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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, December 26, 1771.
[NUMB. 43.]
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
The CENTINEL. No. XXVII.
In Winter's tedious nights, set by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell the tale, And e'er thou bid good night, to quit your grief Tell thou the lamentable fall of me; For why? the senseless brands will sympathize The heavy accents of thy moving tongue, And in compassion weep the fire out.
SHAKESPEARE.
THAT laws were designed for the benefit of society, and the security of a man's character, property and life, is universally confessed. On the contrary when they bear hard on the subject, and sap the foundations of Government, they are evidently counter to the end of their institution. The nature of laws is always accommodated to the genius of a people. Where the citizens have no idea of the distinction between bondage and freedom as in Turkey, Persia, and some more polite nations, that is law, which other states would despise. Yea, laws may vary in the same state, in proportion to the rise or decay of virtue and freedom in it. The institutions of the XII Tables in the days of the Roman republic were widely different from the rescripts of Julian and some other Emperors. In such a case every man who has a just estimation of men and things, of different constitutions and different politics, and whose extensive mind is capable, through different periods, of tracing society back to its original and analysing the principles of Government, will judge in this manner. He will give a preference to that era in which its principles were noble and generous, and its actions correspondent to such principles, and will suspect it to be on a decline when it swerves herefrom, and will prophecy certain ruin, infamy and contempt. The body politic as well as the body natural, has its infancy, its youth, its manhood and its old age. It is in its manhood when the foundations stand secure, the laws are preserved in their original untainted, and the whole exhibits a model of harmony and order. It will decline however sometimes, and institutions which were once beautiful, will be weak and languid. It now grows old, and like decaying age, each member of government, is exerted in a lifeless, cold, impotent manner. But it is a generous principle nil desperandum  pro patria . Virtue while there is some remains of life may revive, and regain its ancient constitution.
These thoughts naturally presented to my mind, when I ran over the nature, the origin, and the appearance of our laws in different periods. In some times, the ancient spirit of the law flourished. At others, Innovations crept in and threatened their dissolution. There is nothing that appears so remarkably of this nature, as the doctrine of libels. Terrible on a foreign stock, they were ingrafted on our constitution in the reign of a weak, wicked prince, and the consequences were dreadful. They perish'd in the reign of a preceding monarch and now again revive. This brings me naturally in the order I proposed, to consider these libels: they are treated in the English code. We have seen that the doctrine advanced in our days, is false on the maxims of the civil law. Let us now see whether it is so in common law.
In the first place, I would remark on the legal form of an indictment. And this always declares that the defendant did write and compose the libel, FALSELY, SEDITIOUSLY and MALICIOUSLY, and that
he FALSELY, MALICIOUSLY, and SEDITIOUSLY uttered, &c. These words are absolutely essential to an indictment or an information, and the omission would be fatal. The mere publishing is harmless and insignificant. And it is the sedition , the malice and falseity of a writing, which makes it criminal. These matters must be left to the cognizance of a jury, and a judge's telling them that they are only to find the simple publishing and leave the quality of the crime to them, proceeds on the same foundation as this erroneous maxim, The jury are not judges of law. I would ask a crown Lawyer, whether it was ever the case, or whether the clerk ever recorded a verdict, without putting in those essential epithets? To this purpose I would beg leave to quote a passage from Mr. Hawles, in his book, called The Englishman's Right . He says, "When the matter in issue is of such nature, as no action, indictment or information, will lie for it singly , but is worked up by special aggravations into matters of damage or crime, as that it was done to scandalize government, raise sedition, &c. or with such an evil intent: If these aggravations or some overt act to manifest such ill design be not made out in evidence, the jury must find Not Guilty . If a jury shall refuse to find, that such an act was done maliciously, falseily, and scandalously , with an intent to raise sedition, &c. their mouths are not to be stopped, or their consciences satisfied with the Court's telling them, You have nothing to do with that, it is only matter of form, you are only to examine the fact, whether he spoke such words or writ such a book, &c. for if they should ignorantly take this for an answer, and bring in the prisoner Guilty , though they mean of the naked fact only, yet the clerk recording it, demands a further confirmation, as thus, Then you say D. is guilty of the trespass and misdemeanor, in MANNER and FORM as he stands indicted. And the verdict stands thus, The jurors on their oaths say, that D. maliciously, falseily, in contempt of the King and Government, with intent to scandalize the administration of justice and to raise sedition, published, &c. So that it appears there are not mere matters of form, which is a great absurdity to suppose. The Jurors are asked whether D. is guilty in manner and form as he is indicted : And the verdict is erroneous and the record bad unless it declares, that D. did publish maliciously, falseily, &c. If these things are so essential, both in the verdict and record, these words are not matter of form in the indictment, for the indictment is not supported without they are proved. This the judges give up, as is apparent from the appealing to that wretched subterfuge, that they are the judges of laws, and whether the words or writing contain malice, &c.---Why do they retreat to this point, which all Lawyers know is disputed, when the whole difficulty might be saved, by the simple fact being the only thing essential. No, it is a point never to be given up by an Englishman, That the jury are the sole judges of the motive or nature of actions. Even a Civilian, Schulting, says, "An injury consists in the desire of doing it, for if an intent to do an injury be wanting it pertaining not to the action." It is a rule in law, Malice must be collected from circumstances . These circumstances are mere matter of fact and must be the sole province of a jury. And in the case of Dr. Brown, Trin. 5. Anne B. R. the attorney general himself confesses, The defendant ought to prove that he did not intend to scandalize, and the jury are judges quo animo this was done. 11th Mod. Queen vs. Brown. In Hill 8. Geo. 1. Rofe vs. Bickerton, an information for a libel was refused, be-
cause the matter complained of was true. And Bacon on this head observes, "The King's bench whose jurisdiction herein is founded on the necessity of preventing quarrels and ill blood, and which deals with this offence as of dangerous consequence, always exercises a discretionary power in granting an information for an offence of this nature. As in many cases, leaves the party to his ordinary remedy." One of the cases in which he says they refuse, is that mentioned above, of its being true. And he mentions another, which may be worthy of note, where the matter complained of was intended for reformation. There are some statutes about this matter, called statutes against slander and scandalum magnatum . 3d. Ed. 1. 2d. and 12th Ric. II. But those contain the same doctrines I mean to assert. They say, "Whoever shall be so hardy as to tell or publish any FALSE NEWS , whereby discord may grow and shall be taken, &c." This makes falseity and discord , essential marks of a breach of this statute.
There is one judge, Mr. Justice Aslybone, whose memory, like the mushroom, would have been short-lived, and never have reached posterity, but for his curious decision in this case, who asserted in the trial of the seven bishops, that a decent remonstrance was a libel , and that it mattered not, whether it was true or false; but the reasons he gave, are a sufficient confutation of his notions, and show their illegality and absurdity when the assertor is reduced to such a wretched shift: he says, "No private man ought to meddle with government. If my interest is not shaken, what have I to do with government? When we write against government by way of argument, it is the argument that makes the government, or not the government. You may call it supplication or petition, if it is called true, it is a libel. And as every trespass implies, vi et armis , so every libel carries with it sedition and all the other epithets, and so the indictment is proved." Different were the sentiments of Judge Powell in this case, a man whom every lawyer knows and esteems. His opinion is, "To make it a libel it must be FALSE and MALICIOUS and tend to sedition ." And declared, "As he saw no falsehood , nor malice in it, IT WAS NO LIBEL." In this same memorable trial we meet with the judgment of Sir Robert Sawyer, on this point. "The falseity, malice and sedition of the writing are all facts to be proved." I shall mention one extract more, which I take from a celebrated writer on this subject. "Lord Chief Justice Holt always asked, Can you prove this to be true? if you write such things as you are charged with, it lies on you to prove them true at your peril."
I have now done with my law on this point. My arguments on these heads I have endeavoured to make level with the meanest capacity. The explication of the civil law, may not so easily be understood. The best writers on that institution lived many centuries back, and may not be so familiar in our days. The many volumes written by ancient men on the civil code, are very seldom found in an English Lawyer's library. But surely every man is acquainted in some measure with common law, and knows the nature of that institution which is the palladium of his rights. I am sensible there may be a few particular authorities against my opinion, but I am not arguing this cause as a private counsellor, but as an Englishman and a freeman. It is incumbent on me to show, and I have endeavoured to lead my countrymen into this point, that THE GENIUS
of the English law is against these notions, That it never was original at common law, that it sprung from the civil law, and is stretched even beyond the rules of that institution. Little private determinations, adjudged under the meridian of arbitrary monarchs can never weigh against the universal spirit of the law. It is one thing to draw arguments only from a particular authority, and another to reason on the original and true nature of the law. The former may be caught at to serve the ends of some private practiser, but the latter will be insisted on by the man, whose view is to search for truth, and defend the genius of the laws he is governed by against arbitrary innovations. It is of utmost importance for a man to understand the constitution he lives under. And one of the first wishes of my soul is, if I know any thing of my heart; that this people may be acquainted with the spirit of that law, on which their character, their property and their lives depend, and that they may have that wisdom which is from above, that will enable them, to behave like MEN and like FREEMEN: And to hand down their laws and their Constitution UNTAINTED, UNIMPAIRED, to latest posterity.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS,
Reading over Cato's letters I was struck with the following paragraphs, which I desire you to publish in your next paper. If there be any thing pertinent to the present day the reader may apply it.
LEONIDAS.
THERE is something diverting in the number and variety of your adversaries, and in their different views. Some are old stagers; and, being used to spill ink for pay in the quarrel of parties, made an offer for themselves to enter the lists again, and scold for wages at Cato. The finances were not in Cato's disposal: This was a good and conscientious reason to them for being against him. But these volunteers are not suitably encouraged. One of them has in two years writ near a dozen pamphlets against you; but with ill success every way. The town will not buy them; the other end of the town will not reward the author; nor will you take any notice of them. A melancholy case! that learned Oxonian is at present in the slough of discord.
Others, who had not been used to receive pay, and I doubt never will, thought themselves qualified to earn it: For, alas! what is so deceiving as self-love? So upon Cato they fell; and, by way of answer, cracked jests, and called him names. Fraught with this merit, away they footed to the office; where, after many petitions, and much waiting, they were admitted to the audience of the Clerks. They begged to be considered as auxiliaries, and to have an acknowledgment, the smallest acknowledgment. These gentlemen had better luck than the above ancient author: They were fully rewarded; that is to say, they were civilly thanked by the aforesaid Clerk, and owned to be well-meaning persons. And yet they are ungrateful, and make heavy complaints, as if they have nothing. They still hope for more another time.
A bookseller of my acquaintance tells me, that he has refused, within this year, five and fifty pamphlets written against you; and that the authors, one and all, offered to write for him by the year. They were all of opinion, that they could carry through the weekly paper with as much reputation and success, as any yet written against you: Which he did

not deny; and yet dismissed them. He told me, it was but this winter, that a man in a livery came to him, and asked him, what he would give for a sermon to be preached by his master, the Doctor, on a publick occasion? he answered, nothing. Oh, sir, says the valet, my master's will sell like wildfire. You cannot think, sir, how purely he claws off Cato: And you will see he'll soon be made a -----. You may see, sir that you are a useful man to many, and even considered as a scale to great preferment. This sermon is since out, and it has neither hurt you nor exalted the preacher, though he has there laboured the point very hard. The Doctor wanted no good will, whatever else he wants. Unluckily for him, there is not an argument (I should have said assertion) used by him against writing, but what will bear fifty times as strongly against preaching. I will, however, acquit him from meaning this consequence, or any other besides that which his man meant; and which seems a consequence at least extremely remote. The Doctor is, indeed, admirable: While he thought himself haranguing and scattering words against libelling, he was actually inveighing virulently against himself, and preaching an angry libel against preaching. May the Press and Liberty be ever blessed with such foes! The Doctor does not want words; it is pity but he knew the use of them.
Says Mr. Bays in the rehearsal, I bring out my bull and my bear; and what do you think I make them do Mr. Johnson.
Johnson. Do! why, fight, I suppose. Bays. See how you are mistaken now; I would as soon make them dance; No, igad, sir, I make them do no earthly thing.
There is this difference between the Doctor's bull and Mr. Bays's bull the Doctor's bull bellows; besides this he does no earthly thing neither.
Pray, sir, be not so proud and lazy;--read some of your adversaries, and their bulls will divert you.
Methinks, as great a man as the world takes you to be, and as you may think yourself, you treat your intended adversaries, but real friends, too superciliously, and, I conceive, with too much contempt. I am told by some of your intimate acquaintance, that you have never read any of their works; and yet, to my knowledge, several of them please themselves with having mortified you, and do themselves no small credit amongst their acquaintance by bragging of it. Give your poor retainers this consolation, since they are like to have no other: Consider them as Brats of your own begetting; and, since you have brought them into the world, that you ought to support them. Your taking but the least notice of them and their performances, will give them food and raiment: But I will beg leave to say, that it is very unnatural, when you have given birth to so many innocent and harmless creatures, to leave them afterwards to starve. You see that they want no industry and application; and it is not their fault if they want success. Take generous Cato, a little notice of them; and I am sure they will gratefully acknowledge your indulgence. Read their labours, and condescend to throw away a few leisure hours in the contemplation of human nature. It becomes the greatest men to know the weak sides of it as well as the strong; at least you will learn this lesson by it, That
Man differs more from man than man from beast.
Give me leave to conclude with a story: Once upon a time, I saw a brave large bull, of great comeliness and dignity, brought out upon a green near a country village to be baited. Among the bull dogs fetched to bait him, were seen several duty, deformed curs, called house-dogs, that vented all their choler in filthy noise. They barked aloud and bitterly, and disturbed every body but the bull, who at all their snapping, sniveling, and snarling, never turned his head, nor moved a foot or horn. At last the squire of the place, who presided at the entertainment, shewed himself a man of taste and equity. Take away says he, with a voice of authority, take away these yelping mongrels: We do not use to bait bulls with turnspits.
AMES's, Low's, Bickerkaff's, Massachusetts and Sheet ALMANACKS, to be sold by J. THOMAS, near the Mill Bridge.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. The MONITOR. No. V.
SIR William Temple, in a dissertation on the constitution of the United Provinces, has one shrewd remark, which I have often with singular pleasure applied to this community. A people, says he, whose acquisitions must be slow and painful, are ever anxious to have them well secured by just and equal laws. And Montesquieu observes that the nations who inhabit hard and cold countries, have infinitely a better chance to preserve their freedom, than those who seem blessed with all the luxuriance of the happiest climate. To these natural advantages I fondly join another important one, which though it seems to arise from the former, is not so absolutely dependant upon them as to appear their necessary product; that is, the reigning taste. This according to Montague is the forceful engine which builds or overthrows all the empires of the world. In his excellent Treatise of the Rise and Fall of ancient republics, he says, 'Of all the human passions, ambition may prove the most useful, or most destructive to a people.'
The digito monstrari et ceciter hic est . The fondness for admiration, and applause, seems coeval with man and accompanies us from the cradle to the grave. Every man pants after distinction, and even in this world affects a kind of immortality. There is no mark which so surely indicates the reigning manners of a people at different periods, as that quality or turn of mind, which happens to be the reigning object of publick applause, for as the reigning object of publick applause will necessarily constitute the leading fashion, if the object of applause be praise worthy, the example of the great will have a due influence upon the inferior classes. I dare affirm the ara is not to be found in history when so universal a sense of the true interest and security of the respective states in the British Empire, possessed the bulk of the people; and the respective rights of Governors and governed were so thoroughly examined, freely explained, and greedily perused, as in the present. Hence, with the last mentioned author we may rationally conclude, that no essential mutation can be effected in this government, (unless by the violence of external force,) while the manners of the people are so utterly unfit for the change.
In the New-England colonies the agrarian law is ab initio constitutional the people are at once sensible of personal freedom, and social dependance. In this great metropolis no individual can feel himself easy with the dislike of the people. And let the stupid tools of tyranny prate what they will, there is not a part of the globe less chargeable with faction, which is really running into cabals for the promotion of some private interest, in opposition to that of the publick. A competency in the hands of great numbers gives them leisure to inform themselves in history and politics; and know my Lord Hillsborough that your bones will be rotten, before any one can render horse-racing, and cock-fighting the passion of the New-Englanders! Another important encouragement crowns the engaging prospect, the evident contempt of riches and the temptations of riot and luxury.
The enemies of our liberty have piqued themselves on exposing some of our most able and assiduous patriots, as 'men of no property,' never considering that such rigid Romans were the champions from whom they had every thing to fear that might blast their expectations.
Men who can feast on roots, and command the admiration of a colony in thread-bare homespun, render poverty itself envied; and recommend a life of honest independency beyond a thousand sumptuary statues. Such men have their favourite, their ruling passions, as well as others; they have ambition, enthusiasm and resentment, with the superior advantages of indulging them all with the applause of their country. One of these, applies himself to general history, and the policy of every civilized state he can light on; that from actual experience he may gather information, what consequences every mode of government could probably produce, and what precautions should necessarily be taken to prevent a constitution apparently good for the present, to become greatly inconvenient, by insensible deflexions from the first design of its formers. Another deeply learned in the laws of his country, attacks the tyrant in
front, and strips him of all the power he would assume to punish a brave citizen, for telling him a grating truth; while a third confounds and turns to ridicule the puny effayers, who tell a bustling people they have no grievances to complain of. As I have set myself no particular task in this number, I will tell those earnest enquirers of one grievance I think sufficient to entitle every usurper who has a hand in it to the curses of the people, that is, the indignity cast upon the Legislature of the province these several years, in thwarting their inclination as to the place of their assembling. I affirm no power on earth, has the least right to abridge the freedom of their determinations in any case or circumstance whatsoever, provided they decree nothing inconsistent with the general good of the empire. The assumption of this power is certainly unwarranted by charter, and I presume no man who has read the preceding numbers of this work will argue that the crown, or any of its servants, can have any legal controul upon our legislature which is not stipulated there.
Vatel says expressly, p. 19, that if any intrude into the domestic affairs of another state, and attempt to influence its deliberations they do it an injury. If Lord Hillsborough has not eminently intruded into the domestic affairs of this community, and endeavoured in a powerful manner to influence its deliberations, it will be difficult to find an instance of the kind in the history of mankind.
We have a mighty splitter in some prerogative ravings, about the rights and interests of the crown in this colony. I wish the babblers about those rights, and the constitutional subjection, they talk so much of, would be pleased once to define them. An indefinite right, and unlimited power is a very dangerous pretence in any commonwealth. At present, however it seems but too evidently the scope of an administration, whose last manoeuvres, if any thing can, will bring things to a crisis. Long have I wished to have them lay their paws upon landed interest. Stop not here my Dear Lord, I can set you in a way to make a fine hawl for a number of loyal subjects. To vacate the charter of the province entirely, would appear a little hurrying at present; lop it off at the junction of Rhode-Island with Connecticut; for you may observe that with no more straining than you use in your daily business, you can say that so far westward as Connecticut and Providence Plantation, means the junction of these. Sir Edmond Andros could not have wished for finer work than the granting all that well inhabited tract in gallant Lordships. Col. Howard would then be kept in some countenance; our new deputy collector might become a neighbouring Baron to him, and by the strength of his extensive genius contribute mightily towards the establishment of a new feudal system.
Without some such potent aid I dare say your skin will get tangled in such a manner as well tease your wife's head to right it. By the time this reaches you, you will have your hands full of business, you will find no necessity to settle pimps and informers to transmit to you the designs of the people; your tyranny has already effected what every good citizen wished for; the continent is again alarmed and universally sensible both of their disease and remedy. It is well known that all Governors, are more or less important, according to their abilities and inclination to promote the general good: That the legal and constitutional Governor uses the POWER of the state with the will of the state for the interest of the state. The usurper and tyrant uses all these for his own interest and caprice. Your several projects, mandates and instructions have long been viewed in the last described light. You have wantonly trampled on every thing dear to the people, you have apparently prided yourself in crossing, vexing and molesting them--it was not enough for you to saddle them with an odious and unconstitutional tribute, but you must commit the collection and indeed absorption of it to the most infamous traitors you could find in both Englands. To be a friend to one's country, its laws and constitution was sufficient to ensnare a man of all the abuse yourself, your tools and minions dare cast upon him. And long e'er this day had there been miserable victims to the revenge of your party, had they not stood a little in awe of the people. You dare not as yet rob us of our presses nor jurors and while these remain
free your tools may twist law till the black's abhor them without greatly distressing us. Your forces in the scribbling way on this side the water have much the worst of it. It seems an awkward task to appeal to the people against themselves.
There is not a common porter, sailor or sweep-chimney, but had rather have the laying out of his halfpence himself than resign them to you, to hire assassins to cut his throat, or fire him down in the street with them. You have honestly given over all pretence of levying the money for national security; too well knowing the notoriety of its disposal for a security of another kind. If corruption be so general among you, that the majority of the nation will voluntarily flock your stambles, with their own and posterity's persons, it is time they had an overturn. America has an ample and hospitable bosom for every honest man among them, and the rest may war with Spain or trade with Spain as you and they think best.
JUNIUS to the LIVERY of LONDON. Gentlemen, London, Sept. 30, 1771.
IF you alone were concerned in the event of the present election of a Chief Magistrate of the metropolis, it would be the highest presumption in a stranger to attempt to influence your choice, or even to offer you his opinion. But the situation of the public affairs has annexed an extraordinary importance to your resolutions. You cannot, in the choice of your Magistrate, determine for yourselves only. You are going to determine upon a point, in which every member of the community is interested.---I will not scruple to say, that the very being of that law, of that right, of that constitution, for which we have been so long contending, is now at stake. They who would ensnare your judgment, tell you, it is a common, ordinary case, and to be decided by ordinary precedent and practice. They artfully conclude, from moderate peaceable times, to times which are not moderate, and which ought not to be peaceable.---While they solicit your favour, they insist upon a rule of rotation, which excludes all idea of election.
Let me be honoured with a few minutes of your attention.---The question, to those who mean fairly to the Liberty of the People (which we all profess to have in view) lies within a very narrow compass. Do ye mean to desert that just and honourable system of measures, which you have hitherto pursued, in hopes of obtaining from Parliament, or from the Crown, a full redress of past grievances, and a security for the future?---Do you think the cause desperate and will you declare that you think so to the whole people of England? If this be your meaning and opinion you will act consistently with it, in chusing Mr. Nash. I profess to be acquainted with his private character. But he has acted as a magistrate-- as a publick man.--As such I speak of him. I see his name in a protest against one of your remonstrances to the crown. He has done every thing in his power to destroy the freedom of popular elections in the city; by publishing the poll upon a former occasion; and I know, in general, that he has distinguished himself, by slighting and thwarting all those publick measures, which you have engaged in with the greatest warmth, and hitherto thought worthy of your approbation, from his past conduct, what conclusion will you draw but that he will act the same as Lord Mayor, which he has invariably acted as Alderman and Sheriff? He cannot alter his conduct, without confessing that he never acted upon principle of any kind.---I should be sorry to injure the character of a man, who perhaps may be honest in his intentions, by supposing it possible that he can never concur with you in any political measure, or opinion
If, on the other hand, you mean to persevere in those resolutions of the public good, which, though not always successful, are always honourable, your choice will naturally incline to those men, who (whatever they be in other respects) are most likely to co-operate with you in the great purposes, which you are determined not to relinquish.---The question is not of what metal your instruments are made but whether they are adapted to the work you have in hand? The honours of the city, in these times, are improperly, because exclusively called a reward. You mean not merely to pay, but to employ.--Are Mr. Crosby and Mr. Sawbridge likely to execute

extraordinary, as well as the ordinary duties of Lord Mayor?---Will they grant you Common Halls when it shall be necessary?---Will they go up with Remonstrances to the King?---Have they firmness enough to meet the fury of a venal House of Commons?---Have they fortitude enough not to shrink at imprisonment?---Have they spirit enough to hazard their lives and fortunes in a contest, if it should be necessary, with a prostituted legislature?---If these questions can be fairly answered in the affirmative, your choice is made. Forgive this passionate language.---I am unable to correct it.---The subject comes home to us all.---It is the language of my heart. JUNIUS.
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
NEWBURN, (North Carolina) September 27. AT a court of Vice Admiralty held this week, before the Hon. William Brimage Esq; was condemned, a small schooner boat, seized by Mr. John Malcom, late tide surveyor of New-Port, in Rhode Island, but now of the port of Currituck in this province. The poor Skipper who has now lost his all, was loading a few shingles on board her, which he thought he had a right to carry from one port to another without a permit, till Mr. Malcom convinced him he was breaking the acts of trade, to the egregious damage of the fair trader.
NEWPORT, December 9. On Thursday morning last the snow storm, Captain Shand failed for London. Before noon it began to snow, and increased to a violent storm in the afternoon, and so continued all night; next morning the snow was deeper than had been known for many years before.
In the storm last Thursday, the sloop sailing, John Holmes Master, from North Carolina, in endeavouring to get into this harbour, was drove on shore on Brenton's Neck, a little within Castle Hill, the vessel and part of the cargo, people all saved.---Likewise the schooner Peggy, William Black Master, from Nantucket, was drove on shore, at the same place, vessel and cargo as yet have received no damage, and are likely to be saved.
NEW YORK, December 9. We have had but very little cold weather this season; but last week a severe frost came on, attended with a heavy fall of snow, which obstructed the road to such, that it has prevented the posts from performing the usual stages. The Wednesday's mail did not arrive till Saturday afternoon.
The Duke of Cumberland packet, Capt. Marsham, fails this day with the mail for Falmouth.
December 16. Last Thursday Freeman Swan, and James Foster arrived here, who inform, that on the morning of the 5th instant, before the snow storm came on, they failed from this harbour, in the schooner Hannah, Captain Jabez Perkins, of Swansea, bound to Norwich, in Connecticut, to take in a cargo for the West Indies; but about 11 o'clock the ensuing night, they were driven on the east end of Long Island, near the oyster-ponds, where the vessel was entirely lost; the Captain and all the hands got safe ashore; but it being extreme dark and stormy, they could find no house, and were obliged to shelter themselves under rocks, &c. as well as they could: And notwithstanding all the pains I could take, a lad about seventeen years old, named Michael Carey, was frozen to death in their arms: The Captain and another man were also frozen very badly.---The above persons also say they heard that a brig, David Landon, who failed at the same time, was cast away about twenty miles further up the Sound, and the vessel likely to be lost.
Since the above, we are informed, that five other vessels are ashore at Long Island, one of which was a brig from Liverpool; and also that several vessels were driven ashore at Barnagat in the same storm; but how this last news came we cannot tell.
THURSDAY, December 19. BOSTON.
YESTERDAY Capt. Jenkins, and Capt. Rowe, arrived here from London, by them we have the public papers to the 15th of October, but they contain nothing material.
We hear that several people have been frost bitten, by the severe cold on Tuesday last, and that one man was frozen to death. Extract of a letter from London dated Octo. 5.
Saturday at three o'clock the Poll closed
I believe finally, when the Numbers were as follows: For Nash 2199, for Sawbridge 1879, Crosby 1705, Halifax 846, Townshend 151, Bankes 36. By the above you will find it is all over with the patriots."
A man was taken up and committed to gaol this morning for theft.
Extract of a letter from Putney, (in New-York government), dated December 11th, 1771, 12 o'clock at night, to a gentleman in this town.
I would (in great haste) inform you that a certain gentleman, one Howard by name, who it is said is Lieut. Colonel of the King's life-guard, is arrived here from England, viz. New-York, and has brought a mandamus from the King; in consequence of which mandamus, he has obtained a charter of the antient town of Hindsdale, signed by Governor Tryon, and warned all the people off their settlements,---several other mandamus's he has also, one for General Amherst of twenty thousand acres, with sundry others, all which according to the mandamus's are to be laid out in such places (or towns) as have not been granted by New-York. I am afraid of your interest in this way, except if you use some precaution about the same.
The people of Hindsdale are in great perplexity, knowing not what to do, though many of them are the wealthiest men on the river, many of their farms estimated at ten, fifteen and twenty thousand pounds old tenor each.
Extract of another letter from Putney dated December 14, 1771.
"Last Wednesday I wrote to you in great haste, informing you as well as I was then able, of a very extraordinary affair, viz. The antient town of Hindsdale being chartered by New-York to one Howard, in consequence of a mandamus from his Majesty."
I be particular of which affair I will re-ate to you as far as I am able.---Yesterday I was at Judge Wells's upon some particular business of my own; I saw this gentleman, and had some conversation, which is the means of my information.---He viz. Lieut. Col. Howard, had a mandamus from the King for ten thousand acres of land, to be laid out in the province of New-York, which had not been granted before by said province.---He upon information at York, of the value of the town of Hindsdale, made a pitch of said place by plan, obtained a charter under the province seal of the same, signed by Governor Tryon.---Immediately after which he came here, with two livery servants his attendants, tells Hindsdale people of it, makes them one offer, viz. to lease the lands to them they now enjoy for 5 years at 1d. sterling per acre; and at the expiration of said term to come to some new agreement.---Hindsdale people have the same under consideration; they are in great perplexity, not knowing what to do: they are wealthy men, many of them but persons of no great education, and am afraid they will do something prejudicial to themselves on that account. These firs, are real facts, and deserve to be put in the public prints. One Kathen living here, has opened a secret, viz. A New-York gentleman being up here who you have heard of but whose name I forbear mentioning, sent a letter to him last Thursday, beseeching him and his sons to sign a power of attorney, which he sent enclosed in the letter from Brattleborough, assuring them that their patent should be signed for Fulham, immediately upon his arrival at York, which place he sets out for next Wednesday; which power was by Kathen and sons signed, and who are now full of the most consummate assurances, that they shall shortly have the charter.---And I must gentlemen give you my opinion, that according to the complexion of things, and knowing so many artful, designing tricks managed about these lands, if you are not speedy, and use your utmost vigilance in further securing your interest, up here, you will lose it, or at least it will be so embarrassed, that to remove the evils these bad men may involve you in, will cost you half your lands will be worth.---I am not intimidated gentlemen by these persons conduct, as to in the least suspect the justice of your cause; but when men are corrupt, and affairs carried on by designing men, what must be the consequence? I believe you will upon cool sober thought join with me in sentiment.---Your letters are very uneasy, and upon my word, I cannot blame them
for if they lose what they have there they lose their all." Extract of another letter from Putney dated December 14th 1771.
One Mr. Howard a Lieut. Colonel in the King's Guards, has obtained a patent under the great seal of the province of New-York, of all the land that is in Hindsdale on the west side of Connecticut river, and to extend three quarters of a mile into Guilford.
This patent was obtained in consequence of a mandamus from the King &c. to Governor Tryon, wherein he was directed to lay out to Lieut. Colonel Howard, 10,000 acres of land within the province of New-York, in some place that never before had been patented, and so as not to interfere with any lands possessed or claimed by the Indians. The land that is within the town of Hindsdale, near one hundred years ago was granted by the province of the Massachusetts Bay to the proprietors of Northfield: these proprietors ninety five years ago purchased of the Indians their right to these lands, and the deed which were obtained from the Indians, are now in being. About eighty years ago the proprietors above mentioned went into possession of this land, and have improved a considerable part of the same for about eighty years successively.
Soon after the settlement of the line between the Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, this land was confirmed to the heirs and assigns of the original proprietors above mentioned, by a patent under the great seal of New Hampshire.
A person in company, lately speaking of one of our Judges, said he administered strict justice , and said there was not a more upright man living. An Irish gentleman present admitted the fact, and further observed, that he must certainly be an upright man who would always lean in favour of the prisoner.
Sunday afternoon arrived here the ship Boscawen, Captain Robson, from London, by whom we have the public prints but they contain no articles of material intelligence, except that the parliament was prorogued to the 26th of November, but that it was thought they would not sit for the despatch of business till after Christmas:---That a speedy war with Spain was looked upon as inevitable; and also from several concurring circumstances, it was conjectured, that the King of Prussia was preparing to engage in a war with an European power:---And that Messrs. Wilkes and Bull, the two sheriffs elect, were sworn into their office at the court of Exchequer: The former having on the pannels of the door of his new chariot, the motto, Libertas , and on the side pannels, Arcui meo non confido ; and the door of the latter, Mens Conscia Recti .---
That Mr. Alderman Nash, who upon Mr. Peer's declining Mayoralty, was chosen Lord Mayor of the city of London for the year ensuing, who was, during the poll, which continued several days, often greatly insulted by the mob; but that the conduct of Mr. Sheriff Wilkes met with great applause from both parties.
William Nash Esq; lately chosen Mayor of the city of London, is high in the interest of the present Ministry, and that it was by this craft and bribery that he gained his election. It is remarkable that though he has opposed all the petitions and remonstrances from the county of Middlesex to his Majesty for the redress of their enormous grievances, yet he should be elected to that high office! The love of money is the root of all evil.
With Captain Robson came passenger Mr. Isaac Smith, jun. son of Isaac Smith Esq; of this town.
From a late London paper.
Edward Ma-waring, Esq; who has been a strenuous supporter of administration in America, is, we hear, to be appointed a member of the board of Commissioners there, in the room of John Robinson, Esq; who it is said, is to be appointed to be appointed to the Chief Justiceship of North-Carolina, vacant by the removal of Mr. Howard to the Chief Justiceship of New-York.
The new Baptist meeting house in this town being finished, was opened yesterday. We hear that the exercises of the day were introduced by singing an anthem taken out of the 122d psalm. A suitable discourse was preached by the Rev. Mr. Stillman, from Ezra 5, 11. We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was
built many years ago.---The Sermon was then concluded with a second singing was performed incomparably well by a select company, which gave great satisfaction to a crowded audience.
Tuesday the 15th of November last they had a severe storm of thunder at South Carolina, one clap of which struck and greatly damaged the house of Henry Laurens, Esq;
MARRIED, Mr. Gilbert Speakman to Miss Sally Minot, Daughter of Mr. Stephen Minot.
DIED, Mr. Eleazer Johnson, son of Captain Eleazer Johnson---Miss Anna Patten, Daughter of Mr. John Patten deceased. At Roxbury, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams widow. S H I P N E W S.
We hear that Captain White, in a ship for this place, who left London some time since after Captain Robson, failed from Plymouth in company with him.
Last Friday Captain Robson spoke with Captain Hall, who sailed last Tuesday from this port for London, eighty leagues to the eastward of Cape Ann, all well.
ARRIVED here Thacher from Halifax; King, Barker, Free, Olyor, and Dunn, from Newfoundland; Hurd from New-London; Squier from New-Haven; Weston from Philadelphia; Crane from North Carolina; Littlefield from St. Vincents; Scott from Cape Nicholas; and Tucker from Greenock; Robson, Rowe and Jenkins from London.
OUTWARD bound. Pulling, Croke, and White for North Carolina; Payne for St. Kitts; Somes for Halifax; Somes and Freeman for West-Indies; Whumath and Guffin for Maryland; and Essene for Glasgow. *** Amicus Societas, Philo Veritatis, an American, and Philo Patrie , are received.
Fresh Imported by RICHARD SALTER, And to be sold at his Shop in Crenhill Boston, Extremely Cheap, by Wholesale and Retail.
A FINE Assortment of Winter Goods, Among which are, Very handsome Furr Muffs with and without Tippets, milled Gloves and Caps, 7 4ths. 8 4ths. and 9 4ths. Blankets striped Duffe-cito, superfine 8 4ths. Lambkins for Sorturs, crimson, green, and black fine Hair Plushes, a fine Assortment of Cotton Velvets, half ell wide woven with a Wail, Womens black Silk Velvets, Velvet for Caps of most Colours, together with most Sorts of Goods for Mens and womens wear. Also Cinnamon, Mace, Cloves and Nutmegs, Pepper, choice Bohea Tea, Writing Paper, Ink Powder &c. A for the best Lynn made shoes as usual.
Whereas PARK WOODWARD, has opened, and keeps, a PUBLIC VENDUE facing Faneuil-Hall Market is Boston, and sell Goods at public Sale every Week Night, and at private Sale a Days, by Wholesale or Retail on the lowest Terms. And likewise on the first Thursday and the last Thursday in every Month from Eleven o'clock to One, to take in and sell Horses and Witches at Public Vendue, at the usual commission of five per cent, and all Gentlemen that have a Mind to favour him with Business of that Kind, shall be served with the greatest fidelity by their Humble Servants abovementioned.
TO BE LET, A SUGAR HOUSE at the North End, with utensils for carrying on the Sugar Baker's Business. Enquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD by ALEXANDER STEELE, In Marlborough Street a little south of the Governors.
WATTS's Psalms and Hymns, with Hymns for Baptism, bound in one Volume; Brady and Tate's Psalms, Gilt or Plain, Massachusetts Calendar, Ames's and Low's Almanacks, Bibles, Testaments, Spelling Books, Platters, and Primers. Books Bound, Gilt or Plain, in the neatest manner and all very Cheap.
This day published. AMES's ALMANACK, for 1772. Sold by EDES & GILL, and T. & J. FLEET.

Boston, December 14, 1771. A PUBLIC spirited gentleman of this town having some time since deposited in the hands of the Select-men one HUNDRED DOLLARS to be given in premiums for encouraging the raising of MULBERRY TREES... PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that it is expected that such persons in the province as intend to put in for their share of said dollars, produce certificates from one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, on or before the 30th day of January next, ascertaining the number and age of the trees raised by them; that so said persons may receive of the Select-Men their premiums, in the manner and upon the conditions set forth in the supplement of Edes and Gill's Gazette the 15th of August 1768.
By order of the Select-Men, WILLIAM COOPER, Town-Clerk.
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.
This Day was published, price 7 coppers, AN ALMANACK, for the Year of our Lord 1772; printed on fine large Demy paper; very handy for Merchants, Shopkeepers, &c. to paste or hang up in their stores or shops. Printed and sold by I. THOMAS.
This day was published, CHEEVER'S Latin ACCIDENCE, carefully revised, and the numerous errors of the former editions corrected by one of the Masters of the South Grammar School in Boston. Sold by JOHN PERKINS, in Union-street. Who has for SALE.
A few sets of ACCOUNT BOOKS compleat, for near the sterling cost. BINDING work performed in the neatest manner, with fidelity and dispatch.
This day was published, (Adorned with three elegant plates) Price 2s. 8d. per dozen, and 6 coppers single. Printed by E. RUSSELL, near Dr. Gardner's in Marlborough-street.
THE original Copy of Ames's Almanack, for the year 1772 Being Bissextil or Leap Year: Calculated for the Meridian of Boston, but with little alteration will do for any Part of New England.
CONTAINING, A Description of the very extraordinary Person who made her Appearance in Boston last August. A curious Method now practised in Greece, of taking Honey, without destroying the Bees, as related by Mr. Wheeler, in his Journey thither. Eclipses, Aspect, Spring-Tides, Judgment of the Weather, Feasts and Fasts of the Church, Courts in the Massachusetts-Bay, New-Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode-Island, very accurately corrected, Sun and Moon's Rising and Setting, Moon's Place, Time of High Water, Publick Roads, with the best Stages or Houses of Entertainment to put up at, greatly corrected since last year, Quakers Yearly Meetings, Liberty Days, &c.
Sold at, Knox's London Book-Store, Green and Russell's in Queen-Street; W. M'Alpine, and J. Boyles, in Marlborough-Street; R. Draper, in Newbury-Street; J. Fleming, in King-Street; I. Thomas near the Mill-Bridge; J. Perkins, in Union-Street; A. Barclay, in Cornhill; A. Steele, in Marlborough-Street; S. Hall, and W. Williams, in Salem; B. Emerson, in Newbury-Port; A. Butler in Portsmouth; E. May, E. Brown, and A. Davis, Boston Neck; S. Craft, J. Grayton, J. Paton, in Roxbury.
WANTED immediately, 1800 bushels of INDIAN CORN, for which the cash will be paid upon the delivery, by ABEL WOOD, at Mr. Robert Gould's in Back-street, Boston.
BENJAMIN BURDICK, jun. At the Free-mason's Arms, and Green Dragon, ENTERTAINMENT for Men and Horses. N. B. Large CELLARS to be let, under his house.
LITERATURE The Gentlemen of New-England who have already subscribed, and all those who are animated by the will of seeing NATIVE FABRICATIONS flourish in America, so as practically to lend a nurturing hand towards the advancement of this infant Manufacture by speedily SUBSCRIBING, (no Money expected but on the delivery of an equivalent) are requested to observe that
The FIRST VOLUME of COMMENTARIES on the LAWS of ENGLAND. By SIR WILLIAM BLACKSTONE, KNT. One of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Printed on a large Type, page for page with the last British edition, is now ready to be delivered in neat Law-binding, at the small price of TWO DOLLARS. by ROBERT BELL, Bookseller, at the late Union Library in Third-Street, Philadelphia, although the British edition of this volume is sold for above six Dollars.
** The second Volume of said COMMENTARIES is now in the press, and the subsequent Volumes viz. The Third and Fourth, which compleats this elegant Work, will be published with all the expedition which is consistent with correctness in so large an undertaking.
N. B. The American edition of Robertson's History of Charles V. 3 vols. for Three Dollars, in blue boards may now be purchased from said BELL: He also receiveth subscriptions for an American Edition of Hume's History of England, and Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society.
The above Works are sold, and Subscriptions for those now in Contemplation to be Re-printed in America, are received by EDES and GILL, at their Printing-Office in BOSTON.
The Subscribers for Robertson's History of Charles the Fifth, who have neglected to call or send for the 2d and 3d vols. are requested to apply to Edes and Gill, at their Printing-Office for the same as soon as may be.
JOSEPH PEIRCE, Has imported in the last vessels from London, and has to sell at his shop at the north side of the Town-House, Boston, a large and General Assortment of
ENGLISH GOODS; Amongst which are,
MUFFS and Tippets, Fur Trimmings, scarlet and other coloured Broad Cloths of all prices, scarlet Whitnits, plain and knaped Beaver Coatings, Bears-skins, Kerseys, Serges, Flannels, Baizes, Shalloons, Tamnies, Durants, Calamancoes, Russels, Camblets, plain and striped Cambleteens, Denmark Lustre s, Missinets, Grizets, Alapeens, Rich Popins of a new fabrick, Crapes, yard wide Stuffs, Irish Linens, Checks, Diapers, Damask and Diaper Table Cloths, Dowlas, Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, brocaded Shoes and Clogs, English and Lynn made Shoes and Pumps, Goloshes, Pattens, Ribbons, Threads, sewing Silk, Buttons, Quality and Coat Bindings, Ladies most fashionable Caps, &c. &c.
N. B. Best Hyson, Bohea and Souchong Tea, Spices, Superfine Flour, English Loaf Sugar, Glass and China Ware, &c.
SILKS. Rich Brocades, rich Rose coloured Damask, Padufoys, Ducapes, stript flowered and plain Lute-strings, Persians of all widths, Sarfensets, Alamodes; rich plain white, and blue Satins, black and white and black and pink Lace Satins, and other sorts for Ladies.
JOSIAH WATERS and SON, At their shop in Anne-street, near the Draw-Bridge, Boston, by Wholesale or Retail very cheap.
PEPPER by the bag, or less; Spices of all sorts; 15 and 18 inch London TD pipes, by the box or less, large and small bowls; Hunter ditto per ditto; Taylors 10 by 8, 9 by 7, and 8 by 6 window-glass; Putty; Paper by the ream; Florence Oyl; English Loaf-Sugar very cheap; split Peas; Kumarnock Caps; Kippen's Snuff.
PAINERS OYLS and COLOURS of all kinds, prepared, or otherwise, in the best manner, for House or Ship Painting; Brushes, Tools, Leaf Gold, &c.
Also, Alum, Copperas, Madder, Otter, Common and ground Redwood, Logwood, FRESH RAISINS, Rice, WOOL CARDS, Choice INDIGO, &c.
Bohea TEA warranted, Hyson ditto, coarse and fine sieve bottoms, sieves made up, New England Rum, a few Gross GENUINE VELVET WORKS, &c.
A compleat Assortment of cream-coloured, brown, white, blue and white black, and Glass WARE, just arrived in Capt. Bryant's, the last ship from London.
Post-Office, Boston, Nov. 26, 1771.
THIS is to inform the Publick, That the SOUTHERN RIDER, now goes through Providence and Bristol to Newport, and sets out from this Office on Mondays, precisely at One o'clock; that all Letters, intended to go by that conveyance, must be in the Office not exceeding twelve o'clock on said day. By order of the Deputy Post Master General. T. HUBBART.
Potash Kettles. To be SOLD, by SMITH and ATKINSON, At their Store in KING-STREET,
POTASH Kettles, cast at Salisbury, in Connecticut, (in clay cores) from the best mountain ore, far superior in quality to any kettles cast in this province from Bogg ore, which being so very liable to crack when first used in melting down the salts, the manufacturer of Potash is thereby not only subjected to considerable expense and trouble in procuring other kettles, but frequently disappointed in working his stock of ashes in the proper season.
These kettles have rarely been known to fail till they are worn out, in many of which above thirty tons of Potash have been made, and when useless for that purpose, a pair of them is valued from 4l. 10s. to 5l. 10s. for the forge, to work into bar iron, the Salisbury metal being allowed the first in America, for making the best tough bar iron. The Bogg ore kettles are of no value for the forge, exclusive of the great risque of their cracking before one ton of Potash is made.
Now ready for sale, by SMITH and ATKINSON, At said Store, a large and general assortment of EUROPEAN and INDIA GOODS, Imported in the last vessels, which being bought on the very best terms will be disposed of (by wholesale only) at such prices as shall give full satisfaction to those in town and country, who purchase their assortment here, and also invite those who usually import their goods, to apply for many articles to compleat their assortments.
N. B. Gun powder, Russia and English sail Duck, &c. &c. &c.
A Fresh and Compleat Assortment of ENGLISH GOODS, suitable for any Season, to be sold by
NATHANIEL ABRAHAM, At his shop in Anne-street, nearly opposite to the sign of the Seven Stars. Among which are, genteel Muffs and Tippets, and Furr Trimmings, very cheap for cash only.
N. B. English Shoes, Clogs and Goloshes.
THE Printer of this Paper, hereby gives notice, that he has REMOVED his PRINTING OFFICE to the south Corner of Marshal's Lane, leading from the Mill-Bridge into Union-Street.
Just imported in the last vessels from LONDON, and to be sold, by
JOSEPH PALMER, At his Store in King-Street, North-Side;
A Very large assortment of 3-4ths, 7-8ths, and yard wide Irish linens, Irish and Russia brown and white sheeting, housewife cloth, dowlas, Russia linen, osnaburgs, ticklinburgs; a few pair of very beautiful cand-elsticks, and glass waiters.
N. B. The above goods were purchased at a very low rate in England, and will be sold cheaper than can be bought in any store in Boston, for cash only. Choice Dumb Fish.
FREDERICK ROBERTS, Has brought with him from LONDON A Compleat
Assortment of JEWELRY. And other Goods, which consist of the following Articles, viz.
PATENT Ass-skin memorandum books, pocket books with and without instruments, patent razors, ditto pen-knives, scissors, steel snuffers, cork screws, sugar nippers, pocket pistols, steel sword chains with swivels, and swivels for ditto, steel watch chains, key swivels to hook to the side, painted japan waiters, bread baskets, sugar tongs, candlesticks with snuffers, &c. compleat pinchbeck, shoe, knee and stock buckles, gilt and not gilt, Ladies gilt watch chains; silver shoe, knee and stock buckles, plated ditto, ditto spurs, trinkets of all kinds, with many other articles too tedious to mention.
N. B. The above Goods are to be sold at ROBERTS & LEE's shop, nearly opposite the Post Office, in Cornhill, Boston; where all kind of JEWELRY is manufactured and repaired, as neat and as reasonable as in London. The above Goods being purchased with the cash of the manufacturers in England, will enable them to sell at the lowest rates, for cash only.
Most money given for old Gold and Silver Lace.
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.
Burket on the New-Testament, Folio. Locke's Works, 3 Vols. Folio. Ditto's Essays on Human Understanding. Ditto on Education.
Boyer's French and English Dictionary a new edition, with the addition of many hundred words not in any former edition.
Rollin's Ancient History, 12 Vol.
Mrs. Macaulay's History of England, 4 Vol.
Plutarch Lives, 9 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, Mission and Pocket ditto, by the Dozen, or single.
Likewise, a large and compleat assortment of STATIONARY, Account-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.
WANTS a Place a young woman with a good Breast of Milk, who would be glad to go into a Family, to suckle a child. Enquire of the Printer.
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.