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ii Cije ipoft Sop, From aap February 12. to fcatuccap February 14. ijiS. Tcfterday if rived tbe Mail due from Holland. Boredom, fan.

30. N. S. Aving received here the. Declaration of War publifh'd againft Spain at are under Apprehenfion left the French Troops, whole Number daily increafes upon the Frontiers, fhould take the Opportunity of the fir ft fair Weather, to penetrate into Catalonia, and lay Siege to this Place; upon which fcore, oar Merchants are cafting about how to fe- ture their Particularly, a French Barque from the Coaft of Spain hath taken on board thofe left here by Capt.

Abraham Kfaver, to carry them to Genoa and Leghorn. No Merchant-Ships are arrived in this Harbour for fome Days pa ft. Madrid, fan. 31. N.

S. This day fe'nnight, the King, the Queen, and the Prince of the Afturias, went to the Church of Noftra Senbora d'Arocha, where the Te Deum was furig in Thankfgiving for his Majefty's Recovery. The fame Day, we received from Holland a Confirmation of the King of Sweden's Death. Oar Troops, who lay in GaI- licia and Biffcay, are purfuing their March toward Navarre; and 'tis profofed to form an Army of twenty five thoufand Regular Forces in Catalonia, exclusively af the Miquelets. Vienna, N.

S. Letters from Hamburgh and Lubek unanimoufly agree, that the Princefs Ulrica hath been proclaim'd Queen of Sweden at Stockholm; that fhe hath rcfigo'd the Sovereignty, and promis'd to reftore the States to all their Rights and Privileges, and to retrench all Irregularities which may have been introduced in the Government; and that her Coronation was ftxt for the 17th inftant. TlK)' we flatter ourfelves at this Court, that the Projefi of Peace will at laft be accepted by that of Madrid; it is ae- rerthelefs reported, that fourteen thoufand Men, and among them fome HmTars, wiO be order'd to France, under the Command of General John Palfi. General Merci is appointed to command the Imperial Army in Sicily. According-to our laft Advices from Melazzo, the Troops of both Parties were fo nigh each other, as to talk together 9 and they add, that the Marquis de Lede had demanded a Deflation of Arms, which being refufed by General Zum- jnngen, the Hdftilities were renew'd, and profecuted with greater Fury than ever.

The Regiments of Leffelholts and Ottocar Staremberg are to inarch to Italy. On Mon. day Morning, arrived a Gablnet-Conrier from theEleftor of Bavaria and yefterday his Imperial Majefty held an Extraordinary Council, upon the prefent Juncture of Affairs. Xjttisbm, Feb. 13.

N. Op the 5th inftant, Prince dinand of Bavaria marry'd, in Bohemia, the Princefs of SaxeLawenoerg, Widow of Prince JohnGaftonofTufcany; Feb. 13. N- S. Private Letters from Madrid, of the 24th pa advife, that the late Duke of Ormonde had written to fever a 1 of bis Friends, inviting them to come and ferve the King of Spain, and alluring them of Employment! fuitable to their refpective Ranks.

'Tis faid that Duke is to cummand a feparate Army n-pon the Frontiers of Bifcay. But whether this Be true dr not, the SpanifhTroops approach our Borders, in proportion as the French Troops advance toward theirs; and 'tis given out, that the former will be very ftrong both in Horfe and Foot, and among them a great many.Monks, Forced and Volunteers, together with abundance of French, Scots, Irifh, and other Nations, as well Officers, as private Centmels. The Partifans of Spain continue to difperfe among the People, from time to time, "Papers highly reflecting upon the prefent Administration, and particularly upon the Regent and they add thereto an Outcry as if the Church was in Danger which (hews they would fain have this War pafs for a Religious one. 'Tis now rumour'd, that the King of Spain will refideat Saragoffa during the Campagne; but an Exprefs from the Marquis de Morville having brought Advice, that the States-Generarnawm-latt-iaicen to the Quadruple Alliance, and even prepared and Full Powers for figning the ft me, many are of the Opinion that Matters will yet be brought to an dation; and wearearflured, that a Minifter of their High- Mightineffes will pafs this City next Month, with a certain Comraiffion to the Court of Mean while, our Preparations for the Field are haften'd the Artillery is to rendezvous atTouloufej the Officers are tevfet out immediately after theCarnaval; and the.Court_ha;h remitted to Italy its Quota of the Subfidies for recovering Sicily and Sardinia. Paris, Feb.

ij. N. S. We have been Under fonre henfion of frefh Commotions in the Sevenn.es; it being known, that a certain Foreign Potentate, or Adherents, have lent ten thoufand as many SwuU, into that Province. The Duke de Roquelaure, who m- mands there, is fent for to Court, to be examin'd abuur Our Court defigns to.make very advantageous Offers to Subjects in Spain, to invite them to return home anJ.

hear that the Parents of thofe who lift in the Service be exempted from theTaiUe namely, fuch as were no pay inwards of thirty Livres a Year. ffapie, Feb. 21. N. S.

This Morning, Mynheer Colfter, who is going'our Ambaflador to the Court of Spain, took his Leave of their Higb-Mightineffes. The Spanilh Am baffador (Marquis Beretti Landi) is faid to have prefeuted a Memorial the States General. Dartmouth, Feb. 8. This Day cams in here the Mary, of and from London, Richard Murrey Matter, for Barbadoes.

TheSuftnna, of and from London, Jofeph Wood, for Guinea, is detain'd by contrary Winds. Deal, Feb. 12. His Majefty's Ships the Launcefton and Gibraltar are ftill here, with the Outward-bound formerly mention'd. Since came down the Duke of York, Knight, for Jamaica; Experiment, Capt.

Porter, for Guinea Endeavour, Capt. Harris, for Veoice 5 Touloufe, Cape Bryan, for Viana; Lady Anne, Capt. Ben net, tor Marfeilles; Friends Adventure, Capt. Wynn, for Dieppe; Squirrel, Capt. Young, for Leghornj Garter, Capt.

Bennet, for Barbadoes; King of Great Britain, Capt. Gull, for Ireland Elizabeth and Hannah, Capt. King, for Briftol Anne, Capt. Cutbert, and Auguft, Capo Jackfon, both for Dublin. Came in the Royal Family, Capt.

Watfon, front New-England; and the Leopard Sloop, Capt. Max we), from Guinea. Pi. The Outward-bound are all preparing to fail Weftward. Wind S.

E. London, Feb. 14. On Wednefday laft the Lord-Mayor held a General Court was a very numerous and extraordinary Appearance of the Governors of-that Noble Charity, who tfemine Cmxraduenxe made Choice of Sir Robert Child, Knight and Alderman, t'orPre- fidtnt of the faid Hofpital, in the room of Sir Richard Hoare deceas'd. SB.

Sir Francis Child, Knight and Alderman, Father of Sir Robert, was for many Years Pretidenc of that Hofpital, a truly Generous and Real Benefactor to the fame. The next Night, the Lord Clinton, Son of the Earl of Lincoln, was baptiz'd by the Name of George; his Ma jefty (in Perfon) and the Duke of Newcaftle funding, Godfathers, and the Duchefs of Newcaftle, as Proxy for the Countefs- Dewager of Lincoln, Godmother. A great Convoy of Provisions, Ammunition, isorder'd to be got ready for the Squadron under Sir George Byng, and for. the Garrifons of Gibraltar and Port-Mahon. The Duke of Hamilton and Brandon is preparing to fct out on his Travels.

And TbeEarl of Portmore is going to the Spa in Germany. Laft Wednefday Night died Rowland Holt Efq; Brother to the bte Lord Chief Juftice Holt, at his Houfe in monde-ftreet; William Thorne, one of the. nine Perfons mention'd ia this Paper of Tuefday laft, to be order'd far Execution, having fince obtain'd tbe Mercy of a Reprieve, the other eight only were executed yefterday at Tyburn. An Appeal is lodg'd againft Lieutenant Bird by the Widow of the Deceas'd. Tomorrow being the inftant, there wiD be two Charity Sermons preach'd for the Benefit of the poor Children of S.

Olave's Old Jewry in Coleman-ftrect Ward, at Old'Jewry afaf efiHtM-4tt- tbe Morning by tbe Reverend Mr. Brooke, Letfurer of Al- hallows in Bread-ftreet; and in the Afternoon by the Reverend Mr. Hawkins of $. Mary HiU..