that were fome of the heads of them, and a number of gentlemen (Roman), and that Athboy was to be burned to the ground. There was a pocket-book found about him, with fome letters, and a lift of the defenders: there were great discoveries made by the letters; he alfo difcovered the names of the gentlemen that they were to murde firft.. 5. The Betfy, capt. Bloomfield, from Quebec, is arrived at Cowes; the failed about the middle of July, and left up wards of 30 fhips loading with corn, which would fail as foon as their car goes were completed. He fays there was plenty of old corn, and the prefent harveft was begun, and promifed well. : General fir Ralph Abercrombie is to fail in October with 25,000 men, 15,000 of whom are deftined for the Leeward Ilands, and 10,000 for St. Domingo. Colonel Knox is to have a corps of 3000 pioneers, black flaves, whofe mafters are to have so much a day for them, and a certain fum for every one that dies. Ipfwich, Sept. 5. Fine new wheat fold in our market on faturday laft from 285. to 335. per coomb. A fortnight fince it was fold for 56s. and this, perhaps, is as great and as fudden a varia tion in the price of that effential article of life as ever was remembered. The Crofs at Walton, near this place, is now converting into a prifon-house for the refractory. An account was received in town from Jerfey, of there having been fent in there three large French merchantmen laden with flores and provifions: they were captured by two privateers fitted out from that place, named the Hero and Victory, carrying 26 guns, 12 pounders, each. 8. A freth order was iffued from the navy office, to expedite the equip ment of the Eaft India and other thips taken up in the river, as ftore hips, to carry out troops, &c. to the Weft Indies in the enfuing convoy appointed to fail under the command of admiral Chrif tian. 9. Owing to the high price of victualling, the demand for fhipping, and rifque of capture, or price of infurance, the contract for conveying the laft convicts from Great Britain and Ireland to ers. Sept. 10. A building of curious conruction was exhibited at a timberyard near Weftminfter bridge, before ficers of the ordnance board. It conlifts of two ftories; the lower forms completely a barrack for troops, the upper is a fort capable of mounting fix. or eight brafs guns, four to fix poundTwenty-four of them are built to go out to St. Domingo. Workmen, who are to form part of the corps of artificers, go out with them to put them up, or remove them, in cafes of emer, gency. They are built of feafoned oak; and are the invention of an officer of the board. The model is fent to the tower to be there kept. 15. It appears from the report of the agricultural fociety, that 50,000 acres of potatoes have been planted this year beyond the number planted lait year. 16. An affair of a very ferious nature lately occurred at Tripoli. A banditti being in a ftate of infurrection in the country, the bey fufpected, or pretended to fufpect fome of the fervants belonging to the English conful (Mr. Lucas) of holding a correfpondence with the rebels, and fent a meage to him, peremptorily demanding a Jew and a native belonging to his establishment. Mr. Lucas conceiving the demand to be contrary to the established custom of nations, befide, dreading the favage nature of the Mahometan defpot, remon Atrate, and at the fame time folemnly afferted, to the belt of his judgment; the innocence of the parties: but the bey, inftead of attending to his remǝnftrances, fent a guard, and had the two individuals arrested and brought before him. The alleged crimes were read to them; and, notwithstanding their plea of not guilty, they were both ordered to immediate execution: the Jew was burned alive, and the native hanged. To this outrage upon law, juftice and humanity, may be added, that the conful himfeif received a-threat, which has rendered him very apprehenfive of perfonal danger. BIRTHS. BIRTH S. Aug 18. The lady of Andrew Stuart, of Lower Grofveror street, M. P. for Weymouth, of a daughter. 22. The lady or Dr. Grieve, of Norfolk ftreet, Strand, of a daughter. 31 The lady of Capt. Foote, of the navy, of a fon. Sept. 1. The lady of Rochford Grange, of Bromley, efq, of a fon. 11. The lady of William Rochford, of Beaumont freet, Devonshire place, sfq. of a lon. MARRIAGES. Aug. 18. John Maitland, of King's Arms-yard, Coleman-fireet, efq. to mifs Curtis, on y daughter of T. Curtis, of Homerton, efq. place, efq. to mifs Briggs, only daughter of the late John Briggs, of Iflington, efq. William Monnery, of Southwark, efq. to mifs Baylifs, of Highgate. DEATH S. Aug. 9. Benjamin Heywood, of Liverpool, efq. 12. Henry Evans, of Hatton Garden, efq. 14. The hon. Mrs. Molyneux, of John-fireet, Berkeley-square. Samuel Cockerel!, of Harwich, efq. The rev. John Watkin, B. D. vicar of St. Giles's, Northampton. Lady Sufan Cochran, one of the daughters of the earl of berdeen. 16. John Smith of Cirencester, efq. in the commiffion of the peace for the county of Gloucefter. The right hon. lady Sufan Drum 21. G. H. Browne, of Lincoln's Inn, eq, to mifs Smith, on y daugh-mond. ter of the rev. Samuel Smith, of stan ton St. Quintin, Wilts. E. May. of Fenchurch-buildings, efq. to mifs Anna Blakefley, of Mark lane. 25. The rev William Gould. D. D. rector of Stapleford Abbot, Effex, to mifs Gordon. eldest daughter of Edward Gordon, of Bromley, Middlesex, efq. George Stevens, efq. commander of the Ceres Eat Indiaman, to mi's Hamilton, daughter of the late David Hamilton, of Bristol, efq. William Harvey, of the county of Wexford, efq. to mifs Dorothy Crofbie. daughter of the hon. and rey. Dean Crofbie. 29. William Markham, of Broca Lodge, Yorkshire, efq. eldest son of the archbishop of York, to mifs Elizabeth Bowles, eldest daughter of Oldfield Bowles, efq. 1 Burrell Neale, of Uxbridge, efq. to mifs Fryer, of the fame place. 31. Thomas Beevor, efq. eldeft fon of fir Thomas Beevor, bart, to mifs Hare, only daughter of Hugh Hare, of Hareham, Norfolk, efq. 17. The right hon lady Mary Stanley, of the Crefcent, Bath. The rev. Dr. Holmes, rector of White-chapel, Middlefex. 22. John Goodall. efq. of the Southfea Houfe. Philip Money, of Aldeburgh efq. 28. The rev. Mr. Naifh, rector of St. Helen's. Bishopfgate ftreet. Caleb Preston, of Bolton, Lincolnfhire, efq. Mrs. Clarke, the lady of general Clarke, now in the East India fervice. Mrs. Barlow, of Haverfordwelt, lady of the late George Barlow, of Slebech, Pembrokeshire, efq. 30. James Jackfon, of Bedford. fquare, efq. The rev. Dr. Fawcett, chaplain to admiral Parker, and vicar of Milford, Hants. The hon. and rev. Richard Butler, of Great Longford street, Dublin. Sept. 4. The rev. Archdeacon Boyd, of Wexford, Ireland.. Hugh Boscawen, of Half-moonAtreet, Piccadilly, efq. knight marshal of his majefly's household. Sept. 3. John Freer, of Guildfor defq. 10. Michael O'Brien, of Chelsea, THE Lady's Magazine; OR, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe and Amusement. This Number is embellished with the following Copper-Plates, viz. 1. A new Pattern for a Handkerchief or Apron. 2. The Carelefs Sportsman. 3. The Rye-Houfe. And 4. The Lily of the Vale. Mufic by Mr. Hudson. LONDON, Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, No. 25, Paternofter Row, where Favours from Correfpondents will be received. To our CORRESPONDENTS. Emilia F's Effay requires revifion, and is fomewhat too prolix. W. O.'s ftrictures are inadmissible. The Anecdotes from Newcastle are too private and perfonal. R. F.'s Communications are not original. Received, Ode to Morning.-Sonnet to Hope.-Prayer to Venus.-The Frolic; a Poetical Tale.-Lines to Mifs R Clora's Advice.-The Generous Tar; a Song. Various Enigmas, Rebufes, &c. .1 Lady's Magazine; For OCTOBER, 1795. MR R. Benfon and his daughter treated the wounded ftranger with that kindnefs and attention which fuch an accident naturally calls forth from fufceptible hearts. Every convenience in their power they provided for him; as for a time it was not thought proper by his furgeon that he fhould be removed from their houfe, where he at leaft received every neceffary in the moft decent manner, though that house was not the dwelling of luxury. Their gueft, however, it appeared, was by no means deftitute of property, and carried that about him, which would have made him welcome with perfons of a far more selfish difpofition. The hurt received by Mr. Seagrove (for fuch was the name of the wounded youth), it foon appeared, was not fo dangerous as had been at first apprehended: in the space of a few weeks, the furgeon of the village, a man of confiderable knowledge in his profeffion, had effected a complete cure; and nothing feemed to remain but for Mr. Seagrove to make his acknowledgments of gratitude, and take his leave. But while the wounds he had received by his fall were healing, the wanton god, who pierces hearts,' had been gradually inflicting a new one of a more tender nature. He had not been able to wit nefs the unaffected good nature, fimplicity, filial affection, the unblemifhed virtue, and innocent graces of Henrietta Benfon, without feeling admiration, efteem, and finally love. Her gentle voice, expreffive of the tendereft pity, foothed all his pains; and, while he gazed on her, the pureft flame of youthful paffion enkindled in his foul. He could fcarcely observe the rapid progrefs of his cure without a kind of regret, fince what reftored him to health, feemed to tend to feparate him from the object which alone could render either health or life for the future defirable. But perhaps it may be time to give the reader fome information who Mr. Seagrove was. He was the fon of a gentleman of moderate fortune, and had made feveral voyages under the care and protection of his uncle, the captain of an Eaft India fhip; and when the accident happened to him which detained him fo long at Mr. Benfon's house, he was on his way from London to visit his father. His wound, however, was now 3 L2 fufficiently |