Marfbal Brown's Relation to their Imperial Majefties, of the Battle of the 1st of October. TH HE 30th of September, the king of Pruffia marched in the night, at the head of 40,000 men, towards the imperial army Marshal Brown being informed of it, caufed the vineyards and avenues to be occupied by more than 1000 Croats on each fide, and from thence began to fire about 2 o'clock in the morning. At break of day the Pruffian army was feen through the narrow paffes of Welmina, where they formed themselves on the hills to the right, on the left, and in the bottom of Lowofchutz, and the battle began at 7 o'clock, when the fog cleared up, The fire on both fides was very brifk, and the Pruflian cannonade fuch, that every one agreed they had never heard any thing like it; notwithstanding which, the imperial troops performed prodigies of valour, by futaining the fire of the artillery with the greateft firmness, and by repulfing the enemy's attacks feveral times. The Pruffians finding their efforts vain, began to throw red hot balls into the village of Lowofchutz, and fet fire to it; our infantry thus finding themselves between the fire of the village and the enemy's at tack, were obliged to quit the eminence on the right of the village, to form themselves in the plain; af ter which the fire flackened, and ceafed entirely at 3 o'clock, in the afternoon. His Pruflian majefty retired behind the field of battle, upon which marthal Brown remained the whole night; but finding the next day that they were in want of water, his excellency returned to his camp at Budyn on the 2d, and the Pruffians had not yet taken poffeflion of the village of Lowofchutz. The imperial cavaly performed wonders, driving back that of the enemy twice, fo that they did not dare appear again, and were obliged to retire behind their infantry. The number of the killed and wounded on the part of the imperialists do not amount to 2000 men; of the officers of diftinction,, General Radicati and Col. Szentilari are killed, General Prince Lobkowitz is wounded and prifoner, Gen. Kantzow, Col. Caroli, adjutant General Hager, and the marshal's fon, wounded; Gourfville and Lath are alfo wounded. The enemy's lofs must be much more confiderable; we are affured that three of their generals are killed; we have made fome hundreds pritoners, among whom are a great many officers. Notwithstanding this account which the Auftrians have given in their own favour, and which has induced many, who have not fufficiently confidered the confequences of the action, to doubt which of the two armies was victorious: It now appears that marfhal Brown was not only defeated in the field, but in his whole plan: He intended the re lief of the Saxons, but was forced to retreat without effecting his purpofe; when the want of provisions had rendered the decampment of the Saxons abfolutely neceffary, he attempted to join them a fecond time, and was a fecond time difappointed, as appears from the following advices, which have beea published in the London Gazette. On the 12th at night the Saxons fecretly threw a bridge of boats over the Elbe near Konigstein. At about nine, having firit removed almoft all their heavy artillery to Konigstein, they ftruck their tents, and by feven the next morning, his Polifh majefty, and the whole Saxoa army paffed the Elbe undifcovered, or at leaft unmolested. This plan was concerted with maribal marthal Brown, who to facillitate the execution fecretly left his camp at Budyn, and with a confiderable body of horle, having in 3 days marched 16 German miles, he arrived in the neighbourhood of Konigstein the fame day, and, the day before, Gen. Nadafti arrived with about 6000 irregulars, which he posted at Newftadt, Honfteip, and Radewalde, fo as to prevent the 8 Pruffian battalions that were camped on that fide of the Elbe at Lomen, from being joined by the Pruffians that were at Schandau. This difpofition greatly facilitated the paffage of the Saxons, which was likewife favoured by the darknefs of the night, and a thick fog in the morning; fo that it was 8 o'clock before the Pruffian army at Sedlitz knew that the Saxons had left their camp; but when the advanced guard had got about half way up a steep mountain, over-again ft Konigstein, they found that the Pruffians were mafters of all the defiles, and that it was impoflible T for them to force their way: fo that the whole Saxon army, finding themfelves furrounded on every fide, and being reduced to the greatest extremity for want of provifions, offered to capitulate. The HISTORY of FRIDAY, Aug. 1. HE brave governor and garrifon of Minorca arrived at Gibraltar, and were all fafely landed. Gen. Blakeney was then in perfect health. There are now at Gibraltar 11 regipients, viz. Guife's, English fufileers, Pulteney's, Fowke's, [now Jefferyes] Scors fufileers, Welch fufileers, Cornwallis's, Effingham's, Whitemore's, and Arabia's; Campbell's is on board the fleet, SATURDAY, O&. 2. Rich. French, Efq; high fheriff of the county of Galway in Ireland, being obliged, by his office to execute a writ of fieri facías against the goods of John Bourke, Efq; of Derrymacloughny, was oppofed by feveral defperate perfons, who killed one of his attendants dead upon the fpot, and fhot the horfe of the theriff's deputy under him. Thefe atferlins have fince taken refuge His Polish majefty, who is in the fortrefs of Konigstein, has given feldt marshal Rotowiki full powers to treat for the army; and we expect every hour the news of the capitulation's being figned. Marthal Brown had arrived the 11th inftant at Litchtenfdorf near Schandau and immediately acquainted the Saxons with his arrival, letting them know, that he would stay there all the next day, but no longer; however he continued there till the 14th at noon, and then retired towards Bohemia. A Pruflian detachment fell in with his rear, and killed and wounded about 100 men. His Pruffian majefty is, at prefent, at Struppen, the king of Poland's late head quarters. our Own TIME S. MONDAY 4. An embargo was laid on all fhips laden with provifions in the ports of Ireland, thofe only excepted employ'd on the government's account. It has even been found neceffary to oblige the mafters of thips carrying provifions to America and the West Indies to give fecurity for their fafe landing them at the places to which they are confign'd, ie-', veral clandeftine practices having been difcover'd, by which our enemies have been fupply'd, under pretence of ferving the plantations. When the order for the embargo arrived two Dutch vellels lay ready laden at Port Pallage, who, upon upon notice from their factors, put immediately to fea before the proper offcer could stop them. When they palfed the fort they hoifted their enfign, and with the infolence pecular to their nation went off with flying colours. Ati o'lock this morning, the Hon. Capt Brudenel was ftopt in his chair, just as it enter'd Berkeley fquare, from the Hay-hill, by two fellows with pittols, who demanded his money; he gave them five fix-pences, teiling them he had no more, which having taken, they immediately made off; the captain then put his purfe and watch under the cushion, got out, drew his fword, and being followed by one of the chairmen with his pole, and the watchman, purfned them up the hill, where the Hon. Capt. Weft, who was walking, having joined them, one of the fellows having got off, they followed the other into Albemarle meufe, where finding himself closely belet, he drew a pistol, and prefented it, upon which the captain made a Junge at him, and run him thro' the body; the fellow at the fame inftant fired his piftol, which, the captain being ftill stooping, went over his head, and thot the watchman thro' the Jungs, at the inftant the pitiol was difcharged, while the fellow's aim was extended, the chairman ftruck it with his pole and broke it: He was then feized, and carry'd with the watchman to the round-houfe in Dover-ftreet, where Mr Bromfield and Mr. Gataker, two eminent furgeons, came, but the captain would not fuffer the villain to be drefs'd, till he difcovered who he and his confederates were; when he acknowledged they were both grenadiers in Lord Howe's company. The poor watchman died in half an hour after he was shot; and the foldier was fo difabled by his wound that he was carried in a chair to justice Fielding, who fent him to New Prifon, where he died.-It is but a year fince Mr. Boudeler was robbed it that fquare, in whofe defence a chairman was shot.. WEDNESDAY 6. The poll, which had been demanded to fet afide the election of Marthe Dickenton, Efq; whole turn it was by rotation to ferve the office of Lord Mayor for the enfuing year, ended at Guildhall, when the numbers were : For M. Dickenfon, Efq, 1615; For Sir R. Glynn 528. Jonathan Hurit, the accomplice of Browning, who robb'd Capt. Brudenel, as already related, was after a most diligent fearch, traced to a cortage near Potter's Bar, beyond Barnet, and there apprehended. Mott of the robberies have been committed in Berkeley fquare, within thefe two falt years, are fuppofed to have been committed by thofe two fellows.If any difcoveries of importance fhould be made by this man after condemnation, they fhall be fully related hereafter. THURSDAY 17. This day about one in the morning a dreadful hurricane happened, the etfects of which were very extraordina ry and extensive. Fifteen paffengers, and twelve horses were left in the Old Pailage crots the Severn from Wales.-At Bath, a tree that flood in Dr. Harrington's garden was broken bort off in the middle.--At Penrith, in Cumberland, it blew down the N. W. battlement of the church, and the battlements of Mr. Gaitigrath's tower, which fell upon the root of the lower houfe, and broke thro' it into a room where two young ladies, Mifs Molly Bolton, and Mifs Dawson of Blencoe were in bed. Mifs Bolton was unfortunately killed, and Mifs Dawson buried in the ruins, but afterwards taken out unhurt. Almost every house in the town was damaged, and almost all. the trees in the neighbouring country fhivered to pieces, or blown up by the roots: The corn was all laid flat and damaged to the amount of a thousand pounds. A gentleman near this place obferved that the barometer fell two degrees, degrees and a half in lefs than three quarters of an hour.At Sunderland above 40 keels are miffing, and feveral thips damaged, and driven to fea; the bodies of 12 men were taken up the next morning, and there is therefore much reafon to fear that fome of the veifels that were driven to fea are loft.-At Newcastle many houfes were blown down, others unroofed, and fcarce a chimney left ftanding; above 40 keels, and feveral veffels from London were either funk or driven to fea, and many men on board perish'd. A Danish veffel loaded with iron was funk: The Blefling, of Whitby, was overfet, and four boys drowned. At Aldftone Moor the people imagined the earth fhook, and therefore ran out for fafety, but were driven by the wind against banks and hedges, where they fuffered much by the breaking of trees, and the falling of ftones. Gibfide wood, a place much vifited by perfons of tafte, has fuffered great damage; great numbers of the ftately trees are either torn up, or fhiver'd to pieces, large branches of others were twifted off, and scattered on the neighbouring hills, walks, lawns, and roads: Great part of the fouth front and roof of the elegant banquetting houfe is ruined, tho' a column near 140 foot high, furrounded with fcaffolding almoft to the top, fuffered no damage, nor was one rafter removed At Greenock and Port Glasgow, the fhipping both in the road and harbour broke from their moorings, and ran foul of one another, by which they left their heads, bowfprits and mafts. At Greenock 500 trees are blown up by the roots, and two women who went out to look after their friends on fhip board, were blown into the water and perished. At Dumfries both the churches and many houfes have fuffered, and fome thousand pounds worth of timber. has been deftroyed. In the midft of the ftorm a veffel drove away with only the master and one boy on board, but happily put on fhore at the English fide without damage, but feveral other veffels were loft with all their hands. At Senwick, near Kircudbright, the form was felt with great violences, and befides the common effects it divided' two very large hay-ftacks in the middle, and carried the upper part to a very confiderable diftance, feveral con ftacks were intirely carried away, and all the thatched houfes uncovered.At Belfaft, in Ireland, feveral veifels were driven on the Giant's caufeway, feveral houfes blown down, and many perfons killed.- The form was alto very violent all along the coat of Holland. In the diftrict of Warmund and Leidendorp, a whirland took up feveral ftacks of hay, the remains of which were no where to be found; ten cows that were grazing in the fame meadow were blown into the water, and feveral carts and waggons that were going along the road, were blown down and rolled over and over with their drivers and horfes into the water, which was taken up in great sheets and fcattered over the land to a confiderable diftance. Above fixty fhips on the coaft were ftranded and loft. On the day after this hurricain, it was obferved that the tide at Long Drax did not flow above 5 or 6 inches, tho' it flowed above 6 or 7 feet perpendicular the night before; there have been former inftances of the tide being ftopped by the wind, but none equal to this. SATURDAY 9. The Hanoverian foldier, charged with ftealing handkerchiefs from a fhopkeer in Maidstone in Kent, and who had been imprisoned by the mayor of that place, but releafed by an order from above, ran the gauntlet in his own corps three times for the faid offence, receiving three hundred lashes each time. SUNDAY 10. A meffenger arrived at court with an account of a battle fought the 1st inftant, between the Pruilian army, confifting of 25,000 men, and that of the Auftrians of 50,000 men in which the latter were moft certainly defeated fee p. 370.) The first news of this victory was received at Berlin in 39 hours; the meffenger that made fuch dispatch brought no letters, only a fhort note to the queen mother, in thefe words:--Oct. 1. This morning I gave battle to the Auftrians. Great generalfhip was difplay'd on both fides, and the fate of the day was doubtful for feveral hours, but at laft it pleafed God to give us the victory.' The impreffed men confined on board the Bolton Tender in Highlake, near Liverpool, mutinied; and, after knocking down the centinels, and fecuring their arms, took poffeffion of the veffel. The mate was knocked down in attempting to recover the fhip; after he was down, two of the mutineers ftruck him with an iron bar and handfpike, tho' intreated to the contrary by feveral who begged for his life; not content with ufing him in this manner, they forced him into a boat, and carried him on fhore about a mile from the ship, where he died of his wounds in 2 hours after be landed. One of the centinels and two or three of the people were much hurt in the fcuffle, and about 40 of the impreffed men made their efcape and got to Liverpool; and on Wednesday as Lt. Siddal was conveying one of the mutineers whom he had re-taken, on board the tender, the mob relcued him, and in the evening broke open. the watch-house, where another was confined, ufed ill the mafter of the watch, broke feveral of his ribs, and took the man off in triumph. S the approaching winter, if we may judge from the ncceflity of the times, and the feasonable expoftulations of the people, is likely to become a feffion of much bufinefs and reformation, we most earnettly recommend to you a diligent attendance on parliament, and an active fcrutiny into all thofe dire and fatal fprings of our military difafters, and perplexed negotiations, which have brought fuch indignity and burden upon thefe abused realms. The extremity, long predicted, feems now to advance with hafty ftrides. It is alas! a truth which every voice authenticates, and therefore your conftituants conjure, that you will be the faithful, and honeft, counfellors of royalty; and be no longer amufed with the futile projects and venal speeches, of felf defigning men; who, in proportion as they promife, and difpenfe, only attempt to enflave, and become the prodigal fpendthrifs of our pattimonies, and acquire ments. That the welfare of this country may not be totally unhinged, either thro' our crimes, or the abufe of fecondary means, we hope, that you will not only endeavour to introduce a change of men, but of morrals and meatures; that the rank enormities, which deluge this land, may not be laid to the charge and examples of its magiftrates and fenators. That venality and gaming, the bane of business, and the ruin of integrity, may, in particular, no longer make their profelytes to fervile dependance, or prefs into their service advocates for foreign and pernicious fyftems. We farther lament, for the fake of ourfelves, and the illuftrious family on the throne, that when, thro' the fate of human nature, his moft gracious majefty fhall be demanded to other glory, that the heir apparent muft fucceed to fo difadvantageous a profpect, we mean, to fo immenfe a debt, as makes |