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B ASTI /, A^af 10.
^“'%,'T FT E Count of Narbonne is set out
,/ T ^ from hence f>r Niolo, where the in
^ 1 ^ habitants in the country have refused
V to pay the several imp^fts, and taken
np arms anew against France. 3ome
prisoners are arired here on waggons covered with
hay, said to be of the number of those who have
revolted, and accordingly they have been put in
prison.
Peterfurgh, Aug. 12. The rebel Pugatfchew
having found means to march without the know
ledge of the Imperial troops, arrived suddenly be
fore Cafan, so that Mess. Brand and Potemkin,
the one Governor and the other Commandant of
that city, bad only time to retire into the citidal
with the garrison, where they defended themfelvts
for eight days, and were upon the point of sur
rendering, when Col. Miclielfon having advice
of their situation, assembled all.the troops he
could, and arrived by forced marches just time
enough to relieve the garrison, who feeing them
coming made a sally upon the rebels, whilst the
Colonel attacked them on the other fide : this
obliged them to abandon the town of Cafan,
which they (the rebels) had burnt down, toge
ther with the suburbs. Pugatfchew fled with his
adherents towards Nifchneivogrod, having loft the
best of his troops.
Naples, Aug. 16. Prince Alliano Clonna is ap
pointed Viceroy of Sicily, and the King has given
him the ensigns of the Order of St. Januaries.
This Nobleman will set out for Palermo the loth
of next month.
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don; /hi, Gract, Lapt. Chambers, /row
Brifle! ; fanv New Diana, Ca't. Riogley,
from Liverpool; and th Harriot LaeLt, Cgt.
Lee, from Falmouth, all arrived at Ptem-1 ork,
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POSTSCRIPT to the Pe^fyk^tia Packet. No. 159,
LONDO N, Atgufi 27.
By accounts from Con ftantinople we find
that great fluctuations have lately happened in
the ministry of that mighty empire; that amongst
the rest, the two principal favourites, who used
to carry all before them, have felt the Grand Sig
nior's displeasure, and have been disgraced. By
this it seems as if this Prince is resolved to fee
inftice done, and will not exert his favour or af
fection to any one who attempts to prevent it.
Extrafl of a letter from Paris, Aug. 22.
“ Mons. Pelegrin, Intendant-General of the
Marine, has received sudden orders to employ as
many hands as possible, and to build in the diffe
rent docks 32 new veffeis of war,—Orders were
also given for 12 ffiips of war of different sizes to
be built in Sweden on our account, and 8 at Ge
noa, being together 52 new vessels of war. Fif
teen hundred carpenters have likewise been sent to
the isle of Corfica,in order to cut down the woods
there, and to attempt to repair the harbours and
to build new fhips.—lt is also whispered here,
that a certain Ambassador of Great-Britain re
ceived infttuftions from his Court to enquire into
Some flames have been seen issuing out of
Mount Vesuvius lately, which seems to forebode
an approaching eruption.
Elfaeur, August 16. It is assured, that five
Ruffian ships of' war advanced yesterday quite up
to Copenhagen.
Stockholm, August 19. The corn harvest has
been very plentiful in most of the provinces of
Sweden: In Scania rye fells from to to 20 cop
per dollars a ton; in most other parts the price is
tinder 24 dollars. The King of Sweden has per
mitted a free exportation of grain.
Hamburgh, Auguf 22. It is assured that there
will be an interview between the Emperor and
the King of Prussia, at Neifs in Silesia. It is con
firmed that France has resolved to cede the island
of Corsica to the King of Sardinia, but on what
conditions is not known.
Berlin, duguf 27. The King has sent several
Hussar officers into Moldavia and Wallachia, to
buy 6000 or 7000 Turkish and other horses for
their troops.
Paris, Aug. 29, The King having granted to
Mr. Turgot, Comptroller General, the title and
rank of Minister of State, he fat in council last
Thurday for the firft time. His Majesty has
taken off the Lettres de'Cachet issued against the
members of the eld Parliament of Paris, and, it is
assured, they will soon return to this city. It is
reported that the Parliament of Brittany will be
the firft re-inflated, and that Mr. de la Chalotais
will be restored to his office of Attorney-General.
It is proposed tliatthe Chamber of Vacations shall
be tranfa^ed by a Commission from the council,
and that the present Parliament (hall be dismissed
about St. Marrin. Some ofthe members having
been insulted by the populace, guards are posted
to prevent any more disturbances of the fame kind.
Mr.Turg ot, Comptroller-General,has a scheme
on foot for suppressing all the Intendants and Re
ceivers General of the Finances, which now lies
before the Parliament forits approbation.
It is laid that the King will hold?, bed of jus
tice the 7th of next month, and that the princi
pal object of it is to teftify to the members of the
present Parliament his Najefty's fatisfaction on
account of their fubrndhon and zeal, and to place
them in the Grand Council and in the Court of
Aids which are going to be restored.
Hamburgh, Sept. 1. The last letters from Pe
terfburgh mention, that notwithstanding the ad
vantages gained by Col. Michelson, Pugatfchew
continues to ravage the provinces in the neigh
bourhood of Cafan, which has occasioned the go
vernment to fend more regiments there. The
command in chief of all the forces there is given
to General Count Panin, brother to the Field
Marshal.
Extract of a letterfrom Paris, Aug. 25.
“ It is reported here, that Spain has declared
war against Portugal, and has demanded 30,000
men from France, as is stipulated in the Family
Compa&; but how far this report is to be credited,
we do not pretend to fay, though all the letters
received here by the Spanish mail mention it as a
fad. If so, it is for no other end than to draw
the pacific court of London into a war, it being
impossible that England should remain neuter in
a dispute between Spain and Portugal.
" We are informed that our court has agreed
to assist the city of Daotzick against the King of
Prussia, to enable the Dantzickers to maintain their
liberty, and to defeat the projected usurpation of
that monarch."
August 29. Another American bill we hear is
in great forwardnefs with the Premier, and will
be presented the firft week of the Parliament's
meeting, in which there are less lenitives than in
either of the former.
the sudden augmentation of our fleet; and that
the Am baffador received for answer, that it was
resolved in the King's council to keep 80 men of
war and 30 frigates in the different ports at home,
and 20 men of war with 30 frigates cruizing in the
different seas, and that our court shall always
keep 160 vessels of war even in the time of peace.
This affair, together with our common connexion
with the court of Spain, augurs a war to our po
liticians; and it is very strongly reported, that
new disputes concerning the continent of Ameri
ca, are upon the point of breaking out between
our court and that of Great-Britain."
August 30. This morning upwards of 700
letters from Philadelphia and different parts of
America were delivered at the Poft-office.
Aug. 31. A treaty is said to be at this time ne
gociating between the Portuguese and the Dutch
for allowing the latter a separate trade to the Bra
zils; in lieu of which the Portuguese are to be al
lowed to engross all the Dutch spice trade in the
East-Indies, contrary to the treaties subsisting be
tween Great-Britain and the States General.
“ The enthusiasm of this nation for its new
monarch had abated since the disgrace of the Duc
d'Orleans, and the Chancellor being continued in
favour; but this day the fame ardor was renewed,
the latter is at length exiled, and the Duc de
Choifeul recalled in the following terms :
“ Monsieur le Duc de Choifeul,
" His Majesty since his aeceffion to the throne,
has made it his duty to second the views of the
public for the good of his fubje&s; he hath pro
posed you to preside at his council, all the fuffra
ges being in your favour, he hath ordered me to
invite you to come and take possession without de
lay of this most distinguished mark of his confi
dence. I am, Mons. le Duc de Choifeul, your
affectionate servant,
Count de Vergennes."
Council mrw fitting at Com,eigne, Augufl 20.
A letter from Stockholm, dated Aug. 5, fays,
" in the province of Nordland a new religious
fed has lately been difeovered ; it confits of above
200 persons, who perform divine service in the
woods, where they appear naked; and, after
forae ridiculous ceremonies, light large fires, and
pass thro' the flames naked; by which, they fay,
they are purified from their fins, and bind the De
vil from doing milchief. The leaders were com
mitted, and are to be examined."
In the reign of King William our peace esta
blishment confided of 7000 land forces, and their
pay amounted to 350,0001. per annum. In that
of his present Majesty it consists of neatly 33,000,
and the expence amounts to 1,600,000!. can it be
said we are as easy and fafe now as we were then?
No less than (even memorials and petitions in
behalf of the city of Dantzick have been delivered
to the heads of adminiltration ; nay some into the
hands of a Great Personage himfelf, but not a
single answer has been obtained.
Sept. I. Letters from Capt. Blafhtoff, to his
owners at Hamburgh, inform them, that the Al
gerines had carried his ship through the Gut, and
were arrived at Algiers, where they had fold his
cargo, and sent the crew into slavery.
Sept. 2. It is a very serious and melancholy
truth, that a great number ofthe British merchant
ships must be out of employ very soon from the
agreement of the colonies to a nun-importation
and exportation ; and the many English ships that
have been lately employed in the Streights and
Levant must return homy, now the peace takes
place^etween the Ruffians and the Turks; and if
a liberty is granted to Russia to trade in the ports
of Turkey, it must greatly add to the distress, and
the iofs ofmerchants, tradesmen, and manufactur
ers throughout Great-Britain. It is certainly of
the bigheft consequence for government to cohfi
der of the event, before the cries and complaints
of thousands provetoo powerful to be rejected.
ExtraCt of a letter from Compeigne, Aug. 25.
" The following is the new state of the milita
ry of France, as agreed on in the council of the
King yesterday:
“ From the firftof January last, there were in
France, including infantry, cavalry, and the whole
of the Luig's houfliold troops, 80,000 men. By
the state of the review of the firft day of July last,
it appeared that there were 62,000 defective men.
“ The new Minister of War has just proposed
an augmentation proportioned to that which is go
ing to be made in the marine, viz. one company
of chaffeurs to each batallion ; and an augmenta
tion of 25 men to each company; in all 48,800
men.
“ The 60,000 men of the old militia are to be
assembled in order to be employed in this aug
mentation; and 60,000 men ofthe new militia are
to be railed to replace the old.
“ Six thousand invalids will also be employed to
guard the inferior parts of the kingdom.
Extras of a letter from Com, eigne, Augufl 21.
''lt is not to be defcribcd the universal joy
which prevailed thro' this mouldering city when
the news was brought that his Britannic Majesty
had tolerated and countenanced the worship of the
holy Roman religion in Capada; prayers were im
mediately offered in the churches for his Majesty,
and a universal sass and thanksgiving ordered thro'
the Papal dominions.
“ The Chevalier seems to derive some hopes
from the difeontent which this new dodrine may
create ; nor will he refufe to take the oath of al
legiance and supremacy to gain a kingdom he io
highly longs to govern."
ExtraCt of a letter from I'eterfurgh, Augufi 7.
" Her Imperial Majesty has ordered that eight
days shall be spent in public feafts, on the joyful
account of a peace so glorious to Russia; the has
likewise ordered, that all the prisoners (those for
high treason excepted) shall be released: Orders
were also sent to Siberia to release all those who
have been imprisoned there since the year 1746:
A courier was also dispatched for Warlaw, who,
as we are informed, carried very ioterefting and
agreeable news for that country; and we hear that
fire has spoken very much in favour ot Dantzick,
since the news of the peace arrived at Court."
Extraft of a letter from Lifan, August 15.
" Our Ministry seem greatly embarraiTed, on
account of the late motions of the Spaniards by
sea and land, which fufficiently teftify their inten
tions to break with Portugal in a very short time;
nay, the AmbafTador from Madrid to this court
departed last week in a hasty manner, without
having any audience of leave, or giving any notice
of his intention, which may be deemed an open
avowal of the Spanifli designs. The reason of
this misunderstanding is affirmed to be, some un
just attacks the Spaniards bad made on one of the
Portuguese settlements in the Brafils, which the
latter refitted, and complaint being made by the
court of Spain to that of Lisbon, the latter defend
ed what the fuEjedts had done in South-America.''
Yesterday Sir Egerton Leigh, President of the
Council of his Majesty's province of South Caro
lina, waited, on his Majesty for the firft time since
his arrival from the said place, and had the honor
of a long conference with the King.
Very great opposition is making to the treaty
now negociating between our court and that of
Portugal, which has prevented its being brought
to a conclusion.
Orders are given for a general muster and re
turn to be made ofthe militia forces in every coun
ty throughout the kingdom, and for all the va
cancies therein to be filled up.
Sept. 3. We learn by ships in 12 days from Pe
terfburgh, that the kingdom is in a most sanguine
and convulsed state. The people declare the sup
posed Emperor, the Empress's late husband, to be
living, in consequence whereof, thousands fly to
the new standard, and nothing but tire and sword
is carried impetuously through the kingdom.
The war with toe Turks was planned by the
King of Prussia to reduce the Ruffian power ; and
this revolution is said to be contrived by him; and
when he observes a favourable opportunity he
means to attack the Ruffian forces and makewhat
terms he pleases.
Extract of a letter from a Gentleman on bis travels,
Sept. 5. They write from Copenhagen, that all
the forts and garrisons in the several provinces of
Norway, are now undergoing repairs.
It is remarkable that the inhabitants of F^affa
ebufetts Bay were the only colony that refufed to
give up their charter when it was revoked by the
arbitrary James the Second ; the banishment of
that Prince secured them from the punishment
which, to his shame, he would have inflicted up
on them for their principles of liberty.
There are letters in town from Lisbon which
inform, that the warlike preparations in Spain
strike a general alarm throughout Portugal; and
that every political precaution was taken which
human forefight could devise.
Sept. 6. Orders are sent to Portsmouth, to hasten
the fitting out for sea the men of war intended as
a reinforcement to Commodore Shuldham's fleet
on the Mediterranean Ration.
It is said that some foreign advices of a very
interesting nature have just been received here, and
that a Privy Council is summoned for Wednesday
next, to take the fame into consideration.
A compact is lately signed between our court
and that ofthe three northren powers; by which,
in case of a continental war, they have stipulated
to furnifh Great-Britain between them with
60,000 men; so that there will be no necessity to
fend a man out of England.
On Saturday orders were sent to Portsmouth
and Plymouth, for the guardships to be manned to
their full compliment, both sailors and marines.
Sept. 7. Advice is said to have been received,
that three Spanifli men of war had funk a Portu
guese frigate off the Canary islands, and all on
board perished.
They write from Warsaw, that the Senatus
Confilium, which was to have been held in that
city the latter part of this month, is postponed to
the middle of October, in order to give the Mem
bers a longer time to come in. The King appears
almost daily in the streets of the city on horseback,
dressed in the military uniform, as a Colonel of
horse.
They write from Holland, that some dispute
has lately happened between the States General
and the court of Versailles, concerning the aug
mentation the former have lately m.<de in their
“ This operation having received the approba
tion of the King, will be carried into execution
without loss of time. A manoeuvre of this kind
does not denote a continuation of peace.
“ Lord Stormont hath not appeared at court,
norat the houses of any of the mmifters, since the
18th of this month."
dated July 21.
troops, and the gArrifoming their barrier towns
with full complements of men, which the French
confider as a breach of treaty.
Since the peace the French have so fortified the
island of Bplleifle,- which was taken by the Englilh
forces in the last war, that it is now reckoned one
of the most impregnable fortrefles in the known
world.
Saturday a messenger was sent away with dis
patches from the Admiralty Office to the Cora
miffioners of Portsmouth dock, with orders to fit
out for sea fix ships of the line for immediate ser
vice, which are to be in readiness to fail at the
firft notice.
Orders are given for a number of shipwrights
to be draughted off from the different dock-yards,
to be sent to his Majefty'sdock-yard at Mahon, to
repair any of our ships of war that may put in
there in distress.
A stop is ordered to be immediately put to the
exportation of brass and iron ordnance, from any
of the ports of this kingdom, except on govern
ment account.
Sept. 8. It is said that a courier is arrived from
Spain with advice, that no persons whatever are
permitted to pass the frontiers, or ports of that
kingdom, without a passport under the King's own
hand; this regulation has been made lately,
A great number of journeymen Clothiers from
Wiltfllire and Gloucefterfhire, are going over to
New-York, to be employed in the woollen manu
fa&ories in that province.
A correspondent observes, that the peasants in
Russia are as much slaves as the Africans; but
humanity and morality deny that others ffiould be
so likewise.
Great encouragement is now given in Holland
to shipwrights, carpenters, and smiths, to remove
and fettle at Batavia.
Extract of a letser from a Merchant at Copenhagen
to one in London.
" We have heard that the Protestant people of
your country are at present greatly alarmed, and
in a violent ferment, at a kind of smuggled act of
Parliament which comes out of the clouds, nobody
knowing the origin or proposer of it ; however,
the Parliament, we are told, have passed it, in open
violation of their oaths and the laws of their
country. There is something so ridiculous and
improbable in this matter, as to make the whole
incredible. Your King too has sworn (has he
not ?) to preserve the laws of the land, his family
having been chosen for that purpose. These cit
cumftances, we think, make this account impossi
ble to be true; as likewise some other ill-favoured
political reports, which are looked upon here as
equally falfe and improbable by us who have a
great opinion of the English Parliament's wisdom
and justice, and cannot believe that the body
should be so much corrupted in a few years, espe
cially under a sober King. Thus matters appear
to us very clearly: But if we should be mistaken,
and the reports be true, good night to the wisest
form of government in the world (as your's is
universally allowed to be) which cannot subsist
long without a change somewhere or other !"
Sept, to. By a Gentleman just arrived from
Paris we are informed, that Madam du Barre,
from the indulgence shewn het by the French court
since the late Monarch's decease, lately wrote a
letter to the Duc de Choifeul for liberty to retire
from the convent she is placed in ; to which she
received an answer of which the following is a
translation:
“ Madame,
“ Though by the King's indulgence you have
all your effe&s restored to you, and as much liber
ty as is confident with your present situation, I
am desired to acquaint you your request cannot be
complied with. A woman, who has had so long
the ear of a King, must necefirily be in possession
of some secrets, the difeovery of which might be
prejudicial to the interests of a'country, both in
refped lto its foreign and domestic enemies. This
must be a concluding reason with vou for your
present confinement; when the temporary conse
quences of those may wear off, I do not d^ubt
you'll meet every reasonable indulgence.
Eerfaides, Aup. 6. Choiseul."
The King of France has resolved to augment
the pay of his soldiers two sols pet day.
Such intelligence has been lately received from
Berlin, as discovers the designs both of that court
and the court of Vienna.
Letters from Dantzick inform us, that when
the King of Prussia has fettled with that city he
will enroll all his new Polish fubje&s fit to bear
arms, his whole army enrolled will then amount to
near 300,000 men.
A Company is now forming under the faction
and countenance of government, to trade in the
South Seas. The number of adventurers, ar.d the
sums to be advanced by each are fixed.
Orders are sent to Scotland to raise three com
panies of Highlanders, to complete the regiment
of Scotch Fufileers.
A scheme is in agitation for eftablifhinga com
pany of artillery in North America, who are to be
independant of the detachments lent from En
gland.
ExtraCt of a letterfrom Warfaras, August 24.
“ The new (concluded peace between the Porte
and Russia, which appeared very suspicious, seems
now to meet with some obstacles: A letter from
Vienna of the latest date fays, we have just re
ceived intelligence from Semlin, that the Grand
Vizir died on the road as he was going from the
army to Adrianople; his body was carried to the
latter place, where he was buried Without the
least honour paid to his dignity; which circum
stance is very suspicious, and it is supposed he w;s
killed by order; if so, the Sultan and Divan at,
Constantinople certainly will not give their a/Tent
to what he has done; we therefore expeft to learn
the particulars of livery anxiously."