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Show a 1‘ , , _. '1‘ ‘\ ,e 12" : gun‘s-F-W..." "pm". ‘ . "251' E Statute of the 14th George 3d, received in the loft Ships from London, (entitled "flit OBSERVATIONS 895%. " i/j't‘l to (ti/"continne, in flee/o Manner, and for " lie/2 Time at are t/Jerein mentioned, tloe landing " and di/bborging, tlae [riding or flipping of " Goody, Ill/ares, JMerelJandize, at the Town, and " within tloe Harbour of 397022, in the Province N times of public calamity, it is the duty of a " of Megflizebufettx-Boy, in Nor‘tlJ-Afineriea,") gave rife to tlse following OBSERVATIONS : good citizen to tmy'ider. lt his opportunities or advantages, for knowledge andrellefiion, are ---Tbiy will appear thrown together in i'oefle; greater than thofe of mankind in general, his whole duty will remain 1111clii.cliai‘ged, while he confines his thoughts to the compafs of his own mind. But if danger is added to the rel/omit); of the times, he who {lull communicate his femiments on public affairs with decency and ji'tl't/C/Mji‘, merits attenti- and a: tlve ll/riter woe ont of Town on lizflnefi, olmo/l every day, the Sheet; were printing of, no doubt many Errors of the Trey} efeopea' eorrec‘lion. The Inoecnraeiet of aflit/(len 73rodne‘iiozzfrom one of initm loeoltl), perplexed with notion; avoeot‘iom, "will receive (2 mild ceiyi're : more nmteriol;'izn:'te, FRIENDS inn); be prone to forgive ; huff/lent Enemies-w pultlie or private-we Q'- are never to expert it:;.zt£o‘iz*t:c‘e or favor. JCSIA H Qpn-ZCY, jam. hiay 14, 1,14. 5 lbw-1 E R. R A T A. I)" lez 6, line 13, for " was" read were-page. 8, line 25'. i lor " popular" read polariloslsmpagc 13, line 20, 1‘0? lowers, rend lawyers-- page 31, line 27. for " pay" read mates ' . . . ‘ y_ i I --l)e:e Leo word " lung" in the 8th Page 4th line from the buxom. on and indulgence, if he may not air/ire to appro. bution and prail'c. \Vho‘ever attends to the tenor and defign of the lite ac} o‘r'the liritilh Parliament for the 13 VLOCKADE or this HARBOUR, and duly conficlers the extenfive confufion and diltrefs this mcature mull inevitably produce ; whoever ihzill reflect upon the ini‘tice, policy and humanity of legillators, who could delibe- rately give their {auction to inch aproccetlure- mult be fatisfied, that the man, who iliall (H'ENLY dare to exp-7 e t/Jeir rona'in‘t, hazards fatal conibguenccs.~-Legiilators, who could condemn '(1 whole town unheard, nay uncitcd to anl‘wcr ; who could involve thoufands in ruin and milbry, without i‘uggeltion of any crime by them committed ; and who could to conlh‘uc't their law, as that enormous pains and1 pe- nu ties |