April 1. By virtue of a commiflion from his majesty, the royal affent was given to the following bills, viz. The bill for laying additional duties on certain goods under the infpection of the comm'ffioners of excife and customs The bill for allowing the import of certain goods fold to foriegners in British built hips. The bill for the better encouraging the white Berring filhery. The bill for better encouraging the Irish linen manufactory. The bill to revive and continue certain expiring laws. The bill for better regulating lottery office keepers; and alfo to feveral other public and private bills. The commiffioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Earl of Marchmont. 2. Sir Thomas Pye is to have the command of a fleet which is to be fent out as foon as poffible to cruize in the Bay of Biscay, as a fleet of obfervation, and to protect our trading fhips from Lisbon from being taken by the priva. teers which are now cruizing there, and on the coaft of Portugal. A large veffel is constructing in the river for a floating battery, with very heavy metal; the is to lie in the harbour of Dublin, for its better defence. 6. Orders are given, that the governors of all the 'forts throughout the kingdom (hall repair to their feveral garrifons; and double centinels are likewife ordered to be placed on all the magazines. 7. The fquadron under admiral Arbuthnot, which is going out with the New York fleet, confifts of the Europa Ruffel Robufte Defiance Admiral Arbuthnot 64 { Capt. Swiney 74 Capt. Colby The number of privateers fitted out at the Leveral ports of this kingdom fince the firft order for reprisals, according to the admiralty accounts, amount to three hundred and forty veffels of different fizes, which carry in the whole near four thousand guns, and employ eleven thoufand feamen. Royal, Fort St. Peter, and others, as capable Brifol, April 7. Laft Wednesday a coal-pit near Neath, in Glamorganshire, took fire, nd out of 14 perfons who were in ir, 11 were burnt to death or fuffocated; the other three were a fo much burat, but are likely to recover. About 15 years ago, 18 perfons were burnt to death in the fame work; and since that time 45 have loft their lives there. Harwich, April 8. This day arrived here two Fench gentlemen, one from Dunkirk, and one from Dieppe, and waired on the mafters and owners of the fishing veffels here, in order, if puffible, to obtain a free fishery in the North Sea and channel, as the French government have given them full affurance of their wishes to obtain it. A meeting was held this evening, and the following propofition made on their part, that on condition of eight fail of fishing veffels, which were taken by our cruizers, and one which was funk, being restored, and fatisfaction made, they will reftore all the ranfom-money paid by the English to them, which from this place is already upwards of 1700l. and also release fix hoftages now at Dunkick for payment of roool. A petition for the above purpose to government is preparing to be presented by the mayor, aldermen, and common-council of this borough, in behalf of the fishery, who have fuffered much by the French privateers. Wednesday morning the above gentlemen, in company with Mell Hearn and Taylor, of this place, fet off for Yarmouth on the fame bufinefs. If this does not fucceed, the French are determined to let loofe all their privateers on our fishery, and give orders to take all they meet with. Apr. 8. Four of the old forty gun fhips that are found to be unfit for fea are ordered to be mouths of fome of the harbours in Scotland, which are otherwife defencelefs. This will be immediately put in practice. Orders are given for a number of recruits to be raised for compleating the three regiments of foot-guards to their full complement of men. in the room of those who are gone to compleat the brigade in America. Govornor Johnftone has had feveral conferences with his majesty in private, on 'he conduct of the American war, and on the terms which fhould be held out to the rebels in cafe the prefent tide of fuccefs continues to flow. 9. The irruption of the fmall-pox appeared on their Royal Highneffes Prince Adelphus Frederick, and Princess Mary, which are of a favourable fort, and they are both in a fair way of doing well. It feems evident from the tranfports now goAccording to letters received from the Britishing out to New York, that adminiftration are fleet off Martinico, the French admiral difplay-determined to make a great effort this year in America. The forces amount to 7000 men, ed his ftreamers when fafe in harbour, and a flag of defiance was hoifted on Fort Trinity. The which, with the new regimented provincials, letters mention the strong fortifications of Fort will be an addition of above 20,000, There HOME NEWS. There is fuch a number of large orders from Quebec, New York, and other parts, for filks, ftuffs, &c. which are manufactured in Spitalfields, that all hands are fully employed, and more would be could they be procured. One weaver bad an order for 3000l. worth of fisk for Quebec. Oxford, Apr. 10. We hear that her majefty has been pleased to give 1000l. towards repair ing the damage done by the late fire at Queen's College, in this Univerfity. 10 Letters from St. Vincent's mentions that the governor had ordered a ne fort to be erect ed on the north fide of that ifland, for its bet execution. 221 ed perfons, in the mourning coach; officers, &c. the other sheriff in hiscarriage; officers, &c. the cart hung in black, with the executioner, out of which he was to make his exit; officers, &c. On his arrival at Tyburn he got out of the couch, mounted the cart, and took an affectionate leave of Mr. Bofwell and the ordinary. Alter fome time spent in prayer, he was tied up, and about ten minutes paft eleven he was launched into eternity. Atter hanging the ufual time, his body was brought to Surgeonshall for diffection. From the LoNDON GAZETTE. Lieuteunt Colonel Campbell, of the 71ft re- by whom a letter has been received from Major ter defence, which was accordingly carried into The reinforcement intended to join D'Ef-giment of foor, arrived in town from Georgia, tang in the West Indies. failed from France the 25th of February, and confitled of 30 tranfports with 5000 men, under convoy of fix mes of war and feveral figates; by coming is an extract. paring the dates of the laft letters received from the Weft-Indies, it appears that Commodore Rowley, with his fquadron, must have joined Admirals Byron and Barrington b fore the F ench torce left Europe; and there- I Did myself the honour on the 10th of Jafore there is the ftrongest prohab li y that nuary laft to acquaint your lordship of my hav this reinforcement, as well as D'Estaing's fhips ing arrived at Savannah, and, agreeable to the at Martinico, will be by no means an over-commander in chief's inftructions, taking upon match to our powerful fleet in that part of the me the chief command of his majefly's troops world. in this province. 14. Robert Mann. Efo; Vice-admiral of the Red, kiffed his majefty's hand on being appointed one of the lords of the admiralty, in the room of Sir Hugh Pallifer. 15. Certain advice was received this morning, that fix fail of the line and four frigates are failed from Breft. to intercept the Weft India homeward-bound fleet. Extract of a letter from Major General Prevet to As foon afterwards as the proper arrangements could be made Lieut. Colonel Campbell was detached up the river with a feleft corps of abour foo regular troops, and fome irregulars, to endeavour to penetrate to Augusta, and to open the communication with the Back Inhabitants of the province. The colonel effected his march to Augufta with few obftructions, and without any lois, norwi hftanding the length of the road, and the dificulties of the country he had to pass through. otherwife co-operate with Col. Campbell, as fhould be judged best for his majesty's fervice, and had taken poft at Briar Creek to keep the enemy below in check, and to cover the ad 19. A little after five this morning the Rev. Mr. Hackman got up, (who was convicted laft Friday for fhooting Mils Reay with a piftol, as fhe was coming out of Covent Garden Play Lieut. Col. Prevoft. with a confiderable deHoufe, April 7) dreffed himself, and was attachment, had been fent to fuftain, join, or private meditation til near feven, when Mr. Bofwell, and two other gentlemen waited on him, and accompanied him to the Chapel, where prayers were read by the ordinary of Newgate, after which he received the facra-vance when neceflary. ment; between eight and nine he came But becaufe of the length and difficulty of down from chapel, and was haltered; when the communication, it was judred proper for the sheriffs officer took the cord from the bag the whole to fall back to Hudfon's Ferry, to perform his duty, Mr. Hackman faid, “Oh! twenty-four miles above this, and which now the fight of this fhocks me more than the forms the upper extremity of our chain on the thought of its intended operation." He then river. Col. Campb It has fince gone to Savan shed a few tears, and took leave of two gentle-nah, to establish, in confequence of his inftrucmen in a very affecting manner. He was then conducted to a mourning coach, attended by Mr. Villette, the ordinary, Mr. Bofwell, and Mr. Davenport, the fheriffs officer, when the proceffion proceeded in the following form to Tyburn. viz. Mr. Miller, city marthall, on horseback, in mourning, a number of fheriffs officers on horseback, conftables, &c. Mr. Sheriff Kitchen, with his under theriff, in his carriage; the prifoner, with the afore-mention tions from his majesty's commiffioners, fome civil regulations in the province previous to his departure for England; and here, though I must lament the lofs his majesty's fervice will fuftain in the absence of so able and active an officer, I think it no unfavourable circumstance however, that one fo every way capable will have the honour of giving your lordship every neceffary information regarding the fervice of this country: his penetrating fo far into it, gave him good opportunity of knowing; and, his being fully pofiefied of all my ideas, which are alfo his own with regard to prefent è reumftances and future views, he has it much better in his power to communicate them verbally, than I can in writing; to him therefore I beg leave to refer your lordship. He is alfo acquainted with the fituation and ftate of the rehels as well as the king's army, and knows the refources and expectations of each. Capt. Paiker, of his maj-fly's fhir Pho nix, and commanding the fquadron on this fervice, is alfo about to leave us, in compliance with his inftructions from Rear Admiral Gam bier. I canno fufficiently exprefs to your lordship the high fenfe I have of th gentleman's active zeal for the fervice, and his ready and chearful concurrenee and co-operation, when The could either act or assist. The most happy cordiality has conftantly fubfifted between the departments; and though I hop that will al ways continue, yet the departure of fuch an officer may not eafily he made up to us in this quarter. We may aifo feel this diminution of our naval force, which, to be fure, was never more than adequate to the fervice I now proceed to inform your lordship, tha fome days ago Intelligence being received that the rebels, in confiderable force, had taken poft at Briar Creek, thirteen miles above our poft at Hudson's, and that they were bufied in repairing the bridge, (which had been destroyed by Col. Campbell in his return downwards) as if intending to advance by that route, cur poft was reinforced, and difpofitions fecretly made to give them a proper reception; and it being much to be withed that they would put the Creek in their rear, which would put it in our power to attack them on advantageous ground, means were used to infpire them with confidence to attempt it. But, after waiting two days, finding that they meant only to eftab'ish themselves there for the purpose of hampering us in our quarters, and cutting us off trem all communication with the upper country, and perhaps had views of co-operation with their main army, it was judged proper to diflodge them. Accordingly Major M'Pherfon, with the ift battalion, 71ft regiment, and fome irregn Jars, with two field nieces, was directed by Lieut. Colonel Prevbít to advance towards the bridge to mask the movements he himself had made with the ad battalion. 718 regiment, a corps of light infantry, commanded by Sir James Baird, and three companies of grenadiers, of the Florida brigade, with which he took a long circuit of fifty miles to crofs the Creek above them, and endeavour to gain their rear. Difpofitions were alfo made by the army to favour the attempt, and to amule and keep Mr. Lincoln in check, should he in the mean-time attempt any thing in this quarter. Our plan was happily effected; the rebele being in tome meafure furprited on the 3d instant, were totally defeated and difperfed, with the lots of feven picces of cannon, feveral ftands of colours, almost all their arms, all their ammunition, and baggage, which were left to the victorious troops, the intrepidity and behaviour of whom I am entreated by Lieut. Colonel Prevost to report to your lordship to be laid before his majelly. Permit me at the fame time to mention him as a petion deferving fome mark of his majefty's royal favour; his indefatigable acivity, and his faithful frvices intitle him to your lordship's patronage. The fecond in command, Brigadier-General Elbert, one of their best officers, feveral more of note, in the whole twenty-seven officers, were taken, with near two hundred men; about 150 were killed on the field of battle and adjɔining woods and fwamps; but their chiet lefs confifts in the number of officers and men drowned in attempting to fave themselves from the Aughter, and plunging into a deep and rapid river. The lofs on our ide was only five privates Billed, and one officer and ten privates wounded. The rebels, by the best accounts, were above two thousand. Their commiflary, our pr foner, fays, two thousand five hundred. On our fide three grenadier companies of the 60th regiment, Sir James Bard's light infantry, the 2d battalion 71lt regiment, Capt. Tawes's troop of light dragoons, with about 150 provincia's, rangers and militia, making in all about goo, compofed the corps that attacked. The pood confequences of this defcat will, hope, foon appear. The rebels will not again difturb us in this province. Our communication with our back friends and the Indians will be open; and though I cannot think it prudent to extend immediately far upwards, in the mean time, which we guard what we have already got, we ho'd ourselves in readiness to catch at further favourable incidents, as they may oc cur. I have only to add to your lordship, that I with you to be affured that nothing within the compaís of my abilities fhall be left undone. that may be thought to tend to the advantage of his majesty's fervice. I have the honour to be, &c. A. PREVOST. Lieut. Col. Campbell adds to the foregoing accounts, that at Augusta and 1 und it, the inhabitants, to the number of 1400 men, fubmitted, wore allegiance to the king, took the benefit of his majefty's gracious protection, and were formed into 20 companies, in the file of militia, for the defence of their property against the incurious of the rebels from Carolin. That after his return down the country, in. telligence was received that a body of the loyalite, of North and South Carotina. confifting of about 600 men, after being repulfed by the rebels, were in fearch of the royal army, by the back or upper road. That the advanced part of the army was immediately moved to warda HOME NEW S. wards them, and that 300 of them j ined the King's troops, and are formed under their own leaders, with every poffible attention and enCouragement. 223 mand of Lieat, Col. Stirling, landed on the Jerfey shore to furprife Gen. Maxwell, with his brigade, at Elizabeth-town; unfortunately they were difcovered by an inhabitant, who gave immediate notice to Mr. Maxweli. About an hour before the troops got up, Maxwell decamped in the greateft hurry with his two fieldpieces, and took the road to Amboy, fearing his retreat might be cut off; the rebel governor Livingston having been informed of this defcent, made a speedy retreat form his houte the troops having miffed their principal aim, That fince the laft actions many deferters from the continental troops in Carolina had come in, and were forming into companies; and that a lieut. col. and 30 men had arrived in one night immediately before his departure. Extract of a letter from Dartmouth, April 20. This day arrived here the Surprize cutter privateer, of Guernsey, Cap'. Folley, from a cruife, and has brought in the Aimable Gra-proceeded to destroy the rebel ftores, in which cieufe, capt. Dacorneaux, laden with fugar, coffee, and cotton, valued at 10,000l. and the Jeune Anne, capt. Serre, laden with fugar, coffee, cotton, and cocoa, valued at 10,000 l. Alfo arr ved here the conftant, capt. Mallet, Jaden with fugar, coffee, and cotton, valued at 10,000l. taken by the Lifle cutter privateer, of Guernsey, capt. Garris. These veffels were part of a convoy of three frigates confifting of 30 fail, from Matialco, bound to Bourdeaux, taken the 15th inftant. in lat. 45 40. long. 9. 30. A man of war, fuppofed to be the Ra milies, was feen to take eight fail of the fame Convoy." 23. Yesterday in the afternoon an exprefs arrived from Falmouth with advice that op the zoth inft. the Ramilies and Terrible men of war paffed by that port, with upwards of twenty fail of French veffels under their con voy, allo that the Terrible is arrived with part of them at Spithead, and that the Ramilies, with the reft, is put into Plymouth. The French West Indiamen, taken by the Ramilies and Terrible men of war, are on an average fail to be worth 20,000 l. each fhip. 24. Advice is received that the Iphigenia, a French frigate, has been funk off the Western Iflands by two English privateers, but the grea eft part of her crew wese faved. The Washington, an Ame icn privateer of 16 guns, is taken by one of his m jetty's figates in the Bay of Bafcay, and is carried into Lisbon. The duke de Valois, a French fhip, from Martinico bound to Bourdeaux, is taken by the Willing Mind privateer, and carried into St. Helen's. The Portfmoth privateer, Capt. Bett, has taken and fent into Falmouth a French thip of 700 tons burthern, loaded with brands, &c. from Cette, bound to Stettin; he is pierced for 28 guns, and is capable of mounting 40 guns 26. On Thurfday orders were fent to Portf mouth for three fhips of the line and two filgates to join admiral Arbuthnot at St. Helen's, to convoy the outward-bound West Indiamen. The admiral then will have ten ships of the line, a so gun fhip, and four friga es. A M ERIC A. were above 100 barrels of flour, falt beef, pork, foap, candles &c, and 30 puncheons of rum, which were burnt; in another store between 20 and 30 barrels of flour, with fome tierces of beef, and near too loaves were destroyed, after fupplying the troops: nothing more being to be done, they marched to Cranes-ferry, but the wharf being entirely destroyed, the boar were ordered up to the meadows, when they re-embarked; the rebels made no stand at any time, even after they had brought up their two pieces of cannon, and fhewed two columns on the rifing ground to the ferry, they dared not to advance, but kept up a loofe fire from be hind houses, fences, and trees, at a great diftance, by a few straggling rafcals, who were repeatedly drove back by the light company of guards, and a few of the other troops; two men of the 33d were unfortunately killed by a cinnon-shot, a few wounded, most of them lightly; feveral of the rebels were feen to fall, and many carr.ed off wounded, a rebel officer and 22 prifoners were taken, the batracks were burnt, in which they had left fome arms and ammunition, pouches, &c. Last week a party of 40 men, commanded by Capt. Wilet, of Gen. De Lancey's brigade, made a defcent on the Connecticut coaft, deftroyed the mills named Kebbl s-mills, near Campo, where a great quantity of flour, corn, other grain, and provifions were collected to be removed to New London, and there shipped to relieve Monf. D'Estaign, cooped up in the harbour of Mart nique. New-York, March 3. On Thursday evening Major-General Tryon, with the 17th 44th, and 57th regiments, Col. Robinson's battalion, and Emnferich's chaleurs, marched from King(bridge, and proceeded without any halt to Horfeneck, from whence they eiflodged a body of 300 rebels, and took poffeffion of their cannn, confifting of three iron fix pounders on field carriages; a detachment was immediately pufted two miles further to a place where they deftroyed a confiderable faltwork, a fine new schooner, and two Loops. The fame afternoon the major-general marched back to Biram river, and on Saturday returned to Kingsbridge, the troops having performed in a space of 40 hours a march of 50 miles; 25 prifoners were taken. Some fraggling fe lows hung on the ter from Horfeneck to Byram-river, but did not prefs enough to do any execution. The number of wounded is inconfiderable on our fide, a few men overcome wi h fatigue are miffing. About 40 head of cattle were driven in. BIRTHS. The Princess, confort, to the Infant Don Leuis of Spain, of a fon. March 29. The Lady of William Praed, Efq; of a fon and heir, at his houfe in Portman-street. April 3. The Lady of Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, Bart. of a daughter, at his houfe in St. James's-fquare. MARRIAGE S. John Dalrymple, Efq; Captain in the 14th regiment of infantry to Mifs Hay, only daughter of the late Sir Thomas Hay, Bart. of Park, near Galloway, in Ireland. Feb 24 Peter Burrell, Efq; member for Haslemere, in Surry to the Right Hon. Lady Prifcilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, e:deft fifter of the Duke of Ancafier. 26. Sir Edward Snape Hammond, Captain of the Roebuck man of war, to Mis Graham, of Duke-ftreet, Portman-fquare. March, 9. The Hon. Barth. Bouverie, third brother to the Earl of Radnor, to Mifs A undell, daughter of John Everard Arundell Efq; of Berwick St. John, in the county of Wilts. 12. Richard Wilfon, Efq; of Tyrone, in the kingdom of Ireland, to the Hon. M fs Townlhend, daughter of the Right Hon. Lady Greenwich, and the late Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and half sister to his grace the Duke of Buccleugh. 22. Sir William Smyth, of Hill-hall, in Effex, Bart. Lo Miis Windham, of Gio'venorfquare. 23. Jofeph Banks. Efq; prefident of the Royal Society, to Mifs Dorothea Hugeflon, eldest daughter and cohe refs of the late William Western Hogeflon, Elq; of Provender, in Kent. 29. Thomas Leigh, Efq; of Iver, in Bucks, captain in the fecond troop of horse grenadier guards, to Mifs Geary, daughter of admiral Geary. April 1. James "Moreland, Efq; of Upper Brook-free, to Mfs Elizabeth Benfon, of New Bond-treet. 6. William Arnold. Efq; of Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, to Mifs Delafield of Ha tonfreet. Robert Collins, Efq; of Oxford-street, to Mif. Sufannah Roe, of Henrietta ftreet. 8. Arthur Forbes, Efq; of Culioden, to Mifs Sarah Strat on, of Ripley, in Surry. DEATH 8. Adam Frederick Maria Jofeph, Prince of Wortzbourg, and Bamberg. His Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein Glucksbourg. The Hon. Peter Campbell, Efq; lieutenant governor of the inland of Tobago. 27. Lady Furness, in Dover ftreet. March, 1. The Rev. and worshipful Richard Brickenden, D. D. Archdeacon of Wilts. 2. Sir George Prefton, Bart. in Scotland. 6. The Right Hon. Henry Howard, Earl of Suffolk, and Berkinire, Viscount Andover, and fecretary of State for the northern department, at Bath. 6. Dr. Thomas Scott, phyfician, in Edinburgh. 7. The Rev. Dr. Waterland, rector of Wrington, in Somersetshire. in Tookes Court, Caftle-yard, Helborn. 8. Sir John Mordaunt Cope, Bart. in Suffolk-Areer, Charing-crofs. The Hon. Charles Bentinck, third fon to the firft earl of Portland, aged 71, at the Hague. to. Daniel Hahn, Efq; one of the curfitore of the High Court of Chancery. 10. The Lady of Baton Dimfdale, banker, in Cornhill. 14. Captain Talbot, fon of Earl Talbot, 19. John Moreton, Efq; in Harley-ftreet, Cavendish fquare. 20. Thomas Fonnereau, Elq; member for Aldborough, in Suffolk. The Right Hon. the Lady Augufta Ann Kearney, fecond daughter to Henry late Duke of Chandus. 23. George Clive, Efq; banker, in Fleetftrect, and member for Bishop's-Caftle. 27. The Hon. Thomas Tenifon, fecond juftice of his majesty's court of Common-Pleas, in Ireland, at Dundalk. 30. Richard Oakes, Efq; under fecretary of ftate for the northern dapartment. 31. The lady of the Lord Vilcount Hinchinbioke, vice-chamberlain of his majefty's household. 31. The Rev. John Langhorne, D. D. at Blagdon, Somersetshire. April, 2. The Right Hon, the Earl of Hartington, at his house in the Stab ́e yard, St. James's. The Countess of Loudoun, at Storn-castle, in Ayrshire, Scotland. gor. The Rev. Mr. Conant, prebendary of Ban 4. The Right Hon. Lord King. 6. Francis Schutz, Elq; brother to J. Schutz, Efq; one of the equerri ́s to the queen. Lady Viscountefs Montague, in New Nor folk-ftreet, near Grosvenor Atreet. 9. Charles Rawlinfon, Efq; at Newingtoo. Mrs. Cocks, mother of Sir Charles Cocks, Bart. at Cafle-ditch, in the county of Hereford. William Worthington, Efq; at Wandfworth. |