The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-17

have 10 toniiautly exerted Souriclf in the cauie
ofhberty 10 afford il your tanetion and iupport."
Exfrat7 Or h,ter, q The Jane dafe, from another
Gentleman Ut NelO- lark, 10 h6s6sJere mentioned
| here.
" Our friend, Mr.. Goddard, the bearer of
| this, is to leave town, i'll few hours for your
place on matter OF the utmof importance to
the liberties Of this country, viz. an Intire abo-
| lition of the illegal and oppre6ive PoR-O Office
act !; provincial fubicription Poa is already
eRabliihed between Philadelphia and Balti-
, more, in Maryland, fupported by the mott emi-
nent merchants and other gentlemen in thoie
| places-our committee ofcorreipondence writes
| to your committee, on the iubjeet, recommend
| ing in the frongeif terms the propofals which
| Mr.. Goddard has to make and our earneit de-
4 fires to cooperate with you and the reit OF the
friends of Jgf government, In carrying this gIOr1-
\ OzS plan into immediate execution - from the IN
/ formation which MIR. Goddard will give you,
i think, you will be convinced that, now or
/ never, is the time at leait that 10 favourable
\ an opportunity, will hardly offer as the preient.
Il The friends of liberty in the Southern COLO
U MES particularly Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Virginia, you may depend will eitablilh riders,
|l upon the msqV plan throughout thoie provinces,
as ioon as they obtain information OF the con-
currence and appreciation of the town OF Bottom
\ and will do every thing in their power to ex-
/ tend them to the mott Eaitern colonies immedi-
i atey. That it will meet with the warmth APP
! probation of the truly patriotic Boltonians,
cannot entertain the leait doubt"
II Letters from Newport and Providence, men
ton that the propoial for erecting new Potts and
Oaicesin America, independent of, and in OPP
petition to, the old unconstitutional parliament
tary efabiihment, has been received at thoie
places with great applauie by the friends their
country, not doubling bur the event will prove
of grea; and exteniive utility to this country,
while few miniiterial tools and ilaves Of power
.dreading the consequences .grinbOnibI gbGf5
mile
II We hear comfortable fund is already RATED
for the fupPor of new Potts at Philadelphia
and Baltimore, and the citizens at Newly ork
are determined to open iubicription books for
the like purpoie, as ioon as the town of Bolton
has given ianetion to the capital dehgR of an
initiating that fatal precedent againit us-the
II PosT-OFFIcR.
II We hear from New-London and Norwich,
in the Colony of Connecticut, that the plan
I'll
Poa- Office in America, by the eaabliihment of
new Coai9ifufionai Potts, and Pof- Offices in the
ieveral Colonies, meets with general approba-
ton, and will undoubtedly be patronized by
every friend of American Freedom, not only in
thofe towns, but throughout the Continent.
By gentleman from Charleaown, South
Carolina, which place he left the 18th ult we are
informed that the Eaf-India Company's Tea
at South Carolina, is not deitroyed by the peo-
II pie, but remains hored under the Exchange.
II The dampneis of the place, has damaged itcon-
II fderably, and will undoubtedly in little time,
totally dearoy the fame.
H 1t is thought necefary that the public ihould
be informed, that the Superior Court, for the
county of Middleiex, which was to have been
held at Charleitown, Oh the iecond Tueiday OF
H April next, is, by a late law, appointed to be
held there on the hrf Tueiday of April an
nually.
Exfrad q a LeffrrfTom Nantaeket, March 9, I774.
"I have only juf time to acquaint thee that
at about eight o'clock this morning we had the
mott violent guf of wind, that perhaps was
ever known here, it lated but about minute,
it feemed to come in a narrow vein, and in its
II progre6 blew down our Light Houie, and to-
tally defroyed it; beiides feVeral Barns, Shops,
&c. had 1t lated fifteen minutes really believe
II it would not have left more than one half the
buildings aanding in the courfe that it paGed,
do not hear of any perfons receiving much
hurt, or much damage done, except the LOIS of
the Light Houie, which in every reiped is
comfortable and with this lofs may be as
/ lPeedily publiihed In the newspapers as pofi-
BIS which may be means to prevent many
bad consequences that may Otherwife attend
the navigation PaGing this way"
Lat Sunday ie'nnight, the following curious
note was fent to ieveral churches in this town,
and we hear was read at one of them, viz.
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