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v' ..’lUC ^ A '*— **-•• A v^jtfum h . 118 S A 'J Y 'u u 1 T H t ~ New-York Gazette^ -ww From Jdttitiryzj. to Monday Tebuarj f. 1727 . Cddiz, October 1^1 ^ .> - S IR Char Its Wager's Squadron, for (everal Days, has been cruizing betweep Cape St. Vincent and this Place*, artd^Yclterday Morning they came to an ^nchor off our Bay, the Admiral - Ship having a Bine Flaf at his Forc-Top-Maft*Head. ThisDay they weighed again, but Rill continue in Sight, which occafi- 011s much unea finefs here, A fmall Tender be longing to the Squadron iscome in^to ltopa Leak; hcrCaptain reports, that they have had very bad Weather, and that he fhall wait for Letters from Mr Wander Meet . The Ad vice-boat for I* Vera CrusLy is ftill in Port. Dsrrvckj Oftober 18. Count Mwrite of Saxony is ftill here, The State* of Courland have fent to the Royal Com- Itiiffarics the Cond’tions on which they confent that the Dutchy be incorporated to the Repub- lick of Poland, but this Affair cannot be termi nated but by, a Dyct, The Rufliart Generals have •gain proteftcd igainft the Decrees pronounced by tht Royal Cdmittiori againft the ReVerfalia given bv the States of Courland, and againft all they had don^foritrary totnelntercftsof th«Em- perorof Ruflla. T6 this they were anfwercd^ •That the Repiiblick continued in a Refolution to maintain its Liberty; and that it wonJd never fuffer Laws to be impofed on it by any foreign power, Hamburgh, Oltcber 2* CyrillWych, Envoy Extraordinary of Great Britain, has celebrated with touch Munificence the Coronation ot their Britamicb Adajeftier, The Day before Yefterday his Excellency pate a Concert of Mufick, aecompanfd with very fine Illuminations, invented by lAuladiird his Se cretary, and reprefentcd in a Triumphal Hall* adorned not only with greatVarietyof F.iTibleriis,’ lnfcriptions and gilded Statues-, reprefenting the moft famous Kings of Englandy but alfo a Tri. iimphai Arch, illuminated and fcpportcd by 4 Columns of a clear tranfparent Red; one favf behind that Arch a clear magnificent Machine, illuminated, which defcended from the Cloudi, and which was adorned alfo with diversColumns flying Angels, and tranTparent Feftows. As foon as the Machine difa ppcared, was feen a Scene Upon an Elevation of feveral Steps, other fine Illuminations adorned with Emblems & I nfcrip- Jions; and when the Scene wag open’d we faw* upon a ftill higher tlevation, aGloiyof Cloudi and Column* of Clouds, all Tranfparcat, with Providence iu the Middle; having on her Right* Wifdom, and on the Left, univfrfaf JWe, accom panied by divers Vcrtues and iT»tp Dreflef. Thefe Illuminations furpafied, for Magnificent* and'fine Contrivance, all that had ever been feoi here. Yefterday this Minifter treated in thefime Manner, thofe of the Englifh Nation whoitffcie here, as alfo feveral Gentlemen and Ladies, and on Monday next his Excellency will terminate the Feaft with a Concert of Mufick, followed by a i?all in Malques. The Society of Englilb Mer chants, made alfo the Day before Yefterday, a grand Fcaft, which began with afumptuou* Dinner, and all prefent wore white Cockadt* with this Infcripion, God blefs King GEORGS the Second, and Quean CAROLINE his Soonfe* In theEvenina two Fountains ran with Red and White Wine for the Populace, and there wag a very fine Uluipination before the Hotel, and the Feafl concluded with a very magnificent Supper, &c. Pienndy 0 &. 15. Yefterday Count C§mgft§, our Ambaflador at the Court of Spain was decla red Vice-Roy of N a /le s . ,, Paris f Nov. j We eiped every moment a* Exprefsdifpached from Madrid by Count Rot- tembourg, with the King ot Spain’- Anfwer to tbe laft propofals which that Court made to him. Tarisy Nav . 8. On tbe fiift of thi* Month^ M -de Barenscbtdy 3d Plenipotentiary of Sfdn^ had the honour to wait on the King and Qpeen* who received him very gracioufly; f ^ ' . London, Novem ber 9 , Brig. General SkIs**, having received Order* to repair forthwith to the Court of Berlin &C*f[elt his Excellency embarks in a day oj two on board a Yatch for Holland, pn his way thither. , We are informed that a Scbrme will be laid before the Parliament the next SefJion, which wifi raife fome Hand red Thoufand Pounds fer jUnuhiy by preventing the pernicious pra&ice of fnixtngof Stalks cut and coloured with Tobacco beiidcs encrcafmg our American Trade in that Commodity a 3d part home Confirm ption, at well as agreat Encouragement toour Handicrafts* <£*<:. ElieKut Burge />, Efq; is Appointed his fty's RefidcntatFcnfcc. On Wednefday Evening the Dutchefs of few dalr and her Niece, the Counttfi of arrived here from Hanover* JO*