SCOTLAND NEW S. Edinburgh, Dec. 30. HE Brothers, of Glasgow, Capt. John Anderfon, arrived in Clyde on Tuef day last, in fix Weeks, from Virginia. By her we learn, that after the Defeat of Major Grant, near Fort du Qu fne, the French Blushed with their Succefs, fent a Detachment of 700 Men to ha rafs the Country, and particularly to cut off a Body of 400 English, who were carrying a large Convoy of black Cattle to the Army under General Forbes. About Mid day the French difcoverered the Convoy; upon which the Englith drew up in a Body, and fent immediate Advice to a large Detachment from the Main Body, which was then within a few Miles of them. As foon as the French attacked, our People retreated, and managed Affairs fo well, as to decoy the whole Body of the French into the Midft of the Detachment, who, by this Time, having laid themfelves in Ambush in the Thickets, made their Attack fo properly, that 500 of the French were killed upon the Spot, and the other 203, most of whom were wounded, were taken Prifoners, and conducted to the Army. The whole of the Cattle were faved, and the Lofs of Men on our Side was very inconfiderable. COUNTRY NEW S. Norwich, Jan, 18. As a fingular Instance of the exceeding great Luxuriancy in Vegetation of fome Plants this laft wet Summer, the following Account of a Radish now in the Poffeffion of Roger North, Efq; The Weft-India and Carolina Ships will foon fail, the Men of War being ready. The Eaft Indiamen will stay for the Men of War under Capt. Geary. Rear Admiral Holmes is to have the fe der Rear Admiral Saunders. Remain Admiral Holbourne, Commodore Lord Colville, and all the Convoys.' of Rougham in Norfolk, may merit Atten-cond Command in America this Year, untion: The Diameter of the Spread of the Leaves cross the Tuft or Top measured three Feet eleven Inches; the Length of the Root is two Feet fix Inches and a Half; the Girt near the Top of the Root twenty Inches and a Half; at the Bottom ten Inches; and the whole Plant when fresh, weighed fixteen Pounds four Ounces. This grew in the Garden of Mr. William Davy, of Inglethorp in Norfolk. Extra of a Letter from Portsmouth, dated Yesterday in the Afternoon arrived from the Downs, the Falkland, Capt. Drake, with the Convoys for the Leeward Inlands, Jamaica, the Eaft-Indies, and North and South Carolina, confifting in all of near 200 Sail of Ships. Jan. 1. Jan, 21. The greatest Number of Ships rendezvous at prefent at Spithead, waiting for Winds, &c. that perhaps ever was known, most of the Convoys are ready, and as their Number are not less than 500 Sail, it affords us an agreeable Profpect of cur extensive Commerce, and of the Encouragement our Merchants have met with from feasonable Convoys, whofe Skill, Vigilance and Courage has generally been exerted on all Occafions, in Conformity to their Duty and the Safety of the Fleet under their Care. The Eaft India Squadron is not yet ready, nor does it appear that the Commander in Chief is yet appointed. LONDON. HERE was the greatest Court at St. James that have been this Winter. The Ode for the New year, by W. Whitehead, Efq; and fet by Dr. Boyce, was performed before his Majefty, in an Apartment adjoining to the great Council Chamber, His Majefty hath been pleased to order, that a Form of Thanksgiving, for the ceafing of the Diftemper among the Cattle, be compofed, and fent throughout the Kingdom; to be used in all Churches and Chapels, on Sunday the eighteenth of Februa. ry next. 4. Letters received from the Buckingham Man of War of 65 Guns, Captain Richard Tyrrel, which mention that on the 3d of November laft, he fell in with a Fleet of Dutch Ships, of about fifteen Sail, with a Convoy of a French Man of War of 74 Gons, and two Frigates, one of 36 and one ef 20, off Montferrat; and that the Man of War, and two Frigates engaged the Bucking two Hours, till the Fleet got into Port, and then both Ships fheered off. This Fleet came from t. Eustatin. We have Advice by Way of St. Euftatia, that the French Squadron, which was lately attacked by the Buckingham, with great Difficulty got into the Granadoes. The Floriffant was in tow of the two Frigates, with feven Feet Water in her Hold, and all her Guns and Stores taken out. The Right Hon. the Earl of Weftmoreland, was elected Chancellor of the Univerfity of Oxford. 5. Being Twelfth Day, was obferved as a high Festival at Court; when his Majefty went to the Chapel Royal with the ufual Ceremony, and offered Gold, Myrrh, and Frankincense, in three Purses at the Altar, according to Annual Custom. 6. A Petition is drawn up, and figned by a number of Prifoners, which, with the Reafons for fuch Application, will shortly be prefented to Parliament, in behalf of the great Number confined for Debt in this Kingdom, in Hopes to obtain an A&t of Infolvency. It is faid, that Endeavours are uling by fome in Power, to bring about a perpetual Act of Infolvency, much upon the fame Plan as that in Holland; where no Debtor can be confined more than Forty Days, after furrendering up all his Effects upon Oath, with a compulsive Law to oblige all in Cuftody, under fevere Penalties, to furrender up the fame for the Benefit of the Creditors. An offensive and defensive Treaty of Al Hance between his Britannic Majefty, and the King of Pruffia, and Sardinia, is negotiating; by which the Latter is to employ 50,000 Men. 17. The Rev. William Thompson, of Hollowell in the County of Northampton, was inftituted by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborongh, to the Rectory of Harleston in the faid County and Diocefe of Peterborough, on the Prefentation of John Andrew and Robert Andrews. We hear that a new Convention between his Majesty and the King of Pruffia was concluded and figned at London on the 7th of laft Month. And that a new Treaty between his Majefty and the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, was concluded and figned at London laft Friday. Extract of a Letter from the Hague, dated Jan. 16. On Friday the 12th Inftant, late at Night, died here greatly lamented, her Royal Highnefs Anne Princefs Royal of England, Princefs Dowager of Orange and Naffau, and Governante of the United Provinces, in the Minority of the prefent Stadtholder, aged 49 Years, 2 Months and 10 Days. The 2th of March, 1734, he was married to William-Charles Henry- Frifo, Prince of Orange and Naffau, by whom he had two Children, Prince William, HereditaryStadtholder of the United Provinces, born the 8th of March, 1748, and Prince's Carolina, born the 28th of February, 1743. Her Royal Highness, not long before her Deceafe, fent for the Prince and Princess her Children, and after telling them that her Hour was come, and recommending them to the Protection of the Almighty, took her Leave of them in a most tender and affecting Manner. The Day after her Deceafe her Will was opened, by which her Royal Highness has appointed the King of Great Britain, her Father, and the Irincefs Dowager of Orange and Naffau, Mother of the late Prince her Husband, to be honorary Tutor and Tutorefs of her Children, and the Veldt Marshal Duke of Brunfwick-Wolffenbuttel acting Tutor and Administrator of the Effects of the Houfe of Orange during the Minority of the Prince; and in that Quality his Serene Highness has already taken the Oaths before the Affembly of the States of Holland. The States of Holland were extraordi narily affembled, and, upon the Notification of this Event being made to them, they proceeded to confirm the Regulations that had been made for the Minority of the Stadtholder; and his Highness Prince Lewis of Brunfwick was invited to assist in the Affembly of Holland, where he was received and feated with all the Refpect poffible, and took the Oaths, as reprefenting the Captain General of the Union. After which his Highness communicated to the Affembly the Act of her Royal Highness, by which he was appointed Guardian of her Children; and that in Confequence of it, he had taken Care of their Perfons, and would provide for every Thing belonging to them. Ceremony being over, Prince Lewis was likewife invited to the Affembly of the StatesGeneral. A Refolution was prepared and taken by their High Mightineffes, whereby This they they acknowledged and agreed to the RefoJution of Holland, relative to Prince Lewis's reprefenting the Captain General. Every Thing paffed with great Order and Tranquility, and to the Satisfaction of the People. In the Evening, the different Colleges of the Government made formal Deputations to the Prince of Orange and Princess CaroJine, who were affifted by Prince Lewis as their Guardian and Reprefentative, and who answered in their Prefence for both of them. Her Royal Highnefs the Princefs Gouvernante wrote a Letter to the States General a few Days before her Death, to defire them to honour with their Approbation the Marriage of the Princefs Caroline with the Prince of Naffau-Weilbourg. This Letter alfo mentioned, that as the Prince of Naffau-Weilbourg was not of the eftablished Religion (that is a Lutheran, not a Calvinift) that it should be ftipulated in the Contract of Marriage, that all the Children born of that Marriage, fhould be Baptifed and Educated in the established Religion of Holland." From the LONDON GAZETTE. Whitehall, Jan. 20. Yesterday a Mail arrived from New York, which brings an Account of the Succefs of his Majefty's Arms on the River Ohio; and the following Extract of a Letter from Brigadier-General Forbes to the Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Forces in North America, dated Fort Du Quefne, November the 26th and 30th, contains the only Particulars as yet Teceived of that important Event. I have the Pleasure of acquainting you with the fignal Succefs of his Majefty's Arms over all his Enemies on the Ohio, by having obliged them to burn their Fort Du Quefne, which they effectuated upon the 24th inft. and of which I took Poffeffion with my light Troops the fame Evening, and with my little Army the next Day. The Enemy made their Escape down the River, Part in Boats, and Part by Land, to their Forts and Settlements on the Miffiffipi, having been abandoned, or, at leaft, not seconded, by their Friends the Indians, whom we previously engaged to act a neutral Part, after thoroughly convincing them, in feveral Skirmishes, that all their Attempts upon our advanced Pofts, in order to cut off our Communication, were vain, and to no Pur. pofe; fo they now feem all willing, and well difpofed to embrace his Majesty's Protection. Give me Leave, therefore, to congratulate you upon this important Event, of having expelled the French from Fort Du Quefne, and this prodigious Tract of fine rich Country; and of having, in a Manner, reconciled the various Tribes, and Nations of Indians, inhabiting it, to his Majesty's Government. So far I had wrote you the 26th, but being feized with an Inflammation in my Stomach, and Liver, the sharpest and most fevere of all Diftempers, I could proceed no farther; and, as I have a Thousand Things to fay, have ordered Major Halkett down the Country, in order to explain the Motives upon which I proceeded, and the various, and almost infurmountable Difficulties I had to grapple with. I fhall leave this as foon as I am able to ftand; but God knows, when, or if eI reach Philadelphia. ver, here To-morrow, when I hope very foon to I expect the Heads of all the Indians in finish with them.' on Major Halkett, who has been dispatched, this Occafion, by Brigadier-General Forbes, is not yet arrived from New York. Lord Chamberlain's Office, Jan. 22. Orders for the Court's going into Mourning on Sunday next, the 28th inftant, for her late Royal Highnefs the Princefs Dowager of Orange, viz. The Ladies to wear black Bombazines, Plain Muflin or Long Lawn, Crape Hoods, Shamoy Shoes and Gloves, and Crape Fans. Undrefs, Dark Norwich Crape. The Men to wear Black without Buttons at the Sleeves and Pockets, Plain Muslin or Long Lawn Cravats and Weepers, Shamoy Shoes and Gloves, Crape Hatbands and black Swords and Buckles. Undrefs, Dark-grey Frocks. In Pursuance of his Majefty's Commands, these are to give Public Notice, that it is expected that all Perfons do, upon the prefent Occasion of the Death of her late Royal Highnefs the Princess of Orange, put themfelves into the deepest Mourning, long Cloaks excepted: The faid Mourning to begin upon Sunday next, the 28th inft. EFFINGHAM, M. It is faid there is a Scheme for raising six Mill. for the public Service, as follows, Transferable An. at 4 per Cent, 2,700,000 Ditto at 3 per Cent, for 18 Years 2,700,000 60,000 Tickets, at iol. each 600,000 £. 6,000,000 The Subfcribers to have 27,000 1. per An. Life Annuities, as an Encouragement. When When a Subscription was opened for this Letters from Duffeldorp affure us, that 25. Yesterday being the Birth-day of the The Packets were made up at the India- A Lift of Ships taken by the English, con- The Henrietta, Cole, retaken by the A Privateer Snow of 14 Guns, by the Brigantine Thomas, and carried into Ja- The Robuft, from Curaccao, is taken by the Baltimore, a Letter of Marque, from A Ship from St. Domingo to France, Two Dutch Ships are fent into Cork by The Drake from St. Domingo, by the The Benjamin, Lepron, from Cork to The Ifabella, Kennedy, from Waterford Jan. 13. Mrs. Barret at Buntingford in Hertfordmire was brought to Bed of three MARRIAGES. Jan. 1. Sir Richard Adams, Knt. one of 2. Perry Buckley, Efq; in Berkshire, to Lift of Ships taken by the French, continued Mifs Melcombe, in the County of Dorfet. The Prince of Wales Privateer of Anti- gua, is taken by four French Privateers. The Sloop Good King, by a French Pri. vateer, and carried into Martinico. The Pollock, Auld, from Virginia, by a The Charming Betfey, Colly, from Afri- Three Veffels laden with Timber, taken off Shoreham, by a small French Privateer. The Grandifon, McCarthy, from Cork for Antigua, is taken and carried into Mar- The Charming Rachael, Cunningham, from New York, retaken by Admiral Bof- cawen's Squadron, is fince taken and car- The Lydia, Capt. Fea, from South Caro- Ina, by a French Privateer off Beachy The Earl of Loudon, Lisk, from Lon- The Miller, Smith, and the Leopard, Beck, and carried into Bilboa Bar. 3. Capt. Otway of Weftminster, to Mifs. Southwell, of Great Pultney-street. 5. Ralph Grey, Efq; Brother to Sir Hen- ry Grey, Bart. to Mifs Roddlam. 6. Marthal Rider, Efq; of Cannock, to Mrs. Theodofia Busby in Staffordshire. 9. Mr. John Godfrey Klotz, Merchant, to Mifs Adcock of King street. 14. Mr. Byers in Holborn, to Mifs Pau- 15. Mr. Thomas Sibthorpe in Fetter- lane, to Mifs Sally Norton in Fleet-street. At the Quakers-meeting near Devonshire- fquare, Capt. Thomas Scarth of Yorkshire, to Mifs Peggy Lane of Wapping. Mr. Thomas Wicklin of Bread-street, John Hope, Efq; an eminent Brewer, and Partner with the late Mr Stubbs. 4. Lady Cotton, Widow of the late Sir John Cotton, aged 90. Mr. Payne, Partner with John Hope and Sir Rowland Alfun, Bart. at his Lodg- The Rev. Mr. Buck, Rector of Marfden, 7. Mrs. Noverly, in the rooth Year of 9, The Rt. Hon. the Countess of Glen- carty, Lady of the late Earl. Mrs. Martha Whitaker, one of the La- dies of the Bedchamber to Q. Anne.` 12. Mrs. Margaret Bell, aged 73, at 14. An eminent Speaker among the Peo- ple called Quakers. Civil and military Preferments. Dr. Milner to be Phyfician to St. Tho- Robert Dunbar, John Addison, and James Smith the younger, late of Montrofe, in George Squire, late of Tyburn-road, James Fisher, of Liverpool, merchant. The Lord Viscount Downe to be Lieut. dlefex, mariner. Robert Gordon to be second Major to the Christopher Cotes, Efq; a Commiffioner William Gordon, Efq; to be first Major to a Battalion of Foot going to the Eaft- Dr. John Bettefworth, one of the Civili - ans in Doctors Commons, to be Chancellor Dr. Akenfide chofen Affiftant Physician Ecclefiaftical Preferments. Penyston Marshall, of Lime-street square, James Appleton, of Liverpool, mer. George Laidler, of London, merchant. John Ecken, of Trippit, Kingston upon George Strutton, of St. Ann, Weftmin- William Mixfon, of King's Lynn, Nor- 83 Weekly Jan. 9. 514 103 030 16. 347 23. 349 1210 |