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The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
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On May 8, 1775, the Thynne Packet arrived in Halifax from Falmouth (left April 6), carrying passengers including Lord Viscount Mountmorres and Col. Smith, former secretary to U.S. Ambassador Mr. Adams, en route to New York. The ship brought a new British parliamentary act by Mr. Grenville regulating American trade, though no copy was obtained; latest papers dated April 1.
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HALIFAX, May 8.
YESTERDAY arrived the Thynne Packet, Capt. Wolf, from Falmouth, which place he left the 6th ult. In the Thynne came passengers, Lord Viscount Mountmorres, Col. Smith, late Secretary to Mr. Adams, the American Ambassador, with several other passengers on their way to New-York.—In this vessel has arrived the new act of Parliament, lately brought forward by Mr. Grenville, for regulating the trade with America: we have not been able to procure a copy of it; or we should have inserted it in this day's paper.—The papers brought by the Thynne are no later than the first of April.
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Falmouth
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Halifax, May 8; Left Falmouth The 6th Ult.
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new act of parliament regulating trade with america arrived but copy not obtained; passengers en route to new-york.
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The Thynne Packet, Capt. Wolf, arrived yesterday in Halifax from Falmouth (left 6th ult.), carrying passengers including Lord Viscount Mountmorres, Col. Smith (late Secretary to Mr. Adams, American Ambassador), and others bound for New-York. The vessel brought the new parliamentary act by Mr. Grenville for regulating American trade, though no copy was procured for publication. Papers are dated no later than April 1.