One happy effect has arisen from this melan-
choly affair, and it is the general voice of the
town and province it may be a lasting one -- All
the troops are removed from the town. -- They
are quartered for the present in the barracks at
Castle-Island ; from whence it is hoped they
will have a speedy order to remove intirely [entirely]
out of the province, together with those persons
who were the occasion of their coming hither.
In what manner this was effected, it is not fo-
reign from the subject of this narrative to relate.
The morning after the massacre, a town-meet-
ing was held ; at which attended a very great
number of the freeholders and other inhabitants
of the town. They were deeply impressed and
affected by the tragedy of the preceding night,
and were unanimously of opinion, it was incom-
patible with their safety that the troops should
remain any longer in the town. In consequence
thereof they chose a committee of fifteen gentle-
men to wait upon his Honor the Lieutenant-
Governor in Council, to request of him to issue
his orders for the immediate removal of the troops.
The message was in these words :
That it is the unanimous opinion of this meeting
that the inhabitants and soldiery can no longer
live together in safety ; that nothing can ratio-
nally be expected to restore the peace of the town
and prevent further blood and carnage, but the
immediate removal of the troops ; and that we
therefore most fervently pray
his Honor,
that his
power and influence may be exerted for their in-
stant removal.