The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-08
AMERICAN IN TELLiGLNCE.
NEW-YoRK. Ynir 90.

received lat week from gentleman
in Pcnn(ylvania, who is diAinguiibed for al
uniform attention to the true liberties OF lis
countrynen. t
GA kind Of internal war is Carried On with
in the bounds of this province, which, if nor
fpesdily checked, will have ferrous ccrie-
quences to us, and prove as dangerous as tAe
Regulators of Nouh-Carolira | mean The
attempt ofthe Connecticut people, with afet
of lawlefS bandtti from our frontier, to fix
fe,tlemen, at Wyoming on the Moth branch
of Sufquehsnnah.- here have been frequent
engagements between thefe people and ours,
fome lives have been loft, and feveral laws
paHed againff their. We expect daily to
hear of another engagement, for;hey are be-
Geging our people with large body. 1t is
the opinion of fome folks in this country,
that if fonc methods not fallen upon OF re-
ducing tbefe frontier rioters to iubml!ion
to law, that one general chain +" i'll be formed
of them throughout the whole continent, as
the views and conduct of them all are IL
ia-"
NEW LONDON, Jab I9. Lar Friday
night came to town from Philadelphia, Mr..
John Chatter, Of Gro.on late mate Of the
Hoop Fancy, Capt. Richard Hubbard, cwned
by Mr.RichardAlfcp, ofMidde,own which
veiIcl failed from this port the 10Th of Ee-
cember laif, bound to the Wet Indies with
a cargo of hoffes, and on the 2Sth of the
month in lat. 60 long. 63 in mott violent
Ia Is ,sr1 a.. IL nd suh
they were cutting away the matt iea truck
sls vs4Iel sarhich fs~ept the deck az every thing
thereon, filled her with water, and wafhed
every perfon overheard, when the Captain
and Super Cargo (Mr. Samuel Farnfworth
of Hartford) and five of the people were
drowned, but the mate and two of the hands
named - Gilbert and Jufus Taylor, both
of Eaif Haddam, got on board again, and fe-
cured themfelves on the bowfprt three days
after this fchooner hove in fight, and beat
the whole day to get to them, but the wird
being fmall they at night food from them,
though within mile of each other. On the
1T day of January they were all walhed off
the bowfprit by iea, whenGllbett was drow-
ned the other TWO again fecured themfelvs on
The bowiprit, and on the sd of January, Tay-
lor, through hunger, fatigue and deipair grew
delirious, when Chcaer at night fccured him
with rope, but the next morning he united
himielf, while Cheffcf was afleep, who was
awaked BY his falling into the water, when
he was drowned. About FIX hours after Tay-
lor's death, f1ow from Philadelphia, Capt.
Dean, bound TO LiboH, was difcovered by
Cheiier, in direct courGe for him, but when
at about league difance fhc tackled and
food from him, and after an hour or two
Che tackled and food for him, and came with.
in mile, when the inow was again pattiug
about to leave him, but providentially one of
the hands at that infant dilcovered him, when
boat was tent and took him on board.
Chefter was 70 weak that he was not able to
fand for month, and it was owing TO the
kind ufage and prudence Of Capt. Dean, IN
der God, that he recovered; great part of
his cloaths were waihed off his back, and his
Hefh much chafed and worn eff. The day
after the vefiel foundered they got cafk of
water out of the hold, which two days after
was carried off by a Tea they ALTO got fomc =
pieces of pork which aOated out of the fore
peak. ~ .ss --'.'-. ---.'.
NEWPORT, Jny 2e. We hear from
Nantucket, that Taft Monday fe'nnigbt at
rived there a whaling noOp, of which John
Ofborn was late Matter :--faid Aoop had fell
in with awhale fome time before between the
Grand Bank and the Hands, when
faid mater and four hands took one boat