of England, and thereby endeavouring to receive the intereft thereon, with intent to defraud him thereof; W. Randall and J. Leman Baker, for felonioufly ftealing in the dwelling-houfe of J. Mole; W. Cropper, alias Cooper, for breaking open the houfe of J. Bateman, and ftealing 301. and upwards, his property; and G. Smith, alias Swallow, for feloniously forging and counterfeiting a power of attorney, to receive the wages due to Edward Clarke, late a mariner on board the Kent merchantman, with intent to defraud Paul Peafe. Mary Smith, for privately stealing from the perfon of John Cogle feven guineas, one half guinea, and fome filver, his property; and John Fitzgerald, for robbing John Stanyard on the highway of his hat, were ordered to be imprifoned fix months and the following were ordered to be tranfported for life, viz. A. Davis, for robbing the Right Hon. George Marquis of Huntley, on the highway near Cranford-bridge, of fix guineas and a chaife-feat containing a quantity of wearing apparel; J. Carrol, for robbing G. Oliver on the highway of a callico handkerchief; and L. King, for privately ftealing from the perfon of G. Edmonston a cambric handkerchief.

24th. An Extraordinary Gazette was published, containing Lord Cornwallis's account of the exchange of the definitive treaty of peace with Tippoo Sultan, and other particulars.

DIED, at Sawford, in Worcesterfhire, aged 103, Mary Annett, a Cottager. She retained her faculties to the last hour of her life.

Lately at Paris, in the utmoft poverty, the celebrated Paul Jones.

This noted defperado appeared firft in the cause of America in April, 1778, off the coaft of Cumberland, as commander of the Ranger privateer, which fired a veffel in the harbour of Whitehaven, with intent to burn and plunder that town; but the inhabitants extinguifhed the flames before they reached the rigging. The privateer had previoufly taken two prizes, and fent them to France. She afterwards landed fome men on the weft coaft of Scotland, and pillaged the houfe of Lord Selkirk, near Kircudbright, of plate, jewels, and all the moveables that were of value, during the absence of the family in London. The plate was returned to his Lordship in March, 1785, by Paul Jones, free of carriage. His next appearance was off the coaft of Ireland, August 24th, 1779, with one fhip of 40 guns, one of 36, a cutter of 18, and a brig of 14. His memorable action with the brave Captain Pearfon of the Serapis, who became his prize, happened foon after; and the next year, having efcaped the vigilance of our cruifers, he put into Corunna. In December, 1780, he arrived in London from Paris, with difpatches from congrefs to his Excellency John Adams, Efq. He was only twenty-two days on his paffage from Philadelphia to France; and, after delivering his difpatches, fet out at three in the morning, December 5th, for Paris, to proceed from thence to America. In 1788 he was at Copenhagen, and offered his fervices to the Emprefs of Ruffia, who accepted them; but on the fpirited refufal of the English officers, in her fervice, to ferve under him, fhe difmiffed him with a handfome prefent; and not finding employment in the derang

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ed and ufelefs navy of France, he funk into fuch abject want, that Colonel Blackden was obliged to raise a small fum, by way of fubfcription, in order to bury him. As the laws relative to the interment of Calvinists are not yet abrogated, he was obliged to apply to the National Affembly, who voted that a deputation of the members fhould attend his funeral. One or two objected, on account of his being a Proteftant; but this idea was fcouted by all the reft. We doubt not this pirate (for he deferves no better name) will find some fuller biographers.

AUGUST.

Ift. Mr. Dudley Adams prefented the King with a view of a pair of the moft magnificent globes ever executed in this country. On the celeftial globe are inferted 5864 stars of seven different magnitudes, on a beautiful enamelled ground; each magnitude is diftinguifhed by gold, filver, and different coloured foils. The terreftrial globe is very accurately laid down, and beautifully illuminated; they were mounted in gold and filver, and are intended as a prefent from the King to the Emperor of China.

2d. A moft numerous and refpectable meeting was yesterday held at the London Tavern, to confider of the propriety of affording a pecuniary fuccour to the King and people of Poland. W. Smith, Efq. Member of Parliament, was called to the chair, who, in an impreffive and moft forcible manner, ftated the prefent fituation of the virtuous Poles, ftruggling for liberty; and Without fpeaking in terms which

his heart would fuggeft of her who oppreffed and deftroyed them, he faid hefhould only venture to affert, there was a concurrent fentiment of all in this land of freedom to affift and fupport in their noble cause, and the maintenance of their most juft rights, a king and people fo cruelly oppreffed. Mr. Sheriff Combe then rofe, and moved a fet of refolutions, which were feconded by Mr. Sheriff Anderson, and which paffed unanimoufly. A very large fubfcription was immediately entered into, and a committee of trustees and managers of the money appointed. The chairman, in the courfe of his fpeech, read feveral letters he had received from the first characters, approving the meeting. There was one in particular from the Lord Mayor, lamenting that his public avocations prevented his attendance; and another from Mr. Wedgwood, defiring his own name to be put down in the fubfcription for one hundred pounds, and each of his three fons for 501..

6th. Serjeant Grant, whofe cafe has been lately fo frequently mentioned, received fifty lafhes on the parade in St. James's Park. His Majefty was graciously pleased to remit the remaining $50. The ferjeant is to continue a prifoner in the Savoy till he can be fent out to his regiment in the Eaft Indies.

8th. At four o'clock in the morning, their Majefties, with all the Princefies, left Windfor for Bagfhot; as foon as they reached their tent they were joined by the Prince of Wales, Dukes of York and Gloucefter, Prince William, and the Princefs Sophia of Gloucefter. At nine the manoeuvres began; they were various, and the conteft of the two

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parties was as great as in real action. The numbers who attended were incredible. As an exhibition of curiofity or intereft for the multitude, the review fell very far fhort of general expectation. The arThe arrangements were fo extended, and the evolutions fo rapid and dexterous, that it was impoffible for any but good horfemen to keep pace with them, and thofe were in fuch numbers, as to render it hazardous to mix with the crowd, and there. fore four-fifths of the vifiters might as well have been in London as on Bagfhot-Heath. They could only be warranted in affertin; to their friends that they faw a great deal of smoke, much duft, and many foldiers, but at a great diftance. The Duke of Richmond, as commander in chief, was attended by two running footmen, dreffed in white, who conveyed his meflages to the parties near his perfon, while his aids du camp flew with them to the diftant ftations. The military operations of this fmall army have been by veterans moft highly fpoken of. The King and the commander have in a very particular manner expreffed their fatisfaction to the troops. It was in the afternoon that the great mine was fprung, which is defcribed as follows: One of Colonel Moncrieff's fquare redoubts was erected upon a round hill, that the effects to be produced by blowing up the mine might be more difcernible. The miners broke ground against the fide of the hill, 152 feet from the redoubt, and about twenty feet below the fummit of the hill. The firft gallery was driven 112 feet in length, about three feet wide, and three and a half high; from which commenced a turning only twenty

two inches wide and three feet high, reaching under the redoubt: a fecond turning of fix feet was made for the chamber, into which was put a wooden box of gunpowder, and lined with pitched canvas. This box contained 720 lbs. of powder, and was exploded by means of a wooden trough, containing a canvas pipe of gun-powder, which was lighted by means of a small box of the fame article, which gave the firft explosion, so as to cut off and light the canvas pipe which was to make the communication with the chamber. At the explosion the whole redoubt rofe about forty feet, and vanished in duft and fmoke, leaving a large excavation where it ftood, of near forty feet wide, and twenty feet deep. The fmall mine was exploded a few days before, for the purpose of determining the refiftance of the ground.— The futtlers at Bagfhot-Heath reaped a plentiful harvest on Tuesday laft: for a fingle mutton-chop, a cucumber, and a pint of bad wine, they modeftly charged eighteen fillings! and five fhillings for tea or coffee, with two thin flices of bread and butter.

10th. Powell started at Brighton to walk a mile, which he performed in nine minutes, and ran it back again in five minutes and fifty-two feconds, which was eight feconds within the time allowed. This exertion was for the fum of fifteen guineas, exclufive of which a handfome collection was made immediately after the wager was decided.

Dr. Willis returns from Portugal loaded with bars of gold, and adorned with diamonds. What rewards would have been bestowed on him had he proved fuccefsful! But the Queen's malady is incurable. Her

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Majefty is firmly perfuaded fhe is in hell; and fays that a skilful phyfician may fometimes cure madnefs, but never can reverse the decrees of fate. The Queen's diforder was firft occafioned by a plan contrived by fome monks and waiting-ladies for reverfing the bloody decree refpecting the families of D'Averia and Tavora. This plan state-reafons rendered abortive; and her Majefty believes that the herfelf, as well as her royal father, are irrevocably doomed to eternal punishment for the cruel vengeance inflicted on thofe unhappy families.

The gratuity given by Lord Cornwallis to the officers and foldiers of his army, and equal to fix months batta, is as follows:

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An Enfign The above estimate is made at the rate of eight fhillings to a pagoda, the fum at which it is always iffued. The non-commiffioned officers and privates receive actual batta, or ratios, confifting of arrack, rice, falt or fresh beef. The gratuity to them is about 51. fterling.

15th. The following fhocking circumftance lately occurred at Chichefter: John Upton, a labour ing man, who for fome time paft had thewn fymptoms of infanity, and whofe mind had been previously worked up with a religious frenzy, conceived a refolution of deftroying himfelf and family, which he unhappily perpetrated; for in the morning of Wednesday, a neighbour, on going out early into the yard, difcovered the wife dead on : VOL. XXXIV.

fteps, her head and body fhockingly beaten. On further fearch, their fon, a youth, was found under a table in the kitchen, his head beaten quite to a mummy; and in a garret was found, fufpended by a rope, this miferable wretch, who had attempted to put a period to his exiftence with a knife, but not having refolution to cut his throat effectually, he finished his existence by hanging himfelf. The jury, on Thurfday, fat on their bodies, and found a verdict Lunacy. They were in the evening all buried in one grave.

A packet arrived from Sierra Leone, which brings the most melancholy accounts from this new fettlement. So dreadful a mortality has prevailed, that upwards of 200 white perfons have died fince the laft accounts were received. Numbers of the blacks have also fallen facrifices to the inclemency of the climate. The natives, although not at open war with the fettlement, are far from being friendly to it;they never omit an opportunity to plunder, and have in many inftances committed daring outrages.

We hear from Leeds, that about midnight two fishermen belonging to Hull being employed near the Spurn, one of them (Samuel Sallies) having both his hands employed in drawing the net, caught the head of a foal, which endeavoured to ef cape through a mesh in the net, between his teeth (a practice very common amongst fishermen). The foal, making an effort, fprung into the man's throat, who being thereby rendered incapable of calling out to his companion, went towards him, and made him fenfible, by figns, of, his melancholy fituation. His comrade inftantly laid hold of

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