The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-09-22
M 0 N D A Y, September Io.
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7Bs committee Of fbe delegates fran tbs vra fOscrs ia
tbs county Of Suffolk, qObO Prnted the adde' 10 be 90
veynOr inherited in paper lat weekly on Receiving bis
anOe, NET fogefber and bHVng faAy Psvsifa zoe Jef,
soex unaniuOagy Of opinion, Ga BIZ Exeenys anf1oer
could NOT be deemed aeFay roe county Hd JHfb1,
tbat bis Exessrey in bis reply bad been paed to ropes
fverai sueaisu sobcb, if Grasl7ceed BY tbs committee,
qvouN kaqe on fbe minds Of pojoni n'f fully acquainted
zvib ne fate of fats, one Vny d;ag'sasLe prDfons
concerning tie eordHa and betaC'Hr Of 6s people 10"
fopnry and province ud tbeJ following adrsi EOHs IN
Gn.ssougy 1Cfed 10 bis Exeelery.
Nay il sieat yoar Excsaeny, :,
THE Anfwer YOU have been pleaied to favour US with
TO the addreis this day preiented to you, gives US
atison far it relates to your own ntentions and
we thank your Excellency for the declaration which you
have made that it is your duty and nterea to encourage
an ntercoure between and countiy and we intea
YOUR indulgence while modefly reply to the quetions
popoied in your aniwer. Your Exeeleney too well ac-
ouanted with the human heart not to be ienble that 1t
natural for the people be Toured BY oPPeon, and jealous
for their peona curty, when their exerons tor the pre-
fryaon Of their rights continued into eaion and re-
beon. Our liberties invaded by acts OF the ontih
parliament, troops ent nforce thoie acts They are
now erecting Fotieations the entrance OF the town OF
Bottom upon the Completing thoie, the inhabitants the
rowa of Bottom will be in the power of ioldey who mutt
implicitly obey the orders Of administration who have h.
therto evidenced nguar regard to the liberties OF Anne
RIGA. The already greatly impoverished and ditrsi-
ed by the operation of the barbarous portb Your Excel
Iency we are perusded from principles OF humanity,
refule be actor the agca eene that mutt enue
upon hutng he to the town, reducing the in
habtan by dileis and famine, digaeeul and lAvh
fabmion but that cruel work may Poiby be reieryed
for lueeeIor, dpoed and nueted thereto. Daily iup-
plies provihons neceiiy for the fubtence of the in
habtans Of the town. The country dluaed and jealous
at the formidable operations carrying on, urvey with
hsffs5S s11@ s1ncertedwheleby the inhabitants OF the
dn Of Bohs ay be mprifoned and Aarved at the wfof
dA,tasycoHmahder. They kindly invite them TO aban-
don the town. ana eaTneay lJet them to mare the home
~ ;Bques Of eAes in the country. Should their efuil
involve Tfcm in miiercs hitherto unheard Of and hady
conceived Of the country mutt and acquitted, and will
not hold their liberties 70 looiey llerhce them to the
obfinaey of their brethren in Bottom.
Your Exceency has been peaied to order the powder
from the magazine in Chlreaown, to forbid the delivery
of the powder 10 the magazine OF Bottom TO the legal pro-
pretors, to ieize the at cambridge, and bring
formidable number from Caile-WilAm, which
PLACED az the OF the of Bolton. And have
kewilc, in addition the troops here been pcaed
10 end for enorccmen Qubtc and other parts of tie
continent. Theie things Sir, together with the dpoti
on of the hips of war, humby think ufeenty juffy
the proceedings for which your Excceney feems to be at
lois to account
Your Exceleney has fuggecd that nature has made it
eafy to cut off the communication between town and
country. Our Only reque is, that tue entrance into the
town may remain nature has formed IL.
If ecuy to his Majeitys troops is the only degn in
the late ManGuvs, beg leave to allure your Exeeeney
that the mott certain, and by far the mott honorable
method of maksg them ecue and late will DC to give the
people Of the province the ionge proof that degn is
forming aganit their liberties. And again ioIet your
Exceency with that eainenels which becomes this
important occaGon delft nom every thing which has
tendency to alarm them, and particularly nom terrifying
the entrance into tire town of Bottom.
We rely your Exeelencys widom and eaneoS, that,
in your propoed representation oyeregn
YOU will endeavour to redeem US from the dfrees which
we apprehend occafoned By the sOct mniormaton,
and that you viii allure his Ma ey that 10 with OF ndepen
denc,, adverle entments deisns towards his haeiy
or his troops here, suate his good ubeets, in this
colony but that their ioe intention IS to perye pure and
invioate thoe rights which, men and Engliih Anne
rcans they uy entitled, and which have been guar
anteed to them BY his Msjefy's royal predictions.
Cory of the aforegong was delivered to Mr.. Secretary
Fucker BY the charman dcie that he woud,a oOn
as was convenient pelenr to the Governor, and reque
his ExceleRcy appoint time for receiving il in FORM
This Secretary nfomed the chairman the enluing day,
that he had ieen the Governor, and had given him the
copy of the address, but that he declined receiving tn om
The chairman mentioned to him the Importance Of the
bufne declaring Bis belief that the troops not in
any danger and that PeTon has 70 far he had been
informed, taken any teps which indicated any hottie in
tention, until the tezirg and carrying Of the powder from
the magazine in the county of Mddeex and that if any
i'll eonfesuences hould a, that Mould affse the nteea
of Great Britain, the mo candid and judeous beth in
Europe and America, would conder the author ofthe fer
ment now RATED in the minds OF the people accountable
for whatever conequnces might follow from it He there
fore dehred the creay to make application
his ExceenCy and to fate the affair to him in that ferrous
manner which the cafe eemed require. The iecrets
accordn made facond application To the Coyerro. but
received ANTWERP he had given all the iatisiaon
in his power he could fee that any further asua
ton upon the hjea would be any purPoie.uPon this
the committee again convened, and it unanmOuf
" reoved, that they had executed the commcn entrued
to the,by the county, the ulmO Of their ability. And
.ar voting the reply 70 his Exeeencys anier Yhoud Re