makes each proprietor tremble, and each individual fad. Let it then be your conftant endeavours, by all equitable means, to make this burthen light, and the yoke eafy And if a continent must be fupplied; if our fpoils must be thared; let America partake, rather than ungrateful Germany, the fepulchre of British intereft. It is with no little concern we find thofe to be the open tenets now, which formerly were, with fome modefty and addrefs concealed. But we apprehend, and it is hoped, you allo will conceive it, that where the intereft of two eftates, centering in the fame perfon, interfere, the leffer fhould give way, and be fubfervient to the greater. This is the manifeft rule of right, the moft ufual and natural expectation. This loyal and martial county, the leader, in a great feafon of danger, the firft in rank for opulence, extent, and natural advantages, prefumes farther to advise, that you will oppofe (unless exigencies change) all future fchemes of receiving foreign mercenaries into this land; and that a conftitutional militia, with our own troops, may fupply the occafions for which aliens were imported; and that we may have no farther caufe to fear and fay, with Mattathias; God forbid that we should forfake the law and the ordinances. We think it fuperfluous to ask your enquiry into the nature of thofe meafures which have deprived our Mediterrancan fleet of a home, and trade of its protection: A lofs, that has reduced considerably the ufe, and good effects of our naval power; and given the enemy fuch advantages, as Britain will feverely feel, as well throughout the war, as on the ballanceing day of account. In a word; fo juft and ftrong a fatire on government, and naval command, as the lofs of that effential place, is what this country has not before experienced. We confide, for investigation, and VOL. XII at the court of Saxany, with an account, that the Saxon army amounting to 16000 men, had actually entered into the K. of Pruffia's fervice; that the king and queen of Poland were fet out for Warsaw; and that the king of Pruffia was in full march into Bohemia The Saxons, it is faid, had been three days without provifions, and many of their horfes had died before they paffed the Elbe.This is confirmed in the London Gazette, with thefe farther particulars, that each regiment was formed into a hollow fquare, had the articles read to them, and took the oaths feparately, fo that the ceremony lafted two days, the officers refufed to enter into the pruffian fervice. At a court of common council it was unanimously agreed to inftruct the reprefentatives in parliament for the city of Londen on the prefent unhappy and dangerous fituation of public affairs. [Thefe inftructions are deferred for want of room.] SATURDAY 30. A hip from the Streights brings advice, that Sir Edward Hawke arrived at Gibraltar the 6th inft. with the whole fquadron under his command. The commiffioners of the victualling office have contracted for 2000 quarters of wheat, between 413. and 428. a quarter; 3000 oxen, at 11. 8d. per C. wt. 10,000 bogs, at 1. 139. 4d. per C. all for the port of London ; 1000 oxen, at 11, 9d. half. per C. for Portfmouth; and 500 oxen for Dover, price unknown. The 3000 oxen to be killed at 240 per week, and the 10,000 hogs to be killed at 800 per week. The cenfors of the college of phyficians have given notice in the Gazette, that large quantities of bark have been lately fold as Jefuit's Bark, which has the appearance, but not the tafte or qualities of the true Jefuit's or Peruvian bark; wherefore, as it is an affair of great confer quence to the health and lives of his majesty's fubjects, all apothecaries, &c. are defired not to purchase any Peruvian bark, without tafting and carefully examining it. The Diamond, a veffel that lately failed from Cadiz under convoy of a man of war, foundered at fea, and the captain, paffengers, and crew would have perifhed if they had not been taken on board by a merchantman that was in company; the veffel made fo much water, being preffed with fail to keep up with the man of war, that her pumps could not prevent the quantity from encreafing upon them, the captain therefore intreated the man of war to flacken sail, which he refufed, and the veffel foon after became fo heavy that the could not fteer; fhe then made fignals of diftrefs, and requefted the captain of the man of war to take them on board, as the veffel was finking; to this he replied, that he could not put out his boat, and though his own people offered to do it, refufed them affiftance; the St. George, captain Jones, foon after came up, and at two trips took the people on board; three days afterwards the man of war's boats came and preffed the poor men that captain Jones had faved, tho' they had fcarce cloaths to their backs, and if the merchantman had been as inhuman as the convoy, muft have perished in the sea. A match has been made at Newmarket for a hundred guineas, half forfeit, between a nobleman and gentleman in the army, to be walked from Norwich to Mile-End turnpike, between 5 geefe and 5 turkies, that perfon to win who firft brings in moft cattle alive to the turnpike. Both fides have begun to train for this expedition, which is to be performed on the 10th day of December, and the following daysThis article was at firft imagined to be a burletque upon our military men, but it is now certainly known to be fact. The following Poftfcript to the circular Refeript, which has been fent by the court of France to all the Ministers of foreign Courts, is inferted to thew the Acrimony with which they confider the prefent Measures of the King of Pruflia and the Court of Great-Britain. H' IS Moft Chriftian Majefty can not but confider the requifition made by the king of Pruffia to the king of Poland, elector of Saxony, for the paffage of his troops thro' that electorate, as nothing lefs than a declaration, that he is determined to ufurp that to which he has neither abfolute right, nor equitable claim. On the 31st of Auguft, early in the him on parting, in the watineft terms morning, his Portuguefe majefty's of congratulation. pleafure was fignified to M. de Mendonca, fecretary of ftate for the department of the marine, that three hours time were only allowed him to prepare for his banishment, in any part of the country he should chufe, at the distance of forty leagues from court. M. de Mendonca having delivered up the keys of his public office, proceeded foon after in his coach to a friend's houfe near Oporto, attended by his confeffor and two fervants, under the guard of four dragoons. A few hours after the banishment of M. de Mendonca, a royal proclamation was pofted upon most of the public parts of this city, promifing a reward of twenty thousand crowns to any one who should discover the authors of a defign to take away the life of fome of the Portuguefe minifters. The late adminiftration of the bishoprick of Oporto has been ordered to lay down his employment, and remove to some distant part of the couptry, by way of punishment, for having, without orders from court, taken up young Mr. Pawfon, an English gentleman, on a religious account, and for not having immediately obeyed the royal order fent him for the releafe of that gentleman, who has fince been fet at liberty by the fpecial direction of his most faithful majefty. Hague, Oct. 6. A refolution is taken for fitting out a large fleet of fhips against the fpring, in order to protect our trade against the English. Amfterdam, Sept. 24. It is certain, our pilots at the Texel have been inftrumental to the late captures made of the English fhips by the French privateers off the Helder; it being well attefted, that one of them, notwithstanding the pretfing inftances of the captain, and his apprehenfions of the cruifer, bore away for the French fhip, and, being taken, received a prefent from the captain of the cruifer, and fhook hands with That by this ufurpation, committed in a time of profound peace, against the elector of Saxony, at the time when that prince relied, with unfufpecting fecurity, upon the faith of the treaty of Drefden, and the affurances of friendship which the king of Pruffia had given him, the king of Pruffia had violated the public peace, the treaty of Weftphalia, all the laws and conftitutions of the empire, and every tie by which the members of the Germanic body are united. That the establishment of the fyftem formed by the king of Pruffia, in concert with the court of Great Britain, is the most unjuft, and moft injurious, that can be imagined, and fuch as leaves no room to expect, that any measures should be kept with those powers, either by land or fea, as they have violated all laws, both hu man divine. That this conduct ought to exclude the king of Pruffia from all Benefit that he might receive from any defen five alliance; and therefore his moit chriftian majefty doubts not, that the ftates which are now in alliance with him, will think themselves abfolved from every obligation to afford him any fuccours, and that they will affift his moft Chriftian majefty and his allies, in every meafure that may be purfued for their mutual defence, the fupport of the general interest of Europe, and the giving a proper fanction to the mutual contract by which one nation is attached to a nother. AMERICAN NEWS. The accounts from America concerning Olwego ftill continues to be contradictory, and confequently uncertain, the lail letters from Albany fay it was reported there, that the French had burnt the fort, and put almost the whole garriton to the word, they had heard of no articles of capitulation, nor did they know what was become of that part of the garriton which might have furvived. By letters nearly the fame date, frem New-York, we are told, that Col. Webb, who was fent with a large detachment to reinforce that place, did not arites till after it had been taken, and that he found the fort blown up, and about 500 dead bodies fcattered in and about the place. For further and more certain intelligence about this affair, we must wait the arrival of other letters. Lift of Ship. taken from the French. (Continued from p. 258) HE Nymph, from Martinico for our eux, is taken by the Defiance privateer, Capt. Dyer, and fent into Plymouth. He has retaken the Roman Emperor, and the Elizabeth.The Tyger privateer Griin, has carried into Briftol the Countels of Conflans, from Nantz for St. Domingo, 500 tons, loaded with flores, and the Gracieux, from Quebec for Bourdeaux. L'Orpheline, from Guardaloupe for Bourdeaux, with fugar, coffee, &c. fent into Plymouth by the Grayhound man of war.→ The Lark, from St. Domingo, for Nantz, with 361 Hogleads of fugai, 18000 lb. of Indigo, 14000 lb. of coffee, and fome cotton, taken by the Anfon privateer of Liverpool, and carried into that port.-Le Griffon, from Leogane for Bourdeaux taken by the Virginia, letter of marque, Sinclair, from Bristol, for Virginia.-The St. Nicholas, a Swedish Thip, valued at 15000l. from Matfeilles for Havre, is taken by the Endeavour privateer and carried into Portimouth.-Two large hips and a fnow, from Martinico for France, are taken by the Prince George priv. King of NewYork.-The Hefter, the Elizabeth, the Paifant Valant, the Coulibre, L'Herondelle, Les deux Freres, La Catherine, Le Prince, Le Neptune, Le Diligent, and Neptune, are taken by our privateers and carried into Antigua-The Neftor, and the Count de Noailles both from Martinico, are carried into Bristol, by the Tyger privateer. The Maria Lewis, from St. Domingo for Nantz, taken by the Good Intent, Dillon, letter of marque, and brought into Falmouth.-The Courtes de la Marque privateer hom St. Malces, of 6 guns and 60 men, taken by the Otter floop, and fent into Plymouth-The St. James fr. Rochelle for Miffifippi, taken by the Harwich, and fent into Plymouth A this from Martinico for France, is taken by the Antigallican privateer and brought into Portfmouth-A Swedish fnow, from Marfcilles for Havre, is brought into Weymouth by the Endeavour privateer. man of war has brought into the Downs a French privateer. Robert from St. Domingo for Rochelle, is brought into Topfham by the Hawke privateer.-The Glory and the Juft, both from St. Domingo, taken by the Blakeney privateer of Liverpool. The Virge de la Garde, from Smyrna for Marieilles, taken by the Deaf Cafle, Harman, and fent in to Leghorn. ཅ་། -The Rainbow The Liji of Ships taken by the French HE John Marfingail, from Gali poly for Hamburg, and two TH other other veffels, are carried into Mar- London for New York, carried into feilles-The Elizabeth, King, from the Groyne. St. Euftatia for Rotterdam, is carried into Morlaix.-The Herinis, a Dutch fhip, from Scanderoon and Cyprus Amfterdam, is carried into Marfell emner mi piccarded into English property on board. The Charming Sukey, Roberts from Milford for London, is carried into Morlaix-The Ann gally, Crifp, from Barcelona, carried into Saloe-The Betty and Peggy, Kerry, from the Streights for Montrofe, ranfom'd for Lift of Births for the Year 1756. Sept. 29 champ Proctor, Bt. de29.1 Ady Sir Wor, Beat livered of a fon.- Oct. 8. Lady of Lord Monfon, of a fon-Lady of Wm. Pitt, Efq; of a fon. Lift of Marriages for the Year 1756. R. jol.-The_Barbadoes Merchant, D. John Randall, profeffor of Dmulic at Cambridge, raffled of Cole from Barbadoes for London carried into Dunkirk.-The Chriftopher, Dillon, from Dublin, for Leghorn, carried into Malaga.- -The Friendship, Lee, from London for Maryland; the Hatley, Bell, from Virginia, the Johannes, Brown, from Antigua, the Wm. and Mary, Guyon from St. Kitts, all for London; the Dolphir Engrahand, from Rhode Ifland for Rotterdam, and the New port packet, Giles, from Scilly for Toptham, carried into Bayonne.A fhip belonging to Jerfey, from Newfoundland for Bilboa, carried into Bayonne-The Prince Rupert, Dobfox, from Santa Cruz for London, carried into Havre, The Phoenix, Anderfon from Portfeaton for Campvere, is carried into Dunkirk.-The Hopewell, Darley, from Gottenburg for London, taken by a French privateer after a fharp engagement, and ranfomed for 650l.-The Dover from the Baltick, by a privateer.-The Beaver, Curlett, from London for S. Carolina, carried into St. Sebaftians.-The Llandovery, Johnfon, from Liverpool for Jamaica cartied into Havre.. The Margaret, Brook, from Leith for Rotterdami, loaded with Lead, carried into the Texel.-The Ifabella, Henderfon, from Italy for Ireland, carried into Portmahone-The Uncertain, Brown, from Pool for Plymouth, taken by a privateer, but next day the priv. was taken and fent into Weymouth.The Pretty Betfey, Edwards, from Mifs Patterfon. Mr. Crutchley, at Wolverhampton, to Mifs Smith of Walfall, with 150001. Rev. Mr. Dennis, to Mifs Box, at Winchester. Thomas Powys of Berwick, Shropfhire, Efq; to Mifs Pole of Radburn, Derbyshire.-Thomas Davis, Efq; of the Temple, to Mifs Maria Fairley of Tewksbury, with 5,000l. John Baker, to the Relict of Alderman Richard Beckford.-Mr. Harding of St. Martin's lane, to Mifs Jackfon of Southgate, with 5,000l.-Anthony Salvin, Efq; to Mifs Smith of Durham, with 5000l. Lift of Deaths for the Year 1756. Sept 22.1 TH 'Ho. Day, Efq; at Eye, Suffolk,-29. Sir Robert Denham of Weft-thield, Bart.Oct. 4. Thomas Prichard of Brecon, Efq;-7. Lady Lucretia Ladlow of Dunstable.-12. Lady of Sir Richard Blunt, Bt. at Walthamstow. -13. Sir John Cockfell, Bt.-14. Rev. Orator Henley, aged 64.-George Abbot, Efq; computer of the off-reckonings in the pay-mafter-general's office.Hon. Capt. Maitland, uncle to EarlLauderdale.-15. Lord Vifc. Grimfton, Baron of Dunboyne in Ireland, Bart. aged 73.-Sir Hungerford Bland, Bart. a Captain of the horse-guards blue-17. Philip Devifme, at Clapham, Efq;-18. John Sharpe, Efq; follicitor of the Treafury, and member for Callington, Cornwall.-19. Rev. M. |