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in the works (though wounded) until we found that our men were all driven out, after which we retired. The man who bayoneted him attacked me, when I fortunateĺy fhot him, by which I escaped.

I have the honour to be, &c. From the London Gazette Extraordinary, Jan. 7, 1796.

Capture of Trincomale.

Horfe Guards, 6 Jan. 1796.

Dispatches from Colonel Stuart, of which the following are copies, have been this day received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefly's Principal Secretaries of State:

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SIR,

Camp before Trincomale, in the Island of Ceylon, 17 August 1795.

In obedience to the orders and inftructions from the Government of Fort St George, and Colonel Brathwaite commanding the King's and Company's forces on the coast of Coromandel, I have the honour to acquaint you, for his Majesty's information, by the Royal Admiral under dispatch for Europe, that the armament, with the conimand of which I am intrusted, embarked the 30th ultimo, at Fort St George, on board his Majefty's fhips of war upon that ftation, and the tranfports taken up for the purpose of conveying it to this place.

The fleet arrived in Back Bay, to the

northward of the forts of Trincomale and Ooftnaburgh, on the rft inftant; and as Commodore Rainier and I were particularly anxious that the Commandant of thofe forts fhould not misapprehend the object of the armament under our command, every precaution was taken to prevent any mifapprehenfion upon that head, by explaining to him the nature of it; and two days were fpent in communications between the fort and fleet for that purpose.

As the Commandant, however, did not think proper to accede to the requifitions, made, in the name of the King, by the Commodore and me, and refused obeying the commands of his fuperior, Mr Van Angeloeck (the Governor of Columbo,) to deliver up the fort of Ooftenburgh to a detachment of his Majefty's troops, on account of an informality in the order, the Commodore agreeing with me in the propriety of landing the troops, they were difembarked on the 3d, about four miles to the northward of the fort of Trincomale, with out oppofition.

Neither the garrifon of Trincomale or Ooftnaburgh have hitherto given us any moleftation in the laborious fervice, in which the troops have been employed, of conveying provifions, erdnance, and ftores,

along a steep fandy beach, from a diftance of three miles; nor has any act of open hoftility taken place.

We are ftill employed in the fame fervice, as well as in preparing materials for neceffary to reduce the forts; and if the the construction of fuch works as may be Commandant perfeveres in his refolution to refufe us admittance as friends, I hope to have it in my power to begin our approaches against the Fort of Trincomale tomorrow night.

I cannot too ftrongly exprefs my obligations to Commodore Rainier, for the readinefs with which he has afforded every affiftance which could be given by the fquadron of his Majefty's fhips under his command, in conveying and landing the troops, ftores and provifions, and in every part of the service where his aid and co-operation could be of use; and hls zeal has been ably feconded by the exertions of the Officers and feamen employed in carrying his orders into effect. I have the honour to be, &c.

(To be continued.)

SCOTLAND.

J. STUART,

Dec. 27. This evening about five minutes before ten o'clock, there was obferved in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh, a most beautiful Prifmatic Rainbow of confider

able extent, in the north-weft quarter of the horizon, directly oppofite to the Moon, then two days paft full, and fhining very dazzlingly from the south-eaft through cold formy flying clouds or fhowers. This phæfual one, continued with little alteration for nomena, which is believed to be a very unuin appearance from a faint Solar Rainbow, more than five minutes, differing nothing

the red, yellow, and green colours, and even a fhade of the blue or purple being distinctly marked, without any refemblance whatever to an Aurora Borealis.

Lanark, 2 Jan. 1796.

Yefterday (New Year's Day,) we witnes fed a very pleafing fcene; the whole Boys and Girls, to the number of four hundred, employed by the benevolent Mr Dale, in his extenfive Cotton Manufactory in this neighbourhood, walked in proceffion thro' the principal streets of the town, accompanied with mufic and the ringing of bells; the Boys and Girls being all newly clothed, the former in new Blue Suits, and the latter in White Muflin Frocks and Caps. Oppofite the Black Bull Inn, they were entertained with a fuitable repaft, and thereafter returned in their ranks to the Mill, where they dined, and fpent the remainder of the day much to their own fatisfaction, and K 2

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no less to that of their worthy patron Mr Dale, then prefent, a Gentleman who is truly an ornament to his country.-Children are received at the age of feven years; they are well educated, cloathed, and fed, and the greatest care taken of their morals, as well as their health. Indeed, it is worthy of remark, and argues ftrongly the healthfulness of their employment, that out of the number of four hundred, not one is at prefent upon the fick lift.

Jan. 6.This morning the Jafon frigate, C. Stirling, Efq. Commander, arrived in Leith Roads, with the Count d'Artois on board. His Royal Highness was faluted with twenty-one guns from the battery, and with the like number at two o'clock, on his landing at Leith, where he was received by Lord Adam Gordon, Commander in Chief, and conducted, in his Lordship's carriage to the palace of Holy Rood Houfe, where apart ments are fitted up for his reception. As His Royal Highness entered the Palace, he was faluted with twenty-one guns from the We hear, the Windfor Foresters and the Hopetoun Fencibles were in readinefs to line the approach to the Palace, but His Royal Highness, wifhing as little ceremony as poffible, their attendance was difpenfed with.

Caftle.

Charles Philip Count d'Artois was born Oct. 9, 1757, married in 1773 Maria The refa, daughter of the King of Sardinia, by whom he has two fons.

12. This day came on the election of the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. The Candidates were, the Right Hon. the Lord Advocate of Scotland, and the Hon. Henry Erskine, late Dean of Faculty. The Lord Advocate was elected by a great majority, the numbers being

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14. Jan. The Court of Seffion had under confideration, the caufe at the inftarce of the Procurator-fifcal of this county, against the Pofimafters, who had entered into an agreement to raise the price of pofting from 1s. to 1s. 3 d. per mile. The Juftices of Peace having given judgment against the Poftmafters, and pronounced an interdict, prohibiting them from charging more than I s. per mile, the Poflmafters brought a fufpenfion of that judgment upon two grounds, ift, That the Juftices had no power to regulate the prices in this inftance; and, adly, Suppofing fuch power was vefted in them, that the rate at which they had fixed the price of pofting was by far too low, confidering the life

of every article fince the year 1761, when the Juftices had fixed the price at I s. per. mile. The Court repelled the objection, of the Poftmafters as to the jurifdiction. of the Juftices; and after hearing a variety of obfervations from the Counsel on both fides, with respect to the other point, they ordered the interdict to be taken off in fo far as the Juftices prohibited the Poftmafters from charging more than I s. per mile, and allowed them to charge Is. 2 d. till the different allegations of the parties fhould be properly afcertained; and, for that purpose, remitted the caufe to the Lord Ordinary.

The Counsel for the Poftmafters announced to the Court, that the Poftmafters propofed to bring the queftion of jurifdiction immediately under their review, they finding it impoffible to carry on bufinels, and fubmit to reftrictions, unless they are intitled to call upon the Juftices of Peace to regulate the price of every article employed iu the trade.

Counsel for the Poftmafters; the Hon. Henry Erskine, and David Cathcart, Efq. advocates, Mr John Somerville, agent.

For the Procurator-Fifcal; Lord Ad

vocate, William Tait and Charles Hope, Efqrs. advocates. Mr Robert Dundas, writer to the fignet, agent.

Jan. 18. This being the day appointed for celebrating her Majefty's birthday, it was obferved here with every demonftration of joy.—In the morning, the flag was difplayed, and at noon the great guns were fired from the Cafle; and at half paft twelve, the Windfor Forrefters fired three vollies, at Piers-Hill Barracks, in honour of the day.In the evening, there was a very brilliant affembly and ball, at the rooms in the New Town, at which her Grace the Dutchess of Buccleugh prefided, which was uncommonly full. His Royal Highness Monfieur, attended by his fuite, by Lord Adam Gordon and his ftaff, and by the Lord Provoft of Edinburgh, and other Gentlemen, came at an early hour.-The Duke and Duchefs of Buccleugh, the Earls of Eglinton and Breadalbane, the Earl and Countefs of Glafgow, Lord and Lady Dal keith, Countefs Dowager of Dalhousie, Lord Montagu, Ladies Elizabeth and Caroline Montagu, Lady Jane Belfches, and almoft all the fashionable Company of both fexes in town were prefent, and the dancing continued till a late hour.-Iu juftice to Monfieur, it must be remarked, that his Royal Highness not having been at any public place fince his arrival in Britain, paid the most marked attention

in his power to our most amiable Queen, gratifying at once his own feelings, and the expectations of a very great number of the firft people here, who feemed all highly fenfible of his Royal Highness's polite attention and affable manners.

19. This morning about five o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out in the shop of Mr Bowman, a goldsmith in the Parliament Square. It had got to a great height before it was difcovered, and from the fituation it was particularly alarming; in the fame tenement is the Goldsmiths Hall, the Affay Office, and fome fhops. It is fituated in a narrow lane on one fide; the Parliament Houfe, the Advocates Library, the Council Chamber, and feveral Churches, are immediately adjoining. The wind was very high-Upon the firft alarm, the Magiftrates, the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, a detachment from the Hopetoun Fencibles, the City Guard, together with the Firemen and Fire-Engines, immediately attended, but the fire had got to fuch a height, that it was in vain to think of faving the building in which it began. Their attention was therefore directed to preferve the valuable adjoining buildings, which, by the most vigorous and judicious exertions, was happily effected, tho' at one time the flames had reached the windows of one of the Churches.The whole tenement, confifting of the Goldfmiths Hall, with their records, papers, &c. the Affay Office, and fhops of Mr Bowman and Mr Downie were totally confumed, with every thing that they contained. The lofs is very confiderable--The greateft praife is due to the Gentlemen, the Soldiers, the Firemen, &c. for their fpirited exertions, by which one of the most alarming fires that has happened in Edinburgh for many years, was extinguished in less than two

hours.

Inverary, Jan. 25. The tides, for fome time paft, in Lochfine, have arifen to fuch an extraordinary height, accompanied, and indeed chiefly occafioned, by conftant gales of wind from the fouth weft, that, befides wrecking fome veffels, a great deal of damage has been done on the north-weft fhores of the Loch; the military and other roads, have been in many places entirely deftroyed; and much mischief done otherwife; at this moment the tide is at leaft fix feet higher than ever remembered by the oldeft perfon living; the ftreet of Inverary is a continuation of the Loch, and one house is every moment expected to tum

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9. At Mount Riddel, Mrs Riddel, a fon. MARRIAGES.

Marriages in the Eaft Indies.-Lieut,Colonel Younge, of the cavalry, to Mifs Davidfon, daughter of the late Alexander Davidfon, Efq.-Major Stevenfor, of the cavalry, to Mifs Weft.- Lieut. Bagfhaw, to Mifs Hope.- Lieut. Calcraft, Judge Advocate General, to Miss Bremer.

Lately at Wakefield, Allan Cameron, Efq. Captain in the 132d regiment, to Mifs M. Dundas, daughter of the late Colonel Dundas of the Royals, and niece to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, Secretary of State.

Dec. 15. At Inch, near Stranraer, John Aitken, aged eighty-one years, to Catharine M'Clunie, aged feventy-three.

22. At Edinburgh, Mr James Menelaws merchant, partner in the house of Meff. John Watt and Co. to Miss Jean Gibson, daughter of William Gibson, Morton.

24. Mr Wm. Walker, Orchardhead, to Mifs Alifon Cunningham, daughter to John Cunningham, of Balbougie, Efq. Advocate.

28. At Glasgow, Mr Wm. Jack, manufacturer, to Mifs Marianne Rogers, daughter of Mr James Rogers, manufac turer there.

At Glasgow, Mr James Gentle,

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writer in Edinburgh, to Mifs Margaret Brisbane, daughter of Mr Alexander Brisbane, Supervifor of Excife, Glafgow.

28. At Edinburgh, J. Befley, Efq. to Mifs Baker, daughter of J. P. Baker, Efq. of Grove Place, in the Ifland of Jamaica, Counsellor at Law.

29. William Tweddell, Efq. only fon of John Tweddell, Efq. of Untankhall, to Mifs Anne Cradock, fecond daughter of Sheldon Cradock, Efq. of Hartforth.

At Campbeltown, Mr William Langlands, fecond fon of Mr George Langlands, land-surveyor, to Miss Margaret Temple.

Jan. 1. At Binny, David Falconer of Cariourie, Efq. to Mifs Jane Stewart, fecond daughter of the deceased Robert Stewart of Binny, Efq.

4. At Glafgow, Mr Andrew Thompfon grocer, to Mifs Margaret Lockhart, daughter of the deceased Mr George Lockhart, writer.

- Mr William Dunbar merchant in Leith, to Mrs Janet Doig, relict of the late Mr Hugh Paterfon, merchant there.

At Maybole, Robert Thomson, Efq. late of the island of Jamaica, to Mifs Jane Kennedy, daughter of the de-ceafed Robert Kennedy, Efq. of Daljar. rock.

8. At Kilmarnock, Mr Robert Boyd, from the island of Jamaica, to Mifs Jean Paterfon, daughter of the deceafed Bailie Robert Paterfon.

12. John Wilkie, Efq. of Hetton, to Mifs Terrot, of Berwick, daughter of the late Captain Terrot of the invalids.

DEATHS.

Deaths in the East Indies.-At Trichinopoly, Edward Stewart, Efq. furgeon in the Hon. Company's fervice; Captain Hay, of his Majefty's 70th regiment; Major Shaw-At Berampore, Lieutenant Reid, Barrack-mafter. At Cananore, Lieutenant J. I. Jackson, of the 2d regiment of Bombay European infantry.At Calicut, Captain Forrefter, of the 11th battalion of Bombay native infantry.

April 27. At Mafulipatam, in command of the Northern Divifion of the Army, Colonel Charles Frafer.

May 30. At Palycatchery, Enfign Michael Seton, eighth fon; and, on the 15th of July, at Bombay, Lieutenant Edward Seton, Malabar interpreter, feventh Son of the late Mr Daniel Seton, merchant in Edinburgh, both in the fervice

of the Honourable Eaft India Compa ny.

June 28. At Martinique, of fatigue in St Lucia, Lieur. Robert Stewart, of the 61ft regiment, fon of James Stewart of Urrard, Efq. Perthshire.

Aug. In Jamaica, George Weir, M.D. Apothecary to the Forces.

Sept. 14. At St Domingo, Lieut Robert Mackenzie, of the Royal Artillery, eldeft fon of the late Captain Mackenzie of the 13th regiment of foot.

20. At Martinico, Mrs Ramfay, wife of Captain Nicholas Ramfay, of the ad regiment of foot.

22. At St Vincent's, David Gardiner, Efq. a Captain in the 34th regiment of foot.

O. The Rev. Mr Matthew Henderfon, minister of the Affociate Congregations of Chartiers and Buffaloe, near Pittsburgh, Pennfylvania. He was at tending the cutting down of a tree on his eftate, and by ftanding too near it when falling, he was crushed to death by one of its branches. He was a native of Kinrofsfhire, and died much regretted.

4. At Grenada, Lieutenant Col. Hugh Scott of Gala.

12. At St Vincent's, Lieut.-Col. John Ritchie, of the 60th regiment, of a wound received in an action with the enemy on the 23d September. He behaved very gallantly, and is much regretted.

Nov. 7. At Edinburgh, Mifs Beatrix Strachan, daughter of the late Mr John Strachan, merchant in Edinburgh.

14. At Aberdeen, Mr Jas. Thomson, merchant, Broadftreet.

15. At Peterhead, Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles Abernethie, of the 74th regiment.

16. At the Manfe of Ardchattain, Argylefhire, the Rev. Mr Ludovick Grant, minifter of that parish.

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At Glafgow, Mifs Peter Crawfurd, daughter of the late George Crawfurd, Eiq, author of the Peerage of Scotland, of the Hiftory of the Family of Stewart, and of Renfrewshire.

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17. At Exmouth, in Devonshire, the Hon. Alexander Abercromby, one the Senators of the College of Juftice,

and one of the Lords Commiffioners of Jufticiary for Scotland.

18. Major John-Charles Ker, Military Commandant of Hofpitals in the Leeward Islands, and third fon of the late Alexander Ker, Efq. of Blackfhiell. On the fame day, died Lieut. James Ker of the 40th regiment of foot, the Major's youngest fon. The Major and his fon were on board the Venus tranfport, bound

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At his houfe in Surgeons Square, Mr Sharp, late of the ifland of Jamaica. 30. In the 84th year of his age, Wm.' Gulon, of Fithie, Efq. near Montrofe.

Dec. 2. At Haddington, the Rev. Dr George Barclay of Middleton, in the 64th year of his age, and 36th of his miniftry.

At Springbank, in the island of Arran, Neil Shannon, Efq. of Levenshaw. 5. Mrs G. Eliza Ogilvie, fpoufe of Mr Ephraim Gardner, at the Glafgow Tanwork.

6. At Mount Pleasant, near Edinburgh, Mifs Elfabeth Lockhart, only daughter of Mr Walter Lockhart, writer in Edinburgh.

7. At Inverness, Captain Richard Rutherford of the Royal Navy.

8. At Nuthill, in Fife, Capt. William Bett, of the Royal Navy.

9. At Leith, in his 68th year, Mr John Hadaway, fen.

10. At Alva, John Johnftone, Efq. of Alva.

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At Lanark, Mrs Mary Jackson, spouse of Mr Daniel Murray, merchant there.

15. At Carlinwark, Mr Thomas Clint, vintner there.

At Ardnafuoran, in Arafaig, Mr Donald Chisholm, merchant there.

At St John's Town, Dalry, Miss Janet Dick, only daughter of the deceafed Mr Alexander Dick, late Minister of the Golpel at Dalry.

17. At Aberdeen, Mifs Margaret Forbes, daughter of the Rev. Mr Forbes, formerly minifter at Slains.

- At Bucharn, Capt. Lowrie Leith, of the Princefs of Wales's, or Aberdeenfhire fencible regiment.

18. At his houfe at Blinkbonny, near Edinburgh, Mr Robert Cleghorn baker in Leith."

At Broughton, Mrs Cockburn, widow of the late Mr John Cockburn, writer in Dunfe.

19 Mrs Maria Reinagle, spouse of Mr Schetky, mufic-mafter.

20. The Rev. Mr John Cooper, minifter of Glafs, in the 98th year of his age.

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At Ufan, Archibald Scott, Efq. of

21. At Glasgow, James Home Purves, Efq. fecond fon of Sir Alexander Purves of Purves, Baronet.

At Derby, Mifs Rouet, youngest daughter of the late William Rouet, Efq. of Auchendennan.

At Dumfries, Mrs Lawson, relict of Hugh Lawfon, Efq. of Girthhead, late merchant there.

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22. At his house in St Andrew's fquare, Dr Collin Drummond, Physician in Edinburgh.

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