The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-17
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| by ftorethip, arrived at HALIFAX, IN 3
days from London, the Printer of the Halifa
Gazette received London Prints to the 8,
of July, from which he extracted the follow
ing Intelligence, viz.
=" That orders had been given from III
Admiralty Office, for opening houies of rem
devious at NewcaRle, Leith and Glaigow
tor emitting feamen into bis Majefy's fer
vice--That feyen capital fhps were in re
pair at Porfmouth, among which, was tn
Britannia of 100 guns-rhat the Queen G
Denmark would fhorty appear in England
That Lord Hilllborough had fome intention
of rehgning--T That ieveral hands extraordi
nary were ordered to be employed in Ply
mouth dock-yard-f hat feveral (hips of th
line were ordered to be fitted out with al
poGib'e expedition atPymouih--ThitCom
nodore Shuldham with g men Of war hal
lately failed for Newfoundland AND
That. the Ohio petition being now dilpoGe,
Of, the Petition of $50 Gentlemen for land
in the neighbourhood of the MifiGppi
which was lately prefented to the Privy
C3uncil, was expected fpeedily to be heard, "a
veil as the Petition for erecting a civil Co
gernm:nt in that part of the Britilh terri
tories.-Fhat, report was circulated, tina
Gen. PAoli thinks of taking a colony o
Corficans TO America, and that the border
Of the Mi1ilippi will be the feat of the fet.
dement, - That an advice boat from th
ManiIIas was arrived at Ferrol, with an &C
count that Port Emanuel had been almof
totally deitroyed By a violent earthquake
which being fucceedad by violent tornad,
and inundation of the Tea, all the fortihcati
on, were carried away, and the harbour de
Rroyed, at the mouth of which twenty fhip
French and Spaniih, with great part of thei
crews were loif."
YeRerday arrived here, Capt. Silas At
kins from Barbados, but Taft from ST. Eu.
ttatis, in twenty days paaage, who informs
that he met with fevere hurricane in lat
e,8. North, the wind beginning at N z
Pft6p that all round the compass, land witt
gFe3t difficulty he kept off the land. Or
chr goth ut he fell in with the floop De.
light Canadian Bayley, matter, from New.
York, bound for Grenada, in a moR de
pIorable con iition, and had the misfortun,
TO be wrecked in (uch manner, as to lofi
matt and bowfprit, and all his other fpats
alfo his fails and boat, and his bull in fuel
condition that he was obliged to quit her
and proceed here with Capt. Atkins ne
lives were LOFT.
Capt. Atkins on the 10Th inf fell ir
with a Aoop, from Cape Nichoa Mole
bound for Salem, under jury.maRs, IT blow
ing very hard the matters name un
known.
We hear that yeRerday morning Charlie
Paxton Elq; mad Lfvrf, at his houle
near the bottom of Milk freet, in come
moration of --
Lait week the workmen laid the foudatiol
and began to raife tower to the Scot
Church in this town whereof the Rev.
MoorEead is pafor.
We hear that laf Saturday fe'nnight
there was a comfortable froft in the los
lands, between Bim6eId and Springfield
whereby many fields of Indian corn receive,
comfortable damage.
YeRerday 4 woman was detected II
f4ealing ten pair of ftockings, out of lhol
near the Mill. Bridge.
This morning Capt. Callahan arrives
here from London. r.
Capt. Callahan, failed the 18TH of July
Capt. Scott was to fail in 3days after him
With Capt. Callahan, came paHenger
Jphn Robinion, EGq; one of the board o
Commiilioners.
DIED.l Mrs. Hannah Bayley, wife o
Mr.. Thomas Bayley, houfewnght -
Mis- Abigail Bfaz:r, daughter of Mr.
Ch.iRopher Brazer, bricklayef.--M Mr.
White, from the EaGward, on Witt to b;
chiIdren.-Mrs. Wheeler, wife of Mr.
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