Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-08

they should adjourn to the Old South meeting
house. The Old South was pretty well filled,
Though some were not inhabitants). Alter
the moderator from the pulpit had informed
them that this meeting was upon an affair, OF
perhaps the greatest importance, as not only
the interest OF this province and of the CONT
nent, but even Great Britain herself might be
involved in it. The warrant was read the
substance was that the town should endeayor
to keep peace and order, and to consider OF
some method to secure our liberty, which
was invaded by an armed vessel laying di-
recty before tile town, and appearing in
very hostile manner, and had illegally taken
away sloop belonging to John Hancock, Esq,
upon which petition to his eXcelency being
read, desiring him to issue forthwith an order
requiring his majesty's ship ROmney to
depart this harbor till we hear the success of
our petition to the king, SC. The town voted
to present it Immediately, and appointed re-
spectacle committee of twenty one for that
purpose, among whom were the moderator,
Royal! Tyler, Esq, Thomas Gushing, Esq,
the selectmen, &c. His eXcellency being al his
seat in RoXbury, the committee upon the ad-
journment Of the meeting, (which was imme~
diately) met at Mr.. Hancock's house, from
whence they proceeded regularly through the
town to RoXbury, Mr.. Hancock in his phaeton,
with the moderator led the van. They made
splendid appearance. The report of the COM
mittee this afternoon, at the adjournment, was
that his exceency said he had no power to
order the Romney away, but that he was SEN
slble OF the Inconvenience the town laboured
under by coasters being impressed, and that
he would converse with Capt Corner upon
the subject, and did not doubt hut there would
be an end put to that difficulty. The town
after accepting the report of their committee
to write to state of the affair to Mr.. Debcrt,
L Nd Iii A ,'al 81,
will know the success of the governors con-
ference with Capt. Corner The commission
ers excepting Mr. Tempe) with their under
officers upon this little difficulty, repaired on
board the Romney, and 1 believe will be
Obliged 10 remain there, as it 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 myself your
sincere friend, &C., ANONYMOUS.
BosToN, June %, 1868.
Cousin William AS this will be in some
measure continuation of ii last letter,
shall begin with the success of the governors,
and a committee of the councils conference
with Capt. Corner, as related to the town, by
Royal Tyler, Esq, one of said committee.
Upon their arrival on board, they were con,
Quoted into the captains room, where were
no dsagreeable objects, and they would not
have seen any, had they not been inclined to
view the snip after they had completed their
business. In their walks among the dens and
caverns of the ship, Ito use Mr.. Tylcr's
words they beheld them They conversed
with Capt. Corner very freely on all parts of
his conduct; he treated them very politely,
and cleared up his own character to their, and
to the satisfaction Of the town. He said true
it was that he must be answerable for the con.
duct OF all his officers, that there had been
one man impressed contrary to his orders
that he had written TO Commodore Who'd at
Halifax, relative to the conduct of the cap.
tain of the schooner, who had disobeyed his
orders that he had also written for the man
to be sent up from Halifax, upon his own
charge, to he delivered up; that with respect
to taking Mr.. Hancock's sloop, lie had his
orders from the revenue officers, and Showed
the committee the acts OF parliament that
obliged him to obey their orders, a disobe
dience Of which would have taken away his
daily bread, by the loss of his ship, and this
not the ouly damage, it would have subjected
linn to very large tine that if Mr. Hancock,
in course Of law, obtained his vessel, he
would politely send her to him, but it she be-
came the property of the revenue officers he
hoped they would send for her. However
the people may approve Of the conduct of
Capt. Corner yet they cant relish the idea of
an armed force frightening lis out of ouI privi
leges.
To he Confined;