The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-24

A4gga 3. We hear the quefiion of eta
bliihinR civil government on the bank of
the M iiiippi, has been of late 70 much OPP
pofed by Lord HiIiborough, and at sbe
fame time 70 much coun,enanced by fome
ofthe council, that Great patronage has
ordered accurate maps of thole tracks of
land to be Immediately made out for his
own infp.aion.
Extrsa Of letter from Leehorn.
{" Two letters, one from Cyprus, and
the other from Cairo, have brought US q
particular detail OF the defeat OF Ali Bey.
The latter Jays, " On the goth of April,
AboudAab and Abderhaman, whom Ally
Bey had bsnifhed on fu(picion OF their in :
tentlon TO revolt, ente,ed this place at the
lad of graf body Of troops. They i'm
medlately engaged wirh Ally Bey's army,
which was locn thrown into confuilon.
On this Ally Bey left the field, and Ad ;
but being pulfutd by Abpudaab, he was
taken, with seventeen pe'ions of his train,
loaded with heavy chains, and brought
back to the enemy's camp in triumph. His
chief Secretary and realuler were iezed,
and all his officers were either beheaded OF
burnt. Not iatisfied with thefe barbarities,
they ieized on the women of Ally Bey's
camp, and drag ged them round the
puoiic places 10 triumph. 1t vas imagln-
ed that ALI Bey himfef would be lent on
board yeAel Ali Confautinople."
The report Of feet having failed from
Ferrol, for the Welt Indies, was on Friday
conf med upon Change from whichi, is
more than probable, that the .Spaniaro.
are meditating fome blow in that quarter,
There is Likelihood of war between tn:
RuAiins and Auarians.
A4ggf q. His MAjeay it is ,faid, ha,
fgnihed his pleafure, that neither the FTf
Lord ofIhe T'reafury, nor the twosSecretAries
Of State, do go to their Ie(peeise country
leats for fome days. 8 II.
Jsbaa Rchard(on, Eiq; who for long
time was cruelty impriioned at Bottom, fol
the fupPofed murder of one of the mob il
PfeRon's time, is appointed MARTIAL of the
Court Of Vice Admiralty there, 10 the room
of Charles Paxton, Efqi reGgned. ! II
The lat letters from HANOVER adyife, that
the Q neen Carolina Matilda Of Denmark,
celebrated her birthday the a2d infant
with great (plendour on which occalior
there was an opera at Gorde, by perform
ers which wee fent for from HAnourgh
Tbefe letters add, that this Princris has a
lAf pitched upon ZslI for her re(dence dur
ing the winter, and that the cattle there u
fitting up for hefTeception. IS
HzgzH s. The matter of vthel from
HAvre de Grace dec AIRED on Friday at'tb'
Cultom- houie, that eight fail OF the line
four frigates, and ieyersl tranlpor,s, wen
lying at the Harbour of Rockford, ready Il
fail on the iheftei notice. es
ST.. JAMES,, Jay 81. His MsjeRy
in Council, was this day pleaied to order
that the Parliament which iiands proroguef
TO Tueiday, the 18th day of Auguf next.
fhould be further PfoIogued, to Tueiday the
2eth day Of September. y - ~
LONDON, Anggf 3. Tueiday the Ear
OF Hilliborough had great Leyee al hi.
houfe, at which leveral Wet India mer-
chants and colony agents were prefent.
Mr.. Fordyce's affairs appeared to be 70
complicated, thar without his Perlonal at
tendance; there will not be half crown ii
the pound for bis creditors. IL IS therefore
imagined he will be indited hons. And
from his lettefsto Colchefter, incredible and
ffrsngess idch ascireumffanee may feenn, il
is thought be will fpeedny figure away IN
the political world. W
The houfe Of tie H--s, in Amher-
dam, IS concerned in the failure of Mr..
Fordyce, TO tie amount of near J 90, COOL
The whole for which that gentleman and