The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-01-13
T u L S d A Y, January IL.
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Yeaerday arrived in this Town from Phila-
aelphia Nj. William Palfey, by whom we have
the following important intelligence
THAT lare in :he night of Saturday the zsth
o December lat the Colnmitte there was IN
f,yined tilat tf.sir Tea fhip was an anchor about
- miles from the city--Thas the next morning
the Colnmi.,e appointed ;hfse OF Their number
to proceed to Cheiter, where the IMP was, to
prevail on the Captain to leave bis fhip, come
ND to the town himGclf, and iettle the matter
with theinhabirants, who would meet at 10
o'Closk on msaday-- That the gentlemen had
but iuit left the town, when advice was received
the ihip had left Chelfcr and was on her way to
the ciry-That very comfortable body imme-
diat.iy fer off TO prevent her coming up; and
meeting with her about four miles from tn
town, brought her to anchor, and conducted
the Captain 10 the Coffee Houie, where the
Committee whowerr thenftting, obtained from.
him iclernn promiie nor 70 enter his hip, un-
iii thef -ntiments of he people could be known
nefpe6ting her--That on Monday there was a
meeting Of the town, which confited OF at leait
xcoo, who collected in ore hour after notice
giyen-and that at this meeting the following
Reiclvcs were paid.
RESOLVBDb u. Thatthe Tea on board
Cap.. Ayres, llall not be landed.
Z. Thar Captain Ayres ihall neither enter
nor report his vclel at the CuaonA Hcuie.
3. That Captain Ayres hall carry back the
Tea ifnmed atelu
4. That he hall Immediately fend Pilot
on board his veisl, with orders 20 take charge
ofhe-, and proceed with her 70 Reedy Hand,
next high~warer.
{. That he ihaA be allowed to itay in town
Till to-morrowi TO Provide neceaaries for the
voyage.
8. That he NAL then be obliged to leave
the town and proceed to his veiiel, and make
the bet Of has way out Of the river and bay.
y. That Captain Heyiham, Captain R.
Whyte, Mrs Benjamin Loxley, Mr.. Arthur
Donaldidn, be Commute TO fee theie Reiolu-
tons put in execution.
The Captain was then alked if he would con-
form himielf TO thele Revolutions, he anfwered
thar he would.
The AAembly were uniformed of the fPi-
rit and reiolution Of the people Of New York,
and The condua OF the people of Bottom; where
upon it was unanimously Relieved,
" 8. That rhis Aismbly highly approve of the
conduct and ipirit of the people Of New-Yolk
and Bolton; and return their hearty thanks to
the people Of Bolton for their refoIution in de-
aroying the Tea, rather than fuEering it to be
landed.
One ofthe confgnees who came from Lon
don in the lhiP, rcfgned withpat heiitation I;
the others who were relident there, had rehgned
before--We do NOT hear that the New-YoTk
tea flip had arrived but we have the bet az
furance that Governor Tryun will not obltrua
the rcioiuron Of the people there, that Che ihall
be returned with the tea to London. = The u
nited fpirit of the people OF South Carolina,
PHILADELPHIA, New York, this Province, SC. in
oppoiing the .fubtle deign of the Britiih adj
minitration, to make the EaR-India company
the initrumen,s in eAablilhiDg the revenue, and
thus ennaving the ointment, orcbodes hap
py union ofcouncils among the fcveral colonies
BY means of their committees ofccneipon-
dence. - The tea conhgnees in all the above
places excepting this. chcarfully reigned their
appointments rather than hold them to the
ruin cf the common liberty; BY this their pru-
7 dent conduit, much Of the Eaa-India compa-
ny's properly is faved from deftruaion. Oar
gcAay, by their own obfinacy, flpported BY
tle Governor o. he province, the eoInmiiion-
'crs q. the culoms and Others, reduced the peo-
pie to che diiagreeable alternative, either ofde-
aroyine a great part Of that pfoPerty, or, Of
fuAerine il to be the fure means of deitroying
die iecufity Of theirs. We have it on very
good authority, that the JrieadS Of goI'srams1t,
as taey are called, (rhat is the Jealous abetiors
Of riniGerial mcaiuTes) in Philadelphia, New
NJ elk and Bottom, bad engaged thar infsysf 10
,,.uyy IBIS z4raizs tbrozg5, "a Amrira Cover
'slor Tryon OF New-Yors, and the tea coniign-
s;es in lhe other colonies, likewife men, Knew
When to flop /; whether oar tea conhgnees viii
DE applaudcds for their conduit by tneir con-
tlitueass, or whether this notable initlnce Of
Veal and perfeyerence in Governor Huschinfon
otilI enulle him to the thanks OF the Eait-lndia