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J, tie Briti/b Packet Grenville, Cap. Kemphorp, arrive!
' at New-York from Falmouth the 13d ult. we have the
following advices, viz.
VIENN A, Oflober 14.
ON the 19th idftant the Austrian army in Mora
vii, under the command of General Elrichthan fen,
marched towards the frontiers of Austrian Silesia, in order
to dislodge from Troppau, and its neighbourhood, the
corps of Prussians, of which Prince Frederick of Brunswick,
is did to be Commander.
08. 17. The Prussian Lieutenant General de Wunfch
remains still in his camp behind Ruckers. The army un
der the King of Prussia has not yet entirely quitted their
camp behind Schatzlar; by the last accounts,' onlya part
had gone into Silesia; but the greatest part of the artillery
has been traafported thither.
BreflaU) 08. 18. The corps de reserve, after several
days of forced marching, have at last arrived at winter
quarters most of the cavalry are also in quarters, and the
Kng of Prussia, with Prince Henry, are expected soon.
All the army have actually quitted Bohemia, and are at
prcfent cantoned on the frontiers. The mountains are co
vered with ice and snow„
frontiers of Silesia, Oa. 18. Authentic intelligence is this
moment corrie in by a report from the Director of the
Chamber of War, at Glogaw, that the firft divifiori of the
Ruffian army is arrived near our frontiers. Their division
is composed of nine regiments of infantry, four of Curaf
fiefs, 3 oo Cossacks, and a large train of heavy artillery.
They have directions to penetrate into Silesia, by the
way ©f Tarnowitz, and were but a German mile from that
place when the report from the Chamber of War at Glo
gaw came away. Bohemia is entirely ruined by foraging
parties, chiefly from the Emperor's army, as that monarch
never thought of establishing magazines since the war be
gan.
Amflerdam, Oa. 20. A letter from Nantz informs us,
that in cons quence of a Dutch fllip being taken by the
English, the merchants of Nantz had come to a resolution
to fliip no more goods on board any foreign ships, except
those of Spain and Portugal.
Berlin, oa. 24. A courier arrived yesterday at the
Ruffian Ambassador's with the long expeßed agreeable
declaration of the Empress of Russia, " That file found
“ herfelf obliged to assist and support her Royal Ally, the
" King of Prussia, with all her forces, if the Imperial
“ Court did not renounce their pretenfiens to the Bavarian
" succession." The courier proceeded hence to Bruns
wick.
Hamburg, Oa. 17. The Empress of Russia has caused
it to be notified to the Court of Sweden, that it was her
desire to fee the affairs of Germany fettled agreeable to the
peace of Westphalia ; which if not immediately agreed to,
she shall make it a common cause with the King of Prussia.
The Empress has ordered a like declaration to be made at
Faris.
Hague, Nov. 3. The last advices from Berlin confirm
the accounts of the declaration of the Empress of Russia
made by her Ministers at Vienna. The fame letters add,
that that Sovereign has given notice of the publication of
the above mentioned declaration to the Courts of Versailles,
London, and Stockholm, requiring them, as Guarantees
of the peace of Westphalia, to take part with her for the
1 defence and support of the Germanic Constitution. Seve
ral provincial regiments of Ruffians are said to have re
ceived marching orders.
L O N D O N, Oaober 30.
Extras of a letter from the Hague, OH. 27.
« It is said that the French Ambassador had a confer
ence this morning with the States General, in which he
presented a memorial to thpir High Mightinesses, of which
most people are anxious to know the purport, particularly
in the pfefent circumflances"
Extrafl of a fitter, ram Madrid, Sept. 28.
" There are aftulily seven men of war ready to fail at
Ferrol.j
“ The}laft division of the expedition to Buenos Ayres
under General Don Cevallos is arrived at Cadiz, from
which port we hear that the Spanish squadron has been for
some time ready to fail, but the destination of it still re
mains secret; it augments daily, and now consists of 31
fllips of th^ line, vi» one of 120 guns, three of 80, five
df 70, one of 64, one of 5'4, besides eleven frigates, two
of 30 guns, two of 28, five of 26, one of 24, and one of
2b, two sire-ships, and some other armed vessels, with fe
vbral transports of 300 and 500 tons, to carry provisions
and serve as hospital ships."
\Advice is received from Plymouth, that his Majesty's
ship the Ocean, one of Admiral Keppel's fleet, had been
obliged to thgow overboard 70 of her guns out of 90, to
keep her above water.
A large Dutch ship from Nantz, bound to Cadiz, load
ed with French goods, is taken by the Tartar privateer of
Bristol, Capt. Chillcott, and carried into Dartmouth.
Lift of the principal Officers killed and taken in the Eagle
Packet, from New York.
cc Col. Howard, of theist reg. guards, killed. Lieut.
Col. M'Donald, of th^ 71st. Lieut. Col. Anftruther, of
the 6>d. Lieut. Col. Stevens, of the Coldftream reg.guards,
Gordon Forbes, Major of the 7th reg. G. Barklay, late
Major of the 35th re% Hon. Charles Cathcart, Captain of
Athol'sHighlanders, reepnd Major of Lord Cathcart's legi
on, John Slcper, Corffet 17th reg. light dragoons, taken."
Nov. 2. Orders are sent by government to the Earl of
Buckinghamshire, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for railing
12,000 land forces in that kingdom as speedily as possible,
who are, when ready, to go to America, with 13,000 more
to be sent from England! the latter end of February or the
beginning of March.
Nov. 4. A morningjpaper fays, the Spanish Ambas
sador hath within these few days signified to our Court,
" That he had it in authority, from the King his Master,
to fay, that unless the disputes between the Courts of Lon
don and Versailles vfere speedily terminated, his Catholic
Majesty could not longer remain a neutral fpeftator of the
depredations committed by the fubjeds of his Britannic
Majesty, on the commerce of France. His Catholic Ma
jesty was very far from wiihing any interruption of the
good understanding at present subsisting between the
Courts of London and Madrid ; but he could not, confid
ent with the faith of treaties, continue that neutrality which
he was so anxiously desirous of observing, whilst his good
ally (His Most Christian Majesty) was engaged in hofti
hties, which might call for afilflanc%" They fay this is
not pretended to be given verbatim, but that it is thefub
ftance of a Remonstrance very lately delivered by Count
d'Almadover, the Spanish Ambassador.
Advice is received from Madrid, that the Admiralty of
Spain have given orders that no Ruffian ships of war Ihall
in future be permitted to anchor in any Spanish port in the
Mediterranean, or any port whatever belonging to the
Crown of Spain.
Nov. 7. We hear from Amflerdam, that the East-
India company have given orders to make the necessary
preparations for the embarkation of 4000 land forces, on
board the next fleet, defined for their Asiatic settlements.
Yesterday there was a levee at St. James's ; also a pri
vy council was held ; and after it broke up, Lord Howe,
Admirals Keppel, Pallifer, and Harland had each separate
conferences with his Majesty.
The high characters recently arrived from America will
it is said, be examined viva voce in a certain great assem
bly, touching the true temper and exigencies of the coun
try they must, by this time,be perfeßly well acquainted
with.
Yesterday Lord Howe was at Court for the firft time
since his arrival from New-York, and had a conference
with his Majesty.
We are told that Governor Johnftone gave a very fatif
fadory account of his conduct in America to his Majesty
on the 28th of October.
His Majesty, in conversation with a certain noble Lord,
said that when the Tower of London was taken (word in
hand, he would agree to the Independence of America.
From the London G ENERAL ADVERTISER
^MORNING INTELLIGENCER of
November 27, 1778.
H O US E of LORD S.
This day the King went in the ufualfate to open both Hous
es of Parliament, when being seated on the Throne, and the
Commons by command attending, he made the following
SPEECH:
My Lords and Gentlemen,
IH AVE called you together in a conjuncture which
demands your most serious attention. In the time of
profound peace, without pretence of provocation or colour
of complaint, the Court of France hath not forborne to
disturb the public tranquility, in violation of the faith of
treaties and the general rights of Sovereigns, at firft by
the clandestine supply of arms and other aid to my revolt
ed fubjeds in North-America ; and afterwards by avow
ing openly their support and entering into formal engage
ments with the leaders of the rebellion, and at length by
committing open hostilities and depredations on my faith
ful fubjeds, and by an actual invasion of my dominions in
America and the Weft-Indies.
It is, I trust, unnecessary for me to assure you that the
fame care and concern for the happiness ofmy people which
induced me to endeavour to prevent the calamities of war
will make me desirous to fee a restoration of the blessings
of peace, whenever it can be affected with perfed honor,
and with security to the rights of this country.
In the me n time I have not neglected to take the pro
per and necessary measures for disappointing the malignant
designs of our enemies, and also for making general repri
sals, and alth©' my efforts have not been attended with all
the success which the justice of eur cause and the vigor of
our exertions seem to promise, yet the exte; five commerce
of my fubje&s has been protected in most of its branches,
and large reprisals have been made upon the injurious a
greffors by the vigilance of my fleets, and by the active
and enterprising spirit of my people.
The great armaments of other powers however friendly
and sincerely their profeffions, however just and honora
ble their purposes, must necessarily engage our attention.
It would have afforded me very great fatisfaaion to
have informed you that the conciliatory measures planned
by the wisdom and temper of Parliament had taken the de
sired effect, and brought the troubles in North- America
to a happy conclusion.
In this situation of affairs the national honor and securi
ty call so loudly upon us for the most active exertions,
that I cannot doubt of your heartiest concurrence and sup
port. From the vigor of yonr Councils and the conduct
and intrepidity of my Officers and Forces by sea and
land, I flatter myfelf, by the blessing of God, to derive
the mean of vindicating and maintaining the honor of my
Crown a!nd the interests of my People, against all our ene
mies.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
I will order the proper estimates for the ensuing year to
be laid before you and when you cenfi ler the importance
of the objects for which we are contending, you will I
doubt not grant me such supplies as you ihall judge neces
sary for the public service and adequate to the present e
mergency.
M, Lords and Gentlemen,
I have according to the powers yefted in me for that
putpofe, called forth the militia to assist in the interior
defence of this country, and I have with the greatest and
truest fatisfaaion been myfelf a witness of that public spi
rit, that Ready ardor and that love of their country which
animate all ranks of my faithful fubjeßs, and which can
not fail of making us fafe at home and refpe&ed abroad.
BALTIMORE February 4.
It appears by Letters from Gentlemen of high Charac
ter, in France, to their Friends in this State, that the
British King's Speech hath been re-echoed by a great Ma
jority of both Houses of Parliament. That there is the
greatest Probability of an obflinate Continuance of the
War. That the Spirit of Privateering prevails greatly in
Britain. That 60 Sail of French Wett-Indiamen, and 3
East - Indiamen, have been taken and carried into England ;
but that the greater Part were ensured at Lloyd's, a cele
brated Coffee- House, in London. That the Mouth of the
Channel, the Bay of Biscay, and the nighbouring Coasts,
were swarming with British Privateers. That several had
been taken and sent into France. That Capft Eden,
(Brother to Sir Robert Eden) hath the Command of one
of go Guns, formerly a French Frigate, supposed, by some
to be intended for the Coast of America.'
P H I LADELPHI A, February 9.
Last Saturday being the anniversary of forming the Al
liance between France and the United States, the Honor
able the Congress gave a public entertainment to his Ex
cellency the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Most Chris
tian Majesty, at which the following Toasts were drank,
under a difeharge of cannon :
1. May the Alliance between France and the United
States be perpetual.
2. The United States.
3. His Most Chrifiian Majesty.
4. -The Queen of France.
5. His Most Catholic Majesty.
6. The Princes of the House of Bourbon.
7, Success to the allied arms.
8. General Washington and the Army,
9. The friends of liberty in every part of the world.
10. May the new Confiellation rife to the Zenith.
11. May the American Stripes bring Great-Britain t&
reason.
12. The memory of the Patriots who have nobly fallen
in defence of the liberty and independence of
America.
13. A fafe and honorable peace.
The ehearfulnefs which existed in the company upon the
happy occasion of their being assembled, was not to be ex
ceeded ; and a thoufind brilliances alluding to the Alliance
were uttered. There can be no doubt but that every true
American and every true Frenchman will contribute his
efforts to preserve that connection which is formed by the
Alliance, and which is so necessary to the happiness and
aggrandizement of both nations. Their mutual interests
dilate such a conduct in the strongest and most affection
ate terms. The principles of the Alliance are founded in
true policy and equal justice; and it is highly probable
that mankind will have cause to rejoice in this union
which has taken place between two nations ; the one, the
most puissant in the old, and the other the most powerful
in the new world.
We hear from East Jersey that a desperate gang of Ma
rauders, chiefly Refugees, deserters from New-York, were
lately brought to condign punishment in a most firiking
manner. For months past these mifereants had plundered
Monmouth county with impunity, all means used to curb
their excesses being eluded by their vigilance and sudden
retreat to the Pine Forrefts At length, however, they
were way layed by a party of armed men, several of the
villains shot down, and the whole put to death on the fyot.
Saturday morning about five o'clock a fire broke out at
a house in Front-street near Chefnut street, which foora
communicated itfelf to two adjoining houses, and, had it
not been for the extraordinary vigilance of the inhabitants,
(who assembled with their usual alacrity) might have
been attended with fatal circumflances to that part of the
city. The greatest part of the above three houses was de-
Rroyed, besides property to a confi lerable amount
Married, on Saturday the goth of January, J 0 H N
CADWALLAD E R, Esquire, to Miss B 0 N D,
eldest daughter of the late Dr. Phineas Bond.
In COUNCIL, Philadelphia, December 29, 1778.
THE President and Council having considered the very
great danger to which the city is exposed by accidents of
fire at this severe season, the unprovided Rate of the in
habitants with regard to the fire engines, buckets, &c.
do most earnestly recommend it to the citizens to revive
the laudable institution of Fire Companies, which former
experience has proved to be so beneficial , and in the mean
time this Board will take such farther measures for the se
curity of the city and its inhabitants against this calamity
as present circumflances will admit.
Extract from the minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
The great fire which alarmed this city on Saturday last ,
and threatened the deftru^ion of a valuable part of the ci
ty, fliews the propriety and necessity of the foregoing re
commendation ; the vigilance and attention of some of the
Fire-Companies whose engines were in good order does
them honour; and it is hoped that every Fire-Company in
the city will take care to follow the laudable example, and
shew to the world a continuation of the fame public spirit
which has on occasions of this kind, so long and so emi
nently distinguished the citizens of Philadelphia.
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