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from MARYLAND, we have the following Account' 7 ; or, in November 20 to 27, 1704, "In the domestic news is a report by an express from Albany to New York, as brought by an Indian from Canada, of preparations in Canada for a French and Indian winter attack upon some point in the colonies not named." Later, packet-boats helped in gathering both foreign and domes- tic news : " Her Majesty Hath Settled Packet-Boats for the West- Indies, who are to go from Plimouth at the beginning of every Month throughout the Year, no accident preventing the same; who are to touch and stay at each of the English Island-Plan- tations in the following manner And thence to Return to England, and not to be stayed on any pretence whatsoever." In the issue of February 3 to 10, 1706, there is a statement of three definite post-routes; "All the Three Posts are now in, the Eastern and Southern to go out on Monday night the 10th Currant, in order to return on Satturday next; and the Western Post to set out then also in order to return on Saturday the 22d Instant and then to set out on the Monday following the 24th Currant, to go and come once a week as the other Posts do."

FIRST EXTRA

Campbell showed great enterprise in his handling of an execu- tion on the Charles River. Six pirates were executed on Friday, June 30, 1704. The description of the scene, the "exhortations to the malefactors," and the prayer made by one of the minis- ters after the pirates were on the scaffold, "as near as it could be taken in writing in the great crowd," filled nearly one-half of the paper.

LATER PUBLISHERS

Incidentally, it may be remarked that The Boston News-Letter was first printed by Bartholomew Green in a small wooden build- ing on Newberry Street. Eighteen years later Green himself became the owner and publisher of the paper. To quote from the issue for December 31, 1722:

These are to give Notice, That Mr. Campbell, Designing not to Pub- lish any more News-Letters, after this Monday the 31st Currant, Bar-