the Cockermouth, of and from Bristol for Oporto; and the Mary, Salmon, from Newfoundland for Portugal; all carried into Vigo.

The Swinton, Peat, from Jamaica for London, carried into Morlaix.

The Charming Molly, Mackean, from Barbadoes for New England; and the Speedwell, Matty, from Salem for the West Indies; both carried into Martinico.

The Victory, Measury, from Salem for the Weft Indies, carried into St Thomas.

The Lively Jane, Ramfay, from Clyde for Jamaica, carried into Hispaniola.

The John, Robert, from Oporto for Ply. mouth, carried into Havre-de-grace.

The Hodgson, Payne, from Virginia for London; the Anne, Macghie, from Jamaica; and the Drake, Smith, from London for Halifax; all carried into Louifburg. The Province fnow of Boston, Douce, of 14 guns, being fent to look into that harbour, was taken, and carried in

there.

The Victory privateer of London, Caine, of 40 guns and 350 men; the Ranger privateer of and the Elifabeth, Gaffney, Bristol, Timberman; from Boston for London; all carried into Breft. The privateers were taken by war-fhips. They alfo took the Laurel privateer of London, took and funk the fhip.

out the

men,

The Charles, Dodd, and the Martha, Thompfon, both from Jamaica for London; the Carlifle, from Norway for Barbadoes; and the Seanymph, Sexton, from London for Bofton; all taken by Bayonne privateers.

The Elifabeth, Caffen, from Virginia for Aberdeen; and the May, Boyter, from Hamburg for the frith of Forth; both carried into Norway.

The Jonathan and James, Murphy, from Dublin for Gibraltar, carried into Marseilles.

The Cambridge, Young, from Dyfart for Campvere; the Exchange, Craig, for Dyfart, and the Barbara, Braid, for Anstruther, both from Campvere; the Ifabel and Janet, Reid, from Hamburg for Leith; and the Hamoaze, Jones, from Petersburg for Falmouth; all taken by Dunkirk privateers. The Prince Frederick packet-boat, from Dover for Flushing, was taken Dec. 21. and carried into Dunkirk.

The Humber, Hill, from Virginia for London, carried into St Jean de Luz.

The Betfy, Furze, from Bristol for Jamaica, carried into Guardaloupe.

The Margaret of Craill, Erfkine, from Gottenburg, in ballaft, the men taken out, and the fhip pillaged and burnt.

The Elifabeth and Janet, Ogilvie, from Leith for St Lucar, taken Nov. 30. She was after wards chafed on fhore by a British privateer, and loft.

Taken, but ranfomed: The Mary, Grant, from Campvere for Murray frith, for 150 l.; the Mermaid, Bumstead; the Lapwing, Wheatley; and the, Mezen; these three of Harwich.

Taken, but whither carried not mentioned: The Jenny, Afh, from London for Seville; the Calenburgh, Chalmers, from Yarmouth for the Streights; the Osborne privateer, Johnson, of 12 guns; the Jane and Mary, Compton, from London for Exeter; the Swan, Cowan, from Liverpool for Africa; and the Hannah, Pearcy, from South Carolina, but last from London.

Sept. 24. At Naffau hall in New Jersey, in the 41ft year of his age, the Rev. Mr Aaron Burr, Prefident of the college there. In 1747 Mr Burr fucceeded Mr Jonathan Dicken fon in the prefidentship; and Mr Jonathan Edwards fucceeds Mr Burr.

In Jamaica, James Dawkins, Efq; an eminent planter in that ifland, and a member of the Britifh houfe of Commons for Hindon, Wiltshire.

At Albany, George Monro, Efq; LieutenantColonel of Otway's foot, in North America. He commanded at Fort William-Henry on Lake George, when it was taken by the French [540.]

08. 18. At Lifbon, Don Antonio, uncle to the King of Portugal. He was born March 15. 1694.

Nov. 10. At his caftle near Fez, in Morocco, in an advanced age, Muley Abdallah, Emperor of Morocco. He is fucceeded by his fon Sedy Mahomet, Prince of Morocco.

At a village near Chefter, Hannah Obrian. She was born in Ireland in 1647.

At Hawhill, near Seamer, in Cleveland, in the 99th year of his age, Mr Robert Downs, a farmer.

Dec. 3. At Brumpton, aged 95, Sir Philip Meadows, late Joint Comptroller of the accounts of the army, Commiffioner of Chelsea hospital, and Knight-Marshal. He is fucceeded as KnightMarshal, by his eldest son, Sidney Meadows, Efq;

3. At London, in an advanced age, Sir Humphry Monoux of Wooton, Bedfordshire. He reprefented the town of Bedford in two parliaments.

3. At Bamff, in the 36th year of her age, Mrs Jean Urquhart, daughter of William Urquhart

of

of Meldrum, Eq; and relict of Capt. John Urquhart of Cromarty, who died likewife at Bamff, June 19. 1756, leaving issue three sons and four daughters.

5. At London, Mrs Grizel Stewart, wife of Archibald Stewart, Efq; merchant in that city, and formerly Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and member for the city.

7. At Clafgow, Mr Robert Colquhoun, townclerk of that city.

8. At Edinburgh, in an advanced age, Mr James Mitchelfon, goldsmith and jeweller.

12. At his feat at Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerfet, fecond Duke of England, Warden and Chief Juftice in Eyre of all his Majefty's parks, &c. north of Trent. He was member for Salisbury in the 9th parliament of G. Britain; which met Dec. 4. 3741. He married Mary daughter and heiress of Daniel Webb, Efq; of Monckton Farley, Wilts, and niece and heiress of Edward Somner, Efq; of Seen, in the fame county; by whom he hath left iffue four fons and a daughter. He is fucceeded in honours and eftate by Edward Lord Seymour, his eldest fon. His Grace was lineally defcended from Edward Lord Seymour, eldeft fon of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, the first Duke of Somerfet, by his firft wife Katharine. This Duke, commonly called the great Duke of Somerset, was uncle to King Edward VI. and Lord Protector of the kingdom, and Governor to the King during his minority; and was the happy inftrument of introducing the reformation into England; though he afterwards fell a facrifice to the ambition of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, who had formed a project of bringing the crown into his own famiIy, by marrying his fourth fon, Lord Guildford Dudley, to Lady Jane Gray, eldest daughter of the Duke of Suffolk by Frances Brandon, who, by Henry VIII.'s will, was next in fucceffion after Princess Elifabeth. Lord Seymour accompanied his father in his expedition into Scotland at the head of an army, to compel the Scots to perform the treaty of marriage that had been concluded between K. Edward VI. only fon of K. Henry VIII. of England, and Q. Mary, only child of K. James V. of Scotland, which the Scots had refused to do; and though he behaved with the utmost bravery in the battle with the Scots army near Muffelburgh, Sept. 10. 1547, in which the Scots were totally routed, and was knighted in the field; yet his father difinherited him, to gratify the pride and ambition of his fecond wife, Lady Anne Stanhope, whofe iffue enjoyed the honours till February 1750, when the male iffue of the younger branch became extinct by the death of Algernon Duke of Somerfet. Sir Edward Seymour of Maiden Bradley, the Duke now deceased, upon Algernon's death, claimed the title of Duke of Somerfet and Baron Seymour, his title was sustained, and he was fummoned to parliament accordingly, after his family had been excluded near 200 years. The prefent Duke is faid to be the ninth Duke of Somerset, and, what

is remarkable, to be the ninth of the name of Edward, in a direct line from father to son, reckoning according to the elder branch.

12. At London, in the 86th year of his age, Colley Cibber, Efq; Poet Laureat, an eminent comedian.

15. At Madrid, after a long illness, Sir Benjamin Keene, K. B. his Majefty's Ambassados Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at that court. This gentleman was British minister there before the late war, and figned the famous convention with Spain, the breach of which on the part of Spain gave rife to that war; and returned in the fame quality to the Spanish court after the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, where he has constantly refided ever fince.

At Milton, in the county of Kildare, Ireland, aged 104, Mrs Mary French.

16. At Cupar in Fife, aged upwards of 100, Mrs Grizel Fletcher, widow of James Preston of Denbrae, Efq; and daughter of Sir John Fletcher of Cranston, who was Advocate to K. Charles II. after the restoration. By her death the estate of Denbrae defcends to her grandnephew, Col. John Scott of the guards, second son of David Scott of Scotftarvet, Efq;

18. At his feat in Perthshire, in the 84th year of his age, Thomas Drummond of Logicalmond, Efq; His eftate devolves to John Drummond, fon of Willians Drummond of Ballathie.

20. At Edinburgh, Mrs Helen Meldrum, widow of Capt. Alexander Abercrombie of Glaffaugh, and mother of the prefent James Abercrombie of Glaffaugh, Major-General of his Majefty's forces, and Colonel of the 44th regiment of foot, now in North America.

27. At Edinburgh, Mr John Lumifden of Blanerne, Writer to the Signet. He was admitted of that fociety in 1701, and was the oldest member when he died.

28. At the palace of St James's, Princess Caroline Elifabeth, third daughter of his present Majefty. Her Royal Highness was born at Hanover, June 10. 1713, and had been in a bad state of health for several years. It is faid, the has left 20,000l. to charitable ufes. By an order iffued from the Lord Chamberlain's office, of Dec. 28. the court went into mourning Jan. 1.; and by an order from the Earl of Effingham, Lord Marshal, dated Jan. 2. a general mourning is injoined.

28. At Weltminster, John Saintlo, Efq; a Rear-Admiral. He was made a captain and took post in 1712, and was one of the oldest officers in the navy.

Lately, at Barcelona in Spain, aged 102, Hyacinte Naranje, a failor.

P. S. Jan. 7. 1758. At Edinburgh, Dr David Kinneir, phyfician in that city.

7. At Edinburgh, in an advanced age, Mr Allan Ramfay, formerly a bookfeller in that city. He was well known for his Gentle Shepherd, and many other poetical pieces in the Scotch dialect, which he wrote and collected.

8. At Braid, near Edinburgh, Mr John Yair, bookfeller in Edinburgh.

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PREFERMENTS.
Taken from the London Gazette.
The King has been pleased,

Dec. 10.-to grant unto the Right Hon. Sir John Ligonier, and his heirs-male, the dignity of a Vijcount of Ireland, by the title of Viscount Ligonier, of Enneskillen.

20.-to grant unto Major-Gen. Lord George Sackville, the office of Lieutenant-General of his Majefty's Ordnance, [in the room of Lord Visc. Ligonier].

Taken from other papers.

Francis Barnard, Efq; Governor and CaptainGeneral of New Jersey, in the room of Jonathan Belcher, Efq; deceased.

James Townshend Ofwald, Efq; Secretary and Clerk of the Crown in the Leeward islands.

Courthorpe Clayton, Efq; Avenor and ClerkMartial of the King's ftables, in the room of Mr Blomberg, deceased.

Mr David Stephenfon, Clerk of the works in the tower of London, in the room of Dougal Campbell, Efq; deceased. [614]

William Euftace, Major of the 5th regiment of foot, Lord George Bentinck's.

Capt. Brereton, First Major, and the Hon. Capt. Monfon, Second Major, of a battalion deftined for the East Indies, under the command of Col. Draper.

Lord Newbattle, a Captain in Molefworth's dragoons.

William Whitehead, Efq; late of Clare-hall, Cambridge, Poet Laureat to his Majefty, in the room of Colley Cibber, Efq; deceased. Appointed Dec. 19. by the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain.

New Members: George Delaval, for Northumberland; William Staunton, for lpfwich; Thomas Yorke, for Richmond; Capt. Digby, for Wells; George Venables Vernon junior, for Weobly, in the room of Sir William Middleton, Adm. Vernon, John Yorke, Lord Digby, and Adm. Moftyn, all deceafed.

John Finch, for Maidstone, in the room of Lord Guernsey, now Earl of Aylesford. Commanders of men of war: Capt. Matthew Buckle, of the Royal George, of 100 guns; Capt. Peter Denis, of the Dorfetfhire, of 74 guns, a new Thip; Capt. Porter, of the Alcide, of 60 guns; Lieut. Lobb, (of the Royal George), of the Cruifer floop.

Edinburgh, Jan. 13.1758. Oatmeal rid. Peafcmeal and Bear-meal 7 d. halfpenny and 8 d.

Prices of stocks, &c. at London, Jan. 5. 1758.

Bank-ftock 117 a 3 4ths. India ditto fhut. South-fea ftock fhut. Ditto old annuities, 1ft fubfcript. 90 3 Sths. Ditto, 2d fubfcript. 90. 1 4th. Ditto new annuities, 1ft fubfcript. fhut. Ditto, 2d fubfcript. fhut. Three 1 half bank-annuities, Ift fubfcript. 90 3 8ths. a 1 half. Ditto, 2d fubfcript. 90 I 4th a 3 8ths. Three per cent. bankannuities fhut. Ditto 1726, fhut. Three cent. bank-annuities 1757, hut. Ditto Scuth-fea annuities 1751, fhut. Ditto India-annuities 89 5 8ths. Three I half bank-annuities 1756, hut. Bank-circulation 2 1. prem. India bonds 2 l. 12s. a 13 s. prem. Navy and victualling bills 2 per cent. discount.

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