malecontents with fresh courage, who upon this occafion furrounded the house of the Sieur Martinetti, colonel in the fervice of the republic, who had difperfed money very freely among the inhabitants of Finmorbo, allowing the poorer fort 15 fols a day, forced the Genoefe mediators to fly for fhelter to the fortified towns, seized fome of their retinue, they hanged five in ferrorem, befides three failors who were hardy enough to bring over an executioner from Genoa, and hanged in effigy the officer who proclaimed the republic's propofal. General Paoli, who has fo long and fo bravely fought for the liberty of his countrymen, has been requested by his officers not to expofe his perfon any more to the dangers of war, and the people out of their zeal to recover their independency, have fubfcribed a 13th of their income towards defraying the expences of the war. Two galliots have been built in order to cruife upon the Genoefe merchant fhips, from the apprehenfions of which, fome of the warieft among the Genoefe fenators have propofed to free the ftate by difpofing of all their right and interest in the island of Corfica to a neighbouring prince.

A fheep's-head woman, near the Seven dials, was lately delivered of two children, two days after her delivery, fhe went to her business.

And a jewefs in Agate's paffage, Houndfditch of two children, and in two hours after, of two more.

Died lately. At New Hampfhite in New Englaud, the widow Sarah Rawlins, who was married at 19 years of age, and lived with her first husband 27 years; in which time he had 14 children: fhe alfo lived 27 years with her laft huf

As a ferjeant was lately exercifing fome of the foldiers on board one of the tranfports at Portsmouth, he obferved one of them, who went by the name of Paul Daniel had a more prominent cheft than ordinary. After the firings were over, he fent for the perfon to the cabbin, when telling his fufpicions, that he was a woman, and infifting upon fearching him, after fome evasions, the foldier confeffed her sex. The account fhe gave of herself was, that having a husband whom she dearly loved, and who after spending a plentiful fortune, by which means they were both reduced to beggary, inlifted in a marching re giment, and had been in Germany two years: having not heard from him in all that time, fhe was determined to range the world in fearch of him; and being informed that we were fending more troops over; fhe came to a refolution of entering as a foldier, and was now inconfolable that the discovery of her sex fhould prevent her defign.

Plymouth, July 31. By an an nual cuftom, the right worshipful the mayor, many of the corpora

tion, and feveral others, rode out this day to the Head Ware, from whence this town is fupplied with water, brought by a current of almoft twenty miles, by the ever memorable Sir Francis Drake, who in the year 1581, was an inhabitant here, and mayor of the town, and as tradition has it, in the year 1590, when the water ran before his own door, dipt his fcarlet gown therein, for joy that he had obtained his defired end.

The following cargoes of fix Thips, under the convoy of the Dutch man of war the Loo, which arrived the 18th of July, in the Texel, from Curacoa, will ferve to fhew what quantities of French property are imported in Dutch bot toms, viz. 537 bales of cocoa, 195 ferons ditto, 5179 bales of coffee, 1532 hogheads of fugar, 4365 fticks of logwood, 12540 hides, 373 bales of Porto Rico tabacco,

- &c.

The honourable Francis Fauquier, deputy governor of his majesty's province of Virginia, has procured a very public-fpirited law to be paffed, in the affembly of that colony, for diftributing annually the fum of one thousand pounds in the way of preium for promoting the principal commodities that province is capable of railing, and which hitherto have been scarce attempted, for want of fuch an immediate encouragement as by this law is fecured to the induftrious and ingenious planter. Annapolis in Maryland, April 16. On Tuesday the 7th inftant, at the plantation of Mr. John Booth, in St. Mary's county, Mr. Booth having juft left home, in order to fettle accounts with the fheriff, a negroe man, whom he had bought laft fummer, attacked a negroe VOL. IV.

wench, and beat her head to pieces with a maul, and would have killed a negroe boy, but he faved himfelf by running; when he had killed the negroe woman, he went in. to the house and murdered his miftrefs beating her head to pieces, and with an axe split the head of a little boy, about three years old, his master's fon, as he lay fleeping in bed. He immediately went away, and is fuppofed to have put an end to his own wretched life. Mrs. Booth, and the negroe wench, were both advanced in their pregnancy.

Letters from Dominico dated June 8th, 1761, advise, that the cafh and goods found in the town of Rofeau only, were valued to a great amount, and were lodged in the warehoufes, under different locks, by the land and fea officers, till they fhall receive inftructions from England how to act therein. The foldier and failors availed themselves of the plunder; but that was chiefly confined to a little cafh, cloaths, and provifions of all kinds.

A most violent ftorm of thun

der and lightning, attended with 5th hail, did incredible damage to the corn in the neighbourhood of Benfield in Northamtonshire. Many of the hail ftones, or rather pieces of ice, weighed a pound each, and broke the windows wherever they fell.

ter which the chancellor propofed in the king's name, the borrowing of twenty seven millions upon the farm of leather, at an annual inte. reft of 3 per cent. and the capital to be reimbursed at the end of nine years. The votes being afterwards collected, and found unanimous, the two edicts in queftion, and declaration of the king, were registered, with the clause, "The king holding his bed of justice." All being finished, his majefty rofe, and fet out on his return to the castle. of Muette. On leaving the city, he was faluted by discharges of the cannon of the Baftile and the royal hofpital of invalids."

The above edict for prolonging the poll-tax for two years, fufficiently proves the diftrefs of that kingdom, fince it was fuch, that the parliament, notwithstanding their zeal for the king's fervice, refused to regifter it; fo that his majetty was obliged to come in perfon to the parliament-house, to caufe it to be registered before him. To foften the minds of the people, the preamble of this edict was in these plaufible words.

Louis, &c. &c. We have hitherto fupported a war rendered indifpenfible by justice and honour: animated by a fincere defire to procure our fubjects a folid and lafting peace; we have agreed with the belligerent powers on a congrefs, the fuccefs of which cannot be doubtful, if each of them would therein difcufs their interefts with that fpirit of equity and moderation, of which our plenipotentiaries will fet an example: but the greater foundation there is for our hopes, the more we are obliged to put our felves in a condition to refift our enemies, that at the fame time we

are occupied about a peace, they may know, that if they reject it, we are always fure of finding in the love, as well as courage of our fubjects, new refources to oppose their efforts.

"The prorogation for two years of tax, which is attended with almoft no expence in collecting, being the most natural method of securing to us those resources we have the more readily adopted it, &c."

A letter from Ancona gives the following tragical account: there was in the neighbourhood of Bagni, the capital of Bosnia, three convents of the brothers of Minor-obfervantins of the order of St. Francis; fome Greek priefts, jealous of thefe religious, or poffeffed with a fiery zeal, endeavoured to perfuade them to prefer the communion of the fchifmatic patriarch of Conftantinople to that of the holy father, but all their attempts proved vain : then, in their fury at this difappointment, they impaled a guardian of the three convents, beheaded a bishop of that order, and twentyfive religious, and fet fire to the moft confiderable of their cloyfters. The guardian martyr furvived three days, and was a witnefs to the fufferings of his twenty-fix brethren, exhorting them to the laft to perfevere to death. This account is confirmed by letters from Dalmatia.

Letters from Coningsberg bring a confirmation of the hemp warehoufes being confumed by fire, on the 10th paft, by which 400,000 pood of hemp, amounting in the whole to between 6 and 7 thoufand tons, was deftroyed. A pood is about 36 lb. English.

A navigation being compleated from Lynn to North7th.

ampton,

ampton, the fame opened this day, and 38 barges, laden with coals, &c. preceded by a band of mufic, and adorned with flags and streamers, came up with the greatest eafe to the public wharf, at the fouth bridge. We hear of a remarkable inftance of a gentleman's approbation of the old Roman method of adoption in one John Smith, Efq; of (we think) Overton in the county of York, and which, as the cafe ftood with him, cannot but be a piece of charity approved of by every judicious perfon. This gentleman, lately deceased, was poffeffed of an eftate of about 700 l. a year, and having none but very diftant relations, except a fifter very antient, left 500l. a year to a clergyman of his acquaintance, with 7 children, with all his perfonal eftate, fuppofed to amount to 7 or 8000l. paying an annuity of 300l. a year to his fifter aforefaid, for her life. As the clergyman is a very worthy man, and beloved by all that know him, and poffeffed of but a moderate living, it meets with every one's approbation, and they with he had made him his only heir'; as the other 2001. a year will go no one knows where, or be swallowed up in law.

According to the laft advices from Perfia, prince Heraclius had made himself master of the city of Hendifchi by affault, after fubduing Erivan (the ancient feat of the fophis) which he had taxed at 10,000 gold fequins per aunum. After thefe victories, Affad, the moft formidable of his competitors, came, with all his family, to pay homage to Heraclius, who doubting his fincerity, fhut him up in the caftle of Teflis, where (from the cruel policy of that country) it was

thought moft of them would foon end their days.

8th.

A difpute having happened between the farmers of KingsLangley and the Irish reapers, about wages, the royal forefters, quartered at Watford, were fent for, and a great fkirmish enfued, in which feveral were wounded. Six were taken and committed to St. Alban's jail, and the reft were difperfed.Some of these afterwards made a riot in the ifle of Ely.

They write from Padua, that his grace the duke of Marlborough had been there fome weeks; and that the celebrated Dr. Righellini had extracted from his eye a black particle, hard, elaftic, concave on one fide, and convex on the other, and about the fixth part of an inch in length, which gave him infinite pain night and day. The opera tion had the defired effect.

His grace Dr. John Gilbert,

lord archbishop of York, pri- 9th.

mate of England, lord high almoner and privy counfellor, departed this life.

Likewise prince Henry of Brunfwick Wolfenbuttle, a fon of the reigning duke, and nephew to prince Ferdinand, of his wounds in a late battle.

The prifoners in the Savoy, to the number of 209, mutinied, and were with difficulty got under by the guard, and after several shot being fired, and much blood fpilt; an unconcerned fpectator looking down from the top of the prifon was taken for one of the rioters, fhot at, and killed on the spot.

A tender from the British herring fishery arrived at Bremen with 225 barrels of the firft pickled herrings caught this year, which were fold at a high price.

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Twenty English fhips caught, this feafon, but II whales; 7 Scotch ships, but 6 whales. Whereas 138 Dutch hips caught 287.

12th. The prifoners in Ludgate were removed to the Lon Idon workhoufe in Bishopfgateftreet, in order that Ludgate may be decorated against the approaching lord mayor's day.

The example of the king of Denmark has engaged a private gentleman of Copenhagen to devote the fum of 200 rixdollars, for four prizes of 50 rixdollars each, for the best answers by fubjects of Denmark, to the following queftions, to be delivered before the feaft of St. John, 1762, viz.

1. Why have we abfolute need of a divine Redeemer ?

2. What are the advantages and defects of the Danish language, compared with the German and French languages?

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3. To what point fathers, without prejudice to the ftate, may and ought to infpire their children with love for the publick weal?

« 4. Which countries have been the most happy, thofe where the writing upon public economy has not been permitted, or thofe where every one has had that liberty." A very fenfible fhock of 14th. an earthquake was felt all over the island of Guernsey, accompanied with a rumbling hollow noife; and tho' the wind was easterly, a violent fwell of the fea fet in, all on a fudden, from the fouth weft.

At Cumbernauld, in Scotland, they have lately had a violent ftorm, attended with thunder and light ning, which have done great damage to the planting, and killed

above 1000 crows; upon examination it appeared, that their bones were all broke, and their flesh quite black, and when offered to the hogs, they refufed to touch it.

Oxford, July 11. The fubjects appointed for the current year, for two orations to be spoken in the theatre for the prizes given by the Rev. Dr. Thomas Wilfon, prebendary of Westminster, are, for the Latin oration, Salus populi, fuprema Lex. For the English oration, The advantages of a fafe, bonourable and lasting peace.

The four claffical prizes annually given, by their representatives in parliament to the university of Cambridge, have this year been adjudged to the following gentlemen.

Senior bachelors; Mr. Bates, of Peter Houfe; Mr. Fofter of Jefus College, brother to the late Dr. Nathaniel Foster Middle batchelors; Mr. Norris, of Caius College, fon of Anthony Norris, Efq; of Barton; Mr. Eyre, of Peter House.

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modore Keppel, to Mr. Clev. 15th land, dated in Belleifle road, 28th of July 1761.

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"I yesterday received letters from fir Thomas Stanhope in Bafque road, extracts of which I here enclose you. The enemy's fecond attempt to remove the fhips attending the demolition of the works of Aix has been as ineffectual and difgraceful to them as their first was. The indefatigable pains and skilful manner in which captain Chaplen, of the Furnace bomb, has directed the destroying the enemy's fortifications and works upon the island, has been fuch, that it would be injuftice in me not to acquaint their lordships of it. The whole is now finished, or within a

day