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Porte may also acknowledge him ; and we are
assured, that she hath declared lately by fol. de
Stachieff, her Minister at Constantinople, that
if his highness gives his consent to the election
of Tahini Raffia will withdraw her Troops
from Precop and other Places y/hich they now
occupy in, the Crimea: But Qe Porte, regard
ing the choice of the new Chan as forced by
"she presence of the Rugian troops is desirous
that the, Tartar Nation, free from all foreign
Influence., and paying no regard to the pre
tended lights either of Sahin or of D§wk;
Sept.iy. The Conqueftadore late a guard
ihip# at the Note, and now under repair at
Chatham, Was built in the Year 1747 and
1748; yet her timbers are so found, that she
is'likdly to be iirfor service ten years longer.
^xtrua of a Letter from the. Frontiers of Turkey,
dated Auguf 17,
By the Ship Blenheim, Capt. Haggey, from
LONDON; and the Ship Belcovß, Copt.
Moore, arrived here face our last, in seven
Weeks from LIVERPOOL, ive have the
following Advices, viz.
VIENNA, Sept. 3.
THE Emperor is at the Camp of Lax
enbourg, which will finifh To-mor
row: His Imperial Majesty intends
to set out in twenty-four Houks after for the
Camp of Prague.
'Berlin, Sept. 6. His Prussian Majesty arrived
at Potzdam on Wednesday last in the Evening
in good Health.
Hamburg, Sept. 9. Yesterday Morning ar
rived here in good Health the Duke of East
Gothland: His Royal Highness intends to
proceed on his Return to Sweden next Thurs
day by the Way of Strulfund in Pomerania.
• The Duke of Oftrogothia, Brother to the
King of Sweden, who has lately made a
Tour through several foreign Countries, ar
rived here the Day before Yesterday, in his
Way to Stockholm.
Lifan, Aug. 10. The King has lately had
a flight Access of a Fever, but it is gone off
without any bad Consequences.
The Brothers Bonifas, French Merchants of
Credit established in this City, have Itopt their
Payments ; but we are assured they will pay
all Demands on them in the Term of three
Years.,
Peterfourgb, Aug. 22. We learn that the
Ottoman Porte continues to insist on a new
free Eledion of a Chan of the Crimean Tar
tars ; and this Request has put a Stop to all
other Negotiations at Constantinople.
Madrid, Aug. 24. The Captain of a Ship
of this Nation, which is arrived at Cadiz from
the Havannah, has declared to the President
lof the firft mentioned Place, that off the Ides
of Bermudas he saw a Squadron of fourteen
English Ships of War, the least of which Was
of 70 Guns, but could tell nothing of their
Destination.
Madame the Prindefs of Asturias, who is
in the last Month of her Pregnancy, was
bleeded the 18th Infant, and public Prayers
are put up for her 'fafe Delivery.
Cadiz, Aug. 19. According to the Report
of the Master of the Merchant Ship, named
the Saint Gertrude, arrived here a ihort Time
since, the Colony of St. Sacrament continues
to be blocked up by our Troops, under the
Command of the Marshal de Camp Vertiz.
By the Juno Frigate, just arrived from Ma
nilla, we have Advice of the Death of Don
Simon de Andary Salazar, Knight of the
Royal Order of Charles 111. Member of the
Council and Chamber of Caftile, and Gover
nor, Captain General, and President of the
Audience of the Philippine Illes, aged 67
Years. He died Oft. 30, 1776. He acquired
the Approbation of his Sovereign by the'Man
ner in which he acquitted himfelf in his high
Office, and particularly Tor the Defence which
he made when the Philippines were attacked
by the English in '1762.
“ Although the Negociations between the
Porte and Russia are not yet broken off, the
•differences between those two Powers hill con
tinue, without any appearance at present of
their termination. The Empress having for
merly acknowledged the Election of Sahin-
Guerai, to the Dignity of Chan of the Tar
tars,of Crimea, with a promise to protest and
maintain themew form of Government efla
blifhed in that Peninsula; she desires that the
Monday, December 15, 1777;
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WEEKLY
ASSIZE of BREAD. Flour at 30s. per Cent.
A White Loaf of the fineft FLOUR, to weigh
3 lb. 40%. for 14 Coppers, and in the fame
Proportion for Loaves of a lesser Weight.
Published January 10, 1,77.
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Guerai, proceed to the voluntary Choice of a
new Cheif, who may in every Refped secure
the absolute Independence of their Nation. In
the Idea, on the contrary, during the Reign
of Sahin Guerai, the Crimea will properly be
only a province of Russia ; the Grand Seigni
or permits in refufing to acknowledge him, and
hath not yet admitted to an Audience the
Messengers which he hath sent.
“ The dispute relative to the large Ruffian
ffiips now in the port of Constantinople, Rill
continues, without his Highness's appearing
disposed to relax of his de^gn of flopping
their passage.
“ According to advices from Constantino
ple, Ibrahim Sahag, Principal Minister of the
late Daher-Omar, Chiek d'Acre, was hanged
on the 14th of July last, on board the Ship of
the Admiral of the Ottoman Fleet; where the
body of that unfortunate Man was left exposed
three Days: his Age, Character, and above
all his Benevolence to the Franks, merited a
less deplorable end."
Dublin, Sept. 7. A poor woman in the
Village of Crown Baune, in the County of
Wicklow, Wife to a Sawyer, was lately brought
to-bed of three children, all Boys, after a bar
renness of above thirty years. What renders
this extraordinary instance of fertility the
more remarkable is, that the Husband is 68
and the Woman 56 years old. A neighbour
ing Lady of diftindion has made a handsome
present to the old couple, with a promise of
renewing it every year, to enable them to
support so unexpected an Increase of family.
Early on Wednesday morning a chimney
sweeper's boy, about five years old, sweeping
a chimney in old church-street, went quite up
to the top, on which was placed an earthen
Pot, commonly called a sugar-pot, to prevent
fmoaking, when the pot gave way, and the
boy and pot fell into the Street, full four Sto
ries. The pot broke his fall, and the boy
providentially received no Hurt, except a
flight cut on the Head.
Sept. 18. Yesterday at' One o'Clock his
Majesty arrived at St. James's from Kew,
where there was a Levee, which broke up at
Two o'Clock ; also a Privy Council ; and
after it was over, Lord George Germaine,
Lord Townsend, and Sir John Irvin, held se
parate Conferences with the King.
Yesterday Lord North, who was sent for
Express, waited on his Majesty, and attended
the Levee and Council.
Yesterday the Earl of Sandwich arrived,at
his House in the Admiralty from Hampton
- Court ; when a Board of Admiralty was held :
his Lordship, Sir Hugh Palifer, and Lord
Charles Spencer being present.
Yesterday General Haldimand waited on
his Majesty at St. James's, and received his
Commission as Governor of Quebec, in the|
Room of Sir Guy Carleton.
Extract of a Letter from the Hague, Aug. 20. ?
6 There is nothing wanted on your Part, in
' order to put an End to the elandeftine Trade
6 now carried on by the Dutch with your Ame
' rican Colonies, but to pursue the Step you;
' havq already taken, by the seizing of all
‘ Ships of what Nation, soever they be,, who
' shall directly or indiredly affill the-Ameri
' cans with warlike Stores. By the converfa
' tioro here, it is understood that their High
' Mightinesses intend to demand the Dutch
6 Ship lately taken by one of your Cruizers,
' laden with Ammunition, &c. for the Use of
' the Congress Army, and which had some
' French Officers on board. Your Ministry
' have nothing else to do but to ad steadily,
' and give Orders to the Commanders of Bri
‘ tilh Ships to make Prizes cf every Ship, be
' of what Nation Ihe will, that attempts to
' carry Stores to any of the American Colonies ;
' 'till that is done, an End to the War must not
' be expeded. Their High Mightinesses have,
' to all outward Appearance, paid Attention
6 to the Memorials that have been presented
' by the British Ambassador, and have as often
‘ looked over many Things relative to their
' Merchants that they don't wish to believe.
' Frequent Mention has been made by Sir Jo
< feph Yorke, of Dutch Ships laden with Am
' munition, &c. being cleared out for St. Eu
' flatia, when it has been known they were
' bound for some Port of America; but the
' taking of the Dutch Ship ought to open the
' Eyes of your Ministry, and let them fee the
' Necefiity of seconding Sir Joseph with Spi
'rit, and condemn ^ Du^h Ship.as a law-
Monday, 12 Min, after 10
Tuesday, 8 Min. aftei 11
Wednesday, 4 Min. aftei 12
Thursday, 57 Min. after 12
HIGH-WATER at NEW-YORK, this Week.
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Friday, 45 Min. after 1
Saturday, 27 Min. after 2
Sunday, 10 Min. after 3
Moon's Last ^uar. the zzd.
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' ful Prize, and not fiiffer the British Nation
' to be bullied by any Nation whatever who,
' shall, contrary to the Law of Nations, assist
' a People at War with the Mother Country,
' which will be the only Means of bringing
' the Colonies to a proper Sense of the Duty
' they owe to the Mother Country.— Vigorous
' Measures, not lenient ones, will be the only
' Means to put an End to the very ruinous
' War, now carried on between Great Britain
' and her Colonies.'
Letters have been received lately from Dr.
Baylis, Sir Samuel Pitner, Mr. Grove, and
other English Gentlemen at Berlin; all of
which speak of the rapid Augmention of the
King of Prussia, Forces, and insinuate that
some important Blow is actually meditating by
that great and enterprising Monarch.
Yesterday Morning ten fine Pieces of New
Brass Cannon were shipped off from the Tower,
and put on board the Transports in the River
for America.
Sept 19. Yesterday Count Ramble, a Swe
dish Nobleman, was introduced to his Majes
ty at St. James's by the Swedilh Ambassador.
Yesterday General Haldimand, and several
General Officers, kissed the Queen's Hand, at
St. James's, on their promotions.
We are extremely sorry to inform the pub
lick, that on Tuesday evening last, at his
feat in Nuneham, in Oxfordshire, the Body
of Earl Harcourt was found dead in a narrow
well in his park, with the head downwards,
and nothing appearing above water but the
feet and legs. It is imagined this melancholy
Accident was occasioned by his over-reaching
himfelf, in endeavouring to save the life of a
favourite dog, which was found in the well
with him, standing on his Lordship's Feet.
His Hat and Right-hand Glove lay by the
Side of the Well.
Every possible Method for the Recovery of
drowned persons was made use of three several
Times, but unfortunately without Effed.
Simon late Earl of Harcourt was the zyth
in paternal descent from Bernard, a Nobleman
of the Blood Royal of Saxony, who being
born in Denmark, was surnamed the Dane,
and from whom so many noble and illustrious
families, besides his Lordship, are descended;
and the 21st from Jvo, Patriarch of the Har
courts of England. His Lordship, July 29,
1727, succeeded his Grandfather, Simon, Ba
ron and Viscount Harcourt, who on the 7th
of April, 1712, was declared Lord High
Chancellor of Great Britain; and being in
that office on the demise of Queen Anne,
Aug. I, 1714, was one of the Lords of the
Regency, till the Arrival of King George I.
Sept. 18: four days after which the Great
Seal was delivered to Lord Cowper.
In May 1735, his Lordship was appointed a
Lord of the Bedchamber to the late King, and
attended his Majesty at the Battle of Dettin
gen, June 27,.1.743.
On the breaking out of the rebellion in
1745, his Lordship was one of the thirteen
Peers, who were commissioned to raise a Regi
ment of Foot, each, for the Defence of the
<Government.
On Dec. 1, 1749, his Lordship was further
dignified by his Majesty, with the titles of
Viscount Harcov of Nuneham-Courtney,
and Earl Harcog/of Stanton Harcourt.
In 1751, his Lordfllip was constituted Go
vernor to our present Sovereign, then Prince
of Wales; and on the 30th of April, in that
year, was sworn of the Privy Council, but in
1752 resigned the office of Governor to his
Royal Highness ; upon whose accession to the
throne, Od. 25, 1760, his Lordship was con
tinued at the Council Board, and ranked as a
Lieutenant-General in the army, from Febru
ary ] 759>
July 8, 1761, his Majesty nominated his
Lordship his Ambassador extraordinary and
plenipotentiary to the court of Strelitz, to de
mand the Princess Charlotte, of Mecklenburg
Strelitz, in Marriage/; and on the 15th of
August concluded and signed the treaty of
marriage, and afterwards attended the Prin
cess to England, having been, on Sept. 5,;
during his absence, declared master of the
horse to his majesty; in which office he conti
nued, until he was, on April 21, 1763, con
stituted Lord chamberlain of the Houfliold
. to her Majesty.,
His Lordship was also ambassador to the
Court of France in the years 1768; and in
Oft: 1772, was appointed ^ord Licuun^nt of
Wheat per Bushel, 9s. od.
Flour, 30s. od.
Brown Bread, 255. od.
Weft-India Rum, 6s. 6d.
New-England do. ss. od.
GAZETTE:
T HE
MERCUR Y.
PRICE CURRENT, in NEW-YORK.
Mufeovado Sugar; 51. 10s.
Single refin'd ditto, 2s. 2d.
Mobiles, , 2S. 6d.
Beef per Barrel, tyos. od.
Pork, 51. tos.
foreign ano jDomeffick.
Orders have been sent to the Commanders
on the different Stations, to make Prizes of
all Ships, of what Nation soever, that fh^l
be found trading with the Americans.
Dublin, Sept. 13- The Earl of Breadalbin
armed Transport is arrived at Irvine from
New-York,.laft from Staten Illand, and
brought in a large Schooner, laden with To
bacco, Rice, Lumber, ^nd other American
Goods, after a flight Engagement of three
Glasses, without having a single Person killed
or wounded. The Schooner mounted eight
small Guns, 2nd- maintained a running Fight,
thinking to escape by getting into the Rive;
of Nantz, then distant about 3 Leagues; but
the Scotch Captain coming up along-fide,
poured in a Quantity of Grape-shot, which
carried away melt of her Rigging, and killed
and wounded nine Men, on which she flruck.
It is expefted that the Capture will prove worth
about Five Hundred Pounds, exclusive of the
Ship, which is valued at Th^c Hundred
Ppuife? sterling.
His Lordship, in O&. 173 g, married Re
becca, sole daughter and heiress of Charles le
Bass, of Fipwell-Abbey in Northamptonfhire,
by his wife Mary, Daughter and Coheirefs of
Sir Samuel Moyer, of Pitfey-Hall in Essex,
Bart, and by her Ladyship (who died on Jan.
16, 1765) had issue two sons and three daugh
ters, viz. George Simon, Viscount Nuneham,
now Earl of Harcourt, born Aug. 1, 1736,
and married in 1765 to Elizabeth, daughter
to Lord Vernon; William, born March 20,
1742-3, one of the Queen's Equerries, and a
Lieut. Col. of the 16th Regiment of Dragoons
now in America, who in Dec. last commanded
the detachment which took Gen. Lee Prisoner ;
Lady Elizabeth, born Jan. 18, 1738 9, who
was one of the ten young ladies, daughters
of Dukes and Earls who supported the Train
of Queen Charlotte at her Nuptials, on Sept.
8, 1761, and married June 20, 1763, to Sir
William Lee, of Hartwell in Buckingham
fhire; and Lady Anne, born in 1741, but
since dead.
On Wednesday evening as the honourable
Mr. Hawke, son of Lord Hawke, was on his
Return to town about nine o'clock, on horse
back, he rode full gallop against the pole of a
Chaise going from town on full speed, which
entered his left fide a little higher than the
groin, and ripped him open almost to his
breast. He was carried to the Swan at knightf
bridge, where he died in a very short time.
Sept. 20. Yesterday at One o'Clock, his
Majesty arrived at St. James's from Kew,
when there was a Levee, which broke up at
Two o'Clock; when the Lords Germaine,
Weymouth, arid Townsend tran faded Business
with the King; after which General Haldi
mand held a long Conference with his Ma
jesty. His Majesty returned to Kew a little
after Three o'Clock.l
Yesterday Morning the Baggage of General
Haldimand set off from his House in Curzon.
Street, May Fair, for Portsmouth, in order to
be fllipped for Quebec.
Letters from Petersburg advise, that the
Court there is very attentive to the Affairs be
tween England and her Colonies, left it should
in the End involve Europe in a War. They
remark that the Trade of the Dutch to Russia
this Year has been, greater than for thirty
Years part ; they reckon no less than 430 large
Ships had arrived before the Date of the Let
ters, which were of Aug. 22, and have all
been laden and failed for their refpedive Ports.
Letters have been received at Madrid from
the Spanish Commander in America, advising,
that the Spanish Squadron had fuffered great
ly in a Storm ; that many Persons were sick,
owing to their indifferent Provisions ; that the
Spanish Governor had summoned the Portu
guese Commander of St. Sacrament to furren
.der the Place, which he declared he would
not till driven to the last Extremity ; in con
sequence of which that Place had been in
veiled by Sea and Land; and that the Spanish
Commander in Chief had put of his March
up the Country till September, when he hoped
his Army would be recovered from their Fa
tigue in the. Storm, and the Weather would
be fitter to a& in.
Ireland, from whence his Lordship returned
in January last. His Lordship was also a
Fellow of the royal society, and one of the
vice-presidents of the society for the encou
ragement of arts, manufadures, and com
merce.
I Fine Salt, Bs. od
ICoarfe Salt, Bs. od
llndian Corn per Bu. 6s. 6d
I Coffee, is. gd
|Chocolate, 265. per Do.
[No. 1364.]