1757. BRESLA U taken. The council having maturely confidered the evidence, Sir John Mordaunt declared he was of opinion, that fome. thing further thould be attempted, and that he would give his orders accordingly, that moment, if any, meaning the general officers of the troops, would fay it was A advifeable. Vice-admiral Knowles declared he had received great light from the perfons examined, and therefore thought fomething ought to be attempted. Major-general Conway declared for the attempt, merely from his own opinion without regard to the evidences. 653 zoth in the morning; that the garrison, confifting of thirteen or fourteen generat officers, and ten thousand men bearing: arms, befides between three and four thou~ fand fick and wounded, were made pri-, foners of war As the officer fet out before the king made his entry into Breflau, he does not know the names of the generals that are made prifoners, but he tells me, the Pruffians loftTM only twenty men in the approaches they made to Breslau; and that on the night of the 14th, a magazine of powder was fet on fire by a bomb, which occafioned great conB fufion among the befieged, and greatly daI have the homaged one of the bastions. Sir Edward Hawke, appealing to every member of the council for the truth of what he faid, declared, that he was now of the fame opinion, which he had given both before and at the council of war of the 25th, that the landing could be effected: That the troops ought to be land- C ed for fome farther attempt, which was alone matter of confideration with the general officers of the troops, he, not taking upon him to be a judge of land operations, but would, from his confidence in their abilities and kill in their own profeffion, readily affent to any re-D folution they fhould come to, and affift them to the utmost of his power. This being fettled, after fome debate, Sir John Mordaunt, vice-admiral Knowles, rearadmiral Brodrick, and captain Rodney, withdrew. The council of war being reassembled, and the question put, Whether it is advifeable to land the troops, to attack the forts leading to and upon the mouth of the river Charente? YES. Col. George Howard, capt. George Bridges Rodney, rear-admiral Brodrick, Right Hon. Henry Seymour Conway, viceadmiral Knowles, Sir John Mordaunt, Sir Edward Hawke. NO. E F G Hon. major-general Edward Cornwallis; but afterwards acquiefced with the majority. [To be continued in our Mag. for January.] From the London Gazette Extraordinary. Whiteball, Jan. 4, 1758. Copy of a Letter from Andrew Mitchell, Efq; bis Majefty's Minifter to the King of Pruffia, to the Right Hon. the Earl of Holdernesse, one of bis Majefty's principal Secretaries of H State. Leipzig, Saturday, Dec. 24, 1757. My Lord, HAVE the fatisfaction to acquaint your lordship, that last night an officer arrived from the king of Pruffia's army, with the news that Breftau furrendered on the nour to be, with the greatest respect, my Extract of a private Letter from Berlin, dated "The enfuing festival will be kept with fo much the greater joy, as we have receive ed, the day before yesterday, by the Sieur Schenk, lieutenant in his majesty's guards, the pleating and important news, that, on the 20th, about hine in the morning, his majefty became master of the capital of Breflau, with very inconfiderable lofs, and has made the whole Auftrian garrison prifoners. The gentleman before-mentioned continued his rout to Leipfic, in order to communicate this acceptable intelligence to prince Henry, who is alfo on the point of executing an expedition of importance, which, in its confequences, may give a new turn to the affairs of the empire, at least hinder the French from eating up and deftroying the dominions of German princes, friends, and enemies, According to the report of thofe who faw the lieutenant during. his hort stay here, there are fourteen officers of high rank, three hundred others, and thirteen thousand private men, prifoners. His majefty has made a grand promotion of general officers, and, as a mark of his great clemency, published a full and general pardon for all deferters whe hall, within the fpace of three kalendar months, rejoin their refpe&ive corps in the field, or in quarters, or fhall repair to the feveral rendezvouses in the cities of Berlin, Croffen, Breflau, Brieg, This Glogau, Neifs, and Reichenback. general pardon bears date the 18th:"* The forces of the magnanimous king of Pruffia, have fought the following battles fince May 6 last. 1. The battle of Riefberg, commanded by the duke of Bevern. 2. The battle of Prague, commanded by. the king in person. 13. The battle of Collin, commanded by the king in perfon. 4. The battle fought against the Ruffians, commanded by marshal Lehwalds 5. The battle of Rofsbach, commanded by the king in perfon. 6. The 654 MARRIAGES, DEATHS, &c. for December. 6. The battle of Breslau, commanded by 7. The battle of Newmark, commanded Thefe were all general engagements, be- On Saturday, Dec. 17. Some failors broke An exact account of the feveral diftances App. 28. William Bumpfted, of Upton, in Christopher Peyton, of Marlborough, in 30. William Haveril, of Caitle-Carey, 31. Edmund Walkman, of Epfom, Elq: At Jamaica, James Dawkins, Efq; mem- A JOR-general James Abercrombie, Vienna, both in German and English miles, Mis appointed commander in chief in which will fhew the length of the feveral North-America, and likewife colonel in chief 79 37 BreЛlau 31 143 Drefden 17 78 From Egra 23 Leipfic 28 1291 Magdebourg 40 185 Ratisbon 32 148 1941 The Piece from the Rev. Mr. C, Continuation of the American Hiftory, the Captures, &c. &c. will be inferted in January, INDEX INDEX to. the DEBATES in the POLITICAL CLUB, to the &c. 1757. A A. 562 449. BERDEEN, phenomenon near 503 Addrefs to heads and fellows of colleges 76. 639 Addiefs, commons 599 Affizes Advertisements See news-papers. Advice, to the good people of England, in re- Affecting (cene of distress 553 229 193 472 ibid. 202, 362, 419, 458, 513 Aftringent gum, defcription ci a new fort of Athenian general, his noble obfervation 116 of in 1702 Auricula, properties of a fine one 242 294 361 Auftrians carry all before them 413. Invade 609 Author, a farce, account of 126. Remarks B. 127 526 African, company, committee of 362. Forts, 115 in 17-19, 71-74, 185, 241–24;, 280 AKERS, their pernicious practices joo- Baltick fleet arrives Madness America, progrcfs of the war in 42, 99, 363, Amfterdam, births and burials at 41 574, 640-6+3 Bengal, East India company's fet:lements at, ibid.. 538 Bergamot-water, receipt to make Berkeley, bishop, his notions defended 542. 71 Refuted 593 42 Befieged places, lefs of men at 436 122-124 Ancients, idolatry of them accounted for 132 376 Annuities. See fubfcription. Antelope, bravery of her captain 306 Antigalican privateer, her rich capture 98. 201 Bevern, prince of, commands the Pruffian Auftriags 464. INDEX to the ESSAYS, &c. Bill, general, of chriftenings and burials, for tained Births, extraordinary ones 44, 442 1757. tation 55. Memorial of the admiralty ibid. 113 334 Retaken 361 Cambridge prizes Bohemia, account of the campaign in 32—35. marshal Keith Bononian one defcribed 491-493 382 Bofcawen, admiral, fails 306. Sails with 617 Bothmar, baron. See Marlborough. Brakenridge, Dr. of the decrease of the peo- 487 Brandenburgh laid under contributions 565 596 Bready pernicious ingredients in 500-503. 621 534 81 Brewery and diftillery, hints on 617 Broad wheels, hints in relation to 183. A&, Campaign in Bohemia, account of Cape Breton, danger there was in up Cardinals, account of 21. One made by George I. ibid. Calfbad waters defcribed 390. A folvent for Cafe, a furprizing one, of count Thun 74 Cafhel, lofty fpire at, falls down Colours from shell fish Common Hunt, place of, fold Compendium of the corn trade Confiftory, at Rome, account of Contagious dinemper, method to stop 513 419 20 150 277 461, 472, 571 Converfations between the duke of Maribo- 433-435 211 rough, M. Torcy, &c. Country news 217 594 Country squire, picture of nefs Credit, publick, lofs of it to be feared 96 123 Cuckoo, anatomical obfervation on its organs 1 treat 402. 472. neutrality 462. The convention blamed DA D. 241 AMIENS, ftabs the French king 45. Full ibid. more. 366 169 96 Deafnefs, extraordinary cure for tus, jun. 617 Corfica, malecontents of, affifted by the Van Dam 18 Coffimbuzar, factory of, taken 296-.98. Council of war, queries on the minutes of 119 40 a 577 654 534 Distillery, how to prevent accidents in 537. 538 |