petty officer prompting him to look into one of the books, he found it very weigh ty; on which flicking a knife into the co ver, it pierced only the leather; which being ripped off, behold a bright exhibition of quadruples, or four-piftole pieces, inlaid on both fides of the patteboard! The book, ftripped of its cover, was given to the priest, with this compliment, "That about the cover he was, to be fure, very indifferent, and now the book would be of lighter carriage to him." The cover is kept as a curiofity"- -The Hermione is the very fhip that detained the Antigallican and her prize in Cadiz bay at the beginning of our war with France, and at that time the carried thirty-two guns.

On the roth, the price of filver fell at London two-pence per ounce, viz. from 5 s. 8 d. to 5 s. 6 d.; and on the 31ft, 98,000 ounces of the Hermione's fiiver, which was purchafed by fome Jews, was hipped for Holland.

On the 27th, 30,oco l. in quarter-guineas, were delivered from the mint to the bank.

They write from Wreay, in the parifh of St Mary, Carlifle, that in the begining of Auguft about 700 pieces of old Roman coin were found in a fort of trough, in a ford in the river Pettarel, near Nubbingen, in that neighbourhood, by fome boys who were bathing. They appear to be of eleven different reigns, fome very fresh, and fome 1650 years old; many as large as crown and half crown pieces, and fome the fize of a farthing. They are compofed of a mixture of brafs and copper, and are fold to the curious at a pretty high price.

Sir Edward Hawke, with the fquadron under his command, arrived at Torbay on the 24th; and on the 28th the Duke of York, who was out with that fleet, arrived at London.

According to a letter from Portsmouth, of Ang. 1. the Albany war-floop had arrived at Spithead the Sunday before, on board of which was Capt. Symonds, who Had a command in a late attempt on the French flat-bottom boats at Caen.-In this attack, the marines, in marching through a little village, were fired at from windows by the French, who wounded a corporal in the thigh. His comrades would have flaid to give him affiftance, but the braye fellow cried out, "Don't mind me; push on, and do your bufinefs like Britons; hall do well enough."

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The enemy were generous enough to take him up, and dreffed his wounds, and fent him back to his party. At a courtmartial, held on board the Nept ne, at Portsmouth, Aug. 5. Adm. Holburn prefident, to inquire into Capt Symonds's conduct, this gentleman was fentenced to lofe the command of his fhip the Albanyut A board of longitude was held at the admiralty, Aug. 17. at which a great number of perfons of diftinction were prefent. Mr Harrifon and fon attended, and laid before the board the improvements made in their time-piece, and the obfervations made in a late voyage to the Weft Indies [219.]. They received 1500l.; and it was ordered, that 5001. thould be given to Mr Irvine, and that his marine chair [xxi. 492.] fhould be fent out again to sea for further trial, according to the fuccefs of which he is to be rewarded."To eftablish a method at fea, in the roughest weather, for taking celestial obfervations, with equal precision as at land, and that in the fimpleft and easiest manner, which, we hear, is the principle of Mr Irvine's fcheme, will undoubtedly not only afcertain the places of thips on that uniteady element within the limits required, but will alfo enable the mariner to shape his courfe with greater exactness. Artificial time-tellers brought to the utmost perfection of which human contrivance will admit, will certainly be ufeful aids when obfervations cannot be taken: they will also be fufe when fet to the motion of any planet in order to affift the skill of the oblerver. But it is vain to expect fuch can answer the ultimate grand end: nothing but the immutable ftarry fyftem, a fyftem not to be difordered, will do it. Therefore as a telescope of proper power, mounted on the marine chair, has already enabled us to investigate the course of the celestial chronometers with identical precifion, time has been thereby as identically measured, confequently the longitude found. It is faid this fcheme, ap. proved by many of the most learned in Europe, is alfo productive of feveral other ufeful improvements, which, we hear, will be made public." Lond. papers.

A gentleman in Gloucefter has communicated to the public the following as an ufeful hint in agriculture. "As I have found, by many years experience, the great advantage which accrues from fowing rye for a winter and spring pasture for colts, cattle, and fheep, in a plentiful year of fodder and grafs; and being fen3 N 2

My LORD, Whitehall, Aug. 29. 1762. Have the Earl of Egremont's directions to acquaint your Lordihip, that, confequence of his Moft Chriftian Ma efty's nomination of the Duke de Niverois to come here to treat of a peace, the King has been pleafed to name the Duke f Bedford to go to Paris for the fame purofe; and his Grace's appointment will be leclared on Wednesday next, the ift of eptember. My Lord Egremont thinks it may be of ufe to make this public in the ity as foon as poffible. I am, with the reateft refpect, My Lord, your Lordthip's poft obedient humble fervant,

R. WOOD.

Two fets of preliminaries are given in be London papers. According to the ft, the French are to have all Canada, he Milifippi to be the boundary; to reain the privilege of fending as many fhips they pleafe to North America, in which hey usually employed annually between 200 and 1500 fail; to enjoy the fithery bey had before the war, and to be given heifland of Cape Sable for drying their ih; and to have a fifhery on the banks of Newfoundland, with a fettlement on he weft fide of that ifland for the purposes of drying, &c. Martinico, Guadalupe, Marigalante, and St Lucia, to be restored o the French; Tobago and the rest of he neutral iflands to be ceded to G. Briam. The French to have three fettlenents in the East Indies, Pondicherry to be one of them. Minorca to be ceded to 3. Britain, and Belleifle to France. Seegal to remain to G. Britain, and Goree o be reftored to France. The Havanab, if taken, to be restored to the Spaiards. The fecond is to this purpote: Canada to be kept by G. Britain. The filheries at Newfoundland, with relpect to G. Britain, France, and Spain, to be on the fame footing as before the war. The Spaniards to ceafe hoftilities in Portugal, and renounce the claim to the Portuguese crown. The Havannah to be reftored, if taken; and if not, hoftilities there to cease. The neutral lands to continue with G. Britain, alfo Guadalupe;

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Martinico and Belleifle to be 'reftored. Senegal to remain to G. Britain, and Goree to be restored. Louifiana not having yet been attacked, to remain of courfe with its prefent poffeffor. The other ob jects of lefs importance to be referred to a negotiation.

The following addrefs has been prefented, and very graciously received. Moft Gracious Sovereign, permit us to approach your throne, to congratulate your Majefty upon the late moft joyful event.

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Nothing was wanting to complete the happinels of your faithful fubjects, but to,. fee your Majesty's domeftic felicity fully eftabl fhed.-Heaven has moft graciously granted our warmest wishes, in the fafe delivery of your Majesty's most amiable and beloved confort the Queen, and in the birth of a Prince, upon an aufpicious day.

May the fame good Providence foon reftore her Majefty to perfect ftrength, and preferve his Royal Highnefs the Prince, till, educated under the care of his Royal Parents, he be, equally with them, the darling of the nation.

Late, very late, may he come to the throne; and long may he reign over a brave, free, and loyal people, and make them fharers of that happiness which we enjoy, by imitating the example of his Royal Parents.

May it pleafe your Majesty, Your Majefty's most loyal and faithful fubjects and fervants, the Lord Provoft, Magiftrates, and Towncouncil of your city of Edinburgh. Signed in our prefence, and by our ap pointment, the city's feal being af fixed, this 19th of August 1762.

GEO. LIND, Provoft.

P. S. St James's, Sept. 11. On Wednefday evening, the 8th inftant, the ceremony ofchriftening his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was performed in the great council-chamber of his Majefty's palace, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury; his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cum berland, and his Moft Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, (reprefented by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain of his Majefty's houfehold), being godfathers, and her Royal Highnefs the Princefs-dowager of Wales being godmother. The young prince was named GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK. Gaz.

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SCOTL A N D. The restriction put upon the cash-accounts of the Edinburgh banks in January laft [54], was taken off, in the end of July, as to all accounts of or below 1000 l. Sterling The Royal bank, and likewife the British linen company, have late ly, in felf defence, iffued conditional notes; the fums in the notes being made payable, either on demand, or, in the option of the directors, fix months after payment is demanded, with intereft: fo that this precaution is now uled by the two established banks, as well as by others who have fet up banking companies in Scotland without legal authority, fome of those who iffue only five fhillings notes excepted; but we have not yet feen any of the Royal bank twenty fhillings notes, or of the British linen company's ten fhillings notes, in the conditional form.

By an act of the town-council of Edinburgh, of March 24. 1762, the porterage of coals is regulated, fo that for carrying a cart-load not exceeding twelve hundred weight, to any cellar, or high or low houle, the porters get two pence; and towards carrying this act into execution fix fets of weights are now prepared, and lodged in the following fix places, viz. Netherbow lodge, footymens hall, laigh walk in the parliament-ciofe, weigh-house, corn-market, and new fifh-market; the porters are stationed in their respective wards, and have the charge of the weights; and are, when defired, to weigh any cart of coals, on being paid one penny for weighing, befides the two pence for car rying the coals to the houfe" or cellar.

The managers of the fociety for promoting the reading and speaking of English in Scotland [xxiii. 440.], gave notice in the Edinburgh papers of July 28. that they had engaged Mr Leigh, a perfon well qualified to teach the pronunciation of the English tongue with propriety and grace; and that they had fixed the prices and conditions of his attendance upon gentlemen in the following manner: For one hour, during a month, to a fingle perion, one guinea; for two or more perfons, du ring the fame time, half a guinea each; but that Mr Leigh fhall not admit more than fix perfons at one hour.

The poft that brought the news of the birth of the Prince of Great Britain has ving reached Edinburgh in the afternoon of Monday Aug. 16. there were public rejoicing that evening and next day in the city, by firing of cannon, ringing of bells, water-works, bonfires, &c.

MARITIME OCCURRENCES. 104 Admiralty-office, Aug. 7. Capt. Adams, of the Diana, took, off the Texel, Aug r? La Duns kerquaife, a Dunkirk cutter privateer, of 4 guns, 4fwivels, and 30 men. She had taken five prizes, which the ransomed for 800 guineas. The ran fomers and bills were on board.

14. Commodore Moore, commander in chief in the Downs, gives an account, in his letter of Aug. 13. that Capt. Macbride, of the Grace cutter, has deftroyed a small privateer on the coast of Holland; and that Lieut. Reeves, in the Lyon cutter, has brought into the Downs a lug fail privateer, taken Aug. 12. to the weltward.

The Hon. Capt. Bertie, of the Dispatch floop, being on a cruife on the coaft of Scotland, fell in with, July 27. and, after a chace of thirty hours, took the Duc de Broglio, a French privateer of 14 guns and 80 men. She had fix ranfomers on board. [She was carried into Leith]

Capt. Richard Knight, of the Liverpool, fell in with and took, July 27. Le Jacques, a French privateer, of 2 guns, 8 fwivels, and 41 men; and, Aug 18. he retook the Two Brothers, from

Carolina for London, with rice.

28. Capt. St John, of the Hazard floop, gives an account, in his letter of Aug. 7. off Zeeland, of his having taken, July 15. the Savage, a Dunkirk privateer cutter, of 4 swivels, and 15 men. She had taken the floop Robert, John Hunt, of Ipswich, which Captain St John has retaken; but the privateer being very leaky, he was obliged to fink her. 40 Hadi

[The preceding taken from the London gazette.] Extract of a letter from on board the Hunter, at Jea, Aug, 26. 1762. dyreniat sved you

Having this opportunity by a cutter, fend you the following particulars, which you may depend upon. We were creifing off the Texell the 234, and fell in with a Dutch man of war, fual, defied to fearch them, but were told ty and four fhips under her convoy. We, as t the man of war, that his convoy muff hot the fearched, having ftrict orders from the States to protect them: he likewife faid, he was bound to

Goree in Holland, though he steered a direct Channel courfe. That, and our having fome fufpicion of his convoy's carrying on a contraband trade, as we could fee one of them loaded with maits, &c. made us keep clofe to him till last night off Calais; when we fired a fignal for a cuifer, and were joined by the Trial loop; who we fent into the Downs, to ask the Commodore's order was, to take them into the Downs. dore's advice how to proceed. The CommoThe Tral, in coming to join us, (which the did cruifers: the Diana, Chefter, and two about noon this day), made the fignal for all cutters, joined us before the came up A 01

Capt. Adams, in the Diana, being commo. dore, went to the Dutch man of war, and defi red him, in the most gented manner, to permi him to fee what his convoy were loaded with

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