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LONDO N,
July £ 7he French Amba&dor at Stock
holm is known to be the author of the King
of Sweden's journey to Petersburg.
It is not a little fortunate for this kingdom
that the two beads of the House of Bourbon,
are by no means calculated for making the
molt of opportunities. The King of France
has so little of activity in his disposition, that
Mons. Neckar, who is in fa& at the head of
the finances, cannot without the greatell diffi
culty, bring him to attend to the least details,
nor to support him in any plan of improving
the revenue of the Kingdom. The King is
determined on peace, and the arrangement
which can possibly be construed, though the
molt distantly, into a design of war, meets with
his disapprobation. It is a druggie between
the pacific Monarch, and the military Spanish
faction. There is reason to believe that he has
not been at all pleased with the Emperor's
journey. e
Yederday morning some dispatches were re
ceived at Lord George Germaine's Office,
which were brought over in the London, Cap
tain Thompson, from Quebec, which is ar
rived at Cork, but as< die failed in company
with tie other ships already arrived, has
brought over nothing frefh.
. Extras of a Letter from Portsmouth, Jul, 6.
" Arrived, the Grace, Wardley, laden with
coffee, rum, sugar, &c. bound to Liverpool,
taken by an American privateer, of 16 gyns,
in St. George's Channel. Robert M'Levar, a
prize master, with fcveral others, being put on
board her, to carry her to some port in Spain,
but, when out of fight of the privateer, agreed
to bring her to England, and in Torbay was
net by the Neptune tender,"
By the different Eiffels arrived in the Fleet from
England since our last, we have the following
Advices, viz.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 22.
IT is said that the Ruffians, who are disper
sed all over Crimea, detain upwards of
200 ships belonging to that country, by way
of reprisal, in order to oblige the Porte to
relax reflecting the passage of the Ruffian
frigates in this port. A division of fix (hips
will be sent, as usual, to the Archipelago and
the Morea, under the command of the Ad
miral Kyaya.
Warfaau, June 18. The last letters from
Constantinople, received here by the way of
Vienna, make mention of several interesting
events in Turkey, particularly that the great
preparations for war are still continued. Se
veral Couriers are lately arrived, one of whom
is a Chaffeur from Berlin, whose dispatches
are said to be very important.
Rome, June 14. The weather hag been very
unseasonable for the time of year, we have
had violent rains and storms, and the light
ning fell particularly upon one iheep walk, and
killed 146 sheep.
Stockholm, June 20. The Inhabitants of
Chriftinahaven being reduced to the last Ex
tremity by the late Fire, which consumed the
greeted and the richest Part of that City, ail
Orders of the State earnestly interest them-
Selves in procuring Money for their Relief.
Copenhagen, June 24. As a Resolution has
been taken to eftabiifh here a Free Port, and a
Staple for all the Merchandizes which foreign
Ships Shall bring here from the Ports in the
Baltic, a Magazine for that Purpose will soon
be erected at the King's Expence near the
Custom-house, under thr Direction of Profef
for Hardorsfer.
The king hath permitted a Number of
Horses to be transported from hence into Sca
nia, to re:munt the Swedish Cavalry, and to
Supply the ,tuds of that Nation.
Parts, June 27. A Change in the Ministry
was expected some Time ago ; and now the
Report is renewed hiore Strongly than ever.
The Removal of several of the Ministers. is
talked of, and even the Succtffor is named of
one of th m, who quits at his own Desire, and
is making Interest that his Difmiffion may be
accepted.
Freemen of Pennfy'v ma, whose liberties are
radically struck a: in this arbitrary imprison
ment of us, their unoffending fellow citizens :
We demand an audience; that so our inno
cence may appear, and persecution give place
to juttice.—But if. regardless of every sacred
obligation by which men are bound to each
other in focicty, and of that constitution by
which you profefs to govern, which you have
so loudly magnified, for the free spirit it
breathes. You are still determined to pro
ceed ; be the appeal to the righteous Judge of
all the earth for the integrity of our hearts,
and the unparalelled tyranny of your measures.
James Pemberton, Thomas Wharton, Thomas
Coemhe, Edward Pennington, Henry Drinker,
Phineas Bond, Thomas Gilpin, John Pemberton,
Thames Pike, Omen Jones, junr. Thomas Affleck,
"Charles Jervis, William Smith, (broker) Wil
liam Dre-wet Smith, Thoma' Fijber, Miers Fijher,
Charles Eddy, ifraei Pemberton, John Hunt, Sa
muA Pleajants.
Mason's Lodge, Philadelphia,
Sept. 4, 1777..
•N. B. The three last fubferibers, were firft
attended by some of those, who executed the
General Warrant; but after their Remon
strance to the President and Council, were ar
rested by Lewis Nicola, and conduced to the
lodge, by a fpccial order to him.
The foregoing Remonstrance was delivered
to Thomas Wharton, junr. President, Che. last
evening, who promised to lay it before Coun
cil, and fend an answer to one of the gentle
men, who delivered it to him this morning ;
but no anfiver has yet been received.
Sept. 5, half paji two o'clock, P. M.
W^r Ofc, July 8. Promotions
lft Reg. Foot Guards. Nicholas Bayley,
Captain. Edward Satchwell Frafcr, Lieute
nant. William Courteney Cruttenden, Ensign.
John Cleve Pleydell, Lieutenant. Edwaid
John Aftley, Ensign.
Coldftream Reg. Foot Guards. William
Maynard, Lieutenant.—\Vemys, Ensign.
Royals, ift battalion. John Cheap, Ensign.
7th Reg. Foot. Thomas Ord, Lieutenant.
10th Reg. Foot. John Blair, Ensign.
12th Reg. Foot. Stephen Howe, Lieutenant.
Alexander Graham, Ensign.
14th Reg. Foot. John Bulkeley, Ensign.
John Moffe, Ensign. John Wright, Chaplain..
37th Reg. Foot. Henry Hamilton, Adjutant,
zoth Reg. Foot. John Rogerfon Wolfeley,
Ensign. George Bolton, Ensign.
22d Reg. Fdot. Charles Frederick Philips,
Ensign. Andrew Adams, Ensign.
23d Reg. Foot. Francis Erikin, firft Lieu
tenant. Thomas Jemmitt, second Lieutenant.
26th Reg. Foot. William Duffe, Captain.
27th Reg. Foot. George Massey Gillman,
Adjutant.
28th Reg. Foot. John Hay, Captain.
35th Reg. Foot. Samuel Fitzgerald, Quar
ter-Master. Terence M'Dermot, Ensign.
40th Reg. Foor. John King, Ensign, James
Drummond, Ensign. John Forbes, Adjutant.
41st Reg. Lachlan Lei£ie, Lieutenant.
42d Reg. Foot. Alexander M'Leod, Lieu
tenant. James Stirling, Ensign.
43d Reg Foot. William Shurlock, Ensign.
46th Reg. Foot. Thomas John Wilson,
Lieutenant. John Bellaers, Ensign.
52d Reg. Foot. Charles Newton, Adjutant.
5,7 th Reg. Foot. Edward Murray, Lieute
nant. James Sanxay, Ensign. Policarpus Wil
liam Taylor, Ensign.
58th Reg. Foot. Moncktoh, Ensign.
Francis North, Ensign.
69th Reg. Foot. Alexander Mackay, Cap
tain Lieutenant. Owen Lloyde, Lieutenant.
Captain Commandant Dalrymple's corps.
Andrew Stewart, Lieutenant. William Gale
Coke, Ensign.
Lieutenant Mathew Halcott, from the 4th
Foor, to Lieutenant in Captain George Le
Hunte's Independent Company of Invalids at
Jersey,
Admiralty-Office, July 7. Lieutenant Hun
ter, commander of a tender in his Majesty's
service, has brought to Spithead the ship
Grace, from Jamaica to Liverpool,% one of
those taken by the Reprisal privateer, laden
with rum and sugar, which he retook in
Torbay.
Yesterday morning an express arrived with
an account of the death of John Duke of
Argyle : His Grace Succeeded to the title upon
the death of Archibald, the late Duke, in
1761. He married firft, the Hon. Miss Bel
lenden, daughter of Lord Bellenden, by whom
he had John, the present Duke. Secondly,
to the Duchess of Hamilton, by whom he had
Lady Elizabeth, now Countess of Derby, and
two other daughters. His Grace was Com
mander in Chief in Scotland, Lord Lieute
nant of the county of Argyle, Lieutenant
General in tht army, Colonel of the firft re
giment of foot, Admiral of the Western Illes,
heredftable Master of the King's Houfhold in
Scotland, and hereditable Keeper of Dunftaff
nage and Corrick.
His Excellency, the Spanjlh Ambassador, is
so well recovered of his indisposition of the
fever, as to fit Op and receive company.
Extract of a Letter from Paris, June 27..
" The ladies of this our fanciful metropo
lis exceed, both in faihion and folly, even
those of London. The world, that is to fay,
that part of it which is jnclofed within the
walls of Paris, has been lately entertained
with the molt lingular, and the molt laugh
able adventure that ever was recorded in the
chronicle of occurrences. Two ladies emi
nently distinguished by rank, fortune, and
bou gout, have been the fubjea of general ri
dicule, merely for harbouring in their curious
bosoms the innocent desire of peeping into fu
turity. The plan concerted between our he
roines was, that being decked in all the pa
raphenalia of diamonds, feathers, and frivo
lue, (to form that evening the most Sparkling
jewels of the opera) they were to make their
coachman flop at the Temple of Prediction,
to consult with the Priestess. Having mounted
the fourth Itaircafe with more perseverance
than they would have pursued the path of ho
nour, their dirty oracle answered their hatty, 1
and rather violent rap at the door, with all the
hafle She was miltrefs of, and having exhausted
all the compliments the had learnt since the
age of fourteen, on the occasion, she was or
dered to tell, by her art, whether Count de L.
and the Marquis de C. were faithful to their
caro fpofo's, and if they would remain so ; and
if the answer was agreeable, (he would be
well paid for resolving that and some other
matters of doubt. 'The Matron, with all her
profeffion in her countenance, told opr adven
turers that her (kill was of so peculiar a na
ture, that (he could give no anfivers to ouefti
ons whilst the persons making them, have on
any kind of ornament, or any wearing appa
rel whatsoever ; and that, unless they would
retire into her closet, and divesting themselves
of every thing they had on, return in the ori
ginal nakedness of their Mother Eve, (he could
not give them the Satisfaction they required.
The scheme tickled the imaginations of our
laughter-loving ladies, and, without IoE of
time, they Stripped ; diamonds, feathers,
trinkets, silks, linen, and the endless catalogue
of women's parade were laid aside and neg
leded for the novelty of the thing in hand,
and they prefehted themselves to their Cassan
dra in the dress of the Venus de Medicis.
After some tricks of sagacity belonging to her
trade, she said their skins were very favourable
to fells, and that with the affifcnce ^f her
genius, (he could give them much information ;
but, to receive his inspiration-, file must be
left alone for ten minutes jn the next, room ;
which being agreed to, she left them, (hut the
door, turned the key upon them, and put it
in her pocket ; and in the next room, with the
assistance of her Genius, she packed all their
valuables in a bundle, (lid gently down flairs.,
and removed herfclf to a distant part of the
town. The ladies of quality having waited
impatiently for more than half an hour, made
a terrible noise for their conjurer, which
brought the people of the house to them,
who, laughing at, and commiserating their
situations, lent them old rags to cover their
nakedness, in which they skulked down to their
carriage, and went home with the sneers of
their servants. The woman has not been
heard of, and all the women of Paris still
giggle at the joke.
" Our alarms, I am happy to fay, with re
fpe& to our Monarch, were without founda
tion ; our love for him was concerned at the
idea of his danger, but fortunately the wound
of the couteau de chafe, was but a flight graze,
and it is now perfectly healed. The ferrous
affections of his amiable consort were mani
feftly exhibited on this occasion, and we are
obliged to acknowledge that her passion for
amusement is at her own command, which
gives place to the tender affection she has for
her husband the monarch."
l Anecdote of the Emperor of Germany, The
lEmperor of Germany in his way to Paris, arri-
I ving on the dominions of the Duke of Wur
!temberg, was received by the prince himfclf
incog, who insisted on taking care of his Ma
jesty's horses, equipage, &c. and also to take
him to a house made ready for his arrival.
The whole of the prince's attendants were in
dustriously employed in the service of this
illustrious traveller, who of course found this
imagined hotel the best prepared of any on the
road. When the Emperor renewed his jour
ney, such fine fwift horses were fixed to his
carriage, that he confeffed they did honour to
his landlord, the post-master. The poftillion
who drove him had not, as the rest, the usual
File ot habit ; a bag wig, rough and undressed
old boots well blacked, and his whole dress
manifestly declared rhe injury that time had
made on him; but in mounting his horse he
had such an air of activity, that the Eruperor
immediately conceived a favourable opinion
of him. When the Emperor had taken his
place in his carriage, the poftillion set off like
lightning, and arrived at the appointed stage
with an astonishing speed, and such as no
other horses the Emperor had used could any
ways equal. The dextrous poftillion was not
only immediately called, and well rewarded,
but promised a place in rhe Emperor's service
if he would accept it. " With all my heart,"
said the poftillion, in a jocose manner. " Very
well," said the Emperor, " Take a draught
of wine, and we'll set off." “ Two if you
pleafe,"faid the poftillion, “ and then I'll whip
you over fix more leagues in a trice." One of
the boys of the inh brought him a bottle of
wine, which he took in one hand, saluted the
Emperor with the other, and then drank free
ly, like a postilion.
The Emperor again got into his carriage—
“ Drive on my friend, said he, you (hall have
something more for your speed." & Oh ! by
/ my foul, no doubt, 'mafter, said the postilion,
I I find you are a worthy gentleman." They
I prefently arrived at the stage, where they re
freffied, and the poftillion received a handful
of ducats, which he took without counting,
and went out, as going to the ftable.—“l
never had such a good relief of horses, nor so
good a postilion," said the Emperor to his
. new landlord, —" 1 bel , e it firmly, said the
inn-keeper, th^ horses belonging to his High
ness the Prince cf Wurtemburg, and the Prince
himfelf was your poftillion." The Emperor
gave immediate orders to go and seek the
Prince ; but it was needless, he had set off for
his own palace, and it was impoflible to over
take him. The Emperor was extremely sur
prised at the singularity of this piece of gal
lantry, and direftly wrote to the Prince his
acknowledgements for such a condescending
service.
July ii. Yesterday there was a Drawing-
Room at St. James's; after which there was
a Council; the Secretaries of State, Lords
North and M^isfield, &c. aflifled; and after
the Council, Capt. Dickson and Lord Towns
end held a long Conference with the King.
Yesterday the Hon. Mr. North and Mr.
Francis North, the two eldest Sons of Lord
North, took Leave of their Majesties at the
Drawing Room, St James's, and on Monday
they will set out on their Travels into Foreign
Parts ; the latter kissed her Majesty's Hand on
his Promotion in the Guards.
Yesterday his Grace the Duke of Northum
berland, Earl Percy, and Lord Algernon Percy,
took Leave of their Majesties at the Drawing-
Room ar St. James's, previous to their set
ting out for his Grace's Seat at Alnwick, in
Northumberland, for- the Remainder of the
Summer.
The King of Prussia has established Cbm
miffaries at all the Ports of the Elbe, to whom
all the Timber cut down in his Dominions is
in future to be consigned : This extraordinary
Step has caused no small Consternation among
the Merchants.
July 12. A privy council is summoned to
meet this day at St. James's.
Orders are given from the Ordinance Board
for immediately feleding some light pieces of
artillery, to be ffiipped for Canada.
Orders were yesterday sent off to Cork, for
provisions to be got ready for nine fail of trans
ports, which are to be dispatched from the
river in the course of ten days,
With many other Articles.
IRON STOVES,
ANY person having an, to difpnfe of, may hear of a
purchaser by applying to EDWARD SMITH,
No. 30, corner of Burning's Slip, Qu°en Greet.
ANY person wanting a CLERK in the store-keeping
business, may be supplied with one who bath added
in that rapacity five years in the Weft-Indies, and is ac
quainted with the French Language, and can be well
recommended. Please to enquire of the Printer.
STOLEN or Grayed from th: widow Broth's planta
tion at Long Swamps, in Huntington, on Long-
Ill^nd, a few days since, a bay horse absut 14 hands
h^h, with a black main and tail, and dark legs: He
has a wart upon the irfide of his near fore leg, is palled
upon the off tore ffivuldrr, and has a feather on each tide
of his neck ; was fix years old lift spring.—Whoever
f cures said horse, or gives information, so that he may
be had a>ain, shill receive Five Dollars reward, and ail
reasonable charges, by applying to Thomas Place, at
Eastwood, in Queen's County, or the widow Bruffi, at
Long Swamps.
Thomas Mitchell,
At his Gore in Queen-street, No. 218, near the Fly-
Market,
TAMAICA rum by the hogshead, port wine in bottles,
blue and brown duffles, cosrfe and fine broad cloths
with trimmings, brown hunters cloth, mill'd plaiding,
plaiding drawers and under vest«, woollen mirs and gloves,
bed blankets, Irish linen and fhceting, white linen and
check ibirts, white worsted flockings, white thread ditto,
white and colour'd silk ditto, men's fhocs, printed linen
and check handkerchiefs, printed callicoes, cambricks,
bedticks, nails from 4d, to xod, soap in boxes, &c, &&
Middling and coarft
broad cloths,
Forrest cloths,
Hunters ditto,
Yard wide and 6 4 rateens,
64, 7.4, 8 4, 9 4 blankets,
Duffl.s and duffle blanket
ing,
Strouds and ffiag duTet,
Blue and green halfthicks,
Coatings and bearskins,
Knapt and plain Bath coat
iw,
A fine assortment of Ger
man forges,
Colchefter and drapery bays;
A great variety of Manchef
ter checks,
Shalloons, antaloons,
Callimancoes, tammies,
Durants, everlastings,
Miffinets, grazets,
Plain aid corded poplins,
Plain and striped camble
tcens,
Double camblets,
Dorfeteens, Mecklenburghs,
Y.,rd wide and Denmark
lusters,
Draft and figured ladings,
Black Sudbury fays,
Moree,
Manchester gowns,
3 4, 7-8, and yard wide
lrifh linens,
Brdticks, furniture checks,
leans, fuftians, jennets,
Plain and printed velverets,
Plain and printed velvets,
Corderoys and cordelures,
Silk mofeen and luteftringsj
Campaine and death head l
buttons,
Mohair, silk and hair, and 1
best twift,l
A large American vessel, called the Ran
ger, from Philadelphia to Nantz, laden with
rice, indigo, and tobacco, &c. is taken and
carried into Fayal.
Neivcafle, July §. We hear that Percy
Castle is now fitting up for the reception of
Earl Percy, and that his Lordship is soon ex
paded in Northumberland.
There is now living upon Choldon Fell,
about two miles from Newcastle, a woman,
whose name is Margaret Fenwick, in the noth
year of her age, whose offspring (children,
grand children, and great grand children)
amount to upwards of 124.; and what is re
markable, die has entertained 106 of them at
a new year's day dinner.
S^WWW^SS^^s§§
YARN STOCKINGS,
Soldiers Shirts and Shoes,
MAY BE HAD AT
P. M'DAVITT's
No. 27, King-Street.
Just imported,
A choice Parcel of
IRISH BUTTER,
And to he fold reafinable by the firkin or quantity, by
RICHARD LAWRENCE,
In Q^een-ftreet, between Beekman's and Burling's flips.
Frederick Wm. Geyer,
At his store in Hanover-Squire, nearly opposite Lord
HOW E's,
Is now opening a prime assortment of
Fall and Winter Goods,
Which he purchased in Great-Britain from the firft
Hands, and is determined to fell them on the most
reasonable terms, whob file only.
A draught of fifty men is ordered to be
trade from every regiment in Ireland, to rein
s rce the king's forces in America, which are
to be replaced by recruits to be raffed imme
diately for that purpose.
Yesterday morning orders were sent from
the Admiralty to Portsmouth and Plymouth,
f>r seven men of war to hold themselves in
readiness to fail for America, to reinforce the
squadron on the different Stations there.
The system adopted by the French Court is
of a complex kind, and therefore not likely
to last long. The attention of the king and
his ministers have for their object interior
affairs, such as commerce and finances; the
latter of which will (if peace continues two
years more) be put on a much better footing
than they have been for half a century at
least.
Checked linen handker
chiefs of all forts,
led and blue printed ditto,
rVhite and Rlack Barcelona
ditto,
, Silk lungee and bandanno
ditto,
Scotch thread gauze,
Ditto striped, fyotted and
figured lawns,
Plain lawns and cambricks,
Catguts, Scotch threads,
India cillicoes,
Cotton romals,
Eli wide and narrow perfians
, India and English taffatiqs,
Padufoys and ginghams,
Sewing fill; of all colours,
Brown, half Stiffen'd buck
ram,
Pins, ribbons, tapes,
Hosiery of all kinds,,
lrifh Meeting, dowlafs,
Quadruples, Ravens duck,
Oznaburghs and ticklen
burghs,
Buys and men's felt hats,
Men's fashionable beaver
!hats,
English canvass from No. 1
to 8.
4± jod. and zod. rose nails,
Brown and coloured threads,
Trolly lace, black cravats,
Black modes,
Sattens,
Ladies elegant fchawles,
Worsted knee garters,
Shoe and broad quality bind
ing, gartering,
IPot, fooftcap and post paper,
llnkpowder,I Inkpowder, quills and wa
fers,
Black pepper by the bag,