of the islands of Miquelon, St. Pierre, and the little inland de la Sante; for which purpofe they have fome foldiers on board, and alfo a number of people, who are going to fettle on thofe iflands, invited by the encouragement given by government, and the idea of vaft gains."

Oftend, August 18. Yefterday evening, at about half past nine, a ball of fire, seemingly as large as the moon at full, was feen to rife out of the fea towards the north, and, pafing over this city, feemed to burft, and difperfe with great rapidity towards the footh. As it paffed, it feemed to drop particles of fire of bluish colour, of the fize of a star; upon the whole, this phenomenon, which lafted two minutes, was very much like a rocket going off, but of a much larger magnitude, and whilft it paffed it was as fight as day. (See P. 712.)

Paris, Sept. 2. A difcovery has been made, of which the government hath thought proper to give notice, in order to prevent the terrors which it might excite among the people. In calculating the difference of the weight between the air which is called in Bammable, and that of onr atmosphere, it has been found, that a ball filled with inRammable air could mount of itfelf towards the sky without ftopping till both the airs were in equilibrium, which must be at a very great height. The firft experiment was made at Annonay, in Vivaraie, by the Sieurs Montgolfier, the inventors: a globe made of linen and paper, of 105 feet circumference, filled with inflammableair, rofe of itself to an height beyond calculation. The fame experiment was repeated at Paris, on the 27th of Auguft, at five in the evening, in the prefence of an infinite number of perfons: a globe of taffeta, done over with elastick gum, 36 feet in circumference, was mounted up from Campus Martius to the clouds, where we loft fight of it; it was driven by the wind towards the porth-eaft, and it could not then be judged to what distance it could be carried.--The whole ftory has been reprefented in a moft ridiculous light by the French wits; but we have chofen to mention it, as fome of our eminent philofophers have already put in their claim to the invention.

EAST INDIES.

THE following article, from the London Gazette, is the only account which Government has thought fit to lay before the public from the difpatches received on Monday the 15th inft.

Whiteball, Sept. 16. Advices have been re

ceived over land from Fort William, Bengal, dated the 10th of March laft, which confirm the accounts of the treaty with the Mahratta State being concluded on the 17th of May, 1782, and ratified at Fort-William on the 6th of June following; that it was compleatly ratified by the Paifhwa, and Minifters at Poona, on the 20th of December; and that the original counterparts of the treaty were finally interchanged, with every public formality, between Mr. Anderfon and Madajee Sindia, on the 24th of February laft. The treaty itself has fince been published in the papers.

The Directors of the E. I. Company have been more than ordinarily filent on this occafion.

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From private intelligence it is gathered, That Sir Edward Hughes failed from Bombay on the 20th of March, with 17 fail of the line. The French fleet, by the latest accounts, remained at Tranquebar. counts of the 15th of March fate, that the province of Bengal was in perfect tranquillity, and the troops paid up to a day. The Bengal detachment was on its march to Oude. That Mangulore [fee its importance, P. 243] was taken on the 6th of March by the English; and the army on the coaft was well fupplied, in high fpirits, and, by the laft accounts from Madras, were advancing towards the French and Tippoo-Saib,

The advices received over land in France are equally filent as to particulars. They only ftate, that M. de Suffrein, with part of his fquadron, arrived at Tranquebar the latter end of February, where they came juft time enough to affift the Danes in repelling

an attack on that fettlement from fome Tanjourine forces who completely invested it on the land fide, so that the garrifon could for

x weeks gain no fupplies whatever from the country, which occafioned great difficulties. The French ftaid there fome time, and then failed for Trincomale to join the other part of the fleet. What the European Gazettes have withheld, the E. I. Gazette has fupplied.

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From the E. INDIA GAZETTE. Calcutta, March 22. This day the guns were fired here for the capture of HyderNagur and the whole Bedanore country except Mangalore, by Gen. Mathews. this fuccefs three barallions of feapoys, taken with Col. Baulic (fee vol. LII p. 356) have been liberated and added to the British army. Mangalore, it is expected, will fall immediately.

The propafals made by the Governor of the Bedanore country are faid to be very advantageous, provided the English Company will allow him to remain in poffeffion He offers to relinquith all dependence on Tippoo-Saib, and give up Bedanare' and all the ftrong holds in the country as fecurity for his fidelity, and a large fum of money in lieu of plunder, and to pay an annual tri

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brging them to a compliance with their requifitions for a general impoft of five per cent, on all goods imported into any of the United States (fee p. 169), is the following remarkable paflage:

"The public expectation is turned upon Congress, without any competent means at their command to fatisfy the important truft. After the most full and folemn deliberation, under a collective view of all the public difficulties. they recommend a meafure which appears to them the corner-ftone of the public fafety: They fee this meafure fufpended for near two years, partially complied with by fome of the States, rejected by one of them, and in danger on that account to be fruftrated; the public Embarraffments every day increafing, the diffatisfaction of the army growing more ferious, the other creditors of the public clamouring for justice; both irritated by the delay of measures for their prefent relief, or future fecurity, the hopes of our enemies encouraged, the zeal of our friends depreffed by an appearance of remiffness and want of exertion on our part; Congress harraffed, the national safety at the mercy of events.'

Congrefs have iffued orders for calling in and fuppreffing their laft publication, intituled, "Addreffes and Recommendations to

the United States," The mode of finance, and fome of the refolutions (fee p. 169) fuggefed in this piece, gave fo general a difguit to the feveral affemblies of the continent, as to render the total fuppreffion of the publication an object of moment to the -Delegates.

Halifax, Aug. 1. His Excellency Governor Parr landed from his Majesty's fhip Sophée on the 20th inft. and was addreffed by the affociated Loyalifts fettled at PortRoleway. His Excellency, in a fhort speech, fignified his intention of giving the new fet

tlement the name of SHELBURNE.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

many gentlemen prefent, to remark, that no danger abated their courage and humanity upon the melancholy occafion. The fire was happily extinguished without doing confiderable damage to the building, and not a fingle prifoner efcaped.

Limerick, Sept. 1. Last night and this morning we had fome of the loudest claps of thunder and flathes of lightning ever known, which were attended with very heavy fhowers of hail and rain: feveral houfes were ftruck, and fome small thips have received confiderable damage.

There is hardly an instance of a thunder ftorm extending fo far as that of the 30th past. It did infinite damage along the Dutch coaft, where the thore was covered with pieces of wrecks; and in the inland country, houfes were unroofed, people killed, and cattle ftruck dead by the lightning.

By virtue of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland's proclamation, the Parliament of that Kingdom, which was fummoned to meet on the 6th of this inft. September, (fee p. 7c6) was prorogued to the 19th of October, then to fit for the dispatch of business.

The following is the copy of a letter from Mr. Secretary Himilton to M. D'Ivernais, one of the commiflioners of the Genevefe, at Dublin. (See p. 260; see also vol. LII. p. 500.).

SIR,

Dublin Cafle, Aug. 18.

"I am commanded by my Lord Lieutenant to acquaint you, that he has figued a warrant to the proper officers, to make out the draught of a commiffion to be fubmitted to his Majefty for his royal fignature, appointing the feveral noblemen and gentlemen who are to be entrusted with the fettlement in this kingdom of the colony of the Genevans, as alfo the draught of a royal letter, granting the fum of 50,000l. to thofe commiffioners for that purpose.

"His Excellency has alfo given further directions to the Prime-Serjeant, Attorney, and Solicitor General, to prepare a draught of a grant of a charter of incorporation for the faid colony, and draughts of fuch bills to be laid before Parliament at their next meeting, as thall be requifite for effecting the feveral purpofes defired.

"His Excellency has, at the fame time, commanded me to affure you of his cordial difpofition to the new fettlement, and of his intention to forward every meature which thall be neceffary for the protection and encouragement of the colony, with as much difpatch as the neceffary forms in a bufincfs of fo much importance will admit. "I have the honour to be, with great regard, Sir, your's, &c. (Signed) J. HAMILTON." Dublin, Sept. 1. A boy about five years of age, having frayed from home, fell into a tan-pit, while the people belonging to the tan-yard were at dinner. This happening

in fight of the mastiff dog kept for the fecurity of the yard, the creature broke his chain, feized the child, and kept him above water till the people came to his relief. This fact may be very true, and more owing to the dog's ferocity than to his fympathy: for, feeing the child fall into the pit, it was natural for the dog to imagine he was going to take fomething out of it; and therefore held him till his owners fhould come to decide upon the affair.

Cork, Sept. 1. Lat night an affray happened at the guard-houfe of this city. A Lieutenant, who had dined with the company, and had drunk too freely, had committed fome irregularities that were refented, and his friends thought it the safest way to fend him to the guard houfe; but the offcer on duty objected to his company, and fome words arifing, drew his fword, and ran him through the heart.

This day the coroner's inqueft fat upon the body of Lieut. Wilfon, who was killed as above, and brought in their verdict wilful murder.

A few days ago a gentleman-like perfon was found murdered in a ditch near the lands of Ratheilk, between Swords and the hill of Feltrum, and almost naked, having only a hirt, a pair of Nanquin breeches, and a pair of black filk ftockings on. Near the faid place were alfo found a four-wheel chaife and horfe, with a cafe of pistols, and a portmanteau. And last night a fecond gentle man-like perfon was found murdered in the fame ditch, his fcull being fractured in a moft barbarous manner, and a wound by a pitch-fork in his thigh: he was almost naked, having only a ruffled fhirt and dimity waistcoat on, in the pocket of which were a few halfpence.-Should this prove true, travelling in Ireland will be as dangerous as formerly in France, where robbers, o prevent difcovery, were wont to plunder and then murder travellers.

INTELLIGENCE FROM SCOTLAND. Edinburgh, Aug. 29. This day the high court of justiciary met on purpose to receive the hon. Henry Erkine, as Lord Adv. of Scotland: his Lordship was received, and took the oaths accordingly.

On the 26th about feven in the evening, a confiderable part of the rock called Salisbury Craigs fell down, with a noise which thofe who heard it at a distance miftook for thunder. Providentially, from the badness of the weather, no perion was within reach of the danger.

Harbour of Leath, Aug. 1. There were here this morning no less than 98 veffels, amounting to 11,000 tons burthen, a greater quantity of tonnage than has been known here fince 1746, when the tranfports brought the troops from the Continent. Most of the inward bound fhips were loaded with grain.

Edinburgh, Sept. 10. An order has arrived

from the Lotds of the Treafury for gocol. addition to 10,000l. formerly given, for the relief of the poor in the northern counties of Scotland. This last donation, we are inform ed, is to be difpofed of is a different manner from the former. The grain purchased with the 10,000l. was distributed among the poor, without any price being exacted for it. We are told, the oatmeal bought with the 5000 is to be fold at 6d. per peck.

PORT NEWS.

Ipfwich, Aug 26. A skirmish happened at or near The berton, between a party of fmug. glers and fome excife officers with five dra goons, in which one of the fmugglers waş killed; but they carried off their cargo.

From Whitehaven, That, on the 3d inftant, came on there, about nine in the forenoon, one of the most violent storms of thunder and 1 ghtning, wind, and rain, that has ever been known: and on Saturday, the 6th, a gale of wind arofe, which, at high tide, increased to a hurricane, by which many houfes were unflated, and a great deal of damage done & mongst the shipping.

From Cowes, That two veffels from the coast of France, endeavouring to get in there on the 30th paft, juft after the storm of thun der and lightning began, were both thrown on thore near Yarmouth, and totally loft;

as was,

At Chicbifter, the Jonge Ifabella, a Dutch hoy from Oftend, with wheat, for South ampton.

At Folkfone, the ftorm of the 30th paft lafted feveral hours, and was aftonishingly aweful. The lightning was almoft without intermiffion, and the claps of thunder dreadful. A floop, that was feen coming into harbour, was no more heard of.

From Yarmouth, That by the above form on Sunday the 30th ult. feveral veffels were driven from their anchors out of that road, and forced to fea; two were driven on shore, one was entirely loft, and the crew drowned. The two veffels on fhore are from the coaft of Scotland.

From Plymouth, That the Effex Indiaman arrived there on the 19th. And,

From Limerick, That the Surprize India man was arrived there from Bengal, after a remarkably fhort paffage of 4 months aud 12 days.

Gibraltar Bay. Caution to ships going for the anchoring-ground of the Old Mole: The wrecks of the battering ships funk there are, fome of them, not more than four feet un der water, and do not thew themselves; the moft wefterly and dangerous wreck has her beam ends ftanding an end. By keeping the land of Europa open with the New Mole Head, until you come to the proper ground for anchoring, you are carried to the west ward of them, out of all danger.

On Sunday, Sept. 1, off Rye, a set of villains, to the number of 49, cofe upon the

crew

arew of the Swift tranfport, whom they confiaed, and took the two long-boats to get on thore; 47 went into the boats, and two in the confufion were drowned. Before they quitted the fhip, they behaved with the utmoft violence to those who would not join in their plan; and not only robbed the captain and crew, but their fellow convicts, from whom they took all their little money. The captain and crew are fince releafed, and it was thought proper to make for Portfmouth and wait for orders, as the captain did not know how to act.

From Rye, That the town was greatly aJarmed by the convicts running the traniport veffel on thore. They plundered fome houfes of provifions for prefent fupply, and made the beft of their way to London, where most of them have been face taken and condemned, and fome executed.

ADVICES FROM THE COUNTRY. Salisbury, Aug. 27. William Peare was executed at Fisherton gallows for robbing the mail.

Chelmsford, Aug. 27. Nine convicts were executed at Gullywood Common; 2 of whom were notorious horse stealers, 6 house-breakers and robbers, and one theep-fealer, by way of example.

At Shrewsbury affizes seven convi&s receive ed fentence of death; one for being concerned in riotously pulling down a dreffing mill at Ludlow; two for horfe-stealing, two for heep-tealing, and two for robbing on the highway.

At Suffex afzes five convicts were condemned; two for horse-stealing, and three for entering houfes and healing goods.

At Durbam athizes three received fentence of death; one for the murder of a woman, and two for horfe-ftealing

At Northumberland aflizes one only was capitally convicted,

At Netucaftle affizes one Geo. Alex. Rofs was capitally convicted for forgery.

At Wisbich allizes for the Ifle of Ely, one Ean was found guilty of wilfully fetting fire to a barn, &c. and received fentence of death.

At Carlife aflizes four convicts received fentence of death; one for theep-stealing, one for fealing a cow, one for stealing a mare, and one for theft. At these aflizes an action was brought against the corporation for having a fill across the river Eden. Judge BulJer shortened the proceeding by referring to an exprefs act of parliament against erecting fills across any public river in England. The corporation lett the fishery, the laft three years, for £.845.

At the allizes for Staffordshire four convicts received fentence of death; two for horse-stealing, one for theep-sealing, and one, a woman, for fhop-lifting.

At Lancafler aflizes only one convict, for horfe ftealing, received fentence of death.At this affize a man named Whittle, charged

with poifoning his father, was tried and ace quitted.

At Bridgewater affizes for Somersetshire, nineteen convicts received fentence of death, two of whom were for theep-ftealing, three for horfe-ftealing, nine for house breaking, and five for various thefts.

At the allizes for Chefter two convicts received fentence of death; one for flealing a horfe, and one (a woman) for murder. She put arfenic in a pye, of which the deceased eat, and foon after died in great agony.

From Deal, That the Coroner's Inqueft had fat on the body of Mary Box, an unfortunate young woman, who was cruelly murdered between Deal and Sandwich, by a Dani failor, who was feen to follow her from Deal, and foon after to make an attack upon her. After which he threw her into a ditch, and kept her down in the mud till she was fuffo cared. A boy, between 11 and 12 years of age, faw the whole affair, on whofe evidence the Jury brought in their verdi&t Wilful Murder.

From Stafford, That one Green was lately committed to the county gaol there for the murder of a young woman named Hastings, whom, being with child by him, he first perfuaded to take drugs to destroy the child; but, failing in that, he enticed her into aa empty out-house, and with a cord hung her up to a beam. Disappointed in that too, by the cord breaking, he then barbaroufly beat and wounded her, till he left her for dead; notwithstanding which the fo far recovered, after he was gone, as to crawl to a neighbour's houfe, where the expired.

Another young woman, it is faid, was lately murdered near Stafford by a Tinker, who, being at her father's (a public-houte about two iniles from that town) drinking with fome company, obferved the landlord give his daughter fome money to pay away in the town Soon after the girl fet out, the tink r followed her, and most inhumanly knocked out her brains, and then robbed her and returned to his company, not thinking that he could be fufpected, from his speedy return: but a gentleman coming that way on horfeback, feeing the body freth bleeding. and a dog licking her wounds, a thought ftruck him, that the man who owned the dog must be the murderer. He then whipped off the dog, and followed him. The dog ran to the public-houfe, where the villain bis mafter was still making merry with his com panions; and, as foon as he entered, he gave the dog a fmart ftroke with his whip, which roufed the tinker, who fwore if he did fo again he would knock him down. The gen tleman called out the master of the house, told him what he bad feen, and his fufpicions, who inftantly fecured the villain, and fent the company to examine the body, who foon returned with the melancholy news that it was the landlord's own daughter.-7bough this fery carries very much the air of a romance,