HOME London Mar. 14. FOUR more frigates have been appointed by the admiralty to cruize between the Naze of Norway and Leith roads to detect any improper commerce; as alfo to render that which. at prefent exifts between England and Denmark fafer; as the North feas have been fome time much infefted with the enemy's cruizers. NE W S. to the fecurity and protection of trade in the Channel. 19. The waters are very much out in different parts of the kingdom, from the heavy rains. The river Oufe, in Bedfordshire, Bucks, &c. and the Trent, in Nottinghamshire, have overflowed their banks in various places. Plymouth, March 22. A letter was received here yefterday from a gentleman at Guernsey, which flates that a By the fhip Thetis, arrived at Liver-cutter belonging to that place had flippool from Dominica, which place fhe left on the 28th January, we have the lateft accounts from the islands. No attempt either had been made against Martinique or any other of the French iflands, best preparations of the mott vigorous kind were making every where, and the operations were expected to commence about the beginning of February. Two beautiful pieces of ordnance, long fix pounders, taken from Tippoo Saib, are arrived at the India houfe; they were brought over by the marquis Cornwallis, as a prefent to his majeuy, who has ordered them to be depofited in the Tower. 16. An officer fet off from the earl) of Chatham's houfe, in the Admiralty, to Portsmouth, with dispatches and inftructions to rear admiral Macbride, whofe fquadron, after being reinforced by another hip of the line and two flout frigates, is to fail immediately to the French coaft. The earl of Moira will go out in the admiral's fhip for the purpose of making obfervations on the spot. ped into St. Maloes in the night of the 14th inft. and brought off three French officers (royalifts) whom the landed at Southampton, and they immediately fet off exprefs for London, with intelligence for government, faid to be of the higheft import to this country. While the cutter lay at St. Maloes, an embarkation of troops was then taking place, which continued day and night; the number to be embarked was faid to be 18,000, for which purpose a fufficient number of tranfports were lying there for their reception, and it is generally fuppofed they are deftined on an expedition against Jersey or Guernsey. Several large frigates were lying in the harbour, who were to take the tranfports under their protection, and to fail immediately when the embarkation was completed. The laf letters from St. Kitt's inform us, that the inhabitants of that island have lately been very much alarmed with earthquakes. No lefs than four and forty different flocks were felt there in the courfe of four days. 24. In the house of lords, lord Gren18. Sir Sydney Smith arrived in town exprefs on Thursday, from Bath, in ville presented a message from his maconfequence of a fummons from the jefty, flating that his majefly had given board of Admiralty Sir Sydney is to be orders for the augmentation of the employed immediately on an expedition, land forces of this kingdom, to guard it is fuppofed, against fome of the French the country against the premeditated ports. Since his arrival in town, he invafion of the French, and would adopt has had an interview with miniftry on measures to enable him to affemble a the fobject. large body of troops in a fhort time, A board was held at the Admiralty-in cafe the design of the enemies fhould office, Charing crofs, on business relative be put in practice. A mef A meffige alfo from his majefty to the commons announced, that he had ordered an augmentation to be made in the land forces of this country, and had alfo given directions for railing a body of troops to be employed imme. diately in any part of the country where it fhould be deemed neceffary, in order to prevent the enemy from executing their avowed intention of invading this kingdom. His majefty relied on the fidelity of the houfe of commons, and the zeal and fpirit of his fubjects to render their measure ineffectual. Two of the fwing carriages, intended for the more eafy removal of wounded foldiers, were brought to the duke of Richmond's houfe, at Whitehall, where they underwent the infpection of his grace and fome other officers. Thirty of thefe machines are to be immediately fhipped at Woolwich for Flanders. A letter from Holywell, in Flintshire, fays, a noife refembling diftant thunder has feveral times within thefe few weeks been heard to iffue from Moel. famma, a high mountain in that neighbourhood. About twenty years ago, the vortex of this hill threw up vaft quantities of combuflible matter: and one file of the mountain was formed into an hiatus, whofe breadth was about two hundred yards. The noifes which have lately proceeded from the mountain feem to indicate another irruption. 25. A further augmentation of ten men to each company of marines, has been ordered by the board of Admiralty, of which notice has been sent to the different divifions. the firft tafle, and accepted it with regard for the manufacturers, declaring that he will introduce it to public view by wearing it. Miniflers have received advice from John Hamilton, efq. the British conful at Norfolk, Virginia, dated the 19th of February, 1794, that the French have in Hampton-roads two line of battle fhips, fix frigates, and four floops, and that they captured the Scorpion packet from Madras, the 13th of January last. 29. Wednesday night about eleven o'clock, an alarming and moft dreadful fire broke out in the house of Mr. Nun, the keeper of the Brown Bear publichoufe, corner of Brokers-row, Moor fields, which burnt with fuch rapidity, that, in the courfe of half an hour, the houfe was entirely confumed; and, fhocking to relate! Mr. Nun, his wife, their two children, the fervant-maid, pot-boy, and a man-lodger, fell victims to its rage. The fcene was very diftreffing, to the fpectators, who beheld the unhappy family, at different windows, with out being able to afford them any assistance. Three men lodgers jumped out of 1 two pair of ftairs window, one of whom had his thigh broken, and his companions were fo much bruised, as to leave very little hopes of their recovery. Mrs. Nun was feven months gone with child, and was obferved at the window with one child under her arm; but it was fuppofed the fhrieks of the other, left behind, was the cause of her fudden difappearance, as fhe was never feen afterwards. The unhappy family had been in the houfe.only five months, and was particularly refpected in the neighbourhood. The family had not been in bed above half an hour, and a customer, who left the house about eleven o'clock, remarked their great hurry to get to bed, the landlord particularly begging of him to go, that they might have a good night's reft. It is fuppofed this catastrophe was occafioned by a fan flove being in the bar, which had leading funnels to it, and which might communicate to the fpirits, and thereby its rapidity was a counted for. Two other houses were damaged, damaged, and had the wind fet the other way, the whole of Brokers-row would have been endangered. Since the commencement of the prefent war there have been more than thirteen thousand manufacturers enlisted at Birmingham. The number would be incredible were it not confirmed by the justices books. right hon. the lord mayor, accompanied by a felect committee of the corporation of London, proceeded from the Manfion houfe to New Burlingtonftreet, the relidence of the most noble marquis Cornwallis. attended by the city marthalls on horfeback, mufic, and colours, to prefent that nobleman with the freedom of the city of London, elegantly embellished with emblemati A plan is prepared to turn Towerhill into a grand crefcent, for the dwel-cal ornaments, and curiously wrote by lings of merchants. There is to be a wide foot-way, carriage-way, and an elegant promenade planted with trees. The terminations of the crefcent are to open to the Thames. The avenues to it are to be extenfive, wide, and convenient. April 1. The militia throughout the kingdom have received orders from the War-office, to be ready to take the field by the toth of May. Beacons, or fignal-pofts, are about to be erected along the coaft of Suffex, to give an alarm in cafe of any attempt of the enemy. The Spitfire Loop of war is to fuperintend the erection of fignal-pofts from Suffex to the Lizard. 2. À court of directors was held at the India-house, when captain Robert Anderfon, of the Sir Edward Hughes; Henry Smedley, of the Raymond; and Edward Studd, of the Taunton Castle, took leave. Marquis Cornwallis being introduced about half past five, by the two elder directors, received the congratulations of the court upon his fafe arrival, and their unanimous thanks for the very honourable manner in which he had dif charged the duties of his high office while in India. The court adjourned at fix o'clock till to-morrow. His lordship afterwards dined with the directors, the members of the board of controul, and other officers of ftate at the London Tavern, where a magnificent entertainment was provided. 4. The Artois, a new frigate of 38 guas, now at the Nore, is ordered to convoy the two fore-fhips from Woolwich to Oftend, and afterwards to return under the command of admiral Macbride, or to the Downs, where they will be under the orders of admiral Peyton, who has his flag on that Ration. 5. This day about two o'clock the Mr. Tomkins, inclofed in a gold box of 100 guineas value, agreeable to an order of the common council fome months back. On their return they were honoured with the company of the noble marquis, fome of his felect friends, the cabinet minifters, the speaker of the house of commons, and feveral of the nobility, foreign minifters, &c. to the Manfion houfe, where a magnificent entertainment was provided by the lord mayor. In the evening, the front of the mansion house was elegantly illuminated, with a large historical painting of the delivery of the fons of the fultan as holtages to the noble marquis. The populace took the horfes from his carriage in Pircadilly, and drew him from thence to the Manfion house, where he arrived at five o'lock.. Jeremiah Olive of Suffolk-Tane, efq. to mifs Holford, only daughter of Jofiah Holford, of Hampstead, efq. April 4. John Marratt, of Manningtree, Effex, efq. to mifs Phillebrown, of Miftley, in the fame county. George Meacher of Ivinghoe, Bucks, efq. to mifs Dover of Portsgrove, Bedfordfhire. Thomas Griffith of Blackman-ftreet, efq. to mifs Louifa Odber, of St. Mary Newington. . 7. Charles Carter, of South Moulton, efq. to mifs Letitia Joyce of the fame place. 29. The right hon. Hercules Lang ford Rowley, knight of the fhire for the county of Meath. April 4. The rev. James Brooke, M. A. rector of Barton, Croome d'Abitot, and Hill-Croome, in the county of Worcester. Thomas Wilfon, of Highbury-place, Iflington, efq. Henry Mawfon, of Stony Stratford, efq. William Parnell, of Droitwich, efq. Henry Lambe, of Uttoxeter, efq. William Crane of Guildford, efq. Charles Vines, of Prefton, efq. William Flower, of Leeds, efq. 5. The rex Samuel Darby, A. M. rector of What field, and Bredfield, Suffolk. Capt. Thomas Courtoun Chivers, of Stepney Caufeway. Edward Hafell, of Dalemain, Cumberland, efq. 7. The hon. Jofeph Hewitt, third juftice of the court of King's bench, in Ireland. Thomas Patrick fon Braithwaite, efq. commander of his majefty's packet the Howe, on the Lifbon Itation. Philip Chandler of Caftle Rifing, efq. Mark Knight, of Shaftesbury, efq. Brown Smith, of Dunstable, efq.. Thomas Beft, of Dover, efq. Henry King of Winchelfea, efq. James Pope of Southwell, efq. Richard Alceck, of Afhbourn, efq. Richard Lee, of Downton, Wilts, efq. William Wright, of Hereford, efq. John Meares, of Kendal, Weftmorland, efq. Edward Burton, of Yaxley, efq. Matthew Thomfon, of Calne, efq James Francis, of Sheffield, efq. Charles Clarke, of Whitby, Yorkfhire, efq. Edmund Smith, of Norwich, efq. 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