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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A Dublin newspaper on August 10 reports false intelligence from a New York arrival claiming that on July 22, Boston mobs and 10,000 country people rose, forced Governor Hutchinson to abdicate, confined him, and elected a council of ten administrators with vice-royal powers. The writer hopes for confirmation denial, viewing it as rebellion.
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"That a Gentleman was arrived at Liverpool in Capt. Booker from N. York, who related, that on the 22d of July, the day he sailed, it was currently reported that the Mob in Boston, joined by more than 10,000 of the country people, had rose, and surprized Gov. Hutchinson in his bed, and obliged him to sign an instrument, whereby he abdicated the command of the province ; after which they confined him in his house under a strong guard, till his Majesty's order of recall, which was daily expected, should arrive. That they then elected a Council of ten persons, with the title of Administrators, who were vested with Vice royal powers, to prevent confusion."
--But the Paragraph Writer " hopes this News wants confirmation, as an act of that kind must cut off all hopes of reconciliation with the mother country, it being absolute rebellion to displace the King's chief Governor, and consequently render those brave assertors of freedom liable to the severest chastisement, by pursuing such desperate and unconstitutional methods of redress."
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Boston
Event Date
22d Of July
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forced abdication of command, confinement under guard, election of council of ten administrators with vice-royal powers
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A gentleman arriving at Liverpool from New York reported that on July 22, the mob in Boston joined by over 10,000 country people rose, surprised Governor Hutchinson in bed, obliged him to sign an abdication instrument, confined him until recall, and elected a council of ten administrators vested with vice-royal powers to prevent confusion. Presented as false intelligence in a Dublin newspaper.