ports of Milford, Cardiff, Gloucefter, Bristol, Bridgwater, or any of them, or any member or creek of them or any of them, or to Padstow or St. Ives, being members of the port of Plymouth, er to Ilfracomb or Barnstaple, being members of the port of Exeter, or to any other place within the faid ports of Milford, Cardiff, Gloucefter, Bristol, or Bridgwater, or within the faid members or creeks, fhall perform their quarantine in Kingroad and Porfhute Pill. All fuch fhips or weffels which are or fhall be bound to the port of Plymouth, except fuch parts thereof as have been herein before-mentioned, and alfo except Falmouth, one member thereof, or to the port of Exeter, except fuch parts thereof as have been herein before-mentioned, or to the port of Pool, or any of the members or creeks, or other places within the faid ports of Plymouth, Exeter, and Pool, except as before excepted, thall perform their quarantine in fome place between Woodend and Saltafh in the River Tamer. All fuch fhips or effels as are or fhall be bound to Falmouth, a member of the port of Plymouth, or any creek thereof, or any other place therein, fall perform their quarantine in a place called St. Ives Pool, within the mouth of the harbour of Falmouth. And all fuch fhips or veffels as are or fhall be bound to the ports of Southampton, Chichefter, Sandwich, or any of them, or any of the members or creeks thereof, or of any of them, or any other place within the fame, fhall perform their quarantine at a place called the Mother Bank near Portfmouth. And all fuch hips or veffels, as are or fhall be bound to the eastern coaft of Scotand, comprehending the ports of Leith, Borrow tounnefs, Alloa, Dunbar, Kirkcaldy, Anftruther, Prefton Pans, Dundee, Perth, Montrofe, and Aberdeen, or to any member, creek, or other parts thereof, hall perform their quarantine in Inverkeithing Bay. And all fuch fhips and veffels as are or thall be bound to the western ports of Scotland, comprehending the ports of Port Glafgow, Greenock, Irvine, Campbeltoun, Oban, Rothfay, Fort William, Air, Port Patrick,Stranraer, and Wigtown, or to any member, creek, or other parts thereof, fhall perform their quarantine at Lamlafh in the Ifland of Arran. And all fuch fhips or veffels as are or fhall be bound to the northern ports of Scotland, comprehending ports of Invernefs, Zetland, Orkney, Caithnefs, and Stornaway, or to any member, creek, or other parts thereof, faall perform their quaantine in Cromarty Bay in the Murray Frith, And all fuch flips or veffels as are or shall be bound to the fouth-weft parts of Scotland, comprehending the ports of Dumfries and Kirkcudbright, or to any member, creek, or other parts thereof,fhall perform their quarantine at Cafthorn, at the mouth of the River Nith. And all fuch ips or veffels which are or shall be bound to the He of Jerfey, or any part thereof, fhall perform their quarantine at a certain place on the coaft of the faid ifland called Belle Cropte, or at fome place herein before appointed for performance of quarantine on the coaft of England. And all fuch fhips or vefiels as fhall be bound to the Iflands of Guernsey, Sark or Alderney, or either of them, er any part of them, or any of them, fhall per

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form their quarantine in a place near the Island of Guernsey, called the Little Road, or at fome place herein before appointed for performance of quarantine on the coaft of England.

That no pilot fhalt go on board any fhip or vef fel obliged to perform quarantine, in order to conduct the fame into any port or place, but shall perform fuch fervice in fome other boat or veffel, which boat or veffel fhall keep as much to the windward of the fhip or veffel to to be conducted, as poffible; and if any pilot or other perfon fhall go on board fuch fhip or veffel, fuch pilot or other perfon fhall perform quarantine, in like manner as any perfon coming in fuch ship or veffel fhall be obliged to perform the fame.

That all goods, wares and merchandizes, liable to quarantine as aforefaid, fhall be opened, unpacked and aired, unless his Majefty fhall think fit, by his order in council, to direct otherwife, and fo remain a week; other than hemp and flax, paper or books, filk raw, thrown, or wrought, linen, cotton-wool, cotton-yarn or manufactured, wool raw or any wife wrought, feathers, grograin or mohair-yarn, human hair, goats hair, Carmenia wool, carpets, camblets, burdets, or other manufactures of filk and cotton, kids-fkins, and fkins in the wool or hair, fpunges, wine and oil in chefts, thread ft ckings, all goods packed with ftraw or cotton, raw hats, and brulhes, matting and artificial flowers; which goods and merchandizes, fo as aforefaid enumerated, are to be opened, unpacked, and aired, unless his Ma jefty fhall think fit, by his order in council, to direct otherwife, and fo remain for the fpace of a fortnight.

That all goods imported by fuch fhips and veffels refpectively fhall be aired in the following places, that is to fay: all fuch goods as shall be imported to the port of London, or any member, creek, or other parts thereof, or to the River Thames, or Medway, fhall be aired in Standgate creek; all fuch goods as fhall be imported to the ports of Ipfwich, Yarmouth, Lynn, Boston, Hull Newcastle, or Berwick upon Tweed, or any of them, or any member or creek thereof, or other place therein, fhall be aired in Whitebooth Road, between Hull and Grimby: all fuch goods as fhall be imported to the ports of Carlisle and Chefer, or either of them, or any member or creek thereof, or other place thergin, or to any part of the Isle of Man, fhall be aired in a lace called Highlake, near Liverpool, at the west end thereof; all fuch goods as fhall be imported to the ports of Milford, Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol, Bridgewater, or any of them, or any member or creek of them, or any of them, or to Padfow or St. Ives, being members of the port of Plymouth, or to Ilfracomb or Barnstaple, being members of the port of Exeter, or to any other place within the faid ports of Milford, Cardiff, Gloucester, Bristol, or Bridgwater, or within the faid members or creeks, fhall be aired in Kingroad and Porfhute Pill: all fuch goods as fhall be imported to the port of Plymouth, except fach parts thereof as have been herein before-mentioned, and alfo except Falmouth, one member thereof, or to the port of Exeter, except fuch parts thereof as have been herein before-mentioned, or to the port of

TUESDAY, JULY 29.

Whitehall, July 29. The letters of which the following are extracts, have been received at the office of the Right Honouable Lord North, his Majefty's principal fecretary of ftate for the homedepartment.

Extract of a Letter from General Sir Guy Carleton, K. B. &c. dated New York, June 20, 1783.

MY LORD,

ITRANSMIT for your lordship's information a Copy of Colonel Deveaux's letter, conveying an account of the recapture of the Bahama Islands, together with a copy of the capitulation.

I am, my Lord, your Lordship's Moft obedient and most humble Servant, GUY CARLETON.

Right Honourable Lord North. Extract of a Letter from Colonel Deveaux, to Sir Guy Carleton, dated New Providence, June 6, 1783.

I HAVE the pleasure to inform your Excellency, that on the 1st of April laft, not having heard that peace was concluded, I formed from St. Auguftine an expedition against New Providence, to reftore it's inhabitants, with those of the adjacent iflands, to the bleflings of a free government. I undertook this expedition at my own expence, and embarked my men, which did not exceed fixty-five, and failed for Harbour Island, where I reeruited for four or five days; from thence I fet fail for my object, which was the eastern fort on the Ifland of Providence, and which I carried about day-light, with three of their formidable gallies on the 14th. I immediately fummoned the grand fortress to a furrender, which was about a mile from the fort I had taken; his excellency the governor evaded the purport of my flag, by giving me fome trifling informations, which I took in their true light. On the 16th I took poffeffion of two commanding hills, and erected a battery on each of them of twelve pounders. At day-light on the 18th, my batteries being compleat, the English colours were hoisted on each of them, which were within mufquet-shot. of their grand fortrefs. His excellency, finding his fhot and fhells of no effect, thought proper to capitulate, as you will fee by the inclofed articles. My force never at any time confifted of more than 220 men, and not above 150 of them had mufquets, not having it in my power to procure them at St. Auguftine.

I took on this occafion one fort, confifting of thirteen pieces of cannon, three gallies carrying twenty-four pounders, and about fifty men.

His excellency furrendered four batteries, with about feventy pieces of cannon, and four large gallies, (brigs and fhows) which I have fent to the

Havannah with the troops as flags; I therefore ftand in need of your excellency's advice and directions in my prefent fituation, and fhall be exceedingly happy to receive them as foon as poffible. I had letters written for your excellency on this occafion fince the middle of the laft month; but the veffel by which they were to have been conveyed, went off and left them; therefore hope your excellency will not think it my neglect in not having the accounts before this.

I have the honour to be,

Your Excellency's most obedient, And very humble Servant, A. DEVEAUX, (Signed) Colonel, and commanding Royal Forefters, New Providence.

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June 6, 1783. Articles entered upon between Don Antonio Claracoy Santz, Governor of the Bahama Islands, &c. and bis Honour Andrew Deveaux, Colonel and Commander in Chief of the Expedition, &c. I. THE government-houfe and public ftores to be delivered to his Britannic Majefty.

< II. The governor and garrifon under his command to march to the eastern fort, with all the honours of war; remaining with a piece of canCatholic Majefty's flag. Provifions for the troops, non and two fhots per day, in order to hoift his failors, and fick in the hofpital, to be made at his Britannic Majefty's expence, as alfo veffels prepared to carry them to the Havannah, particularly a veffel to carry the governor to Europe.

III. All the officers and troops of the garrifon belonging to his Catholic Majefty, are to remain in poffeffion of their baggage and other effects.

IV. All the veffels in the harbour belonging to his Catholic Majefty are to be given up, with every thing on board the said veffels, to his Britannic Majefty.

V. All effects appertaining to Spaniards to remain their property, and the Spanish merchants to have two months to fettle their ac

counts.

(Signed) ANTONIO CLARACOY SANTZ. A. DEVEAUX. "New Providence, April 18, 1783.

Conftantinople, June 25. The plague has spread in every quarter of this city and it's faburbs, as well as the neighbouring provinces of Afia and in Bofnia; hitherto, however, the mortality at Con ftantinople is very inconsiderable.

Stockholm, July 11. His Swedish Majesty landed here on the 9th inftant early in the morning, having failed from Abo on the 7th: he is almost entirely recovered from his late accident, though ftill obliged to wear his arm in a fling.

Vienna, July 12. The Emperor returned to this capital last night in perfect health.

JULY 1.

and another had been elected at a wardrobe held for that purpofe; to which Mr. Wooldridge replied, that he should apply to the court of King's

Bench,

MY LORD, THE inclofed letter was delivered to me this evening by Mr. Akerman, from John Higginfon, one of the unfortunate men under fentence of death, giving an account of a dangerous confpiracy which was formed by fome of the criminals in Newgate.

This day was executed, oppofite St. Andrew's church, Holborn, John Mills, on the Coventry Act, for unlawfully lying in wait and wounding John Brazier in feveral parts of his body. He was attended to the place of execu tion by Sheriff Taylor, his under-heriff, and other proper officers, amidst a large multitude of fpectators. He was dreffed in black, with a crape hat-band in his hat, and died very penitent. He was about twenty-seven years of age.

A refpite came to Newgate for John Higgin fon, who was to have been executed for taking bank-notes out of letters delivered into the Poft Office.

Yesterday died in Newgate, Alexander Smith, who was convicted in April feffion of forging a bill of exchange for 521. 10s. with intent to defraud Meffrs. Boddington, and ordered for execua tion this day. On his firft being apprehended, he fwallowed a quantity of aqua-fortis, the effect of which has occafioned his death.

3. The following malefactors, capitally convicted in May laft, were carried in two carts, and one on a fledge, from Newgate, and executed at Tyburn, viz. John Wharton, for burglary in the dwelling-houfe of Robert Afkey, and stealing fome money, and a quantity of foap; John Ha

I was advised by the Recorder to wait on your lordfhip; and I have only to remark, that the Recorder joins with me in opinion, that an extenfion of the Royal mercy to this unfortunate young man, upon this ground, will be a means of farther discoveries, which may prevent bloodshed and other difagreeable confequences happening in the gaol from the numerous villains which are conftantly confined in it.

I have the honour to be, &c. ROBERT TAYLOR. To the Right Honourable Lord North, &c. &c. (COPY.)

SIR,

WHITEHALL, JULY 2, 1783.

I LOST no time in laying before the King your letter of yesterday's date, inclofing one to the keeper of Newgate from John Higginson, under fentence of death, giving an account of a dangerous confpiracy which was formed by fome of the criminals confined in that place, and recommending the unfortunate young man who made the discovery, to fome mark of the royal mercy. The crime committed by John Higginfon, and for which it was intended he should fuffer, is of fuch a nature as could not in itself admit of any mitigation: but as the discovery made by him has been the means of preventing very dangerous confequences; and, by fhewing favour to him on that account, may be a means of difcouraging fchemes of fuch a dangerous tendency, his Majefty on that ground, and from that cause alone, has confented to fave his life. A refpite has been fent to Newgate for that pur pofe this evening. I am, &c.

NORTH.

To Sir Robert Taylor, Sheriff of London. VOL. III.

highway, of a filver watch and two half-crown pieces; Robert Cullum, for breaking into the houfe of John' Hatch, in the night-time, with intent to fteal his goods; William Rutley Pratt, for a burglary in a dwelling-house, and stealing a quantity of filver plate; and William Harcourt, for treasonably having in his cuftody a mould, and other implements, for coining half-crowns, fhillings, and fixpences. They all behaved very penitently. Before they left Newgate, they defired to be indulged in finging together, in a private room, the Lamentation of a Sinner, and part of the 104th Pfalm, which was readily granted. When they came out, they made a very affecting exhortation to the other pri foners, fome of whom behaved very diforderly, while others with much ferioufnefs received the awful advice of the unhappy victims to public justice.

Earl Mansfield gave judgment in the Court of King's Bench, against Lord Portchester, in the long-depending caufe between his lordship and Mr. Petre, refpecting the damages recovered in the actions for bribery at the general election at Cricklade. By this determination, it is faid, Mr. Petre recovers the fum of 14,000l. befides costs of fuit, which will amount to near 10,000l.

4. The state of the ordinary, as given in from the feveral ports to the Admiralty Board, made, up to the 30th of laft month, is as follows, viz. Ships laid up in ordinary, June 30: at Deptford, one of 50 guns, eleven frigates, and nine floops. Woolwich, fix fhips of the line, two of 50 guns, thirteen frigates, and eleven floops. Sheerness, two fhips of the line, four frigates, and five floops. Chatham, thirteen fhips of the line, two of 50 guns, five frigates, and feven floops. Portsmouth, twenty-eight ships of the line, two

of 50 guns, eleven frigates, and thirteen floops. Plymouth, twenty-one ships of the line, one of 50 guns, feven frigates, and eleven floops. Of which thirteen ships of the line, three frigates, and ten floops, were laid up during the courfe of the month of June; and there are eleven ships of the line, one of fifty guns, five frigates, and eight floops, now under orders to be laid up as foon as the crews are paid off and discharged.

9. Judgment was given in the Court of King's Bench, upon Lieutenant Bourne, of the marines, who stood convicted of publishing a libel, and alfo of an affault upon Sir James Wallace, Knt. Captain of his Majefty's fhip the Warrior, by ftriking him with a cane.

Mr. Justice Willes pronounced the fentence. He entered fully into the cafe of the affault; which, he faid, being upon a fuperior officer from an inferior, required a very fevere punishment. The Court therefore adjudged, that the defendant be held in cuftody of the Marshal of the Court for two years, and give fecurity himself in a thoufand pounds, and two fureties in five hundred pounds cach, to keep the peace with Sir James Wallace for feven years.

Upon the libel, he faid, that as Sir James Wallace had improperly published a letter in a public print, anfwering an anonymous paragraph, the Court, on the judgment of the libel (which the defendant had fuffered to go by default) would only fine him fifty pounds, and to be imprisoned till the fine was paid.

11. The unfortunate Mr. William Wynne Ryland finished a very fine engraving of King John delivering Magna Charta to the Barons, on which he has employed himself during his confinement.

12. According to the report of the SurveyorGeneral of his Majefty's Woods and Forefts, of the state of the inclosures in his Majesty's forefts, in pursuance of an order of the honourable Houfe of Commons, we find that no ground whatfoever had been enclosed in any of his Majefty's forefts, &c. for the growth and prefervation of timber, fince the first day of January 1772, the period of time limited in the faid order, except 1000 acres in the New Foreft, in the year 1775; though it appears that the inclofures of the New Foreft are in good repair, have well anfwered the pur. pofe for which they were made, and have nurfed up a good stock of young timber in the forefts of Whittlewood, Salcey, Rockingham, and Whichwood. And Mr. Pitt, the furveyor, farther declares, that many thoufand acres of land in his Majefty's forefts may be inclofed, and applied to railing pines. There are alfo, and will ever be, within the inclofures now in being, and here. after to be made therein, fome parcels of ground of a nature lefs fit for the growth of oaks, in which the faid Surveyor-General of his Majefty's Woods and Forefts purposes to plant the fort of pines fit for mafts, yards, and bowfpr'ts; and nurferies are actually preparing for that purpofe; and, from his obfervations and experiments, and the concurring opinion of very good judges, he thinks it highly probable, that making inelofutes purely for the laft-mentioned ufe, will be attended with fuccefs, and prove very advantageous to this kingdom.

The Lords of the Admiralty have ap pointed twenty-four mafters from the half-pay lift, for the fole purpose of looking after the ships in ordinary, and to make a report of their condition every three months to the Board: eight of them are to refide at Portsmouth, fix at Plymouth, eight at Chatham and Sheerness, and two at Woolwich. Thefe, with a few other fimilar appointments, will be the means of preferving in our fervice, at a very trifling expence, our best feamen, who might otherwife be tempted to enter into the pay of foreign states.

17. The Court-Martial held at Chatham, on twelve prifoners for mutiny on board the Raifonnable, commanded by Lord Hervey, which began on the 10th inftant, ended this day. The Court was compofed of the following members, fitting according to their feniority, viz. Sir Hyde Parker, Prefident. Capt. Hudfon Pafley

Pringle

Blanket

Inglefield

Charrington

Capt, Symonds Demerique Parker

Payne

Williams Hood.

Judge Advocate, Purfer Yates. The Court fat each day (Sunday excepted) from eight in the morning till four in the afternoon. The evidence being fummed up, and the charge fully proved on feven of them, and partly proved on three others, the following sentence was paffed, viz.

Benjamin Gravat, George Wright, Robert Dible, William Barlow, William Thompson, Thomas Snudon, and Jacob Francis-Death.

Samuel Pile, William Day, and Jacob Collins-300 Lafbes each.

William Knox, and Thomas Wilson-Acquitted.

The charge against them was as follows: Lord Hervey's fhip being at Spithead, and being or dered round to Chatham, to be paid off, the ship's company openly declared that they would not go round, but would carry the ship into Portsmouth Harbour themselves, and be paid off there; and were accordingly proceeding to unmoor the fhip without orders. Lord Hervey obferving this, previously armed himself; and, at the rifque of his life, feized the above men, and confined them. The people feeing their ringleaders fecured, were fo much intimidated, that they went to their duty as before, and brought the ship round.

18. This morning an information, filed against Mr. Charles Bembridge, (late accountant of the pay-office) by his Majefty's AttorneyGeneral, charging the said Mr. Bembridge with neglect of duty, in having connived at the concealment of certain items in the account chargeable to the late Lord Holland, (as paymaftergeneral of his Majesty's land forces) to the amount of forty-eight thousand seven bundred and nine pounds, ten shillings, and a fraction, came on to be tried before the Earl of Mansfield, and a Special Jury, in the Court of King's Bench, in Westminster Hali.

In the absence of the Attorney-General, Mr. Lee (folicitor-general) conducted the profecution; he had for his affiftants, Sir Thomas Da

venport,