Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-27
POSTSCRIPT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA
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GAZETTE.
Friday Erening, Fire o. Clock, Dec. "a, 1779
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. "a.
AT Two o'clock this Afternoon arrived in thi
City, Gentlemen, who came express fror
New York, with the following interestin
| Advices from Boston, which were sent Their
By Express also.
I, BosToS, December 16.-It being understoo
that Mr.. Rotoh, owner of the ship Dartmouth
rather fingered in his preparations to re-
turn her to London, with the East India Com
pany S tea on. board, there was on Monday last
p. M. a meeting of the Committee of sevcra
Of the neighboring townsI in Boston, and Mr.
Rotch, was sent for, and enquired of whethe
he continued his resolution to comply will
the iniunctions of the body, assembled at til,
Old-South-Meeting-ho on Monday ant
Tuesday preceding. Mr.. Rotch answered
that in the interim he had taken the advice
of his best council, and found that in case he
went on his own notion, to send that shin
to sea, in the condition she then was in il
must inevitably ruin him and therefore he
must beg them to consider what he had said
at the meeting, to be the effect of compulsion
end unadvised, and in consequence that he
was not holden to abide by it, when he was
now assured that he must be utterly ruined
in case he did. Mr.. Rotch was then asked
whether he would demand a clearance forhis
ship in the Custom-House, and in case of a
refusal entered protest, and then apply in
like manner for pass, and ordered her to
scar To all which he answered in the mega
tive: The Committee, doubtless, informing
their respective constituents of what had pas
sed, very full meeting of the body was
again assembled at the Old South Meeting
house on Tuesday afternoon, and Mr.. Rotch,
being again present, was enquired of as be-
fore, and motion was made and seconded,
that Mr.. Rotch be enjoined forthwith to re-
pair to the Collector Of the Customs, and de-
mand clearance for his ship, and ten gem
tlemen were appointed to accompany him, as
witnesses to the demand. Mr.. Rotch then
proceeded with the Committe to Mr.. Harrison's
lodgings. and made the demand. Mr.. Harri-
son, observed he could not give answer, till
he consulted the Comptroller, but would at
office hours next morning, give a decisive
answer. On the return of Mr. Rotch and the
Committee to the body with this report, the
meeting was adjourned to Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock.
THURSDAY.
Having met on Thursday morning, 10 o.
clock, they sent for Mr. Rotch and asked him,
If he had been to the Collector and demand |
ed clearance he said he had but
sAS NotANShoh ooiug tlibt COuHi llUt tuIlblSL-
ent with his duty, give him q clearance, till
the dutiable articles were out OF the ship
they then demanded Of him, whether he had
protested against the Collector he said he
lad not: They ordered him upon his peril.
o give immediate orders to the Captain, to
get his ship ready for sea that day, enter a
protest Immediately against the Custom
House, and then proceeded directly to the
iovenor, (who was at his seat at Milton, al
niles of) and demanded pass for his ship
o go by the castle. They then adjourned TO
O'Clock, p. M. to wait Mr.. Rotch's return
laving met according to adjournment, there
fas the fullest meeting ever known Dit was
eckoned, that there were 2, 900 men from the l.
ountry) they waited very patiently till about y y
O'Clock, when they found Mr.. Rotch did not
eturn, they began to be very uneasy, called Il
,r dissolution of the meeting, and finally !,
btained vote: But the more moderate part
the meeting, fearing what would be the
begged that they would recon-
der their vote, and wait till Mr.. Rotch's re-
Urn, for this reason, that they ought to do
7ery thing in their power to send the tea \
lck, according totheir resolves. y
They obtained vote, to remain together ii
lie hour longer; in about three quarters of "
a hour, Mr.. Rotch returned his answer p'
ON the Governor was, that he could give
iss, till the ship was cleared by the Custom
ouse the people Immediately, as with one .,
ice, called for dissolution, which having I!
'tained, they repaired to Griffin's wharf q,
here the tea vessels lay, proceeded to fix tao CO
es, and hoisted the tea upon the deck, cut
e chests to pieces, and threw the tea over 10
e side; there were two ships and a brig.
lptains Hall, Bruce and Coffin, each vessel
wing IA chests of tea on board they be- ii,
N upon two ships first, as they had nothing an
board but the tea, then proceeded to the
ig, which had hawled to the wharf but the vi
y before, and had but small part of her Ia,
rgo ont. The Captain of the brig begged on
ey would not begin with his vessel, as the BE-
4 was covered with goods, belonging to diff
'ent Merchants in town. They told him the DO
I they wanted, and the tea they would
We; but if he would gointo his cabin quiet
not one article his goods shonld be hurt.
ey Immediately proceeded to remove the
DDS. and then to dispose of the tea. II
It was expected that the men of war would u,
We interfered, as all the Captains and ow
her officers were ordered on board their ms
Ups before night and the day BEFORE there M Nj
re six dozen of lanterns sent on board the ter
miral's ship. The King Fisher, and sever Ro
armed schooners, were rugged and fitted for =
!, and the Gaspee armed brig arrived that
y from Rhode Island. But the people were
1t is to be observed, that they
re extremely careful, that not any of the n
should be stolen, so kept cookbook out, IN
detected one man filling his pockets, DO
iom they treated very roughly, by tearing 3D. b
coat off his hack, and driving him up the IL
art, through thousands of people, who cuff
and kicked him as he passed.
We are positively informed, that the pa tri-
c inhabitants of Lexington at a late meet
!, unanimously resolved against the use Of N
hea tea of all sorts, Dutch or English i'm
ttation; and to manifest the sincerity of
ir resolution, they brought together every :
ice contained in the town, and committed
o one common bonfire.
We are also informed, Charlestown is in