The Massachusetts spy (Boston [Mass.]), 1772-03-12 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 25. A correspondent at Dublin, with the following speech which...
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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 12, 1772.
[NUMB. 54.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. The CENTINEL. No. XXVIII. No Prince from him shall tribute force...
TATE and BRADY. AM much surprized, Mr. Printer, to find the old notion of the right of parliament to tax this country, again revived.
period of our grievances, writings that would have done honour to any age or any nation; little did I think to see such an indefensible point resumed.
In the first place I pass wholly by the argument that may be fetched from a non-representation. That point may be true and I rather believe it, because it never was answered.
Some men seem strangely ignorant of this connection. From this situation of their minds have proceeded many unaccountable notions. I can give no reason for this, unless, that "the God of this world hath blinded their eyes."
they transported themselves they destroyed the connection subsisting, entirely, and became independent states. Such was the origin of the famous Carthage by Dido...
The writers on the law of nature and nations tell us, that a people in any case may not emigrate. This would weaken the reins of government. Nay, the instances when they may thus do, are but few...
It is clear that at present no connection, no charter subsisted: This was an after act. Allowing the premises to be true, our ancestors when they found protection necessary, might have applied to France or Spain
as well as England. There was nothing in nature that gave one more preference than the other but mere choice; consequently should they prefer one nation to the other...
If then the premises are true, and this charter only ascertains our connection, and if the idea of parliamentary taxation is by no means contained herein, but direct the contrary...
This appears to me to be the true state of the matter. I do not ground the independency of this province on old antiquated records, but on the law of nature and nations.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. FELLOW CITIZENS, COMPARE the expressions lately uttered in a certain C... by a certain j... "When the people have done complaining, something may be done; but for my part, am for doing nothing at present,"
Why! because had he in the common course of justice received sentence of death, some reason would justly have been expected why he was not hanged to satisfy the law!!! But what will not some people do to cover
the most atrocious villains, hirelings, murderers, and FRIENDS TO GOVERNMENT? Who if not protected, the great LICENCED ROBBERS of the public, know, that they themselves must fall a sacrifice to the vengeance of the incensed criminal...
A FREEMAN.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Braintree, March 5th, 1772.
Mr. THOMAS, AT the annual March meeting of this town, were passed in substance, the following votes, viz.
I. To have an oration or lecture on some branch of Government, delivered on the morning of next May meeting day... II. That John Adams, Esq; be desired to deliver said oration or lecture said day. III. That the Select Men of this town be a committee to wait on John Adams, Esq; with the votes of the town respecting this matter... IV. If said Adams should decline, that the same committee choose some other proper person to officiate in his stead.
It must be the earnest desire of every true friend to his country, that a like public spirited means of preserving a just sense of our invaluable rights and privileges be adopted in every town throughout the province.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. Mr. THOMAS,
AMONG the many indecencies practised in our religious assemblies, by the gay and unthinking part of our audiences, I see none more generally or more constantly indulged than the noise, confusion and hurry, commencing immediately after the concluding prayer in the morning and singing in the afternoon...
A FRIEND TO DECENCY.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To the PRINTER.
I AM informed, Mr. Printer, that on Tuesday last the memorable Ebenezer Richardson long since convicted of MURDER, was by the Judges of the Superior Court, discharged from his confinement. We have long been amused with the exhibition of some James; the drama is at length closed. I am now Mr. Printer convinced of the truth of an observation made by a man of sentiment and letters, "the force of habit is prodigious."

will very soon commit "iniquity with greediness." In another view of things, men will often persist in wickedness knowingly and willingly, rather than incur the shame of retracting. Perhaps some late acts, when, from motives best known to themselves, they were willing to give up their own judgment, little thought of the consequences. They were not aware that to be uniform they were obliged to persist, and that thus persisting, they must close the measure of transgression, be contemptible and execrable, and have their memory stink to latest ages.
It seems when the paper, which is the ground of this procedure, first came over, the court were at a loss how to proceed. It was signed Hillborough; and after a long preamble, came in these words "And it is our will and pleasure that the said Ebenezer Richardson, be inserted in our next general pardon for the poor prisoners in Newgate." It is plain this paper was not the pardon, as it was only a reference. It does not appear that the real pardon was come over, and in fact the procedure shews it never did come. Richardson was set to the bar and after having entered into a recognizance, without bondsmen, in the sum of five hundred pounds, to plead a pardon when he should be called thereto, was discharged.
I am no Lawyer, Mr. Printer, but I profess to have my share of common sense. When I judge by this rule I am at no loss to determine whether such a conduct was contemptible. But I have other ideas, and while I despise, I detest and I execrate. Oh, my countrymen, a man must be lost to spirit, not to resent the insults, the injuries this country has received: And by whom? By a set of miscreants, fostered at her bosom, and whose only return is to make her miserable. The blood of an American is treated as a slight thing, nay it rises like incense and is snuffed, greedily snuffed by the nostrils of those bred and educated among us. The executioners became consecrated, and like the priests of Moloch became venerable for slaughter!
These things may be called severe, but they are natural, and he only can write to purpose, who feels as he writes. But I am not in a passion, I express the sentiments of a freeman. These I will ever retain, and like Amilcar of old, I would carry my little son to the altar, and there make him swear never to look but with horror on men who have no compassion for blood, and that they will impress these sentiments on their offspring, that they may be handed down and flourish while American liberty has any existence.
Much has been said on this subject: reason and argument have been used but in vain. What was the answer? What but the dernier resort of ideots, they are the reveries of madmen. But however, the good man thinks otherwise, and while he sees law and reason set at defiance, and while he thinks he can explain the decision of earthly courts, he looks forward with comfort, to that tribunal, where he who presides there, has awfully declared Verily ye pervert judgment, ye pass by the widow and the fatherless. Shall not I visit for these things saith the Lord?
JOHN BARNEVELT.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
WARSAW, [Capital of Poland] Nov 4. LAST night, about half an hour after nine o'clock, as his Majesty was returning home from Prince Czartorinski's, the Grand Chancellor, he was attacked at the corner of the street of the Capuchins by six Confederates, commanded by captain Koczowski, opposite to the Bishop of Cracow. The King was not escorted as usual, by his guard of twelve Uhlans; but only attended by some pages and domesticks. The confederates fired their carbines and pistols at the carriage, the balls of which entered it; immediately on which the two heyduites, who were behind the carriage with flambeaux, descended to assist his Majesty; one of whom received several wounds with a sabre, of which he died soon after, and the other was grievously wounded; but it is thought he will recover; several other of his attendants were wounded.
The whole city was immediately in the greatest consternation, not being able to discover his Majesty, and supposing him murdered, as they found him bloody on the spot. At length it appeared, the above Koczowski had taken an oath, together with twenty five other confederates, to deliver the King, dead or alive, to the con-
federates at Czenstokau, and in the above scuffle had seized the King, whom he had carried near to Willanow; in the way to which place were some Russian picquets. Here Koczowski, either touched with fear or remorse, demanded pardon of the King, and proposed to save him; but the King happily taking advantage of Koczowski's dividing his body of desperadoes into two parties (one of which was to attack the Russian pickquets, while the other guarded his Majesty) slipped aside into a wood, and after an hour and half's desperate journey gained a small hut, from whence he sent notice to general Coccelli, who immediately repaired to the place, where he found his Majesty; and this morning at four o'clock his Majesty arrived at his palace, where two wounds his Majesty received on his head, the one by a pistol, and the other by a sabre, were dressed, and happily appears that neither of them are dangerous. At eleven o'clock Te Deum was sung in all the cathedrals for his Majesty's escape.
By advices received the twenty sixth instant, it appears that the twenty five confederates, who carried off the King of Poland, had introduced themselves at different times into that city under the characters of waggoners, driving so many loads of hay.
The same accounts mention, that the King after being forced out of his coach, had been carried between two horses to Willanow, by which his Majesty was so extremely rocked, that when he came, after the fatigue of an hour and an half's march on foot, to the hut in the forest, where he was relieved by the Russian detachment, he threw himself on the poor peasant's truckle bed, and had one of the most comfortable naps he ever enjoyed in his life time.
Another account says, that his Majesty, in his way to the hut, after escaping from the confederates, had the misfortune to lose his shoes in the swampy grounds in the forest, by which his feet were so terribly hurt, that the pain he underwent in continuing his journey is incredible; and this, no doubt, added to the comfortableness of his repose.
A third account says, Koczowski, who headed the six confederates that took the King, was no more than a lieutenant, and that when after joining the rest of the confederates at the entrance of the city, they had carried his Polish Majesty as far as Willanow; they hearing the report of cannon, which were fired by the Russians as signals of alarm, and dreading the approach of troops, he advised his captain, who commanded the corps to divide them into two bodies, and send them forward to reconnoitre, leaving himself with four of the band to guard the King. Having thus got rid of his commander, and the principal part of the corps, he then contrived to send the four left with him, under various pretences, different ways. Being left alone with the King, he threw himself at his Majesty's feet, and told him, that if he would grant him his pardon, and a reward, he would save his life. His Majesty, it is to be supposed was not long hesitating. Koczowski and he set out for the hut in the manner that has been related.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
PHILADELPHIA, February 17. THE commissioners of his majesty's customs have appointed Major Robert Bayard, of New-York, collector for this port, who arrived here last night.
February 20. By Captain Wright there is advice of the death of John Hughes, Esq; collector of the customs in Charles-Town.
NEW-YORK, February 2. Captain Pym, from Dublin, informs us, that Dr. Clement was elected to represent that city in Parliament, in the room of Doctor Lucas, deceased.
Frida, last Adam Smith was executed on the commons, in this city, pursuant to his sentence.—His Excellency the Governor was pleased to grant his Majesty's pardon to Catherine Longworth, who was to have been executed the same day.
Extract from the printed journals of the General Assembly, Die Jovis, 10 bo. A. M. the 13th of February 1772.
A Message from his Excellency the Governor, by Col. Edmund Fanning, private Secretary to his Excellency, and the same being read, is in the words following, viz.
Gentlemen, Observing by the votes of your house of the 11th instant, that you have voted me a salary as Governor of this province, it is my duty to lay before you an extract from his Majesty's Instructions, which will apologize for my not
accepting that liberal provision you intended for my support.
Fort George, New York, Wm. TRYON. 13th February, 1772.
Extract from his Majesty's instructions to Governor TRYON.
"Whereas several inconveniences have arisen to our Governments, in the plantations, by gifts and presents made to our Governors or by the General assemblies; for the preventing thereof for the future, it is our express will and pleasure, that neither you our Governor, Commander in chief, or President of the council of our said province of New-York, for the time being, do give your or their consent to the passing any law or act, for any gift or present to be made to you or them, by the Assembly, and that neither you nor they do receive any gift or present from the assembly or others on any account, or in any manner whatsoever, upon pain of our highest displeasure, and of being recalled from that our government." A true copy. Test.
EDMUND FANNING, P. Secy. Extract of a letter from St. Christopher, January 20.
"We have certain advice of the town of St. George, at Grenada, being entirely consumed by fire, on the 27th of last month; and that little or no dry goods, household utensils, or provisions, have been preserved; but three houses upon the hill, viz. the courthouse, customs, and one other, have escaped; the whole Bay-Town entirely consumed. Such is the distress of the inhabitants, that many of them are lodged on board the shipping; and others are forced to take shelter with the humane in the country."
Another letter from the same place mentions the town of St. George being destroyed; and that the loss was computed at three hundred thousand pounds sterling.
ALBANY, February 3. On Monday last departed this life Mr. Isaac Lansingh, aged 93 Years and 7 months; he had two brothers, one of whom died the 6th of December 1767, aged 86 years 7 months, and the other on the 30th of June 1771, aged 97 years, 6 months and nineteen days. The age of the three brothers added together amount to 227 years, 8 months and 19 days.
Extract of a letter from New-York.
"By last post I forwarded to you an account of sales of seventeen barrels of pot-ash; as sold in the London market, which is undoubtedly much lower than you expected for reasons set forth in many of the public papers) I would therefore advise you to be cautious in the purchase of ashes the approaching season; for I have particular information from London, on which you may rely, that pot and pearl ashes will be sold there for at least one third less this coming season than the last, occasioned by the large quantities daily arriving at that market; so much in short, that it was there thought, America could not supply the quantity in five years, that is now there landed within a few months past."
QUEBEC, January 30. On Monday the 20th instant, was stabbed, by Elizabeth M'Lauchen, Samuel Chaut, of the 52d regiment, of which wound he expired 24 hours after.—The woman is in confinement, and will be tried at the present assizes.
NEW-LONDON, February 28. Yesterday forenoon Capt. Buckland of Hartford arrived here in a sloop from the West-Indies, and on Tuesday last the sloop was left to the care of the mate and a pilot to be carried into Connecticut river; he arrived at Saybrook the same evening, when the pilot and hands went on shore, leaving the mate and a boy on board, the vessel an hour or two after, drove out of the river, it is supposed by means of the ice, was forced to sea; and has not since been heard of.
HARTFORD, March 3. We have heard that the following bridges were swept away by the flood, viz. the large bridge at Windsor, with one at Poquonock, one at Suffrage and one at Farmington, all bridges of great consequence to the public, together with almost all the bridges of less importance on Farmington river.
NEW-HAVEN, February 28. We hear that the floods (occasioned by the late rains) have done a deal of damage to the bridges, dams, and mills in different parts of this Government.
PORTSMOUTH March 6. Tuesday last the Superior court met at the State-house in this town, and this being the first time of their sitting in Portsmouth, since the division of the province into counties, the honorable Judges in their robes, and the Attorneys in their gowns, bands &c. walked in procession to the court-house, at which place the Rev. Dr. Langdon attended and made a proper prayer on the occasion.
The Governor and council have appointed
ed John HANCOCK, S. of the Quorum, K. PORTSMOUTH March 6. o'clock afternoon, Mary Storr, Mr. Stavers's house in Boston, nineteen minutes and a half after nine at Greenland, which is about
THURSDAY March 6. BOSTON.
AT a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of this Town at Faneuil-Hall, on Monday last, the honorable JOHN HANCOCK, Esq; was unanimously chosen moderator; and the following Town-Officers for the year ensuing, viz.
Town-Clerk; Mr. William Cooper. Select Men. John Ruddock, Esq; the hon. John Hancock, Esq; Thomas Marshall, Esq; Mr. Samuel Austin, John Scolley, Esq; Mr. Timothy Newell, Dr. John Greenleaf. The thanks of the town were voted to Joseph Jackson, Esq; Samuel Pemberton, Esq; Mr. Alexander Inches, Mr. Jonathan Mason and Mr. Ebenezer Storer, for their faithful services as Selectmen in years past, they having resigned.
Town-Treasurer; Mr. David Jeffries. Overseers of the Poor. John Barret, Esq; William Phillips, Esq; Mr. Benjamin Dolebear, Mr. William Whitwell, Mr. William Greenleaf, William White, Esq; Mr. Daniel Waldo, John Leverett, Esq; John Gore, Esq; Capt. Samuel Partridge, Mr. Samuel Whitwell, and Mr. Samuel Abbot.
Firewards. John Scolley, Esq; Newman Greenough, Esq; Mr. William Cooper, Mr. John Mico Wendell, Thomas Marshall, Esq; Mr. Joseph Tyler, Major Adino Paddock, Mr. James Richardson, Capt. Benjamin Waldo, John Hancock, Esq; Mr. Samuel Adams, Captain Martin Gay, Thomas Dawes, Esq; Mr. Alexander Hill, Francis Shaw, Esq; and Capt. Job Prince.
John Rowe, Esq; having resigned as Fireward the thanks of the town were voted him for his faithful services as a Fireward in years past.
Wardens. Capt. John Bradford, Mr. John Coburn, Mr. Samuel Barret, Mr. Nathan Hancock, Mr. William Bordman, Major Adino Paddock, Mr. Thomas Bayley, Mr. John Preston, Mr. Nathaniel Wales, Mr. Nathan Frazier, Mr. Josiah Waters, and Mr. Henry Balf.
Committee for purchasing Grain. Joseph Jackson, Esq; John Leverett, Esq; and Mr. John Swett, junr.
Surveyors of Wheat. John Tudor, Esq; and Mr. John Lucas.
Surveyor of Hemp. Mr. John Gray.
Assessors. Mr. John Kneeland, Mr. Benjamin Church, Belcher Noyes, Esq; Mr. Jonathan Brown, Mr. Daniel Pecker, Giles Harris, Esq; and Capt. Samuel Downe.
Collectors of Taxes. Mr. Edward Holliday, Mr. Abraham Savage, Mr. Benjamin Henderson, and Mr. Benjamin Gray.
Clerks of the Market. Mr. Samuel Elliott, junr. Mr. Thomas Parker, Mr. William Gale, Mr. John Langdon, Mr. Henry Knox, Mr. Samuel Breck, Mr. Richard Cary, Mr. Lewis Gray, Mr. Peter Hughes, Mr. Charles Sigourney, Mr. Jonathan Williams, junr. Mr. Samuel Bradstreet, and Mr. David Green.
Informers of Deer. Messrs. William Dawes, junr. and Thomas Edes.
Assay Masters. Capt. Martin Gay, and Mr. John Skinner.
Fence Viewers. Mr. John Dyer, Mr. Samuel Dyer, Mr. Obadiah Lowe, Capt. John Joy, Mr. William Crafts.
Surveyors of Boards. Messrs. William Nichols, Clement Collins, Jacob Thayer, Joseph Edmunds, John Greenough, Isaac Vergoose, John Champney, Andrew Symmes, Henry Allen, Edmund Ranger, Richard Walker, Thomas Uran, John Bulfinch, Abraham Howard, Joseph Butler, Joseph Ayers, Andrew Townsend, Joseph Ballard, Elisha Homes, Thomas Bayley, John Holland, John Rogers, Obadiah Low, Benjamin Page, Dinely Wing, and Henry Balf.
Cullers of Staves. Messrs. Peter Cott, Joseph Dyer, Manassah Masters, John Haskins, David Spear, Jonathan Jenkins, Caleb Heyden, Job Wheelwright, Joshua Pico, Benjamin Sault, Paul Baxter, John Owen, Thomas Knox, Samuel White, Edward Cowell, Edward Potter, Peter Ellis, Nathan Spear, Timothy Pease, Jacob Williams, Nathaniel Waterman, Samuel Barnard, John Newell, Joseph Phillips, Henry Lucas, Richard Flood, and William Rogers.
Scavengers; Wards, No. 1. Messrs. John R. Sigourney, 2. After Stoddard, Edward Foster, 4. Freeman Pulcifer, John Merritt, 6. James Bayley, Joseph Ridgway, 8. William Perkins,

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LONDON, December 11. A correspondent at Dublin, with the following account of a speech which Mr. Nolen, Benjamin, Irish house of commons, Thomas Curtis.
Messieurs David Simons, 25th of Noye, and Thomas Bradford. on the p... Messieurs Augustus Hale, John Coverley, John Wells, Elias Dupee, Francis Salmon, Hezekiah Usher, Joseph Foye, Stephen Symms, George Thomas.
While Mr. Molineux's affair was before the town, at their meeting on Tuesday last, a printed hand-bill was distributed in the Hall, tending to prejudice the minds of the inhabitants against him; which upon a motion being made and seconded, was read by the moderator, and voted unanimously that said paper containing unjust reflections on Mr. Molineux's character, be rejected with disdain, and that they do express their abhorrence and detestation of such methods being taken to expose an individual.
The town unanimously voted their thanks to Mr. Molineux for his spirited and upright conduct, &c. in carrying on the wool-heri manufactory, and the advantage it had been of to the town in employing poor people, &c. The Meeting stands adjourned to Tuesday the 24th day of March instant.
The infamous murderer Ebenezer Richardson, was on Tuesday last dismissed by his Majesty's justices of the Superior Court, from his confinement in goal, for the murder of that innocent youth young SIEDER, recognizing without sureties in the sum of five hundred pounds, for his appearance when the court shall call upon him to plead his Majesty's pardon!! O tempora! O mores! May he not adapt the language of Cain and say, Whosoever meeteth me will slay me! This affair was transacted in presence of a very few people, all the inhabitants being assembled at Faneuil-Hall, it being their annual Town-meeting. The murderer fled with precipitation and crossed the ferry before the inhabitants were informed of it. Tell this in Britain, publish it in Ireland, and may America remember it for ever!
The great and general Court, or Assembly of this province, is further prorogued to the eighth day of April next, for his Majesty's service.
Thursday the second day of April next, is appointed for a day of public Fasting and Prayer, throughout this province.
A number of able volunteers are wanted to complete the number in the garrison of Castle William & Mary, in the province of New-Hampshire.
On Tuesday last, in the afternoon, his Majesty's Superior court finished business.
John Sennett, for attempting Sodomy with a mare, was sentenced to set on the gallows one hour with a halter round his neck, and be whipped thirty stripes under it.
Elizabeth Smith for a second conviction of theft, was sentenced to set on the gallows one hour with a halter round her neck, and to be whipped twenty stripes under it, and she being unable to pay the value of the goods stolen, will be sold for a term of years.
William Stoodley, for house-breaking and theft, to be branded on the forehead with the letter B, and pay costs, &c.
The committee appointed by this town at their annual meeting in March last, to make application to some suitable gentleman to deliver an oration on the fifth instant, upon the dangerous tendency of standing armies, and in commemoration of the horrid massacre perpetrated by a party of the 29th regiment on the evening of the 5th of March 1770, having acquainted the Selectmen of the town that they had applied to JOSEPH WARREN, Esq; and that he was ready to perform that service for the town: A meeting was thereupon legally assembled by the Selectmen at Faneuil-Hall on Thursday last at nine o'clock in the forenoon; when the town unanimously voted their entire approbation of the choice the committee had made, and appointed another committee to wait upon Dr. Warren and acquaint him that it was the desire of the town that he would deliver the oration in the Old South meeting house at half past twelve, at which time and place the meeting was then adjourned. When the intermediate time was expired, that capacious house was thronged with a very respectable assembly, consisting of the inhabitants and many of the clergy not only of this but the neighbouring towns. The orator had the universal applause of his audience; and his fellow citizens voted him their thanks, and requested a copy of his oration for the press, which we have since been obtained.
In the evening a select number of the
friends of constitutional liberty, met at Mrs. Clapham's in King Street, and exhibited on the balcony a lanthorn of transparent paintings, having, in the front, a lively representation of the bloody massacre which was perpetrated near that spot.
Over which was inscribed, "The fatal effect of a standing army posted in a free city."
On the right, was the figure of America sitting in a mourning posture, and looking down on the spectators, with this label, "Behold my SONS."
Text"> On the left side a monument inscribed, "To the memory of Messrs. Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Patrick Carr, and, Crispus Attucks, who were barbarously murdered by a party of the 29th regiment, on the 5th of March 1770."
At a quarter after nine the painting was taken in, and the bells muffled tolled until ten.
The whole was conducted with the greatest regularity; and the spectators, though amounting in the course of the evening to some thousands, behaved with that gravity as well as decency, which evidently shewed, that their hearts were deeply affected with the retrospect of so horrid a transaction.
We hear the Honorable James Bowdoin, Esq; has generously offered to the committee of Dr. Cooper's congregation, the donation of a large lot of land in Tremont-street, together with some materials on it, for the purpose of building a new meeting house. The value of both is moderately computed at seven hundred pounds sterling.
At a general council held at the council chamber in Boston, by adjournment the 4th of March, his Excellency the Governor was pleased to nominate and appoint, Jonathan Bowman, Esq; to be Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Lincoln. Mr. Thomas Boyd, a Coroner for said county. Mr. David Haven, a Coroner for Middlesex County. To which nominations his Majesty's council did advise and consent.
We hear from Holliston, that on Saturday evening last, the dwelling house of Samuel Hobart, Esq; together with most of the furniture and family cloathing, was consumed by fire.
We are informed, that great improvement hath lately been made in the method of illuminating light-houses, by an invention of the hon. Henry Newton, Esq; of Halifax, Nova-Scotia. In the former method the oil decreasing left the wick dry, which of course occasioned a faint light; the smoke also darkened the glasses, and obscured the light: To remedy which fountain lamps are constructed that burn 20 hours without any seeming decrease of oil; by which means the wick has the oil floating constantly to it, and wants no snuffing (at most but once in a night) and is so contrived, that the waste oil falls back into the fountain. And to keep the glasses clean, tin funnels, somewhat in the shape of speaking trumpets, hang over each lamp, and pass through the roof of the lanthorn, with raised caps of tin upon them, to prevent rain or snow falling down. By this means the attendant at the light-house has only to light the lamps in the evening, and they burn bright all night; whereas formerly the lamps wanted to be supplied two or three times in a night, and snuffed every hour; and the glasses could not possibly be kept clean from smoke. Each lamp has three spouts which run into a basin at the bottom of the fountain, and thereby keep the oil so warm, that it never chills while they are burning. Another advantage is, that they burn a less quantity of oil than the others. The Halifax Light-House is lately altered upon the above plan, and is now acknowledged by all masters of vessels to exhibit a remarkable bright and constant light.
We have the following remarkable account from Deerfield, viz. that on the 15th of last month one Cephas Hoit, a lad between twelve and thirteen years of age son of Mr. Jonathan Hoit of that town, having been at the barn with his father, and returning to the house, got over a fence near a well, between which and the well were flat stones covered with ice and a light snow, the boy stepping on the ice and quitting his hold from the fence, his foot slipped towards the fence, which caught him head downwards to the bottom of the well, which is twenty feet from the top of the curb to the bottom, the water in the well is only two feet deep: The boy, as soon as he got out of the water upon the
stones which were on the sides of the well, hollowed for help, but finding that no person came to his assistance, made an attempt to get out of the well, and did, without any assistance; he was wet all over, and his head and cloaths were considerably fanded by the sand at the bottom of the well. The boy did not receive even the least damage or hurt imaginable.
DIED. On Tuesday last, very suddenly, in the 39th year of her age, Mrs. Catherine Boyer consort to Mr. Peter Boyer of this town, Merchant. Her funeral will be attended to-morrow at half after four o'clock, when her friends and acquaintance are requested to attend. Mrs. Ann Boylstone, widow of the late Mr. Peter Boylstone. Mr. Joseph Hill, cooper. Mr. Webb Captain's Clerk of the Gibrar tar mas of war. Capt. Nathaniel Richardson, formerly in the provincial service. Miss Hallam, eldest daughter of Mr. Samuel Hallam, Taylor. Mr. Foster near Blowers's Wharf. At Charlestown, Mr. Abraham Snow. At Berwick, the Honourable John Hill, Esq; one of his Majesty's Council for this province. At Portsmouth, Mr. Stephen March - Capt John Brown.
We hear the Glasgow man of war which sailed from Portsmouth for this place, having met with damage, put back into some port in the channel to refit, and probably did not fail again until some time in December or later.
ARRIVED here. Pike and Hussy from North Carolina; Wyer from Philadelphia; Smith and Thacher from Halifax; Given from St. Croix; Edgerton from Cape Nichola.
From the PUBLIC LEDGER.
In the Irish house of commons, November 15th, Henry Flood, Esq; acquainted the house that he believed the commissions were then made out for an addition of five more commissioners of the Revenue, and called upon the Law Officers and the Ministerial Members of which there are unfortunately too great a number in that country, to contradict him, if he was mistaken; to this they answered not a word. He then made a motion that the house would come to a resolution to the following purport, "That it appears to this House, that seven commissioners of the revenue are sufficient to transact the business thereof."
William Mayne seconded the motion of his honorable friend, and shewed the impropriety and wanton cruelty of burthening the nation with the expence of new offices and unnecessary officers at a time when it was groaning under a heavy debt, and little likely to pay any of it. He said he should not be quite so tender as his friend, but would speak the truth, however disagreeable it might be to the gentlemen on the other side of the house. That he was assured that a regular plan was laid down for enslaving this nation; that new offices were created to keep men firm to the court interest, by expectation of enjoying those places; that he did not doubt but each commission had been promised to five or six different gentlemen; but that he was certain the design was, after they had augmented the board, then to garble it, and put in a number of Englishmen sent from the other side of the water to be a check over the rest, and spies on the conduct of this country. That in order that it might not seem an innovation to introduce a number of men from Great-Britain to our revenue board, one was appointed in the first commission, and that one was no other than the detestable Sir Francis Barnard, late Governor of New-England, whose ignominious behaviour, and arbitrary tyrannic proceedings there well nigh lost the affections of his American fellow subjects, and thereby hath rendered him a fit tool to fetter the people of Ireland.
He added, that he was well informed that it was the intention of government to prorogue the Parliament as soon as it had passed the bill of supplies. For as despicable as the opposition might be thought by some people, it was still formidable enough to the British ministry, who dare not meet the British Parliament, while such an opposition subsists in that of Ireland; for which reason the British Parliament is not to meet until the 21st of January, by which time government thinks to do all its business here, and prorogue this parliament.
It is said that the establishment of this new board of commissioners would not only increase the expences of the nation 50,000 l. a year, but would be a great hurt to trade, by obliging the merchants to pay double fees, and to go to two offices to do their business, which might be done by one.
The late celebrated Dr. Lucas did not die poor; he died immensely rich: rich in sentiment, spirit, and independence; rich in integrity and public esteem; rich in true dignity and honour; rich in every refined quality and ornament of the human mind; rich in a possession of the whole train of virtues; rich, magnificently rich, even in the extreme of poverty. Living, he enjoyed a secret happiness unknown to the base and venal; and dying, (we will presume) felt "that sweet hope springing up in his soul," which in the last fatal moment every good man feels.
PROPOSALS
For Printing by Subscription, DISSUASION to Great-Britain and her Colonies from the SLAVE TRADE to Africa; shewing the contradiction that this trade bears both to laws divine and provincial; the disadvantages arising from it, and advantages from abolishing it, both to Europe and Africa, particularly to Britain and her Plantations; also shewing how to put this trade to Africa, on a just and lawful footing.
By JAMES SWAN, A friend to the welfare of the Continent. N. B. The book will be printed in a genteel manner, and contain about eighty pages in large octavo: The price to subscribers will be one shillings, lawful money, each book, those who subscribe for six shall have one gratis.
Subscriptions are taken in by ISAIAH THOMAS, near the Mill-bridge.
To be SOLD very reasonable, A SMALL quantity of exceed-good HATTERS WOOL if applied for immediately. Enquire of the Printer.
Boston, March 3, 1772. STOLEN, out of the shop of JOSEPH POPE, Watch maker, at the south-end, last evening, by breaking of a square of glass, FOUR SILVER WATCHES, with only the inside cases; maker's name of one Byfield, of another Shepherd, the other names not yet ascertained, the outer cases were left in the shop. Should they, or either of them be offered for sale, it is requested they may be stopped and notice given, or whoever by any means shall stop them, or either of them, so as the said Pope may obtain them, shall be handsomely rewarded, and if the thief be stopped and brought to justice, shall have TEN DOLLARS reward and all necessary charges paid by JOSEPH POPE. N. B. If any person will deliver the said Watches to the abovementioned JOSEPH POPE, or leave them at THOMAS's Printing-Office, near the Mill-bridge, shall receive the above reward, and no questions asked.
A General Assortment of GARDEN SEEDS, Imported from London in Capt. Cazneau, And to be sold by ABIGAIL DAVIDSON, widow, In Seven-star-lane, Boston, (the nearest house down the lane, on the left, to the Hon. Thomas Flucker, Esq.) viz.
EARLY Golden, Hotspur, early Charlton, large and dwarf Marrowfat, green Rouncival, large Sugar, and Bush Peas; Windsor, long Pod, and an assortment of Kidney Beans; early Yorkshire, early Battersey, early Dutch, early Sugar Loaf, Winter and Green Savoy Cabbage, red ditto; Colliflower, Sweet-Majoram, and Thyme, with many others too numerous to be here mentioned. Also,
A Collection of the best Sorts of grafted and inoculated English FRUIT TREES, as Cherries, Pears, Apples, Quinces, Lime Trees, English Elms; red and white Dutch Currant Bushes, English Gooseberry Bushes of all Sorts, Asparagus Plants of the large early Sort. Likewise, all sorts of PLANTS in their season, as Cabbages, Colliflowers, Savoy, Celery, Endive, Majoram, Thyme, Savory, Sives, Sage, Min, &c. with all Sorts of dried sweet Herbs.
W I N E S.
To be sold at BLANCHARD's Wine-Cellar, Dock-Square, Boston, CHOICE old sterling Madeira! Fine generous Old Red Port, Teneriffe, Malaga, and All other W I N E as usual. London Porter, Brandy, West-India and New-England Rum, Old JAMAICA SPIRIT, Imnglas. Brass and Iron Wire, properly prepared for wiring bottles; Brass Cocks.

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 desired 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 TROACH and SONS , at their Store in King-street; Good Petersburg 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, Ra- gouts, Pasties, 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. 8 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.
BIBLES of all sorts, viz. Large 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 Saltadus 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 scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley , Perfu- mer, in Cockspur-street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at Willi- am 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 Hotf- pur, and large Marrowfat Peas; golden Hotspur, large Sugar, Spanish Mora- toes, dwarf Marrowfat and green Marrowfat Peas; large Windsor 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 Spinage Seed, early Colliflower, late ditto, early and win- ter Turnip seed, red Beat 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 To the L S K of the N G L Tract of Lundy Stone, named Green's Boston,
WHEREAS you, w- thers, proprietors of a certain of common and undivided land, situate 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 chuse 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 chuse 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 del- inquent 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. L O W E, In Marshall'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. Emerfon, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; and Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater.

LONDON, December 20.
A correspondent at Dublin has favoured us with the following authentic copy of the speech which Mr. Flood made in the Irish house of commons, on monday the 25th of November last, when the debate on the pension of Jeremiah Dyson, Esq; came on before the committee of supplies, —The debate was opened by Sir William Mayne, who observed “ that he considered this pension as burthensome and unnecessary ; burthensome inasmuch as it was one thousand pounds per annum—and unnecessary , as it was bestowed upon a man who had never been of any service to that kingdom.” This was fe-bly replied to by a certain chief magistrate, who was also re-answered; after which Mr. Flood got up, and spoke as follows :
“ I cannot help observing, on this occasion, that the subject of the present debate is one of the most interesting and important to the good of this distressed kingdom, as (if the honest men in the house carry their point) it may serve as a precedent for other burthensome and unnecessary pensions being scratched off our enormous pension list ; and at the same time I am sorry to observe, that so necessary an expedient as the easing our aggrieved country of the dreadful weight upon its shoulders find opponents in this house, and be brought to a debate.
“ I have but little to say, on a subject which speaks so amply for itself. It is the misfortune of this country, that it has always been ill used, and ill-used by foreign hands too— foreign governors, foreign pensioners, foreign parasites . With all the natural requisites of life within our own kingdom, and with all the artificial conveniences of it within our reach, our countrymen live in beggary, and die in despair, while other people riot in our treasures, and bend under the weight of our spoils, we are gasping for our daily sustenance, and treasured with all the indignity of a petty province.—Tell me, can it be said that Great-Britain has treated us with the same honour and respect with which one sister kingdom ought to treat another ? Though we have our own legislature, our own laws, our own revenues, have we not always been, and are we not still insulted with oppression and reproach, as an out cast among the nation ? If there is a man on the other side of the water who has spent his life in court intrigues and court knavery, done under-hand jobs for the worst purposes, and served all the evil purposes of an evil ministry ; is he not immediately dispatched to Ireland with a ministerial mandate in his pocket, and saddled upon our revenue for post and pensions, as the reward of his evil doing ? —In the midst of all this misery, it were some comfort, since we must be preyed upon, if we were preyed upon by the caterpillars of our own land.—But to be eat up by the vermin of another nation, is the curse that galls me.
“ But of all the burthens which it has pleased government to lay upon our devoted shoulders, that which is the subject of the present debate is the most grievous and intolerable—Who does not know Jeremiah Dyson Esq ! —We know little of him indeed, otherwise than by his name in our pension list ; but there are others who know him by his actions. This is he who is endowed with those happy talents, that he has served every administration, and served every one with equal success—a civil, pliable, good natured gentleman, who will do what you will, and say what you please; —for payment.”
[Here Mr. Flood was interrupted, and called to order by Mr. M——, who urged that respect ought to be paid to Mr. Dyson as one of his Majesty's officers, and, as such, one whom his majesty was graciously pleased to repose confidence in. However, Mr. Flood went on.]
“ As to the royal confidence reposed in Mr. Dyson, his gracious majesty (whom God long preserve) has been graciously lavish of it, not only to Mr. Dyson, but the friends of Mr. Dyson : And I think the choice was good : the royal secrets will, I dare say, be very secure in their breast, not only for the love they bear to his gracious majesty, but for the love they bear to themselves. In the present case, however we do not want to be informed of that part of Mr. Dyson's character—we know enough of him—every body knows enough of him—ask the British Treasury—the British coun-
cil—ask any Englishman—who he is, what he is—they can all tell you, for the gentleman is well KNOWN. But what have we to do with him, he never served Ireland, nor the friends of Ireland. And if this distressed kingdom was never benefited by his council, interest or service, I see no good cause why this kingdom should reward him. Let the honourable members of this house consider this, and give their voices accordingly. For God's sake, let every man consult his conscience ; if Jeremiah Dyson Esq; shall be found to deserve this pension, let it be continued ; if not, let it be lopped off our revenue as burthensome and unnecessary .”
Mr. Dyson is now a commissioner of the treasury
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 explained in Five Hundred approved Receipts, in Roasting, Boiling, Frying, Broiling, Gravies, Sauces, Stews, Hashes, Soups, Fricassees, Ragouts, Puffes, Pies, Tarts, Cakes, Puddings, Syllabus, Creams, Flummery, Jellies, Gams, and Custards. Together with the best Methods of Pottng, Colouring, Preserving, Drying, Candying, 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 Instructions 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.
WANTED for building a new MEETING-HOUSE, in Brattle-street, Boston, the following Materials, viz. Good Stones for the foundation and cellar, Stones for two or three courses above ground, to be hammered to a good face, each one foot in height, and not less to go into the wall.
Free Stone, or other kind of Stone of a light colour, that will answer for rustic quoins, &c.
800 Thousand Bricks, eight inches long four wide and two thick, to be made of tough well-tempered clay, and well burnt, one quarter part of them to be struck in sand for the outward face of the building.
Four Thousand Sand Bricks for out-side arches, nine inches long, four and an half wide and two and an half thick.
One thousand Water-table Bricks made in proportion to the others.
One and an half thousand OG Bricks for Facias, 8, 4 and 2.
Three hundred and thirty hogheads of the best Stone Lime.
Five hundred cart-loads of Sand of a good grit and free from all loam.
Oak timber for the lower floor of the proper scantlings.
Pine Timber for the roof, galleries, &c. of proper scantlings.
A quantity of seasoned clear boards.
A quantity of seasoned merchantable boards.
A quantity of plank.
A quantity of joist.
Stale for the roof.
Such persons as incline to contract to supply the Materials abovementioned (all which must be such as shall be approved by the committee and warranted good in their kind) are desired to write and seal up their proposals, in which they are requested to describe the quantity and quality of the articles they would supply them, also the lowest price for the money, and deliver their Proposals at the shop of Mr. TIMOTHY NEWELL, in Dock Square, Boston, by the eleventh day of March next at farthest : After which time, as soon a may be, there will be a meeting of the said committee to open and consider of the proposals ; and the preference will be given to such as shall appear best calculated to answer the purpose and interest of the Society.
It is intended the building should be undertaking as soon as materials can be had.
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.
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 Hogheads of Saltatudas Salt, proof Glasses, safe Bottles single or by the dozen, Butter, Brimstone, Coffee, white Beans, Rum, Sugars, Melasses, cases with bottles, from 6 to 15 each. By wholesale or retail, cheap for cash
ALMANACKS. AMES's, Low's, Bickerstaff's, Massachussets Calendars and SHEET ALMANACKS, to be sold by I. Thomas, near the Mill-bridge.
W I N E S. To be sold at BLANCHARD's Wine-Cellar, Dock-Square, Boston, CHOICE old sterling Madeira Fine generous Old Red Port, Teneriffe, Malaga, and All other W I N E as usual. London Porter, Brandy, West-India and New-England Rum, Old JAMAICA SPIRIT, Ringlefs. Brats and Iron Wire, properly prepared for wiring bottles ; Brats Cocks. N. B. A few choice Narraganset Chees. Flask Oyl.
ROBERTS & LEE, JEWELLERS, TAKE this method to acquaint the public, that they have removed 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, London, Birmingham and Sheffield Hard Ware Goods, sold as reasonable as at any Shop or Store in Town. Most of the above Goods arrived in the last Ship from London Every article in the Jewellery Branche made and repaired, as neat and as reasonable as in London. Mourning Rings made with expedition. N. B. The utmost value given for old Gold and Silver Lace.
MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS WILLIAM WILLIAMS, Mathematical Instrument Maker, Has to sell At his SHOP, formerly known by the name of THE CROWN Coffee-house. At the Head of the Long-Wharf, King-street, BOSTON, A Large Assortment of
HADLEY's and Davis's QUADRANTS, hanging and standing Compasses in Brass and Wood, Gauging and Surveying Instruments, Cases for Instruments, large and small Perspective Glasses in Ivory Wood and Fish Skin ; plotters Scales, Gunter Scales and Dividers, Surveyors Chains, Artificial Magnets with Cases, Sand-Glasses from two Hours to a Quarter of a Minute. Instruments of a new Construction to measure Boards, Quarter Waggoner's, Atkinson's Epitomes, Wilson's ditto, Pattou's Navigation, Seamen's assistants, Calendars, Mariner's Compasses rectified, Young Man's Companion, Journal Books, Ink-Powder, Quill and Paper, Paper-Hangings. An Assortment of Brass Pocket-Compasses with and without Cards, Box Rules, Slates and Pencils, Jack Knives, plated Shoe and Knee Buckles, Pinchbeck, Block-Tin, and Brass ditto, Compass Seals, and Watch Keys, &c. &c.
N. B. All sorts of Mathematical Instruments are made and repaired by the above WILLIAMS. Those who will favour him with their Custom may depend upon being well used, and have their work done with fidelity and dispatch.
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.
S I L K S. 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.
JOSEPH MORTON, At the sign of the White Horse, in Boston, HEREBY informs all those Gentlemen in town and country, that chuse to favour him with their custom, that he is determined to accommodate them with Board and Lodging at the cheapest rate, and will keep their HORSES at the reasonable price of ONE SHILLING lawful money per night.
To be SOLD, And may be entered upon immediately, (Lying in the town of Harvard and county of Worcester, pleasantly situated, adjoining to the line between Harvard and Groton)
A FARM, containing One Hundred and Seventy Acres, about ninety Acres of which being now under improvement, consisting of Meadow, Pasture and Tillage Land, the remainder Wood Land, on the premises there is a fine young Orchard, a large double Dwelling-House in very good repair, a Barn and Corn-house, a Pot-Ash House with Utensils for carrying on that Business, for which the situation is well calculated, the whole very well watered, about one mile from a Saw and Grist-Mill, and two and a half miles from the Meeting-house, with other conveniencies. For further particulars enquire of Col. Prescott, or Mr. John Conn, of Groton, or Mr. Richard Smith of Boston.
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 ; fasten such as are loose, keep such as are already decayed from becoming worse, prevent the Tooth-Ach, perfectly cure the Scurvy in the Gums, and make them grow firm and close to the teeth ; they likewise render the breath delicate, sweet, and remedy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley Perfumer, in Cockspur-street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at William Scott's Lish 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 Sheetng, Housewife Linen, Drawers, Russia Linen, Osnaburgs, Ticklingburgs, Broad Cloths, Shaloon, German Serges, Colchester Baize, Lambkins, a few fashionable Silks, a few hogheads of Bristol Beer, and some other articles. Also, Spermaceti Candles as usual.