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VIENNA, June 20.
RECRUITS are daily enlisted here in great
numbers, which is a matter of much spe
culation.
Hamburgh, June 30. We learn from Moscow,
that the Empress, accompanied by their Imperial
Highnefles, is set out on a pilgrimage from Calom
nitzka to the Cloister of Troitza, sixty werftes from
Moscow ; and that the illustrious personages per
form the journey on foot, notwithstanding the rigour
of the season, which is such, that upwards of 30,000
are sick at Moscow with colds and fevers. These
letters add, that upon the reprefentatiops of the Po
lifn Provinces, the Empress has excused them half
their taxes for two years.
Rome, June 21. The Pope held a Congregation the
19th instant, on the affairs of the Ex-Jesuits, which
lasted upwards of an hour ; during which time, the
debates were carried on with great warmth . • At the
breaking up of the Congregation, it was reported that
his Holiness had dissolved it ; but that was not the
case, nor was it likely, since it was held at the desire
of the Courts of Bourbon, who have infilled that
the present Pope shall not alter any thing that has
been done by his predecessors with refpe& to the Je
suits: On the contrary, they demand of him the
publication of a Bull, to confirm that which dis
solves that Society. It is reported upon this occa
sion, that in one of the audiences which the Spa
nifli Ambaffaror had of the Pope, and in which he
infixed on the prisoners being released from the
Caflle of St. Angelo, he expressed himfelf in the
following efh&: " Most Holy Father, I address
rnyfelf to you as Minister from his Catholic Ma
jesty, and I declare to you in the name of the King
my Mailer, that the Drifters of the Courts of
Dr. R YA N's •
Incomparable Worm-bestowing
SUGAR PLUMBS,
Necefiary to be kept in all Families.
SO exceedingly valued by all People who have had of
them in Great-Britain and Ireland, for their trans
cendent Excellency in the destroying Worms of all kinds
both in the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children, by
not only breaking the Knots in the Duodenum, or Gutt
next the Stomach, but they pass through the smallest
Passages of the Body, and purge away those ropy and
(limy Humours which are the Cause of thole pernicious
Vermin, and the Source of many other Disorders ; they
are one of the best Purges in the whole World for grots
bodied Children that are apt to breed Worms, and have
large Bellies; their Operation is n,ild, fafe and pleasant;
they wonderfully eleanfe the Bowels of all Rift and clani
my^Humours wfreh fiop up the Parts, and prevent the
iuice of Food from being conveyed to the Liver and made
lood, which is often the Case with Children, and is at
tended with a hard Belly, Linking Breath, frequent Fe
vers, Rickets, and a Decay of Strength in the loWer
Parts : Likewise fettled Aches and Pains in the Head,
Swellings, old Sores, Scabs, Tetters, or Breakings-out,
will be perfectly cur'd, and the Blood and Skin restored
to its original Purity and Smoothness ; they purge by
Urine, and bring away the Gravel, and effectually cure
all Obftru&iq,s of the Urine, or Ulcer in the Kidneys.
They at once strike at the true Cause of the Scurvy and
entirely destroy it, and all Scorbutick Humours and Ef
fefts, Root and Branch, so as never to return again ; and
What makes them more commendable is, they are full as
agreeable to both Taste and Sight, as Loaf Sugar; and
in their Operation as innocent as new Milk.
I have by these Plumbs cured a great many Children
of Whooping, or Chin-coughs, and Agues, which Dis
tempers are very common and troublesome to Families,
and the Want of tbefe Plumbs are the Ruin of many
Childrens Constitutions.
These Plumbs enrich and fweoten the whole Mass of
Blood, carry off all gross, corrupt and putrid Humours,
and create a frefh and healthy Complexion in such as are
affected by any putrid Matter.
The Plumb is a great Dieuretick, cleansing the Reins
of Slime; it expels Wind, and is a sovereign Medicine
in the Cholick and griping, of the Guts. It allays
and carries off four Vapours which occasion many
Disorders in the Head. It opens all Obstructions in the
Stomach, Lungs, Liver, Reins and Bladder; causes a
good npprtite and helps Digestion. It hath been found
wo-TtfuHy fuccefsfnl to such Perform as are going into
cirremea l Dhtempers, as Asthmas, Phthificks, or Short
ness of Breath, Dropsies and Yellow Jaundice, Now I
hope all impartial Perlons are fatisfied, that the Medicine
which works upon such Humours, will almost teach any
Distemper, if net too far gone, since Corruption and Pu
trefaflion are the fore-runners of all Gifeafes ; therefore no
better Phyfick can be taken for all Ages, Sexes and Con
flitutions, from Infancy to an old Age. These Plumbs
rare highly Serviceable to the Female Sex, from the Age
of 14 to 20 Years, and from 40 to 50. Each Box con
tains one Dozen of these Plumbs, Price 8 Shillings, with
Directions. Sold by Hugh Gaine, in New-York, and
by no other Person in America, Unless by his appointment.
.( Diognoftick Sips of Worms.
PALENESS in .the Face, itching of the Nose, hol
lowness of the Eyes, grating of the Teeth when
asleep, Dulnefs, Pains, and Heaviness in the Head, a
dry Cough, an itching in the Fundament, white and
thick Urine, unquiet sleep, often darting, loft Appetite,
fwell'd Belly, knawing and biting about th^ Stomach,
frightful Dreams, extreme Thirsts, the Body decay'd and
lean, Fits, often Vomiting, stinking Breath, &c.
Directions for taking them.
A Child from I to 2 Years may eat one Plumb ; from
2 to^ one and a half; from 4to 6 two ; from 6to 8 two
and a half; from 8 to 12 three ; from 12 to 15, and all
above that Age, may eat four Plumbs, one Hour or two
before up Rifag,not to Drink during that time, but afterwards
drink warm Tea, Whey, or Water-gruel ; in taking them,
the Patient must fay two or three Days betwixt each Dose.
In Agues, the feme Quantity must be taken, two, three
er four Hears before the Fit come: on, and be repeated three
Times. In Whooping or Chin-coughs, give the Quantity
above-mentioned.
Monday, September 18, I„S* THE (Mb, ^4,j
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Published 23d Augufi, 1775.
LONDO N, July 8.
Extras of a letter from a gentleman at Plymouth to
bis friend in tonssn, dated July 4,
“ The workmen who left their business at the
dock-yard, to the amount of near four hundred,
upon pretences that appear, from a refutation lately
published by Commissioner Ourry to those hand
bills dispersed by the Shipwrights, to be not altoge
ther well-founded, will soon return to their duty,
and peace restored in this quarter ; the more think
ing part of the inhabitants about dock, since they
have been able to come at the bottom of things, be
ing very averse from giving encouragement to such
unwarrantable proceedings.
" At the fame time too much cannot be said in
praise of our yifitants here, from their very minute
examination into, and review of the naval timber,
stores, and (hips, whether in Hamoaze, or in the
dock-yard ; and for the unwearied pains and assidu
ity in their endeavouring to fettle the differences
which unhappily have arisen among so ufeful and
refpe&able a body of artisans, who, while they de
mean themselves properly towards their officers, it
seems have been well assured they will not be disap
pointed in their reasonable expectations of finding a
friend in the Earl of Sandwich."
Extras of a Etter from Goftort, July 6.
“ An order is arrived at the dock for fix fail of
the line to be equipt with stores of all species, to be
got ready in the yard, in case of being called upon
on an emergency.
“ An order came down last night from the Navy
Board, to difeharge from his Majesty's dock-yard
at Portsmouth near 300 men who did work talk
work, on account of their being in opposition with
out any reason ; and the fame qrder expressed to enter
those that worked talk work."
Extras of a letter from Portfmoutb, July. 7.
“ This morning Lord Sandwich returned from
Plymouth.'
“ The Shipwrights belonging to this yard (till
keep from their work, and are determined never to
enter the yard again without their grievances are
redressed."
Extrafl of a letter from Chatham, July 6.
" Orders are received at the Commirfiouer's office
in this dock-yard for the Roebuck, a new Ship, of
44 guns, to be fitted with the greatest expedition for
foreign Service.
“ Yesterday afternoon all the talk gangs, confin
ing of 400 Shipwrights, absented themselves from
the yard, with a view of getting their wages aug
mented, and have not been at the yard this'day, in
consequence whereof an express was sent yesterday
to the Lords of the Admiralty."
July ii. Letters by the Charming Peggy men
tion, the congress has voted 36,000 men as a Stand
ing army, besides the militia, and one million of
Pennfylvahia currency to pay them with ; that three
of the delegates be a committee to a& ; that they are
resolved to fend manifestoes to all the powers in Eu
rope, to let them know their reasons for breaking
with their mother country : that they are deter
mined not to submit till they are reinstated in all the
privileges they enjoyed before the late a&s, &c. ,aocf
that all the ports be Itopt upon the aad of July;' }
July i. The Sieurs Sorin and Domner, very emi
nent Corn Merchants, and interested in many other
branches of commerce, had been arretted and sent to
the Baftile under a pretence, that they had distri
buted money ^mong some of those seditious persons
Who were taken up the beginning of May; but
they have so well juftified themselves with refpe&
to every imputation against them, that they are set
at liberty.
Hague, July 4. Lieutenant General Hugh Mac
kay, Colonel of a Scotch tegiment in the fervicc of
this Republick, died lately at Breda.
Genoa, June 17. We have account from the
coast of Barbary, that many new fortifications were
railing at Algier, and that a great number of Turks
had been fentto Arzeu, (or Arzeyla, as it is now
called) a town formerly built by the Romans, on the
edge of the sea, about fourteen miles from the
Streight of Gibraltar, and forty from Fez, the capi
tal of the kingdom of that name.
Paris, July 1. When the inhabitants of Rheims
(at the time of the Coronation) desired to know if it
was the King's pleasure that they fliould line the
streets through which he was to pafs,vith tapestry, &c.
according to cuflom, his Majesty replied, " No tape
stry hangings 1 I would not have any thing to prevent
the people and me from feeing one another."
Bourbon will leave Rome the moment you set at li
berty the Jesuits who are prisoners." It is said, that
the Pope was so Struck with this speech, that he re
plied, he wished for nothing so much as to live
upon friendly terms with those Courts, and that
every thing refpe&ing the Jesuits should continue
upon the fame footing, and consequently that the
prisoners should not be let at liberty. It is moreover
assured that the Court of Portugal has not yet en
gaged to pay pensions to the Jesuits expelled from
that kingdom. Three prisoners were, however, re
leased from the Castle of St. Angelo, soon after the
Congregation of the 19th instant broke up, viz. the
Fathers Cecchim and Ifari, and the Secular Andre
ozzi, who have been confined ever since last July,
for propagating some pretended prophecies ; and
they received a kri& charge to take care for the fu
ture how they engage in such absurdities.
Paris, June 30. The squadron fitted out at Roche
fort is to cruize between that port and the mouth of
the Tagus. Another squadron is equipping at Brest,
which the Duke de Chartres set out last night to go
on board of.
Monday, 30 Min. after 4 |
Tuesday, 16 Min. after 5 }
Wednesday, 2 Min. after 6
Thurfday,' 46 Min. after 6 j
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
Friday, 29 Min. after 7
Saturday, 12 Min. after 8
Sunday, 56 Min. after 8
I Ne^w Moon next Sunday.
; That he arrived at Seneca town the 25th of July,
landI and found Logan there withe some of the Mingoes
that were prisoners at Fort Pitt. They all appeared
very defirods to know bis business, he called them
'together, and made the fame speech to them that he
did to the Delawares ; they made no other answer
than they would acquaint rhe rest of their nation with
what he had said. These Indians, appeared very angry,
and behaved with great insolence to him- That on
the 27th he delivered a speech to the Indians at the
Windots town, which was as follows :
“ Brothers, the Windots and Taawas,
“ Your brothers of Virginia, in their great coun
cil, are delirous of brightening the chain of friend
ship between you and them ; they have appointed
commissioners to meet the Chiefs of the different na
tions of Indians on the Ohio and the Lakes, at Fort
Pitt, in forty-fix days from this time; and have
ordered me to come to this place, to allure you that
their hearts are good towards you and that they hope
to agree upon a peace with all the Indians, so that
their children, and ours may hereafter be in the greatest
;fiitad&!?/ to ^ ve ) m ' 3 kind invitation to their
]feA&t&tty%fmd they will give you a hearty welcome.
'ißroSh^ra^ is with great concern I have lately heard
July 12. The last letters from India mention,
that great difeontent prevails among the military.
They had lately been engaged in subduing some of
the country powers, and a great deal of plunder was
taken ; but .he Governor and Council would not
allow the soldiers to get any of it, and informed them
that they were to be allowed no plunder in future.
This the army look upon as contrary to the common
usage of war, and complain much, as they fay they
cannot live upon their pay in India.
A correspondent fays, it is a lamentable truth, that
a great number of English ship wrights are now
employed, on high encouragement, in the dock-yards
of France and Spain, where they engaged themselves
at the conclusion of the late war, (being difeharged
from our dock-yards) and have built both the French
and Spaniards a number of fine men of war, all after
the English models
Extrafl of a letter from Baffira, February 3.
" We learn tha§ SadikKhau is on his march with
20,000 men to attack this city, which for eight days
past has been in so great a confternatian, that the
English being sure of ill treatment from the Persians,
begin to embark their effe&s. Mr. Beaumont, their
agent, is still a prisoner at Schirez. As to the
French, as they are openly prote&ed by the Regent
of Persia, they havenothing to fear."
A letter from Paris, dated June 30, fays, " The
squadron fined out at Rochefort is to cruize between
that port and the month of the Tagus. Another
squadron is equipping at Brest, which the Duke de
Chartres set out last night to go on board of.
Yesterday the Royal Regiment of Artillery, quar
tered at Woolwich, were reviewed by his Majesty on
Blackheath. The Engineers had enclosed a large
tra& of the heath, opposite Sir Gregory Page's house,
with a kind of chevaux de frife, to keep out the
mob. At eight o'clock parties of the Life Guards,
Herfe Grenadiers, and Foot Soldiers, covered the
ground so as to form a rihg. His Majesty, attended
by a company of Light Horse, appeared in the field
at a quarter before ten jn a post-chaise and four, ac
companied by several general Officers. At ten o'clock
ne got on horseback, and the reviev immediately
began by the firing of small arms, and various other
r ?ceuvres. At half past ten his M&'fty, Lord
Townsend, Matter of the Ordnance, and several
other persons of diftin&ion; paraded round the ring,
to view the preparations for a sham fight, between
one part of the train, who were to attack a fort of
fort erected on the opposite fide of a temporary
bridge, and garrisoned by another party of Matroffes
and Engineers. About a quarter before eleven the
fight began, and lasted an hour, in which the En
gineers, &c. acquitted themselves with fatisfa&ion
to his Majesty, and a prodigious number of fpe&a
tors. The Duke of Gloucester was present.
PHILADEL PHiA, September it.
Captain JAMES WOOD's inform'ation to the
Committee of Pittfoirg, Auguji 10.
MR. WOO D informs the Committee, that at
Ciffiofton, a Delaware town, on the zzd of
July, he delivered a Speech to the Chiefs of that
place inviting them to a treaty to be held at PittSburg
the 10th of September ; likewise he informed them
that he understood that the Windots and French had
lately been ip council with them, that they made a
speech, and delivered a belt to them, and that he
expected from the friendship that has for a long time
subsisted between them and their elder brothers, the
Virginians, that they would inform him what had
passed between them. On the 23d of July, New
comer, and some other Delaware Chiefs, delivered
him a speech or answer to his of yesterday, in sub
stance as follows :
Thanking him for his speech, and that they would
cheerfully meet the Virginians at the treaty ; and to
convince their brothers that they desire to live in the
ftri&eft friendfllip with them, they delivered to him
a belt and ffrihg that was sent to them by an English
man and a French man from Detroit, with a message
informing them, that they would come on them two
ways, the ore by way of the I,akes, and the
other by the Ohio, and.that the Virginians are deter
mined to driye them off and take their lands from them;
and that they must constantly be on their guard, and
not pay any regard to what the Virginians would fay
to them, as they were a people not to be depended
upon ; and that the Virginians would invite them, to
a treaty, that they must not go by any means, and
to take particular notice -of the advice which they
gave."
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At the appointed time the War Post delivered the
following answer to Capt. Wood's speech of yester
day.
“ Brother, the Big Knife;
" You tell us you were sent to our towns, by the
great men of Virginia, to let us know there is now a
large council tire knelling at Fort Pitt ; that it would
/be ready in forty-fix days, and that we should hear
then and there every thing that was good. Brothers,
we have hitened to every thing you have said, with
great attention, and conlidercd it well. We think it
is good, and will immediately fend over the lakes to
cur Chiefs, and will be ruled in our determination
by them. Brothers, I have nothing farther to fay,
than that it has always been a custom with us that
whatever news we hear, we immediately fend in to
our Headmen, as we(hall on this occasion."
He arrived at the Shawanefe towns the 31st. He
desired the Headman to call the Headmen of the
different towns together as soon as possible, that he
had something to lay to them from the Headmen of
Virginia. The Headmen then informed him that
Chinafaw, or the judge, had returned home the
night before ; that he brought alarming accounts
from Virginia, that all the people, except the Gover
nor, were determined 011 war with the Indians, that
the Governor was for peace, but was obliged to fly
on boaid of a flhp ; that the hostages foundthat
they weie to be made slaves, and lent to some other
country ; that the white people were ail preparing
ter war, and that they Viewed him many Indian
scalps, amongst which the Wolf knew his brothers ;
upon which they determined, if possible, to make
their ricape, and accordingly set off all together in
the night; that the next day, he, being behind the
others at feme didance, was seized by three men -
that he heard them lay they would kill him, and one
of them began to load bis gun; while the other two
before the gun was loaded, held him by the arm, he
found means to disengage himfelf and make his
escape, leaving his gun and every thing rife behind
him ; soon after he heard several runs go off, and
was sure that Cuttenwa and Newa w< re ; .,;i-d, as he
had been sixty days travelling, and had heard no
thing of them.
Capt. Wood told the Headmen that the moss of
what Chenabw, ortke judge, told him was fade ;
and that he would be glad be would lend for him,
which Imdid. As foci )as he came, Capt. Wood
explained the whole matter to bin arid manv more
Indians, and informed them Cuttenwa and New 4
wc ie both well, aid on the read ; and that they
were bringing his clojths, and-wh.it other things Ft
left behind him , and mat it was very unhu^ f or
him be did not turn back, as the others did,'and
have a horie and a laddie to ride home as ih* .s
had. Thai on the bird of Aimalt be enquired of
sundry tyitaws concerning the pitches me heir- / a:
to the bhawanelc by the French at Tooit. They
all gave the thine accounts he h^ received befc-%
with this addition, that the Pi&s aud Twi„twecs no
accepted the belts, but that the binwaatle had due
hale in the ground, and bu:icd r,cm never tor
again.
The 2d of Angufth^ dolhved a ipe^h (3 °
Shawanefe, the fame in fubltence u Q,,. L „ _
levered to other nations. He explained the nature of
the difeate with Lord Dumn ire. an d ccuoncte thert
that the Chinefaw had r.todd ths trudr, md like
wise explained to them r . : .of n r ru te with
Great-Blitaim The Hainan returned them the
following anfiver.'
“ Brother, the Bi^Knife,
"I am very th ^d. as wed as all my friends,
who are nclv - reiem ft:: ever good Ipeecl. this day
delivered to} it curo ^1 fire. It gives us ,reat
pleasure ^m ' m.bat our brothers, the Big 'Knife,
have n-t mnd that we will have an ..r
---tunity ot -.\ them in friendship, at the me .^
you mentis. 3 /„me much obliged to our brother ,
that some people, whom I confider to be enemies as
well to you as to us, have endeavoured to make you
believe that the people of Virginia intend to strike
your nation ; this you may depend upon is the greater
fabity, as I can, with truth assure you, that they de
sire to live in ftri& friendship with all Indians, while
they continue to live peaceable with us."
“ Brothers, the Tawaas,
" It is with great pleasure I take this opportunity
of speaking to you in the name of my countrymen,
to return you thanks for the kind treatment given by
your nation to one of our young brothers, who was
delivered into your hand, last fuhuner, by the
Shawanefe, and to assure you that if any of your
people mould ever fall into our hands, they will
meet with friendly treatment!
To which the War Pelt returned the following
answer.
“ Brothers, the Big Knife,
“ We have heard what you have said, and desire
time till to-morrow afternoon to confider of it, when
we will meet you in the Council House, at the time
mentioned."
The War Post, with fix others, came to his camp.
They told him they came to talk with him as friends;
that they always underwood the English had but one
King, who lived over the great river, that they were
much furprized lately to hear that we were at war with
ourselves, and that we bad several engagements at
Bollon, where-a great many men were killed on both
sides ; and as they had heard many different dories, they
would be glad to hear and know the truth. Captain
Wood then explained to them the nature of the dis
putes, and acquainted them of #he general union of
all^the colonies, and undeceived them in an error he
found the V/hondots had been led imo, viz, that the
Virginians were a people diftin&.fiem the other colo
nies.
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