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about three quarters of an hour the went to paces, and the whole of the people on board, 47 in number, viz. the Maiter, four feamen, four female and 38 male paffengers (one only excepted), unfortunately were drowned. The perfon whofe life is faved is named John Boyd, belonging to the 11t battalion of the artillery, who luckily caught hold of a part of the wreck, from which he was taken the next day at one o'clock.Eleven of the fufferers have been taken up, and decently interred.

"The above melancholy circumstance points out, in the ftrongest manner, the great neceffity of every veffel being provided with materials for making fignals of distress, in cafes of danger; for had this veffel had a fwivel gun and powder on board, in all probability the whole of the people had been faved, as feveral vessels were within a few miles, and had no doubt viewed her fituation; but not seeing or hearing any fignals of diftrefs, had no intimation of their danger."

On Monday, about eight o'clock in the evening, as Mr. Slater's coachman was riding from town, to his matter's houfe at Lox-Layton, he was attacked between Dalton and Hackney, by a footpad, who prefented a piftol, and with dreadful imprecations defired him to top; but Mr. Slater's fervant, being well mounted, put fpurs to his horse and galloped of; which fo exafperated the footpad, that he discharged his piito', and a ball entered at the fervant's fhoulder, and came out at his elbow.

APRIL 6.

Yesterday Earl Stanhope fet off for his country-feat, where he is going to try a phi lofophical experiment on his canal to work ahip on a small conftruction with fteam. His Lordship has expended a confiderable fum on this bufinefs, and is not without the hope of fucceeding.

It was fettled the other day in the Committee for conducting Dr. Johnfon's monument, that it fhould be erected in St. Paul's church, infead of Weltminster-abbey. The propofal originated from Sir Joshua Reynolds, and was acceded to by Mr. Burke and Mr. Wyndham. Sir Jofeph Banks, Mr. Metcalfe, Mr. James Bolwell, and Sir William Scott, differed in opinion from the Prefident; but the two latter did not vote. Mr. Malone was abfent.

Mr. Burke, with his ufual pleafantry, obferved, "that it would be indeed robbing Peter to pay Paul," but he ftill thought the reasons for the transfer fo forcible, that he was inclined to think it as rather an exchange than a robbery.

The giving decoration to one church, of which it fo completely ftands in need, that it has been often compared to a well-proportioned ftone quarry, the ceafing to load with ornament another church which has

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On Tuesday, Government chartered two more large fhips for Botany-Bay, which are to be got ready as foon as poffible; in confequence of which, orders were yesterday fent from the Secretary of State's Office, to the keepers of the different gaols in the kingdom, to fend up all the prifoners to Newgate that they have under fentence of tranfportation.

Admiral Faulkner's flag is now flying at Spithead. In the feveral departments of the dock-yard, every thing wears the appearance of an approaching war. The prefs is, however, confined at present to the

water.

Yetterday morning, about half past two o'clock, the Duke of York paffage-boat,

Rogers, mafter, belonging to Dover, in her paffage from Dunkirk to that place, ftruck on the Goodwin Sands, where the was difcovered at day-light lying apparently dry, and feveral perfons walking on the Sands near her; thefe, afterwards, on a Deal-boat's going off to their affiftance, proved to be paffengers, (three ladies and four gentlemen) who were informed by the Captain they were in no danger; and from the fereneness of the weather, there did not appear to be any. On the flowing of the tide, however, the veffel proved to have received fo much damage, that the passengers mafter, and crew, were obliged to quit her with the greatest precipitancy; and fortunate it was, that the Deal-boat was alongfide, or they muft otherwife have perished, as the yeffel prefendly after became an intire wreck

wreck-very little part of the baggage, &c. which was valuable, could be faved. The paffengers, matter, &c, were landed here in fafety, about two o'clock in the afternoon."

Monday night, about half paft ten, as Colonel Richardfon, of the Coldstream regiment of Guards, was returning from Windfor in a poft-chaife, he was topped near the Pack-Horfe, Turnham-Green, by three footpads armed with pistols and cutlaffes. One of them beat the boy about the head with a cutlafs, while the other two jumped into the chaife, and demanded his watch and money, at the fame time one prefenting à piftol to him, and the other a cutlafs; on which he gave them his gold watch, with a gold chain, and two gold feals, and his purfe, containing four guinens, and two thillings.

The opulent and respectable tradefman who the other day made Dr. Johnson's Committee an offer of being at the additional expence of the transfer of Dr. Johnfon's monument from Westminster-Abbey to St. Paul's, is, with the fame tafte and munificenee, about to erect, at his own expence, a monument to our immortal Milton, in his parith church of St. Giles, Cripplegate.

The late Rev. Mr. Welley, during the last 50 years of his ministry, is, upon the moft moderate computation, fuppoked to have preached upwards of 35,00o fermons, and have travelled 160,000 miles.

Tuesday afternoon a battle was fought in the Hollow, Iflington, between a foldier and a fawyer, for ten guineas. After a hard contcit for upwards of an hour and a quarter, in which the former's eyes were fo clofed up, as to be lanced for him to fee his antagonist, viâory declared in favour of the foldier.

The number of prisoners now in Newgate is 461; viz. 134 for thai, 23 capital convicts refpited during his Majesty's pleasure, 41 tranfports, 62 under orders of imprifonment for certain ftated periods, one for hard labour in improving the navigation of the river Thames, three bankrupts for not anfwering to the fatisfaction of the Commiffioners, and 197 debtors.

On Tucfday evening, about eight oclock, as two gentlemen were returning to town ta a polt-chaife, they were hopped near the four-mile ftone on the Edgware-road, by two highwaymen, very well mounted. One of the gentlemen got out of the chaife, and fired at one of the highwaymen, but miffed him. On preparing to fire a fecond time, the highwaymen rode off towards Hampstead.

APRIL II.

Tuesday the Bishop of London held a confirmation at St. Magnus church, Londonbridge, where upwards of 500 men, women, and children, were conarmed by him,

THEATRE. COVENT-GARDEN. April 6.

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Yesterday evening a new tragedy, titled Lorenzo, was performed with very great applaufe. It'is the production of Mr. Merry, whofe poems, under the title of Della Crufca, have given him celebrity.

Lorenzo, a young gentleman of high paffions, is betrothed to Seraphina; but being carried into captivity, her father, Don Fabio, in the hope of marrying his daughter to the Duke of Alva, imposed on her a ftory of his falfhood, and accordingly Seraphina was married to the Duke. Lorenzo, on his return, was equally deceived as to the inconstancy of Seraphina, and in his phrenzy he married Zorania. This is the foundation of the plot, and the diftreffes are wrought out of this contrivance, The fourth act exhibits the three principal characters in a fequettered wood. Don Fabio, in a foliloquy, which Seraphina overhears, difclofes the meafures he has taken for the murder of Lorenzo., She endeavours, in vain, to diffuade her father from his cruel purpofe, and as he fees Lorenzo entering, he threatens his daughter, if the gives him the left hint of his design, to plunge his dagger in her bofom. Lorenzo enters, and a fcene of high and affecting intereft takes place, which concludes in Seraphina's breaking th in an exclamation as the fees Lorenz falling into the ambuscade, The father attempts to fab her, and is dif armed by Lorenzo, who, in his turn, lifes the dagger to plunge it in the bolom of the father--when, by a change of pofition which electrified the houfe, the daughter interpoles, and faves his guilty life.

This feene is a masterly contrivance, and had a most powerful effect. It would be fufficient to give character and intereft to a worle play. The language is, perhaps, top loty and ornamented-paffion is lowered when dreit out in metaphor, fince it is only the feeble emotions of the foul, that admit of studied e'oquence. The dignity of true forrow is it's fimple afpect; but with this, which is the great fault of modern writing, the tragedy is not unworthy the talents of Mr. Merry.

The prologue was written by the authors and the epilogue came from the pen of Mr. Andrews, and abounds with his pleasantry and point, which Mrs. Mattocks very archly delivered.

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MARRIAGES.

At Scarfield, near Scarborough, Yorkfhire, Adams Robinfon, aged 97, to Dorothy Cooper, aged but 19. The above Adams Robinfon has had 4 wives, and has at prefent 17,chi'dren, 23 grand children, 8 great grand children, and 1 great great grand child.

At York, James Hutchinson Graham, Efq. to Mifs Elizabeth Hannah Smyth, a young lady, poffeffed of 20,000l.

At Kenfington, R. Willfon, Efq. of Travellyn, near Chefter, to Mrs. Hicks, of Kenfington-fquare.

At Mackworth, near Derby, Sacheverell Bole, of Radborne, Efq. to Mits Mary Ware, youngest daughter of the late Rev Dr. Ware.

John Grosvenor, Efq. of Oxford, to Mrs, Parlons, relict of the late Dr Parfons..

At Chatham, Captain Pigot, of the royal navy, to Mifs Proby, eldest daughter of Commiffioner Proby, of that dock-yard.

M. Curtis Anderfon, to Mifs MaryBland, eldest daughter of the late Capt. William Bland, of Chatham.

At Yarmouth, Daniel Durrent Scot, Geat. of Ingham, to Mifs Surah Burton, daughter of John Burton, Esq.

At Box, Lieut.Trotter, of the 50th regiment, to Mifs Colhoun, of Rivers-street, Bath.

At Trowbridge, Mr. John Fellowes Claridge, of Sevenoaks, to Mifs Ann Swayne, youngest daughter of Thomas Swayne, Efq. of Tunbridge.

At St. George's, Hanover-fquare, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, F T. Brown, Efq Member for the county of Darlet, to Mifs Baring, daughter of John Baring, Efq.

By fpecial licence, at his houfe in Great James-treet, William Richardfon, Efq. Accomptant-General to the East India Company, to the Countess of Winterton, relict of the late Earl of Winterton,

At Clifton, near Britol, Francis Waftie, Efq. of Cowley, Oxfordthire, to Mifs A. Earle, daughter of the late Timothy Earle, Elq of Moorhouse, Herts.

Thomas Hawkins, of the Duke's Head bin, Blackwater, to Mifs Livermore, of Little Coggeshall

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At St. George's church, Hanover-fquare, the Right Hon. Lord Strathaven, eldest fon of the Earl of Aboyn, to Mifs Cope, second daughter to Lady Hawkesbury.

Mr. Thomas Wilfon, of Wood-street, to Mifs Elizabeth Clegg, of Manchester.

At Alton, Hants, William Buffell, Efq. Steward of the annual Hurtleberry Feaft, to Ms Mary Barnes, of Odiham, in the fame county.

At St. Gles's, Cripplegate, Alexander Ralph, watch-cafe-maker, of Bridgewaterfquare, to Mifs Martha Edwards, of the fame place.

Lieur. Col. Gould, of the Coldstream regiment of guards, to Mifs Stoney, of Downing-treet.

DEATH S.

At his house in Curzon-Areet, May-fair, the Right Hon. Ralph, Earl Verney, Vif count Fermanagh, Baron Verney, of Belturbet,.ith honours, and a Bubnet. His Lordship married, Sept. 11, 1740, Mary, daughter of Henry Henning, of London, merchant, by whom, who died Feb. 1791, he had no iffue; on account of which the title becomes extinct: his Lordship was one of the reprefentatives for Buckinghamshire.

At his house in Upper Grofvener-street, Sir Archibald Campbell, K. B. Major general in the army, and Colonel of the 74th regiment of foot. Sir Archibald was the fitting reprefentative in Parliament for the Royal Boroughs of Stirling, &c.

Suddenly at Paris, Mr. Mirabeau, the celebrated French Democrite.

On the South Parade, Eath, the Lady of Sir William Wheier, Bart. of LeamingtonHattang, in the county of Warwick, and daughter and heirefs of the late Giles Knightley, Efq. of Wood.ord, in Northamptonshire.

Mr. Kirk, feal - engravery of St. Paul's Church-yard.

At Bath, Edward Buller, Efq. of PortLooe, Cornwall, brother to Judge Buller.

At Little Onn, in Staffordshire, Catherine Harvey, aged 104. This venerable perfon has a fifter in the fame parish, who is now in good health, at the age of 102.

Ms. Sharpe, the wife of Mr. Sharpe, of New Bridge-freet.

At Hampton-court, the Dowager Counters Ferrers, relict of Wathington, Earl Ferrers, and aunt to Robert, the prefent Earl Ferrers.

At his apartments in Bond-ftreet, D. Ball, Efq. one of the Commiffioners of the Tax-Office.

At his houfe at Batterfea, Tho. Rhodes, Efq.

The Rev. Joshua Symonds, A. B. of Shrewsbury.

At Walfall, Staffordshire, Joha Alcock, M. B. many years organift. of that place, and.

and eldeft fon of Dr. Alcock, Senior Vicar Choral of Lichfield Cathedral.

At his houfe in the Minories, Robert Harding, Efq. Deputy of Portfoken Ward.

At Charlton, Kent, Mrs. Congreve, Lady of William Congreve, Eiq. Major of the fecond battalion of royal artillery.

In his 70th year, Jonathan Bromehead, Efq. of Eckington, in Derbyshire, one of the Deputy Lieutenants for that county.

At Belfeldleigh, near Oxford, where he had gone for change of air, in the 61st year of his age, Dr. John Berkenhout, long difzinguished in the literary world for his productions in various sciences. He had ex

perienced many different fituations of life; having in his youth been a Captain both in the Pruffian and English fervice; and in the year 1765 he took his degree of Doctor of Phyfic in the University of Leyden. He went with the Commiffioners to America, where he was imprifoned by the Congrefs, on which account he afterwards enjoyed a penfion from Government.

At Wherwell, in Hampshire, the Rev. Richard Ring, M. A. many years Vicar of that parish.

Henry Brown, Efq. cornfactor, Savagegardens.

At Finchley, Lady Harris, relict of the late Sir Thomas Hariis, Knight.

At Putney, Mr. John Chalmers, in the 82d year of his ege.

Mr. Edward Denham, at his houfe in Kirby-freet, Hatton-Garden.

In his 75th year, Mr. John Dodd, formerly an eminent apothecary of Bath.

Mr. Charles Waters, late an eminent collector of foffils and other natural curiofilies.

Mr. Richard Munday, of Gray's-Inn. Benjamin Hunter, Efq. late Mafter Attendant of his Majefty's yard at Deptford. He ferved in the different gradations of the royal navy upwards of 54 years.

In Gloucefter-ftreet, Queen-fquare, the youngest child of the Rev. Herbert Croft.

A weaver, of the name of Winterton, at Coventry, at the age of 101.

After a long and painful illness, Mrs. Simpfon, wife of Mr. Daniel Simpfon, wholefale linen-draper, Watling-street.

In his 84th year, the Rev. Mr. John Towne, Rector of Little Ponton, in Lincolnshire.

James Walker, Efq. Marshal of the King's Bench.

At Datchet, at a very advanced age, the Hon. Mrs. Neidham.

At Bulford, in Wiltshire, Richard Southeby, Efq.

At Lexden, near Colchester, Mr. Nath. Wenlock, fen. furveyor.

The Rev. Mr. Day, Rector of Stanway, in Effex.

In Lamb's-Conduit-street, Richard Budworth, Efq.

At Barford, near Warwick, the Rev. John Mills, in the 80th year of his age.

At Datchet, near Windfor, Mrs. Sarah Allder, aged 76..

At Limerick, Ireland, the Rev. Richard Maunfell, Chancellor of that diocefe.

At Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the 64th year of his age, Mr. John Amey, of Greenwich, many years Matter of the London and Berwick packets.

In Canterbury-place, Lambeth, in the 80th year of her age, Mrs. Umfreville, relict of Edward Umireville, Efq. the late Coroner of Middlesex.

At his houfe in Eaft-ftreet, Red-Lionfquare, the Rev. Edward Acton, Rector of Bentworth, in Hants.

At biffon Green, Timothy Mackare!, Efq. late Major in the Earl of Fauconberg's regiment, and Captain of a company of Invalids at Jersey.

In the barracks of Dublin, Lieut. Edward Loftus, of the royal dragoon guards.

At Matlock Bath, the Rev. Leonard Beridge, D. D. Vicar of Sutterton, in Lincolnshire, and late Fellow of Jefus College, Cambridge.

Mrs. Elizabeth Topping, wife of Timothy Topping, of Chiflchurft, in Kent, Efq. Mrs. Davis, wife of Mr. William Davis, hatter, Cheapfide.

In child-bed, 1.ady Viscountefs St. Afaph: fhe was daughter of the Marquis of Bath.

At Wood Dutton, near Newmarket, Mary Smith, widow, aged 100: the had celebrated her century but the Sunday before.

In the 86th year of his age, at his houfe in Quality-court, Chancery-lane, the Rev.' M. Lawrence, Rector of High Roodings, in Effex, and of St. Mary, Aldermanbury, in London. He was the father of the City Clergy, and in the early part of his life had been a popular preacher.

At Kair, Kincardineshire, Capt. James Leflie, late of the 15th regiment of foot.

At his feat at Walthampton, near Lym. ington, Sir Barry Burrard, Bart.

At his father's houfe, in Nottinghamfhire, Phillips Dashwood, Efq. fecond fon of Charles, Vere Dathwood, Efq. of Stamford-hill, in that county.

At Croydon, in Surry, Thomas Burgefs, Efq. formerly a captain in the royal navy. At Hackney, John Hunter, Efq, late an eminent hop-merchant in the Borough.