fome of the perfons suspected of the late infult upon his majesty.

Nov. 1. The lait letters from the Weft-Indies fay that the ftate of our Leeward Ilands is truly difaftrous. St. Vincent and Grenada are still likely to fall into the hands of the French; and Martinique itself was threatened with an attack from St. Lucia, where a great force was collecting from GuadaJoupe. About 200 men had also arrived there from St. Martin's.

. General Leigh had left St. Kitt's by orders from England, to take the com mand at Martinique : but he can do no thing without force. Four regiments were expected from England. In all the old French islands, the republicans predominate; and the fame fpirit is apprehended in Martinique.

The French and Caribs have taken an important poft in St. Vincent's, defended by 200 men chiefly of the 46th regiment, who lolt above 80 men, befides cannon, ftores, and provilions for fix weeks, the reft efcaping by fwimming to fome small craft lying in a neighbouring bay. It was feared the whole ifland would be loft.

Nor, independant of the fear of an attack, was their internal fituation ve ry comfortable. I hey and the preffure of farcity, as flour had rifen highly, and every other article of food in the fame proportion.

Nov. 3. The Diadem, capt. Tyler, and Romulus, capt. Hope, have fallen in with and taken five French fhips laden with corn. They were freighted by the African company, at Bona, in Barbary, and bound to Marseilles, under the direction of the matter of la Colonie. The prizes are arrived at Ajaccio, in Corfica.

In confequence of the change of fyftem with refpect to the house of Bourbon and the emigrants, orders have been fent out for general Doyle and admiral Harvey to return with the troops and fquadron under their command.

Four velleis, laden with wheat from the Baltic, were announced to be arrived in the river; they were part of a convoy of thirty veffels chiefly laden with the fame commodity, which they parted with, and the convoy, to the northward of the Frith, being prime failing fhips.

By letters from Philadelphia, it ap

pears that the Maroon Negroes in the Ifland of Jamaica have lately broken our in infurrection, and been very troublefome. The troops in the island were quite inadequate to its fecurity even in time of profound peace: but the gentlemen of the ifland have exerted themfelves with becoming vigour, and the ftorm with which they were threatened has happily blown over. The revolters were beaten and driven back to the mountains, with confiderable lofs.

Portfmouth. All the admirals have had a meeting this day, in confequence of an order from the duke of York, that regular troops ferving on board men of war fhall not be fubject to naval difcipline; but in cafe of any misbehaviour, they are to be put on board fome other fhip or veffel, if any fhould be in company, and tried upon their arrival in port.

This order is taken up in a ferious point of view by all the navy, and the captains will meer to morrow or next day, upon the inject. The captains of the fhips at St. Helen's, going to fea, are to deliver their opinions in writing. It is thought it will meet with an unanimous oppofition.

P. S An order is just arrived to difembark all the troops ferving in men of

war.

The farmers in Wiltshire have for fine months patt fold wheat to their labourers at 7s a buthel.

As the price of provifions is fo advanced that the labouring poor man can fcarcely provide bread for his family, the minifter and inhabitants of Merlin in Cornwall have determined to fupply every poor family in their parith (ull the next harvest) with wheat and barley, at the reduced prices at 5s. 4d. and 28. 8d. the Winchefler bufhel.

Nov. 4, A material rife took place this day in the price of coals on the coal exchange. The best fold at 46s. 6d. the feconds at 458. in the pool, and this was the rate at which the cargoes of the great fleet now in the river were fold. It is a bad omen of the prices for the winter.

Nov. 14. A petition for peace, from the citizens of Sheffield was this day prefented to his majefty at the levee by earl Stanhope; it is fubfcribed by feveral thousand perfons of that important manufacturing town.

BIRTHS.

9. The lady of Henry Jackfon, of Fenchurch-ftreet, efq of a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

07. 13. Thomas Green, of Ipfwich, efq. barrister at law, to miss Catharine Hartcup, youngest daughter of lieutenant colonel Hartcup, of the royal engineers.

20. Samuel Ifted, of Eaton, Northamptonshire, efq. to miss Percy, eldeft daughter of the bishop of Dromore.

Francis Gregor, efq. M. P. for the county of Cornwall, to mifs Jane Urquhart, niece to general Morris.

Major general Ross, to mifs Gunning, daughter of fir Robert Gunning.

24. Richard Barker, of Goldenfquare, efq. to mifs Robertson of Wimpole ftreet.

26. Harrington Hudfon, of Beffingby, Yorkshire, efq. to lady Ann Townshend, one of the daughters of the late marquis Townshend.

29. William Yeates, of Lewisham, Kent, efq. attorney at law, to nifs Wilfon, only danghter of the late John Wilfon, of Pimlico, efq.

Jonathan Harrifon, of Philpot-lane, efq. to mifs Bayford, eldeft daughter of the late Dr. Bayford.

31. Captain Knox, of the firft regiment of Foot Guards, to inifs Emma Williams, youngest daughter of Thomas Williams, of Temple Houfe, efq. M. P. for Great Marlow.

Nov. 2. Charles Pole efq. fecond fon

of fir Charles Pole, of Wolverton, Hants, bart. to mifs F. M. Buller, fecond daughter of Richard Buller, of Crosby-fquare, efq.

5. George Ernft, of Chifwick, eiq. to Mrs. Rougemont.

William Hall, of Marpool-Hall, Devon, to mifs Nowlan, only daughter of the late James Nowlan, efq. 8. William Edge, of efq. to mifs Eleanor Dealy.

12. Sir Francis Henry Drake, bart. to mifs Ann Frances Mateby, daughter of Thomas Mateby, of Great St. Mary-le bone ftreet, efq

Francis Henderson, efq. fon of Robert Henderson of Clengheads, Dum. friesshire, efq. to mifa Lawrens only daughter of the late colonel John Law rens, of Charles Town, South Carolina, and niece of William Manning, efq. M. P.

14. Robert Burnett, of Vauxhall, efq. eldeft fon of fir Robert Burnett, of Morden-hall, Surry, to mifs Ann Ifherwood, of Alderfgate-ftreet.

DEATH S.

08. 14. The rev. John Hall, rector of Eafthorp, near Colchester.

The right hon. lady Haddo. The hon. Mrs. Home, of Jedburgh, relict of the late hon. George Home, efq.

Mrs. Crofts, lady of John Crofts, of Parliament-freet, efq.

17. Mrs. Prince of Kennington-lane, relict of John Prince, efq. late commander of the Latham Eaft Indiaman.

23. The hon. mifs Charlotte Clive, fecond daughter of the late lord Clive. 26. John Mount, of Watling-freet,

efq.

Thomas Betterfworth, of Towerhill, efq.

Nov. 3. Henry Lloyd, of Bryanftone-ftreet, Portman-fquare, efq.

7. Anthony Percy, of Crays, Effex, efq. brother to the bishop of Dromore.

The rev. Richard Ofwin, rector of Tydd, St. Giles's, in the life of Ely, Cambridgeshire.