The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-08-05
T H u R D A Y, AUGUsT $, 1878.

h@N ~ 70 tnC uPintOil VI tuIS GOTnIl1Itcc
that fun not exceeding one million, fou
hundred thOufand pounds be granted to hi
Msj :Gy, 20 be applied for the purpotc of re.
ieving The Ear India company, and for le
curing to the creditors of the faid company
more fpeedy fatisfaaion oftheir demands
The fame will be reported this day.
Letters from Liibon fay, it is certain, tina
IN order was fent with the laii fhips to &c
,oa, for the entire iuppreiIion of the inqu;li
ton in all the Portuguefe iettIements.
1t is certain that no ambanador will b
appointed to come here from Spain, ill th'
fairs which have agitated Europe for fomt
time are in a more favourable way than a
prefcnt.
Nay 28. Lord North, we hear, declar
ed on Monday laf, that he had now con
'incing proofs that England will not have
occalion to arm for war, for one year at leaf
There is now in the Houfe of Common
one barber, three fooimen, three common
f1ldiers, and eleven clerks, who obtaineC
leats in that honorable aaembly through
the channel of the EaR Indies.
Yeferday Capt Phipps embarked OF
board vel:I at Gravefend, TO attempt |
voyage to the North Pole, and if pOffible
ind the North Wet palage
| La& Tueiday nigh! died at his hou(e a
Pu,ney- common, General Hudfon in TIT
83d year of his age. ..--..
Such great Quantities of Spanilh dollar
have been lately received in London, tina
ne price isreduced from S. sd, to S., n
Der ounce, which is lower than they hav'
,een fold at, for many years paR.
MAY 40. Thurlday an exprefs arrived
at the French Ambsnador's and immedia,el'
his Excellency fet out for St. James's, wber
ne had private conference with his Msjef
ty, which LATED above halt an hour; after
wards there was council. The teiult o
all this has tranGpircd; for already is is faid
that the difpatches confirmed the pacific in
scntions of his mof ChIiffian MajeHy, to tn
10 fmalI JOY Of our timourous m'Olffy, an'
disappointment of the brave officers CT th'
navy, who came from all parts Gf Engsn'
on the 6rff alarm TO attend the lerylce o
their country.
Ii very true that the Court of Verfaille
feems in earneR in its late pescesble decIara
ions to the court of Great Britain butt Il
equally true that the court Of Madrid CONT
nues, in every department Of war to aug
ment its forces. Hence IL is clear that ".
ought to be on our quad, leaf We fhou'd b
uled into fecurity by French profefiions,un
Ill lome important bow is Rruck on the fd
ofSpain aga;nf US, which may colt Us few
millions Of Bri,ifh money and no inconh
derable portionOf BriIilh blood to rePai: and
'evenge.
Mar 20. On Saturday evening her roy
al highneis the Dutchea of Glouceaer was
lately delivered Of princefs at GlouceRer
houfe. The even, was Immediately notified
TO the Lord Arch Bilhop Of Canter bury, and
all the great officers of fate, and a msi' n
ger was dispatched TO Kew to aoquAint their
MsjeHies herewith.
Exfr0d of litter from Paris, MAY a..
Never were our minifer 70 EmbGrGDSd,
through want of cath, and by the great num-
Der of murdersn and robbers; we were not
worfe in the time of Cartetouche. The
lieutenant of the Police has declared to the
minifters, that he will be anfSersble for the
f,curity ofthe Greets, and an ordinance was
pubIi(hed BY the Kings authority, deiiring
that every inhabitan, of little hreers, CarfaEr,
Cul de Gaci, fhould keep their doors well Dol
ted and fecused, day and night: The milery
is 70 great in the provinces, 'ha the fArving
people, re ,ch the capital. Ia the day time,
they keep in all the little cottages and villa.