Extrack of a letter from New-York, May 16, Pray what have you Bofton folks done to Mr. I’. alias, Sir J. T.? When the Contraf was about to be adted here, for the benefit of your fufferers by the late fire, Mr. Zjer waited on his Knightthip, in expe@ation of hie readily be= friending the caufe of benevolence, by the liberal purchafe of the tickets; but was told by him he was not under any obligations to the town of Boflor, and that he did not think himfelf bound to affift ity and referred Tyér to Lady The Honorable Mr, Kino, Iam told, is in the nomi- nation for the Ambaffadorfhip to the Court of London=-and itis thought will d¢ appointed, “ Our friend Ty ign has another play on the anvil— which it is fuppofed will be brought forward ina few days, =I: is faid to be a Comic Opera, and will be called, “ May Daytin towns or NewYork in an aproar.” You muft know the beginning of May 1s the feafon for general temoval here,*” From various accounts it is conjeCtured, that the number of Reprefentatives that will be returned the enfuing year, will be as high as three burdred, There is an old proverb, that * Afeny hands make light qwork,'—we heartily with that this proverb, a tittle altered, may be verified, and that many bands may make right cork, May 25. On Tuefday laf, at the Supreme Judicial Court, atConcord, came on the trial of Job Shattuck, of Groton, for treafons who was duly convidted, aud ia now under (ens tance of deaths May 28. A gentleman who arrived in town on Friday laft from Orange, inthe county of Bampthire, jaforms us, that the following letter was received by the perfonto whom it was direQed, on Wedneftay hit, vis, 8 Hinfdaley May ary 1787, 12 o'clock. 86 Brother, (3 would have you acquaint my family, thac Iam taken prifonee by Shays’s men—-They tell me I mutt ga tu head- quarterse--where that isI know not. From your brother, JOSEPH METCALF, «© Mr. Savel Metcalf, Orange.’* Mr Metcalf waven his return home from a journey when he was captured-+-Thie night following which, the houfe of Medad Pomroy,, Efquirey in Watwieks was attacked, and himilelf made prifoner, by an armed Sody of infurgentsy com- manded by one Smith, of New-Salemy late a Lieutenants Colonel of the militia, who previous to his departure tere the following with Mr. Pomroy's lady, viz, 4‘ This are to certify the Commonwealth of Maifochofetts, that the perfons naw taken are to be referved as hottages to tecure the life of Jafon Parmenter and Henry M'Cullock, who are condemned to death by faid Nate, and to oflure you, that if the above perfons are put to death by fad ftate, that the pesfons taken as above, thall he put todeath inthe fame manner, as foon as the news arrives, and that without delay, and therefore pray you not to be deceived, but pray to fave life.” One of our correfpondenta Infurms uty that Le: minter, Lancaftery and Stow, with feveral other towns, lave yiven thele reprefentatives inftrudtions againft the Emiifion'of a | Paper Currency,