CAPTURES. [53]

By British men of war.

From the London Gazette.

By the Cerberus: The Grana, a Spanish frigate, of 22 fix and 8 four pounders, and

166 men. On board the Grana the first Heutenant and fix men were killed, and fe venteen wounded. On board the Cerberus only two meu flightly hurt.

From Lloyd's Lift.

By the Hero man of war: Vrow Jarkates, from Lisbon for London; Morni, Murra, from Sherant for Flushing; Vrow Catharine, from Oporto for Hamburg; Hoyde Ondername, from Seville for Oftend; the Endright, from Corunna for Amfterdam, the Friendship, 'from Curacoa for Amsterdam, all carried into Plymouth.

By the Ranger armed fhip: Catharine, Roodt, from Eustatia for Amfterdam, carried into Plymouth.

By the Formidable: Maria Cornelia, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam, carried into Plymouth.

By the Champion: Zee Poft, from Seville for Amfterdam; Jonge Anna, from Cadiz for Oftend; Anna Jacoba, from Smyrna; the Rotterdam Packet, from Marfeilles; all carried into Plymouth; and the Jonge Abram Jan, from Bilboa for Amsterdam, carried into Cowes.

By the Echo: The Pearle, Relferia, from Denia for London, carried into Plymouth.

By the Canada: Duc de Vaolis French privateer of 8 guns and 76 men, carried into Plymouth.

By the Pheasant cutter: Twe Gesusters, from Curacoa for Holland, with tobacco, coffee, &c. carried into Portsmouth.

By the Wolf floop: Concordia, Thomas, from Cadiz for Rotterdam, with wool, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Warwick: Tys Syemens, from L'Orient for Rotterdam, with tobacco; and Jonge Gebrant, from Bourdeaux for Amfter dam, with wine, both carried into Portf mouth.

By the Monfieur and Perfeus: An out ward Dutch Eaft-Indiaman, richly laden, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Flying-fish cutter: Jubeleum, Newman, from Stettin for Bourdeaux, with deals, &c. carried into Portsmouth.

By the Nimble cutter: A lugger privateer, of 12 carriage guns, carried into Portsmouth. By the Kite cutter: A brig from Stockholm for L'Orient, with pitch and tar, carried into Portland road.

By the Rofe cutter: The Vertrouen, carried into Lymington.

By the Flora fiigate: St Peter, Kernoth,

By the Brune: Zeldenruft, from Gijon for Oftend; and the Refolution, from Boston, both carried into Plymouth.

By the Fury, Agnew: A Dutch hoy, from Leith for Amfterdam, carried into the Humber.

By the Hyena The Miflin privateer, carried into Charlestown.

By the Stag frigate: A fmuggling privateer of 16 guns, laden with brandy, tea, &c.

By the Alexander: A large French privateer of 30 guns, and the Rotterdam, a Dutch thip, both carried into Portsmouth.

By the Favourite: Endraght, from Eustatia for Amfterdam, carried into Plymouth.

By British privateers, &c.

By the Sarah and Rachel privateer: Lady Wobetha, from Dantzick, carried into Ply mouth.

By the Fame privateer: A French polacre, laden with wine, flour, &c. carried into Gibraltar.

By the Jupiter, Wade: A veffel from Santa Cruz for Cadiz, carried into Kingroad; and a Dutch fhip from Amfterdam for Cadiz, carried into Bristol.

By the Garland cutter, and Good Intent privateer: The Suette Taager, from Cadia for Oftend, with brandy, carried into Plymouth.

By the Hornet letter of marque: The New Defence, from Baltimore, with 360 hhds of tobacco, fent for St Kitts.

By the Wafp cutter of Folkstone: The D'Oly, Moolin, from Cadiz for Amfterdam, with indigo, coffee, wine, &c. carried into Portland road.

By the Two Brothers privateer of Folkftone: A large Dutch galliot, from Cadiz for Amfterdam, with cotton, indigo, &c. carried into Dartmouth.

By the Brilliant lugger: The Four Siflers, from Toulon for Amfterdam, carried into Plymouth.

By the Endeavour privateer: The Weft Chapel, from Caracoa for Middleburgh, carried into Plymouth.

By the Tamer privateer of Weymouth : A floop from L'Orient for Breft, carried into Weymouth; and a St Domingo fhip, which he left at fea.

By the Fortitude privateer of Portsmouth :
The

The Jonge Jan, Doonkin, from Bayonne, carried into Portsmouth.

By the Penryn privateer: A large Dutch flow, from Surinam, a valuable prize, carned into Falmouth.

By a Folkstone privateer: A French cutter privateer, together with three English coafters, retaken, all carried into Falmouth. By the Alexander privateer of London: The Jonge Frederick, from Triefte for Ofend, laden with cotton, wool, &c. carried iato Falmouth.

By the Maidstone privateer, Kilmany: Seven fhips, laden with fugar, cotton, &c.

carried into Mahon.

By the Hector privateer of London, Jef perfon: Le Hefter letter of marque, from Marfeilles for the lles of France, laden with foap, carried into Algiers; a large fhip with mafts, fpars, &c. and two others, carried into Mahon.

By the Flying Fifh privateer of Hull: Two Dutch fishing vessels, carried into the Humber.

By the Dragon privateer of Liverpool: A large Dutch hip, from Curacoa for Amfterdam, carried into Waterford, valued at 18,000 1.

By the Betfey privateer of Dartmouth The Maria Elifabeth, from Smyrna, carried Into Dartmouth; and two fhips from Barce Jona, faid to be worth 50,000!.

By the Orange privateer of London: The Providence privateer, retaken, and carried into St Ives.

By the Enterprife privateer of London: Vrow Catharina, from Demarary for Amfter dam, with fugar, coffee, and cotton, carried into Falmouth.

By the Mars privateer: A Dutch ship from Lisbon for Rouen, with cotton, rice, &c. carried into Dartmouth.

By whom taken not mentioned: The Yellow Sea, from Amsterdam for St Euftatia; the Juffrow Gertrude, from Nantz for Ofend; the Hampftead, from Genoa and Leghora; the Suffrow Gornelia Hermina, from Cadiz: the Adrian and Jacob, from Malaga; the Eldrick Harmans, from St Martin's; the Friendship from Dominica, and the Palm-tree from Bourdeaux, both for Rotterdam; the Wilhelmina, Jofephus, from Lifbon; the Fleece, from Rochelle for

Roan; all the above are Dutch prises, and are carried into Plymouth; the Amiable Rofalia, from France for St Domingo; & large Dutch ship, of 120 feet keel, laden with mafts, under convoy of a Dutch man of war, taken by an open boat, and carried into Dover; Juffrow Sibella, from Lisbon; Juffrow Eliz. from Valencia; Vrow Maria, from Barcelona; Vrow Eliz from Smyrna ; Stadt De Workeem, and two Brothers, both from Bourdeaux; the last fix for Amfterdam; Lieftie, from Alicant; Weerke, from France for Oftend; Jonge Vrow Agneta, from Lifbon for Zurickzce; Lindebon, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam; Stadt Zurickzee; St Peter, from Alicant; Samaritan, from France for Flanders; Vreede and Zee Vaatt both from Amsterdam for Breft; Wobetagekomen, from Dantzick for Bourdeaux; Juffrow Wiske, from Seville; Meuretze, from Chalante for Flushing; Vrow Johanna from Nantz for Leghorn; Jonge Henderick from Malaga for Middleburg; the Windfor, Haliburton, from St Lucia for Halifax, and the Fly, Hamilton, both retaken, and carried into New York; A Dutch dogger, with fruit, carried into Salcombe; the following eight prizes are carried into Falmouth, Viz. Goed Verwagting, from Chatant; St Orlando, from Cette; Young Vrow Gorhada, and Vrow Fanna, both from Smyrna; Young Vrow Anna, from Malaga; Vilveran Van Frankfort, from Salo; Eleanor, Bafra, from Port Mahon; and Young Frederick, from Trieste; the Friendship, Hucken, from Grenada for Amfterdam, carried into Tortola; the St Spiridion, Bakkar, from Smyrna for Amfterdam; Vrow Antonio Elifabeth, from Cette for Amfterdam, with brandy, &c. carried iato Portfmouth; the Catharina, Stuileman, a large Dutch hip, from Smyrna for Holland, fent for Plymouth; the Utrow, Catharina, from Alicant, carried into Falmouth; the Catharina, Strootman, a rich Dutch fhip, brought into Plymouth; the Holland, from Grenada for Amfterdam, carried into Mevageiley;the following nine Dutch prizes are carried into Scilly, the Young Gillis, Riding, from Smyrna for Rotterdam; Refolution, Reurd, from Genoa for Oftend; Young Jacobus, Vanderswan, from Corke for Rotterdam; Vrow Henrietta, Venster, tiom Cette for Oftend; Young Cor nelts, from Cette tor Oftend; Delieria Maria, and Zelden Ruft, both from Cadiz for Amsterdam: Young Petronella, Youez, from Lisbon for Amsterdam; and Young John, Roelofs, from Bourdeaux for Rotterdam.

By the French, &c.

The Hazard, Penrice, from London for Guernsey, carried into St Maloes. The Sufannah, Parker, from Corke for Charlestown, carried into America.

The

The Mollys, Douglas, from Newcastle for Gibraltar, carried into Cadiz.

The Mur, Henley, from Newfoundland for Charlestown, carried into Salem.

The Mary's Planter, from Jamaica for London, carried into Salem.

Taken, but whither carried not mentioned: The Richmond, Jamieson; Ajax, Hunter; and Richard, Robertfon, all from Clyde for Charlestown; the Ranger floop of war; the Mary from Yarmouth for Corke; the Lockhart, Goodridge, from Viana for Newfoundland; the Rover, Gay, from Bri

ftol for South Carolina.

Taken, but ranfomed: The Jean, Macleifh, from Clyde for Waterford, for 1600 guineas; the Earl of Dunmore, for 2500 guineas.

MARRIAGES.

Feb. 2. At Hawkhill, near Dundee, James Mayne, Efq; of Powis Logie, to Mifs Mary Crawford, eldest daughter of Henry Craw ford, Efq; of Monorgan.

11. At Montrofe, Henry Ivie, Efq; of Mount-Alto, in Ireland, to Mifs Helen Nicolfon, daughter of the deceafed Sir William Nicolfon of Glenbervie, Bt.

12. At Edinburgh, Mr John Wilson, merchant in Paisley, to Mifs Margaret Sym, daughter of Mr Andrew Sym merchant in Glasgow.

13. At Lady Irvine's feat, in England, Lord William Gordon, brother of the Duke of Gordon, to Mifs Ingram Shepheard, a ward of the Chancellor, who oppofed the marriage.

20. At Montrofe, Alexander Lyell, Efq; younger of Gardyne, to Mifs Renny, daughter of the deceafed Mr Alexander Renny, merchant in Montrofe.

26. At Pailey, Mr Robert Boag, one of the minifters of Paifley, to Mifs Fulton, daughter of the late Mr Humphry Fulton, merchant in Paisley.

BIRTHS.

In the parish of Lefmahago, the wife of David Aitken, a labourer, of one boy and two girls, all likely to do well. The father is upwards of 70 years of age, and the mother about 40.

Feb. 3. The lady of James Ker, Efq; of a fon.

8. Mrs Rofe, widow of Dr Rofe, phyfician in Forres, of a fon. [42. 617.]

12. At Purves-hall, the lady of Sir Alexander Purves of Purves, Bt, of a daughter. 27. At Binns-Houfe, the lady of Sir Robert Dalyell, Bt, of a daughter.

DEATH S.

Sept. 30. 1780. In America, of the wounds he received at the battle of Camden, Capt. Richard Cotton, of the 33d foot. [42 489.]

Nov. 14. In Jamaica, Alexander Edwards, captain in the 92d regiment of foot, and paymaster.

Jan. 15. Maria Anne Victoria, Queendowager of Portugal, and fifter of the King of Spain. This Princefs was born March 31. 1718, and was married Jan. 29. 1729 to Jofeph I. King of Portugal.

19. At Edinburgh, whither he had gone for the education of his fon, John Preston, Efq; member of parliament for the borough of Navan in Ireland, and nephew to the Eari of Ludlow. By his death, a very great and extensive property devolves to his eldest fon, now at the university of Edinburgh.

At Pauls Walden, in the county of Herts, Mrs Bowes, relict of George Bowes, Efq; and mother by him of the Countefs-dowager of Strathmore. By her death, a jointure of 2000l. a year devolves to Andrew Robinfon-Bowes, Efq; member of parliament for Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hufband to the Countefs of Strathmore. She has bequeathed that fuperb and elegant feat, at Pauls Walden, as a refidence for Lady Strathmore. The greatest part of her fortune, amounting to between three and four hundred thousand pounds, in a real and personal estate, goes to the Hon. George Bowes, a boy of seven years old, fecond fon of the late Earl of Strathmore. She has left ample legacies to her friends, fuitable bequests to her dome. fties, and a confiderable fum for charitable purposes.

Feb. 6. At Clints, David Vere, Efq;

6. At Bath, the Countess of Ashburnham. 7. At Pitgavnie, near Elgin, James Bran

der, Efq;

lady, aged 101. 9. At London, Mrs Loveken, a maiden She came over from Ha

nover in the reign of Geo. I.

nant-colonel of the marine-forces. 10. At Corke, John Brown, Efq; licute

10. Mr James Johnston, merchant in Glafgow.

12. At his Lordship's feat of HopetounHoufe, Linlithgowfhire, John Hope, Earl of Hopetoun, Lord Hope, &c. &c. in the 77th year of his age [99.]. His Lordship was 1. In June 1734, he mar ried Lady Anne Ogilvie, fecond daughter of James Earl of Findlater and Seafield; by

thrice married.

whom he had iffue four fons and three

daughters, viz. Charles, born July 2. 1740, who died a bachelor; James, born Aug. 3. 1741, who fucceeds his father in honours and estate, and who, Aug. 21. 1766, married Lady Elifabeth Carnegy, eldest daughter of the Earl of Northek, by whom he has iffue, John, born Aug. 31. 1743, who died a bachelor; Henry, born Feb. 25. 1754, who alfo died a bachelor; Elifabeth, who was married, July 24. 1754, to Henry Earl of Drumlanrig, who died with

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