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Extract of a letter from Serjeant Thomas Crump, of Captain Crosbie's Company of Grenadiers in his Majesty's 66th Regiment of Foot, commanded by Col. La Fauffide, dated at Morocco, Jan. 1, 1759.

Lieut. William Harrifon, Serjeant Thomas Crump, Serjeant William Lofts, and 50 men of the aforefaid regiment, on board the Somerset tranfport, were caft away the 29th of November laft, on the coaft of Barbary, about four in the morning: four hours afterwards, 25 men of the faid regiment loft their lives; and the reft got on fhore naked. On their march to Morocco, Lieutenant William Harrifon died fuddenly the 13th of December laft. They are all made flaves; have only two-pence per diem for their allowance, and are all obliged to work, except the Officers. Enfign Bolton, of Lord Forbes's regiment, by means of an English merchant, provided them with cloaths barely fufficient to cover their nakedness. In the fame transport there was one company of Lord Forbes's, of the 76th regiment of foot: all the Officers belonging to it were loft, except Enfign Bolton, who is with them at Morocco. He does not mention the names, or number of Officers loft; but that 58 men, 28 women and children of the faid regi ment, and fix of the fhip's crew, were loft: in all 117 perished. The fame day the Litchfield man of war of 50 guns, and a bomb tender, were also wrecked and loft; the Litchfield loft 130 men, but the tender loft none,

In the month of Auguft laft, a fhip, without

any perfon on board, laden with different pieces of cloth, bed-ticking, tanned leather, pewter, and ftaves, was brought into Caftro, near Bilboa in Spain, where fhip and cargo were fold by public fale, and the produce depofited for the ufe of the proprietors, who are defired to claim and prove their property in five months from the first of March, 1759. April 14

Portsmouth, April 10. Monday, at twelve o'clock, Admiral Bofcawen arrived here from London, and next morning his flag was hoisted on board the Namure at Spithead.

The fame day arrived here from London the Right Hon. Lord Howe.

We hear that the trade to Turkey will be brought under a better regulation. much to the larly to thofe concerned in carrying on the feveadvantage of this kingdom, but more particu

ral branches of the woollen manufactories.

We hear the Regency of Hanover have publifhed an edict to regulate all manner of foreign money, particularly French Louis d'ors, which are plenty and go current there; gold and filver coin are to be valued pursuant to the standard of the German Empire, and the price to be fixed accordingly at the mint.

The debt of his Majefty's navy, as it flood December 31, laft, amounts to 3,907,6561. 15s. 7 d. 1.

We hear that 25,1591. will be granted for the better fortifying the town and dock of Plymouth; 10,000l. for fortifying the harbour of Milford; 6,937 1. for better fortifying the town and dock of Portsmouth; and 7081, for fecuring Chatham-dock.

Eight waggon loads of arms were fent on Monday laft to Shrewsbury, for the use of the militia of Shropshire.

At the fale of the late Earl of Arran's curiofities, which ended last week, at Mr. Langford's in Covent-garden, the gloves given by King Henry the Eighth to Sir Anthony Denny, were fold for 381. 17 s. the gloves given by King James the First to Edward Denny, Efq; (fon of Sir Anthony) for 221. 1s. the mittens given by Queen Elifabeth to Sir Edward Denny's Lady, for 251. 4. and the fcarf given by King Charles the Firft, for 101. 10 s. all which were bought for Sir Thomas Denny, of Ireland, who is lineally defcended from the faid Sir Anthony Denny, one of the executors of King Henry the Eighth.

The fentence in the inferior court, condemning the fhip America with her cargo, was, on Thursday, confirmed by the Lords of appeal.

The prohibition of exporting, or carrying coaftwife, gunpowder, falt-petre, or any fort of arms or ammunition, is continued during the space of fix months, to commence from the 29th instant.

St. James's, April 14. The bounties to feamen, and able-bodied landmen, who enter themfelves in the royal navy, will be continued to be paid until the 2d day of June next.

April 18.

Worcester, April 14. Laft Tuefday morning as Mr. Tanner's ftage-waggon, which fet out from hence for London, was paffing through the E e 2 river

river Avon, near Bengworth, the horfes fuddenly plunged out of their depth, and three of them were drowned: the ftream being exceffively rapid, the body of the waggon (the dropping-pins happening not to be keyed) was forced off the wheels, and carried above a mile down the river, whereby great damage was done to the loading; but an antient woman and a boy who were in the waggon at the fame time, were happily faved by fome perfons that went in boats to their affiftance, and took them out by cutting a way through the top of the tilt. Mr. Tanner and his man rode on the two fore horfes to direct the team through the water, and both of them narrowly escaped being drowned; Mr. Tanner in particular was taken out for dead, but by proper means was brought to himself, and is likely to do well.

Northampton, April 16. On Wednesday laft, foon after divine fervice, the steeple of Great Billing church, near this town, was knocked down by a flash of lightning, and fome of the ftones whirled into the air with fuch aftonishing force as to be carried to a confiderable distance; one of a very large fize ploughed up the ground in Mr. Blackwell's garden like a cannon ball, bounded from the place where it firft fell with great violence, and was carried feveral hundred yards farther. Many of the pews in the church are fhivered to pieces, and the fulphureous fmell was fo powerful, that fcarcely any body could bear to go near the church, which is fo much fhattered, that it is thought the whole fabric must be intirely rebuilt.

The Anfon cutter is arrived at Plymouth. She had been taken by a Bayonne privateer of 14 guns, who put 20 of her men on board the Anfon, to carry her to France, and left 30 Englishmen on board, who were put in irons below; but they found means to cut their irons, and took her out of the Frenchmens hands; but as not one of the Anfon's people could navigate her to England, they obliged the Frenchmen to conduct her into Plymouth.

April 21.

Extract of a Letter from New-York, dated February 28.

His Excellency General Amherst is preparing for an early campaign, in which the war will be profecuted with the utmoft vigour.

We neither want or expect any affiftance of men this year from England, and confequently we fhall wait for nothing.

All the provinces are ordered to raife immediately the fame number of men this campaign as they did the last.

And General Amherst has given public notice, that all the battoe-men fhall be formed into companies of 50 each; that every man, fit for a Captain, who can raife 30, fhall have a commiffion to command them, and 10 s. a day; and every perfon, that can raise 20, shall be made a Lieutenant, and have 6 s. a day. The private men to be young ftrong active men, accustomed to hardships, and the ufe of a gun; they are to have 3 s. a day, New-York currency, with 20 days pay advance; and, befides good cloathing, they are to have each a firelock, a horn of pow

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der, three pounds of ball, and a good blanket. The whole to be at Albany by the 20th of March without fail.

His Excellency has also given public notice that all ox-team drivers, and waggoners, who will enter into the fervice, fhall have the fame encouragement, in every refpect, as the battoe-men; they are to be formed into companies of 25 men each, and are to be at Albany on the 30th of March without fail.

Colonel Williamson offers great encouragement for men to enter into the royal regiment of artillery as matroffes, viz. nine fhillings and fixpence a week; leave to quit the fervice, if they defire it, at the end of two years, or fooner if the war ends; and fix pence fterling per day, for life, if they are any ways difabled in the fervice.

The whole armament is to be at Albany by the 30th of March at fartheft; and we are af fured, that the campaign will open foon after by the march of our troops to the Great Lake, upon which they will embark, with a large train of artillery, in order to proceed to the attack of Fort Ticonderago; which, if we can once make ourselves mafters of, the reduction of Crown-Point, and all the adjacent country, muft foon follow of course.'

Captain Willfon, of the Hawke letter of marque, belonging to London, in his paffage from Smyrna to Scanderoon, took a French fhip off the island of Cyprus, bound from Alexandria to Marseilles, faid to be worth 120,000 dollars [27,000 l. fterling.] He alfo fell in with a Swedish fhip, and on examining the lading, found twenty bales of French cloth, which he ordered to be put on board his fhip, after paying the Swedish Captain the freight.

Gloucefter, April 16. Michael Haines, con mitted to Cirencester bridewell, for procuring the arfenic with which his fon, Richard Haines, poifoned Mr. Hewer's children, is removed to our gaol; but the fon is not yet retaken. A bill has been found against the keeper of the said bridewell, for fuffering him to escape. April 26.

We hear that, after the 1ft of June next, no commiffions will be granted to privateers, unlefs they are fhips of one hundred tons burthen, and which carry 12 four pounders and 40 men; and that all prizes taken are to be the fole property of the owners and men on board, including the tenth part, which used to accrue to the Lord High Admiral, or the Commiffioners appointed for executing that office.

The report that has prevailed of an intended prorogation of the Parliament, &c. is without foundation. The Parliament indeed, it is thought, will not rife till about the middle of June, as both Houfes intend to be fitting, to compliment his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on his birth day, the 4th of June next, when he will be twenty-one.

Letters from Conftantinople, of the 17th paft, advise, that the Sultana was fafely delivered of a Princess in the night between the 14th and 15th, to the great joy of all the subjects of the Ottoman Empire, and was named Heremelutha, i. e. God's Gift.

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The caftle of Ulrichftein, fituated in the landgraviate of Darmstadt, about four leagues from Gieffen, furrendered the 8th inftant to the Baron de Bulow, Prince Ferdinand of Brunfwic's Adjutant-general, after a cannonade of three hours, and the garrifon engaged not to ferve for a year against his Britannic Majefty, or his allies. All the reports of accounts faid to be received from Guardaloupe are without foundation.

April 28.

Head-quarters of Prince Henry of Pruffia at Linay, April 17. The greatest part of the Austrian troops, which were on the frontiers of Saxony, having marched towards Silefia, or into the empire, Prince Henry formed a defign to drive thofe that might ftill remain in Bohemia, beyond the Eger, and carry off their magazines, as well thofe on the Elbe as at their different quarters. Accordingly the Pruffians entered Bohemia on the 15th; one column marched by Peterfwalde, and another under General Hulfen, by Pafsberg and Commottau. The vanguard of the column which marched by Peterfwalde found the eminence behind that village fortified with a redoubt, with a strong barricade before it, guarded by 600 Croats, and fome Hungarian foot. This país was forced; a Major and thirty private men were made prifoners, and fifteen flain. The time required to remove the barricade facilitated the retreat of the enemy, who had leisure to draw off their troops; nevertheless, our vanguard dividing into two bodies, one proceeded to Auffig and the other to Toplitz; the enemy fled precipitately every-where. The magazine at Auffig was deftroyed, and the boats on the Elbe burnt: The vanguard returned, on the 16th, to the main body at Welmina. We feized the provifions and forage which the Auftrians had left at Lobofchutz and Lieutmeritz, and burnt the new bridge they had built there. Our advanced guard will be to day at Buden, where the enemy have a quantity of provifions. General Hulfen found he pafs of Pafsberg guarded by a body of Croats, and the regiments of Konigfeck and Andlau. The horse which marched by Pelfburg attacked the enemy in the rear, while they were attacked in front by the foot, who at length drove them from all their intrenchments. General Renard, with 51 Officers and 2000 men, were taken. We took from the enemy three colours, two standards, and three pieces of cannon. General Hulfen's advanced guard will push forward to-day to Saatz, and feize all the ftores of provifions which the Auftrians, who are retiring as faft as poffible to Prague, have abandoned. This attack of Pafsberg coft us only about feventy men killed and wounded.

Lipstadt, April 20. The Ruffian army is not yet in motion. That of the King of Pruffia has left the neighbourhood of Strigau, to draw nearer the mountains of Bohemia. On the 12th his Majefty eftablished his head-quarters at Landshut, the better to watch Count Daun's motions, who endeavours to conceal his defigns by marches and countermarches, between Braunau and Trautenau. General Fouqet is at Neustadt, from whence he fends detachments into Moravia, which have deftroyed fome magazines in that province.

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Samuel Shore, jun. of Broadfield in Yorkfhire, Efq; to Mifs Offley, one of the co-heireffes of the late Jofeph Offley, Esq; of Nortonhall in Derbyshire.

John French, Efq; of the General Poft-office, to Mifs Mafon, of Spital-fields.

The Hon. and Rev. Robert Bligh, uncle to the Earl of Darnly, and younger brother to the Hon. Lieutenant-general Bligh, to Mifs Winthrop, daughter of Mr. Winthrop, late merchant of London.

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John Dinglethorp, Efq; to Mifs Elifabeth Petchey, only daughter of Thomas Petchey, Esq; of Holt in Norfolk,

Thomas Unwin, Efq; of Caftle Hedingham in Effex, to Mifs Mary Edwards, of Bucklerfbury.

Dr. Tathwell, a phyfician at Stamford, to Mifs Elifabeth Roberts, youngest daughter of the late Governor Roberts.

Capt. Joshua Rowley, fecond fon of the Hon. Sir William Rowley, Knight of the Bath, to' Mifs Burton, eldest daughter of Bartholomew Burton, Efq; Deputy-governor of the Bank of England.

Capt. Baddifon, of the Princefs Augufta Indiaman, to Mifs Smyth, daughter of Capt. Smyth, of Princess-square.

Mr. Richard Chester, jun. to Mifs Patience Freeman, of Bristol, at the Quakers Meeting at Tottenham.

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DEATH S.

HE Lady Mary O'Hara, Lady of Charles
O'Hara, Efq; in Jermyn-ftieet.

Harcourt, Efq; Barrister at law, at his chambers in the King's-bench Walks. Sir Stewkley Shuckburgh, Bart. at Bath. Norton Powlett, Efq; at his feat at Rotherfield, Hants.

Rev. Dr. John Robinfon, Warden of Merton-college, Oxford.

Lady Elifabeth St. Andrew, aunt to the Right Hon, the Earl of Effex.

Rev. Mr. Hawes, Rector of Wilton.

Dr. Salmon, Bishop of Fernes and Leighlin in Ireland, at Taviflock in Devonshire.

Sir John Abdy, Bart. at his feat at Albyns, near Ongar in Effex, and Knight of the fhire' for that county.

George Gregory, Efq; a clerk in the office of ordnance in the Tower,

The Rev. Mr. Tringham, mafter of the noted free-school of Luton, Herefordshire.

Sir William Andrews, Bart. at Chelfea. Anthony Wilkirfon, Efq; in an advanced age, one of his Majefty's Juftices of the peace for the county of Durham.

Julius Smith, Efq; near Ilford in Effex,

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PREFERMENTS.

EV. Mr. George Hutchins, to the rectory of Stoke, with the chapel of Ulney, in the county of Worcefter.

Rev. Dr. George Cardale, to the vicarage of Rothly in Leicestershire.

Rev. Mr. Alexander Cornwall, to the rectory of Great Yeldam in Effex, with the rectory of Hedingham Sible, in the said county.

Rev. Mr. John Tatten, to the rectory of Dunwich in Devon.

Rev. Mr. Simon Mills, to the rectory of Newbury with Sulkfton, in the county of Der by, and diocese of Litchfield and Coventry.

Rev. Mr. Robert Adams Hicks, to the rectory of Langibby, Monmouthshire.

Rev. Mr. Thomas Hawkins, to the rectory of Stowey, in the county of Bucks, and diocese of Lincoln.

Rev. Mr. Cobb, to the living of Billhurft in Kent.

Rev. Mr. Henry Barton, to be Warden of Merton-college.

Rev. Mr. Henry Robinson, to be Chaplain to the garrifon at Portsmouth.

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PROMOTIONS.

Rrchibald Patoun, Efq; to be Captain of a company in the 14th regiment of foot. George-Auguftus Elliot, Efq; to be Colonel of a regiment of light cavalry, to be forthwith raifed for his Majefty's fervice. And

The Right Hon. Henry Earl of Pembroke, to be Lieutenant-colonel to the faid regiment.

Sir Ellis Cunliffe, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Knight, to the dignity of a Baronet of the kingdom of Great Britain.

John Kelley, of Chrift-Church, in the Univerfity of Oxford, Doctor in phyfic, to be Profeffor in the science or faculty of phyfic in the faid University.

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Henry-Seymour Conway, Efq; to be Co of the first or Royal regiment of dragoons. Douglas, Efq; to be Captain of a

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pany in the fourth or King's own regime foot.

Peter Campbell, Efq; to be Captain of a c pany in the 12th regiment of foot; Peter Dunbar, Efq; to be Captain-lieutena And Henry Probyn, Gent. to be Lieute in the faid regiment.

John Toovey, Efq; to be Colonel of the regiment of foot.

Richard Bowles, Efq; to be Lieutenant-c nel to the 81ft regiment of foot or invalids. William Johnfton, Efq; to be Lieutenant lonel to the 82d regiment of foot or invalids. Jofeph Harrison, to be Major to the 57th giment of foot;

Thomas Bennet, Efq; to be Captain of a co pany; and

John Paterfon, to be Lieutenant; and Alexander Lockhart, Gent. to be Enfign the faid regiment.

Robert Waller, Efq; to be Captain-lieuten in the third regiment of dragoon guards; William Gingon, to be Lieutenant; Brooks, Gent, and

regiment.

Grant, Gent, to be Cornets in the f

Matthew Bunbury, to be Captain of a comp ny in the 2d battalion of Lord George Forbe 76th regiment of foot;

Matthew Bourke, Gent. to be Firft Lieut nant; and

William Butler, Gent. to be Second Lieut nant in the said battalion.

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Richard Scott, of the lordship of Myton, i the county of the town of Kingston upon Hull house-carpenter, innholder, victualler, dealer, an chapman.

Edward Baldwin, late of the city of Coven try, mercer, dealer, and chapman.

Francis-Rush Clark, late of London, wine merchant, dealer, and chapman.

George Crade, of the city of Exeter, in the county of Devon, merchant.

Richard Farlow, of the city of Coventry whitener, dealer, and chapman.

Thomas Caigow, of Wardour-ftreet, within the parish of St. James, in the liberty of Weit minfter, in the county of Middlesex, tobacconit, fhopkeeper, dealer, and chapman.

BOOKS

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BOOKS published in APRIL, 1759:

Treatise on the three different Digeftions
and Discharges of the human Body; by
Edward Barry, M. D. F. R. S. Millar, 6s.
A practical Treatife of Husbandry; by M. Du-
hamel du Moncau. 4to. Whifton, 16 s.
The British Negotiator; or, Foreign Exchanges
made perfectly eafy; by S. Thomas, Merchant.
Richardfon, 3 s. 6 d.

A Syftem of Oratory, delivered in a Courfe of
Lectures publicly read at Grefham-College,
London; by John Ward, D. LL. Ward,
2 Vols. 10 S.

An Effay concerning the Nature, Origin, and
Progrefs of the human Affections. Wilkie, 3 s.
An Enquiry into the prefent State of polite Learn-
ing in Europe. Dodfley, 2 s. 6 d.
The Hiftory of the Life of Guftavus Adolphus,
King of Sweden; by the Rev. Walter Harte,
M. A. 2 Volumes 4to. Hawkins, 11. 135.
The Petition of the Letter I, in Behalf of herself
and Sifters. Cooper, 6 d.

A Letter from a Blacksmith to the Minifters and
Elders of the Church of Scotland.

Is. 6 d.

Coote,

The Lady's Choice, a Comedy. Coote, I s.

A Sop in the Pan for a phyfical Critic. Reeve,

6 d.

The Mother; or, the Happy Distress, 2 Volumes.
Baldwin, 5s. 6d.

Genuine Happiness, a poetical Essay; by John
Bland, Efq. Townsend, I s.

Advice from a Bishop, in a Series of Letters to
a young Clergyman. Cooper, I s. 6 d.
A Father's Advice to his Son, an Elegy. Dodf-
ley, 6 d.

Raffelas, Prince of Abyffinia, a Tale. Dodfley,

4 S.

A Review of a Free Enquiry into the Nature
and Origin of Evil. Flexney, I s. 6d.
A new Method of propagating Fruit Trees and
Flowering Shrubs; by Thomas Barnes. Bald
win, Is. 6d.

Medical Facts and Experiments; by Francis
Home, M. D. Millar, 4 s.

The History of the Countess of Dellwyn, 2 Vo-
lumes. Millar, 6 s.

Confiderations on the Sufferings of Chrift; by J.
Rambach, Volumes 8vo. Linde, 15 s.
Obfervations on the prefent State of the English
Univerfities. Cooper, 6 d.

A Meteorological Journal of the Weather, from March 24, to April 24, inclufive, 1759. Oppofite Shoe-lane, Fleet-ftreet, April 24, 1759.

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27 30.05 44 57 S. W.
29.78 48

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30 29.9 38

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