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.. i 1 ,i -r SatuMateeliH upon receiving information ..of what had pafled here, inftead of coming up to town -in the (hip,-went a(hore-.'a it being then certainly, known; tftjEME provinCj numberyor people agw Kliilicd here as any whererhe exprefled g - oflkc uncler jt (vlvt of tihfpeclor of the duties) had proved To odious and difagrce able to thpeoplc l:'y and, in; order to rellore the public p too much Vealori other wile to feap migh t be difturbe )- made - a voluntary offer to ; fufpend - the exec iui()n-of-.h is. ofHce ( wli ic K was all. that feemed .to be- de fired) " the detcriVunarion of , the Kino; and ParliamentroTnCjfeat' Britain fhould be kno till upon mg ana i'ariiament or urcat-Untam Ihpuld be known, a united application to be made from his Maieftv's Colonies, for a repeal pt an acTt that had created f(;much confufion : ; MrLldyd, who was then alfo at Fort j ohnibni -made a like voluntary declaration, in regard to his office of diftri- butor ; And, Suniiav cveninor,. Oct. 27th, thefe declarations, in writincrrwere Dublicklv read 1. . C' . ' .. - ' . . J' - . " n r ivrn mr crr-nr-rni hiv n r. 1 i in r inr. wn i n w.i i wn rv n in unn - inp irril flrrlam-irinn1;- nn(l thp rintTinnr f)fr St ' MirhaePfi hlli linmnfflH l"'1," viiv...f v..w ........ D - , Monday, morning, Oft. 28th, St. Michael's bells were again rang, the veflels in the harbour difplayed their colours, and fome gentlemen, friends to the two o(icers,.went from town jo Fort , Johnfpn, to bring thenv up under-thcir.pro-; -""tedVion. At noon - they cameTafhore at Mr." Mott's wharfrfroma boat,in the head of which was hoifted an union-flag, with the word " LIBERTY " in the center, and - a laurel -branch on the tlie top.of the ftafF. Upon their landing, a ;jaiiew43jnftandy';male,. a mid (I the greateft concourfe of people that ever were - aiiembletT" her5 .upon; an'y occafion- being- fuppofed upwards of- feven -thoufand foulS) and a new declaration was publickly ' read, under the hands and Teals of the two. gentlemen, which proved fatisfactory to the whole aflcrhbly. This was no fooner read, than followed by the moll hearty lhouts of approba tion v Then Mr, Saxby aVi'd Mr.'Lloyd verbally alTured the people, that the decla ration then' read, was their free and voluntary aft, and ' it was- their intention ihidtly to adhere: to the true intent and meaning of it ; whereupon the1 air rang with the mufic of bells, drums, hautboys, violins, huzza's, firing of cannon &c. &c. and the flag betbrc-mentioned being carried before them, the mufic continuing, they-werc conducted to Mr. Dillon's tavern, and after taking Tome refreftiment ' there, to their own houfes. By three'o'clock every one had retired to his own home, ; and all was peace and good order; and at night the ftrccts were patroled, to fee that no fort ot intuit or injury fiiould be offered to the perfons or properties of the gentlemen who had fufpeoded the execution, of their offices ; but the utisfaclion of the public was fb .univerfah and fo compleat, that no fuch thing lcemed even to be thought of, and the iowri has ever fince been remarkably compofed. Thcw. damage done to Mr. Saxby's windows, (not amounting to 5 1. (tcrl.).and whatever , lofs has been fuflaincd, if any, we arc told, is, or will be made good. - Andl " thus happily has ended an affair -frorn which the. molt terrible confequences were apprehended ; the people relying upon the wifdom and juftice of the parliament, in receiving andhcaring. their humble, remonftrances, rcprcfentations or petitioni, and granting fuch relict as may be prayed for, " ; WltMlNOTOiri -I j f : . ... j - . i -
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