lof. The enemy hung on our rear and night; but, from the judicious attention Lieut. Col. Fuller (who on every oc cafion afforded me the most ready affiltance) and Lieut.-Col. Graham, they were kept off. Babou being upwards of twelve miles from Kingtown, without provision, and little ammunition, it appeared by no means prudent to take poit here; I therefurt, as foon as the men had got fome link rell, and it became dark (after having ordered fires to be kindled,) refumed our march towards Kingstown unmoleit ed. Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Miffing in the attack of the enemy on the Camp before Mount Williams, Ifland of St Vincent, Jan. 8. Total-8 ferjeants, I drummer, 45 rank and file, killed; 1 major, 2 captains, to fubalterns, I furgeon, 6 ferjants, 2 drummers, 87 rank and file wanted; 10 ferjeants, 1 drummer, 180 rans and file, mifling. Names of Officers wounded.-BrigadierGen. Strutt, Brigade-Major Stewart, Brigade Major Waliord (not included in the above return.). JA. STEWART, B. Gen. Admiralty-Office, March 18. Extract of a letter from the Hon. Robert Stopford, Captain of his Majefty's hip Phaeton, to Mr Nepean, dated at fea, March 11. 1796, Cape Finifter. re, E. N. E. 40 leagues. I Have to request you will inform my Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that the French Corvette, called La BonCitoyenne, mounting 20 nine-pounder, and carrying 145 men, was capted efterday by the fquadron under my orders, Cape Finifterre E. by N. 58 agnes. LONDON. The difference of opinion which pre: led between the Board of Controul 2nd the East India Company, with repeat to Mr Haftings, is entirely removed, and it is at length agreed, that the aw expences of Mr Hattings fhall be charged by the Company, and that, as a compenfation for his fervices, he fall be allowed an annuity for life of scool. Feb. 23. Admiral Gardner in the Queen, failed with the rest of the men of war under his command, with the Det for the West Indies under convoy, except the transports with troops, which are to fail under convoy of the Vengeance man of war. The Duke of York has abolished the regimental confolidated funds; a reformation by which the troops now get all their pay without ftoppages, to the total prevention of all those frauds, fo long practited both on the public and the foldicry. The reports of the naval preparations going forward in the ports of Holland, with a view of affitting their new allies, received ample confirmation by the appearance of their flest at fea, and which was of couiderable force. On Tuesday, Feb. 23. they were difcovered coming out of the Texel by an English frigate and a cutter, ftationed to watch their motions; they confifted of 6 two decked fhips, 8 large frigates, and 3 fmaller vefels. Their deftination was unknown; it was conjectured that they were either bound for the North Seas, to convoy home a fleet of merchantina, or to go north about and join the French flects at Breft or Toulon. The Admiralty immediately dispatched Admiral Duncar, with Admiral Pringle, in queft of them. The Marquis del Campo left this country on the 29th for Paris, to affume his character as ambaffador from Spain to the French republic. March 8. were executed on board the Defiance man of war at Sheerness, five of the mutincers, who were found guilty by a court martial; four others received his Majefty's pardon. This awful fpectacle had a due effect upon the feveral fhips companies, who behaved in a very proper and becoming manner on the occafion. 10. This day came on at the Eaft India Houfe, the adjourned question between the Directors of the Eaft India Company and the old fhipping owners, mendation of the Court of Directors for when, after a thort debate, the recomhiring their fhips by public contract was agreed to. EDINBURGH. March 3. The Duke D'Angouleme attended, the Theatre Royal this evening for the first time, accompanied by her Grace the Duchefs of Buccleugh. 4. The Lord Provot received a refpite in favour of John O'Neil, under fentence of death for murder, for seven days after Wednesday the 9th inft. 5. This day the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers had a general field day, and were reviewed by his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, Lord Lieutenant of the county. 11. The foundation of the New Affembly Rooms in Glasgow, was laid in prefence of the magistrates, the comittee of fubfcribers appointed for conducting the building, and a number of other gentlemen. On Saturday the 12th, David Downie was liberated from the Cafile, in confequence of his Majefty's remillion of the fentence against him. We underhand he and his family have taken their departure for America. We learn from Dumfries that on Saturday the 12th a very great crowd of people confifting chiefly of women and boys, affembled and feized confiderable quantities of meal, which was paffing through the town for the purpofe of fhipping: It is but justice to state, that this mob committed no fpecies of out rage, but that of feizing the meal, which was allowed to be fold to the inhabitants at the reduced price of 28. 4d. per flone. The next forenoon, however, the mob afembled again, and procceded to fundry farm-houfes in the ftewartry, where they feized and fent into town feveral large quantities of meal, which were properly houfed. By the well timed exertions of the civil and military power no further difturbances have taken place. Couldering the very liberal donations of individuals, as well as public meafures taken for the relief of the poor, and fupplies of meal (every newspaper being filled with accounts of them), it is attonithing that any tumults or disturbance fhould happen any where. At a general meeting of the county of Edinburgh, a committee was appointed to meet with the Lord Provost and magiftrates, for the purpose of eftablishing a weekly market in Edinburgh, or its vicinity, for the fale of all forts of grain and flour, as alío, to fix proper regulations for the conduct of the market, and the dues and fees, 'at a moderate rate, to encourage farmers to come to market. 13. A further refpile for one month was received for O'Neil, now under fentence of death in the tolbooth of this city. 22. The trufees of the will of the late Profeffor Anderfon held their firfl meeting in the Tontine Tavern, Glasgow, when they nominated nine ordinary ma nagers, who are to act along with the executors, for carrying into effect a courfe of lectures in experimental phi lofophy, fuch as he himfelf delivered for many years with fo much reputation. The apparatus, mufeum, library, &c. bequeathed by the Profeffor to this inftitution, is faid to have coft him upwards of three thousand pounds. 22. A letter from Dunbar fays, that a brig and a cutter have taken three vellels, and run one afhore to day, between this and St Abb's Head. On the 24th was launched from Mr John Syme's yard, Leith, a fine veffel, named the Sujama. She is the larget ever built in Leith, meafuring 90 feet keel, 28 feet frame, and burden 352 tons carpenters meafure, or 600 tons deat weight. She is the property of Mr Gladstones of Liverpool. Lord Dundas, as Governor of the Proprictors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation, has given one hundred guiseas to the Glafgow Royal Infirmary. No circumftance has lately occurred, productive of more benefical effects to fociety, than the late rife in the price of fpirits. Our ftreets were frequently dif graced by miferable objects reeling about, furious with whifky, or proftrate on the pavement. It is pleafant to remark, that no fuch fights are now to be met with; fobriety has taken the place of difiipation, and industry, we hope, that of idleness. It is mentioned as a fingular fact, that a man and his wife, who were born on the fame day, baptized on the fame day, had lived fifty-five years together, died lately in the parish of Sewarton, in Ayrthire, on the fame day; and were bu ried together. As a man was driving a nail below a window in Drummond Arect, four ftories high, he unfortunately fell into the ftreet, and was killed on the spot. The inhabitants of this city are greatly indebted to the Lord Provost and Magiftrates for the well-timed act of Coun cil regulating the fleth, veal, and fish markets, ordering all these to be exposed in public market to prevent forestalling, the good effects of which have been already felt. During this month, the Theatre has been indifferently attended; the principal performers are Mr Aiken and Mr Woods, Mrs Twilleton and Mrs Kemble. The entertainments of the Circus are ended. In general the company has been been refpectable and numerous, and the entertainments applauded, particularly the poney races. whether leave to call at a port, means any port, or only fuch a port as is in the tract of the voyage Decree affirmed, whereby the Court found going to Hall, when the voyage infured was from Virginia to Holland, with leave to call at a port in England, was not within the policy.Appellants ordered to pay rool. cofts. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. 14. This day came on the trial of WilBrown, carter in Leith, indicted for fealing fix bars of iron from the yard of Meffrs John and William Craw. fd, merchants in Leith, on the evengof the 15th, or morning of the 16th September laft, and being habit and te a thief.-The examination of witas being concluded, Mr Solicitor Geaddreffed the Jury in a very able manner on the part of the Crown. He was followed by Mr James Ferguson, the pannel, in a very ingenious and argumentative fpeech. The Lord Jufthe Clerk then fummed up the evidence with his ufual accuracy and candour, leving it entirely with the Jury to retomach verdict as, from the whole cirtances of the cafe, their own conSeces fhould dictate to them. His Lardhip, however, thought it neceffary particularly to mention, that, by the law e Scotland, a perfon convicted of the moft trifling theft, if he fhould at the ne time be proved habit and repute a thef, would render him liable to a ca pital punishment; while fimple theft, if ratto a very great extent, would only infer an arbitrary punishment. What ever, therefore, the opinion of the Jury Tatt be, as to the ftealing of the fix bar of iron, which, of itself, was not a capital offence, he thought they muft, at any rate, find the habit and repute 1st proven.-The Jury returned their vada, finding, by a plurality of voices, the libel not proven, whereupon the pannel was difmiffed from the bar. Ommany and others, executors of the late Admiral Sir Charles Douglas, againt Mrs Bingham, Sir Charles' eldeft daughter. Decree reverjed. DURING this month the wind has continued moftly at caft. We had little rain, but a good deal of hazy weather, which has brought on a fort of influenza, particularly amongft children. The range of the thermometer has been from 30° to 42° or 43°; on the 26th, a confiderable quantry of fnow fell. Markets, towards the end of the month, have rather been on the rife; best beef, 5d.; mutton, 6d.; veal, 6d.; the fi have been in plenty, and in confiderable variety. The English reports from the feveral difricts, contain the agreeable information, that far more wheat has been fown this year than ufual, and that the farmers are already bufily engaged in fowing their fpring corn. This circumflance, by the confumption of feed, cannot but tend for the prefent to pccafion a trifling advance of grain in general, though it must tend eventually to a reduction. No opinion of the next year's crop can as yet be formed from its prefent full and promifing appearance, as, from the uncommon midnets of the feafon, and the late general rains, the crops of wheat promife equally well in good and bad fols, and whether properly or improperly cultivated. In confequence of the late mild weather, the land is now in excellent good order for breaking up the wheat itubble, and receiving the crops of barley and oats. Graffes, and every kind of herbage, are in the most luxuriant and forward itate. In the grazing counties, there is a profution of turnip tops, and other winter greens: This cannot fa'l in a fhort time to bring down the price of mutton contiderably. Milch cows and fat cattle were never fo fearce and dear, in the memory of experienced graziers, as at prefent; and they are likely to remain fo for fome time. The March 8. The House of Lords heard price of ftores will of courfe be on the counsel in the appeal from the Court of alvance. Useful horfes, on account of Seffion, Robertfon again. Lord, being the continued demand for the army, are infurance queftion, and generally this every where rifing la price. 11. This day came on the trial of Lieutenant James Fyffe, of the Eigin feines, profecuted by Patrick Duff, Carnouie, Efq; with concurrence of bis Majefty's Advocate, for perjury, in taking the truft cath (as alleged on a nominal qualification) at the election for the county of Bacit, in July 1795. Lieu tenant Fyffe objected to the purfuer's file to profecute in this instance, and pleaded not guilty to the indictment. The arguments of the counfel on both tales were extremely able and ingenious. The Court has ordered printed inorma tions. APPEALS. LISTS. MARRIAGES. March 1. At Huntly, Jofeph Forfyth, Efq; of Kington, Upper Canada, to Mifs Ann Beli, daughter of the late Wm Bell, Efq; late in Cocklarachie. 5. At Glafgow, Mr Robert Orr, manufacturer in Paifley, to Mifs Mary Paterson, daughter of the late Mr Robert Paterson sheriff-fubititute of Renfrewshire. 11. At Edinburgh, Francis Grant, Efq; of Kilgrafton, to Mifs Ann Oliphant, eldeft daughter of the deceafed Robert Oliphant, Elq; of Roffie. 14. At Oban, Capt. Niel Livingstone, late of the brigantine, the Marquis of Lorn, to Mifs Jean Campbell, daughter of Mr Donald Campbell of Eriska. 15. At Greenwich, Major Hamilton, of the royal artillery, to Mifs Charlotte Hardy, daughter of the late Conful at Cadiz. 17. At Kintore, John Davidfon, Efq; of Kebbaty, to Mifs Farquhar, daughter of Baillie Farquhar, Kintore. At Pitmedden, Mr Wm Black, merchant in Aberdeen, to Mifs Jean Stephen, daughter of Alexander Stephen, of Pitmed den. 18. At Edinburgh, John Mackenzie, Efq; merchant in Glafgow, to Mifs Jane Maria Stirling, daughter of Sir John Stirling of Glorat, Bart. 29. At Edinburgh, Wm Balderfton, Efq; elerk to the fignet, to Mifs Helen Gilmour, fecond daughter of Wm Charles Little Gilmour, Efq; of Liberton and Craigmillar. The Rev. Thomas Kennedy, of St Madoes, to Mifs Sarah Morgan Murray, daughter of the deccafed Bailie Robert Murray, Cannon In the island of Tobago, Mr James Collow, fon of the late Mr John Collow, minister of Penpont. Lately, at Sunnefide, in the county of Durham, Mr Jofeph Dorham, aged 101. He had been formerly in the army, and mounted guard at Whitehall S1 years ago. Sir William Chambers, Surveyor General of the Kings Works. Emanuel Elem, of Leeds, a Quaker, who had by trade acquired a fortune of L. 200,000. James Anderton, a tinker, at the astonishing age of 114. Mr Kelly, in the county of Meath, Ireland, at the age of 105. At Chailott in France, Abbe Raynall, the celebrated hiftorian, at the age of 84. On the 15th ult. at Kilbryde, at 12 o'clock noon, Mr Wm Wyllie, farmer and flater there, aged 81 years; and at 12 o'clock at night, Ann Wyllie, his wife, aged 76 years. They had lived together 58 years in great harmony. They have left 14 grandfons, and 11 grand-daughters. At London, Major James Campbell of the Marines. At Kilmarnock, Mifs Barbara Morris, daughter of the late Dr Wm Morris, in the 78th year of her age. * At Hoy in Orkney, the Rev. Robert Sands, minister of Hoy and Græmiay, in the 85th year of his age. March 7. At Ardlogie, Wm Stuart, Efq; of Loanhead, in 84th year of his age. S. At Glasgow, Mr David Edmond, merchant. 9. At the manfe of Crimond, the Rev. James Johnstone, minifter of Crimond, in the 83d year of his age. (The remainder of the Lifts, Sc. will be given in next number.) SEQUESTRATIONS. March 1. Wm Frafer, merchant and calendar-man, in Olafgow. 3. Ninian Alexander mafon in Dundee. 4. James Ballingall, builder in Perth. 25. Andrew Campbell, vintner, at Lochgilp-head. Prices of Grain at Haddington, March 30. Wheat, 539. Barley, 345. Oats, 28s. Peafe, 28s. Beans, 26s. Tares, 348. Edinburgh, March 31. Oat-meal, ts. Sd. PRICES OF STOCKS. 3 per cent, red, shut March 31. fhut 69 fhut 48.5$ dir 278 Obfervations on Grafting of Trees 247 Commons on the Fisheries Minutes of Agriculture-Watering of Meadows The Bird-Catcher and Canary, an efeding anecdote The Decayed English Merchant and his Daughter, continued Shakespeare MSS Account of Vortigern REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. The Whim, a Comedy, by Lady Wallace 249 255 258 259 France MONTHLY REGISTER. 279 280 251 Holland-Italy-Spain, &c. Rolland's Appeal to Pofterity 262 phyfics NEW PUBLICATIONS LONDON. 261 Trials of Colonel Cawthorne and 265 267-69 EDINBURGH. POETRY. A Contented mind On the Death of the Rev. Dr Kippis 270 Fiars 287-8 270 LISTS-Marriages, Births, &c. 288—90 EDINBURGH: Sold by JAMES WATSON & CO. No 40. South Bridge; |