seeing my enemies directly, had not time to defend myself; on the
recovery of my senses, (which were taken away by the violence of the
blow, which took place a little below my right temple,) I saw the
above six or seven people standing over me, all armed with bludgeons,
saying, "Repeat the blow; murder the scoundrel, he is one of them,"
which I am certain would have been the case, if there had not come
by that instant three officers servants, who were going to join their
regiment, on which the inhabitants made off, and I went with the
said servants, and joined my corps.
JOHN GOLDFINCH,
Captain lieutenant of the 14th regiment of foot.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 13th, 1770.
Sworn before me, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No. 109.)

I John Weir, surgeon's mate in the 14th regiment, depose, that on
Monday the fifth of March, being in an house in Cornhill, about
forty yards from the main guard, about 9 o'clock at night, I heard a
great noise in King-street, as of a mob fighting with sticks; upon go-
ing to a window that fronted the street, observed a number of men
running towards King-street, and immediately a few returned, cry-
ing, "Ring the alarm bell," and went into a meeting house opposite
the window where I was, and rang the bell as if for fire. I then left
the window, and sat down in a back parlour; about fifteen minutes
after, I heard the report of five or six muskets, which seemed to come
from the main guard; I then returned to the same window, and saw
the people, in great numbers, running from King-street, crying,
"Murder, help." A party stopt under the window where I stood,
and seemed to consult with one person what to do; and I heard them
say, "Let us fire the beacon, and alarm the country;" another cried,
"Let us wait till day-light, and kill every one of the dogs." Im-
mediately a drum beat to arms; I ran to the main guard, where
captain Preston was forming some men of the 29th regiment. I asked
him if any person was killed, he said, "Three were killed dead, and
more wounded; that the mob had brought it on themselves, by at-
tacking the soldiers", I then left him, and joined my own regiment.
JOHN WEIR.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 13th, 1770.
Sworn before me, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No.110.)

HUGH DICKSON, lieutenant, and David St. Clair, ensign, both
in his Majesty's 29th regiment of foot, being duly sworn, depose
that on the 5th of March, 1770, about nine o'clock, P.M. they
were in the officers barracks called Smith's, behind which two com-
panies of the 29th regiment were quartered; they were alarmed by a
noise in the street, on which they ran to the window, and saw some