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of Berwick, Linlithgow, and Renfrew, and the city of
Dublin. , ‘■
It is said the Dutch are preparing a formidable armament
to proted their different (ettlements in the East-Indies.—•
Beware ts their proceedings. Old England !
As our American provinces have been at great expence
during the war in cloathing and paying troops, that expence
is to be brought to a national account, in order to make
them (atisfadion.
June 22. In this Gazette are addresses from the town and
port of New Romney, the boroughs of Beverley, Bilhops-
Caffle aud Monmouth, and the corporation of Bedford.
The East-India Company have reduced the interest of
their bonds from 5 to 4 per cent, to commence Dec. 31 next.
Those who accept their terms mull carry their bonds to the
India-house, to be marked, before Nov. the refufers
will be paid principal and interest to the (aid Dec. 31.
June 23. The rage of political dispute produced two or
three duels last month, one between an Highland and an
English officer, in which the former had the advantage, ano
ther between two lea officers, and a third between one Mr.
Pledger and an officer. There has also been a duel conse
quent to a private quarrel between Capts. -Campbell and
Roche, the latter of whom was much wounded. *
‘On the 18 th of May the foundation Hone of the new bridge
over the Tweed, at Coldftream, was laid by the Earl of
Home, in presence of the trustees for ere ding the fame, for
• which the Parliament granted 4000 1.
Mr. Butler has been killed in Ireland in a duel with Capt.
Banbury. r
On the 20th ult. the King of Pruftia let out on a progress
Stettin, Colberg, See. and returned to Berlin on the
?6th. On the 2d inst. he set out from Potsdam on anew
progress to his dominions upon the Rhine, and having in
his way taken up Prince Ferdinand, with him he viewed the
two fields of battle of Minden and Fellinghaufen, and ar
nved at on the 6th, where he received a vilit from
the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, who had come from
Aix-la-chapelle, to pay his refpeds to his Majesty, and was
moft iffeftionitely reaived. Then after rifitingGaeldres,
Cleefj See . his Majesty returned by the way of Hanover
where he was received great relped, on the 17th in the
morning, but did not stay above a quarter of an hour, be
• fore he set out in pursuit of his journey to Berlin.
The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick is to be declared
General Field Marshal of the forces of the decorate of Ha
nover, upon his marriage with the Princess Augusta, and
will reside in the eleaorate palace at Zell. 6
7"? *7’ . Gaze , ttc contains addresses from the bo
rough of Cricklade, and the counties of Dunbarton, Bute
and Ross. * ’
. Echini Barnes Efo; is appointed Governor of Senegal,
ofßtchui w orge, Esq; who is to return home.
The King of Portugal has given Wager Ruffe!, Esq;
Captain in tie 83d regiment of British foot, the rank of
Lieutenant CJolonel in the Portuguese service, with double
appointments.
Ttey write from Brest; that a convoy with all forts of
proyifions was to fail from Rochefort the 16th of May for
the islands of St. Pierre and Miqnelon.
29. This Gazette contains addresses on the peace
from the counties of Worcester and Lanerk, the borough of
Portsmouth, and the city of Lincoln. ■
June yo. The Ferret man of war, Captm Clarke and
her pnze the Santiffima Trinidade, from P Barbadoes, are.
arrived at Portfinouth.
°l £ is B £ a i e ?y , Ai P B Rainbow and Aldbo
rough fell down from Spithead to St Helen’s, to wait for a
wind is order to fail to North-America to their several na
tions. • -
a i cft ypleafed to appoint James Suther*
? to ** Clucf J of Admiralty of the island
t>f Minorca or Portmahon.
Letters from Dantzick advise, that the Prussian detach
ments which came into that country, under pretext of bring- •
ing back, either by persuasion or compulsion, the Prussian
fnbjefts who retired thither for ffielter during the war, have
been so mduftnous in inlifting all the youL fellows they
met with, that pepple begin to fufpeft that the making 7f
these levies was their chief errand. *
Dr. Smoljett has left his house at Chelsea, fold off all his
furniture, &c. and retired into France*
Liters from the Hague by the lad mail advise, that the
bultle which was observed among*the foreign miniiters feein
ed to indicate fome important affair on the carpet.
[ The Parliament will not meet for the dispatch of bufinefi
till the nth of next January.
July 2. A letter from on board the Royal Captain India
flnan, arrived at Spithead from China, lays, Without
doubt you have heard of the unhappy fate which happened
to the Elizabeth in the Boca Tigris, ncarf'anton in China
the Bth of January lad. She took fire between ten and ele
ven o'clock at night, when every body was aiteep in his
hammock, and the fire had got tp such a head before the a
larm was given, that in about Half an hour after (he blew
up, and the mads, fails, and rigging, went overboard
We had not time to get the boat out. It was a mod fhockl
ing and dismal fight to fee so many poor fouls, Come in the
rigg in g and others floating irt the sea j and being f our
leagues from any fliore, and two from any ship, before we
could get any afliflance, we were obliged either to day and
be burnt, or jump into the fca. We lod our captain, second
and fifth mates, with 44 men. Eight and myfelf were taken
up by the Harcourt’s boat.”
By private letters from Holland we learn, that a squadron
of eight ships, each carrying 20 guns and yeomen, is fitt
ing out with all possible diligence for the East-Indies, to re
cover and maintain the settlements of the Dutch Ead-India
Company in the island of Ceylon. Os these vefTels four are
fitted out by the city of Amsterdam, two by Rotterdam, one
by Dort, and one by Delft.
The Dutch news-papers make mention of a marriage be
ing on the carpet between the reigning Prince of Mecklen
burgh-Strelitz, elded brother to the Queen, and her Royal
Highness thePrinccfs Louisa Anne, the King’s second filler.
July 4. Letters from Paris mention, that a courier arrived
there from Stockholm the 22d of lad month; with advice
that a treaty of alliance was concluded between the King of
Sweden and his mod Chridian Majedy. It is said, that by
this treaty Sweden engages to furnilh France with as many
troops as she lhall have occasion for, to be employed in what
manner France shall think fit.
It is said that claim made by the King of Pruflia upon
Great-Britain amounts to about five millions of German
crowns. This fum* seems to be excessive; but it will cease
to appear so, if we can be allured that it concludes the sub
sidy for the year 1762, which alonfc amounted, for each of
the preceding years, to four millions.
Three French men of war are near ready to launch at
Bred, one of them pf irriguns.
This Gazette contains addrefles on the peace from the
county of Dublin, the counties of Fife, Clackmannan, Ayr
and Aberdeen, the city of Glasgow, and the boroughs of
Perth, Forres and Linlithgow.
. A Dutch drip, Claus Keuken mader, which arrived in
the Texel *be 24th nit. from Greenland adepts, that they
have had an extraordinary fine whale-fifhery this year; that
in lat, he caught nine filh, and lod feveh, and there he
fell in with four English ships all full of blubber.
. His Majesty's (hip the Phoenix of 44 guns, at Portsmouth,
I *P U J \ nto commiSSon, and the command given to Captain
Clevland, son of the late Mr. Secretary Cievland, who will
proceed as Commodore to the coad of Guiney.
Some letters from Germany advise, that, in conlequence
of the fete irruption of the Turks into imperial Croatia, the
court of V ienna have resolved to fill up their regiments a
gain to their highed complement.
Julyj. The Hanover packct-boat, Capt. Sherbourn, is.
arrived at Falmouth from Lisbon, that brings letters, which
g lvc n. 1 * accoun * l Hat as the Lord Clive privateer, with o
ther drips, was attempting to take Nova Colonia (which
was taken by the Spaniards from the Portuguese in the late
’ Jf 9 ** j n battering the fort die took fire, and blew up, and
several of the crew peri died ; and that Capt. M*Namr.ra,
commander of her, Ihot himfelf with a pistol, **it being
able to bear the disappointment. The Ambuscade, her con
tort, with fome other Ships, returned to Rio de Janeiro.
They had taken several prize?, but it is supposed the trea
sure and effe&s being on beard the JLord Clive, are all lod.
Another account fays, that the Lord Clive privateer, •
Capt. M*Namara, who had taken a very rich prize, and
put the treasure on board his own Ship, afterwards, in at
tacking a SpaniSh fort, called Nova Colonia, his own Ship
by fome accident blew up, and he with 3 50 of his men peri iked*