that, nevertheless, he would make the tryal; and this advice of his intention was conveyed in a letter from Cundapore, dated the 19th of January, and received here the 8th of February.

The General's reprefentation of the danger of the enterprife, and fatal confequences of a failure, was expreffed fo forcibly, that we did not think it proper, after an opinion given in fuch trong terms by the officer who was to execute the fervice, to perfift in exacting a compliance with our above-mentioned orders; and we, therefore, though with reluctance, defpatched difcretionary orders to the General to defer the attempt, at the fame time recommending to him to give ue weight in the fcale to the advantages Heider's death would afford him, which, in our opinion, more than counterbalanced the objections which might in itrict prudence be urged against the attempt.

The fervice, however, had been performed before the difpatch of our orders; and on the 14th of February the President received advice, in a note from Captain Torriano, commandant at Onore, of our army having forced the Gauts, and gained poffeflion of the city of Bednure. Advice of this important event was thortly after communicated to you by the Prefident.

Subfequent reports, and intelligence collected from private letters, made us very impatient to receive a relation of his fuccefs from the General himfelf, as we foon understood that a treaty of a particular nature had been concluded with Hyat Saib, the governor of Bednure under Heider Ali, and that he was continued in the government of that eity, with an authority little infeFior to what he held before we had become masters of the place.

On the 26th of February Colonels Macleod and Humberstone, and Major Shaw, the principal officers of his Majesty's troops, arrived here from the army, which they left fome days after the furrender of Bednure; but we had till no letters from Brigadier-General Matthews. These gentlemen, on their arrival, each gave in memorials, ftating their reafons for quitting the

army.

Mangalore furrendered by capitulation the 9th of March, after a practicable breach had been nearly effected. Carwar, and other forts in the Soundah country, had been likewife reduced by a feparate detachment under Captain Carpenter; and fome forts inland, a confiderable dittance to the Eastward of Bednure, by other detachments.

In the letter from the General above-mentioned, dated the 4th of March, he taxes the whole army in terms the most severe and unqua lified, but altogether general and indifcriminate, with offences of the highest criminality. He says, that, after the furrender of Bednure, the flame of difcontent broke out amongit the of ficers, which rapidly fpread from thofe in the immediate fervice of his Majefty to the Honourable Company's fervants, and that this flame being blown up by a few zealots for plunder and booty, he was apt to think, was one cause of depriving him at that critical time of the fervice of Lieutenant-Colonels Macleod and Humberstone. He mentioned, in very concife terms, fome points of difference betwixt himself and Colonel Macleod, refpecting a claim of rank, and the mode LOND. MAG. Dec. 1783.

of fupplying his Majesty's troops. That the agents for the captors had been loud in their reprefentations of the fuppofed right of the army, and they and the officers had done every thing that was disrespectful and injurious to him; which circumstances, fo contrary to good order and difcipline, could not fail to increase the fpirit for plunder in the foldiery, who, encouraged by the practice of their othicers, were become loofe and unfeeling as the most licentious ireebooters.

The General further faid, he fuppofed Colonel Macleod would deliver the papers on the fubject of thefe difputes, and called upon us to take measures to prevent fuch dangerous proceedings: that the troops in Bednure were almost in a state of mutiny; the enemy collecting a force within thirty miles; the profpect of re-fettling the city every moment more diftant, owing to the dejection of the Jemautdar Hyat Saib, who, trom the illiberal and indecent expreffions of the officers, was filled with apprehenfions that made him utterly defpond, and rendered him incapable of any exertion.

Such was the accufation against the army, and fuch the materials afforded by the General, as grounds upon which government were to take their meatures in fo delicate and critical an emergency. Colonel Macleod had not delivered the papers, as fuppofed by the General; he had only on his arrival, as mentioned in a former paragraph, given in a memorial, afligning his reafons for quitting the army, and itating, with candour and moderation, the circumitances of his own rank and fervices, and the complaints of his Majefty's troops, which had rendered it impoffible for him to continue to ferve under the command of Brigadier-General Mathews. Thefe circumstances, as well as our refolutions in confequence, will be communicated by a future conveyance, only deeming it material to mention at prefent, that being of opinion the fervices of an officer of Colonel Macleod's ability and experience were abfolutely requifite at fo critical a period, we had made a request to him on the 7th of March, to continue to ferve on this coaft until we could receive the determination of the Governour-General and Council, or General Coote, regarding his cafe; giving him affurances, that we would endeavour, in the mean time, to place him on a footing that might be fatisfactory, in any practicable manner he could point out.

Colonel Macleod showed a readinefs in complying with our request that entitled him to every mark of attention from the company. He recalled to our attention his difficulties in ferving with General Matthews; ftill, however, offering to ferve wherever and in whatever fhape we might command; but, in order to avoid all difputes relating to King's and Company's troops, and to enable him to ferve with more efficacy, he suggested the neceffity of our beftowing Company's rank upon him.

In confequence of the General's reference, we called upon Colonel Macleod, the 18th of March, for the papers alluded to, who in return demanded from our juftice an extract of the General's letter, in which thofe difputes on his conduct were mentioned.

Colonel Macleod being furnished with the defired extract, delivered the papers required, ac4 C companied

companied with a letter from himself, in vindication of his own character, and of the other officers involved in one general accufation.Thefe papers are of too great a length to be fent by an overland despatch; but they contain imputations against the General of a very serious nature, and fupported by ftrong teftimony.

Our want of information from Gen. Matthews laid us under a neceflity of applying to Colonel Macleod to furnish us with a detail of the operations of the army, from their leaving Cundapore to the furrender of Bednure, and any information he could afford refpecting the nature of the treaty with Hyat Saib, and the proceedings in confequence.

Colonel Macleod, in confequence, fent in the journals kept by himfelf and Col. Humberstone, and gave us all the information in his power relative to the furrender of Bednure and the treaty with Hyat Saib. When the refpective details of thefe gentlemen and General Matthews of the fame event shall come before you, you will doubt lefs make due comparison.

We are informed that the General, notwithstanding the capitulation, immediately on getting pofletion of Bednure, contined Hyat Saib a clote prifoner, and that many bad confequences refulted from the alarm and impreflion given by this proceeding. That very great treasures were tound in the Durbar, amounting to fourteen lacks and upwards, befides much other treasure and jewels not expofed, which were at first publickly thown to the officers by the General, and declared to be the property of the army. That the breach between the General and Hyat Saib was foon after made up; and, in a few days, the army were attonished to hear that Hyat Saib had claimed all this money, which evidently belonged to the government of the country, as his private property, and that the General had restored it to him on that plea. Col. Macleod had been detached at this time, but this tranfaction reviving a difcontent and fufpicion occafioned by a former affair at Onore, fome of the other principal officers were carried to Hyat Saib by the General, who prevailed upon him to make a donation to the army ot half a lack of pagodas.

We took the General's conduct, and the state of the army, under sonfideration, on the 27th of March, and now tranimit a copy of our proceedings on this very difficult and difagreeable occafion.

Feeling the ftrongest conviction that the fervice could not proper in his hands, we thought it our indifpenfable duty not to continue him any longer in cominand of the army in the Bednure Country; and we accordingly came to a refolution to remove him therefrom, and to fufpend him from the Hon. Company's fervice, until he Can clear up the feveral charges against him.

We appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Macleod, of his Majesty's terces, the officer tint in rank upon this coat, and who had diftinguithed himself by the defeat of Tippoo Saib at Panany, to fucceed General Matthews in the command of the army in the Bednore country, and we alfo dedised Lieutenant-Colonel Humbertone and Major Shaw to rejoin the army.

We had fome days before, on the 17th of March, received advice from Mr. D. Anderfon,

in a letter dated the 20th of February, of th Mahratta Treaty having arrived from Poonah.

The peace had been duely proclaimed at Ba bay, and every neceifary step taken on our pr for the performance of the treaty. The Rag had failed the 5th of April with Colonels Ma leod and Humberstone, Major Shaw, and ot officers, to join the army, Lieut. Pruen, de commander of the veffel, having been prenad apprized of the peace, and furnished with the fame orders as had been circulated to all the m rine, not to commit hostilities against the Marattas; when on the 18th of April we waz alarmed by an account given by a Lafcar, who had efcaped, that the Ranger had been attacked on the 8th, three days after leaving Bombay, by the Mahratta fleet, and, after a most defperne refiftance of near five hours, was obliged to fubmit to fuperior force, and, with the whole con voy of boats, had been carried into Gheriah.

We were under great anxiety and uncertainty, for a confiderable time, regarding the fate of Col. Macleod and the other officers, which was not entirely removed till the 23d of May, when the prefident received a letter from him, "dated at Gheriah the 5th of that month. In this lear the colonel mentions he had made feveral un fuccefsful attempts to convey advice of his mism tune, and then relates fome circumstances of the engagement, referring for a more particular a count to Lieut. Pruen. The account Colod Macleod gives is―That, on the morning of the 8th of April, they found themfelves near the Mahratta fleet belonging to Gheriah, which, without fpeaking or ceremony, attacked the Ranger with great fury. Lieut. Pruen fough his vetiel with the greatest courage. Their de fence was defperate, and ceafed not till they were almost all killed or wounded. Major Show was fhot dead; Col. Humberstone was that through the lungs; Lieut. Stuart, of the 100th regiment, was almoft cut to pieces on boarding; Lieut. John Taylor, of the Bombay troops, was fhot through the body; Lieutenant Seton, of the Bombay Artillery, and Lieutenant Pruen, com mander of the vessel, were wounded with fwores on boarding. In the beginning of the action Colonel Macleod received two wounds in his lett hand and shoulder; and, a little before it was over, a musket-balf paled through his body.a which pierced his lungs and fpleen. Lieutenant Pruen's account likewife proves that the Mahrattas began the attack, and that he received a num. ber of that before he returned a gun. Their force confitted of two large thips, a ketch, and eight gallivats, with which the Ranger, carrying only twelve guns, twelve-pounders, sustained a clofe engagement of four hours and a half; and for the last hour the two thips and the ketch were lashed along fide of the Ranger, in which fituation the engagement was continued with mufquetry only; and the brave defence of the officers and crew prevented the enemy from entering the vellel, till, from the number of killed and wounded, and most of the mufquets being rendered unferviceable, the fire of the Ranger was fo much reduced, that the comma des was under a neceflity of striking; and the infant the colours were down the enemy ruthed on board, and cruelly cut and wounded several of the

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The Ranger, with Colonel Macleod and the other furviving officers, arrived here the 29th of May, having been releafed from Gheriah the 27th, in too difabled and defpóiled a condition to make her way to the fouthward.

Our laft letter from Mr. Anderfon is dated the 19th of May, upon receipt of the intciligence of the capture of the Ranger, which he immediately communicated to Mhajee Scindia, and required him, in ftrong terms, to give fome explanation with regard to this outrage, and the ineafures which he intended to purfue in vindication of his own honour, which was thus brought into question. Scindia declared that none of his late letters from the minifter gave him the leaft reafon to apprehend any finifter intentions of the Mahratta government, and he affured Mr. Anderson, that he had written in ftrong terms to the minister, to punish with death the perion who committed this act of hoftility, and to make full reftitution of the stores and effects aken; that if they complied with thefe requifitions, he would undertake to reconcile the English government; but if they retufed, they mutt take the confequences: that for his part, fince to eno mous an outrage had been committed after the conclufion of the treaty, he must confule and adopt the inclinations of the Eglish.

So far from punishing the officer who committed the act of hostility, we are affured by Colonel Macleod, that he received from the minitter public marks of approbation, and honorary rewards for his conduct. Colonel Macleod was invited to the ceremony held upon this occation, and fome of the officers were actually prefent when the Subedar exhibited in public Durbar, according to the cuftom of the country, the honorary ornaments which had been fent to him from Poonah.

By this time, matters to the fouthward had taken a very unfavourable turn:-the latter end of April we received advice from the Select Committee at Madrals, in a letter dated the 12th f March, that Tippoo had fent the greateft part of his army out of the Carnatic, through the Changamah Pafs, and that they concluded he himfelf would foon follow, in order to use his utmost efforts to recover his valuable polletions in the Bednure country.

General Matthews fent repeate l advice of the enemy's approach in force, and requifitions for re-enforcement. Under the 20th of March he writes from Mangalore, of a body of 50,000 men, with 25 pieces of cannon, being to the cutward of Bednure, and that he should get off

for that place next day, when he faid he may poflibly collect 1200 lepoys, and 400 Europeans. with five pieces of cannon, to meet the enemy in the field. His next letter is dated the 27th, at Cundapore, in which he repeats his intelligence and requests for a re-enforcement, without which, he obferves, it will be next to a miracle if he can preferve his footing. He then mentions, as a certainty, that a very large force was arrived within 35 miles of Bednure. His next letter, and the latt we have received from him, was dated the 1st of April, at Bednure, and advised, that Tippoo Saib, with 1000 French, 12,000 horfe, and as many infantry, with a few guns, were arrived within 45 miles, and purpofed pushing on without delay. We foon after received an account from Captain Matthews, the General's brother, dated at Cundapore, of a fmart action having happened, in which the Company's troops gained confiderable advantage. This account was not diftinct, and only collected from the country people.

Our next accounts informed us of the lofs of the two ports the General had established at the Gauts, by which the communication between Bednure and the Sea coaft was cut off The principal polt, which had been reprefented as very strong, appears to have been loit after a very light defenfe, by the misconduct of the officer in command. The fugitives who escaped from the Gauts communicated fuch diforder and panick to the garriton at Cundapore, that little elfe but an efcape was thought of, in attempting which, numbers of men and hories were drowned. Large magazines of ftores and provifions, which were depofited at Cundapore, were immediately fet fire to in the confufion, and

large field of artillery difabled or left to the enemy, who, it is to be obferved, had not even made their appearance when this thameful flight and destruction of a pott, faid to be tenable, took place. A part of the garrifon efcaped to Onore, which is under the command of Capt. Torriano, who, by his refolute and prudent conduct, prevented the panick from infecting his garriton, and made an effort to recover the poft at Cundapore, in which he did not fucceed.

Thefe accounts were foon followed by others ftill more unfavourable, of the lofs of Bednure, and that part of the army which was above the Gauts under the command of General Matthews in perton. The moit authentick information we have received of this difatter is from Major Campbell at Mangalore, and the particulars given by him are as follow: The 12th of May, the Intrepid had hardly failed, when a Sepoy arrived from Bednure, with the distretling accounts of the General, after fix days employed in fettling articles of capitulation, having marched out of the fort the 3d current, with his whole garrifon, with all the honours of war, in expectation of being allowed in the fame manner to come here; but, as naturally might be expected from an enemy by whom faith is fo feldom kept, the brave but unfortunate garrifon was no fooner got out of the gates, than they were furrounded by both horfe and foot, and forced to lay down their arms, and are now detained prifoners. The melancholy account is again confirmed by another perfon, a Sepoy, who 4 C 2

was alfo in Bednure fort when it was given up. He corroborates every part refpecting it; both Sepoys agree that there was a confiderable quantity of water and provifions in the fort."

Under the 19th of May, Major Campbell writes" I have nothing further to add to my laft defpatches than a painful confirmation of the furrender of Bednure, the caufe unknown, but the confequence is, that Tippoo Saib is now encamped with his whole army in our front, his rear is just arrived, fp that I expect an attack to-morrow morning. A Madras foldier has come in to us, and fays the number of French Tippoo has with him does not exceed 300; the reft of his army not lefs than 100,000 fighting

men."

The force General Matthews had with him at Bednure, and the poits above the Gauts, confifted of detachments of the 98th and 102d regiments, and of the 100th regiment of his Majefty's troops, the greater part of the Bombay intantry, originally 300 rank and file, the 2d grenadier battalion of Sepoys, and the 3d, 5th, 11th, and 15th battalions, except fome detachments from them, and the Bombay Europeans, which were at Onore and other forts. According to Colonel Macleod's computation, for we have no returns to guide us, our lofs in this unhappy affair amounts to about 600 Europeans, and about 1600 Sepoys. We before mentioned the force the general fuppofed he should be able to collect.

It was fome relict to us in this misfortune, and gave us confidence and hopes of retrieving it, that just at this time we received advice, by the way of Bullora, of the preliminaries of a general peace having been figned at Paris the 20th of January.

There is still a very refpectable force remaining at Carwar, Onore, and Mangalore. We are apprehenfive for the fafety of Onore, in cafe it thould be vigorously attacked, but truft the troops at Carwar and Mangalore will be pieferved. At Carwar, and the poits dependent, there is one battalion of fepoys; and at Mangalore the 42d regiment, and fome fmall detachments from other regiments, and Company's troops, amounting altogether to about 400 men, befides artillery, and upwards of four battalions of Sepoys, giving, on a return dated the 8th of May, near 3000 men. There is alfo a fufficient stock of provifions, and a number of able officers in the place, which is under the command of Major Campbell; and we have trong hopes that the ftrength of the garrifon, and the approach of the monioon will bathe the attempts of the enemy.

This force will prove a good foundation for a new army; and we truft, notwithstanding our late lofs, we shall be able, with proper allit ance of money, and a body of European infanny, to renew and continue a powertul diverfion on this coaft (Malabar) against the domi nions of Tippoo Saib. The peace in Europe, and with the Mahrattas, will now enable this prefidency, without danger, to furnish a strong body of fepoys, and a respectable detachment of artillery, in addition to thofe now to the fouthward.

Let you should not have received advice of the early return of the French fleet to the other

coaft, and an account of their proceeding, t think it right to infert a paper tranfmitted ma by the Select Committee at Madras, with ther letter of the 12th of March, being inteliger given by Capt. Light, whofe vessel had been made a prize of by M. Suffrein.

"The French fleet, confifting of 11fd the line, and the La Fine and Bellona irigan, left Acheen the 20th of December; the Han and Bellona were fent to cruife off the Brads The 6th of January the fleet arrived at Ganji; the roth ditto the Coventry was taken; she had fpoken with the Blandford that morning, w informed Capt. Wolelley that in the night he d engaged a privateer. The Coventry feeing a p at anchor in Ganjam Roads, fuppofed it to be the privateer; and ran clole in before the difcovered the rest of the fleet. On the 11th, the Blandt was taken by the Coventry. On the 18th, the Blake was taken by the Coventry. On the 20th and 21ft, three finall vellels in ballaft were takm and funk,"

We have not heard of any material captures made by the French fleet, except the Coventy and Blandford.

We have the pleasure to acquaint you thr the fleet under Vice-Admiral Hughes arrived a Madras the 13th of April. The Admiral nothing of the French fleet in his paffage, at it feems doubtful whether they were to the northward or the fouthward. The Briftol and her convoy arrived the 17th of April, and foon the Company's thip Duke of Athol had the s fortune to blow up, by which a number of ins were loft. The Fairford was destroyed by in this harbour on the 5th curt, as you wal be advised by the board. The grand army 4 inarched to the fouthward, upon an expedite against Cuddalore.-The heet was at Madras the 30th of April, and, we understand, was foon ta proceed to the fouthward, to co-operate with the army against Cuddalore.

We are much concerned to acquaint you, that we have private advice, that Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote died at Madras the 26th of Apri the day after his arrival from Bengal in the Rifo lution country fhip.

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Hutchinfon to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, &c. Gentlemen,

THE Hon. the Prefident of Bombay having directed the commandant of the Viper cutter, proceeding with deipatches for Butlord, to touch here for intelligence, I embrace the opportunity of acquainting you with the most recent occur. rences in the Carnatick, which have come to my knowledge.

Gen. Stuart, with a powerful army, was before Cuddalore, when information was received c1 4 treaty of peace having been concluded at Loadon the 9th of February between the belligerent powers, in confequence of which a ceilation of hoftilities immediately took place. It is imagired the garrifon muft have thordly fubmitted, as we had fucceeded in the attack on their lines, and had carryed their redoubts. In effecting this fervice a very heavy lofs was fuftained on the part of the British forces, computed at 616 Eurepeans, and 356 Sepoys, killed, wound.d, and milling. This happened on the 13th alt. Oa

the

the 25th, the enemy made a fally from the fort, and advanced clofe up to our works, commencing and fupporting the affault with great spirit and intrepidity, but they were repulfed, with the lofs of about 200 Europeans, and their Colonel D'Aquitaine taken prifoner.

On or about the 20th ult. there was an engagement between the British and French fleets near Pondicherry, but I do not learn any decifive blow was ftruck by either fide. Monf. Suffrein returned to Cuddalore, and Sir Edward Hughes is fuppofed to have stood on towards Madras, as it was reported he was in want of water, and his people were very fickly.

The fouthern army acting in the Carnatick, under the command of Col. Lang, had made an irruption into the Coimbature country, fubduing Carnor and Dindegul, when the Colonel was recalled to join the grand army before Cuddalore, and Col. Fullarton inverted with the command, who with great fpirit and activity had pulled on to Darampore, which fell to him the 1ft ult. He was then within fix days march only of Paliagacheri, towards which place his further progrefs was totally barred, by an order from Gen. Stuart, to move back to Cuddalore. He is now on his return again to the Coimbature country, itrongly

re-enforced.

A detachment of 300 Europeans, together with a fupply of powder and provifions, are fent from Madras to Mangalore in his Majesty's fhips Bristol and is. A further re-enforcement is destined for the fame part, with an intention of enabling Col. Campbell to take the field, in cafe it should be expedient.

No accounts are yet received of the expected fleet, which was to have left England in January laft.

I have the honour to be, with the greatest refpect, Gentlemen,

Your faithful and obedient humble servant,
JOHN HUTCHINSON.

Anjengo, 19th July, 1783.

BIRTH S.

Conftantinople, OFF. 24.

NE of the Sultanas, of a prince, who was named Sultan Murad.

ONE

Nov. 26. Lady of Edmund Reynolds, Efq. of Milford, Hants, a fon.-27. Lady of Thomas Hammertley, Efq. of Pall-Mall, banker, a daughter.-Dec. 8. Hon. Mrs. Fane, of Bernersftreet, a fon.-9. Lady of William Middleton, Efq. of Stockfield, Yorkshire, two fons.-17. Lady of Governor Penn, a fon.-18. Lady of John Betterworth, Efq. of Carhair, Cornwall, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

Nov.Tdent of Christ-Church, Oxford, to

'HE Rev. George Henry Glaffe, ftu

Mifs Fletcher, eldest daughter of Thomas Fletcher, Eig. of Great_Ealing.—27. Will. Witham, of Grays-Inn, Efq. to Mifs Langdale, eldest daughter of Thomas Langdale, of Hampftead, Efq.-30. Thomas Watton, M. D. of Chrit-Church, Surrey, to Mils Valle, of the Haymarket.-Dec. 1. Samuel Sloper, Efq. to Mils Richardfon, daughter of the Rev. Mr.

Richardfon, of Camberwell, Surrey.-2. The Rev. Morton Rockcliff, of Woodford, in Effex, to Mifs Bennet, eldest daughter of Thomas Leigh Bennet, Efq. of Thorpe-Place, in Surrey.-3. Mifs St. Barbe, of Lymington, Hants, to the Rev. Mr. Browning, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. William Billingham, Efq. to Mifs Fanny Cholmondeley, youngest daughter of the Hon. Robert Cholmondeley.-Jonathan Loring, Efq. of Walworth, to Mifs Gillmore.---6. At St. Margaret's church, Westminster, Mr. Thomas, of James-ftreet, Buckingham-gate, to Mifs Hind, of the fame place.-9. William Strode, Eiq. of Upper Brook-street, to Mrs. Leonard, of Bruton-street, Berkley-fquare. Samuel Newnham, Efq. late a banker of Briftol to Mrs. Mugleworth, relict of the late Henry Mugleworth, Efq of Charlton-house.Charles Coles, Eiq. of Ditcham-Grove, Hants, to Mifs Barwell, of Hertford-treet, fifter to Richard Barwell, Efq. of Stansted, in Suffex.John Haynes Harriton, Efq. of Copford-Hall, Effex, to Mifs Fitke, of Bury, in Suffolk, daughter and fole heitefs of the late Rev. John Fitke, of Thorpe, in the fame county.John Thomas Atkyns, Etq. of Newington, to Mifs Atkyns, of Downing-street, Westminster. -15. Edmund Lacon, Elq. of Yarmouth, to Mils Mortlock, filter of John Mortlock, Efq. receiver-general for the county of Cambridge. 16. Thomas B. Parkyns, Elq. one of the equerries to the Duke of Cumberland, to Mifs James, daughter of Sir William James, Bart.-17. Alexander Adair, Efq. of Flixton-Hall, in the county of Suffolk, to Mifs Lydia Thomas, daughter of the late Sir William Thomas, Bart. of Yapton-Piace, in the county of Suitex.-20. Anthony Ayre, Efq.. eldest fon of Anthony Ayre, Eiq. o Grove, in Nottinghamshire, to Mits Frances Wilbraham Bootle, third daughter of Richard Wilbraham Bootle, Efq.-Daniel Francis Houghton, Efq. fort-major of the garrifon of Goree, in Africa, to Mifs Philippa Evelyn, daughter of the late Charles Evelyn, Efq. of Totnefs, in Devonshire.

-ca. 24.

THE

DEATHS.

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HE reigning Prince of Solms, Ferdinand William Erneft, in the 68th year of his age.-27. At Maifons, in the neighbourhood of Paris, the Right Hon. Lady Caryll, lady of Lord Caryll.-28. Lynnell Lea, Efq. many years lieut. col. of 2d reg. of militia of the Tower hamlets.-29. Lady St. Clair, wife of Col. Temple.-At. Bath, Mrs. Mary Raleigh, only furviving defcendant, in a direct line, from Sir Walter Raleigh.-30. In his 90th year, Thomas Bucknall, Efq. many years mafter builder in Portsmouth and Plymouth docks.-31. At Bath, the Right Hon. John Spenfer, Earl Spenter, Vifc. Althorpe, high fteward of St. Albans, and prefident of the British Lying-in Hofpital. His lordship was born Dec. 18, 1734, and on Dec. 27, 1755, married Georgiana, eldest daughter of the late Right Hon. Stephen Poyntz, and by her ladyship had iffue George John Vifc. Althorpe, to whom the title and eftate devolve, born Sept. 1, 1758; Lady Georgiana, born June 7, 1757, married to the Duke of DevonThire; Lady Henrietta Frances, born July 16,