The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-31
II Fl UR S D A Y, March 81.
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bage the following adUleeS, 9Ls.
ONDON, January I9.
THE affairs of America, il IS now iaid,
will not be taken up by Parliament MI
the fefIions is pretty far advanced.
January IL. Lord Viicount Pitt, ion to the
Earl of Chatham, is to embark next month tor
orth-Anerica to make the tour OF the Britith
colonies on that continent.
. January II. The lait letters from Paris adj
wife. that orders have been ient to the officers
of all the regiments In the ierviCe OF France,
10 provide themielyes with field equlPageS
without delay and TO be IN readiness to
march upon the 6rf notice. A very little
time will ihew whether this news is TO be de-
pended upon.
: A correspondent fays, the celebrated Junins
is at laf diicovered to be the Reverend Philip
.a--gen. He was originally great acquain-
sance of Mr.. Horne's, and contemporary OF
his at Cambridge. Mr., R--gen was there
celebrated above all others for his claaical abb
lities. Mr.. R--gen was in London during
the whole time of Junius's publications, for a.
comfortable time before, and ever iince he has
been abroad. He is now reGdent at Orleans
in France, where he cuts very coniPicuous
appearance, having married beautiful and
accomplished young lady, filter to the celebrated
Mrs. G-r: Nor does he makeit any iecret,
where he reiides, that he is the author OF Junius
By the accounts from Briitol of their Taft
years importation of fugars from the Welt
indies, it~appears to have been twenty thou
Gand hogiheads, which is FIVE thoufand more
than ever was introduced into that port in any
one preceding year.
January z6. A letter from the lower Elbe,
dated January "a, fays, "The infurreetion of
RuAia is at prefent the topic of every CONVEX
ation. 1t feems to have happened in the mott
critical time, when freih troops were greatly
wanting but by this unhappy event they are
NOT only diiabled from rafting any new troops,
but have been obliged to recall many regiments
that were upon their march for Moldayia and
the troops which were cautioned about Wariaw
have received Gudden orders to march for Peterf-
burg. Ii is fuipe6ted that many of the priuci-
pal men in the empire will lay hold of this op-
portunity, and that total revolution will be
the coniequence of it. In the mean time cour-
iers to Vienna, Berlin, and Copenhagen, from
Peteriburgh, are more frequent than ever and
the current reports are very diiagreeable."
ExfraH Of a letter fran Paris, Jasnay ~.
g II is very poiitively ailerted chat orders are
given to all our regiments to hold themielves
IN readiness to take the field upon the earlief
notice, and that an army of Toe, 900 men will
be aleml led upon the Rhine in the Spring."
1angayy IT. The cauie of the late eommo-
lions in RuGa is owing to the appearance of
the Czarina's hulband, real or pretendedswe
know not, as that Monarch was iaid to have
been degraded and died in confinement. The
report, however, is credited at the welt end of
the town.
The money lying in the Exchequer on the
9Th of this month, ari6ng from the furpluies
Of the linking fund, amounted to 1877, oool.
which, it is faid, viii be appropriated towards
making good the fuPPly granted for the Preient
year.
1t was confidently aferted at the Hague,
when the laft letters came from thence, that
new congres was appointed for negotiating
peace between the Ruiians and the Turks.
The following illuftrious Perions are bufly
employed in fudying the four rules of arthi-
metic:
His MajeRy, .Adtrfin--to his family;
The Miniftry, tibiicafiOs--ofth their party
The Parliament, SEktfyal7iOr--6om the pub
lie purie And
The Patriots, DiViGon--among themielves
Monday evening Mr.. Alderman Trecothick
wac ieized with paralytic &roke, and we are
informed, continues very i'll.
The Americans are about to vote the Eat
India company the fun of I6,oool. as con-
pcnfation for the rejection and deitru6ion of
the tea fent out by that body.
MIR. Van Eaid in the Houfe of Commons,
that great fums were expended toproect the
Bofonians, &c. who by their conduct did not
defeve protection that iniead of keeping
troops there at vaf expence, we might only
iend them over able officers, and teach them
how to fight; thar they were numerous enough.
10 defend rhemfelves aoainf an enemy. bur NOT