arms, furrounded the houfe of devotion. The clergyman immediately came out and harangued the military, exhorting them to depart in peace. The Serjeant who commanded the party accordingly was about to march them off, when he was knocked down by the blow of aftone from the mob, who had by this time collected, which was followed by one or two others. The Serjeant inftantly ordered his men to fire on the crowd, which they readily obeyed; the confequence was, that three men were killed on the fpot, two died on the following day of the wounds they received, and feveral others were fo dangerously wounded, that their lives are entirely despaired of. Statement of the Diftribution of the British Naval Force in commiffion, exclufive of the hired armed veffels, which are chiefly employed in protecting the Coafting Trade of Great Britain, In port and fitting, 60 fail of the line; -2 of 50 guns ;-39 frigates;-and 38 floops. Guard-fhips, hofpital-fhips, and prifonfhips, at the feveral ports, 4 of the line; I of 50 guns;-3 frigates. In the English and Irish Channels, 2 of the line ;-1 of 50 guns ;-16 frigates; 31 floops. I In the Downs and North Seas, 1 of the line;-2 of 50 guns;-23 frigates;-16 floops. At the Weft India iflands, and on the paffage, 14 of the line;-2 of 50 guns ;— 11 frigates; and 9 floops. At Jamaica, 2 of 50 guns;-3 frigates; and 6 floops. In America, and at Newfoundland, 3 of the line ;-11 frigates;-and 7 floops. Eaft Indies, and on the paffage, 1 of the line-1 of 50 guns;-4 frigates; and 4 floops. Gibraltar and the Mediterranean, 16 of the line ;-23 frigates ;—and 6 floops. Total in commiffion, 101 of the line; II of 50 guns;-133 frigates;-and 117 floops. Receiving fhips, 9 of the line ;—2 of 50 guns; frigate; and 1 floop. Serviceable, and repairing for fervice, 7 of the line-3 frigates ;-and 2 floops. In ordinary, 29 of the line-5 of 50 guns;-29 frigates ;-and 31 floops. Building, 9 of the line ;-3 of 50 guns; -6 frigates;-and I floop. Total-155 of the line ;-21 of 50 guns; -172 frigates;—and 152 floops. State of the Ordinary at each Pert. At Portsmouth, 22 of the line-d 50 guns ;-14 frigates;—and 12 floops At Plymouth, 14 of the line ;—4 fr gates; and 2 floops. At Chatham, 8 of the line-3 af şə guns;-6 frigates ;—and 1 floop. At Sheernefs, 1 of 50 guns 3-4 frigates, and 7 floops. River, 1 of the line ;-5 frigates; and 12 floops. Total-45 fail of the line-1 of 3a guns;-33 frigates ;—and 34 floops. Befides the gun veffels, fire veffels, r ver barges, and Dutch boys, included in this ftatement, there are forty-two mont in the lift, of the difpofition of which we have not, at prefent, an accurate account. A General Bill of all the Chriftenings and Barich, in London, from Dec. 10. 1793, to Dec. g When Sir William Erskine, accompa nied by Major Erskine, paffed through Dunfermline, all ranks of people vied in their endeavours to fhow refpect to fo worthy a character on his return from the Continent. The bells were fet a-ringing, and a hogfhead of porter was placed the crofs. The magiftrates, and several country gentlemen, and the principal in habitants, along with the fecond Scoti brigade, quartered there, commanded by Col. Halket, met Sir William at the etrance of the town, when, after congratu lating him on his fafe arrival, and faluting him with three cheers, the populace took the horses from the carriage, and drew it through the town, amidst the buzzas of the inhabitants, the magiftrates and others, with the proper officers, preceding the carriage. At the cross, the health of the worthy Baronet and his fon were drank, who returned the compliment, by thank ing ing them for the honour and attention they had paid to him; that nothing could be more flattering to him, than the reception he had met with from his friends and neighbours; for, although the campaign had not been fo fuccefsful as could have been wifhed, he was happy to fee, that his conduct had met with their approbation. The populace, after three cheers, proceeded to draw the carriage for a little distance out of town, when they put in the horses, and dispersed quietly. The following particulars regarding the lofs of the Pylades, floop of war, Captain Twyfden, have now come to hand. She failed on the 9th November, in company with La Prompte frigate, Captain Taylor, to watch the motions of the French fquadron at Bergen.-They were feparated two days after in a violent ftorm from the north-west. The La Prompte returned to Leith Roads, but great fears were entertained for the fafety of the Pylades, as he was feen to lofe her main yard in the gale, and was apparently in much diftress. Captain Twyfden, it would appear, after the ftorm fubfided a little, not having obtained any information of the French fquadron, proceeded to execute his orders alone, and cruized for fome days off Bergen.-On his return from thence, being again overtaken by a tremendous gale of wind from the fouthward, he was obliged to bear away for Shetland, but not being able to gain the harbour of Lerwick, he could only make one of the most northerly islands, where, having failed in getting into harbour, from the dreadful fea that was running, and the little day-light there at this feafon, after having parted both his bower cables, he was fo fortunate as to be able to ride by a small anchor, until a pilot came off from the fhore, by whofe directions fhe was fwung round upon a fand bank. We are happy to add, that the captain, officers, and all the crew, got safe on fhore, without any material hurt. At the great ploughing match on the 7th December at Pennycuick-house, no fewer, than thirty-three ploughs started for the premiums, which were given by Sir John Clerk, Bart. The highest premium was a medal, and a plough made by Thomas Lindsay, at Abbeyhill, with an improved muzzle, by Duncan Clark of Kintyre; and the next, a turnipe plough. A very great concourfe of people, from all parts of the country, were affembled; and there is no doubt but the young ploughmen would be animated with much zeal and ambition, to rival their older brethern at the next anniversary match. Indeed it is much to be withed, that other parts of Scotland would oftener adopt these ploughing matches, which certainly do much good, by creating an emulation among that clafs of people. It is with real pleasure that we record such inftances of patriotism. CAPTURES. For fome months paft we thought it unneceffary to take up room by giving an account of the captures notified in Lloyd's lift. We hope it will be deemed fufficient for the purposes of this publication, that an abstract be given of the grofs amount, as under: The names of the particular fhips, and other circumstances will, no doubt be obtained by those interefted, by fome more speedy conveyance. From Lloyd's Lift. Captures from 1ft February 1793, to 26th December 1794. By the English-320 French, (of which 76 are privateers, 10 frigates, and 5 loops); 5 Dutch, 21 Swedes, 16 Danes, 9 Hambro', 31 American, 1 Spanish, 1 Pruffian, 3 English, having French property on board. By the Spanish-1 French, (of which 3 are privateers,) 3 English, 2 Swedes, 3 Danes, I American. By the Dutch-4 French. By the Spanish, 30 The above, however, does not include the captures at Toulon, amounting, as our accounts ftate, to 45 veffels; nor the 8 fhips of the line taken or funk by Lord Howe; nor the Alexander of 74 guns, taken lately by the French.-To the lofs by the Allies ought to be added, 31 veffels retaken and burnt by Lord Howe in May and June laft, and which are not included in the foregoing ftatement.-Thus it appears, that, in lefs than two years, the French, with a navy of only 147 fhips of of the line and frigates, have taken 1024 veffels, of which 982 belonged to the Al les; while they, with the navies of England, Holland, Spain, Portugal, &c. (that of England alone, amounting to 211 thips of the line and frigates), have taken only 414 vefiels, of which 345 alone are French. But this is eafily accounted for, when we confider, that the French trade is entirely knocked up, while, on the other hand, the feas are covered with British merchantmen. On the morning of the 23d of December, the Countess of Findlater, Nicol, mafter, from London to Peterhead and Banff, with goods, was wrecked near Slains. A lady, paffenger, and two men and a boy were loft. The ship is completely wrecked; and the cargo, which was very valuable, is entirely loft. On December 30th, was found dead at Leighton, in Huntingdonshire, Katharine, the wife of Henry Chapman, of that parifh, labourer: this unhappy woman had left her houfe on Thursday about noon, taking with her a daughter under three years of age. But as the evening closed, she took shelter in a ftable belonging to a cottager at Barham, who very humanely administered, both to her and the child, the best refreshment his humble roof afforded before day-light the next morning, the poor woman went off with her child, and strayed into Buckworth wood, where, after the most diligent search, from Friday till laft Monday morning, about two o'clock, this miferable pair were at last discovered, by the faint cries of the poor infant, which the mother had almoft ftripped herself to fecure from the inclemency of the weather. Every poffible care was immediately taken of them both; but the woman was fo nearly dead when found, that the expired about half an hour after they got home.-The infant has been miraculously recovered. How this poor infant could furvive from Thurf day night till Monday morning, without food, and expofed to the open air in fuch fevere weather, feems beyond the power of human knowledge to conceive. The child is under the care of a farmer at Leighton, who sent in search of them. The Mary, from Hamburgh to London, which was taken by two French privateers near Yarmouth, had all her crew taken out, except the mate and a boy, and was fent into Dunkirk Roads, under the care of four French failors, who, having got very much intoxicated on Sunday the 15th, gave the mate an opportunity to conte means of making his escape: After having projected many schemes, he thought none would be fo effectual as that d killing the four Frenchmen, which he inmediately put into execution, and with a hammer dashed out the brains of three of them, and broke the arm of the fourth, The wind being then fair for England, he cut the cable, and, with the affiance of the boy, brought the ship safe unto Margate. Longevity.-There is now living in the parish of Peterchurch, in Herefordshire, a man of the name of Richard Brown, a the furprising age of 115! He has had is venteen children, and his eldest boy (as he familiarly terms him) is now in the 8th year of his age. This venerable patriarch retains his faculties in aftonishing perfec tion, can read the smallest print without the assistance of spectacles, and a few days fince, walked to Hereford and returned to Peterchurch, a diftance of twenty-four miles, within the space of eight hours. STORM IN CUMBERLAND. On the morning of January 2. a heavy rain commenced, (attended with a gale of wind from W. S. W.) which, in the space of twenty-four hours, produced three inches and a half of perpendicular water, in the rain-gage of Mr Crofthwaite. The rivers being already fwelled beyond their ordinary height, by other late rains, be fore this long and heavy shower began, this additional fupply turned the little brooks into rivers, and made the ancient rivers overflow their channels, in fuch a manner as to occafion the greateft flood that has been in the Vale of Kefwick within the laft fifty years. From Grange Bridge in Borrowdale, to Yews Bridge in Baffenthwaite, a distance of ten miles, appeared one vaft lake. Many hedges were entirely fwept away, and others thrown down, or damaged. The wheats, in feveral places, were torn up by the roots. The tempeft, at feveral times, exhibit ed a very fingular and aweful appear ance; the eddy gufts formed by the weftern mountains, frequently darted down upon the foaming flood, raifing a part thereof, and fhowing the action and the fpiral motion of a whirlwind, between the obferver and the diftant hills; and fre quently, where the defcending gale met the cataract, (for fo it might well be cal led) it repelled a part of it, and bearing it aloft, the conflict between the two ele ments, prefented to the aftonifhed eye the the appearance of fmoke iffuing from a mighty furnace. The whole was, indeed, an highly interefting scene to a contemplative observer. One perfon had a miraculous escape; the circumstances are equally true as exDaniel Sticker, aged 76 traordinary. years, (who, in his occupation as a fhepherd, has encountered many a bitter blast upon Skiddaw) had finifhed his day's la bour of fheep-falving at Stable Hills, about a mile from Kefwick, (where he lived) and, contrary to the advice of his employer, attempted to pafs home that tempestuous night. He fet forward, carrying a lantern and candle in one hand, and pioneering with his ftick in the other, he proceeded in the very teeth of the ftorm till he reached Brockle-beck. This was fwelled to an extraordinary height, and impaffable for man or horse even at the common ford. This he knew, but nevertheless he was not deterred from trying to cross it, by means of the two waterftangs, or rails, the lower of which was under water, and the upper only just above it. One fatal flip of his foot plunged him in the reftlefs tide. The old hero, however, keeping faft hold of the upper rail, ftruggling hard against the ftream, with his head fometimes below the water, till quite exhaufted, he was hurried away by the fuperior force of the torrent, down a very rugged channel; to the diftance of 70 yards. Of what followed, he can give no account, till he found himself lying on the trunk of an oak tree, close by the Kefwick fide of the rivulet. For fome time he was unable to rife, or to account in any way for his fituation; at length his recollection and ftrength returning, he ftaggered to an adjoining hedge, against which he steadied himfelf, and having thrown up a large quantity of the turbid flood, he again proceeded, (but without his lantern, for that had been loft in his late conflict) towards Kefwick, which he reached with great difficulty. He appeared the next day as well in health as he had been for many years paft, and only complained of the lofs of his lantern, and fome bruifes which he had received in his defcent down the river-that was all. This is an extraordinary inftance of the effects of a life of temperance and exercife in the open air, how wonderfully they qualify the human frame to endure hardships, which would fubdue the body living in cafe and luxury! At Martinique, Major Macgregor, of Bal- cafhier of the Bank of England. At Ringstead, in Norfolk, the Rev. Sir Edward Caftleton, Bart. At Gaudaloupe, Lieut. Dennistone, of the 42d regiment of foot, eldest son of James Denniftone, Efq; of Wefthorne. At Martinique, by the burfting of a cannon, Lieut. Col. Robert Irving, of the 70th regiment. At Madrafs, Mr George Webster, son of the late Dr Webster, and formerly merchant in Edinburgh. At Altore, near Madrafs, Dr James Wright, of the 23d battalion of native infantry. At Calcutta, Mr John Welfn, late writer to the fignet. Lieut. John Cochran, of the 39th regiment, killed at Berville, in the island of Gaudaloupe. At Antigua, Adam Hamilton, Efq; fon of Capt. Hamilton of Dumfries. burn, wife of Major Cockburn, of the royal At Cuddalore, in the East Indies, Mrs Cockartillery. Lately, in the Weft Indies, Lieut. John Morrice Davies, of the 31ft regiment. At. children, and great grand-children. Her h Lately, Mr Walter Braddick, a penfiser PREFERMENTS. Thomas Graves, Efq; Admiral of the Blue, PROMOTIONS. Ift foot guards. Capt. Henry Warde to 63d foot. Major J. Levefon Gower, frem 79th foot. Capt. Patrick M'Dowall to be Lieut. Col. O'Donnell's regt. Capt. Robert Sir Vere Hunt's regt. Major James Thewles, Londonderry regt. of foot. Major Lord Lieut. Col. Cradock's regiment. Licut. C-L Lieut. Col. Ogle's regiment. John Ogle, Earl of Belvedere's regiment. Robe Earl of Lieut. Col. Talbot's regt. Major Rich Wo |