The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-17


contain aggravated accounts d i4cta, ara
nitfeoteienvatious an1 Id; one nianiisit
def.n Of them was 10 Tep,e!e't the mat
le,s they ueat Of in a light highly injurious
20 this province, and the pe'ions ssaInit
whom, ,hey weIe wrote.
RejSiUl4, = nj t4aneh tiis istters afore-
laid, iigned Tbo Hmtbinjon, are laid by
the Governor IN his mshage TO this Hoaie
of fEnE 9th, to be Z" private letters wrote
TO Gentleman in LsSdsn, iinee decesled,'
and 6 that all sxcept the lat, were wrote
many months before he came to the
chair" yet they were wrote by the
pIe(ent Governor, when he was Lieu
tenant Governor and Chief Jufiice of
This province who has been repre-
tented abroad, as eminent tor his abi'iti
(, ior his exalted ftasion and was under
no cfliciai Obligation TO tranimH inte!li-
gence of fuch matters az are contained
IN fad letters And that they there
ore mvf be ccniidcred by the perion to
whom they were tent, as documents Of
fold intelligence And that this gentleman
in Linden to whom they were wrot;, was.
;hcn member of theBritiih parliamsAt and
one who was very active in Amrieen ahairs;
and therefore that thele letters however le-
crerly wrote, muf naturally be fuppolsd to
nave, and really had public operation.
Re(oiVed, That thefe private letters. "
Seing wrote " with exprels confidence OF
fscrecy," was only to prevent the contehts
Of them being known here, as appears by
laid letters and this rendered them the
more injurious in their tendency, and really
IwEdioni. J.,
R,Elvfd, That the letters igned Tb9.
HmehinjSu, coniideIing the per(on by
whom they were wrote, the matters they
exprcny contain, the expreis reference in
fome of them for full intelligence" TO
mr.. HoLatUsh,a perfon deeply inTereited in
the mealures 70 much complained Of, anG
|recommendatofy notices of divers other per-
ions whole emoluments ariEng from our
public burdens might excite them to un-
favourable approximations of US, the mea-
fures they fuggef, the temper in which
they were wrote, the manner in which they
were fent, and the perfon to whom they
were addreled bad natural and eficaci-
Gus tendency to interrupt and ALLEVIATE the
affections Of our mott gracious fovereigR
King George the third, from this bis loyal
and afeetionate province : to deitroy that
harmony and goodwill between Great
Britain and this colony, which every friend
TO either would with to sffabliih TO excite
.he recruitment OF the Britilh Administration
agalnR this province a.; TO defeat the endea-
ours of our agents and friends to ierve US
by a fair approximation Of our fate of grie-
vances to prevent our humble and re-
peated petitions from reaching the Royal
car of our common fovereign and to pro-
duce the lsvere and deifruetive meaiures
which have been taken sgainff this pro-
vince, and others fill more 70 which have
been threatened.
RsjSlVsS, That the letters Ggned Hndv.
OEOsT, coniidering the perfon by whom they
were wrote, the matters they expressly con-
tain, the meafures they iuggef, the temper
IN which they were wrote, the manner In
which they were fent, and the perfon to
Shom they were addreied had natural
and sficacious tendency to interrupt and
ALLEVIATE the affections of our mott gracious
lovereign King George the third, from this
MS loyal and sffe elonatc province; to def
troy that harmony and good will between
GEeat-Britain and this colony, which every
friend to either would with to eRablilh; to
excite the relentment of the Britih admit
niitration againf this province to defeat
the sndeavours of our agents and friends to
ieIve US by a fair representation of our fate
lot grievances ; TO prevent our humble and
repeated petitions from having the deiiTed
leHsCl ard a. r~1J.-. 81 Ca,,r-~ 4 II