rious forts of merchandife; and the Jenny of Greenock laden with falt, earthern ware, and fome bale goods. L'Erperver, of 2 guns, 4 fwivils, mufketoons, and fir all arms, and 25 men, by the Launch, commanded by Mr Middleton, purfer of the Fairy floop, with only 7 men on board. Le Nanger, of 14 guns, and 70 men,-a Spanish fchooner, laden with fish, fent afhore with the crew of the brig (except officers) at Santa Cruz L'Ny enne, of 14 guns, and 230 men, by the Indefatigable, Sir Edward Pellew. L'Emoucher, of 8 guns, 6 fwivels, and 25 men, by the Abairois, Capt. Scott. Nautaife, of 3 guns, by the Albicore. Nine privateers are captured by his Majelly's fhips in the W. Indis. The Trompeufe, of 12 guns, and 78 men, funk in an engagement with the Pelican, Capt. White, 60 of her crew are faved. SCOTLAND. Inverness, Oct. 6, 1797. The Circuit Court of Jufticiary was opened here on the 4th curt. by the Right Hon. Lord Craig.-James Charlefon, an apprentice at Thurfo, charged with theft, and who had made his efcape from the prison of Wick, was outlawed.-Alexander Grant was accufed of affaulting and wounding with a knife, John Rofs, his fellow fervant; but from particular circumftances the diet againft him was deferted fimpliciter, and he was difmiffed.-Peter Sangster, a boy of 11 years of age, was accused of opening a drawer, and ftealing therefrom 3of. Sterling, but as it appeared expedient that fome further investigation fhould be made before the trial proceeded, the diet was deferted pro loco et tempore; he was liberated on finding bail for his appearing. -George Macaulay, merchant in Stornoway, was tried for deforcing John Mackenzie, Meffenger at Arms, when putting into execution á caption, iffued againft him at the inftance of Angus Mackay, officer of Excise in Stornoway. The Jury returned a verdict, under all the circuinftances of the cafe, by a plurality of voices, finding the panna! Not Guilty, and he was acquitted and difiniffed. Witneffes were then called to prove the numerous facts charged against the prifoner. They proved a receipt of John Robertfon's (copperplate printer in Dublin,) for engraving the plate; that the forged notes were impreffions from this plate, which was examined by Engravers, and produced in Court; they likewife proved the iffuing of the notes by the prisoner, and that he burnt one of the notes when it was returned to him as forged-that the pritoner faid he had got that note at the Buck's Head Inn, Glafgow in change for a five pound noteThe Mafter of the Buck's Head Inn and his Waiter, fwore that the prifoner had never changed any note there-It was alfo proved, that a parcel containing 183 forged notes, was found concealed above the bed where the prifoner flept. His making his escape from Paifley prifon, was alfo proved. No evidence was used in exculpation. The Jury returned their verdict on Saturday, finding, all in one voice, the libel Proven. The Court were then proceeding to give their opinion as to the fentence to be paffed on the prifoner, when he rose up and afked liberty to speak, which was granted. It appeared from the very improper and incoherent manner in which he ipoke, that he was intoxicated with liquor, and therefore the Court delayed pronouncing (entence till Friday next. Od. 16. Came on the trial of Thomas Forreft, journeyman wright in Bathgate, James Steele, weaver in Bathgate, David Alexander, tenant in Kippes, John Forfyth or Forfayth, innkeeper at Jock's Lodge, parish of Livingston, and Robert Purdie, furgeon in Whitburn, all in the county of Linlithgow. The libel ftares, that on or about the 24th of Auguft laft, a great concourfe of perfons, amounting to 2000 or upwards, among whom were the perfons complained of, armed with fticks, bludgeons, and other offenfive weapons, affembled on the muir of Bathgate (various convocations of perfons had previously been held in the fame place for concerting their measures) for the avowed purpose of violently oppofing the execution of the militia act, which was to be carried fo far into effect on the faid 24th of Auguft, which had been fixed as the day of the first meeting of the Deputy Lieutenants of the Bathgate diftrict; but which meeting it was thought proper to adjourn, in confequence of thefe alarming proceedings. That the mob being informed 1 informed of the adjournment, expreffed their determination of having the aforefaid act inftantly done away, and, accordingly, one or other of the perfons complained on made a motion, which was agreed to by loud huzzas that the mili tia lifts fhould be delivered up and difcharged, and that thofe who were in trufted with the execution of the act, fhould fign an obligation, bearing the forfeiture of life and property of the granters in case it should be contravened, not to be ailing or affifting in any shape, in carrying the militia act into execution, which delivery and discharge of the lifts, they did infift for and obtain under the hands of the Hon. William Baillie, one of the Senators of the College of Juftice, and Alexander Marjoribanks, of Marjoribanks, Efq; both Deputy Lieutenants of the Bathgate dirit. That the faid-bond was written upon a fheet of ftamped paper, the price of which amounted to 19s. Sterling, they infifted fhould be paid out of the pocket of the faid William Baillie. That the bond thus extorted, was put into the hands of David Alexander complained on, but on motion, a Committee of three from each parish (among which number were the perfons complained on, or one or other of them) was appointed to fettle respecting the keeping of the bond, and it was thereafter delivered into the hands of Robert Purdie, or one or other of the perfons complained on. Thomas Forrest and James Steel, not appearing to ftand trial, were outlawed, and their bail forfeited.-The trial then proceeded against the others. The examination of the witneffes then proceeded and the trial continued till near feven o'clock next morning. The Jury returned their verdict all in one voice finding the libel Not Proven, and the Pritoners were acquitted. 08. 18. Thomas Urquhart, late Deputy Poft-master of Kirkwall, Orkney, convicted of abЯracting money from letters, was executed at the common place of execution, in terms of his fen tence. nie, and James Chriftie, Efq; of Durie; that the prisoners assembled with a large mob went to the houses of these gentlemen, and compelled them by threats and violence, to deliver up the Militia lifts, and to fign a paper or declaration, that they would have no further concern with the militia act. The Jury returned their verdict, finding the libel Proven against Chriftie, and allo Proven against Ramsay, as to the. riot at Durie. John Chriftie was fentenced to be tranfported beyond feas for seven years. James Ramfay to be imprisoned for one year, and to find fecurity to keep the peace for three years, under the penalty of rool. Sterling. Millefius Roderick M'Cuillian was brought to the bar to receive fentence, for iffuing forged notes of the Paifley Banking Company, knowing them to be forged. The prifoner made a fhort and neat address to the Court, regretting his former intemperate and improper conduct when brought up to receive fentence. He requested the Court to recommend him to mercy, and to give him as long a day as poffible, before the fentence of the law fhould be put in execution, that he might have fome time to fee his friends from Ireland. The Judges, with great humanity. agreed to allow the longest time the law would authorife. They fentenced him to be hanged at the common place of execution on the 6th December. The prifoner is à genteel looking man, about 20 years of age, of very good addrefs, and appeared from his fpeech, to have had a good education. Jedburgh Rioters. unanimously Oct. 23. Came on the trial of Robert Frafer, fervant to Robert Ormifton, tenant at Eckford Eaft Mains; Robert Hall, refidenter in Yetholm; and Andrew Sprott, weaver in Bonjedward, accufed of rioting and mobbing at Jedburgh. Robert Dods, fmith at Belches, accu- › fed of the fame crime, having failed to appear, was outlawed. The libel ftates, That the mob, among other acts of outrage and violence, forcibly entered the houfe of Mr Riddell, writer in Jedburgh, to search for Major Rutherford of Edgerton, of the Yeomanry Cavalry, one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the faid county; and the faid perfons, among whom were the prisoners, did declare they would murder or tear his heart out, if they fhould find him; and that for no other reafon than becaufe the the faid Major Rutherford, being a Deputy-Lieutenant of the faid county, was one to whom the execution of the afore faid act of Parliament was intrufted.And the faid perfons, thus riotoufly affembled, having in vain fearched for Major Rutherford, did proceed to the ftreet of Jedburgh, where the Yeomanry Cavalry, commanded by the faid Major Rutherford, had arrived in order to preferve the peace: And did affault with flicks, bludgeons, ftones, &c. the aforefaid cavalry calling out at the fame time, "No militia!" and did feverely wound feveral of the faid corps, to the effufion of their blood and danger of their lives. In particular, they did violently affault and wound the faid Major Rutherford, by ftriking him on the head, and other parts of his body, with ftones, bludgeons, &c. in confequence of which, he was knocked off his horfe; and when lying on the ground, the faid perfons, a fecond time, violently affaulted the faid Major Rutherford, by giving him a violent blow or blows on the head with a ftick, bludgeon, &c. in confequence of all which, he was feverely wounded, to the effufion of his blood, and danger of his life. The Solicitor-General fummed up the evidence on the part of the Crown; and Mr Colin MacLaurin for Frafer and Sprott, nothing material in the evidence coming out againft Hall. Lord Efkgrove delivered a Charge to the Jury, who returned a Verdict, all in one voice finding ́ the libel Not Proven against Hall; and by a plurality of voices found, that Frafer and Sprott were in the mob and active:" but found the other particulars of the charge Not Proven. Upon reading the Verdict, Mr Jeffrey moved an arreft of judgment. The Verdict, he contended, was not complete; it found that his clients were in the mob without fpecifying what mob it was.He at leaft hoped the Court would mitigate the punishment, as the Jury had found none of the other articles charged proven, which could apply to nothing elfe than the affault upon Major Rutherford and the cavalry. The Solicitor General obferved, that as verdicts were always wrote by gentle men engaged in trade, they could not be expected to be conceived in the technical language of the law. The mob mentioned in the verdict, he faid, could not poffibly apply, by the moft forced con ftruction, to any other mob than that which happened at Je tburgh. With regard to what Mr Jeffrey faid refpecting the Jury not finding the other particulars of the charge proven, he readily admitted it, and had no doubt the Court, in proportioning the punishment, would have it in view. Robert Frafer and Andrew Sprott were fentenced to be imprisoned for two years, and to find fecurity to keep the peace for three years, under the penalty of sol. Sterling. The Court pronounced fentence of outlawry against William Wark, James Scott, and John Moffee, accused of rioting at Jedburgh, on the 22d of Auguft laft, and who did not appear to stand trial. On the 13th of October died at Dumfries, in the 24th year of his age, Capt. John Dove, of the 42d Regiment of foot. Captain Dove is one of the thousand victims that have funk under the ravages of a West Indian climate. From that honourable, but unfortunate lift, private friendship, perhaps too fondly, felects his name, and, while the weeps over the remembrance of thofe virtues that endeared him, claims, in his behalf, the gratitude of his country. Yet the facts of his public life, are few and fimple. He left the comforts of eafe and indepen denee, for that profeffion, which he afterwards adorned by the elegance of his manners, and the gallantry of his conduct. He failed in October 1795, on board the Middlesex Indiaman, with the forces under Sir Ralph Abercrombie.-In the only two actions where his gallant Corps were engaged, the taking of Morne-Fortunée, in St. Lucie and of the Vigie in St. Vincents, Captain Dove fignalized himself by the fteadiness of his behaviour, and by the calmness which he difplayed amid much personal hazard. In the course of that severe and fatal campaign, he was twice attacked with the yellow fe ver, and, though he returned to his native country in October 1796, the ravages which that diffemper had made in his conftitution, were incurable.-Many of his companions had fallen around him in the field of battle, and had welcomed death in the arms of victory; but it was his feverer fate, in the bloom of youth, with the feelings and the fpirit of a foldier warm within him, to find his exertion blighted by hopeless difcafe, and the tenderest ties of affection gradually dif folving. The great length of the Debates, in order to finish the firft Seffion of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain, has caufed us to poftpone the Births, Marriages, and Deaths, untill our next publication. State of the BAROMETER in inches, and decimals, and of Farenheit's THERMOMETER in the open air, taken in the morning before fur-rife, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from December ift to 31ft, within one mile of the Castle of Edinburgh. THIS Quantity of 1.81 Rain DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEW. HIS building was begun iu November 1791, and finished in 1795. It is fomewhat in the fafhion of a Gothic castle. It stands eastward from the burying-gronnd, on the fouth fide of the Calton-hill. It is round, with narrow apertures for affording light and air; is furrounded by a high wall inclosing a confiderable area round the house;—the entrance is by a strong gate on the north fide;-the porter's lodge, and the apartments for the keeper, with the whole front, are so disposed, as to prefent very much the aspect of the approach to a regularly fortified castle. The fituation is excellent for a place of confinement. THE |