The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-08-19
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we hear from Milton that on Ihurlday
laff Lemuel Bent, Eiq; was tapped for the
dropfy: The operation was performed, By
Samuel Gardner, phyiician, of that town,
who dew off fifteen quarts of water, to The
gleat fa,isfadion of the other ply ficiAns and
fpeefators then prefen,, and TO the great
relief of the patient who is likely to do we'll
ExtraH IF letter fran BrJqSi fuear PotV-
naiSOrOngb) at The EeygsVard.
take this opportunity to inform the
public of the furprifiug behaviour of fome of
the head of the town of BIiaol--That
on the 9TH June laff there appeared FINAL
army of men, with arms, and other iniiru.
ments of defence, 70 cut down the houfe
that was erected for the worf1ip of God
which was headed by that warlike champion
ALEXANDER Nickles, and after about five
hours 6ege, they lid the houfe in ruinou.
|hesp-It was done by cutting and defroy.
ing in the moa awful manner the report
of the fall was heard three miles -
q fuEpriGng the conduct ofthis gentle
man that he that is fworn to do juRice tc
ill men, ihoud dearoy the poor inhabitants
labour in iuch clandeifine manner.--Ons
thing more is furptiGog, that he was or
dained an elder by that renowned gentleman
Mr.. Murray, TO be father and head tt
the people.
NEw YoRK, AsggR s. Captain Martin G
the noop Lawrence, 10 ~ days from ST. Tho
mass informs US, that on the Oh alt. two Spa
nifh Guardz CoRas had taken nine trading vef
fels on the fou,h ids Of Porto Rico,6ve Of which
belonged 20 St. Thomas.
ExR6S of a kffsy fSsm 81. GsSygt's Key
Bay Of HO1dHvaI, THns 4, 1875.
On the z8th ult an iniureetion broke on
amopgR the negroes ia the Ola River at thei'
! 6rG felting ont they killed TWO white men. b,
che negroes, who have made their eicspe from
chem, we learn that this matter had been long
eoncerting. Three days ego there were abov;
an huAd ed armed men TENT after them, At 6rf
there were Only twesty two or twenty three in
fusgenis. This moment we have received tbs
melancholy account, by a white man and ;
wom1n who had been taken and afterwards re
Ieafed By them, that on the Era intact the re
bells came TO their houfr, 6rG bound them to
poll, and then robb d them % every thing they
chofe to carry of, and obliged all the negroes
to join them. The white man, whom they
favsd, and Mr.. John Hi, were Handing toge
ther, when one Of the rebels lhot the latter
dead, they then proceeded to attack two fsmi
lies a, five miles difsnee, declaring they would
kill all the white iDhsbi,sn.s there, and f)me
tine after -four guns were heard to 60 off at ore
OF the faid houles. which we fear has proved
fatal to sll the whites. Their number j, nov
fuppofsd to be feventy or eighty frong; We
sie Obliged TO be under arms night and day
Captain Davis VINO commands The Diligence
n ,op Of war, has been extremely kind and uie
fui with his men and arms. Thee will be
very liitle wood Of any kind fhiPPsd from hence
this year.
I believe the iDluueetion viii be eenelal !;
there are ieveral negroes ia the New River
taksa to the buih and yeaerdsy as a craft was
coming Gown the Rio Honde, they killed the
tee fmsn and went off to the SPaniards who
viii protett them.
Theie dilusosn-es viii altogesher out &c p
20 buiinefs, indeed mc& Peo2:s I.reatel to leave
she country.