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I 7 Nov. 19. We expecVthe Prince of CoRde and Marfhal cYLtrecs here C) the er.d cf next week 5 but the Prince de Sou v.ill flay feme time longer at the army, to make the difpo fitions relative to the winter quarters ajid fubfiftence of the troops Warfaw, Nor: 13. Tke new Eafhaw cf Cochem has fent a P. rfnn hither tl.p Great Gen.

Count branitzi, and the oenerai of Podoiia, young Prince of Czartorinfki; to afiure he has orders frcrn Porte to live in the ftricjeft amity, and pre thr cell with thetRepuolick. This Envoy ha cccordingiy had his audience. of both thtfe gentlemen. CcioVne, Nov. 26.

Twenty battalions, and 30 fquadrons, of the Prince of Conde's divifion, commanded by the Marquis de Mbn teynarifeparated.the 1.7th from the army in Heffe, and marched to the Lower Rhine. The guard arrived here laft Wednef day. Yefterday the head quarters were in this town, where they will continue till the 23th, when they will be transferred to Duf feluorff. I The regiment cf Chasnpagr.e is here i Yefel two battalions of Piedmont at Clevcs i Calcar, and! the other a Rees Bouillon, Lockman, and a battalion of militia at Dujl'eldorff; Reding at Gueldres Arbonner at Undingen the royal artillery at Neus the dragoons cf Chapt Cleves, 2nd in the neighbourhood Flamarans at Orfoy Schomberg at Altkirk, and the light troops at Rees, Zanten and Vv'efel. If the Regiments were coaipleat," they, would amount to men.

'v Rome, Nov. 6. We had, about eight days ago, the greateft ftorm that hath been known in the memory of man. Some halftones, that, fell were as big as an ordinary Much da 11158 vaa done by the lightning. The Houfe cf a merchant was fct on and burnt down, with all his, Paris, Nov.

22. The proceedings in the Parliament of Pro relative to the foil's, having btn far from unanimous, but. An the contrary attended with warm debates; and fome of the incmbers having complained to the his Majefty hath lent a mcfiage, commanding the Parliament, to fend the fix arrets they havJ paffid on this matter, with the grounds thereof, to be laid, beforehim aijd, in the mean time to iufpend the execution of thofe I Cologne, Dec. 1. On the iSth of hft month the flying hofpital, cn the Upper Rhine was broke up, as was that here 27th.

Two'thirds of the perfons employed in the provifions, forage, have been difcharged. Of four thoufand horfes, that transported provifions to the army, two thoufand feven hundred ana fitly are dead thjs 'campaign. The artillery, belonging to the divifion Artmidprt hv the Prince of Conde. is at CobiCntz. and will be tranlortEd frornM lience by water to Mctz a brigade of belonging to it, have been fent to to draw'fome the rinci horfes cannon that were left there.

i The iZlit marched hence 5 and the 30th Conde Cavalry a Dauphin infantry They were followed this day by Limonn, BriquevjiJe, 3ni part cf the head quarters. Champagne, Toufraine, d'Alty Roial Grenadiers Canibis, and two battalions of militia remain hei yet. BruvFels, Dec.2. fctrees, having been preceded by forac Swivel, itA had 35 snckJiftg 1 Officers and 12 Men of the Ivcrth America that were going PaTTenpers to join their Regiment, and they were well provided witlj Smaii Amur and Biunderbuifes, The Boat towed up clofe to Captain Prellcn, and ordered him to ftrike, v.hile the two large Privateers were at a Diftance, bearing down upon. him he fired fevcral Broadfides at the Boat, and the Paffengers gauled them very much with the Small Arms, however, the Boat kept clofe to the Snow, threatning to board her immediately to prevent which, Captain Prefton tacked about, afnd gave her Broadfide, raking her from Stem to Capt.

Fitz patrick, at 'the Dme Time, ith his Provincials, annoyed them greatly with the Smalj Arms, by which they could obferte a Number of the EnTmyTTall, and fome tumble overboapd. "The Boat finding that'the Snow's Metal was; too heavy for her, and being hulled in many Places, from the Shpt fhc received, hcered eff, and rowed brifkly to join her Conforts. Captain Prefton af fures that he could with great Facility made her a Prize, had 5 Anhalt, Baviere and net been afraid that, by the Delay in fecaring. her, the other one at two Privateers would h3ve come up and boarded him therctpre he made the beft cf his Way into the Haibtcur, and the Privatter iiood away to Leeward. All this happened withjn this Harbour, and the Privateers came pretty clofe in before they gave over Chafe.

There were near 20 Shot fired at them from our Fort here, and from the VeiTels that were lying at an Ajichor. Captain Prefton Qad his Boatfwain wounded, butall the reft are well, and he pur i Ifland fdr this, Pott, off Gesrgt Town Bir, which, not biln fince arrived, is ifuppofed to be taken. Monday laft afPrivateer Snow, belonging to ae of the North cm Colonics, piflTcd by this Bar, going to Georgia to get Capt. on Monday laft, in 2oFatricm Water, a little Ito the Northward of this faw a Schooner, whofc Actions made him judge fhe was the Privateer that took, Capt. Veft'cl the Saturday before.

The Spaniard that were caft away near Frederica, in the'Brlj Portfmouth, as mentioned in our laft, and fecured by Lieutenant were afterwards fent to Savannah; whence, we hcar, they have made their Elcape, by breaking out of Jail. His Majcfty's jShip the Bonctta, commanded by John CareyI Efq; fails To morrow (Wind and Weather permitting) to fee all the outward fouhd Veffels to fome Uiftance from the Coaft. F.eb.j 5. His'Majefty's Snow the Epreuve, commanded by Pe ter Blake, Efqj Which failed on a Cruize from Georgia, the 17th. tilt, has already jbeen pretty fuccefsful On the, 19th ihe appeared ot St.

Bar, an. there took 4 EngliCx Vcflcls (fold to be taken by thir Privateers, 'off Havannah) and unloading, viz. a Crig Rhods Iila Pork, a ereit fieal cf ice. from Newl Yorjc 1 lying at ilncr.or, laden with Fifn and Luciber i Schooner, with Barrels of vVine, Anchors, Cables, Scp, CndLs, a Sloop from New7 York. laden Avitli the 3 faid to be bound for the Havannah, ana a ligl Schooner from the Havannah, bour.d fct New York ail which pcfes failing To morrow.

As thefe Privateers are provided with Captain Blake Jias fent into Georgia. The fune Evening Don fmall Craft, Canoes, to go on Shore, the Inhabitants this Way are all greatly alarmed, for Fear of their 4anding for Plunder, and lo take their Negroes, therefore we hope that a Tefl'el will be difpatched from Port Royal in jQueft of them. The Privateers had juft taken a Sloop, which is fuppofed to be Captain Smith, bound for the Havannah. The Privateers are juft now obferved (landing off this Harbour." St. Jaco de la Vega (in Jamaica) January 0 Tofeph Garcia's (Privateer, hereafter mentioned, narrowly elctd The 24th Ihe drove afiiore, on Sr.

Auguiline (wiicre fhe went to Pieces in 3 Hours) Capt. Camp's Sloop, of and' fur this Port, from Providence. Since that Time we have no lnr ther Accounts of her Cruize but Captain Blake fcems tu hvc taken a Station jwhere he may be cf great Service. The'Schooner Tybee, of this Thomas Ticker, Msftrr and Owner, we arc told, ws taken on the 17th uit. in a We hear from Old Harbour that a Spanifli Privateer cam? into 01T St.

Helena, fhc was coming from Pcit Koyai (with aboc the Harbour on Wednefday Afternoon, and cut cut a Sugar and carried it oft with them." The Coafts about that Place in particular and the Ifland in general, has been for fome Time paft infsfted with Picarooners, who cften dare' to come on Shore, and pillage the Places near the Sea. A Gentleman oh his Journey from St. Thomas in the Baft, a few Day ago, as he rid the Road near the White very early in the Morning obfurved feveral afieep near the Road. Charles Town, in South Carchna, January 22. The Schooner Mary, cf and for this Port, fnm Providence, Thomas Macklim Mafizr, was taken ch the 24th ult.

in Fa thosn Water, off South. Edifto, by the Privateer Sloop Sanfta Maria, Don Martin 'd'Hamafta, Commander, and funk the fame 240 Barrels of Rice, and 40 of Pork, Zee.) by a faiall Spii.iih Schooner, belonging to the Havannah, with 60 Mui, commanded by Don Jofeph. Garcia, and fitted out at St. Auguiline, with 6 Carriage and 6 Swivel Guns, from whence lhe haa Leenrout nly two Days The great Diftrefs that Garrifon was in, for Want of induced Garcia to convoy this Prize immediately thither, i and ftje was carried in on the The Privateer failed on a Cruize again the fame Day, having added" to fcer Force two Three pounderl, which were found on board Captain Tucker's Yeflel. The 23d, took a Brig (under Danifh Colouis) from St.

Croix for Georgia, which was not arrived the ift, when the Privateer frill was out. The 29th ult. a Sloop from New York, richly laden, and faid 1 1 r. 1 tt i irrtv I arrived Day, after being ftripped of her Sails, Rigging, and every Thing to be; bound for the Havannah, Richard Wright, Matter, that could be of any Ufe to the at St. Augunine and 'on the 30th a hgnt Schooner, from Uic taken by ther Umc Privateer on the 21ft ult.

Havannah, bound for. New York or Philadelphia; likewili a oF Shubrick's Ifland, was the Portfmouth (a Letter of Marque fmall Sparuh Schooner, laden witli jerked Beef, alfo arrived cf ten 4 Pounders with 15 Men) Chriflbpher Burdon Mafter, there; all faid be fent in by two fmall Privateer Schooners, from Antigua for this Port 'Captain Burdon was killed by a Shot belonging thfat Place, and taken near tht Morro Caftlei from the Privateer, but the Brig made .10 Defence She is fince The Spanifh Prifoners that lately broke out of Jail in Savan of Cohde, went through this city on Tuefday laft, at caft away on Long Ifland, near Frederica7 in Georgia, and beat made tbeir Efcape in alinall Schooner, called the Charming Nine of the clock in the morning, cemmg from the army in their to pieces eight Spaniards that were on board the Brig were fe Betty, belonging to Mr. William M'Kenzie, or that Place, which a 1 i i i rtn 1 17 1 if i a V7at 1 ariS. yoout noon pare 01 mcir uajc anivcia licit, turca Dy ivir. owccicnuam inc cummanaing wniccr aw i icuciaa.

imu yj uumtu ui dwiu, anvi lomu mi ot. and moved cn the next day fov Paris. are to be in eairifon at Valenciennes. Leedes, Nov. '30.

On Thurfday'the iSth inftant were married at Ealand, John Mafon, widower, aged 75, to Elizabeth Armi ta vvido vv, aged 79, fef Ealand work houfe, where they had cont adled a very intimate acquaintance. They were frcm. the workhoufe, to church in a poft chaifs, with fuitabie s.tte.laace whence they adjourned to the. Paiifh tlerk's, wlu they dined with the Town Officers and other principal inhabitants. After dinner the Bride walked a minuet with one of 'he' attendants, is did alfo the Bridegroom with a yoiing woman of the neighbourhood and to ihew his extraordinary agility, he would afterwards divert the company by dancing a hornpipe.

Thc were' both very thankful to the prefeht Overfeers for permit "tiijv them.ta be married, for (as; the Bride exprelled it) thev' HAD BETTER BE MARRIED THAN PO WORSE. I. N. December 4. From Paris we hear, that the court had demanded the twentieth penny of the States of Britanny; but the oppohtion was io great in their afiembly, that the tax ill not take place however, in lieu cf it they have impofed a called aid extraordinary, which will produce as much.

Thefe advices add, that out of ten Clips which lately failed from Nantz to Breft, feven got in fafely, ani the others were loft upon fome rock. Jt is rumouredj and with great probability, that when the Militia are difcrnbodied, which may be fhortiy expected, all tom nnMjncd ornccrs who embarked therein will ha'e a year's pay allowed thim, to enable fuch (and lhch there are) to rcfusne tlieir former functions, which they quitted, from a truly public and popular fprrit, to ferve their King and Country. And all thofe who, from their independency, may think it beneath there to accept or employ it to their own ufe or benefit, will ha. ppor tunity cf relieving and afiifting the. private men (and their families) who ferved under them.

A very laudable and commendable fcheme. Yefterday a cayfe was tried at the Conimon Pleas, Weftminfter, wherein a Merchant of London was plaintiff, and a Baronet defendant the' action w'as brought againft the defendant, for wining a fum of; money cf the plaintiff at gaming, and a verdift given, for the plaintiff, for 700I. befides coft of fuit. KINGSTON, in Jamaica, Oftober 36. MonJayarrived His Majefty Ship Cerberus, Charles Webber, Efq; Commander in which came Paifenger Captain 'John Darby, late Commander of the Charming Polly, belonging to Paplay Efq; vho had contracted the Government for bringing up His Majefty Troops belonging to this Station from the Havannah, Port they left the 25th ult.

having on beard Captain Fleming, Lieutenants M'Guire and Guilford; and 150 Rank and File. About the Ninth lnftant (being then ff the, Ifle. of Pines) lome of the' People gomig privately down to draw with them for that Purpofe, unfortunately fct Fire thereto vthe Flames inftantly, coramumcated to the Vefial, wnich, in a Ihort Time, was entirely deftroyed. Captains Fleming aad with 4bout ten others, vv in the Brigantine's Boat. Dr.

Loch, and Mr. John Garrigues, Enfign in the 46th, faved themleives "by fwimming and notwithftanding the extraordinary Humanity, Vigilance, and Activity of Captain Webber, his Officers and Seamen, 84 loft their Lives by this unfortunate Event among whom the two Subaltern M'Guife and nd Mr. Jofepjx. Milan, Enfign in, the '57th (a Native of this Ifland) and wbQ was coming PalTenger to fee his now afHicted Friends. Thutfday arrived His Majefty' Ship Lizard, Captain Banks, ho failed from Port Royai only feven Days before, to demanoV the.EhglUh Prifoncis at St.

Jago Se Cuba but we hear the Spa hifli Governor ould not ddiver them, until a Cartel fhould be fettled for an Ecbange of Prifoners. Extract of a Letter from. Black River, Nov. 15, 1762J This Morning' the Snow 'Appleton, Captain Prefton, bound to the Havannah and New wa? chafed into this Port, by three Spaniih Privateers, viz. two large Schcoaers, of Carriage Guns and a Boat, with 10 Swivels, nd2 Prow jguns, panned with Wen; the Saaw had 6 Qarriags Guns, with, The Schooner General Wolfe, George Higgins late Mafter, LiSgc, Doc.

3. This day Boifgehn of four battalions entered taken by the lame Privateer, with her whole Crgo of Indigo, the auxbourgs of this city. They had demanded quarters for fix Sugars, Sec. was likewife loft, at the Matanzas, near St. Augu hundred and ieventy men per battalion, though the whole regi (line, and three.

Spaniards drowned Jo that of all the Prizes Don meat did not amount to. fourteen hundred effeclive men. They Martin made during his laft Cruize upon this Coaft, he carried in with him to St. Auguftine (where he arrived on the 13th Inft. the Sloop Adventure, John Simonton Mafter Another Privateer belonging to St.

Auguftine (a fmall Schooner of fix 3 Pounders) has not been more fuccefsful than Don Martin, haviryg taken feveral Prizes, cot orieof which had arrived The Schooner Charming Sally, of and from New York for Havannah, Lancelot Lawrence late Mafter, which milTed her Way to St. Auguftine, and got in here the 23d. of November laft, was one a Schooner, which in like Manner got into North Carolina, another and the Sloop Selly, Robert Saunders, frcm Barbados for Maryland, taken off Cape Hatteras the 4th of November, a third. About three Weeks agothe faid Schooner again failed, from St. Auguftine (as was faid) for Cftba, to look for the Prizes fhe had taken bit it is imagined fhe is cruizing upon this Coaft.

We. are informed, that the Commander of this Privateer is very rjC(j jnt0 Ciuz. As is unfit for the Sufmcfs, and will not attempt any VeiTel that makes The Captains and a fhrw of fighting the Havannah. Twenty three Prifoner3 taken by the above Privateers, among them Captain Macklifh, Captain Lancelot Lawrence and Captain Bunion's Mate, arrived here laft Tuefday.in a Schooner from St. Auguftine, purchafed th're for that Purpofe by Mr.

Fira, who treated them all with great Kindnffs and Humanity. The Day before they came in, they difcovered a Schooner off St. which they believe to be the Privateer laft mentioned above. Thefe Prifoners fy, that two or three Vcflels had lately arrived at St. Auguftine from La Vera Cruz, with about 200 Barrels of, Flour, rnd fome other Provifions, without which Supply that Garrifon would have been in 3 ftarving Conditioa, and with it are ftill in verj great Diftxifs but thry daily expected more.

Vcffels from La Vera Cruz. That the Pay floop was gone, for Porto Rico. That Jior; of cur Men of War had. been feen off that Place fince the Bonctta, though any one cf them cruiaing before that Bar might fcop every Thing from going in, and prevent any Privateen coming cut. That a very fmall of about 6 Guns had nifhed careening the Day before they left Sti Auguftine, which, m'ght poflibly come this Way, though the Spaniards.

pretended ihe was going directly to La Vera Cruz. Aadvthat three other Privateers were fitting out there, viz. a fmall Northward built Brig, mounting 10 Guns, taken out of Simonton's Sloop Don Martin's Sloop, cf 8 Guns and a fmall Bermuda built Sloop cf 10 the laft they imagine may be, at Sea in a Fortnight from this Time, and the others in about 3 "VYeeks. The Snow John and Sarah, Matthew Ewart Mafter, from An tigua for this Port, failed at the fame Time with Capt. Burdon, and was taktn by the Enemy near that The Sloop Eetfey, cf and tor this Port, from Providence, A biel Camp Matter, was taken this Morning, off about4 Leagues N.

E. from this Bar, by a fmall low Rum, and not taking proper Care of the Candle they carried; vateer Schooner, of 4 or 6 Guns, having a white Bottom Head, and rowinswith 12 Oars. Captain Camp and his Peopl got alhore in their Boat, not without being clofely prfued, and are juft come to Town. The Privateer afterwards flood to the Southward. Captain Camp informs us, that feveral Prizes have lately carried into Providence, among others, a very large Dutch Brig, mountig 14 Guns between Decks, and a very large Sloop, bbth from Cape Francois for St.

Euftatia, laden with Sugars, taken by the Privateer Ship Hero, Captain Philadelphia; and a large Sugar loaded Ship from the Cape, belonging to one of tb.e Northern Colonies, taken by Capt. Benjamin Clifford. January 29. Letters from Savannah, received laft Monday, mention a Privateer having chafed a VeiTel yer the Bar of that Port, in Sight of the Epreuve, on Saturday the 15th Inftarit and tl2t the Epreuve went out in Queft cf heron the Monday fol low Auguftine, the 24th ult. about two Hours before the Epreuve appeared oft that Bar the Capt.

Holme, juft arrived from Liverpool, five Days ago, io Soundings, a little to the Northward of this Bar, fluv a Privateer Slocp cruizing; but ihe feemed to be afiaid attack Lim, on Account of his Force Captain Kolroe would have attempted, to after being three Day's kept off the Bar by contrary Winds) only take her, but whenever he flood for her fhc hauled to Windward, and outlailed him that Way. i They Wetk, out on Cruizes, frcm St. Auguiline, lefs fthan four Privateers, and two more preparing to fail about, this' Time: The flrft four are, a Sloop fent to cruize upon the Coaft ef IViiladelphia and New York a Schooner, of 6 Two pounders, J2 Three pounders, 6 Swivels, and about 60 Men, cruizing upon' thjs Coaft and two fmall Schooners, of 6 Two pouhders, jand' about 50 Men each, cruizing eff the Havannah. The two laft' are, Don Martin's Sloop, and Mr. M'Kenzit's Schooner, i as Tender, who are to cruize eff our Bar.

February 21. Captairi Seymour, cf this Pert a Brig loaded with Stores frcn Briftol and a Schooner from Newfoundland, arc taken ani car alfo Captain Hcnihaw. Kip, from this Port, are arrived at Captain Blake, in a Sloop from this Port a Schooner belonging to Captain Vhite, of this Place, and a Brig from Pifcataqua, were all lake's ly a Spa'nifh PriTatecr, a few Leagues from lue Havannah, afid carried into Sznto Deago. Friday Night laft came to Town from Rfcode Iflmd, the Cca per the Privateer Sloop Bonetta, Captain Spelling, cf this Port, who infrirs ut, That abqut 10 Days before Chriftmas they fell in with a French Privateer, ctmrsanded by cne L'E ftach, of24 Guns, and 120 Men4 whom they engaged for feveral Gfaficsi in which Time Captain Spelling asd his flrft Lieutenant were killed, and the Vtflel really damaged and by ths Bohetta's Topping Left Leing fliofaway, the Boona fell into the Sea, when tc Fienchrnen feized the Opportunity, boarded and took her, witri the Lofs cf two mote cf C.pt.' Spelling's Men the Bonetta mounted 12 Gunf, and had only 60 Men, who all tchiv ed as became! Engliflimen, having fired their Cannon until their Deck gave Way. Feb.

24. Yefterday arrived here the Ship Orangefield, Captain Morris, in 1 Weeks from Belfaft when he fiikd, tLe Captaii.2 Tingley, Alexander, and Deveieux, Were at Cork. i F. A 26, 1763. abcut One o'clock, his Excellency 1 I A ANKlilN, Efq; Captain Governor in Chief of the Province of Ncw JetfeyK arrived in this City from Phi ladelphia.

4 NotwithftandiBg the great Inclemency cf the His Excellency was Kiet about feven Miles off by the Mid dlefex Troop1 of Horfe, and feveral Genthmen in Sleighs, wko attended him' back to this Place. Oa his Arrival, H.s Maiefly's LOn Ifland vyunvu ivt iuihij iuuhj uv.ii 1 111. 111101:1. a 1 v. 1 tiiai i ni Spanifh Pri Pe receicd him; and after his Commiflion was read io Coun 'PJUfj C1, and tne iTuaa watnsaaminiltrcd, the Lommiiiion was pub nmea in inciuoun nouic, amioit a very great cncourie or I'eo pie and the whole was conducted with as much ar4 good Decorum, as thisr Seafen could pcflibly admit tf.

Hjl LADE P. I IUtA 3. Captain from Jamaica, informs us', that Captain. James in a Privateer Sloop, of 16 Carriage Guns, belonging to that Ifland, 'bejng on a Cruize, fell in with five SpaniSi, Privateers, going to St. Jago Cuba, from Tiberoon Bay, with 700 Soldiers; it was faid, on board That Captain Lake engaged, thefe Privateers for about two Hours, and behaved moft gallantly, but was at lift.oyerpowerej and taken, two of the Privateers, after, throwing in their Stink Pots, having boarded him.

The particular Lofs on boatd. Captain Lake was not known, but, ipaft have bcea confiderablc) considering the very unequal Force Le fought with. The Enemyufed the Captain very ill after he had (Iruck, havir.5 .1 rr n' ins. wiin ineir Viumn" cut nmc 01 an one cr 'Tis remarkable, that fince the prefent War began, our Coafts his Arms, Captain Lke had a Conftrt, unluckily partei have never been fo much infefted with Privateers, as fince the with her the Night before he met the Privateers! Arrival of the Men of War now upon this Station, obtained upon Captain Wathiagton, in a' Privateer belonging to his Excellency the Governor's Reprefentation which fliews the 'carried a Dutch Slop in there the Day before Captain Afhmeai Pi opriety cf the Application, and the particular Occafion there is failed. fcr their Service.

Laft SaftXday. Winyah Pilot fpoks with a Brig from Rhode I The, Shrp Chefter, Captain Horton, cf this Port, bundts. South Carolina ficu cift away in the Gulph,.