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The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-11-22
From the GAZETTEER, Sept. IS.

From the OhAEl LIN3 cCPt' IS
,Za the FATHER OF HIS PEoPLE,--.tbs grsGtf Of all
Titles.
= GREAT SIR, .
DERMlT faithful fubjea to approach your Royal.
I Prefence ,byhis pen, WHOLE fAtionin life (housh
not contemplate doth not enable him to esk il any O.
ther way Though Granger to your Royal Perfon,
yet he not 70 thofe natural amlabe qualities you
are endued with And this lenliment he takes, nat from
bearay, but as be had honour of being well knon TO
the late worthy DIR. Hayte, Bih9p of London; 10 from
the conyeaton he has had with him, he is convinced
of the Ietude of your royal and Of pnr kar-
kef deires to make your people bq2y At your tlrtt
accefion, every ubjea delighted with the proPeet
of long and happy reign every heart filled with De,
fire to new their loyalty: How qnhaPPy the Rofpect
has been changed by artful and ef7intsreited men,
need not fay ;nor hall aggraYate any grievances but
with new fyGem of better regulation might baplfh to
oblivion what paf.---But how sthisto pc done Let
not your Royal Peon be angry wh,o or delplfe the ad-
vice of faithful fubjeano buried in oblcurlty once
an active man on the Rage of life.--And The humble
advice Ipopoe to your Mae&yis, to attend to that of
ome very able atelmen hqnef, aetNe,j udlclous men
Your Maeity loves reading the concIuA9n ct Bfhop
Burnet's Htory of his OWN I ime points Out the many
mperfeefons of our contribution, and the means to re-
medy them. This work Of the BlhQPs deierVes to be
engraved on the hearts of Engfh Princes ne was a
great good man, and ncere friend to your lluitrI-
0us HOale and but hoEt sims i4rySsd the lssts~snt
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-12-17

with their civil ard constitutional liberties Bfitons ;
but the dependency of the Americans upon GreatBrl-
tain will be as full and firm ever. BUT, with regard
TO America the mitchell beyond all exprelon, if the
contrary fhoud take place. they to rac their
own taxes, all thar anembies become ueIefs in
ment, all their REFLECTIVE Legislatures annhilaed at
froke an act paed by pehons, mott OF them probably
never aw nor cared much for America, may delroy al
the as they ever pahed, may Icy every burthen upon
them under which hey are not expected Immediately
to fink and all the civil and religious liberties, for
which their forefathes went into this wilderness, and
under the fmes of heaven, turned into garden of
immene conlequence to the mother country, will, or
may be at an end at once Probably the preient Pari
ament, or generation, will never carry matters to this
length but who knows what may be done in the next
The irt fcters of the American Wds never expected
that would come to PATS which have ieen already.
They never expected it would be drawn into queftlon,
whether they themelves fould give and grant their own
money where they legally reprefented or whether
the Parliament of Great Britain fhoud give and grant
their money where they not Represented. Surely this
proportion be admitted to be jut, withouta adj
mitting the fame time, that the Americans are upon
level with the meaneR faves. A fua;on, into which l.
fhould think Englilhmen would didain to reducs*tEF
felow-fubje6ts.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-12-17

Z u R 0 P EAN IN T E L L 9 E N { E.
BUXTON, OG79bsr /.
TIME truth of the following tranfa6fion may be de-
pended upon A Sma-Ware lately opened
his box here before the Marquis ofGranby, who picked
out ome toys for bis fons, and kewife toothplck,
which the pedar charged guinea. 6 Are T0abpicks
fcarce Buxton?" fays the Marquis. No, my noble
Lord" Jays the pedlar, a" but Narquis'5 are" he
Peer threw down his guinea, and fming iaid, All, Mr..
Samuel you are a Jsav indeed"
LONDON, Ot70bsr E. We are informed that GER
tain Daniih Nobeman, lately divehed ohs empoyments,
is now in London meg The caufe of his dfgrace, is
fad to be the dcovery ofour antiques he lately Carried
on with married ladies.
Died. At his houGe atWhitehall,the Right Hon. I bo
mas Robinfon, Lord Grantham, K. B. and F. R. S.
AT Cheea, Sir Richard Lyttelton K. B. Governor of
Jerfey, Sc.In the 9Th year of bis age. the mott no.
BILE George, Marquis of 7'weedale, Earl of Clifford.
On the death of Sir Richard Lyttelton the King i'm
medatey ordered letter to be wrote to Sir Jeffrey Am
herf, offering him the government of eriey-As in this
be has rewarded brave and generous an,aud did
conult bis Miniry we may hope better days in other
appointments. Sir J. Amherft Immediately anfwered
the letter with thanks, and acceptance of the office.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-12-17

OG7ober Q. YeRerday morning, at three o'clock, Mr.
Potter, one of his Msjefys meiengers, who was fent
with dfpatcheS from hence to the court or Madrid, ar
rived at Lord Weymouths Office in Cleveland Row
from that place his Lordfhp to town in the af-
ernoon, and on receiving the dpaches, brought by MIR.
Potter from Spain, his Lordhp Immediately iet out to
Richmond, to wait on his Majetty.
On Friday and Saturday nights there very hot
pre on the River, every hip that in cleared
of her hands except the Captain mate, and apprentices.
OG79bsr II. Tuelday night fummones were 1ued
for the Parliament to meet oon poibe and is
thought they will be ancmbed this week it is not
tain whether this unexpectedly early meengi occaion
ed by the evaive anfwcr from Spain by the plague
having brokeout in France. Expteles were Immediately
tent to the members of both Houies of Parliament in all
PARIS of Great Britain.
We do not hear that any nefenger has been fent off
for Madrid ince the arrival of Mr.. Potter. The truth
is, more intelligence concerning the Spanifh dfpue is
expected Saturday or Sunday If nothing lats-
factory is received, final and Concuiive dpatches will
be fent eff perhaps by meGenger of greater mpor-
lance and character than the af) to Madrid, who will
be initruGted TO demand Catfgoyioal anfwer within
few hours.--- thus much has ranpired from avery
I 4lpe6fabe quarter.
PVhe Spanilh ambsAador has absolutely efued to
MI any quetions concerning the prefent dputes that
fay be put him by the mnf'ry, till he receives in
ftructons from his court, which expected every hour
Yeferday Lord Mansfield, with The heads Of the
MiniRry, had private conference with his Majefy.
We hear the Earl of Chatham and Lord Camden are
both fumnoned to attend The grand Council on the Spa
nih dipue.
We are allred that there is yet another meflenger at
Madrid, waiting forthe anfwer Of Spanlih court
lat difpatches
1t is cealn that the Spaniads have feet of between
forty ard fifty ihips of the line at Ferrol.
In cafe of with Spain, fhal have all the pri"
vateers of France poured upon US, with Spanfh COM
millions which will be gear annoyance TO our trade;
while we can take nothing from the SPaniards for they
have nothing take, their gaeon are come hon1e
Two regiments of foot ordered to hold themleves
in readiness to embark, on the lhortet notice.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-09-13

AS the Runians have carried their into The Med-
Arranean, and have made the Morea the feat ct war,
the following (hort account of that county, will
doubt prove agreeable to our Readers.
DESCRIPTION gf tie MO R Z A.
TIME pennfula Of the Morea, 1.-THE ancient Peopon-
nefus,) now invaded by the Rufians, has on the
outh eaf the Rhmus of Cornth, which joins il TO tie
main land of Greece and in its narrowed place. is not
above four or five miles from fea to the other.
On the fourth has the Guph of Lepanto, famous n
Hifory for the victory gained there, Oct 2, 1871, hy
the Venetian feet, commanded by Don John Of Auf'Ia,
over the Turks 10000 Turks beng xii ed, and
10000 Chfan laves fet at Liberty j on the north-v Ell
the Gulph Of Patrias the Ionan Sea on the louthwef
the Sea of Gambia on tie foutb the Egean Sea On the
eaf and the Guph of Enga the fouth-eaf. lies
between 90 and 38 degrees OF north latitude. lis pre-
lcnt name is derived from Morus, muberrytre in
Greek, Ao,ta, becaule thote grow naturally there
in great plenty.
After many Revolutions, it became fubje6 to the
Emperor Manuel Com menus, about The year lIso
who, at his death, divided it among bis ieven iors.
Thee Princes were called De(po.es. Demctrius and
Thomas, the brothers of Confautine Pasoogus, were
the af ofthee Defpotes for in their time the rrkih
Sultan, Mahoment II. took the Morea and expelled the
Veneans that were there. The Turks kept till 1857,
when the Veneans retook il, under General Mcro!rc,
WHEREBY he obtained the title CT PelopoEncdan) and It
entirely reGgued them by the Treat c Carcsrz
But, in 7I5 the uk$ again r:sde thsrs'ves n12ii's
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-09-13

Royal Hghnenes are expelled here Friday rrxt, the
z2d, and the regency preparing to entertain them.
CoNsTANTINePLE, [tapfal Ct The Tn'kjb Empire
Nay27. The plague reigns in Egypt, and particular
in Alexandria, where it makes terrible ravages. Il has
ALTO ihewn itleIf in this capital and in the iuburbs.
ANcoNA, [hnbl June 70. Letters Of good credit
from the Morea advice that Prince Orow, on tie 3oh
of May, dfpatched body of 2oco regular troops, for
Corinh, to ecure the pafage of tie Ahmus sgainA the
Turks; that the 18th infant, the corps being arrived at
Mufeniga, met there Sodie Pacha, with army Of
10000 Abanians that at eleven in the morning an
action enfued between them, which lated till three in
the afternoon, when the Turks left 8coo killed on tie
field on battle 1000 made prfoners, aud took "a
fandards, faff of command, 40 kettle drums, FIVE
pieces of and great quantity of provicns AMI
that Soldie Pacha, with the remains Of bis army, had
retired towards Lepanto; that the RuGans had about
400 killed, and 500 Tightly wounded, among whom
were fix officers and that few days a(fer, Prince Or
low at the head of 1900 RuAians and Greeks, march
ed towards Drobozza, with degn to lay Gege to the
Capital of the Peninlua.
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-09-13

Several PETITIONS from the OeaeIS III r1aHpenCe
cuarly Dller and Brewers, have been drawn up, and
igned by many respectable bodies to Lord North, pray
inc new Copper Coinage, as the evil of circulating
fuch vah quantities of bae coin is become ntolerabe
grievances and we hear Coinage will Immediately
take place.
lhoe-bIack the other day, who plies near the Royal
Exchange refuing bad halfpenny from cufomer,
and not being able give good copper in exchange for
fhlling, after cratchng his head for fome tme and
conGdering the prelent dilemma, exclaimed with great
earnefneE: "WeIl, well, Sir, l find mutt take your
money but, damn it, thought Mr.. Wilkes might have
fettled that matter before now.
1t is fad that the Great Patronage, who had lately
verdict given againf him, intends foon fetng out for
Nice.
Monday Dennys de Berdt, Efq; Agent for Mafachu-
fets- Bay, received packet containing fome very i'm
portant advces from his American conftituents
fuy 7. Yeferday came on at the court of Kings
bench, the great caue between Lord Grofvenor and his
Royal Hghnefs the Duke of Co.. The damages
were laid at 100, ooo At ten o'clock the Jury gsSs
in their verdict for the Plaintiff with o,oooL dama$O0
Tuly H. Friday next the Earl of Chatham is {xPeeaBE
ed at Earl Temples houfe in Pall-mall, whenS his7
Lordlhp, as we are informed, go St. James
wait on his Msjefy by deGre.
Lord Butte is in Italy ard by letters received from
him Friday af declares his intention of not return
ing to England till next May. He has two or three
learned men with him, who dine confanty his table.
Lord SheIburne and the Right Hon. George Gren-
vile, it is rumoured by thofe who pretend to be in the
fecre will foon make contiguous figure in adminif-
ttatiop.
Mr.. Foote will fhortly print the Devil upon Two
Sticks, and the Lame Lover the latter of which he de-
dcates to his royal highnef the Duke of Cumberland.
They write from Venice, that the lat letters from
Conifantnope made mention of the janlfiaries having
rofe in tumultuous manner, and demanded the heads
of fome great men on of the preen unuccels
full war with the Ru1ians.
1t is faid poiive orders have lately been tTanlmed
to the commanders of the feveral of on the
North-American fation,t be extremely vigant 10 their
duty aganh fmuggers, and to feize all fuch goods and
merchandise, which by the laws of trade ought to be
exnnred direlu from Great Britain 70 the colonies.