soldiers running out of the barrack, saying "The towns-people were
murdering some soldiers;" they immediately went down stairs, and
were met at the door by a soldier much wounded, he having received
a severe wound on the head, and had two of his fingers cut, one of
them almost off, who told them that he was attacked as he was com-
ing quietly home by some towns-people, and that there was another
officer's servant in the street whom he believed they would murder; the
noise at some little distance still continuing, they went up to the place,
and found a few soldiers engaged with a number of people, and
blows passing on both sides; they interfered, and as soon as possible
got the soldiers into their barracks, several of them being much
wounded, followed by a large mob, who insulted and made us of
many threatening and abusive speeches to both officers and soldiers,
even followed them close up to the door, and brandished their clubs
over the heads of the officers who were at that time keeping the
soldiers in the barracks, and doing every thing in their power to
persuade the towns-people to disperse, the deponents and some
other officers assuring them upon their honours that no soldier should
leave his barrack that night to molest any one; all of which was in-
effectual, they still continuing their abuse till they heard the shouting
of another mob at some distance, and some shots fired, on which they
huzza'd and went off, saying, "That's right, they have fired, now
we will kill them all." The deponents further say, that they have
great reason to believe the towns-people had a premeditated design
to attack the soldiers, from such a number of them assembling in so
short a time, armed with bludgeons, and most of the bells in town
being set ringing in order to alarm the inhabitants. They further
say, that since they have been in Boston they have been frequently
insulted and abused; and of late the inhabitants have proceeded to
such lengths, as, in their own opinions, to render it very unsafe for
an officer or soldier to walk the streets at night. The deponents say
farther, that an inhabitant of the town desired them to take care of
themselves, for she had heard serveral of the inhabitants say, "That they
would kill all the officers in town, and after that they could very well
manage the soldiers, by giving them land, and settling them in the
back parts of the province."
H. DICKSON.
DAVID ST. CLAIR.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 13th, 1770.
Sworn before me, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No.111.)

Boston, 12th March, 1770.
THOMAS GREENWOOD, an inhabitant (being duly sworn)
says, that on Monday night the 5th instant, being at the south
part of the town, he about nine o'clock was alarmed by the ringing