The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-10-29
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,The fcven traniports m,nrioned in our
lait to have arrived at Ne~-To K, are oe4
tined TO carry his Mrjcay's Royal Ameri-
can Regiment, now in that CITY and the
Jerfeys, to the illAnds of Jlmaicl aud An
tigua.
The Fox, Capt. Norman. from Cafco-
Bay, with mats for the dock yard, is afe
arrived at Plymouth, in England, after a
very fine padige.
Since our laif, Capt. Cazneau arrived here
from London the advices by him are not
70 late as by the packet arrived atNew York,
The fnow Trittram, Capt. Shand, is ar
rived at Rhode-lllind from London.
We hear that the late hurricane was very
fevere at Cape-Nichola Mote leveral vcf.
iels were damaged by running foul of each
other, and a number drove on lhore, bu, all
likely to be got off again.
Exrad afa letter from Sariaaw. Sept. 6.
This colony is in the greateR difrels
occailoned by an iniuueetion of the lAves
they are Attended 1000 frong, very formid-
able, fupplied with arms and ammunition,
and have defeated our folders, and taken fome
INK Founders from them, with which they
have fortified themielves on an iland, COM
hitting great depredatons and anoyng and
terrifying the inhabitants daily. We have
made ieveral Intellectual attempts to fubdue
them, and ABOUT three months ago they de-
feated our EFFORT fent againit them. We have
been Obliged to fet three or four hundred of
our toutet negroes free to defend US, and
without they do fomething effeefual againft
them, we ihall be under the mott melan-
choly approximations from theie inGur-
gents"
NEw-LoNDoN, O3obey I'd. On the 10Th
Infant the body of one James Johnion was
found dead in Say Brook near the ferry, bur
few rods out of the road, among ioGc
buihes, with three or four wounds in his left
bTeat, and one through his right arm, APP
pearing as though he was fabbed with
round initrumeat, or fhot with large ihot,
and ieveral other marks of violence were
found upon him. The jury of Tnqueit re-
turned their verdict, that he was murdered +.
which was ALTO viiibeto al the fpeeta,ors.-@
1t was the opinion of many OF the ipeefators.
that ne had been dead near a week. He
was ttrippcd entirel naked, and green coat.
which ne wore, fpread over the body.
On Ihurlday week before the aboyo
dIicovery, the iaid Johnfon was at Lyme
preparing TO go by water to fome other parts,
having procured bottle ofrum, fome bread
and cheeie, &c. for his flores, and had drank
10 much as to be lomething intoxicated, he
met with ananfient perfon, who called him
felt James Sheets, faid he had lately ruin away
from man of war, and had failed from
New-Haven IN Mr.. Hoar's employ, &c.
and when met exprefied much Joy, as hav-
ing been formerly acquainted. The faid
JohPion feemed much rejoiced that he had
met an old friend now in want, and that he
could yield him fome afiaance. The tran.
iient Perion foon aAttered faid Johnfon to
alter his voyage. and travel wefward with
him 70 they both pafied the ferry together.
The fame afternoon two men were ob(erved
to be eating bread and cheefe together a, the
place where the dead body was found. Alto
after that one man appeared there as If putt
ting on pair of hoes. N. B. The fhoes
OF the traniient perlon, which were obierv-
ed BY fome as old and much worn, were
found in the weeds not far from the corple.--
No doubt but the fuPpofed friend was the
murderer.
The hagGfHt ptylS1 Is dsl,ibsd az tsllsss.
A pretty well fet, furdy fellow had on
ablus waiftcoat, mort cloie tsowlers no
ttOcklng', buihy hair, dark eyes, and
dark complexion.
Governor TrumbuI, has ifIued procla-
nation, offering thirty pounds, lawful mo.