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it frill racaap. tod Atcoturndtru ocdytd fM „,
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impetuosity, Jbdt without order, nd who* boldly refitted n
M? *.<U Na-.tn.flrf, th. r h... roe 1T...r0. oror tl. R.ro>;
;3!icTii. that tWir caaalt, mow notnromt.
tlwiyj to*roid towiig to * getreril e#gigtwt, *® < * ”** ternaDe •
destroy the Ruffian army by piecemeal.
Hamburgh, Somber i. We hear that the gmprefi of * *
ill tied to the foreign MiniAen reftdeot at “her Court, that ht rata® da to
Ifind a flett of to or. 50 (hips of war to the Levant, in order to orako a di
verfioa in favour of her arms again ft the Turin.. • . .
ILinu Siptmter to. Whatever may be given ent with iffoeft t© the
deftJEra 5 the Ruffian fte, which at prelent make* (b nrach nojfc ra
thewtST fc m hardly to be foppoftd that fleet caoeodertake a voyage to
the Archipelago at thi advance dfcafoa; and people begin to think now,
erith a ertat of probability, that it it intended to exarch tho
X* 8-l7 whom ,h. Oor< of ***-.*
canoot but look upon with a jealous eye on act mint ofljoirjooneaipw
with France from which Court both of them receive confideraWe rubfidies.
cHubertn, Stft. 5. Ltd week a courier arrived here froaa Peterlborg,
nd the day before yesterday one wai dispatched from hence to the Coos t
of Raffia. We expert a Rufiao fleet of to men of war and Weatra, 6x of
which are aheady at anchor at the island of Bo?nhoi. Tbefe foipa have
received orders to lay in provision. for four mrathi. *
Stockholm, Anguji 25. Baron Duben, tb*wedfl Minifler at Warsaw,
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. Mrr/tia, Avrnfi *4. Since we had the mii for tone of having oor powder
wag mine blown op, three day* have been fpeat rn digging oat of tho
roMS/oboet two thou land dead bodies, and five bandied people, who,
though they art Hill alive, are dangeronfly braised. TKt fifth part of
thit city ii entirely destroyed, and the rest is very mnch damaged. Or
dert have been sent from Venice, to leave off fearchiag for the dead bo
dies, os the corruption of so many might assert the sir, and occasion fe
voral dis empers. The damages fuftered by this deplorable accident are
wftimated at two millions doctts. •
Paris, Sept, 11.. Orders have been lately given not to permit any more
tf the French officers to rftarn from Corsica, the government not thinking
it prodent to orgeard that iflaad totally.
It it said the Dutch have offered to advance 40,000,000 of livres at three
per cent, tojreftore the credit of our Eall-lndia Company, artd to enable
ft to go on with trade, provided focority Is given for repayment of that
ibm within ten years. ‘•
Notwithstanding the grievances complained of by the Superior Council.
f Looifiana again ft the Spanilh Governor, the Council of St ate has de.
Tided that this colony (hall remain under the government of his Catholick
Majesty ; and we learn from Madrid that the bchavfoor of the Sieur Ul
loa, as Governor of Loui Cana, has met with theeutifo approbation of tire
King of Spain. <
Undue, Zefttnbtr 5. Sunday evening his Royal Highness the Duke of
Gloucester arrived at his house in Grosvenor street, in perfnrt health,
from his tour through different parts of Germany, and yesterday he waited
on h€r Royal Highness the Prince fi Dowager of Wales, at Cliarlton-houfe,
where he dined, as did his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland.
Sunday morning the Rippon man of war, with Governor Bernard on
board, arrived at Portfitnouth from Boston.
-■t Sift. y. Yesterday hrs Excellency Sir Francis,Bernard, Governor of
the province of Massachusetts Bay, in New-England, was introduced to
his Majesty at st. James’*.
Bets are now laid yt the weft end of the town, that L—d B—e will be
■ Lord of the T y before the fitting of Parliament, and that a
Great Personage will dissolve a certain Houfc before the end of the lift
month in winter. ~ ’
Stfumker ft. On Wednesday evening the Hon. Col. Pomeroy arrived
in town from his regiment in North-America, andWas yesterday at Court.
It is (aid that a moating of the principal merchants trading to North-
America will be held in n few days, to confider on a proper application to
government, relative to the present ft agnation of trade, which mult soon
produce the aiol deftrn&ive confluence*, if not timely remedied.
It ia reported, that the tout fappreffioc gfW Admiralty courts in the
American colonic* will soon take place \ *
Letters from Berlin mention, that CQafderable quantities of warlike
fores and ammaoition had lately been sent to Magdeburgh, and that his’
Pruffiao Mojefty bad given orders for ifonfiderable body o( his troops to
Win read inns <0 march on the firft no; tee
It is (aid Sir Jeffery Amherst will be appointed commander in chief of
all the forces in North-America, in the room of General Gage.
Sept 9. It it said that Sir Charles Hardy will be appointed Governor
of Maftacbufetts-Ray, in the room of Sir Francis Bemud*-.
It is rumoured that a certain Governor has declared fits intentions toim-
Readi foroe gentlemen of great influence in one of the American provinces
Os High Treafoo.
Yesterday Lord Villicrs, now Earl of Jersey, reflgned his place as Vice.
Chamberlain of Majeffy’s Huftiold. 11 he fame day his Lordfiiip hi(T.
od his Majefly’s hand, on being appointed one of the Lords of the Bed.
chamber to his- Majesty,
We hear that Lord Vifconnt Beauchamp, Member for Ors rd in Suf
folk, and son of the Ear! of Hertford, will be appointed Vice Chamber
lain of h s Majesty’s Hotrihold in the room of the Earl of Jirfey.
ft is aflerted, that a great perfoa in the lahr has been anplied to, within
these two days, for his opinion, refpefiing the attack made npon the
charsfler of t certain Noblemen by n country physician. .
Stft. ia.. Yesterday feme difpatehes weft brought to the Secretary of
State** Office from Lord Cathcirt, his Majefty’* Ambassador at Petersburg.
Srpt. 13. Seme lettera from Paris mention, tbnt n jan rtion of the French
and Spanilh fleets is now meditating.
Stft. 16. Yesterday Lord Charles Greville Montagu, lately arrived
from his government of South Carolina, was introduced tn his Majesty
at St. James’*. /
; By accounts from Bonrdesnx wthear, that the person latclv taken into
custody, at Brest, by the name of Lord Gordon, and accused with a design
to Mow op the fortifications of that city, has gives ample proofs of the
ftllacy of the charges auaieft him, and that the whole tranfsrtion was a
pohttcal Broke, which a short time will explain, not aliulato the aitoaiih
*wt of the people of Great-Britain.
Sift. tl. Thi time of Mr. Wilkes’s imprlfonmtntin Ae King’* Bench
wUUxplrc exnjly this day seven months/
Sift. 10. YWrday An Queen, anew man of war of 5,4 guns,
launched at Woolwich, and wdnt off very finely, m the presence
of thc Dakt of Cumberland and an anusiag coacourfc of people,
for ts. Some private letters from Hnmbutgh Tay, that the Bmprcf*
of Russia has mode an important change es the commander* in chUfof
armies employed against the T*-ks 1 that M(*he room of Prince GaTTiu-ir
Who has turned his hack upon the enemy and rapaffed the Nidler, Gel
neral Romannow is appointed to the command of the great Ruffian army
la Poland, and that Cotnt Panin is to fuccced Romnonow in (he command
of the Ruffian army in the Ukraine. - - --- ,j
Sept. 1. Yesterday rite Earl of Stormont, alerted one of the 16 Peer*
for Scotland, took the oaths and his feat in the House of Peers.
Orddrvarefonttosit tlfo ports of Great-Britein and Ireland, to (hew all
possible refpert and amity to the Ruffiao ftect, ia case it touches at any of
onr-fon ports.
Seft. 13. It is expelled that Count CtefnicheulF, the Ruffian Ambas
sador, who ia recalled.oo no other account than being wanted at the head
of the nsvv department in that kingdom, will be succeeded at this Court
try Count Bufcbio, whole integrity and heaout while here before was very
confpicnous % •
The exported demand of a paflage through Holland for forae troop*
will he from the French, who are to invade the King of Prussia’s domi
nions, in case he ihould join with the Empreft of Russia, or any how affilt
the Pole? against the Turks. * .
ft is now said that the Parliament wilt not meet for the difpatcfa of bufi.
nefs till after Ch rift mas, and is fixed far the 9th of January.
Yesterday his Grace the Duke oi Queen (borough, and several others of
the Nobility, visited General Paoli at bts apartments iifßond-Street.
We hear a hoofois takto in Dover-Street forahutccepoon of the above
Cerfican< General.
Yesterday Mr. Vanfittart, Mr. Scrafooa, asi Ur. Ford, Superlnten
dantsof the affairs of the East- India Company, fotoutfor Portsmouth, to
embark on board the Aurora, Capt. Lee, for India. .
Stft. a6. We are informed from good authority, that a counter-peti
tion is coming up from Scotland, figaed by no lei* than eight thoufaud
freeholders, > ■■
A (hip arrived at Liverjiool lift Friday brings advice, that fourteen
Ruffian men of war were lying in Copenhagen road, ready to put to lea at
a minute’s warring.
It is said, that on Sunday three different expreftes arrived from Paris at
Moos. Francois, the French Minister’s houfe* in Great George.ftrcct, in
confluence of which, his (ervants are now packing up and getting every
thing ready for his departure, which caufeS much (peculation, # *specially
as there is now no talk of his Excellency Count Chateiet, or any other
Minister’s succeeding him.
On Saturday died Dr. Peter Templeman, Secretary to the Society for
the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
A letter from Constantinople, dated August 17, fays, *'This moment
are brought to the Seraglio the heads of tho Vizier and a Pacha of three
Tail*.” \ ,
A letter from Copenhagen mentions, that a fleet of Danifti men of war
had just been appointed toftation at Elfineur, nftroog fortreft, and esteem
ed the key of the Baltick Seas.
Stft- aft. Yesterday General Paoli was introduced to his Majesty at St.
James’s, by the Lord in Waiting; ho was accompanied by a clergyman
and another gentleman, fuppofod to be a Corsican officer; he was drefled
in scarlet aad gold, and made an elegant appearance.
Stft. 19. At a numerous meeting of the Livery of the City of London,
at the Half Moon Tavern, Cheapftdo, it was unanimously agreed, I hat
Wm. Beck ford, Sfq. and Barlow Trecotbick, Esq. be returned by the
Commoa Hall to the Qourt of Aldermen, to-moriow, for the choice of
one of them to be Lord Mayor of this City, for the year ensuing.
MICH. LOVELL, CAiaiiAK.
Half Moo* Tavern. Thtufigj, Stft. 28.
We are credibly informed, ttut the Right Hon. Lord Holland has taken
bis paffitge to go to Leghorn on board the King of Sardinia, Capt. St.
Barb, who2l to wait.for his Lordihip in the Downs.
it is (aid thore have been of late'feveral private meetings held between
ail ;be Ambassadors from foreign powers in alliance.
~Dr. Barrington nill be confirmed Bilbop of Landaff, to-morrow, at
Bow-church. , “
Extras pf a Uutr from Port/mevtb, Stft. 24.
** His Majefty’* frigates Aurora and Stag are now at Spithcad, ready
to fail for the East-Indies. All the gentlemen that are to go are on the
spot, and we do not apprehend any thing detains them but foiling orders.
There is n report that we have artuatty loft Madrpfs. We have, thank
God, a great number of fine Ihipa of all rates ready hefe to go into com
miffioo, and to be got reasjy for the sea at the (horteft notice. We have
several refftms here concerning the RuftUn (hint. Some fay they are not
yet out of the Baltick; others, that they are in the Downs ; other? that
they are to fail north about for the Mediterranean.”
Arw/lr, Soft. *3. By Capt. ftiflons, of the Mary, of this port, who
arrived here on Tueiday from Dan txick, we learn, that on the 9th inst. he
palled the Ruffian fleet riding at anchor at Kogc Bay, about eight leagues
to the foothward of Copenhagen. *
Dublin, Soft. 12. We hear that the title of Earl of Sntherjind has de
volved on a grenadier belonging to the 45th regiment of foot, now quar
tered in this kingdom, who, on receiving the agreeable news,
ately set out for Scotland.
Mr. Printer, /
YOUR correspondent 1.1. has retreated from behind his intrench mm t
of the inw and mifyuotation to the rear of Lord Lyttelton, where he
has vtrjjuiidmtfy given os a dialogue against the txctft of dueling, full a*
much to the purpofc, with refpert to the matter ia dispute, as bis doleful
narrative waa. Poor 1. I bow art thou fallen 1 thy Greek and Latin a
vails thee not in the day of thy adversity.
Can he believe, Mr. Printer, that the noble author of that dialogue
would fuffer a perfoaa! infalt, aad rest fotisfied with the con rotation of hi*
dortrinef Tell him, (for fhtjudktd be
that the lead suspicion of it h an injury done him, and endeavour to pre
vail with this tmbofff writer to cease exposing himfelf to tho publkk in
j his present date, left persdventure be quote the tenth commandment in
|indicationol covetoefncfi. lan, yoor hunhle fonrant!
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