The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-07


| after end Of November, or the beE!ansag o.
December. The feaion Of this Is to aVoo
giving the people an opportunity OF iuPpl'
eating for the amendment Of the go!dfr aE'
Extraa efa letter from Wa,far0, Jaly 10.
/" IL appears now thar the whole kingdom
Of Poland is 10 be divided between the En-
peror add the King Of PfuiIia, and that IN.
Czarinia will give up her claim to any part
and content her (efw obtaining the terms
| ihe has propoled to the Porte, which her two
allies are to enable her to do by force ofarms,
| in cafe they cannot be obtained by negoci-
| alton"
July 81. Yeferdsry gentleman, fad to
be an American Captain or Chief, dreiied IN
the military habit of his country, was pre-
tented to his MsjcRy at ST. An'es's, and
mott GRACEFULLY received. He was accom-
panied to and from St. James's by his tx
ceIlency General Gage, commander in chief
of his MajeGy's forces in America.
Ii is alerted as fact at the welt end OF the
town, that the Court of Spain is determined
to break out with England, and that our
Ambalador there has deGred to DC recalled
The Dutch Mail received this day bring
the following advIces dated Warfa~, July IA
/" GensraI Biblkow has julf received, BY
an expsefs from General Cza'fko. Com
mandant of Brod, advice that the Ruiiian ar
my hath paG:d the Danube. The K'rg and
fevera Nobemen have learnt, by an Eta
feue arrived here from Gen. White, com.
mandant of Kaminiec, that Field Martial
Count de Romanzow had attacked and bea-
ten the Grand Vfir that the ois, OF the
Turks con6Red of 5000 men killed on the
field of battle, 5000 made PrlioneIs; than
they had befides abandoned to the conqucror
so pieces ofcannon, all their tents and bag
gage together wI,h the military cheit
Divers complaints are f4id to have lateI,
been received fom North America, relative
to the impeachment thrown in the way ot
their trade, by fome commanders on that
cation preGiug the men out of their coating
and other veiIeIs 70 that they have NOT
hands fuficient to navigate their fhlPs.
Enra6 Of a letter from GlsSfefH, dated
JEEIo.
I" The following melancholy affair hap
pened here this morning One Mr.. S,
The only ION of a genteel family of Bromi
grove in WorceHerfhife, who had about Tx
weeks lince married the daughter of Mr.
!, a wealthy farmer of this place, and
Who had promifed and agreed verbally,
that, upon his daughters marriage Nth Mr.,
She would ettle q certain fun but
after thar he rcfuied to do 10 where a.
Mr.. S., friends were 70 much Duplicated
that they actually forbid Mr.. s., their
houie, and would never permit HIM or his
wife to an interview, which gave the young
lady 70 much uneahnefs, that in fit of DEF
pair, fhe threw herfelf this morning, abou
feven o'clock, into large brook that ruus
through their garden; and although isveral
perfons were at hay haryeff in an adjoining
field, not one could reach her time enough 10
take her out alive. Mr.. S., in Mort
line after came home from a friends houfe
with whom he had been on buiineis; but no
(ooner he beheld the partner of bis misfor
Cunes lying dead OH long table, than, with
out laying word, he went to his father-ln
avs houie, whom he found by himIelf, fit
ring in his parlour, and, after relating to him
The lois of his wife. took piltol out OF his
pocket, and begged of Mr.. J., his wIfc's
f. he:, to be the death of HIM afo; upon
which Mr.. =, in order to Clear his guilt,
Accufed a relation Of adsiiing, at the fame
time making ufe Of many falOs accuiation,
which added 70 much to the phrenzy Of Mr..
s., that he lhot his father in law deAo
on the fpot: The report Of The piiol brought
The fervants of the houfe (who had been III
tening to hear the hardened conversation OF
their matter iIR time enouoh IN fee Mr.