the infantry of his right wing, advanced into the wood that bounded the plain below the heights of Kirpen, and into the inclofures and villages that extended from thence between the two pofitions, and the cavalry of that wing marched in the rear of the infantry, ready to advance and attack General Kray's left, as foon as the latter (viz. the infantry) fhould have eftablished itself along the edge of the plain. A final part of the infantry of this lett wing advanced through the ravines against General Kray's right, in order to prevent his detaching from thence, whilft his prinsipal body of cavalry, fupported by nine battalions of infantry, and a great pro portion of heavy artillery, marched from his centre against the heights of Kirpen. The Auftrian cavalry, which was potted near Kirpen, attacked the French cavalry as they were forming at the head of the ridge before defcribed; but partly from the fire which they received in their left flank from the wood, and partly from the very great fuperiority of numbers, they were repulfed. However, the battalion of Walloons and Sclavonian light infantry kept their ground, the cavalry rallied under their protection, and in this fituation the advanced guard waited the enemy's attack. The French cavalry, as foon as its formation was completed, advanced again the heigh's of Kirpen, and, fupported by a part of their infantry, drove back the Auftrian cavalry, the Sclavonian Dattalion, and the artillery, all of whom retired behind the line of the pofition in the rear. The Walloon battalion, commanded by Colonel Brady, food firm, repulfed the repented and combined attacks that were made upon it, and at laft finding itself furrounded, began its retreat through the - village towards the pofi ion, which it effected in a manner that deferves to be reprefented as an example of bravery and difcipline, which may be equall d, but can never be turp fled. The French were now matters of the village and heights of Kir. pen; their right wing had establed inelf on the edge of the inclofures, and in the villages that border the plain, and their left extended from Kirpen in a prallel line to the Auftrians, with whofe right it was - already engaged in a diftant muketry fire. Gener Kray formed his advanced guard again behind his center as a refarve, and remained upon his pofition to receive the formidable attack that the enemy were now preparing to make up. on him. General Kleber brought great quantity of artillery on the height of Kirpen, and formed two principal attacks; the one with two lines of cavalry, fupported by his right wing of infantry, against General Kray's left, and the other with nine battalions of infantry, tupported by a large body of cavalry against the center, whilft his left advanced fufficiently to keep the Auftrian right in check, The enemy now attacked General Kray's left wing, and defeated his cavalry, as their great fuperiority of numbers gave them an opportunity of gaining its flank. But the battalion and the battery, which occupied a height on the left of the infantry pofition, changed their front, and kept up fuch a heavy fire on the flank of the French cavalry as checked their purfuit. The Auftrian cavalry rallied under the protection of this able manoeuvre, and returning to the charge, fupported by four fquadrons of Saxons who had juft arrived, drove back the French into the villages and defiles from which they had advanced, and decided the affair on that fide. Whilt this was going on, the nine bate talions, and the cavalry that were formed at Kirpen, advanced against the center of the Auftrian pofition, fupported by a most formidable fire of artillery. This point was occupied by three battalions and fome Squadrons of cavalry in the first line, to which the advanced guard that had been obliged to abandon Kirpen, formed, as has been before obf.rved, a fecond line. Thefe mot gallant troops allowed the French to approach them within a hundred paces, without firing, except from their cannon. The fit line of infantry then gave a general discharge, and charged with their bayonets. This decifive mo ment produced the defired effe&; the French gave way; General Kray's cavalry purfued them into the village, and the Austrians proved finally victorious. They were not, however, in futficient force to profit of this victory in the manner they might otherwife have done, especially as the enemy's broken troops were received bý a strong reserve, and as their right still remained in the villages and inclosures which they had taken poffeffion of in the beginning of the action; General Kray was therefore obliged to content himself with forcing the enemy to abandon the heights of Kirpen: In the evening General Kleber retired his right wing into his pofition: but a battalion at the extremity of his left, that had advanced to turn the right of the Auftrians, was com plètely cut off. U. 2 Thus, Thus, my Lord, ended an affair, which, though lefs important than that of the 15th, near Wetzlar, because the obic&t of contention was not of fuch magnitude, may with juftice be filed equally brilliant; particularly when we confider that the French bad more than double the force of the Auftrians. General Kray lot between five and fix hundred men. The enemy had above seven hundred taken prisoners, left feveral hun. dred dead on the field, and according General Kleber retreated last night as DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE, Dreadful Conflagration at Cbarlefion. MONDAY the 13th of June, at three o'clock in the afternoon, a room in Lodge alley was difcovered to be on fire, which in a few minutes communi, cated to the neighbouring buildings. The citizens foon affembled, but their exertions could not stop the devouring fames till three o'clock the next morn. ing, nor till a very confiderable part of the city was deftroyed. Every house in Queen-ftreet, from the Bay to the corner of Church-street; two-thirds of Union-street; Church fireet, from Broad-freet to St. Philip's Church, with only two exceptions; Chalmer's and Beresford's alleys; Kinlock's-court; and the north fide of Broad-street, from the State Houfe to four doors below Church-freet; and five houses on the Bay, were burnt to the ground. The public buildings deftroyed are the French Church, and feveral adjoining buildings. St. Philip's Church was on fire feveral times, and ultimately must have been deftroyed, if a spirited negro man had not afcended to the top of the cupola, next the yanc, and tore off the shingles. The private buildings deftroyed, and the property they contained, are ci mated to exceed 250,000l There is reafon to fuppofe that this misfortune was the work of fome wicked incendiary. 28. One of the Powder Mills on Hounflow Heath blew up about eleven. Four unfortunate perfons perished, but no others were hurt. It is remarkable, that this Mill had been lately erected on the feite of that blown up on the 24th of January, and was used for the 1aine purpofe, that of corning the powder. July 30. This night's Gazette contains a Proclamation for proroguing the Par lia nt from the 12th of Auguft to the 15th of September, then to meet for the difparch of bufinefs. Aug. 3. The Count de Montmort ar. rived in town, being charged with dif patches from Louis XVIIIth to the Count d'Artois, at Edinburgh. This Nobleman brings advice, that on Wednesday the 19th of July, at tea o'clock at night, as the King of France was looking out of the window of an inn, at a town belonging to the Elector of Treves, called Dillingen, near Ulm, on the Danube, he was wounded on the upper part of his forehead by a ball, fuppofed to have been fired from a horfe pistol on the oppofite fide of the ftreet, which was about 25 yards wide. The ball took an oblique direction, and made a fingular wound of three inches long, without penetrating the full; ne furgcon being immediately at hand, one of the gentlemen of his fuite cut off the hair, and applied the first thing he met with in order to op the bleeding, The confufion was great, by which means the perpetrator of this inhuman deed made his elcape; he is fuppofed to be a Frenchman from the Republican army, bribed for this parpofe, and connected with others who facilitated his efcape. The town has a wall round it, but, perhaps, not more than four feet high in many places. This affaffin must have been particularly acquainted with the King's perfon, as the Duke de Fleura was ftanding clofe by him at the time, in a narrow window, and is nearly as corpulent in his perfon. The ball was found on the floor, flattened by having ftruck the wall afterwards. The King was not materially hurt, and in three days afterwards pursued his journey to Ingoldstadt, in his way to Saxony. 4. Yesterday a fpecial Court of "Directors was held at the India-Houfe, for the urpofe of opening the dispatches receivep from India and China by the following following fhips, whofe Purfers arrived during the course of the morning: Princess Amelia, Barwell, and LonCon, from Bombay. Lord Thurlow, Francis, Hillsborough, and Minerva, from Bengal and Madras. Rodney, from Madras. Lord Walfingham, Marquis of Lanfdown, Earl of Oxford, Bellona, Princefs of Wales, Itabella, Warren Haftings, Royal Charlotte, Duckingfield Hall, and Anna 2d, from Bengal. Carron, Surat Caftle, Young Wil. liam, and Anna zft, from China, Sims, and Edward, Whalers. for an affault, riot, and rout, in forcibly attempting to turn one Grindley out of a building attached to the Cathedral Church of Bangor; to the poffeffion of which Grindley claimed to be entitled, as Deputy Re giter to the Epifcopal Confiftorial Church of the Bishopric of Bangor. The whole originated in a queftion as to the right of Grindley to the office of Deputy Regifter. It appeared that both parties were actuated by no small degree of warmth. The Judge, Heath, in his fumming up, feemed to confider the Bishop in fome measure to blame : in 9. A Cricket Match was played having firft miftaken the point of law by eleven Greenwich Penfioners with refpecting the profecutor's title; and one leg against eleven with one afterwards und perfonal force, affifted arm, for one thousand guineas, at the by others, to turn him out of the buildnew Cricket ground, Montpelier Garing. The Jury acquitted all the dedens, Walworth. About nine o'clock fendants. the men arrived in three Greenwich ftiges; about twelve the wickets were pitched, and the match commenced. Thefe with but one leg had the first innings, and get ninety-three runs; those with one arm got but forty-two runs during their innings. The onelegs commenced their fecond innings, and fix were bowled out after they got xty runs, fo that they left off one hundred and eleven more than those with one arm. Next morning the match was played out, and the men with one leg beat the one arms by 103 runnings. After the match was finithed, the eleven one-legged men run a fweepstakes of one hundred yards dif tance, for twenty guineas, and the three first had prizes. 10. On Wednesday morning, about eleven o'clock, one of the Dartford Powder Mills, about half a mile diftant from the place, blew up with a dreadful explosion. Four perfons loft their lives. The trial of the Bishop of Bangor, his Chaplain, and others, came on at Shrewsbury Affizes, on an indictment The Profecutor's behaviour had been fuch in the courfe of the difpute as to render him liable to an indictment; and he feems to have adopted that mode of profecution against the Bishop, in order to affect him with as much obloquy as poflible. It was hinted by the profecu tor's Counsel, that the diffention between the parties arofe from matters connected with the late General Election; but no evidence was admitted on that head. At Stafford Affizes an extraordinary incident took place: One of the pri foners (Wm. Cotterell) was indicted for a burglary and robbery in the houte of Mr. Forman, of Handfworth, to which he pleaded Guilty; nor could he be perfuaded to offer any other plea, until the Judge threatened, in cafe he perfifted, to order him for a speedy executron-He then pleaded Not Guilty, and his trial proceeded. However, fufficient evidence not appearing to con vict him, he was, of courfe (though very unexpectedly), acquitted. MARRIAGE S. LORD Vifcount Andover, fon of the Earl of Suffolk, to Mifs Coke, eldest daughter of T. W. Coke, efq of Holkham, Nor. folk. William Wingfield, efq. to the Right, Hon. Lady Charlotte Digby, daughter of the late and fifter to the prefent Earl, Lieutenant-Colonel Pigot, to Mifs Mary, Ann Monckton, fecond daughter of the Hon. John Monckion, of Fine fhade, Northamp. tonfhire, Francis John Brown, efq. M. P. for the county of Dorfet, to Mifs Frances Richards, fecond daughter of the Rev. John Richards, of Longbridge, in the fame county. Colonel Stephen Poyntz, of the firft regiment of life guards, to Mrs. Whitfield,, widow of John Whitfield, efq.of Watford, Herts. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Peterbo rough, to Mifs Vyfe, fifter of General Vale, Captain Captain Hankey, of the first regiment of guards, to Mils Hankey, of Redford (quare. Frederick Keppel, efq only fon of the late Bithop Keppel, to Mifs Clive. The Rev. George Henry Storie, Redor of Stowe in Effex, to Mis Fhiza Jeky! Chal mers, youngest daughter of Lieut. Colonel Chalmers, of Chelsea. The Hon. William Hay Carr, brother to the Earl of Errol, to Mi Eliot, third daughter of Samuel Eliot, eiq. of the inland of Antigua. in his Majesty's fervice, to Mi Petre, daughter of Lerd Perre. Jofeph Mawbey. efq. fon of Sir Jofeph Mawbey, bart to Mifs Henchman, daughe ter of Thomas Henchman, Efq. of Now ButEngton-street. Nicholas Cafar Corfellis, efq. of Colchefter, to Miß Mary Bond, daughter of the lite John Bond, cfq of Grange, Dorsetshare. At Greenwich, Major Hamilton, of the Royal Artillery, to Mifs Charlotte Hardy, youngest daughter of the late Jofiah Hardy, Denzil Ondow, efq. Lieutenant-Colonel efq. Conful at Cadiz, AT MONTHLY JUNE 19. T Cape Nichola Mele, St. Domingo, Alexander Crayford, Commiffary of Ac, counts to the Expedit on fent to that island. Lately, on his paffage to England, Theo dore Corbett, efq. late civil paymaster in the Eaft India Company's fervice at Madras. JULY 11. At Madrid, the Right Honourable the Counters of Traquair, daughter of the late George Ravencroft, efg. of Lincoln. mire. 13. At Croft in Herefordshire, in his 82d year, the Rev. Richard Smith, M. A. who had been 52 years rector of that place. Thomas Taylor, at Birminghain, aged 103, He had worked at his trade of a coller within a week of his death. 15 At Ecfton, in his 87th year, Thomas Bayley, who had ferved the Dukes of Grafton 67 years OBITUARY. At Dumfries, the celebrated Scotch pect Rabert Burns. (See p. 78.) Lately, in Dublin, David Robinfen, efq many years fenir captain of the Royal Irah regiment of artillery. Lately, William Lindfay, elq, governor of Tobago, of the yellow lever. 22. At Clonmell, in his 7eth year, Dr. William Egan, titular bishop of Limore and Waterford 15 years. At Glasgow, in her 94th year, Mrs. Catherine Campbell, relift ot Mr. Daniel Campbell, merchant, there. At Dare, near Marlborough, Wilts, in his S2d year, Maurice Hiller, fq. 23. At Glasgow, Mr David Weir, preach 1of the gospel. 24. Mr. Alexander Ainge, at Pembroke. 25. At Bottisham Hall, Can.budgethire, in her 94th year, Mr. Jenyus, widow of the latę 17. At Bath. Mr. Frappel, who had kept Scame Jenyus, elg. the Grove Coffee Houfe 25 years. At Bath aged 79, Mrs. Hamar, relict of Timothy Dyton efq. late printer of the Admiral Hamar. Qazett at Dublin. Thomas Mills Riddell, efq. only fon of Sir James Ricdell, bart of Ardnamurchan and Supart. 18. At Enfeld. Robert Kingston, efq. lately arived from Oporto. Lately, at Waterford, Mr Thomas Chapman, mariner. He faded with Lord Anfon round the world in the cntur.on. Lately, at the Hot Wells, fo', Willam Butler, efq of Cornish in Fin:th.re late lieutenant-colonel of the 38th reg, of inot,' Lately, at Welis, Maurice Lo d, efq. 19. Mr. Walter Brind, fen. of Foite: lane. At Turnham Green, William Lloyd, efq. ader of the White. Mr. Samuel Palmer, lately a haberdasher in Gerrard-treet, Suho. 4. At Southampton, rear-admiral Richard Carteret. 26. At Knightsbridge, William Maxwell, efq. late of Dalfwinton. At Moftyn Hall, Flintshire, Sir Roger Moftyn, bart. member for the county of Flint, which he had reprefented in eight parliaments. 27. Mr. Jofiah Robarts, of Mile End. 28. Lady Dowager St. Aubyn,-in WelbeckAtreet. 29. At Stratford Place. Mifs Cofway, only daughter of Richard Colway, cfq. Thomas Wale, efq. at Shelford, in Cam bridgeshire, in his 95th year. 30. At Kitarocks Houfe in Hampshire, in his 46th year, Thomas Appleford Woolls, efq. captain of the Portfdown troop of yeomen. cavalry, and formerly prefident of the Apra-. cultural Society of that divifion, of which be was the original promoter. At Manchefler, Robert Darhy, M. D. late physician to the Mancheiter Infirmary. Lately, Mr. Jofeph Standish, of Austin Fryers, of the house of Gordons and Stanleys, Lime Atreet. Lately, William Wynne, efq. of Wern, in of Cumberland: He fought under the Eart Carnarvonshire. Mr. Chriftopher Pivett, carver and gilder, in York, aged 93. He was formerly in the retinue of his Royal Highnefs William Duke of Stair at the battle of Dettingen, and under 31. Captain Delgarno, of his Majesty's ship the Duke of Cumberland in the battle of Leander. AUGUST 1. At Wells, Mr. Walter Brown, furgeon, of Bradford. At Thorp Arch, in his 77th year, Peter Johnfon, efq. commillary of the Prerogative Court of York, and late recorder of that city. Fontenoy; was at the fiege of Carlile, and the battle of Culloden; he went to York the latter end of the year 1745: His habitation having been burnt down, he took the fingular refolution of not lying in a be, which he had not done for the last 38 years of his life He used to deep upon the floor, or upon a During At Patfhull, in Staffordshire, General Sir chair or chairs with his cloaths on. Mr. William Winlaw, engine maker to the 2. At St. Margaret's Bank, Rechefter, Captain Orrock, of the Royal Navy. Mr. Holman, of Whitftable, aged 88 years. 4. In Conduit. ftreet, Mr. John Allen, fleward to the earl of Eglingtown. John Bell, efq many years first commiffioBet for fick and wounded feamen, and after wards under fecretary of State to the late Marquis of Dwnshire. On his paffage from the Weft Indies, Captain Drummond, aide de camp to General Stewart. the whole of this period he lived alone, cooked his victuals, and feldom admitted any perfon into his habitation, carefully concealing the place of his birth, or to whom he was related. It is fuppofed that he was born in or near London, and that his relations refide there. He appeared to have had a liberal education; was fond of having receipts for money in the name of Sir Christopher Pivett, and was remarkable for many fingularities": Amongst other uncommon articles which compofed the furniture of his apartment were a heman fkull, fome old fwords and armour, on which he fet great value. He retained his faculties to the laft, declined to be indulged with a bed or even a mattress, and refused all medical affiftance. He was an ingenious 5. Lady Gordon, wife of Sir William Gor- artist, and an honeft man. don, K. B. At Worcester, Blizabeth Hunt, aged 100 years. She was horn at B.fhopfaftic, and enjoyed a good state of health to the day of her death. Her mother lived to the extraor dinary age of 108 years. 6. Mrs. Elizabeth Adam, AlbemarleAtreet. Mr. Capper, house steward to the Duchefs Dowager of Beaufort, in whofe fervice he had been near 60 years. Near Edinburgh, Mt. David Allan, hiftory painter. Mr. Grimweed, nurfety and feedsman, at Kenington. Mr. Francis Goodwin, surgeon, of Ashbourne, Derbyshite. 3. William Drake, efq. in Grosvenor Square Mr. John Nicholfun, bookseller, at Cambridge; better known by the name of Maps; His picture, painted by Reneagle, is to be seen in the staircafe of the University library. At Bexley House, in Kent, in her 75th year, the Honourable Mrs. Marsham, fiiter of the late Lord Romney. Lately, at Greenly Grove, Cardiganshire, Edward Vaughan, eiq. juftice of peace for that county. Lately, in the 711t year of his age, the Rev. Owen Bonnet, of Lapworth, Warwickshire, 45 years curate of that parish. 11. The Rev. Mathew Feilde. M. A. rector of St Ann, Aldersgate, and under grammar mafter to Chrift Church Hofpital. He is faid to have been the author of Vertumnus and Pomona, a paftoral acted one night at CoventGarden Theatre in 1782. 12. Richard Beckiord, efq. a Weft-India merchant, and late member for Leomin. fter. 13 John Rofier, esq. many years clerk of the fees, and one of the four committee clerks of the Houfe of Commons. 14 R.chard Crop, siq. at Taplow. 15. Robert Willing, efq. irt St. Giles's Square, Northampton. At Harlow, in Effex, in his 67th year, Mr John Wenham, of the Poultry 16. At Steyning, Montgomery Campbell, efq. a director of the Eaft-India Company. in New Broad-itreet, Mr. Thomas Cham Mr. Henry Mitchell, lieutenant and furgeon pion, lately arrived from Bombay. In the Cambridgeshire Militia. 17. Jeremiah Watfon, efq. Great Portland. street. |
