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William Wakelin, the perfon from whom he had bought the piftols, being brought to the house, was examined. He faid, it was true that he had bought a pair of piftols of him, and that he had faid that they were for his young mafter, who would give him a blunderbufs for them but he had not yet got the blunderbufs. He knew very little of Hadfield, but knew where he worked, and had heard a good character of him; but that the leaft drink affected his head.

Several perfons from the houfe of Mrs. Mafon, his acquaintance, confirmed this fact: and they faid they afcribed this to the very fevere wounds he had received in the head. The leaft drink quite deranged him.

Upon this evidence, he was committed to Cold-Bath-fields for re-examination; and their royal highneffes the duke of Clarence, duke of Cumberland, and Mr. Sheridan, conducted him thither. His majefty's privy council, however, defiring to examine him forthwith, to difcover if he had any accomplices, he was taken to the duke of Portland's office, where he underwent another examination. The perfons who were inftrumental in fecuring him, and whofe evidence is the moft material, as to directing the piftol towards his majefty's box, if not towards his perfon, alfo attended.

On Friday the privy-council fat on the farther examination of this man's conduct. Several of the prifoner's fhopmates were examined, the tendency of whofe evidence fhewed that he was infane. He told his wife, and others, that, on Tuefday laft, he met a man who affured him that he had had Jefus

Chrift in keeping five years in Mount Sion, and that he was foon to vifit this world. This man was one Truelock, a cobler, at Iflington. He was taken before the privycouncil that day, and is much poffefled with an opinion of the speedy return of our Saviour. With this idea he had poffeffed the prifoner allo. Both feem to be religiously

mad.

At the privy-council alfo appeared, and were examined, the adjutant, and one of the captains of the 15th light dragoons, who faid the prifoner had been confidered as infane, otherwise he was a brave good man, and much beloved by the regiment. About three months ago, he came down to Croydon to fee the regiment, and, while there, was taken fo ill, it was neceffary to put him in a straight waistcoat. They wondered he had not fince been taken care of as a madman.

The fecond flug, which was fired, was found, on Friday morning, by the duke of Clarence, in lady Milner's box. It appears that Hadfield did not fire very wide of his majefty; only about a yard too far to the left. The king stood erect after he fired. The queen came in, and the king waved his hand for her to keep back. Her majefty afked what's the matter? The king faid, " Only a fquib, a fquib; they are firing fquibs." After the affaffin had been taken away, the queen came forward, and, in great agitation, curtfied. She looked at the king, and asked if they fhould ftay? The king anfwered, "We will not ftir, but ftay the entertainment out."

DIED. 18th. At Peterburgh, the celebrated field-marfhal Suvaroff. At this time laft year, his name refounded from every mouth, and

his triumphs frequently graced our Regifter. His blood was inflamed by the painful labours of his glorious campaign; his foul, oppreffed with the contradictions which prevented him from crowning it by the total expulfion of the French from Italy; and his heart afflicted with the grief of finding his important fervices repaid by unaccountable He is caprice and ingratitude. faid to have been in difgrace with his fovereign; and fuch is the character of Ruffian manners, that the difpleasure of the prince includes banishment from all fociety. The man, fo lately the theme of royal panegyric, was abfolutely abandoned in the ftruggles of ficknefs and death; and the laft moments of Suvaroff were deprived of the offices of friendship, and the confolation of public lympathy. Suvaroff, it cannot be denied, ferved his country with perfevering fuccefs, and implicit fidelity, and has contributed to confolidate the power, and to extend the fame of the Rufian empire. Pofterity will render him that juftice, which his contemporaries refufed him; and we are not afraid to exprefs its language before-hand, by paying this homage to the great talents and virtues of a hero, whofe actions will maintain a diftinguished rank, in the hiftory of the eighteenth century.

25th. In Gower-street, in his eighty-third year, Benjamin Kenton, elq. From an obfcure origin, and an education in a charity-fchool, he obtained, by frugality, induftry, and integrity, with an irreproachable character, a more than princely fortune. For fome years, he kept the Crown and Magpye tavern, in Whitechapel; and afterwards, becoming a wine-merchant in the Minories, VOL. XLII.

went very largely into the trade of exporting porter. His property, in the different public funds, exceeds 300,0001. and at the prefent market prices, is worth 272,000l. his landed eftates 6807. a year. And he Το has bestowed it in a manner that reflects honour to his memory. the hofpitals of Chrift, St. Bartholomew, and Bethlehem, 5000l. each; to the charity for the blind, 20,000.; to the Philanthropic Society, 30007.; to the Marine Society, and the Lying-in Hofpital, 20001. each; to the Foundling Hofpital and Afylum, 15001. each; to the Vintner's Company, 4000.; to Mr. John Cole, 20,000l.; Mr. Smith, (his grandfon, and only immediate defcendant, who was, unfortunately, not much in his favour) 8001. a year; Mr. Uflier,

10007.; Mr. Vaughan, 2000.; Mr. Waley, 15007.; Alderman Harley, 1000l.; Chamberlain Clarke, 10007.; his four executors, Meffrs. Baldwin, Till, Holford, and Watts, 20007. each: Mr. Wall, 5007.; Whitechapel charityschool, 5001.; fifty or fixty other legacies, from 100l. to 5007; and to his fucceffor in bufinels, Mr. David Pyke Watts, the refiduum, fuppofed to be not lefs than 60007. year. a

JUNE.

4th. The celebration of this day, on which his majefty entered into his 63d year, commenced with the grandeft fight ever exhibited in Hyde Park. At fix o'clock, all the volunteer corps in London and its immediate vicinity, to the number of 12,000, were under arms, and ti.e immenfe affembled in the field before eight. Notwithstanding

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crowd of spectators, and their im-
patient curiofity, the ground was
molt excellently kept by the city
light horfe, the London, Weftmin
fter, and Surry cavalry. His ma-
jefly arrived at nine, attended by
the prince of Wales, the dukes of
York, Cumberland, and Gloucefter;
prince William of Gloucefter;
Earls Harrington, and Chatham;
lord Cathcart, and all the general
officers, &c. and then the review
commenced. Although it poured
a torrent of rain the whole time, he
continued, without even a great
coat, equally expofed as his fubjects.
The only oblervable difference,
from his ufual conduct, on fimilar
occafions was, that, as he paffed the
line, he did not keep his bat off
quite fo long as in fine weather.
The formation of the line, and the
various orders of the day, were exc-
cuted with precifion, and the firing,
under every difadvantage, was ex-
cellent. The evolutions ended
about two. His majefty, and the
princes, returned to Buckingham-
houfe; then all the corps filed of,
after having endured a mofi foak-
ing rain for upwards of eight hours.
12th. A chafm, of extraordinary
length and depth, was made by the
extraordinary great rains of laft win-
ter, in the fide of Bredon-hill, Wor-
cefterfhire, on the fide next Great
Comberton. Mr. Parfons, proprie
tor of the foil, propofed to fill it up,
by a floping in the earth, from the
edges; but, the continued rains of
this fpring have increafed it.

The life-boats, eftablished at Shields, have, within twenty-feven months, preferved the lives of the crews of eleven fhips, that have. been firanded, or foundered, at the mouth of the Tyne; all of whom muft otherwife have perifhed.

15th. The yeomanry, and volun teer corps of Hertfordfire, were reviewed by his majefty, at Hatfield, the feat of the marquis of Salisbury. His majefty was attended by his whole family, minifters, &c. and moft fumptuously entertained by the marquis. The volunteers confifted of upwards of 1500, all of whom the marquis hofpitably dined. The fol lowing is the return of the provi fions provided: 80 hams, and as many rounds of beef; 100 joints of veal; 100 legs of lamb; 100 tongues; 100 meat pies; 25 edgebones of beef; 25 rumps of beef, roafted; 100 joints of mutton; 25 brifkets; 71 difhes of other roaft beef; 100 goofeberry pies; befides very fumptuous covers at the tables of the king, the cabinet minifters, &c. For the country people, there were killed, at the Salisbury arms, three bullocks, fixteen fheep, and twenty-five lambs. The expense is eftimated at 30007.

22d. This day arrived, at Blackwall, Mr. Gower's newly-constructed veffel, the Tranfit. She failed from the Motherbank, on Thurfday evening, at fix o'clock, with the wind at weft, and arrived in the downs, at noon, on Friday. At one, on the fame day, the failed for the river, turning up within Margate fands, through the Narrows, and over the Flats, with a double reef top-fail, breeze at weft, and ar rived, at Gravefend, at midnight, on Saturday. On Sunday morning, at eight o'clock, he again. got under weigh, and turned up to Blackwall the fame tide, to the admiration of the beholders, who were aftonished at the fimplicity of her manoeuvres. It appears, by the teftimony of the Downs pilot, Mr. William Norris, that he would

have reached Gravefend, on the fe- able to proceed. The jury, in a few

cond tide, from the Downs, but for the darkness of the night.

26th. This morning, came on, in the court of king's bench, the trial of James Hadfield, for hightreafon. At nine, the four judges took their feats, and the prifoner was brought into court. The of ficer of the court called over the pannel of names; from which, after nineteen challenges on the part of the prifoner, and two on the part of the crown, had been made, the jury were fworn. Mr. Abbott then opened the proceedings on the part of the crown; after which, the attorney-general addreffed the jury. When, after a fhort fpeech, on the part of the prifoner, by Mr. Erfkine, the jury delivered their verdict, "not guilty, being under the influence of infanity, at the time the act was done;" and, on that ground, the court ordered him to be remanded. He was, therefore, conducted to a coach, and conveyed back to prifon. From the Philadelphia Gazettes of April laft, it appears, that Mr. Cooper, formerly of Manchefter, has been arraigned and tried for fedition. The indictment confifted of the following paffages, published in hand-bills, figned by Mr. Cooper: Ift, That the prefident did not poffels fufficient capacity to fulfil the duties of his office. 2d, That he had created a permanent navy. 3d, That a ftanding army had been created under his immediate aufpices; and, 4th, that he had interfered in the judiciary of the United States, and caufed Jonathan Robbins to be delivered over for execution to an unrelenting military tribunal. Mr. Cooper read numerous paffages in his defence, and continued reading until exhausted and un

minutes, returned their verdict, Guilly. The court then allowed Mr. Cooper three days to prepare any thing he could offer in extenuation. On the appointed day, he was fentenced to pay a fine of 400 dollars, to fuffer fix months imprisonment, and to enter into bonds for his good behaviour, for one year; himself in the fum of 1000 dollars, and two fureties in 500 dollars each.

The following minute particulars, refpecting the capture of the William Tell, French man of war, are given in a letter, dated Syracuse, Foudroyant, April 2, 1800.

"March 30, 1800, fir Edward Berry, commanding his majefty's fhip Foudroyant, of 80 guns, after having landed lord Nelfon ill in Sicily, came up with the Guillaume Tell, French fhip of 84 guns; and laying the Foudroyant alongfide fo clofe that her fpare anchor was but juft clear of the Guillaume Tell's mizen chains, hailed her commander, admiral Dacres, and ordered him to. ftrike; the French admiral answered by brandishing a fword over his head, and then difcharged a mul quet at fir Edward Berry; this was followed by a broadfide, which nearly unrigged the Foudroyant, whole guns, however, being pro pared with three round fhots in each, the poured a moft tremendous and effectual difcharge, crafhing through and through the enemy, fhe then fired another fresh broadfide, whendown came the Guillaume Tell's main and mizen mafts, at the fame time, the Foudroyant's forctop-malt, gib-boom, fprit-fail, maintop-fail yard, ftay-fails, fore-fail, and mainfail all in tatters. It was difficult, in this fituation, to get the hip to fall of, to as to maintain her pof

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tion, the combatants therefore feparated for a few minutes, when fir Edward Berry called his men from the main deck, and cutting away part of the wreck, got the fhip once more under command, that is, obedient to her helm, and manageable, and again close alongside her determined opponent, who nailed his colours to the ftump of the maft, and difplayed his flag on a pole over them. Sir Edward then commenced again a moft heavy and well-directed fire, his men having now got into a fyftem of firing every gun two or three times in a minute, regularly going through the exercife; mufquetry was occafionally used when the fhip was very near on board the Guillaume Tell; but latterly, the mizen-maft being almoft in two, fir Edward called the marines from the poop and put them to the great guns, by which, many lives were certainly faved. At a few minutes past eight, the Guillaume Tell's fore-maft was fhot away, and, becoming a mere log; fhe ftruck her colours.

"The Foudroyant, in this engagement, expended 162 barrels of powder, 1200 thirty-two pound hot, 1240 twenty pound ditto, 100 eighteen pound ditto, and 200 twelve pound ditto. Although much damaged, the was, within a very short period, in readinefs for fea."

An epidemic difcale lately prevailed at Bufforah and Korim, in confequence of the overflow of the Euphrates; and which, within the period of two months, proved fatal to upwards of 12,000 perfons.

16th. On this day, the anniverfary of the duke of Bedford's fheepthearing and thew of cattle commenced, and attracted several hun

dreds of agriculturists and breeders, from all parts of the country; among whom, was a baron from Germany, who is at the head of an agricultural establishment in that country, and four gentlemen from Ireland. The call for post-horses, and other conveyances, on the London road, during Sunday and Monday morning, was fo great that many could not get there till the bufinefs had commenced; and others were actually obliged to go by indirect roads, and then could not get conveyances across the country, and were obliged to walk a number of miles. His grace gave a public breakfast at the abbey, at 9 o'clock.

18th. A child of Mrs. Dandy, of Rotherhithe-wall, near Dock-head, being about to be put to bed, and crying vehemently, the fervant, Anne Vines, to quell its obftinancy, threatened to put it into the copper, unlets it confented to go quietly to bed. Perfuafion and remonftrance being in vain, the fervant suspended the infant (not three years of age), over the place of terror; when it flipped from her arms, and funk at once to the bottom of the boiling copper. It died immediately, in a moft fhocking flate, the very kin coming off with the clothes, when taken out. The jury fat the next day, and, after a minute inveftigation, returned the following verdict: felonioufly killing and flaying, by putting the child in the copper, but not with an intent to kill-Anne Vines has fince been tried at the Surry aflizes, and found guilty of manslaughter.

21ft. Liverpool. Mr. Peter Wainwright, a refpectable merchant of this town, had long been in the habits of friendship with a Mr. Theophilus Smith, earthen-ware manufacturer,

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