Maryland Gazette September 1762

De RIXEN Envoy e*traordinary from the King of Pruffia, has received fome frefh Prefents fcnt by the King hu Mafler to the Sultan ; and virhich ai* flill g-ificent than thofe which his Majefty fent to his Sublime Highnefs the 9'h of laft Month.They confut of 4 Lookin|>-GlalTes, tviih Frames of Silver chafed ; twelve Silver Chandeliers ; a laiie Gold Ewer, and two other Vafes of the fame Metal ; a leaard Coffee Equipage, both of Gold ; a Sabre, the Hilt ol which is covered with Diimonds; a Scarf, the Clafp ol winch is a large Diamond ; fix Gold Watches with chafed Cafe>, let with precious Stones; a Telefcope, the Tube of whuh if Gold ; a Plume of Heron's Feathers, adorned with r,ti;:mu)j and two Table Clocks, the Cafu of which are of Venice GlafX, and fet in Gold, &c.Sec.Lift}*, Afnl 6.All the Repmentj which compofed the Cjititur.sui the maritime Cities, are in full March to the 1'imir.i; of Alentejo.Hurfes are buying up for the Service of the King.Every Poriueiiefe who hath three Hurfes is obliged to fell one to his Majefty.The Arrears due to the 'J riKjp; a>e to be paid immediately.Dujf,l car.We hear that a bug.Capt.John Stevens, jun.Mader.belonging to this Place, foundered at Sea, the azd of July, on her PalTage Home from Jarrnica.The People were taken up by a Vcflel in Company.N E W . P O R T (RMt-IJIw) /aguft 17.Captain Gardener arrived here on (IhurfJay I a ft, in nine Days from Halifax, and informs.That there were three Men ol War, one ot 64, one of co, and one of 20 Guns, at Halifax : That art Englifh Man of War of 20 Guns was kept condantly cruizing off Newfoundland, to keep in the French Privateers: That there were 14 or 1500 Tons of Shipping taken up at Halifax for the Tranfport Service, on board of which they were putting warlike Stores, &c. and that they were in daily Expectation of 5 Sail of Englifh Men of War, who, with the Tranfports, it was generally tho't, would attempt the regaining Newfoundland.The Schooner Lively, Capt.Hunt (a Flag of Truce) arrived here Ycderday, after a Pdflagc of 17 Days, from Cape Francois, and has brought cj Englifh Prifoners, moftly Men of War's Men, faVly belonging to his Majedy's Ship HufTar, who was cad away lome Time ago on a Reef of Rocks near Cape Fran9ois.--Capt.Hunt informs us, that he left at the Cape 6 Men of War of the Line, and 8 Frigites; and that the Talk there wis, that they were to fail from thence in October next.N E W . Y O R K, Aupft u.Yelierday arrived here the Schooner Dolphin, Capt.Can» da, of this Port, in 10 Days from Halifax.He wi< bound to St. John's, and proceeding to the Mouth of the Harbour, where he luckily met a Boat that informed him of its being in the Hands ol the French, on which he turned to Halifax, and landed hit Citfo.No Ships of War were arrived there.Several Paffengen came with him, who were in St. John's when it was taken, being, it is faid, fhamefully given up.without firing a Gun, when it hid Strength and Men fufficient to have repelled all the Furce the French brought againft it.Captain Robinfon, who lately arrived here from Madeira, reports, that be was informed thrre, that about the Middle of June lift, a fine Plantation, on the Wefl End of the Ifland, on which was a valuable Vineyard fuddenly funk under Water, without any apparent Cauf;, there having been no Earthquake perceptible before or at I he Time.The Part on whicli were the Houfes was left (landing.stufufl 16.The Mail for Falmouth was Ytfierday put on board the Duke of Cumberland Packet-Boat, Capt.Coodridge, and (he fell down, to proceed on her Voyage.Auguft 23. '1 hurfday Evening lad a Sloop, Waterman, late Miller, belonging to Providence, in Rhode Ifland Government, was fent in here by Capt.Williams, of the Letter of Marque Sloop Orleans, of this Port.Captain Waterman failed from Martinico the 2id of July, but in two Days) after had the Misfortune to be taken by a Spanilh Privateer Sloop, of 10 Carriage Guns, belonging to Porto Rico, who ordered him to St. Thonus's, and in his Way thither had the good Fortune to fall in with Captain Williams abovementioned, who obliged them to deer for New-Vork.-^ When Captain Waterman was fiift taken, he had a confiderable Sum of Money on board, which, the better to conceal, he threw into a Pork Barrel; but the Spaniards in Searching found the fame, and ordered it directly on board the Privateer.* .\ :l .riPHILADELPHIA, .%«/? 26.7^/ filiKving Particular! rtlating to the Havaartnl', wr have txtracltd from the lajl Carolina Pntcrs, viz.Ccr.ducl in the

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