The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-22


Of Over and TelniGer, held there 10
which place, being eighty miles d'iiant
ron his home, he was dragged; his dti%
rcke open, and all his papers taken OUT
ou, upon inquiry il was found there "ou'd
not be frffs en-, caule 10 indftt him. his
Exceliency did rot think proper to dlishaIee
him, nor admit HIM to pals an ex2minatI"n'
(the Court teirg then OPEN or give ban ioi
his appearance at any further one but o'defeo
him down to Wilmington, in cuitody Ct me
detachment that was returning hcme' sno
,eRerday he gave fecuIity for his appearance
10 the next Superior Cour,, and let out tor
his family at Crofs Creek.
Never was there poor man 10 tyran-
niral!y treated the accufatioD, or fuiP'clon'
was founded en- the mof ulAng clIoum-
Ranees I he an.davi, againtf him, in The
opinion Of almon e>.ry ptrion that tad heard
it, is fafe. Yet fuch has been the fleets OF
malice or dcipotifm, ;hat the :rqulilton II
fef could fca cey pesiecutea nisn with mere
evefty.---- Daring his confinement (under
guard in irons) at Hi i5cr, ugf, there were
fix men hargcd, and fix mo'c condemned,
who were repfieved under the gallcws he
was pataded under guard to the gallcws, end
from there back again, like criminal, only
not tied He was three weeks kept IN con-
fins menf and harrsEed in this manner, not
withdrawing indifputable iecuTity was offered
for him, and then hurried down AGO miles
to Wilmington, to be delivered to mag'i-
ua,e, and ncneelf allowed 20 take his reccg-
nizance."
Nfw-YoRK, Apggf II. On Tuefday
Taft Mr.. Jacobus Rcieyel', Of this city, be-
ing in hea Ab, and no other ways heated than
by the weather, which was eXtTesmy hot,
drank pretty freely Of cold water from the
well in his fugar houie yard he was PIeiently
after feized with violent pain in the 70
mach, and aching in the bones, which obi
ged him to go to bed ply ilcians were tent
for, ard proper medicines atmlnliieItd, but
bis iIlnefs continued till the next day, We'd
nefday) IL o'clock, when he grew better
and the doctors had hopes Of his recovery
but about IL o'clock he was felzed with
violent pains as before, and in very hort
time expired icon after which his hcih
TUNED yellow, as in a Jaurdice. He was
a bachelor, bore an excellent character, was
universally beloved and efcemed, and is as
generally lamen,cd by all his acquaintance.
Tueiday laa woman in this city, being
in perfect Fate Of health, having drank a
draft of cold wats:, was fudden!y ieized with
Ct, and expired in few minutes after.
The Thurday following one Smith, who
was a cryer at Verdue Houle in this town,
by drinking cold water, when he was over
heated, was foon after taken III, and died
ihort time afterwards.
NEWPORT, [Rhsds. LQaTd] Hpggf II.
Yeherday arrived here Capt. Harnfon in
filming Aoop from Gafpee, by whom We I'M
derifand that the veie's from this Port have
had good fucces.
Next Monday the hon. General Allembly
ofthis colony are to meet at Eaf- Greenwich,
by adjournment.
PoRrsMoUTH, Aaggf7 Many people
in the country have died in the Ccurfe of the
Taft three weeks, Gome with over heaticg
themclvcs the very hot days, others with
drinking too mueh rum at the fame time, and
few it is isid BY drinking too much cold
water.
New YoRK, Aaggf IS. We hear from
Albany, that Sir William Johnfon is now
holding congrefs at his feat at JohniOn Hall
with the chiefs of the fix nations, in COME
quence of fome important intelligence he has
received from the fouthward.