The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-25

nsY write nom naples, that the Vene-
iian Ieiient at that Court had received a
packet from Or4nto, containing an ac-
count from Cefconica, Of the important
news of an engagement on the 9th OF Nov.
IN fight of Patras, between detachment of
the Ruiiian feet and a Tuiklih (quadron.
which was defined for the relief OF M.he-
met Aboudaab, in Egypt, aganit his OPP
ponent Ally Bey. The l'ukIlh feet con.
fitted Of 30 fail. who we're totaly defeated,
and 3 of their lhips wee either taken OF
funk, two took fhei,er under the cannon of
Patras, the reii fed, but were purified by
the RlGilns into the Gulph # PataG
where they took fhel,er under the cannon
ofsnoIher fort, but The R4llian commander,
notwithstanding The fire from the folttcfs,
ente'ed courageou0y and iet fife TO then all,
and NOT one of the Turkilh -OslIes elca2ed
The commander of them, who was ion Of
Ihe Baihaw of Scurari. made his rfcape on
fho,e, end rhe ref ct ,he crews followed
his example, but the RlEiAns HilI purified
them, and killed great number even aftel
fhey had landed
The queitIon at prefeat under confidera-
tion with efpect TO the Bottom Judges may
be reduced to ihort alternative which is
better, TO render them g0boiy independent,
or to keep them 1UboLy dependent on the
psoekf The people will not give them
bread unels they comply with every popu-
lar with; and unlels we FAY that popularity
Is infaIibIe, the expounders of the law mutt
go without a proviiion, or be eternally
fubjea TO the caPrces of the multitude.
General Gage, commander in chief of
the forces in North America, has received
permli1ion to return from that ftation to Bri.
tain, in conlequence Of his own application
And we heaT ,hai he is TO be fucceeded in
the command by General Haldiuiand.
Yesterday the hon. Charles Fox, killed.
his Msjety's hard at S. 4nes's, on being
appointed one Of he Lords of the Treaiu-
ny, 10 the foom Of M. J-nkinfon, sppoia,
ted Vice Trealu'er Of Ireland, in the place
of Lord Edgecumbe.
Dee. 26. The oppoGtion are not lit
tle taken in wi regard to the enquiry into
the expedition to st. Vlncsnts; they did
, not expect that the miniftry would comply
with the motion for laying all the papers re-
) lative to that tranfaction before the houfs !;
: AM therefore imagine tina, they have given
government lu,e triumph, where they
only meant to leiien it 10 the general opui-
on Of the kingdom.
1t has been anerted that Lord Hillfbo.'
rough was offered, and refufed, a penfion
Ct Ioool. a year upon the irih efabliih.
ment; but we are aG1red that his Lordlhip
noby lcoIned 10 receive asy pecuniAry gra-
LITIGATION on his leaving ofice and when
\ he voluntarily refgned an employment of
5000. year, government would by no
means infut him with an offer Of peniion
which would icarcely be deemed comfortable
enough for private iecre,ary.
Advices are received from Geneva, of a
very dangerous infune6tion in that city,
with deGgn to Cut eff fome of the princ-
pal burghers, and to new model the govern
ment; and that upwards of 1000 men
were actually in arms when il was dlicover-
ed. Sixteen Of the principals were inme-,
diately feized, and the reii difpeff:d.
The mott fudden and clofe fog came on
yeferday that ever was known IN the me
niory OF man. Confi.era michel has
been done BY coaches running foul of each
other, Sc. the drivers not being abe 10
di!tiuguifh any object at yard d,itanc..
The Honfr of p and b A,
Stockholm, has topped payment for The
f,rn Of sss million far hundred fbssfaud dol-
lars, (about 81 3,ooo'. tterl.) There is no
doubt but this fAIiure will in its coniequences
involve many oIhe: capital houies in all the
great commercial cities ia Europe.
Tan 2. Fhe great houic. which has