your attention to the interefts of my people, their effect has furnished additional reafon to believe that the diftrefs which has been felt proceeded from a concurrence of temporary caufes, and not from any diminution of the real wealth, o any failure in the permanent refources of the country.

I have much fatisfaction in reflecting on the effectual protection which I have been enabled to afford to the trade of my fubjects fince the breaking out of the war; I am at the fame time perfuaded. that if our commercial interefts ad unavoidably been affected to a more confiderable ex tent, it would not have been forgotten, that we are contending for our future fecurity, and for the permanent prefervation of advantages the moft ftriking and the moft valuable which any nation has ever, by the bleffing of Providence, been permitted to enjoy."

[The Lord Chancellor then, by his Majefty's command, prorogued the Parlia ment to Tuesday the 13th day of Auguft next.]

Whitehall, June 28. The King was this day pleafed to confer the honour of Knighthood on Captain Edward Pellew, of his Majefty's Navy.

29. The King has been pleased to grant the dignity of an Earl and Marquis of the kingdom of Great Britain, to the Right Hon. Francis Seymour Conway, Earl of Hertford, Knight of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter, and the heirs-male of his body lawfully be gotten, by the titles of Earl of Yarmouth, and Marquis of Hertford.

The King has been pleafed to grant the dignity of an Earl of the kingdom of Great Britain, to the Right Honourable Henry Lord Porchefter, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the title of Earl of the town and county of Carnarvon.

The King has been pleased to appoint George Poyntz Ricketts, Efq. to be Captain-General and Governor in Chief of the Ifland of Tobago.

The King has been pleafed to approve of the appointment of Lawrence Hanfen, Eiq. to be his Danish Majefty's Conful in the town and port of Liverpool, &c.

Whitehall. July 2.

Copy of a letter from Brigadier-General Ogilvie, to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, dated Ifland of St. Pierre, May 18, 1793 Recerved June 30. SIR,

that the Ilands of St Pierre and Mique lon furrendered to his Majefty's forces on the 14th inftant.

"In obedience to his Maj-fty's com mands, fignifi-d to me in your letter of the 13th of February, having confulted at Halifax with Captain Affleck commanding his Majesty's fhip Alligator, I em. barked without lofs of time, for the attack of these islands, with a detachment of the Royal Artillery, and 310 rank and file, with officers and non-commiffioned officers, in proportion, of the 4th and 65th regiments, on board that ship, á King's fchooner, and three tranfports, and failed on the 7th inftant.

On the 14th, about day-break, we made the inland of St Pierre; and Captain Affleck having made a difpofition to proceed by the channel of Miquelon, a convenient place in that strait for debarking troops offering, and our information from different quarters (however imperfect) giving us reafon to fuppofe that a French frigate was in the harbour, and of the further defences, of which we had not been able to gain any real intelligence, I propofed to Captain Affleck to land the troops, that an attack by fea and land might be made at the fame time, with which he perfectly coincided; and accordingly I landed with great part of the troops, in the Auce a Savoyard, about five miles to the weftward of the town, and proceeded towards it, fending a fummons from Capt. Affleck and myfelf to the commandant for the immediate furrender of the ifland; when an answer being returned, demanding terms of capitulation, they were decidedly refufed. The troops continued their, march, and ing reached without oppofition the heights above the town, the Alligator at the fame time appearing in fight of the harbour, the commandant, Monfieur Danfville, (who from circumstances was under the direction of the Commune of the island) furrendered the islands of St Pierre and Miquelon at difcretion, and poffeffion was immédiately taken of the battery and places of defence near the town and harbour.

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The garrifon confifted of between 80 and 100 men only, but there were up wards of 5co French fishermen, exclufive of the inhabitants in the town, who, had they been prepared and well armed, might have made great oppofition. They had likewife begun to put in a flate of defence the battery of eight twenty-fix pounders, which effectually defended the

If, from fortunate events, no opportu nity offered for the troops to diffinguifh themfelves, it would be doing the great eft injuftice both to officers and men if I did not, in the ftrongeft terms, mention their good conduct, difcipline, and regularity, the flighteft depredation not having been committed on any of the inhabitants by the troops I have the honour to command, in a place taken in the manner above ftated.

I inclofe a return of the ordnance and military flores taken on the island, and have the honour to be, &c.

JAMES OGILVIE, Brig. Gen.

Return of ordnance and military fores, taken at the French Island of St Pierre, the 14th of May, 1793

This morning one of his Majefty's Meffengers arrived with a dispatch from Col. Sir James Murray, Bart, Adjutant General to the forces under the command of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, of which the following is a copy:

SIR, Eftreux, July 10th 1793. I have the honour to acquaint you, that the Governor of Condé has this day confented to furrender that place to the Imperial forces under the command of the Prince of Wirtemberg, by whom it has been blockaded for fome time paft.

The Auftrian troops are to be put in immediate poffeffion of the detached works and one of the gates of the town, (that leadeth to Tournai.) The garrifon is to furrender as prifoners of war, and to march out upon the 13th. The other articles of the capitulation are not yet ärranged.

This is a conqueft of the utmost importance, Condé being one of the ftrong eft places of this frontier, requiring but a fmall garrifon for its defence, commanding the navigation of the Scheldt, and facilitating any future operation. I have the honour to be, &c.

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JA. MURRAY.

Right Hon. HENRY DUNDAS.

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Whitehall, July 13. The Empress of Ruffia publifhed an edict at St Peterfburgh, on the 8th of April laft, prohibiting all trade and intercourfe with France; and alfo prohibiting the importation into the Ruffian Empire of any French merchandize, either in Ruffian or foreign thipping, or by land. The edict allo contains a general prohibition of the importation of a confiderable number of articles from any foreign country.

The King has been pleafed to appoint the Right Hon. Lord Henry John Spen. cer to be his Majefty's Envoy extraordi nary to the Court of Stockholm.-Frannifter Plenipotentiary to the Republic of cis Drake, Efq. to be his Majefty's MiGenoa.-The Hon. William Elliot to be his Majefty's Secretary of Embaffy to the States General of the United Provinces, and Minifter Plenipotentiary in the abfence of his Majefty's ambassador --Geo. Henry Rofe, Efq. to be his Majesty', Secretary of Legation to the Court of Berlin, and James Crawford, Efq. to be his Majefty's Secretary of Legation to the Court of Copenhagen.

IRELAND.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10.

THE bill to prevent unlawful affemblies, according to order, was read a lecond time, and committed for the next day.

SCOTLAND.
EDINBURGH, JUNE 24.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Stirling and Peter Campbell, accufed of Yefterday came on the trial of John breaking into and robbing the house of Nellfield of feveral articles of value. The

Lord Advocate restricted the libel to an arbitrary punishment, upon which the prifoners pled guilty, and the Jury returned a verdict unanimoufly finding fentenced them to be tranfported beyond the guilty accordingly. The Court feas for life.

breaking at Renfrew, and whofe trial was Willian Stewart, accused of houfeput off at the laft circuits, petitioned to be allowed to enter in the Royal Navy, which the Court, with the consent of the Advocate-depute, agreed to.

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FROM PORTUGAL.

Mr Jof. Pereira de Caftro,

FROM GENEVA.

Mr John de Cairo,

FROM JAMAICA.

Mr Richard Crooks,
Mr John Rige,

FROM VIRGINIA.

Mr Charles Minor,
Mr Carter Berkeley,
Mr Francis Harris,

FROM IRELAND.

Mr Willian Hamilton,
Mr Nicholas Sinnott,
Mr J. Crampton,
Mr Hugh Duggan,

FROM WALES.

Mr John Humberfton,

FROM ENGLAND,

Mr William Simpson,

Mr Robert Halls,

Mr Fran. Hicken Northern,

Mr Malachi Blake,

Mr Samu: 1 Pett,

Mr J. Butt Salt,

OF SCOTLAND.

Mr Andrew Huggan,

Mr Alexander Menzies, Mr Alexander Edgar, Mr James Maclenan,

De pthyfi fcrofulofa pulmonum.

De febre puerperarum.

De pertussi, seu tussi convulfiva.

De ifchuria veficali.

De febre fcarlatina, ejufque cum angina.

mexu.

De colica pictonum.

De chorea.

De catarrha epidemica.

De dyfenteria.

De oculo humano ejufque aumaurofi.
De febre intermittente tertiana.

one hundred guineas was won at three heats by Mr Greigfon's bay colt Archer, beating Mr Baird's Sans Cullotes, Mr Hamilton's Penelope, and Mr Dawfon's filly. This race afforded good entertainment.

Wednesday, 10. The Noblemen and
Gentlemen's fubfcription purfe of fifty
Guineas, was won by

Mr Dawfon's Guftavus,
Mr Baird's Louifa,
Mr Gardner's Rattler,

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This race afforded excellent fport, being all three clofe. Louifa was beat both heats by half a neck only.

Thursday, 11. Fifty guineas for real 2 hunters, hunted in Scotland last season, who never won sol. (hunters plates and matches excepted,) carrying 12 stone, the beft of three four-mile heats:

At Hopetoun-hall, near Edinburgh, at the furprising age of 137, a man of the name of Robertfon. This modern patriarch had always lived in the family of the lords of that place, whom he ferved in the capacity of infpector of the lead works for four complete generations, befides the time clapfed fince the birth of the p.efent poffeffor. The funeral was celebrated with a decency that does honour to his noble patron, who has bespoke an elegant monument, with an infcription expreffive of the zeal and fidelity of the old and worthy fervant, during the fpace of 110 years.

October 2. 1792. At Bombay, Major Robert Sinclair.

December 31. At Bombay, James Cofmo Gordon, acting as Judge Advocate General for Bengal. He was married on the 16th October lait, to Mifs Chriftian Knox, daughter of the late Mr H. Knox, merchant in Dunbar.

May 24. 1793. At Neilfland, David Mar fhall, Efq.

Lundes.

At Raybroyton, Mrs Catharine

25. At Kimblethmont, Mary Stewart Lindsay, youngest daughter of James Lindfay Carnegie, Efq.

At Edinburgh, Mifs Elizabeth Livingston.

26. At Edinburgh, Donald Campbell, Efq. of Saddell.

Keir.

At Keir, William Stirling, Efq. of

At Findraffie, Abraham Ledie, Efq. of Findraffie.

28. At Edinburgh, Mr Robert Aldridge, formerly principal dancer in the TheatreRoyal Covent-Garden.

At Berlin of a dropfy, the celebrated Dr Anthony Frederic Bufching, aged 69

years.

30. At Drumsheugh, Mifs Janet Rofe, of

Brea.

- At Dunbar, Mr James Simpfon,

merchant.

31. At Edinburgh, Richard Fisher, Efq.

of Lorreto.

June 1. At Peebles, Mrs Sharp, relict of

3. At Dumfries, Mifs Jane Lewars.

- At Edinburgh, Mrs Pringle, widow of Robert Pringle, Efq. of Edgefield, one of the Senators of the College of Juftice.

- At Glafgew, Mrs Lillias Stirling, of Northwoodfide.

4. At Edinburgh, Mifs M. E. Hamilton, eldest daughter of the deceased Robert Hamilton, Efq. of Wifhaw.

7. At Edinburgh, Mrs Jane Hay, relict of Patrick Ker, Efq. of Abbotrule.

- At Dundee, Mrs Margaret Trotter, spouse of Mr W. Trotter.

- At Chester, William John Purdon, Efq. of Dublin. In opening the ground, near the Altar in St Ofwald's, for the interment of the remains of the above gen tleman, the lead coffin which inclofes the corpfe of the Lord Chancellor Gerarde, was found in a ftate of prefervation fcarcely credible, when we say that it has been an inhabitant of the grave 211 years, tho from its appearance, the eye might be de. ceived into a belief that it had not lain there more than as many hours-Lord Getarde held the Irish Seals in the Reign of Elizabeth.

9 At Craigs, Thomas Carnegie, Efq. of Craigs.

12. At Lanark, the Rev. Mr Gray, minifter there.

At Tain, Mrs Katharine Rofs, relict of Mr David Rofs, late Commiffary Clerk of Rofs.

14. At the manfe of Eaft Kilbride, Mr William M-Cunn, merchant in Greenock.

16. At Edinburgh, William Menzies, Efq. folicitor of cuftoms for Scotland.

18. At Fisherrow, near Muffeiburgh, in the oth year of his age, George Stuart, LL. D. Emeritus Profeffor of Hu manity in the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted to that office in the year 1741, and he retired in 1775, after having taught with much reputation 34 years. He was a great mafter in the Latin tongue, and uled to read and prelect upon the Roman claffics with fingular vigour and animation. He was particularly fuccefsful in explaining the claffes of his ftudents; and by the Roman Antiquities to the higher dignity of his afpect and manner, he infpired his hearers with an enthufiaftic admiration of the language and literature of ancient Rome. By the abilities and talents which he difplayed, he proved himself worthy to fit in the chair which had been filled by the celebrated Laurence Dundas. Having acquired a com

petent