people, on St Charles's day, being the King's feftival, to demand of his Catholic Majesty the return of the Jefuits into his dominions, and to wear the habit of fecular priests. This put the King into great confufion; and fo much the more, because on fuch days, when he appears to his people on the balcony of his palace, it is customary to grant them whatever they want."

"London, Jan. 8. They write from Cadiz, that all the Jefuits in Mexico have been arrested, and transported to Europe; but that they are yet ignorant concerning the fate of Paraguay and Peru." "Paris, Jan. 4. Certain advices bring, that the Spaniards and Portuguese having entered, with united forces, into Paraguay, the Jefuits oppofed them with an armed force; but that, after a fharp and obftinate fight, 130 of the brethren were made prisoners, and directly hanged up on the spot."

"London, Fan. 23. Some letters from Madrid mention advice having been received there from New Spain, that feveral Jefuits difguised like mule-drivers, endeavouring to escape to the North fea, had been stopped by his Majesty's officers, between Panama and Darien, with feveral loads of gold, filver, and other rich effects."- 66 They write from Cadiz, that advice was received of a late earth quake at Lima, in South America, by which the towns of Punta de Real, Gracias a Dios, St Julian, and other places, received confiderable damage."

PORTUGAL.

"London, Jan. 8. In yesterday's Holland mail is the following article, dated Lisbon, Dec. 1. "The Hon. WilliamHenry Lyttelton, envoy-extraordinary from the King of G. Britain, holds frequent conferences with the miniftry, in order to settle, in an amicable manner, the misunderstanding that has arisen between the two nations, on account of trade. He takes great pains to remove this ftumbling-block; for as to the general fyftem of politics, it is certain that the most perfect harmony subsists between the two courts, notwithstanding the reports that have been maliciously propagated to the contrary."

"London, Fan. 18. They write from Lifbon, that a Portuguefe veffel from Goa, in the Eaft Indies, had just arrived in the Tagus, having on board eighteen Jefuits in irons, accused of treafonable practices against the flate."

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. "London, Jan. 29. The last letters from Quebec mention, that upwards of seventy decked vessels and navigable bat teaus had been employed laft fummer, in carrying on the fur trade with the feveral Indian nations on the banks of Lake Ontario, which had been of very great advantage to the merchants."

"London, Jan. 30. According to recent letters from Quebec, certain. Indians, at the back of Lake Superior, had informed the English, that several hundred miles inland, there is a populous nation of white men, with beards, acquainted with the use of fire-arms, and poffeffed of a very fertile country, environed with mountains; but that neither their drefs nor language refembled the French, English, or Dutch."

"Bofton, New-England, Nov. 7. The melancholy and sudden deaths of Mr Robert Stewart and his three fons, by going down into a well [xxix. 656.] has occafioned the following account of a fimple method of practice, to avoid the ill effects of damps in wells, to be published here, by a perfon who has tried it, and apprehends it may be of ufe:" When a well is opened, we always lower a candle, as knowing that the fame effect the well has upon the candle it will have on the life of man. If the candle burns bright, we go down without hesitation; if it wax dim, and go out, we conclude it utterly unfafe. And as wells lie open fometimes a confiderable time before they are freed from the noxious vapours, there have been feveral means made ufe of to free the well; as, firft, to lower down a well-kindled fire, which helps it but flowly, if at all; the next means I tried was powder, lowering it near the water; and then throwing a shovel-ful of embers into it to blow up. which seemed more effectual: but the last and most effectual method that I know of, has been by drawing water, and pouring it back into the well. The last time I had occafion for this was last week, a well being opened in our neighbourhood, and it being neceflary to go down, as the pump was in three pieces, the candie would burn but about two feet below the ftoning. I directed my lad to draw about forty pails of water, and pour it back into the well, which was done a little befpre night on Thursday, and the next forenoon the candle burnt bright down to the water, and one went down into

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the well, and let the pump with all fafety,"

"Boston, Nov. 7. We hear the falaties of the Governors of New York and Maffachusetts, will be 2500 1. Sterling each per annum, the Governor of New Hampihire's, 1000 l.; thofe of the chief judges of the two first provinces, and of the secretary, 500 l. each."

"Bofton, Nov. 25. We have been favoured with a fight of the China téaplant in foliage, being cultivated by Capt. Harrison of this town, fome of the dried leaves being by Mrs Harrifon prefented with the fhrub, in flavour exactly refembling green tea. The fhrub is annual, fowing its own feed in this climate, and wants nothing but the method of cure to render it useful throughout the continent." "Befton, Dec. 16. The great demand for Labradore or Hyperean tea, has raifed the price above that of Bohea. A full fupply is expected in the fpring, from our eastern fhores. Bobea tea is now wholly laid afide, or used very sparingly, in many of the best families in this town."

"Bofton, Nov. 23. The inhabitants of this metropolis ftill perfevere in their refolution to difcourage the ufe of foreign fuperfluities [xxix. 691.], as the only means of faving the country from impending ruin. The town met by adjourn ment on Friday laft: The gentlemen appointed to obtain fubfcriptions report ed, and it appeared, that a great part of the freeholders had fubfcribed: The fubfcription-rolls are daily filling up at the town-clerk's office, where they were ordered to be lodged for that purpose. While the town were warmly engaged in this laudable attempt to promote fru gality and economy, they were not inattentive to the prefent diftreffed fituation of their trade, occafioned by the addition al duties and burdens laid upon it: and as these duties appeared to be prejudicial to the people of this province, they thought it proper to give their reprefentatives their explicit fentiments and inftructions upon a matter of fuch great moment; and accordingly appointed a committee to report at the adjournment the 22d of next month. When meafures are propofed which will bear to be fcrutinized, upon the principles of reafon and the conftitution, a wife and prudent community will never fail to adopt them with unanimity; and while fuch measures are pursued with vigour, every one will eafily difcern that all violent efforts muft

be unneceffary, and confequently in the highest degree culpable. Upon this confideration, the Moderator, in an animated address, exhorted his fellow-citizens, to be ftedfast in the ftep they had refolved upon; and the town unanimoufly agreed to exert themselves, on all occafions, to fupport peace and good order. It would, however, be injuftice to the inhabitants not to obferve, that the last refolution was come into, to fhew an indignation at a dirty trick of fome one perfon, doubtless an enemy to our civil rights, who, under cover of the prece ding night, had pafted up a paper on the venerable elm, faid to contain matter adapted (though happily it failed of the intended effect) to irritate the paffions, at a time when all depends upon our being cool, deliberate and firm.

We hear that a merchant in this town refhipped back to London (in Capt. Cotting, one of the laft veffels which failed from hence for that place) upwards of 200 l. Sterling worth of filks, they being an article for which, at present, there is but very little demand in these parts.

Many perfons in the country have wondered what should occafion the prefent fcarcity of money: their wonder muft cease by being told, that only two vessels carried off about 160,000 1. of our filver and gold, paid for duties and taxes on fu gar, molaffes, rum, cocoa, &c. confu med in the province; and that it is com puted by fome, that near a million of our money has already gone from us in this way.”

"Bofton, Nov. 27. At a town-meeting held in this town the 20th inftant, wherein the Hon. James Otis, Efq; prefided as Moderator, the inhabitants took into confideration the ill conduct of some evil-minded perfons, tending to excité tumults and diforders, and unanimously voted their abhorrence of any fuch mea fures, and that they would use their utmoft endeavours to preferve peace and good order. On this occafion the Mode rator made a speech to the following purpofe.

That many people feemed to have blended two things together in their minds which were totally distinct; that is, the duties laid upon many articles imported, and the office of the commiffioners of the customs, as though the commiffioners had occafioned thofe duties, and that we must get rid of the latter in order to avoid the former: That we had

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from the first, and for a long time, acknowledged the authority of the cuftomhoufe-officers fent amongst us by the crown: That if the duties were thought burthenfome, and we had just reafon to complain of them, we ought to behave like men, and ufe the proper and legal measures to obtain redress: That the means were in our power; access to the throne was always open; that there was no doubt, but our humble and dutiful petitions and remonftrances would fooner or later be heard, and meet with fuccefs, if fupported by juftice and reafon : but let our burdens be ever fo heavy, or our grievances ever so great, no poffible circumftances, though ever fo oppreffive, could be fuppofed fufficient to justify private tumults or disorders, either to our confcience before God, or legally before men: That our forefathers in the beginning of the reign of Charles I. for fifteen years together, were continually offering up pravers to their God, and petitions to their King, for the redrefs of grievances, before they would betake themfelves to any forcible measures: That to insult and tear each other in pieces, was to act like madmen, and would have no tendency to obtain redress of any of our grievances, if we had any to complain of: That it was obfervable, that during the course of the revolution which placed K. William on the throne, there was no tumult or diforder; and when the whole city of London was in motion, only a filver fpoon was stolen; and that they fhewed fuch refentment to this, as immediately to hang up the person who was guilty of the theft.

Upon the whole, he concluded, by recommending a quiet and proper behaviour, and that the inhabitants of the town would fhew their diflike and abhorrence of all tumults and diforders, and do all in their power to affift the civil magiftrates in preferving peace and good order."

"Bofton, Nov. 30. We hear from feveral towns in the province, that the inhabitants have had town-meetings, and have approved of the refolutions of this town, for promoting frugality, and encouraging manufactures; and have refolved to follow the fame."

"Bofton, Dec. 16. The practice of this town relative to funerals (by which a great faving has been already made) is to give gloves only to bearers and minifters; to make use of no other mournings, VOL. XXX.

for the nearest relations, than a weed in the hat for men, and a black bonnet, gloves, ribands, and handkerchiefs, for women. 1500, or 2000 pair of Britishmade gloves have been given, or rather thrown away, at one funeral, before the new practice took place; and fuch families in Bofton as then expended 100 or 150 l. Sterling on these occafions, now expend fcarcely 8 1. What a faving will there be to the province by the feveral towns following Boston in this grand particular!

"Newport, Rhode Island, Dec. 7. On Friday night laft, a fcandalous advertisement was fixed upon the door of the court. house in this town, defiring the inhabitants to meet together the next day, and feize the money in the customhouse, (which it was thought was to have been put that day on board his Majesty's fhip the Garland), by way of reprifals for the money due to this colony from the crown, the payment of which is stopped by the Lords of the Treafury; which advertisement was evidently calculated to interrupt the peace and good order of the town, by promoting tumults and riots, and was alfo done with design to bring the good people of this town and colony under the imputation of contriving to rob his Majesty's revenue, and of throwing off all the restraints of law and government: it is therefore voted, that a reward of fifty pounds be paid out of the town-treasury to the perfon or perfons who fhall inform against the author or authors of the faid infamous advertisement, upon his or their conviction."

"London, Fan. 19. They write from Charlestown, South Carolina, that the people of that province feem unanimouf ly resolved to follow the example of the northern provinces, in difcouraging the ufe of foreign fuperfluities."

"London, Jan. 22. We are authorised to affure the public, that, from recent and authentic accounts, the real state of North America, and particularly of the provinces of New England and New York, is that of dutiful acquiefcence in the regulations made by the British government. The commiflioners of the cuftoms have been received at Bofton with proper respect, and there are the strongest appearances of the contiuuance of good order through the whole continent.

Though many infinuations have been thrown out to the prejudice of the Ame ricans, it feems, from the behaviour of G

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the general affembly at New York, that they are ready to acquiefce in every refpect to the mutiny-act. The fame may be faid of the upper and lower houfes of affembly of Georgia, who, on receiving a meflage from James Wright, Efq; in which he informs them, that the Earl of Shelburne, his Majefty's principal fecretary of State for the fouthern department, having notified to him, that his Majesty expects and requires that the commons houfe of affembly of this province will render an exact and complete obedience, in all respects whatever, to the terms of the mutiny-act, and being commanded, with out delay, in his Majefty's name, to require, that they will make thole provifions for the fupply of the King's troops which by that act they are directed to do, immediately came to a refolution to provide a fum not exceeding 200 l. Sterling, for fupplying his Majelly's troops doing duty in that province, with the following articles, viz. firewood, candles, vinegar, and falt, bedding, utenfils for drefling their victuals, fmall beer or cy. der, not exceeding five pints, or half a pint of rum, or in lieu thereof, 3 d. Sterling per day, to each man refpectively; and alfo to defray the expence of providing neceffary carriages for the faid troops on their march through any part of this province, and for the hire of barns and out-houses for their lodgement, in fuch places where no barracks are; to continue for one year, to commence the firft day of November next."

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Pittburgh, Oct. 1o. It is feared here, that an Indian war will break out in the Spring. This apprehenfion is grounded on an act of hostility, committed by a party of Indians, on their return to their own fettlements among the Six Nations, from an unfuccefsful war with the Cherokees. They met with two of our batteaus, richly laden with goods for the Illinois country, which they plundered, and murdered ten of our people. This fpecimen of their difpofition toward us, is confidered as a prelude to further mischief.”

"Charlestown, Dec. 4. On Wednesday Jaft Oucconnoftota, or the Great War rior, Attakulakulla, or the Little Carpenter, and Korrinaw, or the Raven, the principal chiefs of the Cherokees, the eldest fons of the two first named, three other young men, and two interpreters, failed for New York, with letters and credentials to General Gage and Sir William Johnson, from the fuperin,

tendant of the fouthern district, relative to their embaffy, which is to treat on a peace between their nation and the northern Indians."

Charlestown, Nov. 20. They write from Weft Florida, of the 29th past, that the whole number of Choctaws that mustered to go out against the Creeks were upwards of 800; but they all returned without feeing the enemy except the Red Captain, one of our fastest friends in that nation. He, with a party of fortytwo men, were set upon near the Cahaba river by the Creeks, who killed him, his fon, and twenty-four others. The Choctaws blame a white man, a trader, for betraying them to the Creeks. Letters from the country of the Creeks say, that they were 100 in number, that they killed 30 out of 40 Choctaws, and brought one prifoner home, whom they burnt. They declare the Choctaws behaved with great bravery; for when they had fought till their ammunition was expended, they rushed in amongst the thickest of their enemies, knocked them down with their tomahawks, and the butt-end of their mufkets. The Creeks own the loss of twelve men, among whom were Molton, another good friend of ours, his fon, and the Oakfufkee king. The victors delivered the gorget, medal, and commiffion of the Red Captain, who was a great-medal chief, to Mr Hewitt, a trader, in order to be tranfmitted to the commiffary, or the fuperintendant who appointed him.

We hear Gov. Grant, and the fuperintendant's deputy, are now holding a meeting with a great number of Creek Indians at Picolata in Eaft Florida.

Thurfday laft John Stuart, Efq; fuperintendant of Indian affairs for the fouthern department of North America, returned from the fouthward. The Creek Indians who had their fettlements at Oconih destroyed by a gang of villains lately, having received fatisfaction from Gov. Wright, no farther ill confequences are likely to follow that outrage. And the apprehenfions of the people who fled from their fettlements on St Mary's river, are fo far removed, that they have returned to their habitations.”