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Conftantinople, Jan. 18.

HERE is great difcord a prefent among the minifters of the Turkish govern ment; fome are for war with Ruffia, and ethers against it; and it is faid, there will be a change in the ministry very foon; but that may probably be governed by the fuccefs of the Degociations which are going to be carried on between Ruffia and the Porte.

Egypt is again disturbed; Ifmael Bey, the chief of the party attached to the Porte, be ing disappointed at not being made a Bacha of Three Iails, according to the promife of the Ottoman government, wrote a very violent letter to that government, and, without waiting for an answer, embarked with all his fuite on board two Venetian vellels, and failed to Dema, under the government of Tripoli, in Barbary; as his defigns were quite a fecret, the Porte was not very ea y about him, and fent an officer to him with notice of his being appointed a Bacha of three tails, and at the fame time made governor of Aleppo.

as a volunteer in the fervice of the united ftates. The moment his arrival was announced to the king, his majeliy banifhed him to his country feat for fifteen days, for leaving the kingdom, and entering into foreign fervice, without having obtained the royal permission. The Marqus requested leave fome time before his departure, which was refufed; but in order to accomplish his defires, he got leave to go to England to fee his uncie, the ambafi dor, from whence he took that opportunity to fail for America.

Feb. 20. Sailed from Port l'Orient, an im perial armed fhip, armed at Port l'Orient for their imperial majefties, for Cadiz and the Eaft Indies. It is named the Prince de Kaunitz, is a fine ship of 1400 tons, and is commanded by Capt. Angelus Lerp, and manned with fub. jects of their imperial majefties. She is intended for Canton, in China, and is to return to Trieste in the Atlantic.

Hague, Feb. 21. Our laft letters from Silefia mention, that the King of Pruflia is in perfect health. The fame letters add, that The Sultana Sophia is dead in the Seragoli, the Auftrians, fo far from retiring from the aged 95 years; her fortune, which now falls county of Glatz, had entrenched themselves into the Royal treafury, amounts to three there, and were railing very heavy contributimilion of piaftres, besides furniture and jew-ons, and that one of their patroles of 100

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men had come as far as Peterswalde, near Schweidnitz, and raised 150 crowns.

merca, and the commiffion i arrived with the difpatches, which fuperfede the other two commiffioners, Adams and Lee.

Paris, Jan. 22. By the king's order, the regulation, relative to the Dutch merchant Hague, Feb. 22. Dr. Franklin is appointed fhips, was published here on the 8th of this by congrefs fole minifter plenipotentiary to the month, and letters were fent from the admi-court of France from the united states of Aralty to all the ports of this kingdom ftrictly to fearch all the Dutch fhips, and to flop all that were found to be laden for English account, or going to England, or any places belonging to that power. A note was, however, published with the above, by which not only the fhips of Amfterdam, but those of Haerem were excepted from the before-mentioned re-lowing intelligence: gulation.

Caferta, Feb. 2. This has been a very fevere winter in Italy; the sheep and cattle in Puglia, and other provinces of this kingdom, have fuffered greatly; many thousands of the former have died. As the continuance of the froft is so very unusual, but a small provision of fodder is made in this country for the winter feafon.

Stockholm, Feb. 12. A fleet of obfervation of ten fhips of the line, and fix trigates, is fitting out at Carlfkroon, fald to be destined to proteft the trade of this kingdom from the infults of the English privateers.

Paris, Feb. 14. The Marquis de la Fayette arrived here from America, where he ferved VOL. X.

Hanover, Feb. 23. All hoftilities in Germany are at an end. Yesterday at noon our mi niftry received an exprefs from their ambassador General Walmoden, at Vienne, with the fol

The Emperor had defired pro ultimo, that a track of land, of 12 German miles (about 71 English) in length, and half that quantity in breadth; and alfo the towns of Irftadt, Branckenaw, Bruckhaufen, (excluding, however, the falt works of Lubenthal, which are considered the chief revenue of the e'ecor of Bavaria) fhould be given up to him; and that under this prov fo his imperial m.jelly would confent to the King of Pruffia's in corporating the Markgrafthums of Franconia, with t electorate of Brandenburgh; that the elector of Saxony, by way of indemnificat on should have the principlty of Mindelheim: that the county of Schonberg fhould remain va cant; and that whenever the Prince of Zwy

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bruck (Deuxpont) came to inherit, he should f Audrian Silefia, is fixed upon for the place of

meeting of the teveral Plenipotentiaries, who are expected to arrive these on the 10th of March; on which day it is thought the fuf penfion of holisties will be declared. Count Cobenzel will be appointed the Plenipotentiary of this court. Orders have been already difparched from hence to flop the march of the recruits towards the different armies in this monarchy.

pay to the elector of Saxony eight millions of florins, (bout 800,000l.) To which his Pruflian majesty had given for immediate anfwer, that although thefe conditions were by no means adequate or correfponding with his expectations, nor with the fi uation of affairs between the contending powers, yet for the love of peace, he would accept thereof, provided the Empress of Ruffia was alfa fatisfied therewith; and that all matters were to be fet- Paris, Feb. 28. The finances of France are tled by minifters in a congrefs to be held for in, to deplorable a fate, that M. Necker has that purpose: that the emperor, the moment been defeated in feveral attempts to nogociace he received this declaration from the king, fent a loan; feveral bankers, his dependants, put a courier to Peteifo urg; and not doubting but down their names, by way of decoy ducks, but that the empress of Ruffia wouls agree, his im-without the defired effect; and the minifter perial majefty alfo fent an ther courier to his arme, with orders to forbear hoftilities, to flop the ra fing of recruits in Hungary, and the buying of remount horfes for the cavalry: two hundred mules, which had been fent for from Italy, were at the fame time counte manded, &c. Vienna, Feb. 28. The town of Tefchen, in

was obliged to indemnify the fubfcribing bankersWe tried to negociate only a petir loan for two millions fterling with the Dutch, and were disappointed; the wary Hollanders, having long feen our commerce on the decline, and now helitate not to declare, that our American connection will be our deftruction.

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LONDO N. St. James's, Feb. 23. HIS morning, between three and four o'clock, the queen was happily delivered of a prince. His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, feveral lords of his majefty's moft hon. privy council, and the ladies of her majefty's bed chamber were prefent.

This great event was made known by the firing of the Tower guns.

Her majesty i, Ged be praifed, as well as can be expected; and the young prince is in perfect health.

Extract from the St. Vincent Gazette and Gene ral Advertifer, of Saturday, Dec, 19, 1778. Kingfon, Dec. 19, 1778.

On Thurfday the 10th just arrived at Barbadoes from New York a confiderable body of very fine troops, commanded by Maj. General James Grant, under envoy of the following veffels, viz. the Prefton of 50 guns, Commodore Hotham, St. Alban's of 64, Capt. Onflow, Monmouth of 64, Capt. Griffith, Ifis of 50, Capt. Rayner, Centurion of 50, Capt. Braithwaite, the Carcafs bomb, fome frigates, &c. and on the Saturday following they failed (joined by Adm Barrington and his fleet) on an expedition againft St. Lucie, where they arrived the next day, and landed the troops with out oppofition, at l'Ance Chec, a little to windward of the Carenage.

On the evening of the 13th the Pearl frigate, Capt. Lindsay, arrived at Barbadoes |

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from Rhode Island. She was dispatched by Admiral By on the 17th of November, to apprize Admiral Barrington, that d'Eftaign, with fifteen fhips, failed from Boston the 3d of November, as was fuppofed for these feas. The Pearl arrived at Antigua the 4th of December, and not finding Admiral Barrington there, proceeded immediately for Barbadoes. About feven leagues to windward of Antigua the tell in with a Dutchman, who had been boarded the night before eighteen leagues to windward of Defeada by one of feven French men of war from Boflon. Capt. Lindsay, to be certain of the fact, fent for the captain and his log-book, in which he found the circum(tance clearly related. The French ships were cru zing, and when they spoke the Dutchman standing to the northward, but afterwards put about, and ftood to the fouthward. It is prefumed the reft of d'Estaign's fquadron were cruizing to windward of Barbadoes, as fome veffels were feen from thence the day the fleet failed, which caufed an alarm to be fired there.. Byron's fquadron, i feems, was driven from the mouth of Boften harbour, in a gale of wind, the ft of November, and went to Rhode Island, from whence he was to fail in two or three days after Capt. Lindsay; fo that, in all probability, ere this, he is arrived at B rba oes, which is the place of rendezvous. Immediately after the arrival of the Pearl, who was much difabled, the Boreas failed with Capt. Lindsay's difpatches to the admiral.

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The Boreas went away with the fleet, but fprung her fore top maft, which obliged her to pus hack.

On Tuesday morning laft, Admiral Barrington was racked at St. Lucie by a part of d'Eftan's fleet, who had with them a number of priva eers and fmali veffels, with troops to the number it is faid of 5000. This fired was in ended for the reduction of this island and Grenada, whither they were pro ceeding, when they observed our attack on St. Lucie. Norwithdanding Admiral Baringron's of rir ty in po nt of ships, he beat the Fre chmen off twice that day, and has hitherto 1uccessfully wishflood with very little of all their a tempts.

On Fr Jay they had collected 14 of their capital hips, and were in fight. General Grant is n poteffion of the Carerage, and in the heights about it Admiral Barrington with the flet lies at the Grand Cul de Sac. Several very capi ital batteries are erected on fhore, one in par-icular of 12 of the Boyne's lee lower deck gurs, witch are 32 pounders Thefe tartenes are of effential fe vice to our fhips in repelling the ca my, and will, with the bluffing of Gol. keep them employed until the arrival of Admiral Byron.

Captain Merry, of the Government brig of Grerada, who piffed by here this afternoon, left Admiral Barvington late the preceding evening. He informs us, trat the French had landed ther troops to the amount of 5000, who bad as engagemen with Gen. Grant, in which they loft 800, and our lofs was only 70. He further fays, that they wanted much to re-embark the troops, but had not been able to accomplish i. A tranfport, with four fodiers on board, and a number of folders wives, had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the Ceres floop of war was chaced off the coaft.

Extra from the St. Vincent Gazette and Gene ral divertifer, of Saturday, Dec. 26, 1778, Kingon, Dec. 26 1778.

Since our last two veffels have arrived from St. Lu ie, the left of which left Admiral Bar rington on 1 hurfday evening. They brought no news of any confequence, nothing having happened fince the 18th inf. on which day the attack on fhore (mentioned in our laft) was made by the French on our intrenchments. They marched up in three columns, the right, led by the Count d'Ellaing, and the left by the Marquis de Bouil'e; and were foffered to advance without oppofition, fo near, that our front line only fired once, and received them with their bayonets. Seventy of the French were killed in our intrenchmen's, and their whole lofs, in killed, wounded, and prifoners, is estimated at about 1600. Op our fide we bed 60 killed, and roo w unded; among the latter Brigadier-General Meadows, who received a ball in the flesh of one of his arms,

Admiral Barrington remains at the Grand Cal de Sac with his fleet, and is defended by

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two very strong batteries. The French fleet likewife at an anchor about a league froma him, and confifts of eleven fai of the line, and three fifties, befides a number of figates, &c.

The Ceres floop of war was taken by fix French frigates, with whom the fell in with in a heavy fquall.

An American fh p from +ifcataqua, mounting 18 guns, and a number of men, miltook ou feet for the French, and was taken. She had taken two prizes, a floop and a fchooner. Copy of a letter from Rear Admiral Barrington to Governor Morris, dated Prince of Wales, in the Grand Cul de Sac, in the Iftand of St. Lucia, Jan. 2, 1779.

SIR,

I have the favour of your excellency's letter of the gift paft, by Mr. Collins, and have the fatisfaction to acquaint yor, Count d'Ef taigu moved off with his whole force the 29th toward Martinique, leaving us in quiet pofleffion of the flied, which capitulated whilft h's fleet was in fight.

I wish your excellency would be fo good as to encoura e the mercantile people under your government, to fend tupplies of proviñons hither, of every kind, as they are much wanted for the army, and will therefore meet with a good ma ket.

1 am, &c. SAM. BARRINGTON.

His Excellency Governor Morris,
St. Vincent.

Whiteball, Fib. 23.

THIS morning Colonel Innis, one of Sir Henry Clinton's a;d du e-mps, who had errived at Falmouth in the Lord Hyde packet, from Georgia, came to town with dilpatches (dated Jan. 16, 179,) from Lieutenant Colenel Campbell, of the 71ft regiment, and Major General Prevolt, to Lord George Germaine, one of his majesty's principal fecret ries of state, containing an account of his having de feated the rebels, and vaken poffeffion of Savannah; the furrender of Fort Morris, Lear Sunbury, to Major General Prevolt, who merched from St. Auguftine, to co-operate with Col. Campbell; and the entire reduction of the province of Georgia to his majefty's arms. preffes were rece ved at the fame time from Commodore Hyde Parker, commander of the king's fhips on that station, with the following

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Lift of fhips and veffels, feized between the 27th Nov. 1778, and 14th Jan. 1779, viz.

1778 Dec 25. By the Greenwich loop. A brig, master and crew deferred her, 100 tons, feized off Tybee, in ballaft.

Dec. 30. By the Phoenix's boats. Schooner Nancy, Robert Farquhar, of Jamaica, mafler and owner, 20 tons, 8 men, from Dominica to Georgia, with fugar and coffee. By fmall armed weffels and boats between the f and 6th of Jan. 1779, along-fide the Wharfs, Savannah Town. Y 2 Ston

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