a jointure of 12,000 1. a-year devolves on the Earl of Orford. Her Ladyship, by her own defire, was to be buried in Italy. 13. At Edinburgh, in an advanced age, John Ogilvy of Pockneave, Efq;

14. At Largie, Mrs Macdonald, dowager of Largie.

14. At Edinburgh, Mrs Elifabeth Houfoon, relict of Mr Peterfon Wallace, clerk to the fignet.

14. At Dumfries, in the 85th year of her age, Mrs Margaret Mitchelfon, mother of twenty-three children, grandmother of feventeen, and great-grandmother of three. 15. At his houfe in Rofs-fhire, in the 73d year of his age, William Mackenzie of Strathgarvie, Efq;

17. At Bona, Mr Creffener, minister. plenipotentiary from the court of London to the Elector of Cologne, &c. in the 81st year of his age.

18. At Hamilton, Mifs St Clare, only child of the late William St Clare, Efq; of

Roffin.

20. At Rothfay, ifland of Bute, Mifs Mary Campbell, daughter of the deceafed Adam Campbell, Efq; of Danna.

20. At Edinburgh, Mifs Mary Crow, daughter of the deceafed William Crow, Efq; of Netherbyres.

23. Mr Laurence Douglas, master of the grammar-fchool at Dalkeith.

24. At Stranraer, Mrs Elifabeth Macdowal, fifter to the deceafed John Macdowal, Efq; of Freugh.

lan.

25. At St Andrew's, Mrs Spens of Lathal

26. At Crofsmichael, Mr Nathaniel M'Kie, minifter of that parith, in the 66th year of his age, and 42d of his ministry.

27. Charles Carnegy, Efq; of Lochlair.
PREFERMENT S.
From the London Gazette.
The King has been pleased,

Jan. 9 to confirm the appointment of John Macpherfon, Efq; to be one of the Counsellors of the Governor-General and Council of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, in the room of Richard Barwell, Efq;

13. to appoint William Lance, Efq; to be one of the Commiffioners for victualling the Navy, in the room of Thomas Colby, Elq; deceated,

16. to grant to Herbert Lloyd, Efq; the offices of his Majefty's Chamberlain and Chancellor in the counties of Carmarthen,

Pembroke, and Cardigan, and of the towns and boroughs of Carmarthen and HaverfordWeft, in the room of Jeremiah Lloyd, Efq; deceased.

20. to appoint Alexander Udny, George Brown, Gilbert Laurie, and Thomas Whatton, Efqs, together with James Stoddart, Efq; [merchant, and lately Lord Provost of Edinburgh], (in the room of Thomas Lockhart, Efq; deceased), to be Commiffioners of Excife in Scotland.

20. to order letters-patent under the great feal of Ireland, for the promotion of Dr Richard Woodward, dean of St Macartin Clogher, to the Bishoprick of Cloyne, vacant by the death of Dr George Chinnery.

Alfo like letters-patent for the promotion of William Cecil Pery, M. A. dean of Derry, to the United Bishopricks of Killala and Achoury, vacant by the death of Dr Sa

muel Hutchinfon.

30. to present the Rev. Mr Hugh M'Diarmot to the parish of Comrie, Perthshire, vacant by the death of Mr Robert Menzies.

30. to prefent the Rev. Mr Alexander Duff to the parish of Monymusk, Aberdeenfhire, vacant by the death of Mr Alexander Simpson.

30. to appoint Montagu Burgoyne, Efq; to be one of the Commiflioners for victualling the Navy, in the room of his father Sir Roger Burgoyne, Bt, deceased.

Jan. 13 The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Auguftus North, Efq; to be her Majesty's Secretary, and Comptroller of her Household, in the room of James Harris, Efq; deceased.

From other papers, &c.

William Dean Poyntz, Efq; is appointed Paymaster of the British forces in America. Mr Godfrey M'Calman furgeon in Greenock, after private and public examinations, has received a diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.

War-fice, Jan 6.1781.

99th foot: Capt.-Lieut. William Giles to be Captain, vice Jofeph Smith Speer; and Lieut. Harry Percy Monck to be CaptainLieutenant, vice William Giles.

Fencible batt of the Ifle of Man : John Taubman, Efq; to be Captain of a Compay

Thomas Smelt, Efq; to be Town-major of Portimouth, vice Patrick Douglas

War-office, Jan. 9.

17th light dragoons: Capt -Lieut. Robert Archdale to be Captain, vice Erafmus Corbett; and Lieut. J. Smith Bradshaw to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Robert Archdale.

47th foot: Capt.-Lieut. William Featherftone, from 21ft foot, to be Captain, vice James Henry Craig.

13. Ferguson, of 46th

War-office, 27th foot: Male foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Edward Mitchell.

46th foot: Capt. Mathew Johnfon to be Major, vice Jofeph Fergufon; Capt.-Lieut. William Hewitfon to be Captain, vice Mathew Johnfon; and Capt Lieut. Alexander David Bradshaw, of 87th foot, to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice William Hewetson.

55th foot: Capt.-Lieut. Chriftopher Forster to be Captain, vice John Campbell; and Lieut William Gomm, of 46th foot, to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Chriftopher For

fter.

Wheat,

Bear,
Dats,
Peafe, IOS. od
95. od.
Edinburgh, Feb. 20. 1781. Oat-meal, 11 d.
Bear-meal, 7 d. Peafe-meal, 6 d af.

Burials in the Grayfriars church-yard, Edinburgh,
in January 1781.
Males
Females
AGE

Between

Under

60 &

48

45
No

}

93. Increased 7.

DISEASES. No

2 48 Aged

10

2 &

5 12 Asthma

3

3

20 &

30

2

30 &

40

14

40 & 50 &

7

60

38

70

6 Suddenly

3

180 & 90

4 Teething

6

190 & 100

o Water in the head

PRICES of STOCKS.

Jan. 16. 1781.

70 & 80

India Stock 146.

4th horfe: Maj Richard Vyfe, of the 18th light dragoons, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Philip Crampton, who retires.

3d foot: Capt.-Lieut. Oliver Lambert to be Captain, vice David Honywood, deceafed; Eldeft Lieut. Charles M'Murdo to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Lambert; Lieut. John Biddulph to be Captain, vice Patrick Don, who retires.

19th foot: Maj. John Marjoribanks to be Major, vice William Hatfell, who retires; and Lieut. William Sleigh to be Captain, vice Marjoribanks.

3 per cent Conf 58 1 4th.
India Ann 54 3 4ths a 55.
4 per cent Conf. 56 3 4ths a 57.
Di to New 1777, 70 3 8ths a half.

India Bends, 5 s. Pr.

Navy and Vict. Bills, 131 4th per cent. Long Annuities, 15 9 16ths a 5 3ds. Ann. 1778, 11 9 16ths a 5 8ths. Exchequer Bilis, 2 s. a 3 s. Pr.

Jin. 29.

3 per cent. Bk red. 567 8ths a 57 3 per cent Conf. 58 4 57 7 8ths. 4 per cent. Conf. 56 5 8ths a 3 4ths. Ditto New 1777, 701 half a 3 8ths. India Bonds, 9 s. a 11s. Pr. Navy and Vict Blis, 13 1 8th a 1 4th. Long Annuities, 15 9 16ths a 5 8ths. Ann 1778, 11 7 16ths at half. Exchequer Bills, 4 s. Pr.

French on a river that runs to the funfetting; that they were no Indians, although they believed they lived within themselves as the Indians; for they could not perceive they traded with any people, or had any trade to fea; for they had no boats or hips, as they could fee; and though they had guns among them, yet they were fo old, and fo much out of order, that they made no ufe of them, but hunted with their bows and arrows for the fupport of their families.

On this account the Governor of Canada determined to fend a party to difcover whether they were French or not, and had 300 men raised før that purpose; but when they were ready to go, the Indians would not go with them; but told the Governor, that if they fent but a few men, they would go, and fhew them the country. On which the Governor fent three young priests, who dreffed themfelves in Indian dreffes, and went with thofe Indians to the place where the people were fettled, and found them to be Welch. They brought home fome old. Welch Bibles to fatisfy the Governor that they were there and they told the Governor, that these people had a great averfion to the French; for they found by them, that they had been first fettled at the month of the Miffifippi, but had been almoft cut off by the French there; fo that a small remnant of them efcaped back to where they were then fettled, but has fince become a numerous people.

The Governor of Canada, on hearing this account, determined to raise an army of French and Indians, to go and cut them off; but as the French had been embarrassed in war with feveral other nations nearer home, I believe they have laid that project aside.

The man that furnished me with this account, told me, that the meffengers that went to make this difcovery were gone fixteen months before they return ed to Canada; so that these people must live at a great distance from here due weft. This is the most particular account I ever could get of the fe people as yet. I am your Honour's, &c.

GEORGE CROCHAN.

N. B. Gov. Dinwiddie agreed with three or four of the back traders to go in queft of the Welch Indians, and promifed to give them 500l. for that purpofe; but he was recalled before they could fet out on that expedition.

A Congratulatory Addrefs, prefented by the Committee of the Proteftant Affociation, on Saturday, Feb. 17, to their President. To the Rt Hon. Lord GEORGE GORDON, Prefident of the Proteftant Affociation,

The Humble Addrefs of the Committee of the Proteftant Affociation.

My LORD,

Called upon by the dictates of duty and gratitude, and in justice to ourfelves, and to the fentiments of affectionate attachment, and unfeigned veneration, which fill the hearts of the whole body of the Proteftant Affociation, it is with inexpreffible pleasure that we prefent to your Lordship our moft fincere and cordial congratulations upon the happy iffue of your important trial.

We magnify the divine goodness which enabled you to meet your trial with fuch manly fortitude and intrepidity, and to go through it with fuch astonithing calmness and composure of mind, and fuch amazing attention and recollection, as appeared in the last period of that affecting fcene.

Having, your Lordship may be affured, shared deeply in all your pains and anxieties, we now rejoice in the unthaken virtue of an honeft and intelligent jury of Englishmen, who put an end to the hardships of your Lordship's confinement, and delivered you from all the dangers of a profecution, terrible to the pureft'innocence.

The joy we feel derives a particular relish from this, that it is not confined to us, or to the body which we reprefent; but is univerfal among all ranks and orders of people. The general fatisfaction which your Lordship's honourable acquittal has given, is as remarkable as the vifible anxiety for your fafety which manifefted itself in every place while your life was in jeopardy. Nothing but prudent discretion, and a welljudged refpect for your Lordship, prevailed upon your friends to abftain from the ufual public demonftrations of joy; that they might not, in this inftance, be confounded with the unruly effects of a turbulent licentioufnefs, which has too often affronted decency, and interrupted the quiet of thefe cities, upon occafion of pretended popularity, to which the prefent bears no resemblance.

We were witneffes to your Lordship' uniform

uniform, orderly, loyal, and conftitutional deportment, in the character by which, in condefcenfion to our request, you became related to the Proteftant Affociation, when you nobly stood forth in the Proteftant cause, and put your self at our head. We had abundant proofs, not only among ourselves, but in the whole tenor of your Lordship's public conduct, of an uncorrupt integrity of heart, and purity of intention. We perceived, among the leading features of your character, such a strict regard to the bonds of confcience, and the obligations of virtue, morality, and religion, as at this day makes an honourable diftinction in your fuperior rank and ftation of life. We were fully perfuaded, by every thing that fell under our obfervation, of your Lordship's fteady regard for the true intereft and welfare of your country, of your firm attachment to the principles of the glorious Revolution and our happy conftitution, of your zeal for the Proteftant intereft, and the Proteftant fucceffion to the crown in the illuftrious family upon the throne; which, when maintained in that infeparable union that the fundamental laws of the kingdom have joined them, we confider, as our fathers before us did, to be under God, the great bulwark of the civil and religious rights and liberties of these nations.

With fuch impreffions upon our minds, we could not but be, and we always were, confident of your Lordship's innocence; and that no accufation that could be brought against you would be fupported with truth and fair evidence.

We have undoubted proof, that the late horrible outrages, in the guilt of which it has been moft unjustly attempt ed to involve your Lordship, were begun by the Papifts, to throw an odium on the Proteftant Affociation: and we doubt not but they were confummated, in the dreadful extent of devastation to which they proceeded, by lurking incendiaries, fet on by the fpies and emiffa. ries of our national enemies. It is to us a great comfort, that not one Protestant petitioner of 44,000 was apprehended, tried, convicted, executed, or killed a mong the rioters; while under every one of thefe predicaments Papists are to be found. So far God, in his providence, appeared to wipe away all fufpicion from the Proteftant Affociation, and to plead your Lordship's caufe, by a ftriking and

almost miraculous fact of public notoriety.

We are happy in the reflection, that nothing in our power was omitted to turn to effect the means of supporting the juftice of your Lordship's cafe. In this we acted from the heart. We owed it to your Lordship, to ourselves, and to the honour of the caufe we are engaged in. We alfo think ourfelves greatly obliged to those who had the more immediate charge of your defence, for their zeal and affiduity; and to the many honourable and worthy perfons, of every rank and ftation, who, from a regard to juftice and humanity, generouйly and voluntarily ftood forth, to give information and evidence of facts material for your juftification; a multitude of which came to light in a very surprising manner.

But to God himself we afcribe all the glory of your Lordship's deliverance; and we hope we may, without enthufiafm, confider it as a fignal mark of his protection and appearance for the cause of truth, and a gracious answer to the many fervent prayers which were put up in behalf of your Lordship, and are now fucceeded by thanksgiving and praises for the great falvation the Almighty has wrought for you by his own hand."

The fame gracious God who covered your head in the day of danger, is able amply to repay whatever is done or fuffered in his fervice. We truft your Lordship will never think you can ferve a better master. It is our earnest wish, that he may honour you to be an emi. nent inftrument in his hand, of advan cing his caufe and intereft in the world, of promoting the real advantage of your country, and the general happiness of mankind. Encouraged by the promifing pledges of your early years, we please ourselves with the flattering expectation, that your Lordship will ever esteem it the nobleft ambition, the trueft greatnefs, and the brightest character, to fhine as a good man, a good citizen, a fincere Chriftian, and a real pas triot.

Pardon us, my Lord, if we interest ourselves, in the warmeft manner, in your Lordship's future happiness and ho◄ nour. We can with the moft folemn truth fay, "The vows of God are upon us" on your account; and we shall ever "render praifes to him, because he has delivered your foul from death :" Our На confidence