...excepting only irom the benefit of the pardon, Sajnuel Adams and John Hancock, whole offences were faid to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other confideration than that of condign punifliment. All thole who did not accept of the proffered mcrcv,...

...excepting only from the benefit of that pardon '* Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whofc ofcnces were lait! to be of too flagitious a nature, to admit of any other confidention than th.it of condign puniíhment." He alio proclaimed, that not only the perlón» above...

...extremities he conceived it due to antient forms to issue a proclamation, in which he oifered, in the kingis name, pardon to all who should forthwith lay down...punishment. In June the Americans attempted to fortify Bunkeris Hill, which is only about a mile and a half from Boston. They had during a single night thrown...

...extremities, he conceived it due to antient forms to issue a proclamation, in which he offered, in the king.s name, pardon to all who should forthwith lay down...Boston. They had during a single night thrown up a sm;;ll breastwork, which sheltered them from the fire of the British cannon. But the next morning the...

...Adams and John Hancock were alone excepted from the benefit of it; their offences being declared " to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. — No other notice was taken by the Congress of this proclamation, than to choose Mr. Hancock president...

...were alone exempted from the benefit oi it; their offences being declared " to be of too llagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than that of condign punishment. —No other notice was taken by the Congress of this proclamation, than to choose Mr. Hancock president...

...general Pigot, about noon, with ten companies of 1 " Wlioje offences," says the proclamation, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration, than that of condign jmni»fcroent." i .; grenadiers, grenadiers, and ten of light infantry, with a due proportion of field...

...all the " rebels" excepting only Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whose offences, he declares, " are of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than condign punishment." Being thus officially denounced, his reputation as a patriot was still more widely...

...excepting only from the benefit of that pardon " Samuel Adams and John Hancock, whofe offences were faid to be of too flagitious a nature, to admit of any other confederation than that ef condign punifhmsnt." He alfo proclaimed, that not only the perfons above...

...respective occupations. From this indulgence, however, were excepted, Samuel Adams and John Hancock. Their offences were said to be of too flagitious a nature to admit of any other consideration than the severest punishment. As martial law was at the same time proclaimed, it was sup. posed that those...