The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-10
T H u R S d A Y, March 10.
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Saturday a being the anniversary othe fifth OF March,
upon which day. agreeable TO Vote of the Taft year.
amectng duly notified and accordingly met at aneu
tlA, O'clock in the forenoon; and AFTER ehung
Mr.. SAMUEL ADAMS Moderator, they adjourned to the
Old South Meeting Houle, where, after the Moderator
mentioned the oecaion of there thus ambng The Hon.
JoHN HANcoeK, Efq; delivered an GRAFTON on the
dangerous tendency of tandng Armies being placed IN nee
and popuous Cities, and perpetuae the memory OF Ie
hord Maace the evening of the fifth Of naFeh, I77o'
by party of Soldiers under the command OF capt homas
Prefon, belonging to the zeth regment'---At TINS
aectng vaR concoue Of people attended to hear the
Grafton, which LATED about three quarters of an hour and
was received with universal APPRECIATION.
Alter it delivered, aoomnlttee was appointed 10 re-
the Orator the thanks of the town, and ao
copy thePreis Anotherperon to pronounce the oA-
lion at the next Annyeriayj after when tfe mee're
was diholyed.
At the breaking up of the meeting, very gene
rous collection made forthe poor unfortunate ChoPhei
Monk, about twenty years of age (hen prelent
and Whole peous condition Mr.. Hancock very aseuo-
natey adGreed the audence who wastheuehto be moay
wounded on the fatal evening of the Maaere but yet re-
mains knocking monument of that horlid tanacuon'
Extract ofa letter from friend to another IN TINS to"'
dsfe Of communicating ny erfinerfi 70 ny tyieHa''
prompts Perbaps gfea 10 trouble you S0b ~ fpFt-
6af IkEozv, your geEOz5 bea expands az be fra eJ9R
trierSi epeaAy SVbss fty 70 r.bJ deervs thar AZ on
s:Eeb eqeen.fd 4rueycan Orator lto far rpa gyH94
jsrgaiue hopes and erbcTzons. Had the pencil lHith
half the geniu of the inmitable Raphael eoald taVs
dnsa'ea Mr. H. KS figure from the lie, 70 sdVaH-
tGgs TRAN bis macb celebrated Paul. abe" preach
ing before Agyfpa.
Iadeed adTzirad Mr.. H--Ps elegant COMPETITION IS
mReb Ibid t5e nazrey in 7obicb it ddiVeea-sy
ba vOeed qoi'b indignation, Tvter be dybed bs TaH
band qOb0 afrOsd or rerf bs prejudice gy0azg Pe0-
PIE Of bab Sx,-bEt tbs pabe,e Hdei 70 The a.oyfan0s
MA (zUb0 70 eOspieioEgy placed usefsd ny 0ay
sHL Tim be made lsii' qUib pea(aye, at fbs frey
manner in gUbicb he Gyibed the fight Of tboe zVrefabs
qUbsb4d 6oaebtae5 defrEiag AMI 5oreffba1ss aosg rs
Bat 4Vber Re 70 gracefully ad8r5 fbe aniabe mr.. A
IS tbef fir of pair, and friends in bis eaanfyyi eaany
admiration ard gratitude zveye excited almo to extay
THIS be agOakeze aeb variy Of niasHs, tar ny as7s
galoping fran Ceeas 10 anSb1 till be bad dsHe
lpeatizg."
The Earl Of Halifax packet, Capt. BOuldeon, is arrived
at New-York, in eleven weeks from Falmouth, with the
December mail.
The General Ahembly of New-YorS, have voted the
fun of sooo that currency, Governor Tyron, 10 COM
penfate in orne rneaiure his lois obtained by fire.
Yeeday his EKeeency PrOrOgued the Great and Gene
raj Court Aemby Of this province to Wsdneiday the
18th day of April next.
We are told his Execeney DID give his zent to TIE
bill pasi by The Houfs for The Peysnton Of bribery and
coua9tion in elections.
ThuIiday the 18th Of April next IS appointed as 4day
of public Eating and prayer throughout this province.
We hear the Ne,v-Yofk Tea flip was arrived at St.
Eaaat;a, having been blown off the coat.