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tT2U. kace tnc puj.ic. AniinaQveriioD, ajiu I if we are judge by the divers HcaJs ot AccuUUcn K.m Kv the Oificers who wetc under bis Orders at uiii fc ondithcrrv, the Council ot the fame rla i'. lnrila 'rmtanv. We know not vet j.oved from the Battle to the Prifon of the Palace, to be tned I by t.ie Parliament, as guilty of Peculation (embezzling the Public Monty) which, among other Crimes; he is accufed.

Uiandebonrg, Nov. 16. Ail the Manoeuvres of our Troops are intended to draw the Imperials, and Army cf the Empire, rrom lvoads cn M. de La'ly will not and the Directors of whether will be re nv into Bihf mia but the advanced cilon, ana me Daa, render this Enterpnze very dirncuit; ecuuea, have one gre3t Advantage over our Aroosj mat is, me PoiHffior. of Drefden.

Dantzick, Oft. 34. We have not yet received any Accounts of v. ii.Ua fri.m Statin at, the lame time with that which vva, caft away on the Coaft adjoining to the Acfbey.cf England. Oliva ind now give them over as loll.

Doara one 01 mem were 400 Auflrian Prifoners on board the other vere fixty Au OfEcers, with molt cf their Wives and The of tkofc Officers who went by Laiid to Brandenburgh Pruliia, was put fn board thele veiuis. Ritiibon. Nov. 18. Letters of good Cndit advife, Tatta.s hav made an Irrup' 10:1 into Tranlyl that the and levied in that Province Crowns; but that General Suckow was taking proper Mcafure to drive them oft.

Stettin Nr.v. 16. Part of the brave Carrifoa of Schweidnitz, after lurviving fo many Dangers and Fatigues, at the famous Siege of that Place," hath pcrifhed at the Mouth of thOder. Sixty Barges, on board which they were pat, with other Prifoners of War. to be carried to Konigfterg being ovsrtaIc.cn by a Storm, Part of them were dalhed againlfcthe Rocks, and the reft funk.

Of the whole Number onlyniine Men were faved. Ratifbon, Nov. 9. The Minifies of thr Prcteftant Princes have paVl fhd a Memorial, containing, amongft other Things, fome bold Declamations againft the Courts of Vienna and France. Nov.

22. In the Night, between the 15th and 16th In ftant, Fire broke out in one ot the Jargeit standings or. the ue wards it, from a fenfe of the danger Laving inch a tormidable nemy, it his Pruffian Majefty, to contend with. Count Stah remberg, the Auflrian Minifter, lias communicated to our Crurt the laft offers made to his Sovereign' by his Pruflian Majefty, vhich tre allowed to be inadmiffible by that in as rsuch as he will give nothing towards indemnifying the Kinj of Poland, who make's bitter complaints cf the continued ravages cf h'n electoral dominions. This Prince hath lately fignifiet, that he was verry forry that he did not adjuft hi differences with the King of iPruffia lalt year.

The mcft Chriftian King hath wrote him a' cr(fvlatory letter, fignifyine, the prcpofals made to the Empxefs Queen wre not far from beings advantajeous for that Princefs, and ftill lefs for his Pelilh Majefty and requefting him to ha7e a little patience, and meafures fhculd be taken to indemnify him his lofles. Hcue, Dtc. 5. The Empire appears to be greatly alarmed upon tire feveral corps of ruffians into the heart of it. nrral Kleift has takun pjffefiiin of Bamberg: Nuremberg and It alfoTffo.

that 5esiovwcfT wlltbc dtftanoeJ, and ooiy 72 kept on foot, "and Col, Montgomery's, and Col. Fra fci's Highlanders, iulftituted in the room of the 3d and 4th bat taliuivs of the Royal American regiment and that each company of the regiments kept ftanding, will be reduced to 50 men, ikofe cf the foot guards 10 55 and the fecond lieutenants put. on half pay. current in tr.e llland, that they were to Jbe lutjectca to tne iviu lion impoft, which is the hcavieft tax in Spain. Extract cf a letter from Paris, Nov.

19. Councils are very frequent at Verfuller, whither the whole Royal Family is returned from Fontainbleao and the Duke of Beifofd continues to put the finifhing hand to the fo much wifhed for eeacc. and to render it ceneral in Europe. The Count Stah I ncral Hofntal Chalone, in Champagne which wa? intircly remberg, AmbafTador from the Court of Vienna, has alio ire burnt cewn. wita all that was in it.

Fourteen Perlons penihed in the Flames, 6,800 Buflieis of Corn, laid up for the Ufe of the Poor, and aarge Varehoufr, full of Woollen Goods, were confumedThofe who were concerned in the Voallen.M?inwf.irory, recover the Lofs. Haue, Nov. 29. Letters from Hamburgh, of the 23d ult. ad vif, that the Differences between the Courts cf Peterfburgh and Copenhagen were adiufted and that Prince George cf Holftein wa going, abcut New year's Day, to rtfide at Kid," in Quality of StadtT.older of Ruffian Homein.

Letters from Lejfic of the 20th "ult. advife, that the Auftriarr General Lav.dohn lay at the point death of a fever at Glatz. Paris, Nov. 20. If, the ene hand, the Miniftiy'are very fe rioufly occupied in forming the bafis of a folid and laftinji peace 1 vrtth England, they are no lefs ccmcernc.

on the other hand, about the war that is ftill waged a.iinft their ally the Fmprefs Queen bv the King of Pruffia to they ould be glad to put quent conferences with the Dukedc Choifeul." The Brune frigate brought into Gibraltar, the 9th of November, a French frigate of 36 guns, after an obftinate engagement. Dec. 4 Private letters from Holland advife, that theEmprefs ieen being informed that the of Poland was on the point cf making his peace with the' King cf Pruffia, had fignified to rrctwrthftandihg which, the army of the Empire had fuffered on the zglh of October, fhe had ordered as many regiments to be detached from Silefiato Saxeny as would be iufficient to make head againft. the Pruffians, and difiodge Prince Henry from his advantageous polls before the armiesyvent into winter quarters and that if fhe continued the war, it would be rather to ot tain an indemnification for Saxony, than to procure advantageous terms for hrrfelf. By the fame letters we learn, that the negotiatiqjetween the King of Pruflia and the Duke of Mecklenbourg, is broke off that a dy or Pruffians will be quartered in the.

Duke territories dur n1 Irnrvw lint how that is to be done, notwithflandine the in? the winter, and contributions and recruita raifed there for Ihe inclin ation which the hbufi of Auftria life ers 9 1 orefent to Pruffians as before. Ge Ratiilon havefnut theif gates, and temoved the'militar) cheft be vate'er and the Bofcawen, and' began again to engage the privateer lonjiine to the army of the Circles, into Bavaria. The heftagei, fo warmly that fhe made all the fail ftie could from them, and did whjchvwerc. detained at Nuremberg, are fsnt to Augibourg. not appear 1 ne fving ot rrulna mounts only 14 A confpiracy againft the Emptsrfs ha? been difcovered at Mof guns, was deep laden, and had but between 2 and 30 men.

cow, in which fame oGceis of the guards were The Extract cf a letter from an Officer in Portugal, dated Nov. 2. plot being difcovered, the chief confiiratrrs were arrefted, and The Count La Lippe has put our army into cantonments, as tfieci. Tke Senate condemned them' to different kinds ef capital puniihrnentsj but the Emprcfj's clemency ccnvcitcd the fentence death into b. Dec.

7. We hear from Berlin, that conventions for a fufnen The Cygnet man of war, from New York, is arrived at Portf mouth, vjth ltveral merrnant imps under her convoy. The Kigof Pruffia, Cromartie, and tbe Bcfcawen, Jioobfon, both from Bofton, arrived in the Downs on Wdnefday; the King cf Pruflia failed with the laft Weft India fleet, but foon after fpririging a leak, fhs bore away for Bofton to repair her damages; and in her paffage fwm thence flic fell in a. privateer of i3 gurii, which, after an hour and a half fharp engagement, fhe obli ged to fheer eff. The Spanifh privateer, being obliged to run from the King of Prufiia, bore down upon the Bofcawen, and poured into her a broadfide, which Captain Cromartie run between the pri 9.

The Kingof PruTia 25.CC9 ncn.to frin conia, who liave tak'. pofreifion of Bimber and it is rc cluced Forcheim. The alarm' has fpreai to from mt hence the Pruffian hoflagcs were fent to atiAon but the Magiflrates of this place refufed to receive them. Tke Bran denburgh Mnifter.at Ratifbon fays, the drfign or this expedition is to compel the States the Empiie to withdraw their troops front' They have begun to difcharge 16 men out of each company in the army of the Circles, ie three regiments cf foot guards, being the men inlifted to ferve Zicgenbayn, Mirbourg, and Gieffsn beja k. hintr the men minted to lerve z.ieeennavn.

rviaroourtr. ana oieusn oezan lllivv Viiiiviim 0 10 oe cvacuatca bUw ihrr vMt nr whilr the war continued. the 2Sth paft. We" hear that the States of Holland have granted leave for ouf French deferters, who fcrved ia the Britannic troops, that are returning from Germany, to Kiarch through their and other regiments of the Allied army, arrive in Cicala at Him terjitories, and embark tn Holland for England, which will very burgh, with pafiports from Prince.Ferdinand. Frem Hamburgh much fhorten their way.

moft of them go to Saxonyj' to enlift among.the PnifTians, where Dee. 2. According to letters from the Hague, of the 25th ult. they. will be well received, as a fpeedy accommodation between his; it was faid that the Hereditary Prince of BrunlVick is to come.to Pruffian Majefty, and the Emprefs Queen, is not ezpecleJ.

London ia the montn of February to marry a Princeis of About 3d tranfports arc to fail in a few days to Williaraftadt in. Holland, to bring over the tnghih cavalry trom Oeraiany. All I'hev write frem Vienna, that the Auftnan General Lrunian our troops are return home by the way cf fiolland. was brought there the fourteenth ihftant under a ftro'ng efcort Extracl; of a letter from Paris, dated Ko v. 25.

being accufed of holding ah illegal correfpondence for two yeari The Count de Stahrcmberg, after having demanded cf our with fame of the Prufiian Generals all the ill fuccefs tkat nas Miniftera fome eclairciffements relative to the conditions of peace happened to the Auftrians in that time is laid to His charge. It laid down in the preliminary articles, communicated to theKi'the'" was General Hadiick that detected him and the Auflrian Mi laft proportions' made to his Sovereign by the King 'of Pruflia. niftry have requefted the Emprefs Queen to bring him'to a fpee They are fuchxas no Court can think her Imperial Majefty might dy 1 1 ial by a Court Martial. accept with any propriety or decorum. Qne point efpecially, A letter from Cadiz The inhabitants of Cuba would which fufpends all the effects of the pacific difpofition thev not taks up arms, and act in concert with th garrifon, becaufd Emprefs Qijeen, is the obftinate irfufalof the King of Pruffia to tbey were difcontented.

1. On account of the Havannah Com agree to any indemnification for the havock and cefolati.on caufed pany, againd which they had more than once made fruitlefs re by his trooDS the Electorate of Saxony. monftranccs to the Court. 2. They did not like the new duty cf Dec.

11. A letter from "That the joy expreffed by five per cent, on fugars. 3. They were txafperated by a report the merchants, tradeJmen, and a 1L ranks ot people in France, up on the conciuhon cx the peace, is not to be expreiicd. Extract of a Letter'from Parma, Nov.

16. j' We are allured, that in the Definitive Treaty, preparing between France, Spain and'England, there wjll be inferted, in re gard to the affairs of Italy, feme articles tending to remove every caufe or pretence 'for Troubles in this part of We hear that a bill will be brought into Parliament, for tbie. relief cf failors and foldiers dfcharged this wax, Ve hear that fcveral brokers have already received cemmiffionx. to purchafe fhipping, for the French fervice. i There are near ico men cf war ordered to be laid up as foon as' poffible.

I The fire fhips, and floops cf war, that are deemed fu perfluous and old, are all ordered up the Thames, to be fold, with their ftores and rigging. 1 A rieduftion; is rderei among the which is to begin with thofe who enlifted only for three years, or during the continuance of the war. I It is fuppefed, and with great probability of truth, that not Lfs than two millions fterling of property is owing or engaged for ia the conquered iflans to the Britifh Merchants. An cbjsit aot unworthy the attention of a Britifh Parliament. We hear that fevrral rcgiments'of the militia are ordered to be difembodied, and forthwith fent home.

4 i Admiralty Office, Dec. I. Captain Pigot, of hit Majefty'i fliip the Royal Willam, gives an account, in his letter cf the 24th pjft, of, his having on the 12th, in the latitude of 46 30 N. tit tt 1 .1 IT 1 v. we ien irora namourgn, mac me new 01 me preliminaries on a meridian wun iape urtegai, given cnace to, ana raKen, the being figncd was received, in that city with, great joy as they hep Noftra Senior del Coroylas Anamat Guipufcoa, a Spaniih priva ed that, by the good offices of England, their differences with tcer of 16 guns; and 170 men, from St.

Sebaftiant. Yhmcc would foon be accommodated. They continue to dip at Captain Ourry, of his Majefty's fhip the Acteon, ha) alfo tak Hamburgh great quantities of torn, and ether provifions, to be en a Spanifh privateer fnow of 12 guns, and. 70 men, from Bil fent up the Elbe for the ufe of the Prufiian troops. boa, which fhe met' with the 21ft aft, to the weftward of SciUy.

r.JH A L. I February 17. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in London to his Friend herej wrote before the Preliminary Articles cf Peace were figned. The Conqueft of the Havannah, and the Recoreryof Newfoundland; at the fame time that they have added to the Glory of our A.rms, liave nearly filenced the Clamours againft the Miniftry. We now wait with fome Impatience to know how this Blow fits upon the Stomachs of the haughty Dons.

If they are fooliftt enough, from national Pride, ftill to hold out, we cannot help it, we muft proceed, though all Ranks are fufficiently tired of tbrt bloody and txpenlive War. Nothing tranfpires yet ia regard to the Negotiations for Peace but I will venture to allure you (be cauftf I have it from the very beft Authority) that if a Peace take it will be a glorious One. The Parliament mets.foon it is fuppofed, there lfill be fpme Oppofition to Lord Bute). I thinjc it cannot be great, as there is really nothing to find Fault with.i The German War. into which Mr.

Pitt was obi i red to they were fuffeiing greatly in camp, by the fere're r2ins we have lead us, to pleafe the late King, it vhat, of all Things, the MU had lately, but in fuch a manner that they will be able to aflcm niftry want to get rid of, the Expenee of it being enormous, and ble in a few hours. His Highnefs is at prefent on the Alenteio the Operations bloody. We loft as ma nv Men in that trifiin? fide, watching the motions cf the enemy, and does Affair of Amonebourg, as we did befoie the Havannah it was, lion ot hotiUities lor the wnttr nve Dim rs nciudea, as ijotintcna nirnrg irom mence mi ic 13 ccerizm wixm uizu in inoetd, a downright Uutcnery, wnere many rave Men tell, to ufia.1, between the Auflrian and Prufiian arnWs, both in Si'cfia, tcntions arc It is fcarcely polUble? for me to give you a proper no glorious End. The King of Portugal, if theSpaniaxds puh avid the of Saxony. idea cf 'the unwearied pains the Count has taken, and the num on the War aaijift him with Spirit, will, 'doubtlefs, foon be un Francfcst, Nov: 3.

Anrder is received from Arerfaille's, to tcriefs difficulties he has had ta ftruggle with eVer fine he came will, probably, be obliged to take Shelter here, till vc mika the take the route to France. in the fpitc of eight Mnto thls country I bclicve'few men fdf his rank have bodily fettle Matters for him at a general which I fuppofe will be days. 1 ftrcngth fufficient to go through the fatigue he has done. The by our riving up the Havannah as a Compenfation for reinftatinz Maiflcn, Nov. 22.

We hear that the difputes between his Pruf fian Majefty, and the Court of Great Britain, are amicably ad juftcdj arid there, is little reafon to doubt, but that a peace will be concluded, this winter between his Pruffian Majefty and the Emprefs Qjjeen, through the interpofition cf the Courts of Great Brttain and France. Paris, Nov. 29. The Britifh Miniftet'is labouring' inctffafltly with our Miniftry upon the Definitive Treaty, which, it is hoped, will be completely finifhed by th middle of January at furtheft. November 3c.

A letter from. Coipbra, dated, November 14. by the Lilbon mail, fays, The Spaniards are retiring gradually out of Portu jal, thcugh at pref nt thvy know nothing of the peace. They have left'; 3000 of their Ctk and wounded behind them at Caftil recommending thera to the mercyof the Portuguefe. Thtfy write frem Lelpfic, that the King of Poland, Elector cf Saxony, is negotiating a treaty of peace with the King of Pruftia.

The Marquis de Marigny, a Utter of marque, from Bourdeau t6 St. Dosningo, is taken by hisJIajefty's fhip Terpfichore, com aianded by CapU Ruthven, and is carried Into Bafqut road. The frize mounted 24 nine and men and had nine, men killed, and 1 wounded in the action. Captain Ruthven was wounded in the arm by a mufket ball, but is likely to well five cf his men were killed, and fixtetn wounded. The firft and fecond Captains of the French fhip loft each of them an nxra.

The Terpfichore mounts 22 fix pounders. This being the birth of her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of who entered into the 441! year, i her ge, the taornlng was ufhered in with ringing of bells. 1 At. Noon his Majefty received the compliments of the Nobility, on the craiTn, at St. Jamesf, as did her Royal Highnefs at Leiceftcr houfc and the evening will conclude with a ball at Sr.

James's. being alfb St. Ajidrews day, the Tutelar Saint for Scotland, the facte was obferved at Court as ay high feftival, and the Knights of the moft noble Orders of the Garter, Tbiftlcand Path, appeared in tlie collars of their relpective Orders. His J.fa fly, and the nft cf the Royal Fanvily wore croifes in honour of thft day. It is faid his Pruffian Majefty has made Prince Henry Genera Klfino of ai hns armies, ad Governor of Silefia.

1 We hear rhsfa body cf 12,000 land forces will be kept on foot an America, cenfift of 15 regiments of regulars, ia the pay of CrW Brilaipj io rsgiBiwt fit in the pay of the i perfect knowledge which by this he has bbtained of the country, him. Thus our Alliance will do him moft cflcntial Service. ha enabled him, by Cividm and Shewing everv here his littjq WILLIAM FRANKLIN, Efq; Governor of Newx force, to impofecn the enetny by appearance, aJid to baffle all their Jerfey, and h'is Lady, are nTengers with Captain Eudd en, but attempts though; at the fame had every regiment under his command been joined, they would fcarcely together haib been equal in number to 5 the grenadiers' piqets, lijht troops, and bri ade of guards, which generally formed the advanced corps of the Spanifti army When the impartial part of the world confider every circumftance cf the fltuation which the Count has been in, they will think that he has acquired mere Teal honour by this campaign, than others have done by their moft brilliant fuccefTes. Yefterday the merchants tradiq rto the ccRquered iflands, met at tbe King" ArmsTavern in Cornhill 5 when they agreed to i meet next Monday, td draw up an humble addrtfs to be" ptcfented to his Majefty, praying to be better fiecured in their pro perry, before thofe lflands are evacuated by the Englifti. The brig that foundered, bound to New York, is the Friend 'fhip, Wardell, laden with iron, and other 'goods.

It is reported that the number of fcamen to be employed for the enfuing year, will ba 30,000, which is more than double the kept up the year ffter the peace was cc'nchjcled. 4 We are informed that the Saxon troops which made a part of i the French army, are to be put into tbe pay cf the Emprefs Queen. We learn from the Hague, that fince the preliminiritk vere figned, the States have laid afide the thonghts of augmenting1 their navy, and are now cbnfidcring of ways and means to keep it on the Footing it was on before war. We hear theieis a reconciliation between two of the firft per fbns in the kingdom. Saturday morning laft 150 of the artificers, ire belonging to the Dock yard at Chatham were difcharged from the fervice.

There ljas been a thorough difcharge in tho cooperage at Portf mouth. A difcharge is likewifc expect edjn the dock yard next Monday. i When the laft accounts came from Silefia and Saxeny, the troops on all fides were preparing: to go into winter quarters. It is rumoured that ten millions of mqney will be requirftd for the fervice 0 the enfuing year; Dec." 7. The Lockart, Coates, from QIafow to Yirginia, is; taken by a Spauifh frigate, and ranfomed for jeo Workmen are employed at Somerfeti houfe, in fitting up, in an elegant manner, apartments in that palace, for the reception of his Serene Highnefs, Prince Fcrdifiaijd ef Brunfwiok, who is I I I I the Winds having been contrary ever Chce the Ship cot into th RoadT, they are riot yst come to Town.

By a Gentleman' from the Havahnah, iwc have the melancholy Account of two Gentlemen (Meffieurs Read and Boyd) bejengiaj to this Town, being barb arou fly murdered there by four Spaniards, it "was thought, had gene linto their Store witjj Defign to rob them, as they leftfbme Bags behind, being'dlfturbed before they had cemmitted thx Robbery He alfo inforroa us, that Lord Albemarle was ton to England in tbe Rippon Man of War; thaHis MajeftyVShip Pembroke likewife failed with him ad that a Prize was lately carried into the Havannah, on board which was the Gcernor of deCuba. )j We hear that the Mars Privateer, Captain Wright, cf tfrsT i York, has taken a rich Prize Ship, bound to Capo Francois, from, Old Frauce, and that the Veffel is arrived at Sandy Hook. A I A froitv this Port, Captain Bo'itho in London 5 Captain Fortln atBriftol Captain1 RufTell at Plymouth Captain AHfon at Antigua; Captain Noirth in Corolina and Captains Robefon and Blewer, at the Havan jiah: As our Advices by tha laft yew Yofk and Boftoa Paper are, not material, have left tbem out, in order to make, Room, for ih more intcreftirig Articles from England, The Publick are defired to beware of Counterfeit THREE POUND NewIerfey Bills, which, of late, ruve appeared amorjg us They are badly done on a Coppe.r dated April 3, 1762, and are printed on three Folds of Papi pafted tofc ether. the Letters in the wbole Rill hrino rv Ir, 4 vw.iu and ftanding much out of Line whereas the true Bills' are neatly and regulatly done inthe common Printing Manner, and printed on two Folds of Paper. In the firft Line of the Face cf the Counterfeit, the in UND is Thorter and thicker thac the ether Letters in that Word and in the third Line the Ein JER.

SE is not like a Printing but is made in tW Manner commonly ufed in Writing. In fhort, trie whel is ill executed, that we think, after this Notice, no Bady can t' impofed on by them. The Public are alfo defired to beware of Counterfeit I TY SHILLING Bills the finis Mcnev. is lately aavr tifeU in ttit Paf i can v. 'ifiiiinpinp7m I till IinilinnriinnnniriifiuTnTrrTii 1 1 1 fwca cipccdhcxc frr Gciauiy.