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10. The proprietors of the Spanish part of St. Domingo have fent a deputation to Governor Forbes, to request permition to place themfelves under the protection of his Britannic Majefty, and declaring that they never will fubmit to the laws of the French Republic. Governor Forbes has accepted the offer, and to his acceptance has annex d a proclamation, in which he promises them protection and fafety, and infures them the full enjoyment of their religion and laws.

13. The Princess Elizabeth packet boat is arrived at Falmouth from Co. runna in five days, but without any mail. When he reached Corurna, which was on the third of September, fhe found that an embargo had been laid on all English veffels. The Dutchefs of York and Princefs of Brunfwick packets, lying there, had their rudders taken from them; they were returned to them on the 4th.

15. An order was yefterday fent from the Treafury to the Cuftom-House to prepare for laying an embargo on all Spani vefels in the ports of Great Britain.

16. This day John Sellers, William Footner, and Elizabeth Jones, were put to the bar at the Old Bailey; the former upon the charge of having wilfully and mai ciously wounded Mr. Thoms Yates, with a pistol ball, of which wound he died, and the two latter for aiding and abetting in the faid murder. The evidence of the fervant, Mary Thompfon, varied from her former depofition before the Magiftrates, before whom he fwore that Mr. Yates pufhed away the pistol with his hand when prefented by Sellers; but contradicted herself in this particular on the trial, that Mr. Yates did not touch the piftol, nor was it poffible for him to reach it, though on her first examination he had fworn that Mr Yates had hold of it, and was ftruggling with it at the moment it went off. It came out in evidence that Mr. Yates had behaved in a vindictive quarrelfome manner in the house, having threatened Mils Jones with perfonal violence. Sellers, in his defence, denied all intention of killing Mr. Yates, but that the pitol went off, owing to Tates taking hold of it; and that he had defired to be fur nished with the piftols for his perfonal defence, as Mr. Yates had repeatedly threatened to bring in fevera! perfons to rurn them out by force. He had only been thut out for the purpofe of keeping him out till the attorney, who had been

fent for, thould arrive; and that his taking the piftol was the impulfe of the moment, and was only intended to have int nidated him; and that Mr Yateş himself feized hold of the pistol to wreft it from him. Mifs Jones, in her de fence, went into the particulars of her firft engagement with the late Mr. Richard Yates, and of her performing at the Birmingham Theatre; of the will in her favour, and of the turbulent te haviour of the deceased; disclaiming all idea of his murder, and that he would have willingly refigned every fhilling of the property to have faved Mr. Yates's life. Footner faid little more than ac counting for his being in the house in the way Sellers had previously related, merely calling as an acquaintance of Sellers. Evidence to character was only called in favour of Sellers; feveral perfons proved him a quiet, homine, inoffenfive man. The learned Judge, Rooke, then proceeded to fum up the evidence, and to point out the mot ftriking parts to the jury. He thougət Mifs Jones and Mr. Footner orgh clearly to be acquitted of wilful murder, as they did not know that Sellers had the piftol, and it was not intended to keep Mr. Yates out by violence. With regard to Sellers, the jury fhould cet. fider whether he fired the piftol wil fully; if he did, he was guilty of mur der; if the piftol went off by accident, it was only manflaughter; fhort of that it could not be. The jury retired for a few minutes, and brought in their ver diet, John Sellers, not guilty of the mur der, but guilty of manflaughter; Eli. zabeth Jones and Richard Footner, no guilty. Sellers was fentenced to par a fine of one fhilling, and be imprifoned fix months. There are five wills, or teftamentary papers, each of which are uniformly in favour of Mifs Jones, one a regular drawn will in 1789.

24. The melancholy account of the blowing up of the Amphien frigate, at Plymouth, was received at the Admiralty from Sir Richard King, by which it appears that Captain Pelew, the firit Lieutenant, and fifteen of the crew, out of 220, are the only furvivors left to relate the difmal catastrophe: Captain Swaffield, of the Dutch prize, is among the unfortunate victims. The accident happened at a quarter paft four on Thursday afternoon, while the Captai and his friends were at dinner. Mr. Pellew is dangerously wounded. Every exertion that could be uted was rendered by the hips boats in the harbour. MARRIAGES

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OBERT Parsons, efq. to Mifs Charlotte very remarkable, the ftature of the wedded Mann, fecond daughter of Lieut.-Col.

Mann.

Robert Dundas, efq. fon of the Secretary of State, to Mifs Saunders, a young lady poffeffed on a fortune of 100,000l.

Edmund Hornby, efq. to Lady Charlotte Stanley, daughter of Eal Derby.

Sir Charles Turner, bart. M. P. for Hull, to Mils Newcomen, daughter of Sir W. G. Newcomen, hart. of Carrickglass, Ireland. - Sir John Davie, bart, to Mif. Lemon, eldest daughter of Sir William Lemon, bart. M. P. for Cornwall.

The Rev. J. S. Banks, L. L. B. of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, to Mifs Pigott, eldeft daughter of the Rev. Mr. Pigott, of Leices ter

James Adams, efq. M.P. to Miss Hammond, fiter-in-law to the Right Hon. Henry Addington.

John Wells, efq. of Bromley, to Mifs Efther Puget, of Wickham, Kent.

The Rev. C. W. Moore, rector of Moira, Ireland, to Mifs Eliza Vandeleur, fifter of Major Vandeleur of the 8th dragoons.

Owen Wynne, efq. of Overton, Flintshire, to Mifs Seale, eldest daughter of Thomas Seale, efq. of Liverpool.

Mr. Samuel Jeffrey, to Mifs Duval, daughter of Col. Duval, of Salcombe, Devon,

Mr. John Hutchinson, of Walford near Grantham, to Mifs Deborah Day. What is

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pair together does not amount to more than 8 feet 1 inch and a half. He has had two wives before; one of whom nieatured 5 feet 10 inches and an half, and weighed 17 ftone 2 pounds; the other 5 feet 7 inches and 3 quarters, and weighed 23 ftone 4 pounds. The prefent bride measures 3 feet 9 inches and a half, and weighs 5 ftone 1 pound.

The Rev. Dr. Dealtry, prebendary of St. Patrick's, Dublin, to Mifs Dering, eldeft daughter of Sir Edward Dering, bart. of Surrenden. Dering, Kent.

Şir Thomas Hyde Page of Mitford, to Mrs. Everett, of Westgate-buildings, Bath. Major Dexter, of the marines, to Mifs Hall, Worcester.

John Heyliger Burt, efq. of Cotton, Staf fordshire, to Mrs. Q'Keover, of SheepyMagna, Leicestershire.

H Burmester, efq. to Mifs Tothil, only daughter of the late William Tothil, efq. of the Navy.

At Windfor, the Rev. J. Lowthian, M.A. to Mrs. Towry.

The Rev. Benjamin Barnard, M.A. a prebendary of Peterborough, to Mifs Townshend, of Knightsbridge.

Robert Plumptre, efq. of the Inner Temple, barrifter at law, to Mrs. Chambers, of Norwich.

MONTHLY OBITUARY.

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the 64th year of his age. David Rittenhoufe, the American philofopher. His hiftory is curious, from the admirationin which his character was held. Rittenhouse was a native of America; and, in the early part of his life, he mingled the purfuits of fcience with the active employments of a farmer and a watchmaker. In 1769 he was invited by the American Philofophical Society to join a number of gentlemen who were then occupied in making some astronomical obfervations, when he particularly distinguished himself by the accuracy of his calculations and the comprehenfion of his mind. He afterwards conAtructed an obfervatory, which he fuperintended in perfon, and which was the fource of many important discoveries, as well as greatly tending to the general diffufion of cience in the western world. During the American war, he was an active affertor of the cause of independence. Since the con

clufion of the peace, he fucceffively filled the offices of Treasurer of the State o: Pennsylva nia, and Director of the National Mint, in both of which capacities he was alike datin guifhed for ftrength of judgement and integrity of heart. He fucceeded the illurious Franklin in the office of Prefident of the Phi lofophical Society; a fituation which the bent of his mind and the course of his studies had rendered him eminently calculated to fil!"; and towards the clofe of his days he retired from public life to the enjoyment of domeftic happiness, when he formed a circle of private friends, who will continue to admure his virtues as a man, while the world will applaud his talents as a philofopher.

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AUG. 2. At Pyrmont, Benjamin Mee,

8. At Carmarthen, aged 77, the Rev. Peter Williams, editor of three editions of the Welch Family Bible.

13. Mr.

13. Mr. Thomas Parke, landwaiter, at Lancaster.

14. John Krupp, efq. of Brook-street, Grofvenor Square.

15. At Buckland Court, Surry, Thomas Beaumont, efq. brother of the late Sir Geo. Beaumont, bart

16. Lady Henderfon, relict of Sir Robert Henderson, bart. of Fordell, Fifethire.

17. At Weyhill. Oxfordshire, aged 87, the Rev. Jofeph Simpfon, rector of that parish 40 years, and formerly fellow of Queen's Col lege, Oxford.

At Hackney, Mr. Oliver Jackson, of Fre. derick's place, Old Jewry.

George Bryan, efq. of Portland-place. At Kendal, Mr. Thomas Cornthwaite, iron founder and whitefmith, aged 56.

18. At Pentonville, Mr. John Redhead, junior bridge-master of the city of London, in his 73d year.

Lately, at Port au Prince, James White, efq. of Selborne, Hants; late heutenant of the 82d regiment of foot.

Lately, at Clanville, near Andover, Hants, John Lockton, efq. of the Inner Temple, fpecial pleader.

Lately, at Portsmouth, the Rev. William Holcombe, late refidentiary canon of St. David's.

19. The Rev Dr. Thorp, rector of Tackley in the county of Oxford, late fellow of St. John's College.

At Portsmouth, the Hon Mrs. Fielding, relict of the late Captain F. of the marines.

Mr. David Forbes, writer, in Edinburgh.

At the New Inn, in Crackenthorp, Westmorland, Captain Kirkpatrick, aged 78 years.

20. George Alexander, efq. of Nottingham.

At Wormbridge, Herefordshire, Lady Clive, relict of Sir Edward Clive, late one of the judges of the Common Pleas

Willian Stafford, efq. New Norfolk freet. 21. At Lower Heyford, in the County of Oxford,the Rev. William Harrison, D, D. rector of that parish, vicar of Great Bedwin in the county of Wilts, and formerly fellow of Corpus Chrifti College, in his 75th year.

Mr. William Wigan, Swallow treet, Piccadilly, herald painter.

Mr. Arthur Edie, of Token house yard.

22. Mr. Richard Adams, junior, of Breadfreet.

Mrs. Dall, relict of N. T. Dall, efq. R. A. William Fountleroy Carpenter, efq. He was killed in a Duel in Hyde park, by Mr. John Pride.

Mr. Ralph Whitehead, of Shaw hall, Sad. dleworth, Yorkshire, accidentally fhot by a neighbour in a party of moor game shooters.

At St. Stephen's, near Canterbury, William Abbot, efq. proctor in Doctors Commons, deputy registrar of the Diocese and Archdeaconry of Canterbury, and one of the principal clerks of the Prerogative.office.

Richard Benyon, efq of Englefield-house, Berks, and member of parliament for Peter. borough, in his 51st year.

23. Thomas Yates, efq. a lieutenant of the Navy, to which rank he was advanced June 24, 1782, and nephew to the late Mr. Yates the comedian. He was thot at his late uncle's heufe at Pimlico, in confequence of a dispute about that perfon's property with Mifs Jones, who claimed to be his executrix. Mr. Yates was an artift of fome merit.

Mr John Clarke, tea dealer and hofier, Peterborough.

Lately, Thomas Tweedy, efq. one of the aldermen of the city of Dublin, and divifional magiftrat for the North divifion.

24. Mr. John Hayes, Devonshire Square, Bishopsgate street.

At Wimbledon, in his 89th year, Mr. Charles Newfham Pigot, the oldest inhabitant of that parish, and father of the mercers company.

At Barnes, Surry, Rear Admiral John Stanton.

25. Mr John Holmes, of Northampton. ftreet, Clerkenwell, aged 73.

Mr Michael Pope, of Finsbury Square.

Lately, aged near 90, the Rev. Mr. Seacombe, rector of Cameley, and vicar of Brimpton, Somersetshire.

26. Mr. Bateman, fenior, bookfeller, Devonshire street, Queen's square, in his 69th year.

The Rev. Nicholas Bacon, M. A. rector of Barham, and vicar of Coddenham with Crowfield in Suffolk, aged 64. He was a lineal defcendant from Lord Keeper Bacon.

At Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, John Afkell Bucknall, efq. of Oxhey in that county, and uncle to Lord Grimiton.

Mr. John Macquiftin, of Newgate-street, in his 70th year.

At Stoke Newington, in his 78th year, John Field, efq. formerly an apothecary in Newgate-ftreet.

Mrs. Hannah Bull, widow of the Honourable William Bull, late heutenant-governor of South Carolina.

Thomas Squire, efq. Surry ftreet, Strand, Lately, in the West Indies, Geo. Vaughan, efq. commander of the Alarm frigate. 27. At Liverpool, Mr. Thomas Holling(worth, of Drury lane Theatre.

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Lycophron's Caffandra, L. 324, explained, 266 Some Account of Robert Burns. ibid Defultory Remarks on the Study and Practice of Mufic, addressed to a young Lady while under the Tuition of an eminent Mafter [continued], Theatrical Journal, including Characters of various new Performers in September, Poetry, including Verfes to an Old School-Fellow-Lines for a Tablet, to be placed in the Cathedral Church at Wells, in Memory of T. Linley, Efq. and his two Daughters-The Cit's Birthday Ode Sonnet- The ContrastLines prefented with fome Love Son nets to Julia-Ode to Variety-The Tempeft, from Metastasio-The Prodigal Sonnet, compofed in early Spring -Song-Sonnet, imitated from a Latin Verfion by Gray, of an Italian One of Sig. Abbate Buondelmonte-Transla tion of Anacreon, Ode 20, Official Note published by the French Directory, refpecting the Reports spread, that an Envoy from the British Cabinet had arrived with Proposals of Peace to the Directory,

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