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Lift of veffels feized as prizes, and of recaptures made, by the American Squadron, between May 27. and Q. 24. 1777 (356 ], according to the returns received by Vice-Adm. Ld Vifc. Howe.

Mulgrave from the 31st of October to the Paris 4th of this month, when he conducted Madrid London him fafe into port. This action is of too exalted a nature not to be made public. Amfterdam "Edinburgh, Dec. 29. A correfpon- Lifbon dent informs us, that on Thursday the Conftantinople 4th inft. the floop 'Katy, of Stirling, Venice bound to Alemouth, to take in a load- Dantzick Petersburg ing of corn, was driven on shore. (the Koninfberg wind blowing ftrong at north-eaft) between Izelfton and Bambrough caftle. Copenhagen On the ufual alarm being given from the caftle, (which is firing a nine-pounder thrice, as is fpecified at large in the printed fignals), the people in the neighbour hood immediately attended, to afford all the affiftance in their power to the unfortunate veffel and her crew: and though they found all the men aboard reduced to the greateft diftrefs by a long series of fatigues, and almost perished with cold; yet getting them ashore, and conveyed to the caftle, they were, by the prudent management of those to whom that duty was entrusted, foon recovered, and made experimentally fenfible of the great ufefulness of that branch of charity, (among the many others established at Bambrough caftle), which relates to the relief of Our correfponfhipwrecked failors." dent alfo adds, that another veffel, loaden chiefly with fugar, from London to Scotland, came afhore near the same place laft week; but by the timely affiftance of the tenants of Lord Crew's trustees, (who are obliged to attend on all fuch melancholy occafions), and the help of Targe ihip-fcrews, kept at Bambrough caftle for that purpofe, fhe was, in a fhort time, raifed, and fo well repaired as to proceed on her voyage, and gain her intended port."

Sir William Meredith, on a motion by Mr Charles Fox, Dec. 2. for an inquiry into the state of the nation, divided with the minority, and soon after refigned his white wand, as comptroller of the King's Household.

On Tuesday, Dec.-23. a patent paffed the great feal of a grant to Sir Sidney Stafford Smythe, of a pention of 24001. per ann. payable at the exchequer, to commence from the date of his refignation. [624, 79.]

A treatife has lately been published in France, in which a calculation is made of the population of the most remarkable cities in the world, the inhabitants of which the author computes to be as follows,

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[In the London gazette of Dec. 6. have an account of the names of the fhips and mafters, whence come, whither bound and fent, with what loaded, and date of the capture ;-we infert only the number of vcffels.]

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PRIZE S.

Taken by the Brune

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- by the Daphne
by the Haerlem

by the Raifonable

by the Roebuck and tenders

- by the Emerald

- by the Perfeus

by the Senegal

by the Milford
by the Unicorn

by the Chatham's tender
- by the Syren

- by the Ambufcade

by the Solebay

- by the Sphynx

by the Amazon
by the Orpheus
- by the Flora
by the Rainbow
by the Cerberus
by the Lizard
-by the Apollo
by the Diamond

RECAPTURES.

Retaken by the Brune

- by the Daphne
- by the Mermaid
by the Juno
by the Amazon
by the Flora

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Veffels feized, destroyed, or retaken, before the medicine-money, would, it was faid, to the lecturer, a fmall fee, in name

27th of May 1777, not included in the return of that date [356.], no account of them being

then received.

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chearfully paid by every ftudent afte ing the lectures. At the commencenter of the winter-feffion 1776-7, Dr Da began a courfe of clinical lectures int manner above proposed; and he con Ied, as medicine-money, above fiftyp neas. This defign has taken place.

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Sum of the quantity and value of Linen
for fale in Scotland. [xxxviii. 719.]

From Nov. 1. 1776, to Nov. 1. 1973.
Quantity 14,793,888 1 half yards.
Value L. 710,633 : 18 : 7 : 14th.
Medium Price 11,2 4ths d.

More this year than the preceeding :
Quantity 1,221,940 yards.

Value L. 71,760: 8: 11: 14th.

The number of patients in the royal infras ry, Edinburgh, in 1777. [xxxviii. 719.] In the hofpital, Jan. 1. 1777 135 Admitted that year

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Particulars of the above fum. =

Ships.

Ruby

Romulus

44

Montreal

32

Hind

20

Camel

20

Ordinary patients

Weazel

16

Supernumeraries

Ceres

16

Ja. Rd Dacres

Servants

ContentAr. 22

Ifaac Prefcot

Soldiers

Leith fh. 20

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Hugh Blair

Cured in the year 1777

Wolf

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Relieved, though not fully cured 157

Difmiffed by defire

Difmified for irregularities

Difmiffed as incurable

63

196

348

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Ariel [624] for 32 guns, read 20

SCOTLAND. [621.]

An act of the town-council of Edin'burgh, dated April 9. 1777, for keeping clean the ftreets, and preventing nuifan'ces, was duly published foon after its date. As it was found, that the profecuting of fervants had not answered the intention of former [xxxii. 712.] regulations, the procurator-fifcal is by the laft act injoined to cite the mafters or miftreffes of the families; and in queftions between mafters and fervants, the fervants having tranfgreffed this act is to be held a fufficient ground for difmiffion.

In March laft, propofals were published, by Dr Andrew Duncan, phyfician in Edinburgh, for eftablishing, in that city, a public difpenfary, for the relief of the poor, when fubjected to chronical or tedious difeafes. It was propofed, to conjoin with the practice of medicine which this charity would afford, lectures on the cafes of the patients who fhould reap the benefit of it. Besides a gratuity

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The number of patients in the Aberdeen infirme
ry in 1777. [xxxviii. 719.]
Patients in the hofpital Jan. 1. 1777. 76]
Admitted from Jan. 1. 1777, to
Jan. 1. 1778
Of whom,
Perfectly cured
Incurable, after a long trial
Recovered, fo as to follow their

ufual bufinefs
Improper, difmiffed at their own
defire, and deferted

Died

9581

684

31

148 944

66

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The LONDON General Bill of Chriftenings and Burials, from December 10. 1776, to De-
cember 16. 1777; with the diseases and cafualties, &c. [xxxviii. 735.]

Christened Males 933818300 Buried

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Females 8962

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Age. No. Age. No.

1540

60 and 70 1360

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1894

70 and 80 1096

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Mortification

202 Bruifed

Aged

1340

ted, and purples 2760

Palfy

94 Burnt

Ague

2

Fiftula

Apoplexy and Sud. 236

Flux

Afthma and Tiflick310 French Pox

Bedridden

Bleeding

Bloody Flux

6

Gout

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Burften and Rupture 14 Grief

Cholic, Gripes, Twift-

Headmouldfh. Hor-
fhoehead, and Wa-

ter in the Head

ing of the Guts 39 Jaundice

Cold

Confumption

7 Impofthume

4906 Inflammation
6245 lich

Leprofy

529 Lethargy
2 Livergrown

1006 Lunatic

Sore Throat
Sores and Ulcers
St Anthony's Fire
130 Stoppage in Stom.
4 Surfeit

41

123 Swelling

1 Teeth

Thrush

6 Tympany

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Vomit. and Loofnefs

60 Worms

66 Suffocated

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5 Pleurify
10 Quinfy
71 Rath

67 Rheumatifm
Rickets

43 Scald-head

3 Scurvy

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。 Small Pox

2567

43

dents

74

Convulfions

Cough, and Hoop-

ing-Cough

Diabetes

Dropfy

General Bill of Mortality for 1777,

Buried in the city.

Males., Femal. In all. Males. Femal.] In all. Total.

Fanuary

39

44

83

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February

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March

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in EDINBURGH, and WEST-KIRK parish.
In the Weft-kirk-yard.

Age.
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June

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40 & 50

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July

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October

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November

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December

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Decreased 151.

1 Yellow fever

I Scurvy

1 Accidents

Small pox

113

Jaundice

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Stillborn

52

Bowelhive
Burnt

34 ftomach

2 Leprofy

Suddenly

17

Dropfy

4 Meafles

54

Teething

65

Childbed

5 Fever

147 Mortification i

Water in head i

The burials in the Canongate and Calton burial-places are not included.
GLASGOW Deaths: $48 males, 576 females, is 1124. Decreafed 37.

INDEX

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Cademy of arts to be
eftablished in England
50. Royal, difcourfe
to the ftudents on the diftri
bution of the prizes of 312
Acts paffed 161. 265.327.671
· Abstracts of 337. 339
Addreffes on the fuccefs of his
Majefty's arms in America
47. 103. 269
Adminiftrations, on our differ-
ent ones 632
Advertisement, a curious one
for a doctor, &c. 151
Agriculture, board for the im-
provement of, propofed by
Lord Kames 31
Air, experiment of its ability
to fupport a human body 502
Allegiance, Dr Campbell on 32
Almanack, preliminary addrefs
to Poor Richard's 21. Nau-

tical 439

America. Adams, Mr Sa-
"muel, reproved by Dr Wi-
therspoon 116

Armies, British and Pro-
vincial, account of 145
Arms, ammunition, &c.
fupplies of arrive for the pro-
vincials 248. 357

Blankets, how the provin-
cial army is fupplied with
them 595

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594.

- Clinton and Montgomery
forts taken 638
Confederation, articles of

82
-Congress enlift malefactors
13. Borrow five millious of
dollars ib. Low rate of their
paper dollars at New York
ih. Their proclamation a.
gainst monopolies, and ad-
dress to the people ib. Re-
duced in number, and retire
to Baltimore 81. Their ac-
count of the taking of Gen.
Lee 141. Order an inquiry
into the reafons for evacua-
ting Ticonderoga 517, 94.
and into Sullivan's conduct
at Staten island 594 Remove
to York-town 605. Order
the intereft on loan office
certificates to be paid in con-
tinental bills of credit, or in
bills of exchange on the A-
merican commiffioners at Pa-
ris ib.

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Franklin, Mr, tried for the
murder of Gov. Young 449
- French officers in the pro-
vincial service 12. Ships in
for America ib. Noblemen
enter into their fervice 116
Geary, Cornet, killed 80
Germantown, provincials
defeated at 642

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- Granby fort erected by the
provincials 12

Guadalupe, English veffels
released at 13

Heflians, provincial expo-
ftulation with 479'

Hotham, Comm. his fac
cefs 641

-Howe, Lord and Gen. their
proclamation of pardon
Different proclamations 187.
248. 288. 595 645. What
places the General was pof
effed of in New Jersey $1.
In danger of being taken
248. His account of a skit.
mifh 408. Letters to the
miniftry 756. 139. 355.408,
9. 595, 6, 8. 604, 5, 33
— Independence, declaration
of, answered 65. 11. 177-
233. 289. In what refpeds
it would be advantageous to
Britain 116

Boston, licentioufnefs of
the people at 518
-Brown and Lincoln, Gene.
rals, their operations 651
- Burgoyne, Gen. his army
and deftination 360. Pro-
clamations by him 368. 517.
Takes Ticonderoga 409.-
415. Lift of killed, wound-
ed, and stores at 414. His
progrefs 477. His first pro-
clamation anfwered by Gen.
Washington 479.
Circum-
Stances retarding his march
513. His account of his
operations 518. His inftruc-
tions to Col. Baume 591.
Letters between him and Gen.
Gates for the exchange of
prifoners 648. His opera-
tions, and his capitulation
with the provincials 652. -
658. The terms of his capi-
tulation 658-661. Minutes the whole 357
of his council of war ib. -Cornwallis, Lord, his fuc-
His cafe not fingular 665. cefs 75. Thanked by his
His civil treatment by the Majesty 355. His demand-James-town, addrefs of the
provincials 664 Provincial of an exchange of prifoners inhabitants of to Lord Percy
account of his affair 665 364. Gen. Washington's an- 187

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Continental fleet at Rhode
island, lift of 11. Lift of

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Jamaica, Gov. Keith's fpeech
to the aflembly of 47
10-
tended infurrection of the
negroes at 449

- Lady

Lady, hardships fuffered
by one taken by the provin-
cials 189
-Lee, Gen. taken prisoner
75. 80. 141. Gen. Howe
refuses to release him ib.
Letters to the High and
Mighty States of 377

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Long island, twelve British
veffels laden with provifions
destroyed at 407

- Maryland, Governor of,
commands all thofe who are
well affected to government
to depart that province 188.
Lord Howe lands in 596.
Provincial proclamation for
railing forces in 597

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147.

Maffachufet's-bay addrefs
to the army, perfuading them
not to leave the fervice
To the people 148
Mawhood, Col. his brave.
ry 76. Thanked by L. Howe

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New York, Gen. Robert-
fon's proclamation for the
fafety of 80. Inftance of a
foreigner being deceived by
being naturalized there 111.
Loyalty of the people at
140. 188. Addrefs of the
clergy to Lord Howe 361.
Subfcription by the Quakers
for the relief of their bre-
thren 478

- Nova Scotia, invafion of
prevented by Sir George Col-

Percy, Earl, addrefs from
the inhabitants of Rhode i
fland to 367. Greatly belo-
ved by the army 450

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Rofe, Capt. with a compa-
ny of men, taken by the pro-
vincials 359

Skirmishes 139, 41. 289.
354. 593, 4

Soldiers, British, fubfcrip-
tions for their widows 105

St Clair, Gen. his vindica-
tion of himself for abandon-
ing Ticonderoga 473. Com-
plaints against him 475. An-
other apology 476
-St Euftatia, Gov. of recall-
ed 447

Philadelphia city defcribed
15. Mortality in the rebel
army at 248. Inhabitants
of in great diftrèfs 359. Pre-Spanish fleet, lift of 358
parations for the defence of -St Catharine's island taken
595. British fleet forces its by the Spaniards 382
way to it 605. Account of
Gen. Howe's operations be-
fore 633. Provincial pro-
clamation, prefling the de-
fence of in the most earnest
terms 644. Martial law de-
clared within thirty miles
round 645. Oppiellions by
the provincials at 646.
Re-
monftrances of the oppreffed
ib. Order for imprisoning
certain fufpected perfons 695.
Their addrefs 709
- Philips, Mayor, killed by
the provincials 364

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Prefcott, Gen. his cruel
treatment by the provincials
12. Accounts of his capture
409, 19, 72. Offered in ex-
change for Gen. Lee 473

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Privateers and other pro-
vincial veflels taken 49. 268,
88.410. Private inftructions
to 421

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- St George fort abandoned
477.

St Leger, Col. obliged to
abandon his attempt on Fort
Stanwix 520.
His camp
plundered by his Indian al-
lies 648-650

-St Sacrament taken by the
Spaniards 555

-States, United, articles of
their confederation 82. Let-
ters to 377

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- Stockden, Major, taken
prisoner 248

Suffolk county fubmits to
Gov. Tryon 9

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- Ticonderoga strongly garri-
foned by the provincials 360.
Gen. Schuyler's account of
its evacuation 415. Skirmish-
es near that place 416.
Burgoyne. Maffachufet's-bay
on the lofs of 516. Refolves
of the congrefs concerning
En- 517

Provincials lofe 15,000 men
in the campaign 1776 80.
Their miferable fituation 144.
Their cruelty 145. Their
fhips protected by the French
358. Commanded by foreign
officers ib. Inftructions to
their privateers 421.
gagements with their priva― Transport, an English one
teers $55. Hiftory of their taken 421
armies and confederacies for
1776 578. Order for pref-
fing men into their fervice
647

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Randal and Comes, two
active rebels, taken 143
Rebel-prifoners, their cafe
truly stated 422. Letters be-
lier 592
tween Gen' Howe and Wa-
-Paper-currency, provincial, fhington concerning them 424
difficulty of fupporting it Rhode island, taken by
146. Copy of one of their Gen. Clinton 10. Bad ftate
bills ib. Prodigious under- of its fortifications 12 Loyal
value of 478
ty of the inhabitants of and
Parker, Sir Peter, lift of of Connecticut 359
veffels taken by him 74 -Roberdeau, Gen. his fpeech
- Pearfon, Ifaac, Efq; mur- to his foldiers before the
dered by the provincials 80 capture of the Heilians 188
Peck's kill, magazines at - Rogers, Col. reward offer
destroyed 245
ed by the provincials for ap-
prchending him 358

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