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be filed against them, for having author.fed his being impreffed and deprived of his liberty.

Monday 31.

By advices received during the course of the month, the three English forts of Manchack, Batan-rouge, a id Panmure of Natchez, with all the artillery and ammunition, provifions, and other effects belonging to his Britannic Majefty, had been fu.prized and taken by the Spaniards, the first by affault, the second by capitulation, and the third by evacuation. The commander by whom this mighty exploit was conducted, is faid to be Don Bernardo de Galvez, Governor of Louijana, who took in the whole about 550 Fr foners, 8 boats laden with provifions, and feveral barks, in which were upwards of 50 marines. Thefe forts were all the English pofleted on the Malisippi. This account was published in the Gazette of Madrid on the 31st of December, with all the exultation of a grand conquest.

One may judge, lays the gazette writer, of the importance of this expedition by the contents of two letters intercept.d by Don Bernardo de Galvez, one written the 9th of September, by order of Major Gen. Campbeli, and the other the 1st of October, by Brigadie: Stuart; both are addrefled to Capt. Forstel, commandant of the fort of Panmure, and the district of Natchez: he is crdered to keep himself in readinefs with his company, and the inhabitants of the neigh ouring parts, to join at Manchack Lieut. Col. Dickion, commandant of the fort of Baton rouge, in order to act in concert against the perficious and implacable enemies (the Spaniards); and he is informed of the preparations of thefe two chiefs of his nation, to furprize, by hoftilities, thefe fime Spaniards, before the declaration of war could come to their knowledge; with that view they difguiled their preparations with divers pretences, giving out that they were only meant against the Illinois. In the fame manner they deceived the nation of the Chactaws, and other Indian favages, to draw them over to the Englth party, and engage them to strike a blow on the Spaniards, promiling them for fole recompe, le all the booty they should meke. These ftrokes prove with what infincerity the English chiefs acted in that country, to commit hoftilities against the provinces of Louibana,

It is then with the greatest reafon that we congratulate ourselves in having prevented them, and attacked their own fettlements, thus cauling to milcarry the project they had formed of fairing upon ours unawares.

That notorious villain, William Williams, who murdmed Mr. Powesi at Llandoverry in Wales, in 1775, (de vol. xxx. p. 43.), and who was ditcoveicu laft fun.mer at Alresford in Hints, while marching with some prifonot under the court of the Glamorganshire m.nl, but made his cleape, is faid to be

the ringleader of the crew that ran away with the King's cutter from the Downs, as mentioned in our Mag zine for laft De cember.

Advice has been received from Tripoli, in Barbary, which mention, "that one of the uncles of the Pacha had revolted agains him, and was advanced at the head of an army to within a day's journey of that capital, which had caused the greateft confufion imaginable; that the Chriflians were thipping themfelves and their most valuable effects on board the veffels in the port, and the Moors and Jeves were fecuring their money and jewels, as a general pillage was expected if the rebels could get into the city."

On the 9th inftant, there were upwards of 50,000 acres of land under water, in the neighbourhood of Bruges. This inundation has been occafioned by the continual rains which had fallen for fome time before.

About the middle of the month a French cartel thip arrived in Torbay, from St. Maloe's, having on board Gen. Garth (who was taken prifoner in the Experiment man of War, by the Count d'Estaing), and 360 failors, who had been confined prifoners at Dinant and Fougaret. She failed on the 9th initant, when there remained four other vellels to tranfport the remainder of the prifoners for England, from whence they are to carry back an equal number of French failors in return. On the arrival of the above velfel in Torbay, the failors being anxious to get athore, about forty got into a boat, which by fome accident overfet, and, notwithstanding all poñible affittance was given them, twenty-one or twenty-two were drowned.

The Vice-chancellor of Cambridge has appointed the following fubjects for Sig William Browne's prizes for the prefent year.-For the Odes: In obitum meft:ffimum jacobi Cook, nav s bellica præfecii, navigawris celb rrimi, ilu letbifero barbaricorum repontine abrepti-For the Epigrams : Dičtem japienti fat eft.

By fome difpatches addreffed to the fa mous geographer de Bufching at Berlin, from M. Pallas, profeffor of the Imperial Academy at Peteriburgh, there is the following circumstantial account of the death of Capt. Cook, with the outlines of his voyage.

Capt. Cook, after he had paffed the Cape of Good Hope, continued his courfe along. Dieman's-land, and New Zealand, till he came to Otaheite, where the Spaniards had landed twice, fince his last voyage to that ifland; frayed fome months, and had left there all forts of birds and domeftie athmals, but only of the make fpecies; fo that they received the cows and the thegoats that Capt. Cook brought there with gicat picature. He let that illand in the

The proceedings of the last general court of proprietors of Eaft-India, having been greatly mifreprefented in the public prints, it may not be improper to lay the following true ftate of facts before the publick.

month of December following, and after having made feveral new difcoveries in the South Sea, he arrived in the month of March, 178, on the coatts of America, fituated in the fouth of Kamichatka. A leak being difcovered in Capt. Cook's thip, the Refolution, and finding a very formy fa, obliged him to anchor in a bay on that part of the coast. After having repaired his own thip, they both put to fea, and failing along the coaft, they at last diftinetly difcovered the strait between Afiato guard againft fuch probable events, acand America. The two parts of the world prefented only, at that height of latitude, a low barren land, without any thelter, and a fea of a very middling depth. He continued his route till he perceived diftinetly the American coaft extending to the North-Eait. He then thought himfelf arrived near to the bounds of his withies, but when he came to 70 deg. 45 min. latitude, and 198 deg. longitude, (probably reckoning from Greenwich) he met with impenetrable mountains of ice, which obliged him to turn to the South. He caft anchor near the ifland Unalaichka, whence Capt. Cook dates his letter. He fixes that iland in 53 deg, 55 min. latitude, and 192 deg. 30 min. longitude, confequently giv ing that ifland a Lore Western and Southern pofition than is in the New General Chart of Rutha. As he then found himfelf to the Eaft of Sandwich ifland, which he had paffed in his voyage, he reasonably thought he muft meet with other iflands; he, therefore, failed again, in order to país the autumn and the winter in a more temperate climate. He actually difcovered divers other itlands, which appeared to him extremely fertile, and where the inhabitants had raifed tone walls on the heights, for their defence. He caft anchor at one of thefe illands, named O'why'he, in the gulf of Caraca-Cafia, and treated very amicably with the inhabitants, who paid him almolt divine honours. After he had refrethed his people, one of whom only had died in the voyage, and two others had fallen fick, he was already got under fail, when a furious farm hurt his mizen-mait, which obliged him to return to the gulf to repair it. Here he was unluckily flain, as has been already mentioned, in a difpute with

the natives.

The Emprefs of Ruffia, defirous to make further difcoveries at fea, has given orders that three thips thall fail annually from Kamfchatka, for the Northern New Archipelago; three for America; as many for Ochotzkoy; and one for the Kur iflands.

The report of Lord Macartney's conduct being blamed by the people of Grenada appears to be without foundation. On the Contrary, he was addreffed on his departure from that ifland by the council, allembly, and principal planters, in terms of the Fuglaf approbation.

A refolution having been taken to apply to the proprietors for a temporary fufpenfion of the Sch bye-law, which restrains the vesting the company's money in thipping, except fuch fall fhips as they may have occafion to employ in the Eaft-Indies, cidents, and misfortunes, as might be expected, and which have fince really happened, and may frequently happen during a time of war. The intention was to build a ship or two, to be employed as well for the defence of the company's valuable poffelons, as to import investments that might be provided and not brought home, in cafe any of the company's thips thould be captured or loft during their voyages. The question having been agitated at the laft quarterly court, feveral thip's hulbands feemed to be alarmed, upon the ill-grounded apprehenfion, that there was an intention of building thips in India, to the prejudice of their private concerns, though in truth no fuch idea had ever exifted, much leis been adopted; nor had the least defign been entertained of interfering with the intereft of British fubjects, further than to build a thip or two, to be used occafionally in cafes of diftrefs or emergency, as above stated. However, the matter was fully explained by the chairman at the last court; and the proprietors received, in the most explicit terms, every information refpecting the number of thips propofed to be built, and the fervices intended to be performed. The wifdom and expediency of the measure was alto ftated fo much to the conviction and fatisfaction of the court, that Mr. Wells, one of the most eminent thip-builders, declared he had not the leaft objection, nop would he have given trouble, if he had known the intention of the directors. The queftion being thereupon put, it was carried in the affirmative, and fo declared from the chair; and freth bufinefs of a very inte refting nature brought forward, and it was fo generally believed by the proprie.ors, that the matter was agreed to by all parties, that many left the court; after which fome gentlemen appeared diffatisfied, and called for a divifion, which in that state of the bufincts was thought unfair, and therefore a ballot was demanded by, and in the name of the directors, to give the proprie tory at large the opportunity of deciding, according to their unbiaffed judgment, and as may be moft condusive to the intereft of the company.

The Speech of Alderman Crofby, promised in our laft volume, p. 613, was as follows: "Admiral Kepel,

"I am ordered by the committee, who

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have the honour to wait on you from the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common-council affembled, to prefent you the freedom of that city, in this box, made of heart of oak, ornamented and embellished with gold, agreeable to the unanimous vote of the court of common-council, on the 12th day of February laft, for your long and faithful fervices to your country; for your ready acceptance, at the call of your fovereign, of the important charge of Commander of the Bath Fleet, in time of imminent danger; for the anxious attention thewed by you in every inftance of your conduct to the Tafety of this country; for your judicious, able, and fpirited behaviour, on the 27th of July, 1778, in your attack on the French feet; for your glorious and gallant efforts to renew the engagement in the afternoon of that day; eforts rendered unfuccefsful, through the want of obedience to your orders by the Vice-admiral of the Blue; for the great protection given to our trade, to which we were entirely indebted to you for the fafe arrival of the East and Weft India fleets; for your animating conduct and example, happily followed by fuch fignal exertions of fpirit and intrepidity in the officers and feamen of the British fleet, as conveyed tetror to our enemies, and obliged them to feek thelter in their own ports, by an ignominious flight.

"The comm ttee, Sir, think they thould be wanting in their duty, if they did not, upon this occafion, exprefs the warmest withes, that whenever you are called upon by your fovereign, to draw your fword against the enemies of our happy conftitution, you may return victorious, and that you may long, very long, live an honour and ornament to your country."

To this addrefs the Admiral answered: "I receive, with the warmest gratitude, he valuable mark of the regard of the city of London, teftified by their unanimous vote of the 12th of February laft; and I beg you to affure them, that the fincere zeal for the public, which has animated me during my forty years fervice, is in no fhape altered by events which compelled me to retire from the high honour of the command of a British fleet."

13. At Litchfield, Major Patton, to Mifs Dock fey, niece to D. Garrick, efq;

John Macnamara, efq; of Lincoln's Inn, to Mifs Jones of Kenfington.

18. Rev. Mr. Collinfon, rector of Kingwefton, Somerfetfhire, to Mrs. Brent. Sparry Pefhall, efq; brother of Sir John, to Mifs A. M. Homer.

24. John Cowper, efq; to Mifs Cope, fifter of Sir Charles.

DEATHS.

Ately, at Jamaica, Hon. Lieut. Gen. Tho. Stanley, brother to the earl of Derby, and member for the co, of Lancaster. Hon. Mr. Hay, governor of Barbadoes. At Chefter, Mr. H. Whishaw, attorney at law, and feal-keeper of the county palatine. Right Hon. Lady Camden.

At Langharn, Caermarthenshire, aged 82, Mrs. Bevan, relict of Arthur Bevan, efq;

At Fulton, Lady Tancred, relict of Sir Thomas.

Rev. Humphry Griffiths, rector of Byton, Herefordshire, and 53 years schoolmaster at Prefteign.

On his paffage to England with the colours of Fort Mahe, taken from the French, Lieut. B. S. Bate, aid-de camp to Brigadier-general Braithwaite.

Robt. Racket, efo; the laft furviving nephew of Alexander Pope, efq;

At Hertford, Mr. Kirby, aged 104. 07. 24. At St. Chriftopher's, Robert Douglas, efq; governor of all his majefty's forts and fortifications in that island. This gentleman's death was occafioned by a moft extraordinary accident indeed; leaning against the pallifades which enclofed his court-yard, and being rather corpulent and heavy, the wood gave way, and he falling with great violence, occafioned a contufion of the fpine, of which he died in 24 hours, labouring under the most excruciating torture, but per fectly placid and refigned. He has left the bulk of his fortune (which is very confiderable) to his brother, Capt. John Douglas, of his Majesty's fhip the Terrible.

Nov. 13. At Chislehurst in Kent, the Rev. John Lawfon, B. D. R. of Swanscombe in that county, and formerly fellow of Sidney Suffex College, Cambridge. This gentleman was remarkable for his knowledge in antient and modern geometry, and was admired, and his acquaintance courted, by those who had a true taste for that fublime fcience.

Dec. 26. Of a lingering illness, in the 75th year of his age, Tho. Hope, efq; well known in the trading world, as one of the first characters that this or perhaps any other age ever produced. He was originally defcended from the elder branch of the family of Hope in Scotland; and, endowed with great natural abilities, he with unremitting application raifed the credit and affluence of the houfe at Amfterdam, which continues to bear his name, to fuch a height, as perhaps no other houfe of trade in any country ever arrived.

Nor

Nor were his thoughts in business confined to that object only, having for many years prefided as representative of the Prince of Orange, first in the West India, and afterwards in the Dutch Eaft India Companies; where, particularly in the latter, b. eftablished fuch wife laws and regulations in their trade, as muft make his memory refpected and adored as long as thofe companies fhall exift. And it will be remembered by the lateft pofterity, that a merchant could at once preferibe laws to fovereigns in the Eaft, and, by his moneyed powers, greatly fway the fcale of empire in Europe. He was juft in all his dealings; and friendly, where he had once placed his confidence, to a degree that by many might be thought to exceed the bounds of prudence in trade.

Rey. Mr. Richardson, rector of Cavendish, Suffolk.

28. G. Booth Tyndale, efq; nephew to lord Delamer.

29. Lady Cuft, relict of Sir Richard, mother of Sir John, grandm ther of lord Brownlowe, and fifter to Sir John Brownlowe, vifcount Tyrconnel.

Mrs. Wilfon, wife of J. Wiifon, efq; of Dalham Tower, Westmoreland.

30. Andrew Mitchel, efq; aged 9o. Near Hertford, Conftantine Bickerton, efq; aged 72.

31. At Ludlow, Charles Bowlker, univerfally acknowledged to have been the beft angler in Great Britain.

Jan. 1. At Eltham, Lady Hudson, relict of Sir Charles.

At York, Tho. Fountayne, efq; aged 22. 2. The lady of Tho. Lawrence, M. D. 3. Near Barnet, Philip Grenville, efq; At Richmond, Eiw. Oram, efq; aged 90. Arthur Jones, efq; many years commiffioner of fewers for Holborn and Finfbury divifions.

4. Arch. Finney, efq; captain in a marching regiment.

8: Mr. Ward, inventor of the cork jackets. Richard Kent, efq; major of the Northamptonshire militia.

9. Rich. Ireland, efq; of Riegate Place, aged 80.

Benj. Branfil, efq; a director of the Bank and of the Sun Fire office.

Sebaftian Humphreys, efq; aged 71.
10. Sir Nathaniel Wombwell, bart.
At Barnes, Geo. Limbley, efq;

At Langham, near Bury, Chrifto. Blake, efq;
1 Jofeph Bateman, efq;

Rich. Morland, efq; barritter of Gray's Inn.
At Chelsea, Griffith Price, efq; counsellor.

15. Nathan Richardfon, efq; a Lisbon merchant.

16. The. Barrington, efq; of Stock. Mr. Roberts, master of Bank coffee-houfe. Sir J. H. More, bart. by whofe death the title becomes extinct.

Sir Archibald McDonaldfon, knt. At the Heralds College, Ifaac Heard, efq; 17. John Fulford, efq; of an eminent and honourable family in Devonshire.

At Wapping, Mr. Tho. Dilworth, well known by his many ufeful publications for youth.

18. At Canterbury, aged 85, Lady Head, relict of the late Rev. Sir John Head, bart. archdeacon of that diocefe.

19. Mr. Ludford, widow of the late John Ludford, efq; of Anfley-Hall, Warwickthre, fifter to Sir Roger Newdigate, bart.

Rev. Mr. Stockdale, one of the vicars choral in York cathedral, vicar of St. Mary, Bhop-hill, in that city, and of Hayton near Porklington.

23. Sir Arthur Molineux, knt.

At Elcombe, Kent, Mr. Tho. Elcombe, farmer, whole ancestors were farmers there in the reign of Henry IV.

24. At Bath, Archi. Stewart, efq; late an eminent merchant in London, and formerly lord provoft of Edinburgh.

At Stepney, Mrs. Armstrong, aged rro. Rob. Freind, efq; of Hitcham-house, Bucks. 26. At Greenwich, Capt. Jas. Monfon, .aged 80.

27. At Stationers-hall, advanced in years, Mr. George Hawkins, treasurer and warehoufe-keeper to the Company of Stationers. He was formerly a bookfeller in Fleet-fireet, and many years kept a fhop during the season at Tunbridge-Wells. He was a man of fair character, and much refpected by the nobility and gentry who frequented his shop.

GAZETTE PROMOTIONS. Dec. I. ORD Onflow, treasurer, and Sir Rich, Worlley, bt, comptroller,

of his majefty's houthold.

6. John Smith, efq; appointed, by the ld lieut. of Ireland, one of the commiffaries of the mufters.

7. Lord Cha. Spencer, treasurer of his majefty's chamber.

Frederick North, efq; one of the chamberlains of his majesty's exchequer.

Sam. Hayes, of Avondale, efq; a governor of the county of Wicklow.

II. Patrick Brydone, efq; accomptant and comptroller general of stamp duties. CIVIL PROMOTIONS.

12. At Linley, Shropshire, Robert More, L

efq; F. R. S.

Right Hon. Hans Stanley, F.R. S. cofferer of his majesty's houthoid, governor of the Ifle of Wight, treasurer of the British Mufcum, and member for Southampton.

13. Mr. Pewtrefs, many years head clerk of the bullion office in the bank.

ORD Grantham, chief juftice in eyre,
North of Trent.

Lord Weftcote, high fteward for Bewdley, in the room of lord Lyttelton.

Dr. Simpion, official of London archdeaconry.

Ld Beauchamp, cofferer of the houthold.
Col. L-flie, a groom of the bedchamber.
Gen. Cunningham, governor of Barbadoes.
Duke

Duke of Marlborough, high fteward of Oxford.

Mr. Sampfon Mofman, of Eaft Retford, appointed one of the inspectors of the stamps. Rob. Chefter, efq; fecretary to the commiffioners of Q. Anne's bounty.

John Atkinfon, of Spalding, gent. a master extraordinary in chancery.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

EV. Mr. Whifton, Cranwich R. and
Methwold V. co. Norfolk.

1. Adamthwaite, M. A. Shockerfton R. co. Leicester..

J. Ruffell Greenhill, M. A. Marsh Gib. bon R. co. Bucks.

Peter Vaters, M. A. (fenior ftudent of Christ Church, and minifer of Caversham, Bucks) Whitton cum Thurliton, co. Suff.

Jas. Ancré Milne, LL. D. Brand Brough. ton R. co. Line. with Shelton R. co. Wilts. Rev. Mr. Nelfon, prefented to the perpetual curacy of Chefter-le freet.

Benj. Ha, A. M. St. Andrew's R. Glamorganshire.

Dr. Ramsden, Baltham R. Cambridgeth. Rev. W. Guerney, Luddenham R. co. Kent.

Rich. Watson, D.D. regius profeffor of divinity in Cambridge, to the archdesc. of Ely. James Bentham, M. A. (author of the Hiftory of the cathedral church of Ely) to a prebend there.

Rev. Mr. Wagstaffe, Barley R. Herts.

Norf.

Wates, Feltwell St. Nicholas R.co.

H. Spelman, Downham R. co. Norf.
John Hale, B.D. Lawford R. co. Effex,
Rev. Mr. Hey, Parfenum R. Northamp

Wilfon, Whitchurch V. co. York.
Rev. J. Caidow, Great Baddow R. Effax.
Rev. Mr. Dart, Stratton R. Somersetsh.
J. Croiley, M.A. Tascatter V.
Rev. Joshua Larwood, chaplain to King
George.

Rev.

Ivory, Hindolveston R. co. Norf. Milner, D.D. Brant Broughton V. Geo. Croft, M.A. Arncliff in Craven V. Rev. Mr. Markham, Carlton in Craven V. Major Dawfon, M. A. to hold Croft V. with Rand R. both co, Lincoln.

Rev. Carew Reynell, the perpetual curăcies of St. James in Bristol, and Welbury upon Trim, co. Gloucester.

James Sronhoufe, M. A. Little Cheverell, and Great Cheverell, co. Wilts.

Geo. Drury, M. A. Claydon and Akinham R. with Whitton cum Thurlton R. co. Suffolk.

Tho. Gwinnett, of Barnwood, Gloucefterfhire, victualler.

Rob. Snelgrove, of Drury-la. woollen-dra. Wm. Bafely, Wefton under Weatherley, Warwickshire, factor.

John Taler, Newport, Shropfh. mercer. Matt. Dennison, Darlington, Durh, dealer. John Armstrong and Tho. Walter, Bermondfey-ftreet, Southwark, diftillers.

Jn.Spotti woode, Sackville-ftr.money-feriv. John Sowden and The. Robinson, of Bradford, Yorkshire, merchan's.

Lancelot Westgarth, Warwick, innholder. Robt. Kent, Soham, Isle of Ely, innholder. John Hogg and Harry Wagstaff, both of Northfield, Worcestershire, dealers.

Hen. Hatch, Evesham, Worcestersh. grocer. Matth. Warren, of York, innholder. Styles Lely, of Lincoln, shopkeeper. Jofeph Scholey, of Cambridge, vintner. Sam. Huggins, of Hampton on the Hill, Warwick fhire, dealer.

Robt. Scruton, Bishopsgate-fir. callender. Tho. Smith, St. Martin in the Fields, Middlefex, horfe dealer.

Ralph Brown, of Little Green within Chadderton, Lancashire, dryfalver. Jas. Robertfon, of Brecon, mercer. Abra. Clegg, Leadenhall fir. haberdasher. Ifaac Cattle, Long-alley, Moorfields,Midd. victualler.

John Bayly, Newton, Cambrid.wine-merch. Cha. Maitland, Newmarket,Suff. carpenter. Rich. Pitt, Sr. Alban's-ftr. Weft.upholder. Philip Chivers, Piccadilly, Mide. upholsterer. Jis. Greenwood, Norton-falgate, Middlefex, ironmonger.

Jof. Butter, Wokingham, Berks, druggift. Green Smart, of Kingston upon Hull, patten-maker.

Robt.Healey, Louth, Lincol....sh. fellmonger.
Gummion of Banki uptcy fuperfeded.
Cha. Fielding, Holborn, Midd. filk-mercer.
Wm. Mauricet, Highgate, Midd. merch.

PRICES of STOCKS.
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