and his humanity to the poor prifoners under his care, rendered him refpected by all. The late unfortunate earl, whom he conducted up to town, had fo much confidence in him, as to depofite a confiderable fum of money, amounting (as it is faid) to feveral thousand pounds, for the ufe of certain perfons.

'The materials of the 3 city gates were fold before the committee of city lands to Mr. Blagden, a carpenter in Coleman-ftreet, viz. Aldgate for 1771. 10s. Cripplegate for 911. and Ludgate for 148 1. The purchafer was to begin, to pull down Ludgate on August 4, and the two others on September 1, and is to clear away all the rubbish, &c. in 2 months from those days.

Extract of a letter from a lady on a journey, at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, to her friend in Kent.

There flood here till lately the houfe in which Shakespear lived, and a mulberry tree of his planting; the house was large, ftrong, and handfome; the tree fo large that it would shade the grass-plat in your garden, which I think is more than zo yards fquare, and fupply the whole town with mulberries every year. As the curiofity of this house and tree brought much fame, and more company and profit to the town, a certain man, on fome difguft, has pulled the house down, fo as not to leave one ftone upon another, and cut down the tree, and piled it as a tack of fire-wood, to the great vexation, lofs and disappointment of the inhabitants; however, an honeft filwerfmith bought the whole fiack of wood, and makes many odd things of this wood for the curious, fome of which I hope to bring with me to I am, &c.

town.

AUGUST. Admiral Rodney, who was lately forced by a form to Spithead, had just before, while he was lying off Havre de Grace to watch the mouth of the Seine, driven five flat bottom boats, loaded with cannon and flot, afhore, and destroyed them with the fort at Port Baffin; at the fame time ten others, with great difficulty, efcaped into the river Orne, leading to Caen. The enemy had the confidence to fail from Harfleur in the middle of the day, with their colours flying, and making all the parade poffible: while the hills on each fide of the river, and the walls of Havre de Grace, were covered with spectators, who were astonished that the English fquadron made no motion whatever. The admiral knew it would be to no purpose till the veffels had paffed the river Orne, as they had it in their power to take shelter in feve ral fmall ports: however, he kept his eye conftantly on them, and had given directions to his fquadron to have all ready, the moment he gave the fignal to chace. When the enemy got the length of Caen river, they kept standing backward and forward upon the fholes, and he plainly perceived intended to push for it after dark, thereupon he gave directions to his fmall veffels, the moment it was dark, to make all the fail poffible for the mouth of the river Orne, to cut off the enemy's retreat, and with his other hips made the utmost dispatch, without fignal, for the steep coaft of Port Baffin. This had the defired effect, the enemy were met by two of his fquadron, difguised like Dutchmen, off Point Percee, who turned them, when perceiving their retreat cut off

they

they run afhore, and met the fate just described. They are remarkable fine veffels, upwards of 100 feet long, and capable to contain from 3 to 500 men for a night's run. This fuccefs has had the defired effect, the enemy having unloaded 100 others that were ready to fail, and fent them all up again to Rouen. Two of the lioneffes in the Tower whelped each a young one.

The 10th ult. the king of France ratified a treaty figned at Turin in March 1760, for fixing the limits of France from the entrance of the Rhone into the republic of Geneva, to the mouth of the Var.

Arrived at Plymouth the 3d. Royal William, captain Pigot, from Quiberon Bay with the Active, prize to the Maidstone Admiral Bofcawen has taken poffeffion of a fmall island near the river Vannes, about a mile broad, wherein he has erected two or three tents for the fick, and has planted a garden for them with all kinds of vegetables. Extract of a letter from Frederica,

in Denmark.

“Whilst so many countries are depopulated by war, the wifdom of our monarch fpares no pains nor expence to people his dominions. The king has procured above a thousand foreigners to come and cultivate certain diftricts in Jutland that have lain wafte above 300 years. Thefe colonists have already begun to make fettlements in the diocefes of Widburgh, Arhous, and Ripen. The villages, which they build in the German manner, are to contain from 40 to 80 families. Their travelling charges have been defrayed from Altena to the place of their destination. The king grants them, befides what was promifed them at Francfort on the Mayne by

Mr. Maurice, counsellor of lega tion, a fufficient maintenance, till they can live by the produce of their lands. Each colonift receives a houfe, a barn, and a stable, with horfes and cattle. His majefty has, for the first time, feen fome of these new fubjects at his paffage between Colding and the little Belt, and they received him with demonftrations of great joy. The king ordered 300 crowns to be distributed amongst them, and gracioufly expreffed his fatisfaction to Mr. Maurice, who was then prefent.

The execution of this project, which had been often mentioned within thefe two centuries paft, is a new event that will shine amongst the glorious and beneficent actions of the monarch that brings it to maturity,"

Extract of a letter from Jamaica, dated May the 8th, 1760.

"The late rebellion amongst the negroes has been of had confequence to the whole ifland. Their defign was to rife at Kingfton and Spanishtown in one night, to have fet fire to them in feveral places at once, and to murder every body in them. At the fame time they were to have rifen in St. Mary's and Sixteen Mile Walk; but the negroes in St. Mary's began too foon ; they commenced with murdering all the white people upon one eftate, upon which the overfeer's boy got his mafter's horfe, and rode exprefs to the governor, to tell him of it, for which he is to have his freedom, They afterwards feized what arms and ammunition were to be found, and went to a fmall fort at Port Maria, where was only one white man, and a negroe; they killed the white man, and took away three barrels of powder, and marched to another

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eftate,

eftate, where the overfeer was apprized of their intentions. There were five white men, which he armed, shut the doors, and armed fome of his own negroes. He defended the houfe for an hour and a half, and the rebels were going away; upon which he opened the door, and wanted to bring them to their duty, by speaking to them, which whilft he was doing, one of his own negroes fhot him through the back, the reft rushed in, and killed all the white people, except one, whom they mangled in a moft fhocking manner, cutting off his nofe, and leaving him for dead; but he ftill languifhes, and wishes for death. They cut off the overfeer's head, put his blood in a calabash, mixed gun-powder with it, and eat their plaintains dipped in it, as they did by every white man they killed.

Úpon the first notice of it, the governor proclaimed martial laws, upon which all civil business ceased, and every man was a foldier. The regulars marched from Spanishtown, and the troop of militia, and thofe, with the force they had got together at St. Mary's, obliged the rebels to act upon the defenfive; and after two skirmishes, they had an engagement with the wild negroes, who brought in feventeen pair of rebels ears, for which they received feventeen doubloons directly; that broke their strength, fome came in, many cut their own throats, and now they reckon about 60, who are hemmed up in a cave from whence they cannot ef cape. Their chief man is not yet taken. I believe there are about 25 of them made prifoners, who are feverally carried to Spanish

town, Kingston, and the places where they committed their barbarities. I was laft Saturday at Spanishtown, before which time one, who had not been in the rebellion actually was burnt alive, for having fworn to cut his mafter and mistress's heads off, and to make punch bowls of them. On Saturday I heard the trials of four more, who were found guilty of being concerned in the murder of the white people; two were burnt alive the fame afternoon, two were hanged, their bodies burnt, and their heads stuck upon poles. On Monday laft two were tried at Kingston for the fame crime, and found guilty. Their fentence was to be gibbetted alive twenty feet high; the reft will be punished according to their demerits. There is a neceffity for the moft rigorous punishments."

A fecond letter, dated May the 21ft, 1760, fays, "The fentence against the rebel negroes was put in execution. One of them lived nine days, wanting fix hours, without a drop of water, hanging in an exceffive hot place, though they complained more of the cold in the night. The first of the rebels, named Tackey, is fince fhot in the wood, and his head ftuck upon a pole; and, within this half hour, we have an account of the negroes having left three eftates at Manchioneal, and gone to the woods; but I hope it will not be fo bad as is reported."

Regulations made at a feffions of the peace at Jamaica, May rft, 1760, to prevent disturbances for the future amongst the negroes on that island.

That no negroe fhall be suffered to go out of his plantation without .a white

a white with him, or having a ticket of leave.

Every negroe playing at any game whatever, to be whipt through the public ftreets.

Every rum or punch-house keeper suffering it in their houfes to forfeit 40s.

Any proprietor fuffering his negroes to beat a drum, blow a horn, or make any other noise in his plantation, to pay 10l. or the overfeer of a plantation 51. and any civil or military officer has power to enter the plantation and demand the money, or distrain for it.

Every free negroe or mulatto to wear a blue cross on his right fhoulder, under penalty of imprifon

ment.

All mulatto's, indians, or negroes, are forbid to hawk or fell any thing, except fresh fish, milk, &c. under penalty of being whipt.

Rum and punch-houses to be fhut up during divine fervice on Sundays, under penalty of 20s. and those who have petit licences to fhut up their houses on other nights at

nine o'clock.

The workmen began pull 4th, ing down that part of Ludgate called the mafter's fide; the common fide which fronts Black-fryars is to remain till a convenient place can be provided for the reception of the prifoners. The ftatue of queen Elizabeth on the weft fide, is purchased by alderman Gofling, in order to be set up near St. Dunftan's church, after the removal of the shops under it.

Died Richard Holland Efq; 9th. an eminent leather-feller, in Newgate-street, who after a great ftruggle, abolished the toll at Bar

tholomew fair. He has left 1000l. to St. Bartholomew's hospital.

11th.

Arrived at Spithead, from, Gibraltar, the Rainbow man of war, having on board captain Barton and all the crew, late belonging to the Litchfield, that was loft on the coaft of Barbary in December 1758.

The 13th ult. Charles III. formerly king of the Two Sicilies, made his public entry into Madrid as king of Spain, having been proclaimed in September 1759.

A report hath been lately propagated at the weft end of the town, which feemed to infinuate that the command of the allied army in Germany, would be again conferred on a late English general; fome Englifh officers having, it is faid, taken a difguft to their prefent commander. Thefe conjectures are fuppofed to have wrought up two parties, the opinions and infinuations of which feem to be as follow:

reinforcement that might enable him to act offenfively.

A moft fhocking murder, was committed at the Pew-15th. ter Platter in Crofs-ftreet, Hatton-garden, by one Stirne, who had been an ufher to Mr. Crawford's boarding-fchool in the fame fireet, but had been for fome time difcharged, on Mr. Matthews, a furgeon and man-midwife, late of Seal, in Kent, but last of Brookftreet, Holborn, well known for his fkill in the cure of fiftulas. [See the article concerning Stirne in this year's Characters.]

The earl Marfhal of Scotland, late minifter from his Pruffian majefty to the court of Spain, was introduced to his majefty, and was moft graciously received. An act of parliament reverfing his attainder, fo far as to enable him to inherit, paft laft feffions.

By a mail from the Weft. 18th. Indies, brought by the Lady' Auguita packet boat, advice came that a fecond infurrection of the negroes in Jamaica, (6 or 700 having affembled in Weftmoreland and Hanover parishes) has been entirely quelled. This infurrection happened on Sunday, May 25.

Sir Edward Hawke paffed by Plymouth, and was joined from thence by the Hero, Culloden, Burford, Monmouth, and Edgar.

Died Ames M'Donald, near, Corke, aged 117, and feven feet fix inches high.

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A moft remarkable shower of hail fell 20th ult. in the neighbourhood of Aufeli and Comminges, in France; fome of the hail-ftones were five inches in diameter, and all the fheep and men who were expofed to it were killed.