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Turks which is near Rutzig.
Pruffa, July 22. According to our last letters
from Dantzic every thing there is very quit, but
it is supposed that it will soon be followed by a
terrible reverse. The inhabitants fay they will
defend themselves to the last, but it is much fear
ed when the Prussians come against them in ear
ned, they must soon submit.
Ofend, /lug. 4. The markets have been regu
larly Supplied with wheat, at a moderate price, since
the order of the 21st of July, which has kept the
people quiet ; but at Newport, about three leagues
from hence, a disturbance happened last Saturday
by the people's pillaging a waggon laden with
wheat; and yesterday the fame mob threatened
to set fire to a vessel loading of wheat in the har
bour, unless the corn was re-landed, which was
immediately complied with.
prepared, that after a Smart engagement, he oblig
ed the Spaniards to retreat with considerable lot's.
The Portugueze ministry, it is added, are now
convinced that the great preparations that have
lately been carrying on in Spain, are intended
against Portugal, in coafequence of which their
troops have received orders to march to the fron
tiers of Spain, to prevent any furprize.
Auguf 2. Yeßerday some dispatches arrived at
Lord Rochford's office, from the Governor ofNo
va Scotia, brought by his Majefly's Ship Captain,
Admiral Montague, just arrived at Spithead, from
that province.
Extract of a letter from the Hague, July 29.
" They write from Warsaw, that they arc at
a left to^know where the claims ofthethree allied
powers will end, the AufLians having extended
their limits on the fide of Moldavia much farther
than they pretended to have any right to, and the
Prussians have lately extended their line as far as
the town of Sochazew, within eight milesofWar
faw. The Dantzickers are determined to facri
fee their blood in defence of their liberties, but
it is feared they cannot resist to any purpose.
" The last letters from Paris advise, that the
Count de Vergennes, formerly Ambassador from
France to Constantinople, but last at the court of
Sweden, arrived from thence a few days ago, and
Hugif 3- When Louis the fourteenth perse
cuted his Protestant fobje&s, they fled for fafety
and protection to Holland and Germany, but more
particularly to England, a country which received
them with open arms, and it is to the bigotry of
that Prince we to this day owe many flourifhing
manufactures. But at this present time, when
the Protestants are rigorously pursued by the bi
gotry of the Archbishop of Paris, where can these
unhappy people emigrate? not to England, where
laws are enabled in favour of French Papists, by
which too English fubjefts are deprived of a trial
by jury, and the benefit of the habeas corpus ad!
Extral? of a letter from Seville, July I.
" The following ships of war have just arrived
here from Cadiz: The St. Domingo and St. lago
of 70 guns each, with two frigates and eight fail
of transports. This fleet is to be augmented here
by the Efcuriala of 80 guns, and the Angelos of
60, and is then to take on board 8000 troops,
which are daily expelled to arrive here. This
armament is well known to be intended for the
Weft-Indies, but on what expedition cannot be
known, as the officers are commanded to keep
their orders an inviolable secret. The utmost di
ligence is used in fitting out the two ihips here,
and the whole fleet will fail as soon as the troops
are embarked."
We hear from Dantzic, that his Prussian Ma
jesty has laid a new tax on all the corn-mills in
that country, which has caused much disturbance.
A^^ 4- On Monday evening a commission
palled the seal, which was supposed to contain
some particular inftrudicns to Lord Stormont, as
the fame was Tuesday morning dispatched to
France by a special meiTenger.
attack, which was on a plain. The Turks re
turned four times to the charge, and would cer
tainly have cot in pieces a whole regiment of in
fantry, if two fqnadrons of huifars had not oppor
tunely come to their aifflance, and attacked the
Turks in flank. As it was, great numbers of Ruf
fians were killed. Since this affair the light tro >ps
of Prince Kameniki, have extended themselves
towards Schumna and Warna. The communi
cation between Siliftria and Warna is already cut
off.
The >2d of June Field Marlbal Romanzow
sassed the Danube at Gurobala. The 26th he ad
vanced within four leagues of Siliftria, where he
fixed his head-quarters. According to appearan
ces, his intention seems to be to make another at
tack on that place, as all neceflary dilpofitions for
that purpose are carrying on upon the inland which
is opposite that fortrefs, and to which General
Lloyd, an Englishman, has received orders to re
pair with four regiments, whilst General Soiti
kowis to observe the motions of that body of
£x'raft if a letter from Paris, July 26, 1774.
" Our court is said to be divided into two par
ties ; one of them that favour the recalling of the
old Parliament, headed by the (Queen and some
Lords, is named the Queen's party : The other,
being ag^nft the measure, is Madam Adelaide,
supported by the Clergy. The funeral service for
the late King, which is to be performed the 28th
instant, and at which the Princes and Parliament
are to be present, will probably determine this
matter.
account, that the Spaniards had marched a consi
derable army from Buenos Ayres, into the Portu
gueze territories of the Brazils; but that the
commander of the Portugueze troops was so well
Vienna, %b J 6° *' e " e sabred that the
Turks never before (hewed so much turepidity as
in the action between them and the Ruffians, on
the 20th of last month. It con tinue?! for four
hours in the midst of a wood, except the last
TheJeelsof a new 90 gun Ship, and another of
&o, are ordered to be laid on two of the vacant
Slips at Plymouth.
ExtraH of a letter from the Hague, fuly 25.
A courier just arrived from Lisbon brings an
LONDO N, August r.
It is positively asserted that Lord G. Germaine
will soon visit the continent in a public character.
We are happy to inform the public, that the
young Lord Granby promises to be to this king
dom what every lover of his country could wi(h.
To a great and brilliant genius (of which his Lord
ship hath already given frequent proofs) is added
great application, judgment, integrity of manners,
and patriot virtue. His Lorddiip has offered him
felf for the city of Cambridge; and by his noble
manners hath so ingratiated himfelfinto the favour
of his constituents, that no voice or hand disap
proved his election, nor will he be put to ten
pounds expence by being their noble choice. Let
Cambridge now stand a pattern to other incorpora
ted towns, to fele& men to represent them, not for
the paltry title of Lord only, but for those virtues
which alone can save this country.
Two men of war are ordered to Gil immediately
to Newfoundland, in order to reinforce the squa
dron under the command of Commodore Should
ham; the French having lately made some en
croachments on the fifhery there.
Vrilliere to go to Mr. de Boynes, and require his
difmiflion fiom the post of Secretary of State for
the marine department, which he at once complied
with; this important post was immediately con
ferred upon Mr. Turgot, intendant of Limoges,
a gentleman of great political knowledge.
" She treasure belonging to the late King, said
to have been found in bills of different banks, and
other Securities, is now said to amount to upwards
of 400,000,000 livres, which exceeds the annual
revenue of France. This Sum, enormous as it
seems, is by some people looked upon as possible
to have been accumulated by the late monarch,
who was latterly grown so avaricious, that he
would rather Sign a pension for 10,000 livres, than
give 500 livres out of his strong box."
Extract of a letter from Berlin.
" The King of Prussia is making some augmen
tation to his troops. The fame letter mentions
that General Conway and Capt. Scott arrived at
Potsdam the 15th of July, and that the General
had been honoured with several long conferences
with his Majesty. They add further, the King
is to have a review of forty squadrons and thirty
battalions the 20th of August, near Breflaw.
^W^ ,• The town was perhaps never so empty
as at present, partly owing to afudden liking most
of our great men have taken to the country, vifting
their tenants, living hospitably, &c. See. It is very
remarkable, that this cacoetbes ruris comes on them
only once evzryfeven years, and is then as quickly
removed by a dose of pulvis auri thesauri.
We are informed, by good authority, that the
King of Prullia has Sent a declaration to every
Court of Europe, setting forth, that the Polish
Republic have commenced a war with him, and
executed hoftilitits against his troops at Compiela.
He represents the affair (as published in the Ga
zette of Brandenburgh) as follows:—On the 29th
of June the Prussian troops got intelligence, that
the Polish regimentary Krafewfky, with two bat
talions of troops, occupies the city of Compiela,
which is within the territory of the Prussian
possession agreeable to the late treaty. A mes
senger was sent to the Polish regimentary to eva
cuate the place, which he refufed. In the evening
the Polish troops headed by the regimentary, went
to forage still further into the Prussian pofTeflions,
where a detachment of General Lafow's Bofniak
regiment were lodged. At the approach of the
Poles, the Prussians stretched out only their lances
in order to prevent the Poles from entering into
the Prussian dominion; but as soon as this was
done, the Poles began to fire furioufly, killed and
wounded many of the Prussians before the latter
were able to defend themselves; but after sustain
ing a considerable loss by the attack of that un
expeded enemy, they put themselves in a formi
dable posture, and resisted the enemy as becoming
Prussian soldiers, defeated the enemy, gained the
field, and of course took possession of Compiela, a
city which belongs to Prussia, according to both
the letter and spirit of the late treaty.
The Empress of Russia has lately taken into her
pay 14,000 of the elector ofßavaria's troops (with
whom die has concluded a subsidy treaty) who are
all gone to join the army on the banks of the Da
nube.
Yesterday arrived in the river the Socia, Capt.
Roberts, a miffing ship from Rhode Island. She
has been fourteen months on her voyage.
Yesterday morning Lord North came to town
from his feat at Bushy-park, and after the break
ing up of the court, had a long conference with
his Majesty.
Extra!? of a letter from Turin, July ig.
" The cession which the court of France has
made to his Sardinian Majesty, of the island of
Corsica, has occafloned a variety of {peculations
here; but the most general opinion is that the ces
sion will be of the highest benefit to Sardinia."
A Gentleman is now on his way home from
the Eaftindies, who is said to be pofie/fed of more
than any one Nabob before arrived, by the small
sum of 400,000!.
H u g u f 8. Those persons who are weak enough
to blame the Americans for their just, natural,
and Ipirited defence of their antient rights and
privileges, would, no doubt, have condemned
our ancestors for their manly opposition to the
various arbitrary and wicked designs of the Stu
arts ; and which opposition brought about not
only the abdication of that wretched run-away,
James 11. but also the glorious Revolution.
Extra!? of a letter from Berlin, July 26.
" General Conway attended his Prussian Ma
jesty from Potzdam to this city, and during the
General's flay he was very frequently in conver
sation with the King. The fubjedt of the Gena
took poffchion of the new poll the Ring allotted
him, of Minister and Secretary of State for fo
reign affairs. He was received by the King and
the Royal family, with the highed marks of dif
tin&ion.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland
will soon let out for the German Spa, to which he
will be accompanied by her Royal Highness the
Dutchefs.
" The King commissioned the Duke de la
Extraft of a letter from the Hague, Aug. 2.
" The Ptincefs Royal frigate of war, of 36
guns, is now at anchor in the Lexel, waiting for
a fair wind to carry the present designed by the
States-General for the Emperor of Morocco.
Capt. Tavenis, who commands this fliip, received
orders to go on board yesterday. He is to put in
to Gibraltar to consult with Mr. Roflignol, the
Dutch Consul in Barbary, concerning the manner
of making these presents, which, it is allured, will
not be presented till after the Emperor has signed
the new treaty, and likewise a fafe conduct and
protection for our Consul against any insults of
his fubjeds. The Archduke Maximilian, of Aus
tria, is expected at the Hague very soon. General
Keppel set out this morning for Brussels, in his
way to Spa."
By a private letter from Gibraltar we are in
formed, that the following ships of war are lying
at single anchor at Cadiz : The Neptune of 68
guns; the Triumphante, 66 ; the Campion, 66;
the Principe, 64; the Efpana, 60; the Gabilan,
34; the Cafador, 50 ; and the Majorquin, 26;
the former of which has got a Commodore's broad
pendant on board. It is added they have fix
months provision on board, and are completely
manned. Their destination is not even known to
the Commodore, who only waits for failing or
ders, which he is in hourly expectation of.
Orders are given for Commodore Shuldham's
fleet on the Newfoundland station. to be reinforc
ed with three men of war, which are now fitting
oat in different dock-yards for that purpose.
It is said that orders were dispatched on Thurs
day last to Dublin, for some troops on the Irish
establishment to embark immediately for Ameri
ca, the transports being already engaged, and di
refted to be victualled at Cork for that purpose.
A large quantity of mooring chains, ground
swivels, and other furniture proper for securing his
Majesty's fllips of war in harbours and roads, are
ordered to be whipped off for North America.
Very large sums have been remitted here lately
from Geneva, in Switzerland, to be invested in
our funds.
We hear a mediation is set on foot between the
Courts of Peterfburgh and Constantinople, and
that James Bruce, Esq; is appointed his Majesty's
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
at the desire of the Empress of Russia, at the
approaching Congress.
Augufl 9. We hear that the treaty between the
electorate of Hanover and the court of Berlin, for
the exchange of some territories, is not the only
thing in agitation; but that a treaty between the
courts of London and Berlin, in which some nor
thern powers are concerned, is in forwardnefs.
Letters from Zell by the last mail, give an ac
count that the Queen of Denmark is in a bad Rate
of health, that (he has requeued the happiness of
feeing her children, and that application has been
made to the Court of Denmark for that purpose,
but her request is absolutely denied, and a decla
ration was made by the King, that so long as he
lived, (he (hoald not fee them.
“ I imagine that by this time you are made in a
good degree acquainted with the general commo
tion that has been lately caused by the mistaken
report that the army was come out of Boston,
murdering the people in the country, and taking
from them their ammunition—the movements in
Connecticut have been great, still greater in this
province—thousands of men have mustered, arm'd
and travelled, some on horseback, some on foot,
twenty, thirty, and forty miles—l apprehend that
such mistakes and the alarms occasioned by them
will be likely by and by to harden the people so
that there will be great danger of their not moving
at all, or not in season, when there (hall be real
necessity of it It appears to me, Sir, therefore
absolutely necessary that there should be a num
ber of vigilant, jpdicious, trusty, and faithful men
appointed in Boston, another set of like men in
Roxbury, another in Charleftown, and perhaps
in other places, whose names (hall be published to
the country, whose particular duty and business it
(hall be to determine where the aid and assistance
of the country (hall be called for, and that the call
and demand be always in writing, under the hands
of such committee or some of them, and that they
fignify for what time the people should come pre
pared to stay, if the occasion will permit so much
writing : Something of this fort I humbly con
ceive, may be proper for the present grotindlefs
alarms, and that the people below, in case of em
ergencies, may have timely and necedary relief.
But it seems to me most clear, that there is imme
diate necessity of a Provincial Congress or Conven
tion, t'o fettle more matters than I can now enu
merate, as the above. I am, &c.
ral's commission to his Majesty is reported to be
the treaties which are now nearly concluded be
tween Prussia and Hanover, about exchanging
some lands, and fettling the demand of arrears
which the former has upon the latter. The Ge
neral having concluded his bufirtefs here, has tak
en leave of his Majesty, and has set off for the
court of Vienna."
" I have the pleasure to find every day friends
to America; and great apprehensions that the fa
tal stroke intended against the Colonies, will turn
out a deftru&ion to the contrivers of it; a feene of
a dreadful disappointment to some men, provided
America a&s unanimously.
" All possible means have been used to deceive
the people here; who have been mad® confidently
to believe that America would submit: But now
some are alarmed.
BOSTON, September 29.
The following letter, dated Sept. 12, from one of the
bes characters in a diflant part of the province, to
his friend in Boston, merits the attention of the
public.
Dear Sir,
" The contempt and abhorrence in which Ad
drefors, Protefors, and Sworn Councilors are held
here, is ineffable."
Extraft of a letter from Philadelphia, dated Sep-
Extracts of some letters received by the last veffeb from
tember 11.
London.
" j he wife and gtod among ns fir, tl.it the
present parliament have begun the deflrHCtion of
Great-Bntain; these think with sorrow on the Bos
ton Port Bill, and pity the people; they look up
on it as necessary that all the Colonies should en
gage in the opposition to such measures.
" If the Colonies join with a manly courage, all
will end to the honor and advantage of America.
I have heard many men of wisdom and goodness
lay, that Should the people of America give up,
they will not only be ruined themselves, but ruin
us Nothing will save England but the Ame
ricans behaving with resolution, and breaking off
all commercial intercourse with Great Britain.
" All England is waiting to fee the result of
the Congrefs.—[ tremble at the uproar their de
terminations will make here,—the people are made
to believe that the Americans Shall help to ease
them of their burdens; hence they are more quiet
under their troubles.
" Soldiers are scattered all over England, and
am army as large as in time of war Discontent
prevails through the nation.—Public expences
dreadful.—Luxury prevailing.—The Church is
quite deserted.—The fins of the nation are like
those of Sodom, and religion defpifed.— Awful
times !
" Elates taken into high rents—Many poor inlift
in the army to get bread—others wander from coun
ty to county — bread scarce! —Many live by begging,
others rob, and every month numbers hanged.—
The ruin of this country seems as though it would
common soon—May the Almighty keep you from
our fins, and from our plagues ! # Your salvation
and ours depend on your firmnefs.—Break off all
trade with us, then interest will convince your ene
mies of their folly.
" I have the opportunity to know that the more
resolutely and prudently you all behave, the less
violent will be your oppreflions."
Extract of a letter from a gentleman f difinftion in
Philadelphia, to his friend in this town.
" I cannot but congratulate you on the appear
ance of a spirit so decisive and vigorous in this au
gust body, at so critical a juncture, and I hope it
will have a happy effed with you. This continent
is now completely represented from New Hamp
shire to Georgia, and as far as weare able to judge
from the account of what passes within doors and
private conversation without, a more glorious as
sembly of patriots have never met since the days of
the firft Charles; if there has been any lukewarm
ness, it is swallowed up and loft in the public vir
tue — which surrounds it. We have the utmost
reason to think there will be no ftrife or emulation,
but who shall do most for his country."
At a meeting of tbe freeholders and other inhabitants
of the town of Dorchefler, &c. September 26th,
r 77-
WHEREAS a number of carpenters have
gone from this town, to build barracks for the sol
diers at Boston. Voted, that they be desired to
desist therefrom, and that if they refu fe to desist,
they will incur the displeasure of the town.
A copy of the vote pafTed the day abovefaid.
Attest. Noah Clap, Town Clerk.
Last Friday the town made choice of Dr. Jo
seph Warren, Dr. Benjamin Church, and Mr.
Nathaniel Appleton, to serve as Delegates in the
provincial Congress, to be held at Concord; on the
second Tuesday of O&ober next, in addition to
the four Reprefontatives of this town —and the
following inftrudions for our Rep:efentatives were
voted, viz.
Gentlemen,
A S we have chosen you to represent tis in the
Great and General Court to be hoden at Salem,
on Wednesday the sth day of O^obe-nextenfuing.
We do hereby inftrud you, that in all your doings
as members of the house of Reprefertatives, you
adhere firmly to the charter ofthis prorince granted
by their Majesties, King William and Queen
Mary, and that you do no ad which can possibly be
construed into an acknowledgment of the validity
of the aft of the Britith Parliament for altering the
government of the Maflachufetts-Bay; more es
pecially that you acknowledge the Honourable
Board of Counfellors elected by the General
Court, at their sessions in May last, as the only
rightful and constitutional council of this province.
And we have reason to believe that a conscientious
discharge of your duty will produce your dissolu
tion as an house of Representatives. We do
hereby impower and inftrud you to join with the
members who may be sent from this and the other
towns in the province, and to meet with them at a
time to be agreed on in a general provincial
Congress, to ad upon such matters as may come
before you in such a manner as (hall appear to
you most conducive to the true interest of this town
and province, and most likely to preserve the liber
ties of all America.
WHEREAS on the firft day of September
instant I thought fit to issue Writs, for cal
ling a great and general Court, or Assembly, ro be
convened and held, at Salem in the county of Es
sex, on the fifth day of O&ober next; and whereas
from the many tumults and disorders which have
since taken place, the extraordinary resolves which
have been paded in many of the counties, the in
ftrudions given by the town of Boston, and some
other towns, to their Representatives, and the
present disordered and unhappy stare of the pro
vince, it appears to me highly inexpedient that a
great and general Court should be convene?, at
the time aforefaid; but that a Sefton, at some
more distant day, will belt tend to promote his Mu
jetty's service and the good of the province.
[HAVE therefore thought fit to decDre my
J L intention, not to meGt the said General C^urt
at Salem, on the said fifth day of October next.
And I do hereby ex' ofe and discharge all such per
sons as have been, or may be elected and deputed
Representatives to serve at the fame, from giving
their attendance; any thing in the aforelaid writs
contained to the contrary notwithstanding; where
of all concerned are to take notice and govern
themselves accordingly.
A PROCLA M AT I 0 N.
Province of Massachusetts-Pay.
By the G OVERNOR.