The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-31

! the twelve Apoitles in rich gold habits, he
afked the Prieit what was the value of the
| gliding PC Sire, replied the prieit, d" they
are fold gold" Z" Gold p anfwered his
Majeffy, {" then the Apoales are put to
wrong uie, for it was intended by their
matter they fhould travel all over the face
of the earth for the public good, and behold
in your church they are all confined there
fore, to fulfil their matters orders, | will
have them Immediately made into ducats,
that they may travel over the face of the
earth. $50 Alexander faid of the beard OF
Eiculapius that it was cruel to iufter his
EsSfihip to have one of gold in the winter,
/ wil6N wool was 70 much warmer.
Il IA Letter from Dublin mentions, that
AthSProdigious and continued emigratlons
from the North of Ireland have at lait ronf-
ed the nobility and gentry of that coun-
try 10 find fome expedient to prevent them
in future accordingly, they have juit en-
tered into an aiiociaton TO discourage all
Monopolizers of land, to portion out of
their eitates in fmaller parcels, and TO let
thofe parcels at that moderate rent as will
eltablhh an intereit to the tenant in the
leales, and enable them to live lomething
like the independent yeomanry of this
kingdom. This excellent inftitution, it is
faid, was begun by Lord Hillfborough, who
at the fame time, generouly gave releafes
in full for large arrears due to himby ieve-
al of his tenants.
Another Letter from Dublin fays, |" five
hundred and feventy labourers, with
their wives and children, have within thele
few months, fhipped themfelves off at
Corke for the Colonies. The County of
Connaught is almof drained of inhabitants,
in 70 much that ieweral gentlemen of for
rune there have been Obliged to offer adj
yanced prices to labourers in Dublin, to
undertake works of hulbandryin the coun-
try. Hand-bills have been attributed,
wherein offers are made to the labourers of
paying the expences of their journey to ie-
veral parts of the country. In fhort the
land-holders now beat up for labourers as the
King does for folders, and | believe with
pretty much the fame fuccefs. Men enllit
one day, and delert the next"
A late letter from Berlin, 1.-THE capital of
the Prufian dominionS,) fays, that new
treaty of alliance has been concluded be-
tweenthe Emprefs of Rutland the King of
PruAia, by which the latter engages to afiift
the former againf the Turks, with an ar
my of 5000 men.
On the 18th of November, at night, his
Majefy the Kingof Prufiiawas attacked by
aftof theapoplexy, which aveagreat alarm
to the whole court; but it was happily foon
over.
Blythe laffaccountsfromB Bottom, in New
i England, it is faid his Excellency Cover
nor Hutchinfon has been pleafed to APP
point Barnavelt BoylRon, Efq; now in En-
gland, to be fenior Captain, with therank Of
Major, in Brigadier Brattlc's regiment Of
light horfe, with anurances that if Col.
Erving fhould REIGN the hrf regiment Of
foot (which wasevery day expeeted) Major
BoyIHon fhould fuccecd to be commander
thereof. mr.. J. Boylfon is jnp49sd to b
00tbr of certain publications in the Londan
papers Egned Barnavelt.