Historical Chronicle. December, 1739. SATURDAY, Dec. 1. Dmiral Balchen failed from Pli mouth with two Men of War of 70 Guns and four of 60 to join Admiral Haddock on the Coaft of Spain. A A TUESDAY, 4. A General Court of the S. Sea Com. pany, agreed that all their Bonds bearing Intereft, amounting to 95,000 1. be paid off, Intereft to be allowed to March the 24th next; and empower'd the Court of Directors, if need be, te borrow any Sum B not exceeding 65000l. MONDAY, 10. The Princefs of Orange was brought to Bed at Leewarden in Frifeland of a Prin cefs, who liv'd but half an Hour. The Selfions ended at the Old Baily, when & Perlons received Sentence of Death, viz. Wm Barkwith, an Attorney, Charles Spinnell, the Father-in-law, James Shield, and Tho. Dent his Sons, for the Highway, Jofeph Eades, for Horfe stealing, Richard Turner, for ftealing a Quan. tity of Plate, Loghlin Rennels for enlisting Men in foreign Service, and Susanna Broom for the Murder of her Husband. Ended the Poll at Bristol for a Member of Parliament in room of Tho. Cofter, Efq; decd. the Numbers for the Hon. Edw. Southwell, Efq, 2651; for Edward Combe, Efq; 2203; fo the former was returned. THURSDAY, 13. C D A Cabinet Council held at St James's, Men out of each Company E appointed of the Footguards for Serjeants and Corporals to difcipline the Marine Regiments. The Standard for enlifting to be 5 Feet 5 Inches, alfo 1800 Men to be taken out of the Land Forces, and 205. Bounty-money and 10s. for Shirts and Shoes, to thote who offer to go voluntarily At Broughton-Aluph near Wye, Kent, a Jockey undertook to cure four Parifl Children of fcald Heads; for this Purpofe he apply'd a Wash of Arfenick and Hellebore, which kill'd three of them, viz. two Boys and a Girl, in less than 10 Hours. THURSDAY 20. His Majefty went to the House of Peers, and gave the Royal Affent to an Act for laying 4 Shillings in the Pound on all Lands, c. and a proportionable Cefs in Scotland for 1740-For continuing the Duty on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry For better providing Ships of War with G Seamen. After which both Houses adjourn'd to the 8th of January. FRIDAY 20. Eleven Malefactors, viz. 9 Men, and 2 Women, condemn'd the last and two preceding Seffions, were executed at Tyburn, of which Sufanna Broom was drawn on an Hurdle and burnt. WEDNESDAY 26. The Corporation of Governors and Lord Charles Cavendish. John Delme, Efq; TUESDAY 25. The St Jofeph Carracca Ship, a rich Prize, taken from the Spaniards, arrived" in the Thames, from Portsmouth, having had great part of her Cargo taken out to lighten her. Males Chrifined Buried STOCKS. 5. S. Stock 97 Annu. 110. New Annu, 110. 3 per C. Ann. 110. Monthly BILL of Mortality, from Novem. 27, to Dec. 25. 5702 Buried. 1933 In Mid, and Surry Bank 139. Circul 2. 15 s. Pr. Died under 2 Years old. -- 654 1933 5 180. Mil. Bank 114. Between 5 and 10 India 159. Between 10 and 20 -Bonds 4. 7. Pr. Between 20 and 30 African 13 Royal Aff. 88. Lon. ditto 11 & Between 30 and 40 50 60 455 25.421. 1993 70 ---- 122 7p.C. Em.Loan 110 Wellh ditto 15 s. Between 50 and 1933 Wheat 27. per Fuar. 423. Beft Hops 31. 156. Coals 36 s, per Chaldron, N. B. For the yearly Bill of Mortality, fee the Supplement for this Year. Befton in New-England. A Privateer of this Place attacked a Spanish Veffel of 20 Guns, after an obftinate Fight of fome Hours the Captain offer'd 100 Guineas to the first Man who would board her; one Robinson, of Cavan Street, Dublin, im mediately jump'd upon the Quarter Deck. of the Enemy, arm'd with a Cafe of Pi ftols, and meeting with the Spanish Captain, fhot him through the Head, upon which the reft, after a faint Refistance, furrender'd. The Merchants of this Place, on account of Robinson's Bravery, made a Collection of 200 Guineas, more for him, and gave him the Command of a Priva tecr. Oporto, Dec. 15. N. S. On the 3d Inft. after long and heavy Rains, our River began to rife, and continu'd to do fo for the next 3 Days, till it became fo high, rapid and terrible, as to exceed Defcription. It overflow'd great Part of the City Wall next the Water. Ali the Houfes, Workhouses, Lodges, &c. near the River were overflow'd, and many of them carry'd away, four Portuguese Ships loaden for Brazil and one Swede, were loft; a Portuguese Ship, almoft built, was car ry'd off the Stocks and loft; two English Ships are loft, and another thrown upon the Keys; and one drove over the Bar toSea. The Damage is fuppofed to amount to 200,000 1. On the 17th of this Month the King of Spain publifh'd a Declaration for com mitting all forts of Hoftilities against the Britif King and his Subjects, and for prohibiting their Trade, Manufactures and Produce, and rendering illicit all their Transactions in his Kingdom; and ordering that all English Goods fhall be seized and forfeited, tho' found in the Ships, Shops, or Vehicles belonging to his Sub jets, or the Subjects of his Allies, pro vided they be not regiftred within 15 Days. This Piece is to be follow'd by a Manifefto. N. B. His Catholick Majesty, on better Confideration, has fince thought fit to qualify this Declaration by publishing a freth Order to admit the Importation of English Goods on French and Dutch Bottoms into feverai Ports of Spain, particu arly Cadiz and Bilboa. Lisbon, Dec. 10. The Spanish Garrifon at Oran fuffers much for want of Provifions, the English Ships of War feizing all Vefiels bound thither, and the Moors having left off fupplying them with Provifions, chuling to difpofe of them to the British Squadron; thefe Circumftances may oblige the Spaiards to abandon Oran, in which Cafe the English may poffibly take Poffeffion of it. From Gibraltar, that Admiral 'Haddock, had fent 5 Men of War to demand Reitution of the English Ships taken by the Maltese Gallies under Spanish Colours, otherwile he would treat them as Pyrates. N. Br In our Supplement will be a more complete Account of the Royal Navy than yet published, also a List of the ARMY. Petersburgh. There has been discover'd Amfterdam, Dec. 14. O. S. The Petition of the Counsel of State annex'd to the State of the War for 1740, and prefented as ufual about this Time of the Year to the States General, is a fine Piece. The Purport of it is to fhew the Neceffity of arming both by Sea and Land in the prelent Conjuncture of Affairs. The French and Spanish Ambaffadors do ail they can to divert the States from taking fuch a Refolution, and the former, in a Discourse -on that Subject, thus exprefs'd himself: "The Conduct of the Dutch will regulate that of the King my Mafter; If they aug ment their Troops, he will augment his; if they affilt Great Britain, he will fupply Spain. In fhort, he will act on this Occation exactly in the fame Manner as the States General. Ext. of a Letter from Ifpahan, of July 3. Here have been great Rejoicings for a Week paft for the figcal Victories gain'd, and the valt Treafures taken by our Sophi, formerly ftil'd Kouli Kan, This for tunate Hero won five Battles, in the laft of which the Great Mogtil, Trergon Dagler, Emperor of Indoftan, was taken Prifoner, and fell at the Feet of the Conqueror, who, from a Principle of Generofity, which has no Precedent, not only granted him his Life, but alfo his Throne, on Condition only that he should pay him a yearly Tribute. But the Mogul rallying his Troops to fortify himself in the City of Agra; his Ingratitude was fofoftly pro D voking to our Sophi, that he then purlu'd him as a Rebel, and he not being yet in a Condition to make Head against our Forces, retir'd with his Wives and Family, and pass'd beyond the Bay of Bengal. Our Sophi then took Poffeffion of all the Provinces of Indoftan and the Countries thereon depending, and the better to fecure his Conquefts, order'd 14000 Noblemen of the Country to be brought Prifoners to this and feveral other Cities of Perfia, lo that we fhortly expect them with a Multitude of Camels and Elephants laden with Spoils. From Conftactinople, Nov. 8. we have a different Account, which very much fullies Kouli Kan's Glory, the Luftre of may perhaps be too bright for the Turks to behold without a Shade. They tell us that this Emperor made ufe of Treachery as well as Valour, that finding his Troops diminish'd by feveral Battles, and a great many Places to take in after the Mogul's Defeat, he propofed, in March laft, a Peace with that Prince, only on yielding up two or three Provinces, and furnishing a Sum for the Expence of his Retreat; that Sadu Kan, who had been brib'd by the Perfian, and taken in a sham Attack, to conceal his Treafon, proposed and brought about this Treaty. After which the Mogul gave a grand Enterrainment to Kouli Kan. It was then his Turn to treat the Emperor, who was with Difficulty perfuaded to go by the above Trai tor. Dinner was fcare over, when he was arrefted with all his Retinue. In the mean time Kouli Kan fent 20,000 Men, who treacheroully took Poffeffion of Deli, the Capital, and the Inhabitants having in a Quarrel kill'd 400 of his Men, he lent more Troops to put them to the Sword. 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DEBATES in the Senate of LILLIPUT. (Continued from p. 634.) Continuation of the Speech of Nardac H had it not. Terms, that he gave them fo many Days to confider, if they would make him Satisfaction (upon the Terms, my Lords, which he himself prefcribed) and if they did not in the Time liAmited, that he would come with his Squadron and demand it upon their Coafts from the Mouth of his Cannon. This blunt Speech had its defired Effeet; the Iberians knew whom they had to deal with; therefore they did not treat but submit. E told them what he was refolved to have, and what he would do, if he This pofitive Way of proceeding, my Lords, effected all the Nation could defire, for we don't find in History that any Power was fo bold as to flight his Menaces; they knew him too well to take him for a Bully; C Suppofing, my Lords, we had acted he never fitted out any Armaments, with the fame Spirit, don't your Lordeither by Sea or I and, with which he fhips think it would have had the did not ftrike fome decifive Stroke. I fame Effect? And why did we not act will tell you, my Lords, one Instance: with the fame Spirit? We are more When the Iberians fitted out a Fleet to powerful now than we were in the conquer an Ifle in the Middle Sea, for Days of Clewmro. The Iberians want of Provifions of their own, they D are weaker, and our Provocations are feiz'd upon Corn that belonged to a Lil- much greater now than they were at liputian, to the Value of 30,000 Sprugs. that Time. What Infults, what BarbaOn our Conful's remonflriting against rities, what Breaches of Faith have not fuch a Procedure, they clapt him in Prifon. What did Clewmro do upon this? Did he fend Plenipotentiaries, at a great Expence to the Empire, to examine into the Nature of the Com-" plaints on both Sides? Did he patch up a Convention for regulating the Grievance? No; he ordered his Refident at that Court to tell them in plain the Iberians committed of late Years? They have plundered our Merchants, they have deftroyed our Ships, they have murdered our Sailors; nay, what is more infufferable, they have chain'd, they have tortured Lilliputians: A Method of Punishment this Nation has ever detefted; a Barbarity, which even our worft Malefactors are free from |