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" You will, I am persuaded, agree with me in
regretting, that the peace, so long expedcd and
so very deferable, is not yet effected between Russia
and the Porte; but it is with real fatisfa&ion lean
repeat, that other foreign powers continue still to
have the fame pacific dispositions with myfelf. I
can have no other with than to fee the general tran
quility restored; for the establishment, and sub
sequent preservation of which, no endeavours of
.mine, consistent with the honour of my crown,
and the interests of my people, fliall ever be want
ing.
" Tn this state offoreign affairs, you will have
full leisure to attend to the improvement of our
internal and domestic situation; and to the prose
cution of measures more immediately refpeding
the preservation and advancement of the revenue
and commerce of the kingdom. Among the ob
jeds which, in this view, will come under your
consideration, none can better deserve your atten
tion than the state of the gold coin ; which I must
recommend to you in a more particular manner,
as well on account of its very high importance, as
of the peculiar advantages which the present time
affords, for executing with success such measures
as you may find it expedient to adopt with refped
to this great national concern.
" The degree of diminution which that coin
had actually fuffered, and the very rapid progress
which the mifehief was daily making, were truly
alarming. It is with much fatisfadion that I have
seen the evil, in a great measure, checked by the
regulations made in the last session of parliament.
I trust, however, that you will not stop here, nor
think that you have discharged your duty, either
to your country or your fellow fubje^s, without
using your best endeavours for putting the gold coin
upon such a footing, as may not only completely
remove the present grievance, but render the cre
dit and commerce of the kingdom fufficiently se
cure from being again exposed to the like danger.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" I have ordered the proper estimates for the
current year to be laid before you; and rely on
your readiness to grant me such supplies as shall be
found requisite in the present situation of affairs.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
" The experience I have had of your past con
du& leaves me no room to doubt, either of your
zeal or prudence in your endeavours to promote
the welfare of your country. You will not fuffer
any parts of the public service to escape your at
tention; but, various and extensive as those are,
you will be careful to feled, for^your immediate
deliberation, such of them as shall appear to be
most important: and you can propose no measures
that will serve either to secure or advance the hap
piness and prosperity of my people, in which you
may not always depend on my most hearty con
currence."
His Majesty then retired, and the commons
withdrew.
J he Earl of Northington, in a short but sensible
fpcech, moved for an humble address to the above
speech, and was seconded by Lord Willoughby de
Brooke.
This day the members of the upper Assembly
will present their address to his Majesty at St.
James's.
Yesterday Frederick Bull, Esq; Lord Mayor
of London, took the oaths and his feat in the
House of Commons as member for the city of
London.
The Prince of Wales and the Biffiop of Ozna
brugh went yefterdayin state to the House ofPeers.
Wednesday night a messenger arrived at St.
James's, with dispatches from the Lord Lieute
nant of Ireland; and another messenger was soon
after sent off for Dublin with answers.
Extra/? of a letter from Vienna, Dec. 23.
" A courier has just arrived here from the
grand army of the Ruffians, with advices that a
large body under General Glebcow has been at
tacked near Varna by the Turks, and entirely de
feated. General Glebcow was detached by Mar
shal Romanzow, with 5000 foot and 1600 horse,
with several pieces of cannon, to support the at
tack of General Ungern on Varna; but was in
tercepted in the march by 1100® of the Turkish
foot and 2000 horse; who soon gained a vi&ory,
and took a great number of prisoners, in conse
quence of which General Ungern has raised the
liege of Varna."
Extras of a letter from Chatham, Jan. 12.
“ Orders are received here this day for his
Majesty's ships, Antelope, of fifty guns, and the
Scarborough of twenty guns, to be sheathed and
fitted out immediately for foreign service, but we
do not hear upon what station."
Our letters by yesterday's Flanders mail give us
a circumstantial account of what happened be
tween the Ruffians and the Turks near Varna on
the 12th of November last, according to which
General Ungern-Sternberg loft 6000 men, among
whom are General Reize and 21 officers; and that
General Dolgorucki, who marched with his corps
on another road in order to join the former, when
he was informed of the unhappy event, turned
back; but his fore guard, consisting of near 3000
cossacks, who were advanced too far, fell into
the hands of the Baffa of Adrianople, who was
just come to defend the fortrefs ofVarna, and all
these 3000 cossacks were cut to pieces by his
troops. They add, that notwithstanding the loss
which that General sustained, yet his undertaking
was very laudable; and if he had come two hours
sooner he would have rendered himfelf master of
that important fortrefs, which would have proved
very fatal to the enemy; nevertheless his way of
retiring with the rest of the troops did him great
honour.
We hear from Potzdam, that his Prussian Ma
jesty is ever in close conference with the Ruffian
and Austrian Ministers ; courier upon courier are
continually arriving from, and fending to, their
triumvirate Courts : Upon the late defeat of the
Turks, two expresses came within four hours of
each other ; when it was the next day propagated
at Berlin, that a revolution was daily expeded at
Constantinople, and all the Christian merchants
were removing their effeds with the utmost secrecy
and expedition from that capital. The rage of
the Turks is so graat at this time against the
Christians and Jews, that there is no walking the
Greets of Constantinople for fear of their fury.
The Grand Signior hourly distributes large sums
of money among his Janissaries, to hinder their
revolt; but without he marches in person at their
head, and leads them on to battle (which is what
they cry aloud for) all his temporiling will avail
him nothing.
It is positively laid, at the Weft end of the
town, that the Duke of Gloucester will make his
appearance at St. James's on her Majesty's birth
day; for it is allured, through her Majesty's
tender mediation, a coalition has within these few
days commenced between the Royal Brothers; in
consequence of which the Duke of Cumberland is
expeded in England as soon as the weather will
permit him to travel, and his town and country
houses are preparing accordingly for his reception:
all which is hoped to be authentic, as nothing
would gladden the hearts of Englishmen more,
than to behold a union between the King and his
nearest kindred.
Jan. 19. The affairs of America, it is now
said, will not be taken up by Parliament till the
sessions is pretty far advanced.
Extra/? of a letter from Vienna, Dec. 15.
„ “ We have just received the following authen
tic advices from Marshal Romanzow's army :—
On the 10th of November the firft attack was
made on Siliftria, when the Ruffians were repul
sed with the loss of 1200 men killed and above
600 defparately wounded. The Ruffians then
erected several batteries of great guns, and five
mortar batteries, about the town, which played
for three days and nights doing considerable da
mage, many parts of the town being set on fire by
the Shells, and breaches made in the walls by the
shot from the gun batteries. On the 15th a se
cond attack was made, but without success. The
Turks fought as men in desperation. However
on the 17th, the Ruffians were masters of the
place by assault, and not by capitulation as has
been reported. The Ruffians loft in the whole
before Siliftria 2700 men, and had upwards of
3000 wounded. A fine train of brass artillery,
together with several large magazines of stores,
provisions, &c. were found there; and several
thotifand purses of sequins for the payment of the
Grand Vizier's army. Seven thousand of the
Turks were made prisoners of war, and several
other great advantages gained. Im short, this is
the most important and advantageous event for the
Ruffians during the war."
The Hero, Captain Bunce, belonging to Caro
lina, is cut off by the Negroes at Domel, near Go
ree, on the coast of Africa.
Jan. 21. Lord Vifc. Pitt, son to the Earl of
Chatham, is to embark next month for North-
America to make the tour of the British colonies
on that continent.
Extra/? of a letter from IVarfaw, Dec. 29.
" Since the Prussian troops, have left the dif
tri&s of Pofen, Griefen, and Syradia, the Dele
gates begin to feel the resentment of the oppressed
fubjeds, as several estates belonging to the Dele
gates were set on fire, and considerable damage
was done thereby ; for which reason Captain Mi
chelson, with a regiment of Cossacks, was sent
thither to guard these provinces from any further
insult."
Extra/? of a letter from Venice, Dec. 13.
" 1 here have just arrived here the following
Ruffian ships of war, under the command of Rear
Admiral Durafche, viz. the Petrowitz of 40
guns, the Archangel of 26, and the Moscow of
20; they were appointed by Admiral Spiritow,
to fail from Sciros, and cruize in the Adriatic
against some Turkish vessels he had intelligence of
there. In the Gulph of Lepanto they came up
with four large ships belonging to the Turks,
when, after a short engagement, the Ruffians took
two of them, and the others escaped. The prizes
are now here and very richly laden."
Jan. 22. The last letters from Paris advise,
that orders have been sent to the officers of all the
regiments in the service of France, to provide
themselves with field equipages without delay;
and to be in readiness to march upon the firft no
tice. A very little time will shew whether this
news is to be depended upon.
A correspondent fays, the celebrated Junius is
at last discovered to be the Rev. Philip R gen.
He was originally a great acquaintance of Mr.
Horne's, and a cotemporary of his at Cambridge.
Mr. R gen was there celebrated above all
others for his classical abilities. Mr. R gen
was in London during the whole time of Junius's
publications, for a considerable time before, and
ever since he has been abroad. He is now resi
dent at Orleans in France, where he cuts a very
conspicuous appearance, having married a beau
tiful and accomplished young lady, sister of the
celebrated Mrs. G r: Nor does he make it
any secret, where he resides, that he is the author
of Junius.
By the accounts from Bristol of theirlaft year's
importation of sugars from the Weft-Indies, it
appears to have been twenty [thoufand hogsheads,
which is five thousand more than ever was intro
duced into that port in any one preceding year.
Jan. 26. A letter from the Lower Elbe, dated
Jan. 13, fays," The infurre&ion in Russia is at pre
lent the topic of every conversation. It seems to
have happened in the most critical time, when frefh
troops were greatly wanted ; but by this unhappy
event they are not only disabled from railing any
new troops, but have been obliged to recall many
regiments that were upon their march for Molda
via ; and the troops which were cantoned about
Warsaw have received sudden orders to march for
Peterfburgh. It is fufpeded that many of the
principal men in the empire will lay hold of this
opportunity, and that a total revolution will be
the consequence of it. In the mean time couriers
to Vienna, Berlin, and Copenhagen, from Pe
terfbugh, are more frequent than ever ; and the
current reports are very difagreeable.''
Extra/? of a letter from Paris, Jah. 17.
" It is very positively asserted that orders are
given to all our regiments to hold themselves in
readiness to take the field upon the earliest notice,
and that an army of 100,000 men will be assem
bled upon the Rhine in the Spring."
Jan. 27. One of the morning papers fays, “ The
cause of the late commotions in Russia is owing to
the appearance ofthe Czarina's husband, real, or
pretended we know not, as that Monarch was
said to have been degraded and died in confine
ment. The report, however, is credited at the
weft end of thetown."
The money lying in the Exchequer on the §th
of this month, arising from the furpluffes of the
finking fund, amounted to 137,0001. which, it
is said, will be appropriated towards making good
the supply granted for the present year.
By a private letter just received from Paris, we
are informed, that the French King is so ill that
his life is difpaired of.
It was confidently asserted at the Hague, when
the last letters came from thence, thata new con
gress was appointed for negociating a peace be
tween the Ruffians and the Turks.
CHARLES-TOWN, (S. Carolina) March I.
The Cherokee Indians have given the strongest
assurances of their peaceable disposition ; in conse
quence of which the alarmed inhabitants of our
western frontiers are mostly returned to their set
tlements, and have erected twelve stockade-sorts,
for their future security, should any disagreement
happen.
B OST O N, March 10 .
Sunday last arrived in nine weeks from London,
Capt. Gorham, in the brig Fortune, owned here,
having on board 28^ chefs of the India Company's
Tea, conjigned to Jundry persons in this town.
The owners have published the following account,
viz. That they gave express orders to their Corres
pondents in London, that none of the Eaf-India
Company's Tea should on any terms be flipped on
board the Jaid vessel, however advantageous the of
fer, or great the loss on the voyage. That on the
vejels arrival at Boflon, they, the owners, freely
and publickly declared their willingness to fend her
back, loaded as floe was, to London, and run the
rife of her being seized• ,but that many of thegoods on
board being much wanted in Boflon, it was propo
sed to take those out, and take the Tea only, back in
the vfel; that floe was accordingly reported at the
Cuflom-Houfe, and a permit obtained for landing
all the goods except the Tea; but that notwithstand
ing all that could be said to the Custom-House Officers,
they absolutely refufed to furnifo the papers necessary
to authorize her return with the Tea on board.
This determination being publickly known, soon af
ter, a number of men, having the appearance of In
dians, entered the vefel, took out the Tea, emptied
every chef over board, and effectually defrayed the
whole: rijter which they peaceably retired, without
doing any further damage.
A report currently prevails, we know not on what
authority, that General Murray is appointed to the
Government of this Province, in the room of Gover
nor Hutchinfon —iffo, thro' our last three Governors,
Excellency, will probably have risen to the superla
tive degree.
By Capt. Gorham we are informed, that the
Philadelphia resolves, and the proceedings of the
people with the consignees at Liberty Tree, were
received and published in the news-papers there;
that orders have been difpatcbed, in the course of
the last week to Ireland, for the immediate embark
ation of three regiments to be sent to Boston and
New-York; and that the latter end of December
some advices were received at Lord Dartmouth's
office, from Boston, in New-England, which
were kept a profound secret.
Governor Hutchinson has refufed the several
applications to him from the Honourable House of
Reprefentartives, for the removal of Peter Oliver,
Esq; from the office of Chief Justice of this pro
vince; on which account the House sent up to the
Council a Committee who impeached that gentle
man of high crimes and misdemeanors. Mr. Oliver
formerly received a salary, as Chief Justice, from
the Assembly, but having given the House to un
derstand his resolution for the future to accept a
salary, which has been granted to him by his Ma
jesty for his services as Chief Justice, and was to
be paid out of the American revenue, the Repre
sentatives ofthe people have, from this determina
tion, been induced thus to proceed against the
Chief Justice.
Governor Hutchinson has prorogued the Great
and General Court to the 15th of April next.
NEW-HAVEN, (Conneflicut) March 7.
At a legal town-meeting of the inhabitants, at
the State-House in this town, yesterday.
After mature deliberation on the present alarm
ing situation this colony is involved in by extend
ing their jurifdidion over the Sufquehannah lands,
&c.
The following votes were passed by a very great
majority.
Toted, That it is the opinion of this town that
this colony's extending their jurifdidien over those
lands lying weft ofNew-York, on the Sufquehan
nah river, and challenged by Mr. Penn, as being
within his patent, without firft prosecuting their
claim before his Majesty in council (the only proper
place ofdecifion) will be tedious, expensive, and
of dangerous tendency.
Toted, That Cot Leveret Hubbard, Messrs.
Adam Babcock and Edward Carrington, be a
committee to repair to Middletown, on the last
Wednesday of March instant, and confer with
such gentlemen as may be appointed by other towns,
and then and there draw up a suitable petition and
remonstrance, to be presented to the Honourable
General Assembly, to be held at Hartford in Mdy
next, on the premises, and make report to this
town at their next meeting.
Toted, That this meeting be adjourned till the
next freeman's meeting, on the 11th of April next,
at two o'clock, P. M.
NEWPORT, March-,.
Extra/? of a letter from St. Eufatla, Feb. 2.
" Last week passed by here Admiral Parry, in
the Chatham, with four frigates and one tender,
in their way to Tortola. It is reported they are
r going to take poffeflion of Crab-Island, near Por
to-Rico. It has been reported, this day, that a
man of war is to be stationed at Tortola, to keep
a watchful eye on the trade, and that either a ten
der or a ship will be stationed to cruize round the
island of St. Croix.
FHI L A D ELPH I A, March 21.
Tuesday last departed this life, after a few
days illness, Captain GIDEON VILLE
NEUFVE, of the ship Amelia, lately from
London. The manly and honourable deportment
of this Gentleman rendered him very agreeable to
all who had the pleasure of knowing him inti
mately.—On the Thursday following his remains
were interred in Christ-Church burial ground,
attended by a number of his friends, who lincere
ly lament his loss.
On Friday last were interred in Christ-Church
burial ground, the remains of JOHN LORT,
a perlon well known and universally beloved by
the inhabitants of this city, a very refpedable
number of whom attended his funeral, as the last
tribute they could pay to the merit of this worthy
man. When panegyrick paints out the Character
of those who were rich or powerful, it is generally
fufpeded of flattery, but'when it is exercised in
delineating the virtues of men in humble stations,
no other motive can influence than the desire of
recording merit for imitation. Of the deceased
we can therefore with justice fay, that, though ne
ver in an exalted station, he filled some of the
most ufeful offices of life with the ftrideft integrity.
He was intelligent and attentive to the business in
which he was employed, and the poor can teftify
how remarkable he was for his unbounded humani
ty and charity. His virtues made him refpeded
in the situation in which fortune had placed him,
and rendered him worthy the notice of his fellow
citizens of all ranks.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA.
Inward Entries.
Sloop Raven, J. Abel, Hispaniola.
Brig Free Mason, D. Wilkin, Hispaniola.
Ship Fame, J. Genfell, Lisbon.
Brig Rachael, L. Simmons, South-Carolina.
Sloop Rachael, J. Mitchell, Turks-Hland.
Sloop Adventure, W.Carlile, South-Carolina.
Ship Amelia, G. Villeneufve, London.
Ship Richmond, R. Love, London.
Outwards.
Sloop Rebecca, A. Culnan, Antigua.
Sloop Molly, V. Wightman, Rhode-Ifland.
Brig John and Richard, D. Wilkinson, Barbados.
Ship Commerce, A. Henderson, Cadiz.
Brig Sally, A. Hunter, Jamaica.
Brig King George, R. Shields, Gibraltar.
Brig Harmony, W. Barber, Lisbon.
SI. Peace and Plenty, J. Anthony, Rhode-Ifland.
Brig Polly, J. Lockton, Bermuda.
Brig Rachael, L. Simmons, Lisbon.
Schooner Phoenix, T. Coffin, Newfoundland.
Ship Union, W. Hamilton, Cadiz.
Cleared.
Schooner Molly, J Rees, Madeira.
Sloop America, F. Allen, Boston.
Brig Peggy, J. Mitchell, Lisbon.
Schooner T riton, J. Morton, Boston.
Schooner Bonaventure, J. Waterman, Nantucket.
Brig Betsey, N. Atkins, Botton.
Brig Polly, W. Glover, Cadiz.
Brig Charleftown P. S. Wright, South-Carolina.
Brig Georgia Packet, G. Bunner, Georgia.
Sloop Peggy, J. Barry, Montserrat.
Brig Lovely Jean, J. Finnucane, St. Croix.
Brig Kitty, G. Thompson, Jamaica.
Ship Catherine, J. Huston, Halifax.
Schooner Kingston, S. Conyngham, Jamaica.
*ss*s--$ s4§s^os#.,-+ss^
TO BE SOLD BY
JOHN PEMBERTO N,
BA R-I R ON; steel in the faggot and blister;
cart, waggon, and chair boxes , saw mill
laws; tanners knives, &c.
Imported from Jamaica, and to be SOLD by
HOWELL and DOUGLASS,
COFFEE in hogsheads and barrels, old Ja
maica spirits in hogsheads and porter calks,
pimento, and a quantity of salted hides.
DES ER T E D,
From His Majesty's Eighteenth, or Royal Regiment
of Foot of Ireland, quartered at Philadelphia,
the following men, viz.
JAMES CARNS, twenty-five years of age,
five feet fix inches and a quarter high, born in
Ballandei ry, in the county of Antrim, in Ireland,
labourer; brown hair, grey eyes, brown complex
ion ; went off in his regimentals.
PETER COOKE, twenty-eight years of age,
five feet fix inches and a half high, born in Sanky,
in Lancashire, England, labourer ; fair complexion,
fair hair, grey eyes ; went off in his regimentals.
JOHN HAKE, twenty-eight years of age,
five feet seven inches high, born at Columpton in
Devonshire, England, by trade a barber ; dark
hair, grey eyes, frefh complexion ; went off in his
regimentals.
CHARLES BURTON, thirty-one years
of age, five feet eight inches and a half high, born
at Nottingham in England, by trade a woolcomber;
brown hair, grey eyes, frefh complexion, a cut in
the upper lip ; went off in his regimentals.
EDWARD CROSBY, twenty-fix years
of age, five feet seven inches and a half high, born
at Cockermouth in England; brown hair, grey
eyes, frefh complexion, well made, brought up to
the sea; went off in his regimentals.
Whoever shall apprehend, or cause to be appre
hended, any of the above deserters, and lodge them
in any of his Majesty's goals, so that they may be
brought back to the regiment, shall receive FOR
TY SHILLINGS Reward, over and above
what is allowed by a& of Parliament, by applying
to Major Hamilton, or officer commanding said
regiment, in the Barracks of Philadelphia.
~W A N f k
A SOBER MAN, who is willing to take
Deep Water Island, otherwise called the Fort
Itland, in the river Delaware, which is very fertile,
healthy and well situated. For terms apply to Ben
jamin Chew, Joseph Galloway, Thomas Cadwal@-
der, Joseph Fox, john Morton, or Michael Hille
TO BE SOLD BY
ROBERT C 0 UP A R,
Opposite the Friends Meeting in Second -street,
A FEW tons of Engliih hay in bundles; a few
calks of pickled salmon and herring; a quan
tity of ash oars ; ftuff dioes; iron tea-kettles ; iilver
Ikeletbn watches ; and a few calks of new raisins.