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They write from Peterftourg that the Sieur Olkierfka has
assumed at that Court the chara&er of Envoy from the con
fcdtMAftft Rjuitiwukai^;-Juad#nhqmiade,in-
the Tply ianfuagfe, hJreqtieiedJeHeOuai for
raainqitiig thkonftituins °F¥Atnd iffthe pr/jfeitt jiiy
tifteVaawb thcjierfonna&e o
to which the Empress made answer by her chancellor, that
fee wosid hrifci in their utmost extent.
Prince Radzivil, Palatine of Wilda, was cited lately to
appear before the Lithuania Confederacy, to giVe an account
of the right by virtue of which he polfelTes the ordination re
venues oFOtyka and Niefwicz; arid theXTencrah of Lithua
nia are.charged to apprehend the troops of Radzivil as v.a
fkbonds, anq tb feizfc on all the strong places of thefioafe of
.adz ml. % ’
July 12. * .Some advices from Poland fay, that the last
che<k thht the C3 (fell an of Cracow received from the troops
of was much more considerable than was at firft
apprehended; forbefidvs a greit number killed,; wourided,
and taken prisoners, the Caftdlan had the misfortune to
lose thirty waggons laden with baggage. Many Ladies, and
and jfmongft the rest his own Countess, filter to Count Ponia
tdwfki; fell into the hands of the enemy, by whom (he Was
fe't‘at‘liberty, and c6ndu£ted, Under a .ft-ong efcorte, to a
place of fafetv. It was this heavy blow that obliged him to
rhire with liis forces into Hungary. ‘ *
We hear that on Saturday lalt an • appearance was en
tered for the Right Hon. the Earl of Halifax, in *the attion
bioueht by Ms. Beatdmore’s Clerk againil his Lordship
arid Spree of his Majesty’s MefTengers. . 1 *
‘The remains of the Right Hon. the Earl of Bath art* to be
irft&red on Monday next, after lying in state in Weftmin
By the of Lord Bath, all his real and perfbnal e
states 1 , to a very c'onfiderable amount, devolve, accord
ing to the tenor of his will, to his brother, Lretitfehrint-
Gtafaral Pulteney, exefept a few legacies; the chief oTvVhich
we hear are, she sum of 40001. to Mrs. Joh nil on’, Wife of
■johriftoi*), Esq. Os Edinburgh, andfCcond cousin tohis
Lbrdniip j ari : annuity of 9COL per annum To“Cc?drge Col
man, of Lincoln’s Inn, Esq. 5001. and his Xcrdfbip’s
valuable library", to the Rev. Dr. Douglas; to the Rift;ops
of Rochester and Bristol, icol. each', to his LoMlhipFs
Steward, rotfol. tcf his valet de chambre, 30?. per ann.'.&c.
It is now said that a mefTengerhhs been difpatchcd to the
E|rf of Rochford, his Majesty’s Ambaflndor at the Court of
Spain, to demand a categorical answer in regard tw their
late proceedings in the Bay cf'Htmdhras, and that {he Spa
nhft Ambaftadoi* Has difparched a courier to his Court, for
further inductions how to a£t in the afciir..
‘We are informed that the Earl of Pdwis is to AjcCee4lthe
Earhofßath, ai Lieutenant and Cuftcs Rofulorum fdfthe
county of Salop.
• m- ’a letter froni Bengal dated December 24, 1763, we*
ltfatti,* that Major Adams, who wa$ v then with his army on
thV banks of fne riVCr CarmanafTarUs,’ has wrote to Sujah
Ddwlafh*, the King* 6f Delha’sViiitr, into whofc country ‘
Coffim. Aii Cawn after his late defeat by
gfiftTorces, that if he does not fufrender him up, he* will
erdft the river, and destroy his country with fire smo*ltyord ;
whereupon Sujah DOwlah ’ wrote down for an afrrrhalfVdor, 1
appointed O/ie to treat with the - Governor ansl Council.
This letter adds, that the newly-restored Nabob has tnven a
very to the English army far thrii fete ser
vices in his behalf. ‘ •'.ltl ; * Tjiuh- .
’ Lhft Tuesday night the Norfalkhatm of war, Reiif Admi
ral Comifh,’ arrived at Spitheadv together with the,Chat
ham, America, and Elizabeth men of war, from the Rift-Jn
dles. * * * : . : * *
’7 u h A letter from Berlin, dated 30th uR. favs,t!yit :
*fry great preparations were making there, to celebrate
with'the*utmoft magnificence the marriage betwhen’the He
reditary Prince of Prufiia and the Printed Eljfdbefth dhrifti-’
na Ecuiftiof Brunfwlck.
. A,.M E R I C A. * 1
i Bofion % Augufl 27. v n t
hear the French fifhing vefiels are very nu-
WjNf'W&PLJI. mcrous on the Banks, that the English
have orders not to molest them in that bu
ys. finefs; but that they are not allowed to
their filh at any other place than the ,
ig of St. Peter and Miquelon; that
four French frigates were lately arrived at
tliofe islands, and that an Engliih 40 gun lhip and a frigate’
Jvere fepne to fee what were the designs of the French at tho£
places.
r New-rom [, Sfjto- ptiWkk wifCno elrmbt receive
ath gffe4fetisl#itM the Willittn Joh|leA s fafe
pturn to FwtJohf(s| on fee
-where he haspdßc with mui*y nhtioris of Indi
ans, in the *hich, we can venture to afiure our readers h *
has fuceeeded beyond expeaatkm. thirteen white peo
taken by the Delawares laky car, fome of whom were pu f l
chafed and the fell procured from the Delawares by the (Jhc
nuflios, Jiave been delivered up; three others taken at 601
blintown’ Carolina, seven years ago, by the Si'M'lnfcfe a ■ *
likewife^ delivered up by the iiurous, with whom they | Cuir
resided. * There are fevcral othtr prisoners yet amongll the
Delawares and other nations, who are to be rciloreu Vn y
soon, for the performance of which the Chenufli’os have de
livered up two of theif chiefs to Sir William Johnlon as ho
llagcs.
Philaaelppta, Sept . 6. i A letter from Fortloudoun of the
25th ult. fays, “ By an expreis just arrived from Bedford
we are informed, that the Indians have been harrafling, in
final 1 parties, fome of the fditfers following our convoys at
too a distance, and have taken fome of their herfei and
goods. One man, Ifaic Stimble of has been kil
led and fealped near Ourry’s bricge. ,> l .
We hear that ten deputies from the Delawares, Shawa
nefe, Hurons of Sanduiky, and other Indians of the coun
tries betvyeen Lake Erie and the Ohio’, met Col. Bradllreet
at Prefque Ifte, on his way to their country, with the forces
under his command, and in the moil fubmiflive manner
begged /or peace, which he granted them on terms to the
purpvrt following. , ‘ .
ift k That all th 6 prisoners in their hands (houlJ be deli-,
vered up xo him at Sanduiky in 25 days.
2d, That they (frould rep ounce all claim to the posts and
• forts we njpw have in tiieif country ; and that we ftiall he at
liberty to erefl as,mart)- jnore as we think heceifary to secure
our trade; and that they (Hall, cede to us. forever as much
land round each fort as.a cannon (hot can sty over, on which
our people may raise jprovifions.
3d, That if any Indian hereafter kill any Engjiftiman, he
(hall be delivered up by his ration, and tried by the Englilh
laws, only to have half the jury Indians. And if any one
of the nations renew the war, the rest lhall join us to bring
them tOregon. .
4th, That fix cf the, deputies ihould remain with him as
hostages, aj>d the other four, with an Engliih .ofijeer, and
ope of our Indians, Ihould proceed immediately to acquaint
tholp nations wilh these terms of peace,;and forward the
cpllecling of the prifonprs, to be ready at the day appointed.
Tis iaid that the Colonel has tojd them, that if this
peace” is not cohifirmed by their chiefs', no other will be
rfipm, and that if-they continue, tH? they (hall
find country hllcd with'warriors immediately, who.
win cut them olFFrom the’ face of the.earth. .tic has notdif
coutiiuied Kis march, But proceeds from Prefque Lie to
• ‘ -'j * -v‘j f
L Jccms the motion of the two armies, at. once towards
tlicir cqqntry, viz. that under Col, Bradllreet From N iagara,.
aa<£itljat this province under Col. Bouquet, has greatly
who M firft haughtily Hood out,
meet Sar vVilliam JohhFon at*the.congrds of
the.eafy terms they have obtained, with
ou fjrft r t^P f *,d fop their late perfidy, oronadc any ade
quate or fatisladlion for the robberies and murders
they Wave” committed, may not encourage them to engage
in frelh hollilities on every little oceafion/.
. A efivpwt, Sept. 10. Godfrey arrived h. re last Friday
night 111146 cUya from-.the; Bay of Honduras, by whom e
learp; that the affaiis there, the cutting.of iogr
Wood by the English, are npt yet accommodated; ‘on ?Kc
contrary,. ijn the answer the Spanifti Govemor of Maritbi
gavg, .wlusn applied to- by the person who w sent thither
from Jamaica, in order to fettle matters, the Bay men were
limited tjQ : 20 leagues up fouth fide of the new riycr, and
if catched on the north f;dc to be arrested,. and their negroes
feized ; in the river Bjilis, aud four leagues to the fouthwnrd
of its mouth, to be allotyed hee liberty without interrupti
on, bu(ii difcoverr*d u* be any further to the southward they
fubjeft their cfl'eits to confutation.
‘1 he Swift Hoop of war, iu her paftage from the Bay
Jamaica, with the above answer, was call away ; on which
the Captain meeting with a brig from New-Yorx, bound to
the took pofTeflion of her, and proceeded to Jamaica.,
The fails, rigging, &c. of the Swift were laved, and it