three out of fix paffengers, were drowned.

11th. At Cagnart, in his 37th year, Maurice Jofeph Maria, duke of Montferrat, brother to the king of Sardinia, born Sept. 13, 1762.

Samuel More, efq. aged 74 years, fecretary to the fociety for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce; a place which he had held with great ability upwards of 29 years.

John Kenrick, efq. a bencher of the Middle Temple, and formerly -member for Blechenly.

20th. Lady Hales, wife of fir John Hales, bart.

24th. The lady of fir John Cox Hippefley, bart. daughter of the late fir John Stuart, bart. of Allan Bank, in the county of Berwick.

26th. The right hon. Willoughby Bertie, earl of Abingdon, and baron Norreys of Rycote; and high fteward of Abingdon and Wallingford. He was born January 16, 1740; fucceeded his father William, the third earl, June 20, 1760; married July 7, 1768, Charlotte, daughter of the late admiral fir Peter Warren, K. B. and had iffue, (by her ladyship, who deceafed Jan. 28, 1794,) lady Charlotte Bertie, born O&ober 12, 1769; died Jan. 11, 1799. 2. Lady Amelia, born Jan. 6, 1774; died in May, 1784. 3. Willoughby, lord Norreys, born Feb. 8, 1779; died an infant. 4. Lord Norreys, now earl of Abingdon, born in April 1781. 5. Lady Louifa Anna Maria Bridget, born March 8, 1786; and another daughter, born October 18, 1788. He was educated at Geneva, and imbibed fome of the democratic principles of that republic. He generally oppofed the measures of adminiftration; and his frequent

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fpeeches in the house of peers were peculiarly eccentric. In 1777, he published "Thoughts on Mr. Burke's Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America," which was read with confiderable applause, and answered in a style of the moft exquifite irony, by an anonymous writer, in another anonymous pam phlet. This pamphlet went through five editions, and was, in 1780, addreffed a fixth time in " Dedication to the collective Body of the People of England, in which the Sources of our prefent political Diftractions are pointed out, and a Plan propofed for their Remedy and Redrefs." Letter to Lady Loughborough, in confequence of her Prefentation of the Colours to the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Affociation, with a public Letter to the University of Oxford, 1798." It was cuftomary with his lordship to fend copies of his fpeeches to the different news-papers, which brought him into a dif agreeable fituation; for, having, in one of them, made a violent attack on the character of Mr. Sermon, an attorney, the court of King's Bench fentenced him to a few months imprisonment, as the publisher of a libel.

In the 59th year of his age, William Withering, M. D. fellow of the royal focieties of London, Edinburgh, and Lifbon.

Oct. 1ft. In his 68th year, at Vienna, count Leopold Palffy, imperial chamberlain.

8th. Sir Tho. Hayward, knt. late an officer of the honourable band of gentleman penfioners; upon quitting which he received the honour of knighthood in May laft. He has left a widow, who is daughter of the late fir James Harrington, bart. of Penifound, in the county of Mon

mouth;

mouth; and an only daughter, who inherits the greatest part of the property by the will of her late uncle, Henry Southby, esq.

Thomas Bromley lord Montfort. He was born Feb. 11, 1733, and fucceeded his father Jan. 1, 1755. He married Feb. 29, 1772, Mary Ann Blake, by whom he has left feveral children.

Aged 40, The reverend fir John Bankes I'Anfon, bart. and, Nov. 4, his remains were interred in the fainily-vault at Corfe-caftle, of which parish he was rector, having, in February laft, fucceeded his father, fir Thomas, who had enjoyed the living 51 years.

Lady Anne Howard, fifter to the earl of Carlifle.

Major fir George Dunbar, bart. of the 14th regiment of light dragoons, at Norwich. He deliberately put an end to his exiftence in the public ftreet at noon-day, by fhooting himself through the head.

In Germany, lady Elizabeth Luttrell, fifter to the duchess of Cumberland.

In Italy, the most famous of its poets, Abbé Marini, a Milanefe, the author of a poem, intituled, "The Morning: or, The Fashionable Day."

At Prague, the cardinal Bathiany, prince primate of Hungary, who, by his will, has appropriated 38,000 florins for the expenfes of his funeral; and who has, among many other ufeful legacies, bequeathed his ftores of wines and provilions, eftimated at 300,000 florins to the emperor's magazines. He has appointed his brother, by the father's fide, the count Theodore Barthiany, heir of his immenfe poffeffions. It is thought that the primateship will remain va

cant for two years, and that the crown will enjoy, during that period, its immenfe revenues.

Nov. 13th. Michael Dodfon, efq. of Bofwell-court, Lincoln's Inn Fields, barrifter-at-law, He was nephew of fir Michael Fofter, and published an edition of his reports.

Right hon. lady Martha Dafhwood, wife of the rev. James D. of that place, and fifter of the hon. and rev. Francis Knollis, of Burthorne, in the county of Gloucester.

General George Morrison, colonel of the 4th or king's own regiment of foot, and the oldest staffofficer in the fervice, having been appointed quarter-master-general in November 1761.

18th. In her 72d year, Mrs. Parker, wife of Dr. William Parker, rector of St. James's, Weftminster, and fifter of the late lord Howard on whofe death the became a baronefs in her own right, but never affumed the title.

23d. Lady Knatchbull, wife of fir Edward K. bart. M. P. för Kent.

Charles Erfkine, earl Kellie, vifcount Fenton, and a captain in the Fifeshire fencible cavalry. The latě earl fuccceded his brother Archibald, 8th earl, 1797, and is fuc ceeded by Thomas Erfkine, efq. of Cambo, his coufin. The earl of Kellie is the premier viscount of Scotland.

At Buckeburg, after a fhort and painful illness, in her 39th year, her lerene highnefs Juliana Wilhelmina Louifa, princefs dowager of Schaumburg Lippe, regent and guardian. This princefs was fifter to the landgrave of Heffe Caffel, and one of the brighteft ornaments of her sex and age. In many of her public and private actions the imitated the F 2 illuftrious

illuftrious Frederick the Great: like him, the rofe early in the morning to work in her cabinet, in the affairs of state; and there was hardly a petty law-fuit the judgement of which fhe did not revife. Like Jofeph II. fhe travelled all over the Continent, for obfervation and inftruction; the fruits of her travels fhe applied to the good of her fmall dominions, which travellers will find more cultivated and improved than the countries which furround it.

Sir John William de la Pole, bart. of Shute, Devon, and Colleton and Colcombe-caftle, the refidence of fir William.

Mark Robinfon, efq. fenior rearadmiral on the fuperannuated lift; a gentleman of the moft diftinguished merit in his profeffion. He was born on St. Mark's day, 1722, O.S.; and, at the age of fourteen, entered into the fervice of his country.

Dec. 7th. Hon. lady Forbes, of Cragievar.

Lady Affleck, relict of fir E. Affleck, bart. late an admiral in the royal navy.

Sir David Ogilvy, bart. of Barras. 19th. Lady Mack worth, relict of fir Herbert Mackworth, bart. of Gnollcastle, fifter of the late Robert Trefufis, efq. and mother of Mrs. Drake.

In his 89th year, fir James Napier, knight, F. R. and A. SS. and formerly infpector-general of his majef ty's hofpitals in North America.

Philip Affleck, efq. admiral of the white; a zealous and brave officer; a firm advocate, both in theory and practice, for the Chrif tian religion; an honest man, and a faithfully affectionate friend. He was made captain in 1759, rearadmiral, 1787, vice-admiral, 1793, and full admiral, 1795.

SHERIFFS appointed by his Majesty in Council, for the Year 1799.

Berkshire, James Sibbald, of Sunninghill,

Bedfordshire, Robert Trevor, of Flitwick.

Bucks, George Morgan, of Biddlefdon-park.

Cumberland, John Hamilton, of Whitehaven.

Chefhire, Jofeph Green, of Poulton-Lancelyn.

Cambridge and Huntingdonshires, John Weftwood, of Chatteris. Devonshire, John Burton, of Jacobftowe.

Dorfetfhire, Henry Seymer, of Handford.

Derbyshire, Jofeph Walker, of Afton-upon-Trent.

Effex, Capell Cure, of Blake

hall.

Gloucestershire, John Elwes, of Colefbourne.

Hertfordshire, Archibald Paxton, of Watford.

Herefordshire, Sir Henry Tempeft, of Caldwell.

Kent, Samuel Chambers; of Woodftock-houfe.

Leicestershire, Henry Green, of Rollefton.

Lincolnshire, Henry Hopkinfon, of Castle-Bytham.

Monmouthflure, Capel Leigh, of Pontypool.

Northumberland, Sir John Edward Swinburne, of Capheaton. Northamptonshire, Martin Lucas, of Northampton.

Norfolk, John Motteux, of Beauchamp Wells.

Nottinghamshire, Samuel Briftowe, of Beefthorpe.

Oxfordshire, George Stratton, of Great Dew.

Rutlandfhire,

London Gazette, June 22.

Admiralty Office. Extract of a Letter from Captain Six William Sidney Smith, to Mr. Nepean, dated Tigre, off Tripoly, in Syria, the 2d of April.

Beg leave to tranfmit, for the information of my lords commiffioners of the admiralty, a copy of my report to the right hon. carl St. Vincent, of the late events in this quarter.

Tigreoff St. John d' Acre, 23d March, My lord,

I have the honour to inform you that, in confequence of information from Ghezar Pacha, governor of Syria, of the incurfion of general Buonaparte's army into that pro vince, and approach to its capital, Acre, I haftened, with a portion of the naval force under my orders, to its relief, and had the fatisfaction to arrive there two days before the enemy made his appear

ance.

Much was done in this interval under the direction of captain Miller, of the Thefeus, and colonel Pelypeaux, towards putting the place in a better ftate of defence, to refift the attack of an European army; and the prefence of a British naval force appeared to encourage and decide the Pacha and his troops to make a vigorous refiftance,

The enemy's advanced guard was difcovered at the foot of mount Carmel, in the night of the 17th, by the Tigre's guard-bo:ats: thefe troops, not expecting to find a naval force of any defcription in Syria, took up their ground close to the waterslide, and were confequently expofed to the fire of grape-fhot from the boats, which put them to the rout the inftant it opened upon them, and obliged them to retire precipitately up the fide of the mount. The main body of the army finding the road between the fea and mount Carmel thus expofed, came in by that of Nazereth, and invefted the town of Acre to the eaft, but not without being much haraffed by the Samaritan Arabs, who are even more inimical to the French than the Egyptians, and better armed.

As the enemy returned our fire by muiketry only, it was evident they had not brought cannon with them, which were therefore to be expected by fea, and measures were taken accordingly for intercepting them; the Thefeus was already detached off Jaffa (Joppa.) The enemy's flotilla, which came in from fea, fell in with and captured the Torride, and was coming round mount Carmel, when it was dif covered from the Tigre, confifting of a corvette and nine fail of gun-vellels, on feeing as they hauled

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