leave effects in the hands of private perfons, the governors of the ports have orders to require a declaration from every body upon oath that they are entrufted with no fuch effects. The Dutch Ambaffador has wrote a letter to the Marquis de Villarias, to demand the liberty of a pilot and two failors belong ing to a Dutch veffel, the mafter of which having fent them in a fhallop to found the entrance of the bay of Cadiz, they were taken up on fufpicion of being employed by the English. To which that minifter has anfwered, that this affair fhould be determined as foon as the neceffary informations thereupon could be obtained. By the accounts which arrive every day, it is certain ten or twelve English fhips have been feized at Malaga, and feveral more on the coafts of Spain. The ftate of affairs in SWEDEN changes with every mail that arrives: fometimes all the forces in the kingdom are faid to be marching toward Finland, and that Ruffia is under great apprehenfion on that account; and the next advices bring nothing but profound peace and a thorough good understanding between the two crowns.-Thefe contradictions would give the politicians fome furprize, were not the politicks of France at prefent in great repute in Sweden. The affairs of ITALY feem not to be fettled on a lasting bafis, and it is reported that defigns of confequence are yet on the carpet against Tufcany.-The Queen of Spain has a fon unprovided for; Don Philip being yet without a Kingdom, though poffeffed of the eldest daughter of France. By fome private letters from PARIS we are informed, that the Earl of Waldegrave, the British Ambaffador there, has made fresh complaints to the court of France, of certain French fhips which come from time to time to reconnoitre or found the coafts of G. Britain; and hath declared, that if the court did not for the future prevent praEtices of the like nature, the British fhips would be enjoined to fink all the barks, or other French veffels, which fhould appear upon the coafts of G. Bri tain. The miniftry appears ignorant of these things, and even difavows them; notwithstanding which, fome engineers and other officers from Britany, have been making their observations upon the coafts of Suffex. Several things have lately been done, at which the French miniftry is nettled; and particularly at the advice that M. Courteille, Ambaffador from France in Swifferland, has given, that he was thwarted by the court of London in the affair of renewing the alliance with the Helvetick body. Extract of a letter from AMSTERDAM, "Though vaft preparations are making both in G. Britain and Spain, letters of reprifal on both fides granted, and minifters reciprocally recalled; tho' even the misunderstandings between the two nations are carried on to fuch a pitch, that there feems to be no difference between them and an open war, except the want of a declaration : yet many people here believe, that affairs will be accommodated before coming to an open rupture. It is certain, that the French Ambaffador at the court of London has lately made much more favourable propofitions there than could be expected from the declaration which M. Amelot made to the Earl of Waldegrave, in a conference which he had with him a while ago, wherein he said to that Ambaffador, that the King, before having propofed his mediation, jointly with that of the States General, to accommodate matters between G. Britain and Spain, had founded his Catholick Majefty upon that fubject; and that this prince had appeared readilydifpos'd to accept of the good offices of his Moft Chriftian Majefty and their H. Mightineffes; but that he had declar'dat the fame time, that it must not be hoped that he would ever defift from the right of caufing fhips to be vifited, because he was thoroughly affur'd that the Englifh would never defift from carrying on a contraband commerce. M. Amelot made in this conference fresh complaints of the fhips of Admiral Haddock's fquadron continuing to vifit the French veffels; that one of thefe latter was de tained at Gibraltar, and that before being carried thither, feveral guns had been fired at her to oblige her to bring to. He added, that these things could not fail of giving the King discontent, and of obliging him to take fuch meafures, as should effectually protect the fhips of his fubjects from any future infult. The court of France, foreseeing that it may poffibly be obliged to take part with Spain, continues to put itself in a condition of affifting, in cafe of need, that power; and 'tis with this view that it is equipping another squadron of 12 men of war at Breft, to be commanded by the Marquis de la Lucerne ; to which will be added, 10 which are at Rochefort, without reckoning 12 more that are fitting out at Toulon." The determination of the States General, as to the rapture between G. Britain and Spain, we must refer to our next. T REGISTER of Books. Hedunces of Norfolk; a fatire. pr. 1 s. The paftoral letter verfified. 6d. The K. of Spain's Manifefto, and reafons for not paying the 95,000 l. ftipulated by the convention, French and Eng. Is. The K. of Spain's Manifefto put into English metre. 6 d. An examination of the K. of Spain's Manifefto. I S. Obfervations on the Manifefto. 6d. An examination of a late vindication of water baptifm. I s. 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Of whom may be had the Magazines for the preceeding months. Motion for an address of thanks A upon the convention ироп P. 435 Reajons for the address 436 Neceffary to diftinguish between a right and the enjoyment of a right 437 The question on both fides between G. Britain and Spain 438 Difpute about Carolina and Georgia 440 The prefent circumftances of affairs ib. The above reafons answered 442 To give weight to negotiations by military preparations, bad politicks 443 Contraband, and prohibited goods, different The British laws against fmuggling not detrimental to fair traders The cafe of hips hovering on the Britijh, and on the American coafts, different Ufual to compliment the King on a treaty 444 446 447 The compliment only to the minifters 449 Mr Glover's speech 450 451 The British demands examined 452 Inftructions to the members for London 478 479 482 483 484 457 What is agreed on by the convention 453 Births, Deaths, Preferments C. Munich's letter to the D. of Cour Juft published at LONDON, N Effay on Regimen; together with five Difcourfes, Medical, Moral, and Philofophical: ferving to illuftrate the Principles and Theory of Philofophical Medicine, and point out fome of its Moral Confequences. By GEORGE CHEYNE, M. D. C. R. Ed. S. and F. R. S. Printed for C. Rivington in St Paul's Church-yard, and J. Leake Bookfeller in Bath; and to be fold by W. Monro and W. Drummond in the Parliament-clofe, Edinburgh. Of whom may be had, Effays Moral and Philofophical Ladies Difpenfatory; or, Every Woman her own Phyfician And of them and 7. Traill, just published, Mifcellaneous Works of his late Excellency MATTHEW PRIOR, Efq; Confifting of Poems on feveral occafions, never before published; and, The Hiftory of bis own Time. The whole revised and figned by himself; and copied fair for the Prefs, by Mr Adrian Drift, his Executor. In two Volumes Octavo. Gentlemen in town may have the Magazines fent to their lodgings, or those in the country, to their carriers quarters, as foon as they are published. 435 The SCOTS Magazine. OCTOBER, 1739. PROCEEDINGS of the Political Club, continued from p.408." I SHALL now give you the fubftance of fome of the most remarkable speeches that were made in our club, upon the late convention with Spain; which affair, because of the importance of the fubject, and because a great many members of our club had a mind to give their fentiments upon it,was twice debated, and each time fully argued, by different members. The first day this affair was ordered to be debated, 'twas refolved, That the feveral members who were to speak, fhould fuppofe themselves members of the higher house of parliament; whereupon C. Cicerejus ftood up and faid, If he had the honour to be a member of that houfe, he would move, "That an humble address should be prefented to his Majesty, to return his Majefty the thanks of that houfe for laying the convention between his Majesty and the King of Spain, dated the 14th Day of January laft, together with the separate articles, before that houfe: To declare, that they thought it their indifpenfable duty, on that occafion, to exprefs their juft fenfe of his Majesty's royal care of the true intereft of his people, and to acknowledge his great prudence, in bring ing the demands of his fubjects for their paft loffes, which had been fo long depending, to a final adjustment by the faid convention, and procuring an exprefs ftipulation for a fpeedy payment; and in laying a foundation for accomplifhing the great and defirable ends of obtaining future fecurity, and preferving the peace between the two nations: To beg leave alfo to declare to his Majefty, their confidence and reliance on his royal wisdom and steady attention to the honour of his crown, and the welfare of his kingdoms, and that in the treaty to be concluded in pursuance of that convention, proper provifions would be made for redrefs of the grievances fo juftly complain'd of; and particularly, that the freedom of navigation in the American feas, to which his Majefty's fubjects were intitled by the law of nations, and by virtue of the treaties fubfifting between the two crowns, would be fo effectually fecur'd, that they might enjoy,unmolefted, their undoubted right of navigating, and carrying on trade and commerce from one part of his Majefty's dominions to any other part thereof, without being liable to be stopped, vifited, or fearched, on the open seas, or to any other violation or infraction of the faid treaties; the mutual obfervance thereof, and a juft regard to the privileges belonging to each other, being the only means of maintaining a good correfpondence, and lafting friendfhip between the two nations: And to defire permiffion at the fame time, in the most dutiful manner,to exprefs their firm dependence, that in the treaty to be concluded in pursuance of the faid convention, the utmoft regard would be had to the rights belonging to his Majefty's crown and fubjects, in adjufting and fettling the limits of his Majefty's dominions in America; and to give his Majefty the ftrongeft affurances, that in cafe his juft expectations fhould not be anfwer'd, that houfe would heartily and zealously concur in all fuch meafures as fhould be necessary to vindicate his Majefty's honour, and to preferve to his fubjects, the full enjoyment of all those rights to which they were in3S2 titled |