HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. per cent. for intereft and profits for the half year ending the 10th of next month, was agreed to; warrants for which are to be iffaed the 19th of Ober. SATURDAY 25. Arrived at Portsmouth the Wecxle filcop of war from the W. Indies, but brings nothing new. A TUESDAY 28. Both boufes of parliament met, and were farther prorogued to the 18th of November, then to fet for the dispatch of business. Admiralty Office, Sept. 28, 1755. Extrait of a Letter from Commodore Holmes. Grafton off Louifbourg, Aug. 25, 1756. ON the 26th of July I was cruizing in his majefty's fhip Grafton, with the Notting- B bam, Hornet, and Jamaica loops, off Leafbourg, about three leagues S. by E. At eight A. M. the man at the top-mal-head difcovered four fail to the N. E. which was directly to windward. We gave chafe, and made our fir board to the fouthward, they fleering directly for us till within two leagues. We tacked in hopes to have cut them off from their port, and they hauled in for it. Half past one P. M. they came to an anchor in C their harbour, and a little after we brought to, about a league from it, and hoifted our colours, the lighthouse bearing north where we lay. At 4 made fail to the eastward. Soon as it was dark difpatched the Hornet for Hallifax, for Capt. Spry to fend out fome of the Thips under his command to come and join me, and then flood on as before till three o' clock, when we tacked and food in for the land. At 7 in the morning of the 27th, the man at the maft-head called out he faw fix fail under the land: About 8 o'clock I could fee four fhips in chafe of us, and I could, with my glafs, make them to be men of war, and fee the French commodore's white pendant very plain; on which I ftood from them to the S. É, about a point from the wind which drew them from their harbour, and thought it the best of our failing; for I judged them above our match, or they would not have come out of port again E in fo few hours. I believe they had only put their fick and lumber on fhore, and taken troops off, for they were very full of men. Half paft 1, P. M. the headmoit of the French fquadron, a frigate of about 36 guns, fired on the Jamaica floop, which he returned, and rowed at the fame time up to the Nottingham, and on our firing at the frigate the hau ed her wind, and the Jamaica bore away to the S. W. which the French command nt obferving, F made a fignal for the two frigates to chace the floop, which they immediately obeyed. About 2 the Nottingham fired her fern chafe at the French commandant, which he returned with his bow, and foon after I fired mine. Finding our fhot reached each other, haul'd up my courfes, bunted my main fail, and bore down on the French commodore, being about a quarter of a mile from him. It tell calm, and we G began to engage, he being on our ita board fide, the other arge French tip 2-tera of him, and the Nottingham on our larboar bow, the two frigates mile rom us, and the Jamaica tomething more. Though the French 449 commandant held us fo cheap at first, by fend- to Louifburg, where were only two top- 1 112. 450 Lift of Births, Marriages, and Deaths. AMERICAN NEWS. Extract of a Letter from Albany, dated June 19. not care to join, as their officers are not allowed rank. Jamaica, on Long Island, July 1. We had here the most violent hurricane that perhaps ever happened in this part of North America: It began on the North fide, and run in aft eight courfe across the ifland to the South, being a and broke off two feet of it from the muzzle: A bout 15 miles in length, and not exceeding 80 A rods in breadth, making incredible havock, deftroying almoft every thing in its way: The largest oak and hiccory trees were not able to withstand its violence, but were torn up by the rocts, fplit into innumerable pieces, and many large limbs of feveral hundred weight carred into open fields near half a mile's diftBance from the woods. Several houfes are damaged, fix barns deftroyed, upwards of Soo bearing apple-trees blown down near 8 acres of excellent timber entirely ruined, and several lengths of fence blown down and broken. grind-fore of upwards of 150 lb. weight, was removed by the force of the wind, with the frame it was fixed en, 12 or 15 feet, an iron chimney back feveral feet; a barn hatte. red into innumerable pieces, and the iron hinges of the doors weighing feveral pounds, were found a quarter of a mile from the place were the barn had food. Two apple trees were removed whole with a great quantity of earth fticking to their roots upwards of 30 rood, Lif of Births for the Year 1756. SEPT. I Ady of Peter Mayne, Efq; ¿eli In the Perfylvania Gazette are the follow- C E We had an account from 4baby a few days New York, July 26 Lod Loudon arrived H ver'd of a fon. 5. Lady of Hon. Mr Naffau,-of a fon. of Jn Michell, Efq;-of a fon & heir. Lift of Marriages for the Year 1756. 27. -- Aug. 28. B En. Hays of Wimbledon, Efq; was marry'd to Mifs Treby. 31. Dennis Farrer Hilerfdon of Elftow, Efq; -to Mifs A. Faure of Egham, Surrey. Steph. Holland, Efq;-to Mifs Lethieullier. Daniel Brown, Efq;-to Mifs Maria Heath. Geo Rice of Newton, Carmarthenshire, Efq; -to Hon. Mifs Talbot, daught. of Ld Talbot. SEPT. Mr Ifaac Fernendes Nunes, mercht, -to Mifs Mendez ca Cofta. 11,007. Rev, Mr Cha. Davey,-to Mils Sheppard of Henry Frere of Conduit-fireet, Efq;—toMifs Rt Hon. Rob. Dundas of Arniston, Efq; his majefty's advocate for Scotland, and member for Mid Lothian,--to Mifs Jane Grant of Preston-grange. Thompion of Shotton, with 10,cco!. of North Diflington. -to Mifs Steel Edw. Eliott of Port Eliot, Cornwall, Efq;to Mifs Elifton of St James's-freet. Cave, Efq; mayor of Bed ord,- -to Lift af Deaths for the Year 1-56. M Cumberland, aged 142, who was able to walk to bed the night before he died; the was attended to her grave by her 2 fons, whofe ages amounted to 179. Preferments, Bankrupts, Bill of Mortality. Aug. 27. James Robinson, Efq; atHounslow. 28 H.Hawley, Efe; inftice of peace, Middlex 30 Henry Furnese, Efq; a Lord of the Treafury, and member for New Romney. Rich.Lockwood, Efq; at Dace Hall, Effex.80 Rev. MrFrazer, chapl. to StGeorge's hofpital 17 Mr Tho. Whelpdare, attorney at Penrith. 19. Ld Rob Reymond, Baron of Abbot'sLangley, in Hertfordshire. 20. Rev. DrBarnard, R. of St Bartholomew's behind theR.Exchange, and preb. of Norwich. 21. WmMartin, Efq;an admiral of the blue. Lady Aylmer, at the Hot wells, Briftol. 22. Rev. Dr Wm George, dean of Lincoln, provoft of King's college, Cambridge, & chap.. lain to his majefty, Rt Hon. John Hobart, E. of Buckinghamfhire, Ld Hobart of Blickling, and Bart.Capt. of the band of gentlemen penfioners to his majefty, Ld Lieut. and Cuftos Rot. and ViceAdmiral of Norfolk; a member of the Privy Council, and Knight of the Bath. He is fucceeded in honours and estate, by John Ld Hobart, comptroller of his majefty's houthold, and member for Norwich. 23. Tho. Floyer, Efq; at Enfield. Hon. John Talbot, Efq; brother to Ld Talbot, member for Ivelchefter, a Welch judge, and recorder of Brecon, in Wales. Henry Harmage, Efq; regifter general of the duty on tobacco in the port of London. Lift of Promotions for the Year 1756. Adm. Office, Happoint the following gen IS majefty has been pleased to Sept. 3. tlemen to be officers in the 20 additional companies of marines to be forthwith raifed. Captains. John Goodenough James Short Dennis Bond Daniel Campbell John Elliott Thomas Troy Wm Dennis Rolph Teefdale Robert Shirley Thomas Wright Wm Lutman Thomas Stamper Thomas Smith Rob. Edw. Fell 2d Lieutenants. Arthur Bridger From other Papers. 451 Hon. Mr Stanhope appointed refident at Mr Henry Saxby of the Custom Houfe,-a H Lift of Preferments for the Year 1756. Dr Steadman,-Archdeacon of Norfolk, in Wm Bell,-Hellington, V. Devon. Mr Philips, R. of Barton,Wilts,-chaplain Mr Boyen, chapl, of the Dover, 40 guns. Difpenfations to hold tavo Livings. Hatton, Marton, R. EL. Lewis Fenton, B.D. Jer Pemberton, M.A. Tho. Lipyeat, .D. Jon, Lipyeat, M.A. B Maulden, R.20cp.An hire. Dorfet Winterburn Abbas RS fhire. Little Shelford, R. Cambr 112 452 A Lifts of Ships taken on both Sides. Life of Ships taken from the French. (Continued from p. 411.) Privateer of 8 guns, 8 fwivels, 86 men, from Dunkirk, was taken in Yarmouth roads, after a fmart engagement, by the Hazard loop of 8 guns. A French ship loaded with rice, from Dalmatia for Marfeilles, is taken by the Sarah letter of marque, capt. Legrofe, and carried into Melin. The Victor and the Augufa, both from St Domingo for Bourdeaux, with fugar, coffre, &c. taken off Cape Finisterre, by the Sheernefs man of war, and brought into Plymouth. The Marquis Pompadour, Barbel, a letter of marque, 350 tons, 8 guns, and 30 men, from Martinico for Havre, who is valued at 20,000 1. teken after an obftinate engagement of four hours and an half, by the Fox privatcer, capt. Penny, and is brought into Pool. The Rechefer man of war has brought into Portsmouth fix fail of Dutch fhips, loaded with ftores. Two large Fr. fhips, from St Domingo, taken by the New Briton priv. of London, and car. to Lifbon. The St Louis priv. of Bayonne, of 2 carriage guns, 2 fwivels and 33 men, is fent into Plymouth by the Gibralter man of war. A Fr. priv. of 20 guns and 200 men, is tak. by the Unicorn man of war, cap. Gibbreat, L'Aimable Lavaud, a fchooner of 80 tons, from Martinico for Bourdeaux, is tak. by the rundel man of war, and fent into Plymouth. The St Paul, from Martinico for Bourdeaux, is taken by the Royal George priv. of London, and fent into Haverfordwest. A French tártan loaded with oil, from port Oliver for Marfcilies, was taken b, the Reynolds, Mundon, letter of marque, her paffage from Conftantinople for Scanderon, L'Efperance, from Martinico, is taken by the Effex man of war, and car. into Plymouth. The Rofe priv. of St Maloes, of 10 guns and go men, is taken by the Tartar man of war and fent into Plymouth. The faid privateer had taken the Pheenix. Dundee, from Lifbon, but the being then in fight, the Tartar gave her chace. en sa Two fhips from Martinico, names unknown, are taken by the Royal George and Amazon privateers ard car, into Guernsey. Also the faid Royal George has retaken the York, Fowkes, from Jamaica fer Liverpool. The Charrife, Rufey, from St Domingo for Nantz, is taken by the Anfon priv. of Cork, and carried into that port. Lift of Stips taken by the French. Lofs, a Danish thig from from London for privateer and car The Charming Betty, Wallace, was taken by a French letter of marque fhip, from Nantz for St Domingo, and ranfomed for 400 7. The Concord, Oglevie, from Xavia for London, taken by the Grand Sultan, from Bourdeaux for Martinico." The Sally, Truelove, from Cagliari for the Baltick, taken by a French priv. 10 leagues off Cape Finifterre. The Margaret, Leonard, from Campveer for Bergen, taken by a priv. from Belogne, of 4 car guns, 30 fwivels, and 60 men, but ranfom'd, and is put into Aberdeen. The Seven Sifters, Whitewood, from Figuera for Falmouth, is taken by a priv. and car. into St Sebaftians. The Pally, Bordman, from Carolina for Amfterdam, the Thomas and Elizabeth, Redey, and the Ifabel, Corrie, both from Dyfart for Campvere, are taken by a priv, and car. into Oftend The Mary, Wilkinfon, and the Prince, Burlinfon, both from Sunderland with coals, having run afhore near the mouth of Newport harbour, were car. off by a priv. tho' 14 guns from the fort were fired at her. The Bonny Jane, French, from Gibralter, is taken by a letter of marque French ship, and car. into Malaga. The Mary, Dedro, from Catalonia for Gibraltar, is tak. by a priv. and car. into Malaga. The Duke of Tufcany, Cload, from the Streights for London, and a veffel in ballaft, name unknown, are car, into St Maloes. The Duke of Cumberland, Thompson, from Naples for Alicant, in Ballaft, and the Friendfhip, Twincert, from Algiers for Leghorn, with wheat, are carried into Marfeilles. The Vernon, Smith, for Topfham, and the Succefs, Scot, for Plymouth, both from Milford, are taken by the Portmahon privateer of St Maloes, of 14 guns and 200 men, and fent into Morlaix. The above privateer has alfo fent into St Maloes, the Folly, Poddy, from Milford for London, and the Providence, from Rotterdam for Rhode-Inland. The Elizaba, Wallefward, a Danish dogger, from Guernfey for Falmouth, loaded with brandy, &c. is fent into Morlaix by the Ef perance priv. of St Maloes, The Letitia, Curlet, from Antigua for London, was taken the 31ft ult, by the Catt privateer, off Bayonne, The New Bleffing, Jackfon, arrived at Falmouth, from S. Carolina for London, was taken by a priv, and ranfomed.d A hip from Minorca for Gibraltar with English effects, is taken by the French and earried into Malaga." A rich hip, name unknown, from Genoa for Lisbon, and another fhip, name unknown, are taken and carried into Marfeilles. A brig and a fnow, one loaded with coals, and the other with bale goods for Hamburg, were taken in the north feas by a priv. from Dunkirk, capt. Maurell, of 8 carriage guns, 6 fwivels, and go men, who had likewife ranfomed tivo other veffels, names unknown. The Hull Merch. Dobbin, from Rhode-1fland for Hull, was tak, and ranfom'd for 870. (To be continued.2 Lift of Books published; with Remarks. MISCELLANEOUS. New Latin-English dictionary, contain Aing all the words proper for reading the claffic writers, with the authorities fubjoined to each word and phrafe. To which is prefixed a new English-Latin dictionary By the Rev. Mr Wm Young, editor of Ainsworth's dict. Baldrin, 2. A Himan Rezon; or, a book of conftitutions for free mafons. 35 few'd. Bedford. 3. The chronicle of B-g, the fon of the great B-g, that liv'd in the reign of Q.Felicia. By Ifrael Ben Ader of the tribe of Levi 6dRyal. 4. 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A letter from New Jersey in America, giving fome account and de.cription of that province, 6d Cooper. 15. Life of James Smith, executed at Kingflon upon Thames. 6d Соорет 16. A guide to the knowledge of the rights and privileges of Englishmen. 25 6d Scott. 17. Britain's glory; or, new methods to raife men and money for fupporting the prefent war, without additional charge to the induftrious fubject. Is 6d Corbett. 18. England's warning: or, the copy of a letter from an Hanoverian officer in England to his brother in Hanover. 6d. 19. Account of Wm Cannicott, executed for the murder of his wife. 3d Walker, (p.409.) 20, An effay on weighing gold, 116d Hedges. 21. The Cook's pocket companion, and complete, family guide. By Mrs Hone, wood. Is. 22. The Royal Melody complete; or, the new harmony of Sion. ByWmTanjur, 3s Hodges. 23. Electricity render'd useful. 25 Hinion. 24. A pathetic addrefs to all trueBritons 6d. 25. A ferious defence of fome late measures of the administration; particularly, with regard to the introduction and establishment of foreign troops IS Morgan. 26. An impartial view of the conduct of the m-ry, in regard to the war in America, the engagements with Heffe Caffel and Pruffia; the caule of throwing out the militia bill, and the affairs in the Mediterranean; in answer to the many attacks of pamphleteers,&c. is Rebinfon 27. Reafons humbly offer'd to prove that the letter printed at the end of the French me 453 morial of juftification, is a French forgery, an falfly afcrib'd to -. IS Collyer. 28. German cruelty, a fair warning to Great હૈ Britain. 6d Scort. 29. Remarks on the late conduct of the fleet in the Mediterranean. 6d Griffiths. 30. A fhort epifle, from a country gentleman to the D. of N wcafii,an the prefent conjuncture of affairs; but principally relative to the fubject of a proper conftitutional militia.4d 31. His majefty's royal bounty; or,a scheme for keeping in his majefty's fervice fuch a number of leamen, that upon the breaking out of a war 24,000 fearen (exclufi e of officers)may be ready to embark on board his majesty's hips as fhall be required. 6d Dodley. 32. Party fpirt in time of public danger Waller. 15. conndered. This is at least a zealous defence of the prefent minitry, and its meafures upon this paradoxical principle, that the strength and opulence of the kingdom, are the effects of the public debt. 33. The cafe of marriages between near kindred, particularly confidered with respect to the doctrine of fcripture; the law of nature; and the laws of England Whiston, 2s. This is an attempt to prove that marriage between kindred is unlawful only in the alcending and defcending line, and that marriages between collateral kindred, even brother and fifter, is not contrary to the law of nature, or the revealed will of God. POETRY. 34. To Virtue. A poem, on the breaking out of the war with France. 6d. 35. An ode of confolation upon the lofs of Minerca, addrefs'd to the D. of Cumberland; by John Free, D. D. 6d Baldwin 36. A lyric poem, with a pindarick, and an episode on the prefent times, with large explanatory notes. IS Cooper 37. A British Philippick. Infcribed to the E. of Granville. IS Kinnerfly 38. The lyon, the leopard, and the badger; a fable. 6d Cooper. 39. A fequel to Hofer's ghost, or old Blakeney's reception in the Elyfan fields. 3d Morgan. 40. The British hero, and ignoble poltroon is 41 Life an Auction: Verfes occafioned by the fale o the house and furniture of Solomon Margas, Efq; at Weymouth, in Dorfetfire, By Rev. Mr Rhudde, vicar of Portefham, Dorft. 6d Henry and Carve. 42. An elegy written in an empty affembly room. 6 d. This is a parody on the remarkable paffages in Mr Pope's epittle of Eleija to Abelard, written in the perfon of a celebrated lady, who was not invited to the Dutchefs of Nk's rout. SERMONS. 43. On benevolence with a fummary of the life of dean Collet ; preach'd at St Paul's, June 29, before the gentlemen educated at St Paul s 1.hool. By D. Bamy 6d L. Davis, 44. The character of faithful minuiters, and the respect due to their memory, Occ moned by the death of Mr Wm Norcuit, and preaco'd at Ipswich July 25. By Eben.Cornell. Od 1.eld. |