dead on the shore; but we had as- contusions from splinters. The Amazon had hauled her wind to the northward, when we stood to the southward; her condition, I think, was better than ours, and I knew that her activity and exertions were fully equal to any thing that could be effected under similar circumstances; the judgment with which she was managed during so long an action, and the gallantry of her attacks, could not but merit the highest commendation; and to the heart of a friend it was peculiarly gratifying. I have full as much reason to speak highly of my own officers and men, to whom I owe infinite obligations. The lieutenants, Thomson, Norway, and Bell, lieutenants O'Connor and Wilson, of the marines, and Mr. Thomson, the master, have abundant claims upon my gratitude, as well as every inferior officer in the ship. The sufferings of the Amazon are unknown to me; and I am singularly happy to say, that my own are inconsiderable, The first lieutenant, Mr. Thomson, a brave and worthy officer, is the only one of that description wounded, with eighteen men; twelve of which number have wounds of no serious consequence, consisting chiefly of violent I am, (Signed) ED. PELLEW. The same Gazette announces the capture of La Ville de l'Orient, a large French ship, having on board 400 hussars, with a great quantity of ammunition, by the Druid; of the Atalanta, of 16 guns and 120 men, off Cape Clear, by capt. Barlow, of the Phoebe; of the La Favourite, French privateer, of 8 guns and 60 men, by the Hind, lieutenant Gardiner; of the brig l'Alegre, by the Spitfire; and of the l'Eclair, of 18 guns and 120 men, by the Unicorn, sir Thomas Williams. 25. J. W. Haygarth, G. Trus sel, J. Bowen, A. Brown, A. Warham, W. Osmond, and W. Bampton, old lieutenants in his majesty's navy, are just chosen to be the seven poor naval knights of Windsor, a new establishment of a private nature, according to the will of the late S. Travers, esq.; each has an apartment near the castle, and 60%. per annum salary, independent of the half-pay, with 127. per annum additional to the senior. They are single, and without children, according to the said will. Two estaten in Essex are settled in trust to make good the said establishment. Downing-street, Jan. 30. Official accounts have this day been receiv➡ ed from Mr. Robert Craufurd, of the surrender of Kehl, on the 10th inst. to the Austrians, after a siege of 49 days. It appears, that from Dec. 31, to Jan. 7, several attacks had been made by the Austrians upon the enemy's principal out❤ works, in all of which the former were completely successful. Mr. Craufurd speaks in the highest terms of the skill and perseverance of his royal royal highness the archduke Charles, the gallantry and good conduct of prince Ferdinand of Orange, and of the patience and cheerfulness with which the troops submitted to the greatest hardships. 31. About six this evening, as the earl of Strathmore was proceeding in a post-chaise near Finchley common, the chaise, in which were his lordship and a French nobleman, was stopped by two highwaymen, one of whom came up to the window, and presented a pistol to his lordship, which he attempted to fire, but it flashed in the pan; at the same instant his lordship discharged a piece at the robber, which shot him in the neck, and he directly fell from his horse, and expired. His companion made off with the greatest precipitation, leading off with him the horse on , which his comrade had rode. On inspection of the body, it turns out to be that of William Lancaster, a very old offender, and who was liberated only on Monday last, having been confined on a charge of robbing lord Boringdon. His lordship, who was on his way for Scotland, immediately returned to town, and sending notice of the accident to the public office, Bow-street, Fugion and Rivett, two of the officers, who went down, instantly recognized him, although disguised in a most extraordinary manner. This is the same person who some years ago made his escape, when in custody, for robbing Mr. Staley, a king's messenger. 31. The London Gazette announces the capture of La Liberté, a French lugger, of three carriageguns, four swivels, and 18 men, by the armed cutter Griffin, in Yarmouth roads. FEBRUARY. 1. This night, colonel Frederic, son of the late Theodore, king of Corsica, shot himself in the west porch of Westminster Abbey. 2. The coroner's jury met at St. Margaret's work-house, in Dean. street, Westminster, on the body of the late colonel Frederic. Thomas Sterling, of Northum berland-street, Strand, said he had known the deceased for a number of years, particularly for the last seven years, during which time the deceased had lodged in his house. That he had always been of a most lively disposition till within these few months, when his conduct became very unsettled; and he understood it arose from the derangement of his circumstances. The witness gave a very long and affecting history of the deceased's life. John Gretton, esq. of St. Margaret-street, Westminster, gave a long account of his acquaintance with the deceased, of whom he spoke in the highest terms, and said, that about three months since the deceased called upon him, and appeared much altered in his conversation from what he had for merly been, and confessed he was distressed in his circumstances; that he had received a letter from the duchess of Wirtemburg, wherein she informed him, that, on account of the distressed state of Germany, it was not in her power to continue the annuity of 2001. a year to him, but, as a substitute, she bad procured him a regiment of Ger man infantry, in the disposal of which the deceased solicited the assistance assistance of the witness, which was complied with, and every endeavour possible was made by the witness with the East India company and the Portuguese ambassador; by the former it was rejected, but the latter agreed to the hiring of the troops, but waited the sanction of his court; during the negotiations the deceased was very impatient, and called frequently on the witness, and every time the disordered state of his mind appeared to in crease. Last Sunday when he called, his behaviour was so very violent, that he witness's wife and servants were apprehensive he was going to attack the witness's life, and he directed the witness to send a very insulting letter to the Portuguese ambassador to break off the negotiation. Elizabeth Seagur, who keeps Waghorn's coffee-house, Old Palace-yard, said she had known the deceased for these ten years past. She described his deranged conduct within these few months. William Lynn, surgeon, who examined the body of the deceased, described the mangled state in which he found the deceased's face and head. Counsellor Robinson, and Mr. O'Bryen, of Craven-street, Strand, were particularly intimate with the deceased, and gave an account of his conduct for these few months past. A witness proved that the deceased borrowed a pistol from a pawnbroker, in St. Martin's-lane, a few days since. The jury returned a verdict, that the deceased had shot himself in a fit of insanity. The remains of this unfortunate gentleman were interred in the church-yard of St. Ann's, Soho, near to the body of his father. The hearse was accompanied by two mourning coaches, in which were some gentlemen, who admired and esteemed him when living, and were solicitous of paying this last tribute to departed worth. About an hour before the interment, a very respectable person desired to place upon the church-wall, at the head of the grave, the following character. It was submitted to the minister, who granted the rerequest. Here lie the mortal remains of Colonel Frederic, son of Theodore, king of Corsica. In his deportment he was a finished gentleman; in honour, honesty, and truth, he was princely. He was poor in circumstances, rich in the possession of the most liberal heart; and the greatest distress he laboured under was the want of abilities to relieve the distresses of others.-God be with him." A proclamation was issued, ordering a general fast in England, on Wednesday, March 8; and in Scotland, on Thursday, March 9. A court of common-council was held at Guildhall; present, the lord mayor, 14 aldermen, the two she. riffs, and 200 commoners. Mr. Woodbridge then moved, That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to his majesty, offering our grateful thanks to his majesty for his constant and paternal regard for the prosperity of this country, and the welfare and hap piness of his subjects, more particularly evinced in his majesty's most gracious and benevolent design of restoring peace to these realms, and deeply lameting that his endeavours to obtain that desirable end, have been unhappily frustrated by the abrupt termina 1 tion of the late negotiation in the haughty and insulting dismissal of his majesty's ambassador from Paris; expressing also the consolation we derive from the conviction that the calamities that may attend the continuance of the war, can only be ascribed to the exorbitant views and inimical disposition of the present government of France, and assuring his majesty he may confidently rely on the zeal, public spirit, and resources of this corporation, for every future exertion that may be deemed necessary for Co-operating with our fellow-subjects in the vigorous prosecution of a war, the termination of which the overbearing and unreasonable conduct of the enemy has rendered independent of his majesty's will; trusting, however, that the united efforts of a loyal people may yet oblige the enemy to accede to a just, solid, and honourable peace for Great Britain and her allies, and thereby secure the future repose and tranquillity to Eu-rope. This motion was seconded by alderman Lushington, Mr. Goodbehere, after calling for several addresses, which were read, moved, by way of amend ment, That the proposed address to the throne is unnecessary, as the testimonies of loyalty presented by this court, together with the support it has given and tendered in aid of the war, must have afforded indubious proof of this city's zeal and regard for the honour of his majesty's crown and the interest of his people, and cannot fail deeply to impress the royal breast with a sense of the inexpressible concern the members of this corporation feel in the frustration of the efforts his majesty has employed to obtain the blessings of peace. This amendment was seconded by Mr. Griffiths. A long debate ensued, and the principal speakers were sir James Sanderson, Mr. alderman Lushington, Messrs. Kemble, Dixon, Birch, Hodgson, Simmonds, Goodbehere, Griffiths, and Waithman. The question being put, there appeared, For the amendment, 71 Against the amendment, 12 aldermen 123 commoners 2 tellers 137 Majority 66 against amendment. Mr. Waithman, in a long and able speech, moved the following amendment: That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to his majesty, assur ing him of the lively interest we feel in supporting, as a branch of the constitution, the honour and dignity of the crown, and expressing our solicitude for the happi. ness of his majesty and his august family, regretting that the tenor of the instructions sent to lord Malmesbury, appointed by his majesty, to negotiate a peace with the French nation, should have had so little tendency to conciliate the mutual animosities, and adjust the subsisting claims of the two nations; lamenting that his majesty's ministers, by preferring demands apparently inadmissible, should provoke the dismissal of his ma jesty's ambassador, and render the prospect prospect of peace so necessary to the welfare and prosperity of this country, an object of doubtful hope and fearful uncertainty-reminding his majesty, that his faithfal subjects, during the present disastrous contest, have hitherto patiently submitted to oppressive and accumulated burthens and unconstitutional abridgment of their rights and liberties; and conceiving that a further prosecution of the present war, for the support of his majesty's allies, (in which Great Britain hath no interest) would be highly detrimental to his majesty's subjects, and unavailing in its effects; to implore his majesty to direct that such steps may be taken to avert the evils inseparable from a continuance of hostilities, as shall manifest to the whole world a sincere and ardent desire on the part of this country, to heal the wounds of suffering humanity, and unequivocally to demonstrate a serious disposition to promote the repose of Europe, and to assure his majesty, that should unexpectedly his gracious endeavours to restore peace be defeated by the unreasonable demands of the French nation, that we will cordially cooperate in every measure that may appear necessary to compel the enemy to a pacification, consistent with the honour and dignity of the crown, and the liberties and inde pendence of the people. The amendment was negatived -the original question was then carried, and a committee appointed of all the aldermen and a commoner out of each ward, who withdrew, and drew up an address, which was approved and ordered to be presented to his majesty, by the whole court. 7. In the court of King's Bench, lord Walpole v. lord Walpole v. lord Cholmondeley, this was a case which came before the court upon a writ of error from the Common Pleas, [see our last volume p. (24)] where there had been a trial at bar, and a verdict had been given for lord Cholmondeley. In addition to the writ of error, there was a bill of exceptions, tendered on the part of the plaintiff in error, on account of the court of Common Pleas having refused to receive certain parole evidence at the trial. The dispute arose upon the codicil of the will of the late lord Orford. His lordship had made two wills, the one dated in the year 1752, the other in 1756.-By the one the estate went to the noble family of Cholmondeley; by the other, to that of Walpole-The question at the trial was-To which of the two wills the codicil referred ? The single question of law now was-Whether the parole evidence which was offered to the court of Common Pleas, ought to have been received? This question was very ably argued by Mr. Serjeant Williams, for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Palmer, for the defendant in error. The court was unanimously of opinion, that the decision of the court of Common Pleas was right, upon the broad and general principle of law, that no parole evidence should be received to explain the meaning of a will, where there is no latent ambiguity in the instrument itself. And therefore the judgment of the court of Common Pleas was affirmed. 11. In the court of King's-Bench Mr. Law moved the judgment of the court upon John Smith, who had been convicted of a libel. [See last volume, p. (67)] Mr. |