April 26.] Extract of a Letter from Commodore Sir John Borlate Warren to Evan Nepean, Eq. dated on board his Majefty's Ship La Pomone, off the Saints, the 16th of April, 1796. I BEG you will inform their lordships, that, on the 17th inftant, at eleven P M. a fail being difcovered in the N. E. quarter, I immedietely gave chace, and at three A. M. 1 came up with her in this ship: the proved to be La Robuste fhip corvette, mounting 22 guns and 145 men, just come from Breft, bound to L'Orient. The fquadron under my command alfo captured a brig loaded with falt, from Croisie, on the 13th instant. May 10.] Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Kingfmill, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Cork, to Evan Nepean, Efq. dated L'Engageante, Cork Harbour, May 5, 1796. I HAVE the pleasure to acquaint you, for the information of my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that a French national cutter, (L'Abeille) of fourteen guns and feventy men, is just brought in here, captured by his majesty's ship Dryad, Captain Pulling, on Monday laft, the Lizard, bearing north half eaft, fixteen or feven teen leagues, Uihant, S. S. W. thirteen leagues; the other ships of the fquadron then in chace of a Corvette, which there was every probability of their coming up with. taken to the windward of Barbadoes : And I have intelligence that captain Vaughan in the Alarm with one of the floops of war, has taken and def. troyed three privateers in the Gulph of Paria, and retaken four of their captures. Since my letter of the 17th of January, a fourth ship under Danish colours, has been taken, attempting to convey French people from Havre de Grace inte Guadaloupe. Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant Richards, of his Majesty's fhip Alfred, to Evan Nepean, Eq. dated Barbadoes, April 12, 1796. I HAVE to request you will be pleased to acquain the lords commiffioners of the admiralty with my arrival at this island in the late national corvette La Favourite, a prize to his majesty's fhip Allred; which corvette was captured on the 5th of March lat, with two merchant fhips that he had taken the morning prévious, a part admira! Cornwallis's convoy. Copy of a Letter from Vice Admiral Kimmill, "Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Cork, to Mr. Nepean, dated May 9, 1796. PLEASE to inform my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, that another French national cuté ter, Le Cigne, of 14 guns and 60 men, clinker built, is just brought in here: the had been out nine days from the Ifle of Big, but had not taken any thing when the tel in with and was captured by his majesty's fhip Doris; having the Hazard floop in company, on the 7th inftant, after a chace of 24 hours, Scilly beating S. E. diftant The Dryad had before taken a large fmuggling cutter, laden with spirits, and fent her to Ply-eight leagues. mouth. Mr. Fairweather, one of the mates of the Dryad who has command of the cutter L'Abeille,' informs me, that she had only been out three days from Breft, and had not taken any thing. She is three years old, coppered, and appears well found; and fhall be fent by the earliest opportunity to Plymouth. Copy of a Letter from Almiral Sir Peter Parker, PLEASE to acquaint their lordships, that his majesty's floop the Rattler, returned to Spithead this morning, with the Pichegru French privateer, of ten guns and thirty-four men, belonging to Havre, which the captured yesterday noon off Cherbourg, after a chace of eight hours. The prize parted from the Doris, off Cape Clear, at one P M. yesterday, and shall be sent along with L'Abeille to England. THE Gazette of May 14 contains a letter from brigadier general Nicols, dated Por Royal, Gre nada, March 28, giving an account of his attacks, ing that place, and after an obffinate engagement getting poffeffion of it. Return of bis Majefly's troops killed and wounded at the attack of Port Royal, Grenada, March 25, 1796. 17th Light Dragoons. I horfe killed; 4rank and file, and 2 hories, wounded. 30 Feot, or Buffs. 1 major, lieutenant, IT rank and fil, killed; 2'lieutenants, 2 ferjeants, 49 rank and file, wounded. 8.h Foot or King's. I lieutenant colonel wounded. } 29th Foot. 3 rank and file, killed; lieutenant, I enfign, I ferjeant, 13 rank and file, Wounced. 633 Foot. 2 rank and file, killed; 1 ferjeant, I drummer, 12 rank and file, I furgeon, wounded. 29th. Lieutenant Tandy and enfign Arbuthnot, wounded. 63d. Surgeon (attached) Morrison, wounded. (Signed,) J. H. DREW, Major of Brigade. Return of colonial troops killed and wounded in the ifland of Grenada, from the 23d to the 25th of March, 1796. St. George's light cavalry. I horfe killed; I rank and file, and I horie wounded. Loyal Black Rangers. 2 captains, 5 rank and file, killed; 1 lieutenant, 23 rank and file, Wounded. : mander no affistance, there not being a breath of wind during the whole of this unfortunate tranfaction; we are happy to add, that only four British feamen were killed, and one officer and fix feamen flightly wounded. The feamen were immediately thrown into prifon on their landing; and fir Sidney underwent a long examination be fore the French commandant, after which he was ordered to be conveyed, under a ftrong escort, to Paris. The following were among the officers captured with fir Sidney Smith Meffrs. W. Moory, R. Kenyon, and R. Barrow one of these was wounded. When the officers on board the Diamond heard of the difafter which had befallen their gallant commander, they fent a flag of truce into Havre, to enquire whether he was wounded, and entreated that he might be treated with kindness. The governor returned answer, that fir Sidney was well, and that he fhould be treated with the utmost humanity and attention. The French, it appears, warped out. another lugger of fuperior force against that captured by fir Sidney Smith in Havre-de-Grace harbour, with which they engaged him, for a confiderable time, that rendered all his refiftance ineffectual, and therefore compelled him te Captain Brander's black company. I rank and ftrike. file killed; I captain wounded. Captain Davis's ditto. 6 rank and file Wounded. Total, 2 captains, 6 rank and file, and I horfe, killed; I captain, I lieutenant, 30 rank and file, and 2 horfes, wounded. Names of officers killed and rounded. Royal Black Rangers. Captain Noel and eaptain John Forbes, killed; lieutenant Porter wounded. Captain Brander's black company. Captain J. H. DREW, Major of Brigade. LONDON, April 21, 1796. ADVICE was received at the admiralty, brought by lieut. Chrifpe, of the Telemachus cutter, of the capture of the enterprizing fir Sidney Smith, commander of his majefty's fhip Dias mond, on the coast of France. Having, on the 18th inftant, boarded and taken a lugger privateer, belonging to the enemy, in Havre-de-Grace harbour, by the boats of his fquadron, then on a re connoitering expedition, and the tide making ftrong into the harbour, the was driven above the French forts, who, the next morning, the 19th difcovering at break of day, the lugger in tow by a ftring of English boats, immediately made the fignal of alarm, which collected together feveral gun-boats and other armed veffels, that attacked the lugger and British boats; when, after an obAinate refiftance of two hours, fir Sidney had the mortification of being obliged to furrender himself prifoner of war, with about fixteen of his people, and three officers with him in the lugger. The Diamond frigate is fafe, but could afford her com 27.] The campaign has been opened on the fide of Italy, and with the most decifive effect on the part of the French. Two most signal victories they have already gained; the first, on the 14th, the fecond a few days afterwards. General Beaulieu attacked the French with 15,000 men early in the morning of the 13th. Some fuccefs feems to have attended him in the early part of the day; but a strong redoubt, called the redoubt of Monte-Lezino, kept him in check, and refifted all his efforts to make himself mafter of it. Night put an end to the combat. During the night the French general Laharpe, with the right wing of the army took poft behind the redoubt, while by a dextrous, and as it appears an unex pected movement, the commander in chief of the army of Italy, with the troops of the centre and the left wing took a pofition in the flank' and rear of the Auftrians. At day break on the 14th, the battle commenced between general Beaulieu who received reinforcements, and general Laharpe. The combat was dreadful, and for fome time doubtful. At length the French general Máffena advanced, and took the Auftrians in flank and rear, and their defeat was foon completed. The lofs of the Auftrians was between 3 and 4000 men, 2500 of whom were taken prisoners." The French immediately followed up this advantage: they attacked the Auftrians, who had not yet recovered from their first defeat, and gained another victory over them, much more fignal than the former. The Auftrians loft 10,500 men, 40 pieces of cannon, and their hories and waggons, 15 pair of colours, all their equipage, and feveral magazines. The Auftrian general Provera was taken pri. foner. In confequence of the fignal victories obtained by the French army in Italy, and their rapid ap proach Conditions of a Sufpension of Arms, agreed upon Head Quarters at Chevefer the 9th Art. 1. All hoftilities fhall ceafe between the French army in Italy, and the army of the King of Sardinia, from the day that the undermentioned conditions shall be fufilled until the expiration of five days atter the end of the negotiations, which' are to be fet on foot to attain the conclufion of a treaty of peace between the two powers, viz. The fortrefs of Coui fhall be occupied by the French on the 9th Floreal, or the 28th of April, of this prefent year; the fortrefs of Alleffandria fhali likewife be taken poffeffion of by the French as foon as possible, and at lateft the 11th Floreal, or 30th of April, until the fortress of Tortona can be furrendered to them. the King of Sardinia, who ferve in the Auftrian army in Italy, are to be comprised in the faid fufpenfion of hoftilities. 7. The citadel of Ceva fhall be furrendered, together with all its artillery, ammunition, and provifions, and its garrison is to retreat into Piedmont. 8. In the fortrefs of Coni and Tortona, as well as in that of Aleffandria, inventories fhall be drawn up of all the artillery, ammunition, and provifions, delivered up to the French troops, for which the French republic fhall remain anfwerable to the king of Sardinia, by restoring the ar tillery, and paying the value of fuch part of the ammunition and provifions as shall have been confumed. The fame fhall be done refpecting the citadel of Ceva. The troops who occupy these places shall withdraw into Piedmont with their arms, baggage, and all the honours of war. (Signed) Lieutenant-General DE LA TOUR. Colonel COSTA, and BUONAPARTE. The Caira, of 84 guns, taken from the French in the Mediterranean by Admiral Hotham, has been burnt in St. Fiorenzo harbour, Corfica. The boiling over of a pitch kettle is alleged to have been the cause. None of the crew were loft, and none of the other ships in the harbour received any damage. 7] Kyd Wake, who was convicted at the fittings after laft Hillary Term, of having, on the first day of the prefent feflions of parliament, infulted his majefty in his paffage to and from parliament, by hifling, and ufing feveral indecent expreffions, fuch as, No George-No War," &c. received fentence to be confined five years, ftand once in the pillory, and find fecurity in 100cl. for 10 years after his enlargement, Skinotti, v. Bumfted, and others. 2. The French army fhall remain in poffeffion" of its conquefts, that is to fay, of all the country fituated between the right bank of the Sure and its confluence with the Tanare, and from thence along the right banks of that river as far as the point where it joins the river Po, as long as the French fhall remain in possesion of Alleffandria; but after this place thall have been restored to the king of Sardinia, in confequence of the fortrefs of Tortona being occupied by the French, the boundaries fhall extend farther from the conflu- At the fittings laft Eafter term in the court of ence of the Sure and Tariano, to the height of king's bench, an action was brought by the Afty, on the right banks of the faid river; from plaintiff, who was the holder of the lottery ticket this point, the high road which lead to Nizza de No. 5,278, which was actually the lift drawn la Paille, and from that place to Caffigny, is to ticket in a former lottery, and confequently en ferve as a line of demarcation; from thence crof-titled him to roool. The Commithioners had fing the Bormida under Caffigny the French army fhall remain in poffeffion of the right bank of the Bormida, to its difcharge into the Tartano, and from thence into the confluence of this river and the Po. 3. The town and citadel of Coni, as well as the town and citadel of Fortona, fhall be furrendered up to the French, together with the artilJery, ammunition, and provifionis exifting in thofe places, of which an inventory is to be drawn up; the fame shall be done with regard to the town and citadel of Aleffandria, which are provifionally to be occupied by the French, until they fhall be put in poffeffion of the town and citadel of Torna. 4. The French army shall be at liberty to crofs the Po' under Valence. 5. All extraordinary couriers, Aides-de-camp, or other officers whom the commander in chief may think fit to lend to Paris, shall be allowed to pals and repafs the forteft way. 6. All the troops and officers in the pay of adjudged that fum to the holder of Na. 31,000, which was never drawn, which had never been in the wheel, or if it was, hid got out of it fome how or other before the plaintiff's number was drawn. The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court, The point was argued by Mr. Erfkine for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Law and Mr. Ward, for the defendants. The court held, that the defendants, who were the commithioners of the lottery, had no au thority to decide the business, and that they were mere ministerial officers. The court con firmed the plaintiff's title to the rodol. Colonel J. F. Cawthorne, of the Westminster Militia, having been found guilty of twelve of the fourteen charges brought again it him, the judge advocate, pronounced the fentence. "That the faid John Fenton Cawthorne, having acted in a fcandalous and infamous manner, unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentlemen, is ordered to be caffiered, and rendered untworthy and incapable incapable of ferving his majefty in any military cafacuy w'atever. And, for dite purpofe of making the example more thiking, his majesty has given orders, that the adjudication of the court hall be read at the head of every militia regiment in the kingdom. He was foon after, on the motion of General Conway, expelled the house of commons And lieutenant colone! Ö'Kelly, of the fame regiment, tried on eighteen charges, having been found guilty of one, refpecting the application of public coals to his private ufe, was fentenced to forfeit the fum of one hundred pounds, and that he be dismissed his majesty's fervice.” 12.] Thomas Crofsfield was tried on an in dictment for high treafon, for being concerned in the famous pop-gun plot in the year 1794, for taking the life of his majesty by a poisoned arrow difcharged from an air-gun. He was acquitted, no evidence being produced that could lubftantiate the charge. 18.] Smith, Higgins, and Lemaitre, were put upon their trial at the Old Bailey; a jury was impannelled, but no evidence having been adduced against them on the part of the crown, they were of courfe pronounced not guilty. 19.] His majesty went in the usual state to the houfe of peers, and prorogued the parlia ment. A DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. DUBLIN, April 20, 1796. Ninqueft was held on the body of Thomas Whitehoufe, at his late refidence in James's-treet, who brought in a verdict of felo de je. His remains were found fufpended from the balufters, where they were luppoled to have bung for upwards of a month, and confequently in a dreadful state of decay and putrefaction. It feems he had difcharged his female attendant under pretext of retiring to Powerfcourt, in the county of Wicklow, and shut up his fhop with this avowed intention. A confiderable time have ing elapfed without any information being reseived by his landlord or other interested perfons, the doors were forced, and the wretched man difcovered in his fhirt, his night-cap over his face, in the above lamentable circumftances. The above wretched períon, with his brother Joshua, (who died fuddenly about a twelvemonth ago) feveral years fince, and before lotteries were reforted to for national purposes, had been employed as agents in the fale of tickets iffued for divers fchemes then carried on in aid of certain charitable intitutions and improvements in this city, and became eminent therein: Having, however, embezzled, under the idea of legal impunity, a fum of confiderable magnitude, the fund for payment in one of thofe fchemes was fo materially affected by the fraud, that the holder of the number entitled to the chiet prize never received his money; the brothers were nevertheless arrested and thrown into prifon by the managers for debt, and, though well circumftanced, as it was univerfally believed, to liquidate the demand, continued to remain voluntary facrifices to their avarice for many years, till, by an unmerited good fortune, they obtained, for a trifle, the above ticket, which being a kind of receipt for the debt, produced their enlargement from durance. Bankrupts thus in reputation, they for a number of years led a folitary life, marked by the greatest fingularities, for which they were at all times remarkable, until the unsocial and unhappy Career terminated as we have related. May 21 The general court martial that has been fitting on lieut. col. Shaw, fince the 4th of January, clofed its proceedings, which terminated most honourably for that officer. On seventeen charges he was acquitted with honour; he was found guilty of two, one of which did not appear deferving of the least cen fure; the other was adjudged cenfurable, on account of irregularity. The prefident addreffed lieut. col. Shaw, and acquainted him " that he had no order from government to convey any other cenfure than the mere reading of the fentence." The court added to the fentence, "That the profecution appeared to them to have originated more from malicious motives than from any at tachment to his majesty's fervice; feveral of the charges appearing frivolous and vexatious, and others not having been attempted to be supported by evidence.". 91 The board of aldermen met, to take into confideration a meflage from the right hon. Mr. Secretary Pelham, delivered to them by the lord mayor, relative to the granting licences, when it was deterniined, that in future no licence for any retailer in malt or fpirits, fhould be forwarded to the commillioners of the revenue, uniefs figned by, the lord mayor for the time being, the fuperin tendant and other magiftrates, and the time for figning them to be Monday in each week, at the Tholfel. By the laft will of Richard Daniel, of Bath, clerk, deceased-among others, the following bequents are made: the intereft of 500l. annually to St. Luke's parish, Dublin, for its poor and in digent inhabitants-intereft of 5001. ánnwally to Hofpital for Incurables, Dublin-intereft of 2001. annually to Dublin General Ditpentary-intere of 500l. annually to Dublin Lying-in-Hofpital intereit of 4001. annually to Mercer's-hotpital, Dublin-alio, the intereft of 8col. for ever, to be annually applied in aid of the maintenance of four protestant clergymans' widows of the efta. blished religion in Ireland ;--and alfo gl. to the poor of the parish where buried. 18.] An unfortunate poor man and woman, fuppoled to be man and wife, and both intoxicated, fell into the new cut of the Canal in attempting to cross the bridge on the Black-rock road, and were both drowned; their bodies were found the following BIRTHS. T Tullamore, the lady of the rev. Peter the hon. Mrs. C. Hely Hutchinson, lady of hon. Chriftopher Hely Hutchinfon, brother lord Donoughmore, and daughter to fir J Bond, bart.-Daniel Tracy, elq. collector's cler an commiffioner of revenue affidavits in Dubl Port.-In Grovefnor-freet, London, fuddenly the counters of Ludlow, lady of Peter earl of L low, of this kingdom.-In London, fir Hag Pallifer, bart. admiral of the white, and gover or of Greenwich-hospital, and coufin to the l rev. Dr. Pallifer, of Rathfarnham-In Brid ftreet, Travers Hartley, efq. a very eminent me A Turpin, of two children.-At-Doneraile, chant, and for many years one of the repte en co. Cork, the lady of lord Doneraile, of a daughter.-In Leefon-street, the lady of lieut. col. O'Hara, of a daughter.-In Monktown, the hon. Mrs. Molefworth, lady of the hon. Robert Molesworth, of a son and heir.—in Great George's ftreet, Rutland-fquare, the lady of fieut. col. L'Eftrange, of a fon. W MARRIAGES. tatives in parliament for the city of Dublin, (Se our lat, page 388.)-The rev. Mr. Demple of Bridge-ftreet Chapel; his premature death attributed to the shock and impreffion which received during his official attendance on the la unhappy criminal Hart, previous to his execu tion. At Granada, captain Augustus Colema of the 29th regt. foot-At Dundalk, fuddenly William Montgomery Williamfon, efq. furveva of that port.-Jofeph Verichoyle, efq. aged gå In St. Patrick's Hofpital, Nanny M Dane at the advanced age of 1o. She poffeffed h faculties to the laft moment, and through life en ILLIAM LOWE, of co. Galway, efq. to the hon. Mifs Hamilton.-Edward Guinness, of the city of Dublin, efq. to Mifs Margaret Blair, daughter of the late James Blair, efq.-William Farran, efq. to Mifs Smith, daugh-joyed an uninterrupted health. This won ter of John Smith, of North Anne- ftreet, efq. At Limerick, Jofeph Fisher, efq. to Mifs Hannah Mark, daughter of the late Thomas Mark, efq. -Bindon Blood, efq. to Mifs Burton, daughter of Edward William Burton, of Clifden, co. of Clare, efq.-Stephen Travers, eiq. to Mifs Mountaine, daughter of George Mountaine, efq. -At Comber, co. Down, Mr. James Stitt, furgeon, to Mifs Mary Greenlaw.At Stephen'sGreen, major Stark, of the Derry Militia, to Mrs. Bolton.-Francis Hamill, of Dominick treet, efq. to Mifs Derham, daughter of the late Thomas Derham, of Abbey-treet, efq. James Montgomery Blair, efq. to Mifs Wynne, daughter of captain John Wynne, of Sligo.. Ralph Smyth, efq. to Mrs. Fairbrother, fifter to the late Arthur Cope, of Loughgall, co. Armagh, efq.-W. D. Stanley Monck, efq. member of parliament for the borough of Coleraine, to Mifs Mafon, elceft daughter of the late colonel Henry Mark Mafon.-At Seafield, co of Cork, Richard Devonshire Newenham, of Maryborough, eiq. to Mifs White, eldest daughter of the late Samuel White, efq. and niece to the right hon. lady Longueville. Kane Colclough, late of Hazlehatch, eiq. aged 72, to Mifs Caulfield, of Millbrook, in King's Co. aged 18.-in Merrion fquare, john Smyly, efq. to Mits Beliffa Crampton, daughter of major John Crampton.-Lambert Brabazon, efq. captain in the royal navy, to Mils Grey, fifter to Dr. Grey, of Jervis-freet. Chriftopher A mitage Nichollon, efq to Mus Newcome, daughter of his grace the lord primate.-Charles Rowan, efq. to Mils Hartpole, after and heiress of the late George Hartpole, of Shrule Cattle, Queen's Co. efq. and niece to the earl of Alborough. when young, married a foldier, and attended t PROMOTIONS. LDERMAN Samuel Reed, elected lord A mayor, Wm. Lindlay, of Parliament-ftreet, and Jofeph Pemberton, of Capel-street, efqrs. elected high sheriffs of the city of Dublin, commencing from 29th September next.-Jacob Poole, of Black-pitts, elected an alderman of the city of Dublin, (fir Thomas Blackali deceased). |