The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-27
b o S T o N, October 20.


Friday the Committee from the County Of W0,eqtr waited
on his Excs!ency the Governor with the following
sddsefs viz. X
To his Excelleney THoMAs CAeE, Efq; Governor Off
Ma eays Province Of the MaHachuietts Bay, and CdI
mander in Chief Of the Kings Forces in Noith,Amerie
Efoy II plsaf Jour Exeeileay,
TIME people OF the county Of Worceaer being eaInet-
" ioiictous for the peace ard welfare of theppsines
;e,.l eaan,, view the nsafur-s purfung by your
Fxe,lncy bat with encrcane jealoui, as they spPesnd
berr has not nor does preent exit jut oeAiion
r The formidable hottie preparations making on the neck
leading to our eideed capital
mater of ueh notorety thatyour ESeeleley mutt
h. enfbc there not the leaf opPohtlon made to oo-
ana the introduction Of the Kings troops al their NIT
ardcp nor have the people ne that time deovered any
r,c,tor TO dturS the ill your Exceeney was peAIed
N oder the feiane Of the powder in the Aena at ShaeI
.,,,, n priyate manner, hieh oecaioncd the report
,ba, rmfh had happened between party Of the A'ne
roops and the people Cambridge in which eyeai OF
,he I,uer fell This caui-d the people to arm and march
o divers parts Of the country; but no ooner was that
.p,rt proved e than they returned very Peaesaoy TO
their REFLECTIVE homes.
hs ;rhab,ants of the province in general and town OF
pao, b,ve never given caufe for thoie Cruel AMI Arbitrary
s for blocladng their harbour and ubvertns Tie ehat
ter by altering the civil government of the province whh
however, this people are determined by We o'h ''ou'
never obmir TO- but with their lives nolwthAndnsth sy
arc aoeeved at the kings dpleaure asanH ihen through
m. mitigation Of tIsitfous and dehgniHg men.
This oounty hnds it difficult TO eompeseni the motives
m IN, preent hoil. parade unls i, be in eonielueRee OF
oe preconceed plan iubee the already ehtreed town
Of Boaon to mean eompanees or military Contributions
THY are eouay n lois account for your txeeeaeys
e,nI coward, tue eoanty of Suffolk, in your an"er to
bfe that you mad not made it eae to effect this than
,ybat nature has made ffo the county cannot CONCEIVE
y this ex enee and DAMAGE Of the town TO no PurPoie
Your Exceercy is lkewc peaied TO take notee Of te
general good behaviour or lie folders, but at the lame e
az. over tia. pat complaining of the detention Of private
provcr,y and proceed sne BY way OF Ouee to when
VOC would not permit reply. THIS county are eoniained
- e they svvrehend the people uhahe IN providing
for their own defence while they undetcod thefe was no
saing The neck without examination, the cannon az 'he
north battery 2ed up, and many places ieaehea, wneie
arms and ammunition were ulpeeted TO be and II found,
Csd ve Is the people have acted oenfely, nor
fovereJ any diiporon 70 de m as above related the
count, apprehends this can uiy the zurs OF Pr-
vaie property.
1t with great anxiety this county obierycs the wanson
exece of power in the officers Of the eustoms at Sse'
n8 ON board the kings ps repeeng the article OF fue'
e;oes for the u Of TIE inhabitants Of Bolton, who are
ea 20 have il with the additional charge of Landing and
s;ne az Salem before it proceed; whsn your tx
epcy ua he enGslc TIE a, which is the Profeiisd rule
Of condua expressly excerpts Fuel and Vetuas which may
he brought TO Bottom Is taking on 5o1rd one OF more ON
cer a, Salem fsitheut the aforelad charge while that
.aioed for The troops proeeed dret, free from isnle-
There se many o.aer things which bear extremely bard on
m. inhabitants While they prohibited from traniPorT-
g "a. (asa articles from part OF the town to ano-
ter ws,erborne without danger OF ezure or 10 get Ay'
erttle &c from any OF the Hands, notwithstanding there
i 10 Other way Of traniPortaiOn.
Your Exoceney, we spPrehend, muf have been great
IL nnfored Of tie Chsr4eer Of this people, 70 iu?Po:s
uch ever1ies tend either fsniin to The acts or
reconciliation with the troops; ard TIC souniy are iofry %
go ~. ,rre,on Of y : AIS asfensge3 with higher
hand than Wa INTENDED, uns the acts themslVes boua
be thought enienr. -, a
E.ineinz into the town number of cannon from Caisc-
William, leading for farther reinforcement OF tTo0Ps'
with o:hes concurriag crcunances, fToRgs indeauns
- Sslisu. has ialY ezSssea 10 the minds q