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vear eight millions, and been on the losing
hand ; that he knew the finances of France,
and what they were able to do, as well if
not better, than any man in England, let bis
abilities be what they would, and that we
by our fucceflcs were repaid for our expence;
that *twas wrong and unjult, to represent
Greatßritain in [0 deplorable a {tate,as una
bie to carry on the war (for that there were
always strangers in the galiery, who wrote
their friends in Holland what pafied in the
house, and the Datch forwarded it to the
French,and’twas by this meaos affairs_men
tiored in parliament,came out in theFrench
and lying Brussels gazette) whereas, ’twas
well known, England never was better abie
to support a war than at present ; that the
money for this year (the last was paid this
day) was raised and he would answer for i,
if we wanted 15 or 20 millions for nexc
year,we might have ir, &recommended their
pranting a million and a half, instead of the
million his Majesty desired ; that he knew
the cry in parliament for three years Jaft
paft,was, you won’t be able to raise money
to continue the war another year ;and yet
now they all saw the contrary ; that one
campaign might have finifhed the war ;
[alluding [ fuppole to his proposals for de
manding a categorical an{wer of Spain, by a
fi=et of ships, and attackingCadiz,] and that
ke hoped one campaign might still do ity
and in answer to Mr. Glv.r, touching the
complaints of the Poriugal merchants not
being atrended to, he said so far from being
unattended to, he had spent many nights on
them, and referred that 'gentieman to what
had passed between him and the ambafla
dor of the court of Portugal, wherein that
point had been adjusted to fatisfaction of all
persons. He then recommended union and
harmony to the ministry, hoped there was
no such things now fabfiting as Whigs and
Tories,declaimed against altercation, which
ha oblerved was no way to carry on the
public affairs, and urged the prosecution of
~ the war with vigour, as the only way to
obtain an honourable, solid, and Ilafting
* peace, and proved from the readiness with
which supplies had been granted, there
would be little danger of a stop on that
account,fo long as the money was properly
applied and attended with success, which
latter indeed no man could answer for ;
-nor was it expected that any should be ac
cauntable farther than the measures pursued
were look’d upon as best to obtain the
-end propoled ¢ and that thole who judged
~only by the event, were such whole judg
ment he would never rely on ———
All of which, to the be(t of my remem
brance, is the substance, which was {poken
with a dignity becomingM. P 74,2 coolness
and firmoefs pecular to himfelf; a goodness
which none of them could come up to, and
was attended to with so much f{i'ence, that
had a mouse crossed the floor he must have
been heard ; there was an inexpreflible fatis
f2&ion in the looksof allprefent,except those
who opposed him ; which fufficiently shews
the deference paid him, and the {uperiority
his-charaéter and abilities gave him in that
venerable assembly.
In consequence of this debate, the money
applied for was granted by a very large
majority of votes.
e e e e e e
St. Fames's Oltober 6. This day the following
address wes presented to his Msjefly, and resd by the
Rev. William Langford, A. M. saccompanied by 8
- deputation from the :
P roteftant Dissenting Ministers.
. To the King’s most Excellent Majesty.
Most gracious Sovereign,
' E your Majefly’s ever frithfal and
loyal fubjedts, tbe Protelignt Dis
senting Miniflers in and about the
cities of London and WWefiminfier, bumbly beg
leave 1o approach your royal prejence with our
unfeigned congratulations on the auspicious
birth of a prince, and ibe bappy recovery of
the Queen.
8o great an accession ta your Mojefly’s per-
Jonal and domeflic felicity, inspires us with
the warmest joy, and calls for our abundant
thankfulnefs to divine providence, which, in
thus augmenting your private bappinefs, and
that -of your moss amiable consort, batbh
added frefh security to the public welfare, and
afforded us the pleasing profpel?, that the in
estimable bliffings which the nation derives
Jrom your Majejly’s wife and gracious govern
ment, will be tranfimitied, tbrough your royal
descendants, to the latef} generations.
If any thing could add to our fatisfallion
on [0 delighiful an occasion, as the birth of an
beir apparent to the imperial crown of Great
Britaig it would be the consideration that bis
Rcyafi]igbne/.r was born on a day which the
Protestant Dilffenters bavve always commemorat
ed with the bighefl pleasure, and difiinguifbed
by the most ardent gratitude to Heaver ; a
day that iniroduced your Majefly’s family to
the throne of these realms, and with it a
period of happiness private and public, civil
and religious, whichthis country never before
enjoyed, and which, we trust in Ged, will us
der your Majefly and your illufirious successors,
be continued and increased.
1t is our united and fervent prayer to the
King of Kings, that the life and bealth of the
Prince of Wales may be preserved ; and that
by the blessing of the Almighly on your Ma-
Jepy’s paternal infiruilion and engaging ex
ample, and the tender care of the Queen, bis
Royal Highness may grow up to the possession
of every amiable ond ufeful accomplifbment,
so as to become, in bis day the friend of
religion and virtue, the pairon of genius,learn
ing, knowledge, the guardian of liberty, the
triumph of Britais, and the delight of buman
kind. And wbhen you, great Sir, shall bave
arrived at the fulnefs of years, prosperity and
glory, then,--and ot lill then, may bz succeed
to the fame bomowrs, and reign with ¢qual
dignity, bappinefs and renown.
- To which address his Majesty was pleas
ed to return the following most gracious
an{wer. ‘
“ THIS dutiful addrefs,and your warm con
¢ gratulations on an event which [o nearly
¢ concerns my privaie bappinefs, and the wel
“ fare of my kingdoms, are extremely agreeable
“tome. These repeated proofs of your zeal
¢ for my person and government cannot fail 1o
“insure tayou the cantinuance of my protellion.
They ail bad the bonour to kiss bis Ma
jefly’s band, and were admitied to fee the
Prince of Wales,
L O N D O N, O&cober 6.
Tt is {aid there is now held at a house not many
miles distant from Holbourn, where the members
meei for no other purpose thxn to ridicule religion,
snd blalpheme their Maker ; that it any member
mentioned the names of God or Religion, exceptina
ludicrous or profane mann:r, he forieits one shilling ;
and if any ot their bedy is seen going into, or comirg
ont of church, meeting, or any other place set apart
for religious worthip, be is fined half & crown, &¢ &c.
Ooe would think it ablolutely impossible that there
should, st this time of day, be any [et of men (o to
tally immersed in wickedness, as to hold sffemblies
merely to set God at defiance, and make s mock of
his holy religion ; yet fach moxfters there are, and
such a diabolical club is fuid to be at present subsisting
The Duchels of Savoy was [sfely brought to bed,
in the night between the 1 2:h and a3th ult. of & son,
who was baptized by the nsme of Maurice Joseph
Maris, the Duke of Chamblas and Princess Elconora
& ¥
‘belng fpoufers; "The yourg, Piince his received (ke
title ‘of Duke of Mouatfirra:.
The Duke de Neverncis’s biil 82 an iun on the
rosd to London, we are told, was as under, viz,
T¢s, coffee and chocolste, . . , ~ 4 Q
Supper for felf and fervenis . ~ 15 10 @
gt amd beve 'S L 0L 3 odg
Fruit ; ¥, . 3 ‘ « 2854
Wine and Punch - . 5 : .10 8 8
Wiex cendles and charcosl . 3 .3 0@
Broken glass and china G . 210 a
Lodging ; \ ‘ Mgtk 1 7.¢
Ten, coffee, and chocolate . 4 z 2 0@
Chaise and horse for nexe stage . 216 ¢
44 10 8§
The whole company, coniifting «f (welve perfone,
drank moflly Port wine ; accorcing o the quanitty
it comes 10 eleven shillings per botcle, snd punch the
fame.
“Valencis d’Alcantars, lately taken by Col. Bar
goyne, is a {rontier town in Spain, not shove 6o Ea.
giith miles from Madrid. Thus have the Brigi™
torces tiiumphed over their enemies sbout the fa:r.
time, both in the old and new world. In order :
recover the Havannab, that key to the wealth of M -
co, the Spnistds will droubtiels be glad to piy .
thzir stale preterce of fithing on the banks o' * -+
fourdland, and to grant us a fetciement in thi - -
Honduras, with the liberty of traiding to th.
while {ome are of opinion that the ceflionof | .
and the evacuation of Portugs!, may furth, .
manded &3 equivalents for such an importyy =+
tution. Independsnt of these advantsges, 1. ‘
now given to the Spanish navy is of vast imp -
to our future quiet, and will require many .-
repair.
Oé&iober 12. Exclusive of the grest ad «:isuf
erifing to this nation from the conquest of the “i:v:,
nah, asthe key to the Well-Indies, the nur » - o
capital thips in that barbeur, equals (within ¢ = 1
number that was taken, loft, or destroyed, . 1
the whole of last war, which amounted to v » .|
thea 15, from 6oto 74 guns, fix of which v ¢ =
ftroyed at Carthagena, five taken in separate oy <2
mente, two lclt in the Weft Indies, and two i 7 + ¢
suit of Admiral Anson’s (quadion to the Souik & 4
The Hermoine may be let against the Scuth &
pedition ; and the imall men of war teken i .
to (he Elavannsh, and the merchant ships &7 ¢
sure tsken in that harbour, more than equa; il .
{maller vellels and cepiures during that tedi '« -
of nine years continuance,
From Berlin we lesrn,that the Britith court v
sgain fignified to the King of Pruffie. that it wo '
give them the higheß fatisiaclion to learn that he |
sccomplithed his differences with theEmprefsQue.
his Msjelly hath written a letter with his own han
to the King of Grest Britain, in which he mentions,
among otherThinge,that he was resolved not totheatt
his sword whilst the Empress Queen refufed to ac
cept of the offers that had been made her, which she
might one day repent: That he hoped not only tc
diive the Auftiians out of Silesia, when he thould
once be master of Schweidnitz, but also to winter 1
great part of his army in Bohemia and on the fron.
tiers of that kingdom ; and that he was determined
to keep the ficld till he should have sccomplithed hiy
designs.
These letters further add, that the magnificent pre.
fents which the King of Pruflia received left month
{from Ruflis, were not intended for him b, the latg
Emperor Peter lIL. as hath been said in {ome foreign
gazsties ; but came from the prelent Emprels, whe
st the fame time eflured his Majesty, that if she could
not, by her gocd offices, prevail with the Emprels
Quzen to listen to reasonable terma of peace,& reftord
tranquility to Germaoy, a body of between 40 and
45000 Ruffians thould next campaign join hizPruffian
Majesty, in order to compel her to it by force.
They write from Prague, that the Auflrians are
raising recruits end buying up horses in the Heredita
ry countries, with s great diligence 2s at any time
since the war began. Thele letters add thatMar(hesl
Daun wais to detech a body of forces toTcrg’aq,, with
‘a view to oblige the King of Pruflia to divide hia
troops.
We hear that Capt. Sswyer,who firlt engeged the
Hermoine, will only be entiiled to a moicty of an
eight, which will only be tbout 40,000 l he heving
agreed witin Cipt. Meadows, to sccept the commil
fion on those terms ; and that Capt. Pownsll, who
was in company with him, will not receive less than
0001. 1
80Thcy tell us from Peteifburgh, that the Empreig
in order to eftzblifh herfelf the more firmly on the
throne, is m:king proposals of marriage to Princq
Iv:n, and that she is gone to make & visit to him in
his confinement for thas purpose. Odher letters fay
that the Empress was recovered from her late ind':li
position, but it wes not known when she would . fef
out for Moscow, that journey baving been poftponcd,
‘The Danish thip which was taken by theSpaniards
with the Earl ot Northampion’s beggege and fervic
of plate on board, bound to Venice is erdered to b
relealed, She is valued at upwards of 30,000 l fes