The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-12
wEDNESD AY, November II.
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IN Germany, dateo Attn OF Juneiait, reple-
tents IL af country in fuch extreme difttels,
that the inhabitants could not procure pio-
v:Gons uader the following enormous p.ces
VIZ. Rye, at twelve dollars per buiheI bal.
ley, at eight and oats, at four.
A vcilel arrived at Calco- Bay, it is bid,
brings an account that the Negroes al Z
f qusbo, near Sulransm. had deittoyed ma
ny of the plantations thsie, and killed a
ereat number Of the Inhabitants.
DIED. Mrs. Robin(cn, wife of Mr..
Abel Robinlon, fhoemsker.-Mis. Wells,
wife Of Mr. Wells, maion Mrs. Wallis,
wife of Mr.. Wallis, mariner.-At Hiira.
niola, Capt. Benjamin lngerfol, of this
town.-At Reaslns, Mr.. William Green,
Deputy She,lf.-At Salem, Mis-. f. "a
beth Gardner, wife Of Capt. John Gatcner.
AT MaibeheaG, Mr.. Thomas Goes -
AT 6 alton, Mr.. Jofhua Fletcher Az
Northhet, Mrs. Elizabeth Wright.
CHARLEsTowN, rs. Cardinal OfT0-
bar IA On Wedneftayfaft his Excellen
cy Lord Charles Grcyliie MoItagu, CO.
vernon in chief, &c sc. of this pro-
vince, arrived at Beaufort about feveu
o'clock in the evening, under a diicharge
of the cannon on the Bay-areet. The
nexe dav the cannon at Lytrleton's Bsf-
ton faluted bis Excellency. and the gen.
tl-meu of the town paid their comPll-
ments.
The fame day, being the day of the re-
turn OF the wrlts of election at Beaufort,
81 MEMBERS OF the honourable the COM
mohs houie were fworn IN before his Ex-
cellency the Governor, and were then d.
reeted to return to their own houfc and
proceed TO the choice of fpeaker, which
having done they informed the Governor
thereof by m,Hige, and def ed that hrs
Excellency woulu be pleaied to appoint at
waat time the Speaker might be preiented
for his appreciation, and his ExceDency
appointed Saturday the 10th infant at IL
o'clock.
On Friday h~PrIneipaI inhabitants of
Beaufort, waited on his Excellency with
congratulutory sddrels, which was prelent-
ed by John Barnwell, jun. Efq; one of
their representatives in shembly.
On Saturday the 10th infant, his Ex-
cellency being feated in the upper houfe of
Ah;mby, was pleafed to command the
immediate attendance Of the honourable
the commons houfe, who prefented the
Ion. Peter Manigault, Efq; as their Spea-
ker, ofwtom his ExceIlency was pIealed
to approve, and then opened the lsfion
( with the following fpeech, viz.
The SpEECu nj HE Gvcs liz. Il Mt.
hon. Lord Charles Greville Mont aeu.
Captain General, Governor in chief.
Sc. sc. in and over his Maief,'s pro-
vince of South Carolina, to the Gene
raj Aiismbly Of the laid province, az
Bfasfvt.
Honorable GmtltmTn,
4" Mr.. Speaker, and Gsnflsmsn sf hl Cam
mons HozjS Of A1SmbJ,
&" MY conhznt attention 10 preEerve
the laws of this province from violation was
the only caufe of my calling the General
| AiIembly At this time. -
Ny knowledge Of the fItuation of al
fairs in this country and of her real interefts,
and my ardent wines to promote them,
induced me to fummon the General A.
lembly to meet in this town. have ex-
ercifed and fhall continue to exercifs the
royal prerogative IN fuch manner as, in nv
opinion, may promote his M4ef Is lervice
and the general advantage of the people o.
yer whom / have the honour 60 prefide.
AHd, while am cautious, in the mott ex-
treme degree, that do not violate the
laws, ihaif be perfectly fatis6ed with my
conduct 70 long as excrcife mch powers
only as are confirutionaI Such flall al
ways exercife with the beR intentions and
with corresponding firmnefs.
4" A long fplce of time having elapled
fince the inhab rants of this province have
received bensfit from the deliberations of a
rou,rnonu hOute of AnernhIv v,,ov fslut.