The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-26

AN IVA A Al ~ II "
ipie a, the weR end of the towH, Al thi
time all the Officers of State leem in commo.
ton. s.
Its plainly enough to be Teen, that a moR
vigorous war threatens Europe, from the
North to the South by which the States OF
Holland find themielves highly embarafed.
There are letters fiom Gibraltar, by his
Majefy's nip the Scorpion, which give an
account that very Grong feet of Spanifh
men of war was arrived there, and that they
had landed within fight of the carlton 5000
folders and that it was appehended they
had fome deiign upon thar place. a.i
Yetterday morning the Lo d Mayor iiiued
out precepts to the Clerks of the feveral Liv.
cry Companies, to make out by Monday
next, the I2th infant, lit Of all the per.
lons on the Livery, and The time of their ad-
milton, and they are to deliver il upon oath
to his Lordihip, on the above day. The
clerks who took the poll are bufy in making
out lifts of the electors; and the Company
each Liyeryman fwore himfelf to belcng to,
that the (crutineers may compare it with the
lift that is to be delivered to his Lordihip;
70 that every neceHary Rep is taken by the
Lord-Mayor TO hnifh the fcrutiny in q
ihorer time than can be we'll expected, and
in all PROBABILITY time enough for the Lord
Mayor for the year enfuIng to be fworn in
on the'ufda day.
OG7o. II. Il is truth beyond contradc-
tion, that thereTemaincd upwards of four
hundred faunch Wilkites who had not pol
led at the end of the pon. By this IT is plain
to denomination, that the popular csuie
gains ground daily.
The committee at the PauI's-head are in
ceiiant in their labours, and they have made
fich very important discoveries, particularly
a body Of no lefs than IS voters of Halifax
all in lump, who will be disqualified.
On Friday the Earl of Harcourt killed his
MaeRy's hand, on being appointed Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, in the room of Lord
VAcouot Townlhend; and he afterwards
took the ulaal oalhs before the privy council.
O7o I3. On Saturday it was. ifrongly /
reported that there has been revolution in4
another northern kingdom, and that the Fed
ten;at. Is abloluteiy depofed. PQ
Exfra9 efs letter f,am Smyrna, AEg N2,l
S / ms DAY terrible fiie broseout here |
and continued burning all the next DAY.
Three thsuland houses, which made three |
parts of the city, were deRsosed; from 8
TO 1000 fhcps, .I6 mofques, "a caravan
Gerras, 7 bagnios, g iynsgogues, and pub
lie markets, have all been continued a
large quantity Of corn, 2oco Jacks OF rice,
and $50 bales of coffee, have been lof in
the conAAgration. The whole loG Is com.
pused AZ twenty millions of dollars"
ExfrS7 Of a LITTER from H0mbwgb, ON. s.
" We have jua received advice in this
city, from Copenhagen, that the Queen
Dowager is juR delivered of another political
fcheme, TO advance her ION Frederic to the |
throne; fhe has got il pfopagated, that the |
King is infane, and therefore II is very i'm |
proper to trua him with the reiRs of govern
ment any longer, and wants her ion Frede-
ric to be appointed Regent ill the King is
rsifoTed to his ienfes. However, we further |
learn, that at the Kings own deGre, heisto
be examined with regard to bis infantry, and
! doubt not but il will prove groundlefsi and
Think he cannot better lhow IT, than by ba-
mining her and her fon out Of the kingdom,
which is the only way of FeaOEing peace and
to that unhappy cosntry.'