The Royal NAVAL REVIEW 281.

Mr BRUCE's travels, 286.

The Earl of CHESTERFIELD's will 287.

Proceedings and Debates in PARLIAMENT.

On the Caribbs of St Vincent 289. On

encouraging foreigners to lend money on,

our Weft-Indian eftates 292. On fhort-

ening the duration of parliaments 294

On foreigners being part-owners of British]

ships 296.

A propofal for lowering the NATIONAL

DEBT, by opening a new trade to Africa

fhips 297.

Accounts of an EARTHQUAKE in Shrop

thire 299. and of the deftruction of Pleurs

300. Inquiry into the causes of fuch phe-

nomena 301.

DILUVIAN remains found near Oxford 303.

A character of VOLTAIRE 304.

NEW BOOKS, with remarks and extracts.

Tables relating to refraction and paral-

lax 306. Armstrong on longings in fevers

307. Wintringham's Mead's medical ad-

monitions, on the virtue of camphor 310.

NTS.

Wires and pins in ladies HEAD-DRESSES
dangerous 304.

- Mo-

POETRY, &c. On fecing Garrick in Dort

John 312. Verfes from a crooked gentle-

man to a ftraight lady ib Colin and

Phebe, a paftoral ib. The happy tearch

313. The birth-day ode ib. The Wood-

en Walls of Old England 3'4. On feeing
a picture of May Drummond ib
numental infcription for Marthal Keith ib.

HISTORICAL AFFAIRS. Turky; Ruf

fian demands 315. Turkish anfwer 316.

Military operations 317, 18, 19. Poland

320. Germany 322. United Provinces

and France 323 Italy and Spain 324.

Barbary 325. North America 326. Weft

Indies 328.- England, Acts passed 328.

Scotland: Trials of the meal-rioters

329. Executions 331. A mob at Greena

ock ib. Trials at the circuit-courts, at

Perth 332. Aberdeen ib. Inverness 333-

at Jedburgh, Glasgow, and Inverary 334-

LISTS, &c. 334.-

Medical de

·336.

grees conferred at Edinburgh 334.

LONDON GAZETTE.

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St James's, Fune 29. 1773.

Arly in the morning on Tuefday
the 22d inftant, the King fet
out from Kew for Portfmouth;
and being arrived at Portfea
bridge between ten and eleven the fame
morning, was received by a royal falute
of twenty-one guns. His Majefty then
proceeded to the firft barrier, where Maj.-
Gen. Parker, who commanded the gar-
rifon during the royal refidence at Portf-
mouth, delivered the keys of the gar-
fon to the King; who was pleafed to

return them. On his Majesty's entering

the Land port-gate, he was faluted by a

triple difcharge of 232 pieces of cannon

mounted on the ramparts of Portmouth,

VOL. XXXV.

at Blockhouse fort, and at South-fea ca-

ftle.

His Majefly proceeded through the

town out at the Water-gate to the Dock-

yard, and arrived at the Commiffioner's

houfe ten minutes before eleven o'clock;

where he was received by the Prefident

of his Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy

Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Lord

Chamberlain of his Majefty's Household,

the First Lord Commiffioner of the Trea-

fury, the Secretaries of State, the Lords

Commiflioners of the Admiralty, the

Treafurer and Commiffioners of the Navy,

the three Admirals of the squadron at

Spithead, and the Mafler and Lieutenant

General of the Ordnance. The artificers

and workmen belonging to the yard, be-

ing all affembled before the houfe, gave

three

three cheers as his Majefty entered, and then immediately difperfed, and returned to their feveral employments.

After his Majesty had taken some refrefhment, he went to the Governor's house in the town, attended by the nobility and perfons of diftinction, and had a public levee, at which a great number of the officers of the navy and army were prefent, as also many gentlemen of the country, who on this occafion came in to pay their duty to his Majefty.

The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgeffes, of the Town, waited on his Majefty, and prefented the following addrefs.

"To the King's Moft Excellent Majefty.

May it please your Majesty,

WE the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Burgeffes, of the Town of Portsmouth, humbly beg leave to pay our duty to your Majefty, and to congratulate your Majesty upon your arrival

in this town.

Nothing can give us greater joy and fatisfaction, than to fee your Majefty fhewing fo much attention, and doing fo much honour, to the glory and bulwark of these kingdoms. We defire to exprefs the warmest affection for your Majefty's perfon and government; and to offer our earnest prayers, that the Fleet may ever prove victorious ander the auspices of your Majefty, and your Royal Family; and redound to the glory of the Sovereign of the British empire."

They were all received very graciously, and had the honour to kifs the King's hand; after which his Majefty was plea fed to confer the honour of Knighthood on John Carter, Efq; the Mayor of Portsmouth.

When the levee was over, his Majefty returned to the Dock-yard, and at half an hour after one o'clock imbarked in a barge, in which his Royal Standard was immediately hoifted. The Earl of Sandwich, First Commiffioner of the Admiralty; the Earl Delawar, Gold Stick; and Lord Robert Bertie, Lord of the Bedchamber in waiting, imbarked in the fame boat with the King.

His Majefty then proceeded to Spithead, attended by the barge of the board of Admiralty, with the flag of their of fice, the three Admirals with their flags, and all the Captains of the Fleet with their pendants in their barges.

As his Majefty paffed the garrifon, he

was faluted by a royal falute of twentyone guns from Blockhouse fort, Salu ting platform, and South-fea caftle.

When the Royal Standard was seen from the fleet at Spithead, which confitted of twenty fhips of the line, two frigates, and three floops, moored in two lines abreast of each other, the whole manned fhip, and faluted with twenty. one guns each.

The King went on board the Barfleur of 90 guns, where he was received by the board of Admiralty, the Captain being at the head of the accommodationladder, and the fide manned by the lieutenants of the fhips. As foon as his Majefty paffed the guard of marines on the quarter-deck, the flag of the Lord High Admiral, which was then ard hoifted at the main-top-maft-head, flying, was ftruck, and the Royal Standthe Lord High Admiral's flag at the fore-top-maft-head, and the Union flag at the mizen-top-naft-head: on fight of faluted with twenty-one guns each. The which, all the fhips, except the Barfleur, fhip being cleared the fame as for action, and the officers and men at their refpective quarters, his Majefty, after the nobility who came off upon this occafion, and the flag-officers, had paid their duty to him on the quarter-deck, walked fore and aft on the lower-gun deck, and took

a view of the whole.

At half an hour after three o'clock his

Majefty fat down to a table of thirty covers, at which many of the nobility, and perfons of diftinction, as well as of ficers of the navy and army of the rank of colonel and upwards, were admitted to the honour of dining. After dinner, the Queen's health being drank, the whole fleet faluted with twenty-one guns; and, upon his Majesty's retiring from table, the King's health was likewife drank with the like falute. the fame was repeated every day during his Majefty's continuance at Portsmouth.

And

At fix o'clock his Majefty went into his barge, attended by the board of Admiralty, the flag-officers and captains, in the fame order in which they came, and paffed along both the lines of fhips, each fhip (being again manned) giving three cheers, and faluting, feparately, with twenty-one guns, as the King paffed by them.

His Majefty then went on board the Augufta yacht, where he was again reeeived by the board of Admiralty. The

Royal

Royal Standard, with the Lord High Admiral's flag, and Union flag, were immediately hoifted, as they had been on board the Barfleur; and his Majefty failed into the harbour; the fhips at Spithead and the fortifications faluting as upon his Majefty's coming out, and the Admirals and Captains attending him to the harbour's mouth; after which they returned to their respective ships. His Majefty landed at the dock a quarter be fore nine o'clock, and returned to the Commiffioner's house, where he refided the whole time of his stay at Portsmouth. Wednesday, June 23. At eight o'clock this morning his Majefty began to view the Dock-yard, the ships building and repairing, and the magazines. At eleven his Majefty went into his barge, attended by the Commiffioners of the Admiralty and Navy in their barges, with the flags of their refpective offices, and many of the nobility in another barge, and proceeded up the harbour to view the thips lying in ordinary. His Majefty went on board three of thofe fhips, viz. the Britannia, a first rate, of 100 guns; the Royal William, a fecond rate, of 84 guns; and the Defiance, a third rate, of 64 guns; and, at half an hour after two, went off to Spithead to dine on board the Barfleur, attended by the Commissioners of the Admiralty, the flag-officers and captains, in their barges, as before.

At fix o'clock in the afternoon his Majefty went from the Barfleur on board the Augufta yacht, and failed towards St Helen's till near eight, and then stood in for the harbour; but it falling calm, his Majefty left the yacht, and was rowed to the dock in his barge, where he arrived at half an hour after nine; the ships and fortifications faluting, and the flag-officers and captains attending him to the mouth of the harbour, as they had done the day before.

Thursday, June 24. His Majefty went to the Gun-wharf at fix o'clock in the morning, where he was received by the Mafter-General of the ordnance, the Lieutenant-General and Principal Officers of that department, and minutely viewed the magazines, artillery, and ftores.

His Majefty returned to the dock-yard at feven, and viewed fuch parts of the yard, magazines, and works carrying on, as he had not seen before. At half an hour after ten his Majefty, attended as before by the Nobility and Commiffioners of the Admiralty and Navy, went in his

barge on board the Venus, a frigate of 36 guns, lying in ordinary, and from thence to Weovil, where he was received by Capt. Pitt, one of the Commiffioners for Victualling the Royal Navy, and the of ficers of that department, a royal falute of twenty-one guns being given from the lines at Gofport; and, having viewed the brewery, cooperage, and magazines, returned to the dock.

After his Majefty had changed his drefs, he went to the Governor's house, and had another public levee.

At two o'clock his Majefty went off to Spithead, in the fame ftate as on the preceding days, to dine on board the Barfleur.

Vice-Adm. Pye, having, in pursuance of the King's pleasure, been this day promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Blue, kiffed his Majefty's hand on the quarter-deck, and, hoifting his flag immediately on board the Royal Oak, was, by the King's permiffion, faluted by all the fhips, prefent except the Barfleur. The Admiral, in acknowledgement of the honour conferred upon him, faluted the Royal Standard with all the guns op board the Royal Oak,

His Majefty was at the fame time pleafed to confer the honour of Knighthood on Admiral Pye, as alfo upon Richard Spry, Efq; Rear-Admiral of the White; Capt. Jofeph Knight of the Ocean, fenior captain in the fleet at Spithead; Capt. Edward Vernon of the Barfleur; and Capt. Richard Bickerton of the Augufta yacht; who had the honour each day to fteer the King's barge; and they had feverally the honour to kifs his Majefty's hand upon the quarter-deck, under the Royal Štandard.

At half an hour after five o'clock, his Majefty went from the Barfleur on board the Augufta yacht, attended as before, and, having failed through part of the line of thips, flood in to the harbour, and landed at the dock at half an hour after feven; the flag-officers and captains attending his Majefty in their barges to the mouth of the harbour, and the fortificacations faluting, as on the former days.

Friday, June 25. His Majefty went from the Dock-yard at half an hour after five this morning, to view the new works and fortifications of Portsmouth, beginning from the farthest part of the Common, round to the Saluting plat-form.

At feven his Majefty returned to the Dock, imbarked immediately on board

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the

the Augufta yacht, and failed out of the harbour, the fortifications faluting as he paffed. When the yacht arrived at Spithead, Lord Edgecumbe, Vice- Admiral of the Blue, with his divifion, got under fail, and followed his Majefty. When the yacht and men of war had paffed the buoys, the Vice-Admiral came on board, and having, by his Majefty's command, been promoted to be Vice-Admiral of the White, Led the honour to kifs his Majefty's hand under the Royal Standard; and then, fhifting his flag, was, by his Majefty's permiffion, faluted by all the hips of his division.

His Majefty proceeded as far as Sandown bay, where the Standard was faluted by the cattle.

The wind then freshening, and the tide being spent, the yacht, with the ViceAdmiral's divifion, returned to St Helen's, and anchored.

At three quarters after four the yacht got under weigh, and, the wind ftill blowing fresh, worked up to Spithead, leaving the Vice-Admiral and his divifion to proceed to Plymouth according to the orders he had received. After the King had failed along the line of fhips remaining at Spithead, he food towards the harbour, and came to anchor about half a mile within South-fea caftle, where his Majefty was attended by the Admiral, the Rear-Admiral, and all the Captains and Lieutenants of the Fleet at Spithead, who had feverally the honour of kiffing his Majesty's hand. While the yacht was at anchor, the ramparts of the town being lined with land-forces and marines, fired a fen de joye at ten o'clock, by a triple difcharge of cannon and mufquetry all round the works; immediately after which the yacht weighed, proceeded into the harbour, and landed his Majefty at the dock at half an hour after ten o'clock.

The King was this day pleafed to grant the dignity of a Baronet of Great Britain unto Hugh Palliffer, Efq: Comptroller of his Majefty's Navy, and unto Richard Hughes, Efq; Commiffioner of his Majetty's Navy refiding at Portsmouth; and alfo to direct, that the Commanders of the Wafp, Speedwell, and Hazard floops, at Spithead, be promoted to the rank of Peft-Captains of his Majefty's Fleet; the Lieutenants commanding the Greyhound and Anfon cutters in Portfmouth harbour, the Firft Lieutenant of the Barfeur, and Lieutenant of the Augufa

yacht, where the Royal Standard had been hoifted, and the Firft Lieutenants-of the Flag-Officers fhips, viz. the Royal Oak, Dublin, and Ocean, to be promoted to the rank of Commanders; and two Midshipmen from each of those ships and yachts to be made Lieutenants.

In all the proceffions before inentioned, both to Spithead and back again, a very great number of yachts and other failing veffels and boats, many of them full of Nobility and Gentry, accompanied the barges, as well as the Augufta yacht, while the King was on board. The fhores, both on the Portsmouth and Gofport fide, were lined with an incredible multitude of people, who all expreffed their loyalty and duty as his Majetty palled along, by faluting with guns, acclamations, and other demonftrations of joy. And the houses both in the town of Portsmouth and on the Common, as well as at Gofport, were illuminated every evening during his Majefty's ftay.

His Majefty was pleased to exprefs the higheft approbation of the good order and difcipline of his fleet; the excellent condition of the dock-yard, arfenals, and garrison; and the regularity with which every thing was conducted; and fhewed the utmost fatisfaction at the demonftrations of loyalty and affection with which he was received by all ranks of people.

Saturday, June 26. His Majefty fet out from the Commiflioner's house, on his return to Kew, at three quarters after fix o'clock, having been graciously pleafed to order the following fums to be diftributed, viz.