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Conftantinople, April 3. HREE Tartars arrived here the 14th and 17th ult. difpatched by the Pacha of the Morea, with advice, that the inhabi'tants of that peninfula had revolted; that the Pacha had marched at the head of 15,000 men, and had driven them to the mountains; but that the revolters, being reinforced, had come from their heights, to the number of 30,000, and had forced the Pacha to retire to the fortress of Napoli di Romana, fituate in the gulph of that name.

The forte has received further advice, that 40,000 volunteers, from different parts of Afia, had joined the Grand Vifir, whofe army is actually 150,oco ftrong. But, to balance this lait good news, we learn, that on the 24th ult. Ali Pasha having paffed the Danube, at the head of 12,000 men, with a view to cover the workmen employed in repasing the bridges on that river, had been attacked, and defeated by the Ruffians, and that the latter had afterwards intirely deftroyed the bridges.

Prince Wolonski, the Ruffian Ambaffador at Warfaw, has received the following particulars concerning the progrefs of the Ruffian affairs in the Morea: That the Imperial fleet, confifting of 18 mea of war of the line, fome frigates, and other small veifels, had landed a large quantity of arms and ammunition, for the ufe of the inhabitants; who, having joined the Ruffian troops, had made themfelves mafters of Calamatra, Mififtra, Coron, and Mothon; and that, after this disembarkation, the Ruffian fleet had continued their voyage to the Archipelago. It is added, that the Greeks of Corfu and Cephalonia, and even the Jefuits, had taken refuge in the Ruffian army, being under the moft terrible apprehenfions of cruel treatment from the common enemy; that the Turks themselves, who inhabit Greece, Macedonia, and Albania, being feized with a panic, had declared their willingness to fubmit to her Czarian Majefty, and to pay her tribute; that the famous Stephano, who commanded the Grecian and Ruffian army, after the first advantages, thought only of fortifying the places he had taken, and levying troops, till the arrival of fome Ruflian faccours that were foon expected at Avion; that he had established an hofpital for the fick, and fome magazines at Maina, and that the carpenters worked inceffantly in building three Greek veffels, one of 24 guns, and two of 12 each, befides two others of 24 guns each, to be in readiness at

Albania, to take on board the expected fuc

cours.

Petersbourg, April 17. The troops of the Emprefs having made a conqueft of Moldavia and Wallachia, the inhabitants of those provinces have not only taken the oath of fide. lity to her Imperial Majesty in the prefence of her Generals, but a deputation is alfo arrived here from the States of the provinces, to declare how much they defire to live under the dominion of her Imperial Majesty, and to implore her protection. On the 8th inft. thefe Deputies had an audience of the Emprefs, who received them very graciously, and gave them the ftrongest affurances of her re gard. Our Minifters have fince been employed in concerting the moft proper measures to protect those provinces against the attacks of the Ottoman troops.

Vienna, April 21. On Thursday laft at fix o'clock in the evening the Court affembled in the church of the Auguftins.

Near the high altar, on the gospel fide was a canopy, under which were two chairs of State for their Imperial Majefties: At a fmall diftance from this canopy, and in the fame line, were other State chairs for the Royal Family: An alcove with two State chairs was erected in the front of the altar for the Archduke Ferdinand, the proxy for the Dauphin, to efpoufe the Archduchess in his name.

When their Majefties were feated under the canopy, the Archduke Ferdinand and the Archducheis took the places appropriated for them in the front of the altar, which was magnificently adorned. After the benediction of the nuptial rings by M. Visconti, the Pope's Nuncio, affifted by feveral Bishops and mitred Abbots, and by the Clergy of the Court, their Royal Highneffes advanced to the altar, and that Prelate gave them the nuptial benediction with the ufual ceremonies.

After this ceremony the Dauphiness admitted the Ladies to an audience, and to kifs her hand; there followed a public fupper; during which the mufic of the chapel performed leveral Italian airs, and different pieces of mu fic.

Hamburgh, April 24. The low countries round about here are all under water, occa fioned by the overflowing of the rivulets; the heavy fnows, which have lately fallen, and are fuddenly melted, having fwelled them to fuch a height, that there is no fuch thing a to diftinguish the one from the other; and all has the appearance of a great fea. Hiftorical

without doors, have advised your Majefty to difmifs from your service the firft Officer of the law for his faithful endeavours to fupport the liberty and conftitution of his country; and this measure is ftill the more afflicting, as our laft hopes amongst your Majefty's fervants were placed in his acknowledged integrity and ability, from whence we flattered ourfelves the truth might reach your Majefty's ear in spite of every confederacy against it,

The grateful acclamations of your whole people (a term your Minifters affect to hold in contempt) would inceffantly await your Majefty if you would deign to relieve the affictions of millions of your fubjects by the dimiffion of these pernicious Counsellors.

For while the affairs of this great nation are by an over-ruling fatality, placed in the incapable and mercenary hands of men, who, under the fpecious title of Minifters, are collufively transferring from one to the other the inclufive right of fporting with their country, we have every calamity to dread both at home and abroad, as well as from their want of experience as from their want of integrity.

May 17.

Yesterday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of Mr. Poole, in Palfgrave-head Court, without Temple bar, which confumed the fame with all the furniture. The family were obliged to jump out of the windows to fave their lives; three of whom were much hurt. The house of Mr. Williams, furgeon, and all his furniture; that of Mr. Wishaw, taylor, his furniture, and a large quantity of Gentlemens cloaths, &c. to a confiderable value, were burnt; a watchmaker's houfe was likewife confumed, and great part of Mr. Twining's tea warehoufe is burnt down; not one house in the court on either fide escaped the fury of the flames, but moft of them are greatly damaged. The back part of Mr. Manning's house, a hofier and hatter, the corner of the court, in the Strand Way, is much damaged; as is the milliner's at the other corner: At that end of the court next the Temple, the house of Mr. Lay, peruke-maker, is greatly injured.

May 19.

This day his Majefly went to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the follow ing bills, viz.

The bill for granting to his Majefty a fum out of the finking fund, and for applying certain monies therein mentioned for the service of the prefent year.

The bill for redeeming the capital or joint Rock of annuities, after the rate of 31. ros. per. cent. eftablished in the 29th year of the reign of his late Majefty.

The bill for establishing a lottery, and for other purposes.

The bill to continue an act, for encouraging the making of indico, in the British plan

tations in America.

The bill to appropriate a fund, for granting to his Majefty additional duties on certain foreign linens imported, and for establishing a fund for encouraging of the raising and dreffing hemp and flax.

The bill to continue an act for granting a bounty on British and Irish linens exported. The bill for registering the prices at which corn is fold, in the feveral counties in Great Britain.

The bill to explain and amend the several acts, for providing a public reward for difcevering the longitude at fea.

The bill to prevent delays of juftice, by rea fon of privilege of parliament.

The bill for better regulating the perfons employed in the fervice of the Eaft India Company.

The bill for the relief of the coalheavers working in the river Thames; and to enable them to make provifion for themselves, their widows and orphans.

The bill for compleating the navigation of the river Swale, from its junction with the Ure to Morton bridge, in Yorkshire.

The bill for making a navigable canal from Leeds to the fea bank, near the North Ladies walk, by Liverpool.

The bill for extending the like liberty to the exportation of rice from East and West Florida, to the fouthward of Cape Finiftre in Europe, as is granted to Carolina and Georgia. And alfo to fome other public and private bills.

May 21.

Weftminifter, May 19. This day his Majefty came to the Houfe of Peers, and the Commons being come thither, his Majefty was pleased to give the royal affent to all the bills which were ready. After which his Majefty was pleased to make the following moft gracious fpeech:

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

The feafon of the year, and the dispatch you have given to the public bufinefs, make it proper for me to put an end to this session of Parliament.

The temper, with which you have conducted all your proceedings has given me great fatisfaction, and I promise myself the happieft effects from the firmness as well as the moderation, which you have manifefted in the very critical circumstances which have attended your late deliberations.

With respect to foreign affairs, I have nothing material to communicate to you. I will continue my endeavours to appease, if poffible, the troubles which still prevail in fome parts of Europe, or at leaft to prevent them from spreading farther. In all events it fhall be my firft and conftant care to watch over the interefts, and to preferve undimi nifhed the rights of my people.

'Gentlemen of the House of Commons. "I return you my thanks for the supplies you have fo chearfully granted for the fervice of the current year, as well as for your atten

tion to make use of every opportunity of reducing the national debt. The provifion you have been able to make in this feffion for difcharging fo confiderable a fum, without laying any further burthen on my fubjects, cannot but be highly advantageous to public credit.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

'I muft earnestly recommend to you to exert, in your refpective counties, the fame zeal and prudence that you have fhewn in Parliament for promoting the peace and welfare of the kingdom: Nothing can be fo favourable to the wishes of those, who look with jealoufy on the ftrength and profperity of this country, as the prevalence of animofities and diffentions amongst ourselves: Let it therefore be your care to discountenance every attempt to infufe groundless fufpicions and difcontent into the minds of your fellow fubjects. Make them fenfible of my conftant attention to promote their happiness; and convince them, that nothing can fo effectualty fecure their liberties, as the maintenance of every part of our excellent Conftitution in its due force and authority."

Then the Lord Speaker, by his Majesty's command, faid:

'My Lords, and Gentlemon,

"It is his Majefty's royal will and plea. fure, that this Parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 19th day of July next, to be then here held; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the 19th day of July next.'

May 25.

Wednesday the pawnbroker, taken up a few days ago on fufpicion of fetting fire to his own houfe, the bottom of Wych. ftreet, at the back of St. Clement's Church, with intent to defraud the infurance-office, was re-examined before Sir John Fielding, when it appeared that he had infured his effects on the 30th of April last, for 23001.-that he had begun a new book, containing an account of the pledges taken on the next day; that the number and value of the pawns entered from that day to the time of the late accident, amounted to five times more than during the like number of days in any preceding month-that he had altered the value of many of the pledges entered in a former book; for example, he had charged a gown 101. 9 s. the ticket pinned upon which mentioned it to be only 11. 98; another gown 101. 6 s. marked upon the ticket 1 1. 6s; a pair of ftone buckles, ticket marked 10 s. 6 d. entered in the book 10l. 10 s; with a variety of other articles of a fimilar nature, all tending to prove his intention of defrauding the office. The lift of the pawns from May 1, to last week appeared to be written all at one time.-In feveral places of the old book he had very evidently inserted articles.

The fire broke out in a stable adjoining to the back yard of his house, about two o'clock on Monday-morning laft, when he was feen be up by a washer woman in the house,

Some time after the fire in the stable was ex tinguished, the alarm was given that his house was on fire. Upon fearching, one Woodward, a fireman, perceived by peeping through. the key hole, a parcel of cloaths on fire. in a room, the door of which was locked, up: three pair of stairs fronting the street, quite. at a distance from the table. The bed in: another room up two pair of stairs backwards. was found alfo on fire, though the windows, and every other part of the room was not even difcoloured by fmoke; and fome cloaths in the fhop upon the ground floor, the door of which was locked, were also seen to be burning at the fame time.

From thefe circumftances, there appeared fuch ftrong fufpicions of his guilt, that he was committed to Newgate to take his trial at the enfuing feffions. Some pawnbrokers, who had been employed to value his goods, declare them to be not worth more than 700 1. and that they cannot find many articles, entered in his book.

May 24.

Yesterday the following Addrefs, Remonfrance, and Petition, was prefented to his Majefty:

To the KING's Moft Excellent Majefty. The humble Addrefs, Remonftrance, and

Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the city of London, in Common Council affembled.

May it please your Majesty,

When your Majefty's most faithful fubjects, the citizens of London, whofe loyalty. and affection has been so often and so effectually proved and experienced by the illuftrious House of Brunswick, are labouring under the weight of that displeasure which your Majefty has been advised to lay upon them, in the anfwer given from the Throne to their late humble application; we feel ourselves conftrained with all humility to approach the Royal Father of his people,

Confcious, Sire, of the pureft fentiments of veneration which they entertain for your: Majefty's perfon, we are deeply concerned that what the law allows, and the Conftitution teaches, hath been mifconftrued by Minifters, inftruments of that influence which fhakes the realm, into disrespect to your Majefty.

Perplexed and astonished as we are, by the awful fentence of cenfure lately paffed upon this city in your Majefty's answer from the Throne; we cannot, without furrendering all that is dear to Englishmen, forbear, moft humbly to fupplicate, that your Majefty will deign to grant a more favourable interpretati-" on to this dutiful, though perfevering claim of our invaded birthrights; nothing doubting that the benignity of your Majefty's nature will, to our unspeakable comfort, at length break through all the fecret and visible machinations to which the city of London owes its late fevere repulse; and that your kingly jus-, tice, and fatherly tenderness, will difclaim the malignant and pernicious advice which fugM ma

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