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ft 11 I i Admiral Sir Charles Knowlci, Bart, attended the Court Yefterday at St. James's, and had the Honour of a long Conference with his Majefty. The Commander of the avourite Sloop of War, from Falkland Iflands, has, we hear, been introduced to 'his. Majefty, and honoured with a private Conference. A fpirited Memerial is difpatched to the Court of Spain, demanding their immediate Evacuation of the Falkland Iflands.

Yefterday the Spanifh Arabaflador had a Conference of near two Hours with Lord Weymouth. The Arnbaflador fays, the Officer at Falkland Ifland has done what hat happened of hii own Head, and that his Court knew not a Tittle about it: This fhould rather feem to be the Anfwerof a French AmbafTador we might expect fuch a One from fuch a Court. The Earl of Chatham ii expectsd to affift at the Privy Council on Saturday next. The Earl of Chatham, it is faid, is in the hightft Credit with a Great Pcrfenage. It ic reoorted tkat Lord'North waited uoon the Earl of Chat what Bufinefs is a profound Secret It is now generally conjectured, that Lord Chatham's Intelligence came by Means of the King of 1, a friendly Cor refpondence having commenced between that illuftrious Sovereign and the patriotic Earl when in Power, which has ever lince con tinued.

gates, tec. Letters from Peterfburgh mention, that a large Body of Men will fpeedily be embarked, in order to occupy the Conqueftt of the Greek Iflands, already made by the Ruffian Arms, and i the Overplus to be employed in a Land Expedition. Friday 5 who had been, in the Sea Service, and vvere determined not' to be met at the Sun, in Fafliion ftreet Spitalfields, where they were joined by 20 more, from whence, they proceeded, 45 in Numberto the Houfe of Rendezvous, at t. Catherine's, and entered them felves voluntarily in his Majeftys The general martial Preparations now making by almoft evqry Court in Europe, both withRefpect to the Augmentation of their military and marine Forces, ftrike every Man of Thought with Apprehenfions of the greatcft Confequence. Betts of 100 to 50 are laid at the Cocoa, that Ceylon will be in the Poffeffion of the Englifli before Chriftmas.

vJ We are affured that our Court, will n6t honour, that of Portugal, by fending them ah Ambaffador, until that haughty and ungrateful Nation ftiall be fincerely difpofed to teftore the Britih Merchants and Subjects to their full Rights! and ac cording to Treaty. 4V' Saturday feveral of the principal Officers of Ordnance went to Woolwich in a Barge, to expedite the Stores whieiuare preparing for five Men of War, deftined for the Mediterranean. The fame Day the Commiffioners of the, Victualling Office eontrackd for twenty Tons of Britifh Brandy, for the Ufe of the above Ships," io be delivered Vith all Expedition. We are informed that an Order will foon be iffued from the Office of Ordnance, commanding .1000 Beds, with complete Fur niture, and a large Quantity of warlike Stores, to. be fent to Gibraltar fM 'I Bv a private Letter fromMadraisitis.faid.

that not with that he has more than 400 French Officers in" his Army, who are inceflantly inftructing the Moratta in the European in which they have already fo far fucceeded us to be able to ibrm a regular Attack. TJ Z. 1' 'I Some Letters from Genoa Report prevailing there, that the Senate ate actually upon the Point of coming to an open P.upture with the Bone of being fome Dif jputcs relative to the Sale of vi r.r A Venice mentions, that Dutch Merchant 'Ships had lately been brought to at Sea, by a Ruffian, Man of War, and on Examination it having appeared that their Cargoes were Xurkifti Property, they were both feized, and, their Ladings taken out, after which the Skippers had Leave to profecute their Voyages. Thurfday Night the Dolphin, a noted Lodcing Houfe near the Seven Dials, was attacked by a fecured thirteen young Fellows, and carried them off triumphant. Friday Morning feven Sailors were taken out of the.King's Head at.Chelfea, and fecured for his Majefty Fleet.

Sept, a8. A Council is fummoned to raeet at Richmond To faorrow, at which the Lords North, Chatham, and Rochford, arc ordered to attend. Two Betts ere adually laid (one by Lord S) that before the End of ten Days the Spanifli AmbafTador will terminate Difputes, ly felting off from Lond? for the CathcLc Court, at Midnight, The Report of Change Alley on Wedb.efday was, that the Courier had frna UiCui, with tht that the vSpani(h Court greatly condemned the Conduct of their Officer! in the South 5eas, refpecting the Treatment of the Englifli at Falkland together with a Promife, not only for a Reftitution of that lace, but likewife of every Expence. this Nation, had been pat to on the Account. This Report had the cefired Effect, and raifed the Stocks at leaf! Three per Cent.

Yefterday, however, they Tound out that his Return cannot be for fome Days to jcome nevertheUfs Things feem rather better than they were" on Wednefday. It is faid that; an, intended Divorce, which is to be a fir ft Bufi nft in the'Conrt of tudicature. atthe Ooeniae of the'SeflionS, Lr 1 1 r. 1 c.f hvpc hnf imnn nreiiefTivien on ooard tne euara iniDS. to move xnem iroai mcir The Lords of the Admiralty are fo perfectly convinced of French and Spanifli hoftile Meafures, that they apprehend they cannot act quick enough to 5e upon, a Footing with them.

It As talked that Admiral Rodney villi command the fleet obferva tion intended io cruize between UJhant and Cape. Finiftcrre. bear Orders are given of 11,000 Tons cf Shipping to be imme diately taken up an Government Contrail, to be employed as We hear three Regiments of Infantry, on the Jrjjh Eftablihment, are ordered to be in Readinefs to embark far foreign Service. V. Sotnt intelligent people imaging that the French have no real deigns hi tie Mediterranean, bat that tbn'wifi atterhbi to draw pr'eat iart of our will not meet with the leaft Oppofitlon in Lieu of which, the forces there, and then attack our pojefjions in the Atlantic.

Conditions! we are told, are, that the Damages will be remitted. By a Gentleman juft arrived from Marfeilles, i learjv that iS Ships of the Line, and 6 Frigates, failed out of Toulon on Uhe nth Inftant. It. is faid that 6 Sail of the Line. will 'fail viththe next India Fleet for the Coaft of Africa; to protect the Trade in that Quarter! hear Counfel is actually retained on the Part of feveral on tne fart or lever It is talked that a Change in all the Departments of State will immediately take Place 5 War being on all Accounts deemed The prefent War between the Porte and the Ruffians was entered nto by the Smprefs Catherine, with the Defignxof perfectiajj the Scheme begun PeteV, arid carrieHori by 'bis Sucifeffors To thcvAmazement of all Europe ihe caufed a Ruffian Fleet ta come from the Bottom of the Baltic, to lhake the remoteft Parts of the Mediterranean to excite and fupport the Inlurretions of UVI mw.um..

l. 1 ll .13 mi 1 1 k. mm a 1 11 rr v. miwi 111 1 irdu ri 1 111 1 1 li urn nwrr rwrrw jri iit llicpai vonnncracni, dv naoeas corpus, utipuc wi numuaui Warrants or anv uniuftifiable Exertion of arbitrarv Power. the vaft Empire of her Enemies.

This is one of the moft diftin the vaft Empire of her Enemies. This We are informed that Yefterday died, in St. Thomas's Hofpital, one of the Crw of the Richmond Eaft Indiaman, who was wounded a few Days fince, by fo'me of the Men belonging to the Lvnr. acDeara that the Richmond, beine at Anchor ofF it v.A.o flfr tVP Kmrin nn th Admiraltv Board, an Gravefead. the Tide running hizh.

fwurig aeainft the Lynx Exorefs was fent off to Falmouth, to be forwarded by an Advice It is faid that a Man on board the Merchantman, lying off Boat, td the Commander of his Majefty's Squadron at Newfoundland. 'i The Ships put into Commiffion are 31 of the Line, viz. 3 of 90 Guns ao of 74, 1 of 70, 7 of 64, befides 6 under the Command of Admiral Geary, Lord and Commodore Hill. Infurance upon Ships outward bound, is now done at nearly thcufual Prices as in Time of War but to return the Surplus, in cafe War is not declared before the Arrival of the Ships to their Ports. Advices by YcfterdayV Mails confirm the Account, that the Inhabitants of the hearing of the total Defeat of the Ottoman Fleet, had taken Arras, and maflacred, in their Turn, all the Turks whofcll into their Hands.

Several Regiments of Infantry are fpeedily to be embarked for Jamaica, and the Windward Iflands. The Greeks of Lavidia and Theffaly have revolted againft the Turks, and the Ruffian Flag is flying on many Iflands of the Archipelago. 'i It is reported (we hope without Foundation) that the. Plague rages with fome Violence in the Ifland of Minorca. By Captain SMITH, from St, Chriftophers, we have the fol lowing intelligence.

I Auguji 2S. TH Porte, with a View of Quieting the Minds of the Inhabitants of Albania and Bofnia, has fent fome Advice Boats totheCoafts of thofe Provinces to affure the that the Ottoman Army has gained, a confiderable Advantage over the Ruffians, near the Neifter. If this Preeaution had not' been taken, a general Revolt muft have taken Place, Ruffians have burnt feveral of the Ships they took from the be caufe they had the Plague on board. The Number of Vefiels taken by the Ruffians, laden with Provifions for.Conftantinople, and other Parts of the Ottoman Empire, cannot fail of producing a moft dreadful Famine, which will reduce the People to the laft Extremity. N.

Sept, 24. A Rupture is likely to commence very fpeedily between the King of Sardinia and the. Republic of Genoa, owing to fome Infringement oh the Treaties by the latter. It is affured that fome Gentlemen belonging to the Bill of Rights, are determined to try the Yalfdity of Prefs Warrants. i3v Letters from Gibraltar and Minorca we are informed, that Deptford, who a few Days fince fliot the Lieutenant, who came to impfs him, was Yefterday delivered up to the Civil Several Gentlemen, Englifhmen and Foreigners, having on the 13th Inftant made an Excurfion from Margate to Deal and being, on their Arrival, informed, that Part ef the Ruffian Fleet, cpa fifting or 3 Men of War, and 14 'Tranfports, bound for the Archipelago, had caft Andur eff Deal the Night beforethey immediately went on board, tg compliment the Admiral on his fafe Arrival in the Downs.

His Excellency, Admiral Arff, who happened to fpeak Englifii'and French fluently, received them very politely, treating them with excellent Champaign, and making their Stay on board" the Fleet" jis agreeable as poffible. The Admiral being inquifitive after recent News from the Ruffian the Number of Ships of War belonging to the French, Spaniards, and Venetians, now cruifing, and getting ready for the a guiflied Events in all Naval Hiftory. We are told the approaching War will change the intended Operations refpeftiag the Colonies. 'Thus itfelf inky productive of the happieft Kind of Peace. 0 vV The Stocks fell Monday Three, and Yefterday Five per Cent.

We are allured that fix Ships of the Line are ordered to be immediately completed for Service, before any other of the prefent Armament. 5 It may be depended on, that the above fix Ships are. to proceed, as foon as ever they are fitted out, to the River Tagus, to demand Satisfaction of the Court of Portugal for the Imprisonment and ill Ufage of Mn Conriell, the Ensliih Merchanrj at Lifbon. v. We are affured it is if the Portugal doc not give immediate aad ample Satisfaction for the Infult offered to Great Britain, in their Illegal and oppreffive Ufage of our Engliih Leader that War fhail be directly againft her.

vr i The Behaviouri of the Portuguefe to our Factory at Liibon has long been complained of, but without much Notice' having Armv under General Remanzowv and the Fleet commanded by been given to it' by the but this Jaft Inftance was' fo Admiral Elphinftone, the Gentlemea, after tbey had returned to founds a London Evening Paper juft come in made ale tached Abftract in of what concerned the Ruffians by Land and Sea, which early the next Morning' they fent to the Admiral, with a polite Card, ts make fome imperfect Return for the generous Reception they had mat with. Saturday. Sunday 'and Monav. Exprelics arrived from Paris very nagrant, tnat ircouia not. oe pauea over vvitn any Degree ot Honour or Propriety.

vn. nr rt' i .1 v. iVe hear it is the determined Resolution of the prefent M'miflry rather to refign in a Body, than, any Terms whatever, to farm a Coalition with any tf the Chatham Party The Spanib Galleons for this Tear are already arrived 2 Co that if War fhould be declared, capital Prizes can be expected till the fcl at the French Miniitpr's, in Coniequence ot wnicn, it is laid, icrwwg 1 PVeparations are making for his fpcedy Departure, which caufes The Spaniards have taken Care to be. attted dti all Potntr to rerdvt much Speculation. a new Governor.

has put Cadisi in a State of 'Defence and General We are well informed that Admiral Elphinftone has already O'Reily, frtm the shat every Plate in that Part remitted 'upwards of One Hundred Thouland Pounds to his Lady of the World was in thorough Repair. at Plymouth. 'The Situathn'of the Mmifirfv.n: critical, fez if ibty Jo, 'declare A RE (in St. Chriftophers November, to. War againji: Spain, they drej accordingtO feme, Cowards and Pcltrions By a Gentleman who arrived Yefterday from Dominica, we.are while on the contrary if they jhtmld go War.

with that Power, affured, as a Matter of that the Day before he left that ethers would affert'. they were Blockheads for fuarrelltng about a Plact Iflind, fome Gentlemen who had arrived from Maftinico brought of no Conference v. Advice, that a French Frigate arrived at St. Pierre from France Sept. ,27.

All the letters received by cur merchants from Madrid; by with Difpatches for his Excellency Count d'Ennsrie, which were the laft packet, mention, a report, wtieb prevailed there, of an intended of fuch Importance asrnade it neceffary for him to communicate rupture with England and that they every hear expetled a declaration the Contents of them to of Fort.Royale, though of wr to be made there. then Eleven Clock at Night. This caufing fome Speculation No lefs than 2000 men have been entered at the Portfmouib Rendex among the Inhabitants, they follicited his Excellency, to inform votes, by Lieutenant Ayjcougb, and returned to the Admiralty front the them if they had any, Thing to apprehend from the; Engliih They were anfwered they had not but' that Spain had already declared War againft England, though the Engliih had not yet declared. The Frieate failed in a few Hours, for On Thurfdav laft his Maieftv's Shio Seaford. of 20 Guns; no to; Scenes of, Blood.

Steer Douglafs, Efq; Commander arrived here, with, Commo Prefs Warrants are. figned' by the Lord Mayor, tor impreffinj Afvm Jii'i 'wm rr Wnifrl wrVi 1 ft rrr rA tr a rm rir 1 A rf 1VT TT 11 til til it IT the Squadron on the Jamaica Station, and failed the fame Day. bout the Mediterranean, amounts to 67 of the Line, befides Fn By.the Captains HALL, EAD, and LAN DON, arrived at. Bolton from London the Captains I C.H A D. and CHAMBERS, from London and the Captains CLARKE and CHAMBER from Briftql, all arrived at 'New York, we have the following Advices, viz.

September 25. rpH a War is proclaimed, Lord has declared JL' he will refign. 4 The is the Turkifh Account of the Sea Engagement between their Fleet and that ef the Ruffians, off (the Ifie of Scio, in a Letter from Conftantheple, dated Auguft 3. Fleet, which was compofed of 18 Ships of the Line, 8 Frigates, fome hebecs. and having, for fome Time, been cruizing of the Ifland of Scio, HafVan Bey, who commanded a.

Ship of 70 Guns, demanded on July 5, to encounter the Ruffians with two Frigates, in order to draw them to an Engagement under a Battery of our Cannon, which' was planted on a Height between Scio. and the Coaft of Natolia, whither our Fleet was to retire, in cafe of an Accident. No fooner had Haffan Bey fet fail; than he difcovered the Rufiians, confift mg of 20 Sail, who immediately chafed him." He directly gave ltb of Auguji, to the zzd September) and near, boo Jutce the froclama tion fhould fays a Correfpondent, change the Miniftfy Several of the prefent Sett have given ample Proof that they have a P.3 nd ablolutdy forbid any Commander to weigh brought him the Watches retired, and left hijn all alone, "ft re Anchor, or putts Sea Nieht beine come, theEnemv obfervine nU m. inz the late Peace with Hyder Ali, they hardly knew how to truft our Errur, invefted the Place, and detached fucceffively Fire ihlm, for which Reafon the CJarrifon of, that, Fort; had" been con Ships, which fet our Fleet on Fire, and entirely deftroyed it, except fiderably reinforced, and the Officers and Soldiers, had Orders ito the ShipJof Giaffer Bey, and fome Chebccs. Moft of our Feluc bc conftantly on their Guarch, to1 prevent Surprize.

is added; cas efcaped the Conflagration, after taking on board about a Third ef the Equipages tf our Fleet, with which they got off. As to theJLaptain Pacha, he was dangeroufly wounded and the Grand Monday aa per Cent." was given to infure Veffela. from the Leeward Iflands, but to return 15, in cafe of no War before their Arrival. The following is a COPY ef the 'LETTER, which hds given fuch Offence to the Spantb 'Amiajjadcr. I Would ftart the D.

of C. againft any one of the three crownei 'Heads of the Bourbon Family There feems to be a diflinft Climax among their three Bourboniah The King of. Sicily eldeft Brother, we all know, was put afide from the Thronej he was an abfolute, irrecoverable Ideot. "His prefent Majefty tsf Sicily is, I conceive, juft one Remove from his Brotht r. 1 1 The next crowded Head of the Bourbon Family, I mean the King of Spain, 1 may be allowed to be one Remove.

arid a Half from his Sicilian Majefty, if weighed in a Scale.of intelligent or intellectual Beings. As a Proof that the King of Spain is remored fomevvhat more than a Degree nd an Half from downright Ideotry, I will relate a Srory of him, which will convince any Favourer of monarchial' Government, that his Catholic Majefty is endowed wiih 'fufficient Underftanding to jgevern the rich and powerful Kingdomof Spain, or indeed any other Kingdom in Clrriftendom, according to the modern Standard of Bourbonian Kings. Some few Years ago Charles the Third, his prefent Catholic the Signal to the Captain who immediately prepared for Majefty, who is paffionately fond of Hunting, had accoutred him ail xiJiisuitiii. uwiA xiici uic iaica uu juiuca uic rjeel, U1C Engagement began, and continued the whole of July 6, with equal Obftinacy. But on the Decline.

the Captain Pacha thought proper to retire, with his Fleet, under the Cannon of the Ifland ef Scio, on the. Coaft of where. he caft. Anchor. felf for the It was in the.

Month of and the Weather at the extremeft Point of Cold. The Snow began to fall in fuch large Flakes, that the poof King wasabfolutely prohibited the Chace that Day; The Servants about his Perfoa were ordered to lav three or four Dozen of Watches before their r. 0 1 Vk i uin iuWuSuuangcrMu5, tonirxrv xo me wpi Royal Maftcr, in order that he might amufe hirnfelf with P'J 0Ul.er a Voun delightful and inftrulive Paftime of winding them up. It.feems "1 YC l.ttwr. VF inion' Ireciy that even this Kine affeOs.

and is all the Paeantrv. I l.t .1 1 minus fclns quam cum folus that is to fay, he never perceives "the leaft Difference whatever between a Solitude and a Multitude, I take the winding up of thirty or forty Watches to be an Operation which muft foon fatigue the mental Faculties, and thofe Faculties fatigued, make Room the Exertion of the Body 31 1 .1 a rwtrs accoramziv we ar 101a inac nis iviaiertv wno it 'an. on hearing the Lofs, ordered his Head: to be ftruclcorT, Enemy, to Idlenefs and the Moment he had wound for not followine the Advice of GiafTer Bev. and HalTan Bev his Highnefs has alio appointed GiafFer Bey Captain. Pacha, and chief Commander of the Admiralty in his Stead.

Though the above was a great Stroke againft us, we have ftill in our Harbour 10 Ships of the a great Number more at Sea, and we. hope to be able ftill to face the Enemy with better Through a peculiar' Channcl we find, that the Grand Signor takes upon hirhfelf the fole Direction of Affairs in the prefent Crifis that his Dictates ae the Rule of Conduct of the Divan 5 and that his natural Warmth of Temper is greatly increafed, in Confequence of the ill Succefs of his Arms. Sir Peter Dennis is1 appointed 10 command the grand fleet of ebferva tlon. for the Mediterrannean We bear, in cftcf a rupture with France, Major. Rogers will be appointed to the command ef.

a 'regiment of Brisifh Rangers, 'to be prin cipallyjemployed'afler the tnanner of the American Rangers, in harraffng ioe enemy en tceir own coatts. Aiic rrcinicr 9 his Watches, immediately perceived, by Dint of Inftinct, that the Weather, was extremely cold. To eeunter operate the Inclemency of this fbarp Seafon, what could his Majefty do His Servants hadlefthis Hunting whip in the Room with him this Room was hung with obeli ne Tapeftry. The vivid Colours, ani lively Figure of an. Arabian Steed, ready ftd died, was reprefeited to the Life.

His Majefty, who is not eafiljr deceived, immediately approaches the high coleured Arras, attempts to mount this Bucephalus the pictured Stirrup fails to admit his kingly Foot, and oh 1 dire Mifhap, plump falls hie Majefty of Spain on. the refplendent wax rubbed Floor. Long did this mighty Monarch, o'er whofe wide extended Dominions the Sun never ceafes to fliine, ponderate in his kingly Breaft, whether he fliould fe verely eorredt the refplendent wax rubbed Floor, or whether his Hunting vvhip would not fall with greater Juflice on the ftill prancing, peoud Arabian SteeJ." Wifely did Charles the Third. tfiitingunn tetween primary and iecondary Caufes. The Taddled it Is faid, is not fatisfied with the prefent Pro Palfrv therefore could not but artear to be the monrr and inmdi ccedins and now talks of throwing up ate Objea of Royal Refentment.

This weighty Pokit determiaed, A Correfpondent affiireS us, that before the End of three Vfeeks ahd Charles having thus acted the two Parts of Juryman and fone Changes will happen at the ether End of the Town, that Judge, there remained only the Executioner's Part for him to pcr Avi31aftonim the Public. form. Inftaritlv he fDruni? from the Floor, and, with hit tbree Septi.zo. Tefttrday morning early an extrasrdinsrv packet failed thong'd Hunting whip, durint thirtv teur Minutes, two Seconds Cf with 'irftrutllons to the Gevernfr Jamaica. 4 and a hand uplifted, fubUmi flagdh ffc jj a llllllllIllinnnillllllinniinTITlinnilllllTTTllIinrniniimillTlTlTnni iTTiiinnniiruiinniTriTfniiiiniTniiiinTiinninTiTnnT nTTTTr mm rr.