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TRIPOLI (in Syria,) Auguf 11.
WE have accounts from Baffora, that the 50,000
Persians, who are in that place, exercise the
utmolt cruelty under the command of Sader Kan, bro
ther io the Regent. They do not even spare the wo
men, whom they oblige to discover where their hus
bands or relations have hid their treasure; but the
French Charge d' Affairs, and all whom he protests,
are fate.
One of the English fa&ors, who thought himfelfill
ufed by Sader Kan, went to Skyras to alk fatisfa&ion
of Kerim Kan; but it is not yet known whether he has
obtained it or not.
Madrid, Nov. 6. The Court, after ordering the
Commissary of the Marine at Bilboa, to releale the
American privateer that had put in there, as related
some time ago, dire&ed him, if any of those privateers
Should arrive there in future, to oblige them to provide
themselves with what they want in 24 hours from the
time of their arrival, and then to put to lea again im
mediately.
Hamburgh, Nev. 10. We learn from Dantzick,
that his Prussian Majesty has bought the Lordship of
Langefur, within half a league of that city, for 80,900
crowns.
Madrid, Nov. 11. The King has appointed the
Chevalier Monino, (his prefect Minister at Rome) Se
cretary of State for foreign affairs in the room of the
Marquis of Grimaldi.
Letters from Cadiz import, that the troops were
embarking there, and that the fleet was expeded to
fail in a few days.
Paris, Nov. 25. According to our letters from
Brest, the squadron under the command of M. du
ChafKult, had been in the road since the 12th ' of this
month, and was to fail on the 29th. ,
The departure of the fix battalions which were to
have embarked for our islands in America, it is said,
will not now take place; but, at the fame time, we
are assured, that a new corps will be railed to reinforce
the troops in those Colonies.
Dublin, Dec. 2. Orders have been issued that all
the artillery should march to Cork. This seems to
indicate lomething like a government apprehenCbn,
that some foreign power intended to pay us a visit.
LONDO N, December 3.
HOUSE of COMMONS, December s.
The House deferred ways and means, and the supply,
to ttezzd of January.
Ordered in the bill to enable the Lords of the Admi
ralty to grant letters of marque and repribl againit the
Americans.
Received and read the titles of several accounts from
the African Company, which were ordered to lie on the
table.
Resolved, to consider on the zzd of January, hi a
Committee of the whole House, the allowing of Lumber
to be exported from the Baltic to the Welt-India Is
lands.
Extrafl of a letter from Barbados, October jg.
" It is laid, that the Grantham packet-boat founder
ed at Sea in a gale of wind, between St. Kitts, and St.
Croix. The report came from Grenada : I with it may
not be true. It is further said, that every foul on board
perilled.”.
A letter from Calais, dated Nov. 22, fays, "On the
19th ult. a l.rge brigantine, with a number of guns
mounted, and full of men, supposed to have been an
American vessel, foundered about 16 leagues from the
above place, and the crew were drowned."
Extract of a letter from Chatham, December 2.
" Friday last orders were received here for his Ma
jesty's fliip Victory of 100 guns, to be fitted up for a
flag ffiip, and it is now assured that Admiral Keppel
will hoist his flag on board her, as Commander in
Chief of the fleet of observation ; accordingly he is
daily expeded here."
Dec. 5. This morring the Mediator, Capt. Gall,
from Quebec, with wounded soldiers on board, arriv
ed at Deptford and landed the soldiers, who are to go
to Cheifea hospital.
Letters from the Cove of Cork, dated November 25,
mention, that on the 22d, 23d, and 24th, 36 trans
ports witn provisions, failed from Cork.
Dec. 6. On Wednesday press-warrants were sent
from the Admiralty Office, to all the corporation towns
in this kingdom, for the purpose of impressing teamen
into his Majesty's service.
Extras of a Letter from Corke, Nov, 23,
" Yesterday failed from this place seventeen victu
allers, and this day nineteen others, with provisions,
&c. for the use of the King's troops at New-York."
Dec. 7. It is rumoured that the House of Commons
intend giving up the privilege of franking, by which
means the Crown will receive a vast addition to its re
venue.
It is said that advices are received from the Grenades,
that three American privateers of force have been lately
taken by one of his Majesty's frigates, and a (loop of
war, off those islands, and carried into Antigua.
The Dublin Gazette, of Nov. 2b, contains a procla
mation by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, command
ing all Magistrates to assist the Captains and Officers of
Ls Majesty's ships in impressing feafaring men, for the
more fpeediiy manning his Majesty's fleet.
r A letter just received from Jamaica fays, “ all the
Fnghlh Ripwrights and carpenters, io the Spani/h fer
vce at the Havanriah, have been difeharged by express
orders of Court, and are arrived at Port Royal in two
schooners which Admiral Gaytan had fertt to the Ha
vaunah forthem. The formications at the Havannah are
much in the fame fituatiot they have been in these fix
years past, and they have to more than their usual num
ber of men of war in conmiffion there, which are in
good repair. When theabove schooners left the Ha
vannah, three American vcffels were lying in that port."
Extract of a letter from Portsmouth, Dec. 5.
“ This morning the following men of war failed again
from Spithead with all the outward-bourd (hips unuer
their convoy, viz. the Glasgow, Hornet, Fly and Bea
ver, for the Weft-Indies; the W orcefter, with the ships
bound to the Straits; and the Thames, with the out
ward bound, for New-York, and, as the wind conti
nues. easterly, it is expected they will get clear. Sailed
also this morning the , Capt. Roofe, for China,"
Oh Thursday last came on before Lord Mansfield, at
Westminster-Hall, a cause wherein a gentleman was
plaintiff, and an American Governor defendant. The
cause of action was for the gentleman's serving the Go
vernor as his Secretary, and for maltreatment. The
Jury found 4501. damages, and full costs.
Letters by yefterday'^ French mail brings advice, that
the naval hospital at Brest is entirely d ftroyed by fire ;
that the damage is very considerable, but might have
been still greater, had not the fire been luckily prevent
ed from reaching the rope-yard. Twenty galley slaves
perilled in the flames, and several of the salons made
their escape during the confufion.
Extra& of a letter from Partfmoutb, Dec. 6.
" The outward-bound fleets are this morning out of
fight, with.a fair wind ; which gives me hopes of their
pre ceeding, and that this will be the last account you
will hear of them till they arrive at their different por f s"
Dec. 11. Gen. Burgoyne arrived in town yesterday
about one o'clock, in a very bad state of health. We
learn from an officer in his fa'/e, that after the gallant
tars had destroyed all the rebel vessels on the Lakes,
Gen. Carleton had fortified and garrisoned Crown
Point in a very strong manner, and having crossed the
Lakes, cantoned the principal part of his army at St.
John's and Montreal. The froft bad set in so strong,
that all future operations ofthe royal army were una
voidably suspended fill next Spring.
As nothing of any con sequence can be done io Ca
nada during the winter, General Burgoyne is returned
home to attend his duty at the next meeting of Parlia
ment, by whom they will be informed ofthe true state
of his Majesty's forces there. Should not a reconcili
ation happen before Spring, the General will return,
and resume his station.
Net party, but family affairs, have brought General
Burgoyne to England; a death which happened some
few months since proves the truth of this assertion.
Yesterday Gen. Burgoyne attended the levee at St.
James's, and afterwards held a long conference with
the King
Yesterday there was a full Board of Admiralty,
when press-warrants were ordered to be continued for
a farther limited time.
A messenger from Lord Stormont arrived last night
at the office of the Secretary for the fouihern depart
ment, laid to be charged with dispatches of import
ance.
Two more German battalions, it is said, will be
taken into pay from the Prince of Brunswick, in or
der to strengthen the troops in Canada, and are to
embark early in the Spring.
Two lotteries are said to make part of the ways and
means towards railing the supplies for the eufuiog year.
Most of the Electoral States are agreed not to per
mit any foreign troops to march through their terri
tori es.
A large American privateer, of 14 guns and 100
men, just come from Philadelphia, that was cruizing off
St. Übe s, is taken by one of our frigates and carried
into St. Übe's.
Extract of a letter from Nantucket, October 1.
“ Yesterday Capt. Baird, commander of the For
tune, a Provincial (hip of war of 22 guns, brought in
here his Majesty's snow, the Nimrod, of 18 guns.
Ca'pt. Baird is Severely wounded, and his Lieutenant
killed. We f^w the adion, which was a long time
smart on both sides and seemed to us doubtful. The
commander (a Lieutenant of a man of war) of the
snow is wounded, and the Mate killed."
An anonymous letter has been sent to a distinguished
personage, which it is thought may lead to a dilcuvery
of the incendiaries who fired Portsmouth dock yard.
Messengers have been difparched to make enquiries into
certain matters mentioned in the letter. g
A letter from Plymouth fays, " The late disaster at
Portsmouth has put us upon our guard: no performs
whatever are in future to be admitted into our dock
yard without a proper person to attend them both at
coming in arid going out, by order of the commissioners."
It continues to be assured, that a pacific plan has
been approved of in Council, which it is thought may
be the means of a thorough reconciliation with the Co
lonies before the beginning of another campaign.
Letters from Lifoon, dated the 12th of November,
declare, that the Court had received certain advice
that the Spanish squadron equipping at Ferrol and Car
thagena, were deftiried to attack his Faithful Majesty's
territories, in order to fopport a body of 40,000 land
forces, who were to invade the kingdom of Portugal by
land.
Dec. 14. Yesterday the House of I,ords met, and,
preceded by the Lord Chancellor, went to Westmin
ster-Abbey, being the day appointed for a General
Fast, and heard a sermon, by the Rev. Dr. Hurd, Bi
shop of Lichfield and Coventry, from Psalm cxix. 59.
Ordered, That the thanks of the House be given to
the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, for his fernion,
and that he be desired to print the fame. Adjourned
to the 23d of January.
Dec, 19. This day the Right Honorable the Earl of
Sandwich, after waiting on his Majesty at the Levee
at St. James's, returned to the Admiralty, where feve
rai of rhe most eminent of the Weft India ,merchants
held a long conference with his Lordship, refpeding
the necessary precautions to be taken by the men of
war appointed by Government to convoy their out
ward bound ships in a few days to the Weft-Indies;
the result of which his Lordship returned with to St.
James's te rthe Council; and we are informed, that the
fliips appointed to convoy the outward bound merchant
men are to fail with letters of marque, and on that ac
count the time for failing will be delayed feme days
longer than expelled.
Extrad of a letter from Portsmouth, Dec 18.
“ This day arrived here the Fowey man of war,
from New-York. She has brought some dispatches
from Lord Howe, among which, we hear, are the let
ters sent by General Washington to the Congress at
Philadelphia, which were intercepted on the road, and
brought to Gen. Howe. The purport of them is the
present state of the army under bis command, and the
improbability of his attacking the King's forces with
any hopes of success, and allo his inability of keeping
his present hold much longer. He further fays in them,
that unless the Congress would furnifh him with eighty
more battalions against the opening of the next cam
paign, he should not be able to make head against the
King's troops. The nomination of the officers, he re
marks, mud be left to him, as those he has already un
der his command, were not fit to be trusted, both on
account of their want of fidelity and military fltill."
Dec. 21. A Spanish Officer has been apprehended in
Ireland, in the habit of an Irish Catholic Priest, and
ordered to be sent to London ; at which place he is now
coming on board a Royal sloop.
Yesterday the Earl of Dunmore, Governor of Vir
ginia, who lately arrived in town from New- York, was
at Court, and had the honour of a conference with his
Majesty.
This morning advice was received from the Downs
that 27 fail of transports were fate arrived there from
New-York, and remain in the Downs with about 40
others.
The reinforcements talked of for America are fix
more Brunswick battalions and four from Ireland.
Complaints are renewed by the British logwood cut
ters in the Bay of Honduras, of the oppression of the
Spanish Governors and their agents.
The following was received yesterday by a house in
the city from Paris, dated last Monday, Dec. 16, 1776.
—" Dr. Franklin is arrived here from America; aid it
was this day forbid to talk of American affairs in the
coffee-houles."
Dec. 24. Four men of war of the line, two frigates
and a Ihip of 40 guns, are to be Rationed off Madeira,
to affilt the Portugueze, in case the Spaniards should
attempt to invade that island.
Extract of a letter from Madeira, Nov. 29.
“ Yesterday failed from this port, for the Western
Inlands, an American privateer of 22 guns, nine pound
ers, and 170 men; the had been here several days taking
in wine for the crew, and some frefh provisions, is French
built, a very faft failing vessel, and was about 48 leagues
from hence, chafed by two Engufh men of war, but
out failed them both.
According to the accounts of passengers from New-
York, the greatest plenty reigns there that ever was
known, a good turkey is fold for 2s. sterling, fowls from
qd. to is. and meat 2d 1-2 per pound on the average,
but beef is dearest. This plenty they had every prof
ped of continuing notwithstanding the arrival of n,ore
troops.
It was reported, that some advices were this morning
received by the way of Ireland, of some further success
obtained by General Howe over the Rebels, but no
particulars have transpired.
PHILADELPHIA, fyh.
By an express from the eastward we are informed,
that a vessel is just arrived from France with 12,000
stands of arms, besides a large quantity of powder and
cloaths.— The last accounts from Paris by this vessel
are in February. We are assured that by this time
France and Spain have each a fleet at sea of thirty (hips
of the line. That the peace of Europe was suspended
on the very web of a spider, which the most trifling in
cident must break; and the storm was gathering round
the head of our enemy as faft as the most zealous friend
of America could wish.
A gentleman of the firft rank in this city has receiv
ed a letter from his correfpoodent in France, who is
one of the most eminent merchants in that kingdom,
informing him that the commetcial interest in that
country were so much in favour of the gallant Englilh
Americans, that, under the fandion of government,
they had began, and hoped soon to establish, a bapk in
favour of Continental Currency, and did not doubt
but all the powers in Europe would immediately re
ceive it, except the English, whose distressed finances,
it was cxpe&ed, would soon oblige them to acknow
ledge the Americans to be Free and Independent Stares.
The Randolph frigate, Captain Biddle, having sprung
a maR at fa, is put into South-Carolina to relit.