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Foreign Intelligence.
LONDO N, "July 5.
ETIERS from Spain fiy, thaton the
a 15th of last month 2 terrible tempest
arose in the straights of Gibraltar, which
A reached as far as the Bay of Malaga;
—X. twenty-seven merchant ships were 1011,
with the greatest part of their crews; some days af
ter two hundred and seventeen carcases were found,
which the sea had thrown on ihore; three ships were
loft in the Bay of Malaga, one of which was a Spa
nish vessel lately built.
July 6. lefterday the commhiioners appointed
for putting the tax on. firopkeepers into execution met
at Guidball, and refufed to qualify themselves ac
coiding to the aft, or have any Concern in that un
popular impost.
July 8.
Extra# of a letter from Glasgow, July 5.
J There has been a very great Rir in this town for
a few days past, on account of Moses Levi, whose
chriftian name is Doctor Hydec, a Jew by birth,
and a chriftian by converficn. Doctor Hydec has
been preaching in fcverd kirks in this town, to moll
crowded audiences, more people being witlout doors
than within them. Dissenters of all denominations,
as also the Kirk clergy, have been his constant at
tendants, all admiring his wonderful abilities, efpe
ciaily his {kill in expounding the old Hebrew bible.
Many new conftrndions of several puffages he has
advanced, all of which hitherto have met with the
universal afent of tlre clergy of this place."
Extra? of a letter from Neauca/lle, July 2.
" I he long continued drought we have experi
enced in this neighbourhood has occasioned the most
unpteating profpeAs of the crops of hay, oats, barley,
peafe, beans, &c. which it is apprehended will not
amount to one quarter of last year's produce; the
crop of wheat is very promifrng, During this week
the temperature of the air has been more intensely
hot than has been experienced in tlus neighbourhood
for some years,"
Extract of a letter from Exeter, July 2.
''the weather is uncommonly hot, the conduits,
pumps, and river, are almost dry this day, and for
many days past; not less than twenty water carts are
conftmtly employed with calks, written on the head
of them, P/ahr to be fid. Judge of our situation :
bay, which we usually bought for is. 6d. per hun
dred, is now fold for ss. Butchers meat in propor
tion."
Extra# of a letter from Paris, Jure 24.
" It may be actually assured that the differences
between the ompiror and the Republic's: are quite
arranged, and that the pieliminary articles are agreed
on, to the fatisfadlion of both parties: it is assured
that the Shutting of the Alcaut remains ftipphted;
and that the facrifices made by the Dutch are' not of
a very alarming nature."
July if. A letter from Lisbon, by the last mail,
fays, that they had received advice tiiat their fleet
had joined the Spaniards, and were arrived off Al
giers; but had not determined in what manner they
should proceed in bombarding the town when the
advices came away. The Venetians had not then
joined them, but were hourly expelled, and as soon
as they arrive they were to begin the attack.
A correspondent (a very considerable importer of
Geneva from Holland) upon a principle of humanity
towards his fellow creatures, wishes to caution them
against the use of Geneva perfectly white; the fact
being, as he assures us, that this article, if it remains
but a few days in a cask, after importation, will
thereby acquire a tinge or colour, which can only be
taken away by using an ingredient of the most poison
ous nature. Our correspondent adds, he has known
the ill effects of this practice Severely felt in many
instances.
Saturday morning died, William Strahan, Esquire,
one of his majeny's printers, and member in the late
parliament for Wootten Buffet, in Wildhiie.
July. 12. We learn from America, that all the
tribes of savages, fiom the falls of Niagara to the
Mifliffippi, arc in ftrift confederacy against the con-
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greffional Rates, and that they intend to commence
general hostilities on the frontiers in the fall of the
year. A strong body of northern Indians, when
these advices came away, were in full march against
the Ohio settlements; and they had surprised and
murdered several families in their progrels.
July 13. letters from Crimea continue to bring
reports of the rebellious frit whiclihas appeared
among the nation of Tarars lately fubjeded to the
dominion of the empress of Russia. The feat of the
revolt is at Cuban, and that part of it in the neigh
bourhood of Mount Caucasus. It is said that the
malecontents amount to 84,000 men. What is as
signed as the cause of thefr complaints is, that the
Ruffians have penetrated farther into Cuban than the
ancient lines ofoMofdoc, and instead of the redoubts
formerly conftru&ed on the frontiers of Cuban, they
have built several new forts.
It is not a little remarkable that the present dry
season has extended, according to the molt correct
accounts, all round the globe, from the latitude of
J 0. to 56. 20. N. Gieat-Britain, Holland, France,
Spain, Italy, &c. in Europe, and Canada, the Weft
lndies, &c. on the other fide the Alantic.
After all it turns out that the Montgolfier, or fire
balloon, appended to Pilatre de Rohei's balloon was
not the cause of the melancholy catastrophe of the
15th of last month, nor is the cause to be explained
otherwise than by eledric fire. Bolloonifts must
therefore confider that they have not yet got entire
dominion of the air, and .therefore must invent some
means to prevent fires taking place at such a difeance
from the common engines.
Letters from Brunels, dated July % mention,
that great numbers of the Englilh, German, and
French nobility and gentry, had a few days before
arrived in that city, i 6 order to be present at the
grand jubilee which is celebrated in that metropolis
once in fifty years.
Tile above festival commences on Sunday next,
the 17th instant, and will continue fourteen days,
l he court of Spam have not, as reported, given
up the intended attack agai'nft Algiers, but only
poßponed the fame, on acc tint of the plague raging
among the Moors, and it Rill appears to be the iirm
resolution of all the powers in the Mediterranean,
to humble those pirates, by the total ddlrudioii of
Algiers.
Ihe great Sovereign of the North, who has sig
nalized every year of her glorious reign by ads-of
generosity for the advancement of feience, and dis
coveries ufekl to mankind, is now about to give a
further proor of her great attention in contributing
to that end, by an expedition appointed and directed
by herfelt, which is intended to terminate the uncer
tainties still subsisting with regard to the coasts of
r/idern Siberia; likewise of a part of the opposite
continent or America, and if the isles fitiiated be
tween toe two continents. The officer appointed
to command this expedition, is Mr. Billings; a gen
tleman who accompanied the famous captain Cook
in his last voyage. He is to proceed by land to
Eastern Siberia; then to determine the true situation
of the river Kovyma, and the coasts of the country in
habited by the Tfhutfkki, who have voluntarily sub
mitted to the feeptre of Catharine 11. He is after
waids to embark at Okhotsk, in order to complete
the chart of the inlands tributary to Russia, and the
harbouis in America, where the vefcls from Okhotsk
go to traffic for furs; and finally he will fill up th.e
voids which former navigators have left, in refped
to some of the coasts and islands of the Eastern ocean.
I he expedition tyl require the fpacc of five or fix
years; it will be provided with every thing that can
contribute to perfed geography; and the physical
knowledge of our globe, and a Ikilful botanist if ap
pointed to accompany the navigator.
Extract of a letter from Paris, July 1.
" A dreadful fire has deployed upwards of 120
houses near Briancon, in Dauphiny, and several peo
ple were burnt and crushed to death."
Extra# of a letter from fmftsdam, July 4.
" 1 he Coloffe, a new ship of 68 guns, just finifhed
here, is prevented from being launched for want cf
wafer; the Zuydcr sea is full of final! islands of find,
which appear from the water draining off, so that
the passage to the Texel is wholly obtruded, ex
cept for small craft."
July 15. There are several letters in town from
refpedable houses abroad, which mention, that the
Spanish court have offered to give the emperor of
Morocco, one million annually, on condition that he
will not fiiffer any fuccour from his dominions to be
given to the garrison of Gibraltar; and that the Spa
nish monarch has so great a delire to retrieve the ho
nour he loft in the late attack on that impregnable
fortrefs, that hostilities against that garrison are ex
pectecf Shortly to take place,
July 16. Letters from different parts of France
agree that on account of the great drought in the
spring and early part of the summer, it is fuppofeil
the ensuing vintage will be confidently less produc
tive than any cne within the last 20 years.
Letters from Leghorn mention, th d t the late vio
lent revolution in Conftanftinople originated in a sus
picion, that the late minister had received a valuable
consideration from the court of Peierfbuigh, for hav
ing recommended the surrender of the Crimea to the
Ruffians, of which some difeovery was lately made,
tnat tended to juilily such an opinion.
it is a fad, that several vefkds have lately carried
!arge quantities of hay to the continent ; and up-,
wards of 200 loads are now fllipped in the river kA
cuieient parts of trance, where, according to report,
that necessary commodity has risen to the exorbi
tant price of fourteen lours a load.—the freightage,
&c. to Dunkirk, does not amount to n^ore than ten
Killings each load, so that the exporters will make a
very confiderab'le profit. Quete, fhouid not a restrains
be put upon this traffickr
, u b ' ] B. It is determined by Ministers, that two
of the, commiflioners appointed to enquire into the
claims of the loyalists, dhall go over on an cfmciJ
commiflion to Nova-Scotia, for the more perfect
fciuriny. Mr. Pitt, we hear, is to introduce a bill in
to parliament for this purpose, which wil! yet be car?
ried through in the prelent session. The comGif
ironers oJf take a fectetary and clerks along witli
them..
We know that;the argument which Ministers have
in secret used for the necessity of their fyflem is, that
French politics, (Lengthened by French gold', had
made their way into Ireland.
Flow the Iriffi volunteer army will entertain that
ffigma we know not—but certainly the friends cf
Ministry do not scruple to assert, that their ranks
have been filled by foreign money.
A few days since an eßate in the north cf Scotland
was fold for 2,400!. which in the year 1715, let for
on 'y H guineas per annum—many of the estates in
that kingdom are equally increa fed in value.
An unprecedented accident happened at the Pruf
fian ambaflador's house on Saturday the 9th inflant.
Some villain found means to secret himfelf in his
excellency's closet, and rifled his drawers of varied
parcels, and letters of the greatest secrecy and con
sequence. This has been kept a most profound se
cret for some days, to facilitate a difeovery; bet hi
therto the culprit has escaped with impunity.
By letters from Vienna we learn, that on the firft
of th.e present month, an ordinance was published
for suppressing the several Jewish tribunals efbbliihe'd'
in different part's of the Emperor's dominions, and
fubjecring the Jews to the magistracy in the se
veral diftri&s wherein they reside.
1 he sea for some years past has been leaving the
coast of Holland, io that the ' difficulty of floating
ships of a large draft, is continually increafmg; this
is a serious evil in the opinion of the gloomy politicians
of Holland, who have at this time apprehensions
enough without it.
July 19. leh Iriffi at this day, as the Americans
did formerly, judge from fat?. They have seen an
uniform lurking Spirit of despotism pervade every
ad of admimiftration. They have lech it prevail over
the wisest and most constitutional counsels. Thev
have seen it attempt a virtual refloration of their le
gdlative dependance, and they will repel the effort.
There was much good policy in ceding Florida
to Spain, as it must lav the foundation of a future