The Virginia Gazette

Amsterdam, July 30. The last Ships arrived from the East-Indies bring very remarkable News, concerning the Situation of Affairs between the French and Indians: Among other Things we hear, that on the 3d of January last the French had concluded a Peace with the Nation distinguished by the Name of Marattes; that the Nabob with whom they were at War had been killed by one of his Nephews, who was afterwards proclaimed in his Stead: That the latter, to denote his Gratitude to the French, from whom he had received many Services, had brought over to their Interest the Nations bordering on Pondicherry and the Coast of Coromandel, amounting together to upwards of 30,000 Men: That the new Nabob had declared Mr. Dupleix, who commands at Pondicherry, Generalissimo in those Quarters, and got him acknowledged in that Quality by the Indian Nations: That the other Nabobs by whom they are commanded, and of whom the abovementioned is the Chief, had taken the Oaths to Mr. Dupleix: And that the principal Nabob had not confined his Acknowledgements to the Favours already related, but had conferred on the said Mr. Dupleix the Government of two Places, where the French snugly, and privately enjoyed the Privilege and Advantage of loading and unloading their Merchandize, &c.