North Shore, entirely difmafted; another with only a foremaft ftanding ; and another lies on fhore near the Mills. In Weft Bay, near Portland, a large Thip, with timber frames, lies on the beach upright, with all her mafts flanding another hip loft near her, name, I believe, the Golden Grove-the captain and moft of the crew are drowned; two more hips loft higher up in the bay; one had 140 foldiers on board, only ten faved out of the whole and crew. Only one man, one woman and child, faved out of another,-two more are loft off Abbotsbury. The Bolus, tranfport, Ifaac Duck. Venus, tranfport, with troops. Lieutenant Mason, his brother, and eight men drowned out of the olus. Nov. 19. This day came on at Oxford, in full convocation, the election of the first Anglo-Saxon profeffor, founded by the late Dr. Rawlinson. The candidates were, the rev. William Finch, LL, D. and the rev. Charles Mayo, M. A. fellows of St. John's college. On cafting up the votes, the numbers were, for Dr. Finch 101, for Mr. Mayo 167; whereupon Mr. Mayo was declared duly elected. The common council of Oxford have refolved to inftruct their representatives in parliament on the prefent high prices of grain. In a long addrefs, which they tranfmit on this occafion, they fay, the caufes of this disastrous malady, which fo immediately affects all claffes of mankind, but which is more particularly diftreffing to the poor, whose chief fupport is bread, appear to us to be almoft wholly artificial;" and that "the dearness of corn is not to be afcribed fo much to its fcarcity as other causes, the principal of which are, the confolidation of farms, the conduct of jobbers, and the felling by fample." Thefe objects they ftrenuously recommend to the attention of their members. Edinburgh, Nov. 19. Early yefterday morning we had a very heavy and ceffant rain, accompanied with a ftrong gale of wind from the N. E. and if we may judge by its effect, a greater quantity never fell here in the fame fpace of time. About ten o'clock the water of Leith rofe to fuch a height as completely to overspread the low grounds adjacent to it; and many of the houses fituated on its banks were filled with water to the depth of feveral feet. The wooden bridge on Mr. Roughhead's ground below Stockbridge was completely swept away; as was alfe the one at Bonnington Mills; this laft is not to be regretted, as it has long been in an infufficient fate, and dangerous to pafs. The diftillery at Canonmills at one time was furrounded with water, and a boat was procured to carry off the family in the house adjoining to it. About twelve o'clock, however, the river began gradually to fall, the rain having been fucceeded by fnow. The damage done is doubtless confiderable, but the particulars cannot yet be accurately ftated. In Leith harbour the river came down with fuch force and body as to float the fhipping though it was low water, and feveral veffels were damaged by the rapidity of the torrent, dafhing against each other. The floop Nelly, of Gardenston, captain Loban, was crushed in fuch a manner as obliged her to be unloaded, and by great exertions the most part of the goods were landed; fome of them are damaged, and the veffel confiderably hurt. The floop Mercury of Limekilns, and the floop Perth of Kincardine, lie funk, both coal loaded. About a dozen of fhips' boats have been carried away out of the harbour. The roads in many places were rendered impaffable for a fhort time, and every held in any degree level was inundated. The meadow in Hope Park had the appearance of a large lake. In fome of the low fituated houfes at the back of the Canongate, Cowgate, &c. the ground floors were under water; and below the bridge it had fo collected as to bring to remem brance the North Loch. At Dalkeith, Muffelburgh, &c. the water of Ek rofe to a prodigious height, carrying every thing within its reach before it. Had the inundations taken place in the the night-time, the confequences might have been fatal. The ftorm had every appearance of being general. Nov. 21. On the 15th inft. arrived at Plymouth his majefty's fhips la Concorde, 36 guns, captain Hunt, and Lutin, 16 guns, captain Dacres, with 115 fail of transports under convoy, from Quiberon Bay, with part of the emigrants on board; the remainder are expected very foon; and only the four British regiments remain at the Ifle Dieu, where they have fortified themfelves with above 100 pieces of heavy cannon. Capt. Hunt of the Concorde landed at Weymouth, and fet off immediately express for town with dispatches. Notwithstanding, the late heavy gales of wind, none of the ships have fuffered any material damage, except one tranfport, which loft her mafts. The fleet are well fupplied with fresh beef, and every thing remains very quiet. at night, a fhock of an earthquake was very fenfibly felt by the inhabitants of Leicefter, Worcester, Birmingham, Witney, Gloucefter, Briftol, &c. who were alarmed by different fenfations; thofe in bed felt themselves railed up as though a perfon had been underneath, and haking of the bedftead followed; feveral perfons who had not retired to bed, obferved a rumbling noise apparently in their cellars; and many houfes were obferved to rock in the fame manner as they are sometimes affected by the fudden rifing of a ftorm. At Dufley, the concuffion was fo violent that many people leaped from their beds in furprise and apprehenfion. The evening was ferene; the mercury in the barometer had funk rapidly down to much rain, and Farenheit's thermometer, within doors, flood at 43 deg. No noife attended the fhock. . At Nottingham the fhock was so fevere, that feveral ftacks of chimneys were thrown down, and the dread occafioned by the awful circumftances was greatly increased by the hollow found of the bells from all the fteeples. The fhock was felt at Manchefter, Stafford, Lichfield, Derby, Sheffield Doncafler, Stamford, and Newcastle. Its direction appears to have been from North-weft to South-eaft, and the fhock was felt in a line of wide extent from Yorkshire to Bristol. Scarborough, Nov. 23. The Vengeance, French national cutter, of 20 guns, and about 100 men, commanded by captain Ledeille, has captured the following veffels between Hancliff Foot and Flambro' Head, from Friday to yesterday morning: the British Tar, Chace, of Yarmouth, for Newcaflle, with 863 facks of flour, and fent for France; the marquis of Tullibarden, Plymouth, Dec. 3. Intelligence is Rentall, of Perth, cargo fundries, fent brought by the Standard man of war, for France; the Mary Maria, of Lon- which arrived here yesterday from Qui don, in ballaft, taken off Whitby; and beron Bay, that the French fquadron the Thomas and Mary, Gray, of Sun-in L'Orient confits of fix fail of the derland, with coals, which last veffel they gave up to the prifoners, and is arrived at Scarborough. Captain Chace is taken to France. 23. By difpatches received this day at the fecretary of ftate's office, from vice admiral fir George Keith Elphinftone, K. B. and major generals Alured Clarke, and J. H. Craig, dated Caffle of the Cape of Good Hope, Sept. 2T, it is announced that after fome 4 sharp engagements with the Dutch, and fuftaining great fatigues from the heat of the climate, the British forces were victorious, and that on the 16th of the fame month, the colony and castle of the Cape of Good Hope furrendered by capitulation to his majesty's arms. aj. About five minutes past eleven line and four frigates, which, as foon as admiral Harvey's fleet leaves the coaft, are to fail for Cadiz, to join the fquadron of admiral Richery. 14. Advices were received from India at the Eafl-India-Houfe, by an over-land exprefs, ftating, that, on the news arriving at Madras of the war with Holland, two expeditions were formed from that fettlement, the one againft Trincomale, in the island of Ceylon, under the command of colonel Stuart, and the other against Malacca, under the command of Major Roberts, which were to fail in the courfe of the month of July, and were expected to be attended with the moft defired Tuc cefs. BIRTHS BIRTHS. Dec. 9. The right hon. lady Petre, of a'daughter. 12. The lady of Charles Grey, M. P. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Nov. 21. Thomas Plat, of Sómerfet-ftreet, Surry-road, efq. to mifs Worgan of the fame place. 1 Robert Dalrymple, efq. fon of admiral Dalrymple, to mifs Howard of Knightsbridge. 27. Robert Crew, of Clapham, efq. to mifs Jefferys, of the fame place. Samuel Duke, efq. furgeon to the hon. artillery company of London, to mifs Drury, only daughter of the rev. Dr. Drury of Claydon-hall, Suffolk. efq. to mifs Smith, daughter of Richard Carpenter Smith, of Southwark, efq. 12. George Smith, of Bloomsburyfquare, efq. to mifs Hardman, daughter of John Hardman, of Granbyrow, Manchester. DEATHS. Nov. 9. Mrs. Bell, relict of the late John Bell, of Dundee, efq. 17. The hon. Alexander Abercromby, one of the fenators of the college of juftice, and one of the lords commiffioners of jufticiary for Scotland. 19. Samuel Eftwick, efq. M. P. for the borough of Weftbury, deputy paymaster general of his majesty's forces, and fecretary and register of Chelsea College. Mark Sykes, efq. high fheriff of the county of York, and eldeft fon of Sir Chriftopher Sykes, of Sledmore, bart. to miss Masterman, only daughter of the late Henry Masterman, of Settring-efq. and fifter of lord Rokeby. ton, efq. 21. The hon. Mrs. Townfhend, wife of the hon. John Thomas Townshend. 30. Mrs. Scott, of Caftor, near Norwich, relict of George Louis Scott, Thomas Linley, of Southampton William Wilfon, of Upper Thames-ftreet, efq. freet, efq. to mifs Elliot, daughter of the late capt. Elliot, of Woombwellhall, near Gravefund, Kent. Thomas Baronneau, of New Lodge, near Barnet, efq. to mifs Wilfon, daughter of Robert Wilfon, of Woodhoufe, Effex, efq. 28. William Duke, jun. of Maxtock caftle, Warwickshire, efq. to mifs Geaft, daughter of Richard Geaft, of Blyth Hall, in the fame county, efq. Dec. 2. Edward Inge, of the Charter-houfe, Coventry, efq. to mifs Dullifon, of Muchpark-ftreet. 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