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no M ASS MARINE LIST.
BOSTON, AprlI a. !.

ARRIVED, Vincent, from Capc-Nchoa; Whittron,
Caudaoup; Wilton, port-au-Prnee Churchill and Sad
geant, 81. Euaata; wharfe, Ansuila Foley, Sunanam,
Cords, Dominica and St, Euiatia Collins, Bray, NieIpc
elton, William and Thomas Kent, North-C aroina Cnhe
Meader and Smith, Maryland Rogers, Atkins and Allie -
Philadelphia; Miller, Higgins and Daydfon, New London
Snow aud Atkins Virginia Chambers, falmouth. &c
RHoDE-IsLAsp, March az. n
ARRIVED. Rois, from, Grenada Howlaad, Pa.u,
and StoSkford Hiipanola Clark, Bottom Scribnss'
Serbner New-Hayen I; Joihua +. d. St. Croix, Wyse0
and Carpenter, New-York cOddingion, S. Carons-o-
Tanns-, Turks-Inand Holden, Connecticut. ref
NEw-LoNDH, April I. .~,t
ARRIVED, Lee, from Cape Nicholas Sage and BeatoA-
Saltartuda. , NEw-HAvEN, April Z, ur
ARRIVED, Tiey, and Brown, Grenadoes Woodhou1e
Dominica Snaly, Angula Whitney and Sturges,Ne,
York. MARYLAND, Annapolis March "a. Co
ARRIVED, Shutter frVm Larne McAuthsF, CoIne.
Robinlon, and Ferguion, London. .la., nj
PHILADELPHiA, March al.
,.ARRIvEp, Abel and Wlkin, Hipaniolaj Csniel, LIN,
bon Smith, Harye DC Grace Simmons and carifc, axe
Carolina; Mitchell, TurkS-Iand Vileneufye and L.. i
London. ..,...s ..a
CHAREsrowE rs. Carolina March II. lOs
ARRIVED. Pettigrew, from Dunbar; Stanfell, Porfs,
mouth; Maon, Afreaj BOnamy and Minors, New-PrO al
dence Brown, Churchill and Corbin, Ceorga May n
Walker, London Pynp, St. Vincent Munro, RhOteie
Hand; FoneAer, Leith.'> ~ ia 49,, the
ARRIVED, March 49, Smith from Rhode-Inantri-
Gordon, Plymouth Befnars and Ball, London; Rant
Navs; Bound Sarvis; Bower, Georgia Saus, Bermu oI
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principle upon which the dii1hsrse IS ground
cd, can be diicovered in the above palages but
this, that T. Powell was discharged beaaaie the
jufices determined, the council not being Z" a
breach eftbr kgi aatars," and " an afper bog'f
Of a6Smb5," had no right to commit in fuch
wife as to prevent an enlargement under magma
charta, and the habeas corpus act, which they
would have had if confidered as branch OF
the Legislature. And therefore, that MIR. Garth's
aiierrion, that the councils reiolution on that
fubiea, was inconfifent with the fact, is full
and ftriking proof of his want of candour, and
his partial attachment to the lower houie.
That Mr.. Garth's faid petition contains COM
plants againif the iaid council, meaning the
upper houie of afembly, touching their reiolu-
tons and pofponing fine die. thereading ofbills.
Your committee cannot but fay, shey are nor
In the leaa furprifed at iuch complaints, even
although they are not only unparliamensary, bur
irreconcilable to any idea of a contribution OF
Legislature, grounded upon principles OF Eng
liih government. For if the commons houie
can with proPriety complain to theKing of iuch
proceedings, they may withequal proPriety COM
plain, if the council ihould think proper to
throw out any bill: ient up to them. In iuch
a cafe where is the independently of each houie
of ahembly, the one being a check upon the
proceedings of the other And even upon MIR.
Garth's own principle, thar the upper houie is
only aprivy council yet as theKing' scommifions
TO his governors, under the great feal of Great
Britain, contains this clauie, e" that you fhall
pafs only fuch laws as fhall be adviied and con-
tented to by majority Of the council and Re-
prefentatives respectively, it is clear, that the
council have right ofjudging ofthe propriety
Of all bills laid before them, and of exercifng
their Judgment thereon without controul.
Your committee have thus largely examined
the faid petition to the end, that the abinrdites
of it may be clearly apparent, and do earneftly
recommend, that this houfe do enter into the
following refoluliOns:
? RESOLVED, Nemins Canfradicenff, That the
petition to the Kings mott Excellent MaJeity,
a copy ofwhich Charles Garth, Elq; provincial
agent, tranfmitted in this letter dated December
z7th, I77 directed 10 the committee ofcorref-
pondence, is abfurd, falfe, supplementary,
and unconstitutional, and is a fcandalous libel
upon the upper houie Of anembly of this pro-
vince, tending to deHroy the ancient confitu-
rion of this government.
RESOLVED, Nemins COafradTesnfs, That the
faid Charles Garth, Eiq; having preiented the
faid petition, has thersby been guilty of breach
of the privilege of the upper houie of aHembly /;
that he has done what in him lay, to overthrow
one of the branches of the Legislature Of this
colony. and has thereby betrayed the trua re-
poied in him by the general afembly, inaimuch
as ehas thereby attached himief to one branch
in oppohtion to the other, although he received
his power of acting as agent from the united
branches of the legi1anre.
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Yefsi, That the town do accent and approve
OF rhe rfpOrt OF the committee OF correspondence,
and OF the h.tvs they have wrote, which have
been laid before them And that the thanks
Of this town be given them, for their jealous
attention 20 the true intereR Of Ihis forUA and
country. ..:....rS
Hofsd, That the copies of the letters wrote by
the Goveynsr, Liemnanf Goyonor and others re-
terred to In iaid commiuees report, are replete
with malicious snmiy to Var charter rigb,5. :,
YOfsa, That the act of parliament impofng
duty on teas imported into America, is a tax
upon US without our content and therefore un-
conaitutonal: That the late act of parliament
granting full power TO the Eaf-Indiacompany,
TO export their teas to America, fuhje6 to fueha
duty, was deGgned, more eAedually, to carry
into execution the aforeiaid unrightcous aef
and therefore ought to be oppoied.
Votsd, That the eOgfgnseJ, to whole care the
teas were ient, diicovercd their inbLaoa6lI ea-
miD to this country, in refuGng to REIGN their
ONCE, and thereby have forfeited all r;gbf to our
protection.
Hoted, That whereas the f0qVa of BeROn, and
the people met at the Old South meeting houie
in Bolton, In December lait, did, to our appre-
henhon, as far as lay in their power, confident
with the good ofthe country, endea1 our to have
the teas go fafely back, and were obtru6ted in
their endeavours by che obitinacy of others
that the aefrEtFion of them became nece1ary,
and was wholly owing, to the gyoandlsG O6jeai-
OTIS of the confgnecs and their aiders and
abetters.
HofeG, That we will not import, buy or make
uie, of any teas purchaied of the Eaa-India
company, or fubeet to fuch an unconstitutional
duty, until the act is totally repealed.
Voted, That the Town-Clerk be directed, to
give an attefed copy of theie votes to the COM
mittee of oorreipondence, who are required
forthwith TO tranilnit them to the committees of
correspondence of Bolton and Plymouth, with
the thanks of this town, to them for their fpiri-
ed manly oppoGtion to this mef berniaOas ura-
lare; and to allure them we are ever ready to
Join them, in oppohng every unconstitutional
attempt upon our liberty.
They alto choie three more upon the CON-
mittee, in room Of one deceaied, and two who
re!igned.
Then the town Hofed their thanks to the SsLet7-
men for refufng to call a meeting laa Winter,
when it was propoled to trofsf againf the town
of Bottom, and to A;D0ivs the committee of cor
refpondence of this town, which might have
thrown the town into confufon, if attended to,
at thar ieafon of the year. After which they
Hofe4 their thanks to the Rev. Mr.. NilIams
for opening the meeting with prayer, which he
attended N The Taft with apparent iatisfaehon--
and alto their thanks to Mr.. Nye, the Mode
rator, for his good fervices and then the meet
Ing was adjourned.
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RHoDE-IsLAND, to wit.
Il is hereby publicly made known unto !
u the creditors Of ELEAZER TREVETTa
inioVent debtor, that they may IL they fee eaue, AZ
before the uees Of the Superior Court, At the Col
HOuie' IN Newport, on Tusiday the third Of May A.,
I774' and there exhibit and prove their ieyeral DEM
and appoint agsees for receiving and d ibutn,
fovens eate, becaufe the fame iuiees appon,J n
dzy anaplAce for thoie PurPoies. :,
ByEder ]. cRELEA, Jun. cIeri..
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Gentlemen and Ladie, Of

u town arc hereby made acquainted that THOA
TURNER has taken charge ofthe DANCING Soho
behafof his brother whs Il ableut Thoie who ole,
end their children, may depend there win Be the eefl
gard paid to their being nruded in the pOlref and
approved method ikewife the utncA order and deco
preierved.
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WANTED Immediately, aSCHOONaj
w Or SLooP, from Ory-sght sOns to G1ry. n
suirs Of the Printer. N.
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To hte PU B,LIc,

4 S the method lately. praaifed by -
4 A. fubicrihr, in hsyng perfon at his door 70 In :
gentlemen AID Otherso bis public falss, has given dSs
faction to foms gentlemen, hopksepes in parcusr1zy
avoid giving offence he hall de from chat practice for
future, and purdue one as follows which he Aatters him.
cannot fall to give unvera atsfaeon, he hnssYe-
whss to do 1.-THE public are MOT earnelIy reuuee,lg.
remember for their own advantage, that for the future
tiee will be given Of the time his public les begin BY fo
ing OF bell, which he has purebafed for that pump
which eretted his Auction door, near the Msrie
Bottom Where eOntant attendance is giyen both "a;
and late, to receive the avou of all fch who are plsr
to confer upon their much obliged, oa obedient and
humble iervant, MARTIN BICKF n be
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a WOMAN, that can be we'll recomme g
"A ed, with ayOung brealtof milk, would ). R,d IF
into any s.nueman's family to tackle. Enquire of1
Printer.
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F RI D A Y February IL.
r O s L O N.

Monday lalt the Corporation of Harvard
COLLEGE, again met for the choice of PRESI-
DENT, when the Reverend DIR. COOPER,
of this town was unanimously choien-But has
6nce declined accepting that Office.
The goth of lait month"; Church was In
corporated at Province Town, Cape-Cod, and
the Reverend Mr. Samuel Parker, was ordain-
ed the Paifor of 1.-THE Reverend MIR. Stone
of Yarmouth began the foemnity with prayer !;
the Reverend Mr.. Hilliard of Barn&able, preach
ed iermon from / Corinthians VI. /. 2. The
Reverend Mr.. Lewis, of WellAeet, gave the
Charge The Reverend Mr.. Cheever of Eait-
ham, prayed after the Charge, and gave the
Right-hand of Fellowlhip.
We hear that an elderly gentleman, who was
one of the delegates from neighbouring
church, at the above ordination, having pur-
chaied two or three pounds of tea, which the
people had taken for their pay in aiiiiting to
lave the cargoof Capt. Loring's vedel, that was
caA away there, in his return home, three per-
fons, who had way-laid him in WellAeet woods,
fprang onton fudden, one ieized the bride
of his horfe, while the other two went on each
Ode of him. iearched his BAGS. and -haxinsi
frf he fhoughtthey werenegroes who had been
to fee the ordination, but ioon diicovered they
were perions difguiied.
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S A T u RID A Y, February IL.
B O S I O N.

We hear from Montague, that one of the
inhabitants having inadvertently purchaied a
fmall quantity of tea of pedlar, ieveral of the
neighbours being made acquainted Herewith,
went to his houie and endeavoured to convince
him of the improperly of making any uie of
that article for the preient, while it continues
to be badge of Aavery; and while there are
70 many laudable efforts making in the metro
polls, and other principal towns, and in the
country in general, to throw it off he was
eaiily induced to commit it to the Aames.-
To difcourage thofe gentry called pedlars, from
telling this noxious herb, at a time when the
ihop-keepers have generally abandoned it, they
would do well to reflect, that there is law of
this province againf hawking and pedling /;
which they may depend will be put in execu-
ton againit them, ihould they offer any more
of this politically poifoned herb for iale in
Montague. can't fay what their Puniih-
ment would be but have reaion to imagine
they would blefs themielves, ihould theirs be as
light as was the pedlar's lait Friday ie'nnight
at Shrewsbury, whole budget of tea was taken
from him by a number of people, a. the tavern
in that town, and carried into the road, where
twas burntto aihes and had not cul prit very
opportunity made his elcape, he might have
found himielf ioon inveloped in a modern dreis.
Remember pedlars Malcom's fate
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# u E S D AY, February Is.
B O S T 0 N.

Wehear that Capt. Samuel Harris, in Hoop
belonging to this place, bound 20 Efequebo, was
lately cait away near that place, and 1t is iald
the veAel and mott of the cargo would be lott
but that the people were iaved.
We hear that three perions at IPiwich have
been lately taken, with the imall-Pox and
that two of them received it by innoculatlon'
performed in private manner By Phyilcian
Of that town.-EIe, with the three iick perions,
were all removed to the pet-houie.
NEw-LoNDoN, February IL. The aiem-
bly, of Maryland have come into reiolves ilml-
lar to thoie of the other colonies.
We hear from Sharon, that lalt Monday
night fe'nnight, man and his wife in that
place, went to bed in good health, and were
heard by the family to- talk together about
break of day; but about eight O'Clock in
the morning they were both found dead In
their bed.-Thsy were aged perions.
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hal fprang al leak. in IL: 1912, long 50 s..
could nos'learn the matters name, nor where
bound, but undcritood ihe cam: from Grana-
da Capt. COrbeu aayed BY them tor three e
to come on board their yawl, but ihe Junk
aIongilde they made iecond and fatal at
tempt in the evening in their long boat when
the firt Tea, after they had Quilted the brig
itru k them, filled the boat; and every foul pc
eTifhed.-It blew 70 executive hard, tina! 1t was
impoGible to give them any aAi!tance IN their
deplorable fituation, though all pohible means
were uled that could be at iuch time. After
the people were loft, the veael loon diiapPear-
ed.--rhe brig appeared to be about ITO or
$50 tons, had igure-head. the upper works
painted with light colours, the quarter boards
red, with white freaks round them, and had
Irilh colours hoiited in the maln-ihrouds.
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"6tir3y. RESOLVED, hat as we are at
great diliancc from Bottom, the metropolis
of the province, and cannot have 70 early
intelligence of encroachments upon our
rights, as they have, we do acknowledge
our obligations to them, for their early no
tice of approaching danger, and for their
intrepid behaviour upon the late tea ihips
arrival and we truit they will till be our
WATCH Tower, and they may depend
on our utmof endeayours, to fupport them
at all times, in defence of our rights and
liberties Then,
VOTED, ably. That the IA committee
of correspondence, be a fanding committee
to correfpond with the committee of correi-
pondence for the town of Bottom.
VOTED, 3dly. That the felecfmen of
this town be committee Of INFECTION,
whole buGnefs it fhall be, to obferve if any
perfons buy or fell tea, contrary to the re-
iolves of this town, and to make report
thereof to the committee of correspondence.
VoTED, 4thly, That the felectmen be,
and hereby are defired, to withhold their
appreciation for licence for retailing or
tavern-keeping, to fuch perfon or perlons,
who may prefume to buy or fell tea, con-
trary to the aforefaid refolves.
&c VoTED, 5thly. That Mr. Benjamin
MuiIy, Mr.. Robert Pagan, and Mr.. Enoch
Moody, be committee to enquire what
quantity of tea is in town, Of what quality,
in whole hands it is, and when imported /;
and make report thereof at the annual meet
ing in March next.
VOTED, 6thly. That a copy of thelc
proceedings be, by the Town-Clerk tram
United to the committee of correspondence
in Bottom.
4" A true copy. Attef.
A" NAT. GREEN MooDY, Town Clerk. F"
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M o N D A Y, February IA.
B o S T O N.

YeRerday fe'nnight the following Nofs, it is
fad, was ient to feveral churches in this town,
viz. Z" John Malcom defres prayers of the
cnriftian people Of this congregation, that the
vile abufe received on the zsth day or evening
of January laa palt, from vile rebelliouS mob,
without provocation, may be ianeti6ed to him
and his family and that he may bleis God
thar his uiefulnefs isiill ipared, and that he is
greatly recovered from his dreadful wounds and
bruiieshe then received from the bloody and
cruel hands of theie cruel mortals here below
May God forgive them -
Monday IaR failed for London, the fhip
Neptune Capt Cofnn in whom went pahen-
ger Mr.. Jonathan Clark, one Of che agents for
the Eait-India oompaEys tea.
By Capt. Corbest, who arrived at Marble
head lait week from the WeG-Indies, we are
informed, thai he ipoke brig in diltreis, which
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Convenient, committing unto you our powei
and authority, concerning all and angular the
p emifes, in the ieveral places above exPr'hed'
IN the manner and under the limitations before
dtftribcd together with power OF dePurng
and appointing all fuch officers and mlnilterS'
and deputies under you, as ihall be neceilary
for the execution of the iaid office, Excepting
always the RICHTER and martial ofthe iaid court
the nomination and appointment OF whom we
reierve to ourfelf, by theie preients, which are
to continue only during our pleaiure.)
FARTHER, WE DO, in our name, COM
mand, and firmly and ltri6tly charge all and
fngular our governors, commanders, juitces OF
the peace, mayors, iherifs, marihals, keepers
of all our gaols and prifons, baliHs. conitableS,
and all other our officers and miniiters, and
faithful leige fubje6ts, in and throughout the
limits aforeaid and the territories thereunto be-
longing, that, in theexecutionofthisou
on, they be, from time to time, aiding, atiitlng'
andyield obedencei in all things, as is hitting unto
you and your deputy whomioeyer, under the
pain of the law for their neglect anc the peru
which will fall thereon.
GIVENl at London, in the high court OF
our Admiralty of England aforeiaid, under
the great ieal thereof, the ieventeenth day
of October, in the year of our LORD,
onethouiandfeve hundred andhxty- eight
and of our reign the eighth.
GODF. LEE. Farrant Reglltrar
THE Letter will be in our Next.
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WEDNE ESD A Y, February I6.
B o S T 0 N.

b y ~ IN.
GA legal meeting of the freehol-
ders and other inhabitants of the town of
FALMoU qualified by law to vote
in town-meetings, held on the third day
of February, 1874; the iele6tmen being
all prefent,
TEDEDIAH PREBLE, Eiq;
was hrh cholen Moderator.
" Then VOTED, 1T. That Jedediah
Preble, Efq; Mr.. Richard Goldman, Captain
John Waite, Enoch Freeman, Efq; Mr..
Benjamin Winnow, Mr.. John Butler, and
Mr.. Samuel Freeman, be a committee, to
make anfwer to the leveral letters, received
from the committee of correspondence in
Bottom.
the town, then retired, and loon after, re-
turned with the following report, which
the town voted fhouid be accepted and re-
corded, viz.
" The committee chofen by this town,
to make anfwer to the letters received from
the committee of correfpondence of the
town of Bottom, report, that they would
recommend the following to be lent to the
iaid committee of correspondence in Bottom,
as an anfwer to their letters, viz.
" Falmouth, February I'D, 1874.
The inhabitants of the iaid town of
Falmouth, being this day legally attended,
for the confederation of the preient alarm
ing circumstances of public affairs, have
thought it their duty to express their ienti-
mentS thereon, in manner following, viz.
&C That having too patiently waited a
long time, in hopes that the Governor
would Join the other branches of the legi-
failure, in petitioning the King for redreis
of American grievances, we find it now in
vain fill to hope or expect any relief,
through his means. Having therefore con-
fidered feriouay and attentively, the general
oppolition throughout the continent, to
fome late acts of parliament, which lay
taxes on us for the purpofe of rafting a re-
venue from us without our content, or op-
portunity of celebrating on the expediency
thereof, we think it duty, which we owe
our fellow countrymcn, and our poiterity,
to declare our ienfe and opinion, in mat
ter which 70 highly concerns the welfare
of the preient generation, and the happiness
of our children yet unborn. Firtt then we
declare it as our opinion, that neither the
parliament of Great Britain, nor any other
power on earth, has right to lay tax on
us, but by our own content, or the content
of thole whom we may choofe to repreient
us This is one of the mott important ar
ticles of the glorious Maona Charta. the
liberties of which We have right inviola-
bly, to enjoy, and it is not only agreeable to
the laws ofGod and nature. but it is inter
woven in the contribution of the human
mind. In parliament we have none to re-
prefens as, and the great difance of Great
Britain, which is feparated from this con-
tinent by vait and hazardous ocean, rem
ders it impofiible that we ever can, either |
in reafon or equity But to prevent the |
inconvenience, which this want of repreien-
tation would fubjea us to, we have by !
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part.-Thefe l. Slt sfore as enI4! n9eea,s h',we
appointing anu removing power, though corn,!.s Of
fame perOns, when the, Att ia to.c uiHcgen, ,La &c
To app!, this to the GO,,sn aaa Council in tbs
character they have reciprocal cont ou o. -.,h v;her,
able to the ChA.eg. IN the !s.:er charat-r, there
hch eonIrou, but they together 30 cogtta,c count o.
rice, with powers form an regulate the iclycg ne
tai to all courts, whye llw has no5 made p.oyilon TO.
puIpoic. There is nothing in The Chasef nccuiitent
this reaioning, but the contrary, this icarning gro
ed on the Charter The olauie OF the Charter, thar re
TO the ubett under confederation runs thus, The e.
nor with the liitantS councillors, or cver ot the
leaihall and may from time to time hold and keep
for the ordering and directing the affairs OF fad
vince. The Governor and Councillors are here blel
and together oonititute a council which in all cafes, p
for their eognizanee, jointly land not two bra
having negative each other) authorized and aPpi
for the ordering and dreeting the affairs OF the pro
except in certain places particularly mentioned in
parts of the Charter) wherein leyen councec
TO be advfng and ailialng to the Governor. The
this appointment, viz. the ordering and directing the
OF the province, includes among other things, the n
OF bad officers fom office, and coniequenty includes
dieton to hear, try and determine on alcomplants ~
frances and impeachments, for that pupoe, which p
ooneides with the idea Of court of judcature am
tore, according TO the iprt and intention of the
the Governor and Council mutt have that juriidetio
out which their power for the we'll ordering and g
a.