The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-07-02

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Mackay from S.. LUCIA White from North
Carolina, Reed from New foundsnd, Elwell
from Falmouth, Great Britain; Hume from
G:eenack wells from St. CroIx.
PHILADELPHIA, Juns I8. BY Cap
tain Ewing, from Londonderry, we lean
hat the accoun, pubiilhed OF the killed ard
wounded, between the Kings troops and The
Hearts of Steel, was much exaggerated, as
there had only been flight fkirmiihes between
them that many of the inlulgents weTe
taken .prifoneTs, and fome oftheir rnglead-
ers executed, and that many were daily
bringing in I; and that the country was piet-
ty peaceable when he came away.
Extyad Of a ls:sU Jr0m Londsn, .Abrilto.
:" The crueities exerciied upon TIE nno-.
cent natives of Bengal, for fome years paif,
and TIE fcene of rapine that has been car
red or there, by the (rrYants of the COM
pany, call aloud TO heaven Itfef for ven-
gesnce, and demands the utmoft attntion
Of the legilature, TO prevent the evil from
becoming irremediable. with fomething
cfeeual may be accomplished, before the
houles ieparate /; but | much doubt they
will not be able to get at the bottom Of the
mitchell, and of coufie be obliged TO leave
things as they are. There are many rich
villains to be dragged out into open cay,
but their very p'under R:eens them, and
will enable them to evade the blow. The
liiue Of this important affair the pubic ex-
p,9 with Impotence.
+" In regard to the miniflry in general, l
think them upon very permanent footing.
Lord North RITES in the general eltimation
every day. He is conkaedly the mott able
man in the houfe of commons, and CON-
ducts the public buiinefs there with great
candor, moderation and firmnefs never TO-
iing his temper in the nidff of the greateft
oPPoiition, but Prsfsiving that dignity of
behavior, 70 becoming his Ration, and dif-
covering, upon all occaGons, that courage
and squanimity, which conicioulnels Of
acting with pure intention can alone in
fPire. The King, unloliclted, has given
him the garter, and ! believe even his poll
tical enemies flor perfona he has money!
will allow it is well bsfowed."
ExtrAS q 0nstkfrhgsr fom Lesdsn, Ab. H..
" A cry Btdinary application has
been mzs the Earl OF Rockford, for
grant of the lands in the river Delaware.
| his petition has gone 10 far as to pals the
board of trade, and report has bsen made
from thence, letting forth, that there is no
realon why his msjeify fhould not al ow the
petition. as thofe lnands do not leem to be
included in any of Mr.. PENIS grants OF tho
province that they are chiefly in fate
OF nature, unimProved, without the jurif-.
detIon of any court in the province and
that they are refuge for felons and OUT
laws. Mr.. Penn has exerted himfelf good
deal in this matter, and It now is before
the lords OF the council, where teitimony
has been adduced to lnvalidate every thing
LET forth in the report o: the board OF traae,
in the jud sment of every candid BY ffander.
he thing will be concluded on tuclday,
and, 1t IS much to be feared, will PATS the
council in the noble lords favor, greatly a.
CAN'T the rules ofjuhice, and perhaps to
the total ruin of many poor families, who
depend foley on their poi, Aions in theie j.
hands for their fupport."
ExtrNA Of a third Letter from ibs ZANE Place,
AprH IS.
" The application respecting the inands
in the river Delaware, which mentioned
in the other letter wrote BY this opportu-
nifty, was to have been determined this day.
But Lord Rockford, much to his honour,
withdrew his petition, upon the principle,
that thofe people Ssbo hrf peiI, I'D them
feives of thCIe iAands, while they were in
a fate of nature, and RATED them to their
prelent ftare of culture and Improvement,
were beft entitled to the royal favor, fuppi-
fing the iAands not to be within any OF TIC
grants made to the Penn family"