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fp^ing the armament have been various. Ibe
Count D'Efaing is constantly with the Comniif
fary of Marine; and no persons whatever, except
those immediately concerned in the works, ad
mitted into tire Dock Yard."
A folemntreaty, it is laid, has been lately con
cluded & wean the Courts of Vienna and Peterf
bourg, in which his Pruzan Majesty is not in
ciudfd, which has given some disgust, and it is to
be feared, may prolong the war in the North by
his taking part with the Turks, and entering into
the intrigues of the French Court.
Letters in town from Boston bring accounts,
that ail hopes of accommodation with the mother
country arc over. If any hopes had remained,
General Gage would only have prorogued, and
not difflved their Affemblj. The conlequences
are evident, their Non-Importation-Scheme will
likely become general over all America; so that
blocking up the port of Boston, irftead of being a
-punishment on the Americans, will, in sass, annihi
late our export trade to America, and fall heavy
on the British merchants and manufacturers.
Aug,, 16. Yesterday his Excellency the Por
fuguefe ambaflador received a packet from Lisbon,
with which he waited on his Majesty at Kew,
neither of the Secretaries of State being in town.
August '7- The convention between our court
and that of St. Peterfburgh, relative to the ex
emption of the British vessels from paying duties
of entry in any of the Ruffian ports, is concluded,
and will soon be made public.
Two Cotfican agents have been very busy upon
'Change every day for a fortnight past, in order
to get (hips to carry some "military stores to Cor
sica, but have not yet fuceeeded, on account of
the late edictwhieh the French court has publiflr
ed, by which every vefel that is found in any of
the harbours of Corsica will be seized and made
a crize of.
^nguft 18. Advice is said to have been received
from Paris, that the King of Spain has actually in
f"ed on the co-operation of the court of France
with him, in a scheme to be put immediately in
execution, and in case of non-compliance, threat
ened to dissolve the alliance ndw subsisting between
the two crowns; and that a council was summoned,
when it was determined to favour the demand of
his Catholic Majesty.
Extrafl of a letter from Comes, Angu^ 1;.
“ The (loop Philadelphia Packet, ofßcrmudas,
Cabriel Brian, Matter, from Charleftown to this
port, with about 150 barrels of rice was stranded,
and totally loft on the Needle rocks this morning.
>—The people were with difficulty saved."
Tuesday a courier arrived at St. James's with
dispatches from Constantinople and Vienna, which
were immediately tranimitted to Kew.
August 19. They write from Gibraltar, that
the Moors and Algerines are fitting out a large
naval armament at their refpe&ive ports.
Every humane breast, fays a correfponderrt,
must feel a pleasure in knowing an end put to
she dreadful and bloody intention between the
Turks and Ruffians ; yet whatever powers may be
benefited by the peace between them, England
will not, especially in her flipping. The British
ships being refpefled in the Mediterranean above
ad the powers of Europe; have been the barriers,
and had the uninterrupted navigation of that sea ;
and some captains have made near 20001. in a short
time between Constantinople, Alexandria, andrhe
Barbery shore.
It is reported that Governor Hutchinson will
have a perfion for life on the Irish e ftablifhment,
Aug. 20. It is supposed there are already 5000
manufavorers out of employ on account of the
late advices from America.
The ministry are in the greatest confufion on
the accounts from Bofton,efpecially at the deser
tion of the soldiers. It is said a battalion of the
guards will be ordered to hold themselves in readi
ness to embark for Boston.
A Bishop is ffiortly to be appointed for (Quebec,
in the manner of Ofnabrug and Lubeck; a Protes
tant and Papist alternately : England is to have
the firft nomination.
‘ Aug. 22. Orders were on Thursday sent off
from the War Office to Ireland, to difeharge the
transports which were taken up at Corke and
Kinfale on government account, a flop being put
to the embarkation of troops from that kingdom.
A regiment offoldiers is ordered to be embark
ed for Jamaica, on board the men of war which are
fooa to fail from Portsmouth for that island.
A number of hands, by order of the Board of
Works, are now fitting up both houses of Pailia
ment against the ensuing session of Parliament.
The common toast now is, Firmness to the
people of America, and confufion to those who
would enslave them.
Another toast is, No Popifh army in a Protest
ant country.
It is said, and we hope with truth, that a pub
lic fubfeription will soon be opened in this metro
polis for the distressed inhabitants of Boston, now
fuffering in the common cause of liberty, and grie-
Toufly oppfeffed by the hand of power.
The artificers in the Dock-yards at Portsmouth,
Plymouth and Chatham, have worked double
tides forthis fortnight past: the ships of war fitting
out at thoft posts will be ready for sea the 12th
of next month.
Orders are given for the additional companies
to each regiment of foot which have been newly
compleated, to join their refpedive corps without
delay.
Augpfl 23. It is thought the affairs of America
will soon produce a war, if not speedily fettled, as
some accounts are just received of frefh infuks
being offered to Sir Geo. Rodney, in the Weft-
Lodies, and some. of the Ministry apprehend very
<ifagr£e\ble consequences from the prelent opno
fition of the colonies to the measures of govern
ment.
We are assured from good authority, that the
members of the JeleC junto who were the most
violent in forwarding the proceedings against
America, are not a little embarrassed at her
spirited resistance, and begin now to fee plainly
the wickedness and folly of not adopting lenitive
measures.
Aug. 25. It appears by letters brought by the
Bridgewater, that the Spanish Governor of the
Manillas has sent a peremptory message to Mr.
Harbord, Governor of the Englilh East India
Company's new settlement at Balambanca, that if
he does not immediately; on receipt of that notice,
retire with all the Englilh who are with him on
that illand, he shall, according to the intrusions
of his court, fend a fufficient force to bring him
away, and destroy all such works and fortificati
ons as ffiall have been ereded. It is presumed
that Mr. Harbord will not conform to this requi
sition, and that in all probability the Spaniard will
carry his threats into execution, in which case
the whole of this tranfadion will extremely re
semble what happened at Falkland's Island, the
Court of Spain having, previous to the eftablilh
ment of this settlement, made the strongest re
monstrances to our Ministry against that measure,
which occasioned a delay of carrying the design
into execution for a coufidetable time. This in
telligence adds greatly to the embarrassment of
administration here, who had before a fufficient
load of perplexing affairs on their hands.
The particulars of the loss of the Royal Captain
East Indiaman are as follow: The Royal Captain
was coming from China to the Company's new
fe tlement at Balambanca, to take in there a part
of her cargo; and at a small distance from that
place foe struck full on a rock in the open sea,
where there were no soundings; the crew had
time before she foundered to get into the boats,
by which means they reached Balambanca, and
were all saved except three.
The celebrated Capt. Roche, said to have been
broke on the wheel at the Cape for lighting a duel
with Capt. Ferguson, arrived a few days lince in
perfect health in this kingdom.
Tne sum to be paid by the Turks to the Em
press ofßuflia, as an indemnification for the ex
pences of the late war, is not forty millions of
piaftres, but twenty millions of roubles, a coin
among the Muscovites by which they always com
pute. These at three (hillings and fix pence each,
auount to three millions five hundred thousand
pounds sterling.
Extrafl of a letter from Port,mouth, Aug. 23.
" This morning arrived at Spithead, his Ma
jesty's fliip the Trident, under the command of
Sir Peter Dennis; and the Minerva frigate, both
from the Streights. Sailed out of the harbour
the Africa man of war, lately purchased by the
merchants."
This day the third regiment of foot guards was
moved out of the Tower, and fuceeeded by the
firft regiment of the fame corps. There was also
a general removal of the quarters of all the three
regiments of foot guards.
We hear that the last resolution in the cabinet
relative to the Bostonians was as follow—To use
conciliating measures for theprefent —call the Par
liament together early this winter, and prevail
upon them to pals an aft empowering a Committee
of twelve (of whom G. Gage is to be President)
to forfeit the lands and properties of all those re
fraflory spirits who sign conventions, or in any
other way disturb the public tranquility. This
immediate attack upon private property, with a
power of devolving it on others, is thought the
most direct scheme of bringing them to obedience.
The precedent is drawn from the civil warsin Ire
land in the reigns of Charles the firft, and William
the third.
We are told in the public prints “ that orders
were sent, three weeks ago to General Gage to
raise immediately the militia of Canada. If this in
telligence be true, it is the most extraordinary
measure that was ever taken by an Englilh Mimf
try; for it would be actually railing an army of
Papfts to light against and cut the throats of his
Majesty's Protefant (uhjeßs. Is it poffble that
this should be Lord North's politics? jsit possible,
that such an illegal, tyrannical, and unconstituti
onal Hep should ever be adopted and advised by
They write from St. Maloes, that a number of
galley leaves were lately flipped off, by older from
the Court, on board an Eat Indiaman, bound for
the illand of Mauritius, where they .are to work
on the fortifications.
Le teis from Gibraltar fay, that fix Dutch men
of war are arrived in the Mediterranean, in order
to'proteA their trading ships from being plundered
by the Algerines; as loon as they are joined by
four more men of war, which is hourly expected,
they are to fail for Algiers, to demand a releafe
ment of two of their merchant ships lately taken
by the Algerine corsairs.
We have the pleasure to inform the public, that
Lord Camden is recovered from the bilious dis
order by which he has lately been attacked; and
the friends of law and liberty, both in England
and America, hope to fee, that ablejawyer, and
hoheft ftatelman, exert his well known abilities in
their full vigour in the approaching sessions of
Parliament in their defence.
August 24. On Monday Sir Robert Barker ar
rived in town from the East-Indies; he came in
the Bridgwater, Capt. Scottow. It is said the
fortune he has honourably made in that part of
the world amounts to 270,000!.
Yesterday the firft Rone of the new bridge to be
built at Richmond was laid, on which 2 brass
plae was fixed with the following infeription:
" The firft ffone of this bridge was laid by the
Hon. Henry Hobart, on the 23d of August,
Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred fe
•venty-four and in the 14th year of the reign of
his Majesty King George the third."
Extrafl of a letter from Warfa<w, Auouft 15.
" To the advantageous conclusion of peace for
Russia is flill to be added, that the Porte is to
keep no more than a certain number of ships, and
sea people, so that Russia will always be able to
keep a balance in the Black Sea; and that the
Dardanelles shall be open rto the Ruffian ships."
" At the opening of the delegated oommiffion,
the Ministers of the Three Allied Powers ac
quainted the members, that in case they did not
very soon resolve upon the plan of the Council
permanent, each of their refpedive courts would
fend an army into Poland, and seize the whole
country."
Augufl 27. His Majesty came from Kew ye f
terday to St. James's palace, where was a I e,
which confined only of a very few Ministers and
Court Officers in waiting.
A correspondent, who signs a Freeholder of
Great-Britain, begs to know, if the holding a
Congress in any part of Great-Britain, like the
one now carrying on in America, for the purpose
of counteracting any Parliamentary regulation,
would be tolerated; or if there is any statute which
deems such meetings illegal.
Lord North it is whispered, has lately given
hints to his friends that he would give twenty
thousand pounds if he could recall the month of
January, 1773, for then he should be able to avoid
involving this kingdom in a quarrel with its colonies.
Several officers have lately fold their commifli,
ons, they having great reason to believe that their
regiments would be sent on the unnatural expedi
tion against the Americans.
It is averted in the city, that Lord North is
greatly embarrassed on account of some frefh in
telligence lately received from our Ambassador at
Paris, and that he has desired leave to resign his
employments, which request was not complied
with.
The great Lord Somers, a man of whom it
would be difficult to decide, whether his heart or
head was the soundest, has the following observa
tion on the rights of the people in times of danger: —
The greatest and wisest nations, and the belt of
men in all ages, have reckoned it not only lawful
for the people to do themselves justice in case of op
prefon ; but have thought the doing of it a duty
incumbent on them, and which they owed to them
selves and their posterity; and. the chief instru
ment the great revolutions or changes that have
happened in the world from slavery to liberty, have
always been accounted as heroes sent by God Al
mighty, from time to time, for the redemption of
man from misery in this world; they were accord
ingly honoured and refpe&ed whilftthey lived, and
their memories have been and will be held in ve
neration by all posterity.
A few days ago two waggon loads of guns
were sent from Birminghom, partly by land, and
partly by the inland navigation, to Liverpool, but
not known whether designed for Guinea or America.
The King of France's conduct towards the
Turks and Ruffians puzzles many people to ac
count for it. 'Tis positively faidthat he has, ever
since he came to the crown, been very urgent with
the Grand Signor to compromise matters with the
Empress; and he has been no less industrious in
persuading the Empress to push on the war with
all her might, and has, it is said, given her some
very plausible reasons why she should do so, if she
studies her honourand interest. In both the above
employments he has proceeded with all the secre
cy imaginable, and in the end we ihall certainly
fee that he had fufficient reasons for doing as he did.
By accounts from Constantinople we find that
great flnfhiations have lately happened in the Mi
nidry of that mighty empite; that araongft the red
two principle favourites, who used to carry all
before them, have felt the Grand Signor's displea
sure, and have been disgraced. By this it feemeth
as if this Prince is resolved to fee justice done, and
will not exert his favour or affection to any one
who attempts to prevent it.
O^Cfc^O^O^Cfo jfoofoofoefofrG,^^^
By the Ship Prosperity, Captain M'Cullough,
arrived here in 38 days, from Befaf, ice have
received the following advices.
C AD I Z, July 19 .
ORDERS have been dispatched for an
armed fleet to be got ready with all expe
dition for Spanish America; on hoard of which are
to be embarked two 01 three battalions of the gar
rifun of this city. Tiiek ordershave given place
any counfellor of the British Crown? Is it not
contrary to the laws of this land to put arms into
the hands of Papists? Is it not illegal to inlift a
(ingle soldier who is a Papist? And are we to have
an army of them by command of the Crown?
Certainly this information must be falle ; for if it
was true, would it not make it absolutely necessa
ry for all Protestants to take up arms in their oison
defence, and in order to preserve themselves from
being waffacred as Hereticks ?
“ We were boarded off the island of Ivica, by
aSpaoilh man of war; they over-hauled our cargo
and what papers we had, and when they saw the
guns they would not be persuaded but what they
were for Barbary, and took pofTeffion of us for
three hours, carrying us nearly into Ivica ; they
then thought they were doing wrong, so let us go."
Very vigorous measures are now taking by
administration, to enforce their resolutions against
the Americans; and it is laid that some of the
principal gentlemen who distinguished themselves
in America, in defence of their chatter rights, are
to be brought over, in order for an enquiry to be
made into their conduct.
Wicked ministers are very apt, when theyhave
inflamed and enraged a nation by some ofifenfive,
cruel, and uncsnftitutional measure, to skulk be
hind the Throne, and endeavour to persuade the
people, that their odious brat was begot by their
Royal Master; thus Lord North positively denies
that the Quebec aft was a child of his, and that
he only nourished, supported, and brought it to
maturity, in obedience to superior orders. But
this is no kind of excuse; and the question with
the public is, whether the man who could be guilty
of nourishing and supporting fuel) a base, tyranni
cal bastard, does not deserve condign punishment?
There are at prafent fix American Baronetcies,
which, we hear, are to be encreafed to fifty, the
Minister being determined" to drive every nail
that will go," during the present contest with the
colonies.
Cash is at present so plenty in Holland, that
large sums, we are assured, may now be taken up
at so small a premium as one and three quarters
per cent.
Extras of a letter from Capt. George Clark, of the
brig Anne, dated Minorca, July 18.
The St. David Capt Lewney, from Dublin to
Philadelphia, foundered at sea, and all on board
perished.
to many conje&ures; but in all appearance these
troops are going to replace thole that are in gar riion
in different parts of America, who are to return to
Europe.
They write from Larrache, that the Portugal
Conlul refidiog at Mogador, experts there soon a
frigate ot his nation, with the ratification of peace
concluded between the court of Lisbon and that
of Morocco.
Petelfburgh, July 22. On Wednesday last the
Emprels received the melancholy account of the loss
of the Prince of Holltein; his Highness, about a
month ago, embarked as a volunteer on board the
Commodore's fliip of the fleet now cruizing in the
Baltick; and on the 3d instant in coming down
from the main-top, he unfortunately miffed his
hold, and fell into the sea; three sailors jumped
overboard immediately, bet not time enough to
save him,
Peter,burgh, July 29. Last week two regiments
of foot, a regiment of Hungarian Hussars and two
Pulks of Cossacks, received orders to set out from
thence in twenty-four hours; the motives for this
sudden march are not known, nor the phee of
their destination; they were seen to take the rout
to Mufcow.
Letters from Peterfburgh advise, that the rebel
Pugatfchew had advanced towards Cafan, after
having gained some advantages over the Imperial
troops, and that in con sequence, the Empress of
Ruffid had taken from General Tcherbatow the
command of the troops that act against the rebels,
and conferred it on General Prince de Gallitzin.
Warfanu, August 3. A Ruffian officer is arrived
here as courier from General Romanzow, with
the important news of peace between Russia and
the Porte being concluded, tothe great advantage
of the former. This most glorious event conclu
ded by the Ruffians, was signed the 21st of July
at Kout chouce Kainardzi, near Siliftria, by Prince
Repnin, and the Turkish Plenipotentiaries, Niffangi
Refni, Achmet Effendi, and Ibrahim Miconib Reis
Effendi, and afterwards ratified by the Field
Marital Count Romanzow, and the Grand Vizir.
The treaty contains 28 articles, but the following
most material ones are all that are at present
known.
1. The absolute independence of Crimea, and
that their Chans shall for the future have no fur
ther duties to render the Grand Signior than such
as are due to him as the supreme Calife of the
Mahometan religion.
2. Russia snail have a free navigation and trade
in the Black Sea, and in all the harbours, rivers
and ports, of the Turkish Empire.
3. The fortreffes Afoph, Jenikale, Kertfch,
and Kinburn, with their diftrids, and a trail of
land between the rivers Bug and Dnieper, shall
belong to Russia.
4. & uffia ihall have the liberty of building new
fortress, and repairing the old ones, as they
think fit.
5. The Porte shall always give the reigning
Sovereign of Russia the title of Padifchach, that
is, Emperor of all the Ruffias.
6. Russia returns all her conquests, stipulating
certain prerogatives and privileges for the inhabi
tants of the provinces and islands restored, which
puts them in security; and,
7. The Porte engages to pay Russia a large sum
of money, not less than 48 millions, nor more
than 70 millions of piaftres, to defray the ex
pences that empire has been at during the war,
and to give them all the artillery they have in
their army.
Modena, August fr Princess Elizabeth Ernef
tiva, third daughter of the Duke our Sovereign,
died here yesterday, after a long and painful illncfs,
aged 33 years and 6 months.
Vienna, August 10. The last letters from the
Turkish army advise, that the Asiatic troops had
revolted, and taken the road to Constantinople, in
order to return home, after having plundered the
Grand Vizir's baggage, and committed abundance
of disorders. The fame advices add, that the
Grand Vizir had not above 12000 men left with
him; that all the Poliffi Lords who served in t^e
Ottoman army had been rifled and murdered, ex
cept Pulawlki, who alone found means to escape;
as did also the cannoniers of the CTevalier Tent's
corps, called the Diligents, who indeed displayed
great diligence in cutting the ropes of the can
non, to seek their fafety in their flight with the
horses.
Paris, Aug. Ifo Letters from Madrid advise,
that the Spaniards had already attacked a Portu
gueze fort, which they made themselves masters of
with the loss of about 100 men.
They write from Lisbon, that four Spanift
men of war are cruizing off Cape St. Vincent,
and that five Portugueze men of war were lately
failed from the I agus, under the command of tire
Admiral Count de Eftremos; the destination of
which has cauled various conjectures.
Augu/l 27. We hear express orders have been
sent to the Commander in Chief to prevent ths
American Congress at every event. But other
accounts fay the deliberations of the American
General Congress are impatiently waited for, and
with more attention, by Franee and Spain, than
even those of the British Parliament have been
fcr some years past. They have already their
agents and spies in the colonies.
E^traC of a letter from IParJew, August 11.
" Auuices have been just received from Lem
berg, that the Austrian troops which had taken
possession of that city, have on a sudden entirely
evacuated it ; and the Austrian Commander, who
had kept the kev of the gates, &c. delivered them
up to the magistrates before his departure, which
was towards the frontiers ofTurkey. This lingu
lar matter causes a variety of 'peculation, as his
Imperial Majesty had taken much pains to garrison
that city, and filled it full of the flower of his troops,
therefore this sudden evacuation of it, without
any apparent reason, is the more aftonifhirg."
A Icrei from Warsaw, dated August !% ha,
this paffag :" A great revolution is tJLe. of
here, whicb is to be^ikaed by R—, in c rrn;c
LONDO N, A^ujl 26.