The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-04


constitutional exertions of power, are repre-
tented as lega an! right, add the MOT au.
d4b efforts for the prelervAtion Of the melt
facred tights ( humanity are branded with
, the moa odious eplhets and reprefented a
faction, rebellion, Sc. Ii would be highly
beneficial to the public it iome gentlemen OF
eliure an! ability would make it their bull
n=is to detect and expofe thoe m,(chievous
writers, in order to counieraa their maIigniIy
was led Into ,hele reflections by reading
Tome paragraphs in the London General
Evening Pof of the S h Of September lar,
VIII ch here with fend, and dcime you will
inert them in your next paper together wi h
the remarks fubjolned, which will oblIge
your conisant reader,
II Frina 10 Great Britain and brr eolonie,.
E" LONDON, September s. Il is exceeding
Y whlmiical that though the Enghlh con-
ilder themielVes as the only fee nation in
Europe, every other is equally captiv a'ed
WI b it, contribution. The Roilians, whom
we reprefent as miferable nayes, depoIeo
their prince TO maintain their rights; and
thePoes arc at this moment glorylng in the
lFion Of their liberty, though thee
SdifeeA armies belonging to-diffefent prin.
Gssixre( ess yaiflss'ng H. ahd death thr lugh'
1RlIls6f foitunare country.
The fate of that Pol N eentry,vho are
this moment fcauered IN a mlerab'e exile
through the principal cities of he continen
is uuj deporab { their ong cvi difertons
have entirely exhsuaed all their ready money.
and no returns are now to be expected from
their eaales. Their country is almon--
IN the hands of Hfangers, and they ice,
though TO late, that IL IS better even to have
defpotic prince Of their own. than to be
under the government of deipotlc enemy.
The icarCity of money We hear, is 10 ex
csfive, even in the neIghbourhood of the
great cities in Poland, that fac hor!e is
cheeffully fold for ducat the edible ami
mails, however, are in manner eaten up by
various enemies The grounds,
ikewiie, remain uncuIiVa,ed and all the
horrors of (peedy famine threaten with
The ca antics OF civil war TO compleaie the
ieltua,on of The wretch=d Inhabitants
Wbstbey ibis writey 1Oas bimIif deeeiO
ed or infended 10 dtceiVF ofbevI, knoW not,
but be certainly mlTfp,tltafS The matter in
hand. E0eyy nation IS naturally fsHd Of their
GUN czRom5 and MAINE 5 70 far as they 0rtjnf
and rt9lonabIs, and haze cOafyibnTtd to their
profit or pleajuvs : and are content to bear
masy iar0nvenisncieJ and bard6ipS rather Than
TO change tbsir Gfnafion, not kna1Oing pfrbapS
that any otbsr is msrs d1Jn abt, or hat o
change might not be FIR the S0orjF. But no nation
sDai fvty fandof anyenqomor Thing merfy be
e0ajf ii gayl them pain or EneGjfnsG, fbsHgb
Jsmefim4 fbty wsrN ebaE 10 e1dHrs fbojs 6
vit fer the Eakfsf )ams real or imaginary g''d
eounetfed uifb il BIT none ebIjsS fOil, fba'
is pain or anraGmG) 'mrey far its GUN Jake;
asr do any refajc gosd (tbat is pisafure or hap
biae6) bit on account Of The real imaginary
pain that yfo preceed or foilouO IL. Thus The
'RH6fan, pccyjqomedto tbtyaks Of gaVsry, and
by atyraariifal bs1Osr Etpt in ignr0Ert q ma
ny sfttAr natural yigbfs, are Isafbt bsOsUsr
Of joms, ondezjy them psrbopS Nth higher
relilB IN proportion TO The JnNlLzs6 Of tbrir
number and tbUttSrs rOoRld rtiSat and Pr
Nib an attempt to violate them as leVfrT5 as
if they scsre IL every rsLpsa a fT~psapL. A
to tie PslazdtrJ they NAV thank fbsmjfIUfs for
all tbs dljf,ej5. and mijFvy Of their tapbappy
country, they baVs broEgbt ii TO dtjqrH6f;eT and
are at IN izVsIUtd in it f6TmjsiUs', and al By
tbr Vtyy jfams tyranuieat principles, sObieo tbi'
ruriter endsaUoErJ 10 acHleaff, and I0bi1b fbr
geuersilffy 81 he nobility and gentry Of Graf
Britain ore AZ tbs tine Ht7izg EpsH. and PHr-