towns-people standing almost close to the century, then on duty at
the custom-house; presently he saw several of them throw snow-balls
and pieces of ice at him, upon which the centry then said, "Gentle-
men, I beg you will let me alone and go away from my post, for if
you do not, you must take the consequence of it;" upon that a gentle-
man dressed in a red cloak, went to the people and spoke to them, but
what he said to them the deponent did not hear; however they,
meaning the people, made answer to the gentleman at the same time,
pointing at the centry and custom-house, "That it was only a protec-
tion for whores, rogues, and thieves." The people then went to the
other side of the street, almost opposite to the custom-house, where
they remained; the deponent then went home, and in about an
hour after, having some business to do for his master, passing King-
street again, he observed many people standing exactly in the same
place as before-mentioned, but thinks not so many as at first ; how-
ever, several of them had in their hands large clubs and sticks; as the
deponent was passing by they threw snow-balls, at the same time
calling him a bloody back lobster, notwithstanding he said nothing
to them, but went away about his business.
THOMAS LOCHEAD
Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 13th, 1770.
Sworn before me, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No. 101.)

Boston, 14th March, 1770.
I Alexander Mall, ensign of the 29th regiment quartered at Bo-
ston, do depose and swear, that being in my barrack-room, at
Smith's barrack, near which two companies of the said regiment
are quartered, between the hours of eight and nine in the evening of
the 5th instant, I was alarmed by a noise in the street, and informed
that two soldiers, servants to officers of that barrack, had been beaten
and abused in the street by some towns-people as they returned home
quietly. That one of them would be murdered by the aforesaid peo-
ple, near the barrack whither they had pursued them. That the
deponent immediately went out with some other officers, and brought
him in with some others who had come to his help, who were much
cut and wounded. That the mob followed us, came up to the door
of the officers house, brandishing their clubs and other weapons over
our heads, most grossly threatened and abused both officers and sol-
diers, though the latter were in their barracks, and the officers did
every thing to quiet their minds. That one of the mob, notwith-
standing, made a stroke at the deponent at his own door, when he
assured them that no soldier should stir out of his barrack. That the
mob still continued their abuse and threats till they heard another
mob near Faneuil Hall, on which they went off, swearing they would
either murder or drive every soldier out of town, as there was but