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the Chief Magiilrate and hall he eicape with
impunity, who Gecretlv, treache ouhi, and
fTsGjesS6Iy carries on q correipondence to com.
pats the " apnihilation of the H6srfieS and the
tie dearu6ion of the Laws of free pro-
vince !" Where 10 the mighty difference, whe-
Their to dearoy the contribution, you boldly aim
blow at the kings breaf, or through fear you
affect &c venerate the king, that you may the
more eff. etually undermine the contribution
The end is The fame, though the means taken
TO acc mpliih that end be lomewhat different.
ConiideIed in this light, what are we to think
OF the letters Of Hulchinlon and Oliver now
Publihed If there is fuch crime As 4" trea
ION againa the fats" thele men have commit
ed it with every sggrsvating circumfance of
TREAcHERY They have privately been endea
voudTg to inbvert thols laws which they were
SWORN to maintain they have fec 'etly lsbour-
cd 10 deAroy that contribution they were called
upon TO prelerve and they have TRAIrRR'
oUsLY ufed their u'moti efforts to make his
MajeRya party in their baie defgns, By eR'ang
ing his heart from . loysl, though g oily MI
rePrsieAted people. Lord North has frequ-nt
y boaaed Of the reetiude, of his principles |;
let US fee, proof Of his reaitude lee Us Zee
Huohinion and Oliver not only RriPped OF al
their employment. bur 7vNIsHE pas diiiribnnve
juiice dieet,. If this be done, we flial think
Chat the premier ha, iome ienle of honcu left (;
If it be NOT done,. il will then he manifet that
theresa deGgn "to sbridge not only A~sricAs,
but Engi@ liberties and tina, q crew OF usi-
ferrous infoTmess are employed by government,
az Judas was by the Devil, to facIi6ce their
country to the mott internal purpoies.
The minifry conformabe to their own pre-
cious feelings have decfied the friends OF liber
ty IS opPof & the meaiures Of government OILY
with view II sELv. A correspondent begs
leave to reiu the minia'y to Mehrs. HuIchin
fon, o liver, Paxton, Rogers, and the ref Of
the Bolton gang, wno nave srrogated TO them.
felves the title Of +" FrieSdJ 10 GsVsvHmfHf.
The letters of every one Of the juuto bre',ht
nothing but siPirit of Is4ff6HeG. Hutch mon
Giants shout The Sc imall pittsnce allotted for his
iupport," and intimstes with that Z" his Islary
may be enlarged y 1quire Oliver only wants
-" to be GfuIed in one fhspe or the other Of
Sool.. per annum, with another Office an
" nexed to this falsry" He allo bsgs that
I" his ION DANIEL IA wiieacre no doubt) may
have Place, and he promiles to leeohd his
f,ierd Mr.. Rs views, ~ he receives proper
lecurity Of being rewarded for iuch Ierwces -
What right have the minifIy TO reflect upon
thole who, compole the OPPo6uon After the
F'issdj If GsO1smsss have thus dilcovered their
rOstenneis OF heart gentlemen in naturalization
flauld in prudence be dumb upon the (uojeet
of HfSGifJ for wa now have it under the
hsnds of the friends of government, that they
are NOT OF KNAYES, who woulu
fell the fee GmPle of their own. and their coun
rymen's favstiop, like Thomas Hutchinion,
and Andrew Oliver, for i"fb' KsgI
DRIPPING pan.
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ported, that the mob of Bottom, joined BY
more than ten lhogfsrd of the country peo
pc, had arofe, fu'prized Governor Hutchn-
fon 10 his bed, and Obliged him to fign an
lnilrument, whereby he abJiea;ed the COM
mand of The province after which they
confined him in his houfe, under a frprg
guard, ill hisMajcRy's order OF recall, which
IS daily expected, fhall arrive. They then
e'eaed a council Of 10 perfons, with the IT,
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Fran The PUBLIC LEDGER.
LONDON, AuguR "a.

a NAN convicted of carrying on tea
IN ionsb'e eo.nfPonesnee is doomed BY
"a. law. to IciFer an ignominious dssh. Gem
palFre the life of The king is high treafon. be
cuff. IS head Of the common wealth, the kirf
can.c, fail alor :; the contribution mutt fall
~Hh him. But ihail there be punrihment in
Hcesd upon hun who ain, st the dsRrnaio' Of
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October IL.

GEN ILEMAN ar
rived at Liverpool, IN
the Queen Charlotte,
Capt. Booker from
New York, relates,
thai on the I'd of Ju
Iy, the day he failed,
il was currently re-
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For the MASSACHUSETTS S P Y.
Mr.. THoHAs,

1E little piece IN your Tan
paper, Gsned " TIME"
dated Roxbury, October
4th, | dare fay was never
written there, whoever was
the author, let me tell you
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For the MASSACHUSETTS S P Y.
To M. HUTCHINSON.

IRON natural averfion to heap, even
necefaiy caiigation upon the nof
iil.deierving member Of the locIety belong
20, have for feversl months iuffered you
meafures to enlaye this country to Pafs IN
noticed in that direa and pointed manner
in which have or fome former occaiions
addr,fe you. My intimates have no'
failed on this account to chide me, with .
failure Of cuty which they obierve, but toe
prevalent throughout the province. And
by way Of apology for returning a talk, OF
which doubt not you would readily have
executed me, | beg leave to reciie their re
monftrance. They fay the uiurpaiioD, OF
which you are the principal executive infiu-
men,, find that by ACCOMPLISHING grievances
they nearly take off our attention from the
whole of them. We cIamoured when the
duties were laid on paper, painters colours,
elals and tea, and a board Of commifioneTs
were effab!lfhed in the capital to enforce the
collection of them. Immedia'ely on the
back of that came your peDiion Of 2ccl.
per annum, and on the heels Of that your
Iscol. falary, with cargo of iniiruetions
as yexsrcus, infuIting and iniolersbie as
they were ufuSping and unconttItutionai.
AmidH all this, and 60 cram down all the
opprefions falh hot headed, uphaTt, coulo
project, with your own and cAbass ailRance,
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Of government. Yen have confpiied The
alteration ct our civil government in us We
~ fundamentals, and ende avoured by every
means IN your power TO accomplish tie
change. You hsve,as much as IN you 'ay,
engaged TO iubjeet Us to a military tyranny
you have even connived at the wounding
peace officer, by band OF folders who BY
force of arms Iefcued prilcuer out Of his
hands, and carried him Oft in triumph.
You were applied 90 by the jultice IN whole
prcienoe this outrage was committed and
what, Gfea, Sir, came of il J TAeie were the
Importers OF yours, and Mr. Paxton's go-
vernment, and were not TO be discouraged.
You are now abundan,ly anxious for ano-
iher ieteof peace officers Of like principles.
You have attacked the prefs moIe than once,
with as much violence as you were capable
Of exerciiing; and in thar enterprise, aimed
az the annihation, Of our iecurity by grand
juries, by ordering peniiOaed Attorney Ge-
neral to prefecture by information. IheGe
are few infances Of the many thoufand in
your political management tina; deiefve TO DC
laid before the world id anfwer TO Colonel
Ponds challenge at public entertainment
to point out one infance wherein you have
violated The charter. 1t Is fsid you,haye leave
to depart this province. This undoubtedly
gives you an opportunity to manifeH whe-
ther ysur regard for its peace and good
order, Is real or pretended. BY Temov.
ing "ourlelf, family and principal accom-
plices from among rs, and giving the
Brtiih minilfry tue account OF The fate
Of the province, you might prevent much
mitchell, and obviate numerous evil conle-
qusnces which your perseverance will render
inevitable. tell you this, not that | fear 4
uiAlng fcUfle, for | am certain It mutt pro-
duce happy effects to the people, but to put
you more in the wrong il you do not obieFve
it. One thing | cannot conclude without
touching upon, that is the wonderful petiti-
on of yourlelf iromMilton TO yourlsf in privy
council IN Bottom, in the fupeTb character OF
protector ofprivafs property, to amuie the
people with expectation lill this pefilence
was introduced amoug them. We expect
nothiog from your wiidom or goodness on
this head Mr.. HutchnfoD, and thall regard
the engagement you endeAvoured to extor
from our feleemen, to ule their influence to
maintain the peace, as far as that relates to
wholelome members of the foeiety only.
Public enemies have no right TO peace or
protection. Indeed the fecurity Of the CONF
mon. wealth indl(penlably requi,es their ex-
puGon. 4 LUDLO w.
Acherley Conilitutio Britain. p. rag.
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uuHed ifIeng,h and wlidom. Act agreea-
bic to the character of FREEMEN, and
you lllall continue FREE. You need not
be inRruaed in the rights Of mankind you
know them. The principles held up in my
treatife on government, which you have APP
proved and highly honoured, are, that
whoever invades the liberties of the people,
is guilty q treafon, and may juRly be
punifhed By them. be. his character high o.
low and he oppoie them by force, he
thereby becomes their enemy, and may be
oppofed by force until he is brought to rea
fon, or to ruin---Ths application of this
doefrins is eafy, and you will naturally
make il. =
If clan of unrighteous men in Britain,
with few of their tools in America, ihou'o
enAaye this great, free and growing people,
aGoniihment mutt feize every generous
mind, and all will view il as the moR un
sccosntable event in the hiaory of man.
kind.
But il cannot be, Liberty has taken deep
root and will reign in America. Five mil
lions of people born and noWllhed in free
dom and enlightened by learning, cannot,
unlels heaven is againR them, be ennsveo.
The hiRoy of the world does not produce
luch an inRancs neither does it lhew one
people or country, at the age OF this, equal
ly glorious. America, will undoup'edl'
exhbn new fcenes Of human glory, furpAi'
all other people and nations, and be tn
moff delightful abode for all mankind on
this globe.
A mi(guided administration in Great-Bri-
tain, has for number of years, puriueo
plans calculated to deRroy the nation;
and ii fully appears, that Rothing but the
fern virtue of this country Can reilft the
delpotilm which now threatens to involve
all in ruio---It is therefore the indifpen'
Gbe duty of the Americans to defend their
own rights from every approach OF tyranny.
So funk is Britain in debt, in corruption,
and every denominations, you have very
little reafon to expect that wi(dom and juf
tice will ever again govern her eondua to-
wards you; and therefore your lafety, under
providence, depends intirely upon yourfelves.
You cannot confident with your fsfsty
and freedom, fuffer te.G0nfd, or which is
the fame thing, bribsd men to rule over you
~-nor allow any iet of men to Protecute
mealures which ffrike at the root of liberty
and il will doub,els be coniidsred by
the Americans, (if the Bririih acminiffraii-
on fhould Ie. another lefiion Of parliament
pats without fully redreaing their wrongs
ard injuries whether the dtrniT r1srr
for their liberties, and only ZGiEm for tree
dom, is not an Amriean common sveahb p
you are now in condition to redrels your
injuries and efisblilh your own rights, and
you will degrade yeurieIVes if yen fhould
ever petition any man or man again tor
vel,.f s~ Il O c K J..
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For the MAssACHUsRTTs SP Z.
Mr.. TAoMAs,

Mr.. THOMAS,
WYE have been consending for many
w years for our rights and liberties
il is high time to do fomething mere eff7a-
al ,han pe,itoniDg, writing AID talking. A
few perfons in the IeverAl colonies, with
view TO gain have been the principal caule
Of the troubles we have met with. and are
therefore chArgeabIe with the robberies and
murders which have been committed BY
the Joldisyg and tories in this county. Skeb
perjsz, are public enemies. and how long
public enemies ihaIl te tolerated is iub-
mit,ed to American jufiice. In the mean
time, it is hoped the frSitrJ WiIl Iepent
and reform before judgment oveHakes theme
The bEgbIar of Aandigg army, which
once terrified fome feminine minds, has loEk
its influence for the Americans can derive
advantages from them, and have already
doneit but fhould any perkins be infru-
mental of bringing in folders again, with
defgu to cfiablifh tyranny, no doubt the
people will think ,hemieIyes authorized By
the idw Of satsrs to dettroy all iuch enc
mics TO Re -psblic.
American policy, is now reduced to
fyRem, the people underffAnd their rights
know how to defend them, and to deal
with their enemies. May we 20 on and
PROPER until there is not an enemy 20
freedom left on the continent Of America.
Y. z. Sc.
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For the MAssAcHusETTs S P Z.
Me- 'TuoMAs

XEIE have bsen plealantly amufed By the
w friends of the tea eon6gnee, giving oet,
they had eorSe iato the mealure Of the people.
and were willing to give up the tea to be hOuf-
Cd and KEEP, uadsr INFECTION Of . commiuee Of
Ghe trade or the town. Iiil the duties were taken
of. And this mighty soncsfica was related
with laeh an air OF latisfet,cn, as If it was PIE.
lumsd that all vas Of coufie 10 be now eaiy:,
But thsie goo ssnt.emen, are hereby informed
tast thp is 90 Aimlys blind to deceivs % divide
a weli.sdviled community. We know that on
aceni6cste of It's bsiag LANDED here, the
1ibrs ia Oy an Ogrcement to be paid in Lon
don. LGsSing therelo-e;is the pOin, in view by
he tools of admiuiRrssiDa and every ne rye
will be On ained 10 cb:ain 10. ARGUS.
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For the MASSACHUSETTS S Ply.
TO The AMERICAN COLONIES.

DUR exrrtions in the great
cauie Of freedom have bees
noble /; and they m=it be
continued with redosbled
vigour. The time is now
come which requires your
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Tbif day bMEhed.

DECORATED with the Figure Of Ten Collins
Sold by Z. RUSSELL, next the Cornfield,
Union. Greet, near the market. -Great al
lowsnceis made to travelling Traders, who
buy them by the Groee.
IT Fl E particulars of the late me-
- lancholy and Hooking TRAGEDY,
which lately happened at SALEM, near Bottom,
the 18TH of June, 1878. Which particular,
together with the Veries that are annexed, are
printed 10 this Form at the requea Of the friend
and acquaintance of the ten deceafsd pc lors,
and is recommended as very proper to be pon
ed up in every houfe in New. England, to keep
in remembrance the mott iorrowful event Of the
k nd, that has happened in America Gnce its iri
Idfcovery. But to cepieture this unhappy ca
taarophe in its true colours, mutt fliock the ten
de Ell feelings of humanity, and would ferve TT
ex;enuate this Detail to the Gze of volume,
inlesd of iheet. Shocking indeed muR one
imagine il for their freinds on the fhore at Mar
behead, ard at the fmall difarce of hundred
yards, to behold ,hele diff efIsd people u
launching into eternity, and not abe to sf5rc
them the leaf Of their wonted siitancel Sure
ly the fhrieks and cries of the poor drowning
uls, which leemed to reach the heavens IF
pecially the lamentations of the women. as tn,
pregnant ftuatioa Of FIVE of them made the
ieeue more dreadfuD muR pierce the foul Of
the ipeea or, and melt his heart, even were,
adamanr
1T fhs Eams Pare nay he bad,
An ELEGY on the affecting Ira
lsedy at Salem. on the 18th Of June. TT,
By friend to the deceafed.
An allowance to travelling traders.
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9bn day pS6iigs6. prize IS ard 4d
q n Anfwer to pamphlet late
L. \ Iy pubElhsd, Untitled,
f" A Treatiie on Church Government.
By z A lei AID A M S,
Paftor Of Church in Luneuburgh.
Printed and fold by I. THOMAS, Bottom.
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On FRIENDSHIP.

TOO oft in chuiing friends we err
L BY warm good nature pref,
And in dove like form receive
Aferpent to the breaR.
External beauties frike the eye,
And fUch attractions wear,
We nothing but perfection fee,
And ruth into the fnare.
No wonder what a p!ealing face,
With winning manners join'd,
Are loved by rhofe who cannot trace
The motions OF the mind.
There mutt the laifing beauties lie,
Which never know decay,
For ey'ry charm, but thofe within,
Il fwspt by time away.
Tn alluremcDts of external charms,
Can ne'er deceive US long,
Rh.6lion may the union bnd,
Eaeem mun make it itrong.
A ,hourand, fniIing, Aow'ry paths,
To friendships tempe lead
b., thofc who follow virtues Reps,
"a. MoG happily ioccesd.
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1iiiil Linens,

IiIill LlilcES.
VILLA M S { y I I,
AT his IRISH LINEN Sore IN Ann iifee'
Near the Draw Bidge, BOS TON,
Has jua Imported from II e L ! n D.
a LARGE quantity Of 3-4, 7-s
[ n and yard wide iirens CT all prices dIFe
lou ire. t!iio luck buck. dcwlais. t~e'e cloths
meetings, white licking, brown aud Yell" hol
and, &c.
Sid fore is alfo furn;fhed with age rsrietl
4 European ard India Goods fuiIable tor 'h'
(esfon the aloltment corGiliug Of too grsa' Z
multiplicity to be enumerated 10 public sd
yertfemsat al which will be fold ty whole
ia,e and retail at the lowell reduced prices io'
eady money only.
Dr. Helmets celebrated eheroe ct pearl ane
pearl eentifrice for the prelervation OF ire 'eetf
..~d gums, alto patent cakes for mixing the
. ouid filming blacking for boots, ihoes ant
Gather bottom chairs, a e fold there.
Ducape,, lotearirgs, rich Erglih dam.ik
Scotch lowered lanns--and q few boxes OF .
by 10 window gla(s to be fold at the h'R cet
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C.tsrv CT E"CDE t2LhED, &c.
N,upoyi, June 81, i773
ELEAzER IRE

M HtKEao ELEAzEK < NE
w vErr, Of Newport, in The County
Newport. merchert, P" feed Pe'"ioD @n''
ne Gener i-AiTsmbly o the Colony aioIe'io
rep,c fenting that he is AZ lolc'VeHi Ieo'on, ans
prayins hat The bere6: OF an Al Pshfd II
Iuoe, 4 D.l7s6 Untitled, f" Az Ati for the re-
lief rs [r(oIve6t D b,ors," may be ex'euce
INTO him which Petition was referred. arc
the cr.diors were ordered TO be notified b
40 Adve, ufement to be inherited in the N'wPor
Mercury, in the Providence Gazette. and IL
one of ;he Bottom News. Papers, TO appear sn'
aniwer the fame:
| do, therefore, hereby notify the creditor,
of the lid FIRAzER TREvETT to appear II
they ihall Think f., at he Generai- Ahsmoty "
be holden At Newport, afcreisid, on the ;hir'
Mopduy in AnguR next, then and there r
liew eaule, if asy they have, why the faid Pc
uticn lhculd not be granted.
HENRY WARD, Secry.
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At the Irifh Linen Warehou.e,
10 King Rieet.

Is iua imported, from the North Of Ireland
a Large and general affortment
n of Linens, from one to ieVen milling
aerl per yard. Thoie goods come from 80
10 per cen, chesprr thsn Taft year, and VIII b'
fold in the like proportion cheaper at the Ware
hou(e A great variety of the mott fashionable
printed mullins. csllicoes, cotsons, linens, &c.
A complete aGortmeut CT Manchester, cotton,
md linen checks, dsma1 and diaper tabt
.loths of I'll izes. napkins aud tcwelirg' hntk
abuck. Ir;fh and RufIia meetings Of all prices
ify pieces fuperfne linens from IS. od.to S. 3D.
Ger ward, will be fold At prime colt.
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w IL u A%fS W - - -
v MATHaMAIIGAL
DO ~ lssrapmf#r MAE12,
r[Ezr-A EIas 20 S I
~ ~ !. go AT his Shop, at he sign OF
-5A Sir ffaac Ncwton.
zEzIT At he Had Of the Lorg.
II = Wharf,
.vA-zz BOST ON,
THE largef al1ortment of Had
L ley's and Dsvis'' quadrarts ever 10 New
England Ito hanging and BANDING comp its
n brsls and wood Gsughing ard iurvejing
oArumert,, cafes Ct mathematical il itrumenis,
xith aeei ioints, half cafes ditto Teleicopes of
various lengths, in ivory. wood ard 6ih Gsin ;
plotting fcales and protrsetors, guncr icale: ana
|diyiders, four and two poe iuive)ing chains,
artificial msgnets with cafes, iand gu fes from
wo hours TO a quarter Of minute initrn-
ment, of a newconRru6tion TO meaiure boards;
an aT1rtment of bfafs pocket ccmpaiies 8cx
rule., Jack knives, brafs ard pewer ink itards.
plated fhoe and knee buckles, Pinchbeck, block
| rim and braf. ditto, compass fcalss, ~s,ch keys,
as kin memorandum books, Morocco p-ckee
books, Sc.
B D o K S.
Practical navigation by John Seller,
Large charts Of The Engnfh channel.
Large charts for the coat Of Guinea,
Ditto for Welt Indies.
Nine leaves charts for the channel and Straits
Straits and McdIeIarean pilot,
Southern pilot,
Mariners ca endar, daily sfiRan',
Wilfon's navigation,
Young mans belt companion.
Patoun's treatfe Of navigation,
Atkinlon's Epitome,
A complete lyRsm Of navigation. BY John
Barrow.
NARY.
Writing paper. Ouch quis.
Sealing wax. Waters. States.
Black lead and fate pencils.
Quire books covered with marble paper.
Ditto ruled for journals.
| A variety of iniirumeuts, too tedious to men
ZION, are made snd fold at the above place, and
as he has had thorough experience, he doubts
not of giving fatisfa6tion.
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Il Q S 7 . N.

The Big Sophia, of Philadelphia Capt
William Hsfelton, bound to Quebec, was
caR away on IN. Sable The mate and two
men went eff in the Yaw! and were taken
no by Marblehead filming lchooner, and
are arrived at Salem. The Captain OF tn;
Brig and FIVE hands were left on the Hand
with proviiions.
Oa Tuefday The 9Th infant, died at : al
mouth, in Cafco Bay, Mr.. Moie' Johnlon'
Student at Law, who was graduated at liar
ward College, A. D. 1871.
DIED. ] Mis- Marv Rogers,eld daugh-
Ter of Mr.. Gamalie' Rogers. Mrs. Either
HalloweIl, wife of Mr.. William Hallowell,
blacksmith. Mrs. Dorothy Stone, widow
At Salem, Mrs. Wellman, wife OF Mr.
Welman. Mrs. Webb, wife OF MIR. Sc
phen Webb. Mrs. Townfend,wife OF MIR
Moles Townfend. And two children all
of the Small pox. Mrs. Lambert, widow
of Capt. Jonathan Lambert. At Klt'ery'
Rev. Mr.. John Rogers.