The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-03-05

1entered that city with an army.
4 A private letter from Paris, Jays, " An
account has been received here from thc
\ land of Bourbon, that powerful Nabob
/ at the head of a numerous army, was III
march for one of the Englifh settlements
ION the coaA."
a Notwithstanding all inhnuations to tn:
acontrary, we are dslired to allure the pub.
Tic, that the greatett harmony has prevail.
! ed, and fill continues between our Court
and that of Madrid.
The officers of the Dock Yards hav'
sreceived orders TO get all the ihips ready
for fea as foon as poifible: For which rea-
ion the artificers are to work double tides
December 6. 1t is iaid that Great Per.
Homage s 70 truck with, and affected by
1.-THE late deiperate confpiracy and aflaHina.
zion Of the KING of Poland, that his gua,c
will be doubled for the futu.e.
4 The Lieutenant of ireland is (aid to B.
Every p'efing to be recalled but It j:
Sthought the minitry cannot determine OF
aany ro6leman, at pfelent, to accept thai
soficc. IL is likewfe faid fone change.
Sln the higher law departments in that kim
Hdo1l will foon take pace
4 The American agents are to wait upor
athe Ear of Hillfborough in few days, tc
/ ece've his Lordlhip's opinion upea !omc
epropofsls made to him a few weeks ago ~
Ethe benefit OF che colonies.
a Dsesmber 10. We are tod from autho-
gritty. that our mott amiablc Queen IS again
Dpegnant; fhe was not at Chspel yeiter-
aday, but had divine fcrvice performed in
her own chamber, being tightly ndiGpo(ed
8 We are ahured, that il is now fcttec
Spoint, that Earl Cover fhall fuccced LORD
Z Townihend as LORD Lieutenant of Ireland
4 1t is ruu:oured, that meilage full o.
8inlolence, hath been received Taft wces
HTom Spain.
A Dtfsmbsr IL. We hear that orders ar,
2given for furvey to be made OF all the
ports and hsrbours belonging to the Bri-
tifh Colonies in America, under the in
sipecfion of two able engineers.
4 Deeembr IL. Laf night the Earl oil
Butte, Jeremiah Dyfon, Sir Gilbert e.
aliot, and another gentleman, were in con-
ference with his MajeRy, above two hours
at Buckingham-Honfe.
December I3. We are now told, tina,
advices have been received within thefe
few days from Lord Grantham, informing,
that his Catholic MajeRy is dcfroas OF
having the difference relative to the affair
at Carthagena adjufed in an amicablc
manner; and that he prouiles to make all
Nthe fatisfaction that ghe Court af Great
Britain can reafonably require, for the in(ult
Sofered to the Britifh flag.
1t is whilpered, by the moderations at
! the Wet-end of the town, that the only
: way to heal the difference in Ireland is to
lend over Lord Chatham to fucceed the
1prefent viceroy; and it is even faid that
! iuch a dehsn has been limited to his Lord
hips friends, by the deGre of Great
sPerfonage, but we have not heard, what a
deception the propofals met with.
Dscsm6er IL. 1t is apprehended, that
! the Spaniards intend building fort upon
Falkland's Hand, within gun-ihot of Fort
5Egmont.
Since the arrival of Captain Stott from
Fslkland's lfland, the mlniferial runners
nave induftriou1y circulated, according to
order, " that the Spaniards have given up
Faikland's Hand entirely-the whole llano
Fort Egmont and all !" 1t is more than
probable the London Gazette will confirm
thse report. If it does, it will not be the
i frf fagb0Od which the London Gazette
has given to the world. The faa is, the
. Spaniards have furrendered Port and Fort
Egmont ONLY. The Spaniards drove
our people from the JGard; they would
not fufter them to remain upon any par,
ofit. They took ponefion of the whole /;
laying, " the Hands belonged to the king