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From Monday May 6 to Thursday May 9 1695.




THE 16th Instant we received Advice from Commandore Sincock, that twelve English Merchant Ships bound home from Smirna and Scandaroon, arrived at Messina the 2d of this month, under Convoy of several Men of War; and the same News was repeated by the Danby-Galley, which arrived here the 18th in 7 days from Messina. A Vessel is come in here from Genoua, who some days ago met off Corsica 3 English Frigats Steering Eastward, with two Merchant Ships under their Convoy, viz. the Virgin and Hunter, bound to Scandaroon. The Lambert, Captain Clarke Commander, is arrived here from England, but last from Spain. Several Barks are come in with Soldiers from Naples bound to Final. The Great Duke of Florence is gone to visit the Chapel of Loretto.
Venice, April 29. Great diligence is used to hasten away a Supply of Men and Money to our Fleet; And the Senate are treating with some Genoueses who have undertaken to being several Ships of good force into the Service of the Republick. We have Letters from Adrianople of the 25th past, which say, the Grand Signior had declared that he would, according to the Example of many of his Predecessors, command his Army in Person, and had accordingly ordered his Tents to be set up, and the Horse Tail to be hung out. From Constantinople they write on the 2d Instant, that the Captain Bassa, and Mezzomorte, were returned thither with 9 Gallies, and several Men of War, to repair the damage they had received in the late Fight with th Venetians, having been forced to leave the rest at Smirna, by reason they were so disabled that they could not keep them company. The same Letters say, that the Turks lost in that Action between 5 and 6000 men, and three of their Gallies. The Letters from Napoli di Romania of the 22th of the lat month tell us, that the Venetian Fleet, at their return from Scio, consisted in 16 Men of War, 6 Galleasses, and 25 Gallies, besides two they had taken from the Turks. They lost 3 Men of War in the Engagement, and about 2000 men. The Turks, since the regaining of Scio, are hard at Work to Repair the Fortifications of the Castle, and have made many of the Inhabitants, especially the Latins, Slaves, whom they suspected to have favoured the Venetians.
Turin, April 30. The Duke of Savoy, accompanied by my Lord Galway, returned hither the 14th Instant from Frassinet near Cazal; Prince Eugene the 18th, and the Governor of Milan the day following, who have since had several Conferences together. The Forces that were Encamped near Cazal, are in the mean time marched back to their Quarters; the Germans to Moutserrat, the Spaniards to the Milaneze, and his Royal Highness's Troops to Piedmont, except a body of about 5000 men, who are to continue the Blockade of that place; For the better effecting whereof, they have been at Work ever since the 20th Instant, in making a Line of Circumvallation round the Town, near which the said Troops are to be Posted at convenient distances. The Governor of Milan, and Prince Eugene of Savoy, went hence the 26th to view the said Works about Cazal; And some are still of Opinion, that the place will be formally Besieged so soon as the Weather is proper for it. The French do not yet assemble their Troops; The Mareschal de Catinat was the last Week at Pignerol, and drew out several Battalions, the Garrison being too much crowded before, which occasioned Sickness amongst them. The German and Spanish Regiments designed from these parts to Catalonia are arrived at Final, where they are to embark.
Plimouth, May 5. On the first Instant came in here His Majesty's Ship the Weymouth, with a French Privateer of 4 Guns, which she took the day before near the Lands End. Yesterday came in the Captain with several Coasters from Spithead.
Harwich, May 7. This day arrived here 4 Mails from Holland, the freshest bringing Letters of Friday last. One of our Packet-Boats called the Barbabella, in her Voyage Outward, met a small Privateer of 4 Guns, which she forced ashore near the Goree, where the Vessel was lost.
London, May 4. This day was Launched at Mr. William Reddings Yard at Wapping, a new Bomb-Vessel, Named the Basilisk, built by Mr. Redding.
Whitehall, May 8. We have received an Account from Capt. Thomas Robinson, Commander of His Majesty's Ship the Assistance, that he arrived the 28th past in the River Elbe with all the Ships under his Convoy; And that about 4 or 5 Leagues off of Heyligeland, be fell in with, and took three Ships, and the St.Paul Fireship another, which they carried in with them, being Ships of 300, 150, 115, and 110 Tuns each, and all four Laden with Wine, Brandy, Paper, Prunes and Molosses, one of them from Rochelle, and the other three from Bourdeaux in France.
Kensington, May 8. His Majesty was pleased to declare on Saturday last, that he had thought fit to appoint the Right Honorable Henry Lord Capel to be Lord Deputy of Ireland.



Whereas on Sunday the 5th Instant, about Ten at Night, two Gentlemen coming from Kensington in a Coach were set upon near Berkeley-House by three Men on Horseback, and were Robbed of their Money, and a Diamond Ring weighing 16 Grains, and one of the Gentlemen was hurt in the Head : His Majesty, upon the Humble Application of the said Gentlemen, is Graciously pleased to promise his Pardon to any one of the said Robbers that shall come in and discover the other two, or any one of them, so that they or he, be Apprehended and Convicted, and the said Ring be restored to the Person from whom it was taken.
SHREWSBURY.
Whitehall, May 7.1695.
And a Reward of One Hundred Pounds will be paid by Sir Francis Child, Goldsmith, at Temple-Bar, to any Person that shall discover any of th said Robbers so that they be Apprehended and Convicted, and the said Diamond Ring recovered by his or their means.




Advertisements.

A Free Discourse against Customary Swearing ; And Disswaisve from Cursing. By the late Honourable Robert Boyle. Published by John Williams, D.D. Printed for Thomas Cockerill Sen. and Jun. at the 3 Legs in the Poultry.

An Abstract of the Act (made in Anno vi & vii. Gulielmi III. Regis) for Granting to His Majesty certain Duties upon Marriages, Births, Burials, and upon Batchelours and Widowers, for the Term of Five Years. As also the Act for explaining and regulating several Doubts, &c. in the late Act upon vellum, &c. Printed by Charles Bill, and the Executrix of Tho. Necomb, Deceas'd, Printers the Kings most Excellent Majesty: And Sold by J. Walthoe [?] in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple. adjoining the Cloisters.

There is newly Re-printed Dr. Tho. Sydenham's Processus Integri in Morbis fere omnibus curandi., &c. in Latin, with several Additions; And his Treatise of Consumptions. Never before Published in Duodecimo. Printed for S. Smith and B. Walford, at the Prince's-Arms; and James Knapton at the Crown in St. Pauls Churchyard.

At Mr. Davis's Auction-House in St. Alban's-street, on Friday, Saturday, and Monday next, at 11 a Clock, will be exposed for Sale a curious Collection of Pictures, by the best Masters in Italy, &c. and the remainder of Lieutenant General Talmash's Pictures, there being two whole Lengths, and one half Length, by Sir Antony Van Dyke, with other very good Pictures, which may be seen this Afternoon.

The Library of Dr. Scot, together with the Pars Posterior Bibliothecae Nobilissime, consisting of about 700 Volumes of the most valuable and scarce Books, Gr.Lat. English, in Folio, &c. will be sold by Auction at Rolls's Auction House in Petty-Cannon Hall in Petty-Cannon-Alley in St.Paul's Churchyard, on Thursday the 23d Instant. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Kettilby's in St.Paul's Churchyard, Mr. Goodwins in Fleet-street, Mr. Fox [?[] in Westminster-Hall, Mr. Graves in Cambridge, and at Mr. Shirleys in Oxen.

A Catalogue of all those Pamphlets and Stich'd Tracts which was the Collection of Mr. William Miller lately Deceased. will be Sold by Mr, Chr. Bateman in Holborn, Mr. Gilliflower in Westminster Hall, Mr. Brown at Temple-Bar, and at the Gilded Acorn in St.Pauls Churchyard being the place of Sale.Pr. 1s.

LOST on Monday last, a Talley upon the Exchequer, upon the three old 4th part of the Custom, in the Name of Richard Earl of Ranelagh, bearing Date the 3d of April 1693. Whoever brings it, or gives notice of it, to Mr. Smith at the Grasshopper in Lombard-street, shall have 10s. Reward.

THE Commissioners in a Commission of Bankrupt awarded against Philip Stubbs of London, Vintner, intend to meet at the Pope's Head Tavern in Cornhill London, the 28th Instant, at Nine before Noon, in order to make a Dividend of his Estate; and all the Creditors concerned are to come prepared to prove their Debts, and pay Contribution, otherwise they will be excluded.
LATELY lost in a Hackney-Coach going from James-street in Covent-Garden, to Dean-street in Soho, a plain Gold Ring with this Motto, I Love and like my Choice. Whoever brings it to the Angel and Crown, a Goldsmiths, over against the New-Exchange in the Strand, shall have a Guinea.

A Stage Coach between Doncaster and London, by way of Nottingham, in 4 Days, sets forth from the Angel in Doncaster, and from the Ram Inn in West Smithfield, every Tuesday Morning. The Stage began the 23d of April last.

Printed by Edw. Jones in the Savoy. 1695.