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Eaft Indies. Horfe-Guards, 31 March 1796. Difpatches from Major Gen. Stuart, commanding his Majefty's and the Eaft India Company's troops in the Ifland of Ceylon, dated Trincomalé, 10 October 1795, have been received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majelly's Principal Secretaries of State: by which it appears that the Fort of Batti caloe, in that ifland, furrendered on the 18th of September to a detachment under the command of Major Frafer of the 72d regiment. That on the 24th of the fame month General Stuart embarked from Trincomalé with a confiderable detachment of troops and artillery on board of the Centurion man of war, the Bombay frigate, the Bombay ftore fhip, and the Swallow and John Packets, and on the 27th difembarked the troops at Point Pedro, about twenty-four miles from Jaffnapatam, of which important place he took poffeffion on the following day. That on the ift of October Captain Page of his Majefty's fhip Hobart, with a part of the 52d regiment, under the command of the Hon. Captain Monfon, (on their return from Point Pedro to Trincomalé) took poffeffion of the factory and military poft of Molletivoe: and that on the 5th of the fame month the Fort and Inland of Manar furrendered to Captain Barbutt, whom General Stuart had detached on that fervice, with the flank companies of the 7ad regiment, and 2 companies of fepoys, immediately on his having obtained poffet fion of Jaffnapatam.

A letter from Colonel Brathwaite, dated Madras, 17 October 1795, announ ces the furrender of Malacca, and its dependencies, on the 17th of Auguft, to the troops fent on that fervice, under the tommand of Major Brown.

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Yesterday, on the point of failing, I received the inclofed letter and papers from Captain Newcome, giving an ac

ly of the fuccefs of the expedition, under his own and Major Browne's orders, of the Hon. Company's infantry against Malacca, this place being now in the poffeffion of the British troops.

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I feel a more than ordinary fatisfac tion in announcing this event for their Lordships' information, as, on account of the original force deftined for that fervice being reduced, my expectations were less fanguine; and alfo of its great importance, from the fecurity thereby af forded to the trade of his Majefty's fubjets in the Streights of Malacca and the Chinese Seas.

Being doubtful of the propriety of my conduct in not having correfponded with the Right Hon. Henry Dundas on the fubject of the late expeditions, in which I co-operated in council and execution, in obedience to the King's orders by him tranfmitted, and as therein prescribed, (not having even then received their Lordships' directions fo to do, and which are alfo filent on that head) I have to requeft you will pleafe to intercede with their Lordships to ufe their influence to remove any culpability that may reflect upon my conduct for this omifion; in which if I have erred, it has been my inexperience in the receipt of fuch kind of orders.

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On the fuccefs of his Majefty's arms at Trincomale and Fort Ooftenberg, and on receiving account of the fame from. Malacca, I took upon me to order falutes to be fired by his Majefty's fhips then in port; and on the 13th inflant, at the fuggeftion of my Lord Hobart, I directed Captain Lambert, of his Majesty's fhip Suffolk, to fire feventy-eight guns, funeral-wife; on the melancholy occa fion of the death of his Majefty's faithful Ally his Highnefs the Nabob Wallajah, late Nabob of the Carnatic, (the Fort of St George, by his Lordship's orders, paying the fame honours,) that par ticular number of guns being appointed as correfponding to thofe of the years of his late Highnefs's age: which I truft their Lordfhips will approve, and notify to the Board of Ordnance, to be allowe ed in the feveral gunners monthly expences.

the Prefidency here have juft received
Pleafe to acquaint their Lordships, that
accounts of the furrender of Manar, in
the Gulph of the fame name.

I have the honour to be, &c.
Peter Rainier.

count of his proceedings, and particular- To Peter Rainier, Efq. Commodore and

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Commander of his Majefty's fhips employed in the East Indies.

SIR,

I arrived here on the 15th inft. with his Majefty's fhips, under my command, the Ewer and Carnatic tranfports, and a part of the convoy, having parted with his Majefty's fhip Refiftance, in the night of the 13th, between the Sandheads. Captain Pakenham joined company again in Malacca Road on the 17th in the morning.

ters is confirmed as heretofore. But the public property in Malacca, and the thipping in the roads, is referved to the British. The commanding Officer of the British troops to be acknowledged Com mandant of the Fort and Garrison, and all the Military Posts.-The Military Stores to be delivered to him, and the Dutch garrifon to be wholly at his dif pofal.-The British and Dutch flags to be difplayed together.

[Here end the Gazettes.]

SCOTLAND.

fions here, a trial of confiderable importAyr, March 30. Laft Quarter Sef from a fentence of the Juftices, against a ance to the country, came on by appeal decifion, finding farmers and others, occupiers of land, liable in tolls at paffing through the turnpike bars with farming utensils, dung, lime, and grain, to and from the mill: when, parties being heard at great length, the Court were unani moufly of opinion, that every exaction of that fort was illegal, and in direct contradiction to the turnpike laws.

- 31. John Marshall, labourer, near Auchtermuchty, was committed to the poifoned his wife. Her body was taken tolbooth there, on fufpicion of having

By the inclofed letters you will fee, that we were obliged to commence hoftilities, which began by the Refiftance firing a few guns at the Conftantia, (a Dutch Indiamen run into the Mud.) which the returned by firing two guns and then striking her colours. From the great affiftance afforded me by the boats from the China fleet, &c. I was enabled to land all the troops, with two fix pounders at the fame time. They left the fhips at feven P. M. on the 17th, and reached the fhore by nine P. M. At half paft nine P. M. an officer came on board the Orpheus from the Governor to fur render the place on our terms; they then delivered over St John's poft, a commanding work, well furnished with cannon, about 1300 yards from the Fort, and 200 from the place of conference, to a fubaltern with a party of our grenadiers, and we entered the Fort with the remainder of the British detachment.The garrifon being thus completely in our power, and unconditionally, further than the fecuring of property, the Dutch guards were permitted to remain armed The Circuit Court of Justiciary was at their pofts, until the Governor, whom we then accompanied to his house, gave, Scott was accufed of forgery. The Ju opened here by Lord Efkgrove.-John in his hand-writing to Major Browne, a detail of his guards, which were then ry found the libel not proven, and he was relieved by the British troops. From difmiffed. Elifabeth Elliot was accused the anxious defire of complying with his of child-murder, on the 11ft act of the ad feffion of the firft Parliament of King Majefty's orders, we have agreed to the following capitulation, and every thing William and Queen Mary, which enacts, now appears perfectly quiet, and all par-being with child during the whole "That if any woman fhall conceal her

ties reconciled.

I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) Henry Newcome. Orpheus, Malacca Roads, Aug. 25. 1795.

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after interment, and examined by sur geons, upon whofe report Marshall was next day fent to Cupar jail.

April 1. The Duke D'Angulefme paid a vifit to Edinburgh Caftle, and was received with a Royal falute.

JEDBURGH, April 1.

"Space, and fhall not call for, and make "ufe of help and affifiance in the birth, "the child being found dead or amif "fing, the mother fhall be halden and -It," reputed the murderer of her own "child." The prifoner prefented a pe tition, praying for banishment; and the Advocate-Depute having confented to her being banished from Scotland for 14 years, fentence was paffed accordingly. John Wright was accufed of forgery but fome material witneffes being abfent, the Advocate-Depute deferted the diet

[Here follows the Capitulation :is ftated, that the Dutch Garrison are in the fame predicament of having furrendered prifoners of war, but, in obedience to the commands of his Britannic Majefty, to cultivate the alliance fo long happily established between the two nations, the Dutch Government, its eftablishment and authority in all civil mat

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Bro loco et tempore. This concluded the

bufinefs of the Court.

April 8. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Inverary, by Lord Dunlinnan. There was no bufinefs before the Court.

9. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Perth, by the Right Honourable Lord Juflice Clerk and Lord Craig, Andrew Kellock, journeyman weaver, was found Guilty, upon his own confeffion, of ftealing a number of webs of cloth from the warehouse of Andrew Melville, manufacturer in Kennoway, at feveral times. He was fentenced to tranfportation for life, under the pain of death in cafe of his return.Jas. Louden, late keeper of the tolbooth of Cupar of Fife, and Janet Taylor, his wife, were indicted for allowing the preceding criminal to escape from prifon; the Court found, that no fpecific facts were charged fufficient to conftitute a crime against James Louden, and thereby difmiffed the libel; but remitted to the Sheriff of Fife to inquire into the conduct of Janet Taylor, and if guilty, to inflict fuch punishment as the fhall appear to deferve.-William Brand, thread miller, David Low, fervant to John Shand, weaver, and Jofeph Petrie, weaver, all in Montrofe, were indicted for being concerned' in a mob, collected for the purpose of feizing grain; but owing to fome particular circumftances, the diet was deferted, pro loco et tempore, and they were difmiffed. This was all the criminal bufinefs before the Court."

9. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Dumfries, by the Right Hon. the Lords Efkgrove and Methven, Hobel Fead, was accused of child-mur. der, and petitioned for banishment. The Advocate-Depute ftated, that, in the particular circumftances of this cafe, he was induced to confent to the prayer of the petition, and that the prifoner be banifhed from Scotland for fourteen years, and fhe is fentenced to be banished accordingly. There was no other business. 13. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Glafgow, by the Right Hon. Lords Swinton and Dunfinnan. William Jackfon, portioner of Milntown of Kilbride, accufed of murder, and John Tweddle, tenant in Nimphlar, accufed of theft, not appearing, were both outlawed. John Carruthers, or Crothers, foldier in the firft battalion of the Firft, or Royal regiment of foot, accufed of theft, being found Guilty, on his own confeffion, was fentenced to be whipped

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through the ftreets of Glasgow, and thereafter to be banished from Scotland for life.

15. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Ayr, by the Right Hon. Lord Methven. There was no bufinefe before the Court.

17. This afternoon, the church of Cranston, four miles fouth of Dalkeith, was totally confumed by accidental fire, which was occafioned by the beadle hav ing left some coal in the ftove. It was obferved in flames about half an hour af ter the congregation had left it, and by five o'clock was all in ashes.

High Court of Justiciary. Nominal and Fictitious Votes. April 21. This day came on the trial of Lieutenant James Fyffe, of the Elgin Fencibles, profecuted by Patrick Duff, of Carnoufie, Efq. with concourfe of his Majefty's Advocate, for Perjury, in taking the Truft Oath at the election for the County of Banff, in July 1795 –AF ter the Indictment was read, Licutenant Fyffe pled Not Guilty, and al fo objected to the profecutor's title to profecute in this infance. Mr Gor don opened the case of the pannel, and objected to Colonel Duff's title, as an Affociation had been entered into refpec ting the election, of which Colonel Duff was a member, for profecuting Nominal and Fictitious Voters, and for other pur pofes-this Affociation, Mr Gordon contended, was illegal-that it was in fact the Affociation, and not Colonel Duff, who were the profecutors, and therefore, Colonel Duff had no right to profecute.

Mr Gordon then urged several objec tions to the revelancy of the libel-Me George Ferguson spoke on the fame fide

Mr Charles Hope replied, and contended, that the Affociation alluded to was legal and meritorious-that Colonel Duff had a full right to profecute-and that the libel was perfectly relevant. The court ordered printed Informatione to be given in.

[We are happy in announcing to the public, and the relations and friends of William Ker, jun. of Kerfield, Lieutenant and Paymafter of the 26th Light Dragoons, that the accounts of the Fowler transport, one of Admiral Christian's fleet, having been wrecked on the coaft of Cornwall, in January laft, and every perfon on board loft, were entirely unfounded. The Fowler, having Mr Ker and part of the 26th dragoons on board, was well, at Madeira, the 8th of Febru

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bald Hamilton.

April 4. At Liverpool, Andrew Hunter Aiken, Efq. to Mils Freeland, daughter of the late Peter Freeland, Efq. DEATHS.

Lately, on his paffage from Jamaica, Charles Hay, fecond fon of the late William Hay, of Newhall, county of Edinburgh.

Dec. 6. In the island of Tobago, Mr James Collow, youngeft fon of the late Mr John Collow, minifter of Penpunt.

28. Ar Demarary, Mr Harry Robertfon, third fon to the Rev. Mr Harry Robertfon, minifter at Kiltearn, after recovering twice from the yellow fever.

Feb. 15. At Kilbryde, Ayrshire, Mr

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At Aberdeen, Mifs Turner, daughter of the deceased George Turner, Efq of Menie.

26. At Dumblane, Mr Jas. Pearfon. widow of the late Rev. Mr Rob. Paton, At Edinburgh, Mrs Helen Seton,

minifter of Laffwade.

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bet, late merchant in Eyemouth. At Tweedmouth, Mr John Nif,

At Edinburgh, Mrs B. Douglas, daughter of the deceased James Douglas, Efq. of Dornock.

A: Hook, in Hampshire, Jane Rattray. youngest daughter of Captain Rattray of Arthurstone,

27. Ar Edinburgh, the Hon. Mrs Katharine Anftruther.

28. A Leith, Mrs Sufan Dalrymple, relict of Dugald Maxwell, Efq. of Cowhill, in the 94th year of her age.

At Edinburgh, Miss Margaret Graham, daughter of the deceased Wil har Graham, Efq. of Shaw.

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