kine, terminated in the annexed capitu lation. Four weeks falt provifions for the garriton, be fides the inclofed lift of ordnance flores, were found in the town of Ciu dadeila. The affiftance received from Commodore Duckworth, in forwarding the light artillery and provifions, greatly facilitat ed the movements of the army; and I am happy in the opportunity of declaring my obligations to Lord Mark Kerr and Capt. Caulfield, for the fupplies they fent from Mahon, and their exertions to land two mortars, which, in the event of further refiftance, might have proved of the utmost importance in fecuring the army, or compelling the enemy to furrender. The fupport I have experienced from Major-General Sir James St Clair Erfkine, Brigadiers General Stuart and Oakes, the exertion of Lieutenant-Colonel Stewart, my Adjutant-General, the zeal, fpirit, and perfeverance of both the officers and men of the different regiments under my command, have eminently contributed to the success of the expedition, and authorife me to reprefent their fervices as highly deferving his Majefty's moft gracious approbation. Capt. Gifford, my first aid-de-camp, who is perfectly acquainted with every circumftance concerning the capitulation of Ciudadella, and the reduction of the island of Minorca, will have the honour to deliver this difpatch. I have the honour to be, &c. Chas. Stuart, [Here follow the Terms of Capitulation demanded for the Surrender of the Fortrefs of Ciudadella.] (To be continued.) Lofs of the La Coquille Frigate. Plymouth, Dec. 15. At half paft four o'clock P. M. yefterday, La Coquille frigate, of 44 guns, (one of those captured by Sir J. B. War. ren's iquadron on the 12th October, off the coaft of Ireland) at anchor in Hamoaze, caught fire, and burnt with fuch incredible fury, that in the courfe of four hours, the fhip was entirely confumed, except a very small part of her bot. tom:-All the boats of the fleet attended, and their crews attempted to fcuttle her, but the fire raged fo violently, that they were forced to abandon her, after faving as many of the people as they could difcover on board; and from the apparent impoffibility of the fire being extinguished, it was deemed prudent to cut her cables, and the boats towed her on fhore at flood tide on the Weft Mud, at the entrance of Milbrook Lake, without any other accident happening than the deftruction of the Endeavour brig, belonging to Scarbro', laden with coals; this veffel being aground on the Mud, immediately to leeward of La Coquille, and the wind blowing a ftrong gale at eaft, the ran her athwart, whereby the fire inftantly communicated to the rigging, and he was burnt, together with her cargo. This unfortunate accident is faid to have been occafioned by some midshipmen letting off rockets in the gun-room, the fparks of which communicated to fome loofe cartridges, and thence to fome barrels of gunpowder which were in the after part of the fhip, and are fuppofed to have been concealed there. The expiofion was fo violent, that it forced the mizen-maft of the ship entirely out, and carried it upwards of an hundred yards in the air, and foon afterwards the stern and quarter-deck were in one entire blaze; ♦ 7 P. M. the fore and main-maft fell over the fide with a dreadful crafh; all her ftores had been previously taken out, and nothing but her lower mafts were ftanding at the time of the accident. She was esteemed the finest ship of the French fquadron (except La Loire), was only three years old, having been built at Bourdeaux in the year 1795. She had been furveyed by order of the Navy Board, previous to being taken into the fervice, but not purchafed by Government, fo that, unfortunately, the lofs will fall on the captors. It appears that the unfortunate fuf ferers on this occafion are Meflrs. Drury, Bate, and Evanfon, midshipmen, the former a nephew to Captain Drury, of the Powerful; the latter a fon to the collector of Cork; about ten feamen and women were alfo blown up, of whom no remains have been discovered. About twenty feamen and marines were faved, and about twenty others were on fhore on leave. Two feamen and a woman were brought to the hospital, extremely bruifed and cut, and one feaman with his skull fractured; it is alfo feared that John Jellico, an officer of the customs, has perifhed in the fhip, as no accounts have been obtained concerning him since the accident happened. 30 2 A woman jumped overboard, and was faved faved by the Naiad's boats; and the arm of a man was seen thrust through one of the fcuttles on the gun deck, waving for affiftance, at which time fhrieks were heard, but the flames raged with fuch fury that no aid could be given to the unfortunate fufferer. When the hip was completely on fire, the fight, owing to the darkness of the night, was grand, awful, and terrific, though dreadful, and the fea for a great diftance round appeared as if it was one folid fheet of fire! Lofs of the Colous. It is with real concern we have to ftate the lofs of his Majefty's fhip Coloffus, of 74 guns, Capt. G. Murray, at Scilly, on the 10th inft. This fhip was coming home with the convoy from Libon, and owing to adverse winds, had put into Scilly. She drove from her anchors, and went afhore upon the rocks, where she was totally loft. The crew, with the exception of one man, or according to another account, of three lives, were all faved. Several of the convoy are alfo faid to have fuffered in the fame gale. Another account from Scilly, fays, on the 7th inftant, the Coloffus came in with a direct contrary wind, having under her convoy eight veffels from Lisbon, that arrived at the fame time, the reft of the fleet having parted two days before for Ireland, and the northern ports: in the evening, the wind having increased to a gale, her cable parted, and all attempts to fecure the fhip with others failing, the drifted on a ledge of rocks, called Southern Wells, near the Ifland of Sampion, from 18 to 24 feet under water, all the convoy riding in fafety then, and fince, notwithstanding the wind had arisen to a perfect tempeft, moft fortunately not a life was lost, save Quarter-Matter Rishard King, who dropped overboard in the act of founding. hereafter recovered to any extent. The fhip is faid to have been diftreffed, in or der to fupply other veffels of his Majef ty's fleet, and allo to have been in a bad flate before, and worse fince the left Lifbon. The main-maft and bowsprit are already gone over the fide.-Paffengers, Captain Peyton of the Defence, at the battle of the Nile, with Capt. Draper, and two Officers from other fhips; alfo a Mr Harcourt and fervants, with the remains of the late Admiral Lord Shule. ham, intended to have been depofited under British turf. The Coloffus was a very valuable fhip, having on board a great quantity of fpecie; and there was fcarcely an officer in Lord Nelfon's fleet but had put on board fome prefents for their friends, which had been taken on board of the French fleet. Nov. 15. 1798. The Lady of Lieut.Colonel Skinner, a daughter. At-Mallow, the Lady of Brigade Major Studdert, a daughter. 17. At Bangholm Bower, near Edinburgh, Lady Augufta Leith, a daughter. 24. The wife of Lieutenant Colonel Scott, of the Circus, Bath, a daughter. 27. Mrs Marjoribanks of Marjori banks, a fon. 29. At Berrington Houfe, the Lady of Edward Clavering, Efq. a daughter. 30. At Clofeburn Hall, Mrs Monteath of Cloleburn, a fon. Dec. 4. At Park, near Stranraer, the Lady of Colonel Rofs, a daughter. 12. At Wemyis-hall, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel Wemyfs, a fon. 13. At his Lordship's houfe, in Weymouth-ftreet, London, the Countess of Errol, a daughter. 16. At Ayr, the Lady of the Right Hon. Dennis Brown, a fon. 18. At Wilton Lodge, near Hawick, the Right Hon. Lady Napier, a daugh ter. The iflanders, at very great risk, exerted themselves to the utmoft, in cutters and open boats, and by Tuesday evening every perfon was taken out, and safely landed, the fick and wounded firft, whereof many were from the battle of the Nile; the moft worthy Captain, and moft to be commiferated, remaining to the very laft. The following night, the fhip fell on her ftarboard beam ends, and fo violent was the perfevering gale, that no craft could attempt to approach the ship, and at present little prospect offers At Doncafter, T. R. Stewart, M. D. of any of the ftores, property, or even to Mifs Rutter, daughter of Lowther the officers' baggage being faved, or Rutter, Efq. 23. At Inverek, Mrs Maclean, wife of Colonel Maclean, (Breadalbane Fencibles,) a fon. MARRIAGES. Nov. 23. James Bruce, Efq. LieutenantGovernor of Dominica, to Mifs Margaret Thompson, daughter of John Thomfon, Efq. of Spring Garden. At London, Mungo Dick, Efq. to Mifs Janet Douglas, of Wefton-House, Surrey. Dec. 3. Mr Duncan Macfarlane, merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Mary Smith, daughter of Mr William Smith, junior, merchant. Mr John Young, manufacturer in Glasgow, to Miss Marion Logan. - At Dumfries, Mr Robert Spalding, writer, to Mifs Clugfton. -. At Edinburgh, Mr James M'Farlane, furgeon, to Mifs Watson, daughter of the late Capt. Andrew Watson of the 27th regiment of foot. 4. At Perth, Mr John Rofs, merchant, to Mifs Helen Faichney, daughter of the late William Faichney, Efq. of Ardargie. At Edinburgh, Mr John Murray, at Ladykirk, to Mifs Home, eldeft daughter of the Rev. Mr Robert Home, minifter of Polwarth. At Leith, Robert Fullarton, Efq. Prince's Street, Edinburgh, to Mifs Milne, daughter of Mr Aiex. Milne, -merchant, Leith." 5. At Edinburgh, the Rev. Alexander Brunton, to Mifs Mary Balfour. 1. At North Tarry, Forfarfhire, Jas. Mudie, Efq. of London, to Mifs Jane Aitkin, daughter of the late Charles Aitkin, Efq. of St Croix. 15. At Northampton, Major Johnftone, of the 44th regiment, to Mifs Elizabeth Levi, daughter of Mr Levi, of that place. 18. Mr James Richardfon, merchant in Kelfo, to Mifs Ann Turnbull, daughter of Mr Turnbull, tenant at Humebyres. - At Wimbledon Church, James Strange, Efq. M. P. Banker, to Mrs Henry Drummond, of Wimbledon, daughter of Mr Dundas. At Cockenzie, James Paton, Efq. of the Eaft India Company's fervice, to Mifs Chriftian Mary Cadell, fecond daughter of John Cadell, Efq. of Cockenzie. DEATHS. June 31, 1798. At Barrackpore, Lieut. Col Charles Herbert White. October 20. At Gibraltar, Lieutenant William Maclean, of the Royal Artillery. Lately, at fea, in the Eaft Indies, Mr James Elliot Herriot, Affiflant Surgeon. November 1. At Weftfield, Mrs Margaret Guild, daughter of the deceafed Henry Guild, Efq. writer, Edinburgh. 2. At Edinburgh, Mr James Salisbury, architect. 3. At Edinburgh, William Inglis, eldeft fon of Andrew Inglis, furgeon. Mils Sufanna Clerk, daughter of the deceased Mr Hugh Clerk, merchant in Edinburgh. At Glasgow, Mr John Warrand, fenior, merchant, aged 84 years. 4. At Aberdeen, Mifs Margt. Thom fon of Banchory. Suddenly, on his way home from church, Mr David Brown, dyer in Gorbals Glasgow. 5. At his feat at Pinner, John Zephania Holwell, Efq. formerly Governor of Bengal, the laft furvivor of that ever memorable and fatal cataftrophe in the Black Hole prifon of Calcutta, and the writer of the excellent narrative published of that night of horror; one in whom the brilliancy of talents, benignity of fpirit, focial vivacity, and fuavity of manners, were fo eminently united, as to render him the moft amiable of men, to the great age of ninety-eight. His remains were escorted by his children to the family vault at Tunbridge. At Port Glasgow, Mrs Elizabeth Dennifioun, relict of Patrick Carnegie, Efq. formerly Tide Surveyor of the Cuftoms at Greenock; greatly regretted, efpecially by the poor, to whom he was uniformly a fteady friend. James Henderson, Efq. of Enoch Bank. hill. - At Epfom, Surry, Mifs Janet Colhoun, youngest daughter of the late Capt. Colhoun of the Scots Greys. 7. At Aberdeen, in the 88th year of her age, Mrs Katherine Turing, widow of the Rev. Mr Robert Farquhar, late ́ minifter at Chapel of Garioch. 9. At Barfcob Caftle, Lieutenant Robert Rorrifon, of the Royal Invalids. Borain. At Gartincabber, Mrs Macnab of 9. Mr - there. At Myre, Mr John Kid, farmer 13. At Leith, Philip Loch, Efq. Collector of the Cuftoms at Alloa. 14. At Edinburgh, Archibald Robertfon, Efq. advocate. - At the Ile of Whithorn, Capt. Alex. Cook, commander of the Prince Edward cutter. 15. At Manorhill, Mr Alexander Drysdale, tenant there. 16. At Aberdeen, in the 90th year of his age, James Dun, L.L.D. who was Rector and Matter of the grammar fchool of that city for the space of 66 years, having been appointed a Mafter in 1732, and Rector in 1744. At Mount Charles, in the neighbourhood of Ayr, in consequence of being feverely burnt by her handkerchief catching fire, Mrs Frances Ferguson, widow of John Ferguson, Eiq. of Greenwale, and fifter to the Countels of Crawfurd. 20. At Aberdeen, Mrs Douglas of Fechill. At Edinburgh, Mifs James Dou glas, daughter of Mr Andrew Douglas, late druggift. At Dundee, Mifs Scott, daughter of the deceafed Lieut. Gen. James Scott of Comifton. Lately, at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, Lieut. Nathaniel Stuart, of the R. Navy. Lately, among the killed on board the Mermaid frigate, in her engagement with La Loire, is James Stirling, Efq. midshipman, fecond fon of Sir John Stirling, Bart. of Glorat, Stirlingshire. He was a young man of great hopes in his profeffion, and died gallantly fighting for his country, at the early age of 17. 22. At Edinburgh, Mrs Margaret Mowat, fpoufe of Mr Charles Alfon, minifter of St Andrew's and Deernefs, Orkney. At Boreland of Balmaghie, Mr William M'Clacharty, aged 9 years. At Gladfield, in the 70th year of his age, Simon Rois, Efq. of Gladfield. 25. At Dumfries, Mifs Maxwell of! Orchardton. 26. At Bath, Mifs Letitia Cockburn, eldest daughter of Colonel John Cockburn, of the Royal Regt. of Artillery. 28. At Sheerness, Capt. Brown of the Kite floop of war. - Mrs Duncan, fpoufe to Mr James Duncan, fen. bookfeller in Glasgow. 29. Mifs Eliza M. Fordyce, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Fordyce, Efq. of the Royal Navy. At Forres, the Rev. Mr William Bennet, minifter of the Affociate Congregation there. At Airfield, in the parish of Cranfton, Mrs Elizabeth Ronaldfon, relict of Mr Willon, late farmer at Peafton, aged 101 years and 3 months. Her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, amount to 141. She was married in the year 1719, lived 17 years a wife, and 65 years a widow. Dec. 1. At Montrofe, Mr James Dickfon, merchant, aged 81 years. 3. At Edinburgh, Capt. George Sinclair (Brigend), late of the 60th regiment. 3. At Chatto, James Robfon, Eiq. of Samifton. 8. At Edinburgh, Mr William Darling, late bookfeller and printer; being the perfon who poffeffed the firft shop opened on North-Bridge Street.-He went to bed in his ordinary health, and was found dead next morning. |