27th. A prayer of thanksgiving for the taking of Louisbourg, was used in the churches and chapels throughout the kingdom.
Some wicked incendiaries having attempted to set fire to the new temporary bridge, a strong guard is placed to prevent their design.
Four ships sailed from Whitby on the Greenland fishery; one was lost in the ice, one returned without any fish, and two brought home three whales between them. Two ships of Edinburgh returned with five large whales, and four others returned empty. The Oswald, of Borrowstowness, returned with two large whales. Many have arrived at the port of London with various success.
On the 11th instant a vessel arrived at Cork from Fyal, bound for Bremen; she sailed from Rio de Janeiro in last January, and was there in October, when general Lally, with five French men of war and two frigates, put in there in his way to the East Indies. His fleet had lost above 1000 men from their sailing from France, and was then so sickly, that General Lally was heard to say that he could not undertake any thing against the English settlements without a reinforcement. On his proceeding from thence, he left an officer behind, who took his passage in the above ship for Europe, and died on the voyage. On examining his papers a large packet of letters was found, directed for the French ambassador at Lisbon, to be forwarded to Versailles, which letters were last night forwarded to their excellencies the Lords Justices of this kingdom. The above vessel on her passage met with eleven Spanish men of war, on the 24th of July, in lat. 40. 7. long. 23. 25. from London, standing to the S. E. Note, the said ships were all clean, and every one of them had new sails.
Heads of an act passed last sessions, to permit the importation of salted beef, pork, and butter from Ireland, for a limited time.
That it shall be lawful to import salted beef, pork, and butter, from Ireland, for six months, to commence the 24th of June, and expire the 24th December, 1758, without being subject to any penalties, forfeitures, or other duties, on the landing thereof, except 1s. 3d. per ct. weight for beef or pork, and 4d. per ct. weight for butter; the same to be paid to the Exchequer, as part of the duties on salt, laid by the act of 5 Geo. II. If any should be landed before duty is paid, the importer, besides the forfeiture of the said commodities is to forfeit also 20s. per barrel, and so in proportion for any greater or lesser quantity, half to the king, half to the informer. No bounty to be allowed on the exporting it from England.
New York, June 19. Captain Smith arrived at Newhaven the 7th instant, in 25 days from Antigua, and reports that about a week before he sailed, Commodore Moore with seven ships of the line, and two frigates, sailed from thence on some secret design thought to be against St. Domingo.
New York, July 3. A few days since a flag of truce (it is said of 30 men) came into Fort Edward, from Canada, to demand the return of the brave Colonel Peter Schuyler, of New Jersey, agreeable to engagement, Mons. Montcalm having rejected the pro-posals
