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Yesterday the Town was alarmed by intelligence contained in a letter, which came express from Providence, to the Governour, subscribed by the Lieutenant-Governour, S˙ Hopkins, J˙ Jenks, S˙ Nightingale, J˙ Brown, and about
Both the above letters are dated, Providence, April 19, 1775, at night.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Newport to the New-York Committee
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twenty others, inhabitants of the Town of Providence, which says: "Our brethren of the Massachusetts-Bay are attacked by a body of the Regular Troops, and many friends are slain." They then request the Governour to call the Assembly, to make the necessary preparations for the common defence; to which a postscript is added, signed Thomas Green,, that Colonel Warren and Doctor Pyncham, two Deputies from Massachusetts Congress, were at Providence, waiting to consult the Assembly on what was proper to be done. There is also another letter from S˙ Hopkins to Major-General Potter, a copy of which was forwarded to the Governour, and calls upon the Major-General to repair to Providence, to consult with Lieutenant-General Sessions; this says: ' ' The King' s Troops are actually engaged butchering and destroying our brethren in the most inhuman manner. The inhabitants oppose them with great zeal and courage."