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{former of the House of Commons, ,
J feet mylelf under particular Obligations
to thank you for she large and ample Supplies
you have so chearfully granted, and for the
Confidence you repose in me. No Attention
ffiall be wanting, on my Part, to render them
<%&ual, and to fee them faithfully applied.
My Lords, anti Gentlemen,
Let me eameftiy recommend to you to assist
me, by your Influence and Authority in your
federal Counties, as you have by your una
nimous Support in Parliament, in guarding
the Peace of the Kingdom from future Dis
turbances, and watching over the Preservation
of the public Safety. Make my People sen
sible of the Happiness they enjoy, and the
distinguished Advantage they derive, from
our excellent Confutation in Church and State.
Warn them of the Hazard of Innovation-
Point but to them the fatal Consequences of
such Commotions as have lately been excited ;
and let it be your Care to impress on their
Hinds this important Truth, That Rebelli
ous Infurreftions to resist or to reform the
' Laws, mult end either in the Deftruftion of
the Perlons who make the Attempt, or in the
Subversion of our free and happy Constitu
tion.
Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Majesty's
Command, said,
My Lords, and Gentlemen,
IT is his Majesty's Royal Will and Plea
sure, that this Parliament be prorogued to
Thursday the 24th Day of Augult next, to
be then here holden; and this Parliament is
accordingly prorogued to Thursday the 24th
Day of August next.
july 13. Government has issued proper notices to
all the American refugees belonging to the province
of South-Carolina to hold themselves in readiness
to depart for that colony, it being declared to be in
the King's peace.
It is reported, that a few weeks ago, a gentleman,
who was private Secretary to the Marquis es Almo
dovar, the late Spanilh Ambassador at this Court,
landed from a veflel that came from Oporto; he
staid a week in London, and the Milford frigate was
ordered to carry him back to Lisbon, in which Mr.
Cumberland, Lord George Germaine's private Se
cretary accompanied him, with inftru&ions to wait
at Litton 20 days, and if he received no invitation
to Madrid in that time, immediately to return. The
gentleman, as soon as he landed at Lifoon, set off
express for Madrid, and in 15 days Mr. Cumber
laid r ceived a letter from him; upon which he set
out for that capital, where he remains at this period.
The affecting speech of the Recorder, and the
awful sentence which prevailed on Tuesday night,
* when lenience of death war p renounced on the ccn
vi.fts, afforded one of the moss frlemn feenes that
ever was presented in a Court of Justice. The Re
eotder said that painfill as the talk was to declare
the judgment of the law to inch a number of young
men, who by their crimes had justly forfeited their
lives io the injured public, yet it was incumbent on
him to remark, that the offences of which they were
convicted were of so alarming a nature as to juftify
the exemplary puniihment they were to fuffer. He
exhorted them to reflea on the horrid confufion and
didrefs brought upon many worthy and innocent
families by their depredations, whose houses were
destroyed, and property invaded, insomuch that se
veral of them were reduced to beggary, who before
enjoyed all the comforts of life. He enlarged upon
the enormity of opening the jail of Newgate, and
letting loose a desperate banditti gs the outcasts of
society, to further their wickedriefs and oppreflion
upon individuals. But at the fame time that justice
demanded the forfeit of their existence, he could not
refrain from commiserating the unhappy infatuation
of federal of the convias, who, no doubt, heedlessly
w^e driven by the current of popular delusion, and
aAed without considering the consequences. He
then took occasion to remind the unfortunate pri
soners of the necessity there was to employ every
moment to obtain forgivenefs in another world,
which would be more important than a pardon from
an earthly King.,
Yesterday morning about half past nine o'clock
the two following malefa&ors were executed at the
end of Bow-9treet, near the place where they com
mitted the fa&s, viz. Thomas Toplin, Captain of
a party of rioters, for robbing Mr. Mahone, Apo
thecary, in Bow-Street, and taking from him'halt a
crown, under the influence of threats; and Richard
Roberts, a lad of 17 years of age, for being concern
ed in pulling down Sir John Fielding's house.
They both behaved very penitent ; the boy cried all
the way, and Taplin addressed the populace to be
careful how they joined any mob in future, left
justice should overtake them, and bring them to that
untimely end. Roberts feeing a number of boys
about the gallows, said, my dear lads, mind your
matters business, keep at home; had I done so, I
had not been brought to this fhameful end. About
half patt eleven o'clock, James Henry was brought
out of Newgate, and carried to Holburn-Hill, at
which place he was executed, For letting fire to Mr.
Langdale's dwelling-house, &c. He behaved him
felf with great penitence, and owned the justice of
his sentence. They were all attended to the fereral
places of execution by the Gentlemen of the London
Affociition, and a great number of conttables. Some
weights were put in Richard Roberts's pockets, be
ing a slender iad, that he might be the footer out of
bis pain.
William Pateman, who was executed on Tuesday
morning in Coleman-ftrert, was but just turned of
io years old, and would have had three freehold
boules, and sool. as soon as he arrived at legal age.
July 15. A letter from Sheffield, dated June 30,
fays, “ We have the pleasure of feeing the revival
of cur trade with America once more, which is a
miner of general joy. The orders received here
finer the taking of Charleftown, are extensive ; it is
the fame at Birmingham, and I am convinced all
tie manufacturing towns will come in for their
for,"
We have very authentic intelligence from Toulon,
that die Terrible of no guns, lately failed from
thence, had no more than 240 able seamen on board
her; and to make up her complement, 650 soldiers
were put on board, most of whom are young recruits.
The other ffiips are tolerably well manned, though
far too short of their complements.
We had advice yesterday afternoon from Guern
sey, that the Admiral Keppel privateer of that place
bad taken two homeward bound French Martinico
mien, large kips, vary valuable, and was ofe arrived
wita her prized.
The St. Atalanta, from Franc jis, bound to Bour
deaux, laden with sugar, coffee, indigo, &c» is taken
and brought into Penzance.
The Toife, a French privateer, of 16 guns, be
longing to Dunkirk, is taken and carried into Mil
ford.
Th# Armanaza, from St. Domingo to Nantz, is
taken by the Prieltly privateer, and carried into
j^y.
The Lords of the Admiralty have put his Maje
sty's new fliip Leander, of 50 guns into commission,
the command of which is given to Captain Shirley,
wd the is fitting out for sea with all dispatch.
Extras of a letter from Paris, July 2.
" We have just received accounts from Bayonne,
that a courier extraordinary is arrived there which
let out fioni Corunna the jgth of June,[with advice,
that a fleet of 40 transports, which failed from the
file of Aix for America an the 9th, had been closely
pu filed by eight Engiifh ships of war, that they
weie forces into the port of Corunna, that by the
good con.«& of the Guerrier, a French man of war,
which convoyed them, none of the transports were
taken, but that two were driven upon the coast, and
much damaged."
July 18. A letter from Liverpool, dated July ro,
fays, 66 Arrived here a ship from the Baltic, Capt.
Robinion, after an engagement with the Black Prin
cess privateer, on Sunday last, off Belfatt, for two
01 three hours, and beat her off. Sailed on a cruifg
the Britannia privateer."
A letter from Falmouth, dated July to, fays,
" The Vrow Anna, a Dutch galliot, from Cadiz to
Offend, with Spanish wool, cochineal, wine, &c. on
board, is arrived here as a prize to the Enteiprize
privateer, of London, Captain Eden, commander,
who took her in iat. 44, long. 11."
Admiralty-Office, July 18, 1780.
Extraß of a letter from Admiral Geary, Commander
tn Chuf oJ the Squadron oj bis Majesty's : hips em
ployed to the Wejuvard, to Mr. Steubens, dated at
Sea the gtb infant.
Monday the go inLtant, the Monarch being a-head
on the look-out, at ten A. M. made the lignal for
feeing a fleet of 25 Lil; which judging to be a
iqirid+Oß of the enemy's ships of war, and that no
time might be l&ft, I immediately ordered a general
chace, which was continued all that day. At five
P. M. the Monarch made the signal to denote that
foe puffed the iternmott of the enemy's ships without
Securing them, as soon afterwards did the Foudipy
ant, and fume others of the headmost ships, aid at
the fame time we could plainly difeover from the
Vi&oiy's mail-head, that they were nearly up with
the rest of the enemy's (hips. Soon after seven st
thick fog unfortunately came on, and I shortened
fail, jn order to ciofe with the mips nearest to me,
Rearing the fame course under an easy fail until day
light the morning after. I with pleahue acquaint
their Lordfllips, that all the flips have since rejoined
me, except the Monarch and Defence, which I am
informed were left in chace of the enemy's ships of
war, under whose protection the convoy had failed.
The fleet which we chafed proves to be a convoy
from Port au Prince, of between :j and 30 fail,
under convoy of the Fier of 53 guns, and a large
ship arm£en flute, of which the vtfftls in the en
clufed lift have been captured; and had it not been
for the sadden coming on of the fog at the hour I
have mentioned, it is my opinion that every ship of
them would have been taken.
A lift of prizes taken /be 4th of July, 1780, by the
Squadron under the Command of Admiral Geary,
bound from Port an Prince to Bordeaux and other
Ports of France.
Brig Le Jetin Francois, by the Monarch.
Ship Le Comte d'Estaing, by ditto.
Ship Le Hazard, by the Proserpine.
Polacte Eleonora, by the Ambulcade.
Ship Maria Teresa, by the Diana.
Ship Count d'Argout, by the Canada.
Ship Courier, by the Royal George.
Polacre Cofmopolite, by the Queen.
Snow Voyageur, by the Foudroyant,
Ship St. Bartholomew, by the Prince George.
Ship (name unknown) by the Defence.
Polacre Le Solitaire, by the Alfred.
The above vessels are chicly laden with sugar,
coffee, find indigo.
FRAN. GEARY.
July 22. Yesterday morning about nine
o'clock the three following malefactors were
carried from New-Gate to Old-Street-Road,
opposite Golden Lane, and executed pursuant
to their sentence, viz. Thomas Price and
James Burn, for a riot at the house of John
Bradbury, the Crown Ale-house, in Golden-
Land ; and Benjamin Waters, for demolish
ing the houfeof Cornelius Murphy, a publi
can in the fame Lane. They behaved very
penitent, but Burn denied the fad for which
he fuffered to the last.
About half past ten o'clock Jonathan Sta
cey and George Staples were carried from
Newgate and executed opposite the house of
Mr. Malo, near Little Moorfields ; the former
for destroying the house of Mr. 1 Dillon, in
White-Street, and the latter for demolishing
the house of the said Mr. Malo . -They were
very penitent. The Gentlemen of the Lon
don Association attended the fheriffs, and the
procession was in the fame manner as at the
former executions.
The unhappy young man, James Jackson,
who was executed on Thursday opposite New-
Gate, had been married only two months,
and a few days, and his wife was so affeded
at his being ordered for execution, that ihe
was immediately deprived of her senses. and
obliged to be carried to a mad-house, where
ihe has been tied down in her bed ever since.
Extras of a Letter received from an Officer on
board the Prudente Frigate, Capt. HWaegreroe.
" La Prudente and Licorne on a cruize fell
in, July the sh, with a French 44 gun
frigate, named the Capricieux, 303 men, an
entire new ship, had been out but eight days
from Port I'Orient, and was to have returned
the 11th to be coppered. She was difebvered
by the above frigates in chace of them with all
her fails set; but fbe hauled her wind, and
they chaced her, and being better fablers
gained on her faft; but it was eleven at night
before La Prudente came within pistol ffiot of
her. She run alongside of her, and engaged
her singly till five o'clock in the morning,
at which time their rigging was cut to pieces,
and was obliged to drop a little to leeward in
order to repair this damage. The Licorn&
then earning up, gave the Flinch frigate •
^r^rt^re, w',en 1c 'ruch, but Tal her ^ft
and feconi Captain killed, and many men.
The French Commanders deserve the highest
encomiums for their valour. They loft 50 men
killed and 30 wounded, arid their ship was
most terribly flattered ; the Licorne had two
killed and four wounded,la Prudente 17 killed
outright, three since dead of their wounds,
besides 27 more wounded ; the Second Lieut,
loft his right arm. Capt. Waldegrave gave
his orders during the engagement with the
utrtroft coolness and serenity, though his peo
ple were dropping down by his fide every shot;
indeed his bravery in the adion can only be
equalled by his humanity and politeness to the
enemy after it was over. They were unfor
tunately obliged to deftrov the prize after
taking out the prisoners, she being a perfect
wreck, the winds contrary, and every other
obstacle in the way to prevent their bringing
her into port. The Prudente was alfe so much
disabled, that the might very possibly have
been loft by endeavouring to save her; and
the Licorne was obliged to proceed on other
affairs."
The Duc de Bourgoyne privateer of Ba
yonne, i 8 twelve pounders, was funk off Ma
deira theist. inst. by two letters of marque
belonging to Liverpool, bound to the Weft
indies, and very few men were saved.
Admiralty-Office, August 2, 1780.
Copy of a letter from Capt. Garnier, of bis Ma
jefy's Ship Southampton, to Mr. Stephens,
dated off Portland, 28th of lafl Month.
" I beg leave to acquaint the Lords Com
§ missioners of the Admiralty, that in pursuance
of a fign.il from Capt. Cotton, of his Majef
; ty's ship Buffalo, I this day chaced and took
, the lugger Coompte de Maurepas, of 12 guns,
and 80 men, commanded by jofeph Le Cluk,
/ who had b=en seven Qays from Cherbergh,
; and taken 2 prizes; feme of our shot having
; gone through her under water, fife has just
1 funk. I f und on board her Mr. Andrew
I Stewart, Surgeon's mate of the Speedwell
; tender, as a ransomer."
Admiralty -Office, flu,ft Z, 1780.
Capt. Pole, of the Hussar frigate, which
I failed from Spithead on the 23d of last month
I with a convoy, fell in, on the 1 th, with
I three French lugger privateers, and took
I two of them, viz. Le Jeune Lion, and Le
I Renard, each mounting 12 carriage guns,
a^d 8 swivels, and carrying 44 men. They
> are perfectly new, and had been out of Dun-
Ikirk only three days.
Extraa of a Letter from Lisbon, July 6.
"The Artois French Frigate, of 42 guns
I and 470 men, is arrived here as a prize to
I Commodore Johnson, who took her on acruife
! in the Romney of go guns. When the above
ifrigate left the Commodore, he was firing
at a bpaniffi frigate which he was chacing.
" The Artois was a gift from a fubfeription
of Ladies to the French King, Ihe had nine
men killed and 18 wounded in the engage
ment; the Romney only three wounded.
"On the 2d the ASolus, Capt. Atkins (who
went out on a cruize under Commodore John
ftone's orders), brought in here the Eulalia, a
French letter of marque, of 28 guns, and a
valuable cargo, taker, after a short engage
ment. A privateer had engaged her the day
before, but was beat off.
July 27. Yesterday at noon dispatches were
forwarded to Plymouth, to be sent from thence
to Admiral Geafry, acquainting him, that a
convoy of Dutch ships are expeded at Brest
about theist of next month, and also with
private informations concerning the failing
of a fleet of transports from Havre, with near
5000 men on board.
Extraft of a Letter from Plymouth, July 23.
"Last night was lent in here, a French (hip
called le Francois, being one of fix light ves
sels taken by Sir James Wallace, of his Maje
ftey's ship Nonfuch; two others arc hourly
expelled ; a ship is hearing in fight, supposed
I to be one of them ; the ether three made their
l efcape, favoured by the sogginess of the
Inight; le Francois is laden with canvas, fails,
I cordage, &c. taken out of a French frigate,
I which the Nonfuch drove afkore near BelleiUe,
; and afterward* burnt. She was left in pursuit
lof two other French frigates.
I " This day came in his Majesty's ship
Beinfaifant, from convoying a Acet to th#
westward, and has brought in with her 1#
Margarita, mounting 18 guns ;' she it one of
I the St. Domingo men bound for Rourdeaux,
firft taken by Admiral Geary's fleet, after
wards retaken by a French 64 gen ship, and
now taken a third time by (apt. Mcßride.
As all the English sailors had been taken out
of her, previous to the last reprisal, she be
comes the sole prize of the Bienfaifanr."
Lord North it seems, has offered sogrant
the East-India Company's renewal of their
Charter for 21 years, on condition of the
I Company advancing the sum of 2,000,000 k
sterling toward the Applies for the year 178/.
Auguf 2. They write from Copenhagen,
that an edid of his Danish Majesty isjutt issued,
I proclaiming liberty to all the fuhjecb of that
Crown to trade on their own account to the
four quarters of the Globe, Europe, Asia,
Africa, and America, and thatin confequeuce
of this feme new commercial eompanies and
societies are forming.
Sir George Collier, in the Canada of 74
guns, was detached by Admiral Geary, to
intercept a Dutch convoy bound to Cadiz.—
he was to cruize in quest of them for fourteen
days, and if he saw nor heard nothing of
them was to join the fleet again.
Yesterday morning feme dispatches were re
ceived from Lisbon, said to bring an account
of Commodore Johnftd,c having taken two
more valuable prizes.
The number of French Weh 'lndL mem that
have fallen into our hand: as } rize if; e
commencement of the dispute with France,
according to the juftelt eUimate, aie calculated
" at 147 fail of ships : at a medium value if
10,cool, the total will be 1/470,000!. less 0
the French in that trade only. #
^ u gtf 3. It is said to be fixed that herd
Carlifle goes Lord Lieutenant to Ireland, on
the expiration of Lord Buckinghamfhire's
government.
The La Angolla, De Maties, from Ro
chelle to St. Domingo, is taken by the Ruby
privateer, and carried into Lisbon.
Edtra& of a Letter from Southampton, dated
" Letters have been received here from
Guernsey, giving an account of two of their
privateers having fallen in with a French con
voy going from Harve to Brel, under the
care of a finall French Frigate, which on fight
of the two privateers immediately crouded all
the fail she could, and made the best of her
way to escape. The privateers took three of
the merchantmen, and pot some hands era
hoard them, but parted from them in a ha d
gale of wind, and have not heard any thing
of them. The rest of the fleet ran in fhore ± .
and got under shelter of agnail fort."
August 17. A gentleman of considerable
con sequence in the Commercial world, just
arrived from Nantz and Rourdeaux, assures
us that the Americans are in such genera l dis
repute in those places, that the inhabitants
will not truk them with the most trifling are
ticks, while English prisoners of decent ap
pea-ance receive every indulgence from them
in point of cred.it. The Americans are sup
posed to be indebted to the French merchants
there more than a million and a half sterling.
Extract of a letter from Deal, August 11.
" Arrived yesterday five fail of Ruffian men
es war of 'he line, with a frigate, under the
command of Rear Admiral Kruse, which re
main in the Downs."
Paris, July 31. Ft is now generally agreed
on, that the Count D'Eftaing is gone towards
Cadiz, to take the command of the combined
fleet; some assert positively, that he is going
to America with 12 Blips, which have failed
from Bred arid Touton go Cadiz, and that the
Spanish fleer) confining of 24 or 25 fail, will
be joined by seven or eight more, under the
orders ofM. Duchaffault, who will command
the whole, it being not in the least probable
that it should be under a Spanilh commander,
especially if a defeent on England is intended ;
at lead, the public are in hopes so much ex
pence, and such formidable preparations, will
not be useless.
By Capt. Seon, nuho arrived here last Friday
Night, in 6 Day; from Bermuda, cue ham-the
folloewing Advices, received there by the Brig
Harriot, in § Weeks from London, viz.
LONDO N,
August 14. Colonel O'Hara, latte Governor of'
Senegambia, is set off for Portsmouth to embark for
New-York to join the guards, The Da,Haifa, a
French friga+e of 24 guns, and 130 men, is taken off
the north es Ireland, and sent into Lough Foyle.
Sir James Wallace is appointed to the command of
a small squadron to cruize against the French Priva
teers, and peep into their ports.
A%ufl!<. If 2769 of the principal inhabi
tants of the City of London, acknowledge
themselves convinced of blessings enjoyed un^
der a mild and auspicious government, the
cavillings of the factious difeontents—the
dirty tools of oppofitiop, must appear poor,
mean, and despicable in the eyes of all Eu
rope. The address so signed, is a triumph
indeed over all the harangues of Charles Fox,
Colonel Barre, Edmund Burke, Richmond,
Shelburne, Rockingham, and Effingham.
The Snapper, Capt. Taylor, is arrived at
Liverpoole from a cruize. The 24th ult. she
met with seven ships off Bourdeaux, under
convey of 3 20 gun ship, which chaced her
till night; The Snapper altered her course,
and next morning fell in with the seven ships
again, off Bourdeaux, three of which he r^n
on fhorc, and the rest he took, which are
hourly expected at Uverpoole, viz. the Le
Melly, Oliveis, from Bayonne to the Isle of
Aix, with bombs, morters, and oak planks^
L'Amiab# Louise, Medrie, from ditto to
Rochfort, with anchors, hemp and canvas;
the Bleufaiteur, ~, from ditto to St. Ma
lo's. with pitch, tar, and oak planks; and
the N. S. de St. Ursula, Beminda, from St.
Sebaflian, to , with iron and iron hoops.
August 16. Administration it is said are
determined to defend the honour ofthe British
flag, and th# superiority of the seas ; in con
sequence of which a fufficient fleet is ordered
to rendezvous at Spithead, and watch the mo
tions of the neutral ships, without detaching
Admiral Geary from the important service on
which be is engaged before Brest.
August 17. The Empress ofßuffia 'has made
a present to the Emperor of Germany, of a,
ship of the line, and four frigates, in order to
make his Imperial Majesty a maritime po^uer,
and from the affittapce ofhis name, to give a
further colour to the Northern marine confe
deracy. The Emperor has ordered his ne^c
fleet to rendezvous at Qltend, a port of his
royal mother's, having no one of his own that
will admit the finally gutter in the British
service.
August ?S, A very Arano;memorial was
difpacched yesterday to Mr. Harris, cur Envoy
at Peterfbargh, to be presented without a mo
ment's delay to the Empress, in consequence
of the present hostile appearance of the Ru^an
flag in the British channel, while the two na
tions reciprocally profefs the most perfect amity
towards each other,
August ip. Yesterday morning Lieutenant
Thornborough, of his Majesty's fyp the Fbft