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following principles, which he has always held, and which he will always avow and maintain, in concert with the Empress of all the Ruffias, whofe fentiments he finds entirely conformable with his own.

1. That neutral veffels have a right to navigate freely from port to port, even on the coafts of the powers at war.

II. That the effects of the fubjects of the powers at war thall be free in neutral veifels, except fuch as are deemed contraband. III. That nothing is to be understood under the denomination of contraband, that is not exprefsly mentioned as fuch in the third article of his treaty of commerce with Great Britain in the year 1670, and the 26th and 27th articles of his treaty of commerce with France in the year 1742; and the king will equally maintain thefe rules with thofe powers with whom he has no treaty.

IV. That he will look upon that as a fort blocked up, into which no veffel can enter without evident danger, on account of veffels of war ftationed there, which form an effectual blockade.

V. That thefe principles ferve for rules in procedure, and that juftice fhall be expeditiously rendered, after the rules of the fea, conformable to treaty and usage received.

VI. His majefty does not hesitate to declare, that he will maintain thefe principles, with the honour of his flag, and the liberty and independence of the commerce and navigation of his fubjects; and that it is for this purpofe he has armed a part of his navy, although he is defirous to preferve, with all the powers at war, not only a good understanding, but all the friend fhip which the neutrality can admit of The king will never recede from these principles, unlefs he is forced to it; he knows the duties and the obligations, he refpects them as he does his treaties, and defires no other than to maintain them. His majefty is perfuaded that the bellige rent powers will acknowledge the justice of his motives, that they will be as averfe as himself to doing any thing that may op prefs the liberties of mankind, and that they will give orders to their admiralty, and to their officers, conformable to the principles above recited, which tend to the general happiness and intereft of all Europe. Copenhagen, July 8, 1780."

The Declaration of the King of Sweden to the fame Courts was to the fame effect.

The following copy of the commitment of Ld George Gordon, with the orders to the gaoler for his fafe cuftody, make an effential part of the hiftory of the rife and progrefs of the late riots, and is therefore thought proper to be added:

thorize and require you to receive into your cuftody the body of the Right Honourable George Gordon, efq; commonly called Lord George Gordon, here with fent you for high treafon; and you are to keep him fafe and close until he thall be delivered by due course of law. for fo doing this shall be your warrant. Given at Whitehall the 9th of June, 1780.. To the Lieut. of the STORMONT, Tower of London, or HILLSBOROUCH. his Deputy.

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Copy of the orders to the gaoler and the two wardens appointed to attend his lordship.

First, The warders appointed to keep a clofe prifoner, fhall not prefume to leave him for a moment alone, either night or day, or to change their duty with other warders, but by order of the conftable, lieutenant, deputy-lieutenant, or major of the Tower.

Second, There must be no pen, ink, or paper, brought in to the prifoner, nor he fuffered to ufe any; or receive any paper or books of any kind, until they are exa mined by fome one of the officers abovementioned.

Third, They are to permit no perfon to have admittance into the room he is confined in, or to speak to him; nor any cloaths, linen, or woollen, or any other thing whatfoever, to be carried out or brought into the prifoner, until they are examined by the warders, before the gen tlemen gaolers, who are carefully to fee that no arms, money, or writing whatfo ever, be concealed in them. If any fuch are found, a report to be immediately made of it, as alfo of any other thing that may happen extraordinary, to fuch of the Tower officers as fhall at that time command within the Tower.

Fourth, The warders must not fuffer the prifoner to walk in any other apartment of the house, or to come out of his room; and if any perfon or perfons fhall attempt to speak to the prifoner, either at the window or any other way, the warders shall immediately call the guard to apprehead them, until further orders from the officer commanding in the Tower.

Fifth, If the gentleman gaoler shall negleft to fee the prifoner, either when he locks up at night, or when he unlocks in the morning, the warders shall be obliged to make a report of such neglect to such of the Tower officers as thall then command in the Tower.

Sixth, The warders therefore, with the gentleman gaoler, are every night and morning to examine all parts of the prifoner's room, to fee that no alterations are made at the windows, or door, or locks, or bolts within-fide, or bars forced, or walls broken down, or any thing else attempted that might favour an efcape, or look like s THESE are, in his Majefty's name, to au- correspondence abroad. Of all which they

Copy of the Commitment.

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The corporation of London waited upon. his Majesty at St. James's, and presented the following addrefs;

"Moft Gracious Sovereign, "We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons, of the City of London, in Common Council affembled, beg your Majesty's permiffion humbly to approach the throne, to exprefs our deteftation and abhorrence of thofe dreadful acts of violence and outrage which have lately been committed by a fet of abandoned and defperate men, who, in the profecution of their wicked purposes, affembled in fuch numbers as to overwhelm all civil authority, and render the exertions of the magiftrates ineffectual. Thus circumítanced, nothing less than that armed force, with the direction of which your Majesty is conAtitutionally entrusted, could have refcued us from the horrors with which we were furrounded; that force your Majefty in your great goodness was most gracioufly pleafed to fend to our protection; and by its happy interpofition our properties have been fecured from further depredation, and peace and tranquillity again reftored.-For this your Majefty's paternal care fhewn to your antient and loyal city of London, we beg to prefent our most fincere and grateful thanks; and at the fame time, we affure your Majefly, that every event which can poffibly add to the happiness of any branch of your anguft family, or give additional luftre and dignity to your crown, will ever be received by us with the most heartfelt fatisfaction."

To which addrefs his Majefty was pleafed to return the following moft gracious answer.

"I thank you for this dutiful and loyal addrefs. Your deteftation of the late rebellious tumults, and the gratitude you exprefs for the measures taken to fupprefs them, and to restore the public tranquillity, are highly agreeable to me.

"My concern for the welfare and profperity of the great metropolis of my kingdom, makes me feel a particular fatisfaction in the prevention of that destruction that threatened your properties, and in the GENT.MAG. Sept. 1780.

re-establishment of legal order, under which alone they can be fecured."

They were all received very graciously, and had the honour to kif's his Majefty's hand. Aug. 5.

Was apprehended at Stafford, the foldier who fome time ago murdered one old Sectley, a fhoemaker at Penbury in Kent, as mentioned in the papers, by beating out his brains with a hammer. This villain has defrauded several people in the neighbourhood of Stafford, and for thofe crimes was apprehended'; but on his examination he was difcovered to be the murderer of the old man just mentioned, who lived by himfelf, and was reputed rich.

Ar the afflizes for the county of Lincoln was tried a caufe between the hon. John Manners and Alderman Saufer, for pulling down the market-crofs at Grantham, and converting the fame to his own ufe. It ap peared that this cross had food beyond memory, and was claimed as part of the manor of Grantham by the plaintiff. The de fendant fet up his right to take it down by a pretended grant from Charles I. or II. which gave to the corporation a market and three fairs; but the jury, which was special, found for the plaintiff, with 4ol. damages. This verdict was celebrated at Grantham with ringing of bells and other demonftrations of joy.

Aug. 9.

A most dreadful itorm of thunder and lightning killed a map making hay near Swanfea in Glamorganfhire, and fet fire to the hay on which he was found. The wivel of his watch was melted, and a round hole made in the outer cafe, which fixed it to the inner cafe, but no mark appeared on his body, and only a black spot on his thirt near to the hole made in his watch.

On the fame day a horfe and 18 fheep were ftruck dead near Ufk in Monmouth

thire. They had all got together under a pear-tree to avoid the violence of the tempeft. Two horfes were alfo killed by the lightning in a table near Pontypool.

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the brewhoufe belonging to Cambell and Co. near Shadwell. The watchman was kindling the fire under the copper, when five men rushed in at the brewhouse doors, feized the watchman, bound him, and laid him on his face; then one stood over him with a piftol, and two others guarded the doors, while the remaining two broke open an iron cheft, and ftole in money and notes to the amount of more than 100l.

Aug 16.

A complaint was made before the juftices at Bow-freet by Mr. Cecil, against one Villers, an advertising Jew, who, under pretence of difcounting notes, had procured from him a bill of 350l. which he neither could get back, nor any confideration for the fame. Villers pretended to have given the bill to a friend for the purpose of difcounting it, but it appeared that he had actually negotiated the note for goods.

At the affizes at Guilford James Taylor was a third time put in danger of his life, for being concerned in the late riots. He was now indicted for forcibly demanding a watch which he had formerly pawned with one Davidfon in the Borough; but the judge being of opinion that it was fuch a demand as did not amount to felony, the counfel for the crown gave it up, and the man was again acquitted.

Aug. 18..

In a form which happened off Cape Finifterre, the Duke of 90 guns, and the Prince George (Adm. Digby's fhip) of 98 guns, on board of which was Pr. William, were driven fo clofe together, that, as the failor's phrafe is, "You might have toffed a bifcuit from one ship to t'other;" but fortunately by the fpirited exertions on both fides they were parted without damage.

The regency of Amfterdam have approved of the building a 50 gun fhip for the French in one of the docks within their jurifdiction, which fhip is now ready to depart.

Aug. 21.

Being the birth-day of Prince William Henry, who then entered into his 17th year, their Majefties received the ufual compliments on that occafion at Windfor. Aug. 223

L The duke of Gordon paid a visit to his brother Ld George in the Tower, who has every indulgence thewn him coufiilept with his confinement as a prifoner.

A ferous affair at the beginning ended jocofly at a place called Saltcoats in the west of Scotland, where a company of young men and maids having met to be merry, an imprefsfer in the neighbourhood too, ht. it a fine opportunity to pick up fome ufeful hands to ferve his Majefty, and accordingly marched with a party of fold ers, and in the evering compiea'ly invefles the barn where they were dancing. Their approach being 'discovered, the doors were made faft, and reillance declared. Being unwilling, how

ever, to come to extremities while the girls were in danger, a parley was demanded and granted, when it was agreed to fuffer the women to depart unmolefied. In the mean time the young men and maids had changed cloaths, and when the military entered, they found to their mortification, that the women on that occafion had all worn the breeches. Aug. 23.

The Quebec fleet failed from Spithead, under convoy of the Orpheus frigate, Capt. Colpoys, of 32 guns, and the Garland, Capt. Chamberlayne, of 26 guns.

Aug. 24.

Was prefented to the lord mayor of York by his grace of Portland, a cluster of Syrian grapes, the largest, it is fuppofed, that ever grew in England. Its girt round was five feet nine inches, and its weight 11 pounds

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Aug. 26.

Adm.-Office. Capt. M'Bride, of his Majesty's thip Bienfaifant, acquaints the board, that on the 13th he fell in with and had taken the Compte d'Artois, of 64 guns, upwards of 644 men, a private fhip of war, commanded by the Chevalier Clonard, after an action in which the enemy had 21 men killed, and 35 wounded. The Compte d'Artois attempted to board the Bienfaifant, but fuffered feverely for his prefumption.

A moft dreadful fire broke out among the hemp warehoufes at St. Petersburgh, which had deftroyed by far the greatest part of that commodity before the exprefs came away, and was left burning with great violence. Aug, 28.

Adm. Digby with 12 fhips of the line and two frigates failed from Spithead on a fecret expedition.

The Purfer of the Southampton Indiaman arrived at the Eaft India House with an account of the fafe arrival of that hip and the Naflan at Falmouth from, Madras.-The Mercury [E. I. company's packet], Capt. Forbes, is taken on the coast of Coromandel, and on the fame coaft is loft a country thip richy laden.

Another exprefs arrived with advice of the fate arrival of the Leeward Ifland fleet, cafifting of 120 fail, and likewife the fleet from Opor o.

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John Butler, convicted at the affizes held at Wells for being concerned in the late riot at Bath, was this day executed near the end of Pear-tree lane in that city, without the leaft difturbance.

Aug. 29.

Came on at the Guildhall of the city of Bristol, before juftice Nares and a special jury, the trial between Mr. Caton plaintiff, and a captain and lieutenant in the imprefs fervice defendants, on an action for illegally impreffing and imprisoning the plaintiff in July 1779, he having at no time acted in any other capacity than as owner or mafter of a veffel at fea; when it appearing that the whole proceeding against him was to gratify party refentment, the jury gave a verdict in his favour with sol.damages. The damages were laid at 5oool.

His Majefty's fhip Medway, Rear Adm. Parker, anchored in Plymouth Sound. She failed from Antigua July 6, with 113 fail under convoy.

Aug. 31.

Anthony Todd, fq. fecretary to the General Poft Office, gave notice to the poftmafters in the country, that as the parliament was to be diffolved the next day, the franking of letters fhould ceafe on the 2d of September till the 20th of the fame month, when the letters of members duly chofen, or chofen by double return, fhould again pafs free, as alfo all letters of lords of parliament. This fufpenfion of franking for only 16 days is fuppofed to produce feveral thoufand pounds.

In the courfe of the month of August the Irith mutiny bill paffed the great feal, and was returned to Ireland. By that bill the 6th of Geo. I alerting the right of England to bind Ireland in all cafes, is in a great measure repealed. The Irith magiftrates, almoft to a man, refused to act under the authority of a law paffed by the parliament of England; and confequently would not find quarters for the army when on their march from one garrison to ano ther: They juftified their refufal on this ground, that their own parliament never having paffed a law to compel them to billet foldiers, they could not, confiftently with their allegiance to the king and fate of Ireland, pay obedience to a law enacted by a foreign legislature. As no law can in the Jeaft avail if it is not enforced, and as it cannot be enforced but by the magistrates, the Irish administration were obliged to fuffer a bill for punifhing mutiny and defertion, and for the better regulation of the army of Ireland, to be brought into the H. of C. of that kingdom. The bill paffed by a great majority, and was tranfmitted to England, where it was imagined it would be imethered; but, instead of that, it was fent back with fome alterations that have pccafioned a new ferment in that kingdom. Mr. Graptan obferved upon it, that if the

alteration took place, there would be fuch a flame arife among the people that minif try was not yet aware of; notwithstanding. which the bill did pafs as returned, by a majority 114 to 62.

Mrs. Atkinfon and Mrs. Saville of Enfield were robbed, at feven in the evening, at Salmon's Brook, by a fingle highwayman, who took from Mrs. S. her gold watch. FRIDAY, Sept. 1.

A proclamation was iffued by the king in council, for diffolving the prefent parliament, and declaring the calling of another; the writs for which to bear date on Saturday the 2d day of this inftant September, and to be returnable on Tuesday the 31 day of October following.

Alfo a proclamation ftri&tly commanding all the peers of Scotland to affemble at Holyrood Houfe in Edinburgh, on Tuesday the 17th day of October next, between the. hours of twelve and two, to nominate and choose the fixteen peers to fit and vote in the enfuing parliament

His Majefty in council was likewife pleafed to order that the refpe&tive convocations of Canterbury and York fhould forthwith be diffolved; and that the chancellor do iffue writs for the election of new members for the faid convocations of the clergy, the writs to bear date the 4th of this inftant, and to be returnable the ift of November.

The Refolution and Difcovery, from a four years voyage on difcovery, arrived at Falmouth. The journals of the Capts. Cooke and Clarke were previously in the poffeffion of the admiralty board,

Saturday 2.

Being the anniversary of the fire of Lon-` don, the Rev. Mr. Wight, his lordship's chaplain, preached before the Lord Mayor at St. Paul's. His lordship immediately after fermon proceeded toSmithfield, and proclaimed Bartholomew fair with the ufual ceremonies.

His excellency the lord lieutenant of Irelind, after giving the royal aflent to the bills that were prefented, put an end to the feffion of parliament by a moít eloquent fpeech, which fhall be preferyed verbatim in our next. Among the acts paffed on this occafion are, the act for regulating the fugar trade, and the tenantry al; but we do not find the mutiny act, so that we suppose it to be dropt.

Tuesday 5.

Adm.-Office, Adm. Sir G. B. Rodney de fires to acquaint the board, that three of the Spanish fhpis of the line were feen to pafs the land of Santa Cruz, fteering to the fouthward; that he impatiently waited the junction of Mr. Walfingham's fouadron, when the numbers of the enemy shall not prevent his looking them in the face.-- Mis is the fubftance of the dispatch from that admiral, as published in the London Gazette.. Thursday 7.

About 11 o'clock in the morning the bunefs

finefs of the election for Weftminster was opened at the hustings erected under the portico of Covent Garden church. Mr. De mainbray pro, ofed the earl of Lincoln; Mr. Taylor nominated Sir George Bridges Rodney; and Mr. Byng, Mr. Fox. The earl of Lincoln faid little, but Mr. Fox made a long and fpirited fpeech, which was well attended to. The High Bailift declared the majority of hands for lord Lincoln and Mr. Fox, and then the poll began, when the numbers were, for Mr. Fox 296, Sir G. Rodney 243, and L rd Lincoln 160. Friday 8

Soon after one o' lick the business of the election London came on at the holings at Guildhall, when he following aldermen were put in nomination, viz. Mefirs. Hayley, Ball, Sawbridge, Newnham, Kirkman, Townshend, and Clarke. The fhew of hands was declared in favour of the four former, but a pull being demanded by the friends of Mers. Kirkman and Clarke, the fame was inftantly begun. Mr. Townshend declined.

Four hips arrived at Hull from Greenland, with the produce of 50 whales. Such a fuccefful thery has hardly ever been known. Monday 11.

Adm.-Office. Adm. Rodney further ac quaints their lordships of the failing of the Combined fleets from Martinique on the 5th of July, without making fignals, and without lights; of their being feen on the 9th off Santa Cruz, 26 in number, fteering Weft of his g ving netice thereof to Sir Peter Par ker at Jamaica; of his making the utmost dispated after being jo ned by Mr. Wallingham; and of his having put to fea on the 17th, and proceeded with the whole convey

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St. Kitts, in order to hold himself in momentary readiness to affift any of his Majefty's colonies on which the enemy may attempt to make an impresion, and hopes to be seconded by all the affiflance in their lordthis power to grant.-The Gazette from whence the above is extracted contains fa tering addreffes to the admiral from the af femblies of St. Kitts and Nevis."

The remainder of the fleet under Adm.

Darby failed from Spithead.

Wednesday 13,

The feffions began at the O'd Bailey, at which 140 prifoners were to be tried:

Arrived in Fairlie Road the Bellona privateer of 25 guns, belonging to Glasgow, with her prize, a Spanish regifter ship of equal force, faid to be worth ico,cpql. Thursday 14.

A duel was fought in Hyde Park, between the rev. Mr. Bate and M. R. one of the proprietors of the Morning Post, occafioned by Tome reflections &aft by the former on the whole body of the proprietors, which was refented by the latter. Mr. Bate Sred first, and wounded his antagonist in the mufcular part of tus arm; the other without effect; and then the feconds interpofed, and the water was accommodated.

Sunday 24.

The corpfe of Mr. Ald. Kirkman wap brought in a private manner about 3 o'clock as far as the obelisk in St. George's Fields. it was there met by the gentlemen of the military affociations, and conducted to Blackfriars bridge, where the lord mayor, alder. men, city marshals, &c. joine the proceffon. They proceeded from thence up Lud- gate-hill, through Cheapfide, to the church of Baffifhaw, for interment, in the follow ing order;

The two city marshals.
Four faff-men on horseback,

Drums and fifes, muffled.
London foot affociation.
Trumpets founding the horse dead march.
A quarter mafter.

Twive light horfe volunteers,
An officer.

Board of Feathers.

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Tuesday 26.

The difpatches from Gen. Clinton at N. York, brought to Ld Germaine's office by Gen. Dalrymple, are known to be of the lat importance, though the particulars have not yet been published by authority. What has tranfired are to the following purport; that Monf. Ternay arrived at Rhode Inland on the 10th of July, and on the 11th landed 6000 men there without oppofition; that Adm. Graves arrived at New York on the Toth of the fame month; that Gen. Clin ten had embarked 10,000 men in order to have diflodged the French from Rhode Island; but that he had been obliged to reland his troops for prudential reafons; that Gen. Cornwallis had been unable to maintain his ground in N. Carolina, and had retired to Charles Town; that many of the provincial troops had deferted his army, and inlifted with Gen. Gates; and that Washington was in force ready to attack N. York, if a favourable opportunity offered; that the Quebec fleet had been intercepted by the American

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