420 A. D. 1765. 



of 250 each, and an cxclufive privilege for thirty years ; alfo a compan)- 

 for trading to Turkey with a capital of 1,000,000 rix-dollars ; and an 

 Eaft-India company at Embden with a fubfcribcd capital of 125,000 

 crowns *, of which the fubfcribers were to pay in two thirds ; and the 

 partners of the rained company, which was aboliflied in the year 1763, 

 were entitled to a preference in the fubfcription. 



The city of Hamburgh alfo this year eftablinied an office for infur- 

 ance, with a capital rubfcription of 500 fliares of looo dollars each. 



Nine fhips from the Spaniih American dominions arrived at Cadiz in 

 the month of Auguft, whofe cargoes were valued at eleven millions of 

 dollars, whereof the regiftered gold and fdver were almofi: nine millions : 

 and it is probable, that the unregiftered, or fmuggled, bullion amount- 

 ed to two or three millions more. It is doubtful, if Great Britain was 

 not as mull interefted in the arrival of thofe rich fhips as Spain. 



Some grievous difcontents among the coal-workers in the neighbour- 

 hood of Newcaftle and Sunderland broke out in dreadful excefles, which 

 continued from the middle of Auguft till the end of September. They 

 fet fire to the coals which were ready for fliipping, and even to the coal 

 mines under ground, broke up the coal ways, and deftroyed all the ma- 

 chinery ; in confequence of which about 600 fliips, and 100,000 men, 

 in Newcaflle, Sunderland, and London, were thrown idle, all bufinefs 

 t'onnedled with the coal trade was at a ftand, and coals rofe to an enor- 

 mous price in London. \Vhile all the adjacent country was convulfed 

 with violence and outrage, the coal works at Hartley, belonging to Mr. 

 Delavall, whom the coal-workers diftinguiflied for his humane treat- 

 ment of his workmen, were carried on in perfect: tranquillity : an im- 

 portant ledbn to all, who have occafion for the fervices of a great num- 

 ber of their fellow-creatures. 



The emperor of Morocco informed General Irwin, the governor of 

 Gibraltar, that he was defirous of moving the chief trade ot his donii- 

 nions to his port of Mogadore f, where all ftrangers, and particularly 

 the Englifli, might rely on enjoying every encouragement and protec- 

 tion, with a diminution of the duties on imports and exports, and a to- 

 tal remillion of the anchorage dues annually paid at his other ports, in 

 pov/der, ball, or money. The Britifh merchants, however, were very 

 far from approving of the change made by the emperor, which they 

 confidered as a very grofs oppreffion ; and they alferted that Mogadore 

 would be a very inconvenient harbour for their commerce :{:. 



* A company, whofe wliole capital (if indeed Kerne by Hanno, and the mod antient commc-r- 



there is no mittake in the fiim) was far (hortof the cial cllablidimcnt on tlie weil fide of Africa, 

 cuilk of one Ea!l India fliip, could expccl no very J The fame emperor, when prince, of Saffy, 



great fiiceefs in attempting an Eall-India trade. about t!ie year 1755 maltreated two Uritidi n.er- 



Rayiial has not even condefcenJed to mention canlile holtfef, and robbed tlicm of about ^,"i7,coo. 



this new eilab!ifl".nient, when giving an account of Thefe enormities a!mo!l pctrn end to the refidenee 



the unfortunatt. Eall-lndia trade of Pruifia. [^Hi/L of Britilh r.icrchants, who had tomierly been pr«t- 



fh'ilof. etp"'':t. V. iii,/". 54, cd. 17S2.] ty n'JiiisrotiS in the dominions of Morocco. 



\ Nfogadore is apparently the fmall i.land cu'.ki 3 



