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[Nov. 21. The Gazette of this day contains a letter from Captain Bower of the Terpsichore, giving an account of the capture of the Spanish frigate Mahonefa, in the Mediterranean, on the 13th October, after a fmart action, without the lofs of a man. She is reckoned the fineft frigate in the Spanish navy, had about 60 killed and wounded in the action. We are forry our limits will not admit the infertion of the account of this fpirited and well-conducted action.]

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CONTINENTAL INTELLIGENCE.

Nov. 28. Though we have not been able to infert the whole of the corref pondence hitherto made public, which has paffed between Lord Malmbury and Delacroix, the French minifter for foreign affairs, yet nothing material has taken place, pofterior to the letters page 760. The negociation appears, at prefent, to be at a stand.

The Auftrians after having driven the French across the Rhine, have laid fiege to Kehl and Huninguen, with a great

force.

In Italy it appears that General Wurmfer has made feveral fuccefsful forties from Mautua, and ftill keeps Buonaparte at defiance. It is highly probable, that the fupplies from Germany will by this time have reached him.

The treaty of peace with the Pope experiences the greateft difficulties. A Congrefs had been established at Florence; but the Pope is afraid of comprifing his infallibility, and will not repeal the briefs relative to France. The Cardinal Goleppi carried to Rome the conditions impofed by the Directory, which the Pope rejected.

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No official accounts have been publifhed regarding the evacuation of Corfica. By letters from General Gentili to the French commiffioners in Italy, dated October 15, we are informed, that the French had landed and taken Baftia with between 800 and 900 prifoners, confifting principally of emigrants; that Sir G. Elliot the Viceroy had taken refuge in Porto Ferrajo, with the troops which efcaped from Bastia.

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LONDON.

Orders are iffued for the Court's going into mourning for the late King of Sar dinia. He was born the 26th of June 1726, and afcended the throne on the 20th of February 1773. He married in 1750 Maria Antoinetta Ferdinanda of Spain, who died in 1785. The Prince of Piedmont, who fucceeds him, was born on the 24th of May 1751.

The Company of rank who honoured the Lord Mayor with their attendance at Guildhall on Lord Mayor's day, were extremely numerous; among whom were his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, and the principal officers of the army now in the kingdom, with all the Judges and the leading ftatefmen of both parties. Mr Pitt's coach was pelted with mud! -Six fellows were taken into cuftody.

Nov. 3. A general Court was held at the Eaft India House, for the purpose of taking into further confideration the following adjourned question :-" That an leave to increase farther the capital ftock application be made to Parliament, for of this Company two millions, at fuch times, and at fuch rates, as the Court of Directors may see proper, with the confent of the Lords of his Majefty's Treafury. And that the powers vefted in the Company to iffue bonds fhall be reduced, as the capital ftock of the Company fhall be increased; that is to fay, if the Company fhall have occafion to add one million of capital to their stock, the power of iffuing bonds on the part of the Company, fhall be reduced from three millions to two millions, and fo in proportion."-After a debate of fix hours, the question was unanimously agreed to.

On the 12th of Nov. the British Cabinet iffued orders for granting letters of marque to British fubjects, to make reprifals upon Spain and her subjects.

The French fquadron, under the command of Richery, which had been fo long blocked up in Cadiz, failed along ration of war against this country, for with the Spanish fleet, on their declaraNewfoundland, where they are faid to have committed great depradations. They have fince arrived of France, having efcaped the different British fquadrons cruizing in the Bay of Biscay.

17. Two more powder mills, near Whitten, on Hounslow Heath, blew up, and five men belonging to them unfortunately loft their lives by the explosion.

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An experiment was lately made in Hyde park before the Duke of York, &c. of a carriage on a new conftruction, for the conveyance of troops from place to place. This machine is fo contrived as to be able to carry 50 men above, and their arms, baggage, &c. below; it will travel nearly as faft as a ftage coach, and afforded fatisfaction in the experiment.

A trial has alfo been made at Limehoufe, before a number of military officers, of a new invented gun carriage, calculated to produce a confiderable faving in the number of men neceffary to work the guns. Its motion of traverf ing is fo dextrous, that it may be always brought to the fide, and loaded on board, which prevents the men from being expofed to small fhot.

The fympathy of the people of Newcaftle to the French emigrant clergy continues to be generously displayed, by rendering their fituation as comfortable to them as poffible.

From the East Indies we have the agreeable intelligence of the furrender of Amboyna and Banda, with their feveral dependencies, to Admiral Rainier, with out the smallest lofs. The accounts from the Gazette will appear in next number. NEW LOAN.

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The following are the precife terms propofed by Mr Pitt, for railing the fum of Eighteen Millions by fubfcription. Every fubfcriber of 100l. to receive a debenture of 110l. payable in four years, or in the option of government at any fhorter period, not lefs than one year after the conclufion of the peace. The amount to be paid in money; or, at the option of the holder in three per cents. ftock, which at that period may be eftimated at 75. The intereft at 5 per cent. on the debenture of 110l. to be paid during the interval, half yearly. One fourth of the debenture to be transferable after the fecond payment, but not till then. At any fubfequent time. before repayment, every debenture of 110l. may be exchanged for 1ogl. capital, of five per cents, irredeemable for four years, or till one year after the conclufion of a peace, and then to be paid, in the option of the holder, either in money or in three per cents. ftock, as before, at the price of the day. The first payment to be made on the 16th of December, the remaining inftalments to be paid between the months of March and October, 1797

IRELAND.

The Irish feem not to be animated at large with that loyalty, fo confpicuous in the people of this country, in preparing to oppose the defigns of the French to invade thefe kingdoms. Without going into a detail of particulars we fhall infert the proclamation of Lord

Camden:

CAMDEN,

Whereas we have received information that divers ill-affected perfons have entered into illegal and treasonable af fociations in feveral parts of the counties of Antrim, Down, Tyrone, Londonderry, and Armagh, to fubvert the established government of the kingdom, and for effecting fuch their treasonable purposes, have affaffinated divers of his Majesty's faithful and loyal fubjects, and have endeavoured, and threaten to affaffinate, all others who fhall endeavour to detect or fupprefs their treafon; and in further profecution of their defigns, have endeavoured to deter his Majefty's loyal fubjects from enrolling themselves, under Officers commiffioned by his Majefty, for the defence of this kingdom, during the prefent war, by maiming and def troying their cattle, and by assaulting and wantonly wounding one person, avowedly becaufe he had enrolled him felf, and by threatening affaffination againft all perfons who fhould fo enrol themfelves; and, in further prosecution of fuch their purpose, have, by felonious and other illegal means, endeavoured fecretly to procure ammunition and other warlike ftores; and particularly that feveral evil difpofed perfons broke into one of his Majefty's ftores in the town of Belfaft, in the county of Antrim, and thereout took and carried away ten barrels of gunpowder: And whereas we have alfo received information, that on Tuesday the 1ft of November inst. a confiderable number of armed men, affo ciated in the aforefaid treasonable confpiracies, entered the town of Stewartstown, in the county of Tyrone, and cut and maimed several of the peaceable inhabitants of the faid town, who had refufed to join in their affociations, and who had agreed to enrol themfelves in corps, under officers to be commiffioned by his Majefty, for the preferva tion of the public peace, and for the protection of the kingdom against foreign invafion: And whereas we have alfo received information, that in further pro

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fecution of the faid treasonable purposes many large bodies of men have affembled and arrayed themselves, and marched in military order, and with military mufic, through feveral parts of the faid diftricts, under the pretence of faving corn, and digging potatoes, (though they far exceeded the numbers neceffary to be employed in fuch fervices), to the very great terror of the loyal and faithful fubjects of his Majefty: And whereas fuch treasonable outrages have caufed well grounded alarms in the minds of his Majefty's faithful fubjects, and are of the most dangerous and pernicious tendency-Now we, the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council, being determined to maintain the public peace, and to afford protection to all his Majefty's loyal fubjects, and immediately and effectually to exercife all powers with which the Conftitution has invefted us for thefe purposes, do forewarn all perfons of the danger they may incur, and, on their allegiance, charge them to defift from fuch treasonable practices: And we do hereby ftrictly charge and command all Mayors, Sheriffs, Juftices of the Peace, and other Peace Officers, and all officers civil and military in this kingdom, and all other his Majefty's loving fubjects, as they tender their allegiance to his Majefty, and their own fafety, to use their best endeavours to prevent, and where that cannot be done, to discover and bring to juftice thofe concerned in the aforefaid practices; and to prevent and difperfe all treasonable, feditious, or unlawful affemblies; the neceffary orders having been already iffued to the feveral officers of his Majefty's forces in this kingdom, to be aiding and affifting to the civil magiftrates in the execution of their duties for that purpofe. Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin, the 6th day of November 1796.

The French, it appears, lay great ftrefs on the difaffected fpirit of the Irish. The infurrection of Ireland (fay their newspapers) which turns upon England herfelf the difafters of civil war, which fhe maintained, during three years, on the blood-stained foil of La Vendee, must fix the attention of Europe. It may be productive of incalculable confequences; perhaps the peace of France depends on it.

EDINBURGH.

His Majefty's order in Council, iffued for granting letters of marque and general reprifals against the Spaniards, was read at the Crofs with the ufual forma, lities.

The paffage boat from Leith to Kirkcaldy, in attempting to make Kirkcaldy harbour, got on the rocks to the eastward, and foon after went to pieces. All on board were saved, but goods to a confiderable amount were loft.

The fishermen of Newhaven, to the number of 59, have addreffed a very patriotic and fpirited letter to the Lord Provoft, making a tender of their fervices on board any of his Majefty's fhips of war or gun boats, on the ftation of the Frith of Forth, in cafe of an invafion. At a meeting of the juftices of peace and heretors of Mid Lothian, a medal was voted to them as a mark of the fenfe the county had of their bravery and public fpirit.

17. This day Robert Cullen, Efq; Advocate, after going through the ufual probationary trials, took his feat on the bench of the Court of Seffion, under the title of Lord Cullen.

On the evening of the 19th, four pri foners made their efcape from jail, by digging a hole through the wall. One of them, A. Mitchell, pretended lunacy fome days before. He was put into a ftrait waistcoat, which, against next morning, he found means to tear to pieces. He was next handcuffed; these he twifted and broke off; then he was. faftened to the long bar, which he likewife tore up.

Lady Elliot and family arrived from Corfica, in the Gorgon frigate. They left Corfica on the 4th ult. Sir Gilbert remains at Porto Ferrajo.

25. This day the Magiftrates raised the price of bread, wheaten, 94d. household, 74d.

26. A man was rode over in the Cowgate by a cart laft night in a ftate of intoxication, and died this morning. He was a blacksmith by trade.

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of confiderable importance. The ref pondents brought an action, in the Court of Seffion, against the appellants, for payment of a debt they claimed from the eftate of the late Mr Grant. There were various objections stated, and all of them over-ruled by the Court of Seffion. In particular, it was argued, that the appellants, executors appointed by, and acting under an English will proved in England, and over an eftate governed by the laws of England, could not be called upon in the Court of Seffion to account for their a&tings, as they were bound to account in the Courts of England only, where alone the executors could be difcharged of their trust, and in which country the whole creditors might be made parties to a fuit. The Houfe of Lords, after hearing counfel, on the motion of the Lord Chancellor, reverfed all the interlocutors of the Court of Seffion, excepting that part of an interlocutor which found, that, in the prefcription of bills, the last day of grace muit be taken as the day of payment: leaving it to the refpondents to institute a claim in a competent way against the executors of Mr Grant.-Counsel for the appellants, the Lord Advocate and Mr Dallas; Solicitor, Mr Campbell. For the refpondents, Meff. Grant and Anf truther; Solicitor, Mr Spottifwoode.

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43 Linlithgowshire 17

24 Annan

24 Linlithgow 5

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The

dest danghter of Mr Robert Newbigging, writer in Lanark.

The Rev. Alexander Forrester, minister of the gospel at Linton, to Mifs Charlotte M'Caul, daughter of the Rev. Dr M'Caul, one of the Minifters of Glasgow.

Oct. 8. At Portsmouth, George Johnstone, M. D. to Mifs Meik, eldest daughter of Dr Meik, King's Physician to the town and gar

rifon of Portsmouth.

10. At Whitehouse, Mr Adam Rolland, W. S. to Mifs Anne Newbigging, daughter of Mr Newbigging.

11. John Thomas Stanley, Efq; eldest fon of Sir John Stanley, of Aderley, Bart. to the Hon. Mifs Holroyd, daughter of the Right Hon. Lord Sheffield.

Charles Lyell, Efq; of Kinordie, to Mifs Smith, daughter of Thomas Smith, Efq; of St Martin's Lane, London.

18. Capt. Scarth, of the Princess of Wales' light dragoons, to Mifs Eliza Johnston, of Dumfries.

THE weather has been tolerably mild, and very favourable for the husbandry during the whole of the month. In MidLothian rain would have been of fervice; many places have fuffered for want of water. The markets are high for the feafon, beef and mutton 4d. and 5d. per lb. pork 6d. veal 7d. eggs is. per dozen. Fish rather scarce, excepting the herrings, which are 8 for a penny.- -In England, the wheat season has fo long continued fine, that a much larger breadth has been fown throughout the kingdom than was expected: The early plants on tender foils have, as is ufual in mild open weather, been touched in fome places with the flug: but sheep treading, or heavy rolling, has checked the mischief, where good husbandry prevails: The wheats later fown, however, plant more regularly, and have at prefent the fairer promife. The mice in the eaftern diftrict ftill continue their devastations, and do great damage to the new fown corn, particularly clover leys not closely rolled down. Oats are found to rife abundantly, and the barleys prove a good average crop, but the quality is in general courfe. From the abundance of latter grafs, 19. James Edmonstone, Efq; of Newton, the continuing growth of turnips and to Mifs Barbara Seton, daughter of the decole feeds, and the profpect of plenty of ceafed Sir Henry Seton, Bt. rye, tares, and other fpring feed, hay is falling daily in price.--In the wool trade nothing material has been done fince the laft report. The hop-planters complain of the number of dead-hills, and the scarcity of fets to replace them: Lean stock of all kinds, except in small lots, is hardly to be procured for money; the principal graziers of Leicesterfhire and Buckinghamshire have lately bought in their best oxen at little fhort of 35. per stone.

LISTS.

MARRIAGES.

At Petersburgh the King of Sweden to the Princess Alexandrina daughter of the Grand Duke of Ruffia.

At Rotterdam, Mr John Jay, merchant in that city, to Mifs Helen Livingston, daughter of the late Alexander Livingston, Efq; of Aberdeen.

Sir Thomas Gage, Bt. to Mifs Charlotte Campbell, coufin to Lord Cawdor.

Dr Gregory, physician in Edinburgh, to Mifs Ifabella Macleod, daughter of Donald Macleod, Efq; of Geanies.

Sept. 27. The Rev. Wm Menzies, minifter of Lanark, to Mifs Jane Newbigging, elVOL, LVIH.

James Stewart, Efq; of Carfin, mer chant in London, to Mifs Sword of Glasgow.

Capt. Donald Cameron, of the Lochaber G. Volunteers, to Mifs J. C. Cochran, daughter of Capt. Cochran, of the Invalids, Fort William.

20. Mr Wm Callander, writer in Edinburgh, to Mifs Barbara Davidson, daughter of the late Mr John Davidson, Dalmeny.

22. Francis Grahame, Efq; of Morphine, to Mifs Marion Hutchifon, daughter of Dr James Hutchifon of Drumore.

burgh, to Mifs Magdalane Webfter, daugh 24. Mr James Young, writer in Edin

ter of Mr Robert Webiter, at Mains of Errol

of Naval Works, to Mifs Sophia Fordyce, 26. General Bentham, Surveyor General daughter of Dr Fordyce, of Effex street,

London.

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Nov. 1. At Dundee, James Allardice, Efq; of the island of St Vincent's, to Mifs Sufanna Keith, daughter of James Keith, Efq; Collec tor of Excife, Dundee.

2. John Span, Efq; merchant in Bristol, to Mifs Munro, of Granada, with a fortune of 40,00cl.

James Connell, Efq; of Madras, to Mifs
Janet Ferrier, daughter of Mr James Ferrier,
W. S.
At Drumfheugh, Carr, Efq; of
Leeds, to Mifs Erskine, daughter of the late
Lord Alva.

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8. Capt. Barclay, of the Weft Lowland Fencibles, to Mifs Kefterman, daughter of the late Wm Kefterman, Efq;

12. Capt. James Floyer Erfkine, of the Scotch Brigade, to Mifs Shairp of Hoddam. 17. At London, Capt. J. C. Mitchell, of S R the

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