demned, whether he intended to kill him or not, the Chinese law requiring blood for blood, whether the perfon dead was killed by accident or defign; but if his death appears to have been accidental, the Chinese have promised to refer the whole matter to the Emferor, by whom only the fentence of death can be remitted.

July 23. The crew of the Friendly Adruture, Captain Broderick, which was fitted bat in the Thames, and loft laft month in the Greenland feas are brought home in the Young Eagle, arrived on Saturday in the

river.

The lofs of this fhip was in the following manner: they were in a clear fea furrounded with ice, with a moderate breeze at S.W. which on a fudden changed to the N. by S. and blew in hard fqualls: the fields of ice began then to drive as is ufual, and all hands were employed with their ice poles, &c. a large piece of ice from which they could by no means efcape, came at length, and stove in the larboard bow; the hip immediately clofed, fo that it was with difficulty they got out any cheft or fupplies of provifions, and in lefs than an hour the funk. Luckily there was the Young Eagle and two other thips in fight; the Eagle being the nearest of them, fent a relief, and brought them off the ice, where they most otherwife have perithed. The Beaver, Captain Shelly, foundered the fame day, and only part of the, crew escaped. Two Dutch fhips from Fluthing went down in the fame therm, and it is believed every foul on board perifbed. The weather has been exceedingly tempestuous in Eat Greenland, and the ice abundantly collected. The thips that kept their ftation there, were however, very fuccefsful; those of the N. W. had better weather, but the filh were neither fo large or fo plentiful. The Friendly Adventure, and the Beaver, had both caught cargoes, which makes their lofs the greater.

Uncommon inftance of barbarityThurf day evening as William Laythorpe, a labour ing man who lives at No. 3, in Bandy Leg Walk, near Holloway Turnpike, was return ing from his day's work, he was flopped in the fields behind Iflington, by a fellow, who rubbed him of a small fum of money, a faw, and fome other fools. Being on Friday evening informed that a man anfwering the defeription of the robber, was pafling from Holloway Turnpike towards the fields, on the North of Iflington, Laythorpe, accompanied by Mr. Olderthaw, a conftable of that parifh going together in purfuit of him, they overtook him near the fpot where the robbery had been committed the preceding evening, when upon their endeavouring to apprehend him, the defperate ruffian took a large knife from his pocket, and cut the finews of Mr. Older fhaw's leg, juft below the bend of the knee, and while Laythorp was endeavouring to ref eue Oldershaw, the villain cut him alfo on the

back part of the leg and divided the finews, after which he furiously ran at Olderfhaw, and cut him from the ear down to the windpipe which was grazed, but fortunately not wounded fo as to endanger his life. After being thus dreadfully wonnded, they, though quite unarmed, overpowered the affaffin, and having procured aftance, he was fecured in New Prifon, Clerkenwell. He was on Saturday taken before Wiliam Blackborow, Efq. before whom he acknowledged the char ges alledged against him, both for the robbery and affault, were true. He was remanded to the above prifon for further examination. The name of this attrocious offender is Charles Clarke. If they recover their wounds, both Oldershaw and Laythorpe muft inevitably be cripples for the remainder of their days.

Extract of a letter from Cheimsford, July 22

"This morning the ten unhappy convicts, fentenced at our laft affizes, were executed on the new scaffold, affixed to the north wing of the gaol feveral applications were made for the reprieve of one of them--Moore, a young failor, but Lord Sydney, the Secretary of State, convinced of the expediency of cutting off the future hopes of criminals convicted of capital offences, very judiciously refused to comply with the request, tho' backed by the first interest of the county. Four of thofe unfortunate men confeffed the justice of their fentence; but Green, after receiving the facrament, declared he died innocent to the last moment."

At Bury afizes, which ended on Saturday laft, the following prifoners received fentence If death, viz. Thomas Clark, Thomas Carry and John Dean. for felonioufly fhooting at, and dangerously wounding Thomas Marth, on the King's highway, near Yoxford, and rob bing him of 178 Spanish dollars, and 4s. 6d. and his fifter Sarah Marth, of a quantity of wearing-apparel.

The

During the trial of the three failors for fhooting at and robbing Thomas Marth, they behaved in the moft undaunted manner. conduct of Clark was fingularly audacious, as he openly acknowledged himself to be the perfon who thot the profecutor, faying he did fo in order to acquit his comrades, although it appeared from the ftrongest evidence that they were all present. After fentence of death had been paffed on them, Clark peremp torily demanded his piftols, faying they were his; but the Judge very properly reprimanded him for his conduct, and advised him to think better in the thort time he had to live, than of thofe things which had brought him to an ignominious end.

N Saturday last her Imperial Majefty let out from Czarko-Zelo, attended by tome of the principal officers of the Court, on a tour in the provinces of Novogorod and Twer, to vifit a navigable canal in the province of Twer, a work of the highet importance to the Ruffian commerce in general, and particularly to this capital, as by uniting the rivers Mfia and Tweitz (the latter of which falls into the Volga,) it ftablithes a complete water commun cation between the feveral provinces of this Empire, from the hores of the Cafpian fea to thofe of the Baltic. The head of this canal is at a place called Vifchnet Velotchk.

LONDON GAZETTE,

St. James's, June 25.

THE King has been pleased to appoint Charles Whitworth, Efq. to be his Majefty's Minifter Plenipotentiary to the King and Republic of Poland.

Whiteball, June 25. The King has been pleafed to approve and allow to James Lock art Warthart, Efq. and his iffue, the dignity, title, and armorial bearings of Count of the Holy Roman Empire, granted to and conferred on him by an Imperial Diploma or Patent of the 25th of March, 1783; and alfo to order that the faid Diploma or Patent be registered in his Majefty's College of Arms.

St. Farats's, June 23. This day Count Wofonzow, envoy extraordinary and minifter plenipotentiary from the Emprefs of Rufia, had a private audience of her Majefly.

To which he was introduced by the Earl of Aylesbury, lord chamberlain to her Ma jelly, and conducted by Sir Clement Cottrell Dormer, Knt. mafier of the ceremonies.

Vienna, June 11. Accounts have been received of the Emperor's fafe arrival at Man tva on the If init.

Berlin, June 14. The King of Pruffia rethrned to Sans Souci on the 11th in perfect health.

Verfalles, July 3. The Marquis de Bombelles, late minifter from this Court to the diet at Ration is named ambasador to their Moft Faithful Majeftus, in the room of M. O'Durn.

Hamburgb, July 8 An Eftafette arrived here this morning with an account of the death of his Serene Highnefs the Bishop of Labeck, Duke of Holftein-Oldenbourg, which happened the 6th inft. at Oldenbourg.

Lord Chamberlain's Office, July 22, 1785. Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Sunday next the 24th inftant, for bis late moft Serene Highnefs, Frederick Auguftus, Bifhor of Eeftin, reigning Duke of Helftein Oldenbourg, viz.

The Ladies to wear black filk, fringed or

plain linen, white gloves, necklaces and earrings, black or white thoes, fans and tippetse Undress, white or grey lufirings, tabies or k. damaks.

The men to wear black full trimmed, E fringed or plain Jinen, black fwords and buckles.

Undress, grey frocks.

Vienna, July 6. The Emperor arrived here from Italy on Sunday last, and will take up his refidence for the Summer at Schonbrun.

The Gazette alio not hes the following acts were signed by Commiffion on Wedrefday laft, viz. Sinking Fund A&; Lottery Act; Brick and Tile A&t; A&t for regulating Excifeable Duties; Printed Linen Aa; Plate A; Bank postponing A&t; Mail carriage Act; Salt A&t; Act for the regulation of party Walls in various Manufactories; Pilchard Filbery Aết; and the Act prohibite ing the Exportation of Tools used in Manu factories, &c.

MARRIAGES.

June 4th. At Edinburgh, Mr. W. Webb, of London, merchant, to Mifs Margaret Mackenzie, fitter of the late Earl of Seaforth.

On the 19th of June was married by a Special licence, in Gloucefter-freet, Dublin, Sir Caffei Molyneux, Bt. and great nephew, to that celebrated patriot and philofopher, William Molyneux, to Miis O'Donel, eldeft daughter to Sir Neal O'Donel, Bart. of New. port, in the county of Mayo, lineally de fcended from the antient Earls of Tyreonnell, Sovereigns of Donega!!.

21ft. At Hull, Jofeph Beckett, of Barnfley, in the county of York, Efq; to Mifs Stanitorth, of Hull.

June 23d. Was married at Laneafter, Mr. C. Whitlock, one of the managers of the Chefer Theatre, to Mits Elizabeth Kemble, younger fiåter of Mrs. Siddons.

Same Day, at Dulbury Lees, Derbyshire, Mr. Redfhaw, aged 22, to Mrs. Birkin, aged 26.

Same Day, Mr. William Randall, druge gift, in Bishopfgate-freet, fon of Dr. Randall, profesfer of mufic in the univerkty of Cambridge, to Mif, Mayor.

Same Day, Thomas Whichcote, Efq. of Harpfwell, Lincolnshire, to Mifs Diana Turner, third daughter of Edmund Toner, Efq. of Panton-house, in the fams county.

24th. Was married by a fp cial licence, at Stanfttad, Richard Barwell, Efq. of that place, to Mifs Catherine Coffin, of Briftol.

27th. At St. Mary le Bone, Sir William A. Cunyngham, Bart. Member of Parlia ment for Linlithgowfhire, to Mifs Udney of Berner-freet.

28th. At St. Andrew's thurch Holborn, by the reverend Mr. Arthur Owen, Robert Morris,

Rev. Mr. Thomas, rector of Donyat Buckland, St. Mary, Somerfeithire.

and

18th. Did fuddenly at Norbury, the Rev. Simon Mills, M. A. Rector of Nor bury, and Vicar of Leeke, in Staffordshire.

At Somerton, in Somerletthire, Jonathan Randolph, gent. aged 107 years.

21. At Bath, Robert Langford, Efq; ef Erfim Hall, Oxfordshire.

Same day, Mr. William Spence, near fifty years one of the choirulers of Chefter cathedral, and reckoned one of the fiueft-toned bailes in the kingdom.

24th. At Paddington, Capt. John Balneavis, of the 74th regiment of font.

25th. In Holborn, Mis. Langdale, in the 58th year of her age.

26th. Mr Abraham Delvalle, of Featherone freet, tobacco merchant.

action of Cape Branenis, in 1757, fought by Forret, Su kling, and Langdon.

On the 30th at Derby, Thornhill Heathrote, Eiq; lieut. col. in his Majefy's marine fervice.

30th. Very lately died at Paris, M. de Sameelyr, who, for fome years, had fought, 1 with peculiar attention, the art of dulcifying falt water; and just when fuccefs was crown. ing his labours, he died by poison accidentaily given him.

30th. Died arely at Braemar, fhire of Invernefs, one Mary Cameron, aged 139 years. She retained her fenies to the lag, and was a member of the episcopal ebarch. the remembered the remicings at the refloration of Charles II. Her houfe was an afy lum to the exiled epi'copal clergy at the revo lution, and to the gentlemen who were pro

28th. At her houfe in Suffolk-freet, Cavendith tquare, died fuddenly, in the 43d year of her age, Mrs. Vaughan, wife of Thomas Vaughan, Efq.

The following very affing fircumfiances attended the death of Mrs. Vanhan, on Tueiday !aft, at her house in Suffolk Picet. On the morning of the fatal evening, having been ill tome preceding time, the came town from her father's in the country, to fee her phyfician, who having feen and prefcribed for her, faid he would visit her again the next day; but had not left her above an hour when the expreffed a with and inclination to eat fome frawberries, defiring her hutband to go and buy fome, which having dere, had feated himself by her on the fooba, in company with her filter and fome of his children, and began picking them, when fuddenly the de fired to lean on him, faying the felt herself difrofd to fleep; and having leant on his arm and breaft seemingly for that purpofe, fome short time, to the furp, ze and diftreis of all prefent, the was perceived to grow cold, ber breath and pulfe to flop, without uttering a fyllable or groan.. Thus ferenel. died, a wife and parent, with every mental accomplishment that could adorn her fex, or make her lofs lamented and felt by all who knew her. She has left a family of nine amiable children to meditate her good example, aud fadden o'er her urn.

29th. At his apartments in the Poultry, who went to bed the preceding night in perfe&t health, Mr. Richard Hutchins, lately arrived from the East Indies.

A few days ago ded John Kennion, Efq; of Clayton-iquare, Liverpool.

29th. At his houfe in Charlotte-street, Rathbone place, William Langdon, Efq; rear admiral of the white; his reputation as an officer will flourish, and his name be held dear by his country, whilft the various fer vices in which he bore a diftinguished part, are remembered, particularly the celebrated

hearing that the fortened eftates were reftore ed, the exclaime, “Let me now dle in pace, I want to fee no more in this world.”

A few dys fince died, at Mount Jahet, the feat of the Right Hon. the Earl of Carrick, the Right Hon. Harriet Vitkoonrefs Mountgarret, and Baronefs Kells, daughter of the late, and fifter of the present Earl of Carrick, and niece to the Earts of Shannon. Her lecyth p was born the 11th of Auguft 1750, a twin, with the Hon. Price Butler; and married the 21t of October, 1768, to the Right Hon, Edmund Lord Vitcount Mountparret, and Baron Kells; by whom the left iffee one daughter, Charlotte, and four fons, Edmund, Somerfet Hamilton, Henry, Themas, and Pierce.

30th. At her hotfe at Clapham, Mrs. Mount, rel & of the late William Movat, Efq; of the fame place,

July 1. At her house in Bloomsburyfecare, Lady Denilon, the widow of Sr Thomas Deniton, late one of the judges of the Court of King's Bench.

In

At his hoofe at Cranham Hall, Effer, General James Ogl thorp, aged 102 years. He was the oldeft General in England. the year 1706 he marched with a party of guards as enign at the proclamation of peace,

The late General Ogiethorpe was foremost among those spirited gentlemen who founded the colony of Georgia in North America, in the year 1732- He watched its infancy with folicitede, and offerved its increasing fpirit with pleafore. He founded Savannah, and when the Spaniards attempted to invade that fettlement, be beat them from the fort they took poffethion of, and refcued the pre

vince.

24. At Stationers Hall, Mr. John Wilkie, treasurer to the worthipful company of tati

oners.

At Vauxhall Gardens, juft before the mufic began to play, Mr. Nelfon, who for many years performed there on the kettledium, dropped down dead in the mufic gal

lery.

lery. Two medical gentlemen of the Kent Difpenfary, Deptford, happening to be prefent, very alliduonfly a phed the means recommended by the Humane Society; but, we are forry to add, without fuccefs.

3d. Mr. Michael Clarke, late chymical operator at Apothecary's Hall, London.

At his chambers in Lincolns Inn, Balth azar Burman, Etq.

4th. At his houfe at Hampton Court, John Secker, Efq; first clerk to his Grace the Duke of Chandos, freward of his Majesty's Hafhald, &c.

The 4th inft. died at Edinburgh, Lady Parves, wife of Alexander Purves, and daughter of Sir James Home, of Manderston, Bart. William Gibson, Efq; late town clerk of Newcastle.

A few days fince died at his feat at Oakes in Derbyshire, William Baghaw, Efq; one of his Majefty's justices of the peace for that county, and the Welt Riding of Yorkshire.

th. Samuel Way, Efq; of Southampton Buildings, Holborn.

At Wotton Underedge, in the county of Gloucefter, in the 84th year of her age, Mrs. Compeer, relict of Stephen Compeer, Efq; formerly of the fame place, and daughter of the late Offey Smith, Efq; of Topcroft, in the county of Norfolk.

At his hovie in Upper Harley-ftreet, in the 85th year of his age, the Right Hon. Charles Colyear, Earl and Baron of Portmore, Vifcount Mifintown, and Baronet, Knight of the most noble and antient order of the Thille. His Lordship was born August 27, O. S. 170, was twice returned as one of the fixteen peers for Scotland, and was married to Juliana, daughter of Roger Hele, of Holwell, in the county of Devon, Eiq; reliet of his Grace Peregrine Duke of Leeds, by whom he had iffue two fons, David Vitcount Milfintown, who died January 16, 1755, in the 18th year of his age, and William Charles, who fucceeds his father in his titles and eftares, and two daughters.

7th. At her houfe in Wimpole-treet, after a long illness, the Right Hon. Lady Abigail Hay, fier to the Earl of Kinnoul.

A few days ago died at Berwick upon Tweed, Joha Jeffreys, Efq; late major of the first troop of horse grenadier guards.

On the 7th inft. died at Wickham, Hants, after a long and painful illness, Mifs Elizabeth Fielding, eldest daughter of the late Admiral William Fielding.

Died, aged 67, at his fons at Tutbury, in Staffordshire, after a decline of fome months, Herbert Croft, Efq; receiver of the Charter House.

9th. At his house in New-freet, in his 71ft year, William Strahan, Efq; Printer to his Majefty. Mr. Strahan was member of the swe laft Parliaments: in that diffolved March

24, 1784, he fat for the borough of Wotton Baffet, and in the preceding Parliament for Malmesbury.

9th. At Greenwich, Major George Groves, of the Royal regiment of artillery, whole many exalted virtues render his death an ir reparable lofs to his difconfolate widow and relations, (he was almost adored by the fol diers who ferved under him,) and must be ever lamented by the publick, as his heroie actions from his youth made him confpicuous, particularly at the fiege of Belleifle and Gib raltar; at the latter he was unfortunately blown up, which occafioned his death.

At his feat at Mapperton, near Ilchefter, in the county of Somerfet, Thomas Lockyer, Efq; in the 90th year of his age.

eth. At his houfe in Albemarle-freet, the Hon. Ann Poulett, member for Bridgewater, and only brother to the Earl Poulett.

In Doctor's Commons, after a long and painful illness, the wife of Midford Young, under fheriff, much lamented by those who had the happiness of her acquaintance.

At his houfe in Wimpole Street, Cavendish Square, the Right Hon. Matthew Lord Fortefcue. His Lordfhip married Anne, fifter of the late Price Campbell, Efq; whom the Duke of Grafton made one of his coadjutors at the Treasury Board. His Lordthip is fucceeded by his eldest fon, Hugh, now Lord Fortef cue, born in 1753, and married in 1782, to the Hon. Hetter Grenville, daughter of the late Right Hon. George Grenville, and fifter to the prefent Marquis of Buckingham; and, being member for Beaumaris, occafions a va cancy for that place,

Died fuddenly, at Bingley, in York fire, the Rev. Thomas Hudfon, M. A. Rector of Toft, and vicar of Hardwicke, in this county, curate of Idle, near Bradford, matter of the Free Grammar School, at Bingley, and formerly fellow of Chrift's College The rectory of Toft is in the gift of the matter and fellows of Chrifi's College; Hardwicke is in the prefentation of the Bishop of Ely.

th. At Sanbridge Lodge, near Meltham, Somerfetthire, Lady Audley. Her ladyship was third daughter of Lord Delaval, and has left three children.

At his houfe at Walcot-place, John Law, Efq; diftiller, in Upper Thames-street.

14th. In child bed, Mrs. Ker, wife of David Ker, Efq; of Wimpole-street.

15th. At Lymington, Hants, William Sutherland, E1q.

1th. At Waterford, Mrs Buchanan, wife of John Buchanan, Captain of the Royal Navy.

17th. At his houfe in Carlife-freet, Soho. fquare, William Wright, Efq; one of his Mary's Justices of the Peace for the county

Middlefex, many years treasurer of the

Middlefex.