The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-07-23

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IkClerks of rho Court of Common Peas,
or the county of Stuff *, in the room
bt Mr.. Hutchinfon who has
peiigned. r. .. ....
We hear that the 4th regiment embark
ed yetterday on board the ,raniporis and that
they are to fail tomorrow. .,.t. +.
Yeiterday child about feven years II age,
tell OF from a wharf at the North end and
was drowned. ,,...
The bill for the relief of ProtcilaatD iiIent-
ers 'shich pafled the Houfe of Commons, was
carried on divifion IS againlt nlns. $500.
We hear from Cockioky, in Albany
County, that on the sd ult there fell at
that place a mott vio!ent fhower of Hail,
fome of which where as big as geeie eggs.
The damage done by II was very great. :.
MARRIED. At DunRable, by the
Rev. lr. MerTell, Dr., John Taylor of
Lunenourgh, to Mrs, Anna Pool, relia
Of the late Mr.. Fitch Pool of this town
merchant. .ie ......
DIED ] Mrs. Johanna Carnes, wife of
Mr. EDWARD Carnes, merchant, and dAugh-
ter of Major Jennings late of Charleliown,
decealed ; her funeral will be attended this
afternoon at FIVE o'clock, when bis friends
and acquaintance are deiired to Attend
MIR. John Gearry, wIne-copper.-At New
York, the Hon. Colonel Richard Maitland,
Deputy Adjutant. General to his MaieRy's
troops in America. ...l
PRINcETowN, [Nfw-IrJy] July 7.
About two weeks ago, lome Goals were dif-
covered TO have been put at the iouth end of
Dr.. Witherfpoon's houte together with the
bottom of an old chair, which was ftuffed
between the boards: Happily they went out,
and no damage was done. The Prelident
procured a watch for lome fucceeding
nights, but as the attempt was not renew
ed, the thing was forgot, and the Goals
was fuppofed to get there by accident.
Laf "Wednesday evening one Gaa, bar.
Der, fmelling fencb like burning rags,
fearched narrowly about, and at length diff
l-eoyeied a large coal wrapped up in piece
IoflMen, which in few moments would
have let the houfe on fire. This and the
foregoing attempt, convinced them that
There There was fome mitchell breeding, and
accordingly they feized an old man, who
has fince been found innocent.
On Friday night we were alarmed with
the cry OF fire fmall light was diGcovered
in Mr.. Baldwin's barn but the whole barn
was insa blaze before any body arrived it
Fwas beyond our power TO fave il. All that
| could be done was to fave the neighbouring
barracks. Our Reward LOFT mott of this
years hay a vaft deal of grain and .firaw,
waggen, a new faddle, and all his imple-
llnents Of hufbandry, &c.
| Whilesthe Collegians were at the FIRE,
fome peafoiA entered the College and ram
lacked tteirroonS, and carried off quanii
ty of plubder.
Extrat Of letter fIom Baltimore tSaniy, IN
Adryi0nd, dated July /, 1872.
/" In our neighbourhood, at Mr.. Paca's
quarter, on Deer Creek, a COW lately
brought forth calf with head deprefent-
ing that of the human fpecies differing
principally in the ituation of the eyes and
ears, the latter being on the neck and the
former on each iide of the head where the
ears ought TO have BEEN" !.
NEw-HAvEE, july 10. Lat Wednef-
day evening, about half after nine o'clock,
began here an extraordinary appearance Of
the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Light,
which ended with the morning twilight,
while it continued it was for the mott part
of uniform luAre, but there were fome intervals
when it almoR diiappeared. The main bo-
dy lay above the horizon, in the form Of a
regular arch, the highef part of which might
be about nine or ten degrees above il, and
directly under the Pole far. The arch fub-
tended lao degrees of the horizon, and was
molly of paid hue from which, as a
ground work, there would frequently dart
forth in quick fucceGion, brighter beams OF
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