for some time, but was to sail 

 about the 28th November. 



The emprefs of Rufsia, in 

 the definitive treaty with the 

 Turks, has insisted upon, and 

 obtained every point in her 

 favour contained in the preii- 

 minary articles, although the 

 signing of those articles cost 

 the Turkilh Minister his head 



historical chronicle. '^''■ 



den, for the protection of their 

 European doiT.inions, is to con-' 

 tinue for eight years. 



Should the king be attacked 

 by any hostile p'ower, the em- 

 prefs engaged to afsiot him, as 

 soon as pofsible after the requi- 

 sition, with 22,000 infantry, and 

 3000 cavalry, to serve where- 

 ever he may have most occf' 



LetterTfrom Jantaica inform | on for them. The ti^ops to 

 «s, that some symptoms of dis- be ready in one, two, three, or 

 turbance among the negroes 

 had been manifest in that island; 

 in consequence of which the 

 goverment had sent all the fri- 

 gates on that station to ' coast 

 round it, and throw in stores 

 at every principal town. 



'The Prince of Conde,- pre- 

 vious to his quitting Worms, 

 afsembled his noble army, and 

 thus addrefsed them : " Gentle- 

 men, 'It is giving you no in- 

 formation to tell you that cir- 

 cunutances compel us to change 

 quarters ; it is a contre teriis, no 

 doubt, but I hope it will not 



aflFect your ardour more than it 



does mine — my resolution is 



fixed not to abandon you but 



ill death : In proportion as wc 



approach the mark, and we are 



hasting to it, we must expect 



that persecutions will increase ; 



but between persecution and 



succcf^ there lies no middle way *, 



we must submit to one in or- 

 der to obtain the other." 



The treaty of mutual guaran- 

 tee and defensive alliance lately 



concluded between the emprefs 



of llufbia and the King of Swe- 



at most four months, fully 

 quipped with arms, provisions, 

 (i;V. She is also to furniih ele- 

 ven (liips of the line and tbrec 

 frigates; the first mounting 

 from sixty to seventy, the latter- 

 thirty guns each. 



The king, in his turn, enga- 

 ges to supply the emprefs w^hei; 

 called upon, with 8oco foot^ 

 and 20C0 horse, six Ibips ox 

 the line and two frigates, car- 

 rying the same rnetal as those ot 

 the emprels. 



Paris Jan. 19. The emperor 

 has ordered quarters to be pre- 

 pared near tbe frontiers, from 

 Neufchateau to Coirton, for 

 10,000 men ; from Coirton to 

 the neighbourhood of Metz, 

 for 5000 •, and magazines of 

 forage, provisions, ^c. &c. for 

 30,000 are also preparing at 

 proper distances. 



His policy is now decided j 

 he makes his stand behind the 

 treaty of Westphalia, and seems 

 to leave the emigrants to them- 

 selves. 



All the late advices from 

 Oforto, confirw the rccoiuUS 



