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THE N° 370. NEWCASTLE JOURNAL. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Published by I. Thompson and Company. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SATURDAY, May 10. 1746. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll We request those who send ADVERTISEMENTS, to write the Number of Times they are to be inserted; and that our Correspondents may send their LETTERS free of Postage. lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll e gladly embrace this first Maxims of an arbitrary Government; where Reli- SUNDAY’s POST. From the GENERAL Opportunity of communi- gion is a Superstition, and Loyalty a Slavery. Brit- EVENING POST, cating to the Publick the ons love Liberty, and they securely enjoy the sa- following ESSAY; which we cred Blessing under a Prince, who seeks no greater May 1. GENOA, in Italy, April 9. ON the 5th are favour’d with from an Power than that of promoting and preserving their inst. the French Minister here demanded a Pas- excellent Hand, and which Welfare. Here I must observe, that it was a signal sage for seven Regiments of Foot, arrived at An- cannot fail of giving Pleasure Instance of his Majesty’s Goodness and Prudence, tibes, to reinforce M. Maillebois. We receive daily, to our Readers, as well as Credit to this Paper. to send forth his Royal Son in the critical Con- from Barcelona, Recruits, Military Stores, and Barbarorum Claudius Agmina Ferrata vasto diruit juncture and appoint him Commander of his Money. There arrived here Yesterday 40 Mules, Impetu; Primosque & Extremos metendo Stravit Forces. He is a General whose Merit all laden with part of Don Philip’s Baggage; and we Humum, fine clade victor, HOR. the private Fam- acknowledge, whole Conduct all approve, whose perceive clearly, by the Preparations making, that ily of a Friend, of a Neighbour, or an Acquaint- Valour all applaud, and whose Clemency all ad- he will quickly follow. The Apprehensions of our ance, has been threatened with a great Danger, or mire: He gains the Hearts of his Soldiers by Good Government are so strong, that the principal Per- visited with a violent Distemper, we always have nature, the Affections of his Officers by Affability; sons intrusted with the Administration had ad- the Benevolence to congratulate a Rescue from the And none, except his passions, are his Slaves. G. vanced great Sums for the publick Service, to avoid one, or a Recovery from the other. Must we not This Humanity in his Command endears the Au- laying new Taxes at a Juncture when most People then admit and express all the Sentiments of Grat- thority of it, and causes all his Orders to be execut- are out of Humour, and the Populace to such a itude and Joy, when the whole Kingdom is deliv- ed with Delight as well as Duty. In short, the Ac- Degree, that it is not safe to irritate them. The ered from an audacious Invasion, and an impious complishments of the Royal Duke make him ami- Reason of so great a Call for Money, is the Reso- Rebellion? Must we not return the warmest able to his own Army, and terrible to that of his lution lately taken to increase our Troops to Thanks to the Almighty God of Battle, who has Enemies. We are all very sensible the unnatural 20,000 Men, which can be no otherwise done than appeared, and owned our Cause, blessed the Royal Rebels could never hear of his Military Virtues by engaging the Deserters from all Nations; and to Duke’s Person with Safety, and his Courage with without Dismay; nor have they put him upon ex- hinder them from pursuing their old Trade, they Success? Shall we not constantly offer up the high- erting them without Destruction. They have fatal- are to have double Pay while they remain with us. est Praises to Heaven, for a Victory over the inso- ly found that he is an able, not a rash General, Calais, in France, April 27. According to the last lent Disturbers of our Peace, and for the Preserva- warmed by Courage, and cooled by Wisdom; un- Letters from Brest, the Fleet, consisting of 26 tion of every thing dear to True Protestants, and wearied in Toll, and undaunted in Danger. Thus Men of War, 110 Merchant Men, and a great valuable to Free Britons? This is an Incense that the illustrious Commander, calm in the Storm of Number of Privateers, is now actually at Sea. Most ought to be daily burning, the Altar should never the Battle, and serene amidst the Horrors of the of the Vessels that ran ashore upon the Coast are cool. Indeed the exceeding Joy of the People for Field, has made all Opposition fall before him; lost, and the People are busy in saving all they can the Prosperity of his Majesty’s Arms, displays a conquered a Savage Host of Men, and crushed the of their Cargoes. Brussels, in Flanders, May 2. ‘Tis passionate Love of their Prince, their Country, and Combination of Rapine, Perjury, and Treason. assumed that the King has granted Leave to the the. Constitution; but tho’ this publick Spirit is This is an important and glorious Victory, gives second Son of the Pretender to make the Cam- truly laudable, it will still become more so, when Pleasure to the Hearts, and Joy to the Souls of all paign under Marshal Saxe, and has assigned him Piety keeps Pace with Loyalty, and a fervent De- good Subjects. We can never sufficiently. applaud the necessary Appointments for that Purpose. Ex- votion to God accompanies a zealous Affection to the Hero, who hath thus animated the Land with tract of a Letter from the Imperial Camp on the the King. .. Next to a religious Thanksgiving to Gladness, and adorned it with Honour; nor can we Taro, April 22. which the Imperial Minister at the God, who is become our Salvation, our Gratitude enough admire his ardent Zeal in bringing about Hague received the 4th inst. On the Night of the is due to our gracious Sovereign, for his tender and this happy Event. What indefatigable Pains has he 19th and 20th, the Spanish Troops in Garrison at watchful Care over the Happiness of his Subjects. taken to secure the Blessings, and dissipate the Parma found Means to retire, without Interrup- In the Day when the Enemy said, I will pursue, I Woes of his Country! How vigorous has he been tion, towards the Mountains, leaving only 500 will overtake, I will divide the Spoil; my Lust shall to support our pure Religion and suppress a pesti- Men to garrison the Castle, where they have de- be satisfied upon them, I will draw my Sword, my lent Rebellion! How vigilant to protect that Liber- posited the greatest Part of their Baggage, Am- Hand shall destroy them; he was anxious and as- ty which we adore, and prevent that Slavery which munition, and Stores. They are followed in their siduous in guarding the national Blessings, and we abhor! How has he sacrificed his Repose to Flight by Gen. Nadasti, who has entirely sur- spared no Pains to secure them from the Treach- restore our Peace, and despised the greatest Dan- rounded them, and stopt up all the Passages. We ery of false Friends, and the Malice of fierce Foes. gers to reestablish our Safety! Glorious Prince! the have a great Number of Deserters come into our Goodness inspires him with a Love of his People; greatest Veneration is due to him, since the Deliv- Camp, who all agree, that the Fugitives have not Fortitude engages him in the Defence of them; erance of the Nation was the Motive of his Cour- Bread for two Days; and, upon the whole, will find and neither as a Father, nor as a Captain of Free age, and the Happiness of it the Measure of his it extremely difficult to escape. The Castle of Par- Britons, will he ever suffer French Haughtiness to Conduct. It is this Magnanimity that makes his ma capitulated this Day, and the Garrison, com- trample on their Necks, or Highland Violence to Royal Highness so lovely in the Eyes of all True posed of 500 Men, besides 350 Sick, are made triumph over their Rights. We are happy under so Britons. The very Sight of him gives them Trans- Prisoners of War, but are to retain their Baggage. good a King, and we know ourselves to be happy. ports of Affection, and raises “all Beholders into The Troops which retired from the Town are said Tho’ the great Disturber of Europe, like Nebu- Admirers.” It is this Magnanimity that has gained to amount to about 6000 Men, whom we hope to chadnezzar, should prepare a Fiery Furnace, for him a wide and illustrious Fame; and in truth it is give a good Account of. There is arrived in the those who are too obstinately good to sacrifice the but just that the same Virtue, which hath sustained Camp this Day about 350 Deserters.” Principles of Piety and Liberty, to the Dictates of the Labour of Publick Good, should be distin- LONDON May 1. We learn from several private Idolatry and Tyranny; we shall utterly abhor to fall guished by the Reward of Publick Glory, Letters, before and since the gaining the late Vic- down. and worship the Image that he hath more tory over the Rebels, that in the March from Ab- than once set up. We detect to have one rule over erdeen to Inverness, his Royal Highness took the us, who has been bred in the violent Politicks and NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE: Printed by JOHN GOODING, in the BURNTHOUSE ENTRY on the SIDE: where SUBSCRIPTIONS and ADVER- TISEMENTS for this Paper, and Orders for all manner of Printing Work, are taken in.