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Tbt bi&op of fittHan luu ha & Ms ofhtt ao4 iftd* reftared, In is not yet permitted to return to Beeflaej his Majefly fiat signed kirn fur kit js&fcsce the tow a of Ormaciua ou the Metis* t March *5. The newly discovered island, which we lately mentioned, lies beyond the equator, in A eery temperate climate. According to the report of thole who made the difeovery, it is of a confidcrabie extent* Thd board of admiralty intends to improve it as far as peffihle. Abundance of artisans, and even whole families, have en gaged to go thither upon very favourable terms; besides which, draughts -arc made from the houfc of correftion and the general hofpitel; bat these are not to be fa routed so much as the others* - ‘ Madrid, March 23. ThU. morning CoL Don Edward Wall arrived at court, being dispatched by Don Pedro Ca valios, Governor of Bueaos Ayres, with tke agreeable news of the coaqucß of the colony of St. Sacrament* be longing to the Portugal The Colonel was immediately admitted to an audience King, who was de&rons of paving from his mouth the particulars of the expedition and feege, and the slate of the troops in that, part of the world. AiTeon as the Governor of Buenos Ayres learned that war was declared between Spain and Portugal* he determined to attack that colony. He had laid fitge to the place ih the beginning of November: On the 3d of December there were two practical breaches, and Don Pedro Cavallot was preparing to give the aftanh when the Portuguese Governor asked to capitulate. The garrison obtained the honours of war. la the place there were found a numerous artillery, mud a great quantity of ft ores. The number of Spaniard* killed and wounded in this expedition amounts only to too. H etna, April 1 . The highest commendations are givei} by every one to the behaviour beth of officers and private men 0! his Britannick Majesty’s troops in their paflage through this country, the snoft exa& discipline having heca ob Served, during their whole march, b; the several corps, infbmuch that there ban not been a Engle complaint of any irregularity whatsoever, from the tme of their entrance up on the territory of the dates, to their embarka&tt at Wfl liamftadt* * Louden, March 12* . The publick entry of their Excellen cies the Venetian Ambaftadort is put off till after Easter; their coaches, which came over from France, are the grandest ever seen on such an occasion; one is red and gold, che se cond green and gold, aad the third blue and Elver. The fixft coach is to be drawn by eight beautiful horses; and it is believed that this entry will be the grandest ever seen in England. The mailer of the horse to tneir Excellencies has given drift orders not to fbew the coaches to any one before the entry. March 13. The national eJc pence of la ft year has been stated at 18,655,750!. and of the year before at 19,619,119 b and these have been justly thought imtnenfe Turns. How ever Several millions more, annually railed by the govern ment upon tke people, ought to be added to those accounts. Thus the expence of 1761, as stated in. the ways and means 19.619,1 10 The King’s civil lift not mentioned in those ways and means 800,000 The annuities paid annually to the public k cre ditors, above 4,400,000 The surplus of the finking/und foppofed above a millioxa 1,200,000 Sum total 26,019,119 The expence of 1761, then, exclusive of the long annui ty, that could no; l* bought up for .three millions, is about twenty-fix mil lions, which is more than one million fterl. every fortnight expended by the government. The fopplies for 1762, which ane like wife burdened wf.h an annuity, mount-by the above computation to upwards of twenty-five millions. The accounts of the two years together, exclu sive of the annuities, are fifty-one millions, which is more than all the real revenues of all the other kingdoms of Eu rope united. This is the expense of blood and treasure, which, added to the expcnce of lives in Germany, has been urged as an argument for discontinuing the war as soon as France con sented to submit to the conditions mentioned in the prelimi naries. Manh 25. We heir that tke underwriters, tn ceiifider*. don of the bravery of our Britilh tars, are come to a re flation to insure no (hips but those that are wholly ~a vj * sad by fuck hands, as it would be very impolitick to con tinue foreign lailors in tke merchants iervice alter the con clusion of peace. By the reduction lately made of tke guards, each compa. ny now con lifts of no more than 47 private men. March 31. It appeared, in the couric of feme late de bates, that with the acquisitions made the late war, the in come of the Kail India company amounts to between 6 and 700,000!. per ann. April 12. Private letters from Paris inform us, that the ceffious made to his Catkolick Majesty in America will fpce dily be made publick; and it is thought that when they ai* evacuated, the French inhabitants will be font to St. Do mingo. > Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Bedford arrived from France, aad immediately watted on his Majesty at St. James V, April 2t. Ou Friday last Rice the broker received fu> tence of death. Anew paper called the South Briton has made its appear ance. ‘* ‘ April 23. A redaction of 350 men has already been made in the royal regiment of artillery ; and a further reefoftion will soon be mode in thrt corps, Atril 30. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable the Earl of Sutherland, Edward Ligo nier, Efo; Robert Robinson, Esq; and Francis Craig, Esq; to be Aid de camps to his Majesty. On Thuriday even ng the Duke of Bedford set out on his return to Park. Map 3. Information was granted by the coart of King’s Bench again!! the printers or the papers called the North Briton and ike .Political Controversy* for pub Li thing the North Briton of the 19th of March lalt. Wt are informed upon a certain commoner’s arrival at the Tower, he told the heutenant he had a particular favour to afle him; which theittter politely a*fured him he ihouid command, if confident with his office. He then reqnelted he might be lodged in a room which bad never yet been in habited by a Scotch rebeL The lieutenant replied he fear ed he had made a request out of his power to gratify. Yesterday the Right Hon. Lord Bute set out Irom his house in Audley-ftreet, near Grosvenor-square, for Harrowgata in Yorklnire. His Majesty has been pleased to appoint Admiral Forbes General of the marine forces. A M E- R 1 C A. 5A V A N N AH, August <i. BxrraH of a Utter from London, dated April 23. E©TjORD Bute has at length gratified ihe people by Ij resigning his envied employment of Firtl Lord h of the Treasury, but yet they arc not fatisried, 5f as they foppofe he flill direfts the publick mea fores. I thank him heartily for making the peace, and I do not blame him on account of the tax upon cyder, which was the otriy often five meafore of his admini stration. The present Ministry I confider a only temporary, and-that nothing lading w ill be fettled till next feflion ot parliament. When it’s thought Mr. Pitt will again take the lead.—-Not a iingle arrangement is yet made for the new colonies, nor is any plan laid for the fcttlemcnt of them ; no encouragement given to the dilbanded soldiers and Tailors to go thither, but they left to f.role about the ftrects and highways, so that no day or hour pallet without a robbery or murder.” The bounty of 4d. Sterling a pound on indico made in the Britilh plantations, imported into Great Britain, takei place from the 19th of April last, and continues till the end .of the feflion of parliament next after 25th March l 77°* > We are informed, that the bill brought into parliament /or the expectation of rice from South-Carolina to the Afri can i Hands, has not met with the desired foccefs. The Hon. William Knox, Esq; our provincial agent, we hear, is appointed King’s agent for the government oi Florida, with a salary of 250!. Sterling per annum.