The Massachusetts spy (Boston [Mass.]), 1770-11-05 00:00:00

The Massachusetts Spy.
VOL. I.] From THURSDAY, November 1, to MONDAY, November 5, 1770. [N o . 40.]
F R I D A Y, November 2.
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, [Maryland] Oct. 15.
IT gives us great pleasure that we can inform the publick, that all the goods belonging to the merchants of this place, which have from time to time, been rejected and stored by us, as being imported contrary to the general association for non-importation, except two small jars of raisins, which were left by mistake, are now re-shipped for London, which we sincerely hope will help to convince the mother country, that the Americans detest and abhor all her unconstitutional measures.
ANNAPOLIS [Maryland] October 18. On Friday last, John Boswell and Francis Chance were executed on the gallows near this city pursuant to their sentence, for Burglary.
NEW-YORK, October 25. On Friday last, the day after the Governor's arrival, a number of Gentlemen had a genteel dinner at Hampden-Hall, where the following toasts were drank, viz. The King. The Queen, Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family. The right Hon. the Earl of Dunmore. A total abolition of all party-spirit, by the just and equal administration of the Earl of Dunmore. Great Britain and her Colonies. The navy and army. The protesting Lords and dissenting Commons. Unanimity to the Colonies to the latest posterity. All the friends of America in Great-Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies. More public virtue and integrity, and less venality throughout the British empire. Lord Chatham. Lord Camden. Sir George Saville. General Conway. Colonel Barré. Mr. Burke. The Freedom of elections. The Liberty of the Press.
We hear from New-Fairfield in Connecticut, that the wife of Samuel Hungerford, of that place, (who is in the 43d year of her age, and has now living twelve of her own children, and five grand-children) on the 21st day of September last, spun by day-light in about twelve hours, on a common spinning-wheel, 126 skeins of good fine worsted yarn, though under the disadvantage of having a young sucking child to take care of. This be attested by two young women who carefully reeled the yarn. The laudable ambition of both sexes, and all degrees of people in the British colonies, (notwithstanding the discouragement and opposition of some few among them) still increases, to encourage industry, frugality and manufactories among ourselves, that we may not long depend for the necessaries of life, upon those who would ungratefully take advantage of our necessities, to deprive us of our natural rights and liberties.
PHILADELPHIA, October 22. The following is an extract of a letter from a Gentlemen in New-York, dated October 13, 1770. "There is in the Philadel-
phia papers (said to be "inserted by request," which I verily think was the case, as I have found, by accident, that the insertion has been paid for here) "an abstract of a letter to a merchant in New-York, from his friend in London, whose veracity and candour cannot be doubted, dated July 31, 1770," reflecting on the people of Boston, in the most invidious terms, as traitors to the common cause, &c. and that they had sent, under pretence of returning haberdashery and various other goods, brick-bats, bundles of straw, hams and other trumpery, as the writer phrases it.---Let those people be as bad as the writer or his confederate (and I believe you will readily believe they need not be worse) every body will subscribe to their being endued with as much sense as any of their neighbours; this their most implacable enemies allow them!---How then can they be supposed guilty of what they must know that their enemies would avail themselves of, to their everlasting reproach and disgrace? Is it not more likely if there has been any foundation for such a report, that some of those who have been compelled to reship, have acted in this manner, in order to fix an odium on the friends of America? However, that the charitable and benevolent letter-writer and his friend may not miss of the applause due to their meritorious labours, I have sent you the names of two illustrious personages---The one of whom, I heard a person "whose veracity and candour cannot be doubted," say, that John Townsend of the city of London, pewterer, had sent such a letter to Jacob Watson, of New-York, merchant.---I speak, or rather write, from the best authority, and I beg that you will get the whole of what relates to it published in all the papers, by way of tit for tat, and that as soon as possible, in order to convince the world who are for us and who are against us."
SALEM, October 30. Last Wednesday se'nnight the Rev. Dr. Whitaker, of this place, preached an affecting discourse on the late death of that eminent servant of God, the Rev. George Whitefield. The Doctor's intimacy with Mr. Whitefield, both in Europe and America, enabled him to be very particular in displaying the extraordinary virtues, and consummate abilities, of that great and celebrated divine.
There are now living, and may be seen at the work-house in Marblehead,
1 Great-Grandmother, 2 Grandmothers, 3 Mothers, 3 Daughters, 2 Grand Children, 1 Great-Grand-Child,
and in all but four persons.

The SAINT'S DEATH-WARRANT. An ACROSTIC.
G O! go, PHILANTHROP *! mount thy native skies; E ternal mansions wait thy longing eyes. O n wings cherubic rise, as earth retires; R edeeming love now crowns thy vast desires; G ives audit, and applause, while blissful hosts E xpect thy landing on the heav'nly coasts. W elcome! thrice welcome to these happy shores! H eav'n opens to thy wish its boundless stores. I n paths of vice let giddy mortals run; T hy labours taught them, the dark road to shun. E nough, thy toilful days! thy sleepless nights! F rom hence, prepare for more angelic flights: I n strains celestial join the choir above, E njoy the raptures of seraphic love: L et earth, all-craving, repossess thy clay, D eath is thy portal to Eternal Day.
Philanthrop is a name compounded of two Greek words; and as it signifies a lover of mankind, is truly characteristic of the person above pointed out.
The HUSBAND'S CREED.
WHOSOEVER will be married, before all things, it is necessary that he hold the conjugal faith, which faith, except every one do keep whole and un-defiled, without doubt, he shall be scolded at everlastingly:
And the conjugal faith is this, that there were two rational beings created, both equal, yet one superior to the other;
And the inferior shall rule over the superior.
The man is superior to the woman, and the woman inferior to the man,
Yet both are equal, and the woman shall govern the man.
The woman is commanded to obey the man, and the man, ought to obey the woman:
And yet they are not two obedients, but one obedient;
For there is one dominion nominal of the husband; and another dominion real of the wife:
And yet there are not two dominions but one dominion, Moreover, as we are compelled, by the christian verity, to acknowledge that wifes must submit themselves to their husbands, and be subject to them in all things;
So we are forbidden, by the conjugal faith, to say they shall be at all influenced by their wills, or pay any regard to their commands.
The man was not created for the woman but the woman for the man, yet the man shall be the slave of the woman, and the woman the tyrant of the man:
So that as aforesaid, the Subjection of the Superior to the inferior, is to be believed.
He, therefore, that will be married, must thus think of the woman and the man.
Furthermore, it is necessary, to submissive matrimony, that he also believe the infallibility of the Wife;
For the right Faith is, that we believe and confess, that the Wife is fallible and infallible,
Perfectly fallible and perfectly infallible of erring soul, and an unerring mind subsisting;
Fallible as touching her human nature, and infallible as touching her female sex;
Who, although be fallible and infallible, yet she is not two but one woman,
Who submitted to lawful marriage, to acquire unlawful dominion, and promised religiously to obey, that she might rule in injustice and folly.
This is the conjugal faith, which, except a man believe faithfully, he cannot be married.
Tyranny to the wife, slavery to the husband, and ruin to the family.
As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be, to the end of the world. Amen.
S A T U R D A Y, November 3. LONDON, August 21.
THOUGH all nations, who suffer themselves to be robbed of that freedom they were born to enjoy, prove they do not deserve so great a blessing, yet one people in submitting to slavery, may incur a much greater degree of infamy and turpitude than another. The people who are subdued, and have their liberties taken from them by the violent hands of an invading conqueror, or by the crafty proceedings of a great and subtil Prince, may deserve more pity than dishonor. But a people, whose liberties were delivered down to them by the blood of their glorious forefathers, and were secured to them by the wisest and strongest laws, checks, and regulations, ever suffer themselves to be robbed of them, not by a PRINCE of the GREATEST PARTS and ABILITIES, but by MINISTERS of the SMALLEST and most CONTEMPTIBLE, that ever disgraced government, they would justly merit all imaginable infamy, scorn and detestation.
Alexander of Epirus was in power little inferior to Alexander of Macedon, but having the misfortune to attack those who had been brought up in Liberty, taught to hazard or suffer all things for it, and to think that God has given to men hands and swords only to defend it, he perished in the attempt.
The following is a true copy of a letter found between Westminster-bridge and the Turnpike, viz.
Directed, J --- M --- O ---.
"SIR,
Aug. 16. 1770.
"I RECEIVED by your faithful, servant Richard the money you send which I divided among my companions I went to the French mans who gave us five hundred pounds and said it was a fine blast at portsmouth you think Deptford yard is best for us to attack but Woolledge is more snug but he wants us to fire ships and all we are almost ready but they keep a damn'd sharp look out for Gods sake lest the Cutter be at the place you said as we shall all come away directly for fear of our Necks pray send no more letters for fear we should be blown
I shall direct as before
J --- M --- O ---.

of the Money and Cargoe on board the Spanish Flota, which arrived the 16th of May last at the Sound of Tortuga, under the Command of the Marquis de Cassa Tilly, from Vera Cruz, and is expected to arrive at Cadiz the Beginning of this Month.
   Hard Dollars, Q.     Silver in coin, - - - 13,652,666 7   Gold in ditto, - - - 261,028 0   Wrought silver, - - - 2,154 2   Ditto gold, - - - 53,525 5   13,989,374 6   Merchandize of various kinds 1,780,594 1   Besides more gold and silver in coin, wrought plate, and other effects, to the amount of 1,870,982 0   Hard Dollars 17,620,950 7  
Valuing the dollars at 4s. 6d. sterl. each, it amounts to 3,969,214 l.
They write from Brest, that by the orders lately sent to the intendant of the Marine's office, it should seem as if the French Court were apprehensive of some evil design against the Dock yards there; the centinels being commanded to fire, without asking any questions, upon all strangers approaching within a certain distance of the gates.
By a new regulation which has taken place within these six weeks, no Englishman travelling in France, can go from one part of that kingdom to the other without a double passport, signed by the French King, and his minister, the Duke de Choiseul, the English ambassador, or Mr. Walpole, his secretary. No earnest for a carriage can be taken till this viaticum is produced. This prohibition extends to all foreigners travelling in France. A few more such obstructions to the pleasures of a free people, which are indeed so many badges of slavery, will, it is hoped, make our fine gentlemen and ladies less inclined to waste so much of their time and money in their polite country.
A letter from Petersburg says, "It is reported here that the Empress has, with the concurrence and advice of her whole court, refused to listen to the many overtures for peace, made not only by the Grand Signior, but the ambassadors of some foreign powers, being firmly resolved to drive the Turks entirely out of Europe, and even to secure the empire, the possession of some valuable islands in the Levant."
August 27. It is amazing how little regard is paid by administration to the wounds that have been made by government in America, and how little they seem disposed to apply even palliatives, if not a cure; when it is very well known they are now about sending a Governor to one of the Colonies, whose disposition, instead of being the conciliating kind, and with whom it is but a word and a blow, cannot fail of widening the breach between our fellow-subjects there, instead of adjusting their unhappy differences.
Sailors are so very scarce at Plymouth, that a few days
since when Capt. Gambier sailed from thence for Boston to relieve Commodore Hood, the other three frigates appointed to accompany him were, and are now, obliged to lay in the sound and Hamoaze for want of hands to man them.
August 28. It is said that his Excellency Sir Francis Bernard, Bart. Governor of Massachusetts-Bay, will shortly return to his said government, on board a very respectable fleet, with full powers, &c.
It is said to be now under consideration to block up all the ports belonging to the colony of Massachusetts-Bay, and not to suffer the inhabitants to fish upon the banks, or any part of the American coast, for one year, and to cause all the ports of the other colonies to be shut against them; at the same time to allow the privileges, denied to them, to New York, and all the other colonies that shall imitate its late example.
August 31. It is said Sir Francis Bernard has been promised the first vacancy in a very lucrative sinecure in Ireland, said to be worth two thousand pounds per annum.
A regiment of troops is now filling up and compleating in the province of Ulster, in the North of Ireland, in order to be sent off for America with the greatest expedition.
September 1. It is now confidently said to be positively resolved on by the ministry, to procure an act next sessions to exempt the colony of New-York from paying any duty on the teas they shall import; which act is to extend to such other colonies, as shall from time to time shew the same dutiful and conciliating spirit with that of New-York, in order to convince them, that it is not by bullying and undutifully refusing to submit to the mother-country, that they can hope to obtain redress.
September 3. At the rising up of the Council, on Saturday, at St. James's, it was reported, that war against France would very soon be proclaimed. This seems to account for the naval preparations now carrying on with great forwardness.
It is whispered that three crown officers in a southern American colony are ordered to be recalled.
Notwithstanding the resolution of the colony of New-York, not to import tea, till the tax on it is taken off, we are assured that large quantities have been and are daily shipping off for the same, whence there is no doubt, but it will be as it were smuggled to all the other colonies.
September 4. It is said, that at a late meeting of the American merchants, it was agreed to give unlimited credit to such of the colonies as should follow the example of New York, by a general importation.
We hear the Parliament will certainly meet the 9th of November next.
September 5. A correspondent has sent us the following paragraph, viz. Yesterday Lord Chatham had a long conference with his Majesty at Richmond, where he is expected to pay another visit before the end of the week.
It is said that a fresh plan of accommodation has lately been laid before a Great Personage (by a noble Earl) for his approbation.

M O N D A Y, November 5.
PHILADELPHIA, October 25.
C APTAIN Leech on his passage, the 15th of September, when observing in lat. 32, 24, long. 34, 30, saw a planet in the S. E. quarter of the sun, which did not go off till Saturday the 22d, he being then in lat. 27, 19, long. 36, 45 : and on the 11th inst. in lat. 33, 13, long. 68, he saw two planets very near together in the sun, one of them much larger than the other, which he did not lose sight of till the 17th inst. being then in sight of Cape Henlopen. They were so plain that he frequently saw them with his naked eye an hour after sun-rise and an hour before it set ; when they often took away the reflection of the sun, so that it appeared as dull as the moon.
A Gentleman in Maryland writes his friend in this city, " That he was just informed from Williamsburgh, in Virginia, that Lord Boutetourt, Governor of that province, died after a few days illness."
On Sunday last, at St. Paul's church, the Rev. Mr. Stringer preached a sermon on the death of the late Rev. Mr. Whitefield, from Revelations xii, 11th verse. The church was hung with black.
Extract of a letter from Malaga, August 10, 1770.
" The Algerines are cruising now on these coasts : They have lately taken four small Spanish vessels near this place. Commodore Barcello, with only two xebecs, commanded by himself and his brother, passed in sight of this port yesterday, steering to the eastward in quest of said pirates ; they knew their duty well, are gallant, and their names terrible to the barbarians. The Danish squadron is returned from Algiers, in disgrace, to Minorca : It is said they will return to attack said place when they receive a sufficient reinforcement. The Russians by all accounts are in a miserable situation in the Morea, being in want of every thing : Last week a ship arrived at Gibraltar from Mahon, who brought letters thence that mention the arrival of a Russian frigate, with an Admiral and four large transport ships full of sick and wounded sailors and soldiers from said islands, which is a plain demonstration that they have no place of strength or safety in the Morea to establish hospitals in, and lodge their people with safety. The Turks destroy all the Russians and Greeks they can come at, without distinction of either age or sex : The latter unhappy people will ever have reason to lament their joining, or even favouring the Russians."
NEWPORT, October 29. Capt. James Bourk, who arrived last Wednesday, in sixteen days from Newfoundland, on the 21st instant, twenty-three leagues S. S. E. from Block-Island, spoke the sloop ----, Capt. Henry Edmonds, from St. Eustatia, bound to Cape-Ann, who
in the great storm the day before had shipwrecked large sea, which broke his boom and gaff, split his quarter-rails and stanchions down to the deck on the starboard side, washed one man overboard, and shifted his hold, so that he lost a considerable part of his cargo of molasses.
A brigantine belonging to Providence, returning from a whaling voyage, and a schooner from the eastward bound in here with fish, are ashore at Tarpawline-Cove, with several other smaller vessels.
B O S T O N.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, with the advice of his Majesty's Council, has been pleased to appoint Thursday the 6th day of December next, a day of public Thanksgiving throughout this province.
On Friday last one John Russel, formerly coachman to Mr. Hancock of this town, was accidentally run over by a loaded cart, which he was driving. This put an end to his life in a few minutes.
It is said in London, that the demand of goods for New-York is so great, and the manufactures so engaged to supply them, that if orders should arrive from Boston, the manufacturers could not fulfil them until next spring.
We hear the Hon. Brigadier Ruggles's commission, appointing him Surveyor of the Woods in this province and Nova Scotia, came in Capt. Hood, who arrived here last week from London.
Extract of a Letter from London, dated Sept. 6, 1770.
" Mr. Hutchinson is Governor.---The province I am sure ought to be very thankful for the having one born among themselves for their Governor---one who so well knows their constitution, and who has all his life-time been himself a friend to it. This Government could have done nothing that ought to be more acceptable to the colony, or that will put them more evidently in the wrong, if they do not agree with him. After that, it will be manifest that their quarrel is not against any particular person, but against the having any Governor at all."
A person at Marblehead last spring, planted three potatoes, of about one pound weight in the whole, was very particular in doing it, and in collecting the produce, which weighed eighty-four pounds.
MARRIED.] Mr. Samuel Breck, merchant, to Miss Hannah Andrews, daughter of Capt. Benjamin Andrews.
DIED.] Mrs. Susanna Ruggles, consort to George Ruggles, Esq; of Cambridge.---Mr. Gideon Sharp.---Miss Sarah Hill, daughter of Colonel Hill of this town.
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