The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-07
ioint'Iives Of he.icf and hubbard.

Saturday grant on Pa'oon psHSu tDe
great zeal, FOR all treafons, miipriiion of lrea-
fon, and other mildemeanors, to Ambfofe
Kirvsn, of the county of Galway, in The
kingdom of Ireland, for inliiting men in the
feryice of the French King.
AugER 4. A correspondent has counted
Forty-fcur of the warmeff patriots in the
lift OF petitioners or in the court calendar
and fays, that Mr.. Wilkes 10 almoR left
alone to defend the feeble caufe OF the peo-
pie; but he fuppoies that Wilkes would
not with to be thought deferter of his
friends by tagging behind /; and that he
will fhortly figure at Sc. James's as the
forty.hfth Patriot.
AEggf g. There was time, fays fsee-
ious Correspondent, when il might have
been deemed libel to call in queRion the
abilities of the King bot 6nce the late coin
act has paAsd, all ranks and degrees of men
daily experience and complain of the Egbs-
net of his MsjeRy's bead.
By gentleman juff returned from Lif-
bon. We are Informed, that the attempt
made on his mott faithful MsjsRy BY
prieA was at the MITIGATION of the iefui.s.
who had dsputed three TO Portugal for that
horrid purpofe, who on the defgn being
known, made their eicspe in Beau Cod
"a vefiel 70 called) and got on board a
Dutch dogger, about three leagues from
the rock of Lifbon.
The Prince and Princefs Of Brunfwick
are expected in this Metropolis before the
winter.
10 confequence of the difpatches arrived
from the court of Denmark, a reconciliation
is talked of between the King and the anna
Bile and much abufed Queen.
IL isrepor,ed that the poia of Secretary of
State for Scotland, which has laid dormant
near folty years, will foon be revived. The
late Marquis of Tweedale was the Iaft fc-
cretary.
We have it from the mott authentic quar-
Ter, that as foon as the three great united
powers have been able TO fe,tle the diviiion
of Poland among themfelves, which will be
two months yet, they will march over to
England, to take poiTellion of it in like
manner, and in like manner to divide il
bis Britannia MajeRy, having 10 long ago as
March lala aAured the faid three great pow
ers, that, !" let them do what they pleale, he
will not NEEDLE with them"
Ii is with particular pleafure we can az
(urs the public, that what the people OF Eng
land have 70 long wilhed for 10 likely to
happen. We mean that which has been
10 long and 70 often prayed for, in the pc
titions and remonlfrances, viz that bis Ma
jefy would be p.esfed 10 take the patriots
round the throne. His Majeay has been
doing this by degrees for iometime paa
He hrii took Mr.. Wedderburn, that great
patriot of all patriots near his throne then
another, and another, and another. He
has now taken Mr.. Cornwall and is pro-
ceeding, we are confidently informed, to
take more. When they viii be all there,
las they all willy how happy will it be for
this nation The people have long prayed
that his M4jeRy would fuffer the patriots to
come near his throne, and his MajeRy, like
good and kind father, is carrying up the
patriots as far as he can. ~.
A correspondent obierves that the patri-
OTIS, nowthey have gained influence at court
will ule their bef endeavours to reffore two
unfortunate brothers and their comforts to
favour.
St. Igna,ius, and his dfciples are looked
upon as promoters of the lniuHe6fions which
have happened in Chill.
Aaguf 7. The Hanoverians are 70 incen.
fed at one the Houfe Of Strelelz, being APP
pointed Governor Of Hanover, that they daily
threaten to revolt.--,'rhe Prince of Bruni.
wick is 70 iDcenfed that he is treating with
France as GeneI alllimo of their army.
Some letters by the lsff pof from Hol-