The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-18
My LORD,

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a W1FAGM to man, who wilhes well
&M M% to his country, for your
NS8SRR Lordlhip's miniferial inter-
.ES4fVYSAS petition in behalf of an in
;urrd p,,ocei. u England, the Queen Con
fort Of Denmark.
AS | have fome opportunity Of being ac-
ona oted with the dlfpoGtion of Lord North,
+ is. I canddly COMETS, with regret that
te(unnc the talk of cenfu ing man, who has
At leaf this negative virtue, that ne wants
~. w,ll 70 do fipnsl mitchell TO the fate.
defise, however, 10 be well UNDERTOOK l
Intend no compliment to your LordthIP's
heart. am vet to learn that it merits any:
Tf.therefore, our prime miniiter is not anx'-
ouily buiied in adopting meafures' and Pur-
flung fchcnes TO plunge TINS country nto
it,etrievabIe run, WE may thank inc CAL
fardly puiilanimity Of his nature we may
r,;oice at this weakness, as by that alone
ON, fatetv is enfured and we ought to
exult in the fup,rintend'ng care OF Provi-
d.Dce which hath dealt out its gifts to
Lord North with 70 fparing an hand, that
he does not poiIe(s iioele talent neceh4ry
m lender him formidable adVeriaTy 70
pubic virtue.
hen i, however, certain dignity in
oA;ce.w which ever will have weight with the
vulgar !. your brother, the biihoP,my Lord,
fees this truth daily verified within the pre-
cinAs oe his own diocefe and IT cannot
. h. confitued into an ill-natured reAection
% Cav. that there are few families in Great
RETAIN more indebted for coniequence TO
the draperv of externals, than the Pretent
;lTIe of the Right Honorable Lord Gull
The late revolution in Denmark, my
Tord. will produc-, in all human probshl-
I;tv. an entire alteration in the whole iy'-
fem of Europe. Your neutrality during
thar dark, and, as you have MANAGED mat
trrs m,ffrr,ous trapfa6tion, Is cuipable u
the extreme | want words whst, with tc
delineate the Abfurdity Of your ooneuct :
etbe oocafion calls Tor aiPecies OF enve' ON
ed fatlre mortals may conceive, bur
which, to Lord North's unfPeAkable com
fort. ehey can never attain.
.--Thr Gtuation cf the kingdom of Den
mark is fuch, that its very sxlHence de-
rnends upon cultivating lafting and hrr
friendl1ip with the maritime powers OF
.Fu1ooe. Bsfides the ties of intersh and
of treaties. there are sfblr political motives
.vh;ch ever would incline Great Britain to
Ennport. protea, and defend the Danes,
. .aeainff any combinations which might be
entered into for their deftruetion. But at
abe came time that we fhould match an
handful of people from impending ruin,
though we might ee1dsIefHd to lntsrPoie 10
their behalf, if their iituatlon called aloud
for pity and compafion,is this, IN the name
of eoodnefs and common fenle, any thing
Ike a -soJsn, Why we fhould tameiy bear
thei, ;vnominious infults or luf-r the Diff
Grace they have caff upon the EEgLJ6 Matt
sr.to p9is unccnfured or unchattIied lay
the Esgli6 Nafisn btcauief as tor ou'
minifters. the term GLgr0cs, when applied
TO them. loies altogether its Po'gnAncy'ano
the mott fdperlatre contempt becomes tne
hipheft compliment Won can Pc Aioly pay 10
their dafardi, aNafarfs
An infignfcant northern Potentz'e' Is
honoured By a matrimonial alliance win
tne King Of England's filter. A eoDfuieo
rumonr prevails, that fhe has been tziie 70
his bed the tale fpreacs, particular man
is pointed out as the object OF her Iieenu-
Gus affections car'hopefuI miniftry ave,
however quite flint dispatches indeed are
fent off to Copenhagen, bur the e'aftHtf OF
mole difpatchss ase 70 profound a iseFst,