On the boat's return on board, there were three Caffres, of whom the gunner feemed apprehenfive, and they were therefore feized and put to immediate death. The Serang, collecting, from the converfation between the gunner and the Seacunnies, that they intend ded to carry the veffel to Manilla, began to be apprehenfive for his own and the Lafcar's fafety, and formed the refolution of retaking the veffel on the first opportunity. This occurred foon afterwards; for, on making the land, and a boat being in fight, the gunner with four of the Seacunnies, the carpenter and his mate, and fome of the Malays, went in the Betfey's boat to purchase provifions, and the Serang embraced this occafion, put the Seacunnies that remained on board to death, and happily gained poffeffion of the veffel. It is not exactly known how far the guilt of this horrible tranfaction reaches; but we are affured that the Betfey did not make any fignal when captain Bampton bore down, but his only inducement to this meafure was the extraordinary courfe fhe was fteering. The crew of the Betfey endea voured to avoid being boarded, and captain Bampton therefore effected it by manning his boat with twenty Europeans, and when on board, the appearance of things prefently evinced the neceffity of taking immediate poffèffion. There are few inftances of the kind happen in this country, in which the Malays (whofe perfidy and thirft of blood is become proverbial) are not primarily, or very deeply, concerned. The Betfey had 3000l. fterling in fpecie on board; and with her whole cargo was estimated at nearly 25,00cl. The concerned made fome liberal compenfation to captain Bampton and the crew of the Jane. WEST-INDIA INTELLIGENCE. Kinghon, Jamaica. By a vellel from the Havanna,, accounts are received, that during moft part of the last month they experienced almoft inceffant rains, accompanied by very tempeftuous weather, which increased by very tempestuous weather, which increafed by the 29th to a burricane, and did confiderable mischief. Near 350 houfes, on the South fide of the town, are faid to be unroofed, and feveral veffels in the Bay left; feven were driven out to fea, only two of which had returned on the 3d inftant. All the plantain-walks are deftroyed, and much damage done to the ground-provifions. To add to the calamity, feveral lives, both in town and country, were loft. A Gentleman lately from the Havanna afferts, that, fo much has the City futtered by the late hurricane, there is fcarcely one houfe, of thofe left ftanding after the form, which it is not neceffary to fupport by props. Hundreds of cattle were drowned while grazing in the fields, and there is no inhabitant but what is, in fome measure a fufferer in this dreadful calamity. GENT. MAG. February, 1793. Dec. 2. The caterpillar has done prodigious mischief throughout the country to the cotton-trees, not only ftripping them of the leaves and branches, but taking off the bark from top to bottom. The crop of cotton will, in confequence, fall very fhort indeed of what was expected. The laft advices from Cape François mention, that the National troops had poffeffion of, and were encamped on a high hill, about 15 miles from the town, having with them near 800 black pioneers from the neighbourhood of the Cape. Dec. 15. Thurfday forenoon the ceremony of opening the Temple, in which is placed the ftatute of Lord Rodney, took place at Spanish-Town, with much pomp. In the evening there was a grand illumination. Dec. 22. There has lately been a prodigious flood at Honduras. Great quantities of wood, that were cut, and ready for shipping, were loft; and the price of that article has, in confequence, rifen from 10l. to 127. 105. During the space of three months, commencing the latter end of July, it rained there almoft inceffantly. The flood at length became fo great, the river rifing more than 70 feet above its ufual level, that the inhabitants were compelled to quit their houses, and go on board their flat-bottomed boats, in which they refided several days. Many Negroes perished, and nearly the whole of the stock was deftroyed. The lofs of mahogany, carried into the fea by the flood, is computed at more than two million feet. Dec. 31, the day on which the fchooner Active failed from the Cay of Honduras, the river was ftill 40 feet above the customary level." AMERICA. Philadelphia. Jan. 4. Our worthy Prefident has been unanimously re-elected; not a voice through all the Continent against him. Our Vice-prefident has also been reelected, but by a majority of a few voices only. The publick have pointed him out as author of Letters in anfwer to Mr. Paine, figned "Publicola;" but Mr. Adams, by public advertitement, declared he was not the author of these letters. His friends alfo reminded the Americans of his having been profecuted by the Court of Great Britain. Had it not been for these things, Mr. Clinton would bare Feen Vice president; he was within a few votes of him as it was. Trade is at prefent very brisk; but, owing to the building of our new capital, and cutting fundry canals, wages of work-people are enormoufly high. Wrights and mafons are now not content with two dollars a day. The war with the Indians continues with unabated fury it is feared that a general confederation had been formed, among the Southern and Northern Indian nations, to attack the American frontier at once from South to North; which was the more to be dreaded dreaded on account of the difficulty of uniting the different Provinces in a plan of generál defence. Blanchard, the celebrated Aeronaut, is now here. Though the ballooning mania is not fo ftrong here as it was fome years ago in the old world, there is however fcience, curiofity, and liberality, enough to afford protection to enterprizing genius and interciting difcovery. On the feventh of January last, he was to afcend from this place, and upwards of two hundred gentlemen had fubferibed five hundred dollars each for the purpofe of feeing the balloon filled. There was also expected a vast crowd of spectators, who were to pay for admiffion within certain limits to fee the veffel take flight. It was probable that this experiment would not be repeated for a confiderable time, as Blanchard had neglected to take the chemical articles neceffary for inflating his balloon to America, conceiving that he could he amply fupplied in that quarter of the world. The fact however is, that he has been obliged to fend to Europe for most of the materials requifite for future operations. IRELAND. Dublin, Jan. 29.-Early in the forenoon of Sunday laft, a ftrong detachment from the Barrack marched into the little Barrackyard in the Lower Castle, where they remained under arras; at the fame time a Piquet of fifty alfo from the Barrack took poft on the glacis opposite the Treufury-terrace, where they plied their firelocks; this force was further ftrengthened by a detachment of the Artillery in the Ordnance yard, where two field-pieces were drawn out of the Arfenal. A City Magiftrate, attended by the Police High Conitable, then proceeded to the parade of the Liberty Artillery, and Goldfmith's Volunteer Corps-in St. Michael, Uppoles, Ship-street, where the Magitrate in a friendly tone informed the Vounteers on parade, about thirty in number, that they must not march in military array through the streets, it being against the fenfe and tenor of a Government Proc'amation; and that, if they perfifted to do so, their offices would be taken into cuftody, and brought before the Lord Chief Juftice. The officers prefent faid, he might then apprehend them if he choose. On this the Magiftrate withdrew; and after a long debate among the Volunteers, it was determined they should then difperfe, which they accordingly did. Yesterday, in confequence of the above matter, a meeting of the Deputies of the Dublin Volunteer Corps, ftill embodied, took place at the Royal Exchange, when certain refolutions were agreed to, and carried to the Earl of Charlemont, Commander in Chief of the Volunteers in Ireland, for his fanétion and approbation. As the matter was a new and very grave one, his Lordship, we hear, has requested fome time to confider it. Jan. 31. In confequence of the unfortunate affair near Kells, between a number of low peafants, calling themfelves Defenders, and the military, in which fome of the former loft their lives, and others were committed prsfon, upwards of one thousand of their friends formed into a body, and, with five pieces of artillery, proceeded towards Dublin, to releafe their comrades in the gao! of Kilmainham. An exprefs having been fent to Government, the military of courfe has been ordered out to fupprefs the infur gents. As they belong to the lowest order of the community, and are totally unacquainted with the ufe of artillery, the most melancholy apprehenfions are entertained that in the conflict many lives will be loft, Thefe disturbances have caufed the moft lively emotions in the Senate, which has voted an Addrefs to the Lord Lieutenant, that with their lives and fortunes they will fup. port Government in the prefent trying and alarming crifis. Feb. 2. Monday laft the houses of the following gentlemen were plundered of firearms by the Defenders: Mr. Wainright's, Mr. Brazington's, Mr. Call's, Mr. Fagan's Mr. Fitfe's, Mr. G. Lowther's. Mr. Norman's house at Dunthangblin was attempted on Friday night, but that gentleman being prepared to refist them, on their approach he fired, and having killed one man and wounded another, whom he took, the party fed. A corporal and fix of the cavalry were on Wednesday ordered from the barracks of Dublin to Dunfhaughlin, and next day twenty of the infantry und r the command of a fubaltern officer marched to fupport the magiftracy in that neighbourhood. At Castleblany feveral other houfes have been robbed. The inhabitants have formed a nightly patrole for their protection.-The country exhibits the greatest distress, from the number of deferted habitations, and the terror which prevails among people who remain in it. SCOTLAND. Aberdeen, Feb. 2. The following hand-bill is circulated in town; and yesterday the mourning was very general among allranks: but it is impoffible for any outward teken fufficiently to exprefs the deep regret that is impreffed on every breaft by the melancholy accounts of the atrocious murder of the unfortunate Louis XVI. "It is requefted, that fuch of the inhabitants of this city and neighbourhood, as difapprove of he late extraordinary proceedings in France, will, as a tribute of refect to the memory of his late Mat Chriftian Majefty, appear in mourning curing the courfe of the next wcek." A mafs was fung at the Roman Catholic Chapel in Lumber-ftreet, for the late King of France; and a most excellent Sermon upon fubmiffion to Higher Powers was preached by the Rev. Mr. Pennington. The Governor and Directors of the Aberdeen Mufical Society gave a mourning concert. Ladies and Gentlemen dreffed in mourning were admitted without tickets; and the meeting was very numerous and respectable. PORT NEWS. Whitehaven, Feb. 12. We had as tempeftuous weather on Saturday and Sunday, as was ever known at this feafon; particularly on the latter day, when there was a continued ftorm of wind and rain from the N. W. from 9 in the morning till 7 at night. Much damage has been done in this harbour; four boats were dafhed in pieces; one vetfel washed off the blocks; fome other veliels, under repair, were with great difficuly fecured. The Peggy, of Greenock, laden with fpirits, fruit, &c. from Dublin, was wrecked on the outfide of the North wall; the Crawford, of Irvine, laden with coals, funk between the North Wall and the Bulwark; the Wells, Rothery, was forced up to the foot of Duke-street, and it is feared must be discharged. Several other veifels were injured. Happily no lives were loft. A fifhing-boat belonging to this town was loft on Friday, near Ravenglafs, and John Curwen, the Mafter, known many years here for his industry in that line, perifhed through the inclemency of the weather. The fea, in the opinion of many people, was more agitated during the flood-tide on Sunday, than had ever been obferved. Portfmouth 18. This morning his Majesty's fhip Juno, Capt. Samnel Hood, arrived at Spithead, and brought in with her a French privateer, called l'Entreprenant, Michael François Vaniere Commander, burthen 40 tons, with 30 men, mounting four guns, four swivele, and armed with blunderbuffes, mufquets, piftols, and daggers. She failed from Havre-de-Grace a few days fince; and on Sunday morning had captured off the Needles the brig Glory, of Chepstow, John Benfon, Mafter, burden 100 tons, bound for Bristol, laden with timber, which had failed from the Downs on Saturday morning, under convoy of the Iphigenia. This brig was at the fame time recaptured, and fent in here. J. P. Maxwell, and, John M'Arthur, Efquires, are appointed joint Agents for the above prizes. The above privateer had fired a dozen hot at the brig, and finding the would not bring-to, boarded her with fifteen men, who bound Mr. Benson, the mafter, hands and feet, and lashed him down to a cheft, putting all his crew in irons, ftripping them of every article, and otherwite mal treating them. But the inftant the Juno brought the privateer and brig to, the privateer's men released the mafter and crew, who, feeling a ftrong refentmem at their bad ufage, and actuated by the impulfe of the moment to retaliate in their turn, feized the Frenchmen's cutlaffes, and cut feveral of them down; and, had it not been for the timely interference of the Officer in the Juno's boat, feveral of the privateer's men muft have fallen victims to the exafperated crew of the brig. COUNTRY NEWS. The repairs of the Cathedral at Hereford are advancing: the groinde arches of the nave are in great forwardnefs, but the new paving which is to coft goc/. is not yet begun. The South tranfept has been in a most alarming ftate: the walls beginning to fpread, buttreffes have been run up on the outfide, but it is by no means fecure. The workmen, who propofed taking out the window-frames, took off the old roof and lowered it, to correfpond with the nave, and added all the new work, even the windows and a fmail circular (not Gothic) window over the large South one, the frame of which was intended to be taken down; but when this was done and the workmen were beginning to take out the old frame, and remove the key ftone at the top, so much danger was apprehended, that they were obliged to defift till the furveyor was recalled, who had not been down for feveral months. Notwithstanding the fum of 4000l. was raised by Act of Parliament, a fecond fubfcription is now circulated in the Hereford papers, and proceeds with more fpirit than could have been expected; fuch is the rage for renewing this ancient structure, that it seems doubtful, if the whole may be able to refift the experi ments intended to be practised on it. Cambridge Jan. 29. Some dforderly per fons from this town, as it appeared, took it into their heads to go to the neighbouring village of Chesterton, where, after finging ça ira," they difcharged a gun into the houfe of the Rev. Mr. Manfel, one of the Magiftrates for this county. Mr. Manfel, happening at the fame time to be near a door, fuddenly opened it, and could just perceive two men making off with great precipitation through the church-yard to Cambridge. He immediately got upon his horfe, went round the road-way, and arrived in time to fecure them both as they were coming into town, and conducted them that night to the Cattle. They proved to be Janies Gordon, an attorney of this place, and Thomas Dearle, a farrier. Cornwall, Feb. 5. Several towns in this country were vifited by large bodies of miners from the different works, in fearch of concealed corn, which they infift is intended for exportation to France. At Wadebridge, they found about 25,000 bushels in ftore, which they obliged the owners to fell at reduced prices. At Looe, upwards of 6000 bushels of grain were stopped by them from being shipped; fhipped; but we do not hear of their committing any other outrage. Part of the first regiment of dragoons is gone from Devonfhire to affift the Magiftrates in restoring peace. Stafford, Feb. 12. As Mr. Thomas Ward, Attorney, was returning home, about two miles from this place he was stopped by two footpads, who firft cut his pocket acrofs, and, on his making an exclamation, fhot him with a piftol, and robbed him of 18 guineas, 23s. and his watch; he was found by two other gentlemen, who had been robbed near the fame place by four men, two of whom answered to Mr. Ward's defcription. He died in a very little time after he was found. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES, A dreadful fire broke out, a little before four o'clock this morning, at Lady Dover's, in Hill-street, Berkely-fquare, which destroyed that houfe, and damaged the adjoining one. It was with great difficulty that the lives of Lady Dover and her niece, the Baronefs Hompefch, who was in the house, were faved. They were taken out at the windows of the upper rooms by two fervants belonging to Mr. Cafwell and Captain Balfour, at the rifque of their lives. A maidfervant jumped out of a two-pair of stairs window, broke her thigh, and is fince dead. No «ther life was loft; but the young Lady is much burnt, as the flames had spread far into the room where he was before the could be taken out. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Mr. Temple, Keeper of Quildhall, attended the Commisioners of the Lottery, when the following regulations were agreed upon, which, it cannot be doubted, will be highly beneficial. No perfons to be fuffered to take down numbers, but fuch Clerks as are employed by licensed Offices, and their names to be given in to the Commiffioners. No flips allowed to be fent out; but the numbers are to be taken down by one Clerk in one book. Mr. Steel's lift to be abolished, and a recompence to be made for it. The Magiftrates have likewife refolved to apprehend all fufpicious perfons, who shall be feen taking early numbers, and to call upon them for an account of themselves. Thursday 7. A queftion came before the Court of King's Bench, rather of a curious nature.A private foldier had been committed by a Magiftrate for want of furety for the maintenance of an illegitimate child, of which he was fworn to be the father. It was con tended, on the part of the foldier, that he was not liable to this commitment; for that by the Mutiny A&t it was provided, that no foldier fhould be imprifoned, except for a crime, or for a debt amounting to 20l. and that the charge of being the father of an ille 2 gitimate child was not a crime by the law England. Lord Kenyon obferved, that if incontinence was not a crime (he hoped indeed a venial one), all the proceedings had in the Ecclefiaftical Court, fince its inftitution, were erroneous. The Court affirmed the order of commitment. Friday 8. The following Addrefs was this day prefented to the King by a Deputation from the Quakers. "To George the Third, King of Great Britain, and the Dominions thereto be longing. "May it please the King! "The dutiful fubjects, the religious fociety of Friends, called Quakers, have felt their minds deeply affected with the calamities attendant on war, and the inconfiftency thereof with the Doctrine of Chrift, the Prince of Peace. We apprehend we cannot at this time difcharge our duty to God, to thee, and to our fellow-fubjects, many of whole precious lives may be the befeeching thee to exert thy constitutional victims of the impending hoftilities, without power to prevent a measure which may confign to danger and to death thousands of our countrymen, many of whom, alas! may be but too little prepared for that folemn event, even in the more gradual way of natural infirmity. and of governments are not in the multi"The protection and fupport of kingdoms May therefore thy councils feek his protectude of an hoft, but in the Lord Almighty. tion by that righteoufnefs which exalts a nation, and by continuing to oppofe that torprevailed, and which thou, O King, as berent of vice and immorality which hath long lamented, cenfured, and endeavoured to recame a Chriftian ruler, hast, not long fince, ftrain. earnest and affectionate addrefs, refpectfully "Permit us here, before we close this our to mention the cause of our fellow-creatures, the Africans. We have petitioned the House although we defire that the deliberations of of Commons on this affecting fubject, and engaged to prefs it upon thy mind, to conParliament may at all times be free, we are fider whether no acceleration of relief can be obtained for that grievoufly oppreffed race from the influence which a beloved of his people. King hath, and ought to have, on the minds "Thus may the bleffing of the peace-makers, and of thofe who love righteousness, be thy happy portion and immortal crown, "Signed on behalf of the Meeting for "Whatever steps I may feel myfelf bound to take for the fecurity of My people, I am motives which have led you to prefent this Adnot the lefs inclined to judge favourably of the drefs; Whiteball. Intelligence has been received that War has been declared in France against Great-Britain aud Holland. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor. "My Lord, Whiteball, Feb. 9. "I have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that it appears by the accounts received this morning from France, that War against Great Britain and Holland was decreed in the National Convention on the first Instant. I request that your Lordship will take the proper measures to make pubfic this Intelligence. I have the honour to be with great refpect, My Lord, your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant, (Signed) GRENVILLE. Tuesday 12. This being the laft day of term, the Solicitor-General prayed the Judgement of the Court of King's Bench upon the Rev. Richard Burgh, James Davies, J. Cummings, Thomas Townly M'Can, and John Bourne, who had been tried and convicted of a confpiracy to effect their own, and the escape of the other prifoners legally confined for debt, and for that purpose fetting fire to, and attempting to deftroy, the walls of the King's Bench Prifon; when they were feverally fentenced to three years imprisonment, at the expiration of which they are to find fecurity for their good behaviour for three years; Burgh, in 2001. and two fureties in rool. each; and the othen prifoners in 10l. each, and two fureties in gol. each. A Court of Common Council was this day held, expressly called for the purpose of confidering of addreffing his Majesty on the prefent state of affairs. There were prefent the Lord-Mayor, eight Aldermen, the Recorder, and a great number of Commoners. The Lord-Mayor apologized to the Court for the fhortness of the notice, and for his then calling them together. Mr. Deputy Birch, in a fpeech of fome length, and replete with loyalty to the King, and attachment to the Conftitution, moved, "That an humble and dutiful Addrefs he prefented to his Majefty, thanking him for the paternal care taken by his Majefty for the prefervation of the pub lic tranquillity, expreffive of abhorrence of the late atrocious acts at Paris, and affuring his Majefty of the readiness and determination of his faithful citizens to fupport the honour of his Crown and the welfare of his kingdoms against the ambitious defigns of France in their Declaration of War against this Country. Mr. Deputy Leekey feconded the motion, which Mr. Powel very ably fupported; quoting feveral paffages from a circular letter addreffed to the French Clergy and Refugees by the late Bishop of Leon, wherein he extols the bleffings of this Country and its Conftitution, and recommends the gratitude of his fellow-fufferers, and that their prayers may be offered up to the Almighty to avert the evils of civil difcord ever taking root in Great-Britain. The Court unanimously agreed to addrefs his Majefty; and appointed the Aldermen Wilkes, Newnham, Boydell, Anderson, Curtis, Watson, and Glyn, with the Commoners Birch, Leekey, Powel, Nichols, Merry, Parish, Wrench, White, Young, Syms, Kemble, Sutherland, Dowling, and Bulcock, to be a Committee, to draw up the fame; which, being done, was read and unanimously approved of, and ordered to be prefented by the whole Court. Saturday 16. This day the lord mayor, aldermen, fheriffs, and common-council of London, waited upon his Majefty, with the following addrefs, which was read by the recorder: To the KING's Most Excellent Majesty, The humble addrefs of the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affembled. 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 leave to renew our moa folemn affurances of firm allegiance to your Majesty's facred perfon and government, and of attachment to the conftitution of thefe kingdoms as by law established. Deeply impreffed with fentiments of ve neration for a fyftem of government, wifely framed to perpetuate the profperity and hap pinefs of every individual fubject to its authority, and in confequence fecure by its protection; great must have been our concern at the late nefarious and daring ftrides of defperate and wicked men towards the fubverfion of the peace and order of civil fociety, who, with the blackeft ingratitude, were availing therafelves of the freedom and privileges of this highly-favoured land to compafs its deftruction. With increased indignation we were bound to deplore, that, to attain this treasonable purpofe, they had dared, in open concert with perfons in the Executive Government of France, to offer their principles and proceedings as a fubject of admiration to a free, loyal, and happy people. To what fatal events the mischievous and obdurate councils of that unhappy country have led, the page of history, darkened with the fouloft deed that ever excited horror in the human heart, will but too faithfully record: The late dreadful inftance of their fanguinary malice will be remembered as long as perfecuted Virtue fhall deferve their pity, and deliberate Cruelty the execration, of mankind. The paternal regard for the peace aud welfare of your people, which induced your Majefty |