June 16. By an order of the Lords Juftices of Ireland, all the Officers of the regiments in that kingdom, who are on recruiting parties in England, are directly to join their respective corps there. The like orders are iffued for Scotland. On Thursday his Royal Highness Prince Edward was fworn a Poft-Captain of the Royal Navy, and appointed Captain of the Phoenix man of war. 7 Junentg. Letters from Lisbon inform us, that Don Gonzalvo Chriftofaro de Mello Tiexeira has been arrefted, and carried prifoner to that city, by order of the new Tribunal. His Moft Faithful Majefty has directed great care to be taken of the three famous Jefuits, that they may be brought to a fair and open trial; and that all the world may have an opportunity of judging of their behaviour, and of the principles propagated by the order. Extract of a Letter from an Officer in the AIlied Army to his Friend at Amfterdam; dated the 9th inftant. In the night between the 6th and 7th in ftant our hunters surprised above 1000 Frenchmen at Duisburg, whom they took prifoners, except feven who were killed; and yesterday 20 French horfe, who came out of Wefel to reconnoitre, were taken by 18 hunters, three of whom were flain on the spot. Our fituation is fuch that you may expect to hear of a battle be tween us and the French every moment." June 20.. On Saturday laft Mr. Beardimore was brought to the Court of King's-bench in Westminster. hall, to receive fentence for a mifdemeanor in the affair of Dr. Shebbeare's ftanding on the pillery at Charing-crofs; when he was fined 501 and ordered to be imprisoned in the King's-bench prifon two months. Last week a baker was convicted before John Fielding, Efq; in the penalty of five pounds, for having in his poffeffion a quantity of allum undiffolved, and a quantity of allum diffolved, with an intention to mix with, and adulterate, the purity of meal, flour, or bread. The above penalty of 51, was repaid into the hands of Mr. Fielding, for the use of the Magdalen-house, by the direction of the Mafter of the bakers company, by whofe means this difcovery was made, and the profecution carried on. June 21. Extract of a Letter from the Hague, June 10. Mr. Yorke, in a conference which he had a few days ago with feveral members of the government, fignified to them, That he had orders to declare, on the part of the King his mafter, that, if the armament making in the ports of France fhould be really deftined against his kingdom, his Majefty hoped that the States general would fulfil their engagements, as they had always punctually done;" and be ready to furnish, on the first requeft, the fuccours ftipulated by treaties, in cafe of an hoftile invafion oa the part of France.' June 23. Canterbury, June 16. On Tuesday laft ten French Officers, who were on their parole of honour, formed a defign of making their escape, by procuring a boat, which was to have been left for them to run away with; but one of them, having a compunction of honour fill left, gave tion, who immediately took a ferjeant's guard an item to the Officer on guard of their intenwith him, and found nine of them affembled to gether in a room, upon which they drew their words, and endeavoured to force their way; but them to Sifinghurst caftle, where are confined up the foldiers foon overpowered them, and carried wards of 1000 common men of the French pries of making their efcape, by burrowing under foners, who alfo daft week had formed a design ground a confiderable way, and then knocking the very inftant of their efcape at the outer gate, down two centinels upon guard; but luckily, at a party of foldiers came to the caftle to exchange the guard, who foon got the better and fecured them. They are now to be fent into the inte rior part of the kingdom, A hip that is arrived from Louisburg brings advice, that Admiral Saunders is arrived there with twelve fail of fhips of the line, and fifty tranfports; and that a fifty gun fhip, and two firefhips, are arrived at New York, Commodore Moore's fleet confifted, when the exprefs came away, of twelve fhips of the line, viz. St. George, Cambridge, Norfolk, Burford Buckingham, Lancafter, Berwick, Panther, Lion, Rippon, Bristol, and Winchefter; to which may now be added the Raifonable, Capt. Mon each, as they failed from England the 17th of tagu, and the Naffau, Capt. Sayer, of 64 guns April. of Saints, near Guardaloupe; the Captain and The Faulkener bomb is ftranded on the ifland all the crew are faved. Plymouth, June 15. Laft Wednesday morn Hawke's fquadron off Breft; by whom we learn, ing arrived the Hawke cutter from Sir Edward that the Hero man of war loft all her mafts and bowfprit in a ftorm laft Tuesday, by which accident the carpenter and two men were killed. The Temple man of war, which was one of the fleet, is come in, having fprung her foremaft and bowfprit in the fame ftorm; but do not hear Montague man of war from the fleet. of any farther damage. Yefterday arrived the June 26. Petersburg, May 25. We hear that the Em. prefs has refolved to go this summer, with fmall retinue, upon a fort of pilgrimage to Rofdow, where the tomb of the Patriarch Demetrius is, and to carry thither a magnificent filver fhrine, deftined to contain the relics of that Saint, who is one of the chief patrons of this empire. Breflau, June 10. Last night, about ten o'clock, a fire broke out here, at the fuperb cathedral church, and with fuch violence, that the epifcopal palace, the Prebendary's house, and 15 private houses, were reduced to afhes. The two towers of the church tumbled down during the conflagration, but no damage was done by their fall. Vienna, Naples, May 29. Last week our Cardinal Archbishop, attended by one of the King's Min fters, went to open the chamber of the late Father Pepe, Jefuit: They have found therein 600 ounces of gold in fpecie, bills of exchange Vienna, June 9. We her, from the headquarters of the grand army, that M. Harfch having found means to join General de Ville, their united corps were taking the route of Neustadt and Zuckmantel; their light troops had already made incurfions up to the glacis of Neifs, and pre-for fifty-fix thousand ducats, 1600 lb. of wax, parations were making for the fiege of that place. A private letter from Schurtz, dated the 4th inftant, fays, that two Ruffian Officers were arrived there, with advice that the two columns of their army, one of forty thousand combatants and the other of twenty thousand, had pafled by Pofnania; that in three marches more they fhould be on the confines of Silefia, and would begin their operations; that at their approach the King of Pruffia had broke up the camp at Great Glogau, and put himself at the head of thirty thousand of his best troops, moftly cavalry. Amfterdam, June 20. Letters from Saxony, of the 12th, import, that the Pruffian army, under Prince Henry, was marching in two columns towards the Oder, and that the firft, confifting of twenty thousand men, arrived the 10th near Drefden. General Count Dohna incamps in the neighbourhood of Cuftrin. We have no news from Silefia nor from Bohemia. They write from Francfort, that the army of the Empire decamped the 13th from Forcheim, and was going to Ebern on the right fide of the Mayn. The corps under the Duke de Broglio advances towards the electorate of Hanover. Hague, June 21. The laft advices from the allied army are dated the 17th inftant, and import, that Prince Ferdinand's head-quarters were then at Erberenburg, having before him a very Spacious plain, round about which the French are pofted, on the rifing grounds, in the form of a crefcent; but it was thought the two armies could not remain long in that pofition, on account of the difficulty of getting the neceffary fubfiftences. We hear that orders are fent to all the feaports, from the Admiralty, in order to contract for all the privateers which mount eighteen guns and upwards, who ate to be employed in the Government's fervice. Extract of a Letter from Antigua, dated Three days ago arrived here his Majesty's packet Fawkener, Capt. John Jones, in a moft Thattered condition, having me with a French privateer of 12 carriage guns and upwards of 100 men, 18 leagues to windward of this ifland; Capt. Jones engaged him nine glaffes, and made him fheer off, but was terribly wounded himself, with three of his men: His rigging, fails, and yards were all torn to pieces. Capt. Jones has only ten carriage guns and 26 men. Laft Thurfday was heard, before the Barons of the Court of Exchequer, à cause (which took up feveral days) wherein Thomas Jones Efq; was plaintiff, and the Lady and executors of the late Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart. defendants, for a heriot claimed to be due upon the death of that worthy Gentleman; when a decree was made in favour of Mr. Jones, with cofts of fuit. ten copper veffels full of Dutch rappee, three gold repeating watches, two hundred filk handkerchiefs, and capitals to the amount of 300,000 ducats. This father caused a statue of the Conception to be made of folid filver, and of an extraordinary dimenfion. He alfo got a very high pyramid to be erected before the church of Jesus ; and, a little before his death, he gave to that church a set of velvet hangings, all embroidered with gold. Hereby we fee that he had minded his temporal concerns well enough; however, he was a powerful preacher, and was himself an example of the virtues he preached up: In a word, the people hold him for a faint, notwithstanding his riches. Falmouth, June 21. This morning, about one o'clock, there was an alarm of 700 French pioners attempting to make their efcape; they had undermined their walls, that four men might go out a-breaft, but were prevented by a timely discovery. The whole town was under arms all night. There were but fifty foldiers left in the town; all the reft went from Falmouth and Penryn the 19th inftant, which made them take that opportunity. Yesterday was launched from the yard of Meffieurs Batfons, at Limehoufe, a new 44 gun fhip, built on a new plan: His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Commander, was prefent at the launching, and gave her the name of the Phœ Yefterday, being Midfummer-day, came on, at Guildhall, the annual elections of Sheriffs, Chamberlain, Bridgemafters, and other city Of ficers; when the Aldermen who have not ferved Sheriff, as well as the Gentlemen drank to by the Lord Mayor, being feverally put up, there appeared a majority in favour of George Errington, Efq; coachmaker, and Paul Vaillant, Efq; ftationer, and they were declared duly elected Sheriff's for the year enfuing, Sir Thomas Harrifon was re-elected Chamberlain; and the Bridgemasters and Aleconners were also reelected. June 27. The Mate of the Grantham Indiaman, which was lately taken by two French men of war, is arrived in town. He came in the Dover man of war, which convoyed the fhips from the Sound: The account he gives is, that the Grantham was dove pear to the Cape by ftrefs of weather, and not by choice; and that he had not more than 30,000 1. worth of diamonds on board. Halifax, May 13. Yesterday a transport arrived here, who left Admiral Holmes's fleet off the mouth of the harbour. This morning Admiral Saunders, with eight ships of the line, failed for Louifburg with a far wind: At noon ten fail hove in fight, fuppofed to be Admiral Holmes's fleet. Capt. Junkins, who arrived here yesterday from Halifax, informs, that Admiral Holmes joined joined Admiral Saunders off the mouth of the harbour; but that the reft of his fleet, viz. one ship of 74 and one of 60 guns, with seven tranfports, went into Halifax. Bofton, May 21. Saturday fe'nnight a veffel arrived at Newbury, in feven days, from Halifax, in which came an Officer, who informs, that General Wolfe was arrived there, which had very much animated our forces; and all poffible diligence was used in forwarding the grand expedition: That a loop had returned, which had been fent to view St. Lawrence river, with advice that the ice was broke up, and the river almoft clear, except what floated down from above: And that Admiral Durell, with his fquadron of eight men of v by Admiral Saunders's order, war, had failed upon a fecret expedition, having on board 650 land forces, including two companies of grenadiers, and one of light infantry, the other picked men detached from the feveral regi ments. The faid Officer hath dispatches from General Wolfe to General Amherst. And on Wednesday laft arrived here Capt. Davis, in five days, from Halifax, who informs, that Admiral Saunders was there, with eight fail of the line, feveral frigates, three bomb-veffels, and two fire-fhips, and was getting ready to fail, as foon as poffible, on the intended expedition; and confirms the account of General Wolfe's being arrived there; as also that Admiral Durell, with his fquadron, had failed near a fortnight before he came away. June 28. On Tuesday evening an exprefs arrived from Admiral Hawke, giving an account, that the fleet of French fhips in Breft water were preparing to come out to attack him. Orders are fent to the Windfor man of war, at Plymouth, to join Sir Edward Hawke immediately, A Lift of the French Fleet, lying in Breft Water, feady to fail. Guns. 80 Dauphin 80 Thefaur 80 Obeille Guns. They write from Lisbon, that M. de Bomjardin, a near relation of the Secretary Carvalho, is taken up there, and committed to the prison of Junqueira. We hear that the new regiments raifing of the artificers in the feveral docks of Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham, will amount to 4000 men, who are to be ready to act on any emergency. Yesterday morning Capt. Shafto rode 50 miles upon Newmarket course for a wager of 1000 guineas. He was allowed two hours to perform it in, but completed it in an hour and 43 minutes, riding ten horses. June 29. There are fifteen bomb-tenders now employed, all but one of which have taken in their ftores and failed. ว The Rulers of the watermens company have received orders to give an exact lift of the members of their company, and their apprentices, with the time they have feverally ferved. A great number of arms, together with a large quantity of ammunition, is getting ready to be embarked for Germany. A daughter to the Lady of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford, at the Deanry of St. Paul's. MARRIAGES. JA EV. Mr. Newcombe, of Hackney, to Mifs R Mawdley, of the fame place. Nathaniel Gould, Efq; of Audley-street, to Mrs. Hamilton, of Queen-ftreet, May-fair. The Hon. Mr. Justice Bathurst, to Mif's Scawen, of Soho-fquare. The Right Hon. the Earl of Elgin and Kin64 cardine, to Mifs White, only daughter of the late Thomas White, Efq; of London, 64 William Frafer, Efq; to Mifs-Fordrum, of 64 Hungerford. Orient Le Tonant 70 64 Soliel Formidable 64 74 Bizarre 74 Dragon 64 64 64 74 Inflexible - The following is fent as an exact Lift of the Hanoverians, with the free compa} 35,000 nies and hunters Heffians, and the militia Brunswickers Sir Samuel Dukenfield, of Dukenfield-hall, in the county of Chefter, Bart. to Mifs Warner, of St. John's-fquare. fifter to Cæfar Hawkins, Elq; of Pall-mall. Herbert-Perrot Pakington, Efq; to Mifs Wilde, Robert Bollard, Efq; Regulating Captain at Gravefend, to Mifs Maria Alexander. Capt, Griffith, of the navy, to the Lady of the Jate Lord George Bentinck, C DEATH S. HARLES Montagu, Efq; who reprefented the town of Northampton in four Par 20,000 8,000 Dr. Stephens, one of the executors to the late Dutchefs of Marlborough's will. 2,600 2,400 Lady Ward, relict of the late Sir Edward Ward, Bart. James Horton, Efq; at Kentish-Town. Francis Palmer, Ell; on St. Dunstan's-hill. Robert The Lady of Samuel Wilfon, Efq; of Hattongarden. The Lady of James Creffet, Efq; and fifter to Sir Thomas Robinson, Bart. Stephen Crow, Efq; of Bridport, Dorsetshire. Robert Surman, Efq; in Gloucefter-street, Queen's-fquare. Thomas Potter, Efq; Member of Parliament for Okehampton, Joint Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, and principal Regifter of the province of Canterbury. Jofeph Taylor, Efq; Clerk to the hofpitals of Bridewell and Bethlem. Charles Ackers, Efq; printer, in St. John's John Clavering, Efq; to be one of his Majes ty's Aid de Camps, and to command and take rank as Colonel of foot. John Ponsonby, William Champeneys, John Bourke, Arthur Trevor, and Hugh-Valence Jones, Efqrs. to be Commiffioners of Excise in the kingdom of Ireland. And also, John Ponsonby, William Champeneys, John Bourke, Arthur Trevor, Benjamin Burton, Efqrs. Sir Richard Cox, and Hugh-Valence Jones, Efq; to be chief Commiffioners and Governors in and throughout the kingdom of Ireland, of and for all and every other his Majefty's revenues, profits, and incomes whatfoever, due and owing, or in arrear and payable unto his Majefty in the faid kingdom. Richard Cumberland, Efq; to the office of Provost-Marshal, Clerk of the Peace, and Clerk of the Crown, of and in his Majesty's province of South Carolina in America. Ralph Bigland, Efq; Bluemantle Purfuivant at Arms, to be Somerset Herald at Arms. B-K-TS. From the GAZETTE, OBERT Sawyer, of Great Yarmouth, in the county of Norfolk, baker and deal strect, one of his Majesty's Juftices of the peace R for the county of Middlefex, Edward Pauncefort, Efq; at Early-court, near Reading. Abraham Daking, Efq; of Bifhopfgate-ftreet. James More Molyneux, Efq; Member of Parliament for Haflemere, in Duke-ftreet, Weftminfter. James Barnard, Efq; one of the Commiffioners for Bankrupts, in Cornhill, R PREFERMENT S. EV. Mr. Thomas Weekins, to the rectory of Mordiford, in the county and diocefe of Hereford. Rev. Mr. John Hyde, to the vicarage of Wimbleton-Carey, in the county of Wilts and diocese of Sarum. Rev. Mr. William Meyers, to the vicarage of Arlington, in the county of Southampton and diocefe of Winchester. Rev. Mr. William-Reeves Clerk, to the rectory of Walfin, in the county of Hertford and diocese of Lincoln. Rev. Mr. Gilbert Malkin the younger, to the rectory of Gillingham in Suffolk. Rev. 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