The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-02-24
For the MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.

For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Mr.. THOMAS,
In jour Lsf Spy oI,FrUs you favoarsd the put
he zUitb The copy Of a e'mmDfon, granted ey
The High Cart Of admiralty Of England, 10
Jared LngerJ6H, Ell; sfPbiladelsbia, taken
from The Psna6Jvania Journal, qVitb The pro-
mile of letter, babh@sd in philadelphia, on
t5e Gbjet7 since your Laid publication 1t bas
5sen objsrved BY many in this tO4Vz, that GOe
Eavs nothing to do with The eOmmiDfon Of
JUDGE Lngey7oR, az that Of fHGge AacbmHy,
nnof eftbe fame fen0r. II t6srsf0rs 6rcOme5
xecslary 10 inform the public thai JJA4gs Alrb-
uafy's eommiJEon is Of The. fame dats, the Jane
.iziav, and verbatum eeey Of JA4gs Iggsr-
jolp5 quitb this difference any, yHegs A@e6-
szmy's difria is The br0Vises5 o. the MaDac5A-
.Jstt5, Mrru-Hamsl5vs, R6odt-IAand and Con-
Het7ieu.
qbe bozUtrs granted BY the High Court Of
Aamiraly Of England to fbeir dePIiei in i6s
colonies, being % grtat and Of (aeb an alarming
nature, ii is highly nses@ary The qsboie eommH-
Aity, sayfbe rDbols continent, bO1id be aeqNainf-
ed fbsrezuifb i: Therefore beg yoH will JaVoy
The public in yOw next zVnb bath eomm!DioH
and letter together qUifb hbs cath Of etfee, Ge.
4. iudoreed thereon, Of 7vbicb The following is a
COPY that tbs 4obok mag Be fen in one Viezo and
Gleanfed upon cOitb that freSdOm the nature
as<imp~t4Us 9 fbs lagfH rfqmrss.
An RICAN.
6EORGE the third by the grace of GOD, of
Great-Britain. France. and. Ireland, King,
Defender of the Faith To all and fngu-
lar our officers and other our hcge iubjeets
whomfoever, in and throughout our king
dom of Great BRIAN, and other our TO-
reign plantations, colonies, and dominlons;
and to all perions in general, whom theie
preients may concern, but more especially
to our beloved JARED INcERsoLL, Eiq;
greeting.
TIE II KNOWN, THAT WE, for good
ID and fuhicient cauies us thereunto moving,
have efabhihed, and do, by theie Preients, Ell
tablifh Court of Vice Admiralty, at Phila-
delphia, in North America, to have original
jurifdietion in all cauies ariGng within the
limits of our colonies of New-York, New Jer-
fey, Pennsylvania, the lower Counties on De.
laware, Maryland and Virginia, and within
three leagues of the flores thereof, The iaid
Court to have ALTO originA juriidiction in all
cauies ariGng from the capture of ihiPs, be-
tween the latitudes of forty-one degrees and
thirty-fx degree fifteen minutes north or of
ihips, whole port of defination lhall be within
either Of our faid colonies the iaid Court TO
have alfo juriidiction in appeals from the
Courts of Vice Admiralty eifabliihed, OF to be
etablilhed within either of our colonies before
mentioned.
AND BE IT ALSO KNOWN, That we
son6ding very much in your learning, honefty,
fidelity, circumfpe6tion, and induftry, DO, by
theie preients, make, ordain, conitltute, and
appoint you, the faid JARED INGERsoLL,
Eiquire, to be Judge of the faid Court of Vice
Admiralty, efabliihed at Philadelphia afore-
iaid, under the file and title of U ID O +
COMMISSARY, DEPU TY and
SURF Z Of the Court of VIC +
ADMIR- of Philadel phia, lin North
America, with original juriidietlon IN all
caufes a-ifng within the limits of his Maleltys
colonies cf New-York, New Jeriey, Penniyl-
vania, thelower Counties on Delaware, Mary
land, and Virginia, and within three leagues
Of tie flores thereof and alto, with original
juriidi6tion in all cauies ariiing from the cap
ture Of ihips, between the attitudes of forty-one
degrees and thi- ty-hx degrees fifteen minutes
north, or of ihips, whole ports of deihnauon
ihal be within either of the iaid colonies aiio,
with juriidiGtion in appeals from the Courts OF
Vice Admiralty, ctabliihed orto be eitabliihed
within either of the iaid colonies: Saving al
ways a right to any CT eitherof the parties, who
ihall think hirnie!f or themielycs aggrieved, BY
iuch Vice Admiralty Court at Philadelphia, IN
the frlt initance, Oh on an appeal 20 iuch Vice
Admiralty Court, eitablilhed at Philadelphia,
10 appeal either to US in Council, or to our
Ign Court of Admiralty of England; and
+, IA rheace to cur High Coart OF Delegates,
..-@l and laying lkewiie, all other the