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A Summary of the State of EUROPE at the beginning of the Year 1739.

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HE interefts of the feveral Powers of EUROPE never fluctuated more in time of the moft general war and confufion than they have for fome years paft; which yet have not been remarkable for any great event tending to the advantage of Religion or Liberty: And though every crown has been concerned to facilitate or retard the views of the contending parties, it is not eafy to determine who has gained moft by the many schemes and alliances which have, more or lefs, alarmed every ftate in Europe.

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fhewn, that they want neither courage to sustain an attack, nor judgment to improve an advantage: We have seen their frontiers invaded by two powerful empires, who sent four confiderable armies upon them at one time, with fuch rapidity as threatned no less than their meeting in the heart of the Sultan's dominions; yet they have prevented almost every danger that threatned them from fo formidable an invafion, at the B least expence of blood that can be imagined; a few well-judged marches and counter-marches having prevented the hazard of general engagements: and fome flight blockades have avoided the lofs of blood, the famine and mifery, C that conftantly attend fieges; Oczakow, Perecop, Niffa, Orfova, Ufitza, &c. having been taken from the Turks with much expence and difficulty, but regained with uncommon eafe.

The TURKISH empire has long been looked upon as able to raise a prodigious number of troops on any emergency; but those troops were commonly Before the opening of the laft cam thought deftitute of the difcipline ne- D paign, the Grand Vizier was depofed, ceffary to enable an army to act with and fome officers whom he most infuccefs; and their want of commanders trufted, were executed. On the adfufficiently experienced in the art of vancement of his fucceffor, who now war, has been used as one argument of fills that high office, we were told by the ease with which the Ottomans might repeated accounts from all quarters, be difpoffeffed of the many valuable E that he was the most ignorant hotprovinces they hold in Europe; and the headed minifter that ever was raised to great propensity of the fubjects of the fo high a trufl; that he was wholly unPorte to infurrection and rebellion, has fkilled in civil government, and knew helped to strengthen the opinion of its not any thing of the art of war; being being incapable to withstand a general equally contemned by the divan, and attack from the feveral Powers whofe F hated by the army: But, from what has dominions join thofe of the Grand Sei- happened during his ministry, we muft gnior. But the late bravery and con- think him greatly mifreprefented, or duct of the Turkish forces lay us under peculiarly happy in his affiftant couna neceffity of changing our fentiments fellors, and prudent commanders. with regard to their courage and skill in martial operations; for they have

The countenance and support which Prince Ragotki, hereditary Prince of

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rebel named Saris Bey Oglew, who has laid the whole neighbourhood, and even the city itfelf, under contribution, and is now faid to command above 20,000 men.

Tranfilvania, &c. for fome time received from the Grand Seignior, has probably been of confiderable fervice to the Turks on the fide of Hungary; it being generally faid, that the natives of that and the adjacent countries have so warm an affection for that Prince, as The empire of Russia has, the two inclined them rather to chufe being go- laft campaigns, gained great honour by verned by a Turk who fupported him the valour and conduct of its troops; with dignity and honour, than even by which indifputably is in a good meaa Pope who they imagined kept him fure owing to the great refort of Genfrom the poffeffion of his inheritance. B tlemen from other countries, who are And the Porte appears fo fenfible of this, drawn thither by their love of warlike that, as an honour before unheard of, actions, and the generofity with which in March laft the Grand Seignior con- ftrangers are received by the illustrious cluded a treaty with that Prince, con- Miftrefs of the Ruffian empire; who, far fifting of eleven articles; the principal from confining her favours to her own of which were, "That Prince Ragotski C fubjects, or rejecting any for being born "fhould be acknowledged Free Sove- under other governments, makes me"reign of Hungary and Tranfilvania; rit the fole object of her regard. And "that the Chriftians, fubjects of the that the bounty fhe bestows is not ill"faid Prince, fhall have the free exer- placed, is evident from the services done "cife of their religion in the Ottoman by our brave countrymen under the "empire; that the election of his fuc- D Ruffian banners. And we may surely "ceffors fhall be according to the laws be indulged to take a little rational " of the country, independently of the pride, in finding no action of confequence "Ottoman Porte: On condition, ne- performed in which the Gentlemen of "vertheless, That in case of a war in this nation are not in a particular man"Europe, Prince Rogotski shall march ner diftinguished for their bravery and "to the Grand Seignior's affiftance with E refolution: At the head of the Ruffian "an army of 100,000 men." Soon fleet we find a GORDON; in the highafter this treaty was figned, a design eft rank of the army, a KEITH; and was discover'd among many of the Hun- DOUGLAS, LESLEY, and many more, garian Nobles, to introduce the Prince fend their names from the extremities into that kingdom; whereupon his Im- of that vaft empire, and even from the perial Majefty published a reward of F inmoft plains of Tartary; which was 6000 florins for his head; which when not long ago obferved by the author of the Prince was acquainted with, he in- one of the London Daily Papers, as an ftantly proclaimed a reward of 100,000 inftance the Scots nation might juftly ducats for the head of the Archduke, boaft; "while our countrymen, added dead or alive. The death of this "he, have few other feats to brag of Prince is confirmed from Widdin, and G " but what are performed in the Haywill, probably, have confiderable effect "market on an opera or masquerade on affairs in Tranfilvania and Hungary. "night."-But, to return,

A peace between the Turks, Ruffians, and Imperialists, was much talked of last winter, and is now revived; but the present success of the Turks leaves not much room for the Chriftian Powers to expect the Grand Seignior will agree to any articles of advantage to the enpires with which he is engaged.

The country about Smyrna has for fome time been greatly molested by a

Though the fuccefs of the Ruffian arms, in almost every attack they have made upon, and in every skirmish they have had with the Turks, is confirmed from all quarters; yet the large extent of the countries lying between the Ruffian territories and the scenes of action, have rendered the advantages arifing from thefe operations much less confiderable than might naturally have been

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