A Paraphrafe on the Birth of Christ, by C HO HOME celebrate the glorious day That our Redeemer came; The parents there could find; But God the Father thought it best And, that the price of ransom'd reft The ferpent's curfed fpite; On radiant wings triumphant borne, To you a Saviour's born this day, A ftar will lead you on the way, And fuddenly in white attire, An hot from heaven came : "Glory to God on high," they fung, As Chriftians then with foul and might, Ia praile to God our King. And bail the new-born babe; To God eternal raise the voice, Our peace with him is made! Wrapt in furprize the shepherds gaze, And now they leave their sheep to graze, A Saviour's heard in every vale around. And now, in infant innocence behold, The babe appears by facred bards foretold: Arife ye vales-ye mountains fink below, Ye purling ftreams, a milky current know, Ye lind behold, ye deaf attend and hear, Exult the lame and mock the fportive deer. He comes invested like the mighty God, Satan, and death's dread empires tremble at his nod. In triple chains he binds th' infernal king,- W FOREIGN Vienna, OЯober 13. 1787. TRANSACTIONS. E hear from Conftantinople, that the 24th of September was a joyful day for the Porte and the inhabitants of that place. In the morning they faw at the entrance of the camal a fhip of the line, with Ruffian colours, which the Turks easily took, it being entirely dismasted, and all the crew, confifting of 800 men, were made prisoners of war. The Rufli ans immediately went under a fort of interroga tion, in which they related the misfortune which had happened to them. It leems this vessel, which they say is the Admiral's thip, of 80 guns, made part of the squadron which failed from the Qimes to cruise in the Black Sea, and attack the Ottoman fleet. In the night of the 23d in. the Ruffian squadron met with a terrible tempeft, which difperfed them towards the Afiatic Coast, and destroyed a ship of 50 guns, and moft of the crew were drowned. The Admiral's ship was obliged to give itfelf up to the mercy of the waves, which had drove it as far as the canal, notwithstanding all the efforts of the crew to escape that danger. It had already paffed under the guns of fome forts and batteries, when the Captain, at break of day, perceived the bad fituation he was in; feeing it was impoffible to elcape with the fhip by returning back, he refolved to let fire to it and blow himself up with his people; this, however, the crew oppofed by force, refolving rather to fubmit to the Turks, who were running in crowds to feize the fhips. By good luck, a little before the tempelt, the Ruffian Admiral left his hip, and went on board a frigate, that he might the better difcover the enemy, to that he was not among the prifoners, who, they fay, were treated (contrary to the usual custom of the Turks) with great bumanity. Madrid, No. 13. On Thursday laft, a Courter Extraordinary arrived here from Verfailles, with the important news that France and England had refolved to preferve peace by a reciprocal declaration to difarm; however, they regard this convention here as only a tem. porary one, and the peace of little daration, fince it was dictated by the neceffity of circum. ftances, and the powers of refentment they confider as fupprefed only for a time, but not detroyed. However it may be, the Spanith Government are ready for every event, by having a molt refpectable marine-force. The third of this month a ship of 64 guns, named le St. Fulgence, was launched at Carthagena, and they are building another, at the fame port, wish the utmost dispatch. Bois le Duc, N. 13. Language can give but a feeble idea of the ravages and diforders that have prevailed here from Thursday the 15th to the following Saturday. Dums were beating inceffantly to arms, and guns firing, with the mott lamentable cries, and tumultuous fhout, which greatly terrified the burghers. Vaft numbers of the foldiery ran in the utmost diforders through the freets with their bare fabres, intent on plunder. In fact, the best hou. ies in the town were facked, aut excepting even January, 1798. those of the magiftrates, and all fuffered in a Imaller or greater degree. The houses of the Stadtholderians were not excepted from ravage; the only diftinétion made between them and the patriots was, that the perfons of the latter were violated, while the property only of the others was in danger. This ungovernable tumult continued till fome cavalry were difpatched by the Stadtholder, with orders to reprefs all diforder.They arrived about noun on Savure day, and were obliged to fire on the rioters, and killed some of them before they could restore tranquillity to the diftreffed inhabitants. On the following day, we were busily employed in loading carts with goods that had been carried out of the houses of their respective owners, and put in hiding places till they could be conveniently carried away. In the gardens, the hedges, and the walls, money and jewels were found, which have been restored to their feveral proprietors, whenever they could be ascertained. But a confiderable part, and that the most valuable of the property, had been carried off by the rioters. Nov. 15. We are daily recovering fome of the effects stolen in the late riot. Thofe of gold and filver taken from Mr. Van Bengen, have been intercepted in fo great a quantity by the vigilance of our magiftrates, that he may reestablish himself; but nothing is found yet that was taken from the other goldsmith.--The church at Orthen was fo full of recovered effects, that it would hold no more, and all the city halls are the fame; yet it is impoffible to determine exactly the amount of the money, plate, jewels, and other effects which have been stolen, and which will be for ever loft to the proprietors, exclufive of the valuable goods destroyed. We must not count them by thousands, but by millions.Of 4000 boules which composed this city, 700 only remain unpillaged. rage of thefe abandoned foldiers were fuch, that neither the supplication nor the delivery of all that the citizens poffeffed could appease them; nothing, they faid, but the blood of the pretended patriots would fatisfy their indignation. Uuder this abominable pretence they were guilty of great cruelty, and fome lives were loft. The Letters from Conftantinople inform us, that the Sultan has appointed the Grand Vizir Cummander in Chief of all the Ottoman forces, has fent him a fabre, enriched with diamonds, and in the Hatlicherif, or imperial mandate, which accompanied that prefent, he exhorts the Grand Vizir to keep up the closest union and correspons dence with the different Governors and Commanders, to diminish as much as poffible the number of domeftics, and the enormous quantity of baggage which impede the motions of the troops, and to exhort his fellow foldiers and companions, le spare no pains or exertions in their joint endea vours to extirpate the perfidious Ruffians, the mortal enemies of the true faith. Stockholm, Nev. 23, fays, the King of Swe den having taken into confideration the war be tween the Ruffians and Turks, has ordered his fubjects not to interfere, directly, or indirectly, is the out-fitting of privateers, to disturb the G trade trade of either of the two powers-neither gle combat without a fecond! But how much by the fale or the hire ef their ship; his Majefty more shameful for mankind that the curfed and declaring, that thole who act to the contrary thall mistaken laws of honour fhould deprive the mobe out of his protection. narch, the republic, and civil society, of fo many young and valuable subjects! Paris, Dec. 3. An officer, a relation of the Duke de la Rochefoucault, and of the houfe of Rohan Chabot, after his return to Paris, and at the very moment he was cordially embracing, his Lady, received a letter that made him inftantly change colour, and threw him into a confufion which was too ifible to the eyes of his affectionate wife. The Officer, however, not to in-create her inquietude, burnt the letter, and affured her, that it contained nothing material, it was very ridiculous to be alarmed, and with feeming tranquility begged her, taking her by the hand, to enter the room where dinner was, :waiting for them. Soon after dinner, the Officer told his Lady that he had forgotten fomething of confequence at Fontainbleau, and that. the weather being fine, he would go in his ca briolet, with only his foot-boy, to fetch it.He fet out in a few minutes, and leaving the scarriage with the fervant at Villejuif, where he wrote four letters to his friends, entered alone the foreft, where he was killed in a duel (as it I is fuppofed) by a perfon unknown. His body proclaims that he died of the wounds of a sword. How imprudent for any perfon to venture on fin BRITISH AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE. Letters from Bofton mention, that several refpectable gentlemen there, of confiderable property, are difpofing of their eftates, in order to quit the country for a more aufpicious govern ment. Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman in Maryland, dated September 20. "Baltimore is all going to decay. Most of the merchants and capital people are become infolvent. The news-papers have sometimes eighteen or twenty of their names in them of a day as infolvents. This country is ruined by the scarcity of money, by the weight of taxes, which the people are unable to bear, and the lofs of that trade which the used to enjoy whilft connected with Great Britain. Most of the people with whom I am unacquainted, many of whom were very zealous in the cause of independence, are now wishing to be once more under British government. INTELLIGENCE. LONDON, Dec. 1, 1787. Subftance of the Treaty with Heffe Caffel. HIS preliminaries, expence, and a ftipulation for greater advantages, and a full indemnification in cafe he thould be called upon to fulfil his engagements! At about fix o'clock on Saturday This Treaty, after the ufual prelimill field cruel murder was committed by Timothy Har 1 The first divifion is to be ready to march at four weeks notice, and the fecond at fix weeks, if practicable. in readinels for his Majefty's fervice, 12,000 dy, fellmonger, of Newton Flotman, near Normen, during the space of four years, in two di- wich, on the body of Mr. John Aggus, his brovifions, the first confifting of 8000 and the other, ther-in-law, who kept the Lamb Inn in the of 4900 men. The first division is to conlift Haymarket, at which houfe the barbarous deed of infantry, to which his Serene Highness may r was perpetrated. Hardy, a fhort time before add 1000 cavalry, if he thinks proper, and he he put his inhuman purpose in execution, was referves to himself the liberty of heading them with Aggus's wife, who reproached him with in perfon. his prodigality and diffolute course of life, at which he did not feem to be much difcompofed, but turning about, he with much feeming friendfhip, offered his hand to Aggus, and obferved that he did not wish to be at variance with him, although he difagreed with his wife," and in the very act of thaking hands, he drew a knife and ripped up his belly about three inches on the left fide above the navel, fo that a large portion of the bowels came out, one of which was divided near two inches; feveral perfons were in the kitchen at the time, who, upon the Corener's Inqueft, gave evidence, that immediately after the fhocking tranfaction, Hardy faid, “I have done for you and was my brother, John Hardy, of Lynn, here, I would ferve him the The King of Great Britain engages to pay for every trooper So banco crowns, and for every foot foldier 30 banco crowns, within thirteen days after this requifition to march shall have been made; the crown to be computed at four fhillings and nine-pence three farthings Englith money. The fubfidy to be 150,000 banco crowns per annum, during the four years certain,; and from the time of making the requifition,450,000 banco crowns per annum, and during the whole time that the troops fhall be in his Majcity's fervice, the Landgrave is to receive an annual fub-fame; and now I'll flab myself, for I know I dy of 225,000 banco crowns... muft die for it.") He did make a feeble attempt for that purpose on his own body, but the In cafe a larger body than 12,000jnen should be required, the fubfidy is to be increated in pro-wound was fuperficial. Mellis, Donne, Norportion, and it is to be paid quarterly. His Majefty is to make good all lofes of iben, guns, &c. and to pay the expence of remounting and recruiting the corps. The Landgrave has 150,000 crowns a year, for four years certain, without being at a farthing gate, and Rigby were fent tor to the deceased, who ftitched up the wounds, and administered every means of relief, notwithstanding which he languifhed until nine o'clock on Sunday evening, and then expired. Hardy was immediately taken inte cultody, and upon the Jury bringing in their verdict re Wilfal Marder," was committed and A few days ago, while one Fenner, a k deferves to be mentioned as a fact on aufrey, that when the late preparations began to erious, Lord Rodney wrote to Mr. Pitt, defing him to make a tender of his fervices to his Majefty, if they should be deemed necellary. Majefty commanded Mr. Pitt to return an wer, thanking Lord Rodney, and expreffing Majesty's high fenfe of his Lordship's fervices. This Mr. Pitt conveyed to Lord Rodney in an tegant letter. .] All of the Wekminfter gang of houfe breakers, who have been apprehended, were final. committed to Newgate for trial at the enfuing Loss--Fudge, the youngest in the gang, is bout thirteen years of age, and the rest between at and twenty-one.-Durham was formerly Me of the choir at Westminster-abbey, and Grace Matecks, at whese house the gang usually met play at card, dance, and regale themfelves, ind to have been the cause of hanging more ng men, than any other chara&er, of a fimilar defcription, in the metropolis. There were prefent, at the examination, the Duke of Cumberland, Mr. Baddyll, Sir James La Roch, &c. Fleming, the pawnbroker and receiver of the rious property taken by thefe depredators, gave information of 18 robberies, the greater part of which, it appear, was committed in the neighbourhood of Weltminster. By the vigilance and activity of Juftice Addington, of King-ttreet, Westminster, late on Saturday evening Marthall and Willoughby, who belong to the gang, were taken in cuftody at a private house in the neighbourhood of St. Giles'. and, after an examination,, were committed to Tothil-fields Bridewell. It has been discovered that fome of the property taken by this desperate and alarming combination of villains, was funk in the New River, near Ilington; in confequence of which diligent fearch was made on S turday laft, to recover it; but we have not been able to learn whether it has been taken up. That fo daring and defperate a body of notorious characters has been apprehended at the commencement of a feafon of the year, beft calculated tor the exercile of their depredations, is an, event." fortunate for the peace and fafety of the inhabitants of this metropolis, more particularly Weltminster, where they have been molt fuccef-ful in. their schemes. There are, however, at prefent untaken, a small number of this banditti; but judging from the exertions of the magistracy, we have every reafon to expect that their escape from juftice will be of fhort duration. 11. We are forry to announce to the public, that yesterday morning an exp ef arrived in town with an account that the Mars Eaft Indiaman, Capt. Farrington, late on Saturday night, had got afhore off Margate, where the fea ran fo furioufly, and beat the fhip fo much, that in a i fhort time after the ftruck, her malts went overboard, and the had twelve feet water in her hold, in confequence of which her cargo is much injured. They are unloading her as fast as poffible, though there is little probability of the fhip's be-ing faved. She is laden with tea, and just arrive ed from China. 17] On Wednesday evening, the Court of Delegates, on adjournment from Monday, heard counfel for Lady Strathmore, on the question of examining additional witneffes on the part of Mr. Bowes; when, at eleven o'clock, it was determined" that the judges have retained the caule, and ordered to hear the petition of both parties; fo that the final decifion of this question will probably take place in the course of next term. A few days ago, the lottery-office-keepers infuring in the Irish Lottery were pigeoned to an immenfe amount, by tome perlon who had, it is fuppofed, hired a private exprelk, which arrived before that of the Committee; in confequence of which thousands of people furrounded the of fices for their money-but every place in London, and Westminster fhut up, and refuled to pay. Some were taken in for 3000, fome for 4009, and one for Soool. This trick bids fairer to an nihilate infurance, than all the laws that the le giflature can make, and thews clearly, that perfons trafficking in a business of this kind, houldever have a strict look-out, that they deal with people of honor and relponsibility only.. BIRT H S. L Dec. 5. ADY George Cavendish was fafely" " MARRIAGE S. kingdom of Ireland, fo created Sept. 20, 1783. Nev. 8. OLONEL Yorke, of the 33d regi-He was one amongst the few inftances of per1787. ter of the late John Dodd, Efq. many years Member of Parliament for Reading, in Berkshire —21. At. St. Andrew's, Holborn, (by his brother, the Rev. Dr. Hamilton,) Rev. Fred. Hamilton, to Mifs Winter, only daughter of the Rev. Richard Winter, B. D. of Took's-court, Curfitor-treet.-278 At Chester, Capt. Bowen, of the royal navy, to Mifs Legh, of the fame place.-Dec. 4. At St. Giles's Church, Mr. Jn. Kemble, to Mrs. Brereton, both of Drury-lane Theatre.-6. At Ostringham, county York, Mr. Stephen Brignall, to Mrs. Mary Thrifty, both of O'tringham. It is remarkable, that the bridegroom paid the minifter, clerk, and ringers, all in farthings; the minifter received 252 as his fee; the clerk 72; and the ringers 250.-13. Charles Macnaughton, Efq; of the Temple, to Mifs Dunkin, of Portman-fquare.-21. Captain Troubridge, of the navy, to Mrs. Richardson, of Mary-le-Bone. New. 1. 1787. A DEATHS. This house in Manfel-treet, Goodman's-fields, in the 85th year of his age, John Barker, Esq. Governor of the London Affurance Corporation, and one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity- House.-2. At Springwood Park, near Kelfo, Sir James Donglas, Knt, and Bart. Admiral of the white fqua dron of Majetty's fleet.- -On the 24th ult. at Bath, Richard William Stack, M. D. of diftinguifhed abilities in his proteffion, and of the most miable character-4. At Llanvarechva, in Monmouthshire, Gabriel Winstone Wayne, Elq. one of his Maj. fly's gift regiment of foot, at the time the regiment to eminently diftinguished itielf at the bastle or Minden.-In Spring-gar denk, Charing Crots, the Right Hon. Wm. Tonfm, Lord Riverfdale of Ruthcormuck, in the DOMESTIC Cork, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1788. to who, from of peers to introduce them, were for a time prevented from taking their feats in the Houfe.The cause of this backwardness is said to have proceeded from his having been the natural fon of Colonel Tonion, who, after keeping him for a confiderable time in the menial employmentt of his kitchen, was at last prevailed on to procure him a commiffion; and in the end left him heir to the greatest acquired property in Ireland, next to that of the memorable Damer. The old Colonel, in the variety and extent of the property bequeathed on this occasion, forgot to include an eftate of about 600l. a year, purchased of Mr. Supple, which of courte defcended to Mr. Hyde, the heir at law. His Lordship following the accommodating propenfities of his father, the fortune is now computed at about 15,000l. per. ann. -23. At Manbury, county Chefter, Hon. Rich. Barry, fenior mafter and coriander in the navy, his commillion bearing date April 18, 1745. He was great uncle to the present Earl of Barrymore, and elder brother to the Hon. John Smith Parry, formerly well known upon the turf, to whose son his estate, or a part of it, devolves. ➡ 26. At Taplow, Bucks, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Hamilton, brother to the Earl of Abercorn, canon of Windior, prebendary of Salisbury, rector of Taplow, and vicar of Bray, co. Berks. He has left nine daughters, to whom the Barl, fome time lince, generously and unfolicited, gave each a portion of 5000l.-Dec. 19. At Doverplace, Surrey, Captain Waghorn, of the royal navy. He commanded the Royal George man of war at the time the was loft at Spithead, in August 1782.-18. At his house at Hackney, in his 59th year, John Barclay, Elq. father of Mr. Barclay, banker, in Lombard-street, and of Mr. Tritton. INTELLIGENCE. HE Mafter and Wardens of the feveral Incorporated Trading Guilds of this city, affembled at the Guild Hall, and from thence went in proceffion with their regalia, to wait on their late Lord Mayor, Samuel Rowland, Efq; to whom they prefented the honorary freedom of all their Guilds, in a very elegant gold box, weighing 702. 2pwts, 12grs, with a fuitable infeription; and at fame time addreffed him in the following manner which Addrefs was read and prefented by Mr. Prancis Jehalon, Mafter of the Corporation of Clothiers. taining the honorary freedom of each Corporati on, which though a small mark of our unanimous approbation of your upright and virtuous conduct, whilst in the exalted station of Chief Magiftrate, yet we hope it may be deemed an acceptable token from grateful citizens, who will ever retain for you the highest respect and esteem. "We should on the present occafion confider ourselves very deficient, were we to omit noticing a few of the many charitable and highly useful inftitutions carried into effect during your year of office, for the relief of the diftreffed, and the general advantage of the community, amongst which will ever be remembered the happy reform that has taken place: by, abolishing the annal corporation feafts given on the election and Twearing-in days of our Chief Magiftrates, and fubftituting in lieu thereof, à molt beneficial and permanent charity of 2001. per annum, to be expended towards the relief of diftressed freemen, their widows and chidren-the several judicious regulations you have introduced in all our publ c markets, &c. being of infinite fervice to the difterent orders of the people-your very particular attention to the cleanliness of our threers, effen |