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Extracts from late Englifh NEWSPAPERS.
LONDON, A4ggf II.
COD DEcnOAITENI-TN Iel.-oa &c Ao :r(arA IN -,

LONDON, HUgHF II.
4 CORRESPONDENT defires us to nlert an in
II Gance of the attraction of feel, which he had from
German officer of veracity - That Gentleman being
at the head of company, when fudden form came
on, they fought fheter in the entrance of wood: 1t
ghtcned EFFECTIVELY, and, being in dire9 pon to the
form, the fpontoon which the above mentioned Gen
teman had in bis hand, 70 powerfully attracted the light
nng that was hvered to pieces; happily he received
no damage; but this will, perhaps, be admitted
proof, that the iaei ouantisy Of feel has attrac
ton in it than whole foreff of trees
An odd circumfance has lately occurred to an Off
Ger of the cuaons at Porfmouth by the ielzure of
large cafe, which he tocS to be fSeetmeats but
penng il. he found il to be human bones. The rdicue
which this has brough, upon him, the circumfance
alluded to for now the boys follow hin IN the hlesls,
crying, Dadly, sUbo fszed The fsVsst wsats
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Fran BIN LEY's JOURNAL.
I'm ANECDOTE.

u LPHONSO w. King of Portugal, was fuca
n keen fportfman, as lometimes to be whole months
from Lfbon and at his return, all he talked of was how
many BEATS he had killed taken, and other particu
lars of his port After along patience under thee crcum
frances, one of his Councillors, accompanied by many
of the like rank, addreed him in the following manner:
sc Sire, be peafed to permit your kingdom to make
known its mind, through my mouth. Remember
what you are, and what we that it is not as TO
fporfnan, but as to King, that you the faith
full obedience which we have always paid you that you
will not be accountable to God, for killing, or not killing
flags and wild boars, but for the manner in which YOU
govern your people, who are every day lacrhcing 1
fortunes or their lives for your intere and gloy Se
Sire, turn over new leaf, and reign like King k4qy
will not, let me tell you, that We determined, and
indeed is our duty, look out for another" look
out for another !" anfweed AlPhonfo flaming with In
dignation Here the whole body of remonftrants fe-
conciag the Councillor the rritated Monarch told them,
SC it was an infoens and criminal peech," and abruptly
turned his back on them. His rcaon however foon re-
Tuning its due aendency, he faw into the juneis OF
their complaint, and acknowledging their bodneis to
be laudabe effect of then zeal, he, according to their
phrae, did in reality turn over new leaf, and entirely
applied himfelfO the good government ofhs domnions
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that Cear acquired the empire by the fword, AuguHGs
by inheritance, Cagula BY the merits of his father, Ne
no by tyranny, Titus by having vanquiihed Judea but
that for his part, though of low extraction, he had OBJ
tanned it by patience.
Again, whatever Crohcs and misortunes with,
and however heavy their burthen, they cannot over
whelm US, Whit we are not abandoned by patience
the contrary, they become proportonably ghteued as
re(ouiey exeefe this virtue. AS every thing in
ture has its contra, 70 patience is the oppohte de-
fpair; wherefore the Chrfans confder it heaven
y grace and the philosophers of antiquity pronounced
it the Taft efforts of firm and generous foul 1t is very
nearly allied to courage, which cannot thine without
opponents; in the like manner this virtue disappears as
lI6ODas msforunes dcfet u.s. Patience is the mott ge-
nerens of all friends appearing in PROPERTY; but
whey our miferies attain pitch that threatens all our
rGe happiness, fbe fails to offer her afAance TO
thoe really inclined avail themfeves Of Ter kndnef.
In fine, if, as the Englifh poet fays,
The anly wretebfd are the sOi6,
they alone udciouly avail ,hemleves of the proper
antidote-Paten is their birthrigh, an inheritance
pecuded from fools, who are never the architects Of
their own good fortune, but frequently of their own
mlery. Paris, AHggf 9th, 1870.
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From the CRAFT AN, SEPTEMBER 7.
To the PRINTER.
4 GREAT Patronage, whole tafe in the fine art,
~ is objectionable, having lately given orders for
the buying up of evera pictures and fatues for the de-
coratiOn of great edfce now in contemplation fend
you catalogue of thoe already puEchaed for that pu-
poe, which you will take the eae opportunity of lay
ing before your readers, viz.
Jupiter CaPitoinus- Lord B--tc.
A Roman Dictator, in chiaro obcmo----Duke of
G--af--on.
-Gatherer, in transparent painting Lord Nth.
Penmanfhp, hyperion to any toppey plate Il d.
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Nobody, in water colours Duke of c. b----d.
A Slave Market on the Coat of America---Lord
HI b--gh.
Ditto, in Ireland Lord T-wnf-.d.
Poyphemus devouring the Greeks, taken from the
Ened Of Virgil Lord B-r----n.
The Judgment of Paris reverted, with the following
motto, &c Datur Pl)fmo," ---Lord M ns---d.
Belal, in aiabater, with the following character from
Milton :-'sFIe feemed for dignity competed and
high exploit, but all fa,le and hallow. 1.-The
fame.
An CfUe Branch, worked in gold ground, reckoned
by connoifleurs the rict5f piece in England
of Bid
ZA75xew of rich Lead Mine in the county of Yok
bDAo0a 6ins---Lord P-mf.-t.
A SGe5u Lord S--dw--h.
"A s3<Tcury in broG---J- ---h D---f--n, Eq.
BeGdes the above originals, which were pay1bafd at
an mmegfS expencs, we hear the collectors in treaty
for the following, viz.
DemoRhe,es in fame colour---Earl of c thin.
Pclypus in goM byDuke of D-v-nfh--e.
A Balance Maffer---E. BIKE, E(q;
Roman Prator in kaa--B--l-w T--ch---k, Eq;
A WreRler in mQrble---CoIonel BE.
Cicero in ol---Lord C-md-n.
Ditto kitcat = Lord Ly---t-n.
View Of the Hand of Angelica. Lord Villa.
A Cincinnatus Marq-s of R--k-----m.
A Gadator---Lord Sh-- b--ne.
Thole marked thus y, it is thought cannot be pur-
chafed at any price.
.sS-x.l~.s-
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EUROPEAN ENCE.

ROPEAN NTELLIGE NCE.
DUBLIN, AHggf I'll
IN the nth nfant the Right Hon the Earl Of
~ Hllfborough, and Lord KIwarng, arrived as
Marlborough from London
CHESTER, A4gyf al. One day LAT week, fcbool-
matter in this city, having received intelligence that
Two Of his choars playing truant, dPatched two
others in quef of them, who found them robbug gem
temans garden Of fome fruit, the city walls wherc
upon the lads acquainted the owner of it, who directly,
with bis man, went with them to the ipot where they
were; but one of the fcholaspsrceiVns them coming,
nnbIy mounted the walls, and ad, III take ny Bible o0fb
I'm nat on the infds the garden, and then ran Oft &c
otner, who was in tree, and could not readily make
The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1770-11-12

BYE LAWS of the FEMALE COTERlE.
From The own and Country Mac AzINE, far Aug
To the PRiN Err,
y many people treat our fociety with rdicule, and
"A Come with contempt, Whit there are others, who
coniider altogether vonary; IT may not be improper
to lay before your readers fome of the ByeLaws and
Regulations now ehablifhed by the Female Coterie,
which will at once prove the reality of its exence
well as the hgacity and Importance of its nAituton.
T. That no female member be admitted wtcout being
properly PAINTED and ENAMELLED according to the
highef file of the bon tan.
IL Every Lady to have had, at leaf, intrigue be-
fore marriage and if married twelvemonth, or ups
wards, at leaf two afterwards. ~
III. No woman beneath the rank of a baroneE, ITO
be allowed to e0rnnte her hufband with prince of the
blood.
w. That premium be given for the beR pedned
defence of pslts adultery. -
V. That married women be allowed to open all their
hubands letters but that their epifles remain aced
and untouched as many bad consequences have lately
relulted from different conduct.
vi. All family alterations between hufband and wife
to be etted by the preiiden of the week; the Lady
,.ly to appear in perfon, to prevent contention.
VII. Ordered that new Royal SPELLING Book
be printed the expence of this ocety, for the ufe of
polite lovers, who propoe carrying on an amorous cor
relpondence
Ii needless to make any comment upon thele We
ry ufeul and proper regulations, and a only add that
am, as uiual, yours, &c. LEONORA.
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October II.
u E S d A Y,

PHILADELPHIA, OGzober II.
IN Monday next the General Ahembly of this pro-
vince meets here.
The beginning of Auguf laf departed this life at
PiIefgrove, in Wef New Jerfey, MIR. Mounce Keen,
aged los years and eight months He was born Of
Swedfh parents, Cheer, in PENNY lvana, and always
enjoyed his health and understanding well, ill within the
few a years of his life About three years before his
death, he rode alone three miles, and home again.
NEWPORT, Oaobr IS. Lat Tuefday morning, a
bout four o'clock, died South Kngown, in the 35th
year of his age, Oliver Arnold, Eq; Gentleman who
for feveral years paf fuained the Office Of AttoneyGe-
neral of this colony with great honour to hinef and
advantage to the public.
AT the hyperion court, holden at Taunton lat week,
one Bs was found guilty of alIaultiog and attempting
rape on Mary Turner, for which he tenencsa y
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M O N D A Y, October II.


n MORNING paper fays, An old Lady OF fortune,
~ lately dead, has lief; her man;fervant, who lived
with her many years, comfortable legacy, in the fol-
lowing words &C | leave to Robert 100 !. IN gra-
ttude for the faithful ervices he has rendered up
wards of thirty years, the greatef part of which time
have loved him as my hufband, thought too proud
to make him 70, or even to let him know 1T. But as
have now done with the world, and have nobody to an
fwer to but God, deGre he will mourn for me as his
wife one year; and farther bequeath him my houfe,
my coach and hoes, my plate, my furniture and all my
pefona efae, whether in goods or money, which iha
remain after my debts and legaces aforefad are dit
charged. ltS fald the oequeit amounts to uPw3sQsJ
of II,oool. -
Several Flaws are to be acted this fummer at Nh,
F----s theatre which he has lately built at his county
feat; among the re one of Sir Richard Steees, called
The Tender Hufband, or the Accomplished Fools, the
part of the Tender Hufband by Lord G-r, and the
Accomplished Fools, by the d. of {. and Lady G----r
ridiculous accident happened at Verfales the night
of the Grand B0nqNHt given on account OF the royal
marriage. The young bridegroom, having trap m0ngr
at upper, bit the fate bed, and 70 recommended the
young Dauphness tender psr", and natal nsrVS that
ihe got up in her night dre, and run out OF the royal
apartment Much inreaty ued before The would re-
turn to her facet hufbands bed. This made much
noe, but in the French court they may forbid either to
/6sH or EueH at pleafure.
Iii iald that Commodore Gambler is failed for Bottom
with orders upon the Iea pretence, mott tAing pro-
vocation, purue violent and coercve meaures, in
der to reduce thofe rebellous Americans to proper
fubedion.
A perfon of high rank, who makes frequent Wits to
aady of dfinetion Barnes, obliged to go through
brewers yard, u before he arrive at bis goddess
palace, which occafions lmal diverGon among the
dray-nlen, and with whom the pirate is, &C Smoke
the Bible cath, Here comes the Commodore"
Azgzf II. We are aivifed from Hull, that a few
days ago perfon, who adopted the name of Will -,
and in that character had erved ieveral gentlemen of
that place domeGc iervant, giving general fatsfac
tion was lately delivered of fine girl, to the great afto
n;ihmert of all who knew him.
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B O s T O N.

Laft Friday night came on, and continued the mott
part of the day. mott terrible form of wind and
RAIN The wind was variable from n. w. to ~. T..
The tide was fweed TO greater height than has been
known for forty even years paR by which great damage
has been uRained by the lois of fugas, fa and other
articles in fore the wharf, which were oyefAowed
in all parts of the town.
Captain Dunn's Gp from Glafgo", but laft from
Newbury, being anchor in NaDtafket road, parted her
cables, was drove upon the fats in Brantree bay, and
obliged TO have her MATS cut away. And we hear nj
teen or xteen other vees which lay anchor between
the town and ghthoue, caf aihoe at the different
lands; but it thought mott of them will be got Oft
5sgsFr. Capt. Higgins, in loop bound to Connecticut,
was Obliged to cut away his matt and bowfpr and is
fihcesdwed up to town another noop hared the fame
IfAsand fchooner came alhore on Deer-liland with
out any peron board fuppofed to have drted from
Lynn OF Marblehead.
BY Gentleman from Plymouth, who was pahenger
on board Capt Ellis, bound from Rhodeliland to this
place. whoe vene was ca away there in the above itorn
we learn that near xty other vefels alto drove a.
1ore at that place. and forty or fifty lives loft, and that
a number of the dead bodies taken up before ne
came away alto that many of the flores were blown
Io,,.. other dannaoe done that town.
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=R / D A Y, October 26.
LONDON, Aagnf II

LONDON, AugEf III.
Z hear from Tunbridge- Wells, that Mr.. Alder |
man Wilkes and his daughter are arrived there
where they propoe to continue fome time, for the bene
fit of the waters
We are informed that the emolumens of the Marquis
of Granby's late high employments have been laid up
ever nce bis reignation to the prelent time, for the
benefit of the next that fhal occupy them which it is
thought and hoped will be hmlef, and is faid that
great perlonage heartily wihes him to accept them
again.
We hear that great perfon, famous for his epholay
productions, has lately had an interview with gentle
woman at Portmouth, who has now fine girl about
II years old, whole hair, eyesand features, bare mott
rlkng resemblance to the great perfons deceaed bLe
ther who her reputed father and that ne ma41ne
child handome preient. PC7
A CORRESPONDENT from Portfmouth acquaints Is tafd
the fate arrival Of his Majefys fhip the Pomona Capt
Davis, from Cadiz, with eight of money, on the
merchants account.
Bv yeAel arrived at Portfnouth, from the Eaff |
Country there is advice that the Ruian Aeet conRing
of five fps of the line, fome fsates, and eighteen fail
of tranfports failed of the Sound about twelve days
Gnce, and were feering for the Humber
We are a1ured, that in confidence of free trade |
with the colonies, goods are fhppng for America by
the merchants of this city.
They write from Agiers, that during the lombard |
ment of the Danh Aee the Dey had threatened, and,
bufo the interpolation of the foreign Confus, it was
thought would have carried them into execution, TO
fafen uch Danih fubjedsas were in bis poiefion to
the mouths of his cannon, and fire them on board the
nemy's hips.
They write from Conlantinople, that the French,
Pru1ian, and Dan(h Ambaaadors, had hgnihed to the
Grand Sgnior, that the icentoufnefs of the rabble
dered it no longer fate for their Excelences to remain
in acountry where their liberties, and even lives,
h. had
fore deired leave of their REFLECTIVE Courts be recall
ed home.
Auguf ~ Lord Camden is fet out for Paris with
his daughter, but his Lordhip expected in town be-
fore the expiration of this month";
The time now fixed for the return of her Royal
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HighneG the Princefs Dowager of Wales to England
is the latter end of October.
The Paoi, Hall, from Bottom, is arrived off Ha-
filings.
The defeat of the Ottoman feet in the Archipelago
feems now to be confirmed from all quarters. The
Grand Sgnior, alarmed at the progrefs of the Ruian
arms, is taking every precautiOn poble for the defence
ofConttan,Dope. The late Grand Vizir Moldavangi
Pacha has been reored, in order take upon him the
government oft Dardanclles which the chief fecu
rity of that capital. He is to command an army of
$4,000 men, furnfhed with heavy artillery, in order
to fruifrae any attempt which the RufGans may make
again thoie important cailes and TO fink the Ruiian
fhips that may endeayour to pats them On the
contrary, it is fad Admiral Elphinfon having accom-
pihed the defruetion of the ukifh feet has now in
@GW the grand project of combating the enemy under
tbeas of Confantnope, and for the execution of this
e1srize intends to force the paage the Dardanets
AEal hazards.
BY gentleman uf arrived from Grenada, we learn,
that the Dutch ilands of Curacao and ST. Euffatia
full of European good, Intentionally fent there with
view of carrying on very lucrative trade with the
Britilh American Colonies.
Letters from Lower Podolia fay, &C The TurEh ma
nues are 70 altered for the better that we hardly know
them again, for now they obfeve both order and ART
They take the mott happy precautions to deceive the
Ruiiians, both their force and their march, which
General Pann has lately experienced This General
had drawn line of troops to guard his magazines and
conceal bis march towards Bender, where he expected
to uprize body of4ooo Tartars but it feems this
body of men were fhewn him by way of alurement,
for he found himlelf fupzed by three numerous bo-
dies of Turks and Tartars, who penetrated through
his line, by which his cavalry much hurt and part
of his artillery taken, with the officer who commanded
ii. They took great number of Cohacks prifoners,
which ethe only people TO whom the Turks give quar-
ter in the day of battle, for they malacre all others
whom they think allied TO the Rui1ians"
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Is O 5 T O. n.

d
On Tneiday Taft the Honorable Houfe of Rcprefen-
atives FEM the following MESSAGE TO bis Honour the.
Lieutenant Governor, ar Cambridge, viz. .ss.
M1y it pLef yow Honow,
6 IN our MslAge 20 your Honour Of he 9Th r.a,
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FRESH INTE LLIGEN
PARIS, SEPTEMBER II.

ing for the apartments OF the DauphinelS, both at
Chofy and Fontainbleau. That Prnce6 has rendered
herfe lately agreeable at Compeigne as fhe had be-
fore at Veraes, by her prighty and aable behavour
he continually finds objects execie her lberaty and
generofity. As fhe was walking out one day fhe law
fome harveh people reaping and going up to woman
who was at work among them, afked her to lend her
her ckle with which her Hghne diverted herelf with
cutting ome handfuIs of wheat. Then returning the
tickle, methnks, sys he, you work very hard, indeed
much harder than thought, however, take this, it will,
hope, procure you ome lefrehment after your labour,
and gave the poor woman ten Louis d. Os One of the
Ladies who attended her, repreented the Prnce that
the fun too large to which her HighneE made
fwer if you was in the fame tuaon as thee poor peo-
pie you would think otherwle; mind your own affairs,
and never attempt controu me in what think proper
to do; when my finances run fhor fha leave off siE0
ing, then mutt ay home, for the fight of diartfed
objects which relieve, is the mott lhockiog
that can preenr tef to mind capable of feeling the
merIes of Others.
September III. If we may credit the reports current,
the Ruans have forced the Straits of the Dardanees
with little lois that their feet was before Conantino-
pie, and that the Grand Sgnicr, with his eaure and
ferago, had retired to Alta Minor.
LONDON, Ot7Ober 2. The Spani(h Amtahador, it
is faid petends the officer Falklands and has done
what has happened of his head, and that his court
knew not title about it.
By Gentleman, lately arrived from FalkIand's iaand,
learn, there large clutter of them like our Ok
neys, Orcades, this being the argef. They very
fertile, but having few inhabitants, the fruits of the
earth the prey only of birds and animals, where the
Spanards 90 peafuring at proper feafon to defroy
them. 1t imagined at any other time this would have
been bone of contention; but the old proverb poll
tics, that there reaons for every thing,
they give, and the other keep" will explain the preent
handle for rupture.
Extrat7 efa Letter from SbsvnfG, September "a.
Laf night arrived here General Conway, Sir Charles
Frederick, &C. and this morning they viewed the garrf
on and examined the fate of the batteries barracks &C.
and found them all in good condition they peaf
ed order twenty thoufand fand bags be provided
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| PROCLAMATION tor that pupofc.
Gentlemen of character and fortune is en CT ex
prefs to Madrid 7 he Minifry determined not TO
act raihly in the preent crGs but proceed through
very fep of this important quarrel deliberately ard flow
y; they determined to ifoop to argument, before
they rife blows If the meienger meets with an hon
durable reception the ct Madrid, and receives
candid aniweIS his ntefrogatOEes concerning ak
land Hands, it will feem to merit candid dieuiion on
both hdes bu if he is put of with ihufHing, eVsiive
aniwefs is thought will be the cafe, the exPre is
to return Immediately and Brlth hcct Will eaiy al
leEt the Brith rights.
Tuefday laR letter was fent to the Lord Mayor, to
inform him, that Grand Counci. would be held in
few days, concerning the preent critical ;uatlon OF at
fairs, with repe6 Spain and to allure his LoTdh'P,
that he lhoud be Immediately acquainted with the de-
termination thereupon.
Wednesday, after the breaking up of the Admiralty
Board express ent oft TO almouSh, to be for
Earded by advice boat, the commander OF his Ma
T jeltS'sIquadrcn at Newfoundland.
This day came on at Guldha the election of Lord
Mayor of this city for the year eaiuing on which ocea-
f16h the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen went to
Gudhall chapel to hear divine fervce After the fe'-
mon, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen returned to Guic-
hall, where, hew fhands Brafs Crcfby and James
Townfend, Efqrs were returned by the Livery TO The
Court of Aldermen, who made choice Of Mr. CrctDy
for Lord Mayor. When Sir Henry Bankes was put up
there was an amof general hits, and only three hanaS
held up in his favour.
The general toaff in moh companies now is, orelgn
War and Domefic Peace
The fword of war like the fword of Damoces, hangs
it were by horfe hair. The matter in diPue he
tween and Spain, it is faid, fands thus: Falkland
iAand conGdered by the minfy, an obj Ct Ofno'e-
ry great consequence and which they can at any time
eafy repoeG hemfeves of; but the atront offered 10
the nation in taking it, is locked upon the gresteit' In
reenment therefore for fuch outrage to the laws OF
nations, well the a treaty of peace, meiien-
ger has been tent the Spanard, to lei them Know nat
they mutt Immediately renfate US in Poflthon OF ak
land lAand and make good all the damage done there
that they mutt ALTO pay directly the Manila raHio",
without deduction or abatement !; furthermore, that