... A 2 E T T E, Feb. 8 Whitehall, Feb. 8. His Majefty's Ship the Saphire, com- manded by Capt. Holmes, being on a Cruize on the Coaft of Portugal, and in Company with fome homeward bound Merchant Ships, which he was convoying into the Sea, faw two Sail on ...

... only 15 Days from Cape Francois. She had taken __ New-England Ship in the Lat. of 34. the Matfter and Crevf of which Lord Banff retook in the Privateer, afid was cmi* fing to find the Ship when this Letter came away. ...

... the faid Place are wanting; And w e ftill continue to hear of the Damages done to Shipping along the Coaft ; but no Intelligence is ye,t receiv'd of tneir tfames: Two Ship's founder'd near the Bay, one of which appear'd to be a new one, of 300 Tons, the ...

... and erroneous, and may now bcrcftihed, and the whole Arc of Guaging render'd abfolutely certain, concife, rational and intelligible. As this Difcovery will be of great Service to the Publick, under the Infpcction of the Commiflioners of the Revenue, 'tis ...

... from Majorca. hlorence, (in Italy) Dec. 17. M. de Gages having receiv'd a falfe Intelligence that a confiderable Number of Troops were on board his Britannick Majefty's Ships that were go- ing into the Adriatick, in order to be landed on that Coaft, fent ...

... ance from Vienna, who took the Rhine in his Way, haying a Packet to deliver to Duke d'Aremberg, where he had cer- tain Intelligence that the Englifh, Hanoverians, and Heffi- ans, would join the Auftrians (who had ?? the Rhine) on the twenty-fir.. Inftant ...

... (heir fmallefl Ships and three Gallics haul'd up to the Head of the Harbour, out of Gun-fhot, and two large ones, of 60 and 40 Guns, moored clofe over to the orher Shore, as there Were not depth *>t W«t«r for rhem to go up the Harbour. One Ship was laid acrofs ...

... of St John's; we had our Men under the. Protection of our Guns, as nothing could pafs' to hurt them.; but could gain no Intelligence, a Pary of Horfe and Foot, of about 200 Men, conftantly patroling along Shore, from the Bottom of the Bay of Sofa to Vineros ...

... one of them being a Ship of War, feveral Pri- vateers, and the reft Tranfports. Our Veflels had between them 130 Men, with 20 Spanifh Priibners aboard: They at- tack'd and took two Privateers and one Tranfport, and drove the King's Ship aftiorc, with two ...

... Afterwards we had Advice-that he touch'd at Villa Franca in the faid Ship, and at laft, that he put into Leghorn 11 bout the Middle of February : That he receiv'd there on board his Ship feveral of the principal of the exil'd and feditious Chiefs of the ...

... Affairs of Germany. We have Advice from Philadelphia, that two Private that Province have taken and brought in there, two Sj Ships of great Value, bound from Cadiz to Lc Vera* It is currently reported, that at the Meeting of the' ment a Bill will be brought ...

... fuppofe in Queft of 'em. They write from Portfmouth, that his Majefly's Ship, the Captain, of 70 Guns, the Hon. John By'ng, Efqj Commander, had taken in the Bay of Bifcay a French Ship, call'd the Dau- phinc, Capt. John Darragorry, bound from La Vera Cruz ...