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Stations of our LAND-FORCES,
January 1779.

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In ENGLAND:

Cavalry: Two troops horse-guards; tw troops horse grenadier-guards; a regiment three regiments Royal horfe-guards; dragoon-guards; and the rft, zd, 3d, 4t 6th, 7th, 10th, 15th, and 16th regiments dragoons.

52 ance to his Moft Sacred Majefty King George the Third, This is, this always was, an invariable principle and duty of our holy religion; for the precept of the imbark for America.] Apostle on this head is clear, explicit, and abfolute: "Let every one be fubje& to the higher powers; for there is no power but from God; the powers that are, God has ordained; whofoever therefore refifts the power, refifts the ordinance of God," Rom. xiii. 1. Befides this obligation, which you are ever inviolably to obferve, you ought indeed at this juncture to be impreffed with the deepest fenfe of gratitude for the eminent favours already conferred upon you. By conducting yourselves therefore as become a difcreet, peaceable, sober, and industrious body of people, you will not only make our moft gracious legislature reflect with pleasure on the relaxation with which they have now indulged you, but may engage them hereafter in their great goodness and bounty to renew their humane and favourable attention towards you."

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"Dublin, Aug. 26. The bill for the relief of his Majefty's Popish fubjects. in this kingdom, will, notwithstanding all that has been urged by prejudice or party, be of effential fervice: It will not only diffeminate a spirit of industry among the people of that perfuafion here, but as the Popish Irishman will no longer be a profcribed alien in his native country, thousands of Irish, who in other na tions have, by arms, talents, and honeft industry, obtained wealth, or fecured an humble competence, the opulent trader with his thoufands, and the brave veteran with his well-earned modicum, will haften to their native country, to pafs the evening of their days in peace, fecurity, and happinefs, under the protection of this government."

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On the 9th of November, Dr Carpenter, Titular Archbishop of Dublin, at the head of feventy of his clergy, and feveral hundred other Roman-Catholics, met at the court of king's-bench, Dublin, and took the oath prefcribed by the late a&.- -Great numbers all over the kingdom have taken the oath; at Clonmell affizes upwards of 600 fubscribed it in one day. Dr John Butler, Titular Hihop of Corke, and a great number of Roman-Catholic clergy belonging to that diocefe and to Cloyne, took the oath before the judges of affize; as did alfo above 700 ladies and gentlemen refiding in Corke and the counties adjacent,

Infantry: Three regiments of foot-guard formerly feven battalions, now only five, a detachment equal to two battalions is America; the ft regiment, two battalion and the ad, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 25 41ft (invalids), 45th, 50th, sad, s9th, 65 69th, fix companies of the 75th, and 79th regiments, and fome independent compani of invalids. In JERSEY:

The 78th regiment, (the Earl of Seaforth
highlanders).
In GUERNSEY:

Six independent companies of invalids.
In IRELAND:

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Cavalry: Four regiments of horse ; sth, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 18 regiments of dragoons.

Infantry: The 3d, 11th, 19th, 30th, 31 36th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 77th, and 81ft giments; and twelve independent compan

of invalids.

A regiment of Royal Artillery; two co panies of which are just now ferving in No America.

N. B. The Isle of Man is garrifoned by detachment from Ireland.

In the EAST INDIES: The 73d, or first battalion of Lord M leod's highlanders.

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and a corps confifting of partly cavalry, and partly infantry, commanded by Lord CathInfantry: Two battalions of foot-guards, the 7th, 17th, 23d, 26th, 33d, 37th, 38th, 41d, 44th, 57th, 63d, and 64th regiments of foot; Skinner's, Delancy's, Brown's, Bayard's, and a number of other provincial corps; above 7000 Heffians, and a regiment of Waldeckers.

Ditto, at Rhode island, with Maj. Gen. Pref.

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The 22d, 43d, and 54th regiments; Fanhing's corps; fix battalions of Heffians, and two regiments of Anspachers.

Ditto, at Halifax, under Brig.-Gen. Francis Maclean :

The 70th, 74th (Argyleshire highlanders), Ax companies 81d; fecond battalion of the Royal Highland Emigrants, and Goreham's

corps,

Dino, in Canada, with Gen. Haldimand: The 8th, 29th, 34th, and part of the 53d regiments; first battalion of the Royal Highland Emigrants, two battalions of Brunf wickers, and the Hanau chaffeurs.

In the West Indies, under Maj.-Gen. Grant: The 4th, 5th, 15th, 27th, 28th, 35th, 40th, #h, 49th, and 55th regiments.

In garrifon in the Weft Indies: The 48th regiment, and the first, second, and fourth battalions of the 60th, or Royal American regiment, and Capt. Dalrymple's

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Two additional companies of the 71st, and ne ditto of the 42d regiments.

SENEGAL, in Africa:

station affigned it in the above diflribution, as it has detachments at all the foregoing places, (Ireland and Senegal excepted), in proportion to the number of British troops there mentioned.

N. B. All the above regiments of foot, thofe on the Irish establishment excepted, from the 1ft to the 70th, (except those under mentioned), confist of 12 companies of 70

men each.

The regiments on the Irish establishment confift of 10 companies, and 56 men each company; but it is faid that they are to be augmented to the fame number as the regi

ments of foot on the British establishment.

The 42d regiment confifts of 12 compa. nies, and 100 men each company; the 71st of 24 companies, and too men each company; the 73d of 20 companies, and 100 men each company; and the 72d and 74th to the 83d regiments inclufive, confift of 10 companies, and 100 men each company.

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Jan. 1. 1779. At Venice, of an erysipelas and fever, his Serene Highness Alvife Mocenigo, the Doge, in the 79th year of his age. Lond. Gaz.

1. At Preftonpans, Dame Anne Nisbet, relict of Sir John Home of Blackadder.

3. At Leith, Mrs Elifabeth Hamilton, fpoufe to Mr James Pillans merchant there.

5. At Dalvey, Capt. Lewis Grant, youngeft foo of Sir Ludovick Grant of Dalvey, Bt. Dr William Murray vicar of Gainsborough, and prebendary of Corringham and Stow in

Four companies of the 75th regiment, and Lincoln cathedral. Lt-Col. Clarke's corps.

Prifoners at Boston :

The 9th, 20th, 21ft, 24th, 47th, part of the sad and 62d regiments, and the grenadier and light infantry companies of the 29th and 34th regiments, fix regiments of Brunfwickers, and one regiment of Hanau.

N. B. The Royal regiment of British ar illery, which confifts of four battalions, and fome invalid companies, has no particular

7. At Hoxton, aged rot, Mrs Graves. She never had a day's illness till a week before her death.

8. At London, near 60 years of age, the Countess of Litchfield.

of Lord Deerhurst, fon of the Earl of CovenAt Ledbury, in Herefordfire, the Lady

try.

9. At Dundee, Mrs Margaret Fothering ham, daughter of the deceated George Fo theringham of Bandean, Esq;

9. At Nenthorn, John Strother-Ker, Efq; of Littledean.

9. At Bath, George Gordon, Efq; of Gight.

16. At Dundee, Mr Lewis Hay, Supervifor of Excife.

19. Near Leith, Lady Stewart, widow of Sir James Stewart of Burray, Bt.

20. At London, in the 63d year of his age, David Garrick, Efq; who for near forty years paft hath fhone with unrivalled lustre the greatest ornament of the English stage. He was born at Hereford, in March 1916. His father was a French refugee, and cap tain of a troop of horse then quartered in that city. He had a liberal education under the most able masters. In 1736, being intended for the bar, he was entered of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's-ina. He afterwards followed, for fome time, the employment of a wine-merchant. At length, his inclination for the ftage becoming irrefistible, he, after having for fome time joined a country-company of comedians, in 1741 engaged with Mr Gifford, the manager of the theatre in Goodman's-fields, where he made his first appearance in the character of Richard III. in which he at once difplayed fuch fingular and amazing powers, as gave a fure prefage of that eminence in the profeffion which he foon attained. After having appeared fucceffively in Dublin, and at Covent-Garden theatres, with the most unbounded applause, he in 1745 became joint manager with Mr Lacy at Drury-lane; and at length, in the spring of 1776, he retired from the stage. To his extenfive powers of pleafing in the greatest variety of characters, in almost all of which he fhone with equal excellence, he added every requifite that constitutes the complete manager, and judge of theatrical compofitions, as well as of the mechanical conduct of the stage. Nor were his abilities as a writer much inferior to fome of our most favourite authors, as the feveral pieces he gave the public, and which were all well received, fufficiently prove. In prologue and epilogue writing he had no equal, his numerous productions in that way discovering great knowledge of hu man nature, and a happy talent of adapting his admirable strokes of wit and fatire to the circumstances of the times, and the taste of his audience. So far we can with truth and juftice fpeak of him as a genius of the most various excellence in his line of life that ever adorned this or any other country. He was, befides, a moft refpectable member of fociety, and discharged all the duties of a good citizen in an exemplary manner; for thofe who knew him beft, loved him moft. Being an economist, he acquired a large fortune; but he lived with a décent elegance, and his charities were both extenave and numerous.

As a companion he was fo agreeable, wi and facetious, that his company was cove by and gave high entertainment to the gre eft names in this country; fo that it was re ly difficult to ascertain whether he was m agreeable in public or in private fociety. 24. At Glafgow, Mrs Stevenfon, w of Dr Alexander Stevenfon, physician in t city.

24. At Embo, Sir John Gordon of Em 26. At Edinburgh, Patrick Scott He burn, Efq; of Kingston in Berwickshire, a his fifter. They lived by themselves in back part of Milne's fquare. Between o and two o'clock in the morning the neig bours were alarmed with smoke; and t door being forced open, one of the roo was perceived to be in flames; which we foon extinguished. Mr Scott was fou dead in a corner of the kitchen, and his fter in the same situation in the paffage, bo fuffocated, the latter much burnt in h breast and arm. The accident is fuppof to have happened by a candle's fetting th curtains on fire while Mr Scott was readin in bed, a practice to which he was mu addicted, having been for fome time pa infirm, and confined to his house.

31. In Canongate, Edinburgh, Mrs Carr widow of Mr George Carre, late fenior a nister of the Episcopal chapel in Edinburg PREFERMENTS.

From the London Gazette.

The King has been pleased,

Jan. 1. to appoint William Fawken Efq; to be one of the Clerks of the Pri Council, upon the refignation of Willia Blair, Efq; Sworn into the office Jan. 1.

-15. to confer the honour of Knightho on Andrew Snape Hamond, Efq; Capta of the Roebuck.

-16. to grant unto Whitshed Keen Efq; the office of Surveyor of his Majelly Works, in the room of Thomas Worle Efq; deceased.

-23. to appoint the Archbishop of blin to be of the Privy Council in Ireland.

War-office, Jan. 2. 1779,

14th foot: Capt. John Stanton to be M jor, vice Jonathan Furlong; and Lic Thomas Hayter to be Captain, vice fol Stanton.

65th foot: Capt.-Lieut. William Spaig to be Captain, vice Sir John Hales; Lieut. George Gordon to be Captain-Lie tenant, vice William Spaight.

73d foot, ft batt.: Capt. James Macke zie to be Major, vice George Mackenzi Capt.-Lieut. David Baird to be Captain, James Mackenzie; and Lieut. David Cam bell, of the 35th regiment, to be Captai Lieutenant, vice David Baird.

Ditto, ad batt.: Maj. George Mackenzie, of the ift battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colo

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War-office, Jan. 16.

Royal Highland Emigrants.

John Morris to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Cathcart Taylor.

3d dragoon-guards: Capt.-Lieut. Edward Milbanke to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Henry Yarburg to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Edward Milbanke.

ift dragoons: Capt. George Lord Herbert, of 75th foot, to be Captain of a troop.

ad dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. John Rocheid

Colonel in Chief: Lt-Gen. Sir Henry Clin- to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Peter

ton.

Farft batt. Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant: Maj. Allan Maclean, of late 114th foot. -Major: Capt. Donald Macdonald, from the half-pay of the marines. -Captains: William Dunbar, late a cap in in the 44th foot; John Nairne, of late 78th foot; Capt.-Lieut. Colin Campbell, of 7th foot; Lieut. Alexander Fra fer, of late 78th foot; Lieut. Malcolm Frafer, of late 78th foot; Lieut. George Macdougall, from half-pay of 6oth foot; Lieut. Daniel Robertfon, from half-pay of ad foot; and Lieut. David Alexander Grant, of 60th foot. -Captain-Lieutenant: John Hay, of 28th

foot. Second batt. Major-Commandant: Capt. John Small, of 21st foot. -Captains: Capt.-Lieut. Alexander Macdonald, of late 77th foot: Lieut. Duncan Campbell, from the half-pay of 41d foot; Lieut. Ranald Mackinnon; Lieut. Alexander Campbell, of late 106th foot; Murdoch Maclean, of late 114th foot; Neil Maclean, Allan Macdonald, John Macdonald, and Allan Macdonald. -Captain-Lieutenant : John Maclean. Subalterns, &c. on the cover.

War-office, Jan. 19.

if foot-guards: Capt. Edward Steynor Jones to be Captain of a company, vice Stephen Digby.

Coldftream foot guards: Capt. John Byde to be Captain of a company, vice John Thornton.

dth foot: Lieut. John Chriftie to be Cap. hain, vice John Welsh.

6th foot: Maj. Gen. Thomas Calcraft to Colonel, vice Edward Urmston. 13th foor: Maj. Gen. Thomas Hall to be Colonel, vice Thomas Calcraft.

Northern Fencible men: Capt. James Fra r, of late 78th foot, to be Captain, vice Alexander Frafer.

War-office, Jan. 30.

tt dragoon-guards: Capt.-Lieut. John ince is appointed to be Captain of a troop; d Lieut. John Prince to be Captain-Lieute at, vice John Prince, ad dragoon guards: Capt.-Lieut. Cathcart Taylor to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut.

Smith to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice John Rocheid.

3d dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. Pierce Jofeph Taylor to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. William Cartwright, of 10th dragoons, to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Pierce Joseph Taylor.

4th dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. Francis Hugonin to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Peter John Luard to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Francis Hugonin.

6th dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. William Elliot to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Robert Hewetson to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice William Elliot.

7th dragoons: Capt.- Lieut. Benjamin Lambert to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. William Bertram to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Benjamin Lambert.

10th dragoons: Capt. William Viscount Fielding, of 75th foot, to be Captain of a troop.

11th dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. John Popple to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Carr Ibbetfon to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice John Popple.

15th dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. John Floyd to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. John Pritchard to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice John Floyd.

16th dragoons: Capt.-Lieut. H. Farring tón Gardner to be Captain of a troop; and Lieut. Thomas Pidcock to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice H. Farrington Gardner.

1 From other papers, &c.

The Noble Paul Renier was chofen Doge of Venice, Jan. 14. and next day crowned with the ufual ceremony.

Ships of war commissioned, or new captains appointed. [40.631.]

Ships. Guns. Commanders.
Royal George 100 J. Colpoys
London
Queen

90 S. Cornish 90 A. Innes

Princefs Amelia 80 Canada

G. R. Walters

74

Hugh Dalrymple

74 S. Marshall

T. Fitzherbert

74 J. Elliot

74 H. Harmood

74 Hon. Fred. Maitland

William Trufcott

Courageux Royal Oak Edgar Conqueror Vengeance Elifabeth

74

74

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