The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-11-04
From the vigilaacI


ne abomrn<b.e confpiracy againit the 'le OF
his MajeHy. Some noble families allied to
she chu, Oh are fufpe6ted, and it is not unlike
Iy bot many ashers of inferior rank are en-
gagged in the &sbolicsl affair. The caule
of it is fad to proceed from his Msjeity'S
III king If; that bigoIry and iuperitllon that
p. evaed here, and endeavouIing 10 Poiieis
bis iutieets with more liberal fentiments.
The calouly of the clergy took the a'a'm'
and the prieR who made the attempt was an
enihuiiaif.
LONDON, AaggR 76. Orders are given
for fhipping off quantity of goods tor A.
merica, 20 attribute amongf the chiefs OF
the Indian Tribes in alliance with Great
Britain.
Extya6l efa letter from Paris, |aggf II.
" Dur charge d. Affairs is potitlVely or
dered to leave London, and to give directions
for the falc of every thing belonging to our
Ambsnador.
Our Committees de Cheavcaux are
ordered to leave England with all the hoIies
Dough, up for the iervice of our cavalry, and
to di(continue their contracts, as they now
ceafe.
GA MARTIAL of France will leave Paris
TO- morrow, and command the camp OF forty
battaiions now forming at Life"
Sc Another Martial is appointed to the
command of our grand camp. All our OF
hcers are poRing to their quarters, and we
are now chanting the vefpers of glorious
war, which we regard with the fame GER
tainty as fun rife"
Tueiday la(f died at his feat at Hagley, in
WorceGerhire, George Lord Lyttleton,
Baron, Fiankley, of an Inflammation in MS
bowels, in the Oath year of MS age. his
Lordihp left one ION, Thomas, now Lord
Lyttleton, and one daughter, Lucy, married
to Lord Valentia, of the Kingdom of Ire
land. -- IF the mott amiable character can
draw tear from his couatrymen, bis Lord
lhip truly deierves it: He was tender hui
band, fond father, true patriot, and
Gncere chriffian.
ExtratF sfa letter from Berlin, AHgW 7.
8. The motions that have been OBJ
ferved amongR our troops at different times
within thefe laf eighteen months, and by
the warlke preparations which have been
carried on thro' all his Pruiian Majeity's do
minions during that time, it leems pait all
doubt that peace will not continue long. All
the new troops are ordered into the different
Notifications, and the old ones have received
orders 10 march towards thePoliih territories.
Magazines are forming in iuch abundance,
that war of ten years continuance would
not commune them and within this fortnight
orders have been given for altering all the
folders mufkets to enable them to fire more
expeditouny, and that their ihot may do
execution at great dlftance."
We hear thar feveraI ladies OF faihlon are
determined at the next meeting of Parlia-
ment TO petition for leave, during the fummer
leafon, to wear elk or linen breeches, the heat
and weigh, of their petticoats being quite an
incumberance, and no longer TO be borne BY
ladies of tafie and lpirit Whit .hoie whom
nature hath not favoured with fine pair Ct
legs, are for petiiioning againf the bill, iome.
of them artfuy iniinuating, that if the ladies
are indulgel in this, the next favour they
will ak will be, under the fame pretence,
to 90 without breeches or petticoats during
the dog days.
Extraa ofa LITTER from Paris, AEggf 40.
"By lheveling boat have an oPPortuni-
ty of Tending you this important information,
that by a courier arrived laf night at the
Hague, from Paris, Madame Barre is diff
graced. The Choifeuil party are triumph
am and war will be declared againR Eng.
land in lels than ten Gays. The H
and V now fend orders to fell inaantly
out of our fu1ds"