in the King's warehouses; and the bonds thereupon to be delivered up, and the drawback upon exportation to be paid; and the goods not to be delivered out again, but for exportation. Goods expofed to fale, or found in private poffeffion, after the faid day, may be feized, and the offender to for

feit zool. extra. In doubts concerning the fpecies or quality, &c. of the goods, the onus probandi is to lie on the owner, and goods feized are to be carried to the next cuftom-house, and, after condemnation, to be exported.

The Political State of EUROPE, &c.

From the GAZETTE, June 5.

Hague, May 25.

HE French army upon the lower Rhine

TH put in motion, and Marshal Contades is

marched with the greateft part of it towards Siegen, as is faid, in his way to Gieffen. M. d'Armentieres is left with a confiderable force at Wefel. The allied army has likewife been put in motion: Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick was on the 23d inftant at Ham, and General Sporken, with the corps from Munster, at Dulmen. The Hereditary Prince was to be at Unna yefterday. Prince Henry of Pruffia was arrived at Bamberg, and General Macguire, with his corps, had taken poffeffion of Nuremberg. The King of Pruffia was on the 15th inftant fill at Landshut.

June 2.

The Speech of the Lords Commiffioners to both Houfes of Parliament, on Saturday the 2d of June, 1759.

My Lord and Gentlemen,

The King has commanded us to put an end to this feffion of Parliament; and, at the fame time to affure you, that as your conduct, during the courfe of it, has highly deferved his Royal approbation, fo his Majefty now returns you his hearty thanks for it.

At the opening of the feffion, his Majefty exhorted you to bear up against all difficulties; effectually to stand by and defend his Majefty; and vigorously to fupport the King of Pruffia, and the reft of his allies. The King has commanded us to acquaint you, that his hopes of furmounting thofe difficulties were founded on the wisdom, zeal, and affection of fo good a Parliament; and that you have fully anfwered his expectations. You have confidered the war in all its parts; and, notwithstanding the long continuance of it, through the obftinacy of our enemies, have made fuch provifion for the many different operations, as ought to convince the Powers engaged against us, that it will be for their intereft, as well as for the ease and relief of all Europe, to come to equitable and honourable terms of accommoda'ion.

By your affiftance, the combined army in Germany has been completed: Powerful fquadrons, as well as great numbers of land forces, are employed in America, in order to maintain the juft, rights and poffeffions of his Majesty and his people; and to annoy the enemy in the most fenfible manner in those parts; and, as France is now making confiderable preparations in her ports, his Majesty has taken care to put his fleet at home in the best conditon, both of ftrength, and fituation, to guard against, and repel any attempts, that may be meditated against his kingdoms.

The King's measures have all been directed to affert the Honour of his Crown; to preserve the effential interests of his faithful subjects; and to fupport the cause of the Proteftant Religion, and public liberty. His Majefty, therefore, trufts, that the uprightness of his intentions will draw down the bleffing of Heaven upon his endea

vours.

We have it also, in command from his Majefty, to let you know, that he hopes, the provifions you have made, to prevent, and correct, the excefies of the privateers, will be effectual to that defirable end. The King has had it much at heart: For though his Majefty is fenfible of the utility of that fervice, when under proper regulations, he is determined to do his utmost, to prevent any injuries, or hardships, being done to the fubjects of Neutral powers, as far as may be practicable, and confiftent with his Majefty's just right to hinder the trade of his enemies from being collufively and fraudulently covered.

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons,

We are commanded to affure you, that, when' his Majefty confiders the large fupplies which you have fo unanimously given, he feels himself under the strongeft obligations, not only to thank you for them, but alfo to applaud the firmness and vigour, with which you have acted; as well as your prudence in judging, that, notwithstanding the prefent burdens, the making ample provifion for carrying on the war is the most probable means to bring it to an honourable and happy conclufion. No attention will be wanting on his Majefty's part for the faithful application of what you have granted.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

His Majefty has been graciously pleased to order us to add, that he has nothing more to defire of you, but that you would carry down the fame good difpofitions, and propagate them in your feveral countries, which you have fhewn in your proceedings during your fitting here.

After which the Lord Keeper faid:

My Lords and Gentlemen,

It is his Majefty's Royal will and pleasure, that this Parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 26th day of July next, to be then here held; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the 26th day of July next.

Rome, May 12. In confequence of the Pope's directions, fourteen clergymen, who were newly cloathed, and provided with neceffaries, were privately removed from the gallies, to a prifon appointed for them. On the 5th inftant the Pope was feized with a fever and asthma, on which ac

count

Leicefter-Houfe, June 9. This day the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the city of London, in Commoncouncil assembled, waited on her Royal Highness the Princefs Dowager of Wales, and being introduced by Sir William Irby, Bart. Chamberlain to her Royal Highness, Sir William Moreton, the Recorder, made their compliments in the following speech.

Landshut, May 24. On the 21st instant, áTo her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager bout three in the afternoon, a corps of about of Wales.

May it please your Royal Highness, The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the city of London, in Common council af fembled, warmed with the most dutiful affection for his Majefty, and with gratitude to your Royal Highness for the early and repeated marks of your regard, humbly beg leave to compliment your Royal Highness upon the happiness of feeing your illuftrious Son the Prince of Wales arrived at the age of twenty-one years, endowed with every noble quality which maternal fondness could hope, or a free people wifh in the heir apparent

to the crown.

Thefe, Madam, are the fruits, these the glorious reward of your Royal Highness's pious inftructions and example.

By having thus laid the foundation of our future happiness and profperity, your Royal Highness has fecured the bleffings of the prefent age, and a name of diftinguished honour in the future annals of Great Britain."

To which her Royal Highnefs was pleased to return the following answer:

My Lord and Gentlemen,

I return you many thanks for your moft obliging compliment; my utmoft ambition has ever been to see my fon anfwer the expectation of his country; if I have fucceeded in that, all my wishes are completed.'

They all had the Honour to kifs her Royal Highness's hand.

To the King's moft Excellent Majefty, The humble addrefs of the Officers of the two battalions of the Norfolk regiment of militia.

We

your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Officers of the two battalions of the Norfolk regiment of militia, humbly beg leave to lay at your Majefty's feet the earliest affurances of our zeal and affection for your facred per fon and government. The happiness which this nation hath enjoyed, during your Majefty's glorious reign, intitles you to every poffible inftance of duty from all your fubjects. But we rejoice in the hopes of having it in our power to realife those profeffions of allegiance, with which we humbly approach your throne. The arms, with which we are intrusted by your Majefty, fhal! never be imployed in any other caufe than the defence of your royal perfon and government, which is the defence of the religion and liberties of this country. We are impatient to manifeft our zeal in fo glorious a caufe, and fhall be ready to obey your Majesty's commands, in any part

6000 Auftrians, partly regulars, commanded by the Generals Loudoha and Guifruck, attacked the little town of Liebau, on both fides, having fent parties through the woods for that purpose. And, the free battalions of Angenelli and Du Verger having retired towards the camp, the Auftrians took poffeffion of Liebau without oppofition. On the first notice of this, the King of Pruffia immediately ordered the troops to march, which orders were performed with great alacrity and expedition; and his Pruffian Majefty went in perfon to the place of the attack. The Auftrians feeing the good countenance of the Pruffian troops, thought proper to retire, after a fl ght fkirmish, and were followed in their retreat to Ditterfback, and as far as Konighayn in Bohemia; but night coming on, and there being dangerous defiles to pafs, it was not thought proper to continue the purfuit. The lofs on the fide of the Pruffians is very inconfiderable; and that which the Auftrians have suffered was chiefly owing to the fuperiority of the Pruffian artillery during the retreat.

Hague, June 5. Prince Ferdinand keeps his former pofition upon the Lippe and Roer, and his Serene Highness's head quarters continued at Recke. Marfhal Contades feems ftill to purfue his firft plan of affembling his army upon the frontiers of Heffe. The corps under M. d'Armentieres remains at Wefel and Duffeldorff. June 19.

Naples, May 22. The Captain of a Dutch fhip, who is come into this port, reports, that on the 15th inftant he was vifited off the island of Giglio by the Lieutenant of his Britannic Majefty's fhip the Tartar's prize, who informed him they had taken a French frigate of 36 guns, after an obftinate engagement, which had been fent to Cagliari ; but that Captain Baillie, having learnt from his prize that the had a confort of fmaller force, was cruifing in fearch of her.

Florence, June 2. The Fame privateer of London has brought into Leghorn à small French veffel laden with wax, &c. from the coast of Barbary, valued at about 40001. fterling. On the 29th past his Britannic Majefty's fhip the Glafgow, Captain Wilkinson, Commander, returned from Genoa to Leghorn, where he went to purchafe a maft (as there was none to he had at Leghorn) to repair the damages fhe had received in an engagement near the Ifland of Sardinia, with the French frigate of war the Oiseau.

occupied the heights of Buren, as the French did thofe of Effen and Meerhoff. From the fitua tion of the two armies, which are fo near each other, it is ftrongly expected that an action of great confequence is not far off.

By the laft account of the 8th inftant, the King of Pruffia ftill kept his former pofition, and nothing material had paffed in Silefia.

From other Papers.

June 2.

Newcastle, May 26. By the Mafter of a veffel, arrived this week, we are informed, that the Liverpool man of war, in engaging the French privateer which fhe took, had her rigging set on fire by the privateer's ufing a fire arrow in the attack; that fhe was in great danger, but being near Yarmouth roads, got immediate affiftance, and was happily preferved. The fire arrow is made long, well pitched, and has a fufee at the end, which, when ftruck in the rigging or fails, inftantly fets all in a blaze, and in utmost danger.

Thursday a remarkable caufe was tried in the Court of King's bench in Weftminster-hall, before Lord Mansfield; the action was laid against a butcher, for his dog biting the plaintiff in fuch a manner that he was confined in his houfe nine weeks; when the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 20 1. damages.

Madrid, May 22.

June 5. The prefent ftate of the King's illness is such, that there is no profpect of a speedy recovery: Within these few days his beard has begun to drop off; which fymptom feems only to increase the embarrassment of the phyficians.

Junǝ 6.

The Eaft-India Company have received an account, that the Hardwicke, Capt. Sampfon, is arrived at Fort St. George; the Warren, Capt. Glover, and the London, Capt. Alwright, at Madagascar; and the Pitt ship of war, Capt. Wilfon, at Anjengo.

Two English men of war, and fix fail of EaftIndia fhips, were met by a Portuguese man of war, in lat. 15 deg. south, and in the south-east trade, all well.

The Latham Indiaman, Capt. Foot, arrived at Leith, has brought 984,000 lb. of coffee.

By a Gentleman, lately arrived in town from France, we hear that the diftrefs on the French trade, occafioned by the prefent war, is fo great, that out of 300 fail of fhipping ufually belonging to the fingle port of Bourdeaux, not above 30 fhips are now remaining.

June 7.
Extract from Letters received by the Latham
Eaft-India Ship, from Bombay, dated May
the 17th, 1758.

The French fquadron arrived at Fort St. David's the 28th of April, where the Bridgewater of 24 guns, and the Triton of 20, then lay; on the approach of the French, to prevent the fhips being taken, the Captains run them on fhore, and joined the garrifon of Fort St. David with their men.'

The 29th of April 700 Europeans, with a

train of artillery, feapoys, &c. from Pondicherry, I entered St. David's bounds.

Mr. Pocock's fquadron appeared before Fort St. David's on the 29th of April; the engagement began about three in the afternoon, with the Yarmouth, Tyger, Salisbury, and Elifabeth; before five o'clock the French admiral bore away out of the line, and was immediately followed by his whole fquadron. Had Mr. Pocock been properly fupported by his other three fhips, he would moft probably have gained a complete victory. The French in this action loft 600 men (all or great part of their foldiers being on board) and the English 29 men. The Biennight, and it is faid another funk at sea. Aime, of 64 guns, was obliged to run afhore that

Extract of a Letter from the Elifabeth in Madrafs Road, dated July 3.

is difmiffed

from the command, and the Captain of the The Captain of the W

C- has loft one years rank as Poft Captain; the Captain of the N- - is now on his trial. Had Mr. Pocock been properly fupported, he would most probably have gained a complete and glorious victory, for the French foldiers were them on board. Mr. Pocock, during the whole action, was never engaged against lefs than two, but moftly againft three fhips. The French accounts affirm they faw another funk; and by all our ace allow only the Bien-Aime to be loft, but many counts no more than feven two-deck fhips and two frigates arrived at Pondicherry. The French allow 300 men killed in the Admiral's fhip, 600 in their whole squadron, and 500 wounded.

Fort St. George, Augaft 10, 1758 Mr. Po cock failed from Madrafs the 25th of July; the 3d of Auguft he engaged the French fquadron, confifting of eight fail of the line and a frigate, for about an hour and a quarter, when the French run; our rigging was too much cut for pursuit. Our lofs of men was inconfiderable; only 31 killed, and about fixty wounded in the whole fquadron, half of which number was in the Cumberland, now commanded by Captain Martins Captain Martin received a contufion in his left leg by a splinter, and is now lame. The Commodore is wounded by a mufket-ball in the fhoulder. By our accounts from Pondicherry, the French had 356 killed, and a great many wounded.

We hear Monf. Buffy's army to the northward is cut off by the Morattoes and Rajali's people. We have taken a French fnow from Mauritius, loaded with fhot, cannon, and medicines; the had been only 32 days from MaustT tius,

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