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GEORGIA GAZETTE.
Number 68.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
London , April 12.
notice was given at the Poft
r Oflice, that a mail would be dispatched
from l^cncc on Thursday next, for his
|7§[ Majetly’s islands in the Weft-Indies,
fffivu v^Ju/csj Florida, Georgia, and South-Carolina,
by the Suffolk packet-boat now at Ply
’ April 19. This day his Majesty went to the house of
Peers and *ave the Royal assent to the following bills, viz.
The bill for veiling the fort of Senegal, and its depen
dencies in the African Company.
The bill for ascertaining and regulating in what cases let
ters lhall be feat or received free from the duty of portage.
The bill to prevent frauds committed by bankrupts.
The bill t® prevent inconveniencies arising in cases of
merchants, and such other perfonslts are within the statutes
of bankrupts, being iutitled to privilege of parliament, and
becoming mfolvent.
The bill for importing fait from Europe to Quebeck for a
limited time.
The bill to allow the export of rice from Georgia and
South-Carolina to the American Colonies, on paying the
fame duty as in England.
The bill for granting a bounty upon the importation of
hemp, and rough and undressed flax, from his Majcfty’s co
lonies in America.
The bill for continuing several a£U of parliament made
for the encouragement of the whale filhery carried on by
his Majesty’s luDjeCti.
The bill to prevent paper bills of credit hereafter to be
i(Hied within any of his Majeity’s colonies or plantations in
America from being made legal tender in payment of money.
And to several other bills.
HU Majesty’s moll gracious speech to both Houses of Par
liament', on Thursday the 19th day of April, 1764.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I Cannot put an end to this feflion of parliament, without
returning you my thanks for the prudent and salutary
measures which you have taken to extend the commerce
and to secure the happiness of my kingdoms.
The assurances which 1 have received of the pacifick dif
pofiti m of the several powers with whom we were lately at
war, and of their resolution to adhere inviolably to the terms
of the late treaty, promise the continuance of peace abroad,
aul the firm and temperate exertion of your authority, join
ed to the coniiitational and publick spirited conduct which
you have manifellcd on every occasion during the present
jeffion, will, l trust, eftablilh at home due obedience to the
laws, reverence to thelegiflature, and domeftick union.
Gentlemen of the Hcujt of Commons,
1 thank you for the supplies which you have so chearfully
and unaoimoufly granted. The ample provision you have
made for the several fervieps recommended to you, and cipe
cially for maintaining my fleet in a relpeClablc date, will,
I am confident, preserve to this nation its proper weight and
influence, and give strength and iecurity to all my dominions,
The wife regulations which have been eftablilhed to aug
ment the publick revenues, to unite the interetls of the
molt distant poffeflions of my crown; and to encourage and
secure their commerce with Great-Britain, call for my hear*
ty approbation.
Your regard to publick credit, in difehareing a part of
the heavy debt contracted and unprovided for during the late
war, without jmpofing on this kingdom the burthen of any
new taxes, is particularly pieafing to me, from the tender
concern which f feel for my people.
My Lordi and Gentlemen,
It is the proper employment of this fcalbn of tranquillity
THURSDAY, July 19, 1764.
to confiderof the molt effectual means for preferring thofo
works of peace, and plans of publick utility, which have
been so wifely and happily begun.
J recommend these important objects to your considerati
on during the recess You may depend upon my conflant
endeavours for the fucccfsof these good purposes; as I /hall
ever esteem it my truest glory, to employ that power with
which the constitution hath entrusted me, in promoting your
real intererts, and larting happiness.
Then tb Lord Chancellor by bn Majesty’s command faid\
My Lords and Gentlemen,
JT is bis Majeftyt royal •will and pie a sure, that this parliament h
prorogued to Thursday the twenty-firft day of June next , to It
then here held ; and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tburfm
day the twenty -fir (l day of June next,
April 23. On Sunday the ift of this month, the Pope and
the Sacred College went on foot in proccflion to the church
of the Vatican , in order to obtain of Heaven a ceflktion of the
general calamity with which Italy has been for fome time
afflicted. Five of the gates of Rome were kept /hut, to pre
vent and forder from the concourse of strangers who were fleck
ing thither for bread; and it has been resolved to fupprefa
this year the tables usually kept two days in a week at tho
Vatican.
I’his day the Prince of Averfperg, sent from the Em#
peror to notify the Coronation or the King of the Romans,
had a private audience of his Majesty.
Afril 25. The Carson, anew (hip in the government's
service, is now taking in her ftpres at Gravefend, and wil{
fail in a few days for North-America; several draughtfnicn are
to embark in the said ftiijs, in order to take a complete fur
vcy of the Briti/h dominions on that continent. They ara
to begin with an accurate infpe&ion of the coasts of New
foundland, the Gulph of St. Lawrence, the /hores of Labra
dor’and Hudson's Day, and proceed gradually to our next
southerly settlements. In the cour/e of the undertaking
fome new attempts will be made towards fettling the true
longitude of the molt remarkable on the continent.
April 28. A large train of artillery is now getting rea#
dy to be (hipt for the I/land of Man, wh?re we are informed
several regular fortifications are going to be erected at the
expence of the government.
The books of the Jcfuits belonging to the college of Clcr*
mont at Paris are now idling by auction. They
are a valuable collection, confiding of upwards of 6000 vo
lumes. The Jesuits (till remain in French Flanders under
the protection of the parliament of Douay, which has forbid
or rather suspended, the execution of all proceedings again ft
them.
April 29. Notwithstanding the island of Granada was
supposed by many, at the conclusion of the peace, to be bar
ren and of little value, 9397 hundred weigntof sugar, and
774 hundred weight of coffee, have been imported into the
port of London from thence within three months last part.
April 30. Letters fiom Amsterdam fav that the Dutch
are resolved to make a Coup d'Eclat in the Ea/t-lndies; to
accompli/h which, neither men or money will be (pared, or
/hips wanting,
A VERY GENTEEL EIGHT-DAY CLOCK, and
few NEAT SILVER WATCHES, to be fold by
KELSALL, DARLING, and MUNRO.
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NOTICE is hereby given, that the accopipt* of the silk
culture are made up. All thofr that have money du<p
(hem for cocoons delivered at the publick filature arp therpr
fore desired to call for payment.
GEORGE BAILLIB, Com. Gem