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GEORGIA GAZETTE.
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Number 57.
\t U,R OPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
* Minorca, Kcrutmfyer 28.
“Royal ‘Highnefs the Duke of York ar-
B rived here the 1 ith inst. in perfe£l health.
He failed from hence on the 17th, hav
ing with him when he left this iflaud,
bellies the Centurion, only the Thames
and Lively frigates, but expe?£hed to be
joined immediately by the Montreal and
Flhmborough.
~ GtHoa, Nov. 29. The Dtike of York, who arrived her*
lall night, has been plea fed to take the title of Earl of Ul
*fler, and bis arrival was notified under that name to the ma
il r of th‘e ceremonies, who went oa board to otfer the pa
*bi£e prepared by the rcpublick for his reception, which his
Royal Mighnefs was pleased to refufc, as also ail other pub
lick honours, except ad entation of iix -.ublemen, who ire
ho\vait upon him this morning with compliments upon his
arrival at Genoa.
Dcccmtftr 3. On the 30th ult. the government font the
Duke of a magnificent prefrnt, confiding, according
to Cullom, of provisions. The fame day the fu no Je> who
were deputed to wait on him in the name of the rcpublick,
gave him la magnificent supper, which was fallowed by a
rervrbrHtiant ball.
1 Madrid; f)it: 7. ‘ Hi! Excellency the Earl of RochforJ
arrived here yesterday. 1
paittziU, free. 7. Advices from good hands alTare, that
the Chhiefe, to the tiumber of near 100,000, have pene
trated far into Siberia; that the Tartars have joined thent
there with a con fide rable corps of troops; and that they
have already conquered ill the country from Argunfkoff as’
far as the river Baikal.
* Hurt&vrgh, Dec. 16. France continues her fhbfidy tp Swe*
den, on condition that the Utter (hall keep 6000 men in
to enter Germany whenever the exigency of affair*
foal! require it.
Dans, Dec. 16. It is said that the province of Norman
dy hari? made it appear, that of about 66 mill/bn* which
they pty annually m taxes, only about 17 millions have been
received yearly by the King's treklury.
Dec. 19. The judgment pronounced againfl ftvcral of our
hflicCra employed in Cahada, and who misbehaved there, is
made publick; Oioft of them are condemned to foment
for a certain time, (bme more, fame Id's, except the Sicuf
Bigot, Intendant of that province, whose banifhmcnt is made
Perpetual. Ifhcy arr moreover condemned to make reftitu
tini of.Several sums in proportion to the frauds they h.;vc
been foundguiky of: Tnc Sieur Bigot is to reljore 4,360,009
livrts; the Sieur Varin, Director of the marine at Mont
>ealV 800,600 ; M. Bread, Comptroller of the marine,
300,000'; M. Cadet, Purveyor General of the army,
6,ooo,oo<5; the two Commillariei under him,
Eftabe and MarteL Keepers of magazines, the former
30,000 and the latter ioo.ooo; the Commandant, Landrt
ere, 3000; and Dechainaux, Secretary to the Intendant Bi
kot, 30*000.
Vtrf*tlU\ free. 21. The Marouis dt Vaudreuil, formerly
Commandant General in Canada, is hondurably acquitted
of ail the charges laid againlt him, and his adminiftratioa
fully jit Allied.
Hague, free. 27. The Klerior of Saxony died the 17th
Inst. at Dresden of the final!-pox. The Eleflrefs immedi
ltely took the regency upon herfelf, a/Tociatil'g Prince ha
irier of Saxony in the direction with her.
January j. We’rhii moment received Advice ffotn Liege,
that a courier, preceded by nine positions founding their
horns, brought thither from Rome, the Uft day of pccem-
THURSDAY, May 1764.
ber, confirmation of the election made in favour of
Count d'Oultremont.
London, December iq. The Santiflimo Trinadado, a large
Spamfh foip taken at the Manillas, is Ihortly c.tr eCttd home
under convoy of Admiral Corni(h; foe is 1600 tons burtherr.
biuU with cedar and mahogany, pierced for 84 guns, and
has (ilk on board, to the amount of 300,000!. befulcs other
valuable goods. But according toother letters from Adini
rad Corniih’s fquadnm of men of war in the EaJt Indie/,
which were dated at Madrafs in June lad, that fleet cauno*
arrfve in England till March or April next.
On Thursday Uft the Earl of Suffolk kitted his Maiefty'a
band, oh being appointed Deputy Eari Marihalof Eugiaml.
in the room ot the Ijite Earl of Elfingham.
Letters from Montpellier fay, that the celebrated Trirtram
Shandy, with his wife and daughter, is now redden! thud,
ale la wrrtmg, fcpnmntrtdtam; fbr the Edification oi* the good
people of England on his return, and to defray the expenses
of h,s peregrination, &x. It is hoped he clear air of Monk
pellier *ifl invigorate his fancy, and that he will have a
happy delivery.
Dec. >O. The greatest number of (hips ever known are
now acting out in the river for the East Indie*, imll of thexti
new; they are to carry a conflderablc number of land force*
ior.our diderent frttkmcrrtj there. # \ *
2l - Thc t Hon; Edward Efq. is appointed
Adiutant General of “hiS Majesty's forces.
The Spinifl) minirtry art not a little jealoo. of tW account*
£uljr received, relating to the plan pursued by thr court of
England, in fettling Florida, which they have always looked
Upon asi commanding lh navigation of the gulph of t ae
oame; in conieqivnceof which orders •have been dis patched
to all the Spanilh Weft Indie* to prohibit trading with the
Englifo of that province, under the fevered penalties.
ft.is said fome letters from Holland have brought dvlr
that the Nabob, whom Lord Clive fettled, had comm ruS
hoftflitics againtt the Bnglifh and Dutch in the East Indies
Dec. 24. There is advice from Naple,. that an order wa4
arrived there from Spain, without knowing the iau> t 6
augment the troops of that kiagdum .with 8000 cavalry and
2009 infantry. ! 1 .0 * . /
St. Jutnct't, free. 21. This (lay his Excellency the Count
de Salem, AmbafTador from the Emperor and Empref*
Queen, had a private audience of his Majesty, to notify the
death of her Serene Highness IfabcHaia c wjft of the A h,
’ duke of Austria. 1 •
London, Dec. 16. W e hfat that WUIUm Gerard Hamilton
Esq. Fird Secretary to the Kind wal
vtr *’.ncor ,Jew o a Vy iaportMt bufi.
kefs, and that lie foud only fhvfen hours, 4
We hear that the business of a cei-tlin gentleman in EnoJ
land was to declare, that if any ftefo pcnfioiw were graocei
bn thc Irifo eftablifoment, a great pcrfoangt wouldimmed
diaiely deflrv to be recalled.
’ Dec. zV. We hear that Mr. Wilfce received UA Friday am
iccount from Prante of she ; Ulflcfs off his daughter, oa whiek
1 he set out for Paris on Saturday morning.
.. M**raft of a Utter from Dover, Dor*. *3.
“ Lad night, between fiasco and eight otoeefc, tome ttf
the ijilvea Lyon ina in Dover. Joha'Wiibei, Efo ) in Ms was*
|o m gpo4 health. He had tmt been in die innabov*
an hour before he was honoured with fismtof (be gentlemen
of the town to congratulate him on hi* happy tec# very from
his late indifpofi'tiua; and he exp refled great forisfaaion fa
having that honour done him.
“ P. S. He fidiad this affroaha blwita ontamdtw |y