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iued proclamation, promiing reward OF C:e dund-
red Pounds, lawful money, to &c paid out OF the pubic
tIeafuy.
By CaptanWhi,e, arrived at Philadelphia in eighteen
days from St. Coix, have the plealue of informing
our readers, that the account in this paper, OF part OF
that and being deoyed by an earthquake, is without
foundation
Captain Watt, who arrived here laf hurfday from
Brol, about three weeks ago, ipoke with Captain Cole
in ichooner from this port, bound for Liverpool they
were all well on board
We hear that the pres for ieamen was 70 hot in Eng
land, on the beginning of October Taft, that 2cco men
were prehed in one night in London.
Commodore Gambler has promiied his Majehy's mott
gracious pardon, TO all ieamen and marines who have
deferted his Maefty's fhps this Hat;on, if they
turn to duty before tie hTff of February next.
Seamen are wanted for his M1iefys ihip Tweed,
bound for England, lhole who apply wall meet with
encouragement.
Laft Friday in the afternoon, Montgomery and XII
7Ypy the two folders lately convicted Of Marnaughter,
we1 Sranded' for the fame in court and diimIed.
Saturday falor belonging TO one OF his MaJettys
alhfsn this harbour, whipped from flip TO ihip Tor
deeEtion.
By letter from Gentleman in London, we learn,
that his Majefy's has propoied to iend Clergyman OF
dignity to Norh-Amcrlca the next fpring in order
lock into the fate of the Epicopal Clutches this
continent, and make report ---Ths may probably be
Rep preparatory the eaablfhng aBIhop on this Con-
tnent.
Monday Taft failed from Pilcataqua for the WeG-ln-
dies the hp Hampfhire, Captain Curlett. with whom
went paengers the Hon Judge Madders Chief Juitice
of Barbados who came there la fummer for the Teco-
very of his health with his Lady and Daughter.
Not long ago, child was baptized in Maryland, by
the name of George Nhtefeld Among all the child
rem lately called after that late great and highly efeemed
man, it hoped one, at eaG will be properly educated,
70 as to be the better enabled initiate the numerically
lamented original, for otherwile, Lady of dfneon
not long nce obicrved, will be but little credit TO him
whom England and America now nourns the lo6 Of,
to fee in fomc future day George Whiteheld, ola low
and dirty buiinels.
There nAre enht Children hanfized vcnerdav AT The
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E N G l. A n D,
The domain of liberty and property, the country Of
extremes Virtue is here divine, vice internal. Here
are liberty of confidence, political liberty, civil liberty,
commercial liberty, liberty of thought, tongue and pen,
TO and beyond the limits Of the mott prchgate icence;
news papers, magazines, pamphlets, regiters, heaven
and earth Job turfs, CockpltS, clubs, Maccarons,
blackguards itocks, lotteries, fchemes, lame ducks,
clever fellows hun1our, and Novembers big with fucide
poR- chaes Italian muEc and pictures, but few
eyes the neR Of foreigners; the country ofShakepeare,
Newton and Hogarth.
F R A N c E,
The country of CITOYENS and MODE. Here
things are efiimated by their air: watch may be
matter. piece, without exa6nefs AID rule the
town, without beauty, if they have air. Here life is
dance and aukwardne of fep its great dlgEace Cha
racer hereis dhovefi into the pubic, ard original
name of mifih I heir religion is upeIhItlon, fshion,
]1ahfm the ladies' lay rouge in equateIal fquares,
md powder with briLk-du Tyranny may grind the
az. bur not the counenance of Frenchmsn his feet
Ire made 20 dance in wooden lhoes. The Parliament
re(embe an old toothlefs maffif. France the
trv of LIE Sueur and Racine, and is that of Votare.
SP A N,
The dteos of nation two centuries pah the arbiters
of Europe and leaders of dcovery Still fene, iagaci-
~. and cool courage, are tamey ubmted here 70 the
iron yoke of nqullron and each note OF humanity
drowned in the wells Of Dominic's victims. he pre-
negatives of ocety mouder here in provincial arche'es
Thee are the execrabe lords of one hemphere and The
humble factors of Europe. To fee fceptre in the gPe
Of woman : ConfrAors and favourtes make no chaFac-
terrific of Spain nor the country OF Caideron ard
Cervan,es more than It's neighbours, the land OF Ignor-
ance vanity, incidence, poverty, envy.
P O R t u G. A L,
Something of literature and hiaorv, glare, gaianty'
uperffition earthq axes dagge, nqutlOn the bloody
dawnS of an uncertain dag.
II A l. Y,
Anunweeded garden, its inhabitants flies breed on a
dead horfc--- Slavery, and cence. Each moral P"n-
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SKETCH of MORAL and POLITICAL
MAP of u r 0 Z.
By mr.. MosER, Envy fran the Ele6tor PaIanne to
Hanover.


TIME motley creation of Peter, called the Great, int
tators of all Europe, but not RufIians country NJ
taught to bear the produce of Southern climates to vaPd
life and to neglect its own vigorous offspring htOry, b
mathematics geography general balance OF trade IN Ct
human intrepdity, lavery, favage glare of wealth pr
w E D N, el
Private induRy public proAigacy fate abroad
enfaved by brides, and ruled at home by the imel OF
furoins; the country of Lieneas and Artldl.
D E N Nj A K, tn
nation of voluntary laves to race ofgood natured
Kings Dutch podding; fome fenfe, no genius tc
P D l. A N D, d.
The afum of Socinus the fcymear fuPreme judge "a
of right and wrong Of liberty and havey. \
U N G A R Y, L0sTfl
The phantom of people once free, virtuOus and a. 10
cute; the clegry ruling; the prels curtaed hs9qbI,
lty cref.falen foil rich by nature, poor by
B 0 H E M | A, re
Moral foreRs and deferts. TT
G E NJ A N Y,
Its heroes, like Italian pictures, thew beh at dihance
the re parcel decrts, petty rants, prles Pedl-
creed beegars and pedants and all her neighbours know
Germany Yet this is the mother of Armlnus and FIRE. =
derc; of Leibniz and Wolfe; of Handel and Graun l.
of Mengs and Donnen of Winkeman and Rel -
marus. I
WI Z Rss[szAsN D, =
The land of liberty. Trade tlafte, knowledge diff ID
covery among the Proefants, Vgour in all dePlfers -
of death HAYES OF money ABROAD hOIodu SoHe"P E
tibe fwarm of Wallets, clerks, officers, afs fchem.
the leecheS of FOOLS
H Oh L N D,
country through all its ages fertile ofPatots, though
now pIethorc with wealth, and unrung by public ndo u
lence nobility full of republican metal, fneak d
ing by degrees into courtiers Here fchoars, civil
ans aborious triAers, trade Here abfence OF miery
happiness indifference contenment; profit honour d
Here fenment nonenfe plain fenle wit oly plea CT
fare pofcon enjoyment money the anchor OF minds
the gale of paaiOns, the port Of life I'M
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An-unweeded garden, its inhabitants es breed on a
dead horfc.-- Slavery, and lcenCe. Zach moral pm
cipe the pimp of pampered organs: ne country or
arts tricks caffration, and bandtt OF Raphael Cod
nj, Faraeli, Archangeii-
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To the Printer of the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
SIR,
will much obige FEMALE READEK.
To PYTHAGoRAS.
I'M the Sov. No. IL. obferved two or three para
graphs, which you fay are from Cyprians Life, but
am forry yoi could not fee clearer when you read the
favnos of that good old faint You had better do as
do e. not truh your own eyes without they are CO.
vered with gIa, for fear of making INTAKES You al
fert that the good man lays, &c Women who advance
hemelves in putting on fks and faiths, cannot lightly
mt on Chri;" but the words of Cyprian are thefe,
ts Women that take pride in being cloahcd in fix and
Bnybk. cannot eahy put on the Lord Jefus Chntt
You add further, and fay, !" They who colour their
locks with red and yellow, begin betimes to Prognot
cate of what colour their hair will be in hell FTHYs
how came you forget blue and green for we femSSs
are full as fond of blue and green hair as OF red and yell
low as for good old Cyprian, he ays nothing about
hair. am fully apt to think, (f you are really Pytha.
goras you file youre you mutt be greatly advanced
in wears: You was living in 6o8, before Chrt, and
Cvprian was beheaded in the year 49, after Chrt was
born 70, as would always reverence old age, DO be-
eve YOU can hardly difcern colours without gas-eyes
Indeed, aged Sir, thought to fee any OF your
words in print in my day Pray, do you remember when
won eaded the Ladies to conecrate their coaths and
Jewels to Juno But to go on, you affirm that CyPrlan
laws. Thofe who colour their faces oherwie than God
created them, let them fear left when the Redeemer
cometh he will not know them :" The good falnts
words are, sc They who delight to paint in this world
and alter themeves from what God hath created them
iuv nav fear at the resurrection their Creator Will not
know them" have now the life and picture OF that
GOOD man Cyprian, and yours alfo and beg leave to
ak YOU, if you was created with beard, las fee you
are pictured with one) do you wear it only to be in
COMPANY with the celebrated lhoesaker Pray, if you
die with it on, what will become of you
MARY LOVETRUT TIL.
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ed for it. 1t eems about two years ago, the fame dli-
temper regned epidemca in England, when the follow
ing piece made its appearance in he London Magazine
which peae niert in your paper, and you will obige
yours, sc. LOTHARlO.
"Would you, my fair ones, win the hearts of men,
SsCaft off your heads and be yourielves again.
&C THE noble fcience of politics, though extremely
uieful and entertaining eems, at this crs, to be iome
what dangerous leave it therefore, for the preent, TO
be cultivated by thoe generous patriots, who chute
Their to lole their ears, tt N their dinner and live
we'll in pron, than to be tarved out it.
&C fhalI turn the readers thoughts and my own
more agreeable ube6--to ub Ct not only agreeable,
but rsv(hing and for that reaion fometmes ra-
-x4hsd You eafy perceive, mean the fair frx.
- lpent my life in fudyng and admiring this
DELICIOUS part of the Creation and till ately have been
ampIFJkwarded, by the peaure received from the
temptation of 70 much beauty. But, within theie few
yeasa cruel dea has robbed the dear of their
charms, and of the delight of my life. This diRem
per is epdemical: Ii was imported from France, like
mother which fha be hamelef and appeared 6ra a.
mong the court ladies it then ezed the citizens wives
and daughters, and now it begins make dreadful RAJ
wages in the country. afraid, in time, il will def
cend even to our cottagers. 1t affects the head in
Rrange manner: Infomuch, that from moderate and
beautiful form, propor ned 20 the delicate body OF a
fine lady, it wells all at to mott enormous flze;
and have known fome females, four feet odd in height
go into their drefng with heads not mitch larger
than thofe of pins, and of them with Patsgo
Man pericraniums.
It is to be obfeved, that the face in this cafe not
fwolen. The appears principally in the occiput,
and is 70 pFodigous make the patient oter -nder
the weight of it. Ii is attended with any pain or
Inflammation but when the difeafe has been of long
continuance, it generally produces Viotst irtiTg in
the head.
do not find this dfcmper mentioned by any of tbe
ancient phyfcans and indeed it wcnder il is NOT,
fnce it was unknown TO the Greeks and Romans
do not remembers that Engih phyiicans have
taken notice of it, which is afonihng, confderng how
it among As TIE college hath not thought
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MASSACHUSETTS SPY,

To the Printer of the MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.
SIR,
T HAVE for fome time paff taken notice of grosUing
i diforder among the Ladies bAad in this metropolis,
and thought before now to have een fome sprofcEb-
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his efcape, cried out in forrowful tone, Ibpf, Gentle
men, yon will burt The gentlemen was 10 plea-
ed at the uR application of their eeches, that he not
only orgave them their epaies againt him, but iaved
them from evere Aagellaton, which they othetwe
would have received from their matter for playing ttuant
Asguf g. Much has been fad concerning the iden-
tity Of certain gentemans tutor, when it is evident,
beyond doubt, that he had notary tut0r at ALL
The place ofabbabet-kt3er at the general poit Office
is now vacant SO Let be befowed, lays coeipon
dent, on the Duke of CID"
HueuR TO- Count Holck, the King of Denmark's prime
n1in}er, is degraded and forbid the Court but has an
annual penfion of 1000 iettled on him ne
Counts filter, who enjoyed principal place under the
Queen, is alto degraded. No reaion as yet has been
aiigned for the expuion of the above favourites.
The French Gazette, 70 long ago the yin infant,
had an account that the inhabitants of New York had
come to the efolution of importing all forts of merchan-
die from England except thoie which duty is char
eed for the purpole Of railing revenue in America
70 that the refouton that has atey been circulated by
order of Government, eems to be little more than
Intellectual attempt of fome nereed perons in that city
TO break through the general agreement of the Pro-
vnces 1t is, however, iupected, that many private
tries will be made, that will not be in the power of
the Patriots of that country to maintain their engage
ments for any length of time, whatever effect tbNffeFf
gaSementS might nave haus dl1huhy dohEleY t05
on the councils of the mother country.
On Wednesday night General Paoli, on his T@tRtn1
from Richmond. was attacked by Jingle hghwayman,
who robbed him of his purle.
They write from Bucks, that Gentleman, who was
lately entertainment there, produced letter which
he had iuf received from Paris, with fome dark hints
concerning the pol-n--g the late very worthy and pa
triotc Lord-Mayor.
Anguf ~. The large orders received at BFiRol
from New York, has given new life to buiine6.
The taOsOng extraf7 from letter anqRsfionabh
authority.
&C Admiral ElphnRon has dlfinguifhed himieIfgreat
1y by his courage and conduct, beating the Tufklh
feet twice with his little fquadron, they were
three times his number it is greatly to be hoped, he
will at fad them again, and deroy them entirely,
they having only efcaped him before, by being towed
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officers IN the Mora, none OF any great note.
Poiitive orders were TuedaY dpatched to the Co.
venors Of Gibraltar and Port Mahon not to admit any
ofhe Ruian ofwar, (which have lately been engaged
with the Turklh feet, into either of .her harbours
neither are they to have any connections with the crew,
left the Ruiians ihould have got the plague, which, at
the time of their alt engagement with the Turks, it is
lad, ragged on board the Ottoman feet.
A letter from an Englih gentleman at Rome fays,
&C The Pope is certainly good man though be
openly countenance the Jeuits, yet he pes them a
party that ORDER who bad been driven about, LAR from
Naples, arrived here lately much difei1ed His Holi-
nef immediately ordered them to be taken proper
Of and he has hmlef vted them, fee that his orders
are obeyed.
Angnf 28. The Earl of Ch-----d when Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland ufed fay he knew what
in the kingdom by the colour of the Levee; 4" If
giment, are all fcarlet if Blhoprck my room is
like a roOkery"
Lalf week fome villains attempted to break into a
houfe Shremoor, Shields, while the family were
hay harve, except girl, who had locked heftef in,
who told them, when they wanted to force open the
door, to delft, fhe would ihoot them; they did not
regard her threats, and fhe fred upon them and wound
ed one of them 70 much that he obliged be borne
& After this the others renewed he attack bur ihe
P1eiented another gun they made off without their booty,
greatly intimdaed by the bravery Of the Inmouhihre
heroine.
A4gnR 80. On Monday laf, being the birth day of
his Royal Hghnefs Prince Ernef Of Mckephurgh bro
Their to the Queen, their Maefies received the compli
ments of the Nobility Richmond in the evening the
following new O D E, fet to mulic by Mr.. Bach, was
flung by Mr.. Tenducc upon that oCcaion, viz.
r E G | I A t V E.
OH for touch of nobler fire,
Than e'er yet fwept the living lyre
Such, as the Iianing fpheres mind bend;
Make angels from their orbs defend;
And, from the realms of purer light,
With ev'ry bcaming virtue bright,
Call heavily inpiration down
Then, fhoud the praifes of our QUEEN,
The mild, the gentle, the ferene,
In foft melodious numbers float,
Fond Echo doubling evry note,
And, from the golden trump of fame,
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it. who call it tAts de msuton fheeps head becaufe it
makes the patient look like RAM can give natu.
raj account of the caue of this dtemper. Though by
no meals upertrious, am inclined to impue it to the
power of magic, for what ellie can, all of fudden, turn
the beautiful head of fine woman into rams head
forgot to mention, that fometmc after the head is
fvoen to monarous magnitude, it tends forth fCrtid
1me, ana generally breeds ve'min, which fuppofe, is
not very wonderful, the maggos, which were rR in the
ifide Of the head, afterwards appearing outwardly.
1t may fufice have dropt thee few hints concern
ing this fuprzing drfemper. | leave it to the gentle
men Of the faculty thoroughly to nveRgate the nature
Of it, and find out lis cure. | am .furc heartily with
them fuccefs in their enquiries, principally account
of the fair virgins of this e for in their preent
di,ion, though they might make very proper miflefes
FIR picr Ammon, fear their heads will hardly cap
tvae The hearts of EngIfh gentlemen"
*T5s God eVa, 100 J@ipp5d Under the form efa ram.
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DTOWnCs pIOCS1nOHs guns WCIc HIcu
from his Majefy's Cattle William. & Mary after
which he was inferred in new tomb lately built for his
family. He had been commander in chief of this pro-
vince, and Surveyor General of his Msjefy's Woods,
from rhe 9Th year of the reign Of his ate MsleRy,
King George the Second, and 10 faithful he his
rru that he continued in favour with his Sovereign till
his deceae ard afo until the ieyenth year Of the reign
of his prefen' Majefy King George the third perhaps
longer fpace of time than any Governor in America
before him ;wben by reaon of his advanced age, and
indpoiton of body, he voluntarily eigncd the govern
ment in June 767, and ldcCeeded by his hew,
John Wentworth, Eiq; pTeienr worthy Governor.
He was Gentleman defended from honorable ia
iy in Eng and--- His father the Hon JohnW enworth,
Eq; was Lieutenant Governor of this Povince while
under the fame Governor with the Mahachuktts Co
vernment, and funory years commander in chief. In
early life he was engaged largely in merchantie buine,
which he discharged with uprghtnef, and general IA
Sacton, till by repeated msortunes, he obliged to
lay it aide. He was alto gentleman bIef with good
natural abilities, improved by liberal education, and
an ex;enive acquaintance with the world. He was of
peafant, affable, free and focal dilpofon His ge-
neral behaviour, polite and genteel address in private life,
5fSnSeared him to his acquaintance; and the high cha
raeeNhe bore among mankind in general, who had any
knowledge of him, while here and in foreign parts, to-
gSher with other qualifications, doubt, were means
of his finding favour in the eyes of his Sovereign
which favour continued 70 long, that he honoured
with the high Office of being the head ofthis Govern
ment, twenty-feven years, which employment he
filled with dignity and endeavoured to dcharge that
important uu with fidelity to his Sovereign, and faith
fulne6 to the people whom he governed. He was
feady in his friendfhp, of benevolent difpoGon,
tender hufband, ndugent father, and akind matter.
He twice married ;by his hrt wife he had three
fons who arrived 10 manhood, but all died before him.
By bis Lady who now iurvves him, he had children,
who both died in infancy, 70 that he has left iiue.
he has by will, left his Lady handfome fortune.
SALEM, NeUsn6sr g. Capt. Mansfield, who arrived
here Taft week from Philadelphia, informed, his
padage, that brIganne from Madeira bound to New
York, fpoke with, in lat. 90 long. II. w. The day
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A M ERICAN IN FELLIG ENCE
NEWPORT, OI7aber 20.


IRON Swaozey we hear, that a dweIIing-houfe in
1 that town confirmed by fire few days paff,
anI that fevcra peonS have been taken into cufody
and recognized to appear at the hyperion couGf
The county Of Bro, upon lupicion of having puspoievr
Eet fire to faid building. T.
The fentence of cropping, branding and whipping,
lately paed fevera perons put in execution laf
Friday. at Ltde-ReR, amidf near 5000 perfons.
We ju& hear the loop Virgin, Capt. Cozzens, from
Dominica, bound for Old York, is ca& away on Block
Hand : part of the cargo is laved.
PORTSMOUTH, November z. We hear from the
Tie of Shoals, that comfortable damage was fAained
there in the late form, the 2oth of O9ober, in par
tcular fchooner belonging TO kery hing out of the
Shoals hove to pieces the rocks near Thachers
Hand, the Ripper Bcan,n Pafons, and one of the
men drowned. Another tchooncr was No,e tn pieces
the eaern point of Duck land 1.-The Ripper drowned
the ret got fhore. with their arms, legs &C. much
buled. Several veels which were riding at anchor in
the Shoals road funk to the bottom at their moongs.
Three or four fma fchooners yet milng, and it
feared are loft
-Four men belonging to Rye, who were out in the
form in fmal boat, have not yet been heard of, and
are undoubtedly loft their names were all Saunders
OtTabsr IS. On Friday laf inferred the remains
of the Hon. Benning Wentworth Efq the late worthy
Governor of this province, in the s,h year of his age
The regiment under this location, the hon.
durable, free and accepted Mafons walking before the,
corpe, 60 Queens Chapel, where fermon fuitable to
the folemnity was preached by the Rev. Mr.. Arthur
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Dedicated to the PRINCES Of the EARTH.
u ULERS are made for the people, not the people
n for the rulers.--.I The people are bound to obey
the rulers, when the rulers obey the laws; and when
the rulers are sionate fathers, the people arc bound
to be dutfal children.
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Nm ESSAY PATIEN

IN Z , , n On "A ! L N = 1S'
TIME man of frantic heated imagination coniiders
patience as flowing from meannefs of foul, a
dahardly dfpoiuon, the Taft reource of towards but
the man of real gacity, who view things through
difpaaionate medium, dcovers in all the genuine
marks of noble mind. 1t is Imported by hope, and is
entirely unacquainted with every fpecies of depa, the
conRant companion of lownels of fenlment Patience
is 70 frong barrier again every kind Of dfgace, that
all our ills loe the greatef part of their power, by OPP
pohng this virtue to them. 1t combats all opponents,
and every conAa avi6ory. 1t honouraby reffs the
greate hardhps of this world, and fweetens the bers
Of advety in fuch manner, that we fcace perceive
are merable 1t is of hole virtues that conRanty
caresits own reward, for The very practice of il makes
MS enGble of its benefits. The emperor Marcus Azure
Illus, 70 famed for his fortitUde and patience, often ad