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Part/, &,f. r. WehW frdih MarfeUfa,
that four of our flips defined for the illands,
have been taken by an English frigate coifing
at the mouth of the Mediterranean, and car
ried into Gibraltar.
A French merchant (hip, richly laden, and
nell armed, from St. Domingo to Havre de
Grace, was taken by an English frigate, and
carried into Portsmouth.
Paris, Sept. 3 The drought and heat
Lave been so excessive here, that, unless they
abate soon, there is reason to fear that the
vines and other fruits, which afforded a pro
mising appearance, will hot come to maturity.
A great many Springs are dried up, and the
Seine has been as how as in the year CTI9>
Two English frigates have taken and carried
into Plymouth a number of our vessels bound
for Bourdeaux. They were conveyed to a
certain latitude by the Proteus.
Paris, Sept 6 We hear that two Guern
fev privateers have endeavoured to carry off a
loaded veffcl from the port of La Hogue.
These pirates seem to make light of the invasi
on with which they are threatened, the dread
of it, however, has gaufed fix reputable fami-4
lies of Jersey to remove to Grandville. It
may perhaps, be proper to furnifh these
iflinds with a new set of inhabitants, after
their fubje&ion, as they, at prefect consist en
tirely of fraugglers, bankrupts, degraded
prieds and vagabonds ; their strength consists
of 2000 men, exclusive of the reinforcements
Which are expected from England.
Paris, Sep. 13. Very voluminous regulati
ons have been published, both for the infantry
and cavalry of this kingdom, among the rest
the equipage and tables of the Officers, from
the firft in command to the subalterns, are
limited both as to the number and quality of
t: e dirties ; they are also forbid to have any
thing in plate except fpo@ns and forks, and
the Generals are particularly ordered to fee
these regulations fully complied with.
All the troops encamped in different parts of
France are to be exercised as if they were in
actual service, both as to fending out detach
ments, foraging parties, &c. and that the
Officers who arc to command these parties are
only to receive their orders in general terms
from the General, who will by that means fee
whether they are capable of undertaking such
Services, and inllrutt them if they are wrong.
We have accounts from Baieux that the
camp of St. Gabriel cchfifts of 30,000 men.
Paris, Sept. 14. On theist inll. in the cre
ping a fire broke out at the town of St. Just,
in Champagne, near Sezanne, which burnt
have fix.y noules before it was extinguished.
Many perf^ns perished ; above 300 of the in
habitants are reduced to the utmost extremity,
all their property being conformed in the Hames.
The loss has been estimated at 645,942 livers.
Teuton, Hug. 21. As we have not a fuffici
t t number of ships of war or frigates in the
Labour, we are equipping a sloop under the
command of M. Martin, to feree as a guard
ihip. Four merchantmen with china, for
Rochfart, failed this morning. ';
Hague, Sept 22. letters of authority, re
ceived last post from Breflaw, mention, that a
irps of 16,000 Ruffians were on their march
to join Gen. Werner near Troppan, where
L e cossacks had already arrived, which had
ct ged the Austrians to retire towards Olmurz.
The last advices which we have received from
>ny mention, that the Count of Solemn,
114,090 hulfos, had joined Prince Henry
'raffia; that wi h this reinforcement that
fce had set out from Nimes to go to Kut
. . ors, by the way of Leitmeritz, where on
& ^ 13th of this month he had his head-quar
ters, andft was imagined that his Royal High-
Is would m^rch towards Egra.
Ah,,o, May §. This morning at ten mi
c^^, pall fi ve we felt a ffiock of an earth
quake. .
^mimrt, Ang.B. We have been hitherto
preferred from the plague ; but since the 23d
I lad month we have had many shocks of
r hquakes, viz. on the 24th two, on the
th one, the 26th two, the 29th one, the zd
of this month one, and the 4th also one,
Ihfe calamities make the inhabitants afraid
c turning to their houses, which are mostly
ic imaged, that they are in danger of falling
fiery minute, and workmen so scarce, and
serials so dear, that few can have their
w lings repaired.
Confantinople, Aug. 17. After an affem
t^geof the Grand Vifir, and other members
the government, at the Mufti's, it was re
nted the enterprise against Crimea was re
ved upon.
Our accounts from the Danube mention,
that great difcont nt reigns among the trooE
Vere, 400 if whom are said to haye deserted
; once, ardgane towards Moldavia.
The plague has diminilhed very much with
ina few days, but ^ the night before the last
felt a shock of an t., t hqH a k e , which laffed
an hour, and athame) every body
riin, Sept. 8. WehaVQiccs fi om Sax .
f the taking of Arnaw, so was Gen .
m; as also of a redoubt, vhfc h the Sax-
Grenadiers and a battalion ^
on the right of Marshal Laudohn.
Jin, Sep. 12 According to the most au
ric advices the Austrians Differ more by
. Iwon among their troopstban we do among
~;„/,$ v % , I^. lentic accounts,
^ Prince I" # / ^^o ?^r tillat Nimes
.the 7th of < V, rour troops
r<upied an a . f ' fy b nes; itwas
... Joyrter furrow ri ' Is, the de
c of whici w^ I ^Lieutenant
beck with .) ei 'p< 'twas attack
bv to Auft a Iterbeck de
acdhn^f for jb ed to re-
tire, after % ffiar, ^r.gigement of typhoon;
the loss of the Austrians must have been very
considerable by the quantity of arms, bats,
and caps, that were found ; fix men were found
dead, and feme wounded ; the enemy certain
ly must have carried off many more; we did
not lose a man. The fame day our advanced
post at Hunnerfwaffer was also attacked by two
battalions, but they were obliged to retire.
The 4th there was a skirmish upon a foraging
party between 60 huflars, who formed the rear
guard, and 200 of the enemy ; but the
latter were driven back, and one subaltern
and 32 privates made prisoners. Besides these
two affairs, there was one of greater impor
tance in the county of Glatz: A corps of
Austrians attempted to attack Gen. Wunfch,
and te dislodge him from his camp at Ratzen
-burgh, but by the good disposition of that
General, and the brave refinance of his men,
' our troops maintained their post, and the
enemy retired with confidetable lofs b
Berlin, Sept. 15. By the last letters from Bo
hemia we have accounts,, that when the King
marched from Lanterwaffer to Wildfchutz, his
rear was attacked by the Austrians, who had
placed cannon Upon the heights which com
manded the ways he was to go through with
his army, which occasioned the separation of
the regiments of Stutterheim and Zaremba
from the rear guard of his Majesty's troops ;
.but the Prince de Hohehloe contrived to place
some cannon so advantageously as to quiet the
firing of those of the enemy, whom he obliged
to retire; the King was so fatisfied with the
behaviour of the Prince de Hohen/ohe, that he
inflagtly made him a colonel.
Upper Lujacia, Sept. 10. Yesterday arrived
at Bautzen a tranfpoit of Prussian sick and Im
perial wounded prisoners, with near 300 Sur
geons and Apothecaries. We do not know the
number of sick, but it must be very considera
ble as the two houses belonging to the cloth
manufacture was filled with them, besides ano
ther large building. There were goo wag
gons, part empty, and part full of sick and
wounded, besides 20 waggons for the military
cash with fix horses, and near 300 for ammu
nition and provision, besides ethers for differ
ent purposes. This transport and the escort
were reckoned to be about 5000 men and 6000
horses. Some more arrived at noon on the
fame day, and we are allured there will arrive
zoo more soon. Although a courier brought
word that Prince Henry's head quarters were
yesterday at Nimes, yet it is imagined, ;s he
has got rid of his heavy baggage and his sick
and wounded men, that he will march to post
himfelf in flank of Marshal Laudohn, a&d
\that a strong detachment will be sent to lay
siege to Egra, in order to penetrate into Bava
ria, and oblige the Emperor or Gen. Lau-.
dohn either to hazard a battle, or change their
portion.
From the Frontiers of Hungary, August 28.
The Magnotes of th# kingdom of Hungary
having notice that the Court of Vienna has
some proposals to make to them, will assem
ble at Peter/burgh, to examine if they may
take notice of them, or refer the decision to a
diet, which in that case would be immediately
held ; it is said, that among the principle ar
ticles which the Ceurt of Vienna has to pro
pose is, that of engaging the States to gua
rantee a loan of eight millions of Borins.
Berlin, Sept. 5. We have been informed,
they have thought proper to publish in the
Gazette of Vienna, of the §th of August, the
aft of renunciation of Duke Albert, and to
add that the falfity of that piece would soon
be proved in the most fatisfadory manner;
in the mean time, we have reason to believe
that thefaid piece s according to the rules of
the Diplomatique, and the history as true and
just as the letter ofinveftiture of the Emperor
Sigfmund in 14,26, against which many re
marks might be made. It is certain, that the
aa of Duke Albert was not invented at
Berlin, but was published as it came from Ba
varia, and the original still exists in certain
hands properly sealed ; that it was not pub-
Jifhed till after having taken up arms, arose
from its not being received.
Cologne, Sept. 13. We have advice, that on
the 3d of this month two Prussian Captains,
coming from Minder, with go men took 244
horses which were going to the Imperial army.
We are assured that a Hanoverian garrison
will be placed at Wefel.
Madrid, Aug. z,. Our fleet at Cadiz, which
is ready for sea, is composed of 42 ships of
the line, seven frigates, two bombs, two
Hoops and two fire ships. It is to be divided
into three squadrons, the firft commanded by
Don Adrien Caudren Cantin; the second by
Don Mi,ael Gaston ; and the third by Don
Antonio Pofada; but we do not know its
destination.
irarfaw, Sept. z. They write from C°n
ftantinoplc, that M. de Stachirff, Envoy from
Raffia, had preferred a memorial to the Porte
the 27th of June last, by which he requested
passports for himfelf and all other fubjeds of
his sovereign, to quit the Ottoman dominions,
with all their effeds ; but that the Sublime
Porte had not judged proper to consent to that
demand.
Toulon, Sept. 8. The Gracicux frigate, ttm
'anded by M. de Vialis, tool: on the 24th of
A^ft, on the coast of Barbary, an English
Pooled the Great-Britain, Captain James
Cainichrei f r @m Tetuan to Algiers. She had
a cargo of WO q], and 3, Moors on board,
who, with the «argo, were ordered to be gi
ven up to the Moorilh owners, but the ship is
seized. Thefame frigate has taken an English
sloop, named the Zephyr, of 14 guns and 100
men, commanded by Sir Thomas Weft, gran'd
fcnto the Admiral of that name. They are
In the storm we had the we f k past, the Ty
rannicide privateer, and a schooner, were
drove ashore near Lamb's Dam ; the Continen
tal ship Warren, and several other vessels re
ceived much damage ; as also sundry Hores and
wharves in this town. A brig laden with
lumber, bound hither from the eartward, drove
ashore on Governor's-iflkn^ point, and funk.
We are apprehensive we shall hear of other
damage being done to the Dipping bound m.
Friday arrived in town from head-quarters,
the Hon. General Marquis de la Fayette, who
has so nobly distinguished himfelf in the cause
of this country.
PROVIDENCE, December 12.
Last week a small schooner from Dartmouth,
bound to Connedicut, laden with Weft-India
produce, was overfet by a squall of wind off
Block island, and funk immediately. The
hands got fife to Block Island in their Boat,
year; with an account of the ships expelled
in 1779 from India.
Arrived, the Terray ; the Compte the Telef
fon; and the Phillipine.
Taken, the Ferine, by two Bristol privateers,
and carried in there. The Modeffe, by
the Porcupine, and carried into Plymouth.
The Gaston, by two Letters of Marque be
longing to Liverpool, and carried into Ports
mouth.,
To arrive this year, the Acqullon. The
Fitzjames, said to be taken. The Pondi
cheiry. The Carnatic. The Three Friends.
The Severe. The Elizabeth ; and the Duke
1 de Duras.
Expected in 1779, the Dauphin. The Bro
glio. The Button. The Briffon. The Duke
de la Villiers. The Triton. Boyne. The
Graciepfe ; and the City of Archangel.
The King George packet boat, outward
bound, took an American fthooner, with 99
hhds. of tobacco, and carried her into Lisbon.
This Morning arrived a Mail from Ireland,
by which we are informed, that the Tartar Pri
vateer, Captain, Ellison, of 12 Guns, from
Liverpool, arrived at Cork the zgth of last
Month, was taking in her Provisions, and
would fail in a Day or two at fartheft.
a" performiag quarantine at the Loiret -at
Toulon.
Pc<j, Sept. 1;. It is generally believed
here that Admiral Keppel will return without
itriking a stroke, and our fleet will then come
ba^ to Brest to wait the determination of
Spain. It is said 10,000 sailors Lave been
brought from Naples to complete the Sjanifh
fleet.
' St. Malo, Sept. 0. There are in our port and
neighbourhood many transports in readiness,
but we fee no likelihood yet of the pretended
expedition against Jersey and Guernsey Two
inhabitants of this town, who were lately pri
soners in Guernsey, report, that the garrison of
that place consists of zOO6 men ; and that two
English men qf war and two frigates were con
ftantly cruising before these illands. The
camp formed within three quarters of a league
of this town, consists only of five regiments of
foot, fix companies of artillery, and two re
giments of dragoons of Conde and Shomberg.
His Royal Highness the Count of Luface
commands the camp, and has under him the
following general officers, Messrs. de Carries,
de Dielback, de Ville-patour, de la Ferronaye,
and de Falkenheim.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 .
On Saturday last the General Assembly of
this flare adjourned to Monday the firft of
February next.
Last Saturday the court of eyer and termi
ner ended at Gloucester, West-Jersey, when
the following prisoners received sentence of
death for high treason, viz. Harrison Wells,
William Hammet, John Dilkes, Joshua Dilkes,
Patterson Cook, Thomas Nightingale, Isaac
Lord, David Lloyd, Gideon Urine, Abraham
Fennemore, James Birch, Daniel Fufman,
Charles Stringe, Laurence Cox, John Franklin,
Joseph Dill, and Joseph Pratt, Benjamin Bar
tholomew also received sentence of death for
burglary. Friday the 29th of January next is
appointed for the day of execution.
0,. 8. The Dutch have augmented their
squadron in the Mediterranean under Ad
miral Stott with two fail of the line and two
frigates. A French letter that fends this ac
count fays, " This is supposed to be done in
compliment to the Court of London, to whom
the Dutch are at this time unusually polite."
The Duch are very busy in repairing all
their fortifications contiguous to France, and
are strengthening them with many new works,
whatever should happen.
Orders are given for making out an account
of all the monies expended in repairing the se
veral garrisons of Great-Britain for three years
past, up co Michaelmas last, for the infpeaion
of Parliament.
The, Lords of the Treasury have ordered
money to be Cent to the different offices far
paying their Majefty^ houffiold up to Michae t#
mas lift.
A lette- from Tetuan, dated Aug. zo, tyb
" The Sp@nifh Consul at Fez is depoled, 3fl '
the Court of Spain have given the Emperor to
understand that they will fend no more presents
till their Consul is received in due form, and
peinftated in his dignities."
A Lilt of the French East-India flipping ar
rived this Season, of those th~at have been
taken, and that are expected to arrive this
BOSTON, December 18.
From a REBEL P AMPE R.
LONDO N,
Public Audion.
To-morrew, at XII o'clock, below tbe
Coffee-boufe, will be Jold,
Four pair of 3 pounders, 4 pair swivels,
&C &c. Sundry fails and spars, belonging to
a ship.
On Wednesday,
Some c:% of loaf sugar, and a parcel of dry
geeds, with a few calks and kegs of best Co
mae biandy.
/It private SALE,
A few pipes'of Madeira, London quality.
Oliver fempleton.
FOR SAL E,
At the Store of URIAH HENDRICI ;, N
SSB, Hanouer-Square, the folding G >C '
as cheap at at public auction :
POWDER, sugars by the hugfhead, barrel c, y^wL
belt coffee in bags, hyfon tea, French liqc
fia, and capilair in cases, strong mens /hoes, i\c,hr s a
c10d,,, worked, silk and thread hose, cambrick. §^-
lie, linen, fine broad French meetings, bro< r ito
ofnabr:,s , men and boys felt and cattos hats, / Sped ~
plain boons, gilt, meta 1 , plated, and fled buttons,r
in, ilk, blankets; alfe, Jesuits bark, manna,
and dauber salts.
N ^. O,iy three fate lottery tickets ren lining
sale this morning; the lottery commenced d\.<iig<
16th of November last, and accounts maj be t
exß&ej,
New-York Marine Soc etr
ON Monday the nth instant, at , >'?.<.
in the evening will be held, a _,uofe
and Elms's tavern, an Annual M.^Tp,
of the Marine Society of Nei /oke
And as this is the day fixed on by c reel „;
the election of officers, the members #«.
are defined to attend, as the want of a
number to make a legal meeting n
tended with the worst consequence J
laudable i;fytution. By orderof the 1
PETER BERTON, S
WA) thrown gist of a B^t, on the Nigh ..f
the 25th ultimo, in the Bar, a black Lek
with a Direction on the Lid, for Lieut. Come
Lowell, Queen's Light Dragoons, which contain H
Regimental Coats, Waiftecats and B.etches, or c
Queen's Regiment, a Pair of Silver-mounted Pik.
Maker's Name, Wagdon, London, a Silver halt Put
Cap, Soap and Table Spoor s, a Silver Dram Bott %
Silk, Thread and Worked Stockings, a writing B.x
wi^ lundry Pape:s in it. There was loft & thef^e
Time, a Tent and Marquee, three Soldier's Ten%
and many other Tilings too tedious to mention. 1 he
whole was fern on the Ice fl rating towards S. ffla
Whoever finds lie Trunk and other Articles, ;<d
will return them to Mrff,s. Moore and Neaie, Mer
chants, in New-York, In ill be handwmcly reward
for their Trouble.
A Large CARGO of choice, large
COD FISH, to be fold on board tie
brig fame, James Crews, matter, lyin;<.
the East fide of Murray's Wharff. Apply.
Hugh and Alexander Wallace, c 1
the Matter on board.
To be fold, by the PIECE or DO2?N
By ROBERT MERCE!
Attis Store, in the boufe of Mr. Nicholas Cat
No. 34, lo wer end oj Maiden-Lane,
BROAD ciuts, coatings, ballas, Ica:.et, nd, wl %
.eiio&, and striped flench, tammies, dunou,
ca. inw coes, aid black fatten , checks, bed tick:, and
burnt, Li/h linens, from zu 6 .to us. per y^d, cam
bricks, n ,ufrn gauze aiaFrench met, Russia diaper,
dwlas, tanJemr, piftois lawns, table cluths,printed
linen handkerchiefs, htteriiings, modes and farfyns, In
dia d>mafk, Perfiaß taffecics, black silk velvet, bomba
zen, and Venetian poplins, ribbons, womens stays,
bonnet paper, men and womens fine worst-d flockings,
ditto cotton ditto, mens ftpes, womens ihoes by the
trunk, womens gololhocs, menad womens gloves, hat
lini ig< H>r p y' <playing cards, &c.
TO BE SO L~IT—
A SMALL COUNTRY SEAT, lying at
Newtown, one mile from a public land
ing place. The premises cenfifts of a good
house and barn, a quantity of all kinds of
fruit trees, and about thirteen acres of land.
Anyperfon inclining to purchase the fame, may
apply^to David Ti;us at Brooklyn-Ferry.
T’cveHiyGUINEAS Reward.
STOLE N,
FROM the ship Lydia Lachlan, Captain
Campbell, that was run alhore at Yellow-Hook,
on thurfday the 24th of December, two black lea
ther trunks, marked R. M. No. land 3, containing
many dozen ruffled shirts, fotneedged with Valencia
ene lace; 61k Lockings ; cambrick handkerchiefs;
a large chintz coverlit; two 61k waistcoats, ona
tambour, the other with filvef frogs, one scarlet do.
laced with gold; one pair of silk Breeches ; some
paintings on flats, in Tortoifcfhell frames; two suits
of cloaths, one a dark brown latteen, lined with pale
fattip, and foil buttons ; the other a luit of mourning;
a tea equipage with Queen's ware cups and Saucers;
a handlome silver tea pot, with a cteft, a crane en
graved upon a vast ; silver tea spoons; crett, an aimed
ami, embowfd, motto, " Teneo sic fidem,',
and many other valuable articles. Whoever cars
hFp to recover any coifidemble part of the above
things, Ihall have TWENTY GUINEAS, Reward,
or in proportion. Any peifon giving information
that may lead to a discovery of the thief, shall be
handsomely rewarded. Apply to Mr. Moleiworth,
at Ar. Gordon's, Wall-ftieet.,
r^HRLE-Lur, 7 8, and
4 4lrifh linens,
lush (heelings,
Pri ted cottons,
hinted handkerchiefs,
Checks and check handker
chiefs,
Check holland,
Cutlery in calk, affirted,
Window t'afr, 8 by 10,
4d Bd. jod. and 2od.na ; l<.
M:n a*d womens iLocs,
ifl'orted,
Satiery,
O' A fry flafs three feet long, conftr&aed 1
eminent hand, and an elegant pocket thermometer<
fold, enquire as a'< ve.
BRISBANE and JOHNSTON,
At No. VI. Queen-S'reet,
Have for Sale by the Package on reasonable Terms,
ICoarfe1 Coarse and fine hats,
London porter in bottles,
Port wine in pipes,
Defined sugars,
Strong military ffines,
")'° n r green, and conga
teas,
Paints ground in oil,
Brown and black rappee,
Carg i bed in barrels,
Madeira wine in pipes, and
hogsheads,
Mufeovado sugar in h h ^.
and barrels, &e.