The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-08-18

town az the Province E0uie on Saturday Iaf
when he informed them of that clauie IN the
/ late att of parliament forbidding wn-rnetinQQs
without fpecial leave Of the Governor. and
gave the fame to them to read |, which being.
done, his Excellency told them he was ready
on application TO give liberty for town's-met
ing It he ihou!d judge it expedient; and being
tod thar the Province law had been the rule
OF their conduit in thole matters, he iaid he.
was determined to carry the acts of parliament
into execution. and they mutt be anfwerable
for any bad consequences. .n,.
Some days before the departure of the com.
mitsee for the cohgreis, Mr.. Bowdoin fent then,
letter acquainting them, that he had had hopes
OF proceeding with them TO the Cmgrefs. but
MRS. Bowdoin's III fate of health, oecaioned by
a long continued few fever, NEGOTIATED Hmm
to lay aide all thoughts Oft. So
Thurfday laa the Delegates from the Pro.
vince Of New-Hampfhire, paied rhro' tins
town on their way TO Philadelphia. -Thev
were eicorted from their ieats at Exeter and
Durham, as far as their province line, byIso
Gentlemen, where they took leave Of them.
Saturday laf $40 fheep were received from
our fympathihng brethren of Lebanon. In the
colony Of Connecticut, as a donation for the
benefit of the induilrious poor in thar town.
The Orasion delivered, the 9Th of. Match
lait, by the Hon. JONI HANcocs, Elq, Is
Publiihed at full length in the London Even
ing-Pof. of the z6rh of May, I774.
DIED MRS. lie Baron, wife Of Mr.. lie
Baron, Hatter.--Mrs. Cowdry, widow. :.
NEw-PosT, A9ggF 8. We are aiJured that
Capt. William Bull, in aoop from this place.
bur Taft from the WeG- Indies, is arrived az vii.
mington, North Carolina, and that the inhabi-
tants sfthatplace have bought his veilel, and are
loading her with proyifon tor the fipporr ofthe
town of Bottom which ought to befupported
az the expenee Of the laR mite. and even the
laR drop Of blood in North-Arnerica. for their
noble aand againf the oppreiion and tyranny
ota miierable corrupt, debanched and aImoit
bankrupt administration, compared aith whom
common highway robber is .almoft Eint.
SALEM, A.g49s. Yesterday rUo Wagons,
containing fix Hogiheads of French Brandy.
were ieized by the officers of his Majefy's. Cut.
toms, on their way from Mancheiter TO Bottom.
BALrrMoRE, { Maryland, I TaJy IS.
vefiel, we here, bath failed from the EAT.
tern-fhore of this province, with a cargo ofpro-
yiiions as . free gift to our beGeged brethren &C
Bottom.
The inhabitants of all the countie, of Wiz.
ginia and Maryland, are fuhlcrihinp W nh great
liberality for the relief of the dilreied GOWNS Of
Bottom and CharleRown. The inhabitants of
Alexandria, wehere, in few hours, fabfcribed
3sol. for thai noble purpoie.
Subscriptions are opened in this towfsfor the
iuPPort and animation Of the inhabitants of
Bolton, under their prctent great conAia for the
common freedom of US all, which have Already
been 70 iuccelsfuL that a veHel is now badino
with proviions for thar place, as tsfinsony Of
the affection Of this people towards their perle-
cuted brethren, now bravely contendinq spainlt
fraud, power, and the mott odious opprefion,'
which God grant may never rife triumphant
over right, juRicc, focal Happiness and free
DOM 80
HALIrAx, Ja5 z6. Elk
On Thuriday the 9TH infant, arrived here
the ilooP Molly, Capt. Odiorn, from Rfcata-
qua, having on board ~ chefs Of Bonka tea,
which was cohgn'd 70 Edward Parry, df thar
place, the properly of the EAT India company,
and BY him ihip'd aud conEgn'd to q. H.
Monk, clerk of the fuprcnie court here, 60 be
by him diipoied Of to the inhabitants Of this
province, which con6gnment, the iaid Monk
moitreadily accepted, andwith the aid and az
fiaance Of James craytOn, Of this town, truck
man, fecured the iaid ~ chefs flea in fore
belonging TO Robert Campbell, who as readily
let il for thar purpose, In oppofrion to feveraI
principal merchants, who had prior applieati-
on for their flores, but had nobly refrled
However notwithstanding the laid odious weed
has been imported and landed here, to the grief
and diarefs of many of the inhabitants thereof.
and which was fngered only through atter.in-
ability to prevent * il. is the abfolute and de-
clared determination ofa great number ofre-
fpeefable and popular merchants, traders and
inhabitants of this town, net. on any account
whatever, to Purehaie any Of the iaid tea them
felves, but forever to refrain from all and every
kind Of dealing and commerce with any perfon