ter informed, that the lee port was blown a way by the gun into the fea, and the water making in. As foon as I had wore fhip on the other tack, to get the port-hole covered with tarpaulins, and fecured, I went down, found the gun-room on fire, and every thing fhattered that was near the explosion; Gregory, with his accomplice, dreffed, though they had pretended to go to bed; and in their cot was found gunpowder, which they had provided to prime the gun with; and in fhort, every proof neceffary for a conviction of Gregory's having fired it for an alarm to make the prisoners rife: He had also endcavoured to provide himself with a sword, but being difappointed in his project, he begged his life. A cry of fire forwards was heard among the prifoners when the fignal gun was fired; but all being discovered and fettled, I ordered Gregory, together with thofe of his officers and men whom I suspected concerned in the plot, to be put in irons, and kept on bread and water. I think it my duty to trouble their Lordships with this narrative, in justice to his Majefty's colours, under which no prifoners are undefervedly treated with rigour. The officers of the Menagere having always conducted themselves like men of honour, I was happy to have the pleasure of continuing them at my table, with the ufual confidence in their parole; and the prifoners in general have had every mark of humanity and attention fhewn to them that our own fafety would admit of.—When their Lordships confider the force offering us battle, and at first united to oppofe us, they will, I truft, be convinced, that our fuccefs was chiefly owing to the exertions and activity of the officers and men in working the fhip, as well as in fighting her, as foon as she was fafe, I hauled towards the enemy, crouding fail to regain her. At feven began again to fire at each other, and our main-top-gallant maft, and fore-top-gallant yard were shot away: Continued constantly firing at each other till nine, when I had got within piftol fhot of the Menagere's quarter, and put my helm a-weather, to pour in a broadfide of round and grape shot from all my guns, which the being aware of, threw up in the wind, hauled down her coJours, and hailed that he had ftruck. I inftantly ordered my people to defift firing, shortened fail, and judging myself then within about five miles of the entrance of Ferrol, where they must have heard our guns, I haftened to get both ships from off the land. At 11 P. M. my prize the Alexander joined us. The fore throuds and a great deal of running rigging being shot away, detained us, but in two hours we received 100 prifoners more, and were able to make a little fail together to westward off shore. At daybreak we saw the island Sifargo, diftant about five or fix leagues, and in the offing the Dauphin Royal, with her main topmaft gone, and otherwise disabled; and the brig with all her mafts gone, except part of her lower mafts; I thought it however improper to rifk the King's fhip, by leaving ourselves with fewer men; for having fent fifty on board the large fhip, and twenty on board the Alexander, befides manning the Spanish prize, I had remaining only 190; half of whom must sleep at nights, and the reft were few to work the fhip and guard 340 prifoners; for this reafon I hope their Lordships will approve of my not chacing the Dauphin Royal and brig; the former stood in towards the land, the brig feemed returning to Bour. deaux, from whence this armed convoy failed on the 9th inftant. On Dec. 14 at ten P. M. Capt. Stephen Gregory, of the Alexander, laid a plot to occalion the prifoners to rife, and hoped to have taken the Mediator from me; but through the indefatigable attention of Lieut. Rankin, of the marines, in the difpofal and regulation of centries, &c. as a guard, and the lucky precaution we had taken of ordering the gratings of all the hatches in the lower gun deck to be battoned down with capfan bars, leaving room for only one man at a time to come up abaft, where, in cafe of an alarm, we had fixed our rendezvons, the defperate fcheme of Gregory was preven ted without bloodthed, the prifoners finding no paffage where they could get up. The alarm he fixed on was, to fire an eighteen pounder gun in the gun room where he lay, for he melled with my lieutenants, and had received every friendly attention. At ten at night I felt a terrible thock from fome explo fion, and heard a cry of fire ; I was soon af The enemy's for having been entirely aimed with a view to difmaft us, fortunately prevented my officers and men from receiving any hurt: my lower rigging forward and fome abaft was shot away; alfo the maintop-gallant mast, studding fail and yard, and fore-top-gallant yard, topmaft, rigging, fails and running rigging in general much cut, which, with a few hot in the bows, is all the damage wehave as yet discovered to have happened to the Mediator in the action. Killed and wounded on board the Menagere: M. Darmaignac, a gentleman of property in the island of St Domingo, and three feamen killed; Seven or eight ditto wounded. Killed and wounded on board the Alexander: Six feamen killed; Eight or nine ditto wounded; This lift is taken from the report of their officers, not having had time as yet to examine the prifoners by lift. N B. An account is received from the purfer of the Mediator, of his arrival at Portsmouth with the Alexander. Brom From Lloyd's Lift. By the Refolution and Anfon: The Victo. tieux, of 16 guns and 44 men, from Curacoa for Cadiz, with tobacco, &c. La Prudente, from Bourdeaux for Cape François, with provifions, &c. fent into Portsmouth; and the Wagter, a Dutch fhip, for the Cape of Good Hope, with ordnance ftores, carried into Plymouth. By the Speedwell cutter: The Complaifant, a French privateer of 6 guns and 37 men, carried into Weymouth. By the St Ann armed fhip: Two French ships from St Domingo with fugar, &c. carried into Plymouth. By the Speedwell: The Poiffon Volant, a French privateer. The men are landed at Weymouth, but the privateer was funk in the engagement. By the Argo frigate: A French 64 gun fhip, armed en flute, from France for Martinico, with a large quantity of brafs cannon, mortars, artillery-ftores, and 200 foldiers. By the Rainbow: A French fhip from St Domingo with fugar, &c. carried into Briftol. By the Hornet: A French fhip from St Domingo for Nantz, carried into Kingroad. By British privateers, &c. By the Liverpool, Webster: A ship of 400 tons and 63 men, mounting 14 guns, laden with cordage, &c. for the Ifle of France. By the Arbuthnot privateer of New York: Several prizes, valued at 10,000 l. fent into Bermudas. By the Alert of Alderney: The St Francis, a Spanish prize, laden with cocoa and indigo, carried into Guernsey, An American vessel from Guadaloupe for Nantz, with 100 hhds fugar, and fome coffee and indigo. She was taken at anchor off the Isle Dieu, by a ship belonging to Guernsey and another to Jersey, and carried into Guernfey. By the Experiment of Bermuda: Three veffels laden with flour, carried into Bermuda. By the Virginia, of New York: A fhip laden with 229 hhds of tobacco, &c. carried into New York. By the Fox, of Plymouth: A fmall French privateer, carried into Plymouth. By the St Andrew letter of marque: A Danish thip from Surinam for Amfterdam, laden with 700 bhds fugar, befides coffee, &c. valued at 50,000l. carried into Portf mouth. The Nancy Jolliff, from Newfoundland for Libon, carried into Halifax; and the Catharine, Elder, from Jamaica for London, cammed into Jerfey; both retaken. of 70 fail, under convoy of the Palmyra of 74. guns, which ship foundered on her paffage. The Friendship, Withers, captured by the French, and retaken by a part of the crew,' and carried into Waterford. The Dove, Riely, from Portsmouth for Waterford, was taken, and one boy left on board with three Frenchmen, who defired the boy to steer for France, instead of which he made for Waterford, where she was taken poffeffion of by the furveyor. By the Stag, Butler, from Liverpool for Africa: A fhip from Barcelona, valued at 8000l. A fhip belonging to Jerfey, captured by a French privateer, who took out the crew except the captain, and put three Frenchmen on board; but the captain made them drunk, confined them below, and carried her into Falmouth By the Jupiter of Bristol: A French ship from Nantz for St Domingo, laden with bale goods, carried into Bristol. By the Quest of Liverpool: An American brig with fish and molaffes, carried into St Lucia. By the General Conway of Jerfey: An A~ merican brig, from Nantz for Baltimore, with falt and bale goods, carried into Jersey. By the Hero of Jerfey: A Spanish ship, laden with 200 tons of iron hot, and fix fhips mafts. By the Hazard of Jersey: Two coastersTM with wine. By the Friendship lugger of Penzance: A fhip from Petersburg for Bourdeaux, with hemp and iron, carried into Plymouth. By the Refolution of Jerfey: The Elifa beth, retaken, carried into Plymouth. By the French, &c. The Ann, Innes, from Jamaica for Que bec, carried into Salem. The Guernsey privateer of Guernsey, after an engagement of four hours and an half, in which he had 7 killed and 10 wounded; fent for France. The Thomas, Cafey, from Penobscot for Jamaica, and afterwards loft on Cape Sabie. The Providence, Macdonogh, from Bristol for Newfoundland, carried into Salem. The Vibilia, Lear, from Madeira for Quebec, carried into Salem. The following is a lift of the Jamaica fleet captured, viz. the Brothers, Curling; the Arundel, Mann; the Britannia, Howe; the Catharine, Alder; the Catharine, Angus ; the Hector, Cox; the Mary and Elifabeth; the Kingston; the Pallas; the above nine for London: the Hope, Sims; and the Jamaica, Shure, both for Briftol; the Kitty, Wright; By the Fame and Hermit, on their paf- and a brig, Capt Ranken, both for Glafgow. fage from Tortola: Two French hips from Iwo packets, one for Jamaica, the other & Domingo for France with fugar, &c. car for the islands, carried into Guadaloupe. ried lato Briftal. They were part of a fleet. The dispatches were thrown overboard. The The Lion, from Bristol for Africa, carried, London for Liverpool; the George, French' into L'Orient. from Tortola for Quebec; the Chambers, The Dolphin, Millington, from Penzance for Cork, fent for France. The Mary, Barnes, from Portsmouth for Quebec, fent for Salem. The Amphitrite, Tupper, from Guernsey for London, carried into Cherburg. The Luxford, from Bristol for Newfound- Langley, from Quebec for Bristol, the Olive land, carried into L'Orient. : Branch, Pooler from New York for Quebec; the Molly, Woods, from Liverpool for St Lucia and the Rialto, Pafhby, from Newfoundland for Oporto; the Beginning, Pawle, for Portsmouth, with oats; the Ann, Cock burne, from Quebec for Newfoundland; the Mercury, from Barbadoes for Newfoundland; the St Patrick, from Newfoundland, for Halifax; the Delight, from Poole for Newfoundland; the Sally, Bailey, from Falmouth for the Weft Indies: the Elifabeth,. Porteus, from Clyde for Antigua; the Mary Ann, from Narva for Hull; the Vigilant, Waters, from Pool for Bristal. The Grand Duke tranfport, and four ships with coals, all for Gibraltar, and part of Lord Howe's convoy. The Tartar, Drummond, from New York for Glafgow, carried into L'Orient A fhallop, from Yarmouth for Port mouth. carried into Calais, The Dove, Butler, from Newfoundland. for Bristol, was taken by a French privateer, retaken by the Pilot cutter, and taken again, and fent for France. The Polly and Sally, Sim, from Barbadoes for Halifax, carried into Boston. The Christopher, from London for Wa terford, fent for France. The Venus, Hubbert, from St Thomas for Newfoundland, carried into Salem. The Charming Molly, Brown, from Pool for London, fent for France. The William and Elifabeth, from Pool for Newcastle, carried into Calais. The Industry, Bell, from Antigua for Pe Bobfrot, carried into America. The Flying Fish floop, and a fmall cutter, an on hore near Calais; the crew of the former were made prifoners, but those of the latter efcaped in their boat. The Alexander, Smith, from Plymouth for Africa, carried into Breft. The Caroline, White, from Liverpool for Africa, carried into France. The Difpatch, Smith, from Jamaica for New York, carried into Cuba. The Esquimaux, Sparks, from Newfoundland for Labradore, fent for America. The Betfey, Frith, from Liverpool for London, carried into Morlaix. The Jenny, Wade, from Florida for Li verpool, carried into Cape François. The Elifabeth, Morris, from the Isle of Wight for Bristol, fent for Cherburg. The Surprife, Clarkfon, from New York for London, with tobacco, carried into Cherburg The Nancy, M'Minn, from Africa for the Weft Indies, carried into Guadaloupe. Taken, but whither carried not mentioned: The Duke, Hunter, from London for Waterford; the Commerce, Matier, from Liverpool for Newfoundland; the Diligence, Lowman, from Liverpool for Plymouth; the Merlin Witheridge, from St Kitt's for Bristol; the Will, Buttermere, from Cork for Charlestown; the Charming Mary, from MARRIAGES. Jan. 1. 1783 At London, Capt. Macleod of the artillery, to Lady Amelia Kerr. 4 Mr George Cumin, writer to the fignet, to Mifs Sufan Halket, eldest daughter of the late Col. Charles Halket-Craigie of Hallhill. 13. At Fineftonfoot, near Glasgow, Mr. Hugh Allen merchant in Kilmarnock, to Mifs Margaret Smith, eldest daughter of Mr John Smith formerly bookfeller in Glas gow. 16. At Edinburgh, Major James-William Baillie, of the 7th regiment, to Mifs Rofs, eldest daughter of Lord Ankerville. At his country-feat near Charlestown, in America, Abraham Della Palpa, a Portuguefe Jew, in the 140th year of his age. He was at Lisbon at the time when the Duke of Braganza afcended the throne of Portugal. Having no defcendant to inherit his vaft poffeffions, he ordered that the mafs of his fortune, amounting to 300,000l. currency, Bould be applied to the rehef of the neceífitous, without distinction of fects or religion; imitating, in this inftance, the noble example of the great Saladin, who by his will left confiderable legacies to be diftributed amongst the Mahometans, Jews, and Chriftians. In the Netherlands, one Martins, aged 400 years and 13 months. His father lived to the age of 104, and his mother to the age of 108. In a prifon in Flanders, one Peter Defaile, most notorious villain. Before he died he turned Roman Catholic, expecting in con feflion to find pardon for the innumerable acts of wickedness which had towards his latter days begun to torment his confcience. He was the fecond fon of a good family in the welt of England, bred an attorney, and as his father had 1500l. a-year, he determined to have it, and forged a will which difinherited his brother, and which paffing through all forms fixed him in the estate. He came up to London, and without leaving that theatre of diffipation above once or twice, ran through the whole, to the amount of 45,000l. Afterwards, when his flagitious acts had driven him from England never to return, he made a common jeft of ruining his brother. He infinuated himself, as foon as he found poverty approaching, into the good graces of a beautiful young lady of great fortune, whom he married, and spent all her money; and in fucceffion, in the fpace of eleven or twelve years, married five more wives, all fortunes; all which money he alfo fpent: and these ladies died fo very opportunely to make way for their fucceffors, that when Defaile's character was better known, no body made any doubt of his having poifoned them; very dark and fufpicious appearances coming into the recollection of various perfons. He then turned gambler, and hiring a large houfe, furnished it elegantly, but infured it for four times the value, and burnt it to cheat the infurers, by fufpending a burning fpeculum, fo as the fun fhould in its progrefs caft its rays through the focus on fome combustible matter. did this in the evening, and went out of town with most of his fervants early in the morning. About one o'clock the house was on fire, and no fufpicion fell on the mafter. After this, and an accumulated heap of other villanies, cheating an old lady out of a great fum of money, and fighting a duel, in which be killed his man, he wen to Flanders; but the gout and stone overtaking him, put an end to his career, and he died in prison for debt, one of the worst men that ever became the fcourge of private life. He Jan. 1. At Seven-oaks, in Kent, aged 103, Mr John Hamilton, formerly a timbermerchant in London. 2. At Ochtertyre, Mifs Anne Murray, daughter of the deceased Sir William Murray of Ochtertyre. s. At Birmingham, Mrs Jarvis, of a cancer in her tongue, who had fome months before predicted that he would die on old Chriftmas day. The day preceding her death, the fent for her relations, and distributed most of her cash and effects amongst them, in forming them at the fame time, that the fhould die the next day. The next morning fhe gave the neceffary directions (having previously provided clean theets, &c.) to the perfon who attended her, for laying her out. She firft ordered her to put her pockets, that contained her keys, &c. under the lower part of her back; then placing her arms, &c. had the counterpane and blankets taken off, and the fheet pinned clofe at the bottom; but the girl not stretching her arm to her liking, the feemed angry, calling her a little brimftone, and ordered her to pull it straight; and in a few minutes after expired. 8. At Haddington, Mrs Helen Gourlay, in the 85th year of her age, lifter of the late William Gourlay of Kincraig, Efq; 10. At Pitlour, Fifethire, Mrs Jane Douglas, relict of David Skene of Pitlour, Efq; 11. At Brechin, Mr James Gillies, minifter at Menmuir. 17. At Edinburgh, Lady Anne Stewart, relict of John Stewart of Blaithall, Efq; and daughter of the late Francis Earl of Moray. 19. At Aberdeen, Mr Thomas Forbes, one of the minifters of that city, in the 74th year of his age, and soth of his miniftry. 21. At Cranston, Mr William Smith, minister of that parish. 11. At Edinburgh, Mrs Alice Clerk, daughter of Capt. Hugh Clerk. 21. At Godalmin, in Surry, John Winfhaw, a day-labourer, aged 107. He had been blind the last 14 years. 25. At Dumfries, Mrs Copland, relict of Alexander Copland of Collieston, Efq; PREFERMENTS. From the London Gazette. The King has been pleased, Jan. 4 to appoint Mr Alexander Chalmers, to be Commiffary-Clerk of the commiffariot of Murray, vacant by the refignation of Mr William Dunbar. 8. to confer the honour of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath upon the Rt Hon. Gen. George Auguftus Elliot, Gover nor of Gibraltar, and on Gen. Charles Grey. 11. to appoint Lt-Gen. Sir Charles Grey, K. B. to be General and Commander in Chief in North America, in the room of Sir Guy Carleton, K. B. War office, Jan. 4. Col Arthur Tooker Collins, Walter Carruthers, and Thomas Marriott, of the ma rines, to be Major-Generals. As likewife Lt-Col' John Tupper, of the marines, William Dalrymple of the ad foot, Thomas Trigge, of the 12th foot, and Peter Craig of the 56th foot, to be Colonels. War-office, Jan. 11. Maj. Herbert Whitfield, captain in the 83d foot, to be Captain of a company in a corps of infantry of which he is Major-commandant, vice James Stanley. Earl Fauconberg's reg. foot: Capt. Timothy Mackarell to be Major, vice Robert Paul. To be Major-Generals in the Eaft-Indies only: Col' Thomas Adams, of the 101st foot, and Thomas Jones, of the road foot. To be Colonel in America only: Li-Col. Francis Gabriel De Ruvijnes.' To be Majors in the army: Capt' George Charleton, Edward Whitmore, George Grove, of the artillery, and John Murray, of the 83d foot. To be Major in the West Indies only: Capt. James Wood, of the artillery. War-office, Jan. 18. 21d dragoons: Maj. William Viscount Fielding to be Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, vice John Lord Shefheld. Robert Herbert, clerk, to be Chaplain to the garrison of Portsmouth, vice Thomas Morell. War-office, Jan. 28. 22d dragoons: Capt. Maurice Bagenal St Leger Keating to be Major, vice George Lord Herbert. ad foot: Maj. Thomas Fane, of the 75th foot to be Major, vice Peter Damboon. 62d foot: Maj. Alexander Campbell, of the 74th foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice John Anstruther. 75 th foot: Maj. Peter Damboon, of the ad foot, to be Major, vice Thomas Fane. Commiffions figned by his Majesty for the Army in Ireland. General fate of the patients admitted into and Died relieved for irregularities 1691 2023 3353 252 161 100 $2038 9 69 154 - 1207) 1289 N. B. Befides the above, 59 patients were admitted and dismissed from the lying-in ward. Abstract of the number of patients received into and difmiffed from the Aberdeen Infirmary in In the hofpital Jan. 1. 1782. 1782. [vol. 44. p. 56.] Admitted that year Of whom, Perfectly cured Recovered, fo as to follow their ordinary bufinefs Incurable after a long trial Improper, difmiffed at their own defire, or deferted Dead Remaining in the hospital Jan. 1. 887 178 302 33 1783, 83 Besides the above number admitted into the hofpital, 995 have had the benefit of advice and medicines as out-patients. The prefident and managers of the infirmary, having no other mode of conveying their acknowledgement of the late generous and feafonable donation of sol. Sterling, inclofed in a card to the treasurer of the hospital, of date, Jan. 9. do hereby request the donor's acceptance of the most fincere and grateful thanks of the managers, who are defirous to have an opportunity of inrolling the name of the humane and charitable donor, as a manager of the infirmary for life, agreeable to their charter of election. Aberd. Jour. Burials in the Grayfriars church-yard in January. |