The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-25
w E D N E S D A Y, June -.
B OS T 0 N,

LONDON, april 10.
n NOBLE Lord has declared that a
n war with both France and Spain
cannot be avoided many months longer.
A letter from CaGiz fays, that 5000
troops, with fuitable quantity of military
flores, sc. embarked in Cadiz Bay, on the
10th ult. for South America.
Since laif fummer no fewer than feven
yefIcls have been leized by the Spaniards off
Cuba, on pretence of illicit tra'e.
The progrefs of Spain's inlu ting beha-
viour to Great Britain is worthy ofremark.
They begun gently, and have fince gradu-
ally Attended, till they at laff bit rs di,sG7.
~ in The sstb.-Thc 6rff fep was exclude
ing Britifh lhlps from Carthegena, on the
fiImly prctence of an illicit trade. The
frcond attempt was at Cadiz, where they
dared to FIRE on a Britih vshel, and mall
grear its matter with. his MajeRy's COM
milton in his pocket. They then feiz.d
leyera Englilh failors, in different ports, on
various frivolous pretences, and confined
them in prifon, where they fill Ito the c.
terna diigrace of Brittany remain.
At feven O'Clock on Tuefday night, the
fpeaker of the Houfe of Commons reaHum-
cd the chair, when Sir Harry Houghton
moved for the order of the day to be read.
which was for the fecond reading of the bill
for the relief of his Majeity's Protefant
fubieefs difenters, Sir r. Newdigate then
got up and objected to the Houfe going
about it at that late hour of the night, and
being 70 few members in the houie, aud
therefore he ihould move for its being put
off till the morrow, but that being objected
to by the other part of the houf-, Sir R.
Newdigate got up, and faid, that he faw
the greateft part of the Houfe was for GO
ing on this bufinefs that night, he juR beg
ged leave to move, infead of putting it off
ill the morrow, to put it off until that day
three months. William Pigeot fe-
conded the motion, and fpoke greatly a.
gainf the bill.-Mr. Dyfon, Capt. Phipps,
and Sir William M-ridith poke for the
Bill, and Lord FalkRone lpoke againft it.
The quefion being called for, the houfe
divided, when there appeared nine for the
Motion and leventy agairff il then the
bill was ordered to be read lecond time
and committed.
IprifI8. Letters from Holland inform,
thar an illuflious German prince is lult
engaged in the French fervice.
Yeferday fome dispatches were received
at ST. James's from the Electorate of Ha-
mover, faid TO contain Tome important in
telligence relative to the operations of the
PrufIian and Imperial Monarchs.
SHERBoRNE, AprH 40. We are inform
ed from Brlfol, that Jonathan Britain,
who is now there TO take his trial at the
enfuing Gfions for a forgery, Fill AYERS
that he was a principal h'nl in lettine
Portfmouth Dock on FIRE, and that he has
fuficient materials to make full dilcovery
of the fams.
HAMBURGH. G0many] A5rR 10. Let
tiers from Riga, dated the 24;h ult. advife,
that 3o,ooo RufIians, commanded by Gen.
Elmpt, the Count de Tottleben, Gen. Re-
binder, sc. have pahed by that place, de
recting their march towards Poland.
LONDON, Aprig II. Yeaerday noon a
courier arrived at St. James's from Lord
Grantham at Madrid, with lome advices Of
great importance.
Extra7 Of a Letter fysm Copenhagen, Abril 4,
/" Mr.. Uldahl, attorney general, who is
charged with the defence of the Queen and
of Count Struenlee, in his fpeech before the
Great Commifion fAid, +" In Shstever light
view the affair, find 70 much matter foI
reflection concerning the manner in which
the Queen has been treated, that cannon
entirely approve of that proceeding" He con-
cludes with laying, " Being charged BY the
Kings order with the defence of the cauie,
be perfuaded, gentlemen, that | (hal under