ty from a few minutes after twelve till near one o'clock.

The principal article in the low warehoufes was fugar; and, as the water rofe only a few inches above the floor, and in a fhort time fell rapidly, the ground tier of the fugars only fuffered a little on that fide of the hogfhead next the floor, which will not be much injured for the refiner, and the remainder can eafily be kparated for the grocer.

Port Glafgow was in a fimilar fituation. Dumbarton has alfo fuftained confiderable damage, and the road between that town and Dunglas having been covered by the tide, the carriers and paffengers were obliged to betake themfelves to another road.

At Ayr there was a prodigious deluge en the 25th January, in confequence of the highest tide ever remembered on the coaft, and above twenty-four hours confantrain, which fwelled the river exceed ingly. The little Light-houfe was carried away entirely; the Rope - work koufes filled with water, and hemp, &c. much damaged; many families were obliged to leave their houfes and remove their furniture. The wall between the barracks and the fea was beat down by the fury of the waves; the whole of the quay, with great part of the road leading to it, was inundated; in Mr M'Adam's ware-houfes at the fhore, and in the dwel Ling-houfes connected with them, the water flood five feet deep, and all the cellars and ground floors on both fides of the river were feveral feet under wa

ter. The highest tide of which there is any remembrance was in January 1739, and, by marks that are ftill prefer ved, it appears that this was confiderably higher. Fortunately, no lives have been loft, nor has the thipping in the port suffered any damage.

Dumfries, Jan. 26.

For long time paft, we have had very boisterous weather. In confequence of exceffive rains, accompanied with a moft violent wind, the river Nith rofe on Sunday morning, and on Monday to a great er height than ever has been remembered. In this town, feveral chimnies have been blown down, a great many houfes much injured in the roofs, and fome cottages in the neighbourhood entirely demolished. Between this and Glencaple, three houses, inhabited by four families, were yefierday fwept away by the great fwell of the river, and all the furniture either deftroyed, or carried into the fea. As a good deal of Barley was feen float

ing about Gleneaple Quay, we are much afraid fome of the veffels on the coaft may be loft.

At Whitehaven, the ftorm on the 23ď Jan. was dreadful in the extreme. The tide, from ten to eleven o'clock at night,. rofe to a height never experienced fince the year 1771; being not lefs than 22 feet at the end of the Old Quay; and the waves, from the great violence of the wind, were toffed with incredible fury over all the works of the harbour, and feemed to threaten them with entire demolition.

On Sunday the weather was more moderate, but another dreadful tempeft came on at night, which was fucceeded by as ftormy a morning: between four and fix o'clock, there was a great deal of thunder and lightning: by half paft ten, the tide had again rilen to an enormous height, covering all places adjacent to the quays, and the market-place. The tide of Monday morning was higher than the former, more awful than any phenomen on of the kind that has occurred for a century past, and we fear more deftructive. The Bulwark has fuffered confiderably, the New Quay is faid to be entirely deftroyed, and the parapet wall between the fea and Mr Rumney's house at the foot of Duke Street is washed down; the family was taken out of the window into boats.--Boats plied in the Market-place, to take the inhabitants out of feveral of the houses. That part was inundated for four hours, and at one time the water flowed 60 yards up King Street, where no perfon living ever faw it before. During all this time the gufts. of wind were tremendous, and with little intermiffion from the S. S. W. [The remainder of Scotch news is delayed till next month.] · BIRTHS.

Jan. 13. Mrs Fairnie of Kilmux, a fon, at Kilmux.

15. Mrs Kinnear, of Kinloch, a fon, at Kinloch.

22. Mrs Marjoribanks of Marjoribanks, a daughter.

23. Mrs Fotheringham Ogilvie of Powrie, a fon.

24. Mrs Ramfay of Barra, a daughter. 30. The Hon. Mrs Spiers of Elderflie, a daughter, at Elderflie-Houfe.

Lately, at Limerick, the Lady of Major Buchannan, a daughter.

Feb. 4. The Hon. Mrs Captain Hunter, a fon.

3. Mrs Mackenzie of Mountgerald, a daughter. 7. Mrs.

Lately, at Glafgow, George Buchannan of Auchintorlie, Efq. to Mrs Jean Houfton, widow of Major James Campbell of the Royals.

-, at Limerick, James Paterfon, Efq. one of the Commiffioners on behalf of the Dutch prizes, to Mifs Jane White, daughter of the late William White, Efq. of that city.

-, at Edinburgh, John Gordon, Efq. of Whitehill, to Mifs Eleanor Maitland, daughter of the deceased Pelham Maitland, Efq.

Jan. 18. At Mylnefield, Æneas Mackay, Efq. of Scotftown, to Mifs Helen Mylne, daughter of Thomas Mylne, Efq. of Mylnefield.

20. At Enfham Church, Wm. Monro, Efq. Lieutenant-Colonel of the Caithness Legion, to Mifs Bower, of Enfham-house, eldest daughter of Edmund Bower, Efq. of Profpect Hill, Berks.

22. At St Andrew's, Mr James Smith, one of the established teachers, to Mifs Bell Stalker, only surviving daughter of Mr Alexander Stalker, late merchant there.

24. At Menie, Thomas Buchan, Efq. of Auchmacoy, to Mifs Euphemia Turner, eldest daughter of Robert Turner of Menie, Efq.

7 Feb. 1. At Coilsfield, Major Robert Dundas M'Queen, younger of Braxfield, to Mifs Lillias, Montgomery, fecond daughter of Colonel Montgomery of Coilsfield.

8. At Glasgow, James Farie, Efq. younger of Farme, to Miss Scott, daughter of Mr A. Scott, merchant..

At Glafgow, Mr Archibald Hunter, manufacturer, to Mrs Jean Montgomerie.

9. At Peterhill, Mr Andrew Faulds, bleacher at Arthurly, to Mifs Chriftian Campbell, daughter of Mr James Campbell of Petershill.

12. At Dumfries, Mr Adam Robson, in Castlehill, to Mifs Agnes Douglas, daughter to James Douglas of Ridingwood.

At Leith, Mr Ebenezer Anderson, merchant in Leith, to Mifs Elizabeth Shortried, daughter of the deceafed Robert Shortried, Efq. of Greenhead.

June 23. In the Weft Indies, on board. the Iphigenia frigate, Mr Dun. M'Neil, fon to the late Capt. Duncan M'Neil of Dunmore.

Laft fummer, on his paffage from Madrafs to Bengal, Mr Alex. Kellie, furgeon, fecond fon of Mr George Kellie, furgeon, Leith.

Od. 11. At Grenada, of the yellow. fever, Major Norman McLean, of the 68th regiment. This brave officer defended the poft of Guyave for five months, with a handful of men, without once being infulted by the Brigands. But the moment they heard of his death, they attacked it, and got poffeffion of it the fourth day after his interment. Every individual at Grenada regrets his death and even the negroes teftified, by their grief at his funeral, that they had loft their protector.

26. At Savannah La Mar, Jamaica, Me Walter Forbes, merchant there.

In Nov. laft, at Martinique, in three days illness, aged 19, Capt. J. Johnston, of the 79th regiment, fecond fon of Mr Johnfton of Lathrisk.

Nov. 15. At St Domingo, Wm. Hay, Efq. fecond fon of the Hon. Wm. Hay, Efq. of Law field, and Captain in the 831 regiment of foot.

Dec. 5. At Gibraltar, Chas. Strickland, Efq. Major of the 82d regiment.

11. At Antigua, Charles Ker, Efq. an eminent merchant of that ifland.

At Peterwodfky, in Ruffia, Madam Polterazky, fecond daughter of Chas. Gascoigne, Efq.

30. At Stornaway, Mr Alex. M'Iver, fenior, merchant there.

Lately, at Trincomale, Mr Ja. Welsh, furgeon to the Lafcelles Eaft Indiaman.

Jan. 7. Pat. Thomson, Efq. of Warwick Court, London, merchant, and formerly a writer in Edinburgh.

8. At Clofebura, Neil Ewart, Efq. of Allershaw.

12. At Edinburgh, Alexander Sinclair, Efq. of Barrock.

13. Mrs Balfour, relict of the late Arthur Balfour, Efq. of Fernie.

14. At Schivas, Hugh Forbes of Schivas, Efq.

. At Nairn, Mrs Elifabeth Sutherland, fpoufe of Mr Rob. Forbes, furgeon. 15. At his houfe in Prince's ftreet, Walter Hunter of Polmood, Efq.

At his houfe in Inverkeithing, Capt. James Brital, of Blairlogie.

At Gordon Caftle, Mrs A. Chriftie, who had been for many years houfekeeper there.

16. At Camberwell, Mr David Richardfon, of Panton-fquare, London.

3. At Bath, Charles Lockhart, Efq. of Muiravenfide.

3. At Edinburgh, Lieut. Benjamin Dodd, of the marines.

4. At Edinburgh, Mifs Mary Ellis, fecond daughter of the deceafed Rev. George Ellis, late Minifter of the Gospel at Carrieden.

At Clafg, Mrs Elizabeth Smel

18. At Londonderry, in the 19th year of his age, Lieut. Wood of the Fifeshire fencibles. On the 21ft, his body was interred with military honours, accompanied by the fincere regret of all who knew him, for his premature death. On the 19th, the Coroner held his inquiry, when the Jury gave a verdict, "That the deceased came by his death by a fhot fired from a piftol by Lieut. Salmon."

19. At Dundee, Charles Lyle, Efq. of Kinnordy.

20. At Stromnefs, John Sinclair merchant.

21. At Dura, near Cupar, Mifs IfabelJa Menzies,eldeft daughter of Dr Robert Menzies, phyfician there.

23. At Dunkeld, Lady Cath. Murray, infant daughter of his Grace the D. of Athol.

24. At Muffelburgh, Mrs Margaret Chrighton, fpoufe of William Chrighton, Efq. of South Carolina.

25. At Greenock, Mrs Mary Boog, wife of Mr Dav. Williamfon, merchant there.

26. At Aberdeen, Chas. Gordon, Efq. of Buthlaw.

29. At Lancaster, Mr Alex. Stevens, fenior, architect.-A gentleman highly efteemed in private life, and the many public works he has erected are the beft encomium on his profeffional merit.

30. At Afcog, in Argylefhire, Mrs Jean Douglas, relict of Archibald Macvicar, late tackfman of Auchadachown.

31. At Edinburgh, Mr Robert Wilfon,

teacher.

Feb. 1. At Craighead, in the parish of Dunblane, Perthshire, in his 89th year, Michael Stirling, formerly farmer at Glafingall in that parish, where, in 1758, he invented a threshing-mill, believed to be the firft in Scotland, and which from that year to the present has threshed annually the whole crops produced on an extenfive arable farm.

5. At Craigow, Mrs Beatrix Stedman, wife of Dr John Rutherford of Bal

lilifk.

6. At Edinburgh, Mrs Ifabella Gibson, daughter of the deceased Thomas Gibfon, Efq. Principal Clerk of Seffion.

At Edinburgh, Mifs Elizabeth ́ Purdie, relic of Mr T. Clarkson, baker. 7. Patrick Græme, Efq. of Inchbrakie

8. At London, Mrs Kerr, wife of William Kerr, Secretary of the General Post Office in Scotland.

At Buncle Manfe, Mrs Chriftina Margarita Baker, wife of the Rev. Mr Robert Douglas, minifter of Buncle.

10. At Glafgow, Mrs Rebbecca Gray, relict of the late Mr William Rofs.

At Finzean, Archibald Farquharfon, Efq. of Finzean.

11. At Dumfries, Mifs Herries Ef daile.

At Coats, Alexander Aytone, Esq. of Kippo.

-. At Aberdour, the Rev. Mr Robert Lifton, minifter there, in the 66th year of his age, and 42d of his miniftry.

12. At his houfe in Antigua Street, Thomas Anderfon, Efq. late of the island of Jamaica.

-. At Forfar, after a few days illness, Bailie William Gray, aged 85 years. He enjoyed a fingularly good conftitution, never having by any trouble or fickness been confined a day to his bed previous to the diftrefs he died of. He has left behind him fifty-eight children and grand-children, befides a number of greatgrand-children.

13. At her house, head of St John'sStreet, Canongate, Mrs Katharine Chrif tie, daughter of the deceated Ja. Chriftié

of Newhall.