The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

HALIFAX. (Nova-Scotia,) July 9, 1774.

The Friends to the Cause of Liberty in this Town request the immediate Publication of the following in your Gazette.

On Thursday the 7th instant arrived here the Sloop Molly, Capt. Odiorn Mater, from Piscataqua, having on board 27 Chests of Bohea-Tea, which was consigned to Edward Parry, of that Place, the Property of the East-India-Company; and by said Parry ship'd and consign'd to G. H. Monk, Clerk of the Supreme Court here, to be by him disposed of to the Inhabitants of this Province, which Consignment the said Monk most readily accepted, and with the Aid and Assistance of J.C. of this Town, Truckman, secured the 27 Chests of Bohea Tea in Store belonging to Robert Campbell, who as readily hired his Store for that Purpose, in Opposition to several principal Merchants, who had prior Applications for their Stores, and had nobly refused.

Notwithstanding however that the said odious Weed has been here imported, and landed in this Town, to the Grief and distress of many of the Inhabitants thereof, and which was suffered only through utter Inability to prevent it, It is the Absolute and declared Determination of a great Number of the most respectable and popular Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of this Town, on any Account whatever, not only not to purchase any of the said Tea themselves, but forever to refrain from all and every Kind and Degree of Dealing and Commerce with any Person or Persons whatever, who may be base enough to prefer their private Interest to the public Welfare, and the Liberty of the present and succeeding Generations, by purchasing any of the said detestable Tea. It would have been an unspeakable Pleasure afforded to the Friends of the present glorious Struggle for Liberty in this Town to have borne public Testimony in the Face of the World, but the Abridgement of that great Privilege, Town-Meetings, utterly prevents; however, the worthy and spirited Sons of Liberty through the Continent of America, who have many glorious Advantages which we earnestly long for, will 'tis hoped accept the comparatively feeble Efforts of their Friends in this Town, to regain our primitive and rightful Liberties, as British Subjects, which we behold with great Concern, most shamefully invaded and trampled on by our fellow Subjects in Old England.

And we sincerely wish our American Brethren Success in their glorious Struggles to preserve their Rights and Liberties, and to hand them down to Posterity undiminished.