LIST 2. of REMARKABLE EVENTS during the Year 1795 TH JANUARY. HE powder-mills of Meff. Pigue and Andrews, at Dartford, were blown up, and eleven men killed thereby. deems the moft illuftrious and moft crifice of the ftudy of general beings 13. Five feamen belonging to the Culloden executed at Portsmouth for mutiny. 18. The Exchange at Liverpool deftroyed by fire. -The ftadtholder and his fuite arrived at Yarmouth. 20. News arrived that the French forces had taken poffeffion of Holland. the the Ifle of Zealand, and all the shipping in every fea-port in Holland taken poffeffion of by thems FEBRUARY. MARCH. 2. The arreft of Barrere and his accomplices decreed by the French convention. 3. The convention fettled the 4. The habeas corpus fufpenfion-forin with which pacific negotiations act renewed. -The St. Iago Spanish registerthip prize caufe finally decided in favour of the captors. 5. The Turkish ambassador made his long-delayed public entry. 11. A desperate action between the Blanche frigate, of 32 guns, and a French frigate of 8; the Frenchman was taken, but the brave commander of the Blanche, captain Faulknor, killed. 12. Lord Abingdon fentenced by the court of king's bench to three months imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 100l. for a libel against Mr. Sermon. 14. Advice received of the complete evacuation of the United Provinces by the British army, and of the capture of Guadaloupe by the French. 18. Major Semple found guilty, at the Old Bailey, of ftealing a fhirt, &c. and fentenced to be transported for seven years. -Commiffioners from Holland waited on lord Grenville, on the fubject of the Dutch shipping detained in our ports, and were refuted to be recognised. 23. Mr. Pitt opened the budget, and propofed, among other taxes, that for wearing hair-powder. 25. Earl Fitzwilliain recalled; in confequence of which, violent debates took place in the Irish parlia ment. 25. Mf. Wilberforce's motion refpecting the flave trade rejected. -Twenty French merchantmen taken and deftroyed by fir John Borlafe Warien's fquadron. In this month the duke of York was appointed field marshal of the forces. with foreigu powers should be entered into. 4. Prophet Brothers taken into cuftody. -Sir Richard Pellew took and deftroyed fifteen fail of French merchantmen. 5. Mr. Lufhington elected member for the city of London, in oppofition to Mr. Coombe. 11. Earl Camden appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland. 14. An engagement took place in the Mediterranean, in which the French fleet was defeated by admiral Hotham, with the lofs of two fhips of the line, and a great number of men. 18. Sir John Borlafe Warren's fquadron captured and deftroyed fixteen French merchant-fhips, &c. 19. Roman catholic delegates from Ireland prefented a petition to the king, on the fu'ject of earl Fitz william's recall from the ment of that country. govern 31. Earl Camden arrived in Dublin, and was fworn inJord lieutenant of Ireland, on which occafion fome outrages were committed by the populace. Various riots happened in the courte of this month on account or the dearnefs of provisions. APRIL. 1. An alarming riot at Paris, and the convention infulted. 2. Barrere and his accomplices fent off from Paris. 5. Her royal highnefs the princeís Caroline of Eruntwick arrived in town from the continent. 8. The nuptials of his royal highness the prince of Wales with the princefs Caroline of Brunfwick folemnifed in the chapel-royal, St. | rick, with whom he had cohabit James's, at eight o'clock in the evening. A general illumination on the occafion. 9. The Roman catholics of Dublin affembled to receive his majefty's answer to their petition. 19. St. Lucia taken by the French. 20. Advice received of the king of Pruffia having concluded a peace with the French republic. 23. This day Warren Haftings, efq. after a trial of feven years and thiee months, was, by the peers, acquitted of all the charges brought against him by the houfe of commons of Great Britain. 27. The Roman catholic bill rejected by the Irish houfe of com mons. 30. The rev. Mr. Jackfon, who had been convicted in Dublin, upon a charge of high treafon, put a period to his exiftence by poifon. -The French defeated by the Auftrians, near Mentz. MAY. 1. The Boyne man of war, of 98 guns, took fire at Spithead, and was burnt to the water's edge. 5. Horrid maffacres committed at Lyons. 7. The whole of the British infantry arrived in England from the continent. 12. Fouquier Tainville and his accomplices executed at Paris. ed previous to his marriage with an accomplished and amiable young lady. 20. A violent infurrection at Paris, on account of the fcarcity of bread and other provifions, in which many lives were loft. 24. Tumults of the fame nature occurred. 25. Nineteen perfons beheaded for promoting the infurrection of the zoth. JUNE. 2. The court of Eaft-India directors determined to re-imburse Mr. Haftings. 5. A dreadful fire at Copenhagen, which deftroyed 1,363 houses, feveral churches, and many public buildings. 7. The important fortrefs of Luxemburgh furyendered to the French. 8. Louis Capet, fon of the late unfortunate Louis XVI. died at Paris, aged eleven years. at 10. Burie Bally murdered Bath by John White, who was deeply in love with her. 13. The mutineers of the Oxfordshire regiment fhot at Brighton. 15. The Spaniards defeated by the French. 23. Three line of battle fhips taken from the French by lord Bridport's fleet off L'Orient. 24. A riot at Birmingham, in Ire-confequence of the dearnels of provifions. 13. Very formidable riots in land, by the deluded people calling themselves Defenders. 15. The trial of capt. Molloy ended at Portsmouth, when he was difmiffed from the command of the Cæfar. 19. The houfe of commons refufed to inquire into the nature of lord Fitzwilliam's recall from the government of Ireland, as did alfo the houfe of lords on the 8th. 20. G. Errington, efq. of Grays, in Effex, affaffinated by Ann Brode 26. The prince of Wales's eftablifhment finally determined upon by the legiflature. 27. The English parliament prorogued. Advices received of alarming infurrections having broken out in the Weft-India islands. During this month an intense cold fet in, which deftroyed thoufands of fheep in different parts of the kingdom, JULY, 18. Their majefties arrived at Weymouth. 26. Eleven French veffels taken and deftroyed by captain Nelfon's fquadron. 28. Count d'Artois failed from Portsmouth, for the coaft of Brittany, on board rear-admiral Harvey's fleet. 29. The earl of Moira refigned the command of the army which he had affembled in the environs of Southampton. SEPTEMBER. 1. O'Connor found guilty of high-treafon, at Naas, in Ireland, and afterwards hanged. 3. A ferious mutiny broke out among the privates of two fencible regiments, in confequence of being ordered for foreign fervice. A dreadful fire at Potzdam. 6. The whole of the French army croffed the Rhine, and captured feveral ftrong places. The people of France met in primary affemblies, to accept the new conftitution. 8. Advice received of lieutenant Pearce, of the navy, having formally taken poffeffion of Nootka, in the name of his Britannic majefty. 11. An attempt made to aflaffinate the duke regent of Sweden.. 12. An alarming mutiny at Cork. 17. St. Paul's church, Covent Garden, entirely deftroyed by fire. 20. Manheim furrendered to the French army under general Pichegru. 22. The French convention declared the acceptance of the new conftitution by the people. 25. The French defeated near Manheim. 29. Several fucceffes obtained by the French army in Italy, announcto the convention. 16. Advice received of a dread-ed ful fire at Montego Bay, in Jamaica, which deftroyed 110 houfes, and an immenfe quantity of property. Peace proclaimed at Hanover between the elector and the French republic. 30. The 30. The incorporation of Bel-prehending the perfon who threw the ftone at his majefty, while on way to the house of lords. gium with France decreed by the convention. OCTOBER. 3. Their majefties returned to Windfor from Weymouth. 4. The powder magazine at Maubeuge blew up by accident. 6. A dreadful infurrection broke out at Paris, which lafted several days; but the conventional troops at length overpowered the infor gents: great numbers were killed on both fides. Many of the confpirators have fince been executed his NOVEMBER. 3. The executive directory of France was inftalled at the Little Luxemburgh, in Paris. 6. A dreadful hurricane took place at two o'clock in the morning, in which vaft numbers of buildings. were deftroyed, and many lives loft. 9. Alderman Curtis fworn in lord-mayor of London. 11. Colonel Crawfurd's account of the defeat of the French before Mentz published in an extraordi 7. The Cenfeur of 74 guns, and the greater part of the homeward-nary gazette. bound Mediterranean fleet, captur-held their fecond meeting at Co12. The correfponding fociety ed by a French fquadron. 9. A gold mine difcovered, near Wicklow, in Ireland. penhagen-house. lais. 14. The tranfports, with emi. 13. A rich Dutch East India-grant-troops on board for the conman, called the Zeelylee, prize to tinent, driven on the coast of Cathe Sceptre man of war, loft on the rocks of Scilly, and many of her crew perifhed. The French army under the command of general Jourdan obliged to fall back from Mentz, and, on its retreat to the Rhine, experienced feveral defeats. 26. A numerous meeting of the London correfponding fociety took place at Copenhagen houfe, for the purpose of adopting a remonftrance to his majefty, &c. 28. The new legiflature of France organifed. 29. The British parliament met for the difpatch of bufinefs. The king grofsly infulted, and his perfon endangered, on his to and from the houfe of lords. way The treaty of commerce with America regularly exchanged. 31. Advice received of the capture of Simon's Bay, by vice-admiral Elphinstone, &c. and of the detention of five fhips found in the harbour. -A proclamation iffued, offering a reward of 1000l. for the ap I 17. The West India convoy, under the command of rear-admiral Chriftian, driven back to port in a fevere gale of wind, and five of the tranfports with troops on board loft. 20. Advice received of the infurrection in St. Vincent's having been quelled; and of the capture the Vanguard, of 74 guns. of the Superbe French frigate, by 23. An account of the furrender of the Dutch colony of the Cape of Good Hope to his majefty's forces, publifhed in an extraordinary ga zette. |