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P y % D (o] N: March 1. Le Monche privateer, of Havre de Grace, o/ 8 guns and 81 men, is taken by the Coven- try and Thames men of war, ard carried into Cork. . March z. According to private letters from Am- fterdam, (hey have received advice from the Indies, that the two biacks, William Jurien Ondati,and Henry Philtp:, natives of Columbo in the ifland of Ceylon, who ftudied in the umveifity of Uuecht, and were 2 {ent home in the month of September 1756 preached the Golpel there with great fuccefs, and have made . mapy converts. . March 6. Friday arrived General Abercrombie, in the Kennington, from New York. Same day ar- rived the Fogeaux from Goree ; and the Veftal of 32 guns, which laft had taken and bro’t in with her the Bellona frigate of 36 guns. . : . A mafter of a veflel lately arrived from North- America, is taken up on fufpicion of having been the death of a young Lad, who had fhipp'd himfelf on board in order to return to his parents,in London, from whence he went fome time ago. ; Yefterday morning an Exprefs was difpatched to ortfmouth ; and we hear the Grand Fleet is 6rdered to be affembled with all Expedition. : Orders are difpatched for repairing the Fortifica- tions of Baffeterre on Guadaloupe. The 5th arrived atPortfmouth the Northumberland _Man of War, with the lofs of her Foremaft and Main- topmaft. The Griffin and Merlin Men of War are appointed Convoy to the Leeward Iflands. .+ The following additional Duties are faid to be a- greed on,as a Fund for Payment of the Intereft on the Money raifed for the Service of the current Year : Five per Cent. on all Eaft India Goods, Tobacco, Sugar and Foreign Linens ; ditto onBrandy and Fore- . -ign Spirits ; ditto on Foreign Paper, and Grocery ; which itis computed will produce 215,000l. per Ann. One Shilling per Pound on Coffee, and gd. per Pound onChocolate,computed at zo,000l. perAnnum, The whole amounting to 235,000 1. per Annum. March 13. A private leiter fromVienna fays,not- withftanding all the vigilance of our preparations, we are not fure the King of Pruffia will not get the ftart & of us ; for having nobody to confult, he orders, adls, and marches, juft as he thinks ptoper, which gives him a great advantage over Marfhal Daun. March 16. On Tuefday was interred inthe Quaz kers Burial Ground in Long lane, Southwark, the Remains of Richard Partridge, Efq; Agent for the Colonies of Conne&ticut, and Rhode Ifland. It is mow [aid there avill be a Tax of 6 per Cent, laid on all Dry-Goods. Marck 1. Letters from Copenhagen of the 24th advife, that an Order was publithed there, dated the 16th, commanding all feafaring men, fubjeéls of that nation, to repair immediately to the Commiffioners appointed, and enter into the fea fervice, under the enalty of death, and corfifcation of their effeéts. It is faid Admiral Bofcawen will foon go to the Court of Naples with a public charafler,and have the chief command of a large flect in the Mediter:ancan. ; ~ The Marquis Granby, Lord George Sackville.and ~—=—* Major-General Moftyn, are to fet out for Germany or Friday. His Grace the Duke of Richmond, and the Hon. Col. Fitzray, brother to the Duke of Grafton, are going asVolunteers in the Englith army in Germany. The channel {fwarms with French privateers, and Dutch orFrench fhips,with Dutch paflports and papers; which, to our great mortification, we dare not touch. Extrafl of a letter from Franckfort. ¢ If the King of Pruffia can fiem the torgent that threatens to overawhelm bis dominions, but this campaign, be breaks the confederacy., The Aufiriams bad repre- ented it as an eafy matter at Peterfburgh, to crufb bis rifing Poaver 3 but the battle of Cufirin [eems to have _informed them, that the thing isnot eafily done ; and the lizves of 40,000 of their beft troops, avho bawve perifbed 7% this expedition, bas convinced them, that even numbers are mot always fure of [fuccefs, when oppoled by courage and military fhill. The Swedes, avho are naturally > brawe, and look upon the King of Pruffia in the light be Y deferves, hawve probably entred into this war only in op- — pofition to the vieas of their King ; their ill fuccefs bas © yendered this meafure unpopular 3 and therefore ave fpall not be furprized to hear of propolals of peace from that guarter. The French, baving only their own interefl in wiew, after baving [ufficiently embroiled affairs, will Jip theivmecks out of the collar 5 and the Emprefs Queen, awbo bas not now the purfe of England to [fupport ber, " muft accept fuch terms as bey adverfary fball pleafe to grant.— Thus reafon our politicians here 5 whether their conjeiiures are right, time only can determine.” March 2z2. The Pruflians found a large magazine at Erfurth, with feveral thoufand of pallifades, which the enemies had amaffed there during the winter. The Hereditary Prince of Hefle Caffel,at the King of Pruffia’s requeft, has figned an a&t, whereby he engages, in cafe of the death of the Landgrave, his father, to fulfi! literally @il the flipulations in the rew treaty of fubfidy lately concluded between the faid Landgrave and the King of Great Britain. oyt £q uayey: ¢ YN oM prajy X0y-1%0g ‘v oL ® puesdooj 210w ‘o1 1dy ‘v S youalyg el *30[I0Y ] pUwITMIUIAPY S133TRA1Ig ‘13u00yd yusuraFeug 1iewy 793 2 QIA 3 waag Aeppogy, - o oya ‘opuegy 3dey ‘sopny g, sung | doojg sameang ayy po ange u 1 b4 b ) - = = o o | - (=] = N N B8 7z - g o » 3 % Lo ] =l s = [ oy = — = p=— - » (=% E=) z & (] & o » = o e 3 o g - L .Q "E ~ld » e o - £ = o = P [°d «w b ] i g = L] Juopy £q pIpuelnmod‘udjy 09k pue . ‘inbuejeg sty 4G “noqiepy B0l 3O “usw. of pue ‘suncy [aatmg 21 pue adeu 1gd; : 9jeA 12) 9 jo doojg 1ameAlrg Youasy-e yuj Lepjany, awpy jo 8 usyel sem Je p,ey Leq 1xou pauaed pus ‘a3 3Y) YO uddy suM Jv() I93ieALlg 3 ‘P Ve Yous1y 23yous jo nopnd w Y1 pue ‘inoqivp] Jeqs oI I3Y L Six or feven Carolina thips have been mifling abeut half a year, and were fappofed to have fourdered at fea, or been wrecked on the Scilly rocks ; but are row found to be in the harbour of Port I’ Orient, the Governor of which place would not till lately fuffer the maflers of thofe fhips to write over to their own- ers and Friends. Letters from Peterfburgh give an account of great damage done by an earthquake on the 6tbh of December laft in the Mufcovite Laponia. . They avrite from Plymouth, that Admiral Harrifon died there on Wednefday laf. CuarrLestown, (South Carolina,) April 28. The Little Carpenter awith bis Attendants, is jet out on bis return for the Cherokee Country. He behaved wery well during bis flay here, went off thoroughly Ja tisfied, and appearedd:firous of nothing fo much, as to be ¢fieemed a Friend to the Englifh Government. May 5. Saturday laft King Heigler avith bis Ca- tawba's returned to their Country, perfelily fatisfied awith their Reception and Treatment here. T here are Leiters in Tozvn from New Prowidence awbhich advife, that feveral French Privateers avere fit- ing out at Port au-Prince, deflined to cruize upon this Continent. ' ) B8 T O N: May 28 : Thurfday laft in the Afternoon four Deferters from the 48th Regiment, commanded by Col. Burton, were brought to Town in a Waggon under a Guard from Worcefter, and clofely confin’d in Goal. Two of them belonged to the Jight Infantry. Same Day His Majelty’s Ship Scarborough of zo0 Guns, Capt. Stott, with feveral empty Tranfports, arrived here from New York. A FifhingVeflel arrived at Marblehead laft Week, who a few Days before about 60 Leagues from the Land met with a fmall fail Boat, with two Negro Men on board, who ran away from this Town fome-Time ago; they were almoft {pent, not having any Provifion or Water for feveral Days before they were met with by the above Vefiel. : The Account publifhed in laft Thurfday Paper of a Party of Rangers under Capt. Burbark being carri- ed off by the Enemy, proves to be a Miltake. Yefterday Capt. Cloufton arrived here in ten Days from Louifbourg, who informs, that Admiral Saun- ders with his whole Fleet arrived there from Halifax two Days before he fail’d ; as did alfo Commodore Holmes, from off New- York, who join’d the Admiral off Cape Sambro.—That Lord Colvil, in the North- umberland, who failed fiom England with Commo- dore Holmes, but loft his Mafts in a violent Gale of Wind, and put back to Plymouth to refit, arrived at Louifbourg the Day before he came out in 5 weeks from England ; who brought Advice that the French had taken Fort St. David in the Eaft Indies (as men- tion'd in the firft Page of this Paper);—That an Englifh Fleet had fell in with a French one in the Englith Channel, and taken one Ship of 40 Guns, a Frigate and feveral Traniports with Troops bound to Canada ; and alfo a 64 Gun Ship, (faid to be a Pri- vateer) richly laden from the Coaft of Guinea.—That the Richmond Frigate had taken, after an obftinate Engagement of 4 Glafles and a half a large Ship of 20 Guns, under Spanifh Colours, on the Banks of Newfoundland, bound to Canada, with Stores, which *twas thought would turn out a good Prize, but was not arrived when he failed.—That Admiral Durrell flill kept cruifing in the River St. Laurence, when the laft Accounts were receiv’d from him. Capt. Cloufton, fpoke with the Capts. Turner and Giles, Part of the Fieet which fail’d 14 Days ago, for Louifbourg, two Days after he came out, all well. Capt. Clouflon brought a Packet (which came in the Northumberland) for General Amberft, which was immediately forwarded to him by an Exprefs. A Veflel arrived here Yefterday in 10 Days from Annapalis, the Mafter informs that all the Tranfports with the Troops had failed for Louifbourg. Friday laft arrived here Capt. Malcom in g Days from Louifbourg, and informs, That a Snow had ar- rived there from Admiral Durell, with Advice' that the Ice coming down in fuch great Quantities he was not able to get above half Way up to Gafpey, and before the Snow left him was drove down again almoft to the Mouth of the River, but that the Admi- ral intended to make another Attempt to get up. The Mafter of a Veflel arrived at Marblehead the beginning of laft Weck, fays, he faw a fhip, in com- pany with two other Veflels, take one of our Fifhing Schooners on the Banks, and foon after funk her. Latt Weekarrived at Newport, two French prize fchooners, talen by the privateer Brig Lord How of that port, as they were on their paffage from Guada- loupe to Curacoa ; they are both richly laden with fugar, coffee, cocoz, cotton, indigo, &c. Extraét of a Letter from Halifax, May 14. ¢ Yefterday arrived here the Trent Frigate, with 140r 15 Tranfports from New York, in order to take on board the Troops which are here.——The Generals Howe, Towrthend and Murray,failed from hence with Admiral Saunders for Louifbourg.” ~ ExtraZ of a Letter from Pemaguid, dated May 17. *LBisds te Lt you knoaw, that the Indians did not in- tend to come in upon the Terms they wrcte to the Govern- ment :—Qrly they wanted a Lruck Houle apen for them. But bis Excellency ordered to Jlop Three of the Five thae came in 5 and [int the other favo to bring in the ref? ; and ordered Capt. Cargill, avit/ Men, to go and bring them in, if be could meet avith thim :’f?ttarding/] ; be came pretty nzar them ; and they Jpying bim made.cff, 4 Upan avkich Capt. Car- but fir [t fired upon our Piople : g1/l fbot ane of them (an old Squaw ) and brought in ker Scalp, and about 100 Dollars worth of Bewer™ : PO R.TS MOU T H. Laft Wednelday arrived at Gofport, a few Miles from this Piace, the Sloop Nancy, Capt. Ranczll Holden, of Rhode-Ifland, who failed from Su-rinam the 2oth of O&ober laft, and mct with hard Gales of Wind, loft her Maft, Carboufe and Rails, and one of the Hands ; they fet a Jury Mait, and ws forced to beat about the Sea, the Veflel not obeying her Helm, and was fo leaky that fhe cou'd hardly be kept free. We hear His Excellency Governor Pownary is arrived at Bofton from the Eaftward, having bad a Conference with the Penobfcot Tribe of indiaus, who defir'd the Protettion of his Exceliency. [ Formore Neaws, and - oertifements, jee e S pplement ] / A va N T he Nanagers of the County of YORK LOTTERY met at the Time propos’d for Drawing, Roil’d and Box’d ali the Num- bers, Blanks and I'rizes in Readinefs to draw, bur upon their Melteuge:'s ring from Bofton aud other Places where they had lodg’d fundry Tickets for Sale, brought an Acconnt of fo many Tickets un- fold, they are under a Neceflity of putting off the Drawing until Fifteen Hundred which remain un- unfold be difpofed of, which as foon as done, they will immediately proceed to Draw, and Advertize the fame, which they hope will be as foon as the Rifing of the Supericr Court at York in June next. York, May 23d. 1759. retur . — AZLL Perfons Indebted to, or that have any Demands on the ERate of Fobn McNeal, Marriner, late of Londonderry, decealed, are defired to bring in their Accounts to Fomes Calds avell of faid Londonderry, in order for fettlement. Province of New Hamepsuire. INOTICE is hereby given to the feveral Creditors to the Ellaie of #rchibald Stark, late of Derryfizld in faid Province, Yecoman, deceafed, which is reprefented to be Irf{.lvent, That we the Subfcribers are duly appeinted to receive ard Examine thefaid Claims, and that we will attend that fervice at the Dwelling Houfe of 7obn Hall, Inohol- der in faid Derryfield, on tiie fecond Wednefiay of June next, and the five following Mcnths, from Three to Six o’Clock in the Afternccn of faid Days, May 29. 1759. Mattheaw Patten, Fehn Hall, [41] diexander Macmurphy. — — . et —— S————— St URSUANT to a Licence from the Honcurable the Judge of Probate for the Province of New Hampthire, WILL BE SOLD by Publick VENDUE by jo/2% Cilley, Executer of the Teflament of Danie/ Hoyr, laté of Epping, deceas’d, on Monday the Twenty fifth of June, at Ten of the Clock in the Forenoon, at the Dwelling Houfe of 4brabam Perkins, Innholder in Eppiog, about Thirteen Acres of LAND in Eppirg, with one Quarter Part of a Saw Mill ftanding on faid Land ; all which premifes were the Eftate of the {aid Daniel Hoyt, deceafed, and are to be fold for the payment of Debts. Conditions of fale to be feen at the Time and place aforefaid. 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