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PROMOTION. OBERT AINSLIE, Efq; appointed his

years. 14. Rt. Hon. Allen Bathurst, Earl Bathurft, a member of the privy-council, and fa

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John Bentinck, of his majesty's navy, fon of Porte, in the room of John Murray, Efq, the late Count Bentinck, and grandfon of the deceated. Earl of Portland.

DOMESTIC

INTELLIGENCE.

To the King's most Excellent Majefty, the Humble, Addrefs of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgeffes, in Parliament affembled: Moft Gracious Sovereign,

WE

"E your majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects the commons of Ireland, in parliament affembled, beg leave to affure your ma-jefty of our steady loyalty to your person, our attention to the honour of your government, and our zeal to preferve the peace and happinefs of your fubjects.

We return our most grateful thanks to your majefty for your paternal care, in being gracioufly pleased to continue in the government of this kingdom, a nobleman, who during three years that he hath prefided over us, has given ample proofs of thofe abilities and virtues, that have diftinguished his public character, in every station which he has filled under your majefty, and have dignified his private life in every relation which he hath borne to fociety. We are happy to exprefs the favourable impreffion which our past conduct has made upon his mind, and our anxious defire, that our future proceedings may warrant the fame difpofitions towards us, in his representations to your majesty.

We befeech your majesty to believe that we are filled with a juft and lively gratitude for the many bleffings we enjoy under your mild and firm government, and that your majefty may entirely rely on our most unfeigned zeal and unfhaken loyalty, that whilft your government is disturbed by a rebellion exifting in a part of your American dominions, which we bear with abhorrence and feel with indignation, we shall be ever ready to fhew our moft devoted and inviolable attachment to your majefty's facred perfon and government, in the affertion of your just rights, and in the fupport of your legal authority.

We declare our readiness to grant the fupplies neceffary for the ordinary expences of your majesty's establishments, as far as the fate and circumstances of this country will permit, and to provide for the arrear unavoidably incur red thereon.

We acknowledge your majesty's tender concern for the welfare of this kingdom, in the feveral laws recently paffed in Great-Britain, highly advantageous to our commerce, manufactures, and agriculture. And profefs our refolution to improve advantages fo obviously beneficial to our navigation and trade, as thole which muft arife from an act which extends the great benefits of British fisheries to Ireland, which has been the fource of industry and

wealth to other nations.

We thankfully exprefs our fatisfaction for that particular mark of your majefty's royal

favour, the act allowing the cloathing and accoutrements for your majefty's forces paid from the revenues of this kingdom, to be exported from Ireland; and are confident that the act which allows the importation of rape feed into Great-Britain, from this kingdom, under cer tain regulations, will, connected with those falutary laws paffed in this kingdom, during the laft feffion of parliament, form fuch a fyftem of agriculture and improvement, as we hope may fecure riches and plenty to the people of Ireland.

We affure your majesty of our being deeply impreffed with the expediency of a perfevering application to the ftaple of this country, fo ftrongly recommended by a bounty from Great Britain, upon the importation of flaxfeed into Ireland; and that the protestant char ter-schools are eminently entitled to our confideration and care, as a wife and humane inftitution, peculiarly adapted to the circumstances of this country.

In terms of the most unbounded loyalty and allegiance we lay before your majesty the hearts of his ever faithful commons of Ireland, labouring to pour forth the just and grateful fenfe which they feel of your majefty's great goodness, indulgence and favour, and wifhing to proclaim to the world, at this critical conjuncture, their steady determination to approve themfelves not unworthy the protection of fo wise, so just, and so amiable a fovereign.

Cork, Sept. 24.1 Laft Thursday morning, as Mils Connor, only daughter to Roger Connor, of Donnerville, Efq; was croffing the Blackwater, near her father's houfe, on steppingstones, she fell in, and by the rapidity of the current was carried down and unfortunately drowned; every poffible means (as in fuch cafes practifed) were used, but without effect. Her unfortunate fate has overwhelmed her parents and family with the most inconfolable af fliction, and is moft fincerely lamented.

Waterford, Sept. 29.] At an adjournment of our lait affizes, held in the county court, on Tuesday laft, Edmund Connor of Glin, and John Butler of Sefkin, two White Boys, were tried for entering a houfe at Coolnamuck, in this county, in company with 16 others, on the night of the 4th of July laft, and taking thereout fome fire arms. The principal witness on the crown fide was Daniel Armstrong, who fwore to the identity of Connor and Butler; his teftimony was clear, circumftantial, and confiftent. Mary Armstrong, wife of faid Daniel, was also a witnefs for the crown; her evidence was fatisfactory, and corroborated her husband's teftimony almost in every particular. -On behalf of the prifoners were produced Mary Sexton and Philip Tobin; the fum of whole evidence went to prove that the prisoners.

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were not at Coolnamuck on that night, but lay at feparate houses about two miles from faid place. The witneffes being finifhed, the hon.

He now ftands charged with the burglary and felony committed at Mr. Feltus's house, and

Mr. juftice Robinson fummed up the evi, with houghing his cattle.

dence with that perfpicuity and impartiality peculiar to him, to a most respectable jury of gentlemen, who, in about five or fix minuets returned their verdict, guilty. In confequence of which they received fentence to be executed on Wednesday next the 4th of October.

Kilkenny, Oct. 4.] Last Thursday, near Athy in the county of Kildare, a large party of White Boys refcued a parcel of tythe corn, belonging to Charles Dowlin Medlicott, Efq; and malieioufly fet it on fire, whereby the whole was confumed, together with the cars on which the corn was loaded; and then with more than favage barba.ity, they thruft out fome of the horfes eyes. This gentleman's property was treated in a fimilar manner laft year, at Bally more Euftace in the co. of Wicklow.

Laft Saturday John Daggan and Owen Carroll, who were capitally convicted on the White Boy act, at the laft aflizes of Wexford, were executed at Kilmeafhel, near Bunclody, pursuant to their sentence, for going to the houfe of John Ralph, and cutting off part of his wife's ear. The criminals were eleorted to the place of execution, without any military aid, by the high sheriff, grand jury, and principal gentlemen of the county, who made a very grand and martial appearance. Daggan acknowledged the juftice of his fentence, but faid, he was not the person who cut the wo man's ear, and exhorted all his unhappy deJuded companions, called White Boys, to take example by his untimely fate. Carroll denied the fact for which he suffered, and feveral other crimes which were laid to his charge.

Through the vigilance and activity of Robert Flood, of Middlemount, in the Queen's County, Elg, feven of that abandoned rabble called White Boys, have been apprehended and lodged in Maryborough gaol.--These wretches, who appear to be the dregs of the community, with many more not yet taken, it is hoped will meet the punishment they deserve.—Mr. Flood, on this, and various other occafions, merits every praile for his fpirited conduct, and there is no doubt, affifted as he foon will be, by a powerful affociation, the Queen's county will again enjoy peace and fecurity, while the neighbouring ones are ravaged by a lawless banditti.

Monday laft John Graham was committed Carlow goal by Clement Wolfeley Efq, charg ed with aflembling with divers others called White Boys, and breaking open the dwelling house of Mr. Cuthbert-Feltus, in the night, and taking thereout fore fire arms, the property of faid Mr. Feltes. The fame magiItrate has likewise committed to the above gaol, Peter Byrne of Agclare, charged with employing that lawless rabble called White Boys, to burn and abuse Thomas Donoghoe,, and to cut off his ears.This magiftrate has alfo lodged a detainer on Edward Bryan, alias Slasher Bryan, who was imprisoned laft affizes for affaulting a magistrate of said county.

Martin Dowling and Edmond Kavanagh were publicly whipped laft Monday at Ballon, in the county of Carlow, pursuant to their fen tence, for rioting among the White-Boys, being the third time that punishment was inflicted on them; the high sheriff, grand jury, and feveral other gentlemen, attended each time, without any military aid, to fee the femtence duly executed.

The long boafted fecrely obferved by the White Boys is at length broken, great numbers of thofe abandoned wretches being lately fecured by informations from among themselves; the goals of Carlow and Maryborough are daily crowding with them, who have fo long been a terror to peaceable fubjects, and every vengeance is clofely purfuing them. On Thursday, October 12, no lefs than fix of that lawless banditti were apprehended by John Rochford, of Clogreman, Efq; and are fafely committed to Carlow goal by Earberry Hendley, one of his majefty's juftices of peace for faid county. Their names are as follow: Patrick Breen and Martin Byrne, of St. Molins; Owen and Laurence Morreffy, of Ballynock; Michael Ryan, of Bauck; and James Murphy, of Ballybeg, all in faid county.

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By a gentleman lately arrived from Lisbon, we are informed, that fome time ago a ship of war of 60 guns arrived there from the bay of All-faints, in Brazil, with a ftate prifoner on board, whofe fingular history is as follows: This man, after refiding a few years in Brazil, was ca pitally convicted of theft, and many other crimes, for which he was sentenced to be hanged; when the fatal day of his execution came, he was conducted in the ufual form to the gal lows, attended by a Friar, who, when he had prepared him for eternity, delivered him to the hangman; the noofe being fixed, and the criminal just going to be turned off, with a compofed and audible voice he defired the executi oner to ftop for a few moments, until he dif burthened his confcience, in confeffing a crime more horrid and deserving torment, than that for which he was juftly now to fuffer. know ye all that hear me on this dismal occafion, I am that fame Jofeph Polycarp de Azevedo, who with moft facrilegious hands, fired a blunderbufs, loaded with balls, at his Portuguefe majefty, on the 3d day of September, 1758, and for the apprehending of whom a reward of twenty thousand moidores has been offered; my mafter, the Duke D'Aveiro, and the reft of the confpirators, have fuffered the punishment due to their crimes, and justice has at laft overtaken me in this diftant land." The officers of justice immediately conducted the prifoner back to his place of confinement ; and having fent notice to the governor, a fhip of war was ordered to take this delinquent, now a itate prifoner, to Lifbon; when he came there, and was brought before the council, it appeared he was not the well known Joseph Polycarp, but a stranger, whofe age and figure differed in every respect from the profcribed

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affaffin. He confeffed his motives, for declaring himself at Brazil to be this man, were only an expedient to lengthen out his wretched exiftence for a few months. The affair being laid before the King, with his wonted humanity, he was graciously pleased to remit the fentence pronounced in America,

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08. 11.] At one o'clock in the morning, as Mr. Thompson, of Dorfet-ftreet, lay in bed, he was awaked by the opening of his bed chamber window, and starting up, by the light of the moon difcerned a man's leg entering through it; he took up a chair and ftruck the villain's limb, which was immediately withdrawn; he then went to the window, and faw two fellows running across the ftreet, where, without dreffing himself, he purfued them, and having called a neighbour to his affiftance, they chafed the rogues through the gardens as far as Grange Gorman lane, where they took one of them,

and having fecured him, lodged him in Kilmain

ham goal.

08. 12.] About feven o'clock in the evening Mr. Underwood, a preventing officer, Itopped two men in the neighbourhood of Stony better, one of them having a large fack on his back, and he fuppofing it to contain run goods, attempted to take it from him; they made refiftance, and one of them ficed at Mr. Underwood, but happily miffed him; they then made off, but the fellow with the fack not being able to run fast enough, dropped it, and when Mr. Underwood came to it he found, to his great astonishment, a man with his throat cut quite acrofs. He proves to be one Howel, a bailiff, belonging to Peter Beasley, Efq; a juftice of the peace for the county of Dublin.

The fame morning, at two o'clock, Mr. O'Brien, Tobacconist, in Dorfet-ftreet, was alarmed in his bed with the noise of fome perfon breaking into the back part of his houfe; herofe, and finding a man entering through a window, he attempted to thrust him out again, but the fellow affaulted him, and while they ftrove, with horrid imprecations threatened his life, and ftruck him a most violent blow on the head,, notwithstanding which Mr. O'Brien got him out of the house-Three fhots were immediately fired in at Mr. O'Brien, but happily without effect.

O. 16.] Monday being quarter-day of the guild of merchants, the thanks of that body were unanimously voted to Dr. William Clement and Redmond Morres, Efq; for the faithful discharge of their duty in parliament, and requesting a continuance of the fame. After which a motion was made, and agreed to, that it be requested of the high fheriffs of the city to convene the aggregate body of the electors, for the purpose of inftructing their reprefentatives in parliament at the prefent moft alarming and critical fituation of affairs. The guild then proceeded, as ufual, to the election of mayor and conftables of the staple for the enfuing year. To the office of mayor, the late chief magiftrate, alderman Henry Hart, was unanimously elected; but when the question yas put, whether the late sheriffs, John Wil-, fon and Thomas Truelock, Efqrs. should be

chofen conftables, they were una vice rejected; and alderman Nathaniel Warren and alderman John Tucker re-elected into that office. It is to be remarked, that on last quarter-day of the guild these two theriff's petitioned for their freedom (it being cuftomary to grant it to fheriffs) but they were unanimously rejected

By a letter from the county of Clare, we have an account, that a gentleman in Ennis, having a building carrying on there, which was raised three ftories high, and one evening, the labourers having taken a little liquor, they vied with each other who fhould do mott of their respective works; but they no fooner got their hods upon the fcaffold than they threw down their loads fo fuddenly, that the scaffolding gave way, by which means two masons were killed on the fpot, and feveral labourers dangerously wounded.

Sept.

19.

Anthony Sterling, of a fon.-25.

BIRTHS.

T Waterford, the lady of the rev.

At his houfe in Marlborough-street, the lady of Edward Badham Thornhill, Efq; of a dau,

Od. 2. In Eccles-ftreet, the lady of Francis Whyte Edgworth, Efq; of a fon.-3. In Abbey-street, the lady of Major William Burg, of a dau.-5. The lady of John Godley, Efq; of a fon.-7. In Marlborough-street, the lady of Peter Metge, Efq; of a dau.-At Woodftock, (the feat of fir William Fownes, Bart.) the lady of Cornelius O'Callaghan, of Shanbally, Efq; and fifter to the countess of Shannon, of a fon and heir.-9. The lady of John Hendrick, Efq; of a fon.

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MARRIAGES.

ICHARD BOLTON, of Michnanf 20. town, Elq; to Mifs Jane Shenton, daughter of George Shenton, of Cufhinstown, co. Meath, Efq;-Thomas Athe, of Afhefield, co. Meath, Efq; to Mifs Kinlock, daughter to David Kinlock, of Kilmorton, (Scotland) Efq; -At Glaflough, co. Monaghan, Henry Maffet, Efq; to Mifs Euphemia Murray.-21. At the palace of Clogher, the right hon. fir Arthur Brooke, Bart. to Mifs Foorde, a near relation to the right rev. the lord bishop of Clogher.-In London, the right hon. Henry, earl of Ely, to Mifs Bonfoy, daughter of the late Hugh Bonfoy, Elq; formerly captain of his majeity's yatch the Dorfet.-25. At Rathcoony church, co. Cork, Roger Parke, of Sligo, Efq, to Mifs Brown, grand-daughter to his grace the lord archbishop of Tuam.-At Athlone, Henry Saunders, Efq; cornet of the 8th dragoons, to Mifs Anne Lennon.-At Faith+ leg, near Waterford, John Stone, Efq, to Mile Bolton, daughter of Cornelius Bolton, Efq; M. P. for the city of Waterford.-27. George Rowan, of Ratanny near Tralee, Efq; to Mifs Mary Gorham.07. 2. Robert Hibbs, Efq; to Mifs Butler, of Miltown Road.-At Ne nagh, John Leonard, aged 23, to Mrs. Penelope Egan, aged 87, who has had 19 children.

Thomas Lee, Efq; to Mrs. Catharine Babington, both of Abbey-flreet.-3. Frederick Netterville, Efq; only fon and heir of Edmund Netterville, of Longford, co. Galway, Efq; to Mifs Mary Keogh, of Portumna in

faid co. and daughter of Walter Keogh, Efq; 7. At Athlone, Berce Prendergast, Efq; to Mifs Gunning, daughter of Bryan Gunning, late of Hollywell, co. Rofcommon, Efq;-9. Thomas Cannon, of Moygaddy, co. Meath, Efq; to Mils Bridget Aylmer, daughter of Charles Aylmer, late of Grange, co. Kildare, Elq-Henry William Sandford, Efq; to Mifs Wilhelmina Spencer, of Bell Hill, co. Down. 18. At Cork, John Smith, of Newcastle, co. Limerick, Efq; to Miis Stevelly, daughter of Robert Stevelly, Elq-19. William Sillon, of Lucan, Elq; to Mifs Harrifon, of Seaford in Suffex, (England).

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DE A T H S.

This feat at Ardrum, co. Cork, 19. fir John Conway Colthurft, Bart. reprefentative in parliament for the borough of Catlemartyr. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his eldeft fon, now fir John Colthurft, Bart.-20. A Maidsbrook, co. Meath, Mrs. Margaret Woods, aged 110 years.-In Channel-row, the hon. Mrs. Burke, fifter of the late right hon. lord viscount Mayo.-In Lurgan-ftreet, Theo. Digges Latouche, Efq; in the 26th year of his age; a young gentleman

bequeathed. 2000l. per ana. to his fifter, Mrs. French, of Enfield.-13. At his houfe in Granby-row, in the 62d year of his age, the right hon. Alexander Mc. Donnell, earl of Antrim, one of the lords of his majefty's most hon. privy-council in this kingdom, governor of the co, of Antrim, and a trustee of the linen manufacture. He is fucceeded in title and eftate by his only fon, the hon. Wm. Randall Mc. Donnell, commonly called lord vifcount Dunluce, now earl of Antrim.-18. At Burleigh in England, William Chandler, Efq; late captain in his majesty's 10th regiment of foot, and fon of the rev. dr. Henry Chandler, late archdeacon of the diocefe of Offory.-At Clonmel, Mrs. Ronayne, lady of Stephen Simon Ro nayne, of Kidenogue, Efq;-At Wyan(town, co. Dublin, Mrs. Bacon, relict of the late dr. Bacon.-19. In Bolton-street, Mr. Thomas Goggin, auctionier, fincerely, defervedly and universally lamented.—20. Aged 76,. William Fitzgerald, of Ballyroan, Queen's co. Eq 21. John Cooke, of Poyntown, co. Tippe rary, Efq;

PROMOTIONS.

of the most exemplary virtue and probity in ABRAHAM BOSQUET, Efq; to be one.

life, defervedly beloved, etteemed and refpected, and in death fincerely regretted by all who had the pleafure of his acquaintance.-25. At his lodgings in Stephen-ftreet, fuddenly, Tho. Pope, Efq; lieut. col. of the 2d regiment of horie. In Caftle-freet, Mr. William Davis, an eminent gold and filver lace manufacturer, fincerely lamented by all who had the pleafure of his acquaintance.-27. At her lodgings in James's-ftreet, Mrs. Catharine Daly, alias Brown, daughter of the late fir Walter Blake, Bart, By her death an eftate of 2000l. per ann. defcends to Denis Daly, of Dunfandle, Eiq; knight of the thire, for the co. of Galway; and 500l. per ann. to Alex. Woods, of Mt. Shannon in faid co. Efq;-The rev. dr. William Lill, rector of Ardee and other parishes in the diocese of Armagh, and fon-in-law of the late fir Francis Head, of Hermitage, co. Kent, Bart.-08. 2. At Ringiend, Thomas Crois, Efq; one of the furveyors of that place. At Galway, George Simcocks, Eiq; one of the aldermen of that town.-5. In Abbey-ftreet, Mils Fanny Dalton, youngest daughter of John Dalton, late of Athlone, Efq;-At Spring-hill, Mifs Eliz. Lodge, daughter of Oliver Lodge, Efq;-6. At Narraghmore, co. Kildare, the rev. R. Beauchamp, D. D.-In Abbey-ftreet, in the 72d year of his age, Stratford Canning, Elq-9. At Celbridge, Mrs. Mary Deane, fifter of the late lord archbishop of Cafhel.At Cork, Ralph Dore, Efq;-On George's quay, Robert Thrimble, Efq; furveyor of that place. On the 13th ult. at Spa in Germany, the right hon. Conftantine, lord baron Mulgrave. His lordship is fucceeded in title and eftate by his only fon, the hon. Conftantine Phipps, now lord Mulgrave. And the 17th vlt. at laid place, in the 18th year of her age, Mifs Louifa Nugent, daughter of the late hon. Col. Nugent, and grand-daughter of the right hon. Robert, lord vilcount Clare.-At Mons, Giles Donnellan, of Cheghians, Efq; He has

of the commiffaries of Mufters (Tho. Keightly, Efq; refigned.) Henry Johnfon, Efq; to be major 28th foot.-Henry Conran, Efq; to be major 27th fcot-Sir Alex. Mur ray, Bart. to be capt. 17th foot.-Will. Cooke, Elq; to be capt. 27th foot.-Will. Evans; Efq; to be capt. 28th foot.-John Lloyd, Efq; to, be capt. 46th foot-James Taylor Trevor, Elq; to be capt. 55th foot.-Robert Prefcot, Efq; to be lieut. col. 28th foot.-Henry Perfe Efq; to be capt. 46th foot. Luke Flood, of Roundwood, Queen's co. Efq; to be a justice of the peace for the King's co.-The rev. Dive Downes, to a prebend in the cathedral of Kildare, together with the rectory and vicarage of Rathangan in fame diocefe, alio to the prebend of Maynooth, in the cathedral of St. Patrick, in Dublin.~Morgan Crofton, Elq; and the hon. and rev. Thomas Stopford, elected governors of the Work-houfe.-Capt. Hamil ton, returned member for the borough of Caf lebar, (John. Knox, Eíq; dec.)-Capt. Will. Burgh, the Royal Irish reg. of artillery, res turned member for the borough of Harristown, (Gerald Fitzgerald, Efq; dec.)-John Mc. Dermott, Efq; appointed furveyor of Ring's end (Tho. Cross, Efq; dec.)— — Elq; to be furveyor of Dunleary, (John Mc. Dermot, Efq;promoted.)-Jofeph Worthington, Efq; to be furveyor of George's-quay (Robert Thrimble, Efq; dec.)-W. L. Harman, Elq; elected knight of the thire for the co. Longford, (Hon. Rob. Packenham, dec.)-Sir Robert Hamilton; Col. Rob. Robinson; Col. Francis Craige, Edward, lord vifc. Ligonier, Hugh, ear! Percy, Col. Wm. Taylor.-Sir Eyre Coote, and Charles, earl Cornwallis, to be major-generals.

Leas,

The rev. Peter Pellifier, to the rectory of Clonfaft and vicarage of Ballinakill, diocefe of Kildare.-Martin Tucker, Efq; to be lieut. col. of the 2d horse.-Thomas Pringle, Efq; to be major of the 13th dragoons.-Will. Meadows, Eiq; to be lieut. col. of the 55th foot.-Peter Daly, Liq, to be capt. in the 28th footi

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Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge, For NOVEMBER, 1775.

Authentic Particulars of the Life of Major-General Putnam.
With an elegant Engraving of that great Provincial.

31ft of December, 1704, at the town of Salem, in the province of Maffachufetts-bay. His father was Mr. Jared Putnam, fon of Mr. Abraham Putnam, a diffenting minister, of Kidderminster, in Worcestershire, who went over to New England in the year 1667. His mother was Margaret, the daughter of Alexander Levingston, Efq; a gentleman of Anna, in Scotland.

Mr. Jared Putnam was established as a fhipwright, to which bufinefs Ifrael Putnam was originally bred, under his father, and worked with him until his decease, in the year 1730; when, prefently after, Mr. Putnam came over to fee his relations in Worcestershire, amongst whom he refided for three years, when his friends got him an enfign's commiffion in the regiment commanded by the earl of Rothes.

An earnest defire to render himfelf properly qualified as an officer, induced Mr. Putnam to devote his whole time, and bend all his attention, to the ftudy of fortification and military difcipline, until he became particularly expert in both; and by his behaviour endeared himfelf to the whole corps. In the year 1736 he got a lieutenancy in the fame regiment.

In the year 1742 he exchanged into the regiment commanded by general Bragg, and was wounded at the battle of Dettingen, June 16, 1743; after he was cured he continued with the fame regiment, and behaved with diffinguished November, 1775.

engaged, until the additional companies, one of which he then commanded, were reduced, in the year 1748, when he returned to America; but not being contented, with an idle life, he went the next year and offered his fervice to the king of Pruffia, and was made major in Zaltrow's regiment, in which he was prefent in feveral actions.

Under this great and warlike monarch major Putnam improved in the art of war, and joined practice with theory, until his own country, being engaged in a war, he quitted the Pruffian fervice, and returned to America in 1755, where he ferved in the provincials, as lieutenant-colonel, until the peace; when, being advanced in years, he refolved to fettle, and pass the remainder of his life in eafe and tranquility. Happy had be been if the unfortunate difputes between the colonies and the mother-country had not called him again to the field; but when the diffentions grew to fuch an height as to induce the Americans to arm in, what they judged to be, a conftitutional defence of their liberties, they very early caft their eyes on Mr. Putnam, hoping to avail themselves of his bravery and experience. His principles were known to the delegates at the congrefs, that he was zealously attached to the houfe of Brunfwick, and no lefs fo to the rights and privileges that houfe was called over to protect; he thought that oppreffion juftified refiftance, on the very principles of the revolution. Old as he Mmmm

was,

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