The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-12-01

and allure ,ourielves that your iuccets will itand
! ON record an irdeliabe aud everlaiting wItneiS
10 the fortitude, the pa,riotiim, and indePen-
dence of the livery CT London.
There have been but two infances iince the
accefion of his Iate Majeay, of a parliament be-
ing dilolved before the expiration OF ieven years,
viz. in i746. and the Preient year.
| There was but one diiIenting voice IN the
I Council, on the mealures of diiolying the Par
lament.
| notwithstanding all that has appeared in the
papers about the non-importauon ichemes being
agreed on In America, 1t is very well known 10
t6oic VINO have been refdent on the continent,
that America is the Taft place upon earth where
any general aGociation can be fupPoied etteetuai-
ly 10 be put in practice. The ieveral provinces
have not only very diltinet intereits from eacn
other, bur the ieyeral ports and towns IN eaah
province have intereAs and connections that jar
10 much, that the ofs OF one town is always lock
ed upon as gain to Others in the fame dItrict.
Notwithstanding it is 70 generally believed that
the parliament was di1olyed TO give a colour to
the repeal of the Bottom act, &c. When the new
members ahemble we are told that the Ny
have not the leaf thoughts ofrepealng th0ie acts
but on the contrary intend going through the
American buhneis az all events according 10 the
plan 6rf formed.
1t is now expected, that general change OF
the minitry Will tax: place before the meeting OF
parliament. ..
The accounts lately received from the courts
of Sweden, Vienna, France. and spain, have
been Of 70 perplexing a nature, thar new par
lament was become absolutely necefary to adviie
and afiG his Majeity in the preient alarming tate
Of affairs
We hear that his Swedih MajeRy viii fPeedi-
ly be honoured with the Srdfr OF The EIkH halter,
his conduct of late having very juitly m"ied iuch
dJqls(7i1.--Who can help both GGniyirg and ap-
plaadixg the conduct of the man who had deprlv-
ed millions of fube6ts of their Liberties, and
thereby rendered them mott abjea Aaves.
h O92ber 3. A gentleman juit arrived from
Boaon yetoy45, that great man, not much admit
red by the people in that part Of the world, hav-
ing ordered his men to fire, which they would
not do, was ihot by the oppoiite party.
! he Scarborough man OF war, Captain Chad,
from Bottom is arrived ar Portfmouth.
4 A correspondent iays, Accounts received from
Bolton by the Scarborough man oil war, init
mate, that General Gage who was isat 1aPen1 the
duty of his preftnt difagreeable cPfinaYd, con-
trary to his own inclinations has &ehfed 70 re-
1 called, which brings to mind the fcQ9Y9ngA pat
/ 'nge by the Baron &c Monteiquieu.
H Charles the ninth having given orders to the
Governors of the teveral provinces for the Hugo
nots to be laughtered, Viicount Dorte, who
commanded at BayOnne, wrote thus to the King
"SIRE,
:" Among your Majeay's troops l could not
4 6nd 10 much as enc execuuoner they are brave
ioEdiers, we jointly therefore entreat your Maei-
~ to command our arms and lives IN things thar
! az, practicable"
Many of the defendants of thoie very Hugo
nots, continues this correspondent, are no" a
. mon gf.the fri ranks of King George the thirds
aea lubects on the continent OF America, thriving
earEeRly 70 retain thar liberty which their virtn-
Gus anceltors 70 dearly purchaed. If the hand
of power ihoud again 10 far prevail as to drive
them from that flicker TO which they were invited,
one itep more will put them cuI of the reach OF
tyranls. General Cages behaviour on this oc-
caii0n will tend to open the eyes OF adminIltran-
on more eiFeetually than all the petitions and re-
monfrances from an American congreis, agaiait
which prejudice and obitinacy have ihut the
door the Generals fortune will NOT be impair
ed, his glory by fuch noble behaviour will bel
enhanced and tranimitted with that of the VII
count Dorte's to lareit pofterity.
Ii the General ihould retire, his iuccehor viii
be Hutchinlon, this Lieutenant may be de-
pended upon, like his father, ready TO executeI
any orders.
A private letter from Boaon, hys, General
Gage pays his tradeimen in ready money,
and that he is in daily expectation Of being re-
aalled, he having ient home to England for that
FpurPoie.
| IA correspondent applauds Lord North upon
diiIolving the Parliament at this juneture theI
affairs of America are brought to criis, Eng
land mutt command or itrike to her colonies,
! and tha, ioon the preient reiolution isto COM
niand, which will farniih numberlefs pretencesl
10 the popular party, and at theeve of general
election might ruin the miniiter, before his plan
lis comrle,rr1 bur when the new narliament isl