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BECAUSE tMiIatift B
tad Ccactrct it wtnmiatttd Wirc4
but ite bitsatba cUwnii fciely M - r
Cioruftort tad Majcnty cf Cwadini cf
tht Protiattt i cpoa tfctte cm ar&ttwy 0r
cf SUtt cf CoaatKf . la two cftk J
cd Province tht Intztm it laiii ta drpMCatBt
fir arbitrary Will, it irchwcrfe Haadi. laeft
cf csrt Ctei Hocf 02cm i Fcwct cffuth
tit rrgnUrt difAufti'fi-: them. Bfht of tht
Ltiiigtca ctftay wtft killed while ihty wrre
differing, and at a ccafidcfibli diftance iromeach
Malted ii oct fct to bt dtiegMSf
Oct to dtliw onr fcttral 1 1 cad red Thcdtadi
cf oci fc!lct Crttttm to b STARVED, tt tKt
rocrt Plcafurt cf Petfoaa in certain fwbcrdifttS Si
taitwos ailos5cTlftein in aa OOct fjwayi
laorc or left ufpicioaa and obtioxioai, and tcreua
rr to J ratthed and guarded, rather thaa nfted
with abfolote Power over all, aad tail witkestany
Rule to guide their DiLretion. without any PenaL
trio deter froa an Abufe of it, U a Strain cf fuxk
TYRANYi OFPKUSSION, and ADiiVR1
TV, a$ we UTtcve never wii del bcrately entertain
cd by any: grave Afombly. 1: I
Uffc MCACsh the Rill. iKort m Appear.
Ct by their ACbciation riot to import iikotf
ftcHk drear Britain, yet i, in t ruth, a mol vruel
. lUforcroewt of former Opprcflion i and tlat AlV
' (bciation ii no mote than, a natural Cmieqiirtice of
antecedent and tcjrrattd lojut ie: . An J tiiwe tbl
Restraint of Bill it not to In: tali oil till thf
feverai Color, ietftull iy(ffc i im-mc am at
GbodiwhaHoever Irom UrtjtKi train, and to p r
all the Dutici impoit-d by Pailiiment, not cuept
trig thoie upu Tea j and fwu thtee.nf them mujl .
Pply throuj
Moiuchuktu biv( ana the U ou in ii'a H ' t-
it obliged no! only to rktio.Nluc die lit Vli.i4
CTt Jly? ill . !) JR i lilLIiiA . U 3j.Tr V:-jj i t
tiont of the Port Lill, btht VI.;. i irt !ic
from their iiardihipi t Unit title ..it the Tu nit,
nd the tHil.Termi, tfMt whuh thiv Pi iii'tk.
itto ctafe, anl thr Co.nu:v nu't ti..;ctitc luUnk
to be the SLA VKS, it.Mc.l ot tur M njhCI S t
iiifatrliitain, ilns Bill, in u hinijK,J boji
arbitrary and unjull. And at mi ( not voinrite
kriy d round of b pe tat ion i h a.irt hr: VU ik c- w iB -yield
tt fuck hari Omdiiions, i:t VII. WAI
which may proluMy nid in ,im totl .Vjuution i
tht Colonic linn ilu- Moih r I'ttantiy, Mill ti
- naturally be. the-'Coainpientr ot 'hivHill, in Hrj
rrCt of which, $s wvll i I r the uii.ti Kruloil
eiely aRicned, wc dj nrntt lo'cmuly and UcuuU
other, asd many woaadtd aad Ahho a fpeCUtor,
1 aarrcwly euiped with oy liw.r.
: , ; Etuati 8aiDtiqy
OIMOH VINSHIP cf Lx&:tC3, it ttta
O cf Miidlrfri, d potisn cf Maffathjfmi.
Day, NtW'Baaltsd, ctiagxf Uwfsl m cJtnV
ltd fdth, that cn l caetetath (pf April 1s2st
boot fear o'clock la LW1 cct ala j, n ht c:i
; the public read ia CaU Uiie:toa, puIfi
atrctd, about two milei end aa haSf dltuct wca
nrtSTcmliilicrfila fall ttfifTti wSUTXtCf
a body of the Wrj'i rwalar tra:?i, ecJ bd:j flop
ped by foot oRcen cf Uid trcopi, wueutifd
to difaoaaf , ptt t&lag difcitat, fet
wai obliged by lertJ to quu nil nsna uaowiw w
march in the mMrtof the Body, aad biiag tiainln.
ed whether br lud bea warning the minute mert, he
sfwe ted no, but had been out aad ai then return.
int to hi! fathrrV. Said Wialhip further telljfio,
ihn 1 marcKtd lh faid tfn tll he din within
ttyut h4ll . qu'llivr cl a mile ol laii'. m-ctm houiu
wUrt a oKUer pomsded tti troopa to bolt, and
then to prime and load thli being done the laid
tr. opi marched on till they came within a few rcaii
of Capt, Parker'a compaoy, wh ware partly C 'lU cH.
rd on the plate of parade, when laid Winfhip ob
fcrvrd aa oHSctr at the head of faid tiotipi, flourifli
tng hit fword, and with a laud voice giving the
word ire, fire, which waa inflantly followed V ;
Uiharge ol armt froovftid regulat iroopirahd faid
Winfhip ii p (Tithe, and in the mod foUmn mannrr
drcia'fi, th4t 'thrre wa no discharge of Armi on ei
jher lidc.iill the Cwotd Jie-wa giveolby (aid officer
"ai abive..' mmok w tniHtr.
in tht tnciilag, being ififcrr-M tltt fcrtrd 02
cert of the regular had the evening bbrd t:i
ridtag up and doWa the roid, aad had ctitilfl,ed;
and icfilted the Uhabitanti pafmg tht fast sod
alio Csaoding that a bedy of refttlm wtrt
marthias from Uoiloa towardi Concord, with ia
tent (ai it waa fsppefed) to take the rlorei belong
ine to tha colony in that town, we were alarmed.
and harbg rict at tht place cf our company Ypa
raJe. cirt dlfmllTcd by our Captain, John Parker
fur tht prtfea't, frith dm to be ready to attend it
"tht beat cf thi drfK Ve further tei fd
darei thtt about avt o'clock in the morning, heu
InircsrcVus) beat, we proceeded towardi the oi
fade, asd fooa found that a Urge body of troopt
i
prutcfl againd ih tame.
STANHOrK,
RICHMOND,
ROIKINGIIAM,
PONSONBY,
MANCIIKS1ER,
CRAVKN,
LEINS11.K.
-Ilit V'i iK?kt!ltfr
CAMhiN,
ciioLMoNnr.i.nv,
ABKIU.AVhNNV.
-WVCOMBH,
JOKItlKtilON,
I l i lN(,H.M.
Ill.VilM.IAM.
AFrlPAVm am. DKTOSrriDNS, .
Krhfttt ! tit Commi r.CT m m f tie Lite Mo
1J L L1U-1jH JViJiJLiAiAillLlJ a
Bay : i'rtf(r n A flf Jit)HtS futn rA
I ' M V I K C I I CiK V V r lN t ti;J I'ltl h
t lt I Ml AH I I ANT. if MA1 li Ml AIS, tniJ
0titt,.i f t iii C'i )Nt i K I' S'ii u J'tn TniL dif
II.MU I. NIU,A1M), .Nyt aiTAaV
K MH.mii-N l.lt)V, ( i HA
CUr. cre. tiid cf Lax cta. in ik rirv
ef MWdleiet, and colony of the Maflachufetti.tay,
in New.England, do tall fy and dt Uir, -that oi
the evening of the i "thoMpiiluiIlaiit, Uing
tht road between CoocorTTod LexingtonamrXI:
of iii mounted on horfri, we were about frn ol tin
clock fuddctily fjrprlred by nine rlutn, whoo
we took to be regular officer v'hu ihJ-un to u
mounted and armrd, rath, hiving a i.iflnf m hit
hand, and after putting piflol, to ,ur buail.," aA
Iciring ihf l.iidlc ol our hirfr tlir y fisoir tht if
we urrd another flep, we lUM It nil d id mm'.
whhh r lurpridnrj i,miI. hi la y ikuio,
d U4 until two oMork ihrlncM mMi.inK .i, uhuk
lint they IraMh'dnJ f)tB y ,,,.nd ,(IIJ,
rtl e.ij4irrd aUmt tU h'raymr -i t.'oiurrd, nlif"
Ihfr inyguardfrriHil,-,riUir, l(id wirnUr thf
bridtei weir up, 4nH f.i,. (4Uf , nu. MfiMil(( j
rrtuhii o:i!J l r , r.,irr(.:.l r,f th. it, r4, n
1 hrv l .n. I.. I . ... I ..i i
.'.' ' "" HI W I'NI K III I Mil v .... rttt ,L
ora.t m..l rm.. lurieJ it..... l.-.r- i
' "r aim
JOHN PAKKr.R, oKUwful agi, a d Cop
tiiin lt r of the Militia in Lexington, do tcipf
J dff Utf , ? t.At on the 19th inilant, in the norn
ing, abiiur one of the clock, bring Informed' that
thrre wne a number of regular officer riding up and
rli vn the road, (lopping and infulting people at tney
t afltd the road ; and alfo wai infitmvd that a num
ber of regular. trooM were pa thair mat ch from II U
tun, in oidcr 10 taiu the province tl roi at C r.cjf J,
onlrnd our Militia tc meet oa the Common in f-td
Lraington, toconfalt what to do, and concluded
not to be difcovrrv'd, nor meddle or make with laid
.regular troopi (il thry (hoold approach) un left they
fii.iulJ Infulf or im lfil ui arid upon their7 fuddrn
appriiach 1 iminrdutcly ordered our Militia to di
4rfe aad not ij fcrc linn diitcly faid troopi made
tl.elr appearance and ruihrd ftitorfly, niod upon
and killed eight of our party, without receiving any
provocation therefor from John pAaia.
'. It Mint ra, fjptd i ifth .1 7 ;
t J01!Nf HODINS, beme ol lawful agr, do.tetlt.
1 Jl ty and fuy, that on the j;th inlt.t!ie omp.my
under the command of Capt. ohn Parker twi.i
drawn itp (tunu-time before fun nlr) on the rna
or common, and I hting in the Iront unk, 1 1 1 1
titling toward or
k: wtrt coning up to the parade, and othcr had
reached it; at which time the company began to
diipe We ; Whlllt our backi were tumid un the
" troopi we were firrc on by tjirm, and a number of.:
our men were iniUntly killed ind wouiidl. r
a. gun wai fired by any perion in our company mi '
the regulari to our knowleilyr, before thry rintl on
and they contiiiiiid iiiiii imfilr I ij nil miufe
our rlf ape. : Wi ub j a. aL ltP'.ntu
Vy Mr" jun. 7a Wifrtf ittLm Pitret,
jjji AVaay, Akw Mtfjtt J' oifr, jun.
nr Hwiit, H'Mum Mttur-w rht jil, ftfintk Ha
grr, Stimuit SMndetj0t Simi'tl j"(f, and 'Jatm't :
HivwHt ol l.eainp.ion, in iho niuiity ol Mi4Ulricx, .
arid colony of the Mull.u huh tt !.., in Nrnv V.ng..
l.tnd, and all cd lawtul aVr, lo tHlil) nd fy,
tluron7ihenKrii i n i ii rlif ty-net April imlanr,
about one or-tweo Uoik, bVn in)onied that 4
number ol regular pmcer had Ih-iji n-liijip ami
:dcm!t!!icdiM
ana mat mine 01 mc iinuot mm tnry wire p.;:j
tug, had been infulted by tl. , irtu iv und ilo,,i.l
by them and being alfo infiumrd th.it tlic rul.ir
troopi v etc on their march Itoin I'oilon, in onbr
(at it wjs faid) to take the 1 oloiiy liori t tin n tU
pifitrd at Contend, we met on the .n..Ji- ,t mt
company in thik town uficr the ( nijMiiy had o.
Ici'Ud, wr wcH Ofdciid by Cipt. J.ihii I'aikrr (who
coniniii did ui) 10 Uifpufejfor the, pu lint, jttd td
be redy t attend iheJieMt .of the ilium, ai.d at
C Mdiiiljrthe company went itui huuln near the
place of p4rade. We furthfr o itify and lay, that
about five o'clock in the ii'i ir.i'.i uc attrnif d the
beat of our drum and were fuinird on , the p.iradc,
we wire lacul timardi the ifrular then nurliip'
up to ut, and fume of our company were cinin 10
the parade with their back 1 towards ; he trinip, ami
othen on the parade began to dtfprle whrn the te
gular' fired on the company hefnrr aftin a find
by any i.f ojr company on thnn. They U rd nyht
ol our company and wounded feveral, and continued
their rue until we had all made our rfn'i e.a '
. Sgttil fji furi ithr b)t O.funtHti,
.jifr; ith f -.1itf -1775, .' 1
I I IMOTIiy SMH Hr Lexington,; in the
county of hfidUlcfea, nd r 1 ny of Mallaihuv
Kiti-Bay, in Nrv Kiirland,' biinii of lawful ape,
fuuler:y ipp arcd a ttumbcr ol the Kmp, tiop, ilo trlhty acd declair, that on the morning r.f the
aoout i tnoimu a 1 tnougnt, attniM!UaiKeoi,.n ui, ! i;ih n April infiaiit, being at I.
exinut'in C( mmoa
oor ?)atdiJftHnjjjJhu.jji
luwaiui ui, vrn uuee omicr iii meir ironi on iiurir , hutiiud)' up irmarui ine i.extnrtun company then
tut I, Ml. S Lai.H(
JlOlffi
then Irft ti
ismt mts t
I t I It !('.
.l I HI- 7)i.Hi .1,
f.iJ. I..r.x Un. Ji:niil4il Ii, , H!l'T T"
do
r
j.::
mini. a h.im ',.
1 I J ""r Vt M 4
ly the
r Ln-
Ca ttji
- bark and on fall gallop toward 10, the b r 'molt of
which cri il, thtow down your ami yc villain )c
rrlnU, upon which fj'pl utinp.iny ilili nliiij;, the
fnrenvtt ol i'm a It r r nil' tr or.k.c.l tin- r nuii, l.v
by ti l I.k, .ttWhllll 1lif.HU lit vvi n.i.
nl .t U'y hr.ivy jmi i .le lire tiinil ihrin, .it ulii h
ii.tlitl, lu'iog ttuuiiUid, I fall, and Ircial ul nut
men wtrt iit dead by me. dpt. larkrr men I
believe had mt then hred a gun, and further the
deponent faith nM. . Jomh Kovin.
WP. L B II N I Ai.1 IN-TIUD roh lxa tTrgtunr rut"
JOSKI'II ABBOT, of I.utfoln, in the
county of Middleff, iind colony ol Mallach'ilc w.
Bay, in New Knyland, of. lawful age, do tetlily
unddeilire, that on the morning ut the 19th of
April inllant, almut fiveoVlink, being oh Uxtngr
ton C 'ontnioii, and mruuted vu horlr, we law 4
I ody of repular tnmps inarching up to the l.eting
Inn rrnnpuny, vhiih uai then difcrfing : 'Noon
after the rrgulatN Hit .1 . hll a fi w puoi, wbich we
took a lie j'iiloU, limn lume in the rrgulara who
vmr i.iounti J 1.11 hill , aiuj thru the I n I n ;;i'ln
filed a lolley 01 Inn, bifiuf an) j;un w. 11- fniil by
; lit Lexintoi) c mpaii) , cji ImlrT iH..t.iiJiatrly
Itaitcd, ;i.il.wr l'l. o i. And tioihrrJav m.t. .
I V lit I 'I I lOli,
2 , I ( JiiMrii AkMit.
WI-. Ar.Vtm, tolk!.,t Ml, V;,, hUin
jun, TV .n 4l'd .. Ihr.
rrArrf,.;'AVwi ;., If't!i .',; .r-o Itiifr
.iMrirM, y. r':(4t, yvn,! ,,,, m,, y. ,
int''Mi, 1 l !.,, it j. If,,.,
'.ui, lf.,(j,)tit .,. ;;.,
y' 7 . '... ,'s., .,,,
.1.1 .,;..,',., m.-al! if Lfwl
.'.J''. ioha.f.i, ,.f I rf ri''., in lh-,o)ynt
i-f MuH'clii, f.ui!' Af ti c Miif4i I ufiti, B.y, -in
Nc i!RUi..!, d 1 imi'v 4r.d iU.Uii, 1I.41 ,
-tU tytb or Apu; ii.l!4i.t,.al.w-t ifie u tw o'clv.k
UMH-iii i;, M.d iikrvvilr law the regular troopi hie
on the I .r eined n mmpany bi fme the latter riml a
pun; I inimrdiatrly laii, and a u Hey was difiharg
rd at inc. wiiJi put ine in iuuniiaiil d4n);er Jot n
inr my life ; I f.mn returned-to the (.Vtin.non. and
faw e'l.t if the la 'iinjton men himrre killnl nd
j) UicUmg at a cutitiUcUb'r diltanca liom each o
tker, and fivrrai were woundrd ; and further laitk.
not, . Timothy Smith,
Likifh Mnl ttit, 1775.
YA7,rrKV m. and I.KVI lURRrNG.:
VV 'I tJN, both ol Lciinpti n, in the county of
Miildltlex, and colony of M-flaihufctli Hay, in
New. hnvland, and of lawful air, do trllifv and
declaie, that on the morning of the hh ol April,
being on xinton Common, -ai-fpiCUtun, we -faw
a large b dy of regular troepe matching up to
wardi the Lexington company, and Atne of the re
gulati on hotfei, whom we took to be ofheen, rocd
a pilbd or two on the Lexington company, which
wai then difperfmg : Thefe were the atrl t una that
were fiird, and thry weie immediately followed hy
feicral vclliia'froin the trgulan, by which eight
linn hrloiiiiiv m laid company Here killed, and
frieul WKui.dtd. . ' . .
imntrn, Lrvi Hamuhctom,
i5 1 77- . I.i vi Ma aii.
" ( h (ttitj i itr rar.J
; ;N E W I) ririt-Nri JwrTrriAif
'' By dpt. Milli arrived here fmre our lilt, from
Philadelphia, t have the Papcrr to the 14th May t
by which tl appeari, by Lettrri frtm Fngtand of
lhe;thof April, that many of the 'J'roopi thick
were defline J fur America have bten t'pred from
coming out on Account of the' great Diflurhancri
among the People, and that the whole Krgimcal cf
I)raj(unM l ad irfafrd to come our to fight In the
unnitoijl (Joarrel,
' That Cap. Lindfav, of ti e Falcon Sloop of War,
frrirhi, I Umrnani aad 16 Mm in a Tender to
t-ke a Villrl wUh lay at a Place iaIM Sandwich.
iu, 1 rgwuwtit I'if the UWUfcUaa, whickjtt
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