The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-09-19
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.

" fought win piitols, IN room IN MT.
Holidays tavern on the Bay, between DR..
John Haly and Peter Delaney, Efq; Pof-
Mater General CT The Southern DiiiIia of
North America, which unhappily ended in
tic Immediate death of Mr.De,ancey. The
difrefs of the families of both parties may be
more eafily imagined than deic.ibed.
The fame evening and abou, the fAme time
she town was alarmed with the cry Of fire,
which was occsGoncJ BY hogGbead of rum
with the bung out catching FIRE from a can
die brought too near i, in the hoUfe Of VIII
liam Davy, an honef induRriou: man, by
trade lhocmaker, and living inDennis' s-ailey
,he hogihead 5urR with oud report, and
the flaming liquor Immediately filled the
houfc two of Mr.. Davy's children were fcal-
ded in fuch dreadful manner that they are
fincc dead, and the unfortunate father was
likewife much hurt in refcuing then, from the
flames. The FIRE was ioon got under. L.
is hoped this melancholy accident, coreC
pondent fays,wIll occafon people of all.rafks
TO be careful how they take rum oae Of bot
ties, as well as out of caiks, which ought ne
yer to be done by candle light. Servants are
too often TENT in fables and ether places with
candles, iomc of them too young ard uaex
perienced, and others, though old enough,
equally careIefs, whereby the town is in cen
tinual danger.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor has
been pleaFed to appoint WilliamHenry Dray-
ton, EGq; to be deputy PoG-Maiter General
ofthe SouthernDiltrid OF North America, in
the room of Peter Delaney, Efq; deceafed.
On the nth infant large fhip was feen
on FIRE few leagues CapeFlorida, thought
to be from Jamaica with rum, sc. and con-
sinued burning ill next morning, when the
matter Of the veael, who brings us the intel
iigence, conjeauTes Che mutt have gone down
as he could Zee no more of her. Several
other ihiPs werein company with or in fight
Of her.
The brigantine Harriet, of this port, James
Mahony, Mater, is burnt BY accident at
Jamaica.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER S. The fol-
lowing is an extraa of letter from London,
dated July 8. You will perhaps have heard,
e'er this arrives, that Wilkes is cbofen one OF
she SheriEs for Middleiex, by great majo-
tity. A fortunate accident gained him his
election. The letter of Mr.. Robinlon, which
you will fee in she public papers, effeaually
did bis buines. There appeared in one Of
the morning papers ofto-day, humouroOs
thing, called Wilkes's will, in which he is
made to leave Lord Rockingham prit to
fupport good caufe," and his ''breeches TO
Mrs. Macauley." His lordfhip may fmile at
the wit ofthe piece, though at the fame time
heheartily defpifes both Wilkes and bis party.
NEw-YoRK, September 9. The follow
ing is an exira9 of letter fIom gentleman
in Connecticut, to his friend in this city. &c
fuppole Col. Tryon has done more for the
fapport Of government in North Americs,
than all the Governors in il. Ifthat moli
dangerous and daring rebellion that has hap
pcned this age, had not been quelled By him,
an universal revolt would have fucceeded in
all the colonies For you may depend upon
II, this was the laA Echeme Of all the fons
. Of faction, to collect . body there, as they
fuppofed that government the leaf able TO re-
fit them: But God be thanked that they
found afIyon " [HTyGntnJ
NEwpoRT, [RbSGs. Jtland] SEPTEMBER Z.
Lar Wednesday, Francis Foxcroft, Efq; al
rived here from Boaon, and on Saturday fet
cut for New York.
10 the PRINTER. As feveraI hundred of
fheindufrious farmers and planters Of North