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ted the Saxons ; the king of Poland
fled from his dominions, and prince
Charles retired into Bohemia. The
king of Prussia entered Drefden as
a conqueror, exacted very Severe
contributions from the whole country,
and the Austrians and SaXons
were at last compelled to receive
from him Such a peace as he would
grant. He iinpoSed no Severe conditions
except the payment oS the
contributions, made no new claim of
dominions, and, with the elector Palatine,
acknowledged the duke of Tufcany
for emperor.
The lives of ptinCes, like the histories
of nations, have their periods
We shall here suspend our nartative of
the king of Prussia, who was now at
the height of human greatness, giving
laws to his enemies, and courted by
all the powers of Europe. What wiis
he the event of the prefent war it is
yet too early to predict ; bis enemies
are powerful, but we have Seen those
enemies once conquered, and there is
no great reaSon to imagine that the
confederacy against him will last long.
Tryai of A.hnirai B Y N G.
lo which we have, in Oreler to render is
more useful, added Azotes to explain
she Sea Terms thatoernr therein.
A T a Court-Martial sspembled on
.Lh. board bis Majesty's Ship St.
George, in Portsmouth harbour, open
the 27tb of Ddhember 1756 ;
2nd held every day aSterwards (Sundays
excepted) till the 27th of" Jauuary,
1757, inclusive.
P R E S E N T ,
Vice- Admiral sixtttn, President,
ltear-Adiniral HoLttOuRNE,
Bear-Admiral NoRRts,
Rear-Admiral BaoDERlca,
Captain HoLsves,
Captain GEARY,
Captain Bovs,
Captain MooRE,
Captain StstcoE,
Captain DouGL.ss,
Caprain BENtLET,
Captain Kerr EL. And
Captain DENms,
^111, '
St. George, in Portsmouth Harlonr Dec.
A Jack in the miven shrouds was
ss^ hoisted as a signal for a courtmartial
; about 9 a gun fired for all
captains in the harbour to come on
board, the commiisson was reatl, and
the members of the court were Sworn.
Tuefdav, Adm. Byng waa
brought to the bar (a place fitted up
to the right of the president for his
sitting or standing) with his clerks and
writers, the commission, with the articles
exhibited against him were
read ; to which, in a short decent
Speech oS two or three minutes, he
said, he thought himself happy in
his present situation, to have his conduct
enquired into by gentlemen of
their well known abilities and candour,
and from thence hoped to
anfwer for himfelf with honour.
Wedn. 29. Rear Adm. West was
Sworn and examined 'till near 5 in
the evening t when the court was
adjourning he begged they would
compleat his examination that night,
because he was going out upon an expedition
oS great importance, by the
king's Special order : but as the
court and Mr. Byng hat^many queftions
to ask him, the court informed
him they should be glad to go thro'
but that there was not time, and then
Ike court adjourned till next morning.
Thursday 3o. Adm. West appeared,
and finished his examination, Some
oS the most material questions were,
whether any unnecessary delay was
made at St, Hel n's, or Gibraltar ?
AnSwered in the negative. At what
distance the Ramilites was Stom the
Buckingham at the time of the engagement
? he replied about thrro
miles. Whether the admiral and the
rear could have come up to the assistance
oS the van, and come to as
Close an engagement with the enemy
^ he answered, he knew no impediment
to the contrary, but that ho
would not he understood to mean there
was none. How the wind and weather
waa^ He replied, very calm
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