The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-03-25


quences, bur it IS certain they will be many
and fAtal The current cath of thl: houle
was alone half million fe,lng.
The Duke Of Marlborough, it is faid,
will accept of rhe PiemierfEip v''Y foon in
a Respectable department not for any adj
vantage to himfclf, but the peaiure OF
providing for bis long dependent friends.
Preparations are now making at the pa
lace for-hcr Majely's lying inland the wet
nurfe, and other perions in different itsnons
have received orders 10 be in readiness to
attend.
There is no doubt of coolnefs fulfilling
between the Premier and Lord c. !;
but the latter, though he has the whole OF
the late Duke of BedforRs party at his back,
he Is afraid of breaking entirely with Lord
NJ: Whit, on the other hand, the
Premier feems very carelels of the event. as
he is convinced that his Rrength, though it
may be weakened by the deiertion Of 70
formidable (upport, cannot be overpower-
ed even BY the acceilIon of the Bedford
party.
The Hotel Dieu, Zone of the 6neil Hof-
pitals in the worldly was burnt down at Paris
the beginning of January Taft, and between
feVen and eight hundred ick perfons per-
iihed in the flames. There was ALTO twelve
adjacent houies confirmed by the fame fire.
he lena,t a; Stockholm was saembled
at that Place on the 2oth of December, by
an express order ofthe King.
Two eminent houlcs at Lyons, in France,
are laid to have topped payment, occsGoned
by the late failures in Holland.
St. JAMEs's, Jan. a. The King has
Been pleafed to order letters patent to be
paaed under the great zeal of the kingdom
of Ireland, for granting unso the Righ. Hon
Robert Lord Vilcount Clare, the Right Hon.
Wellbore Ellis, and Charles Jenkinfon, Eiq;
the Office or offices of bis MzjeRy's vice
realarer, and receiver-general and paymai-
ter general of all his MajeRy's revenues, pro-
fits and cauiuaIties whatioever in the laid
kingdom of Ireland.
ROME, [Itoy] December Is. Yefer-
day the Arienal at Civita Veccia having TAX
en- FIRE, prodigious exp oiion followed,
whereby the Governors houie was blown
into the air, the walls of the cattle much de-
mayed, and many perlons kilietsO6 BOEs
LONDON, Jem0,y a, 4 Reg.tsm+p,
from Vienna. Jays that the pubic, library
lately opened there, is the Yreateft m Eniep<
except the Vatican, but the books much
better chofen. That there are 100000
printed volumes, befides IL. 900 curious
manuscripts in various languages, and is fsid
to excel in each particular kind of learning.
Letters from Copenhagen advife, that the
Queen Dowager and Prince Frederick have
entirely quilted the court.
The former apartments of the Queen
of Denmark are now re6ting aad ii is GER
tain her return there is expected.
We have advice that the King William,
Gordon, fom Newfoundland for London,
was on the 7oth November taken by
Spapifh guarda Gotta, and carried into Hifpa-
nioIs. A veael was Immediately dilpatched
with advice thereof to Admiral Rodney, at
Jamaica.
The Earl of Hillfborough, we are afIur-
ed, is fill confuIted on the affairs of the CO.
lonies.
DEATHS. On the goth of December
al Suindon, in GlouceRerlhire, William
Nafh, E6q; Alderman of Waldbrook ward,
late Lord Mayor-of London. the ut
of January at his houfe at White Hall, Sir
Richard Glynn, Baronet, Alderman of
Dowgate Ward.-Theyare fuppofed to
have loft their lives by the goal difemper
taken from the priioners, brought before
them to be tried.
M o N d A Y, March ~.
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