The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-04-28

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Ruiians ard pic.ert their Teccns any uppici Of po-
y6ons thcy have already i-ccceded IN Cutting Oh t%o
comfortable conveys, and viii pTcys very drens 10 e
RuIian army, if NOT removed. Marihal komanIo~ has
taken meaiures, and made dipoii.ons tor diiponS e'
which il is imagined he will effect
Ybi,etaA Feb. {. The King has been plsaicc 70 APP
pon, Thomas Shriey, Eiq; to be Captain General ana
Governor in Chief Of his Maleys Hand OF Dominica IN
America, in the yJm Of Sir William Young, Bart VINO
has reiigned . -.
The King has been pleaed to APPOINT MountiIH
Browne Eiq 10 be Captain General and Governor IN
Chief of his AaeAys Bahama Hands in An1ee2, in the
room of Thomas Shirley, Liq; ,,
The King has teen Ple-et 20 APPOINT Peter Li'lg Ei
to be Chief JuGte OF his h1a;eiys province oi view
Hamphisc, in Americ4
PROMOTIONS; war-oaicc, Jan. a.
nth &c Il. Ect, Wnl Eenchaian, Lieutenant, Thomas
Rudidel, Enfsn, John Jones, Adlutant.
a7d regt. foot, John Bluke, iecond Lieutenant.
s5th regt foot, William Dawion, Endgn.
56th rcgt. foot, Wyndham Q in, Lieutenant "i'!an
Cunning hame, Enfgr.
GA fest foot, Harding Hlder Lieutenant, John Bar
low, Enfga, Sir William Mooe, Bart. Lieutenant Alex
snder Arbuthnot, Eniign.
Captain Alexander Ba.le, hom haT:SE, 70 oe Ao't
Major of Fort George.
Robert Chebye, ES; to be Captain of foot in 'he
Eat-lnd.es only.
February "a 1t is faid orders given at the tower
for preparing 5000 aands of FINAL arms to &c lent 10
America.
Correlpondent lys, the following fact is authentic,
and may be depended on "A Fenchman, who is pro-
badly Roman Catholic through the interet Of certain
Lord is now and has been for fome time Pa, employed
Tutor to his Royal Hghnef Prince William Henry, his
Maey. third on How much is thy condition TO DC ainei-
ted degenerate Britain and what opinion mutt
Britih Monarch, who gorcs in being born and cueated
in this country, entertain of his ube, when ore among
the great number be found who is capable OF thar
important and honorable employ without being under the
necety Of employing foreign vaiai, one whole onier
merit conEs in his being natural enemy to this country
february IT. On Tuefday lat died OF nilammatory
diieaie in The neighbourhood Of Wcminer Hal, mai
den lady, OF the name of Ltetay Property and, though
not defended from any antient family, YET many isueS
arches have been hitherto made after her anceors. The
mott satisfactory account Of whom is, that ihe nau-
raj child of booksellers widow, the conquenee OF too
intimate connection with certain poeteal author Tins
being the cafe, and he being the m and at of the family,
the name become extinct and it is be feared that the
crown, by virtue of its prerogae, will ete uPon and re-
ain Inc whole of her eate and effects Humber Of tie
mott eminent physicians were coniuted the oecaon
ome of whom hattered her with the pleang hope OF
ny ipecdy recovery; while the fno part OF them deemed
her incnrabc and many of inferior degree were in con-
Giant pay and attendance during the whole of her ekes
Great expectations derived from the fcced adye OF
very famous S-h Phycan; but who, to the iurPriis
of every one, being acquainted with the mrt0ms other
dforder reuied his aiiiance. People fooiih enough
TO proclaim him the author of her death; but of this the
impartial public viii bef Judge. 1t is expected that her IN
tement will be decent, and without pomp and that there
will be the greate number of ourners attend her ne-
raj obques that have been een for many years, as he was
particularly repetted BY the whole body of booksellers,
printers and their devils. What is mott remarkable is,
that worthy prete prayed for her death and chaneel-
lor les feryent in his with, for her dnioluon
both of whom i2iritedy confronted by celebrated
debauchee for the pupoe it is imagined, that ne might
e. IL ko.l tk.n oGh feduf
february zS 1t is faid that Expre arrived in town
late on Friday night, with account of the death of the
French King, in the 63d year Of his age.
Letters received by TAFT Saturdays Holland Mail, fom
Conantinope, mention, that when the late Grand Signio
perceived his a moments approaching, he ient fer the
Sultan Abduhamet, his brother, and recomcnded to him
the education of Sclm his only fon, aged and at the
fame time gave him undetfand that he ardently defred
that he would eriouly employ hiTnielf in the aluay
work of peace And that fome eIs already taken for
that Purpoie.
Wedncfday knocking murder was diicovered infant
about three days cid, houfe in Goport very long
nail was drove through the head Of the child which
out at its throat. The mother is fueeed TO have
mitted this barbaous acton, and dgent ieareh is making
after her.
TUESDAY, Maye5 1. The American affairs, We hear,
will come on, next Thurday, in the upper Ahemby.
1t generally underitood, that the moa Pirted
coeive mcaiures will be taken by the Mother Coun-
try, to bling back her refractory children to proper fere
Of their duty and the ntereAs of the whole
empire.
private letter from the Continent menticns tha, &C
cordng plan u under confederation in the ecret cabi
Of Europe, Roman King to be elected bedes the
Emperor; anait fPpofed that the election will come
very oon the candidates iuPpoied he, the King Of
Sardinia, the Etto- ~ Bavaria and the Eieetor Of S-o
ny; but nothing BE- fld with certainty ofit.
BY authentic advices from Conhantncpie, are in
Orned, that orders have been iiOed BY the Dan to ie
100000 troops in tie az f,wo months from the
city and ensrons $4,000 men, from Bolna, 10000 men,
from the Janiliaries 6ooo, Eom BoRarsis Soco, and
hom the different parts of Arabia, 10000 men new
reaures have been opened and all hee eh troops
receive double payment.
We have reaion doubt the yeraey Of the extraa Of
letter from tn: Hague which appeared in ofthe Sa-
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