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THE Massachusetts Spy
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VOL. II.]
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1772.
[NUMB. 82.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY. To the KING.
THE ungracious reception afforded to all the petitions of your once loving subjects having rendered it below the dignity of the petitioning bodies, to trouble you with any more of them, obliges individuals who still retain some regard for you to address you in some other way. To pretend any other attachment however to your person or family than barely arises from the covenant with your people would be a flattery of which, thank heaven I am utterly incapable. If a tyrant must rule me, give me the man whose divine right your whole administration has established in every punctilio. I am an adorer of both Theological and political consistencies as the harmony and tranquillity of the state is impossible without them. These you have utterly destroyed and plunged your countrymen into a labyrinth of confusion, from which were it not for the angelic virtue of a few whom you can neither corrupt nor intimidate your Empire had been a scene of slaughter and desolation long before this day. The lowest of your species thirst for something they can call their own, and your least domestic animal will rage if you deprive it of a mouse caught without your assistance. You cannot readily reduce the feelings of the human mind below the instinct of a kitten. Dost thou Sir from endeavouring the destruction of the ideas of right and property. The eloquent Cicero shews the necessity of rendering property inviolable even to conquered tributaries, from the spirit it diffuses into every branch of industry; much more should you regard it whose very existence as a King depends on your exerting all your power to preserve it. Had our ancestors thought their lives and fortunes rightfully at the disposal of their sovereigns we had never sought a King in Holland or Germany, but let the virtuous Charles and religious James have taken what they pleased, and loyally starved on the remainder.
If your administration be justifiable, the nation should humble themselves in sackcloth and ashes for the wrongs done those glorious personages. The whigs, those professed objects of your hatred and distrust, objected to Charles that he attempted to enforce laws and impose taxes upon the people without their consent: Have you not, do you not now the same? Did Charles in their opinion, extend the power of the crown beyond all reasonable bounds by establishing new offices with new fees, augmenting the fees of old offices, and rendering every officer as servilely dependant on his Sovereign's will and pleasure, as existence at that will would make them? Are you not in the full career, nay, have you not nearly compleated the same? Are not both legislative and executive powers in Britain principally in the hands of your pensioners? In the colonies you scorn the complement of corruption; but having framed laws at three thousand miles distance from them and appointed a band of mercenaries to execute them, a naval and military force must ensure the consent of the people to them.
One thing more being still wanting to complete the ultimate wish of absolute monarchy and remove every shadow of restraint in the people, is to place the executive here entirely out of their reach in any legal check whatever. New-Jersey, it seems has already been called upon to offer up their solemn thanksgivings for such an emanation of royal favour, and if that fits well with them, undoubtedly the Massachusetts will have the next instance of imperial munificence to acknowledge. What more besides positively annihilating all our legislative bodies, appointing an Andros, a Bernard, a Tryon or Hutchinson in each of the colonies, with a
junto of Custom House officers and strong Roman-catholicks round them to advise the vacation of what titles they please, and re-grant whole townships, proprietors and all to what favourite they see meet; I say what more or rather what part of all this is wanting to finish every title the unfortunate James projected when our rebellious forefathers drove him out of his paternal Kingdom to make way for a surly Dutchman, who in good faith very scurvily rewarded their confidence in his justice and patriotism? It belonged to you a Briton born and educated, who from your cradle knew that all your glory and happiness resided in the liberty and security of your subjects; It behoved you Sir to have considered all their natural, charter and national rights and to have signalized your first entrance upon the administration by a restoration of all the avarice of foreigners and their rapacious favourites had gradually usurped. Annual Parliaments at least you might have established and left the people to themselves in the choice of their guardians. You had a minister who soul would have exulted in such a measure, and whose disgrace began to fix upon you the character of a man, who could not avail himself of the best advice. Exalted by his superior talents to a pinnacle of military glory unknown to any modern British monarch, you might have held the balance of Europe without burdening your subjects with an additional farthing of expence, barely by asking a few manly questions. So just and princely a step would have surprised mankind with such exalted ideas of your wisdom and spirit, that none would have dared an insult upon the remotest corner of your dominions; nor any state supposed to be under your protection. Flushed with an uninterrupted series of victories, and sated with acquisitions you had a field open to you as wide as the world itself. The improvement and security of your dominions were objects of real importance, in which every man of worth would have embarked his all and emulated his neighbour in forwarding your plans.
Instead of this you were scarce warm in the throne till we had ample evidence of the narrowness of your designs. Trinkets where the objects of your admiration financing and squandering on worthless favourites the business of your court. From such a disposition what had we to expect but rapine and dissipation? You quickly found you politics disgusting to your people, who ever lavished their favours on the worthy and the brave, but scorned to be fleeced by millions to provide sinecures for every dirty boob by who was thought a convenient tool for your dictator. A hardy wight opposed your pleasure, and you employed every engine in your power to ruin him. Impatient of the restraints of that constitution which binds even Kings to act reasonably, you have with unremitting ardor endeavoured to free yourself from them all. The scandalous manner in which every question relative to the rights of the people has been carried these four years past shews what a check you have from the pensioned representatives of the commons of Great-Britain.
The executive power with you is nominally independent, and were a thousand Mansfields, equally independent, it would alter the case but little respecting the execution of your sovereign pleasure as far as their influence could reach. But how have you managed on this side the Atlantic? Laws for our government have been formed in Great Britain, and because the consent of this people is essentially necessary to render them constitutionally binding, a fleet and army were sent over with them to solicit that consent with charged bayonets. Those same foreign manufacturers of American laws, for equally kind purposes, were pleased to grant you an indefinite portion of the estates of gentlemen with whom they had
no more connection than with Solander's Indians; knowing probably that both parties inhabited America. To make such laws and taxes to take effect, it behoves you indeed to have a peculiarly constituted executive. Your Board of Commissioners and Admiralty Judges are well enough in their way, and if you were but rightly informed, bare expectation sufficiently attaches the rest. How New-Jersey will acknowledge your favour in the adequate provision you have made for them, we are yet to learn, but it is more than probable if the same experiment is made here it will produce another fourteenth of August. Should that indeed be the case there will be no fiction, no swearing, no hanging in effigy. Every one knows what they have done, what they ought to have done, and what they now ought to do. Much of this was very uncertain before, but it is now thoroughly settled. In the beginning of our troubles people thought the King had a right to do every thing; now they know he has no right to do any thing without the consent of those very people whom the thing in question concerns.
They talked of his sending ships and troops to lay towns in ashes, to take up movers of sedition, opposers of government, and convey them in irons to take a swing at Tyburn without judge or jury. They have seen that while the harbour was covered with ships and the town red with soldiers, these desperadoes kept on their provoking speeches and rebellious publications, and still grew hotter the more they were opposed. On your side there is obstinacy, but no degree of uniformity. Conscious of the injustice of your measures you press them as far as the people will bear them, and when the opposition grows formidable you bear away. Such conduct has rendered every one else contemptible who has essayed it. You will stand alone on the lists of fame if you perform what millions have in vain attempted.
One reflection I think must give you displeasure, to have volumes of such letters as this go down to posterity to evidence the reverence in which your sacred character was held by your cotemporaries. For God's sake, Sir, consign them to oblivion by a total change of your administration. You can yet engage a generous people to treat them as rubbish, and charge all your past misconduct to early prepossessions which timely admonition from a brave and loyal people most happily amended.
A KOLAX.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS, A indecent and irreverent behaviour in the public worship of God, seems so frequently to be met with at the present day; I think the following transcript may possibly answer some valuable purposes, and suitably effect the minds of those, who indulge themselves in such unbecoming levities.
Yes, Celia, you're divinely fair; May laugh at sermon, praise and pray'r; But, Celia, is no rev'rence due To him, whose skill created you?
If every one would but seriously and candidly apply the above lines to his own heart, and enquire of himself with sobriety and impartiality, whether this address to a coquettish lady, is not equally as strong against themselves, how few would be able to deny the assertion? There is a certain lightness of behaviour, and gaiety of thought which, though very much encouraged in common conversation, should be always left at home, when the mind is called to the worship of that being, who not only gave us life, but continually preserves it, by invisible as well as ordinary methods; but instead of a serious and composed deportment, we may perceive the same idle flutterings of an giddy mind, even in the most solemn part of divine service; and how scandalous is this to the christian profession.
on, how degrading to human nature, and how subversive of the true ends of public worship, I leave every rational mind to determine. We may observe whispering, smiles and gazing, almost in every part of some worshipping assemblies, when an humble posture should incline them most devoutly to ask forgiveness for their past offences, and to intreat with the Almighty to let the efficacy of that absolution his ministers pronounces on earth be extended to them. In short the whole service though excellent in itself, meets with such indifferent success that it were better omitted. It is therefore not to be wondered at, that religion has such little effect on the minds of men, and will answer to the cause of the depravity of our manners. We certainly cannot expect to obtain any blessing, or power to resist any vice, when we ask for it in a manner unbecoming a supplicant, without servency of desire, of without reverence to the Deity. We petition, without faith to believe we shall receive it, and without governing ourselves according to the dictates of reason and religion; and without which we are well assured that instead of our prayers being accepted at the throne of grace, they are an abomination to the Lord, and consequently we are responsible for them. How ought this consideration to affect us, and how highly does it concern us? But vanity and self-love are such predominant passions in the human breast, that few can resist their motions and suppress their nature; by that means religion finds but little room in our hearts: For to be the object of administration so wholly engrosses our attention, we count all things lost that do not in some shape or other secure our conquest, or level another. Vanity prompts us to that self-love which is never satiated, unless every thing is sacrificed to its interest. Thus our chiefest and most ordinary thoughts are employed to make our persons more attracting; and every gesture, that may be construed a grace, is sure to be practised, in order for its establishment. Our mind being thus engaged on the light acquirements which vanity compels us to believe is absolutely necessary, we seldom or ever think on that deity whose skill and power executed so noble a machine, or gave to that machine the powers of sense and operation. We indeed profess ourselves christians, but rarely think of living as such: We attend the Temple of God on the Sabbath; but how are we affected? We are either sacrificing to some Idol of our own setting up, or forcing away the attention of others from the proper object of their adorations; and to what can this irreverent behaviour be attributed, but to the inspirations of vanity, conceit, pride and ignorance."
Your humble servant
CLERICUS.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS, A VERY learned Divine on the other side the Atlantic, some years ago, from those words, 1 Timothy, vi. 18. That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, observes, "to be rich in good works, likewise includes the using proper endeavours to cause pious and useful books to be written and published, for the use and instruction of all, and distributed gratis at the charge of the rich, to those who are not well able or willing to purchase them." I should be glad to know the thoughts of some of our own divines, whether that is justly included in that passage; and if they would be so good as to publish their thoughts if they agree with the learned divine already referred to, I should hope that some, that are rich in this world among us, would have piety enough to reprint Dr. Doddridge on the important subject of family religion, and on the education of children, Mr.

Grove on the sacrament, and distribute them among the poor.—Or some other books of general use.
Sir, if you will give this letter a place in your paper, you will oblige your unknown friend and humble servant.
PHILANDER.
N. B. Pious magistrates as well as ministers, no doubt will be inclined to encourage such a design, if it is included in the text above mentioned, or in any other passage in the Bible.
FRIDAY, September 4. BOSTON.
Since the last Publication of Field Officers, in this Province, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to commissionate John Gallison, Esq; Colonel, Jacob Fowle, Esq; Lieutenant Colonel, John Pederick, Esq; Major of the 5th Regiment of Militia, in Essex County, at Marblehead.
William Bullock, Esq; Colonel of the first Regiment in Bristol County. Nathaniel Ruggles, Esq; second Major of the first Regiment in Suffolk County.
PHILADELPHIA, August 19. We are informed from Chestnut Levet, in the lower part of Lancaster county, that, a few days ago, two young women, daughters to Mr. Daniel M'Ferlin, went in the evening to milk the cows, when a heavy shower came on, attended with thunder and lightning, they took shelter under a large tree, which was unfortunately soon after struck with lightning, and they were both killed on the spot.
Extract of a letter from Fort Pitt, August 1, 1772.
“By a gentleman this day from the Illinois we learn, that Major Hamilton, with a Detachment of the Royal Irish, is within a days march of this post, on his way to Philadelphia: That Captain Lord, and about 60 men, have taken post at Caskaskys: That a party of Indians (said to be Chickasaws) entered the store of M'sieurs Rumsie and Company, at Caskaskys, near Fort Chartres, and behaved in a very turbulent manner, tossing the goods, &c. about, upon which a scuffle ensued between them and the white people attending the store, when one of the latter was murdered: And that the commanding officer ordered a party out to apprehend the murderer, who being joined by some of the French inhabitants, soon got up with and engaged the Indians, three of whom were killed, and one wounded. The others escaped.”
SATURDAY, September 5. BOSTON.
We hear from Providence, Rhode-Island, that an Aqueduct is now compleated there, from Mr. Field's Fountain to that Part of the Town, called the Point, which was carried by wooden Pipes through Hills and Valies, in a subterraneous manner, the Distance of three Quarters of a Mile: The Water was conducted with such Rapidity as to deliver One Hundred Gallons in a Minute, thereby supplying the Inhabitants of the Point, (who before were destitute) by small conductors leading therefrom, with fresh Water in their Cellars, Kitchens and Chambers, only by the Turn of a Brass Key. This affair is the first of the Nature ever attempted and effected in English America. Captain Field generously granted the Inhabitants the one half of the said Fountain for the term of 999 Years: And the General Assembly have incorporated the Inhabitants into a Body Politic by the Name of FIELD'S FOUNTAIN SOCIETY.
Last Wednesday departed this Life JOHN RUDDOCK, Esq; aged 60 Years, one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace and of the Quorum for the County of Suffolk,—a Select man for the Town of Boston, and Captain of the North Battery.
QUEBEC, August 6. On Friday the 11th instant about 2 in the afternoon, a fire broke out in the Seminary of Quebec, which burnt about the 5th part of it: It began in the roof, but by what means is not certainly known. The wind blowing pretty fresh from the N. E. the greatest part of the town was in imminent danger, the sparks falling in showers on the houses, &c. to the leeward, which were several times on fire, particularly the chapel, and the church of the Jesuits college.
NEW-LONDON, August 28. Last Monday sailed for London, the Brig Hero, William Lovering, Master; in which vessel was transported back to his own Country one Thomas Wilkinson, who was convicted of stealing a watch in this Town.”
NEWPORT, August 31. Yesterday put in here, the Schooner Sally, Capt. Manley, from the West-Indies, bound to Boston,
with whom came passenger John Burnley, Esq; and lady.
SAVANNAH, [in Georgia] August 5. We are informed that five or six white people and a negro were killed about ten days ago, by some Cherokee Indians about 150 miles above Augusta, and that the Wolf, one of their headmen, was on his way to Mr. Cameron, the Commissary, to promise satisfaction by delivering up the offenders.
MONDAY, September 7. BOSTON.
Capt. Malcom in a Ship from Belfast, is arrived at Philadelphia with 380 Passengers.
We hear from Hollis, that one day last week, Mr. Thomas Kelton was run over by a cart loaded with clay, and died in about an hour after.
Tuesday last His Excellency's company of cadets, under the command of Col. Hancock, appeared under Arms, upon the Common, where they performed the manual exercise and a number of evolutions, in a very regular manner: after which they marched into King-street, and went through several Military Manoeuvres, to great satisfaction: His Excellency the Governor, his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, and a great number of other gentlemen, were in the balcony of the Town-House and in King-Street to view their performances.
PORTSMOUTH, September 4. On Wednesday the 26th ult. being the day appointed for the annual Commencement a Dartmouth-College, in this Province, the usual Exercises, both in Latin and English, were performed by the Graduates to the universal acceptance and approbation of a very respectable and large audience, which was so great as not to be contained within a building of 55 feet by 40. Ebenezer Gurley, and Augustine Hibbard, designed for the Indian mission, (having compleated their studies,) this day took leave of the College. There were present at the Anniversary, His Excellency the Governor, several of His Majesty's Council, many of the Clergy, and other Gentlemen of Rank and respect, as well of this as of the neighbouring Provinces. The Hon. Col. John Phillips, Esq; of Exeter, to his former liberal and generous Donations, added upon this Occasion, a gift of one hundred and seventy five Pounds Lawful money, towards providing a Philosophical Apparatus for the use of the College.
His Excellency distributed to the vast concourse of People assembled there, an ox roasted, bread, and a hogshead of liquor, which amply refreshed some hundreds, who partook of his Bounty, with a decency and decorum that astonished most of the gentlemen, who from the general Licentiousness of the Populace in older Countries, conceived it scarcely possible that so great a multitude could be so liberally entertained without a single instance of excess or Indecency.
We hear also, his Excellency, attended by some gentlemen, left Dartmouth-College on the 27th ult. in a progress to view the northernmost parts of the province upon Connecticut River, found to be remarkably fertile,—from whence His Excellency, by a short and direct road lately laid out, will be able to reach his Seat at Wolfborough in a few days.
PROVIDENCE, August 29. Since our last five men have been committed to goal here, on suspicion of counterfeiting money. They were apprehended at Scituate, and we are told a number of others are concerned, that have not yet been discovered.
Monday last the workmen at Mr. Snow's Meeting-House raised the spire of the steeple, which is about one hundred feet high, and very elegant.
EDINBURGH, June 25. Our Lord Chief Baron, in his charge to a jury on a late trial, after stating the law and evidence, left it to the jury to judge both of the law and the fact, and to bring in a verdict for the plaintiff or for the defendant, as their own judgment should direct, without endeavouring to bias, or even influence them, as has been of late too often the practice in South Britain, to the scandal of those Judges who have endeavoured to render useless that great bulwark of the constitution, the trial by jury.
EIGHT DOLLARS REWARD.
STOLEN out of the House of Mr. Daniel Kneeland, Printer, in Queen-Street, a valuable Silver WATCH, (Maker's name, Thomas Chappel, No. 881) Any Person that will discover the Thief, so that the Owner may have it again, shall have the above Reward, and all necessary charges paid by NATHANAEL DAVIS.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr. THOMAS, IN the 11th chapter of the Revelations, at the 8th verse, it is said, That the dead bodies of the witnesses shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified, i. e. Jerusalem; for I would read the latter clause of the verse thus, and the city where also, &c. Now though our Lord was not crucified in the city of Jerusalem, yet it was so nigh it, that it might be called, in a large sense, the city where our Lord was crucified. From this text we learn that the church of Rome, in its papal state, is, in the mystical sense, called Sodom, Egypt and Jerusalem; but where is it so called? does not John here refer to some of the ancient prophecies, and so give us a key whereby to unlock them?
for my part I think so; and therefore, for mystical Sodom, I read the 16th chapter of Ezekiel, from the 46th to the 61st verse where Samaria is said to be the eldest sister of Jerusalem, and Sodom the younger. Now must not this be understood mystically? can it be true in the literal sense, that Sodom was the younger sister, when it was destroyed ages before either Samaria or Jerusalem were inhabited by the seed of Israel? another argument that proves to me, that Sodom must be understood in the mystical sense, is, that there is in this chapter a promise that Sodom should return to its former estate, and be brought back from captivity, as well as Samaria and Jerusalem; but can any one imagine this to be understood in a literal sense? but the difficulties attending the literal sense, will entirely vanish upon admitting the mystic sense for truth, i. e. supposing Sodom to mean the papal church of Rome, we can immediately see the propriety of its being called the younger sister, the Papists being of much later date than the Jewish or Samaritan church: We are also taught an important truth, viz. the restoration of the Jews, and of the ten tribes, and the restoring the pure worship of God, by the total abolishing of popery, a e events that are all to happen at the same time. For mystic Jerusalem, see the third and fourth chapter of Isaiah; for mystic Egypt, see Isaiah 19. v. 23, 25. and c. 27. v. 13. Zech. 10. ver. 10—12. By Assyria, which is mentioned with Egypt, in these last cited texts, I understand Turkey; see Micah 5. ver. 5. Which prophecy plainly respecting gospel times, who can, with so much propriety, be understood by the Assyrian as the Turk, who is now in possession of what was the ancient Assyria? The drying up the river Euphrates, and bringing down the pride of Assyria, in Zech. 10. ver. 11. seems to mean the same thing, and respect the same event, with Rev. 16. ver. 12. which Mr. Mede understands of the removal of the Turks; see also Rev. 9. ver. 14. which is generally understood of the Turks: Now if these passages in Revelation do plainly allude to, and other mean the same with Zech. 10. ver. 11. it will follow that if the Turks are to be understood by these texts in Revelation, then Turkey is to be understood by Assyria, in Zech. 10. ver. 11. and some other places in the prophets. Now according to Dan. 11. 44. it seems that the Turks shall receive a partial overthrow from the Russians, which shall cause him to go forth with great fury to destroy and utterly to make away many; and according to Ezek. 38. ver. 5. 6. He shall assemble many nations and people to go with him against the land of Judea; and comparing the 38th and 39th chapters of Ezekiel, with the 45th ver. of the 11th chapter of Daniel, and with Zech. 14. ver. 1—5. it seems that he shall take Jerusalem, and carry half the people into captivity, and then shall be destroyed in a wonderful manner, by a very amazing interposition of divine providence; and that they shall be under some such insatiation as the Midianites were in Gideon's time, when every man's sword was set against his fellow, Judges 7. ver. 22. So that they shall mutually destroy each other; after which destruction it seems, from the aforesaid prophecies, that the glorious state of the church of Christ is immediately to commence: Now are there not some of the dispensations of providence in the present day, that will serve to give light to these prophecies? We have seen the Russians victorious against the Turks: We have seen also that Ali Bey has revolted from the Turks, and proclaimed himself the Sultan of Egypt; and that the countries of Syria, Galilee and Judea have submitted to him, and that he has shown himself very favourable to the Christians that are under him: Now is it not natural to suppose, that the Grand Signior, finding himself so often worsted by the Russians, as soon as a peace is concluded between
him and Russia, will feel himself prodigiously enraged, upon the account of his many losses he has sustained by the Russians; and therefore in great hurry will seek to revenge himself upon Ali Bey and his adherents? and so will according to Dan. 11. ver. 44. go forth to devote to destruction, or to destroy upon a religious account, (as critics have observed the word, in the original, to signify) i. e. he will be enraged against them not only as rebels, but as being Christians of the same communion with the Russians: And that he may be the more sure of an entire victory, may be induced to call in the assistance of other Mahometan powers, and that when he has planted his tabernacle in the holy land, he shall be destroyed in a very wonderful manner.
I confess that these are but uncertain conjectures, which I desire to propose with the utmost modesty and submission to better judgment; it is time alone that can discover the true interpretation, of many of these prophecies; or rather, it is time alone that can prove who has hit upon the right interpretation; and the reasons why I venture to propose my conjectures about such dark and mysterious affairs, are, first, that I apprehend that some of these important events are now accomplishing; and that the others will probably fall out in a few years; and that as some of the events may nearly concern us, it is proper that we should be warned of them in season; and, secondly, if these conjectures should throw light upon the prophecies, it will be a great confirmation of Christianity, against the Sceptick and Infidel. For these reasons I have thought proper to throw together a few thoughts on the prophecies.
To JUNIUS AMERICANUS.
A LETTER with your Signature directed to the Earl of Hillsborough, dated June 10th 1772, and published in one or more of our Papers as taken from the London Public Advertiser, I have read with much surprize; and cannot in justice to my own character as well as in duty to the public, omit letting them know how grossly they are affronted by you in this publication.
It is certainly wrong and a grievance to charge the lowest member of society with crimes he is wholly free from; but when persons of high rank are thus treated, the injury rises and the guilt is accumulated.
There are indeed some political writers of modern stamp who so frequently oppose themselves to truth and humanity with the laudable pretence of serving their country, that we are apt to conclude they reverence the doctrine taught by a church as corrupt as it is ancient, “that we may do evil that good may come of it.”
With a temerity natural to yourself you charge the Earl of Hillsborough with the folly of suffering himself to be the dupe of such a despicable group of confidants as Governor Bernard, Paxton and Storey; and what is worse of being guilty of an impolitic on Lord North to defraud the public Treasury in recommending me to his Lordship for the relief prayed for, and that in consequence of this, good had been remitted me. These assertions, Sir, have so ill a foundation that I am bold, publicly to declare that I had no recommendation from that noble Lord, neither was Governor Bernard's letter to him wrote till more than six weeks after the settlement of my affairs at this Treasury, neither was the settlement obtained in consequence of any particular recommendation, but was purely the effect of justice, in a cause supported with the best of evidence: The King's money though far short of 6000. which you say had been paid officially into my hands, and by me put out to interest for the mutual benefit of Governor Bernard, Mr. Paxton and Storey was in fact never received by me but offered by order of the proper officer, as was then apprehended, to rest without interest in the hands of a merchant then of the first credit who purchased the goods; until the appeal should be determined.
You then proceed to adduce minutes of Council setting forth my losses, which you declare “were fully reimbursed to me by the General Assembly;” these minutes I shall not contradict being quite unacquainted with them, perhaps the person who was base enough to furnish you with private letters might have suggested to you those minutes; but this I am certain of in the account delivered by me, I mentioned the destruction of my books and papers as a loss I could not then ascertain, neither can I do it now as I am daily suffering damage for want of them, and you might have known if you were disposed to have asserted the truth, that I was allowed by the assembly only a part even of the sum you say the Council had reported as the amount of the loss I had sustained.

Your last thrust at my character, and through me at my superiors, is a confident and bold assertion that they have recommended to employ a person who was turned out of his place for frauds committed while in office; but in this you are equally unfortunate; for it is well known on this side the water and will be hardly contradicted by any one that this was so far from being the case that I was even solicited to continue in that office, and that I declined it for no other reason than my being unwilling to subject myself any further to the rage and fury of a mob.
I affect not to imitate JUNIUS in his airs of triumph over those of his superiors whom he has thought to have detected and exposed. The public shall judge between us in the present contest, and their opinion that I have vindicated my character from the false aspersions of this spirited writer will be received in full satisfaction for his intention to injure me in the most essential manner.
I would only just remind him that one who takes upon himself to animadvert upon the conduct of those in administration should carefully guard against falling into an error which he so severely condemns in a minister, even the suffering himself to be duped in his intelligence by the weak or designing, least when this shall plainly appear to be the case with respect to such a writer, the measure that he has meted to others should be doubly meted to him again.
WILLIAM STORY.
From the POLITICAL REGISTER, for June. To the PRINTER.
THE papers have for a long time past been filled with disputes concerning the laws of England as they now stand; some writers have asserted that they are very deficient, whilst others have with equal positiveness affirmed, that they are the completest body of laws that any country can produce. I have with great attention perused the letters of the advocates on both sides of the question, and though I must confess that a great deal of learning is in them, yet I think the authors of them have entirely mistaken the question, which in my opinion is not, whether the present laws are good or bad, but whether the ministers who are to see that the laws are put into execution without prejudice or partiality, have sense and courage to see that punishment is passed upon the guilty, without respect to the quality or importance of the criminal. It seldom or never happens that laws are bad in themselves, but become so either through the wickedness or weakness of the Governors of a nation: did they possess that good sense and good sense of heart which the original law makers intended every man should be master of, who should be set over a people to be their ruler, no laws exist of which they need complain. I shall therefore not enquire into the perfection or defect of our laws, but of our ministers. If matters go wrong in a state, those who have the management thereof must be to blame, and ought to be answerable for their bad conduct as the laws of their country direct. Fifth, let us make it our business to learn whether the body of people at large are dissatisfied; and if so, secondly, the cause of their uneasiness. That they are dissatisfied, abundantly appears from the most solemn testimonies they have repeatedly made against the present rulers, in every mode, that the laws would authorize; and so publicly have they complained and shown their disapprobation and resentment of the injuries and insults offered to them, that no person in the country can be a stranger to their abhorrence of the ministers now in power. The cause of their dislike remains only to be considered. Indeed I have often been surprised at the narrowness of the reasoning of those men who ascribed the ferment of the nation, which happened soon after the accession of his present Majesty, to Mr. Wilkes, as if it were possible for one man (and pray, reader mark whom) to rouse the resentment of a whole nation and his colonies. Ridiculous supposition! It is not in the power of ten thousand Wilkes's to make England ungrateful or disobedient, without sufficient cause. We must not date the beginning of the nation's distrust so far only as three or four years back, for it originated much earlier, within three months after the death of the late good old King. The people were satisfied and united till their old and faithful Governors were discharged and insulted, under whose able administration their affairs were victorious abroad, and their liberties preserved at home; in their stead, a of ignorant sycophants introduced, with ability to direct or inclination to be used. It were needless to mention what ministers were dismissed, or by whom they succeeded; I mean only to warn my
countrymen against the sophistry of ascribing the popular discontent to any defect in the laws, or to the influence of any one man, or of its being a blaze produced on a sudden. The conduct of my countrymen has been grateful, sensible and spirited; and I hope to see the vengeance of this nation built forth with irresistible fury on the heads of those wretches, whose hellish calumnies have loaded us with so much ignominy, and brought on us such insupportable misfortunes. BRUTUS.
TO-MORROW MORNING, At ELEVEN o'Clock, Will be Sold by PUBLIC VENDUE on GREEN'S Wharf, A QUANTITY of fine Shop SUGARS, in Hogsheads, Tierces and Barrels. J. RUSSELL, Auctioneer.
This Day Published, the Second Edition. [Price 3. 4d. neatly bound and lettered.] And Sold by JOHN BOYLES, Printer, next Door to the Three Doves, Marlborough Street; R. DRAPER, Printer in Newbury-Street; EDES and GILL, Printers in Queen-Street; H. KNEX and J. LANGDON, Stationers in Cornhill; and by J. F. CONDY, in Union-Street.
A VINDICATION of the Government of NEW-ENGLAND CHURCHES; drawn from Antiquity; the Light of Nature; Holy Scripture; its Noble Nature; and from the Dignity Divine Providence has put upon it. ALSO, The Churches' Quarrel Espoused: Or, a Satirical Reply to certain Proposals made, in Answer to this Question,—What further Steps are to be taken that the Council may have due Constitution and Efficacy in Supporting, Preserving, and Well-Ordering the interest of the Churches in the Country? LIKEWISE, A Platform of Church Discipline. Gathered out of the word of GOD, and agreed upon by the Elders and Messengers of the Churches assembled at Cambridge, 1548. AND, A Confession of faith, owned and consented unto by the Elders and Messengers of the Churches assembled at Boston, New-England, May, 12, 1680.
To which is annexed, An Extract from a Book intitled, NEW-ENGLAND'S LAMENTATIONS, wrote by the Rev. Mr. JOHN WHITE, late Pastor of the first Church in Gloucester; to which is subjoined a Letter by another hand, shewing Reasons for adhering to our Platform as a rule of Church Government, and objections against Ruling Elders answered.
This Work is so highly approved of by Mankind in general, (and especially by those who are allowed to be the best Judges) that it has gone through two Editions in about 6 Months; and as many Persons were disappointed of a Copy in the former Edition, it is hoped they will not be backward in furnishing themselves therewith in the present. Is Ecclesiastical LIBERTY worth preserving? So is Mr. Wile's Works in Vindication thereof. SUBSCRIBERS are desired to call or send for their Books to John Boyles, the Publisher.
To be SOLD on reasonable terms, The following TRACTS of LAND, lying in the county of Lincoln, being part of the real Estate of the late JAMES HALSEY, deceased, viz.
ONE Lot of Land, lying on Jeremy Squam Island, so called, containing 112 acres and 40 rods; one ditto on the east side of Sheepscot River, No. 44, containing 100 acres; one ditto on the same side of said river, Letter U, a choice tract.
ALSO, The following TRACTS of LAND, lying in the Township of New-Boston, in the province of New-Hampshire, viz.
No. 121, one hundred and fifty acres. No. 94, one hundred and fifty acres. No. 64, one hundred and fifty acres. No. 20, one hundred acres. No. 22, fifty acres.
Those who incline to purchase the whole, or any part thereof, by enquiring of the Printer hereof, may receive further information. Likewise, to be SOLD,
A convenient Tenement, at the north part of Bolton, having two rooms on a floor, with good water, and a large handsome Yard and Garden. Enquire as above.
WHEREAS, about the latter end of last March, Seven IRON POTS, without any directions, were put on board the Schooner Phoenix, ROBINSON CROCKET, master, bound for Casco-Bay, and as no owner has ever applied for them either here or at Casco-Bay, it is supposed they were put on board by mistake: And on August last Six Boils of RUSSIA DUCK were put on board, said vessel, in the same manner as the above. The owners of the above mentioned articles, are desired to apply to said master, on board said Schooner, now lying at the Mill-Creek, by which means they may have their POTS and DUCK again proving their property, and paying charges. Boston, September 10, 1772.
To be SOLD, On board the Brigantine HERMOINE, CHOICE Newcastle COALS. Enquire at PETER HUGHES'S Store in King Street.
THIS Afternoon and Evening, Will be sold by PUBLIC VENDUE, At the New Auction-Room and Intelligence-Office, kept by RUSSELL and YORKE, Over E. RUSSELL'S Printing-Office, which is removed next the Cornfield, in Union-Street.
A VARIETY of GOODS, amongst which are, a quantity of cockery ware, Irish linens, checks, &c. Also, a new mahogany table, five or six barrels of vinegar, and a quantity of good table Fish. The sale to begin at five o'clock, afternoon.
The Intelligence-Office is conducted by the subscribers upon the same useful plan such offices are in the city of LONDON and other capital places in England. The intent of this office is to register lands, houses, tenements, goods, chattels, negroes, horses, carriages, vessels, &c. that are for sale or hire. To register and provide gentlemen and ladies with tenants in all capacities. To register and provide such persons who have Money to let, with borrowers and security. The favour of the public will be thankfully received by their humble servants. RUSSELL & YORKE.
Now registered at said office for SALE. Two compleat eight day clocks, Willard's make.
A double chest of drawers. A lady's pinchbeck watch. A plain silver ditto. Two genteel houses in good repair, pleasantly situated in Boston.
WANTS EMPLOYMENT. A woman who would take the care of a family, or children, and can be well recommended. A young man who can be well recommended would be glad to serve in a family. Two hundred pounds, L. M. is wanted, on good security.
Fifty or sixty pounds, L. M. is wanted on good security. At said office may always be found, or Intelligence given where goods of all kinds may be had extremely cheap for cash only. Vendue jobs undertaken upon the most reasonable terms. Seamen, foreigners, and others who have adventures to purchase or dispose of will find great advantage by applying to this office.
The printing-business is still carried on by E. Russell who has a number of books and articles of Stationery to dispose of.
To the PUBLIC. THE subscriber takes this method to inform his friends, and the public in general, that he has prepared a compleat Room, in his dwelling-house, near the Conduit, for the RECEPTION of GOODS to be sold at
PUBLIC SALE; Those who are pleased to favour him with their commands, may rest assured that the greatest punctuality and honour will be strictly observed. As the situation is very suitable for said business, he flatters himself the result of his undertaking will be attended with mutual advantage to his employers and self, therefore respectfully solicits the favour of the public, and the same will be thankfully received by their humble servant. MARTIN BICKER.
N. B. He has to sell, at private sale, a neat assortment of Broad Cloths, 3-4ths, 7-8ths, and yard wide Irish Linen, 3-4ths, and 7-8ths. Check, Garlix, Dowlas, Bed-ticking, knit Patterns, Velveretts, Shalloons, men's and women's Hose, Handkerchiefs.
TUESDAY, September 8. BOSTON. Extract of a Letter from Ireland, dated June 1, 1772.
The law in force respecting flax-seed, has rendered the sale of that article very precarious, there having been a verdict against Mr. Uther, of Dublin, for the value of 31. per hogshead, on thirty hogsheads, because it did not produce a sufficient crop. A precedent which makes that trade very dangerous: For instance, I suppose 100 hogsheads of flaxseed to be consigned to me; I sell them, and the seed, either from the badness of the season, improper culture, or soil, doth not grow, then I am liable to an action for its value, and the 31. per hogshead more. Pray how am I to recover the freight (and 31. per hogshead) for my employers?
Captain Springer who lately arrived at New-York from Teneriffe, on his voyage, touched at Faya! where he was obliged to pay a heavy Duty for all the Cargo he had on board, notwithstanding he had not the least Intention to dispose of any part thereof. The same Impolition was some Time before laid on Captain Barclay of Boston, and a Captain from Rhode Island.
MARRIED Mr. Caleb Wilder, of Mendon, to Miss Betsey Woodward, of this town.
ARRIVED here, Mackey from Rhode Island; Ward from Maryland; Jenkins from New-York; Sweetser from Cape Nichola; West from St. Lucia; Manly from Grenada, and St. Eustatia; Lambert from Martinico; Silbee from Jamaica, Cape Nichola, and Turk's Island; and Trail from Whitby and New-Castle.
WEDNESDAY, September 9. BOSTON.
This morning John Malcom, Esq; late first Aid de Camp to "Governor and General Will. Fryon," in the tragical battle of Alamance, and late Comptroller of Curratuck, in North-Carolina, embarked and failed on board the sloop Sneedwell, Capt. Barnard, for New-York. With Capt. Barnard also went passengers, Mr. Shrimpton Hutchinson, son of Shrimpton Hutchinson, Esq; Dr. Moorhead, son of the Rev. Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Fowle, and others.
By Captain Doliber, who arrived at Marblehead last week from Cape Nichola Mole, we are informed, that in a violent gale of wind, or hurricane, on the 2d of August, a large number of ships, bound from Jamaica to London, received much damage, some of which put into the Mole, one in particular, which Captain Doliber spoke with, lost all her lower tier of sugar.
DIED Mrs. Mercy Foster, wife of Captain Hopestill Foster. Miss Elizabeth Katrs.—Mrs. Patience Ayres, widow.—At Dorchester, Mr. Thomas Bird, tanner.—At Hartford, Capt. Daniel Sheldon.—At West-Simsbury, the Rev. Gideon Mills.—At New-Castle, New-Hampshire, the Hon. Sampson Shaffe, Esq.
THURSDAY September 10. BOSTON.
Yesterday being the annual convention of the episcopal Clergy of this and the neighbouring provinces, there were prayers and a sermon at the King's Chapel.
It is said the crops of wheat, in the southern governments, are likely to turn out much better than was expected.
Yesterday Capt. Cockran arrived here from Cape Nichola Mole.
On Wednesday, the 2d of September, Moses Paul was executed at New-Haven, agreeable to his sentence. The Rev. Mr. Occum, preached a sermon, previous to the execution and attended the criminal to the fatal tree. Paul took an affectionate leave of his countrymen the Indians. He acknowledged that he killed Mr. Cook, though not with a flat-iron, as was supposed, but with a club. It is said there has not been an execution in New-Haven, since the year 1749, except the above.
DIED At New-York, Colonel Martin Hoffman.
JOSEPH WARDEN, STAY-MAKER, begs leave to inform his Town and Country Customers, that he has removed from Pudding-Lane, into the Main Street, two Doors South of the Province-House, and right opposite to Mr. John Cutler, Founder, where he carries on his Business as usual.
From the Public's humble Servant, JOSEPH WARDEN.

To the Encouragers of Literature.
The THIRD Volume of BLACKSTONE'S COMMENTARIES is now PUBLISHED, and the FOURTH Volume being now in the Press, will be published with great expedition: And as many of the Subscribers to this Work have expressed an earnest Desire for an American Edition of
An interesting APPENDIX to Sir WILLIAM BLACKSTONE'S Commentaries on the Laws of ENGLAND.
CONTAINING,
I. Priestley's Remarks on some Paragraphs in the Fourth Volume of Blackstone's Commentaries, relating to the Dissenters.
II. Blackstone's Reply to Priestley's Remarks.
III. Priestley's Answer to Blackstone's Reply.
IV. The Case of the late Election of the County of Middlesex, considered on the Principles of the Constitution and the Authorities of Law.
V. Furneaux's Letters to the Hon. Mr. Justice Blackstone, concerning his Exposition of the Act of Toleration, and some Positions relative to Religious Liberty, in his celebrated Commentaries on the Laws of England.
VI. Authentic Copies of the Argument of the late Hon. Mr. Justice Foster in the Court of the Judges Delegates, and of the Speech of the Right Hon. Lord Mansfield in the House of Lords, in the Case between the City of London and the Dissenters.
** The EDITOR always attentive to the desire of the Public, and ever willing to gratify the growing taste for the advancement of literature in America, proposes to publish by Subscription the above mentioned performances, (Price One Dollar and One Half or a Dollar) in neat law binding, in one volume royal octavo, printed on the same letter and paper with the American edition of said Commentaries; therefore all gentlemen desirous of forwarding this publication, by signifying their intention speedily to those Booksellers who have supplied them with Blackstone's Commentaries, will greatly oblige their most respectful servant,
ROBERT BELL. Philadelphia, July 20, 1772.
N. B. The lovers of religious freedom—the right of private judgment—and universal and impartial liberty in matters of conscience—are requested to remember, that the names of five hundred subscribers will be necessary to carry on this undertaking.—They are also requested to observe, that those who have not subscribed for Blackstone, may, if they please, encourage these curious controversial tracts on civil and religious liberty, in which all mankind are interested—And the public are hereby notified, that as soon as the fourth volume of the Commentaries is finished, the price of the set will be raised considerably above its present very moderate price.
THIS is to notify the proprietors of Pearson-town in the county of Cumberland, that, at a legal meeting of said proprietors, held at Falmouth in said county, on the nineteenth day of March, Anno Dom. 1771, a tax of twelve shillings was voted on each right, and at another meeting of said proprietors held at said Falmouth on the 31st day of March 1772, a tax of eight shillings was voted to be raised on each proprietors right for the support of the minister, and other charges of carrying forward the settlement of said township; and to request said proprietors to pay said taxes as well as all former arrearages of taxes due on their several rights heretofore granted by said proprietors and legally advertised, to Ephraim Jones of said Falmouth, treasurer of said proprietors, or to the subscribers, the Proprietors committee, on or before the first day of December next, otherwise their several lots and rights there, will be sold at a public vendue at the house of Mr. Moses Shattock, Innholder in said Falmouth, on said first day of December next, for the payment of said taxes as the law directs, the sale to begin at ten o'clock, forenoon.
ENOCH FREEMAN, } Proprietors MOSES PEARSON, } committee. STEP. LONGFELLOW, } Falmouth, August 26, 1772.
To be SOLD by JOSEPH PALMER & SON, At their Store, at the lower end of King Street, Boston;
SPERMACETI CANDLES: Also, An Assortment of ENGLISH, SCOTCH and IRISH GOODS.
They have also to sell, at the House of JOSEPH GREENLEAF, Esq; in Hanover street, near the Orange tree, A good Assortment of IRISH LINENS. Also, BRISTOL BEER, by the Cask or single dozen.
N. B. The above Goods will be sold Wholesale or retail, for little more than the Sterling Cost and charges.
New Book-Store. JOHN LANGDON, Opposite the Post Office, informs the public that he has just received from London, a Large and Grand
Assortment of BOOKS, Which he is determined to sell so cheap as to give entire satisfaction to the purchaser. The following Catalogue he presents to the Gentlemen of the Law, viz.
BACON's new Abridgments of the Law, 5 vols. The fifth Vol. may be had alone.
 Burrow's Reports, 3 vols. Folio.  Lord Ramond's do. 3 vols. Folio.  Peer William's do. 3 vols. do.  Hobart's do.  Shinner's do.  Plowden's do.  Ventriss's do.  Lilly's practical Register, 2 vols. Folio.  Ditto Entries.  Hawkin's Pleas of the Crown.  Blackstone's Commentaries of the Laws of England, 4 vols. 4to.  Ditto Analysis.  Cunningham's Law Dictionary, 2 vols. fo.  Jacob's do. 
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; so soon such as are loose, keep such as are already decayed from becoming worse, prevent the Tooth-Ach, perfectly cure the Scurvy in the Gums, and make them grow firm and close to the teeth; they likewise render the breath delicate, sweet, and remedy almost all those disorders that are the consequence of scorbutic gums.
Sold (by appointment of Mr. Hemet) wholesale and retail, by W. Bayley, Perfumer, in Cockspur street, near the bottom of the Hay-market, London, and at William Scott's Irish Linen Store, near the Draw-bridge, Boston, New-England.
WHEREAS Ann, the wife of me the Subscriber, of Salisbury in the County of Essex and Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England, Mariner, hath frequently threatened to run me in debt, in order to send me to gaol, by which I was induced to publish her in July, 1771; and having since sufficiently convinced me of her infidelity to my bed, I do now forewarn all persons, as I formerly did, not to trust her on my account, as I am fully determined not to pay any debts she has or may contract from and after the first and present Advertisement. Witness my hand,
JOHN McGLAUGHLIN. September 1st. 1772.
To be SOLD, for want of employ, A LIKELY, healthy NEGRO Man, about 27 years of age, fit for town or country business. Enquire of the Printer.
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.
PENUEL BOWEN, Takes this method to acquaint his friends and the PUBLIC,
THAT he has just opened Shop and Store in the WEST-INDIA and GROCERY way of business, at the house lately improved as a public house by Capt. Daniel Jones, a little to the southward of Deacon Church's Vendue room, Where he has for SALE,
The best of brown Sugars, by the barrel or hundred, green Coffee by 100 wt. or doz. Loaf Sugar, Chocolate, French Indigo, Cotton, best Durham flour of Mustard, New-England ditto, in various sized bottles or by weight; best Poland Starch and Crown Soap by the hundred or dozen, Hyson, Souchong, Green and Bohea Teas very fine; Spices of all kinds; Florence sweet Oil; Raisins fresh and good, by the cask or smaller quantity; Kippen's Snuff by the dozen and single bottle; Redwood, Logwood, Brimstone, Saltpetre, Alum, and Copperas, by 100 weight and smaller quantity; Almonds, Ginger, Rice; 18 and 15 inch T. D. Pipes by the gross or dozen; a good assortment of Glass, very cheap, with other Crockery Ware; he has also a few neat boxes of the best flint Glass, each containing a pretty and small assortment for shops, samples of all which he can shew from boxes of the same kind that he has opened; they will be disposed of at a very low advance indeed for the money. Choice West-India Rum, by the hoghead and barrel.
All his articles have been procured with cash, and he hopes well bought, so that he expects to sell as much to the advantage of the purchaser as other shops or stores. And he shall hold himself much obliged to all who may please to favour him with their custom.
TEN DOLLARS Reward. WHEREAS the shop of the subscriber, in Wing's-Lane was broke open last night, and the following articles taken and carried off, viz. 3 1/2 yards of superfine cinimon coloured broad cloth; one pair of Pompadore coloured velvet breeches, cut out ready to make; 2 yards of blue serge; a blue serge coat and waistcoat, partly made; 1 superfine blue cloth coat ripped in order to turn; 1 ditto waistcoat; 1 blue serge coat, without buttons, almost new; 1 pair black cloth breeches, about half wore; 1 pair raven grey ditto, almost new; 1 dark brown wig, almost new; 1 beaver hat, about thirds wore; 1 drab coloured double alapeen coat, the lining single alapeen, ripped in order to turn; 1 dark cloth waistcoat with yellow buttons, about half wore; about one quarter of a pound of twist of different colours.
Whoever will apprehend the thief or thieves, so that he or they may be brought to justice and convicted, shall receive TEN DOLLARS reward, and all necessary charges paid by JOHN GREENLEAF. Boston, August 26th, 1772.
To all Master-Builders and Contractors for Building.
THIS is to give Notice, that there are public Buildings, consisting of a Church, Court-house and Jail, to be immediately carried on at Charlotte-town, island of St. John, in the gulph of the river St. Lawrence. Such persons as are willing to undertake the same, are to apply for further particulars, at the bar of the British Coffee-House.
ALL persons that are indebted to, or that have any demands on the estate of JAMES NOBLE, Esq; deceased, are hereby desired to settle the same, as soon as may be, with RACHEL NOBLE, sole executrix to said deceased's last will and testament.
DANIEL SCOTT, At his Medicine Store the sign of the Leopard, South End.
TAKES this method of informing all Gentlemen, Ladies, and others, who have had the Misfortune to lose their Teeth, that he still continues the Business of making and fixing artificial Teeth as usual, in so elegant a manner as to be but little inferior to the natural, either in Use or Beauty, as many who have experienced them can testify: Where also any Person afflicted with painful Stumps or unsound Teeth, may have them removed with a peculiar Dexterity and Ease.—And all Persons who have the Scurvy in their Teeth, which threatens their removal though sound, may have them cleaned without hurting the Enamel, or in the least degree impairing them, and may be supplied with his DENTUM CONSERVATOR, which is an excellent Powder, the best adapted for preserving the Teeth and Gums, and preventing them from Aching, of any Preparation ever offered to the Public: It will cure the Scurvy in the Gums, bring the Teeth to their original Whiteness, and by a continuance of its Use, will Preserve both Teeth and Gums in a pure state during life.—It is not pretended that it will perform Impossibilities, that it will make rotten Teeth sound, or will ease them when they violently ach; but it will assuredly preserve those Teeth found that are so, and cause the Gums to adhere to them and prevent those that are decayed in part, from becoming worse.
At the above Store may be had, Morgan's useful Eye-Water, which has in so many cases been found serviceable, that it must escape the censure of the most critical Oculist—Brigden's famous Bug Liquid, which effectually destroys those hateful Vermin,—be they ever so numerous.—
An assortment of genuine patent and other Medicines of the best quality, and Medicine Boxes for Families or Shipping, with exact and particular directions for using them; and a variety of other articles cheap.
The above Powder may be had also of Cox and Berry in Boston, Doctor Kast in Salem, and Dummer Jewett, Esq; at Ipswich
To be SOLD, A single decked BRIGANTINE, About Eighty tons burthen, a prime sailor and well found. Enquire of the Printer.
To be SOLD, A VERY handsome HOUSE with two rooms on a floor, a good large yard and garden, with a rain water Cistern, pleasantly situated at the southerly part of Boston, the third house to the northward of Dr. Byles. Any person inclining to purchase the said house may have it at a very reasonable price. For further particulars enquire of the printer.
To be SOLD or CHARTERED, A BRIGANTINE, Burthen about 130 tons, well built and equipped, a prime sailor, two years old. Enquire of DEAN & PENNY, at their store on Scarlet's Wharf, where may be purchased, a quantity of Jamaica SUGARS cheap for cash or Jamaica Fish.
WANTS a PLACE, A WET NURSE with a fine breast of milk. Enquire of the printer.
This day was published, price 10d. A SERMON, preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Mr. SAMUEL NILES, to the pastoral Care of the Church of Christ in Abington. By EZRA WELD. A. M. Pastor of a Church in Braintree. Printed and sold by ISAIAH THOMAS, near the Mill-bridge.
BOSTON: Printed by ISAIAH THOMAS,
At the South Corner of MARSHAL'S LANE, leading from the MILL-BRIDGE into UNION-STREET, where all Persons may be supplied with this Paper at Six Shillings and Eight Pence Lawful Money, per Annum, unsealed, and Eight Shillings sealed and directed; and where Articles of Intelligence, &c. are thankfully received and 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, Watchmaker, in Salem; Mr. B. Emerson, Bookseller, in Newbury-Port; and Mr. M. Belcher, in Bridgewater.