The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-05-28

lew days iince, la the houie of Peers, that he
had an important motion 10 make in the
courle of few days, relating to the prefer,
il,uation of affairs in America. 40.
They write from Jamaica that Spanlh
frlea'e has taken three Aoops belonging to
Rhode lA4nd, and carried them into the Ha-
vannah.
HbyI 8. Il certain that Lord TOWN..
bend has declined having any reinforcement
from Scotland. This itep of his Lordlhip'
has given birth to much Ejaculation, as We
have vet no authentic accounts of the mott
ons of General Giiborne, much leis that any
thing Deceive has palf.
AprI 7. 1t is faa, that the Danes are
10 enraged againit the EngIilh, thar all the
meiiengers who have of late gone from thi.
court TO theirs, have BY the exprefs orders oI
Col. Keith, kept within his Excellency',
doors curing their lay at Copenhagen, anc
never once entered into the itreets, for feal
OF being inlulted by the mob.
In the month of July latt a French fhit
came into the road of Madras. The com.
mander was in debt and he morigaged hi
veiel for a part of her value to obtain mo
ney to clear himielf Mr.. White mem.
Der of the council, was the perfon who ad.
vanced the money, to the amount of 4ooc
pagodas l.: He therefore fent a perion or
board the lhip to take charge of her until h,
was paid, and the mortgage redeemed. 1'h,
Frenchman went few nights after aboard
and Tipping his cable went out to fea. MIR
White, upon this, applied to Sir Johr
Lindfay, who gave an armed force, undc
Mr.. Whites direction. The party cen
fitted Ct an officer and twelve men. The,
fet out in veilel overlook the lhip upon tn
high fea;, boarded her, and truck the Frencl
colours. Mr., Law, and the French in Ind
conilder this as declaration of hofiilities
there being goods on board the ihip belong
ing to merchants in Pondicherry.-
correspondence is hot between Admiral Har
land and the French Governor. The cour
of France are informed of the whole, in tn,
moR friking colours and if the French
have really any deGgns on the Ealf-Tndies
this will ferve them as plauGble pretext
WHITEHALL, Mavfb 2S. The KIM
has been pleaied to appoint John Fenton
Eiq; Provof Marihal Of the province of No
va Scotia in Amerira.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, [Twky] EtbrR0y
II. No leis than five fires have happene
here within the fpace of fifteen days, b
which feveral thoulands houles have bee
reduced to aihes.
RoME [hay] Mayeb ?. The Duk
OF Glouceter after having kept his apart
ment 3 days on occafon of the death Of hi
Auguf mother, went laff week to the quiri
mel to pay wifi to the Pope, with whom
be had long conference, after which the no
ly father charged bis msjordoro to max
prefentin his name to his Royal Highnef
confifing of two magnificent pictures, AM
a complete iet of copper plate cuts repre-
fenting the different views of ancient AM
modern Rom-, engraved by the celebrate,
Piranef. This Prince has ordered tn
Sieur Maron, famous painter, to draw
his picture; he has alto permitted Mr., Ne
vellon, an eminent Engliih Statuary, #
take model of his buff, in order TO hay
il cut out in marble.
WARSAW, [ POland] Mdyeb7 Thougl
we are shured PrcIiminaries are figned be
tween the Ruhians and Turks, yet boil
iides are bufy in preparing for war. Howe
YER we hatter ourfelves, that is only making
peace fword in hand.
March "a. Since the arrival Of two cou
riers to the Ruf1ian Ambaaador here, The
hopes of peace feem to vaniih, and il il
feared to be further off than it was thought
to be fome time ago.
CoPENHAGRN Marrb IL. It is aGured
that Count Strueniee has gone through all