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also arrived, having found an opportunity to nuke Kit escape. After ex
amination, the Prencbmen were difeharged, having fatisfied Major Ro*
feu, that they fell accidently into company with the Indians, were not
privy to their dchgn', nor assisted them m‘attacking the English. Sight
of “Br people were killed in the whole, and (ome wounded. Soon after,
Major Rogers lent out two officers with lebmen, to reconnoitre the ene
my, and with orders to proceed to their fettlemertt, lying about tio miles
south from the fo:t, to know the caufc of thisaA of holtility, and to en
deavour to accommodate all matters of difference. [Probably this af
fair gave occasion to the report which was lately mentioned in the News
papers, from Boflon, of Major Rogers having been killed by the Indians.
LONDON, March 19. ’ .
WS are new informed, that the true reasons of not permitting
any person to depart the frontiers and ports of France, without
n pafiport under the King's own hand, was, that the Vifcountde Choi
feol, who was confined in the caffle de Pierre-encife, on the Rhone near
Lyons, for a (hocking affair formerly related, committed while Ambas
sador at the court of Naples, bad found means to make hi- eicape from
thence, but being since retaken, and secured iu another place, the above
refraint has been removed.
March 24. The following is said to be the letter sent by John Wilkes,
Esq. to a amt personage. Siaa, I beg thus to throw myielf at your
Majesty's teet, and supplicate that mercy and clemency which ftiinewith
such tttftre among your priucely virtnes. Some.fortner ministers, whom
your Majeffy, in eondeicenfion to the witas of your people, thought
proper to remove, employed every wicked aud deceitful art to oppress
Jour fwbjefts, and to revenge their own persona! caufc on me, whom they
magine to be the principal author of bringing jp the publick view, their
ignorance, infufficiency, 2nd treachery to your Majtfty and the nation.
—I have keen the innocent and unhappy victim of their revenge. 1 wav
forced by their injufticc and violence into an exile, Which I have never
ctafed for several years to con fid eras the muff cruel oppression ; because I
no longer could be unier the benign protection of your Majeffy in the
land of liberty.—With a heart fall of zeal for thAfervice of your Majeffy
and my country, I implore, Sire, yo;ir clemency. My only hopes of
pardon are founded in the gyeat goodness and benevolence of your Ma
jeffy : and every day of freedMl you may be graciotfffy pleated to permit
me the enjoyment of, in my dftr native land, tall give proofs of my
zeal tr.d attachment to your fervicb. lam, Sire, jour Majcity's mofto
bedient and dutiful fubjett, John WrlkeiV
•The above which was delivered by Mr. ‘Wilkes's servant at the Qjjeen's
Palace, on the 4th of March, is the only'application he has made for his
pardon fine'e his last return to England. -
Manb 25. We arc informed that a land tax will ihortly bo introduced
into a neighbouring kingdom.
March 26. We hear that a commission is preparing to pafa the Great
Seal for appointing Guy Carleton, Esq. Governor of Qeebeck.
We are told, that Mr. Wilkes's fubfeription already exceeds 20001.
Jt is computed thgt no less than 47 live* have been already 101 l by the
general eledion.
March 29. Yefferday morning an extraordinary tneffenger was dis
patched to his Excellency the Earl of Rockford, Ambaflador at the court
of France.
We bear that Sir William Trelawney, Bait, will set out this week for
Portsmouth, to embark on board the jafoa man of War for Jamaica, of
which place he is appointed Governor.’
We are credibly informed, that orders have been sent over to his Ma
jeffy’s Governors in America, for the future, to fend over annually a true
Rate of trade and manufactures in their refpe&ivt colonies.
Letters from Conffaatinople, dated. Feb. 15, fay, (> The Grand Signor
has been fome few days‘faff greatly indisposed, insomuch that last Fri
day he was not at the tnofque, and it is since reported that he is dead.”
The cleCtien of the county of Middlesex was finilhed, as usual, in one
day, on Monday last, when the poll was clnfed. The whole paffd with
the gretteftorder and regularity at Brentford, where the two tariffs at
tended in person, as well as the three candidates. Sit William Beauchamp
FroAor, George Cooke, Esq (che two old members) and John Wiikes,
Esq. SirWilliatn and Mr. Wilkes remained the whole day on the buffings ;
Mr. Cooke did not appear there at seven in the eveaing. Three procla
mations were made, a:jd ne more appearing to poll, the tariffs declared
the poll to be closed, and adjourned to next morning, at nine o'clock, to
caff op the beeks: accordingly, yefferday moraing, the tariffs again at
tended at the usual place in person, as did Sir William and Mr. Wilkes.
After the books were all caff up, the tariffs proclaimed that the numbers
were for John Wilkes, Esq. 1292. George Cooke, Esq. 527. Sir Willi
afm Beauchamp Pro&or, 807. And then declared John Wilkes, Esq.
and George Cooke, Esq. duly cle&cd, William Beckford, Esq. Sir
George Colebrook, Sir Richard Glyn, Sir Francis Blake Deleval, Mr.
Alderman Mr. Cooke's fen, and many other gentlemen,
were 00 the buffings. The mob were remarkably quiet and orderly, ow
ing, it is generally imagined, to the prudent conduiff of Mr. Wilkes and
his friends; who, befidcs the advertisement in all the publick papers,
diffributed 4,000 hand bills, recommending to all the voters to preserve
the peace and quiet nf the county. The town of Bentford was illuminat
ed on the Monday evening, and the utmost joy appeared on the counte
nance of almost every freeholder; but the illuminations in London ex
ceeded any thi.ig which has boen known.
The following is a copy of a hand-bill diffributed by Mr. Wilkes's
friends. •’ It is the humble requeff of Mr. Wilkes to hit friends us all
denominations, that they would not, by any means diffurb the peace, or
molrff any person, or prevent the voters coming to the place of polling,
to give their free votes for whatever candidate they think proper, that ne
exception may be taken to his conduft, or that of his friends, for the tranfo
attions of the day.'.’
Lass night at the close of the poll, the numbers were, for Mr. Wilkes,
1215; Sir William Beauchamp Prohor, 740 Mr. Cooke, 64;.
This morning the poll was agreed to tys opened again, and finally ce
clofc at two.
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The infatuation for Mr. Wilkes was fa great, that every perfoa was t.
bliged to declare for him, and have blue cockades, before they were ad.
mit ted re poll. . •
The mob behaved in a very outrageous manner at Hydepark comer,
where they pelted Mr. Cooke, son ofTKe city marikal, and knocked him 1
from his horse, took off the wheels of one of the carriages, ent the harnefr,
and broke the glafies to pieces; several other carriages, with the friends
of Messrs. Profter and Cooke, were greatly damaged. The reafen af- j
signed for these proceedings is, that a flag was carried before the proceffiyn
of Mr. Wilkes's antagonists, on which was painted ** No blasphemer.
A prodigious concourfc of people affernbled at Brentford, Who would
fuffer no coaches to enjer the town without “ No 45,” and the word*
“ Wilkes and liberty,” on them. <
In the evening, the roads from Bentford on each fide, to Ratcliffcrofs,
Mile-end, and through all the publick ffreets, were lined with immense
crowds of people, who obliged every person in carriages to huzza for
Mr Wi .v'3. -
Abont nine o’clock last night, upon the return of the pollers from
Bentford, the mobility grew extremely riotous and tumultuous in the
Strand, Fleet-street, Ac. Ac. where the inhabitants, in obediericeto their
commands, very expedition fly and brilliantly illuminated their hnufes;
when they arrived at the Manfioft house they broke fome of the window's
and lamps there, and behaved very difordcr'y. *
Last night, a little past eleven, a party of the guards arrived from the
tower to quell the mob before the Manfion-hou.e, who thereupon difperf. ’
. ..)
The late remarkable trial of Lord Baltimore and two women, came on
exaftly at half part feveß in the morning, and lalled till three the next
morning. Twelvt out of twenty-four iurymen were objedled to by the pri.
foners. In the course of the trial, the prafecutrix gave evidence that ta
Was not prevailed upon for the firff two nights nf her confinement to un
dress or go into bed; and that on her arrival at the country house, fife
was peremptorily told by the two women that she muff at all events that
night go to bed to his Lordship, that she was forcibly undressed by them,
and put to bed to him accordingly. That afterwards in the state of de
spair in which she found herfelf, she contented to whatever was dofired of
her, except what was criminal. Upea.the return of the jury, his Lordi
ship was ordered to hold up his hand, and the foreman anfwercd to the
usual question, not guilty . Upon the fame queftioa being put concerning
the firlt woman, the foreman anfoered, guilty, but their verdift, of J*
guilty, including all the three priioneri, they were al 1 accordingly ac
quitted. *
Another prosecution is carrying on in the fame caufo for tk %/ulmAm
only, which will be tried in the Court of King’s Bench.
Miss Woodcock was under examination fonr hours and a half, and af
terwards cross examined two hours; during all which time her teffimony
was the moft confident, ftcady and fenffble that over was known, which
drew tears from many of the audience.
Some letters from Leghorn fay, it was currently reported there, that a
body of English troops wero expelled to arrive about the month of Jotu
next in Corsica.
Letters from Mar failles and Tonlon mention, that orders had just been
received there for the immediate equipment of several ships of war am
tran (ports, bat the .place of thxir deftlnation was not yet known- *
Brijtol, Marek \i. Wednesday last, agreeable to proclamation, tk
e.eCtion of members of parliament for this city came on at Gqildhall,
when the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Clare aad Matthew Brickdale, Esq.
were chosen without oppefition. Nothing conld exceed the general joy
on this occasion. ,*
Parma, Feb. 20. A certain writing, in form of a bill from Rome
has come to our knowledge here; but as the txpreflions and maxims there
in contained, conld not proceed from a Poinfiff so holy, (6 enlightened,
ands fagaciein, as is the present reigning Pope, the Ufot Duke hath
ordered all his fubjefts to believe, that in faft this piece does not conn
from his holiaefs; enjoining them, at the.fame time, oot to fail in re
fpeft towards him; and forbidding them to molest, on. that aaefnat, an]
of the fubjeAs of the court of Rome. ... f
Feb, 22. OnTuefday last a courier arrived here front. Naples,
with advice, that the Pope bad excommunicated tkb regency of Parma.
Leghorn, March y By a letter from Geaeral Paoli, which is handed
about here, it seems as if an accommodation between the Corsicans am
the Gcnoefe was till at a great distance. Five Genoefe ships aft takei
by the Corsicans. r 7
Warsaw March 5. This day the Diet held a formal session, which 11
v- '•" whcre * n ver y. thin K *Hat the commiffioneri have agreed on, ir
, ei7 “*ff® r * ,, t deliberations, whether among* themselves, or jointly wit)
the Ruffian Ambassador, hath been approved and confirmed, in cotxfc
quenoe of the ample powers wherewith they were invested.
Hague, March 15. It is said that she Dutch infantry, or at least thi
* re t# doathed after the Prussian manner ; andit isUke;
wife said that a camp will be formed in the fpting, confining of
mem ‘ . . ( - V;
“”ge™r~Ta: 7 i"""v 1
‘KKTjHfEREAS I have received information from the CommafldjngOffi
▼ ▼ cer of the Detachment of his Majeffp’s 60th Regiment of Foot
now lying at Charleftown, That HENRY MYER,-a Defener from th,
laid Detachment, is harboured and concealed by fome evil-disposed per
P ersons th province, Ido hcrebyoffer FIVE POUND
STERLING REWARD for the difeovery of foch offender.or.'oft'enderj
to be paid on his, her, or their conviAion, and TWO POUN DS STER
LING for apprehending the said; defertef,rand dtliveilng to, th
keeperofthe common goal m Savannah, ,ox#m*d above, the fora allow
ed xr y WILLIAM Altorney-Geaeral
N. B. The said Henry Myer is five feet cighefaqd a half inchfy high
twenty-seven years old, of a brown complexion, brown hair, long vil
y trade a coachman, and waa bam at. Hildefheim in GeruMUMf
He aUb robbed Capt. Fufer at the ji ;y. • (/; •/ 7V|
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