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PREFACE.

In June, therefore, we began to exhibit an Epitome of thefe Papers, as far as they related to public Affairs, which we have continued ever fince. The Magazine for June contains alfo an Account of Dr Storck's Supplement to his Treatife on the Virtues of Hemlock: An original Letter of Oliver Cromwell: The Life of the late Lord Anfon: A curious Account of the Rife, Progress, and Genius of Chivalry; with a Continuation of the Hiftory of the War, particularly of the Irruption of the Spaniards into Portugal.

July contains an Hiftorical Account of the Conduct of the Dutch towards the English in India, from their firft Settlement in the Country; directions for cooling Liquors in hot Weather; an hiftorical and critical Enquiry into the Origin of the Despotism of the Eastern Nations; and two original Letters from the Late Counters of Hertford.

In Auguft, we gave a Circumftantial and Authentic Account of the Revolu tion in Ruffia, by the Depofition and sudden Death of the unfortunate Emperor Peter III; of the taking Newfoundland by the French; of an Expedition against the Havannah, and a Defcription of the Place; of the Murder of Anne NaiLor, by Sarah Meryard, and her Daughter, an extraordinary Narrative; of a Voyage to India, by a French Academift, to difcover and tranflate the Works attributed to Zoroafter; and an original Letter from the late Duke of Ormond to his fon.

The Magazine for September, contained a Journal of the Siege of the Hapannah, by Sir George Pococke; an Account of a Forgery committed by one Kello, on Amyand and Co. for 1000l.; the Natural Hiftory of Sutton Coldfield; the Method of making Zink from Black Jack; an original Letter of Sir Richard Steele's, on his play called the Conscious Lovers; a strange Relation of a Baptized Jew; an Account of the Caufes that produced the Revolution in Russia; and many Papers relative to the Treaty for Peace then on foot.

In October, we published an original and most extraordinry Letter, written by Mr Simon Browne, under the influence of an unparallelled Lunacy practical directions for the cure of Fevers, by Dr Lobb; a Political Analysis of the War; a particular and authentic Account of taking the Havannah; an Account of two Volumes of Pofthumous Works of Dr Swift; Account of retaking Neufoundland; the Life of Richard Nafb, called King of Bath; and fome remarkable inftances of the Virtues of the Bark in Chirurgical Cafes.

The Magazine for November contains, among other curious particulars, a Narrative of the Death of Mark Anthony Calas, and of the Execution of his Father for the fuppofed Murder in France; Dr Nicholl's Account of the Circumftances attending the Death of his late Majefty; and the Natural History of Hanmer Parish.

In December, we gave infallible directions to preferve Garden-Plants from Vermin; the Natural Hiftory of Eastham in Chefbire; Preliminary Articles of Peace by Authority; an Epitome of the laft Volume of the Philofophical Tranfactions; and feveral interesting Questions relative to a fettlement in the new Colonies.

In the Supplement are many curious and useful Articles, neceffary to compleat the Mifcellany. for the Year, the refpective Numbers of which are illuftrated and adorned with a great Variety of Maps and Cuts.

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On Monday, January 25, avas published, The SUPPLEMENT to the GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, Vol. XXXI. Containing, besides the General Title, Preface, compleat Indexes, &c. a particular Account of M'Naughton, lately executed for the Murder o Mifs Knox in Ireaind; a correct Lift of all his Majefly's Forces, with the FieldOfficers, &c.

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A particular Account of the Difpute betaveen Great Britain and Holland, with respect to the Proceedings of the Dutch and English Eaft-India Companies at Bengal; from the Original Dutch, printed by Authority.

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HE CHARGE Great Britain against Halland, is in fubtance as follows: About the beginning of Auguft 1759 our prefident and council at Bengal re ceived advice, that a powerful arma ment was equipping at Batavia, and an embarkation of troops making there; that its deftination was not known, but that common fame gave out, it was intended against Bengal. The governor therefore acquainted the Nabob with thefe particulars, who fent peremptory orders to Chinfura, forbidding the admiffion of any troops or veffels into the country; and required Governor Clive, in confequence of a treaty fubfifting with the English, to join his forces, to prevent any foreign troops from entering the coun try.

In the mean time, a Dutch veffel, with European troops and Baggefes on board, arrived in the river, of which the Governor informed the Nabob, who difpatched an order to the Dutch, forbidding them to proceed, and another order to the Indian Governor of Hughley, called the Fouxdaar, ordering him to join Governor Clive with a body of troops, and again requiring the Governor's affiftance to prevent the Dutch from proceeding up the river.,

The Dutch, upon receiving the Nabob's order, folemnly promiled to o bey it; and declared that the yeffel came in, by accident, for water and provifions, being driven by ftrefs of weather befide the fort of Nagapatnam,

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to which he was bound; and that both veffel and troops fhould quit the river, as foon as they had taken in their refreshments. aw

A detachment of our troops, how. ever, joined with thofe of the Fouxdaar,took poffeffion of the fort of Tar na, & the battery of Charnoe, which lies over-againft the fort, with orders to ftop and vifit all veffels that should pals; parties were alfo fent out, on both fides the river, to prevent any foreign troops from advancing by land.

In confequence of thefe orders, all Dutch veffels were brought to,and those without troops were fuffered to pafsi But one Zuydlands, an officer of the Dutch company, having refufed to bring to and be vifited, he was detained prifoner fome hours, and then, with the veffel, difcharged by the Gover nor's order; eighteen Puggofes were found concealed on board this veffel; who were alfo difmiffed.

Against thefe tranfactions, the Dutch factory at Cbinfura remonftrated; and we replied, that we were authorized as principals, by the cuftom and law of nations, to vifit all veffel's going up the river, as they might introduce French troops into the country; and that, as auxiliaries to the Great Mo gul, we were bound by treaty to join his Viceroy in oppofing the introduc E tion of any European troops into Bengal

In the beginning of October the Na bob vifited the Governor at Bengali and, during his ftay, feven or eight o ther large Dutch veffels arrived, lower down the river, full of European fol diers and Buggofes; fome days afterFwards they began to come up the tiver; and the Dutch, at the fame time, were very bufy inlifting men of all forts at Chinfura, Caffembuzar, and Patna.

Our Governor then ordered the Calcutta, the Duke of Dorfet, and the

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The Dutch, as foon as they thought themselves in a condition, to act, remonftrated again; and threatened to make reprisals, if we perfifted to vifit their fhips, and prevent their troops from coming up the river: We anfwered, that we had infringed none of their privileges; but that it was the Nabob's business to judge what was fit to be done with refpect to their introducing troops into Bengal; that it was under the flag of the Mogul, and by his troops, that their vellels had been visited, and the troops prevented from coming up; and that, therefore, they were to apply to his Viceroy, we being ready to interpofe our good offices.

Upon this, the Dutch commenced hoftilities lower down the river, by Bring ball on our veffels, feizing feve ral of them, pulling down our colours, and taking our people prifoners. They began alfo hoftilities on land, by taking down our colours at Fulta and Reapou, and burning the houses and effects of the company's tenants.

and English forces came to a general action on fhore; and the action being decifive in our favour, the Dutch prayed a ceffation of hoftilities, and propofed terms of accommodation. A treaty was entered into, and things A brought to a speedy and amicable iffue. They difowned the proceedings of their hips down the river, owned themfelves the aggreffors, and agreed to pay costs and damages; upon which the veffels we had taken were restored.

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Governor Clive acquainted the Nabob with these proceedings; adding, E that, as it was against us the Dutch had commenced war, he ought to confider the quarrel as fubfifting only between them and us.

Every thing was now got ready for action, and the first blow itruck against the Dutch was the taking poffeffion of Barnagore.

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The Dutch veffels, in the mean time, advanced with their captures and prifoners; and our three vessels that followed them had orders to pass them, and take poft above the batteries; where every measure to destroy the Dutch fhips, if they fhould venture to G país, was taken; but the Dutch commandant threatened the veffels, that, if they paffed, he would fire into them,

On the 21ft of November, the Dutch debarked 700 Europeans. and 800.Buggafes.

On the 24th, reftitution of our veffels was demanded, and refufed; upon which we attacked their fleet, and inirely defeated it. The fame day, the Butch attacked Col. Ford on fhore, and were there alfo repulfed with lofs.

The next day, the 25th, the Dutch

Three days afterwards, the young Nabob came down with 7000 horse; upon which the Dutch, in great terror, requested Governor Clive to intercede for them, which he did; and the Nabob pardoned them upon the following conditions, to which they agreed:

1. Never to make war in the country. 2. Nor introduce, nor enlift troops, nor build forts there.

3. Nor keep on foot more than 125 foldiers, for the fervice of their factories at Chinfura, Ceffembuzar, and Patna: And,

4. To fend away all their veffels and troops immediately, upon pain of being expelled the country.

The REPLY to this CHARGE is to the following Effect:

The Dutch did fhip troops at Batavia, in June 1759; but even allowing that this armament was projected against Bengal, the English had no reason to imagine it was projected against them; for the Dutch have many fettlements at Bengal of great importance, for the protection of which, they are obliged to maintain troops there; which are increased, or diminished, as circumstances require.

The Governor of Batavia therefore bad a right to fend the neceffary complement of troops to Bengal; nor could any umbrage be jufly taken at it by the English.

An addition of troops was then neceflary, because, during the war of the English against the French and the Pr. of Tanjour, the Dutch, though they obferved the strictest neutrality, fuffered greatly from the violence of the contending parties, of which many inftances are given.

That thefe troops were not intendHed against the English at Bengal, appears from their going firft to Coromandel, where a reinforcement was also neceffary,

That the Englife had no right to stop and vifit the Dutch veffels; and there

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