which he said, "Centries, leave your posts, and
retire to the main
guard; which they immediately did.
SAMUEL BLISS.
Sworn, &c. &c.
March 13th, 1770.
(No.115.)
I William Brown, junior, lieutenant in the 14th regiment of
foot,
do swear, that on the evening of Monday the 5th of March,
1770, being in company with lieutenant Mattear, ensigns
Napier
and Hallwood, in the quarters appropriated for part of the
officers of
the 14th regiment, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, I
was alarmed with an extraordinary ringing of bells, and the words
"Turn out," which continued some time, and then ceased a little;
but on the bells beginning to ring again, and hearing the drum beat
to arms, I prepared to go to the barracks; at this time, captain
lieutenant Goldfinch coming in, the gentlemen then ready went
along
with him, leaving lieutenant Ross and myself, who presently
follow-
ed. All along
Queens-street, and
King-street, we were pursued
by
a number of people with clubs and sticks, calling out,
"Here goes
two more; kill them, kill them;" on turning into
Quakers-lane, I
received a blow across the neck with a stick thrown at me, another
being aimed, passed with great violence, and numbers rushing in, I
was separated from lieutenant Ross, and followed with the
cries,
"Down with him, kill him, kill him," and other opprobrious
lan-
guage, to the middle of
Green's-lane, where they left
me; from
thence I got safe to the barracks.
WILLIAM BROWN, junior,
Lieutenant of the 14th regiment.
Suffolk, ss.
Boston, March 13th, 1770.
Sworn before me, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.
(No.116.)
I Henry Hallwood, ensign in the 14th regiment of foot, do
swear,
that on Monday the 5th of March, 1770, being in my quarters,
between the hours of 9 and 10 at night, I was alarmed by the bells
ringing, (the alarm usual in cases of fire) and a great noise in the
streets; that in a few minutes afterwards, captain lieutenant
Gold-
finch came into the quarters where I was, and said,
"The drums were
beating to arms;" upon which I went out, with captain
lieutenant
Goldfinch, lieutenant Mattear, second
lieutenant Napier, and ensign
Laurie, and that in going through the
streets, we were much insult-
ed and threatened, by the people, calling out,
"There they go; kill
them, damn them, kill them," and that, being obliged to make the
best of our way to the regiment, which was at some distance from our
quarters, we accomplished it with much difficulty and danger, having