that excellent fovereign. Selim, his nephew, foon fhews how unworthy he
is of being his fucceffor. The wealth of the Grand Vizir, Juffuf Pacha,
dooms him to be the first victim to his avarice and cruelty. His deftruc-
tion followed by that of many others on the fame bafe motives. New Sultan
changes all the plans for conducting the war which had been formed by
his predeceffor and by the late Grand Vizir. Precipitancy, weakness, and
rafbness, along with rapacity and cruelty, the characteristics of the prefent
reign. Turkifo commanders and troops lofe all their wonted fpirit, hope, and
vigour, a misfortune which foon produces the most fatal confequences. Small
but fevere war carried on between the Ruffians and Turks through the
winter in Moldavia, as well as in the Budziack. Young Tartar prince,
fon to the Khan, killed in an action near Bender. Humane and honourable
conduct of general Kamenskoi, with respect to the body of the prince, and in
reftoring it to his father. Grateful acknowledgments of the Khan to the
Ruffian general for his generofity and compaffion, and the pious confolations
with which he endeavours to footh his own grief. War renewed with
great animofity along the frontiers by the Turks and Auftrians upon the
expiration of the armistice. Empress of Ruffia exceeds even her ufual
magnificence in the rewards and honours which he bestows upon the con-
querors of Oczakow. Has not yet given up her defigns on Egypt, where the
Baron de Thorus, late Ruffian conful at Alexandria, being fent in difguife,
and furnished with powers to make great proposals to the Beys to induce
them to enter into a treaty, and excite new commotions in the country, the
Baron is feized by Ifmael Bey, and fent bound, with his credentials and
papers, to the Turkish Basha, who commits him close prisoner to the castle of
Grand Cairo. Defperate and ferocious valour displayed by the Bofniacs,
fighting entirely on their own account, in defence of their eftates, families,
and country, against the Auftrians. Turkish Spirit finks totally before the
Ruffians. General Dorfelden's victory on the banks of the Sereth; purfues
his fuccefs, attacks the Turkish ftrong camp at Galats; forces the camp;
feizes the whole as a spoil; and routs, difperfes, or deftroys the enemy's
army. War rages in Transylvania and the Bannat. Marshal Laudobn,
with the Auftrian army on the fide of Croatia, makes preparations for the
fiege of Turkish Gradifca, where he had been foiled the preceding year.
That place, the grand outwork to Belgrade, and hitherto famous for its
repeated fuccessful refiftance, ftrangely abandoned upon receiving a bom-
bardment. The Marfbal immediately commences his preparations for the
fiege of Belgrade. Prince of Saxe Cobourg has the fortune of retrieving
the bonour of the Auftrian arms, by obtaining the first victory of any
moment which they gained in the course of the war. Totally defeats and
ruins an army of 30,000 Turks, under the command of a Serafquier, in the
frong fortified camp of Fockzan, in Wallachia. Prince of Anhalt Bern-
bourg, with a part of Kamenfkoi's army, defeats a body of Turks who
were going to the relief of Bender, and takes the whole convoy. New
Grand Vizir, with a vast army, totally defeated at Martinefti, by the
prince of Saxe Cobourg and general Suwarow, with very inferior forces.
Grand Turkish army totally difperfed and ruined. Belgrade befieged and
taken by Marshal Laudohn, who grants favourable conditions to the gar