"Sixthly, That no officer, poffeffing brewet local rank in India, fhould remain there, onlefs he chufes to ferve with his actual rank in the King's army.

Seventhly, That a period of 18 months fhould be allowed for the exchange of thofe officers who now hold local rank in India.

Letters, lately received by the Company's thip the Raveníworth, in part confirm the account in our laft, of the dreadful ftorm on the coast of Coromande!. Coringa is totally deftroyed (fee p. 265.). At Madda. pollum the tempeft was feverely felt; the factory-houfe blown down, and many others destroyed, At Mafalipatnam every velel that lay at anchor was loft, villages fwept away, and the country overflowed by the fea many miles. At Cockenarah the tide fuddenly rofe more than 13 feet above the ufual level; and the people who were faved efcaped by flight to an adjacent hill.-It is remark, able, that the deftru&tive force of the form did not extend more than 25 miles, that is, between Coringa and Uprora, very little beyond either places. The lofs the French have fultained, by the deftruction of their shipping at the Mauritius, is computed at 14:400,000 millions of livres.

By letters from Hydrabad, the whole country was in alarm at the proximity of Tippoo, who threatened the Nizam on the conclufion of the peace with the Mahrattas. The Nizam's eldeft fon, Alijaw, a prince in the prime of life, who has hitherto had no part in the direction of State affairs, has lately made an offer of heading the troops of his father, which was refufed, and the command given to Ali Beg; but nothing certain can be concluded from thefe motions; and the rifing of the Kifhus, which annually inundates the country, muft foon give a temporary ceffation of hoftilities to the contending parties.

By the fame conveyance, the lofs of the Company's country fhip, the Ganges, Capt. Frazer, bound from Bengal to Madras, has been received, of which the following are the particulars:

On the 22d of May 1787, a leak had been discovered; but, while the vefiel could be kept clear by the pumps, no danger was apprehended. In the evening, however, the pumps were rendered ufelefs, being choaked by the rice, of which the cargo confifted. In this dilemma it was judged advise able to run the thip athore. By two o'clock the had taken ground, and was lying on her beamends, when Mr. Corber, who, with his wife, were paflengers, went down to acquaint his lady of the danger in the tenderet manner pofiole, of which she was fufficiently apprifed, by the noife vravoidable on fuch occafions, and with great compofure affured him, the was prepared to meet with him whatever might be their fate; with this refolution they got into the top, where they remained

fome time, till the shifting of the fhip plunged the maft into the fea with fuch violence at to oblige them all to quit their hold, except Mr. Brown another paffenger, who gene roufly leapt into the water to fave the lady, but perished in the attempt, Mr. Corbett was faved by the Pilot fchooner, that took him up in a state of infenfibility; but lived to experience all the horrors of his miferable fituation. Out of 113 perfons 43 were faved. Of the gentlemen who perifhed, the following are the names: Meffrs. Gardener, Brown, M'Intyre, jun. Boulden, and Joseph.—Lieutenants Warren and Nuttel.

Add to the above misfortune, the fate of Fort Nuttal on the South Coaft of the Ifland of Sumatra, which, on the 4th of June laft, took fire, and was burnt to the ground. There were more than 100 Malay houfes, none of which efcaped the conflagration. This misfortune will be the more feverely felt, as the inhabitants were but just recovering from an epidemical diforder, that had been fo general, that a great part of the crop of rice lay rotting on the ground for want of hands to reap the harvest.

A dawk arrived at Calcutta on the 15th of September laft at night, with an express from Cawnpore, dated the 6th of September, and feveral private letters, from one of which the following is an extract:

"Although Lord Cornwallis is fo nigh, we cannot tell whether he means to come here [Cawnpore], or proceed to Lucknow first.

Ramfay's troop fet off this morning to meet him at Allahabad, by his own order, and Ramfay is ordered to march to it in fig days,

His Lordship is to be at Allahabad about the middle of the month, where the Nabob, and Colonel Harper, Refident at Lucknow, are to meet him.

"There is the devil to pay at Delhi.

"Scindia has loft all his army, which have left bim, and gone over to the Rajah of Jyuagur, his enemy; he has now no more authority, on this fide Guafor, than I have; but is fled to that garrifon, and the Rajahpoots are in chace of him.

"Golaum Kandur, the Rohillah Zablee Caun's fon, is now in poffeffion of Delhi, and of the King's perfon, and has feized on all the provinces and purgannahs belonging to Scindia, between the hills and Gualior.

"Scindia has fent Bow Buxey to Lord Cornwallis, for affiftance; and we think thefe commotions will prevent our being relieved here this feafon.

"You know the connection between Scindia and the Company, and what affiftance he can claim. His affairs are in a very bad ftate; but, if we affift him, it will be the means of enlarging the Great Mogul, who is now a prifoner in his own palace.

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WEST INDIA INTELLIGENCE.

From the Babama Gazette.

On the 3d of January, Capt. Tho. Thompfon, in the floop Sally, beating up from the S. W. point of Heneaga, faw a white flag flying on the fhore, where, on landing, he found 23 women and 53 men and boys in a moft diftreffed fituation, having been paffengers on board a brig from Dunlary in Ireland, bound to Charles Town and Baltimore, and put afhore there for want of provifions, the brig having been fix weeks at fhort allowance. They were told the place where they were landed was a plentiful inland, on which they would find towns and inhabitants who would fupply them with plenty of provifions; but when they found themselves deceived, and wanted to return on board, they were fired at, and one man killed. Capt. Thompson is faid to have Janded 20 of these unfortunate people on Long Island; and 56 at Naffau. [Miferable muft that policy be that tends to depopulate a fruitful country by oppreffion! Ireland, by encouragement and cultivation, would abound in all the neceffaries and luxur es of life, yet the people are daily leaving it in warms.] Private letters from Jamaica, dated fo late as the latter end of January last, give hopes of great crops of fugar for the prefent year, notwithstanding the very many plantations that have been laid down by the blafts of wind, accompanied by heavy rains.

The affembly have paffed an act, that, if a white man kills a black man, he fhall be hanged without benefit of clergy.

rary, began to be agitated in an extraordinary manner, to the astonishment and terror of the neighbouring inhabitants. The rumbling noise from the bog gave the alarm, and on the 30th it burft, and a kind of lava iffued from it, which took its direction towards Ballygriffen and Golden, over-fpreading and laying wafte a vast tract of fine fertile land belonging to John Hide, Efq. Every thing that oppofed its courfe was buried in ruins. Four houfes were totally deftroyed, and the trees that food near them torn up by the roots. The difcharge has been inceffant fince the 30th, and how far it will extend cannot at prefent be determined.

On Thursday, March the 27th, being appointed for celebrating the anniversary of St. Patrick at the cattle, that festival was obferved with more than ordinary, splendour. The Knights of St. Patrick, and the Reprefentative Sovereign, appeared in the refpective emblems of the order. The ball and fupper were numerously attended. The ladies and gentlemen were for the most part dreffed in the manufactures of Ireland; and the rooms appeared lefs crouded than usual, though there was more company, as the ladies were without hoops.

SCOTLAND.

Edinburgh, March 22. On Wednesday 2 fhaip contest took place at the back of the Black Rocks, near Leith harbour, between a boat's crew belonging to Newhaven and another belonging to Prefton Pans, occafioned by the latter's dragging oysters on the ground laid claim to by the former. After a fevere conflict for about half an hour with their oars, boat-hooks, &c. the Newhaven mea brought in the Prefton-Pans boat to New

Later advices from Antigua make no mention of any malignant diforder in that ifland; on the contrary, that the planters had begun to grind their fugars, and that they fhould be able to load four or five fhips with new fugars in the course of a few weeks.

But the Kington Gazette takes notice of fuch a diforder prevailing at St. Kitts.

AMERICA,

IRELAND.

This is the fecond boat taken from them this feafon.

COUNTRY NEWS

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On the 29th a moft daring murder and robbery was committed near Miles Platting, on the York Road, on the perfon of Mr Worthing on the York carrier, who had fcarcely left the house where he called to drink, than he was thot dead, and his watch and purfe taken from him, though fo near three men on the road before him as to be heard to beg for life. A man has been apprehended on fufpicion, but dif charged for want of evidence.

Fairford, March 27. About nine o'clock in the evening four men on horseback came to the houfe of Mr. Wm. Jenner of Broadmore Hill, in this neighbourhood; and cali ing the carter, they told him, that they wanted to put their horfes in the table. The carter faid, he had no room for their horfes; upon which they knocked him down, and tied his legs and hands. They then called the other man out of the table, and compelled him to go with them to the house,

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where Mrs. Jenner was fitting with a young lady a vifitor. They tied the man, and locked him in the cellar; and having bound the maid and, young lady, they took Mrs. Jenner up ftairs, and by threats obliged her to fhew in what bureau Mr. Jenner kept his cash and bills. With a picklock the ringleader opened all as readily as with a key, and took out to the amount of about one hundred pounds. In the box belonging to the maid, they found forty guineas, the earnings of a long feries of honeft induftry. When they came down into the kitchen, and the fervant found that her box had been opened, the cried bitterly, that all she had in the world was gone. The man who affumed the head of these ruffians, turning to his accomplices, faid-This muft have been an induftrious creature, to have faved fuch a fum. Damme, we will not take HER money. Here, my girl, here are your forty guineas;" and immediately returned her the

money.

"The fame man went up to the young lady, and kiffed her; and another of them prefuming to follow his example, he pushed him back, and bid him ftand off, for that was an honour referved for himself alone. They then put the females down into the cellar, and locked the door; and afterwards regaled themfelves with what the pantry afforded.

"Mr. Jenner had been out at a tithe-dinner; and returning about eleven o'clock, a little elevated, was furprifed, on entering his houfe, to fee the guefts, who had taken poffeffion of his fire-fide. What, fays Mr. Jenner, are you going to rob my house?' No, no, fays one of the men, that is done already.' Why, where have you put all my family, fays Mr. Jenner? They are all fafe in the cellar, faid the robbers, where you fhall join them, as foon as you have delivered your money." His pockets were fearched, and three or four guineas taken.

And now, faid the ringleader, if you attempt to make any difcovery of us, we will come fome time hence, and take ample revenge.'

"Mr. Jenner being put into the cellar, the men fat down to enjoy themselves, drank three bottles of wine, and did not leave the houfe till two in the morning. The fituation of the family was not difcovered till the workmen came in the morning, who then fet them at liberty.

The threat of taking revenge terrified Mr. Jenner from making the neceffary pur. fuit after this banditti; but advice has been fent to London of the bills that were taken, fome of which were Drummond's notes; but it was discovered that they had been brought for payment, and the cafh had been re

cr ved.

"Thorpe, who turned King's evidence against the men that broke open the house of John Webb, Eiq. of Cote, gave an intima

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tion that fome of the friends of their gang were expected from London, to speak to the characters of Collins and Froft. It has been furmifed, therefore, that the robbers of Mr. Jenner were coming on this errand, but, finding that the affair was too desperate, they ftopped at Fairford, and made this attack upon Mr. Jenner, to pay their expences. It is faid, two of them called at the Bull at Fairford to give their horfes corn, and came into the house; but the other two stopped at fome other inn in Fairford, and waited in the ftable whilft their horfes were fed."

This whole ftory is probably founded upon a fact, which appears to have happened at Langlay Farm, near Witchwood Forest in Oxfordshire, occupied by Mrs. Green, where four villains made an attempt to rob the house; but were in part prevented by the Courage of Henry Bunting, Mrs. Green's fonin-law, who, at the hazard of his life, defended the house, till the carter, who had been knocked down in the ftable, recovered himself and alarmed the neighbours, but too late to fecure the villains, who fled precipitately with a trifling booty, leaving a small pocket piftol, filver-mounted with a screw and rifle barrel, maker's name Baskier, behind them; alfo the lock and part of a horfe pistol, fteel-mounted, broken in the fray; with a new round hat, the lining to draw over the face; and a cap to fall down with holes to look through; and at a small diftance from the house a carter's frock much worn. It is wished, that fome of these circumstances may lead to a discovery.

PORT NEWS.

It has been reported on very creditable authority, that the Duke of Richmond has made fome propofals for difmantling the garrifon of Hell, and converting the ground into a wet dock, for the convenience of merchant-hips, provided the inhabitants will agree to make a dry dock in the other part of the ground.

HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

A peafant, named Pazanek, has discovered in the domain of Licomijole, in the circle of Chrudim, a flinty rock, for which the Emperor had promifed a confiderable reward. It produces flints in fuch great plenty, that there will be no farther occafion to import them.

A Swifs is faid to have invented a machine, which will difcharge 300 balls in three minutes, and do as much execution, with ten men to work it, as half a regiment.

The heavy and inceffant rains hat fell in Portugal, in the month of February, fo fwelled the rivers, particularly the Tagus, between Abrantes and Litbon, as to destroy all the feed put into the ground, and to deprive the husbandmen of all hope of a harveft. Advices of good authority have been received,

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ceived, that the famous Paul Jones, who is now at Copenhagen, has made an offer of his fervice to the Emprefs of Ruha, which has been accepted. If this be true, we fhall foon hear of fome defperate exploit in fupport of his character.

The following tranfaction is faid to have occafioned a great ferment in France, where Lettres de Cachet have of late been as much agitated as General Warrants were formerly in England.

The Prefident of the Parliament of Thouloufe, having refufed, with the rest of the Court, to regifter the tax of the two-twentieths; notice was fent to the King, who immediately ordered a Lettre de Cachet to be iffued againft M. de Catalan, the Prefident, which was difpatched to the Count de Perigord, Governor-General of the Province of Languedoc, with orders for him to ferve it immediately on the Prefident.

In confequence of which M. de Catalan was immediately arrefted, and conveyed to the Caftle of Loudres, fituated at the foot of the Pyrenean mountains.

The Governor of Gibraltar has lately received advice, by express from the British Conful at Tangier, that the Emperor of Morocco had called all the European Confuls before him, and, in their prefence declared, that he had revoked the grant formerly made to the English nation, to purchafe cattle and other provifions within his dominions, for the use of the garrifon of Gibraltar; and that this prohibition should remain in full force, till he had received an affurance from the King of Great Britain himself, and not by his Confuls, that an efcort thould be feat to convoy to Conftantinople the third prefent, which his Majesty propofed to fend to the Porte, confitting of two ships of war, &c. At the Imperial prefs at Petersburg, they have just finished printing a new tranflation of the Koran, which the Empress has caused to be executed for the ufe of her Mahometan fubjects.

The Turkish Ambaffador took leave of the Court of Spain about the end of last month, Jaden with prefents from the King, a ring garnished with diamonds, value 19000 florins

a diamond real value 3000 florins-2000 rix-dollars in fpecie;-aud, befides his daily expences, 300 florins are advanced for 84 days-100lb. of quinquena-10 pieces of fine cloth, and 10 000 florins for his fecretary and domestics. From the Prince of Afturias, a valuable diamond-ring worth 12000 florins; and from the Prime Minister a gold fnuffbox, value 1500 florins.

The Imperial Minifter at Venice has prefented to the Senate a moft fpirited Memo. rial, in which he declares, "That if the Government of Venice do not inftantly give fufficient reafon for their naval armament, and declare which fide they mean to take in the prefent war with the Turks, his mafter

will forthwith commence hoftilities against that Republic."

The States of Venice have published their formal refufal to permit the Ruffian fleet making ufe of their ports. It is dated in the Predagi (i. e. Council or Senate) on the 1st of March.

The Chevalier Emo, it is faid, has defired to resign his command of the Venetian fleet. Subftance of the Treaty lately concluded

and ratified between the King of Pruffia and the States of Holland.

The preamble fets forth, that, from fome late tranfactions, there has refulted a mutual defire to renew and ftrengthen the antient ties between the refpective States, by a new Treaty of defenfive alliance.

The articles were nine in number. Article 1. eftablishes the harmony which formerly fubfifted between the two States.

Art. z. obliges them to act in concert for the maintenance of the Public Peace, and to employ their good offices to prevent a war; but, if thofe good offices have not the defired effect, and that one of the high contracting parties is hoftilely attacked by any European power,

Art. 3. engages the other to fuccour his Ally; the King of Pruffia, the Republic, if attacked, with 10,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry; and the Republic the King of Pruffia. if attacked, with 5oco infantry, and 1000 cavalry; which refpective fuccours are to be furnished in the fpace of three months after requifition made, and to remain during the war with the power that requires them, and is to pay them.

By Article 4, it is fipulated, that, if the Dutch are attacked by fea, or in their poffef fons beyond fea, the King of Prudia fhall pay in money instead of troops, at the rate of 800,000 Dutch dorins, for 1000 infantry; and 120,000 in the room of 1000 cavalry.

Art. 5. The parties may augment their demands for fuccour according to their ne ceffities.

Art. 6. If the high contracting parties fhould be engaged in the fame war again the common enemy, they engage not to lay down their arms but by mutual confent.

Art. 7. To increafe and cement the mutual friendship, the fubjects of the one State are to be treated by the subjects of the other, with refpect to commerce and navigation, as the most favoured nations.

Art. 8. That the differences that have arifen, refpecting limits, shall be terminated by commiffioneis appointed for that purpofe; and all differences fettled on the places n conteft.

By Art. 9. His Pruffian Majefty guarantees the Stadtholderthip, as well as the Hereditary government of the provinces, in the Houfe of Orange, with all rights and prerogatives, according to the diploma of 1747, acknowledged in 1748, taken in charge in