The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-10
NJ o N D A Y, March 6.
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Laf Friday iennight, in the forenoon, Mr. Brown, oil
Salem, Deputy Sheriff. went on board filming vei'e' al
Marbehead and arreed John Watts and John Cuilard, in
Action of damages for ,oool commenced by the gene
men who proPrietors of the lare Eex hoPa on ui
picion tat the d two peons concerned IN blhng
that building on the z6th of January a.Ihe PriioneFs
were committed his Maef goal in Salem, about TWO
o'clock, p. NJ. Almoh as loon the keys were turned
upon them the people began in ma companies, to enter
the town from Mablehead, and continued coming over IN
this till near night, rendezyouEng near the goal
The Magistrates were buly in committing upon meaures tor
preervng the peace and for dlpeg the people who were
attending from Marbehead from whence full greater
number expected after dark. About uniet on aPPl-
cation the Colonel of the Militia, the drums were ordered
OUT and beat arm-Immedatey upon hearing this, the
mob the number of four five hundred, arnng them
lyss with clubs, c of wood, &C. and while 1t was yet
daylight made mott furious attack upon the goa-Ihey
t BURT open the doors, and broke mott OF the lower WIN
dows that part the building which the Pronkeepers
Dwelling and then, with iron crows axes, &c. they loon
beat their way through four of the Pnon DOORS each OF
which very roag, and well fecured with many large
locks Thus having got into apartments Of the Pron,
in eis than ten mnues from the fri onct, carried oft the
aforementioned prioners in triumph, and went mme
da,cly MaIblehead, where they ioon dpered--Ihey
Attended again the day, and obliged the gentlemen
aforementioned declare that projections fhoud eyei
after be commenced on of burning the hopita.
Yesterday afternoon Capt. Gorham arrived
here in a brig, in weeks from London, by
whom we have advice of the arrival OF the
Captains Folger, White, Symmes, Callahan,
and Caef, from this place, alto the Earl Of
Halifax packet in 60 days from New-York.-
By Capt. Gorham we have the public prints
to the 3Iit ofDecember, which contain but few
articles of intelligence and the mott material
are-That the parliament was not to meet till
iome time in January That Frederick Bull,
Eiq; the preient Lord Mayor, was chofen
member for the city of London in the room of
. Sir Robert Ladbrook, deceaied: Thar the Phil
adelphia refolves were received and publiihed
in the news papers there: That the opinion of all
the Judges had been required on iome queitions
relative to North America, which was prelude
to iomething of coniequence concerning that
country being brought before the parliament
next ieliions That the board of trade had alto
come to feveral important reiolutions on Anne
riean affairs, to be recommended at the fame
time That the latter end of December iome
advices were received at Lord Dartmouth S office
from Bottom in New England, which were
kept a profound iecret That the Suianna,
Smith, from Bottom and Goldiborough, was lott
on an i1and near Scotland And that there had
been duel fought between John Temple, Eiq;
late of this town and Mr.. Whately, broker
in London, In which the latter was much
wounded, but the former not hurt they 6rit
discharged their pitols, but mihed each other
and then drew their fwords, with which they
fnihed the fray the quarrel was occafoned
by Mr.. Whately publickly ininuating thatMr.
Temple was the perfon who fent over iome
original letters from gentlemen in America TO
his late brother of which Mr. Oliver in letter,
to him had iinoe complained of their being
laid before the General AAembly; and tho
MIR. Temple gave every ahurance thata gentle
man could give, that he had not taken any one
letter, nor line of one, but what he faw, and
gave leave, and had no concern in procuring
or tranimitting them to Bottom; yet being fill
charged with the fame, notwithstanding theie
protehations, and receiving from Mr.. Whately,
as he apprehended, the lie direct, he took the
above method, which the feelings of honor,
and Impotence under fuch an imputation,
dictated, to call upon Mr.. Whately for honor.
able amends.-They fought without ieconds,
as Mr.. Whately declined any on his part
Benjamin Franklin, Eiq; agent for the houie
of representatives OF this province, for the pre-
venticn of further mitchell between the parties,
has publiihed declaration. That he alone
was the perion who obtained and ranlmitted
to Bottom the letters in queGion. That Mr.
w. could not communicate them, becauie they
were never in his pofeflion and for the fame
reafon, they could not be taken from him by
Mr.. T. That they were not of the nature of
pyIVafe Ltfers befqvefz friends But were written
by public officers 10 Perions in public itation
on public affairs, and intended to procure pub
lie meaiures they were therefore handed TO
other public perions who might be influenced
by them to produce thole meaiures That Their
tendency was to incenie the mother country
againa her colonies. and by the ftePs recon-
mended towiden the breach (which they Affected.