The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-16
The WnlSPERER, No. LXXXVl.


n S the late fire at PortJmeutb, engroiies
"A great part OF The pubic Attention, as
oui ptelrnt Mlnitters (0r rather 1r0If0rSJ
chute 10 concea, from the knowledge Vi me
word, ever thing they know relative TO that
dAik and ,IIIalnous uaHf4ctiGD, as they with
hold from the public the aspghff0a5 taken at
R4adi2g by tie under Secretaries OF itate,
from one OF the lncendiarles conhued there
And as they expect TO hide from the people
OF ENGLAND and the whole world the lntamy
OF their own actions, and to icIeen from Pr
mbmfat their jrieaaJ, their aab0enf', and
their faaG, conlclous that the evidence OF
BRITAIN, and the papers in his 1eDDI0H,
would be lufhclent 10 cenVid Lord MA.Sneid,
Lord Butte, Lord taulkenbridge, &c. &c. OF
HIGH TREASON ; and Count de Gatgne'
the French Ambaiiador, who was iuf1eled
to efcape, Of being concerned in emitting
men in the F!ench lervice, and confpnlng a.
gainit The life of The King of GREAT bRI-
TAIN ard one OF he Spani6 Ambadador
Prime Aafamo's head jfrUGntS Il will not
fay with has pyiViy and eeg(faf) being parties
in that hellhh e0npirAy.
FAY, as this is the deiign of Lord Suffolk
and the reR of the Mlnlfiy in keeping This
matter a sretoand, and # pcflible an eternal
lecret, it ifIall be my bulinels in this paper to
give to the world, very particular and cir
cumfantial account Of the bOryid plot, toge.
ther with damning pr0qfJ Cf their GUILT: |
-yil leave them to vindlcate their own cha
fd8ers, and take upon myie.fthc ratification
~ by ailerions, as far as it is f0zlJfsnt or me-
ts1Gy.
he account am about to publh will
firike every man with horror, and | think
cannot fail to draw down the vengeance of
the people of England, upon the plbllanim0aS,
and fraifyon5 miniiters of this country.
JONATHAN BRITAIN was born in the
North of TukJhre, his father and mother
were Roman catholcks, and he declares that
he jferet5 profefed that religion himleIf, but
appeared tpfnH to be a proteffant. About
four years ago he entered as common mansn
Nordam'ts dIagoons,he was 70 n after made
a cortw0k, and in a inert time Jtrjeant, from
that he was raiied to Je,Je0nt paymGfv.
Some time after he was placed inthls itati-
on, he was fent into Gloesi9e,Jhire on a re-
cTuiting party, where he got acquainted with
one PisrrtRogrs, who has commidion in
The French lervice, and was employed TO en-
lit men here for the ule of the King of
France, by order of the Cent de Gmgnes, the
ate run. 0qoay smbaAador BRITAIN and
ROGERS entered into long conversation
together, the latter loon found the former
Vas of the fame religion as himfelf, and
therefore opened his mind without any fort
OF Teferse; he made him large promlies, and
to!d him he would introduce him 10 the
Freneb Am6a0ador, and that he ihould re
ceive one ihIIlng day, pay from the FrFncb
King, and tgVo gainfaS and eroIVH for every
man he got induced by the lure ct nteref,
and not attached by p'indpt or religion to
the EngL@ government, he was prevailed
upon TO undertake ihls dangerous buiinels,
and accordingly beat up for volunteers with
redoubled vigour; and when he got recruit
that was willing to enter into NerdHnt'5 dra-
goons, he 6ril made him drunk, and then
run down the Engi6 fervlce, expaiiated We,
ny largely, on the many kardihIps the folders
fuhered in England, and how much prefera-
bic il was to Elm the army 10 France, that
the folders here were only lAves, while thofe
in the fervice OF the moft CbrifiOn King en-
joyed perfect liberty by theie fpecious ar
gunenS he prevailed on many TO go to