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VIENNA, July io.
NO one can go a fttp upon the
enemy’s frontiers without
meeting piquets of from 50 to 200
men *, besides which they have built
redoubts on all the neighbouring
mountains, from whence they can
oblerve all the motions of the enemy
a great way off, whose inveteracy a
gainft.us is dreadful, as the follow
ing instance of their unheard-of cru
elty will shew: A major of Croats,
80 years old, mentioned m the offi
cial accounts some time ago in very
high terms, having de fired per mi f
fion to make a campaign, and ob
tained it, had the misfortune to be
taken by the Bosnians in the firfb en
counter, who instantly emboweled
him alive, in the presence of a
lieutenant, who was unfortunately
wounded upon the fame occalion,
and whom they obliged to eat the
heart, which was torn from the body
of the unfortunate old man. The
lieutenant expired immediately at the
thoughts of so horrid an aft, whilst
in the hands of the barbarians, who
were opening his mouth by force.
So cruel an a&ion was never known
but among the Cannibals, and muff
be an eternal reproach to the nation
of Bosnians, who pass for thebraveft
in Europe.
LONDON, Sept* 2.
T he Prince of Naflau, who has so
diftingu shed himfelf in the service of
Uuflia, has long been noted for his
trave’s through the four quarteis of
the world, in Africa he tough with
and varquilhed a lion. At the siege
of Gibraltar he itrved as a volunteer
on board the gun-boats, and was in
the hotceft of the fight. This, ac
cording to his own account, was the
iharpett adFon he ever was engaged
in. The gun-boat, in which he had
served, was on fire long before he
quitted her, and blew up in less than
five minuets after he was taken out.
Change in the French Minijlry.
Yeftcrday morning at one o’clock
an extraordinary courier arrived at
Mons. de Calonne’s hotel from Paris.
The defpatches were immediately
forwarded to him at Wimbledon.
The news he brings with him is
of the most important nature to all
Europe •, being no less than a change
in the Ministry , as well as a Syflem of
Politics which have io unfuccei'sfully
reigned in France.
On Sunday last at 12 o’clock, the
Archbishop of Sens, prime minister
of France, was dii miffed from his
employments 5 or in other words,
turned out by the unanimous voice
of the whole nation. The king at
tempted thing to keep him in
power. On . public occafions*and
particularly of late, his Majesty has
jhewn the most marked civilities, and
his interest was such, as to have been
promiled the fir It vacant Cardinal’s
hat.
T he immediate cause of the prime
min ftei’s dilmunon, was the di or
der and confufion which his edicts of
the idcli and 18th ulc. has occalim
td, and which made it abl’jluuly ne-
' w
cefiary. His dismissal was particu- i
larly ludden, nor was it expeded till 1
three days preceding, by the best
informed people. It was followed
by the whole party who have so
strongly advised the King to contend
with his Parliaments. 1 he foremoft
of thefs are the Compte de Brienne,
minifler of the war department, and
M. de Lamoignon, keeper of the
seals.
On Monday evening M. Necker
was nominated Minifler and Director-
General of the Finances . At fir ft he
seemed diimayed from the situation
of affairs, but the Emperor’s Am
bassador ihortly after brought a mtf
fage from the Queen, dtfiring his
acceptance of a fuuatiqp at the head
of affairs.
M. Neckar’s appointment was re
ceived at Paris with an universal joy,
and the hopes of feeing the troubles
Ihortly at an end. made the rejoic
ing more than ordinary. M. cie
Breteuil, who lately resigned, comes
of course into adminiftiation, which
will be entirely composed of the
Queen’s party.
By an txprefs that arrived on
Thursday night at the Marquis of
Carmarthen’s office, advice was re
ceived, that on Monday evening last
his Molt Christian Majesty was
pleased to fend a letter of diimiflion
to the Archbishop of Sens, his Ma~
jefty’s principal minister, and to M.
Lamoignon, keeper of the seals •, and
ihat M. IVeekar was reinstated in his
office of Diredor-General of the fi
nances.
It is generally believed in Paris,
that the Mailhal de Castries will be
nominated priine-minifter in the
room of the Arcl bilhop, and that
several other important changes in
administration will immediately fol
low.
This change was so well received
in Paris, that the French ftocksrofe
inftantlv nearly fifteen per cent, and
its enlivening effed was visible upon
our Royal Exchange on Friday, on
the countenances of all the merchants
&c. vvho have commercial connexi
ons with France.
Most probably, the political event
above stated will accelerate the meet
ing of the States-General of France.
The day which decided the fate of
the late French Ministry will form a
memorable epocha in the annals of
France.
In a political view, this country
has perhaps no cause to rejoice at the
change, as it will strengthen the
hands of the French government by
conciliating the whole body of the
nation. It is now more than proba
ble, that the States-General will unite
in any plan which may be thought
most conducive to the general inier
eft and government will turn its
thoughts to retrieve the disordered
finances, and will no longer be taken
up with intefiine ctiftentions.
1 he lucceedingadminiftration wil,
be composed entnely, it is supposed,
■ o( what is called the Queen's party,
whole views have never been deem
td so pacific, as thole of their eppo
nents. This event, in jfhort, may
be considered as ot the utmost im-
I portance to the rest of Europe. In
ihe course of the next week we (haft,
probably, be able to form a more
determinate judgment of the politi
cal complexion or the new ministers;
Engagement.by land between the Swedes
and Ruffians.
The foreign info/mation of this paper is al
ways confirmed by succeeding events, and is
now well authenticated, that a very bloody
engagement has happened between the Swedes
and Ruffians, on the borders of Finland. Eve
ry thing that coulJ animate the troops on both
sides assisted. Both the King of Sweden and
the Grand Duke of Ruftia headed their re
fpeftive forces.
In the onset the Ruffians had confiderably*
the advantage, and attacked the left wing of
the Swedith forces with great bravery and
effect, taking from them the whole of theic
artillery, with 500 prisoners. The King at
the head of a few regiments instantly flew to
their relief, and the soldiers, animated by the
presence and example of their sovereign, ral
lied and charged afrefti with the greatest fury
and conduct, and put to flight the whole of
the Ruffian army. The Count Moufkin Pou
fkin and 4000 prisoners, with the whole ar
tillery, fell into the hands of the Swedes.
The Grand Duke retreated with the Matter
ed remains cf his army into the fortref6 of
Wyburg, which was immediately invested by
the King of Sweden.
The capture of Wyburg is of the last im
portance to Russia, for Ihould it fall, Peters
burg must be open to every danger and attack,
and in all probability will surrender. The
plunder of this place would pay the expencea
of the whole war.
The above news is confirmed to us through
various chanwels, and leaves but little room
to doubt. It comes from three different
quarters.
The report of a second engagement by sea
between those powers, as it now comes to us,
leaves little room to doubt its veracity. Let
ters from Pillau and Konigfberg speak of it aa
certain. The loss of the Ruffians is two Ihips
of the line, which, it is said, are arrived at
Stockholm. The fight took place between
Helfingfois and Revel.
1 he town of Frederickfliam, in Ruffian Fin
land, is invested by sea and land, and has been
cannonaded with great success. The Swedifti
armed galleys do great execution.
RICHMOND, No-vemler 12.
Extraß of a letter, dated Greene county,(North-*
Carolina) October 25.
“ On the 17th inst. Gillefpy’s fott, below
the mouth of Little river, on Holstein, a little
after sunrise, was furioufly attacked by about
300 Indians, under the command of John
Watts. The few men in the fort made a gal
lant resistance; but being overpowered by
numbers, and their ammunition quite expend
ed, the Indians rulhed over the walls, or ra
ther the roofs of the cabins, which made part
of the fort; great was the horror us thefeene
that then ensued ; the best accounts fay our
loss is 28 persons, inoftly women and children,
as several of the men belonging to the fort
were abroad at the time.
“ This body, we are told, is part of a
much larger one now encamped at Chota,
composed of both Creeks and Cherokees, said
to be under the diretiioirof Alexander M'Gil
livray. And I am just now informed that rooo
Indians have croiied theTenafee in two divi—
lions, and that one ol them had attacked Ma
jor Koufton’s fort, and the other was near
Capt. White’s, on the north fide of Holstein.
The whole of our militia ate under marching
orders, and Col. Kennedy has already fer out
with those that weie firrt ready, resolving to
defend the country to the last extremity. So
you may (ltortly expert to hear of a bloody
feene indeed.
“ Major King is returned from the middle
settlements, arid gives but little encourage
meut of a profpert of peace ; he went by the
way of Swanuanno, and proceeded through
levetal towns, and returned down the Tena
lce, until he met with a party of Indians re
turning fiom Giliifpy’s tor:. They difluaded
him from proceeding to C hota, faying the In
dian* in the main camp weie angry, and
I kill him. This party of Indiana gave