Petersburg, July 5. Prince Dolgorucky having arrived on the 23d laft before Precop, at the head of the fecond Imperial army, on she 25th of the fame month happily fucseeded in forcing the lines of the firft attack, notwithstanding they were defended by the fortrefs, and guarded by an army of fiftythoufand Turks, and feven thousand Tartars, commanded by the Chan, Selim Girey, in perfon. The attack began at two in the morning; Count Mufzin Pufchkin commanded the right wing of our forces, which marched in four columns on the fide of the Black Sea, and Prince Proforowsky the left, which marched on the fide of Siwafch. The Brigadier Prince de Gallitzin was with the former, and Major Generals Peter and Alexis Gallitzin with the latter. As foon as the fignal of attack was given, our troops fell on with an ardour and impetuofity that were aftonishing. The Chan at first oppofed in perfon our left wing, but being unable to refift the valour of our forces, he moved them to our right, in hopes of encouraging his troops by his prefence; but thefe being like wife put to flight, our foldiers, in the prefence of an army 60000 ftrong, clambered over the counterfcarp of the follee, which was thirteen fathoms deep, and eight wide, without the lofs of one officer killed, and only four wounded. The number of fubalterns alfo killed or wounded, amounts but to a hundred. The trophies taken are forty cannon, with a large quantity of pow der and ball. Prince Dolgorucky adds at the end of the relation of this affair, that the fortress had already offered to capitulate.

Hague, July 30. Prince Gallitain, the Ruffian minifter, has received advice, that the garrifon of Precop furrendered on the 26th of June prifoners of war; and that the Rufian army continued its march on the 27th, in the view of penetrating farther into the country. The foldiery being in high fpirits, and abundantly provided with all forts of neceffaries, it is not doubted but Prince Dolgorucky.will gather fresh laurels.

TURKEY.

Conftantinople, June 17. On the 3d of this month, a fire broke out in the Jews quarter named Balat, which burnt furiously for nine hours, and deftroyed 20co houfes, There have been three other fires fince in different quarters of this city, which have likewife done a deal of damage.

after an obftinate and bloody engagement, gained a complete victory over thea the beginning of last month, and entered the 6th ult. in triumph into Damafcus, the inhabitants of which hut their gates against part of the conquered army which would have taken refuge in that city, where there was a revolt, which coft the lives of upwards of five thousand perfons; the houses were plundered, and the very molques prophaned. Though the bafhaw of Aleppo is got back to his refidence, it is apprehended that city will thare the fame fate as Damafcus, and fall into the hands of Ali Bey, whofe army confifts of fixty thousand men, and is befides well provided with artillery and every thing necessary to carry on a war with vigour.

NOTE to CORRESPONDENTS,

E should be very willing to oblige the

correfpondent, who requests us to publigh bis fentiments upon libels, from the St. James's Chronicle; but the multiplicity of original correfpondents often makes it inconve ment to compile ever many temporary articles of the current month, and we flatter ourselves this will fufficiently apologize for our declining to infert fo long a performance (bowever ably written) which the writer must be fenfible is now rather out of time.

Mifs Olivant's paftoral shall bave a place the firft opportunity.

We have no room for our Barrowford care refpendent.

Mr. Crockford of Guildford bas fent us the Creed for infertion; but notauithfanding the general levity of the age, we imagine the great code of our Chriftian belief, does not want the affiftance of a Magazine to be rendered waiverfal.

We are obliged to our correfpendent Hiftoricus for bis bints, and shall make it our judy as much as poffible so merit bis approbation3 but with respect to the debate on American affairs, we beg leave to inform bim, that the abruptness be complains of, is accounted for in the Magazine of December, and that the question be mention's is to be resumed, the moment the more temporary motions on the weighty fubje& of national freedom will allow an opportunity. Horatio-Alphonfo-Caffandra-R. M.— Lorenzo and Scarron-Amator-and a variConftantinople, July 3. We have receiv-ety of other correspondents are received, and foall ed very melancholy advices from Syria. Aly attended to in our next, Bey has published a manifefto there, in which he ftiles himself the Soudan of Egypt, fucceffor of the Pharaohs, and deliverer of the promised land, and likewife of Mecca, which is the Holy Land of the Muffelmen. The Bafhaws of Damafcus, Tripoli, Aleppo, Kilis, and the Serafkier d'Urfa, affembled their forces to oppofe that ufurper, who

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We are defired to rectify the two following miftakes in the Lift of Mafters of Merchant Taylors School, given in the number for June laft, viz.-Read-James Tagualey (prefent rector of St. Sepulchres) fucccide ed Mr. Weales, now Dr. Wales and at the removal, August 1768, afterViceff.Knock, omit the words fucceeded Creecks deceased.

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