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*Jtdminijfration, and thereby left Them without any Ex- ling at an Inn in the faidTown, and a little fuddled, twocuie, if They do not now aft With Vigour, in the Caufe London Tiadefmefi being there at the feme Time, toldof their Country i For, to ufe the honourable Gentleman's own Words. “ With what Face cap He appear again in “ that Houfe, if full and. ample Satisfaction: is not made “ Us; or, at.lealt, if We don’t do our utmoft to obtain it, either by fair and peaceable Means, or by exerting all our Strength, in Cafe a War becomes neceffary i(ItFOREIGN AFFAIRS.Hague, Sept. 9. We have a Report here, that the Turkshaving refumed the Siege of Orfova with greater Force and Vigour than before, and even tranfported themfelves by Means of large Floats of Timber to the Foot of the Walls, the Garrifon being fummon’d, and threatned with a general Affault, furrender’d the Place upon Capitulation on the i th pall, N. S.HOME AFFAIRS.Brijiol\ Sept. 2. Yefterday ended the Affizes of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery for this City and County, when John Hobbs and David Reid received Sentence of Death. Hobbs for Coining.David Reid was convitted for committing the detefta-ble Sin of Buggery on the Body of William Evans, a Lad aboat fifteen Years of Age. It appear’d by the Lad, that at a certain Time and Place in this City, being in Bed with the Prironer, he was attack’d in the Middle of the Night in fo unnatural a Manner by the Prifoner, that he cry’d out, and would fain have got out of Bed, but that the Prifoner threaten’d'to knock his Head off if he offer’d to ftir; that the Prifoner had attually carnal Knowledge of his Body, (the Circumftances of which Modefly forbids here to be related) and Jo far abufed him, that he procured feveral Witneffes who faw on the Sheets ( which were produced to the Jury) the frightful Eftettsofthe Prifoner’s Carnality.Hobbs fince his Confinement has attempted to deftrpy-himfelf, and behaves more like a Man out of his Setfies than a Perfon under his unhappy Circumftances.LONDON.Letter from- Petersburg, Jug. *3.We have received Advice, that two Days after the Action that happen’d the 3d of this Month a imall Diftance from the Dnieiler, the Spahis and Tartars, to the Number of above 60,000, came again to attack the Ruffian Army, but were repulfed with a great Lofs after a very obftinate Engagement. The Letters add, that the next Day the Veldt Marfhal Count Munich took Poft on the Bank of the Dniefter, and was to begin the neceffary Dii-pofitions the 8th for paffing that River in full View of theOttoman Army.Letters from Leghorn of the 23d of Auguft fay, that the Gentleman who is faid to be a Relation of Lord Theodore, and was feized there at his Arrival from Corfica, has a Guard fiill attending him ; but the Motive of his Arreft is not known, though they continue to fay it was for having inlifted Soldiers to go to Corfica.Anv Ambaffador is daily expetted to arrive here with the Character of her Ruffian Majefty’s Ambaffador to this Court, in the Room of Prince Cantemir, who went from hence on Tuefday for the Court of France, with a great Retinue.VOur Merchants are fo well allured of ,the Succefs of the present pacifick Meafures taking Effeft, 'that they are fitting out with the utmoft Expedition five beautiful VefTels, now lying in Fountain-Hole, for Guiney, which in a War with Spain is a very precarious Trade.The Convention for accommodating all Matters between this Court and that of Madrid, has been notified to all the Foieign Minifters refiding here.We hear an Order is gone down to the Sea-Ports, not to imprefs any more Men for his Majefty’s Service, till further Orders.By a Ship arrived at Falmouth, ifrom Charles-Tow n in South-Carolina, they write, that the Kings of three con-fiderable Indian Nations, with fome of their chief Warriors, have been lately to wait on tlie Hon. William Bull, Efq; Prefident of the Affembly. By the Infinuation of the French, thefe People have entertain’d a mean Opinion of the Englilh; but having been better inform’d, they came on Purpofe to eftablilh a Communication, and make an Alliance with that Province. On their Arrival, they were faluted by the Guns of Broughton’s Battery and Glanvill’s Baftion ; they afterwards went on Board the Phoenix Man of War, where they were: handfomel/ entertain’d. At going alhoar, the Phoenix, Rofe and Seaford Men of Warfired eleven Guns each. They then return’d to Askley-Ferry, where they are to receive handfome Prefents.His Majefty has been pleafed to declare hi§ Intention of keeping his Birth-Pay at Kenfington Palace.We hear that John Guile, Efq; Lieiitenant-Colonel to the firft Regiment of Foot-Guards, and Francis Fuller, Efq; Colonel of a Company and Major to the feid Regi-' ment, will foon be promoted to the Ranks of Brigadiers General of his Majefty’s Forces.We hear from Cranborne in Dorfetftiire, that near that Place was feen on Tuefday the 29th of laft Month, about Five in the Afternoon, a furprifing Meteor or Phoenomer non in the Sky to the North Eaft, the Sun then ihining bright; it firft appear’d as Fire burfting from a Cloud, out of which Fire iffued a light glowing Ball with a Train of Flame behind it,- which quickly difeppear’d. What this portends we my ft leave to the Learned in fuch Affairs to determine.A few Pays ago one Richard Blight, of Cwnelfbrd, behim, if he would drink two Quarts of Mountain in eight Minutes, they would pay for it; which he agreed t-o, and drank it within the Time, and fwore he would drink ’other Quart if they would giv£ it him, which they did; but before he had tafted it, he dropp’d down dead.They write from Andover in Ham'plhire, that on Wed-nefday le’nnight a Fire broke out at a Smith’s Shop in Gravely near that Town, which .foon confumed the Shop and Dwelling' Houfe ; and the Flames had almoft reach’d other thatch’d Buildings and Stacks of Hay and Corn; but providentially the Workmen employ’d in building a new Houfe not far from it . for Mr. Auditor Benfon, with theI ^ *Affiftance of that Gentleman’s Servants, prevented the Fire from laying hold of any other Building,- or elfe in all Probability the whole Place would have been deftroy’d.Wednefday fe’nnight a Servant belonging to Mr. Davis’s Brew-houfe in Thames-ftreet, had the Misfortune to fall into the Copper of boy ling Liquor; he was immediately pull’d out, and all poffible Care taken of him, but he continued in the moft miferable Condition till next Morning, and then died.Laft Monday Night about Seven o’CIock two headftrong Carmen driving for the Way at Magnus Corner Bv the Bridge-Foot, one of them was thrown down and run over, whereby one of his Legs was broken, and his-Body fo mi-ferably crufh’d between the Wheels, that it is thought'he cannot furvice the Injuries received.His Majefty has been pleafed to promife his moft gracious Pardon to any one of the Perfons, who, on the 28th of June laft, broke open the Lodging-Room of William Berry, a Prifoner in the Fieet-Prifon; as alfo a Box in the faid Room, out of which was. taken the Sum of 40 1. on the Difcovery of any of his Accomplices, fo as they or any one of them be apprehended and convifted thereof.Laft Monday Thomas Wood, alias Field, and Mary Moody, alias Jacobs, were try’d at Guild-hall for uttering counterfeit Money, The Court being inform’d by the Officer of the Mint that they had been'under Profecutions feveral Times before for the like Offences, order’d them to be imprifon’d in Newgate for twelve Months, and to find Securities for their good Behaviour for twelve Months more.’Tis feid that the Hon. William Fortefcue, Efq; one of the Judges of the Court of Common. Pleas, is in Nomination for the Place of Matter of the Rolls._ . tThiirfday the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walpole was thought to be much better, his Diftemper having abated greatly.. - From the London Gazette.• a•His Maj«fty has been pleafed to order a Conge d’Elireto pafs thFGreat Seal of Great Britain, impowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Norwich to. eleft a Biihop of that See, the feme being now 'vacant by the Tranflation of the Right Rev. Father in God Dr. Robert Butts, late Bifhop thereof, to the See of Ely. And, alfb to iffue his Letters under his Majefty’s Royal Sign Manual, recommending to the feid. Dean.and Chapter the Right Rev. Father in God Dr. Thomas Gooch, Lord Bifhop of Briftol, to be by them elefted and chofen into the faid Bifhoprick of Norwich.Wednefday the Seffions began at the Old Baily, when Z3 Prifoners were try’d, three whereof were capitally convifted,- viz,Henry Fluellen, for a Street-Robbery,, on the Evidence of one Uv^d ale.Jofeph Upton, for breaking open the Houfe of Robert Alien. _ 'Charles Golding, for breaking open the Houfe-of Jape Maria Ward, and Healing a large Quantity of Plate.- Twelve were caft for Tranfportation - arid eight acquitted, . ~Thurfday 30 Prifoners were tried at the Old-Baily, 3 whereof were capitally convifted, viz,Thomas Raby, for robbing the Northampton Coach; Dean Bryant, for the Murder of his Wife, and Edward Bearcock, for robbing Stephen Broughton, Efq; in Long-Acre, of his Hat. Ten were caft for Tranfportation, and i 7 acquitted.Mar. Samuel Tomkins, of Huntingdon, Efq; to Mrs. Bertie, Relift of Thomas Bertie, of Afluon-Hail, in the County of Lancafter, a Gentlewoman of fine Accomplifh-ments, and a Fortune of 12,0001. —George Edwards,Efq; of the County of Bedford, and Deputy-Regifter of the Court of Chancery, to Mifs Harborough, Sifter' to Chriftophet Towers, Efq; a Lady of great Merit, and a large'Fortune.——Mr. Barton, one of the Readers of St.Anne’s, Weftminfter, to Mifs Anne Clarke, late of Effex-ftreet, but now of Gerrard-ftreet, a young Lady of great Beauty and Merit, with a Fortune of 5000 1.Dead. Philip Hawkins, Efq; Member of Parliament for Grampound in the County of Cornwall, at his Seat at Trewilhari in that County .^-Mr. Pomeroy,- Mayor of Camelfbrd in Cornwall.T—Patrick Ward, Efq; an eminent Council at Law.-—Mr. William Moth, of Sherboam St. John, in the County of Southampton—Ferdinando Latus, Efq; Colleftor of the Cuftoms in the Port of Whitehaven, r—Dr. Richard Helffiam, Profeffor of Phyfick and Natural Philofophy in the Univerfity of Dublin.—The Lady of the Hon. Sir Charles Turner, Knt. and Bart, in the 84th Year of her Age.-—The Lady' Champion, Wife of Sir George Champion, Knt. Alderman, and one ofthe prefent Sheriffs of this City, at her Houfe at Lee in the County ofKent—The Wife of Mr. Bettefworth^ a Virginia Mer-I chant in Qu?en-ftrcet, Southwark,
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