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HI Dealt Jbtgoft 19. EM A IN the Beaver Sloop, andPoderdeAlahda, or Bilboa. The reft of the Ships are failed Wind S.W. J9. Parted by the Betfy, Atkins, Rofe, Brett, and Greenlfland, Ratcliffe, from Ja-" and Thanet, Hooper, from Antigua.

"The fame, Moorfem, from Narva, is arrived at Hull. Symmetry, Atty, from at ditto, Elizabeth, Stevenfon, from Peteilburgh, at ditto. Prince Frederick, Rtchardfon, from Wyburgh, at. ditta. Wadman, from Memel, at ditto.

liberty, Taylor, fiom Hamburgh, at ditto. Fortune, Zaddadk, from Dantzick, at ditto. PORT of LONDON, Auguji 20, 1767. Caafiing Sbipt and Vefth tntertd Inwardi. From Exeter.

Mary, John Mather, loitri. King George, William Dartmouth. Totnefs, James Tapley. Colthel'er. Dove, John Church.

Wopdbridge. William Cook. Invfrncfs. Speedwell, Phil, Burhpfted. Michael, James Richardion.

Harwich. Bures, John John and Daniel, John Wilfort, CUortci Omtuiterdi. For Hull. London, Chriftopher Ricfcardfon. Porrfmouth.

Thomas and Thomas Luke. Fevertham. Fever iham, Thomas Rayner. Sandwich. JSndeavour, Richard Coyill.

Plymouth. William and Elizabethi Abr. Bantoft. Leith. Swallow, William White.

Newcaftle. Mayflower, Jarre5 Shotton. MaJdon. Hc-pewel, Edward Abbot. Harwich.

Friends Goodwill, Ce Warner, Berwick. Berwick, Rubeit Richardfon, Daitmouth. Endeavour, Mark Hill. Rocheller. William and Mary, William Bland; JVo- dence, Robert Dixon "John and Ann, Arthur Manclaik.

Wilbech. Jof. and Mary, Jof. Wilkinfon. Sirtingbou'm, John Huggins.

A A I NeiJC'York, On Monday the 1 ft In ftanr, the Society for.promoting Arts, Sec- held s-rtatrd Meeting, when the Premium of 20-1, for railing the greateft Quantity of Ftax off a Piece of Land not exceeding iour Acres, was -adjudged to Johannis Van Zant, of 'New-York County, who raifed 204.5 lb. on three Acres, three Rods, and 34. Fe.ch.es: The fecond Premium of 15 I. was adjudged to Thomas Hunr, Weftcherter County, who raifed 15581b. of Flax, off a Piece of Land not exceeding four Two Cenificates of Vineyards in this Province were received, of which exceed the Quantity of Vines ftipulated by the London Society, for obtaining the Premiums ihey offered.

SCOTLAND. A Letter from a Gentleman at LiUo in Zealand, to a Friend in dated TtyYt 4 V-Toert Erg- ii.ips came to Middleburgh, rheCapiul -A Zealand, laii Week, from the Turks ttorders the PeUilence on board but as-they were coming to the Harbour, all the Military in the Place itood ready at their Arms to oppije their landing, which, when poor mufortunate' People faw, they put out again to Sea." CTOITN TRY NEW York, Aug. i'8. Since our lalt were imported at Liverpool, 550 Barrels of Wheat Flour and 150 Quarters of Wheat, from Maryland, and 400 Quarters of from Rotterdam alfi 1 50 Tierces and 15 Barrels of Beef, io Half Fiikins of Pork, and 14 Hoglheads of Tallow, from leland. On the 9th Inftant Mr.

John Bedford, jun. an eminent, Meichant in Leeds, was mar.led at All Saints Church in Huntingdon, to Mifs Thong, only Daughter and Heirefs of Walter Thong, Efq; of that Town. On Tuefday Jail, at tie Adjournment of the General Quarter Seffions for this Cijty, Martru Morton, who was tried at the Cattle lalt Lest Affizes for the Murder of her for which. Hardman, the deaf and dumb. Man, is now confined, jwas con viewed of Felony- com- jnictei in this City, on two and ordered to be tranfportedfor fevcnYtars.

The Execution of Thomas and Richard Boys, who were to have been hanged laflSiturday lor a Highway Robbery, is to the jth of September next. A Letter from Mahon No Horfes having entered for our intended Races, I have the Pleafure to acquaint you, that as Evil, or feems fuch, fometimes produces Good, fo, Jrom thofe Blunders which, have diftinguifhed Malton for forne Tiraepaft, confiderable future Advantage is like to'arife 3 I mean "the Appropriation of our Horfe-race Money to the better of the Poor, end an Eafejnentof the heavy Poor Rate, which feveral induftrious Houfekeepers are now hard pinch'd to pay a "Rate prodigioufly enhanced Hy young Women, who venture fo far in the dangerous Trade of Love, as to become firft very borthenfotne to and afterwards more fo to their "Neighbours; Town's Officers are dtterminedto keep a fhirp Leok-out, and I hope you will fooh have the-Satisfaction to hear that MaLton maies tke happy Exchange of Gambling Debauchery for Charity and Virtue." Aug. On Tuefday laft Mr. "fienry Threfher, Surgeon and Apothecary at was unanimously elected at the Devizes, Coroner for the County of Wilts, in the "Room of Mr. George Whitmarfh, deceafed.

Thurfday laft, about one in the Morning, -'Robert Frith, Gate-keeper at the Lobcomb fSate, on the London Turnpike Road, near this City, was attacked at the Turnpike Houfe, by a Villain armed with a fciall Bridge Piftol, and cobbed of 61. is. s. 6. d.

in Silver. The High- -wayman came to the Gate, and raifed him from- his Bed, and as foon the Gate-keeper opened the Door, he faw the Fellow alighted from hisHorfe, who, with feeming Civility, fpoke the Delicacy of the Mornbg wUilft the unlocltrng to lctliiro through "but on being asked for the Toll, he turned himfelf round, and Pillol'to the Gatekeeper's Breaft, told.Kim he-mult have all'the Money in the he would fhoot him and then went with the Piftol in his Hand, and riflecWIe Drawers of thtfabove Sum, which he threw out of the Bag into his Hat and then remounted, which feetned to be troubleforhe to him, having tne Money loofe in his Hat; he kept his Eye upon the Gatekeeper, and the Piftol fo directed as 'to prevent the Gatekeeper taking any of him, wiiile getting upon his was a little Man, sbout five Feet with a Mafk over.his Face, dref- fed in a light Drab colour Horfeman's Coat, and lode a light Dun-colour about fourteen Hands high, with alight Switch Prices r.f Corn at 'Salisbury to 333. per Sack. Barley 33s. to 34s.

Oats 15s. to 20s. per Quarter. Beans 19s. to per Sack.

Prices of Corn at Warminfter Marker, laft Saturday, (nine Gallons to the 29s, to 32s. per Sack. Barley 35s. per Cnurier. to 20S.

per Sack. Oats to 21s. per Quarter. Tranjlation of a Letter from Pettrsburyh, by the dO to Mr. J.

J. Rotijpau. JOV will not be altonifhed, Sir, that wrhcto you, for you know that Mankind are.inclined" to Singulai ities You have yours; I have mine all that is natural. The Motive of this Let.er is no lefs fo. I have feen you for along Time paffing from one Place to another I know the Reafons for it as publicly affigned, and perhaps I know them badly, because they may be falfe.

A Fancy has taken me to inform you, that I have an Eftate fixty Wertfc diltant from Petersbourg, which makes near ten Geiman Leagues. The Air is whole- fome, and the Water admirable: The little Hills, which furround divers Lakes, form agreeable Walks, very prcper for Contempia ion the Inhabitants nnderltand neither Engiifh nor French, and liiil iefs Greek and Latin; The Parfn knuws neither how to difpute nor preach His Flock, in making the Sign of the Croft, -fincerely believe it to be all that is ne- cefizry; Well, Sir, if ever ihii Place fhauld fuit your Taile, you may come, and relide there: You fhall there have all Neceffarie.s, if youpleafe; if not, you may live by hunting and filhiag. If you would have any Perfon to converfe with, for Amufement, you may But above all, you fhall not be under the i'raint or Obligation to any one. Earfner, all public-Knowledge of this Residence (if you defrre it) fhuil be, iixewife avoided and in this lalt Cffe, foti will do well, in my 'cm bear the Sea, to make your by Thus the Inquilitive will trouble you leis on the Way than by Land, This, Sir, is what I thought jnyfdf in Jullice bTund to write to you, in Gratitude for the In- llruclions which 1 drawn'frdm your Books, though they may not have been written: for me. I am, Mr.

RoujfeaiCs Anfnver. yOU reprtlent youjfelf, my Lord, as given to Singukrities, and it is indeed one to be obliging without Views of Interelt, and ftill a much greater to be fo a- the remotellDiftance, to a Perfon who is a perfect Stranger. Your kir.d Propofais, the Manner in which'you make them, and your Defcription of the Place of Reficlence which youoffer mej would certainly be'fufncient to draw me there, if I were lefs infirm, more aierr, fomewhat younger, and your Country a Jjnle hearer the Sun'. I fhoiild be afraid alfo, that on feeing the Perfon whom you now honour with your you might feel fome Regret. You might expect a of Letters, a fine who would repay yqur generous Hofpitality with Wit and elegant Expreflions; but you would find only a very, plain' innocent -Sort of Man, whom his Tafle of Life and Misfortunes mve rendered very folitary, aridvvhofe.only Amufement is to be ftjdying Simples the whole Day, and who finds-in hi3 Commerce with Plants that Peace fo delightful io.his Soul, which.

Mankind have robbed fiim I will not then, to re- fide at your Houfe, but I will always remember with Gratitud.e the, Offer have made me of it; and I fhall fometimes' regret the not being there to cultivate the Goodnefs and of the Malter. to accept, my Lord, I mbft humble Thanks, and very iin- e'ere To the PRINTER" SIR, A your Paper pays Attention to what may be of Service both to the Community and it emboldens' me to beg a Place in it; as I have not feen the Swbjjct I propofe treating of noticed which is to point out a Set of Beings exifting in this Ifland, who, from the Dearnefs of Provifion. and all other Neceffaries of Life, merit great Compaffion thefe ere old Maids, (for after Thirty-one, the Game is up) of ancient and good Families, who have been trained up in the Paths "of Religion and Virtue and, while their Parents lived, abounded with both the Conveniehcies, and, perhaps, Superfluities of Life. Thefe, I fay, by the Lofs of their Friends, and fometimes the Addition of bad Health, are only left with Five Hundred or a Pounds to fubfift on 5 and pray, what is the Interelt of thefe Sums to fupp jrt a Woman now-a-days Befides, nothing is fo defpifed, in this refined Age, as a poor Gentlewoman, and Old Maid they are a Hydra with more Heads than ever Poet conceived Moreover they labour under many mortifying Circumftances, as in general if they are taken into a Family, either from the Peculiarity of Temper in their Relations, Friends or favourite SflrVintMjhe'Artof Tormenting is is ly exejreifed upon them, as ever poor Pufs fhew- ed to a all Refentment (though for never fo juft a Caufc) is termed Pride and r.High Spirit. Now, in order to remedy thefe.

Evils, and to make Life comfortable to thefe who one may properly fay, in the Words of Scripture, to dig cannot, to beg are and as, in all Probability, in another Generation, the old Gentry will be intirely extirpated in this Kingdom, or at leaft Perple with thefe Fortunes will be brought up to Employments, to encreafe their Income, fo I would have a Fund 1 ellabl.ifhcd, where the foregoing might fink their-Fortunes, if they chufe it, during Life, for Ten per Cent, payable at Sight, every Half Year, snd free frorn ail Deductions, by Certificates from the Mint- (ler and Churchwardens of the Pinfh -they rc- fidein 5 or, if Ten bethought too nvuch, ihc-u Eight per Cent, for "the firiE five and afterw-irs Ten, to commence during Life but ss CalctijLiions of this Sort are out of my (Sphere, 1 call upon the humane and Benevolent Mr. Dirgley affi.it and.prolecuie this P.an, (t.hat he may receive the Prayers of the as well Vicious) and all other whefe Hearts are Open, to Dillrefs, to carry this into Execution. lW I am, Sir, your humble'Servant, A SPINSTER. Glaring Inconfiftencies. I this Country, and at- this Period, we offer forty Pounds to apprehend, a necfffitous Wretch, whom Hunger fus led to take a Shilling from Somebydy on the Highway but if an inhuman Monller commits half a drzsn Mur- deis, ten Guineas we reckon a mighty Reward for bringing her to Juftice.

Nothing but the Cry- of Diilrefs to br heard from every Quarter of the Kingdom Decay of Trade, and of yet in every Quarter of the Kingdom nothing to be feen but Diffipafion and Extravagance. Poor Rogues who gamble for Halfpence frequently- fen.t jto but rich ones allowed to play for Thoufands in every Part of the Metropolis. Nay though Gaming in general is contrary to ehcouragad at Newmarket by Bounty from Government. An Army of Writers every Hour celebrating the Corficans for the noble Love of Liberty, and abufing the poor Americans becaufe they- are unwilling to be Slaves. Juftices fending Street-wajkers jn'ceffantly to" 1 yet licenfing common -Bawdy-'houfes in every Corner of.

the Town. Statefmen difmiffed from Employments on account of Incapacity, yet honoured. withTi.des and £molume(nM for.extraordinary Minilters who, have been, vgg 'Pen- fi'ons. to come into granted additional Penfiohs to refign, and all-within the'li'ttle Circle of a fingle Twelvemonth. Clergymen of the cflablifhed Church everywhere exclaiming againlMhe irtdefarigable.In- dullry of Popifh.

Priefts in yet'taking no Pains. w'Katfoever to. keep, their the Patriotic Rewards to bring! Turbpt to the Tables of.the Richj bur.jno-;Pre-; miuni offered-to bring Corn to. the Relief of the! Neceffitous. Me.i.

of Abili ies obliged to take Degrees for the Practice of Medicine-; while Fellows' who read are to tamper with the-Lives; of His Msjelty's' Subjects, under the immediate. Sanction 'of Au- i Electors felling their Votes in the open Face, ofDay, and yet impudently expecting an honelt' Reprefentative. The Corporation of London continually paying large Sums of Money to pull down- good Houfe.r, for the "Sake of Improvement but obliinately refufing to pull eowh-a, Street of tottering old Sheds that difgra'ce their ChyJ-tnd endanger the Lives of their' Inhabitants. Introduction to inform Public, cflattfi? ujiaer- mendonid Difcourfc is delivered in 30 aofy plain, and. familiar.

Manner, being principally intended for the Perufal of Tuch Perfont as may now be what is worfe, have been ill cured of the Diforder therein treated on, and further that they may afcer- tain with fome Certain. whether any remains tbVPoifon ftiiriurkiiig in the Blood, or whether; left labouring under the baneful Effefts of ftrong Mercurial Medicines. Let him well obferre the Opinion of the ingenioui Dr. Peter Shaw, Phyfieikn to nil late Majefty, vie. That frequently flying Head-achi, and otl Syaiptorni occafioned either by Mercury or the Relicks of temper, often continued iter a fuppofed Cure o' the Infection.

Jufi fahlijbtd, Prici it. 6d. The fecond Edition, Dedicated to Mr. POTT, nior Principal Surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hofpital, A New Effay on the VENEREAL DISEASE, Methcrfof CXJR.E.

By J. K. M. D. ind Man Midwife.

In this Work the Necflity debating from-the prcfent Mode of Plrafticc, candidly coniidered, zni reafonibly accounted for, The Reader ii alfo informed of a new difcovered Medicine, and iti comparadre cellence," with all other Remediet, is'fairly examined vid explained. This Medicine ii an Eflence, a few 1 Dropi of which it a Dofe in a Glafs of Water; and in flight Cafea in eight or ten Days the Cure without the leafi Iaconreniency to the Patient. It is to be had of Mr. Williama, Bookfeller, No. 38 next Mitre Tarem at Mr.

Dkwell 't Printer, in -St. Martin 'i Lane; and at.the Houfe in George-ftreet, Yorlt-Buildings, in at 11. and 5 i. j. A Label on the Bottle figned him in Writing alfo full Directions, with for Diet and-Exercife, that the Patient may conduct himfelf through thi with perfect I if it requiiet it, the Doctor will give proper Anv all Cafes.

An Abllract of the above Book is given gratis at the Places of Sale. ftis Dor it publtj. Five Shillings in Bojris, HE AMARANTH or, Religious POEMS Confifting of Fables, Vifi ns Adorned with Copper-plites torn the bed Matters. Printed for Robinfon and Roberts, Number in Paternofter Rirw and W. Frederick at Bath.

Where may bs had, by the fanis Author, EfTays on Husbandry Shewing that Agriculture is the Balis ar.d Support of all flouriflnna. Communities 5 the ancient and prefent State of tha' Agriculture, Manufactories, and Com merce, juflly harmonized cf the right Cu of ourColoniss, togcth. with the Defects, Orhiflldhs, arii poffible Improvements ia Esglifh Husbandry, an Account of Experiments tend.ng to ipmrove the Culture of Lucerne by Tran 'fpr oi, TheWho'eil- with Copper plates'and ciit oa Wood. Alfo juft publiihed, Pricejs; bound, or 25. The'FESTO'O'N A Colleaion of Epigrams, ancient and rr.odern, Panegyrical, Satyrical, -Arhoroui, Moral.

Humorous, Monumental. With an Effay oh that Species of'Compufition. The Second Edition, confiderabiy "augmented, This Day is pttblijheif, Price One Shilling, A Short Treatife on ONANISM, the moit- common Diforders which proceed fromthe Practice of that enormous Vice', or early and excefiive Venery, and directing a Method of Cure efta lifted up n- repea'ed Experience. with a View to deter our unthinking Youth, and-otheis, from bringing; upon tbemfelves an imnnture old Age, and exhauftingtheir Strength and Lifetoo precipitately, and to relieve thofe unhappy Perforis whu have already ihattcred and broke their Conllitutijns, by -an immoderate Purfuit after Pleafures. Quippe neoiradeum tantum, nec tela, nec hofttij Quantum fola noces animis illapfd voluptas.

Silius Itaiicus. Printed and for Fletcher and Co. BooJtJfeHer's in St. Paul's Church-yard Sold alfo by the fo losing Popein St. Bath Mr.

Cadi ui Briftol Brice.and ThoM in Exeter Gaadby in Sherborne. At each Place alio may be had, the Author's Obferrat'ons oa Specific Medicines, Price as. 6d. and any.of tin; Specific Remedies jherein-recoinmeded. Such Perfons as dafire (o coniult the Doctor, may -direct their Letters either to.

him, at bit Houfe near Honiton Devdni'or to the Care of Mr. Fietcher as atove. HE "Reiterative REM ED or CORDIAL DROPS, prepared under the Di reaion of Dr. BECKET. In the Courfe three Years fince the Publication of this as well as fome Years before in private Practice, nothing of it's Kind was ever known to be adraini(le-ed with the like'S-uccefr.

In it's Operation it foon recovers tke Patienr from all Wealtnefles. acl the- Confequence.of long and. fevere Illnelles- It only butTfe -eitabK(hea and Vigour to a 'decayed Confthu- tion. Thofe fir'ft Symptoms that attack Perfons advancing in Years'are and' the natural Powers "df the'-wliors Vita! Syftein 'are preferved, comforted, ah.v to Nature is Cor- that if atts.as "realNbnriflimerit as Well as Medical Affiftant It is by thefe unequaHed Vittuei the Caufes in the one Sex, and or Barrenriels -in- the other, are almoft certajnlj rc- by tKis Medicihe. 'A Number of hath proved'tbid Truthof -this 'therefore let-hcione ridicule -whatthey'lcfabw-rioti- this Medicine are a Dofe.

in a Glafs of Wine. WSB. difclofe the above amaiiog Vir- tucs-ot thrs Cordialj I ah, my'felf -and the Public'v to whom I am rnucbr obliged for the )UM -I have-teceived of Bookfeller, -Ho. -jfX, in MhD3xwdIyPrinter dicine fir Sale in One Guinea witk -DirSctions at the Do-tor's Houfe in Geofge- ftreet, Strand. Each Bottle is figned in btr-own Hand-wridng, having fiift been by.

him. Thofe who chufe to communicate their hyLetter, may depend on it's being York is, BECKET; By ikv. KINGV Patent. great Demand for the original JESUITS DROPS having to Jell a vile Compofition under the The Public aie.defired to take Korice, that icy trug original Jefnits Drops are fealed with my Kamc on usk Bottle: They care, Weaknefles in cither itom Strains, Abufe'of Merturials, arc. ahdt iirSyrnp- totiuof a CERTAIN haVeoo eury Compofition and afc icii by at, at taf CbcsuJi Shop on Ludgatc Hill, London, ta st.

or 4s. with a Book of plain Directions padtt by. RICH. ROCK, M.L. of 47-Tein PraciiM ScM alfo by Hr.

Freeman, Canfeixionei, in Jtxarjsn fireetj.near it. Mr. Grem and Sti Oxford Read; Mjf. the Cordiai Mr. fean, Orneer; rrfcrt Door to thf 'Hiin Hiifj next Door to Bxriiy Mow, Mrs, Highway, Welklefe Square Orenoh'i, f'-' NPW Crane By the P.

ATE Su R. WALKER 'S -Patent-Geiwjiite JESUITS DROPS, for which his Majefty was pleafed to honour him with hit' Royal Letters patents, for England, Ireland, the Plantifiohsia America. The great Ssccefs and Demand; that 11 'daily our never failing are the moft certain, eheapy and immediate curti erer for Gleets Seminal'Weakaefles, fcoth Sexes are fubje'eVto; th'orija ever fo obftinate, of ever fo long flanding, and by what ever Me3ns oceafioned and" allb for i certara, order, from its flighteft to its moft malignancSymutorns. Likewife. for the Gravel, Stone in the Bladder, and all feorbutic Cafes.

To be had at onrWarehoiife; at Arms, oppofite the Seffiotn-houfc' Gate, Pailey, in Bottles at 5s. and as. 6.d. each at Mr. Mackinder's, at the King's Arms" inXaftle-ftreet, Oxford Mr.

Read's, a Pork-fltop, in King-fireet, St. James's-; Mr. Edmonds's, Frying-pan Alley, pofite St. Thomas's, Sonthwark; Mr. Groter; near Salt-petre Smithfield'j'sfld ti Mr.

Perry's, at the Star, under the Royal "Sxch For your Health's Sakeaflc for-Dr. Paient ja- fuits Drops, tiiatyoumay not be deceived' with terfeit. Several Profecutions are now carrying agaiaft Impoftors. given in all 1. WESSELLS and IJOND'ON Printed by H.S.

A (NO. 21) near the Comer of Ivy-lane, Pater-noftcr Row where LET to the Author, Poll, paid, are atd a moerate Length, taken in at r. lt Shillings are alfo taken in at Llyd', in and Wmtfagu tbe Cornet Croii..