The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-09-15
IVY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER *, i774 (NuMB. I8o.

IssAc Low, Eiq being under the neceiy of going by
way OF efeorted to the Ferry Stairs BY
comfortable number of Respectable inhabitants, with CO.
lours AynS mue playing, and loud Huzz at the End of
each reet. When they got down to the river, he-in
very polite manner, took kave Of the inhabitants, Fix OF
whom accompanied him and his Lady over, with muhs
playing, COP SAVE THE KING.
The inhabitants then returned to the Coffee Houe, In
order to te the like repeS to the other three sene-
men, viz. JANIS DUANE, PHILIP Livingston,
and loan ALsor, FIGURES.
About half paf nine the Poceon began and was con-
du-d in like above. When they arrived al the
Royal Exchange lat which place they embarked) JAMrs
DUANE, Eiq; in very affcetonate and moving manner
thanked the worthy inhabitants for the honour they had
conferred upon them declaring tor his own part and nc
had in command from the whole Of his Brother Delegates
to acuant then that nothing in their power fhOuld be
wanting to relieve this once happy, bat now asgeved
country.
When the gentlemen got under way, they faluted
by eera pieces of Cannon, mounted this joyous occa-
on, which was anfseed by greater number hom 81.
Georges Fey theie Testimonials and three huzEas, bid
them go and proclaim to all naons that they, and the
yirtaous People they reprcicnt, dare dnd er rgbfi as
PRorEsTANT ENoLIsaMEN.
Afer the gentlemen had got little dlanee from town,
Comfortable number went TO ST. Georges Ferry TO eele-
brae their departure, cating the alvaon OF the colo
MES from that hour,- well knowing in whom they have
placed the grsafg 0fdsHF that ever men we'e intrusd
with. There many loyal coniitutiona, and iPred
toaas drank. ealed with frequent dlchages Of Cannon
and attended with this declaration, that saeb and Every g
TtT, eiemr sUszOad fby zUOEd upper at fbs nqsf@
SEQ bng soed and dear, )neb rsoAfOni as orr Dsis-
niOs sOhb fbee scO,fby gentlemen 81 re e'i'-
a You'd think sssDa,y 10 edsp for fbs good 81 fbs COM
4 FRShaE. The day was eOnsladsd With COP SAWS
John Harring and Henry Wefhsr, Efs. Delegates ioT
Drama. county, we are told, arc gone Philadelphia, to
attend The CongTeIs.
We Iear Col. Philip Schuyler, is ehOfe Delegate for
the county of Albany.
HAiTFokp, Sept. 6. On TueIday Ian, being the
day the county court was (et Springfield great
eoncoue of people, Judged be about 3ooo, airmbed
the in that place. and appointed commit
wait the court, and requef their appearance a.
mong the people, which they Immediately complied With
whenthey very willingly hsned the following engagement
VIZ eve the utiobcr do ieseray Promie, and ioemn-
b engage all people aiembled at Springfield, IN tne
county Of Hamphe the goth dAy Of Auguf 1874 that
will take, held, execute, exerciIe, any commit
on Office, employment whatoever, under, or by virtue
of or in ar, manner derived from any authority pretended
or Attempted TO be given b. late a Of Parliament, efti-
tied, a6 for the better regulating the government OF
the Province Of Ma1aehuletts Bay in Aew-EngiAnd.
Ir.ei Williams, Oliver Partsitee, Timothy Dwight
Thomas Williams, John WorthInston, JoiePh Hawiey,
Wiism Williams Simeon Strong, Moes Bills, Jonathan
Ahiey, Eliha Porte, Caleb Strong, Samuel Fowler, Jo-
nathan BliG.
NoKwlcH, SEPT. T. Yeaerday was obIerved, agreeable
to worthy governors proclamation, as day OF fAiting
and humiliation throughout this colony.
ST. cRoIx, Jaiy Q. On the I'D Of June, about fVe
O'Clock in the morning lone ima lhocks Of Earthquake
were eit at an nda village, about fix leagues from Cuatl-
maa and very near the eoa Of the South-Se, but did
rhen no damage except alarming the inhabitzntS. The
hoeks continued with uAing Intentions all eyen o'clock
the evening, when the effects of nature began to break
forth in all their teno lightning and thunder were IN
ceant, attended with heavier rain than was ever known
theie the ea roe in lueh convulve minner that u
ove9wei the hghe banks, and at the fame time theiand
was agtA.ed BY the earthquake, that the village was oe-
" deroyed in hort time, and not trace OF II ieit he
ior PIT Of the inhabitants the f appesances OF the
tsnpe had fed towards the city Of Guatma, but found
no sl,cr ee that unhappy place being involved in more
ni!rry than where they fed from. The two famous noun
ains near thar city were in fate othe eAtef eruption s.
TIE one which emits liquid FIRE and amazing large tones'
threw out its met enragei force the devoted city the
other, which, in like i6ues out water, dsluged
the land about, and full aught with deTueon' The
yolentocs of the earthquake, the ghtnng,thunder ana
one dreadful Eence of confuon 20 be paaeled
This war of nature commenced in It's full force about
ooc in the evening, and continued raging TIL the night
If the nth day in which time the unworthy, the public
court, Of iuce and cathedral, the pHochz churches all
the public edces were deoye, either by the earthquake
bv the fire and tones from the mountains, or by the I'M
peruoity OF the rSer whch roe ABOVE iS o~"Ns' ~S
ever thing befme t with the greatef voleeee Chains
Of great made in the earth and many Whole
houies With numbers Of the mfsFzbe inhabitants tell IN
add vert een no more But how the auguih OF the
unhappy faerers be decrbsd The as ofdsvOtion which
their tcstud fears prompted them to ur were all in vain
their pss fSallo~ed up, truck dead, otherwise deoy-
ed in the very Of admniing abiolution. Many
appalled, BY the cene, food fixed, and received the iney
table death that awaited thoe who esaped from the city
were eacrced with dangers and death, the fields afforded no
ersr tbs earth was oonvuied with rain and the vol
canus and rocks with which that country abound, were
raging ss FIRE, and throwing out Zones of mot Prodg-
oas [ze. -.
Ga Il ensht Of the 9Th, about the hear OF ten the
ssnsIas gsa exesGEs, TAG saFtA ibo0k wfh sFsa VIZ