great splendour, Emperor of all the Russias.

April IS. Prince of Wurtemberg, with his suite, arrived at the Royal Hotel in Pall Mall, and was shortly afterwards visited by the prince of Wales, and other members of the Royal Family.

April 18. Preliminaries of peace between France and Austria were signed at Leoben, in Styria; by this treaty the Austrian Netherlands were ceded to France, and Austria recognized the independence of the newly erected Italian Republic.

General Hoche, commanding the army of the Sambre and Meuse, passed the Rhine at Nieuwied, and defeated the Austrians under general Kray.

The prince of Wurtemberg set out on a tour to Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, &c. previous to his intended marriage with the Princess Royal.

April 19. Kehl re-captured by the troops under general Moreau.

General Moreau passed the Rhine at Strasburgh, when a bloody engagement took place, and the Austrians were defeated.

April 20. In consequence of strong remonstrances from the seamen, on board the fleet at Spithead, the lords of the Admiralty recommended to his Majesty that an addition of 5s. 6d. a month should be made to the wages of petty officers and seamen of the royal navy, 4s. 6d. to the wages of ordinary seamen, and 3s. 6d. to landsmen. April 21. Hostilities ceased on the Rhine, accounts having been received of the peace in Italy.

April 22. A proclamation was issued for pardoning such seamen and marines of the squadron at Spithead, as had been guilty of any act of mutiny or disobedience.

May 7. Mr. Fryer, a gentleman, of Southampton-buildings, Holborn, in company with a young lady, to whom he was shortly to be married, was attacked in the fields near White Conduit House, by three footpads, who shot him through the head, and robbed him of his watch and money.

May 7. The mutiny, which had subsided, broke out a fresh at Spithead; the channel fleet refused to put to sea, under pretence that government did not mean to fulfil the promises held out by them, to the sailors; the delegates re-assembled, and sent adeputation to the "London," admiral Colpoy's ship, at Portsmouth; when the admiral refused to admit them on board, and enforced his authority by ordering the marines to fire into the boat; this conduct was resented by the crew of the London, who immediately deposed the admiral,

May 9. Mr. Pitt brought in a bill in the House of Commons for granting the sum of 372,000l. for nine months increased pay, &c. for the navy; the bill was sent to the Lords, and passed through all its stages in both Houses in one day; lord Howe being dispatched to Portsmouth with this intelligence, the seamen returned to their duty.

May 11. A common hall was held for the city of London, when very strong resolutions were entered into respecting the rights of the Livery, and expressing strong opinions, of what they termed, the unjust and unnecessary war in which the country was engaged.

A numerous and respectable body of the livery signed a declaration, expressive of their dissent and disapprobation of the proceedings of the three last common halls.

May 12. The French entered Venice, and the government was overturned; about the same time, the old government of Genoa was subverted, and it assumed the name of the Ligurian Republic; nearly at this period the Cispadane and Transpadane governments were united by Bona. parte, under the name of the Cisalpine Republic.

May 13. A fire broke out at a tobacconist's in High-street, in the Borough, which totally destroyed five houses.

May 14. The squadron under the command of rear admiral Curtis, arrived at St. Helens, from Torbay, and the crews of several of the ships declared themselves in a state of mutiny, and sent several of their officers on shore; but on being in formed by the delegates, that Government had complied with their demands, they returned to their duty.

By the report of the Secret Committee of the House of Lords, in Ireland, it appeared that 30,000 persons were proscribed, most of them were to be put to death, and that a traitorous correspondence had been carried on between the leaders of the United Irishmen and the French government.

May 15. Mr. W. Ponsonby moved, in the Irish House of Commons, for a reform in that House, which was negatived by 117 to 30; upon which Mr. Grattan and the leaders of Opposition seceded from Parliament.

May 17. The lord lieutenant of Ireland issued a proclamation, declaring the civil power inefficacious; the most effectual orders having been sent to the military

officers to use their utmost exertions for the suppression of treason.

The ratification of a treaty of commerce between Great Britain and Russia, was exchanged at Moscow.

The ceremony of the marriage between Frederick William hereditary prince of Wurtemberg Stutgardt and the princess Charlotte Augusta Matilda, princess Royal of Great Britain, took place in the chapel royal, St. James's.

May 18. The mutiny carried on at Sheerness was methodical, each ship had a committee of twelve men, who determined all affairs relative to the vessel, and decided on the merits of their delegates, and went regularly once a day to Sheerness, where they held their conferences; they then paraded the streets and ramparts of the garrison, holding up a bloody flag of defiance to the military; at their head marched the man whom they denominated, admiral of the fleet; no officer had any command or authority whatever.

A board of Admiralty went to Spithead to investigate the nature of the demands of the mutinous seamen belonging to the Channel fleet.

May 19. Alderman Combe moved an address to his Majesty in the Commons, for the dismissal of Mr. Pitt, which was negatived, 242 to 59.

May 20. The mutineers not content with the concessions made to them, and the full acquiescence in their former demands, made further demands, which were deemed highly improper and inadmissible; the lords of the admiralty refused to comply with them, but held out pardon and forgivness, if they would yet return to their duty.

May 22. Barthelemi was chosen one of the Directory, in the place of Letourneur, who went out by lot.

May 24. The seamen were again offered pardon, which they peremptorily refused, without a compliance with their terms, upon which a cabinet council was held, and it was determined to employ the most vigorous means to reduce the rebels to obedience, and great preparations were made for that purpose; several men of war and gun boats were manned with volunteers, the batteries of Tilbury and Gravesend, were furnished with furnaces for red hot shot, and the buoys at the Nore were removed.

May 25. The Lord Mayor and corporation of London attended at St. James's, and presented a dutiful and loyal address to his Majesty on the nuptials of her royal highness the princess Charlotte

Augusta Matilda, princess Royal of England with the Hereditary prince of Wurtemberg; a similar address was presented to the Queen, and both were very graciously received.

Addresses were also presented to the prince of Wurtemberg and the princess.

May 26. At a numerous meeting of the livery of London, at the London tavern, it was unanimously resolved, "That the solemn declaration of 2096 independent liverymen, of their dissent and disapprobation of the late violent proceedings of the Common-hall, is a noble vindication of the character of that great and respectable body of men, and that the Lord Mayor had acted in a manner becoming his high office, and that the censure voted against him, was unmerited and indecent.

Mr. Grey's motion for a reform in Parment was negatived.

May 27. Sir John Jervis, K.B. admiral of the blue, was created Baron Jervis, and earl St. Vincent.

Horatio Nelson, esq. created a knight of the Bath.

The mutineers proceeded to very alarming acts of violence, blocking up the entrance of the Thames, and compelling all ships of war in the Medway and at the Nore to hoist the flag of revolt.

May 29. Lord Spencer offered a general pardon to the mutineers, at Sheerness, provided they immediately returned to their duty, but the offer was rejected.

May 30. General Kosciusko arrived in the river Thames on board of a Swedish vessel, attended by many Polish officers, who were going with him to America; he was incurably wounded in his head, he had three bayonet wounds in his back, and part of his thigh shot away by a cannon ball.

A motion was made in the House of Lords by the duke of Bedford for the dismissal of his Majesty's ministers, but it was negatived by a considerable majority.

May 31. Several nefarious attempts were made to seduce the soldiers and sailors from their duty; to the great credit both of the naval and military forces, the design proved abortive.

May 31. Several vessels belonging to admiral Duncan's fleet joined the mutineers at the Nore.

June 1. The chief mutineer in the fleet, was Richard Parker, who kept a little shop in Scotland, and entered into the navy about two years before this, being confined in the gaol of Perth for debt, he took the parish bounty of 30%. and entered as a volunteer; and being a bustling

fellow, he was soon appointed a petty officer.

Lord Grenville, by an official note to the French minister for foreign affairs, intimated the desire of Great Britain to renew the subject of a negotiation of peace.

June 2. Their royal and serene highnesses the prince and princess of Wurteniberg, set out from St. James's for Harwich, on their way to Germany, escorted by a detachment of light dragoons. The right hon. Richard earl Howe, invested with the order of the Garter.

June 3. A bill was brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Pitt, the purport of which was, that persons who should endeavour to seduce either soldiers or sailors from their duty should be deemed guilty of felony, and suffer death; the bill passed the House without opposition.

June 5. This day Clynch and Mackay, who had been tried and convicted of the murder of Mr. Fryer, were executed at the Old Bailey.

June6. A proclamation was issued prohibiting all intercourse with the crews of the ships declared in a state of rebellion, either personally or by letter, under pain of death.

In consequence of the vigorous steps taken by government for subduing the mutinous seamen, several of the ships, the Ajax, Standard, and Nassau, returned to their duty, and a schism having arisen between the moderate and rebellious part of the crews, the former prevailed, struck the flag of revolt and hoisted the Union Jack; the crew of the Sandwich, the leading ship in the mutiny, gave up Richard Parker, their prime mover, who was committed to Maidstone gaol; all the other ships submitted unconditionally.

June 7. Lord Northesk, captain of the Monmouth, arrived at the Admiralty from on board the rebel fleet at the Nore, with a petition to the board, couched in very lofty language; and a letter to his Majesty, in which the mutineers threatened to do something which would astonish the nation, if their terms were not complied with.

June S. A messenger was dispatched to Paris from the office of lord Grenville, with the name of the person to be sent as ambassador to treat for peace, that the requisite passport might be made out.

June 11. The French minister for foreign affairs transmitted a passport for the British plenipotentiary, and stated, that Lisle was the place fixed upon for carrying on the negotiation.

June 14. His Majesty's ship Amazon,

capt. Reynold's, wrecked in Hodierne bay, after a well fought action with a French 74 gun ship.

June 19. The emperor Paul, of Russia, sent the insignia of the order of St. Alexander Neufky, to admiral Duncan, with a very flattering letter, accompanying the

same.

A court martial was held at Portsmouth, to try Calloway, Guthrie, Ashley, Johnson, and Davies, for holding mutinous assemblies on board his Majesty's ship the Pompée, tending to destroy the necessary subordination of the navy; when after a trial of three days, they were found guilty, and Calloway, Guthrie, Johnson, and Ashley were condemned to suffer death; the sentence being confirmed, Johnson and Ashley were executed on the 25th.

June 20. Died, George Keate, esq. F.R. and A.S.S. author of many pleasing works both in poetry and prose.

June 21. The wife of Richard Parker presented a petition to the Queen, on behalf of her unfortunate husband.

June 22. Richard Parker, a seaman on board the Sandwich, was tried for making, and endeavouring to make, mutinous assemblies on board the Sandwich, and other ships at the Nore; and disobeying the lawful orders of his superior officers, and treating them with disrespect; after a long and arduous trial, he was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged, which sentence was carried into execution on the 30th, on board the Sandwich, lying off Sheerness; he behaved with great firmness, but acknowledged the justice of his sentence, and hoped his death might be considered a sufficient atonement, and save the lives of others.

June 23. Died, at Copenhagen, count Bernstorff, a celebrated statesman, aged 62.

Died, Richard Warren, M.D. physician to his Majesty and the prince of Wales, aged 65, he was a very able and eminent practitioner.

June 24. At a meeting of the Livery of London, for the election of sheriffs, lord Lauderdale, who had been recently made a member of the Needlemaker's company, became one of the candidates, and Mr. S. F. Waddington; these two candidates were supported by the popular party, but Sir William Herne and alderman Williams being proposed, the shew of hands in their favour was so great, as to leave no doubt as to the final issue; lord Lauderdale and Mr. Waddington were then severally proposed, but the number of hands held up for them were so inconsiderable, by com

parison, that the sheriffs declared the election to have fallen on Sir William Herne and Robert Williams, esq.; this was considered as a fair trial of the strength of the opposite parties, as great pains were taken to exclude non-freemen from the hall.

This day Williams, a bookseller, was tried before lord Kenyon and a special jury, for publishing the first and second parts of Thomas Paine's Age of Reason; Mr. Erskine conducted the prosecution for the crown, and Mr. Kyd for the defendant; the jury without hesitation found the defendant guilty.

June 26. The city of London volunteer light horse were reviewed by his Majesty, on Wimbledon common. The Prince of Wales, several of the other Princes, the Queen, and five Princesses were present.

June 28. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Huntingdon, officers of excise at Doncaster, were overtaken by a storm of thunder and lightning, when the former was instantly struck dead, and Mr. H. materially hurt and unable for some time to walk. At Bridlington the same storm killed two persons in a mill who had taken shelter in it.

June 30. Lord Malmesbury again set off for Lisle, in France, to endeavour to negotiate a peace with the French Republic, his Majesty having appointed him minister plenipotentiary for that purpose, and the hon. Henry Wellesley his secretary.

The Scotch militia bill was brought into the House of Commons by Mr. Dundas, and passed into a law on the 4th of July; great disturbances took place in Scotland in consequence of this act.

July 4. The body of Parker, the mutineer, was taken out of the new burial ground at Sheerness, and brought to a public house in Little Tower-hill and exposed to the view of thousands by his wife, who was taken before a magistrate to be examined, as to the object of her removing the body, she said it was for more decent interment; it was buried in Whitechapel church the same morning.

July 5. Rear admiral Nelson bombarded Cadiz with great effect.

July 6. Lee, Coffy, and Branning, three marines, were shot at Plymouth, for having endeavoured to excite a mutiny in their corps.

Lord Malmesbury, the British plenipotentiary, arrived at Lisle.

July 9. Died, at Beaconsfield, Bucks, in his 68th year, after a long and painful illness, the right hon. Edmund Burke, one

of the greatest statesmen and orators of the age in which he lived, and an elegant and accomplished writer upon various subjects.

July 10. Robert Thornton, esq. chief clerk to the House of Commons in Ireland, put a period to his existence with a pistol, no cause could be assigned for the rash act.

July 11. Died, at his apartments in Tavistock-row, Covent Garden, Charles Macklin, in his 98th year, the father of the British stage, and in a peculiar cast of characters unrivalled.

July 15. The French entered Leghorn.

July 16. Mr. B. Taylor, Mr. Herbert Taylor, and Mr. William Taylor, two of whom were clerks in the foreign office, and the other aid de camp to the duke of York, were upset in a wherry near Kew, when Mr. W. Taylor was drowned, and Mr. Herbert Taylor with difficulty recovered, Mr. B. Taylor got on shore in safety.

A terrific storm of thunder and lightning attended with heavy rain, fell upon the metropolis, which did considerable damage; during the storm a fire broke out in the house of lord St. Helens, in Great Russellstreet, Bloomsbury, which considerably damaged it and the house adjoining, belonging to Sir George Yonge; it was supposed to be set on fire by the lightning. Three houses were damaged in Great Portland-street, and a man was killed by the lightning in Brick-lane, Old-street.

July 20. His Majesty went in state to the House of Peers, and gave the royal assent to several public and private bills; after which, his Majesty delivered a speech from the throne, and prorogued the Parliament to the 5th day of September

next.

In repairing the cathedral of Worcester, a stone coffin, containing the remains of king John, was found; it had been deposited there in the year 1216; part of the robe was firm in the texture. The skeleton was in a state of greater preservation than might have been expected from the many centuries which have elapsed since its in

terment.

July 24. Rear admiral Nelson, with the squadron under his command, landed at Santa Cruz, in the island of Teneriffe, and made an unsuccessful attack on that place; the Admiral was severely wounded, and captain Bowen, lieutenant Gibson, and several other officers were killed.

July 25. At Yarmouth, a party of young men, seven in number, left Yarmouth for

Braydon in a sailing boat, which unfortunately upset, and six of the party were drowned.

July 26. A proclamation was issued, giving currency to a new copper coinage of two-penny and one-penny pieces.

July 28. A cabinet council was held, at which several police magistrates were summoned to attend, and instructions were given to all peace officers, &c. to be vigilant, that no disturbance took place from a meeting of the London Corresponding Society, intended to be held on the 31st, in Pancras fields.

July 29. The town of Liverpool experienced a dreadful storm of thunder and lightning, hail and rain, which lasted two hours, doing considerable damage to the town and its immediate vicinity; the storm was equally violent at Brentford, Brighton, Chumleigh, and other places.

July 31. The members of the London Corresponding Society assembled in a field near Pancras, to vote a petition to the King, but their proceedings were interrupted by the magistrates, who read the riot act, and arrested the principal speakers and committed them to custody till they procured bail. The persons arrested were Alexander Galloway, Richard Barrow, Thomas Tuckey, Robert Ferguson, Richard Hodgson, B. P. Binns, and John Wibbie.

A monument was erected in Westminster Abbey by Albany Wallace, esq. to the memory of his friend David Garrick, esq.; it did great credit to the taste and liberality of Mr. Wallis, and to the talents of Mr. Webber, the artist who executed it.

August 1. A violent storm of thunder and lightning happened at Dunham Massey, in the county of Chester, the seat of the earl of Stamford, which did immense damage; at Hillbrook, near Birmingham, it killed a boy, and a horse in a stable of Mr. Rice; great mischief was also done in various other parts of the country during this month, particularly at Dumfries, Putney, Weymouth, Plymouth, &c.

August 2. Some miners for mere amusement, went, with a great number of people, to blow up the very large rock called Raven-stone, at Greenfield, in Saddleworth; after many fruitless attempts, they succeeded, but one man was killed and several severely wounded. The rock had been long admired for its towering grandeur; it had nearly a mile to roll down a steep precipice.

August 5. The inhabitants of the west

ern district of Argyleshire, were visited with the shock of an earthquake, which overturned many articles of furniture, but did no other damage.

August 6. Died, James Petit Andrews, F. A. S. author of A Continuation of Henry's History of Great Britain,” and other works of merit.

August 12. General Sir Charles Grey, K. B. appointed governor of the island of Jersey.

August 15. A daring mutiny on board the St. George man of war, of 96 guns, was suppressed by the promptitude and intrepidity of her commander, captain Peard, who siezed the ringleaders and placed them in irons, in presence of the mutinous crew, who offered no resistance.

August 18. The extensive library of Mr. Burgess, of Ramsgate, was this morning entirely burnt to the ground.

August 19. Died, in the fleet prison, Madame Cornelly, once the high-priestess of fashion in London, in which she introduced a diversified amusement of singing, &c. long patronized by the nobility and gentry, and from the profits of which she might have realized a large fortune, but being a great speculator, and not succeeding in her schemes, her creditors threw her into prison, from whence she never was delivered but by her death.

August 20. An inquest was held on the body of the right hon. Harvey Redmond, viscount Mountmorres, who, on Friday last, shot himself, at his lodgings in Yorkstreet, St. James's-square; verdict, insa. nity.

August 23. At Barkings Creek, near Woolwich, 13 persons returning from on board a vessel stopped to take a child from on board, but on account of the roughness of the weather the child was dropped into the water, and in endeavouring to save it the boat upset, and six of the unfortunate persons perished, besides the child.

August 24. A dreadful fire broke out at Honiton, in Devonshire, which raged with great fury four hours, and destroyed the Bank and 40 houses.

August 29. Died, Joseph Wright, of Derby, aged 63, one of the most eminent painters of the age.

August 30. At the yearly Conference of the Methodists at Leeds, it was resolved, that if any member of their societies should maintain and propogate opinions inimical to the civil government and established religion of the country, they should no longer be considered as having connexion with them, it being determined that the