Gazette Of The United States

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA.

BY EXPRESS FROM BOSTON.

On the appearance in Boston of the Petition in favor of the appropriations for carrying into effect the British Treaty-The opposition petitioned the elect men to call a Town-Meeting, and signed the following reason: "LEST THE SENTIMENTS OF THE PERSONS SUBSCRIBING SAID PAPER, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS THE ACT OF THE WHOLE TOWN."

Behold the Result!
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Town of Boston.

Monday, April.

AT a Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in public Town-Meeting assembled, at Faneuil-Hall, on Monday the 25th day of April, 1796, 10 o'clock, A. M.

Hon. Thomas Dawes, Esq. in the Chair,

To consider the request of a number of the Inhabitants, "that as certain persons are carrying about a paper for signing upon the subject of the British Treaty, a Town-Meeting, may be called that the sense of the Inhabitants at large may be taken thereon, lest the sentiments of the persons subscribing said paper, should be considered as the act of the whole Town." When after considerable debate, the following motion was put and passed by a very great majority, viz. "That the Town do approve of the object and sentiments contained in the Memorial which has been read and referred to in the Petition, and is now before them."

WILLIAM COOPER, Town Clerk.

The meeting assembled at Faneuil Hall, which not being large enough to contain the immense concourse of citizens, they adjourned to the old South Meeting-House,

The motion was ably advocated by Messrs. Otis, J. C. Jones, and Dr. Warren. The opponents were Dr. Jarvis, Ben. Austin, and Perez Morton, who were left in a minority of about 200.

There were 2500 persons present by estimation.

Interesting details respecting the above meeting, tomorrow.