through the medium of the official letters, accounts of the fucceffes of the fleet in this part of the world; yet I cannot but fuppofe it will be more gratifying to you to hear the detail from an eye-witness, as at the fame time it gives me an inexpreffible pleafure in writing home. Our fhip left Yar mouth on Friday March 20, and proceeded towards the Cattegate; had very blowing weather until Tuefday following, when we joined the fleet at anchor near the Knoll, where they had been only two Bays; indeed, many of the fmall veffels bad not been able to work up, but were continually arriving. On Thursday the feet weighed, and arrived in the entrance of Elfineur roads, where we anchored; Elfineur-caftle in fight, diftant about three miles. The wind being contrary, we could not attempt to pals it, though we weighed feveral times for that purpose. On Monday March 30 we weighed, and paffed out of gun-fhot, by keeping well over on the Swedish fhore, as the Swedes never attempted to moleft us: the batteries at Elfineur kept up a continual firing at us. Same morning we anchored within five miles of Copenhagen, with a fine fleet of 19 fail of the line and two fifties, befides frigates, loops, bombs, and gun-veffels. Nothing very material took place until ten o'clock on Thurfday morning, April 2, when the van divifion of our fleet, under the command of Lord Nelfon and Admiral Graves, commenced the attack on the enemy's hips, hulks, pontoons, or floating batteries, and a number of fmall veffels, in all about 24, carrying in general 42 and 24-pounders. The Edgar led on, followed by the Ardent, Elephant (Lord Nellon's), Ganges, Monarch, Bellona, Defiance (Admiral Graves, a very gallant fellow), Ifis, and Glatton. The Bellona, Polyphemus, and Ruffel, got aground: the reft all anchored as they came up. The remainder of the fleet, under Sir Hyde Parker, as a corps de referve, got under weigh, but could not work up to hire in the glory of the day. The enemy made a very obftinate refiftance, and fought like brave men. I need not inform you that the English did the fame: the action was kept up, without a moment's ceafing, for five hours. Most of our hips are very much cut up, more especially the Defiance, Monarch, and Ifis, Our number, killed and wounded, amounts nearly to 1000 men. This, fevere lofs was much occafioned by the Bellona and Ruffel being ahore, and the Agamemnon not being able to get up her anchor, which hindered them from taking their allotted stations; but our lois is nothing comparable to what the Danes have fuffered: their killed alone, by accounts from the Danif officess (of whom we have three on board, betides 93 men), must be near 3000 men; and the veffels which have been captured are perfect fieves, there not being hardly a fingle plank in any of them but what has at lead ten fhot-holes in it: in fact, it is thought to be the hardest-fought action in the annals of history. I forgot to mention, among our lofs, that of Capt. Molfe, of the Monarch, aud Captain Riou, of the Amazon frigate, with feveral othicers of diftinguifhed merit. Captain Sir T. Thompson, of the Bellona, has loft his leg. Lord Nelfon, in the Elephant, fought nobly really, to endeavour to make comments on his conduct would be impoffible, though Ke unfortunately, at the clofe of the action, got aground; as did the Defiance and Defuée frigate however, they all got off by the morning of the 4th. The captured Danish Thips are one 74, one 64, four two-decked large huiks, two frigates, and one gun-battery, and four pontoous of 24 guns each; in all 13 veffels, exclufive of one frigate, and a hrig funk. The Danish Commodore took fire, and blew up with a tremendous explosion within half a ca ble's length of the fucy Jamaica. Several others of the enemy had alfo Aruck; but the wind favouring them, they made their escape ou fhore, where they now remain, under the protection of their batteries. The impediments to the bombardment of Cos penhagen are now removed, and our bombs are placed fo that, if the Da:'es are not fenfible of the fituation, the town arfenal may be very foon reduced to afhes. Your ever-dutiful fon, T. P. ASPERNE. IRISH NEWs. Dublin, April 18. Wednesday night, the Limerick mail-coach was attacked by a numerous banditti, about 11, at a place called Cherry-hill, between Monafterevan and Kildare. The villains fired on the escort and coach, by which one paffenger (Mr. Bond, of Gardiner-freet) and a hoife were killed, and three horfes wounded; they then carried off the post bags, which should have arrived yesterday from the following towns, viz. Boris-in-Offory, Emo, Limerick, Maryborough, Monafterevan, Nenagh, and Rofcrea. The frequency, fyftem, and boldness, with which thefe daring enterprizes have lately been perpetrated, occafion both furprize and alarm. The trial of Sir Henry Browne Hayes, for forcibly carrying off Mifs Pike, the rich Quaker heirefs of Cork, with intent to marry her, came on in Cork on the 13th inft. at nine o'clock in the morning, and continued till ro at night. The jury brought in a verdict, Guilty, but recommended him to mercy: The lady gave a clear and 'full' account of the bufinefs, and was not in the leaft embarraffed. Sir Henry behaved with fingular coolness and compofure, and be feeched the Judge, as he had been found guilty by a respectable jury, that he might be be ordered for inftant execution. The Judges humanely declined listening to the request; and, as a point of law has been reserved for difcuffion, it is probable the unfortunate gentleman will meet the Royal clemency, as he is extremely well-allied, an humane and generous character, and as the lady had been returned to her refpect able friends without any personal violence, further than forcing her into the coach. COUNTRY NEWS. March 20. About fix this morning, the new drying house belonging to the powderworks of Meffrs. Harvey, of Battle, in Suffex, blew up with a terrible explosion, One poor man, who happened to be in the houfe at the time, was unfortunately killed. How the accident happened, as there were no fires in the ftoves, no one can tell. Oxford, March 23. This day, on the election of a reprefentative in Parliment for this universty, in the room of Francis Page, Eq. the Right Hon. Sir William Scott was unanimously elected. March 27. A dreadful accident happened at ten this might, at the dwellinghoufe of John Pearce, at Carlton, near Mitchell, Dorfet, in consequence of the tremendous lightning. The house was torn in a most shocking manner: the planking burnt as it were with fire. John Pearce and his family were very much hurt, particularly his wife, who was fcorched in a moft dreadful manner. A travelling-boy, who was in bed, was buried in the ruins; and two other travellers, who were in bed, were very dangerously hurt. April 18. Between 3 and 4 in the afternoon, the Corning-will at Waltham Abbey blew up, with a great explosion, which was fenfibly felt all round the neighbour hood, and beyond Harlow, in Effex Eight men were blown to pieces into the adjoining meadow, and four horses, much mangled, were left near the mill-wheels: fragments of a ninth man were not found on the third day. This fatal accident is afcribed to the over-heating of one of the gudgeons of the mill, and had very nearly happened about a fortnight before. Three of the men have left families, and others only widows. One of these unfortunate men was the fubftitu e for another, who had a narrow escape from a former explosion, and on this occafion 'had obtained leave of abfence. The mill was worked for the last time, previous to a complete repair. The magazine of dry powder was not 100 yards diftant, and 400 tons of powder had been removed from the mill in a boat not long before it blew up.-62 years ago a fimilar explosion took place in the fame building, when one of the men was fo completely destroyed, that only his cloaths were found on Gally-hill. At the Chelmsford aflizes there was an・ iffue, directed out of the Court of Exche quer, in a tythe-cause, wherein E. Earle, clerk, rector of High Ongar, was plaintiff, and Lewis and Mansfield were defendants: this terminated, after a hearing which lafted from 10 o'clock in the morning till near seven in the afternoon, in favour of the Rev. Mr. Earle, the plaintiff. The fubject in difpute was touching certain parts of the boundaries of the parishes of High Ongar and Stamford Rivers, in order to afcertain whether a larger portion of land was in the former, and confequently fubject to tithe; or in the latter, and only subject to a modus. In the course of this trial many antient records were produced and read in Court: fome of them of high antiquity, as far back as the reign of Henry VI. George Vanderzee, Efq. of the Exchequer-office, an ingenious Antiquary, attended the Court, to read and tranflate feveral antient documents, produced as evidence in the course of this trial. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES. The following Letter was this day addreffed to the Printer of a^Morning Paper: "Mr. Editor, It is with much reluctance that I feel myself called upon to convey fentiments to the publick through the medium of a newspaper; but, fince the sub. ject on which I wish to explain myself is not of a nature to be brought forward in a more appropriate 'place, I ́must hope for the indulgence of the publick to believe, that it is not without a confiderable facrifice of my own private feelings that I have at length yielded to what I conceive a public duty. A report, as prepofterous as unfounded, has lately found its way abroad, stating, that 1-meditated a grofs and indecent infult upon the dignity of the Legislature, by using an influence I am fuppofed to poffels, for the purpose of introducing an improper character into the formation of its body. As long as this infinuation was confined to individuals, and only affected myself, I faw no reason for departing from my general mode of treating fuch idle fabrications with filence and contempt; but, fince perfons have been found credu fous enough to endeavour to ftamp this idle ftory with a relative fanction, which it would not have otherwife found, it becomes me to fet the publick right, by folemnly affuring them, that no fuch idea was ever in contemplation for one moment, and that I am at a lofs to discover how the rumour originated; as, so far from being capable of barbouring a with to add at this moment to the embarra ments of an unhappy and dejected people, it would be the pride and glory of my heart (if I had the power) to place fuck perfons in fituations of responsibility as, by their talents and integrity, might pre Saturday, April 4... of England; her companion affuming that of Mils Sydenham: but they avoided fociety, went out only in the evening, wore very thick veils, betrayed the fears of guilt, and were overheard by the chambermaid. to make frequent mention, in a converfation, of the names of Oakly and Creafy. Their real characters were quickly fus-. pected, and information was fent to Blackheath. From Penzance the two ladies went for Huntingdon, where they were overtaken and feized. Every article Mifs R. ordered, during her refidence at Blackheath, was in the most magnificent and expensive ttyle: fhawls at 50l. each; jewellery, beds, linen, furniture, flowers, &c. She was, to the laft, ready with references to people of the highest rank and character. Among other pretences, the talked of a bond for 10,000l. from the. Earl of Roseberry, at a time when the patience of her creditors was no longer to be deluded. The eftate of Faskally, to which the called herself heiress, is in the district of Athol, in Perthshire. Its proprietor is, we believe, a Mr. Butler. Sunday, April 19. The following Prayer, compofed by the Archbishops and Bishops by direction of the Lords of the Privy Council, was this day read in all the London churches:. Mifs Robiafon's creditors (p. 271) have lodged detainers against her, and she remains at Huntingdon, where the was taken into cuftody. When Mr. Martyr, the carpenter, arrived at the inn at which the was apprehended, he was at one informed, that two ladies, of the defcription of Mifs Sharpe and Mifs Robinson, were in the house: their names were unknown. He fet the officers on the watch, and went up stairs to the apartment of the two ladies. Mifs S. was in the fitting-room, but at first denied that Mifs R. was in her company. Mr. Martyr and the officer asked her to open a door that led to a contiguous bedchamber. It was locked; and the said she had not the key. One of the officers, with his foot, burft the door open. Mifs R. was difcovered ftanding on the floor, in a flannel night gown. Though it was late in the morning, he had but just started out of bed. Her perfon was immediately identified, and the was conducted to the gaol, where the was left in a state of extreme wretchedness: her money eing entirely exhaufted, the was without means to procure any comfort. She was obliged to make a fourth in a room in which the found three other women: had not one of them admitted her, in compaffion, to share her bed, the must have flept on the floor. She is now in very ill he Ath; and Mifs S. who, though not in neceffary confinement, ftill attends her, has written to folicit Mr. Martyr for money for Mifs R's immediate fubfiftence. Her creditors met at 1 o'clock P. M. this day, at the Bricklayers Arms, in the Kent road, to confider what they should do for the recovery of the debts the owes them. The total fum is not lefs than 15,000l. sterling. Although Mr. Creafy be fo greatly a lofer, and though it be imposened his days on earth, in the enjoyment fible to fufpect him of connivance in the fraud, yet most of the other creditors are not a little angry with him, as having fet the first example of trufting her.. Mr. Oakly, of St. Paul's Church-Yard, more fortunate, in the. first instance, than the other creditors, has recovered back a part of his goods into his own polleflion. It is the intention of the rest to take the requi fite steps for procuring Mifs R. to be declared a bankrupt to contest Mr. Oakly's right to the goods he has taken back, and to have a fair equal divifion of the bankrupt's property: The artifices the used, to impofe on fo many perfons to fuch an amount, were astonishing. Her first attorney was a gentleman of fufficient fagacity. After fome time, the withdrew her affairs out of his hands, and employed another. She had, in difguife, made her efcape, with Mifs S. to Penzance, in Cornwall; there the resided for about a week, under the name of Madame Douglas, from the North '' "O Almighty God, we render unto thee our unfeigned thanks and praife, that thou haft vouchfafed to he merciful and gracious to this kingdom, in granting to thy fervant, our Sovereign, a speedy recovery from his late dangerous fickness. Confirm and establifh, we beseech thee, O Lord, the work which thou haft wrought. Make the light of thy countenance to shine upon him, and renew in him his perfect strength. Grant that he may long continue a nurfing father to thy church, and thy minister for good to all his fubjects. And when thou hait length hoth of domestic happiness and of public profperity and peace, crown him, O Lord, with everlafting gory in the life to come, through Jefus Chrift our Lord and Saviour. Anien." [See the form of prayer for his Majefty's recovery in 1789, vol. LIX. p. 266; an Hebrew Ote, on the fame occafion, p. 256; and a Translation of it, p. 553.] Wednesday, April 29. The public-houfes within the bills of mortality amount to 5,204, of which 943 ate in Surry; the averaged annual conhumption of ale and porter in these houses is 1,132,147 barrels, at 4d. perquart, exceeds 2,495,9611.-Three million gallons of gin and compounds are likewise confumed, cafting nearly 1,000,000; in all about three millions and a half a year. Of this money three millions is expended by the labouring people only, and estimated to amount to about 281. for each family per annum. P. 280. P. 280. Mr. W. Collins the bookfeller carried on business, not in Warwickftreet (where honeft Simcoe at present refides), but at N° 5, John-ftreet, Portland free, and in 'Change-alley. P. 281, b. Mrs, Adderley died on the 20th of March. She had furvived her huf band 7 months and 5 days. Her amiable and affectionate difpofition rendered her dear to all who had the happiness of her acquaintance. Her piety was unaffected; and of benevolence to her fellow-creatures the left a bright example.. P. 282, b. Of the late Sir John Call, a correfpondent fays: "The good man's death is often an useful leffon to the living; and never till we feel his lofs do we fully appreciate his merits. In the prefent inftance we have to lament a man whole whole life was dedicated to virtue; one who, though early introduced into the bufy fcenes of life, to act for himself, and, confequently, daily meeting, and able to, the frauds Deceit and Cunning will ever prac tile on the honeft heart, yet did he continue guilclefs to the end, and preferved in his manners, and even ple fures, that fim. ple purity of character with which a mind in youth is often graced, but which will hardly again be equaled in any man who, like Sir John Call, was fared to act fo confpicuous a part on the itage of life. We may fafely fay, that he leaves scarcely one enemy behind him; but how few have, like him, deserved it ?-Born of refpecta: ble though not affluent parents, in the County of Cornwall, in the year 1732, at Fenny park, near Tiverton, Devon, he was defigned for the church; but, feeling a decided preference for an active life, at the age of 17 he was, by private intereft, appointed to a writerthip for the Court of Eaft India Directors, and went out under Mr. Robins, fo juttly celebrated for his mathematical and philofophical knowledge, Under fuch a friend Mr. Call had an opportunity of improving himfelf; and he made the bed ufe of fuch information as Mr. Robins (who was greatly attached to him) was able to communicate. The death of this esteemed friend was, perhaps, one of the battere i moments Mr. C. ever experienced; his memory he dearly cherithed, and his precepts give a colouring to bis future days His fortune career in India is so well known for prob ty and untainted honour, that I thall only mention a few data and occurrences his family have favoured me with. He was entrusted with the important fitustion of engineer of Fort St. David at the early age of 19, with the charge of all the artillery-carriages, build ings, civil and military, in that fettlement and its dependencies. In 1753 Col. F. C. Scott found himfelf fo tatisned with Mr. Call's conduct, that, when he had planned GENT. MAG. April, 1801.. the intended works of Bengal, he ordered Mr. C. to prepare to carry them into execution. But Col. Scott dying at Madras, in 1754, Mr. C. was continued at Fort St. David till May 1757, and was made chief engineer on the coat of Coromandel. The memorable event of raifing the fiege of Madras, in February, 1759, after nine weeks open trenches, gained him fuch univerfal approbation, that he received a handfome letter of thanks from the Honourable Court of Directors, who, in confideration of his "extraordinary fervices and ufeful, talents," voted him one of the Select Committee; Mr. C. 'being at that time the youngest on the civil lift. Lord Clive's recommendation of him, in 1765, was more the effect, as his Lordship states, "of the opinion be entertained of his abilities in a public line, than the refuit of the efteem and warm friendship which fubfifted between them in private life." At the expnation of 21 years Mr. Call returned to England, leaving behind him an unblemithed character, and bringing with him an ample fortune, which might have been much larger had he ever made the facrifice of one principle of probity, or one fentiment of humanity, to the attainment" of riches. To the fweet retrofpection of a life fo paft, he owed the Chriftianlike refignation, manly fortitude, and placid meeknefs, which flood proof against the many infirmities with which it pleased Heaven to try his virtue during his latter days, Cataracts in his eyes produced total blindness fix years previous to his death; throughout which period he was never heard to murmur at the difpenfations of Providence. Even after this deprivation he continued his patriotic exertions, turning his naturally-tive and benevolent mind to agricultural purfuits, for which he received a medal from the Board of Agriculture. In the hofom of domestic retire-ment, and receiving the attentions of an almott adoring family, he reaped the rewud of his former toils, and found, if not perfect happiness, at least content. This truly amiable character, having fulfilled every relative duty of life, paffed, during the hour of fleep, from earth to heaven, without a groan or change of countenance, after a short illness, which, from the alte ration for the better, his friends had entertained the most fanguine hopes would not have terminated fo fatally. To his family his lofs must be irreparable; few will be more lamented, for all who knew his real worth will revere his memory.-We underftand he has left two fons, under age, the eldest of whom fucceeds to the title, conferred in June, 1791; and we hope this tribute to their father's worth will prove a farther incitement to their youth, to thun the flowery paths of error, an ful follow the bright example he has left them, which we trust will never fade from their remembrance." P. 285, a. Mr Pott was not brother, but firft caufin, to the eminent furgeon. printed in the prefent month, was begun by Mr. Holt; and completed by a friend, to whofe kindness we look forward for the continuance of fo valuable an article. Mar. 5. BIRTHS. T Arderfeer, in Scotland, Mrs. A Macpherson, her eighth dangh ter. She had already eight fons, three of whom are now ferving in the Mediterranean. Brook-street, Grosvenor-fquare, Lady Wil23. At his Lordship's houfe, in Lower liam Beauclerk, a fon. 25. The Marchioness of Bath, a daughter. The wife of Mr. Thomas Pinnock, of Sloane-street, a fon, 26. Mrs. Swinton, of Swinton, a fon. 29. In Portman fquare, the wife of Wm Blane, efq. a fon. 30. Mrs. Gordon, of Lime-freet, a fon. Mrs. Martelli, of Norfolk-freet, a dau, Lately, at Limerick, in Ireland, the Hon. Mrs. Green, a fon. At Senhouse, in Scotland, Lady Bruce, a daughter. Mrs. Stewart, of Fofs, a daughter. At Maitlandfield, Mrs. Colonel Maitland, a daughter. Ibid. b. Mr. John Holt was born at Mot tram, in Cheshire, and educated for a Diffenting-minister, which office he never thought proper to take upon him, as he very early in life became a member of the Church of England. He was a kind relative, and a fincere and affection te friend; correct and just in his religious and moral duties. To depict his character more minutely might incur the cenfure of partiality; and it may by fome be thou ht to abate of his praife to fay, that what many might do from a sense of duty, was in him fpontaneous from the heart, and from unreftrained natural impulfe. As a writer, he drew (cenes of fiction with confiderable boldness, difplaying a native genius, and more knowledge of human life and manners than is generally acquired in provincial fituations; which can only be accounted for from his extreme avidity for information, which often kept him a filent and fcrutinizing obferver. He amufed himself with writing remarks upon our English History, and particularly upon the perfonal characters of our Monarchs; in which he difplayed an acuteness of difcrimination, and drew forth so many just obfervations, and deduced fo much inoral inftraction, as to induce an opinion that, had he employed more of his time in the fame way, he would have gained confiderable réputation as an hiftoric writer. But the temptations of a more brilliant fame could not long keep down a Arong natural propenfity he had to be useful rather than entertaining; and his greatest pleasure was In communicating, in various effays and memoirs, his knowledge and acquirements in agricultural fubjects. He was appointed furveyor of the county of Lancaster by the Board established for the promotion of that moft useful of the fciences; of which large district he returned fo minute a report, and in fo thort a space of time, as entitled him to the particular notice of that Board, and which report, from the valuable matter it contained, and its judicious arrangement, was the first that was republished; and he had various premiums and teftimonies of approbation adjudged and fent to him. The following short extract from a paper found after his death will difplay his heart and mind in the trueft way: "May God of his great goodnefs make me an useful member of fociety whilst in my power to act; after which, may his continued mercies render my latter days, if not farther useful, fuch as to be neither irk fome and a buithen to myfelf, nor troublefome to my friends or relatives! Amen. His will be done!"The Meteorological Diary for March, At Couan-houfe, the lady of Sir Hector borough, a daughter. Mrs. Stanley, of Ofborn-place, Whitechapel, a daughter. The lady of Sir Charles Watfon, bart. of New Norfolk-street, a daughter. April 1. In Bedford-row, the wife of Edmond-Thomas Waters, efq. a daughter. 2. In Great Ruffet ftreet, the wife of Edward Shepherd, efq. a fon. 4. Mrs. Ruding, wife of the Rev. Rogers R. vicar of Maldon, in Surrey, a fon. 6. In Hill-street, the wife of Wm. Ba ker, efq. M. P. a daughter. The wife of George-Henry Rofe, efq. M. P. a fon. 7, In Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-ianfields, the wife of Hen. Jackson, efq, a dau lane, a daughter. Rev. Wm. Gretham, twin daughters. IO. The wife of W. H. White, efq. of 17. At Melbourne, near Pocklington, the wife of Charles Howard, efq. a fon and heir. 18. In Great Cumberland-place, the wife of Wm. Bobby, efq. a daughter. 20. In Temple-lane, White-friers, the wife of Wm. Steyning, letter carrier in the Twopenny poft-office, two fons and a dau, At Egham, Lady Caroline Stuart Wort ley, a lon. |