Killed and wounded on-board the Spanish frigate Hermione (late his Majefty'y fhip Hermione), when cuptured by the boats of his Majelly's foip Surprize, under the command of Capt. E Hamilton, in Porto Cavallo, and general fatement of the complement on-board. Prifoners landed at Porto Cavallo the fame day, out of which there were 97 wounded, mostly dangerous, 228.-Escaped ing the launch, which was rowing guard round the thip, with a 24-pounder, 20.Remain prifmeis on-board, 3.--On fhore on leave, I Lieutenant, 1 Captain of troops, 4 pilots, and I midshipman, 7.-Swam on hore from the thip, 15.-Killed, 119.Totil, 392. EDWARD HAMILTON. Killed in the boats of his Majesty's Ship Surpize, in cutting out a privateer fchooner of ten guns, and true floops, from the barbour. of iruba on October 25. Mr. J. Bufey, acting Lieutenant, killed. (Signed) E. HAMILTON, Captain. Officers and men wounded on-board the Hermione, on the attack made by the boats of the Surprize, under the orders of Capt. Hamil ton, in the barbour of Porto Cavallo, Oct. 25. Edward Hamilton, Efq. Captain, several contufions, but not dangerous; Mr. John Maxwell, gunner, dangerously wounded in feveral places; John Lewis Matthews, quarter-mafter, dangeroufly; Arthur Reed, quarter-gunner, dangerously, Henry Milne, carpenter's crew, dangerously; Henry Dibleen, gunner's mate, flightly; Charles Livingston, William Pardy, Robert Ball, and Thomas Stevenfon, all able feamen, flightly; John Ingram, and Jofeph Titley, private marines, flightly. E. HAMILTON. (A copy) H. PARKER. Veffels captured by bis Majefty's frip Surprize, from Sept. 20 to 09 30. The French schooner Nancy, the Spanish fchooner La Manuel, and the Spanish frigate Hermione. E. HAMILTON. [This Gazette alfo contains an account of the capture of L'Avanturier French brig privateer, mounting 14 guns, and manned with 75 men; by the Amethyst, Captain John Cook.] Admiralty office, Jan. 25. This Gazette contains an account of the Sceptre, Capt. V. Edwards, taking poffeffion of L'Eclair French privateer brig, from the Mauritius, of 12 guns, and 83 men: the fituation fhe was placed in rendering it impoffible to get her out, it was judged prudent to deftroy her; which wasexecuted by Lieut. Tucker. EAST INDIES. From the Madras Gaze'te, June 8. GARRISON ORDERS. His Majefty's roth and 51ft regiments, and the Madras militia, to be under arms at half past 4 to morrow morning, and to form a fquare on the general parade, for the purpose of receiving the ftandard of the late Tippoo Sultaun, taken May 4, in the fort of Seringapatam, and also the colours of the French Republic, taken on the fame day from the French corps in the fervice of that prince, and arrived at this prefidency under charge of Lieut. Harris, of his Majefty's 74th regiment. The flank companjes of his Majeffy's 10th regiment will meet Lieut. Harris, before 5 o'clock, at the bridge leading to the Wallajai gate; and, after the Right Hon. the Governor General has paffed into the fort, they will escort the standard and colours to the centre of the parade, where they will be received with prefented arms. The ftandard and colours having been prefented to the Governor-General, his Lordship will proceed with them to the church, and, after they have been depofited at the altar, the flank companies will return, and take up their stations on the parade. Prayers being over, a royal falute will be fired from the walls of the garrison, answered by the fhips in the roads, and followed by three volleys from the troops. The Governor-General having paffed out of the fort, the troops, are to return to their barracks, and two days batta will be diftributed to all the concommiffioned and privates in garrifons. Major Tafwell will continue the Madras militia under arms to-morrow morning, and their new colours will be prefented to them by the Right Hon. Lady Clive. The troops having paraded in confor mity to the above orders, the Right Hon. the Governor-General, attended by the body-guard, alighted from his carriage, upon the parade, at ten minutes pat 5. Lord and Lady Clive, Mrs. Harris, and family, arrived a few minutes after : the whole of the civil and military offices were now aflembled, either upon the parade, or in the balconies and windows of the adjacent houfes; which, with the ramparts, streets, and all the avenues leading to the fort, were crowded with innumerable spectators, natives, and Europeans. The ftandard of Tippac Sultaun, borne by Lieutenant Harris, and the colours of the French Republic, carried by Majors Beatfon and Allan, followed by the Rauk companies of his Majefty's roth regiment, having now entered the fquare, were received with prefented arms, and the different bands playing a folemn ma ch. On Lieut. Harris approaching within a few paces of the Governor-General, he addrefled his Lordfhip in the following words: "This ftandard, and thefe colours, taken from the enemy, under the confummate wisdom of your Lordship's councils, by the brave army commanded by Lieut.-Gen. Harris, his Excellency has honoured me, by commit. ting to my charge, and directing that I fhould lay them at your Lordship's feet." His Lerdthip inftantly embraced Lient. Harris in an impresive manuer, which excited excited the livelieft emotion of joy and gratitude in the fpectators, and delivered his fentiments to the following effect: "The zeal, perfeverance, and manly fortitude, of your father, and the matchiefs conduct of that gallant army, which, under his command, has relieved thefe poffeffions from the peril of foreign invafion, and re. red to us a ftate of fecurity and repofe, have already received my cordial acknowledgments, and obtained the just tribute of public gratitude and admirátion: it remains for us to turn our hearts to the author of all these fignal bleffings, and, at the feet of the altar, to offer up our humblẽ thanksgivings to the Giver of victory, and the Guardian of the caufe of justice, virtue, and faith." The Governor-General then proceeded to the church, where the ftandard and colours were depofited at that altar. Solemn thanks having been offered to Almighty Ged for having crowned our arms with fich fignal fuccefs, his Lordfhip returned to the parade, when Major Allan unexpectedly addreffed him in thefe words: "I have particular fatisfaction, on this memorable occafion, in having it in my power to prefent your Lordship with a fword, worn by Tippoo Suitaun; a token which I truft your Lordship will regard as a mark of my perfonal respect; as well as a memorial of that glorious atchievement which the army has accomplished under your Lordship's aufpices." His Lordship then replied, "the gift is peculiarly acceptable from an officer, diftinguifhed throughout the whole campaign, by the most meritorious exertions of activity and valour, and particularly at the clofe of it, by the most generous efforts of humanity and compaflion: I hali always remember, with pleasure, the perfonal kindnefs of fuch a character towards myfelf; and am happy to take this public opportunity of expreffing my tenfe of thofe manly and amiable qualities, which have appeared with fuch lustre, not only in the moment of difficulty and danger, but in that of victory and conquest.” From the Madras Gazette, July 6. The Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council is pleafed to publish the foltowing copy of a difpatch, received this day from the Commiffioners for the affairs of Myfore, and dated at Seringapatam, June 30. MONTHLY RETROSPECT BONAPARTE, having by military violence overturned the late fyftem of go. vernment, found it neceflary to fubitute auther in its ftead. From the manufactory of the conftitution-monger Syeycs, one was fpeedily produced, which was, in To the Earl of Mornington, Fort St. George. My Lord, We have the honour to inform ARTHUR WELLESLEY, W. KIRKPATRICK, B. CLOSE, Commiffioners for the affairs of Myfore. Seringa patam, June 30, 1799." doubtful refult, the new conflitution was put in activity by the fiat of the grand cooful, who, with his brethren of the trium-, virate, Cambaceres and Le Brun* was inftalled Dec. 25, 1799; and the tribonate and legiflative councils commenced their functions on the following day. In order to reconcile the people to the violent fubverfion of their late government, Bonaparte, next found it neceffary to promise them a peace; "not fuch as is to be procured temporarily by victories, but a peace to be produced by negotiations conducted on principles of moderation; that durable peace, which affords a profpect of repole and happiness." In confonance with this promife, he tranfmitted, by a courier, a letter To the King of Great Britain and Ireland, profeffing a fincere defire to contribute efficaciously to a general pacification. An anfwer was returned by Lord Grenville, at the command of his Majetty, which stated, that the King continued to with for a restoration of that general peace which he had so often attempted to accomplish; but doubted whether the new government in France poffeffed that confiflence or fability which would render it prudent for him to treat with it; and that, therefore, his reliance at prefent was only on open and Rteady hoftility. The restoration of the royal family in France was, indeed, recommended as the most efficacious way of procuring a general peace; but it was, at the fame time, observed, that it was not to that mode exclufively, that his Majefty Jimited the pobility of fecure and folid pacification; nor did he claim to prefcribe to France what fhould be her form of government; though he would rejoice, whenever experience, and the evidence of facts, fhould thew, that the projects of France were no longer dangerous to the fecurity of his dominions, and thote of his allies, or to the general fafety of Europe. A fecond letter was afterwards fent, through the mimfer for foreign affairs, to Lord Grenville; the telency of which was, to remove all doubt of the fincerity of the chief conful, in his expreffions of defire to conclude a folid peace; and, at the fame time, to repel the charge of incompetency, in any French government, to preferve the relations of amity. It atto proposed, to put an immediate end to hoftilities, by agreeing to a fufpeution of arms, and naming plenipotentiaries on each fide, who fhould apply themfelves, without any delay, to effect the re-establishment of peace and good undertanding between the French Republic and England, &c. The reply of Lord Grenville to this fecond application referred generally to his former answer. The fi conful has commillioned Citizen David to caule to be placed in the gallery of the Thuilles the antient høft of Junius * Syeyes and Lucas were fit appointed, but afterwards retired from the office. Brutus, which has been brought from Italy. This beautiful piece of feupture was ex pofed at Rome in the capitol, in the hall. called that of fenators; it is in bronze, and executed in a very handsome manner. ITALY. Piedmont has been delivered from the French yoke, by the furrender of the important fortress of Coni: the city of Novi has alío fallen into the hands of the Imper: ralifts. The main body of the Auftrian forces in Italy is now concentrated under General Melas at Foilano, about 10 miles N. E. of Coni, where it will probably rest. till the renewal of the campaign. The French ftill remain in poffellion of Genoa, and of the most favourable pofitions on the fide of the Bochetta. Gen. Klenau, how. ever, is affembling a large force on the Eaftern coaft of the Genoefe; and, when we confider the oppreffion which the inhabitants have experienced from Championnet, the French commander, it is not to be expected, that, in an attack on the capital, the Imperialists would meet with much oppofition from the inhabitants. SWITZERLAND The mifunderstanding which took place between the Auftrian and Ruhan couis and commanders toward the clofe of the latt campaign, in confequence of which the Emperor Paul had recalled Marshal Prince Suvarroff and his troops, has been completely removed, by the interpofition (it is faid) of Prince Ferdinand of Wirtemberg; and a triple alliance concluded be tweeen the courts of London, Vienna, and Peterburgh, for the profecution of the war with more vigour than ever. PRUSSIA either ftands aloof, or, as is roundly af ferted by the French journalists, is more intimately than ever connected with the Republic of France; in whofe behalf, the court of Berlin is faid to be about to medi a e ate with England for a peace; and it is even reported, that, should its mediation, or its terms, he rejected, it will lend ac tive, affiftance to the armies of France. EGYPT, The state of affairs in this remote country are fo varioufly and fo contradictorily reported, that it is difficult to afcertain the truth. Letters and dispatches from the French army there to the Directory, &c. at Paris, Lately intercepted by one of the English crnizers, have been brought home, and published, by order of government. Thefe uniformly reprefent the fituation of Kleber, and his army, as miferable in the extreme. The late Paris journals, on the contrary, have inferted official communiCations from that army, detailing a feries of victories. The repulfe of two English frigates, belonging to Admiral Blanket's fquadron, in an attack on Coffier, in the red fea; the annihilation of the forces of Mourad Bey in Upper Egypt; and the total defeat of 4000 Turks, landed by Sir Sidney Smith at Damietta (of whom 3000 were killed, and 800 taken prisoners), are among the details fet forth in these communications. But, allowing all this to be true, we fee enough, even in their own reports, to convince us, that the French Generalnimo would feize any fair opportunity of evacuating Egypt, and embarking his forces for old France. COUNTRY NEWS. Dec 21. About 10 in the morning, a fire broke out in the North part of Blyke or Ram-Areet, Shaftesbury. From the great fcarcity of water, and the wind blowing fresh into the town, the most serious contequences were for fome time apprehended, but, by the indefatigable and praiseworthy exertions of the inhabitants, it was got under in about three hours, after deftroying three, dwelling-houfes, The whole property was uninsured, and little of the furoiture daved., Dec. 21. An inhabitant of Willoughby co. Nottingham, on his return this evening from the county town, came through Widmerpoole (a little village about a mile from Willoughby), about a quarter after Seven; and, when he had got a little distance from that place, being seized with a giddinefs, fell down and rolled about; but can give no farther account than that he thinks he called out aloud; and it was providentially that a man of Willoughby, being in bed, faut to his wife," there is fomebody in diftrefs;" and propofed to go in fearch; but the wife, being timorous, rejected tus propofal, függetting that it was fomebody ou malchief; but, while fhe was gone to call another neighbour to accompany him (who refuted), he fet off by himself, taking a candle and lanthorn; and stirring for the fpot where he had heard the noise (which had ceafed for fome time) he found a man apparently quite dead. Removing some hay from an adjacent stack, be kindled a fire on each side of the diftreffed object; and then went for other affiftance, carried him home, and by proper means the vital functions were reftored; but the extremities are feverely affected; the fingers and toes, to afe the man's own expreffion, feeling as if they were wooden owes. Dec. 30. A Danish brig was some evenings fince driven on fhore at Pakefield, in Suffolk, and shortly went to pieces; the crew all made the land, excepting the mafter, who being misled by his fon, the gailant youth returned to the wreck, to feek. and fave him; and, in the pious attempt, perished. The bodies of both were next day washed upon the beach. Plymouth, Dec. 31. The Ethalion frigate has been wrecked, bv ftriking on a funken rock near the Penmarks, while cruizing in company with the Fifgard, of 44 gos, occafioned by a dead calm, and the tide setting ftrong on the thore, which prevented her having iteerage-way. The officers and crew were all faved by the latter fhip. Very fhortly after they quitted the Ethalion, the parted a mid-ship, and went down. Aberdeen, Jan. 5. Major Macpherson, of Lorick, and 4 other gentlemen, fhooting wild fowl on the Duke of Gordon's grounds, between Strathspey and Badenoch, unfortunately perished in the violent ftorm of fnow, which did fo much damage by fe and land on Thursday laft. They had retired for fhelter to an old cot-house, 16 miles from any town, which was blown down upon them by the fury of the wind. The bodies of Major M. and three others, were found under the rums. The fifth gentleman was found on the outside of the collage. The Prince of Wales has made a prefent of a Scotch horn, very beautifully mounted in gold, with a Scotch pebble at the top, to the Marquis of Huntley, as a proof of his efteem for the very gallant conduct of that young nobleman in Hend. There is an infcription on the lid in Erfe to the following purport :-" The fon of the King, to his friend the fon of the Duke of Gordon.” Jan. 7. A few days fince a fuh, of a fpecies not commonly met with in this country, called a Barracnra, was taken in a net off the Ram-Head, on the coast of Cornwall. The Borracera is a great enemy to pilchards, herring, &c. whole fh als of which difperfe on tas approach. Jan. 17. At ro at night the whole nave of Chelmsford church fell-in with a great crath: fortunately no perfon was paling by at the time. The ruins feemed to threaten the chancel, by fahini. An infeription in white-stone Got uc letters, nine inches long, inlaid in flints and hard mortar, in relievo, on the out de of the wall of the South aile, juft under the battlements, given in Morant, II. p. 7, and in Camden's Britannia, II. pl.I. fets forth, that this building was erected, by the contributions of the townfmen, as the former, 1424, as the latter, 1480. It was a stately building, with N. and S. ailes to the nave and chancel, and a lofty W. tower, with a large lantern and fhaft, leaded, and a ring of bells. In a N. chapel of the nave was a parochial bbrary, and on the N. fide of the chancel the burying place of the Mildmay family. The roof of the nave was ornamented with the arms of the feveral benefactors. The Bp. of London to the Rev. Dr. Parker, Rector of St. James's. Dear Sir, Fulbam-boufe, Dec. 8. magnitude and extent, and fuch as must afford the trueft fatisfaction to every benevolent mind. The number of individuals relieved was 40,ode, and the number of meals diftributed 750,918; and all this, comparatively speaking, at a very moderate expente. These facts most clearly fhew the great utility of thefe inftitutions, and afford the most powerful arguments for the further extenfion of them throughout the kingdom. I have, I confefs, long wifhed to fee them eftablished in the parish of St. James's; and it would be a very high gratification to me, were the example to be followed not only by every parish in the metropolis, but by every parith in this diocefe, wherever the neceffities of the poor require them, and fufficient funds can be provided for fupporting them. There is, I obferve with pleasure, a fubfcription already fet on foot by fome very respectable merchants and gentlemen in the city, for the purpofe of affording relief to the induftrious poor in the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the out-parishes adjoining, This appears to me to be a very judicious and feasonable act of charity, and deferves encouragement and fapport. One of their objects will, I hope, be to open foup-houses in different parts of the metropolis. But as their funds will probably not enable them to do this in every parish, or to afford relief to all that want it in every district, this will not preclude the necefity of separate parochial fubfcriptions to co-operate with the general fund, and relieve that large number of paupers in each diftinct parish, to which the benefits of that fund cannot poffibly be extended. It may also deserve the confideration of the veftry, or of the committee they appoint, whether it might not be advifeable, in the prefent fcarcity of wheat and dearness of wheaten bread, to recommend it to the parishioners of all claffes to reduce the confumption of those articles in their own families as much as poffible, this being the most effectual way to reduce the price. In the year 1795, when a fimilar fcarcity prevailed, refolutions were entered into by the members of both Houfes of Parliament, and afterwards cir You will, I am fure, on account of the motive wi. ch prompts me to trouble you with this letter, excufe my anxiety to know whether any fteps have yet been taken in the parish of St. James's, towards affording fome relief to the poor, in the prefent exceflive dear nefs of bread and coals. If nothing has been done, I fubmit it to your confideration, whether a veftry should not be called to take this important bufinels into confideration, and to appoint a committee to deliberate on the proper measures to be purfued for promoting fo neceffary and charitable a work. One of thefe measures will probably be a fubfcription to raise a sufficient fund for this purpose, to which I fhall for one moft chearfully contribute. In what way this fund fhall be applied, and what mode of relief thall be adopted, will be a proper fubject for the confideration of the committee. All we have to guard against is, not to augment the evil we with to remedy, by increasing the confumption of fine wheaten flour. In this parish we have already begun a subscription; and the intention of the veftry is, 1 understand, to purchafe a stock of coals, and provide a public kitchen for making soup, and to fell both to the poor at a very reduced price. This, I must confefs, ftrikes my mind as the wifeft and most effectual mode of meeting the prefent calamity, and alleviating the wants of the poor. The expedient of pub-culated by order of the Privy Council lic foup-houfes has been adopted in feveral parts of the metropolis, as well as in the country; and has every where been attended with the greateft fuccefs, more particularly in Spital-fields, where three fouphoufes have been opened under the direction of a committee and several sub-committees, of which an accurate and circumftantial acconnt may be found in the 39th Report of the fociety inftituted for bettering the condition of the poor. The benefits accruing to the poor from these and other establish. ments of the fame nature, in different parts of London and Weftmmifter, in the years 1798 and 1799, were of au sftonishing throughout the kingdom, to reduce in their refpective families (by fome methods there pointed out) the consumption of wheat, by at least one-third of the ufual quantity confumed in ordinary time. This meafure was very generally adopted, and produced the most extenfive and beneficial effects. What therefore recent experience has fhewn to be fo highly useful would probably, if carried into execution in every parith, be attended with fimilar good confequences. The parifa of St. James's has long been diftinguished by its zealous exertions in acts of charity, and by its admirable regulations for the management of the poor under its |