41 Centurion's prize 42 Deptford's prize 43 Pembroke's prize 44 Peregrina 46 Sapphire's prize 26 24 24 24 24 A LIST OF FRENCH EAST INDIA AND SOUTH SEA SHIPS TAKEN, &c. SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR. FRENCH INDIA SHIPS TAKEN, &c. 4 Four East India ships taken, 1744, by commodore Barnet. 5 La Frigate d'Affaires, of 300 tons, taken by ditto. 6 An East India ship homeward bound, taken by the Leostoff, Aug. 1744. 9 Three China ships, Dauphin, Hercules, and Jason, by commodore Barnet, Aug. 1745. 10 a ship from Manilla, ditto. 11 St. Louis from Canton, ditto. 13 Charmante, an East India ship, and Heron, from Bengal, taken Aug. 1745, off Cape Breton, 14 15 an outward bound East India ship, destroyed in the bay of Senegal, Africa, 38 guns, 170 men, by the Sutherland and Gosport, Oct. 1745. -a ship from Surat, taken by the Preston, May 1746. The next nine by advices in Aug. 1746. 16 The Aimable Maria. 17 The Mahomet, from Manilla. 20 Cardanagore, from 21 César, from Pondicherry. 26 Phillibert, 30 guns, 28 Thetis, 22 guns. 29 Dermont 18 guns. the fire of London in 1666. The flames in a few minutes spread themselves three different ways, and before noon, consumed, according to the best computation that could be made, very near one hundred houses, about twenty of which fronted Cornhill, and the rest were in Birchin-lane, By admirals Anson Exchange-alley, George-yard, and all the avenues thereabouts, all the bankers house in Lombard-street, and their effects, were preserved. No public office was burnt, except the London Assurance, who had time to save all their effects, and suffered only in the loss of their houses. and Warren, May 1747. 30 Vigilante, 22 guns. &c. Garraway's, the Jerusalem and Jonathan's coffee-houses, the Swan tavern, Mr. Young's a woollen-draper, with the rest of the houses in Change-alley, were fee-houses, which were greatly damaged. destroyed, except Baker's and Sam's cofhill, and burnt down the houses of Mr. The flames extended themselves into CornWalthoe, and Mr. Brotherten, booksellers; Astley, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Strahan, Mr. Mr. Deputy Cleve, a pewterer; Mr. War ner, a stationer; Tom's and the Rainbow taverns, a milliner's next the Three Tuns, coffee houses, the Fleece and Three tuns and a cabinet maker's the corner of Birchin-lane; Mr. Legg's, a woollendraper, the other corner, a shoe-maker's, with another woollen-draper's adjoining; the London Assurance office, the widow Harrison's, Mr. Vaughan's, a haberdasher, Mrs. Sarrizin's, the corner of Michael'salley; in the said alley, Mr. Knight's shoe warehouse, the Cock and Lion, public house, the house of Mr. Guyther, a peruke maker, Mr. Oldis a saddler; the Jamaica coffee-house was but little damaged, as was likewise St, Michael's church: the houses in Castle-court and White Lion-court, Birchin-lane, were all consumed; the back part of the George and Vulture tavern, Helford's coffee-house, and the house of Mr. Willmore, a hosier, in George Yard, were consumed and great damage done to other houses in the said yard; the Pensylvania, Carolina and Georgia coffee-houses, the Marine coffee house, the Sword-blade, and Cole's coffee houses, the house of Mr. Shaw, a shoe maker, Mr. Wilson, a stationer, and all the others in Birchin-lane, excepting eight towards Lombard-street, were likewise consumed. Mr. Eldridge, his wife and two daughters, and a journeyman perished in the flames; Mr. Cooke, a merchant, who lodged in the house, jumped out of a two pair of stairs window, broke his back, and died soon after. March 31. About eight at night seven prisoners in Newgate for smuggling, on the turnkeys opening the door of their apartment, rushed on them with pistols and broomsticks, and knocking them down ran out of the prison taking different ways; but an alarm being spread, five of them were retaken in the neighhbouring streets, and carried back to Newgate. Thomas Kemp, and William Gray got clear off; for the taking of either of whom a reward of 501. was promised by the Keeper of Newgate, and 1007, by the commissioners of the Customs. Brought forward £93,818 4 2 ........... ... ... 1,800 0 0 4,200 O 600 0 0 221 9 0 1,000 0 0 800 0 2,675 5 9 2,400 0 0 1,084 19 4 .... 1,000 0 8 3,418 4 5 Earl of Cassilis .......... ... ..... John Hay, esq... Sir James Lockhart .. William Maxwell, esq... John Murray, jun, esq... John Ogilvie, esq.. 4,023 18 0 5,578 18 4 ..... George Sinclair, esq.. W. Black, clerk of the rega lity of Dumferline.... Gilbert Clark, clerk of the regality Brughton..... Halkerston, clerk of the regality of Culross..... Claud. Hamilton, clerk of the £151,209 4 Within these few days 30,000 quarters of wheat were brought up for exporta tion. His Majesty in council, declaring his intention of going out of the kingdom for a short time, nominated lords justices for the administration of the government during his Majesty's absence. The amount of the expence of building the Mansion House for the lord mayors of London (including the sum of 39007. paid for purchasing of houses) was 4263Sl. 188. 8d. May 13. At noon his Majesty went to the House of Peers, and gave the royal assent to the following bills, viz. The bill for granting one million out of the sinking fund.-Bill to rectify a mistake in the mutiny act.-Bill to amend and enforce the window light act.-Bill for the more effectual disarming the Highlands.-Bill to regulate trials for high treason in the Highlands for Scotland.-Bill for rendering more effectual an act for relief of such loyal subjects in Scotland, whose title deeds were destroyed in the rebellion.Bill to regulate courts-martial in the sea service, and for extending the discipline of the navy to the crews of his Majesty's ships wrecked, lost, or taken, &c.-Bill for allowing the exportation of tea to Ireland and the plantations, duty free; and for enlarging the time for some of the payments to be made on a subscription of 6,300,000/-Bill to amend and enforce an act for prohibiting the wearing and importation of cambrics or French lawns.Bill for encouraging the growth and importation of indigo from his Majesty's plantations in America.-Bill for amending and continuing several laws near expiring. Bill to explain and amend two acts for the preservation of the public roads.-Bill to continue the duty of 6d, per chaldron on coals, for the relief of the orphans of the city of London.-Bill for relief of insolvent debtors.-And to several road and private bills. After which his Majesty made a speech, stating, that preliminaries of peace had been signed between his minister and the king of France, and the United Provinces, on the basis of a general restitution of conquests on both sides; and trusting that his allies to whom he had acted with the most unreserved confidence, would see the propriety and necessity of acceding to the preliminary articles and thanking the Commons for the liberal supplies for the current year; he prorogued the Parliament to the 30th June next. About four in the afternoon, his Majesty set out from St. James's to embark for Holland, in order to proceed for his German dominions. May 16. This night a messenger arrived from the earl of Sandwich, his Majesty minister plenipotentiary at Aix-laChapelle, with the ratifications of the preliminary articles, which were exchanged on the 21st instant, between the ministers of his Britannic Majesty, the most Christian King, and the States General of the United Provinces. May 20. Mr. Dick, one of his Majesty's messengers, arrived at his grace the duke of Newcastle's office, with the act of accession of the empress queen of Hungary to the preliminary articles which were signed at Aix-la-Chapelle by count Kaunitz the 25th instant. May 28. A messenger arrived from the earl of Sandwich at Aix-la-Chapelle, with the acts of accession of the king of Sardinia, and his most serene highness the duke of Mondena, to the preliminary articles. June 2. The King arrived at Herenhausen. June 9. His grace the duke of Newcastle, one of his Majesty's principal secretaries of state, embarked for Holland in his way to Hanover. June 11. A special free pardon was granted to John Murray, of Broughtou, esq. and Hugh Frazer, gent. of all treasons, misprison of treasons, committed by themselves alone, or either of them, on or before the 6th day of May, 1748. June 12. There was a violent storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied with hail of an extraordinary size in some places; particularly at Addington Place, in Surrey, where the hail storm lasted about twenty minutes; the smallest hail stones were as large as middling walnuts, not round, but |