The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-08-19

| Iol M9anetx) IS to pteient has AiJsit,
With tine wboyei. LoIheby man.r lies "a
| he road to PortlmCuh and ms Mejeh)
naR 90 through It.
Yeltsrday arrived an exprels a: the Secre
;sry of STATES Office, ffc.a The couf, OF Yer.
'aiies.
Yeaerday morning John Wilkes, Elqi
md his matt an,labc daughter Mis- Wilkes,
ct out of town for Poulmouth, in order to
honour the royal review with theii prefsnce
The action near the Danube between The
Rufians and 1'ulks was nearly tqual the
(orviying Turks crcAed the river and ieft their
dead unbuied.
June a.. For certainty we heaI that her
Maj-Ry is again pregnant.
The parliament il is faa will be pro-
fogued to Thurlday the firit Of July next.
1t is fsid the Pa!liame.t will be proro
gued on Thurfdsy the Il of July next.
June Is. Yeaerday being mldfummel
day, there was very numerous and reipeet'
able appearance Of the livery of Loneon, in
Common. Hall agembed, for TIE annua
ourpole of eleaing Sherffs for The city ct
London, and county of Middleiex, for the
enluing year, when the majority Of hanos were
determined by the Sheriff, to be in favour Of
William Pioneer, Alderman and brcklayer,
and Stephen Sayer, Eiq; frame work. knitter,
who were declared duly elected, no poll be-
ing demanded, Mr.. Alderman K.rkman hsv
ing previouAy declared his refolution not to
hand conteh.
The Santa Maria, a rich mfIing flip
from India to Liibon, is taken by pirates
and carried into Madagascar.
Exir03 Of a letter f0mPwt(momb, Tnns 4.
+" The naval review planned by Lord
Sandwich and agreed to by his MajeRy
has long been the fubjea of converlatisn !;
expectation has, in this cafe, as upon every
limilar occahon, out run pcfibility as
loon as the matter was publicky known,
TO have been determined on, circumRance:
which never could happen, were boldly az
lerted to be part of the plan, and as many
lies have been plauGbly producedo on the fob
Ieet of this nautical pageantry, as the
bounolefs icope of fancitul Imagination
could fuggef. The road to this leaporl
was on Saturday and Sunday aft, perka
air at Godalming, amoif every bed, that
could boat feather in its tick was taken
up; the George (Snslling's, was filed,
and many of the private houfes were CT ud-
ed with the cuifomers carcaies. On Mon
day this town was infinitely more thin,
and the road to it amazingly clear The
bells OF GodaImlng, were, however, fet .
ringing about eighr, and the townsfolks
TODD a. their doors, decked out in theil
sunday apparel, TO gaze at, and make rude
obferVations, on thUle whole convenience
Iulted to choole that town as a night fage.
On the !uelday, the road frcmG roo aiming
10 PoTtfmouth was lined with the county
people, and from Peters6eld the hills were
not mo diicernablc for their white chalk,
than the red cioaks and farmers frocks
which covered them at many places tn,
gazers fat on eminences a quarter of mile
diitance from the road probably expecting
the King would come in the ihape OF q
huge montter, and be of ize to be leen
from afar. AT a quarter before ten, his
Majehy, accompanied by an officer, paAeo
through Pembroke turnpike he was ia.
luted there by Tome guns from the houle Of
Peter Taylor Efq; on POfdown hill His
Majety's chaife topped about five minute.
to take view of the lea, which there o.
pens TO the eye on q ludden, and has very
hne appearance, giving at once the lie o.
Wight, large extent of the coat, the
whole harbour and town of Portfmouth,
and an unlimited fpace of water TO the be-
holders fight, near FIVE thoufand perion.
were placed on the hill to take a peep a.
the King his pauGng gratiGed theiI
warmef wiihes, a. they returned their