The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-16

LcNDoN, july s. Il is faid the nir'R,y
ale at lait sndeavouTing TO prevail On Cover
nor Pownal to 90 ont once more TO BoRon in
New. England, as nothing bu, diicord, con-
futon and the greaieH dlAaiisfscfion have
have taken place in that province, fnce he
reigncd the government ct it.
We ale siiured fom coed authority, the
following changes are intended to take place
in the law, viz. LordManshed to retiie with
peniion of 6ocol. Per snnum SIR Eleteh-
er Norton is to be created Peer and Chief
Jufice Of England; Mr. Thu,low fucce ds
Sir Fletcher as Speaker Of the n, uit c m.
mons and Chief Jufice in Eyre M. Wed
derburn is to be appointed Attorney ard Mr..
Wallace Solicitor General.
The Ruiians and Turks have both late
ly publilhed memorials, accuhng each o,her
for their obftinacy in not giving up certain
points towards fixing peace. The above
courts differ as greatly in their accounts of
the behaviour of the reflective miniRefs az
the congrefS. The Rufians in their memo.
rial FAY, that on their part the congteis and
treaties were managed with the slmoR rea-
fon, temper and chnffan caimnefs but
that the Turks were oblfinate, imualieur
and full of PATTON, which were the principal
rcalons for breaking off the negotiations.
While the Turks afsr,, that fevrfal fittings
were held and the time pan3d in reciprocal
dlicuhions; but thar len days before the ex-
plratlon Of The armlice, the Sieur Obief-
COW became more irAexb'e than ufOaI, and
without abateng tlugle article Of what he
had demanded at the commencement Of
the negociaion, he added thereto Ger.
tain proportions equally oppnAve and i'm.
penous.
JaJ 4. We are informed tha. lcheme
is on tCct TO apply part of The crown reyc-
nues in America, towards tie conRIuGfltn of
certain number Of lhips of war and the G. =
Rabliihing regular arlenals and dock yards,
in the chief maritime provinces on the
continent.
July S. Notwithstanding the loan of
I,4co, oool. lately granted to the India conn
pany BY Parliament, not fhilling of il have
they touched, the whole being appropriated
to the payment Of their leveraI debts: In
coniequence of this they arc now 10 much in
dihreis for the further loan of 400 600! thar
if that FUN is not RATED before Augull next
for them, they will not have money to
carry on the ordinary buliusis of the conn., !,
pany.
Saturday at noon there was numerous
and respectable appearance of the Livery in
Common hall attended, for the purpofe e
elseng Sheriff, for the city and county
of Middle'ex for the enluing yea, in the
room of Alderman Plomer, who refiencd
that Office BY paying his fine, when WIiIam
Lee, Efq; IA native Of Virginia was unani-
mouly elected after VIII oh he adjE iIed the
Livery fubfantially as follows, viz.
After expecting his thanks for the ho-
nour his brother Liverymen and fellow citi-
zens did him, by eleaing him one Of heir
Sheriffs, ne faid he entered upon rha, Cfice
with cheatfulneis, as il was The efEe6 Of their
APPRECIATION that as he originally went up-
on public ground, he would carry thefc fenti-N
ments with him to the grave, uninAuenced
by place or penfon the duties of his Office,
he would moH punauay attend to, and ltrive
by every means in bis power, to hand down
thele liberties and privileges, untouched and
inviolated, which they derive from the fpirt
and freedom of their anceltors."
Lord Dartmouth has appointed Capt Ro-
berts to go on an embafy to fome of the
Indian tribes on the continent of Moth
America, in order to feule branch Of
commerce.
We hear from the lie of Sky, in Scotland,
that near 500 people have agreed to go to
North Carolina, and have engaged veGel