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withoul any opposition. So that they had executed orders that were only conditional, whereby the tour ships already arriv'd. came as full as they could store.

About nine o'clock A.M. a company of the train came down to Scott's for the remainder of the shot, hand Granades, Cohorns, &ca., in consequence of which some of the Committee waited on him. lie told them that he had not sold 'em (though Col. Cleveland, who com- mands the train, and was the whole forenoon about the neighbour- hood, declar'd that the business was not of their seeking; that Scott had repeatedly solicited them to take 'em. and as they were //"»■ the King's property, he had it in orders from the General to take the re- mainder; and have them they must, at all events), and would refuse to let them have the remainder. He accordingly went and told the Officer not to take any more at his peril, that he disavow'd the proceeding and order'd his cellar door to be lock'd ; upon which the officer return'd with half his men. and left the others as a guard. When about noon, they came down with about lot) men and 8 or 10 officers, with a number of fatigue men with hand barrows, with about thirty tackled in one of their field carriages with a box fix'd on, when proceeded up the court and brought away about fifty or sixty cohorns. After which, they return'd with a carpenter, broke open the cellar door, and were constantly employ'd in carrying shot, &ca., till nearly sunset, which they reposited in the South battery, having improv'd that as a magazine for some time past : the otdy articles remaining of the purchase being two carriage guns, which caus'd 'em two trips more. The countrymen that happeu'd to be in town, seem'd to be more enrag'd than the townspeople, whose pas- sions were full high enough likewise. One of the former, seeing Scott standing near his shop, told him if he would come across the gutter, he would be the death of him, and think in so doing, he should do God service.

September 29th. Sometime last night they gave Scott a HiTs- borough trait, and not content with disfiguring the outside of his shop, they by help of a ladder opeu'd his chamber window and emptied several buckets full into it. Should be glad for the honor of the town, that they would leave off such beastly practices — as there manv much better ways of showing their resentment.

Yesterday Captain Llyde sailed for Loudon, from Salem, in whom Josiah Quincy went passenger. It was not known that he was to be her passenger till he went on board to set sail. Upon enquiry, am

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