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H A RTF'OR D, in Cankscticvt, January *6. 1
*feF; *• hear that 31 Gcraifcn troop* (indodinf tlctn) art ar.
m A 1 * rived ar New-York, which hi* flUcrlleocy General Gage
• m/%/ mjoerts may be biltetediit tbrn government, tiH fprmg;
■ ™ firfuance of which, the HortoereWethe GoverwOrhhd
Council, are to convene in thi- town to morrow, wde
termifte in what part of the colony they (ball be quartered.
Jmtnari 29. Ycftmlay the Great and General ConftOr Aflfem- j
Wy,of this pioviace met here, .when his Excellency dM Governor war.
pleased to make the following Speech to both houfdb* tft *
•* QeatUmnofthtCtHTpcil, mid’
\ t Gtmlc+t* ikt fb*Je <f R'pre/mtativrty * e w
, „ “ fee-opening of*i)i is fefiion, I have nothin# by CAfN*ttdtfe£irfs
jidajC&y tor soy before-yen ; . What I haw to proprifrfram ro/feff, flutVbe
communicated by private paperrf, * “ ~ < v .l :
“ At present; I have only to recommend to yoy,’ flap port of
the authority of the goecrßiDcftt, the raXintenxqroofoMko|Sdaf of the pro
vince, and thrpromotion'of the welfare of thepteph* may be the clue?
ebjcrtsof your caufidefattan*. Thcfenrc dotiee orinniqn to i qll j-end
yvhd| they hre trnly pursued, there < be *0 room foe difegtve doct or
dUfitisfadiotu . - ‘ -v: ERA. fitkNAAD.T *
CmoKti-Cbm*l*r, J#m*n art,-1?67. ■ V.
TArwry a. Left Saturday o committee of the Hontm ro|k HpaffOf IU
prefentatives waited upon hi* Excellency the Governed mnk tuelcifewior
Anfercr to hi* Speech at the opening or the prefeat tefeeri,
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Excellency ia p leafed to Aaopokt of the wri
thoritr of the government,. the B*itiwail4ddel|iparbf the prWvfr&Wt
, pmUhepMwnqcion of the Wfero of |jd ymgjfr f*? ar
f* gy the aothor ity ofthe gpvemseac, felttkonfeartderftarod. thefchjw
the civil officers If the province ere by la# veiled.—While ah#ptejnber*
•bd that iJfembty ftrmly mdratain those right* and powers, 'mf feoßpdy
<tt lie people fteoditv and vtgropafly fetal o’ end protea the city
Imche exercise of thetr refpertive powers, so the suit execution eMbf g#bd
•mes of (he province, and the difeharec of their fevcyal trAi’, * whether
iodic i ary or minillerial, we apprehend the authority of the government
fi then foppOrted : It i* ncceflary for the fupporf of t hi* authority, that
, fhehoufe of reprefcntatire* will Inform them Selves of the true,exteftt of
those rights end powers, mid sacredly adhere to their 604 tight* at omo
branch of the legiflatorc: That they Maloti fly afcit the righcaof their
coolHtuents, the people of tfih province; withoat tranfgreflUg the bound*
of their own bower, or invading the rights and prerogative* of the other
branches of the afletnbly: And that they endeavour, that the body of the
people be also well acquainted with their own natural and copfitgfiooal
right*abd brivileges j and the liberty, ftfety, peace and hlppinefe which
limy trill not fail trfbnjoy, while the general affirmWy it groteAed in the
daw esurrifeef aheir right* nifd power*, and the Mr* of the lad/*Hihp*r
sane cwflh and We fahhfoUy nod impnrttally executed. This,’ may it
|kpffi yewffiaeelbracy, Wig oqr own asrpreheoEod of the jiuboriw bf
■ thwgovernmettf, nod m fepport, we mall ai way f greatly rejoice ho Cad.
pour loodlwcy exciting and animating us In the difehafgC of this ian- j
•octanp dpmr: A* I* *onld he nnpardonable in ue>er to fofc fight of it,
fotimfsimmcf ntorhoaflared. that we (hail alwav* make the fuopoft'of
Gurwimntf of the>aewmoinna> one great ob|eA of qpnfuhattoa. ‘. Vl
■t’ kjlinffih emaalrie, w# cannot forbear to obfarve toiyonr Kxoallen
lp| ndmi ? iinriiii that warn tWtwehoufcs were 4iroAc<2 toanehf year
Bamflhiocp in the oonacii chamber, at a time When hone but the general
efltta&ly and them fervent* art mteuded to be prerent, hi* Hpoolb (he .
Ifteiwmtnt, Gp vtrnor wee plenfed to appear iu general aflempiy, and them
fe coeiinae till the houfc reused tojtneir chamber, white foot* Sxcy 1 *
kaljr epi atH ealy ill the province, bat aAually In tHe'chafe: W#amof
eenmtm that than amid nA i* not fapportable bv any-precedent ; hat Mold
* iMpe he found upon searching ancient records, any imftaac# t/F (Nr kind,
■ at U apt-only ia itfelf an Impropriety, hut repugnant to tbeYanHiradoiiu
. the lecmeof the- charter; which declares the great and gCnsral eburt tO
coapd ed pi governor, and council or assistants for the time being, and
such ‘faraholdeii o i the province at (hall be from time to rinle eieoed or ,
depend) by the major part of rhe frceholdera and other inhabitants quttia
od by the ropri-charter to give vheirvotet. If the honourable genttianda
wnu hatredeced by your Rteefleney, we apprehOed that the haopiefl mean* ,
ms feppmimg the authority of or mainuiaieg the honour of
Ammwvha, were not confnltcd therein: lutif he came in nod topic * feat.
*f known motion, we are con drained to fey, that it alfords anew and *
almrinwal iatanae of ambition and a loft of f>ower, .to what we have here-
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• “ Ifyoarlarallcncy iaiacatnmending to oar eonfulll'dodh the fuppoft
WEDNESDAY, March ay, , 7 6y.
of the authority of thl government, intend* that the executive power fe
become weak end call* for the aid of the leg illative; a,id that an ill-ttm
per end a fadtou* spirit so far prevails in the province, a* to reqdiib is
vert method*, we can with great fitisfaAioa inform yon otherwise: Yobt
Excellency miy be assured, that a in the people to yield all
Hue obedience to hit-Majefty’t authoriry and the law* of this province,
nende s it anneceflhry Hint any extraordinafr metkods feould
be taken for that purpofc. Anq * the welfare of the people so much Je
pend* upon it, we hat# jet reason to expert that evpry branch of the le
gtdaturt wifi take the writ eflbrtnal menioret to remove from the mind of
our Sovereign such cnMoiinblc feorihsrnts of the province, as have been
oocaftottci vy#A PliNVhiiM whispers of it* enentMa,
W# chpmH pm*t>ife your Excellency that there (hall be no difngree
menlor and 1 v*rlity of flfttiPtent* in muter* of importkace .hat may cOuac be.
fora the general court: This it fcafttly to be exprfeed thtf.ce aftmbly:
In such ca&, fbi* house, at they ever have, will dill consider their own
wasrs?&
frfj*y* r * i department* of it, the honour nf the province and the
*■ maintained slid proaabfod, and there can be
’ **r comihind from kU Majesty to lay before
•b * r t*2*fr ** otmoft loyalty hod rafpert; being fol
f**’ 011 * Sovereign wi'l require of n* nothing bat
Zzttrt yon ffiXll be plenfed to communicate *0 us
** ***** ***¥ confide* ka iattrf, impoetaare
**■ framble to the befi light ofoor own enderliend
* Wk committee of the Honourable Heefc of leprrfentoeteue
Gdverhor with Ae following Massaea :
pmr IxUtofy
; TfcTkmfeof reprtfentaUyc* beg so be informed by tome Eaodkocr.
* h^^f",^] >rovl ,** made, at the expeace of this government,
llodhl, laiety arrived in thi* harbom, and by whom t
and also, whether Jdir lntdlhhCy baa reason u> expert the arrival of any
H * tbia prorlace.”
whichbii fatelleocy was pleafefi the feme day to food foe the Sbl
“ lo anfwetto roar message of thi* dajl, I feed you a ropy of the ml,
M*ff Jkich provifioa for the artillery company, at she
cofilc. m twtheUar art of parliamero, was made.
* * idWpfiodtwly the Mafetr feme you, and had given order* for an
fxpmite lobe made out for that purpofc; which
imrtuy fteofemf fiali foot moflage tame to me, I hereby commnnicatt.
” I hard mtefohfi no odviee whatever, of aoy other troops being tolfe
ouartorrift ih this province* nor hove I any reason to expert the am**l 4 f
fieh, caMfokm commoa report, to which I giro little credit.**
Abmheoee, M. y We hear that the teftfluoM Os this colony has
coafeared to quarter in pnbHck houses 134 German soldiers, and that
bcJodged ip tbif tewa* Branford, hos Wanihgford, rill the
Hemftet, id. q, Yfp lure advice from Barton* that o fine broke out
merd, nefe the hlill-Bndge, left 1 uefonjr high*, about wo o’clock, by
neara canoe competed, by torn oponthe foot, aheut dim
dweping houfet, bchdes o confidtrable nember of ether boiMiawa, were
coafomed. The wind befog vqry high, and the bdiidiogi ahirfiy of
itfe& 9f ** f*"* 9 *!” “Hr aart Kmiamei amort
ifiß.
Lurtr mod ar Groton, in thetouuty of New-Loudon, Mr. PJward
Jam. &Wo have advice, that a number of Britlfh
fettler* have quitted the Bay of ffondurt*, and retired wife fefer proper.
iy id .rife Mttlquito Shore, which mm become a place of opofidcrablr
’ fomafiter . *
Admiral Pvt, commander of e found ten of his Idadcrtr’a (bam in da
Wert- lndfoa, •we hear, boa I aliened e feaell feip of war, Ltd tJo armed
Mihfejh trafiera, at Pirioeo Bnperi*a Boy, in Dominica, in wrdcr 0
** m *"• P°r* frorofeo violenroafof french
MifdfoMM. wUofem feme feipr of their own nation referringfefri'r
“Hli ++hmm plenfed.ro appoint the Hon. Gny Cariman, Bfo.
Lieutenant-Governor of Oyopook, to he Briradier-Geucral
in rtaMifonomly, in the room of M-yor-General Barton, pre-
Abourtkrer weeks ago fhqwfrt* of ap old geotfoomp of thi* city, who
is hdw a p wards oft* years of age, took hr r flight from this world toriit
world of spirits, and her hufeand arttrtinuteJy followed her to the from