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


The tall of the fun, moon and itars in
1910 - The globe of the earth burned in
l78o.-Aad the univerfal judgment IN
1891.
AusuR IT. We are ahured that Lord
Harcourt, on his return from Verlai,ies,
has been enabled to allure his MAjeity OF
the very smicable difpoftion and friendly
fentimcnts of all the branches of the Houfe
of Bourbon towards Great Britain.
YeRerday morning his Exceliency
Prince Maf+rano, the Spanilh Ambada-
dor, fet off for Spain, with grand retinue.
AzgaR l6. The D. of G. has lately
written to a Great Perfonage, fefiring
permiilion TO Wifi his iiRer at Zeli, TO
which verbal meGage was returned, that
it was moro adviieable for him to fay in his
own country.
Yeferday morning a very respectable
body of merchants, connected with the
trade of the Britifh colonies, waited on the
right hon. the Earl of AHillfborough with
an address, in which they politely thanked
hun for the great attention they had al
ways received at his board, while he was
Secretary of State for America: They
were received with the greatef politenefe.
and his Lordfhip exprefied his attachment
to the commercial interefts of thefe king
doms in the warmef terms.
they write from Paris, that the Roya
Academy of Sciences there, have elected
DR.. Franklin, of Philadelphia, 20 fill the
vacancy made among their foreign men,
bers by the death of Baron-Van Swieren
and that the King has approved and con-
hrmed their choice. There can be but
eight of thofc foreign members by the con-
fltution OF the academy and as they are
generally of the mott diitinauiihed names
for fciencs in the different parts of Europe,
the honour of being enrolled mong them
is in high sftimation.
This day the right hon. Lord Hilii-
borough ( out for Ireland.
AEgzR 28. Il is talked that the Duke
of Gloucefer will let out in afew days for
the Wet of England, from thence &c
Scotlsnd, shence his Royal Highneis pro-
poles to erofs by way of Port Patrick &c
Ireland, in order to pay fsveral Wits in
that kingdom.
Extra7, Of Letter frsm Cbarks de SahiJ
En-; at ST. 7roas, mar MarJIiAty, 10 BIZ
b'ottrr the Req. Mr. de Sails, in Eng.
land, dated June ~, 1911.
A boy here of twelve years of age
has the faculty of discovering water unde
ground: This gilt Of his was difcoyerec
about year ago in the following manner
He was fanding at work by his father,
who was digging, and on a ludden called
out, Z" Do not dig TOO deep or the waite
will appear" The man had the cHnoiitJ
to dig about three feet and found conf
defsble fpring. This Gugular thing being
known in the province, ievcral people Of
ciffin6fion, who wanted water on their ef
tatcs, fcnt for him: AmoEh others, Mont
Boreile ient for him to an efate of his,
where according to tradition, there had
been three fprings. The boy, without
hsiiiston, carried him to every one oil
them. Mont dc Bompart, commander
OF the fqurdron at Tculon, fent for him
to houfe Of bis near the town; Monfieur
de Bompart was fo convinced Of the boy .
Kill, that he Immediately fell to work,
AID has fucceeded. At a houfe which the
Duke DC Villars lived in, fcme of the wa
er-conduits under it were choakedup; and
as the direction of them was not known,
they, TO fave expence of taking up the
Aoors, fent for the boy, who, on being
carried to the fPot, pointed to. the place,
and faid, Z" Here the conduit begins and
gees 10 fuch dircefioD, &c." So much
Jon the rs.ssiOn of oihs.s; now for what