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very large grotefque the other interceS filled
with fand and fhells through theie the rain water is
filtered and, with the admixtue Of fats, form in the
caves the mott beautiful falacfica pillars BeGdes, this
erves to cement the fand into loft pongy one, fch
as you have feen, and binds the whole together. am
of opinion there are fundry fuberapeous pafages
through all thefe iilands which am led 10, from OBJ
ervng the waters in the bottom of the regular
ly ebbing and flowing, it being fat, and containing
great number of fin, the mo& beautiful imaginable
The lands are on the welt, eaf, and NORTH fortified
| by nature with rocks, lheved, and for the mott part
funken, the fnef hlbing ground imaginable, and that
for the danCe of three and four leagues altogether in
accefble for veles of fnal buIthen, except at
three channels and there 70 rpenne, narrow, and in
trcate that it is absolutely impofble for franger
get into harbour. The climate is temperate, being in
81 deg. I8 min north latitude, and 63 deg. 40 min Ion
gitude welt from London ; but from the vat body of
surrounding waters the air feems TO be always damp
Here people are ube9 to colds and confumptons, but
this ought be attributed the air in general but
to the materials of which their houes built, being the
foft ifone of the iland and with which they alto
| Vered this affords rains anG dews, which keep the
4houies continually motif There rivers prings
TT Eeih water, the inhabitants uppied with rain
Aakr from cherns. The uneven face of the ground is
T2Sourable in this repe9 the cRerns built of the
I tone before mentioned, and coated with lime in-
de aud cut; above the cltren is Hope, OF perhaps
quarter of paved and coated in like manner, for
the pupoie ofreceiving the ranwater, and conducting
it to the ciftern from this you will readily perceive
the water mutt, in great degree, partake of the lime.
| have leen Stitie, may fay, of Staactite, fix
and eight inches long, depending from the of the
| houeS.
sc The foil of thef ilands feems capable of produc-
ing amoft any thing it is of deep red colour, much
refembng and perhaps partakes CT the quality of red
boe it cannot be feparated from the tongue without
difficulty upon meer touch, and if kept upon it but
| for half minute will bring the kin along with
it. There not great variety of plants, hrubs, or
flowers here. The native wood is fine kind of cedar
fit for houlhod furniture they ALTO build ihps of lie
ParboDe the oronro Ierooc and lime treec
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A MERIC INTE LLIG EN- c E
Tie Situation Of ENcLAN

A NJ | 4 ~ n | + l. l. q + n E.
CHARLEsTowN, [Soutb- Cardinal O67ober ii.
T Asst Saturday arrived here the Aoop Freelnxez-
\ II Captain Simmons, of and from Swanfey, EoQRe
province of MaAachuetts- Bay, laden with appld5pot3
toes, bees, cheele and but being cleared aew7
port, Iland, ome difficulties arofc, whether Ter
cargo might be purchafed here, until after there had
been three meetings Of the general committee, when
clearly appearing, that vefels from Swanfey, though in
the MahachuiettS government, could not obtain clear
ances but from Newport, and that all her cargo was
bought at Swaney except nine hogheads of Rum, was
agreed, that the Swaniey goods might be dpofed here
but the Rum, being dilted in Rhode -Iland, is to be
carried back in the velel But no fch cargoes will in
future be puchafed here, unefs the matters or fper-
cargoes, bring with them certificates from the Bottom
Committee, that part thereof is the produce of, or
owned in the colonies OF Rhode lAand or New-York.
Extraa If a letter from Bermuda.
&C After my remaining folong thefe i1ands, pre-
fume you will expect (ome of what have feen
but have neither time capacity for fuch labour
The variety of fifth found here is amazing no body
here give the vulgar names of even half and to
collect fpecimens would employ virtuofo for years.
The Bermuda ilands feem to me to have been thrown
up from the bottom of the perhaps by an earth
quake, and appear TO have been originally, rather on
their firf appearance, nothing than mixture of
fand and fheis, with here and there va hoal very ap
parenty different in qualities from the other.---- Thee
the great confuGon feemto have been umbIed toge-
ther in mott romantic manner, leaving frequent and
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colony of Connecticut and the quarrel between may
he inhabitants Of Bottom and the military quartered ON
them.
YeRcrdav the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor attended know
the 4vea ST. Tame to nav his refpects to his Maize oute
nv nv whom he was mott GRACEFULLY received 1t is dom,
cuonary all Lord Mayors appear court the is
M levee and court DAYS after their entrance into Office will
On Tueday great number of the Common council 1t
waited upon the Lord Mayor the Manonhou, ed fro
o,ea thar be aembled to take into &C int
confederation whether any, and what mark of gratitude DANA
and epe ought be paid the memory of the late In
worthy Chief Magrae when his Lordihp was Peaed age
to appoint this day at twelve o'clock. hone
Letters from the confines of turkey poiVey alert, near
that the Ottoman armies ready take the field, IL
coni of 100000 men, notify Europeans, without cetter
Guiding the Natoas the letters add, that the Whit
army already 100000 troDg, and is continually re- Lady
ceiving reinforcements oquH
Certain advice received that the French King nce omet
the beoinnno of la month"; has RATED twenty millions enfs
of lvres, at eight per Partic
There is certainly 1ome great event to be expected IN pal
loon to happen the Continent, conquence of the V til
cea Vienna sn1 b." whether h be
PrG;a. or Ria. is not abfolutey known ince The fBa
has lately entered into ecre treaties with both,
augmenting and Completing her army colon
Orders have been ent Birmingham within thefe few ahon
days, FOX m0fets with cartouch boxes and other LIE
requirements for the ervice of the King of Puia are IL
II was on "wednesday reported that an nfrrureGon toma
of vaR numbers happened the Continent, who the
all proyided with arms and were determined to dpute mics
it, inch by inch, with their oppreitorS. ineife
We are afared that Great Patronage has nfpected 1t
all the papers which have been received relating to the clever
late unhappy tranaaons of Bottom in New-England, with
and that he has been peafed make memorandums IN
the n1oR remarkable paiaqes thew contain be of
The Rev Mr. EIornes contribution is become 70 weak
that for foue time Daft he has been Obliged to refrain
from animal food and heis ordered to waow nothing II
than blood warm. to be
1t is ad that Great Patronage has been robbed of Ii
of 2o diamond ring and pebble of great
his plainly proves that there are rogues about
the Court. ances
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they are aed is not their own, into which an enemy
may be admitted they reoved to dembe their in
tentions, and put off the meditaed blow for time.
correspondents obferves, that notwithstanding the
known poverty Of certain notorious Lord, he has alb
loutey reufed the viceroyhp of neghbouring king
dom, becaufe he loves Aeep whole fkn, which be
is much afraid the inhabitants of that injured country
will not uffer him to do.
1t is iaid, that mefenger this morning dpatch-
ed from favoue child to his poor mother in Germany,
ntreatng her aanQe towards the payment of certain
damages and COTS OF luit."
In fevera parts of The country, certain great Peron-
age was taken, by his digufe, in black wig, for
hore fealer, and hghway-man but no where that we
hear of for a conjurer.
The Duke of CID, in his executions to Tow
ceffer in Northamptonfhre, Coventry Marcourt-HiE,
Whchurch in Shroplhre, Chefer, &C. in order to meet
Lady Grofvenor ai1umed at different times the names
Squire Morgan, Squire Jones, the Farmer, &c. He
fometnes appeared young Squire dfordered in his
fenies and ufed to be called the Inns &C. the Fool.
particularly at Whitchurcb, where noife being heard
in pafing from to the other, dregarded
by the people in the houle, who iald II only THE
p WeNhear from Liverpool, that Mr. Michael WOODS
Of tIae 5ace, F. R. S. has difcovered the Longitude.
WeEear that orders will foon be 1ued, for all the
colony agents to attend Lord Hborough at the PLAN
tation office on fpecial affairs.
Letters from Venice inform that the miferable Greeks
are flying or all des from the fury of the enraged OF
tomans and whatrenders their condition truly dporable
the Grand Signor has declared, he will conGder enc
mics to the Porte uch States may afford any of them
ihelter in their domnions.
1t appeared upon late trial that noble Lord has had
eleven mifree in keeping iince his LOrdhps marriage
with his prelent wife.
July 10. So certain the generality of people feem
be of an approaching war; that is ad fome gentlemen
are building ihps private yards, which to be fitted
out for privateers, in cafe of rupture
The council fummoned to meet tomorrow, is faid
to be about American affairs.
1t is currently talked among the nobility, that
lures are now making between Lord and Lady GROVE
nor and If Indictment NAV be informed from appear-
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in great afluence IN the Welt Indies.
Preparations will foon be made, it is fad, for the re-
eeption and accommodation of one of bis Majeys filters,
who, we are informed, is expected to come to England
with the Prnces Dowager of Wales when lhe returns.
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on, confined hmfcIf. The MagiArate and number
e me Inhabitants have tent the authority here for
alie4nce and direction.
1t is certain that atthe time when the Soldiers fired
in King ee the evening of the fifth Of March lait,
there were only two three women and feveral fmall
children, belides fon Of Mr.. Green's in the CuHom
houe, nor was there gun in the houfe.
DlED] At bingham, Dr.. Ezekiel Herey; we
hear he has left Iooo Rerling for the founding Pro-
teA1rhip fPh] ic ar Harvard College. Bottom, Mr..
Gregory, talOr.---Mr. Wood, ihipwright.
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HlaKer3 IN oAsM' anu olAeIS3 WIN WnOm CuCicTlpton
Papers are left.
To the UBLIC.
THE Printer of the MASSACHUSETTS SPY, begs
leave to return his ncere thanks to his peent bfcrb
es, for their kind reception of that paper and the gene
raj appreciation they have been pealed to gnify Of his
endeavours to ferve them.
AS the inftution of the Spy, was with view of
Cerving his country, well to acquire moderate
livelihood for himelf, he hopes the PUBLIC will En-
courage Y0ang Beginner, whole utmoh efforts fhaI
be uied to prove himfelt as great FRIEND to True
LIBERTY as any of his protection in the four quarters
of the Globe; and therefore begs their attention to
what he has now to offer
The Free U(e of the PRESS, has ever been acknow-
lodged of the greatef Beings of Mankind, efpec-
ally when its PRODUCTIONS tend to defend the GLo-
RIoUs CAUSE CELEBRITY and to point out to the
world, thoe bafe and wicked arts of deGgnng men, who
fam would fet nations together by the ears and involve
whole Kingdoms in lavery
Part of the deign in this paper is to aiif in detect
ing and expoing public view, thoe mcreants who,
for the fake of private public advantage hemelves,
you'd facrhce both their King and Country. And to
help, as much as poible, in maintaining aud supporting
That LIBERTY for which our Fathers fuered in trans
-fAfAVg it to US. To effect which, great regard will
iT3s be paid to uch political pieces tend to fecure
e rs our invaluable rights and privedges.
he other part of the pubiiner's degn is, 10 give as
copous view politely can be obtained, of al Fo-
reign Affairs, and the relhef Intelligence from Great
Britain, it may from time to time arrive and that
which concerns the colonies, hal be particularly no.
ticed in this paper. He will lkewe be car full of pro-
perIy collecting American Intelligence and of nferng
that, together with the particular tIana3ons of this
province. ALTO, to RICHTER every remarkable Occur
renee, extraordinary Phenomenon, friking Anecdote,
curious Invention, Dcovery in Nature or Sci
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And, if Variety Of MATTER and Lmbarfaity Of Condut7,
give the Preference public Paper ofInteigence,
he Aatters hlmlel,ths will be uch, as may ene his la
bour to favourable reception.
The publilher takes he1iber,y of intreating the
aitance of the Learned, tbeWty, The Curious, and the
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IN TELLIG N c E.


CUNDA4 morning Taft, about half paif three. came
= on a violent form of thunder and lightning, during
the continuance of which, St. AIMS Cattle maculouly
eicaped deru6ion. On the north eah, eah and outh-
ward angles, it fhattered the roof in moff terrible
manner it then entered the windows of the next floor,
inged and pnered the window cafes, ran through the
different rooms, broke through the fouthern window,
which greatly damaged, took the corner of the ed
over the weIl-room, forced hole through the arch
wall the top, lpit the door thereof to pieces and
funk into the earth by the foundation wall On the north
tce, ii drove tone of the wall near the magazine
door, entered ut below the lock, Rruck the paierng
off the inward and outward doors and much Hinged them,
but luckily med the powder, of which there is great
quantity in the magazine. William Moore, ETC; his
MajeRys SoictoEr General, who there for the air.
and Capt. John Duke, happily elcaped unhur, though
both were in imminent danger, the in which they
lodged being in continued blaze of lightning for
comfortable time and had not aheavy rain Immediately
fucceeded the froke, It is imagined the cafls(SQcnF
have been on fire, one of the window cafes cbmiapiBg
TO nloke minute after. In conequeSe Of this Is
accident, board of the Commiioners OF FortifSatdA
onWedneday, and, informed gave orders for
erecting an electric fpire thereon.
WILLIAMSBURG, [TIrgiai0] November 49, The
Regulators of North Carolina having threatened, we
hear, to pay the Afembly Witt Newbern, in order
to force them enact what laws uit their notions of
government his Exceency Governor Tyron has ordered
the militia of feveral counties repair that place, and
to remain there during the FELTON,.
Novsmbsr 80. This being ST. Andrews day, which
is appointed by the charter of this city for the election
of Mayor, John Randolph, Efq, his Maefy's Attorney
General chofen into that office for the enfuing year
AT the fame time Mr.. Hsldenby Dixon was elected one
of the Common Council.
PHILADELPHIA, December g. A letter received by |
the Taft packet MENTIONS that it thought the differ
fulfilling between the Courts of Great Britain
and Spain would be made up through the mediation of
the Court of France, whole finances would admit of
her entering into war at prelent.
We hear that the mails for Falmouth, for the future
mill be made Neu. York The ga TneEdau
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NEw-YoRK, December I3. On Tueiday laf the
General Ailemby of this Colony met at the City-Hal,
when his Excelency the Governor was pleaicd to open
the leii;ons with the following SPEECH.
&c Gentlemen sf the Conna! and Cenrai XGfmby,
"WHEN his Majefy was peafed to confer on me
Government in this country, it filed me with the high
eft fatisfa6ion, and eeem myelf peculiarly fortunate,
in having been appointed the command of this pro-
vince, whole example has been the happy of re-
newing thar mutual intercourle between the Mother
country and her Colonies which is 70 much the intereR
of both preferve uninterrupted This fautary recon-
Citation effected by the people of this province, cannot
fail of endearing them in particular manner to our mott
gracious Sovereign.
The violent proceedings of the SpanaIds, in dpof
eing in time of profound peace, his Majefys fubjecs
of their feemen at Fort Egmont, in Falkands -nand
and the comfortable naval ornaments which we hear
prepared in Conequence b. his MaleftyS orders,
gives efficient reafon to apprehend that may be the
relu If this ihould happen, have the trongcR siu-
that the fecury of this part Of his Msefy's DO
minions will lea principal Object of bis and aten-
zion yet II is incumbent TO Contder what may
neceaary for its protection aganf the ludden attempts
~ &C Gentlemen eff Central I0cmbI,
"You cannot be too early in your deliberations upon
making provion for thole exgences in cafe our sppre
henfons fhouId be verified. l have nothing mole Il
this time 20 recommend TO you, but the pples for bis
MajeRys troops and the neceAary fuppOu of Govern
ment.
Gentlemen Of the Council and Gtneral HOcmby,
"The favourable opinion have conceived ofthls COLO
ny, as well my duty to his Maefy, will make me al
ways foictous contribute whatever my authority my
credit or my abilities can furnfh, promote the vel
fare thereof: The hgheh peaiure enjoy will be
faithfully reprefent to his Maefy the zeal and una
nmity of his ubes in it, and my greateR ambition to
poGefs the eeem and affection of the people of this pro-
vince. u NJ . K E."
CHARLEsTowN, [Seatb Carslna] O67Obsy 23. They
write from Penfacola, that his Excelency Governor
Chefer of Welt Florida, arrived there from England in
Ann,R La with hls fanv The fame aduces 1au .ha,
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fsveraI Officers within this province hereafter menti
oned,"
An Act for rcvisng and continuing An Ad, ntifu'ed,
& An Act for allowing neceaary Supplies to the Eaaern
indians and for regulating Trade with them, and pre-
veitng Abuies therein"
An Act for annexing to and Incorporating with the
triG OF Lcnox in the County of Be' kthre, number
Of the Inhabitants vingon osnS of Land adoined to
the faid Diitfi6t, and their Lands.
An A6e for enabling :he Projectors of a Traa of
Land called the LbuIn Proprety to raife Money for
making Recompence to fundry Propretors who had their
|u2poed Rights off in part by the late running of the
Lines Of the Towns of New Salem and Shutefbury,
and for paying other Proprietary Debts and Charges,
and for enabling them to levy and collect the fame
MARRIED ] Ifaac WnAow, Efq; of Roxbury, 10
Mis- Temima Debuke, of this Town-At Salem, Mr..
Ilaac WinAow, jun. of Bottom Merchant, to Mis- Peg
gy Sparhawk Daughter of the Rev. Mr. Sparhawk late
Of Salem, deceaied.
DIED AT KingRon, Jamaica, George Anthony
Tonyn, Efq; Commander of his Majefys Ship
Phoenix.
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CbebmJ5rd, NoUsmBer II. Lat Sunday nig5hs,sg4ife
broke out, which confirmed the dwelling houie Of RSf
Oliver Barron of this town, alto almof all hiA$aoaG
hold furniture, and almoR all the apparel of the family,
with comfortable quantity of brandy, rum, and other
f,uous liquors, he being nnhoder, and great guam
,ity of butter, cheefe, cyder, &c.
There was no lives loft, although the lives of the
whole family where in great danger, particularly the
mother of Capt. Barron, the rel6t of the late Oliver
Wilder, Eq; of Lancafer, and his little fon, in bed in
chamber were almoR lcorched and fuFocated by the
flames and noke, and with great dichulty prefer
we'd. Mrs Wders life fcemed be dfpaired of for fc
yeral hours after he was recued from the flames, but
it is now hoped he wlrecoverl was large building
the fire was eryrapd Units progress fierce while
it lated 70 that the meeting houf, the mnfers houfe,
and divers other dwelling hOues, and other buildings
were in great danger, but it calm feafon, and
through the divine Goodnefs no other buildings were
burnt The lofs which Capt. Barron and his mother
have uRaned, is, by moderate computation more than
COOL Rerling.--T occaGon of the fire, It'll thought,
was defect in the chimney.
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a MESS ALMANACK S for 1871,
= to be fold at the New Printing Office, in Union
freet, near the Market.
WHEREAS the Co. partnerfhip of 10
w SEPH and DANIEL WALDO, is mutual

dif1olved. This is to- give notice to ali perfons who
have any demands on faid company apply to DANIEL
WALDO for payment : And thofe who are indebted to
aid company, hereby directed pay their feveral
balances to faid DANIEL WALDO as foon as poiIible.
JOSEPH WALDO,
DANIEL WALDO.
N. B. The faid DANIEL WALDO continues the
Buiinefs as ufua. The cuRomes of the late company,
and all others, who may favour him with their cufon,
may depend on being uied in the belf manner.
BoRon, NeUember II, 1910.
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NEW RAISINS, New Philadelphia
~ FLOUR; Wef-Inda and New England RUM
by the hog(head or barrel SUGARS of various quail
ties, by the hoghead, barrel Jingle hundred very
bef French INDIGO, by large or fna quantities,
Coffee, Kippens Snuff; and many other Articles; are
fold very cheap by SAMUEL ELIOT, jun.
the eaft end of Faneuil- Hall Market.
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a LEXANDER STEELE, Bookbinder,

y in Marlborough Street, between Bloomfield
and the fign of the Golden Cock hereby informs the
Public, that he binds Books of all forts gilt plain, in
the neateft manner. He kewife cleans and letters Lii
braries and makes and els pocket books of all kinds
All executed on the mott reafonabe terms.
HAT Innings, made and fold at 3os.
4 = old tenor the dozen, or 3s Jingle, by JOHN
BROWNE, at the Mandatory -houc, near the Com
mon, Bottom.
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qICRE COLOU RED WARE.
4 LARGE and neat Allotment Of cream
y and other coIoured WARE, of the newell fafhon,
iuff opened, and now ready for fae, by wholefae
retail, Cheap for Cath, by FRANCIS SHAW,
jun. at the fore lately improved BY Mr. Robert Gould,
oppofite the iign of the Crown and Sceptre in Back
Rreet. Where may be had the bef warranted POI
ASH for making Soap for the ue of families, IS. Cd.
old tenor the pound and cheaper by the quantity. Like
wife, PEARL-ASH by whoefale or retail.
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frigate; if this proves true war with Spain will be
unavoidable"
Extra6 Of another Letter from London, Sept. 26.
&c The noile of War fubides the French, by an
express over land from Admiral PROXY, have only ten
fail ofrhe line abroad, and thoe in different paris of
the Mediterranean fix of them before Tuns the fmall
power with whom they at war. Prince Mazsrine
the Spanh Amb4iador diavows the proceedings the
fhps at Fakners land, and he is fure the fame will be
dapproved by his Court, and that the and will be re-
fOred again to the Engfh. I he Captains of men of
war who came to town this Alarm very angry, and
nGf that Prince Mazarlne ought to pay their expences."
DIED Capt. Benjamin Bracket.