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all which burnt out quietly, as usual in these experiments, without fpreading beyond the place where the fuel was firft laid. Their Majefties gave the greatest attention to every experiment that was made, and expreffed the utmoft fatisfaction. The whole was coneluded by lighting a large magazine of faggots, pitch and tar in the fame room, that had undergone this trial twice before; once when thefe experiments were first shewn to his Majefty, and afterwards when they were fhewn to the City of London; it burnt out now as it had done before with amazing fury, but had no effect at all upon the room over. Their Majefties, with the Princes and Princeffes, went up there whilft the room below was burning with the greateft violence. FRIDAY, 4.

A letter from Windfor, dated Oct. 1, fays, An officer belonging to the 70th regiment has been down at this place for fome weeks paft, teaching feveral men belonging to Lord George Lenox's regiment the use of the rifle gun; he takes a party of men out every morning and evening; they fire at a target from 100 to 300 yards distance; the officer is very expert. Their Majesties attended a review of the riflemen yefterday afternoon, and were much pleafed at the dex terity of the officer, who loaded and fired feveral times in a minute, and hit the mark every time. Lord George Lenox, with the remainder of his regiment, are expected to come to this place tomorrow morning, from Winchefter; they are to be reviewed this day fennight by his Majefty at Dorney. On Saturday next his Majefty will review the Light Horfe at Afhford Common, near Staines."

SATURDAY, 5.

On Thursday was tried at Guildhall, before the Recorder, in the Mayor's Court, an action brought against a Lottery-OfficeKeeper, to recover the chances arifing upon the infurance of lottery tickets, amounting to the fum of gol. After much investigation, and argument of the counfel on both fides, a verdict was given for the defendant, agreeable to the opinion of the learned Judge, who held, that though there appeared in the course of the evidence an acknowledgment of the

bt, yet, as the contract was illegal, and in violation of the Gaming A&, the plaintiff had no remedy against the defendant, but was precluded from recovering the debt. The courts of law had been fo ftrict for the fuppreffion of that fpecies of traffick, fo highly detrimental to commerce, that he remembered an inftance wherein the money paid for infurance was returned.

THURSDAY, 10.

Laft week was convicted at the Seffions at Weftminster, a man who was a runner to a fet of tharpers who had, for the purpofe of defrauding honeft tradesmen of their property, under fpecious pretences, hired a great houfe

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in Grofvenor-Square, at the rent of 1ool, a year, but endeavouring to exercise their deceit linen-draper, in Hayes's Court, St. Ann's, on the perfon and property of Mr. Bonhote, Soho, he, aided by two conftables, Meff. Sylvefter and Bradshaw, put to rout the whole gang, and made captive this their chief inftrument. The court pafled fentence on the culprit, to labour for three years on board his Majefty's new lighters on the Thames. SATURDAY, 12.

Yesterday a Chapter of the most noble or der of the Thistle was held at St. James's, when the Marquis of Lothian was elected, and invefted with the enfigns of that order, ceased. in the room of the late Lord Cathcart, de

MONDAY, 14.

Yefterday his Majefty was pleafed to confer the honour of the most honourable order of jor-General of his Majefty's forces, and Gethe Bath on the Hon. William Howe, Maneral of his Majefty's forces in North America.

WEDNESDAY, 16.

On Monday night a man was taken into wife and two children in a room in a house, cuftody in Brewer-ftreet, for locking up his in Spitalfields, the fame evening, and fetting the house on fire. Had not the cries of the children must have perished in the flames, woman alarmed the neighbours, the and her which were happily extinguished in time

On Monday the Quarter Seffions was held at Guildhall before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Recorder, &c, when a conftable was fined on an indictment for grofely afïaulting a young woman as fhe was going through the Poultry with her brother, and dragging her being a common prostitute. The profecutrix to the Poultry-Compter, charging her with declared in court, that he did not want to derive any advantage from the profecution, but that the carried it on merely to deter him and others from being guilty of the like again. The prifoner was fentenced by the court to Compter, and give fecurity for his good behafuffer fix weeks imprisonment in the Poultryviour for fix months.

FRIDAY, 18.

This day the King was pleafed to grant field, and to his heirs male, the dignity of an unto the Right Hon. William Lord MansEarl of the kingdom of Great Britain, by the Nottingham, with remainder to the heirs title of Earl of Mansfield in the county of male of the body of his father,

SATURDAY, 26.

A few days ago the following affair happened near Envill, in Staffordshire. Lord G.'s gamekeeper having fufpected that a perfon was poaching in the park, went in purwhen he came near the poacher, he asked fuit of him with a gun loaded with a bali him what bulinefs he had there? The man

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provoked the keeper, that he inftantly levelled his piece and shot him through the body. The man (who proves to be a ropemaker of Kidderminster) expired in a fhort time after. The keeper has abfconded.

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tween King Henry VIII. and Francis I. of France, at Guines, near Ardres, hitherto preferved in the private apartments in Windfor Caftle, was on Tuesday last, by their Majeflies command, placed for public infpection in the Royal Picture Gallery. The above painting contains upwards of 4000 faces. An ancient picture is alfo placed by it (a fea piece) reprefenting the return of Henry VIII. and his nobility from the faid interview.

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HIS day John Home, Efq. of the county of Berwick, was ferved and returned heir male to the Earl of Dunbar, before the fheriff and a refpectable jury. This title has lain dormant for a great number of years.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS, From the London Gazette Extraordinary.

Whiteball, Oct. 10, 1776.

THIS morning Major Cuyler, first Aid

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maine:

Camp at New Town, Long-Iland,
Sept 3, 1776.
My Lord,

On the 22d of last month, in the morning, the British, with Colonel Donop's corps of Chaffeurs and Heffian grenadiers, difembarked near Utrecht on Long I and without oppofition, the whole being landed, with forty pieces of cannon, in two hours and a half, under the direction of Commodore Hotham; Lieutenant General Clinton commanding the first divifion of the troops.

The enemy had only fmall parties on the coaft, who, upon the approach of the boats, retired to the woody heights, commanding a principal pafs on the road from Flat-Bush to their works at Brooklyn. Lord Cornwallis was immediately detached to Flat-Bush with the referve, two battalions of light infantry, and Colonel Donop's corps, with fix field pieces, having orders not to risk an attack upon the pafs, if he should find it occupied ; which proving to be the cafe, his Lordship took poft in the village, and the army ex

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tended from the ferry to the narrows, through Utrecht and Gravesend to the viilage of Flatland.

On the 25th Lieutenant Gen. de Heifter, with two brigades of Heffians from Staten Ifland, joined the army, leaving one brigade of his troops, a detachment of the 14th regiment from Virginia, fome convalescents and recruits, under the command of Lieut. Col, Dalrymple, for the fecurity of that island.

On the 26th Lieut. Gen. de Heifter took poft at Flat Bufh, and in the evening Lord Cornwallis with the British drew off to Flatland; about nine o'clock the fame night the van of the army, commanded by Lieut. Gen. Clinton, confifting of the light dragoons and brigade of light infantry, the referve, under the command of Lord Cornwallis, excepting the 42d regiment, which was pofted to the left of the Heffians, the firft brigade, and the 71 regiment, with fourteen field pieces, began to move from Flatland, across the country through the new lotts, to feife a país in the heights, extending from East to Weft along the middle of the island, and about three miles from Bedford, on the road to Jamaica, in order to turn the enemy's left, pofted at Flat-Bush.

General Clinton being arrived within half a mile of the pafs about two hours before day-break, halted, and fettled his difpofition for the attack. One of his patrols, falling in with a patrol of the enemy's officers, took them; and the general learning from their information that the rebels had not occupied the país, detached a battalion of light infantry to fecure it, and advancing with his corps upon the first appearance of day, poffeffed himself of the heights, with fuch a difpofition as must have insured faccess, had he found the enemy in force to oppose him.

The main body of the army, confifting of the Guards, 2d, 3d, and 5th brigades, with ten field pieces, led by Lord Percy, marched foon after General Clinton, and halted an This columa hour before day in his rear. (the country not admitting of two columns of march) was followed by the 49th regi ment, with four medium twelve pounders, and the baggage closed the rear with a feparate guard.

As foon as these corps had paffed the heights, they halted for the foldiers to take a little refreshment, after which the march was continued, and about half an hour paft eight o'clock, having got to Bedford, in the rear of the enemy's left, the attack was commenced by the light infantry and light dragoons upon large bodies of the rebels, having cannon, who were quitting the woody heights before-mentioned to return to their lines upon difcovering the march of the army, instead of which they were drove back, and the army ftill moving on to gain the enemy's rear, the grenadiers and 33d regiment being in front of the column, foon approached

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within mufquet fhot of the enemy's lines at Brooklyn, from whence these battalions, without regarding the fire of cannon and fmall arms upon them, purfued numbers of the rebels that were retiring from the heights fo close to their principal redoubt, and with fuch eagerness to attack it by ftorm, that it required repeated orders to prevail upon them to defift from the attempt. Had they been permitted to go on, it is my opinion they would have carried the redoubt; but it was apparent the lines must have been ours, at a very cheap rate, by regular approaches. I would not rifk the lofs that might have been fustained in the affault, and ordered them back to a hollow way, in front of the works, out of the reach of mufquetry.

Lieut. Gen. de Heifter began foon after day-break to cannonade the enemy in his front, and, upon the approach of our right, ordered Col. Donop's corps to advance to the attack of the hill, following himself at the head of the brigades. The light infantry about that time having been reinforced by the light company, the grenadier company, and two other companies of the Guards, who joined them with the greatest activity and fpirit, had taken three pieces of cannon, and were warmly engaged with very fuperior numbers in the woods, when, on the Heffians advancing, the enemy gave way, and was entirely routed in that quarter.

On the left, Major General Grant, having the fourth and fixth brigades, the 42d regiment, and two companies of New-York Provincials, raised by Governor Tryon in the fpring, advanced along the coaft with ten pieces of cannon, to divert the enemy's attention from their left. About midnight he fell in with their advanced parties, and at day-break with a large corps, having cannon, and advantageously posted, with whom there was fkirmishing and a cannonade for fome hours, until by the firing at Brooklyn, the rebels, fufpecting their retreat would be cut off, made a movement to their right in order to fecure it across a swamp and creek, that covered the right of their works; but being met in their way by a part of the ad grenadiers, who were foon after fupported by the 71ft regiment, and General Grant's left coming up, they fuffered confiderably: numbers of them however did get into the morafs, where many were fuffocated or drowned.

The force of the enemy detached from the lines where General Putnam commanded, was not lefs, from the accounts I have had, than 10,000 men, who were under the orders of Major Gen. Sullivan, Brigadier Generals Lord Stirling and Udell. Their lofs is computed to be about 3,300 killed, wounded, prifoners, and drowned.

On the part of the King's troops, five officers, and fifty-fix non commiffioned officers and rank and file killed; twelve officers and 245 non-commiffioned officers and rank

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and file wounded: one officer and twenty grenadiers of the marines taken by mistaking.. the enemy for the Heffians,

The Heffians had two privates killed, three officers and twenty-three rank and file wounded. The wounds are in general very flight, Lieut. Col. Monckton is fhot through the body, but there are the greatest hopes of his recovery.

The behaviour of both officers and foldiers, British and Heffians, were highly to their honour. More determined courage and fteadinefs in troops have never been experienced, or a greater ardour to diftinguish themselves, as all those who had an opportunity have amply evinced by their actions.

In the evening of the 27th the army encamped in front of the enemy's works. On the 28th, at night, broke ground 600 yards diftant from a redoubt upon their left, and on the 29th at night the rebels evacuated their entrenchments, and Redhook, with the utmoft filence, and quitted Governor's Inland the following evening, leaving their cannon and a quantity of ftores in all their works. At day-break on the 30th, their flight was difcovered, the picquets of the line took poffeffion; and those most advanced reached the fhore oppofite to New-York, as their rear guard was going over, and fired fome shot among them.

The enemy is fill in poffeffion of the town and island of New-York, in force, and making demonftrations of oppofing us in their works on both fides of King's Bridge,

The inhabitants of this island, many of. whom had been forced into rebellion, have all fubmitted, and are ready to take the oaths of allegiance.

This dispatch will be delivered to your Lordship by Major Cuyler, my first Aid de Camp, who I trust will be able to give your Lordship fuch further information as may be required.

I have the honour to be, &c.

W. HOW E.

P. S. I have omitted to take notice, in its proper place, of a movement made by the King's fhips towards the town on the 27th, at day-break, with a view of drawing off the attention of the enemy from our real defign, which, I believe, effectually answered the intended purpose.

The number of prifoners taken by the King's troops, amounted to 1097; among which were three generals, three colonels, four lieutenant-colonels, three majors, eighteen captains, forty-three lieutenants, and eleven ensigns.

There likewife fell into the hands of the victors, fix pieces of brass, and twenty-fixpieces of iron ordnance, befides a quantity of fhot, fhells, ammunition, intrenching tools, mail arms, &c. &c,

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The South-Carolina Gazette, of Aug. 16, mentions, that there has been a skirmish in their Back Settlements, by a party of Seneca and other Indians, under Col. Cameron, in which Col. Williamfon, the Provincial Commandant, had met with a repulfe, being wayJaid by the Indians, wherein to of his men were defperately wounded, a Mr. Salvador fcalped and killed, and feveral other privates; that afterwards Williamfon's party, when recovered from their furprize, next day burnt all the houses on the fide of the river Keowee; and after burying their dead, and taking care of their wounded, proceeded onward, and burnt Sugar Town, which the Indians had deferted. Williamfon, it was faid, was marching on the 6th of Auguft, at the head of 650 men after the enemy, to carry fire and fword throughout their country.

A letter from St. Croix, dated the 9th of September, mentions, that they had just received advice from St. Kit's, that a terrible fire broke out at Baffeterre, and had burnt down two thirds of that town; but no other particulars are as yet come to hand. The fame letter mentions, that they have had a hurricane at St. Croix, and that it was much worfe in the Windward Inlands.

Sept.

widow of the late Captain Robert Parkhurf.
-Sir Thomas Tancred, Bart. of Brampton.
in Yorkshire, to Mifs Penelope Asheton
Smith, of St. Mary-le-bonne.-18. George
Pochin, Efq. of Bourn, in Lincolnshire, to
Mifs Dixie, eldest daughter of the late Sir
Wolfan Dixie, Bart.-24. Gerrard Levinge
Van Heythufen, Efq. of the Chancery Of-
fice, to Mifs Amy Miles of Loweftoffe.-25.
William Prefton, of Moreby, Efq, to Mrs.
Ann Foulis, fecond daughter of the late Sir
William Foulis, of Ingleby-Manor, York-
hire.

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DEATHS.

ENKY Banks, Efq. one of the

H commifioners of the customs for the port of London.-7. The Right Hon. Charles Cadogan, Lord Cadogan.-9. The Kight Hon. Stephen Fox, Earl of lichefter. -11. Sir William York, late Chief Juftice of Ireland; but had retired on a penfion.

13. Lady Ann Stirling, relict of Sir Henry Stirling, of Ardoch, Scotland, Bart.-15. Jofeph Smith, Efq. LL. D. of Kidlington, in the county of Oxford.-16. George Gibfan, Efq. fon of Bishop Gibfon, late bishop of London.-17. Thomas More Molyneaux, Efq. member for Haslemere, and a major general in the third regiment of foot guarde. GW Street, Westminster, Secretary to Province of West Florida, and for the Inland 7ILLIAM of Ellis, F. R. S. agent for the

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MARRIAGES.

the Right Hon, the earl of Suffolk, to Mifs Elliot, daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart.

4. The Rev. Mr. Charles Shuttleworth, youngest brother of Robert Shuttleworth, Efq. of Forcett, in Yorkshire, to the Hon. Miss Mary Cockburne, youngest daughter to the late George Cockburne, Efq. and the Right Hon. Lady Forrefter.-7. Sir Rowland Hill, of Hawkflone, in Salop, Bart. to Mrs. Pewys, of Hardwick in the fame county. -12. Major Home, of the 25th Regiment of Foot at Winchefter, to Mrs, Parkhurst,

of Dominica.-The Right Hon. Richard
Onflow, Lord Onflow.-20. Mr. William
Prior Johnfan, one of the attornies of his
majefty's palace court.-21. Samuel Mead,
Efq. F. R. S. and commiffioner of his ma
jefty's customs.-23, Samuel Cox, Efq
counsellor at law.-25. The Hon. Mils
Elifabeth Foley, daughter of Lord Foley,—
Mifs Jane Whichcote, daughter of Sir
Chriftopher Whichcote, Bart.-26. Lady
Calder, relict of the late Sir James Calder,
Bart,

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CORRESPONDENTS.

E Ancedores fervations in State/men-On the Fashions and Conduct of the Ladics

XAMPLES of the affonishing Power of Eloquence-On the Nicknames of Princes

Pluto's Triumph-An Elegiac Ode, &c. fball appear in our next.

The poetical favours of R R.-J. H. on Peace, &c. are received, and fhall be inferted in rotation with thofe of our other correspondents,

The Remarks of Veritati Amicus, and the Hint of A. B. are under confideration. When the defired lifts can be obtained they shall be given. Very correct and expenfive Maps, with particular deferiptions, of the feveral Provinces of North America, bave been already prefented to the readers of the London Magazine in former numbers.

If Vicarium will indulge us with foortening bis Effay, it fall appear: At present it is too long, and we fear that recriminations on juch fubjects as Tithes would be both sharp and dfgufting.

Our readers will please to add after the word "for" at the bottom of p. 536 "them in nature, but that every man was the real author of all or most of his own miferies."

The length of the News rbis month, obliged us to umit fome of the Poetical Elsays intended to be inferted

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