Captures for December 1758.

By Brilib men of war, &c.

BY the Windfor: The Ufrow Ida Wilhelmine, of and from Amfterdam for Port Paffage, with powder and shot, fent into Portsmouth.

By the Edinburgh and the Dreadnought: A French (now, carried into Port Royal, Jamaica. By the Richmond, Capt. Hankerfon: The Entreprenant, a privateer of Dunkirk, of 8 carriage-guns, 6 fwivels, and 52 men, with two ranfomers on board, one for 90 1. from a Scotch fhip, and one for 150l. from a cod fmack, carried into Yarmouth.

By the Barbadoes floop: The Diamond, a privateer of Martinico, carried into Barbadoes.

By privateers, &c.

By the Antigua: The Katharine, Maclean, from New York for Tortola, retaken.

By the Maidstone, Watfon: The Elifabeth, from St Euftatia; and the Regena, from Rochelle for Bremen; both fent into Dover.

By the Little William of Leith, Murray: A Dutch hip from Martinico for Amsterdam, worth 9000 l. carried into Virginia.

By the Anfon: The Juffrow Anna Maria, from Surinam for Holland, fent into Bristol.

By the Nugent, Copythorne, and the Virginian, Wright, from Bristol: A French fhip with falt, carried into Virginia.

By the George, Haley, the King George, Leaycroft, and the Abercrombie, Valentine: A schooner with fugar, from Hifpaniola.

By the Hazard: Two Dutch ships, richly laden, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Kingfton, Morgan: A French brig, and a Dutch-French brig, both carried into Kingston, Jamaica.

By the Mercury, Connell: The Young Elias, a Dutch-French loop, from Port Louis for Cu

засао.

By the Royal Hefter of New York: The Molly, formerly the Nancy privateer of Guernsey, with fifh, oil, planks, t. from Quebec for Cape François, carried into New York.

By whom taken not mentioned: The Dolphin from Cette; and the Two Brothers, from Rochelle for Hamburg; both carried into Doyer.

By the French.

THE Thomas, Harper, from Corke for Gibraltar, carried into Tariffa.

The Neptune, Gardiner, from New England

for Bilboa, carried into Bayonne.

The Dublin Merchant, Glegg, from Peter burg for London, carried into Oftend, by the M Belleifle privateer. This privateer, which has done fo much damage on our coats, mou, sith guns, and had at first 500 men. She was, with four other frigates, fitted out by the ladies of the court of France, under the direction of the famous Madam Pompadour, has been out thefe two years, and has taken thirty-four veffelsin ail. M. Thurot, her commander, is faid to be a natural fon of Marfhal de Belleifle. She is at last arrived in France.

The Maria, Houston, from Antigua for St Martin's; the Dobbs, Woolridge, from ditto for North Carolina; the Anna, Hardie, from ditto for Philadelphia; the Garley, Bible, from Philadelphia for Antigua; the William and Thomas, Lang, from New York for Antigua; the Rofe, Bafhaw, from Liverpool for Tortola; the Sufannah, Brown, from Cape Fear for Antigua; the Olive, Kemp, from Newhaven for ditto; the Meryon, Tracy, from Newbery for St Euftatia; the Three Brothers, Farran, from Dublin, the Speedwell, Haig, from Philadelphia, the Frifbie, from New London, the Hawke, Melling, from Lancaster, and the Warner, Stratham, from Bristol, all for Antigua; the Patience, Mackennel, from ditto for St Croix; the Profperity, Richardfon, from Dublin, and the Seiver from Peotahia, both for Antigua; all carried into Martinico and Guardaloupe.

The Success, Blake, from Dublin for Antigua, burnt.

Taken, but whither carried not mentioned: The Success, Hubbard, from Lynn for Newcastle; and the Peggy, Middleton, from Newfoundland for Ferrol.

Taken, but ranfomed: The Baltic Merchant, Horfley, for 450 guineas; the Seaflower of Yarmouth, Whitby, for 350 ditto; the Thomas and Mary of London, Bartou, for 350 ditto; the Charming Kitty, Betagh, for 200 ditto; the Samuel and Mary of Plymouth, Rowe, for 750 ditto; the Baltimore, Farthing, for 300 ditto; the Providence of Scarborough, Lumley, for 300 ditto; and the Prince George of Newcastle, Fatin, for 400 ditto, all these by the Fulvie privateer of Dunkirk: and the Betty, Norman from Middleburg for the frith of Forth, for 200 gui

ncas.

Captures for January 1759.

By British men of war, &c.
Taken from the London gazette.

Y the Juno, Capt. Phillips: The Machault, a

ginia, carried into Quebec.

The Sally, Hughes, from Bristol for Alicant, carried into Marfeilles.

The Aclom, Mifer, from Liverpool for Lon don; and the Triumph, Allen, with 100 tuns Jogwood, and a parcel of iron; both carried into Dunkirk.

The Mary, Norris, from Ireland for London, carried into Havre de grace.

deck, and 240 men, taken Jan. 25. and brought into Plymouth found. Three days before this privateer had taken the Indian Queen of Bristol, and was returning with her prize to France. The prize escaped.

By the Saphire: The St Michael, Bertamont, a privateer of Dunkirk, of 6 guns and so men, with a ranfomer on board. The privateer had taken

the lower deck, which he performed with great alacrity.

As we have been fo greatly damaged in our mafts, yards, fails, and rigging, particularly our malts, I thought proper to fend the carpenter of the Buckingham, as he can better give you an account by word of mouth, of what fithes we shall want, than many words of my writing.

Before I conclude, I cannot help representing to you the inhuman, ungenerous, and barbarous behaviour of the French during the action. No rafcally picaroon, or pirate, could have fired worfe ftuff into us than they did, fuch as fquare bits of iron, old tufty nails, and, in short, every thing that could tend to the destruction of men; a fpecimen of which, pleafe God, I fhall produce to you upon my arrival."

In this engagement, Mr George Marshall, first lieutenant, was killed; Capt. Tyrell, Mr Matthew Winterborne, mafter, and Mr Harris, lieutenant of marines, were much wounded. There were befides 5 feamen and i marine killed, 9 feamen and 3 marines much wounded, 2 midthip men, 26 feamen, and 3 marines flightly wounded; and 1 midihipman and I scaman died of their wounds.

Other papers bear, that when Capt. Tyrell arrived at Antigua, he was received with great honour; that all the hips in the harbour hoifted their colours, and fired their guns, and all the fmall boats attended in conducting him afhore; that when he landed, the principal inhabitants came to compliment him on his conduct and bravery:- and that the Floriant had 180 men killed and 5 wounded; that she was towed into the Granadoes, with feven feet water in her hold, by the two frigates; and that she has been condemned, as unfit for fervice.

Taken from other papers.

By the Gofport: The Young Frow Anna Emmerentia, from St Euftatia for Amfterdam, carried into Plymouth

By the Dreadnought and the Affiftance: The Three Brothers, Baker, from North Carolina for Jamaica, retaken, fent into Jamaica.

By the Dreadnought Capt. Suckling: A finall French privateer fchooner, carried into Port Roy. al, Jamaica.

By the Woolwich: The Henrietta, Cole, from Barbadoes for Maryland, retaken, carried into St Kitts.

By the Hornet loop, Capt. Charles Napier, and the Port Royal floop: A French Dutch hip with 330 flaves, carried into Port Royal, Jamaica.

By privateers, &c.

By the Dragon of Bristol: The Little Lucy and Sophia, from St Thomas for Copenhagen, carried into Corke.

By the Mercury, Connell: A French-Dutch floop, carried into Port-Royal, Jamaica.

By the Fonthill, Kitchen, from London and Gibraltar: A French privateer of 12 carriage guns, carried into Antigua; and a Dutch loop

and a schooner, with French produce, for Curacao, carried into Kingston, Jamaica.

By the Thomas of Montferrat, Philips: A French privateer of 14 guns, with four merchantmen under her convoy, from Cape François for France, carried into Jamaica.

By the Baltimore letter of marque of Liverpool, Lownds: The Refolute, from Curacao for Amfterdam, carried into Virginia.

By the Fly of Antigua, Lefley: A floop with 96 hogheads fugar, and about 150 bags coffee, carried into Antigua

By the Oliver Cromwell of New York, Nicoll: The St Jacques, a letter of marque, of 14 fixpounders, from Bourdeaux for Canada and Cape François, carried into New York.

By the Columbine of New York, Lane: The Margaretta, a French fnow, with fish and oil, for France, carried into New York.

By the Amazon: The Lady, from St Domingo for France, carried into Guernsey.

By the Bellona: The Drake, from St Domingo, carried into Guernsey.

By the King of Pruffia of New York, Donaldfon: Three fhips in balast from Quebec for Cape François, fent to South Carolina.

Captures, &c. by the French.

THE Anna, Dickinson, from Corke and Fal

mouth for London; the Earl of Loudon, Lifk, from London for Halifax; and the Charming Rachel, Cuningham, from New York for Liverpool; all carried into Dunkirk.

The Benjamin, Lepron, from Corke for London, loft going into Calais.

The Anne galley, from Bristol and Whitchaven for Africa, taken and destroyed.

The Good King, Catlin; the Grandson, Maccarthie, from Corke for Madeira; the Biddy, Hamilton, from Africa; the George, Saunders, from Briftol; the Hannah, Hofkins, from Briftol and Corke; and the Hyndman, Giles, from Glafgow for the Leeward iflands; all carried intc Martinico.

The Speedwell, Stewart, from Dublin for Antigua; the Charming Betty, Drifcol, from Cork for St Kitt's; the Carolina, Thompson, from Pifcataqua for Antigua; the Bedford, Amonet from Virginia for Barbadoes; the -, Mainbury from Pifcataqua for Antigua; the -, Bartram from Newhaven for ditto; the -, Bofden, from New York for ditto; the Mary Anne, Mitchell from Philadelphia for Barbadoes; the -, Keland from Carolina for St Kitt's; the Lefley, Onflow with 323 flaves, and the Salisbury, Sacheverell with 179, both from Old Calabar; all carried in to Guardaloupe.

Taken, but ranfomed: The Dragon, Gibson from North Carolina for the Leeward islands.

Taken, but whither carried not mentioned The Ifabella, Kennedy, from Waterford fo London; the Jofeph, from Bristol and Corke fo Malaga; the Prince of Wales, a privateer Antigua; the Pollock, Auld, from Virginia fo Antigua; the Charming Betty, Colly, from A

Jan.1759.

and Deaths.

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12. At the Hague, her Royal Highness, Anne Princefs-Royal of G. Britain, Princefs-dowager of Orange and Naffau, and Governante of the United Provinces. She was born at Hanover Nov. 2. 1709; and married, March 25. 1734, to William-Charles-Henry-Frifo, Prince of Orange and Naffau, who died Oct. 22. 1751 [xiii. 502.]: by whom she has left iflue, Pr. William, hereditary Stadtholder of the United Pro

1758.

Earl of Kildare, Thomas Conolly, of Castletown, in the county of Kildare, Efq; married to Lady Louifa Lennox, third daughter of the late Duke of Richmond, and fifter to the

Countess of Kildare.

Ja.3. 1759. At London, Sir Richard Adams, one of the Barons of the Exchequer, to Mifs Amy and, fifter to Claudius Amyand, Efq; one of

the Commisioners of the Culioms.

12. James Hamilton of Aikenhead, Efq; to Mifs Menie Roberton, daughter of Maj Roberton of Earnock, deceased.

23. At Balledgarno, in the carfe of Gowrie, Mr Walter Ferguson Writer in Edinburgh, to Mrs Anne Philips, widow of the Hon. William Widdrington, Efq; eldest son of the late Lord Widdrington.

BIRTHS.

Jan. 20. 1759. At Buntingford, Hertfordshire, Mrs Borrett, wife of Mr Borrett, grocer and tallowchandler, delivered of three fons, baptized Arabam, Ifaac, and Jacob. The eldest died foon after his birth, but the other two were likely to live.

26. At his Lordship's feat of Hatton, the Countess of Lauderdale, of a son and heir-appa

rent.

P.S. Feb. 1. At Hopetoun-house, the Countess of Hopetoun, of a daughter, baptized Sophia. [52.] DEATHS.

Dec. 26. 1758. In Ireland, in the 74th year of his age, Capt. George Bell, of the late Gen. Pontonby's regiment. He ferved in all the campagos of Q. Anne, K. George I. and his prefent Majelty. He was at the battle of Preston, and alf ferved during the late rebellion.

At Vienna, aged 105. Anna Maria Neblin. 29. At Stephen's green, Duelin, the Hon. Mrs Butler, relict of the Hon. Capt. Thomas Bader, and daughter of Dr Cuming, physician

in Dublin

30. At Finchley common, aged near 90, Laby Cotton, widow of Sir John Cotton, and mother of the present Sir Lynch Cotton, of Cheshire. 35. At London, Mifs Sophia Neville, fifter to Lord Abergavenny.

Jan. 2. 1759 At London, Sir John Buckwith He was member for Weobly in the gth parlament of G Britain.

7. At Earlton houfe, Galloway, Mrs Jean Caningham, wife of William Newall of Barike ch, Efq, and fifter to Sir David Cuningham of Corkhill

-"Her children roline, born Feb. 28. 1742-3-have lost a most tender mother; the perfons of her court a mild and grateful mistress; the poor a liberal benefactor; and religion a model of piety and virtue. She preferved till the last an admirable prefence of mind, calmness, and magnanimity. She poffeffed the happy fecret to make herself univerfally beloved by all ranks of people, fo that her death is not only regretted by her family and friends, but by all good patriots. A little before the expired, the fent for her children, embraced them with the utmoft tenderness, told them the was going to leave them for ever, but the hoped God would protect them; then took her leave of them in the moft moving manner." Lond. Chron. The day after her death her will was opened, by which her R. Highness has appointed the King of G. Britain, her father, and the Princess-dowager of Orange and Naffau, mother of the late Prince, her husband, to be honorary tutor and tutorefs to her children, and Prince, Lewis of Brunfwic-Wolffenbuttle, FieldMarthal of the Dutch forces, and brother to the reigning Duke of Brunfwic, to be acting tutor and administrator of the estates and effects of the houfe of Orange during the minority of the Prince.

12. At Edinburgh, Mr Thomas Cleghorn,

brewer.

At London, in the 100th year of her age, Mrs Novely, formerly a linendraper.

14. At London, in an advanced age, the Countefs-dowager of Clencarty, of Ireland.

14. At his houfe of Inchmartin, James Ogilvie of Inchmartin, Efq;

16. At Crenches, aged 84, Mr John Camp bell, minister of that parish.

18. At Roberthill, in the 75th year of his age, James Douglas of Dornoch, Efq;

At the village of la Barthe de Riviere, in the diocese of Comminges, France, aged 112, Espagno, furgeon. He never was let blood nor purged, and was fubject to no kind of diflemper, though he feldom went to bed fober. He exercifed his profeffion till the last day of his life. He was twice married; the first time at the age of 20, and the fecond at 90 years old. Of the last marriage he has left a daughter, who is twenty years old, is married, and has a child.

20. At his houfe near Edinburgh, Sir James Ferguson of Kilkerran, one of the Senators of the college of Juftice, and one of the Commiffioners of Justiciary. He is fucceeded in title and estate, by his eldest fon, Adam, an advocate.

20. At London, aged 92, Mr Myonett. He H 2

was