The Freeman's Journal, Or, New Hampshire Gazette

NEWBURY-PORT. February 13.

The following is a genuine specimen of tory benevolence,
and may be depended upon as real matter of fact.

Samuel Hale, late of Portsmouth in New-Hampshire,
after his elopement from thence, visited an uncle in Con-
necticut, where he was hospitably entertained ; but as
his uncle was a Whig, and had a son, a young gentleman
of a liberal education, and most amiable disposition, who
strongly felt for his bleeding country, and being very active
in the military way, was urged and prevailed on to take
a commission in the Continental army ; consequently Samuel
was obliged to conduct with caution, and counterfeit, as
well as he could, a whigish phiz, while he tarried, which
however was but a short time, before he made his escape
to General Howe in New York. --Sometime after this,
Capt. Hale, at the request of the General, went into
New-York in disguise, and having nearly accomplished
his designs, whom should he meet, but his aforesaid cousin
Samuel, whom he attempted to turn, but Sam knew him
too well. Capt. Hale soon found he was advertised, and
so particularly described, that he could not get through
Long Island, he therefore attempted to escape by the way
of King's Bridge, and so far succeeded as to get the outer
guard, where he was suspected, apprehended, carried back
and tried, and yet would have been acquitted, had not his
affectionate and grateful cousin Samuel appeared, & made
oath, that he was a Captain in the Continental army, and
that he was in there as a spy, in consequence of which, he
was immediately hung up : however, at the gallows he
made a sensible and spirited speech, among other things,
told them they were shedding the blood of the innocent, and
that if he had ten thousand lives, he would lay them all
down, if called to it, in defence of this injured, bleeding
country.

The Printers throughout the Continent are desired to
exhibit this tragical scene to the public, that they may see
what mercy they are to expect, if they fall into the hands
of tories.