The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

The following Paper was last Week handed about in this Town.

WHOEVER has candidly traced the rapid Growth of these Colonies from their little Beginnings to their present flourishing State in Wealth and Population, must eye the distinguished Hand of Heaven, and impress every Mind with a humble Confidence, that "no Design formed against us shall prosper:"

The poor devoted Town of Boston has suffered and is still suffering, all that the unmerited Malice of Men and Devils could invent for her Destruction: but although impoverished and distressed, she is not yet subjugated and enslaved: though immured within the Fortresses of their Enemies, the free and generous Bosoms of her inhabitants beat strongly in the Cause of Liberty: But it appears that the Measure of ministerial Wrath is not yet full: That dejected Parricide Hutchinson has vaunted to his few Friends, that should the People submit to the Villainous Exactions of the British Parliament. The following plan was providentially detected, and is now offered to the Public, with this solemn Question---

Will the People sit tame and inactive Spectators of the Hostile Designs of our inveterate Enemies, and exercise such Degrees of Moderation and Forbearance as to suffer those Enemies to complete their Works, and so far effect their dangerous Purpose, that Resistance would finally be in vain? THE WATCHMAN.

* This is a Fact, founded on the Authority of a respectable Gentleman-of this Town, lately arrived from London, who had it from Mr. Hutchinson's own Mouth.

[The following is the detected Plan referred to above.]

Minutes and orders for a Report.

WE have agreeable to your Commands viewed and enquired what Cover can be hired with the Consent of the Proprietors for the Troops next Winter,

We find that Out-Houses, Distilleries and Store-Houses can be hired to contain the Sergeants, &c. and private Men of Four Regiments, That as these want Fire Places, Windows, and even Floors, the Expence of setting them on them, and for Rents, and returning them in the Conditions they now stand, will be nearly to one Thousand Pounds a Regiment. This Expence would be greatly
lessened, and the Troops more comfortably quartered, if the Public Buildings, such as the Manufacturing-House, &c. can be appropriated for the Accommodation of the Troops.

It appears that Barracks can be built on a more thrifty Footing than they can be hired, and fitted up. But as nobody in this Place will aid such Works, Capt. Montrésor with the Assistance he can at present depend upon, thinks he cannot undertake to furnish Barracks before the End of November, for more than three Regiments; the Officers of one of these Regiments to be quartered.

It appears on Enquiry, difficult to find Houses for quartering Officers of the Regiments, whose private Men are to be lodged in Out-Houses Lodging Money should be given to Officers who we cannot provide for.

In chusing Situations for the Barracks to be built, it might be wished to place them so as to make the present Erection Part of some general Plan that may be formed, with a View of commanding the Obedience of the Town on future Occasions; but if they are confined to Situations where the Ground is reputed to belong to the Public, we would propose to build Barracks for two Regiments, including Officers on the Common, or on a Field near it, which could be hired or purchased from Mr. Brattle.

To put two Companies into a solid Barrack, or Block-House, on the Top of Beacon Hill, which should be enclosed with a Trench and Palisade.

A Barrack should be built on Fort-Hill, which might lodge eight Companies and the Artillery,

As soon as it is proper to let each Regiment have its Quarters, their Effort to get themselves lodged would contribute greatly to have the Work finished early.