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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from a New-York letter reports widespread talk of British evacuation, eliciting varied reactions among residents: smiles, melancholy, and madness. Tories debate Nova Scotia's suitability, criticize their leaders, and worry for the new states; wealthy Scotchmen plan to return home, while virtuous locals must stay.
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Extract of a letter from New-York.
"No news here but that of evacuation. This is hourly talked of, and occasions a variety of phiznomy, laughable appearances—Some look smiling, others melancholy, a third class mad. To hear their conversation would make one feel merry. Some there are who represent the cold regions of Nova Scotia as a new created paradise, others as a country unfit for any human being to inhabit. Tories are vexed with Tories; they curse the power to whom they owe all allegiance, and thus render themselves rebellious; they profess wonderful concern for the New States, apprehensive we may in time get to wrestling with and boxing each other 'till the blood comes. Scotchmen, who from peddling in their own country have made fortunes here, mean to return; while thousands of ten thousand times more virtuous, are obliged to stay."
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New York
Event Date
September 15
Outcome
impending evacuation leading to relocation of tories and scotchmen to nova scotia or home, while others remain.
Event Details
Hourly discussions of evacuation cause diverse emotional reactions among residents, including smiles, melancholy, and madness. Debates portray Nova Scotia variably as paradise or uninhabitable. Tories argue among themselves, curse authorities, and express concern for the new states' future stability. Wealthy Scotchmen plan to return home, contrasting with virtuous locals forced to stay.