The Council humbly advise that the two Persons who came - Express do severally put into Writing the particular Cireumstances relating to this Affair and attest to the same, and that his Honor do send the said Depcsitions-to the General Assembly together with a Message warmly urging them to proceed immediately to the consideration of this important Intelligence and adopt some effectual Measures by which a total stop may be put to Evils of so Alarming a Nature; and the principal Aiders and Abettors of such Violent Outrages brought to Condign Punishment.

\ RIOT AND BLCODSHED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

City of New York, ss: Oxrver Cuurcu of Brattleborough in the County of Cumberland of the Age of nineteen years and Joseph Hancock of Hopkinson in the County of Middesex in in the province of Massachusetts* Bay Taylor of full age being

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duly Sworn severally make Oath, and first the said Oliver Church for himself saith that on the Saturday next before the Tuesday on which the last Inferiour Courts of Common Pleas and General Quarter Sessions for the County of Cumberland was to be held he rettirned home to Brattleborough aforesaid having been absent about two months. That the Deponent then heard it currently reported at Brattleborough that the Rioters had threatened they would meet in a Body to prevent his Majestys Judges and Justices from opening the said Inferiour Courts. That on the next day being Sunday William Patterson Esquire High Sheriff of the said County of Cumberland came to Brattleborough and confirmed the said Report and desired the Inhabitants to go with him the next day to Westminster the Town where the said Courts were to be held to assist him in keeping the peace and Suppressing the Rioters. That on the next morning being Monday the thirteenth day of this Instant March the Deponent with several other Inhabitants of Brattleborough to the number of about twenty-five unarmed except with Staves attended the said Sheriff from Brattleborough to Westminster and upon the Road were joined by about as many more from other Townships about fourteen of whom had Fire Arms.