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

ling houfe, and NAL Gcate0 'he ="
which the French Governor icnt an NICE
with two companies Of g'cnadieT'2, anG . We
Ma,scbeulc, who not only dlipt lie iiTo INC
Spaniards, but carried fifty of them TO oaPe
Francois, where they were lent 10 Inc ''"'
mon gaol. mr. - a,h,e
Exraa fom the jsn'Ddl Of the H On 4 aS "
HOUSE ef BURGfsSEs. Friday Try ~
RfGived, Ntmins Co'fradiTFffF' nat VIC
thanks Of this Houfe be given to the Kew
MIR. Henley, the Rev. Mr.. G|a'k'r, the
Rev. Mr.. Hewitt, and the Rev. Mr. n'aHa'
for the wife and well timed opPoii'lon 'hey
have made to the pt rncious project OF ie"
,uittakcn elergymen, for introducing an
american Bl(hop; mealure BY whlch mucn
diilurbance, great anxiety, and Apprehension
would certainly take place among his MA
;e(v's faithful American fubjeeis; and that
MIR. Richard Henry Lee, and MI b'ano'
do acquaint them Herewith. -
PHILADELPHIA, Aug.f8. The report
of party of men being cut Oft, who were
difnatched from Northampton county with
Drov(ions for our people in the bloeknouie al
Wyoming, who are befeged BY the COOnec,
,icut party, appears, by the following extrac 9
Of letter (which came to town lait lusi
dav morning by express } from the Perion
who commanded the convoy, to be entirely
without foundation.
"Laft Tuefday, about break of day ar
rived at this place, with 81 men, and the pro-
vii;ons: and was attacked by the Connecticut
,,ayty. who had Information of our coming
by letter falling into their hands, with which
an Indian was fent By Capt. Ogden. we
were furounded by their fire, and loft horie
leads Of our -four, and got ~ with the re-
mainder, and II men, two OF "nom are
wounded. Nine Of our men are milling
whether they retreated, or are killed. ! cannot
as We, oct information. They have kept an
almof continual fire upon the blockhouie
ecer Iince. from four intenchments, but we
are re(olyed to hold out to the laR extremity.
I am, Sir, your humble fsrvan', ,,o,, :,
Wyoming, Augui I, I77I.JOhN DIN
Friday lali labouriDg man Of this city,
having taken draught Of cold water was 70
overcome, that be prefenily after dropped
down, and it was thought would have died,
had not perfon prelent forced quantity OF
rum down his threat, BY which means he
icon recovered.
LaR Monday woman, = young
child going to her hufband, who was at
work about two miles from this city, Topped
a, houic, took a draught of water, and
Immediately complained Of being very IN
well. when Che was perfuaded to walk alorg,
in hopes of getting better, but had not gone
far, before fhe fell down dead upon her child
which, in all probability, would foon have
been fuffocated, had it not been tor two
men that luckily came by, and removed the
body; the child was very much hurt BY
the fall.
And on TueGday night a young hearty
Negro man, being warm at work on board
q Bermudian ilooP, is fuppoied TO Ave drank
a drzught CT cold water, which oeesionsd
his death in afew minutes, notwithstanding
al that could &c done 10 prevent II.
Exfra7 et a Litter tfren sfntls"GH IN N'rf5-
Carolina, to BIS asrrsl9Sadsrf IN this fity'
dated July 3.
"I wIote you fome time paR, BY Capt.
Dyer, and mentioned our friend [ He Is q
man Of Hsl!tmijbed ebaraS7fr, and tn o5lEeaf
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