The fubalterns of the ten new regiments [612.]. Colonel Abercrombie's. Lieutenants Capt. Robert Douglas (from half-pay of Ancafter's), Enf. Samuel Pepper (of Fitzwilliams's), Enf. Hugh Bowen (of York's), Engineer Durnford.
Enfigns: Henry Watfon, Ludovick Cathcart, Alexander Stuart, Simon Frafer, William Abercrombie, William Bygrave, Thomas Warburton.
Lieutenants: Capt. Baldwin (of Berkeley's), Lieut. Archibald Campbell (from half-pay of Loudon's), Enf. Robert Biffett (of Lord John Murray's), Enf. Alexander Hamilton (from half-pay of Lord John Murray's), Enf. Richard Brown (of Bofcawen's), Enf. Alexander St Clair (of St Clair's), Engineer William Roy. Enfigns Lieut. Abraham Hill (late of Falmouth's), Quartermaster-Serjeant John Widdows, Ridgeway Owen Merrick, Nicholas Cotterell, Richard Warburton, Thomas Butterfield, Tho
Lieutenants: Lieut. Edward Gould (of the InvaJids), Lieut. Anthony Haflam (from half pay of Otway's), Second Lieut. Howel Lloyd (from half-pay of Laforie's), Second Lieut. Jofeph Randall (from half-pay of Holmes's), Cornet Walter Kerr (from half pay of Crawfurd's), Ení. John Cooke (from half-pay of Wolfe's), Enf. Marmaduke Cramer (of T. Murray's), Enf. George Byng (of Cornwallis's), Quarter. mafter Donald Grant (of Lord Robert Manners's), Enf. Nicholas Addison (of Anstruther's). Enfigns: Newland Godfrey, Alexander M'Gown, -Johnson, Alexander Rofe, George Jefferfon, Mark Napier, Andrew Neilfon, William Dalrymple.
Colonel Whitmore's. Lieutenants: Lieut. George Oliphant Kenlock (from half-pay of Bruce's), Lieut. James Worfely (from half-pay of Cornwall's), Lieut. John Slow, Se cond Lieut. Robert Wright (from half-pay of Pole's), Second Lieut. William Edwards (from half-pay of Jordan's), Enf. John Campbell (of Home's), Enf. William Hughes (of Stuart's), Enf. Chriftopher Chambre (of Beauclerk's), Serjeant Donnellan (of the foot guards). Enfigns: Serjeant John Manmore, Charles Lloyd Richards, George Maffey, Thomas Moore, Dugal Ewart, Ludovick Grant, George Cornwallis Brown, John Wight, Grove.
Colonel Campbell's. Lieutenants: Lieut. John Debutts (from half-pay of Battereau's), Lieut. John Dalton (from halfpay of Boscawen's), Enf. Alexander Drummond (of Lord John Murray's), Enf. Peter Beaver (from half pay of Richbell's), Enf. Wil. liam Skinner (of Pulteney's), Enf. Charles Kel_ lond Courtnay (of Fowke's).
Enfigns: Peter Gordon, Henry Harrison, George Maxwell, Robert Campbell, John Bowyer, Audrew Bruce, Robert Rainey.
Lieutenants: Lieut. James Murray (from halfpay of Loudon's), Lieut. Abraham Hofkins (from half pay of Cholmondeley's foot), Lieut.
-Sullivan, Second Lieut. William Botteler (from half-pay of Cornwall's), Second Lieut. William Johnfont (from half-pay of Agnew's), Enf. James Minnett, (from half-pay of Frampton's), Enf Thomas Baugh (of Offarrell's), Enf. John Laulhie (of Wolfe's), Enf. George Stuart (of Hay's). Enfigus: Serjeant
Coventry, Serjeant Rofe, William Downing, John Colmer, Thomas Lloyd, John Luke, John Gillan.
Colonel Lord Charles Manners's.
Lieutenants: Lieut. John Ingram (of Ancaster's), Enf. Thomas Harrison (of Lord Robert Manners's), Enf John Archer (of Cornwallis's), Enf. Edward Eyre (of Bragg's), Enf. David Dundas (Lt. Fireworker).
Enfigns: Edward Jenkins, Fiennes Jenkinson, James Lyon, Chriftopher Hales, Archibald Wight, John Woodford, Jofeph Baillie.
Lieutenants: Lieut. Edward Dartequenave (from half-p f-pay of Cornwall's), Lieut. George Holiday (from half-pay of Sackville's), Lieut. Thomas Bennett (from half pay of Powlett's), Second Lieut. Abraham Brocket (from half-pay of Agnew's), Second Lieut. William Pye (from half-pay of Powlett's), Enf. Daniel Corneille (from half-pay of Irwin's), Enf. Richard Kelfall (of Richbell's), Enf. Michael Cuffe (of Ken · nedy's), Enf. Duncomb Colchester (of Stuart's), Serjeant-Major Shaw (of Honey
Enfigns: William Tong, William Townshend, Sir William Moore, John Playtero, Brewer,
Henderson, Richard Bradshaw. Colonel Anftruther's. Lieutenants: Lieut. Edward Crimble (from halfpay of Jordan's), Lieut. Harrington Baudin (of Lafcelles's), Second Lieut. John Lloyd (from balf-pay of Battereau's), Second Lieut. Rowland Mitchell (from half-pay of Agnew's), Second Lieut. Abel Warren (of Otway's), Enf. Effex Devereux (of Handasyd's), Ens. Horace Hayes (of Honeywood's).
Enfigus: Daniel Davis, Berkley St John Miller, William King, John Warburton, Barnabas Banks, Colley, Walter Sloan.
Colonel Montagu's. Lieutenants: Lieut. Peter Grung (from half-pay South-Carolina companies), Enf. Henry Egleton Connor (of T. Murray's), Enf. Jofeph Williams (of Fitzwilliams's), Enf. John Cooke (of Yorke's), Enf. Robert Evans (of Folliott's). Enfigns: William Cowley, William Butler, James Figge, George Herbert, James Murilon, Thomas Martin, Hutchefon. 5 B 2
The LONDON general Bill of Christenings and Burials, from December 10. 1754, to December 16. 1755; with the difcafes and cafualties, &c.
40 and 50 50 and 60, 1918
fials this year 779 Decreased in the bu Age. No. Of 101 107..
Abort, and Stillborn 565 Fever, ditto malig-
ted, and purples 3042 Palfy
Apoplexy and fud. 208 Fistula Afthma and Tific 359 Flux Bedridden Bleeding Bloody flux
Strangury
46 Green sickness
Burften & Rupture To Cancer Canker Chicken Pox
14 Pleurify
8 Quinly
68 Rafh
79 Rheumatism
Rickets.
24 Rifing of the lights
1 Scall head
6 Scurvy
Small pox
Sore throat
: Childbed Colic, Gripes, Twist- ing of the guts Confumption
fhoehead, and water in the head
4322 Jaundice Convulfions 5741 Impofthume Cough and hooping
Inflammation
93 Lethargy
Livergrown
Sores and ulcers
St Anthony's fire
SOverlaid 113 Stoppage in ftomach 14 Scalded
11 Surfeit 57 Swelling
6 Teeth
2 Thrush
813 Smothered -
81 Stabbed
Starved:
General Bill of Mortality for 1755, in EDINBURGH, and WEST-KIRK parish.
Under 2 years 359
f. 2 & 5 go 58 10 62 10 & 20 78 20 & 30 97
N. B. When different pages are referred to at any article, if the numbers are disjoined by a comma, the firft figure or figures in the preceding numbers are fuppofed to be repeated in the fubfequent.
Berdeen, account of the Alimentary powder, an extraor-. Artificers, a trial for a seduction rife and progress of the dinary one 20 of 357 infirmary 49. A table Alfop, Rob. a midshipman, pu- nifhed for a riot 508 Amboyna, a dreadful earthquake there 405
of the patients 52. The King's college augment their burfaries, and appoint prizesior. The fy- nod's act for improving church- mafic 512. St Nicholas church nished and opened 559. See Church-mulic Abraham, Sachem of the Mo- hawks, his fpeech 630. See In- dian chiefs, Indians Academy for feulpture and paint ing, a propofal for one 132 Acadia. See Nova Scotia Act of federunt about the claims on the forfeited estates 365 Acts paffed 149. 205. 609 Acts, abftract of that for the bet- ter fupply of mariners and fea- men 205. of that concerning the offices of fheriff-deputes in Scotland 206. of that to pro- hibit the importation of fpiri- tuous liquors and tea 243. of the acts relating to the whale fishery 284. of the new whale- fishery act 287.1 Addreffes, of the Lords and Com- mons, in answer to the King's meffage 150, 1. of the city of London on the King's return 456. of the city of Edinburgh 509. of the Irish Commons 511. of the British Lords and Commons 530, 1 butius, T. his fpeech on the motion for an address 526 die, Pat. tranfported for horfe- stealing 265 Etna mount, eruptions of 17. Africans baptized 259 Agaric, when to be used 112 Agriculture, a new fyftem of 56 Agrippa Menenius, his speech on the Oxfordshire election 325 Aix-la-Chapelle peace, the cause
America, North, a fummary of the difputes between the French and British there 70. A view of the conduct of the French there, and of the British fettlements 73. The importance of the British plantations 204. An ac- count of thefe plantations: Of Hudson's Bay 225. of New- foundland 226. of Acadia, or Nova Scotia 74. 337. of New England 74.380. of New York 75. 427. of New Jersey 76. 430. of Penfylvania 76.471. of Virginia 76. 536. of Mary- land 76. $78. of New Hamp fhire 74. of Rhode island 75. of Connecticut ib. of North Carolina 77. of South Carolina ib. of Georgia ib. The extent of the British empire in Ame- rica ib. A view of the French incroachments in it 477. Re- flections of a French writer on this fubject 481. A recapitula- tion of the grand plan of France 385. An account of the French claims 459. A fcheme for dri- ving the French out of the con- tinent of America in one year 482. The French force there 450. Grants by the feveral co- lonies for oppofing the French 355. A particular account of the military tranfactions there, and of Gen. Braddock's defeat 500, 1, 2. A further account 605. Accounts of the action at Lake George 496.549.641. of the taking the French forts in Nova Scotia 353.399. See Braddock, Johnson, Lake George, Monckton, &c. Anfon, L. vifits the fleet at Portf- mouth 306. His reception ib. Entertains the admirals and cap-
Algiers, the Dey barbarously af- faffinated 95. A new Dey ap- pointed 96. The affaffins pu- nifhed 145. War declared a- gainst the Dutch and Imperia- lifts 145, 99. The Porte of fended at this ftep 300. A peaceful difpofition begins to prevail 397. The treaty renew. ed with Britain 199. Algerine corfairs prohibited to enter Port- mahon and Gibraltar 406
tains 307
Arabian year 41
Arts, of their origin and progress 130. Africa and America ftill deflitute of the modern arts 130, 1. How loft by the Ro- mans 131. A project for pre- ferving and recovering arts ib. State of the arts in England 526 Arundel, W. tried for removing rebels heads at York 258 Afiatic year 41
Aray river, an inundation of 408 Archbold, R. abjures Popery 153. His declaration 185. Proof of his fincerity 188 Armaments. See Military, Naval Arms, a reward offered for difco- vering those concealed 551
Affociate fynod, their proceedings concerning Mr T. Mair 157. 408. and the mafon-oath 158. See Mair, Mafons Affociation, an extraordinary one in Jamaica 149. See Jamaica, Knowles
Assyrian year 41 Athenæus's account of the feaft Sacæa 42
Athenians, their defcription of the year ib.
Austrian Netherlands, affairs there last year 69. The troops aug- mented255. Some barrier towns evacuated 350, 1. The forti- fications of others repaired 398 Avery, Elif. her uncommon fore leg 33
Babylonian year 42 Baltimore, L. obtains a grant of Avalon and Maryland 227. Sends a colony to Maryland 578. Establishes a government there ib. His family turn Protestants to fecure the poffeffion ib. See Maryland, Newfoundland Bank, one established at Newcastle 406. A bank note given to- ward paying the national debt 305
Bastards, parental cruelty to, af- fectingly exemplified 534 Bath, a valuable piece of anti- quity found there 407 Battle at the Ohio, accounts of 401,51. of that at Lake George 496. See Braddock, Johnson, Lake George Bavaria, Elector of, the treaty be- tween Britain and him renewed 10. Enters into a new treaty with her 491. Establishes a ma- nufactory of porcelain 348 Bay Verte fort taken 353 Bayne, W. tranfported for theft 266 Beauly river fuddenly dried and filled 101
Beausejour fort taken 353. Terms of the capitulation 354 Betts, John, a rebel, imprisoned 306 Bingham, Sir John, his caftle
Black Hamilton, earthquake there
Blandford man of war taken by the French, and released 457 Baculonius, A. his fpeech against the East-India mutiny-bill 85. On the motion for an addrefs 572
Bones, human, ancient, discover- ed 26 1.458
Books, a meditation among 425 -foreign, published in 1755 464 Boscawen, Adm fails 259 Steers far America 260. Takes two French war-hips on the banks of Newfoundland 351. His ex- pedition abfurd 447. Returns to England 552 Braddock, Gen. difficulties in his march 400. Defeated 401. Dif- ferent accounts of the defeat 451.
ments in America 225. See A- merica
British fishery, ftate of their af- fairs 153. Their petition to par- liament 441. Proceedings upon it 442. The fuccefs of the buf- fes 510
Brown, Nicol, fubftance of the li- bel against him for burning his wife 48. Tried ib. The ver- dict returned b. A debate on the import of the verdict ror. Extracts of the memorials on that fubject ib. The fentence 107 Brown executed 265. His body ftole from off the gibbet, found and replaced ib. Stole a second time 308 Bubonocele incarcerata, an ope ration for it recommended 250. Cautions about it 251 Buchan, Dun. murdered 308 Burials, of precipitate, with re- flections 513 Burrington, Mr, on the import- ance of the American fettle- ments 204
rious oppression of them redres ed 439. Orders for their ap pearing in order to be draggl ed 406, 59. Draughted off f the fervice 551, 59. Furthe order relating to them 659 Cherokee Indians, treaty w 454. Account of their nation and country 504, 5. Singh ceremonies of the treaty 555.5. Resign all their lands to Britan 506,7
Cherries in January 17 Chesterfield, E. of, his effay o good-breeding 532 China, Chriftianity faid to be tolerated there 144. 233. A new perfecution of the Chris breaks out 493. 602 Chinese Orphan, a tragedy, fto- ry of 580. Extracts of it 583 Cholmley, Mr, his whimfn legacy to a boy of the found- ling hospital 47 Church-music,
an account of the improvement of it in the north, and a disapprobation of
French account 503. Byng, Adm. fails 509. Returns it 189. The reformed ex-
The ftrength of the enemy 403. 502. The behaviour of the English troops ib. The Gene- ral unfit to command in that expedition 447. A lift of the killed and wounded 401. The General's misconduct in the en- gagement 501 Brandenburg-Bareith, Marq. of,
a rumour of his turning Roman Catholic 95. The report con- tradicted 143
Bread, affize of, at London 259 Brereton, Mr, kills Mr Kirwan in a duel 564. Tried, and ac- quitted 611
Britain, her naval force 405. lone, whether a match for France 524, 5. 621,2. How he may get the better of France 525. 619. Her minifters facrifice her interest in every negotia tion 572. The infincerity of Spain's profeffions to her 573. What procured her the peace of Aix-la Chapelle 575. What the laft war coft her ib. That fhe ought to attack France by fea and in America 577. How The got the better of France in K William's and Q. Anne's wars 619. See France, Mili. tary, Naval
British colonies, free from debts and taxes 388. An union of the different colonies recommended ib. An account of their fettle
Canada, account of 137 Cape Breton, why evacuated by the British 73 Diftrefled for want of provifions 399. 449 Cart match at Newmarket 259 Caftres, Mr, his letter on the earthquake at Lifbon 584 Caverns, fubterraneous 261 Cenforinus of the Italian calen- dar 42
Cobalt found in Cornwall 2;8 Premium for ib.
Cod fish, how prepared in New- Centaur not fabulous, extracts foundland 228. Markets f from 163 Ceremony the fuperftition good-breeding 532 Chaldees an Arabic nation 41 Chelsea outpenfioners, the ufu-
229. Importance of the trade Code, digefting at Petersburg 143 Coin, a trial made of it 3; 5. Coiners imprisoned $16. The counterfeit coins defcribed.
Coins, ancient, dug up in Hol- land 603
Collective nouns, of their con- ftruction 627 Comely-garden entertainments, account of 267. Improve- ments propofed 293 Commons. See Addreffes, Par- liament Connachar, Mr, imprisoned for celebrating marriages 207. How imprisoned 207, 8. Substance of the criminal letters against him 208. Pleadings in his de- fence 208, 9. Obfervations on his cafe from the bench 209. Defences made for him 313. Replies to the defences 314. The interlocutor on the rele- vancy 315. A lift of the jury ib. The verdict finding him guilty ib. The sentence, ba- nifhing him 209. 316. He fets out for England 410. reflections at his departure 411 Connecticut, a populous colony 75. The privileges of this co- lony, and thofe of Rhode island, faved by ftratagem 384 Confidius, C. his fpeech in fa- vour of the East-India mutiny- bill 117 Confpiracy against fome gentle- men difcovered 610 Conftitution, no fixed one before the revolution 617. The con- trary afferted 621 Copper veflels, danger of ufing
Corfica, affairs there last year
count ignorantly misreprefent- Donation to St George's hofpi- ed 416 tal 258
Cumberland, D. of, vifits the Drawings, premiums given for 47 fleet at Portsmouth 306, 7 Drummore, Lord, a character Cupid, fleeping, eflay on 112 of 291. An elegy on him 346 Custom duties abftracted, paid by Dryburgh, Robert, imprisoned a clergyman 305 for perjury 359 Cycles of the ancients 40. the Chaldeans 41 Cyrus's defcription of the year 42 Darlue, M. of the cure of the hydrophobia 391
David's courfes fet by calendar months 42
Debates, on the East-India com- pany's mutiny bill 21.85.113. On the refult of the inquiry into the management of the lait lottery 169. 217. On the Ox- fordshire election 273. 321. On the right of copyholders to vote in county-elections 369. On the motion for an address in anfwer to the King's fpeech 521, 69. 617
Delap's trial, account of 614 Denmark, affairs there last year 8. An African company efta- blished 143, 98. The Welt- India trade laid open 198. The land-forces to be augmented b. Four war-fhips to be built after the British model 396. The Norway fishery to be improved
Dieskau, B. defeated, and taken prifoner by Gen. Johnson 497 Dinwiddie, Gov. his fpeech to the affembly of Virginia 355. Another speech 454. The ad- drefles 455,6
Diodorus, his Chaldaic year 42 Difeafe, extraordinary, of the fkin, and its cure 467 Dobbs, Gov. his meflage to the affembly of North Carolina 386. His recapitulation of the grand plan of France ib. Avers that the difunion of the British co- lonies will be the only means of its fuccefs 388. Recom- mends private parfimony and public liberality 389 Dodecaeteris, whence derived 42 Dodfley's collection of poems, account of 484 Dog-flealers punished 258
A body of laws formed by the malecontents 95. A design to surprise Bastia defeat- ed 144. The malecontents chufe a new leader, and confif cate the Gencese estates 492 Crown-point should be taken from the French 483 Crucifixion, Mr Whitefield's ac- count of the reprefentation of Doig, William, tried for mur it at Lifbon 247. This ac- der 265. Executed 308
Dublin, its liberties and franchi- fes perambulated 407 Duel between Mess. Brereton and Kirwan 564
Dumont on the British trade and fettlements 224
Dunbar, Col. retreats, after Brad⚫ dock's defeat, to Wills's Creek 401. Arrives in Pensylvania 499 Duncan, Gid. tried for disturb- ing the new church-mufic in Aberdeen 359 Dunkirk refortified 446 Dunwich, case of a double return at 274 Du Quefne fort, accounts of the battle and defeat near 401, 2, 3. 451. The expedition against that fort unneceffary 447. The ftrength of its garrison 453.
See Braddock Dutch. See United Provinces Duty of run goods paid by will 305 Earthquakes, accounts of thofe in different parts of Turky last year 3. at Black Hamilton, Yorkshire 259. 558. at Mete- line, one of the islands of the Archipelago 300. at Ancona 349. at Amboyna 405. in Northamptonfhire and Lincoln- hire 406. in Perfia 546. at Portsmouth 552. at Swansea ib. at Loch Lomond 552,93. at Kinfale 552. in Holland 553. at Hamburg ib. in Spain 553. 554, 6. in France 5 54. at Lisbon 554, 5. A particular account of that at Lisbon, and other places in Portugal 584-592. at Gibraltar 592, 3. in Sardinia and Corfica 592, 3. in Holstein $93. at Mequinez and Fez ib. in Iceland 601. See Lisbon Earthquakes, caufes of their phænomena 595. Artificial, how to make 596. Season of the year for ib. The extraor dinary effects of one in Pibley dam, Derbyshire 594. Com. municated by caverns from the Atlantic ocean 595. Sicily and Italy ¶ted by earth- quakes io.
Eat-India company, how their charters were obtained 24. 25. 1 be confequences of their ex- clufive trade 2y. A debate on the
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