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Lord Hyde Packet.
GR^ND CAIRO, /^f 25.
THERE is a very violent religious war broke
I out in Persia, in thekingdom of Dageftan,
between the fed of Omar and the Gauers, who
worfliip the everlasting fire ; it is but fix months
iince it firft began, and it is computed 120,000
people have been killed already, the Gauers are
the most numerous, but the other party are gene
rally victorious.
From the frontiers of Switzerland, OS. 24. On
the 10th of laid month an earthquake was felt at
Altdorf, the chief town in the canton of Uri,
which threw the inhabitants into great consterna
tion. There were three different shocks, one at
three o'clock in the morning, another at nine, and
the last at eleven, which however happily did no
damage. About four in the afternoon there was
so violent a shock, that the great church was con
siderably damaged by it. The steeple was divided
into two.—The dome of another church was fpht
and fell down, and many other buildings were
thrown down ; but the town-house fullered most
of all the pablick buildings. The parish church
of Strinxen, at two leagues diftante, was entirely
destroyed. Enormous blocks qf stone fell from
the mountains along the lake of the Four Cantons,
and another such shock would have in a manner
destroyed the whole country. The iith about
midnight another shock-was felt, and one Pill more
corfderable towards three in the morning. Pub
lick prayers and pioceffiops were immediately or
dered to implore the clemency of the Almighty.
The earth has hardly been still lir.ee, which has
Terrified the inhabitants to that degree, that they
have retired into the country, and lie under
tents.
Pads, OS. 2§. The Princes, Peers, the
Grand Officers of the Crown, and other persons
who had feats in the bed ofjallice, having ta
ken their places, as likewise the keeper of the
feats, and Mag : ftratesof tne council, the King
made the following speech:
" Messieurs, I assembled you to acquaint you
with my resolution of re-ellablifhing the antient
Members of my Parliament in their functions,
This may serve as a proof of my tenderness for
my fubjeds ; but I do not lose fight that their
tranquility and happiness demands, that I pre
serve my authority in all its plenitude.
“'My keeper of the seals will more amply ex
plain my will to you "
After this the keeper of the seals explained the
kin, pleasure, and then the King spoke again
to the fallowing purport.
" Meflieurs, 1 am well assured of your attach
ment and zeal to give my fu. jecls an example ts
submission.”
After this the King ordered the Grand master
of the ceremonies to fetch the old members of
the Parliament from the chamber of St. Louis.
'I hen the King having ordered that the Sieur
Huede Miromefv.il Ihould, in the present cir
cumstances, immediately perform the functions
ot Chancellor, the Sieur Serquier those of Attor
ney General, the Sieur Joly those of Solicitor
General, and the Sieur Alligre those of firft Prefi
dentofthe Parliament ; they all took their places
accordingly ; after this the edicts, &c. were read
and registered.
After the reading of the edid for re-establish
ing the antient officers of the Parliament, thf
First President, by the King's permiflion, made
a speech.
Paris, Nov. 28. The firft President, having
finished his difeourfe, the Gens du Roy having
permiffi m to speak, the Sieur Segnier made a
speech for them.
The Gens du Roy having requeued the edict
to be registered, it was done accordingly by the
King's order, who then made the following
speech :
" You now knaw my pleasure, and from your
zeal for the public good, and your attachment
to the true principles ofMonarchy, I expert you
would exadly conform to what I have prescribed:
You may depend on my protection and counte
• nance as long as you worthily fill the places you
occupy, and do notattempttoenlarge the bounds
of power which is granted to you."
The Count de Maurepas, who has only the ti
tle cf a minister, was not at the bed of justice,
nor was the Duke de C'hoifeul ; but the Duke
d'Aguilon came from his country feat to be pre
sent at it.
Cad:%, OS. 26. In consequence of orders
received yesterday from Court, the St. Januarius
man cf war of 70 guns, and two frigates of 36
guns each, which lay in our road, and were go
ing to Ferrol, are ordered to fail as soon as pos
sible for Ceuta, with troops and military stores,
Rom, Nov. 6. It is computed that no more
than 44. Cardinals will assemble in the conclave;
and that when these are arrived, they will forth
with proceed to the election of a Pope. Cardinal
Stoppani has received the last sacraments, and
the physicians have little hopes of his life.
Madrid, Nov. 7. Advices from Africa import,
that the King of Morocco has not continued any
offenfive dispositions on the fide of Ceuta or Oran.;
but in the mean time he is fending troops and ammu
nition that way. Seme later accounts fay, that
Prince is marching a considerable army to attack
cither Ceuta or Mellile,
Peterfburgh, Nov. 8. Lieut. Col. Dromfitz ar
rived lately from the Imperial army, with the
agreeable account that Dewlet Gweray, the Turk
ish Governor, has abandoned all his conquests and
retired to Oezakow by order of the Porte.
The famecourier brought an account, that a
general pardon was published throughout the Cri
mea and the neighbouring country for the adhe
rents of Pugatfcheff, and that numbers daily rejoin
the imperial colours, which are placed in the
middle ofthe grand plain of Bafciherai.
Turin, Nrv. 9. The King has prohibited the
Gazette of Nice from being any longer printed.
Peterfbourg, Nov. 11. The Kirgi Tartars, not
wishflanding General Panin's army is so near them,
have lately made several incurfionsinto the neigh
bouring provinces; in one of which they have en
tirely deliroyed a colony of Moravians.
TCarfaw, Ne'J. 12. The inhabit,.fits of Wala
chia are under great concern for the Ruffians leav
ing that country, being apprehensive that the
Turks will take that opportunity to, revenge thtm
felves upon them for their fuffenngs in the late
War; several families are therefore going to put
themselves under the protection of the Ruffians.
The last letters from Peterfburgh mention, that
upwards of 3000 families are dome fromWalachia
to seek an affylum in the dominions of the Einprefs
of Rllllia.
Paris, Nov. 16. The Parliament of Rouen was
re-established by the Duke d'Harcourt, the 12th
of this month, he was received at Rouen with every
demonstration of joy.
The Sieur Royer, Secretary to the Attorney
General ofthe suppressed Parliament, has under
gone a long examination in the Basile. He is
said to have amassed, during his three years Se
cretaryship, upwards of 20,000 livres per an
num.
Paris, Dec. 4. All the maritime towns of
France have charged their Deputies, in this
city, to make remonstrances against the orders
they have received to conform in future to the
conventions which the court of Great-Britain
has obtained for the prohibition of fending fo
reign manufactures to their colonies. The De
puties went, upon this occasion, in a body to
Mr, de Trudcnne, fapei intendant of the manu
factures of France ; but he told them, the de
mand made by the court of Great Britain was
nothing more than the execution of the treaties
subsisting between the two courts and which
his Majesty had lately renewed ; and, there
fore, they mud not expert any alteration in re
spect to the affair in question.
L O N D O N, November 24.
It was rumoured yesterday, that the last Ame
rican packets brought accounts from General
Gage which have alarmed administration. It
is said he advises conciliating measures, or an
immediate reinforcement of some regiments, as
the Americans have assembled an army of ob
servation greatly superior to his in number,
and equal in discipline; and Ihould he attempt
to enforce obedience to the late laws, he dreads
the consequence.
Accounts from Gibraltar and the Mediterra
nean are full of the vast preparations now go
ing on in the several ports of Spain, particular
ly on the western coasts cf that kingdom. It
i: added, that no less than eleven thousand
land forces have been sent to America and the
Weft-Indies in the course of the last 18 months,
and that more naval Stores have been imported
from Sweden, Norway, and other parts of the
north of. Europe within that period, than dur
ing any five years since the peace.
The conduct of the ministry in America is
become so universally blamed, that some ofthe
Courtiers have ventured to speak of it in the
drawing-room, where the talking freely of po
litics is reckoned a crime equal to any of the
seven deadly fins. Our correspondent thinks
some little allowance might be given to tat
infirmity even at Court, for if it had not been
for politics, the present Royal Family would
never have enjoyed the crown ofEngland.
The new Parliament is said to be so perfect
ly the thing for the Court, that the Premier
has declared himfelf impatient for their affem
bling.l
The following toast is given in all polite and
genteel companies throughout Scotland: " To
the free and independent Lords of Scotland,
who opposed the Ministerial mandate ; and may
the points of their swords never be blunted,
when drawn in the defence of their liberties.
Nov. 25. The pomp and vanity of thi§ vain
world were never more forcibly exemplified than
in the life and death of Lord Clive.—All the
youthful and best part of his life was spent in an
unhealthy country in acquiring heaps of wealth,
at the expence of his constitution and good name;
the few remaining years have been employed in
purchasing honours that he has not lived to en
joy, but is hurried to that place from whence no
traveller returns.,
It is said Lord Clive has died worth more than
a million of money.
Nov. 29. The arrears ofthe civil lift, it is now
said, will make some of the firft business of the
new Parliament.
Extract of a letter from Avignon, OS. 17.
" Our Archbishop hath published a mandamus,
by which he orders prayers for the repose of the
foul of Clement XIV. and enjoins at the fame time
all the faithful of his Diocese to implore of Hea
ven a pastor who may soon console and make
amends to the church for so great a loss. This
Prelate, in his exordium, renders the following
homage, to the memory of the late Sovereign
Pontiff.—" As soon as he afeended the throne
of St. Peter, he, in a manner, was regardless of
himfelf and all his family connexions; he em
ployed himfelf only for the advantage of the
church and the publiek and in the short space of
a few years, he hath given the whole world ma
ny sure and constant proofs ofthe most perfect dis
interestedness, of the most exemplary moderation,
of his great love of peace, and of true zeal for
the glory of the Holy See, and for the happiness
of his fubjedls."
ExtraS of a letter from the Hague, Nov. 23.
" The plan laid by the court o' Spain is no
longer a fectet; the English cabinet knew it as
soon almost as it was formed. The court of
Versailles neither approved nor disapproved of
it; therefore, when Prince Mafferano set out for
that court, the English ministry charged Lord
Stormont to acquaint the Count de Vergennes
with the difeovery they had made, in order to
preserve the pacific assurances which these three
powers had reciprocally made to each other, and
prevent that Ambassador's meeting with a cold
reception in England.
" It was proposed that a fleet should fail from
Ferrol and another from the Havanna with 4000
land forces on board; that they Should join in a
certain latitude, and then go together, and take
poffedion of Pensacola, the most important Colo-
ny that the English Secured to themselves by the
last peace, for watching the Spanish trade from
La Vera Cruz, Panama, &c. The Galleons which
come from that country to Europe are c/hliged to
fleer their course that way in order to get a wind:
Besides, the English ships stationed there have an
opportunity of feeing every thing that pages, and
a small fleet there in time of war may be a check
to the whole Spaoifh trade in that part ofthe world.
Nov. 30. In consequence of some authentic ad
vices lately received from America, great hopes
are conceived that the affairs of the distressed Co
lonies will soon undergo, on this fide of the water,
a very favourable turn.
It is said that General Howe will be appointed
Commander in Chief of the forces in North Ame
rica, in the room of General Gage, who was de
sired to be recalled.
A private letter from Gibraltar fays, a Spanish
squadron, coofifting of five fail of the line, two
frigates and three xebecks, are now cruizing in
the Mediterranean.
They write from Madrid that two xebecks are
taken upat Carthagena, to carry over a detach
ment of militia to reinforce the garrison of Oran,
on which the Moors had made an unfuccefsful
attempt.
Very considerable quantities cf goods which
had been shipped at Brilbol for the Colonies, were
last week unloaded, in consequence of the late ad
vices from America.
Dec. 3. It is said more troops arc to be lent
to America.
All perlons who have read and considered the
late ministerial speech, do with greatconcern take
notice, that it is written too much in the style of
hoc volofcjubeo, and conveys all the dreadful ideas
of an arbitrary power; but however, it is to be
hoped, the Almighty Providence will interpose,
and preserve this nation, as well as its colonies,
from the terrible calamities of a tyrannical go
vernment.
By letters from an English gentleman at Con
stantinople to his friend in London, there is ad
vice that two bakers of that city were lately sen
tenced by the Cady, or magistrate, in the quarter
they lived, to lose their right hands by the exe
cutioner, and afterwards be hanged in the market
place, for adulterating bread, and felling it short
of the legal flapdard.
The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick has lately
obtained the post of a Field Marshal in his Prussian
Majesty's service.
It is said at the weft end of the town, that it is
a proper refpe& due to the King, to make the pay
ment ofhis debts the firft business of the new Par
liament, and so it would if they were the King's
debts; but here, as in other cases, the word
King is substituted for the word Minister ; the
debt has been contraded by pensions, gifts, and
election bribery to supportfupport the Minister, and now
a heavy tax is to be laid on the people, and the
charge of extravagance to be laid on the King,
ExtraS of a letter from Rome, to a member at the
Cocoa-Tree.
" You will doubtless be agreeably furprized to
hear, that the Cardinal York is likely to be at the
head of the Christian Church; the Qiiebec Bill,
which seems to be a bitter pill on your fide of the
water, is received as the most agreeable fugar
plumb on ours. It is intended, in a reasonable
time to shew every refpeft and regard to the Bithop
of Quebec, and his Holiness will keep the Bishop
in his mind upon the next vacancy of a hat.
What do you think of New-England, New-Yoik,
&c. will they return to the Church? If you doubt
it, we do not, as we have great confidence in the
King's friends."
Dec. 5. His Majesty has appointed Col. Am
herst, Lieutenant Governor of St. Johns, New
foundland, which place that officer retook from
the French in the late war.
Letters from Paris assure us, that the new ad
ministration, begins to acquire a consequence not
to be expe&edin so short a time; the Minifterfeeras
equally to share the confidence of his Prince and
the warmest gratitude and thanks of his fellow
fubjeds.
I he last accounts from Hollandconfidently af
firm, that the States General are at length deter
mined to greatly augment their forces by sea and
land.
Three persons are in custody for attempting to
en g^£ e workmen from the dock-yard at Rochester
into foreign service.
Dec. 6. A large ship laden with Tobacco, name
unknown, was totally loft a few days ago near
Helvoetfluys, and it is feared the crew all pe
rished.
Dec. 7. On the 15th of November, the follow
ing sixteen noblemen were chosen to represent the
Peerage of Scotland: Duke of Gordon, Earls of
Caflils, Strathmore, Abercorn, Galloway, Lou
don, Dalhousie, Breadalbane, Aberdeen, March,
Marchmont, Rofeberry, Bute; Viscounts Stor
mont, Irwin, and Lord Galloway.
A number of transports are failed for Ireland,
to receive on board the 22(1, 49th, 55th, and 63d
regiments. Major General Howe and Sir Wil
liam Draper, are going out as Brigadiers on the
Staff.
Sir James Hodges is succeeded in the town
clerkfhip of London by Mr. Rix.
Dec. 9. It is reported, that orders are given for
four Regiments of Foot to be immediately em
barked in Ireland for Boston, and that the necessary
transports are all taken up.
I he Empress of Russia intends to make some
material alterations in the military establishment
of her dominions, amongst which one is that of
eftablifliing a regular and well difeiphned militia,
according to the custom of some other European
Nations, throughout her territories.
Orders are lent to Corke for contracting for
1000 Tons of peafe, and rhe fame quantity of oat
meal, for the use of his Majesty's Royal Navy.
Dec. 13. The ministers, it is said, are much
offended with General Gage. They certainly
have great reason, for he has most grievously dis
appointed them. 1 hey had great hopes of throw
ing the blame upon him; but he ailing upon the
defenfive has thrown it upon them.
We hear thatalate protest has given more real
uneasiness to a great person, than the whole ofthe
city addresses put together. The latter he only
bore bis part in, as they remonstrated agaiaft go
vernment in general, this he feels personally.
It is strongly agitated among the American mer
chants, to wait upon the King with a very spirited
address relative to American affairs, and the de
plorable ftateofour trade and manufactures, which
is immediately to be backed with a strong remon
strance from the three branches ofthe Corporation
of London, in Common Hall assembled, upon the
general score of public grievances; when, it is
said, the Livery at large will absolutely insist up
on their right to accompany the Lord Mayor to
St. James's.
All the great trading towns must and will either
address the Thrones or inftruff their servants in
Parliament, upon the decline of trade, arid the
exceiTive high price of provisions.
Yesterday arrived in the river the Lucretia,
Holland, from Quebec. She was lately insured
in the city at 301. per cent, as She bad not been
heard of since She left the river St. Lawrence,
which was the 17th of October last.
Emigrations from Birmingham and Sheffield we
are told, are making every week, the trade in
those places being greatly lessened.
HOUSE of LORD S.
Die Mercurii, 3° Novembris, 1774.
r ; I HE Lord Chancellor reported his Majesty's
A. fpeech,l and the fame being read by the
Clerk,
Moved, That an humble address be presented
to his Majesty, to return his Majesty the thanks
of this Ho^fe for his most gracious speech from
the throne.
To declare our abhorrence and detestation of
the daring Ipirit of resistance and disobedience to
the laws, which so strongly prevails in the pro
vince of the MafTachufetts Bay, and of the un
warrantable attempts in that and other provinces
of America, to obftred, by unlawful combinati
ons, the trade of this kingdom.
To return his Majesty our humble thanks for
having been pleased to communicate to us, that
he has taken such measures, and given such or
ders, as his Majesty bad judged most proper and
effectual for the protection and security of the
commerce of his Majesty's fubjeds, and for carry
ing into execution the laws which were puffed in
the last fefiion of the late Parliament, relative to
the province of the Massachusetts-Bay.
T o express our entire fatisfadtion in his Majes
ty's firm and ftedfaft resolution to continue to
support the supreme authority of the legislature
over all the dominions ofhis crown, and to give
his Majesty the strongest assurances that we will
chearfully co-operate in all such measures, as
Shall be necessary to maintain the dignity, fafety,
and welfare ofthe British empire.
T hat as this nation cannot be unconcerned ia
the common interest of Europe, we have the
greatest fatisfaflion in being acquainted with the
conclusion of the peace between Russia and the
Porte; that we confide in his Majesty's endea
vours to prevent, as far as possible, the breaking
out of frefli disturbances ; and from the assuran
ces given to his Majesty by other powers, we
have the pleasing expectation that nothing is likely
to intervene that may interrupt the present happy
tranquility in Europe.
T bat it is no less our duty than our inclipation
to proceed with temper and unanimity in our deli
berations and resolutions, and to inculcate, by our
example, a due reverence for the laws, ^d a just
sense of the excellency of our constitution ; and
impressed with the deepest gratitude for the many
bleflings we have enjoyed during the course of hi,
Majesty's reign, to teftify with unaffected zeal at
this conjuncture, our inviolable fidelity to his Ma
jesty, and our serious attention to the public
welfare.
T hen an amendment was proposed to be made
to the said motion, by inferring, after the word
Throne, at the end of the firft paragraph, these
words :
To desire his Majesty would be gracionfly
pleased to give direction for an early communica
tion of the accounts which have been received con
cerning the state of the Colonies, that we may
not proceed to the confid>ation of this most criti
cal and important matter, but upon the fulleft in
formation; and when we are thus informed, we
fliall without delay apply ourselves with the most
earnest and serious zeal, to such measures as shall
tend to secure the honour of his Majesty's Ctown,
the true dignity of the mother country, and the
harmony and happiness of all his Majesty's do
minions.
Which being objected to, after long debate, the
question was pur, whether these words fliall be ia
ferted in the said motion? It was resolved in the
negative. Contents 13, Non Contents 63.
Diffentient,
Because we cannot agree to commit ourselves
with the careless faci ity of a common adhrefi of
compliment, in expressions, which may learf to
measures in the event fatal to the lives, properties,
and liberties of a very great part of our fellow
fubje&s.
We conceive that an address upon such objeSs
as are before us, and at such a time as this, mult
necefTarily have a considerable influence upon our
future proceedings; and must impress the public
with an idea of the general spirit of the measures
which we mean to support.
Whatever methods we fh-Jl think it advifeable
to pursue, either in fuppert of the mere authority
of Parliament, which seems to be the sole confe
deration with some, or for reconciling that au
thority with the peace at d fatisfadion ofthe whCe
empire, which has ever been our confront and in
- variable object it will certainly add to the weight
and efficacy of our proceedings, if they appear
the result of full information, mature deliberation.,
and temperate enquiry.
No materials for such an enquiry have been
laid before us; nor have any such been so much
as promised in the speech from the throne, or
even in any verbal aHarance from Marjkrs/