Solling, and detached a large body of horse and foot to the high road that leads to Eimbeck. This body was inftantly attack ed, and totally routed, by general Luckner's huffars, and between 3 and 400 taken prifoners, most of them cuiraffiers : all that could not escape by flight were cut to pieces. "During this tranfaction, general Luckner in perfon attacked in front, with the regular and light infantry, the enemy, who were in order of battle. The enemy, after having stood Luckner's cannonading, and perceiving our infantry advancing up. on them in front, retired in tolerable good order towards the foreft of Solling. In the mean time colonel Freytag was engaged with the light-horfe, and endeavoured to take the enemy in the rear, who did not think proper to wait for this attack, but difperfed themfelves with great rapidity in the foreft, whither general Luckner is gone after them. Our lofs is very fmall. The Brunswick chaffeurs have only four men and three horses wounded, and mone killed. Among the prifoners taken from the enemy, are one colonel, and two majors. "On the 15th at eight o'clock, the Brunswick hunters marched. General Luckner's corps rendezvoused about Daffel. Capt. de Campen was fent to obferve Hoxter. Our march was towards Uflar, where we arrived at four. As foon as our huffars and hunters fhewed themfelves on the rifing ground near Wohle, and were turning about to attack the enemy, they retreated by Allerfhagen to the high mountain called the Sonnenberg, which is the post they intended to have taken before our arrival. The heavy horfe could not advance fast enough to overtake the enemy. Some cannon arrived, and when they began to play, we foon diflodged the enemy from this advantageous poft. They retreated with fo great precipitation, that the light horse were not able to get up with them. However, they purfued the enemy in fuch a manner, that they were forced to retreat into the Solling on a full gallop. Lieutenant-colonel de Stockhaufen had before posted himself in the Solling with his hunters and cannon, having entered it by a detour. He attacked the enemy's infantry, which was pursued by the Brunfwick huffars, and defeated. We have taken two pair of colours of the regiment of Jenner. Befides which, we have above 30 officers prifoners, and upwards of 400 men. have also taken from them 400 horses. We ***************************** TH DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. HEY write from the Hague, that amidst the promises given by general Yorke, that nothing should be done in the congrefs, contrary to the interefts of the Republic, he makes no mention of any indemnification for the loffes which the Dutch have fuftained by English privateers; which, however, is an article that the States have not loft fight of. It is at prefent under confideration in the assembly of the States of Holland. SATURDAY, August 1. They write from the Eat-Indies, that as foon as Pondicherry was in the poffeffion of the English, the Nabob made his triumphal entry into the town, ac companied with his brother, both being feated, according to the manner of the country, in a kind of wooden tower, borne on an elephant; after that, fix more, with the chiefs, two and two each on an elephant's back; then followed his twelve wives, in a fort of covered cart, drawn by buffaloes, with many others of his train and army following, differently equipped with bows and arrows, lances, fire-arms, &c.--He is a handsome-featured man, of a good deportment, with a copper-colourred complexion, and feemed highly to enjoy the cavalcade-It is faid he will make the navy and army a handsome prefent, on being put into poffeffion of the whole country, as he will then be the moft powerful Nabob in India. The materials of Pondicherry will be employed in rebuilding Fort St. David's, demolished by the French the beginning of this war. SUNDAY, August 2. The following ladies kiffed his majesty's hand, upon their respective appointments, under his majesty's intended confort: viz. Ladies of the Bed-chamber. Dutchefs of Ancatter, who is also mistress of the robes; Dutchefs of Hamilton; Countess of Northumberland; Lady Effingham; Lady Weymouth; and Lady Bolingbroke. Maids of Honour. Mifs Evelyn, Mifs Meadows, Mifs Bishop, Mifs Beauclerk, Mifs Wrottefly, and Mifs Kirk. Women of the Bed-chamber. Mrs. Dashwood, Mrs. Brudenell, and Mrs. Herbert. MONDAY, August 3. Benjamin Fox, for the murder of his daughter, and George Worthcott, for the murder of a woman who paffed for his wife, were executed this day at Gloucester; and their bodies delivered to the furgeons for diffection. It is remarkable, that tho' Fox had hung the ufual time, when he was brought to the Infirmary, he breathed very distinctly, and upon opening a vein, it bled with as much freedom as if he had been perfectly in health. Among the preparations at Spitalfields, for the royal nuptials, a fuit of cloaths is weaving for a lady of quality, which will amount to 361. per yard. The pattern coft 100 guineas drawing, TUESDAY, August 4. Whitehall. Late last night the directors of the Eaft-India company received dif- Copy of the Orders Prince Ferdinand of Brunf -patches over land, from the president and council of Bombay, giving an account of the furrender of Mihie, on the 10th day of February last, with all its dependencies, on the coast of Malabar, by M, Louet, commander in chief of the French garrifon of that place, to Thomas Hodges, Efq; commander at Tellicherry, and to Hector Munro, Efq; commander of the king's and company's troops on that expedition. St. James's. The following is the lofs of the allied army in killed, wound, and prifoners of war, in the battle of Fellinghausen, on the 16th of July, 1761. wick delivered the Day after the Battle of Fellingbaufen, on the 16th of July laft. July, 17, 1761. "His Serene Highness duke Ferdinand of Brunswick has been graciously pleased to order lieutenant-colonel Beckwith to fignify to the brigade he has the honour to command, his intire approbation of their conduct on the 15th and 16th. "The foldier-like perfeverance of the Highland battalions, in refifting and repulsing the repeated attacks of the chofen troops of France, has deservedly gained them the highest honour. "The "The ardour and activity with which the grenadiers pufhed and purfued the enemy, and the trophies they have taken, justly intitle them to the highest enco. miums; and the intrepidity of the little band of Highlanders merits the greatest praife. "Lieutenant-colonel Beckwith begs leave to add, that the humanity and generofity with which the foldiers treated the great flock of prifoners they took, in his opinion, does them as much honour as their fubduing the enemy." [The little band of Highlanders abovementioned, were commanded by captain Patrick Campbell, of Barcaldine, of colonel Campbell's regiment.] WEDNESDAY, August 5. This day, Haffen Bey, ambassador from Tripoli, had an audience of his majesty, to deliver his new credential letters. His majefty has fignified his pleasure, that the parliament of Dublin, which stood prorogued to Tuesday the 25th inftant, be further prorogued to Thursday the 22d day of October following. THURSDAY, August 6. The thanks of the merchants of Liverpool were prefented to the right hon. the earl of Halifax, for his lordship's great attention and unwearied endeavours to promote the commercial interefts of these kingdoms, whilst he prefided at the board of trade; which his lordship received in the politeft manner. The merchants of the city of Bristol have alfo prefented their thanks to the faid nobleman on this occafion. At the affizes at Warwick were tried, before Mr. Juftice Fofter, two actions upon the ftatute of George II. for bribery and corruption at the late election of members, to reprefent the borough of Tamworth; when the juries (which were special in each action) brought in verdicts for the plaintiffs. The Rev. Mr. Langton, dean of Clogher in Ireland, having been to pay a vifit to the duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth in Derbyshire, in his return home to his brother's houfe, riding too near a precipice, the ground gave way, and he and his horfe fell down; the horse was killed on the spot, and Mr. Langton expired about three hours after. FRIDAY, August 7. A letter received from Lifbon, dated June 28th runs thus: "On the third in 445 stant we were visited with a most violent shock of an earthquake, but not quite fo durable by about a minute; which if it left ftanding; it was ten minutes past fix had, my opinion is, few houses would be in the morning, an hour when numbers the fhocks (for there were two or three were in their beds; but the violence of fuch, that the streets were instantly filled of them with a trifling intermiffion) were with naked people, fome with shirts and fhifts on only, and numbers without either." MONDAY, August 10. We learn from Petersburgh, that on the names-day of his Imperial Highness the Great Duke, and his Imperial Highness the young Great Duke, a poor failor, to celebrate the holiday with extraordinary devotion, had placed a candle before a favourite faint on board a lighter, that was lading at the warehouses, to which it fet given, the whole was utterly destroyed in fire; and as no affistance could possibly be a few hours. It is impoffible to fix the lofs with any certainty; but it is generally computed, that the quantity burnt is poods of flax, which may be reckoned at 500,000 poods of hemp, and 200,000 one million of roubles. WEDNESDAY, August 12. 6th, we have the following particulars: By a letter from Gibraltar, dated July "His majefty having been graciously pleafed, as a mark of his royal approbation of the many and eminent services of vice-admiral Saunders, to nominate him the most honourable order of the Bath; to be one of the knights companions of and to commiffion major-general Parflow, inveft him with the enfigns of the faid commander in chief of this garrifon, to order; and his majesty having been pleafed to fignify his royal pleasure, that the ceremony fhould be performed in the most circumstances would allow thereof, therehonourable and distinguished manner, that by to mark his majesty's juft fenfe of the constant zeal and fignal abilities which fervice of his king and country; Saturvice-admiral Saunders has exerted in the day the 4th inft. was appointed for peradmiral came from his ship to the waterforming the ceremony. About noon, the port (or usual landing-place) wearing the barge, and attended by the captains of his ftar of the Order; his flag flying in his fquadron in their barges. At his landing he he was received by major-general Parlow, and faluted with nineteen guns from the garrifon. The proceffion was made from the water-port to the church where the ceremony was performed. The whole was conducted with great magnificence. THURSDAY, August 13. From Goree in Africa, we are informed of a fire that happened there on the 14th of March laft, which in a few hours confarried the whole town to afhes, (except three houses) together with several officers quarters. The furgeons inftruments and medicines they regret the moft, as they are not retrievable in that country before the fickly feason, which approaches. There was good fupply fent out for both garrifons, but unfortunately the vessel was cut from Senegal bar, by a French frigate. FRIDAY, August 14. The rich diamond stomacher for our in<tended queen is quite finished, and is the richest thing of the kind ever yet feen; the capital ftone of which is worth 15,000 1. and the whole piece is valued at 300,000 1. SATURDAY, August 15. A letter from commodore Keppel was received by Mr. Clevland, dated in BelleMe road, July 28th, and is to the following effect: "The enemy's fecond attempt to remove the fhips attending the demoVition of the works upon Aix, has been as ¡ineffectual: and difgraceful to them as their first was. The indefatigable pains ~and skilful manner in which captain ChapJen, of the Furnace bomb, has directed the deftroying the enemy's fortifications and works upon the island, has been fuch, that at would be injustice in me not to acquaint their lordships of it. The whole is now finished, or within a day of being fo, when it will be unneceffary to keep the fhips any "longer fo near the island; and the enemy may then, if they please, take a view of the ruins." A letter from Sir Thomas Stanhope, to commodore Keppel, dated in Bafque road, July zzd, fays: "Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, the fix prames that were in the Paffe de Filles, attended by fome row-gallies, and a great number of launches, crowded with 'men, dropt down upon the first of the ebb, and placed themfelves between the Ifle d'Ent and fort Fouras, from whence they played on our fhips in Aix road, with twelve mortars, and upwards of feventy pieces of heavy cannon, till past two o'clock; when the reception they had met with from his majesty's fhips obliged them to retire with difgrace to their former station." MONDAY, August 17. An account was received from Scotland, of the funeral of the late duke of Douglas'; whofe corps was carried in great pomp on the 3d inftant from the Cannongate, to be interred at Douglas. His Grace dying without iTue, the peerage of the illuftrious houfe of Douglas now extinct, or finks into the family of Hamilton. There are few kingdoms in Europe where the name of this family is not known, and fome of their great actions recorded. From them are defcended the noble family of Scoti in Italy; and in France, Charles VII, in reward of their military fervices, created two of this family, the one duke de Turenne, the other count de Longueville. In Mufcovy and Sweden there are feveral great families of the name; and at Dantzick, in commemoration of that city being relieved by a Douglas, a triumphal arch was erected, which at this day makes one of the gates of that city, and still retains the name of Douglas-Port. The family of Douglas, according to all our hiftorians, were created lords of parliament in the reign of king Malcolm Canmore, about the year 1061; in 1357 they were created earls by king Robert Bruce; in 1633, marquiffes by king Charles F. and dukes in 1703, by her late majefty queen Anne. For their fervice to their country, this family had three noble privileges allowed them by the king: 1ft, That they should have the first vote in parliament. 2d, That they fhould lead the van of the army in the day of battle. And 3d, That they should carry the royal crown on all public folemnities. The late duke was the nineteenth generation of this noble family, in a direЯ male line. WEDNESDAY, August 19. As lieutenant Pierce was returning from Corftly fair, (where he had been recruiting) about a mile from Frome he was accofted by two men, who lay under an hedge with reap-hooks in their hands, and as they advanced towards him, the lieutenant asked them if they would enlist, upon which they were very abufive; he then bid them go home and eat their bread with quietnefs; upon which one of them ftruck at him with the reap-hook, and cut his arm almoft off, fo that his life is defpaired of. THURSDAY, Auguft 20. The lords of the committee of council appointed to confider of his majesty's coronation, have been pleased to order, That upon the day of the coronation no fires whatever be made, either in, under, or mear any part of the fcaffolding erected, or to be erected, on account of the faid coronation, in Westminster-hall, the abbey, or elsewhere, upon any pretence whatfoever and in cafe there fhould be a neceffity for perfons to go under the scaffolding with lights, that they be obliged to make use of lanthorns. SATURDAY, Aug. 22. Whiteball. The king has reftored Thomas Fowke, Efq; to his former rank and precedency of lieutenant-general in his army, and appointed him a major-general on the establishment of Ireland, in the room of major general Archibald Douglas, employed in Germany. His majefty has appointed John Barrington, Efq; major-general of his forces, to be a major-general on the establishment of Ireland, in the room of Sir John Cope, knight of the Bath, deceased. The king has order'd a conge d'elire to the archdeacon and chapter of the cathedral of Landaff, to elect a bishop of that fee, void by the translation of the late Bishop thereof to the fee of St. Asaph. And alfo a letter recommending Dr. John Ewer, to be elected to the faid bifhopiric of Landaff. By a letter from Sir Charles Saunders, dated in Gibraltar Mold, July 20, 1761.. to the lords of the admiralty, we are inform'd, that captain Proby, in the Thunderer, who was cruifing off Cadiz with the Modefte, Thetis, and Favourite floop, in order to intercept the Achilles and Buffon, has fallen in with and taken those hips, and brought them into that bay. On looking into Cadiz on Thurday morning, the 14th inft. he miffed the French hips, and at two in the afternoon of the 16th, he difcovered them, Cadiz then bearing E. in the diftant 9 leagues: about one morning of the 17th, the Thunderer came up with and began to engage the Achilles, who ftruck after an action of about half an hour, Cadiz then bearing E. S. diftant 19 leagues. The Thetis 3 came up with the Buffon about feven the fame morning: they engaged alfo about half an hour, when the Modefte coming up, and firing fome guns, the Buffon ftruck. The Thunderer is pretty much damaged in her mafts, yards, fails, and rigging, had 17 men killed in the action and $13 wounded, 17 of which are fince dead. The Thetis had alfo fuffered in her mafts rigging, &c, but has not one man killed or wounded. The lofs of the enemy is not yet known. The fecond and third lieute nants of the Thunderer are among the wounded, and the former of them is in a very dangerous way. Capt. Proby alfo i ceived a flight wound in his right hand. MONDAY, May 24. This day the Anthem for his majesty's marriage, compofed by Dr. Boyce, was rehearfed in Hickford's room; the words are as follow: A Grand Féftal Symphony. Chorus. ̧« The King shall rejoice in thy ftrength, Lord: exceeding glad fhall he be of thy falvation." Duet by Mr. Savage and Mr. Cooper. "Thou haft given him his heart's defire, and haft not denied him the request of his lips."...... Chorus repeated. |