letters from Choczim fay, that 25,000 men are expected under the cannon of that place, 25,000 under Sorokka, and 40,000 under Bender.

Letters from ROME mention frequent conferences between his Holiness and the Chevalier de St. George, at which the Chevalier's eldest fon is fometimes prefent; from whence his friends conjecture that fomething of importance relating to his interefts is certainly upon the anvil.

Accounts from CORSICA grow more and more uncertain every day, which is by many attributed to the skill the French have in concealing their own infuccefs, and the influence they have over the publick intelligence of Europe. However, fpite of all the arts of French and Genoefe, it is certain, that the Marquis de Mallebois is arrived at Calvi in Corfica with fome troops, to take upon him the command of the French forces in that ifland; to no other purpose than pronouncing the natives rebels, and threatning them with rigorous punishment if they do not instantly strike to the French flag.-But, when the unpardonable perfidy of the Genoese under the mediation of his Imperial Majefty is confidered, who can wonder to fee them rifque the laft drop of their generous blood, fooner than ever ftoop to a yoke fo often experienced to be infupportable?— By all advices it appears that the native Corficans are in a tolerable posture of defence; and not a free breast can think of their long fuffering, their conduct, and their of ten-tried courage, without fharing in their misfortunes, and wishing their fuccefs: for fuch has now for many years been the valour of these people, that their ftruggles for liberty muft be allowed to equal, if not to exceed, the most shining inftances in ancient hiftory; when the fmalnefs of their number, their confinement to fo fmall an ifland, and the prodigious aids lent their enemies, are confidered! All which render that brave, though much injured people, an example to all modern states which are fo unhappy as to fall under oppreffion; fince from them it is evi

dent how formidable a few united by the facred ties of virtue, and a love of liberty and of their country, are to a large number of men joined only by the fand-ropes of the pay they receive; efpecially where they are foreigners to the interefts they are hired to defend.

Berlin, April 10. The Privy Counfellor Wilkers, who was detained in prifon near twelve months, having been convicted of mal-practices in the management of the finances of the new marquifate, the King has condemned him to be whipped, and then fent to Spandan, to work at the wheel-barrow for his life.

Though the above sentence may by fome be thought a very fevere one, yet it must by all be owned a very just one; fince by it his Pruffian Majesty has fhewn it is his judgment that only a fcoundrel can betray his truft; and that a Privy Counsellor, when treacherous, lofes every proper mark of Nobility, and is fitter for a wheel-barrow than a cabinet.

The dispute between Denmark and Hanover, relating to Steinhorst, is brought to an amicable conclufion, by means of a convention faid to be concluded between the courts of London and Copenhagen; whereby Steinhorst is to be evacuated by the Germans, till the poffeffion of that place be fettled by umpires, or course of law.

Spain, France and Holland, afford nothing material this month; the courts of Madrid and Paris being employed fo much on the intended marriages between them, that scarce any thing else is mentioned from either.

By the Paris A-la-main we are told that they write from Mocon, near Nogent, upon the Seine in France, that as a couple of men were digging a grave in the church-yard there, they turned up the head of a dead perfon, which they threw upon the grafs; but it had not lain there long ere it was perceived to move. The fellows went in a very great hurry to acquaint the parfon of the parish, that a faint had been interred in the very place where they

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were at work: whereupon the parfon went immediately to the fpot, and was fo furprized at the prodigy when he faw it, that he cried out, A Miracle! a Miracle! as did alfo the rest of the fpectators and not being willing to ftir from fo precious a relick, he fent for his crucifix, his holy-water bottle, his furplice, his ftole, and his fquare cap, and caufed all the bells to be rung, to give notice of it to the parishioners; who affembling together in great numbers, he ordered a difh to be brought, wherein he put the head, covered it with a napkin, and carried it in proceffion to the church. The people had great difputes by the way upon account of the feveral claims of affinity to the facred fcull: but they were foon pacified; for when the head was arrived at the church, and placed upon the high altar, while Te Deum was finging upon the occafion, juft as they came to that verfe, The whole church throughout the world doth acknowledge thee, &c. a mole leaped out of the head: upon which discovery of the cause of its motion, the parfon put a stop to Te Deum, and the inhabitants went quietly home.

Hague, April 24. O. S. The two colleges that have the inspection of the dikes of this province, met laft week, to concert how to drain that prodigious quantity of water with which all the meadows are still covered, and, if poffible, to make a channel for it to run into the fea. The oldeft man living does not remember the waters ever fo high in this country as they have been this year, the canals not being able to discharge themselves into the rivers, which have been prodigiously fwelled for three months paft. The wind has been continually at W. and N. W. So general is the inundation, that the whole province of Holland looks like a fea, to the vast prejudice of the people of the country, who begin to want hay for their cattle, and cannot hope to put them to grazing before the 4th of May, which will be as foon as the meadows can be clear of the waters; a thing that never happened before.

This general flood makes all the neceffaries of life dear. We had an account about a week ago, that nine fhips, fuppofed to be Dutch, have been cast away near the Cape of Goodhope. The Prince and Princefs of Orange defign to go to Breda for the fummer season. Warfaw, April 25. The letters from M. Komarowsky, the Polish Refident at Bender, not only confirms the orders given by the Kan of the Tartars, to fend home the Polish prifoners; but add, that though the Grand Vizier seemed to be fecured of the favour of the Grand Seignior, yet the great number of his enemies at the Porte had taken the advantage of his abfence to get him depofed; and that the Grand Seignior had given his poft to Ali Packa, the Serafkier Bashaw of Widdin. This news is confirmed by letters from Kaminiec. The Grand Seignior having, out of pure friendship to the late Grand Vizier, given him one of his fifters in marriage, the latter thought himself cock-fure that this match would protect him against any difgrace: but his harsh, haughty and inflexible temper, and the death of feveral Bafhaws, whofe behaviour he had rendred fufpicious, raifed fuch powerful enemies against him, that they at last work'd his overthrow. This Vizier was the most enterprizing man that has been in his poft for many years.

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