The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-09-24
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great Duke, or Lord, or Secretary OF State
that was, who had been 70 piofule in the Inn
ple ani6ce of fruit He was anlwered that
!, was Mr.. F. the Banker. SOB DO &! Jon
/ay dat /? (returned the aRonlihed foreigner
btgar den ne 20 dis minute and take OIL wy
money from bin, or be soiH eat it all up" ne
drew GU, his money Immediately, and Mr.
F. ftopt payment in few days after.
On Thmlday laR very considerable
.Houfe in the American Trade ttopt tor oe'
tween fixty and feventy lhouland pounds
owing to the now circulation OF money from
that continent.
Arrived, Badge, Wilton, from New Ing
land at Liverpool.
Estroa sfS ltrr fyom AaxSrs, in BwgH"-
dy, June 4.
/" We have been in the utnoit coniterna-
ton here, occsGoned by an earthquake, at
tended BY a violent form of thunder and
lightning. was at upper laf night, about
nine O'Clock, at the Hotel de Petit Faris'
when | felt the frii lhoCk, which lated near
two feconds, and threw every thing OFT the
table : this (hock was infantly followed
BY another equally leVere Immediately
got down into the Rrect, where great
number of people were gathered, and mott
of them upon their knees was hardy IN
the ffreet before another ihock was percelv-
ed and the fpIres of the two dominican
Churches came tumbling down, but no per-
ION was hurt thea began the form and
Guch fleets of FIRE poured down, that, tor
our own preleryation, we were forced INTO
the Churches, and the Bi(hop's Palace was
full. About FIVE minutes after It began, one
of the Converts took fire Every one was
fearful of venturing to help the poor Nuns
who ran out aImoR naked ftupihed with
fear. they kneeled down in the ftreet, and
remained immoyeable. About an hour after
the form began to abate, and by hive in the
morainp every element was entirely COM
po(ed. and more beautiful morning never
law. The damage done was not near 10
comfortable as was expected, as the two
Churches and the Convent were the only
fuferers. The amazement was general,out
now is pretty we'll over, and we have now
nothing elle but males and prayers to de-
precate the vengeance of offended Deity
On monday Taft man at Bromley UNDER
took to eat gallon of peas and Tx pounds
Of bacon within the hour ; ne did It with
great cafe in three quarters OF an hour. :.
.fuy I6. Il is faid that letters OF recall
are ordered to be fent to Henry Lyttleton,
E!o; his MajeRy's Ambahador at the Court
OfLifbon, at his own deiie.
Its reported that the Court OF Great
Britain has declared an unalterable reiolutl'
ton TO maintain the independence Of Dant-
zic, Elbing, Marlenburgh, and the other
trading towns upon the VIftula.
Extroa sfa letter from Plymouth. JH5 "a
s. According to your requeit have en-
deavoured to fend you as comPleat lift OF
the fhips in this Port as pofibie The Ar
tifcers have been very buiy lately, and work
an additional tise the Duke, fecond rate,
and the Conqueror and Noniuch, third
and fourth rate, are going with great exPe-
diton and orders have been fens down
lately TO the Matter Builder, to lay down
hrR rate in the room of the Conqueror,
which will be launched about September.
The flips at prefent under repair are the
Foud.oyant and Plymouth TTanlport the
Adventure and Reloulion will loon fail tor
the South Seas upon discoveries"
Exfraa sf0 letter fran Edinburgh, TSiy g.
I" never remember fuch lealon as we
have at pgefent the fields look mott beauti-
fuI. great appearance of fine crop Of all
forts Of grain, fine hay ieafon, and pro
digious crop, vaa appearance of fruit |;
ftsawber1es, the beR ever law, at two
pence and three pence the quart. 1t Our
naoney be. lcarce we lhaIl have plenty in the