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1762.

The MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER.

All the prefent civil and military officers in Great-Britain and Ireland are, by proclamation, ordered to continue in their refpective pofls four months longer, from Feb. 11.

The king's pardon is offered for the difcovery of the perfon, or perfons, who fent, latel", a threatning letter, to juftice Clark, of Southwark.

As the publick expect fome important advices from the fleet before CADIZ, it may not be improper to remind our readers, that in our Vol. for 1754, P. 449, they will find an accurate PLAN of that place and its harbour, and in our Vols. for 1741, P, 584, and for 1757, P. 449, full defcriptions of the city and harbour. In our Vol. for 1758, p. 608, 528. they will find elegant MAPS and full defcriptions of the island of MARTINICO and the bay of FORT-ROYAL, in that island, now attacked by our forces.

Nine Cherokee headmen ratified the treaty of peace with the lieutenant-governor of SouthCarolina, at Charles-Town, in December. (See the articles of that treaty in our laft Vol. P. 700.)

The general and ftaff-officers for the expedition fitted out at Portsmouth, are, The earl of MajorAlbemarle, commander in chief general Elliot, as lieutenant-general. Majorgeneral La Faufiile. Colonel Keppel, as major general. Major-general Michelfon, commanding the artillery. Colonel Howe, adjutant-general. Colonel Carlton, quarter-master general. Lieutenant-colonel Ackland, deputy adjutant-general. Captain Dundas, major of brigade. Dr. Wintringham, phyfician-general. Four furgeons and 47 mates. Admirals Pocock and Keppel, command the fleet.

Eight convicted felons, in Newgate, and the New-Goal, have been pardoned, on condition of ferving as foldiers in the Weft- Indies.

The marine fociety have collected, equipped, and cloathed, for the fea-fervice, 5452 men, 4511 boys: In all 9963. This fhews the utility of fuch a noble inftitution.

On occafion of two young children being poifoned by taking bears foot, for the worms, at Fisherton, near Salisbury, the following caution has been published, in the ST. JAMES'S CHRONICLE.

To prevent the deftruction of more children, please to inform the publick there are two kinds of bearsfoot in England. One is a plant of two feet high, with dark leaves, and a multitude of whitish flowers, fometimes a This is common in little purpled at the edge. gardens, and is now in full flower. It is a poifon, and was known as fuch to Tragus, Dodonaeus, and all the old writers. The other is a low plant, fcarce a foot high, with fishgreen leaves, and only one or two flowers: The flowers of this are green. This is the true bearsfoot;, which is recommended with great juftice againft worms. The other being more common, has been ufed by mistake in its place, and to this the death of thofe infants

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was owing. There is the more reafon for
caution because the poisonous one is the kind
now fold in our markets.
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An outhoufe, at Lyme, and Staling-Farm,
near Sherborne, in Dorfetshire, have been con-
fumed by fire.

The French fleet which flipped out of Bref, at the beginning of the month, was feen 60 leagues weft of Ufhant, fteering W. S. W. the

wind then at E. S. E.

Four perfons have been killed, and several much hurt, by an accidental explosion of gunpowder, on board the Tweed frigate, at Plymouth.

By the late ftormy and rainy weather, great damages have been done to the shipping upon the north coaft, and to the lands, by the overBowing of the waters and rivers in the north.

The Right Hon. the earl of Buckinghamfhire, for the encouragement of matrimony, propofes to give an annual bounty of ten guineas, to five young women, daughters of freemen of Norwich, upon their marriage to the fons of freemen.

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On the 9th inft. an houfe was confumed by fire, at Yarmouth, in Norfolk.

His excellency the earl of Hallifax has fignified to the Irish parliament, in a very eloquent fp ech, his maiefty's defire, that an augmentation of five battalions of foot be immediately made in that kingdom, for the better fecurity thereof; to which the Right Hon. Anthony Malone, by order of the house, returned an answer full of loyalty, declaring their ready concurrence with his majefty's defire.

A yearly bill of mortality for the city and fuburbs of the city of Dublin, ending the 27th of Decembar, 1761. Males buried this year 1144. Females buried this year 1148. Males baptized goo. Females 1049. Increafed in burials this year 234. In births

293.

Seme time last month captain Mackenzie, of Fort Cumberland, having armed two veffels at Bay Vert, proceeded as far to the northward as the Bay Challieurs, in order to break up a neft of French vermin on that coaft, who have done us fo much m fchief thefe two or three years paft, in intercepting our veflel bound to Halifax, Louisbourg, and the river St. Laurence, which he happily effected: And having taken about 240 men, women, and children, prifoners, brought them to Bay Vert, together with eight or ten fmall veffels laden with their effects. All the other small craft upon the coaft he deflroyed; fo that there need be no apprehenfion of any interruption in going up the river next year, as all the ringleaders of the mischief hitherto done, with their families, are now prifoners.

Extraft of a Letter from Paris, Jun. 22. "The Sieur s'affonet, renter of the abbey of St. Antony, in the parish of Montfalcon, in Viennois, had a fon born, the zoth of October, 1760; which infant (though but

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MARRIAGES and BIRTHS, DEATHS.

months old) is actually two feet feven inches and a half high: The circumference of his waift is two feet three inches, three lines [a line is the twelfth part of an inch] and over the breaft he measures two feet three inches. The circumference of his head, at the fore part, is 18 inches and a half, and that of the calf of his leg 11 inches. His wrift is fi inches and a half round, his arm 11 inches, and his thigh 17 inches three lines. When he came into the world, he was of the usual fize of a new-born infant. His tones are not of a fize proportionate to his body: Those of his fingers, feet, and hands, are very small. His weight is 41lb. mark [equal to our averdupois] and he begins to walk. After fucking at eight in the evening, he wants nothing more till eight the next morning; never cries, nor often laughs. The father is 35 years old, and of a thin and meagre form. His wife is about the fame age, and of the fame Complexion. They have three other children of the common fize."

During last year 5672 children were born, and 6310 perfons died at Vienna; 4-9 more were born than in the year before, and ten less have died.

At Copenhagen, during laft year, 2749 children were born, 2593 perfons died.

Peterburgh, Jan. 5. Her imperial majesty, of whofe recovery we had before great hopes, was taken, on Saturday laft in the evening, with a violent effufion of blood, and died this afternoon about two o'clock. She retained her fenfes to the laft, took her leave of the great duke and dutchefs in a very tender manner, and fhewed great prefence of mind and refignation.

Immediately after her imperial majefty's decease, the fenate, and the other fupreme colleges of the empire, who were aflembled in the palace for that purpose, took the oaths to his prefent majefty the emperor Peter the third; and then the regiments of guards, according to their rank, who were drawn up before the windows, had the oath of fidelity adminiftred to them; and every thing paffed with the greateft order and tranquility.

Addreiles, fince our laft, p 49, bave been prefented from the minifters of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Burgh of Kirkwall, Stewarty of Orkney, New York, and to the queen from Cheshire,

One Effex Meyrick Lilly, confined for forgery, in New Prifon, tabbed himself on the 19th, and immediately expired.

Many rich prohibited French filks, lace, &c. were lately feized at an houfe in Cecilstreet, in the Strand.

On the 21st, a failor was hanged, on board the Launceston, in Portsmouth harbour, for defertion.

The publicans have, generally, at length raifed the price of their porter to three-pence halfpenny per quart.

MARRIAGES and BIRTHS.

Feb.

Jan. 26. HARLES Wyndham, Efq; was
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married to Mifs Nelly Rooke.

28. Capt. Cafwall, member for Hertford, to Mifs Rolt.

Feb. 4. Right Hon. Lord Masham, to Miss Dives.

5. Edmund Campbell, Efq; to Mifs Smith. William Budd, Efq; to Mi's La Pelley. Charles Bateman, Efq; to Mifs Molly Wilfon.

James Oldfworth, Efq; to Mifs Sally Spicer. 7. James Young, Efq; to Mifs Biddulph Richards.

Mr. Jackfon, merchant, at Liverpool, to Mifs Machell.

8. David Latouche, jun. Efq; to Mifs Marlay, daughter of the bishop of Dromore.

Sir Gerard Napier. Bart. to Mifs Oglender. 9 James Willon, jun. Eq; to Mifs Sally Jordan.

Mr. Robert Mendham, a merchant, to Mifs Scott.

Col. Boyd, to Mifs Pinfold.

11. David Roberts, Efq; to Mifs Whitby, 13. Thomas Hardyman, Efq; to Mifs Morley.

18. Felton Neville, Efq; to Miss Anne Portello.

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Mafon, Efq; to Mifs Pomeroy. Rev. Mr. King, rector of St. Michael's, Cornhill, to Mifs Catharina Bolwerk.

Feb. 3. Lady of Charles Cocks, Efq; was delivered of a daughter.

Lady of Daniel Matthew, Efq; of a daughter.

Lady of the Rev. Dr. Mofs, of a fon.
Lady of the Rev. Mr. Franklin, of two
boys.

12. Lady Erskine, of a fon and heir.
11. Lady Burdett, of a daughter.
18. Lady of colonel Brudenell, of a daughter.
19. Lady vifcountefs Howe, of a daughter.
22. Lady St. John, of a daughter.

DEATHS.

Jan. 26. MARY Squires, the gipfey, well

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29. Right Rev. Dr. Edward Synge, bishop of Elphin, in Ireland, fon of the good Dr. Synge, late archbishop of Tuam.

Feb. 2. Hon. John Petre, brother of lord

Petre.

4. Theodore Sydenham, Efq; in the commiflion of the peace, grandfon of the great Dr. Sydenham.

7. Lieutenant-general James Steuart, brother of the earl of Galloway, member for Bute and Caithness, and colonel of the 37th regiment of foot.

8. Sir George Beaumont, Bart. fucceeded in title and eftate, by his only fon, a minor. William Finch, of Cambridge, Efq;

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Samuel Kent, of Great Marlborough-street, Efq;

Dr. Henry, of Hatton-garden.

14. Capt. John Pelly, an elder brother of the Trinity-house.

Right Hon. the countefs dowager of Suffolk and Berkshire.

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15. Thomas Warde, of St. Andrew's-court, in Holborn, Efq;

17. Lady Chitty, wife of the alderman. 18. Robert Cromwell, of Cheshunt, in Hertfordshire, Efq; great-great grandson of the Protector.

19. Thomas Nixon, of the county of Cumberland, aged 108.

21. Mr. John Maiden, brewer, in Barbican. Mifs Charlotte Mercier, fkilled in painting and engraving, daughter of the late prince of Wales's librarian.-In St. James's workhouse!

Lately. Sir Francis Hafkins Eyles Styles, Bart. a commiffioner of the victualling-office. At Naples.

Brigadier-general Whitmore, drowned, in New England.

Admiral Holmes, commander of the fleet at Jamaica.

Lady Duckingfield Daniel.

Mr. Feary, veftry-clerk of St. Margaret's, Westminster.

Mr. John Daniel Dreyer, an eminent mer

chant.

Matthew Featherstonehaugh, Efq; aged 100. Capt. Thomas Latham, of the royal navy, a brave officer.

Jofeph Beachcroft, of Tottenham, Efq;
Samuel Ingram, of Bucks, Efq;

The only daughter of baron Aguilar.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burdett, fifter of Sir Robert.
John Moore, of Kenfington-square, Efq;
William Jelf, Efq;

James Wallace, Efq; a principal furgeon of the army in Germany.

Mr. Squire, father of the bishop of St. David's.

Jonathan Wright, of Croydon, Efq;

John Eaton, Efq; formerly a Turkey merchant.

John Ford, Efq; lately appointed conful at Algiers.

Babua Solyman, a Turk, in Hampshire, aged 105.

John Ol'ver, of Wolverhampton, Efq; James Foley, of Burton, in Lancashije, Efq;

109 Hon. Mifs Cathcart, youngest daughter of lord Cathcart.

William Skyrm, of Vainor, in Pembrokehire, Efq;

Dr. Johnson, profeffor of medicine, in the univerfity of Glasgow.

John Noon, of the county of Gallway, in Ireland, aged 129.

Profeffor Hilmer, the famous oculift, at Hamburgh.

Marshal Maillebois, at Paris, aged 8o. Catharine Brebner, in Aberdeenshire, aged

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ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.
From the LONDON GAZETTE.

Richard Ofbaldefton, bishop of Carlisle,
Hitehall, Jan. 30. Right Rev. Dr.

is tranflated to the fee of London.-William Mafon, M. A. is prefented to a canonry, prebend, &c. of St. Peter's cathedral, in the city of York.

Whitehall, Feb. 6. Dr. Robert Hort, is prefented to a prebend of Windfor.

Whitehall, Feb. 20. Dr. Charles Lyttelton, dean of Exeter, is advanced to the bishoprick of Carlisle.

St. James's, Feb. 23. The bishop of London is appointed dean of the chapel royal.

Whitehall, Feb. 23. Edwards Beadon, M. A. is prefented to the rectory of North Stoneham, in Hampshire.- Mr. Francis Matfon, to the vicarage of Hunmanby, in Yorkfhire

From the rest of the PAPERS.

The Rev. Mr. Fisher, is prefented to the vicarage of Burton, in Cambridgeshire.-Mr. Ramsey, to the rectory of Soutang, in Effex.Mr. Horn, to the rectory of Westbury, in Staffordshire.-Mr. Derbyshire, to the vicarages of Fenton and Sherbourne, in Yorkshire.Mr. Deane, to the living of Wootton-Baffet, in Wiltshire. Mr. Gibbons, to a minor canonry of Westminster-abbey.-Mr. Lloyd, to the rectory of Sadington, in Leicestershire.Mr. Huitfon, to the rectory of Baldock, in Hertfordshire. Mr. Burdett, to a prebend of Westminster.-Dr. Milles, to the deanery of Exeter. Mr. Hind, to the vicarage of unly Eaton, in Norfolk.-Mr. Heckford, to the vicarage of Little Wadingfield, in Suffolk.Mr. Roper, to the rectory of Bucksted, in Wilts. Mr. Robert Long, to the rectory of Shripley, in Leicestershire.-Mr. Middleton, to the vicarage of Cowley, in Hertfordshire.Mr. Dowling, to the rectory of Barsham, in Norfolk.-Mr. Purchase, to the rectory of Owen's Cray, in Leicestershire. George Wefton, M. A. to the rectory of Harpington, in Staffordshire.-Dr. Sharpe is elected lecturer of St. George's, Hanover- fquare.-Mr. Smith, is prefented to the rectory of Gatton, in Surry.-Mr. Richmond, to the rectory of Newnham, in Hampshire.

A difpenfation paed the feals, to enable the Rev. Robert Foley, D, D. to hold the rectory

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of Kingham, in Oxfordshire, with that of
Newent, in Gloucefterfhire.-To enable John
Erskine, M. A. to hold the rectory of Wick-
ham, with the vicarage of Gosfield, in Effex.
To enable Mr. Oburne, to hold the recto-
ries of Laverftock and Ewhurst, in Hampshire.

PROMOTIONS Civil and Military.
From the LONDON GAZETTE.
T. James's, Feb. 15. Lord George Ca-
vendish, and chief-juftice Pratt, were
fworn of the privy-council,

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St. James's, Feb. 16. Robert Keith, Efq; is appointed envoy extraordinary to the emperor of Ruffia.-Thomas Wroughton, Efq; refident in Ruffia.

Whitehall, Feb. 16. Honourable Edward Hay, is appointed plen potentiary in Portugal, and Robert Colebrooke, Efq; minister to the Swifs Cantons.

Whitehall, Feb. 19. George Durant, Efq; is appointed deputy pay-mafter to the forces on the prefent expedition.

Eighty-fix lieutenant-colonels, are promoted to the rank of colonels; nd 37 majors, to the rank of lieutenant-colonels, by brevet.

Whitehall, Feb. 23. Thomas Wyndham, Efq; is appointed a commiflioner of the taxes, in the room of Mr. Kelfall.

From the rest of the PAPERS.

Captain Carr, is appointed major in Parker's regiment of invalids.-Honourable captain Townshend, colonel of a company in the foot guards.-Major Kearey, governor of Goree.-Mr. Wyndham, a chief clerk in the treasury, in the room of Mr. Kelfall.-Charles Sayer, Efq; council to the Eaft-India company.-Dr. Clifton Wintringham was knighted.-Earl of Bute is elected a governor of the Charterhoufe. Dr. Tyfon, a phyfician of St. Bartholomew's hofpital.-Mr. Watfon, a furgeon to the Westminster hofpital.-Bamber Gafcoyne, Efq; a verdurer of Epping-foreft, in the room of his father, deceased.

[The remainder of the Lifts, Courfe of Exchange, and Monthly Bill, will be in our next.]

The King of Spain's Declaration of War,
which was published at Madrid on the 18th of
January.

THE KING.

Although, I have already taken for a

declaration of war by England against Spain, the inconfiderate ftep of lord Bristol, the Britannick king's ambassador at my court, when he demanded of Don Richard Wall, my minifter of ftate, what engagements I had contracted with France, making this the condition of his demand, or rather adding this threat, That if he did not receive a categorical anfwer, he would leave my court, and take the denial for an aggreffion: And although, before this provocation was ceived, my patience was tired out with fuffering and beholding, on many occafions,

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that the English government minded no other law, but the aggrandifement of their nation by land, and univerfal defpotifm by fea: I. was nevertheless defirous to fee whether this menace would be carried into execution; or whether the court of England, fenfible of the inefficacy of fuch methods towards my dignity and that of my crown, would not employ others that should be more suitable to me, and make me overlook all those insults. But the haughtiness of the English was fo far from containing itself within just bounds, that I have juft learnt that on the ad inftant a refolution was taken by the Britannick king in council, to declare war against Spain. Thus, feeing myself under the hard neceffity of following this example, which I would never have given, because it is fo horrible and fo contrary to humanity, I have ordered, by a decree of the 15th inftant, that war fhould likewife be immediately declared, on my part, against the king of England, his kingdoms, eftates, and fubjects; and that in confequence thereof, proper orders fhould be fent to all parts of my dominions, where it should be neceffary, for their defence and that of my fubjects, as well as for acting offenfively against the enemy.

. For this end, I order my council of war to take the requifite measures that this declaration of war may be published at my court, and in my kingdoms, with the formalities ufual upon fuch occafions; and that in confequence all kind of hoftilities may be exercifed towards the English; that thofe of them who are not naturalized in Spain may leave my kingdoms; that they may carry on no trade there; and that only those who are employed as artizans may be fuffered to remain: That for the future my fubjects may have no dealings with those of England, nor with the eftates of that crown, for any of their productions or fisheries, particularly cod, or their manufactures or merchandize; fo that the inhibition of this trade may be understood to be, and may be in fact, abfolute and effective, and ftamp a vicious quality and a prohibition of fale on the aforefaid effects, productions, fisheries, cod, merchandize, and manufactures of the dominions of England: That no veffels whatsoever, with the above-mentioned effects on board, may be admitted into my harbours, and that they may not be permitted to be brought in by land, being illicit and prohibited in my kingdoms, though they may have been brought or depofited in buildings, baggage, warehouses, fhops, or houses of merchants or other private perfons, my fubjects or vaffals, or fubjects or vaffals of provinces and ftates with whom I am in peace or alliance, or have a free trade, whom, nevertheless, I intend not to hurt, or to infringe the peace, the liberty, and privilege which they enjoy, by treaty, of carrying on a legal trade in my kingdoms with their fhips, and the proper and peculiar productions

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productions of their lands, provinces, and
conquetts, or the produce of their manufacto-
ries.

I alfo command that all merchants who
fhall have in their poffeffion, any cod, or other
fish or produce of the dominions of England,
hall in the space of fifteen days from the date
of this declaration, declare the fame, and
deliver an account thereof, either at my court,
or elsewhere, to the officers who fhall be ap-
pointed by the marquis de Squilace, fuper-
intendant-general of my revenues, that the
whole may be forthcoming; and fuch of the
faid effects of which a lift fhall not be fo deli-
vered in the space of fifteen days, shall be
immediately confifcated; two months, and no
more being allowed, for the confumption of
thofe which fhall be declared; after which
time the merchants fhall be obliged to carry
the faid effects to the custom-houses, and,
where there is no cuftom-house, to the houses
that ferve inftead thereof, that they may te
publickly fold by an officer or officers nomina-
ted for that end, or, if none fhould be appoint-
ed, by the judges, who fhall give the produce
of the fale to the proprietors; but none of
the faid merchandizes, prohibited in the
manner juft prescribed, shall return to their
warehoufes or fhops.

I have given a feparate commiffion, with all the neceffa powers, to the marquis de Squilace, fuperintendant general of my revenues, that in that quality he may fee that this prohibited trade be not suffered, and that he may immediately iffue fuch orders and inftructions as he fhall think neceffary for this important end; taking cognizance, in the firft inftance, in perfon, and by his fubdelegates, of the difputes which fhall arife on occafion of this contraband, with an appeal to the council of finances in the hall of juftice; except however what relates to contraband military ftores, arms, and other effects belonging to war, particularized in treaties of peace, the cognizance of difputes on these articles belonging to the council of war and the military tribunals.

And I command that all that is above be obferved, executed, and accomplished, under the heavy penalties contained in the laws, pragmatiques, and royal cedules, iffued on like occafions in times paft, which are to extend allo to all my fubjects, and the inhabitants of my kingdoms and eftates, without any exception, and notwithstanding any privileges; my will being, that this declaration of war fhall come as foon as poffible to the knowledge of my fubjects, as well that they may guard their perfons and eff &ts from the infults of the Enghth, as that they may labour to molest them by naval armaments, and by other methods authorized by the law of arms. Given at Buen-Retiro, Jan. 16, 1763.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

N Silefia the armies have been, fince our laft, pretty quiet in their winter quarters, but in Saxony they have given one another fome little difturbance; for on the 6th ult. a body of Pruffian troops paffed through Leipfick, under the command of generals Platen and Wunch, and next day they were followed by fix regiments of prince Henry's army. As they marched towards Naumburg, the imperial army, which had its head quarters there, retired with precipitation, but not without fome lofs, towards Weimar. Even the Saxon troops that had their winter quarters in and about Eyfenach were fo alarmed with this motion of the Pruffians, that a camp was marked out for them at Langenfältz, to which they were ordered to be teady to march, and where they were to have been joined by a large body of French; but as the defign of the Pruffians was only to extend their winter quarters, they have contented themfelves with driving the imperial army to a greater diftance, and poffeffing themfelves of Naumburg, Zeitz, Altenburg, and Gera:

In Pomerania, the war has been, fince our laft, entirely at a ftand: The Swedish army keep close in their winter quarters; the Pruffians have now no army in that country, and the Ruffian armies have attempted nothing of importance fince the reduction of Colberg. What alteration may be produced in this laft army by the death of the Czarina, we fhall not pretend to foretell, as not the least hint of what is expected, has been publifhed by authority, either in our own or the Berlin Gazette; and we fhall not amuse our readers with the conjectures published by flock-jobbers both here and in Holland. But in every part of Mecklenburg, except that corner which belongs to the duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the people are in a difmal fituation. The duke himfelt has retired to Lubeck, and the Pruffian general, the prince of Wirtemberg, with the army he had in Pomerania, has entered Mecklenburg, as has alfo colonel Belling with the troops he commanded against the Swedes; and they demand from the people of that dutchy 2,100,000 crowns, 3000 recruits, 3000 horíes, and great quantities of all forts of provifions, to be fent to Stetin, under pain of military execution.

From France and Spain we hear a great deal of warlike preparations, but none of their armies have as yet entered upon action, nor has any of their fquadrons attempted to fail, except that which had been for fome time ready at Breft, confifting of feven ships of the line and four frigates, with three regiments on board, which took advantage of our fqua dron's having been driven off from the coaft, and failed on the 23d of last month, as fuppofed, for the Weft-Indies. In the mean time, all the trading towns in France are

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