The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-24

ful climate Of the Gncetity Of his TninliteIs
and Favourites, and could clearly diicover
the heart of a traitor fiom that Of loyal
and faithful councillor, Spencer, like a true
EngIfhmsn and an honeR man, fenGbly adds,
Z" Happy this realm, had it remained ever
Gnce )" and perhaps bis poHerity, from a
coie obfervation, and fatal experience, may
heartily join in feniimeni with that immor-
tai poet. -
1t is aflerted that certain board has given
orders for number of preis- warrants TO be
printed, in order to imptefs feamen into his
Majeify's lefvice. l.
7 A new preacher, pupil of Mr.. White
field, we hear, is hourly expelled here from
Georgia; and that the religious fe6 formed
/ by that interchangeable labourer in the vine
llyard, promie themfelves the mott lor'ous
Iefrefs from his fuocehor, as he pofleiies
EeyeSy talent 70 highly celebrated in their late
lpaifor.
II Private letters from the Hague bring &C.
Icounts of terrible inundaton, by the over
flowing of The river AmRel, above Amfier-
dam, by which above FIX villages are entirely
deiiroyed; and, according to moderate
computation, upwards Of 500 people were
drowned.
lExrq7 efa letter from Paris, dated Azg. IL
g There was a curious experiment made
there Taft Friday, TO prove that an ntenfe
lhedt viii entirely diilolye diamond, and
turn it into vapour; the prsdIeability whereof
lis now psft doubt, ieyeral having been eva
poraIed before an hundred people, who faw
lhe diamond gradually dlminilh ard ami.
Ihilare inlhs cFucible by the inteuie heat only.
Her Majeffy is again pregnant.
The plan of new town which is 10 b,
fettled on the Junction ofthe Ohio, at pIefen
engages the attention of many perfons of di
function; Lord Ellington is to be The di
rector, as his lordihip is poGiHed of vaf
tracts ofland in thole parts. Several familie'
sre ready to embark, and thOfe not of thu
meaner kind. 1t is to be formed into a re-
g1lSt government. Il is expected il will .,
ass Gourilhing city as any in the world
Several perfons of rank are making interef
already for potts on this proPoied eilablifh.
ment for their deperdants.
! We are anured, that there is fuch a fear
lefty of proyifons in the interior parts of Ger.
many, that il is computed that in The circl,
of the Lower Rhine, above COCO perfon.
have periihcd for want of food.
A beautifl' diamond fomacher, in which
all kinds of inie6fs, fuch as bees, butterflies
&c. are reprefented, is now making at ar
eminent jewellers for the intended Queen
Of Sweden.
On Monday man, faidsto be Of tcme re.
puie, surrendered himfeIf into the cufody oil
the keeper of Wood flreet Compter, as being
concerned, with others, in fetting the Dock
yard of Portfmou,h on FIRE fome time ago.
We are aluTed, that the caufe of the very
fudden departure of the French AmbaHsdor
was, his apprehension Of a fpeedy difcoVery
being made by our court, that the French
were concerned in letting FIRE to the Dock
yard at Portlmouth. ioss
The miniRry, however, give out, that the
Count is gone to attend atrial at Paris which
absolutely required bis prefence, a conlidera-
bic legacy having been LATELY left to him, and
that he will return in three weeks.
The name oftEe perfon Who confefied
that he had been concerned in the fettine fire
to Porlfmouth Dock yard, is DUDLEY,
He is not in Wood freet compter, but in
cuGody for debt at lookup houfe in that
hreet.
On "Wednesday night the Right Honour
able the Earl Of Harcourt, his Msjefy's am
bafador at the court Of France, arrived in