The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-02-13


His FoNoUR's ANSWER.
Gentlemen,
+" an matb Oblgsd foyou tSy tbeif cam
plimn.s IF tengratniafiou on ny fate arriO0l
and appointment to tie ge0e Ameat Of this pro-
Vincs.
i" The gra:etn Jcnjg eUbitb ysa txpreG At
The bebaviour eftbs tYp,ieto,S fegVaras yan,
giVsj me great jaiga57ioa; and yo4 nay de-
prnG on a to1tiasati'n Of TIE (ame 'fhgicas
and Gvii Priaihdges undrr NY admimf,atisH,
as teu la0f bitlfrta eyged; nat in tie heR
doa5tiAg 6at that y.ur 1snd1a and q>tioas mi
P,'Vs y'a dflrVisg Of ny rfgard and frsfec-
H9n."
PORTSMOUTH, Ebrnay7. F,om Der
ryheld we hear, that on Friday iaG, one Mac
eau ey of that p ace, faoding in be cn,ty Of
h0fe, care'etsy fred gun, loaded with
ball actofs the high way about thar infant
two pcE!ons rode by the houfe, The bail paf-
fed within few inches of the foremoR. out
by good providence did no damage. The
man who fired food 70 far back 10 the houGe
as 70 &c out ofihe view Of travellers, iii! they
came directly oppof;e to The door. ] he a.
bove is puba.hcd ss caution 10 all psriass
agalna firing guns in Or near the pcbl,ck
roads, without necefity, Left his MaisGy's
fubjetfs, pading tbs fans, withort fufpicion
ofdanger, run the fame hazard OF .fc, As If
they ihould face an coemy in the fed oe
battle
NEw YORK, January ~. Saturday
laG the Supreme Court ended here, duripg
which the following criminals were tried.
VIZ. The noted Adam Smith fer Peaino
wearing apparel fIom Zsbulon Waterman,
was found guilty, and ientenced to be execu-
ted on he 1T of February next.-Caths.ine
Logworth, of felony, a.io fOsnd guilty, and
to be executed The fsre day,-John Smith
for petty LARCENY, fentenced to receive 20
lalhes at the whipping poa this day.-Ed-
ward Smith, for forging bill of exchange,
and Offering 10 pals il, was ordered to fad
furety for thirty Pouuds,o be committed till
next term.
SAVANNAH, [Gt~gial JanaHryI. By
vefiel from Jamaica We learn, that Admit
raj Rodney was returned from the Spauifh
Main, without having the Bsiiih prioners
delivered to him By the Spapiards.
was expected THAI the Admiral would bs sp-
pointed governor of thu, iland.
KINGSTON, 5amai.a N,gsxbey Z. The
following is an extract ola letter from Mon.
tego Bay. " There Is very bad ness 2rri-
we'd from the coat of Cuba. Two Spanifh
guarda cohas have taken all tie vsasis on
the COAT belonging 10 this place and ST.
AIMS, none of which made any IsliRance
aganit them, except Captain Baird belong
ing to this place, who fought with them near
two hours. The Spaniards delivered the
wounded men long boat they had taken
which is arrived here.
CHARLEsTowN, South Cardinal De-
csmbfr 81. This day put in here in diRrefs,
Spanilh traniport fhip named the Dianna,
from the Havana for Cadiz between three
ard four hundred tons burthen, having on
board three companies of infantry of the
Royal Irilh regiments, in the Spanifh fervice,
under the command Of Don Hugo o Reilly.
fanpQ,y ID. The commfiouers of the
fix manufacture, have fhippsd on board the
ihip Bsaufain, Daniel Curling, matter, for
London, ASS lb. of exceeding fine raw fix,
and 60 of an ordinary quality, all of the
growth and culture OF Purryiburgh in this
province.
Price of Rice, 8os. per Ioolb.
NEw-YoRK, Fsbruayye. The general
anembly have ordered, that bill be brought
in for granting unto his MajeRy the Sum of
two thoufand pounds, for furnifhiDg the
troops quartered in this Colony, with necefIi-
ties for one year.
Newport, February 10. A new &C.