The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-03-24
NUMB. I64.

oIdeT 10 prolcCute tnole military operations
which have been begun with 10 much fuc-
ceis. The grand Vizir has been totally
defeated. 1t is not known yet, whether
that commander has been killed upon the
ipot, or whether he had the good luck to
fave himlelf. The Ruiiians have taken all
the papers, the military chef, the baggage,
and $50 pieces of cannon.
KAMINIEcK, Dec. a.. The town of
Siliilria is entirely blocked up by the Rui-
fans, who are preparing to beliege it in form.
Col. Leonticue's regiment, which has fuf-
fercd very much during the lalt campaign,
will takeu its winter quarters nWallachia,
and that officer had obtained permiilion to
gotoP eterfburg.---General Soltikow COM
mands at the ficge of Silifra.
WARSAW, Dee. IS. The Grand Vizir's
defeat is confirmed on all lides, and as he
has not yet been found among thole who
eicaped, it is imagined he was killed on tip
ipot.
Dec. %. Private letters from Count
Romanzow's army, dated the 10th lah, bring
that the Ruiiians have taken the fortrels of
Silil.nl by ailault.
VIENNA, Dec d. According to letters
received from the frontiers ofthc Ottom1n
empire, there have been ievcral engagen nts
iince the 2oth of October, between the
Ruilians and the Turks, all to the advan-
tage of the former. Theie letters add, that
General kamenikoi had taken the town of
Rufig.
L o N d o N,
January /. Letters from Liibon mention,
tha1 a treaty is on foot for ceedng the inand
of Sc. Catherine, in the Brazils, TO his Catholic
Majeity, for which the Ponugueie are to have
an equivalent in the Wei Indies.
Should France attempt to afit the Turks, itis
finally reiolyedAuAria and Prufia 10 declare inn
mediasely in favour o. the Ruilians.
lis now confidently reported chat an addi-
ton of ten fail of men of war will be made to
our navy eitablilhment.
By the earllelt advice received from Paris
we learn, that difference hath unhappily
arifeD between Count Guignes and the French
Miniaer, the Duke d Aiguillon; in coniequence
of which, Count Guignes is committed clofe
priioner to the Battle. The conjeetures ofthe
PariGans are various but further particulars re-.
lative to this Gnguiar incident have not as yet
tranfpired.
Jan. 8. Eighteen Iriii lords Including nine
BIihops) have igned protef againa the bill
for permitting the Papias ofIreland to lend
money on mortgages.
notwithstanding what has been faid, it is
certain that the French Minifry have lately
made offers to refore CorGca to the Geneofe.
As this is the lalt leiiion of bufneis, it is ex-
pe6ted the Parliament will not rife till July /;
aud as nothing will be done next winter but
the granting iupplies and the current buiineis
of the year, it is iaid the Eat-India affairs will
politively be fniihed shis fpring.
Ii now generally believed thar the Parliament
will not be diaolvedtill march twelvemonth.
TAxRasy u. IL is iaid that the French King
is in fate of mind very little removed from
idiotcy or inienfbility, 70 much, that neither
the charms of his fayourite's conversation, nor
the plcailres Of the chace, are capable Of roul-
ing him, this, it is faid, hai cauied ieveral Ca
balls, and given birth 10 ipirit of intrigue ex-
remely alarming to the mIitrcis and che mini
tier.
We hear the Rulian tranfports failed on
9Th inhant f the Mediterranean wIthoutw aitIng
Tor the men ofwar.
A certain Baionet (Sir George Cclebroke }
who has had thee mott abiolu;e dIret7isH of
great trading Company tor many years, and
who, by his power and inserca, made mary
Nabohs in his time, dnce tie embarrsAmcn.
OF MS affairs, applied only tor a tfcO7dav place
in Bengal Tor hiInielf, and was praspfard1 ~
ftjsA.
General KepPell is appointed to command
in ireland; and Lord rlaney, in tn: ioutherl
der -Jment Of .haE kingdom.