The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, November 18, 1756, Page 6

{ ‘ . Frm Htfid{dbk; “¢alled 8¢, Dominge by the French, 206200 Hbds. of awhich one fifth are white fugars. 22000 . Coffee. 184000 Do. Cotten. goooco Do. Indigo. Each bhd. contains about 1000 lb. fugar. 230000 Do. Ginger. #84000 Do. Pimento. From the lfland Maritens,alias Bourbon, 680000 lb. Coffee. From Senegall, 2700000 /b, Gum. 12000 Tortoife bell, 12000 Elephants tecth. T be abowe account, when compared awith their former im- pirts from thele places, dijcovers, that their commerce bas in- creafid in a prodigious digree, and greatly exceeds any other power in Europe 5 and yet two thirds of the abowe commods - ties are the produce of lands flolien by than from their nominal fricnds and allies. -- Hifpaniola they robbed the Spaniardsy of .---The neutral iflands, every body knows their Salle title to.---What rvight bave the French to Senegall, or any other port of Barbary 2 Afk Britain or Hoiland * ---Surely nothing can be more impudint, than the modern claims of France in North Amevica. dre thefe things fo ? Yes. Yet, as ave bave now commenced a juff and lafel war awith this politic na- tion, we may hope for an ample [fatisfaltion, as it is not 1oo late,if awe join hands and bearts together, to curb their infolexce. Rome, July 24. The Chewalier de St. George made a Prefent of 70 Ducats to the Exprefs who brought the Neas of the Taking Fort St. Philip. (A fit Fellow to make Great- Britain @ King ! ) Paris, Aug. 7. Wednefday the Spanith Amba/fador gave a grand Eatertainment at Compeigne on Occofion of the taking or Minorca. It confifted of a Jplendid Supper, avith a Concert, Firewnrks and Hluminations, and ended awith a brilliant Ball. Hacue, Aug. 32. By the Tilbsurg, a Vijel lately arriv'd Somibe Enfl Iudies; ave-bawereceived ibe witumehvly Newt, that the Nieww-Vyverwreugd, awbo avas returning from Bata- wia for the Ule of the Chamber of Zealand, «vas, on the 27th of Fuly in §3 Deg. 42 min. Lat. and 350 Deg. Long. fet om Fire by Lightning, and bleaw up ; aud of the Crew, ahich con- Jfifedof 150 men, only 45 bad the good Fortune to fave them- felees in the Boat. Hamvpure, Sept. 3. Several Letters from the North po- Jitively affure that the Emprefs of Ruffia hath acceded to the Y reaty of Friendfbip and Defenfive Alliance between the Em- prefs Queen and the Moit Chriftian King. Her Imperial Mojefty engages, it is faid, by this Acceffion to keep @ Body of 20,000 Men ready for the Service of the two contradiing Powrs, or of any other Powers thar jEall take Part in this Treaty. _ Leipfic, in Germany,Sept. 1. Sunday aboutTen in the Morning a Body of 15,000 Pruffian Troops entered this City very unexpectedly, and, after taking Pofleflion of the Gates, placed Guards at the Town-Houfe, the Caltle, and the Public Ofices. The miain Guard was placed at the Murket- Place, where they planted t'welve Picces of Cannon @ Soon, after thefe Troops entered the Town, we were informed that four more Pruffian Regiments were arrived on the Glacis, and cantoned near the Gate of Hail. Fhe Lnhabitants in their Confternation, occali- oned by this unexpe&ted Event, did not open their Houfes, Shops and Ware-houfes, on Mon- day Morning, but at Ten o’Clock Prince Fer- 8§ dinand of Brunfwick, who commanded ti% Pruffion Troops, publithed a Declaration or Manifefto, containing his Pruffian Majefty’s Motives for entering Saxony. : His Majefty protefts before God and Man that on account of his perfonal Efteem and Friendthip for the King of Poland,: Elector of Saxony, he would not have proceeded to this Extremity, had he not been forced to it by the Laws of War, the Fatality of the prefent Con- jun&ure, and the Neceflity of providing for the: Defence and Security of his Subjeéts 5 affuring with great Sincerity, that his Troops enter not into Saxony as Enemies, that he marches them: into it only for his own Safety, and that-of his Deminions ; and that he hath given Orders that they fhould obferve, agreeably to his royal In- tentions, the beft Order and the mioft exatt Difcipline. After the Motives which have conftrained his Pruffian Majefty, againft his Will, to take this Step, he defires nothing mare ardently. rhay. :Izw. happ¥ Mhaute that fhall procure him the Satis- faction of refforing to his Majefty the King of Peland; his Hereditary Dominions, which the King hath not feized, and doth not occupy, but as a Depofit which is, and always fhall be, facred to him.” : Major Bilderbeck having given Notice on Sunday Night in the King of Pruffia’s Name, tothe Deputies of the Corporation of Merchants, that they were to pay all Taxes and Cuftoms only to the Order of his Pruffian Majefty, the Deputies waited on Prince Ferdinand of Brunf wick next Morning at Eleven o’Clock, whao receivged them very politely, gepeated to them that from that Day all Contributions were to be paid to the King of Pruffia and not to his Polifh Majety 5 and affured them that™ ¢ they might depend on his Friendfhip, Protee- tion, and Care to maintain good Ordar.. The fame Day that Prince took Pofleflion of the Cuftom-Hovfe and the Excife-Office ; and or- dered the Magazines of Corn and P‘ka‘. to be opened for the Ufe of the Troops. G SR B SHWPLE H Y & S AR 183230 LT (3 M8/