The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-10-28

w Va otOtSt WIZ @aS i"'Sh~N "'Nh
the vice-royal powers, TO prevent confuiioH.
We hope this news may want conforma-
ton, as an ad of that kind, mutt cut off all
hopes of reconciliation with the mother
counuy,it being ab(olute rebellion to difplace
a Kings chief Governor, and coniequently
renders thole brave alertors of freedom la
bic to the leverea ChaAilemcnt, by purifying
Guch defperaIe and unconditional methods
of redrels.
4 CARLOW, CIrsland,1 July 90. Howe
YER incredible the following may appear, We
are told by gentlemen of undoubted veracity
who have feen it, thar il is absolutely fAd:
"A few days ago duck laid an egg,at the
Feat of George Mutual, Etq; at Kildavin, in
his county, which had this infcription on il,
A" And as ye 90, preach the kingdom OF
Heaven is at hand" The infcTiption is as
plain as print, and may be leen at the houle
Of Luke Roach, at Kidavin.
LoNDoh, Auggf "a. A dreadful form
of thunder and lightning, SC. began on FIJI
day morning the 9Th, and continued Ill Tx
the next morning, without inte,mtion, 81.
Peters Aeeple, CornhiIl, was greatly da-
mayed, part of the enterance from Cornhill
brown down, and the iniide. damaged |;
the ObeIdk in St. Georges fields 70 much
damaged, that il muR be rebuilt a tack of
chimmes was. thrown down by ball of FIRE
at New, Bridewel, St. Georges fields,
which fell where the prifoners where's. and
greatly hurt two of them another ball OF
fire went down chimney at the back iide,
paR by two women in the room, went
through two coal iheds, making holes in the
bCards without letting them on FIRE one Of
the toll men aiBackfriars bridge was knock
ed down oy bail Of fire, snd had his tongue
terribly burnt leveraI MATS of fhps below
bridge were fhvered to pieces, and two
Dutch boys killed and man coming from
illinglon was Hruck dead, and brought to
his habitalion in the Borough. The Tow
er wall was fplit in feveral places. Mr..
Jones and his wife, coming through White
Hart fireet, he was killed op the fpot, and
his wife not hurt, though Ae had hold Of
his arm. A chimney belonging to the
houie of Mr.. Howard in Fleet lane, was
beat down, the lightning made way into The
bed chamber, where Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
were then lying, but p'oyidentially neither
were hurt..-.A gentlewoman, in, Cornhli,
being terribly frightened BY a mott dreadful
clap of thunder in the night, jumped out OF
bed, threw herfelf out of the window, and
was killed on the lpot.
During the violent form on Friday even
ing, the Yonge BaptiHe, large Dutch vei-
fel from Amherdam, was LOFT OH the More
fanS, and all the crew perilhed.
AssN If, ~. Commifiions, it is faid,
are preparing to pals the great Zeal for con-
fltuling and appointing John RObiOfon,Eq;
Capt General, and Governor in Chief OF
Turks ifland, or Tortuga in the Victim
dies. George Mercer, EEq; Governor Of
PlufyIvsnia, the new province on the OhloI
and Thomas Pownal Eq; member OF PaTli-
ament for Tregony in Cornwall, to be Co
vernon General of New-England.
A correspondent Jays. that tome fhips
which were to fail for New England, are
topped in the river by the merchants ex-
porteis, in conieduence of Tome difagreeabie
accounts receiyes BY the laa packet from
Bottom.
II is faid that great PeTfon at the head
of a very respectable department in the ttaie,
has been reprimanded for ruiiing his private
fecretary with fome dispatches Of import
ance and that retolution has been unsDi-
m0uly taken by thofe in power, not 10 en-
TUT for the future their Secretaries in any
ca(es Of the like nature.