The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-06-03
T Fl u r S D A Y, June 3.
B O S T q N.

coveries have been talked of, which were ex
peeted TO amaze the whole province. Hints
have been thrown cut, that the characters OF
lome men in power would sppear Infamous Isl
he highee degree; all ieemed TO DC general
(urmiie and exploitation, until yeiterday about
eleven O'Clock before noon, when the galleries
10 the Commons Houfe of Aaembly, we've CT.
dered to be cleared oe all prelent. This con.
frmed the general opinion, and we are well In
formed, that very important matters will iOon
uanfpire, which will bring many dark things to
Ggbf-gsin many PROTOTYPES to the caufe of tree
dom-make tyrannical rulers tremble, and give
location for the whole people to bleis the pro-
vidence of God, who cauieth the wicked man
to fall into the pit he hath digged for smother.
We juf nov learn, that the matters above al
Iuded TO, were number of original letters, ienr
to England by feyeral great men in this province
and returned here, which were laid before the
honoufable Commons HtuGe of Afsmbly,
on the confederation Of which
"VOTED, That the tendency and de-
Iiign of faid letters was TO iubveIt the con-
ltIEution Of this government, and to intro.
duce arbitrary power into the province. -
100 members preient, FIVE dlentients.
The doors leading to. The galleries in the houle
continued ihur when the houle adjourned lsit
evening, and are rot explel1d to b. opened
this day.
A report is propogated in town, which
we are well informed had its birth in bis
MaisRyJ Csfls-WIliam, that formidable
mob will make an appearance to. morrow
evening. However the enemies to our
rights and privileges may with this to be
the cafe, yet let them be told, that people
who are bleAed with fuch Legislative as
the prefent, have no need to take the pu-
nifhment of traitors into their own HANDS.
Yeiterday was the day to which the, high
Court of Admiralty, for the trial of pira-
cies, &c. was adjourned foIne months ago,
or the trial of Anlell Nickerfon for the
murder Of three men and boy on board
ichooner, as formerly mentioned in this
and the other papers but we do not learn
that the court fat. Ii is faid (on.e matters
OF greater importance employ, at prefent, the
time of feveral members Of that court.
We are drfired to inform the pus.ic, that
the Hon. John Hancock, Eiq; commander
of the Cadet company,snd ten of the MEM
beIs, then PEeient, were againit the late
vote for expelling two of their members.
MARRIED. ] Mr.. Benjamin Calendar,
GoldGmish, to Mils Elizabeth Hall, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. Andrew HalL-As Sa-
em, the Rev. Mr.. Thomas Barnard, Jun.
TO Mils Lois Gardner, lady pOHefed of
fortune ofupwards of two thoufand pounds
lawful money, and fecond daughter Of Sa-
muel Gardner, Efq; late an eminent
merchant of that place.
DIED. Mrs. Elizabeth Fofer, widow
of the late Mr.. Elilha FoRer.-Mrs. Wood.
AT Milton, Mrs. Aan. WinAow, reet.
Of Knelm Winaow, Elq; late of Marihield,
deceafed.-At Braintree, Mrs. Anne Marlh,
widow of the Rev. Mr.. Marfh, deceafed.-
AT Salem, Mr.. Benjamin Bickford.
Nav YORK, Nay AZ. AT the very
minute of the poR's departure from John.
fon-Hall, thirteen Senecas arrived there,
an event that BODIES no good tidings, as
that tribe is, of our Indian neighbours,
the moR quarrelfome and capable of doing
US the greateft mitchell. However, they
will not fail on this occa6on of being very
troublefoms to the worthy Baronet, who
70 ably fuperintends that department.
The Taft advice from Europe, received
by Capt. Young on Saturday the zad inf.
via Newry, to the I'd of April, mention We
ry peremptorily, that q triple alliance is
finally aaented to by our privy council, and
concluded between Great Britain, France
and Spain, with Aview of occurring the bal
lance of power in Europe, which would
be iubyerted by the awful union of the
Pruffians, Rufiians ard Imperialifs. The
court of Verfailles waited only the return