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

fate Till Tie next morning and then died.
The men and lads agreed TO conceal the I'M
happy caule of theGe deaths; which they did
until examined by authority.
We hear, the ia,cf adVices from France
are, That the parliament of the province of
Brittany, being greatly diiiatished at'he mea-
lures ofthc French Court, particularly that
the Duke of Aiguillon, who for many afro
cious crimes proved againft him, had been le-
gally condemned TO lofe his head, was not
only fcreened from punilhment but favoured
BY the King. and fuppofed to be the iecfet
director of his councils and that the King
psliilfcd in refuiing to permit the fentence to
be executed; wherefore the parliament had
paned and pubilheo an order, that all their
Members, Especially the Rohan family, and
the mobility, of which the Plince Soubze, a
great favouritc of the King, was the chef
ihould immediately leave sheir cmployrcnts
at Court, and return honlc, under penalty OF
the forfeiture of their eiiates. That IN order
to couuicraa thcfe proceedings, the King
had lent new Governor, properly inaruGt-
cd to Runnes, The capital Of the province.
That the inhabitants refuied to acknowledge
or admit him $ That the King to enforce
obedience, had ient an army Of 10000 men.
That the army were refuled adnittarce into
the city, aud oppofsd by the inhabtants---
who in the heat oftheir refentment fIed upon
the army and killed about 400 men, not
withdrawing which, the folders, convinced
that the caufe they were fcnt to fupport was
unulf, ---declared their readiness to fight a.
gainf the enemies of their country, but una
nimoufly refuGed to FIRE upon their friends and
coun,rymen, and Immediately dilbanded.
The confirmation of this news is impatienty
expected.
MARRIED. MIR. Alexander Ker,
SchooImafer on board bis Majefy's ihip Sa-
Ifbury. to ME-. Elizabeth Thompfon.
DIED.] Mrs. Sarah Gill, wife of Mr..
Mofcs Gill, merchant, and daughter of the
late reverend and learned Thomas Prince,
aged 43 years.----Suddenly, MIS-. Eli
zabcth Simpkins, wife of Mr.. John Simpklns,
merchant.---.Mr. Robert Sharpeis.'--Mr.
John Brown, chocolate grinder, aged IS years,
I llppofed to have been taken in TIT ss he was
going down fairs, from which he fell Aid ex
PRED immediately Suddenly, after drinking
too freely of cold water, Mr.. Gray, journey
! man baker; and Alexander Macdonald, la
bourer.- Suddenly, one Hougen, pedlar, at
! the fouth end. At Salem, Capt. Ebenczer
Bowditch. Suddenly, at CharleHown, Mrs.
TrumbelI, wife of Mr.. James TrumbelI, jun.
S HIP N E w S.
YeAerday arrived the Gibraltar Aoop of
war from cruize. Alto arrived the Bonetta.
Capt. Liule6eld, who arrived here Taft
week from St. Martins, ou the 9th ul. fpoke
with brigan,ine from New York, bound TO
| Jamaica, Anthony Purbeek, matter, four
days out.
! ARRIVED frsmfbis Port. Margaret, VIII
fou, at Port(msHtb.- Lydia. Bifhop, at Livrr-
bool --Haylsy, Scot, at DoOr. Sufannah,
Johnfon John Galley, Sims; Hannah,
Sims, at GvaVelsHd
ARRIVED here Doryick from Nora
Scotia Waterman from Philadelphia Croc-
ker from Newfoundland Sionehouie from
| St. Lucia Spence and Carlton from Hifpa-
niola Davis from Cape Nichola Mole Ro-
gers from Philadelphia Alden from North
Carolina.
CLEARED cat. Gardner to Annapolis
Royal Atwood to Nova-Scotia Atwood
and Atkins to Newfoundland Peterkin to
Virginia Clark to New-Providence Ball