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Foreign Intelligence.
L I SBO N, April 15.
THIS city has been greatly alarmed by some (hocks
>f eart quakes, which have brfn felt here and ate
B<i)ih os nod Marin. On the 13th we felt three (hocks,
^i # , Though pretty violent, did no damage, but the'
rm morance of the if ? of November, 1775, together
will the recent damage done by earthquakes in Sicily
and Cdabria, have thread a general terror among the
inhabitants.
DRESDE N, May 16.
It apoearfethat the independence of North-America
is not an indifferent affair to Saxony, Dr. Franklin
has proposed a treaty of commerce co M. de Stutter
beim, our minister at Versailles ; the proposition has
been accepted with much fatisfaflion, and our court
has sent orders to its minister to fettle this matter.
PAR I- S, May 19.
The day before yederday dispatches were received
from the courts of Vienna and Peterfourgh, announc
ing that those two courts had accepted the mediation
of France, England and Prussia, to put an amicable end
to the differences -between the two imperial courts and
the Porte.
A courier is arrived from Me. St. Priest, ambassa
dor at ConHantinople, who brings word That the ar
r ngemeo of the two Imperial courts with the Turks
ir & on the point of being concluded, the basis of which
is (aid to be the free navigation of the Black Sea, and
the re-ertablifhment of the former prince of Wallachia
and Moldavia, which are to be independent.
We have received news from Mr. de SufFrein, dated
Odo ?er 30, at which time that officer was at Achem
with his fleet, waiting for Mr. de Buffi with a rein
forcement of several men of war and 3000 troops ; when
Mr de Soffrcin left Trincomale, he placed a fufficient
garrison there to defend that place against any attack
of the enemy.
HAGU E, May 25.
We learn that the last courier from Paris has brought
8 lett r from M. de Brantzen, thanking the dates ge
neral for the great honor they conferred on him. It is
said that his excellency remarks, at the fame time,
that the business of the preliminaries does not go on so
rapidly as hr could wish that an obstacle had been
thrown in their way, but that he does not despair of
fring matters concluded very shortly. However: it is
certain that nothing material was determined on the
16th infiant, and the suspension of hostilities not being
fixed to a certain time, seems to be the reason that the
parties go on so deliberately.
LONDO N, May 29.
The men of war which are ordered to be broke up
or (old out of the navy, as incapable of further fer-
Those thus marked • are new (hips, and the others
have been well repaired.
Sentence against Sepahis, of the 35th regiment which
mutined at Burdwa, and was sent to Berhampore to
be tried and executed, 7th May, 1782.
Crime---Emtongh Sing Subadar, ift battalion 35th
reg ment of feapoys, brought into court and charged
with mutiny.
Sentence --The court being cleared, and the prefi.
dent and members having taken into their mature con
fileration the evidence for and against the prisoner,
together with his defence, are of opinion, that he is
n it guilty of the charge exhibited against him, and he
is hereby acquitted - But they find him guilty of ex
ci ing the feapoys to mutiny, which being a breach of
the third article of the second feßion of the articles of
war, they do adjudge him and he is hereby adjudged
to be blown from a gun in front of all the troops at
hampore.'
Several other officers shared a similar fate for the fame
Crone.
The letters from Paris by the last mail fay, that the
preliminary articles of peace have been drawn up in
<0 indefined and vague a manner, that the British am
bassador and French miniflry put different conftrußi
-00s upon almof levery one of thera ; so that it seems
doubtful if ever the definitive treaty will be signed.
Extraa of a letter from an officer in the East-India
company's frvice, dated Bencoolen, April 13, 1782.
", On Monday the 18th of March, at half p a st two
in the morning, it having been exceeding flormy the
evening b fore, our magazine and laboratory were
fired by lightning, the former containing about 400 and
the latter too barrels of powder, and every implement
of artillery was totally destroyed.
vice, are,
Stipe. Guns.
Orford 70
Achilles 60
Modefle 64
Tiger 70
Ferine 70
Essex 60
May 30. A private letter from Amsterdam fays,
that the merchants find the trade to America answers
beyond their expectations ; that they cannot get goods
faft enough to fllip off for those parts, but they find the
greatest demand for those which are manufactured in
England.
The Ruffian squadron at Cronftadt, now equipped
and ready for sea, consists of the following men of war,
un er command of two admirals, viz. vice admiral
Tottlehen, who has his flag (blue with a white cro's)
at the fore-top-mafl-head, and rear admiral Spiritoff,
(who has his flag, red with a white cross) at the mizen
top-maft head:
*rlz # beth (flag) 76
Zekiel 76
#Petrouna Anna 66
Darifi 66
*S. Alessandro (flag) 66
Texerdoi 66
San Isidora 66
*San Vittoria 58
*Vologo 58
San Nichola 58
San Spiridon 58
Keagopole 58
San Simeon ^2
Slava Iberiana 28
Patalque 28
*Terefa 24
Ships. Guns.
Mars 74
Temeraire 74
Boyne 70
Warfpite 70
St. Anne 60
Dreadnought 60
“ I was in bed at ffiy own house, which was not quite
150 yards from the place where the magazine stood,
and plainly saw the Hath, which burst open my (hat
ters, and extinguished a lamp I had burning in my
chamber; immediately after the roof of my house fell
• in, and buriedTOe in the ruins, but as it chiefly con
filled of bamboo,T was not hurt: 1 contrived, I know
not how, to gtt into'my hall, the floor of which I found
covered with broken glaf,from the fall of the lamps and
lantern that had been in it: here 1 remained for some
time, not knowing what to do, whether to remain in
the house, or run out, it then raining excessively. All
this time I imagined that my house only had fuffered,
supposing it had been flruck up with lightning. At
length Ifaw a light in the fort which increased very
faft, and a ferjeant came running to acquaint me, that
the feapoy barracks had taken fire, and immediately
after the drums beat to arms---f went to the fort--but
what a feene was there !---It is next to impossible to
describe it---The barracks torn to pieces, the men un
der arms half naked--- and the fire burning furioufly#
Notwith flanding the heavy rain which then fell it con
tinued till near fix in the morning, when it was burnt
out, not a part of the feapoy barracks being left. On
my return to my own house, I found not a room in it
had escaped, nor a lock or bolt but what was forced
open, every (hotter and door split to pieces, and the
furniture all' broke, or spoiled by the explosion or rain ;
'the tobf and sides full of holes, from the vast quantity'
of (hot and brickbats which had gone through them;
the papering ripped ofFin a thousand places : in fhort',
the house, which though about four months before cofl
me 750 Spanish dollars, was not in its present Rate
worth 200. 'What is most extraordinary is, that tho'
innumerable (hot and brickbats were flying about not
a single European received sny hurt from them. Al
most every house in the settlement was nearly ruined,
all the plaster being dripped off, and the glasses, shades,
and china entirely destroyed. The company's loss,
exclusive of individuals, is estimated at 90,000 dol
lars The only lives loft are four feapoys and two
women. Pißure o yourfelf our situation---surround
ed by the most treacherous set of rascals under the fun,
with only forty-three half barrels of powder remain
ing, and not a single cartridge made up, except a ve
ry few which the men had in their pouches. However
the natives did not think proper to attack us."
June 2. A report is circulated, that a treaty of ami
ty and commerce is about to be negociated between the
court of Madrid and the Rates of America, according
to which, the latter are to bind themselves to fuppor t
the sovereignty of Spain over her American possessions,
in consideration of being allowed certain commercial
privileges in trading with the several European sea
ports belonging to the crown of Spain.
It is now in agitation for two packets to be employ
ed tonftantly from one of the western ports of Ireland
to America and the Weft-Indies, the expence to be
defrayed by the Irish eflallifhment
June 3. The lords of the admiralty have agreed upon
the following distribution of force in all parts of the
globe, as a peace eftabhfhment in the naval line:
In the Eatl-Indies.—An admiral's flag, with four
fllips of the line, three frigates, and two (loops ; the
principal rendezvous to be at Madrafs and Bombay,
alternately,
In the Weft-Indies.—At Port-Royal, Jamaica, an
admiral, with three ships of 74 guns, three of 64, one
of 50, five frigates, two (loops and cutters; the latter
for the purpose of carrying dispatches to and from the
several inlands, or home to England.
In the Leeward Islands.—One (hip of 62 guns, one
of 50, two of 44, two frigates, a (loop, and two ten
ders, under command of a rear admiral or commodore;
the chief rendezvous at Antigua, Barbadoes, or St.'
Kitt's, alternately
At Quebec.—A frigate of 28 guns, a (loop and a
cutter.
At Halifax, Nova-Scotia.—One (hip of 50 guns,
three frigates or (loops, a commodore to reside there as
governor and port commander.
At Gi raltar.—Two frigates and two sloops; no dib
tinguifhing pendant on this station.
In Africa—A commodore with a (hip of 44 guns,
a frigate and two (loops ; chief rendezvous at Senegal
river.
At home.—Besides the guard ships at Plymouth,
Portsmouth, Chatham, &c. there is to be a cblkaion
of frigates, (loops and cutters in the Downs and North
feas, to prevent smuggling ; and fix (hips of the line
are always to be kept in commission, which are to
cruize in the femmer (0 exercise the seamen.
It is said the parliament has so much business now
lying before them that it cannot be finifhed before the
middle of next month.
We expert every moment the agreeable news of
the signature of the preliminaries between Great Bri
tain and the republic. At leaf?, if that salutary work
is not yet concluded, we flatter ourselves it will very
Coon.
June 5. Advices are received from Paris, of so late
a date as Sunday morning, at which time it was (aid
the definitive treaties were in no greater forwardness
than when Lis grace the duke of Manchester firft ar
rived there.
According to letters from Amsterdam, a treaty is ne
gociating between the republics of America and Hol
land, for the amerciament of duties on certain goods
imported, which are the produce or manufa&ure of the
two countries.
The Dutch letters received yeflerday from Amster
dam mention, that the turbulence in the senate had
not yet subsided, nor had any final answer been sent on
the 27th ult. to Paris, though the French resident,
who manages affairs in the absence of the due de Viu
guyon, had frequently pressed a speedy determination,
as the definitive treaties are delayed signing at Paris on
that account solely; the port of Negapatnam is not
the only point in dispute; the free navigation to the
Eastern islands is flrongly objeded to.
Mr. Dana, an American, who has resided some time
in Russia, has been received at the court of Peterf
burgh in a public capacity, a§ gommiffuwoc from the
Copgrefs.
An object of considerable consequence so all Europe
which ought to be enquired into with the most minute
attention, is the undoubted declension of the Spanish
lilver mines in America ; they are worked now, inde
pendent of the late war, at double the expe'nce at
which they were carried on 12 years ago, and they pro
duce only two thirds of what they did then: this must
very rapidly affed the circulation and the value of the
precious metals all over Europe, and fhouid be well
underflood, that bankers and money-changers may not
make a property of the public.
BIRMING H A~M, June 2.
In February last, a grey-hound bitch, belonging to
Mr. Mynors of Kniperfly, near Uttoxeter, which has
lately had whelps, caught a young hare near his house
brought it home alive, and has nourished it with her
milk ever since. The hare is now grown of full size
become tame, and will eat bread.'
D U B L I'M.
June 7. Oh Sunday, the ingenious Mr. Spalding
accompanied by one of his young men, we u t dowra
twice in his diving-bell at the Kifh bank, where the
imperial Eafl-Indiaman was some time since wrecked
for the purpose of recovering some of her materials!
He did nothing more, however, than examine her situ
ation, &c. determining to go to work next morning.
Accordingly, Monday morning, about 6 o'clock, he
and his young man went down, and continued under
water about an hour, in which time two barrels of air
had been sent down for the supply of the bell, but a
good deal of time having elapsed, without any signal
from below, the people on deck, apprehensive that all
was not right, drew up the bell, and we are sorry to
acquaint our readers, that Mr. Spalding and his young
man were both discovered to be dead. We have not
heard what occasioned this unfortunate accident. The
coroner's inquest fat on the bodies, and brought ira
their verdid accidental death. °
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
JUNE 9, 1,83.
THE lord lieutenant having laid before this board
the reports which have been transmitted to his excel!
lenuy from all quarters, refpeding the quantities and
prices of grain, flour, meal, and potatoes now in thia
country, and it appearing therefrom, as well as from
the information which the board has this day received
from the lord mayor of Dublin, and other refpeßable
merchants conversant in the corn trade, that in all
parts of the kingdom the prices are so extremely high
that the industrious poor cannot long support their fa
milies by their labour; that in the northern parts there
is not a supply adequate to the consumption from
this time to the getting in of the ensuing harvest. and
that the most extreme distress is to be apprehended' un
less measures be speedily taken for the relief of the
people, by the importation of corn and grain from
foreign parts.
It is the opinion of this board, under these circum
fiances of evident necessity, that it will be expedient if
his excellency the lord lieutenant (hall be pleased, to
fignify to the commissioners of his majefly' srevenue
his desire that they do forthwi h give directions to the
several port colledors, to accept bonds from the im
porters of foreign corn or grain, ground or unground
for the payment of the additional duties imposed there
of, upon the faith of government; that it (hall be sub
mitted and earnefily recommended to the legislature of
this kingdom, at their next meeting, to remit and
cancel such bonds, provided, that this engagement
(hall not have effed with relation to any corn or grain
imported after the fifteenth day of September next.'
And this board, conceiving that something further
will be necessary for the obtaining a more speedy sup
ply of corn and grain into this kingdom, for the spee
dy relief of the poor. They humbly offer it as their
opinion, to his excellency the lord lieutenant, that he
represent it to his majefly, as the wish of this board
that he would be pleased to direct a sum of money fuf!
ficient for the purpose, to be applied to the paymen;
of a bounty or reward of five Shillings per barrel upon
the firft thirty thousand barrels of oats or barley, and
the sum of three (hillings and fix pence per barrel, on
the firft ten thousand barrels of wheat, that (hall ' be
imported into this kingdom, and fold in open and pub
lic market, before the fifteenth day of September next*
Jn. Ponfonby, Richard, Armagh,
J. Beresford, Lifford, C.
W. Burgh, R. Dublin,
J. H. Hutchinson, Leinfier,
John Fofler, Weftmeath,
Theo. Jones, Shannon,
J. Blaquiefe, Arran,
Barry Yelverton, Roden,
Luke Gardiner, H. Meath,
J. Pomeroy, Longford,
Jam. Cuffee, Mufkerry,
Wm. Windham, Edmd. Sex Pery.
According to advices from the Weft-Indies, the
Spaniards are budding at the Havanna, five ships of
the line, one of which is a firfl rate of too guns, to
be conftru^ed al! of cedar—(he will be called la Reina.
Commiflious are received in town to buy up draft
and saddle horses, from fifteen to sixteen hands and a
half high, for the use of the empress of Russia, which
are to be (hipped for Peterlburgh.
June io. From the present appearance of a most be
nign season, it is thought the produce of the kingdom
will be as luxuriant as the last year was remarkable
for a deplorable scarcity. And since potatoes have
been experienced, during a long and trying feene of
dißrels, to have probably saved the lower ranksof peo
ple frera a famine, it is hoped that farmers in general
wid sow, during this promiffing season, ample quanti
ties of them.
L I M ER I C K, June g.
We hear from Tralee, that last week 2 men in that
town agreed to drink whiskey, the soberest person to
pay theenttre club: they drank two quarts each, out
of half pint glasses, when they both expired. To the
great honor of the inhabitants,of the town, they caufe+
them to be buried in the high-way.