St. James's Coffee-houfe, June 6. We hear from Vienna of the firft inftant, that Baron Imhoff, who attended her catholic majefty with the character of envoy from the duke of Wolfembuttel, was returned thither. That minister brought an account, that majorgeneral Stanhope, with the troops which embarked at Naples, was returned to Barcelona. We hear from Berlin, by advices of the eighth inftant, that his Pruffian majefty had received an account from his minifter at Drefden, that the king of Denmark defired to meet his majefty at Magdeburg. The king of Pruffia has fent for anfwer, that his prefent indifpofition will not admit of fo great a journey; but has fent the king a very preffing invitation to come to Berlin or Potsdam. These advices fay, that the minifter of the king of Sweden has produced a letter from his master to the king of Poland, dated from Botizau the thirtieth of March, O. S. wherein he acquaints him, that he has been fuccefsful against the Muscovites in all the actions which have happened fince his march into their country. Great numbers have revolted to the Swedes fince general Mazeppa went over to that fide; and as many as have done fo have taken folemn oaths to adhere to the interests of his Swedish majesty. Ad Advices from the Hague of the fourteenth inftant, N. S. fay, that all things tended to a vigorous and active campaign; the allies having ftrong refentments against the late be haviour of the court of France; and the French ufing all poffible endeavours to animate their men to defend their country against a victorious and exafperated enemy. Monfieur Rouille had paffed through Bruffels without vifiting either the duke of Marlborough or prince Eugene, who were both there at that time. The States have met, and publicly declared their fatisfaction in the conduct of their depu ties during the whole treaty. Letters from France fay, that the court is refolved to put all to the iffue of the enfuing campaign. In the mean time, they have ordered the preli minary treaty to be publifhed, with obfervations upon each article, in order to quiet the minds of the people, and perfuade them, that it has not been in the power of the king to procure a peace, but to the diminution of his majesty's glory, and the hazard of his dominions. His grace the duke of Marlborough and prince Eugene arrived at Ghent on Wednefday laft, where, at an affembly of all the general officers, it was thought proper, by reafon of the great rains which have lately fallen, to defer forming a camp, or bringing the troops troops together; but, as foon as the weather would permit, to march upon the enemy with all expedition. MR. BICKERSTAFF has received a letter, dated June 6, with the juft exceptions against the pretence of perfons therein mentioned, to the name of " Pretty Fellows," which fhall be taken notice of accordingly: As likewife, the letter concerning the death of Thomas a Becket *. ADVERTISEMENTS. By a gentleman nearly related to the author of the Tale of a Tub. "At Lloyd's Coffee-house, in Lombard-ftreet, "on the 8th instant, at 3 o'clock, will be on fale, "a fine fresh ftone-horse, juft come out of York"fhire, fixty guineas value; to be thrown for by "dice, each lot a guinea; to be paid to Mr. Lloyd, "when subscribed. The horse to be seen at any "time before the fale, at Mr. Child's ftable, at the "Caftle and Falcon in Alderfgate-street." * ORIGINAL Folio. See TAT. Nos 24. and 26. N° 26. "Whate'er men do, or fay, or think, or dream, "Our motley paper feizes for its theme." From my own Apartment, June 8. I light and approbation; P. HAVE read the following letter with delight and approbation; and I hereby order Mr. Kidney at St. James's, and Sir Tho mas at White's, (who are my clerks for enrolling all men in their different claffes, before they prefume to drink tea or chocolate in thofe places,) to take care that the perfons within the deferiptions in the letter be admitted and excluded, according to my friend's remon ftrance, SIR, T June 6, 1709. YOUR paper of Saturday has raifed up "in me a noble emulation to be recorded in "the foremost rank of worthies therein men *Two waiters at the coffee-houfes here mentioned. See TAT. No 1. 10. 16. 26; and SPECT. No 49. *7 ❝tioned; "tioned; if any regard be had to merit or "industry, I may hope to fucceed in the pro"motion, for I have omitted no toil or ex pence to be a proficient; and if my friends. "do not flatter, they affure me, I have not "loft my time fince I came to town. To enu"merate but a few particulars; there is hardly. a coachman I meet with, but defires to be "excufed taking me, because he has had me "before. I have compounded two or three rapes; and let out to hire as many bastards "to beggars. I never faw above the first act "of a play and as to my courage, it is well "known I have more than once had fufficient "witneffes of my drawing my fword both in "tavern and playhoufe. Dr. Wall is my : particular friend; and if it were any fervice "to the publick to compofe the difference be"tween Martin † and Sintilaert the Pearl"driller, I do not know a judge of more "experience than myfelf: for in that I may say "with the poet : Quæ regio in villa noftri non plena laboris ? "What street refounds not with my great exploits ?" At that time, it feems as if the money was returned to fuch as withdrew at the end of the first act. Three practitioners in phyfic or furgery of fome note at that time for curing difeafes contracted by debauchery. A term, rendered unintelligible by time. VOL. I. U "I omit |