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Declaration of his Bthatinkh Majcfif s Ami fifador FxtreorJktaiy
#,4plenipotentiary, ‘with’ regard to the Limits of Bengal in the
Flaft-lr.dics.
the underwritten Arabaflador Extraordinary and
Vy plenipotentiary of the King of Great Britain, in
order to prevent all Xiifyed of dispute on account of the li
mits of the dominions of the fubah of Bengal, as well as of
the coast of Coromandel and Orixa, declare, in the name
and by order of his said Britannick Majesty, that the said
dominions of the fubah of Bengal (hall be reputed not to
extend farther than Yanaon cxclulive, and that Yanaon (hall
be conftdered as included in the north part of the coast of
Coromandel or Orixa..
Jn witness whereof, Arc. . ‘ ?
Pone at Paris, the Tenth of February, 1763.
(L. S.) BEDFORD, C. P. $.
Algiers, February 3. On the 13th of last month, the
Christian (laves, to the number of 4000, rose and killed their
cuards, and tnaftacrcd all that came in their way. All the
houfes*and the gates of the town were (hut; a general rn.af
facre was apprehended, but after fome hours carnage, dur
ing which the streets ran With blood, quiet was restored.
Ratijbon, Feb. 21. The 19th M. le Baron Plotho received
a courier, who brought him a refeript from the King of
Prufiia, dated the 15th inst. with the news, that the peace
was (igned that morning at Hubcrtfbourg, between his
Prufiian Majesty, her Majesty the Emprcfs-Queen, and the
Eleftor of Saxony, on the basis of the treaties of Brcflaw and
Prcfden; and that consequently the county of Glatz, and
all the countries belonging to lus Pruflian Majcily in Well
phalia, and on the Lower Rhine, are to be restored to him;
whereupon M. Plotho sent yesterday his fee retarjr of lega
tion, to notify to the principal Imperial commifiary, and
the other Imperial ministers, as well as to all the other mi
nisters at the diet, this happy event.
Berlin, Feb . 22. The 20th inst. the military chcft arrived
here from Torgau, and we expett the King towards the end
©f next month.
Vienna, Feb. 23. Since the arrival of M. Ledcrer, wlfo
brought the court the definitive treaty of peace signed the
15th inst. at Hubcrtlberg, the court have di (patched couri
ers to inform the courts in alliance with them of this event,
notifying it at the fame time to all the foreign ministers.
Nuremberg, Feb. 26. Yesterday the Prince of Stolbcrg
received orders from his Imperial Majesty to difinifs the ar
my of the empire; in consequence of which the Bavarian
and Wirtemberg troops will quit the army the 28th of this
month, and the rest of the troops of the circles will be di<-
charged, and march to their refpeftive homes before the end
of the week.
Confines of Saxony, Feb. 28. Twelve Pruflian battalions
are marching under Lieut. Gen. Neuwiedt to Westphalia.
Hanover, March I. The orders given to evacuate Mun
ster the 25th are countermanded.
Berhn, March 1. Ilis Pruflian Majesty still remains in
Saxony. The troops have begun to evacuate Saxony, and
fomc of the regiments that compose the garrisons of Berlin
and Potsdam have ailually entered those places, but the to
tal evacuation cannot be compleated till iome time in April.
Hague , March 8. The evacuation in the Pruflian domi
nions goes on gradually. Cleves is already evacuated, and
every thing will soon be, in thefc parts, in the fame condi
tion as before the war.
March 10. Yesterday the Prince Stadtholder, af
ter taking an oath of fccrccy, took his feat in the Afl'embly
of the States General and in the Council of State, with
much folcmnity. There was afterwards an entertainment
at the old court of 110 covers.
A'njlerdam, March n. They write from I.einfick of the
1 ft inst. that all the Pruflian troops were marched out of that
cie&orate into Brandenburg and Silcfia, except 6000, which
arc to remain near Torgau till there is an account that the
French have evacuated Wcfcland Goelders.
The eleftion day of a Prince and Biftiop of Liege is ap
pointed to be the 18th of April next.
Hague, Manh 11. The King of Pruflia has been pleased
to appoint Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-to be Governor
cd Silesia; the Duke of Bevcrn Governor of Pruflia; and
the Prince of Wurtcmbcrg Governor of Pomerania.
Berlin, 5. The ratifications of the definitive treaties
with the E more is Queen and Elector of Saxony, arrived at
Hubertfburg the ift jnft. ard were immediately c&haneM*
This day the proclamation of his Pruflian Majefty*s pence
with the above-mentioned powers was puUillitd with the
usual solemnities in the different parts of this city; and to
morrow Te Drum will be sung in the churches.
London, F, Irucny to. Bv letters from Madrid we are told,
that an order was gone to Cadiz for the tailing of an express
veflel to St. Augustine, with ciders for the Governor and
his garrison to hold themfelvcs in readme L to embark for
St. Domingo.
Feb. 19. It is said, that just before the definitive treaty
was signed, the Duke of Bedford had aduall) di(charged a
meflenger, with an accourit of bis intending ftiortly to re
turn home, because the French court had vetufed to comply
with, the pit sent terms of the treaty; But that the meflenger
was, at the requcll of the French King, fer.t for back ; who
had thereupon called a council, and notwithstanding the
protest of litveral of his council, he immediately iigned the
definitive treaty, agreeable to the terms of our cout.‘
March 8. We hear that there will be no more th ui 1 7,000
men kept on the British eftabliftuncnt, including invalids
doing duty; and the fame number a< before the war on the
lrilh dlabliihment; and 10,000 mm in the Bi it ll colonies,
which are to be paid the firft year by Great B , but af
terwards by the colonies.
The accounts received that France 1 and her part of
Louifiar.a to the crown of Spain, gain t.
His M nelly has been pleased to give . id. toward* - c
ng t - A0 colleges, the one at Ncw-Ymk, he other at
ladclphia, for the carrying on ‘.ic 6 >ol. h s .il
ady been expended.
The Princeis Dowager of Wales has ;.ivcn tool, to the
collection now earning on for the colleges of New-York
and Philadelphia.
March 11. The St. janciro Spaniih man of war was
thought the fincll (hip of force ever built, her timber being
cedar and mahogany; Ihc mounted 64 guns, 36 of them
beautifully call in brass; our people launched and rigged
her at the Havana. The greatcil part of her cargo is favc
which confided of cochineal, sugar and (kins.
March i\. Advices from Dantzig of the nth past in
form us, that the greatcil par; of the Ruflian troop* which
have quitted Pruflian Brandcbourg have taken the route of
CouH .1; and by a letter from Nfchillaw we learn, that
all ti it in.ate is under arms, no lets than 5000 Pruflians
being .u !ly in full march towards it, in order to revenge
the overthrow lately given them there by the Poles.
Mini 13. Orders are illued for t llrftilh troops to c*
vacuatc the Havana as soon as poflible.
March 17. It is laid that the Parliament will rife the lat
ter end of April, ani his Majesty will go to vilic his Ger
man dominions in / ’iv.
ft is laid that V icncrnors of our colonies abroad will
soon be put unde iome regulations for the benefit of com
merce, Ac.
Yesterday morning Rice the broker landed at Dover,
from France, in cuilody cf two of the King’s mcllcngcrs,
Ac. who set out with him immediately for London.
A M E R l C A.
Newport, Rhode-Ifard, April 25.
yyV'X,APT. Elliot arrived here yesterday in 25 days from
V \ X Barbados, who advises, that an account was re-
O L O ce j vc j there, just before he failed, that the Dutch
V : v'X>v settlement of Bathetic* was lately surpri sed and
cut off by the negroes, who malfacred all the inhabitant*.
Expreflcs had been difpati lied to Statin, and other pa*.cs,
with an account of this Blocking event.
Neav-Ycrk, April 25. Sir Jeffery Amhcrft lus given Lieut.
Calder, of the Royal Americans, an independent company
in South-Carolina.
S AV A N N A H, June 2.
By a private letter from Charlellown, we have advice,
that peace was proclaimed at London the erd of
%* . 1
The packet-boats from London to the Weft-Indie* arc to
be difeontinued j the lift was to he dilpatchcd from Lend -1
r t h March last. The mails from New-\ork, as well as
fr Mil London, arc to l e continued, ;yid Will be u..p tel.:
;hc 2d Saturday cl ev< - y m0;.;.'..