The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-08-18

We near :has Gage has thcrgnt ht TO deprive
the ton. john HaSoeN, lai % h e0nniion as Colonel
OF his Exeslenc, Conpan. CaasSs In eencquenSe OF
which the CoaPa, Ansssae, the feluit Of when
was to return his exsreney tie ad~fd, with his ar)
which he pslenled 70 them aiS arrival here, sor.;r-
sec was ascording1 chute that Purro, ~ho WAITED on
lis fxeesnsy, az Danssss, and delivered him the anda
whsh was accompanied wlh addtei from the eomrany,
wherein the, informed bis ESc ens that hey looked up
on Shelelvcs no longer this Covcinors INDEPENDENT
COMPANY.
II is now GENERALLY Believed, that Dr. Franklin has re-
ceisei prom Of being retosd to the royal favour and
promoted an Office hyperion that which ne rehcncd.
Tueidsy la the following gentlemen took the oatha re-
qife to qualify them for their fear in Council VIZ
Samuel Danforth, Eiq; Peter Oliver, Eia; Richard
Lcrhmnre, Efq; Jonathan Sumption, Efq; Jonah Edion,
Efq; Nathaniel Ray Thomas, Efq; Timothy Rugges,
Efq; Timothy Paine, Eiq Abjah Willard, Fig; Thomas
Harchinion, jun. Eiq John MarN Eq; Daniel Leonard,
Efq; George Warren, Eiqy k.a -.asr,s i.e,s
SALxM, Ang.F 10. The traniPorts, with the 59th
Regiment on board arrived in this harbour lat Friday
the day the landed, and eEoauPed the fort
The communion OF the Hon. Thomas Oliver, Eiq; APP
pointing him Lieutenant Governor OF this province,
Publed in the Councilchambes, in this town, Nom
day, la week. and the ieyeral oaths administered TO him
BY his Excelency the Governor.
The fame day, iiaae Wniow and William Browne Eiqrs.
took the oath, necciiay qualify themeyes tor feat IN
the new council. -sst
Lord NJ unconstitutional AI:mby, il is faid, is to
here this day when, is much be feared, csera
Others viii be added the lit OF swoRs enemies to the
iacTed rights OF the good people OF this province.
NEw-YoRE. <4aggf II. BY Captain Ilrael MDhds,
In IS days from Libon, informed that his Msefy
had been octed confer the government Of this psovnee
upon Sir George Bridges Rodney, Baronst, Whole friends
in administration had been induced apply for this ap
pontent from an anrance of the nim ake Of pre-
tent worthy Governor, Mr. Tryons health. Sir George
Rodney s Admiral Of GreatBFtain has erseS forty
years in the Royal Navy, was married ia I7y5 lady Jane
Compton, filter 20 the Earl Of Northampton and
pfclents the town of Northampton in parIament.
Since the paing Of the bill for the gossrment Of Que
bee, his ExceIency Guy Carleton, El; speParng
bark for that city, and reaume the Fsns Of sovefmnent
We hear from Chaas- Town, South-cmoIlna, that The
Gentlemen Of that city havs hippsd 900 barrels Of
rice, in the Phnnix, Captain DisLnio bound fos this
port, where is be fold, and the nett proceeds REMIT
ted 70 the committee Of eoneipondense at Bo@ fur
ther iuppy Of rice, eon6ng OF It'll lagN lantity, Is
collected at chaeown, and will be hipPsd, through the
fame channel.
We are informed that the Indians were greatly ALARMED
the fdden death Of Sir William obnion, Barcnss, dur-
ing the late eonge, and prOpoed iendng alarming belts
throughout al the nations but colonel Guy Johnion, his
deputy, reauming bnfnes with them Immediately sfrer
the inerment and has nee been appointed to the Sc
pentendency b. his Excek y the commander in Chief till
the Kings plcafre Is known; at which the Indians
prced great ABSTRACTION, aad the congress terminated with
their lending Chiefs from each nation, uie sheir utmo
endeavous for reorng tranquility the iouthward.
The Rev. Mr. Percy, chaplain to the Right Hon. the
Couateis Of Huntingdon very eloqsent and popular
preacher lately arrived hec from the huthward reed %
LOngIna for the benefit Of his eata, which has teen
Of lafe very much impaired. tf"
DIED. Capt. William Wingheld. His
funeral is to be attended ms afternoon At hait
after four.