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ROM Mofcow, That the Cold had been fo intense, that an hundred Perfons were froze to Death, Birds fell dead in the Streets, and Horfes harness'd to the Sledges, were frozen ftanding stiff as Wood.

From Perfia, That the Bafhaws of Ormus and Bender- Abali, with feveral other principal Men of that Kingdom, have enter'd into a League against the Ufurper; fo that a Civil War is daily expected, which has been the Drift of the Turkish Councils ever fince the Depofition of the Sophi.

From Poland, That the Grandees are forming private Conventions in their respective Diftricts; but most of them feem united in this Particular, viz. To exclude a Foreigner from the Crown. The Interest of his Imperial Majefty feems fo confiderable, and neceffary to any Candidate, that this Event will probably draw clofer the Knot, that feem'd to be loofening in the Life of the late King, (on Account of the Pragmatick Sanction) between him and the Elector of Saxony; who prudently. feems to lie quiet. France on the other Hand feems determin'd to push the Interefts of King Stanislaus, and has made fuch a Declaration as may poffibly Occañon fome future Disturbances.

From Palestina, That the Turks, on the Moors being defeated before Oran, and the feizing two of the Grand Seignior's Ships, had taken all the Churches from the Chriftians, and committed horrible Impieties on the Holy Sepulcher; Ecclefiafticks and Seculars had been the Gallows, and had the Soles of their Feet flead and rubbed with Salt; others the Nails of their Hands and Feet torn off by Pinchers, and then boiling Pitch, and burning. Sulphur pour'd into their Wounds. At Damafcus, Rama, and Bethlehem many Monks have been skinned alive.

From Oran, That a great Body of Moors attacking fome Spaniards at work upon an Out-Fort, had been defeated with a great Slaughter by the Spanish Troops which fallied out of the Town,

with the Governour Don Ladron de Gueverra at their Head, who was too brave to be difcouraged by the Fate of his Predeceffor the Marquis de Santa Cruz. Tis now concluded, that the Marquis, not being found among the Prifoners at Algier, was the fame Spanish Commander feen to fall from his Horfe in the Battle, being fhot through the Body and into the Thigh whom the Moors ftript of his Crofs, Rings and Cloaths, and then beheaded him,

From Cadiz, That an Algerine Capitana, or Ship of War, had been deftroyed by the Spanish Squadron; but not before the had landed 300 Turks, with Provifions fhe brought for the Moors Camp.

From Madrid, That a Deferter having taken Shelter in the Dutch Ambaffador's Palace, who refufed to deliver him up, a Detachment of Guards took him by Force, having killed 3 or 4 of his Excellency's Domefticks. added, the King demanded Satisfaction.

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From Geneva, That that City had been blockaded up by the French, occafion'd by the Rudeness of fome Perfon, who flung an Apple at the Altar whilft the Almoner to the French Minister was celebrating Mafs, and threw down the Chalice, juft after it had been confecrated; but the Magiftrates having deputed four of their Body to his moft ChriftianMajefty, to offer any Satisfaction in their Power, the Blockade is rais'd.

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