ried her into Rye. She turned out to he the Brothers, of Caernarvon. The captain, his wife, child, and fifter, who were on board, heartily, thanked their deliverers. There is no doubt, but had the Dolphin had a few muikets only, fhe would have taken the privateer alfo. 12. Late at night, M. Nettman, fecretary to monf. Charett er, arrived at Dover in a cartel from Baulogne. 14. The difpatches which were brought to the admiralty, from fir Jöhn Jervis, on the Mediterranean flation, make the most honourable mention of the intrepid conduct of captain Macnamara, commanding the Southampton frigate. This officer having failed at once into the harbour of Toulon, attempted to cut out a French veffel mounting 24 guns, and was on the point of eafily fucceeding, when the nemy, alarmed, rufhed forward upon deck, and prepared for refiftance. The action now became general. The French captain fell, and twenty of his crew were alfo killed. The frigate was, at length, towed out of the harbour, amidit the fire of the fort, and with the lofs of only one man. 16. The homeward bound fleets from the East Indies, which are daily expect. ed, are fo numerous, as to make them very formidable; befides which, they have a convoy of the Standard, of 64 guns, and another man of war. Extracts of a letter from an officer of high rank in the Eaft India company's fervice, dated from Wolfendah', Feb. 13, 1796, relating to the capture of Colombo, in the lie of Ceylon. "On the 7th of February, major Petrie marched with a confiderable detachment from Nigambo, and croffed a river 100 yards broad, deep, but not rapid; the whole distance making about eleven miles. "On the 11th inflant, to our complete aftonishment, a formidable pas was difcovered to be abandoned; and with the utmoft expedition we crossed almost all the army, in the course of the fame day. "On the 12th the flank companies were attacked by 200 Europeans and 600 Malays. The line was ordered to advance for their fupport; but before any of the corps could render any effectual aid, they had charged and totally defeated the enemy: this happened almoft under the walls of Colombo. "In this gallant and decifive affair, our lofs was two European grenadiers killed, and nne wounded-volunteer Grant was feverely wounded, and captain French flightly.— I he enemy loft about 170 killed and wounded, chiefly Malays. Some officers of rank fell, and lieut. col. Raymond is dead of his wounds. In the beginning of the action, the Malays difplayed their ufual treachery, and appeared before our pofts, making figns of fubmiffion, laying their creffes, &c. on the ground. This morning his majefty reviewed, on Wimbledon Common, the 2d, or queen's bays, commanded by the marquis of Townshend, the king was accompanied by the prince of Wales, Prince Erneft, and the Juke of Gloucefter; the review began at half patt | Line, and was not over till after twelve, at the clofe of which, the fix fepoys, and the captain of the vellel who brought them over, were fent from Mr. Dundas's houfe, and placed on an eminence, for the view of his majetty and the company; they were in the Indian drefs; the ferjeant and corporal diff red from the four privates, in their uniform and epaulette, which were of filver lace. The king afted the captain a great rumber of questions, and feemed highly tion among the enemy, fuggefted the entertained with the fingularity of their propriety of fummoning the fort; and appearance; their iron fpiked hats, major Agnew, the adjutant general, Jarge turn-up fhoes, and their legs, half- was accordingly difpatched with a flag way above the knee, quite naked, at- of truce. This happened on the 14th, tracted more the attention of the nume- and towards evening a ceffation of hofYous fpectators than the excellent difci-tilities was proclaimed for 24 hours; pline of the troops, which gave the highet fatisfaction to the king, and their commanding officers. One of the nien was feverely hurt in being thrown from his horfe. "On the 16th Colombo capitulated to colonel Stuart. "The difunion and want of exer when it was underflood that articles of capitulation were agreed to. "The 15th was employed in finally adjufting the terms of the furrender; and this morning, at ten o'clock, the flank flank corps of the three regiments, two companies of artillery, the 52d regiment and grenadier battalion, took poffeffion of this important conqueft. "Since the affair of the 12th, not one fhot had been exchanged, and every ftep of the enemy had exhibited the mott apparent marks of imbecility and indecifion. "I am not informed of the particular articles of capitulation; but learn, that, in general, they are becoming the British character-highly favourable to the befieged, without doing any injuftice to the interests of our honourable employers; and that about 60.000l. of paper currency is to bear an intereft of three per cent. for which our government is to become fecurity. "The public property of Colombo is immenfe, without noticing the great quantity of riches at P. de Galle, included in the capitulation, as well as every other poit remaining with the Dutch; four companies of Madras fepoys failed laft night to take poffeffion of P. de Galle, which finishes the complete reduction of the island of Ceylon. "The capture of Colombo, may, without any hazard of contradiction, be deemed one of the most valuable that has ever fallen to our arms,-the article of cinnamon alone is valued at a fum of no lefs magnitude than twenty fix lack of pagodas. "The garrifon confifted of 800 foldiers, 500 failors, 1800 malays, 300 fepoys, and 700 cingalefe, befide burghers." BIRTHS. Henry Shepherd, efq. lieutenant of the light dragoons, to inifs Ann Hall, of Lower Halliford. 16. The rev. Henry Cooke, rector of Dantfield, Yorkshire, to mifs Brown, of Wimpole-ftreet. 19. The rev. Richard Reece, of Tarvin, Chebire, to mifs Marlden, of Manchetter. 21. Lewis Dunbar, of Grange, efq. to mils Sophia Brodie. John Frauncies Gwyn, of Ford Abhey, Devon, efq. to mifs Elizabeth Norman, of Holles-ftreet, Cavendith(quare. William Tibbs, of Chella, efq. fon of fir Benjamin Tibbs, to mifs Virtue, daughter of William Virtue, of the fame place, efq. 24. The hon. William Leefon, brother of the earl of Miltown, to mifa Buchanan. 25. Thomas Ofborne, of Trinity Col lege, Oxford, efq. to mifs Catharine Duberly. 27. Harvey, efq. late high. fheriff of the county of Bedford, to mifs Sufannah Gibbard, youngest daughter of William Gibbard, of Sharnbrook, in the fame county, esq. Lord vifcount Andover, fon of the earl of Suffolks to mifs Coke, elde daughter of Thomas William Coke, of Holkham, Norfolk, efq. 28: John Partons, of the Middle Temple, clq. to mils Grace Alder, daughter of Willam Alder, of Horncliffe-houfe, near Berwick upon Tweed, efq. ler. July . Samuel Barker, of BillingJune 16. The lady of fir John Sin-borough, Lincolnihire, efq. to mifs Tolclair, of Ulbfter, bart. of a daughter. July 4 Lady Mary Drummond, wife of Andrew Bolfelly Drummond, of Putney-Heath, efq. of a fon. 8. The lady of fir William Langhamn, of Cumberland Place, of a fon. The lady of colonel Slade, of a fon. 15. The lady of Charles Mackinon, of Wimpole-fireet, eiq. of a fon. MARRIAGES. June 15. Thomas Weld, jun. of Lulworth-Cafle, efq. to the hon. mifs Lucy Clifford, daughter of lord Clifford, of Chudleigh. William Veel, of Cotfwold-houfe, efq. to mils Sarah Huntley. The rev. William Benwell, fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, to Mifs Loveday, eldest daughter of the late thire, efq. John Loveday, of Everfham, Oxford The rev. James Etty, rector of Whit church, Oxfordfhire, to mifs Middleton, daughter of the rev. Mr. Middleton, vicar of Penn, Bucks. Sir Richard Gainon, bait. member for Winchefter, to the right hon. Tariy Amelia Cooke, filler to the duke of Athol. 4. George Booth Tyndale, of New Inn, elq. to mifs Rudle, daughter of Thomas Rundle, of Great Ruffel-itrect, Bloomibury, e.q. Thomas Thomas Gretton, of Dartmouth, efq. to miss Kay, of South Benfleet. 4. The rev. Mr. George, of Bridgwater, to Mrs. Trevor, of the fame place. 5. Jofeph Hofken, efq. captain in the roya! Cornwall militia, to mifs Harvey, daughter of the right hon. the mayor of Bristol. Robert Anfley, of Canons Leighhouse, Devon, efq. to, mifs Cane, daughter of the late colonel Hugh Cane, M. P. for Tallagh, in Waterford. 7. John Allnut, of Chichefter, efq. to mifs Garthwaite, of the fame place. John Scott, of Newry, in Ireland, efq. to mifs Batt, of Harbleftown. D. Loveday, of Hammerfmith, efq. to mifs Sharp, only daughter of Henry Burgoyne Sharp, of the fame place, efq. 8. John Currie, of Bromley, efq. to mifs Parnther, daughter of Robert Parnther, of Bedford fquare, efq. Charles Street, of Bath, efq to mifs Novofielki, daughter of the late Michael Novofielfki, of Bromley Grange, efq. 13. The rev. James Adams, fellow of New College, Oxford, rector of Caftleton, in the faid county, to mifs Cranage, of Northumberland-street. The rev. Henry Colfton, A. M. rece tor of Billefly, Lincolnshire. Robert Hewfon, of Dean's Fort, Limerick, efq. The rev. Harvey Spragg, rector of Pulborough, Suffex. The rev. Dr. Shepherd, canon of Windfor. The rev. Thomas Dickenfon, vicar of Taryin, Chefhire. 17. Capt. Maude, of the royal navy. 20. The lady of fir Henry Macdougall, of Makerston, bart. William Brightwell Sumner, of Hatchlands, Surry, efq. 25. The lady of Edward Burrow, of Bromley, Kent, efq. M. P. 26. Edward Blacket, of Charlesfreet, efq. eldeft fon of fir Edward Blacket, of Malfen, Northumberland, bart. The rev. Mr. Griffith, rector of St. Mary-le-Bow, London. Roger Fleming, of Stephen's Green, Dublin, efq. July 1. Thomas Dalton, of Milton, Kent, efq. 3. Thomas Cuffans, of Ditton, Sur ry, elq. I he lady of capt. Balcomb, of the ift regiment of dragoon guards. Campbell Edmontone, efq. lieuten 14. Capt. Jekyll, of the 43d regi-ant governor of Dunbarton Caftle. ment to mifs Charlotte Campbell, daughter of Robert Campbell, efq. heriff of the faid county. William Urquhart, of Craighton, Aberdeenshire, eiq. Robert Shaw, of Cork, efq. comp Levi Ames, of Clifton, Gloucester- troller of the general poft-office, in IreThire, efq. to mifs Waxall, late of Wal-land. thamftow, Effex. 16. Thomas Rede, of Beccles, Suffolk, efq. to mifs Donaldfon, of Kenfington. DEATH S. June 16. John Cooke, of Stratford, Effex, efq. Mifs Sarah Bourchier, of TitchfieldAtreet, elder daughter of the late Richard Bourchier, efq. formerly governor of Bombay. 4. John Scudamore, efq. M. P. for Hereford. 5. The rev. Mr. Sawbridge, of Hall's Place, Kent. Danie! Toler, of Beechwood, in the county of Tipperary, efq, a reprefentative for that county. The rev. Thomas Sornidge, vicar of Coaley, Gloucestershire. 16. The hight hon. William Gerard Hamilton, of Upper Brook-1!reet. Anthony Atkinfon, of Lancaster, efg. THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement. For AUGUST, 1796. This NUMBER contains, 1 The Favourite difgraced;" an Eastern Tale, 339 2 Account of St. Helen's Convent, in the County of Durham, 343 3 Anecdote of Metaftafio, the Italian Pret, 344 4 Sufferings of the British Troops in the Retreat through Holland, 345 5 Effay on Female Modefty, 347 6 Arabian Generofity and Fidelity, 348 13 Account of the City of Waterford, in Ireland, 372 14 Enigmatical List of Admirals, 372 15 Poetical Effays.-Alonzo the Brave, and Fair Imogine; a Romance.Lines written by a Gentlen.an during a long Confinement, and addreffed to his fon: Imitation, by Helen Maria Williams.-Verfes on Wrexham.-The Mifer.-Extract from the Pains of Memory; a Poem.-Ode to Venus, 373 16 Foreign News, 7 The Dangler. No. IV. 8 De went Priory; a Novel, 9-Grafville Abbey; a Romance, 358 10 A Hindoo's Remarks on the Religion of the English, 350 352 364 18 Births, 11 De Courvilie Castle; a Romance, 369 19 Marriages, 376 377 380 383 384 This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates, viz. 1. A new Pattern for a Gentleman's Cravat, &c. &c.-2. The Favourite difgraced.-3. View of Waterford, in Ireland; and, 4. A. Song. Words by a Correfpondent. Mufic by R. Hudson. LONDON, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinfon, No. 25, Paternofter Row, where Favours from Crefondents will be received. To our CORRESPONDENTS. R. G.'s Effay is very unfuitable to our plan. Eugenia's letter is received, and fhall have a place. Mifs R.'s request cannot be complied with; her obfervations fhould rather be fent to the person for whom they are intended, by the post. We shall be obliged to Candidus for the communications he offers. Received, Lines on Abfence, by Canicus.-Rebuffes, by E. C.-The Vifion, by J. D.-T. M.'s communication.-Evening, an ode, by F. R.Various Enigmas, Lifts, &c. |