The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-10-29

] nave teen mYieH. mere was heie"-
bour Of mine, as curious as myfelf TO ind
out whether this boy had really fuch
gift. We agreed TO put water in large
esrhen pan, Theoretically covered with a.
mother, and then place it in hole two
feet under ground in vineyard that had
been lately titled. In order that nobody
ihould inform him of it, at night we dug
the hole ourieIves, and covered il over,
and fmoothed the ground for 10 feet round.
This we did in two places. The boy ar
rived next morning, and we took him a
bout the country to thew his Kill. He
went bsfore us alone, with his hands in a
ihort waiiicost, ard topped ihoit when
he found Water, fpoke of it, and followed
to the fpring head. Little by little, we
brought him to where the water was hid
and nevei was 70 ahonIfhed in my life
as TO fee him go out of the way, hamP up
on the fpot, and fay, " here is water here,
but it does not rum" The earth was re-
moved, and the pan found directly under
We took him by the fecond place, which
be alto difcovered, but was angry at being
deceived. He then found out large
fpring in my neighbours houfe, which ne
was greatly in want of for an oil-mlh ne
has there.
Letters from Vienna, fay, that young
girl there, native Of Bavaria, has the
fame gift as young Parangue, the Hy-
droicop= of the fouth of France. Several
attsfations have been made of her furpriz-
ing discoveries of water, which fhe has de-
clared fIle could perceive under ground.
Exnatg sfd-ifffer f1sm D1ad,id, july 8.
/" Our court has juft received the very
difapreeable news of an unVerial rifiag of
the natives. on the fca COATS Of Chill, who
are greatly reinforced and Imported bf the
brave people in the internal parts of that
country. The Chilefians are the brayeft
people on the continent, and ever had a
mott remarkable antipa,hy to the Spaniards,
which made them cautious how they trul-
ted the natives, who have before made
attempts to recover their loft liberties, but
were ALWAYS fubdu:d by the Spznlards
keeping poie1ion of the COATS.
g The infurreefion that lately happened,
began at the town of BaldiVia, or Valdivis,
where the gold mines are fituated. twas
thus: In the night Of the I4th OF May, a
body of near ten thoufand Indians cams to
the mines, and fell upon the guards, whom
they murdered; they then proceeded to
fet free the negroes, but slaughtered all the
whites they came near, without mercy.
After this action they proceeded to the
town, but found the people were alarmed,
and had made fome preparations, having
fruit the inner yates, and pointed fone
guns on the wall, which they fired incef-
family on the Indians, and did great exc
cuion. Finding themfelves not able TO
gain poH fion of the inner town, they fet
fire TO the luburbs, and burnt them to the
ground, in which were three fac churches,
an hofpital, and feveral religious houGes.
Z" Having vented their fury as far as in
their power, at ValdlvIa, and being join
ed by number of Indian and negro 1aves
that dwelt in the luburbs, they LETT guard
to prevent the Spaniar6s from efcaping out
of the town, and proceeded Immediately
to the town ofImperial, which they invef-
ted, but were Obliged to raife the hege
with precipitation, and marched off as if
they iLiended to ferve Villaria in the fame
manner. A vshel was Immediately fent
from imperial, with intelligence, and,
when the advices came away from Ma
drid, an officer was preparing to march out
of Lima at the head of 1000 men,"
Her Msjeayis psrfeet recovered Of her
late ipdifpoiition, and on Saturday took
an ailing with the King about Hampton
Court &c.
SEP. z. We are aaured, that fevsrai