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D U B L IN, Augusts
THE public attention hath been lately
fo much cngroiTcd by French affairs,
that it has but flightly conJidered ;an event
that is- likely to be of more importance.
That is the invafionand difinemberment,
af not the entire fubjetion of the great,
-warlike andcxtenfivc kingdom or" Poland.
Its original extent was about 700 miles
from N.toS. and 23 much from B. to V.
In.: n ,i iiucli curpilcJ ly the three Roy
al Plunderers, who each ot a large fliarc.
Finding the pillage fo eafily made, they
feemcd not contented ith their booty,
but within a few months paft refolved to
get more ; and the prsfent diftraaed ftate
of that country fecms liliely to throw the
entire kingdom into the; hands of Ruffia,
which already bounds the whole of the
North and Eaft fide. I ! v::
However, it is not likely that the two
otner comederates will tamely behold ' the
- . . x 1
late to prevent the diftnernbering of Poland,
at lead we ought; in found policy, iotoaft
as to Jet it be divided by feveral powers ra
ther than fall under the hands of one ! M
. F A L M O p T H, Auguft 91! I
The object of the c
Lord Ho w e's fleet is now off this port j
a 44 gun frigate, and a fifty gun (hip f rom
the fleet arc jufiput in here, who inform
us, that the French yre thrse fhiDs' in
number lefs than our. fleet 5 and haying the : the Frenchcities
wina in tneir ia vour, JLord liowe, with his
beft manoeuvres could not bring them; to
aclion. Every fhip was cleaied and prepa
red for battle on Tuefday evening I laft, but
on Wednefday morning the ! French fleet
were got fafe into Br eft . hatbour. ' The
French (hips are all painted black. I )
tclighij&ppcroE fa of Power.
i ; AUCUkT 10.
.' The Auftnans are Idling up the trenches
all round Valenciennei j and it is a very Ke-i
ii vrr Tai- "iC I0rncations
win De razed.
mbined powers, now
P L Y M O U T H, i Auguft id.!
1 elterday at fioon arrived here his Majef-
A few hours after the Eurydice came in
eIrlonofDaat2ickHnthno.rtnnnf R. i ic -ivionaay morning and chafed her on
fia, gFvin her the command of? the-mat 1 Uxo5c.on V16 COalt :of ance BeWJleA
river Viflula, by which al mo ft every article
or export comes down tc
zick and lbinr. .This
v South Weft, between
and the Crapack
runs north eal
city of Cracow
II. :
the ports of Dant- r r74"JS'l 7 i X 6 I W
r;V(4;r;lec i C. Carpektkr, from the fleet, when (he
river riles in. the -. t - .
thP rnnri nfa,, Mcit 1112111 y wcrt cruiling ott and
mountainofHunkary. It a necn.una upe.. la the courlej ot
1 thro' Little Poland, hv tr- u-u' " l rc.., tne .neetgot
5 at Sandomir it receives V the renthUwice, but that fcthey
the river San and then turns north by War- TlS r t0 Pd jachtimc, that
, to, pifles Plocike and Culm, land fills in- ord HoU'E cou.d not bring them to aaion ;
to the Baltic at Dantzic, ana by another. thr number altogeer.faid totof22 fail;
. Branch, to I the Fifli-Kcok and Elbing. nd it now poled ihey may be ;ot mto
i TJL Vtt U!auwrito the fca' immeiifii 1 . -Vj; ; ;r :Vh'."' ".:"kr
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aucu agamic iranc$ , appears to be as iol-
T"l. 1 f lrt . :.-' '-'":!
x -cn ancir.auiih eets to inveft
lie French cities in the Medit
attract the attention of the Republic to that
quarter and to affithe Sardinians in re
covering their country; and in entering
France. " ' ?
The Spaniards croffing the Pyrenees, are
to penetrate.irito France, and by capturing
the fortified phces, to eftablifli a '"cordon of
polls fufficientto prevent the introduaion
of French principles into Spain ; and to af
fift in the re-,eilabliftiment of tKc " rerrafcor'y
prieftsThe fleet under Lord Howe is faid
to land a force in Brittany, to allilt, the re
bels, if any are left unconquered. The
Pruffians are to enter Alface and Lorraine :
The'Auflriahsitp march in the Duke of
Brunfwick's trackto Paris, and the Englilh
to attack Dunkirk.' This is the work faid
to be cut cut for.-the prefent . campaign ;
whether the Frehch will not fpoil'thc fafhion
cf the fust ; arid, to alter the allufiony' teach '
them all. , . " l
' Thetrue war-dance of Briinfwick reej!
, ' And raanusl.exercife of httlg ' ,
Make them jrJve up, like Saints, complete,
The &rm ddhand, tiuut.'je feet;
VOlK,
ijKe cnrutians.
undifllir.bli
And
1 Salvation out bv fear
l3 :yet in the womb off
developed under a number oi weeks.
and trcinHnr,
cannot
be
Wh
ox
quantities ot grain of diflererif kinds, fpi
ccs, fait and furs, and,:if poilelTed by.Ruf
ila will leave,. Royal,, and Ducal Prufiia.
entirely at its mercy.
AV lien theie cuxumftances are duly ; con
t t. Ml !
L O N D O N. ; Auffuft! 6i
It is evidently the defign of the Emperor,
ultimately to retain in hii hands, and to annex
to hisAuttrian do iunioiis, the frontier garri-
fidered, it will not appear extraordinary if Yon towns which fliall now be taken from the
inc Jvmg ot l ruma mould loon grow tired -1 French, at the joint expence of all the allies
of employing - his ftrength j againft , the . but chiefly of the Englilh. , j AVhen "he has
frencn ; and mould think otdefendinir his . I done this the firft
claim to part of Poland at leaft, of protect
ing his own dominions againft a powerful
and reftlefs neighbour, now coming to live
too clofc tojiim : and as it muft be highly
detrimental to Great-Britain! that Rufiia
mould acquire addition to hei already too
extenfive dominicns it is within the bounds
fpeefbus pretext for
quarrel with Pruflla and England will put in-J
to his hands alt that the Great 'Frederick!
won, and the power of united Europe will
not. fave from his gripe he jftates ; o ! HolI
land Such is the glorious war in which wc
are fo happily engaged
pOiTefiion of the cfty of Cohde, he did" it.
not in the name-of LoUisXVIf, but in the
names -of the Emperor of Germany, and
King of Pruffia. Thus it appears plain, that
the partition of France is the object of the
combined powers' What England is to re
ceive, on dividend day, is unknowncer
tainly not ralencienhes. If (he can take
Dunkirk, againft, which ilie is. bending her
force, that poflibly may be her's Ifnot
flie may: get fome millions more in debt-
and the pieafing fatisfa&ion of having paid
the piper." .
NATIONAL CONVENTION, Aug.'iS.
The National Convention, defirous to
add to the precautions already taken by the
oiobabi.ity.th bo:h (he ana PrufT.a may frigate arriveJ on Saturday atfthe idmiralty.' ( Toric" bf ZlducnA ZvXln
Jeave AWlria to folic affairs, as well . as iV . wifh difpatches from :EarI Ho We. : The ?:r! ,ZSZLjJS "f?"
us to cohfider of the firft neceffity), decree
can with France, and-make a feparale peace
In concert. For it is manifeft1 that it will
be more to the intereft of Cricain, that
lVuflia lhould poflefs the ports of Dantsic,
lilbin, Pillaw, Konigfburgh 'and Memel,
than that either fliou'd fall into the heads of
lluflia, who has ahcady'Rigo, Revel, Nar
va, Cronftadt, Percjfburg, &c. l
For. every acceflion , to the Ruluan. mari
time power, Bri:ain may thank her. own
imprudence and want - of-policy-. AVhilft
that kingdom had only land forces, howe
ver numerous they were, we had nothing
to fear from them. And when we afliiled
- them to form a navy and taught the Ruffian"
"Bear to fwim as well as walk, the "brutifti
tin worthy bcaft.began to be formidable. If
ever Ru Ilia fliould be able to overawe S .ye-.
den and Denmark, (which does not feem to
be placed at a very diftant period) then Bri
tain can draw naval (lores froai the Baltic
.only at her p'eafure, which muft be very
cUftreflirtg, as we have great dependence on
her fjr hemp, pitch, tar, iron, Sec, and it
"is pretty evident that any increafe of ports
md territory in Poland will much accelerate
that dependence. Hence it is more the in
tereft cf this empire tb aflift Poland than to
' .intermeddle with France ; and if it is tco
with difpatches' from Earl Howe. ' The!
j noble Admiral fell in with the French fleet!!
conuiiioir qi iourieen mips qi tne line, and . .
lix frigates, off MJetflt fo advantageoufly Breadj bifcuit, all kinds of flelh, fifli
fituatcdastomaxeitimpoffiblcforjhis cyder, wine, brandy, vinegar, oil,
. hip to bring them to adion. The two) faIt honey, . -fugar, fcap, lard, coals, iron
fleets continued in light of each other for-; univrought or melted, paper and linen,
feme time5 but at length the French . through ftufts milliner , (exceping fi.k) cannot, af-"
the favour of a bhfk gale made off, and ter the publication of this decree, be per
were completely out of fightlwhen the Eu- mittedtobe exported frpm the territories
rydlce was difpatched, "The Englifli fleet j cf the republic: '
rcoj5fted of lo fliipsoi ; the line. .The T Poland, that unhappy kingdom, refifts the
FrerRh fleetformed in a hilt: on the approach ; fatg prepared for it, but we fear the 1 oppb-
of-Jtne Britifh fleet, and offered battle ; but
tby were not by any dexterity of manoeuvre
td be drawn from their pofition. I U, j
i The inaction hitherto of Lord Howe and
. Hood-, reminds us of the ftory of the two
Irifh labourers ; the .firft was allied what
he was doing ; to which he anfwered, I am
huCy. doing nothing; the. fame queftion being
put to his comrade, he faid he wasj bel' ing
him.
fition will have but little cffeQ. That re-
fpedling the form of the new oath to he ta-
i ken by marflialBielinfliy has, we learn by
i the laft letters Itom Fo.'and, been bained in
a moil extraordinary' manner, which ftiews
1 the inutility of any oppofition. Thofemem
I hers of the diet who rejected the new form
'' were put under a'rrcft in their houfes, "and .
1 were not permitted to go to the Aflembly
I till nftpr theMVlarihal harf tikeh the oath, in
i , A: perfon who arretted to pals tor a great j the form prefcribed, in the, prefence of
fcholar, was afkedby'a friend, j what was i fome members difpofed to conferit to it.
meant by pofthumws works ? t Works, faid : J-ne latter, informed of the plan, went'to
he, that a man writes alter he is dead. . , the feflion early, and ,when tne former ar
I Old Kate only fwallows Poland by way of rived, the oath was, taken. The King him-
a luncheon, bhe has a larger territory ;, in ; feif who at prefent ftands firm at the ; head
view for her dinner s after hich Ihe .will ; 0f oppofition, is not txempt frorn thefc
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