flaves, who had found means to escape from their mafters, met in a large fquare near the gate which opens to the harbour, and being well armed they foon forced the guard to fubmit; and to prevent their raifing the city, confined them all in the powder magazine. They then proceeded to the lower part of the harbour, where they embarked on board a large rowing polacre, that was left there for the purpofe, and the tide ebbing out, they fell gently down with it, and paffed both the forts. As foon as this was known, three large galleys were ordered out after them, but to no purpofe; they returned in three days with the news of feeing the polacre fail into Barcelona, where they durft not go to attack her.

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Warsaw Sept. 8. The affaffin Lukawfki has declared, that he was induced by the promises of a great Lord to make the late attempt on the King's life.

The laft accounts from the Congrefs import that Ofman Effendi oppofing a pretenfion of the Count d'Orlow faid it would be much better to break off the negotiation at once, than to difpute about it, and that he fhould return in three days to Conftantinople; upon which the Count d'Orlow ordered every thing to be prepared for his departure; and told him, that all was ready, and that he might fet out, if he chofe it, the fame day. This refolution made the Turkish Plenipotentiary alter his tone; and they both have fent couriers to their Courts for new instructions concerning the contested points.

S WE DE N. Stockholm, Sept. 8. A great difcontent has been obferved to prevail in the provinces of this kingdom, on account of the dyet having employed itself for fourteen months on trifling matters,and never thought of alleviating the famine which deftroyed the country The deputies of the provinces being afraid

of returning thither, have prayed the King that he will be pleased to take fome measures for their fafety, on their departure. Confidence and unanimity now reign among all the orders of the States.

Stockholm, Sept. 11. Laft Wednefday his Majefty was pleased to diffolve the Dyet with the ufual ceremonies, when he told the States, that he would affemble them again after fix years.

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Berlin, Sept. 9. The harveft in this neighhourhood has not been so abundant as might have been expected from the fineness of the feafon, partly owing to the quality of the grain with which it was fowed, and partly to the bad effects the great inundations have left in the flat countries. It is however amply fufficient for the confumption of the inhabitants, and thofe of the ajacent countries will be relieved from that horrid ftate of mifery and distress which they have been in for these last two years. It is calculated that for each bufhel fowed fix are reaped; which, tho' nothing very remarkable, yet is not reckoned a bad harvest,

Stralfund, Sept. 15. This morning the Queen Dowager of Sweden, accompanied by the Princefs Royal her daughter and their whole fuit fet out. from hence for Yftadt, faluted by the firing of cannon. The King in nomi, nating her Majefty to the government of Pomerania, performed the firft act of his new authority. Among other expreffions which that monarch makes ufe of in the letter which he wrote to the Queen his mother to inform her of the revolution, he says, "I will not mention to you what you are to do for the welfare of our fubjects; I ought to learn that of

you.

Hamburgh, Sept. 20. A treaty which hath long been fecretly negotiating between a Dowager Emprefs and widower Emperor, is now concluded, and the day of meeting is fettled in the Ukraine, where the marriage is to be folmnized,

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It is faid that gold and filver fpecie of this kingdom has been diminishing for feveral years paft, by exportation and other means, at the rate of 50,000l. yearly.

It is thought that fome regulations will be made on the meeting of parliament, that will restrain the reigning evil of paper circulation.

If Mr Fordyce had continued bufinefs till the prefent fall in the India ftock, it is certain he would have had a difference in his favour of near 200,0001.

At a metting held yesterday of the creditors of Meffrs. Neale, James, Fordyce, and Down, to take into confideration a claim of dowry made by Mrs. James upon the freehold eftate of her hufband, a letter from Mr Fordyce was read, wherein he entirely exculpates the other partners, and repeatedly acknowledges himfelf alone to blame. This letter cafts reflections upon the conduct of the bank directors, and concludes with feverely cenfuring the bankers in general, who, he seems to intimate, could and ought to have prevented his ruin. The creditors then propofed, that thanks fhould be returned to Peregrine Cuft, Efq; for his indefatigable diligence and attention to their intereft, as alfo for hisputting fuch fenfible queftions to Mr Fordyce on his laft examination; this being unanimously agreed to, they voted a similar compliment to be paid to the other affignees for their affiftance and attention. Mr Cuft, after expreffing his fenfe of the favour, informed the creditors, that there now was 32,000 l. lodged in the bank, and that a dividend would certainly be made fome time in November next. During the whole of this unhappy bankruptcy, Mr Cuft hath called forth fo many of the exalted virtues into action, as demonftrate his foul, fraught with every fentiment of the fublimer kind.

A gentleman juft arrived from Paris affures, that the French pay the greateft attention to the increase of their African trade, for which purpose several

frigates are now fitting out at Breft, it is imagined, to establish a new manufactory fomewhere on that coast.

Oct. 2. Mr Alderman Oliver and Mr Alderman Lewes were fworn into' their office of Sheriffs for the city of London and county of Middlesex. And to-morrow the faid gentlemen will proceed to the choice of two proper perfons to be returned to the court of Aldermen, for their choice of one to ferve the office of Lord Mayor for the enfuing year, when it is expected Mr Wilkes will be chofen.

We hear from Findland, that the froft has begun to fet in very feverely in the gulf, and that it is expected the navigation will be ftopt earlier this feafon than for fome years paft. Extract of a Letter from Ramfgate, September 25.

"A very ftormy wind, these two laft nights, has done much damage among the shipping; one is driven on fhore on each fide the pier, and a third is now ready to be fwallowed up by the Goodwin Sands; the fea is fo rough that no one dare venture to their assistance. A large Weft Indian is driven into the harbour, which before had ftruck on the rocks. A Collier is much damaged in the harbour."

The Meredith, Peacock, from Ja maica to London, was loft the 6th of Auguft laft, at Watling ifland, in the windward paffage; the crew were ta ken up by the Royal Charlotte, Cooper, who is arrived at Dover.

Advices are faid to be received from the Continent, that four regiments of Pruffian troops have invefted the Imperial city of Franckfort on the lower Rhine.

A report prevails that the King of Pruffia has very recently made fome demands upon the Electorate of Hanover, which prove highly disagreeable to this Court.

A letter from Sweden, dated Sept. 8th, concludes thus: "The King is quite firmly established in his new form of government, nor can there be the

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leaft expectation of a change, because his Majefty has not only the army, but the people in general on his fide; which feldom happens on fuch occafions.

Some letters from Lisbon mention, that one of the Judges who pronounced fentence upon the confpirators against the life of his Portuguese Majefty, was massacred in his own house the 4th ult. together with his wife, children, and three fervants.

Among other objects of importance which the new Ambaffador, Lord Stormont, has in charge at the Court of Verfailles, is an agreement on our part to lower the duty on French wines, provided France on her part, confents to take our hardware; a treaty which has been long talked of, and is fuppofed to be very advantageous to both kingdoms.

Since the foregoing circumftances has tranfpired, the Portuguese Minifter has, we hear, fent feveral difpatches to his Court, as the Lifbon trade must be materially affected fhould the intended plan between Great Britain and France, be carried into execution.

Extract of a letter from the Frontiers

of Poland Sept 13.

We flatter ourselves that the negociation carried on for fome time paft, between the courts of Berlin, Peterfburgh and Vienna, the object of which was to re-establish the public tranquillity in Poland, has been happily terminated. These three powers have profecuted their reciprocal pretenfions. That part of Pruffia, known hitherto under the name of Polish Puffia, will be taken poffeffion of to-morrow the 14th of this month. A patent is pu blifhed, fetting forth his Pruffian Majeft's rights and pretenfions. Extract of a letter from Alexandria, in

Egypt, July 17.

The Chiek Daher having learnt that two Pachas, fent by the Porte to retake Sidon, had been joined, under the walls of that city, by 30,000 Drufes,

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and that they had formed the fiege of that place, he marched immediately from Acre to go and fight them at the head of his troops. The Mutuale (a Perfian people by origin, who inhabit the plains between Acre and Sidon) whom he had engaged to fecond him, followed.Thefe united forces did not amount to more than 18,000 men. But notwithstanding the disadvantage of numbers, this brave old warrior paffed, in fight of the enemy, the river Borgul, which runs near Sidon; fell upon the Pachas, who were aftonished at his boldnefs; cut in pieces their troops, who made fome refiftance, and drove the Drufes over the mountains. It is pretended that the two Pachas were killed in the fight.

On the other hand, Ali Bey is making levies in Syria, and collecting all the troops he can. His Partizans think he will very foon re-enter Eygpt at the head of a powerful army, and that he is alfo fupported by the Ruffians. It is faid that the Chiek Aman, Prince of Sadi, or Upper Egypt, fufpecting that Mahemet Aboudaab wants to deprive him of a part of his territories, has taken arms, and is able to make powerful diversion in favour of Ali-Bey.

A letter from Weftram in Kent, has the following paffage: "The wind has done a great deal of damage all round this country: what fruit there was, is entirely blown down: and on Friday morning feveral large trees in Hill Park were blown up by the roots, many houfes untiled here, and at Brafted, and other places near us."

There is at Ditchley, the feat of the Earl of Litchfield, the picture of a dog, who get into the chamber of a fon of the then Lord, and could by no means be driven out; the young gentleman therefore fuffered him to remain, and went to bed. In the night a man entered the room, upon whom the dog feized, and kept him till help arrived: this man proved to be the butler, who confeffed his intention of murdering his mafter and robbing the house. Н

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Last week a most villainous and iniquitous affair was brought to light at Greenwich, which was this: the poor inhabitants of Greenwich hofpital had long complained that great part of the government's allowance of provifions was with-held from them, without being able to meet with any redress. One of thefe brave, poor fellows, however, wrote a fpirited letter a few days ago to one of the Captains of the hofpital, informing him, that in a certain place, and at a certain hour, he would find 56 pounds of their allowance of beef: accordingly the Captain took the hint, went to the place as directed, and found the quaintity of beef abovementioned, which he fecured, It appeared that the quantity of 56 pounds has been ftopped in this villainous manner, every day for the space of fome years, from thefe brave old veterans. On the discovery of the above iniquitous tranfaction, a butcher at Greenwich was apprehended, and carried before a juftice of the peace, on ftrong fufpicion of being the aggreffor in the above villainous practice; he was, however, admitted to bail.

Lord Sandwich has, we hear, propofed an encrease of twenty fhips of the line to the Cabinet; but the expence being objected, his Lordship observed that it was an act of downright prudence to purchase not only a permanent peace, but a certain fuperiority over the united ftrength of Europe.

The fame Nobleman has, we hear, advised the reduction of our land forces, but upon a principle truly laudable, which is to convert one half of them in all times of peace into feamen, our ftrength being chiefly naval, a ftanding force is more neceffary for the fea than for the land; and thus 60,000 troops, inftead of being an unconftitutional burthen, will actually become what they ought to be, a real bulwark to the kingdom.

Among many other acts of the munificence of a Great Perfonage, as we are informed, is her cloathing and e

ducating of forty boys, and an equal number of girls, moftly children of poor deceafed Clergymen, and Officers of the Army and Navy.

It is faid that the Miniftry are much embarraffed at the late declaration of a clandeftine marriage, but as the popular Gentry have thought proper to fupport the liberty taken by the two brothers, the appointment of revenue, the fettlements of houfhold, as well as a fuitable dower for the Ladies, will be left to the determination of Parliament, which will create a whimsical difpute, as the Miniftry will contend for what is to fave an expence to the Public, while the Patriots will contend to load the people with a fresh tax on the occafion.

In confequence of a warm difpute on Saturday evening at a coffee-house in the city, between two gentlemen, relative to the merits of the feveral candidates for the Mayoralty, they fought a duel on Sunday morning in Hyde-park, in which one of them received a dangerous wound on the left fide.

Extract of a Letter from Portfmouth, Sept. 25.

"Laft night it blew a very heavy gale of wind, which threw down a great number of chimneys in this town, &c. A floop of twenty five tons was driven from her anchor near Ride, and has not been heard of fince.

By the high wind on Thursday night laft, a sheet of lead, upwards of 100lb. weight, was blown from the top of a garret window of Meff. James and Co. Bondftreet, over a parapet wall and acrofs twoback yards, on the skylight of Mr Manfon, a linnen-draper in Piccadilly, through which it broke its way, without doing any other damage than greatly frightening the family.

By a letter from Lymington, in Hampshire, we are informed, that the faltworks have fuffered very much by the high tide and ftorm on Thursday night laft; fome of the men that have worked there thirty and forty years,

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