Westminster, and the suburbs, with be- The proprietors of the lands on it propose coming decency and regularity. The collections made this day at the rev. Mr. Whitfield's Tabernacle, and the Chapel in Tottenham-Court, for the fufferers by the late terrible fire in Boston in New-England, and the plundered proteftants in the New-Marche of Brandenburg, &c. amounted to upwards of five hundred and fifty pounds. SATURDAY, Feb. 14. Admiralty-Office. Capt. Fitzherbert, of his majesty's fhip Niger, 19 leagues W. S. W. from Ufhant, fell in with and took the Duke of Mazarine privateer, of 12 guns and 160 men, Gafpard Lion, Commander, which fail'd from Breft the first jastant. MONDAY, Feb. 16, This day an exprefs arrived in a Schevelling fishing vetfel, which brought advice of the death of Clement-Auguftus of Bavaria, uncle to the Elector of Bavaria, born August 16, 1700, Bishop of Munster and Paderborn, 1719, Elector and Archbishop of Cologn, Nov. 12, 1723, Bishop of Hildesheim Feb. 8, 1724, Bishop of Ofnabrug Nov. 4, 1728, and Grand Mafter of the Teutonic Order 1732. According to a calculation lately made, there are now upwards of 23,000 French prifoners in our poffeffion, notwithstanding the many exchanges made by the cartel ships. TUESDAY, Feb. 17. The Lords of the Admiralty received advice from Commodore Sir Piercy Bret, that the hon. Capt. Vane, of his majefty's fhip Arethufa, had brought into the Downs a French cutter privateer of fix guns and 46 men; which came from Calais in the morning, and was taken by the Arethufa at noon. Letters from Naples, of the 20th ult. advise, that on the 8th at night mount Vefuvius began to throw up in the air, with uncommon violence, trees, ftones, and bituminous matter. In the morning of the 9th this eruption ceased. On the 12th a very terrible noife proceeded from the mountain, and foon after it was difcovered, that the whole top was fallen in; and instead of a vulcano, it appeared like a cultivated hill. The owners of the lands on it were labouring there with the fame unconcern as if there never had been any eruption; yet the damage caufed by the laft, amounts to a million of ducats. to raise a fund to indemnify such as shall hereafter fuffer by eruptions. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18. A court of Common Council was held at Guild-hall; when it was refolved to prefent Sir John Philips, Bart. and George Cooke, Efq; Knight of the Shire for Middlefex, with the freedom of the city of London, in teftimony of the grateful fenfe which the citizens of London entertain of the many benefits received from the readiness and affiduity of these gentlemen, to affift and support such of their refolutions as required the aid of the authority of par liament. FRIDAY, Feb. 20. This day was tried in the court of Common Pleas, Westminster-hall, by a fpecial jury, a very extraordinary cause, in which a lady was defendant, on an action to recover the penalty of 201. for having refused, and wilfully neglected to be at church one whole month, according to an act of Queen Elizabeth, whereby even Papifts, if called upon, must prove they have been at some church or chapel, tolerated by law, within one month, or they are liable, if above the age of fixteen, to pay the penalty. The jury found for the defendant, as there was evidence to prove that he was in a bad ftate of health. This day Lord Anson introduced Capt. Sprye, who has done signal services in the navy, to his majesty at St. James's; and he was most graciously received. Early this morning fome gentlemen in liquor went to the Bedford Arms, CoventGarden, and demanded wine; but being refused, they grew outrageous, and a fcuffle enfuing, one of them drew his sword, and wounded two of the waiters. Letters from Guadaloupe, dated the end of September laft, mention, that his majesty's ships the Temple, Capt. O'Bryen, and Griffin, Capt.Taylor, being some short time, on a cruise in concert off the Granados, received intelligence that his majesty's floop of war the Virgin (which had been formerly taken by the enemy, her commander, Capt St. Loo, being killed in the engagement) was then lying, together with three privateers of 12 guns and 165 men each, under protection of three forts, in a bay belonging to Martinico, and were preparing to fail in company together on a cruize. Upon which Capt. Q'Bryen O'Bryen refolved to go in queft of them; accordingly both the faid commanders got clofe with their ships in shore, and came up with the faid forts, one of eight 24 and 32 pounders, another of fix 18 and 24 pounders, and a third, flanking the entrance into the bay, of two batteries of two guns each, 12 and 6 pounders; that the attack was carried on fo brifkly from both ships, that notwithstanding a vigorous defence of feveral hours, they filenced all the enemies guns, demolished, and beat down into the fea both forts and batteries, and cut out and carried off all the faid four prizes: that afterwards they attacked another fort on the faid ifland of fix 24 pounders, and after beating down and demolifting the fame, entered the harbour, where they lay four days, firing morning' and evening guns all the time; and at their departure, cut out and carried off with them three more of the enemy's hips. That in their several attacks, tho' the enemy made a ftout defence, the Temple had but one man killed and two wounded, besides the first lieutenant, who loft his thigh by a cammon fhot. On board the Griffin, the cockfwain of the Temple was killed, and only five men wounded. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25. The Court of Directors of the EastIndia company came to a refolution to alTow after the rate of five per cent. upon their bonds to cmmence from the 3vit of March next. We may form a judgment of the immenfe trade the Dutch have acquired dung the war, from the following lift of the fleet, which failed from the Texel, the 26th ult. which contuted of 72 fail for France, zo for Litbon, zz for Cadiz, 30 for the Streights, ro for England, 8 tor | Curacoa, 17 for Euftatia, 17 for Surinam. and 10 for Eaft-India, all under convoy of men of war. Capt. Ogle of the Aquilon man of war has taken the Count de Gramont privateer ef Bayonne, of 20 guns and 117 men, and carried her into Lisbon. This morning, between four and five 'clock, two perfons fet out on the worth road in a poft-chaife equipp'd like travellers, for a bait or trap for highwaymen; when they came to Holloway, they fay the fcheme took effect, and that they were ftopt by a highwayman, who ran his pistol through the canvass blind, and demanded their money; on which one of them fired a blunderbufs charged with four balls, tho' to his furprize, it did no execution; this awak'd his companion, who was asleep, and both jumped out of the chaife, but the highwayman was gone : the man who fired, went prefently under the hedge, whilft the other ftood by the chaife; and the Leeds machine coming up, attended with a guard on horfeback, the guard enquired what was the matter that a piece had been discharged? but instead of receiving an answer, one of the thieftakers immediately fired at him, (fuppofing him to be an accomplice) and one ball went through his arm, and another ball wounded a gentleman's fervant in the body, who was upon the machine. The guard is oftler at the Swan with two Necks Lad-lane. The gentleman's fervant is fince dead. Capt. Yates of the Wafp floop has drove afhore a French fnow, between the Seven Inlands and Brehat; the men quitted her, and the vessel bulged. THURSDAY, Feb. 26. From Elgin in Scotland, we are informed, that the latter end of last month, one Harvie, a journeyman dyer, having bought of William Frafer, merchant, fome gun-powder, icaded a pistol in the shop, with intention to fire it. At the very inftant he was about to fire, James Finlay came into the shop, and called out to them to stop, as he knew a barrel of gunpowder was just by them; but his alarm unhappily came too late; the pistol flath'd in the pan, and a spark flew into the cafk, which contained about forty pounds weight, and which instantly blew up, and brought down the whole tenement. lay and Harvie were miraculously preferved, but Frafer, the owner of the shop was killed by the explosion, which burst out at the door and windows, and carried the hatel ftones of both to the oppofite tide of the treet. Labrence Calder, merchant, James Bowie, maltman, James Grant, taylor John Adam and James Rofs, being in the fhade at the door of the shop, were carried off with fuch impetuofity, that Bowie and Grant were dafhed to pieces, and killed against the walls of the houfes on the oppofite fide of the street. Fin They were found quite dead and almost naked, their cloaths being almost entirely burnt off them. Calder was found alive, in the most dismal condition, his head terribly bruifed, one of his legs legs quite cut open, and the foot hanging by a ligament only; he expired in à few hours. Rofs is yet alive, but his recovery uncertain. It can hardly be accounted for how Finlay and Harvie were preferved within the shop; but certain it is, they too must have perished, had not the town's people, at the hazard of their lives from the broken and tottering walls, dug them from beneath the rubbish, and in that manner faved their lives. There is no other damage done to the adjoining or oppofite houfes, but fome of the windows and cafements broken. AMERICA. The latest accounts from Jamaica, fay, there are not above 30 of the rebellious negroes now left; and yet that small body came down the beginning of November on an eftate belonging to Mr. Mofs, adjoining to Mr. Wallace's, and burnt the whole fugar-works. His lofs is at least 10,000 1. fterling. They made an attempt upon Mr. Wallace's at the fame time, but were beat off by Mr. Hugh Wallace firing upon them with his white fervants from the doors and windows of his houfe; and on his killing fome of them the reft retired to the woods. The governor has raised three companies of free negroes to fupprefs them, and allows a reward of 201. for every one they fhall kill or take prisoner. Letters from Charles-Town, SouthCarolina, advife, that on the 25th of December last arrived there, Capt. John Stuart, the only furviving officer of the unfortunate garrison of Fort Loudoun. This gentleman went round the world with Lord Anfon in the Centurion. The fame day likewife arrived the advice-boat from New-York, fent by Governor Ball to General Amberft. Eight companies of Col. Vaughan's regiment, two of the 17th, and two of the 22d, with 150 Mohawk Indians, were to embark for the province from New-York the 20th of December, under the command of Lieut. Col. James Grant, of the 40th regiment, late of Montgomery's. Capt. Quintyne Kenedy, of the light infantry of the 17th, commands the Indians. Eight of the Indian, chiefs were embark'd when the adviceboat fail'd. Several companies of Vaughan's are ordered to Pittsburg and other ports in the Ohio. They write from Bofton in New-En The Countess of Egmont, of a daughter. The Dutchefs of Ancafter, of a daughter. Lady of Will. Cartwright, Efq; of a fon. Lady of L. Bolingbroke, of a daughter. The Countess of Gower, of a daughter.. The Lady of the Rev. Mr. Ogle, dept. clerk of the King's closet, of a daughters, The Counters of Deloraine, of a fon. The Lady of Charles Colmore, Efq; of a daughter. The Lady of Christopher Richardson, Efq; of a son. The wife of a Porter, in Thomas-street of two boys and a girl. MARRIAGES. The Rev. Mr. Commeline, to Mifs Gythens of Bristol. Henry Northcote, Esq, of the third regiment of Guards, to Mifs Searle of Exeter. Dr. Tatton, Prebend of Canterbury, to Mifs Lynch. Richard Neave, Efq; to Mifs Briftow. Daniel Falkner, Esq; to Miss Faure. The Rev. Mr. Barrington, brother to Lord Barrington, to Lady Diana Beauclerk, fifter to the duke of St. Albans. Mr. Ellifon, merchant of Whitehaven, to Mifs Howe, a fortune of 20,000 1. Lord Bruce, to the dowager Lady Dun-, garvan. Robert Palk, Efq; Governor of Fort George, to Mifs Vanfittart. John Worgan, Efq; to Mifs Savage. The Archduke Charles, fecond fon of the Queen of Hungary, at Vienna. The Princefs Sobieski, Dowager of Prince Constantine of Poland. Marshal Duke de Belleifle, at Paris. George Wolley, Efq; Cahier of the South Sea Company. Lady Frankland, relict of Sir Thomas Frankland, at Thirtlebee, Yorkshire. George Rowland, Efq; of Aylesbury. Major General Rickets, at Jamaica. John Cliff, Efq; Recorder of Rofs in Ireland. Benjamin Cleeve, Efq; in Wood-street, Cheapfide, Benj. Benj. Smart, Efq; of the Temple. The hon. Mrs. Frances Neale. Richard Nath, Efq; at Bath. Mr. Cumberland, prebend. of St. Paul's. Mr. Wigley, rector of Cegworth, Leices terfhire, prefented by the Master and Fel Dr. Patrick Haldane, at Murray's Hall, lows of Chrift-College, Cambridge. Stirling in Scotland. Francis Parry, Efq; of Bofwell-Court, Carey-street. John Wordfworth, Efq; at Chelsea. James Campbell, Efq; of Menzie, Perthshire. Mr. Toller, to the living of CockingHatley in Cambridgeshire, prefented by Savile Cuft, Efq; on the refignation of Mr.Cust. Dr. Cock, rect. of Great Horkesley, near in Colchester. Major Morris of the Queen's royal regiment of foot, at Limerick in Ireland. Lady Codrington, relict of Sir William Codrington, bart. Ifrael Wilkes, Efq; Lord Viscount Folkestone. Lady Catherine Boyde. Charlotte-Aglae, of Orleans, Princess of the Blood of France, and Dutchefs of Modena. Right Hon. Alexander Colville, Captain of the Northumberland Man of War, and Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships of War on the American Station. Walter Dove, Efq; at Bridgenorth. Lady Swinburn, Relict of Sir John Swinburn. Dr. Naylor, Prebendary of Exeter. Thomas Biggs, Efq; formerly Surgeon of Bartholomew Hospital. Lady Clinton, at Boulogne in France, aged 103. Benjamin Lonquet, Efq; Hon. Mifs Percival, Daughter of the Earl of Egmont. Capt. Lloyd, Deputy-Governor of Greenwich-Hofpical. PROMOTIONS. Capt. Maurice Suckling, appointed to the command of the Naffau man of war. Admiral Cotes, elder brother of the Trihity-house, in the room of Ad. Boscawen. Sir Hugh Williams, Bart. Lieutenantcolonel in Col. Tove's regiment. Mr. James Dell, one of the King's musitians extraordinary. Dr. Warren, Phyfician to Princefs Amelia. The Hon. Boyle Walfingham, commander of the Modeste man of war, of 64 guns. John Pownal, Efq; fecretary to the lords of Trade, and Plantations. Col. Howe, Major-general. PREFERMENTS. Rev. Dr. Ayscough, bishop of St. David's. Mr. Thomas Shirley, rector of Welford, Berks, worth 500l. per ann. Mr. Beady, rector of Catmere and Peafmore, Berks, worth 4501. per ann. Mr. W. Gee, vic. of Werefted, Suffolk. Mr. George Drury, rect. of Little Billing, and rect. of Overstone, Northamptonshire. Mr. Jofeph Bell, vic. of Stowe, and vic. of Radcliffe, in Bucks. Mr. Fletcher, vic. of Compton, Wilts. The Bishop of Salisbury, clerk of the clofet to his Majesty. Mr. Lloyd, to the living of Great Waker. ing, Effex. Mr. Afhburnham, prebendary of Ferring in the church of Chichester. Dr. David Young, clerk of the closet to the princess of Wales. Jonathan Holmes, M. A. vic. of Helfton, Cumberland. Dr. Birch, rect. of Debden, and rect. of Gabriel Fenchurch, and Margaret Pattens, London, worth together 3601. per ann. James Bowman, B. A. rect. of Holt in Gloucestershire. Mr. Poyntz, deputy clerk of the King's clofet. Mr. Marsden, rect. of Llandyfhil, Montgomeryshire. Mr. Mallet, prebendary of Gloucester. William Willón, of Leicester, linnendraper. John Nicholson, in Fenchurch-ftreet, ftone-mason. Jonahan Beck, of Tothill-ftreet, baker. Martha Cooke, of Shad-Thames, biscuitbaker. Abraham Lloyd, of Chelsea, victualler. Samuel Gilbart, of Coventry, shaggmaker. John Boubilla, of Fleet-street, mer chant. William Wefton, of London, merchant. Nath. Clarke, of Ipfwich, corn-merchant. Will. Ricards of Goodmans-yard, glassmaker, and lighter-man. Joshua Laffell, and Tho. Slack, of Great Windmill-street, bricklayers. John Cookiley, of Barnstaple, Devon. grocer, and linnen-draper, CHAP. XVI. Which, it is to be hoped, the reader will find an agreeable medley of mirth and madness, fenfe and abJurdity. T was not without reafon that our adI venturer afflicted himfelf: his fears were too prophetic, When he alighted at the inn, which he had left fo abruptly the preceding evening, he ran directly to the apartment where he had been fo happy in Aurelia's company; but her he faw not-all was folitary. Turning to the woman of the house, who had followed him into the room," Where is the lady?" cried he, in a tone of impatience. Mine hoftefs, fcrewing March 1761. up her features into a very demure many ladies, afpect, faid she saw so fhe could not pretend to know who he meant. "I tell thee, woman, (exclaimed the knight, in a louder accent) thou never faweft fuch another-I mean that miracle of beau ty-" "Very like, (replied the dame, as the retired to the roomdoor.) Husband, here's one as axes concerning a miracle of beauty; hi, hi, hi. Can you give him any information about this miracle of beauty-Ola! hi, hi, hi." Inftead of anfwering this queftion, the inn-keeper advancing, and furveying Sir Launcelot, " Friend, (faid he) you are the perfon that carried off my horfe out of the stable." "Tell not me of a horfe where is the young lady?” "Now I will tell you of the horse; and I'll make P 1 you |