Abbildungen der Seite
PDF
EPUB

Harris's partner was likewife killed (when in his company) by falling from his horse between Bristol and Wick.

Lately, at Kipley, in Derbyshire, John Wizzall, in the 110th year of his age. He had been in the army fince his 16th year until discharged from it on account of his age.

At Burton, in Kendal, Mrs Ann Bickerfteth, aged 103 years. She retained her mental faculties to the laft, and walked down ftairs to her parlour the day fhe died.

At Madrid, 11th July, the Right Hon. the Countess of Traquair.

At Martinico, Capt. Alexander Dunlop, of the 27th regt. of foot, of the wounds he received at the capture of St Lucia.

At Barbadoes, of a fever, Major Chryftie, of the 42d, or Royal Highland regiment of foot.

At Kingston, Jamaica, Samuel Sinnoch, at the age of 25. He affumed for a long time the appellation of George Rex, and retained his faculties until the two last years of his life.

On board the Raymond, of the wounds he received at St Lucia, Lieut.-Col. Arbuthnott, of the 31st regt.

On his paffage from India to England, Lieut. John Baillie, of the Madrass establishment, and town major of Pondicherry, only fon of Robert Baillie, Efq; of Mayville, in Ayrshire.

At St Domingo, of the yellow fever, Lieut. Henry Drummond, of the 67th regiment of foot.

Mr Robert Haldane, Capt. of the Ann and Eliza, was unfortunately drowned, to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope. Most of his crew, confifting of 42 fouls, perifhed at the fame time.

Lately, William Lindsay, Efq; Governor of the island of Tobago.

At Madrid, the Duc de Crillon, Captain General of the army. He commanded the united armics of France and Spain, at the fiege of St Phillips, in the island of Minorca, laft war.

Lately, at Chart, near Dorking, Thomas Cornewall, Efq; the oldeft fuperannuated Captain in the Navy.

At Martinique, Mr James Bruce, furgeon to the forces, fon of John Bruce, Efq; Sheriff fubftitute of Clackmannan-fhire.

On his paffage to India, Mr John Robertfon, furgcon, 2d fon of the Rev. Mr Robertfon, minifter of Ratho. He had the appointment of affiftant furgeon in the Eaft India Company's fervice, tho' only 19 years of age. Lately, at Waterford, Mr Thomas Chapman, mariner. He failed round the world in his Majesty's fhip the Centurion, commanded by Commodore Anfon.

Robert Darbey, M. D. physician to the Manchester infirmary, &c.

Lieut. James Dickfon Wightman, of the Bombay frigate, killed in a descent on the ifland of Ceylon, fon of the late John Wightman, Efq; of Maulilie.

At Madras, Lieut. John Macpherson, in the East India Company's fervice. He was fon of Col. Duncan Macpherson of Bleaton.

At Hydrabad, in the Eaft Indies, Lieut. Wm Stewart of the Bombay establishment. At Calcutta, Mr Laurence Dalrymple, commander of the Eaft India country fhip Swallow, fon of Mr Wm Dalrymple, mer. chant Edinburgh.

In the Welt Indies, George Vaughan, Efq; Captain of the Alarm frigate.

At Worcester, Elifabeth Hunt, aged 100. She retained the ufe of all her faculties to the day of her death.

At Glafgow, Mrs Catherine Campbell, relict of Mr Daniel Campbell, late merchant in Glafgow, aged 94.

Sir Roger Moyften, Bart M. P. for the county of Flint. He had represented the county eight times, and was chofen the ninth at laft general election

Wm Lloyd, Eíq; Admiral of the White. Wm Butler, Efq; late Lieutenant-Colonel of the 38th regt. of foot.

July 26. At Knightsbridge, Wm Maxwell, Efq; late of Dalfwinton.

30. Jofeph Allan, Efq; of Eldftrikle. 31. Captain Dalgarno, of his Majesty's ship Leander.

Aug. 1. Sir Robert Pigot, Bart. Colonel of the 38th regiment of foot, a General in the army, and Governor of St Mawes. Succeeded by his fon, Lieut. Col. George Pigot. 2. Captain Orrock of the royal navy, fuddenly.

3. At St Andrew's, Mifs Doig, daughter of the late David Doig, Efq; of Cookstoun.

4. At London, John Bell, Efq; many years firft commiffioner for taking care of fick and wounded feamen.

5. At London, the Lady of Sir Wm Gordon, K. B.

6. At Edinburgh, Mr David Allan, hiftory painter. Mafter of the Academy esta-› blifhed by the trustees for manufactures in Scotland. He received the rudiments of his art in the Academy of Painting instituted and carried on for a confiderable time by Meff. Fowlis in Glafgow. From thence he went to Italy, where he spent many years in unremitting application to the ftudy of the great models of antiquity. At Rome, in the year 1773, he gained the prize medal given by the Academy of St Luke for the best spe cimen of historical compofition; and it is believed he was the only Scotfman (Mr Gavin Hamilton excepted) who has ever obtained that honour. His admirable talents for com-. pofition, the truth with which he delineated nature, and the characteristic humour that

distinguished his pictures, drawings, and etchings, are not exceeded by any artift in Britain. In private life his character was marked by the strictest honour and integrity, his manners were gentle, unaffuming, and obliging.

7. Within a few hours of each other, at Leith, Mrs Henrietta Brown, aged 87, widow of Mr John Tod, fhip-builder; and Mrs Elizabeth Tod, her daughter, aged 61, fpoufe of the Rev. Dr Johnston, minifter of North Leith, and one of his Majefties Chaplains in Ordinary.

10. At Clifton, the Hon. David Ogilvy, late Captain of the 4th dragoons, brother to Lord Bamff.

11. At York, at the great age of 93, the well known Mr Christ. Pivett, carver and gilder. He was formerly in the retinue of his Royal Highness William Duke of Cumberland: He fought under the Earl of Stair at the battle of Dettingen, and under the Duke of Cumberland at the battle of Fontenoy; was at the fiege of Carlile, and the battle of Culloden. He had not layen in a bed for 38 years.

13. At Myffelburgh, the Hon, General John Stuart, of Pittendriech, uncle to the Earl of Moray, he had formerly been in the fervice of the States General.

15. Montgomery Campbell, Efq; one of the Directors of the Eaft India Company.

16. At Fordell-houfe, Lady Henderfon, relict of the late Sir Robert, Henderson, Bart.

of Fordell.

Richard Beckford, Efq; the Weft India merchant; he reprefented Leominster in last parliament

The Rev. Alex. Lyell, minifter of the Scots congregation at Rotterdam.

LA

Arthur Edie, Efq; merchant in London.. Of an apoplectic fit, in the fireet, Mr Alderman Tweedy, of the city of Dublin. Richard Benyon, M. P. for Peterborough. 17. David Craigie, Efq; of Dumbarnie, W.S." 19. Mr David Forbes, writer Edinburgh.", 20. At Edinburgh, Lieut. Jofeph Moodie, of the Royal Navy.

24. Mrs Johanna Moodie, fpoufe to the Rev. Mr Mood, St Andrew's church, Edinburgh.

27. At Edinburgh, Robert Donaldson, Efq;

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]
[ocr errors]

The honour of Knighthood on Capt. Wil liams, of the Unicorn frigate.

Marquis Townfhend, to be Governor of the island of Jersey.

Colonel Ilay Ferrier, of the Scots Brigade, to be Lieutenant-Governor of Dunbarton Castle.

Neil Macvicar, Efq; Chairman; David Milne, and Wm Sibbald, Efqrs. Deputy Chairmen of the Chamber of Commerce, Edinburgh.

The King has been pleased to appoint Robert Cullen, Efq; Advocate, to be one of the Lords of Seffion.

The Right Hon. the Earl of Kinnoul, to be Lord Lyon, King at Arms for Scotland. PROMOTIONS.

His Majefty has been pleafed to appoint
Generals

John Duke of Argyll Lord Frederick Caven-
Jeffery Lord Amherft difh
Studholme Hodgson
and
George Marquis Charles Duke of
Townfhend
Richmond
To be Field-Marfballs.

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

To be General's in the Army,

Major-Generals

Anth. Geo. Martin Benjamin Gordon Hon. Thomas Bruce George Ainslie James Adeane Edward Smith Thomas Bland

Felix Buckley
Charles Wm Lyon
H. Watfon Powell
Thomas Stirling
George Garth
and
Richard Grenville

To be Lieutenant-Generals in the Army,

Prices of Grain at Haddington, Aug. 26. Wheat, 325. Barley, 22s. 6d. Oats, 195. Peafe, 218. Beans, 2is.

Edinburgh, Aug. 30. Oat-meal, is. 24 Bear-meal, Is. Peafe-meal, 11d.

PRICES OF STOCKS,
Aug. 4.
Bank Stock 1514

3 per cent. red. 60

per cent. conf. 594
New 4 per cent. 784
India Stock 182
India Bondə-
Lot. Tickets 111. 75. 6d.
Irifh ditto 5 175. Sd.

Aug. 27.

584

58

4+4004+

11l. 198

61.

[ocr errors]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SCOTS MAGAZINE. SIR, THE following anecdote, which gave rise to the high duties impofed upon Claret wine, I think is worthy of a place in your Mifcellany.

IN the year 1754, the late Admiral Sir Hugh Pallifer was commander of the Sea-Horse man of war, lying in the road of Leith. A man, under indentures as an apprentice, had been enlifted as a failor, on board this fhip. On petition from his mafter, and on production of the inden ture. Judge Philp, at that time Judge of the Court of Admiralty in Scotland, granted warrant to bring the man afhore to be examined. A macer of Court went aboard to apprehend him; but was told by Captain Pallifer, that he confidered himself as fubject only to the law of Eng. land; and that he would not fuffer the man to go afhore. Upon this, the macer, with his blazon on his breast, broke his wand of peace, and reported this illegal act of deforcement to the Admiralty court. The Judge then granted warrant to apprehend Captain Pallifer himself, to bring him from aboard his fhip, and to commit him to prifon, which was accordingly done. Next day he was brought into court; and, on refufing to fubmit to its jurifdiction, because he held his commiffion from the Board of Admiralty, he was again remanded to prison, there to remain, till li-' berated in due course of law.

When the cafe was reported by the Earl of Findlater, then Lord High Admiral of Scotland, to Chancellor Hardwicke, (that great ornament of the law, and of human nature,) the Chancellor faid, he was a bold judge who had done this; but he had done what was right." This just and high toned decifion, from a man fo gentle and amiable as Mr Philp, was followed with the universal approbation of his country.

[ocr errors]

Captain Pallifer, who had been often regaled with liberal potations of Claret at a small expence, in revenge for this treatment, which he confidered as a great affront, informed how well the people of this country fared by the low duties on Claret, on which a great addition was foon thereafter laid upon it.

A

A FAMOUS AMERICAN RECIPE FOR THE RHEUMATISM.

TAKE of garlic two cloves, and of gum-amoniac one drachm. Bruife them together; and make them into bolufes with water. Swallow one of them at night, and one in the morning. Drink, while taking this recipe, sassafras tea made very ftrong. This is generally found to banish the rheu matism, and even contraction of the joints, in five times taking.

[ocr errors]

THE

SCOTS MAGAZINE,

For SEPTEMBER 1796.

1

D'

CHARACTER OF MR JAMES BEATTIE*.

R BEATTIE, after giving fome in high veneration, and was also attachaccount of the life of his fon, ed to the church of Scotland, in which fays, "Of his character and opinions I he had been educated; he knew, that, fhall fubjoin fome further particulars, in refpect of doctrine, the principles of which could not be conveniently intro- both are the fame; and, as to the difduced in the preceding narative. I fet ferent forms of eclefiaftical difcipline and them down as they occur, without at- worship, he did not think he had any tempting arrangement. right to affect fingularity, or to moleft Piety and meeknefs were ftriking the peace of either church, by clamourfeatures in his character, habitual to him ing about matters of no effential im in infancy, and through life. I find portance. He wished to be, and to

among his papers forms of devotion, be confidered as, a Chriftian; a title, compofed for his own ufe, of which I which he thought infinitely more homay perhaps give a fpecimen. The nourable than any other. The words. Christian region, and its evidences, he Lutheran and Calvinift he well underhad studied with indefatigable applica- ftood, but fet no value on them; though tion; and the confequence was fuch, he was ever ready to own his obligaas may be always expected in like cafes, tions to thofe learned men, who had where the inquirer has candour and bees inftrumental in bringing about the fense: no perfon could love his reli- reformation from Popery. gion more than he did, or believe in it with fuller affurance of faith: But in his behaviour there was no aufterity or fingularity. Even when he came to be a man, he had, when in health, and in the company of his intimate friends, all the playfulness of a boy. The effect of religion upon his mind was, to make him cheerful, confiderate, benevolent, intrepid, humble, and happy. Of the contracted pfinciples and unamiable prejudices of fectaries he had no conception. He loved all the human race; he bore a particular love to all Chrif tians; and he wifhed all parties to exercife Chriftian charity toward each other. The church of England he held * See last vol. (1794) p. 158. 221. 789.

357.

VOL. LVIII.

Of modern divines his greateft favourite was Dr Clarke. He studied all that author's works with his usual accuracy, and with much delight. Even the controverfy with Dodwell he ftudied; for he thought it strictly connected with what Baxter and others had taught concerning the incorporeal nature of the foul: the doctrine of which he was a zealous defender; which he had examined as far, I believe, as human ingenuity can examine it; and on which he has left a great deal in writing, though nothing finished. I need not add, for after what has been faid it will be naturally fuppofed, that he was a warni admirer of Dr Campbell's excellent writings, and very judicious “Tranflation of the Gofpels." 4 M

I

« ZurückWeiter »