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hoftilities against them and their allies, and fo long as he shall continue in friendship with the Pethwa, that they will in no refpect act hoftilely towards him.

have both requested the faid Maha Rajah to be the mutual guarantee for the perpetual and invariable adherence of both parties to the conditions of this treaty; and the faid Madhoo Row Scindia, from a regard to the welfare of both ftates, hath taken upon himself the mutual rantee. If either of the parties fhall deviate from the conditions of this treaty, the faid Maha Rajah will join the other party, and will, to the utmoft of his power, endeavour to bring the aggreffor to a proper understanding.

Art. X. The Peshwa engages, on his own behalf, as well as on behalf of the Nabob Nizam Ally Cawn, Ragojee Boufala, Syna Saheb Souba, and the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, that they shall in every respect maintain peace towards the Englifh and their allies the Nabob Afophaul Dowlah Behader, and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn Behader, and fhall in no refpect whatever give them any disturbance. The English engage, on their own behalf, as well as on the behalf of their allies the Nabob Afophaul Dowlah, and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn, that they shall in every refpect maintain peace towards the Peshwa, and his allies the Nabob Nizam Ally Cawn, Ra-treaty, gojee Boufala, and Syna Saheb: and the English farther engage on their own behalf, as well as on the behalf of their allies, that they will maintain peace alfo towards the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, under the conditions fpecified in the 9th article of this treaty.

Art. XI. The Honourable the Eaft India Company and the Pefhwa mutually agree, that the veffels of each thall offer no difturbance to the navigation of the veffels of the other: and the veffels of each fhall be allowed access to the ports of the other, where they shall meet with no moleftation, and the fulleft protection shall be reciprocally afforded.

Art. XII. The Pefhwa, and the chiefs of the Marattah ftate, hereby agree, That the English fhall enjoy the privilege of trade as formerly, in the Marattah territories, and fhall meet with no kind of interruption: and in the fame manner, the East India Company agree, that the fubjects of the Peshwa fhall be allowed the privileges of trade without interruption in the territories of the English.

Art. XIII. The Pefhwa hereby engages, that he will not fuffer any factories of other European nations to be established in his territories, or thofe of the chiefs dependent on him, excepting only fuch as are already established by the Portuguese, and he will hold no intercourfe of friendship with any other European nations: and the English on their part agree, that they will not afford affiftance to any nation of Deocan, or Hindoftan, at enmity with the Peshwa.

Art. XIV. The English and the Peshwa mutually agree, that neither will afford any kind of affiftance to the enemies of the other.

Art. XV. The Honourable the Governor General and Council of Fort William engage, that they will not permit any of the chiefs, dependents, or fubjects of the English, the gentle men of Bombay, Surat, or Madras, to act contrary, at any place, to the terms of this treaty: in the fame manner the Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan engages, that none of the chiefs or fubjects of the Marattah ftate shall act contrary to them.

Art. XVI. The Honourable East India Company and the Pefhwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, having the fullest confidence in Maha Rajah Subadar Madhoo Row Scindia Behader, they

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Art. XVII. It is hereby agreed, that whatever territories, forts, or cities, in Guzzerat, were granted by Ragonaut Row to the English, previous to the treaty of Colonel Upton, and have come into their poffeffion, the reftitution of which was ftipulated in the 7th article of the faid shall be restored agreeably to the terms of the laid treaty.,

This treaty, confifting of feventeen articles, is fettled at Salbey, in the camp of Maha Rajah Subadah Madhoo Row Scindia, on the 4th of the month Jemmad ul Suany, in the year 1187 of the Hiegera, correpending with the 17th of May 1782, or the Chritian æra, by the faid Maha Rajah, and Mr. David Anderfon. A copy hereof shall be fent, by each of the abovenamed perfons, to their refpective principais at Fort William, and Poonah; and, on both copies being returned, the one under the feal of the Honourable the Eaft India Company, and fignature of the Honourable Governor General and Council of Fort William, to be delivered to Maha Rajah Madhoo Row Scindia Behader; and the other, under the feal of the Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, and the fignature of Bellajee Pundit Nana Furnavefe, to be delivered to Mr. Anderfon; this treaty fhall be deemed compleat and ratified, and the articles herein contained fhall become binding on both the con tracting parties.

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(Written in the Marattah character, by Ra goo Bhow Dewan.) In all feventeen Articles, on the 4th of Jemmad ul Akher, or the 5th of Jeyt Adeck, in the Shukul Pattah, in the year

1182.'

Subfcribed in the Marattah character, by Ma
hajee Scindia, on the fame day.
Agreed to what is above written,

Witneffes,
JAS. ANDERSON.
WM. BLAIN.

D. ANDERSON!

A true Tranflation.

J. ANDERSON, Affiftant to the Embassy,

Subfcribed in the hand-writing of Nana Furnavese.' Done by me Ballajee Inardine, on the 15th of Mohurrum, in the year 1183, (December 20, 1782) under the fmall feal of the Peshwa; ratified alfo by Scindia, the 2 1ft of Rabbie ul Owal; counter part fubfcribed by Mr. Anderfon, the 24th of February 1783.

But, notwithstanding all thefe pacific arrangements, the three per cent. confolidated stock was, on the 24th inftant, fo low as 6ol. 15s. This circumftance

cumftance is truly alarming, and demands the immediate attention of government; who ought to penetrate the true caufe of fo ferious an evil, and endeavour to counteract it's ruinous effects. If an univerfal confidence in our funds is once loft, the fun of Great Britain will indeed fet!

The fall of flocks has been charged on the exportation of the English gold coin, as well as on the new channels of commerce opened by the peace; and perhaps it may, in fome measure, be fairly afcribable to thefe caufes: but, whatever may be the caufe, melancholy must be the effect of that Jofs of public credit which we have too much reafon to dread, if proper meafures are not haftily purfued to avert the threatening danger.

At the beginning of this month, an alarming disease among the horned cattle made it's appearance in Nottinghamshire, but it happily Turned out to be merely local.

The refolutions of the Dungannon Volunteers, in Ireland, feem to promife much ferious, but not unexpected bufinefs. If thou art wife, Hibernia, be fatisfied with what has been conceded, left Britannia should perceive that she has already granted too much!

Nothing material from America has this month transpired; but we are in daily expectation of important intelligence from that quarter.

The attempt of the Spaniards against Algiers has by no means been fuccefsful; and they have returned into port with very little additional honour. A report has been pretty freely circulated

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this month respecting fome new disturbances in South America, but we can by no means vouch for it's authenticity.

We have no certain intelligence that Ruffia and the Porte have as yet commenced hoftilities, though news to this effect seems to be hourly expected by all Europe. France and England, it is faid, are both determined to preserve a perfect neutrality; but, though both these laft powers have, we believe, had quite enough of war for the prefent, we cannot bring ourselves to expect that they will long remain inactive, should this event take place. Indeed, the meditated conteft between these powerful empires feems likely to involve all Europe; and it is from this confideration alone, that we fill think the Grand Seignior may be prevailed upon, by his European friends, to accommodate matters with the Emprefs. In the mean time, the Emperor of Germany keeps up a moft powerful army, and is daily making the greatest exertions poffible for the establishment of a refpectable navy; the King of Pruffia is ready to take the field on the flighteft occafion; Poland is under perpetual alarm; Denmark and Sweden are indefatigable in strengthening their marine; and even the little Republic of Venice is likewife increafing her naval power.

Nor have France and Spain fo haftily disbanded their armies, or laid up their ships of war, as might naturally have been expected, did there not appear at least a strong probability that their affiftance would foon be wanted.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Madrid, Auguft 12.

ON Antonio Barcelo informs our court, that fince he left Ca: thagena, he had conftantly met with contrary winds; but on the 29th of July he arrived before the Bay of Algiers. The fwell, and the winds, did not permit him to begin the attack before the rft inftant; and, during that interval, he was joined by fuch of the fhips of his fquadron as had parted on the paffage. That day, the weather becoming calm, though the fea continued very rough, he formed his line of battle; the 18 bomb-ketches formed the front; the 13 gun boats were placed in the wings to fupport them, and the boardingboats, xebecks, bilanders, and other veffels of war, ready to act against the enemies fhips, if any attempted to come out. At half past two the firing began, and did not end till fun-fet, when the bomb-veffels had expended all their ammunition. Three hundred and eighty bombs were thrown that day; and the Algerine, batteries threw 30 bombs, and 1075 bullets, which paffing over the Spanish line, killed only two men, and wounded two others. The next day, at half paft two, a fresh attack was made, which lafted two hours, during which twentytwo embarkations with oars came out of Algiers, when the gun-boats obliged them to take fhelter again. The bomb-ketches threw 375 bombs, which fet fire to two places in the east, towards the Moles, where it lafted an hour, and in the

centre of the town, where it continued all the evening.

D. Joachim Mofcofo, commander of the brig Fincafter, who brought thefe difpatches, adds, that having been fent off in the night of the 20, he could not get away till the next day at eight o'clock; fo that he faw the third attack, which took place in the morning, from half past fix till three quarters after feven, when the wind freshening, he pursued his courfe. He thinks that this attack has had more fuccefs than the two preceding ones; but could not difcover it's effects, on account of the fmoke produced by the fire of the Algerine batteries, which was fiercer than that of the day before.

Smyrna, August 18. The plague is much abated in our environs; the fogs are diffipated, and we begin to enjoy a pure and ferene air.

Madrid, Aug. 19. The expedition againft Algiers is at an end. The fleet returned to Carthagena the 11th inftant: the following are the most interesting particulars that have occurred. After the attack of the ift, 2d, and 3d inftant, à fresh attempt was made by Don Barcelo, on the 4th, which lafted two hours. During this time 558 fhells, and 490 bullets, were fired off, by which means the town was fet on fire at the four corners.

The enemies fallied out with eleven gallies; but thefe were fo fuccessfully repulfed by Serjeant-Major Don Guievechea, that feveral of them were driven on fhore along the

coaft.

at Nonais en Vivarez, of a philofophical turn of mind, conceived it poffible to form a ballon, or air-globe, which should rife without the aid of wings, foar beyond the reach of fight, and lofe itfelt above the clouds: Monf. De St. Fond, a member of one of the learned academies, hap pened to hit upon the fame idea; but, whether in confequence of a previous communication with Monfieur Montgolfier, or not, is yet undetermined. However, a globe or machine of taffety, twelve feet in diameter, was made by the latter, and plaistered all over with an elaftic gum; the whole weighing 25 pounds. Public notice had previously been given by government of this bufinefs, to prevent the terrors which fuch an appearance might otherwife have excited among the people, and two cannons were fired as a fignal for the machine to be launched off, when the inventor cutting a cord that held it, it immediately mounted into the air, and turning occafionally round it's own axis, it was in about a minute carried compleatly out of fight. A label, containing the year, month, and day, when it was fent into the air, with a promise of 50 ecus, or 150 livres, to the perfon who should find it, was fixed to the globe, which fell three quarters of an hour after, at Goneffe, four leagues from Paris.

coaft. In the courfe of this attack, the Algerines let off 97 fhells, and 1318 bullets, which greatly damaged fome of our thallops. The weather did not permit us to attempt any thing on the 5th. But the next day, as the general was preparing and advancing to attack the enemy, he obierved the Algerines making towards us with red-hot bullets, the heat of which was exhaufted before they could reach us. At half past fix, our fire grew brifker; we threw up 447 fhells and 699 cannon-balls, which occafioned new fires within the town. The enemy plied us with 1842 cannonballs and 68 fhells. In the afternoon we refumed our destructive work; and, by means of 506 bullets, and 446 fhells thrown into the town, the fire broke out in three different places. On the other hand, the Algerines returned our fire by 1366 balls and shells, by which fix of our bombketches and three gun-boats were damaged; the long-boat belonging to the Maltese frigate, St. Ifabella, was funk, one man killed, and one wounded. On the 7th, early, we returned to the attack; and, during the two hours and a half it lafted, fent into the town 430 fhells and 526 cannon-balls, which greatly damaged their batteries, and occafioned the blowing up of a powdermagazine. We received, in return, 1348 cannon-balls, and 38 fhells, by which the frigate Carmel was confiderably damaged, and the ma- It may appear furprizing that this machinə fter dangerously wounded. At tour in the after-hould continue to mount, in spite of the attracnoon, the attack was renewed, and two new fires broke out in the town, occafioned by 426 balls and 444 fhells from us. The enemy firing 1493 balls, and 23 fhells, over our gun-boat, No. 1. was funk, by which accident Sub-Lieutenant Don J. Villavicencio, and 19 men, were drowned; the commanding officer, Don Irifari, and 19 more of the crew, were fo fortunate as to escape with their lives. On the 8th, our general detached a number of gun-boats and bomb-ketches, fupported by the frigates Santa Rofa, Carmel, and two Maltese, with the xebecs Murcien and St. Anthony, by the good conduct of whofe offieers and crews, the boats and gallies which the enemy had fent out early in the morning, were driven back; after which our general gave the fignal for a fresh attack, during which we fired 83 cannon-balls, and 220 fhells: from thefe one of the Algerine gallies received confiderable damage. The fire returned by the enemy confifted of 18 fhells, and 453 balls. At twelve o'clock at noon, a large fhallop of the Algerines blew up, occafioned by our well-directed fire of 440 balls and 443 fhells.

Matters being thus fituated, the commander in chief came to a refolution, confirmed therein by the unanimous voice of the pilots and officers, to retire; and, on the 9th, at mid-day, was under fail with the whole fquadron, except the Santa Pafcale, the frigate Santa Rofa, and the xebec Santa Sebaftiano, which were left to Cruize in the Bay.

Paris, Aug. 28. All Paris was yefterday evening drawn to the Champ de Mars, or Cam pus Martius, which lies in front of the military academy, founded by the late king for the edu cation of the young nobleffe in military tactics. Monfieur Montgolfier, a paper-manufacturer

tion which draws bodies to the earth; but, extraordinary as it may appear, it is perfectly natural. The globe being hollow, was filled with inflammable air, or æther; and as it is the nature of flame to afcend, the machine, by means of the fiery particles it contained, continued to afcend, or at leaft float, and refift the attraction of the earth, till the internal æther evaporated, and then, in obedience to the laws of gravitation, it neceffarily fell. The whole affair is in general ludicrously treated.

Elfineur, Sept. 5. An English hip has just pafled the Sound, having on board 16 officers and 20 furgeons of that nation, engaged in the Ruffian fervice.

The officers of the customs at Riga having demanded of fix French fhips arrived there the duty for the timber they had on board, the Fre..ch. conful refufed to pay it, alledging they were ships of war, and in confequence exempted from all duties.

Paris, Sept. 7. An account of our naval loffes is handing about; whereby it appears, that during the course of the war 27 fhips of the line and 43 frigates and floops were either taken by the enemy, deftroyed, or loft; an amount that nearly equals that of the preceding war, when England (except for the year that Spain engaged in the quarrel) had no other power to contend with.

Hamburgb, Sept. 12. We learn from Copenhagen, that in the parish of Skaperfeld, not far from Mount Hecla, the volcanoes are opened, which fend forth fmoke and flames, and whofe lavas have overflowed an extent of fifteen miles in length, and feven in breadth, and deftroyed three churches. Since this event the atmosphere has been covered with fo thick a vapour, that

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the fun is not difcernible, and the lands have fuffered greatly. The new ifland near Raickenas is firmly fixed; but fmoke and fire continually iffue from it.

Paris, Sept. 18. Sixteen brokers, fufpected of having circulated feveral falfe bills of exchange, were arrested on Monday laft, and committed to the Great Caftle.

Hague, Sept. 21. Baron Thulemeyer, envoy. extraordinary from the King of Pruffia, has prefented a memorial to their High Mightineffes, expreffing, as it is faid, that his Majefty, feeing the war at an end, is no longer willing that his fubjects refiding in this country fhould pay the double (laft en veilged) duty or import and export for their fhips and cargoes."

GAZETTE.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
HIS Gazette does not contain any intel-
ligence.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. At the Court at St. James's, the 5th of September 1783,

PRESENT,

The King's most excellent Majefty in Council. His Majefty in council was this day pleased to arder, that the parliament, which stands prorogued to Tuesday the ninth day of this inftant, September, should be farther prorogued to Thurfday the 16th day of October following

At the Court at St. James's, the 5th of September 1783.

PRESENT,

The King's most excellent Majesty in Council.

IT is this day ordered by his Majesty in council, that the embargo at prefent fubfifting upon hips and veffels laden, or to be laden in the ports of Great Britain and Ireland with provifions, be taken off; and that the feveral regulations contained in his Majefty's order of the 18th of Auguft 1780, fhall ceafe and determine: and the Right Honourable the Lords Commiffioners of his Majefty's Treafury, the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, and the Lord Lieutenant of his Majefty's kingdom of Ireland, are to give fuch directions for taking off the faid embargo, as to them may refpectively appertain.

W. FALKENER.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. St. James's, Sept. 9. On Saturday night last Captain Warner arrived with the Preliminary Articles between his Majefty and the States General, figned at Paris on the 2d of this month; as alfo the Definitive Treaties of Peace between his Majefty and the most Christian and Catholic kings, figned at Vertailles on the 3d, by his Grace the Duke of Manchefter, his Majefty's ambaffador-extraordinary and plenipotentiary, and by the refpective plenipotentiaries of their most Christian and Catholic Majefties, and the States General.

The Definitive Treaty with the United States of America was alfo figned at Paris on the 3d, by David Hartley, Efq. his Majefty's plenipotentiary, and by the plenipotentiaries of the United States; and Mr. Hartley is hourly expected to arrive with it.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. St. James's, Sept. 12. Yesterday evening Da vid Hartley, Efq. arrived with the Definitive Treaty between his Majesty and the United States of America, which was figned at Paris the 3d inftant, by him, as his Majesty's plenipotentiary, and by the plenipotentiaries of the United States.

Peterburgh, Aug. 12. On Saturday laft, at nine o'clock in the evening, her Imperial Highnefs the Great Dutchefs was fafely delivered of a Princess at Czarfko-Zelo. This joyful event was immediately announced to the public by a difcharge of two hundred and one pieces of can

non.

The new-born princess is named Alexandrina Pawleona.

Conftantinople, Aug. 8. The unfeasonable weather ftill continues here with little variation, but the mortality occafioned by the contagion feems to increase, more people having been carried off during the last three days, than in fo fhort an interval at the time of the memorable plague in 1778.

[This Gazette likewife contains the address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city of London, on the safe delivery of the Queen, and birth of another Princefs, with his Majefty's answer.]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16., Whitehall, Sept. 16. Advices have been received over land from Fort William, Bengal, dated the 10th of March laft, which confirm the accounts of the treaty with the Mahratta State being concluded on the 17th of May 1782, and ratified at Fort William on the 6th of June following; that it was compleatly ratified by the Pefhwa and minifters at Poona, on the 20th of December; and that the original counterparts of the treaty were finally interchanged, with every public formality, between Mr. Anderfon and Madajee Sindia, on the 24th of February laft.

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name of Charles, and the youngest by the name of Philip. Her Royal Highness is in a fair way of recovery.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.

St. James's, Sept. 23. Laft night one of the king's meffengers, difpatched by his Grace the Duke of Manchester, arrived with the Moft Chriftian and Catholic Kings ratifications of the Definitive Treaties of Peace, figned the third of this month, which were exchanged with his Grace, against thofe of his Majefty, on the 19th inftant, at Verfailles, by the ambaffador and plenipotentiary of their Moft Chriftian and Catholic Majefties.

On this occafion the Tower and Park guns were fired this day at one o'clock.

The ratifications of the Preliminary Articles by the States General were not arrived at Paris when the meffenger fet out, but were daily expected.

St. James's, Sept. 23. Yesterday being the anniverfary of their Majefties coronation, the Park and Tower guns were fired at one o'clock; and in the evening there were illuminations and other public demonftrations of joy.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
BY THE KING,

A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGE R.

WHEREAS a Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between us, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain, hath been concluded at Verfailles on the third day of this inftant September, and the ratifications thereof have been exchanged upon the nineteenth instant: in conformity thereunto, we have thought fit hereby to command, that the fame be published throughout all our dominions. And we do declare to all our loving fubjects, our will and pleasure, that the

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SEPTEMBER I.

IVE of the convicts who escaped from the Swift tranfport, on the coaft of Suffex, being affembled at a house in Onflow Street, Saffron Hill, three conftables were fent to apprehend them; when a fcuffle enfuing, two of the villains ran up ftairs, and escaped from a back window: the other three armed themselves, one with a poker, another with a fhovel, and the third with a clafp-knife; crying aloud, as with one voice, 'Cut away! we shall be hanged if taken, and we will die on the spot rather than submit.' The contest becoming bloody, one of the conftables had his forehead laid open, and received three deep wounds from his right-eye downwards; another of them was terribly wounded by a large poker a little above one of his temples, but clofed with his antagonist, and threw him down; the third conftable, by striking the villain he encountered, on his right-hand with a cutlafs, difarmed him : upon which they all fubmitted. They were carried before W. Blackborow, Efq. who committed them to Newgate. 3. The Lord Mayor went in ftate to Smithroclaimed Bartholomew Fair; calling

faid treaty of peace and friendship be observed inviolably, as well by fea as land, and in all places whatsoever; ftrictly charging and commanding ail our loving fubjects to take notice hereof, and conform themselves thereunto accordingly. Given at our court at St. James's, the twenty-fixth day of September one thousand feven hundred and eighty-three, in the twenty-third year of our reign. GOD fave the KING.

Copenhagen, Sept. 9. Accounts are received from Iceland, of a violent eruption having taken place in that ifland, upon the 8th of June. Se-veral villages have been deftroyed, and a confiderable tract of country is buried under immenfe depths of lava: the new ifland alfo continues to emit great quantities of fire, and was still increasing when the laft fhips came from thence.

Letters from Iceland, of the 24th of July, contain the moft difmal detail of the devaftations ogcafioned by the courfe of the lava, and affirm that the eruptions continued even at that date.

[This Gazette likewife contains a proclamation by the king for the farther prorogation of the parliament, from Thursday the 16th day of October, to Tuesday the 11th day of November next.] TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30.

Dublin Caftle, Sept. 23, 1783. Yesterday being the anniversary of their Majefties coronation, in the morning the flag was hoisted on Bedford Tower: at noon the great guns in his Majesty'spark the Phoenix were fired three rounds, and antwered by vollies from the regiments in garrifon, which were drawn out in the Royal Square at the barracks: in the evening a play was given by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for the entertainment of the ladies, and the night concluded with bonfires, illuminations, and other demonstrations of joy.

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in his way at Newgate, agreeably to ancient cuftom, and partaking of a cool tankard with the keeper.

4. The Honourable Colonel Gordon, of the Third, and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas, of the First Regiment of Guards, met, at fix this morning, at the Ring in Hyde Park. It was agreed upon by their feconds, that after receiving their piftols, they fhould advance and fire when they pleafed. On arriving within about eight yards of each other, they prefented, and drew their triggers nearly at the fame time, when only Colonel Gordon's piftol went off. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas having adjusted his pistol, fired at Colonel Gordon, who received a fevere contufion on his thigh. Their fecond piftols were fired without effect, and their friends called to re-load them; after which they again advanced to nearly the fame diftance and fired, when Lieutenant Colonel Thomas fell, having received a ball in his body. Colonel Thomas received immediate affittance from a furgeon who attended Colonel Gordon, and who extracted the ball on the field, but the wound proved mortal.

6. The Coroner of Westminster, and a most 2 H respectable

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