The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-05-21
May 2I.

fhe loft her main and miZen MATS on Saiur-
day laif in gale of wind at a little difance
from Georges Banks.
Laff Thurlday night about II O'clock,
male child about four months old, carefully
wrapped up in blankets, sc. was taken up on
the Neck leading out of town, and the next
day carried to the Aims houie to be taken
care of.
Captains Chambers, Andrew Gardner,
and Ackworih were to leave London the be-
ginning of AprA, for this place, and Captain
Lyde about the middle of the Month.
A few days ago as Capt. William Homes
of Norton, had fet out on journey to this
town, he was ient after, and on his return
he found that a maid fervant in his family
had been delivered of child, which lhe and
a Negro in the houle, who is the fulpeeted
father of it, had carried into the garrett and
hid There had been no fufpicion of her
being with child.-The child was dead, and
the opinion OF the jury of inquef was, that
it died through neglect
! The addition mentioned in our lat made
20 the library of Harvard College by MIR.
Thomas Palmer con6Hed of an t" Account
of the pictures, liatues, sc. found among
the ruins of Hercuaneum." This work was
publilhed few years Gnce, BY order and
at the expence of the King of Naples and
has been with great eagernefs fought after
BY the mott Respectable literary Societies in
Europe but was not to be procured with
out great difficulty. The ancient city of
Herculaneum food at the foot of Mount
Vefuyius, and was deRtoyed by an eruption
of that VuIeano, 1900 years ago; fuppoied
to be the fame in which Pliny the na:u-
I. raj hiftorian perilhed. Being buried at
great depth, il remained unknown until a
bout two years ago. Since The difcovery,
the iearch in it for antiquities has been car
ried on at an immenfe expence; and vaif
number Of ifatues, and inRruments of various
kinds brought to light and what is more
extraordinary, pictures, the colours of which
are as freih as ifbut newly painted.--Of all
theic curious remains Of antiquity, which fill
fourteen large apartments, there are elegant
engravings in the work now mentioned, &C.
companied with particular explanations and
learned notes. Mr.. Palmer fent at the fame
time, a complete Get Of the views. ieGtions,
and elevation of all the remaining monu-
tnents of Roman grandeur, and Of the molt
\ magnificent modern ffruetures, now ieen in
4 and about this city of Rome. This work
u is allowed by Connoileurs to be executed
with an elegance and exacfnefs to (atisfy the
: mott curious obferver.-T he whole DONATE
on coniRs of twenty large volumes in folio.
1t was accompanied with fine painting of
the Taft eruption of Veluvius, in 1907.
Laff week another fine prefent was made
{ TO that fsminary of learning BY the Hon.
john HANCOCK, Elq'--This Gentleman,
who fome time ago Ggnalized his bounty
90 IL, by pretending to the library 70 great
number of the bef authors as completely
filled one of the alcoves, has now covered
} the floors of the library, the apparatus and
philotophy chambers with tnoff elegant car
pets, and the walls of the latter with rich
papers Thefe coverings are fuitable to the
valuable trealures there depofitsd, and will
not only (erve to decorate thofe beautiful a
partments, but will conduce TO the preferv-
alton of the books and philofophicai inftru-
ments, which were in great danger of Being
injured by the duff unavoid2bIy RATED In
rooms 70 much frequented. By the NUM-
hcene of benefaAors. thefe apartments are
probably made to exceed any Of the kind in
America. q
DIED.J Richard Dana, EGq; one of
bis Majefy's juftlces of the peace and of
the Quorum for the county of Suffolk DIR.
William Gray.--Suddenly, MIR. William
Sheppard.--Mrs. Sarzn Brown, widow.
f. - =