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I COPY Governor DINWIDDIEV Letter to the Commandant tf the French Forces on tbe Ohio, jtnt by Major Warihington. 5 1 1 HE Lands upon Ohio, in the weftern Paits of the Colony of Virginia, are 10 notoriously known to be the Property jot the Crown of Great Britain, that it ii a Matter of equal Concern and Surprize to me, to hear that a Body of French Forces are erect ing i ortreucs, and malting settlements upon mac River, wifh'n his M.jeftys Dominions. The many and repeated Complaints I have received of thefe Acts of lay me under the Neceffity of fending, in the Name of the King my Matter, the Beater hereof, George Washington, Efqj one of the Adjutant! General of the Forces ot this Dominion, to complain to you of the Encroachments thus made, and of the Injuries done to the Subjects of Great Britain, in open Violation of the Law of Nations, and the Treaties now fubfiiting between the two Crowns. I If thefe Facts are true, and you fhall think fit to juftify your Proceedings, I muft defire you to acquaint me, by whofe Authority and Inflections you have lately marched from Canada, with an arni'd Force, and invaded the King of Great Britain Territories, in the Manner complam'd of; tht according to the Purport and Refolution of your Anfwer, I may act agreeably to the Commiffion I am honour'd with from the King my Mafter. However, Sir, in Obedience to my Inductions, it my Duty to rtquiie your peaceable Departure and that you would forbear profecutinj a Puipofc fo interruptive of the Harmony and good Underftanding, which his Majefty i dsfirous to continue and cultivate with the moft Chriftian King.

I perfuade myfelf, you will receive and entertain Major Wafting' ton with the Candour ad Politenefs natural to your Nation and it will give me the greateft Satisfaction, if you return him with an AntVer fuitable to my WHhes for a very long and lifting Peace between us. I have the Honour to fubfenbe my fcif, Sir, Willi arrjburg, in Vtrgir.iat YourmoJl cbedient humble Servant, Qthbtr 31. 1753. Robert Dinwiddii. i i Tha, COMMAND AN Anfwer.

Monfieur, CO Ri ME at Honneur de commander hi en Chef, Monfieur Wafhington rnj remit la Lcttr que t'ovs ecriviex au Command 0m dei Trouppes Francoifes. J'aurois ete' cbarrr.e que vcus hi eujjiex doire'Ordre, ou quil tut etc dijpofe a fe rendre en Canada, pour voir Mcrjieur otre Genera, au quel il appartiert mitux qu a m'A, de met frt au j3lr Ieijdv mon Maitre jur hs'ier'res jjtuc'ts le org de la Belle RivieiC, ct de contejler les Pretention du Rn de la Grande Bretagne a at Egard. Je van addrejfer votre Lettre a Morfieur le Marquis Duquifne; fa Rtponfe fervira de Lot, et rnordonne de vcus la communiquer, JUonJieur, je puts vcus ajjurcr, que je ne ncgligtrai rien pour vous la Jaire temr promptement. Quant a la Sommation que vous me faites de me retirer ie ne ne trcis fas dans Obligation de my rtndre quelques que puijjlnt etre vox InjlruEiioni, je fuis id en vertus dts Ordres de mon General, et je vousprie, Monfuur, de ne pas douter un Injlant quejt fuit dans la ecn fante Refolution de conformery avec toute Exactitude et laFer mte que I on peut atttndre du meilkur OKier 1. 1 ignore aue dans le Lours de cette Lamtao ne fe lott rien tulle th Ac March 26, 1754.

b. 13 1 8. The Pennsylvania A XT Containing the Frejheft Jld vices Foreign and Domejlick. Num 1 "II 1 great Merit. I flatter myfelf that will do me thii Juftice, and join wun mc icititying tne prorouna iveipect witn wmcn 1 am, Tour meji humble, From tbe Fort at Beef River, and tnefi obedient Servant, December ic.

i7ci. I Ligardiur de St. Pierri; Lifbon, Ocli 30. The following Particulars of the Advantage gained by our Troops in) the Eaft Indies orer the King of Sunda, are juft made public, and give the higheft Satisfaction. The King of Sunda having violated the Treaties concluded by his Predecelljrs with the Viceroys of the Portuguefe Indies, and refufed to make Reparation, the Marquis de Tavorn, the prefent Viceroy, refoived to declare War againlt him.

The Indian Prince, intimidated by this vigorous Meafure, offered to make full Satif laction and fent one of his Generals as a Hoftage for the Sincerity of his Intentions. But pur Viceroy having already been at the Charge of preparing for. an Expedition againft the Indian, refolved to profecute it. Accordingly failing from the Port of Goa on the 3d of November laft Year with a Fleet compofed of fome Men of War, and feveral fmail Vefl'sls carrying Land Forces and Stores, he landed his Men on the Coaft of Sunda, near the important Fortrefs of Piro, which, jnotwithftanding it was defended by fixty Pieces of Cannon, ferved by European Engineers, was taken by Afiault, with the Lofs of only fixteen Soldiers killed, and about fixty wounded on our Side. During the Attack of this the Ships made a terrible Firing on the Fort of Ximpin, which defends the Entry of the Harbour of Piro and the Garrifon, 'feeing Piro taken, capitulated and marched out without Arms.

This Surrender was followed by that of th? Port of. Connin, built on a fmall Illandin the Harbour. Our Troops found immenfe Wealth in Piro, which the Viceroy gencroully diftributed among the Soldiers, referving no Part to himfelf. After providing the Place with all Neceflaries for its Defence, he returned in Triumph to Goa, carrying with him 125 Pieces of Cannon, and feveral taken at Piro," The Capture of Piro is of great Importance. The King of Sunda had a Cuftom Houfe, which raifed a heavy Duty on Pepper, and other Productions of this Kingdom which Duty muft be paid for the future to the Portugueze, Our Court is therefore determined to preferve this new Conqueft, and with that View has ordered three Men of War to be fitted out, which, with the two Ships that Mr.

OJ den berg the Merchant is obliged to fend to the Indies, will carry 300 Men to Goa, reinforce the Garrifon of the Forts newly taken, and enable the Viceroy to go uponlome new" Expedition, in which he will be favoured by theConfternation that ths Marattesare fthl infince thr Ws. Madjid. Nov. O'drrt ari vc iLc ullierent Ports or thir Kingdom, to haften the Equipping thi feveral Men of War and Frigates which are getting ready for the Sea, Part of which are to 1'feil for the Weft Indies, and the reft are to cruize in the Mediterranean, to protect our Commerce from the InfultTolTtheCorfairs of Barbary. Parts la Main, Nov.

5. We learn from Genoa, of the 22d paft, that the Affairs of Coifica are in fuch a Situation as the Ge noefehave leng Cellred to fee them that is to fay, the Corficani are divided amongft themfelves and thirfting for one another's B.ood. Giiff jrio's Death has occafioned fuch a Spirit of Rancour and fo much Confufion, that no Perfon oatesftir abroad without a Guard. Near 4000 Pcafants are in Arms at Corte, where they live, at Dif cietion. They have laid Level with the Giound five Houfes of 1 1 j' iiiu.uuii v.

111.1 vuikii qui puiJJ'e etre repute pour Aile J' Holilite', ni qui foit contraire aux Trattez qui fubjijlent entre les deux Couronnes, dont la Continuation nous intertfje, et nous fatte autant que Mejfieurs les Anglois. il vous tut tte agreable, Monfieur, denvenirfur ce Point a un Detail pa ti tulier des Faits qui motivent votre Plaint jy aurois eu Honneur de vflw repondre la Facon la plus pofirive, et je fuis perfuade que vous annex cu lieu etre fatisfait. Jeme fuis fait un Devoir par ticulier derecevcir Monfieur Wraffiing ton avec la Difiinblion qui cenvient a votre Digniie a fa uali'e, et Jon grand Merit je puis tne flatter qu il me rendra cette Juftice tupres de vous, Monfieur, et quy il vous fera connoitre ainji que moi la RefpeS prcfond avec le quel Je fuis, Monfieur, Du Fort la Riviere au Beuf, 15 Decembre, 1753. Votre tres humb'e et tres obeiffant Serviteur, LlGASDtVR DE ST. PlIRRE.

Translated into1 ENGLISH. AS I have the Honour to command here in Chief, Mr delivered me the Letter which you directed to the Commandant of the French Troops. I fhould have been pleafed if you had Orders, or if he himfelf had been difpofed to vifit Canada, and our General, to whom, rather than to me, it properly appertains, to demonftrate the Reality of the King my Mailer's Rights to the Lands fituated along the Ohio, and to difpute the Pretentions of the King of Great Britain in that Refpect. I Hiall immediately forward your Letter to Monfieur Le Marquis Duquifne his Anfwer will be a Law to me And if he directs me quired fo much Authority, that he acted as abfolute Mafter, and would probabiy have been acknowledged Sovereign if he had lived fome Time longer. Madrid, Nov.

6. It is remoured that our Court is ftrongly folli cited to become a principal contracting Party in the League that has been formed to counter ballance the Alliance of theNorth. Copenbagen, Nov. 10. His Majefty has granted a Charter for erecting an Hofpital for Children from Five to Fifteen Years of Age, who are to be taught the fundamental Principles of Religion, and inftructed in different Trades.

For tke Support of this Charity, among other Funds, there is to be an annual Lottery for twenty Years fuccefiiveiy. ii BruJJ'els, Njov. 16. The laft Advices from Stockholm acquaint us, that the Lodge of Free Mafons in that City, which confifts of many Perfons of Rank and Fortune, collected a Sum cf Money to celebrate the Birth of the laft Princefs, but thinking it more agreeable to the Rules of their Order, to eftablifli fome Charity with it, than lay ic out upon a Feaft, it was refolved to employ it in erecting an Hofpital for Foundlings. And this Refolution was made publick, that abfent Brothers and other Patriots might contribute to it Accordingly ibove 40,000 Crowns have been already paid in Stockholm, Nov.

16. The Ruffian Envoy has informed the Mi niftry, that her Majefty having thought fit to quarter in the conquered Provinces a Body of Troops, who hare been marched thither from the more ialand Parts of ths Empire, the moft precife Orders have been given to the Commanders of this Corps, and from them to the Subalterns, that the Troops be. kept in the exacteft Difcipline, and efpecially to take the greateft Care, that nothing be 10 communicate it to you, I attire you, Sir, I fhall negleft no done contrary to the Friendfhip and good nowfub .5 vi uiy ce neceuary to convey it to you witn Jt xpedition. As to the RfQuifition vnu malff. that 1 TMr witK the Tmnm nder my Command) I cannot believe myfelf under any Obligation to fubmit to it.

I am here in Virtue of my General's Orders and 1 teg, Sir, you would not doubt a Moment of my fiVd Refolution to conform to thens, with all the Exactitude and Steaiinefs that aught be expefted from a better Officer. I do not know that, in the Courfe of this Campaign, any Thing thU C'n be efiecined Aa of Hoftility, or contrary ta the Treaties fubfiftintr htr th. fitting, and of which the Continuance is to be defired, betwixt the two Powers and their refpcctive Subjects. Brujfels, Nov. 20.

Laft Saturday died here, William Skonnell, aged a Native of Ireland, and Captain of Foot in England he had ferved Charles II. and James II. In France Louis XIV. afterwards in Holland, and laft" in the Netherlands, during the Reign of Jofeph I. Charles VI.

and the Emprefs Queen his Senfei and Faculties, which were naturally very good, held out to the laft Inftant. Paris, Nov. 23. On the iqth at Night the Lieutenant Civil and 7f a Pleafin8 to.us 11 can be to the Eng all the Counfellors of the Civil Department of the Chatelet, re jv uccn agreeaoieto you, bir, in this Kelpett, to have ceivec ceived uitaii of the Facts which sccafion your Com Piaint, I mould have had the Honour of anfwering you in the J1? Manner, and I am perfuaded you would have had Reafon be fatisfied. tk1' kcn ParticuIaF to'teceive Mr.

Wafting ton with all Diftiaction fuitable fc your Dignity, and to hit Quality tad' each a Lettre de Cachet, enjoining them to meet the next Day, in order to proceed, without Deliberation, to enter the Letters Patent for the Erection of a royal Chamber, whicHTat that Meeting, fliould be delivered by the 'King's Attorney. All the Counfellors being met, the King's Attorney fignified that he was ordered to deliver to them the Letters Patent for the Erection of the royal Chamber, and that he icauircd them to be isad and ro carded, iri order to be executed and fent to the fubordinate Jurif diction. The Recorder having read the Letters Patent, the Lien tenant Civil rofe to collect the Votes of the Counfellors not one: of them rofe, or made any Anfwer to the Lieutenant Civil, but iri the profoundeft Silence, they all delivered to him their Lettres de Cachet. The Lieutenant Civil fitting down again, declared his Orders for recording the Patent, in the following Words 4 We by hi Majefty's exprefs Command, notified to us by the Lettres de Cachet, fent to us and to every Member of this Court, do order, that the Letters Patent for the Etedtion of a royal Chamber be recorded, in order for their Execution, according to their Form and Tenor." Paris A la Main, Nov. 18.

Yeflerday the Letters Patent were publifhed in Form of Declaration, authorifing the Solicitors of the Parliament to execute their Functions for the Royal Chamber in the fame Manner as they ufed to do for the Parliament, and enjoining them to do all the Bufinefs which fhall be required of them td do on Pain of their being removed from their Employments. 0 N. November 13. Captain Clive, who ferved the Company fo well during his Command of the Troops upon the Coaft of Coromandel will have a considerable Penfion during his Life, as a Recompence Ifor his Services Thus rewarding the Valour and Capacity ot this 'Officer is not only doing Juftice to his Merit, but at the fame Time is an Encouragement to others to follow his glorious Steps: And as the new Convention will put a Stop to all military Enterprizes in. the Eaft Indies, 'tis uncertain whether Capt.

Clive will return thither, there being no more Opportunities for him to fignalise himfelf by his Martial Genius. 'Nov. 17. It is faid that an Application will be made for a fettled, Reward for apprehending fuch as rob in the Streets, or on the Roads, within Ten Miles of London, to be paid 5n open Court upon Conviction, by direction of the Judge which, it is hoped, will excite fuch Alacrity in purfuing Offenders, as will Quickly put an End to fuch Diforders, by rendering it impracticable to elcape. A Gentleman who arrived by the laft Packet from Holland reports, that in paffing through the Palatine, the Officers were ever where as bufy in exercifing their Recruits, compleating their Corps' recalling Furlos, and putting Things in the fame Condition as if they were to take the Field early in the Spring, in Virtue of precife Orders from the Court for that Purpofe, which occafioned much' Speculation.

No, ai. We hear, the Inhabitants of ManchelW are raifing a. Sufcription for building an Hofpital to receive a Number of expofed and Hrfrrted Childrfn, wh 4 i Ci have been abandoned to In 21. Wiut a itt jvien, that are the Peft of the good. People of that Place.

They force themfelves uninvited into the beft Families, amufe the Daughter with folemn Vows of and when they have fucceeded in their curfed Defigns, leave thetn Nov. 24. The Amfterdam Gazette tells us, that befides what has been formerly faid of the Convention between the Englifh and French Eaft India Companies, it is agreed, that from henceforth they fhall enjoy in Common the Settlement of Mufu'ipatJm and. feme other Diftricts on the Coaft of Coromandel, the PcfTcfiion of which had been long difputed. Nov.

28. Yefterday between Eleven and Twelve at Noon, ctied the Right Honourable Edward Ironfide, Efq; Lord Mayor cf thia City, to the univerfai Concern of his Fellow Citizens, his Life being uniform in the Exercife of every Virtue. His Heart was at all Times fortified againft Corruption and his Abilities exerted irt the Service of the Public. Under the moft intenfe Pain the true Chriftian was apparent and with the greateft Calmnefs and Re fignation he embraced his approaching Change. 1 The Conferences between the Ruffian and Swedifh Minifters feem' to be pretty well over, and there are Appearances which indicate fome Iffue or other of their Proceedings but what this IiTue i we muftleara from the Event, as Conjectures about it are diametrically oppofite.

Nov. 29. According to private Letters. from Bruffels, tSe lateV enjoining the Clergy and Religious Houfes to deliver in true State of the Value of their Revenues, and their Titles to what they hold in Mortmain, is executed with great Rigour. All the Steps taken by the Clergy to obtain a Repeal of it has been ineffectual: Their Offer of a free Gift of Eight Millions, was abfolutely rejected by a Body of who are careful to fee the EdidV ftrictly executed.

The Convents, particularly, are ftrangely em barrafled to produce their Titles and Rights to their Poffeffions. Scarce a Day paffes but fome illegal or forged Title, or the Want of any Title whatever, is found out, and the Difcoverer is fure tQ be amply rewarded. The Emprefs Queen, in order to improve her Cavalry, reckoned' at prefent the beft in Europe, has refolved to add a Riding Mafter to every Regiment, to teach the private Men. Nov. 30.

They write frcm Berlin, that the Report of his Pruf fian Majefty's parting with his little Sovereignty in Switzerland to the Canton of Bern is revived, which, as it can be done with no other View than to bring a large Mafs of Treafure into tho King's Coffers, and the ordinary Expences of the Government da not require, occafions many Speculations. Our laft Letters from the Hague intimate, that the EftabliffimenC of a free Port is again retarded by the ftarting of freh Difficulties But that the true Patriots pleafe themfelves with the Hopes of overcoming thefe by the fame Zeal and Diligence which enabled them ta remove former Obftades. Dec. 1. A young Gentleman, Son of an eminent Merchant of this City, came home to his Father Houie between Twelve and One a Clock laft Wednefday Morning, and ordered the Servant who fat for him, to make a good Fire in bis Bed chamber, and then' go to Bed, and ftrictly ordered not to be difturbed on any Account till Eleven a Clock at which Hour the Servant went to call and after knocking at his Chamber Door for a confiderable Time, in vain, he acquainted his Mafter therewith, and that he was fearful fome Misfortune had befel his Son on which the Door being forced open, the melancholly Scene prefented itfelf to their View, of the unhappy Youth lying on the Floor, with his Throat cut al moll from Ear td Ear and a Letter was found upon the Tabie." wrote in the moft moving Stile to his Father, acquainting him with the Caufe of his melancholly Cataftrophe The.

Purport of which That; he wai anwatily drawn ia to to a Hajard kept.