The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-23
From the PUBLIC ADVER User,
LONDON July 29ih, 1873.
To the Earl of DARTMOUTH.

conduit has given me realon to doubt, do not
yet delpair. acdrefs you now, not as haiter-
er ar your Levee, bur as public Monitor.
The ndecifye hand with ~hich you have
held the reigns of the American DePa iment
as little becomes your character, as he terms
on which you received them. II is net now
time for heG alton. The man who Zee, the
form gathering to a fatal head, wi hout P ovid
ing sgsinlt l., is either unm0ved By fcar,ot de-
tilute Of wifJom. A little more delay my
Lord, and you will compel the Americans
that ilatc, in hich to act on your part With lie
Rity, vii be dlgrsee with lpirit, deltruetion.
The bonds OF ami y, which are now iooiehed,
vii be cui afuudcr for ever.
vs. have feen your prediction unwileIy If
tening to and criminsl!y concluding hi; me-iu'es
upon the privsie in nation of anonymous
ipies,or Of men Ghoie characters were impeaoh-
cd. ard whole intereits AID eum'tiss made them
decided par'iz,ns againR the psople. II is not
wonderful that the intelligence derived from
lach tource was faIe, fraudulent and fatal.
Beware my Lord, how you drink of the fame
poiloned cup. II will, no doubt, be offered
you. The private letters of Governor Bernard
and the Commffoners to the Ear of Hllli'
borough, which were pubiihed fome time fince,
and the intelligence they conveyed, which time
has proved 10 have been srlfully orgcd for he
wicked purpof- of exciting this country TO IN
wauantable violence, fhould be warning TO
your Lordlhip, as well sgainf trHaing fuch mea
as agsina admitting fach mode Of informant
on. The unfairnefs and the folly of /. ace
qual'y evident. To condemn a whole people
not only unheard, but unapptized of the sccn
iation, upon the private rsprs(entatons Of few
intereaed individuals motto iou1y their eoenie'
IS degree Of irjultce which nothing Can ex
coed. But to form the m.alurss of a great 20
Sernment upon the little intereas. piquss and
prejudces of luch lecret informants. is folly and
wickednels in the extreme Yet luch may ven
tu'e to shi m has been the fou &c Of the orini
Ons and the guide of he conduit Of his Ma
jeity's miniGers, fome few only excepted, ever
ioce the commencement of the late fooifh con-
tention with cur colonies The actions of the
people, and the motives Of them have been con
family mi(tepreGented under he cover Of fecret
and confidential correspondence A fpiit OF
Profcripron hs. been rsif.d againa all thoie.
whom iheie intersfled individuals are pleafed to
deuominae leaders of faction and enemies TO go
vernment Thus the free and many Govern
ment ofEngland is reduced to the dark affaHi
nating fyRem of eaaern defpoti'm
The elegant correfpendence between Lord
Hi lb rough Governor Barnard, and the Com
miiIioners Of cuff ms in America, are in proof
of what | hsve advanced, ard he Taft accounts
from Bottom have given t addiion'l authority.
The fudden death of late active enemy to
Amef c., eft fome letters ON MIR. Hutchin-
for, Mr. Oliver, ard others, in the hands of
memsfr Of parliament, where they had beer
placed to leduce him from the intereits of she
colonies. By This accident they reached BIZ
ton, and copies of them hsve been ient to 'hi'
country Your Lordflp prelume has feen
them. II 10 unnecshsry to fay more OF them,
thar that they abound with malignant ceniure
sgainlt the proceeding Of the people and invec
tiyes apsioH individuals, calling for mlitsrl
force, ard ex mp AIRY punilhmsnt. Mr. Hutch
inlon knowing there was an irjunttion Sgainh
mixing thele etters public, ventured in me1
Eee 10 the houie 10 affirm, that they contained
nothing that was Intended to refped the corfi
tution OF the provi &c To fhew how friet'y
he attends to truth, you Lordfhip will read, in
one of his own levers, that . there mutt he an
" infringement e what are called r glfh liber-
ties " 1t remains with Mr.. Hutchiolon to
Chew how theil liberties can be abridged, and
the contribution untouched. Nor will il elcape
your Lorcihip how happily Ihefe good men
hsmonizs in founding their cwn merit, and
Begging for reward. They all expect favour
and encouragement, Ply and promotion /
hope, my Lord. you will not forget the mo-
raj reefitude of their ervices, and the very great
advantages which have flowed from them to
both countries.
The fsal CT fecrecy and confidence which ,hefe
men fixed upon their letters, was adopted by
that wife ard worthy miniRer,,he Earl of Hill.
borough. He s1umed it, becauie he knew the
orders contsined in his letters were il egsl they
MD !, hncanfe they were equally co1(cirn