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By tk^feo^ Sir William Johnston, Captain
Dean, in Jeven weeks from London, andthe
Grace, Captain Chambers, in fifty-one days
from Bristol, both arrived at New-York,
nue have the following Advices.
NAPL E S, July 27.
HI J afternoon between four and five o'clock,
I her Sicilian Majesty was happily delivered
of a Princess, who was baptized by the names of
Lohifa-Maria- Amelia.
Leghorn, Augufl 2. The report of the Ruffian
army being defeated by the Turks, and 1500 of
them being taken prisoners, on the other fide of
the Danube, which has appeared in most of the
public papers, is intirely falfe, and probably took
its rife from a report spread at Constantinople to
appease the people there, of which we have an ac
count in a letter from Constantinople, sent by the
Grand Bailiff of Venice, dated July 3d, which is
as follows. “ The unfuccefsful operations of the
Ottoman troops, and the advantages gained by
the Ruffians having been made known, and no vic
tory by the Turks published by the Divan, occa
sioned great murmuring amongst the people,, and
the Sultan befog fuddmly taken ill, the people as
sembled in a tumultuous manner in parts of the ci
ty, imagining that some more bad news from the
army was the occasion of this disorder, and an in
furre^ion was greatly dreaded. To prevent
which, and to appease the multitude, the Divan
ordered the young Prince Repnin, who is priso
ner, to be conveyed through the principal streets
to the Three Towers, and declared that the Ruf
fians were totally routed, a great number killed,
and 15000 taken prisoners. This pacified the
mob in feme streets, but in others they grew more
outrageous, and cried out, " The Ottoman Em
pire is at an end ! Fifteen thousand Ruffians would
have been able to destroy the whole Turkish army!
It is a lie! " Thus they continued in a riotous
manner till soldiers were sent to disperse them."
So far it is from being true that the Turks have
defeated the Ruffians, that they have been defeat
ed four times by them this campaign, and the Ruf
fians have gained considerable advantages besides,
and only received a check at Sileftria, where they
loft 2000 men, but the Turks loft double that
number.
Warsaw, Aug. 2. Within these last twelve days
we have had no accounts from the Ruffian army,
which, we suppose, has occasioned the report of
theßuffians being defeated by the Turks ; but
we are allured, from good authority, that there
is net the least ground for this report, nor for that
other report of the Ruffians having repaved the
Danube.
Last Saturday sentence was expedited to have
been puffed on the persons accused of being con
cerned in the plot,againft his Majesty's life. The
hall of justice was crowded with people of all
ranks and sexes, when his Majesty unexpectedly
appeared, and harangued the Commissioners in a
very nervous and moving speech, which drew tears
from the whole audience, and is worthy of being
recorded, as it shews his religion, humanity, and
generosity. The followingis the substance of his
speech : “ It is true that a regicide ought never
to be pardoned; for as the fate of the whole na
tion depends upon the Prince, he that makes an at
tempt upon the Prince makes an attempt upon the
whole nation ; but as, during these fix years, the
Poliih nation has been in the utmost confufion,
and the greatest misfortune, the supreme authori
ty was the matter of dispute; a confederacy was
formed, which blindly bore arms against their
King and father, meaning, at the fame time, that
they were opposing a tyrant; the fubje&s follow
ing their Chiefs for no other reafoo than to pre
serve their country and liberty, and being also for
ced to it, cannot be looked upon but as fubje&s
and soldiers, and therefore pardonable; that the
Chiefs themselves, some of them led by their mis
taken notions, and others by treacherous views,
c#ght to be punished with the utmost fererity ; but
as he himfelf was the person injured, and the ac
cuser, he insisted that net one of his fubjeds
Should fuffer for his fake, for he freely forgave
them all their black designs against him; but°this
pardon he does not grant as by royal authority,
to shew his power, but he pardons them as a Chris
tian, that when he bows his knees before the
throne of mercy, he may be able to fay, with a
fclear and unspotted conscience, “ Forgive mytref
paffes as 1 forgive them that trelpafs against
■ me." The palling sentence was postponed, and
Luring again earnestly requested the C6mmiffion
ers not only to spare the lives of the criminals, but
even t^cquit them, as he forgave them all, pre
sent or not,prefent But still we du not know
m2tt er will end.
Venice, 4. The action between the Turks
oileftria, was very bloody. The
lurks, ait-^he firft attack, in which they had
the advantage, Jest their intimnehments and retired
into the town, which, with the cannon they left
in the^r camp, |he Ruffians battered, till the arri
val of 20,000^ore Turks; who were beaten back
attacks; but on the hith, put
luffians lato disorder; aud it is said, had
10,000 killed onthe spot. They retired towards
Danube,behind, their baggage, camp,
cannon, [^ery, which of them
that re%dfl
Tbor^, ^g. 6. The Prussian troops which for
some lay before this city have suddenly
On a private expedition, said to be to
"A., on an affair of the fiift and most im
lo that there are not now,
and it's territories, above four
eld the Piuflian military. However, the
■lops which have marched off are expected back
■.time, as M. Durafchin, his Pruflian Majesty's
T^mifter here, has informed the Magistracy that the
frog his master means to take the city of Thorn
Tnder his proteaion, and in case of any opposi
tion, has plainly intimated that force will be used.
Berlin, Aug. 7. By the motions that have been
observed amongst cur troops, at different times,
within these last eighteen months, and by the war
like preparations wnich have been carried on thro'
all his Prussian Majesty's dominions during that
time, it feerns past all doubt that peace will not
continue long. • All the new troops are ordered in
to the different fortifications, and the old ones
have received orders to march towards the Polish
territories. Magazines are forming in such abun
dance that a war of ten years continuance would
not consume them; and within this fortnight or
ders have been given for altering all the soldiers
muskets to enable them to fire more expeditiously,
and that their fliot may do execution at a greater
distance.
Vienna, Aug. 7. The Emperor arrived at
Lemberg on the 30th past, in perfect health ; but
the precise time of his return to this city is riot yet
known.,
Dresden, Aug. 11. From the 25th past to the
9th of this month we have had continual rains,
which have done very conliderable damage to the
harvest in these parts ; which is the more unfortu
nate on account of the dehrudion of the corn in
the neighbouring mountains of Bohemia, by the
violent storms of hail last month.
Lower Elbe, Aug. 12. The Emperor of Ger
many, attended by his best Generals, is daily ex
pe&ed in Poland ; and his troops, from every cor
ner of his dominions, are in full march towards
the Polish and Turkish territories. His new ac
quired provinces in Poland are daily fortifying,
and his troops there are augmenting every day,
and every thing is put in the best posture of de
fence. The King of Prussia observes the fame
order, and with 150,000 of the best disciplined
troops, feerns to be determined to execute his
plan ; and, in all probability, will take up his next
Winter's quarters at Constantinople. Several
great (according to the old style) powers in Eu
rope are watching every morion of these wife and
politic Princes, with the utntoft jealousy, and seem
very active in their cabinets to prevent theplan of
the three united powers from being t^Ted into
execution, both in the south and ucth and are
preparing to oppose them both by sea met land, so
that we may cbnclude.that a general war is very
near taking place in Europe.
A humorous politician here remarks how effeas
vary from their causes; and particularly with re
fpedt to the prefect war. It was begun merely to
enable the King of Poland to keep the poffeffioß of
his throne, and no body imagined that any other
power would be concerned in it, yet Prussia and
Austria have found means to rob Poland, without
controul ; and the King of Sweden, finding the
great powers busy, in dividing the spoil, has made
himfelf arbitrary, contrary to the constitution of
that kingdom, and the political system of Europe.
T he King of Denmark has gained the Grand Du
chy of Holstein, to which he never could have
pretended, had not the Czarina flood in need of
his assistance against the Turks, and was obliged
to buy him off for fear of his falling in with some
Christian powers, whose interest it may be to op
pose her present designs. France has privately
received several remittances' from Constantinople,
and expects far larger, and to be sole arbiter, in
cate of a general war, though this should rather
fall to Great-Britain. Holland, as usual, enrich
es herfelf by serving both parties. Thus almost
every Rate in Europe finds interest in a war which
was begun merely to support the King of Poland,
while, in all probability, Ponjaniflty will be redu
ced to the condition of Stanislaus, or Theodore the.
late King of Corsica.
We are informed by good authority, that his
Prussian Majesty has requested the Court of Pe
terfburgh to recall Count Golowkin from his com
mission at Dantzick, as he is determined to fend
fix regiments into that city, and to use force to
make them comply, as right and reason has fail
ed.
L O N D O N, August 17.
The Prince of Wales, we are told, afleed a
great Personage yesterday fe'nnight, if he might
ask his uncles to cone and celebrate his birth day,
for he said he ihould like for them to partake of
the pleasure as well as any of the company that
would be there.
Yesterday being the birth-day of his Royal
Highness Prince Frederick, Bishop of Ofoaburgh,
his Majesty's second son, who entered the iith
year of his age, their Majesties received the com
pliments of the nubility on the occasion, at Kew.
A C< urt of Aldermen will be held in a few days,
for the purpose of receiving reports from several
of the city committees, which reports will be the
last made by the said committees in the present
Mayoralty.
We are told that 1,380,60©!. were issued for
secret services during the last ten years of Sir
Robert Walpole's administration. If Lord North
would oblige us with the sum total of the money
issued for secret service during his administration,
it would be a means of solving those difficulties
that arise from our not knowing how government
appropriates the large sums of money that are
annually raised.
The Premier said a few days ago, that there
would be very little business for Parliament the
ensuing winter, and that for once he might pro
mile himfelf a serene session. We know he is a
great prophet, therefore hope the above will turn
out a true prophesy.
' I is remarkable, fays a correspondent, that the
price of bread in England is always fluctuating,
although we grow corn enough at all times, and
more than enough tor our own consumption, with
out fending to foreign markets; and that in Holland,
where they grow little or no corn, but are intire
ly (applied by foreign markets, the bread is never
raised, the prudent care of the magistrates preser
ving the public from falling a prey to the insatiable
avarice of villainous monopolizers.
Extras of a letter from Vienna, Aaguf 4.
“ A treaty is now on the point of eonclufion
between his Imperial Majesty of Germany, the
Empress of Russia, and the King of Prussia, where
in these said powers promise their mutual gua
lantee to protest and defend all their dominions,
either in or out of Europe, with all their rights
and privileges, particularly those of trade, which
the said powers refpedively enjoy; and if the
contrasting powers should be attacked or molested
in the above particulars, that then the aforefdd
parties shall furnifh refpeftively the following fuc
cours, fix weeks after the demand. His Imperial
Majesty of Germany fix thousand horse, and
twelve thousand foot; the Empress of Russia five
thousand horse, andten thousand foot; and his
Prussian Majesty four thousand horse, and eight
thousand foot. But if the party attacked or in
jured chufes to be supplied with fuips of war, or
transports, or money, then the other parties shall
furnilh flips or money, in proportion to the ex
pence of the troops above stipulated. And if the
abovefaid fuccours are not fufficient to redress the
wrongs of the injured party, the contracting pow
ers then agree to furnifh more forces, and even
to declare war against the aggreffon. That the
contrasting parties fliall endeavour to invite other
powers, Specially Great-Britain, France, and
Sweden, to guarantee this treaty. That any dis
pute arising refpeefing the affairs of the kingdom
of Poland, fliall be decided by the three left-men
tioned powers. And the contrasting parties agree
not to furnifh the said contingents, in case of a
war with cither of the last mentioned powers, but
each fliall a& in that refped without the aid of
the other."
Letters from South America fay, that in that
part of the world the seas swarm with Spanish men
of war, which come there in order to re-establish
the Spaniards in their former possessions in the
island of Liconia, out of which they have been
drove by the Chielefians and Sengles, the natives
of that place. The fame letters fay, that the
Spaniards will find a difficult matter to carry
their desire into execution, as they are a powerful
and numerous people, and have fortified the city
of Baldivia, and other places, being determined
not to live under the Spanish government, having
severely felt the cruelty of the Alceides for many
years past, which was the real cause of murdering
them, to free themselves from the Spanish yoke.
There never was known so few English families
at Lyons, Brussels, Paris, or Versailles, as are
there this summer. We are glad to hear that
the English Nobility and Gentry begin to fee their
folly in spending their money amomgft our enemies ;
certainly they may find amusements in their own
country full as fatisfatfory as they can at the
above places, which must heighten that fatisfaftion,
by knowing that in (pending their money at home,
they relieve thousands of poor people who other
wise would be starving.
Aug. 18. This day his Majesty was pleased to
invest the Earl of Northington with the Ensigns
of the most antient and most noble order of the
Thistle.
Aug. 20. An authentic letter from Alexandria,
received at Marseilles, mentions, that the vidlory
gained over the army of Ali Bey has occasioned
another rebellon in Egypt and Little Syria ; the
Chaics cohld not agree in dividing amongst them
the prey and treasures of Ali Bey, and at last bear
ed arms against each other; the Mufurians, Ara
bians and Carabines, joined the adherents of Ali
Bey and destroy every thing they meet with in
Syria and Egypt. The Bacha of Damascus took
advantage of the opportunity, and put himfelf at
the head of the rebels, by which event the inha
bitants are worse off than before.
In Europe fays a correspondent, there are fix
and twenty languages at least. Four of them are
derived fiom the Latin ; that is, Italian, French,
Spanish, and Portuguese. Eight of them from the
ancient Teotifk; that is, Saxon, Dutch, Eng
lish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandifh,
and Greenlandifh. Eight more from the ancient
Illyrick ; that is, Dalmatian, Sclavonian, Carni
olan, Bohemian, Hungarian, Polish, Muscovite,
and Tartar. Andfa more to these; that is, Al
banefe, Byfcayen, Welfh,and Irish, together with
the modern Greek and Turkish. This is allowed
to be a pretty exad enumeration of the languages
of Europe.
A letter from Copenhagen, dated Aug. 3, fays,
“ The officers of the Ruffian fleet in our roads,
who went oh shore, and are at present in this city,
were suddenly ordered to go on board their respec
tive vessels, as the whole fleet, commanded by
Vice Admiral Bafsbal, had just received orders to
return for Revel, where they are required to be
the beginning of next month. The building of new
(hips, and preparing of old ones, is still carried on
with the ^^oft expedition and the report still
prevails that our squadron is a&ually destined into
the Mediterranean in her Imperial Majesty's ser
vice.
Advices from Prague inform us, that on the
30th ult. a courier puffed our city in his way from
Warsaw to Vienna, by whom we learn, that the
remainder of the Ruffian army from the battle near
Siberia luckily repaffed the Danube to join the
grand army. Count Potocky, the Chief of the
Polish confederacy, puffed this city the day before
yesterday in his way to Constantinople. He pub
licly declared, that he is called by the Divan in
order to take the command of a large body of
Turks, which are determined to enter Poland,
and to join with the confederates in Lithau to fight
once more for the Polish liberty.
By some advices lately received from our Ambas
sador at Petersburg, it feerns that the Ruffians ex
pect to possess themselves of Constantinople by
Christmas. I here feerns, however, little prof
pe^ of this at present, but things that seem im
possible to us may to them seem very attainable.
A long struggle, during the whole course of the
Winter, being indirectly madeagainft Lord North
by the Bloomfbury party, (with Lord Gower, who
wants to be firft Lord of the Treasury, at their
head) to no purpose, a direct application was made
a few days ago to a Great Personage, whose re
ply was, “ I have the greatest gooq withes for my
Lord Gowe,, but the experience I have had of
my Lord North's service's leaves me under no ne
ceftty of making a new trial."
Aug. 21. A Gentleman, who arrived last
Wednesday from Turin, gives an account that the
King of Sardinia has augmented his army to
100,000 men, all well trained to arms, which he
intends to keep as an army of observation, to
watch the motions of the King of Prussia. He
further fays, that according to all appearance,
and the preparations that he Lw making ia
Italy, and those parts of Germany he puffed
through, it cannot be long before a warwill break
out amongst those powers, as the King of Prussia
is looked upon with a jealous eye on account of his
seizing on part of the dominions of the Kipp of
Poland. 1
Aug. 23. The following paragraph is inferred
in the Edinburgh Advertiser, which arrived on Sa
turday:—“ By a gentleman who arrived here on
Sunday from Spain, we have the following intel
ligence: That an order came down from Madrid
to Cadiz on the sth ult. for the ships that are
ready, to fail immediately for South-America; a
galleon that arrived at Cadiz on the 28th of June
having brought advice, that the Chilefians, after
taking Baldivia, had been joined by great numbers
of Indians from Peru,™ and tribes lying east of
Cordeleirians des Andes, and had directed their
march for the city Imperial, which they took after
a Rout resistance made by the Spaniards ; put all
to the fword> and, after pillaging the city, set it
on fire. They then direded their course for St.
Jago, in south lat. 34. and weft long. 77. the
capital of the Spaniards in Chili, the Governor of
which was preparing to meet them ; he has sent
advice with the above galleon, that if he does not
receive timely fuccours from Old Spain, he will
be unable to withstand the attacks of these barba
rians.
We hear that last week the Prussian Ambaflador
received three different packets from Berlin, which
occasioned divers conferences between his Excel
lency and the Secretaries of State.
Extract of a letter from Constantinople, fuf so
" Upwards of twenty thousand pounds have
been employed here, even since the month of March
last, in fortifying the city by a strong wall, and
ditches of circumvallation, thirty feet deep, flank
ed at equal distances with strong towers. The
work is just compleated, and is, I think, not to be
stormed by any force whatever.
It is reported that General Paoli has very re
cently refufed the most flattering offers from the
Empress of Russia.
An addition of one thousand pounds per annum,
it is said, is to be made to the salary of Sir Basil
Keith, the new appointed Governor of Jamaica.
Some business, it is said, is now negotiating
between the King of Sardinia and the King of
Great-Britain. This business our wife Dutch
politicians, or rather our wiser English politicians,
who date this advice from the Hague, fay, may
probably be of such a nature as to enable us to
difeover the defig^p and proje&s of the Courts of
France, Spain and Prussia. •
We are informed that Mr. Hume is going to
continue his history of England to the present pe
riod ; and we are also convinced that Mrs. Macau
lay will.
The Emperor of Morocco demanded of our
Court the assistance of several engineers and war
like stores for his intended new works, which has
been refufed. Should a war take place between
us and Spain, it is very likely the supply of pro
visions to Gibraltar will be flopped, which will be
of very fatal consequence to us.
Orders are sent to the tower for 2000 stands of
small arms to be got ready for exportation to
Jamaica, on Government account with all Ipeed.
The abolishing slavery in Bohemia is already
attended with such good effe&s, that it is thought
that kingdom will shortly become the granary of
the empire.
It may be depended on, that neither the coin
ad, nor the East-India regulating bill, will under
go any alterations this winter.
By private letters from a very refpe&able per
sonage at Vienna we are informed, that the Em
peror, at the repeated solicitations of his mother,
is very willing to refigh his usurped claims to, and
possession of, territory in Poland, and has commu
nicated his intentions accordingly to the Empress
of Russia, who is as ready to do the fame. The
only barrier to this act of justice is, we are told,
the King of Prussia, who would not listen to the
proposal.
By the fame advice it is very positively decla
red, that in case the peace with the Turks suc
ceeds upon the Ruffian plan, the Emperor will
have no trifling accession to his dominions, viz.
Moldavia, and a restitution of such provinces as
the Porte had long since taken from the House of
Austria.
Extract of a letter from Paris, dated Aug. 14.
" We are affwred here that representations
have been lately made to the Court of Versailles,
by the Ministers of Great-Britain and the States
General, refpeding the naval armament still kept
fitted out for Sea at Toulon, when the French
Ministry assured those two Ministers that that ar
mament was not intended to act against either of
their masters, but was meaht to defend the inte
rest of France, which it was apprehended would
be soon attacked on the fide ofthe Mediterranean."
By a gentleman who arrived on Sunday night
from France we have undoubted intelligence, that
the French are very busy at Brest in getting a large
fleet ready, and that they had already nine ships
of the line, and four frigates completely rigged and
manned, ready to fail on the shortest notice.
It is an undoubted fad that the Dutch have re
ceived orders for upwards of five hundred tons of
shot and Shells for the use of the French, half of
which, it is said, are for Spain.
Extrafl of a letter from Hamburgh, Aug. 6.
" According to credible advices, Europe will
very soon have a crowned head more. The part
of Poland poffefled by the Austrians will form a
kingdom, which is to be given as a dowry to an
Austrian Princess, who is to be married to Prince
Henry of Prussia, who is to be invested with the
dignity of a crown; and in case he should die with
out issue, his kingdom is to be incorporated to
Prussia, by which means the Houses of Austria and
Prussia would be entirely united by time, as the
Emperor has no issue, and will in all probability
remain unmarried."
By a letter from a Scotch officer in the Ruffian
service, to a merchant in London, dated from the
Bank^ of the Danube, we are well informed, that
the Ruffians, in the several flrirmiihc^ with the