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ffiJ 3. Advice. fat fa • ‘\ me {„ fa
cock-yarns there are indefatigable in fitting out a numb*. i4nen of war
and galleys, which are expelled to fail in a (hort time uppn an expedition
againll fome of the Ottoman fettlemonts in the Mediterranean, while 4d
ihird Elphinfton, as these letters affirm, will be employed in the boml
barunoent of Constantinople.
The Empress of Russia is determined to appear la person at the head of
her forces the entiling spring.
March Iq. The reports of a speedy roptnre with France and Spain daily
gain ground ; and we are wail allured, that the Miniflry have refolvcd to
take the necessary precautions to prevent beine furprized. We can only
wi;h confidence assert, that not only several (hips of war are now fitting
out at Portsmouth, Flymouth, and Chatham, wh ch will be immediately
put in commiflion, but that several additional regiment will p'lobe raid
ed, and those albcady on foot recruhed to their full complement.
Beating orders are iflued out to the recruiting oilier™ in Htmpffiire,
and other parts of England, to inlift recruits for tne marine tit vice.
The Right Honocnbl* Sir Edward Hawke will set out in a few dayr on
a Survey of the royal doclc yards at Portfcaouth, Plymouth, Shecrnefs,
and Chatham.
This morning very large?rfurances were doneat Lloyd’s, and other prin
cipal offices in the city, on Britilh (nips and merchandize outward bound,
on very advanced premiums.
Wc arc allured, that categorical anSwers haveafluaily been demanded
of two foreign court-*, and returns to which will probably determne whe
ther this nation is likely to continue in peace, or be.invoived in war.
In consequence of f>me important determinations at the I*ll Board of
Admiralty, dispatches are now preparing with t;ie utmoll expedition for
the commander of the Bi.iffi iqaadren in the Medirerianean.
Yesterday there was a P'ivy Council at St. James’s, at which moft of
the great officers of (late affiiled, fuppofeJ to be in consequence of the Rc
monftrance.
Letters from Ccnftantincpfe affine, that the Janiffitries there are every
day expedled to mutiry, upon account of their arrears no; having been for
fome time paid, and that a genera! plunder and madhere *>f a.l thechrif
tian inhabitants is greatly to be apprehended.
March 13. The Ruffians are advancing with such large ftriJes in Wala
chia, that the Grand Vizir, with the troops, under hi* command, has
been obliged to retire from Siliitria to Pazargik, and from thence again
to Babadah ; and by r xprefs orders from the ia-ne nrnitter, Bco unions
Jiave been fentnff from Conftantin-rple to repair the walls of Adrianople,
and are to be followed by another body ; this last mentioned town being
the only fortrefs now remaining, except Bender, between the Mufcovires
and the capital. .
A letter from Berlin mention*. that the *tiog of Pruffii Is m inting fome
jnanifeftos to privately, that different compoiitors wore e noloyed to set
the press, so that none could tell what it meant, aad the copies arc a I
counted offandfecured by the iking himltlf.
Notwithstanding what is asserted in fome of the news papers, that the
Rcmonllrance was this day to be delivered, we are informed that the opi
nions of L—d M and Sir F N ha*e been given in C— l,
that tbt City Reman fir anct is illegal and inadmifille.
Edinburgh, Feb. 28. The trial of Mungo Campbell before the High
Court of judiciary, for the murder of Lord Eglington, laded from tight
on Monday morring till five on Toe day, when the jury inclofed, and
at fix that evening returned their verditf finding the pannel guilty.—'l he
lenience of the High Court was, That he ffiot ld be carried back to pri
son, antj fed on bread and water till Wednesday the li'h of April, when
be (hould be tarried to tb* Grass Market and hanged, his bndv to be gi
ven to the Profeffiorof Anatomy to be anatomized, See. —This morning,*
however, Mr. Campbell thought proper to prevent the execution of the
lenience of the law, by making away Vvith himfelf. IT.e method he took
was to fallen a tablecloth to one end of a long form, which he planted
upright for that purpose. He next made a noofeon a silk handkerchief,
tvhich he put round his neck, and by the assistance of a stool, having fixed
stto the tablecloth, he puihed away the stool, and was found hanging in
chat posture. . , , , _ _
Pettrfburgb, Feb. 6. Yesterday a courier arrived here from Gen. Ro
snanzow with advice, that on the 15th of lad month a second eneagemcnr
iappened between Gen. Podgoritfchany and another party of the enemy,
different from the preceding day, confining of 2000 infantry and 6000
cavalry, headed by three Pachas, and supported with nine pieces of can
non • they attacked our troops near Tofchany, but were happily routed,
after leaving about loco Turks on the field of battle. We have taken
$n this last affair several flandards, fome cannon, and two waggons loaned
*"‘j rlr/hw?Ftl. 17. On the 15th inst. th* Sicur d* Lotzen, Aid de
Camp to Prince Repnin, arrived here express. a. and brought advice to
Trincc Wolkonki: that, dn*the 29th of last month, 6000 Ruffians, tinder
the command of Lieut. Gen. Stcffeln, entirely defeated, near the city cr
‘srai!ow, .a bedy.of zb.ooo Turks, of whom remained dead upon
the field oPlattm -and tfiat a commander’s truncheen, fix horses tail*, a
Lfree ftaft’dAi M -‘and 11 cannon, have fallen into the hand* of the conque
TOri M doLutzen adds, that after the aftion 12000 Turks tco.c pof.
ftffion of the citadel of Brailow, but th*t the Ruffians were preparing to
attack them. T he Ru{nafls have Jnvc (t e d the citadel of Braifow, into
which'near 12000 Turkiih infantry retired after the aftmn of the 29*
and at the latter arc quite depute of-prov.f,on*. it is expeclcd ihey
will soon be obliged to surrender at diferenon ; after which there not
Tni one olace that can oppose the march of the Ruffians to Conft.nunople.
Fib 6 Wc bear that a Ruffian frigatci, arrived from Ottranro
in the neighbourhood of Corfou, with 3,00 barrels of gunpowder as
of lead ard 16000 mufleets, on board, and there were several o
* vessels to follow. Three Turkiih veffcls having arrived at Micon,
. VSdide* in order to col-ft men by force, the people rose up
® n * l-| l u Sf*nlifters and set even those at liberty they had enlisted in
nnd killed the en • ~. . *r), e veffcls with fome difficulty
th, oih,r inand. of
KmSI, fijta 2? Sm -X C.c.h. Conllantinople
extraordinary Rents on lh' : of . offered jjffift Ru (n a j B the
for .Web pu;rofc they tpn,m,nd,.
• itll faitt ato ,ife 1.
ns-vtv ... .BOSTON, Antt 2.
Wl 1 fur pnfing to the people of the neWiWin*
iO I P ro ces to be told, that there is not above one feller of tea
SS ,n town of Bafton who has not signed an agreement not
of anv moieof that article, ootil the late revenue
afts are repealed.
h “7, ft M 4 e!lv ’ s Senegal, Ckptatn Sir Thomas Rich, arrived
here last Thorfday from Rhodc-lfiand.
Apnl b. Last Friday Ebenez-r Richardf.n was bronght into the Su
penor C.-vurt, in order for trial, lirvrng been indited by the Grand fary,
for tae crul murder of the unfortunate young Snider, on the 2d Febru
ary but the trial was poftpened. paper af ,U 2}dutt. mtnmnt
bis havtrg been Ire, and fine, and foundgmhy. J
‘r Verdty last the P e„lemen of
the committee for deter mining on a place toereft a College Edifice within
this colony, met here, when after viewing several spots proposed, unani
mously agreed upon the lot lately belonging to Daniel Abbot, Esq. deceaf
eJ ; 2nd accord 1 n-*h- on TuefJay a number of workmen began to break
the ground, in order to lay the foundation for that femintry oflearninr,
. .A™’ k ' :C / r r' ljlnnJt Marc } z6 ‘ Tl,e Board of Commilfioncrs, we
wf-ir * nave . ‘- e ’' the town of !l:,n a^concJ time and retired to Caftlc
id am 5 it is reported in Boston that the Boa dis dissolved.
A f rr. 2. By a gentleman, arrived in town yesterday Oom Boston, we
a*e informed, that four under officers of the customs had been apprehend
ed, and a mil found against them b. the Grand Jury, for being concerned
in firing on die inhabitants from the Caftom House at the time of the lats
horrid malLctc in Boston. ,
April, 9. Wc hear that General Gage, Inst week, sent off an express
fiom i\cw-Yurk, for Boston, ordering the troops up to that town again.
Afftv York, April 2. The Sheriff of New-York has, for many years
paH, made it an invariable idle 10 summon for Grand Jurors, a set cf
principal gcutlt-men in this lity, (qualified by law to (erve) in constant
ratati.’i) atCor Jng to oar differs nt term*. But in summoning the Grand
Jury t j f’.r vv in April term next (whtn it will be endeavoured to have Cagt,
M'Dorgal indicted; this filutary rule has heen infringed, and persons are
now impatitded on the Grand Juiy, who never fervrd as such before.
I he true freret cf such conduct the impariial world will be at no loss to
g uefs.
ihe 14-tL cf February iaft, hrs Excellency F.r William Trclawney, Go
i-bnd, and ccncludes his fp*ech witl*
“ to percci*e, tout you mean not t> provide for his Majesty’s troop*, and
the othrr exigencies of government, but on terms inconsistent with hii
“ roy,il dignity to accept; and on t fsibmiffion, on my part, to a conti*
“ nuatiiD of indignities tt vv.iulJ ill become me nnv longer to end’Jre.' ,
“ 1 do in bis Majeftv’s nkmc, iy and with the advice of Ids Majrfty’s
“ Council, diftbivc this General Affimbly, and it is diilolvcd accord
ingly ”
April 16. We hear, that part of Lord Dunmore’s Baggage, with one
of h s Domefliek*, is arrived at Newfvsrt.
PL.ladclpLia, dfril 2. ‘\ he following is an extrafl of a let'-r ‘rom New-
Yotk, dated March ig —A few days ago the 16th regiment embarked and
failed (rom hence for Pensacola. Some of the soldiers of this regiment
having bound themfeives by an oath that they would cnr. y off a part of
the new Liberry Pole with them, boldly made an attempt upon it, endef
cover of the night ; hut'being difeovered, they were soon put to flight
by the inhabitants, fome of whm watched under arms till these irregu
lars wrre gone. The behaviour of Col. Robertson so the oceafion bath
gained him the good will of the inhabitants,
F.xirall of a letter front New For. f, March 3a.
** Jt- i* reported that General Gage hath ordered the troop* back to
Boston from C*fti e-William. Iffo, the iffuc will be dreadful.—May the
much injured inhabitants goon refdut.ly to maintain their just rights and
privileges, and may their children’s children to many succeeding genera
tions have reason to riic up and cal! them bleffld.—May Heavcu fubffue
their enemies.” •
Monday lad arrived here. Captain Morton, from North-Carolina, by
whom we learn, that about three weeks ago, in a gale of wind, the (hip,
Ann and Dorothy, Capt. William Gtccnway, from Barbados for this
port, was drove aftiore a litt e to the northward of Cape Hatferas, the
people, rigging and cargo, if any, are saved, but the veffclloft; and
taut the (loop , Captain Hibbs, belonging to and bound for North*
Carolina, from Ju naica, a Bermudian Hoop, and two other (loops lu>i
known, were drove ashore to th<-foarhward of Cape Hatteras. • ••*
April 16. They write from New-York, that the Supreme Court wiik
begin thereto morrow, and that Capt. M‘Dougal*s trial would coipe*bt
in a few days,
Cbarlejltum, Soutb-Carolina. May 4. On Sunday last, his Excellency
William Tryon, Esq. Governor in chief, &c. Sec. of North-Carolina,
embarked on board his Majesty’s fiiip Martin, Capt. Heyward, on hiq
return to Lis Government. And, the fame day Sir William Draper,
and Capt. Collins and h?s.lad.y, embarked on board his Majcfty.’s (hip
Fcwey, Capt. Robinfoa, ftmjNorih-Carolina, thence to proceed on q
tour through the other provins. f
This morning the Fowey and Martin failed with a fair wind for Norths
Carolii a.
By a vcfftl from Barbados wc J earn, that Colonel Glover’s fchoor.e*
and negroes are feizrd at Dominica for the owner, in ccufequence ofrt, ho
Lieutenant Guvernur’s proclamation, and that the white men charged
with-running away with them are imprifored.
The trial of the officers and ftHdiera at Boston is foftponeff fill the
next term. ‘ *
Yesterday his Honour William Efq. Commander in chief,
of this province, set oat on a progress to tite interior and frontier part* of
his government. , .
In the brigt, Tartar, Capt. M'Call, (arrived here the irth part f*oqi,
Jamaica) 40 negroes were imported, which, agreeablfe|o pur tefolationi..
mail be re-thipped from this province, and means*
for fslc therein. Another parcel of
the fii.p Africa. Cant. Sewell, froireutn-
dancer. And the (hip Sally, of