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

ne "a' carried from and 4 lag: ~h'C-oas
Poa, fourteen feet in length, sol Twelve 3,
ten inches, wasraniported So feet Two rev
vehsis, of rinety tons bnfthen, we oaireo
lidewsys near twenty feet from the looks, through
the air and avery large bundle CT ih;nslesIa
ken from the ground and thrown near 3so feet
10 an oPpofIe diIeetion to that of the poa above
mentioned, AID at right angle, to the eourie the
yenels were. carried. Large trees were tom up
by the roo's and carried into PswAw river; We.
ry large oak plarks hurled win almclt the velo.
city Of cannon balls through the roofs of houfes :
Fences fplt into ve'y fmal pieces and difpei fed
over the ground The trees of whole orchards
eradica.ed Macy people buried in their cellars
but were dug out without receiving any hurt,
lexcep, what was very light.)-All this ter.
rife icene was produced in the ihon fpsee of a.
bout FIVE minute: But Notwithstanding chimueys
falling. houies racksd to pieces, large oak pla0ks
from the faees of vsnes, and many other in
frumeDts of death. whirlins with the moa fur.
pricing 'apidity thro the air, and iuuoundine
the sffiighted inhabitants, no lives were loa, or
any bone fractured, except Capt. Smiths whcfe
leg was broke, and his head ard other parts,
terribly eon,uied and an .sged women. who,
IS fhe efcaped from the ruins Of her own houfe
had both her legs broken by large oak plank
from one OF the veiiels-ln fine, the hayock
that amtz'ng element has made az Saliibury
point, and Almibury is almoR PaG conception
defcription.
P.S Since writing the above it Is credibly
reported that the number of buildings damaged,
exceeds fifty.
Great damage of the like kind was ALTO
done at Have,hill.
MARRIED. Doctor Samuel Adams, Of
Truro, TO MIfs Abigail jordan, OF Calco
Bay.
DlED.J MIR. Charles Hamock fon of
the late Capt. John Hamock Mr.
James Mortimer, of this town tallow
chandler, his funeral is 70 be attended to-
morrow at five o'clock, where his friend.
and relations are defired to attend.
PoRT eff BosToE, AsggR "a.
ArviVs6. Watt from Quebec Keeble and
Davis, Virginia WsHon. New Haven Gard
ner, ard Hewitt, North. Carolina Gorham
and Barker, NewfOundlsn6 Robinfon snt
Stocking from New London Williams, New
Providence Rogers, Philadelphia Liule6eld
from Bsrbadces; Andrews and Morton, Cape
Nicola; Gee, from Tuks Iilsnd Hunter Ma
deira Small 81. Croix Robinion StMMtins !;
Merrick, Falmouth Lyde, London.
MARYLAND, July N. BY the lower
houfe of Alembly, July 4, 1873.
Ordsvsd, That the following be entered
as the refolvss OF this houfe, viz.
RsisIVsd sn0nim'yG, That the reprsfen-
tatives of the fresmen CT this province have
the fole right, with the aAsnt Of the other
part of the legi0ature, to impo(e and effab-
llih t0xH or fees, and that the impofng,
eftabifhing or cslleaing any taxes or fsTJ
on or from the inhabitants of this province,
under colour or pretence of any pyseiama
tiSn ifued by, or in the name Of the LORD
Proprietary, or other authority, is Grbitra.
~, anesgiifnfisn0I, and sbbysDfvs.
Refsivtd nnaaimOglg, That in all cafes,
where no fees are eitablifhed by law for
ievices done by officers, the power of az
certaining the qusntum OF reward, for fuch
iervices, is conftutionally in a jury upon
the action of the party.
RssiVGd HnaMmsgly, That the pyselsm0fisa
,nued in the name of his Excellency Ro-
bert Eden, the Governor, with the advice
of his Lordihip's council of Gate, on the
a5th day Of November 1910, was illegal,
arbitrary, EHe0aGifEfi'nGl and epprlDfUs.
Rt(sIved HH01imoa(y, That the paper
writing, under the gteat zeal Of this pro
vince, Illued in the name OF the late LORD
proprietary, on the i4th day Of November,
lI77o, for the aferaining the fees and per-
quiftes to be received by the regiifers OF
the and-ofice, was illegal, arbitrary, m
eoaQirEfios0I and sppvt0fVE.
Relsived GaOnimsEly, That the ADvIs.
Frs OF the laid proclamation were enemies
to the peace, welfare and happiness of this