cient force will be at fea, ready to intercept any attempts of the enemy to fend force to our coaft.-Were we not to have hips actually out of harbour, it muft be evident that the wind might be fuck as to prevent our fleet from moving; while the enemy might, unmolefted, make a descent upon any unprotect ed part of our coaft.-To the judgment and vigilance of the admiralty board we truft, however, that this can never happen. The brigade of guards, as a teftimony of their approbation of the conduct of general Lake during the time they were under his command, have prefented him with a filver gilt cup, of the value of two hundred guineas. The greateft exertions are making in preparing arm chefts for the purpose of conveying arms to any parts of the kingdom, where they may be wanted, fhould the French attempt an invafion. All the troops ordered to embark for the Eaft Indies have received counterorders; and government have ftopped all the arms the India company had purchased for their fettlements abroad, ford Cornwallis has given his opinion that they are not wanted in that quarter of the globe. 20. The royal affent was given by commiffion to the loan bill, and two naturalization bills. The commissioners were, lords Kenyon, Grenville, and Amherst. 24. Advice was received at the India Chatham, Feb. 17. Yefterday fir Sydney Smith arrived here and inspectel the Albion, of 74 guns, and Non-house, that the Princefs Royal Indiaman, fuch, of 64 guns, both which are now in dock, and fitting with all poffible difpatch to ferve as floating batteries, but their deftination is not known. To expedite the above, twenty companies of fhipwrights, with the caulLers and joiners of this dock-yard, &c. were employed upon them yesterday (Sunday) and it is fuppofed they will be ready to be put out of dock in about three weeks, or fooner. Yesterday three French prifoners, who had the liberty of walking about, were detected at Friendfberry, near Upnor Caftle, in taking sketches of this river, &c. &c. upon which they were fent by fome officers who detected them, to their abode the Hero prifon fhip, commanded by lieutenant Thompson, now ftationed at Gillingham Reach, near this town. Great quantities of pot-afh have been lately exported from this kingdom to France in neutral fhips; the French having, it is faid, discovered a method of using this falt inftead of falt-petre in the compofition of gunpowder. 18. The Turkish ambassador, accompanied by his interpreter, and two attendants, went to the Old Bailey, and were introduced to the bench, where they fat a long time, and feemed very attentive to the bufinefs of the court. Portfmouth, Feb. 19. This morning failed rear-admiral Macbride, with the following fhips under his command, on a cruife of Cherbourg, &c. capt. Horncastle, was taken in the ftraits of Sunda, on her outward-bound paffage from St. Helena to China, by three French privateers, after an engagement of an hour, in which the fixth mate, carpenter, and two feamen were killed The French carried their prize into the Mauritius, and intend to fit her out as a fifty gun thip. A court of directors was held in confequence. March, 4. The detachments from the 11th, 30th, and 69th regiments, which have for fome time paft ferved as marines on board the ships of lord Howe's fleet, are to be embarked in tranfports, and fent to join the main bodies of their refpective corps at prefent with lord Hood. Thefe detachments confist of 600 effective men, and are actually under orders to fail to join the regiments to which they respectively belong. The defcent on Corfica, our letters by the Dutch mail of yesterday say, has been fuccessful in the first instance. Our fhips of war, having entered the gulph of Fioreza, landed a body of troops at Pirallo, four miles from the fort of Mortella, which was attacked by fea, and land, and surrendered after a refiftance of two days. The English being joined by the natives, attacked. alfo the firong fort of Fornale. An attempt was made at the fame time upon Centuri, where the greater part of the enemy's fhipping was fet on fire. When these accounts left Leghorn on on the roth inft. further accounts were hourly expected. 5. In confequence of an order lately fent down to Deal from the fecretary of ftate's office, the French prifoners lately confined in the hofpital at that place (which is chiefly appropriated for the relief of fick and wounded) were removed on board the Hero prifon-fhip, lying in the river Medway, where they are to remain till exchanged. Two more old men of war are now equipping in the river Medway by order of the navy board, which will be stationed at Gillingham for the reception of prifoners of war. The fcaffolding was ftruck from the dome of the New Drury. The exterior of the building now affumes a moft magnificent appearance. The effect of her fire upon the battery was not afcertained when the account came away. From the interception of the fleet of victuallers deftined for the supply of the French forces on the island of Corfica, and the powerful force which lord Hood is enabled to direct against thofe places ftill in their poffeflion, we have reafon to hope that we may foon hear of the total reduction of that island, and of its being under the protection of the British crown. Mar. 8. The commiffioners of the navy made a purchase or 12 failing covered barges from the different proprietors above bridge; on Monday morning they were navigated from Weitrainfier Bridge to Deptford-yard, where they are to be fully equipped for the fe, vices on which they are intended; they are for the accommodation of toldiers under the hatches, and are to carry two large carronades each. thofe regiments of the line, which it may be found neceflary to employ on foreign fervice. 6. By letters from Guernsey and Jerfey, dated the 27th and 28th ult. we learn, that thefe iflands continue in a state of the greatest tranquillity and fecurity, though,for ten days before, fome appre 8. Six new regiments, raifed in Scothensions Lad been entertained of a vifitand, are ordered to Ireland, to replace from the Carmagnols; but by accounts which had been received, no very active preparations for an attack appeared to be carrying on, either at St. Maloes, or any other of the ports on that coaft. The French were however conftructing a few gun-boats, with furnaces, for the purpose of throwing red-hot shot into ships. A fquadron of our frigates, however, cruifing off thofe iflands, will completely defeat any defigns which the enemy may have upon them. 7. Letters have been received within thefe two days from Leghorn, of the date of the 14th ult. two days later than the intelligence which we have already communicated of lord Hood's defcent upon Corfica. By thefe letters we find, that capt. Nelion, in the Agamemnon of 64 guns, had intercepted a convoy of 14 veffels, bound from Genoa to Corfica, laden with provifions and military ftores. We likewife learn, that the Fortitude, of 74 guns, commanded by capt. Young, had been placed against the battery of St. Florenza, which fhe cannonaded for teveral hours. She was on fire three different times, from having been struck by red-hot hot, but the tire was each time very eally extinguifhed. She had fa men Lilled, and about 50 wounded. 9. Advice has been received from Barbadoes of the fafe arrival there of admiral fir John Jervis, with his whole fleet, except two tranfports, which were not then got in-that he was giving every poffible refreshment to the men, who were generally healthy, and in good fpirits--and that it was his intention to go against Martinique in three days; in the mean time an embargo had been laid on all shipping at Barbadoes, to prevent the enemy receiving any intimation of his arrival, and it was not doubted but Martinique would very fpeedily fall into the hands of the English. Dover, March 10. On Saturday morning as his majefty's fhip Adamant, capt. Bentinck, was reconnoitring on the French coaft, it fell calm, and the hip dropped within-gun-fhot of one of the batteries at Boulogne, which being perceived on the fhore, they inftantly fired at her; fortunately the hip got off before many of the guns reached her ; one of the thots ftruck one of the Adamart's guns, and broke, by which one inan was wounded; but no further da mage was fullained. Mar. Mar, 11. An encampment is to be formed in the neighbourhood of Brighton early in June. The Suffex, with three other regiments of militia, and the prince of Wales's light dragoons, are nominated to that fervice. Five regiments are to be encamped at Waterdown, and feveral others in Suffex. The former pofitions at Maker, Roborough, Caifter, Warley, &c. are, it is faid, to be again taken as foon as the weather will permit. An order has been received by Lieutenant-Colonel Ferrier, at Limerick, to put the battery at Tarbert into compleat defence with the greatest expedition. Whitehall, March 11. It appears by difpatches which were received yefterday by the right hon. Henry Dundas, his Majefty's principal fecretary of ftate for the home department, from vice-admiral lord Hood and lieutenantgeneral David Dundas, dated St. Fiorenzo in the island of Corfica, the 21ft and 22d of February, 1794, that the tower and garrison of Mortella furrendered on the 10th of that month; that the ftrong redoubt and batteries of the Convention were taken by ftorm on the 17th, after a fevere cannonading of two days; that the fame night the enemy abandoned the Tower of Forneli and two confiderable fea batteries dependent upon it; that on the 19th they retreated from St. Fiorenzo to Baftia; that previous to their retreat one of their frigates was funk, and another burnt in the Gulph; and that the town, forts and port, were taken poffeffion of the fame day by his majesty's land and fea forces. The lofs of the British confifts of 13 killed and 39 wounded, befides fix failors of the Fortitude killed and 56 wounded, from the fire of the fort Mortella. Mar. 14. Extract of a letter from New South Wales, dated May 21, acres of moit excellent land, which, however, are not yet cleared; but as there is no underwood here, except in some few particular places, and the trees are not very thick, though fone of them are immenfely large, there is no great difficulty in doing it. This is a very rifing Colony, as we have now 2000 acres under cultivation; and, notwithstanding what may be faid to the contrary, will in a few years fupport itfelf. Take, for inftance, a cen tre in Hampshire and another in this place, and I would venture any thing that this would have the preference. We want ftock for manure, which makes us labour under great difficulty, but that will in a short time be obviated, and then the Colony will flourish. We have three fettlements; Sydney, the fea-port; Paramatta, or Rofe-Hill (where I live), in which is a ftreet one mile long, and 205 feet wide; the huts are 100 feet afunder, each of which has an excellent garden, which is cultivated by the convicts for their own advantage. We have a third fettlement to the weftward, called Toongabbe, where 735 acres of wheat grew last year, fome of which gave 30 bushels per acre; though in general it. did not average any thing near that, owing to its having been fown too late, which was the caufe of the hot feafou affecting it; this year it will be avoided. The general view of this country is delightful. I have been further into the interior parts than, I believe, any other perfon ever was, and never was more pleafed with any country (and I have feen many) than with this. Ar 20 or 30 miles diftance from this is a navigable river, to all appearance for many miles, which, no doubt, in the courfe of a few years will be thought an object worth the attention of ga vernment for the purpose of forming a fettlement. When I went to the weftward I brought home many animals, birds, &c. that had never been feen before; and there are more nondefcripts here than in the rest of the world put together." Mar. 13. The commiffioners of the navy have purchafed four more very tout Whitby built fhips, which are fitting out with all poffible expedition at Deptford, for floating batte BIRTHS, BIRTHS. Feb. 20. The lady of F. J. Beckford, of Welbeck-ftreet, efq. of a daughter. 14. The lady of Palmer Hurst, of Walton upon Thames, Surry, efq. of a daughter. The lady of Henry Ayres, of Piccadilly; efq. of a fon. 25. The lady of William Brockley, of Leeds, efq. of a fon. Mar. 2. The lady of Augustine | Chambers, of Poole, efq. of a fon. 9. The countess of Beverley, of a fon. 10. The lady of Dennis Neale, of Corke, efq. of a daughter. MARRIAGES. Feb. 8. Francis Bradshaw, of Holbrooke, Yorkshire, efq. to mifs Eliza Wilmot, youngest daughter of the late fir R. Wilmot, of Caddefden, Bart. Hamerton, daughter of Charles Ham erton, efq. one of the Sheriffs of this city and the county of Middlesex. The Hon. Capt. Francis Gray, to mifs Mary Anne Johnfton, daughter of major Johnfton, of the fifth regi ment. Ambrofe Gilbert King, of Bristol, efq. to mifs Bigland, daughter of Richard Bigland, of Frocefter, efq. Stephen Thornton, of Auftin Friars, efq. to miss Mary Littledale, daughter of Thomas Littledale, of Rotterdam, efq. 13. John Connell, of Edinburgh, efq, advocate, to miss Margaret Campbell, daughter of the right hon. the lord prefident of the court of feffion. DEATHS. Feb. 3. Suffocated in attempting to get into the Pit at the Little Theatre in the Hay-market, John Charles Brooke, efq. F. A. S. Somerfet Herald. His body was interred in St. Bennet's Church, attended by his grace the duke James Lockart, jun. of Pall-mall, efq. to mifs Coxe, daughter of Daniel Coxe, of John-ftreet, Berkeley-of Norfolk, E. M. the earl of Leice fquare, efq. John Satchell, of Limehoufe, efq. to mifs Ramfden, of Crown-street, Weftminster. John Henry Burges, of Woodpark, Armagh, esq. to mifs Johnston, daughter of fir Richard Johnston, Bart. fter, P. A. S. Sir Jofeph Banks, P. R. S, Edmund Turnor, John Topham, Craven Ord, John Caley, and James Moore," efqrs. F. F. A. S. who paid this lat tribute of regard to the memory of their deceafed friend. At Hereford, the 23d of December laft, Mrs. Cordley, a widow Lady. Feb. 6. James Turner, of Yarmouth, Mar. 18 John Minet Fector, of Updown, Kent, efq. to mifs Lawrie, eldest daughter of fir Robert Lawrie, of Mac-efq. welton, Bart. Member of Parliament for Dumfries. Henry Hitchens, of Poltair house, Cornwall, efq. to mifs Emma Rebow, daughter of the late Ifaac Martin Rehow, of the Park, near Chichester, elq. George Gunning, efq. fon of fir R. Gunning, to mifs Bridgeman, daughter of fir Henry Bridgeman. John Sheppard Cillick, of Gould fquare, Crutched-Friars, cfq, to mifs Francis Burdett, of Foremark, Derbyfhire, efq. Richard Burke, of Lincoln's Inn, efq. Recorder of Briflol. William Smith, of Ashby de la Zouch, efq. 12 The rev. John Powell, rector of Rayne, Effex. Thomas Tuttridge, efq. one of the gentlemen ufhers of his majefty's privy chamber. THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amufement. For A PRI L, 1794. This Number is embellifhed with the following Copper-Plates, viz. 1. A New Pattern for an Apron, Handkerchief, &c. 2. The Muriage of Prince Auguftus Frederick with Lady Augufta Murray. 3. A V ew of Carlife Caftle. And, 4. 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