The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-07-22


would at the fame tic,e exhibit The tirmnei'
IS well as prudence ofthe COMPANY.
Governor Johoisonc iuppotted-Mf. Demp
fer and entered into vefy copious deicrp
lion of the many i'll consequences which
nufi arife from the exifence OF this bill );
after which he =xhoned the propretors TO
feadinefs, msnlnef, ADD unanlmity OF con
duct 1.-THE effects of which he iluitrated b.
two oppoGte cales) as the only grounds the
had to maintain their rights as pIoPfietofs OF
|Engliihmen.
Mr.. Gordon fpoke next and obierved,
{" Tha, as the point leemed to turn on,
whether the company were to receive 'hoie
e(olu,ions of Lord North, or be refuled tht
oan, he had plan to offer to The ProPrie
tors. of rating the fun Of money required
IF government, without applying TO them !;
hat he had not at preient this plan abou
MIN, but that he would communicate it to
the proprietos the Grit general cou:t."
This propofal was received with grea'
atsfaction by the court, on the opinion thai
lch reloiutions as the minffer propoied
would never be ofeted but on the pIeiump
ion, that the company were in that diitTei'
they mutt comply with any terms, iooner
han do without the loan.
A motion was then made, and unani
nouily approved of, that "wednesday mex
re appointed for The " confederation of Lore
North's mellage."
On Tue(day fen'night fire broke out ii
in one of the cafarmes without the CITY Zut'
ohen, in Holland, IN which nine folders, a
.Iieanl, and a child, were burnt to death
me or ten more Dangerously burnt, and Of
the whole company, which conhffed up
wards of forty, only four or five men are
it for duty: All their baggage and arms wer'
elfroyed. Three of the Bdrghers of Zl
hen, who ran to the afiiffance of the 70
Tiers, had the misfortune to be drowned
PARIS, (France) April z0. The magiarate
Tsrafcon have received orders to P eP'e
magazines for 1000 men. Five hundred work
men are employed in repairing the caferns o.
AK, and we a'e snured that there will be 3
camp At Briedoes.
Oder. arc ient to Marleiles for rating twelve
hundred iesmsn, TO man the ihips hsting
Toulon, That feet will be ready byThe TO-,
Of next month.
LONDON, May III. Yeferday, by virtue OF
communion from his Msjeay. the commit
Ganers, beisg the Lord Archbiihop of Canter
nury, the Lord Chancellor, and the Earl Of
Dartmouth, the following bills received the
oy pfent, viz.
TIE bill to allow q drawback of the duties OF
h. cuff ums on the expectation Of tea. to any
his Msjeay'. colonies or plantations in Anne
RIGA.
The bill to regulate the importation and ex-
pouation of corn.
Ii is now faid, that the Parliament will MOI
break up till the latter end of next month.
May I8. YeAerday letters patent Paiied the
great zeal, creating Egerton Leigh, Eiq; Attor
icy General of his Msjefy's province of SouIb
.,arolina. ABsronet of Great Britain.
May II. By letters received by Wednei-
lays poit from Towbridgc, Willis, we are in
med of the death of William Temple, Efq;
celebrated political writer, who, among otht
-gacies to his friends, has left Mr.. Wilkes
sool.
May II. Nothing to be depended upon h',
ranfpifed this week relative to the prepaaIios'
or war IS fhPs Of the line lie ready to la.
at Spithead.
Her Msjeay's pregnancy has been sgain an
nnunced in form to the Privy Council.
The RacehOrle and Cncafs are fitting on
or an expedition to the North Poe, under th
command of the Hon. Capt. Phipps. Nj
Lyons is appointed, by the board Of Long,
ude, TO make obiervatiors in sftronomy, natu-
raj hiaory and philOloPhy .-The principal de
ign of the voyage is to examine the countries
md fsas near the Pole, and to endeavour to
find PaHage this way to Japan, which is now
a voyage of about ten months, whereas, if >
pafsge could be found by the North. it nigh