Mr. Spiller, the great American traveller, was preparing, by the last accounts from that quarter, to fet out for Africa, in order to explore the interior of that country. cured, that the flames got to fo great a head, that it confumed the house in which it broke out, and those on each fide of it. It burnt back into Duke'scourt-but we are happy to ftate, that 28. The maiters of the Trinity-houfe from the exertions of the fire men, and have removed the floating lights, which humanity of the spectators, no lives were moored near the North head of the were loft, though feveral were in immiGoodwin Sands, a quarter of a mile nent danger. Much praife is due to nearer the English land. They have al- | Mr. Brandon, of Covent-Garde theaready proved their great ufetu nefs, as tre, for his activity and good conduct not one veffel of any defcription has on this melancholy occafion. grounded in that part fince the lights were first placed there on the 24th of Auguft laft. Portfmouth, Dec. 28. A cartel floop is this day arrived from Havre de Grace. She carried prifoners to Fecamp, was ordered to Havre de Grace to take Britifh prifoners in return: failed from Fecamp on Friday laft, arrived at Havre yesterday morning. The mafter was not fuffered to land, but ordered immediately to depart the port, and in con fequence failed immediately. We fup pole the rumour of an en birgo being laid on veffels in France muit only be partial, and not extend to the Weitern ports. 31. Arrived his majefty's fhip Orion, and a great many tranfports from Quiberon Bay. The whole British fleet failed from the hay the 27th inflant and were the next day difperfed in a gale of wind. Several of the tranfports, which are arrived here, have received damage. It is fuppofed many of the fleet are put into Falmouth and Plymouth. By the Corunna mail, we learn, that his majefty's thip the Bas fleur, with general O'Hara, the lieutenant-governor of Gibraltar, and the convoy under the command of admiral Waldegrave, are fate arrived at that place. The general, as will be readily believed, was received with every demonftration of joy by the garrifon, both military and civil; but more particularly by thofe who had the good fortune to refide under his former happy government. The town was illuminated upon the occafion, and the inhabitants feemed to vie with each other in expreffing their fatisfaction at feeing the worthy lieutenant-governor once more amongst them. 2. On Sunday laft, 86 of the Somerfethire, and 29 of the Suffolk reduced tencibles, with five women, were put, at Jersey, on board a fmall veffel of 35 tons burthen, called the John and Elizabeth, William Michell, maller, belonging to Cowes, to return to Eng land. In the paffage they had much temAbout twelve or fourteen French peiluous weather, and on Tuesday fishing boats with natives of Ifle Dieu night, being not far from land, a moit are in the fleet: they left the ifland for violent hurricane came on, and continufear of punishment from the Republi-ed with fuch force, that the mafler, feecans, for the affiftance given by them to the English. There will be three eclipfes of the fun and one of the moon, in the enfu. ing year, neither of which will be vifible in England. On the 11th of January, however, Jupiter and Venus will be seen together, the difference of their latitudes being only 54 minutes. Jan. 1. About three o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the houfe of Mr. Ireland, cabinet-maker, Bowftreet, Covent-garden, which, notwithstanding it was immediately perceived, and a number of re-engines almofl inftantly collected, yet it was fuch a confiderable time before water could be pro ing inevitable deftruction by running afhore if he fteered his courfe, put his vessel about, and endeavoured to lay to. In this pofition, every fea paffing over the deck, he judged it expedient for the fafety of the veffel and lives on board to batten down the hatches to prevent the water finking her. Dreadful alternative! for in a short time, from the numbers below, and being deprived of all air, many became delirious, and fo frantic as to rob and maim each other. But here the tale of diftrefs does not flor, which humanity udders to relate. On opening the hatches next morning, after the gate had fubfided, 52 milerable distigured victims victims to fuffocation and rage prefented themselves to the unhappy fuffering furvivors. Those who read this catastrophe, and bear in remembrance the fate of the unfortunate prifoners in the hole at Calcutta, may find fome parallel in the exThis, cefs of human wretchedness. charity inclines us to believe, arofe from indifcretion and ignorance alone. The mafter of the veffel has made an affidavit of the fact, before the collector and comptroller of the customs, at Cowes. 4. A small schooner-rigg'd veffel, of only fix carriage guns, is now fitting out in the river at Deptford, to carry difpatches to the Eaft Indies; and afterwards to remain in that country with admiral Elphinstone, for the purpose of conveying dispatches to and from the different fettlements. ertions of their friends on fhore, who made a chain of pe fons, through a moft tremendous furf, to refcue them. The failors' clothes and bedding are all faved, and having their pockets full of money, very little regulation can take place among them fo long as it lafls. The fquadron under citizen Manguy, which failed in September laft from Rochelle, is now pretty clearly afcertained to be gone to the Mauritius. It confifts of three fhips of the line, and as many of inferior force. The Fly, a small cutter-floop of only four guns, is difpatched to Gibraltar, with dispatches for the new governor, general O'Hara. This little veffel, from the preffure of affairs, has made no fewer than three trips from the Old Rock to the channel, and back again, in the courfe of the last three months. Four regiments of infantry are order transferred to the marine fervice, with permiffion to receive the bounties now offered for fuch augmentation. The convoy ordered and now equip-ed to be reduced immediately, and ping for the Mediterranean is to confift of five fail of the line, and four others of inferior force; the Atlas of 98, Namur of 90, Defiance of 74, and Repulfe of 64, are already ordered on this fervice: they are to remain on the ftation as a reinforcement to the fquadron under the command of admiral fir John Jarvis. This day the Amethyft failed from Torbay in company with the Trufty, on a cruise in the channel. Early in the night the miffed the commodore's lights, and by the fevere gale of wind which then red, fhe was driven on the Hannouaux rocks, near Guernsey, where she struck on Tuesday morning at four o'clock; and having got off from thence, was driven upon the fland of Alderney, and at half past nine ran on hore in the Bay of Prayne in that ifland. It was luckily near high water, and by waiting till the water was low, the crew was fafely landed without lofing a man. The three maits and bowfprit are gone, but if the weather proves moderate, the ftores will probably be faved. The people of Alderney were extremely earneft in carrying warps and meffengers to the fhip; but the lea ran fo very high that they could not get Dear her, excepting one boat, which got under her quarter, and near enough to catch a rope, but was unfortunately overfet, and two of the men drowned; the four others were faved by the great ex A late letter from the Cape mentions the lofs of the leading boat of the detachmnt fent from the flect to co-operate with the military; the commanding officer of the detachment, and all on board the boat, except two perfons, perifhed. The bread fruit trees, landed in Jamaica by captain Bligh, on his return from the South Seas, were in full bearing when our laft advices left that island. 5. Sir Sydney Smith, on board the Diamond frigate, with his fquadron of gun-boats, are at anchor in a bay off the ifland of St. Marcoul, on the coaft of Normandy: he has landed fome ftores, intended for the ufe of the royalifts. This afternoon arrived the Leighton tranfport, of London, capt. John Hamilton, one of admiral Christian's fleet, having on board 200 of the Irish artillery, under the command of capt. Hugh Swain. She parted from the fleet on the 19th of Dec. in a gale of wind, and joined them again on the 20th; parted again in another gale on the 22d, in lat. 49. 28. North; long. 10. 44. W. Next day fell in with the Fowler tranfport, belonging to Scarborough, and three others of the fleet; parted from thofe veffels in a gale of wind on the 30th following. BIRTHS. BIRTH S. Jan. 5. The lady of Wyndham Gooden, of Clifton, near Briftol, efq. of a fon. 7. The lady of colonel Noel Edwards, of a daughter. 8. The lady of lieutenant colonel Campbell, of the first infantry, of a daughter. 13. The lady of Thomas Duncombe, of Albemarle-street, of a fon. MARRIAGES. Jan. 4. Thomas Bradford, of Oundle, Northamptonshire, efq. to mifs Johnfon, fecond daughter of the late George Johnson, of Norton, efq.. The rev. Thomas Leman, of Wenbafton Hall, Suffolk, to Mrs. Champion, relict of the late colonel Champion, of the Crefcent, Bath. 6. John Engelbert Liebenrood, of Purfley, Berks, efq. to mifs Hancock, of Newbury. Capt. Mansfield, of the royal garrifon battalion, to mifs E. Heyrich, fecond daughter of John Heyrich, of Leicefter, efq. George Palmer, of Nazing, efq. to mifs Bund, daughter of the late William Bund, of Wick, Worcestershire, efq. The rev. Charles Proby, rector of Stanwick, in the county of Northampton, to mifs Catharine Proby, fecond daughter of the dean of Litchfield. Willam Tweddell, efq. only for of John Tweddell, of Unthank-hall, Northumberland, efq. to mifs Ann Cradock, fecond daughter of Sheldon Cradock, of Hartforth, near Richmond, Yorkshire, efq. Melmoth Guy, of Swanfea, South Wales, efq. to mifs Heriot, daughter of John Heriot, fen. of Catharine-ftreet, Strand, efq. George Rofe, jun. efq. fon of George Rose, of the Treasury, to mifs Duncombe, daughter of Henry Duncombe, efq. member of parliament for Yorkthire. 9. The rev. Thomas Drewit, B. A. of Christ Church, to mifs Ann Sadler, daughter of the late Edward Sadler, of Gartington, efq. 12. Charles Pye, of Wadley, Berks, efq. major in the 3d regiment of dragoons, to mifs Mary Colt, daughter of the late Oliver Colt, of Auldhame, efq. 15. William Gatkeꞌl, efq. of the Herts militia, to mifs Elizabeth Kynasson, second daughter of Thomas Kynaffon, of the Grove, Effex, efq. DEATH S. Jan. 5. George Edmund Harrington Hayward, efq. lieutenant of the firft Devonshire regiment. Roger Onflow,, efq. eldeft fon of vice admiral Onflow. John Eyfton, of Eaft Hendred, Berks, efq. Mrs. Elizabeth Goodere, of Exning, near Newmarket, eldest daughter of Samuel Goodere, efq. commander of his majefty's fhip, Ruby man of war. The countefs dowager of Finlater. 7. The viscountess Kenmore. 9. Thomas Foxall, of Twickenham, efq. late a commander in the Eaft India company's fervice. 16. The hon. Richard Fitzpatrick, of Curzon-freet. Lieutenant William Nicholfon, of his majetty's fhip, Le Commerce de Marfeilles. Lieutenant colonel Boyd Manningham, of the eighty-first regiment. THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement. FEBRUARY, 1796, For This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates, viz. 1. A new Pattern of Sprigs for Gown or Apron. 2 Carnarvon Castle, North Wales. 3. The Detection, and 4." T.t for Tat. Music by R. Hudson, M. B. LONDON, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, No. 25, Paternofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received. To our CORRESPONDENTS. TC.'s Communication has been received, but muft undergo confiderable correction. T. L.'s Effay fhall be inferted. The Tale by W. P. is under confideration. Received-Thoughts on Homicide-Lines on a recent marriage. Verfes by Sophia K g.-Winter; a poem.--The Fox and the crow; a fable. Cupid turned Phyfician.-The Contrast, |