[Feb. 25.] _Peter Gilman_, esq. speaker of the _New-Hampshire_ assembly wrote by order of the house, in answer to the Massachusetts circular letter—“The sentiments contained in it are highly approved, and the communication kindly received and gratefully acknowledged. The time of the house’s existance in that relation is near expiring; they cannot engage for their successors and can only express their satisfaction in the Massachusetts proceedings, and declare their hopes, that the next assembly will heartily concur in sentiments on this affair, and pursue the same method.” The letter ran in the highest recommendatory strain of the Massachusetts Bay assembly; and concluded with, “What remains for us at present, is to offer our daily prayer to the Governor and Lord of the universe, to avert the impending evil, and to make way for the full establishment of British liberty in every branch of it, and to quiet every colony in the enjoyment of all their civil and religious rights and privileges.” For these courtly expressions, with which the house declined doing any thing in the business, the next assembly was rewarded with courtly commendations. The governor, _John Wentworth_, esq. in a message of October the twentieth, communicated the copy of the following extract of a letter from Lord _Hillsborough_, of July the ninth: “It is his majesty’s pleasure that you should assure his faithful subjects in _New-Hampshire_, that his majesty has nothing more at heart than to promote their welfare and happiness, whose cheerful obedience to the laws of this kingdom, and steady resolution in refusing to accede to the measures and proposals which have been urged with so much indecent warmth in other colonies, cannot fail to recommend them to his royal favour and countenance.” The assembly, however, nine days after, petitioned the king, and mentioned that his royal predecessors granted them a power of legislation, limited to the approbation or disallowance of the crown, with the powers and privileges essential to British liberty, of raising internal taxes by their own representatives. The petition was most profoundly humble, and so softly worded, that it could not offend the most delicate ear of the highest parliamentary prerogative man. By some accident or contrivance, it was not sent till antiquated and out of season. Mr. _Wentworth_ had gained an ascendency over the people of his government, by which he kept them from entering into such spirited measures for the redress of grievances as would be offensive to ministry. The other colonies adopted a different line of conduct. The _Virginia_ house of burgesses applauded the _Massachusetts_ representatives for their attention to American liberty; took notice of the act suspending the legislative powers of _New-York_; and said, “If the parliament can compel the colonies to furnish a single article to the troops sent over, they may, by the same rule, oblige them to furnish