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is A Confirmation is come to the Admiralty of the Capture of the Spanith "Million Ship, with Addition, that the is valued at One One Hundred Thoufand Pounds. Some fay that Englifh Property; others, that our Infurers will 300,000 lofe 300,000 l. 1. 1. 1 1 1.

1. The Camp to which the French- retired under Caffel was well entrenched, M. de Stainville (the Report of whofe Death was falfe) was left in it with 30 Battalions, whilft the reft of the Army croffed the Fulda on the 25th, to encamp at Langwerhegen. The Prince de Soubife's Plate is taken. The French have alfo loft 17.

Pieces of heavy Cannon. The Chevalier de Muy, and feveral other general Officers, loft all their: Baggage. No General or Staff-officer of the French, it is faid, was killed or wounded. On the 25th the Hereditary Prince in Perfon, at the Head of Horfe, made an Attack on a Body of the Prince de Conde's 400 Army, commanded by M. de Conflans, but was who repulfed, and his Highnefs himfeif.

made Prifoner by two Huffars, were bringing him away, when 40 of Bock's Dragoons came up and refcued him, There is nothing new from Silefia or Saxony, except that Marthal Daun hath made a Motion towards Schweidnitz, and fent away his heavy Baggage. The Report of a Ceflation of Hoftilities between the Courts of Berlin and Drefden is not confirmed. Nor is that Event expected without the Confent of the Autrians. There are fome Advices which fay, that the Spaniards have received a fevere Check near Almeida. July 8.

Commodore Young, in his Majefty's Ship Guernfey, has blocked up at Caen 13 flat-bottomed Boats, that were under the Convoy of four armed Veffels going to Breft. Advice is received by the Flanders. Mail, that the Toulon Fleet, having been joined by fome Spanith Men of War, confifts of fixteen Ships of the Line, and two Frigates, and was ready to put to Sea with Troops on board, and a large Quantity of Warlike Stores; and that Admiral Saunders, having received Intelliof their being ready to fail, had left Gibraltar, and was gence cruizing off Toulon, with eighteen Ships of the Line, and four Frigates, in order to intercept them. We are informed, that there are two more Ships equally rich with the Spanith Regifter Ship lately taken, expected home from the South Seas, and that Lord Anfon, about a Month before he died, had Intelligence of them, and gave Inftructions accordingly. The above Regifter Ships mount 26 Guns each, and are well' manned; and it is faid that 125,000 1.

is infured here on one, and 50,000 l. on the other. We hear that the Spaniards have declared, that they will take all Neutral Ships they meet with, that are bound to or from any of the Britith Ports. Letters by the laft Mail advife, that the greateft Part of theFrench Officers, made Prifoners on the 24th ult. had been releafed on their Parole; and that the Allied Army was much fcandalized at the Manner in which thofe Gentlemen Spoke of their Commanders in Chief.

Some Advices pretend, that Colberg will be immediately blocked up by a Danith Squadron, The laft Letters from Silefia inform us, that a fcorbutic Diftemper rages fo much in the Auftrian Army, that few Regiments have lefs than two or three Hundred Men feized with it, moft of whom are carried off by it. The States of Holland have refolved to take into Confideration, at their next Meeting, the State of their Navy; on the Importance of which they feem at prefent to have a proper Senfe. July 10. The Marthal d'Etrees, who picqued himfelf on knowing the Country of Heffe as well as any of the Natives, and who had exact Intelligence of the Situation of Prince Ferdinand's Army, is faid to have formed a Defign of furprizing it, at leaft that Corps which was commanded by his Serene Highnefs in Perfon which was to have been executed upon the 25th, if he had net been himfelf furprized on the 24th, by Motions fo happily contrived, and executed with fuch Precifion, that the French were attacked in three Quarters of an Hour in Frent, Flank, and Rear. We hear that Sir Edward Hawke is ordered to make the quickeft Paffage he can to the Groyne, where he is to fend a Flag of Truce on Shore, with a Letter to be forwarded to the Spanith Court, to demand an immediate Evacuation of the Spanith Troops from Portugal, and to allow a certain Number of Days for an Anfwer and if they refufe to comply with our Demands, the Admiral is to proceed immediately to Naples, and there make Reprifals.

The Troops of his Danith Majefty, when they lately Hamburgh, had Orders to commit no Irregularities, and to. pay a particular Regard to the Safety and Protection of the Britith Subjects, who were exempted from the Loan required by the King. Yefterday Advice came, that a Spanith Advice Ship from the Havannah, bound to Cadiz, is taken by one of our Men of War. Two Guernfey Privateers have taken two French Veflels, bound with Naval Stores to Marfeilles. A Trader at Cadiz, who was fo indifcreet as to fay that Spain was betrayed to the Englith, that the War was precipitately begun, and that the Effects of the Crown and the Merchants, which might have fupported it, were now on the Seas in Ships ill manned, and worle, victualled, fo that probably two Thirds at leaft of them might.

be taken; has been, feized, and by the Directions of the Magiftrates fent to a Mad-houfe. By the Dutch. Mail, which is arrived this Day, we learn, that the Allied and French Armies continue in the fame Politions they took after the late ACtion; that the Number of private Men of the French who were made Prifoners is not fo. great, as it was at firft fuppofed, not exceeding 2000; but that the Number of Officers is actually 150, among whom are five Colonels of the Grenadiers of France, and the Vifcount Broglio; that only 3 Pieces of Cannon were taken, with five Pair of Colours, and fome Standards but a very large Number of rich Equipages and that the Englith Troops fuffered moft; 200 were made Prifoners, befides thofe who were flain in the Field. The Letters by this Mail feem to confirm the Report of the March, of a Body of Ruffians to join the Allied Army.

The Ruffians under General Czernichef joined the right Wing of the King of Pruffia's Army in Silefia the 28th paft. The Prince of Bevern appointed Commander in Chief in Upper Silefia, A large Train of battering Cannon is preparing at Magdebourg, which is deigned for Saxony, We. learn from that the Breach between that Court and the Court of Copenhagen grows daily wider. Letters from Dantzick advife, that the Czar will come and take the Command in Perfon of his Forces in Germany that are to act againft the King of Denmark. From Lifbon they write, that all Orders in the State, including the Clergy, are fucceffively offering Money to the Government.

The French Squadron is returned to Toulon, with 2400 Men, which it brought off from Minorca. LONDON, June 29. On the 23d it was definitively refolved in Council, That certain. Terms of Accommodation, which had been propofed by the Enemy, were inconfiftent with the Honour and Intereft of the Leyden Gazette. July 13.

A private Letter from Hamburgh, dated the 8th Infant, fays, that the Danes have taken Travemunde, and that a little before the Poft fet out it was reported, that they had likewife made themfelves Mafters of Lubeck. It is now faid, that the Right Hon. the Earl of Buckinghamthire is appointed Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of Ruffia. When the French Troops furrendered to the Marquis of Giantheir Officer. faid openly, that they held it fan Honour, to be made Prifoners by fuch brave Men; but that this Misfor- Nicely foon to lofe, and as a Piece of Exchange.

Thefe are the, tune could never have befallen them, if they had not been com- only two that at prefent retard the Peace. This Peace ObjeCts manded by fuch, The Reader may, depend upon the cannot, however, be far off; as we may judge by the cenfideraFact, and that thefe are precifely their own Words. ble Purchafe that a certain foreign Prince, who is renowned for A French Gentleman of Family has been fent to the that Baftile, of his Velocity in the Day of Battle, has lately made in the Engliff for drawing a Parallel between the prefent King and Funds." Character the Third, in which he has Rank, made extremely of both free Sexes. with the He received On the from 25th his paft Mater, the King of Pruffia's Refident at Hamburgh' of Perions of very high and by an Exprefs, fome Difpatches which concludes. his Parallel, with' propoling a general Affembly of the he immediately communicated to the principal Members of the States.

Government, who met next Morning at Nine, and fat till Three Extract of a Letter from Captain Patrick Crighton, of the Bril- but the Subject of their Deliberations was kept a Secret. liant Privateer, of 18 Six-pounders, and 93 Men, dated Lifon, July 15. Yefterday the Earl of Buckinghamfhire kiffed his June 24. from Majeity's Hand, on being appointed Ambaffador to the Emperor Since my laft, of the 11th Infant, Dartmouth, we of Ruffia. have fpoke to a Number of Veffels, to no Purpofe.

On the 18th The Hermione's Cargo will be brought to England in his MaInftant, after a Chafe of two Hours, came up with the Duke of jefty's Ships Neptune, Active and Favourite. A Midthipman on' York Privateer Sloop, of Briftol, of ro Three-pounders, and Board the Favourite wrote to his Friend here to make Infurance for Men, who informed me that there were fix Spaniards lying be- 1500 I. reckoned his Share. fore Finifterre Town, under a four Gun Battery. Next Morning We are informed, that no Perfon is or will be appointed to go.

I worked into the Bay, attacked the Battery and Veffels, 'in' to France, nor any Foot Negotiation for a Peace with France and Company with the Sloop, and had the good Luck, in an Hour will be fet on till the Campaign is over, unlefs requeitea by and three Quarters, to drive them from their Battery; when I' the two Powers before-mentioned. immediately manned our Boats, took Poffeflion of the Fort, took The Head-Quarters of Prince Ferdinand were on the 2d Inft. down the Spanith Flag, and hoifted the Englith, and fpiked up fill at Wilhelmfahi The French under Soubife are ftrongly entheir Guns. trenched behind the Fulda It was the Marquis of Granby who 66. In the Interim they abandoned the Ships, likewife the Town, made himfelf Mafter of Fritzlar, Fellberg, and Gudefberg.

which is pretty large however, I did not let the People ftay to On the 3othr paft the King of Denmark made a freth Demand plunder or meddle with it, but went to Work immediately in on the City of Hamburgh5 but of what Nature the Letters do' cutting and warping out the Veffels, four of which we got out not mention. They fay, it is fuppofed to' be for Liberty to form a by Four in the Afternoon. The Wind blowing right into the Magazine there, as is done at Lubeck. Bay, we were obliged to let the other two go upon the Rocks, Thefe Letters add, that the Courier which the Pruffian Minifter they being in Ballaft. at Hamburgh received on the 25th, brought him Orders to demand The Wind frething faft, and Night coming on, and freth a Loan of the fame Sum.

which the City had advanced to his DaSoldiers coming conftantly down, I immediately put to Sea, hav- nith Majefty. ing fcarce Men enough to take Care of what we had got. Three Some Letters by the Dutch Mail put 60,000 Ruffians in March of them are loaded from Cadiz to Ferrol, partly for the King of to Holftein; and give Expectation of their being joined by 12,000 Spain, and partly for Merchants Account the other, a fine Snow Swedes; and that the Czar, to have an Interview with the King belonging to Bilboa, in Ballaft. We have the Mate of the' largeft of Pruffia, will make a Tour to Brefau. Veffel here, being the only Prifoner we could catch, We arrived A private Letter of Credit received by Yelterday's Mail, here the 23d Inftant, and thall away again immediately, as foon pretty ftrong Affurances of a Speedy Accommodation between the as I can get my Damage repaired, which is, my Flying-gib-boom Courts of Vienna and Berlin.

The Prefumptions are fo ftrongi in thot away, my Foremaft thot through in the Middle, my Stern Favour of it, that on the 10th Init. a as foon as they tranfpired at and Quarters very much thattered, likewife all my Sails and Rig- Amfterdam, the Stockjobbers were all thrown into a ftrange Ferging, but luckily have not loft a Man, only a few wounded. ment, and Stocks rofe confiderably. The two Settees are, one of eight Nine-pounders, and full of They write from Vienna, that they expect to fee the Pruffians Mufquetoons; and the other fix Six-pounders, very long, and begin to alt offenfively, as foon as they are joined by the Rufians; Mufquetoons and the Snow fix Four-pounders the Erig has no but that in Regard to their own Troops, it feemed decided that Guns." they would keep on the Defenfive, Extract of a Letter from Portimouth, July 11. The fame Letters from Vienna allow, that Affairs have changed Our fmall Craft have blocked up feveral French flat-bottomed their Face in Saxony.

Gen. Seidlite (fay thefe Letters) having Boats, in a Creek on the French Coaft; and on Thurfday After- brought the Pruffians a new Corps of Troops fince the Defection noon failed from Spithead his Majefty's Sloop Weazel, with the of the Swedes, they have now a Superiority over the Troops of Pluto and another Firethip, with feveral of our flat-bottom Boats, the Empire, who, on that Account, are retiring towards Franin order to cut out the French flat-bottom Boats, or burn them: conia. If the former, we thall in all Probability fee what Sort of Ma- The two principal Articles of the Treaty of Peace between the chines they would fright the intimidated Part of the Englith with. King of Pruffia and the Court of Stockholm, import, the one, Thefe Boats came out of Havre only for a Parade, and have by that Things thall be put in the fame State they were before the their Unfkilfulnefs been caught in Lobb's Pound." Troubles; the other, that the Crown of Sweden, whatever Event Saturday laft there was the greateft Proof of Small Arms at the way happen, thall not take any Part again in the prefent War, Tower ever known at one Time. 'Tis fuppofed they are to be July 17.

They write from Peterfburgh, that his Imperial Mafent to Portugal. jefty feems to have at Heart the putting an End to a Bloody and Mrs. Draper, her Majefty's Midwife, went into Waiting, at War, by an equitable and folid Peace; and in order to the Queen's Houfe, on Saturday Evening. carry that Point, will exert at once the whole Force of the RufLetters by the laft Mail advife, that among the Danifh Troops fian Empire. are not lefs than 20,000 Deferters, on whom no Dependance can From Ratifbon we have Advice, by Letters of the 5th Inftant, be placed; and that the Count de St.

Germain is on bad Terms that the Army of the Empire was flying before the Pruffian Gewith the Miniftry, who have reprefented to the King the Danger neral Seidlitz, and its Baggage and Hofpital were already arrived of meafuring Swords with fuch an Empire as Ruffia. It is added, in the Bithopric of Bamberg. that it was the Count who induced the King to come and review They write from Peterfburgh of the 13th of June, that the his Troops in Perfon. firft Regiment of Foot Guards was juft beginning to march for They write from Vienna, that the Court had delivered to Prince Pomerania, and they reckoned that the Emperor would foon take Galliczin, the Ruffian Minifter, in Anfwer to the Reprefentations the fame Route, his Imperial Majefty having appointed a Council he had made by Order of the Czar his Mater, for reconciling the of Regency during his intended Abfence, of which the Prince of Differences between the Emprefs Queen and the King of Pruffia, Holitein-Beck is to be the Head, and the Chancellor Woronzoff two moft pacific Anfwers; which would foon be made public. the Vice Prefident.

Thefe Letters add, that in the mean While the Sterility of the Extract of a Letter Peterfburgh, June 13. Operations in Silefia occafioned much Speculation: That the In- Preparations are making for the Emperor's Journey, which, activity of Marthal Daun was not relithed by the Miniftry; feveral- it is faid, will, take Place towards the End of this Month. The of them with that he had not been taken from his Poit of Prefi- foreign Minifters, that of France excepted, will follow his Majedent of the Council of War: That both Daun and Laudohn had fty; at leaft they are invited fo to do. The latter was not, beeach his Party in the Miniftry; and that the Sequel of the Ope- caufe he has declared that he was going to relieve the Count d'Arations in the Field would determine which thould have the Af- vrincourt at Stockholm, and only waited for the Orders of his tendant. Court to depart.

There are a thoufand Conjectures upon the ObBy Letters from Poland we learn, that the Emperor of Ruffia of this is labouring, at the Inftigation of his Pruffian Majefty, to get the The Feftivals and public Rejoicings at Peterfburgh, on OccaCount de Bruhl, the declared Enemy of the King of Pruffia, re- fion of the Re-eitablithment of the Peace with Pruffia, were to' moved from the King of Poland's Councils; this Minifter's Op- begin the 20th of laft Month. pofition being the chief Obftacle to a Peace between the Courts By the Treaty of Peace between the Courts of and of Berlin and Drefden. Berlin, the Ruffian Troops are to continue, till fuch Time as a We learn from that the Emperor gave Notice to general Pacification takes Place, in Poffeftion of Colberg and all the foreign Minifters at his Court, excepting thofe of France Konigiberg, to make them Places of Arms. and Spain, that he propofed to put himfelf at the Head of his The Ruffians under Count Czernicheff have joined the King Forces, in order to conduct their Operations in Perfon; and' in- of Pruffia's Army and there is Advice from Berlin of fome vited them to attend him. His Imperial Majefty fent Notice at bloody Skirmithes having already paffed between their Coffacks the fame Time to the Court of Copenhagen, that as foon as he and the Light Troops of the Auftrians.

thould join his Army, he would nominate two Commiffaries, and The Pruffian General Kleift attacked on the 27th ult. the Authey might do the fame, to labour to accommodate the Differen- ftrian Colonel Torreck, who was encamped with about. 1800 ces between the two Crowns. It is added, that the Emperor had Men near Marienberg, to cover the Frontiers of Bohemia. He faid publickly, that he.

expected to have an Interview with the difperfed the Corps, made a Number of them Prifoners, and reKing of Pruffia at Konigfberg. turned the next Day to Freyberg. They write from Hamburgh, that it was with the Confent of Prince Henry of Pruffia having fent 340 Auftrian Prifoners France that Sweden made her Peace with Prufia. The Duke of down the Elbe, 1 for Magdebourg, the Veffel they were on boardMecklenburgh is arrived at Hamburgh, to refide there with his truck on a Sand-bank; when the Efcorte defired the Prifoners to Dutchefs, till his Differences with the King of Pruffia be finally lend their Affiitance to fet her afloat again; but the latter refufed, fettled. alleging it was their Conductors Duty to convey them fafe and ExtraCt of an authentic Letter from a Perfon of Diftinction at found to the Place of their Deftination.

The Pruffians therefore Berlin, June 30. were obliged to fet to Work alone to get the Veffel off, but had no 66 Things refume a pacific Affect, and Neceflity will fupply fooner laid down their Arms than the Auftrians. (eized them, and what is wanting in Inclination. The Situation of Affairs be- made the Pruffians Prifoners in their Turn. After which, having tween the Courts of Peterfburgh and Copenhagen has changed in got the Veffel afloat, they fteered for Drefden, where they arrived" feveral Refpects.

Though the Czar has put himfelf at the Head the zoth of laft Month. of his Array, and invited the foreign Minifters to follow his Letters by the laft Packet from Lifon import, that notwithCamp, the Negociations are neverthelefs renewed, under the ftanding all the Boating of the Spaniards that they thould foon reMediation of his Pruffian Majefty, and Berlin is to be the Seat duce the whole Kingdom of Portugal, there was not the leaft Apof the Conferences. The Emperor of Germany has already fent pearance of it at prefent: On the it was not doubted, contrary, thither Monfieur Kolf, as his Minifter. Plenipotentiary, feconded but that the National Troops, with the Affiftance of the Englith, by the Importance of his Mafter and Peter 1HI. will likewife would oblige them to retreat much fafter than they advanced, whenPlenipotentiary there, feconded by the Weight of 40,000 ever they came to an Engagement, Ruffians.

Thefe Meafures will undoubtedly produce an Accom- BOS 0 September modation, with to the Affairs of Holftein and Slefwick, Friday laft arrived here a Brig from Cape Bonavifta, in Newthat will diminith the Opulence of the Crown of Denmark; or foundland, having on board a Number of the Inhabitants, who' to fpeak in more proper Terms, will encreafe its Poverty. This have fled from that Place; the came there from Ireland, and is Poverty muft be much greater than has been generally imagined loaded with Provition. fince the Danith Titus, the Patron of Learning, the Friend of Sept. 13. On receiving the glorious News of the Surrender of the Model of Juftice (as he has been fondly called) the Havannah, together with 15 Spanith Men of War to His Mankind, has been obliged, even before the Sword was drawn, to demand Majefty's Fleet and Army, the Guns at Caftle William gave a Money of the City of Hamburgh, in much ch the fame Way as cer- Royal Salute, as alfo the Batteries of this Town and Charlestain private Difturbers of civil Society demand it of the firf Per- Town, on beard Ships, and the greateft Joy, was expreffed by fon they meet, and whom they know to be well provided.

all Ranks of People. 66 With the Negotiations between England and We hear that a of General will be appointed by to Day Rejoicing France, I can only tell you, that they are likely to terminate in the Governor, on Account of the above great and important Aca fpeedy Accommodation. The French offer to accept of the quifition. Conditions propofed by the Court of England while Buffy was at NEW W-P -PORT (in Rhode-Ifland) September 14. London.

But the Britith Miniftry refufe to give up Martinico Laft Tuefday the Schooner Peacock, Peleg Hull, Mafter, arwithout an Equivalent, and the King of Spain to quit Portugal, rived here in 36 Days from Martinico. She was taken by a Porto for which he wants to have as an Indemnification of what he is Rico Privateer the fame Day the failed, who rantomed her.