T June1762. Trials. A hint preventive of child-murder. -peared by the evidence, held a council of war, at which another party of Levellers, commanded by one Capt. Dey, making in all 5 or 600 men, part of them armed Cand dreffed in their white uniforms, affifted, to deliberate on putting the geldte: ing to death, because belonging to a gentleman who had exerted himself in fuppreffing thefe disturbances); and Pierce (otherwife Andrew) Moore, convicted of e being in the faid meeting, dreffed in white, and playing on a fiddle, at the killing of the faid gelding. Nine indictded for burning the houfe of Mr Michael Adams at Glanworth, were continued in gaol till next allizes, the material evidence having difappeared, fuppofed to have been fpirited to do fo. James Lededin and Daniel Sullivan, Popish priests, indicted for exercifing ecclefiaftical func tions, not being registered according to law, and prefented by the grand jury as men of infamous characters, were admitted to bail, in bonds of 501. each, and their fureties the like fum, till next affizes, then to be tried. Some were fined and imprisoned, fome enlarged on giving fecurity for their good behaviour, and several, against whom nothing appeared, were discharged by proclamation. The distemper which was lately epidemical at London and other places, reached Dublin before the end of May; in which city fearce any family escaped; but it did not prove mortal. By the wife management of the tru et ftees, the linen-manufacture in Ireland has laft year increased upwards of 80,cool.; and it is thought to be capable of being increased still further, even to the extent of three millions yearly. SCOTLAND. The Lords Juftice-Clerk and Prestongrange were appointed to go the western circuit laft fpring, the Lords Minto and Auchinleck the fouthern, and the Lords Strichen and Alemoor the northern. The courts fat down, at Stirling on the 10th, at Glasgow on the 16th, and at Inverary on the 23d, of April; at Jedburgh and Perth on the 6th, at Dumfries and Invernefs on the 14th, and at Air and Aberdeen on the 22d, of May.- -The only perfons found guilty of capital crimes, were three unhappy women, for childmurder, viz. Janet Strang, Katharine Rofs, and Janet Laing. Strang was sentenced to be hanged at Perth,. on the 23d of June; Rofs, at Tayne, on the 337 30th of June; and Laing, at Elgin, on the 23d of July. Laing was recommended to mercy by the jury, on account of convul❤ five fits to which it was proved fhe had been subject, and with which fhe was feveral times attacked during her trial. Jean Black, a fourth, was tried for the fame crime, at Perth, but found not guilty.-P. S. Anne Davidson was fenten ced, at Edinburgh, July 6. also for childmurder, to be hanged on the 18th of Auguft. The frequency of this unnatural crime attracted, fome years ago, the attention of our fupreme criminal court, and lately that of the general affembly of our church [280.]; and it is juftly obfer ved, in the Caledonian Mercury, that as the prevention is infinitely preferable to the punishment of crimes, few things would be more worthy the confideration of the legislature, than an inquiry into the origin, caufes, and remedies, of a custom, fhocking to the humanity even of a Hottentot or Cannibal." On which one of our correfpondents obferves, That the origin of this crime, is the irregular gratification of a natural defire, the gratification of which, in a regular and law◄ ful manner, is not only innocent, but laudable; and that the immediate causes of it are, a strong fenfe of fame, (an evidence, fays he, that the perions guilty of it are not abandoned prostitutes, but, generally, young women unhappily feduced, or perhaps [xi. 509. 603. xxiii. 218.] actually ravifhed), and a well-grounded dread of great contempt and pinching poverty. For remedies he recommends the promo ting of industry and frugality, so as to enable perfons of low rank to marry, and the giving all due encouragement to marriage. But how to discover and apply a proper remedy, he thinks, would be well worthy the confideration of our Select fociety, and of being put as an article for which the Edinburgh fociety would give a premium. He juft hints, that it might be of confiderable use, if a method could be fallen on to transfer a juft thare of the fhame to the other fex, when their folly has fuch a tragical iflue; that as a woman is punished capitally if her child be found dead, because the has not previoufly taken the proper methods for its prefervation, the fuffers, not for committing a crime, but for neglecting to do her duty; that surely nature never meant to burden the weaker parent with the whole care of the offspring in any stage of its infancy, infancy, and to exeem the other entirely; that therefore, in fuch cafes, the unhap py convict fhould, by order of the court who paffes the fentence, be exhorted by a minifter, in prefence of a magiftrate, to make not only a confeffion of her own guilt, but a full difcovery of the partner of her folly, with all the aggravating circumstances that can with truth be laid to his charge, and that this fhould be authentically publifhed, with the name of the magiftrate and minister fubjoined; that whatever inconvenience fuch publication might bring upon the man, he would have no reafon to complain of the law, as more fevere on his fex than on the other; and that there would be fcarce any probability of a man's being unjuftly accufed, because no discovery of the man should be asked till the woman were under fentence of death, and it should not be publifhed unless and till after fhe were executed. 1 ftrates prefented the judge (Lord Stri chen) and other members of the court, with white gloves. It is remrakable that this is the third fucceffive maiden circuit for that district; and what is ftill more remarkable, upon an inquiry it was found, that there were no prifoners in any of the gaols within the counties of Aberdeen, Bamff, or Kincardine, either for crimes or debts. For fome time paft, fundry abstractions have been made from the north mail, of bags and letters, with valuable contents; and by an advertisement, dated, General Poft-office, Edinburgh, May 22. 1762, a reward of 50 1. Sterling is offered to any perfon who will difcover by whom, and in what manner, thofe abstractions have been made, lo as the persons guilty may be convicted; and, if defired, the perfon's name who gives the information, not to be divulged. The city of Edinburgh being now plentifully fupplied with water, the magiftrates offer, by an advertisement published about the middle of May, to accommodate any of the inhabitants with a pipe to convey water into their houses, on paying, advance, a private family 20 s and a brewery, bakehouse, or tavern, 50 s. yearly; the pipes to be laid at the expence of the perfons who get them, and to be under a stop-cock in cafe of a fcarcity of water. And fome of the inhabitants are accordingly getting pipes to their houses. A letter dated, Aberdeen, June 24. gives the following account. "The unwarrantable practice of heath or moor burning, at all times dangerous, but much more fo during fuch a long continu: ed drought, has lately been attended with very difagreeable confequences. An article lately in the London papers falls properly to be here inferted, viz. "We are informed, that there is in Berlin, and in every great town in the Pruffian dominions, a certain edifice, properly furnished, and properly attended, to which any young woman who has the miffortune of being with child, may re pair before her fhame becomes public. The utmoft fecrecy is preferved; he is treated with all poffible care and indulgence; and, a month after her lying-in, difcharged, with money in her pocket, By this means, the murder of baftard children is effectually prevented, by removing every temptation to it; the children are preferved to the ftate, and fuch children only as are proper objects of its care; the unhappy women are covered from flame, and return again into fociety without fcandal. All this is fo far from The woods of Rothemurchus have been encouraging prostitution, that it has the in imminent danger of a total conflagravery contrary effect: for every flame- tion; and the fine foreft of Glenmore and lefs common woman is feverely punished; Glenfiddich, were only preferved by the and thofe only that are unhappily feduced vigilance and activity of those concerned receive the benefit of this benevolent cha--but the woods of Abernethy have fufrity. This is a new inftance of the penetration and public fpirit of his Fruffian Majefty, who has in one establishment fecured all the advantages that arife from our Foundling-hofpital, Lying-inhofpital, and Magdalene houfe, with no inconfiderable improvements on all three." At Aberdeen there was no bufinefs, either civil or criminal, before the cirenit court; on which account the magi fered prodigioufly, and all the neighbour. ing inhabitants were for feveral days and nights employed in diverting the courfe of, or extinguifhing the flames." At a meeting of the Select fociety, June 29, this question was to be under difquifition: Whether the manner of trial by juries in civil as well as in criminal caufes, would be of advantage to this country? MA Jane 1762. Maritime occurrences. Marriages: MARITIME OCCURRENCES. From the London gazette. Admiralty-office, June 10. Capt. Harrison, of the Venus, fell in with and took, May 1.75 leagues N. E. of the Lizard, the Micollet, a Bayonne privateer, of 14 guns and 136 men; and, June 4. he came up with and took the No. tra Signora de Begonia, a Bilboa privateer, of 16 guns, 20 fwivels, and 195 men. 12. The Alarm cutter, Lieut. Anning. on, brought into the Downes, June 10. Le Vo. lage, a Dunkirk privateer, of 2 guns, fome wi vels, and 65 men. A letter from on board his Majefty's fhip Repulfe, dated off the ifle Granade. Feb. 1.162, Tays, Lat Wednesday, being at anchor in one of the bays of this ifland, our commander, Capt. Allen, fent on thore feventeen men to cut wood for the fhip's ufe; which they did that day with out being molested, or giving any offence to the people of the island: but fending the fame number of men a second time, immediately on the boat's landing, a volley of finall arms was fired upon our people from among the bushes, which killed or wounded the greatest part of them, who had not time to take to their arms before about forty French rushed upon them, and notwithStanding their furrendering, and asking quarter, it was retufed, the French continuing to cut and hack them in a most harbarous manner, particu larly our midshipman, who commanded the boat, and had received a fhot in the body, and who was begging for mercy on his knees, when one of the villains ftruck him on the face with a cutlafs, and cut one of his cheeks almoft off, and inftantly another fired his piece at him, and the ball of it went through his hat; but this not doing the business intended, he received a moft violent blow on the ftomach with the butt end of a mulket. The rest of our boats had now reached the thore, and the French made off into the woods. On the crew of thefe boats landing, a moft hocking fpectacle prefented itself! of their fhipmates they found dead on the beach, barbarously butchered with the axes that were intended to cut wood with; and on their going a little farther, they found the midshipman and three others dying of their wounds: the other feven we have no account of, and it is feared they have fuffered the fame fate.- Such cruelty from an enemy whom we have always treated with the greatest lenity, I hope will not go unpunished." S:X From a letter dated at fea, off Hifpaniola, May 24. About three weeks ago the Dublin's tender, in ber paffage from Jamaica to Adm. Rodney, with dispatches from Sir James Douglas, fell in with French Dutch trading floop, which engaged the 339 tender fome time, and after a very obftinate com bat on both fides, the floop ftruck. Lieut. Pringles had five men killed, and twenty-eight wounded, a very young man, commanded the tender. He out of fixty, his complement. The enemy had The floop had greatly the advantage of the tenthirty-fix killed and wounded, out of forty-five. der in fize. As this difabled Lieut. Pringle from proceeding with the difpatches, he put back for Jamaica with his prifoners and wounded men: he loft company with the prize, and afterwards felt in with a French privateer; which engaged and took him, the prize floop coming in fight before he ftruck, by which we have this account. Mr know not his fate in the fecond. There was no Pringle was wounded in the first action; but we officer on board but himself, as the mate was killed by the floop, and the midshipman was then in the prize. Mr Pringle's behaviour was moft gallant London, June 25. The Charles, Davis, is arrived at Liverpool, from the coaft of Africa. She was taken on the coaft by the Modefte French frigate, of 36 guns, and the Koulican privateer, Tangee, of 12 nine pounders, and a 18 men, and after taking 190 negroes, &c. out of her, and tripping her almost naked, the French gave up the hip to the crew. They alfo took, on the 28th of March, at the island of Delos, the following veffels; viz. Lion, Howe, of Bristol; Hawk, Start, of Kendal; Catharine, Kenny, of London; Kitty, Thornborough; Snapper, Bree thary; Sally, Margill; Venus, Hamilton; Nane cy, Maccaflin, of Liverpool; a shallop, Kelly, mafter; a loop, Richard, mafter; and another fallop, Bayley, mafter; also another floop, Wa terman matter. Norwich, June 20. By letters received from the Eaft-Indies, we hear, that Mr Henry Browne, late of this city, furgeon to the 84th regiment of foot, commanded by Lt Col. Eyre Coote, be ing on board the Fatafalam, a company's fhip, bound from Fort St George to Calcutta, the ca pital of Bengal, from thence to Delly, to affift in dethroning the Mogul, the hip being wrecked, efcaped on shore, but died with fatigue, in the ifland of Vifiapour, on the 24th of September laft, in travelling the country, in order to reach Calcutta. Major Robert Gordon, Capt. Scott, and Enfign Ogilvie, of the fame regiment, who were with him, are alfo dead with fatigue; and the following perfons belonging to the 84th regiment of foot were loft, viz. Lieut' Jones, Mehaw, Pain, Prideaux, and Dewar; Enf' Ward and Brabafon; Surgeon's-mares Hart and Was terman; Mr Samplon, a volunteer; 16 ferjeants one drummer, and 218 rank and file. MARRIAGES, June 15. At Edinburgh, Mr John Hamilton merchant in Edinburgh, fun of William Hamil ton of Wilhaw, Efq; deceased, to Mifs Ifabella Stirling, daughter of Sir Harry Stirling of Ardoch, Br, deceased. 19. The Earl of Drumfries and Stair, to Mife Anue At Bengal, Grant Scott, Efq; a captain in Col. Coote's regiment, and major of brigade. At Vigo, Don Macdonell, a major.general, and governor of Tuy in Galicia. May Prince Radzivil, great general of Lithuania. t 10. John Thomson younger of Charleton, Efq; an only fon. 21. At Weft Grange, Murrayshire, in the 78th year of her age, and 37th of her widow. hood, Mrs Elifabeth Dunbar, relict of Ludovick Dunbar of Grange, Efq; and daughter of Sir Robert Dunbar of Northfield, Bt. 27. At Gask, Aberdeenshire, John Fordyce of Gafk, Efq; June 9. At Inverary, Alexander Duncanfon of Kiells, Efq; provost of that town. 16. At London, the Countess of Jersey. Her Ladyfhip was daughter of the late Duke of Bridgwater; and was first married to the late Duke of Bedford; but had no iffae by his Grace. She has left one fon by the Earl of Jerfey, Lord Villers, and one daughter. Her jointure of 3000 a year reverts to the present Duke of Bedford. 18. At Purves-hall, Sir William Purves of that Ilk, Bt. 20. At Edinburgh, John Murray of Ardbenmy, Efq; merchant in Edinburgh. At Rotherhith, aged 99, Mrs Johanna Dy fter, who never had any illness till two days before her death. 21. At Edinburgh, Mifs Betry Campbell, eldeft daughter of the deceased Colin Campbell of Glenure, Efq; 23. Bt Bristol Hot-wells, Charles Cornwallis, Earl Cornwallis, constable of the Tower of London, lord-lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the hamlets thereof, and colonel of the first militia regiment of the Tower hamlets. His Lordship is fucceeded in honours and cflate by his fon Lord Viscount Brome, lieutenant-colone! of the 12th regiment of foot, and member for Eye. 29. At Edinburgh, Dame Jean Bennet, relict of William. Nifbet of Dirleton, Efq; 29. At Dundee Archibald Young, Efq; col lector of his Majelly's customs. P. S. June 4. At Edinburgh, Marion Con gelton, widow of Captain David Braimer of Eárom.i PREFERMENTS. From the London Gazette. The King has been pleased, + Jane 19. to appoint George Dank, Earl of Halifax, George Hay, D. L. L. Thomas Orby Hunter, John Forbes, and Hans Stanley, Efqs, George Buffy Villiers, commonly called Lord Vif. count Villiers, and Thomas Pelham, Efq; Commif fioners for executing the office of High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, and the dominions thereto belonging. William Burton, John Orlebar, John Wyndham Bowyer, Frederick Frankland, David Pa pillon, William Cayley, George Lewis Scott, and Henry Poole, Efqs, together with Thomas Bowlby, Efq; Commissioners for the management and receipt of his Majesty's revenue of excise. From other papers. James Forrester, Efq: colonel of the 938 re giment of foot, Governor of Belleifle, in the room of Gen. Crawfurd. James Hebden and William Hatfell, Efqs, Captains in the 19th regiment of foot. Heneage Lloyd, Efq; fon of the late Sir Ris chard Lloyd, a Cornet in Cholmondeley's harfe. Lord Malham, one of the Lords of the bedchamber to his Majesty, in the room of the Earl of Pembroke. [161.] Thomas Beliches, Efq; Prefenter of figna. tures in the court of Exchequer in Scotland, in the room of John Dundas of Halls, Efq; who has refigned. James Bruce of Kinnaird, Efq; Conful-general at Algiers. Mr Richard Dick, Professor of Civil History in the university of St Andrews. Admitted May 13. THE SCOTS MAGAZINE. JUL Y, 1762. CONTENTS. Anecdotes of the fucceffion in the RUSSIAN || Rouffeau's advice to a daughter concerning MA R . empire 341. Oglethorpe's account of the CHEROKEES 348. A view of the prefent POLITICAL DISPUTES, from the Monitor, Briton, North Briton, Auditor, Patriot. and Occafional Writer 349. to 357. Important questions on this fubje&t, put, and answered 358. On the present spirit of party is. A defeription of BUCKINGHAM-HOUSE 359. Plan for a FOUNDLING-HOSPITAL in Edinburgh 361. MEDICINE. A method of recovering fatigued foldiers 364. A method practifed by the negroes for removing rheumatisms, &c. 367. Voltaire to D'Alembert, on RELIGIOUS CRUELTY 364. A letter from Lord CHURCHILL to K. JAMESII. on his going over to the Prince of Orange 365. NEW BOOKS, with remarks and extracts. Muller's voyages from Afia to America 368. Sheridan on the English tongue 372. A letter to the Earl of E-t, containing an anecdote to the honour of the Earl of B- 373.1 RIAGE 366. POETRY The fire-fide 375. Od: by Capt. Petrie 376. The Captain and Capidib. To a lady on her recommending pectoral balfam ib. Beauty and Fashion 377. To a young lady with a prefent of artificial flowers ib. HISTORY. A revolution in Ruffia 378. The new Emprefs's manifefto on her acceffion 379. and on the Emperor's fudden death 380. The lofs in the action at Grebenstein or Wilhelm •stahl 380, 1. French account of that action 382. An advantage gained by the Allies at Lutternberg 383. Magazines of the Allies deftroyed ib. Operations of the Pruffians and Auftrians 384. Proceedings against the Jefaits 385. Declarations of war, Portugal against Spain and France, et e contra 38, 8. Affairs in England 390. and Ireland 394. Maritime occurrences 395. LISTS, &c. An heir-apparent to the British crown born 395. The produce of the duty on coaches in Scotland, fince the commence ment of that tax 396. Anecdotes of the SUCCESSION in the fucceffion in this empire. This, it may I RUSSIAN EMPIRE. By a masterly hand. T is a thing obvious to every one who is at all acquainted with hiftory, that there has been a conftant revolution in power, by which fome nations have declined, and others been brought forward and rendered illuftrious. This revolution, the vulgar in the laft age, referred to the influence of the ftars; the vulgar in this, to chance; politicians, to fecond causes; and wife men, to Divine Providence. It is in confequence of this revolution, that Ruffia feems rifing into the ascendant; and therefore it may be esteemed a point of useful knowledge, to have a clear idea of the VOL. XXIV. be faid, is easy to collect from large hiftories: but where are we to meet with thefe? Or taken from compendiums of Ruflian affairs; and yet there they will be found confufed and inaccurate in many respects. For thefe realons, the pro ducing a fuccinct plan of this fort of hi ftory, may be regarded, at this juncture more efpecially, as a thing not only curious and entertaining, but likewife of public utility. At the clofe of the fixteenth, and at the opening of the feventeenth century, Rutia was drenched in the blood of its natives, and expofed to plunder and devastation by all its neighbours. The ancient line of its fovereigns was extinct. Ufurper after ufurper feized the throne. |