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affembled at the place where this
tragical fcene had been a€led ; their
feelings may be better conceived
than exprefiied; and while fome
were taking care of the dead and
wounded, the refi were in conful-
‘tation what to do in thofe dreadful
circumflances. But f0 little inti-
midated were they, notwithfiand-
ing their being within a few yards
of the mainguard, and feeing the
29th regiment under arms, and
drawn up in King-fireet, that they
kept their. Ration, and appeared,
as an oflicer of rank exprelTed it,

ready to run upon the very muzzles
oftheir mufltets. The Lient. Go-
vernor foon came into the Town-
houfe, and there met fome of his
Majefiyk council, and a number of
civil rnagifirates; a eonfiderable
body of the people immediately
entered _the council-chamber, and
exprelfed themfelves to his honour
with a freedom and warmth be-
coming the occafion. He ufed his
ntmofl: endeavours to pacify them,
requefiing that they would let the
matter fubfide for the night, and
promifing to do all in his power
that jullice ihould be done, and the
law have its courfe; men of in-
fluence and weight with the people
were not wanting on their part to
procure their compliance, by re-
prefenting the horrible confequence
of a promifcuous and raih engage-
ment in the night. The inhabi-
tants attended to thefe fuggeilions,
and the regiment under arms being
ordered , to their barracks, they
feparated and returned to their
dwellings 5y one o’clock. At three
o'clock Captain Prefion was com-
mitted to prifon, as were the foldiers
who fired, a few hours after him.

' F‘ Tuefday morning prefented a

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our fellow-citizens running, like
water through King-fireet, and the
Merchants Exchange, the princi-
pal fpot of the military parade foe
about 18 months pail. Our-blood
might alfo be tracked up to the‘
head of Long Lane, and through
divers other tireets and palliagesnn '
“ At eleven o’clock the inhabi-
tants met at Faneuil-hall, and after
fome animated fpeeches they chofe
a committee of fifteen respectable
gentlemen to wait upon the Lieut.
Governor in council, to rcqueli of
him to iffne his orders for the im-
mediate removal of the trocps.
‘The ll/Ig/jlzge was in t/nyé uwra’; :
“ That it is the unanimous opi-
nion ofthis meeting, that the inha-
bitants and foldiery can no longer
live together in fafety; that no-
thing can rationally be ‘expeéled to
reliore the peace of the town, and
prevent further blood and carnage,
but the immediate removal of the
troops : and that we therefore moli
fervently pray his honour, that his
power and influence may be ex-
erted for their inflant removal.”
Hi; Honour’: Rep/j.
Gentlzmen, i
“ I am extremely forry for the
unhappy differences between the
inhabitants and troops, and efpe-
cially for the aélion of the lalt
evening, and I have exerted myfelf
upon that occafion that a due en-
quiry may be made, and that the
law may have its courfe. I have
in council confulted with the com-
manding ofiicers of the two regi-
ments who are in the town. They
have their orders from the General
at New-York. It is not in my
power to countermand thofe orders.
The council have defired that the
two regiments may be removed to

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