The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-08-20
Augua 2SA

Piincefs LouIfa Augutfa, arrived the fame
day 10 Copenhagen, bur as the wind was
contrary the BtitIih fhps came to an
anchor.
June ". We hear from Paris, that the
Count of Narbonne is on the point of letting
out for his government Of CorGca, in the
place of the Count OF MaItGuf, who is or.
dered home.
The accounts fromCorfca FAY, that France
having laid aide all thoughts Of parting with
Coriica, the government has introduced pre-
miums for the encouragement of agriculture
and for this puIpofe number of experienced
hulbandmen have been lent over to that
IAand from France, who are to promote a.
mong the inhabitants the culture of grain,
of vines and OF olives, the rafting of planta-
tons, and the rearing of cattle.
A Great Patronage has now in his pof-
feflion an exact liz of all the lhips of the
line belonging to every power of Europe,
which he has been at great expence to OBJ
tain.
There is now man living in Somerfet-
houfe, who is upwards of I4o years of age.
He was fable boy in Somerfet yard in the
time of Charles |. he was for feveral years
coachman to Charles ii. preierved his do
meitic connections with all the fucceeding
families on the Throne, and has now penii-
on, which he is Fill able to enjoy, with all
the aacrity of a man of fouEfcore.
In the courie of the laR leiiions feyen de
vorce bills received the royal ahent.
His NJ ,jefy has been pleafed to order the
gardens at Kew to be open every Thurfday,
for the reception of fuch perlons as chule to
walk in them and none are to be refuled
abundance who make decent appearance.
On Monday Taft, bett for so guineas
was run for between two galloways, who
were to fet out from Woods Gate, about
four miles beyond Tunbridge, and run to
Kent-ftreet end, in the Borough, and back
again, which is near fourfcore miles, with
out batting and which eve. arrived frfi at
the place of ftarting, dead or 0iiV<, was to
be the winning horfe. One of the horfes,
when he had about fifteen miles to run.
dropped down dead the other could only
make walk. The friends and abettors of
the dead horfe procured fin cart, from
fome dlfance, mounted the dead horfc
upon the cart, let the rider upon his back
and with four hoiks galoped away at the
rate of ten miles an hour, paded the living
horie, arrived 6rR, and was adjudged the
winner. The frf infance of dead ho:fe
winning match from living one. Thofe
who betted in favour of the living horfe,
when they diicovered the intent of their OPP
ponen;s, endeavoured to avail themleves of
the fame artiGce, but no other filh cart was
to be got, otherwife the wager would have
been determined by a race between the two
fifth carts.
June IS. A Coalition is faid to be on the
carpet, under the direction of Lord Mans
field, who had conference with the Mar
qus of Rockingham at his houfe at VIM
bledon on Saturday lat, Gnce which we hear
the latter has vifted Lord Chatham on the
fame account.
We are shured, notwithstanding any re-
ports to the contrary, that there will not be
the leait change in any part of the adminif-
ration during the reces of parliament.
We learn from good authority, that as
(oon as the Queen of Denmark is ettled in
her retirement, a number of Engilh nobility,
sc. will pay her Majeay wifi, fhe being
very deiirous of having fOme EngIifh attend
ants about her. 90
Orders are given for a quantity of fmalI
arms, iome pieces of ordnance, and other
flores, to be ihipt off next week for America.
There are leAers in town which fay, that
the Queen of Denmark has frequently de-
clared her entire resignation to the will of
her royal brother, but feems defirous of