The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-03
| NUMB. 81.

ucdIn nAA yet pSCu iCSCtNCu, nOWCfCT We
@s afured that an authentic account of
his Royal Highnefs's illnefs arrived on
Tueiday from DR.. Jobb and Mr.. Adair,
lurgeon general, it fesms the dyfentery has
entirely left his Royal Highnef,, but he is
very low fpirited and weak, and Afflicted
with flow, deprelsd, hectic, intermit-
tent, irregular fever, with morbid sf:c-
ton of the lungs, from which he throws
up fony concretions about the iiz. of
pins head From this deplorabIe fate all
hopes Of the re-eRabliihment of his Hieh-
nefs's health feem vanifhed, and VIZ arc
extremely forty to fay, we beac that IA
tai prognoRic has accordingly been made.
Yeferday died Mr. Roberts, bookiel,or,
in PaternoRer-row, in pafrnerihip with
Mr.. Robertfon.
On Wednesday Count dc GuiQues had
audience of his Majefy at ST. James's, and
delivered his credentials.
January IS. We are a1ured, thar a
very humiliating circumaance bias latelv
occurred at court. On the Lord Cham.
berlain's officially announcing the enfuine
commemoration of the Queens birthday.
and that the PeerelIes who intended 70
dance miauets were deEred to fend their
names in Writing to his Office, in order
that the proper tickets may be made OUT
according to their rank, the Duchels of
Cumberland declared her intention of
wiring to the Lord Chamberlain, thatfhe
propoied 20 dance minusr at court on
that day. This declaration got wind
the Kings fSisndi were alarmed at the
confsquence--Precedenc of all the Pee
relics, or a public Introduction from court.
mutt have followed-The former was
too Notifying, and the latter too impru-
dent-No middle way could be hit upon
and az laR the mott fubmifive, abjea in
tercefion was obliged to be made, that
" Her Royal HigbnejG" would &C for tue
Prelent" wave her intentions and the hui
initiating application concluded with a
diffant hint, that the concsiIion might
poihbly be the means of facilitating that
refforarion to Royal favour, which the
Duke of Cumberland was 70 very anxious
of attaining.
We arc aGured that the Duchefs of
Cumberland is pregnant; and that her
Royal Hghnefs's lituation has been noti-
fed in form.
Some overtures have been lately made
to allow Lord Holland into 0G1ivs life a.
gain, but his Lordihip has peremptorily
refuled. He has, however, promiled, on
terms of high advantage to his favourite
fon, his utmof afiiffance to the meafures
OF Administration through the whole of the
enluing feifions.
IL 10 laid, that the hon. Charles Fox
will ihortly be called to the department. of
the rrealury.
We are told, il is fixed point that the
affairs of America fhall be taken under
confederation foon after the meeting of Par
lament.
We have the pleafu'e to allure the
public, that the congregations OF fuch
churches as are warmed by Buzaglo's pa
tent machines enjoy, during the lervice, as
comfortable warmth as they do in their
houfes, for no coughing or fneezing is
heard, and their dread of catching colds BY
the damp of fuch churches is thereby total
ly removed: we therefore cannot avoid
wifhing that all his Majtfy's fubjeets
would follow 70 wholefome and laudable
an example, as il Preferves health and pro-
notes religion.
An oule-keeper of the Duke of -
at his country (sst, while the family was
in town, received wifi from nephew,
whom, after entertaining, it being ra-
Their too late for him TO return, he defred
to ffay ill the morning. He was laid in a
very good room and bed bur, in the
middle1 of the night, being taken with