21 Thomas Young, Surgeon, 32 John Squire, Flesher, 33 William Gardiner, Bonnetmaker;] Extraordinary Council Deacons Ordinary Council Deacons William Sands, Admiral and Bailie of Leith Charles Shirreff, Merchant, and Thomas Haddaway, Brewer, Refident Bailies. John Learmont, Baron Bailie of Canongate and Robert Pillans, Brewer, and William Berry, Seal- Andrew Baxter, Shoemaker, and James Burton, Andrew Alifon, Bailie of the Butter, Cheese, and Lawn-cloth Markets Hugh Campbell, Bailie of the Meal and Corn Markets John Mansfield, Bailie of the Poultry, Fruit, and Fish Markets Andrew Alifon, Captain of the Orange Colours William Miller, Bookfeller, 1 James Robertfon, Merchant, Patrick Jamiefon, Mafon, William Recch, Wright, Alex. Burton, Glafier, Guild-Counsellors Between જજજજજજજજજજજ Edinburgh, Oct. 11. Oatmeal 11d, halfpenny. White peafe-meal 8d halfpenny. Gray peasemeal 7d. halfpenny. Bear-meal 8 d. The Edinburgh affize of BREAD. [439.] ' After Sept. 26. till altered. Set Sept. 21. White. Wheaten. Household Price. Price. Price. Prices of Stocks, &c. at London, Oct. 1. Bank-ftock fhut. India ditto 1413 4ths. South-fea-ftock Ditto, old annuities, ift fubfcript. 92 1 4th a 3 8ths. Ditto, 2d fubfcript. 91 7 8ths. Ditto, new annuities, 1ft fubfcript. 91 3 8ths. Ditto, 2d fubfcript. 91. Three I half Bank-annuities. 1ft fubfcript. fhut. Ditto, 2d fubfcript.fhut. Three per cent Bank-annuities, 91 half. Ditto 1726 Ditto, Southfea annuities 1751 91 1 4th. Ditto India annuities thut. Three 1 half bank-annuities 1756 Bank-circulation 61. 2s. 6d. prem. 99 1.8. India bonds 21. 16s. a 17 s. prem. New fubfcrip. 911 4th a 3 8ths. Lottery-tickets 3 1. 105. [The Books are deferred.] THE SCOTS MAGAZINE. OCTOBER, 1757. CON T E N T S. Of the SECRET EXPEDITION. An account of || VOLTAIRE's account of the rebellion 526. it by a volunteer 497. The gazette-account Mr Pitt's letter to Adm. Hawke and Gen. Mordaunt 502. The grounds on which, the expedition was founded 503. 501. Accounts of it by Mr Pitt ib. and by the French 504. Reflections on it by the Patriot ib. the Monitor 505. and the Citizen 508. The com manders in it to be tried 548. Poems occafioned by it 508, 28. Behn's account of HERCULANEUM 509. 512. Hiftory of the last feffion of PARLIAMENT. The fums ordered to be raised 515. Refolutions for railing money by annuities 515, 17. 523. Objections against the grant for the army of obfervation 518. Of the lottery 523. Anecdotes concerning M. KEITH 523.. A LETTER from the King of Pruffia to the Earl Marifchal $25. An ANECDOTE thewing the little delicacy ufed by the court of Berlin towards that of London 526. POETRY, &C. An ode to Hope 508. The lover's relief ib. The mock expedition 528. A new fong ib. Epiftle to a friend, ib. A fong 529. Epigram ib. Prior's thought a little altered 548. Infcription on King Theodore's marble 552. HISTORY. An extraordinary letter of the King of Pruffia 530. A fkirmish at Gotha 531. Papers found in Gen. Nadafti's baggage $34 Inteftine difputes in France terminated 537. Adm. Holburne's fleet damaged by a storm 540. Capitulation of Fort William-Henry 541. Articles between the nabob of Bengal and Adm. Watfon 544 Capitulation of Chandernagore 546. . A fleet fails under Adm. Hawke and Boscawen 548. Disturbances occafioned by the militiaact $49. Fatal effect of fudden joy 550. A furmife concerning the plague 551. An un common advertisement 552. An exhortation read in the Roman-Catholic chapels in Dublin 553. LISTS, TABLES, &c. 555-560 Ο Some account of the late fecret expedition. N the 8th of September failed from St Helen's, under the command of Vice-Adm. Sir Edward Hawke, with ViceAdm. Knowles and Rear-Adm. Broderick under him, a fleet of eighteen fhips of the line, fix frigates, two firefhips, two bomb-ketches, two hofpital-fhips, forty-four tranfports, and fix cutters, in all eighty fail, having ten regiments of foot on board, under the command of Lt-Gen. Sir John Mordaunt, with Maj.Gens Conway and Cornwallis under him. Our readers have feen a lift of the fhips and regiments [489]. To the VOL. XIX, former were added the Essex and Întrepide, of 64 guns each. It was faid, that the destination of this armament was known only to a certain great perfonage, and one gentleman in the firft employment of the state; and that the gentlemen who had the command, were to open their inftructions in a certain latitude. Be that as it will, the deftination was a fecret on board till the 14th; when it was discovered to be for the coaft of France, by the fleet's bearing down into the bay of Bifcay. The following general orders were iffued from on board the Ramilies, Adm. Hawke, dated the 15th. "When the fhips come to an anchor 4 C in in order to land, the colonels are immediately to join their respective corps. The grenadiers, and detached companies, will probably be the first to land, and are therefore to be the firft in readinefs; then the battalions according to their rank, or as they may happen to be moft conveniently fituated. Every fhip will fend officers in their boats in proportion to their men. The foldiers are to have two good flints, and thirty-fix rounds of ammunition; except the grenadiers and detached companies, who are to have double proportion. The first body that lands must have an engineer and intrenching-tools with them; and they must take their own hatchets and bill-hooks, two days provifion of bifcuit and cheese, and their flasks. The fhips of the fame regiments will come to an anchor as near as poffible to each other. Six days provision of bifcuit, and cheese, and beef, to be procured for all the troops, ready to fend on shore after the men are landed. The light artillery is to be landed as foon as poffible. The boats of the ordnance-fhips (which ships should likewife anchor near together) are folely to be employed in conveying the artillery and intrenching-tools on fhore. When the troops have poffeffed themfelves of a poft on fhore, the chief engineer marks out an intrenchment, to fecure the provifions, ftores, heavy artillery, powder, and other things neceffary for the army. Then all the tents, blankets, watchcoats, knapfacks, remainder of the intrenching-tools, fpare ammunition, provifions, fcaling-ladders, petards, &c. are to be brought on fhore, that no time may be loft in profecuting the enterprife. To be carried on fhore after the men are landed: the mens knapfacks; a tent, two blankets, and a kettle for eight men; a foldier's tent for the officers of a company. All thofe tents muft, when the army marches, be carried by the foldiers, till better means can be had. A foldier to have only one fhirt, one pair of fhoes, and one pair of stockings, in his knapfack. No women to be allowed to come on fhore till ordered by the General. A careful perfon to be left in every tranfport, to take charge of the baggage belonging to the officers and men, till it is called for. Upon all occafions, where it is fuppofed the enemy can be got at, the Lieutenant-General commands, that the corps which are directed to attack them, do march vigorously up, and that they referve their fire till they come very near. Upon every opportunity, the General orders the troops to run in upon the enemy with their bayonets; in which method of attack the fuperior strength and courage of the British troops must meet with fuccefs. The troops may expect to find a number of militia of the country upon the fhore, which they will eafily difperfe. The fhort three-pounders, the short fix-pounders, and the howitzers, are the first artillery which will be called for ; and are therefore to be got in readiness as foon as the ships come to an anchor. Officers of the navy will be appointed to direct the boats that carry the men on fhore; and the officers of the land. forces are to take care that the orders given by thofe gentlemen to the boats crews, are ftrictly obeyed. The boats will be ranged by divifions, under their respective commanders. All foldiers that are unfit for duty, are to be left on board their tranfports." On the 17th the following orders were given out, dated on board the Ramilies in the bay of Biscay. "Capt. James, of the artillery, is to deliver to each fhip of the fquadron, a light brafs gun of the field-artillery, to be fixed in the long-boats at the landing of the troops, and two boxes of ammunition, half grape, half round, for them. Some of the royal regiment of artillery are to work the guns. About eight o'clock in the evening of the 19th, the wind fair, the night clear, and the land twenty leagues ahead, a fignal was made to ly to, without any apparent |