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Nos. I. and II. show us the spirit which animated those effective associ- ations, the engine companies. It is probable that the same spirit pervad- cd all similar bodies and societies for other specific objects. How strongly this sort of pledge, given to each oth- er by associates, all of whom were in- timately acquainted and bound by oth- er ties of friendship or relationship, would tend to cement their hearts in defence of their mutual rights and liberties, it is easy to perceive.
No. III. gives us an account of the sufferings of a Boston family exiled from the town in the time of the siege. No. IV. was written on the day prece- ding the Battle of Bunker Hill : To us who know how the Charlestown peo- ple's hay was used, this short postscript has a peculiar worth. No V. written three days after that battle is probably an American lady's account of what she saw and heard respecting it among the British ; and No. VI. is an evidence of the strict guard under which all those were kept, who preferred or were compelled to remain in Boston. B.
No. 1. " Boston, Decemr. 3d, 1773.
We whose names are underwritten, members of the town of Boston en- gine Number One Company, do sub- scribe our names that we will aid and
assist the said town in opposing this unrighteous act of Parliament to en- force the Tea Duty, and all others that may affect our liberties, to the ut- most of our powers."
No. II.
" Charlestown Decemb. 2, 1774.
At a meeting of the Ingine men of the towne at Capt. Adams, Voted that the three companyes be unighted in one body as exemtes.
2. That the ofisers of said compa- ny where cosen to it, Capt. Joseph Hopkins, Leftenant Nathanl. Froth- ingham, and John Austin, Insinc.
3. The three companyes meet sep- erately to learn to exersise.
4. 'That every man be provided with a good gun and bagonet with a Iron ramrod in one munth on forfetuer of three shillings.
5. That Capt. Joseph Hopkens and Leftenant Frothingham, Ensine Aus- tin and Mr. Isab [E]des and Mr. Da- vid Wood Jr. be a committee to waite upon the following gentlemen to see wether they will jone the Bodey of the Ingine men, vis :
Mr. Richard Devens,
Capt. Nathan Adams.
Mr. Nathl. Gorham, Mr. Nath !. Rand,
MI. Benjamin Hurd, Mr. John Stanon,
Mr. John Hay,
Mr. Saml. Conant.
Mr. Isaac Foster Jr.
Mr. David Waite,
Mr. Isaac Codman,
Mr. John Larkin,
Mr. Ben. Sweetser, Mr. Saml. Rand,
Mr. Thos. Goodwind, Mr. Thomas Welsh.
Mr. William Harris, Mr. John Beckham,
Mr. John Austin, Sd,
Mr. Lewis Foye."
No. III.
" Charlestown, June 2d, 1775.
Hoping you are well as we all are.
Sr. A few days ago I wrote you to send me a few articles, since which I have not heard from you nor rec'd any thing -- should be glad to know it you have sent any or no, sir, We have got in an end of an house, 12 of us and we are almost worn out for want of room. The old man I hire of lett us wash in his kitchen once, but drove us out yesterday, so that we live, cat, drink, and wash all in one room, but hope it wont be so long-We are in prodigious want of brass kettles-forc- ed to heat water and boil our cloaths in an iron pot that holds but one pail
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full -- please to send two brass kettles in our kitchen, the one holds 5, the other 8 pails full, -- I will stay here un- till tomorrow noon-if you send any thing please to send a line that I may know what you send, for a great many articles are bro't over and lost-Molly says she would be very glad if you could contrive to send over our clock, and a few of our best chairs and our looking glasses, and one case of drawers along with some friend's goods.
I hear that last night there was one house broke open in Boston, and eve- ry lock broke in the house-hope it was not mine .-- These from your du- tiful son and humble servt.
Samuel Ridgway." To Mr. Wm. Paine. No. IV. "Charlestown 16 June 1775.
P. S. Please to inform father Paine that the Charlestown people are cut- ting their hay, and Mr. Eaton tells me he will have it done if father Paine will send him over any orders to do it -- I think it looks very well, and hay will be in demand, for it is a very dry time in the country --- I purpose to go away home at one o'clock this day, being worn out a loitering about Charlestown."
No. V.
" June 20th 1775. Yesterday I came out of Boston, 2 o'clock A. M. I heard the officers and soldiers sav that they were sure that they had a thousand or more men killed and wounded, that they were Carring the wounded men from 4 o'clock a Sate- day until I came away General Howe commanded the troops, they buried their dead at Charlestown, among the dead was Major Pitcairn, a great ma- ny other officers are dead, there was five thousand soldiers went from Bos- ton-The soldiers and officers exult very much upon taking our Lines."
No. VI. " To whom it may concern.
Head Quarters Jan. 22, 1776.
Mr. Paine the Miller near Charles- town ferry has permission to kill his pigs as it may be most convenient for him. C. Cuyler, Aid de Camp."
BOSTON : SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1826.
Mr. Brooks Bowman commenced running an hourly stage coach between Boston and Roxbury, on Wednesday, Ist inst. He will leave the Town House on Roxbury Hill every day in the week, except the sabbath, at 8, 10, 12, 2, 4 and 6 o'clock, and returning, will start from the Old South at 9, 11, 3, 5, and 7 o'clock. The fare is only 12{ cents each way.
URIAH COTTING.
Perhaps there has been no one indi- vidual, who has done more service to Boston, in projecting works of public utility, than the late Mr. Cotting. Broad Street, Central Wharf, Market Street and the Roxbury Milldam, will remain the durable monuments of his perseverance and industry. His mem- ory is entitled to more respectful at- tention from those corporations whose coffers he so much increased, than has yet been exhibited. This is the way of an ungenerous world ! If any of our correspondents possess the means, and have leisure to prepare an his- torical memoir of his life, it will oblige many who are desirous of be- ing acquainted with his early history.
Servants .- Every lady in town is vociferous in relation to servants ; they cannot be obtained, has been the pre- vailing complaint for more than a year. From general observations, we are of an opinion that servants were never more plenty, nor ill treatment towards them more common. When ladies begin to consider certain orders of men and women, whose fortunes were cast in a less fortunate mould than their own, something better than beasts of burden, their kitchens will be recruit- ed with cooks and scullions in abun- dance. Modern refinement does not acknowledge a servant's body the hab- itation of a soul, nor accede to the vague hypothesis that they are posses- sed of five human senses-hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting.
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AND CITY RECORD, MARCH 4, 1826.
Dedication .- Hanover Church, an elegant Gothic stone building, was solemnly dedicated on - Wednesday last. Prof Stuart, of the Andover Theological Seminary preached the sermon from Matth. xviii. 20. Dr. Beecher, an eminent divine, of Litchi- field, Conn. will soon be ordained over the society. The corner Stone of this edifice was laid June 20, 1825. The spot on which it stands, was formerly occupied by a large dwelling house, owned by J. C. Jones, Esq.
Mr Porter, editor of the Traveller, has undertaken to drub the Federal Street Theatre in his own peculiar style of cayenne pungency A criti- cism on Cherry and Fair Star, in the Traveller of Tuesday last, is prodig- iously caustic, and evinces the discrim- ination of Mr. Porter, in matters of taste, and at the same time shows him a fearless, independent commentator.
A vapour bath company has just been formed, and rooms opened at No. 3, Central Court. This establish- ment will probably evaporate, as their capital consists altogether of va- pour !
Mr. Somebody has cautioned the public to beware of eating partridges, in the Centinel of Saturday last, as they are found by experience to be poisonous in the winter. Strange this grand fact has never been ascertained before. Some gormandiser probably over-stretched his stomach, and now, forsooth, comes out with his cautions, just to alarm his neighbours, and there- by monopolize a favourite dish !
The contrast .- A very calculating gentleman of this city had the misfor- tune to lose his pocketbook, containing between eight and nine hundred dol- lars, which was luckily picked up by an honest little boy, who, on present- ing it to the noble hearted owner, was told he was a fine lad, and re- warded with twenty cents ! Another gentleman under like circumstances,
who lost two hundred dollars, has re- warded an old lady, who found it, with the sum of twenty dollars, and an annual pension of fire dollars a year, during her life.
February 21st, being the one hun- dred and fiftieth anniversary of the destruction of Lancaster, by the In- dians, was commemorated in that town by religious and other services. An oration by Isaac Goodwin, Esq. of Sterling, delivered on that interesting occasion, will soon be given to the public.
An acquaintance of ours, who was desirous of throwing away an old pocketbook, had it returned in half an hour : the next day, having forgotten to throw it away a second time, it was cut from his pocket ! the thief, finding it empty, returned it again, with suita- ble apologies, and to end his pocket- book troubles, the gentleman was induced to burn it, but unfortunately threw it into a grate of Lehigh coal, where, after smoking twenty-four hours, it was discovered again uninjur- ed. We hear it is now to be deposit- ed at the museum.
POLICE COURT. . Cases examined and tried in one week, commencing on the 20th and ending on the 25th Feb. 1826, both days inclusive.
Offences .- 12 assaults and batteries ; 4 common drunkards ; 4 lewd and lascivious conduct ; 2 vagabonds ; 8 larcenies ; 1 passing counterfeit money ; 2 contempt of court in not appearing as witness ; 3 trespasses of various kinds ; 1 violation of city by-laws ; 1 pilferer. 38-whole num- ber of cases.
Punishments, &c .- 2 nol. pros. ; 4 tried and acquitted ; 5 fined, fines and costs received for the city, amount $21,30 ; 8 committed to the house of correction for various periods ; 9 com- mitted for trial at the Municipal Court; 8 examinations, no costs al- lowed, warrants not granted ; 1 com- mitted in execution of sentence ; 1 warrant not returned. 38-whole number of cases .- Courier.
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The committee of the legislature on the petition of the Mayor and Alder- men of this city have reported a bill providing for a House of Reformation for juvenile offenders. This is an im- portant subject and we have the testi- mony of a distinguished English Judge (Bailey ) in favor of this improvement on our present penitentiary system. He has stated as the result of long ob- servation that " it must be a very good jail, indeed, in which a lad did not become worse ;" that " the character of a youthful offender is always mate- rially hurt by going to jail, he having no longer the same respect for him- self," and that "he may be reformed by being kept out of the jail, but not otherwise."-Bost. Pat.
BERKSHIRE AMERICAN.
Such a paper has recently been es- tablished in Pittsfield, by Dr. Green, a gentleman who possesses, in an emi- nent degree, those qualifications which are requisite for sustaining a country paper. One great fault of the papers in Berkshire County, is their dulness, and absolute want of originality : besides this, they are nev- er local in their details, beyond the advertising columns. To select con- tinually from others, unless the publi- cation, like our own, is in a great measure designed to reprint forgotten Jore, is the way, of all others, to des- troy the best patronage of a country paper. Occasionally, it is true, the Berkshire papers are well stored with matter of their own, but Dr. Green has marked out a new circle, and ex- hibited a disposition to record the times, as they are, within his own precincts, in a way which interests his subscri- bers as well as his brother editors.
We recollect a very sage old gentle- man, who was continually filling his paper with long state papers, just be- cause he loved politics himself. He was determined to make his readers politicians too, and, without consulting the taste of others, kept steady at his purpose, till a paragraph maker com- menced another paper at the next door, and swallowed up the old vete-
ran's establishment. This will be the course of the Berkshire American, if the editor will study how to interest the public, rather than himself.
Dr. Green knows how to tell a sto- ry, and Dr. Franklin used to say, that was the first necessary qualification of an editor. Some men excel in writ- ing a thing, and others in telling it ; the first has the most influence, and invariably does the most good in soci- ety
We understand the subscription list of the American is highly respectable and increasing, and we wish it the suc- cess which it merits, while its destiny is controlled by a skilful physician, a gentleman and a scholar.
Auburn State Prison, so intimates a writer at the west, is a mere bastile, where cruelties of an aggravated char- acter are committed on the wretched inmates of its lonely cells, with impu- nity, and tyranny is triumphant in the persons of a few barbarians, who are clothed with a little of state authority. If this report is founded in truth, there is no crime more deserving of punishment, than absolute cruelty towards a fellow being, secluded from the eye of human mercy, within the gloomy walls of a prison. Incarcera- tion, in itself, is a melancholy condi- tion for a man, endowed with the fac- ulty of reason, and possessing those other boasted attributes which distin- guish our species in the scale of beings. Intellectual powers of any kind, are sufficient reasons for extending kind- ress towards that unhappy wretch, whose vices have rendered him an un- fit associate for the society of those who are only distinguished from him by the virtuous and general rectitude of their lives. Particulars have never been given, but insinuations, which lead us to suspect the worst. Things are managed none too well, even in the common jails, of any state ; yet they are so much superior, in point of humanity, to European prisons, we ought to consider them excellent, and use every exertion to preserve to fhem this character. The officers of the
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AND CITY RECORD, MARCH 4, 1826.
Charlestown state-prison have been particularly fortunate in commanding the strictest order and obedience, with- out being censured for neglect of duty · or excessive rigidity of discipline.
Improvement in Surgery .- A gen- tleman of research, by the name of Flagg, has recently suggested that slips of india rubber, with a little adhesive plaster at the ends, possesses uncom- mon advantages over all other contriv- ances, in common use, in holding the lips of wounds together. Such is its elasticity, that amputated stumps, wounds upon the face, &c. where ban- dages are always applied with difficul- ty, may be kept in place with perfect ease, and the chance of healing by the first intention, is far greater, than by proceeding in the ordinary manner of surgeons, with lint and rollers. The necessary compression to keep dres- sings in place, upon wounds, now in vogue, is attended with nearly as much pain as results from the accident or operation itself, and we therefore hope this discovery will be widely dissemi- nated if it holds out so many advanta- ges to the distressed patient, while un- dergoing the curative process.
General Wilkinson, who has made a conspicuous figure in the history of the United States, died on the 28th of December last, at his villa in Mexico, of a chronic diarrhoea. His body was carried to the house of the American Minister, Mr. Poinsett, and the same afternoon was interred in the Parish of St. Miguel. Military honours were denied him, but the corpse was follow- ed to the grave by the most distinguish- ed civil and military officers.
Alexander, the Peace Maker, was notorious for his gallantries, and has left undoubted proofs of his corrupt heart. One married woman has borne the autocrat several children. One of his daughters by this creature, lately died when on the point of marriage, which overwhelmed the Emperor with grief. The Empress has several times determined to part with her royal hus- band, but the mother of Alexander succeeded in delaying her designs.
The New York cockneys arc be- ginning to ape the refined manners of their transatlantic brethren of the Westminster cockpit. Major Noah intimates that things are going on quite genteely. A few more bloody noses will convince the Police how old cocks crow and young ones learn.
CANALS.
Notwithstanding the fact that in 1791 six hundred vessels passed round Cape Cod, and in 1825, five thousand, there is but little to encourage us in the hope that a canal will be made at present between Buzzard's and Massa- chusetts Bays. Two hundred miles sailing would be saved by it, in going from Boston to New York, and all those dangers avoided which are the terror of seamen round the Cape. It is supposed 2500 vessels,averaging 100 tons each, would pass the canal in one year after it was opened. It would save, in seamen's wages, annually, $50,000.
A canal is also proposed, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulph of Mexi- co, through the peninsula of Florida. There are abundant reasons for carry- ing the plan into operation, at the ex- pense of the national government, if the statement is true, that nearly a mil- lion of property, besides many lives, was lost the last year.
At a meeting of the citizens of Montgomery and Herkimer counties, on the 8th inst. it was resolved that the Erie canal will be insufficient to accommodate the increasing number of boats which will navigate it in sub- sequent years ; and that the construc- tion of another, on the north side of the Mohawk, is required. If new ca- nals are found indispensably necessary already, by the side of the old ones, in the state of New York, it shows they are of more utility than Massa- chusetts is willing to admit. The way a grand project is effected in this Commonwealth, is to quarrel about it, run up the cost, &c. about three years, and then it is consented to; vid. the his- tory of every bridge which is connec- ted with Boston.
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commissioners who were appointed by the legislature to survey a canal route from Boston to Connecticut river, shall have a place in our record as soon as it has been decisively acted upon by the General Court.
Interna! Improvement .- The Com- mittee on Internal Improvements in the Maryland Legislature, have re- ported in favour of subscribing $1,000.000 to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ; $500,000 to a lateral Canal, or Rail Road to Baltimore ; $500,000 to the Susquehanna Canal, provided Baltimore, within two years, agrees to accept that charter, and if she declines this, in lieu thereof, they propose to grant her $100,000 for the improvement of the bed of the Susque- hanna.
The Grand Canal Celebration,-A little of the water of Lake Erie, brought down at the time of the canal celebration, and some of the maple su- gar from the six nations having been sent to Liverpool, by " Mr. Indefati- gable," a party of English gentlemen assembled, and made a huge bowl of punch, mingling with the American water and sugar, Jamaica and Antigua rum, a little English ale, Irish and Scotch whiskey, brandy, East and West India sugars, spice, cinnamon, limes, lemons, and a dash of green tea. A number of suitable and friendly toasts were drank on the occasion .- N. Y. Com. Adv.
BURIALS IN CITIES.
In presenting the subjoined descrip- tion of the catacombs of Paris, we are necessarily led to the considera- tion of the caution of interring the dead in modern cities. That this practice had its origin in monkish su- perstition, is admitted on all sides, but how public bodies of men, in a corpo- rate capacity, in an enlightened age, have so generally adopted the unphi- losophical mode of disposing of human remains under churches, is perfectly astonishing.
Health should be the first conside-
ration with the living, yet there is a great want of prudence in modern times, in relation to this one pernicious system. We cannot recount all the objections which might be brought against burying under houses of wor- ship, nor quote those sad examples of pestilence, and infectious diseases which have distracted some of the an- cient towns in England and France, in consequence of the slow putrefaction of animal matter Enough has been written by physicians and chymists, to persuade the most stupid ignoramus or the most devoted advocate of this noxious custom, of the danger which threatens every city, which contains within its precincts, an immense mass of corruptible materials, in a state of chymical decomposition.
Experience will forever put experi- ments at an end, for the future, con- cerning this kind of burial ; still, how- ever, it will unquestionably require many sad misfortunes to give a final blow to a custom in civilized countries which is repugnant to health, and re- volting to every philosophic mind.
There are a few churches in Boston, which have gone on in the wrong way, by admitting tombs to be erected in the cellars. Trinity Church, St. Paul's, the Stone Chapel, and the North Church are the greatest reservoirs, and the period will arrive when poign- ant regret will be the consequence of the indiscretion of their forefathers, when it is entirely too late to remedy the evil
The dead are continually accumu- lating, but the fetor which arises from them will only subside when the last particle of a decomposable fibre is ex- hausted of its particles ; this is never completed, where the vaults are re- plenished as often as there is room for another corpse.
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