The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-31
October Il

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"My Lord, J.
IS lam not furpfifed, that you fboud do
all in your power to bury in oblivion the late
FIRE at Portfniouth Dock. In all debate:
wherein the honour of the Birth ma
ton is really concerned, we always fee
Lord ----'s hame perh&ed to the contrary fee
of the quefion, coniequently we muf expect
the fame, when the affair will expote your
Lordfhip's conduit wherein will be proved
your receiving large fums of money at dife-
rent times for your fecret fervices. Perhaps
you fay, "what credit can be given to the
evidence of villain, who would be fuch a
traitor to his King and countryi" But hold,
My Lord, your crimes are. more henious
than mine.---What money received was a
bare fubfifance yours my Lord to indulge
luxury.---l was 10 mean capacity, meni-
al feryant only. You my Lord. in a high
oaice, in,ruhed- with The rights and prvile-
ges of the people of England. Beiides, my
Lord, | have another advantage over you, |
am the peuitent Publican, while you continue
the hardened Pharifee. ,- ~...-
do not let the above dilpleafe your
Lordfhip, as / lcnd it TO give you an oppor-
tunity to vindicate your character, and bring
the people concerned in that affair j. c.
Pordmouth fire) to trial, which believe
your Lordlhip dare not do. lfmy evidence
is not fuficient to prove all the charges |
have made, | viii fuffcr as the principal.
Though my Lord you muR not alter the law
of the land Thofe tricks mutt be left Of,
| am your Lordhip's mof obedient
Humble ieryant, BRIT AIN.
N. B. The Printer can procure any gen.
tleman of dllfinefion fight of the original
letters; in which the names of the perfons TO
whom they arc addreiled, are written at full
length.
SEPTEMBER z. Orders are to be lent TO Ire.
land for all the regiments on that effablih-
nent to be made up to their full compile
ment of men FIVE private men and ieIjeant
are to be added to each company.
September s. Ii is aAerted, that board
of Admiralty will be held the beginning of
next week, for the foe purpoS of fearching
into the caule of the late fire at PoItfmouth
Dock.
Yeferday packet, with fome important
dispatches, was fent away TO Falmouth, for
Lord Vifcount Gage, Commanderfn chief of
his Majefy's forces in North America, to be
forwarded from thence by Packet boat APP
pointed for thar purpofe.
1t is faid that the Mufcovite feet in
the Black Sea has beat, burnt and funk,
feet of so urkifh vefels, which where car
ryiug proviiions and troops to different places.
Welearn from good authority, that the
French King has iflued orders for immedi-
ately manning and vieualling twenty fail of
the line, to be ready, for fervice on the ihcrt-
eft notice.
1t is aneted, that the fate of the Britilh
navy, which has been communicated to the
French Court by the French AmbaGador
| (who was an eye witnefs thereof has had
fuch an effect, thatth greatef alertneis is
now uEed in the dock yards at Toulon, Roch-
fort, and Brett, where they have worked a
tide and half day for this month paff.
On Saturday Rocks fell comfortably, ow-
ing tofome important intelligence relative to
the late FIRE at Portfmouih, and it is expected
they will fall ten per cent. this day or
to-morrow.
We are informed, that bis MajeRy has
declared, that ihould all the incendiaries con-
cerned in the fire at Ponlmouth be taken,
they fhall fufer the punilhments the law in