aeie.
mency of the weather, ard deprived OF al
the neceAa.ics of life. Their new matters
having taken and monopozed rheT eaT'hiy
all to thca.ieves, thele INDECENT families ha-
wing in the firlf place, expended her ieveFal
fortunes in bringing their lald farms DOT OF
the wilderness fate, INTO that OF fruitful
fields, gardens ard orchards, the whole coun-
try conlilling of more then tif'een HUNDRED
families, were greatly alarmed at the event
which had began to take place, was N great
conformation, each individual reading their
own intoIerable dehruaion fEom thar which
had already began. Sill the wrts OF eject
ment coming thick and fate, women fob
bling and amenting, children crying AID men
pierced TO the heart with lorrow and ndlg-
nation, at the approaching tyranny OF New
York mean while high ipIrlted valiant
man, took GmalI OK goad, ard cold'y bella
boured one of the officers who had gloried
much in being the iniirument ofthe New
York opprefiion. Zeal taking fire from this
example, in the breaRs of great numbers OF
the people, the officers perceived IT was not
fate for them TO lerye writs Of eje6tment up
on the people, but more in fpecIal they were
in hazard if they prefumed 10 dfpoileis the
peope of their houies and lands. fhough
in any matters of debt, by note, promlfe or
book, or in fine for any fort Of exeTcfe of
authority, except depriVing the people of
their country, or had direct and apparent
tendency thereto, officers did and al this time
do oficiate in office, as unmolefed, nay, &C.
tuaIy afiAed when they delire it, as in any
plantation in Englllh America. Strange !
Governor Tryon fhould tax the faid inhabi-
tants Of riotoulnels, faction and dilobedieucc,
in every inifance, " That they oppoie cvery
legal procels, &C." as if his foul doaIed alto
pether on fuch fort of demeanour and ODE
dience from faid inhabitants, as would give
him and hisfaWourites peaceab'e Poiiefion and
enjoyment of their whole country which they
have by their money and labour made valtly
valuable having metamorphoGed it from the
condition Of a bowling wilderness into villa
ges and fruitful plantations. This is fla
GRAVITY tina: fort of loyalty, and that fort of
iurifdiGtion aimed at by Governor Tryon,
and his aHociates. Providence has hitherto
nightly protected Bennington and the no.
them settlements from the policy and rava-
yes Of New York, when the invifble poiEe
made their appearance at that town lat fun
n,er God ouer rnled IL fAr mood 70 fhat