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


~ couduei Of their abandoned parent
.HpyHo. y correspondent lays, the r!ni
ian minliter was heard to fay the evening Dc
fore his unexpected departure, that his matef
would foon do by Hanover as he had done oy
Poland, Il on, court {: not remain quiet nc
pe6fing his conduit towards the lsrer'
It's laid that Lord Rockford, Secretary oil
| State for the Southern department., hndlng
his health and abilities 70 much on the decay,
that he is determined to reign immediately
after the preient ieflion and It's fad Lore
Weymouth will fucceed him.
ExtraG7 Of a letter frsm Danfzifk.
" rhe King of Pru1ia dropped an ex
prefion few days ago, which has cccaii-
oned infinite lpeculation here. In public
conversation he obierved, "1'he EmPefor
I" is very young, and | am very old--ys'
&C the time may not be very difant when
sc he AMI may divide Germany between
& US" This exprsiIion was lpoken with
an air leemingly caIelels; but thofe who
know in what manner the king OF Pfuiiid
(Deaks his mind, will not forget it."
Abul13 Mr.. Charles Fox will mott
certainly have o'nliderabe employment
| in administration, fhould England engage
IN war.
Abnl IL. 1t is the general opinion, tina
this will be, by much, the longea FELTON,
of parliament in the pr-lent reign.
AbrilI5. A divided nation, divided CO.
lonies, divided parliament, and mllera-
bly, divided national commercial houie, d.
vided againf itfelf; who are to be the gIoIl-
GUS inffruments of general Cancellation, the
great prince Of peace, we fear, alone can
know.
Abra 10. IF the oor-keepers of the
Houie of Commons lhould refufe to admit
Mr.. Wilkes on the 10th init. Mr.. +. Burke
declares that he will move in the houic, not
only to difmils them from their employ
ments, but alto to commit them to New
gate for offering 70 grO(s an nlult to the
member of that houie.
The fpeaker of certain great aiiembly,
it is reported, has actually told the premier
that he is greatly afraid of giving orders to
the door-keepers to refufe admIttance to Mr.
Wilkes on the 26th inf. as he had received
certain information that Col. Barre intends
in that cafe to move for an Impeachment a,
gainit him.
PARIS, [Francs] Apya S. The ru-
mours of war are now renewed with more
force than ever, and. have greatly influenced
our public funds, which have fallen conf
derably within thele few days.
ROTTERDAM, Holand] ApriII4. The
ait letters from Paris allure us that nothing is
talked Of there bas war.
LONDON, April II. Governor Hutch
infon's fpeech to the Houle of Repreienta-
tives at Bottom contains much art ihs
houle's reply much honea, undilguifed I'm
|cerity,
1t lis almoh felf-evidcnt now that a genera
rupture throughout Europe is not far oft, and
at the fame time that Britain like The infipio
Athenian, who was banilhed the town be
cauie he did not engage on either Tide OF th'
queRion) has formed her alliance with luch
powers as may enable her to recover tha'
credit lhe had gained at the eve of the late
memorable peace, and which lhe could not
have loa, but from choOiiDg weak and Pu
lillanimous council.
Latt week Major General DalrymPle ar
rived from ST. Vlncents.
Apra 10. 1t is imagined by our politi-
clans, that the death of the Ruiiian GeneI a
rouleben, will facilitate the Ottoman over
lures for peace.
Reports are very current in the city, thai
two or three great failures are expected in
the courfe of fortnight.
A perfon arrived from Cadiz, fays, that
the SPaniards have lately embarked 1900