The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-02-27

Council did advife and content.
1t is whifpered by thole who pretend to
be in the /se,st that upon proper humiliation,
the General Aaembly may again let at their
ancient and legal feat in Bolton. .
We. hear from Newborn, in North
Carolina, that Mr.. James Fin, of Eal-
mouth, in the county of Barnfable, mate
Of the loop Harrifon, Capt. Hooten, be-
longing to this place, was lately drowned
there, by means of the boats linking, in
which they had weighed anchor !; the o.
theE people in the boat (aved their lives by
fwimming.
The expences attending the equipment
of the navy, the increafe of land forces,
together with all the various preparations for
war with Spain, amounts, we are ailured,
to three millions fteiling and the value of
Faux and Hand is eftimated at about five
ihllings.
Sunday morning fire broke out in a
chamber OF Capt. Johnfon's houfe near
Mr.. Holowells fhip yard, fuppofed to DC
occafoned By fome- deieet IN the hearth,
but bling timely dlfcovered il was extin-
guiihed without alarming the town, or a
ny great damage done; though it is
thought that it had broke out in the night
time, the houfe with thofe adjoining
would have been in great danger of being
confirmed.
The fory Of hanging boy at Liver
pool in Nova Scotia, which we copied
from the EGex Gazette, is not true.
We hear that it was voted by large ma
iority, that the intended new meeting houfe
for DR.. Cooper, ihould be built on the fame
ipot where the old one now Rands.
Its now conhdendyre reported that his Ex-
cellency intends meeting the General Alien
bly, at the time and place to which it now
ftands prorogued, viz. the 9th day of A
pril next,
We are well informed, that the infamous
murderer Richardfon, reiided laf week at
Stoneham, at his ffier-in laws. Its faid
he intends to come and farry in Bottom very
lhortly. b.
Thurfday April I'd, is appointed day of
failing and prayer throughout the province OF 4
New Hampihire. 1851
At a very full TownMeeting on The6dHy
Taft by adjournment, Mr.. Oliver WSpGsy ,
was cnofen Seleetman by avery great msJos
rity, and Mr.. Zechsriah Brigden,a Warden.
MARRIED. Mr.. James Jacobs, Of
Scituate, to Mfs Deborah Richmond,
Daughter of the late Capt. Perez Rich
mond ,of Dartmouth.-Mr. Bezaleel Wood
ward, Tutor of Dartmouth College, to Mifs
Wheelock, daughter Of the Rev. DR.. Wheel
ock, PreGdent of faid College.
DIED. Mrs. Ruth Darrell, wife Of
John Darrell, Eiq; now in England. MIR.
Lucas, Tidefman.--Mrs. McCulloch,
Widow. Mrs. GraceG ardener in the oath
year of her age. She is to be inferred at I O.
clock this afternoon, when, it is hoped, her
friends and acquaintance will be kind enough
to attend.-At New-Providence, of violen,
fever, Mr.. JoGeph Goodwin, who for feveral
years paf was member of the ademby,
! and much refpeeed among them.-At
New York, Simon Johnfon, Efq;-At
Newport, Rhode Hand, Nicholas Eaton,
EIq;-At Uxbridge, Rev. Nathan Webb,
aged o4.-At Providence, Mr.. Ambrofc
Pagn, Merchant.
ARRIVED here. Mcleod, Mcclure, Lew
wis, Barker and Smith from Virginia ;
Oakman, Atkins, White, Ridley, Har-
ding and Jarvis, from North. Carolina ;
Hawlew, from New Haven /; Harris,
| from New-London Kelam, from St.
Vincents and St. Croix; Rogers, from
Barbados and St. Eufatia; and Atkins,
from Surrinam.
d. ~ Tbs. PANDENONIUM CT
ZETTE, mo. a,e4s,zS9) is rHrHiVsd ana
sUiA b. dHty noticed.