fars, Turks, Hurlers, Jockies, Beggar Women, and Dominos. There is now on board a fhip at the Bachelors-walk one Barnaby Magennis, a feaman, blind of both eyes fince the age of fix years, who has a regular discharge from a privateer, fuch as would be a credit to any mariner; he can hand, reef, fplice, and flow the hold, and do every neceffary part of a failor's bufinets on board a fhip or boat, fleering excepted. What makes it remarkable is, that he learned his duty while blind. Some time ago a French privateer, mounting 12 carriage guns befides fwivels, was brought into this harbour by fourteen failors who broke prifon at Dunkirk, and finding the crew of the privateer were all on shore, one man and a boy excepted, took poffeffion of her and got off unperceived. She is a large fine cutter, copper fheathed. 28. A fubfcription for relief of the fufferers by the late dreadful hurricane in the British Weft India iflands, to a very confiderable amount has been made here, under the direction of a molt relpectable committee, who have already char tered one veffel for Barbadoes, with part of this munificent bene action: And Sir Edward New enham, who has taken a diftinguished part in this bufinefs from the beginning, has just received a paffport for faid veffel, from Dr. Franklin, at Paris, figned by him and the French and Spanish minifters. BIRTH S. 'N Sackville-ftreet, the countess of Rofs, of a IN fon. At Gurraghmore, the countefs of Tyrone, of a fon.-Feb. 1 .13. Mrs. Todd Faulkner, of a daughter. MR MARRIAGE S. R. John Campbel, of Clontarf, to Mifs M'Mahon, of Abbey-ftreet.-The Rev. Mr. Thomas Robinson, of Annville, to Miis Faulkner, of Dolphin's-barn.-William Sweetman, Elq, to Mifs Cofgrave, of Abbey-ftreet. In Cork, capt Coxen, of the 3d regt, foot, to Mifs Bienerbaffet, of Kinfale- At Limerick, Mr. Wm. O'Donnel, merchant, to Mils Mary Ormby-John Evans, Efq; of Limerick, to Mils Lacey.-Duke Giffard, Efq; fon and heir of Sir Duke Giffard, to Mifs Maddock.--In the King's county, Mr. William Goulding, to Mifs Smith-Samuel Madden, Efq; of Monaghan, to Mifs Ryder.-Mr. Alexander Stephens, of Donegal, merchant, to Mifs Andrews of Ballina. Marmaduke Cramer, Elq, to Mils Gumbleton. Francis Floed, Efq; of Ballymack, to Mils Diana Cooke.- Hugh Lloyd, Elq; of Kildomin, county Limerick, to Mils Philpot, of Cork. Samuel Andrews, Efq; of Ranelagh, to Mis Wilkinfoa.-Mr. Davis, of Shilleagh, to Mife Green-Rev. John Huleat, to Mils Brady. -Mr. George Holmes, merchant, to Miis Ailoway. Frederick Geale, Efq; to Mifs Letitia Brady. At Kilkenny, John Cole, Etq; to Mil's Warring,-Thomas Jones, Elq; to Mifs Drury. -Doctor Delany, to Mifs Kilfoyle. DEATHS. T Mount-Bellew, in the county Galway, aged 81, the Widow Bellew.-At Ennis, cap. Bourke, of Limerick.-At Mallow, Thomas Herbert, Efq; of Mucrofs.-At St. Finbarry's, the Rev Richard Farmer-At Marlefield, near Clonmel, Stephen Moore, Elq, M. P. for the borough of Clonmel.-Pierce Fitzgerald, of the county Meath, Efq,-At Cork, the widow Norcott, of Elmgrove.-The lady of the late Sir George Ribton.The wife of John Jones, Efq; of York-ft eet.- At Johnstown, the wife of Love Hiat, Elq;-On Summer-hill, aged 90, the Rev. Dr. Dive Downes. In Jervisfeet, alderman Tucker.The wife of Joha Medlicott, of Dunmurry, Efq;-Near Waterford, the Rev. Thomas Hogan.. At Forest, county Dublin, Mr. Ifaac D'Olier, late of Dublin, goldfmith- At Rockwood, county Cork, Mr. Foote.-At Caftle-Fogarty, Thomas Fogarty, Elq;-At Edinburgh, where he went for the education of his fon, John Frefton, Eq; of Ballinter. At Kilcruile, Queen's county, Richard Bambrick, Efq:At Clonmel, the widow Newcomen.-At Rols the widow Lloyd.- -At Creagh, Henry Beecher, Efq;-In Bolton-feet, the hen. Mrs. Wilton.-At Wettport, the right hon. Peter earl of Altamont.At Kilkenny, Dr. Forstall. At Done aile, Chichefter St. Leger, Efq;- At Cork, Mrs. M'Carthy, and lieut. Lucket, of 67th regt At Ballitore, Wm. Keating, Eiq;-At Waterford, the lady of Edward Twigg, Efq-At Arklow, the wife of the Rev. Edward Bayley.-At Meldrum, Oliver Latham, Efq;-In the county Sligo, John Fleming, Elq,-In Mary treet, Mr. Bernard Shane, attorney.-At Ballyhealy, Elpine Beaty, Elq;In Cork, capt. Evans, of the 54th regt.-At Moywater, the Rev. Mr. Willon.-The widow Sampton. At Omagh, the Rev. Dr. Pallifer At Carlow, capt. Green.At Hillsborough, Mrs. Catharine Hillary.-At Carlow, Mr. John Byrne, attorney-At Waterford, the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald.-The wife of Mr. Jame Evory, merchant.--- -In the county Wicklow, the wife of Folliot Patrickfon, Efq;-At Carrick, the wife of John Galway, ElqIn Linen-hall-street, Hugh Sher, Efq; merchant.-At Dundalk, aged 80, the Rev. Dominick Thomas, prior of Carlingford --At Belfast, Mr. Arthur Sims, merchant; Mr. Thomas M Cadam; and the wife of James Roberts, Biq; of Cavan.--The wite of Chidleigh Coote, Efq; fitter to the earl of Bellamont. At Corke, the Rev. Daniel O'Brien.At Belfast, the Rev. James Mackay.-At Cookstown, near Powerfcourt, county Wicklow, of the fmall pox, in the 2 ft year of her age, Mifs Mary Byron, moft fincerely regretted.la Leixlip, fincerely lamented, Mrs. Jane Bruce, great grand daughter of the Rev. Geo. Walker, governor of Londonderry, and who fo bravely defended that town when befreged in 1688. By her death a penfion of 301. yearly reverts to government. It were to be whed that penfions were thus confined to the offspring of Ireland' brave fons; then the odious penfion lift, initead of being a reproach, would do honour to the na tion. A the Rev. Dr. Columbine. In the Weft ladies, J BANKRUPT S. [OHN Talbot, of Dublin, linen-draper.Joseph Burke, of Dublin, merchant, Memoirs of the Right Honourable Lord Macartney, the newly appointed Governor of Madrass (With a friking Likeness of his Lordship.) EORGE, Lord Macartney, baron of anecdotes then current, his perfonal ac land, is defcended from a family, which, by its armorial bearings and other circumstances, appears to be a younger branch of the antient and honourable Irish houfe of Mac Carthy More, but which had been fettled for many centuries in Scotland. His lordship was born in May, 1738; he completed his education at Trinity College, Dublin, of which he was a fellow commoner; after taking up his der gree of Mafter of Arts, upon coming into poffeffion of a confiderable eftate by the death of his grandfather, he made the tour of Europe, during which he formed connexions with some of the most diftinguished characters of his own country, then upon their travels; connexions which bave latted ever fince he was alfo particularly noticed, as we are informed, by the celebrated Voltaire, at whofe feat near Geneva, be spent fome time. Being a man of tafte and knowledge, he has been fuppofed to have been the author of fome fugitive compofitions, which were esteemed at the time; but his mind was foon bent to politics, by being appointed in Arguft 1764, to be envoy extraordinary to the Emprefs of Ruffia, and he was knighted by his majefty on taking leave in the month of October following. His embaffy was of material benefit to this nation, for he brought about an advantageous treaty of commerce, which is now the only bafis of our alliance with that country If we may credit fome Hib. Mag. March, 1781. fhare in this remarkable success. In 1766, having previously obtained the confent of his own fovereign, the King of Poland was pleased to elect him a knight companion of the most antient and royal order of the White Eagle ; and in 1767, his minifteria dignity and powers were enlarged by his heing nominated ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Emprefs of Ruffia. In the month of February, 1768, his lordship married the Right Hon. Lady Jane Stuart, fecond daughter of John Earl of Bute, Knight of the Garter, &c. &c. At the general election in the month of April following, he was elected member for the borough of Cockermouth, in the British parliament, and in July of the fame year, for the borough of Armagh, in the Irish parliament. He was likewife appointed principal fecretary to Lord Viscount Townshend, then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and fworn of his majefty's moft honourable privy council in that kingdom, in the beginning of 1769. In that turbulent and difficult employment, he acquitted himself not only with political abilities, but with a temper that contributed not a little to allay the violence of party and oppofition. In 1772 his lordship was elected a knight companion of the most honourable order of the Bath. In December, 1775, he was appointed captain general and commander in chief of Grenada, the Grenadines, Tobago, and other iflands in the Weft lo P dies It is probable that the reputation his lordship thus acquired in the feveral em ployments with which he had been intrust dies, dependent thereon. He found Gre- their governor) to give him their laft and nada, the principal colony of his govern- unfeigned thanks for the wisdom and jufment, distracted by party, which deftroy- tice of his conduct while he prefided over ed its credit, and prevented the promotion them, and to join, as they expreffed it, of its welfare. His lordship had the ad. their voices to the acknowledgment of the drefs or good fortune to put a speedy end conquerors, of the well-planned and spito all diffentions. Harmony in the legi- rited defence which he had made with Dature was followed by provifion for their fuch inferior force; alfo teftifying that the public debts. Individuals profpered, and example of his coolness and intrepidity, the island became, beyond all doubt, next during the feveral attacks, influenced all to Jamaica, in revenue and importance. the perfons under his command to the full His lordthip was alfo the firft governor exertion of their duty; and that he had, who was able to establish a militia in that to the last moment of his command, and ifland, to the general fatisfaction of the of his negociations with the conqueror, people, and this eftablishment contributed united with his duty to his fovereign, a not a little to the refolution with which true regard to the people who had been they flood upon their defence, when, in committed to his care. July 1779, Count D'Estaing appeared before the inland with twenty five fhips of the line, fourteen frigates, and eight battal ons of infantry. Of this attack the go-ed, led to the choice of him as the provernor had fome fhort previous informa- pereft perfon to compofe the diffenfions tion, by intelligence which he procured and reftore the profperity of one of our from Martinique, and by veffels employed moft important Eat-India fettlements; by him to watch the enemy's motions; and though upon this occafion his friends whereupon he difpatched expreffes to Ge- had to combat, not only with the efforts neral Grant at the neighbouring island of of gentlemen who had views on the fame St. Lucia, and alfo to Admiral Byron; and appointment, and even thought themselves on the arrival of Count D'Eftaing retired intitled to it, but also to overcome a prewith the few regulars and militia which he judice carefully inculcated against perfons, could collect to the Hofpital Hill, where not gradually rifing in the company's ferbe foon received a fummons to furrender, vice; yet all parties had but one voice, in with menaces of military execution in cafe relation to his character, conduct, difpoof refiftance, but without any terms of fition and abilities. His lordfhip had occapitulation in cafe of compliance. In cafion to addrefs himself twice to the prothis fituation, to give up a valuable colo- prietors in the general court; and the ny, when relief might foon arrive, and good fenfe and spirit of moderation conwithout any poffible advantage, was a con- fpicuous in his fpeeches, together with the duct too difhonourable to be adopted by modeft but manly manner of his delivery, him; nor did either intereft or apprehen- gained him many new friends, and confion of danger induce any of the inhabi- firmed his former ones, in the propriety tants to propofe fuch a difhonourable mea- of their choice. He was accordingly nofure; he therefore returned a modeft but minated governor and prefident of Fort firm anfwer to the fummons he received, St. George, Madras, on the 14th of Deand with&ood an attack upon his lines, cember, 1780, and sworn in the next day. which he repulfed with some loss of killed. This nomination of the directors met with and prifoners on the part of the enemy; the concurrence of the proprietors, withbut the next night his entrenchments even the ceremony of a ballot. were attacked on all fides, and after a The fituation of the East: India compabrave and obftinate defence and much ny's affairs on the coaft of Coromandel flaughter, in which the lofs of the French requires, indeed, a man of the moderate in killed and wounded was equal, if not but firm fpirit, and of the abilities fo unifuperior to his lordship's whole force, the verfally attributed to Lord Macartney, and hill was taken by form. it behoves him to maintain the high character he has obtained in the world. His lordship Toft all his effects to a very confiderable amount, his plate, writings, and even his clothes, which were divided as plunder among the French foldiers, The Count D'Etaing thought him too likely to thwart his defigns if he allowed him to go to any of our settlements, and therefore fent him a prifoner to France; but before his departure, the inhabitants of Grenada waited upon him (no longer His lordship is in his perfon fomewhat above the middle ftature, and has been considered as remarkably handfome; his engaging manners and addrefs have been admired by both fexes, and as a public fpeaker he is clear and convincing, but feems to avoid paffion or impetuofity. His lordship was created a peer of Ireland on the roth of July, 1776, by the file and |