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London, England, 1801-11-13 00:00:00

COLONEL . AURISION.

As the famly of LAW (.1 Lanrif nn bas excited
a go , I deal of intcrell since Colonel L %URI S row
brought from Park the Ratification of the Pleb.
minaries of Peace, the following authentic account
of it, taken from a work little known, ptinted at
Edinburgh in the year 1794., entitled,"Thz ancient
and ra..,.:L:n itrti: of the Parifh ut CtanlOncl," will
no doubt prove acceptable to our readers:
The LAWS of Lauriflon were defcended from
an ancient and refpetlahle family, feated for feve•
ral ages at Lithrie, in Fife, who made no inconfi-
derible 11-ure. having hail the honour of produc-
ing an Archbillop of Glafgow, James Law, of
whom the celebrated Dr. ARTHUR )OHNSTON,
Phykian to King Charles I. and tranflatar of the
tlius fnraks

Tft coma Lx! tibi cyttrets tinula p!umis,
Peclora Cunt multo cornts,

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The firft of the houfe of Lsturifton was Wit-
Law, who being a younger fon fettled at
Edinburgh, where he followed the profefilon of a
gt,'dfinii.h, a bufinefs at that time partaking
inio•c of the nature of a Banker, than of that to
which the name is now confined, with fuch futcefs,
as to be enabled in 1683 to make a purchafe of the
lands of Laurifton, from Th. Craig, of Riccartoun,
and his mother, to whom they then lelonged. Mr.
Law, however, did rot long enjoy this acquifition,
for being afflifted with the -ftone, he took a jour-
ney to Parts to have the operation of cutting per-
formed, but it was done in a manlier fo untkilful
ti it he died in that city about the year 1688.
Tic m.striedMils Jr ate CATIP RE Li., dcfcended from
,the noble honk of Argyle, and had by her eleven
children. His eldeft finviving fon was JOHN Law
of Lanriflon, born at Edinburgh in 167 t, a very
remarkable inflance of the mutability of fortune,
celebrated by his fehemes of finance, and fable•
quoit militrtunes. As his hiftory is well known,
we than only °Verve, that he died at Venice in
17:9, in the 58:h year of his age, and was fuc-
ceeded by his only fon jou N LAW of Lauriflon,
yell() died unman led, a Cornet of the regiment of'
Vairtu Friefland, at Maeftricht, in 1734, aged
about 30.
The eftate of Laurifton then devolved to his un-
cle WILLIAM LAW, the only furviving brother of
the celebrated LAW the financier, Direilor Gene-
ral of the Company of the Indies, and one of the
Direaors of the Royal Bank of France. He died
at Paris in 1752, aged 77, leaving two Eons, the
youngefl of whom, JAMES FRANCIS LAW, diltin-
guilhed himfelf fo much on the coait of Coroman-
del, and in the Ocean, that he was railed to the
chief command of the troops of the French Eaft
India Company, in which capacity he died at the
Me of France, in 1767, aged 43. The eldeft fon,
JOHN LAW of Laurifttin, Chevalier de St. Louis,
(father of Colonel Laur isrote, who came lately
from Paris with the Ratification of the Prelimina-
ries) was for many years Governor of Pondi-
cherry, Commandant General of all the French
fettlements in India, Prefident of all their Coun-
cils, and King's Commitlary. Mr. Lsw governed
the French poffellions io India with high applaufe,
till the beginning of the year 1777, when he was
relieved from his weighty charge; but the orders
of the Knic laying him tinder the neceflity of re-
maining there till he had given his fuccefror, who
had never been in that quarter, full information
concerning the different provinces and governments
of that country. he did not find himfelf at liberty
to leave it till the end of June 177f1. He accord-
ingly prepared to return to Europe, but intelli-
gence of the commencement of hollifities being
loon afterwards received in India,the Britifh troops
at Madras made difpofitiers to attack Pondicherry,
and Mr. LAW refolved to wait the event. The
liege of that place was accordingly begun in Au-
gull 1778, and continued till the 18th of Oftober
fillowing, when it furrendered. Mr. Law,ferving
all that time as a volunteer, had the misfortune to
be wounded, though in In flight a manner as not
to prevent his being deputed to adjufl the articles
of capitulation with Sir Hecaor. Mtn:lto, Com-
mander of the Britith land forces. The enfuing
year Mr. Law took his pafrage for Europe, and
as the Sartine in which he embarked, was one
of the cartel fbips, he fLetered himfelf with the
lope of being able to teach France without
molellation. In this,however, lie was difappointed,
for meeting 4 f>ritilli man of -a-ar of 64 guns, that
velli.l ditChaiged a brftadrlde at the Satunc, which
Lilled the Captain and twelve men, wounded the
like lumber, fo much damaged the fhip that
ii,r Was (11)1;7,!. :catly' to tin!:. to hear ana) for
Cadiz. hot-ceiling thence to Marfeilles, Mr. LAW
an ived in name in lime, t74'o,tind on his arrival
htund be had been tailed to the rank of Mare-
filial de Camp, on the RIO of Match preceding.—
ta. Paoli:l° de Sin Bartolomeo, In his "'Voyage
to the Ilan Indies," (peaking of Pondicherry
which he vicit• J in :777. gives the following cha-
taaer tit NI.. Film " The Governor at that
time Nir. I.ass de Lauritl•m, a man of very
mod:: at.o pt p: es: oho pcitefily underftooti
ft.: art ,•1 li ittg i:t of peace and frieudthip,
Loth the Engloli M.tdrafp.ttitant, and the
F.T.itt Indians I.i: ocigh*tottis. Few of tlmfe whit
rin edc..l hint in the Government of PuOticei
••1.• •i'• I the lime vin :::e. On the contrary, molt
of them wide i: their chief Rudy to endeavour to
An^:!,! !!., hman's prudence and
mod :Anal wcre the-c6;re, approved by fome
0, le, test leiahe d cornittymen ; and Sotoitetar
e,!:s bittetly .in:t the friendly reception
ale, It L. • d Pinot the Governor of Madrafpat.
s; teisced st:ft,n he paired through Nth:
ao,, rum vain p:rat yya r.,4: apt. The
tnr,,Pet ..IHn of M. s•.v de Leotitit it could not
tacit : :i•c• .•iferee to ilidieral minds, fuldjea
tat the impale, of tI et, pillions."
Mt. Mils jiAN CAR-
R IN'', • e 1:•.11.tRitt.0.417, ttAllghter tel A
.•• :• 1....11. fatted at CRliallt.l, and
by her had i.• ••
• u ee..• n, t-:-. isato.dai in I v`7. M.
i.
(4.75• ; tat s • C.ty.dry. it.
•!, . : 1$ I tcLt: A:2 til,llll.;ift.V.
•••1.1 t . •! :d Der
. , .• a: • . 4,..1.y•A. s-41)

4. Jobn taw ot t.
fl?b. September, "66, a U.-wet-an: tot I:. •-•-•
inheriting the fpiri'. fur Aelt,.eli hts i,ern ti••;1. • -:-.-
liftinguiflied, failed in Julie, t wit-1 the ...i-hree 7.;.
la Peroufe, on an expedi..i:ffl the epn:•i, in Coe 3 isf-17:
and Aftrolahe frigat.A. He ha.. in all
with that unfortunate el, ettinnavigator. of v`"•'-ti no intelli-
gence has been rec-ived liner March, IIP., r-her he left Bo-
tany Bay. of er having Ailed round C. p- I I -cil--,zplured the
coat l of Chili and California, rifited N“otb... 'Veamti.
chatka and Manilla, and tuttchtd at the Sain:w:ch
ID 31135.
5. Jamee Alexander, born t r-bruarr, t-FR,marriedtoa
daughter of M. le Duc, Nlar:frhal-dc-Camp,lit:Pedur Getxrai
of Artillery, and has a fon Augultut.
. .

6. Charlu Louis.
7. Joreph Charles.
8. Francis John William.
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9. Louis George.
The lands of Lauri:lon lie immediately to the
well of the Barony of isluirhouf:, in t!1: pari(h of
Cramond, near Edinburgh, and rife hr a gra:lital
afcent from the banks of the Foith. 0 tae atm.
mit of this afcent nand: Car call e r' Lauri•lon,
commanding, from its elevated fu•i4,lon, a:i ex
tenfivc profpea, efpecially of the iea aud coal of
Fife. There is no date vifible •Le
but from particular cirettmilancei. i.is cs(11.1 ap-
pears to have been ereted by Sir Als c Ina NA-
P ISR, of Merchiftoun, and his feev”.l wite, Dame
ELIZILDITH MOWDR•Y, towards tat ti.d of the
16th century.

LAW IN7 EL L AV%

COURT OF KING'. BI.NCT-1, Nov. sz,

and .11.-aig ! ,Strottb, Tlrahi,, Rona! 1, and ,
! are attainable the entlitig Novem-1
bar Lottery, on one important cordition, that of
not neglefling to buy in time. Whcn Fortnnatus
(.n the dory) is offered by Fortune, his choice of
any one of the above gifts, the youth of Cyprus,
chafe Riches as the ihortefl cut to the others : to
be Rich, is generally held to be alfo Wife; Riches
are juttly deemed effential to Ifealt!i, and, of
to Strength, as both indubitably arc, to
Long Life ; as to Beauty, it were but to wafic
words in proving
.the power of Riches to obtain
that, and even to confer it, where it might not
really e.ritl, for fuch is the power of Riches on the
Human Optics, that it would make them fee the
charms of Beauty or) the brow of an Ethiopian !
Remember, then, tl:at the Hour of Choice is at
hand, and that a Fortunate Number may give
William, Wealth, Health, Strength, Beauty, and
Long Life.

On the toth inftant, the Lady of Sir John Payne, Bart. a
Temp.f.)rd, Bedford Dire, of a daughter.

DIED.
On the I tth ult. at Chelfea, after a long rules of illnefs, Mrs.
M. S. Adams, wile of Mr. Dudley Adams, of Fleet-ftrcet.
On the teth init. at Putney,in the 93d year of his age, Pieter
Stapc!, !Sq. of Putney, formerly an eminent Dutch meraham.
(In Tu..fdry gait, in her 72d year, Elisabeth Furon, wife of
Brofou I carom of Penton Grove, Pentenville.
On the 7th init. at Brighton, Thomas Higgius, Efq. of Finf-
h,:ry-fqaare, London.
At his houfe, in the pariOs of Blantyre, on the loth ult. in
the 98th year of his age, John Jackfon, of Bardykes, Eft:.
Oa Tueblay the sod vit. at Walton, near Aylelbury. at the
great age of sods years, Mrs. Hefter, of that place. She had
ever enjoye,l an uninterrupted good Rate of health, and re-
tained th.: full poirefflon of her faculties to the gait.
Lat ly at Plymouth, Mrs. Maxwell, daughter of John Om-
manney, fig: and Mier of the late Admiral Ommanney.
Sund,:y fe 'might, at Liverpool, Mrs. Robins Richardfon,
aged 24, wife of Mr. J. Richardfon, merchant, late of Olafgow.

FOR CHILBLAINS, RHEUMATIqMS, BRUISES, &c:
Ur. STEERS's OTODELDOC.

T/lIS Medicine has been long acknowledged to
be fuperior to every Preparation of the Kind in the Curt
of Tiruircs, Sprains. Rheumatifms, Cramps, Numbnefs and
Stiffnefs of the Joints, and other iitternal Complaints, as well
as in reftoring a proper C!reulation to the Litr.bs when in a
Paralytic State. It is alto particularly fervict eile for Chilblains;
but in this Complaint it &mid be diffolved, and applied warm.
On the Outride of each Bottle of the Genuine Opoielderc is
parted a Stamp, in which are engravi.d tbefc wortis--" F.
1442. w SER No. 45. St. Paul's." All others are comiterfeit.
Sold only by F. NtMll x ar, ar the WaretioaL !lit Dr. J im:es
Powder, No. 45, in St. Paors Chin ch-) ard, a few doom from
the corner of Cheapfidc, I.nndon ; and, by his appointment,
by Marrs- Jehoult and Co. No. Ijo, and J. Pidding, No. 76,
Oxford-greet; J. Wade, Old Bond-ftreet ; Bayley and Co.
Cockfpur-greet; Godfrey and Cooke, Southampton-glrect ;
J. Ward, Middle-rote, Holborn ; T. Tutt, Royal Exchange ;
and W. Clarke, Borough, High-greet. Price a.. 6d. per Bot-
tle, including the Stamp, or Six for 535.6 d.
N. B. As the Opodeldoc for Exportation is exempted from
the Stamps, and therefore deprived of that mark of authenti-
city, and a, great quantities of counterfi its are fan out of the
kingdom; all perfons eiroad, to prever.l inch impofitions, are
defied to be particular in ordering their Agents to procure this
from Medicine Mr. Newbery's.