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her immediate appearance; and, inftantly ftanding erect, raifed his right-hand to his breaft, and continued for fome time in a bowing attitude to the spectators, to remove their perturbation of mind for his fafety. Her Majesty now entered, and appeared to be much agita'ed, clafping her hands with great emotion. On the entry of the Princetles the confufion attendant upon the outrage had not fubfided; and, on being informed of the caufe, Auguft; fainted away, but was foon recovered by the tender attentions of her filter Elizabeth, and the Ladies in waiting. By this time, however, the Princefs Mary became no less affected at the alarming communication, and the fame means to effect her recovery were, with equal fuccefs, bad recourfe to. After the first moment of ftupor, the perons around him, and some musicians from the orchestra, feized the man, and hurried him over the pallifades into the mufic-room. Mr. Wright, a Solicitor in Wellclofe-fquare, who fat immediately behind him, was the first to fecure him. He dropt the piftol, but Mr. Wright found it under the feat. The affecting scene being at length terminated, by the entire compofure of the Royal Females, "God fave the King" was awice fung, amidst the most enthusiastic fhouts of true loyalty and affection. The play then commenced. Mr. Bannister first same on, and attempted to proceed; but was interrupted by the audience, who eagerly enquired whether the affatlin was in fafe cuftody; at the fame time infifting that he fhould be brought upon the #tage. Mr. Bannister answered, that the villian certainly was in cuftody; Mrs. Jordan foon after came forward also, and affured the houfe of the fame fact. The audience now became perfectly fatisfied, and the performances were fuffered to go on without any further interruption. At the end of the fa ce, "God fave the King" was again demanded; and the following ftanza (originally compofed impromptu at Quebec) was fung as the concluding verfe: it is needless to obferve, that it was received with enthusiastic applaufe, and encored: "From ev'ry latent foe,

From the affaffin's blow,

God fhield the King!
O'er him thine arm extend,
For Britain's fake defend

Our Father, Prince, and Friend:

God fave the King

The royal party then left the theatre amidit the prayers and plaudits of the crowded circle, who, while they thus manifefted their fincere regard for a molt virtuous and gracious fovereign, fufficiently marked their indignation at the conduct of the treasonable affaflin, who bafely dared to aim a blow at the life of a Prince so jofily endeared to all his people. When the King's carriage, on the way home, came

to the corner of Southampton-flreet, a perfon, by trade a fhoe-maker, who it feems had placed himself there for that purpose, hooted and hiffed his Majefty in the mot impudent and audacious manner, and coutinued following his carriage for fome time, difplaying every mark of contempt and difrefpect, till at length he was taken int custody. When the Royal Family reached the Queen's Houfe, fupper was immediately brought up, but none of the Royal Family fat down. Her Majesty drank a glafs of wine and water, and then retired. The Princefs Amelia, who has been ill near two years; fainted on entering her chamber; and the fits continued fo long, that her reftoration to life appeared doubtful. His Majetty, who was during the whole evening perfectly cool and collected, on hearing of the fituation of Amelia, went to her Royal Highness's chamber, and attended her until recollection returned, when the threw herfelf into the King's arms, and faid, "She would he comforted." Ha Majesty, on leaving the chamber of Amelia, went to Elizabeth, Mary, and Augusta, whose fituation was nearly the fame as the Princefs Amelia's; but a great flow of tears brought them relief, in which state they paffed the night. During this scene of confufion, the Princefs Sophia (who has been for fome time indifpofed) repeatedly called to her attendant to know the caufe of it. She faid, that the Princess Amelia had returned from the theatre ill. His Majetty, on paffing, faid, “Sophia, good night," and retired to reft: it was then one o'clock. We now proceed to flate, as accurately as poffible, what followed the apprehending of the traitor. The Duke and Duchefs of York were in their box at the time; and his Royal Highness, who was an eye-witnefs of the tranfaction, immed ately left it, and attended the examination of the offender in the room into which had been conducted, and where he had been fearched to fee if he had any other fire-arms, or papers. He had none. Mr. Tamplin, a trumpeter in the band, wha affifted in taking him over the orchestra, recognized the man to be a foldier, and, pulling open his coat, found that he had on a military waistcoat, with the button of the 15th Light Dragoons. It was an old officer's waistcoat. On being questioned by Mr. Sheridan, he said, "He had no objection to tell who he was-it was not over yet-there was a great deal more and worse to be done. His name was James Hadfield; he had ferved his time to a work, ing filversmith, but had enlifted into the 1th Light Dragoons, and had fought for his King and Country." At this time the Prince of Wales and Duke of York entered the room. He immediately turned to the Duke, and faid, "I know your Roya Highness-God bless you! I have ferved

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with your highnefs, and (pointing to a
deep cut over his eye, and another long fear
on is cheek, faid) I got thefe, and more
than thefe, in fighting by your file. At
Lincelles I was left three hours among the
dead in a ditch, and was taken prisoner by
the French. I had my arm broken by a
fhot, and eight fabre wounds in my head;
but I recovered, and here I am." He then
gave the following account of himself, and
of his conduct, and he faid, that having
been discharged from the army, on account
of his wounds, he had returned to London,
and now lived by working at his own trade.
He made a good deal of money: he worked
for Mr. Hougham, of Alderfgate-ftreet.
Being weary of life, he laft week bought a
pair of pistols of one William Wakelin, a
hair-dreffer and broker, in St. John-ftreet.
[Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Wigftead immedi-
ately fent perfons to bring Wakelin to the
theatre.] He told him, they were for his
young mafter, who would give him a blun-
derbufs in exchange. That he had bor-
rowed a crown from his master that morn-
ing, with which he had bought fore pow
der, and had gone to the house of Mrs.
Mafon, in Red-lion-street, to have fome
beer; that he went backwards to the yard,
and there he tried his piftols. He found
one of them good for nothing, and left it
behind him. In his own trade he used
lead, and he caft himself two nugs, with
which he loaded his pistol, and came to the
theatre. At this part of his narrative Sir
William Addington arrived; and, taking,
the chair, went over the examination of
the perfons who had fecured him, and who
had feen the piftol levelled at his Majefty.
Sir William faid, it was moft material, to
afcertain the fact, whether the pistol was
leveled at the facred person of his Majefty,
or fired at random; as the one cafe would
be high treafon, the other not. He asked
Hadfield, what had induced him to attempt
the life of the best of Sovereigns? He
answered, that "he had not attempted to
kill the king. He had fired his pistol over
the royal box. He was as good a fhot as
any in England; but he was himself weary
of life; he wished for death, but not to
die by his own hands. He was defirous to
taise an alarm; but wished that the fpec
tators might fall upon him. He hoped
that his life was forfeited." He was asked
if he belonged to the Correfponding Society.
He faid, "No; he belonged to no politi-
oal Society; but that he belonged to a club
called the Odd Fellows, and that he was a
member of a benefit fociety." And being
afked if he had any accomplices, he
folemnly declared that he had none, and
with great energy took God to witnefs, and
faid his hand on his heart. From this time
he began to fhew manifeft figns of mental
derangement. When asked who his father
was, he faid, "he had been postillion to
fome duke," but could not say what duise

He talked in a mysterious way of dreams, and of a great commiffion be had received in his fleep; that he knew he was to be a martyr, and was to be profecuted like b great master, Jefus Chrift. He had been perfecuted in France; but he had not yet been fufficiently tried. He faid many other incoherent things in the fame ftyle. Wi liam Wakelin, the perfon of whom he had bought the pistols, being brought to the house, was examined. He faid, it was true that he had bought a pair of pistols of him, and that he had said they were for his young mafter, who would give him a blunderbuss 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 leaft drink affected his head. Several perfons from the house of Mrs. Mafon, his acquaintance, confirmed this fact; and they said they afcribed this to the very fevere wounds he had received in the head. The leaft drink quite deranged him. On this evidence he was committed to Cold Bath Fields, for re-examination; and the Dukes of Clarence and Cumberland, and Mr. Sheridan, conducted him thither. His Majefty's Privy Council, howevery 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. Wright, Mr. Holroyd, Mr. Tampliny Mr. Calkin, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. Francis Wood, Mr. Lion, and Mr. Dietz, the perfons who were inftrumental in securing him, and whofe evidence is the most material as to his directing the pistol toward his Ma jefty's box, if not towards his facred pera fon, alfo attended. After this the Dake of Clarence, Duke of Cumberland, Mr. Sheridan, and a number of officers, went back to the theatre; and, after their Ma= jefties had withdrawn, the moft me fearch was made for the flugs. A mark was discovered in the top of the canopy over the royal box, and, in the orchestra be low, a flattened and irregular piece of lead was found, fuppofed to have recoiled from the place where it ftruck. It was providential, that, at this theatre, the royal box is elevated more than 15 feet above the pit: fo that from the place where Hadic levelled his piftol, he was between 30 and 46 feet difiant from his Majefty's perfon. The Prince of Wales, who was at dinner at Lord Melborne's, was almoft immedia ately informed of the circumftance by Mr. Jefferys, M. P. for Coventry; who, thinking a variety of erroneous reports might reach his Royal Highness, inftantly left the theatre, where he had been an eye-witnefs of the circumstance, to inform the Prax of it, and of the King's fafety. His royal Highness immediately went to the That tre to attend his Majesty.

This day being the anniversary of the Sons of the Clergy, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Clarence, with the Earl of Westmorland, and feveral other Peers, were in their feats at 12. The Prince was received at the West portico, with due honours, by the Artillery Company. The Lord Mayor, and 6 Aldermen, with Sheriff Flower; the Archbishop of Canterbury, with the Bifhops of London, Durham, Exeter, Car

nifh Fencibles. A mafter baker in that neighbourhood had very nearly received the fhot; as he and others were paffing clofe by the deferter at the moment, and heard no alarm till they faw the man drop, who had not run fix yards from his guard.

Wednesday, May 21.

The Light Infantry Battalion of thể Guards had a grand field-day in Hydepark this morning, before his Majesty, the Prince of Wales, Dukes of York and Cum

life, Chester, Lincoln, Norwich, and Sa-berland, the Earls of Chatham, Harringlifbury, were seated on the left of the Prince. The Bishop of Chefter preached.

Friday, May 16.

The Prince of Wales, Dukes of York, Clarence, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Prince William, breakfasted this morning with their Majesties and the Princeffes, at Buckingham-houfe. The Prince, were much better in the morning, but he faffered much from depreffion of fpirits The King came to St. James's Palace at one o'clock, guarded by a party of the Life Guards, where his Majefty held a levee, which was most numerously attended. Prefent: his Highness the Prince of Orange, the A.chbithaps of Canterbury and York, B.hops of London, Norwich, Carlisle, Rochefter, Gloucester, and Kildare. The Imperial, Sardinian, Bavarian, and Wirtemberg envoys. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Watson, the Attorney and Solicitor General, the Matter of the Rolls, Mr. Common Sergeant, the Recorder of London, Dukes of Portland, Monrofe, Beaufort, and Roxburgh, Marqu ffes Devonthire, Bath, Townthend, and Ticofield; and nearly the whole of the Members of both Houles of Parliament and other Volumen, who came on purpose to congratulate his Majesty ou his miraculous escape.

A loyal and affectionate addrefs of the Lords and Commons united in parliament was agreed to nemine diffentiente; and in the city of London, a common council having been fammoned to meet for general bufinefs, a very loyal addrefs of congratulation was, in k maner, urauimonfly voted.

Laft Mond y fe'nnight, about 7 o'clock in the morning, as a pary of the guards were conveying to the Savoy two defeiters, whom they had brought from the country, in paffing down James ftreet, Covert Garden, it was difcovered that one of them (William Jukton) had Apped from the handcuff, and was at tempting to efcne, by running down Hartftreet. Charles Boxton, one of the guards, immediately free, and thot the furtive dead. The bal! penetrated the bick part of the neck, and came out at the fide of the mouth. The body, after lying a confiderable time in Hart ftreet, was conveyed to Covent Garden watch houfe. The de ceafed was by burth an ishman, 22 years ld, and had lately deferted from the Cor GENT. MAG. May; 1806,

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ton, and Chesterfield, and the General Officers. The men went through their evolutions with the utmost exactnels. The King, after the field-exercife, came to St. James's palace, where his Majesty held a levee, which was attended by the fulleft and most numerous affemblage of noblemen ever witneffed. Several addreffes were presented to his Majeft on his late providentialefcape. After the levee, his Majetty entered the Great Council Chamber, where, being feated on the throne, the King received the adddrefs of the House of Lords and Commons, and of the City. Saturday, May 31.

With moft fincere regret we announce the melancholy fate of the Queen Char lotte, of 100 guns, Lord Keith's flag thip, in the Mediterranean. His Lordship, we underftand, had thought it expedient to attack the inland Cabrera,, of which the French are still poffeffed, about 20 or 30 miles from Leghorn. The attack was to have been made by the British navy, affiited by Austrian troops; and, while his Lordship was making the neceffary ar rangements with the Austrian Commander on-shore at Leghorn, he funt, on the night of the 16th, the Queen Charlotte, having 837 perfons on-board, to reconnoitre the iflaud. On the morning of March 17, he had the mortification of discovering the Queen Charlotte on fire, 4 or 5 leagues at fea. This fight rendered Lord Keith almoft frantic; he immediately gave orders for all the veffels and boats to put off, and every atfistance to be given; and, in this fervice he was zealously feconded by the Auftrian General, and all ranks in Leghorn. An American veffel, feveral tartans, and fome fhips of the line, immedi ately bent their fails. The fire, however, notwithstanding all the efforts of the crew, continued to increase. Between 8 and 9 o'clock, the mafts and rigging caught fire, and made a mott awful blaze: the crew, however, cut the mafts by the board; and, they going over the ship, no longer threat. ened mischief: but, the fire had taken ftrong hold of the body of the vell 1, and contined to rage. The guns now began to go off, and the people in the boats, and other veffels, who had gone from Leghorn, were fo much alarmed for fear of the thot that they would not approach de ship.

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Here we must mention, that a part of the Queen Charlotte's own crew behaved with the most generous bravery. Defpifing all danger, they approached the ship, and faved many of their gallant countrymen. The hip, at 11 o'clock, blew up with a tremendous explosion, funk, and, in a moment, left not a wreck behind. The reports are various, respecting the origin of the fire; but the most credible account is, that it was occafioned by fome hay which had been put on-board, and lodged on the booms. It was neceffary to remove this hay, to make room for the launch; and, fome of it falling upon the match-tub, caught fire, and blazed up with astonishing rapidity. It fuddenly caught the fails and rigging, and fpread the flames fo quickly on all fides, that they could not be overcome by any exertions. Immediately after the accident, the wind freshened, and prevented the other fhips from feturning into port. At length, about 11 at night of the fame day, a tartan came in with 30 English feamen, together with the Admiral's Lieutenant, Mr. Stuart. Shortly after, 5 other tartans came in, among which was an Auftrian one, the General Ott. She had faved 85 failors, 2 foldiers, 2 quartermafters, and 2 mates; they were quar tered at Della Scalla Sancta. Yesterday, the xebec the Prince de Conti came to an anchor: she had on board 23 English, of whom 3 were dead. The Triton alfo came in, in her company, with 26 English feamen, and I officer. On the 28th, at noon, a large floop, which belonged to the burned veffel, arrived, with 24 feamen, and 3 officers. The number of the crew faved amounts to 158. The Captain remained to the last moment upon the quarter-deck, giving directions for faving the crew, without regarding his own fafety in the leaf. The difpatches from Lord Keith, with this melancholy intelligence, were brought, by the way of Hamburgh, by a meffenger, accompanied by Major (now fir John) Douglas, who has loft confiderable property by the fate of the ship. They are dated Leghorn, March 18. All Lord Keith's papers have been destroyed; a circumftance which, it is feared, will impede his Lordihip's operations, till fresh inftructions are fent out to him from England.

The Queen Charlotte was Lord Howe's fhip in the memorable firft of June; and it was on-board of her that the Royal Family went, when the King reviewed the fleet at Spithead after that glorious victory. We regret her lofs; but we moft deeply lament the fate of her gallant crew, which confifted of fome of the moft choice and brave men in our navy. The Queen Charlotte was launched in 1790, in immediate fucceffion off the flip of the Royal George, and was allowed, both as prime failer, and for her other fuperior

qualities, to be the finest ship of war the ever difplayed English colours: though rated 110 guns, the carried 120.-The lowing account is dated off Leghorn on the 17th of March.

"Mr. John Braid, Carpenter of the Queen Charlotte, reports, that, about s minutes after 6 o'clock yesterday morong, as he was dreffing himself, he hea throughout the ship, a general cry "Fire."-On which he immediately a up the fore-ladder, to get upon deck, 201 found the whole half-deck, the front has head of the Admiral's cabin, the m matt's coat, and boat's covering on t booms, all in flames; which, from even report and probability, he apprehends us occafioned by fome hay, which was typing under the half-deck, having been fee fire by a match in a tub, which was nal ly kept there for fignal guns. Them fail at this time was fet, and almost ertady caught fire; the people not being able to come to the clue garnets on account of de flames. He immediately went to the forecaftle, and found Lieutenant Dunes the Boatfwain encouraging the people is get water to extinguish the fe. He sp plied to Mr. Dundas, feeing no other of ficer on the fore-part of the ship (and he ing unable to fee any on the quarter-dak, from the flames and smoke between them). to give him affistance to drown the lowe decks, and fecure the hatches, to preves the fire falling down. Lieut. Dundas xcordingly went down himself, with a many people as he could prevail opon follow him; and the lower deck pr were opened, the fcuppers plugged, main and fore hatches fecured, the oxt turned, and water drawn in at the p and the pumps kept going by the prop who came down, as long as they cos ftand at them. He thinks, that he theat exertions the lower deck was kept from fire, and the magazines prefer for a long time, from danger; oor Lieut. Dundas, or he, quit this frie but remained there with all the people wis could be prevailed upon to ftay, till fever of the middle deck guns came through deck. About 9 o'clock, Lient. Dandashe, finding it impoffible to remaɛo al longer below, went our at the fore lower-deck port, and got upon the f caftle; on which he thinks there w then about 150 of the people drawing w ter, and throwing it as far aft as pe upon the fire. He continued about hour on the forecastle, and, finding efforts to extinguish the flames unavail he jumped from the jib-boom, and res to an American boat approaching the B by which he was picked up, and pat a tartan, then in the charge of Lieut. Server art, who had come off to the affiance of the thip." JOHN BRAIL P. 185.

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P. 186. The Rev. Thomas Sampson was formerly curate of Wandsworth in Surrey; chaplin to a volunteer company raifed there in the rebellion of 1745; afterwards minister of Hammerfmith; and had two livings in Saflex given fiim by Lord Chancellor Bathurst. He was more than 80 years old.

P. 183. Mrs. Rudd was the person who has fo narrow an efcape for her life on her trial for the forgery for which the two Pereaus were hanged. See our vol. XLV. P. 603. For fome years the gained a competent living by writing for the Reviews.

P. 300, b. Mr. George Rashew had been a fervant 40 years in a gentleman's family in Yorkshire; and having faved, with flagality and a good character, 4001. he entered into partnership in the corntrade, where he loft three of his hundreds; the remuning hundred he lent to a falfe fread, and loft it, and, at 60 years of e, was without a fhilling in the world! His mafter took pity on him, fupplied him with money to feed and cloath him, and, tontwer all other his expences, fuitable to his deferts and his ftation in life. BeLo'da fcene not very common: a fervant, fashful and frugal for 40 years, finking under misfortune, faved by a munificent mifter!

P. 392. Mr. Lylons's intereft in his uncle's eftates, we are affured, is only reverfionary.

Mr. Urban, In re ding your laft Obituary, p. 394, I accidentally met with the correct and elegant farewell eulogy on the late Mr. Dandridge. I wish it were equal ly in my power to add my teftimony to the accuracy of the writer's information. With regard to the character and merits of Mr. Dandridge, as reprefented by the writer 'H,' I have nothing to remark, never having had the good fortune of his acquaintance; but, where I am juftified in giving my opinion, I certainly have deteclad error. It were to be wished that those who undertake to offer any thing to the publick would exert their fagacity in tracing the truth of the facts they would relate. The erratum I would with to point out is at the conclufion of H's remarks on his deceafed friend, and runs, the meritorious Capt. Cookes, who was [wprized and murdered by a marauding party of Orange-men, in the late unhappy rebellion of our fifter kingdom.' Sir, The truly meritorious Capt. Cookes in queftiou was not furprized and murdered, but fell at the head of a fmall detachment, after having made repeated attacks upon num. bers of rebels, who were firmly entrenched at no great datance from the fort of Kildare. When we read that fuch an offiser was furprized, the very term im ties rathnefs or imprudence; which qualities,

from my perfonal acquaintance with him, I am fully juftified in affirming are totally inapplicable to the foldier-like character of that lamented officer. PHILALETHES.

P. 396. Mr. Parker had no other benefice than thofe of Lutton and Slawston; and in the latter place he is fucceeded by the Hon. and Rev. Richard Stopford, foa of the Earl of Courtown, and brother to Lord Viscount Stopford, Mr. S. is alfo rector of Barton Segrave, co. Northampton.

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BIRTHS.

April N Dorfetthire, the wife of Thomas 25. Buckler Lathbride, efq. a daugh. Lately, at his Lordship's refidence at Pera, near Conftantinople, the Countess of Elgin, a fon and heir.

May 2. In South Molton-ftreet, the lady of the Hon. Lieut. col. Browne, of the 13tha light dragoons, a fon.

5. The lady of Sir Wm. Rowley, bart. of Tendring, Suffolk, a fon.

8. At Cafwick-houfe, near Stamford, co. Lincoln, the lady of Sir John Trollope, bart, a fon and heir.

14 In Biker-ftreet, Portman-fquare, Lady Arabella Ward, a daughter.

17. The wife of Thomas Fatfett, efq. of Surbiton-place, Surrey, a daughter.

21. The wife of John Puget, efqs of
John-ftreet, Bedford-row, a daughter.
At Chefhunt, Herts, the wife of
Vincent, efq. a fon.

25. At his Grace's houfe in Hill-street, Berkeley fquare, the Duchefs of Rutland, à daughter.

25. At Broughton caftle, co. Oxford, the wife of Lieut.-col. Maxwell, a fon.

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MARRIAGES.

ATELY, at Bombay, in the E. Indies,

Rob. Steuart, efq. tugeon in the Eaft India Company's fervice, to Mifs Frederick, daughter of the late Col. F.-At the fame place, Lieut. James Taylor Warren, adjurant and quarter matter of the ad reg. of native infantry, to Mifs C. A. Goodwyn.

At Caldicut, John Smee, efq. to Mifs Margaret Nugent.

At Calcutta, Alexander Wright, efq. to Mifs Jeffop, daughter of Lieut. col. J.

At Gothal, A. Stephens, efq. of Keerpoy, to Mifs Touchet.

At Poondamallie, Lieut. J. L. Jones, fort-adjutant, to Mifs Makenzie.

At Columno, J. Lavalliere, efq. to Mifs Scherir, daughter of P. Sluytkin, efq. late governor of the Durch factory at Surat.

At Madras, J. Taylor efq. fecretary to the Board of Trade, to Mifs Williams.

At Cawnpore, Cornet James Hays, of the 27th light dragoons, to Mifs Fawcett, dug. of Capt. F. of the Eaft India Company's Bengal cavalry.

At Kingiton, Jamaica, the Hon.Alex. Roberts, to Mifs Elizabeth Reid.

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