Maryland Gazette September 1762

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<l}if, Mnyg.The Hereditary Prince of Brunfwick, ririnj determined to raife the Contribution* he had demand-cJ ol the Uutchy of Berg, marched near 10 Leagues in two Days, and thereby appeared at Elberfeld, when he was If aft eiptcled.The L'oius of Conflans, and the other Troops that were there, retreated with great Precipitation, though not without fme Lofs.From Elberfeld his Serene Highnefs advanced to Solinguen, and from thence, having fulfilled the Object he had in View, by taking Hoftaget for the faiment of the Contributions, retired without any Lufs.Alitr.a,May a, A large Train of Artillery is preparing at Magdrbourg, deftined, as we fuppofr, for Saxony.Kai'Jlcii, May 10.There is no Peace to be eipefled this Year between the Courts of Vienna and Berlin.The former hath rejrfled the Four Millions offered for the CefTion of the rich Dutchy of Silefia.The epidemical Diftemprr which thinned the Auflrian unkl in that Dutch} is confideiably abated.lijirkurgb, S.fjy 14.A Volunteer in the Auflrian Army in Silefia writes, that Marfhil DJIIB will probably lay Siege cither to Neifs orGlogau.The fitfl is the molt confiderable Fortrefs in Silefia; the other lecurcs, in i great Mcafure, the ('cmmunica'ion between Silefia and the Marche of Brandenbmgh.I'fii, Miy 14.The Artificers work withlhegreatert Diligence in all the Dock-Yards of the Kingdom, particularly at Toulnn, fince the Arrival of the large Quantities of Timber broiifht up from Italy..Spain hath 34 Ship, of the Line ready for Sea, vit.^ of So Guns; 16 ol 70 ; i of 64 ; and 4 of 60.l.ifim, jlfnl ^$.As we have never been at War fince the Peace or Utrecht, our Troops are unexperienced ; and that is what mikes ut uneafy.Mean while, they are continually excrcifed, and we have already many Enflifh Officers of T.iperience.When the Englilh Regiments arrive, they will inTpire ours with Emulation, and ours will be the moie formidable, ai they fight in Defence of their native Country.The Maranhan Company, who maintain 3 Ship* of War, and l() Merchant Ship:, have, as a Proof of their Zeal, eng.i|;eil to build and equip for the King's Service,' a Ship of Wjr of 60 Guns.Ihftr, May it.Letters from Brcflao of the lath advife, that 1 Piull'uii Officer, with So Hulfars, furprized an Auflrian advanced Port at Oldendorflf, near Wurhen, and killed n Aullriant upon the Spot, took two Subaltern!and 14 private Men Prifuneri, with 3! Horles; and, upon their return, they fell in with another Aullrian Parly, and took one Officer, la private Men, and 13 Horfcs.Letters frnm Paris, received this Day, are full nf the Progreli which the I ourt flatter themfelves that their-Forces (hill make in Germany, being much fuperior in Number to thofe of the Allies.Orders are fent to their Generals to begin their Operations with the uimoft Vigour.The Army in Heffe is to endeavour to get Polleffion of the Dutchies of Brunfwick and Wolfenbuttle, whilft the Army on the Lower Rhine nukes the uimoft Ell'otts to diflodge the Allies from Wcft-(ihalia.Letters received Ycfterday from Hildertieim advife, that all the Allied Troops were marched out of their Quarters of Cantonment, and by their Motions indicate that they mould immediately open the Campaign ; fothat we may cxpeft to bear foon of Blows being interchanged.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.

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