Conftantinople, Jan. 25. Sultan Suleimang the Grand Sig ign or's eldeft fon, died of the fmall pex on the 10th inftant. His funeral was performed the fame evening with the ufual folemnity, attended by all the Ottoman Minifters, and the Chiefs of the naval and military establishments.

Dintsick, Feb. 8. Last year 287 hips cane into, and 385 failed out of this port.

The French faction among their High Mightin fles are very bufily employed in gradually wreting the power of the Stadtholder from him, and affuming the government themfelves. Louis d'ors are very plentiful at the Hague, where they operate as a charm to deftroy the conftitution of Holland, and reduce at once great and independent people to an ab ject colony of France.

Madrid, Feb. 18. The definitive treaty of peace between France and Portugal is concluded, under the mediation of his Catholic Majesty, whereby all difference between the contracting parties on the coaft of Africa are terminated, and provifion is made for obviating all future difagreements.` Extract of a letter from the Hague, March 6.

"In order to allid the Bali India Company, a lottery is to be eftabhthed for ten mile lions of florins under the direction of the Chamber of the faid East India Company, for the department of the province of Holland."

By letters from Liege we are informed, that the 24th ult. the pricft Pierlot, convicted of murders accompanied with the most barbarous circumstances, received the punishment due to his crime. The fentence pronounced and executed upon him, was firth to have his fleth torn with red hot pincers in eight different places of his body, then to have his legs, arms, and thighs broke on the croís of St. Andrew, and finally his mangled body to be put on the wheel to remain a dreadful fêtacle till lite left him. All this horrid punishment he underwent with a fpirit of fort tode worthy of a better caufe. It is faid, that during the whole time of his unparalleled fufferings, not a complaint, not a groan efcaped him that could betray the leat fvmptom of pain or weakness.

H. bad, it is added, been far more affected at the awful ceremony which took place the day before. This was his being degraded from the facerdotal dignity; it was performed as follows. He was bought in his clerical habit from the prifon to the porch of the principal church; there on a temporary altar were placed the chalice, together with the cope and other gartenis ufed by the Romish prieds in the celebration of tafs.

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them on one after the other, and when completely equipped, the Dean, affiffed by the of ficial or ecclefiaitical Judge, difrobed him by degrees, and when entirely tripped, delivered hem over to the civil Magiftrate, who having ordered him to be clothed in a lay drefs, had him conducted back to prifon. As the facts had previously been proved against him, fen

tence was paffed, and the execution performed on the following day.

The Frence boat, that their Banquézeaux have been exceedingly productive in the, laft feafo; that upwards of 50,000 men and boys have been employed in the general fishery; and that they are to underfel us in all the Italian markets. The Banquezeaux are banks adjacent to the great Bank of Newfoundland, and have jutt water enough to float the hip, fo that there is no kind of danger attending the fithing. They pretend that the fish which they catch is all clear profit, as the implements ofed, fuch as hooks, nets, &c. &c. all come from France.

A precife knowledge of the Banks of Newfoundlands their extent, and the depth of was ter on them, contitutes the most effèntial part of the fcience of a pilot; and therefore the French prudently fénd young men, who ap pear to have abilities, to this flation, in fuch character; and who, in the course of the voyage, are inftructed in making obfervations, taking altitudes, &c. &c. Our amount of teamen and boys, in the last season, has been about 16,000.

Hague, March 10. The perfons who have feen the prefents which the Republic is fend. ing to each of the Minifters who have cosoperated in the falutary work of the two trea ties of peace and alliance lately concluded between the Emperor and the King of France, affured us, that nothing more magnificent, richer, or of more exquifite tafte, were ever feen.

Petefburgh, Feb. 5. Brigadier Apraxin, who lately diftinguithed himself in an action between our troops and the Tartars of Caucafus, is arrived here with dispatches, the con tents of which are not yet known. It is remoured that fc0.000 Tartars have taken pofteffion of all the defiles of Cancafos; but this recort gains bot little credit, being fuppofed to be fabricated with interefled views. Brigadier Apraxin is honoured with the Crofs of the order of St. Woloclimber of the fourth class.

Extralt of a letter from the Hague, March to.

"The loan propoied to be advanced to the East India Company at Amfterdam, being much too fmall for the purpofe of extricating them from their difficulties, the States General this day voted that the fum be encreafed to 1,205,000 ducats of gold; one half in fpe cie, and the other half in notes of the national Bank; and the Commiffioners are appointed to take the neceffary fecurities of the Direc tors and Managers of that body."

The Court of Spain has not admitted an Envoy from America, which the regards with contempt and jealouty, Mr. Sayer, who acted during the war as an agent to the French court, has been talked of, but without any other foundation than his going to the Conti ment as a travelling merchant, and not in qua lity of an Envoy.

BILLS OF MORTALITY, FOR 1785. Fiema. Marriages, 2488; Births, 9653; Deaths, 11,603.

Berlin, from Advent 1784, to Advent 1785. Mariages, 865; Births, 4952; Deaths, 4951.

In all the Puffin Dominions in 1735. Marriages, 43,4:9: Births, 210.732; Deaths,

Ate dam. Baptifms, 5524; Deaths, 7108. Petcurb. Marriages, 1472; Births, 6139; Deaits, 5762.

Fo the above Bills of Mortality, if we follow the rule laid down by M. Necker, in h's Book on the French Finances, of mul❤ plying the Bar hy in capital Cities by 30, we will had that Vienna contains about 300,000; Bels near 150,000.

Ampledim does not give the Births, but the Baptims; however, from the belt authority, about 240,000.

Peterburgh, about 84,000.

Extrait of a letter from Ghent, March 9.

Two Irapoftors (pretended religious Recoll éts) applied to a convent of Nens at Amiens for charity, and were admitted to lodge in an out-building belonging to it; in the night they let in about forty accomplices, and murdered every foul in the convent! This is afferted to be true, but no further particu lars are yet known."

Petersburg, Feb. 7. In the courfe of the last year 679 hips entered this port, of which number 340 were English, and among the rest were feven under the Big of the United States of America. Our general exportation last year was not equal to that of 1784. Extract of a letter from Peterburgh, Feb. 26,

"The fecond detachment for Atracan, c. on the N. W. extremes of the empire, defigned on difcoveries, arrived, as we learn, at Mofcow, the 2d of the pretent month, afLer experiencing a variety of difficulties on

account of the feverity of the weather, there having been an heavy fall of foow fince their departure. Our letters thate, that both detachments (which consist of upwards of 850 perfons, with a variety of cattle, caravans, &c. had both gone into winter quarters at Moscow, from whence they were not likely to move till towards the middle of April,-as the winter was exceedingly rigoros, and likely to continue as long at least as the laft. The Ruthan government have the fuccefs of this enterprize so much at heart, that among other conveniences there are travelling kitchens, with every article of neceifaries for cooking. provifions in fuch regions as they may pass through. The Prince Bilhop of Novogorod is among the travellers, by leave of the Empreis, from whom, being a man of penetrating and thining talents, much is expected, as well for a defcription of the journey, as from his labours among the people they are to vifit in a theological relation. The police of this city, long admired for its falubrity, is on the point of undergoing a reform, and fome additions, in respect to widening, lighting, and cleaning the treets, to take place next fumThe Emperor of Germany is expected at Mofcow while our fovereign and the court are there next June,"

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Letters from the Hague affert, that great alarms continue to prevail in all parts of the United Provinces, lett the dubfifting political diffentions thould terminate in a rebellion. The fame letters add that a correspondence is commenced between the Courts of France and Berlin, refpe&ting the critical ftate of affairs in Holland, and that a conjecture prevails. that thofe Powers have it in contemplation to interpofe their friendly offices for reconciling thofe contentions which have long interrupted the internal tranquillity, and are now aggravated to a height dangerous to the very existence of the Republic.

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February 24th, 1786.

ARL CORNWALLIS was appointed to the government of Bengal, in the room of Warren Hastings, Efq..

Preparatory to carrying into execution the plan for rendering the wafte crown lands fubfervient to the good of the public, we underBand that Minifters have it in contemplation to conftitute a Board for the purpofe of making an accurate furvey of thefe inhospitable tracts, and a report of the various kinds of cultiva tion of which the feveral portions of land are moft capable, from their refpective fituations, qualities of the foil, and other local proper ties.

The late Right Hon. Humphry Morrice, in addition to the other flattering moveables

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cut fometime before, lay in the room, and an iron bar, covered with blood; that her hufband was mangled in a fhocking manner :he lingered a few days, and died a thocking fpectacle.

Four other witneffes were examined, whofe teftimony proved certain corroborating circomitances; fuch as, being from his lodging the night the murder was committed, being feen to melt lead, and to pour it into the thick that was found in the deceased's room, &c.

The prifoner confeded the murder to ong of the Magiftrates who committed him for trial; but pleaded NOT GUILTY at the bar.

The Jury, after a few minures confideration, brought in their verdict GUILTY.

Mr. Recorder pronounced judgment. He faid the voice of innocent blood cried to heaven for vengeance. He dwelt upon the atrociaufnefs of the crime of murder, obterein?, that the Divine Law had ordained, that whoever theddeth man's blood, &c. and then expatiated on the peculiar circomitances of the murder, the murder of an innocent maler, to whom he owed duty and reverence.

The fentence was then paffed as ufual, That he be hanged till dead, and anatom zed; and an order of Court was made out, to exe cute him on Monday, at Kentish Town, as near as poffible to the houfe of the deceafed.

27. Jofeph Richards, a youth about eighteen, who was convicted on Friday lat, for the wilful murder of Walter Horfemar, with whom he lived fervant, was executed at Kentith town, oppofite the houfe where the horrid fact was perpetrated. The malefactor came out of Newgate about twenty minutes before eight o'clock, and with fome alertnefs Bepped into the cart, which conveyed him through Smithfield, Cow Crofs, and by the two fmallhofpitals to the foot, where he was remopox ved from that fociety of which he had proved himself a mott unworthy member, at a time. of life when fach atrocity of guilt as he poffeffed has been feldom known to degrade humanity. In his way to the place of exect tion, the convict appeared to be in a flate of mind bordering upon ftupefaction; he had no book, nor did employ the thort is meant of time in thofe preparations for eterntz which hi miferable fituation readered fo indifpenfably neceffary.

Before being turned off, the prifoner defired to fie the widow of the deceased; he was fnt for to her houfe, but was gone to London; he declared he had no accomplice in the fact, and that he was induced to the perpetration thereof by the fuppoftion, that after the deceafe of his matter he thorld fucceed to his butinets as a milkman. Juli before co. ming to the village, he burit into tears, and when he came to the place of execution, wept hitterly; his expressions of forrow and contrition being only interrupted by fervent appeals to Heaven for mercy till the laft moment of

his exiflence.

Whitehall, Feb. 28. The King has been

pleased to grant the dignity of a Marquis of the Kingdom of Great Britain to the Right Honourable Granville Levelon, Earl Gower, Knight of the Moll Noble Order of the Gatter, and the fairs male of his body lawfully begotten, by the name ftyle and title of Ma quis of the county of S.atlord.

In the demoliord fite of the harbour and bafon of Dunkirk, the channel fervice was not of that elf ntial confequence to require the conflant fiation of a fleet; but, in tale of a future rupture, the annoyance to be appre hended from the port of Dunkirk, will be of magnitude fofficient to engage the unremit ting attention of a part of the Brit.th navy. The following paper On Wednelday March 1, laid on the table of the Hooie of Commons:

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JAS. DEACON, Receiver of the Grand Receipt under the Collector inwards. Cafem-bouje, London, March 1, 1786.

9. A confirmation has been received in town of the engagement, mentioned in the papers, between a Gepocie and Algerine armed veffel, with this additional circumstance, that the two fhips when a-breaft of each other within piftol hot, began a moft dreadful conflict, when the Genoefe blew up, and every foul perihed. The Algerine (according to the acCount received) thouted on the explosion, "Ecco i Genovefi!" "There go the Genoefe, An account of the fums annually paid into the Exchequer on the duties on houfes and windows, under the A&t of the 6th of his prefent Majefty, for four years, ending at Michaelmas 1785; diftinguishing the amount in each year, and how much of the fame was remitted from North Britain.

England. Scotland. Total. 1781 to 1781 -436,810 18,150 454,960 1782 to 1783 389,939 13,600 403,539 1783 to 1784 391,152 1,700 392,852 178410 1785 432,017 3,110 435, 3

£1,649,918 36,560 1,686,479 JOHN HUGHSON.

Exchequer, March 3, 1786.

The grand eft fpectacle in the world is now the Stone Theatre in Peterburgh, not fo much in point of edifice as performers. It is in that capital alone, that general toleration prevails in that theatre they have a Ruffian play one night, an Italian opera another, a French comedy a third, and a German play a fourth; and in this fucceffion do they confastly perform. Till lately they had also an English play.

extant, to whom Gallini in vain offered 15col. a year to come to England. He bas that fum and all expence of board, &c. paid in Petersburgh. They have alfo, as we know, the beft dancers in Lepicq and Roffi. This libe ral encouragement of the drama proceeds from the Emprefs, and it has had a happy influence iu foftening the uncouth manners of the country.

A report is prevalent, that the king of Pruffia means the enfuing fummer to restore the Stadtholder to all his rights of fovereignty over the States of Holland, in which, however he will be certainly oppofed by the arms of France, who wish to render the United States a pure democracy, as in that cafe France can always command the Belgic power with equal effect, as if the States were her own colonies.

Among other prerogatives enjoyed by the Stadtholder of Holland, an effort is making to deprive him of that of pardoning of criminals, as well as the choice of magistrates, and the nomination of burgo-masters. So that the fixth article of the Utrecht is fhaking.

The Duke of Richmond's plan of fortifications was extracted from a celebrated treatise of the late General Lloyd, on the defence of, Beitain. The General had 4001. a year from government, for giving them up his treatife, and never difclofing its principles; the Duke has the copy, and a great perfonage has the original manufcript.

Orders are given for a complete furvey, this fpring, of the bottoms of all the coppered hips, at the feveral ordnances.

7. Several Genoefe gentry waited on Mr. Pitt, to offer their fervices as loyal fobjects in the British army, on condition of their being naturalized. They are of the first class of their country, and tender their fervices as cadets, until fuch time that any rupture may caufe a war with a foreign power. Mr. Pitt promifed to lay the profer of their fervice before his Majefty for his approbation.

8. Came on at Chelmsford, the affizes for Effex, when the celebrated Frances Davis was tried before the Hon. Mr. Juice Athhurst, for a burglary in the dwelling-boufe of Agnes Benner, who keeps the sign of the Three Rabbits, a publick houfe between Ilford and Stratford, and ftealing therein 193 guineas, a bill of exchange for 4col. and feveral bank notes, amounting to 1250l. the property of John Wrigglesworth.

POL, MAG. VOL. X, March 1786.,

over a pipe, the fmoked the contents of Mr. W.'s canvas bag. After fupper, each retired to a feparate room, and early in the morning the borf-dealer opened the chamber door of Mr. W. whom the caught napping, and taking his breeches from under his head, marched away with the fum above mentioned.

The next day the paid a visit to a female acquaintance in his Majesty's gaol of New gate, gave her a guinea, a pair of filver buckles, and boafted of the exploit: this woman being a favourite of a gentleman whofe office is to lay violent hands on fuch ingenious perfons, the communicated the matter to him, and Mrs. Davis was, the next day, apprehended in the Borough, with fomething more than gool. on her, the remainder having never been recovered. She being pofitively worn to by Mr. W. and the people of the house, although fo difguifed, was found guilty, and the judge immediately paffed fentence of death on her, obferving that from the art and addrefs with which the robbery was planned and completed, he did not think it could have been her first offence; indeed he well knew it was not, for he had been the terror of that county for fome years back, and therefore advifed her not to flatter herself that, in this cafe, her fex could afford her any protection. After fentence, the refufed to make any difcovery of the remaining 3501.

Extract of a letter from Dublin, Feb, 25. "By feveral letters which came by yester day's pot from Caftlebar, we are able to give the following authentic particulars of one of the moft fhocking and atrocious murders ever committed in this, or any other kingdom; A difference had for a confiderable time paft, fubfifted between GRF, and Partrick Randal M'Donnell, Efqrs. The public may recollect an advertisement which appeared lately, relative to the latter gentleman's being shot at by a party of affaflins; for the discovery of which, Mr. M'Donnell and numerous gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood of Castlebar subscribed their names and offered a confiderable reward. Since this circumstance, Mr. M'Donnell kept much on his guard, as he received many informations, that feveral parties of F -'s men were looking out for him, with an avowed determination to destroy him. Laft Monday evening Mr. M'Donnell went, for the greater fecurity, to the houfe of a Mr. Martin, in the neighbourhood of Caftlebar, in company of Mr. Gallagher of that town, and another gentleman. He and his two friends attending had been at Mr. Martin's but a very few minutes, when the house was furrounded by a large party of armed men, who inftantly broke in, and bound Mr. M'Donnell, Mr. Gallagher and the other gentleman, and immediately carried them off to the houfe of Rochfield, where, as it is faid, then was. After a short stay here, during which, it is mentioned, they were treated with the utmost degres of infult, fcoff and reviling, an

armed party led out the unfortunate gentleme into the park. In a few feconds a platoon w fired, and laid one of the devoted victims de on the spot. Mr. M'Donnell and Mr. Gr lagher were ordered to go on about fifty yar farther, when a fecond platoon was fire Mr. McDonnell inftantly fell dead, upwar of fifty flugs paffing into his body. Mr. Ga laghe received alfo feveral flugs, but, Providence would have it, and in order bring feveral of the perpetrators to juftice, w not mortally wounded. However, he thoug it prudent, afcer ftaggering a few yards, fall and appear motionless, in order to decen the blood-thirty murderers. They broug back, Mr. Gallagher, in a very wounded ftat to F's house. They had return here but a few minutes, when the house w furrounded by the army from Cafilebar, man of the volunteers, gentlemen, and immen crouds of people from that town and neigh bourhood. They speedily got into the hour delivered Mr. Gallagher in a molt critical mo ment, feized feveral of the murderers, aa after a very strict and long fearch found— locked up in a large cheft, and hid under to blankets. He and feveral of his people wer immediately conducted to Castlebar, and fafe ly lodged in the gaol, which is continuall guarded both by the army and volunteers, i prevent every poffibility of an escape."

The Roman Catholics of the county c Rofcommon in Ireland, have prefented a addrefs to the Lord Lieutenant, expreffive their abhorrence of the late tumults, and un lawful poffeffions held by feveral perfons i that country. The first name figned to th addrefs, is that of Mr. O'Connor, whot conduct fpread fo great an alarm throughou that country,

Extract of a letter from Whitehaven, March 8

"An uncommon form of wind and flee was feverely felt in that part of Weftmo elan which borders on Crossfell and the other emi nences, forming the ridge of mountains from Hartfide to Stainmore. It began on the even ing of Sunday fe'nnight, and continued with a violence not known in the memory of any perfon living, till the following night, it which time a very great number of farm houfes and cottages were unroofed, and ever the walls of fome of them were blown down The greatest devaftation made by it is in a range of four miles, hy the edge of the mountains; but its effect extended partially through a much greater track of country. The villages of Qufby, Blencarn, Milburne, Knock, Dutton, and Brampton, have fuffered confiderably. And at fo great a diftance as Temple Sowerby, the wind was fo high as to make it dangerous for the people to ftir out of their houses."

8. The Recorder of London extracted the following confeffion from an accomplice on a trial at the last Qld Bailey Seffions, which we give in hopes that it will be the means of leffening the numbers of those nocturnal de predations that have of late fpread fuch an alarm