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* flu red them that “the Pro (Bans fhonM not enter their city, but that they mud be obliged, like then, to pay a heavy contribution.’ As the members of the diet, being under the protection of the law of nations, had nothing to fear, they Jnade no dispositions to withdraw. On leaving Nuremberg, the Pruflians made an irruption into the counties of Wurtz burg and Eichdadt, and extended themselves to Difchingcn, Guntzburg, and Heilbton in Suabia, where they likcwife levied contributions, to the impovcrifhment of the inhabi- In order to put a flop to thefc depredations, the Prince *>fSto!berg, at “the requisition of several princes of the em pire, aflemblcd the (battered remains of his troops, now re lnforced.by several Audriarf* regiments, and advanced, by forced marches, from Pilfen in Bohemia towards Franconia. Havingheard on his march, that the Pruflians were retiring with their booty, he made a draught of 400 men out of each regiment, and advanced with the greateil celerity to Hoff, in order to intercept them; but his attempt proved fruitlefs, the enemy getting clear off by taking the route of Cobourg, into Saxony*. The intent of this enterprlze appears to have been to chaf .tife the circles for fending their contingents to the army of the empire, and to compel them to consent to a neutrality, r In tne beginning of December, the King of Pruflia, ac companied by Lieut. Gen. Seidlite, and ether officers, vi saed the corjon formed by his troops in Saxony. On the { 3d he arrived at Gotha, where he llept in the ducal palace, and the next day he cUme toErfurth. He and his attendants .used 44 horses, which were changed every hour on his jour ,ney. On the sth he returned, by way of Langenfaltza, Freyberg, and Weiffenfels, to Leipfick* ; Letters from thence fay, that Major Dibcrn had assembled the flutes of the electorate of Saxony, and demanded from .them, in the King of Pruflia’s name, four millions of rix dollars (670,0001.) for the year 1763, exclusive of the con tributions already imposed on the city of Leipfick, amount ing to ducats, but it was thought fome abatement would be made in this lad sum. It is said, that if a general peace in Germany does not take place this winter, tne King of Pruflia will have 100,000 men at the opening of the campaign, and the Empress Queen’s army will be augmented with 50,000 troops from the hereditary countries. The French and allied armies have been for fomc time employed in fettling their routes, in order to evacuate the different countries they occupied in Germany; on which occasion several disputes have arisen, particularly in the dutchy of Cleves, of which we have the following account. “ Nimegucn, Dec. 22* According to authentic!; advices received /rom Cleves, in fome of the territories which are to be evacuated by the French, and delivered up to the King of Pruflia, the mod exaft capitulation hitherto ob served, is changed into the fevered treatment of the inha ■ bitants, who after having been plundered by the moil heavy contributions, have had a further sum of two mil lions demanded of them, being the remainder of what is due pursuant to an agreement made between the States of those provinces and tne French court, and \yas to made by the fird of May, 1763. In anfwcr to which it is alledgcd by Pruflia, that the preliminary articles of peace, concluded and ratified between England and France, those territories being to be evacuated and given up, such claim mull cease with the evacuation. At the fame time the French inten dant is altogether of a different opinion : in confequcnce of which, in the night between the 20th and 21st, he ordered a detachment of two corps of volunteers, w hich were yet in the province, to march to all the several places in Cle veland, which they entered by seven next morning, fcized the perfbns of the magillratcs, principal merchants and tradesmen, together with their books, <SrC. and conduced them to Wefel. At the fame time their houses were locked wp, and a guard set at their several door*. I his transac tion has occasioned an inexprcfliblc condcrnation. teller day the French Colonel Viomenil, waited on the regency at Cleves, to accquaint them he was commanded in like manner to feizc their persons, and convey them to Wefel, which, with great difficulty, they got poftpoued till the next morning; when at seven o’clock, all the members of tne several colleges, together with Statcs-Deputirs, were conducted to Wefel, guarded by a party of out hundred dragoons.’* it. At! die ho A ages which the French havf taken in this province, as well as from'Proflian Gueldrc', and the dutchy of Mtrurs, were brought hither yesterday; and fome hours after, the Count ds Pergeh, and toner: \ kcttler arrived on the part of the Emprefs-Qneen. A Vi. villon of the Pruflian troops is actually under our *val!; but the French seem to have orders to deliver up the k.-\ . to the Aedrians. We are assured that f corps of* M. dr Cam be fort, and several other corps, which arc to he dlf charged from the fcrvice of France, will tzfr into that of her Imperial Majedy. Jan. 11 The French troops arc dill hdre. A dhifim of Pruflians lies fronting our town, on tho^right of th s Rhine. Another diviiion, but less numerous, composed of four Audrian battalions, and fomc free companies; i a t: Rurcmondc, and if the latter fnould think proper to pal* the Meuse, the others will march to the left of the Rhin.9, and a battle mudenfue; at lead Mr. BAuct, the Puidfirtn Colonel, has declared to our Governor, that such are his orders. It is not likely that the French will leave tis tyMoro a thaw; and perhaps the Rhine may not be navigable theft: two months. Lonthn, Jan. 7. They write from Madrid, that prepa rations were making for the trials of the Marquis del Royal Tranfporte, Commodore of the Spanish fleet in the port of the Havana, and of the Governor of that place. St. James's, Jan. 7. This day the Tacky Abdrlmcf • Hediel, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco, ha.l his fird audience of his Majedy, to deliver his credential letters. Jan . 8. The East-India comp Any are golr.jf to raise .1 number of recruits, who are to be sent by the fird fleet fyr the better protection of their fettlcments. On Wedncfday the Ead-India company entered at tf*c Cudomboufe 205 ounces of wrought plate, and ounces of diver coin, for the settlements abroad. Wc learn from Bombay, by letters dated at the c’ofe of tad April, that Admiral Cornish, in the Norfolk, with tjic Elisabeth, Lenox, Grafton, and Weymouth, were at Triti conomake. The Medway, Panther, and Bdine, at Bata via. The York, Chatham, and Revenge, gone to the Cape of Good Hope j the fird and Jail to refit, and the Chatham to effort them and gain intelligence. The Ame rica and Falmouth were cxpe&cd at Bombay, where thf/ were to go into dock. On Wedncfday arrived at Portsmouth from New-Ycflc the Minerva man of war. The Foudroyant man of war, from Martinico, is arrived at Miiford-Haven, with the Greyhound man ol war, a*d several Ihips under their convoy. La Diligente, and le St. Esprit; frigates, arc failed from Bred to give advice of the peace; one-at the iiland of Cay enne, ana other islands in the neighbourhood, and the other at Domingo and the Miflifippi. Jan. 11. The only authenlick evidences that the French court chufe to bring against Mr. Lally on his trial, are co pies of his letters inserted in the 4to edition of the Wars in’ India; for which reason the original is at this time in great credit at Paris. Robert Bertie, Esq; commonly called Lord Robert Ber tie, is appointed Governor of Corke, in the roomoiGdn. St. Clair, deccafed. And Sir Harry Erefhinc fuccccds tit Gen. St. Clair’s regiment. Jan. 14. We hear that his Majclly will, ffmr time tU 1 fuminer, pay avifit to his electoral dominions, in order.to take poffeflion thereof as Eleflor.of Hanover, &c. and that edi mates arc making out at the proper offices for the ex per.- ces of the journey. <fC By the returns from the Havana wc learn, that the num bers* of men in our several regiments, 101 l bv sic! neff, are almod incredible. One company in the 9th regiment h.i. only two oflicers left, and a company of the 43d regiment has only two men left. ... A certain great man, who has.of late neither been w.l re ceived or treated, has under consideration, as it is said, plan for making by lottery, an ample provision for dilhand ed seamen; a laudable intention, which wc hope *. not fall of meeting with proper encouragement. We hear that the loan for the enfiling year will bctmcc mi loam, that her Grace the D* heft e s lW'r. ; arrivcJ i>e ‘.he jc* M metth.