Solution to an ANAGRAM by BELFIELD, The fubftitute for it is ufelefs and vain, What I mean the fair females can only Vol. XX. p. 605. explain. Solution to a REBUS, Vol. XX. p. 608. Solution to au ENIGMA by S. W. Vol. IF I mistake not, the initials com I XX. p. 607. perplex'd how your Was truly In thinking and thinking I was ftill left behind; In anger and paffion I threw it quite from me, And thus was refolved to calmly addrefs t do ?" bin'd, Make York, that great city well known by mankind. GLENN. Anfaver to the REBUSSES, Vol. XX. p. 607 and 608. YORK the first rebus will expound, And Barney in the next is found; BELFIELD Solution to an ENIGMA by S. W. Vol. Solution to a REBUS by S. W. Vol. XX. XX. p. 607. YOUR curious needle, I am forry to fay, By fine and gay ladies is thrown quite away; An Addrefs to the LADIES, in anføver to a CHARADE by S. W. Vol. XX. p. 608. IF any lady of good fenfe With fhilly-fhally would difpenfe, And faft is willing to be tied To a flout young man's loving fide, Anfaver to the fecond REBUS, Vol. XX. The writer of this now declares p. 608. B. That he confents not unawares A bridegroom-ftop I bar all fcolds. Solution to the firft CHARADE, Vol. XX. p. 608. Anfewer to the fourth REBUS, Vol. XX. EACH fair one longs to be a bride, p. 608. And grooms o'er ftables do prefide; If thefe with care you do unite, They'll bridegroom quickly bring to light, Semlin, Nov. 20 OUR troops having attacked the caftle of Sekol, the Turks for fome time maintained an obftinate refiftance, but were at length obliged to yield to fuperior force. In the cafle were found nine pieces of new cannon, a great quantity of provifions and a number of live cattle. Vienna, Nov. 30. An officer from prince Potemkin's army has brought intelligence of the furrender of Bender on the 15th inftant; the garrifon of which fortrefs, with as many of the inhabitants as were difpofed to follow, were to be escorted to Imail. NEW s. the Place Royale, where the grand body of troops were concentered, with twelve pieces of cannon. After a very heavy firing on both fides, D'Alton perceiving that the place was no longer tenable againft fo much bravery, capitulated for the immediate retreat of his garrifon; and the request having been acceded to, about one o'clock they departed with great precipitation, through the Porte de Namur. But as all the foldiers are not equally inclined to follow him, at the moment this is writing they are squabling among themselves, without the city. Already we have got more than 5000 prifoners; but few killed, and no houfes plundered. Madrid, Dec. 14. So alarmed are the court at the growing clamours of the people, that in addition to the anathema publifhed by the Inquifition against the fpirited pamphlets which, in fpite of the vigilance of the police, were daily fpread abroad, an ordinance has been illued, enjoining all perfons (except the grandees of Spain) not fettled in Madrid, and who cannot prove fubftantial reafons for their temporary refidence there, to quit the capital within fifteen days, under a penalty of fifty ducats. If this order fhall be executed rigorously, 20,000 perlons will be ex Brufels, Dec. 12. At length, notwithflanding the armistice, and every other pretence, 500 brave patriots of Bruffels, have dared to engage in battle with 6000 Auftrians. The action commenced yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. The firft attempt was to make prifoners of of all the foldiers who guarded the Mint, and those who were quartered in the different convents. General D'Alton did his utmost from fix o'clock in the morning to negociate an armistice. About deven o'clock 800 men of Bender-D'Aloft entered the city with two pieces of cannon, which they planted on the Grand Place. About ten o'clock general D'Alton thought proper to fend a large de-pelled.-This is evidently meant against tachment in order to release, by for- the French, who are very numerous, cible means, the officers and privates made and who, with the volubility of their naprifoners in the Baffeville. This was the tion, at this moment more than ever infignal for a new engagement, which will flamed, are inceffantly pouring into the be ever memorable for its victory. The ears of the Spaniards the delectable mufic Patriots, no longer able to contain them- of human liberty.-Thefe acts on the felves, routed the whole detachment. To part of government may stifle the spirit the number of 500, at the utmoft, they for a time, but fhewing at once the fears invefted the Great Market, and after a and the weaknefs of the court, they will moft obftinate conflict, they made them-animate the intelligent and thinking part felves mafter of the corps de garde, and of the community, and Spain will no two pieces of cannon, and took about doubt foon recover its juft rank in the 400 Auftrian prisoners. About the fame fcale of nations. time the enaagement re-commenced in all quarters of the city; and, in lefs than two hours the Patriots made themfelves mafters of the barracks of the military and of the magazines, in which they found near 2000 mufquets, befides cartridges, ammunition, &c. Towards noon, they attacked the Park and VOL. XXI. Mechlin, Dec. 18. This morning about eleven o'clock the celebrated Henry Van der Noot, agent p'enipotentiary for the province of Brabant, made his public and triumphant entry into this city, accompanied by feveral members of the ftates, and a number of dignifie 1 clergymen and nobles. He came from H Breda, Breda, and had paffed through Lierre. At the entrance of the city he was received by a deputation from the magistrates and the five trading companies, where he was addreffed and complimented. The answer made by this extraordinary man contained, among other obfervations, the following one: "This great work of our deliverance having been undertaken in defence of our religion and liberty, God has vifibly protected it. It is not to me, therefore, or to any human power, that the fuccefs which has attended it should be afcribed." Mr. Van der Noot then entered the city, where he remained more than an hour, to receive the compliments of all ranks of citizens, when he fet out with his fuite for BruTels. Lisbon, Dec. 20. The American veffels have arrived in fuch numbers lately, as to have wholly relieved us from the difafters that might have been otherwife expected. Moft of the hips have returned home with wine and fruit, it being an established article of commeree between Portugal and America, that the Americans, for any cargoes they fhould bring over, fhall receive one half in the produce of this country. Paris, December 21. On Saturday, after a warm debate in the National Affembly, the plan of finance agreed on by M. Necker, the committee of ten, and the directors of the Caffe D Efcompte was decreed by a great majority in the following terms: "The nutes of the Caife D Efcompte thall be received in payment at all public and private banks till the firft of July, "The Cafe D'Efcompte fhall be att thorized to create twenty-five thousand new fhares, payable by fixth parts, monthly, from January next, one half in money, or notes of the Caiffe. "The dividend fhall be fixed at fix per cent. and the furplus go to an accumulating fund. "When this fund fhall amount to fix per cent. on the whole capital, uve fixths of it fhall be added to the capital, with a dividend on it of fix per cent. "The ftockholders of the Caiffe fhall be repaid at the rate of two thousand livres a fhire, by four equal half-yearly payments, beginning in January 1791. Such is the arrangement between the public and the Caifje D'Efcompte: next follow the ways and means, on the effi ciency of which the credit of the whole plan muft ultimately depend. "A Bank of Extraordinaries shall be formed, to which fhall be carried the preduce of the patriotic contribution, of the fales ordered by this decree, and all other articles of extraordinary receipt. "This bank to be charged with the payment of all public debts and arrears, which the National Affembly fhall order to be extinguifhed. "The domains of the crown, except the forefts, and fuch of the royal palaces as the king may wish to be referved, fhall be fet to fale, and alfo as much of the church lands as, with the former, fhall amount to 400 millions of livres. "The National Affembly will point out the objects aforefaid, and regulate the manner and conditions of the fale, after receiving the neceffary information from the Affemblies of Department, agreeably to the decree of November the 2d. "On the Bank of Extraordinaries fhall be drawn bills of toco livres each, to the amount of the property to be fold bearing intereft at five per cent. which bills fhall be taken in preference in the purchase of the faid property; and of thefe one hundred millions fhall be paid off in 1791, one hundred in 1792, eighty in 1793, eighty in 1794, and the reft in 1795." The new divifion of the kingdom into departments is in great forwardness: the Committee of Conftitution having been materially affifted in their labours by the deputies from the feveral pro vinces. HOME HOME Extract of a Letter from Madras. NEW S. Dec. 4. Prince Erneft Auguftus, his majefly's 5th Son arrived at Florence, with three Hanoverian officers in his retinue. The 3th he arrived at Pifa, where his royal highnefs, for the winter, fixes his refidence. The next day the grandduke was informed of his arrival, and appointed the following morning, at twelve, for receiving the prince: at eleven the fame morning the three eldest archdukes waited upon the prince. At THE letters from the fouthward, received yesterday and to-day, brag account of an oppofition to the detachment under command of Col. Stewart, rather more obftinate than was expected at fo early a ftage; and of an action on the 14th inftant, bravely maintained by the Murdoos as they are called-Vellee Murdoo and Chinna Murdoo, in defence of the fort at Collungoody. The follow-half an hour after eleven, the granding are the particulars mentioned in an Extract of a letter from the Camp at Collungoody. peculiar to the fovereigns of Tuscany. The grand-duke commanded every palace in Tufcany to be ready to receive the prince, and that he fhould be con duke likewife waited upon the prince, and accompanied him in his carriage to the palace, where his royal highnefs "This morning at fix o'clock we be was received by the grand-duchefs, gan the attack, and I am forry to add, it furrounded by the royal family and ex was defperate and bloody beyond expec perienced every mark of honour due to tation; it lafted until near one o'clock his high rank, with every expression of in the afternoon, when the principal vil-politenefs and tenderuefs, fo naturally iage was taken; but it was formed once or twice before this could be effected, and our people were repulfed with the lofs of fome men; the artillery could not get up to fupport them, or they mustantly attended with the carriages, ferhave carried it the firft attack. Lieut. vants, and faddle-horfes of the court. Taylor was shot through the thigh by a musket ball; captain Read flightly wounded in the leg; and, as near as I can guess, four or five of our grenadiers are killed, and 12 wounded, fome of them mortally; many of the 72d are killed and wounded, but none of their officers. Mr. Freer is fhot through the arm, and the bone dangeroufly fhattered--- Enfigus Macklerath, Ridge, and Cormack, are wounded, as is lieutenant Cuppage (flightly) in the hand.-Several Sepoys killed and wounded; the Nabob, who is with us, is alfo wounded. "A deferter from the Murdoos fays, that Chinna Murdoo has loft his fon, and that another of the family is fhot through the neck; a number of their people have been alfo killed and wounded. The artillery have had 15 men wounded, but no officer hurt. Some horfes and a quantity of grain were found in the place." We learn from other accounts that lieutenant Duff, of the 72d, is alfo flightly wounded, and none of the officers dangerously, except lieutenant Freer, and enfign Ridge. 23. Earl Conwallis has totally abolifhed the flave-trade in Bengal, and has iflued a proclamation, declaring, "that all perfons who may hereafter be found, either directly or indirectly concerned therein, thall be profecuted in the fupreme court; and if a British subject, fhall, on conviction, be fent to Europe. I hat in order no perfon may plead ig norance, the proclamation fhall be published every where in his jurifdiction, on the firit of January in every year. A reward of one hundred ficca rupees is offered for difcovering any offender against the proclamation, and fifty rupees more for every perfon of either fex, who is delivered from flavery, or illegal confinement, in confequence of fuch difcovery.. 27. Monday morning before daylight. fome thieves attempted to break into Kensington palace. They firft endeavoured to effe& an entrance at the back part of the building, next the gardens (by which way it appears they entered), but failing in their efforts on that fide, they ventured round to the front where they 11 2 encoun |