The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-04
T Fl u R S . a Y, June 4.
b q S 4 q N.

lV1 OF the election al officers OF the
Ancient and HONORABLE Artillery Compa- :
ny, ferrnon was preached on the occaii-
on before them, by the Rev. Mr.. Nathani-
el Robbins, of Milton after which the
company marched TO Faneuil Hall, where
an elegant entertainment was provided by
them, at which were prcfen, bis Excsllency
the Governor; his Honour the Lieutenant
Governor, a number of his MajeRy's Coun-
Gil, leveral Members of the General Az
fembly, a number of the Reverend Clergy,
Admiral Montague, Sc. After dinner the
Company efcorted hisExcellency, Sc to the
Town oule, and then proceeded to the
common, and made choice of the following
Officers for the eniajng year, viz.
Martin Gay, Elq; Captain.
Mr.. Robert jenkins, teri. Lifntenani.
Mr.. John Skinner, En6gu. -
The Company went through their fever
al manGuyres to the general latisfaetioh of
great number Of Spectators, among whom
were many per(ons Of difinetIon.
Yeferday Capt. Coffin arrived here id
~ da, from London, Capt Chambers
failed two days before him, and Capt. Lyde
was to fail the day after him.
The Captains Symmes and White we
learn were to (all the latter end of April.
Tuefday arrived his MajeRy ihip King
Fifher from South Carolina.
Mr.. JoGah Howe, and not Mr.. Benja-
min Wadfworh, as mentioned in our lait,
came representative for Milton.
From an AmRerdam NstVf- Paper.
ga Philosopher of one of our unlverities
has jua publilhed dIlertation on the cele-
brated Mr.. Franklin's theory Of electricity,
explaining the Leyden experiment, with illuf-
trations of many comfortable exceptions a.
gaina that appauded theory. To the Ley
den electrical experiment nc body IL fran
ger, and il is well Known, that protector
Muichenbrook was fricken with fuch amaze
and terror, at its effect, that in a letter
to Mr.. Braumur, he Jays he would not, for
the whole kingdom Of France, make le-
cond experiment. Our young author, after
iuccina view of Mi. Franklin's explicatioh
points out the inconvenience of his ,brovy
at the fame time obferving all the reipef
due to that excellent perlon, and lhewing by
what modes and amendments his theoymay
be Gill retained"
A petition was lately preiented to the
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from an Off
Ger of that kingdom, praying for promotions
in which the petitioner actually urged, as
claims to his Excellency's conEderationS
that bis brains sVvs ksOeksd out in AnsrieGs
and that be tvas The fdfbr Of tsVs orphan,
sUbs b0dnOf a pGrsnf Tsifing TO farsi@ ibfns
Nth tie nsesOGries Of Efs.
Exraa Of d letter fvas CaifbaeG, Ia Scsf-
land, Mayeb a.
" A very melancholy accident has hap
pened in this country: as great company;
to the number of iixty-ix men, were attend
ing funeral at church yard on the Other
(ide of Lock Shein, in the lhre of Sunder-
land, which was then frozen over, they A.
greed to pats over on the ice, which unlue-
kily gave way, and they all perilhed."
MARRIED. AT R0wley, Mr.. Job Pin
grey, in his 84th year, to Nils Elizabeth
Platts. q maiden in her 74th.--Alfo Mr..
Samuel Kelly, upwards of 80, to MiGs abb
gail Beal. of lpfwich, maiden Of ga.
On Sunday the 18th day of May Taft, d.
ed at bis houGe in Bottom, RICHARD
DAMAGE; BarriRer atLaw, leventy-two
years of age. He was gentleman Of un-
blemihed Morals BY bis liberal educate
on very good natural powers and dill
gence in the Rudy of the law, he was emf
nent in his protection. He was faithful to
bis clients, and unjuf to no man. Ever
Lfince he came into bufinefs; he was exem-
plafy in carsfulnefs, diligence and frugality,
wherebyhe has left to bis widow, (onlY ff-
ter Of the Honorable Judge TrOwbridgeJ