the King and the Republic, and that the taking it away would be a breach of the treaties between Poland and the King of Pruffia; that the province was in no respect unwilling to contribute to the public exigencies of the ftate, but must infift upon maintaining their prerogative in this cafe, and if they were deprived of it, would protest against the infringement by a manifefto. All these reprefentations were to no purpose, it being voted by a majority, that the province of Pruffia fhould pay the general tax as well as the other provinces. This decifion may poffibly have bad confequences, fome deputies having thereupon immediately quitted the affembly." We have been informed, that the King afterward declared to the deputies of PoJih Pruffia, that he will maintain the fates of that province in the polletion of their legal prerogatives; and that they shall be intrufted with the laying of the tax upon themselves. They write from Hamburg, that the affembling of a large body of Pruffian troops on the confines of Polith Pruffia, has, for fome time paft, occafioned much fpeculation, as if the court of Berlin were materially interested in the decifions of the diet of Warsaw, in regard to that province. The capitation, or poll-tax, on the Jews of Poland is augmented. On the 18th of December, the diet granted the title of Prince, with all the prerogatives annexed to that dignity, to all the Counts of the Poniatowski family; and on the 20th the diet feparated, with the confent of all the flates of the republic. Late advices from Warfaw bear, that it is not publicly known whither Prince Radzivil is retired; but that several grandees ftill intereft themselves in his favour; fo that it is thought, if he would fubmit, his Majefty would give him fome important post. On the 31st of December, the Hereditary Prince of Courland folemnly did homage, took the ufual oaths, and received from his Polish Majefty the inveftiture of the duchies of Courland and Semigallia, on behalf as well of his father as of himself. RUSSIA. "Hague, Jan. 15. Some posts ago we gave an account, that a treaty of alliance and friendship was upon the carpet, between the Emprefs of Ruffia and the King of Denmark; that negotiation is now faid to be on the point of perfection "London, Jan. 20. They advise fro Kiel, in Holstein, of the 5th inftant, their having received an account fro Petersburg, that the Grand Duke, the fovereign, was very much indifpofed wit a lingering illness.” "London, Fan. 31. They write fro Petersburg, that one Capt. Tomkyns, a Englithman, formerly commander of Briftol privateer, has been appointed the Empress to command an expeditio for making difcoveries towards findia out, if posible, a paffage by the nort east to China and the Indies." SWEDEN. "Stockholm, Jan. 1. The negotiatio which is on the tapis between this cou and that of London, is faid to relate a treaty of fubfidy as well as commerce but the court of Verfailles, it is n doubted, will endeavour to keep thin on their old footing." Stockholm, Jan. 8. The propo made by the court of Versailles has be accepted by the fenate, in hopes that t diet will agree to it. That court, it faid, has propofed to pay the arrears fubfidies, which amount to twelve m lions, in the space of eight years, on t footing of a million and a half per ar Some members of the fenate, howeve were of opinion, that it would be bett to liften to the propofitions of the cou of London; but their fentiments have n prevailed." GERMANY. They write from Hamburg, that t reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwen code of Pruffian laws, to be drawn up has ordered a digeft from the celebrat the use of his fubjects. FRANCE. The parliament of Douay has regifte ed, without any restriction, the letter patent of the King, for annihilating t fociety of Jefuits.His Majefty E fent to the archbishops and bishops of kingdom a circular letter of the followi import. "The King having refolved put a stop to begging in his kingdo his Majesty has taken into confiderati the memorials which have been prefent to him, and the different regulatic which have been publifhed on this fi ject: and his Majefty is fenfible, that would be to no purpose to ordain t moft fevere punishments against the t dy beggars, if at the fame time preca te was not taken to open retreats, and meure relief for those whom age or amities difabled from getting their sicood by labour. It is in confe ace of thefe views, fo conformable to peine, to juflice and humanity, that Majesty propofes to establish in each ocele, or at least in each generality, a meral hospital, (which is likewife to ne at a houfe of correction), for the reception of the infirm peor who have not any other asylum, for lunatics or idiots, foth as have been legally fentenced to confinement." * Lasdom, Jam. 17. We are well informthat the French court has agreed to fettle the affair of their prifoners, either The examining into the accounts on each de, or to pay the balance, which, it is amounts to 670,000l. And the Mane is laid before an auguft affembly, their approbation." Laston, Jan. 26. The French court, it ind, has agreed to pay 130,000l. im edutely, in part of the 670,000l. on cent of the French prifoners, and the mainder at 40,ocol. a quarter, till e whole is paid." vince of Mende had offered a thoufand 47 crowns to any one who would kill it.Our latest account is thus. which has fo long been a terror to this "Mende, Jan. 2. The wild beaft, neighbourhood, continues to do much mifchief. On the 27th ult. he devoured at Bounefol, two leagues from hence. a young woman of 19 or 20 years of age, of St Martin de Born, but a league and The next day he appeared in the wood a quarter from this place, where he spied a girl of twelve years of age, and was. juft going to fpring upon her, when he ran to her father, crying out to him to protect her. The father, who had nothing but a large take in his hand, ran between the beast and his daughter, and defended himself fo well, that he kept him at bay for a full quarter of an hour, the beaft all the while endeavouring to fly at the girl; and they would both have inevitably foon become his prey, if some horned cattle, which the father kept in the wood, had not fortunately come up, at which the wild beast was terrified, and ran away. This account has been attefted by the man before the chief magiftrate of this town." ITALY. "Genoa, Dec. 22. By a veffel juft arrived here from Baltia, we have received the agreeable news of almost all the French troops defigned to act against Corfica being arrived; and that they have already taken poffeflion of all the places belonging to the republic, except Baftia. Notwithstanding this, it is faid, those troops are not to act with extremity, but, on the contrary, endeavour to perfuade them to a cellation of arms, that in the mean time an accommodation may be brought about." For fome time paft the French newscers have abounded in accounts of a dbeat that has appeared in the neighhood of Langagne, and the forest of reire, fpreading terror and deftrucIt has devoured a great many perchietly children, and particularly girls; and fearce a day paffes withfane fatal accident. The confternaheit occafions prevents the wood-cuten from working in the forefts, fo that dis become dear. It is of amazing e. They who have feen it fay, at it is much higher than a wolf; but it aims at its prey, it couches fo to the ground, that it hardly appears he bigger than a large fox. At the ance of one or two fathoms it rifes up s hind legs, and fprings upon its which it feizes by the neck or t. It is afraid of horned cattle, stich it runs away. It was for "London, Jan. 17. We are informed, e time called a hyena; but is now a copy of the conditions, on which G. to be an animal produced from a ti- Britain confents to the French auxiliaries and a honefs, which was brought in- occupying Corfica, during the term of aace to be fhewn as a curiofity. It greement with the Genoefe, was this raged feveral provinces, and ac- week dispatched to the English ambasit to latest advices was in the neigh fador at Paris, to be laid before the court tead of Mende. Public prayers had of Versailles; and is faid to contain an put up on the occafion; and a detach- abfolute negative to the construction of of dragoons had been out fix weeks any new forts, the occupying with fhips of it, to ne purpose. The pro- of war any harbours in the island, after 10% ted the "Genoa, Dec. 29. The French general, immediately after his arrival at Calvi, fet out for Beftia, to take poffeflion of that place; which he has accordingly done." the the difimbarkation of the foldiers thall be effected, and the building of thips there during their refidence." They write from Rome, that a late overflowing of the Tyber has wathed athore many ancient curiofities, which probably had been depofited in the bottom of the river feveral ages ago. Among them are two brazen ftatues in miniature, of exquifite workmanship; one reprefenting Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, Mark Anthony's miftrefs, and the other the Heathen god Elculapius. SPAIN and PORTUGAL. "Madrid, Dec. 18. We are at a lofs to know on what foundation fome foreign writers have dared to advance, that an open rupture is on the point of breaking qut between this kingdom and Portugal. On the contrary, the most perfect good understanding fubfifte between them." “Lijbon, Dec. 8. The court has recei• red reiterated affurances from its minifters at Madrid, that his Catholic Majefty is firmly refolved to fulfil punctually the engagements entered into by the late treaty of peace, and that he will be always defirous of cultivating a friendflip and correfpondence with the Moft Faithful King. This may ferve to remove the Sears of thofe perfons, particularly the merchants, who have been alarmed by letters from England, as well as from other countries, infinuating, that a rupture was on the point of breaking out between Spain and Portugal." NORTH AMERICA. "New-York, Nov. 15. We have juft received the following advices from the camp near Tufcarowas, dated Oct. 20. relating to the progress of the army under the command of Gen. Bouquet. "Our little army reached this place after a march of ten days, without halting, through a hilly country, and many ftreams to pals, which gave fome interruption to our pack-horfes. The favages, terrified and aftonished to find their woods will not protect them, are coming, in the most abject manner, to beg our mercy, and ask for peace, or they muft immediately fly away, and abandon their country.We have had fome meetings with their chiefs, wherein our commander upbraided them in fevere terms for their cruelties and treachery; and particularly for their late perfidious behaviour, in amung our forees on Lake Erie, with a fallacious peace, and the notorious lie, that they had called their murderers from our fronti whit their parties were committing moft cruel murders, and continued th maflacres almoft to this time. They knowledged every thing, and begged m cy and forgiveness. We march again the middle of their fettlements; wh they are to bring in all their prifon to be delivered up; and there, it is f we fhall make peace with them." “St James's, Jan. 16. By a letter fr the Hon. Maj.-Gen. Gage, comman in chief of his Majefty's forces in No America, to the Earl of Halifax, one his Majefty's principal fecretaries of ft. dated at New York, Dec. 13. 1764, following advices have been received. Th "The perfidy of the Shawnefe and I lawares, and their having broken the which even the favage nations hold fac amongst each other, required vigor meatures to reduce them. We had perienced their treachery so often, t Idetermined to make no peace with the but in the heart of their country, upon fuch terms as fhould make it as cure as it was poffible. This conduct produced all the good effects which co be wifhed, or expected from it. Indians have been humbled, and redu to accept of peace upon the terms p fcribed to them, in fuch a manner as give reputation to his Majesty's arms mongst the feveral nations. The regu and provincial troops under Col. Bouq having been joined by a good body of lunteers from Virginia, and others fr Maryland and Penfylvania, marched fi Fort Pitt the beginning of October, got to Tufcarowas about the 15th. march of the troops into their count threw the favages into the greatest c fernation, as they had hoped their wo would protect them, and had boasted the fecurity of their fituation from attacks. The Indians hovered round troops during their march, but despair of fucceís in an action, had recouric negotiations. They were told, that t might have peace, but every prifone their poffetlion mutt first be delivered They brought in near twenty, and miled to deliver the reft; but as t promifes were not regarded, they en ged to deliver the whole on the ri November, at the forks of the Mafka ham, about 150 miles from Fort Pitt, centre of the Delaware towns, and n to the most confiderable fettlement of Shawn Copy of a letter from an officer in the army, to his friend in Glasgow, died from the camp at Vachalamacqui Kirṛ Cateloga's capital, 130 miles from Fort Pitt, and 70 from the Lower Shiwife town on the banks of the Makingham river, in the centre of the Deltwire and Shawanefe nations, Nov. 20. 1764. "When I wrote you laft, I was cooped up in a dirty little fort on the frontiers here, when we were relieved to go on an expedition against the favages. We march ed from Fort Pitt on the 3d of October, with the following force, viz. eight com. panies of the 42d regiment, and 100 men of the 60th regiment, 400 Virginia volunteers, all armed with rifles, and ex Shawnele. Col. Bouquet kept them in icht, and moved his camp to that place. He foon obliged the Delawares, and so ne broken tribes of Mohikons, Wiandots, nd Mingoes, to bring in all their prifones, even to children born of white woren, and to tie those who were grown as Lavage as themselves, and un villing to leave them, and bring them bound to the Cap. They were then told, that they rut appoint deputies to go to Sir Wil lam Johnfon, to receive fuch terms as Lould be imposed upon them, which the nations thould agree to ratify: and for the fecurity of their performance of this, and that no further hottilities fhould be committed, a number of their chiefs must main in our hands. The above nations fbfcribed to these terms; but the Shaw-cellent marklinen, and dreffed aliunde de ele were more obftinate. They did not more of the conditions, and were parLularly averse to the giving of hostages. But finding their obftinacy had no effect, and would only tend to their destruction, the troops having penetrated into the heart of their country, they at length beCae fenfible, that there was no fafety but in fubmiflion, and were obliged to floop to the fame conditions as the other pations. They immediately gave up for typifoners, and promited the rest fhould be fent to Fort Pitt in the fpring. This luft not being admitted, the immediate titution of all the prifoners being the ne qua non of peace, it was agreed, that parties thould be fent from the army into their towns, to collect the prisoners, and conduct them to Fort Pitt. They delivered fix of their principal chiefs as hoages into our hands, and appointed their deputies to go to Sir William Johnfon in the fame manner as the reft. The number of prifoners already delivered exceeds two hundred, and it was expected that er parties would bring in near one huncred more from the Shawnefe towns. Tefe conditions feem fufficient proofs of the fincerity and humiliation of those nabes: and in juftice to Col. Bouquet, I ft teftify the obligations I have to him; d that nothing but the firm and fleady Cuct which he has obferved in all his tations with thofe treacherous favawould ever have brought them to a krious peace. I now flatter myself, that the country fauvages, with painted fhirts and fur-caps H marched is beautiful beyond description, and uncommonly rich and fertile: the fo reft are often intermixed with extenfive favannabs or plains, particularly to the westward on the Wabache, where they are feveral days journey over, and where the fivages hunt for game, which is aftonishing plenty, and of all kinds, deer, elks, buffaloes, bears, &c. wild turkeys, geefe, &c We have daily round us incamped feveral hundred favages, with their kings and chief warriors. I have been at feveral of their towns, which are for the most part agreeably fituated on the banks of fome fine river, and the plains round them being planted full of Indian corn, and other grain peculiar to the favages, makes a very fine landicape. Our army have above 500 miles to go to winter-quarters, 400 miles above Philadelphia. Our regiment is to garrifon Fort Pitt. The nations who have fubmitted are the Delawares, Shawanefe, Mingo, Wendat, and the new corner of Delawares." Letters from South Carolina mention the great fuccefs of an experiment made there, for preventing the human face from being disfigured with fears, by the moft violent finall pox. The trial was made on a female negro, by lancing the pusules when come to maturity. It was practifed with equal fuccefs, on feveral others, and at laft on white people, all of whom recovered furprisingly, without much appearance of their ever having had the diftemper, though affirmed to have been uncommonly malignant. Extract of a letter from the French King to 1. D' Abbadie, director-general and commandant for his Majefty in Louisiana. "MONS. D'ABBADIE, By a fpecial act, done at Fountainbleau, Nov. 3. 1762, of my own will and mere motion, having ceded to my very dear and beft-beloved coufin the King of Spain, and to his heirs and fucceffors, in full property, purely and fimply, and without any exceptions, the whole country known by the name of Louisiana, together with New Orleans, and the island in which the faid city is lituated; and by another act, done at the Elcurial, Nov. 13. in the fame year, his Catholic Majefty having accept ed the ceffion of the faid country of Louifana, and the city and ifland of New OrJeans, agreeable to the copies of the faid acts, which you will find hereunto annex, ed; I write you this letter to infor n vo that my intention is, that on receipt thefe prefents, whether they come your hands by the officers of his Cathol Majefty, or directly by fuch French vetle as may be charged with the fane, v are to deliver up to the governor, or o ficer appointed for that purpose by t King of Spain, the faid country and c lony of Louisiana, and the pofts there depending, like vise the city and illat of New Orleans, in fuch ftate and co dition as they fhall be found to be in the day of the faid ceffion; willing, th in all time to come they fhall belong his Catholic Majefty, to be governed a administered by his governors and office and as poffeffed by him in full proper without any exceptions. At the far time, I hope for the profperitv and pea of the inhabitants of the colony of Lo fiana, and promife myfelf, from the frien fhip and affection of his Catholic Majef that he will be pleased to give orders his governor, and all other officers e ployed in his fervice in the faid colon and in the city of New Orleans, that t ecclefiaftics and religious houles whi have the care of the parishes and of t millions, may continue to exercife the functions, and enjoy the rights, privileg and immunities, granted by their fever charters of establishment; that the or nary judges do continue, together w the fuperior council, to adminifter juft according to the laws, forms, and ufag of the colony; that the inhabitants preferved and maintained in their poff fions; that they be confirmed in the pr perty of their eftates, according to t grants which have been made by the g vernors and directors of the colony; a that all the faid grants be holden a taken as confirmed by his Catholic Maj fly, even though not as yet confirmed Hoping, above all, that his Catho Majefty will be pleafed to bestow on new fubjects of Louisiana the fame ma of protection and good will, which th enjoyed while under my dominion, a of which the misfortunes of war alo have prevented their experiencing grea er effects. I command you to caufe prefent letter to be recorded in the fup rior council of New Orleans, to the that the feveral estates of the colony m be informed of its contents, and may ha recourse thereto when neceffary. A the prefent being for no other purpo |