The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1772-11-26

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This the SheriAs Immediately declared,
| which declaration was received with burfis
of spplsuse. AT the fame time poll was
demanded for Sir Henry Bankes, Aldermen
Halifax and Shakefpear, and ALTO for Alder
men Wilkes and Towniend.
When the pol was reported to the Livery
by the Common SERGEANT, the Sherifs deiMed
him TO announce the proppiers, " hich he &C.
cordiugly did whom the Livery compli-
men,cd with groans and hlHes.
The 'Sherifs then declared hat the poll
bOnlG NOT be pn5hJbsd, and that it ihould COM
mence directly.
Yefterday both Hoiie; of Parliament met,
pufuant 70 re laff PROPAGATION and were,
by commiAion from Ills Malefy, further
prorogued ill the 9TH OF November.
They write from Copenhagen, that ex-
tracrdina'y warlike preparations are now
making in every part of that Kingdom, on
what account is kept profound iecret.
Orders are fued for the Subaltcrn officers
in each regiment to attend their duty with
The utmoR exaanefs.
The Windfor, of 90 guns, and the Pref
ton, Of SO, now at Portfmou,h, are ordered
to be rugged and fitted out for lea immediate
ly.
OdObtr L. Yeferday both Houfes of
Convocation met, purluant to their lafi pro-
roga ion, and were further prorogued to
Wednesday the u 9th of November next.
Ot7Obo- 2. The Cabinet. council did not
break up yeferday till after four O'Clock liz
is rumoured it was in coniequence of fome
intentions againf Denmark. sfo.
Extrd65 of a tttfr fran fbs Hague, Sept. zs.
+" Letters received here from Hamburger
adviie, that the late revolution in Sweden
has excited the attention of the Court of Pc.
teffburgh and report prevails, that the
Empress of Runia has given orders for
2sooo men to march Immediately into Fin
land but the motives which have induced
her Imperial MajeRy to take this Rep remain
a myRery.
Yeferday arrived mail from New York,
brought by the Lord Hyde packet boat,
Goddard, to Falmouth, in 23 days.
The King of PruAia has taken poasfIion
of the diifriet of Great Poland, iituate be-
tweent the Dlage and the Netze, as well as Of
the country of Pruiiia. and PG.nerania ON
both 6des Of the Viffula, which the crown Of
Poland has hitherto held under the name of
Polilh Prnfia, except the cities of Thorn
and Dantzick.
From the FrSntieys Of Poland, Sept 10. We
learn by authentic letters from Waiaw, that
the Ruiiian Ambahador had received an ex.
prefs from Fockzani, with the news that the
congfefs had been broken up fruitlefsly the
arr of Iaf month, and that the Min,ifeIs
Plenipotentiaries of each party fet out the
next day. Thefe letters add that the Ruff.
fan troops in MoIdayia and Walachia had,
in coniequence, received oIdess TO march
Immediately towards the Danube, and thar
they are to be replaced by the leveraI regi-
ments of that nationnnow quarteIed in Po-
land.
LONDON, O670bU 8. YeRerday his
Grace the Primate of Ireland fet out for that
kingdom.
They write from Copenhagen, that the
King has advanced 10000 crowns, without
inteIeR, TO the projectors of lcheme for
erecting boundary in Norway for cannon
For MIR. Alderman Wilkes - 3or
Mr.. Alderman Townfend - 2278
Mr.. Alderman Halifax 2I26
Mr.. Alderman Shakefpear - 1912
OGO. 9. Yeterday morning, at eleven
o'clock, court of huaings was he'd at
GuildhAll, for the purpoie Of declaring the
poll for Lord-Mayor for the enfuing year.
The Sheriffs, attended by their officers,
Attended the buRings little after eleven,
and afterwards fat down to cah up the poll,
which took up about two hours. When
the DOLL was raff I'd, the common feJieant