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"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, MARCH 19, 1772.
[NUMB. 55]
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. The CENTINEL No. XXXIX. Thacher was not born a plebeian, but he will die one.
Chief Justice HUTCHINSON. Better to die a plebeian, than owe my greatness to my country's ruin.
OXENBRIDGE THACHER, Esq. IT has been long notorious, that the Court party, or as I would rather phrase them the friends to Government, but enemies to the constitution, have never attacked the writers on the other
side, on the foot of reason or argument. This the Centinel thinks he has reason to complain of in some late instances. They have also endeavoured to damp the friends of freedom, by insinuating that the road they are in, is attended with dangers and with difficulties. And then comes in the "incantation that freezes up the current of the soul," and chills every generous attempt: A patriot, when he imbibes a love for his country and pretends to vindicate her character, must sacrifice every charm in life, encounter poverty and disgrace, and at last must sink to his grave, a poor, destitute, helpless being. But this is a mean, low, begging the question, and at which humanity must blush. If there is such a thing in nature as freedom: If an affection for one's country, or in a word, patriotism is not chimerical, but is one of the noblest passions of the soul, it is surely acting like a rational to cherish it. The unhappy reception it meets with in the world, is no argument against its real merit, and a man of honour and virtue, while he knows that the cause he engages in, is intrinsically good, instead of being intimidated, he will be animated by the difficulties that await him. A man when he enters into society is only a part of a whole; from this result many benefits which he could not experience in a state of nature. He is therefore under a moral obligation, to defend the public system and promote its welfare at all hazards. He will watch over this system with care and attention; will equally despise poverty and riches, when they interfere with this plan, and will sacrifice every connection, family, friends, and life, to save it. Such a man, though poor, lives respected: he descends to his grave in peace and tranquility, and the tears of his countrymen will be a lasting tribute to his memory.
The more I think on the insinuation that has been flung out, of poverty's being an inseparable attendant on patriotism, the more I despise it. This is drawing back the veil and discovering the weak side of human nature. It is as severe a reflection on mankind as could have been invented. Such an argument may catch the poor wretch who is only a patriot for interest. It may sway his soul who never had one sentiment that gives a sanction to humanity, and whose views were never extended beyond the soppories and fooleries of the world. Such as these I confess we have among us, on these men let the argument have an influence.
Non tali auxilio, nec defensoribus istis Tempus eget.
On the contrary, the man who thinks, who has read, who knows men and things and who understands their nature and their obligations will look with ineffable contempt on the insinuation. He will pity mankind, when he sees them, lost to sentiment and honour, loading with poverty, a race of beings, of whom the earth is not worthy; but he will not be discouraged. And here lies the essential difference between what I call a Tory and a Whig, justly so denominated. The former in the administration of a province, or any man in power, who understands the nature of his office; who knows that he does not "rule for himself but the peo-
ple, and whose supreme happiness is the communicating felicity to millions, will then make a mighty stir about liberty and the country. But when that sun, whose beams gave life to such sentiment, sets and goes down, every faculty is chilled and benumbed. The passions thus raised, expire with their author, and like him vanish into night. On the contrary, a Whig, I mean one who is so from principle, while blessed with the administration of a patriotic ruler, feels solid and rational satisfaction: But his sentiments, though warmed and invigorated by such causes, are not founded on them. They are erected on honour, virtue and moral obligation. Hence although the scene shifts and oppression succeeds a mild and happy government, he is still the same, and those principles, which actuated him before, still exist, and will carry him through dangers, difficulties, poverty and death. Such was the Dutch hero, John Barnevelt, who, amid all his sufferings was infinitely superior to the wretch who was the cause of them, and whom his generosity had raised to that station. In the height of his agonies he could pity, he could despise the tyrant, and left the stage with dignity and honour.
A patriot, I mean a real one, is not only engaged in the cause of his country, but of mankind. Should his views be accomplished, and his attempt be crowned with success, he feels a pleasure somewhat as Lord Bolingbroke expresses himself, like that of the Supreme Being when he surveys his creation. Superior to dejection and (a pleasure that an enemy to his country never felt) can little even in misfortune.
It is one thing for writers to appeal to the reader as a man of principle and sentiment, and another to address his foibles and frailties. When the latter is attempted, we either pity the weakness, or resent the depravity of the author. It evinces either ignorance or wickedness, and is never apparent in writings that are founded on reason and argument. On the other hand, he whose principles are generous and rational and who can convince while he amuses, will be esteemed even by his opponents; I mean if there are any among them who can be entertained with such a repast. Hence the works of Sydney, Bolingbroke, Harrington and Locke, have been unsullied by the rust of ages, and still instruct and delight. There is a period "when, as a patriot of our own country expresses himself, the feelings and agitations of the day will subside, when we shall view things through a different and a much juster medium." In such moments of posterity, uninfluenced by fear or affection, will coolly and properly determine the writers of the present hour. Such judges in past ages have, and in future ages will esteem, love and revere the patriot. They will perceive through all his writings, a vein of reason, generosity, humanity, or in other words, every thing that can enoble or render estimable mortality. Different are their sentiments of the tools of administration. The bare mentioning the opposite writers would be the highest proof of what I assert. Look over the men I above mentioned, and then take from different departments their opponents; in the law your Allybones, in the parliament your H. Walpoles, and then comes in as the hero of the piece your FILMAR. Such will be the opinion of posterity respecting the present actors. And should that anecdote live, which I have taken for my motto, there is no need of a spirit of prophecy to tell what will be its fate: The one man will be esteemed and revered as an ornament to human nature, the other, as one who either never had a character for honor, virtue or principle, or who meanly sacrificed them, for the little gratification of interest, and who did not know that a patriot in
disgrace was infinitely superior to a rascal in power, gilded over with the wages of an hireling.
It is not the beauties of nature that can alone captivate. Freedom polishes their lustre, and gives a relish to every other pleasure. Without it they look gloomy and uninviting. Hence in the countries of Burgundy, &c. in France, though naturally luxuriant, the people are miserable and unhappy. Whereas in Switzerland, the cold, bleak mountains of Switzerland, the native smiles and is contented. And hence says Mr. Gordon, "liberty produces comfort, nay plenty, even among rocks; she smiteth in the sternest regions; she blesses in spite of nature; and in spite of nature tyranny brings curses."
It is no wonder therefore, that we have so frequently exhibited such an amazing spirit, which Voltaire beautifully calls the enthusiasm of liberty. I never read the history of Greece, but I meet with some anecdotes, that equally please and animate. Philip of Macedon, attempting to enslave Greece, when he found the Spartans endeavouring to obstruct him, told them, "that he would prevent all their measures," And will he prevent us from dying? said these great men. Such was the spirited answer of the Prince of Orange, afterwards our William the third, when Lewis XIV. overran his country, and taking advantage of his distresses presented severe and hard terms to him. When the Duke of Buckingham told him that his countrymen were in the way repined the young hero, of avoiding such a fight, and that is by dying in the last ditch.
In all free governments there exist mutual rights. If the sovereign has his rights to have the people. An infraction of either dissolves the connection: but an artful wicked man though he thus cuts away the scaffolding does it in such a manner, that the people are deceived. Hence the men who knowing the true interests of their country, and who scorn such base arts of deception, when they remonstrate and assert their rights are perhaps disregarded. The people incautiously swallow the bait and know not the real merit of the patriot and the tyrant until it is too late. Thus Cæsar, though he overturned the constitution of Rome, by his clemency dazzled the people. They did not consider that now all the barriers were destroyed, that though Cæsar was kind to them, his successors might be quite otherwise: And says Cicero, ita multi sunt, ut, amissa Republica, piscinas suas salvas fore videntur. They were such fools as to suppose, that though the constitution was gone, their fish ponds would be secure.
Oh! my countrymen, let not such a scandalous insinuation be ever verified in this people, the patriot is disregarded, but the wretch who is ruining them lives and is esteemed. On the contrary, nourish, cherish the former for they are your life, they are the guardians of a place and may be called the pillars of the community. Look on the other miserable beings as monsters in the creation. They are monsters. Before a man can be an enemy to his country, or what I call (for I hate evasion) a Tory, he must sacrifice sentiment, honour, reason and virtue, if he had these qualities, which is rarely the case. But this is a mere negative punishment. I said above, the people have their RIGHTS: let these be exercised; let the tyrant know, that be his station ever so conspicuous, he can be amused at the bar of the public. To resent insults offered you as freemen, is generous and noble; and this will ever be the conduct of a great nation, though in the exertion, the political fabric may be a little convulsed, and although what is improperly called dignities, honours and emoluments, perish in the general ruin.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
CHARLESTOWN, [South Carolina] February 11.
HIS Excellency the Right Honourable Lord Charles Greville Montague, Governor in chief, &c. of this province, has been pleased to appoint Roger Peter Handaside Hatley, Esq. to be Collector of his Majesty's Customs for this port, in the room of John Hughes, Esq. deceased.
February 12. A letter received yesterday from St. Eustatia dated January 17, informs us, that "About three weeks before the Spaniards took a schooner as she lay at Crab-Island, loading with posts. Crab-Island is mentioned in the Governor of Tortola's commission, as one of the Virgin Islands under his command. Admiral Mansent sent down a frigate to demand the schooner and her crew, but the frigate returned January the 16th without either. The Spanish Governor told the Captain of the Frigate he had orders for what he did, and that he would continue to do as he had done till his orders were countermanded. The British officers who went ashore, were treated as criminals, being put under a double guard of Spaniards as soon as they landed.
PHILADELPHIA, February 20. A schooner from New-England for Topsham, drove from her anchors, in the island of Scilly, the 7th of December last.
The Duke of Cumberland's marriage with Mrs. Horton, has been the subject of much dispute and conversation for some time past. Some people suppose the marriage to be unlawful.—Others are of a different opinion.—While all confess the extreme folly of it. For my part I know of no law that restrains the King in the choice of a Queen, unless it be a statute passed in the reign of William the Third, which forbids the King to marry a Roman Catholic, under the penalty of a forfeiture of his crown. It is usual, it is true, and for obvious reasons of state, highly proper, for the King to consult his Parliament before he marries, but he is obliged by no law to do it. Edward the Fourth, and after him Henry, married with their subjects, without acquainting the Parliament with their intentions. If this is the case with respect to Kings, I am convinced much greater liberty is allowed to the princes of the blood. The Duke of York, brother to Charles the second, although presumptive heir to the crown, married the daughter of a private nobleman, not only without consulting the Parliament, but in direct opposition to their petitions and remonstrances. Upon the whole then it appears that the Duke of Cumberland has committed an imprudent, but not an illegal act."
February 24. On Saturday last, the weather was so warm, that the Mercury in Fahrenheit's thermometer stood at 65 d. in the shade. The same degrees of heat have not been felt here for these many years at this season.—For some time our navigation which has been obstructed with the ice, was entirely opened, so that several vessels came up on Saturday afternoon.
A large ship, Captain Boon, bound to Casco Bay, belonging to Liverpool, put into Antigua dismasted.—A ship from Glasgow for Boston, likewise put into Antigua, having lost her foremast.
New-York, March 2. Last Saturday week George Crawford and John Anderson, having occasion to bring some Wheat from Rodman's Island opposite New-Rochell, in the sound, in a canoe, the wind blowing fresh, after they pushed from shore, a dispute arose between them whether they should proceed, or put back for the island, but by means of their paddling against each other, they overset the craft, and were both drowned, so near the shore, that when they

From the LONDON CHRONICLE. To the PRINTER.
THE account lately given in all our public papers, relative to a certain Prince of the house of Stuart having been seen at Paris and Versailles, and the particular cause of his journey thither, hath been entirely misrepresented, and seems totally to have been misunderstood. To give your readers then some insight into this cabinet secret, they must be told, that when this unfortunate Prince, after his precipitate and providential escape from the mountains of Scotland, had taken refuge at Paris, under the protection of our good friend and ally Lewis the fifteenth, it is well known he was seized one evening by a military guard, as he was coming out of the opera house in Paris, and carried as a traitor to one of the state prisons, not many miles from that capital. Whilst he was thus made a prisoner, in open violation of the laws of hospitality, by his royal, but false patron and protector, Louis the fifteenth gave him politely to understand, that this was a measure entirely against his own will, though submitted to by him as an act of absolute state necessity: that to convince him of the sincerity of this declaration, he told him the prison gates should be opened to him whenever he pleased to go out, with this proviso only, that he should quit the kingdom of France in twice forty-eight hours after his enlargement. This was the only favour the French King requested, and he promised his prisoner at the same time, upon the word of a King, that whenever there should be a favourable opportunity of advancing him to a throne he would employ his whole power to procure him a crown. Duped by this royal promise, Prince Charles quitted his prison and the kingdom of France with all possible expedition, travelling night and day until he arrived at a more hospitable territory. Nor since that time has he ever been publicly seen within the walls of Paris till a few weeks ago, when having learnt of a certainty that the throne of Poland will, in six or seven months become vacant, he passed incog to Versailles, to require a completion of the promise made to him, as above mentioned by the French King. But where is the man old enough to remember the time when the King of France ever kept his word, if it were worth his while to break it? Scruples of conscience are for private individuals, not for Kings. Accordingly, Mr. Printer, your readers will readily conclude, that Louis the fifteenth, who is hackneyed in all the tricks of low Kings craft was not long at a loss for a plausible excuse for not keeping his parole d'honneur. You must therefore know that he told Prince Charles he had indeed long entertained the pleasing thoughts of placing him on the throne of Poland, but he was sorry to inform him, it was not now a fit opportunity because his good and powerful ally, the Emperor, had actually designed Prince Albert of Saxony for that royal dignity, and he could not break at present with the house of Austria. There needed no explanatory epistle to this more than tragical declaration to Prince Charles. He had received in this answer his coup de grace; and as he came to Versailles incog. so he returned in the same manner, re incog. to his old and private retreat at Bouillon. This Mr. Printer, is a true narrative of the cause of this unfortunate Prince's late, and, most probably, his last visit to the Court of Versailles.
Your old Correspondent at Paris.
To be SOLD, at private sale, A Very handsome CHEST- DRAWS, and a Pallet Bed and Bedstead. Enquire of the Printer.
To be sold by JOSEPH ROACH and SONS , at their Store in King-street; Good Peterburgh Hemp, Cables and Cordage of all sizes, Russia and Ravens Duck. Also a few Bar- rels of Allum and Copperas.
ALL Persons indebted to the Estate of DAVID BELL , late of Bos- ton, Brick-layer, deceased, are desired to make immediate payment to William Bell, and Elizabeth Bell, Sole Executrix to the last Will and Testament of the deceased and all who have demands upon said Estate, are desired to bring in their accounts.
This Day Published, And Sold by EDES & GILL, in Queen-Street (Price 12s. 6d. Old Tenor.) THE FRUGAL HOUSE-WIFE, OR, Complete Woman Cook:
Wherein the Art of Dressing all Sorts of Viands with Cleanliness, Decency and Elegance, is ex- plained in Five Hundred approved Receipts, in Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Broiling, Gravies, Sauces, Stews, Hashes, Soups, Fricassees, Ro- gouts, Patties, Pies, Tarts, Cakes, Puddings, Syllabus, Creams, Flummery, Jellies, Giams, and Custards. Together with the best Methods of Potting, Colouring, Preserving, Drying, Can- dying, Pickling and making English Wines. To which are prefixed, various Bills of Fare, for Dinners and Suppers in every Month of the Year; and a copious Index to the Whole, by SUSANNAH CARTER, of London.
N. B. Any Person, by attending to the In- structions given in this Book, may soon attain to a competent Knowledge in the Art of Cookery, &c. And it likewise contains more in Quantity than most other Books of a much higher Price
BOOKS. JOHN LANGDON, At the New Book and Stationary Store, op- posite the Post-Office in Cornhill, Boston. Has just received from LONDON, A Large and fine Assortment of the most Modern BOOKS, In all branches of Literature, Arts and Sci- ences, which will be sold Remarkably Cheap for the cash;
Among which are the following, viz. HENRY on the Bible, 5 Vol. folio. Ditto on Prayer. Ditto on the Sacrament.
Mrs. Macaulay's History of England, 4 Vol. Montesquieu Spirit of Law, 2 Vol. Universal History, 20 Vol.
SCHOOL BOOKS of every kind. With a variety of the newest and Books in LAW, PHYSICK, HISTO- ry, and the CLASSICKS.
BIBLES of all Church Bibles, Folio, Family, Quarto, Octavo, Mi- nion and Pocket ditto, by the Dozen, or single.
Likewise, a large and compleat assortment of STATIONARY, Accompt-Books of all sorts, Paper of all sorts and sizes, Ink, Powder, Quills, Sealing-Wax and Wafers, Press-Pa- per, some of a superior sort to any ever im- ported, &c. &c. &c.
THIS is to give Notice to the Public, that there is a large Tract of good Land to be given off in Lots, from one Hundred to a Thousand Acres per Family; upon the Estates or Lordships of Berthier, and New-York, the property of the Honour- able Captain James Cuthbert, Esq; lying on the North-West side of the River St. Law- rence, Province of Quebec, distant from that City forty-six Leagues, from three Rivers fifteen, from Montreal fifteen, and about the same distance from Lake Champlain, where the River from said Lake, empties it- self into St. Lawrence, opposite to said Estates.
The Conditions are, viz. The Lands to be given off forever: The Quit-rents at the rate of two Bushels and a half of Wheat, and one Spanish Dollar, per hundred Acres, per Annum, with the customary alienation Fines upon a Sale, and the first two years free of rents.
Any Person, or Persons, that inclines to take up any of said Lands, may apply to Mr. Stephen Tuttle, Land Surveyor at Fort Mil- ler, in the County of Albany; or to the Pro- prietor at his Manor of Berthier, who will in- form them of the quality and situation of the said Tracts: They are esteemed among the best Lands in the Province, for raising all sorts of Grain, and hath already, settled on them, above six hundred Families, (there is also good Fishing and Hunting) and the Land now proposed to be given off, lies about two Leagues back from the River St. Lawrence.
To be SOLD by JOHN SAVAGE, At Store No. 13, Long Wharf,
NINE thousand wt. of Cocoa, 1500 wt. of Chocolate, 50 barrels of Flour, one ton of Ship Bread, Sixty Hogf- heads of Saltatudas Salt, proof Glasses, cafe Bottles single or by the dozen, Butter, Brim- stone, Coffee, white Beans, Rum, Sugars, Melasses, cases with bottles, from 6 to 15 each. By wholesale or retail, cheap for cash.
THOMAS LEE, At his Store near the Swing-bridge, Has imported in the ROCKINGHAM, just arrived from LONDON; SERGES of all colours, Kerseys and Flannels, which will be sold un- usually cheap.
SILKS. A beautiful variety of LADIES SILKS, of almost every kind.
Brussels and Mecklin Laces; Gold and Silver Laces; Gold and Silver rich basket Buttons.
A large Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, suitable for all seasons, at the lowest rates.
IRISH LINENS of all widths and prices from 7s. 6d. old tenor the yard, very cheap.
Also, Paper Hangings, Powder, Shot, Bar-Lead, Russia, Ravens and English Duck, Osnaburgs, Salt-petre, Verdigrise.
CASH given for BEES-WAX.
For the TEETH and GUMS. 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 scorbatic 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.
JUST IMPORTED, and To be sold cheap for CASH, by JOSEPH PALMER, At his store in King-street, Boston,
A GOOD assortment of Scots Handkerchiefs, Irish Linens, brown and white Sheetings, Housewife Linen, Dow- las, Russia Linen, Osnaburgs, Ticklingburgs, Broad Cloths, Shalloons, German Serges, Colchester Baize, Lambkins, a few fashion- able Silks, a few hogheads of Bristol Beer, and some other articles. Also, Spermaceti Candles, as usual.
Imported from LONDON, and to be sold by ELIZABETH CLARK & NOWELL,
At their shop, six doors to the southward of the Mill-bridge, Boston,
EARLY Charlton, early Hot- spur, and large Marrowfat Peas; golden Hotspur, large Sugar, Spanish Morat- toes, dwarf Marrowfat and green Marrowfat Peas; large Windfor Beans; early yellow, dwarf, early speckled, dwarf and large white dwarf Beans; early Yorkshire Cabbage Seed, early Dutch Cabbage, large Winter green Savoy, Battersea and yellow Savoy Cabbage Seeds, Orange, early, yellow and purple Carrot Seed, swelling Parsnip seed, early pickling and large pickling Cucumber seed, double Pepper-grass, and sweet Majo- ram seed, silver skin'd Onion, Summer Savo- ry, Balm, Thyme, and round Spinnage Seed, early Colliflower, late ditto, early and win- ter Turnip seed, red Beet seed, &c. All warranted to be of the true and genuine sort.
ALMANACKS. AMES's, Low's, Bickerstaff's, Massa- chusetts Calendars and SHEET AL- MANACKS, to be sold by I. Thomas, near the Mill-bridge.
To be SOLD, For little more than half the worth, A NEW Dutch SLEY that will carry fourteen persons, fitted for four horses. Enquire of the Printer.
Province, March 5.
To LEE, of the Swing-bridge, Tract of Land, just sold. Greeting.
WHEREAS you, WILLIAM others, proprietors of a certain of common and undivided land, situated in the county of Lincoln, at and near a place called Pemaquid, in the eastward parts of said province, granted by the council of Ply- mouth, in G. Britain the year 1631, to Ro- bert Aldsworth and Giles Eldridge, known by the name of Pemaquid Lands: have made application to me the subscriber, one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace throughout the said Province, for calling a meeting of the proprietors of said tract of land, for the purposes hereafter mentioned, you are there- fore in his Majesty's name, hereby required to notify and warn, in time and manner as the law directs, the proprietors of the same tract of land, to meet at the dwelling house of Stephen Minot in Boston aforesaid, Mer- chant, on Thursday the seventh day of May next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon on said day, to act on the following articles, viz. To choose a Moderator of said meeting. A Clerk of said proprietors. Assessors. A Collector of taxes. And a Treasurer. To see what method the propriety will take to defend their title or titles, against all encroachments. To see what money is neces- sary for the defence of the proprietors titles, or any other necessary uses, and to grant the same, to be assessed on the proprietors, or on their Lands, from time to time, as they shall think proper. To choose an Agent, or Com- mittee, to prosecute or defend, in any man- ner of action or actions, wherein the inter- est of the propriety, or that of their assigns is concerned; with full power of substituti- on. To see what other committees are ne- cessary, and to choose them. To call to ac- count any person or persons, indebted to said propriety, and to prosecute as they find occa- sion. To choose a committee for sale of de- linquent proprietors lands. To see if they will call any former Agent or committee to account, as they find necessary. To see what former vote, or votes, of the proprie- tors, they will allow, and ratify and confirm the same, as they find necessary, or what method they will take about it. To see what lands the proprietors will grant for pub- lic uses, as they shall think proper. To see what method they will agree upon, for the division of their lands, or consider what they will dispose of, as they find occasion. And to agree upon a method for calling proprie- tors meetings for the future.
Given under my hand and seal, this second day of March in the twelfth year of his Majesty's reign, Annoque Domini 1772. JONATHAN SEWALL. In pursuance of the foregoing warrant, the proprietors of the undivided tract of land therein mentioned, are hereby notified and warned to meet at time and place, and for the purposes set forth in said warrant. JOHN SAVAGE.
Just arrived, and to be sold by C. LOWE, In Marshal's Lane, Boston, Near Thomas's Printing-office,
A VERY large Assortment of Paper-Hangings of the newest pa- tterns and best colours, of various Prices. Choice London Porter, Dorchester, Ringwood, and Bristol Beer, either Bottled, or draughted in Hogheads, Barrels, or by the gallon.
N. B. Masters of Vessels Passengers, or Others, may be supplied remarkable cheap for Cash. Cash given for Bottles.
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.
ROBERTS & LEE, TAKE this method to acquaint the public, that they have removed to the shop lately occupied by Mrs. De Jersey, nearly opposite the Old Brick meeting-house, Cornhill, Boston; where they have for Sale, A Large and Valuable Assortment of JEWELLERY.
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; and where Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received, 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 Charlestown; Mr. J. Hiller, Watch-maker in Salem; Mr. B. Emerson, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; and Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater.