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AnvAYs Pox had un} PUBLIClsitss GOJD.ss
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M A siDss & 1 9, March 28,
FTTERS from Cadiz, Carthigcna,
Bnrcclona, and Malsi sign, memion*
. that they employ an posilblc diliocnce in
sin;: r gr'o-c armamcnn, which me to
e m rehdiness by the 15zh of Apli], so.: it
Mfeclct prcdition. _
'L O N D () N, As,-t'}! 20.
, z- HE means which the avaricious , faith
' less Dutch, have devised, we hear,
' evade their late proclamativn, prohibit
- g their subjects from trailing with our
'ss .- ]meric'an colonies, as well as the private
si . ssss ! made" given to Sir joseph Yorke, out-'—
ss War-sithe Hagne, previous tosi thfitj
' _ * 1 tion, are, to ship artps, nmmu
"si i-si-sibon, siund every other species of military
" ct-F'si "are", to'Ssiusirinam and St, Eustatia, their
si si'TEme'nuin the West Indies, and either
si ct vel-them at sea in certain latitude:, or
ss them by stealth into our southern co
_ -ss. : on the American contincnt. _
__ ssss , Itssilcertain that ourold friends the Dutch
'ct msilsive .activein surnishingthe Amcricans
sssi L' ssortnct osmilitary store:. Five ship
load; havefllately' been _ received from St.
him 'ltsiatizo ss .
ss . -_ The accident of the Duke of Queensher
- losing his gold snuss-box on Monday
si si -, at court, put no in mind (says a cor
ss , - ndent) ,sszsios : fimihtr ci'rcumstance
' Which happened to Villiers, Duke oanck
- gham, in the reign of Charlel 11. It is
' fell known that in this reign several ad
"irfsses were presentedsito the throne, in
'sshe course of which, : fashionable [harper
ssobserving it was not ver difficult, on
ctihele ocCasiom," to practt e' his profession,
_'. & ittempted the pocket ofthe Duke osBuck
iogham in the presence chamber. The
si - {; happened to throw his eyeon him
, the very commisiion of the fact, when
other, with great presence of mind,
;and unparallelled efi'rontery, put his finger
'sisssisinp to his nose, intinmting that he was an
-'—-z'_acquahitance ot'thc Duke's, and only took
,. si t out of sun. The King, though too
{? Well acquainted with the world to be du
_- pcd in this manner, yet, being pleased
' with the humour of it, said nothing.
As soon as thi: court broke up, Sucking
&
llam was complaining of the loss oshisss box,
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Upon which the King told the circumstance
" Good God! Sire (says the other) why
_ did you not tell me of it in time ?" " No,
'ss' ssno (says the King, with his usual wit and
'si pleaszmtry) ] could not do that ; consider,
I was upon honour." "
,-__ uxc culertammcnt lalt night 'at the
Ess'ctMansion House greatly exceeded every
fsisishing the citizcns have been accustomed to
ss see at their lasicr ball, not excepting
".!Vcn the very magnificent one givenssm 1762 ,
silvy the late Sir Sunmel I-'luclyer, or the
siss
splendour of that in the sulluvsiring year,
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. - y the-liberal-minded and truly patriotick
" lr. aldermun Beeksord. Vrhercvcr ge—
d"him prcsides, this must always be the
Fase: Bloney may hire and providc, but
nilshl'u\\'ilsiestoplan, 10 conduct, and,
ss is it were, to animate the whole. Cunsisi
dcrcd in this light, those who have the
hasisipingfissof know'm-ssssct-thc ];l'cscut Lord
Mzwt rss-ind not I)? l'PI'IsLd that the ve
ry t'.cketl for the Manfion House should
prcscncsi-ga with a my ofhis mosl excellent
gcnius .' Pleafilrcsifflth Frcedom , attended
'by three little [L'Enii tripping- in chorus,
wntn two other little beings, in the same
style, hovering above, one of which sup-si
-poru a sestoon osgralies and vinc tlow'ern,
while the other ll bringing a baiketof
flowers, a gohlet, and dish osfruits, are
seen on the table below; and at the sect
of Pleasure, in whose right hand isa cadu
ceul, he: a cornucopia; the whole execu
tetl by the justly celebrated Cypriani find
Bartholozzi, and w e make no doubt will
sortn hereafter one of the most interesting,,
as well as beautiful printl, in the Collection:
of future .lovers vaertu. . _ - .
In _the Egyptian hasssill, where the com
pany di, ,d, the curious were presented
with and her most beautiful piece, paint
ed in an? inimitapie taste; which, if we
mistake ffiotsi repre need the triumphof
Bacchusctctnnd Ariadn ,;sio'rFLov'e united_with
\Vine._ Beside: ths: usual prosnsion of
wine; atfieatables, .' iiEhweresi ullrem rk
ablyss good in their d, "and setlofi' ith
the gr test ' ele e, as Well atssmuch
warme'rssjfiun corn y is the case at those
great d' ere, the' s its were here presi
ented ith anoth _ novelty, which had
the m pleasing ect; many of Mr.
Cox's ] cee of'tqee nism, from the Mu
sentn, in full tjct and which continued
their musical move nts , during the great
di part of the di 'Z—ctsi's he dessetss't was in
the same pleasin * _ la,—(fat once grand'\and
elegant. In the ctct sir'o'om, taste and mag
nihunce premile'd : An emblematical
painting at the top exhibited to the eye &
beautiful landscape of tural iestivity ;_
nymphl and swains trippingover the reen,
and seeming to invite to the sprightly
dance those below.
The company were as elegant and or
derly as the decorntions. 'l'he Duke of
Leinster and the Lady Ma'yoress opened
the hall. Lord Mahon danced another
niinuet with the all-accomplished daughter
of the giver of the feast. Other names of
note were, Lord and Lady Abington, Lady
MurySherrm-d, Lord Wenman, Mr.!ieck,
Mr. Trevanion, Governour ]Ohnstonc,
1\'lr. Colcman, Mr. Boswell, Prince Pal
lavicini, the late Pope's nephew, Dr. Lee,
Dr. VVillinmson, the aldermeu Sawbrssidge,
Havlev, Thomas,. Newinszham, Sir ""at
kin Lewes, the two shcriffs, &c.
Besidcs the minuets, allcmandes, :nd
cotilhdns, that were danced, the country
dancescontinucd till near si3 o'clock in the
morning. '
We must not forget to opservc, that
the very lamps were illuminatcd in a new
taste, and, by the variety usthcir colours,
disposed in wreaths upon the p'flustcrs, in
imitation as the orders os :n'chitccturc,
which give a most pleasing effect to the
whole.
In the drinking-room, the company
Ware regain-(1 by a Gentleman Os the law
with ;: lbng, ever)- hnc ot'which tccnlcd
wsisih wit, and dreW'ThesiMsiiPlhcirsit-fekcta
appiauses osevczy "person present. ' ?,
The only roam, uranklat the grand din- '
ner, on Monday, ac-thect Mansionctklonlsssse,
were , The King, Queen . md Royal anffisysij
Prosperity to the city of London ; signes,-si
The health of the company, with thank
sor the honour of their presence;? __,_ _ ss .
. When Lord Grancha'm, sspressedss forctex
planuions lately at Madrid. on thesqb'ecjt—
of the - Americm dispntco, his Mss<."-'si;__
was reminded of our conduct, rEIp ct- s-sisi;
the Hollzmders, in she reign onnem ss - ' 'si?"
beth, with 'whomsi wcfsisicarried ogsinoionls;
a common-cut nuercourte, outsiasict ., _ _
(is-led them with ships, largearml-YMT?
vast sums\of nioney. Through this, "e
channel, we-ure intermed,ctctthat'_whet\ ssss_ssi-,.
srench minister ave the aflhranfeect do
"Lord Stormqnt, much reliesi'd (ruby-tile '
m'inislry, Maurepas_ added : _ sslsi ssfsi'ng—si:
Lprdship is to understand . thatsi'sstsshis Ws
sicenfion (in the part of the King, 'my hisial'ter'
it to'be received as a proosos them ct- si
nimit of his councils, his_ own mad-sing?!
and t le desire he has to cu'ltivatei up.:si _'
ctunderffnnding xxith the King'ofGre " --
fain And the Tale Engliin natiqnsifsisif
were his Maje' y to regulate hiscsisiss *
rom transqetiohs of asimilar nat_--'sssi*
tweenboth countries, thedfl'nir ok'an;
in the reign ofhia illustrioup predesiefflssg
Louis Xllltssand the foment'lnzif a ct'iY'ssffltss-sisi;
in the heart of his patrimon' ss 'ct'
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in tiizt o'F his son and saceefflmr',
. , _ G
ty's ro al progqtntor, Leni- XlV. in the, si
beginning of thc'pr'esent century-, 'sswmfld.
"excite sentiments, and dictate & system-ws}
policy, respecting the disputes .lussbffltictsing'ii
between Great Britain and her AmeWsisssi
colonies, very different from thosigyoqy
Lordship, (m the present Man,-;.M &.
wonrs so earnestly to press. ,.sisssi, sssssict;
The Dntch have adopted thethkugss ' "
of Dr. Franklin, ofstilling waves hyM—ss'.
os oil being poured into the sea; and the
Sieur Van Lelyvcld, a citizen of Leyden,
has offered & prize of 30 ducats, or ame
dal of equal value, for any-one whushassll
eltablish the certainty of thin discovery,
together with the sort of oil used, and.
.thc methocls taken, to asccrtain the truth
of it in different waters, andssin different"
(lcptlis of the sea. The prize to hedeli
veied in the month ofMav, 1776. '
il 27. Private adrices from— the
Hague positivcly assure us, that {our Dutch
vessels sailed from the Texel the tiffl: weeksi
in April,_laden with arms, powder, and
military stores. T hocargoes were entered
outwarrls for the coast of Ai'ricn; but there -
is nota person who knew osthe assortment,
particularly in the articlc of powder, that
is not perfectly convincedjhat they are
intended for the British Americun colonies.
'l'ransaflions of a very extraordinary
nature, it is said, have been lately discover
ed to have passed between certain Dutch
merchants and some of'the leading pan-inn
in the prminrc of New York.
Letters from (Senna spml: pretty con
fidently us [he lmlliic disposition of the '
House us Bourbon, an application to that