After Kouli Kan had in March last he could; and 'tis even said, that he has made himself mafter of Surat. But, on the other hand, we hear, that the grandees of the Mogul kingdom are affembling their forces, to take revenge for the treacherous practices against their King, &c. defeated the numerous army of the Great Mogul, he purfued his victory with all the vigour poffible, and took feveral places that were moft within his reach; but as be bad a great many others ftill to take, as his troops were very much diminished by the feveral battles they had been engaged in, and as the Great Mogul, tho' defeat ed, had fill a good after-game to play, he judged it for his intereft to propofe a treaty of peace to the Indian monarch, and for this end employed Saduc Kan, a fubject of the Great Mogul who had fuffer'd himself to be brib'd by Kouli Kan, and who the better to conceal his treafon fuffered himfelf to be taken in a fham attack. This traitor was fent to the Great Mogul; to whom he declared, that Kouli Kan defired to get nothing by his victories but two or three provinces; and that he confented to leave the Indian monarch in the full enjoyment of his dominions on the payment of a certain fum for the expences of his return, &c. The Great Mogul accepted of thofe offers, and the treaty was concluded accordingly. Not many days after, the Indian monarch gave a grand entertainment to Kouli Kan, who was refolved to treat him in his turn. The Mogul was very loth to come to it; but Saduc Kan and fome others, who had preconcerted the plot, preffed him fo much to go, that at laft he confented. The dinner was fearce over, but Kouli Kan caused the Great Mogul to be arrested with all his retinue; and immediately after fent 20,000 men, who treacherously made themselves mafters of Deli the capital of the kingdom. Those troops having a quarrel not long after with the inhabitants of this city, the latter killed 400 of his men; at which Kouli Kan was fo exafperated, that he immediately fent other troops to Deli, with orders to put all the inhabitants to the fword. Thefe orders were executed with fo much cruelty and inhumanity, that in two days time near 200,000 people of both fexes and all ages were left dead upon the place, not to fpeak of the plunder and demolition and burning of two thirds of the city. This malfacre was committed the beginning of April; fince that time Kouli Kan bas extended his conquefts as far as possibly The court of PETERSBURG has been very bufy for fome time, in searching into fome important defigns faid to have been formed against the Ruffian empire, between the Turks, Tartars, the Swedes, and great part of the Polish Nobility; the discovery of which is generally believed to be owing to the papers taken from the unfortunate Baron Sinclair. A western power, lately famous for negotiation, is faid to be at the bottom of this Moft Chriftian scheme. Whether on the above account, or any other, does not yet fully appear; but advices from Ruffia are full of fevere executions carrying on in that empire: which her Czarian Majesty seems to have thought would fo much alarm. Europe, that he has published a manifefto in vindication of the deaths of four Princes Dolghorucki and the banishment of two. The charges brought in the manifefto against them are of fuch a kind as feem not probable causes for their punishment at this time. They are accused of having "fatigued the Emperor Peter II. by racing, hunting: with dogs and faulcons, and by other chaces of wild animals, and thereby impairing his health fo as to occafion his death; of concealing his fickness; of forcing him to marry into their own family, when he was too young; of feizing fome furniture of the crown, which was taken from them at the Czarina's acceffion, and of doing other things equally contrary to the laws of God and man; of mifreprefenting fome minifters of ftate; of putting a malicious conftruEtion upon meafures of government; of forging a will; of the cimes of lasæ ma- · jeftatis under exile, &c. &c. Prince John Alexowitz Dolghorucki, who was fentenced to be firft broke on the wheel, and then beheaded, upon hearing his fentence pronounced, is faid to have pulled a knife out of his poc-. ket, and cut his throat. The 628 x. A Register of BOOKS for DECEMBER 1739. The learned fpeech of J-P-n Speak more plainly; which will probably be about the time for opening a campaign. However, a few Bathaws have been Arangied for neglecting to execute fome articles of the peace. The report of an infurrection in Conftantinople, of the Grand Seignior's being depofed, of the Grand Vizier's being strangled, &c. are, we believe, all without foundation. A defence of the church of England, a relation to the doctrine of regemration. By Tho. Church, M. 4. 1. Aphorifms of the pregnancy, &c. of ws men. Tranflated from the French of Manrician. By Tho. Jones, furgem. Geography reformed. Proceedings against flate prifmers, No. 1. 1 s. each number. The fentiments of the old Whigs rileting to a place-bill. s. A defence of Dr Whitby's treatife of original fin, 6 d. A letter front a freeholder of Hef his reprefentatives in parliament. 3 d. The immateriality and free agency of the foul demonftrated. The Emperor has lately had feveral to inftances of the neceffity he is under of giving fome attention to the defigns of the house of Bourbon: and it is not doubted but the natural balance of Europe will be preferved. NAPLES and TUSCANY declare a neutrality in the war between G. Britain and Spain. DENMARK, SWEDEN, and PRUS- The French Ambaffador has been complimented by the Grand Seignior's order for the excellent difcharge of his mediation at Belgrade. At the HAGUE, and Amfterdam, many things are reported, but none confirmed. REGISTER of Books. Η Hoogle, A fhort account of the fate of our woollen manufactures. 6 d. A draught of a bill for the recovery of Small debts. 15. The farmer reftor'd; or landed intereft Sir Roger de Coverly; or, The merry Drifm and Chriftianity fairly confider'd Dr Barnes's (the martyr) tave the logical treatifes. Published by J. Wefg. Some reflections upon the adminiftratin of government. 1 s. 6 d. The fatirifts: a fatire. I s. An hiftorical account of the life and reign of K. David. By Dr D-y, -thor of revelation examined with car dour. Remarks on the divine legation of Mafes. The nature and advantage of publick worship. Mr Welchman's thirty nine articks, tranflated. 1 s. 6 d. The happiness of a boly life, exemplified in the pious Mrs Mary Gerrife, of Befin in New England. A brief account of Spain. 1 s. 6 d. An effay on the biftory of Lewis XIV. Tranflated from the French of Voltaire. The nature and laws of chances. By Tho. Simpfon. An hiftorical account of the lives of 1 s. 62. Luther and Calvin. The Lover, a poem. By the late Dr Drake of Salisbury. 15. The third book of Horace's odes, in profe. 1 s. The first book of Paradife, attempted in rhyme. 6 d. Men and meafures characterized. 2 d. Edinburgh Almanack for the Year 1740, 62. INDEX to the DEBATES, ESSAYS, HISTORY, &c. 1739. Act of the Affociate Presbytery 232 281, 621 ib. Belgrade, fiege of 381, 382, 427. Its Go- 612 Addrefs, of the Lords 82. Of the Com- on 287 Birds, their speech mistaken for finging ib. Books numberlefs, and the small effect ib. 66 239 156 236 132 British minifters, their diligence in for- 587 547 Brooke, Mr Henry, account of 131 470 Buchanan, translation from 460 172 Anderson, Dr James, account of Apparition, propofal for laying a terrible 173 Burials 43, 93, 139, 188, 236, 283, 332, 526 220 Campbell, Dr, his answer to the remarks Afs, ftory of a fellow's engaging to teach Affize of bread 77 280 333 150 Affogue fhips, their cargo 601 618 Cantab's petition to Nicholas P220 143 422 123 Carolina, our right to it proved 75. Pro- Cham- Cicero's faying applied to Common Sente Crawford, E. of, refufes a poft in Ruffa q 378 109 D'Anvers to his departing friends 376 12 164 [289] Clergymen, loofe behaviour of two 108. 80 190 230 573 Debauchery, how pernicious 60% 574 Debtors, propofal for profcribing 595 Dialogue between a mifer, a fpendthrift, 596 Difeafes, 43, 93, 139, 188, 236, 283, 284 |