(No. 98.)

JOHN INMAN'S Evidence.
ON Monday night, the 5th of March, 1770, I came into King-
street with Mr. Bridgham, and saw several people, as it were,
conversing on the occasion of the bells ringing, which I understood
was to give an alarm on account of fire; it was but a few minutes
before I saw a guard of soldiers come down the street and place them-
selves by the custom-house; very soon after they came, I heard them
charging their guns, as I understood by the noise of their ram-rods.
The people in the street called to the soldiers to fire, as I stood by
Mr. Edward Davis's door, which is on the opposite side of the street.
Can declare no further particulars than already mentioned.

(No. 99.)

I, William Davies, serjeant major in his Majesty's 14th regiment of
foot, do depose, that on Monday the 5th of March, 1770, in the
evening, about eight o'clock, I was going towards the North-End
on regimental business, I then saw in the street a large body of inha-
bitants, some with firearms, others with cutlasses and bludgeons, saying
they would do for those rascals, officers and soldiers this night. The
deponent seeing so large a mob stept aside till they had passed him; in
his return home about nine o'clock, and coming near the market-
place, he saw a larger number than before, tearing up the butchers
stalls for clubs, swearing they would murder the first officer or soldier
they met, giving three huzzas, "Now for the bloody-back rascals;"
and immediately I heard several voices, some saying, "Let us attack the
main guard;" another said, "Smith's barracks;" and others said,
"Away to the rope-walk ; and instantly the mob divided into three di-
visions, of some hundreds in each. At that time I heard the bells a
ringing. The deponent then went to a friend's house, and changed his
dress, and in repairing from thence to his barracks through the different
streets, he saw several armed towns-people, crying out, "Murder, kill
all the dogs, for we will have no commissioners or soldiers in Boston;
and damn the scoundrel that first ordered them here: we will soon
rid the town of them all; or words to that effect." The deponent far-
ther says, that he saw and heard all he has here declared before he
heard the muskets go off in King-street.W.DAVIES

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 13, 1770.
Sworn before me JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No.100.)

THOMAS LOCHEAD, soldier, in his Majesty's 14th regiment
of foot, and servant to Capt. Edmund Mason, being duly sworn,
depose, that on Monday evening, 5th of March, 1770, as he was
passing through King-street a little before dark, observed a number of