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A Nobleman, who lately wrote to Lord
Bute ot\lhe fubjc# U his retain, informed
his Lordlhtp, that the public prints were a
gain preparing to Attack him, and that the
people of England would never fuller him
to live among them quietly. “ I know that
too welt, my dear friend, (replied the had
in his Succeeding letter,) but furelythey can
have ho objection to my dying quietly a
mong them ; I desire no other favour at
their hands ; though I doubt not, when the
rage of party has subsided, that they will be
convinced I could have no interest in being
their intentional enemy.”
The marriage between the Count de Pro
vince, with the Princess Maria-Jofcpha Lou
isa of Savoy, grand-daughter of the King of
Sardinia, was celebrated at -V er failles last
Tuesday fe’nnight.
May 24. It is confidently aflerted, that
some strong efforts will be made next feflion
of Parliament, for introducing an American
Representation into the Grand Council of the
Nation.
May 29. Yesterday the Right Hon. the
Earl of Bute set out with bis family from
South Audley-ftreet, for his feat in Lutton-
Loo in Bed ford Ih ire.
It is reported that an a#ion of 100,coo I.
damages will be brought by the Lord Mayor
and AidJrmanWilkes and Oliver, against the
President of a certain club.
Several (hips aie fitting out in the Thames,
for Amcrica,.to bring home timber for the
ufeotrihenivy.
The Attorney General has entered a Noli
Profequi against the indi#ment cf Witham
the Meflenger.
A corrcfpondent allures us, that the utmost
diligence is using in the harbours of Brest,
Marseilles and Rochfort, at which last place
there is a squadron of 8 ships of the line, 4
frigates, 3 bomb ketches, and two firelhips,
with their fails ready bent, to flip out on the
ihorteft notice, all unmoored, and ride at sin
gle anchors.
May 31. Letters from Paris of the 24th
inst. mention, that several hawkers have been
lately taken into custody for vending some
arrets, remonstrances, letters of parliament,
protests of the Princes of the Blood, &c. and
committed to prison. 7'he informers on
who urge that in serving the police by such
informations, they a# agreeable to the will
of God.
The report of yesterday at Jonathan’s was,
that every thing is fettled between the Turks
and the Ruffians, and that the King of Po
land is to abdicate in favour of a Prince of
Saxony.
The famous Curate, who so long headed
the Corsican malecontents in the mountains,
was executed at Ajaccio on the 20th ult.
June 3. We hear that a fleet, consisting
of the grandfhips from Portsmouth, and the
other Ports, are ordered to cruize, for fix
weeks in the Bay of Biscay.
The ships of war lately put out of Com
miflion with so much haste, are with equal
haste to be put into commitfion again.
Orders are arrived at Portsmouth for the
Marine Captains to go to the different parts
of the Kingdom’to recruit.
A Gentleman at Hull, whose veracity we
can depend upon, allures us, that he saw a
letter last week from Bombay, which menti
ons the Aurora frigate to have been fafe of
that place when the letter was wrote
The following letter from Peterfburgh,
dated April 20, has been sent to Prince Gal
litzen, mitufter, from her Imperial Majesty
to their High Mightinefles the States General.
“ A courier is just arrived here from t|?e
grand army with advice, that on the 24th of
last month, Major General WiefTman palled
the Danube, near Tulchi, with 800 grena
diers, in order to make a diversion while an
attack was made on this fide the river, by
General Potemkin, upon the fortrefs of
Tomo. Notwithstanding Tulchi was de
fended by a garrison of 3000 men, and fe
vertl batteries, M. WiefTman began the at
tack, and with his small body of troops en
tirely routed the garrison, took several prilb
rers, conveyed part of the cannon away in
small boats, spiked up the remainder, and
pursued the enemy to a,confiderable distance.
The Grand Vizir being informed of this cn
-< terprize by a spy, dispatched seven large vef
ficls to destroy the twats which trar.fported
our troops; but our forces perceiving this
fleet was intended to prevent their retreat,
Th. MASSACHUSETTS SPY, Lt
tciasbarked with the greater expedition ; ahd
immediatclv attacked and seized seven of the
enemy’s vefleis. General V 4 liman repafled
the river, and returned fafe to Ifmail.”
The following art given out as the terms
of the treaty cf peace, on the eve of being
concluded between Rufliaand the Porte, un
dy the mediation of the courts of Berlin and
Vicuna : Bclgiade, and all the forts on the
Danube, to its mouth, and Bender, to be
ceded to Austria, as barriers against the
Ruffians and l urks. The intermediate
countries between the Neifter and Danube,
to remain neutral, under their Princes and
Waiwodes. All the coasts of the Black Sea,
with its ports and harbours, comprehending
those of the Crimea, , ceded to Ruflia. The
Crim Tartars to become nominally indepen
dent. The Ruffians net to have the free na
vigation of the Bofphorus and Hellespont, and
to evacuate the Archipelago and its ines.
The throne of Poland to be declared vacant,
and a free election permitted, by withdraw
ing cf all foreign troops. The Candidates
for the Pulifh throne to be the Elector of
Saxony, the present King, and an Arch duke.
Should the e!e#ion not fa!! on the present
King, he is to retain the title of King, to
which will be annexed the Duchy of Penin.
The King of Prussia to cede hrs part of Si
kfia to Austria; and to receive Polish Pruflia
and Dantzick in lieu of it, guaranteed by
Austria.
June 5. This morning, about five o’clock,
the Queen was taken in labour, and a quar
ter before fix was fafely delivered of a
Prince. Her Majesty and the young Prince
arc as well as can be expe#ed. On this
tjecaftamThe flags were difjflayed and the bells
were set a ringing: in order to anounce the
happy event.
The Viceroyfhip of Ireland is said now to
lie between Lord Gower and Lord Wey
mouth ; and it is said that there will be no
deputation of Lords Justices, as has been
usual in Ireland, during the absence of the
Lord Lieutenant, but that the present Lord
will be immediately fucceedeJ by a resident
Viceroy.
June 6. It is said that a cettain Great
Pcrfonage is at length come to a refutation
to difmis from his service all such of his
frrvantr as he finds ate grown obnoxious to
his peopk. _
June q. Sir Edward Hawke is said to
have declined the acceptance of a Peerage.
One of the daily papers, fays a correspond
ent, having lately mentioned an ancedote
of Dr. Johnson, wherein the King is said to
have personally complimented him, you are
atlibeity to insert the following anecdote,
which I can avouch for a fa#; the public
will then be judges how far the King has a
right to compliment a man of his princi
ples.
* Dr. Johnson, in the last reign, meeting a
gentleman of his acquaintance at the Somer
set coHce-houfe, he in the course of conver
sation, was complaining what a great deal
he had walked that morning, and then men
tioned being at several parts of the town,and
that he last came from rhe palace. “ where ?”
fays the Dr. in his sarcastic manner; why,
from the palace, (returned the gentleman)
pftiaw ! pshaw I cried the other, there can be
no Palace were there’s no King.”
The Tate Mr.Shaftoe performed the extra
ordinary feat of horsemanship, of riding 50
miles within two hoursl— thought impof
ftble till he performed ir, and won a flake of
ii,oool. by fuccceding in the exploit.
'jime 8. This morning two dozen of
chickens were fold at Leadenhall-market, for
the moderate price of four pounds.
A sow in Newport maikct brought forth
the other day a pig of the following extraor
dinary make ; two bodies complete from the
flioulders, four hind feet, two tails, one head,
two fore feet only, and four ears. The mon
ftrr is alive, and is exhibited for a small re
ward.
It is reported, that on application to the
French Ambaflador on the disappearance of
the Chevalier D’Eon, Count -de Guignea
pledged his honour both in his mafler’s name
andth his own, that the Chevalier has not
been carried off, either directly, or indirectly
by any emiflary, or without the knowledge
of the court of Versailles.
Jackson, who is condemned for a burglary,
and who was the evidence against Richard
son and Conway, for the murder of Meflrs.
Vecab>3 and Rogets, made the following
mefl abandoned fpecch, the other day, oh his
commitment : “ Jufttee Sherwood (fajshe)
has sent me to Ntwgate in a coach ; he She
riffs will take me to Tyburn in a cart ; and
1 shall go to Hell, 1 fuppufe, in a wheel
barrow.”
The following address from the principle
inhabitants of the town and port of Sunder
land, near the sea, in the county of .purham,
wasprefented yesterday by George Greive.
Esq; to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and
Mr. Aiderman Wilkes, at the Manson
House 5 and to Mr. Alderman Oliver, at the
Old Bailey, where he then was upon the
rota.
Sunderland,™ tie County cf Turlam.
To the Right Honourable Brass Crosby
Lord Mayor, JotfN Wilkes and
Richard Oliver, Ejqrs. /lldermen of
the c'tyof Lcndon.
“ WE the gentlemen, merchants, owners
of lliips, and other inhabitants of this town
and port, though remote fiom, yet as fellow
countrymen infeperably united to you ail, and
to your Lordfbip in a particular arid endearing
sense of the word, should deprive curfelves of
the gteateft fatbfa&ion and cozhplacency, if
we did not at this time come forward, and
join the public voice in applauding, as we do
from the bottom of our hearts, be glorious
Hand you have made against the determined
violence of tninifkrial dfpotifm, and the pro
gressive inroads of unnatural ujurpation.
“ With equal horror and reientment, we
now fee that the right cj eleftion, the liberty
of the press, thefranchifts of the tnetrcpclis, the
sacred chasge of magi/tracy, the perfnal free
dom of individuals, the foLmn records and tourje
of judicial proceedings, the fulttiary afi \
beAs Corpus.-— All -All that is dear to
Englishmen, and worth their living fur, are
occasionally to be dispensed with (and pc.lupa
in time totally aboldhtd) in order to carry
into execution that fut rert’t’om -mi sinister
plan of power, whic! a :eady influences and
Iways every movement of Legislature.
“ In so critical an emergency, we are per
fe#ly sensible how much the prefervatiun of
our laws and liberties depend upon the Rea
dy virtue and inflexible conftarcy of those il
lustrious WORTH lES, upon whom the eyes
of the whole nation are fixed, and ’n the fore
moft rank of whom
CUnil« . In pUtkm, we hold our-
selves engaged by all the motives which grati
tude can didate, and the love of our country
can inspire, to avail ourselves of every consti
tutional means in our power for the vindica
tion and support of so honourable and distin
guished a TRIUMVIRATE.”
The King of Spain was sent for from
his palace about 20 miles from the city, and
the Grand Council continued fitting all da ; .
The next morning a report was current
through Madrid, that his Catholic Majesty
gave orders for fifteen thousand infantry,
and four thousand horse, to prepare them
selves for fitting out for France with the ut
most expedition, to prevent a revolution in
that Kingdom.
We fincc hear, that the said troops are
getting ready for the above purpose.
It is aflerted that the French Court, at
the instance of some Great Persons has at
last agreed to make a compcnfation
Paoli, for the estates which th’* General for
merly pofleiTed in the Jfl rd cfCorfica, said
to be worth upwards of 90,000 I.
Paris, [France] May 24. The court ha
ving sent to the Piinces ot the Blood, to know
if the protest signed with their teals was a
work which thev avowed f They returned
for answer ; “ That it was not with their ad
vice that a protest was printed ; that they
had delivered their protest, and that they
abided by the sentiments therein contained.”
Hague, [Holland] May 17. According
to letters from Vienna, the palling and re
pairing of couriers to and from Berlin, and
vice versa, have fur twelve days been more
frequent than ever between those two courts,
from which there are also, .from time to time,
couriers sent to Peteifburgh; but the con
tents of all these dispatches ft ill remain a se
cret. We have, howevej, realonto believe,
that the affairs of which jhofeihNe powers
are treating, are in a very good-fixation; and
that they will soon be fettled to thefatisfadi
on of all parties. The unexpe&ed arrival of
Count Alexis Otlow, and of Prince Dolgo
rooki, Ruflian Noblemen, in that city, and
the gracious reception they havc~met with >
from the Emperor and th; Emprcfs Queen,
who admkud (hem to an we cen
iider as no equivocal m uks t>f thv good i.G<'er
ftandirig which reigns berween the Imperial
Court and PeUifburgh ; and that, notwtih
flanding feme Ure and pre-rnt menaces of
the former of ihole two Ccuits, not to fkft’er
the Ruffians to pals the Danube, and extend
cheir pregrefs further into the dominions of
the Ottoman Porte, beyond that river, }ct
those two courts perfefily undtiftand tach
other ; which the event will not fail tc prove
and verily.
”amYrican~~in Telligence.
New-York, fuly 29.
THE fallowing is an extra# ci a letter
received last week from a gentleman
in Pcnnfylvania. who is diflinguilhed fur an
uniform attention to the hue liberties of L s
countrymen.
“ A kind of internal war is cx.ricd cn with
in the bounds of this province, which, it not
speedily checked, will have fetiou? >-
quences to us, and prove a? dangerous as Hie
Regulators of North-Carolira : i mean ihc
attempt of the Connecticut people, with a set
of lawless banditti from our frontier, to fix a
retirement at Wyoming on the North branch
of Sufquehannah.--There have becti frequent
engzgements between these people and ours,
some lives have been loft, and several laws
palled against them. We exp?# daily to
hear of another engagement, for they are be
sieging our people with a large body. It is
the opinion of some folks in this country,
that if some methodis not fallen upon of re
ducing these frontier rioters to a fubmiff.on
to law, that one general chain w ill be formed
of them throughout the whoFe continent, as
the views and condu# of them all are fi
n i’ I’ ”
New London, July 19. Last Friday
night came to town ficm Philadelphia, Mr,
John Cheiier, of Groton late mare of the
Hoop Fancy, Cap?. Richard Hubbard, owned
by Mr.RichardAlfcp, cf Middletown ; which
velTcl failed from this oort the 19th of De
cember last, bound to the Weft Indies with
a cargo of hotfes, and on the 25th of the
month inlat. 36 long. 63 in a molt violent
gale of wind the veflel overfet, and while
they were cutting away themaft a sea struck
th. „*&>! the deck ofet’ery thing
thereon, filled her with water, and walhed
every person overboard, when the Captain
and Super Cargo (Mr. Samuel Farnfworth
of Hartford J and five of ihe people were
drowned, but the mate and two of the hands
named Gilbert and Justus Taylor, b< ih
of East Haddam, got on board again, and se
cured themselves on the bowsprit; three days
after this a schooner hove in fight, and beat
the who'e day to get to them, hut the wind
being small they at night flood from them,
though within a mile of each other. On the
ift day of January they were all walhcd off
the bowsprit by a fea,whenGilbert was drow
ned the other two again fccured themfelvs on
the bowsprit, and on the 3d of January, Tay
lor, through hunger, fatigue anddefpair grew
delirious, when Chcfler at nijzht secured him
with a rope, but the next morning he untied
nunieif, wmie fter was alleep, who was
awaked by his failing into the water, when
he was drowned. About fix hours after Tay
lor’s death, a snow fa m Philadelphia, Capt.
Dean, bound to Lisbon. was difeovered by
Chtfter, in a dire# course far him, but when
at about a league distance flic tacked and
stood from him, and after an hour or two
Ihe tacked and stood for him, and came with
in a mile, when the foow was again petting
about to leave him, but providentially one of
the hands at that instant difeovered him,when
a boat was sent and took him on board.
Chester was so weak that he was not able to
Hand for a month, and it was owing to the
kind usage and prudence of Capt. Dean, un
der God, that he recovered ; great part of
his cloaths were walhed off his back, and his
flelh much chafed and worn cfF. The day
after the veflel foundered they got a calk of
water out of the hold, which two days after
was carried off by a sea; they also got some
pieces of park which floated out of the foie
peak.
Newport, July 29. We hear from
Nantucket, that last Monday fe’nnight ar
rived there a whaling sloop, of which John
Ofburn was late Master said fluop bad fell
in with a whale some time before between the
Grand Bank and the Weft-IHand®, when
said master and four hands took one boat,
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