The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

From the Boston Gazette of July 18.

Messieurs EDES & GILL,

Please to insert the following, For the Sake of the worthy Inhabitants of 16 out of the 17 Towns (whose Representatives were So left of God, and since denied by Man,) you'll insert the following:

MY COUNTRYMEN,

IT is with the utmost Pleasure that I inform you; that I have heard, and been credibly inform'd, by one, two or three Gentlemen of Veracity, from each of said sixteen Towns, that the Conduct of their famous shall I say, or rather infamous Representatives; is most disagreeable to them; and that the said 16 Towns will very soon make it very manifest to the world, let it be deemed, as most certainly it will be, their particular Orders and Injunctions upon their respective Representatives, to Rescind---which, if so, much is to be said in Extenuation of said Representatives Conduct, nay in their Favor.--As for the 17th Town, viz. H-rd--ck, albeit there are many respectable worthy Gentlemen who dwell there, yet that Town, in 2o, are afraid to act counter to the particular Orders of their Representative.--As for Instance, tho' not quite similar, yet confirming the Truth of what is above supposed to be beyond Doubt-- there was a Stranger, as I am informed, passing thro' that Town, and overtaking a Boy, a pretty stout Boy, ask'd him, who made him? He look'd up gravely, and answered very audibly, Br--g--r R--g--s. For the Truth of this, I appeal to this lusty Booby himself--and doubtless by far the Majority of that Town think so--Who being so circumstanced, I think their Condition ought the rather to excite Pity; as it cannot be otherwise expected; because first Impressions are deep.--And it is further reported of this 17th Town, i. e. Magna ex parte, that they are rectilinearly descended from the Tribe of Issachar.-- What shall we say-- Ephraim is joined to Idols, let him alone.--However, it is a Lamentation, and shall be for a Lamentation.

P. S. I hear that the poor old Squaw Southerly, who was from home in her Canoe upon a Clam Voyage, is so vex'd to think that she should be so far left as to carry one of the No. 17, (when Nobody else would) over the River, in her said Canoe, in his Way from Court, that she has since burnt it, and run almost Crazy.-- But what renders it excusable in the Squaw, and she stands to it, it. that he did not then know that he was a Rescinder :--Jacob I think the Squaw ought to be comforted--if her Vexation has not rendered it impracticable.

Northampton, July 13, 1768.