The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-04-07


Immediately removed from the government of
preferred petition to his MaJeity. and we have
the greateit encouragement, by the latef ae-
counts from home to expect his Majeity will
very ioon remove the one, as the providence of
God hath already removed the other. And
what's till further luppriing as to theie Letter
the GOV1nor was pleaied TO declare, in his
ma1Ggs to the Houie OF Reprsjsn:ativeS, that
they were " privats letter., gVr0te in confidence,
thar ii qvas sot tbf AsEgn 9t'tbsm 10 (nbvHt the
contribution eftbis governmeat; 6at ratbsr 10 pre-
yervs IL mfirr 5" ana yet he expressly Jays, in
one of ;hem t6fr ngf be an Abridgmsaf Of
qObat are called Engh@ hbn7ies." And we are
now aifured, by a publication of the celebrated
DR.. Frankin, " THAI they were not of the ma
ture OF privats kiry 10 J'IendJ, as the Governor
faith but were written by public offers, to
perions in public aation, on public affairs, and
intended to procure public meaytare, that they
were therefore handed 10 other bnkie bsriSAS
who might be influenced by them to produce
tbgjs meayars5 that their tcndencywas to iacegjs
the mother country againft the colonies, and by
the aeps recommended to q0idx the breach,
which they actually e6St7ed: And that the
chief caution with regard to pyivay was only
to keep their contents from the Colony Agsnts.
To this letter, of theirs ncloing faid eqtisJ, we
wrote them an anfwer in Auguit lait inform
ing them, that this town had choien US COM
mittee to correfpond with them; acknowledge
ing the receipt Of their letters and expecting the
ienie we had of the aforefaid copies, &c.
In September following, the fame committee
wrote us aletter, intimating the alarm e our
ememies, at the happy union formed and ipread-
ing through the colonies, cautioning US againit
being decoyed, by the article of administration
proPofng relief, in cafe we would give up our
claim Of rights, SC.
Beginning of December we recsived two
more letters from the fame committee, ever at
tentive to our common intereif, the one bearing
date the z3d of November, inclofAg the pro-
ceedings OF theirtOyn on the 6frh and eighteenth
of thar month, relative to the tea, hpped to this
province by the Eaf-India company ;the other
the hrG of December inclo6ng the proceedings
of the people Of Bottom ard fbs neigb6ORriag
tO4pns, that day, respecting iaid teas. BY theie
letters we were acquainted with the pernicious
circumstances, under which they were ient to
America the fatal consequences of their be-
ing landed and the duty paid the unwearied
endeavours of the fozva TO obtain of the conhg-
nses a refgnation of their Office their obAinare
relulal to comply with theirreaionablc demands
and the coniequent necenity and refolution Of
the people to prevent its being landed, and to
iend it back from whence it came and the en-
gagement of MATER and gunner of the fhipto
comply Herewith.
Soon after receipt of this laa, we received
certain accounts of Captain LOring in the CAvks
Brigantine, being alhorc back of Cape-Cod
with the ref of the fEaS and apprehending
danger that they might be ihiftcd into fome
other vefIel, and ient up to Bolton, landed and
the duty paid without the peoples knowledge
or opportunity to prevent it we thought it
our duty to difpatch immediate intelligence to
the committees of Plymouth and Bsf0z; accord
ingly wrote them ihort letter the 9Th of De-
cember, acquainting them Herewith, acknow-
Lodging the receipt of their letter, and expecting
our iatisfaetion in their proceedings hitherto,
Especially that the teas qosrs 10 90 back, copies
whereof lhall alfolay before you, together with
the anfwers we received informing us of the
dst7rRt7ior Of tbe tfas; fnce which returned
them no anfwers thinking it mott expedisnt to
lay the matter before our confituents, for their
confederation as we apprehended it necefary
for every town to unite in fome reiolutions and
meafrres, to prevent this fubtle fratagem Of
our enemies, in tending the teas, to enforce a
hibGte from free people without our content,
andt executing the adviie Of Governor Hutch
infonin Abridgiag our Ebeytiss from taking place.
But before we received our anfwer from Bof-
ton we wrote to the towns Of Truro and P,oOi-
Ssncr-f0zvz, cautioning them from ahifing in
the landing, fecreting, foring or vending faid
teas and to endeavour return of themagree-
able to the refolution of the people at Bottom.
And now, gentlemen; Notwithstanding the
low-cunning lubtle article and deceitof fomc
who itrive to make others fwerve from the IA