Tbe MONTHLY CHRONOLOGER.
SATURDAY, 12, fhown to the City of London ; it burnt out Yesterday a Chapter of the most noble ore now as it had done before with amazing fu- der of the Thiftle was held at St. James's, Ty, but had no effect at all upon the room when the Marquis of Lothian was elected, over. Their Majefties, with the Princes and and invested with the enfigns of that order, Princeses, went up there whilft the room in the room of the late Lord Cathcart, debelow was burning with the greatest violence. ceased. FRIDAY, 4.
Poultry with her brother, and dragging her SATURDAY, 5.
ht, yet, as the contract was illegal, and in unto the Right Hon. William Lord Mansviolation of the Gaming Aa, ihe plaintiff field, and to his heirs male, the dignity of an had no remedy against the defendant, but Earl of the kingdom of Great Britain, by the was precluded from recovering the debt. The title of Earl of Mansfield in the county of courts of law bad been so frict for the sup- Nottingham, with remainder to the heirs pression of that species of traffick, so highly male of the body of his father, detrimental to commerce, that he remember.
SATURDAY, 26. ed an instance wherсin the money paid for A few days ago the following affair hapinsurance was returned.
pened ncar Envill, in Staffordshire. Lord THURSDAY, 10.
proveked the keeper, that he instantly level- tended from the ferry to the narrots, led his piece and shot him through the body. through Utrecht and Gravesend to the vilThe man (who proves to be a ropemaker of lage of Flatland. Kidderminster) expired in a short time after, On the 25th Lieutenant Gen. de Heifter, The keeper has absconded.
ment from Virginia, some convalescents and Reading, 08. 19.
recruits, under the command of Lieot, Col, N ancient piece of painting, by Hol.
Dalrymple, for the security of that iliand.
711t regiment, with fourteen field pieces, interview.
began to move from Flatland, across the SC ( T L AN D.
country ihrough the new lotts, to scise a pass Edinburgb, 08. 11.
Seper 3, 1776.
559 within musquet shot of the enemy's lines at and file wounded : one officer and twenty Brooklyn, from whence these battalions, grenadiers of the marines taken by mistaking without regarding the fire of cannon and the enemy for the Hessians, Imail arms upon them, pursued numbers of The Heflians had two privates killed, the rebels that were retiring from the heights three officers and twenty-three rank and file so close to their principal redoubt, and with wounded. The wounds are in general very such eagerness to attack it by storm, that it Night. Lieut. Col. Monckton is not through required repeated orders to prevail upon them the body, but there are the greatest hopes of to defit from the attempt. Had they been his recovery. permitted to go on, it is my opinion they The behaviour of both officers and soldiers, would have carried the redoubt; but it was British and Heftians, were highly to their apparent the lines must have been ours, at a honour. More determined courage and stea- ; very cheap rate, by regular approaches. I diness in troops have never been experienced, would not risk the loss that might have been or a greater ardour to diftinguith themselves, Sustained in the assault, and ordered them as all those who had an opportunity have back to a hollow way, in front of the works, amply evinced by their actions. out of the reach of musquetry.
among them. tirely routed in that quarter.
P. S. I have omitted to take notice, in its grenadiers, who were loon after supported by proper place, of a movement made by the the gift regiment, and General Grant's left King's ships towards the town on the 27th, coming up, they suffered confiderably: num.
The number of prisoners taken by the was not less, from the accounts I have had, King's troops, amounted to 1097; among than 10,000 men, who were under the or. which were three generals, three colonels, ders of Major Gen. Sullivan, Brigadier Ge.
eleven en ligns. ed, prisoners, and drowned.
4. .comimiffioners of the customs for the fire and sword throughout their country.
Kight Hon. Stephen Fox, Earl of Jk befter, ceived advice from St. Kit's, that a terrible -11. Sir William York, late Chief Juftice. fire broke out at Baffeterre, and had burnt of Ireland; but had retired on a penfion. down two thirds of that town; but no other -13. Lady Ann Stirling, reli&t of Sir Henry particulars are as yet come to hand. The Stirling, of Ardoch, Scotland, Bart.-15. Same letter mentions, that they have had a Joseph Smith, Esq. LL. D. of Kidlington, horricane at St. Croix, and that it was much in the county of Oxford.-16. Gearge Gibworíe in the Windward INands.
of London.-27. Thomas More Molyneaux, MARRIAGES.
general in the third regiment of iool guarde. Eden, . of Downing - 18. John Ellis, F. R. S, agent for the the Right Hon, the earl of Suffolk, to Miss of Dominica.- The Right Hon. Richard Elliot, davghter of Sir Gilbert Elliot, Bart. On Now, Lord Onslow.-20. Mr. Williara ---4. The Rev. Ms. Charles Shuttleworth, Prior Johnson, one of the attornies of his younger brother of Robert Shuttleworth, majesty's palace court, -21. Samuel Mead, Esq. of Fosceit, in Yorkshire, to the Hon. Esq. F. R. S. and commissioner of his ma Miss Mary Cockburne, youngest daughter to jesty's customs.–23. Samuel Cox, Esq. the late George Cockburne, Esq. and the counsellor at law.–25. The Hon. Mils Right Hon. Lady Forrefter.-7. Sir Rowland Elisabeth Foley, daughter of Lord Foley,Hil, of Hawkfone, in Salop, Bart. to Mrs. Miss Jane Whichcote, daughter of Sir Pewys, of Hardwick in the same county. Chriftopher Whichcote, Bart.-26. Lady -12. Major Home, of the 25th Regiment Caldes, relict of the late Sir James Calder, of Foot at Winchefter, to Mrs, Parkhurf, Bart.
Anecdotes-Voservations on Statesmen—On the Fashions and Conduct of the LadicsPluto's Triumph-An Elegiac Ode, &r. fball appear in our next.
I'be Remarks of Veritati Amicus, and the Hint of A. B. are under confideration, Wba ebie defired lifts can be cbrained ales shall be given. Very correct and expenfiere Maps, with parriniar descriptions, of ibe leveral Provinces of North America, bave been already preferisk 10 tbe reader's of ibe Lundon Magazine in former nurhers.
If Vicarium will inisige us wiik shortening his Eduy, it foall appear: At present it is to lung, and we feer zbar recrizinations on jüeb fubječts es Tithes would be boibbarp and drfing.
Our readers will please to add after the “ for" at ibe bottom of p. 536 'i them in nature, but that every man was the real author of all or most of his own miseries."
Ibe lerged ojibe News abis mouib, obliged us to umit some of the Poorical FJays intended de injerted.
For NOVEMBER, 1776.
Indies On the Fathion and Conduct of the La. A fragment of Government dies.
With the following Embelliments, viz.
A PLAN OF DELV I N.
and fitched, or any Gngle Viume to complete Sets.