The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-09-08
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4 Think il but unice 10 myfef to give an aceo' cf my
u Conduct for which am blamed and 20 cbvtt fomc
INTAKES which are believed. His ExeeIien,y t,ernos
Gage me in the words following Sir, as y, in
formed thcrs are Everal military flores in yourcht, Il
Cambridge, beg the favour Of you lsnd resn Of
them, as foon as convenient, pec5ng the different rs %
each. r. Caee.---1o Major Gcneia Brattle." Leh
order oheyed the like did to Governors pownaBcr
nard ard Hutchnlon in doing of which, everyfdler 4
will aY, did bat my duty. But il is affirmed, kfed
the Governor to remove the powder; this poityeceb,
becaue il is abioutl, fae. Il never 10 much as cnedl
10 my mind thought. After 1 had made my uAnl y
heard one word about tho affair ul the nishbea
laa, when hcriif Phps came to my houe, with thfJovf
nors order 10 deliver him The Powder and guns, le ki
ofthe powder houe then delivered him, and wIot TON
MaIon, wn bad the OF the guns under me, deves
them, which / mpPofe he did, both imagine :. sA
taken, bur where traniportcd ] know not. karc
to the Governor what is contained in the above etAs
did write the Governor the grounds and reaions ofhe
quere therein contained but will mention them
They proceeded from real regard both to the eCmmhon
officers and the province Frf, 70 the eonmon officers;
thought, and oil think, twas bel, for them many Of
whom thought would be unwilling to nue then wauantL
and ifthey did rot, apprehcnded they might rsst Nth
leme difficulty and efe ti,At DIS ~ not convincedfo
great good would rcu. theieo another method W.
taken Secondly, thought, and ilill thak, it would
much better for the province for fuppoGng there ways
one eommiion officer for the prefcnt in il, what VIZ
II could the province iuiain IL may be anfwcc, -
officers ars Sppoed TO be the moii underAsndlEGA.
tay Affairs; grant it But iuppohng thegl gard
were vacated, fuppofnR the REFLECTIVE conf Wv lave
province were d!poied and determined to " ,coun-
or thing, which they imagined to be II A.
Il proper Perions were to Be emplo,e ed 10 y We. II
II their not having commillons in the Tnay I'll az
H being employed in .he particular fsryy ee"I "a ms
Il toexecute ,andi this way cannot Qtea' In
Il bad consequence might be PoGibly neeIs' e1ois !
II esly TO conceive, that the eomms Of the lSoS. e
respective companies, might, inNuch and 'asn u"'
II looked upon more blameablc II military oHSer',
II then they would be ii they Wight not the o's'S
II did not az under commilDoked upon very 81, 80 80
with repea to the proviaGuggeael ths. General
II at home and here. Iypowdsr this eer,aiiYi,
II demanded the towns fe6ts .or idch As "olo
not the above or5eiai powder to any one oU' !.
II have delivered tie the towns iioets J "o''' so -
Il E1eeleney, OF or1 eiceimen thef order' UPON 'e
vered 70 nonc have met with, py b'nhhe'' , "e,'
whole the tcsEe place Of my nativity, my nous p-"e
1 my own ho1 arm informed il was without oa"As,
II fcaiehtd, tlthe peope, tonehiog my conduct %e ~
and the fesnot bur be erisvous, Yet ,hs sie' M
the pfeaL- pleaiure riiirg in MY NINE ho" -.
Il efinedk am friend 10 my country %no' "a
II oufneloccs. that really acted according 10 ny m
ahosq g., h. trie nrerea. am extremely io'iy nhA-
II iudS. ,,Len Glaze hope may BE- forgiven ana rs ot
Il wbn ,b.r are offended, inee acted nom an n0t on
II IT, .,;reple. though it might be mliaken one "a