HOME NEW S. Whitehall, July 22. THE king has been pleased to grant to general the marquis Townfhend, the office of governor and captain of the ifle of Jerfey and cattle of Gouray, alias Montorgueil and Elizabeth. The king has also been pleased to conftitute and appoint general fir William Fawcett, K. B. to be governor of the royal hofpital at Chelfea, in the room of general the marquis Townf hend. home in the earliest ship that fails; which we hear is to be complied with. One of them converfes in tolerable English. They all feem a very mild and inoffensive people. When the royal family got into their carriages at the garden gate, to depart to Kew, the Indian Sepoys were arranged in front of the carriages, for their infpection. The queen appeared highly pleased with their appearance, and returned their obeifance, with marks of affable fatisfaction. The princeffes, as well as their majefties, bowed to them as they paffed by; which very much elated these firangers, who dreading the want of protection, feel forcibly the Downing Street, July 23. The king has been pleafed to appoint Francis James Jackfon, efq. to be his majefty's ambassador to the Ottoman Porte. The marquis Cornwallis, mafter-ge-value of its influence. neral of the ordnance, continues ftill on a furvey of fortifications in different parts of the kingdom; an account of which is to be laid before the king, previous to his majesty's going to Weymouth. It is this day ordered by his majefty, with the advice of his privy council, that an embargo be forthwith laid upon all fhips and veffels now within the ports of this kingdom, or which fhall hereafter come into any of the said ports, laden War-office, July 23. His majefty has with any goods or merchandise taken been pleated to appoint colonel-com- on board in this kingdom, which are or mandant his royal highnefs the prince may be bound to any of the ports in the of Wales to be colonel of the 10th re- territories of the grand duke of Tufgiment of light dragoons, vice fir Wil-cany, or in the dominions of the eccleliam Pitt, appointed to the command of the ift dragoon guards. The Eall India company are going to enlarge their premifes, from the prefent building in Leadenhall-ftreet (the Indiahoufe) to Lime Areet. It will be a building of magnificent dimenfions, in front about 400 feet. 27. As the company were paffing to and from the levee, their attention was caught by the appearance in the king's prefence chamber, of the five Sepoys in their new cloathing, and the two Lafcars in their ordinary habits, as they were shown before the royal family at Mr. Dundas's, at Wimbledon, a few days fince. They came for the purpofe of prefenting a memorial and petition to Mr. Dundas, praying to be conveyed fiaftical ftate; and that the said embar go do continue 'upon all fuch ships and veffels until the further order of this board. And the right honourable the lords commiffioners of his majesty's treasury, the lords commiffioners of the admiralty, and the lord warden of the cinque ports, are to give the necessary directions herein, as to them may refpectively appertain, 29. His majefty in council was this day pleafed to order, that the parliament, which ftands prorogued to Tuesday the 16th day of Auguft next, fhould be further prorogued to Thursday the fifteenth day of September following; and that the convocations of Canterbury and York, which stand prorogued to Wed, nefday the feventeenth of Auguft next, fhould fhould be further prorogued to Friday, I fashion are at present arrived in this the fixteenth day of September follow ing. Weymouth, Aug. 1. Their majefties and all the princeffes left Windfor, at a quarter before five this morning, attended by ladies Caroline Waldegrave, Charlotte Bruce, and Charlotte Bella fyfe; major general Manners, colonel Greville, and Mr. Price; on their way down they breakfasted at the White Lion, at Hertford Bridge; from whence they proceed to Salisbury, where they went to the council chamber, and were met by the recorder of the city, lord Radnor, and fome of the magiftrates; the royal family then vifited the palace, and partook of an elegant cold collation provided by the bifhop; after which they continued their route to this place, where they arrived at half past five in the evening. On the royal family paffing through Dorchefter, the troops at the camp were drawn up on Monkton-hill; they made a very hine appearance; their line reached as far as Kidgeway, in the parish of Upway; they confift of the firft and third regiments of dragoons, or Scotch greys: in the centre were the royal Lancashire and Staffordshire militia, with the 11th, 15th, and 16th light dragoons, The royal Anglesea and Weymouth volunteers received their majesties on their alighting from their carriages, amidft a vaft concourfe of people, who teftified their joy, by their repeated acclamations of "Long live the king and queen! long live the royal family!" As foon as their majefties entered Gloucelter lodge, a grand falute was fired from the St. Fiorenzo, La Nymph, and Aftræa frigates; after dinner, the royal family and their attendants walked on the Efplanade till dark, when a general illumination took place through the town. On Tuesday morning his majetty and attendants walked on the Efplanade cor fiderable time before breakfatt, after which, the royal family took an excurfion to the camp, and returned to the lodge at two o'clock to dinner, to which, the duke and duchefs of Leeds, marquis of Caermarthen, lord and lady Belgrave, and earl Paulett, were invit ed. a The following nobility and perfons of town. Lord and lady Calthorpe, lord Grandifon, and lady Gertrude Villiers, gen. fir William, and lady Pitt'; ladies Dundas,, Lafcelles, and Gwynne; lord Cathcart; earl of Uxbridge and family; lord and lady Paget; earl of Inchiquin and lady, and the hon. Mr. and Mrs. Onflow. His royal highness prince Erneft did not come down with their majefties, but is expected foon. 3. Laft week, as a boy was reaching from one veffel to another in Hull harbour, he fell into the water, and would inevitably have been drowned, had not a Newfoundland dog jumped in, and taking hold of his arm, dragged him to fome timber that was floating near the place, by which means the boy was, faved. 6 The last arch of the grand aqueduct bridge over the river Loyne, near Prefton, was closed. This bridge is allowed to be one of the moft magnificent pieces of mafonry in the kingdom. It confifts of five. femi-circular arches, of 70 feet span each, the foundations of the piers and abutments are 20 feet below the furface of the river at low water, the water in general being 10 feet deep,, and fubject to exceffive land floods: under all disadvantages, the whole foundations were completed, and the piers above water, in about twelve months; and it is only three years since the first ftone was laid. Falmouth. Aug. 7. Sir John Borlafe Warren's fquadron came in here' this morning; they have been cruising on the French coaft for feveral days; and though they have taken nothing, yet they have deftroyed eight of the enemy's veffels, having burnt two, and drove fix on the rocks. They even attempted to go into Breft water, and went fo far as to cut and deflroy the buoys. 10. This morning the eleven men with one arm, and eleven men with but one leg, were again brought by three Greenwich ftages, engaged for that purpofe, to the new cricket ground, the back of the Montpe'ier tea-gardens, Walworth, when the match was played out, and the men with one leg beat the one arms by 103 runnings. After the the match was finished, the eleven oneJegged men ran a fweep-ftakes of one hundred yards diftance for 20 guineas, and the three first had prizes. 11. A court of aldermen was held at Guildhall-prefent the lord mayor, twelve aldermen, and about feventy commoners. A report from the committee for improving the navigation of the river Thames, was read, ftating that the proprietors of the grand junction canal refufed to liquidate the city's claims on them, unlets the tolls to Brentford were allowed to be deducted.-the confideration was poftponed. Mr. alderman Clark, as chairman of the port committee, laid before the court a report with plans for extending the accommodation to commerce in the port of London, by forming quays at St. Katherine's, and the Bridge-yard, and embanking the frontage of the legal quays: which being read-the draught of a memorial to the lords of the treasury thereon were alfo read. Debates enfued for fome time, on an amendment propofed by alderman Picket, that the fuggeftion made by the commiffioners of the cuftoms to their lordships, relative to Tower wharf, fhould be included; which being negatived, the memorial was agreed to, and ordered to be prefented by the committee. 12. By an official letter from his majefty's fhip the Inconftant, Leghorn Road, June 27, it appears that capt. Freemantle, the commander, faved every. Englifh fhip in the Mole, twenty-three in number, together with great part of the A valuable effects in the warehouses, and about two hundred and forty oxen for the use of his majefty's fleet, in the courfe of two days and nights, from the hands of the French when they entered Leghorn. Being the anniverfary of the birth-day of his royal highnefs the prince of Wales, when he entered his 35th year, was kept as an holiday. In the evening there were illuminations displayed at the houses of his royal highness's tradefmen, and at the places of public amufement. 13. The mail from the Leeward Ilands brought the agreeable intelligence of our troops, &c. in that quarter being in general healthy. The few Ca ribs in St. Vincent who hold out, have occafioned much fatigue to our troops; but they have been furrounded in fuch a manner, as to render their speedy subjugation or death certain. Admiral Chriftian, with his fquadron, and that under the command of admiral Harvey, continue at Martinique. The crews of the feveral veffels were tolerably healthy. At St. Lucia, from whence we have feen letters of the 6th of July, the remains of the brigands continued to keep the island in a Date of alarm and confulion they occafionally fally from the woods, to plunder and deftroy the neighbouring plantations. The numerous faftneffes which the country furnishes to thefe marauders, and the extreme rigour of the climate, prefent great impediments to our troops in their endeavours to reprefs them. 17. A heavy cannonading was heard laft night; the Aftræa frigate failed in queft of a French privateer, which was feen to take a brig and a floop off St. Alban's Head. The telegraph was hoifted on the hill beyond Lulworth, as a fignal; but being unperceived by the frigates, aman and horfe were difpatched with the intelligence; it was report ed this morning, that the privateer, with her prizes, is captured. 20. Very preffing orders have been fent to all the dock yards of the kingdom, for government work to be proceeded on with all poffible dispatch, and for every fhip of war to be completed as fast as poffible. We have received a letter from St. Kitt's, dated the 8th of July, which ftates a French frigate of 44 guns, and corvette of 18 guns, to have been cruifing for fome days to the leeward of that ifland. The Ariadne, British frigate, and Le Petro, armed veffel, had feen the enemy, but, unable to cope with fo fuperior a force, were fatisfied with a curfory obfervation, and reached St. Kitt's on the 8th. The fame day the Beaver likewife arrived there, with a number of transports; having 300 foldiers, and 1100 prifoners on board, from St. Vincent, under convoy. The packet, unable to proceed to Tortola for want of fufficient efcort, was obliged to leave the mail for that ifland at St. Kitt's. The Ariadne failed for Antigua, from whence, in the event of her, 1 meeting with his majefty's fhip Veteran, they would proceed in queft of the enemy. Sir Alan Gardner's fquadron is gone to cruife off Ireland, for the protection of our homeward-bound fleets from the Weft Indies, which may be expected in the courfe of the next week. The prince of Wales has taken Critchill-houfe, the feat of Charles Sturt, efq. member for Bridport, at a rent of 1300l. per annum. His royal highnefs has alfo taken Dean Farm, contiguous to it, at 300l. a year. Critchill-houfe is beautifully fituated, about eight miles from Blandford, in the midft of a fine park; and the extenfive manors that furround it abound with patridges, pheasants, and every kind of game. It is perhaps the finest fituation in the kingdom for a fportfman. BIRTHS. July 7. Mrs. Norton, of Edinburgh, lady of the hon. Baron Norton, of a fon. 2r. The countess of Plymouth, of a fon. 24. The lady of James Mufgrave, of Wimpole-ftreet, efq. of a fon. The lady of the hon. Henry Lafcelles, of Harwood-houfe, M. P. for the county of York, of a fon. Aug. 4. The viscountefs of Milantown, of a fon. efq. to mifs Alice Baker, daughter-inlaw to the rev. Mr. Crafs, of that place. William Wingfield, of Sherbornecafile, efq. to the right hon. lady Charlotte Digby, fifter to the prefent earl. 25. John Winfloe, of Twickenham, efq. to mifs Hodges, daughter of John Hodges, of Trelage, efq. 28. M. A. Jennings, of Jamaica, efq. to mifs Simpfon, of Gower-street. 29. Stewart Spalding, of Edinburgh, efq. to mifs Ann Spalding, daughter of the late Charles Spalding, of the fame place, efq. The rev. Mr. Stitchall to mifa Greenwood, both of Kentish-Town. Aug. 1. John Helyar Rock, of Wells, efq. to mifs Ann Lukin, daughter of Mr. Lionel Lukin, of Long-Acre. Edward Rowlands, of Coalbrooke Dale, efq. to mifs Baycott, of Lillefhall. 3. Frederick Keppel, efq. only fon of the hon. Mr. Keppel, to mifs Clive. 5. Sir William Ramfay, of Banff, bart. to mifs Bifcoe, of Edward-street, Portman-fquare. The rev. George Henry Storie, rector of Stowe, Effex, to mufs Ellen Jekyl Chalmers, youngest daughter of lieutenant colonel Chalmers, of Chelfea. James Milner, of Kingston-uponHull, efq. to miifs Mary Hay, daughter of James Hay, of Hopes, near Edinburgh, efq. Lieutenant Stranfham, of his majefty's marine forces, to mifs Bidwell, of 5. The lady of Dr. Bourne, of Ox-Antingham, Norfolk. ford, of a daughter. The lady of fir Digby Mackworth, of Oxford, bart. of a daughter. 8. The lady of John Gibbons, of Manchefter-fquare, efq. of a daughter. 13. The lady of William Baker, of Hill-ftreet, efq. M. P. of a daughter. MARRIAGE S. July 22. The rev. Wollafton Pym, of Radwell, Herts, to mifs Mary Cartwright, fecond daughter of the late Tho 11. John Enfon, of Dublin, efq. to mifs Mapes, eldest daughter of Edmund Mapes, of Rolefby, efq. major of the Eaft Norfolk militia. John Lyney, jun. of Limehoufe, efq. to mifs Dorothy Coverdale, of the fame place. Robert Battiscombe, of Windfor, efq. to mifs Griffinhoufe, of the fame place. The rev. William Kay, vice-provoit of King's College, Cambridge, and rector of Mitton, in the fame county, to mifs Driffield, of Fering, Effex. Denzil Ondow, efq. lieutenant-colo mas Cartwright, of Aynho, Northamp-nel in his majefty's fervice, to the hon. tonshire, efq. 23. John Buxton, of Northampton, efq. to mifs Gardener, of the fame place. John Hammond, of Trinity-ftreet, mifs Petre, daughter of lord Petre. 16. Colonel Stephen Poyntz, of the first regiment of life guards, to Mrs. Whitfield, widow of the late John Whitfield, of Watford, Herts, efq. Co'. Codrington, efq. to the hon. mifs Foley, niece to lord Clanbrafil. DEATHS. July 5. The dowager viscountess Strathallan. 6. George Bruce, of North Glaffmount, efq. 7. Major Andrew Rutherford, late of the 16th infantry. 8 John Gahan, of Cork, efq. late furveyor general of Munfter. 10. Mrs. Fullfort, of Brackley, Northamptonshire, relict of the late James Fullfort, of Chefter, efq. 16. Field marshal the right hon. fir George Howard, colonel of the firft regiment of dragoon guards, governor of Jer ey, and K B. 17. Dr. Thomas Sanders Dupuis, of King's-row, Park lane, organift and compofer to his majefty. Mrs. D'Arcy, lady of Thomas D'Arcy, efq. captain in the Semerfet militia. Mrs. Brady, of Ennis, in the county of Clare, relict of the late capt. Brady, of the royal Irish artillery. William Lindfay, efq. governor of the island of Tobago. David Robinson, of Lower Merrionftreet, Dublin, efq. fenior captain of the royal Irish regiment of artillery. 21. Rear admiral Carteret. Mr. Robert Burns, of Dumfries, the celebrated poet of Scotland. William Butler, of Cornift, Flintfhire, efq. late lieutenant-colonel of 38th regiment of foot. Mrs. Catharine Campbell, relic of Daniel Campbell, late of Glafgow, efq. 29. Mifs Cofway, daughter of Richard Colway, of Stratford-place, efq. William Lloyd, of Turnham-green, efq. admiral of the white flag. Conftantine Crobrow, of Wales, formerly of Bath, efq. Aug. 1. Orrock, of St. Margaret's Bank, Rochefter, efq. a captain in the royal navy. General fir Robert Pigot, of Parishold, Staffordshire, bart. William Wynne, of Wem, Caernar vonshiré, efq. 2. Alexander Blair, efq. lieutenant in the 74th regiment of foot. Thomas Appleford Woolls, of Kirknock's-houfe, Hants, efq. 5. Lady Gordon, wife of fir William Gordon, of Curzon-ftreet, K. B. Sir Robert Moftyn, of Moftyn-hall, Flintshire, bart. M. P. for the fame Mils Helen Dickfon, eldest daughter of the late fir Robert Dickfon, of Edin-Wilts. burgh. 26. William Maxwell, of Knightfbridge, late of Dalfwinton, efq. Robert Beckford, of Piccadilly, efq. 17. Jeremiah Watfon, of Great Portland-ftreet, esq. |