The Massachusetts spy (Boston [Mass.]), 1772-02-06 00:00:00

THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY
A Weekly, Political, and Commercial PAPER:--Open to ALL Parties, but Influenced by None.
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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. I.]
THURSDAY, February 6, 1772.
[NUMB. 49.]
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. The CENTINEL No. XXXIII.
May he continue Long in his Highness's favour and do justice, For truth's sake and his conscience, that his bones When he has run his course, and sleeps in blessings, May have a tomb of orphan's tears wept on him SHAKESPEARE.
It is a very common thing for writers of a political nature, to lose themselves among lesser grievances, and forget the origin of their misfortunes. And it is as common for those who have enlisted in the cause of oppression, to encourage such a propensity, and with the mist which they artfully raise, blind their opponents. This plan is particularly followed by a writer, who will long live as an original character, and will find it impossible to be obscure even had my generosity attempted his concealment. A man who despising the beaten road of reason, argument and common sense, would confuse his readers with sentences which neither they nor perhaps he understood, and by a rhetoric peculiar to himself burlesques all diction. But I hope if this people ever lose their liberties it will be by a different management. I hope they will ever keep in view the source of their unhappiness, and preserve a consistency of character, that will make them venerable even in the eyes of their adversaries.
The above may serve as an introduction to what I propose for the subject of the present number. The grievances which we first complained of and complained of justly, were Acts of Parliament made for the sole purpose of raising a revenue in America. This treatment we felt resent, and I hope ever shall until the acts are removed, whatever may be the mode of redress. The effects of these unconstitutional measures have been frequently experienced, but never more than of late. The Court of Admiralty has had much business, and its decisions have been pretty extraordinary. One of these decrees, viz. in the case of Mr. Tyng, may at present afford us some improvement, and be productive of a number of weighty and important considerations. I shall handle this matter pretty freely; I shall not deliver the whims of fancy but the language of my heart. I am no courtier, am not bred in the arts of intrigue; I am I trust an honest man, a descendant of one who left every connection that is valuable in search of freedom, and found it in a desert, and a member of that noble community who are now struggling for their rights. This is not a day of carelessness and security, but a day in which every man should speak his mind. Why halt ye between two opinions? ye are for God serve him, if for Baal serve him. These are questions which the times require should be made to every man, and let conscience give a faithful answer.
When the acts of trade, constituted for the sole purpose of raising a revenue in America, were made known in this country, they created a general uneasiness. Every Assembly on the continent remonstrated warmly against the innovation. They affirmed, and were never answered, that their money was taken from their pockets without their consent, and therefore one of their most essential rights as Englishmen was endangered. Every man who understood and valued the possession of his liberties was determined never to submit to acts
in their nature unconstitutional, and refused all obedience to them. Hence arose those commotions which shook the very bowels of the empire. And hence broke out that flame which burns brighter and brighter, and which perhaps has got to too great a head to be easily extinguished.
Let us now see, my countrymen, whether we have preserved a consistency of conduct, which justly characterises freemen.
These courts of Admiralty are evidently intended to enforce and carry into execution these revenue acts. If this is true, can the man who makes such a clamour against the acts themselves, be said to behave properly if he consents to, and by his conduct justifies them; for I insist upon it the submitting to the jurisdiction of a court, erected to support the acts is a submission to the acts themselves. It may be replied, these Courts of Admiralty date their existence previous to the commencement of these acts of trade. Admitted; it only shifts, it does not invalidate my reasoning. When this court libels for the breach of acts, not disputed, it may act legally and the citizen perhaps acts properly in submitting to such a jurisdiction. But it is a certain fact, this court goes far beyond these bounds. The office of a judge of this court, it is notorious depends on the eager prosecution of breaches of these revenue acts. He is a mere tool of the customs, and dares not, if he intends keeping his place, dispute their invalidity. Thus we see they libel on these revenue acts themselves, as was the case with Mr. Tyng. This act of 4th of Geo. 3. c. 15. is clearly one of the revenue acts, and the preamble is, "Whereas it is just and necessary that a revenue be raised in your Majesty's dominions in America." Here I think my reasoning is conclusive, and the objection mentioned above does not reach it. The submitting to the jurisdiction of this court, and answering to a libel founded on an express revenue act, is acknowledging at once the validity of the act itself. Whether this is a conduct worthy freemen, is left to every man's own judgment; for my part I have no connection with trade, no interest in it unless as it affects the people in general. But had I an immediate concern herein, and was summoned to this court on a process founded on one of these acts, that I am thus remonstrating against, I should think I could never answer it to my country, my conscience, or that sacred regard I profess for the rights of this people, should I pay any attention to such summons. Such a conduct would be like building with one hand and knocking down with the other, and can never appear in men who act from principle. In a word, this court is a cursed institution, calculated to enslave this people, and every submission to its decrees, is forging one more link to the chain which may perhaps bind this nation for ever.
But for argument sake let it be admitted, that the court and its process were legal, still will its policy, its decision, and its conduct make every man tremble. Mr. Tyng was libeled on the 37th sec. of the 15th ch. of the 4th of Geo. 3. This ordains that "every person who shall be assisting or otherwise concerned, in the unshipping, &c. shall forfeit treble the value of such goods." I shall not at present look into the proofs of Mr. Tyng's thus assisting. It is impossible to quibble on this point. Mr. ***** himself, if you ask him the question as he is a gentleman and a man of honour, will tell you there was no evidence, and the charge was trifling and impertinent. As a ***** he must convict him. All
his assistance was in protecting the officer from the resentment of the people, who were of opinion that distributive justice was more properly lodged in them than in a court of Vice Admiralty. But leaving these matters, let us look into the process. Mr. Tyng it is said was assisting, to whom? Undoubtedly the person that illegally unshipped these goods. Why, that the records say is Mr. Tyng himself, and he is already punished for that offence with the loss of the cargo. Thus Mr. Tyng is first punished for a breach of the acts of trade, and then forfeits treble the worth of what they before took from him for assisting himself.
Let him laugh now that never laugh'd before, Let him who often laugh'd, now laugh the more.
This statute must be continued as all other statutes are, by the rules of law and common sense. The law tells you that one part of a statute must be so construed as that the whole may stand; so saith common sense. Let us take this act in all its parts, and we shall plainly see what the meaning of it is. It was evidently intended by severe penalties, to deter from a breach of the act of trade. Hence the owner of goods, coming under the breach of these acts, forfeits his goods, and not only so, but all persons who shall assist in unloading the goods shall forfeit treble the value. Here it is plain are two objects in view, the punishment of the owner of the goods for illegally unloading them, and the punishment of all those who shall assist him in thus doing. These are distinct things, and a primary agent and his assistant never were synonymous, in any man's brain but the judges of Vice Admiralty Courts. While therefore these two ideas are in the nature of things opposite, the mode of punishment must be absurd and ridiculous which makes them one and the same. But this is exactly the present case; Mr. Tyng first loses his cargo for illegally unloading it, and then forfeits treble the value of the goods for assisting in thus unloading.
But what is most extraordinary and which stamps infamy in indelible characters on the whole of the transaction, is the unaccountable servility shown to the Admiral, who it seems interferred very warmly in the cause. Not content with influencing the determinations of the judge, he pretends it is said to dictate the Governor, and demands a more conspicuous punishment of Mr. Tyng. I am in doubt whether the means or the insolence of such a character is most visible. Were I a Governor of this province, I would let Mr. Admiral know, that the King's representative in this place is infinitely superior to a servant of Jerry Dyon and the catalogue of wretches that constitute the board of trade. And although he might give himself airs while off Cape Cod or Mount Desert, he is quite a different Being when in the limits of this jurisdiction; and before he has left the station I would teach him such a lesson which might give him better pretensions to humanity than he could ever yet vouch, and from which, by placing him in the condition he is in, unkind fate would for ever exclude him.
And are my countrymen of a spirit that will brook such treatment? Are they willing not merely to be slaves, but debasing thought to have the curse of Canaan on them, to be a servant of servants? However we hope it will not be always so. Our political atmosphere, seems clouded, and the
present appearances are dark and gloomy. England is in a situation not to be envied. Easy, indolent and secure, although the most alarming prospects open upon her; France and Spain insulting and abusing her, and her colonies, one of her principal resources of wealth, disaffected; disaffected did I say? The epithet is mild. And amid scenes of war, misery and carnage, the truth may be leat, that the sentiments which arise from a delicate sense of an injury offered to freemen are permanent and fatal; and an observation of a religious nature may be politically verified, I will laugh at her calamity, I will mock when her fear cometh.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. A C A R D.
THE Centinel presents his compliments to Bob Short. Sorry would he be to suspect the weakness of Bob's cause from his method of handling it. He must have had little hopes of supporting upon the foot of merit, or he would never have quibbled at words. I will frankly own to him that the words, receive and reject were improper. The case I defend scorns such evasions. If Bob will give himself the trouble of running over these two numbers, he will find these to be the falls on which my reasoning was founded in the first place, which he readily admits, that the original motive of suspending judgment was a motion for a new trial. But this motion did not prevail, but that the court in not refusing to proceed to judgment, which was the regular course, and gave this for the reason, that the jury had mistaken the law had gone contrary to the opinion of the court, and therefore the only method was to lay the matter before the King. To refute this cursed opinion was the ground of said numbers. I do not care, whether the verdict was received or rejected, it is perfectly immaterial, it is notorious they did not give judgment. It is the reason of this behaviour was the jury's mistaking the law, the authorities were pertinent. If Bob has any other motive but cavilling, and intends to support his cause or weaken mine, let him invalidate the reason, the argument, the merits of these numbers. As to Bob's Query, whether an attaint did lie in a criminal case; I answer directly yes. If he will look into 4. Black. p. 354. he will there find that this is common learning. He may then turn to 2d Hale, p. 310. he will there perceive the same doctrine. This distinction must be noted, an attaint will only lie at the suit of the King not the prisoner, and not on an appeal.
[The remainder of the piece begun in our last.]
AND because the being chosen into power, might have effects as bad as the long continuance in it, Cicero in his book De Legibus , tells us, that there was an express law, Eundem Magistratum, ni intersuerint decem anni, ne quis capite ; "That no man should bear the same magistracy which he had borne before, but after an interval of ten years." This law was afterwards strengthened with severe penalties. Hence Rutilius Censorius blamed the people in a public speech for creating him twice Censor: And Fabius Maximus would have hindered them from choosing his son Consul, though possessed of every virtue proper for one, because the chief magistracy had been too long and too often in the Fabian family. And there are many instances in the Roman history, of magistrates, Chief magistrates, being degraded

192 their pride, avarice, and Male adminis- tration; and those who were thus degraded, were by law disabled, like our late directors, from ever enjoying again any post or pow- er. Nor were the Romans less careful to oblige their magistrates as soon as they came out of their offices and governments, to make up their accounts, and to give a strict account of their good behaviour; and for an ill one they were often condemned, and their estates confiscated. Besides all which, to be a Senator, or a magistrate, a certain qualification in point of fortune was requir- ed; and those who had run through their for- tunes were degraded from the dignity of Se- nators.—A reasonable precaution, that they who were intrusted with the interest of their country, should have some interest of their own in it.
In this manner did the Roman people check power, and those who had it; and when any power was grown quite ungovern- able, they abolished it. Thus they expelled Tarquin, and the Kingly government, having first suffered much by it; and they prospered as eminently without it. That Government too had been extremely limited: The first Roman Kings were little more than Generals for life: They had no negative vote in the Senate, and could neither make war nor peace; and even in the execution of jus- tice, an appeal lay from them to the people, as is manifest in the case of the surviving Ho- ratus, who slew his sister. Servius Tullius made laws, says Tacitus, which even the Kings were to obey. By confining the power of the crown within proper bounds, he gained power without bounds in the affections of the people. But the insolent Tarquin broke through all bounds, and acted so openly a- gainst law, and the people of Rome, that they had no remedy left but to expel him and his race which they did with glorious success.
The dictatorial power was afterwards giv- en occasionally, and found of great use; but still it was limited to so many months; and there are instances where even the dictator could not do what he pleased, but was over- ruled by the judgment of the people. Be- sides when the Romans came to have great and distant territories, and great armies, they thought the dictatorial power too great and too dangerous to be trusted with any subject, and laid it quite aside; nor was it ever af- terwards used, till it was violently usurped, first by Sylla, afterwards by Cæsar, and then Rome lost its liberty.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
To BOB SHORT.
SIR,
I HAVE read your letter published in Mr. Draper's paper last Thursday, and di- rected to me: I perceive you do not like my answer to your question, viz. "Hath the Massachusetts's government been an in- dependent state from the beginning?" nor, "the grounds of my affirmation that it hath been so." You say you imagine I have mis- taken some other paper for King James's char- ter; but you should have assigned a better reason for your imagination than barely this, viz. because "YOU cannot find that that charter or any copy of it was ever seen in New-England," especially since you tell us a few lines afterwards, that, "King James in his charter, &c. grants the lands &c." Now how you could possibly find out this, unless said charter or some copy of it had been in New-England, I am at a loss to know.
It may be seen now, Sir, that we agree, that there is such a charter as James's, and that by it, he granted lands; but say you, "the King could not relinquish his right to so- vereignty." This is saying, he could not do what he has absolutely done — King James by his letters patent under the great seal of England, dated at Westminster the 3d day of November in the 18th year of his reign, did "give and grant unto the council established at Plymouth, their suc- cessors and assigns, all that part of Ameri- ca, &c." "and all and singular the com- modities, JURISDICTIONS, ROY- ALTIES, privileges, franchises, pre- eminences, &c." Which lands with their appurtenances (and particularly the JU- RISDICTIONS and ROYALTIES) the same Council, which by the way is cal- led in said charter by King James, "The council established, for planting, RUL- ING, ORDERING and GOVERN- ING of NEW-ENGLAND, in Ame-
rica." This council I say, did by deed under their common seal, on the 19th day of March, in the 3d year of the reign of King Charles the first, "give, grant, bargain, SELL, enfeoff, ALIEN and confirm, to Sir Henry Roswell and others, their heirs and assigns and associates FOR- EVER, all that part of New-England, &c." with all JURISDICTIONS, rights, ROYALTIES, &c. Furthermore, King Charles on the 4th day of March, in the 4th year of his reign, (for certain con- siderations mentioned) by his letters patent under the great seal of England, did con- firm the same to the said Sir Henry Ros- well and company; and when William and Mary incorporated Plymouth and Massachusetts's Colonies into one province, by the name of the province of the Mass- achusetts's-Bay; a reservation to the subject was made, of all former grants, whether by letters patent or otherwise, "to be held and enjoyed according to the purport and intent of such respective grants." Nei- ther doth this relinquishing of sovereignty tend so to "dismember the state, as to render it an easy prey to any of its enemies." for he relinquished it only to the council of Plymouth, who were but a few in num- ber, and who were to recognize him as their King, after they had become a sepa- rate state and in a remote corner of the earth, upon conditions of having a plan of go- vernment formed, which would insure to them the common rights of men and Eng- lishmen. I say a relinquishing sovereign- ty upon such terms as these, has been a means, not to render his kingdom at home contemptible, but rather FORMIDABLE.
"Becoming their King by stipulation in a charter, whereby he grants the soil to those who were already his subjects, re- siding within the realm." You say you will not use such harsh language as to say, "is an apparent absurdity." It would be harsh language; but, you should remem- ber, Sir, that the words soil and sovereignty in this case are a mere fiction, for King James had no absolute right in the soil, it was his neither by conquest nor pur- chase: Had it been his by purchase, it be- ing his own private estate, he would have been invested with a power to sell or give it, or had it become his by conquest, the word his must be used in a less appropriate sense, that is, it would belong to his sub- jects by right of conquest, and he, as King, would have no right to sell or dispose of it in any way without consent of Parliament. You say, "the grantees are empowered to transport to this plantation, such of his Majesty's subjects, and others, as were willing to go and live there, under the King's allegiance." This, I take it, is giving up the point; for the King's juris- diction being local, their removing out of the place where he was legally King, they owed him no allegiance but what grew out of compact, or to use more familiar lan- guage, they might by virtue of this char- ter remove to New-England, make their own laws (under restrictions) enjoy the soil, and all the privileges of their brethren that remained behind, upon this sole con- dition, viz. that they should live under the King's allegiance: So that for a sovereign (in one dominion) to stipulate with his subjects, that he shall be their sovereign, when they remove from under his jurisdic- tion to a remote wilderness corner of the earth, is no absurdity.
The word independent will make a diffi- culty; but Sir, if you do but consider it, to import no more but an independance upon the Parliament of Great-Britain, or a dis- owning their right to make laws for us, you have the whole idea intended to be communicated, for we own the King of Great-Britain for our sovereign, who is to rule and govern this people by CHAR- TER RULES, which RULES also are to be observed by the people in regulating their obedience and allegiance to him.
I honour you Sir, for the mild manner in which you have handled your subject; but instead of being brought over to you by a critical review of the several charters, I have reason to expect such a candid ex- amination as BOB SHORT will adopt the system of TOM LONG.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
MR. THOMAS,
THE base conduct of the present Gov- ernor of Grenada, &c. and the noble and manly firmness of his majesty's truly honour- able council there, and the said Governor pro-
ceedings in consequence of their stability, hav- ing appeared in all our papers, your inserting the following extracts of some of the addresses made to their late worthy and excellent Go- vernor Robert Melvil, Esq; just before his departure from that island, may not be amiss at this time to shew how Mr. Melvil was esteemed for his firm adhe- rence to the British Constitution; and how contemptible the present Governor is for his attempts to overturn it.
The addresses are full of gratitude, and will speak for themselves, and while they do honour to the memory of Governor Melvil's administration, at the same time reflect great honour upon those who presented them.
Governor Melvil was above being con- trolled by ministerial instructions, when he imagined they militated with the rights of the people over whom he presided, as founded on their constitution; and in consequence of this virtue and intrepidity (as nothing short of complying with ministerial instructions, whether legal or illegal, would, probably, have preferred to him his government;) he cheerfully resigned the lucrative employ- ment, rather than be instrumental in en- slaving the people, to his own honour, but to their unspeakable grief. The difference be- tween Mr. Melvil's and the present admin- istration, it is to be feared, will be severely felt by that loyal, but at present, unhappy people, who so justly lamented the departure of a patriot Governor.
ST. CHRISTOPHER, August 21.
Among the many very warm, and affec- tionate addresses presented to his Excellency General Melvil, from all the Islands in his government before his departure, the follow- ing have been sent to us as most remarkable. From the Planters, Merchants and others at Grenada.
To his Excellency ROBERT MELVIL, Esq; Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over his Majesty's Southern Carribee Islands Grenada, St. Vincent, and Tobago, in America, Chancellor, Ordinary, and Vice Admiral of the same, and Major General of his Majesty's Forces in the West-Indies, &c.
"May it please your Excellency
"WE, the President and Members of the Society of Planters, Merchants, and Other inhabitants of this colony, under the title of the Liverpool club, think ourselves bound on this occasion of your Excellency's quitting this government, by every tie of du- ty and gratitude, to testify the deep sense we have of your Excellency's equitable and dis- interested administration, and that unremit- ting attention which you have always shewn to every thing that might affect the interest and happiness of the people committed to your care.
"The very critical situation of the affairs of this colony, for a considerable time past, has required all that capacity and address, for which your Excellency is so eminently distinguished; and though from an unhappy influence which has too long prevailed, we have not reaped all the benefits which we had the most just reason to expect from your confessed abili- ties. Yet permit us to hope, that the exam- ple of firmness and moderation, of zeal for the honour of the crown, and attachment to our happy constitution, which your Excel- lency in our trying situation, have set us, may have the most lasting and beneficial conse- quences to the welfare of this colony; and that though we be deprived of the happiness of your presence amongst us, yet that the in- timate knowledge that you have of the state of this colony, and your regard for its well being, may contribute to undecieve the authors of that mistaken policy, who by en- deavouring to break in upon our excellent constitution, endanger, as far as in them lies, our liberties, our properties, and every thing that ought to be dear to British subjects.
"We beg leave in particular, to return your Excellency our unfeigned thanks for the care and attention you have paid to the affairs of the Colony Hospital, and that notwithstanding the numerous debts, and the difficulties in which those affairs were involved, you have been happily able, before your depar- ture, to put them on so respectable a footing, as to afford a near prospect of the funds of the Hospital answering the purpose for which they were originally intended,—the relief of the numerous afflicted poor of this colony.
"Permit us Sir to add, that if our prayers and best wishes be heard, your Excellency
will not fail to meet with that reward from your Royal Master, the best of Princes which your zealous regard for the just right, of the crown, your distinguished care and concern for the prosperity of the people, and your steady firmness in supporting our hap- py constitution as by law established, most justly entitle you to.
"That your Excellency may have an agree- able passage home, and long enjoy an unin- terrupted series of health and happiness, and that your distinguished abilities may still be employed, as serviceable to his Majesty; be- neficial to your country, and honourable to yourself, as they have always been, are sincere wishes of this society.
Signed, JOHN KNIGHT, President. DAVID PURVIANCE, Secretary.
From the assembly at St. VINCENTS.
"May it please your Excellency,
"HAVING received intimation of your Excellency's intention of resigning your gov- ernment of these islands, and of your desig- of speedily embarking for Europe, we the assembly of the Island of St. Vincent, beg leave to approach your Excellency with all the sentiments of sorrow and regret, which such an event may be supposed to inspire in- to those, sensible of the many obligations which they have derived from your Excel- lency's wise and upright administration. Desirous, however as we may be to convey these sentiments to your Excellency, we find it impossible by any efforts of language, to do justice to them: Your Excellency must believe us, when we assure you they are such as flow from what we consider as the heavi- est of misfortunes. To enumerate the be- nefits, which we have received from your Excellency, would be to give a history of your administration, every step of which has had for its object our happiness and our in- terest.
"To your Excellency's wisdom and foster- ing care it is we owe that we are.
"You found us in a state of chaos, a tu- multuous concourse of strangers, without laws, without culture, without defence.— You leave a society established in all the ex- ercise of a regular polity, a legislature whose pride it is, that they have ever acted in con- cert and harmony with your Excellency, to whom it owed its existence; with laws, whose utility are evinced by the rapid pro- gression of our sentiment, which would have been still further advanced, had such mea- sures, unfortunately under the direction of your Excellency, with respect of the Chara- cters been adopted as policy dictated, and hu- manity justified.
"Early sensible of your Excellency's at- tention to this colony, and of your zeal for its interest, we wished to manifest our sense of obligation, by a pecuniary acknowledgement, but your Excellency though warmly court- ed to the acceptance of an annual ap- pointment for that purpose, with a disinter- estedness and self denial, as exalted as it is un- common, declined a recompence, which you conceived would be enormous to the slender state of our finances.
"Estimating at its just value, the felicity of having our government administered by a person of your Excellency's eminent abilities, affiduous application, and firm adherence to every constitutional right, we cannot look forward to that approaching period, which is to deprive us of it, without the most afflict- ing apprehensions. While our gratitude re- mains, which we trust will ever be the case, our prayers will always attend your Excel- lency, that you may after a pleasant passage to Europe, attain your most distant wish of longevity:—with a perfect enjoyment of health, and of those honours and recompen- ces from your Royal Master, which your at- tachment to his person, zeal for his interest, and numerous services have entitled you to. Signed, C. P. SHARPE, Speaker."
From the English Magistrates, &c. at Caria- cou. An Extract.
"AND they cannot miss on the present occasion to lament, that they are so soon to be deprived of so good and so patriotick a commander in chief, who always made the welfare of the people over whom he presided the constant rule of his conduct; and who has at last sacrificed his private interest to in- sure to them, as far as depended on him, the enjoyment of that noble constitution, and those salutary laws, which so eminently distinguish the British nation from every o- ther people on earth.

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
LONDON, November 25.
EARLY this morning, about one hundred and fifty prisoners under sentence of transportation, were taken from Newgate, and conducted on board a lighter at Black-Friars to be shipped on board the vessel which is to carry them to America. There are amongst these unhappy wretches, two carts loaded with sick, whose French in particular affected many persons, and may probably produce a malignant disorder.
Lord North, we hear, determines in the course of next sessions to bring in a bill for the purpose of lessening the number of executions, and confining capital criminals (unless convicted of murder) to some public work for life, where it is possible their labours may make an atonement for the violations they have committed upon the laws of their country.
The patriotic party in the Irish house of Commons, we hear, intend, since they have carried the question against increasing the number of the revenue commissioners, to make a motion for reducing the present board; which consists of seven members, as seldom more than three ever reside in the kingdom for the transaction of public business.
By an incessant rain which fell last week, the river Tees swelled upwards of twenty feet perpendicular higher than the oldest man can remember. Thirty four ships were wrecked on Sunderland bar, and on the North and South sand, three colliers were filled with water, one engine entirely ruined, out of 700 keels belonging to the river Wear, not 100 are found safe. Nineteen houses were washed away at Briggate, Barnard Castle, and a number of work-houses furniture, stock in trade of many persons swept away. At Yarum half the town is swept away, 46 persons missing.
Extract of a letter from a merchant in Cadiz, to his correspondent in London, dated Oct. 20.
"AT five o'clock this afternoon, the Vera Cruz a Spanish frigate (Don Antonio de la Vega, Commander) arrived here from the Isle of Faulkland, after a passage of thirty five days; and two hours after, one Scott (an Irish sailor, who has been for some time in the Spanish service, and sailed in the same frigate) came to my house. This fellow assures me, that on the fifteenth or sixteenth of July, two English ships arrived at that Island, in order to take possession thereof, in conformity to the convention lately signed between the Spanish Ambassador and Lord Rochford; that the Commodore presented his orders to the Spanish Commander, but that he raised so many difficulties about the restitution, whether it was to be of the whole Island, or barely of Port Egmont, that after a three days conference upon the matter, the English ships were forced to depart; yet it is not known for what port they set sail. The sailor could not inform me what was the purport or substance of the difficulties started: However, the fact is what I have related, and that the restitution was not made. It is also very certain, that the Vera Cruz was purposely dispatched hither, to give information of this affair to the court, and that for the greater secrecy of it, the Captain has his orders to pretend, that he comes immediately from Buenos Ayres, and to suffer nobody to come ashore. The sailor in my house, being one of those who rowed the boat that brought ashore the court dispatches, watched his opportunity to elope, and in hopes of a handsome gratuity, for bringing the news to an Englishman, fled to my house to communicate it to me, as, through the Captain's great care, it is kept a profound secret from the public.
"This is so very interesting a piece of intelligence that I beg you will immediately cause it to be inserted in our public papers, that the nation may not be surprised and imposed upon, but prepared against every event that may happen; and if you have an intimacy with any of our Ministers, you will do well to communicate it to them, and produce this very letter of mine, to convince them of the reality of the matter, &c."
"P.S. By the next post you may expect farther particulars relative to this affair."
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated Nov. 17.
"There goes a whisper here, that a certain Chevalier has again turned his thoughts towards England, on an invitation from some the least to be suspected, from the favour in which they have long been in at court. I should be so far from giving the least credit to such a report that I should not even mention it to you, if I did not know the truth of the following circumstance: The Chevalier has actually been here incog. and is gone from hence in company with the Marquis de Fitz James, but where, is left for time to shew."
November 30. A vessel from Genoa brings an account that a very daring conspiracy has lately been discovered there, composed of the natives, and other inhabitants, to murder the whole Council with the Burgers. Two or three hundred were found actually under arms, and fired as a signal of revolt. This is the third conspiracy there within these two years.
Extract of a letter from on board Admiral Rodney's Fleet at Port Royal, Jamaica, to his friend in London, dated September 4.
"We are now getting under sail to go down to Carthagena, with a frigate or a sloop of war, to enquire into some insults the Spaniards have given us; they carried his Majesty's armed sloop the Sir Edward Hawke into Carthagena by force, but have released her. On her arrival at Port Royal, Sir George Rodney ordered a Court Martial on an Officer, and broke him, for suffering his Majesty's colours to be degraded. The merchants have made great complaints of the ill treatment of the Spaniards. They have a great many English subjects working in irons on their fortifications, whom we are going to demand."
Letters from Bastia mention, that the French in the last action which they had with the Mountaineer Corsicans had a great number of them killed and wounded, and many taken prisoners, the latter of which they carried off with them; and that they had sent the commanding officer word, that if he did not immediately release out of prison the Corsicans, every one of the prisoners should be put to death.
WARSAW, November 9. His Majesty the King of Poland thank Heaven, is pretty well, considering the late horrid attempt made on his sacred person. The wound he received in his head from a sabre is not dangerous. All those who have seen the coach he was in, and the cloaths he wore that day, agree that the hand of the Almighty had visibly protected him on the occasion. His garment is pierced in two different parts, not only with balls, but seemingly with cut lead, besides a stroke upon the back, which is cut in two, without his Majesty's receiving any wound.
The Heyluck, who lost his life by the glorious resistance he made to save that of the King, was buried the 6th of this month, in the church yard of the Dissidents, with the greatest pomp, and the company which followed the corps amounted to near a thousand persons, among whom were three Knights of the King's order. The mother of this faithful servant will be amply provided for the remainder of her days. The miller and his wife, to whose house the King retired in the night, have received a hundred ducats from his Majesty, who hath besides given orders for a new mill to be built at his own expence, which is to be possessed by them and their descendants free of all taxes and imposts. The assassins were concealed in the Dominicans convent in the old town, and from that asylum watched the opportunity to execute their horrid design.
Eight of the assassins who attacked the King are already taken, and brought prisoners to this city.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
HARTFORD, January 21.
ABOUT the last of December the house of Mr. Samuel Allen of Sandisfield took fire. Mr. Allen was gone a distance from home, and Mrs. Allen having occasion to go to a neighbour's house about twelve rods distance in the evening, after having put three children in bed, and about half an hour after, she
was alarmed by the cry of her eldest child (about five years of age) who had been awakened by the fire, and made its escape from the house. Mrs. Allen immediately ran to the fore door of the house, which she opened, the fire broke out upon her, and prevented her going in. She tried to get into the house at several other places, in order to save her two children that remained in the house, but the inside being all in flames, rendered every means to save them ineffectual, and the two innocent babes perished in the flames. One of them the next day was taken out of the bed where it lay, the bed entirely burnt up, and the body about half consumed—the other in endeavouring to save itself, left the bed and ran into the dwelling room, which was over the cellar, the bones of it were found in the cellar the next evening, the body entirely consumed—but the liver remained untouched by the fire.
PILADELPHIA, January 23. At a Special Court of Oyer and terminer, and General Goal Delivery held the 13th inst. for the county of Bedford, came on the trial of Lieutenant Robert Hamilton of the 18th regiment, on an indictment of manslaughter, for the death of Ensign Brady of the same regiment, at Fort Pitt; and, after a full hearing and examination of all the evidence, relative to this unhappy affair, Mr. Hamilton was honourably acquitted, the jury not having staid from the bar but about ten minutes.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Allibone of this port, dated at St. Kitts, December 11.
"About 30 leagues S.E. of our Capes, I took the people, viz. David Foot, David Clark, and Charles Baker, out of a small Schooner from North-Carolina, bound to New-Haven, who was in great distress, near sinking, sails and rigging all to pieces, out 21 days, and no provisions but their cargo of potatoes, and though the wind was at that time fair, they would not proceed, but declared they must perish if I did not take them on board, which I did, and landed them at Antigua.
Captain Chevers, from Newry, about three weeks ago, in lat. 32. long. 59 took a sloop, Captain Cook, from Boston for Royal.
NEW-LONDON, January 31. On the night of the 26th instant, the following persons broke out of the goal in Hartford, viz. John Smith, who for sundry years has resided at Suffield, where it is supposed his principal business has been (in company with others) to counterfeit money, chiefly New-York and New-Jersey bills, for which he was convicted before the Superior Court, but had not received his punishment,—Obadiah Mathers of Farmington, who was committed on an execution of 500l. recovered against him by a young woman, on an action of defamation,—Jehoniah Holcomb of Synsbury, Jonas Cate of Hebron, Jonn Swaney a transient person, all for debt,—George Tryon of Farmington, a young lad committed for want of bail, on a young woman's swearing a child upon him. Only one person remained in gaol, and he happened to be sick.
ALBANY, December 30. On Monday the 23d inst. A large bear, of uncommon shape, broke into the sheep-pen of Mr. Adolphus Wolrath, of Conesbury, and killed 13 sheep. The pen being built of logs, he found it impregnable below, but on climbing up to the roof which was covered with loose boards, he made a breach and got down. In the morning, Mr. Wolrath was alarmed by an unusual noise amongst the sheep, and having discovered the cause, he called loudly for the assistance of his neighbours who instantly assembled, armed with axes, flitches, stubbing-hoes, guns, &c. The appearance of so formidable an army, thus equipped enraged the ferocious brute to a degree of fury, easier to be conceived than expressed; seeing no way to escape, he sprung up to the breach which he had made, and seizing one of the boards with his teeth, hang suspended by them; his terrific appearance damped the ardour of the oldest veteran in the army, until Mr. Wolrath's Son, animated with the hope of acquiring immortal glory, intrepidly advanced, and with an axe cut off his under jaw; then the universal host made a general discharge, and poising their well tried weapons high, they pierced the ugly brindled Monster to the heart.
THURSDAY February 6. BOSTON.
THE Great and General Court is further prorogued to Wednesday the eleventh day of March next.
Last Monday evening this town was twice alarmed with the cry of fire, at the North-end, occasioned by foul chimnies, but happily no damage was done.
We hear that Capt. Mark Fera, in a sloop from Glasgow for this place, with about 20 persons on board, after being fourteen weeks at sea and their provisions almost exhausted, was early on Friday morning last unfortunately driven on shore at Plum Island near Newbury-Port. It is said the cargo is entirely free from damage and 'tis said the vessel may be got off again.
We hear that on the 20th ult. a daughter of Mr. Noah Mandel of Rutland district, about thirteen years of age, intending to take a dose of brimstone, (her parents being from home) through a mistake took from a shelf some copperas, and took about a spoonful in milk, soon after complaining, a Physician being sent for, and an emetic immediately given, she was thought to be in a fair way of recovery; but was again taken between four and five o'clock in the morning, and expired in about five minutes.
Last week two Negro fellows belonging to Charlestown, were committed to Goal there, on suspicion of several times breaking open a shop at Watertown, and stealing sundry things from thence; some of the articles were found at the house of a free negro in this town.
MARRIED.] At Portsmouth, Mr. Charles Williams, to Mrs. Desire Bell, widow of Capt. Daniel Bell, late of this town.
DIED.] Miss Sarah Drowne, daughter of Mr. Thomas Drowne—Mr. Henry Woodward, blacksmith—At Boxford, Rev. John Cushing.—At Concord, Benjamin Ralfe, Esq.—At Worcester, Capt. Thomas Stearns.—At Medford, Mrs. Joanna Brown, widow of the Rev. John Brown, late of Haverhill.—At Salem, Mrs. Sarah Bartlet, widow of the late Dr. Bartlet.
SHIP NEWS.
On the 27th ult. Capt. Driver, from this port for Cape Nichola, was spoke with, in lat. 25. 14. long. 66. by Capt. Lawrence, from London for New-York.
The ship London-Packet, Capt. Parker, sailed the 25th inst. from New-London, for Ireland.
On the 27th of November, the Lydia, Hood, from this port for London, passed by Gravesend.
His Majesty's frigate Arethusa, which left England in October last, bound for this place, having met with bad weather, put into Hampton in Virginia.
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.
IRISH LINENS.
Just imported from the manufacturers at BELFAST, in the north of Ireland, by WILLIAM BEATTY, Linen draper from that place,
A PARCEL of Irish Linens of all widths and prices, of an excellent fabrick, well manufactured and carefully bleached, and will be sold by said Beatty at his store on Green's wharf, on as low terms as they can be imported from any part of Great-Britain, which his prices will prove.
This day was published, price 1s. lawful money.
ESHCOL: A Cluster of the FRUIT of CANAAN brought to the Borders, for the Encouragement of the Saints travelling thitherward with their Faces toward Zion: Or,
RULES of DIRECTION For the WALKING of the SAINTS in FELLOWSHIP, according to the Order of the Gospel.
By JOHN OWEN, D.D. Printed and sold by I. THOMAS, near the Mill-Bridge, Boston.

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 Sheeting, Housewife Linen, Dowlas, Russia Linen, Osnaburgs, Tick ingburgs, Broad Cloths, Shalloons, German Serges, Colchester Baize, Lambkins, a few fashionable Silks, a few hogheads of Bristol Beer, and some other articles. Also, Spermacet Candles, as usual.
ALL Persons that are indebted to, or have any demands upon the estate of ONESIPHORUS TILESTON, late of Boston, Esq; deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to THOMAS TILESTON, sole administrator on said estate, in order for a speedy settlement.
N. B. Lumber of all Kinds sold as usual; also a large Quantity of Window Frames and Sashes for 8 by 10 and 7 by 9 Glass; a Number of choice Doors, 8 and 6 Panels, wrought on both sides, from Inch and a Quarter to two Inch and a Quarter thick, made of good Stuff and well seasoned, having been put together two Years. Also to be Let, a Gundilo and Tackle-Falls of sundry sorts by THOMAS TILESTON.
ALL Persons, who have any demands on the estate of MARY STORER, late of Boston, deceased, are desired to bring in their accounts to EBENEZER STORER, Administrator on said estate, in order to a settlement.
Said STORER has for sale, an excellent pair of Horses, and a Curricule with Harnesses, &c. compleat. Also, choice Narragansett Cheesee, and Dorchester Ale, with a general Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, cheap for cash.
ALL Persons having any Demands on the Estate of JOHN PAYSON, late of Roxbury, deceased, are desired to bring in their Accounts in order for a Settlement; and those who are indebted to said Estate are desired to pay immediately.
STEPHEN PAYSON, Administrator. Roxbury, January 18th, 1772.
ALL Persons having any demands on the estate of Dr. SAMUEL WHEAT, late of Boston, deceased, are hereby desired to bring in their accounts to Hannah Wheat, of Newton, Executrix, Alexander Sheppard, of said Newton, or to William Wheat, of Boston, her attorneys, in order for an immediate settlement. And all persons indebted to said estate are, ONCE MORE I desired to pay their balances to either the above, as they may expect otherwise to be sued at the inferior Court to be holden in Charlestown in March next, without any further notice.
** Said HANNAH WHEAT, having suitable accommodations, would be glad to take Boarders, either Gentlemen or Ladies, who are sick and like to retire into the country for the benefit of their health.
A WOMAN, about thirty years of age, that can be well recommended, and is willing to go into the country and live in a family, to do any kind of work, may hear of a place by enquiring of the Printer.
General Post Office New-York, Nov. 1, 1771. NOTICE is hereby given, that on account of the new Regulation of the Post to Canada, which is to arrive every Tuesday evening at this Office; and the weekly post from the Eastward and Southward, arriving every Wednesday; the mail going from hence by the packet, will for the future, be closed at twelve o'clock at night, on the first Wednesday in every month, (being the same time it closes at the general post office in London for America) and a packet dispatched therewith the next day for Falmouth. By command of the Deputy Post Master-General.
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 unusually cheap.
SILKS. A beautiful variety of LADIES SILKS, of almost every kind. Brussells 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, Verdigris.
CASH given for BEES WAX. To be SOLD by JOSEPH ROTCH & Sons, At their store in King-street.
BEST Petersburg Hemp, Russia and Ravens Duck, Cables and Cordage of all sizes; Alum, and Copperas, in barrels; also, a small quantity of Gloucester Cheese.
For the TEETH and GUMS.  JACOB HEMET, DENTIST to her Majesty and the Princess Amelia.
BEGS Leave to recommend to the Public, his newly discovered Essence of Pearl, and Pearl Dentifrice, which he has found to be greatly superior not only in elegance, but also in efficacy, to any thing hitherto made use of for complaints of the Teeth and Gums: Particularly they will preserve the Teeth in a perfect sound state, even to old age; they render them white and beautiful, without in the least impairing the enamel; loosen such as are loose, keep such as are already decayed from becoming worse, prevent the Tooth-Ach, perfectly cure the Scurvy in the Gums, and make them grow firm and close to the teeth; they likewise render the breath delicate, sweet, and remedy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley, Perfumer, in Cockspur-street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at William Scott's Irish Linen Store, near the Draw-Bridge, Boston, New England.
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 Honourable Captain James Cuthbert, Esq; lying on the North-West side of the River St. Lawrence, 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 itself 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 Miller, in the County of Albany; or to the Proprietor at his Manor of Berthier, who will inform 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 Lands now proposed to be given off, lies about two Leagues back from the River St. Lawrence.
GOODS extremely CHEAP, SOLD by JOHN NAZRO, At his shop the corner of Queen-street, opposite the Town-House, for CASH only, Where constant attendance will be given.
BROAD Cloaths, ratteens, kerseys, half-thicks, lambkins, coatings, beavers, forest cloths, striped duffsils, milled flannels, baizes, velverets and velvets, breeches pieces, shalloons, tammiss, durants, callamancoes, camblets, furniture checks, cambricks, lawns, figured stuffs, brillianis, poplins dorfteens, arrows, drewboys, checks, Irish linens, men's and women's leather gloves, and mitts, glazed linens, buckrams, silks and muslin gauze, figured and plain satins, rich black plain ditto, alomodes, figured modes. Persians, sarrets Scotch lawns figured and plain. Kenting handkerchiefs with and without borders, figured lawns, (apron width) striped cottons, bed ticks, b d bunts, men's and women's hose; linen handkerchiefs very handsome patterns; women's silk gloves and mitts, sewing silks, ribbons, silk ferrits, qualities, shoe and coat binding, tapes, milliner's needles, &c. &c. &c.
N. B. Garnet necklaces, French beads, pearls necklaces, French bed and purple earrings; Southing and Hysen tea, common garnet beads. &c. &c.
HYSON TEA, JUST OPENED, equal to any imported to this Market, to be sold at a remarkable low price by JOSEPH PEIRCE, At his shop the north side of the Town-house, Boston, where may be had,
The very best SOUCHONG and BOHEA TEA, with a general assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, Suitable to any Season, And as cheap as can be bought in Town.
WANTED to charter, a SLOOP or SCHOONER, from 70 to 90 tons. Enquire of ALEXANDER CHAMBERLAIN, jun. in Anne-street, or Capt. JOHN DESILEME, in Long-Lane.
TO BE SOLD, Cheap as can be purchased in the province, A FARM about ten Miles from Boston, containing about Fifty Acres of Good Land, suitable for the Gentleman, the Tradesman, or the Farmer. Enquire of John Waldo, Esq; near Liberty Tree, Boston.
TO BE LET, A Commodious STORE in Butler's-Row. Enquire of the Printer.
BOOKS.  JOHN LANGDON, At the New Book and Stationary Store, opposite 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 Sciences, 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 best Books in LAW, PHYSICK, HISTORY, and the CLASSICKS.
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-Paper, some of a superior sort to any ever imported, &c. &c. &c.
Imported in the last Ships from LONDON, And to be SOLD by SAMUEL PARTRIDGE, At his shop nearly opposite to Dr. Sylvester Gardiner's, in Marlborough-street, CLOTHS.
A n assortment of superfine and low priced Broad-Cloths, down to 40s. O.T. per yard, blueblack and cloth coloured Forrest Cloth, red and blue Duffsils, red and blue Half Thicks, supe fine red, blue, green, and Cloth coloured German Serges, Ratteens, blue and Drab coloured Kerseys, Shalloons, and Trimmings for the above.
HOSIERY. Best 4 thread Breeches Patterns, low priced ditto, best 4 thread worsted Hose, and low priced ditto, a general assortment of mens, womens, and childrens, cotton and thread ditto, an assortment of womens and childrens black Cloth coloured and crimson worsted Gloves and Mitts, a good assortment of mens, womens, gils and childrens black and white silk Gloves and Mitts, mens superfine cotton, worsted and mck velvet Caps.
MANCHESTER-GOODS. Black cloth and claret coloured cotton, velvet, an assortment of 3/4, 7/8 and yard wide linen, cotton and linen Check, dyed and white jeans, pillow ditto, 1/2 ell furniture check, large printed cotton Handkerchiefs, checked linen ditto, Bedticks, very fine white dimity, striped cotton Hollands, black and light coloured Thicksets.
SILKS. Back, English and China Taffity, black and Cloth coloured Persian ditto, rose coloured blue and white Sattin, black blue white and rose coloured pelong ditto, white figured ditto, white, striped, changeable and Cloth coloured 3/4, 1/2 ell mantua Silk, black and blue figured mode, striped tobines, brown and yellow padusoy, black alomode, pink, blue and white 1/2 ell Sarsenet, striped, blue, green and Cloth coloured Broglos, a compleat assortment of fashionable Ribbons, Silk Ferrits, stay and shoe Galioms.
INDIA GOODS. Nankeens, Bandanno Handkerchiefs, black Barcelona ditto, book Mullin, Cambricks, Lawns, long Lawns, Bengalls.
STUFFS. Rich Mecklins cross barred and figured yard wide Stuff, sundry sorts of Crape, Dorsetteens, Venetian Poplins, Silveretts, Grizetts, fine Durants, wide and narrow Tammiss, double Camblets, plain and cross barred Camblets, stuff, worsted Grogams of divers colours, Calamancoes of all colours, black Ruffsels, green and crimson worsted Damask, Bombazeens and Alapeens.
ALSO, A fashionable assortment of Calicoes, rich blue and white copper-plate Bed furniture, Colchester and Drapery Baize, Qualities and Shoe Bindings, sewing Silks of all colours, mens, womens, and boys black rough kid Gloves, mens, womens and childrens black lamb Gloves and Mitts, white kid ditto womens and childrens best double glazed Bath lamb do. Pompadore and cloth coloured ditto, womens grained ditto, black, white, plain and figured Gauze, black cypress Gauze, widows Crape, black and white Catgut, waxed thread of all colours, Pins, fine ell wide Irish Sheeting, Damask table Cloths, and Napkins, white Blond laces, black Bone ditto, white Stay, and brown Buckram, yellow Holland, womens English Stays, Lynn made Shoes, 3/4, 7/8 Dowlass, a large and beautiful assortment of leather and paper mounted Fans, writing Paper, Paper Hangings, Press Paper, Oznabrigs, Ticklingburgs, Russia and Ravens Duck, superfine 7-4 and 11-4 Blankets, Holland and Diaper Tapes. N. B. To be sold at the sterling cost, a piece of Pompadore ground brocaded Sattin.
ALMANACKS.  AMES's, Low's, Bickerstaff's, Massachusett's Calendars and SHEET ALMANACKS, to be sold by I. Thomas, near the Mill-Bridge.
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 .