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The of the Admiralty ha\e put his Majesty’s hew
ship Augusta, of 64 gum, now at Chatham, into ccmmiifi
o.i, the command of which is given to Capt. Matthew Whit
well.
We hear that the occafioA of the meeting of the Parlia
ment, which is now fixed by proclamation for the 15th of
November, is the fettling the several revenue laws which
are to refpeft the new acqnifitions in North-America.
Ocl. 7. We arc allured that a late great demand from
Germany on this jringdom is determined, and that but a very
small sum, if any, will be remitted on that account.
Fourteen (hips of the line of battle, besides frigates, are
fitting out with the greatest expedition for the East-Indies,
to relieve the King’s (hips that have been several years on
that Art!on.
Letters from Hanover of the 20th last fay, that her Maje
sty hath (elicited the K ng our sovereign to be graciously
pleased to bellow the biftioprick of Ofnabrng on her feconcL
ion, the Duke of Glouceiler.
It is said Lord Bute has not only resigned the Privy Purse,
hat taken his final leave of the court.
It if said the French will not pay for their prisoners till
oar court has futis lied .them for the prizes taken before the
war. • .
. Advice was received at Paris on the 25 th ult. of the death
of the Marquis de Belfunce, Lieutenant-General, and Go
vern r of St. Domingo.
AMERICA.
NEW-YORK, November 14.
N Monday last departed this life, in the 33d year
O M of k* s a S e ttT a lingering illness of an afthma,*
>< John Hawkins, Esq; Commidary and Paymaster
L ‘ J of the Royal Artillery, ia North-America.
On Saturday departed this life, the Rev. Mr.
David Boftick, Minister of the Prelbyterian church in this
city.-‘•ln him, the chriftian, the scholar, and gentleman,
weremoft happily united.’
His Majefty’sJhip Cygnet is to be Rationed at New-Lon
don, the Squirrel at Newport, Rhode-Idaad, and the Ja
maica at MarblehChd or Salem, *
Yederday afternoon arrived here Capt. Dean, in a brig in
fev*en weeks farm Bristol, who inform*, that lad Friday
irigflt dt rr o'clock, on George’s Banks, he difeovered a co
met in the foi*th-eaii board, about 45 degrees from the hori
zoni wfth ata 1 about two fathoms long, which extended
towards the north-east. The curious are desired to observe
it with their telescopes.
*- We hear from Marlborough, that on the4th of last month
died there, In the 94th year of his age, Mr. Thomas Hap
good, whose poilerity-was very numerous, viz.
9 children,
\ 92 grand-children,
. 1 2bß*grent-grand-children,
4 gte*t-great grand-children.
• 3*3
His grand-children saw their grand-children and their grand
father at the fame time. ,
CiHukftwni Nov. 30. This day in two veflels for Cape
Jftaflcois went all the Acadians that remain of thole sent here
fii 756.
‘John Stuart, Esq; his Majesty’s agent and foperintendant
W jlftdui) affairs in the southern diftrid of North-America
lrnved here this day from Augusta. *
TwhChodaw Indians who were at the congress are come
wuh the %erin*mdant in order ?o go by water to Pensacola,
which theinjicountrv is contiguous. The presents for the
Cnociaws, we are told, will Jikewife be sent to Pensacola.
SAVANNAH, December 13,
*. yn. ’ ExtraSt <f a Utter from MobilU, dated AW. 13.
, / Jm oj 1 ombigbie, and a party is to be sent from
a fortnight to take poi.effion of Albama. The French
Governor of New Orleans, with the headmen of the Choc
f *tion W bee here for this week jpaft, and many pre
******* beenaleUvered by the French to those Indies to
*/ the great rej4 they bear their copper friend,. The
chaage of government is for from being oleafin- to r
the Indian,; thole who are- here are a hn e 7 ° f
ttrohg y ajfached to thf P?o„ch, and uholk
intcreft rnone of pur.party will come nigh the French ‘ ■ h
I am informed they are a large half; tTiere i s not
fear of our being moleftei h*re; rfs they are now codin’
of its being out of the power of to
The plantations and houses here I believe will oefoldchen
Os the former there -are not above 50 near this piacc
thde scarce defervirtg of the name, haling few ham’s’
tnem, and their chief dependence bring on the railin'* ‘}
fttxk. A Governor is etpcclcd here in a few weeks, nice
fehs at Ne.v Orleans at ninenal; the hundred weight ”
* hcar tha f on board the •fchoOncr from Charferown r or
Beaufort, mentioned in our last tp have been call away near v
Helena, were Mrs. Duval, Mr. Frafor late a pilot at CiarHf
another white men, and two negroemen, who were
At the meeting of the French Governor of New Orb 7l,
and the Indians at Mobitle, it is said there were ho<x> Che c
taws, and that moil of the presents delivered them were euns”
which the Englilh commanding officer took from them rR ’
uig th m in exchange-fo*three French guns one
wuh other presents. 0 ’
Tuesday last, at the Court of Oyer and Terminer, Gcome
Matthews, a ranger, was tried for the murder of a nerrw
found guilty, and fined 501. . 6 ’
On Monday next comes on the eleftion of a member to
serve in. the Commons House of Afiembly for and
Abercorn, in the room -of John Muiryne, Efu; who was
chqfen on the 28th of March last, but declined feivin^.
And on Monday the 2d of January comes on the e, est ion of
two ihembbis for Auguila and Frederica, in the room of
>ohn Graham and Alexander Mackeithen, Efqrs.
All the Acadians here are abofct leaving the place ; yester
day upwards of 90 of them went oil b~ard a veifel in the river
for Cape Francis. *
arrivedatTybee, the Georgia Packet, Lyford,
from Mobille, and a vcfTel from St. Crcix with fau.
i|d. the hundred.
Georgia..
By Hit Excellency JAMES WRIGHT, Efyuire, Obtain
1 Gnxr*l and Governor in chief of Hs Majcftft f:dfruvince t
f Lbanallcr find Vice-Admiral cf the jauc.
A P ROCLAM ATI ON.
WHERE AS an ad made duiing the lail fedion of par
liament, intituled, An Aci for the further
*tent of His Majcjly's Erie hue of Cufcm; anil jer tL
ragement ofOjficers making Seizures ; and for the Prevention of
the ciandeftine Running of Goods into any Port of his Maiedps
Dominions ; hath been transmitted to me by one of hi> Ma
iefty’s principal secretaries of,Hate ; AND WHEREAS
I have received his Majesty’s roj al ‘commands, to use i.iy
utmost endeavours, by-the ifloft assiduous and impartial
the laws enaffod for this purnofe, to put an
effedual Hop to the ciandeftine running ot gooik into ary
place within my jurildidion ; and that all pofiible means
r U , fed ro °t out so iniquitous a praflice 11 the diminution
of the revenue and certain detriment of the fair trader; I
E THEREFORE thought fit toiftue this my procla-
notifying the fame to all whom it may concern,
ana ftnftly enjoining and requiring all and Angular the
officers of ais Majesty’s cufloms within this province, |o be
vigilant in the execution of their several offices, and
the full exerrion of tho laws made to prevent the infiimous
praftice of fmuggiing ; declaring, That no negligence
oi tlie part of any of the said officers will pass unnoted.
Given under my band and the great seal of His Majefly's Jaid
province , in the Gonncit-Cljaeiber at the
eighth day of December , in the year of our Lord cue
thoufandJeven hundred and sixty three, and >n the fourth,
year of the reign of our frue reign Lord King GEORGE
the Third.
. .. JAMES WRIGHT.
. By his Excellency’s command.
John Tallev, Dep. Sec.
GOJ> SAVE THE KING.
THE commiffioner* of the work-house are defiled to
at the house of Mr. Benjamin Goldwire, vu Tuesday
the 20th iiiit. at nine o’clock in the morning.
