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tn confequcncc thereof the Austrian line has been
reinforced from ony end tp the other. General
Breits has had orders to advance with the troops
under his command, from the river Alata, along
the frontier of Transylvania, as far as the Bannat
of Temefwar. Engineers have been charged to
visit all the fortrelics of Transylvania, and to give
directions for the neceßary reparations. New re
doubts have been built in the defiles by which
people may pass from Wallachia into the Grand
Principality. Orders have at the fame time been
sent to General Nudafdy to fortify Kaftandwitt on
the frontiers of Servia, as well as the file formed
by the river Una near the laid town. [Notevith
flanding the gl°f here put upon this intelligence by
the French, it looks very much as if the Court of
Vienna cvere going to break with the Turks ]
Turin, Oil. 16. Sir Peter Dennis, who is Ra
tioned in the Mediterranean, arrived here the 27th
uh, in company with Captains Ellis, Elphinfton,
and Keppel ; the next day they were all presented
at Court, and received with great affability. Sir
Peter Dennis was incited by the King to be pre
lent at the festival on the marriage of his daughter
on the 24th instant ; but the Admiral received an
express from the Captain to whom he left the care
of his fleet, in consequence of which he set out
directly on his return.
E,,ue, Oft. 24. Prince Gallitzin, Envoy Ex
traordinary from the Court of Ruflia, has received
the following letter from Count Romanzow:
“ The Serafkier Numan Pacha having re-affem
lded rhejemains of his corps after his defeat near
Ludgiac Kainardgi, and having also received a
reinforcement from Siliftria, detached from Ca
rafow the Pacha Dgiafer, with 10.000 men, most
ly infantry, with artillery, to seize upon Hirfowa;
and, in order to cover the enterprize, ordered the
Pachas Czerkes and Arnaut to make a movement,
on the fide of Lieutenant General Ungern, posted
at Babadagh. The 14th of September Dgiafer
Appeared under the cafcle of Hirfowa, and attack
ed the corps under Gen. Suwarow, who kept
him in play till he was joined by a Brigade from
an island on the Danube, on the arrival of which
they both fell on the enemy, who finding himfelf
enveloped on both sides, was forced to retire in
great disorder. He Was pursued 30 werßes„ and
had 2100 men killed, and 200 made prisoners,
above half of whom are dangerously wounded.
Six cannon and one mortar; with a great quantity
of provisions and ammunition, have by this action
fallen into ourhands.
Madrid, Oct. 11. General O'Reilly, who came
hither this morning, has killed the King's hand
on being appointed Governor of Madrid, in the
room of Don Francisco Rubio.
Amfierdam, Oil. 29. The circumstantial account
of what happened between the Ruffians and the in
habitants of the Ifie of Stanchio, being the most
shocking affair ever heard of, even in the most bar
barous times, we have just received by some of
our fliip! ;arrived from that quarter, and is as fol
lows; About the latter end of August last it was
difeovered to the Ruffian Admiral at the Isle of
Paros, that three Turkish men of war were near,
and that they might be easily taken. Upon this
information eight Ruffian men of war, and three
frigates, with about fefrenty transports, were dis
patched, under the command of Admiral Spiritow,
to attack them; but the Turkish ships were in
formed of their design, and made their escape.—
One of the ships, called the Geillia, took shelter
under the gune of the fortrefs of Bodorum, in the
Island of Stanchio; but the Ruffians perceived her,
and burnt her in theharbour, before any refinance
could be made by the garrison, and made off. In
the mean time about 800 Ruffians landed upon the
island, opposite the fortrefs, where a brisk fkir
mi(h happened between them and the garrison; but
no sooner was the news spread that the Ruffians
had burnt a Turkish man of war on the other fide
of the fortrefs, but the whole inhabitants assembled
in a body, and fuiioufly fell upon the Ruffians,
who finding themselves overpowered, endeavoured
to retreat to their ships, when about 800 who could
not get on board, laid down their arms, and sur
rendered themselves prisoners of war; but the in
habitants, notwithstanding they had surrendered,
inhumanly killed every one of them. As soon as
this affair was made known to the Ruffian com
mander, he ordered the whole of the men on board
the fleet to land upon the island, sword in hand,
and kill every male, without dißin&ion of nation,
age or Ration, which order was cruelly executed,
a few only escaped into the woods, and Were saved.
It is said that Admiral Spiritow is recalled, to
answer for his conduct in this affair before the
Empress.
The wat between Russia and the Porte is become
more vigorous than ever; and orders have of late
been issued at Peterfourgh to raise one man out of
every hundred of all her Imperial Majesty's fubjeds,
which will turn out 100,000 recruits; a large fleet
is ordered for the Mediterranean, and another is
ordered to join the naval force in the Archipelago.
L O ND O N, Oil. 15.
They advise from France, that there were al
most finifhed at Nantz, and the neighbouring
ports, ten large vessels of ah entire new construc
tion, built to cany 24 guns each, of 34 and 42
pounders. They are said to be shot proof, and are
lined with four feet cork each.
Extras of a letterfrom the Hague, OR. 8.
" A private letter from Warsaw advises, that
the fcherne proposed for a new form of govern
ment in Poland, which has been delivered by the
Ministers of the three allied powers to the Dele
gation, is by no means favourable for the King,
whose power is so much limited and circumscribed
thereby, that he can do nothing of consequence
Without the consent and approbation of the su
preme council. It is even said, that his Majesty is
so much diffatisfied with it, that if it should be
carried into execution he will abdicate his crown,
and rather live retired from the Guftle of the
World, than be a Monarch divested of all power."
A letter from Venice fays, “ Count Orlow's
drulfers lately took some Algerine pirates in the
Archipelago, who fought under falfe colours, and
ordered every man to be hanged."
Oft. 16. The Porttigueze Minister, in answer
to a remonßrance of a particular Consul, replied,
that luxury, gaming, and dissipation, would com
plain of the nroft reasonable duties, as a hardship.
Her Majesty's second brother, now in Hanover,
is expelled h,e in a few days.
The expectations of the friends of liberty are
strongly revived at the report of the death of
Col. Luttrell, who, it is laid, died a few days
since in his tour to the continent, whether he had
accompanied his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cumberland.
The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, it is
said, are exposed to return to England very speedi
ly, owing to the aboveevent.
Oil. 19. A correspondent informs us, that the
Pines and Firs in the. wilds of North America
yield, when wounded a thick sap, which oozes
out, and is caught in little wooden pans, wherein
it concretes into a solid mass, and is, without any
other preparation, one of the most admirable bal
samic pectorals in nature.
Extract of a letterfrom Vienna, Oil. 3.
" Advices have just been received here from the
Grand army of the Ruffians in Moldavia, which
give an account ofa column of 18,000 men, under
the command of General Ungen, having repafl'ed
the Danube at Ismael, and marched immediately
for Siliftria in Bulgaria; on their way they sur
prised a body of 6000 Turks encamped on the
banks of a small river, who defended themselves
for a long time, and loft above 1600 men, the rest
were all made prisoners. This success has induced
Marshal Romanzow to prepare the m^n body to
improve it."
ExtraH of a letter from Genoa.
" The exportation of corn from Sicily was in a
manner prohibited; but the Vice-Roy granted
particular licences in favour of some individuals,
which occasioned a general difeontent; and wejuft
now hear, that the populace at Palermo, have re
volted and driven away the Vice-Roy, and his
adherents, after (hedding much blood."
Oil. 20. Advices from Parma mention the dis
covery of a very large quantity of jewels there,
belonging to the Jesuits, estimated at a very con
siderable value.
We are assured that all the forts in the North,
and Weft of Ireland are now repairing and (Length
ening.
Oil. 21. A late ministerial manoeuvre in a sis
ter kingdom, however apparently fuccefsful, will,
it is believed, find many opponents at an approach
ingperiod, equally powerful and unexpected.
The King of Pruflia has, it is said, a large bo
dy of troops encamped at Pirna. It may be
worth observing, that it was from this very place
he made the irruption into Saxony at the com
mencement of the last war.
Yesterday sixty tons of gunpowder were Dipped
off on boaidthe Litchfield, Capt. Holtom, at the
Tower, for his Majesty's garrison at Gibraltar.
A correspondent remarks, that in the course of
the present reign more revolutions have happened
in the English ministry than in those of all the
other kingdoms of Europe put together.
Fresh conplaints are said to have been received
against a certain. Governor in America, for impri
soning two members of the Assembly at a time
when very particular matters were before them.
By a letter received yesterday from Yorkshire
we are advised that several of the baize weavers
are preparing to go to America, on account of an
invitation received from thence.
Oil. 22. A letter from Warsaw, dated the 2d
of this month, fays, “By a person of dißinCtion
just arrived here, we are informed that the preli
minary articles of peace between Russia and the
Porte are actually signed; the chief of which are,
that the Forte is to guarantee every thing con
cluded upon by the present Polish Diet, and both
Russia and the Porte to fit down with „their own
expences, and each to remain in the quiet poflef
fion of what they had before the war." The
writer of the letter, however, allows that this im
portant news stands in need of confirmation.
Extrail of a letter from Warsaw, Oft. 10.
" The Delegates have presented a petition to
the Grand Diet, setting forth, that some articles
have been put into the petition by the Ministers
of the three powers since their being firft signed.
These added articles they petition against, as be
ing of a tendency highly prejudicial to the interest
and fafety of the kingdom of Poland. Much op
position and loud complaints are made against the
Ministers, who seem fully determined to support
their ad."
Oil. 23. Letters from Poland mention, that
the Czarina has offered large bounties to every
man in Livonia under 30 years of age, who vo
luntarily enters into her service.
Four more frigates are to be Rationed off the
coast of Africa, by order of the Admiralty Board,
to prevent English traders being molested during
the war between the Spaniards and the Moors.
Extract of a letter from Sour, in Tyre, July 22.
" A short time after the defeat and death of
Ali Bey, it was reported that Chiek Daher's chil
dren had revolted against their father, who was
said to be killed in a battle against them ; but these
accounts are contradicted by some lately received
from Syria, which are as follow:
“ After the death of Ali Bey, the Chiek made
an alliance with the Mutualis, into which he per
suaded the Drufes likewise to enter; this he the
more easily effected, as they could not persuade the
Governor of Baruth, whom they had themselves
appointed, to cede that place tb them; in fad, it
formerly belonged to them, and which the Chiek
Daher, supported by the Ruffians, promised to ob
tain for them. To effect which 22 vessels, Russo-
Greeks, carrying 20 cannon each, and having on
board 2000 Albanians and Efclavonians, appeared
before the said place, which they were to can
nonade, while the Drufes, the Mutualis, and
Chiek Daher, attacked it by land. This siege,
however, meets with great delay, and the Chiek
Daher has several reafbns for hot hastening it. He
is endeavouring to bribe Dyezard Bey, Governor
of Baruth, to give up the place, by offering him a
large sum of money; but that officer, who is fun
ported by 2000 Mutualis, and all the inhabitants,
who are devoted to the O^mat^is, is deaf to his
proposals. On the other hand, Daher offers the
RufTo-Greeks money instead of the pillage of the
place, which was promised them at setting out
from Paros; but the demands of those auxiliaries
are so exorbitant, that it is impossible to reconcile
them with the avarice of the Drufes, among whom
Dyezard Bey had some lecret partizans: And fur
ther the Chiek Daher, before he pushes the siege,
intends waiting to fee the result of the negociations
which he is carrying on with Ifmail Bey at Cairo,
who governs Egypt with Mehemet Aboudaab.”
Extrait of a letter from the Hague, Oil. 15.
''Monf. Roffignol, Conful-G'eneral to theStates
of Barbary, has informed the States General, that
the Emperor of Morocco having intimated to the
King of Spain, a desire that he should surrender
to him the town of Ceuta, which his Catholic
Majesty possesses in that country, in orddr to pre
vent-his taking it by siege; received for answer,
that whenever that place should become a matter
of contest, his Catholic Majesty was determined
to oppose force by force, and not only defend that
place, but would likewise make himfelf master, if
possible, of every town in the dominions ofMorocco.
“ The States of Holland have appointed Mr.
Hoguer, formerly a banker of Amsterdam, to be
Minister from this Republic, to the circle of Lower
Saxony, in the room of Baron de Hop, who will
go the 18th inst. to Bruflels, in the fame capacity."
Oil. 25. Letters from Gibraltar mention, that
the Spaniards have obliged the Emperor of Mo
rocco to a peace, and to withdraw his forces from
Ceuta, owing, it is said, to the great number of
Spanish men of war now in the Mediterranean, who
hinder the Algerines from coming out with their pi
ratical barques, either to the relief of Ceuta, or to
plunder, which is their chief support.
It is the opinion of many, that the deposing of
the Mufti, and the several other great changes
that have taken place in the Seraglio and Divan,
are the sure forerunner ofa peace between the Porte
and the Court of Peterfourgh.
Oil. 27. Advices from Paris fay, that the French
King has lately dropped some intimations as if he
wished to disrobe himfelf of the trappings of Roy
alty, in imitation of his ancestor Charles V. but
not with an intention of retiring to a Convent.
The Dutch have ordered two battalions of in
fantry to go on board the firftof their Company's
fliips bound for the Cape of Good Hope. This,
it is believed, is in consequence of some unfavour
able suspicions lately suggested relative to a certain
maritime power.
It is confidently said that the Court of Madrid,
intend writing a letter to the Court of France, en
treating their assistance against the piratical Rates
of Barbary, should the Moors go from their late
contract.
It is confidently reported that the Empress of
R uffia has lately transmitted to our Court demands
of a very extraordinary nature.
Governor Boyd has ordered all the Rores in the
garrison of Gibraltar to be thoroughly examined,
and an exaft account taken and laid before him
under the following heads, serviceable, repairable,
and unserviceable, in order that they may be rea
dy should they receive an unexpected visit.
A large ship is taken up in order to convey a
great quantity of ordnance stores from the Tower
to his Majesty's garrison at Gibraltar.
Several vessels will fliortly be taken up in order
to transport great quantities of timber and ord
nance stores to the island of Minorca.
Sucharc the effects already felt in one branch
of our commerce, from the injustice and ingrati
tude of the Prussian tyrant, that we are aflured, by
a correspondent who lately visited the celebrated
fait-works at Northwich in Cheshire, all business
is totally at a Rand in that town and its neighbour
hood.
Five new Peerages will take place previous to
the meeting of Parliament.
They write from Dantzic, that Count Golowkin,
the Ruffian Minister, is preparing to set off with
the propositions of the Magistrates to the Court
of Berlin.
Several English families of small fortunes are
now actually preparing to set out for Lisle in
Flanders with their effects, on account of the
dearness of provisions in this kingdom ; these con
fant emigrations forebode no good to their mother
country.
A ship is lately arrived in the river from the
Baltic, the master of which reports, that the new
duty enforced on all goods exported thence, will
in a very short time put a period to the greatest
part of the trade to that quarter.
OH. 28. The King of Pruflia, it is said, hath
demanded of the Jews throughout his dominion's, a
free gift of fix millions of florins (about 500,000!.
sterling)
ExtraH ofa letter from Sour, in Tyre, July 26.
“ Since the death of Ali Bey, Mehemet Abou
daab has divided the government of Egypt with
Ismael Bey, who was the principal author of the
revolution in that country. The latter has al
ways, even in the life-time of Ali Bey, whom he
abandoned, kept up intelligence with Chiek Da
her, who since the Death of Ali has strengthened
his alliance with Ismael, and obtained, through
his means, the exportation of corn from Egypt
into Syria, which had been forbidden ; but a late
event causes much conjecture. Ismael Bey, to
the great astonishment of every body, entered Ga
za at the head of 5000 men, and put himfelf un
der the protection of Chiek Daher. Some fay
that his departure from Egypt was a concerted
scheme with Aboudaab, who it is said, is in league
with the Ruffian General, to whom it is averted he
has lent presents to Paros; and is with the Ruffi
ans, Daher, the Mutualis and the Drufes, to at
tempt the re-conquering Damascus and its terri
tories. Others report that Ismael, jealous of
Aboudaab's power, has quarrelled with him, and
not being th^lrongcft in Cairo, has left that place,
and joined Daher, to endeavour to encreafe the
troubles of Egypt; and by the intestine broils,
which they p"fpofe encouraging in that country,
to bidder the Porte from receiving the accußomed
fuccours from thence of money, rice, corn, Ac.
and in short to embrace the firft opportunity of
entering that kingdom, and driving Aboudaab
thence, and possessing themselves of rhe absolute
command over it."
OH. 29. After the breaking up of the Admiral
ty Board yesterday morning, orders were sent to
the Commissioners of Plymouth dock-yard to fit
out four frigates of war for his Majesty's service
immediately.
A private letter from the Hague fays, that the
general opinion there is, that there will be a war
throughout Europe before the month of April
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We hear a Lieutenant-General and fix Major-
Generals are to be appointed in the new command
in Ireland.
ExtraH of a letter from Naples, Sept. 26.
" Couriers are daily arriving here from the court
of Spain; but as We are not let into the secret of
their dispatches, it is impossible to report them.
However, we apprehend some very important af
fairs are on the carpet, as our court are following
the example of their neighbours in making warlike
preparations."
By a Courierjuft arrived from the continent,
we are informed that a revolution has happened in
Denmark, and that the Dowager Queen is in pos
session of the crown. The King is said to be de
posed ; this bufmefs has been brought about entirely
by his Prussian Majesty.
OH. 30. A letter from Warsaw, dated Off. 13,
fays, “ The new form of government which is
proposed causes much disturbance. The fittings
held by the Delegates on that occasion are so vio
lent, that the members were near drawing their
fabres: These proceedings rather hinder than for
ward the business ; several of the Delegates have
afl<ed the ministers of the three powers for one of
them, from henceforward, always to assist at their
deliberations.'/
The national debt oflreland, it is said, amount
ed, on Lady-Day last, to 999,6861. 12s. c/d.
ExtraH of a letter from WarJanv.
" Ihe King of Poland, wearied out with the
cares and anxieties attending upon his Crown,
and fatisfied he cannot wear it for the service of
his country, has lately thought seriously of abdi
cating the throne of that kingdom, and retiring to
spend the remainder of his days in the peace and
security of a private life. It is confidently re
ported he hinted his intention to an Englishman of
fafhion, whose curiosity had led him to the couit
of Warsaw; and added, he proposed to make
London the place of his future residence. The
young gentleman then informed his Majesty, to
keep as far as he could out of the reach of the citv,
as he would find there as many enemies to an ab
dicating King as he found in Poland to the monarch
on the Throne; but in the weft, said he, your
Majesty will be fafe, refpe6ted and adored, for the
present ministry in that country are religiously at
tached to an abdicating King.
An account is said to be received from Spain,
that the city of Quito, in the South Seas, was
swallowed up by an earthquake, the 20th of April
last; but as the earth was in agitation five days
before, the lives of most of the inhabitants were sa
ved.
They write'from Berlin that his Prussian Ma
jesty has raised the duty of leather imported from
England, which, instead of one crown sixteen
grofckes, is to pay three crowns twelve grofekes
per hundred.
It was yesterday confidently reported, that our
court had sent over a very strong and spirited re
monstrance to the King of Pruflia, for his late
condud tin seizing the timber belonging to our
merchants.
Nov. I. The King of Pruflia, though he does
not chufe to declare himfelf openly the enemy of
Great-Britain, yet he is taking every method to
irritate us to a declaration of war against him.
He is barring.every avenue of commerce between
the two nations; oppressing the English merchants
within his dominions, and threatning his own fub
jeds if they offered us any encouragement. This
haughty ambitious plunderer is almost ripe for
chastisement.
Nov. 2. An express was sent on Sunday to Tot
tenham, to the Lord-Mayor, to acquaint him of
the death of Sir Robert Ladbroke, that his Lord
ship may issue out his precepts for holding a ward
mote for the election of another Alderman.
Nov. 3. The Utrecht Gazette of the 29th of
October, has the following account of the infur
reßion at Palermo, which is totally different from
that published in the London Gazette.
“ On the zoth of last month the people rose and
took pofTeffion of the city and forts that surround
it. The rioters ran in crowds to the real Vicaria
(a public prison) battered down the gates with
cannon, and set all the prisoners at liberty. Af
terwards the populace plundered four principal
houses, viz. that of the Sieur Abrofio Gazino
Efigli, the English Consul ; that of the Sieur Sa
leffo di Giorgio, and those of the Barons Lanza
and Lo Quafto. These gentlemen had the good
fortune to make their escape before the arrival of
the rioters, to whom they abandoned their furni
ture, which they burnt. In the mean time a
party of the insurgents planted the cannon before
the Viceroy's palace, difatmed the troops, made
their way into the palace, and dragged thence
Don John Marquis de Fogliano, Viceroy. They
threw him into his coach, which was drawn by fix
horses, and conduced him up and down the city
like the most attrocious criminal, loading hint with
abuse and ill treatment. As soon as the coach
arrived before the house of the Sieur di Giorgi,
they flopped it, and compelled the Viceroy to look
at the goods that were burning in the street: thy
afterwards made him pass through the flames, led
him to the public prison, and made him fyecef
fively behold their other feats. At length they
conduced the Viceroy out of the city, through the
grate that overlooks the port, and having fired
several shot at a fifhing boat to bring her to, they
tumbled the Viceroy into her from' off the Quay,
whom some of the rebels accompanied in order to
carry him on board ofa small English veffcl, with
an injunction never to fliew his face again in Sicily.
The rebels having then all assembled in a budy,
were preparing to plan ter twenty two houses