The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-26

orpcd IN its pogre, OF satsd Of is dsGgn 1t j; cx-
peeled that America viii be urpied frightened
into compliance with it, by the intended alarming elauies
in it, and the ipirited manner OF enforcing il.
d" God give you vigilance, totti,ude, and widom to
avoid the naes laid for YOU and enable you to epe them.
General Gage is appointed Governor and Commander
in Chief of Maaehuetts Bay, with very extenise powers
Under him are to be et of officers, approved BY the Mi
nry to be made Councillors, and enforce the Paamen-
tary laws, with the (apparent content Of the people:
In ort every will be uied to deceive you, and either
cheat or fghten you Of your freedom and property
However, caa allure you the commanders have private
orders not to fight, unle they provoke you to appear
the aggeornay they have orders not to commence hoi-
tites, without further orders. But how loon tnat re-
friction may be taken of, God only knows; nor Go
think that il from any regard uice, or tencenss
TO YOU that fueh rerant laid but purely rom fear
of the consequences of fangunary orders Therefore
Think If you firm and prudent, you have no location at
this tme any from refuia tobe
taxed by the Brith parliament, who have really no night
at all to tax you mot that would peruade YOU &c this
refaia merely upon iuppoftion, that the minftry vii!
not proceed hottie and ianguinay meaiures-ior my
opinion is that there is nothing too abfnrd or wicked tor
them to do but that if they oud proceed to fuch mea
fues il will be better for you to die than to fubmit 10
them However as your cauie is uf, and all the world
mutt fee that you injured and oPPeed, your 0PPrciors
will be condemned BY all the world, both at home and
abroad and if you burr and prudent in your oppo-
tion, fear not but providence will nterPoe in Jour behalf
and rae you up friends fupport and st you. Some Of
the greatef and wife, well bst en an England,
already on your 6de and win and by you; your enemies
have nothing but power, unjuy obtained, and ap
piled, to uppot their caufe eafon and ufiee are alto
gerher again them they therefore and PPey ground,
and soter in their atOns. Lord Camden, exported him.
ef molly in the Houle of Lords, in your favourHe told
them the Bottom bill would be productive of train evils,
1t. IL
care is taken to prevent copies of his eech from getting
America as we'll deceive you by fe intelligence.
Every tool of power in America Will be called upon, and
frnhed with means milead you BY INTERPRETATION
of facts, and giving fe turn and celourng to every thing
that il concerns you know, Six hundred pounds per
annum, paid to writers Of e intelligence and letters
as we'll as papers, that might give you iuch ntel
gence as the minitry deire conceal from you, all
topped.
II is given out that evee meafres only intended
agani Bottom to punh their refractory conduct but de-
pend upon it, If they fucceed agan Bottom, the Ike
ures will be extended to every colony in America they
only begin with Bottom, hoping the other colonies will
int:rpoe But you all to be vifted in turn, and de-
voured one after another. You may depend upon my in
telgcnce-my Office gives accef to the principals, con-
cerned in the meaures and think my duty to warn the
innocent aganR the wicked devices that knoS be
dtated again them 1t behoves the colonies, to be uni
ted, in their intelligence, councils and meafures il is
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port one another; the mott favoured only expect be
iaf devoured The minfry are determined to try your
metal to the utmoR. Mansfield and Butte fppoled to
be the prime directors, and TO influence the royal ear as
they pleaie. The lpoi CT England inefficient to p
port the luxury of the minons Of power, thehave fixed
their yoacous apPetites upon the poeons of the Ame
rcans, and intend make prey Of them, in defiance oe
reaon and ce, Of the charters Of kings, and the divine
laws Of nature Depend upon it, every colony to be ub
deed into avih obedience TO the tyranneal impotons
Of Great Britain; nothing le6 is intended. After the
lubie6ton OF Bottom, and perhaps all the New-Engiand
Governmets, New Jerfey and New-YorE, to be the
next in cofe and they talk Of taking away Penn char
ter. Look to yourelve exert all your faculties to theut
mott, your virtues will be put vers ,riab and if they
are not genuine and well founded, they w not and the
telt.
Alas how is my foul fockd at the preient ftuztion
fEngand, my native county, great, generous and late
happy people-but now, how changed, how fallen The
men who really wife and good, deprived of oPportun
ties of aeting-The poor and middng people rund and
oppreed, the rich, LOFT in luxury and dHpation, fet Of
weak and wicked men, mifguidiug the rens Of govern
ment, the people taxd death without mercy, pacemen
and petitioners without aumber, &c.
Many of the officers The intended expedition aganR
Bottom and America, have nobly thrown up their commit
ons and refuled to fight agan their brethren in the
ones, without JUN caule; and Is expected the folders
will defert in muttudes, from ienfe OF honour and
juitice.
AprRS. News is juA now arrived, by private hand,
that the dontent Of the people has 70 far prevailed that
orders are ient the feet lea that it osd
not fail till further orders. hope the viii prove
The Scots in the HOMIE Of Commons have been your
great enemies. think il would be but juf in the Bofo-
mans to Withhold every rthng due them in that town,
which am told is very comfortable, Especially the city
of Glafsow. Indeed think the port is ut up, the
whole debt due from them Great Britain oud be flop
ped and reprfas be made BY every in your power
The prelervatio Of England ief and her excellent con
tuition, require il Of you.
May God direct and PROPER your councils. T.