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tack that the enemy made upon them, tages over the French army of the Sambre with a very fuperior force, from Oden- and Meufe, commanded by General an, in the Murg Valley, quite to the Jourdan, that the latter appeared to be Rhine. The fame evening intelligence compelled to retreat, to raise the fiege was received, that the Wirtemberg of the fortrefs of Ehrenbreitstein, and to troops, and part of the contingent of recrofs the Rhine. It has been fince the circle of Swabia, had abandoned the thought, however, that this retrograde pafs of Friedenstadt, in the mountains match was not fo much a compulfive of the Black Foreft, the poffeffion of movement as a military manoeuvre, in which enables the enemy to operate a- tended to draw the attention of the Aufgainft the Archduke's left, and to cut trians from the operations on the Upper off his Royal Highness' communication Rhine, and thereby enable General Mowith the Prince of Conde's army, and reau, the French commander in chief of the corps of Austrians that was ftationed the army of the Rhine and Mofelle, the in the Brifgaw, under the command of more easily to crofs the Rhine at HuGeneral Frolich, at the fame time that ninguen, in the neighbourhood of Strafit lays open to them the duchy of Wirt- burgh. This object having been effectuemberg, and the routes leading to the ally obtained, General Jourdan again Auftrian magazines at Villingen and croffed the Rhine, renewed the fiege of Rothwell, Ehrenbreitftein, drove the Auftrians from all their pofitions in the vicinity of the Sieg and the Lahn, and entering the circle of Franconia, took the cities of Francfort, Wurtzburg, and Bamberg, and finally compelled General Wartenfleben, who fucceeded the Archduke Charles in the command of the Auftrians in this part of Germany, to take refuge, after several bloody engagements, in the Emperor's hereditary kingdom of Bohemia.

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This circumftance, fo important in its poffible confequences, and fo unexpected, from the pofition that covers the pafs of Friedenstadt, being confidered, as in reality it is, almost inattackable, obliged his Royal Highnefs to retire towards Ettlingen on the eth, and to detach a strong corps into the mountains, or his left, to fecure that flank, and to endeavour to re-establish a communication with the Prince of Conde, and General Frolich, who will probably have been obliged to fall back towards Willingen, as their right, and even their rear, must be endangered if they remained in the Brifgaw after the Swabian troops had retreated.

The enemy's progress on the Lower Rhine has also been confiderable. According to the laft reports, General Jourdan was marching to the Lahn, with that part of his army which had croffed the Rhine at Neuweid; with the remainder he was manoeuvring against the Auftrian corps that was fationed at Neukirchen, about four leagues from Dillingbourg; and it is by no means impoffible, that he may foon advance to the Maine, as the Auftrian army of the Rhine has been too much weakened by the very large detachments which it was obliged to fend to Italy at the beginning of June, to be able now, effectually to oppofe the enemy's progrefs on all fides at the fame time.

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In the Upper Rhine, Gen. Moreau was not lefs fuccefsful against the Archduke s Charles, who had himself affumed the command of the Auftrian army in Sua- " bia, in the room of General Wurmfër, ` who had been fent with a confiderable * reinforcement, to command the army o in Italy. Several battles were fought; and the refult of the victories near Ra ftadt and Ettingen, in particular, has been, that the Auftrians have been compelled to retreat from the Neckar to the Danube; the principal cities of Suabia have been taken poffeffion of by the French; and the Margrave of Baden, the Duke of Wurtemburg, and indeed !! the whole circle of Suabia, have been i compelled to file for peace.

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In Italy the operations of Marshal Wurmfer were, for fome time, very q fuccessful. The French loft three or four fortreffes of confequence, and were obliged to evacuate Verona, and to rails the ficge of Mantua. This fuccefs, however, was of fhort duration, The 794 French General Buonaparte obtained a twenty miles north-weft of Mantua, and decifive victory near Castiglione, about where it is remarkable, the French had defeated the Imperialifts ninety yearso before.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE Soon after the opening of the cam paign on the Lower Rhine, the Auftrians, had obtained fuch confiderable advan

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We refer our readers to the feveral the gallant veteram. The figure appears accounts of thofe operations published in parliamentary robes. On the peceftal there is to be a balo relievo, expreffing the furrender of the fons of Tippoo to the British hero.

in the Gazettes, as moft to be relied on. No opinion can be formed as yet of the confequence of the late very obftinate, engagements with Bounaparte; his accounts are unqueftionably exaggerated and untrue, and the other accounts have not reached us of fo late a date as to judge of the issue.

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June 13. On Monday, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a room in Lodge-alley, Charleftow, S. Carolina, was difcover ed to be on fire, which in a few minutes communicated to the neighbouring buildings. The citizens foon affembled, but their exertions could not ftop the devouring flames till three o'clock next morn

ing, nor till a very confiderable part of the city was deftroyed. Every houfe in Queen-freet, from the Bay to the corner of Church-ftreet; two-thirds of Unionftreet; Church-street, from Broad-ftreet to St Philip's Church, with only two exceptions; Chalmer's and Beresford's alleys; Kinlock's-court; and the north fide of Broad-street, from the State Houfe to four doors below Church-street; and five houfes on the Bay, were burnt to the ground. The public buildings deftroy ed are the French church, and feveral adjoining buildings. St Philip's church was on åre feveral times, and ultimately muft have been deftroyed, if a fpirited negro man had not ascended to the top of the cupola, next the vatie, and tore off the fhingles. The private buildings deftroyed, and the property they contained, are estimated to exceed 250,000l. There is reafon to fuppofe that this misfortune was the work of fome wicked incendiary.

LONDON.

July 28. One of the powder mills on Hounslow Heath blew up about eleven. Four unfortunate perfons perished, but no others were hurt.

30. This night's Gazette contains a proclamation for proroguing the Parliament from the 12th of Auguft to the 15th of September, then to meet for the dispatch of bufiness.

On Sunday morning, a duel was fought in Hyde-park, between Mr Pride and Mr Carpenter, two American gentlemen, in which the latter received a fhot, which terminated in his death, on Tuesday, at Richardfon's hotel, in Convent-garden, to which the body had been removed. The duel originated on Saturday evening, at the faid hotel, in a difpute on the fubject of American politics. The coroner's inqueft brought in their verdict, wilful murder against a perfon, or perfons unknown; nothing having appeared in evidence to criminate Mr

Aug. 3. Mr Banks has finished a very fine model of Marquis Cornwallis, for the purpofe of making a statue in marble, which is to be fent to Madras, and placed in a confpicuous ftation, as a mark of the gratitude of the Eaft India Company, for the military fervices of

Pride, or any one individual in particalar.

EDINBURGH.

The straw bonnets, now, fo much the fashion, originated in Ireland; and from a praife-worthy motive in Lady Louifa Connolly, who, to employ the poor of Cellbridge, a little village near Caftletown the feat of her Ladyship and Mr Connolly, inftituted a manufacture of strato into hats and bonnets, which rapidly improved, and gave bread to hundreds. Females were the manufacturers.

It is faid that at Birmingham and neighbourhood, the number of dogs deftroyed is computed at 1000, in confe quence of the tax. To the honour of Scotland, we have not heard of a fingle inftance of this economical cruelty hav ing been exercifed here.

A large field of very fine barley was cut down on Thurfday the 4th, upon the lands of Bridgefide of Ceres, in Fife. fhire. And a parcel of ripe barley was cut down at Edenfide, in the neighbour hood of Kelfo.

Aug. 3. The Juftices of Peace of MidLothian, as heritors, upon motion of the Lord Advocate, agreed to delay the fport of shooting partridges, &c. till rft October, to give time to get the grain cut down, &c.

3. This day the Juftices of Peace of the county of Edinburgh determined a queftion refpecting an increase of wages of the journeymen cabinet-makers and joiners in this city and neighbourhood. They were of opinion, that they ought to have twopence on the fhilling additional, till fuch time as oatmeal fhould fell at one fhilling a peck; and that the advance fhould take place from the firft

of May laft, the date of their to the Quarter Seffions.

application eating. The four gentlemen, whom the activity of the Magiftrates of Edinburgh

11. The High School was examined provided for our colony, I have seen,

this day by the Magiftrates, Profeffors, &c. The Golden Medal was adjudged to Mafter Arch. Jardine Caverhill, as Dux of the Rector's clafs.

On Thursday the 11th, the Magiftrates and Town Council of Glasgow prefented the freedom of that city to Sir Thomas Pafley, Vice Admiral of the White. The quantity of linen cloth ftamped for fale in Scotland last year, exceeds the quantity made in the year 1792, by near half a million of yards.

15. At Montrofe races, laft week, the company was genteel and numerous. There were great variety of amufements, balls, plays, concerts, &c.

21. This day a number of lots for building on, in Charlotte Square, New Town, were expofed to fale. The upfet prices were reduced more than one half of what they were when first exposed. Twenty in all were for fale, but one only was purchased. The former upfet price was 170l. but was reduced to 1161. at which price it was fold.

17. By a letter from Governor Hunter, New South Wales, to. his friends in Leith, dated 16th October 1795, we have the following paragraph:

"This fettlement is wonderfully improved fince the time I left it. It appears now to be making rapid progrefs to ward an independence for provifion. Our corn fields (wheat) at this moment appear as beautiful and luxuriant as any I ever faw in any part of the world; and barring thofe accidents to which all countries are liable, we shall have a rich and abundant harveft. Our gardens are equally productive; we fhall have a variety of fruit, European as well as tropical. Our grapes are in immenfe quantities; fome of the gentlemen from their own gardens expect to make a butt, fome two butts of wine this year. The few cattle we have are thriving exceedingly. The fheep and goats are wonderfully prolific; three lambs at a time is no uncommon thing, and that twice a year; the goats ftill more fo. We find the beft breed of sheep to be between the fmall Bengal ewe and the large Cape ram; they produce a middle fize, which is delicate fine meat.-All the fuperfluous males among the goats are prepared for the pot or fpit; and are fo fine, that I would defy even an epicure to say whether it was mutton or caperato he was

and converfed with feparately fince my arrival here; they feem all of them gifted in the powers of converfation. Muir was the first I faw; I thought him a fenfible modeft young man, of a very retired turn, which certainly his fituation in this country will give him opportunity of indulging; he said nothing on the feverity of his fate, but feemed to bear his circumftances with a proper degree of fortitude and refignation. Skirving was the next I faw; he appeared to me to be a fenfible well informed man; not young, perhaps fifty-he is fond of farming, and has purchased a piece of ground, and makes good use of it, which will by and by turn to his advantage. Mr Palmer paid me the next visit; he is faid to be a turbulent restless kind of man; it may be fo, but I must do him the justice to say, that I have feen nothing of that disposition in him fince my arrival. Mr Margarot feems to be a lively facetious talkative man; complained heavily of the injuftice of his fentence, in which, however, he found I could not agree with him. I chose to appoint a time for feeing each separately: and on the whole I have to fay, that their general conduct is quiet, decent, and orderly; if it continues fo, they will not find me difpofed to be harsh or diftreffing to them."

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. An appeal having been made to this: Court, against the sentence of the Sheriff in the cafe of M'Kay, ordering him to be publicly whipped, upon the ground of informality. Their Lordships after confidering informations for the parties, suspended the sentence which regards the punishment of whipping; but ordained M'Kay to be fet at liberty, in order that he depart forth of the county of Edin burgh, within eight days from the above date, (August 23d) under the certification contained in the Sheriff's sentence.

SCOTS APPEALS.

The following is an accurate lift of appeals from the Court of Seffion in Scotland, that have been heard laft Seffion of Parliament by the Houfe of. Lords.

1. Frafer verfus Frafer-Difmiffed as incompetent.

2. Gordon v. Home-Remitted.
3. Lindsay. Kinloch-Affirmed.

During the last twelve feffions of Parliament, one hundred and twenty-nine appeals from the Court of Seffion have been determined, only twenty of which have been totally Reversed; this reflects great honour upon the Court of Seffion, many of them having been cafes of great intricacy, doubt, and difficulty, on which even the Houfe of Lords were divided.

4. Mercer v. Ogilvie The Court of Seffion determined, that a perfon muft live fixty free days after making a will to render it valid, in terms of the act 1696; and that the day on which the deed is made is not to be counted.-Affirmed. 5. Robertfon v. Laird Infurance Cafe: Whether leave to call at a port, means any port, or only fuch a port as is in the tract of the voyage?-The Court of Seffion found, that going to Hull, when the voyage infured was from Virginia to Hol-THE weather this month has been reland, with leave to call at a port in Eng- markably fine; fince the 13th it has been land, was not within the policy-Affirm-unusually hot. The thermometer in a ed, with 100l. colts.

6. Ommaney, and Executors of Sir Charles Douglas, v. Mrs Bingham, his daughter and her husband-Sir Charles had made a will, leaving a provifion to Mrs Bingham, with a codicil that the fhould forfeit it, if the married Mr Bingham. She, however, married that gentleman The Court of Seffion decreed, that Sir Charles was domiciled in Scotland and that the codicil was void. The House of Lords were of opinion that Sir Charles was domiciled in England, and that the codicil was legal. Reversed.

7. Stein v. Steuart and Co. The Court of Seffion had determined that a proof was incompetent and irrelevant respecting certain circumstances of a contract betwixt the parties.-The House of Lords Reversed the decree, and allow ed the proof, after which the Court is to re-hear the cause.

8. Cameron v. Cameron-This was a claim made to a lease of part of the forfeited eftate of Callart, founded on fome loofe minutes of the Board of Annexed Eftates-The Court of Seffion Difmiffed the claim-The Houfe of Lords Affirmed the decree, without hearing the refpondent's Counfel.

9. Fife v. Williamfon-The Court of Seffion reduced a will made in favour of Lieut. Fife, by the brother of the refpondent, as obtained by undue means, and awarded damages and cofts--- Affirmed, without hearing the refpondent's Counfel.

10. Irving v. Turin, &c. refpecting fequeftrations of the appellant's real eftates Affirmed, with 6ol. cofts.ge

12. Sir Robert Anftruther v. Sir John Anftruther respecting an exclufive right to coals and minerals in the lands of Acredale of Pittenweem. Affirmed!

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north expofure, at eight o'clock in the morning, ftanding from 65 to 70. From the 23d the weather has been cooler, but till remarkably favourable. The drought has been uncommon, many fprings being dry that never before were remembered to be fo. It has been remarked too, that the trees are parting with a great quantity of their foliage; this cannot be the effect of froft, but must be owing to a want of moisture to fupply the abundance of the leaves. Oats and barley are begun to be cut in various parts of the country, from the 12th; but no general harvest is expected before the first week of September. All agree that the crop is good and abundant every where, and that harvest will be at leaft three weeks earlier than laft year. In confequence of the great fupplies of grain of all kinds, and the abundant crop, prices have of late fallen confiderably, particularly in the London market.-Beef and mutton here 4d and 5d; lamb 4d; veal 5d per lb. Fish not fo plenty. The herrings are caught about Dunbar, but not in plenty, owing, it is faid, to the clearnefs and ftillness of the water.-Wages of reapers at the Weft Port, on Monday 29th, 1s. Id.

THE English report for July ftates, that the crops were, in general, abundant; but, on account of the untowardnefs of the weather, the hay has been got in at a very unusual expence. The change of the weather has also had confiderable effect on the growing wheats. In the northern counties of England, and fome parts of Scotland, the early crops of this grain are much infected with what is called the yellow ruft. Yorkshire and Northumberland, the crop is not equal to that of laft year, and without favourable weather must be late. In the midland districts, much wheat has run to straw; and although fome corns are touched with the yellow blight, producing fmut, yet, in the weft, more particularly, a plentiful harvest 4 L fouth

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may be confidently expected. In the fouth and weft, the barleys alfo wear a very promifing appearance, and may be expected to be nearly as abundant as they were last year. As little or no rain fell on the north-eaft fide of the inland during the months of May and June, the fpring fown corns had fuffered much before they were refreshed by the fhowers of July; and, in confequence, there muft in those places be light crops of oats, barley, and beans. The pease promise better. In diftricts farther west, where moift weather was lefs wanted, the fpring crops in general cannot fail to be far more luxuriant. Though the price of butcher's meat has been on the decline, yet stock of all kinds have kept up their enormous prices in almost every part of the kingdom. Sheep, and weaned lambs, and ftore ftock, have indeed been fold at fome late fairs, for prices hitherto without example.

LISTS.

MARRIAGES.

The Rev. George Henry Storie, Rector of Stowe in Effex, to Mifs Eliza Jekyll Chalmers, youngest daughter of Lieut Col. Chal.

mers.

At Edinburgh, the Hon. Major George Carnegie, to Mifs Elizabeth Swinton, daughter of Lord Swinton.

Robert Gordon, Efq; of Xerxes de la Frotera, to Mifs Rudyard, daughter of Major Rudyard, commanding the Royal gineers in Scotland.

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William Ramsay of Banff, Bart. to Mifs Brifcoe, of Edward Street, Portman Square.

11. Henry Wallis, Efq; of Maryborough Lodge, to Mifs Helen Maccall, daughter of James Maccall, Efq; of Glasgow.

12. Mr Daniel Macqueen, joint Collector of the land tax for the city of Edinburgh, to Mifs Janet Jamiefon, youngest daughter of Mr John Jamiefon, merchant, Leith.

15. Patrick Ballantine, Efq; of Orchard, to Mifs Taylor, daughter of Mr Wm Taylor, merchant, Glasgow.

16. The Rev. Gavin Hamilton, to Mifs Penelope Macaulay, daughter of the Rev. John Macaulay, late Minifter of Cardrofs,

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30. Robert Dundas, Efq; M. P. for Ryepas En--fon of the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, to Mifs Anne Saunders, a young lady poffeffed of p fortune of 100,000l.

At Middleton, John Swinton, Efq; younger of Swinton, to Mifs Hepburn, daughter of Robert Hepburn, Efq; of Clerkington.

A London, Capt. Jekyll, of the 43d regt to Miss Charlotte Campbell, daughter of Robert Campbell, Efq; of Afknish.

Stewart Spalding, Efq; lately from Jamaica, to Mifs Ann Spalding, daughter of the late Mr Charles Spalding, merchant.

Aug. At Hopes, James Milnes, Efq; of Kingston-upon-Hull, to Mifs Mary Hay, daughter of John Hay, Efq; of Hopes.

2. John Peter Grant, Efq; of Rothiemurchus, to Mifs Jane Ironfide, third daughter of the late Rev, Wm Ironfide, of Houghton-lefpring.

The Hon. William Hay Carr, brother of the Earl of Errol, to Mifs Elliot, daughter of Samuel Elliot, Efq; of the island of Antigua.

4. At Rochester, Major Farquhar, of the 29th regiment, to Mifs Trollope, of Huntingdon,

5. At Limpsfield, county of Surrey, Sir

BIRTHS.

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Mrs Young, Queen-street, a daughter. lo Mrs Stewart, fpoufe to Captain Charles Stewart, of the Fife fencibles, a daughter. Aug. 1. Mrs Scott, of Harden, a fon. 7. The Lady of Major General Hamilton,

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8. Mrs Lindefay of Wormifton, a fonds I 14. Lady Helen Hall, a daughter.

15. Mrs Johnston of Hutton-hall, a daugh...O

16. The Countefs of Dalkeith, a daughter.c 17. Mrs Chriftie of Durie, a fon.

21. At London, the Marchioness of Titchfield, a fon.

22. Mrs Muir of Caldwall, a daughter. DEATHS.

At Bristol, Mr Thomas Harris, paper-ma ker, of Wick, near Bath. His death was occafioned by a fracture in his head, which his horfe. About two years fince his father. he received a few days before by a fall from came to his death by a fimilar accident; and a fon was drowned a few months before. Mr

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