The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-28

(Jme repeas, the l. nprels OF Ruiiia.
Tn; people have been in expectation
long time of Lord Lyttleton'S becoming
oa,t of naturalization but we are tod re
oofeT.s too many Of the patriotic quahnes
of Lord Chatham 10 accede to the terms o.
admi,tance i, is therefore no" expected
that the fame Jacks will remain IN ONCE
and the fame meafures be puriued as have
been for fome time paf. Quere, will the
oeoolc remain in the fame temper
How contemplate mutt that Governor
be in the colonies, obieryes corTelPonden''
whole honour and yerscity are 10 tar doubt
| ed, that full Board of Council and General
AGcmbly fhould un0nim0ah reiove nor to
(uffer him to take CERTAIN original letters
and papers into his own hands, leatt Initead
Of returning, he fhou'd defroy them which
appear to have been the cafe with the Co.
vernon and Lieutenant Governor OF Bolton,
by the minutes of his Majeay's Conncil and
Journals Of the AHembly lately come over
from that province.
HAMBuRsH, tG~may] AEgsf IS
| Advlces received here from good authority
allure Us, that theRuilian army is in fuch very
bad condition after repairing the Danube,
that it will probably be unable to continue
the projected operations of the campaign
/ LONDON, AaguR III. A miniature pct
ure of his Royal Highneis the BihoP Of
II Ofnaburgh, ornatnenied with jewels, is now
preparing by an eminent artiit, intended as
a preient 10 the Princefs Sophia, her MsJei
i TVS iiRer, at the court of Mscklenburgh.
AnguR II. Yesterday board OF admir-
ally was held, at the breaking up OF when
expreiIss were !ent to the feveral dock
yards Of Potfmouth, Plymouth, Chatham
i and Sheernefs.
The friends of Governor Hutchinson, and
the ferve followers of the miniftry, know
| ing that the inhabitants of the mother count
ny, from their being unscquaInted with tho
| (ecret motions, and the peculiar facts, which
render the letters Of ghe Bottom Governor an
'nfut and treachery TO the malety OF the
people of his government, have artfuHy pup
lihed his letters to Mr. GrenvilleI hoping
that the apparent innocence oftheir contents
will clear him in the general opinion. The
| gudgeons who are caught by this bait are
Gmple indeed. A little patience will thew
that thefe letters were obllqusly defigned to
aid the ehablifhment of fyRem of lccsi
government, the mott arbitrary in its nature,
Il and the mott Infamous in its pGrpofes, that
II ever was planned.
America fhews figns of firm refieance
20 arbitrary government, and unconftltuuona'
| innovation A conduct like this of the pre-
/ tent Americans would have dene honour TO
he mott vi tuous republic which aniient NIL
tory records.
According to authentic letters received az
Hamburger, the Ruiiians gained great
advantage over the Turks the 9th of july
but on the OH of the fame month they were
beaten in their turn, before Sifria. Several
bodies of Turks, one of which was com
manded by the Grand VIzir, at the head o.
tie Janiiiaries, having furrounded the Ruff
fans; the latter repuifed them four different
tunes but the Turks returning again to the
charge, overturned the enemy and gained the
victory. Nevertheless, by the wife conduct
of General WeiiTman, who loR his life in
he engagement, the RuGians repaiied the
Danube without being purified, which ieems
% denote that the lols was very great on
both fides.
AEggf 23. At the drawing room at 81.
James, on Thuridsy Taft, there were but
eight ladies' preient, four of whom arc in
waiting. This extraordinary circumfance
l. is thought, was owing to the general o.
pinon of the Queens ilnefs, which we
have the pieafure to acquaint the public is
now over, and that her Ma;efy's health
III Ce.nns 70 h. thrnnohlu enahlilhrd