The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-05-27
SATURDAY, May II.

SA L u RDA1 May II.
B o S r D N.
A veileI is arrived at New York with ie-
venty Highlanders from RoisfhIe, who. are
to fettle on Major Skeene's eRate at Skeenei
borough.
NEWPORT, My II. Laa Thurfday
arrived here yeAel in twelve days from.St.
Nichola Mole, in the Iilsnd Of Hifpanioa,
we received advice, that French fTigate
ately arrived there from Old France; that
Immediately upon her arrival, all the veiisls
IN that port were'fearched with the gfeateR
feverity, and the following were taken in to
|cuRody. viz. brig Charlotte, John Fryers,
mater, brig Freelove, Allen Brown, mater,
brig Charlotte, Mark Anthony D. Wolf,
matter, and Aoop Cefar, Thomas Foreaer,
mater, all Of this port ;-fcbooner Eunice,
Nathaniel Davis, mater, and brig -
Capt. Hudfon, both of Bottom; brig -
Capt. Gordon, of Marb!ehead J.; aaoop and
a fchooner belonging to Meilrs. Shading
and Com. of Virginia; flooP St. Andrew,
Capt. Rotch, of New. York Aoop -
Capt. Crapon, of Philadelphia. The Cap
tain of the frigate had tranfmitted the parti-
culars of their fevera cargoes to the Gene
raj at Port au Prince, and as they eoniifted
offuch articles as we'e,inadmsiisbleby their
laws il was apprehended they would all be
con6fcated. We ALTO hear by the fame vef-
fel, that many others were taken into cutto-
dy in the different parts Of that ifland.
We hear the Hon. Daniel Hor(manden,
and the lion. Frederick Smyth, Eqrs. have
engaged paGage for this place with Capt.
Freebody, next trip, in order to join the
feR of the Commifioners, to make further
inquiry into the GASPEE AFFAIR.
Lar Friday night, arrived here the Swan
aOop of war, Capt. James Aylcough,' from
Bottom.
Laft week the Cruifer lOop of war return
ed from acruhe up the found, without any
prize.
- What pity it is, that certain elafs
of mankind cannot find employ, than that
of PREYING on the iHdnfriOaS part OF their
fellow creatures ]
The fnow Tnliram, Capt. Shand, will
fail for London to- morrow, wind aHd wea-
her permitting.
PORTSMOUTH, May II. Lat Mon
day evening, as large boat was going up
the river to Berwick with fix perions, a fud-
den guit Of wind coming on, attended with
thunder and tightening, TUNED her upon
one Gde, when, three perfons were drown
ed, w Mr.. Samuel Lord the third of Ber-
W ok, aged 60, Mih Lord, young wo-
man, and one Harris young lad of about
fifteen.
As an additional sffront to the feelings of
his countrymen as an aggravated outrage
on the fenfibiIity, humanity, virtue and juf'
lice OF this people; as mater ftrokc OF
rancorous enormity, to put to the rack the
mott obttinate S9nirteG: BE 1T KNOWN ;
thar the cringing, imiling, fawning, bow
I'M CHARLES FRoTH, Elq; a wretch, who
from his earliei puppy. hood, through the
lingering progrsis of too long protraeied
life, to period when ne wIthcrs on the
crutch of decrepirude, might challenge his
recording arg=! 10 produce one iage aefi
on, that fitted TO us motive, would not
efeetually coniign him tn eternal inf,my ;
has, O unparalleled eefontery Ol The
de;eif4b'e paricide! has appointed that ex
sc:ab'e w:laig, the condemned vsgabund ;
n. rank, bloody, and as yet uhhsangsd