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telligence the beginning of November, that the French army was a good deal difperfed, determined to march and prevent their collecting again in a body, if poffible. The difpofitions made by his Serene highnefs, were as follow: General Luckner was ordered to march with his detachment, joined by the garrison of Wolfenbuttle, on the 3d and 4th, by Ringelheim and Lutter, fo was to be oppolite M. Stainville's corps at Seefen on the 5th, and either to keep him in check, or to follow him if he marched the hereditary prince was directed to march on the 3d, by his right from Hilderfheim, to crofs the Leine at Coldingen, and to proceed on the 4th to Ahlfeldt, fo as to be able to get poffeffion of the Huve and Eimbeck on the 5th. The marquis of Granby was ordered to march the 3d to Coppenburgge, the 4th to Dufen, and to force the fame day the poft of Cappelnhagen, and to be on the 5th at Wickenfen, so as to block the defile, which leads from Efcherfhaufen to Eimbeck. His lordship, after a fmart action, forced the enemy at Cappelnhagen, and found means to be at the hour appointed, on the 5th, at Wicken. fen. These several corps had been for fome time upon the right of the Wefer: those upon the left croffed the river in the following manner: prince Ferdinand on the 4th, with the main body of the army, which encamped between Fundern and Haftenbeck, lieut. gen. Conway being advanced the fame day to Borgel, and general Scheele to Bremke, who joined at Halle the 5th, in the morning. intention of his Serene highness was to cut off general Chabo's corps, which lay at Efcherfhaufen, and he purfued this march for that purpose, on the 5th. M. Chabo finding himself likely to be attacked, left Efcherfhaufen, and marched towards Wickenfen, in order to get to Eimbeck, and join Marshal Broglio: furprized to find a body of troops in his way, which was that of the marquis of Granby, he fell back upon the road to Efcherfhaufen, till he could turn the right to

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him to escape, and which, without any accident, he would have likewife found blocked up, and his retreat entirely cut off. Lieut. gen. Hardenberg, who was to have paffed the Wefer at Bodenwerder, on the 4th at night, fo as to have been on the 5th in the morning at Amelunxborn, upon the road to Efchershausen, was prevented by the pontons overtuining in a hollow way, which delayed his arrival at Bodenwerder, till the 5th, at feven in the morning; fo that M. de Chabo had the great good fortune to efcape by Daffel to Eimbeck, where he arrived about twelve at noon, and took poft upon the Huve. The hereditary prince was difappointed by this accident likewife in his project

upon Eimbeck, for he arrived oppofite the Huve at two o'clock, and was joined by the marquis of Granby, and lieut. gen. Conway at four in the afternoon. A warm cannonading enfued till night, but marfhal Broglio had had time to collect fo many troops, that the hereditary prince did not think it advifeable to attempt to force the Huve under that change of circumftances.

Prince Ferdinand encamped at Efcherfhaufen the 5th at night, where general Hardenbreg joined him. The 6th paffed in skirmishes on all fides with different fuccefs. His ferene highnefs on the 7th ordered the marquis of Granby to march from Wentzen to Foorwohle, and the hereditary prince to Ammenfen. Marshal Broglio taking this motion for a retreat, purfed the hereditary prince, but without attempting to attack him. His brother, count Broglio, who followed lord Granby, attacked him, just as he was beginning to encamp at Foorwohle, and drove in his out-posts; but his lordship had the fatisfaction, in the prefence of prince Ferdinand, to repulfe the enemy, and to pursue them quite back to the Huve, with the greatest spirit and conduct.

It not being found practicable to attack the enemy in their prefent pofition on that spot, prince Ferdinand therefore resolved to attempt getting round their

left flank, and to put them under a neceffity of attacking him, or of abandoning Eimbeck, and all that part of the country. His ferene highnefs, after having reconnoitred on all fides, on the 7th and 8th, marched on the 9th, at three in the morning, to the heighths between Mackenfen and Lithorft; the hereditary prince to replace lord Granby at Foorwohle; and general Luckner to occupy the hereditary prince's camp at Ammenfen. The marquis of Granby was again attacked that morning upon his left, before he could march to follow the army; but his lordship received the enemy with the fame spirit as before, and repulfed them with a confiderable lofs. Major Frater diftinguished himself greatly on ⚫ occation.

Muthal Broglio finding, by his de tacements, which were driven off the heights of Lithorft, that Prince Ferdinand bad gained his flank, and was partly in h, rear, having it in his choice to risk an action or retire, chole the latter, and went off the 9th in the night, quitting Einbeck and all the adjacent country.

When Prince Ferdinand coffed the Wefer, he fent General Bock with a detachment to give the enemy fome uneafinefs in Heffe and Waldeck.

During thofe motions upon the Wefer and Loire, the army under Prince de Soubife was employed in taking up its winter-quarters.

On the 13th inft. prince Ferdinand's

centre was at Wangenftad; the Hartz was no longer poffeffed by the French; Marshal Broglio, with a defign to go into winter-quarters, had recalled his troops from Ganderfheim and Seefen, and had left his camp at Eimbeck, and was marching with his whole army to Gottingen and Munden. The hereditary prince was employed in following the rear guard of the French.

The Auftrian army, reinforced by the corps brought by general Butler, occupied both borders of the Elbe,and begun on the 8th to act offenfively by diflodging the Pruffians from Noffen, d'Oebelen, and Roffwein. Prince Henry intrenched the paffes of the mountain of Duremberg, in order to make it an afylum in cafe of need. He has recalled all his detached parties; and has withdrawn the garrifon from Halle. But, as to Leipfick, fo far from evacuating it, he has trebled the gar:ifon at that place.

Nothing material has been tranfacted by his Pruffian majefty; the laft accounts mention his continuing at Strehlen, and general Laudohn at Freyburg.

From Pomerania we learn that the fiege of Colberg was fufpended fince the departure of the Ruffian fleet: and a large fupply of provifions has been got into that place by fea. Some accounts pofitively fay, that the Ruffians had raised the fiege, and that the prince of Wurtemberg with his troops were in pursuit of them.

THE French now give out, that the ar

maments preparing in their fea ports are destined against Scotland, in order to make descents there by way of revenge, as they fay, for the devastation of the English on their coafts. The feafon, they pretend, is favourable to them, as it must drive the English off their coafts, the winds being about this time of the year generally full in their teeth.

SATURDAY, Oct. 31.

This day his majefty's free pardon came to Newgate for Thomas Daniels, the box-maker (many circumstances on the trial appearing in his favour) who was

MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN,

WE your majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, beg leave to return your majesty the most humble and hearty thanks of this house, for your moft gracious fpeech from the throne.

Permit us, at the fame time, to offer to your majefty our warmest congratulations on the joyful and aufpicious event of your royal nuptials, with a princefs defcended from an illustrious Proteftant line, diftinguished by the most eminent graces and endowments, and worthy to be the royal partner of your throne by poffeffing every virtue that can adorn it.

We beg leave alfo to exprefs our just sense of that affectionate regard, which your majefty has fhewn for your people, by confulting, on this most important and interesting occafion, as on every other, their happiness and that of their pofterity. And we affure your majesty, that, with hearts full of gratitude for this fignal inftance of your royal attention to the welfare of your fubjects, and thoroughly fenfible of the exalted merit of your illuftrious confort, your faithful commons will not fail to make fuch honourable and ample provifion, as may enable her to fupport her royal dignity with proper luftre, in cafe fhe shall furvive your majesty; for the long continuance of whose life we shall never cease to offer up to the Divine Providence our most ardent vows.

Allow us, Sir, to return our fincere and humble thanks to your majesty, for your tender concern for the profperity of your people, in wishing to restore to them the bleffings of peace; and to declare that we cannot too much admire that humanity, fo becoming your royal breaft, which, amidft the fucceffes of your own kingdoms, feels for the calamities of other nations.

We are fully perfuaded, that these beneficent difpofitions, which induced your majefty to confent to the appointment of a congrefs for a general pacification, and to enter into a negotiation with France for a particular peace, could not have failed of the defired effect, if the

enemy, influenced by the fame motives, had fhewn the fame good intentions, and would have complied with fuch conditions as were requifite for the accomplishment of that falutary work.

We do most gratefully acknowledge your majefty's vigilance and firmness, in not suffering the hopes or expectations of peace to produce the leaft fufpenfe or relaxation in the exertion of your arms. And we congratulate your majefty on thofe happy fucceffes, which, under the good providence of God, we must ascribe to the wisdom and vigour of your majesty's meafures; to which we owe the reduction of Dominica, the conquest of Belleifle, atchieved with so much reputation to the British arms, and the destruction of the enemy's power in the Eaft Indies, by the acquifition of Pondicherry, their last remaining fettlement of any strength in those countries.

The wife and able conduct of his ferene highness prince Ferdinand of Brunfwic, whereby he hath fucceffively defeated the projects of the enemy, and hath prevented their making that progrefs, which, from their fuperior numbers, they expected, together with that gracious approbation, which your majesty hath been pleased to exprefs of the valour of your troops, cannot but give the highest fatisfaction to your faithful commons: and they fee, with just admiration, the repeated proofs, in every campaign, of that unshaken refolution, and of those astonishing efforts, which alone could have enabled your majesty's great ally, the king of Pruffia, to refift the numerous forces of his enemies.

We beg leave to affure your majesty of our intire concurrence and fupport in the most effectual profecution of the war, for the intereft and advantage of these kingdoms; and in maintaining, to the utmost of our power, the good faith and honour of your majesty's crown, and the engagements entered into with your allies; and that we are truly fenfible, that the conftant care and attention of your majefty to pursue the most vigorous measures in every part, where any fuccessful impreffion can still be made upon 4E 2

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tion used in raising forces and building fhips as was ever known: which makes it imagined that war will foon be declared by that court against fome European power.

MONDAY, Nov. 23.

This day the committee appointed to prepare the late entertainment for the royal family at Guildhall, waited on their majefties at St. James's, in purfuance of an order of the last common-council, and being introduced to the king in his closet by the duke of Devonshire, the right hon. Sir Samuel Fludyer, Bart. lord-mayor, addreffed his majesty to the following effe&t:

ROYAL SIR,

The lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled, being defirous (amongst other marks of their perfonal veneration and esteem for your majesty) to have your majesty's ftatue erected on the Royal Exchange amongst those of your royal predeceffors, and the picture of your majefty put up in the Guildhall of the faid city, have, in order hereunto, directed us to make our bumble application to your majesty, that your majefty will be pleased to do the city of London the honour to fit for your picture, and to fignify your pleasure therein and we are commanded, at the fame time, to exprefs to your majefty the deep and grateful fenfe which the faid court of common council will ever retain of your majesty's gracious condefcenfion in honouring their late en tertainment at Guildhall with your royal prefence.

The committee afterwards waited on the queen, being introduced to her majefty by the duke of Manchester; when the lord mayor addreffed her majesty on behalf of the common-council, requesting her majefty would be pleafed to fit for her picture and expreffing alfo the common council's grateful fenfe of her majesty's condefcenfion in honouring the city with her prefence.

His majesty was pleafed to receive the committee in a gracious manner, exprefsing his entire fatisfaction at the late entertainment, and fignified his royal intention to give orders, that his picture and that of her majefty fhould be sent to the city.

Her majefty was alfo pleafed to receive the city in a very polite manner; and

such of the committee as had not before, were permitted to kifs her majesty's hand.

TUESDAY, Nov. 24.

By letters from Leghorn of the 20th ult. we learn, that the republic of Genoa make great complaints against fome of the English nation, who, they say, affift the Corsicans with provision, ammunition, and fhips, which makes them not liften to an accommodation with that state.

It being imagined that copper cannot be penetrated by worms, and that feaweeds will not grow to that metal, the Alarm frigate of 32 guns, now at Woolwich, is completely fheathed and nailed therewith by order of the lords of the Admiralty. She is deftined for Jamaica, and to be there ftationed for three years.

This day No. 35,618, was drawn a prize of 10,000 I. at Guildhall. This fortunate ticket was a prefent from a gentleman to Mifs Philips, fifter of Mr. Philips, an eminent hat maker in Southwark. The gentleman bought the ticket at a lottery office, on Monday last, and sent it to Mifs Philips on Tuesday, and in about two or three hours after, it was drawn, and she was congratulated on her good fortune.

THURSDAY, Nov. 26.

By advices from Dublin, we learn, that by an account delivered into the Irish parliament, it appears that the pensions upon that kingdom, from the 25th of March 1759, to the 25th of March 1761, amount to the fum of 118,5911. 15. 3d. three farthings; which exceed the whole charges of the civil lift by 35,120 1. 35. 3d. half-p penny.

The following fums have been granted by the Irish parliament to the enfuing perfons and publick ufes.

To the trustees of the linen manufacture, for two years, 4000l.---The corporation of the inland navigation from Kilkeny to Ennifteague, 4000l. To finish the church of St. Thomas, Dublin, 100cl. For carrying on the inland navigation from Dublin to the Shannon, 10,000l. The pier at Dunleary, 300cl. Promoting English proteftant charter-schools, 12,000l. Towards building St. Catharine's church, Dublin, roool. To finish the aquæduct from the river Finifk to Dungaravan, in the county of Waterford, 500l. To remove the obstructions in the navigation