The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-03
WEDN ESDAY, June z.

Laft Saturday fire broke out in tn
goal at Cambridge, but by the immediate
attendance of the ftudents, with the col
lege engine, it was ex,inguifhed.
The honorable Thomas Sanders, Efq
who has been a member of his Majefty'
council for feveral years paf, previous to th'
election Ialt week, reGgned his feat at th'
council board which fhould have beer
mentioned in our laff.
Extrae3 sfa letter from gentleman in Psnja
cola TO bis friend inP engGlvania, d1areb 10.
" have the pleaiure to inform you, tina
the affairs of this province now wear the
mott agreeable afpea. Government is a
length made GenGble ofthe great importanc,
Of the harbour of Penlacola,, land we are in
formed the parliament will this ieiiion gran
a comfortable fun to fortify and fecuTe it
You know it is the only fafe one, capable o.
admitting large fhips, from Cape.Florida &c
the great river MGGPpi, and that pafags
from Penfacola to Havana is performed
in five or fix days, to Campeachy in eight,
and La Vera Cruz in ten.
Prejudice and INTERPRETATION have
greatly retarded the fettlement of this pro
vince but now we begin to furmount theiI
i'll effects. The lands of the MiGfippi and
the healshfulnefs of the climate, are 70 per
feetIy inviting that emigrants from the nor
thern colonies are daily taking up lands there,
and improving them, 70 that in very few
years hope TO fee in that part of Wet
Florida, the mott Oppulent fettlement of any
in Britifh America.
IF we look forward, and conGder the
immenfe length Of the river Mifihppi, the
amazingly fertile country it psnes through,
the great number of large nzvigable rivers
tina, fall into it,on both iides, I'VE may venture
to foretell that fome where on its banks, fOmt
day or other, will be the greateR trading CT
ty of the univerfe. Should not every one,
who wilhes to provide for his poGerity, fe-
cure tracts of land, while it may be ealily
done, near the banks of that River.
General Lyqaan's explorators have been
here, and failed again for the MiGhppi
and as they cannot but report favourably Of
the country, it is thought that the tra6 Of
land granted to them, will be fettled from
New England in fhort time. Their
grant does not come down as Isw as the in
chanting county of the Matches"
We hear that the honorable Houfe o.
Representatives. of the province of New
Hampfhire, have taken into their wife con.
liberation the plan of union between the
colonies, as propofed by the honorable
houfe of Burgeies in Virginia, and have
choien committee of correspondence &c
communicate with the other colonies
have wrote letters to the houGss of Com.
mons in Virginia and Rhode-Iland, ant
afured them that the houfe of Reprelenta-
tives of the province of New.Hampfhirc
are ready to cooperate with all their fftel
colonies to recover and perpetuate the Ii
berries of America.
1t is faid that the Houfe of Afembly o
the colony of Connecticut, have alto adopt.
ed the fame meafure.
Hisgkam, Kay 40. About Ia o'clock, a
noon, the houle of Mr.. Sc b Wilder catches
IRE, fuproI,d bya PARK from the chimney fall
ing on the top, which not being timely dileo.
Teisd it was entirely ooriumsd.