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--'.-' rf grel' c0nco"srce 70 cur tad,
aid II may pt, v, 10 have dangerous ten
lencv, and ~h,ch dcieives YOU IN ii leiiuus
,-u.ion and d, ,bcfajion.
If, nv b'eth;en,. he eavernHa, had Ia
ken eff he rh'ee pcnce S;efllng per. paun5
duty on importation IN Anne ira, which was
generally thought wonid have taken place.
then the E,lt-india Night have attempted
this plan with better face; but while thlt
duty remains burIhen on US, and is for
the lole purpofe of a revenue, TO me !, ar
oea S, that the evil is - Obvious, that tire
qulres no explanation at this time.
The operation Of the faIe of this Tea
when il arrives, may slfo produce very bad
fleets if tie gentlemen who are entruited
with thls comm fiioa, lhould pretend 10 fell
it by the Jingle chef or fnialier quantities,
then it will sHect great number of gen.
tIemen who uted TO import tea, as it will
certainly deprive them OF tie benefit they
ufed TO make Of the fsle of that article
add fhoud any arrive ioon, and the article ad-
miued for fale, Tea being now icsrce, the
EaR- India company will hod profit on it
70 as to encourage them TO continue their
expectations, which | preiume sSill folly
apply US, and thofe gentlemen that have
dealt in that article will altogether be depriv-.
ed of the benefits arfing from fuch bulineis.
\ Another Confequence that will further at
tend it; by degrees it will drain us of mott, It.
not all our prelent circulating caih. This is 70
great an evil, tina, hould it take place, it will
in the courfe of few years ruin this pro-
vince, and put US to The necenity of apply
ing to government for paper currency a-
4 gain. This we formerly found TO be 70 big
with many evils and inconveniencies, and
even the ruin of many difreAed widows,
orphans, and Others, by the deprecia-
ton of paper currency, that ! even ihudder
at the thoughts of it.
am fenfble there may be plauhble argu-
ments againf this petition, but at preient
my deGgn is not to enter into any in this
letter, but if any appears, they will be an
fwered with moderation and candour.
/ For the above Iealons and many more
that may be added, and for your own in
terelt and prefervation, | think it veTy ne
ceGary to beg you will no longer delay TO
call General Meeting of the Merchants
and Traders together, that they may feri-
ocfly conlider of this momentous affair. |
beg you will do nothing precipitately, but
hink you may lately follow the example Of
1 YOUR brethren atNew Y ork and Philadelphia
am, Gentlemen, your moff humble
II iervant, A MERCHANT .
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M 0 N y A Y. Odotet IS
r o S Il . n.

".=.e.- Wedpe(day laA the m''l''a cpn'pSn'es ~
T ODmchefier up6ct Captain Cap sn' c1p'A,"
Pierce, belonging to Colonel Hatch reg,
Fer mer,. lad their training, and pe''o's s
" their exe,clfes 10 the great iailsfae',+n ., We
r fp-tta,ois. Allo, the company OF a'' a.
ii Gej,. giog to, aud ~hch were o,aue1 "','
rcr lom that regiment, maze 'heir hiif pT u:
- scpea ance, under Captain lemusl Kopli-
'ir an: They were uniformly dfeh:d az inc"
n own expence, and reviewed by the Co'on c
LAT "Wednesday failed for Halifax MS
M.;eay's ihio Fowey, Capt. jordan.
Eaa ThuriJay afternoon Levi Ames'sgeO
u yesrsr, was executed here for burg'a any,
purluant TO his icntence.-- He was born N
Groon, of credible family, his father
nam: was Jacob Ames, and died when ne
was about two years Old And lays ne was
the fra of the family that was ever dI'grac'
ed.---He died very penitent a.
We hear that yeGerday le'nnigh'' as MI
{ Tobey, of Sandwich, was going from nence
70 that place by water, he accidentally TEL
over board. anil was unfortunately d''wneo
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For the MAssAcHUsErTs S p Y.
To tbs Gentlemen, Merchants and 7fads'5
Of this PTsOines
GENTLEMEN,
a S the general topic of couverfatiop
"A has lately been relative TO tome guam
titles of TEA, faij to be ibiPPed BY
the EaH- Irdia company for this place, New :
York and Philadelphia It has been eSpt6i-
ed that the merchants and usceIs ~ou.c
have called msetirg before rev On Tbs
occaiion. For, my b'ethren, take j: to be
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LONDON, ARgnf II.


TIME Premier iaid few days ago, that
there would be very little buiineis fo
parliament, the enfung winter, and that TO
nnce he might promife hlmief ferene iei'
yion. We know he is a great proPhe',
therefore hope the above will turn out true
prophecy.
Letters from South America FAY, that IL
that part of the world, the feas fwarm with
Spanilh men of war, which come there II
order to re eaablilh the Spaniatts in thsI
former poAeiIions in the lAan5 OF LuconIa'
GU, of which they have been drove by the
CheGans and Senges, the natives OF tina
place. The fame .etiets fay, that the Spa
maids will find difficult matter to carr
their delire into execution, as they are
powerful and numerous people, and have
fortified the city of Baldwin, and other places.
beng determined not to live under the Spa
Nth government, having feVetey felt the
cruelty of the Aleedes for many years psf,
which was the real caule of numbering them
TO free themisves from the Spanifh yoke.
A grea, perionage, we hear, is very, averfe
to change ia the m!nlitfy, though it is fAid
he has been follici,ed 10 il by thoie who are
pow in office, who are ready TO reign if
they can contrbuie to the welfare OF the
nation By 70 doing. A change Of mesfafes
it is thought will tex. place this winter.
So,"e people Of rank, it is faid, are de-
putei to 20 ever to Bottom to fette Sarers
there ~ as amcabe MANNER as IS pCiIibe !;
though the authority and dignity Of their
foler.gn is 10 be fri6ly luppoued'
AngN 70 Lis pretty conf leGtly sh:fted,
tia, cocfuIta.ion oi,phyEcisns was held at
Kew, on Monday lah, on her MajsHy's
health, and that the cold bath was prelcribed
10 be nj, a. fJCn as ever il is Entertained
her not tsing pregnant, though the contrary
is ufr.t4ed, which muf re d The ore atoms
A great and amiable lady has lately re
oe.vrd taie ard valuable prefent from ih,.
Gis,d Sigihor, without hsvl' any p'evicu.
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SDAY, GA Der 2S'
d n G T O N

Xarday ayrivtd here Captain SCOTT, in
The Brig Dolphin, from L0nds", BY r0b'm
and BY The SnoV Sir WiAiatn f'bgf0n'
CAPT. Dean, arrived at NfaO-York, sOf
haze the toilssUing or
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE
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New Auction Room, Cornhill.
N rth fde the Town Dock.

New Auction Room, Cornhlll.
On r u K S D A Y next,
At TEN o'C'ock in the MORNING.
Will be SOLD BY PUBLIC VENDUE,
At GREENLEAF's Auction Room,
in CoRNHILL,
a LARGE and valuable aifort-
meut of Engliih, Scotch, and IEiih
GOODS.
w. GREENLEAF, Aheioneer.
qbs ba,ieEiarJ 4UH be in RE MsSsay'G fapnJ.
n. b. For private fac. at The prime COTS
few pieces ofexceeoing fine lufh linens We.
~ well bought, iundry fuperhne broad cloths,
Of good colours, variety Of iilks and o,her
cR goods. .-.-,
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S A TUR ID AY, January a3.
r O S T O ".

This week we had leveral falls of fnow,
BY which pefons may reap great advantage
belidcs that of having good Aedding, by fol-
lowing direction contained in an extract
from DIR. ROTTERDAM, who in his philoio-
phical enquiry into the nature and properties
OF WA TER, lately pubilhed, fays, One
{" effect of SNOW, which | can allure my
" readers OF, is,that certain quantity of it,
Z" taken up felE from the ground, and mix
l." ed with FLOUR PUDDING, will
{" fupply the place of EGGS, and make it
&c equally light the quantity allowed is two
/" table iooonfuls initead of one EGG and
+" ifthis p:opor,ion b. much exceeded, the
&C pudding will not adhere together, but will
(" fall to pieces in boiling. ahsrt this from
g the experience of my own family and
" any one who chuies to try it, will find it
" to be fact" - ,eer
.Oa Thurfday lal the hcnoursble Admi-
raj Montagu returned here from Rhcde-lf
land, and the blue Gag is again hoiRed on
board his Majcfy's ihiP Captain in this
harbour.
We hear the commfioneTs for enquiring
into the circumstances Of burning the Gaipee
fchooner, lately mentioned to have met al
Newport, have adjouEnedthat court to May
next.
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L U Z 5 ID A Y, January 10.

We hear ,ba, Admiral Montagu has been
ip'eafedto appoint DIR. John HALLIBURTON, of
Newport, furgeon of the hofpital to be eta
lblihed within that colony, for the reception
| OF the fick and inhrm feamen belonging to
fuch of bis Majefy's lhiPs as may be itati-
Ioncd there.
We are informed that about fortnight
ago a venel from St. Eufaiia, was feized at
Newpcrt by the Captain of man of war ,
for having Fix fets of cups and laucers on
board-but upon application to the Hon.
board ofcommiiiioners at Bolton, they tho't
proper to releafe the venel.
NEw-YoRK, January IA Sunday at IA
O'Clock failed from this harbour, the loop
MifiGppI, Wait Goodrich matter, bound up
the River Mi1iGppi, having on board lap
pointed by the company of military adven-
tures)-a committe, TO explore, recopnoitTe,
and yi:w,all the lands, &c sc. lately faid to
be grantedby the King and Piivy Councilto
Major General Lyman, and the company of
military misunderstanding wef on the
'TYsS MiHiGppi, North on the River Yafou,
betWeAn the Latitudes Of 80 and "a.
1 PR9vIDENcE, January az. "wednesday
b$f>>Hdmiral Nh returned TO Bottom
from Newport.-On the Road, we are tod,
he was met by two farmers, with loaded carts,
who were ordered to give way for the Ad-
|mlral's carriage One of them complied,
but the other refufing, his Excellency threa-
tened him in high terms, and proceeded to
brandiih hi. cane. The honef farmer re-
folutely aaerted his right, and rafting the butt
of his whip, food on his defenhve. This
was accompanied with geRures-tbat rende-
red any explanation of his intention unnecef-
fairy; when the Admiral thought proper not
to contef the matter further, pradenfy low
cred his care, gave way to the car, land pur-
fued his Journey.-He was very particular
in his enquiries, at the next Inn, after the
farmers name, perhaPs with adeGgn, agreea-
Ibc to the modern mode to india him for
high treafon. Precedence Gaz.
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!" Yztfd, That this town heartily JON
in fsnrment with their Bofcn breih'en'
and afe Of opinion that our rights appear 10
be ita,ed by them with great peIpicurty aoo
candor, alc forty that they are Obliged 10
FAY that the iniiingemcn,s and violations OF
faid rights are too notorious 10 be Denied.
/" Vaffd, That a committee be cnoien
to conefpond with Bottom or any oihe'
town, as occaGon may require, that 10 there
may be free communication OF ienumea's
throughout the province. .o
:. i" Toted, That this committee coniiit
of the FIVE following gentlemen, VIZ, Mr.
Samuel Gardner, Capt. Jonathan MInot,
Deacon John Abbot, DR.. Aiaph FLETCHER
and Mr.. Nathaniel Boynton.
Nted, That this committee De delir-
ed 10 return a refPeetfuI anlwer to the Dol
ton committee, expreaive of the great ooi-
cations we are under to the town OF Bot
tor 10 general, and to them in particular
for their noble and generous exertIons IN
the cluie of their country, and OF our rea-
dinefs to coincide with Them in any mea
fures that may De concluded upon, as belt
for the redreis of thole grievances, 10 Juitly
compan of.
"Nted. That as the general court Is
now fitting, our representative is hereby IN
itrueted to ufe his utmoR endeavours for the
removal Of thofe grievances, (which If Perilit'
ed in threaten this country with entire rum
" Voted, That The thanks of this town
be given to that dilinterehed patriot, the
honorable John Hancock, Efq; for his care
and zeal discovered upon this occaiion, and
for the many facrihces he has made to the
caufc of liberty, and who, although gentle
man OF independent fortune (Perhaps not
inferior to any of the Marblehead gentry,j
can with the greatef pleafure and fatisfaetl
on fee Others live and enjoy the fweets OF
life as we'll as himfeif
+" Voted, That an atteffed copy of thele
our proceedings be tranfmitted to the BOZ
ton committee, and that the above gentle
men be deiired to encloGe them in their letter
TO (aid committee, and forward them as foon
as may be.
" The above faid votes were all un1@c
mouAy pancd in very full meeting. PU
A true copy from record, VI
AtfeG. FAC. WRIGHT, Town lerR:S
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NJ 0 N D AY. January IS.
Il O S L o ".

A notification is inisried in the lai New
Hampthre Gazette, cautioniRg perlons to
beware of counterfeit half johannes, as they
are now currently pailing there, fniihed in
fuch a malterly manner as to deceive, at fiIff
view, the niceh eye but upon narrow
INFECTION the deceit may be dete6fed, the
cheek Of The image being jetted out on one
fide IF them the oppoii:e little baIlowed I;
dated ammo 1889, and 1868, and appear
new as though they were juif coined BY
dropping them with one known to be good
gold, on brick or ffone, the difference of
found will prove them bafe metal.
Laif week the honorable Hou(e of Re-
2refen,atives voted falary Of cool. lawful
money year to the Chief Jaiice of the Su-
perior Court Of This province, and the FUN OF
2soI to each of the other ju!tices of thar
Court.
Lar Saturday Captain Lyde failed from
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EDNESDAY, January ~.
B O S 7 O N.
Extraa eta letter from PHILADELPHIA, dated
December 28, 1874.

E*fracT q Lffsr Trom TbiIadslpbia, dafea
December 28, 1874.
We have nothing new of an in;eref-
ing nature firing among us But your
town meetings, refolves, sc. begin to excite
the attention of the people in thefe parts"
/" Friday the 22d day of January.
(" THIS day | went to clear out the
floop Lively for New London, and The ma
val officer made me pay three fhiIlings law
ful money for bond to clear out my fquare-
fail yard, and fquarefail boom, and topmaii
ani topfail yard belonging to my vefIel, be.
caufe carried them on my dsck, if it had
Seen fummer time ! fhould have had them
rugged Henry BILLINGS, Mater.
One hundred and forty thoufand additi-
onal forces in Confantinople and its envirous
will not defend that city from a RufIian
bombardment 81 uch numbers will only hurry
on its dieTeis and ruin, BY confirming the
proviions.
Extra7 sfa litter frsm a gentleman of The
LauV in a nngbtoaring Celsny, 10 BIS }riend
in Precedence.
4" The very extraordinary hreach of
power, in eTeding Court of InquiGltion at
Rhode lAand, arbitrarily 10 apprehend, and
moR cruelty and unconfitutionaliy to carry
beyond Sea for trial, Ihofe perfons concerned
in burning the Gafpee, is juitly alarming to
every lover Of his Country, and our once
happy confitution.
"We ought to conlider the meaGre as
levePed not At Rhode Ganj mcerly, but q:
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A.g;aat attack pom American Liberty in
genr,a. The comm lion granted in 100,
20 Maye:itk, Carr ard others, tho scknow-
lodged by all 10 DC defrucfye of The liberties
Of the people, and unluppoued by the con-
hnu'ion, was not 10 fatal as the prelent coc1-
milton. iherc our anocaors had the imaIl
csnlolaiion OF having their cauies heard and
determined where thsy were able TO procure
their evidences, &c. but to be dawn three
tnouiand miles from the juufdiei6n where
the luppcfed cfftnces are committed. 10
be there tried by the ninions of power, rem
ders all hopes of acquittal vain, and de-
fence impoliible. How foon this NAV be
the fate of fomc in our colony, as well as
in yours, | know not, This al leaf ought
to De the defife ofevery honeii man, thar
none of US may like Aaves fubmit to the
infuiis of the tools of administration. but like
men thew, by every conlitu,isnal method
we intend to hold our liberties free from in.
WALTON, and tran(mit them inyiolale to ue-
bofn geneI ations, for whom as well as our
ielVes, we hold them in truii."
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hence fcr London, with vixen, eat psHen.
.e:s .ino;h, Penny, E'q; AID Mr.. Savage
Lieutenant Of the Fowey.
Yesterday the Rev. Samfon Occom, Min
ilser of the gofpel and MlaionaTy 20 his b'o.
.her Indians, preached at the Presbyterian
meeting hou!e in Long Lane and likewiie
again at the fame place in the evening, TO
very crowded auditory.
MARRIED. James Cunningham, Egg;
10 Mrs. Martha Cnaloner, widow OF the late
DR.. Chaloncr, of Newpor, Rhode lfand.
DIED. ] Mis- Catherine Eienthaw,young-
eft filter OF the late Colonel Jolhaa Hen
fhaw, deceafed.-Mrs. Rachel Cole.-Mrs.
Roberts, wife of Mr.. Luke Roberts painter.
Mis-. Collins, wife of MIR. Collins, black
fmith.--Mr. Jonathan Mabbs, cooper
Mr.. LemueI Blackmar.-Mrs. Sarah Att
wood, wife OF Capt. Nathaniel Atwood. -
AT Cheifea, Ms. Elizabeth futile, wife of
MIR. Eha futile. AT Nswbury- Port, Js-
(eph Atkins, Eq.
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hive le, ~ / NV iFye be ready Ihat at WIT
time We hear the found Ct the haie. &c. " TAI
dcwo and wcrihip the image which LEI up,
well : rut If you nihip nor, ye ihall be csit
The fame hcu, into The nda of the burning fefy
f1,n,ce and Who !, thar God ,h't ihs deliver
you cut Ct my hand ! shadrsek, MeihecK ana
A5ednego AT yered and fAid, we are not cireiol
TO arf. er ihee in this mster; it II be io' our
God whom we ierve is able to deliver US cut CT
thine hand Blu. if not be il known unto thee
o King, that we will not lcrv: thy Gods, nor
worlhip The golden i'm ge which thou halt let
u,.-A.d we fhall leave it 10 every one 10
mike apple .tion as they think proper.
A,h:y We fhould be glad there could be
4 day Of fAaipg and prayer throughout the pro.
Vi &c. but we have no rea(on to thirk the g'ver-
nor will content to fuchs Propolal. The'e'ore
I'VE deire you to move TO the houfc 70 recon-
mend to all the towps in The province in their
pr;va,e capacity, to fet-spart day of filling to
bumbl. ouife;ves before almiShty God, and
Ekew,le n implorethe afIitsnce of the ruler a.
bcve the * e., who has the hearts ct all men IN
his hand, and CEN turn them which way ne
ple. f.th, lha, he uld mske bare his arm, In
def-rcs of his chu,ch and people, as he did IN
the days of that proud and naughty moaHch
WIN in(olen,ly fid, who is the Lord, that
1hould obey his voice, know not the Lord nel-
,bcr will LOBBY i.voice to let Ifr'el go and like
wife 20 do for Us, as he did for his fe want OF old,
10 turn the ccunfels of thole AHIrHoPHELs into
fooli(hncf3 and for our encouragement TO com
due in this manner, has rever Lid to the feed
of Jacob; leek ye my face 10 vain.
g By order of The comm tee.
EEzrxIAH MAYNARD, ChairmaG.
&" The above inttu6tions bsirg read, and
vote called Tor, psned in the affirmative.
"AueR, ABRAHAM WILLIAMS, M'SsrNf'T.
" A true copy.
WISsLow BRIGHAM, TOzrD Clerk. "
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ne following came PROPERLY rccor,.
mended to the Printer.
GkxHey. Ianuoy, 90
Mr.. THOMAS,

u
Mr.. THOMAS,
FlEalS 10 infs,ffbs folloaVizg in youy next.
ao geek came TO this town, noto-
- f'ous decelyer, who feems to have the
g'ft OF The tongue he went to number of
PerfOns and faid, "Gentlemeu, you are IerfbIe
what ipiwich people have done, in denriv;ng
you OF digging clans in thar town, and that
MI u -ge, who was one of the crncTnal
actors n that matter, is about to deprive vo,,
OF the nth that are now to be had in Oreat
plenty ne is one of the principal owners of
n'Iis IN that town, and has laid plan whol.
" to flop up the fih'ways, and have here
petition to the great and general court.
with great number of Geners, to prevent
laid pahage being topped = / hearing the(e
words liked the fcheme very well, and Ggn-
ed laid petition, which then appeared 70 4.
my duty, but have iince been informed thar
the account was falfe, and that this deceiver
was about to deprive the poor of bread. and
the farmer OF bis fencing 70 that his corn
nesos could NOT be fecured. This perfon Is A.
bout feet g inches high, dark complex;on
and dark hair, with blue furtout, and laroe
brah buckles in bis Hoes. 1t is faid this
man belongs in the town of Middletown and
hath caufcd great uneafineis with mapv nry-
ions there, railing difputes between minife,s
and people. / have fnce had oppor,un;,v
OF talking with DR.. Fl lie of Boxford. who
was appointed BY that town to agree with the
ieyeral owners of mills in Ipfwich, and he
Informed me, that he and feycral pentlemen
from the feveral towns concerned did NICER
and agree that the matters were fair, the A.
greement mutual, and that he thought the
way would do very well, this gentleman is
one that may be depended upon for truth. II
appears the above defcribed deceiyer. did M,
let the people know of any agreement beino
made. II is fad he is arivng to difiurb the
peace OF the towns OF Ipfw.ch, Tops6eld.
boxfoFd and ieveTal other towns in fhort,
ne has the character of the WORT man thar
ever was in MiddIetown, if this be true ow
bad mutt he be. The governor in his Ian
ipeech Jays, that offenders have of late e(cap-
ed Punlihment; and as his Maiefiy has been
al great expence that court may be held q.
Newport, TO enquire into he offenders thar
burnt the fchooner Gaipcc, and as under
itand they have very little TO do, / do hereby
Prom'ie, that if any perfon will take I'd the
deteiver and dilurber of the peace Of his
MaJeity,s good fubjeeis, and fafely convey
to ms Majeity's court, now held at N.
10 as that he may be brought to condign
punlfhment. fhall have an - MI
ward, paid BY AFrisnd TO Dir Ceuutyy