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burghers from the Danish troops, that were quartered in their neigh, bourhood, are entirely diffipated.

The citizens have agreed to the loan of the million of rix-dollars which the K. of Denmark demanded, & the troops were drawn off without committing the least outrage. His Danish majesty is to repay the principal in a limited time, and to pay 4 per cent. till the debt is difcharged. The city of Hamburgh was threatened with a bombardment, and military execution, in cafe the magistrates refused to lend the money.

The Emperor of Ruffia has accepted of a regiment of infantry in the K. of Pruffa's fervice; accordingly it has been given out, in orders, that the regiment of Seybourg fhould for the future he named the Emperor's Reg.

A congrefs was begun the 12th inftant at Berlin, under the mediation of his Pruffian majetty, for adjusting the differences between Ruffia and Denmark. In the mean time, 60,000 Raffans continue their march from Colberg thro' Stettin, under the command of Gen. Romanzor, in order to add weight to thofe negociations; while, on the other hand, the Danish forces are held in the best order imaginable.

In Silefia, Major Gen. Grant, commandant of Neifs, has fucceeded in an enterprize against the Auftrians, near Otmachau, in which Gen. Drafkouitz, who commanded the Auftrians, with 17 officers of note, and 400 men, were made prifoners.

About the latter end of laft month, the Ruffian auxiliaries joined the Pruffian army near Breslau. His Prufian majefty led the Collacks to the Auftrian fore-pofts, which they attacked, and made fome prifoners. They were highly pleafed with the honour of fighting under the king's eye. Gen. Czernichew, with the infantry, paffed the Oder on the 28th at Auras, and on the 30th his majesty gave a grand entertainment to the officers at Liffa. On the first inft. his majesty marched from Klein-Tintz, the Ruffians leaving Lila at the fame time, and encamped on the heights of Sack-witz. This motion obliged M. Daun to retire in the might to the hills of Kuntzendorf. As foon as the king got notice of his retreat, he decamped on the ad, at four in the afternoon, and marching all night to the neights of Wurben, pitched his tents at three in the morning at Butzelwitz. The heights of Strieges

he caused to be occupied by a body of troops under Gen. Weid. On the sth at ten at night, Gen. Weid marched by Reichenau, towards a body of the, enemy, which occupied the heights of Aldelbach. At the fame hour the king took the fame rout, with 11 Pru fan and 10 Ruffian battalions, 15 fquadrons of dragoons, 10 of huffars, a regiment of Ruhan cuiraffiers, the Mol dau huffars, 500 Bofuiacks, and 500 · Coffacks.

After a brifk and uninterrupted cannonade, Gen. Weid drove the enemy from fome heights planted with cannon, to the bill of Engel. He afterwards tried, with four battalions, to diflodge them from that eminence alfo; but as he found that enterprize attended with great difficulty, he defifted from his project, and retired. On this occation, 300 men were killed or wounded; and the lofs of the enemy was at least as many.

Tho' the enemy maintained their ground on the hill of Engel, M. Daun abandoned in the night his advantageous camp at Kuntzendorff, which Gen. Ziethen caused to be occupied by his troops; fo that the enemy's army was cut off from Schweidnitz, and that fortress left to its own ftrength.

The king went afterwards to encamp on the heights of Seidendorf, and on the 8th inft. Gen. Weid had pe netrated to Weisse in Bohemia, at the fame time M. Daun lay encamped between Borfdorf and Tanhausen.

The Auftrian account of this action magnifies, as ufual, the lots of the ene my; but acknowledges that M. Daun was obliged to quit his strong camp at Kuntzendorf, in order to defeat the defigns of the Prufians on his magazine at Friedland, and to preferve his communication with Bohemia.

About the middle of last month the Prince of Bevern was detached with 15 battalions of infantry and a regiment of horie and huffars, to join Gen. Werner in the Upper Silefia; upon whofe approach, the Auftrian Gen. Beck abandoned the neighbourhood of Ratibor, and retired into the county of Tetfchen.

On the 27th past, all the enemy's army in Saxony advanced against Pr. Henry's left wing, in order to attack it; but the colunin which was to have made the first attempt upon that fide where Gen, de Hufen commanded, met with fo great a lots from the vigorous, fire with which they were received, that M. Serbelloni was obliged to re

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treat. The Prince has fince driven the army of the Empire into the heart of Franconia, and pushed a corps under Col. Kleift into Bohemia.

In Weftphalia the army of the allies has been equally active, & no lefs fuccessful. On the 30th past an exprefs arrived from Pr. Ferdinand at the court of London with the following advices: Wilhelmftabl, June 24.

The Freneb army has been furprized this day in their camp of Graebenftein, by his majesty's forces. The marshals D'Ettrées and Soubize had incamped their troops between that place and Meinbraxen The center of their army was posted on a very advantageous eminence, their left wing inacceffible by feveral deep ravines, and their right covered by Grachenftein, leveral little rivulets, and by a body of troops under the command of M. de Caftries, pofted at Carldorff, Prince Ferdinand made the following difpofitions for attacking the enemy:

General Luckner, who was fituated on the Laine, having Eimbeck in his front, with fix battalions of grenadiers, four squadrons of dragoons, and eight (quadrons of huffars, to obferve Prince Xavier's motions, who lay incamped with his corps de referve between the Werra and Gottingen, received orders in the night, between the 22d and 23d to march to Gotfbubren in the Reinbarts-Wald, with the grenadiers, four fquadrons of horse, and his own regiment of huffars. The Heian huffars were ordered to remain near Mobringen, in order to conceal his march, and to observe Pr. Xavier. M. Luckner began his march from Hallenstadt on the 23d at fix in the morning, got to Ular at noon, passed the Wefer at Bodenfeldt at fix in the evening, and towards night reached Gotfbubren. He had orders to proceed on the 24th, at three in the morning, to Marendorff, and to form between that place and Udenbaufen.

M. de Sporcken passed the Dymel at Sielem, at four in the morning, with 12 battalions of Hanoverians, and part of the cavalry of the left wing, in order to march by Reinbarts-Wald, between Hombrexen and Udenbaufen. As foon as he had formed he was to attack the enemy's corps, which was pofted at Carlsdorff in flank, while Luckner charged their rear; and, if he fucceeded, was to continue marching in fuch manner as to take the enemy's camp at Graebenftein both in flank and rear.

Prince Ferdinand paffed the Dymel at 4 in the morning, with 12 battalions of the English, 11 battalions of Brunswickers, and eight Heffian regiments, together with the English cavalry, and part of the German ca valry of the left wing, with an intent to draw up behind the ponds of Kalle.

The picquets of the army formed the

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van-guard on the left, and the Chasseurs of the English and German infantry, commanded by Lord Frederick Cavendish, with Freytagb's Hanoverian Chaffeurs, that of the right, in order to feize upon the Langenberg.

The Marquis of Granby was to pafs the Dymel at Warbourg, between two and three o'clock in the mouning, with the reserve under his crenmand, to march by Zieremberg and Zieberhausen, upon the eminence which is oppofite to Furflenwald, in order to fall upon the left wing of the enemy. This whole plan was put in execution, We were in prefence of the enemy before they had the least apprehenfion of being attacked. However, M, de Caftries had time to retreat, and did it with a very small lofs.

Prince Ferdinand came on in the centre, and gained ground. The enemy, seeing themselves attacked in front, in flank, and in rear, were not long in taking their party: They ftruck their tents and retreated. Prince Ferdinand pursued and pressed upon them as close as poffible; and they would, without doubt, have been entirely routed, if M. de Stainville had not thrown himself with the grenadiers of France, the royal grenadiers, the regiment of Aquitaine, and other corps, being the flower of the French infantry, into the woods of Wilhelmftabl, to cover their retreat. That refolution coft him dear; his whole infantry having been taken, killed, or difperfed, after a very gallant defence, excepting two battalions, which found means to get off. Some of thofe troops had before furrendered to Lord Granby's corps; and, upon the coming up of the army, the remainder, after one fire, furrendered to the 5th regiment of foor.

Lord Granby acquitted himself upon this occafion, with remarkable valour, and had a great share in the victory.

All the troops behaved extremely well, and fhewed great zeal and willingnefs; but particularly the firft battalion of grenadiers, belonging to Col. Beckwith's brigade, which distinguished itself extremely.

The enemy's army retreated under the cannon of Caffel; and a great part of it paffed very haftily over the Fulda.

We have taken between two and three thousand prisoners, feveral @andards, and colours. M. Reidefel attacked, beat, and totally overthrew the regiment of FitzJames, took 300 of their horses, and their two ftandards.

Our lofs in men is very inconfiderable, amounting only to between two and three, hundred; and we have no officer of diftinction killed except Col. Townsbend.

The French infantry consisted of 100 battalions, and the allies had no more than fixty.

In this action 162 officers, and 2570 men were taken prifoners. The lofs on the fide of the allies, was 4-officers, to noncommission

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commiffion officers, 94 rank and file kilJed. 2 officers, 18 non-commiffioned officers, 253 rank and file, wounded. 4 offi. cers, 5 non-commillioned officers, 306 rank and file, miffing.

138 horfes killed, 68 wounded, rog loft. Lift of Officers killed, wounded, and Prifoners.

Killed, Lt. Col. Townshend of the footguards; Lieut. Robinson of Hodgson's regiment; Lieut. Cock, of the artillery; Cornet Hornbracht, of the regiment of Ffiarf.

Wounded. Capt Middleton, of the footguards; Lieut. Barbelly, of the regiment of Rborden.

. Prisoners, Lieutenants Power and Irwin, of Maxwell's grenadiers; enfign Madan, of the aft regiment of foot-guards; Capt.' de Wenfe, of the regiment of Wangenbeim.

The account which the French give of this action, is contained in the following Journal, published at Paris by Authority:

“On the 23d of June the enemy's whole army paffed the Dymel, and at night the Englifo advancing on our left towards egenberg, from whence they might get to Caffel before us, the marshal d'Etrees and Soubize thought proper to quit the camp of Grebenfiein, to arrive at Gaffel before the enemy. This march was performed in the greatest order. The Marquis de Caftries, with the corps under his command, which had been detached before our right, to obferve the allies, rejoined the army, after having fuccefsfully charged the enemy feveral times with his cavalry: The regiments of Alface fuftained with the greatest Branefs the shock of the enemy's cavalry, and killed them many men ; a confiderable number of prisoners was also taken in this part.

On our left, the Count de Stainville, feeing the English advance to feize the heights of Wilbelmflabl, and being sensible of the importance of that poft, attacked them, Rotwithstanding their great fuperiority, in the decifive moment for the fafety of our army in its march. He fucceeded in two moft vigorous charges, and took from them feven pieces of cannon. At the third charge, the grenadiers of France being too far back in the wood, feveral companies of that corps, and part of the regiment of A.

This Col. Townshend was Henry Towne fbend, fecond fon to the Hon. Thomas Tornbend, Efq; member for the university of Cambridge: he was a colonel in the footguards, and member for Eye ih Suffolk. He had diftinguished himself on feveral occafions, At Guadaloupe he had the misfortune of be ing pushed overboard in the landing of the troops, but his black faved his life by jumping after him. In the laft campaign in Germany, he was fhot through the arm, and in this engagement he lof his life, feeking the Roft of honour that his duty did not require,

quitaine, were furrounded by the enemy's whole right wing, and taken prisoners, This is the only difafter that happened during our march.

On the 24th at night, the army encamped near Caffel, and the corps under the Marq. de Cafiries was placed before the right wing. The 25th, we pitched our camp at Landwerbagen, on the territory of Hanover, our right wing extending towards Munden. The count de Stainville remained in the entrenched camp under Caffel, The corps under the count de Lufate took post on the other fide of the Werra.

Yesterday (the 26th) the allies fent uş back the prifoners they took on the 24th. Their number amounted to 1600, most of them belonging to the grenadiers of France, the royal grenadiers, and the regiment of Aquitaine. There were also among them fome private men of the regiment of Poitou, This regiment and that of Aquitaine formed the brigade which distinguished itself fo much in count Stainville's attacks.

From the returns of the regiments that were engaged, it appears, that our lofs in killed and wounded doth not amount to 900 men, The chevalier de Narbonne, Col," of the grenadiers of France, is the only officer of distinction that is killed, The marq. de Peyre, and the marq, de la Rocbelambert, colonels of grenadiers, and the duke de Picquigny, are flightly wounded.

The prifoners we made amount to 300, and the killed and wounded of the enemy to many more. Of the feven pieces of cannon taken by M. de Stainville, in his' repeated attacks, five were taken at the third charge; the two others, which are heavy cannon, have been fent to Caffel.

Yesterday the Marthals established their head-quarters at Landwerbagen. The allies are encamped between Wiibelnflabl and Hobenkircben.

Such is the reprefentation which the French give to the Public of the defeat. of their main army, the confequences of which already begin to appear more and more to their disadvantage.

The corps under Prince Xavier of field in the Hanoverian territory at the Saxony, which encamped near Dranf time of the action near Wilhelmftabl has fince crofled the Werra, to join the main army of France; but in its retreat lost its hospital, baggage, and medicines, with the efcort that con-ducted them. An action has likewife happened, in which the Marquifs of Granby and Lord Frederic Cavendish greatly diftinguished themfelves. M.. de Rochambeau had affembled fome brigades of infantry and cavalry near Hombourg, with a view to cover the communications of the enemy's army

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being informed, orders were iffued for diflodging him. The troops deftined for this fervice were the chaffeurs of the infantry of the army, Freytagg's chaffeurs, and Bauer's and Ricdeje!'s huffars, under La Cavendish; with the brigade of British grenadiers, Elliot's, the Blues, and four Hanoverian qua. drons, commanded by Lord Granby: Upon the first attack, the enemy prepared for flight; but Lord Granty per ceiving their intent, marched, all his corps as fast as poffible, till the enemy's cavalry, who put on a good countenance, faced about, and began to move at a great rate. His lordship made two onfets with the greatest ardour and fuccefs; but the enemy's cavalry falling fword in hand upon Elliot's dragoons, that regiment would bave fuffered greatly, had not Col. Harvey, at the head of the Blues, passed the village on full gallop, and put a ftop to their fuccefs. The enemy gave way on all fides, the grenadiers, and Highlanders purfiring with their ufual ardour. The lofs of the allies was inconfiderable, that of the enemy very great; 250 prifoners were taken, and the whole country, cleared of the French, Fritzlar, Feltzberg, Lobr, and Gudernberg, are now occupied by the allies, and the communication between Caffel and Franckfort entirely cut off. The enemy are in pain for their magazines, which, if destroyed, will reduce the troops to the greatest diftress. These are fome of the confequences of the late victory, which begin to thew themselves more and more every day, as nothing escapes the vigilance of Prince Ferdinand.

On the 25th the Hereditary Prince in perfon, at the head of 400 horfe, made an attack on a body of the Pr. of Conde's army, commanded by M. de Conflans, but was repulfed, and his Highness himself made prifoner hy two huffars, who were carrying him away, when 40 of Bock's dragoons came up and rescued him.

The Pr. of Conde, immediately after this action, detached ten battalions to reinforce the army on the Upper Rhine, where the French houthold troops, which were encamped near Dunkirk, have orders to repair immediately...

Later advices. fay, that the French evacuated Gattingen, after blowing up the fortifications, and spiking the ar tillery which they could not carry offe But fcarce had they been gone twelve hours before they came back, 'feem(GENT. MAG. JULY 1761.)

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ingly in great confufion, and took poffeffion again of that unhappy defenceless town. It was foon known that they did not return by choice, but were forced to it, because their communication with the grand army was cut off. It is added, that the Marthals d'Etrees and Soubife are fo ftraightened by Pr. Ferdinand, that they have fent for the whole army from the Lower Rhine, under the command of the Prince of Conde to join them, in order to try, if poffible, to re-open the communication again with Franckfort, and their other magazines, but as the Hereditary Prince keeps pace with them, it is probable his march may be difconcerted; or if this fails, the Hereditary Prince is at hand to join Pr. Ferdinand as foon as Conde fhall join Soubize.

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A private letter from Dillenburg of the 15th inft, however, takes notice, that M. de Chamborant, at the head of 360 French picked troops, had advanced to Warburg, where he furprized the British bakery and provifion waggons, deftroyed a great number of them, car ried off about 10 horfes, and took the Englife commiffary and 83 other perfons prifoners of war. 'Tis added, that the Englib army could not maintain itself long in the landgraviate of Heffe-Caffel, for want of provisions and forage. The French give out, moreover, that in Eaft Frizefland, and its neighbourhood, they have deftroyed 17 magazines, estimated at least at four million of livres. They have collected 100,000 crowns from the county of Lingen, and nearly the fame fum from the county of Tecklenbourg. They propofed to have gone to raise contributions at Oabrug, and to deftroy a large magazine there; but being much fatigued, and fearing, befides, to be cut off by a fuperior Hanoverian corps, pofted near a wood beyond the village of Lenerick, they returned to Billerbeck to join their divifion. There is however a fmall detachment, which is not yet returned: It is gone on a bold enter prize, to burn an immenfe magazine on the right of the Ems, near the fea, of which an account is hourly expected.

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The operations of the Spanish war in Portugal, feem to proceed but flowly. The Spaniards have put a strong gar rifon into Chaves, have abandoned Moncorso, and are destroying the fortifications of Miranda and Braganza; but find it it difficult to subsist in that

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MONDAY,

Hiftorical Chronicle, July 1762.

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WO perfons who pretended to be Turks, one about 60 years of age, the other 18, were apprehended at Exeter, for having by forged papers, collected large fums of money. On examination they proved to be Jews and impoftors; and the old man, who had a beard above fix inches long, was fentenced to be fhaved; which operation, by the help of half a dozen ftout fellows to hold him, the old Hebrew was obliged to undergo in Court. They were both afterwards whipt out of the city.

THURSDAY 24.

His R. H. the Duke of York went on board the fleet at Portsmouth under the command of Adm. Hawke, and next day fet fail on a fecret expedition.

FRIDAY 25.

The council of fate at the Hague refolved upon a lottery of 2,305,000 florins; to confift of 38,0:0 lots, 18,200 winning prizes; and 462 premiums.

SUNDAY 27.

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in which the militia of moft of the Southern counties have already pitched their tents. WEDNESAAY 30.

A foreigner paffing a centinel in the Park in a hurry, was afked where he was going, and answering in a furly manner, was flopped by the centinel, whole bayonet he snatched from his fide, and run him thro' the arm. He afterwards drew a knife from his pocket, and was going to ftab the foldier, but was prevented by more foldiers coming up, and taking him into cuftody. He was afterwards tried for this fact at the quarter feffions at Wefiminfier, and fentenced to pay a small fine, and fuffer a year's imprisonment.

At a court of common council held at Guildball, complaint being made that divers perfons conftantly row on the river Thames on the Lord's day, not being authorized fo to do, contrary to the ftatute in that cafe, made and provided; it was ordered by the court, that the rulers of the company of watermen, be enjoined to use their utmoft endeavours to dif cover all perfons who fhall hereafter offend againit this ftatute, many inconveniencies having arifen from apprentices going up the river in cutters, to the annoyance of fober families on the banks of the Thames,

The heath on Bloreme bill in Monmouthfbire has taken fire, continues burning, and in fome places has confumed the peat fix feet deep.

In Scotland, the woods of Rothmurcus, and the fine forests of Glenmere and Glenfiddick, have been in great danger from the fame caufe. The woods of Abernethy have fuffered prodigiously, and the neighbouring inhabitants have been employed night and day in diverting the courfe of the flames.

A great Moor near Pately-bridge in Yorkfbire, out of which peats ufed to be dug, is on fire, and continues burning under ground, to the great terror of the inhabitants; a man and two horfes having funk in and perished.

The High Moors near Sheffield are on fire, for 30 miles together in fome places; and at Ap over near Chesterfield, the inhabitants are in the greatest terror, the earth being all on a fiery glofs for four inches deep. By fo many infances from various places, it should feem, that these fires are not maliciously kindled as the people fuppofes, but happen from fome natural caufe; owing, perhaps, to the exceffive heat of the Sun acting upon the inflammable matter of the exhalations.

Five of the White Boys condemned at the affizes at Waterford in Ireland ter treasonable practices in burning the houfe of John Fervive at Menabue, were hanged and quartered purfuant to their fentence. But it is remarkable, that two of the fame mob for burying a man alive, were only burnt in the band, and fentenced to be imprifoned two years. Upwards of 80 perfons in the whole, were in goal to be tried at this affizes, but fuch was the lenity of the judges, that only five were condemned to die. This lenity, however, does not feem to produce the defired effect; for letters from fe veral parts of Ireland take notice, that the Levellers begin to fhew themselves again, in as great numbers as ever, pulling down boufes,

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