bow-window next the garden, and are of gilt cane. The cornices, mouldings, doors, &c. are of extraordinary workmanship.The cieling is ornamented with emblematical paintings, reprefenting the Graces and Mufes, together with devices; and Jupiter, Mercury, Apollo, and Paris. In the center of the cieling is a reprefentation of Pegasus. Over the doors are alfo placed paintings.The chimney-piece is a beautiful defign, and from the or moulu ornaments on the marble, it poffeffes an appearance of great richness. Two or moulu chandeliers are placed here; it is impoffible by expression to do juftice to the extraordinary workmanship, as well as defign of thefe ornaments; they each confift of a palm, branching out in five directions,

for the reception of lights. A beautiful fi gure of a rural nymph is reprefented, en twining the ftems of the tree with wreaths of flowers. In the center of the room is a rich chandelier. To fee this apartment, dans fon plus beau jour, it should be viewed in the glafs over the chimney-piece.

The range of apartments from the Saloon to the Ball-room, when the doors are open, formed one of the grandeft fpectacles that ever was beheld.

The fuite of rooms on the ftory parallel with the garden were alfo lighted up, and from the neatness and simplicity of their furniture, hangings, and ornaments, gave great fatisfaction.

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Rochelle, Jan. 20. HE night of the 17th to the 18th of this month, has been for us a moft dreadful one. The end of the world could hardly trace a more terrifying fpectacle. On the 17th, towards evening, a strong wind arofe, and at nine o'clock we felt a fhock of an earthquake, attended with thunder, lightning, and hail. The largest trees were torn up by the roots; the tiles and windows flew about the streets. Two hundred chimnies were thrown down; the upper ftories were demolished, and even fome houfes have been totally destroyed. The poftilion from Nantes fays, that he faw many trees lying on the road, torn up by the roots; that from Bourdeaux affures, that the country between Rochfort and Saintes has fuffered much. The difafters at fea are still more melancholy. Many hips have founde ed, both on our coaft and that of the ifle of Rhea. Twentyfour dead bodies have been taken out of the water here, and a much greater number were taken up at the ifle of Rhea.

Cadiz, Feb. t. Among others that are preparing to embark here, by order of the commandant at war, are two companies of artillery, and fome experienced engineers for St. Auguftine, in Eaft Florida; which place, on its ceflion by the English, the government has determined to make ftrong as art and nature combined can effay it. The two Floridas will be confolidated into

one government, under the fupreme direction of the governor of the Havannah. As the English will remove all their artillery, feveral pieces of cannon, all brafs, are felecting in the king's arfenal to be shipped for that place.

Franckfort, Feb. 10. His Highness the Prince Bishop of Treves has published in his dominions a general toleration in favour of the Lutheran and other reformed churches. His Highness has not confined himself to a fimple toleration, but has also put them in poffeffion of a church, and enabled them henceforward to hold all ftate and military employments, without diftinction, equally with the Catholics. The minifters of their church are permitted to perform their functions according to their rites and cuftoms.

Vionna, Feb. 14. Although the cabinet of Verfailles has given peace to the Levant, it is affured here that the firmness of the King of Pruffia towards our court has not a little contributed to it; for whilft the court of France was re-establishing concord in the Divan, and difpofing their minds to peace, Frederick was offering us, without noise, the alternative of a limited moderation, or a dreadful war. That monarch writing to his minifter, faid to him, "Affure the Court of Vienna that I want nothing for myself, but that I fhall prevent others from having too much."

FEBRUARY 23.

THE Seahorie irigate arrived off PlyHE Seahoric trigate arrived off Ply

Madras the ad of October, arrived at the

Cape on the gth of December, failed from thence the 27th of the fame month, and did

not touch at St. Helena.

She

Monarca, Exeter, San Carlos, Sceptre, and The Nayade frigate.

Europe,

The Eurydice frigate arrived at the Cape in December, and the Swallow arrived there the 12th, and failed the 21st of December.

The Seahorse brings intelligence that General Stuart was dismissed the service on the 17th of September.- On the evening of the fame day he was put under arreft at the Garden Houfe by Lieutenant Gomond, Fort Adjutant, and Mr. Stanton, Lord Macartney's Secretary. He was conducted to his own house, and a guard placed over him. He was arrested as he was fending off orders to the King's troops.

Colonel Lang was appointed LieutenantGeneral and Commander in Chief, in confequence of Sir John Burgoyne's refusing to take the command, as he faid he did not confider Gen. Stuart as legally difmiffed the fervice. Col. Lang on the 18th went to the Mount to take the command of the army which Sir John Burgoyne first refused to obey, and then left the army to Lieutenant Colonel Floyd.

There was the most promifing appearance of a speedy peace with Tippoo Saib, as he had given the most unequivocal declarations of pacific defires, and had entered into a negociation for the purpose.

25. The feffions began at the Old-Bailey, when 20 prifoners were tried, fix of whom were capitally convicted, yiz. Daniel Clarke, for burglarioufly breaking and entering the dwelling-houfe of Richard Garret; William Martin, alias Thomas Banks, for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Charles Pavey; John Davifon, for burglary in the dwelling-houfe of James Barclay; Alexander Cullum, for burglary in the dwel ling-houfe of John Pearce; Richard M⭑Donagh, for affaulting Robert Hefter on the highway; and William Hubbard, for burglariously breaking open the dwelling house of William Beresford.-Thomas Turner was tried on an indictment for ftealing a quantity of apparel in the houfe of Edward Bitmead, in the Mews at Mill-hill, Marybone, and the verdict left fpecial for the opinion of the judges.

26. Fifteen prifoners were tried at the Old-Bailey, five of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Daniel Gunter, for stopping the Brentford coach; Charles Manning, for robbing Frances Hazleton, a child of ten years of age, in Stepney fields; John Smith, for robbing Franc.s Franco, Efq. on the highway: James Burn, for feloniously af faulting Elizabeth Farmer on the highway; William Proffer, for feloniously affaulting Ifaac Poland near Drury-lane play-house.

27. Twelve prifoners were tried at the Old-Bailey, four of whom were convicted of felonies, and eight acquitted.

28 Fifteen prifoners were tried at the Old-Bailey, three of whom were capitally convicted, viz. John Jacobs, Samuel Selfhire, and Richard McDonagh, for felonioufly affaulting Cha. Chapman on the highway.-Four were convicted of felonies, and eight were acquitted.

28. At two o'clock, the Committee of Common Council appointed to prefent the thanks of the court and the freedom of this city to Mr. Pitt, fet off from Guildhall to Berkley-fquare, in the following order: Two Marfhalmen, with red and white cockades.

Four Conftables, with ditto. Two Marshals, with cockades and fashes. Mr. Alderman Townfend, Chairman,

followed by the Committee. Town Clerk, and the Clerk of the Chamber.

About three o'clock they arrived at Mr. Pitt's houfe, where they were very politely received, and Mr. Alderman Townsend prefented the refolutions; and at the fame time addreffed Mr. Pitt in a very elegant fpeech, to which Mr. Pitt returned an anfwer, couched in the warmest terms of refpe&t.

The cavalcade then returned, amidst the acclamations of applauding thousands, to Grocers' Hall, where Mr. Pitt received the freedom of the city, and afterwards was entertained with a moft fumptuous dinner, ferved with the utmost elegance and profufion.

At Temple-bar the proceffion was formed in the following order:

Two Marfhalmen.
Conftables, two and two.
Under City Marshal on horseback.
Standard Banner.

Six city pendants, two and two; their trains fupported by children, decorated with fearlet and white ribbons.

City State Banner.

The colours carried by the city watermen in fcarlet jackets, filver badges, and fearlet and white caps.

Artillery Company's mufic, two and two. Committee in their carriages; their fervants with blue cockades.

A large blue pendant, with the words Pitt and the Conftitution.

Upper City Marshal on horfeback.
Chairman of Committee
with

Mr. CHANCELLOR PITT. Mr. Pitt's friends, among whom were the Marquis of Carmarthen, and the Lords Temple, Chatham, Sydney, with feveral others of the nobility, clofed the proceffion.

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at the end of Bridge-street, he was faluted by a difcharge of the artillery belonging to the fociety of Lumber Troopers.

On their arrival at the Hall, after complimenting Mr. Pitt on the honour he had done them, in accepting the freedom of their company, they took their places at an elegant entertainment, which it is faid coft upwards of one thousand pounds.

The entertainment was conducted with the greatest regularity, and the evening spent with the utmost conviviality; during which many loyal and conftitutional toafts were drank.

March 1. Being St. David's day, the annual fermon of the Welch charity-school was preached at St. Clement's, in the Strand; afterwards the gentlemen, prefident, &c. and children, went in proceflion to Almack's, in St. James's-fquare, where was a grand dinner prepared for them. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, being indifpofed, could not receive them at CarltonHoufe, but fent the annual purse of 100 guineas,

2. Eighteen prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey, nine of whom were convicted of felonies, and nine acquitted.

3. Sixteen prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey, eleven of whom were convicted of felony, and five were acquitted.

4. Eleven prifoners were tried at the Old Bailey, three of whom were convicted of felonies, and eight were acquitted.

At this feffion fourteen convicts were capitally convicted, nine ordered to be transported, feven imprifoned and kept to hard labour in the houfe of correction, three to hard labour on the Thames, seven to be whipped and imprisoned in Newgate, nineteen to be publickly whipped, three privately whipped, and twenty-five difcharged by proclamation.

The feflion of jail delivery of Newgate is adjourned until Wednesday the 21st of April at the Old Bailey.

4. This morning at eight o'clock John Lee, for forging a bill of exchange for 151. purporting to be drawn by Lord Townfhend; John Ah, for perfonating Thomas Eaton, the proprietor of 750l. ftock, and transferring the fame in the name of the faid Eaton; Thomas Welch, George Allen, and Thomas Ledger, for different burgla ries; and Jofeph Clark, for being at large after having received fentence of tranfportation, were executed oppofite Newgate, in the Old Bailey. They all behaved becoming their unhappy fituation. Capt. Lee folemnly declared the crime for which he fuffered was committed in confequence of the moft fevere poverty. After hanging upwards of an hour, their bodies were cut down, and taken into the gaol, in order to be delivered to their friends in the evening.

Notwithstanding great intereft was made for the unfortunate Capt. Lee from a variety

of refpectable quarters, it failed of effect, as, from the examples of Dr. Dodd and Mr. Ryland, it is apparent, the great character in whom mercy is lodged will not, on any account, prevent the law from taking its courfe in confequence of the commission of forgery.

The Nancy Eaft-India packet, which was coming exprefs from the Eaft-Indies, and was loft off Scilly, fome time fince, had the articles of the peace as fettled in the Eaft-Indies on board, none of which have been able to be made out by the letters that were taken up by one of his Majesty's reve nue cutters, they being fo long in the water, and the letters fo tern: but the Company are in hopes, as foon as they can get them dry, they will be able to make fomething out of them.

The crew of the Nancy Eaft-India packet confifted of 36 men, befides 12 gentlemen and ladies, paffengers, who all perished, they fay, except one.

According to letters which have been faved out of the Nancy Packet, it appears that Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart. Commodore of the Blue Squadron, arrived there in the Gibraltar, apt. Hicks, of 80 guns, from Madras, the day before the Nancy failed, with feven other fhips of war, four of which were of the line. It was talked there, that this was the fleet which are to remain in India, and would return to Madras in March when the monfoons were over, at which time it was fuppofed Admiral Sir Edward Hughes would return to England with the Superb of 74 guns, and fome other men of war, leav ing Sir Richard Bickerton to command in India: no King's fhips had arrived at Bombay fince the last advices in October. The chief packet from Governor Hornby to the directors of the Eat-India Company is in part preferved. The Nancy is almoft a new hip, was built in the river, and had a greater number of paffengers than usual, on account of the multiplicity of perfons coming home by reafon of peace being concluded. When the Nancy failed from Bombay, the Mahrattas were quiet, the peace with them having been compleatly ratified.

We are extremely forry to acquaint our readers, that Mrs. Cargil, the celebrated actrefs, who about two years fince went out to India, was one of the unfortunate paffengers on board the Nancy Eaft-India packet, which was loft on the rocks of Scilly; fhe was found floating in her fhift, and the infant in her arms of which she had been delivered.

Mrs. Cargill was extremely fuccefsful in her theatrical Afiatic excursion; the played all her applauded opera characters at immenfe prices: her benefit at Bengal amounted to the aftonishing fum of 12,000 rupees; and what will furprife our theatrical readers, the performed the Grecian Daughter with the utmost applaufe.

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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Mar. 8. Dublin Caftle, Feb. 24. The Duke of Rutland, who embarked at Holyhead last night on board his Majefty's yacht the Dorfet, arrived fafe in this harbour about one o'clock this afternoon. His Grace was received at landing by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of the city of Dublin. The regiments of foot in garrifon lined the streets through which his Grace paffed to the Caftle, attended by a fquadron of horfe. His Grace, on his arrival at the Caffle, was in troduced in form to the Earl of Northington, who received him, fitting under the canopy of ftate, in the Prefence Chamber. A council met at five o'clock, and a proceffion was made from the Prefence Chamber to the Council Chamber, where his Grace's Commiffion was read, and the oaths administered to him, after which his Grace having received the fword from the Earl of Northington, and been invefted with the collar of the most illuftrious order of Saint Patrick, the great guns in his Majefty's Park the Phoenix were fired, and answered by the regiments on duty. His Grace then repaired to the Prefence Chamber, where he received the compliments of the nobility and other perfons of distinction, upon his Grace's fafe arrival to take upon him the government of this kingdom.

13. Lieut. Snow, of the Royal Navy, arrived at the Admiralty-office with dif patches from Sir Richard Hughes, Bart, Rear Admiral of the Blue, who commands on the Leeward Island ftation, which were brought by the Stormont floop of war, arrived at Portfmouth from Antigua, which place the left in January. The Latona frigate, and the Adamant of 50 guns, were not arrived in the Weft-Indies. The islands mutually reftored and ceded between GreatBritain and France by the articles of peace, were taking place when the Stormont failed: the island of St. Chriftopher's was wholly evacuated by the French and taken poffeffion of by the British forces; and it was underflood the fame had taken place at Dominica, St. Vincent's, &c. &c. St. Lucia was alfo delivered up to the French, who had put a garrifon into it from Martinico. The Englih garrifon at Tobago were to come to England immediately on its ceffion to the French. A general joy was difcovered in

the iflands reflored to the British Government, the French Governors having generally behaved in a very arbitrary manner; and the taxes had been fo exceffive high, and gathered with fo great rigidity, that an infurrection would certainly have taken place had they not known the end of thofe exactions would be very foon, The ifland of Antigua was very flourishing, and there were a great number of American fhips there, fome with cargoes, and others waiting for freight.

An Edinburgh paper, dated March 8, fays, The Count of Albany, as he has been com monly called for fome time paft, died at Florence of an apoplexy, on the 23d of January, in the beginning of the 64th year of his age, being born on the 31st of December, 1720, N. S.-a perfon who will be always memorable in the annals of Britain, on account of the bold attempt he made in the year 1745. Care had been taken very early to inftill just and noble fentiments into his mind; and in his youth he had been inured to bear fatigue, and fuch other inconveniencies as are met with in a military life. His perfon and manners were fo graceful and engaging, that he was warmly beloved by his friends, and esteemed even by his enemies; and when he made his appearance in Scotland he drew on himself the attention of all Europe. He is faid to have always acted with remarkable humanity and greatnefs of foul; and his fuccefs was greater than could have been expected from his circumftances. After his defeat at Culloden, he bore his misfortunes, and paffed through dangers with fuch equanimity, as ftill to appear refpe&table and great. Since the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, when he was obliged to depart out of France, he has had little opportunity of fhowing to the world what he really was. He married the Princefs Louifa Maximiliana de Stolberg Guederan, on the 17th of April 1772, but they have had no iffue; fo that the male line of the Royal family of Stuart is now reduced to the Cardinal alone, after it had given Kings to Scotland for three or four hundred years, and by the Princeffes of it, Sovereigns to almoft all Europe.

The Right Hon. Mr. Pitt was elegantly entertained by the Goldfmiths Company at their hall in Fofter-lane. He was received by the Grand Warden and Court of Affiftants in the Great Ball-room, and continued there until the tables in the great hall were covered, when he and his friends were ushered to dinner, preceded by a numerous band of mufic.

The Hall and avenues to it were moft beautifully illuminated with variegated lamps, difplayed with uncommon tafte, reprefenting different devices.

On the table oppofite Mr. Pitt were placed large triumphal gothic arches of curious gauze and open work, fupported by pillars of the fame order in burnished gold, while feftoons of artificial flowers elegantly hung from the fprings of the arches. The frizes and other parts were moft brilliantly deco rated with variegated foil.

On the base of the centre column, on each fide, were painted the arms of PITT, and on the top a blazing star of cryftal glafs, in conftant motion, the body of the column ornamented with groupes of emblematical

gures,