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have him fet afide, and the duke de Biron reftored to the title and fovereignty of that duchy; for which purpose the ordered her troops to take poffeffion of the country, the inhabitants being very far from unanimous in wifhing a change, and the whole revenues thereof to be fequeftered; in confequence of which, prince Charles found himself obliged to leave Mittau, and, it is faid, arrived at Warsaw incog. foon after the beginning of laft month; fo that Courland can no longer be reckon ed a part of the republic of Poland, but an independent fovereignty, under the protection, and, we may fay, at the difpofal of the empire of Ruffia.

This gives great uneafiness to the Poles, who confider that duchy as a fief of their republic, and therefore folely under their protection.

Laft month the Chriftian flaves at Algiers, to the number of four thousand, rofe and killed their guards, and maffacred all who came in their way; but after fome hours carnage, during which the ftreets ran with blood, peace was restored.

Goree, Nov. r. On the 15th of October, between the hours of two and three in the afternoon, while we were all fitting at dinner at the governor's houfe, about twelve in number, the magazine of Fort Elizabeth containing 8000lb, of gunpowder, unhappily blew up. The governor's houfe, where we dined, was not above twenty yards from it; but, thank God, none of us were hurt, although moft part of the houfe tumbled down about us. The clergyman who was fitting in my room, which

was not five yards' from it, was killed, as were alfo two centinels ftanding at the governor's door. The Negro Town took fire, and was confumed.

On the 2d of April 1762, Chittagong, in the kingdom of Bengal, and the neighbouring places, were violently fhaken by an earthquake. The weather had been for fome days clofe and hot. The motion was at firft gentle, but increased fo much that perfons who were walking found it difficult to keep their feet. Most of the brick wall. and houfes were either damaged or fallen; a new room at the fort, ftrong built of brick, was fhivered on all fides from top to bottom, and great part of the old building was thrown down. In many parts of the town the earth opened, and threw up water and mud of a fulphureous fmell, filling up at the fame time many ditches and small pools which are now level and dry ground. Chafms are left in many places, fome of them unfathomable; and at a place, called Bardavan, a large river is totally dried up by a bank of fand that rofe up in the middle of it. At Bakar Churak, near the fea, a large tract of ground funk, and out of five hundred people, two hundred are loft with all their cattle. At many other places the brick buildings were entirely thrown down'; feveral towns are overflowed with water, and funk feveral cúbits; particularly a fmall town, called Deep Gong, which now lies no lefs than feven cubits under water. The wa ter was in fome places thrown up ten cubits high, and fettled in wells and pools of which no bot tom can be found.- By accounts already received, no lefs than ore

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hundred and twenty dons of ground (a don of ground contains one thoufand nine hundred and twenty cubits in length, and fixteen hun dred in breadth) are loft in diffe rent parts of this kingdom; but thefe, it is feared, will not be one eighth part of the whole damage, as further accounts hourly arrive. -Advice has alfo been received, that two volcanoes are opened on the Secta Cunda hills, which may, perhaps, give vent to the remain ing fulphureous matter in thefe countries.

The fame fhock was felt on the ad at Calcutta, and continued about ten minutes; and three fmart fhocks were felt on the 13th of July following.

St. Jago de la Vega, Nov. 13. On monday morning laft, about forty five minutes past eight o'clock, was felt here, very plainly, a fhock of an earthquake, which lafted about fifteen feconds; but we hear of no damage fuftained, thereby.

Letters from America bring an account of a violent outrage committed by fome men of war's men at Williamsburg in Virginia, on a party of Spaniards who arrived there from the Hayanna in a cartel fhip on their way home. It firft began by a private quarrel, but at laft got to fuch a height, that the poor Spaniards were all driven into a houfe, together, and, the houfe being first fet, on fire about their ears, were fired upon by their merciless pursuers, who now went fo far as to go for powder to blow them all up; but happily the off cers, feafonably interpofing, prevented farther mifchief. Many were wounded, and fome Spaniards even loft their lives on this occas

fion. Some of the rioters have been apprehended and committed to prifon.

Died lately. Paul Fisher, Efqy of Clifton near Bristol, who has left to the Magdalen hofpital zool. and to the fociety for propagating the gofpel 2000l. 5ool, of it to propagate the gospel in America, 5col. for encouraging the proteftant working schools.in Ireland, and the remaining roool. for the ufe of the first bishop that fhall be appointed in America, with the interest of the fame, provided fuch a fee be conftituted in twentyfive years.

Monfieur Fontaine, at Geneva, aged 103.

Mr. Hill at Banbury, aged 103. Mrs. Blockfum, at Prestbury, Gloucestershire, aged 103.1

Mr. Heron of Felton, Northumherland, aged 110.

T. Pratt at Haltwhistle, Norfolk, aged 115.

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natural history of the animals, vegetables, and foffils of Great Britain, illustrated with drawings from nature, one volume of which has already appeared. A moft commendable method of providing for their poor, not only without expence to themfelves or the public, but by a purfuit fo very pleafing in itself, and which, befides, cannot fail of proving curious, and may, in many respects, turn out extremely useful.

The prince of Orange hav8th. ing entered into the 16th

year of his age, he next day took his feat in the affembly of the ftates general, and of the council of ftate, after taking the ufual oath of fecrecy.

The earl of Sutherland was elected one of the fixteen peers for Scotland, in the room of the late marquis of Tweedale. At the election Henry, lord Borthwick, gave in a proteft, fetting forth the judgment of the houfe of peers, by which the title and dignity was adjudged to his lordship, as lineally defcended of the firft lord Borthwick; and defiring that the judgment might be recorded in the minutes of that day's election ; and that, as his ancestor, William lord Borthwick, 'was nobilitated in the year 1424, as appeared from ancient hiftory, and the public records both of Scotland and England, he, as the oldeft lord baron, might be firft called in the roll, and have his precedence accordingly.

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houfe in Kentish Town.

Five waggon loads of money, escorted by a party of foldiers, were lately brought to the bank

from Portsmouth, by the Rippon man of war from the Havanna.

Lord Warkworth, eldest fon to the earl of Nor- 15th. thumberland, was chofen member for Weftminster, in the room of lord vifcount Pulteney, deceafed, without oppofition. On this occafion, the guard placed over a large quantity of beer provided for the entertainment of the populace, getting drunk, ftove the cafks, and in the struggle to get at them, a quarrel broke out between a party of failors, and another of Irifh chairmen; when the former getting the better drove the others out of the field, and deftroyed all the chairs they could meet with, except one, having on it thefe words "This belongs to English chairmen." The failors affembled again with equal fuccefs the 17th, when a party of the guards was obliged to interfere, and put an end to the difpute.

16th.

The orders for performing quarentine were in forced by the king and council, on account of the appearance of the plague in Bofnia, Servia, &c.

20th.

Search being made by the peace officers at the houfes of ill fame about Tower-hill, feveral women of the town, and fome failors, were taken, and next morning carried before the juftices for examination; but intelligence being given to their fhipmates, a large body of them affembled, and threatened the juftices if they should proceed to commitment. juftices applied for a guard to the commanding officer at the Tower, and a few mufqueteers been fent, they were found infufficient to intimidate the failors, whofe n»m

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bers increafing, afecond and third reinforcement was demanded, and an engagement would certainly have enfued, had it not been for the addrefs of a fea officer, who, by fair words, called off two thirds of the failors, juft as the word was given to the foldiers to fire upon them; and dexterously conducting them to Tower-hill, there left them to difperfe of them felves, which they accordingly did. Upon this, the failors that remained, being thereby weakened, prefently withdrew, and the juftices proceeded to bufinefs, and made out the mittimus of eight of the ftreet-walkers but in the afternoon of the fame day, as they were going to Bridewell under a guard of a ferjeant and twelve men, they were refcyed in Chifwell-ftreet by a fresh party of failors, who carried them off in triumph, after one man had been fhot in the groin, and another wounded in the foot.

22d. The peace was proclaimed, purfuant to his majesty's warrant figned for that purpofe. The ceremony of which was, as follows:

At ten o'clock the officers of arms affembled at St. James's gate, properly apparelled, on horfeback; when proclamation of his majefty's declaration of peace was made, with the ufual folemnity.

From thence they marched to Charing-crofs in the following order, viz.

Guards to clear the way. Conftables and beadles, two and two, bare headed with ftaves. The high conftable.

The officers of the high bailiff of Westminster.

The high-bailiff.
The grenadier guards.
Knights marfhal men two and

two.

The king's trumpets.

The ferjeant trumpeter, bearing

his mace.

Purfuivants and heralds, two and two.

Norroy king at arms, having, on each fide, a ferjeant at arms with maces.

Garter, principal king at arms. A troop of horse guards. At Charing-crofs peace was proclaimed a fecond time.

From thence they proceeded to Temple-bar, where the officers of Westminster retired; and within the gate, the lord mayor, aldermen, and fheriffs performed the ufual ceremony at their entrance into the city, and joined the proceffion.

Then proclamation was made a third time at the end of Chancerylane. Then at the end of Woodftreet in Cheapfide, where the crofs formerly flood.

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His majesty went to the 24th. houfe of peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz. A bill to enable John earl of Sandwich, Robert Nugent, and Richard Rigby, Efqrs. to take the oaths in Great Britain, to qualify them for their offices in Ireland, &c. The bill for the better regulation of his majefty's marine forces, while on fhore.

The bill to indemnify perfons who have omitted to qualify themfelves for offices and employments,

&c.

The bill to rectify mistakes in naming commiffioners for putting in execution the land tax of last feffion, &c.

The bill to regulate the price and affize of bread; and to punish perfons who shall adulterate meal, flour, or bread, fo far as relates to that part of Great Britain called Scotland.

The bill to amend an act for the due making of bread in that part of Great Britain called England.

The bill for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters.

The bill to enable fuch officers, mariners, and foldiers, as have been in the land or fea service, or in the marines, fince the 22d year of his late majefty's reign, to exercise trades.

The bill for paying and cloathing of the militia for one year.

The bill for granting annuities, to fatisfy certain navy, victualling, and transport bills, and ordnance debentures, &c.

The bill to diffolve the marriage

of Mr. William Hazeland from his wife Mary Whalley, to enable him to marry again, and for other purpofes. And also to several bills for inclofing lands, repairing roads, and to feveral naturalization and private bills.

A labouring man at Offington in Nottinghamshire, upwards of 80, was committed to goal for having a child by his own granddaughter of 17.

The vaft increase of buildings and inhabitants in this great metropolis is evident by the importation of coals into the port of London in the year 1762, amounting to 570,774 chaldrons and one vat; which is near double what it was fifty years ago.

Every poffible ftep is taken to put the civil power of the city and liberty of Weftminster on a moft refpectable footing. The magiftracy thereof have lately obtained a new and convenient court-houfe, for the transaction of public business, fituate in King-street, Weftminster, now known by the name of the Westminster Guild-hall.

At the Admiralty fefsion 29th at the Old Bailey, captain Lancelot Bolton, master of the Vereneek merchantman, was tried for the fuppofed murder of Thomas Morgan, on board the faid fhip, about 200 leagues from Cape Clear, in Ireland, in beating him feveral times with a rattan, and forcing him aloft, where he fell from the mizen-top-fail yard upon the main braces, &c. but it appearing on the trial, that the deceafed, who had contracted an illness on the coaft of Guinea, was never called upon to do any duty, but what the fafety of the whole crew rendered abfolutely neceffary, that the

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