nearer. FOREIGN NEW S. Laft night the fecret was unravelled: we were awakened by a dreadful cannonade, which lafted from one o'clock till near fix in the morning. About nine it was reported that the Prufians had carried Bitfche by affault. The cannonade recommenced towards noon, increafed conftantly, and feemed to draw We then began to doubt the truth of the report, especially when we faw a great number of people arrive at the fame time, who had filed from the environe of the river Blies. At last we were informed, that the Pruffians had certainly attempted, to take Bitsche by ftorm, but that they had not fucceeded. This roufed the courage of the French, who immediately attacked the corps of Pruffians near Bliefcaftle; but, by a movement of the duke of Brunfwick, they are in danger of being entirely cut off. Tournay, Nov. 19. The whole of the British troops are arrived here from the different cantonments, which the extreme wetnefs of the weather rendered untenable. There is a rumour prevalent, that a fefecret expedition is in meditation, in which one wing of the army is to be engaged; but to what new scene of hoftility we are to be led, has not yet been intimated. Many officers have applied for leave of abfence, but refused. Six thoufand Heffians arrived here this morning; they are remarkably foldierly looking men, and the flower of the troops in the fervice of the landgrave. The different regiments have in their turns dined with the duke of York, who is lodged in the elegant apartments belonging to the abbaye of St. Martin. The enemy are at prefent perfectly quiet; numbers of peasants and deferters from Lifle daily flock in here: they all concur in their statements that the French force on this frontier is very inconfiderable. Bruffels, Nov. 19. We have had great rejoicing here on account of the accept ance of the conftitution, which has juft been received. These were confined, however, to the Vandernootifts as they are termed: the Vonckifts and the royalifts had no share in the feftivity. In the proclamation juft published by the arch-duke to this effect, there is a Яipulation for the payment of four mil. 667 to infer the want of money in a certa n Four thoufand Heffians have juft paf- But the news that must interest you Bruffels, Nov. 21. A letter from Caen of the 9th of November affures us, that the army of the royalifs has taken Avranches, after having defeated the republicans. A batallion of Caen was (within eight men) cut to pieces. The royalists divided their forces afterwards into two columns; one marched towards Grand Ville, the other towards St. Maloes. It is faid that the army of prince de Cobourg has carried off from the Car magnols 2009 head of cattle, 3000 fheep 1000 horses, and a number of carriage with flour. We learn by fome deferrers, who ar arrived at Tournay, that the republica army is in want of provifions, and the they have disbanded the first levy troops in confequence of their inab HOM 403 lity to feed them. tive barges, adorned with fireamers and ARrived the Ant cutter, capt. John walked round the hall, and folemnly fa luted all the courts, they went to the Cornish, of this town, which a few days ago was captured by a French brig, of 14 guns and 140 men, from Dunkirk, under national colours, about 10 leagues to the fouthward, off Lowelloff. After taking poffeffion and putting on board 4 of their crew, and leaving two of the English on board the Ant, they proceeded on their cruise in the north feas. But when the Ant arrived off Dunkirik, yeflerday morning, it began to blow, when it was found neceffary to shift the jib, and two of the Frenchmen went below to get up ano-lity and diftinction. ther, upon which one of the Englishmen inftantly lowered the jib on them, and fhut down the hatch to prevent their coming up; the other Englishman immediately laid hold of a pump-break, and with it knocked down one of the other Frenchmen and broke his arm; and the fourth jumped overboard and was drowned. The two Englishmen being now in full poffeffion of their veffel again, proceeded home, and arrived fafe here, and put the Frenchmen on fhore. They were committed to prifon this morning. Admiralty office, Nov. 9. 1793. The I have the honour to defire you will London, Nov. 9. Yefterday Paul Le Mefurier, efq. lord-mayor elect for the year enfuing, was fworn at Guild-ron. The British and Piedmontefe hall; when the chair and other enfigns of mayoralty were furrendered to him in the accustomed manner. troops compased the column under lord Mulgrave, and led the way; but his lordship gives full credit to the fpirit and This day the new lord-mayor, accom- exertions of the troops of every nation, panied by the late lord mayor, the al- and is loud in the praife of the Neapolidermen, recorder, and fheriffs, in their tans, who greatly diftinguished themfcarlet gowns, went in their coaches to felyes. I tranfmit, for their lordship's the waterfide, the fword and mace be-information, a duplicate of the order ing carried before them, and the city his lordship gave out next morning, officers attending; and from thence with an account of the killed and woundproceeded in the city barge, attended ed. The action was fhort, but hot. by the several companies in their refpec- The enemy had upon the heights from 1 HOME E NEW S. men, the flower of the y, not a fourth part of are well informed, ever rehead quarters: for what 1 by the bullet or bayonet, necks in tumbling headlong ecipices in their fight. In of the 30th a very important : Fort Pharon was furprised ; the re-poffefling of which > much confequence, an atimmediately refolved upon; -der to enable lord Mulgrave, ravina and governor Elphinh the respective columns unommands, to go out with the rce, I undertook the care of nd Fort La Mague, and had : number of good men on fhore, o hours after receiving notice I difafter. Corry to inform their lordships ajefty's fhip Coloffus returned to the 24th, from Cagliari, and t 350 good troops; and I expect ore from Conti, in three or four The fecond divifion of Neapoliconfifting of 2000, arrived laft and the last 2000 were to leave yefterday. His Sicilian majefty nifested the greatest readiness and fulfilling the treaty, and has conhis fhips and troops folely to my l, which his majefty has made to me from under his own ve good reafon to expect general Your most obedient humble fervant, Philip Stephens, Efq. 669 By the Danefbourg, who left the Malabar coaft early in May, we learn that the Mahratta pirates have, among other depredations, near Bombay, taken five English trading merchantmen, two of which belonged to Mr. Tydd. mouth Nov. 9. The troops in the el at this place are in a fhort time augmented to one thousand ftrong; refent there are not more than be En three and four hundred inva They had the audacity to attack the Surat Caftle, a very large fhip, but were beaten off after having dangeroufly wounded her captain, whofe name is Lowry. One French veffel has fallen a prey to these desperadoes. Admiral Cornwallis, in the Minerva, was expected on the Bombay coafts, when little doubt was entertained that his exertions would foon put an end to the hitherto too fuccessful ravages of this lawlefs people. Plymouth, Nov. 11. Lord Lenox, colonels Mercer, Davis, and Campbell, with feveral others, have been this day furveying the batteries and citadel at this place, in which, it is understood; feveral alterations will fhortly take place, and each will be put in the best possible fate of defence. Whitehall, Nov. 12. By a difpatch from the earl of Yarmouth, dated the 28th of October, it appears that on the 25th of that month the right wing of the enemy was completely routed, with the lofs of fourteen cannon, a great quantity of military flores, two howitzers,' all the camp equipage, and an important pofition at Wanzenau, of which general Wurmier immediately took pof- . feffion: that the Auftrians were attacked on every fide on the 27th, but that the enemy was compelled to retreat : and that the lofs of the latter on the two days was computed at 3000 killed, wounded and taken. Portsmouth, Nov. 15. Laft night a very hot prefs took place at this port and its neighbourhood, by which means a number of prime feamen were procured for the fervice. vice-admiral lord Hood and bragadierWhitehall, Nov. 15. By letters from general lord Mulgrave to Mr. fecretary Dundas, dated Toulon, the 24th and 27th of laft month, brought by capt. Cook of the royal navy, it appears, that lieutenant-general O'Hara, appointed by his majefty governor of that garrifon and its dependencies, had arrived on the laft mentioned day from Gibraltar. It also appears, that the first battalion of of the Royals, the 18th regiment, and', a battalion of the royal artillery, had arrived at Toulon with general O'Hara; and that no event of confequence had occurred. Thit the enemy continued to work at fome diftance from Toulon, but that they had not opened any new batteries, excepting a' fmall one of two eight-pounders and a mortar above Fort Pomet; which, it was expected, could be filenced by fome heavy guns which were to be brought against it. That intelligence had been received of the capture of Lyons, from which it was expected that the enemy would receive confiderable reinforcements. 21. Difpatches were received at the fecretary of tate's office from Newfoundland, which are dated the 8th inftant: they contain an account of the arrival of 60 fail of fhips from London, Poole, Dartmouth, and Waterford; and likewife that upwards of 100 fail of merchant ships had failed from that place, full of th, for foreigh markets; x Spanish frigates were cruizing on the banks against the French, and had fallen in with the flect bound to Quebec the beginning of this month, all well. 22. A great part of the troops that were ordered to the Weft-Indies, under Sir C. Grey, are to proceed immediately for St. Maloes, in the vicinity of of which place a great number of royalifts are affembled, and who are determined to throw off the yoke of their prefent barbarous rulers. Leaves, Nov, 23. Laft Friday about eleven at night, all the brafs ordinance at Brighton, with a large quantity of itores and ammunition, were removed from that place, under a proper escort, for Portsmouth; it is fuppofed to be employed in the expedition against St. Maloes. For this fervice 54 horfes were preffed in the town and neighbourhood of Brighton. The beginning of laft week, we had in our levels, a prodigious quantity of wild fowl. So great and fudden a migration of the web-footed tribe had not before been witneffed here for many years paft, and it is now confidered by fome as an indication of approacing hard weather. Whiteball, Nov. 23. This morning lord George Cunway arrived here with 2 a dispatch from the earl of Yarmoutin dated Fort Louis, November 15, 179th mentioning that the siege of that pla had been commenced by general War P fer on the Ioth inftant, and that t 1 garrifon had furrrendered themfelv p prifoners of war, to the amount of for thousand men, on the 14th. One hun dred and twelve pieces of artillery c different fizes, fifteen caifons, and great number of live ftock, are alfo in the poffeffion of the Auftrians. The lofs on the part of the latter confited in 24 men killed, and about 30 wounded. Two new capital fhips of the line are ordered to be laid down immediately in the king's yards at Plymouth and Woelwich, from whence the Cæfar of 80 guns, and Minotaur of 74 guns, were launched a few days ago. 25 Dispatches were received from the duke of York's army. Nothing interefting had occurred. Lord Hood has fent home lately a complete draft and survey of the Deck yard at Toulon, among which are f tions of those flips on which the French men of war are conftructed, and hitherto secret to all the naval powers of Enrope. Three gun-boats which have emyly ed much time and attention in fitting out at Woolwich, took their departure for the Nore; they contain carrondes, 68 pounders, and are fuppofed to be intended to aflift in covering the hnd ing of the British troops on the coal of France. Cork, Nov. 25. Yesterday failed the Irrefiftible, of 74 guns, the Winchelfe and Ceres frigates, having under covoy a large fleet of tranfports with the 12th regiment of light dragoons, the 39th, 438, 56th, 64th, and 70th regi ment of infantry, and the flank compa nies and drafts from fourteen regiment now on this eftablishment. The fleet was clear of the harbour half paft one fleering to the weftwork with a fleady breeze at eaft, and hy very close to the wind. It is fuppoft this armament will be joined by the for ces under fir Charles Grey, confifting of the 3d. 19th, 27th, 28th, 42d, 54th 57th, 58th, and 59th regiments, and proceed together on fome grand expe, dition. t Ply Births and Marriages. Dec. This morning certain as received here from Mo. 4 miles east of this port) of of his majefty's cutter the hat place. She came out of reay morning bound to this e weather being very thick day, the pilot mistook Bigor the entrance of Plymouth fake exactly fimilar to that millies fome years fince), and ot too near the shore before as difcovered. 'clock P. M. two anchors , but the wind blew a hurrithey brought home; a few ter the ftruck on the rocks, ed there till ten o'clock, when was cut away, on which, and ats, about 60 perfons got on t lieutenant Pulliblank, her er, and five other officers, reuit the veffel, and unfortunated in her, as she went to pieces o'clock. man who was on board, and the day before been delivered boy, was faved with her infant atter's maft. alty-office. Dec. 17. 1793. Capley, of his majefty's fhip Bellein his letter to Mr. Stephens, me 28th of November, mentions, e hips under his command had, preceding day, captured near the national covette La Blonde, ng 28 guns, manned with 210 nd commanded by citizen Gueria. T Edward Pellew, Captain of his y's fhip La Nymphe, in his letter 3d inftant, gives an account of wing, in company with the Circe, on the 30th ult. between Breft Jhant, the national loop of war iegle, pierced for 16 guns, manith 100 men, and commanded by C. Pierre Biller, enseign de Vaisseau. BIRTHS. v. 15. The dutchess of Dorfet, of a and heir. The lady of Bernard Smythe, of Carefq. of a fon. 7. The lady of James Lee, of Wey- 8. The lady of Tancred White, of 671 85. The lady of Thomas Wright of Lymington, efq. of a fon. The lady of Henry Smith,of Bramber, The Lady of Richard Clarke, of MARRIAGES. efg. Nov. 18. Glynn Wynn, of Edward Twopenny, of Rochester, efq. The rev. Mr. Temple Chevalier, of Gillingham, Kent, to mifs Edgecombe, of Chatham. 20. Samual Sneyd, of Arlington- ftreet, efq. to mifs Manners, daughter of lieutenant general Manners. The earl of Oxford, to mifs Scott, daughter of the rev. Dr. Scott, of Itchen. Francis Alftone, of Northampton, efq. to mifs Abbot of the fame place. Charles Mordaunt, efq. eldeft fon of fir John Mordaunt, bart. to mifs Louifa, Chester. Robert Fielden, of Rollefton, Staffordshire, efq. to mifs Moffey, eldeft daughter of fir John Parker Mofley, of Rollefton, bart. William Charnock Shepherd, of Feverfham, Kent, efq. to mifs Bonham, daughter of Samuel Bonham, of Great Warley place, Effex, efq. The duke of Manchester, to the Right hon. lady S. Gordon, third daughter of the duke of Gordon. Capt. Ricketts, of the Royal Navy, to the Right hon. Lady Elizabeth Lambert, fifler to the earl of Cavan, Peter Vere, of Knightsbridge, efq, to miss Elizabeth Egginton, daughter of the late John Egginton, of Nottingham, efq. Nov. 30. John Clarke, of Winchefter, efq. to mifs, Sarah Winter, of the fame place. The rev Peter Hinde, of Eton, to John Smith, of George Street, Man- Det |