From the Windfall Gazette, Could 5, 1770; recall that again then an article revealed in a single newspaper would usually be reprinted verbatim in others as properly. For these having bother studying the newspaper picture, this is the textual content (paragraph breaks added):
To the PRINTERS.
Please to present the next a Place in your Paper, which can oblige a Pal to Liberty.
As informers in opposition to Printers for publishing papers pleasant to liberty, are justly to be thought of as enemies to freedom; it’s thought a selected description of the vile miscreant that lodged an data in opposition to Mr. Parker, Printer of the New-York Gazette, for printing the paper signed a Son of Liberty (for which Mr. M’Dougall is now unjustly confined within the frequent purpose [likely means “gaol,” or today “jail” -EV] of this metropolis) won’t be unacceptable to all of the Pals of Liberty, and particularly to the patriotic Printers on this content material; as thereby they may know his individual, and be premonished [i.e., warned -EV] in opposition to his detestable perfidy. The sordid harpy, whose thirst for the filthy lucre of a reward disposes him, if he had energy equal to the malignity of his coronary heart, to enslave this pricey nation, must be handled by the chums of it as a typical enemy. Such is M-Ch–l C-mm-ns, native of Cork, within the kingdom of Eire (who gave the above data).
He’s about twenty years of age, 5 ft excessive, fairly sq. shouldered, has mild brown hair, clean confronted, knock kneed, speaks with the Irish brogue accent; shines away with the reward of his wickedness in claret and white colored cloaths; and as that will not assist him lengthy in his current state of idleness, he’ll likely quickly decamp to among the neighbouring colonies for employment.
It’s due to this fact hoped that Printers who’re associates to liberty, will deal with him, on software to them, as he deserves; and that they may re-print this description of him, for the data of the general public.
New-York, April 8, 1770. S. P.
