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king4totlrtfcurre of laft fummer, effectually protefting its nnd mre panicu'aily for your having upheld the honeur ot the Britifh flag nthe7th and aSth of July lail, Upon which Admiral Keppel faid, Mr. SPEAKER, IT is impofiiblci by any exprefliens I can ufe to do juftice to my feelings of gratitude to this Houie, fox the honour they have done roe by their approbation of rny conduct. The good opinion of my fellow citizens, exp relTed by the representatives of the nation tannot but be received by me as a moft acceptable addition to the fatisfaflion I felt in the recent lenience, to which you have been ulra to alluderof" a court martial i the reliilt of a full and deliberate enquiry, exprelfive of their ftntiments of the iubjrft referred to their examination, in terma equally honourable to thcml'elves and me: 'The pleafure I feel at this moment is not a little heightened bv the unavoidable recollection of the very different emotions 1 Felt when I was bit in this Houfe; and in this place. 'v .1 fhould be guilty of great injuftice, if, on an occaGon like the prelent, I neglefted to inform this Houfe, that my efforts for the public femce, in the inftances in which the Houfe has been pleafcd to dittmguilh them, were rnoft xealoufly feconded by many as gallant and able officers as the jiavy. of England ever, produced to whole attention and fptrir, next to the' Divine Providence, the lucccls of thefe efforts ought to be in a great nfclfure afcribed.

cannot lit down without returning to you, Sir personally, my parti cujar thanks, for the very, very obliging terms in which you have executed the commands of the Houfe. The Admiral having faid this, was in a manner overcome by the wrreme fenfibilitv that has fo confpieuoufty charaaerifed him, and immediately retired from' the home araidft theappaule and acclamation of a numerous populace. Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer lies dangerouOy ill of a violent fever, at his cduritry feat. 'Feb. 6.

David Garrick, Efqr the pride and ornament of the Bntjfn nice, died the jdinftant. The Dutch are equipping it fhips of war. The fquadron that failed from Breft for Africa, with 4000 troops, has been driven by a violent ftorm on the of Portugal, and the Commodore's (hipr the Pendant of 74 goi Iolt T1)irtv ftiPf. the line will fail from Portfmouth to eruife the bay by the latter end of this month. Nineteen French mips and five frigates are faid to be cut, iri confluence all the (hips at Sprthead are ordered for fea.

flirted, thataereatperfonaiic, inftead of inviting Admiral fceppet to a conference, was applied to by the latter to be admitted into his prefenee. Therequeft was granted, when the Admiral fanified to his Majefty, that he was ready to offer his fervice to his Va mn ft infill fin chancre of men at the Admiralty Board. His Majefty replied, that he could not think of turning off oldfemnts, without foraeroanifeftmifconducV cfpecially when they were fuch fervants as had approved tbemfelves qualified for their department and that he was therefore forry he could not accept of the Admiral protterea lervtces on wen terms, vpon the Admiral delivered a paper to his Majefty but, nojwithftanding what hat been faid Wf the contrary, we do not kuow exactly what time he was pleafcd to give his Sovereign to confider of a furrender. 3eneral Clinton has fentto the Secretary of war a letter he has received from General Walhington, defiring the return of General Burgoyne, and every other officer above the rank ofCaptain; that has been releafcd without exchange and it is faid that a Copy of General Wafhington's letter has been inclofed to every officer in England that is.on his parole. The particulars of this happy event are thus fliortly ftated 1 That in confequenceof the mediation undertaken by the courts of Peterfburgh and Verfaillet his Majefty the King of Pruffia had declared his ultimate and invariable rcfolution not to linen to any propofal of peace, until the court of Viennai mail confent to reftore the electorate of Bavaria to it legitimate heir and proprietor, the Elcflor Palatine; that the court of Vienna, finding it difficult to authenticate its claims and titles to the faid electorate, ana oeingurgeamereio oy mc mcuiauu jjoww, huh.cuiu, on the 10th ult.

to hit Pruflian Majefty' proportions, excepting only a rliftrlA in Ttivflrix. for which a renunciation of lbme fcederalriphtt. were offered as equivalent that this laft propofition had in return been accepted by the King of Pruffia, on the 13th following, and that thus the publick tranquillity had betn reftored to the German empire, its laws and conftitutions pi eferved the pofl'efiion of its refpeilive Princes fecreted, by the generous and difintereited cafe and interference Ot lufc Majefty the King of Pruflia." The trial of Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer, is ordered to be brought on the itth of March. i Laft Friday evsning an exprefs arrived at Lord Suffolk's from Sir R. M.

Keith, his Majefty's Ambaffadour at the court of Vienna, with dated February and containing the important newsthat the differences between Aufti ta an4 Pruffia were at laft happily fettled and "concluded, according to the propofal of his Pruflian Majefty, and that the treaty of would be formally Ggrled in a few days. Miniftry have much weakened their influence in Scotland, by favouring the bill for repealing the laws againft popery, which after creating an high termination in that kingdom, they have been obliged to give up The tepeal haa quietly taken place in England. They were in England fofure of the fuccefs of Campbell in Georgia, that before receiving any accounts of it, orders had been iffued for Mr. Stokes, chief juftice of that province, and the jothcr officers, to prepare to embark and refume their otfices there. Nugent in the Houie of Commons on the 10th of January, moved for further relief to Ireland, in trade and manufactures, particularly the cotton; He drew a melancholy picture of that kingdom and appealed to Sir George Saville for the truth of iti Eftates had fallen to 16 and 14 ears purchafe, and no purchafers evan on thofe terms; the ftreetg of ublin fwarmcd with manufafturera that were ftarving; A Secretary of State, he faid was then at Ireland, fent on purpofe to reprcfent to adini fiiftration the deplorable condition of that kingdom, which only thofe could form a proper idea of, who had read the accounts of the famine at Calcutta.

Propofali hat bryttgbt into, the Parliament of Pris, for lejraliztHg proteftant marriages In France, which was referred t0 Krnp The Emprefs Queen, by an ordinance, prohibits the tile yt prizes brought in fw anv foreign vtiTcl. in any part or her vninion. While the hie hv anv fareirr aft miTcA in repeals the laws that in.prifons popifh tiicft and5 infti uctori of youth for exercising their funclions, all difl'cnting minifttt and fchoolniaftet, who do not lubl'ciibe the 39 articles, remain lubjta. to fine a ul imprifonmcnt: Dr. Robert fn, the hiftorian, was in favour of the powih bill for Scotland.

I acuities or m. eclctr, a inaccier of France, are much celebrated. The Calledooian Mercyry of January 16, fays, The intereft of the mlnlftty has already received a conliderablc; fhock in Scotland, and if thty perfift in their infatuated attempts, it wilt be altogether extinguifhed There are ftrong hints in the late papeis, of a general pacification; at leaft of withdrawing the troops from America; Lord Amherit having given his opinion that war" cannot be carried on againft France and America xogciuci 1 ui foiernentforAmeriea, and a vigorous campaign it was iaid, Lord Carliile, would fucceed Lord Sandwich, and Governour Johnftone. Sir Hugh Pallifer, and Lord Howe Admiral Keppel. The ir.o!i$ in Scotland were fo violent as not to be reftrained by the Magiftrates, aided by the military feveral popim places of worlhip had been pulled down.

General Clinton is faid to have dtlirfd to be recalled, and Sir Guy Carlton to have refilled his place. France prcflcs Holland to defend tha right of her neutrality, and the mimftcrial writers in England will have it, that Holland refents this treatment; their opponents lay, Holland knows too well her own inured and the inclinations of her merchants; and moreover, rauft find herfelf obliged to pay particular refpea to tho Houfesof Bourbon and Auliria, now united 1 The talk ot overtures from that republick in America, confirms this latter opinion. In the above account have endeavoured, clearly ard cor.cifely, to give our readers the fubitance of a number of the lateft Britifti papers. 1 It is evident enough from Britifh papers, that Count d'Almodaver, the 8pani(h Ambaffdour in London, has been negociating through the winter al mediator for an accommodation but whether Britain means, bonadt, to enter into his views, or only to is not fo evident a aii Mrtntc. Amend mould ureoare for an earlv and i'uirited cam bate n.

Bl I I April 26. FRIDAY laft arrived here Capt. Munroe, in a lloop from Surinam, after a paffage of 38 days. By this veffel we learn that a (hip had arrived, at Surinam from Holland, 30 days, as fliort a paflW as was almoft ever known, which brought an account there, that Holland had been nearer to a revolution than wus ever remembered fincc the feven provincei were formed ilito a diftinft ftatet That the commotions had not yet fubfided and that their high mightimffes, the State General were in greit perplexity how to conduft affairs in this trying fmijirion. The court of London, it is faid, has preremtcrily demanded the iVips of the line, and the land forces, whkh Holland is bound by treaty to fiirnifh, in cafe France declares war againft the former.

The Statts know not how to comply with this demand nor how to evade it, The Stadtholder, and fome leading men in the city of Rptterdam, are warmly in the Britifh intereft; arid the court of London fpif no colt or psins in their critical fituation to increafe this intereft. On the other hand, the generality of the merchants and inhabitants of the United States, warmly oppofe a compliance with this demand, and every meafure propofed to be taken in fupportof Britain: They comphln loudly, ana in the moft determined manner, that the flag of Holland has been grcfly infultcd, and the rights of their neutrality ftiame fully violated by ths ftritifl) cruifers That the moft intolerable ihpredations, have been made'upon their trade, under pretence (topping lupplies rom going to trance and America 1 That a great part ot their Norway fleet had been taken by Englifh fhips, and no fatisfaftory anfwer given to their complaints on this head. Amtterdam, the firft city of Holland, takes the lead in thefe warm remonftrances; a large number of the principal merchants, and men of the firft eftates and influence, lately went in a body, in near forty coaches to the Hague, to preientthem to their high mightiness. They infift that the fleet and armies of Holland thould not be employed for the fupportof a power that would ruin its commerce, and wifffts to mo tn.lcnf the whole world. They uublicklv declare that rather than fubmit to this, they will take their fhips and merchandiec to.

France, and other where they fu all find protection. They call upon the States to defend the trade ot tneir raojects, ana ine nonour ot their flag. They offer the loan of any fun, fliould it be needed for this mn nofe: and fcruDle not to imitate, that if this is not done foon, thty it at their owu charge, and indemnify themfelves for the lofHs cy have fuftained. At the f.nne timcthey profefs their defires for an ac cemmodation, Fnnce, England and America, that ihall be fair and reafonable, and not pitjudicul to the trade of Holland, and the ether mai itime powers in Europe. This is a general idea of affairs in Holland, given by an intelligent pctfon who came from Surinam, in the above mentioned vcfl'cl.

America ought to know its own importance; to Heady to its allies and friends; and extend its Views in all treaties, to the whole commercial world. II A May 5. A LARGE body of the enemy, faid to be 1 500 men, croffed the river at Zubry's terry, and next day took pofTeflioii of the camp at Black Swamp, that hid been occupied by General Moultrie. Since then, have not heard of any movements made either from Cobfaw Hatchie, Purryibing, or Black Swamp, except that the enemy, whofeem cautious of quirting the banks, of the river, have lent out parties of light horfe to collcft cattle horfe and other plunder. In the mean time, Major General Liacoln who was near Auguila, with the main body of the army fent feveral detachments down the country, on the Georgia fide of tl river, who had already proceeded as far as Brier creek, burnt three forts; creeled by the enemy, and taken ao prifoncrs.

It is generally thought that as foon as General Lincoln's troops crofted into Georgia, the enemy's out ports were called in, and collected together near Savannah, and at Ebeneizer, from whence the movements to this fide of the river have been to duw that General's atteiiricn from hi objeft But thi.