HOME NEWS. Dover, Odober 18. IQRD Malmesbury, with his attendants, failed this morning at half paft ten for Calais, where it is probable, from the ftate of the weather, that he would arrive in the course of the afternoon. His lordship was difpatched with the best wishes, and three times three cheers from the pier. The embargo in the French ports feems fill to be in force. No veffel has now arrived for the last ten days from Calais, or any other part of France. was the mails to and from Yarmouth and Cuxhaven, as the veffels at present em ployed on that ftation are found too mall to encounter the very boisterous feas of the north, in the winter. This morning the king, accompa25. nied by the prince of Wales, duke of York, prince Erneft, general Lake, his majefty's aides-de-camp,general officers, and a numerous affemblage of spectators, reviewed, on Wimbledon Common, the royal regiment of Oxford Blues, commanded by the duke of Richmond, who gave the word of command; the corps, who have merited the reward of their country from their fervices in Germany, went through their evolutions with that veteran fpirit which has gained them the respect of their foveregu and officers: their manœuvres gave great fatisfaction. When the review was over, the duke of York in his curricle followed his majefty to the queen's houfe, and had a long interview. 19. This evening, about half paft feven o'clock, as col. Congreve, of the royal artillery at Portsmouth, returning to that place in a poft-chaife, accompanied by his fon, the carriage was flopped on Fair Hill by three footpads, two of whom came to the doors, while the other flood by the horses' heads. Col. Congreve's fon immediately difcharged a piftol at the fellow who came to his fide of the chaife, and At two o'clock, the queen, and three which, it is fuppofed, wounded him, elder princeffes, entered the prince's as he lodged the contents of his piftol chambers, St. James's; the duke of entirely in the door pannel of the chaife, Clarence, prince Erneft, the foreign and did not appear again. The post-envoys, and several of the cabinet miniboy was defending himfelf at this time fters, the fheriffs of London, the genwith a broad fword against the man tlemen who were prefent with the king who flopped him, and who, after firing on Wednesday, with a smail circle of his piftol without effect, drew a cutlafs female nobility, attended on this occaand was making furioufly at him when fion. col. Congreve feizing the opportunity, difcharged a piftol, the ball of which, in all probability, took place, as he made off, though, at the same moment, the third robber returned to the chaife, and attempted to difcharge a piftol clofe to the colonel's breaft, which fortunately only flafhed in the pan, and he then retreated. The fellow who attacked the poft-boy is fuppofed to have neen very much cut, as the fword of the lat ter was very bloody. 20. Four new packet-boats for the Poft Office department are nearly fi mifhed in the river, deftined to convey The gentlemen, confifting of general Simcoe, &c. were the fame as those who were prefented to the king on the preceding day, in addition to whom, were Mrs. King, the American minifter's lady, introduced to the queen by lady Grenville; her drefs was white and filver, tastefully worked in bunches of rofes, hyacinths, and pomegranates; and her attire received additional splendour by the elegance and beauty of her perfon. Meffrs. Langflone and Staines paid their respects to her majefty, for the first. firft time fince their being elected | bled, at all times deeply fenfible of the fheriffs. Mr. alderman Watfon was at court, invested with the civic chain, as lord mayor for the year enfuing. Plymouth, O. 22. This morning, at four o'clock, a body floated up from the wreck of the Amphion, which proved to be the remains of poor capt. Swaffield. His uniform was entire, and he had four guineas in his pocket, and his watch. He was much bruifed in the right fide of his face': his remains were interred this evening at Stoke church, attended by feveral naval officers in their uniforms. Letters from Barbadoes, of Auguft 30, advise, that the brigands in St. Vincent's and Grenada were nearly fubdued-but that our troops were fickly. The black general Touffaint is reported to have been defeated at Mirebalais, St. Domingo, with a heavy lofs, which has enabled the British to penetrate forty miles farther into the country. A large French fleet is reported to have arrived at Guadaloupe, and a fmaller one at Cape François. 25. An unfortunate circumftance happened this morning: two of our packets had been ordered from Yarmouth to Dover, in order to be ready to convey our meffengers to and from Calais. One of them, the Union, capt. Osborne, in coming round, was driven on the French coaft, between Gravelines and Calais, and was loft. The crew and puffergers were faved. The French gave every poffible affiftance to the unfortunate fufferers. In the house of lords, the royal assent was given by commiffion to a naturalifation bil. The commiffioners were, the chancellor, the archbishop of Canterbury, and the duke of Portland. 26. The lord mayor, aldermen, fheriffs, and the other officers, with a great number of the common council, met at Guildhall, and proceeded from thence to St. James's, to prefent the following addrefs to his majefty; they were very graciously received, and had the honour of killing the king's hand. "Most gracious Sovereign! "We, your majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of of London, in common council affem paternal regard and folicitude manifefted by your majelty for the welfare of your people, and the fecurity of the honour and profperity of the Briti empire, are at this time peculiarly defirous to exprefs our fentiments of gratitude for your most gracious communication to both houfes of parliament in the prefent most important conjuncture of affairs. "Confcious as we are that no endeavours for fetting on foot negotiations to reftore peace to Europe, and to secure for the future the general tranquillity, have been omitted on the part of your majefty; it is with the most heartfelt fatisfaction that we understand your majesty's most gracious intention is to fend immediately a perfon to Paris with full powers to treat for this object; and we are impreffed with the most fanguine hopes that the fuccefs of that measure may fecure to Britain and her allies a juft, honourable, and folid peace. "At the fame time, molt gracious fire, much as we de fire fo great a bleffing,, and feelingly as we deplore the calamitous means which have hitherto retarded its attainment, yet, as Britons, we are not fo unmindful of the bleffings we really enjoy in this free and happy country under the glorious conflitution handed down to us by our ancestors, nor fo careless of the confequences of endangering it by too fatal a fecurity, as to deny, that, should the issue of the negotiation be unfavourable, and preclude the poflibility of refloring peace at once honourable and fubftantial, it is the united determination of your ma jesty's faithful citizens of London, to Tupport and affift your majefly, in op、 pofing, with increased activity and vi gour, the farther efforts with which the country may have to contend. "We fincerely congratulate your majelty on the general attachment of your people to the British conftitution, and on the energy and wildom of the laws, which have repreffed the endeavours of those who wished to indroduce anarchy and confufion into the land. "We humbly beg leave to renew our affurances of loyalty to your majelty's perfon and government, and pray that the great difpofer of all events will long fecure to your majefty, the happy and firm poffeffion of the illuftrious crown crown of these realms, and the unfhaken throne of your people's hearts. Signed by order of court, "WILLIAM RIX." His majefty was pleafed to make the following moft gracious answer. "I thank you for these fresh and cordial affurances of your attachment to my perfon and government. tion of mills on those parts of the banks of the river Thames, in the neighbourhood of London, as a means of reducing the price of flour. Nov. 8th. A court of aldermen was held at Guildhall, at which the lordmayor, lord-mayor elect, recorder, common-ferjeant, eleven aldermen, and the two fheriffs were prefent, when William Hearne, efq. citizen and vintner, attending, was called into court, and his election being attefted by the deputy and inhabitants, he was fworn into office as alderman of the ward of Cafle Baynard, and took his feat in the court accordingly. "Should my endeavours for the reforation of general peace, on juft and honourable terms, not meet with fuccefs, I confidently trust that the fpirit and firmness of my councils, fupported by the bravery of my fleets and armies, and the united efforts of my people, will, under the bleffing of Providence, enable me to maintain the fafety, honour and interefts of my kingdoms a-vey, commander in chief of the British gainst all attempts of the enemy. "My loyal city of London may rely upon my unremitting attention to its welfare and happiness. 27. A court of common council was held at Guildhall, at which the lord mayor, eleven aldermen, and a great number of commoners, were prefent. The proceedings of the last court were read and confirmed. 9. Difpatches were received at the admiralty-office from rear-admiral Har fleet on the leeward ifland flation. They contain the agreeable intelligence of the arrival of rear-admifal Bligh, in the Brunfwick, of 74 guns, and the other fhips of his fquadron, with the merchant fleet which failed from Portfmouth on the 11th of Auguft, at Martinique, all well. Previous to the date of thefe dispatches, the Iris and La Victoire French privateers had been captured by his majefty's fhips l'Aimable and Zebra. The inhabitants of Great Tower-hill and parts adjacent prefented a petition to the court, ftating that great incon- The Expedition frigate, of 44 guns, venience and danger has been sustained captain Allen, which brought the aby a number of idle and diffolute per-bove advices, failed from Martinique fons affembling on the faid hill, as alfo towards the latter end of September. by the bad ftate of the different paths At that time our troops and feamen at leading over the fame; that they have the feveral islands enjoyed a better ftate caufed a plan and eftimate to be made of health than they had done for a conby Mr. Wyatt, for inclofing the centre fiderable time before. thereof with iron rails, and paving a regular and fufficient foot-path and carriage-way round the fame; which they conceived would be an effectual remedy for the evil complained of; that the marquis Cornwallis, conflable of the tower, had given his approbation to the plan, and that the estimate of the expenfe amounted to 2,500l. which must be raifed by fubfcription; and therefore prayed the affiftance of the court, in granting fuch fum as they hould think meet. The court referred the fame to the committee for the city lands. This day, about twelve o'clock Brook Watfon, efq, the new lord-mayor, and John Curtis, efq, the late lord mayor, together with several aldermen, the theriffs, recorder, remembrancer, townclerk, and other city officers, attended in the council-chamber at Guildhall, and proceeded in proceffion to the Three Cranes. They embarked there on board the city and other barges, and went to Weftiinfier-bridge, where they landed, and proceeeded from thence to Westminster-hall, which the proceffion entered about two o'clock. The ufual ceremonies took place in the The committee appointed to inquire court of exchequer ; the new lord mayǝr into the cautes of the prefent high price was fworn into office before the barons of flour, &c. prefented a report, with of the exchequer; after which the rethe evidence produced to them annexed, corder, as ufual, addressed the court on by way of appendix; in which report the occafion, and the chief baron replied he committee recommended the erec-in a neat and appofite fpeeth. BIRTHS. BIRTHS. 09. 16. The lady of fir Montague Burgoyne, of Sutton, Bedfordshire, bart. of a fon. 17. The lady of Robert Trevor of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, efq. of a fon. 20. The lady of William Macgeorge, of Bond-ftreet, efq. of a daughter. 22. The lady of Chaloner Arcedeckne, of Upper Harley-ftreet, efq. of a fon. The lady of George Tollet, of Great George-ftreet, Weltminster, efq. of a fon. The lady of John Plumptre, of Fredville, Kent, efq. of a fon. 25. The lady of John Marsh, of Berner's-ftreet, efq. of a fon. The lady of Robert Charnock, of Gower-ftreet, Bedford-fquare, efq. of a fon. 26. The Countefs of Breadalbane, of a fon. 28. The lady of Andrew Burnfide, of Bourne Houle, Kent, efq. of twins. 31. The lady of Peter Efdaile, of Cavendifh-fquare, efq. of a fon. Nov. 1. The lady of the rev. Dr. Chandler, of Bafingborne-hall, Herts, of a daughter. 2. The lady of capt. T. C. Bramfton, of Skreens, Effex, of a fon. 3. The lady of the right hon. the fpeaker of the house of commons, of a daughter. The lady of capt. Robert Montague, of his majefty's fhip Hector, of a daughter. 6. The lady of Francis Fownes Luttrel, of Powis place, efq. commiffioner of the customs, of a daughter. 8. The lady of William Manning, of Billiter fquare, efq. member for Lymington, of a daughter. 11. The lady of Colonel Wood, of Portland-place, M. P. of a daughter. The lady of Sir Charles Oakley, of Shrewsbury, Bart. of a fon. MARRIAGES. Oa. 13. Daniel Spurge, jun. of Welwyn, of Herts, efq. to mifs Harriet Grove, fecond daughter of Silvanus Grove, of Woodford, Effex, cfq. 18. James Stewart, of Carron, efq. to mifs Sword, of Glasgow John Thomas Stanley, ofto the hon. Maria Holroyd. -efq. 20. The rev. James Ward, A. M. fellow of Queen's college, Cambridge, to mifs Burroughes. The rev. William Walford, A. M. to mifs Diana Burroughes. Capt. Scarth of the princefs of Wales's light dragoons, to mifs Eliza Johnstone, of Dumfries. 21. Dr. Gregory, phyfician, in Edinburgh, to mifs Ifabella Macleod, fecond daughter of Donald Macleod, of Geanies, efq. 24. Thomas John Parker, of Canbury-houfe, Kingston, Surry, efq. to mifs Palmer, of Whitton-place, Middlefex. Capt. Orange, of the 86th regiment, to mifs Eliza Phillipfon, daughter of the rev. Burton Phillipfon. 30. John Stokes, of Hampftead, efq. to mifs Margaret Morrifon, youngest daughter of James Morrifon, of the Tower, efq Nov. 1. Thomas C. Warren, of Cornhill, efq. to mifs King, daughter of Thomas King, of Maze Hill, Greenwich, efq. George Herbert, efq. of the first regiment of life guards, to mifs Harriet Jones, of Rochester. The rev. D. B. Allen, of Matlock, to mifs Jullian. 5. Henry Garrét, efq. of the navy, to mifs Mary Raikes, fecond daughter of Robert Raikes, of Gloucefter, efq. 8. William Hobbs, of Waterford, efq. to mifs Flyn, daughter of Denis Flyn, of Flynville, near Waterford, efq. James Bolge, of Lincoln's Inn, efq. to mifs Winter, of Pilgrim's Hatch, Effex. Carr, of Leeds, efq. to mifs Erfkine, eldest daughter of the late lord Alva. James Allardice, of Dundee, efq. fo mifs Sufanna Keith, eldest daughter of James Keith, efq. of the fame place. Charles Pierce, of Exeter, efq. to miss Arabella Neale, daughter of late rev. Mr. Neale, of Ipplepon, Devon. 14. William Olivant, of Manchester, efq. to mifs Langton, daughter of fie Stephen Langfton, alderman, of Breadftreet Ward, and fueriff of, London and Middlesex. Lieut. Adelbert Frankenet, of the royal rangers, to mifs Foreft, daughter of of the late Auflin Foreft, of Cowes, Ifle of Wight, efq. DEATH S. 08. 15. Capt. Hugh Campbell, of the fecond battalion of the fourth fencible regiment Sir Edward Bannerman, of Kincardine-lodge, bart. Duncan Forbes Mitchell, of Thainfton, Aberdeen, efq. third fon of the late fir Arthur Forbes, of Craigievat, bart. Sir John Stuart, of Allanbank, bart. William Withycombe, of Bickham, Somerfetfhire, efq. The rev. Daniel Turner, of Woolwich, D. D. Mifs R. Newman, of Ripley, Surry. 19. William Davis, of Tower-hill, efq. one of the elder brothers of the corporation of Trinity-houfe. The lady of Richard Davenport, of Court-garden, Bucks, efq. The lady of William Hall, of Briftol, efq. Edward Butler, of Bath, efq. John lord Ballenden, heritable usher of the exchequer in Scotland. Sir Benjamin Sinclair, of Dunbeath, bart. The lady of Richard Thomas Streatfield, of the Rooks, Sussex, efq. Mrs. Vaughan, mother of Felix Vaughan, efq. barrifter at law. 4. Kenneth Mackenzie, of Cromarty, efq. The lady of James Trower, efq. barrister at law. The rev. John Sherman, of Bath, M. A. The lady of John Charles Middleton, of Frome, efq. 5. John Bower Joddrell, of Henbury, Cheshire, efq. The rev. Mr. Townsend, vicar of Modbury, Devon. 8. The lady of William Strong, of Great Ormond-ftreet, efq. Solomon Matthews, of Killare, in the county of Weltmeath, efq. Edward Baker, of Hythe, near Southampton, efq. Thomas Wilkes, of Overreal, in the county of Lancashire, efq: 10. Mrs. Littlehales, relict of the late Baker John Littlehales, of Reading, efq. James Robertfon, of Balgarvie, Fifefhire, efq. 24. Mrs. Robinfon, of Stanmore, relict of William Robinson, of the fame place, efq. and aunt of fir George Ro.ings, binson, bart. 26. The countefs of Abergavenny. James Digby, of Northallerton, Yorkshire, efq. Archibald Govan, of Copthal buildefq. Mrs. Fletcher, of Knaresborough, fifter of the late fir Hugh Pallifer, bart. Waftel Briscoe, of Wimpole-ftreet, elg. *** |