The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-10-27
LONDON, Auovsr I6, 1774.

TINE Venetians by fome late accounts from ally, are
fid to be under alarms the high reaching ambiti-
of neighbour, VINO they unprecedented has only lam
By in order TO recover frength ke equally bold ad
formidable blow.
His Maeay has appointed the Earl of Cavan to be CO.
lionel of the ssth regiment late Ganies; and Colonel
Baugh ecced the former in 1he 1T regiment OF foot
guards.
We are anred, that according the late propoas made
to Government for rendering the ands OF the OrKne
more uleful the empire Of Great-Bain, by making
the the of the Aering, white, and whale ihfes
Lore North and the heads of administrations have deter
mined upon plan for improving thoie lands greatly to the
advantage Of the mother country.
IL is an undoubed tact, that courier anived this morn
ing at st. sess, with account OF Peaee being gned
between tie Turks and the Ruhians wherein hr fornes
has totally complied with the terms OF the atter Far
particulars ae hourly expected. -. 1 =
They write from Madras, that Heyder Ali IS aeaN q
the head OF flying camp OF $4,000 men, BY which Nc
Company forces &c greatly aamed.
II confidently f4id chat his Royal Hehnefs the Duke
of Cumberland intends Paig the eniUing winter, with his
DueheE, in LAZY.
WAR-OFFGcE, HagaE q. Codhream regiment foo.
guards, Lord Doug ais, Enlgn. Royals, lt ba TALON, M
or L. FTa!e ditto, esond battalion
Lieutenant John Cochran, Captain. I'd regiment foot,
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas olwad, hom hafPay, Lieu
tenant Colonc.---56th regiment foot, Thomas Baker,
hsn. 3eth regiment foot, EnGgn Thomas William
foot, Enfgn Daniel Coleman, Lie4tcnant.--Fen-
ton, Engn 10th regiment foot, Qgartcr Maite George
Wllianin, Enhgn; William Huichinicn, late Sergeant
MAJOR, Qlar,er-MaGer.
4pssR II. 1t is iad that Sir George Howard will oon
be appointed governor to of the principal colonies IN
North America.
Yeie day arrived mail from New-Ysrk, which brings
long detail OF the proceedings os Numerous meeting OF
the inhabitants Of that city, in which ty have aksn The
Ieoluon of Tending deputies to general Congeis OF the
colonies to be held Philadelphia to agree to non i'm
Poration from G!eatBtai until the act for blocking
up the port OF B ofon be repealed.
7agz9 10. Letters ons CHARLES Town, South Caroii-
na dated the Sh of July, mention that their eioutions
the iane in the colonies to iufpo the Boto
mans. They already fent cargo OF 400 barrels OF
rice TO Salem, for the upport Of the poor neoetous nha-
btants al Bolton.
Some alarming accounts are id TO be received expreis
from Bottom, which have thrown the miniy into very
great confuion, as il crcumtance they were not at
all guarded aganf The particulars have yet tan
pred but the iubance is, that numbers OF tho odeIy,
partly from inclination, and partly from offers Of lands and
fettsens from the natives have gone to the poPa-
lar fide.
It is aid that battalion OF the guards will have orders
to hold themlsves in readiness embark for Bottom
the 1asrrelt notice.
private s,1er from Bottom, BY the laa mail mentions,
that the inhabitants of Bottom will Permit any naval
officer TO ihors with bis iword on.
Advice IS received from Jamaica, that SIR George Bird
ges Rodney had dPatched Of and ichooner
the Havana dere the governor deliver up all the
Enshf niPwrshts, arteers, sc. employed there, which
Ie9ueR only abolutey reuled but the OF
ordered TO quit the place Immediately.
AEgrf 1t is plain BY the Quebec bill, that the Pro-
sant religion 70 much tolerated in Canada
it left future confederation, and it believed
~ late day the French mniers, and their Aooks Of
Potefants the number of iome thoufands flying
away adjacent colonies, from PerfeeO,On, and per-
haps torture.
1t is faid and hope with truth, that public fub
frPtion Will be loon opened in this metropolis tor the diff
teed inhabitants o. Bottom, fufering in the common
caue Of bae, and grevou1y oPPreGed BY the hand OF
power.
Orders on ThurfIay ent off from the war-Ofce to
Ireland, to diehage the TanPot which taken up
at Csrk and Naiale government account, flop being
put t. the embaation of troops from that kingdom.
AEgng z3. private letter from Bottom afaIes Us, that
upwards Of 900 Of The troops deer,ed from thoe that
are encamped on the common, who have with the
greste encouragement from the traders in the interior parts
Of the country where they fesedi and il is ad
ded, that Others are deissting every day.