The Massachusetts spy (Boston [Mass.]), 1772-07-09 00:00:00

THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial PAPER:--Open to ALL Parties, but Influenced by None.
Published by I. THOMAS, near the Mill-Bridge, BOSTON.
"DO THOU GREAT LIBERTY INSPIRE our Souls,--And make our Lives in THY Possession happy,--Or, our Deaths glorious in THY JUST Defence."
VOL. II.]
THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1772.
[NUMB. 73.]
Nova-Scotia Grindstones.
JUST landed, the compleatest assortment of NOVA SCOTIA GRINDSTONES ever brought into the country, and to be sold by HENRY BASS, at his store adjoining the Golden Ball Tavern at the head of Green's wharf near the Market, Boston, on account of the connections he hath with the Manufacturers, he can afford them vastly cheap or Cash or short Credit.
SAMUEL PARKMAN,
Has just received by Capt. Hume from Glasgow, and is now opening,
A LARGE assortment of Scotch Goods, consisting of almost every kind usually imported into this place, among which are, a great variety of beautiful spotted, striped and sprigged lawns and lawn aprons, flowered and striped kenting handkerchiefs, plain and picket gauze, gauze handkerchiefs, bedticks, carpets and carpeting of all widths, tartan plaids, check handkerchiefs, white threads of all numbers, gartering, Kilmarnock caps, bibles, testaments and primers, &c. which with a compleat assortment of English and India goods, he will sell uncommon cheap for ready money, at his shop three doors south of the Cornfields in Union street.
The newest
PHILADELPHIA FLOUR, Fine and Superfine; also Cotton WOOL, &c. &c. to be sold upon the most Reasonable Terms, by
JAMES SWAN,
At the Store lately improved by Mr. James Blakie, and next to Mr. Ellis Gray's, leading down to Treat's and Spear's Wharfs.
To be SOLD at
JOHN WINTHROP's Store,
Opposite the East End of Faneuil-Hall,
A FEW Chests of Florence OIL of a very superior Quality, Olives, Philadelphia Flour, Bar Iron, English Loaf Sugar, Cordage, best London Porter, and a few Pipes of sterling Madeira Wine.
Newbury, June 30th. 1772.
STRAYED or Stolen out of the pasture of the widow BETTY EMERY, of NEWBURY, on the night of the 25th instant, a Bay MARE, with a black mane and tail, same in one of her fore feet or shoulders. Whoever will take up said Mare and bring her, or give information, so as that the owner may have her again, shall receive TWO DOLLARS, and all necessary charges paid.
N. B. A SADDLE was taken the same night from the widow SARAH CHASE, with the Crooper nail'd to it; and a Chair BRIDLE from JOSEPH AMES, with ten yards of Tow and Linen Cloth, supposed to be carried off with said Mare.
To SELL, or LET,
A GOOD Brick SUGAR HOUSE, at the North part of the Town, with the Pan and Cooler and all other Utensils for carrying on the Sugar-Bakers Business.
Enquire of the Printer.
Just republished in Newport, And to be Sold by I. THOMAS, near the Mill-Bridge.
A few Copies of the entertaining HISTORY of Philip's WAR; which began in the year 1675. with the proceedings of BENJAMIN CHURCH Esq.
Embellished with 2 elegant Copper-plate prints of Colonel Church, and King Philip.
FRIDAY, July 3. BOSTON.
By Capt. Hosfa from Liverpool, and Capt. Rofs from Falmouth, we have the following
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE
COPENHAGEN. [Denmark] April 12.
It is reported that Sir Robert Murry Keith, has orders to declare to the British Court, that the Queen will be permitted to return to her own country, provided she gives security never to set foot again in Denmark.
PARIS, [France] April 17. The Porte has consented to the following conditions; 1. That the holding of a congress should be no longer delayed. 2. That this congress should be held in Walachia. 3. That the Danube should serve as a boundary to both armies during the congress. 4. That in case the negotiations for a peace should prove fruitless, the armistice should nevertheless continue for the space of three months, reckoning from the day of the breaking up of the congress.
WARSAW, [Poland] April 8. General Eempt has already entered Lithuania with a body of light troops, consisting of between 16000 horse, and 11000 foot.
Mr Benoit, Envoy from the King of Prussia, has declared, that his master's troops had orders now to act against the Confederates, and the Russian minister has in like manner declared, that from the present time they will no longer set at liberty any of the Confederates who may be made prisoners.
BERLIN, [Germany] April 21. Major-General Anhalt, whom the King sent about two months ago into Poland, to examine and set in order the line of his Majesty's troops here, is returned. Before his departure from Poland, this General dispersed with 800 horse a body of 2000 under the orders of Zaremba, who lost in this action 400 men, that is to say, 250 killed on the spot, and 150 taken prisoners, together with six pieces of cannon.
LONDON, April 27. It is said Sir Robert Murry Keith has departed from Copenhagen for Elsinore.
Of forty-two commissions in the army lately sent over by Lord Townshend, only five were returned signed by the King. The rest were rejected, among which was one for Lord Holland's youngest son, who is at present a coronet of horse.
The Duke of Cumberland is very earnest to be sent with the squadron lately fitted out for sea, that he may acquit himself of the service he owes his sovereign and his country.
The court of Berlin will join the Russians in reducing the Confederates.
It is said, that the court of France will assuredly stand neuter whatever turn the affairs of the rest of Europe may take.
More disagreeable news than any before received from Ireland, arrived on Saturday night at St. James's from that kingdom.
April 28 We hear that the divorce which has taken place between the King and Queen of Denmark is very satisfactory to the latter and to her family.
May 2. With regard to the fate of the Queen of Denmark, it is now with confidence asserted, that she is to be sent to Zell, and to have a pension, in lieu of her portion from Denmark, equal to 40000. per annum sterl. also that her loose behaviour in the court was too notorious to be in any manner vindicated; but there were other crimes of a blacker dye laid against her. Our court say, that the fleet which they had ordered prevented any other punishment being inflicted upon her than a divorce. This is, however doubted by many, who say, that upon a fleet's being ordered to be fitted out, the French and Prussian ministers interfered, which so effectually frightened our court, that they gave private assurances, the orders for fitting out
the fleet should be countermanded, if they would join in an application to the Danish court to deliver up the Queen to the English minister, who would conduct her to Zell, which has been complied with. Without metaphor or exaggeration, she may be justly called the Messiah of Denmark.
A Letter from Constantinople, dated March 19, says, "A squadron is fitting out to oppose the enemy's projects in the Black Sea, and several thousand workmen are sent to the Straights of Constantinople, to repair the forts and to erect new batteries and entrenchments, in order to make those Straights as formidable as the Dardanelles."
A correspondent says the following may be depended on: Every thing is accommodated with the court of Denmark. Two men of war are ordered to sail immediately to Copenhagen with several officers of his Majesty's household on board to conduct the Queen of Denmark to Patatz, from thence to Hanover, where she is to reside during life.
Lord Mansfield continues to preside in the house of Peers for the Lord Chancellor, on account of the great number of petitions his Lordship was to hear, they amount to upwards of one hundred and sixty, the greatest number ever remembered.
Lord North yesterday opened the budget in the house of Commons; a Lottery was proposed to be subscribed for by those who had three per cents. to have four tickets at 100. a ticket out of every hundred and 400 in money, which will be 901. for every 100. and no gentleman to subscribe more than 10,000. the subscription to be opened on Monday, and to be kept open till the 15th inst. when he hoped he should be able to pay off a million and a half. Mr. Burke, and the rest of the minority objected to some parts of Lord North's speech respecting the finances. Sir Charles Whitworth, who was in the chair, is to make report to the house this day.
By a vote of the house of commons passed this day, directions are given to the Bank of England to receive the consent of the proprietors of the three per cent. Consolidated annuities, and the reduced three per cent. Annuities payable there; and also of the old South Sea and new South Sea annuities, and of annuities granted Anno 1751, to subscribe their stock upon the terms therein mentioned.
We hear, that the Spanish ambassador now here, is shortly to be recalled, and that he will be succeeded by the Duke de Villarmosa lately arrived here.
Extract of a letter from Copenhagen. "Part of the account in the London prints relating to our Queen is true. You must know, our attorney-general acted with great spirit in the trial, and dwelt much upon the part the King has acted in this business. He reminded them that the King was not the prosecutor, though the offence was alledged against him; nay, his majesty did not accuse, but declared he was satisfied with the Queen; he confessed he thought her too good a woman for him, and acknowledged that he had long since been convinced, that he was not a man good enough for her; and though he plainly perceived she was no stranger to his infirmities, she never would turn her back upon her husband. When the High Commission court had heard all this, they began to relent, and instead of the heavy punishment which was expected, they ordered the should have two stout men every night to attend her."
The act passed for the relief of insolvent debtors will clear those who were prisoners or fugitives for debt on or before the first day of January 1772; and the sum allowed every prisoner out of his effects, on delivering up all on oath, for wearing apparel, bedding for himself and family, working tools, &c. is not to exceed 20l. In the preceding insolvent acts the sum allowed was only 10l. for those uses.
By letters from Northamptonshire and other counties in the very center of the kingdom, we are informed that the poorer sort of people are starving in the midst of plenty. Wheat bread they never taste of, wheat being nine shillings the bushel, but eat barley bread. Mutton and beef are six pence the pound, and butter nine pence.
SATURDAY, July 4. BOSTON.
The 11th ult. arrived at Cape-Ann from Virginia, Capt. Abraham Cowper, in the sloop Young Martha, who failed from thence the 13th of April, and the 21st of said month lost his rudder; in that condition he was at sea from the 21st of April till the 12th ult. and obliged to steer with a cable, spars, &c. He spoke with Capt. Sutton from Philadelphia, in the ship Catharine, who afforded him all the assistance which lay in his power. On board Capt. Sutton were passengers, Capt. Ball, Capt. Hambleton, Mr. Crafts, Mr. Courtney, and several others, all well.
A Schooner from Philadelphia, was cast away in a gale of wind the beginning of June, at the mouth of Curratuck Inlet, and beat to pieces; the people were saved.
We hear from Oxford, that as one Mr. Joseph Davis was digging in a cellar in a dry gravel, dug up a bushel or more of frogs, four feet under ground; in a cloudy day they would live to jump some rods from the cellar, but when the sun shined upon them they died: They continued coming out of the ground till the cellar was stoned, and then there was a croaking some rods from the cellar in the ground for some time. The cellar has been improved for a year, and never has had any water in it, but always proved very dry. Thursf. Gaz.
DED] At Weston, Miss Esther Roberts.
MONDAY, July 5. BOSTON.
This day Capt. White arrived here from London, by whom we have the following
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, April 24.
PRIVATE letter from Paris remarks, that although his Catholic Majesty, the King of Spain's fingers are perpetually itching from one end to the other to go to war with Great Britain, yet nothing can rouse Louis XV. out of his present lethargic state: and that peace so far as it depends upon the Court of Versailles, may be safely depended for at least three years to come.
April 25. It is the general assertion of those who are somewhat in the knowledge of the state of affairs between the Crowns of Great-Britain and Denmark, that her Danish Majesty will be soon reinstated in the favour of the King, and the dignity from which she has been so unjustly degraded. Thus much is certain, the Queen Dowager has written to her Majesty, and made, it is said, per force, some concessions, not a little mortifying to a soul of her aspiring turn; but it is the talk that the King of England will agree to no conciliation on the part of his sister, without a previous stipulation, that the Queen Dowager shall not reside within a certain limited distance from Copenhagen, and shall in no respect whatever interfere in the business of the state. Prince Frederick, however, to hold his posts and place near the King his brother.
MARSEILLES, [France] April 1. The Sieur de Grun, a Dutchman in the Russian service, is employed in searching for antiquities in the islands of the Archipelago, and hath discovered in that of Nio [Jos] the tomb of Homer, who was always supposed to have died there. This officer writes to

He found a Greek inscription on the sepulchre, which contained the skeleton of that poet, the most celebrated of all antiquity, but that it crumbled to dust immediately on being exposed to the air. He has made many other discoveries of tombs, medals, &c, at Naxio and Mile, as well as in the island of Nio.
LONDON, April 27. Private letters from the continent remark, that though an armistice is agreed on, and a congress laid to be appointed to be held at Buchar in Walachia, between the Russians and the Porte; yet both those powers continue with unremitting assiduity to take every necessary precaution, as if preparatory to a renewal of hostilities.
They write from Paris that the court has sent orders to Toulon to fit out all the ships of war there for sea immediately.
Orders are sent from Madrid to each of their sea ports to prepare all their ships of war for sea as soon as possible.
April 28. Letters from Quebec mention that 3000 native Canadians had lately left that province, and gone to settle at Cayenne, St. Lucia, and other French colonies.
April 29. We are assured from good authority that the Parliament will rise on Tuesday, the 2d of June next, and not before.
To morrow the following bill will be taken under consideration by the House of Commons: The bill for the more effectual recovery of tithes, and other ecclesiastical dues, from the People called Quakers.
It is said, that a chapter of the most noble order of the garter will be held on Monday next at St. James's, in order to invest Lord North with the dignity thereof.
A correspondent informs us that the private accounts from Ireland are filled with the national discontent, and real miseries, of the people of that kingdom.
April 30. Struenfee's fate will be determined on, being found guilty of poisoning, and an act of a less criminal nature.
A correspondent at Paris, who returned there the night before last from the fair of Franckfort upon the Oder, says, agreeable to the laws and usages of that town, he went to the King's Custom-house for a permit, to let pass such goods as he had bought at that fair; when, to his great surprise, the Commissary told him, he must first make an affidavit of the real sums of money the different articles cost him, before he could have the desired permit. The French merchant readily made the affidavit, but instead of having a permit to pass his merchandise, he was informed by the Commissary, that the King (of Prussia) his master, had laid an indulto of thirty three per cent, on all kinds of merchandise bought at that fair; and, that if the French merchant was unwilling to pay that indulto, his Prussian Majesty had given the Commissary orders to pay him the prime cost of his goods. This Frenchman adds that being unwilling to contend with the King, who seemed determined at all events to have the goods at prime cost, he relinquished them to the Prussian Commissary, rather than be at the farther expence of paying thirty three per cent, for them more than they at first cost him. The letter concludes by observing, that the King of Prussia exacted the same indulto on all other Merchants, of what nation or kingdom soever.
By the latest advices from Scicily, Mount Ætna threw out such a quantity of cinders and flames during the last month, that the fields upwards of three leagues round were entirely ruined. Several shocks of earthquakes have likewise been felt in that country.
May 1. A certain great lady is to make her first public appearance at court (by permission on the approaching birth-day, for which occasion a magnificent suit of jewels is bespoken.
Some beautiful samples of the cotton manufactory, now carrying on in Philadelphia, have lately been imported which are much admired.
There is an account from Belfast, that on the 19th instant, at night, a number of persons cut and maimed upwards of 200 bullocks which were driving to Donaghadee, supposed for exportation to Scotland.
Extract of a letter from an European, settled at Macao, a small Island on the coast of China, to his correspondent at Lisbon, dated September 23, 1771.
Some Usbeck Tartars, called Nogai, who, according to the custom of those people, had traveled far from their own country to seek pasturage for their cattle, came in great numbers into the dominions of the Mungale Tartars, where was great plenty, in the beginning of the summer of 1770, but did not think proper to leave it, as is customary, and return to their own country after
staying the summer. This was resented by the Mungale and other Chinese Tartars, and deputies were sent to them to request their departure, but the former thinking themselves strong enough, refused to leave the country; after several altercations they came to blows, when the Usbeck Tartars were driven away, leaving 7 or 800 killed and wounded, besides carrying off some who were wounded on carriages. This happened at the end of September; but in the spring following they returned, in number about 200,000 headed by their Kans. The Chinese Tartars being informed of it, and being joined by some of the Emperor of China's troops, went out, gave them battle, and defeated them, after killing and wounding upwards of 5000, among whom were several Kans; they likewise took a great number of waggons: The Chinese had about 2000 killed and 2500 wounded. This battle was fought on the 28th of August 1771.
May 2. We are well assured that a frigate and a yacht are now fitting out, and taking in provisions for Copenhagen, to bring over a Great Personage, who, it is certain, will not go to Zell, but return to England.
It was on Thursday reported in the purviews of St. James's, and at the houses of two or three great persons in administration, that the Queen of Denmark, since she had the offer made her of perpetual imprisonment, or perpetual banishment, has absolutely declared herself for the former, unless she is first brought to the speech of the King her husband: and that she will never leave the kingdom of Denmark, if not compelled to it without previously obtaining that interview.
Extract of a letter from Berlin, April 14. "The English Chargé des affaires, M. Burnet, is returned from Potsdam, where he has been to take leave of his Majesty, and is to return to London in a few days. On the 10th of June the French refugees will hold their Jubilee, as it will be just 100 years, since they had permission to settle in the Prussian dominions, and exercise their religion. The King has declared, that as long as he lives he will grant them his protection. A medal is struck upon this occasion, with inscription "Azyle donné à la Foi par la Charité."
A foreigner, of great chemical knowledge, has within these few days applied to the society of arts, manufactures, and commerce, for a reward of making potable gold, a discovery which, it is apprehended, will turn out greatly to the benefit of mankind.
VIENNA, [Metropolis of Germany,] April 15. A Courier is arrived from Constantinople, with the news that an armistice between Russia and the Porte was agreed on and concluded the 5th of last month.
ROME, April 8. The Duke of Gloucester continues to enjoy a good state of health: His Royal Highness went last Monday to Albano, Riccia, Genzano, Castle Gandolfo, and Morino, and returned in the evening, after having visited the antique monuments that are preserved there, and which bring to remembrance the splendor of ancient Rome.
COPENHAGEN, April 18. On Sunday last the Board of Inquisition assembled at the castle, and on the following day the state prisoners were again examined in the citadel. The counsellors appointed to plead the cause of the Counts de Struenfee and Brandt have requested, and obtained a delay, or stop of proceedings, for eight days. The fate of the state prisoners greatly engrosses the attention of the public, who wait with impatience for the issue of their trials. Three couriers have arrived this week from London.
LONDON, May 4. Sir Charles Whitworth reported in the House of Commons, the amendments made to the bill for allowing the free importation of rice from his Majesty's colonies in America, which was agreed to—Ordered to be engrossed.
Deferred the bill for the relief of Protestant Dissenters till Tuesday.
Friday last Lord North, in the House of Commons opened the Budget, and it is now known that the treasury are to pay 1,500,000. at two instalments, namely, 750,000. on Midsummer-day and the like sum on Michaelmas-day, all in the three per cents; no person is allowed to subscribe a greater sum than 10,000. and every subscribing creditor is to be paid 86l. for every 100l. three per cents, and to be indulged with a douceur of four lottery tickets. His Lordship, declared, that so far as he could obtain any light into the present system of the different states of Europe, all was PEACE, and nothing seemed to hinder this so general a peace from continuing ten years, which if it did, and he should continue at the head of the Treasury, he proved from uncontrollable computations, that he should within that period, pay off seventeen millions
five hundred thousand pounds of the national debt; and further that when this sum should be thus paid off, the clear neat revenue of this kingdom would amount to six millions annually, which would be a sum equal to the undertaking of any war, whether naval or military, or both, with all the combined powers of Europe. His Lordship observed, that that the King of France was equally solicitous for a peace; and that although many British officers both in the navy and army might very naturally wish for war in order to yet it was their superior courage and abilities display the special duty and province of a first Lord of the treasury to consider the event either of peace or war, not in a partial but in a general light; adding that he had considered it in the latter point of view, and though he was as highly sensible of the abilities of his Majesty's naval and military forces as any person in the Kingdom, yet upon a comprehensive and general view of things, (a general view of things) he was clearly convinced that it was the advantage of this kingdom not to go into war, unless absolutely compelled so to do, which hitherto had not been the case, since whenever his Majesty thought the honour of his crown any way insulted, the insulters had always made ample acknowledgement and condescension.
The state of the nation, with which Lord North on Friday acquainted the Parliament at the opening of the Budget, is such as must give satisfaction to the people, however interested writers may endeavour to shew us the happiness of being miserable; our public debt is reduced, our fleet is in a formidable situation, the army well disciplined, and unanimity once more happily re-established among us: These are real blessings, and if the opening of the ports should fortunately produce a plenty of provisions, we shall reach the sumit of political felicity, in spite of foreign foes and domestic incendiaries.
Advice is received that the Jacob's Well, Thermin, after an obstinate fight of four hours, was taken by a small Spanish Guarda costa in Glover's reef, near the Bay of Honduras, and carried into Campeachy, where the crew are imprisoned; the Capt. died by ill usage.
His Majesty's ship Chatham, of 50 guns, is now fitting for sea at Portsmouth, as a flag ship, on board of which Vice Admiral Parry will hoist his flag for the West-Indies, where he is to be stationed for three years.
TUESDAY, July 7. BOSTON.
We are assured that the Honourable House of Representatives, by a majority of Eighty-five out of one hundred and four members, did the last week pass a number of decent and manly resolves, respecting the Governor's having and receiving a support independent of the General Assembly.
I have made some observations, (says that warm and able advocate for the rights of America, the Pennsylvania FARMER) on the purposes for which money is to be levied upon us by the late act of Parliament—And unless I am greatly mistaken, if these purposes are accomplished according to the expressed intention of the act, they will be found EFFECTUALLY TO SUPERCEDE THE AUTHORITY IN OUR RESPECTIVE ASSEMBLIES; WHICH IS MOST ESSENTIAL TO LIBERTY. The question is not whether some branches shall be lopped off—the axe is laid at the ROOT OF THE TREE, and the whole body must infallibly perish, if we remain idle spectators of the work—No free people ever did or ever can exist, without keeping, to use a common but strong expression "the purse strings" in their hands. Where this is the case, they have a constitutional check upon such administration, which may thereby be brought into order without violence; "but when such a power is not lodged in the people, oppression proceeds uncontrouled in its career—The English history (says this admirable writer) abounds with instances, proving that this is the proper and successful way to obtain redress of Grievances—how often have KINGS and MINISTERS been brought to reason, and peaceably obliged to do justice by the exertion of this constitutional authority of the people, vested in their Representatives—The inhabitants of these colonies have on numberless occasions reaped the benefits of this authority lodged in their assemblies"—Is it possible says he, to form an idea of slavery more complete, more miserable, more disgraceful than that of a people, where justice is administered, government exercised, and a standing army maintained at the expence of the people, and yet without the least dependence upon them?"—The system of tyranny is already
begun, in the independence of the Governors of this province and New York—Our temper is to be tried in this way first; and if an infamous administration finds that we bear it patiently it requires not the spirit of prophecy to affirm, that the system will soon—very soon be compleated—PRINCIPIIS OBSTA.
NEW-YORK, June 25. We learn from South-Haven on Long island, that last Monday afternoon, Samuel Brewster Esq; of that place, being in the woods with one of his negroes, attempted to correct him for some misdemeanor, which the negro resented, and wounded his master, by giving him several blows over the head with a billet of wood, that he expired the next morning, first relating the matter abovementioned. The negro was tried the next day, and being found guilty, was hanged the Friday following.
Last Saturday arrived the schooner Thomas, Capt. Gilbert, in thirty five days from Hispaniola, who on the passage the 31st of May, lat. 21. long. 74. met with a sloop loaded with lumber, full of water without any person on board. Captain Gilbert, saw at the Mole the Captain of this sloop, and understood that she belonged to Virginia, had lately sailed from New York, and was cast away on the Plate-wreck rocks, where the people left her; but the sea had driven her off from the rocks.
Capt. Green in thirteen days from Providence, informs that Captain Lloyd sailed for Boston a few days before him, and that Capt. Clark was to sail for the same place a few days after him.
Captain Nehemiah Odell a noted coaster from Fairfield to Boston, who fell overboard and was drowned the 27th of January last, was taken up the 11th instant at Ship-hand-point, in Stamford, with all his cloaths, watch, buckles, &c.
The General Assembly of this province is further prorogued to the eighth of September next.
Captain Hammond from the coast of Africa informs, that he left Seraloon about three months ago, where he heard there had been a very sickly time in the river Gambia, that Governor De Berdt, and all the traders at James's fort, on that river, were dead and that the Doctor was the only white man living belonging to the fort. He also informs, that a few days before he failed, Captain Savery, in a brig belonging to London, trading at Camaranco, having got about 65 slaves on board, they rose upon the white people, killed the Captain, Mate and all the crew. The vessel was afterwards retaken by Capt. Cleveland a trader, who recovered about 20 of the slaves, and intended to send the brig home for the benefit of the insurers.
Captain Lowndes in 16 days from St. Croix, informs that on the 13th of June, in lat. 33 48. long. 72 he spoke with the schooner Rebecca, a whaler, John Kendrick, Master, eleven weeks from off Vera Cruz, bound to Martha's Vineyard, who had taken thirteen small Spermaceti whales in the Bottom of the Bay of Mexico, from which he had only made 120 barrels of oil, but found the whales to be very plenty there, but being short of provisions he was obliged to quit his station. He also informed him, that on the 8th of May he was in company with the brig Minerva, Capt. Burk, bound to London Captain Davis in the ship Marquis of Granby, and Chambers in a schooner for Providence, all from the Bay of Honduras, who being becalmed, off Swan's Island went ashore in their boats with a view of getting some fresh prog, but the current running very rapid, and a gust arising, soon drove the vessels from the adjacent shore; the next day they reached the island again, when the remainder of the crews went on shore in search of their captains, but to their great surprise found only a few turtle turned, and two powder horns, which they brought on board, and set sail immediately for Rattau, in quest of the masters and people, but having no intelligence of them, they entered a protest, and proceeded on their passage to Europe. Capt. Kendrick off the Bay of Hunda, took on board from the Minerva, John Burk, son of the above Captain Burk, whom he proposed to put on shore at Rhode-Island, as the brig belonged to Mr. Aaron Lopez there. On the 12th of May Capt. Kendrick, went on board a Spanish guarda costa, a snow of 12 guns, Don Totus Francisco, from Port Mahon, who supplied him with a hundred weight of bread, and other little necessaries. The next morning he saw the snow on shore, off the Coxcombs, and the people very expeditious in getting on shore, as the vessel soon went to pieces when the sea breeze set in.
NEWPORT, June 29. Last Wednesday night arrived here the schooner Active, Capt. Robert Elliot, in 24 days from Barbadoes, who informs that on the 29th of May, a

large ship belonging to Bristol in England took fire as she lay in Carlisle Bay, in Barbadoes, and was entirely destroyed, with all her cargo, consisting of 650 hogheads of rum, and sundry other articles. This accident happened by a boy's drawing rum by candle light: The boy was so burnt that he died in about four hours.
By a gentleman from New-York, we learn, that 1800 tons of shipping are taken up at that place for transports, and the same number in Philadelphia: Which, it is supposed, are designed to carry troops to some part of the West-Indies.
WEDNESDAY, July 8. BOSTON.
We hear from Providence, that the Indians applied to Sir William Johnson, for revenge against the white man, who killed their brethren mentioned in No. 71 of this paper; and Sir William, not giving them the satisfaction they required, they have burnt his fine seat to the ground, and he has but just escaped with life.
Yesterday, Capt. Stevens arrived from Falmouth, and brought prints to the 10th of May; but they contain no material news.
The General Assembly of this province have granted an act for raising 11340 dollars by Lottery, for building another hall to accommodate the students of Harvard College.
The embargo laid on grain, &c. in Connecticut, is by proclamation continued till the 15th inst. and we hear the Governor and Council of Connecticut were to meet at Hartford this week, in order to consider the expediency of continuing said embargo any longer.
The name of the person, who was murdered at Stockbridge, as mentioned in our last two papers, was James Harrel, he belonged to Greenwich, New Jersey, where he left a wife and several Children. The supposed murderer is one James Hervey; a reward for his apprehension is offered by Elijah Dwight, Esq.; a justice of the peace for the county of Berkshire, in this province.
PROVIDENCE, July 4. Since our last Capt. John Peck arrived here from the river Mississippi, with whom came passenger Joseph Nabb, Esq.; of this town, by him we learn, that since the conclusion of the peace the French and Spaniards had seduced seven nations of Indians from the English, by means of medals, colours and other presents, and settled them on the western banks of the Mississippi but that John Thomas Esq., Deputy-Superintendent of Indian affairs, in that department, has lately arrived there, and from his former acquaintance with the Indians, and the surprising influence he has over them, all the above nations have determined to return and settle on the English side of the river. The warlike Nation of Arkansas have determined to join the Chickasaws, Shawanese and Cherokees, in a war against the Kickapoo, for killing some English settlers on the Ohio and Mississippi.
PORTSMOUTH, July 3. A report has prevailed for some days past, that a quantity of land has been lately sunk in the town of Berwick or Lebanon, by an Earthquake or some other supernatural cause, --- I be publick may be assured that the fact in no more than this, contiguous to a part of the river, lay a piece of spongy sandy land, which the water had for a long course of years been beating against, and by that means washed away the land and undermined it, so that it has long been held up only by the turf and roots of the trees; till lately not being able to sustain it longer, as the sand was continually washing away, it has sunk about 20 Rods in length, in some places four rods, and in others perhaps more in breadth and about 10, 15, or 20, feet deep.
THURSDAY, July 9. BOSTON.
Capt. John Stanton of Charlestown, sailed last Thursday for the Eastward, in a light Schooner, to get wood, with three white men on board and a Negro belonging to himself: On Friday night about 10 o'clock the Negro was steering with a moderate breeze, the vessel going about three knots an hour, Capt. Stanton and one of the white men being on deck, the vessel all of a sudden turned over, the other two men being in the cabin were drowned, and the Captain and man with the Negro, who were on deck, saved their lives by getting on the side of the vessel, where they continued till the next day, when a vessel took them off and carried them into Newbury-Port; one of the men drowned is one Wilkinson, of Charlestown, who has left a sorrowful wife with three children: the other a stranger from the country. Let this be a warning to coasters, going with ballast to take care.
Yesterday the Select Men, and a number
of other Gentlemen, visited the public schools in this town.
The new company of Cadets, dressed in their uniforms, under the command of Colonel John Hancock, mustered on Tuesday last, in the forenoon, and performed their various evolutions, &c. in a truly military manner. In the afternoon of the same day the several companies of militia, under the command of Colonel John Erving, mustered, and made a very fine appearance; Major Paddock's company of Artillery performed a sham fight to the general satisfaction of a vast number of spectators; and the company of Grenadiers made a very excellent figure. In short, the performances of the several companies, the Cadet, Artillery and Grenadier's, in particular, did honour to America.
Two English seamen arrived last week in a vessel at Nantucket from the Havanna, where we learn they had been imprisoned six or seven years; one of them came to town this week, and informs, that he was taken on the Spanish Main, and carried prisoner to the Havannah for being concerned in an illicit trade, (as it is phrased by those who do not chuse to reflect the behaviour of the Dons.) During his imprisonment he suffered many hardships, and at length growing old and infirm was released. He says, there were forty-six stout able-bodied English Seamen imprisoned at the Havannah when he left it.
Monday arrived here the Fowey man of war from England.
Yesterday about 150 young lads, from ten to fourteen years of age, mustered, and went through the manual exercise, &c. to the surprise and satisfaction of numerous spectators.
DIED] Very suddenly on Tuesday evening, Mrs. Martha Rand, wife of Mr. Robert Rand, Board-Merchant, she had been on a visit in the afternoon, and on her return home complained she was fatigued, went into her house and expired in about ten minutes.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
MR. THOMAS,
THE inhabitants of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, their successors, and their grantees, contain the great fountain of title to those lands lately brought within the jurisdiction of the province of New-York, and the same extent of territory Southward to Connecticut northward line, as far east as the western banks, of Connecticut river, may be clearly evinced from the following facts, (neither of which are to be controverted) with the remarks thereon, viz:
The English crown claimed those lands, with a vast extent of territory besides, more than 180 years since, and made a grant of the land west thereof in A. D. 1606 before the Dutch settled themselves at New-York.
That King James the first, A. D. 1620, by his letters patent, also granted to the council of Plymouth the same lands above described, with a considerable large part of the continent of America.
That the said council of Plymouth, by their deed indented under their common seal, granted, bargained and sold the above described lands to Sir Henry Roswel and others, in the year of our Lord 1628, who obtained an incorporation grant and confirmation of the same lands by charter of King Charles the first, under the great seal of England, A. D. 1629.
That by the vacation of that charter of Roswel's in 1684, it did not destroy the right of the fee of said lands to the grantees thereof, because antecedently thereto that right accrued to them by their deed of bargain and sale, though the crown evidence of that right by said charter may possibly be said to be extinguished by the vacation, yet it could not effect their right to said land in fee that still remained inviolate.
That although King Charles the second, by his grant to his brother James Duke of York, A. D. 1663-4, covered the above described lands, with other lands as far west as Delaware Bay, &c. that patent to the Duke could not affect the right of property to Roswel and others, granted and confirmed by the Crown 34 years before; for this charter to the Duke, purporting a crown grant to him, could not be true and valid as to these lands in dispute, because they were not in the crown to dispose of, being given and confirmed to Roswel &c. so long before, that they they were not in the crown then to convey to the Duke; for a thing cannot give what is not in itself.
Moreover, the accession of the Duke afterwards to the throne, revested his lands in the crown. Besides, (if after he had any lands) his turning an avowed papist, and abdicating the throne, quitting his realms,
and flying to France, his lands must and did merge in the crown of England: Therefore the Duke could not hold those lands in the patent of King Charles the second in 1663-4.
But notwithstanding all this, King William and Queen Mary's charter to the inhabitants of the Bay province, A. D. 1691 grants and confirms all the first above described lands, to them and their successors in fee forever, by which they have an absolute property under the crown of England to them and all others in the descriptive limits of their charter. Therefore these lands, in dispute New-York claim, and a right to patent under their seal as above, by King James, 152 years ago, being conveyed away out of and from the crown and by the aforesaid King Charles the first, and by King William and Q. Mary so solemnly confirmed to the respective Grantees under the great seal of England, are sufficient to shew that at this time the said lands are not now in the crown, consequently all patents under the seal of New-York, purporting a crown grant of the lands described in said patents, all of them since 1691, or that shall be made hereafter under that seal, are beyond all dispute wholly and absolutely void, as to convey thereby any lands from the English crown to its subjects.
And finally, all the lands contained in the before recited letters patent, of James the first and of Charles the first, by King William and Queen Mary's charter of the Massachusetts province, which lie in the bounds of it, are confined to the inhabitants and successors thereof; and all the grants of the same lands or other estate in the Massachusetts province limits, to private or particular persons, or to bodies politic, or corporate, towns, villages colleges or schools, do hold, or enjoy, or ought to hold and enjoy, within the bounds aforesaid, i. e. of said province, duly made, by any general court formerly held or by any other lawful right or title what soever; shall, by such respective persons, and grantees, their respective heirs, successors, and assigns, for ever, hereafter be held, and enjoyed, any matter or thing whatsoever, to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.
Signed by a Lover of Truth.
It must afford a very sensible pleasure to every well wisher to learning in general, and to the Seminary in Cambridge in particular, when any encouragement is given to hope for its prosperity: all of this character, will be ready to improve every opportunity to promote so good a cause. Such an one is now offered to the public in the following
LOTTERY,
granted by the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, for the purpose of raising 32001. L. M. for building a new hall at Cambridge for the better accommodation of the students
To the management whereof Joseph Jackson, and William Blair Townsend Esqrs. William Greenleaf, Jonathan Mason, Samuel Austin, and H. Hill, Merchants, have been appointed and duly sworn.
HARVARD-COLLEGE LOTTERY, consists of 10,000 Tickets, at 6 Dollars each; 3337 of which are prizes of the following value, viz:
 1 Prize of 5000 Dollars 5000  1 do. 3000 3000  1 do. 1000 1000  3 do. 500 1500  10 do. 200 2000  15 do. 100 1500  30 do. 50 1500  3276 do. 10 32760 
3337 48260
The first ticket which shall be drawn on the first six days, will be intitled to 50 Dollars each; } 300
The ticket which shall be drawn last in said lottery, will be intitled to - } 100
N. B. These are not included in the number of prizes.
6663 Blanks, 48660 Remain for the College 11340
10000 Tickets at 6 Dollars each are 60000 Dollars,
Not Two Blanks to a Prize.
The above Scheme is calculated more to the advantage of the adventurer, than perhaps any other ever yet offered to the public on this continent; when this is considered, together with the generous design of said Lottery, the managers cannot but flatter themselves they shall be able to draw the same in a few months.
As this undertaking is designed solely for
the benefit of the College, it is hoped that those who have received the honours of that society, and all others who have at heart the cause of learning, with which the good of society is so nearly connected, will readily and cheerfully enc. age it, by becoming adventurers.
Public and seasonable notice will be given of the time and place of drawing; and as soon as the drawing is finished, a list of the prizes will be published in Edes & Gill's Boston Gazette, &c. and the money paid to the possessors of the benefit tickets, within twenty days after a publication of a list of prizes.
Good as well as siver will be taken for the tickets, and the prize paid off in like manner, prizes not demanded within twelve months after drawing, will not be paid, but will be deemed as generously given for the purposes aforesaid, and will be applied accordingly.
TICKETS will be ready for sale by COMMENCEMENT-DAY, at the house of Jonathan Hastings and Andrew Boardman, Esqrs. in Cambridge, and at the Stores and Houses of the managers in Boston.
FLOREAT ACADEMIA.
For VIRGINIA, The Sloop YOUNG-MATTHEW, ABRAM COWPER, master, For freight or passage, apply to the master on board, lying at Minot's T.
To be LET, A STORE, very convenient for ENGLISH GOODS, and well situated: Enquire of the Printer.
Extracts from the FREEHOLDERS Political CATECHISM. [Continued from our last]
Q WHEN were those illustrious maxims of hereditary, inalienable right and prerogative, superior to law, first introduced?
A In the time of James the first; who by endeavouring to establish them, laid the foundation of all the miseries, which have since happened to this family; and it is the greatest security to the present branch of it, that such doctrines, which sow the seeds of jealousy between the king and his people, are by the present establishment quite exploded.
Q What dost thou learn from those histories?
A That a king of this realm, in the full possession of the affections of his people, is greater than any arbitrary prince; and that the nation can never be effectually undone but by a wicked parliament; and lastly, to be thankful to God, that under our present most gracious king, our constitution is preserved entire, though at the same time there are many circumstances which call loudly for vigilance.
Q What are those?
A Such as have been the fore-runners and causes of the loss of liberty in other countries: decay of virtue and public spirit, luxury and extravagance in expense, venality and corruption in private and public affairs.
Q How comes there to be a decay of public spirit, when there is more than usual a desire to serve the public?
A If a desire to live upon the public be a public spirit, there is enough of it at this time, when extravagance makes people crave more, and the administration of a public revenue (perhaps treble what it was before the revolution) enables the crown to give more than formerly.
Q What dost thou fear from this?
A That such as serve the crown for reward may in time sacrifice the interest of their country to their wants; that greediness of public money may produce a servile complaisance, as long as the crown can pay; and mutiny, when it cannot; and in general, that motives of self-interest will prove an improper and weak foundation for our duty to our king and country.
Q What wouldst thou do for thy country?
A I would die to procure its prosperity; and I would rather that my posterity were cut off, than that they should be slaves: I discharge the duties of my station, and exhort my neighbours to do the same.
Q What are the duties of your station?
A To endeavour, as far as I am able, to preserve the public tranquility; and, as I am a freeholder, to give my vote for the candidates, whom I judge most worthy to service his country; for if for a yea or a negative I should give my vote for one unworthy, I should think myself justly chargeable with his guilt. [To be continued]

July 1772
Irish Linens. WILLIAM SCOTT, at his IRISH LINEN STORE In Ann-street, near the Draw-bridge, Boston, has just imported from Ireland, A LARGE assortment of 3-4ths 7/8ths and yard wide Irish Linens of all prices, Table Cloths of all sizes, Diapers, Clouting ditto, Huckabuck, Dowlas, white Ticking, brown Holland, &c.
At said Store are also to be sold, By WHOLESALE and RETAIL , (being a Fresh Importation) A great Variety of
European and India GOODS, viz. PLAIN and flowered LAWNS , striped flowered and bordered Aprons and Handkerchiefs, Cambricks, plain and spriged Silk and Muslin Gauzes, plain and Ranleigh Handkerchiefs, black and white Catgut and Paris-Net, Palten, Queens fancy, Spiders and Lace Net. A Variety of plain, striped and spriged Muslins, such as Jacnets, Mullmulls, Mainooks, Gold and Coffees, striped Dorcas and Book Muslins, Manchester and Scotch Checks, check Handkerchiefs; blue and white; red and white, and green and white Furniture Checks with None-so-pretty's to match them. Striped Linens, and Cotton Hollands. White and coloured Janes, pillow Fustian and Thicksets, flowered yard-wide Dimoties, Manchester Velvets, black and white uncut do. white and coloured Russia Drabs, eight and ten quarter Cotton Counterpanes, Damascu's, Ginghams, India Nankeens and Mozeens, Variety of Ebony, Ivory, Peddle-Stick and leather mount Fans. French and English Wax Necklaces, pound Beads, Velvet Collars, Shineal, Gauze, Lace and Garland Trimmings, Blond and Bone Laces, Dutch Laces, Bruffs Lace and Footing, common chip Hats and superfine do. with Ribbons of a new Pattern suitable for trimming them.
Ducapes, manteau Silks, striped and changeable Lute strings, black and hair colour Patuloys, Silk Grogams, black and cloth coloured India Taffaties; rose, green, and drab coloured Damasks, plain and spriged Sarfeneys, all colours, green and black all wide Persians; black, white and crimson, plain and flowered Satins, Lace do. new patterns, Alamodes and Capuchin Silks. A great Variety of low priced all wide Calicoes and stamped Linens, some nice Chintzes. Buff and blue ground do. Patnas, Baftes and Fancy-Grounds. Copperplate Furniture do. Silk Handkerchiefs, Longee Romall and China Taffaty ditto, Wax Work and Passe do. Lawn and Linen do. A large Assortment of Hosiery, viz. Worsted, Cotton and Thread Hose, for Women and children, Mens Worsted and Cotton do. also white, brown, marble and random Thread ditto Mens black and white and marbled Silk Stockings, white and brown Thread Gloves, all sizes, colours and prices of womens Silk Gloves and Mitts, some open work ditto, Worsted ditto, Bengalis, Peniafcoes, Crapes, Broglos, Missionets, Russels, green Drab, crimson and black flowered Worsted Damasks, Drawboys, 3 and 4 Thread Lastings, single and double Camblets, Bird's-Eye figured Stuffs, Ploded Tammies, Durants plain Tammies and Calamancoes, corded and Venetian Poplins, Wiltons, Duroys, green and cloth Worsted and Silk Sagathies, black and white superfine Serge Denims, Hair and Worsted Shags, black, white, buff and crimson 3, 4 and 5 Thread Breeches Pieces, Men's green and crimson Velvet Caps, Broad Cloths, German Serges, Sattin Hats, Cap Wire, white and coloured Threads, Sewing Silks and Twiss, Quality Bindings, Silk and Worsted knee Garters, white and coloured Tapes, common Milliners and White Chapel Needles, No. 4, 12 pound and Brass Pins, Stay Trimmings, Buckrams, Ivory Combs, crooked, tupee and Daniff Horn ditto, Writing and Bonnet Paper, room and flax Carpeting, Paper Hangings, Fren Kid Gloves, Ravens Duck and Oznabrigs, Lynn Shoes, plated Buckles, and a variety of Hard Ware, an elegant assortment of head Ribbons and hat Flowers; Ostrich Feathers and Plumes, with two great a variety of small goods to be inserted in this advertisement. Also.
Bohea Tea by the chest or smaller quantity, Hyson and Souchong Tea. Mace.
Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs and Pepper.—Doctor Hemet's celebrated Essence or Pearl and Pearl Dentifrice, for the preservation of the Teeth and Gums.—Bayley's Patent Liquid Blacking for Boots and Shoes. And, As goods are sold at this Store for ready Money only, all such persons as buy on these terms will find their advantage in dealing there.
WATTS's and Tate and Brady's PSALMS, to be sold by L. THOMAS , near the Mill Bridge. Also, A variety of small BOOKS for CHILDREN.
A VARIETY of Mezzotinto PRINTS , and very neat Engravings, imported in one of the last vessels from London, to be sold by
STEPHEN WHITING , opposite the sign of the Cornfield, and STEPHEN WHITING, jun. about half-way between that and the Mill-Bridge; where may be had, at a low price, Looking-Glasses , of almost all sizes, from one inch in length up to thirty-six by twenty in width. At the same places, Glasses not exceeding thirty by eighteen may be new silvered. Glasses and Pictures of all sorts framed and gilt as well and as cheap as any where in America.
TO be SOLD very cheap for cash, or English Goods. a new Fall-back CHAISE , and also a SULKEY , very neatly made, with Harnesses for each complete. Enquire of the Printer.
JACOB HEMET , DENTIST to her Majesty and the Princess Amelia .
BEGS Leave to recommend to the Public, his newly discovered Essence of Pearl , and Pearl Dentifrice , which he has found to be greatly superior not only in elegance, but also in efficacy, to any thing hitherto made use of for complaints of the Teeth and Gums: Particularly they will preserve the Teeth in a perfect sound state, even to old age; they render them white and beautiful, without in the least impairing the enamel; fasten such as are loose, keep such as are already decayed from becoming worse, prevent the Tooth Ach , perfectly cure the Scurvy in the Gums , and make them grow firm and close to the teeth; they likewise render the breath delicate, sweet, and remedy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley , Perfumer, in Cockspur Street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at William Scott's Irish Linen Store, near the Draw-bridge, Boston, New-England.
TO be sold by Samuel Sloane, at his Distil-House, opposite the Blue ball and Mason's Arms, formerly Green-Dragon, New England RUM, and all sorts of SPIRITS, cheap for cash or Molasses; and as he makes those articles himself, he will warrant them fit for any market.
CHOICE ANCHOVIES and CAPERS , in large and small Quantities, lately imported in Capt. Acworth, and to be sold by WILLIAM LAMBERT at the Three Sugar Loaves, little above the Draw-bridge.
SADLERY GOODS. A compleat assortment of Sadlery goods, just imported, and to be sold by R. G. CRANCH , at his shop on the Exchange, in King-street; Among which are,
A QUANTITY of English Trees, plated Bitts, Stirrups, Spurs, and almost every article that can be enquired for in the Sadlery way.
Country Sadiers may depend on being well served on as good terms as at any shop or store in the province. Said Cranch, makes and sells all sorts of Saddles, Bridles, &c. on the lowest terms for Cash
New Book-Store. JOHN LANGDON, Opposite the Post Office, informs the public that he has just received from London, a Large and Grand Assortment of BOOKS ; Which he is determined to sell so cheap as to give entire satisfaction to the purchaser. The following Catalogue he presents to the gentlemen of the Law, viz.
BACON's new Abridgments of the Law, 5 vols. The fifth Vol. may be had alone. Burrow's Reports, 3 vols. Folio. Lord Ramond's do. 3 vols. Folio. Peer William's do. 3 vols. do. Hobart's do. Shinner's do. Plowden's do. Ventriss's do. Lilly's practical Register, 2. vols. Folio. Ditto Entries. Hawkin's Pleas of the Crown. Blackstone's Commentaries of the Laws of England, 4 vols. 4to. Ditto Analysis. Cunningham's Law Dictionary, 2 vols. folio. Jacob's do. Hawkin's Abridgment of Cook. Law of Evidence. Trial's p. Pals. Gilbert on Devises. on Tenures. Cases in King's-Bench. Molloy de Jure Maritimo. Law Tracts. Attorney's Pocket Book. 2 vols. Practical Register of the Common Pleas. Barnes's Notes, 4to. Fitzherbert's new Natura Brevium. Essays on Crimes and Punishments.
With a large Variety of the best and most approved Authors, in History, Physics, &c. &c. Likewise, large Church Bibles, Folio Bibles, Quarto Bibles, Octavo Bibles, Mission Bibles, Bibles with Canns Notes, Common Bibles at 12l. O. T. the Dozen. Pocket Bibles in 1 or 2 vols. neatly Gilt. Court and City Register for 1772.
All Kinds of Magazines that are published in London.
School Books of every Kind. With a large Assortment of Stationary: Account Books from 2s. to 6l. Lawful Money a piece; Writing Paper from 10s. to 10l. a Rham; Ink Powder, Sealing Wax, Wafers, patent Cake Ink, clothiers and Cartridge Paper of all prices, Bonnet Boards, Ink-Stands of various Sorts, Ivory Books and Ivory Folders, best Pen-Knives, Quills, &c. &c.
Psalters, Primers, Spelling Books, Psalm Books, with or without Tunes, by the Groce or Dozen, as Cheap as at any Store or Shop in Town. Every Person who pleases to favour him with their Custom may depend on purchasing very Cheap and the least Favour gratefully acknowledged.
HARD-WARE GOODS. Just imported by
WILLIAM BRECK At the Golden Key near the Draw-Bridge,
A GENERAL assortment of Pewtery, Ironmongery, Braziers and Cutlery Wares, also Powder and Shot, 7 by 9.6 by 8 and 5 by 7 Glass; Tin plates, Iron and Brass Wire, Lanthorn leaves, sand Glasses, Brushes, Mops, Lines and Twine, broad and narrow Bunting, with a general assortment of Ship Chandlers and Tin Ware; which he sells either Wholesale or Retail at a very small Profit for Cash only.
On FRIDAY the 17th of July , At NINE in the Morning, Will be Sold by PUBLIC VENDUE at the Auction-Room in Queen Street,
A VERY Large and Valuable Collection of BOOKS , in almost every Branch of polite Literature. The Books are chiefly New and well Bound. Printed Catalogues may be had at the Auction-Room in Queen-street, the Monday preceding the Time of Sale. J. RUSSELL , Auctioneer.
EBENEZER HA At his shop in Marshall's L. the sign of the Corn-fields and Bridge; begs leave to acquaint good customers and others, that he has just opened for sale,
A FRESH assortment of Hard-ware Goods, which he is determined to sell at the very lowest Advance, for Cash only:—Those who please to favour him with their Custom may depend upon being well used; and all favours gratefully acknowledged. Boston, June 8, 1772.
DANIEL SCOTT, At his Medicine Store the Sign of the Leopard, South End.
TAKES this method of informing all Gentlemen, Ladies, and others, who have had the Misfortune to lose their Teeth, that he still continues the Business of making and fixing artificial Teeth as usual, in so elegant a manner as to be but little inferior to the natural, either in Use or Beauty, as many who have experienced them can testify: Where also any Person afflicted with painful Stumps or unsound Teeth, may have them removed with a peculiar Dexterity and Ease.—And all Persons who have the Scurvy in their Teeth, which threatens their removal though sound, may have them cleaned without hurting the Enamel, or in the least degree impairing them, and may be supplied with his DENTIUM CONSERVATOR , which is an excellent Powder, the best adapted for preserving the Teeth and Gums, and preventing them from Aching, of any Preparation ever offered to the Public: It will cure the Scurvy in the Gums, bring the Teeth to their original Whiteness, and by a continuance of its Use, will Preserve both Teeth and Gums in a pure state during life.—It is not pretended that it will perform Impossibilities, that it will make rotten Teeth sound, or will ease them when they violently ach; but it will assuredly preserve those Teeth sound that are so, and cause the Gums to adhere to them and prevent those that are decayed in part, from becoming worse.
At the above Store may be had, Morgan's useful Eye-Water , which has in so many cases been found serviceable, that it must escape the censure of the most critical Oculist— Brigden's famous Bug Liquid , which effectually destroys those hateful Vermin,—be they ever so numerous.—
An assortment of genuine patented and other Medicines of the best quality, and Medicine Boxes for Families or Shipping, with exact and particular directions for using them, and a variety of other articles cheap.
The above Powder may be had also of Cox and Berry in Boston, Doctor Kast in Salem, and Dummer Jewett, Esq; at Ipswich.
BOOKS, In all ARTS and SCIENCES , Received from London by the last ships, To be sold very reasonable by JAMES FOSTER CONDY , At his store in Union-Street, opposite to the Cornfields, Boston. Also, A large Assortment of Stationary, &c. &c. &c.
The famous BELLSIZE ARABIAN , will cover this season at 12s. a leap, or 18s. the season, or 20s. a Colt. He is a son of the famous horse called Morefah and his mother is of the best race that the great Sultan or Emperor Mulah Abalah ever had, and he is both by sire and mother of the best blood and true Arabick race in all Barbary. He is of an iron grey colour, 17 hands high, and the handsomest horse in America. He is kept at Mr. WILLIAM PUTNAM's stable in Danvers, where mares may be taken good care of. Said horse is to be sold, if any person will give the value of him. Enquire of AMOS MANSFIELD .
A FEW Quintals of good Table FISH ; and PEAS for Shipping; to be sold at JOHN LOWELL's Store, on Hancock's Wharf.
BOSTON: Printed by ISAIAH THOMAS ,
At the South Corner of MARSHAL'S LANE , leading from the MILL BRIDGE into UNION-STREET , where all Persons may be supplied with this Paper at Six Shillings and Eight Pence Lawful Money, per Annum, unsealed, and Eight Shillings sealed and directed; and where Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and ADVERTISEMENTS taken in.— PRINTING in its various Branches, performed in a neat Manner, with the greatest Care and Dispatch, on the most reasonable Terms.—Small HAND BILLS at an Hour's Notice . SUBSCRIPTIONS for the SPY are also taken in by J. Larkin , Chairmaker, and Mr. W. Calder , Painter, in Charles-town ; Mr. J. Hiller , Watch-maker in Salem ; Mr. B. Emerson , Bookseller, in Newbury-Port ; and Mr. M. Belcher , in Bridgewater .