entitle them from the governor but to terms of difcretion.

I have the honour to be,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

New Providence,

May 14, 1782.

humble fervant, JOHN MAXWELL. LONDON, May 27, 1782.

A dreadful fire broke out in that part of Petersburgh where the general market is fiusted, and in lefs than four hours, a fquare of near a mile was burnt to the ground. All the shops where the different articles of provifions were fold, the butchery, fishery, and, in fhort, the whole aggregate of edible commodities, by which the city was fupplied, all perished in one common conflagration.

June 18.] A moft awful form of thunder and lightning ftruck the inhabitants in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, and its neighbourhood, with terror. A ball of fire fell upon the church, broke down one of the pinnacles, and covered the pavement with mortar and hattered tones. At Pilton near Wells, the fame storm very much damaged the church, killed a poor man that was tolling the bell, and two oxen that were grazing in an adjacent field.

July 2. Capt. Inglish of his majefty's fhip Squire rel, in his letter to the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, gives an account of his having captured L'Amiable Mahon, of 8 guns and 42 men; and alfo having retaken the Penelope fchooner, belonging to Liverpool, which had been taken by the Escamoteur French privateer.

Captain Guyot, of his majelly's floop Lark, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, fecretary to the admiy, mentions his having captured the Seaon, a Dutch privateer, pierced for 12 guns, but having only 8 on board, and 50 men, The privateer had taken a floop between Lyme and Weymouth.

A letter from Vice-admiral Drake in the Downs, informs Mr. Stephens of the arrival of the Scourge loop, with Le Petit Gens d'Armes, lugger privateer of Dunkirk, taken by the Shark, in company with the Anibufcade and Scourge.

5.] This day lord John Cavendish refign ed the office of chancellor of the exchequer; as did likewife Mr. Fox the office of lecretary of fate. The last affured the house, that the cause of his refignation was no fecret; that before the death of the marquis of Rockingham he had declared, that if a certain measure thould be adopted he must neceffarily refign. It was not from any difappointment in a conteft, for power, as had been infinuated. He difclaimed every with for power that he could not exert for the true intereft of his country.

The duke of Richmond affigned his reasons in the upper house for continuing in the cabinet; as did general Conway in the lower boufe on the fame ground. These two laft gentlemen declared themselves Whigs by principle; as did Jord Shelburne, who is now at the head of the treasury, in the room of the marquis of Rockingham,

The rev. Bennet Allen furrendered himself at fbe leffione-house in the Old Bailey, where he

and Robert Morris, Efq; were indicted for the wilful murder of Lloyd Dulany. Eq; Mr. Allea was fuppofed to have a conficerable share in the management of the Morning Poft, in which paper about three years ago was inferted an article highly reflecting on the civaracter of Daniel Dulang, brother to the deceased, which produced 2 challenge, in which the chalinger was the fuffe er. In charging the jury, Mr. Juftice Buller ftated the iw in a very strong and expreít manner; declaring that, oifagreeable as the con sequences might be, it was his duty to explain the law to trem, and that whatever favourable circumftances there might appear in the cafe of either of the prifoners, if the jury were of opinion that it was a deliberate duel, they must find the prifoners guilty of murder, and leave the favourable circumstances to operate elsewhere. It appearing, however, in the courfe of the evidence, that the prisoners wanted to evade the challenge, and particularly Mr. Morris, they wholly acquitted him, and found the other guilty of manslaughter only.

6.] Vice-admiral Drake acquaints Mr. Stephens, that Le Commandant de Dunkerque, French cutter privateer of 14 guns and 45 men, is taken by the Ambufcade, in company with the Shark floop, Alfistance and Stag revenue culters, and fent into Dover Pier.

Vice-admiral Drake informs Mr. Stephess, fecretary of the admiralty, that a row boat from Calais, having anchored clofe under the fore land, he difpatched the Sandwich cutter and fome boats in pursuit of her, and that the Rip pon's beat came up with her in a few hours, and brought her into the Downs; she had only fwivels and 13 men.

Captain Thomas Shirley, of his majesty's ship Leander, by letter dated off James Fort Accra, on the coalt of Guinea, informs Mr. Stephens of his having captured and deftroyed, off Senegal, d'Officieufe, a French store-ship, computed worth 30,000l. and taken Forts Mauree, so guns; Cormantine, 32 guns; Apam, 22 guns; Berricoe, 18 guns; Acera, 32 guns.

A letter from Captain Fordham, late of the Aligator floop, who was bringing home duplicates of th fe difpatches, and dated from Brett, fignifies his having been taken by the French king's frigate La Fee, and being carried into that port; but that the dispatches were thrown overboard and funk.

Captain Pillow of his majesty's ship Artois, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, gives an account of his having captured the Prince de Robecq, of 22 twelve and nine pounders, and 173 men, fit ted out by the admiral of Dunkirk, and com manded by Moní, Pierrevan Stalle..

16.] Vice-admiral Drake informs Mr. Ste phens of the arrival in the Downs from the Tex: of his majesty's loop the Kite, with Le Fantafque, a French privateer cutter, belonging to Dunkirk, of 12 guns and 30 men.

Captain Dyson, of his majesty's floop Helens, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, fecretary of the admiralty, gives an account of his taking poffeffion, in Leoftoffe roads, of L'Eferoe privateer, about thirty tous burthen, from Dunkick; the had only 21 men, and had been at fea a week, in which he had only taken one vessel from

London

London to Gainsborough, which had been re-
taken.

23.] Vice-admiral Drake, in his letter to
Mr. Stephens, acquaints the admiralty, that
Capt. Smith of the Scourge had taken L'Epe
rance, a French lugfail privateer, of 4 iwivels,
and 21 men, but being only an open boat, he did
not think it fafe to trust any of his crew to carry
her into port, and therefore funk her after tak.
ing out her fails, &c.

27.] Intelligence has been received at the
right hon. Mr. Secretary Townshend's office,
that general Meadows, with the troops under his
command, and that part of the fleet lately com-
manded by commodore John@owe which was de-
Bined for India, arrived at Bombay the 6th of
January that a cessation of hostilities had taken
place between the Eaft India company's troops
and the Maratas, in confequence of which, the
governor and council detached two battalions of
feapoys to the relief of Tillicherry, which had

uime befieged Hyder
forces: that, with the aid of this reinforcement,
major Abington had made a sally from the fort,
in which he completely routed the enemy, kill
ed about goo men, and took 1200 prifoners, a-
mong whom was their leader, Serdar Cawn,
brother-in-law of Hyder Ally, with fifty pieces
of cannon, fixty elephants, many horfes, a large
quantity of ammunition and grain, and treature
to the amount of three lacks of rupees.

Captain Thomas Bihop, in his letter to Mr.
Stephens, dared Weymouth, 24th inftant, ac-
quaints the lords commiflioners of the admiral.
ty with the capture of the Serpent, a privateer,
with fifteen men armed with muskatoons and
finall arms, from Dunkirk and Cherburg. She
had only taken a fmall floop, which was alfo re-
taken.

Vice-admiral lord Shu'dham, in his letter of the 23d inft. from Plymouth, informs the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that his majefty's fhips the Crown and Panther, have fent

der to the Downs, under convoy of two ships of the line.

Captain Jacob Waller, of his majesty's fhip Racehorse, gives an account of his capturing French fchooner privateer, named Le Vipere of ten guns four pounders, and thirty-feven men, commanded by Michael Ladri Vincent Menage, eight days from Dunkirk. She had taken nothing.

Vice-admiral Drake, in his letter to Mr. Stephens, dated Downs, July 17, 1782, gives an account of the capture, by his majefty's fhip Winchellea, of La Capna, a lugfail privateer of Dunkirk, of 2 fix pounders, 14 four pounders, and 43 men. BIRTHS.

of John Schrabier, of a fon

and heir, at her house in town.-July 16. Lady of right hon. Charles Townshend, of a daughter, MARRIAGES.

R.

Smith, aged 19; the being his youngest filter's daughter *. —Rev. Mr. Lucas, of Northampton, to Mifs Hurd, eldest daughter of Mr. Tho. Hurd, of Birmingham, and niece to the bishop of Worcester.-July 3. Sir Geo. Shuckburgh, bart. to Mifs Darker, daughter of John Darker, Efq; of Gayton, M. P. for Leicefter. 8. Right hon. the earl of Cavan, to Mifs Gould, youngest daughter of Sir Henry Gould, kat, one of the judges of the court of common pleas.17. At Heath, in Yorkshire, Daniel Wilfon, Eq; to Mifs Harper, with a fortune of 40,000l. 24. Hon. Philip Yorke, nephew to the earl of Hardwicke, to Mifs Lindfev, daughter of lady Balcarras,-Hon. William Fitzwilliam, brother to lord viscount Fitzwilliam of Ireland, to Miss Eames, only daughter and heiress to John Eames, Efq; mafter in chancery.-27. Sir Cecil Bishop, bart. M. P. for Shorham, to Mifs Southwell DEATHS.

T Fareham, Hampshire, aged 102, Henry

into that port two prizes, one cutter belong A Molding. He lerved in queco Anne's ware,

ing to the French king, called the Pygmy (late
his majesty's cutter) of 14 guns and 92 mea;
and the other, a fhip called L'Hermione, laden
with provifions and live flock, and having 120
landman on board, for the service of the com-
bined fleets.

Sir John Borlafe Warren, bart. captain of his
majesty's fhip Winchelfea, informs the lords
commiffioners of the admiralty, of his having
captured on the 20th inftant, the French priva-
teer brig Royal Jacques Perre, matter, carrying
five twelve pounders, and fifty-four men, fhe had
been out nine days from Durkisk, and had taken
nothing.

Vice-admiral Drake acquaints Mr. Stephens, in his letter of the 25th inftant, of the arrival in the Downs of La Bonne Intention, a French row boat with ten mea, ca. ture by the Scourge, 30] Letters from Vice-admiral Sir Peter Parker to the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, give an account of his arrival yesterday at Spithead, in his majesty's ibip the Sandwich, having on the 20th initant, detached a frigate with fuch of the trade as came under his convoy from Jamaica, as were bound into the Brittol sad St. George's channels, and fent the remain

and had plied the paffage-boat from Fareham to Portsmouth 60 years. At Compton, near Ashbourne in the Peake, Derbyshire, aged 108, Fra. Miles, who had ferved in king William's wars in beland, and afterwards under the great duke of Marlborough and prince Eugene.-June 16. Mr. Stockdale, an apothecary, in Duke-freet, Grof venor-fquare; on the 19th, Barbara Finch, fervant to Mr. Auvray, in the famethoufe; on the 20th, Mrs. Stockdale, fifter of the above Mr. Steckdale; on the 23d, Mrs. Auvray, all of the fame family. Some of them far advanced in years.At Tongue, Scotland, the hon. George M'Kay, ion of lord Reay.-In Chrift-church work-house, Jane Child, aged 109; she had lived in the parish upwards of go years July 1. The most honourable Charles Watfon Wentworth, marquis of Rockingham, earl of Malton, vifc. Higham of Higham Ferrers, baron Rockingham of Rockingham, baron of Malton and of Waith, and Harrowden in England, and earl and baron of Malton in Ireland. The noble baron was born May 13, 1730. He fucceeded to the above

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What fays the fpiritual court to this marri title= age of an uncle and niece thus openly avowed? Kkka

INTELLIGENCE.

Cork, July 22. The Hopeftill of Youghal, Walth, with falt from Briftol, to Kiniale, was captured off Ardmore head, by the Sophia and Margaret of Dunkirk, carrying 16 double fortified 4 pounders, commanded by captain John Extract of a letter from Belfaft, Aug. 6. Moulton. There were fix women and four "Friday, before the review, the troops that children befides the men, all about forty, on intended to encamp on the ground, had orders board the Hopeftill, to whom the captain of the to fend their quarter-maiter to Belfaft to receive privateer behaved exceedingly kind, giving them the necessary directions for accommodating their all their property, together with the floop Eliz-men.—The place allotted for the camp was a abeth, laden with falt and other articles, to carry them to Youghal, and defired the gentlemen to be particularly careful of the female paffengers, and divide the hip and cargo with them. A large mohogany cheft belonging to a lady, value 150l. which could not poffibly be taken out of the captured fhip, the captain gave his honor fhould be fent to Youghal by the first opportunity. The prifoners all arrived fafe there, and fincerely with he may meet the like kind treatment if ever he should fall into the hands of our

freemen encamped on the Plains. It was matter of much regret to thofe that have long admired colonel Stewart's independence and uniformity of conduct, that the corps commanded by him fhould be thole only who were not under canvaís, at the moft glorious difplay of military felf appointment that any nation, either antient or modern, ever could boaft. On Wednesday the army, after leaving a strong guard in camp on the plains, marched to the review ground, which was diftant about a mile, the fame which was in ufe last season; here they were joined by the troops from town.

"About twelve, the approach of the general, the earl of Charlemont, was announced. His lordship was attended by his aids de camps, colonel T. Dawson and captain Moore. The general rode along the line, which received him with prefented arms, and afterwards took ftation in front. The army was divided in three brigades, as the ground did not ftretch fufficient ly in front to accommodate the whole. plan of the review was rather fhort, intended, no doubt, that the three brigades might be reviewed the fame day.

The

gling who should mount the guards, and expofe themselves to the inclemency of the night and of the weather: and after been drenched with tor rents of rain, wrapping their bodies in a bianket and making a wisp of ftraw their pillow and bed, prefented a fcene that the present age may glory in the fucceding revere, and yet pofterity will doubt the furviving grandfon's tale.-Such was the Belfast camp, where difcipline prefided, hofpitality furnished the table, and through which temperance, fupported by freedom; mirth and good humour, preferved an unbounded fway.

It must be obferved, that the tents, even of every company of privates, were made of the very best fail canvaís, the propriety of which was moft fenfibly felt by their not admitting rain; while the troops were on the ground fe veral nights there fell prodigious torrents-du ring the day and time of review the weather war exceedingly favourable.

"Friday was allotted for the mock fight, the camp which confifted of an attack upon the garrison of Belfaft. The ground in front of the camp was fkirted by Cromack wood;"There was little exhibited more than the through this there are feveral very extenfive and afual marchings and firings: but this gave a- wide vistas that were the only paffages by which bundance of opportunity to the attentive eye of the camp on that fide was affailable; to obtain the fpc&tator to judge of the amazing proficien- these it was neceflary for the garrifon to fecure cy fince the former year. The deeds of laft the wooden bridge over the Salt Water river at fealon comparatively feemed only the bloffom of the Paper-mill, where only they could pass over that perfection which now difplayed the rich a body of men. Colonel Stewart commanded fulaels of ripened maturity. The marchings the Belfast garrifon; colonel Banks that part were amazingly fleady; the ranks dreffed uni- the line of the camp which were to oppofe the formly firm, not a man out of line; whether poft of the bridge; here the heat of the action the movement was rapid or flow time, the dit-on this fide lay, and was disputed most obflioate cipline ftill fhewed the nifhed veteran, the enthufiafm of freedom, and the caufe in which

each freeman armed.

"In paling their beloved general they with mpright port and cenicious dignity boldly eyed that diftinguished character, whofe great and perfevering abilities have been fo uniformly exerted in their caufe-a caufe which they had refolved to abandon only with life.

"Two brigades were this day reviewed: it was difficult to lay which behaved moft to the fatisfaction of thofe that were judges of milita ry perfection. Though the corps had fcarce any •pportunity of before manoeuvring together, they yet acted in fuch unifon, that they rather ap peared as parts of a brigade that had been encamped and daily practifed in the field.

Thursday the third brigade marched from camp, and convinced every eye, that though the fens of freedom may excel in arms, yet perfecti. on is not confined to any particular body of the volunteer army.

"After the review of each day, the troops marched to camp, where the most exact difcipline that marks the foldier was uniformly put in practice. The different guards were all mounted-centinels placed and relieved all the routine of camp difcipline enforced without the fmallest relaxation or indulgence-from the colonel to the private all dined and lept in camp, if leave was not fieft obtained from his fuperior officer. A body of wealthy independent men, bred in all the comforts of life, fubmitted to fach reftraints without repining; rather trug

ly till the forces from camp were attacked in fank by a detachment from the garrifon, who had paffed with one field piece by a bridge of boats thrown over the river below the wooden bridge.

"This immediately turned the fcale, and o bliged the troops from camp to repals the bridge from which they had diflodged the other, and with difficulty fecure a retreat; they afterwards rallied in the wood, and made feveral very brifk attacks, but being fo galled by the field pieces of the garrison they were obliged to fecure themfelves within the lines of the camp, which was attacked with fuch impetuofity by the others, that they were obliged to beat a parley. The victorious army feemed to take advantage of their fituation, and generously granted them the ufe of their arms, and the ftrictelt orders were iffued to preferve private property in the general wreck.

"Another part of the garrifon had been de tached by bye roads to attack the camp on the Liburn front-but advancing up towards Fry ar's Bush to fecure that height, which commande ed the camp, they found to their no small more tification that the enemy had taken poffeffion and fortified it in the night-this occafioned moit obftinate difpute, contefted with much ipirit by both armies, but was at laft yielded to the perlevering exertions of the garrifon, who hav ing taken poffeffion of the guns, turned them on the foe, and under the cover of the artillery, formed two folid columns, and advanced boldly to ftorm the camp in two places, where they met