fick or wounded foldier was left behind, and nothing of any value fell into the hands of the enemy. During the whole of our operations, I have experienced from Admiral Harvey the most cordial co-operation, and every act of perfonal kindness. At my request he landed three hundred feamen, under Captains Toddy and Browne, of the Roval Navy, to whofe exertions while on fhore we are under the greateft obligations. From the arrangements of the Admiral, the landing and re embarkation of the troops were conducted in the best order. I beg leave to affure you, that the behaviour of the troops have been meritorious; they were patient under labour, regular and orderly in their conduct, and fpirited when an opportunity to fhew it occurred. All the departments of the army exerted themfelves to my fatisfaction. I have the honour to be, &c. Ra. Abercromby. P.S. I have omitted to fay, that four Spanish brafs field-pieces fell into our hands, which were brought off. Return of Killed, Wounded, and Miffing at Porto Rico, May 2, 1797. Total-1 Lieutenant Colonel wounded, 1 Captain killed, ditto wounded, I ditto miffing, Lieutenants mifling, 30 rank and file killed, 68 ditto woun- Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, or 53d Regiment-Capt. Rynd wounded, Capt. Dover milling, fuppofed taken prifoner. Loewenftein's Chaffeurs - LieutenantColonel Stamn endor wounded. Lieutenant de Gand miffing, fuppofed taken prifoner. Ditto Fufileers-Captain Graffe killed, Lieutenant Montagnac miffing. John Hope, Adj. Gen. A Lift of Veffels brought out of Jean Rabel, by his Majesty's fhips Hermione, Quebec, Mermaid, Drake brig, and Penelope cutter. Ship Polly, Herwine, from New Portland, bound to the Mole, laden with lumber, and 20 cafks of porter. Brig Two Sifters, N. Shellar, from New York, bound to Port-au-Prince, laden with flour and cheese. Brig Sally, Yardley, from Philadel phia, bound to the Mole, with bread and flour. Brig Abiona, Ifaacs, 'from Baltimore, bound to the Mole, in Ballaft. Schooner Columbia, Thomson, from New Providence, bound to Rhode Island, in ballaft. Schooner, Juno, S.Wright, from New York,bound to Port-au-Prince, laden with coffee. Schooner Citizen Snow Hill, Manfey, from Baltimore, bound to Mariegalante, with flour, dry goods, and wine. Sloop Induftry, Hodkins and Co. from Newhaven, bound to the Mole, in ballaft. Sloop brought in by the men belonging to his Majefty's brig Drake, supposed to have failed from the Mole. Hugh Pigot. N.B. Thefe veffels had all been cap tured by French privateers. La Magicienne, Calabash Bay, April 8. SIR, I have the fatisfaction to inform you, cienne and Regulus, officered and manthat the boats belonging to the Magi ned by volunteers from the two fhips, in the night of the 6th inftant, entered the harbour of Cape Roxo in this island, the great receptacle for French privateers, and their prizes, when they captured, funk, and burnt thirteen fail of Iquarerigged veffels and fchooners, the whole in the port, (except a Danifh fhip,) and deftroyed two batteries of two guns each, fix and four pounders, at the entrance and head of the harbour, without the lofs of a man. W. H. Ricketts, Captures. A French frigate, fuppofed to be the Harmone of 44 guns, is run on thore near Jean Rabel, by the Thunderer and Valiant, and burnt by her crew. The Hermione, Capt. H. Pigot, has funk and burnt 15 veffels, at anchor, between the island of Zacheo and Porto Rico; three of which were French privateers, and the reft their prizes and has brought off a valuable brig, belong ing to Bremen, deeply loaded, which was captured by one of the privateers a month before. A fmall privateer of 2 fwivels and 17 men, by the Swallow, Capt. Fowk. Le Pichegrew, of one long fix-pounder and 39 men, with a number of fire arms, the Refolution, Capt. Huggett. by L'Unité, of 14 guns and 58 men, by the St Fiorenzo, Capt. Neale. Downing Street, June 9. A meffenger arrived citerday at Lord Gren Grenville's Office from Sir Chas. Whitworth, K. B. his Majefty's Envoy Exaordinary and Minifter Plenipotentiary at the Court of Petersburgh, with his Imperial Majefty's ratification of the treaty of commerce concluded between his Majefty and the Emperor of Ruffia. The ratifications were exchanged at Mofcow on the 17th ́ultimo. Captures.- -Gazette, June 16. Adolphe, of a guns, by the Nautilus and Sea Gull. A French lugger, of 2 guns and 8 fwi vels, by the Dolphin revenue cutter. Flying Fish, of 2 fwivels and 24 men, by the Lively, Cuftom-house cutter. Gazette, June 24. The Zoée, French privateer of 10 guns and 120 men, by the Phaeton frigate. Gazette, June 27. A French row-boat, with to fwivels, mufkets, &c. 32 men, and rowing 30 oars, by the Harpy, Capt. Bazely. The Brutal, Dutch privateer, of 6 guns and 32 men, by the Nautilus, Capt.Gun ter. L'Audacieux, of 1 18 pounder, a fwivels, and 46 men, and a Danish brig her prize, by the Diligence, cuflom-house cutter, Capt. Hough. L'Efpuir, of a Twivels, with fire arms and 15 men, by the Viper, Excife cutter, Mr R. Adams. Gazette, July 1. San Francifco, Spanish privateer, of 14 guns and 53 men, by the Santa Margarita, Capt. Parker. The Succés, of 6 guns and 42 men, by the Telemachus, Lieut. Newton. The Piteous Virgin, Maria, Spanish brig of 10 guns and 42 men, by the Viper, Lieut. Pengelley. The Nueftra Senora del Rofaria, of 20 guns and reo men, by the Romulus and Mahonefa, without a fhot fired. The Poiffon Volant, of 14 guns and so men, by the Trent, Capt. Bowater; the guns were thrown overboard in the chace, and 28 of the men were in two prizes (a ship and a brig) the had taken fome days before.. Gazette, July 8. L'Arganaute, of 2 guns, 10 fwivels, and 36 men, by the Galatea, Capt. Bing, The Tyger, of a guns, 4 fwivels, and fire arms, by the Repulle revenue cutter, Mr Munnings. Les Graces, of 1 gun, 2 swivels, and fire arms, with 22 men, by the Viper excife cutter, Mr R. Adams. 29. This day, Gen. Drummond infpected the Girvan Volunteers, commanded by Sir Hew Hamilton Dalrymple, of Bargeny and North Berwick, confifting of two companies of 50 men sach. 31. The corps of Royal Leith Volunteers, were infpected on Leith Links, by Major-Gen. Sir James Stewart. July 1. The Royal Ayr Volunteers were reviewed by Major-Gen. Drummond. Highland Society of Scotland. Edinburgh, July 3. A General Meeting of this Society, agreeable to their charter, was held here this day, the Right Hon. the Earl of Caflillis in the Chair. The meeting took under confideration the different articles of business which had been before their Committee of Directors fince the General Meeting in January laft, and were much pleafed to find that the money then voted by the Society for promoting the objects of the inflitution for the prefent year had been offered by their Directors in Premiums to Authors of Effays of Merit on different ufeful fubjects, and for Improving the Breed of Black Cattle and Sheep, for encouraging the Railing of Green Crops and other Articles of Agriculture; and they particularly approved of the attention paid by their Committee towards the Improvement of Wafte Lands by Potatoe Crops. Upon a fuggeftion and report from the Committee of Directors, as contained in their minutes, recommending the printing an Abftract, or Heads of the Bill framed by them, to be fubmitted to Parliament, for obtaining Relief from the June 3. The Saltcoats Artillery, and Servitude of Thirlage, long and gener SCOTLAND. ally ally complained of as a grievance, and as ftanding much in the way of Agricultural Improvement.-Refolved, That an Abstract of faid Bill be printed at the Society's expence, for the ufe of the Members, previous to its being moved in Parliament next Seffion. Among other articles of business, the Meeting took under confideration, and unanimously approved of, the Report made to the Directors by a Committee of their number appointed to examine the merit of a Treatife propofed to be publifhed by the Rev. Dr. John Walker, Profeffor of Natural History in the Univerfity of Edinburgh, and an Honorary Member of the Society, which is in the following words:" The Sub-Com ་་ mitee, to which was referred Dr. Wal"ker's MS. on Rural Economy, par"ticularly applicable to the Highlands, "begs leave to report to the Committee "of Directors its warm approbation of "that performance, as containing very "extenfive information and useful directions on the fubjects of which it treats, "fubjects important to the community in general, and particularly interefting to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. And the Sub-Committee further "takes the liberty of fuggefling the propriety of the Committee's recommend"ing this performance, when it fhall be publifhed, to the notice and patronage "of the Members of this Society. To "thofe the Doctor had already a claim, by the very useful and ingenious Ef "fays he formerly wrote on fubjects "pointed out for difcuffion by the offer "of premiums from the Society, two of "which, of the higheft clafs, were ad"judged to Dr. Walker." The attention of the Meeting was afterwards called to the celebrated Poems of Offian, which, befides being so much admired by the Literati of Tafte at home, had been ranked among the firft productions of Genius and Poetry in Foreign Countries, where they had been tranflated into different languages-and as the Trufees of the late Mr. Macpherfon had been enjoined by his will, and accordingly intended publishing this Work, in order to its prefervation, in the original Gaelic Language, it was fug gefted that the Highland Society fhould afford them every countenance and aid, as being connected with the objects of its Inflitution. The Meeting therefore approved of a motion made by Henry Mackenzie, Efq; "To recommend to the Committee of Directors to take fuch measures as fhall to them feem moft pros per and effectual for elucidating and af certaining the Hiftory and Authenticity of the Poems of Offian; and to report: their proceedings to next General Meeting." Several other articles of bufinefs under difcuffion, and certain communications from the Board of Agriculture in England, were, as usual, referred to the Committee of Directors, and the unanimous thanks of the Meeting voted to the Eark of Caffillis, for his polite attention and conduct in the Chair. July 4. The Dunbar Four Volunteer Companies, were infpected by Major-Ge neral Sir James Stewart, at Dunbar. Court-Martial. July 5. A General Court Martial met at Ayr, on the trial of Capt. Chas. Gordon, of the North Fencible Highlanders, upon certain charges exhibited againib him by Lieut.-Col. Woodford, of the fame regiment. The prifoner pleaded not guilty. The firft day was confumed in evidence upon the first charge, which was no way particularly interefting, as it went to the nature of the affault, &c. With regard to the fecond charge, it appeared in evidence, that Capt. Gordon came up behind Colonel Woodford, and: fruck him on the back with a flick, which knocked off his bonnet; upon which the Colonel faced about and attempted to draw his fword, but before he could it draw, Capt. Gordon gave him a fecond blow, after which the parties were feparated. With regard to the third charge, it appeared that Col.Woodford had fent after Capt. Gordon, who' had gone to Kilmarnock, to put him under arreft, and bring him to Head-Quarters. The Prifoner said he had nothing at all to do with him, refused to comply, and proceeded to Edinburgh. The Prifoner in his defence ftated, that at the time the affault was commit ted, he was not under the command of the Profecutor-that he had leave of abfence, and was walking as a private gentleman, in coloured clothes-that he had received exceffive provocation from the Profecutor, who had, under the mask of friendship, feduced the Prifoner's wife, the mother of feven children, with whom he had lived in happinefs for many years. Several witneffes were then called for the prifoner, whofe evidence tended to eftablish the general fact, that the parties were face to face, when the fcuffle commenced. The Prifoner was then pro proceeding to call evidence, that he was abfent from the regiment by leave of the Commander in Chief; this fact the Profecutor admitted, fo that it was unneceffary to call witneffes. Several regimental orders were then called for and read, from which the prifoner inferred, that the head-quarters of the regiment was not the town of Ayr, but the camp in the neighbourhood; fo much so, that regiments quartered in the former had received a route to march to the latter. This clofed the defence for the prifoner. The Court Martial ended on the 11th. The record of the proceedings and fentence were fent off to Lord Adam Gordon. A great part of the proceedings being confidered of a private nature, were with fhut doors, and ftrangers excluded. We have it not in our power, therefore, to enter into the detail. July 6. Colonel Ferrier inspected the regiment of Royal Paifley Volunteers, commanded by Lieut. Col. M'Kerrel. 8. The corps of Loyal Greenock Volunteers, and Loyal Greenock Artillery, were inspected by Colonel Ferrier. The whole Corps, muftering upwards of 400 men, afterwards marched into the battery, and a falute of 13 guns from the 24-pounders, was performed by the Corps of Artillery. - There was a very full muster of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers in Burntsfield Links, on the occafion of prefenting a Standard to the Royal Volunteer Light Dragoons. The Standard was prefented by Mifs Paton of Kinaldy, to the Right Hon. the Lord Provoft, as Colonel of the regiment, and was confecrated in an excellent Prayer by the Rev. Principal Baird, Chaplain to the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. Capt. Maitland gratified the furrounding multitude, by appointing a large detachment of the corps, under the command of Lieutenant Gordon, to perform the new Hungarian fword exercife. July 1. At Pencaitland, the ift troop of Eaft Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry, was in/pected by Major-General Sir James Stewart. High Court of Jufliciary. July 12. This day came on before this Supreme Court, the trial of Wm. Oak, weaver in Johnfton, in the County of Renfrew, and Thomas Potts, weaver at Williamsburgh, or Corflets, in the fame county, for house-breaking and robbery. William Oak, not appearing, was outlawed. Thomas Potts being put to the Bar, the Indictment was read over, which ftates, that he and Oak, with others their affociates, armed with swords, bludgeons, &c. did, on the 19th of March laft, break into the house of John Barr, farmer in Gryfecattle, in the parish of Houfton, and county of Renfrew, and afterwards into the room where John Barr and his wife were fleeping, and obliged him by threats to inform them where his money was depofited, which they feized, to the amount of eleven guineas; that they afterwards broke open a chest of drawers, and took from thence fome filver money, and other valuables, &c. The particu lars were ftated at length in our Maga zine for March laft. The robbery, &c. was proved by John Barr, Janet M'Lellan his wife, and Jean Donaldfon, James Rowan, and Jofeph Lang, their fervants. Three of the wit neffes fwore that the Prifoner was one of the perfons that robbed the houfe-as alfo George Aitchison, who broke open the door and took the money. Geo. Aitchison, weaver in Irvine, (an Irishman) turned King's evidence, and gave an account of the robbery, fimilar to what we have already ftated. On the day of the robbery, he met Oak and Potts-They afterwards met at Barhead, near Paifley, and went to a public-houfe and concerted the plan of the robbery, with one Pullans, an Irishman. Oak led the way, as he knew the houfe-They broke open the door and committed the robbery. Pullans ftruck the bed-poft with a knife, (fhewn in the Court,) and. threatened them to make them difcover their money. When they returned to Oak's houfe, the money, amounting to Il. in notes, Il.in filver, and fome filver fpoons, was divided. He had two notes and fome filver for his fhare-When he was in prifon, a book was fent him by Potts the Prifoner. (The book, a volume of Hall's Contemplations, was here produced. On a leaf of it was written my letters will be run out on the 21st of May, and my trial comes on twenty days after that," by which the witnefs understood that he was running his letters to bring on his trial. The words "I will never deceive you," and fimilar expreffions were writ ten in other parts of the book.) A knife was also produced in Court, which the witnefs fwore to, as the one the the robbers threatened to kill them with, if they did not produce their money, Aitchison, crois examined-He could not be fure whether the prisoner broke open any drawers, or took money in Barr's houfe. The door was broke open by Pullans, or the prifoner, or perhaps by both. Could not say that he law the prifoner frike the door. Did not fee him do any thing in the houfe. Some witneffes were produced as to the Prifoner's character. The Jury returned their verdict, unanimously finding the prifoner Guilty. He was fentenced to be hanged at Pailley on Thursday the 17th of Auguft. July 12. The 2d Battal. of the 2d Regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Hay, received their colours, on Burntsfield Links. The colours were brought into the field by the ift Battalion of the fame regiment, and were prefented by Colonel Crichton and Major Pringle to her Grace the Duchefs of Buccleugh and Mrs Hay, and were by them delivered to Colonel Hay and Major Hart, who gave them to the Enfigns. The colours were then confecrated by the Rev. Mr Clark, Chaplain to the Battalion, in a very fuitable and appropriate prayer. They were attended by the Royal Mid-Lothian Volunteer Artillery, with four field-pieces, who made a very fine appearance. 13. Colonel Ferrier infpected the fecond regiment of Royal Glafgow Volunteers, commanded by James M'Dowall, Efq; Lord Provoft of that city. The Colonel afterwards reviewed the firft regiment of Royal Glafgow Volunteers. —. The Fifeshire Fencible Light Dragoons, now quartered in Sheffield Barracks, were reviewed by Lieut.-General Scott, on Brinfworth Common. 14. The Second Battalion of the Second Regiment of Royal Edinburgh Volunteers were infpected in Burntsfield Links, by Major General Sir James Stew. art, Bart. The First Battalion and the Highland Corps were in the Field. 15. The Royal Aberdeen Volunteers were infpected in the Links there by Major-General Hay. The Battery company, under the command of Captain Gibbon, at the fame time, fired twenty-one rounds from the Field Artillery. -The Royal Edinburgh Volunteer Firft Regiment was reviewed in Burntsfield Links, by the Duke of Buccleugh, Lord Lieutenant of the County of MidLothian. On his Grace's coming upon the field he was faluted by the Artillery company, with a difcharge of their cannon, pofted on the flanks of the battalion, and allo by the regiment, confifting of 700 rank and file. July 17. His Majesty's annual prize, given to the Royal Company of Archers, was hot for in Burntsfield Links, and won by William Steuart, Elq; Advocate. 19. The first Battalion of the Dundee Volunteers, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Mylne, were reviewed by Major-General Hay. Their evolutions and firings were performed in a moft mafterly ftile. 22. The Silver Club given by the City of Edinburgh to the Company of Golfers, was played for on Leith Links and won by Sir James Stirling, Bart. Scots Militia. The Scots Militia Bill has paffed the House of Commons.-The total amount of the Militia for Scotland is to be Six Thoufand. His Majefty's Lieutenant, Deputy Lieutenants, &c. are to meet on the ft of Auguft in their respective Counties, Burghs, &c. to require the Schoolmaster and Chief Conftable to return Lifts of all Men betwixt the ages of nineteen and twenty-three, whofe names are to be affixed on the Church-doors. Any perfons who may think themselves aggrieved, by having their names inferted, or omitted in the said lifts, to be heard, and the lifts amended when ne ceffary. Thefe lifts fo amended, to be tranfmitted to the Privy Council, and his Majefty and the Privy Council to apportion the number of men for each County, Burgh, &c; and from fuch lifts the Militia are to be balloted. Perfons refufing to ferve, or provide a fubftitute, to forfeit the fum of ten pounds fterling, and be liable to future ballots. The Schoolmafter and Conftable to have a reasonable allowance for their trouble. The Militia are never to be marched out of Scotland. If wounded or maimed in the fervice, to be intitled to Chelsea penfion. Every perfon having ferved in the militia, and being a married man, may fet up and exercile any trade in any town or place in Great Britain. It fhall be lawful for his Majefty, by order in Council, to fufpend the execution of this act, either abfolutely, or for a limited time. This act is to continue in force to the end of the present war, and for one month after.. BIRTHS. June 19. At the Lord Advocate's house in George's fquare, Mrs Dundas of Arnifton, a fon. June |