young Prince of Waldeck, and (as is fuppofed) the Prince of Heffe Rhinfels; amongst the wounded are the Prince of Waldeck and Count Daun. Notwithstanding the many reports that the affairs of the great Count Seckendorf would be fpeedily adjusted to his honour, there is now little probability of his furviving his confinement, his diftempers increafing upon him daily; and his mind is now fo far removed from a hope of feeing himfelf at liberty, that he has written farewell-letters to most of his acquaintance, refigning himfelf wholly to the hardships that have overtaken him, and confiding in his innocence for fupport under whatever he may farther have to fuffer during the short time he expects to live. The Emperor has allowed him a Proteftant divine to attend him.-A favour indeed! From ROME we have accounts of the Chevalier de St George being at prefent engaged in more bufinefs than ufual, and various are the conjectures of the politicians on this occafion. The affairs of CORSICA promife more fuccefs to the defigns of the French than was at first expected: which is faid to be owing, in a great meafure, to the extraordinary abilities of the Marquis de Mallebois, who has favoured the natives with the fight of a new torture among them, viz. that of the wheel; a burgher of Baftia having been broke alive on that cruel inftrument, and left for a fpectacle to his fellow-citizens, for daring to kill a French officer he furprised in some extraordinary civilities with his wife: An excellent leffon for content among all other Corficans in the fame circumstances! The advices from thence are fwelled with accounts of the chearfulness with which the natives refign their arms to the French General; and with fuch rapidity do the French poffefs themfelves of the ifland, that they have not yet so much as leifure to name the Genoefe, who, by the help of these kind ftrangers, are freed from the trouble of reducing to obedience a people who were too ftubborn to the principles of liberty, ever calmly to fubmit to the yoke of a state fo far inferior to themfelves in strength and native riches. It muft, at the fame time, be ftill remembred, that the advices we receive come chiefly by the way of France. The defigns of SWEDEN remain yet fecret, though the French fquadron has anchored in the road of Stockholm, and ftrict orders have been published to ufe the failors with all poffible civility and complaifance. It is very probable, that the (perhaps unexpected) fituation of affairs elsewhere may have, in a great measure, retarded the fchemes concerted between the two crowns. The present state of affairs in SPAIN - we must defer till next month; as we are unwilling to amufe our readers with reports, which with every mail vary too much to bear repeating. FRANCE is engaged fo much by the fituation of her allies, her own views, and the mediating temper which has prevailed in her councils of late, that there is at prefent no certain judgment to be formed of what part fhe will act in cafe of a rupture between G. Britain and Spain; though the former has little room to rely upon her, whatever conduct fhe may find convenient. 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S either to the King of Spain or his mini- OON after the beginning of laft als or representations, as had been made feffion of parliament, the Gentlemen of our club forefaw, that fome question. relating to the convention, which had just before been concluded with Spain, would probably come before parliament, and confequently would become the fubject of a debate at fome of our future meetings; our converfation therefore turned, at a thefe two queftions might admit of fome As feveral Gentlemen thought that meeting we had, the 6th of February debate, it was refolved to make this the laft, upon, what papers were neceffary to be feen, in order to give Gentlemen queftion of the day; whereupon L. Jua thorough light into that grand affair: your of the refolutions he had proposed, nius Brutus ftood up, and fpoke in faupon which occafion, several things were proposed, which were unanimouf- to the effect as follows, viz, ly approved of; but L. Junius Brutus faid, that if he were a member, he Mr. President I amuel Jandys Efq: would move for the two following refo-As his Majesty, in his fpeech from Α the throne, acquainted us, that lutions, viz. That an humble address the treaty or convention lately conclu- That an humble addrefs fhould be prefented to his Majefty, that he would be graciously pleafed to give directions for laying before parliament, copies of fuch memori mine; |