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Georgia Gazette,
NSTON, March *.
LAST Friday the Halifax Packet, Capt. Jdr.dfay, arrived he r
from England, with difpatihc* fiom the Minillrv, bur nothing
of importance has yet tranlpired. She failed the 3d of Janu
-1 y
Letters from nil the Governors in America, from Grn.
Gac"f Commodore flood, Col Dairytnple, and Capt. Smith, have been
fair! before the Houle' of Common*.
* We hear that John Fifoer, Esq. who was lately suspended by the —fa
mo>u Commiflioneir, i* hy the Minilfry .honmrably reiniUied in htsoifice
of ColleO*r of hi* Majefly’s Cullomt at Salem. *
AVw.fV* March 30. it is said that Capt. Williams, who left this
city In if bummer with Capt. Wynn*, ha* been offered the place of Lieu
tenant-Governor °f New. York.„
F.xtrafl of a Ulttr from Lend n , fitted January 2s.
„ fam forty to acquaint you that wc h ivehorcuion to expert arty change
of meafure* in favour of America, diving the continuance of the prefont:
Miniflry, ‘who areobjedhof alnmft uni vcrl'al hatred and contempt. —Mr.
Wilkes has been* ex pci led the House of Commons, and the Bench of Al
•deimen t few* bas been again onanimonffy eleAed Alderman and it is not
doubted but he will be in as a Member for the county of Middlefcx.—
There appears at prefentno likelihood that England will soon be engaged
in any war abroad. • , ,
Mr. Wilkes has taken up much time of the Parliament, ood on the 4th
nf Feb about $ in the morning he was expelled the Houfo.—Hefets up
aain for Middlesex, and has printed a spirited address to the Freehol
ders of that county. —His elefttnn for an Alderman was alfofet aside by
the Court of Aldermen and Common-Council, but was again elcfted, no
perfOT setting np against him.—And it is thought no one will attempt to
- Jnroft him at the election for Middlesex.
t B ■ —’s letter* have been read, which are said to be very
inflammatory, andAukc the people of N.E. to be rioters, and every thing
affair* wwre put off till the 10th of Feb. when it was expcfled
fome resolves would be made againll us.
Ntiobtrn, February 3. We have an account, from Contentncy, of a
melancholy accident’ which lately ’happened there. A } dong’ lady of that
place having had a friendly correfpondencc with a young gentleman* a
mong bthdf things marriage was proposed; but the young gentleman
‘putting the publick coefummation of it off under pretence of inconvent
•nties atth'at time, the young lady depended upon hi* honour, and con
tinued the friendly intcicourfe, till the cffedls of it produced his Majcrty
•Aaddiuenalfuhjeft. The tody- nbw thoagfa it high time for him t® re
snovs theincooveniencics, if any there were, and publick,y confumviate
eheir happy -tuiptials. But, iottbe aunmon language of men of plcafore,
ho put, her off,, aod began *0 prailitir imdu* methods to prevent her from
fwcaring the child M him ; and, at a time when lie knew foe was al ine,
wont with aw ®wwed iiwenaiov of **hwg h®c ilbon thot-accosmt, • I he
young tidy refufed him entrance intothe house, at the fame time folcrnnlv
protesting, if he proceeded j*o violcfae ia entering the’.hdufe, foe would
ftoot him. v -Thu! yonag bene* thinkihor-’inpitelf able to fobduehcr to hi*
will, as hcMdofew, bobiiy entered the hoCifo, hy braaktog/opHi the door ;
M which iaftajit the prefen tod, a guny and'fhotioaa of hia arms off; and
k it ftid hc *®w llcs.m ilanguilhing ronaitiop, and cann ofaioffi bly for
• rive, but muA fall a viftim to female vengeance, which he had juffly pi®
▼eked, and meet tire reward of b> forage -brutality. - ‘—A jad warning
it tbefe plunderer lof fenytale htimOrJ < ‘ _
*Vb C.Ei £.A &&IT;T B ‘ i
T>WW.ffp;itor at the fitting of the Affrmbly at I fad
JtjlasuopporunijyLo/ heal ing tlia. publick kuerVitf:, ad. . .Aunong utlicra,
lkc xcu/id any curiofay ;’1 therefore took lmcjiv
riAcrs, from*which’ 1 wrote’ the wlvdeatlarge, ancTbavirtg the fame
% read a second time, jr6 d'trtay ire fore tffo followiWp is g cony.
pVetVfeljrftaoWihafV"nait6fe, you are Jo tnfeft f. in
your.nfeful naper. ‘ ! o v y eurJ - . AuoiT*.-
ihbftnftyl 1 M/trcb ! JO, I jfcj* 1 1 *
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Gentlemen, v vVf.V\ . . ,
liiiltghaving obforved Governor* of Hts colpniet
jnJL< upon Stveral -pccafions, taken upon them to communicate to tnr
Council* aqd either the who'cor part* of letters which (&cy
hay* received frpif hi* ddj’ Secretaries ot State ; l have it
is command from his Majcil y to tigULtfy to yuu, that it i hi*. Majesty s
grlpaftwejvblltjiau do not, <*pnn aoy pryteneg whaievgr
the Afietably any copies or extrafts of. fucli letter* a* you dial! receive
from hisMajtfty’s principal Srceetar'ie* bf ljlate, unb-fsyou have his Ma-
for so doin^. ; I *m, C7**itiemen, ymtrfflpft
obedient humble fetvant, HILLSBOROWIwii
Grt&Hir miut Company df the enlony of Rhode 1/land.
/LJOJit THREE IRINOEf-D ANq FIFTY* OF
Jl\ SOUND INDIAN COkN, to be drliverdd iny day be fore the
.Hth May negj a.t tljq land.ing r,f Mr. Wright'* plantation caliph T|h
, aiDC, for which payment will Vc made upon delivery. J
. Mr. William Qodfrey at Wright’* Savanna, wjthio a miieof
uubridge. Leaye proppfoD/!t r ' r ‘ f fod Xo tjenry Ijauicns, Mr*. Mint* *
iffAJfly to him/her houfeo* the |4pf Mayr.
Savannah, sad April, 1769.
jy E DN E S D A TANARUS, April 26, . i 7 6 9 .
Tltir rll ° ND 0 N t Janu*st 14. ,
Mi. fi.l owm,i ls the conclufioii it lie declaration which the King
of bwe Jen made to the Seriate, on the ttth ult. when lie abdieaul
tlie crown.
i o twe f'pht of the pat ion to tax itfelf, I would have the greatftft
atteiumn paid, hreaufo I am engaged by oath to let my fubk&i fni*y
tltcT liberties and privilege* without any vcfl 1 action.
*’ Ncvcrtitck-N. £ pretend not to render tle States culpable of that im
pofttton (the lowering th-.* courfeof exchange to 42 marks, a tax fixed by
law, as mentioned in our latl) equally imprudent and contrary u the la*vs j
but from whatever cauf'e it mav have adfen, the right of th? nation rt
qitires tuat it fltnuld judge for itfelf, whether it would accept the ta;
that it to I ty, the State* alone being veiled with power, .at to this point,
ought to b* conrqjced. t Canfequently I iefilt again, that they adarn My
as soon .11 poriihlc.
Jfn wiil happen, that contrary to thy expeflation they oppose my
will, 1 am obliged to declare* to them, in fucli a case, that l difciiarg*
myle sos the weight of government, which is become quite infwppt>r*bk
to me, by the gr evotis aifli&ion which the unhappy fili ation of th
fuou.. oicalioiM nu*. and the daily exhauiling of the llrength of tba kmgy
doro, rcferving to niyfelf, when th* States, any faithful cmltdclloes, so-ll
allemble on nty account, to acquaint them further with *ll rji* rcafoif*
whic h have induced me, not to Concern myfilf, ’till that time, with tit*
government of the kingdom. 1 also fetiouAy forbid l*y aam* beiat
made tife of, during this interval, in any aonclufton of ti* chamber
council. (Signed) AoolpisU Fi tt>*ai(py ,V ,
Letters from Frankfort contain account* of the great
ing in ieveral part* of Germany for the reception of hij Dantfo MaUf.
He Is to be received at Spires with £ salute of 600 pieces of cmiuoo, -4 t
A general war in Europe muff, il i* thought, inevitably take place, iq
confequcnce of fome late treaties that have been made Uatwaou ih Court|
of France, Fruflia and Rudia,.ii which the two former have docUred their
intentions of alfiffing latter, iu opposing tba QttOin-tn Forte, arid a
use their endeavours to vain her other Tnc rcfufal ofXny CauA
ofUtcir demand on this lcore will certainly be productive of the Jre^ijJ
An old maiden lady at Dover, having taken 4 into her head that fit*
Aiottld die in-a few days, gave direflion* to the sexton of the p*rlih to whi-'h
foe belonged to dig her out a handfomc deep grave—but wi
young Cornet before th* much -apprehended time arttved, foe wa pre
vailed an to accompany him to cnurch on p very different occafjoa. Tfll*
honeff fellow Was hard at for her Aj foe pafffd.by, vvhrfj. /lib
roullv dapped half a entnea into hi* l\and, an J bid, hijn fill it.af MsTn
with the utfftoff expedition. • ~ ~ ,*, *j ‘ , V
Jfn* 28. A letter /rpm Vienna fays, **Tht Court is itiformea
fntcrnuncio at Corilfantinople that the Porte continue* her war nice
rations again il Rulfia with an extraordinary bas also
a copy of a letter from the Grand, Vixtn wrote the xßth ‘oPLjciorfer .wj
to the Rcpublick of Foland, wherein he exhorts.the P ( oN to pfdcefd,:ft
the eleflion of anew King} and it appear* by fome the
that the Porte wi foes that such elyflion could b* made in
the Prince* of the house of .Saxony. , r . %
! 1 Wc focar that the company to which the Patriot be to bus nave riifed’b
fobreription of pn hundred pounds, in order, that a whole (er ;
of their brfther may fa put up,jn their hall: thepafhter it wa tp beefi
ther Reynold*, Ramsey, 6r Cotes. ■ ,
We are assured a young Nobleman, who if foortly
ca, is charged Ipy Paolj with of a vfry advinta|tohY s bJturt
lo a very great commercial phwer, ‘
We hear tfiat foip) from New England are about yetuf(itogem|t
ty, there being fcarcc any orders for Ho-ls hoi condiban®K
the event on which they depend is tt rot nfaly to uapbern viz.
The Repeal of the Duty Afl#.~Soe fay, thaf thoiWid*bc Rijth’tfc
up at the Coffee House for Boston. there yre not pofltive ordei;* fb
load one of them. Others fay not enough co load a *,
’ We are credibly informed, tjiat flx fchemis have been Jxlrt before riff
Miniffry for the funher of the national debtone ofVhjM'ft
’w?y of Ldtfoi'y, of a more extcftCvh nature than aqy df the palt lottcffo*,
and It is said will be carried into execution. ‘. , J M . ..
’"A certain witty M, the other day, when hc/ongm. dated i cjftat b
Bifoop on his ndvancemaut to a betteij Set, filld,. Wy £d f d, yw l*
fheAnly Atttlmrs vHib do not k Transition. ‘ .
Publick bad habits are full a* difficult tb beCufW
when they have broughra ffatr.-tn^they ofreardwan tmhrhrH,--eofft4S
door, it i* high tltna to'atfoHvpt be evrfbH VolteuXl Cor
’ruction hath been so long praAifod, that it is now reduced mIC l>m,
which hath ivduoed Magdam-wia-flieletonj bM
there is a anJrffiiy4# c„ri#g the on*, if w would I
. We heartffatargentleman of gwatWequwce n Ndrt*aiAaT*d B*
wrote to hi* correrpoiideat here; requelbng h*m-t®wai
wnd -obtaiti fo* leave for m
intended to be f.-rtt to ordar tobe b.ag • *•+'**+
r . p rtriPZt cf ft ilthr fro*l
- •. Our worthy Re It dent &
himfelf so foh'chTb faifour of theliafflhfl 1
tti'ftilk (blicirationf he has aO{t>g\K
•Stfirflioni thvVclen Tower*. wfoeye’heVa clbfelyco..Sned frrhe
,1011 ft <af the Marfoalot the |l*tc j-nlonM. Obrrlkow i/i]lovkcd't4>y
ivHJci ta Hit j friend r/lMuff fa ‘#* Marfoat aMc douhr not