The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-19
November ID.


Immediately rc'caicd.
Ore circumfancr Of this memorable e.
vent ihouid net Se forge As loon as the
corps OF officers az the regiment of guards
bad declaied forlthe King BY a general &C
elsmation, his Msj-ay addreflcd BARON
Lievcr, who marched at the head Of the
prcnadiers, laying to him, !" II We are o.
tlgfd, gt.t!smsn, 70 ytpti fores BY Jeyfs, be
earJtal dlSOqyi 10 rrmfo6fr that ftejE agGiaE
solom yon al arr Jsay brstbrsn."
+ LONDON, .sSfPs, 3. We learn from
Stockholm, that a great number of the
principal nobility have refufed Ggning the
paper owning the Kings inds tendency, in
conf;qaercc of which they have been ba-
niih.d to their eifates. r.
A merchant at Llfbon writes to bis cor
refpoEd:nt, BY the laa pof, in the follow
ing words &C Some fecret expedition is in
agitation here; the council frequently af-
iemble, and hold very long debates !; and
an order is ifued for taking an accurate
furVcy of all the warlike flores of .his king
dom.
Srpt.o His MajeRy has thoughtful, bv
letters patent under the great feal of Great
Britain, TO conffitute and appoint Iofeph
Wanton, Daniel Horlemanden. Frederick
Smith, Peter Oliver, and Robert Auchmu-
ty, Et9s to be his Msjefy's Commifion-
ers for cnquiPing into all the ci,cumftanc-
es relative to the attacking, taking, plum
dering and burning the Gafpee :choonet.
anc to the iniults offered OF obfiuefioDs OIL
ven OF this occaiion to his Majefty's Of
6cers within the colony of Rhode-Iland.
His Msjefy has ordered proclamation TO
be paiIed under the great zeal of Great Bril-
tain, and to be printed and publihed with
in the (aid colony of Rhode Inand, ofFtring
his paIdon of any of the faid offenders. (ex-
ceptiDg the pcrfons who wounded Lieut..
Dudingfon, and excepting two Others who
afumed to be the Sheriffs of the colony,
and the Captain orlleader of the infureen,si
who lhall dilcover any of their accompli-
ces, and alto offering rewards for fuch diC-
covery. 'ss 81 -1r. 'ee eiWc56
Sept. n. Thurfday night, at a nunner-
Gus meeting of the Livery ofLondon, at the
Half Moon tavern, Cheapiide, il was re-
flowed by great majority to fupport the
nomination of the Aldermen Wilkes and
Townlend, to be returned to the court OF
Aldermen at the enfuing election for their
choice of Lord Mayor of this city for the
year eniuing. eeu .h4rea
The following removes and promotions.
it is faid, are determined on for America.
viz. EdwardManwarring, Eiq; to be Comp
troer of the cuGoms for New. Haven. II
thereon of George Mills, Efq; who IS n
be the eftablilhed Clerk of exports and i'm
ports at Bottom, in Ihe room of Mr.. Tho
mas Irving, advanced to the Co,ls6o;lbin
of Quebec, in the room of Andrew AinAee.
Eq; who is to be Commifioner at BoC-
ton, in the room of John Robinfon, Eso:
nominated to the Office of Chief Juiiice in
Eyre for the new colony OF Wales, going
on uponthe Ohio. William Kemble. EEo.
TO be Inspector General at New York, in
the room of John Williams, Efq; appointed
to be collector of the cuifoms at Salem. in
the room of John iFiiher, Eiq; who is to be
advanced to the Collaborating of Bottom, in
the room of Thomas HarriGon, ETC VINO.
on account OF age and infrmities, refgus
the employ ment.. - .as,
Sept. II. The 6rf consequences of the
late revolution in. Sweden, relative to its
mealures towards foreign powers, it is ina
gIned, will be formal demand of rcftitu-
ton of the German dominions wreited from
that kingdom by the Danes in the latter
part of the reign of Charles the twelfth.
part Of which (Bremsn and Verden) the
then King Of Denmark fold for fun of
money to George the firfl. tasscf
StptnI4.rs' It's now whipered in fome
places, whe'e court news is generally can
vailed over, that the Queen of Denmark