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2 June.
Law Officers Entry Bk., 1762–95, pp. 140, 141. |
503. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Attorney General. |
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Encloses a copy of an anonymous letter lately received, in consequence of which he made some inquiries, and found the facts
stated to be well founded in every particular but that of the two
persons mentioned being Jesuits. They are said to be Roman
Catholics, but not of that order, and have set up a school in the
house described, for the education of youth and the advancement
of their own religion. Desires an opinion as to what steps should
be taken on the occasion. |
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The letter is also entered. It is signed "H.E.," and dated from
Walsall, and states that Lord Viscount Dudley has let his house
called Sedgley Park to two Jesuits, who have converted it into a
seminary, and have already above 100 pupils. The affair makes
a great noise in the country, as, under his Lordship's protection,
they have grown sufficiently insolent; and, unless a stop be put to
it, it will be attended with serious consequences. |
3 June.
Dom. Entry Bk., v. 24, p. 137. |
504. Richard Sutton to the Clerk of the Council in
waiting. |
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Sends an abstract of a publication of the Board of Health at
Venice, dated March 11, 1767.—Whitehall. |
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The abstract entered. "That two months are passed since their
last certain advices that the contagious disorder in Janina and
Arta was so subsided that the prohibitions to those parts were
much lessened; whereupon the Super-Providitors and Providitors
of Health resolved to reduce the quarantine of the Islands of
Corfee, Santa Maura, Cefalogna, Zante, and their neighbourhood,
to the usual time of 28 days, except the fortress of Provesa and
Venizza, which are the most exposed, being situated on the
confines of the continent." |
3 June.
Lett. Bk., Sec.'s, 1766–8, p. 24. |
505. L. Macleane to Stephen Fuller, Esq., Agent for Jamaica. |
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Lord Shelburne has received intelligence (but not yet authenticated) that the Spaniards have ceded all their part of the Island
of Hispaniola to the French, excepting the capital town alone.
As this news, if true, must be very detrimental to the interest and
commerce of Great Britain, his Lordship will be very glad to see
him and the West India Agent at his house on Friday evening
about ten o'clock, with any of the West India merchants he may
choose to bring. It would be improper to have this fact talked of
before confirmation of it. |
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Like letter sent to Henry Wilmot, Esq., Agent for the Leeward Islands; Richard Maitland, Esq., Agent for Grenada; and—Walker, Esq., Agent for Barbadoes. |
8 June.
Lett. Bk., Sec.'s, 1768–8, p. 25. |
506. The Same to the Clerk of the Council in waiting. |
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Desiring him to lay before the Lord President the enclosed copy
of a letter from the Governor of Bermuda, dated March 20, 1767,
relative to the sloop "Newbury," Lawrence Furlong, master,
seized and condemned there. |
11 June.
Admiralty, pcl. 157, No. 9. |
507. Ph. Stephen's to L. Macleane, Esq., Secretary to the Earl
of Shelburne. |
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In reference to extracts from a letter from Mr. Tryon, Governor
of North Carolina, and from the journals of the House of
Assembly of that colony, relative to a misbehaviour of Capt.
Morgan, of H.M.S. "Hornet." The said sloop is ordered to return
to England in the ordinary course of relief, and on its arrival
proper enquiry will be made. 1 p. |
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The French Inhabitants of Grenada. See No. 403, p. 152. |
15 June.
Treas. Entry Bk., 1763–75, p. 208. |
508. R. Sutton to Charles Lowndes, Esq. |
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Sends copies of a memorial from Prince Maseran, and one of
Mr. Galabert's, addressed to the Prince, to be laid before the Lords
of the Treasury.—Whitehall. |
17 June.
Criml. Papers, v. 11, 1761–67, p. 344. |
509. P. M. Morin to the High Sheriff of Lancaster. |
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Sending H.M.'s pardon for Isabella Connick, upon condition of
transportation for life, which, although signed by Mr. Secretary
Conway in the absence of Lord Shelburne, is to operate equally as
if it had been countersigned by his Lordship himself. |
17 June.
Criml. Papers, v. 12, 1766–70, p. 109. |
510. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Recorder of London,&c. |
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John Benham, under sentence of death for housebreaking, having
petitioned the King for a pardon on condition of undergoing the
amputation of one of his limbs in order to prove the efficacy of
the styptic medicines discovered by Mr. Thomas Pierce, His Majesty
has granted the prayer of the petition. Directing that the convict
be removed on the 23rd inst., at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to
the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, where the experiment is to
be performed. When it is over the prisoner is to be considered no
longer in custody.—St. James's. |
17 June.
Dom. Geo. III., pcl. 79, No. 27. |
511. Rolls of Parliament. |
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"Mr. Webb's account of the Rolls of Parliament from the
1st of Ed. 1st. to the 1st of Ed. 6th. Delivered in by P. C. Webb,
Esq., and read at the Table, June 17th, 1767." 21 pp. |
19 June.
Petitions, 1765–84, p. 95. |
512. Invention. |
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Petition of Thomas Parker, of St. Mary Axe, in the city of
London, merchant, for a patent in Scotland for his invention of a
machine for sawing and cutting timber and other purposes by the
help of a fire-engine. |
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Referred to the Lord Advocate for Scotland, June 19. |
20 June.
Dom. Geo. III., v. 6, No. 12. |
513. Invention. |
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Petition of Paul Metivier and Francis Brogi, both of London,
merchants, for a patent in England,&c., for instruments,&c.
invented by them for manufacturing wood growing in this kingdom into chip hats and bonnets; and also a method of raising
straw in this kingdom for manufacturing bass or straw hats. |
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Referred as usual, 20 June. |
21 June.
Criml. Papers, v. 12, 1766–70. p. 112. |
514. Mr. Secretary Conway to the Recorder of London,&c. |
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Directing that John Benham, the convict mentioned in the letter
of 17 June above, be not removed till further order. In the
meantime the keeper of Newgate is to suffer him to be taken to
the press-yard for the benefit of the air. |
22 June.
Lett. Bk., Sec.'s, 1766–8, p. 27. |
515. L. Macleane to the Canada Committee. |
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Mr. Porten has made his report of the termination of liquidating
the Canada paper in France. Lord Shelburne therefore desires
that they will admit to their proportion of bonum all such papers
as have been liquidated in France in consequence of the certificates
of the English and French Commissaries. |
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As this affair is now finished, begs leave to remind them of their
promise to make a suitable recompence to Mr. Changuion and
Mr. Porten. |
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N.B.—The six enclosures in the above letter are states of
certificates signed at Paris. |
24 June.
Admiralty, v. 156, No. 25 a, b. |
516. Commodore Spry to the Earl of Shelburne. |
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Transmitting a letter from the Dey of Algier to His Majesty,
and giving a detailed account of his proceedings at Algier. Upon a
representation of the distressed condition of the Island of Minorca,
his Highness was prevailed upon to allow two vessels from Mahon
to load with corn, which was all he could possibly grant till
the new corn came in. Was amazed to find that the presents
given by his predecessors far exceeded what he brought from
England for like purposes. Mr. Kirke said it was a custom which
had crept in long before he came to Algier, and that he, the
Commodore, would be obliged to comply with it, if he meant to
do any business. All which be found to be too true; for when his
secretary went with the Treasurer's present, who is the person next
to the Dey, he told him he would receive it as coming from the
King of England, but otherwise it was not worth his acceptance.
The Aga, and the other great officers of the Court, being likewise
out of humour at not having their customary presents of gold
watches, he, the Commodore, had to promise to send one to each,
before he could entertain the least hopes of doing any business.
Having thus in some measure satisfied these people, and the Dey
being highly pleased with his presents, he endeavoured at the next
conference to establish an intercourse of trade with Gibraltar, and
prevailed upon his Highness to issue orders to the Governors of
Zafarina and "Arasgon," two ports in the western part of his
dominions, that in case any vessels should arrive there with letters
from H.M.'s Governor of Gibraltar, demanding a supply of cattle
and provisions, they should be allowed to load immediately, which
could never be done without the express leave of the Dey. To
this, however, his Highness would not bind himself by treaty.
Remonstrated upon their cruising in sight of H.M.'s Mediterranean
ports. A Spanish zebeque has been taken under the shelter of the
Island of Minorca. The Emperor promises to pay his proportion,
but they never give up what they have once possession of. |
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After detailing other negociations, says he met with great
difficulty in establishing Mr. Sampson in the consulate, as the Dey
absolutely refused to receive him unless he gave the customary
presents, and insisted on keeping Mr. Kirke; but after a great
deal of altercation, and upon telling his Highness that the refusal
of Mr. Sampson, and the detention of Mr. Kirke, would be looked
upon as a declaration of war, he consented at the last audience to
acknowledge him for three months, when he should expect the
presents from him, or that some other Consul should be appointed.
Finding it necessary that Mr. Kirke should be removed from
Algier before his (the Commodore's) departure, he gave him every
assistance to get away. Mr. Kirke sailed for Gibraltar at the same
time he did for Mahon. |
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A circumstance that occurred during his stay at Algier sets in a
strong light the disposition of the people. The Moors who inhabit
the Atlas mountains which extend near east and west close to the
back of the city, having been extremely oppressed and ill-treated,
revolted, and refused to pay their annual tribute; upon which an
army, commanded by the Aga in person, was sent out to compel
them. The Moors suffered the Algerines to enter the mountains
without resistance, but in the night attacked them with great
success, and with great slaughter obliged them to retreat to their
camp on the plains of Metidia. As soon as this news came to the
Dey, he wrote privately to an officer in the camp, that it was God's
will, and his own, that the Aga should be put to death immediately. This, though a difficult task, the officer and some of his
friends succeeded in doing, by strangling him when they went to
the Aga's tent, as customary, to kiss his hand and receive his
orders for the night. The army was then ordered to disperse and
the expedition laid aside for the year, without a Turk or Moor
daring to open his lips about the matter. But should another
misfortune happen on the back of this, most people think it
would occasion a revolution, in which case the Dey himself would
be the next to undergo the discipline of the bowstring or the
scimitar, the majority of the people being by no means satisfied
with the administration. To this event the Commodore attributes
in part the ill-success of the negociations, but altogether more to
the cabals of the Treasurer and other Ministers than to the Dey
himself and the present Aga, who appears to be less mercenary,
and much better disposed towards the English, than the rest of the
people in power.—Mahon Harbour. |
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An enclosure, being a letter from Commodore Spry to the Dey,
demanding the release of some Spaniards,&c., which proved
ineffectual. 17 pp. |
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[The letter and enclosure are not bound into the volume.] |
26 June.
Admiralty, v. 156, No. 26. |
517. The Same to the Same. |
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Acknowledging a letter, and expressing his gratification at the
marks of His Majesty's approval, communicated by his Lordship,&c. 2 pp. |
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[This is not bound into the volume.] |
28 June.
Militia, v. 3, 1761–71, No. 23. |
518. Earl of Essex to Lord—. |
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"The Ordinance people" having condemned the whole of the
Hertfordshire arms, will be glad to know when an order will be
issued for new ones.—Stanhope Street. 1 p. |
29 June.
Admiralty, pcl. 157, No. 10. |
519. Consul Kirke. |
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Extract from a letter from Lieut.-Governor Johnstone to the
Earl of Shelburne, dated from Mahon, relative to the conduct
of Mr. Kirke, who, by intrigues and presents, had prepossessed
the Dey against Mr. Sampson. He believes it past doubt that that
Consul has, from private views and pique, greatly prevented the
Island from receiving the supplies so necessary; and foresees,
except his Lordship will interest himself to obtain from the Dey
of Algiers either a port where vessels from Minorca may at all
times export corn or cattle, or by settling a certain number of
licences yearly for that purpose, that they will be much distressed
before the winter is over, as the crop has turned out but badly. 1 p. |
