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but were refpited till the 25th; and in the mean time a Romish priest was permitted to vifit them. Chatham, April 26. Yesterday the cause depending between the fhipwright bakers and the town bakers came on at the quarter-feffions at Maidstone, when the latter were nonfuited for the fecond time; on which account great rejoi cings were made by the shipwrights, as well as by the poor, and a flag of defiance was hoifted on the top of their mill.

Plymouth, April 28. This day was reseized, by Henry Gibbs, Efq; Surveyor-general of his Majefty's Cuftoms, and landed at the Customhoufe-key from the Ifis man of war, 140 anchors of brandy, 17 bags of tea, and 200 wt. of tobacco; which had been taken out of three fmuggling boats off the Lizard. The fmugglers declared they were going to land on the coaft of Cornwall, and that they came out of Guernsey in company with 7 boats, one brig, one fchooner, and a floop, all intended for the faid coaft. The total of their cargo did not amount to lefs than 2000 anchors of brandy, and about 25 tons of tea.

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His Majesty, being fenfible of the zeal and vigour, with which his faithful subjects in North America have exerted themselves in defence of his Majesty's just rights and poffeffions, recommends it to this Houfe to take the fame into confideration, and to enable his Majefty to give them a proper compenfation for the expences incurred by the refpective provinces in the levying, cloathing, and pay of the troops raised by the fame, according as the active vigour, and ftrenuous efforts, of the refpective provinces fhall juftly appear to merit. G, R.'

May 7. Cologn, May 1. The following letter, dated April 21, was fent by the King of Pruffia to bis Minifters at foreign Courts:

I was unwilling to omit giving you notice of two important pieces of news just received. One is, that my brother Prince Henry hath happily paffed the frontiers of Bohemia, and on the

16th advanced to Leitmeritz, and feized a large magazine: Whilft, on the other hand, General Hulfen entered Bohemia by Commotau, where he defeated a body of Auftrians, taking from them three pieces of cannon, three pair of com lours, and two ftandards, and making 1800 private men and 51 officers, among whom was a General, prifoners of war. This ftroke is more than a fufficient revenge for what was done by General Beck at Greiffenberg, of which the Auftrians boafted so much.

On the fide of the Allies, an equivocal bat tle hath been fought, in which neither fide can juftly claim the victory. The first accounts of it that have been received here, are as follow Prince Ferdinand, having cleared Heffe of the troops of the Empire, marched straight to Francfort, in queft of the French army, which he found intrenched to the teeth at the village of Bergen, two leagues from Francfort. As the Prince knew that the Duke de Broglio expected every moment a reinforcement of 12,000 men, which the Count de St. Germain was bringing from the Lower Rhine, he determined to attack him, though his heavy artillery was not come up, on account of the badnefs of the roads. It was on the 13th that he made the attack on the right wing of the French, intrenched in the vil lage of Bergen: The troops of Heffe and Brunfwic renewed the attack four several times with all poffible bravery, without being able to force the intrenchments, and alfo without lofing an inch of ground. The attack of the left wing of the French being found equally impracticable, Ferdinand defifted from his defign, and the two on account of the nature of the ground, Prince

armies cannonaded each other till five in the' evening. But both paffed the night without quitting their places, the French not daring to ftir out of their intrenchments; and it was not till next day that Prince Ferdinand retired to Windecken, two leagues from the field of battle, where he ftill was on the 15th, without the had been reinforced in the mean time by the French army's daring to follow him; though it corps under the Count de St. Germain. Nevertheless, the Prince may poffibly retire ftill farther, not in confequence of the aforesaid action; left the troops of the Empire fhould take advantage of his being at a distance to make a fresh irruption into Heffe.

The lofs of the French feems to be much more confiderable than that of the Allies; for, according to letters from Francfort, they themfelves acknowledge 2225 killed, and 4000 wounded; whereas the Allies reckon only 1300 at moft, among whom, however, is the worthy Prince of Ifemburg.

• These particulars I have thought proper to communicate to you.'

March 9.

and will then confift of 42 fail, befides tranf ports and flat-bottomed veffels. It is not faid that this naval force will be confined merely to the protecting of trade in the Baltic, as was done laft year; it is prefumed with fome foundation, that it will act on the coaft of Pomerania; at leaft it is certain, that a great deal of ara tillery, bombe, &c. will be transported thither from Cronstadt and Riga.

March 12.

Rome, April 7. The Jefuits have laboured most affiduously to gain the Pope's good graces; and they have laboured fo fuccefsfully, that we should not be furprised to fee his Holiness break with the court of Portugal on their account.

Genoa, April 18. Advices from Corfica mention the following defperate affair: A detach ment of 80 Corficans having intrenched them felves at a chapel near Baftis, were invefted by fome Genoefe troops; and notwithstanding the little probability of making a ftand in that poft, the Corficans obftinately chofe to ftay and wait for an attack. After a moft gallant refiftance, finding themselves greatly over-matched, they cried out for quarter, which the Gencefe inhumanly refused, and cut in pieces every man of

them.

Madrid, April 30. The Moors have lately attacked Oran fix days fucceffively in very numerous irregular bodies. The great fire that was made upon them from the works, drove them back each time with great flaughter; and the whole ended with no other detriment to the Spaniards, but the lofs of a part of their cattle, which feeds upon the glacis, and ferves for the fresh provifions of the garrison.

May 19, Charles Town, South Carolina, March 10. Tuesday laft, being the fecond day of difcharging, examining, and appraifing the cargo of the Dutch fnow Vrouw Alerta, all the appraisers prefent, the second cafk of coffee (all being probed for pa pers, by a bearded inftrument made on purpofe) yielded a large bundle of very interefting French papers, fewed up in canvafs, and laid in the midft of the coffee, relative to part of the faid veffel's cargo, which it abfolutely proves to be French property, and to the Dutchified French cargoes of many other Dutch veffels; and opens a moft furprifing scene of villainy. More papers are expected to be found fecreted in the fame manner. We must not here omit to remark, that a folemn affidavit has been lately transmitted hither from St. Euftatia, annexed to an invoice of every article of the Vrouw Aletta's cargo, of the whole being no other than Dutch property, by the co vering fhippers of the goods.

May 23:

The following Gentlemen are nominated by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor to ferve the office of Sheriff, viz. George Ervington, Efq; coachmaker; Jacob Tonfon, Efq; ftationer; Richard Aftley, Efq; grocer; Paul Vaillant, Efq; ftationer, Whichcott Turner, Efq; fkinner; Edmund Proudfoot, Efq; glover; Allington Wilde, Efq; ftationer, Jeremiah Marlow, Efq; goldSmith; and George Jarvis, Efq; currier,

St. Chriftopher's, March 24. Monf. Bompart's arriving at Martinico with a fleet of seven fail of the line, and two frigates, fome fay ten of the line, occafioned Commodore Moore to fend orders to collect his fhips together at Prince Rupert's bay, at Dominica, where they are rendezvoufed; it is faid our Commodore is going to windward in queft of Monf. Bompart. They left at Baffeterre on Guardaloupe, a garrison of 600 men, the fort with the additional works to it being very strong and tenable. They also have left at Port Louis in Grand Terre 2000 mer, the remainder of the troops are on board the men of war as marines.

May 26.

We hear that 1,000,000l. will be granted for the purposes expreffed in the following meff-ge from his Majefty, which was prefented to the Houfe on Tuefday, by Mr. Secretary Pitt. GEORGE R.

and affection of his faithful Commons, and conHis Majefty, relying on the experienced zeal fidering that, in this critical conjuncture, emergencies may arife which may be of the utmost imcious confequences, if proper means fhould not portance, and be attended with the most perniimmediately be applied to prevent or defeat them, is defirous that this Houfe will enable him to defray any extraordinary expences of the war, incurred, or to be incurred, for the fervice of the year 1759, and to take all such measures as may be neceffary to disappoint or defeat any enterprifes or defigns of his enemies, and as the exigency of affairs may require.

G. R.'

The mail which arrived laft week from New York, brought the following answer from Major-general Amherft to the Right Hon. the Speaker of the Houfe of Commons, who, in obedience to the commands of that House, had tranfmitted to the Major-general their thanks for the fervices he had done to his King and Country in North America,

< SIR, New York, April 16, 1759.

I had the favour of receiving your very obliging letter of the 6th of December, inclofing a refolution the Houfe of Commons came to that day, in a packet from Mr. Wood, on the 3d of April.

It is with the deepest sense of gratitude I receive that higheft mark of honour, the thanks of the House; and I hope my future conduct in the fervice of my country will beft acknowledge it, and render me more deserving of so very great

an honour.

following fhips under his command, viz. the yal George of 100 guns, Ramillies 90, Union Magnanime 74, Torbay 80, Temple 74, folution 74, Bienfaifant 64, Chichefter 64, me 74, Kington 64, Dunkirk 64, Pallas 36, d Southampton 36.

His Majesty's frigate Minerva, and the Pluto d Proferpine firefhips, are failed to join the imiral; and we hear he is to be joined by 10 ips of the line from Plymouth.

Yefterday failed for Torbay the Hercules, pt. Porter, and Nottingham, Capt. Marshall, join Sir Edward Hawke. The Hercules ran ground, but foon got off.

Thurfday came on before the Lords Commifners of Appeal for prizes, at the Cockpit, hitehall, the merits of an appeal from the urt of Admiralty in Doctors Commons, conning the right of property in the Dutch ship : Novum Aratrum and her cargo, taken by : Blenheim privateer, James Merryfield Cominder; when their Lordships were pleased to tore the fhip, and that part of the cargo proto be Dutch property, and ordered a fpeciation of the other part of the cargo in one onth, which, it is imagined, will turn out to the goods of our enemies the French. Yefterday 52 transports, laden with ammunin, provifions, and warlike ftores, fell down river from Deptford for the Nore.

The camp which is forming in the Isle of ight will confift of about ten thousand men, Tranflation of a Letter from the King of Pruffia to his Minifters at foreign Courts, April 28, 1759.

It is known to all Europe that I have proded for all the Officers who are my prifoners war, as well Swedes as French and Auftrians, d lately for the Ruffians, the best accommotion, and every conveniency; having, for that d, permitted them to pass the time of their capvity in my capital. Nevertheless, as fome of em have grofly abufed the liberty allowed them, keeping up illicit correfpondences, and by other actices, with which I could not avoid being fended, I have been obliged to caufe all of them be removed to the town of Spandau, which uft not be confounded with the fortrefs of that me, from which it is intirely separate, and where ey will enjoy the fame eafe as at Berlin, but ill be more narrowly obferved. This is a relution no-body can blame; I am fufficiently autorifed in it by the law of nations, and by the ample of the powers who are leagued against e; the Court of Vienna having never suffered y of my Officers, that have fallen into their ands, to go to Vienna and the Court of Ruf having fent fome of them even to Cafan, However, as my enemies let flip no opportunity blackening my most innocent proceedings, I ave thought proper to acquaint you with my afons for making this alteration with regard to e Officers who are my prifoners, &c.' Lord Chamberlain's Office, May 26, 1759. Orders for the Court to leave off the mourng on Sunday the 3d of June, for her late Royal ighness the Princess Dowager of Orange.

torate.

May 29.

Drefden, May 16. On the 9th inftant 300 Swedish prifoners were brought in here, moft of whom have inlifted into the Pruffian regimenta that compofe our garrifon. Prince Henry's army having left Saxony almoft without troops, the Auftrians feem defirous to fieze this opportunity to form fome new enterprise upon this elecWith this view a body of about 7 or 8 thousand men, which were at Zittau, marched, on the 14th, through Romburg to Bautzen, from whence they made a fhew of marching through Hoyerswerda to Spremberg in Lower Lufatia. Count Schmettau, who commands here for the King of Pruffia, fearing an attack, and his garrifon, which confifts only of fix battalions and five fquadrons, not being fufficient to guard all our out-works, has refolved to fet fire to the fuburbs as foon as the enemy fhall approach. For this purpofe combustible matter hath been put, by his orders, in all the houses of the suburbs adjoining to the ramparts, which are to be lighted on the first fignal. The confternation of the owners and inhabitants of thofe houses cannot be expreffed, being obliged immediately to remove their best effects into the city.

in Herefordshire.

William Vanderftegen, Efq; to Mifs Brigham, of Kanc-End in Oxfordshire.

William Dilkie, Efq; of Maxftock-castle, to Mifs Lee, youngest daughter of the late Fefterftone Lee, Efq.

William Walley, M. D. of Bishop Stortford, to Mifs Cooke, of Bicester.

John Rogers, Efq; of Tewksbury, to Mifs Appleyard, of the Myth, near the fame town.

Thomas Yorke, Efq; of Hendred in Berks, to Mifs Cooke, of Wandsworth.

Right Hon. the Earl of Waldegrave, to Mifs Maria Walpole, fecond daughter of Sir Edward Walpole, Knight of the Bath.

Francis Ayfcough, Efq; to Miss Horfenail, daughter of Mr. Deputy Horfenail.

Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Weymouth, to Lady Elifabeth Bentinck, eldeft daughter of his Grace the Duke of Portland.

Thomas Middleton Trollope, Efq; eldest fon of Sir Thomas Trollope, Bart. to Mifs Thorold, daughter of Sir John Thorold, Bart.

Cappat, Efq; Counsellor at law, to Mifs
Orde,

Onde, of Red-lion-fquare, daughter of Lord Chief Baron Orde, of the Exchequer in Scotland. William James, Efq; banker, in Lombardstreet, to Mifs Bellamy, of Clapham.

Chriftopher Nevile, Efq; of Wellingore, in the county of Lincoln, to Mifs Browne, niece of William Brotherton, Efq.

DEATH S.

IGHT Hon, the Lady Fitzwilliam, mother of the prefent Earl, in St. James's Square.

Lady Decker, relict of the late Sir Matthew Decker, Bart.

Mrs. Hoare, wife of Richard Hoare, Efq; banker, in Fleet-ftreet.

The Lady of George Warren, Efq; Member of Parliament for the borough of Lancaster.

James Butler, Eiq; in St. James's-street. John Keeling, Efq; brewer, at Clerkenwell, one of his Majesty's Juftices of the peace.

John Warburton, Efq; Somerset Herald. Rev. Dr. Foley, Rector of St. Peter in the city of Hereford, and of Mordiford in Herefordshire. Peter Tollet, Efq; at Marybone.

Mrs. Schomberg, wife of Dr. Schomberg, in Fenchurch-ftreet.

Frederick Hill, Efq; Agent to the hofpital at Rochester.

Rev. Dr. Leyborne, Principal of Alban-hall in Oxford, and Rector of St. Dunstan, Stepney. Henry Wefton, Efq; of Weft Horfley, in the county of Surry.

Mrs. Nafh, wife of Nathaniel Nash, Efq; Alderman of Caftlebaynard ward.

PREFERMENT S.

EV. Mr. Green, fenior Fellow of Clare

And the furvivors of them, or any three or more of them, to be Commiffioners and Overseers of all barracks for quartering his Majesty's troops in the kingdom of Ireland.

Sampfon Gideon, jun. Efq; fon of Sampfon Gideon, of Spalding, in the county of Lincoln, and Belvidere, in the county of Kent, Efq; to the dignity of a Baronet of the kingdom of Great Britain.

B-K-TS. From the GAZETTE.

ICHARD Hunt, of Balingstoke, in the county of Southampton, grocer, dealer, and chapman.

Stephen Roberts, of Stoke, near Guildford, in the county of Surry, bargeman, timber-merchant, victualler, dealer, and chapman.

Jofeph Tomlinfon, of the parish of St. John Wapping, in the county of Middlesex, dealer in hard wood and chapman.

Edward Webster, of Sheffield, in the county of York, druggift, dealer, and chapman.

William Cawley, late of the parish of St. Botolph at Billingsgate, London, victualler, dealer, and chapman.

Gabriel James Trye, late of the parish of St. Botolph Aldgate, wine-merchant, dealer, and chapman.

Ebenezer Milligain, of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, dealer and chapman. William Sudell, now or late of Colchester, in the county of Effex, mariner, dealer, and chapman. John Long, of the city of Briftol, vintner,

Rhall, Cambridge, to the rectory of Har- dealer, and chapman.

dingham in Norfolk.

Rev. Mr. Neale, one of the fenior Fellows of the faid College, to the vicarage of Great Everfden in Huntingdonshire.

Rev. Mr. John Pemberton, Fellow of King'scollege, Cambridge, to the rectory of Foxearth in Effex.

Rev. Mr. Higgon, to the rectory of Hubarfton, in the county of Pembroke and diocese of St. David's.

Rev. Mr. John Rugg, to the rectory of Nettlecombe in Somersetshire, and to the vicarage of Bradford in the fame county, and diocese of Bath and Wells.

Rev. Mr. Elias Crefpin, to the rectory of St. Andrew in the island of Guernsey.

Rev. Mr. Judíon, to the vicarage of Hanny, cum capella Lydford, in the county of Berks,

Rev. Mr. Hebbes, of Trinity-college, Cambridge, to be afternoon Lecturer of Kensington. Rev. Mr. Willins, to the vicarage of Catton in Norfolk.

Rev. Mr. George Tyms, to the vicarage of Dallington in Northamptonshire.

Rev. Mr. William Biddlefcomb, to the vicarage of Monckton Tarwell, in the county of Wilts and diocefe of Sarum.

George Warren, of London, merchant. James Wyer, of Chefhunt, in the county of Hertford, innholder, vintner, and chapman.

John Moore and James Strange, late of the parish of St. Botolph without Bishopfgate, London, cheesemongers and partners.

Jofeph Hunter, of the parish of Alhallows the Lefs, London, glafier, dealer, and chapman.

William Pickering, late of Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford, fnuffer-maker, dealer, and chapman.

Thomas Simpfon, of London, cornfactor. Joshua Williams, of the city of Bristol, merchant, dealer, and chapman.

James Brooke, of Fleet-ftreet, London, engraver, dealer, and chapman.

Francis Blount, of Red-lion-ftreet, Clerken-well, in the county of Middlesex, merchant, dealer, and chapman.

Adam Corner, of Duke's-ftreet, in the parish of St. James Weftminster, in the county of Middlefex, taylor, dealer, and chapman.

William Jones, of the Borough of Southwark, in the county of Surry, lighterman, dealer, and chapman.

Thomas Pick stock, of Ashley, in the county of Stafford, butcher, dealer, and chapman.

Strettell Fletcher, now or late of Warrington, in the county of Lancaster, tallow-chandler and foap-boiler,

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George Langftaff, of Garlick-hill, London, merchant.

Roger Yaxlee, of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, grocer, dealer, and chapman.

Ann Daw, widow, and Jofeph Daw, now or late of Lewes, in the county of Suffex, masons, joint traders, and dealers.

William Marnar, of Andover, in the county of Southampton, dealer and chapman.

William Richards, of the city of Bristol, mercer, linen-draper, dealer, and chapman. George Golling, of Masham-ftreet, in the li

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berty of the city of Westminster, and in the county of Middlesex, taylor, dealer, and chap

man.

Thomas Davies, late of the county borough of Carmarthen, linen-draper,

Jofeph Fyfon, of the city of Bristol, merchant, butcher, dealer, and chapman.

William Moore, late of Blackman-street, in the parish of St. Mary Newington Butts, in the county of Surry, victualler, dealer, and chapman. John Chapman, late of Ratcliff-Cross, in the county of Middlefex, tallow-chandler.