fects fhould be confifcated and fequeftrated; his Majefty, by way of juft reprisals, commands, that all the Portuguese in his dominions fhall, in like manner, leave them within the fpace of fifteen days from the date hereof, and that all their effects fhall be confifcated. -Verfailles, June 20, 1762. The operations of the Spaniards in Portugal go on very flowly. We are in. formed by the London gazette, that they had put a strong garrifon into Chaves; that they had abandoned Moncorvo; that they were deftroying the fortifications of Miranda and Braganza; that they found it difficult to fubft their troops; and that the vanguard of their army, intended to befiege Almeida, was arrived within a Imall diftance of that place. There does not appear reason to say much with refpect to the courage of either our allies or enemies in that quarter. It has for fome time been the feafon almost quite unfit for action there, on account of heat. Letters from Spain by the way of Paris intimate, that the Catholic King was fo provoked at the cruelty of the Portu guefe, who, it is pretended, not content with cutting off the noses, ears, and other parts of the Spaniards whom they had made prifoners, had hacked to pieces two young officers of the best families in Spain; that Portugal had reafon to expect the whole weight of the Spanish monarch's refentment: That accordingly 300 Por tugue fe pealants having, contrary to the Jaws of war, taken up arms, 300 Spanish huffars fell upon them, put them all to the fword, pillaged their houfes, and flew their wives in cold blood; and that the enmity and animofity between the two nations was rifen to the greatest height. A letter from Paris fays, that the cruelties which are mutually exercifed by the Spaniards and Portuguese are with out example, even among favages; that the inhabitants of five or fix Portuguele villay ages having affembled together, the Spaniards put them all to death, with their wives and children, and afterwards fet fire to their houfes; and that near 5000 lives were loft on this occafion. Befides the British fleet commanded by Adm. Saunders in the ftraits of Gibraltar, there was, according to late accounts, another, under Adm. Hawke, and the Duke of York, off Cape Finisterre. A fhip of that ficet, having been ordered to look into the Spanish port of Ferrol, found means to obtain information, that there were in it nine fhips of 70 guns, one of 60, and one of 30. As to PLANTATION affairs, the Briti admiral Sir George Pocock, with a fleet of men of war and tranfports, failed, the 6th of May, from Martinico, lately taken from the French, for the Havanna, which is the strongest and most important place belonging to the Spaniards in the great ifland of Cuba. An exprefs arrived at the advice, that Sir George and all the fleet British admiralty the 28th of June, with were well off that island the 26th of May. It has been affirmed, that he had about 16,000 land-forces, having been joined There was then a very confiderable Spaby about 4000 from North America. nifh fleet in the port of the Havanna. The London gazette, of July 24. gave us the following account, faid to be the "fubftance of advices received by fhipping, the 17th and 19th of this month, at the islands of Scilly and Guernsey, from June, four French men of war, and a Newfoundland." "On the 24th of bomb-ketch, entered the bay of Bulls, and landed fome troops; which, after feizing upon the fmall fettlement in that bay, marched directly for St John's; of which the French general took poffethion garrifon. The terms of which were, That on the 27th, by capitulation with the the inhabitants (hould be prifoners during the war, and fecure in their poffeffions and effects. His Majesty's floop Gramont, the enemy in the harbour of St John's." and feveral other vefiels, were taken by India company have received advice, of We are informed, that the Dutch Eafttheir affairs in the island of Ceylon being restored to their former footing. ENGLAND. A royal proclamation, dated May 28. June 5. declaring the King's pleasure for was published in the London gazette of further continuing, in the offices they held at the late King's death, for four months from the date of the proclamation, all officers in G. Britain, Ireland, and the ifles of Jerfey, Guernfey, Alderney, and Sark, not already removed or tion of the kind. [107.] difcharged. This is the fixth proclama Another royal proclamation is publishbution of prizes taken, and the bounty ed, dated July 26. appointing the diftrifor taking or deftroying fhips of war or privateers of the enemy, from the time of the declaration of war against Spain: fhips, whether merchantmen, privateers, or men of war, taken by their war-fhips or privateers. [xviii. 336.] On the 23d of June the Duke of York went on board the Princefs Amelia, Lord Howe, at Spithead; as did Sir Edward Hawke on board the Royal George, Next day the fleet failed; of which, with fome fhips that joined it off Plymouth, the following is given as a list. Guns. Ships. 100 Royal George, 80 Princess Amelia, which is the fame, mutatis mutandis, with the proclamation for the like purpose on the breaking out of the war with France Exviii 334.3.- The bounty for ta king or destroying fhips of war or privateers of the enemy, is 5 1. for every man on board fuch war-fhip or privateer at the beginning of the engagement, to be paid by the treasurer of the navy, to the offcers, feamen, marines, foldiers, or others, actually on board the Britifh fhips of war or privateers respectively at the taking or destroying fuch fhips of the enemy. The neat produce of all prizes taken from the enemy, and the bounty-money for taking or destroying enemy's hips, to be divided among the owners, officers, and seamen, of our privateers, according to the written agreements entered into by them for that purpofe; and among the officers and feamen of our men of war actually on board at the taking or deftroying enemy's fhips, in the following proportions, established by this proclamation, viz.- To the captain or captains, three eighths; the flag officer or officers, if any fuch be on board, or directing or affifting in the capture, to have one of these three eighths. To the captains of marines and landforces, fea-lieutenants and mafter, equally, one eighth.-To the lieute nants and quartermaster of marines, and lieutenants, enfigns and quartermaster of land-forces, boatswain, gunner, purfer, carpenter, master's mate, chirurgeon, pilot, and chaplain, equally, one eighth. -To the midshipmen, fecretary to flagofficers, captain's clerk, mafter-failmaker, carpenter's mates, boatswain's mates, gunner's mates, master at arms, corporals, yeomen of the fheets, coxfwain, quartermasters, quartermasters mates, chirurgeon's mates, yeomen of the powderroom, and ferjeants of marines or landforces, equally, one eighth.-To the trumpeters, quarter-gunners, carpenter's crew, fteward, cook, armourer, fteward's mate, cook's mate, gunfmith, cooper, fwabber,ordinary trumpeter, barber, able feamen, ordinary feamen, and marine or other foldiers, and all other perfons doing duty or aflifting, equally, two eighths. The fhares of officer s abfent to be caft into the fhares of this last class; that is, added to their two eighths. The eighth belonging to the flag-officers, to be divided as directed by this and the former proclamation. [xviii. 335.]. The French give bounty-money, as well for the guns as men on board enemy's 90 Prince, 90 Ocean, 74 Magnanime, 70 Prince of Orange, 66 Lancaster, 64 Naffau, 64 Eflex, 60 Achilles, Commanders. Sir Edw. Hawke, Capt Bennet. Duke of York, LdVifc.Howe,capt. Capt. Peyton. Capt. Langdon. Capt. Saxton. Capt. Ferguson. Capt. Sayer. Capt. Schomberg. 40 Launceston, 32 Eolus, 28 Tartar. The Lords of the Admiralty recommended and appointed, July 1. at the request of the King of Portugal, Capts Bremer, Lee, Pafchal, and Norwood, to be officers in the Portuguese navy. In pursuance of an order for that pur pofe, the merchants trading to Oporto, waited on the Lords of the Admiralty, June 28. and were told that their Lord. ships were pleased to grant them 8000 tuns of fhipping to bring home their ef fects from Portugal; an inftance of their Lordships great care of the trading interreft of this nation. The harbour of Rye in Suffex was o pened, July 14. pursuant to act of parliament, by letting the fea and tides into the new cut up to Winchellea wall. Many hundred veffels of 300 tuns burden and upwards, can ride here with the greatest safety. For the importation of oats [219.], the port of Newcastle was opened on the 14th of July, and that of Liverpool about a week after. A letter from a nabob in the Eaft Indies, inclosed in a gold box about ten inches long, curioully wrought, brought by one of our East-India fhips, was prefented to the King June 30.; and Major Martin Yorke, lately arrived from the East Indies in the Plafley, Capt. Ward, has brought over a moft magnificent palankeen, made of crimlon velvet, richly em.. broidered with gold, given him by the nabob, to be prefented to his Majefly. 3 F2 Three Three Cherokee Indian chiefs arrived at London, June 21. from South Carolina. They were drefled in their own country habit, with only a fhirt, trow fers, and mantle round them, their heads adorned with fhells, feathers, ear-rings, and other trifling ornaments. None of them can speak to be understood, and very unfortunately their interpreter died on the paflage. A houfe was taken for them in Suttoik street, and cloaths in the Eng. lifh fashion were given them. On the 8th of July they were introduced to the King. The head chief's drefs was a rich blue mantle covered with lace; his head richly ornamented, and on his breast a filver gorget, with his Majefty's arms engraved. The other two chiefs were in fcarlet, richly adorned with lace, and gorgets of plate on their breafts. They were received very gracioufly, were upwards of an hour and a half with his Majefty, and their behaviour was remarkably humble and meek. The man who acted as interpreter was fo confufed, that his Majefty could ask but few queflions. The chiefs are men of middling ftature, feem to have no hair upon their heads, and wear a kind of fcullcap. Their faces and necks are fo befimeared with a coarfe fort of paint, of a brick-duft colour, that it is impoffible to fay of what complexion they are. Their necks are ftreaked with blue paint, fomething refembling blue veins in a fine skin. Since their arrival they have been carried to fee all the public buildings and curiofities about town, and have been at Vauxhall and other places of public entertainment. On the 10th of July came on before the Lord Mansfield, at the court of King'sbench, a trial, by a special jurv, on an indictment against William Parfons and Elifabeth his wife, Mary Frafier, a clergyman, and a reputeable tradefman, for a conspiracy, in the Cocklane ghoft affair 149., to injure the character, &c. of Mr William Kent. The trial lafted twelve hours. All the defendants were found guilty. Accounts have been received from different parts of the country, especially from the north of England, of moors, heaths, &c. taking fire, and burning to a confiderable extent, fuppofed to happen from the heat and drynefs of the feafon. On Sunday July 25. when almost all the people were at church, a fire broke Out in Wareham, Dor etfhire, confifting 130 Loutes, which in a few hours laid near three parts of the town in afhes. The poor inhabitants were obliged to lie all night in the fields. Two cart-loads of provifions were fent them from Blandford, and the like quantity from Pool. They write from Iver, a village near Uxbridge, that as one Carter, a carpenter, was driving a horle to draw a piece of timber, coming near fome beehives, the horse kicking having thrown down one of them, the bees faftened on him; and the horse continuing to kick, threw down three more of the hives; upon which all the bees fixing on the man and horse, ftung them to death. The man's fon, who was with him, faved his life by running to a hedge, and thursting his head into it. A perfon died lately, who left a confi derable eftate to a female relation, provided the would marry one of the name of Pearee. She not knowing any one of that name, advertised in the public papers, that if any fuch perfon would come to her, he might hear of fomething to his advantage. At length one came, to whom the faid the would give 150l. per ann. if he would marry her, fettle the rest of her fortune upon her, and live elsewhere. Which propofal he gladly accepted, being juft releafed from jail by the infolventact. From a state of the London lying-in hofpital for married women, laid before the governors, July 15. it appeared, that from the inftitution of the hofpital to that day, there had been delivered in the hofpital 3655 women, of whom 45 had twins, and one three children at a birth; that 3702 children were born, of whom 1896 were males, and 1806 females; and that there had been received from the inftitution to the 14th, 12,240 l. 5s. 8 d. and expended to the fame day 9749 l 14 s. all the tradefmens bills being paid up to Midíummer last. [xx. 40.]. George Glafgow, of Manchetter, has got a patent, for the fole manufacturing and vending, for fourteen years, of a cloth weaved in imitation of womens ftitched ftays, invented by him. A committee of the fociety for the encouragement of arts, made an experiment, July 7. of an engine, invented by a Swifs, for rooting up trees. The engine anfwered the intention, but broke in the cperation. It is very fimple, and capable of great improvements. We are told, that a chain furrounds the body of the tree, and heaves it up by a flow force, AQ An officer at Toulon has this fummer carefully repeated an experiment made by M. Deflandes, by which he found, that with the fame wind his fhip ran fixteen miles more in the night than in the day; and by weighing very exactly one of his fails at fun-fet and at fun-rifing, he found that gentleman had affigned the true caufe, which confifts in the humidity of the night-air. The Earl Temple has lately dedicated a magnificent building, at Stowe, of the Ionic order, CONCORDIAE ET VICTORIAE. In the pediment of the portico is a fine alto relief, reprefenting the four quarters of the world bringing gifts to Britain. In the portico, or ante-temple, two medallions, Concordia fœderatorum, concordia civium. Over the door, Quo tempore falus eorum in ultimas anguftias deducta Bullum ambitioni locum relinquebat. In the inner temple, in a niche facing the entrance, the ftatue of BRITANNIA: over which, in a tablet, Candidis autem animis voluptatem præbuerint in confpicuo pofita, quæ cuique magnifica merito contigerunt. On the walls, fourteen medallions, reprefenting the taking of Quebec, Martinico, &c. Louifburg, Guadalupe, &c. Montreal, Pondicherry, &c. naval victory off Belleifle, naval victory off Lagos, Crevelt and Minden, Felinghausen, Senegal and Goree, Niagara and Crown Point, Beau Sejour and Fort du Quelne, Cherburg and Belleifle. On a hill at a diftance, in a diagonal line, rises an obelisk above an hundred feet high, infcribed, To MAJOR-GENERAL WOLFE. Oftendunt terris hunc tantum fata. On Saturday, July 10. was opened, in Westminster abbey, near the Poet's corner, the monument in memory of the late George Frederick Handel, Efq; [zxi. 217, 55. 473.1. He is reprefented pointing to the back of the monument, where David is playing on the harp. In Mr Handel's right hand is a pen, writing part of the Meffiah, "I know that my Redeemer liveth," &c. and the following infcription, GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL. Born February 23. 1684. Died April 14. 1759. On the 12th was opened, in the fame abbey, a monument to the memory of Lord Howe [xx. 442.]. On the top is a trophy of arms in fine white marble; and on a flat pyramid of black marble, are his Lordship's arms, coronet, and creft, in white marble. On the top of the monument fits a figure of a woman in a melancholy pofition, reprefenting the province of Maflachufet's bay, and underneath the following infcription: "The province of Maffachufet's bay, in New England, by an order of the great and general court, bearing date Feb. 1. 1759, cauled this monument to be erected to the memory of George Auguftus, Lord Viscount Howe, Brigadier-General of his Majefty's forces in America, who was flain, July 6. 1758, on his march to Ticonderoga, in the 34th year of his age; in teftimony of the fenfe they had of his fervices and military virtues, and of the affection their officers and foldiers bore to his command. He lived respected and beloved; the public regretted his lofs; to his family it is irreparable." A very curious collection of above 30,009 tracts, with fome manufcripts, formerly collected, and bound up in volumes, for the ufe of K. Charles I. but which fell into private hands, and for many years paft have been in the poffeffion of a lady, were lately purchased by order of the King, and prefented to the British Mufæum. An ingenious artist has now in his poffeffion the identical mourning-ring which K. Charles II. wore in memory of the murder of his father; whofe picture is on the top, inimitably done in enamel, and, in a socket under it, fome of that momarch's real hair. Within fide is engra ved on the gold as under, CHA. REX REMEM-OBIIT-BER 30 Jan. 1648. REMEMBER was the laft word that K. Charles fpoke to Bp Juxon before his martyrdom [xxiii. 341.1. And likewife a toothpick-cafe, curiously ornamented with filver, made of the piece of the oak which K. Charles II. cut from the tree while fecreted there from the pursuit of his enemies; on the top is engraved a crown, and the words ROYAL OAK. His Majefly wore it in his pocket for twenty years. They will fhortly be prefented to the univerfity of Cambridge. Mr Strange [fo a gentleman writes from Naples, of May 4.] has been at work for above five months. He labours incefiantly. I never knew fuch application and diligence; but his toils will be rewarded if he lives. His drawings, or rather pictures, afford the highest degree of delight to all men of tafte who fee them. I think it is generally allowed, that feldom the inventors of any art bring the fame to perfection, or indeed live to fee it brought to perfection. This is a fingularity in Mr Strange's genius: he has within this twelvemonth been the fole author of an invention, and has himself brought it to the last degree of perfection; his colouring with crayons, invented by himself, equals the colourings of a Guido or Titian; his Venus and Adonis, his Danae, his heads of Rubens and Vandyke, are abfolute wonders, and far beyond any thing that ever was done by any mailer; befides many other of his fubjects in this new way. [272.] IRELAND. The aflizes at Waterford, for the trial of the White Boys, ended on the 21ft of June. Five, found guilty of treafon, in burning the houfe of John Fowloe, at Monehue, were fentenced to be hanged and quartered, July 7.; and two, found guilty of burglary, to be hanged, July 10. Four were ordered to be carried to Dublin, to take their trials for high treafon. Some were burnt in the hand, fome fined in fmali fums, and many were acquitted. Upwards of eighty were tried. Accordingly, the five were hanged and quartered at the county-gallows, July 7. One of them, Darby Broom, made the following declaration, in name of himself and his fellow-fufferers. Good people, I Was born at Bally-inn near Lifmore, as one eye, who ftill lives at the foot of a mountain in the neighbourhood: by ber children, all thofe that would join us for the aforefaid purposes). More than this we fwore not, nor did it ever enter our thoughts to do any thing against king or government. Having thus unfortunately fworn, we proceeded to level Mr M'Grath's ditch, on a mountain. We were present two nights more at levelling fome ditches; but gave no afliftance but by our prefence. The night that Mr Mofgrave's ditch at Mullin-Lour was levelled, not one of us was prefent. Those who did it, came to a refolution to pull down the cottage of John Fowloe at Monehee, to drive him from the place, and force his landlord to fet it to an honest man. But unluckily for Sive's children, we foon agreed to the refolution. And I (Darby Brown) had a further motive: I was refolved to do my endeavours to dif fuade them from levelling any more of Mr Molgrave's ditches; and as the num ber that night was near 200, I imagined my influence might prevail, as I acted one night among them as captain (fuch as the May-boys have). I however pro tefted against any cruelty being offered to Fowloe, wife, or children; nor did I hear a word of fetting the cottage on fire, though my four fellow-fufferers ac knowledge the propofal was, to pull the houfe down first, and then to make a bonfire of the materials. But John Cor keran, who that night was May-boy cap tain, faved us any trouble, by burning the house himself. This is the true and genuine account of our unhappy cafe, and the unfortunate caufe of our untimely end. We hope the rest of Sive's children will take warning by our diímal fate, and ap ply themselves to their labour and differ ent occupations, as we did till January laft. was alfo my brother Patrick. My other fellow-fufferers (except David Ahearn, who was born near Clogheen, in the county of Tipperary) were born in faid parifh. We have all lived an honest and laborious life till January laft; when, finding the Levellers, or White Boys, in the county of Tipperary, had partly fucceeded in redrefling fome of the grievances they complained of, by levelling, which they afured themselves were raised upon commons, we unhappily had a meeting laft Candlemas, to the number of eighteen; where, without any authority over us, we We all die unworthy members of the fwore, 1. To be true and faithful to each church of Rome, fincerely and from our other; 2. To pull down the ditches c-hearts forgiving all thofe who were inrected on commons, for trefpalling on which our cattle had often been pounded; 3. To do all in our power to hinder any one from taking the little concerns we held, when out of leafe; 4. Not to admit any tythe-farmer to meddle with our tythes, but to pay them to the minifter or his proctor; 5. To be true to Sive and her children. (By Sive, we meant a afretted harmleis old woman, blind of ftrumental to our profecution, particular- Darby Brown, aged 32 years; Patrick |