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commonly known by the name or Man OF w ar Vance,
lad be about thirty years of age, has lived dozen
years in this city, healthy likely looking
J. woman, remarkably ndufrious and in her perfon
if and manner of living but bore bad character with re-
fpeGt 10 chaGiy ard lobriety) living in upper room,
which had no communication with the rooms below,
occupied by family the evening of the gift OF De-
) cember, fhe deired young woman, who worked for
her, and going hoe TO come again early the next
e. morning. and about feven o'clock the fame evening,
mother acquaintance of hers parted from her, which
time lhe (eemed have drank little too freely. No
pcron lived with her. She neither heard feen a.
gain till the day, when the young woman came TO
work. who, after knocking and calling, and having
waited till paf eleven o'clock, with the aGisnce ofhe
5; man WHO lived below, fhe got through back window
into the room, ard opened the door, when looking with
in tcreen, which quite acrofs the room, and was
fitted to reach to the ceiling, lhe behed the remains of
If the unhappy Hannah Bradhaw, the mott fhocking pec-
1t tace imaginable. The body rather the bones were
lying near the middle Of the hoor wherein hole OF a
Is bout four feet diameter burnt qute away, and the
bones lying en- the ground which about foot be-
meath that part of the hoor the Aeih entirely burnt
~ off the bones of the whole body and limbs, except
Nal part on the fcu, little one of the fhoulderss
4G lower cart of the right leg and feo, which burnt
E at the ma, amch if cut of, and left y-
ing on the floor; the hocking burnt as far as the leg
and no farther The bones, ome of which were black
and others white, like pipe fem, were 10 thoroughly
burnt that they might be crumbed TO duff between the
/. fingers the bowels remained unc0nfumed One OF the
eepers which lay under the fhoudes was burnt amot
through Part of the head lay the blanks the holes
and near il candeRick with part of candle in it,
thrown down. but did appear have touched the bo-
dy, or have et any thing on fire. I he alow' was
melted off the wick, which corched by the fire,
as alto the icreen which aImoh TOUCHED the hole. The
leg of ruth bottomed chair, and about half the bottom
were burnt 70 far they within the compass ofthe
hole in the floor and no further The ceiling room,
which was white wafhed platter, black as if CO.
vered with lampblack, alto part of the walls and win
dows, and the heat had been 70 great to extract the
wanfcot after all hee operations the fire went entirely
r.
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NEW DIRK, JGunay 3, 1871.
IN Monday evening, the laf day of the year,
~ the following dreadful and very furprifng ac-
cident, happened houie in Divifion eet, in this
city, one Hannah Bradshaw, (who on account of her
large 6zs, robua appearance and bold behaviour, was
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ple, who are ultimately paramount 10 all Inc
three branches Of the leg failure. Had you been
as tenacious Of your duty as Of your lnte'eit,
YOU would have fri provided for the fafety
Of the peoples rights, and then entered into
the dlc,irion OF your own privileges. 1t is
the priv eye of the people to be tried by the
law of the land, and to fee the couffe Of jul
tice free and uninterrupted. Both, you have
Asgrantly violated, and opened door for an
achy and CONDITION. But where is the
wonder that you ACT in this arbitrary man
ner, when you would not allow mention to
be made of the uai!erous Member, who de-
clared, in the face OF day, thar he hoped TO lee
his Ma;eRy as abiou.e and delpotic as the
King OF PrulIia and thai he had bought has
couhituents. and male OF their initfuctonS
an uie not fit 10 be named Had you been
true representatives, you would have lmme-
dlatep dropped every other fubJect, and
biufhed TO determine any national affair, MI
you had removed from among you iuch an
accurfed thing, fuch an abomlnaon 10 all
hnp,ur and honeAy. But you love 10 pro-
teCt fuch cu,pri,s, becauie of fuch is your
Kingdom competed. How then, can you
imagine thar the people will tsmey acq"leice
inil iuries received from men Of your itamP!
How can you imagine, that BrltoDs will en-
dure an act of tyranny, as alarming as any
pra6tifed by the depot of France Louis the
zOlA 6ebUld crates the acts of his parllamentS
and our believed Houle of Commons eraIeS the
the legal proceedings of our courts OF record.
Why, the violence of Charles the Frit, when
he entered this Houfe in pelon, and ieIzed
he Ave Members, was not matter OF iuch
pernicious example You have truck al the
very root of all law and jultice and endea-
voted al one blow, to annihilate all our IL
berties.
The confequence is natural. After having
eAumed an arbitrary dominion over truth anc
luflice, you illue orders, variants, and PToca-
nations, aganf every opponent, and fend
plfonsrs to your Bqfik all lhofe who have
the virtue and courage 10 defend the expiring
freedom Of their country. But II is in val"
that you hope by fear and terror to extIn-
guifh every ipark of the ancient fire of this
lie. The more (acrihces, the more mar
tyrs you make, the more numerous the ions
ofliberty will become. They will multiply
like the Fly dra's head, and hurI vengeance on
your devoted heads. Let others act as they
will, while have tongue or an arm, they
lhall be free. And that may not be wit
nels of,his monfrous proceeding, will leave
the Houfe nor do doubt bus eyere indie
pendent, every honef man, every friend
to England, will follow me.
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B 0 o X S,
Sold bv ZECFIARIAH FOWLE,

IN Back -Rreet, near the M!i- Bridge, VIZ
THE Death of Abel Cafes of
l. Confidence, by Pike and HAYWARD;
Heaven upon Earth, by James Janeway /;
The Captivity Of Mis-. Mary RowIandfon;
The Life and Adventures of Nils Jenny
Cameron; New Book of Know edge /;
Whole Duty of Woman; Six Dialogues,
between two young Ladies, concerning
Love and Marriage; The French Convert /;
Pomfet's Poems; Rervey on the religious
Education of Daughters Penitental Cries /;
The School of Good Manners Serious Ad-
vice TO Youth; Hiaory Of the Holy Jefus /;
Ruhel's feven Sermons De Laune's Pea
for the Non ConformiRs; Earle, on the
Sacrament; Choice Drop of Honey, from
the Rock Chi;a: Good News from a far
Country. by J. Parfons; Rich TreafuTe, at
an eafy Rate; Advantages and Disadvantages
of the Marriage State; Mltchel's Letter to
his Brother; Look ere you Leap, or H.f
tory of Lewd Women Pleafant Art of
Money Catching; Bride for Sinners and a
SPUR for Saints sc. sc SC.
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AUCTION-HALL, King itreet.
John GERRISH, hereby noti-

y 6es the Public, thar Auaion-Hall, in
King freet, which has for fome time paft
been unimproved, by reafon of iaid Gerrilh's
indifpofition, is again opened, where BuGneis
will be carried on with difps,ch ard fidelity.
Attendance will be given at Gid Hall, by
perfon who may be depended upon, for pune
tual payment, Immediately after the faIes.
1t hoped faid Gerilh's friends and former
employers will renew their>favours. All O.
ther perfons who may have goods,ne OF old,
of any kind, or in any quantity, great or
flnal, to difpofe eff, may ALTO depend upon
being faithfully lerved at faid hall.
N. B. Good STORES and CELLARS to
accommodate Cufomers.
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Captains Whitewood & Bryant from London,
BY SAMUEL ELIOT, Jun.
And to be fold very cheap at his fore oppo-
fife the eaif end of uiI-HaI,
A Variety of Englilh Piece GooDs,
Suitable for all Seaions, VIZ
IRISH Linens, 3-4ths. 7-8ths. and
l. yard wide,
Dab, back and white fanny,
Dab and black Calimancoes,
Stripped and pain Cambletcens,
Double CambIets, Dotfetteens,
Yard wide and half yard Grograms,
Supehne black and mdling priced blue and
drab Cloths,
Bef mixed blue and drab German Scrgcs,
Kerfeys, drab and blue Shalloons,
Black Latirg, Dufi Blankets,
Wax Beads, Cambricks, Lawns,
Printed Linnens, blue and white,
Dowlas, Metal Buttons,
l'wilf and TwiA Buttons,
Buckram, Thickfstt,
Check Handkerch efs,
-8ihs. and yard wide Cotton Check,
Ebony Fans, Scotch Thread,
No. q. No. II, and No. 10, Pins,
Black Enelilh Tafety,
Silk Handkerchiefs, Pound Silks,
Mems fine and midling worried Hofe
Aj6, BOHEA TEA by the Chef, bundled
or dozen PEPPER by the bag or lefs,
Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves and Mace,
Florence OYL, Alum, Brimfone, Cope
ras, Ticklinburgs, and Olnaburgs, RuGia
Duck, &c. &c.
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PO E IS c O R N f R.

For the MASSACHUSETTS Spy.
I'M AcRoSTIc X Ell u ).
TTTHOfup US Of our freedom degree?
w What gives as 'igour, tenant OF the
iea
Who ipt our b'ooa Ike glorious fons of war
Whom do the friends Of Liberty athor
What bird our St Pm mimieSs, looks and
name
Who does all mlichief,tho he feels no fhame :?
Spacious ,eader if ou this dJcager,
The initial letters teiHt the taffy place
Wbre nnm',ous charms attraa tie Joatba!
bVr,
Inf5rm, in mind, in manGfrJ and in face.
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This day 1vas pabhyBed, b,iee Cd.
THE Importance Of EARLY
= PIETY: Illufrated in a Diicourfe,
preached at the Dehre of Religious Society
Of Young Men, in Medford, New England,
March 10th, I77I.
By JOHN LATHROP, M. A.
Pafor of the iecond church in Bottom.
Publifhed at the requelt of thofe who heard it.
Printed and fold bv |. THoMAS, at his
Printing Office in Union fIeet. Sold alto
by z. FowLE in Back ffreet.
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John Bolt, begs leave to in
y form Gentlemen and Ladies, that he
carries on his buGnefs near the Draw Bridge,
where he makes laced and plain CLOATHS,
Ladies Riding Habits, and Jofephs. All
done in the neateh manner and newell tate.
NJ B. Thofe that are 70 kind as to fa-
vour him with their cuaom may depend on
being well ufed.
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4 Few Mulberry feeds to be
n given away. Enquire OF the Printer.
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Colonsi BARRE SPECS Fl, qobeu ne milton
vU0s made in the HoaEr Of Camma"5 (@r (sH@
ing ALt,maa Oliver TO- tie TaIOtr.
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to be etured, @ YeRerdy afternoons ndon Evening
aore And heohn Miller printer his own
nNNA foblY
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no, to have done, hardly any hng that they ought
TO have done. The noble Lord talks of Spaniih pune
| tilios in the lofty hye and idom of Spsniad. We
arc TO be wonderfully tender Of the Spanh point Of Ho-
nour, rs if tsy had been the compliments, if they had
received the injury. think he would have done bet
have told US, what care had been taken of the
Engilh honour. NV Lords, am well acquainted with
the character of that Haon, at leaf far as is repre-
tented by their Court and Mlny, and fhould think this
country dilhonoured by companion of the Englifh
gooj faith with the pun6tios OF Spaniard. My Lords,
the Eng'lh candid, ingenious people the Span
ards are mean, and crafty, they proud ard in
lolent The integrity Of the EngIfh merchant, the ge-
fpr Of naval and military officers, would be
degraded by companion with their merchants or officers.
With their Minhets have often been obliged to
negotiate, and never met with nfance Of can
dor, or dignity, in their proceedings nothing but
low cunning, trick, and arlce after long experience
of their want of cando, and good faith, found myfef
compelled talk to them i'll perempory, deCive Ian
guage On this principle iubmitted my advice to
trembling council for immediate declaration of war
with Spain, Your LoEdfhps well know what were the
contquences of not following that advice. Since how
ever, for reslonS unknown TO me, 1t has been thought
Advisable TO negotiate with the Court of Spain fhoud
have conceived that the great and Jingle object of uch
negotiation, would have been, to have obtained
peat faisfa6on for the injury done to the Crown, and
people of England But, if underfand the noble Lord,
the only object of the preent negotiation is to 6nd
falvo for the puneious honour of the Spaniards. Ghe
abfurdy of luch idea is of itielf unuPpotabe But,
my Lords, object negotiating at all, in pre-
fent circumstances. We in that ituation, in
which great and powerful nation is permitted nego-
tate. foreign power has forcbly robbed his Majefy
of a part of his dominions. Is the nland ettoed Are
you replaced in ftau quot If that had been done, it
might then perhaps have been uRi6abe treat with
the aggrcor upon the fasa6iOn he ought to make for
the inIut offered to the Crown of England But will
you defend 70 low, will you 70 THANKFULLY be,ray the
Kings honour as to make itmaer of negotiation whe-
Their his MajeRys poGefious ha be refored to him or
not doubt not, my Lords, that there fome i'm
portant myReries in the conduct of this affair, which,
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Lord CHATHAM's SPEC CHI.
H ,ubo has Ears to bear, let him bar He sUb0 regards
The Honour and Safety Of bis Country, let him attend
CT1HE Duke of Richmond having on The 22d of ait
month, moved that an AddIeiS might prelen-
ted 70 the King, that his Maety might give orders for
laying before the Houe all letters and papers received
BY the Mnilfry, between the 9th of September 1909,
and the I2th of September, 1870, and this beng cp'
poed by the MhGy upon the ground OF the improperly
of it, while the matter in queltOn was the fubect OF
negoclation with the Spani(h Ambalador and that IN
finite regard and tenderness ought to be hewn to the
dclcacy Ct the Spanh Honour, and the punctllos of
that Court. And Lord Hilborough having ipoken in
very exalted tone on the location, the Earl of Cha
than role up and fpoke follows:
ny Lords,
RISE to give my hearty ahent to the motion made
by the noble Duke by his Graces favour, have been
permitted to fee it before it was offered TO the Houe
have fully coniidered the neceity of obtaining from the
Kings (ervants communication of the papers detcrIb
ed in the motion, and am perfuaded that the alarming
fate of facts, as well the frength of realoning, with
which the noble Duke has urged, and infoced that
GETTY, mutt have been powerfully felt by your Lord
lhps what mean to fay, upon this occaion may ieem
perhaps to extend beyond the limits of the otIon before
u.s., But Aauer myef, my Lords, that if am honoured
with your attention. will appear that the meaning and
Object of this quefon naturally connected with con-
alterations of the mott extenive national Importance
For entering into fuch considerations, iealon is i'm
proper no location hould be neglected. Something
mutt be done, my Lords, and Immediately to fave an
injured nfulted, undone country. If not to fave the
State, my Lords, at ea mark out, and drag to pub
lie utice hofe ervans of the Crown, by whole gno-
rance, neglect or treachery, this Aourihug peo-
pie, are reduced to condition deplorable at home,
as it is deipicabIe abroad. Examples are wanted my
Lords and houd be given to the world for the inttruc
ton of future times, though they be ueef to our
felves do not mean, my Lords nor is it intended by
the motion, to impede embarrafs negotiation, which
we have been told in prosperous train, and pro-
miles happy concluGon
In the difEe and weakness of this country, my Lords,
and cnn(cious the Minit4ru onoht TO be how much
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- FREDERICK WILLIAM GEYER,
delircs all thc(c that are indebted to him,
either on Bond, Note or Book, TO make
(peedy payment; and tho(c to who n he is
indebted, are deiired to call for their money,
as he intends for Europe early next fpring
He alto acquaints his cuiiomers and others,
that he has received large and general
aGortment of ENGLISH and INDIA
PIECE GOODS, by the lat fbips from
LoNDoH, which he will fell BY retail re-
markedly cheap, and to thofe that buy BY
wholeiale for near the COZ and charges, for
caih only.
SHIP NEW S.
Sunday lat arrived here his MejeRy's aoop
of war Kings Finer, from Eng and.
ARRIVED fyem ibis Pert The London,
Calef Argo, Bryant and the Thames,
DArby; at Lordon.- The Lively and Bonet-
ia Aoops of war, at Nr,v York.
ARRIVED frtm R5ads. JyAand. The Pro-
vidence, Gilbert, at Lendsu.
ARRIVED here. Mcneil from Q,c.-c /;
HowIey from New Haven Goodrich frpn
New London ;Sweetfcr andCook fromNcw-
foundland Pain from ST. Kits Bartlett
fromSt. CrOix; Boas fIomScicily and Truro ;
Mac Daniel from St. Martins Church from
Liibon Smith from Turks Hands Nichol-
for and Johnfon from Cape Nlcho'a; Troth
from Figuira Henaey from Briftol Beales
fromSt Chufophcr; Fellows from London /;
Paine from Bermuda; Rely from Glsfgow,
OUTWARD bomd Morton; Howes and
Peppes toWeif Indies Adamfon from Sur
rinam Payne to ST. ChIifopber Howes
to river St. Johns Goodrich to Newton
don Atwood too Quebec; Skinner toHull
Jarvis to London.
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nj ASS e II Use TTs SPY, fer i77t

BELIEVES himCeif fai1e. Your flbjras have
been taught that Kings, governors, conitItu
lions and laws, are all made and maintained
Tor the lccurity of their freedom and happi-
nefs. They look upon your Majeiy' and
all your fubo,dinate officers as their account
abb fcrvanrs, and feel the moa bitter reluc
lance that either, much lels the whole body,
ihould aname the condition of abiolute lords.
If this be prejudice OF de!ulion, it is 70
rooted one, that they conceive their duty
and allegiance to your peffon and family
grounded upon it. IF we your preient moG
loyal and affeGfionate fubjetfs are mined in
grumbing at illegal cxertions of regal power,
our anccttors were infinitely mote mincd
when they rofe up againit the Lords an
onted, and in defiance of his plea of divine
hereditary right TO plumber and coniroul
them at pleaiure, cut off his head, and finally
expelled his family the Kingdoms, 10 make
room for your anceitors who c0untcnanced
shefe deuilons as the fundamental conitilu-
tons of the empire. IL has been obiefved
by fcveral understanding n1en, that heredi-
,ary prejudices are dangerous TO combsi, and
nnne can fuppofe him a real friend 20 your
MAjeay who would expofe even deluiIon,
which Imported your claim to the throne
This matter is the more ferrous, as the
bulk of your fuhjeas at the prefent day, are
nearly divefed Of every prejudice that
countera6fs their own interea and fhould
a few more of your anfwers to the mof rea-
fonable ana dutiful prayers of your difreilcd
people, reiemble what we have had, that
per(ona Affection which filed your empire,
will greatly diminilh, if il does not become
utterly extinct.
The d,fnis6cd part of your fubjeefs are
greater part than your niiniRry would have
you believe, and fome think, thar of the no.
nett, independent and fenEble, it nearly oc-
cupcs the whole. Should this be in reality
the cafe, it is high time for your Majefy to
fufpea that your councillors may as probably
be miled as your people; and the latter
having no intcrcR Gparate from that of their
fovereign, at leaf gives them ftroDg claim
to your confidence. That your MajcRy,
and your numerous family may long remain
the objects of our highel veneration and
eaeem, by making the laws and contribution
of this country, the rule of their government,
is the unfeigned prayer of.your mott dutiful
fubjea, P r . B U S.
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T H u r S D A Y, September z.
B . S T o N.

IN Monday laf came on before the ST.
~ periour Court held here, the Trial of
49, WILTON. for the fuPpo!ed murder of one
Murray, as mentioned in this Pap~ fome
time Gnce: Tae Jury brought in their ver-
die "Not Guilty..
On Wednesday the 18th of Augua, was
he'd the hrif Commencement at Dartmouth
College, in, the province of New Hampfhire,
which was attended Ex-Governor w entworlh
with many ofthe Council, a respectable body
of the Clergy, and cOncourfe OfOther Peo-
pie beyond all expe Cation.
We hear the chief difficulties a, Machi-
as are amicably fettIed.
With Capt. Fellows from London came
paGenger Mr.. Jonathan Williams, Jun. Son
of jonathan Williams, Eiq; of this Town.
MARRIED At CharlefoSn, DR.. Iiaac
FoRer, to MRS. Mary RuRell.
DIED. On Sunday evening llf, after
. long continent ent, in an advanced age,Mrs.
Elizabeth MacCleIand and on the day fol-
lowing the Husband of the aforementioned
deceafed, whole ages compleat ! SO years
Their remains were inferred in one grave Iaf
venlng.--MiE Mary Langdon, only child Of
EdwsrdLangdon, Jun. dece sied "a very amiab'e
young lady. --AI ShiIIey, MIR. he. Li,,lr,A 2,
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Juit imported from LONDON,
And to be fold at the lowef advance,
Wholeiale and Retail, by
CYRUS BALDW n,

- -
At his fore in Cornhll, near the Town hczle,
CUPERFINE, middling and low
- priced Broad Cloths, German Sergcs and
Haithicks, KerGes, Ratteens, BeaTfkins,
Coating, Lambfkins, plain and mapped Bea-
yer Coatings, good AGortment of Gamble
teens, Shalloons, Tammies, Durants, Draw
boys and Lafliu9s, Mems worried Hofe,
Brooches Patterns and Caps, brown Thread
Hofe and Gloves, Women's and Children's
worried Hofe and Mitts, Carpets Of different
Sizes, Floor and Stair Carpeting, Plsds, Check,
Linen and other Handkerchiefs, Scotch and
Englilh Lawns, lnlh Linens and Dowlas,
SILK and Muffin Gauzes, Spiders and Cat
gut, Ribbons, Ferrets and Quality Bindings,
Shoe and Knee Buckles, Penknives and Self
fars, Bohea Tea, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves,
Mace and Nutmegs, sc. &c. sc.
n. B. Part of the above being Coniign-
ment, will be fold under the common adj
vance. I hofe that Pleale to favour fAid
Baldwin with their Cuftom, may depend on
5s;ng a; well uisd by order as il Prci=nt.