The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-04-03

en- being wounded, immediately lwilns a
way with amazing celebrity, with the harpoon
Ticking in him, to the very Imminent danger
of the whole boats crew, who are Obliged TO
90 within a few yards of hth who could
infantry fink them with Zap of his tail.
The prelent invention is adapted TO remove
the hazard of fuch ii,uation, and to add
more to the certainty of the operation,
which the feamen call Gviking the nh it is
dart or harpoon, of much the fame nature
as that now in ufe, but, infead of throwing
il with mans arm, it is 10 contrived that
it can be fred at the whale out of fmall fwl.
vel gun, with the rope fixed to it at the dli-
tance of 10 yards The gun may be pro-
perly pointed, and occasionally fixed on and
taken off, and three of them may be very
conveniently and readily fixed to boat. A
experiment vas made laf week, at the
Greenland dock, Dcbtford, before lome gen.
tlemen of the committee of Arts and fcien'
ces, fome commanders in the Greenland
trade, and other gentlemen, merchants, &c. !
by firing in at tub, or b, Il, in full moiioa
when il was found to anlwer very well, and
il is thought it will be uied in actual buiinefs
by the fra fhips that go to the Greenland
flhery.
TGxary ~. That part of the Royal
| Speech which recommends an attention to
abufes in the remoter dominions of the
Britifh Empire, is peculiarly directed to
the Eaf-Indies.
The patriotic party intend 10 fet up Mr.
Sheriff Bull, as a candidate for the county Of
EHex.
| Yeftrrday morning lome dispatches were
eRt down to Goiport, to be forwarded BY
the St. John lchooner, to the Governors
of Bottom and South. Carolina. b.
January rs. His Royal Highnefs the
Duke of Cumberland attended his duty
on Thurldas in the Houle of Peers for the
hrit time this feIion.
No perfons, lnce the frR day of meet
ing, have been admAted into the galleries
lof the Houfe of CoAnmons, without an
order from the Speaker. ~
Two Lords, not lefs Gl4inguilhed H6r
their tiled integrity than BSgh political
knowledge, and who are of no particular
party, are determined, it is faid, to decline
all attendance in parliament until certain
doors are let open.
Alta court of Common Council held
yesterday at Guildhall, to confider the adj
jouFned motion relating to FLYER cups, af-
ter many warm debates and alterations,
the following motion was moved for and
leconded, viz.
That FLYER cup, value 2ool. be pre-
tented to Brals, Elq; our late worthy Lord
Mayor; and two others, value TOOL. each,
to Mr.. Sheriff Wilkes, and Mr.. Alderman
Oliver, for the noble fand they made in
the bufinefs of the Printers againft an ar
bltrary vote of the Houie of Commons, for
the Prefervation of the rights and Liberties
OF our fellow citizens, as well as the fub-
jeets in general. -
After the motion was read, the follow
ing amendment, to take place after the
word That in the motion, was moved for
and lecondsd: A piece of god plate, of the
value of 4ool. be forthwith provided at the
citys expence, to be kept and ufed with
the citY's other plate, with an interruption
engraved thereon, to perpetuate this
Courts app obation of the conduit of the
IN; &c worthy Magihrates, Alderman Cro(-
by, Wilkes and Oliver; who, TO their
immortal honour, aHerted aad maintained
the tranchlfrs of their fellow citizens, in
diicharging M. Miller, citizen Of Lon
don, aPPrehenoed and detained under an H.
legal warrant Of the preient Houfe of Com.
mons thereby fetting an example worthy
the imitation Of preient and future Magif-
tratss. And the queffion being put. ON
holding up OF hands, there appeared 70 near
an equality, that the Lord Mayor could not
determine. A diViion was then demanded
and the teIlers appointed for the amendment
were, Mr.. Deputy Grafton and MIR. Deputy
Ellis sgaina the amendment, Mr. William
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