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EUROPEAN INTELLIG ENCE.

EUROPEAN TELLIG E N E.
OURANTo, "a province of Naples in tay1 AHggf 20.
= EFT TIERS from Zane confirm the account OF the
| 4 defruefion of the Tutkilh feet. Admiral Ephn-
1one, who cruiGng near the reights of the Darda-
nees, has taken fourteen fhps, laden with proviions
sc. for ConRantnopIe, which has thrown the inhaol-
tants of that Place into the greateit conformation ne
Rufians have aid evera iAands under contributions and
are bat ering Napoi di Romania in Breach and 1t is
generally thought throughout the Levant, that the Ruff
fans will attempt to pats the Dardanees, and fe IRE TO
Confantinopie.
LEcHoRN, [HaJ] Agggf 2S. letter from Tunis
advies, that 900 French grenadler part of t5ema 81
ment ent againt that place, had been furPrfd by he
Tunians near Bierte and had been all put to tbe word
WARSAW, [eapital Of Poland] Auggf IS. GenEGA4
Count PAnin continues the hege of Bender with great
fpirit and the Turks, Notwithstanding the eveal oiies
they have utaned, defend the place with iurprng OBJ
hnacy.
LONDON, September II. 1t is aiIerted, that frelh O.
ventures of peace have been made the Czatina, the
part of the Grand Signor, which are likely to procure
cehaion of arms.
Letter from Italy, dated Auguf II, fays, " All the
artillery which the Turks had landed at Sco, and Tome
other Hands for the better defence of thoe places, is
fallen into the hands of the Ruiians. he uikS who |
e(caped, and few to Smyrna, after the total defeat OF
their quadron have maaAcred all the Greeks they found
there"
Exra7 efa Letter fran merchant at L(6m, to gen.
tLmaa in Leqd9n, dated Aaggf 7.
tsOn the 4h Infant, Mr.. Dsnnls Council was com
mitted to gao in mott arbitrary manner, by an lnerl-
or officer of the city magrates, in violation OF the pri-
vieges granted to the Brtlh nation by the mott ioemn
treaties confirmed by many royal DEGREES, for refung TO
iisn claim made by brokers' for brokerage on aes, at
which they were employed, no. had any thing to do
win II is done with view to lbect all fares TO the
charge of brokerage which pretence there is law
ft now depending between the body of brokers and the
Btlh factory, as claim on an antlent royaI grant,
though often denied them appeals % courts OF uce
1t is tae attempt abuie revived, and made with VI
Olence to ntimida;e into acqaefcence. deign to
lay our runing trade and traders under contrbuon 1t
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to perform, will employ whole year from this time.
All ranks and degrees of perons anxions attend
this Rev. Genteman's minaration, and join in paying
him every mark of their afe6tionate efeem. .
AnggfI5 correspondent aRures, that Lord Roch-
ford will peedy reign his Office of Secretary of fate,
and that General Conway will be again appointed to
that office.
Anggf 10. 1t is faid the interchangeable Dr.. Mugrave
has lately dlcovered ome things of great conequence
the nation bat being i'll rewarded for his Iaf intelligence,
he is determined to keep this laf lecret to himfelf.
A private letter from AmRerdam mentions, that one
hundred tons of Tea were actually hpped board a
Dutch veeI, the latter end of la month, for St. EuRs
tia in order to be diipoled of to the North American
yenels, which continually paAing that way. Il !:
] C1gnf II. Orders ilued for taking lurvey of
;hq tps and harbOus belonging feveraI Aandsin
Ape17ca. s4sst
zAYhe navy of England upon TO- respectable
footing prelent, in 70 thorough repair for
as fa one hip out of dock from rehtting ano
ther goes in. "'|
Very extenfve commiHions are now executing in the
city for goods which bear duty in America, to be bP
ped for New York, Bottom, and Philadelphia.
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B o S T. O N.

We hear the Hon. Houfe of Representatives at Cam
bridge, Tuefday aft voted to proceed to buineis.
So Yeas, 20 Nays. 49,.
At meeting of the merchants in this town at the
Brti(h Cofee-H oue, it unanimously voted alter
the Non Importation Agreement, and TO open The I'M
poration of goods from Great Britain except Teas ard
fuch other articles are may be ubjec to duties for
the wpoie of rafting revenue in America.
We hear there new appointments for furveyors of
his MajeRy's woods in North America. viz. His TX
celency Governor Wentworth for New Hamplnre, &c.
Hon. Brigader Rueges for this province, and The north
ern parts of Nova Scotia. Capt. Gael cf New York,
for the fouthern provinces. And, Mr.. Scamme, hfife
Navy. Each with falaries Of 3ooE. ferl. per
We are informed that Francis and John Bernard,
EGqrs. appointed joint Naval OAicets for this port
MARRIED. ] Thomas Huchnfon, Efq; M chant,
eldef fon of his Honour the Lieutenant Governor
Mfs Sarah Oliver Daughter of the Hon. Andrew Oliver,
Efq Secretary of this Province.---Mr. Thomas Lee,
merchant, to Nils Jane Miller.
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LONDON, Hxyuf I.

LONDON, Angnf I.
n NOBLEMAN juR arrived from abroad, declares,
~ THAT in his travels he met with W0n6Fyfd Jew,
who was 10 civil as to give him the whole htoy of his
birth, parensage sc. and Iwore upon his honour, that
he was at lea& Fix thoufand years old.
We hear that the Duke ofC-- pahing By the Iron
houe near the Dog and Duck in his way oPoFtIouth,
oblerving I1AHm in Parvo wrote over the door, hei-
Eating fome time was at Taft overheard by perlon ri
ding by to read it MTtibam in Suyyy.
Lady grievouAy afflicted with diforders in her bow
els having applied to the celebrated MIS-. Give for
medy, was advifed by that witty Lady to fwaIlow the
Rist M as cure for all intsfine rif7gs.
A correspondent has fent the following acconpt-
of the killed and 10oUded yefterday on BHnbH PiaifSa
Had an eye knocked out by mifpaci"g bis pl4S5fih
firing. $3.50. Ne
2'Dropped down and expired through fear.
2 Were dangerously wounded in the lhoulder, by pre-
fenting the wrong ends of their mufquets i.
Loft their eyes by the bayonets of their comrades
And, * Who had ftrayed from their ranks, were
found in ditch, dead. drunk.
On Sunday, the bankers fhops being of courfe fhut,
Scotch gentleman tent his lervant to his friend, an
pothecary, for little cain. The fervant returned with
a roll or two of brimfone. His MATER experimenting
him, the fellow inhocenty anfwered, :" why you know
this is cath at Edinburgh
female bookseller at Paris and fcvera other penons
have been committed to the Battle for telling the late
approximations of the parliament to his Msjety.
AuguR 10. TueGday evening were read at the Rev.
Mr. WhtefeId's chapel at Tottenham Court Road, fe-
vera letters from that Gentleman, and great number
to him but manv were obliged to be deferred for want
of time On Mr.. Whteheld's arrival in America, he
received letters of ratulaton from the repeca
bic peffons of every denomination Thefe were followed
by an epfoary Jurisprudence, and pefng invtz tons,
as we'll from the mo& eminent clergy and others of the e.
Rablhed church, Paors of all etts without exception,
to vt and preach their respective churches and cures
all which it was his intention TO comply with TO his W
mott Mr.. Wht-6eld he'd unwearsdy preached every
day ince he dembaked in various parts that country
TO crouded congregation. The daily exerce of his
fuaSon, in the different places he has beenimpofuned
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hundred guneas.
YeferdAy it frongly reported upon Change.
that the Spaniards had Popped two millions of pecle at
Cadiz,and fezed our hps in that harbour upon which
bank itock fell per cent. and other tocks in pro-
portion.
The Minerva, Captain Read, taking in goods for
New York is the Britannia; Captain Munds, who
will be ready TO fail by the middle of week. with
near dozen others, all for the fame place.
Yeferday lelS than five hips taken up in the
river on the merchants account export Brith manu-
features to Newton
The men of intended for the Sueights and the
Mediterranean, we hear, are to be commanded by the
Admials Geary and Edgcumbe.
Lord Holland is dangerously i'll at his feat at hlnsl-
gate, in the lille of lhanet, and his cafe judged BY his
ply fcians to be very dangerous.
ihurfday two mehsngers arrived at ST. JameSs from
Holland one of whom, II laid, has brought Tome a.
geeabe from the PIuiIian court.
5Te hear the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has ordered
all fKe\ofce's of his Meys forces upon the lrfh ef-
tablGhhent, toIetuTn Immediately TO their REFLECTIVE
EssaESln that kingdom.
We poiltvelY afIred that Sir Edward Hawke has
Hrongy urged the neceity of taking into immediate fer
vice 10000 leamen.
Within thele three days. three ofthe principal UNDER
writers who have been buy in Change Alley, have
thought proper to dfappear is ad for many thou
fand pounds which it is thought will bring number
of bankruptcies One of them is fad TO have lott
2o,ooo in the Alley, belde what he has LOFT at The
welt end of the town.
September a. Some adyices lately received nform,
that from many concuring circumstances bis Sandman
Maefty is confirmed in opinion, that France and
SPAN are upon the point OF commencing hofilIues
againh him, in violation of treaty fome time ilnce
negotiated.
Agents this time very bufy in procuring, on adj
vanageous terms, hp-carpentefs, &c. for the ierVce
OF SPAIN
letter from Paris, AuguR II, fays, " The troubles
in the Levant have occaiioned many failures at Mar
feies, land among them there for 1900 oco vres
To the Printer. "YOU are defied acqualnt lis
q. Of G. N, that there is occ4fon for his vaPou'-
ing among his friends, that he wilhes TO know the noble
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Sitter mother wife and friend
Ssyertsa RopUsy, U,c. DaCeto.
RECIT TIVE.
And yet let raptur'd wonder tell,
This fmiling morn its produce bring,
theme on which the virgins dwell
theme each bard delights to fling;
A'brother born to fpreAd the fame
OF Mecklenbourg's exalted name
In whole reflected graces feen,
Again view our gracious Queen.
A r.
Happy Prince, enjoy each bIe1ing
Britain BOATS, from envy free;
Ev'ry candid with poheiing,
Curt the wretch who frowns on thee.
Welcome as the lummer'S morning,
Peace and JOY thy fmiles imPart;
KindneE fill thy face adjoining,
Innocence and truth thy heart.
Happy Prince, sc. 20
Their Maeiies, the Prince of Wales, the PRINCE Of
Meckenburgh, the Bilhop of Ofnaburgh and the\Eeif
of the ROYAL Family, with feveral perions of dtin6toh
were preent during the performance grand concert
fucceeded the ode The Royal Family did not retire
till near twelve o'clock.
We hear that feveral gentlemen of dftinctlon in the
county of Somerfet, have written the High Sheriff. to
a1emble meeting of the county, in order to conider
of remona nce to the throne, for redrels of grle-
vances.
An odd affair happened the other day at Caen in
Normandy, fome Engifh gentlemen went in yacht to
viGt fome of the Eogifh Rudents there among the
company was painter, who innocenty making draw
ing of fome part of the which groteque, they
were all spprehended and detained fome days ul they
could end to Paris and get their liberty. 1t is imagined
the Governor has exceeded his power, and will at the
inhance of our ambaf1ador, be fuperieded.
dro incident happened lately at Kew. As
great peronage was about mount his hore iome one
called out uniu, 7uuius, here nnas the great per-
fonage turned Immediately round, when he perceived
a little dog, to whom the owner had given that name.
September An epidemical iicknefs is now raging
in Poland, line of troops is drawn by the Courts of
Vienna and Berlin to prevent the fpeading of the dtem
per they will not admit any wooen manufactures
from that country and al travellers are Obliged per-
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gentleman who is uH returned to London from
long edence the Court of ST. Petersburg, has favoured
us with the following authentic decripon and character
of the prelent Emprcfs ofRuiiaCaherine H. is about
forty one years of age, of fine ze and hape her COM
p!exion is charming, her eyes brig and exprefve her
manner of address is full of dignity yet eay and engaging,
owing chiefly TO a mott excellent understanding, and
lively imagination, which fhnes in every feature, and
exctes the admiration of all who behold her. There
is commanding weeneis in her voice, expreve ofgreat
beneyolence which fixes the attention. and wins the
heart land is with wonder that fhe is fomemes
heard talking with almoif every foreign MniRer in his
own language. ---Her Maiety excclS in every accom-
pifnment that adds grace and beauty fex, and
is acquainted with mott of the licences that are ufefui
and ornamental in the other. She has long been the de-
light of the people over whom he now regus fhe has
fudied their genius, and makes their good her principal
care and the late amo uninterrupted fucceieS of her
land and marine forces aganf the Turks has inpired
them with veneraton for her judgment, which directs
motions of the war; and rewards the bravery of her
folders Daily inRances confirm her warm attachment
to Great Britain and of this openly he gives the only
proof at pre(ent in her powerhe treats Lord Cath
cart, the Britilh Ambaador, with repef and at
tentou than any other foreign Miner at that Court.
declaration of war by France aganh the Ruians is
every day expected. The Ruian Minlffer here ~
ready communicated the grounds of the fupicSGSo his
on that head, and requefed, in the nans of
mihres, our early ahiltance. NBRH !
Ot7obsr 6. A correspondent informs US, that Capt.
Nathaniel Bateman will ia few days hoiR his broad
pendant board the Triumph Of "a guns, to command
fven fail of the line, defined TO retake poeion of Fort
Egmont in Falkland land.
Incaeof rupture, the Philippine Hands, we hear will
be attacked.
hey write from Senegal, that the King of Brack had
declared war again the Frerch, and ordered his peo-
pie give no quarter any Frenchmen that might be
taken prGoners.
By letter frem the Mediterranean we learn, that
thirty three faOrs belonging to Admiral Ephinnon's
feet, prompted with longing dere after vegetables, with
which the country near the Dardanelles abounds in
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with US at preen, but were greatly apnyehenGve of de-
trmental consequences to themielves from it, and ued
their utmoR endeavours to prevent its taking place.
| Oa0. 7. We are informed, that certain paymaRcrs
accounts length finally ieed, and that the balance
remaining in his hands, amounts TO so,ccol. which hc
ready pay into the Treaury loon he is called
| upon by proper officers.
O7o II. We hear that the purport of the anfwer,
which Mr. Potter, the meiFenger, brought yeferday
from the Court of Spain, is, hat therefore Great
Britain has Ambiador, at the Court of Madrid, il
was thought improper to lend any other anfWes the
demands of the Bntlh Court by amenenger than that
as foon pofibe proper reply ihal be ent TO the
Spanilh Ambafador in London, TO be communicated by
| him to the Secretaries of State"
The mott respectable intelligence is received, that a
elea body of Spanih officers, attended by fome French
engineers, are now employed in rraverGng Spanih
South America, Inspecting and repairing all the fortihca
tons of that immene coat.
| Lord North (faysa correspondent has been blamed
for attacking the Spanards immediately he deferves
praife for it. When one fate has caule Of complaint
agan another law of nations precbes that ecoure
mutt be had to capitalization when that fails, and not
till then, grievances may be redIeed by force OF arms.
Without thefe honcurabe forms, kings reduce them
felves upon level with the loweR pirates. Let il alto
be oberved that Of deeoyau the very pretence
(which SPAN urged again England at the breaking out
Eof the Taft war, when General Wall told Lord Brifol,
the Bt(h Ambaiadsr at Madrid, That be might t out
FIR England as (0on as be pIsajFd.
When Spain grows evafve in her anfcers, it is the
fure portent of This iign yet deceived.
1t happened 70 in the beginning of the war in I737 as
we'll in that of 762 Both theie nfances exactly
i fimlar to the prefent cafe ,and, doubt, will be 20
| in their consequences.
i general ifrefoution prevails among the merchants
in the city willing enter into any foreign
commercial engagements of any coniequence tia more
certain Judgment be formed respecting the dfpoition
of the Spanards.
We are well aHured, that noble Lord, aff night
at Arhur's offered bett of fifty guneas, to fifteen,
that if Great Britain declared war now aoain Snain
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From a late LONDON NEWSPAPER.

FTCn IdIt LONDON INEWS-I AFEK.
IL the PRINTER.
Ut feems to be prevailing opinion in Great Britain,
that the Parliament have right to tax the AmeIi-
cans, and that, unleE they have fuch right, America
would be Independent of Great Britain.
And it (eems to be prevailing opinion in America,
that by taxing them without their conlenr, and where
they are not, and carnoy be epreentet, you deprive
them of the Rights of Enghmen, nay, in time, with
the lois of the contribution, gOu will deprive them of
Liberty and Property altogether.
This is very lntercang fubjee, the consequences in
each caf: very important, though neither 10 alarming
nor 70 dungeons to Britain as TO America.
With regard to Great Britain, if it fhou'd not Prove
70 as is claimed, the conequence oaly be This, h-s
then no tax can be laid Iailed, the Ame-
rcans, nconGGens with her natural rights as men, and
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lures from 3vey; from condition as much below that
of brutes as to act without reaon is leis mfeabe than
to act aganh it. Peierve to your future fubects the
divine right of being free agents and your own royal
houe the divine light of being their benefactors. Be-
lieve me, my Prince, there is no other right can flow
from God While your hghneiS is forming yourielf for
throne conGder the laws as 70 many common places in
your hudy of the cience of government; when YOU mean
nothing but iuaice they an cafe and help to you.
This way of thinking is what gave men the glorious ap
peation of DELIVERIES and Fathers of their country this
made the fight of them route their behoders into aoca
nations, and mankind incapable of bearing their very aP
pearance, without appaudng it as benefit. Conlder
the inexpefibe advantages which will ever attend your
HghneE, while you make the power ct rendering men
happy the mea(ue of your Actions While this is your
mpule, how eaiily will that power be extended.
1he glance Of your eye will give gIadneis, and your
SSery fencnce have force of bounty. Whatever fome
Fnkn would intimate, you have loft your ubects when
Rdu have loft their inClinatons. You are TO pretde
Over the minds not the bodies of the foul the
offence of the man, and you cannot have the true man
agalnh his inchnations Choofe therefore TO be the
King or the Corqueror of your people 1t may be iub-
milton, but il cannot be obedience that is pailve.
am, Sir, your HighneSs mott faithful ervant,
WALTER RALEIGH.
J,,,Iou I6TI.
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FrAm the GENTLEMAN's MAGAZINE, FIR Aug 1910.
Mr. URBAN,
SEND you Letter which was written by the &C.
LIBERATED Sir Walter Raleigh, to that excellent young
Prince, Henry, the eldef ion of James the hr Ii was
pubifhed fome years ago, III collection that has got
into bur few hands; and without laying that has any
relation to the Court Principles of the prelent time,
may recommend it to your readers, not only
as literary curioity, but containing fentlments
which will always be dear to good man, good fab
jea, and good King. / am, sc. /. b.
To PRINCE HENRY.
Nay it tlsaJG ww HigbneG,
TIME following lines are addreHed to your Hghneis,
from man who values his Liberty, and very
Gmal fortune in remote part of this Iand, under the
prefent contribution, above all the riches and honourS
that he could any where enjoy under any other eta
bihment.
You fee, Sir, the doctrines that are lately conc 500
the world, and how far the phrac has obtalneds Of SAIL
ing your Royal father, Gods Vcegerent which i'll men
have turned both to the difhonour of God and thaRA
parchment of his Majefys goodness They adjon
vicegerency the idea of being a-poweifu, and DOT
to that of being ALL good. His Maefy's wifdom, 1t is
to be hoped will fave him from the inare THAT may lie
under gro aduaons but your youth, and the thrt OF
pfaiie, which have obferved in you, may pofby mi
lead you TO hearken to thoe chamers, who would con
duct your noble nature into tyranny Be careful, Omy
Prince Hear them nor, fly from their decets; you ale
in the fucceGion to throne, from whence evil Can
be imputed to you, but all good mutt be conveyed
from you.
Your father called the Vcegerent of heaven while
he is good, he is the Vicegerent of heaven Shall man
have authority from the fountain of good to do evil No,
my Prince Let and degenerate ip,rits, which
waH benevocnce, fupPofe your power impaired BY d-
ability of doing injuries If want Of power to do II, be
an ncap4cty in Prince, with reverence be 1t fPoken
it is an incapacty he hath in common with the Dety
Let me not DOUBT but all pleas, which do not carry in
them the mutual happine6 Of Prince and people, vii aP-
pear as aburd your great understanding, dIiAgree-
able TO your noble
Ou.u.~o,, p.;,os G,cbC ,co.
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M o N ID A Y, December II.
B Q S I O N

We hear that it is the opinion of all the politicians in
England, that if hoRes commenced between great
Britain and Spain, America will be the grand cene of
the war.
On Thurfday morning laf a paper was found ported
upon door of the Town houfe, tending, il is faid,
Rame the minds of the people agan the Judges of The
Superiou Court, then fitting here; for discovering, eiz
Ing, and bringing to uRice, the author authors of
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RICAN TELLIG ENC E.
SAVANNAH, lin Georgia November 10.
Cannon, HonJs Of HDembly, Monday, NoVsm5sr s, 1870.
TIME Houfe being informed of the much lamented
death of the Rev. Mr.. George Whtefield, which
lately happened at NewburyPort in the MaIachuletts
government, and taking into confederation the many and
uncommon inRances of his friendly diiinerefted regard
aud attention the welfare the inhabitants of this pro-
vince as we'll as his benevoence to mankind in general
and unwearied aduty in preaching the gopel wherever
he had the opportunity, and this Houe being deifous to
tranlnit to poerity the u ene they entertain Of the
virtues of the deceaed and to pepetate the commence
ration of them, have unanimously come to the following
Revolutions, viz.
Rs6ioed, That this Houe will provide fufcient fun
60 defay expence of bringing the remains of heRev
Mr. Whiteheld from Newbury-Port in the Malachuetts
government be depoed at the Orphan houfe in this
province
Realized, That this Houfe will provide fuficent fun
to erect proper monument at the Orphan houe for de-
pofiting the remains of the Rev. Mr. Whtefeld. 10
Rt6lvsd, That this Houte will provide a fuf Cent
FUN to defray the expence of putting the church d So
vannsh in mourning, or account of the death of he
Rev. Mr.. Whitehcd.
O,dered, That Mr.. Even and Mr.. Crooke do wait
on the Rector of Chri Church in Savannah, and requeif
he will preach funeral iermon in memory of the Rev.
Mr. Whte6eId next Sunday. Accordingly they with :
drew, and being returned MIR. Even reported they had
according to order, waited the Rector, and that he
anfwered he would prepare a fermon accordingly.
Ordeyed, That the Clerk do write to the Rector and
Church-wardens of Chr Church in Savannah acquaint-
ing them, that the Houe having Come.to reoluton to
defay the expence of putting the church in mourning on
account of the death Of the Rev. Mr.. Whitehed, the
Houfe therefore requefs they will be pead to give or
ders accordingly
: Ordned, That committee be appointed to enquire
what will be the expence attending the putting the fore
going refouons into execution, and report their opinion
thereon to the Houle, and committee was appointed
aCcordinpIy