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That liberty, which had kindly been given 

 for the performance of plays, probably led some 

 to imagine, that it would be no difficult matter 

 to obtain a licence to erect stills, and vend 

 spirits, thus by legal means continue what 

 had been a long time carrying on in private; 

 but an intention fraught with such seriously 

 destructive consequences, the Governor deter- 

 mined to suppress ; and therefore issued the 

 most positive orders to prevent any attempt of 

 the kind, by desiring information to be given 

 of any stills erected. The result was, that seve- 

 ral were found and destroyed. It being thought 

 expedient to ascertain the number of arms in 

 the hands of individuals, an order was issued to 

 all but the military, to bring their arms to the 

 Commissaries, and take certificates of permission 

 for bearing them. But out of 300 stand of arms, 

 only 50 were brought in, which proved what 

 was suspected, that they were got into improper 

 hands. Csesar, who was still in the woods, and 

 several others, were reported to have been seen in 

 arms, and as some of the settlers were suspected 

 of supplying them with ammunition, they were 

 informed that in case it should be proved, they 

 would be implicated in the consequences of the 

 robberies. The Ceres, store-ship, arrived on 

 the 23d from England. The next day, the 

 Experiment Snow from Bengal arrived, with a 

 cargo of soap, sugar, spirits, callicos, muslins, 

 &c. &c. On the same day arrived the ship 

 Otter from North America, Dorr, master, who 



