The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-10

/ Capt. Henihaw, touched at the lie of May
for water, and was told of pirate noop being
Oft that Inland, mounting eight guns, COM
manded by Frenchman, and it was 6id ihe
came from Coracoa had taken fome proviii-
ons out of two whaling Hoops, took theCaptains
on board his veGel, ihewed them a large guam
/ thy of dry goods, and deiired they might pay
themielves; and that it was imagined the pi-
rate had taken the goods out of fchooner,
! that had been on that coat.
ichooner named the Dove, from Africa,
with about an hundred negroes on board for ST.
| Augultine, was loft in the night of the 18th of
! lait month ON the coat of EAT Florida, about
league to the louthward of Smyrna the maj
Z tcr two mariners, and about eighty of the ne
termination might B had thereon here ~ We appsbcnd that
clearly poye that the articles of our complaints are
Of the fame kind with great numbers made by the Hou of
Commons in England, aganit high officers As inianoes
of this kind mutt be re in your Excelcneys memory
think it needless at preient to adduce them. And as it
fupPoisd in England, that the dignity Of the
King Affected by any charges agana bis officers, we
cannot conceive why it hould here for though il
MAXIM, that the King do wrong, yet, by the milf
approximations of his officers much wrong hath been and
may again be brought to pats. If any peon may by his
conduct break through the contribution of the province
grounded the charter and confirmed by conant uage,
without being liable to be called to by any udca-
tory heremerey becauie theRoya aent fueh conjunction
hath been procured do not know where iuch practices
will flop and we fear that by degrees, without even
having an opportunity Of being heard, innovation after
another may be forced upon till there viii be not only
an abridgment of what are called Engih liberties but
total ubyenion of the contribution.
We allure ourcyes, that the Of our greve-
ances fully underaoOd by loveregn, hould focn
have reaion rejoice in the redrel of them. But, il we
mu l be expoled the continual lc representations Of
penons who get themeyes advanced places Of honour
and profit by of iuch M approximations, and when
complain be heard, we have YET the plea
lure Of contemplating, that poeity for whom now
irugging will do uace, by abhorng the memory Of
thofe men who owe their greatness their oountry's
ruin"
Yeaerday his Excelleney ent the following MESSAGE
to both Houies, viz
Gentlemen Of tie Council, and
Certieum Of ibe Hoaje Of Rfprefrrfafivs,
Have omitted nothing in my power, confident with my
Il duty to the King, which had a tendency to promote
harmony and good agreement in the cgGstu the precnt
eHon. have pafed without notice the groundlcG,
unkind and iubeal charges and infnuations made by
each of the other branches gan the Governor, rather than
any part of the pubek bufne Of the province ould be
left un6nihed but iomc Of your votes, eioves, and
other proceedings, which you have ued be made pub
lick nrike directly at the honour and authority Of the
King and Of the Parliament, may not neglect bearing
rubick tefInony againf them, and making ufe Of the
powers vecd in by the confit1on prevent you from
proceeding any further in the fame way.
Proviaee-Hea(e, 7. HUTCHINSON.
Mareb 8, I774.