The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas's Boston Journal

SATURDAY, January 15.

BOSTON.

To the committee of correspondence of the town of Boston.

Montague, December 14, 1773.

GENTLEMEN,

We have to acknowledge to you the reception of two letters, the first dated in June last the second in September, which is just come to hand. That in June acquainted us with a very providential discovery for which under God we are indebted to the vigilance and activity of some of your body.

We acknowledge ourselves bound by every obligation of gratitude, mutual benefit, and a regard to present and future happiness to keep a good look out; that we may be able to disappoint and confound the open assaults and secret machinations of our enemies, at home and abroad; being sensible how much depend, on the wisdom, resolution and perseverance of the friends to American liberty, at the present time, when the scene which has been opening so long, appears to be brought so near a close.

The unity and harmony which you recommend, we are happy in having in some measure anticipated. The sons of liberty here took the earliest opportunity to form themselves into a body; calling, themselves an artillery company under officers chosen by themselves; being enrolled by a clerk and consisting of 104 persons, who have already met several times and performed the manual exercise of the fire lock with some expertness, observing the exactest order and good deportment, and will undoubtedly be ready to jeopard their lives in the high places of the field, when called in defence of their King, their country, and their property; determined that no sacrilegious hand shall tear from us the ark of our privileges and safety.

We have the pleasure to inform you that the cause of liberty is a growing cause among us, the scales are falling fast from the eyes of our neighbours, and we have good reason to hope, that the splendor of noon will soon dispel all the fog and smoke, which the enemies to light and truth have raised and leave them alone to grope in the dark, tortured and stung with the worm of a reproaching conscience, until by a happy repentance and reformation they shall have made reparation for the injuries they have done or meditated.

Our trust is in the goodness of our cause, and our prayer to that benevolent Being, who gave us our existence and our sensibility, whereby we can perceive when and by whom our rights are invaded, that he will never suffer a people so innocent brave and virtuous to be enslaved. We are,

Your friends and humble servants.

Signed by order of the committee of correspondence for the District of Montague,

Moses Green, Clerk.