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who was fully expofed to the Affaffin, by the attitude in which he flood.-Hia By the Ship Caroline, Capt. Wm. Bow- Majefty had advanced about four fleps: en, the Le Vulture, a French priva- from the door of the box. On the reteer fhip, mounting 4 twelve pound. port of the piftol, his Majefty flopped, ers, two thirty-fix pound carronades, and flood firmly. The houfe was imme brafs; 16 fix-pounders, iron, (two of diately in an uproar, and the cry of which the threw overboard.) She had › “S:ize him,” burst from every part of on board 137 men. On firft feeing the Theatre. The King, not the leaft her, fhe was in the act of bearing down difconcerted, came nearly to the front of on the brig Flora of London, and a the box. The man who committed the fhip (the name of which Capt. New- crime was feized and conveyed from the man did not learn,) both of which in Pitt. The audience vehemently called lefs than an hour muft inevitably have out, "Shew him!" in confequence of fallen; but, thus delivered, proceeded which loyal clamour, Kelly, who, with on their voyage. a multitude of perfons belonging to the Theatre, bad rushed upon the ftage, came forward and affured them that the culprit was in fafe cuftody. The indignation of the audience was foothed by this intelligence, and their feelings gave way to loyal rapture, at the happy efcape of their revered Monarch. "God fave the King" was univerfally demanded. It was fung by all the Vocal Performers, and encored. The curtain drew up for the commencement of the Play; but Bannifter, jun. was not fuffered to proceed till fomething more could be learned respecting the wretch who had made this diabolical attempt. Ban nifter and Mrs Jordan both again affured the audience that the culprit was perfectly fecured, and the play was then cof-suffered to go on without further interruption.

By the Amethyst, Capt. Cooke, the Le
Vaillant French cutter privateer, one
long 18 pounder, two long 12-pound-
ers, and twelve 6-pounders; manned
with 131 men.

By the Triton, the French National brig
La Vidette of 14 guns and 84 men.
By the Amphion, Capt. Bennet, (in
company with the Alarm,) the L'Af-
turiana Spanish Lettre of Marque, of
18 eight-pounders, 2 twelve-pounders,
and 4 howitzers of 32 pounders, (all
brafs,) manned with 100 men, with a
very valuable cargo; fhe is quite new
and coppered.

By the Nymphe, Capt. Frazer, the La
Modefte French Letter of Marque,
pierced for 16 guns, having 70 men
on board, and laden with cotton,
fee, tea, fugar, indigo, &c.
By the Phoebe, Capt. Barlow, the French
fhip privateer, Heureux, of zz brafs
twelve-pounders, and 220 men, she is
coppered, copper- faftened, and of
large dimenfons.

By dito, ditto, the French fhip priva.
teer Bellegarde, 14 guns and 114 men.
By the Penelope, Capt. Blackwood, the
Carinen, a Spanish xebec corvette, of
16 four-pounders and 4 fwivels, man-
ned with 130 men.

[Here end the Gazettes.]
ENGLAND.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING.

Extrad of a Letter from London, May 16.

1800.

"It is with a mingled feeling of horror and congratulation that I have to ftate what happened laft night at Drury-Lane Theatre. At the moment when his Majefty entered his box, a man ftationed in the Pit, near the Orchestra, fuddenly) ftood up, took a deliberate aim, and difcharged his piftol at the Royal Perion,

The Duke of York, Lord Salisbury, and feveral other Noblemen, with the affiftance of Mr Sheridan and fome Magiftrates, entered into an exmination of the offender in one of the rooms of the Theatre.

He faid his name was James Hadfield ; that having been discharged from the army on account of his wounds, he had returned to Londos, and now lived by working at his own trade. He made a good deal of money; he worked for Mr Solomon Hougham. Being weary of life, he laft week bought a pair of piftols from one William Wakelin, a hair-drefSheridan and Mr Wigftead immediately fer and broker, in St. John-ftreet, (Mr fent perfons to bring Wakelin and his Mafter to the Theatre.) He told him they were for his young mafter, who would give him a blunderbuis in exchange. That he had borrowed a crown from his mafter that morning, with which he had bought fome powder, and . had gone to the hole of Mrs Mafon, in Red Lion-freet, to have lome beer ; ta

he went backwards to the yard, and there he tried his pifiols. He found one of them good for nothing, and left it behind him. In his own trade he u'ed lead, and he caft himself two flugs, with which he loaded his piftol, and came to the Theatre.

At this part of his narrative Sir William Addington, the Magiftrate, arrived, and took the Chair. Sir William faid, it was moft material to afcertain that fact, whether the piftol was levelled at the facred Perfon of his Majefty, or fired at random, as the one cafe would be High Treafon, the other not. He afked Had field what had induced him to attempt the life of the belt of Sovereigns? He anfwered, that he had not attempted to kill the King. He had fired his piftol over the Royal box. He was as good a fhot as any in England; but he was himfelf weary of life-he wifhed for death, but not to die by his own hands. He was defirous to raise an alarm, and wished that the fpectators might fall upon him. He hoped his life was forfeited." He was asked if he belonged to the Correfponding Society? He faid "No; he belonged to no Political Society; he belonged to a Club of Odd Fellows, and he was a Member of a Benefit Society." Being asked if he had any accomplices, he folemnly declared that he had none, and with great energy took God to wit mefs, and laid his hand on his heart.

William Wakelin, the perfon from whom he had bought the pistols, being brought to the houfe, was examined. He faid it was true that he had bought a pair of piftols of him, and that he had faid they were for his young mafter, who would give him a blunderbufs for them; but he had not yet got the blunderbufs. He knew very little of Hadfield, but knew where he worked, and had heard a good character of him, but that the leaf drink affected his head. Several perfons from the hoofe of Mrs Malon, his acquaintance, confirmed this fact; and they afcribed this to the very fevere wounds he had received in the head. The leaft drink quite deranged him.

Upon this evidence he was committed to Cold Bath Fields for re-examination; the Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, and Mr Sheridan, conducted him thither. His Majefty's Privy Council, however, defiring to examine him forthwith, to difcover if he had any accomplices, he was taken to the Duke of Portland's Office, where he underwent another examination. Mr Major Wright,

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After this the Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, Mr Sheridan, and ga number of Officers, went back to the Theatre, and after Their Majefties had withdrawn, the moft ftrict fearch was made for the flugs.-A mark was dif covered in the top of the canopy over the Royal Box, and in the orchestra below, a flattened and irregular piece of lead was found, fuppofed to have recoiled from the place where it ftruck. It was moft providential, that at this Theatre the Royal Box is elevated more than 15 feet above the Pit; fo that from the place where Hadfield levelled his piftol, he was between 30 and 40 feet diftant from his Majefty's perfon.

Hadfield at firft, when examined by Mr Sheridan, faid, the piftol was only loaded with powder, and profefled he had no intention of killing the King; he meant to kill himfelf.-Mr Sheridan afked him how he could kill himself if the piftol was only loaded with powder? upon which he quickly replied, "Oh, but there were two flugs in it." This anfwer, which Mr Sheridan with great fkill drew from him, was very important, as hitherto he had infifted the pistol was only loaded with powder, and no harm having been done, it was generally believed no ball was in it. This was the more believed, as the prifoner infifted he only wished to make a noife, and do enough to lofe his own life without hurt. ing any other perfon. The flugs would not have been fearched for had not this anfwer been drawn from him, and it might never have been known that he fired any thing but powder.

The affaffin ferved his time with a very worthy man, Mr Wallis, a filverfmith, in Red Lion Street, Clerkenwell; who reprefents him as a very depraved character from his youth; he ran away twice during his apprenticeship; and afterwards married a common profitute. His mafter fays he was always a fupporter of the Rights of Man, and an admirer of the foolish new doctrines of French Liberty.

He is fully committed for trial on a charge of Treafon, and was fent to Newgate."

It must have given great pleafure to his Majefty to find all his family fo an

xious about his fafety. The Prince of Wales came and affifted at the Privy Council, informing the King, from time to time, of what tranfpired. His Royal Highnels again affisted at the Privy Coun cil yesterday. His Royal Highness, thro'out the whole, has difplayed the moft ardent affection for his father, and the moft earneft folicitude to fift the bufinefs. The Dukes of York, Clarence, and Cumberland, have been equally alive to their duty. In the House of Lords yesterday, the Duke of Clarence burst into tears when reporting the addrels, which both houfes agreed to, congratulating his Majefty on his efcape.

SCOTLAND.

The heritors and tenants of the parish of Preston, Eaft-Lothian, have difplayed a marked attention to the condition of the lower ranks at this period, which is to be continued till the end of Auguft.Meal is fold to 120 families at prices greatly reduced, and in quantities confidered to be required for their fupport. The fum of 3ool. has been assessed upon the parish, befides 15. received by the private fubfcription of perfons not included in the legal affeffment. Coals were likewife furnished to a number of families during the winter months.

April 9. A fire broke out in a large houfe upon the road fide, about a mile eastward from Haddington, commonly called the Blue Houfe, which totally confumed the premises and all the furniture, except one cheft of clothes. Above 30 bolls of oats, which a neighbouring farmer had laid in the loft of the house, to be afterwards used for feed, were greatly injured.

April 22. The beft oat meal was fold in the Edinburgh Market at 35. 7d. per peck,

An advertisement has been published in the Leeds Intelligencer, figned by 110 of the most respectable inhabitants of that borough, declaring, that in confequence of the very high price of mutton, they will not fuffer Lamb to be eaten at their tables, or confumed in their families, during the space of three months, from the roth of April.

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This trial lafted 12 hours. On Wednefday the 23d the Jury returned their verdict, finding, by a plurality of voices, the pannel guilty, and he was fentenced to be hanged on the 28th May.-Robert Robertfon, accused of the murder or culpable homicide of James Brown, a boy, was found guilty on his own confeffion, though he said without any intention to murder, and fentenced to banishment from Scotland for life.-James Morifon, accused of breaking into the warehouse of Lindfay, Smith & Co. was found guilty on his own confeffion, and fentenced to ten years banishment to Botany Bay.Mary Stark, accused of theft, was, on her petition, banished Scotland for seven years.-James Lockhart, farmer near Lanark, and Elizabeth Forbes, his fervan, accused of murder, by adminiftering laudanum to Jean Gardner, the wife of Lockhart. This trial was long, and excited confiderable intereft. The libel was found not proven, and the prifoners were dimiffed from the bar.-Andrew Auld, accufed of the murder or culpable homicide of Alex. Martin, a foldier, in February. Owing to the absence of a material witnefs, the diet was deferted, pro loco et tempore, and he was recommitted to prifon.

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John Smith, accufed of breaking into various bleachfields in Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch, and taking therefrom a quantity of muflin and thread, was found guilty on his own confeffion, and fentenced to fourteen years tranfportation. The diet was deferted, pro loco et tempore, againft William Millar, John Cochran, John Cellars alias Sellars, and James Mitchell, for an affault. The Advocate Depute informed them that their re-citation before the Court depended much on their future behaviour. John Fletcher and G. Bell, for mobbing and rioting, were found guilty, but owing to an objection being flated refpeding a mifnomer to the verdict, they were recommitted to jail, till they found bail, and the objection to be certified to the High Court of Jufticiary at Edinburgh. -Archibald Black, alfo accused of rioting, paffed from the objection, and was fentenced (on account of his age) to fourteen days confinement in the house of correction-Archibald Campbell and George Rankine, accused of `different acts of theft, committed in Anderston and Grahamefton, were found guilty ou their own confeffion. Rankine to be tranfported for ten years, and Campbell for life.

April

April 25-The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened at Aberdeen by the Right Hon. Lord Dunfinnan. Ann Mitchell, alias Waft, late ervant to James Downie, white fifher in Pitullie, indicted for breaking into her mafter's house, and tealing money and other articles, and after wards fetting fire to the house, failing to appear, was outlawed. Ann Chisholm and Adam Chisholm, from Stonehaven, indicted for ftealing goods, from a merchant's ftall, in Laurence-kirk fair, were, on their own petition, banished from Scotland for life.-fobel Monro, From Huntly, accufed of breaking into Huntly Lodge, and stealing sundry artis cles of household furniture, the property of the Duke of Gordon, was allo, on her own petition, banished from Scotland for hie.-Alexander Milne, farmer at Mili of Crichie, in the parish of Fyvie, was indicted tor ftealing 81. 16s. in bank-notes, from a fhop in Banff. The Jury unanimously found him Guilty but, in respect of his former good character, and as this was his firft offence, recommended him to the mercy of the Court; whereupon he was fentenced to be imprisoned in the tolbooth of Aberdeen for two months; and thereafter banished from the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Kincardine. Elizabeth Greig and William Anderson, acculed of rob. bery, were, upon their own petition banifhed Scotland for life.

BIRTHS.

1799. April 5. At Conftantinople, the Counters or Elgin, a fon and heir.

180c, April 13. At G. Hill, Mrs Macleod of Dalvey, a daughter.

15. At Torbreck, near Inverness, the Lady or Dr John Macdonaid, a fon. 16. At Warwick, the Hon. Mrs Rofs, a daughter.

26. At Gogar Houfe, Mrs Ramfay a daughter.

17. At Newhall, East Lothian, the Hon. Mrs. Hay, a ton.

May 5. At her houfe, Mill Hill, Muffelburgh, Mrs Rofs, a fon.

6. At Netherdale, Mrs Rose Innes, a fon.

19. At Parkhoufe, rear Stranraer, the Lady of Colonel Rofs, a fon.

22. At Dreghorn, Mrs Trotter of Dreghorn, a fon.

MARRIAGES.

Jan. 22. At the Cape of Good Hope, General Dundas, to Mi's Eliza Cumuing, daughter of the late Sir John Cum

ming, formerly of the Bengal eftablifh

ment.

April 15. At Dunse, Mr John Donaldfon, of the Windfor Forrefters, to Mifs Eliza Hope Carnagie.

17. The Rev. Thomas S. Hardie, to Mifs Jane Colvil, daughter of the Rev. Mr Colvil, Minifter of the gospel at Ormifton.

21. Mr Andrew Thomfon, merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Jean Craig, daughter of the deceafed Mr Robert Craig, merchant.

22. At Newbigging, near Stonehaven, Mr Walter Thom, manufacturer in Bervie, to Mifs Margaret Turner, youngest daughter of John Turner, Eiq. of Turnerhall.

23. At Annat, Capt. John Cameron, Glenevis, to Mifs Louifa Campbell, daughter of Collector Campbell, FortWilliam.

28. At Dublin, Major General Ed. ward Morifon, to Lady Caroline King, daughter of the late Earl of Kingfton.

29. At Murray's Hall, near Stirling, Michael Linning, Efq. of Cumberhead, to Mifs Wilfone, daughter of Henry Patrick Wilfone, Efq. late in the service of the Hon. the Eaft India Company.

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. John Gladstone, Efq. of Liverpool, to Mils Ann Robertson, daughter of the late Andrew Robertfon, Efq. of Dingwall, North Britain.

30. At Aberdeen, Andrew Biffet, Efq. Comptroller of his Majefty's Cuftoms at Montrofe, to Mifs Anna Ragg, from Maryland, North America.

At Dublin, Capt, Tobin, Affiftant Quarter Maffer General to the forces in Ireland, to Mifs Maria Gorman, daughter to Tho. German of London, Efq.

At Dublin, Capt. George King, of the Dumfries Light Dragoons, to Mils Harriet Giffard, eideft daughter of John Giffard, Elq.

At Dublin, William Baillie, Efq. of the county of Carlow, to Mifs Bloomherd, filter of the Countess of Belvedere.

At Cork, the Rev. Wm. Thompson, to Mifs Ferguffon, eldest daughter of the late Charles Ferguffon, Efq.

Mr Mark Patron, of Belfait, to Mifs Macredy, of Rockmount.

At Plymouth, John Thicknefs, Efq, Coinmander of his Majefty's fhip Pelican, to Mifs Sarah Augufta Frazer, only daughter of Lieutenant Angus Frazer, of the Royal Invalids.

Charles Wightman, Esq. of Tobago, to Mifs Elizabeth Cooper, daughter, of Arthur Cooper, Efq. of St. Croix.

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