thus impeded, it rebounded, and took nearly a fraight direction of about eight or ten yards acrofs the mill, and forced its way through the upper part of the wall near to the roof.

Such was the uncommon violence of the fhock, that a man at work at the diftance of two fields perceived the ground to shake under him: the men in the mill declare themselves unable to give any other account of the dreadful accident, than that they found themselves of a fudden thrown flat upon the floor, without knowing the caufe, and that upon recovering themfelves, and fearching for their unfortunate companion, they difcovered him without the leaft figns of life, and bruifed in a fhocking manner.

Dispatches were received from Sierra Leone, dated the 14th of March, by which it appears that the colony had materially recovered from the effects of the late depredations of the French, although no fupplies had fince that time arrived from England. A cargo of neceffaries had, however, been purchafed from an American fhip which called there. Great and fuccefsful exertions had been made by the fettlers in opening and cultivating new farms, as well as in pushing their trade with the neighbouring parts. A delegate from the fociety of the friends of the blacks in Rhode Island (a black man of intelligence) had arrived at Freetown, with whom it was agreed, that about ten or twelve free black families from Rhode Island fhould be permitted to emigrate to Sierra Leone, proper teflimonials of their character being given. The utmost harmony prevailed in the colony, and the neighbouring natives continued to fhew the most friendly dif pofition. Some deaths had happened foon after the departure of the French, in confequence of the hardships which were then fuffered; but both the blacks and whites were in general reftored to good health before the, date of the difpatches, and all the neceflary buildings were nearly finished.

The company's fhip the Amy was met at fea within two days' fail of Sierra Leone, which carried out a fupply of neceffaries and several paffengers, among whom was Mr. Daws, who is returned to the colony as governor.

2. This afternoon, about two

o'clock a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Mackeril, a confiderable fellmonger at Kingston upon Thames, which, together, with the coach-houfes, ftables, horfes, &c. adjoining, were entirely confumed. The London and Westminster affurance engines rendered every poffible affiftance, and happily prevented the further progress of the flames.

3. A general court was held at the India house, for determining by ballot the following question:

"That it is the opinion of this court, that in confideration of the long, faithful, and important fervices of Warren Haftings, efq. and to mark the grateful fenfe entertained by this company of the extenfive benefits which they, have received from thofe fervices, a grant of annuity of five thousand pounds, from the aft January 1795, to iffue from the territorial revenues, during the term of the company's prefent exclufive trade, to Warren Haltings, efq. his executors, administrators, and affigns, be prepared by the court of directors, and fubmitted to the board of commiffioners for the affairs of India, for their approval and confirmation, pursuant to the Act of Parliament."

On cafting up the votes, the numbers

Eaft India company's military eftablimment at Bombay, to mifs Helen Fearon, niece of P. Douglas, of New Cavendith-ftreet, Portland-place, efq.

23 James Farquhar, of Doctors' Commons, efq. to mifs Helen Innes, daughter of the late Alexander Innes, of Cowie, in the county of Kincardine, efq.

Maxwell Carthfhore, M. D. to Mrs. Murrel, widow of the deceafed

William Murrel, ef Charlton, Kent, efg.

30. Capt. Welles, of the 13th regiment of foot, to mils Gardner, of Tunbridge Wells.

fone 2. General John Morrifon, of That-k, to mils Bateman, of Hammerth.

William Rooke Leeds Sergeantfon, of Heat-hall, in the county of York, efq. to mifs Dawkins, eldeit daughter of Henry Dawkins, of Portman-fquare, efq.

4. John Kennedy, of New Londonfreet, efq. to mifs Crow, only daughter of the late Dr. Crow, of the island of Jamaica.

Finlay Ferguffon, of Linde-ftreet, efq. to the hon. mifs Cleflan, only daughter of lord Kircudbright.

John William Clough, of Norton Conyers. in the county of York, efq. to mils Elizabeth Broughton, daughter of the rev. fir Thomas Broughton,

DEATH S.

May 16. Lady Janet Sinclair, of the Canongate, Edinburgh, mother of fir John Sinclair, bart, member of parliament for the county of Caithness.

Thomas Nichols, efq. purveyor of his majefty's dock-yard, at Portsmouth. Thomas Fiennes Pelham Clinton, duke of Newcaĥle.

15. Chriftopher Fawcett, of Westgate-freet, Newcattle-upon-Tyne, efq. recorder of that corporation.

19. James Bofwell, of Great Portland-freet, efq.

23. T. H. Medlycott, of Vennhoufe, in the county of Somerset, efq. member of parliament for Milbourne Port.

Thomas Sainsbury of New Courthoufe, in the county of Devon, efq. alderman of the Ward of Billingsgate, and late lord mayor of London.

Samuel Freeman, of Mark-lane, in the parish of Carfphairn, Scotland, efq.

30. The rev. Thomas More, of Brook-ftreet, Bath, the laft male decendant of the great fir Thomas More.

June 3. Capt. Thomas Allen, late commander of the Albion EaftIndiaman.

5. Charles Brietzake, of St. James s Place, efq. late of the secretary of flate's office.

6. Sir Nicholas Conway Colthurft, of Stephen's green, Dublin, bart. reprefentative in the Irish parliament for the borough of Cloghnekelty,

Edward Muxine, of Pickwell, in Leicestershire, efq. high fheriff for that county.

John Anfly, of Bread-freet, efq. 8. The lady of William Miles, of Hatton Garden, efq.

10. Dr. James Williamfon, of Glafgow, emeritus profeffor of mathematics in that univerfity.

Henry May, eq. late captain in the 20th fegiment of toot.

12. Thomas Williams, of Illington, efq.

1795:

be

HAZEM, the wife and there

of power on the throne of Samarcand. He governed in peace, and made hinifelf refpected by his neighbours, without attempting to enlarge his dominions. His grateful people called him Hazem the Good, and his enemies at once feared and efteemed him in fine, he attained to happiness, so rarely the portion of kings.

Hazem had an only fon, to whofe education he was particularly attentive; it was not committed to a dervife, and Vroulis, though a prince, was a man of honour and integrity.

The ruling paffion of Vioulis was a thirst for glory, and his delight the narratives of the terrible battles and innumerable conquefts of the erful fovereign Trara-Long, and great king Mah-poul-har, the powthe mighty monarch Hiolam. In the names of these immortal kings; Europe, it is true, we fcarcely know but the annals of Samarcand, which are now loft, were filled with their glorious achievements; and the great deeds of thefe renowned heroes, fo celebrated by fame, inflamed the ardent mind of Vioulis with an eager defire to rival their glory, and rendered odious to him the retirement and tranquillity in which his father compelled him to live.

in the springs as the prince was

At the clofe of a delightful day

fitting on an eminence near Samarcand, leaning on a volume of the Samarcandian Annals, and reflecting on the obfcurity in which he was compelled to pafs his youth, there fuddenly appeared before him the refplendent countenance, cloathed figure of an aged man, with a in a long robe, and whofe filver beard defcended to his girdle ftudded with diamonds.

"My fon,",

faid he to the prince," you appear to me melancholy, may I enquire the caufe of your uneafincfs ?"Though you are a ftranger to me, Q92 I will