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Geora-ia Gazette
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• v tON DON, Aou<t 10.
YESTERDAY there was a very grand levee at Sr. James’:., nt
which all the great officers of slate, mod or the foreign Mi
‘ niflers, many of the Nobility, and other per ons of diflinflion,
[ .were prefentj his Majelly at rived .about hotn front Rich-
n.oud, and returned thjther at three o’clock.
Yesterday after freaking off the Icvce, a cabinet council, said to be on
df importance, was held, at which raoft of the great officers of slate
aflided. * V’.-V- -'7. . •
• A p*y council ti fummonca to to-morrow, at St. James’s.
, Never wq* there known a feeue of greater calamity io any one family,
ht any onfe time, than what if now difclofcd in that of the Duke of B—t.
Hi* Grace U confined to his bed by a violent and mod painful sprain In
his leg{ : hi* ftfler Lady Harriot VVynn, whom he loved molt affetfionatc
1 y tender, is just buried, ope of Ut> fom is just dead, hit comfort the
Dotcbef* is nlfo confined to her b;tl, with one of her Icgi broken in
two different'places; and news i*. this moment brought from Jamaica that
brotlver,.the IToo. Mr, Bofeawen, is drov/pod in tb^iflnnd.
We are well allured that a philofopLiral gentleman (Dr. D.) hasrepre
feated his brotheron-law to a great personage, to be in a rtatn of infknfty.
To shaw the vad increase of the Rad India trade within so Hum a rime
as io yea*** ago, there were not above 16 (hips in the Company’s fcrvice,
and now they Have between 60 and 70 fiil.
The Company’s territories in the Kart-Indies, at present, are comput
ed to be moo spiles in length, and about 6co wide.
Monday morning early a moil dreadful lire broke out at a bsjcer’i in
Wilton, nftaf the hat of the Earl of Pembroke, which burnt with such
fsry that upward* of thiity boufes were in a short time reduced to allies,
all the work-Ihbps, warchouffs, &c. belonging to Mr. Moody’s Carpet
Manufaftoury, were defrayed* and when the express came away the lire
was pot eat, so that it is thought near the whole town may be burnt
down, hue no mention was rtadflofany lives being lod.
. We hear the Livery of London have been well r.dvifcd to fmnmon a
Common'Council to meet on the twenty fifth of this month, at the Half-
Moon Taeern, in oafe the grievances fpeciliod in their petition be not re
drefied on or before the twenty-fourth current; th allowed by
Magnl Cbaytn,-for the redress of grievances on petition, being fully
com pleat and cod.ed on the 24th of Aagud. So that the deign our Mi
nillrjr Had-ptop©fe<f to themfelvet, for carrying over the hearing Os the
jEity Petition till the opening of the next Parliament, miy piobably
prove abortive. 1
’ It liastbeen remarked that Lord 2- while in office procured pensions
foe more.mi* oHitters than any of his predeccflbrJ did before, or his fuc
ceflbrs have done flnee.
>’ } es a letter from Portfmoutb, July V).
* * A Angular circutn fiance happened here yeflerday morning, wtijch
has occafioncd 4 good deal of converfatipn. While his R. H. the D. of
C. wp feiriewHig the marines, a woman, decently drafl’fd, with a beau
iifal little girl ip her arms, made fevra( attempts t<? fpcak to his H—fs,
but was kfpt ©$ by the soldiers, tiU ftie at length grew so importunate,
frying fl* bid hufinefs of the mnwft coniequeace to cominupicate, and
lytade such a dLfturbancc, that the D- inquired the cauie, and,, on ocing
told of the wpiMn’s application, ordered the Officer to acquaint her h
wo.uld jiear what fhehad to fay at his apartments; where the woman toon
qftfr attended, .and dpc a red to a,,Gee tinman, who was feat out to keoty
Her bnfinefMhat rie child wa# nneriy rla:*i to bs H— -ft, bamg the
daugbtsr-$f a late great Naval Cftficer, who wr.s nal more uljinguimed by
l***jWPi Wtiohr Jhaa bis a>any amiable qualities; the woman laid Ui*
yi&t.zu npper farvanl io a certain Nobleman'* house, wlrn the above
Officerrefided yeary ago, when he was going out on an expedition j
that, jfroiY after fee w brought to bid, foe narricd a , .
aboutrbr Deck-yard, from whom foe concealed her baring had thechi(d,
but, p hcrVitod liad left her, fbe tWSugbt it her duty ta pubhffi the
circa Eiftartce.’ THI story nfts corroborated by frveral per foil* who knew
Jthe bird farther strengthened by the fiwilarity there appeared**
tween the girl and the declared fatr.en npea which >s R. H. with gt'-at
affabmtfi lifotrWffing the child,'pnt Mweaty
haork endi Ifljarnd the mother, .if /he convinced hrr. of the truth of e
*oty, p-ffioild>’'rWeciror. , J r; ’ J u “ • ,
■ Wi'bcrrmW'i from Uomhay, ’who came Irome
We’ artHtrfbrmed, %hn<* cpafiderable rttoUlf
of w?th Very antique infcrinttons thfcreen,
hM, Wife dm fbwhrlit Wb riilhd from that phee, been dugupina
cave Bowhsy, fuppoW to hare betfr depo
filed there bn/feefore any Europeatifettlemcnihad been made on fyc firi |
. Jvfik it il J>V ttyofj *dtt!>t ,h >'. ° f *n t fg l ""° r ’
•thifslT greatfy on tbe decline, and that the Dos 0.-- -
‘* MrthF'day of his Royal Higboef*
WhoVißwtbSVrtbearit yiarnm age.’ their Majesty the coib-,
fawn** TWipi s'c,et,btwiii P .r. t h,
-kiliccaui M, > for-yd m poffiH, bjr th, •<*jg ,
‘ff the then be called for.
it foald hardly be pottble for S#latton hiwfolfs vrai be flow King of
Ilf E DN E SDA Ty November 22, 1769,
Si! Z 7 10 ccu,d nand t™*** ***
ne a; “1 P^ ,( T^ e faithfully, if they had net H'ong parliamentary con.
: * ufh * “”mher of our Roroughs are new got into the hanfe,
f,mii;/* r l" eai0 ° ? f lhc Petrl - conned ton often noMb
f( f J whlcl ’ m *K ht be named, wouH make such a party in the Houfb
of Commons, as no Mir.ifiry could vfrithflanJ. H n ce it appears abru'-
u ly ncceffiuy for both King and people, that thcT Boroueh*, which are
tri'v rotten part of our confiiuition, ffioold he cutoff, and tat nuiubarof
ro.-mlier* theyebuftf, added to the counties at large; for t prafenl the
K~-ir., as it were, compelled to makechoice'ofsuch aMinilW'tua few
no.,c families ccnneScd together point out; and.confequently his people
are under a kind of arillocratical government. ‘
7*. The womnr, who h.id the hpaonr of a late interview with
a great Admiral at Porifmoutb, his wifhin thefefew day's been introduced
to another great personage, and it is said will be provtded'for. T •
A correfpondcnt fitys, that.he apprchcnJs that Mr. Wilkes willreverfc
one of our oldest pfoverb*, vV. “ That a coal pays no debts.”
It is reported at the Weil -nd of the tov/n, that the noble Duke tylio
Ini hit dy ref.'fod t. provide for the son of a great patriot in Jamaica,
occl tied :t is not unlikely hut he may desire to b feiu further very (liortly
to < me other of :he colonics for his own life.
Wc heat a very curious medal is now making by Jeleryi, ormmentfd
wi tl brH'Lnts, which is intended to be wore by Capt. Wade, as rflaffer
of the ceremonies at Bit h, ■’nd i robe preftnteo to him by ihc DutcUeiics
Hi Bedford and Northumberland in November next,
dvtujl if) Mr. Wilkes had cxailly 8 months imprifonmeot to ItiflTcr
from yederJay. ‘ v ’ , * ’ .. *
By obc bill of entry lafl week, if appears that fi,jco,ooool. yaids of
Tri/h liperf were imported from Dclfali,
The copnty of Wilts have resolved upon a petition, rcfpc£Hng the rights
of elcdion, and the pardoning a conikfl. for murder at a late elcflion.
. A letter from Partin, dated July 14, fays, “ The exaggeration of the
loss of lives in this ilbnd by battle has been very great, hr it now nppear f
that from M.iy 5 to June 15, there were 101 l only From 7 to 800 men ou
both fidej.*’
A letter from Leghorn mentions, that it is thought the malcontents of
Corfiea only wait for the reimb ‘rkation of the French troops, on tbeirra
turn home, to break out i.no open hortiMtiei.
A morning paper fays, a Right Ilononrable defaulter declared at his
own table, within these few days, to fevers! Grntlemcn, that he was so
far from being sorry at the piibiick arraignment of bis honour arid inte
grity, that iie fliouid held it us the happiert incident ot bis life; being no
ways doubtful, but that he ffiould clear himfclf from the imputation in
a manner that would place him beyond thenuliccof hit enemies, and feat
him where they would lead of all wtffi him to be | namely, in the good
opinion and confidence of the people. ?
A correfpo.ic.eitt remarks, that a patrio ick Clergyman will be ready to
take poflelfioh of Mr. Wilkes'# apartments mach about the time ofhii quil
ting them. ■ , ; . .>
And pnother observes, that if an iinpsachment takes place next sessions,
fhc dignifnH crifo!n.ll would,, nearly at the fame period, be ready to occjtf
py Mr’. Wi ke/i Utc apartments in the Tower.
Tie Eafli aide n't of Jrhijd, which flood prorogued to the aid of itu#
mor.th % is further prorogued to the if th of O&obejr..
On ThuifJay began tube played a great cricket-match, (whereon
jo.oobl. was between 11 gentlemcnof Loadon, and it of
Kent ; and yellcrday afternoon it was played out, whan’the Londoners
beat bv r 6 notches. ...
AutitJl al. Th*i e4rh freffi commotions at Bath about railing Mr. Wade’#
/alary. Mr. B— * ha spit In Mr. G a fade upon the parade, and
the latter has commerced an action, firm ■
Auguji it. We tie informed, that the petition froiq tie county of
Worcencr has been read, agreed to, figtied, and feat ap to Loadon, in
order to be presented to his Majelly ; andLut it relate* Mil/ to the Right
ofHleflioa of Members to fer/eln
By .1 IRter from York we nre j|iformed that Mr, Moor# arrived these
with his machine on the 6ch \n€ ?nd that on the 17th he went round
I Kuavefmire courfr, wUh. three bantlernea in it, in fifteen minutes tad a
half, which ‘* four miles, id the great fittisfaftiotj and adamluon of fevc-
T *Z;7 ofiboft of the great ofSr* of State
held yest :rday now said, ‘?**'&*
‘lativc to the Sui'ry (fettiob, which was presented < Mi Majesty
1 Thl!*mbrJg fcvwal Gentlemen for tU A Aerfia'S Colonies,
waited upon the Jurjsof ICWeyouth,,pqib l CWeyouth,,pqibe i (bjeAof as
cent inrtruflions from their
.. Wc hear from Coventry, that plofti Uteiy been tfq
gsged there to embark wK^jEej|W;
By a Dan JH Khrt Indian.an lately Mtnd * t , Co f' o^ff^T‘X r f”*
qaebaf, we learn, tbdt (n 61 fkn, fa M Wj* iS-ffiSiSSEff
been kdovy? there, 13,35! pe/foh* of all ege* *ld l haveembrac
;f: Irfoid, with great appearance of prohibiliey, that a<
change in the Minißr* will take plijri
Will agafn foperfotendyhe national tffttn i M# h ‘ iil/fflri.
t a , lot i V. 7• & ‘■£* ‘*’ ‘