The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-09
F K | ID A Y September 3.
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We hear that the Hon. John Hancock,
Etq; has accepted the Office of Trealuter
uf Harvard College, TO which he was late-
" unanimouay choieh.
We hear from Accomack, in Virginia,
that there lately died there one MRS Flea
nor Spicer, aged i2I years, who retained
her ienfes and memory to the laif, and wor-
ked at her fpinning wheel, with great dex-
terity, ill within tx moaths Of her death.
She never drank any kind Of fpirituous lie
quors. She has left grandlon, aged up
wards ofeighty, who hath been equally abb
Hemious at his grandmother.
By letters from England we are inform
ed, that Mr.. Hawkelwor,h, author Of the
Adventurer, has publifhed the feveral late
voyages TO the South Sea from the materials
furnihed BY Commodore Byron, Capt.
Wallace, Cook, &c. lhefe were given into
his hands by the Lords of The admiralty 10
digeft and publifh in the moR elegant man
ner, which is efeaed,in three quar,o volumes
a, three guineas price; Doctor Robertion re-
celved only 1000 guineas for an original
work, the hiRory of Charles the 9Th, bur
Dr.. Hawkefworlh for this compilation has
made the following bargain for hinilelf me
Eng(h bookiellers gave him Tx thoulaud
pounds, and alto two hundred fets of The.
books for the perpetual right to the copy ;
hehss likewde received from bookseller AZ
the Hague two guineas for every fheet Of the
work, and the like fun from Paris book
teller, for the executive privilege of printing
Il in the Ouch and French languages, the
Lords of the Admiralty have aIfo made him
prelent Of fifteen hundred. guineas, to pay
for the copper-plates that adorn thele three
volumes. Dr.. Hawkefworth owes this
good fortune to Mr.. Gsrrick's recommend
alton Of him to Lord Sandwich, Through
whole interea he is ju2 now cholen a d.
rector of the Eff India company: This is
mentioned as firIking inR4nce of the Iibe-
raIity ofthe London booksellers to gentle.
men whole talents are dedicated TO their
emolument.
Extra6 sf letter from PaysErgb, dated
JaS 10, 1873.
The deGgn of eaablilhing new govern
ment on the Ohio, has excited very alarm.
ing jealouny amenga the Weflern Indians,
belts have been fent to all the caffles in theie
parts, as we'll as to the Ave nations we
have the fa,sfaGion however to find they
are in fate of dvifon and difcontent a.
mongR themielves, and none have yer &C.
cepted the belts fave our old inveterates the
Shawan eie and DelawaTes however there
is now doubt thar the utmoR endeavoars
are concerning amongR the moR mifcheiviOus
of them towards general Indian war, as
the nations in general feem detei mined upon
oppoGng every meaiure that may contribute
to this near approach Of their territory, in
mort they never will be reconciled 10 ns
and to our manners, being taught from In
fancy to hate US. AS lhele uoubelome
folks may in a lhort time after they have
gathered in their harvef, bscome very for
midable to the many families fe,tled in their
vicinsies, il is hoped that meafu'es will be
taken BY every province TO prevent lhofs
dreadful consequences that we felt from our
al provocatiOn Of them.
PALTIMcAF, AEggf 20. A few weeks
ago, large rattle make was killed on
gentIeman's plantation, 10 the neighbour.
hood Of this town, in the belly Of wh,Ch
vas found three middle hzrd rabiis. The