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TEN DOLLARS Reward.

TEN DOLLARS Reward.
WHEREAS in the night Of the eighth
w Infant, SHEETED FOX, Marked D.B.
containing fevea pieces Of Lawn, foIen eff Cart be-
tween Salem ard M,nick Whoever 1a spprehend tie
thief or thieves, a receive the above and all neee
larry Charges, by applying TO the Printer.
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CsGom HSsr, Pe,f Of Set@ Saj 5f4,5besd Ns,sml0 4.
ARsiy4n. Atkins, 6ohn ldlbOa yellow, New. London;
Lursey, Philadelphia Mitchell, Bat.lsi anl Love, Canl1
Bardes, CaA.4 qasset, ogsbrc Reed, S. Lucia wier,
Cucesc
The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-23

bra prcirrvativs Of EnglG nsestyf' 10. nrSia {,
the connuais Of re fad ACT woai be sftsn0ei will
macy ayeneness, And might DC productive u oun-
V ielueicS gtt slrEsfea. q 4gs ssg..ssssys1 ~ :
Of" Graz Britain.
Cool, guarded expeditions breathing tie tuc lait OF
the modern phoiophy, 70 prevailing among the thicl
ranks in thas pohihed Kingdom. How much ;ozVod
;rcerqrerrrs and dstrment thcr eoryseyrsT tc
feas How foyecign contempt or al the agcaes, ta,
bowed Us down 70 the eMth, while Indignation, hars,
fnei affection, yencraiien, and gratitude comhwi wgh
in our bfcAs They were adsiied % ipei pass
FOULS bv nobly aiigning an prrI, ~ !e
fepeaG No. The feciom Of frerifa Is tic 1stfI zee ~
G-sst- 7sfas---pELRHpA EsT. Let Us Iepes tx at,
bat never reign the principle, which wa. icaudea.
N One rsrsfoas aep, however they did taae, becoming
Rritons Il demands our acknowledgements Nor huyld
hould we withheld them. Why viii day not isetr u %
thank them for other tayours -
The repeating act ipoke indie awe larsuasr, hheR
comments that might differ dcssn, Edss Of the a.
Larfie. We might have been murh asraied between
hopes and apprshenfons. II would have been urnl %
leave us in fach Gate of anxiety. n would have been
unworthy of free people, who deteqnine1 to iub-
iagl,e another fee people. Pfmeaia may asal yi.trss.
alexander fcoins il.
Therefore, tie fame day, ] think, 10 which hey re-.
peaed the anp-ad, in tic next Siap,e, ho~essI, they
eauddv explained Gus their ientimens AMI resolutions,
beyond poIbity Of mGAke, By the Act Tor the bet
ter ieeuring the dependency Of his Mseys donincns IN
nriea upon the crown and parliament OF Crfli-Brsin
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behcld Altlnc
gather thcmleycs together AND eonE TO TBxr.
g Thou fhalt SURELY cLoTHE thee with them al,
with an ornament, and HIND them on thee az Bhae
g DOTH" Iflah, Chap. 49.
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q omatinE fbf imrss.s irsyeegfs e n1rnrGI
!, fbe more uorfbern eoisais', ana rscyafsr
,,,s en,t Of Europe, es's1ea Nix eon
ron ey't Am u America my Be sifsd s,9rtass.
.frea. -, ofObibifsd SuBes yss Osgbf bec Iagti;
and "a ~ bsvt iseosgs1 0ss yss 'sEs ZEE .. tsbi-
s.l Imprsse ,sI,ai1is bsgs stsn isla :. fstut
N fsVoA' AyneticE Wsnz yos Lad fzDeryl ~, sf
1Uf5 :" ,.1.7ueuee offyssties yeusair, tKt
Part,a,1s.ass ";a.r f,,ne cultoni-Hous- Officer
EnsnA -. 60. s;yeigrtyzrsy Afacb is Srroag, maaz,
Or JorJ ", he gssyaF gso1 Of fbs 7Utsls."
6rsf'aea q rHfr. P1TT's S9eseb.N !
Il .,;,;,s fkt America bas ysffsd. THREE n
II dssd lsH RE feelings Of THIRTY, as v'f7A
70 fsnrf 70 b e, s0'Hla 0aVs 'iE' ~ ':''-''''
\ mai. gavssf fbsF. NJ p,x4', Seer
II . ,,s ard 6,B BIZ. and 5far. rb. II. 5ofb O. "a
10, and siber Sf1"'
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-g ary gogranf iza oae areLeri right, zpben be ks0
t6of fbfad Of Bis opbson rmG be exaRsea asd decided
bfSurfvs adferesf Res aadt sobsS ENG fbs faf'
alesyainsd, f6s iaq0 suG sOSy reafei n, y BIZ f6f
Ire b,fy4e, fafbs bands efbe fegp fbaf fare gOhf5
~ z y ..l.sa aluAs uI i,ess. ..St
ssvsns tie sagoaebnts u fbf OqOsrta ara ss7;-
nv cfizes EpoyHeqv tribunal, e,ef5ed for NE esriEs
If aFs 9uibsm fbs rfeyr fsfiaa Of jury (gvbabe, cr-
eoai Or ing;crs tbr feSee r0mnDfsE0s ofts gevpec,
iaagn n sfrsreieTee, o. ay atsr GaSexg 'gaeie
rafa Is Pep issOards Qualifying ereseyary, RE mn
etprevesf government TIE fySai lyesn, 70kib
fer he fake sf military Jabsrdinf lion, f@Jafd an loxa-
iirai plan all ia arrangement 9 pyap0Ds be1sfs-
Lra5is in firss of pese, had net bsea sc congfebeix
BY fbat psvasgs p anivsyaty d0fed b,oaCk egay par
efi, f6eniaib BY fbe ftsda Peai. 4sd IN ev1y country
ne continent, as tie trial ~ roe ssys tat tfsn gradually
dfed ofbs sobes bavs aereaed in f0z0er, IN ftr Fae
bas ben fsrn 70 pieees BY rival 7ioa, and eeostJ jaf
IN bal bsered6Esd, fboagb hadu fbs sodosv IF rsgal
coversmenf anG zDb0e tbe mera5S comyon baVe faIes
bshfy nndrr AbIsfse monarchy, fbs Lighter e1R ebe
ieps. IND, particularly, d eicausa"st 4Oa qpsrfby
ar ErghGnas obfaSafsa, fba ~ Szsedt fseffiaf6 ~
inv fbat JE0ayl Of norfbrH b5ufy 4etkb eonTfsaeS IL
II, I'm Cigar r. iafsly az RE middle IF R eesnr, DIR
sosy fallen into duff e) and fbaf there, fbsas ;bfy tgH
9zbir i, in no esaaryJo aee hnad, yf fbS bs,fi Of
RE common, are erngfe5, and fbs g9zesrs Il 9evesc-
raid into ss1ys as5snay: (d) IL $ fb0sfe ss5r le
46Bos, dry zebieb eDny nan eqo1 70 bii ohsfy, lis
6irrdr, Bis Sgery,fsr binf6 70 mat4is 70 fbratne
ssroet fs 1aaob eoSeEafisa, IL agasvyb1s -
.s1eess Il 10 isasfssi agnay fH ~ irpniseltyltssye
s,Ff 4afr of brepnyg efb0v0ie dsDs5ff fran ~ NE
1if,afsr ? 70 amesd i, zvb1evsy II j. 6sstgiVe hsas
4bozr al 70 gyayd svb fbe nee jaakas' csxampeIeal
diAf fbe iur0dtin 81 nseO and vtrry nsibadsefnisl
svbsb, prdr vayiefy sf fiseijt fyssrsr, sey fsa-e
imsrefpfibiy undermine fth b9e Prto1s:ise Of Ezeiy5
BIAcrsTowe's Cow. ID vol p zg9.~zef.
e g Lbos fbe 4cbsls, 7yH ksg lf4zf q fEbfbssfs
sybSf Is rtaJ ny opinion Il il, fbsf ne sas-ee tevs-
ssahS, 1blzfa, issal, sd ivMeaisfsy !; haffLe RIA
f. Er ysttal &c agse, breauie il fqnraeaaa
rRxoNEoys PRfH GIRL 4" frs4
era J4,. PsTT's 5pgek.
(bl whitelocke Of pezyi. 4aT.' ls'l< - "a.
le) Mod. Tn. Hill sauii. y. - ~
ldJ lid, II. = - t4
re be ssstia4nS.l
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NE WI o N ID o N, June 10.

1T Vtyy faH Bc.dsg e fbs IsbsEh0nn Of fbs9o7rH o.
NORWICH, hsally SOsys4d and led n Jezid NOR.
WITCH, f6s 6fE Day Of Ju1s i774.
TIE Hon. IABEz HvETfEcToE, E(y; bfodn6fsy.
XTOTED, We will 20 the utmolt 81 abilities, alert
" and defend tie Liberties ana sDmunities or Briiih
America and that w Cooperate With our hehren N
this and the other colonies, ia ne reaonable meauIes
a in general Congress or otherw be Judged mot proper
10 relieve US from t- burdens W feel, and lecurc
from greater evil fer viii follow from the pnncpls
adopted by the Bnal Parliament feipetng the town a.
Boifon.2--yO1fD, That Capt. Isdedish Hunt:netD ~
ChrAo2her Lefingsell, Efs; Doesa Theophlas Reg.
Csvsia william Hubbard, an. Captain Joebh Frfs
be aaaeihg Cotnette for keeping csre ssrss L;ns
the towns olt chs and the nsighboung eos7rss srj 49,
,-y rranItnit chpyof sefe Votes the coaat - a.
.Correfpondenec Tor tie toNn Of Boticn. -, al
Iss.6 oag asarg-saey, a. :.
II REe eseT affof. -, 7,
EEslA4IS HvSTIEsTOs, jar. 1pzgs Get az, ,
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LII UR DAY, JUNEI %, 1874.

any as o. more of the commalones o. tne ueauiS'
{" nslf 10 10 every year SIT THE PRiexs, M wnSn
" al lsrts VI itanp,a seiium, Pa nnt ana p}ps'' M
+" be fold, Sc"
The ramps wrse ken in EHslauS. ship loads OF F" al
forts of aamped ycuIn, Parchment and paper, were
tent over TO u.s. We had no cbs, either to take shsie
or to carry other vellu parchment paper to be 1mpea'
We mutt not only hsvs paid the crraln duties mpod ous
the uncertain Prices" which the oommilonln ihoad
pleaCe to let" for the value Of their yeu, parehment'
and paper !; and "penalte; and leitare ie ngon U.s.
every ftep We took, without paying thec rf3hi75 l's
reypyas only TO be taxed BY the ParAma Us' eyer
again io the fame articles BY the eonnliioneFs'
Hrsr ionne naen whole minds arc sonsy mpreHed win
ideas Of equity may ak ifit poahe thas.eyen BIZ
ri parliament ihoald 70 wantonJy degrade Us N''@
true, ssthzk he port of Better srHis pay ihut up
The ftfeitugcs.ad penalties heeby imPoeq "F'e 20
be fra sr and recOsed y any court o. feso'd Or -
covAT or ADMIRALTY OF vfeE-ADmiRAL1r, sP-
points, 10 ke Ppontsd, nc AAps jTiidstlOn y ps
Telpe<l.te cclsay where The clen-e ihout be commit
Ta,s Us no rul.t On Of tyalr The fstts, 70 be tried
in any Egralc mat live ailsa 5G lauc-wishn the BODY
Of con,t rsrose hen -.nr5liyjunii ttoa on every
eonatutional ppntils, 50 iu'f on bond OF an eses-
meat FL freehold Yet thus, by few lines, was inc
incllimabc pvie c Of trial b juI 10 be torn from you
vour ooetity. Thus the urs i5n OF the rights ofpo-
not IN oonsro, eiies BET zen man and NAM on toe
aue.tlon u " meaIu vi yugh,' ~here though wrpns ~
oprpcon, he wrcShea loics sg draw degree Of con-
aton by fcfecng that he hae received iome confederate
on ior The ubtanse taken away, or at leaf that aeoun
man gained bis sol-bas % itGltons founded on ng'd
oyas and arbitrary fsa-iss-~as 70 be 'eierfed 20 the
incorrurt tbuAas Of inse adgesAaaponted from ano-
ther EETT>>t prul,ces- .holdng their COM
n,it,;ops az pIciS pilly independent on you---
claiming tsc7 lib AqeC1 Oe paid out 0fyoqr money
conaemneN II .thene Az
Il rhis bSS(ERAfsJZ nor Of that kind, the ways
q ,yhs1ref Afe 20. r-7lsg ss'. -.
mai h pariarneut. Ih. done BY the 9th of
.ors slr third chaptef he jth. Recauis i was I'M
eonirona, as SIC not add could NOT be epreientsd
there No esaui il deprived" three millions OF loyal
Gbieas Of their darling priscee OF tsial byjuy, the
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shcI eiICE PEAS lie of Sis DUMB
thaft IN REEF, RYy few barrrlasE FLOUR
faitEu1 be SOLD by
441IIN BARRETT and SIS.
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SOLD ] board The Brig NhlAM an

On urrs, lying PuLLFEe's VIA
BsAo1 DRY Ar4Ies juit impo,d from
which csele, viz. ta.n-coIOvrri Mare Crates,
year, ra,ho.r, Rding Rigging, &c. EEfh Duck
tzynne, -, zes. Euasrd in qrafter Poi Bottles
Britain ~ an forts, * and Flat Irons, Kixn Jacks
and md "a two patersd Carriage Maehnes,lth abOu
k--At - p.i,. III Gzcs. Enquire of
Hon; K VIII | L L 6 . At,
E board faid Brig.
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The @TTFD IMMEDIATE
osu 7 = HundA Pounds, lawful nancy
oags ,.,,;eb coed scusi;y viii be given. Eriife
nbeier. IA
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inf W ANTE IMMEDIATELY, J !
he 10 HMDRED FOUNP,
'uII Ia Moryty a Person in ssed Buiinefs ms
Is lsnqui-s he PEintes. \
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wlLLrAMsBuRG, Li.ssisia, Ne. II.

WlLLIAMSB URG, lt;,gisia, Ne. II.
By the Northern Pa, jda arrived, sse hon. psr1oN
RARDoIrx, Eq; has received tbs f'no~'ng ieuer hon
CsnefaI Gage, anfer 70 thar wrote to HIM pJ 1As &C.
InerA Coneref. on shs 10Th Of Ottaber laii.
I re re Rss. PfyTos RssnoLrw, Els.
/ SIR, Ssfss, GA. ae,s I7s+.
I'd PRESENTATIONS aasIa be.Esae with.
N eandosr, and matters faged esaehy IS tk-y aancs
People would D. led believe, fo your letter Of the
10th infant, that works r~iIcd aan the town Of
Bson, private Prcpe iasad, the ioaep iuetfo nius
inAAsxr., and the Communication be,.css the
ard country ihut Up and faoeaed.
Nothing eaa be father h0n ths 6saiion of THE
place than the aboss tate. '.s.t - 3fff
There dnglc gun painted aeaia the town mans
property has been sed hurt. except the kings, by the
peoples dsoyns hlaw, bricks, Sec. bought for his erv;ce
No troops have given Ies sau for complaint aod greater
taken prevent it and Each care and sen
neeeary IRON the inuits aad povocaonS
daily giving both Officers and folders. The comunisa-
ion b.iwssn the and country has been always tee and
0nineetsd, and is 60 Gill;
Two works Of earth have been raed az de diasnee from
the town, wide Of the roads, and guns put in h: The
rensas Of old works, gsng ont Of the town, have been
Iengthened, and guns placed the'e kewiies People VA
think differently, whetheE the hsGe preparations through
the country, and tie Of blooS and lughIe,
made this necefiary. But am to do my duty.
1t gives pleaure thai you endcavoSins 4. cordial
reconciliation with the mother country whicvn hat has
anpied, have defpared of Noboty wihrs bette aece.
tasc DC
mediator IL could efabih fousdatiSn woGk upon
and have ongy urged people here sy et the Tea,
and lsnd proper memorial theKng, which would DC COED
beginning their iie, ant give their ends the oppuuny
they ieek, move In their iupPor. , -
do believe thu, and unfendy proceedings
will saye the effect which many The fst ofthe
Birth nation nigh whsn left England, and iosh
ures will sbate it. But oald hope that dSsscysnj
moderation here would the isme d,pofon honas
ardenty with that the both SOans.
may zee their dlPpontmsH that thie dpUss between
the moher country and the soons have terminated like The
tquArrs of ovssna inssaisa L< aeea Wish thsy oas,
10 bear to each other. ... = 80.
| Lam, Sir, -ft
Your moff cbedisnt hSnIse fsryant
THOMAS GAGE
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W HEX AS l the iubicrlber, OF CllaTL-
~ ten, ia the county Of WoreeRer, did tile sour.
tenth inaan, give DANIEL CoNvERS of f,id Chal,oa
note Of hand fthe following tenor and date, via.
For value received, pro,ne pay, DANIEL CON.
VERS his order, the fun Of thres pounds twslse Fittings,
ia shree monthi with ntetea nnt, paid, wte hand
SAMUEL ROBIN SON.
CbI,les, NsvAnSa 18th, I774."
Which in lieu Of one received from fsid CON-
VERS, given BY ISAAC MOORE, fof Worceaer, ~
laid CoNvERS deelAreil payable tn EDWARD BOND.
% order, which negotiated untI fsd CONVERS
became the proprietor thereof Ana npss a,p eattn
to fad MOORE fer payment peseeived thar ind note
was never given by faid MOORE, as CoNVERs si-
Hrea Therefore forewarn all Peons from purehsine the
sete gave to CONVERS, before Sesrbsd, being desr-
Mined to pay laid note, IL sbtansd in Eaadu
ant mannef. SAMUEL ROBINSON.
CbayIfsa N,vsukev zSfb, 1874. se lis.
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.xXTANTED, a pair of live wild
Wv TuRXIES, . few pair Vt wild BLACK DUCKS,
and few dozen olive QuAILS. Apply TO the Printer.
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XXTANTED to HIRE, ONE Hum
w DRED POUNDS, Lawful Money, iyr which
good Eeeurity viii Be gives. Inquire Of the Printer
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T6I Ssy sOai frbl@A4, (erin Half o Pyaa,fen1
IND Old JOHN BOYLEt Printing oace, next ssos TO
the Tire Dsvn in h.arIbsrOush-fsreet. ..... 81.
THE WONDER of WONDERS I
"a Or, the WONDERFUL APPEARANCE Of an An
GEL, Devil and ChOi, Centismaa in a. OF BgsS,
ia the nights Of the I4th, 18th, snd 10Th of o7osr 2
20 whom in ioms meafure may be attributed the p.efrs
have oflate fallen spon that unhappy Metropolis RI.
ea TO Of hi, neighbours the morning aer the in
ration, who down tbs narrative from the Genemiss
mouth and is Enads public az his deif-,
solemn warning al ths, who, for the fake OF agr.s1-
ing thcsves and thsss families, would entail the % sbsR
,rstchednef upsn MELONS Of their frow-ereassres.
jsrnei with four plates, viz The Devil. Ar Angel,
sOab fsvsrI s band, pair If Ed&iH IN axe Gia,
2. Bclzsbub, bSGrg in Bis igbt band s Ssss, and is
bh hif bAia. 4. A ghsa, HSSiSg ca seiAe gssrN.'
Bis baI 1Eeb Gj6rpiRsd. d. ~ s
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Ts-Mx,vsy ,ya ). r4sisbsl, y ]. GsEsystar,
THE Royal American Magaziny, Ne. XI.
= lar NOVEMBER, I77+ x.
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To be SOLD, fus wan, of employ, ISL
y LIKELY healthy frong NEGRO
\ BOY, Ses~.en "a asd IS yeats Of 4ss. Esquire of
the PRIMER.
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/ a QUANTITY of Felt Hats, Hztters
IA Trimmings, sripea SwanGsns, fripes Darnatcus, SILK
and wsraed Bsesh,s Peee, six, wosd and Thread tiOes
silk HanEerchie, Silk and Hair, ScAf vii, iehAr Boz
tOus and sundyethes articles, bs nasey eh'4p tx Csih
Esquire Store No. 4opPOte the Ea End G. FAasNi sP
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q oAs r O. N.

1sCa1f. Braus, arrived at SG,s~' Jr'm I'"ss'
.ys bs4s f5s fslss0isg Indulgence, S'x. Y
-.LospoN, OSob1 II -
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The iniolence of certain Publican at Wei
town, has drawn on him the indignation Of the
people in that and the neighbouring towns,
number of whom lately ahembled TO compliment
his perlon, but he having fed, we arc informed
they broke his windows and hewed other tokens
OF their recruitment.
DIED. Mr.. William Bul6nch.-Captain
John Lloyd, of this town, at Anguilla.--
AT New York, the Rev. William Mills, mi
niier of the Presbyterian church at Jamaica on
Long-ifland, At Philadelphia, Captain
Gideon Villeneufve, lately from London.-
John Lort.
NEw-YoRx, M.rcb ID. On Tueiday laR,
ar the Exchange, very genteel entertainment
was given to his Excellency our Governor, BY
the gentlemen of this city.
Our Tea flip is hourly expected, ihe having
failed from Antigua tor this port, thirty-one
daysiince.
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B0sToN, March 81.
ARRIVED, Blany and Sohier iom Cape Nichola Coli
Inns ST. Vincent and ST. Lucia Panih, Newiaysn Clap,
North-Carollna Thatcher, South-G carolina.
PoRrs of SALRM and MARBiEHKAD. Mayeb 2S.
ARRIVED. Henick, rom Virginia Sawen, Alicant !;
ST. Barbe, SOltortuga; Knowlton, Bacowen and Davis,
North-Carolina Smith, St. Euaatia; Smith and Well
man, Maryland Burlington Dominica and ToStuga Wsft
Anguila Baliaer, Cadiz.
PIscATAoyA, March IS.
ARRIVED, Bachelor, GaudaloaP Trefthen, visi-
MA Jones, Georgia; Smalcorn, New-aaven.
RHoDE-lsLAND, March IL.
ARRIVED. Durfce, 1illnghaa and Warren, Hiipa-
nioa Bradford and Smith, ST. Eutata Packard, Turks
lnand and ST. Eufata Batty Barbacoes Smith and Still
Nrw-HAvEN, March IS.
ARRIVED. Illey from the Wei-I ndies, parmele from
St. Christopher, Lewis from Bofon Horey, Gracy, and
Brooks from New York.
NEw-LoN DON, March zs.
ARRIVED. Hal from POwnalbOrOugh, Brown from
Saltcrtuda.
NEwYoRK, March "a.
ARRIVED. Brais from South-Carolna, Folgen from
Nantucket, Waterman from North Carolina, CorhAm
from St. Chrifophers, and Beard from Nantucket.
PHILADELPHIA, March I6.
ARRIVED. VoOhies, from St. Croix DavidIon, Hii-
PAMELA; Candel, St. Ubes Olbome, Vgo Richardlon,
Jamaica WEIGH, Barbados Cotton, Lilbon /; Hodgkin-
fon, St. Euaatia Waterman and Coffin, Nantucket
Rogers, Bottom; Bunner Georgia; Mumford, Rhode III
and Locxton, Bermuda Gowland London Fleming,
New-Cafle, on Tyne.
March III. Abel and Wilkin from Eifpanola, Cenfell
from Llbon, Simmons and Garlic from Carolina,
Mitchell from Turks-Iland, Vilcncufe and Love from
London.
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The Honorable ALGERNON SIDNEY's
LETTER agaiaf BRIBERY and ARBI-
TRARY GOVERNMENT !; qvritfsn 10
bis fifcudS, in agjGVer 10 their, PeytaVadisg
biz rssyN 10 ENGLAND.
7 A M forty cannot in all things conform
A myGeif to the advices of my friends if
theirs had any joint conformity with mine,
would willingly fubmit my interef to theirs !;
but when | alone am interefed, and they only
adviie me to come over as loon as the act of in
demnity is paGed, Icannor wholly lay aide my
own judgment and choice. confeE, We are
naturally inclined to delight in our own coun-
try, and have a particular love to mine I
hope have given iome teitimony of it;
think that being exiled from it is a great evil,
and would redeem mylelf from it with the lois
of great deal of my blood But when that
country of mine, which ufed to be efeemed a
parable, is now like to be made Gage of in
jury, the liberty which we hoped to eRabliih
oppreiIed, all manner of prophaneneis, Ioofeneis,
luxuryand lewdnefs, iet up in its height in
ifead of piety, virtue, fobriety and modefy,
which we hoped God, by our hands, would
have introduced the beG of our nation made
a prey to the WORT, the parliament, court and
army corrupted, the people enlaved, all things
vendible, and no man fate, but by fuch infa-
nous means as hattery and bribery what ioy
can have in my own country in this conditi-
on Is it a pleafure to fee all that love in the
world, fold and deifroyed Shall I renounce
all my old principles, learn all the vile court
arts, and make my peace by bribing fome of
them Shall their corruption and vice be my
lalety All no better is a life among fran
gers, than in my own country upon fuch con-
ditions. Whit live will endeavour to pre-
ferve my liberty or at leaA viii not content
to the defroying of it, | hope fall die in the
fame principle in which have lived, and will
live no longer than they can preferve me, have
in my life been guilty of many follies, but, as
think of no meanneis will not blot and de-
file that which is pait, by endeavouring to pro-
vide for the future. | have ever had in my
mind, that when GoD lhould cait me into fuch
a condition, as that cannot fave my life, but
by doing an indecent thing, he fhews me the
time is come wherein lhould reign it. And
when cannot live in my own country, but by
fuch means as are worie than dying in it, |
think he ihews me ought TO keep myfelf out
of it. Let them pleafe themielves with making
the King glorious, who think a whcIe people
may juRly be facri6ced for the inter,a and plea
fure of one man, and few of his followers:
Let them rejoice in their fubtilty, who by be-
traying the former powers, have gained the
favour of this, not only preierved, but advanc-
ed themielves in theie dangerous changes. Me-
vertherleis, perhaps, they may find the Kings
glory is their fhame, his plenty the peoples
mifery; and that the gaining of an Office, or
little money, is poor reward for defroying a
nation (Which if it wer: PreieTvsd in liberty
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great wiidom, in recommending and pointing
out to our ferrous confederation the fate of the
gold coin of this kingdom, as well on account
of its very extenfve Importance, as Of the Pc
euliar advantages which the preient time affords
for conducting and executing with fucceis any
meaiures touching this great national object
ties and diitrefs in which the nation was on the
point of being involved, by the very alarming
Idegree of diminution which this coin had 'aStu.
n 'ly iufered; before the evil was checked by the
n kulation, made in the laa felton, of Parliament.
n one beg leave to allure your Majeay, that,
Is work couith a juf fenie of our duty to our
: Marking "Silow fubje6ts, we will exert or
tins NJ Opportunity ssson ,,ScSompih the great work
Q Abilities in the improvement; ct footing, as
II apply to her.