The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-11-04
L II u R S d A Y, November :.
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before iiiued, I" To hear the perions to
whom the tea ihipPed by the Eait India
Company is conhgned, make a public
religuation of their Office rs coniignees,
upon oath--and alto (wear that they will
relhip any teas that may be coniigned to
them by faid company, by the frR vefel
failing for London" The aGembly having
waited till twelve o'clock, the time ict,
then appointed a committee of refpetta-
BILE inhabitants of this town. TO wait on
Mr.. Clark and Son, the TWO MelIrs. Hutch
=. inf5ns, and Mr.. Faneuil, reported to be
the GonGgnees, who were together at Mr..
Clark's iore, and acqlint them, that as
they had regle6fed to attend, they ihould
think themlelves warranted in looking
upon them as the enemies of the people I;
and having read the mefage TO them,
were peremptorily anCwered, that they
llould pay no regard to it, which the
people (who were waiting in the itreet)
being informed of by the committee, they
were returning back to Liberty Tree,
there to couiulr what aePs were proper
further to be taken. But iome of them
being irIitated with the naughty manner
with which the anlwer was iaid TO be
piven, turned back and ihewed lone
marks of their recruitment and then dit
peried.-It is expected there will be ano'
Their meeting of the people, to brig this
matter to a conclu6on, if it is not pre-
vented by the above named gentlemen
giving Reasonable fitisfaetion to their
fellow citizens snd brother merchants
who are univerrlly alarmed with their
conduct.
IL is laid, and not contradietsd, that the
Governor propofed to Tome of his Council
who were with him Yeiterday, to go down
in b0jSu, to fupprefs the people ailembled
before Mr.. Clark's warehoule, provided
they would accompany him; an inifance Of
heroi(m this Ouery-Was not the de-
iign of this to givea colouring to the Com
pany Of erenadiers, which were ordered
from the Cattle to Milton, to make their
apuearsnce in this town, undei pretence
that bi, GUN perfon was in danger and
thus TO lay foundation for more letters
to be laid before the minihry.
Extrat7 of Letter JrSm GsnfAmS1 IN
PHILADELPHIA, to bis e0rr5lp0ndsnt in Bg(
ton, dated The I3tb Of Otob0, 1873.
+" Our people are alarmed at the fcheme
of fhipping Tea TO the Colonies by the EaH
India company ! have not known 70 lud
den and 70 unver(al an appearance of dlf
content. We are to have general meet
ing this week to concert mealuTes to defeat
the internal lcheme and in a probability
il will be impoifible to land it here, without
throwing US into the mott violent convuh
ons, (hould there be any force to aid the
landing of il The commifioneTs appoint.
ed to fell it, have not yet explicitly exPreh
ed their i-ntimen,s but ihould they not
crafty their fellow citizens by declaring
they will not receive the tea, in few days
you may expect TO hear of the mott re!lolute
meafures. Nothing can check our fpIi'
unlefs we find ourfelves deferted by our
neighbours. As to w.York, we are
zhured that all is in motion there, as well
as here. But from Bottom, we lee, thst
the duties on Tea have been regularly paid.
If il is not 70, greater fervice could not
be rendered a, this time, than to give pro-
per aAurances of it. After all the efforts
of our friends in Bottom, ihould they be
the location of reprefing the prelen' iPirit,
il will confirm many prejudices againH
them, and injure the common caufe eien-
italy, in future.
" Your infamous RifbardISn, who has
been concealed from public view until very
lately, was yeaerday haunted about, and
very narrowly efcaPed. Bot certain A.
T who was luppofed to have been
his Allocate and patron here, was turned
ont of che Cofse-houle in very ignomini-
nus nnanner-I nifv him He alWaAs an