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ters from the Havannah, it appears, of which enly §6 died of 1heir nere hkilled in the afioms, 686 mia! diffempers. Total lofs of ' 200 inwalids dicd om their THIS Day the following Addres was prefented to bis duted by the Lord of bis Majefly's Bed Chambir in Great Britain, and the Dominions thereunto belonging. Mav 1T pLEasE THE KING, prompts us to requeft Admittance to the The Birth ot a Prince, and the Safety of the Queen fing ; and to the King cur dutiful snd unfeigned Security of thofe incfimable Priviledges, which we Clemency, and Regard to the Profperity of their in their full Extent, to lucceeding Generations. Kingdoms, and to Pofterity ; that, formed to Piety inferiour to his Predecefiors. To which ADDRESS his MAJESTY was I Thank yeu very kindly for this frefh Inflance of mey always rely on my Proteflion. vice. eppsehenficns of being stacked by the French, who that the inhebitants are armed ; and that every thing It is faid thet a certein great Perfonsge has declsr We have an Account that the Aolus frigste about sfier filencing a battery, they burat. Sne wasladen a French fhip of the line, three frigates, and four riards in Americs, whom they could not bring to the court, by which, they faid, their commerce and ooaft of the ile of Gaernley, and fays, that the French Yoar, on'y from Detroit and thofe Luarters, amount of the Ty ortaoce of ihe Conquett of Canadae’ ini the Bannas. Of Temefver in Hangary, which had By private Let, waynds 3 that 287 & paffage bone and fince 1, hey embarked, mbi_:b was in thaj the Bmpehitiopes hol a9 her, wod that the hath ment her ermies next camperigy 1 with 45, 000 men. bt whether they were going inco. Ruffia or Poland is A A N Italian Bifhop fruggled through wuch Oppofiti- L 08D BN St. JAMES's Oftober 1. Majefly, and read by Dr. Fothergill, accompained by a Deputation from the Pesple called Quakers, inro waiting : To GEORGE the Third, KING of ‘THE bumble ADDRESS of bis Protefant Sub jefts, the Pecple called QUAKERS, WY WP HE Saisfaltion we feel in every Event T ¥z thataddsio thehappinefs of curScvereign, A . : € Throne, on the prefent inicrefting Oc¢ ’“:fififi' csfion. and thy own domeftic Felicity iscreafed, call for our Thenkfulnels to the {upieme Dilpenfer of every Blef Congratulations. In the Prince of Wales we behold a Pledge of the have crjoyed under the Monarchs cf thy i_liuttlioqs Houfe : Kings, diflinguithed by their JuRice, their People : ‘A happy Prefage, that under their Delcen dants, oar civil and religious Priviledges will devalve Long may the Divice Providence prelervea Life of fogreat Imporiance to his Royal Parents, to thefe and Virtue, he may live beloved of God and Maz, snd fill at lengik the Britsith Throne with a Luftre not Signed on Bebalf of the Jaid People in London, on the s31h of tie minth Minth, 1762. pleafed 10 return the following moft gracious ANSWER, your Affe€tion, aad your Congrstulations op an Event fointerefting to0 me snd my Family. You O&. 8. The Auftsian General Jahnus having been flighted, is faid to bave entered into the Pruilian fer By a Boat arrived at Plymouth from Guernley, we hear, that the inhabianis of that iflind are under have, in a harbour oppofite their coxft, three frigates and twelve prames with troops, ready to put to fes ; was put in execuiion to fruftraie the defigns of the Encmy, thould they sttempt to land. ed, that no pesce fhall be figned without Mr. P...¢% epprobation. s fortnightego, drove two large Spanith Weft India fhips on fhore on the coeft of Spain, one of which, with cocoa, coffee, hides, snd indigo. Bt About two days sfter this, the Aalus fell in with merchantmen, bound weftward with iroops. The French grea:ly blame the conduét of the Spa conceive any thing of & common ciule; on thecon trary they invsighed bitterly ageinft the meaiures of inereits were {acrificed to France. . A French floop hes been lately taken [ounding the intens ed to vifit that place. Ji% bear thet the Furrs brought into Albany this t0 [ 160300 Neww Yerk Carrency: [A good Proof O o Letters fromVienna of the 81k inf advife, that an epides, 1ical Difimper bad made its Appearance putt/e libabita ™S of that Kingdom inte the greateff Conflernation. that in the fevera were wourded, ouf died of fluxes and ende prem is 1683, befides sten Guly lafl. ¢ : iy AATHIIER o » way of Ratisbon advife Letiers from Vienna by o Gefied all the offers of peace that have been mede \ g 4 declared that e will makeg, ¢ ¢fiort more, and aug T S ~ ‘nople ofthes7th of They write from Conftean "°P'¢ © s Auguft, thet 40,000 Tarters by ° '2ken the Field ; not known. . Ar L A L great Difficulties, without repining, and met with 2 : " 2ip , “e Difcharge of his Epifcopst By "étion, with: N e 1 Engagements, or Sallies, 689 men~ out ever betraying the /eafl Impatiense. An fotimaie Friend &t his, who highly admired thofe Virtues which he tho'tit impoflible to imitate, oune D:y tfked the Prelate, if he could communicaie the Se. cret of being always ¢afy. Yes, reply’d the Old Men, I can teach you my Secrer, end with great Fa- cility ; it confifts in nothing more thean in msking 2 right Ufe ot my Eyes.” Ilis Friends begged him to explain bimfelt, *“Moft willingly, returned the Bithop :. In whaiever State I am, Ifirit of eli /eok up to Heaven, end 1 jememb-r that my principal Bufinels bere, is to get there. 1 thenlook down up- on the Earth, and call to- Mind, how /mall a Space I fhall cccupy in it, when T come to be interred..... I then lock abread into the World, and obferve what Multitudes there ere, who are in sll refpeéts more unkappy than myfell, Thus I lesrn where TrRUE Harpiness is placed, whe-e sl our Caies muft end, end how very lictie Resfon I have to repine orto complain.” Piig R*1 S ~Septi'zh. -~ HE Duke of Bediord, during bis flay here, will refide in the ho.e!l of Ambaffadors Extra- ordinary,fermerly the palace ofBurbon. Count Cauniiz, during his embafly, psid 25,000 livers for it. The Engiith Minifier will pay nothing. The two Kings sie, moreover, giviag one snother equal maurks of their efteem. Qur Monerch it is izid,gives the King of England compleatr iurniture for one of his palaces, and his Britannic Msjelty makes a pre- fent to the moft Chriftisn King of fifty of the fineft horfes in his kingdom, asd other rarities, When the Duke of Bedford landed at Calais, M B:cquet de Cocove, Prefident of the Court of Juftice st thet pluce, sttended by sl the King’s Officers, wiaited on his Grzce at the inn, and complimented him in the following terms: “ My Lorp, ¢ T would betrsy inus a difr=gard to the welfare of mankind in genersl, and to thet of the two Crowns of Frence snd Englend in particular, fheuld we omit this opportunity of teltiiying our joy tor the importent commniffion entiulled to yourGrace, to put the finilhing Land to the great works of peace. Who' could have bzen nominuted more cepible than your Grece, 1o recoucile fo many different interefts, end remove fo many difficolies? Yes, my Lord Duke, your Wildom wili furmount all difliculties: The two nations, of rivais you will meke friends, by infpiring them with the fpirit of urion and concord: They have, in &l eges, mutually eiteemed each o- ther : It was, peshaps, referved for your Grace to change this e&eem into @ happy fympathy. May we {oon fee you repsis, my Lord, with the olive branch in your hand, going to resp the heppy fiuiis of your wile mediation, sier grizing the efeem ok our Mef- ter,, and meriling the favour of your own Sovereign, Thefesare the wiilics of the King's Officers of JuRtice ot Calais, who beg lesve to affure your Grace of their moft profound reipeét.’” PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 16 By & Letter trem Capt. Robefon,of the Ship Britan- nis, Privateer of this Por:, we learn, that he had teken a large French Ship, mounting fix 12z pounders and 50 Men, and abour [. 10oa Cargo on board. This Ship went from Rochel to Caen with Soldiers, &c. which were delivered there, and was proceeded to Hifpeniols when Capt. Robinfon met and took her, end carried her into Barbsdos. The King George Privaieer, Capt. Charles Small- wond, belonging to Virginis, lately took the St Pierre e Letter of Marque, from Bourdeux for Cape Francois of 6 Four pounders, aad 10 Swivel Guns, and carried her in the Havanna ; Ciprain Oman, in the Roysl Charlotte Privateer of New York hove in fight before fhe ftruck. The French Capi. offered 7000 1. Rin- fom; the Prize wac reckoned worth 14.c00 L, N E W Y O R K, Dzcember zo. Tusfday laft the Ship Oiiver, Cap:. Sterling bound to Bofton, in going through Hell Gate, run on the Hog's Back, and received {o much Damage, tha¢ the Hall "iis thought well be endrely loft. Thuriday laft the Earl ot Halifax Packet, Captain Balderion, failed krom hence for Falmouth with the Mail. > We learn by Letters from Montresl that theRight Hon. the Lords Commiflioners of his Mujelty’s T'rea- fury, having given Duwedions to the Commiifiones of his M j:ity’s Caltoms, for the eflablihing aCualtom. Houfe in that City; a Cuftom Houle is sccordiagly eftablithed there ; where all Veilels bound to that Port are to unlosd, and psy Duty for the future, in- ftead of unlosding at Quebec. Thomas Larab, Efq; is sppointed to Pefiic over the Cuftomsat Montresi, and Mr. Richird Oakes ta be Waiter and Sesrcher, Veilels from 150 to 200 Tons may go up ro Mant. real with Safety : Capr. Desn in one of his M«jeity’s Ships of War,with the Troops fiom Quebec, on board their Tranfportz, went up there the Year Canuda furrendered o His Msjeity’s Arme. NEW PORT, (Rbede ifland) Dec. 20, Laft Wednelday,the Wind being Northerly, 2bout Twenty Five Suil of Veflels left thigPort for different Piaces cn the Continent, snd the Weft Indies. One Mary Brown, as fhe calls herfelf, who adver- tifed in our laft to find her Relations, having been de- * tenced to recelve 2 proper Difcipline st b Pog, or. pa & Fine of £, 40 Oid Tenor, : Tnia Morning sbout zo Racruits for his 3-jefty’s Regular Service, fsiled in Capain Langworthy, for New Yok, PROVIDENCE, Diember g Lat Saturday the Biig Britanaa, Cipuin Dudley Stltonftall, errived at New Loadon in 40 Diys from Corecon ; in whom csme Paflenger Mr. Johu Sncw of ihis T'own, laste Mate of the Brigantine Indufiry, Captein Philemon Williems, who hsd been gone nesr” twelve Months withoutever being heard of........ My, Snow gives us the following Account of the Lofs of faid Veflel on their Voysge from Barbados to Saliur- tude, and the many Difficulties and Hardfhips they sfterwerds underweny, viz. Oa the 3d of April laft) they failed from Barbados in a Flees forthe'nuda;tnti were to touch et Martinico, but their Veflel being an exireme heavy Sailor, they foon 1o ft Sight of theFleet $ snd after meny froiilels Efforts to get inio Martinico they bore away for Saltertuds ; but were by flron;, Curants and adverfe Winds, d:iven (o far to L2~ ward, thet on the 17th of April, sbout 4 o'Clock in the Morning,they unfortunaiely run sthore on the Spanith Main, at a Plsce called Cora, where they were foon sfter boarded by 150 Saviges from the Shote, who™ plundercd them of every Thing that could be of any Service to them, and tarn’d them athore ( féven in Number ) without sny Kind of Provifion to fubfift on, with Dire&ions to go 10 Maricoy, a Spanifh Set- tlement about 300 Miles from thence. They accord- ingly fet out on their Journey, through a Country they were unscqusinted with, and aiter travelling three Days in the gresteft Diftre(s for Want of Sub- fitence, and continuslly expoled to wild Beafts of Prey, and the micre favege Natives, they were iuekily overtaken Oy fevenSpaaizrds, who fupplied them with Ret:efhments, and c-nducted them to the: Spanith Town. Asfaon as they ariived, they were im- mediately imprifoned, without Diftinétion, in e lozth- fome Gual, where they all continued for five Months, except onc, embrsced the Roman Cathelic Religion, - sticr & Moath’s Confinement, sad was fet st Liberty, ° znd treated with gieat Kindnefs. At length the Spanith Governor ordered the fix that keep fafito” their Faith, on bosrd of & Dutch Slocp that wis trad ing there, in which they got to Corscos, Capluin Williems died ontheigih Ult on his Pullsge Home, siter a few days lllnels. B O S T O N, December z7: Tbe followirg ExtraB# of a Letter from the Right Ham. the Barl of Albermarle,to the Governor of Soush- Carolina, was fent after theSurrender of theHavenah, late you uponthe happy fuccefs ofhis m<j:fty’s arms in the Weft indies. On the soth of July tiie Morro fort was taken by Rorm i @ ‘1 Take the firft opportunity to congrata and on the 12 of Auguft, the city of the Havanns wih its dependencics, and all theSpanith fhips in the harbour, furrendered by capitulation.. Intae general fatistaclion this even: muit give to all his majefty’s fubjets, I flattes inylelf the province of Scuth Cero lina will take & periiculer part, s they can heave little to fear from St. Avguflire For the future, whom' this conqueil has deprived of every refousce by which the Spagiards might be ensbled to annoy or difturb your government. [ am with great regard Je.. ALBEMARLE, Part of a Letter frem the HAVANNAH. FTER taking the Moro Caflle, our whole Force was empleyed in erefting Batteries to reduce the Punta, the Governor’sCsitle and the Town, all stone...Accordingly on the atth of Auguft in the Morning, no lels than Ten Bauteries, mounting 45 Eighteen, Twentyfour, snd Thirty two Pounders, and Ten Mortsrs, Royals, &c. in s} 50 Pieces, were opened at the fame Inftant, &t 60’ Clock in the Morniog, when the molt terrible pecl of Thunder thet ever was heard, was [pour’d in up on them, wbich made dresdful Deftrullion, snd filenc’d them zll by One o’Clock the ismeDay, wicn the Trucefleg wes hoifted upon theGovernor’s Caf tle, and the Chsmade best, bui little or no Noiice wae take of either, o: at lesft the firing did not en tirely ceale on our fide, ti!l the Spanith Admirsl like wife hoifted a2 White Flag at his Main top meft Head, which he refufled to 4o, till sbout ont in the Atternoon, , . The Flag was kep: flying tiil the 14th when the Cepitulation was figned, and the City fur rendered, together with all the Spenith Men of War in the Harhour, which is 8 moft giarious Conquefh. and will well pay usfor the immenle Charge, end Treuble in taking it ... There is in the Harbour be fides theMen of War,one lerge loaded RegilterShip, three French Privateers, and 26 other Maeschsnt Veflels, among them feveral other large Durchmen that had csrried Warlike Stores, only afew Days before the Piace wes invefted .... There was computed to be sbout 50,000 Souls in the Havannah, when it Surrendered, butinfuch confufion, znd difzels, oc cafioned by Sickne's, and the ter:ible Havock we made, 23 is not poffible for me to defcribe st prefent, but hope’ere long to relate the Affeir more ntlarge ; In the mesn Time, I sm, &c. t8ed in Sicaling, was ccn mitted to Gosl, snd fon-