And playful boys, intent on wanton fpoil, turns, And drinks up ali the Naled's watry urns: Famd Lifnegarvy, with his partial wave, Or the more precious charge, the lovely fair, T HISTOR ICAL HERE is now living, in the workhoufe at Camberwell in Surry, a woman named Jones, aged 125 y ars, who remembered her being at fervice when King Charles the Second was crowned in 1660, and at this time enjoys her perfe& fenfes : And, what is fuil as obfervable, that the nurfe who attends her is aged 101; and the tendereft care imaginable is taken by the Governors and Mailers of that charity to preferve the lives of two fuch remarkable perfons. 13. On Saturday morning his excellency Count de Guines arrived at his houfe in Great George-Street from France. immediately on his arrival, was vifited by all His excellency the foreiga minifters, the fecretaries of flate, and a great number of the nobility. July, Lambeg, endearing village, him receives. A goodly fight detains the wond'ring eyes; Thus flowing paft the fhades of Ballydrain, C H NICL E. Sir W, The fame night Aldermen Rawlinfon and Thomas declined the Poll. ton, Lord Percy made a fpeech to his corps, On the retreat of the troops from Lexing who entertained but an indifferent opinion of to encourage them. A young Lieutenant, his Lordship's cloquence, could not forbear fmiling. This was obferved by his Colonel, who went up and ftruck him feverely with his of the articles of war, that a challenge would cane. The Lieutenant knowing the feverity be immediately punished with death, feemed indignity he had fuffered to many of his bro to take no further notice, but reprefented the ther officers, upon which a meeting of the mined to addrefs General Gage, and infist that fubalterns was called, and it was there deterthe Colonel fhould be broke, or that in cafe of refufal, they would throw up their commissi, ons. The refult of this affair isnot yet known, He 19.] Mr. Bates of the Cock and Crown, in Little Britain, gave a coat to be mended; but prefently recollecting that there was a bag containing a 20!. and three yol. bank notes in the fide pocket, he went to the taylor's, who des nied having found any fuch notes. July 1. Yesterday, Capt. David Roche-was Mr. Bates haftened to the Bank, and gave in- of murdering Capt. John Ferguson, at the On this brought to town, being charged on fufpicion formation of the affair,, defcribing the perfon Cape of Good Hope, on the 4th of Sept. of the taylor very exactly. In about a quarter 1773. He was taken on Wednefday last on of an hour a perfon anfwering the defcription board the Thames Eaft-Indiaman, which had Came to the Bank and changed a 10l, note. just arrived in the Downs from Bombay. This circumstance being made known to Mr. Bates, he offered to let the taylor keep the Fielding, and the other magiftrates, at Bow-, was twice examined yesterday before Sir John ten pounds if he would return the other forty; ftreet. The only evidence against him was which he refused to do, infiiting that he had John Wordie, iate chief mate of the Vanfit not found any notes. On this he was apprehended, and on Tuesday carried before the fit he was the identical David Roche, charged tart Indiaman, Capt. Young, who declared ting Alderman, when three of the clerks of with the abovementioned, the particulars of the Bank fwore to his perfon, and it alfo ap--which he could only relate from hearsay. Wor peared that he had endorsed the note with the ftitious name of Brown, at Weftminster; on which he was committed to the Compter, 22.] Lord Stormont's St. Andrew's Crof, fet round with diamonds, and appended to his ribbon of the order of the Thiftle, was cut from it at Court by fome tharper, who made off with it undiscovered. It is of feveral hun dred pounds value. This day at twelve the Poll for Sheriffs of this City and County flood as follows; Ald, he die produced a letter from Capt. Young after the accident happened, directing him (the had killed Ferguson, but leave him to public mate) not to adinit Roche on board, as juftice on thore. that in the course of the voyage be was irriCapt, Roche, in answer to this, declared, tated beyond human forbearance, by a faction in the army, were continually feeling the pulse of the Scotchmen, who envying his fituation of his courage, and reprefented him as a bully and and a coward before they got to the Cape; that Ferguson had been more particular than the reft in ftigmatifing him in this manner; that he ftruck him with his cane, and broke his (Roche's) arm, before he had received the mortal wound; that he immediately furrendered himself to the officers of juftice, and was tried on the 4th of Sept. 1773, before the Fifcal, at the Cape, and honourably acquitted, To corroborate this affertion, Capt. Roche produced a number of depofitions and other documents in the Dutch language, which were examined by a notary prefent, and allow ed to agree with his narration In oppofition to this, Wordie fwore ftrict fearch had been made after the prifoner while the fhip lay at the Cape, which was feveral days after the duel, and that he could not be found. The Magiftrates agreed to cominit him to Tothilfields Bridewell, upor laute made in the 33 of Henry VIII. w hoito continue till the pleasure of the privy conncil, with respect to trying him by a ipecial commifhion, is known. Mr. Chamberlain, folicitor of the treasury, attended in order to profecute Capt. Roche at the fuit of the crown. Capt. Roche, after his trial at the Cape, went on board a French frigate to the island of Mauritius, where he was treated with the utmost hofpitality by the governor, who made him a prefent of one hundred piftoles. He was afterwards fhipwrecked in Huntingdon, off Joanna; he got from thence to Bombay, where he was taken into cuftody; but the council, doubting of the tegality of their proceedings, fent him home in the Thames India man. The law books fcarcely afford a precedent of a nature fimilar to the abovemention ed, There is not at prefent in England any pofitive evidence as to the fact. Capt. Grant (whole affidavit makes ftrongly against Capt. Roche) is in India, and the furgeon who examined the body, in Scotland. Yesterday morning Mr. Juftice Eafton reported to the court of King's Bench, his minutes of the evidence on the trial of Mers. Leigh, Miles, James, Aldus, and Clarke, on the 24th of Feb. laft, the four first of whom were convicted of a confpiracy and riot, and the latter of a riot only, in Covent-Garden theatre on the 18th day of November 1773, with intent to drive Mr. Macklin from the tage. Lord Mansfield obferved on the nature of the offence, called it a national diig ace, and in very fevere terms reprobated the conduct of the parties concerned in it. He faid, in the firft itage of the bufinefs he had urgently advifed the defendants to make Mr. Macklin an adequate compenfation for the great damage he had fuftained; that he then particularly pointed out as an adviseable measure the faving the coils, by putting an end to the matter at once; that the law expences were fwelled to an enor mous fum, which fum the defendants themfelves had given rife to, by their obftinacy and want of prudence.-Some time was fpeat in the court's endeavouring to make an amicable 1 433 adjument of the matter, and a final conclu fion of it. Mr. Colman was propofed as arbiter general, which the defendants unanimously agreed to; but Mr. Colman declined the office; at length Mr. Macklin, after recapitulating his grievances, informed the court, that to shew he was no way revengeful, with which he had been charged, he would be fatisfied with the defendants to pay his law expences, to take night of his daughter's benefit, a fecond hunone hundred pounds worth of tickets on the dred pounds worth on the night of his own benefit, and a third on one of the manager's ferved, was not formed on mentenary views; nights, when he should play; the plan, he obits bafis was to give the defendants popularity, and reftore mutual amity. Lord Mansfied paid Mr. Macklin very high compliments on the honourable complexion and fingular moderation of this propofal; his lordship declared, it did him the higheft credit; that generofity there was no manner of doubt but the public was univerfally admired in this country, and lenity; his lordship added further, that notat large would honour and applaud him for his withstanding his acknowledged abilities as an had that day. The propofal was accepted by actor, he never acted better in his life than he the parties, and the matter was thus ended.During the courfe of the bulinefs Lord Man field took occafion to observe, that the right of hiffing and applauding in a theatre was an unalterable right, but that there was a wide diftinction between expreffing the natural fenfations of the mind as they arofe on what was feen and heard, and executing a pre-concerted defign, not only to his an actor when he was lowed to be excellent, but also to drive him playing a part in which he was univer ally alfrom the theatre, and promote his utter ruin. May, we learn that the fleet lately fitted out By a letter from Cadiz, dated the 8th of by Spain, confifted of above fix hundred fail, reckoning merchantmen, tranports, &c. and that there were, when this letter came away, 135 fail, of which 21 were men of war from 50 to 80 guns, 32 were forty gun fhips, and the reft from 30 to 20 guns each, all waiting for a fair wind at the mouth of the harbour. With this very great armament were 6500 foot and them at Carthagena, Alicant, Malaga, Ferrol, 300 horie, which with the reinforcements to join Malta and other places will make the whole force complete 30,000 men. Their deftination was faid to be for Algiers, but that merits confirmation. Extract of a Letter from New-port, Rhode If- "On Saturday laft, the 27th of May, a part ter, it is but knee deep, and from that to Nod- K kk 2 ton 434 HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. ton, and Mr. Jonathan Jackson at Newbury Port; the flock on Noddle's Ifland was owned by Mr. Williams of Bofton, who hires the island. "About eleven o'clock A. M. between 20 and 30 men belonging to the proprietors of the Cattle, were fent from Chellea to Hogg Ifland, and from thence to Noddle's Iftand, to drive of the stock which was there, but were interrupted by a fchooner and a floop, (difpatched from the fleet in Boston harbour) and about 40 marines, who had been ftationed there to protect the ftock. However they drove off two fine English ftallions, two colts and three cows; burnt a large barn full of falt, hay, and an old farm-houfe. By this time they were fired on by the schooner and floop, and a large number of marines in boats, fent from the feveral fhips of war: upon which they retreated to a ditch on the marsh, and kept themselves undiscovered till they had an opportunity to fire on the marines, when they thot two dead, and wounded two more, one of whom died foon after. They then retreated to Hogg Island, where they were joined by the remainder of their party from Chelfca, and drove off all the flock thereon, viz. between three and four hundred sheep and lambs, fome cows, horfes, &c, "During the driving off the cattle, there were continual firing between the provincials and the fchooner, floor, boats, and marines on the other inland. ་་ Having cleared Hogg Island, the provincials drew up on Chollea Neck, and fent for a reinforcement of 300 men and two pieces of Cannon (four pounders) which arrived about nine o'clock in the evening, foon after which general Putnam went down and healed the fchooner, and told the people, that if they would fubmit, they should have good quarters, which the fchooser returned with two cannon fhot; this was immediately antwered with two cannon from the provincials. Upon this a very heavy fire enfued from both fides, which lafted till eleven at night, at which time the fire from the fchooner cealed, the fire from the shore being fo hot, that her people were obliged to quit her, an take to the boats, a great number, of which had been fent from the ships to their afiftance, and alo a large reinforcement of marines fent to Noddle's Inland with two twelve pounders. "The schooner being thus left drove afhore, about break of day the provincials carried fome hay under her stern, fet fire to it, and burnt her to athes; the loop keeping up a fmall fire upon them. July, leaft twenty killed and fifty wounded. The For Sir Jofeph Mawbey, Bart. 1375 1275 844 Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. William Farmery committed a horrid murder On Thursday morning, the 25th of May, on the body of his mother!-Being in bed till 9 o'clock, his mother gave him fome cross words, and defired him to go to work, on which he got up, and the fent him for a pail of water; upon a stone he had in his pocket, as sharp as as foon as he came back, he whetted a knife fon's room to make his bed, when he instantly a razor. Soon after his mother went into her feized and inhumanly ftabbed her in the neck, in the fame manner a butcher kills a fheep, and thrust his fingers into the wound; after ftairs, when one of the girls in the fchool faid, which he changed his coat and came down 'Lord! Master Willy's hands are all bloody:" hafte. Whereupon he walked out of doors in great April 4.► BIRTH S. TH HE wife of a peruke-maker, is Portland-ftr. Cavendish-fquare, who, with their mother, are likely to live. of two fons and a daughter, The mother is in the 30th year of her marri age, and 54th of her age, and never before had a child.-25. Her Royal Highness the Princefs of Auftria, of a princefs. MARRIAGES. May 16.' Mbell, of Boquhan, in Scot AJOR General Henry Camp land, to Mifs Mary Crawfurd, Jordan hill, Bt.--June 8. The right Hon. Lord eldeft daughter of Sir Hew. Crawfurd, of Algernoon Percy, fecond fon to the Duke of Northumberland, to Mifs Burrell, daughter of Peter Burrell, Efq; of Beckenham, in Kent. ton, to Mifs Otway, one of the co-heirelles 15. Robert Mayne, Efq; member for Gatof the late Frances Otway, Efq;-17. The Right Hon. the Earl of Rofebery, to Mifs Vincent, only daughter of the late Sir Francis Vincent, Bart.-Governor Bouchier, to Mifs ber for Hertfordshire.-Barckley Kennet, Efq; Foley, daughter to Thomas Foley, Efq; mem-, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.-The Earl Alderman of Cornhill Ward, to Mrs. Smith, of Lincoln, eldeft fon of the Duke of Newcaftle, to the Hon. Lady to the Earl of Hertford. Conway, dau. "At this time a heavy cannonading began at Noddle's Inland Hill, with the twelve pounders, upon the provincials, and general Putnam, kept up a heavy fire upon the floop, difabled her much, and killed many of her men, fo that he was obliged to be towed off by the boats, when the firing ceafed, excepting a few fhots which were exchanged between the party at Chelsea, and the marines on Noddle's Inland. May 11. "Thus ended this long action without the lofs of one provincial, and only four wounded, one of whomwas wounded by the butting of his own gun, and another only loft his little finger. DEATHS. HE Princefs Frederica of Saxe Gotha, widow to the late gen Saltza.---13. Dr. Nicholas Robinfen, at duke of Weiffenfels at LanIlington, a celebrated phyfician.---25. Count Lafberg, Laberg, in the Stable-yard, St. James's, an the prefs, with the fanction of the Philofophiofficer in the Hanoverian fervice.---27. The cal Society.-Her Grace the Duchess of MonPrincess Dowager of Conti.-21. Barlow tagu.-Humphrey Coats, Efq; late a candidate Trecothick, Efq; late Alderman of Vintry- for Weftminster.-John Shakespeare, Efq ward, at his houfe near Croydin, in Surry. Alderman of Aldgate Ward.-The Hon. Mr. June 7. The Countess of Kelly, at Drum- Montagu, uncle to the Earl of Sandwich.heugh, near Edinburgh.-8. The Hon. Mifs Mifs Johnfon, one of the Maids of Honour to Vernon, daughter of Lord Vernon, in Park- the Queen.-Sir Francis Vincent, of Stroke place, St. James's.-Mr. Ifrael Lyons, emi- D'Abernoon, Surry, Bart. Member for the nent for his extraordinary genius and extenfive county. He is fucceeded in title and estate by knowledge, particularly in botany, mathe- his eldeft fon, now Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. matics, &c. He accompanied Capt. Phipps At Lowbutcher-race, near Durham, Mrs. in his Voyage to the North Pole, as principal Jane Harrifon, who by the account of her aftronomer; and was author of the tables an- friends, was aged 116 years. She has a fif nexed to the account of that voyage, and of ter now living at fame place, aged 110; a feveral other ingenious publications. He has daughter 92; a grandfon 70; a great grandfon left many valuable notes and obfervations for 53; a great great grandfon 32; and a great an edition of Dr. Halley's works collected great great grand daughter nine years old, all into a volume, which he had just prepared for living. * DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. A Meeting of feveral reputable gentleme has been held, who have votes in different counties of Ireland, and they determined that they will not vote for any candidates who, at the time of election, ftands indebted by book debt, note, or bond, to a creditor, who has folicited, and been refused payment. This fpirited scheme, this meafure fo falutary, to trade, it is hoped, and earnestly entreated, will be adopted in every county of this kingdom, at the enfuing election. Clonmell, June 1.] Laft Tuesday morning a duel was fought in a field near Spring-houle, between Alexander English, of Springfield, Efq; and Robert Bradshaw, of Alleen, Efq; each fired a cafe of piftols, and a ball from one of Mr. Bradshaw's fhots grafed the right thigh of Mr. English, without doing any injury; each gentleman behaved with becoming valour. The fecond to Mr. English, James Thornhill of Tipperary, Efq; To Mr. Bradshaw, Edward Croker, of Bruff, in the county of Limerick, Efq; Kilkenny, 10.] Many perfons fufpected to belong to the White-Boys, have lately applied to different magiftrates to prove their innocence and affert their real intention of never giving the leaft countenance or affiftance to any of that lawlefs banditti. On Monday laft about 100 men, who it may be fuppofed fufpected their own actions, went publicly before Joan Hely, of Foulk's court, Efq; one of the magiftrates for this county, and voluntarily made oath that they would never affociate, in public or private, with thofe milguided people called White-Boys, either under that or any other appellation they may hereafter affume, nor give them the leaft countenance or encouragement, but by a peaceable fubmiffion to the laws of their country, endeavour to rettore tranquility to all their neighbours. Which example earnestly recommended to be followed by every parish in the county; and that all perfons who have been prevailed on to join in thofe riotous affemblies, may give the fame folemn affurance to the molt convenient magiftrate. Kilkenny, July 5.] Yesterday John Moore, of Higginstown, farmer, was apprehended by the inhabitants of Ballyragget, and committed to the county goal, for being one of the White-Boys, who attacked that town on Feb. 22, when several of the White-Boys were killed. Clonmell, Jane 19.] The White-Boys have their meetings of late more frequent than ever, and are become fo daring as to collect horses, and travel in parties on the evenings when going to affemble, and after when difperfing, Laft Saturday night was a fe'nnight they affembled on the lands of Wilmar near Carrick-on Suir, threw down an house and did much mischief in that neighbourhood. The next morning a perfon belonging to this town, being on his way to Waterford, met about ten of them upon horseback, on the road near Ballykirkeen, and having ftopped him, held a cocked piftol prefented to his head, whilft another fearched his pockets for money and fire-arms: they took his whip, and fome of them were taking the horfe on which he rode. Laft Tuesday night they affembled within three miles of this town on the lands of Shanbally, held by Mr. Brifcoe. After having broke into the farm-house, they beat one Cummins and his fon (who holds part of that ground under Mr. Brifcoe) in fo inhuman a manner that their lives have been despaired of; they alfo deftroyed the furniture, dairy utenfils, and provifions. And, Last night they met at Darling-hill, where they threw down an houfe. In general they are well fupplied with fire-arms. Laft Saturday evening Mr. Callaghan Ruffell of Hofpital, in the county of Limerick, Cordwainer, went to a porter room in this town, where he continued till about twelve o'clock that night, and having left it, was met within the Mean-ftreet by Patric Brennock, labourer, and Laurence Purcell, Malon, ia company with three or four others, who dragged him into Hopkins's-lane, knocked him down several times, and at length when down, laid one of their feet on his throat, rifled his pockets of 5 guineas in gold and nine English fhillings. Bru I 436 DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. 20.] On Tuesday the new born daughter of the Earl of Bellamont, was baptized at his Lordship's houfe in Dawson-street, by the name of Mary. The fponfors were his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the Countess of Kildare, and Mrs. Coote. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Cloyne. After which his Excellency and other perfons of diftinction dined with his Lordship. Corke, 22.] As Francis Peel, and four others from Doneraile, his affiftants, were on Wednefday the 14th inft. executing an Habere, at the fuit of John Crone, of Doneraile, Efq; against Patrick O'Neil of Kilgullane, near Mitchelstown, by virtue of a special warrant, John Cafhel, one of faid affiftants, went to faid O'Neil's door, and in a peaceable manner demanded poffeffion; when immediately a gun or a blunderbufs was difcharged at him, loaded with balls or flugs, of which he received eight in his breast, and inftantly expired. The ruffians after dragged him to a field near an old church in the neighbourhood, and fired feveral vollies; the neighbourhood were fo intimidated that none durft come near him; even his afflicted widow (who went to weep over his corple) they threatened to fhoot, which probably they would have effected but for the humanity of a perfon of that neighbourhood, who prevailed on them to let take her to his houfe. The corpfe was afterwards obliged to be ftole away by the friends of the deceased; they brought it to Doneraile, where the coroner's inqueft wias held, the verdict wilful murper by the faid Patrick O'Neil and his affiftants. 26.] Came on in the court of common pleas, a trial on an action of damage, laid for 1oool. by Mr. H------ against Mr. C------, for crim. con. with the plaintiff's wife; when, after a full hearing, in which it appeared the profecution was no other than a confpiracy to extort money, the jury found a verdict for the defen dant. 27.] A French gentlewoman fent her maid, an innocent country wench, to her mantua-maker, who lives in a paffage leading from Aungier-freet; the girl miftaking the houfe, was dragged into a room by a villain, who affaulted and ravifhed her; when fhe came home the acquainted her miftrefs with the ufage fhe had received, who fent her next day to enquire the fellow's name, that examinations might be lodged against him; fhe went, was met by the fame wretch, and again defiled. Waterford, 28.] A few nights ago a number of White-Boys affembled on the lands of Coolenure, near Feathard, in the county of Tipperary, and entered the house of John Deegan (a tenant of Mr. Thomas Connell) whom they forced to give up a decree he had against one of his neighbours, they then broke open a box, which contained feveral valuable articles of plate, viz. two watches, feveral July, candlesticks, fpoons, buttons, &c. which they carried off. Roman Chtholic merchants and traders, preAt Noon, upwards of fifty or fixty eminent attended in the court of King's Bench, before ceeded by the right hon. Lord Trimblefton, the right hon. Lord Annaly, and took the oaths act palled last feffion in this kingdom, of allegiance to his majefty, pursuant to an chamber in the College, where he had collected 29.] A boy was detected in a gentleman's fome wearing apparel, in order to give them through the window to his accomplices. He had lately robbed above twenty apartments in confeiled, with the affiftance of five others he the College. o'clock at night, a breach was made in the July 2.] Between the hours of nine and ten which the five following prifoners made their wall of New-Gate, next Corn-market, out of escape, viz. William Wardell, for robbing lady Partons; Michael Molloy, for robbing the Linen hall of a great quantity of linen; Patrick Flanagan and Charles Mulvany, charged with breaking open the house of Major Brererule of bail. ton ; and George Eaton, a fervant under fpinfter, has bequeathed the fum of 10 pounds The late Mrs. Hefter Horner, of this city, to the poor of the parish of St. Michan, and hospital; alfo a further fum of 10 pounds to 10 pounds to the Governors of the Blue coat the governors of the Blue coat hofpital upon the contingency of the death of John Hall, in her will named, for the ufe of faid charities. and one o'clock, John and David Nagle of Corke, May 22.] Laft night between twelve Fair-lane, butchers, and Eleanor, wife of faid David, attacked Daniel Sullivan, butcher, who lived in the fame house with them, and fo barbarously cut and mangled the poor man, that he died on the spot. The coroner's inqueft fat on the body, and brought in their verdict, committed to the north goal, but the men have wilful murder. The woman was taken and made off. Society for the Relief of Prifoners confined for from the feveral marshalfeas, amounts to thir- ing the wives and children of thefe prifoners, were confined, Total of compofitions, TH a fon |