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

we are c,edbly ufcrmrd, that a iirore
memorial has been tent TO he EaTl OF Grant
ham. a, Matrid, to drms"d oa'eeoucsi
antwer kjr continuing the gtea, naval arma
ment. in TIA, Kingdom, without any APP
parent Ggns OF hoit.lEIes 10 the Meni'e'-
ranen ieas. :.
6yo "a. We arc told, TIA, the oo'ni!-
try po,wuh(}audng al their bosi'ed aft- ctI'
on for his M4jeay's perion, psiied the coin
aoe-aa 10 convince The pubic that they were
no ftraugers to the extreme hVity OF the
kings had.
The American Letters which have aP-
peared in our papers of Governor Hu'cA'n-
lon and Mr.. Oliver, were not FEM, as Il is
reported, 10 the late Hon. George Granville
Eio; but to Mr.. Whateley, after whole
death they were procured in ve:y extra
ordinary manner from his brother.
Il is fsid the Colony agents have beer
given to underRand, that if any further OPP
petition is made to the mesiures OF vefn-
ment. the leveraI bounties paid for The en-
couragement of American produce, on thei'
importation to Great. Britain, may probably
be Withdrawn.
II is reported that an Ambahador from
the Grand Slgnor is very lhortIy expected "a
ENGLAND. and that no de6nitive refoIunon
viii be taken in regard to- the war between
the turks and RuiTisps till he arrives.
It's reported that fome important and un
exoecfed bufineis IS 10 be taken into CONT
deration by the cabinet to morrow, relati't
to recent dipatches from The Souits -o'
France and Spain.
AagzR IS Lord Chatham is now in
better fate of health than he has been tor
many years paf,
The fprit Of oppolition to government
which has arifen in Ireland, is furPTliing.
The patriots, tired of thofe little factions into
which they uied to be divided, are uniting in
formidable and finn body, for the buhneis
of the next ieiion of parliament; 10 that the
Lord Lieutenant expects very warm WORK.
and it is hoped he will not be dfaPPoIned.
Nothing can more evidently prove the d
conduit or Encouragement Of the affairs OF
the Eaif India Company, than their become
ing exporters of tea TO America; PAltF)
uanfaeton, unworthy of one Of the greateff
aEaciated bodies in Europe H0sO are the
mighty faLtni
AagnR 10, Yefferday there was full
board of Admiralty, at which Lord Sand
witch afIiifed, and fome freih lnitruefionS
were fent to the mmiilioners of the dlfte
rent ck-yards, for expediting the men
of war intended for the Medlterraneanier.
vice.
The repeated accounts received by tn
minifry of the great preparations making
by the Spaniards, not only in their nava
departments, but alto in their land forces.
which are confidently augmented, has oc-
cafioned fome frslh infIueions TO 'be fen
to the Governor of Gibraltar and Minor
ca, and ailo to Sir Peter Dennis, comman
der of his Majrffy's Feet on that ffation
The frequency of couriers pafling to
and from the different courts OF Europe,
with the different conferences ard cabinet
councils held, give Tealon 10 think fome-
thing extraordinary is on the carpet.
An ofer has been made on the part OF
the Porte, highly advantageous to the com.
merce of theie kingdoms, on certain con-
dit!ons, which are now under CONFEDERATE
on and refoIution is laid to be taken, to
have and keep up respectable fquadron in
the Mediterranean.
The lar letters from Senegal advife,
that two of his MajeRy's frieates had been
fent to Sierra Leone, to make ttriet in
quiry into teveraI irr-gu sTities faid to be
committed by the French traders.
Capt jenkins, of the Favourite, arrived
at Salonica from Conhantinople, give an
account of French frigate OF 80 guns be-
/ inn arrived AZ Salnnica. In twenty DAYS