The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-03-10
Revolutionary Scraps.
NO. I CONCLUDED.

been spirited away. From the isolated laws,
spared by the fingers of friendship and the crav-
ings of curiosity, have selected few for the
qualification of such OF your readers as love TO
resort TO olden times. Your obd't Servant,
q II. G. HENSHAW.
Leicester March 18th 1876.
The following is in the hand writing Of Joshua
Henshaw, Jr.
BosToN, JUNE l5 I76S.
CoUz EN- WILLIAM-Before this il is probable
you have heard some imperfect account of our
late Grievances, | mean with Respect to the
treatment the Town and all trading with it have
met with from the Man-of-W War, but especially
with respect to the Seizure of Sloop belonging to
Mr. Hancock, though this may be the case,
else narration of Facts will not be disagreeabe /
presume John Hancock Esq having Sloop at
his Wharf out of use and his stores being full
thought he might do as has been the common
practice-ma1e storehouse OF his Sloop, accord
ingly he put number of casks of oil in her. lnten-
ding soon as his ship was ready to receive them,
that they should be removed into her. But it
seems the intention of some was very different,
for last Friday about the SUMS setting Mr.. Hal
lowell and Mr.. Harrison's son was on Mr.. Han
cocks Wharf, when the Man War sent her
boat off TO the Soop with the Lieutenant and four
men armed 10 order to take possession, after she
was seized Capt. Malcomb and another man
was upon the Wharf, who had some high Words
with them las hear) but it soon appear ed that
they were not sufficient: two other boats with
marines were dispatched to assist them The
People belonging to that part of the town began
to assemble and with stones they defended her so
long as the Fasts were cut seven Times, and then
she was taken and carried along side the Man of
War. This incensed the ple,-they immedi-
ately turned upon Mr.. Hallowell and young Mr.
Harrison and pushed them about the Wharf for
some Time. II is said that young Harrison
would not have heen so treated had not il been
for Mr. Hallowell, who endeavoured to put it off
upon him. The People quilted them and pro-
ceeded collecting they VENT to the Long
Wharf and there met with Mr. Irvine one of the
Under-0 Officers; he imprudently used some harsh
Language and threatened drawing his Sword up
the first man that touched him; upon which they
seized and made him repent of his Expression
They searched the British Coffee House for the
Officers OF the Man-of- War, but found none: then
went to Mr. Holowells Mr. Harrison's aud In
spector Williams's Houses, and broke few
squares OF Glass in each then to Divers Dock
and took Mr. Harrison's Pleasure Boat, drawed it
up King street and through the main Street to
Liberty Tree; up Frog Lane and into the Com
mon, and there consumed her. While it was
burning Mr. Tisdale from Taunton was observed
to look las am informed) a number of People in
the Face, as they supposed to make some Discov-
cry, his Hat and Wig soon went off and he was
kicked out OF the Common. Here ended that
Evenings Doings The Council and Honse have
stics osS eEs4ss- sIsiss-cs THE fssss
OF Liberty had meeting yesterday in the Fore
noon at Liberty Hall, where some Of the Select
men and many respectable Inhabitants were pres
ent. The Room being too small they thought it
best TO adjourn mme diately TO Faneuil II ALI very
soon after they had reached there it was propos-
ed, that that meeting should be dissolved and
notification come out for a Town Meeting at 3
o'clock P. M. which was done. At the Time ap-
pointed the Town being legally assembled and
Mr.. Otis being elected Moderator, he novel; as
the Hall was so crowded and there were many
that could not get in that, they would adjourn to
the Old South Meeting House. The Old South
was pretty well filled Qhough many were not
Inhabitants.) After the moderator from the Pull
pit had informed them that this meeting wasup-
on an affair perhaps of the greatest importance,
not only the Interest Of this Province and OF the
Continent, but even OF Great Britain itself might
be involved in it. The Warrant was previously
read, tie substance OF which was that the Town
should endeavour TO keep Peace and Order and
TO consider OF some method TO secure our Liberty,
which was invaded by an armed Vessel LAYING
directly before the Town, and appearing iii a
very hostile manner, and had illegally taken
away Sloop belonging to John Hancock Esq.
upon which Petition TO his Exeelency being
read desiring him to issue forthwith an Order re-
curing his Majesy's ship Romney to depart this
Harbour till we hear the success of our Petition
to the King, &c. The town voted to present it
Immediately, and appointed respectable Com
mittee Of twenty one for that Purpose, among
whom were the moderator, Royal Tyler, Esq,
Thomas Gushing, Esq, the Selectmen, &c, his
Excellency being at his seat in Roxbury the Com
mittee upon the Adjournment Of the Meeting
(Which was Immediately met at Mr.. Hancock's
House, from whence they proceeded regularly
through the Town to Roxbury, Mr. Hancock in
his Phmton with the moderator led the Van
They made splendid appearance. The Report
OF the Committee this afternoon at the adjourn
ment was that his Excellency had no Power TO
order the Romney away, but that be was sensi-
bic OF the Inconvenience the Town labored un-
der by Coasters being impressed, and that he
would converse with Capt Corner upon the SUBJ
ject and did not doubt but there would be an
end put to that Difficulty The Town after ac-
cepting the Report of their Committee to write
the State of the affair to MI Debert adjourned to
Friday O'Clock p. M. Then they we'll knew
the success Of the Governour's Conference with
Capt Corner. The Commissioners excepting
Mr. Temple) with their Under Officers upon this
little Difficulty repaired on Board the Romney
and believe will be obliged to remain there, as
il seems TO be the Mind OF the People that they
have lived long enough in this Town. After
such Brevity may be justified in subscribing