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-IS. 1767' ff.bcg Leave to acquaint fthce, that I have ob(cryc4 a phenomenon in the Weft every Night fincc the 4th (except -when Clouds prevented) which is taken by all who have iincq feen it to. be a Cornet it is at prcTent -about fix or feven Degrees below and nearly VVeJft' South Weft of the planer, Venus an. imaginary perpendicular Line let fall; from the Planet aforefaid to the Borriion fecrns to leave the Comet two pr.thieeDegrccs on the Left or South'Sicle, the Head is very luminous, and about the Size of a btar of tlie fecorid Magnitude its Tail, which is vifible naked Eye, ieems to be turn'd from the Sun, points al-moft Eaft South Eaft, and appears to be about 1 arid a half Degrees in length yi cannot be feen in the Evening till a-bout two Hotirs after the Sun is fct the Rays of Light in oar Atraofphere, hindering the Sight of "ft before laft Night at a Quarter after Seven I oblerv'A it with a Tele-? fcopc of four oot and a hal for about feven mutes1, but was prevented viewing A it 'longer; by the Jnterpofitiori of Clouds through fuch a fliort Glafs, its Head makes only a bright confus'd Appearance, thcv Tail looks fo me what ike 2 fmall Stream of the Aurora Bofealis If" this fmall Account will be of any Service to thee or any Pleafurc to thy Friends in obfervingit, I ftiall be glacl, r7 .7 Who with'-Refpeft, They aflured Friend in 7- Tfie forgoing Letter was communicated on Monda the Inftant to Mr, James Mann, an Optical 'Lnftrument-Maker at Sir-Ifacc' Newton's Head in Ludgatei ftrcet the fame Evening he had the goo'd F'ortunc, together with, fcvcral Gentlemen of his Acquaintance, to fee this rare' and curious Phenomenon, upon the "Top of his Hbufe, from 2o Minutes after Seven a Clock till Eight, and this we be-, lieve was the fiift Time it Was obfervM iri- London. The Gomet was cafily dittiiiguifli'd by the naked Eye, its A p-" pearanee and Situation were- much the fame as the Letter: defcribes, lave that the Whole, both Head and Tail were comprehended within the Field of a lour Foot Tclefbope, vihich took in abut the Space of one Degree through, a Foot reflecting Tclefcope it- appear'd veryCdiftinS; and fuch Gentlemen as arc curious mayhavc an Opportunity of viewing this uncommon Sight, anv Evening when it is clear, at the faid Mr.

Mann's Houfe. the Too of which is well fuitcd for ah Obfervatdry, 'and; furhifti'd with Telefcbpes fit for the Purpofc. Lwdept Feb, 22. Extfaft of a Letter jrorn Vimna 7, 7'. dated February It is is certain that the Duke of Berwick is expected here from Naples with a Commiffion from" the King of thVtwo Sicilies.

We have fcix'd in this City a afcian, or Sclavo-liian, who is accuVd of holding Cotreijfondence with the Turks agajnft the State. We have alio Advice that the, Bafhaw df Chocxim, fufpeQing the Hofpodar of Waladhias Fidelity to the Pdrte, gave Orders for feizing him but that Prince having received timely Notice of thcrn retid with all his Family and his beft Eftefts into. Tranfilvania, where he has put himfelf under the Emperor's PropeQion. We are affiled, that the Imperial Court has propos'd to the Nobility of Hungary, to deliver in Troops or Money the1 Contingent Men, which by Antient Cuftom they are obliged to furnifli in a War againft the Tdrks And it is added that the, Nobility. anfwer'd, that though their Duty and the Laws of did not oblige them to furnim.

that Contingent but when the Kmg of Hungary commanded his Army Pcrfbn, nevertheiefi, as the Cares attach'd to the Dignity of Head of the Empire, Wnderd his Imperial Majefty I put himfelf atthc Head, of his Troops, they would neerthelefs furnifh thofe 30,000 Men, it his Majefty would -be pleas'd to give the Command of his Army tb the Duke of Lorrairi, in Quality of Vice-Roy lofLHungary. It is alfo faid that tropofal has already been made to that the Name cf the Nobility bf the Kingdom, to which his Royal Hbh nefs anfvvcr'd, that the Thing would be highly agreeable to jiim, out mat it aepenaea entirely on iuc jLnjciur ssto Prince Chartes of Lorrain, it is decided that he ftiall ihakc tHe next Camgiign in Hungary, and, a magnificent Equipage is accordingly preparing for him. As notwithstanding the Nomination of three Plenipotentiaries by the Pbrtc, the rutlcsare carrvinjt on their Warlike Preparations with the fame Vigour before and as we have often had Experience that their Appearance conceard the bioft inveterato Difpqfidbnsto aRupturCv't fide for opening the Campaign The Levies tot both Foot and Horfe are now 'canyirig on with great aK'ihe; Hereditary Countries, and Orders have even been fent' to Major-Gcneral Lefner, who is in "the Circle of the lr Rhine; tb ehliift all the Sol dicrs di (charged by France that ftial 1 comeihto the Em-p ire to look tor, Service. Some Infantry is alfo expcSed in Hungary from" the BriJgawY Uur laft Letters concerning Baron Dahiman's Negotiation, fay the Grand Vizir takes no Mariner of Refolutionon any important AlTairsV until he has firft confuted a certain Ren3gado named Ibrahim-Ef-fendi, who was Recollcti Friar in Hungary, in whom" the ytw places all his Confidence It is; alfo that that Apoftate Friar, who, appears to by Ini ftiation, neveYxcales to give; the.ryiiirVAUvi'ce.direSly-cDntrarv to Peace. V-'J.

'v'- v--'-' VV.f Bryatir from London, Rumball from Liverpool J. Jones from New-Pro vidence, W. Griffith frorri Tamaica. D. Giiffithv from Coraeoa' Meirs from rila- ware, Jv.MilIik:n from Bofton.

5 7 i EhtreXouf: Boyd, Seymour; J7 Hinmah anii Burch for; A. Phehix for Barbadoes, Oe for bt. s.its, I Handhn tor bt. Thomas, Whitcbank for-Dcla ware, T. Desbrow for Boftoh, J.r Ley for New- foundland, T.

Holroway forvAmfterdam 7 7: 7 Geared. C. Cornel to R7Ifland, T. Desbrow to Bofton A. Whitebank to Delaware, W.

Boyd, G. Burch and T. Seymour to Jamaica; T. Purdue to Tortuga, V. Bodin to Newfoundland.

I A I June 1. i7 I Sunday Night laft arrived iQapt; Hogg from Barbaaocs who fpoke with a Sloop at Sea, that inforrn'd him the Span- Velfeis that were there getting Logwood. The great Ship' Harle, which was here with Palatines laft Year, commanded by Gapt. Ralph Harle, fought 24. Hours uncjer the Cohdutt of the iecond Mate, Ohc Captain and.Cjiief Mate beingdead before') and was hot taken till the fecond Mate was killd.

Thp faid had a few Spaniards on vhich fhc orougnt awav wirn ner wnen me maue ncr mcape. Kjn monaay lait ine omp xancainirc, u.apc. oroia Mafter, lying at Po.welV Wharff, Fire, and was in great Danger but Help being at hand, it was lpeedily extinguiflid. given over fot loft. In his Voyage from Jamaica hither, ho was eaft away in Palachee Bay within Cape Florida, among J'tKe Cannibal Indians, who were extreamly kind and affifted i laving tne yargo figging, ccc.

ss ews 01 tne and other fmall Veflels round to take in what vvas faVd, and bring it Vo that Port where Capr.r Farra hir'd a Rhode- Ifland Sloop to bring it hither. Had this Englifii YefTef been forcd afliore on the civil, polite, hofpitablci proteftanr Coaft of Great-Britain, Query, Alight they have ex-p eUed kinder 1 feat merit from their own Countrymen Yefterday two Country Women were detected in Stcalihff Goods out of a Shop near the Market, and whipt at the Bell. TL. Mii I'n A. a ifm as4 I A mm lmm a lie lame jay aii, vjntvci atiiv.u i luui xuaiuuii, uy we have Prints to the 24th of March.

Sir John Norria with the Fleet under his Command is ordered home from Lipri, the' Difference betweeh Spain and "Portugal being pertcct ly accommoaatea. out a ar ncrween tne jl urns ji i V- and. the tvvo iimpires ot Kullu ana Germany, lccms inevitable the Mediation having proved fruitlefs and great Preparations are making, on both Sides for the enfuing 77 Ship Diamond, Slater Clay, from London, Sloop Deborah, Thomas Hogg, from Yarmouth, Nathaniel Freeman, from St. AuguftiGf Mulberry; John Piridart Lisbon, ScoonerBettyi Samuel Everton, from feofton. Ship Tryal, William Grieves, from J-oridon.

-7 Entred cut: Sloop Samuel and Sarah, William Dobne, for Baibadcra, Snow St. Dvid William Jones, 'Cadift.