the rank of Counfeller d'Etat on Monf. Markoff, Minitter Plenipotentiary at Verfailles. Her Imperial Majefty has alfo made prefents of very confiderable value to Prince Repnin, Prince Wafemfky, Mont. Bulgakow, and Count Cobenzel, the Imperial Minifter at this Court.

Extract from the Journal of an Officer of the 101ft regiment, to his friend in this city, rela tive to the attack of Cuddalore, in the Eaft Indies, by Major General Stuart.

Camp South-fide Cuddalore, June 25, 1783. "We arrived at this ground the 7th, with in fight of the fort of Cuddalore: we remain. ed inactive fome time, waiting for the fleet to come up from Porta Nova, where they were, and where we expected to go;—we found the ftore hips here ready for us, and we began to difembark the flores immediately. The fleets at laft appeared, both English and French, and we began to ftir ourfelves a little; there was a very large jungle or wood through which we were obliged to cut our way to approach on this fide of Cuddalore. The French thought it impoffible for an army like ours to force their way through fuch a place, with our heavy guns and baggage, and indeed we found it a difficult task, fo that they formed all their ftrong ports on the N. and N. W. fide of the fort; where they expected us to make the attack; but when they faw where we were, they took the opportunity, whil we were landing fome ftores and troops (600 Hanoverians,) to throw up fome redoubts and ftrong posts, about a mile on the fouth fide; they had about five days to do it in, and made good ufe of their time. On the evening of the 12th, the greatest part of the first line under General Bruce, were ordered out in front of the camp, about half a mile, the detachment confifted of the 73d, 78th, 101, 600 of the 16th Hanoverians, and a part of the 25th, the Coast European Infantry, confifting of 80 men only, a corps formed of the Grena diers of the European corps above-mentioned, of 310, under Lieutenant Colonel Cathcart, a battalion of Bengal fepoys, two battalions of Coaft, ditto, and a regiment of black cavalry, with the cannon of the different corps, and of Bengal park. The whole formed a body of about 1600, and we lay on our arms the whole night, the fecond line, and the remainder of the first, taid in camp.- -We were ordered out to take thefe pofts, and drive the enemy into Cuddalore, which we did, bat with great flaughter on both fides.

"Early on the morning of the 13th, we began the attack by two batteries, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Kelly, opening them I believe with great execution; the whole of the detachment moved about 400 paces in front, where it halted, whilft our batteries, and the Bengal park on the right, played on the enemy. Lieutenant Col. Kelly

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had with him on the left, the Coaft European infantry, with which he took a fix gun battery; we remained there till about ten o'clock, and received a few hot. The Grenadiers of the 734 had attempted in the morning to beat them out of their redouts, under cover of. Lieutenant Colonel Kelly's cannon but were. obliged to retreat with great lots. Atten o'clock the General finding that he could not, drive them out with his cannon, ordered us to ftorm-this was the grand attack; the 734 were to take them on the left, the Grenadiers with two battalions of fepoys to form the cen ter; and the 101tt regiment, the Hanoverians and a battalion of Bengal fepoys, to form on, the right;-we marched down under cover of our guns, which ceafed on our approach to the enemy. We were to have began the at-. tack by a fignal from three guns on a hill. I should have mentioned a large foffe on the right of the redoubt, just in our front, that we were to march through to the attack. The fignal was given, but by fome mistake, our divifion did not know it fo foon as the others, fo that by the time we got to the folfe, the Grenadiers and 73d were beat off, and by that, means their whole force was turned againft. The order of our march was, the Hanoverians in front, next four companies of the 101, under Capt. Cole, then a battalion of Bengal fepoys, and then the other five companies of the 101, with the colours under Captain Fuller, who commanded the regi ment after Captain Douglas's death. On our approach, a marked battery opened upon us, which raked us from front to rear; the Hanoverians marched close up to it—we followed-but the enemy gave them fuch vollies of grape, cannon fhot, and mufquetry, that they were obliged to retreat, and the fepoys alto. Capt. Cole, with the light company which he headed, puthud forward with their bayonets, but the fire was fo amazingly heavy, and the Hanoverians and Senoys retreating on us, that we could not perfuade our men to advance; we alfo were thrown into confufion, and the whole detachment retreated. The French on feeing this, left their redoubts and. trenches to purfue us; General Bruce faw their error, and ordered the Grenadiers to take poffeffion of the battery, and attack them in the rear. Our divifion rellied, and advanced on them again; the enemy then thought of returning to their redoubts, hut perceived their mistake, and made the beft of their way to the Fort. General Bruce then led us down an avenue to cut off the enemy's retreat; but was too late, the French perceived us, gave us as heavy vollies of grape shot as ever were known-it was like a shower of hail falling on us, and killed numbers-we pained the day however, but bought our viðory dear indeed!Ia this brigade we had of his Majefty's troops 10 officers killed, and 31 wounded; of privates about 447 killed and wounded, exclufive of the gienadiers, who loft 200 out of 360. There never was fuch a Gg 2

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day known before in Ind a, and confidering the number of his Majesty's troops, under 1600, there were not fo many officers killed this war; befides the 78th never came into ac tion the whole day, fo that the 73d, Hanoverians, and 1o1ft, fuftained the whole lofs; the 73d had one Captain killed, and ten fubalterns wounded. The Hanoverians, 1 major, 2 captains killed, and 13 officers wounded; 10ft had 4 lieutenants killed, 2 captains and 4 lieutenants wounded.

The enemy made a fally on the morning of the 25th, at three o'clock, with 800 Europeans, and 200 workmen, to beat down our trenches and works if they could take them: but were totally defeated. Ther "Colonel, I captain, and 70 men taken; a major, a captain, and numbers killed. We had only 300 Europeans in the trenches, befides fepoys.The fepoys came to bayonets with the French and beat them;-a Sepoy was never known before to push the bayonet with an European they are gallant troops indeed, and only want European officers at their head.

The gallant Major Corgrove, who commanded our divifion on the 13th, was killed that night; we are going to joni Fullerton."

The Gazette de France of the 2d inft. gives a detail of the accounts already published concerning the engagement between the Englith and French Admirals, with this fingle addition, that the action did not begin until half path four o'clock, on account (fays Monf. de Suffren) of the heavy failors he had in his fleet; a circumftance that prevented his coming up fooner with the enemy. The engegement was general. The French rear was thrown into fome confufion, owing (fays Monf. Suffren) to the over-hafly courage of the officers. Then follow the names of thofe commanders who deferve to be mentioned with praile; and the lift of killed aud wounded, which amounts to thirty-nine men amongst the former, and of the latter 102 befides a Captain, three Lieutenants, or auxiliary officers, and Monf. Dieu, Captain of a firefhip killed on board the Severe.

We are warranted to affert as a fad, upon the most indifputable authority, that the French have at this time a fleet confifting of twelve fhips of the line and four trigates of 36 guns, equipped most completely in every refpcct, ready to fail for Trincomale. This intelligence is alarming indeed, and muft imprefs every citizen of England with regret for the lofs of the harbour and fortrefs above named, as the enemy is thereby furnished with the first anchorage in India.

Saturday the roth an account was received at the Eaff India Houfe, that the Nancy Eat India packet, was totally loft off Scilly, and that all the crew, with feveral paffengers on board, perished. She was coming over exprefs with difpatches; a Revenue cutter faw her founder, and took up three bags

of letters, but in fo difagreeable a fituation, that nothing can be learnt at prefent by any of them.

The following is the fobftance of the let ter from Scilly, which gives on account to the Directors of the India Company of the lots of the Nancy Pack 1.

"A perfon, whole bufinefs is to attend at Sully Island, on tee ng fo e letters wathed on thore, which, on opening, e found came from India, fof c&ting fome veffel from that part of the world to be loft, offered a large reward, for any person to go off; they accordingly difcovered the wreck under water with great difficulty, and got up a packet bag, which contained ieveral letters.

"The following are a part of the paffengers known to have been on board the Nancy at the time; M. Percy, furgeon to Sur Edward Hughes; Mr. Athburnor, late of the Council at Bombay; Mr. Bond; Mr. Page and fon; Mits A. Thomfon; Capt. Haldane; his first and fecond mate; Mr. M'Kenzie; Mrs. Cargill, and an infant child of twenty months old. The bodies were mostly naked, and upped to have been in bed at the time."

Captain Haldane, who commanded the Nancy pocket, has proved one of the mot unfortunate officers that ever embarked in the fervice of the Eaft-India Company. After undergoing a series of difficulties in a fubordinate flation, he at length got the command of an Indiaman, which no feoner put to fea, than the was taken by the combined fleets of France and pain, and carried into Cadiz. Twelve months after, his friends procured him the Fairford East-Ind a-man, which immediately on her arrival at Bombay was burnt, and with her all his property was con fumed. In order to compenfate in fome degree for this failure, the Governor of Bombay gave him the command of the Nancy packet charged with particular difpatches to England, in which he terminated his dif altrous life, by this veffel's running on the rocks of Scilly upfetting, and every foul on board perithing.

At twelve o'clock on the 15th at night the Lord Mayor received a letter from the Hon. William Pitt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to an execution for 180,ocol. being levied on a certain capital body. Early the next morning his lordship fent for the Sword-bearer, and ordered fummonfes for a Court of Aldermen that day. His Lordship, the Sheriffs, and feveral Aldermen had a conference for two hours on this extraordinary occafion, as the execution was faid to be not ftrictly regular. The officer who levied, not withstanding the largene fs of the demand, executed the writ without the knowledge of his principals, and his fees being 1s. 6d. in the pound, amount to 13,cool. The execu tion was for duties to government, and it was faid that night to be withdrawn by confent of Miniftry.

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The Court of Aldermen have fufpended the Secondary of the Compter for having on his own mere motion, and without previous authory from the Sheriffs, levied an execution in the houfe of a great trading Company.

The circumstance of an execution's having been lev ed on a great trading Company, with out the previous knowledge and confent of the Sheriffs, is an additional proof of the bad confequences the practice of felling places in the City is liable to. The Secondary is to far the deputy of the Sheriffs for the time being, that every pecuniary rifque, othcially incur red by the imprudence or mifconduct of the former, falls upon the latter; and yet the Secondary's place being a purchase, the Sherits have no immediate control over him.

The reafon of the extent being put into the Eall India Houfe being variously accounted: for, a correfpondent affures us we may depend upon the following being the actual fact: -bills to a very great amount having legal ly paffed the different prefidencies in India bad b n remitted to England, the holders, of courfe, prefented them for acceptance, which however they were unable to obtain, although they made feveral' applications tor that purpofe; tired out with prevarications feveral of the a, applied to Wethm niter-hall, and obtained a verdict in their favour: to prevent, therefore, the effects of judgment being given again them, which would have been the cafe on the first day of next Term, it was thought neceffary for their larget creditor to take potetion to prevent the encrochment of the effer.

PREFERMENTS. LONDON GAZETTE, February 28. The King has been pleased to grant to the Right Hon. Richard Earl of Shannon, George Viicount Mount Edgecumbe, and Thomas Lord Wallingham, the office of Vice Treafurer of the kingdom of Ireland.

To constitute and appoint Bafil Cochrane, Adam Smith, James Buchanan, and James Edgar, Elquires, together with David Reid, Etq; to be Commifiioners for the receipt and management of his Majesty's cuftoms and other duties in Scotland.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 6.

His Majesty in Council was this day pleafed to appoint Robert Howell Vaughan, of Havod Owen, Eiq; to be Sheriff of the county of Merioneth, in room of David Roberts, of Blaenyddol, Efq;

Dublin Caftie, Feb. 24. His Grace the Lord Lieutenant has been pleafed to appoint the Rt. Hon. Thomas Orde, to be his Chief Secretary.

Dublin Cafile, Feb. 24. This day Richard Earl of Mornington, and Thomas Orde, Esq; were, by his Majefty's command, fworn of his Majesty's mott honourable Privy Council in this kingdom, and took their places at the board accordingly.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 9.

St. James's, March 8. His Majesty having been graciously pleafed to deliver the Privy Seal to William Frafer, Stephen Cot trell, and Evan Nepean, Efqrs; whom his Majefty by letters patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, hath conflitated Com miñoners for executing the office of Keeper of the Privy Seal, they this day took the ufual oaths as committioners for the custody of the Privy Seal.

The King was this day pleafed to confer the honour of Knighthood on John Edenfor Heathcote, Efq; Sheriff of the County of Stafford.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 17. Whitehall, March 16. The King has been pleafed to conftitute and appoint James Stanley, Efq; Barrister at Law, Steward and one

of

of the Judges of his Majefty's Palace Court of Weltminster.

To grant unto George Earl of Oxford, the office or offices of Ranger and Keeper of St. James's Park.

To grant to Jofeph Abrahams, of Little Friday-freet, London, Attorney at Law, and to Alexander Abrahams, of London, Notary Public, and the refpective heirs of their bodies, lawfully begotten, his royal licence and authority to take and affume the furname of Annelley only, pursuant to the defire of Alexander Annetley, of the Ifland of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, Efq; and alfo to order, that this his Majefty's conceffion and declaration be registered in his College of Arms.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 20.

St. James's, March 17. His Majefty have ing been pleased, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, to conttitute the Right Honourable Lord George Lenox, conGable of his Majefty's Tower of London, and alfo Lord Lieutenant of the Tower Hamlets, his Lordship this day in Council took the oaths appointed to be taken, iuftead of the oaths of allegiance and fupremacy, as Conftable of the faid Tower, and as Lord Lieutenant of the faid Tower Hamlets; and likewife the oath of Constable of the Tower of London.

20. The King has been pleafed to appoint Anthony Merry, Efq; to be his M jetty's Conful at Malaga.

27. Ralph Heathcote, Efq; his Majesty's Minifter Plenipotentiary to the Elector of Cologue, to be alfo his Minifter Plenipotentlary to the Landgrave of Heffe Caffell.

Whiteball, March 27. The King has been pleafed to grant his Royal affent to and confirmation of the Rev. Claudius Crigan, Clerk, Batchelor of Arts, to the Bishop of the Ifle of Man and Sodor, he having been nominated and prefented to the faid Bishoprick by her Grace Charlotte Duchefs Dowager of Athol, and Baronefs Strange, on its becoming void by the death of the Right Rev. Doctor George Mafon, late Bishop thereof.

To appoint the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Galway to be Comptroller of his Majesty's Houfhold.

To grant to the Right Hon. William Wyndham Grenville, and the Right Hon." Lord Mulgrave, the office of Receiver and Paymaster-General of his Majesty's Guards, Garrifons and Land Forces.

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Lord Chamberlain's Office, March 27. tice is hereby given, that there will be no levees at St. James's on Mondays till further notice.

PROMOTIONS.

War Office, Feb. 28. 1ft regt. of dragoon guards, Quarter-mafter John Hopwood to be adjutant.

3d Regt. of foot, Capt. Francis Incledon, on

the half pay of the 47th, to be captain; Capi. J. Champayne, of the 99th, to be captain of a company.

7th Regt. of foot, Lieut. John Gage, on the half pay of the 7th, to be lieutenant.

12th Regt. of foot, Enfign Thomas Craigie to be lieutenant; Charles Matthews, gent. to be enfign.

28th Regt. of foot, Lieut. William Henry Beckwith, on the half pay of the 28th, to be lieutenant.

43d Regt. of foot, Enfign James Fenton te be lieutenant.

60th Regt. of foot, Ift batt. Robert Burton, gent. to be quarter-maßler,

74th Regt. of foot, Lieut. Richard Burton, of the 1ft dragoon guards, to be captain of a company.

78th Regt. of foot, be enfign. 99th Regt. of foot, to be enfign.

Connor, gent. to Bradford, gent.

101ft Regt. of foot, Lieut. Phipps Whar ton, on the half pay of the 2d batt. of the 73d, to be lieutenant; Enfign John Ramfay, of the 99th, to be lieutenant; Enfign Adam Gordon, of the 78th, to be lieutenant.

Lieut. Gabriel Forrester, on the half pay of the late 86th, to be lieutenant in the company of invalids in Stirling Castle.

Lieut. John Waugh, of Capt. Sir John Milne's independent company of invalids, to be fort major and adjutant to the garrifon of Guernsey only.

To be Lieutenant Colonels in the Eaft Indies only. Major David Campbell, of the 98th. June 13, 1782.

Major Hugh Lamont, of the 100th. April 9, 1783.

March 6. 2d Regt. of foot, Enfign William Corbet, of the 16th, to be enfign. 3d Regt. of foot, Alexander Petrie, gent. to be enfign.

7th Regt. of foot, Capt. Alexander Walkér, Fort Major of Fort George, to be captain of a company; Lieut. Thomas Dyer, on the half-pay of the 7th, to be lieutenant.

12th Regt. of foot, James Bromhead, gent. to be enfign.

25th Regt. of foot, Capt. William White, on the half pay of the late 92d, to be captain of a company.

27th Regt. of foot, Lieut. Robert M'Co!me, of the 76th, to be lieutenant.

29th Regt. of foot, Lieut. Douglas Hamilton Craik, of the 3d, to be captain of a com pany.

30th Regt. of foot, Lieut. William Lothart, on the half pay of the 33d, to be lieutenant. 46th Regt. of foot, Capt. Lieut. Mark Anthony Saurin, to be captain of a company; Lieut. James Bland to be captain lieutenant; Enfign William John Molefworth, to be lieutenant.

92d Regt. of foot, Enfign Peter Elwin Bachelor, of the late 80th, to be enfign. 76th

6th Regt. of foot, Lieutenant William M'Dowall, from the 27th, to be lieutenant. 82d Regt. of foot, John Ferrier, gent. to be enfign.

Major James William Baillie, captain of a company in the 7th foot, to be fort major of Fort George, in North Britain.

9. 12th Regt. of foot, Andrew Agnew, gent, to be enfign.

37th Regt. of foot, Rev. John Ramfay to be Chaplain.

39th Regt. of foot, Capt. Robert Johnston, of the 76th, to be captain of a company.

58th Regt. of foot, Alexander Donaldson, gent. to be enfign.

76th Regt. of foot, Brevet Major John Vignoles, of the 39th, to be captain of a company.

8oth Regt. of foot, Ensign Robert Hamilton, of the 48th, to be lieutenant.

99th Regt. of foot, Lieut. John Montrefor, of Major Wallers late corps of foot, to be

Lieutenant.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 13. Commiffions figned by his Majefty for the Army in Ireland.

ift Regt. of horfe, Cornet Edward Croker to be lieutenant. Dated February 21, 1784. 21ft Foot, Lieut. Donald Grant, from the half pay of the late 79th regiment of foot on the British establishment, to be lieutenant. Dated as above.

51ft Foot, Lieut. John Pringle to be capt. Dated as above. Enfign John Buller to be lieutenant; Mr. James Knox to be enfign.

65th Foot, Ensign William Brome to be lieutenant. Dated as above. Enfign William Hutchinfon to be lieutenant. Dated as above.

66th Foot, Captain Arthur Benfon, of the 103 foot, to be captain lieutenant. Dated as above. Lieut. Richard Coplen Langford, from the half pay of the 66th regt. to be lieuEtenant. Dated as above.

67th Foot, Enfign Anthony Gordon to be lieutenant. Dated as above. Mr. Simon Luttrell Cunningham to be enfign. Lieut. John Mahon, from the half pay of the 68th regt. to be lieutenant. Dated as above.

rozd Foot, Capt. Lieut. Eyre Robert Mingay, of the 66th foot, to be captain. Dated as above. Mr. William Montgouwry to be lieutenant. Dated as above.

105th Foot, George Cockburn, Efq; of the rft regt. of foot guards, to be captain lieut. Dated February 4, 1784.

War Office, March 20. If Regt. of dra goon guards, Cornet John Syer, is appointed to be lieutenant; Robert Knight, gent. to be

cornet.

16th Regt. of light dragoons, Cornet William Archer to be lieutenant.

7th Regt. of foot, William Pigot, gent..

to be lieutenant.

30th Regt. of foot, Capt. John M'Mahon, on the half pay of the late 10gth regt. to be captain of a company.

43d Regt. of foot, William Pitt Trevelyan, gent. to be enfign.

58th Regt. of foot, Hofpital Mate Benjamin Shield, to be furgeon.

64th Regt. of foot, David Findlay, gent. to be enfign.

71t Regt. of foot, Enfign Alexander M'Laren to be lieutenant; John Frafer, gent. to be enfign; Lieutenant Richard Amphlet, of the 39th regiment, to be lieutenant.

74th Regt. of foot, Lieut. John Hamilton Brown, of the 7th foot, to be captain of a

company.

Both Regt. of foot, Serjeant Major Delany to be adjutant.

100th Regt. of foot, Lieut. Robert Brownrigg, of the 14th foot, to be captain of a come. pany; Lieut. William Rogerfon, of 99th regiment, to be captain of a company.

LONDON GAZETTE, March 23. Comunions figned by bis Majesty, for the Army

in Ireland.

18th Regt. of dragoons, the Rev. Joha 1784. Barrett, Clerk, to be Chaplin; dated Jan

21ft Foot, Lieut. William Hamilton, from Major Elford's corps, on the half pay of the British establishment, to be first lieutenant; dated as above. Enfign Francis Armstrong, from the British half pay of the rit, or royal regt. of foot, to be fecond lieutenant; dated as above. Enfign Charles M'Gachen, from the half pay of the late gift foot, upon the British establishment, to be fecond lieutenant;

dated as above.

26th Foot, Mr. Samuel Crooke to be enfign; dated as above.

66th Foot, Mr. Edward Riely Cope to be enfign; dated as above.

67th Foot, Lieut. Hugh Lyle Carmichael, from the half pay of the 67th, to be lieut.

Ic3d Foot, Mr. Charles Miller to be en fign; dated January 23, 1784.

105th Foot, Mr. Robert Hill to be enfign dated January 19, 1784. Enfign Townshend Monckton Hall, of the 96th, to be lieutenant; dated as above. Enfign Robert Barrows, of the 66th, to be lieutenant.

Staff, Richard Colclough, Efq; to be town major of Galway.