The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-08-01

masHmtbiaj0n,
The fpirit Of naming children, Sc. after
great Folks, prevails 70 much in this and the
neghbouring pwns, that gentleman the
other day, named favourite Spaniel puppey
of his, TRYON.. Befen Gaz,
We learn from the illand of HifPaniola,
that malignant fever had broke out amorg
the inhabi ants ofthat iiland, wherecf great
numbers of them died every day.
We learn from Quebec, that fever2l ar.
temp's have lately been made BY Tome evil
minded peIfons to fet fire to that Cit, parti
cuarly in the night between the 9th and 9TH
Of June lsit in the Lower Town, and on the
night following in the Upper Town, which
had we'll nigh luccecded.
Thomas Brown of Hartford, in c n
necticu,, hath lately diicovered away through
the woods from Montreal, to the lettlements
on the welt fide of Connecticut river, at a
place called Waits Town, above Dr.. Vince
locks college. He fet out from Montrs a
on the 9Th of June laf with I9 hotlcs, !
Frenchmen and z Indians. -Crciied the river
Lscol, at place called NutInand, thence
travelled fix DAYS on good feazable land for
road, and headed the bay Of M'niIquie, and
from thence fouih eaa courie, Til he came
TO Connecticut river aforelaid, was IS days
in the woods. and brought in all his hoIIeS.
After fuitable road was cleared, it might be
travelled in the fpace of five or fix days.
And as fuch diicovery muf be very bsne-
fetal to the colonies in general, he would
readily undertake it if proper reward might
be provided him. Connecticut CSHrant.
The following is liff of the Field Officers
in this province that have been commifiioned
by his Excellency the Captain. General
Honorable William Brattle, Eq; Major
General of the militia throughout the
province.
Bsjqon regiment. John Erving, jun. Efq;
Colonel. John Lcverett, EGq; Lieut.. Colonel.
Thomas Dawes, Eiq; Major.
Fi,f regiment in Suffolk county. Eliphalet
Pond, Efq; Colonel. John Jones, Efq;
Lieut.. Colonel Jofeph Mayo, Efq; MAJOR.
Second regimsnfia Sa6ak. Jofiah Quincy,
Efq; Colonel. John 1haxter, Efq; Lieut..
Colonel. Hon. James Humphry, Efq; 1T
Major. Benjamin Lincoln, Efq; I'D Major.
third regiment in SnfoR. Nathaniel
Hatch, Efq; Colonel. Stephen Miller, Eiq;
Lieut.. Colonel
FRI regiment in A1idd2sEx. Hon. Will
liam Brattle. Elq; Colonel. Thomas Oliver,
Efq; Lcut. Colonel. Abraham Fuller, Eiq;
Major.
Secoad regiment in E0Ex, Mwt6 divjGm.
Jonathan Bagley, Eiq; Colonel. Daniel
Farnham, Efq Lieut.. Colonel. Nathaniel
Currier, Efq; If Major. William Coffin,
Eq; I'd Major.
Second regiment in EDEx, South DivJfon.
Stephen Emery, ECq; Colonel. Thomas
Gage, Efq; Lieut.. Colonel. JOlhua Coffin,
Eq; Major.
Second Regiment in Woreefer. Caleb
Wilder, Efq; Colonel. Levi Willard, Efq;
Lieut.. Colonel. James RichardGon, Efq; If
Major. Gardner Wilder, Eiq; I'd Major.
Third Regimen in Warcsfer. John Muir
ray, Efq; Colonel. Simeon Dwight, Efq;
Lieut.. Colonel. Jofhua Willard, EGq; 1T
Major, JOlhua Upham, ECq; I'D Major.
Regiment in Hdme6ire. Hon. John Wor-
Ellington, Efq; Colonel. Benjamin Day, Efq;
Lieut.. Colonel. iona. Bits, Erq; I'D Major.
Regiment tn Cumberland County. Hon. Je-
remy Powell, Efq; Colonel.
Third Regiment in BrjFoL Hon. George
Leonard, Efq; Colonel.
South regiment IN Berk6irs. John Afhey,
Efq; Colonel.