The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-10


r;nf2oix, bira IN Ca;ws,er, tie 7h ee;rel /:
"a the Nclch Fozileers; tie + rrnes fer Crr.
zee, ard the latter for New Yo.G, ard Glw
val, for fair wind 10 fail"
The Sow, Cumming, from New. Yell; 70 -
Beliaa, is lol on the cosit ct Ireland. with (c5
hoelca6s Ct f. K fed On bead, and ,wo Il
he crew are diowred.
The Dulchsls Ct G ordon, CaFt Wy.n. from
London fer New York. very richly laden, hs.
wing met with blt wing wcathe' on Sunday lsit,
ana loft her bowfrri,, is put into Cewss TO tii-.
A ccrrsfrord dent fays, . I he reports relative
TO the fnproied intended fupiurs with fome
powers, and alliance with others. are 70 ye,y
various and conuadido'y. that lilte cfediI IS
now gwen to them, as they are thought to &c
ltock jabbing manGuvr:'."
B, lundry account: from Clevelpnd, in York.
lhire, we are adsled, that great numbers of reo-
pie have fold their effects, AID refo,vsd TO tan
iport themlelves TO America.
Orders were yelteIday given for squippiug,
with all Poible difpatch, iixtesn hiPs oftre lire,
and four kigates They reto be commanded
by three Admirals. Lord Howe is one.-The
courtiers, about ST. Jsmes':, allow we are on
the mott friendly footing with France aud
Spain What then is the object of this Ace. !?
Is it to efcon the French trani ports, carrying
French army, up the Baltic Or to act in con |,
cert with the combined fleets OF France aud
Spain, agsini the Ruiian', in the Archipelago ?
The approach of war is now fo,Rrongly con-
6rmed from all quarters, that the creatures CT
Lord Mansfield can no longer deny it. france
has been preparing the,e four months ard till
within thefe few days ha: luled us into fatal
| iecurity of neutrality.-Can we be neuter
ard behold her fleets riding in the Baltic and
Mediterranean 7 The Quay of Dunkirk is near
| ly 6niihed her ccsts are filed with warlike
foes and men. In a word, her Object in the
nor is, to lupport Sweden sgainlt Denmark
and RufIia ; and in the Mediterranean, TO Gop-
o the tn k agsira Ruiiia and the Emperor
And we have net OILY hitherto been The dupes
OF this sccu led poicy, bur are, 70 lorg as
France piealet, 10 contiGe in this dark and blum
de ing Il uaton unlels the flames Of war alarm
US to juG lenie of cur folly and danger. The
plan Lard down, and now purifying byFrance, will
inevitably draw in every nation in Europe into
the war and we, fr1m being the g'eat umpire
in luch di'putes. are funk to the low fste Of
tools to France, adins by fecond or third hsnd,
under French ccuncils. Blu, how fhoud it be
otheswile, when it is notorious to the whole
world, that ever iince the lalt infamous and
uescherous peace, we have had an adminiGrs-
'ticn withou, abilities. and court without no.
nour. No man can be at lcfs where to find
the mott rngrate:ul Of the human ipeciss-tte
conlumma.e hyPocrite. At home and abroad
he is equally deipIlcd. None commend him,
but thoe who find their inereft in il. A fet of
low wretches he keeps about him, who hatter
him with ide.s Of greatness, or which nature
denied him all comprehension. The king of
Pruaia's claims on the mouth of the Viaula,
will prove fatal TO cur Baltic trade the fate Of
Ireland will prove fatal to the linen msnufac-
| Iule; the tsIe of the EAT India company, and
of all public and private credit, in England, will
prove fetal to our manufactures at home, The
peOPle will, and they do, daily, in great nsm-
bers, emigrate TO America where The impotence
ana tyranny Of this reign are now delpifed.
As ioon as Lord North came to the Houle
OF Commons yefterday, the Speaker rolf, and
acquainted the Houfss that he had received a
letter from the Sheriffs of Middlelex, fgned
" Richard Oliver" and W2tkin Lewes,"
in aniwer to circular letter he had written to
them by order of the Houie that he had the
purpoTt Of their anfwer in a note, which he had
in his hand, which was, d that they had FUN
moned john Wilkes, and John Glyn, Efqrs; as
knights Of the Shire for the County of Middle
fex J. that he would read it, If the Hcuie
Pleaisd, but that he imagined there was no &C.
ca6en for 50 doing, as it had been already very
faithfully copied in all the news-papeu.-At
the infant the Speaker had done, his Lordlsip
called for the order of the day, and no perfon
riiing to fpeak on either iide, no further notice
was taken Of the affair.
Apra %. We are crediby informed, that
a proclamation viii foon be ifued cut fer the
encouragement Of feamen to enter, for the
more expeditions manning Of the Royal Navy.
Wedre'day orders were dispatched TO Dub