t's garden, appeared to thrive as as if they had been in their native Gov. Johnston of West Florida has offerreward of 5000 dollars to any one hall introduce the manufacture of petre into that province. London, Jan. 3. They write from pool, that goods to the amount of xol. were hipped last week by the chants there for Pensacola." BRITISH WEST INDIES. London, Jan. 10. They write from its, that feveral new warm remonfances are preparing by the inhabitants hat ifland, to be sent over to the mo-country, on the subject of privilege." Grenada, Nov. 13. The latter end 3ft month we had a violent fhock of earthquake, which has done great dade, particularly to feveral fugar-works, many houfes are destroyed. The mare in feveral places thrown down, be that it is impoffible to ride round the hand on horfeback." Dominica, 08. 6. We have the teft profpect imaginable of a most exve trade. Numbers of fettlers arrive fince the glorious news of a free Cut being established. Town-lots fell bigh; the laft fold in Charlotteor Rofeau, the buildings on which not worth 501. brought 6381. cur, reckoning a Spanish dollar at 8s. and at Prince Rupert's bay, the cipal lots fell from 300l. to 500l. fing at private fale." he London, Jan. 30. A capital houfe put this city is preparing to fhip over adds on commithon for Dominica, to the unt of 78,000 1." "London, Jan. 1767. The frost which fet in at the latter end of December, continued to increase, and was very intenfe all the prefent month, except the 16th, 17th, and 18th days, when there was an appearance of its breaking; but on the 19th it again appeared with increafed rigour, and fo continued till the 22d, when a kindly thaw relieved the direful apprehenfions of the public. During its continuance the diftreffes of the poor in town and country were truly pitiable, though the generous hand of relief was held forth by numbers of the nobility, gentry, clergy, and other worthy perfons and corporations. Fuel and every neceffary of life were remarkably dear; and bread advanced to eight pence halfpenny the quartern-loaf, as the meal-barges could not bring their lading down the river, which was frozen fo hard as to stop the navigation both above and below bridge. Many perfons retarded or jammed in by the ice, perifhed with cold, in boats or other craft, and the wherries could not ply as ufual. In London, Westminster, and the fuburbs, many melancholy accidents happened, fuch as numbers perifhing with cold, or breaking limbs by, the flipperinefs of the streets, and the draught-cattle could fcarcely keep their feet. Many fuch accidents also happened to those who were purfuing the diverfion of fkaiting on the ice. - In the coun try the fnow lay fo deep, and fo filled up the roads, hollows, and valleys, that ma ny people loft their lives therein, or lost their ways, and died of fevere cold. Sheep and cattle perished in confiderable num bers, the roads were almost impaffable, and the stages and mails with difficulty. and danger, and great lofs of time, performed their journeys. - The month. was also remarkable for very tempestuous weather at fea, by which great numbers of veffels were wrecked on our own and the neighbouring coafts, and several of their crews perifhed. On the 2d inftant great damage was fuftained by the fhip 300 labourers were employed by the miffioners of the new pavement in c ing the streets of Westminster of and ice. From the 3d to the 14t ftant, it froze inceffantly at Paris. degrees of cold were very accurately ferved at the royal college by four regulated thermometers, and has found to exceed that in 1740 [ii. 42 three degrees, and to be but two grees and a half thort of that of 17 Gent. Mag. "London, Fan. 13. At a court of dermen held on purpose to inquire the ftate of the meal-trade in Londo appeared that a very fmall quanti flour was then in town; that the pr pal part of the flour deftined for the ply of the London market was on b barges, and other vessels, which not come down on account of the munication by water being stopt by froft; and that unless some provifion made for defraying the extraordinary pence of unfhipping and bringing it land-carriage, there would be a wa bread. It also appeared, that one g reafon of this prefent short stock of at the London market was, that the and tumults in thofe counties from « London was principally supplied, had vented the ufual quantity of meal b made for the London market. rofe on this inquiry to 2 s. 10 d. a-pe ping and inhabitants, from a form and forty fathom deep.-Jan. 26. More flood, at Berwick, Plymouth, Golwick, and Sunderland. The fame misfortunes were felt at Whitby, Blyth, Hartleypans, Stockton, Seaton. Staiths, Sands end, Eaftrow, and Saltborn. At Shotley, in Suffolk, marshes and banks were laid under water; and at Maningtree, in Eflex, fixty sheep were drowned: and the neighbourhood of Orford in Suffolk, fuffered fill more. In short, to recapitulate all the damages fuftained, all the mifchiefs done, and all the hardships the poor, the labourers and feamen fuffered, would take up more room than we can fpare, which is the reafon of our giving this concife general account." L. Mag. We add fome particulars. -Jan. 2. The tide role fo high in the river Thames, that the damage done by it is estimated at 50,000l. Near Rochford Hundred, in Efex, two small islands were entirely overflowed, the tide ran over the tops of the highest fea-walls, and the low 'grounds and marthes fuffered confiderably. At Aldborough in Suffolk, the lea flowed in at the windows of feveral houfes, bore down a few, and damaged many. The inhabitants were driven to the greatest distress, A large breach was made in the chalk-wall near Ipswich, the marthes laid under water, and damages done to a large amount.-Jan. 5. The navigation of the river Thames was flopt at Fulhalm bridge by the feverity of the weather. Jan. 8. The fnow was fo deep throughout the whole kingdom, that the like has not been remembered by the oldest man living; many people bave perifhed; cattle and horfes have been buried, and dug out; the stage coaches and waggons have been delayed; the poft-boys have been bewildered, and fome frozen to death; in fhort, the feverity of the feafon is univerfally felt, and the diftreffes of the poor in many places are inexpreffible.Jan. 16. The postboy who carried the mail from Bradford to Rochdale, was, with his horfe, froze to death. A fmall cottage in Wales was buried in the fnow, and an old couple perifhed before they were relieved. Jan. 18. A great flock of larks fettled in the market-place at Horfham in Suflex, fo front-starved, that many of them were taken up by hand. The fall of fnow has been fo great in South Wales, that all communication there, except by the great poft-roads, was cut off. Between the mountains the fuow is fuppofed to be B Jan. 21. The court of common c cil have ordered 1000 1. out of the cl ber of London for the relief of the p and have opened a private fubfcrip for a more ample supply. Jan. 26. The committee for relie the diftreffes of the poor of London and ordered 1315 1. to be distribute an immediate relief to the neceflitous On the 28th of December, Capt. ker of the Ravenfworth, in his pa from London to Newcastle, took up venteen mariners from the wreck hip that had just overfet. One boy rifhed, who is fuppofed to have been tween decks when the difafter bappe This crew were preferved at the gre hazard of the lives of the favers, cannot be too much applauded. merchants of Newcastle, on the firft tice of it, opened a fubfcription for warding the Ravensworth's men, and lieving the poor fufferers. Of the provifion-rioters who rece fentence of death [xxviii, 666.] les be Veere refpited during the King's pleasure. -One Daniel Ecland was executed at ading, Jan. 6. His wife and fix chilattending to take their laft farewell, dered the scene very affecting.-Three ere executed at Gloucester, Jan. 9. atchley, Wildey, and Prinn. Cratchbehaviour was fenfible and devout. faid, that he little thought his crime d been of fo heinous a nature, and ped his countrymen would let the unely fate of him and his companions are due influence on their minds. dey feemed infenfible: he was in a fever, and had been in a delirium eral days. Prinn was very ignorant, behaved with decency and compo. e.-One James Kitlety, broad-cloth azer at Bradford, was executed at Sabury, Jan. 10. He died penitent, but bald make no confeflion. Two, John all and David Long, were executed at orwich, Jan. 10. exprefling great contion for their past conduct. of te for SCOTLAND. fnow was three feet; in hollows it meafured from fourteen to twenty. "Eyemouth, Fan. 7. On Thurfday the ift of January, the tide flowed here to an unutual height; but without causing any great alarm. This was but a preJude to what happened foon after; for about midnight a most dreadful scene ap peared. A violent ftorm at N. E. had continued all day, attended with a very high tide as above mentioned. About twelve at night, on return of the tide, the fea rolled into the harbour, with a violence unknown before, and had penetrated into many of the low houses near the fhore, and into the lower rooms of others up the river, before any alarm could be given. In fome the water was to the height of four or five feet; and had burft in fo quickly and unexpectedly, that not only cloaths, furniture, and provifions of all kinds, were deftroyed or damaged, but many were in danger of watery graves in their own boufes, or, from the irrefiftible recoil of the water, of being precipitated into the deep. In profound darkness, in the midst of the water, hulbands were carrying their wives naked in their arms, others their children, to the first fecure house or bed to which they might be admitted.-The ftorm increafed next day; when greater damage was done in the afternoon than by the morning tide. Windows were burst open, walls knocked down to the ground, ftacks of corn lifted up and detroyed by the irresistible force of the water; barns floated, the corn destroyed or damaged; and many poor people drove from their houses, to return to them almost empty, whatever was necellary for their fupport being swept off: but as this laft happened in dav-light, that circumftance in fome meafure mitigated the ter ror of the latter fcene. Happily, in the harbour, only a fmill part of the pier was hurt, the old work remaining firm; but in the prodigious fweli, feveral finali veffels were driven from their moorings up to the bleaching-ground; many boats fmall and great were drove up the water, fome within the policy of Netherbyres, and others about it; the gardens on the water-fide were laid open, the dikes being levelled to the ground; timber of all kinds drove from the wharfs and shore, were caft on the banks from the mouth of the water, near half a mile farther than ever the tide had flowed before. To a bystander, free from danger, per In October and November last year, opofals were published at Glasgow for ing a cod-fillery on feveral banks off be west coast of Scotland; the principal which is Monfon's bank, which begins ithin 6x leagues of the island of Rhona, extends about feventy leagues to the eftward, to oppofite Tille-head in Iread: and two veffels are to be employ en that fishery this fummer. It has en obferved, that several of our ships, their return from Norway, have caught eat plenty of cod on this bank; that immenfe number of fea-fowls which ild and hatch every fummer on the cks of St Kilda, take their flight thier in the month of September; and at the inhabitants of this island, which within a few leagues of the bank, cod with hand-lines from the top of ock thirty fathoms high, projecting inthe Sea. The Glafgow merchants have taken up erb Greenland whale-fishery. the On the ad of January there was a con- H haps Haps never a more awful or more ftupendous fight was feen. The waves were prodigious, and broke, in the entrance of the harbour, with fuch a force and noife as was truly dreadful. The appearance from the Old Fort, to the foutheaft of Gun's Green, which forms the entrance to the harbour, feemed only one continued cataract of great extent, and in appearance a hundred fathoms high; and within the harbour, the force of the water was fo great, that most of the hopfes next to the fhore have fuffered. In short, no defcription is equal to the horror of this scene; which, thanks to God, has happily gone off, without the dreadful confequences we at first had reafon to apprehend." The Betly of Leith, George Wilfon mafter, from Leith for London, was forced on fhore at North Coats in Lincolnthire on Saturday, Jan. 3. The master, mate, and three foremastmen, alfo about twenty of thirty-one paffengers, were drowned. Among the latter were John Hamilton, Efq; late a brigadier-general in the fervice of Portugal, Lieut. Craw ford or Boyce] of the navy, and one Mr Lefly. Thele following were faved, viz. Mr Macleod; Mr Walter Shairp; Mr Stirling, a stocking-weaver; Mr Charles Henderfon;- Macnab, a gentle man's fervant; Gen. Hamilton's black fervant; Lady Refebery's maid- fervant; Robert Griffith, Jolm Paterfon, and Thomas Dryfdale, failors; all paflengers: and of the fhip's company, David Cuming, William Bell and his fon, George Watson, and James Arnot. 66 Edinburgh, Jan. 19. The ordinary fupply of meal being prevented from coming to town by the severity and continuation of the present storm, the Lord Prefident has ordered a confiderable quantity of oats which his Lord!hip had on hand, immediately to be sent to the magiftrates; and they would flatter them felves, that this laudable example will be imitated by fuch gentlemen as have victual in their poffeflion, and that they will recommend it to their tenants, to threfh out, and to fend in oats or meal, as most fuits their conveniency. Upon calling at the council-chamber, the price fhall be immediately paid for what is delivered to the customer at the meal-market." On a reprefentation from the managers of the Edinburgh charity-work-houfe, fetting forth the neceffitous fituation of the said house,, arifing chiefly from the high price of provifions thefe three bygone, fo that the ordinary funds quite infufficient for anfwering the ing expence; and that, at the December laft, the debt of the hou mounted to near 700 I. and its provi were almoft wholly exhausted; appearing, that befides the 700 1. ed to pay the debt incurred, as more at least would be neceffary for abling the managers to lay in a p stock of provisions, of which the was deftitute; the town-council dinburgh paffed an act, dated Jan 1767, for a general voluntary colle to be made for the fupport of the he appointing, for that purpose, fome of managers of the work-house to atten very day in the Goldsmiths hall, from leven o'clock till two, and from thre five, to receive the contributions. act was read from the pulpits on Su the 25th, and the collection began i day. On the 12th of January came on, fore the high court of justiciary, at E burgh, the trial of Alexander Willian glover, Robert Falconer Smith, Will Proctor Wright, and James Shearer fidenter, all in Elgin, indicted, at the flance of his Majesty's Advocate, breaking into his Majesty's excife-o at Elgin, and forcibly carrying off ankers of foreign fpirits. The libel restricted to an arbitrary punishm The proof was taken on the 26th, the prifoners were found guilty. N day the court fentenced them to be w ped through Edinburgh, two of them the 11th, and the other two on the of February, and thereafter to be tr ported, never to return to Scotland. 64 Differences have fubfifted for fome between the managers of the Edinbu theatre, the players, and the audien and many hand-bills were circulated the subject fince the beginning of ter. But matters were at laft carrie extremities: what follows is taken the papers of Monday, Jan. 26. theatrical entertainments have of been frequently interrupted, on acc of a difference between the managers one of the players, whom, for partic reafons, they would not allow to form. Some gentlemen, however, ving patronized him, repeatedly infi that he fhould be engaged. This managers refufed; and difturbances nerally ensued, which put a periód to entertainn tertainment for the night. The maagers at length, fome nights ago, were uced to promife compliance; which, wever, they afterwards thought propublicly to retract, and in handwhich were circulated by them and rest of the players, endeavoured to nd their conduct. Their arguments ever did not perfuade: a number of tlemen had been offended at their 1haviour; and, on Saturday evening, ed, that one of the players, in name the reft, fhould beg pardon of the aulence, for fome reflections in their pucations. This fatisfaction however berefuted, the gentlemen became fo perated, that after begging the ladies retire, they tore up the benches in pit, and having laid them, by way temporary bridges, across the orche. got upon the stage, cut to pieces kenes, broke the looking-glaffes, beat the fronts of the fide-boxes and leries, and demolifhed the theatre in a manner, as to render it impoffible perform there for fome time. The ciHard were fent to the place, but We repulfed: and the magiftrates hademanded the affiftance of the milifrom the castle, the disturbance was before they arrived. t MARRIAGE. 6. 18. John Fordyce of Ayton, Efq; e -general for Scotland, to Mifs Maxeldest daughter of Sir William Maxof Mourieth, Bt. BIRTHS. DEATHS. Aug. 1766. In Africa, Gov. Macpherson. Nov. 18. At Dumfries, in Prince William county, Virginia, James Douglas, Efq; brother to the Duchefs of Douglas. 16. In the fame place, Dr Peter Hay. Leslie, of his Majefty's navy. Dec. 2. At Antigua, Captain William At Jemfcoe, in Finland, a foldier, aged under Charles XI. 111 years. He served in the war of 1675, Jan. 2. 1767. At Richmond in Surry, Lt- to the late Earl of Abercorn. 7. At Beverlie in Yorkshire, John Macleod, Efq; younger of Macleod. 9. Edward Seymour, Efq; of Woodlands, near Cranborne, Dorfetfhire, aged 75. He is fucceeded in his eftate by his nephew, Sir Harry Munro of Foulis. At Paris, Dr Murray, a native of the county of Clare in Ireland, and an eminent phyfician of that city. He is faid to have Lombard for the education of twenty-five left a foundation to the Irish community of ftudents, natives of Ireland, for ever. of Perth, in Fifefhire, Mrs Ifabel Maitland, 11. At Lundin-houfe, the feat of the Earl daughter of the Hon. Alexander Maitland, deceafed, fourth fon of Charles Earl of Lauderdale. 12. At London, John Lord Vifc. Mayo, of the kingdom of Ireland. 12. Ar Edinburgh, Mrs Catharinë Seton, widow of Mr Alexander Robertfon, Epifco→ pal minifter, who died Oct. 12. [xxviii. 503.] 12. At Venice, Gen. Græme, a Scotch gentleman of the Duke of Montrofe's family, and commander in chief of the Venetian forces. He was a younger brother of James Græme, Efq; of Buchlyvie, one of the merly a Colonel in the Dutch fervice, from Commiffaries of Edinburgh, and was fornice to command their forces about twelve which he was called by the republic of VeAt London, the Lady of Lord Vifc. his death, Sir James Wright, his Britannic years ago [xviii. 137.]. The day following of, of a daughter. 7. At the house of Springkell, Lady At Airth, Mrs Graham of Airth, of a At his house at Fortrofe, Rofsfhire, At Hortham, in the 63d year of her Ps. At London, Lady Halkerton, lith gentlemen in the place, attended his fu Majesty's refident, and the rest of the Engneral. The Republic have made a compli have ordered his bust to be placed in the armentary decree to be fent to his family, and fenal. |