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HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

08. 30.

ICE Admiral d'Estaign fet fail this Morning from with all the French fhips in that port, to which were added the ships that Admiral Guichen brought from the West Indies. Nov. 21.

John Trumbull, Efq. fee' p. 541, was reexamined by the Justices Wright and Addington, when three letters were produced and read, one to his father, John Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, in recommendation of a Mr. Temple, whofe refidence in this coun try, he fays, has been effentially ferviceable to the American caufe; that the Duke of Richmond, Mr. Hartley, Dr. Price, and names of fimilar dignity and principles, are Mr. Temple's acquaintances here, &c.

Another from Dr. Franklin's grandfon, dated Poffey, Oct. 3, 1780, in which young Franklin acknowledges the receipt of a letter from him [Trumbull] by the favour of Mr. Hartley, and prefents complements from his grandfather to himself and a Mr. Tyler.

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The other letter is from a Mr. White of Lyme in Dorfetthire, who mentions going to America by the way of Oftend, and France, of providing camp equipage in the king dom of our dear and good ally," and of join ing with him [Trumbull] in any plan that he and Waters may adopt; hoping to God that their expectations may not be difappointed.

Mr. Trumbull's answers to the interrogatories of the Juftices amounted to what fol lows: That he was the fon of John Trumbull, Efq. now governor of Connecticut, an office his father had enjoyed previous to the breaking out of the American war; which being elective without his Majefty's approbation, was continued to him under the American Congrefs; that he himself foon after the commencement of the war was made deputy adjutant-general of the American forces, but that he threw up his com miffion in 1777, and embarked for Europe on board the Nereis, Capt. Landoff, with Mr. Tyler a major in the American fervice; and that they were landed at Nantz in May, the fame year; from thence he and Mr. Tyler went to Paris, where foon after he confeffed to have been well received by Dr. Franklin, and to have been upon very intimate terms with Mr. W. T. Franklin the Doctor's grandfon; that laft fummer he and Mr. Ty 1r took a paffage on board an Offend packet and arrived in England in the beginning of July. That the profeffion he had in view on his arrival was that of painting, of which Mr. B. Welt, the hiftorical painter, could inform the Beuch fully, as well as the manner how he usually spent his time. That he and Tyler lodged together in George-ftreet, York buildings; and that the man's name to whom his letters were addreffed was not Waters as appeared upon the fuperfcription,

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but Digges; that he had very little connecé tion with Tyler fince their arrival in Eng land, their difpofitions being widely different, Mr. Tyler being a man gi pleafure, and he of a quite contrary turn. He owned to having had general interviews with Mr. Temple fince his arrival in England. As to Mr. White, he know nothing further of him than a common-place acquaintance whom he accidentally met at Vauxhall, not haviug even fearned his profefiion or connections. All things therefore being duly weighed, he conceived he was entitled to his liberty. But the Bench being of a contrary opinion, figned his warrant of commitment for New Prifort, on account of the pretent unrepaired state of Newgate. Tyler, the affociate of Trumbull,

has abfconded.

Nov., 23.

Was held a General Court of Proprietors of the Eait India Company, to take into confideration the fate of the Company's affairs, and to appoint a fucceffor to Sir Geo. Rum bold. General Smith moved, that a fucceffor might be chofen from among thofe who had already ferved the Company in India; but Mr. Watfon moved an amendment, that the choice of a fucceffor might be left to the Directors, as the executive part of the corpo ration, which was carry'd.—Mr. Edm. Burke (for the first time) took a circuitous view of the Company's affairs in India, in which he ftated a moft iniquitous tranfaction of fome of the Company's fervants, in lending 1,300,ocol. at an exorbitant interest, in China, and fending an armed thip under the pretence of government's orders to compel the payment of it; another tranfaction he mentioned as till more ruinous to the Company, was, the establishment of a fund of na lefs than four millions transferrable stock, partly the money of the Nabob of Arcot, and partly that of the Company's fervants, pro ductive of an annual intereft of 280,000l. which is more. by 80,0col. than the interest of the Company's capital at home; a circumflance that threatened the annihilation of the Company's authority.

Nov. 24.

The Secretary at War opened the army budget. He stated the number of British troops at the clofé of last year to be 113,9516 and the expence of fupporting them at 2,700,6541. but this year propofed a reduc tion; yiz, that all companies nominally of 100 men, but who mustered only 85, be res duced to that number; and that thofe companies nominally of 70 men, but mustered only 56, fhould likewife be reduced to 56; by which reduction we thould this year have 10,791 men less than last year, and confes quently a faving of 130,521 would accrue ; [but this, Col, Barré faid, he could by na means believe.] The Secretary however went on with his estimates; and with the militia forces and foreign troops mounted the whole number up to 172,000 effective men in

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British pay, for the year enfuing. And the whole expence to 4,400,000l. To thefe efti mates many objections were made; but they, were all obviated, and the whole fum voted.

His Majesty's thip Berwick of 74 guns, Capt. Stewart, arrived at Portfmouth in a fhattered condition, having met with a hurricane in her paffage home from the Welt Indies.

Nov. 27.

Mr. Parker Coke moved, "That the thanks of this House be given to Sir Henry Clinton, K. B. commander in chief of his Majefty's forces in America; and to lieut. general Charles Earl Cornwallis, for the eminent and important fervices rendered by them to his Majefty, and this country, against the rebels in America; particularly in the reduction of Charles-Town, by the arms of Sir Henry Clinton; and the glorious fucceffes gained by the army under Earl Corn wallis at the battle of Camden, in which the bravery of our troops equalled their character in any age."

To which Lord Beauchamp moved by way of amendment," And to Mariot Arbuih not, Efq. commander in chief of his Majefty's fleet in America."

To thefe motions Mr. Wilkes declared himfelt an irreconcileable enemy. In civil wars, he faid, the Romans never granted a triumph to any general; and he particularly reprobated the idea of voting the thanks of the House to Lord Cornwallis, who had figned a protest against the affumed right of Parliament to tax America, and yet had drawn his fward in fupport of a fyftem which he himfelf had condemned.

Lord North defended Lord Cornwallis. He faid, the protest alluded to was only against the rights of taxation; whereas the conteft now is for the fovereignty of this country over America.-After warm debate the vote of thanks was carried without a divifion, but not without a negative.

His Majefty went in ftate to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following acts:

Land Tax and malt acts.
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their fpirited efforts in favour of the commer cial intereft of this country; and were very politely received. The answer concludes with expreffing the juft fenfe which men in power must ever entertain of a body of merchants whofe gratitude is given in return for the protection and affiftance which they have, a right to claim, Nov. 30.

The following addrefs of this day's date has appeared in the feveral news-papers printed within the diocefe of a Prelate not lefs univerfally refpecied for piety and benevolence, than for his high rank in the republick of letters. "To the Reverend CLERGY of the Diocefe

of LITCHFIELD and COVENTRY. "Reverend Brethren,

"ATTEMPTS having been made of late, to introduce irregular and illegal marriages, and particularly fuch as are declared to be within the prohibited degrees of affinity, I do hereby give you warning, to be upon your guard against continuing in any way, or being, on any pretence whatever, concerned in folemnizing fuch marriages. The bold licenfe of these times calls for the utmost care and circumfpection in the established clergy. Not doubting of your zeal to perform your duty in this, as well as in every other inflance, I am, 'Reverend Brethren,

Your affectionate and faithful fervant,
R:. LITCH. and Cov."
Dec. 1.

Late last night Major Harnage arrived in town with dispatches from Gen. Clinton and Major-gen. Phillips, of which the following is the fubftance: that the fleet from England with recruits and fores were fafe atrived at New York, under convoy of the Hyæna and Adamant.

That Major-gen. Lefie was feen entering the Chefapeak on the 18th, fo that he would probably be in James's river on the 20th, with orders to act under Lord Cornwallis, and would confequently interrupt Mr. Gates's communication with Virginia, and oblige him to retire from thofe provinces; that he [Gen. Clinton] had feized the prefent opportunity to tranfmit to Lord G. Germaine fome difpatches lately intercepted in a rebel mail; that Washington ftill remained at or near Trapan; that he had not yet difpatched a fingle man to Gates, who cannot, according to Arnold's account, have above 800 continental troops with him; that the French were not moved from Rhode Island; and that Admiral Arbuthnot was watching Monf. Ternay-Thus far Gen. Clinton.

The intercepted letters mentioned above are, one figned by feven of the general officers who fat on the trial of Adjutant-gen. André. There is, fay they, no ground of hope that the enemy will relinquish their hope till they find the country prepared to defend itfelf... Our prefent condition promifes them the fpeedy accomplishment of their wishes. An

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army confifting of a few inadequate thoufands, almoft deftitute of every public fupply, tables once abounding with plenty and variety, fubfifting, month after month, on one bare ration of dry bread and meat, and that, frequently, of the meanest quality; their families looking up to them for their ufual fupport; their children for the education to which they once had a title. Our enemies know human nature too well to apprehend they hall have to contend long with an army under fuch circumitances.

In faithfulness to our country we make this reprefentation, without the folicitation or knowledge of thofe officers who are the chief fubjects of it: they, we are affured, are generally determined to refign their commitions at the clofe of this campaign; indeed it is impoffible for them to continue, let their virtue and inclination be ever fo great ; and we cannot but exprefs to you, that we thall confider the lofs of the present body of officers as little thort of the diffolution of the army.

This letter is addreffed to the Prefident of the Council of New Hampshire, and feems by the ftyle to be circular.

Another intercepted letter is from Lieut. Col. Hamilton, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Washington, to Ifaac Sears, cfq. and is nearly to the fame effect:

It is impoffible, he fays, the contest can be much longer fupported on the prefent footing. We must have a government with more power. We must have a tax in kind. We must have a foreign loan. We muft have a bank on the true principles of a bank. We must have an adminiftration diftinct from Congrefs, and in the hands of fingle men under their orders. We muft, above all things, have an army for the war, and an eftablishment that will intereft the officers

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Sir Hugh Pallifer and five other new members took the oaths and their feats in the houfe.

In the Committee of Supply the estimates of the navy for the enfuing year brought on a fpirited debate, which became rather perfonal than national. The affair Between Keppel and Pallifer was the fubject, which terminated in two motions, both made by Sir Robert Smith, and feconded by the Earl of Surry; one, that the minutes and proceedings of the court-martial upon Admiral Keppel be laid before the houfe; the other, that the minutes and proceedings of the court-martial upon Vice-admiral Pallifer be laid before the house.

John Cuthbert, of Groombridge, Suffex, fhot a heron that meafured, with his wings extended, upwards of fix feet. On his being opened, there was found within him a trout near a foot long, which appeared to have been very lately gorged.

Thursday 7. Edmund Burke, efq. was unanimously chofen member for Malton.

Friday 8.

The mail was ftolen between Epping and London, containing 23 bags, of which the Norwich and Cambridge were the principal. Saturday 9.

The feffions at the Old Bailey, which began on the 5th, ended, when to convicts received fentence of death, viz. Patrick Madan, John Bailey, and William Cheatham, for privately ftealing gold chains and rings out of the fhop of Mr. Storey, in Sidney's Alley, value 40l. Lawrence M'Dermot for hop-lifting; Jofeph Cook (a boy) for robbing woman in the treet; John Price and Francis Mappe for privately stealing; Samuel Blaken and William Colours for house breaking; and Mary Carpenter for ftealing plate.

Tuesday 12.

At à general affembly of academicians at Somerfet Houfe, the following premiums were adjudged: A gold medal to Mr. John Farringdon, for the beft hiftorical picture inoil colours, the fubject from Shakspeare's Macbeth. A gold medal to Mr. John Deare, for the best bas-relief, the fubject from Milton's Paradife Loft. Three filver medals to Mr. Edward Francifco Burney; to Conrad. Martin Mete; and to Mr. Chriftian Burkhard. A filver medal to Mr. John Hippefley Green, for the model of an academy figure. A filver medal to Mr. William Newman, for a drawing in architecture of the front and fpire of St. Martin's church.

After the medals were adjudged, the Prefident delivered a difcourfe to the ftudents, ralating more particularly to the fculptor's art, of which we fhall give the fubflance in fome future Magazine.

The affembly then proceeded to the elec tion of officers, when thofe of the preceding year were continued.

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Sir Jofeph Yorke prefented another memorial to the States General, in a more peremptory style than any before prefented. He obferved, that the complaint he made was the complaint of an offended fovereign; that the offence for which he requires an exemplary punishment, is a violation of the Baavian conftitution, of which the king is guarantee; that his majefty has put the punishment and the reparation into the hands of their High Mightineffes; and that it is only in the last extremity that the king will take it upon himself.

Friday 15.

The caufe between Mr. Langdale plaintiff, and the Sun-fire office defendant, came on to be tried before Lord Mansfield, when a verdict was given against the plaintiff, there being an exception in the policy of affurance against fires occafioned by civil or military commotions, &c.

Saturday 16.

By an order of council, all fhips from Dantzick, or any other port of Ducal Pruffia, Pomerania, or from any port in Courland, Simogicra, or Livonia, are to perform quarantine, certain advice having been received that the plague is broke out in the Ukraine and in Volgaria.

Three paffengers in the Leeds Diligence were robbed on Finchley Common about eight this evening by two moft desperate highwaymen, who, befides a tolerable booty in money, got from a young officer a gold watch which had coft near fifty guineas. Sunday 17.

Two Jew ladies of eminence were baptized at the King's chapel, St. James's, by the Rev. Dr. Bailey.

Monday 18.

The Lord Chancellor fat at Lincoln's-InnHall, to hear the revived motion on the part of Mr. Morris, to fet afide an order granted in the chancellorthip of Lord Bathurst, to bring in the body of Mifs Harford, with whom he had eloped in her infancy; and alfo a fubfequent order to arreft his perfon for contempt in not obeying the former order. Mr. Morris produced the fentence of the Ecclefiaftical Court, difmiffing the libel preferred in the Ecclefiaftical Court by the friends of the lady; but his Lordship difcharged the application, leaving the young lady's friends to proceed in the best manner they can, to seftore her to that refpect and happiness, of which, he faid, he had been cruelly deprived.

A Society of Antiquaries was inftituted this day at Edinburgh. An affociation of this nature has long been a favourite object of the Earl of Buchan. His lordthip communicated the plan he had formed to fome of the moft accomplished and respectable gentlemen in this country, and was happy to find that it not only received their approbation, but excited the ftrongeft withes to fee an inftitution, which promifed to much uti

lity to the nation, eftablished on a firm and permanent basis. Emboldened by this encouragement, his lordship ventured at laft to invite a number of perfons, whom he thought qualified to be members of fuch an affociation, to meet at his houfe on the 14th of November laft. To thefe gentlemen he read a difcourfe, containing a view of the principal objects in the Hiftory and Antiquities of Scotland, which required elucidation, and of the regulations to be obferved in the propofed Society; both of which received the unanimous approbation of the members prefent. At a fabfequent meeting, his lordship was prevailed on to permit the difcourfe to be printed, that the public might have pro per ideas concerning an inftitution fo interefting to the nation. It was then agreed, that a meeting fhould be held on Monday the 14th curt. fur the purpofe of electing Office Bearers. The members accordingly met, and the bufinefs of election being finished, a paper was read, giving an account of vari ous Roman weapons difcovered in dragging the Marle from the bottom of Doddington Loch; and we learn that the worthy pro prietor, Sir Alexander Dick, is to give ipecimens of them, to be preferved in the Society's Mufeum.

The following is a lift of the OfficeBearers:

"Prefident, the Right Hon. the Earl of Bute; 1ft Vice Prefident, the Right Hon. the Earl of Buchan; 2d Vice Prefident, the Hon. Sir John Dalrymple Hamilton Macgill, Bart. 3d Vice Prefident, John Swinton, of Swinton, Efq. 4th Vice Prefident, Alexander Wright, Eiq. Advocate; 5th Vice Prefident, Wm. Tyler, of WoodhouЛlee, Efq. Treafurer; Sir William Forbes, of PitAigo, Bart. Secretary; James Cummyng, Efq. Keeper of the Lyon Records."

Wednesday 20.

Was published in the London Gezette Extraordinary, a Manifefto against the Dutch, in which his Majefty declares, that "fince the fatisfaction we have demanded is "not given, we mult, though most reluctant"ly, do ourfelves the justice which we can "not otherwife obtain." Then follows an order of council, That general repritals be granted against the fhips, goods, and fubjects of the States General of the United Provinces; fo that as well his Majesty's Acers and thips, as alfo all other thips and veffels that shall be commiffosed by letters of marque or general repritals, fhall and may lawfully feize all thips, &c. belonging to the States General and their fubjects, and bring the fame to judgment.

By the above Manifefto it appears, that a treaty with his Majefty's rebellious fubje&s was figned fo long ago as September 1778, by the exprefs order of the Penfionary of Amfterdam and other principal magiftrates of that city, the firft article of which is:

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"There fhall be a firm, inviolable, and univerfal peace, and fincere friendship, between their High Might ineffes the Estates of the Seven United Provinces of Holland, and the United States of North America, and the fubjects and people of the faid parties; and between the countries, iflands, cities, and towns, fituated under the jurifdiction of the faid United States of Holland, and the faid United States of America, and the ple and inhabitants thereof, of every degree, without exception of perfons or places." Friday 22.

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Tuesday 26.

Letters this day received at the Admiralty Office from Commodore Hotham and Commiffioner Lafurey, dated at St. Lucia, Oft. 23, bring an account of the effects of a dreadful hurricane which happened there on the 20th, in which the Egmont of 74 guns, the Endymion of 44, the Deal Caffle of 24 guns, and the Cameleon of 24 guns, were driven to fea, and were mifling. Several other ships of war fuffered confiderably, particularly the Amazon, that was miraculously faved with the lofs of zo of her men. A convoy of above fixty fail of French fhips bound for Martinico were difperfed, and most of them fuppofed to be loft. Both the English and French islands have fuffered irreparable lofs by this tempeft, which blew with irrefiftable fury. A more particular account of this hurricane will be given in our Supplement.

Wednesday 27.

A new comic opera, calied "The Lord of the Manor," fuppofed to be written by a celebrated general officer, and fet to mufic by Mr. Jackson of Exeter, was performed for the first time at Drury Lane.

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4 Regiments of cavalry, or light dragoons. 4 Regiments of artillery.

49 Regiments of infantry, exclufive of Col. Hazen's regiment.

1 Regiment of artificers.

That each regiment of Cavalry or light dragoons confift of fix troops, and that each troop consist of 64 nos-commiffioned officers and privates, with the fame number of commiffioned officers as at prefent.

That each regiment of artillery confist of nine companies, and that each company confift of 65 non-commiffioned officers and matroffes, with the fame number of commiffion. ed officers as at prefent.

That each regiment of infantry confift of nine companies, and each company of 64 noncommiffioned officers and privates, and that the regiment of artificers confit of eight companies, and each company of 60 non-commiffioned officers and privates.

A letter from Holland affures us, that Admiral Count de Byland's fquadron in the Texel is ordered to be augmented to ten fail of the line, with the addition of two 20 gua fhips, and that he is to convoy the Eaft Indiamen and troops as far as the lat. of 25 N. on their paffage, in concert with the men of war deftined for India.

An inflammatory paper has been handed about at the Hague, greatly tending to alienate the affections of the people from the Stadtholder, disclaiming all hereditary right, and holding their captain general as a ufelefs and unnecefiary load on the public. Strong hints are given that his removal would be neither a work of difficulty or injuftice. Diligent enquiry is making after the authors of this publication.

P. 539. col. 2. 1. 45. and 48. read "Ame"rica would treat, &c." not break. P. 541. 1. 4. The comic opera of " "Inlanders" first appeared Nov. 25.

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P. 543. 1. 1. read "At Bath, Mrs. Gideon, "at the houfe of Dr. De la Cour, phyfician¿" the Doctor being in good health. BIRTHS.

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ADY of the rev. Dr. Powys, brother to the member for Northamptonfh. a daug. Nov. 28. Lady Boston, a fon.

Dec. 4. Lady Galloway, a daughter. 5. Dutchefs of Buccleugh, a daughter. 6. Lady of Geo. Chamberlain, efq; of Merton, a daughter.

Lady of John Whitbread, efq; of a fon, which died foon after its birth.

10. Lady Eliz. Fofter, a fon.

21. Lady of Sir Tho. Egerton, a for.
22. Lady Harriot Foley, a fon.
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