The Virginia Gazette

BOSTON, August 8.

Extract of a Letter from Lisbon, July 14, 1746.

As to Matter of News, we suppose you must have heard of the Duke of Cumberland's happy Success against the Rebels in Scotland, and that the Pretender's Party were so effectually destroyed, as is impossible for them to make any Head again.----That we should send a strong Reinforcement from England, which we suppose by this Time may be sailed; and 'tis expected in all this Month the Allied Armies in Flanders will be near 100,000 Men: so that we hope soon to hear of an Action, and that we shall retake most of the Towns the French have taken from the Queen of Hungary this Campaign.--..--'Tis certain the French have been very successful in Flanders, but they have suffered greatly this Year in Italy; for by the last Accounts from thence, they and the Spaniards were obliged to retire under the Cannon of Placentia, and entirely block'd up by the Austrian Army, commanded by Prince Lichtenstein; but finding Provisions to grow scant, and most of their Communications cut off, they ventured to attack the Austrians, who, being apprized of their Design, suffered them to enter their first and second Lines, when they attacked them with great Fury; and having a Number of Cannon planted to the best Advantage, which the French and Spaniards did not expect, they did prodigious Execution: 'Tis said the Enemy lost 1,000 Men; if so, it will be impossible for them to prevent the King of Sardinia's further Designs, unless they receive large Reinforcements from the French Army in Flanders, or the Rhine; but 'tis supposed that they will have none from thence, as it would weaken their Armies too much.----In Short, though there is great Appearance of the Continuance of War, yet many Letters from different Parts mention, that a general Peace might be obtained, on Condition the English would consent to deliver up Cape-Breton; 'tis supposed the French would thereupon be easily brought to give up their Acquisitions in Flanders; but God forbid our Ministry should ever consent to a Peace on those Terms; for as undoubtedly we have been at a vast Expence since the War, and as yet have taken no Place from the Enemy worth regarding but Cape-Breton, which we think is of almost equal Consequence to the English and French, we hope they will have a true Regard for the Interest of the Country: and they cannot in this Case do it more effectually than by keeping Cape-Breton, when such Terms of Peace are offered.
P. S. The Post is just arrived; and by Letters from England we learn,

That Offers of Peace have been made by France; but that they were rejected
by us; and that the King was determined to prosecute the War with the utmost Vigour.----And they likewise write for certain, that the Dutch will
immediately declare in Favour of the Allies.----The King of Sardinia has
reinforced the Austrian Army in Italy, with 21,000 Men: And the Letters
from thence say, the Remainder of the Spanish Army must unavoidably sur-
render in a few Days Prisoners of War.