ftate, by the Royal Humane Society, amounted to 2766. A mutiny which had exifted for fome time on board the Culloden, of 74 guns, was fettled by an order from the Admiralty in the following manner :-That feveral Captains were to go on board and inform the crew, unlefs they immediately returned to their duty, the Royal George of 110 guns, and Queen of 98 guns, would directly be laid alongside of them;' they were allowed half an hour to confider the matter. The officers, and all others who chofe to leave the fhip, were at liberty fo to do. The fhip's company feveral times wanted to make terms, which could not poffibly be complied with: in about 20 minutes, they all agreed to return to their duty; twelve of the ringleaders were instantly seized and put in irons, and will, it is faid, he tried by a Court Martial for the fame. During the time the ship was in this mutinous ftate, the crew flogged feveral marines, becaufe they would not join them, and would have punished the whole had they gone below. The French fquadron which captured the Antelope packet for America, with the Auguft mail, confifted of a 50 gun fhip, two of 40 guns, two floops of war and a cutter, which had been cruiling off the banks of Newfoundland near three weeks, and had taken 23 prizes, exclufive of the packet; among them was the Mars, a merchant brig, bound for Halifax with goods for the winter's affortment. The inhabitants of that port will greately feel her lofs. The French burnt all their prizes, except the Antelope and the Mars, referving only the invoices, the amount of which they are to be paid by the Convention. This was in confequence of a decree of the Convention to prevent recaptures, and weakening the crews of their fhips by manning the prizes. The Convention have divided Flanders into feven diftricts, of which Ghent, Bruges, Oftend, Nieuport, Dixmunde, Courtray, Oudenarde, Menin, Aloft, St Nicholas, and Tournay, are the chief places. Very diftreffing accounts have been received of the renewed havock made by the yellow fever at Philadelphia; but it is fome confolation to hear, that it is not fo contagious as the fever which raged on the continent last year: and the coolnefs of the weather, it is hoped, would check its ravages. One of the most remarkable circumftances attending this peftilence, which proves beyond doubt its locality, and corrects the prevalent opinion of its The following is a correct lift of the Gentlemen with whom Mr Pitt has agreed for this Loan : Meffrs Boyd, Benfield, and Co.; Abraham Roberts, and Co.; Peter Thellufon, Efq; Meffrs Thellufon, Brothers, and Co; Meffrs B. and A. Goldsmid; George Ward, Efq; E. P. Solomons, Efq; Rawfon Aiflabic, Efq; And in thofe gentlemen's lifts are included fome of the most opulent bankers and merchants in this city; fuch as Meffrs Smith, Payne, and Smith; Sir Richard Carr Glynn; Jofeph Dennison, Efq; &c. &c. The Cabinet Minifters in Council have paffed an order for a confiderable increase of men on the British and Irish establishments. The treaty of marriage between his Royal Highnefs the Prince of Wales and the Princefs Caroline of Brunswick, was last night fent off, fully executed on the part of the British Government. At Berlin a patent refpecting the opening of a loan, in the coin of inferior money, to the treasury of his Pruffian Majefty, has lately been published by government. The meeting of the American Congrefs was fixed for the 3d of November. On the first day there was not a quorum of either houfe; on the fecond, a majority of the House of Reprefentatives affembled (fifty-three are a quorum); on the 11th of November, only fifteen of the Senate, with Mr Adams, the Vice-prefident of the United States, who, by his office, prefides in the Senate, were assembled. The Senate confifts of thirty members, a majority of whom is required to make a quoram, but the Vice-prefident is not, in this refpect, confidered as a Senator, because he has not a vote, except when the voices happen to be equal. This is a pretty clear proof that no alarm is feared in America. The Telegraph Signal Houfes begin to make their appearance on the coaft, under the direction of Captain Clements; and, from the great attention paid by him to the bufinefs, it is fuppofed they will be complete by the 1ft of January. The eftablishment of each is to confift of one lieutenant, one midshipman, and two fea men. It appears that the Polish troops, who behaved with all the gallantry which could be expected from very unequal numbers, had defigned to carry off with them their King; but the citizens, when they heard of the project, furrounded the caftle in crowds, exclaiming, that if his Majefty quitted Warfaw, he muft take a paffage through their bodies.' About the end of November, upwards of fix thousand pounds were paid to Mr John Thomas (lately a poor labouring man) at the office of Mr Richard Pember, attorney at law, in Briftol, being the arrears of rent of an eftate of more than 300l. per annum, of which Mr Thomas has been kept out of poffeffion by an opulent gentleman, and which Mr Pember lately recovered for Mr Thomas in an ejectment caufe. EDINBURGH. We record it with fome degree of fatisfaction and applaufe, that no fewer than fifty-five members of the Cape Club are at prefent inrolled in the patriotic corps of Edinburgh Volunteers. Five Old Sovereigns of the Cape are doing duty in one company. And feven Knights of the Cape are officers of the Volunteers. Dcc. 2. This morning a fire broke out in the houfe of Mrs Lithgow in Tobago Street, which, by timely affistance, was fcon extinguifhed, with the lofs only of the apartment in which it began. Mrs Lithgow, however, unfortunately perib ed in the flames. Gun-powder works, the firft ever in Scotland, are now erecting, by an Engli company, upon the Lord Advocate's Mr Dewar of Vogrie's grounds, at Stokes, ten miles fouth of Edinburgh. The Prefbytery of Glafgow having had the admonition and information of the laft General Affembly, refpecting the profanation of the Lord's day, under their confideration, at their two laft meeting, unanimously agreed to appoint the fine to be read from all the pulpits within their bounds, on the first Sabbath of January next, or as foon after as may be conve nient, recommending it, at the fame time, to the several ministers to preach on the fubject; and particularly to caution ther people against engaging in worldly bat nefs, unneceffary waiking or traveling, the Lord's day; against spending the Sab bath in public houfes, &c.; and to exher all to attend regularly on the public or dinances of religion; and alfo to admoni parents and heads of families to employ every prudent method for rendering the ftated returns of the Lord's day fubfs vient to the inftruction of their children, apprentices, and servants. The Prefby tery farther recommended it to the mai fters, to converfe with individuals and bo dies of men, who have influence in ther parishes, on the means which may be mod prudent and fuccefsful in promoting the end in view; and to Kirk Seffions, with in their bounds, to take fuch winning and effectual measures for promoting the fanc tification of the Sabbath, as may be for e dification. 4. A fire broke out in a cotton work in the Sneddon, Paifley, which burnt down two ftories of the building, and did con fiderable other damage before it could te got extinguished. The Prefbytery of Edinburgh, taking into confideration the prevalence of pro fanenefs and immorality, have appointed the King's proclamation against thofe vices to be read from all their pulpits. His Majesty has been graciously pleafed to permit the Edinburgh Volunteer corps to be called The Royal Edinburgh Voluntari. Another refpite, for a month, came to David Downie, now prifoner in the cafk, fentenced to be executed for high trezor, but recommended to mercy by the Jury Notwithstanding the apparent fearity of money, eftates in Scotland contine to fell well; a few days ago, the eftate of Hermandshields, in the county of Edin burgh, urgh, was fold at near forty years pur hafe. The lands of Highlaws, part of the Baony of Renton, in Berwickshire, were old in the Parliament Houfe by judicial le, before the Lords. The proven rent ras 1941. 3s. 7d. 2-12ths. They were exofed at 61131. 155. Id. 4-12ths, being Eirty-two years purchase-and fold at eight fand fix hundred and fifty pounds, ing upwards of forty-four years pur hafe. As a further proof of the high value of anded property, we may mention, that he lands of Miltown of Colquhoun, near Greenock were expofed to fale before ord Stonefield, Ordinary, on the 26th Tovember laft. The upfet price was 1851. 8s. 10d. 3-12ths, being twenty-five ears purchase, and were fold for 4,400l. bout fifty years purchase. A boat belonging to his Majefty's ten On the 12th Sir James Stirling, Bart. On the 13th, three gentlemen of this y happening accidentally to dine at iddingston, and the evening being very rk, accompanied with much wind and n, they judged it almost impoffible to urn to town on foot, and accordingly t to Edinburgh for a chaise. In the inim, one of the gentlemen took a bett, it, notwithstanding the darkness and inmency of the night, he would go to top of Arthur's feat, and depofit a r of tongs on the highest part of it, and arn to the company in an hour and a VOL. LVI. half. He fet out at nine o'clock, and performed the exploit in lefs than three quarters of an hour, without any other accident than the lofs of his knee-buckles, tearing his cloaths, and several falls in defeending the hill. Sir John Sinclair appeared at St James's, as Colonel of his regiment of fencibles, in the old Highland drefs; the trews, and not the filibeg, being, it is confidently afferted, the ancient drefs of the Caledonians: And it is probable, that the fame garb was wore by the ancient Britons, who, when they gave up painting their bodies, would naturally adopt a party coloured drefs, which, from the fouthern, would in course of time go to the northern parts of the island. Mr Thelwall is faid to have written a note to Mr Erskine, before is trial, stating his determination to undertake his own defence. This anfwer was returned If you do, you'll be hanged.'-The reply was inftantaneous-' I'll be hanged if I do!' The weekly consumption of the British navy is, on an average, as follows: 749,000 gallons of beer; 749,000 pounds of bread; 749,000 ditto of beef; 107,000 ditto of cheese; and 54,000 ditto of butter. On Tuesday the 15th, the Special Commiffion Court of Oyer aud Terminer, met in the Parliament House, agreeable to laft adjournment; but no bufinefs having been brought before them, the Court again adjourned till Tuefday the 13th of January. It gives us pleasure to mention, for the fatisfaction of thofe who have relations in the 37th regiment, that a letter is received from one of the officers (who was taken prifoner on the 19th October), dated Amiens, November 12, 1794, and conveyed through Switzerland, ftating, that no officer was killed at the time of their miffortune; thofe who were wounded are all recovering, and out of danger. Very few men were killed, only 30 wounded; the others were made prisoners, and are fafe and well at Amiens. The herring-fishery in the Weft Highlands, having, in a great measure, mifgiven this year, no lefs than 54 veffels went through the Great Canal in the courfe of ten days, for the herring-fishery on the eaft coaft. 18. An order arrived in town, authorifing the Lord Juftice Clerk, or any other of the Lords of Jufticiary, to liberate, upon bail, Walter Millar, Arthur M'E wan Robert Orrock, Alexander Aitcheson, and Alexander Fairley, formerly apprehended for feditious practices, and who had been 5 N tranf tranfmitted to London to bear teftimony in the late trials for High Treafon there. The above perfons were brought to town on Thursday, and committed to the tolbooth. The order, authorifing their liberation, is figned by twelve members of the Privy Council. George Rofs wes difcharged in London, by warrant of the Duke of Portland. A royal warrant is come down for opening the jewel office of Scot and, in the Caftle, which has been fhut for many years. Befides the regalia of Scotland, it is fuppofed to contain many papers of importance. And this day, (December 23d,) in confequence of previous intimation, the following noblemen and gentlemen met in the Lord Regifter's room in the Regifter-office, viz. his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, Lord Lieutenant of the city of Edinburgh, Lord Adam Gordon, Commander in Chief of the forces, the Lord Prefident of the Court of Seffion, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, the Lord Juftice Clerk, the Lord Advocate, &c. and from thence went to the Crown-room in the Caftle of Edinburgh, where (it is faid) they only found a large cheft, fuppofed to contain the regalia, but it was not opened; the warrant not being thought fufficient to authorife fuch a measure. The regalia of Scotland, viz. the Crown of pure gold, enriched with many precious tones, diamonds, pearls, and curious enamelling, and the Sceptre and Sword of curious workmanship, &c. were depofited in the Crown-room in the Cafle of Edinburgh, 26th March 1707, by the Depute Marif chal, in name of William Earl Marifchal, heritable keeper of the regalia of Scotland, in prefence of David Earl of Glasgow, Lord Treasurer Depute, before feven notaries and above thirty witneffes. Our readers will find a very full account of the regalia of Scotland in vol. 20. p. 298, and vol. 43. p. 64. 24. This day a meeting of the county of Edinburgh was, held here, his Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, Lord Lieutenant of the county, in the chair.-The meeting took under their confideration fome refolutions refpecting the defence of the Murdoch of Paifley, his wife, two c ren, a fifter-in-law, a maid fervant, d Mr Dixon, befides the mafter and cv, in all 21 fouls; and by Monday the un ult. had got fo far on her paffage i 56 north, long. 19 weft; when, about in in the evening, they difcovered the the fhip had fprung a leak, and foon had five feet water in her hold; t duced the mafter to bear away fals land, but though both pumps were k conftantly going, the water gand them till the following Wednesday, bot three o'clock in the afternoon, whes t had increafed to feven feet, and was increasing. The paffengers and crew wer now fo much fatigued and exhausted, the they could pump no longer; and, s refolved to betake themfelves to the boat. Accordingly, having provided the felves with a few neceffaries, ind a bread in bags, and fome barrels of pet, they all embarked in the boat, pakage and crew; but had not left the hip a 15 minutes, when a fea broke inte de boat, which had nearly filled her, and terror and confufion, they threw the bread and porter, and every article f vifion overboard, to keep her from ing. In this deplorable fituation, the continued failing before the wind, të > bout two o'clock in the afternoon, dt following Saturday, when they discove the Irish land, and made every effort gain it; but the wind fhifting to the ke ward, they were forced to bear away Ilay. During this night, they fuffered moft extreme hardships from the via of the sea, famine, and cold; next mo ing, the fervant girl and one of the ar men were found dead; Mrs Murdoch moft fo, unable any longer to fuckle t infant on her breaft; Dixon, the pa ger, and three of the crew, irfane, 5totally bereft of reafon! About t o'clock on Sunday, they faw Hlay, a bout four in the afternoon nearly E. the fhore, and attempted to land place of fafety, on the north-west hide b the wind proving unfavourable, b a tempeft, with a prodigious fwell fi and a frong contrary tide, they t fwept upon a reef of rocks where the all perished, except the mafter, his kas mate, carpenter, and three feanes, narrowly efcaped by grafping and ka bling up the rocks. When all he faving any of the reft vanished, the and the five men, on proceeding : 1way from the fhore, with the line! that remained, fortunately drive gentleman's houfe at a fmall This houfe proved to be that of dia ເ Campbell, Efq; of Ormfay, a gentleman to whofe benevolence, hofpitality, and kind treatment, Captain Price fays, they owe their lives. The thip, when laft feen from the boat, was lyingover, with her lower yards in the water. MUTINY. For fome time paft, a confiderable aarm has been excited, by the improper conduct of fome pritates belonging to the Breadalbane Fencibles, lying at Glafgow. The following account of the mu-, tiny appeared in the newspapers: On Monday the 1ft December, a foldier of the first battalion of the Breadalbane fencible regiment, now quartered in Glafgow, having been confined in the guardhoufe, upon an accufation of having been guilty of a military offence, a party of the regiment affembled round the guardboufe, and obliged their officers to fet him at liberty. After commiting this outrage, they behaved quietly and peaceably, and did regimental duty in the ufual manner, though the fpirit of mutiny ftill ubfifted to fuch a degree, that the private foldiers of the regiment, would neither agree to give up the foldier who had been eleafed, nor the ringleaders of the mutiny, to be tried for their crimes. Lord Adam Gordon, Commander in Chief for Scotand, immediately adopted the moft vigorous measures, for apprehending the mutineers, by collecting round Glalgow, all the troops which could be fpared for that fervice; and General Leflie, Sir James Stewart, and Colonel Montgomery, went thither to take the command of them, with a determined refolution forcibly to Hay hold of the aggreffors, in cafe they were not delivered up by the regiment: But before proceeding to coercion, it was thought proper, by Lord Adam Gordon, and the Officers of his Staff, with whom he confulted, to give the regiment a fhort time to reflect on their conduct, and the danger in which they tood, if they did not, of their own accord, do what was determined fhould otherwife be done by force of arms; a voluntary furrender of the offenders being deemed a better example of military difcipline, than forcibly feizing them by other troops. This prudent experiment happily fucceeded: four of the ringleaders having furrendered themfelves voluntarily and unconditionally to Lord Breadalbane, on Tuesday morning the 16th in far who were immediately marched prifoners to Edinburgh, under a frong guard of their own regiment, commanded by Captain Campbell of the grenadier com pany. The Hon. Major Leslie, and Mr M'Lean, adjutant of the regiment, having accompanied the party a fhort way on their march, were, upon their return to town, grofsly infulted by a number of riotous and diforderly inhabitants of the town, who, after having upbraided them for being active in fending off the mutineers to be punifhed, affaulted them with ftones and other miffile weapons, by one of which Major Leslie was knocked down; and he and Mr M'Lean were forced to take shelter in a houfe, where they fecured themselves from the mob, (who at tempted to break open the door and windows to get at them) till the Lord Provoft, Magiftrates, and peace officers, and the company of the Breadalbane regiment who were on duty at the guard-house, arrived and relieved them from their dif agreeable and dangerous fituation. In addition to the above, the following account (which has been fhewn to, and approved by the Lord Provost of Glafgow,) was published by defire of the Rt Hon. the Earl of Breadalbane, and the officers of that corps: A great variety of of groundless rumours, and exaggerated reports, having gone abroad, regarding the conduct of the 1ft battalion of the Breadalbane Fencible regiment at Glasgow, on Monday the ift of December, and fince, by which the public mind has been confiderably agitated, and greatly prejudiced, it appears that, in juftice to all concerned, a correct ftate of facts fhould be laid before the public. During the affair of Monday, when a private of the light company, who had been confined for a military offence, was releafed by that company, and fome individuals from other companies, who had affembled in a tumultuous manner before the guardhouse, no person whatever was hurt, nor any violence offered; and however unjustifiable the proceeding, it origi. nated, not from any difrefpect or ill-will to the officers, but from a mistaken point of honour in a particular fet of men in the battalion, who thought themselves difgraced by the impending punishment of one of their number. "The men of the battalion have, in every refpect, fince that period, conducted themfelves with the greatest regularity, and ftricteft fubordination; and on Tuefday and Wednesday they voluntarily delivered up to their Colonel, the Earl of Breadalbane, fuch men as were demanded on account of having been moft forward in the affair of Monday. Of thefe one only 5 M 2 made |