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have followed; and a predatory war been carried on, 1789€ tending neither to fubjugation nor reconciliation, but the reverfe. While thefe have been the operations upon the maritime coafts of the continent, the back settle. ments and inland frontiers have been ravaged by the inimical Indians, their tory affociates, and a number of British regulars. The New York ftate fuffered the most, by parties under major Carleton, Sir John Johnson, and capt. Brandt. In the beginning of August, they burnt more than 50 houses and 47 barns, the principal part of Canijohary, a fine fettlement about 56 miles from Albany. They destroyed 27 houses at Schoharie; and at Norman's Creek 20. In October their irruptions were renewed. Stone Arabia and Canaghfioraga were attacked, and Schoharie afresh; and a great extent of country about the Mohawk river was laid waste. A number of the settlers were killed and more made prifoners. Sir John Johnson was obliged to fight them repeatedly; but was careful, Indian like, not to stay long enough in any one place, to admit of his enemy's collecting a fufficient force to bring on a decifive action. My next will moft probably contain an account of depredations in another quarter, as gen. Arnold failed from Sandy Hook on the 21ft of December, with a body of troops under his command on an expedition.

October the 5th, the Maffachusetts general court adjourned. The last act they paffed was-" An act to incorporate an academy in the town of Andover, by the name of Phillips's academy." No business requiring another meeting, they ceased of course. The Wednesday three weeks, the 25th of that month, was the day ap pointed for the general election agreeable to the new con

1780. ftitution. It was ushered in by the ringing of bells, firing of cannon, and other demonftrations of the public rejoicing. When the two houfes were formed, a committee was appointed to examine the returns of the feveral towns for a governor, though it was before known on whom the choice had fallen. They reported that his excellency John Hancock efq; was elected governor by a great majority of votes. A committee of both

houfes waited upon him to inform him of it, and requeft his attendance at the council chamber. After he had gone through all the formalities required to qualify him for his office, the fecretary, from the balcony of the ftate-houfe, declared, to the attending crowds in the ftreet, his excellency John Hancock efq; governor of the Maffachufett's commonwealth, which was repeated by the sheriff of the county of Suffolk. A grand feu de joie was given by the militia companies. Thirteen cannon were fired by the artillery, and three vollies by the independent company. The cannon at the Caftle and Fort Hill, and on board the fhipping in the harbour were fired upon the occafion. The governor, fenate and houfe of reprefentatives, then attended divine fervice, agreeable to ancient established custom, at the Old Brick Meeting-houfe. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Cooper delivered a fuitable and acceptable difcourfe from the following words in the 30th of Jeremiah-" And their congregation fhall be established; and their nobles fhall be of themfelves; and their governor fhall proceed out of the midft of them." When fervice was finished, they proceeded to Faneuil-hall, amidst a great concourse of people, where an elegant entertainment was provided, and a large number of refpectable gentlemen of all or

ders affembled. In the courfe of the convivial meet- 1780. ing, thirteen toafts were drank, each being accompanied with the firing of a cannon. No gentleman being elected lieut. governor by the majority of the people, the fenate and house on the 30th, made choice of James Bowdoin efq; who declined the honor partly on account of his not being chofen by the votes of the freemen, but chiefly because of his continued ill state of health. The next perfon fixed upon was the prefident of the council, Thomas Cufhing efq; who accepted.

On the 18th of December died at Newport, his ex- Dec. cellency Charles Louis De Ternay, knight of St. John 19. of Jerufalem, late governor of the islands of France and Bourbon, and chief commander of the French squadron in the American feas, His remains were the next day interred in Trinity yard of faid town, attended with military hono

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