The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-06-04
AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE.
HARTFORD, May 10.


che fame Gentlemen were reelected, who
feryed lar Year.
Nav 10. His Honour the Governor
with the refolye of the General Afiem5ly,
now fitting in this place, has iiiued procla-
nation, continuing the embargo lad on The
expectation of all wheat, Indian Corn, and
other grain, that is of the growth and
produce of this colony, and meal and fiowcf
manufactured in the fame, BY his 4onou''s
proclamation dated the 18Th Of March af,
(which terminates the 10th inftant) till the
Il 9Th. day Of July next.
HALIFAX, Nay S. Laa Saturday arr-
we'd here the Duke Of York, Captain John
Bonn, in fix weeks and four days from Llser-
pool, with whom came paGengers number
of fubAantial Settlers for Francklin's Manor.
NEWPORT, May IS. Laft Thurfday,
at theRey.Dr. Stiles's,in this town,a number
of ladiesson ieventy wheels, PUN an hundred
and Gx,cen fkeins ofgood yarn, which they
prefented. to Mrs. Stiles.
Yeilerday at O'clock, P. NJ. Fahren-
heits Thermometer food at ninety, in the
north fhade.
PHILADELPHIA, Nay Al. Capt. Co.
will, from Llibon, on the 9Th of April, about
midnight (having failed the day before) felt
very fInart lhock of an Earthquake, which
LATED near minute and an half, and cauied
q great uemor in the lhip all the time.
NEw-YoRK, Nays. Tuefday, May
10 (being the day appointed for the annu.
al Commencement of the Graduates Of
Kings College, in this City, numerous
and respectable audience, honoured by the
prefence of bis Excellency Governor Try
on, and general Gage, aHembled at Trini-
ty Church.
After prayers, land an elegant Latin Grafton
by the Rev. Charles lnglis, A. M. PTss. P.
T. the Salutatory Grafton was delivered
with great propriety of pronunciation, and
eracefulnefs of geffure, by Mr.. Ogden.
The audience was next agreably enter
tanned with judicious eomparJl0n Of modern
and ancient lsarnisg,a an accurate Ultimate
of the peculiar excellencies Of each, by MIR.
Bowden whole elegant competition and
animated delivery, did him much honour.
Mr.. Skene, next, diicovered much brilli-
ancy of fancy and refined taRe, in an En-
glifh Grafton on the 6faatis5 Of Postry, pro-
nounced with fpirit, and recommended by
the accuracy of his geGure.
A ForszEc dilPats then fucceeded. MIR.
Winerton Imported the character of an
Empire, with much fpirit and humour and
Mr.. Muidon, in his reply, pointed out, in
a Ariking light, the hyperion advantages of
regular application to the ftudy Of phyfic,sn
rallied the pretenGons of Empirieiim with
much wit and pleafantry.
MIR. King, next, gained much applaufe,
by an animated Latin Grafton, on the bVe Of
glory.
The bold Hypothefes Of prefumptuous
Philosophers, and the ridiculous confequen-
-ces of confidence and Dogmatifm, 10 the
different literary projections, were placed. in
ffriking light, by MIR Roebuck, in hui
morous, ironical Panegyric on the happy eff
y7ss sftrklampti0n and oDnr0nes which,
Joined with the propriety of bis delivery, oc-
cafioned much mirth, and met with the high
Ell spplaule from the audience.
The degree Of A. B. was then conferred
on Mrilfs. Ogden. Skene, Bowden> Bare
lay, King and Roebuck. The following
gentlemen, who gave angular marks ofiheir
improvement in medical knowledge, at their
public examinations, were graduated Bach
elors in PhyGc: James Muirfon, Charles
Doughty, A; nj. William Winterton, John
Augufus Graham, Uzal JOhnfon, Richard
Udall.
Col. Edmond Tanning, Elq; AM. of Yale
College and of Cambridge, New England,
was admitted 0d sEHdem.
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