A SI am fhortly to appear before the great God, where I expect, through the paffion of our Redeemer, to be forgiven the many crimes and offences, which I have committed against fo great, and just a God.-I now fincerely forgive the world in general, and, in particular, thofe that have been the means of wrongfully fpilling my blood. ft. The crime which I am to die for, is the murder of John Bridge. The fwearing allegiance at Kilcaroon. 2dly. The burning of Jofeph Tenifon's corn, John Fearife's turff, and all other things that belonged to White Boys. 3dly. The battle of Newmarket, for which I food trial in Kilkenny. Of thefe crimes with which I am impeached, I declare to the great tribunal, I am as innocent of as the child unborn, in either counfelling, aiding, affifting, or knowledge of. I therefore think it confcionable to declare what the following Gentlemen wanted me to do, in order to fpill innocent blood (which was not in the power of any one) who are as follow, viz. the Rev. John Hewfon, John Bagwell, Matthew Bunbury, Mr, Towler, William Bagnell, Edmond Bagnell, and fome of the light-officers who came along with me day I was condemned from the court a room, and told me it was in my power to fave my life: I asked them how? they anfwered that by wearing against the following perfons, I would get my pardon ; viz. Martin Murphy, Philip Long, both of Waterford, and fome other merchants from Cork, bifhop Creagh, and lord Dunboyn's brother, and many other clergymen; alfo James Neagle, Robert Keating, John Purcell, Thomas Dogherty, Tho. Long, John Baldwin, Thomas Butler of Grainge, Nicholas Lee, with others the gentlemen of the county, and refponfible farmers, to have encouraged French officers to inlift men for the French fervice, to raile a rebellion in this kingdom, and to diftribute French money. And in cafe they should get a perfon to do all these things, it would not do, without swearing to the murder of John Bridge, to agree with the rest of the informers, and ftrengthen their evidence. 4thly. I folemnly declare to his divine. majefty, I was never prefent at the levelling of a ditch or wall in my life, nor was I at a meeting of any kind held by White Boys. 5thly. I likewife declare, I had neither hand or part, in bringing James Herbert from the county of Limerick; and allo declare, to the best of my knowledge, he "fwore not one word of truth," and in. particular, what he wore against me, was undoubtedly falfe. The great God bless all my profecutors, and all other perfons, that had a hand in fpilling my innocent blood, which the divine tribunal knows to be fo. Given under my hand this 30th day of April, 1766. Prefent, JAMES BUXTON, EDMOND SHEEHY. JAMES FARRELL. An Addrefs from the Gentlemen of Ireland at Bath, to the Right Hon. William Pitt, Efq; upon his Arrival in that City. SIR, OUR attention to liberty, eve NOTE. The obfervation made on this part of Mr. Shechy'sDeclaration, may be well applied here. To which we refer in page 115, in the note. common benefit to the whole; but most fenfibly felt in thofe parts which are moit oppreffed. We gentlemen of Ireland, refident at Bath, feel fingular pleasure at your arri val. One short administration of your's, rescued your country from a foreign ene my; and, if continued, might have retrieved the conftitution of your country from its more dangerous domeftick enemies. Whig administrations, of almost half a century, just served to corrupt the fubject. All attempts to repeal the feptennial act, and restore conftitutional parliaments, the pillar of liberty and virtue, were baffled in England, whilft Ireland was held under the bafeft, continual fervitude to anti-conftitutional, lawless parliaments, beyond example of all ages and nations, even to the hazard of Britain herfelf. A bill for redress twice, in vain, tendered to the throne, under two adminiftrations, seemingly oppofite, materially agreeing. Change of minifters, characters of minifters, is nominal. Your counfels to your royal mafter proves you qualified to counfel him again. In your adminiftration he was revered, his fubjects contented. Caufes produce their natural effects. Thefe nations have had hopes from other adminiftrations, fruits from your's. Acknowledgment of public fervices is a fmall tribute, justly due by all, gratefully paid, r, with the highest esteem and respect, by us, Your most obedient, and most humble fervants. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES. Further Particulars concerning the Riot order to attend the proceffion as usual on at Madrid, (fee p. 306.) S foon as the people were acquainted A that his majesty and the royal family had quitted the palace, they were enraged to the greatest degree. On the 28th of March 10,000 furrounded the city of Madrid, and fuffered neither coach, mule, or man to go out; the fituation was terrible, for the mob broke open the drinking houses, and inflamed themselves with fpirituous liquors. The women in particular, were very outrageous. The WalLoon guards had marched off for Aran, juez, the Spanish guards kept clofe in their quarters, and the Invalids in different quarters of the town fuffered the people to take their arms from them. The mob went all night about town in large bodies, the women carrying lighted torches, and palm branches, and it was expected that houfes would have been burnt. The general cry now was, Viva Efpagna. They took no money, nor hurt any body but thofe who were killed when they fired against the troops: their only act of cruelty was to the Walloon guards, whom they treated very feverely, dragging the bodies of the wounded about, the treets, and burning them before they were dead, owing to thefe guards firing upon them and killing many. The ringleaders, who had been fent to Aranjuez to infift on the court's coming back, in Holy Thursday, returned with an account that his C. M. had been bied twice, was indifpofed, and therefore could not come ; but granted them a general pardon, with an order to fend away Squilace and his family for ever, and to appoint Mofquis, minister of the finances, and that the only means to induce the king to return to Madrid, would be their immediately difperfing and obeying these orders. When this was made known, every thing was quiet. The people of their own accord went and returned their arms to the foldiers they took them from, and shook hands with them; and fince that, people in masks that no body knows, have gone to the different public houfes where they had done mischief, and paid for the da mage: about 50 people have been killed in all. On the 25th of February, began the fittings of the fupreme court of judicature in Jamaica; and on Saturday, the grand jury presented an addrefs to his excellency governor Littleton; wherein, after reprefenting the once flourishing state of the colony, they proceeded to defcribe its prefent condition (in fubftance as follows) and concluded with praying for the exer tion of his power to remedy thefe misfortunes. "Our trade with the Spaniards is almost totally loft, our country deftitute of currency fufficient to fupport the internal com treafury long To which bis Excellency returned the fol- commerce thereof, our filled "It is now, fir, above two years fince the people have been without the benefit of an affembly, for though feveral have heen called in that time, their meetings have been without effect. By the intermithion of affemblies, the creditors of the public are still unpaid, whereby numbers of unhappy people are reduced to diftrefs and beggary, and many more are likely to be fo. "The troops fent hither for our protection, are without that fabsistence, which the country in good faith owes, and have hitherto with chearfulness granted them. By the expiration of the money-bills, the very means of relieving these injured people are wafting and exhaufting themfelves; for the duty upon all the rum and other fpirits confumed during this intermiffion of affemblies, is loft; that upon negroes imported, is loft; that which would arife from the deficiency-bill, is allo loft; and thefe are loffes which cannot be repaired without loading with fresh burthene, a people already almost exhautted For want of the encouragement which was given to the hiring of white perfons by the deficiency-law, numbers of unhappy people have loft their bread and employments, feveral have on this account already quitted the country, many others are preparing to do fo; and we fee our highways crowded with wretches, who cannot find bread or employment in the country, and want the means of quitting it. "The late rebellion of the flaves in the parift of St. Mary was fortunately quelled in the beginning, by the fpirit and activity of fome private gentlemen. Should as more formidable rebellion break out and overtake us in our prefent feeble, dé fencelefs, and diftracted condition, we are deprived of the means of repelling. it; for numbers of the lower people, who ufed to compofe the bulk of our militia, are either driven from the country for want of employment, or reduced to a condition not worth fighting for; and very little affiftance can reasonably be expected or hoped for, from troops ftarving, and in want of fabfittence." "Gentlemen, I am forry the state of this island appears to you to be fuch as you reprefent it, and could with you had received more correct informations before you ventured (which pardon me if I think it was not your duty to do) to draw fuch a picture of public calamity and defolation, as may fill the minds of many of his majesty's good subjects with the most gloomy apprehenfions, and deter others from fettling in a country under circumftances (as you defcribe at to he) of fuch peculiar in felicity. Nevertheless, as I fhallalways fincerely lament any diftreffes which this colony may feel, fo it will afford me the greatest fatisfaction to contribute by every means in my power to alleviate them."" Baron Law de Laurifon, commandant general of the French fettlements in the Indies, has concluded a private convenChantion with lord Clive, by which it is agreed, that there may be in the port dernagor five French officers, some Eurow pean foldiers, and roo Seapoys; and much the fame regulations are ftipulated for Patna, Caffimbazard, and other forts. The Spaniards are ufing uncommon diligence in the equipment of their marine, at Ferrol, where 15 fail of the line and 7 frigates were in extream good order, and feveral capital flips laid upon the stocks. The French having erected obelisks and croffes on different parts of the African coaft, which the commanders of our men of war on that ftation, confidering as tokens of poffeffion, have removed them, as was last year done at Turk's Iftand. Capt. Cochran, from Monto Chrifto, inhad orforms, that the Spanish governor dered all the English veffels there to depart from thence, which they were obliged immediately to comply with, to prevent being feized. The bank of Venice has given notice, that the intereft of their funds will be reduced to 4 per cent. and that those who do not chufe to accept of thefe terms, will be paid their principal. One Donaldjon, a labouring man, who had been deaf for upwards of twenty years, being at work in the fields, was ftruck to the ground by a flail of light ning ning, foon after which he was fully reftored to his hearing. Advices from India advife, that lord Clive had returned from Bengal after a very fuccessful journey to the great Mogul at Delli, capital of that kingdom. That amongst other advantages, for this nation, he had received a grant, of the whole territory of Bengal to the Eaft-India company, upon only paying fome fmall annual stipend to the great Mogul, and to the Nabob. This grant, it is computed, will be of the value of two millions per annum to the company. We are alfo further informed, that Lord Clive was received by the great Mogul, and his whole court, with the highest marks of friend, fhip and respect; and, as a teftimony thereof, his lordship had been prefented by the emperor with a diamond of the value of one hundred thousand pounds. The great Mogul has conferred on him the title of first Omar of the Empire, which is the greatest honour that can be conferred there. Sat. 29. At the Guild-hall of Exeter, a cause was heard, in which John Woolcombe, Elq; was plaintiff, and two cuf tom-house officers defendants. The cafe was, the defendants had broke open a box. which the plaintiff had sent by the carrier to his fon at Eaton, in which was wearing apparel and a bill of exchange for 697. The custom-houfe officers infifted, that they had a right to break open any box in the prefence of a conftable, which right had never been controverted. But upon a full hearing, the jury were of a different opinion, and gave gol. damages to the plaintiff, with costs of fuit. Thurf. 10. Between eight and nine o'clock at night, a comet was seen at Bridgend in Glamorganshire with a tail a bout 15 or 16 degrees in length. It was then near the ham of Aries, the ftar un. der the tail of that conftellation lying a little to the north of a freight line paffing from the comet to the largest itar in the Pleiades, and the distance of the comet from the Pleiades fomewhat greater than that of the Pleiades from Aldebaran. This comet was firft feen in France, and has fince been obferved in Holland, in Germany, in Sweden, in Scotland, and all over England. Signior Giomini, a native of Corfica, having acquired a large fortune in the Eaft Indies, has bequeathed a confiderable part of it for the defence of liberty; and to his heir, who inherits the reft, he has given it in charge to be firm in the patriot intereft, but if at length the island fhould fall under the yoke of the Genoese, he is then to leave it, and retire to fome free country, where the bleflings of liberty is the portion of the inhabitants. HISTORICAL CRONICLE. Thursday, May 1. Tcharity, held their annual feaf at HE governors of the Magdalen Draper's Hall, when the benefactions amounted to 17451. 55. 4d. including the fam of 605l. 105. remitted from Charles Cromellin, Elq; governor of Bombay, being the amount of the fubfcriptions of feveral gentlemen refiding there; and the fum of 290l. received from Robert Palk, Efq; governor of Madras, being the amount of a fubfcription of the gentlemen at that place. Thurf. 8. A great council was held at the cock-pit, at which the attorney-general affifted, when they had under confideration the Irish bills, lately fent over from that kingdom, for the royal affent. Frid. 9. Commodore Biron, in his majesty's ship Dolphin, arrived in the Downs from the East Indies. She has been out upon difcoveries, and the papers fay, has found out a new country in the East, the inhabitants of which, are eight feet and a half high. Sat. 17. A butcher in Clare-Market was fined 2421. at Guildhall, before the Rt. Hon. Lord Mansfield, for forestalling fixty fheep, coming to Smithfield market, which fine was paid accordingly. Arrived at his excellency the Rufian ambaffador's house, a man who meatures but 34 inches in height, and is 46 years old. Frid. 23. Mr. fecretary Conway took place as fecretary of state for the northern department, in the room of the duke of Grafton. And the fame day the duke of Richmond entered upon his office as fecretary of state for the fouthern department. India ftock rose from 183, to 190b, 7b. per cent., in expectation that the Eaft India company will advance the dividend. An authenti Anecdote relative to FA- The Addrefs of the Citizens of the City "Gentlemen, "Having authentic intelligence, that URING the refidence of Lord the bill, upon which the proteftant intereft DURI, in quality of Chief and freedom of this kingdom, greatly de Governor of this Kingdom, the Titular Bishop of the diocefe, in which Father Sheeby had a parish, received information, that Sheeby had constantly affembled with, and frequently headed, the White Boys, in committing outrages: upon which intelligence, he fent for Sheehy, acquainted him with his information, reprefented the injury he did the public in general, and the Roman Catholick Religion in particular, and difmiffed him with an injunction to forbear thofe affemblies for the future. Sheehy, nevertheless, continued his former behaviour fo long, and in fuch a manner, that the Bishop deprived him of his benefice and office; and at the fame time, wrote to the Ld Lt a full account of what he knew of the infurrections of the White-Boys, and alfo of what he had done to Sheeby: and fur ther offered, if it should please his Excellency, to have Sheehy feized, and profecuted to conviction of what he alledged against him. Lord H-fx answered the Titular Bishop's letter with his own hand; thanked him very graciously for what he had done; but declined any further profecution of Sheehy: who finding he might act with impunity, continued to affemble conftantly with the White-Boys; and, at length, beard the purport of Lord H-f -x's letter to his Bishop; from which he was encouraged to appeal to the Titular Archbishop of Cafhel, and, by means of friends, which he had made among the White Boys, and elsewhere, procured the reftitution of his office and benefice to himself. This fact was related in Dublin, a year after it paffed, by that very Titular Bifhop, who degraded Sheehy, to a gentle man of undoubted truth and character. pend, is dropped in Great-Britain; and finding that every attempt made by the united and general voice of all ranks and commons of Ireland, strengthened by the denominations of proteftants, to obtain a law for limiting the duration of parliaments, has hitherto proved ineffectual; we cannot but think, that the commons of this kingdom, will ftand juftified in following the example given them by the fion, at the late glorious revolution, that commons of England, on a fimilar occagrand Æra of British liberty. We theremetropolis, thinking ourselves bound to fore, as citizens and freeholders of this ftand foremost in all national measures, have taken the earliest opportunity to declare our fentiments upon this moft inwill never give your affent to any money terefting event, and to entreat that you bill of longer duration than three months, till a law paffes in this kingdom, for a feptennial limitation of parliament." [Signed by W. Rutledge, and Richard Lift of MARRIAGES for the Year 1766. IR John Sebright, Bart. Sto Mifs Knight of Wolver ley, Worcestershire.-19. Sir Roger Moftyn, Bart.-to Mifs Wynne.-27. Sir James Read, Bart.-to Mifs Rowley of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.-29. The Rt. Hon. Lord Bellayfe, eldest son of the E. of Fauconberg,-to a dau. of Sir Matthew Lamb, Bart.-June 6. Thomas Dummer, Efq; M. P. for Newport, Ifle of Wight, to a dau. of Sir Cecil Bishop, Bart. [Remainder of the Lifts in our next.] |