remainder of their life, for any one who would undertake it. George Pranks, a wild youth, is fuffered by his uncle to be confined in the King's bench, whence, however, he efcapes, being bailed by 'Barebone, a money-lending preacher. George goes to Blandford races, where he lofes all his money, and feeing Kitty Barleycorn in a returned chaile, he gets in with her, carelefs where he goes, and by which he is brought to a public-houfe, kept by her father, adjoining 'fquire Whimmy's. Here he meets his friend Peregrine, who is upon the eve of marriage with mifs Whimmy. Relating his fituation, and giving up all hopes of relief from his uncle Peregrine, he recommends him to become the Hermit, to which he affents. At this time, Mr. Pranks comes to claim an ancient promile of Mr. Whimmy; namely, that of the 'fquire's daughter for his nephew George, whom he then conceives to be in the King'sbench. After a variety of incidents, the parties all incet; and the young lovers are united according to their withes. Both George and his uncle Pranks concluding that birth is not neceffary to render virtue amiable, feel no difcredit in an union with Kitty Barleycorn, although the daughter of an innkeeper. CONTINENTAL ADVICES. SARDINIA and SPAIN. Turin, June 1. INtelligence has been received here, that on the 21ft ult. the Spanish fleet, confifting of twenty-three fhips of the line and fix frigates, under the command of admiral Borgia, entered the gulph of Palma, having taken one French frigate, and obliged another to run on fhore on the island of St. Pietro. Lond. Gaz. Turin, June 15. Intelligence has been received here, that on the 12th inft. a body of about 10,000 French troops attempted to diflodge the advanced pofts of the Sardinian army at Raus and Authion, in the county of Nice, commanded by the general baron Colli and baron Dellera, and, after an engagement which lafted eight hours without interruption, were repulfed on all fides, and driven into the vallies, with the lofs of about 8oo men killed and. 1500 wounded, beside a number taken prifoners. The lofs on the part of the Sardinians amounts to between forty and fifty killed, and about zoo wounded.-Ib. Aranjeuz, June 11. An account has been published by this government of admiral Borja's late fuccefsful expedition against the islands of St. Peter and St. Antiocha; and the following is the principal article of capitulation on which the inland of St. Peter furrendered : I. The king and Spanith nation, being constant in their characteristic of humanity, even toward their enemies, as has been always experienced, I agree, in the name of his Catholic majefty, that the commandant of marine, with his foldiers and failors, fhall march out, with military honours, from the fortress of the island of St. Peter, which they occupy, leaving all their arms in the place, and embarking as prifoners of war on board the king's fhips, without any officer, foldier, failor, or dependent of the French nation, being deprived of any of their property, in the poffeffion of which they are to remain undisturbed. Don FRANCISCO DE BORJA. On board the Royal Charles, at anchor off the island of St. Peter, May 25, 1793. These conditions were accepted by the and by the commander of all the troops captain of the frigate which was burnt, on the inland; the latter officer requesting that the inhabitants of the ifland might be humanely treated on its being delivered up to his Sardinian majefty.- Lond. Gaz. legarde furrendered to the Spanish troops Madrid, July 3. The fortrefs of Belof near a thousand men, are to remain prion the 25th ult. The garrifon, confifting foners of war.-Lond. Gaz. Murray, bart. adjutant-general to the forces under the command of his royal highnefs the duke of York, to the right hon. Henry Dundas, one of his majesty's principal fecretaries of ftate, of which the following is a copy. Sir, Eftreux, July 10. I have the honour to acquaint you, that the governor of Conde has this day confented to furrender that place to the Imperial forces under the command of the prince of Wirtemberg, by whom it had been blockaded for fome time paft. The Auftrian troops are to be put in immediate poffeffion of the detached works, and of one of the gates of the town (that leading to Tournai.) The garrison is to furrender as prifoners of war, and to march out upon the 13th. The other articles of the capitulation are not yet arranged. This is a conquest of the utmost importance; Conde being one of the strongest places of this frontier, requiring but a fmall garrifon for its defence, commanding the navigation of the Scheld, and facilitating any future operation. I have the honour to be, &c. JAMES MURRAY.. HOLLAND. Hague, July 1. The fentence of the count Van Byland, governor of Bredas for the very shameful furrender of that fortrefs, has been finally pronounced. He will only fuffer the forms of the punifhment which he fo well deferved, as he is condemned to have the fatal axe brandished' over his head, by the ignominious hands of the common hangman; after which he is to fuffer perpetual imprisonment in the Dutch ftate prifon of Loverikein. He is therefore to be fpeedily transferred hence, and conducted to the very ramparts of Breda, there to fuffer one part of his fentence. The commandant of the corps of engineers who was at Breda, and who, by his falfe report refpecting the ftate, the refources, and means of defence of this principal key of our republic, did not a little contribute to its being delivered up to the French, will be cafhiered, and declared infamous. The other feventeen officers, who were members of the council of war, in which the furrender was resolved, are to be imprifoned twelve months and fix weeks. The expences of the fuit against these delinquents must be paid by them alone; and the contingent which the pufillani mous count Van Byland has to pay, a mounts alone to 40,000 Dutch florins. HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. JUNE 25. YEfterday, at a common hall held at Guildhall, Peter Perchard, efq. citizen and goldfmith, and Charles Hamerton, efq. citizen and bricklayer, were chofen fheriffs for the year enfuing; and John Wilkes, efq. was re-elected chamberlain. JUNE 26. The attorney-general came to the OldBailey, and informed the court, that he attended, in confequence of the extraordinary verdict found by the jury upon the trial of Mr. Eaton, who was indicted laft feflion for publifhing the fecond part of Paine's Rights of Man, when the jury found the defendant guilty of publishing, but without any criminal intention. [See Vol. XCII. page 467.] Notice had been given him, that upon the foundation of this verdict the bail of Mr. Eaton intended to make an application to be discharged from their recognizance. The attorneygeneral faid, it was a cafe of confiderable importance, and he was then ready to argue it, or receive fuch directions from the judges as they might think fit to give. It would be a quellion for the judges to decide what the legal import of the verdict was. The café was diftinguished by its novelty, and it was of great concern to the jurifprudence of the country, that the law fhould be fettled upon this point. The judges Buller and Willon were of opinion, that the verdict called for the most ferious deliberation. There was fome difficulty in afcertaining what the intention of the jury was when they pronounced this verdict. It would be neceffary to confider whether it amounted to any verdict at all; and if it did, whether it was an acquittal in part, or as to the whole of the charge upon the record? Mr. justice Wilfon faid, the jury poffibly might mean that the fentiments contained in Paine's pamphlet were not criminal. After fome conve fation between the judges Buller, Wilfon, and the recorder, it was agreed that the cafe fhould be laid before all the judges, in order that they might enter the proper verdict, and settle the law upon this point. No counfel at- it, fending a fummons from captain Af. tended for the defendant. JUNE 29. Yesterday, in the court of common pleas at Guildhall, on Friday, was tried before lord chief juftice Eyre, and a fpecial jury, an action brought by Mr. Pallifer, against the proprietors of a mail-coach, to recover fatisfaction in damages, for injury done to the plaintiff's wife, through negligence of the driver and the guard, leaving Mrs. Pallifer in the coach while they went to drink at a public-house between Sheffield and Leeds, there being no other passengers or any perfon to take care of the horfes, which took fright, by which accident Mrs. Pallifer had her leg broke. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages 500l. Whitehall, July 2. The following Letter was received from Brigadier-general Ogilvie to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, dated Island of St. Pierre, May 18, 1793. Sir, I have the honour to acquaint you, that the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon furrendered at difcretion to his majesty's forces on the 14th inftant. In obedience to his majesty's commands, fignified to me in your letter of the 15th of February, having confulted at Halifax with captain Affleck, commanding his majefty's hip Alligator, I embarked, without lofs of time, for the attack of thefe iflands, with a detachment of the royal artillery, and 310 rank and file, with officers and non-commiffioned officers in proportion, of the 4th and 65th regiments, on board that ship, a king's fchooner, and three tranfports, and failed on the 7th inftant. On the 14th, about day-break, we made the island of St. Pierre; and captain Affleck having made a difpofition to proceed by the channel of Miquelon, a convenient place in that ftrait for debarking the troops offering, and our information from different quarters (however imperfect) giving us reafon to fuppofe that a French frigate was in the harbour, and of the further defences, of which we had not been able to gain any real intelligence, I propofed to captain Affleck to land the troops, that an attack by fea and land might be made at the fame time; with which he perfectly coincided: and accordingly I landed, with great part of the troops, in the Auce à Savoyard, about five miles to the weftward of the town, and procceded toward 9 fleck and myself to the commander, for the immediate furrender of the island; when an answer being returned, demanding terms of capitulation, they were decidedly refufed. The troops continued their march, and having reached, without oppofition, the heights above the town, the Alligator at the fame time appearing in fight of the harbour, the commandant, monfieur Danfville, (who from circumftances was under the direction of the commune of the island) surrendered the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon at difcretion; and poffeffion was immediately taken of the battery and places of defence near the town and harbour. The garrifon confifted of between 80 and 100 men only, but there were upward of 500 French fishermen (exclusive of the inhabitants) in the town; who, had they been prepared and well armed, had likewife begun to put in a state of demight have made great oppofition. They fence the battery of eight 26 pounders, which effectually defended the harbour. If, from fortunate events, no opportunity offered for the troops to diftinguish theinfelves, it would be doing the greatest injuftice both to officers and men if I did not, in the ftrongest terms, mention their good conduct, difcipline, and regularity; the flightet depredation not having been committed on any of the inhabitants by the troops I have the honour to command, in a place taken in the manner above stated. I inclofe a return of the ordnance and military ftores taken on the ifland; and have the honour to be, with the greateft respect, fir, Your most obedient, humble fervant, JAMES OGILVIE, brigadier-general. To the right hon. Henry Dundas, &c. [Here follows the return of ordnance, &c.] Admiralty-office, June 30, 1793. Extract of a Letter from Captain William Affleck, Commander of his Majesty's Ship Alligator, to Mr. Stephens, dated St. Pierre, May 20, 1793. I acquainted my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, in my letter of the 2d ult. from Halifax, that, in obedience to their lordships orders, I intended failing on the 6th inftant, with brigadier-general Ogilvie and transports, taking with me the Diligente armed fchooner, to attack the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. You will be pleated to inform their lordships the tranfports were not ready to receive receive the troops till the 7th, on which day I failed with them, having on board the 4th and part of the 65th regiments, with a detachment of the royal artillery. At two A. M. on the 14th, made the ifland of St. Pierre; hove to with the convoy till day-break. Brigadier-general Ogilvie propofed, as we had intelligence of a French frigate being in the harbour, (however imperfect) that, in order to fecure the island, would be to effect a landing on the weftward. I perfectly coincided with the general, who accordingly landed with part of the troops. I ordered the tranfports to follow, and immediately made fail for the harbour. The inclofed fummons from the general and myself was immediately fent to the commandant for the immediate furrender of the islands. An anfwer was returned, demanding terms of capitulation, but decidedly refused. Monfieur Danfeville, the commandant, then furrendered at difcretion the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon to his majefty's forces. Their garrifons confifted of near 100 men, and upward of 500 French fishermen, exclufive of the inhabitants of the town. They were putting their battery in a state of defence, mounting eight 26 pounders and four fix pounders, which effectually defends the harbour. I have captured eighteen small veffels with fifh, and two American fchooners with provifions and naval stores. His Britannic Majefty's Ship Alligator, off St. Pierre's Harbour, May 14, 1793. We demand the immediate furrender of the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, to his Britannic majefty's fea and land forces. No capitulation will be allowed, but every indulgence granted to prifoners of war that is customary from British commanders. WILLIAM AFFLECK, commander of 'his majesty's fhip Alligator. JAMES OGILVIE, Brigadier-general. To the commandant of the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon. ney, and my late unfortunate friend, Mr. Munro. We faw innumerable tracks of tygers and deer; but we pursued our fport till three in the afternoon. We then fat down on the edge of the jungle to eat fome cold meat, and had but just begun, when Mr. Pyefinch and a black fervant told us, there was a fine deer within fix yards of us. Mr. Downey and I immediately jumped up to take our guns: mine was the neareft, and I had but just laid hold of it, when I heard a roar, and saw an immenfe royal tyger spring on the unfortunate Munro, who was fitting down. In a moment his head was in the beaft's mouth, and he rushed into the jungle with him, with as much ease as I could lift a kitten; tearing him through the thickeft bufhes and trees, every thing yielding to his monftrous ftrength. The agonies of horror and fear (for there were two tygers, a male and female) rushed on me at once. The only effort I could make, was to fire at him, though the poor youth was ftill in his mouth. I relied partly on Providence, partly on my own aim, and fired a mufquet. I faw the tyger stagger, and cried out fo immediately. Mr. Downey then fired two fhots, and I one more. We retired from the jungle, and a few minutes after Mr. Munro came up to us, all over blood, and fell. We took him on our backs to the boat, and got every medical affiitance for him from the Valentine Indiaman, which lay at anchor near the ifland, but in vain. He lived twentyfour hours in the extreme of torture: his head and fcull were all torn and broke to all over his neck and shoulders; but it pieces, and he was wounded by the claws was better to take him away, though irrecoverable, than leave him to be devoured limb by limb. We have just read the funeral fervice over the body, and committed it to the deep. He was an amiable and promifing youth. 'I must observe, there was a large fire blazing clofe to us, compofed of ten or a dozen whole trees. I made it myself on purpose to keep the tygers off, as I had always heard it would. There were eight or ten of the natives about us; many fhots had been fired at the place, and trach noise and laughing at the time; but this ferocious animal difregarded all. He was about four and a half feet high and nine long. His head appeared as large as an ox's, his eyes darting fire, and his roar, when he first feized his prey, will never be out of my recollection. We had scarcely pushed our boat from that curfed thore, K when when the tygrefs made her appearance, raging mad almoft, and remained on the fand as long as the distance would allow me to fee her.' JULY 5. The Swallow, capt. Brooks, is arrived at Falmouth in 26 days paffage from Gibraltar, with dispatches from admiral Colby. She brings intelligence of his majesty's fhip Egmont having taken a Spanish galleon, one of the richest ever taken; and captured the French frigate which took the galleon feveral days before the galleon was retaken. The French frigate is one of the new conftruction, mounts 42 guns, quite new, and this the only prize the had taken. Captain Brook alfo fays, that the Iris frigate came into Gibraltar a few days before he left it, under jury-matts, having had an engagement with a French frigate, who left them in the night. The Iris had feven killed, and 30 wounded. JULY 6. On Tuesday died Mr. F. Walsh, of Nottingham, in confequence of a mortal wound he received on his Majefty's birthday from his own fon, who fportfully difcharged a piftol clofe to his father; the wadding unfortunately penetrated his body beyond the fkill of the phyfician, and he died in inexpreffible agonies. JULY 8. This morning, about one o'clock, a fire broke out in the painters workshop at the king's dock-yard, Deptford, which entirely confumed the fame, and great part of the joiner and carver's fhop which was adjoining. By the exertions of the artificers and hipwrights belonging to the king's and the other dock-yards, and by pulling down about fifteen feet length of workingfheds, the flames were got under without doing further damage. The premises confumed were near the deal yard, and had the wind been from the fouthward, in all probability great mifchief would have enfued. JULY 11. This day, Mr. Eaton (against whom the late remarkable verdict was found) was tried in the court of King's bench for publifhing a libel, entitled "A Letter addreffed to the Addreffers, &c." After lord Kenyon had delivered his charge, the jury withdrew, about an hour and an half, and then found the defendant Guilty of publifbing. Lord Kenyon. Gentlemen, I am afraid the court mult expect a verdict of guilty or not guilty. The law has committed the bufinefs to you. Foreman. We have confidered this bu finefs, my lord, and this is the only verdict we can give-Guilty of publishing. Lord Kenyon. I have no right to afk where your doubts are. If you have any doubts, I fhall endeavour to remove them. If you have not, I do not wish to say any thing voluntarily. Foreman. My Lord, we have confidered it as much as poffible among ourfelves, and we can give no other verdict. Lord Kenyon. I do not know very well what it means, whether it implies guilty or not guilty. You are bound and fworn to try this iffue-whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty. Upon this the gentlemen of the jury withdrew again for near an hour, to reconfider their verdict. They then found the defendant Guilty of publishing the pamphlet in queftion. Lord Kenyon. This is certainly the fame verdict. If you perfift in it, I cannot help it. It must be recorded, Foreman. My Lord, we have maturely investigated this bufinefs, and cannot agree on any other verdict. JULY 12. Accounts from Paris, dated July 1, say, that captain J. Pinou, of the privateer Dugay-Trouin, has written to the minifter of the marine, that having taken and carried into port an English thip coming from Bombay, the captain of that hip gave the following detail : "On the 30th of December 1791, being in the lat. of 9 deg. S. and 259 deg. W. long. of London, coming from Jacquefon going to Bombay, and withing to go by the Eaftern paffage, I was informed of a fhipwreck on the coaft of New Georgia, in the Eastern fea. This fhip could only be a French one, as no other fhip or frigate paffed these Straits but two English frigates, which have fince arrived in England. There is the greateft probability that it is the Bouffole or the Aftrolabe. I have drawn the plan and the exact chart of this continent, with the remarks on the latitude and longitude. Cape Exception, or Cape Deceit, forms the entrance of the bay in which the before-mentioned veffel was fhipwrecked." Capt. Pinou conducted the English captain, on his arrival, to the committee of fuperintendence at St. Maloe's, where he made a circumftantial depofition of all these details. JULY 13. The honourable Mr. Butler, and Mr. Bond, have been remanded to the Newgate of Dublin, after an argument in the Ex chequer |