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A WF WW 1* eftablifhqd hare for the African and American
tCV. W^ v *std for wrrywg on fee ifoery. It U under the proftAion
orthc Minilter of the Marines, and pramift**diotinutiooof expence*, a
fliortening. of thevoyAgt, and other advantage*. Bor this p ur pofc fix
♦efleli are fitting oat at Naata for the African branch, and eight other*
arc rtmnj ready at Bourdeaa* and. Havre for the trade to A nerica.
Theft vefleU are to fail at certain periods, in order to maintafaa eonftaot
eotnmunicaUQa- between. theft two part* of the globe. Befidet which
fix VcfTeli, fitting amt at Cherbourg, Dieppe, and Dunkirk, are to fail
on the fitoery. AM thffe operations ere under the difeAion of merchants
of credit, who. have advanced a million to carry them on.
Ltmdtm, hitrek *l. V* hear that JoKn Eliott, Esq, lately appointed
Governor of Weft-Florida, will embark for that place in a few day*.
April 5. It i* generally thought, that the conference of the reduAion
of the land-tax mall be, that either North-America mull pay fomethiag
toward* thefojfpOrt of it* own civil arid military eflabiifhmepts, or mult
be declared to be independent of us. And neither of these alternatives
would be £> bad as the present connexion between us and them; for at
frefent, we have *ll the burdens, and they all the profits. Would you
believe it t At thi* very juncture, when these people are complaining of
of the want of case to pay their old debts, they have feat over orders; yes,
and money with the order*, for greater qaantitiej of nails of all kinds
for building thap was ever known before: And it is impoflihle to exe*-
cute the or4*r* that have been sent, for many months to come. Now,
preparations for buildings are figni of wealth in Europe; but it feem*
the/ are the fign* of poverty, or want of case, in America. However,
as we make nail* cheaper than any other nation upon earth, they conde
scend to beourcpflomers tipon that account. But as toother article*, such
2(ilks, velvets, thread laces, gold and silver laces, (ilk (locking*, &c.
c, they deal with the French to much for ready money, that jheycan,
and sometimes do, import such goods cheaper here from America,
they can be made in Boglaad. This may be depended on as afafc.
April 7. We hear complaints are sent home from his Majefty’r Gover
nor of the Leeward-I(lands, concerning the illegality of the captures of
tome EngliOi refiils by Spaailh guarda cottas.
April 9. It is whispered, that a certain* foreign minister has been told
hi* presence is no farther neceflary at thi.-. court.
, The number of changes in the fnprrior offices-and departments of date,
since the acccfion of his present Majesty, amount to no less than 255.
■ t By letters froqt Cornwall we .learn, that mere is a great diftrefe in that
county, com being not only very dear, but hardly to be got for money.
Thousands of tinners quite unemployed ; moll of the great mine* left off
Working. Some corn has been taken by force, paying their own price
pr it, 10 Tiruro market.
To Inch a height is the price of meat risen, that no less than fix-pence
was yeflsrdajr given in Fleet market,- for a (beep’s heart, which but two
years ago u fed to fell for three half pence. If matters be thus fuffered to
I°, on, what mud soon be the date of the poor I
# fro® Tunbridge, and other parts of Kent, that the foeceft of
Williams of Winchefiea, nod Mr. Willis of Tunbridge, in themew
method of inoculation, for thefmal! pox, is amazing: They having ino-
Culated fo'ir.e thousands in that county,_their patient* being hindered from
Dunnefs only two or three days at mod, and feel no bad etfefls afterwards.
. April 11, On Wednesday fe’nnight being the firft day of AprM, .fome
jolly young Bucks for their diversion hired a boat below bridge, -and hav
ing got a very high tilt or covering built op with fails and other cloth, set
oft with it, and rowing in their thirts to Black-Friars (lairs, gave out
they had got two Patagonian giants on board under the covering, who were
just come from on hoard a (hip below bridge,’ and were there waiting for
my Lord Mayor’s (late coach to come down to receive them in order to
(oudaA them to the Manfion-hoafe. This soon got noised about, and
Communicated from one body to another, till near *OO people were af
feinbled to fee these extraordinary raontiers ; when the curtain was with*
drawn, and behold an ass’s head appeared dressed up with a fool's cap and
bells, ’ underneath which, on a board was painted or chalked, in very
Coafpicuous charaAers, • April Fools all.”
We hear that Mr. Daniel M*Lean, late merchant in Glasgow, is ap.
pointed ColleAor of the Customs at Montego Bay in Jamaica; a place of
conftderable profit. 6 7 J r
. From Dublin we hear, that the populace are so alarmed, when any liv
tng cattle arc exported for provition, that they attack the veflel on board
which are sent, kill them immediately, and carry them oft'; this tur
bulent fptrit in the mob has lately been attended with many murders,
add several villains are now in custody on that account.
April 14. It is said that part of the duty on the importation of Spanish
Wool is intended to be taken off this feflions.
. rom Daran, in Lancalhire,’ we are assured, that a man, living in that
Odghbourhood, was bit by a mad dog fourteen years ago, went raving
mad himfelf a few days since, foaming at the mouth in the mod dreadful
manner, which obliged his friends to cause him to be bled to death.
* “/ gentleman who lately arrived from Mallow, in the Weftoflro
land, wc arc informed, that fat geefefellat 7d. per couple, fowls for 41!.
per couple, and all kinds of meat fell for id. farthing per pound.-
April 16. It is said that our truly great patriot, whose seal for the pub
lick good never (lumbers nor deeps, h.iving always, agreeable to his de
vared opinion, looked upon petty country Boroughs as the rotten part
• the constitution, is now meditating a law to deprive them of the privi
°* feuding members to parliament; in lieu of which the Burge/Tes
and Freeholders in every are to *leA as many members for the
ifpunty-a* large, a* now represent both County and Boroughs. This will,
,a * gffat maftre k be laying the axe to the root of bribery and corruptL
•u at country eleAions.
1 rday a j cd 7 went tbe House of Peers, and gave the Royal
O I Affeqt to the. following bills, viz.—The bill to continue an aA for al
lowing the free importation of wheat, and wheat flour, barley, barley
‘Tk i.*if and f o * * further limited time, from any part of Europe.—
f • f ° T 1 V* D K 40 additional duty on bast, or chip, draw* cant. Ad
‘-Miftiui t hats or bonnets imported,—The bill to faablc bis to
• *•* ■ * $ 4 * i . ‘ r
Klwftj’S?” R-ral Higbnefle. h.
“F is isisi
‘“f 1 "’ i' r h "’ ,J,i ■ WKk -• rr hrp
licary arftaral ilrif-, for Ue purchaT. of niS
Mediterranean. * pp,n 8* * c - tor service of a nfing st at e in the
,hat thc natioa al-debt, as it flood on the
andrh/ n 1 ‘ ptefcntyear, ambdnnto 110,842,4.12! 10s id I
and d,c annual u,„,h c , ch„ g „ ..tending!to ££ ■>ajV
.r.rf,Vr„ r /rili u P " i ‘ io ?’ h *” !* ,e ' T b S <• ‘■!> knard, of
We'lra. ,^ Uons * fo t T opening a trade to theifland of Cories
JEffi±tSS .h„ on Mnnd tali , ta
Os the provL'ice ! ‘ Bkcejlency Major General Murray, Governor
frtiSKfi by an honourable board, n,
8 We hear’ by h °°° Ur that ***"•
that the town of St (W/i over land from the Raft Indie*
la ft War,, is now anrir I ,d ’ demo,i 'h*d by the French in the
strongly fortified as to be re^*f l * enlarged, and that the fort is so
of nueaemy 1 ®P*nahiengaiafl any fature attempts
“7-r its pT-V’*'* tow, ' ,e,r Du"yrk
which L aS5 l 01 ,h * t L ‘^>-
r ‘- y >1 0,1 of tfie Jnfnits at Barcelona an the ath air id
dift —'<* •>*'"* .t,::
JIXiuZZbZ > preparing.
? P • , l [ l ' ou s k '; ": Catholic, dominion,, enjoli
jhisMajclly * fubjedli who have either money or effeAs beloneinp
1° the Jjfims w their polkßon to deliver inventoried of the fame. * 5
to the'[?f V\k Ctte L r k om Madrid * that the confifeated effeAs belonging
le i'l l 1 * ? to *g h wholc kingdom of Sp*i o already amounted I
e * CIUf,V ! <d from Chat f^
?CCOUaU to Madrid from
irmp V s F * ra g 0 *y • f‘B so h able to bring an
so. Td 9 ° C L fig K ln f defence of their country. fWd
it be invaded either by tne Spaniards or Portuguese
r'; rkat a OotcS ftip. Cant Van and Bnrrd.
sZin, / J ? P, ' a s“* I'’ 1 '’ “.“ k n,l “"r ka. been ukrn by a
Spantm guarda carta, and rarticd tato the river of Plate.
VERY fctrle ootice having been taken of my adveniftmcat. reourft.
ing those indebted to the ES T ATE of NICHOL AS LA WR ENC£
! dece ? r cd,_to pay their refpeAive accounts, and there being *n abfolufo
I Sf ®2.f 0r / etdlly (at t ne - the Mt ‘° f aid *U sums unpaid by
tbe middle of next month will immediately after be sued for by
n JAMES JOHNSTON, Adminiilrator.
M R niNir* NCi i? informs mc °f * WHITE GEL
DING, it hands high, and about 6 years old, with one Heft
eye, but no brauds to bc.fcen. • He was a (Utlion when taken up. The
owner must apply to and prove his property before
St. John’s parilh, July j, 1.767, JOHN MARTIN, T. M.
NEWPORT, Jun X g\ “
ON Saturday the 1 jth in ft his Excellency Governor Wentworth arrived
at Portsmouth, New-H*mp(hire, after a long journey through tit*
continent. **
CbarUloxum 7Jy 14. A letter from Panftcola, June it, fays, Our
Assembly is dissolved, nnd new writs of eleAioo are about to be issued.
Disputes run high, <0 that the whole province fecras tq be in cotyfubon !*
Other letters mention, tnXt five trader* Jiad been lately found murdeV-
! d tk“ t*? r oknnte,b K {u the fay) fome of the norther,
tribes who hav* drolled thus far foutb. The Creeks, by burning a Choc
tawheadmap alive, whop they litejy md I |nfq n er, have kindled up <-
fr<m the fury of that nation, which had almost subsided
Friday lafl arrived here fii, Majefty’, (hip Cygnet. Philip Durell, Efit,
Commander, from Weff-Flonda, who oo his palTage touched at the Ha
vana, where the D,oi uoipplimented him with a 24 pounder from the
Morn, which went through his larboard quarter about fix inches above
water.. Such treatment not reli(hing well with a free British fuhleA. the
Captain sent a letter to the Governor, complaining of the intuit offered
i”£ ? ntl< i s ' P€ '* i 7* d for aofwer, that it was his Catholick Ma
jelly s orders, that no Bntifti fhfp fnould eqter that port. A few day*
after the Adventure frigate, Capt. Fitzherben, with difoatche* from Ad
miral Parry for the Spar.itfi Governor, came to off the harbour, and after
g CI>V % h ” lctlor, recc . ia<d lhe feurrilou* language of fccglifh
We hear the Bahamians have had great success in.di**og focthe Snanifo
IreaTure on board the Spaoilh regiier (hip, which was cast away i n St,
Bernard • Bay, and at they have already got ouC ap wards'of <2.000
dollar*. ) j; / 1 - • ‘ f { r