The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal (Boston [Mass.]), 1773-05-20 00:00:00

THE Massachusetts Spy
Or, Thomas's Boston Journal.
MAY 2, 1773
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial PAPER:--Open to ALL Parties, but Influenced by None.
'DO THOU Great LIBERTY INSPIRE our Souls,--And make our Lives in THY Possession happy,--Or, our Deaths glorious in THY JUST Defence.'
VOL. III.]
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1773.
[NUMB. 120.]
SAMUEL AUSTIN, Takes this opportunity of advising his customers and others, that he has imported in the last ships from London, and is now opening for sale, at his Store in Union-street, Boston, two doors south of the Cornfield.
A Neat assortment of English and India GOODS, which, together with what he had before, makes him a good assortment for all seasons of the year, and which he will sell at the lowest rates, either by wholesale or retail. Among the many articles he has for sale, he would mention the few following:
A genteel and large assortment of mullins, linens, lawns, cambricks and laces; among his hosiery he has some men's large and fine black stockings, a good assortment of white gauze bordered handkerchiefs, a pretty assortment of men's, women's and children's silk gloves and mitts, a large assortment of silks, and a variety of articles for men's summer wear.
NATHANIEL ABRAHAM advertises the public that he has REMOVED from the shop he lately kept in Ann-street, to the shop formerly occupied by Mr. James Jackson in Union-street, near the Cornfield, where he has for sale a general and genteel assortment of
ENGLISH GOODS, Very cheap, for cash only.
ALL persons indebted to the PRINTER hereof, will greatly oblige him by making speedy payment.
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Just published, And to be SOLD, At the new printing office, in Hanover-street, Boston, the following pamphlets, viz.
THE Practice of the Churches in New-England, relating to Baptism, vindicated. By John Cotton, A. M. of Plymouth. Mr. Robbins's reply to Mr. Cotton's Essays on the Practice of owning the Covenant. Swan's Diffusion from the Slave Trade, revised and abridged, with the addition of a preface, and dedication to the Governor, Council and House of Representatives of this province. By the author. The Adulator, a tragedy, as it is now acted in Upper-Service. Motto.
Then let us rise my friends, and strive to fill This little interval, this pause of life, (While yet our liberty and fates are doubtful) With resolution, friendship, Roman bravery, And all the virtues we can crowd into it, That heaven may say it ought to be prolong'd.
LEE and JONES, Have imported in the several ships from ENGLAND this spring, and have for sale at their STORE near the Swing-bridge, a large assortment of European and India GOODS, Suitable for the Spring and Summer season, At the lowest rates.
A beautiful variety of Ladies Silks, of almost every kind and rich Brussels and Mechlinburg laces.
PAPER HANGINGS, VELVET CORKS, SILVER WATCHES, China ware, looking glasses, alum, brimstone. Also an invoice of exceeding low priced Irish Linens, &c &c Very cheap.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS,
Please to insert the following and you will oblige yours, &c. Q.P.
Advice to the TORY inhabitants of the town of P——m.
WITH minds eclips'd and eke deprav'd, As meek as any lamb, The wretches who would be enslav'd, That live in P-t--fh-m:
For you ye worthless Tory band! Who would not lawless power withstand, The scorn and scandal of the land; Be endless plagues and fetters: Ye want abilities and brains, Tho' head-strong as a ram; And seem to mourn the want of chains, Ye tools of P-t--fh-m:— For slaves like you, the rod of power Is pickling for some future hour, The taste will prove austere and sour; E'en to the wretch that flatters.
In doleful dumps ye do condole, As maudlin with a dram; That heav'n had plac'd one thinking soul, In slavish P-t--fh-m. That they should be so wond'rous rude, As to express solicitude, And join with those who wou'd exclude, The locusts from the land. You brawl, and even strive to write, That 'tis a burning shame, To give a groat to save your right; Ye fools of P-t--fh-m! Ye had much rather power shou'd seize, All that she can, all that she pleases, Than purchase liberty and ease; With brave and liberal hand.
To lawless power ye bend the knee, Ye wicked sons of Ham! Is it presumption to be free? Ye fools of P-t--fh-m. Strip off your mean, your low disguise, Learn to be manly, gen'rous, wise, Nor let vain titles blind your eyes; But join the general claim. Apply to heav'n for strength and aid, Invoke God's sacred name; Nor dare your brethren to upbraid, Ye slaves of P-t--fh-m. Exert those pow'rs which God has given, Nor sleep, while you appeal to heav'n, Nor let low Mammon's cursed leaven, Brand you with endless shame.
FRIDAY, May 14. BOSTON.
Thursday passed through this town for Marblehead, three seamen, who inform us, that they belonged to a ship, owned by Mr. Lee, of Marblehead, George Gordon, master, bound to Baltimore, which ship was cast away on Thatcher's-Island, near the Capes of Virginia, on Saturday night the first of May, and stove to pieces: The people were saved and a small part of the cargo.
We hear from Halifax that on the 23d ult. a comedy called the suspicious husband (to which was added the Citizen, a farce) was performed there by the gentlemen of the army and navy, for the benefit of the poor; a considerable collection was made, which is to be distributed at the discretion of the Minister and Church Wardens of that place.
On the 28th of last month the Rev. Mr. Sylvanus Ripley was ordained at Dartmouth College, with a view to his going on a mission among the Indians.
The ship Friendship, Capt. M'Culloch, is arrived at Philadelphia, with 250 passengers from Belfast.
From the DAILY ADVERTISER, March 12. To the PRINTER.
LOOKING over your file of papers, I took notice of a paragraph respecting the Americans going to petition to make steel, and the consequences, your paragraph writer supposes, would naturally follow: He tells you, they having had leave to make iron, they manufacture most of their iron utensils they wanted, which you must suppose, Mr. Editor, to be edged with steel, or they are good for nothing; but in the next breath, he tells you, they cannot now make one kind of edge tools for want of steel to edge them with. What can be supposed to be done with the great quantities of German steel sent more or less by every ship to America? Perhaps reconverted to bar-iron to manufacture utensils which they wanted. What think you, Sir, if the Americans were obliged to send over 4 or 500,000 plows, and other utensils, that are always edged with steel, perhaps twice a year, to be new edged, or every time they broke, and the ships should be lost going or returning, or perhaps detained by contrary winds, and so long a passage, and the season past for plowing and sowing their grain, what would become of the Americans the following year? Why, send to Great-Britain to buy corn, to be sure, or else to Egypt. Think you can persuade four or five million of people to run the risk of such an experiment, that your edge-tool maker may get 6d. a piece for mending; for such I suppose your author to be, "but giving them liberty to make steel, and there is no doubt but they will manufacture it as most convenient to their own purposes." Mr. Editor, I cannot tell the intention of your author, but to sound an alarm, where there is no occasion for it: I have seen the petition, and so far is the petitioner, or his co-partners, (who by the way are all proposed to be residents in Great-Britain) their intention in manufacturing their steel in America; they beg leave to import the same into Great-Britain, in like manner as iron may be imported from America. Is this too much for the petitioners, and our own countrymen, to ask, who have been so lucky as to discover an ore void of mineral acid, that grows only in water at the bottom of a lake or pond, that will make steel on the first fusion in a common forge fire? Surely no: Why should not the Americans have the same liberty as foreigners, especially when they take off so much of our manufactures instead of so much cash? The fact is, that Great-Britain takes great quantities of steel in bars yearly from Germany, and the petitioners want nearly to supply from America, what the mother country takes from the foreigners, and that no otherwise manufactured than in bars; which will be a saving of an immense sum yearly to the mother-country. Yes; but your author will say, if they make steel, they will manufacture our Sheffield and Birmingham hard-wares. Why do not they then from what English and German steel that is annually sent them from London, Bristol, Liverpool, Hull, &c. ? Every one knows who has ever travelled in America, such attempts would be fruitless, as at every sea-port there, you may purchase by retail those hard-wares as cheap as at most retail shops in London. But Mr. Edge-tool Maker, while your hand is in, what if you were to propose an act to curb those insolent Americans, who dare make husbandry tools, steel horse-shoes, &c. ? And I will propose another, for building a bridge from America to Great-Britain, to bring their cattle and tools over to be steelled and mended, that they may be at more certainty about their pious seasons, than to run the risk of sea carriage.
SATURDAY, May 15. BOSTON.
By the Captains Hunter and Morrison from Glasgow, we have the following EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
GLASGOW, March 10.
On Saturday evening last about twelve o'clock, the inhabitants of this city were greatly alarmed by the military drums beating to arms, which the citizens took for a fire drum. Their fears however were soon over
when they came to understand, that it was the sudden call for the military to march directly for Greenock, in order to quell a mutinous disturbance, occasioned by the sailors insisting to have wages from the day they went on board to proceed on their voyage. We shall lay before our readers such an account of the affair as is come to hand in the following letters:
Extract of a letter from Greenock, dated March 8. "On Tuesday last the sailors on board the outward bound ship, lying at the tail of the bank, for a favourable wind to proceed on their voyages, came all on shore, pretending that they would not proceed on their voyages without wages, from the day that the ships went from the Keys; and proceeded to such lengths as to stop all work, both in the ships here, and at Port-Glasgow, and even the jobbers on the Keys, and the carpenters on the bank, and went through the town, in a riotous manner, with pipes, &c. the magistrates were obliged to call an armed force, to quell and keep them peaceable.
Yesterday in the time of afternoon's divine service, the military came here from Glasgow; on their arrival, the sailors gathered together, and hallowed, and then dispersed into parties; and between the hours of five and six o'clock in the evening, when the drums were beating for the roll to be called, the mob again came together: Some of the soldiers, with a few of the ship-masters here, went to get hold of some of the ring-leaders of the mob; and having secured a few of them, the mob began with throwing of stones, &c. when the soldiers and gentlemen with them were in jeopardy, and were obliged to fall back on the soldiery, who were on the square with their arms; and seeing no good could be done with fair means, the military fired several shots with ball amongst them, when two women were shot dead through the head, with the same shot, a boy had his leg broke below the knee, and the ball lodged in his other leg; another woman had a shot through her back, and a young woman had a shot quite through her shoulders, &c. This intimidated the mob for some time; but about nine o'clock at night they gathered again, with sticks, &c. to a great number; and all the advice given them, could not bring them to any reason. They threatened vengeance against several of the magistrates, and other gentlemen here; and went in a body to the guard room, demanding the sailors which were in it; the request was granted them, and then they dispersed.
This morning the magistrates, and the whole of the gentlemen, went through with the town drummer, and made proclamation to all sailors belonging to the ships at the tail of the bank, and Roadhead, to go immediately on board their respective ships peaceably; and ordered the whole inhabitants to keep within their own houses; but with this the sailors entirely refused to comply, until they got their demands.—Some of the magistrates were obliged to get a guard of soldiers to preserve themselves and families from their fury.—What will be the end of this melancholy affair God only knows; but the worst consequences are to be dreaded."
By others letters from Greenock of the ninth, we learn the following additional particulars: That on Monday forenoon, between two and three hundred sailors went from Newport in a body, mostly armed, to support their brethren at Greenock, and be revenged on the military for the innocent blood shed by them; when, near Greenock, they were met by a few gentlemen, in a pacific manner, who addressed the tars to the following effect:
"Gentlemen, we earnestly beg you to desist from your hostile designs, and retire to your re-

spective abodes peaceably: Nominate a depu- tion of your number, and let them retire into the town with us to make known your terms and if reasonable, we, for our part, will comply with them; but as we are only part concerned, we must have time to send to Glasgow, to know the minds of our co-partners." The sailors told them "they had only one reasonable demand to make; and that was, that their wages should commence from the time they went on board to proceed on their voyage; declaring it was unreasonable, that they should be deprived of their wages for several weeks, by their lying at the tail of the bank for a fair wind." The Greenock gentlemen, it is said, complied; and it was agreed all should remain quiet till Tuesday at twelve o'clock. An express was sent off to Glasgow, to know the mind of the co-partners; who, after consultations, it is said, have declined a present compliance with the demand of the sailors. How this will be re- lified at Greenock and Newport time will declare.
March 17. We have the pleasure to be in- formed from Greenock, that the disturbance there has now entirely subsided; many of the sailors have gone aboard their respective vessels, and proceeded on their voyages; and the other mechanics are all at work again, and businefs going on as usual. Several of the sailors were secured, and some of them are still in confine- ment, and are expected in town this day, or to morrow.
We are informed from Greenock that on Friday se'nnight, in the afternoon, as some of the military quartered there, were recreating themselves at the ballets, on the road towards Port Glasgow, some sailors coming up to them, much the worse of liquor, a squabble ensued. The sailors being more numerous, proved too many for the military; one of the soldiers, pro- digiously enraged, ran to an adjacent house, and brought out a loaded firelock, with a view either to intimidate them, or possibly in his fury to wound some of them; carrying the gun behind his back, to conceal it from the sailors, and passing through a park-gate dragging it after him supposed to be cocked, some twig of a bush laid hold on the trigger, and the piece unluckily went off, and lodged the whole shot in his own body. The poor fellow died that same evening.
CONSTANTINOPLE, [Capital of the Turkish Empire] Jan. 22. A French ship is just arriv- ed here from the Archipelago, which brings ad- vice, that on the night of the 1st instant being at anchor in the harbour of the island of Santorini, a great noise was heard from that small island, si- milar to that which rose out of the sea 1707, be- tween the island of Megali Kammeni, or the great burnt island, and Mehemet Kammeni, or the little burnt island. At first the noise seemed like the distant sound of great guns but soon en- creased like the roaring of the loudest thunder; presently thick clouds of smoke and fire arose out of the earth, the sea boiled, Santorini and the adjacent islands were shook in a violent manner, and the vessels in the harbours were tossed about as in a storm. This commotion lasted for twelve days, when it ceased, after which it was found that large rocks were thrown up, which had increased the island near half a mile toward Megali Kammeni. Between the two islands there is now a deep strait, which will only admit one large ship to pass at a time into the harbour of Santorini.
PETERSBURGH, [in Russia] Feb 15. Her Imperial Majesty the Empress of Russia, on re- ceiving information of the many failures in Am- sterdam and London, has given orders to the court banker to assist any of the British factory, at this place with a loan of money, if necessary on the present emergency. Such is the noble conduct of the sovereign, which does her great honour, shews how much she has the interest of her country at heart as well as humanity to extricate individuals out of difficulties they may have been innocently drawn into by the impru- dence of others.
STOCKHOLM, [Capital of Sweden] Feb. 24. By the last letters from Eastern Dalecarlia we learn that the want of bread is so great, that many persons are daily found starved to death in the woods, highways, and in the houses, and that this want has occasioned so great an emi- gration of the inhabitants from that province as to be visible to every one.
LONDON, March 2. A few days since twenty seven persons from the neighbourhood of Thirsk, and five from Malton, passed through Leeds on their way to Liverpool, in order to ship themselves off for America.
In a letter addressed to Messrs. W——, F——, W——, and company, proprie- tors of lands on the banks of the Ohio, it is said that there are about five hundred families in one particular district of Scotland, who in end to go and settle the ensuing summer in some part of America; their number in all, with children and servants, being about two thousand. The same letter says, there are twenty thou- sand people in Ireland and the North of Eng- land who will be obliged to leave their native soil for the same reasons, viz. rise of lands, dear- ness of provisions, and want of employment.
March 5. The petition relative to the esta- blishment of an American steel manufactory is dismissed the House of Commons.
We are informed from Portsmouth, that to the immortal honour of the ministry, who in al- they do have never any thing else in view but the public good, and to fill up the present va- cancies in our jails and gibbet, several hundred of marines have lately been discharged there, as a reward for their past services, and furnish- only with the paltry sum of fifteen shillings, a time when all the necessaries of life are at the
an advanced price, to carry them to their own houses many of which are in the most ex- tant parts of the kingdom. This measure is supposed to be the more fatal, as many of the poor fellows, to avoid starving, or worse conse- quences, are thus thrown into the hands of the Dutch and other foreign agents, who with the greatest alacrity embrace this opportunity of kidnapping them abroad; while the unfeeling affairs on the continent renders it but too pro- bable, that the services of these brave fellows may again soon be wanted, when it is to be sup- posed very few will be to be had, unless by the old brutal method of constraint and impress- ing.
An ingenious foreigner a native, of Hamburg, now in town, is employed in making a very curious piece of mechanism, being a repeating watch, composed entirely of wooden materials, and has engaged that when finished it shall not exceed the bulk of a double cased silver one.
GLASGOW, Feb. 17. Last Saturday night a party of the private guards in town, in patro- lling the streets, fell in with some of the military strolling about; and on the party signifying to them that it was more than time for them to be in their quarters, they fell rudely upon the ci- tizens and cut and abused two of them with their swords in a most barbarous and shocking man- ner. One Mr. Stark received some terrible cuts in his head and arm. And on Monday night last some others of them fell upon one of the watchmen of the shops, and abused him.—If military wantonness is permitted to go on, in this manner, without a proper check, the inhabitant will soon be at a poor pass.—It is however with pleasure we hear that some of these insolent dis- turbers of the peace are secured; and we hope the injured inhabitants will receive ample satis- faction of these daring offenders, as four of them are delivered over to the civil law.
MONDAY, May 17. BOSTON.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of this town, at Faneuil-hall, by adjournment, the 14th instant, the following was vot- ed, nem. con. "WHEREAS it has been reported that certain persons justly obnoxious to this town and province are to be invited to dine with the Governor and Council on the ensuing Anniversary Election day, in this Hall— Be it Resolved, and an instruction to the Gentlemen Select men, that if a commit- tee of his Majesty's Council shall apply to them for the use of this Hall to dine in, they consent upon these express conditions, That neither the Commissioners of the Cut- toms and their attendants, nor the officers of the army and navy stationed here for the purpose of enforcing unconstitutional acts of parliament by military execution, be invit- ed.—It being utterly against the inclination of the town, that even One person who has rendered himself inimical to the rights of America, should be admitted into the Hall upon such an occasion."
Upon a motion made, Voted, That the Gentlemen the Select-men be directed to wait on the Chairman of the Committee of Council, with an attested copy of the afore- going vote.
Also Voted, That the foregoing be pub- lished in the several news-papers, Attest. WILLIAM COOPER, Town-Clerk,
"Behold the chief fortress of the pro- vince in the hands of a foreign soldiery, over whom the first civil magistrate has declared he has no controul.—A considerable fleet ly- ing in a line before this town, with cannon loaded, and actually pointed against us; the cruizers distressing the trade by impresses, stopping, searching and seizing vessels upon the most trifling pretences, and then judge whether the same kind of notice is due to the officers which the inhabitants of this town have been remarkable for paying those of the army and navy in times past."
At the above meeting it was Voted, That the thanks of the town be given to Thomas Dawes, Esq; for his faithful and good ser- vices as a Fire Ward several years past.
By a gentleman from Hartford this morn- ing, we are told, that at the General Electi- on there last Wednesday, the same gentlemen who served in office last year were again re- elected:—That the Commissioners for set- tling the boundary line between this pro- vince and New-York, had met; and it was thought would accomplish the business of the congress so as to set off on their return from thence on Wednesday next.
TUESDAY, May 18. BOSTON.
Capt. Clift, from Turk's-Island, arrived here, informs, that on the second of May in lat. 36.58. long. 69.0. he discovered a wreck about two leagues S. E. from him, which he bore away for, and it proved to be a sloop about 80 tons burthen. Her jib stays fore stay fails, and all her small rigging were gone; her boom lashed in the crotch, her ides painted yellow, and quarters green, and red quarter deck, she was blown up
and her hold full of water, she had one water cask on deck and no person on board. Her pumps were rigged and her mast stand- ing.
A vessel arrived at Rhode-Island, in 13 days from the Mole, brings advice of the French having lately seized 23 sail of Eng- lish vessels at Hispaniola, &c.
We are informed, that one day last week, a number of people at New-London, took and burnt a barge belonging to one of the Protectors of their Trade , for being ra- ther too officious in their business.
We hear from Lunenburgh, Nova Sco- tia, that the Rev. Mr. Bryzelius died there lately, in the church, as he was preach- ing in the pulpit on Good Friday.
Thursday arrived here from South Caro- lina, his Majesty's ship Gibraltar , Sir Tho- mas Rich, commander.
ANNAPOLIS, April 29. We are in- formed that his Excellency Robert Eden, Esq; our late Governor, has received a new Commission under the Right Hon. Henry Hartford, Esq; appointing and continuing him Governor of this province.
His Excellency has this day issued pro- clamations to the several counties notifying his appointment, and declaring the General Assembly to be dissolved.—New commissi- ons are also issued to the provincial magis- trates, the several county Justices and Sheriffs.
WEDNESDAY, May 19. BOSTON. By Capt. Calley who arrived at Marblehead, in 36 days from Falmouth, we are favour- ed with the following late articles of intel- ligence, viz.
LONDON, March 27. YESTERDAY at two o- 'clock the Lord Mayor at- tended by Sergeant Glynn, Recorder, Alderman Bull, Mr. Sheriff Lewes, City Remembrancer, Common- Serjeant, Town-Clerk, eight of the livery, and the rest of the city-officers, went to St. James's, where the Recorder read to his Majesty the address, petition and remon- strance from the city of London: To which his Majesty was pleased to give the following ANSWER:
"I have the satisfaction to think that my people do not doubt of my readiness to attend to their complaints, or of my ardent desire to promote their happiness, which I can not more effectually do, than by resisting every attempt to sow groundless jealousies among them. Your petition is so void of foundation, and is besides con- ceived in such disrespectful terms, that I am convinced you do not seriously imagine it can be complied with."
The King was attended by a numerous Court, and seemed very cheerful; and be- fore the citizens were introduced to his Ma- jesty, they were given to understand, that on such an occasion as the present, they were not to expect to kiss the King's hand.
Yesterday the Earl of Stormont took leave of his Majesty, and to morrow will set out on his embassy to the Court of France.
Yesterday Col. Barre observed in the house of commons, that opposition was quite dead, and he was left chief mourner over her bier.
March 28. Letters from Paris say, that the court of Versailles only wait to receive some advices from the French Ambassador at Vienna, after which that court will de- clare itself an enemy to the conduct of the three united powers.
March 29. It is expected that parliament will not rise, at soonest, till the 20th of June, nor, if punishments or public censures take place, till the month of July.
March 30. The present conduct of the French ambassador and our ministry, with respect to their balls , brings to our recollec- tion the expression of the Kings of Brent- ford: "We shall settle our state affairs— but first we will have a dance."
The famous alliance which is now almost concluded between England, France, and Spain, is universally allowed to be unnatu- ral, and will certainly share the fate of al- l unnatural things: It is a monster, and can- not live long.
It is reported that the city remonstrance is to be laid before a great assembly.
They write from Paris that the Court of France has openly declared, that, if any
Prussian troops march into Swedish Pome- rania, a numerous army shall immediately set out for Embden, Friesland, and other states belonging to Brandenburg.
We have the pleasure to inform the pub- lic, that the Earl of Bellamont is perfectly recovered.
The House of Commons, it is said, will prolong their sessions until the middle of Ju- ly, on account of the many affairs still re- maining for their consideration.
Two couriers arrived this day from the continent with some spirited remonstrances to our court.
We hear that the bug-bear which the King of Prussia holds up continually to deter our K--- from interfering with the plunder- s on the continent is, the ruin of Hanover. If Great-Britain makes one offensive step to interrupt that monarch's views in this scan- dalous affair, he threatens, as his first stroke, to pour swarms of troops into Hanover. It appears that these threats are sufficient, for it has been determined in the British cabin- et, that the division of Poland can be in no degree injurious to the interests of Britain.
As a fresh stroke to public credit, a very eminent banker stopped payment yesterday.
April 3. We hear that Sir John Dal- rymple has lately discovered some curious manuscripts, in the ruins of Herculaneum, by which it appears, that all the old Greek and Roman patriots, were traitors to their country.
LINCOLNSHIRE COMPANY, TWENTY ASSOCIATES, May 13 1773.
WHEREAS there are diverse matters necessary to be transacted by the Twenty Associates of the Lincolnshire Com- pany, respecting their lands and interest.
The committee of said Proprietors being du- ly authorized thereto, hereby notify said Pro- prietors to meet on Wednesday the 9th day of June next, at the Vernon-Tavern, in Boston, at Six o'clock, P. M. then and there to act on the following articles, viz.
I. To choose a Moderator, Clerk, Treasurer, Standing-Committee, and any other officers that may be thought needful.
II. To determine on any further surveys of their lands.
III. To empower the Standing-committee to complete the conditions of settlement on the part of the Proprietors, when any letter has performed the same on his part, and to execute such deed or deeds, as the Proprietors stand obliged to by their permissions to settlers.
IV. To determine whether they will make sale of any more of their lands to defray neces- sary charges of the Proprietors, or raise such money as may be wanted by taxes.
V. To determine whether the lots commonly called the GORE LOTS, drawn by the Proprie- tors for a second division of lots, at their meet- ing March 13th, 1771, may not revert to the Proprietors in common as before the said draw- ing of lots, it being found a great impediment to the settlement.
VI. To determine upon any further drawing of lots for a division of their lands among the Proprietors.
VII. To determine whether they will lease any of their lands, islands or streams.
VIII. To sequester a lot of land for the sup- port of the gospel ministry.
IX. To sequester a lot of land for the first minister of the gospel, that shall reside on their lands, and officiate at the desire of the inha- bitants, for the space of seven years if living.
X. To sequester a lot of land for the support of a school or schools, on their lands.
XI. To make such grants to their Clerk, Treasurer, Committee, or any of the servants of the Propriety from time to time as they shall think necessary for promoting the settle- ment of their lands.
XII. To choose a Committee to examine the accounts of the Clerk and Treasurer.
XIII. To determine upon laying out any more lots of land to be given or sold to any set- tlers, as may be thought necessary.
Lastly, To confirm past transactions of the Propriety and their Committee.
By order of the Proprietors Committee, NATHANIEL APPLETON, Pro. Clerk.
BLANEY and BAKER, At their shop on ROXBURY HILL. Nearly opposite the Meeting-House, continue to sell,
LIVERPOOL ware of all kinds, and all sorts of English, India, Scotch, Irish and West-India GOODS, at their USUAL LOW RATE, notwithstanding the report which some ill-natured person has en- deavoured to propagate to their injury, viz. That they were mistaken in the cost of their goods, but had lately discovered their error and advanced the prices; which report is as false as it is malicious.
To be SOLD, THE northerly end of a HOUSE and land in Orange-street near the Hay- Market, or a house and land in Pleasant-street, opposite the tan- yard. Enquire at said house.

For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Friends, countrymen and fellow citizens, THE time is drawing nigh for the election of counsellors in this province (on a due choice of which much at this time depends.) As one whose constant attention has been heretofore, and ever shall be devoted during my life, to the good of it, and preservation of the just rights and privileges of Englishmen in general; I think it my duty to address you in as concise and plain a manner as may be, at this very critical juncture.
Sir Francis Bernard of detestable memory, through his chicanery introduced and supported at the council board, some particular members who preferred his private interest and views to the public good; and I am authorised from experience to assert, have by undue practices, and your inattention been continued in the same respectable situation, to the prejudice of your country: They are thank Heaven but few in number but few as they are they have been dangerous! And the time draws near, if I augur right that those few may give the finishing blow, to this once happy constitution.
It is needless for me, my countrymen, to mention names: Those gentlemen are well known by you, by me, by every individual in the society:—Duplicity of conduct when the invaded rights of their country call for their honest and most strenuous exertions in its behalf, is, and ought to be, a sufficient bar to their continuance in a station, where their countrymen cannot with certainty look up to them for support in time of danger.
Durante bene placito--and quam dice se bene gesserint, are very different things, and of much import in the present case:—That duplicity in a counsellor, (nor should I chuse to be lead into the field by a general officer who one day flirts in guady regimentals, and the next submits to have his nose pulled-- ) who one day is a warm assertor of the rights and privileges of his country (if he dines with a son of liberty on a well dressed turtle!) and the next a reviler of the assertors of that liberty, when at the table of him who knows how to keep him at a proper distance! (sai verbum)
This kind of gentlemen have had the shuffling of the cards, and playing the game, until they have nearly entitled the province to sue for a statute of bankruptcy: It is therefore become absolutely necessary the members of the General Court should in behalf of their constituents, and for their own preservation, oblige those respectable gentry to retire that they may have time to recollect their past doings, and repent of what ought to be sincerely repented of.
Things are now become serious, and a few months, gentlemen, will convince you how near your fate is at hand: The speech delivered to the general assembly at the opening of the last sessions, put them upon declaring their sentiments in too plain and positive a manner, to be passed over in silence by administration. The question was put roundly by the King's representative, in a legislative capacity, and as plumply answered in the same way. I am sure your good sense will therefore lead you to conclude, that either you must be suffered to act for yourselves in all matters and things, as may seem meet to you, or you must expect some very severe methods will be adopted, to oblige you to a submission; and where you are to cast your eyes for the source of this dilemma, I am certain I need not instruct you.—This being the case, surely then, gentlemen, you will not, with your eyes open, give your suffrages to men, who you in the least suspect of duplicity of conduct, at this critical juncture, particularly to those who have been detected in opposing the true interest of their country, at the instant they were instructed with the conservation of it.
As I have little doubt of your being addressed upon this subject, by much more able pens than mine, I shall conclude with requesting that you will be particularly careful in the choice of counsellors for the present year; choose such gentlemen, as will without favour or affection, support the due prerogative of the crown as well as the liberty of the people: In choosing such men you will find a treasure, for we cannot be a happy people from the nature of our constitution, when those do not harmonize; if the due prerogative is full of —, and the crown is lulled, we are in danger of running it to anarchy and confusion; and if on the other hand the liberty of the subject is infringed upon so far as that is impaired, so much nearer are we to slavery and oppression, from which good Lord deliver us. A BOSTONIAN.
Number of Advertisements must be emitted
Jolley Allen,
advertises all his good old friends, customers, and others, that he has again opened shop, opposite to the sign of the three doves in Marlborough street Boston, and has for sale, at the lowest prices, the following articles:
MUSCOVADO sugars of various sorts and prices, single, middle and double refined English loaf sugars, lately imported, pepper, Bohea tea, coffee, spices of all sorts, indigo, raisins, currants, starch, ginger, copperas, allum, pipes of all sorts, best Durham flower of mustard, and most other kinds of groceries, too many to enumerate, which he will sell from the largest to the smallest quantities.—Likewise a very large and complete assortment of Liverpool and Staffordshire ware, which he will engage to sell by the crate or single piece, as low as at any store in town.—Playing cards, wool cards, seive bottoms, a few pieces of Osnaburgs and Ticklenburgs, No. 4. and No. 12 pins, a few pieces of sooties sterrets, damaskes, lorettes, burdets, Brunswick mozeens, &c.
Also at said Allen's may be had, genteel boarding and lodging for six or eight persons, if it should be wanted, for a longer or a shorter season, likewise good stabling for ten horses and carriages.
N. B. If any person inclines to hire the above stable and place for the carriages, may have a lease of the same for 10 years, or less time, from the said Allen, and, if should be wanted on the same premises, can be spared, room for forty or fifty horses and carriages. It is as convenient a place for letting of chariots, coaches, chaise, flays, sulkeys and horses as any in Boston.
Choice sterling MADEIRA WINE, From three to six years old, At BLANCHARD'S Wine cellar, Dock-square, Boston, And all other WINE'S as usual, Old Jamaica spirit, West-India, and New-England rum, London Porter Imported in bottles in the last ships; Cherry Rum. N. B. A new and elegant assortment of Paper Hangings, very cheap.
English, India and Scotch GOODS, Imported and sold, by HUMPHRY PALMER, Near Mr. Mann's tavern, WRENTHAM.
HE has received a quantity of GOODS, by Capt. Folger lately arrived from London, which, with his former stock makes a very good assortment.
He is determined to sell at such low prices, as (he doubts not) will give general satisfaction to his customers—To have enumerated articles would have been tedious. But he has studied to supply himself with almost every article he can think of, suitable for his situation, that those who ride a few miles, to supply themselves with what they want at his store, may not be disappointed.
All favours conferred on him will be most gratefully acknowledged. N. B. He sells exceeding good tea, indigo and other West-India good—Suitable goods will be taken in barter.
On TUESDAY, 25th May, At NINE o'Clock in the Morning, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE, at the Auction-Room in Queen-street, A variety of genteel HOUSE-FURNITURE, viz.
A Genteel mahogany desk and book case, chest on chest drawers, bureaus, desks, tables, looking glasses, feather beds, bedsteads and bedding, hair bottom, yellow bottom, and leather bottom chairs, with mahogany and walnut frames, a very good settee, with a mahogany frame, a field bedstead, with curtains, a variety of table linen, a variety of women's wearing apparel, among which are a very rich brocaded silk gown and coat, silver tankards, cans, porringers, spoons, all kinds of china ware, a very good 30 day clock, and one eight day table clock, &c. Kitchen furniture, viz. Copper and brass kettles, a fish kettle, copper boilers, stew pans, a good jack-pewter, tin and iron ware, &c. &c. &c. Also a genteel second hand chaise and harness.
J. RUSSELL, Auctioneer. Tuesday 25th May, —IX o'clock.
On FRIDAY, 28th MAY, At NINE o'Clock in the morning, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE A: the Auction-Room in Queen-Street, A very large and valuable Collection of BOOKS,
In almost every branch of po'ite Literature. N. B. The books are chiefly new and well bound; and those persons who are desirous of establishing affording Libraries, will now have a very good opportunity for such a design.
J. RUSSELL, Auctioneer. FRIDAY 28th May —Nine o'clock.
Printed Catalogues will be given out At PRIVATE SALE, A very genteel Church ORGAN, With five stops.
THURSDAY, May 22. BOSTON.
Yesterday Josiah Quincy, jun. Esq; arrived in town from Newport.
Governor Hutchinson, Col. Brattle, and the Hon. John Hancock, Esq; are expected in town to-morrow, having, as we hear, settled the boundary line, between this province and New-York.
Tuesday last, the ship Haley, Captain Scott, failed for London.
We are informed the armed brigantine, new Gaspee, cruizes backwards and forwards between Nantasket and Cape Cod, fires and brings too all vessels in light, and disturbs greatly the peace of our seafaring American brethren.
We hear from Hartford, that just before Governor Tryon arrived there, the horses in his carriage, (which had stopped for some purpose or other) took fright, and his coachman in endeavouring to seize the reins of the near horse, fell, and the carriage going over his body he expired soon after.
Azor Orne, Esq; and Mr. Elbridge Gerry, are elected representatives for the town of Marblehead.
Yesterday the Rev. Mr. Joseph Howe, was ordained to the pastoral care of the new south Church in this town.
MARRIED. J. Mr. Jesse Brown, of Dedham, to Miss Hannah Gore, of this town.—At Marlborough, Mr. Abraham Amadon, jun. to Miss Submit Morse, youngest daughter of Mr. Samuel Morse, deceased.—At Newport, William Channing, Esq; to Miss Lucy Ellery, daughter of William Ellery, Esq;—At New-Providence, Ensign Sewall Mansell, of his Majesty's 29th regiment, to Miss Elizabeth Brown, daughter of the hon. John Brown, Esq; of that Island.
DIED. J. Mr. Stephen Harris, baker.—Mrs. Margaret Fletcher, relict of Capt. Robert Fletcher, of this town.—Mr. John Hurley, shipwright.—At Charlestown, South-Carolina, Thomas Laughton Smith, Esq; one of the Representatives in Assembly, and an eminent merchant in that place.—At St. Vincents, Lieut. Col. Forrester, of his Majesty's 6th regiment of foot.
NEW-YORK, May 13 Some time ago, one Sarah Wilson, who attended upon the Hon. Miss Vernon, sister to Lady Grosvenor, and maid of honour to the Queen, having found means to be admitted into one of the royal apartments, took occasion to break open a cabinet, and rifled it of many valuable jewels: For which she was apprehended, tried, and condemned to die, but through the gracious interposition of her mistress, the sentence was softened into a transportation, she accordingly in the fall of 1771, was landed in Maryland, where she was exposed to sale, and purchased by Mr. W. Devall, of Bush-Creek, Frederick County, after a short residence in that place, she very secretly decamped, and escaped into Virginia, travelled through that colony, and through North, to South-Carolina, when at a prudent distance from Mr. Devall, she assumed the title of the Princess Sufanna Carolina Matilda, pronouncing herself to be an own sister to our sovereign lady the Queen. She had carried with her clothes that served to favour the deception, had secured a part of the jewels, together with her Majesty's picture, which had proved so fatal to her; she travelled from one gentleman's to another under these pretensions, and made astonishing impressions in many places, affecting the mode of royalty so inimitably, that many had the honour to kiss her hand; to some she promised governments, to others regiments, with promotions of all kinds, in the treasury, army, and in the Royal Navy. In short, she acted her part so plausibly as to persuade the generality she was no impostor. In vain did many sensible gentlemen in those parts exert themselves to detect, and make a proper example of her, for she had levied heavy contributions upon some persons of the highest rank in the Southern colonies, but at length appeared the underwritten advertisement*, together with Mr. Michael Dalton, at Charlestown, raising a loud hue and cry for her serene highness; but the lady had made an excursion a few miles to a neighbouring plantation, for which place the messenger set out, when the gentleman who bro't this information, left Charlestown. How distressing to behold a lady of this exalted pedigree and pretensions, thus surprized into the hands of her inexorable enemies.
* "Bush-Creek, Frederick County, Maryland, October 11, 1771.
"RUN away from the subscriber; a convict servant maid, named Sarah Wilson but has changed her name to Lady Sufanna Carolina Matilda, which made the pub!
believe that she was his Majesty's sister, she has a blemish in her right eye, black roan hair, floops in the shoulders, makes a common practice of writing and marking her cloaths with a crown and a B. whoever secures the said servant woman, or takes her home, shall receive five pistoles, besides all costs and charges. WILLIAM DEVALL.
I entite Michael Dalton to search the city of Philadelphia, and from thence to Charlestown, for the said woman. (A true copy) WILLIAM DEVALL.
THOMAS'S MARINE LIST.
PORT of BOSTON, May 20. ARRIVED. Gray, Maryland; Webb and Witham, North-Carolina; Laha, Halifax; Coombs, Martinico; Braddock, Guadalupe; Stover, Turks Island; Crocker, Cape Nicholas; Bog, Greenock. Outward bound. Folger, McEwen and Atwood, Quebec; Burge, Maryland; Bafs, Eldridge and Sweetser, West Indies; Parker and Arnold, Newfoundland; Hattie, Virginia; Hunter, Madeira; Barnard, New-York; Braddock and Hurd, New London; Sturges, New-Haven; White and Brig William, London. Cleared out. Lindsey, Rhode Island; Davis, Newfoundland; Rogers, Philadelphia; Summers, New-Haven; Starrett, Annapolis; Royal; Cole, Hispaniola; Cunningham, Liverpool; Scott, London.
PORTS of SALEM and MARBLEHEAD. ARRIVED. Allen from South-Carolina; Dodge from Guadalupe; Bowditch from St. Lucia; Davis from Maryland; Babson from St. Martins.
PORT of PISCATAQUA, May 14. Arrived. Dixon, Wheelwright and Hodgdon Granada; Wiggleworth from St. Luca; Newhall, Johnson and Hodge from Guadalupe; Peverly from Anguilla; Harris from Turks Island; Lemont from Antigua; York from St. Vincents; Hodge from Guadalupe; Hale and Lowell from St. Martins; Cole from Montserrat; Parsons from Port au Prince; Blunt from Georgia; Jones from Virginia; Turnell from Philadelphia; Friend from St. Nicholas; Morrison from Hispaniola; Lowell from St. Martins; Sherwood from New-Haven; Hodgdon from Granada.
PORT of HALIFAX, Nova-Scotia, April 20. ARRIVED. Chowne from London; Sheffield from New-Haven.
PORT of NEW-YORK, May 13. Arrived. Reed, Davison and Shoemaker, St. Augustine; Martino, North Carolina; Crabtree, Coracon; Moore, South Carolina; Kellum, Virginia; Williams, St. Martins; Sherwood and Foffey, Maryland; Stevens, Martinico; Cox, Falmouth, N. E. Periam, Santa Cruz; Ferguson and Wood, Philadelphia; Elder, Hispaniola; Darrell, Turks Island; Whetten, St. Martins; Hockley, Newfoundland; Keeble, Virginia; Gorham, Martinico.
PORT of PHILADELPHIA, May 10. ARRIVED. Harpet and Brown from Lisbon; Anderson, Brewster and Kerlin from Madeira; Mullet and Taylor from St. Kitts; Martin, Green and Wilson from Cadiz; Fields, Hewett and Dyer from North-Carolina; Moore from South-Carolina; M'Collough from Newcastle on Delaware; Hutchings from Turks Island; Bascome from Barbuda; Parker and Miller from Virginia; Alberdon from New-York; Crowford from Georgia; Rogers and Gibbs from Maryland; Hurston from Halifax; Lyle from Liverpool; Gowland from London.
PORT of CHARLESTOWN, S. Carolina, April 27. ARRIVED. Holberton from Plymouth; Stone and Turner from Georgia.
THE Treasurer for the county of Suffolk notifies those constables and collectors of taxes who are in arrears for the years preceeding 1772, that he has received orders, from the court of general sessions of the peace to issue his warrants against them, unless they immediately pay him their respective ballances. May 19th, 1773.
AMERICAN INK-POWDER. Experienced and found to be equal, if not superior to any imported.
THE excellent qualities of this powder are, that it makes the best black writing-ink and is very convenient for gentlemen, merchants, attorneys and others that travel; it being not cumbersome and liable to those milchances that other ink is. The ink may be made in large or small quantities, as is most convenient. As freezing is prejudicial to ink; when the weather is cold this may be made with a little brandy or other spirits not liable to freeze. One quality peculiar to this ink is that though the writing be exposed to extreme wet, it alters not, but will remain as long as the paper endures. This powder decayeth not by keeping. Note, the above powder has an ingredient in it that prevents ink from becoming thick and mouldy.
Any person by applying to ANN NORTON, nearly opposite the post office in Boston, or SAMUEL NORTON, the maker in Hingham, may be supplied with any quantity of said powder, as low by the gross, as can be imported, and a small quantity in this way will be most gratefully received.

To the Bakers, &c.
To be SOLD, For CASH or Short CREDIT, At No. 6 leading down to Treat's and Spear's wharves, a little South of the East- End of Faneuil Hall market, by JAMES SWAN, Choice Philadelphia
FLOUR, fine, superfine and the best Baltimore ditto. Bar Iron, Brown and Loaf Sugars, Coffee, Tea by the 6lb. 12lb. or 100lb. Pepper, Chocolate, Indigo, &c. &c.
All which is believed his customers and others upon trial will be made sensible, he sell as cheap as at a y-store in town.
RICHARD SALTER, Begs leave to acquaint his customers and others, that he has for sale at his Shop in Cornhill Boston, near the Post Office,
A LARGE and general assort- ment of English, India and Scotch Goods, suitable for all seasons, consisting of most articles usually imported to this market, which he will engage to sell as cheap as can be bought at an store or shop in town, by whol. sale or re-tail.—Also pepper, and all sorts of spices writing paper, ink-powder, sealing wax and wafers, ma iners compass, kalenders and epito- mes, a few dozen of Tate and Brady's psalm books with hymns compleat, with and without tunes, testament, &c. also, a large assortment of women's and children's calmanco, everlast- ing and leather shoes and pumps, of a superior quality, &c. &c.
This Day PUBLISHED, To be SOLD by EZEKIEL RUSSELL, Next the Cornfield, Union-street. (Price 6d.)
DEATH Realized; A POEM. Or, Mr. ALLEN's Dying Soliloquy, as a short but humble imitation of the Christian's Farewell of the Word. Some of the lines are taken from Mr. Cennick's works: To which is added, a Letter to a Friend.
In the Press at the above place, and may be had this week. The Fifth Edition, genteelly printed on a large Type, (Price 1s)
An ORATION on the Beauties of Liberty, or the Essential Rights of the Ameri- cans, delivered at the Second Baptist-Church in Boston, upon the Annual Thanksgiving, De- cember, 1772. Dedicated to the Right Hon. the Earl of Dartmouth. Published by the ear- nest request of many. This edition is carefully corrected by the author, in which are additions particularly those four pages which were left out of the last editions. With some strictures on the eternal right of mankind, liberty of conscience. And remarks on the rights and liberties of the Africans.
ALL persons indebted to Mr. Timo- thy Mosman, for News-papers, carriage, &c. are desired to pay their respective dues up to the 3d of this instant May. In doing which they greatly oblige their humble servant. T. MOSEMAN.
ALEXANDER THOMAS ad- vertises his friends and customers, that he has removed to the shop lately improved by Mr. Archibald Cunningham, just above the Draw-bridge, Boston, where he continues to make and sell all sorts of TIN-WARE, at the most reasonable rates.
Boston, May 5th 1772. THIRTY DOLLARS REWARD, STOLEN this morning, out of the house of Capt. James Arnold, three large
table spoons, marked A. S. four tea spoons marked ditto, one silver pepper box, marked E. F. A. sugar tongs, ditto, one pair of silver buckles, marked L. S. one large silver buckle, no mark, two ditto, ditto, two plain Free-ma- sons medals, and one set with stone, one pair of stone sleeve buttons, part of a gold neck- lace, seven gold rings, and about fifty pounds lawful money in cash.
Whoever shall apprehend the thief or thieves, so that the said articles may be recovered, shall be paid the above reward, by JAMES ARNOLD
ALL persons indebted to William Williams for the News papers and carri- age, are desired to make preparations to pay off their balances by the last of May.—And all such persons inclining to encourage said Willi- ams in six months longer riding are desired to send their names and places of abode to the different stages where he leaves the papers. N. B. The said Williams expects the pay every three months. Their humble servant, WILLIAM WILLIAMS.
WANTED, a WOMAN who is capable of doing Housework, and to serve in that capacity. Enquire of the Printer
Hand and Shop BILLS. ISAIAH THOMAS, has just furnished himself with an elegant assortment of LARGE, and other TYPES, for the purpose of printing in the best manner, SHOP and other BILLS. Whoever may please to favour him with their commands in this way, may depend on having them executed with care and expedition
THE Subscriber begs leave to acquaint the public that he being ap- pointed by the Select-men, one of the VEN- DUE-MASTERS in this town, he has opened a Room in the house lately occupied by Mr. Ezekiel Price, on the South side of the Town- house, and he begs the employ of such gentle- men as are disposed to offer goods and mer- chandise, household furniture, houses, lands, shipping, &c. &c. at public sale: Assuring them that he shall make it his constant endeavour by industry and fidelity, to recommend himself to the continuance of their favours. ANDREW OLIVER.
TO BE SOLD, A single decked BRIG- ANTINE about eighty tons burthen, well found and a prime sailor.—Enquire of JONA- THAN DAVIS, at Bull's wharf, Who has for SALE, Indian Corn, Tar, a few casks of Jamaica Spirits, and West-India Rum, by wholesale or retail.
Imported in the last ships from London, and to be SOLD, by NATHANIEL NOYES, At his shop on the South side of Faneuil Hall market,
A Large and fresh assortment of DRUGS, &c, with a number of ge- nuine patented medicines, viz: Lockyer's, Hooper's, and Anderson's Pills, B-isth Oyl, Bateman's Drops, Godfrey's Cordial, Tur- lington's Balsam, Squire's grand Elixir, Hill's Balsam of Honey, Waiker's Jesuit Drops, ge- nuine Hungary and Lavender Water: And a few bottles of Eau de Luce, very cheap.
DANIEL SCOTT, At his Medicine Store the Sign of the Leopard, South End.
TAKES this method of inform- ing all Gentlemen, Ladies, and o- thers, who have had the Misfortune to lose their Teeth, that he still continues the Bu- siness 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 pec- uliar Dexterity and Ease.—And all Persons who have the Scurvy in their Teeth, which threatens their removal though found, may have them cleaned without hurting the Ena- mel, or in the least degree impairing them, and may be supplied with his DENTIUM CONSER- VATOR, 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 Pub- lic: It will cure the Scurvy in the Gums, bring the Teeth to their original Whiteness, and by a continuance of its Use, will Pre- serve 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 pre- vent 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 Li- quid, which effectually destroys those hate- ful 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 us- ing them, and a variety of other articles cheap.
THE managers of HAR- VARD COLLEGE LOTTERY is that of FANEUIL HALL is now finished, would inform the public, that having me- with a larger sale of tickets than was at first expected, they are in hopes of still further encouragement to so good a design. Ma- ny who have been unfortunate in former lot- teries have now a fair opportunity for renew- ing their adventure: Those who have been successful, a new chance, as well as an addi- tional motive to follow their good fortune; and the disappointed by delaying to pur- chase, may now, upon speedy application, secure to themselves the means for obtain- ing for a small premium, a very tempting prize.
It must afford a very sensible pleasure to eve- ry well wisher to learning in general, and to the Seminary in Cambridge in particular, when any encouragement is given to hope for its prosperity: and 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 pro- vince of the Massachusetts-Bay, for the pur- pose of raising 32000. lawful money, toward building a new hall at Cambridge, for the bet- ter accommodation of the Students. To the management whereof Joseph Jackson and Wil- iam Blair Townshend, Esqrs. William Greenleaf, Jonathan Mason, Samuel Austin and Henry Hill, merchants, have been appointed and duly sworn.
HARVARD COLLEGE LOTTERY consists of 10,000 tickets, at six dollars each, of which 1337 are prizes of the following value, viz:
   Prizes Value Dollars.     1 of 5,000 is 5,000   1 of 3,000 is 3,000   1 of 1,000 is 1,000   3 of 500 are 1,500   10 of 200 are 2,000   15 of 100 are 1,500   30 of 50 are 1,500   3276 of 10 are 32,760   3337 Exclusive of the above prizes, the first ticket which shall be drawn on the first 6 days will be entitled to 50 dollars each. 300   The ticket which shall be drawn last in said lottery will be entitled to 100   6663 Blanks 48660  
Remain for the College, 11340 10,000 tickets at six dollars are 60,000 dollars. There are not two blanks to a prize.
As this undertaking is designed, solely for the benefit of the College, it is hoped those who have received the honours of that soci- ety, and all others, who have at heart the cause of learning, with which the good of society is so nearly connected, will read- ily and cheerfully encourage it, by becom- ing adventurers.
Public and seasonable notice will be given of the time and place of drawing; and when finished, a list of the prizes will be published in Edes and Gill's Boston-Gazette, and the money will be paid to the possessors of the benefit tickets, within twenty days af- ter a publication of a list of prizes.
Gold as well as silver will be tak- en for the tickets, and the prizes will be paid off in like manner. Prizes not de- manded within 12 months after they are drawn, will not be paid, but will be deemed as generously given for the purpose aforesaid, and will be applied accordingly.
Tickets may be had at the houses of Jo- nathan Hastings and Andrew Bordman, Esqrs. in Cambridge, and at the houses and stores of the managers in Boston.
The above lottery is calculated more to the advantage of the adventurers, than per- haps any other ever yet offered to the pub- lic on this continent; when this is consider- ed, together with the generous design of it, the managers cannot but flatter themselves that they shall be able to draw said lottery in a few months.
To be SOLD, by NATHANIEL RUSSELL, In Common-street, a little to the north- ward of Dr. Byles's Meeting-House, BOSTON,
A Compleat assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, con- sisting of Clocks, Tables, Chairs, Bedsteads dumb Waiters, &c. &c. Cheap for Cash
To be SOLD at the Shop of CHARLES LOWE, In Marshall's Lane, facing the Boston- STONE. Loaf and brown Melasses, Sugars, Cotton Wool, Rice, Indigo, Flour, Raisins, Pepper, Currants, Allspice, Figs, Nutmegs, Spermaceti Oil, Coffee, Dumb Fish, Tea, Indian and Rye Meal, Chocolate, &c. &c. &c. Cheshire and Narragansett CHEESE.
A few barrels of good shop SUGARS. A large assortment of neat PAPER HANGINGS.
Spring Goods.
JOHN BARRETT, and SONS, Have imported in the London Packet and other ships from ENGLAND, a great variety of European and India GOODS, Suited to the Spring trade, which they will sell at their usual low rate, by retail and whole- sale, at their store near the Mill-bridge, Bos- ton.—Their prices will be such as not to admit of any persons under selling them.
The articles are principally as under, A Very large and beautiful as- sortment of the most fashionable Blond and Bone Laces, Calicoes and Chincas, French and Wax Necklaces, Taffaties, Persians, Sar- nets, figured and spotted Pelong Satins for Bonnets, of all colours, grey and coloured Ducapes, Shaw, brown, grey, striped and bro- caded Lutestrings, the newest fashioned white Bocade; a fine assortment of fashionable Ribbands, plain Gauzes, Parisnets, spiders and patent Net, striped and flowered Gauzes, Lawns, ditto in Patterns for Aprons and Handkerchiefs, Dimities, Nankens, Bangals, Peniacoes; women's, men's and children's thread, silk and cotton, white and mixt, plain and ribbed Hose, silk and thread Mitts and Gloves.—A prime as- sortment of the most fashionable superfine Broad Cloths with suitable Linings and Trimmings, Fustians, Jean Jennets, Thicksets, Damascos, Sorces, Loretos, Brunswicks, Paolis, Calcut- tas, checked Silk and Cotton Lutestrings, Irish Linen, Diapers, Huckabuck, Russia Linen, Checks of all widths, coarse and superfine chipt Hats, Pound Pins, Bonnet and Writing Paper, marking Canvas, Stay Tick, white Tabby, Stay Trimmings, Sheer and Book Muf- lin, beautiful sprigged and striped ditto, Table Linen of all sorts, all kinds of silk and linen Handkerchiefs, Cambricks and clear Lawns of all prices, Sagathies, Alapens, Duroys, and almost every article in the Cloathing way that can be asked for. Besides which they have to sell as Cheap as any Store in the Province,
An universal assortment of London, Bristol, and Birmingham, and Sheffield, HARD-WARE and CUTLERY GOODS.
JACOB HEMET, DENTIST to her Majesty and the Prin- cess Amelia,
BEGS Leave to recommend to the Public, his newly discovered Es- sence 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 pre- serve 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 re- medy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley, Perfu- mer, in Cockspur-street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at Wil- iam Scott's Irish Linen Store, near the Draw- Bridge, Boston, New-England.
ENGLISH GOODS well bought to be sold at first cost and charg- es, and some at first cost without charges, at PALMER'S Warehouse, opposite the Golden Ball. They have the best Chocolate, new Flour, able Fish a Warehouse double deck, wine Glasses, Decanters, &c. &c. all very cheap, as they intend soon to quit business.
At the South Corner of MARSHAL'S LANE, leading from the MILL-BRIDGE into UNION-STREET, where rem- and Eight Pence Lawful Money, per Annum, unsealed, and Eight Shillings sealed and directed; and where ADVERTISEMENTS taken in.—PRINTING in its various Branches, performed in a neat Manner, with the greatest Care and Dispatch, on the most reasonable 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- Watchmaker in Salem; Mr. B. Emerson, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater; and by Dr. Elisha Hewins, in Stoneham.