red flag, and continued it, while they were endeavouring to make terms for their delegates; but unconditional fubmiflion was infifted upon by government; and this difgraceful mutiny was at length quite fubdued, the Sandwich, the head hip in the mutiny having furrendered, and given up Richard Parker, the chief, who was foon after committed to Maidstone jail; and on the 22d of June was tried on board the Neptune, and condemned and executed.

Several others of the mutineers were afterwards tried and executed for the fame mutiny, the nature of which is more particularly explain ed in our historical part.

30. The commander of the first battalion of guards read to them the proceedings of parliament, refpecting their additional pay, in the following general orders, for the infantry of the line, the militia, and fencible infantry.

Adjutant-General's Office. Whereas, over and above the provifion made for clothing, for Chelfea hofpital, for lodgings, and for medical affistance; and likewife, over and above the allowance of beer, and other articles, provided in barracks and quarters, and of bread provided at a reduced rate in camp, the private foldier of infantry of the line, ferving at home, heretofore received the pay of fixpence per day, which, together with the fum of twopence farthing per day granted to him by his majeity's warrant for establishing and confolidating certain other allow ances lately given him, amounts to the fum of eightpence farthing; his majefty, having been gracioufly pleafed to take the fame into confideration, is pleafed to direct, that, under the following regulations, there fall, from the 25th of this

prefent month of May, be paid to each private foldier of infantry, in addition to the faid fum of eightpence farthing, the further fum of threepence three farthings, making in the whole, the fum of one fhilfing daily:-Out of this advance of pay, the foldier is to pay the extra price of bread and meat, now paid by the public, which at prefent amounts, upon an average, to the daily fum of one penny three farthings; fo that the net increase in future, to each foldier, will be twopence per diem.

With refpect to the disbursement of this fhilling per day, his majefty has been pleafed to order, that a fum, not exceeding four fhillings per week, fhall be applied toward the expenfe of the foldier's mefs, (including vegetables, &c.) unless he himself fhall choose to appropriate a further part of his pay to that purpose:

That a fum, not exceeding 'one fhilling and fixpence a week, fhail be retained for neceffaries, to be accounted for as ufual, monthly:

That the remainder of his pay, amounting to one fhilling and fixpence per week, fhall be paid to the foldier, fubject to the accuftomed deduction for washing, and articles for cleaning his clothes and ap pointments.

And his majefty, out of his royal bounty, is further pleafed to order and direct, for the benefit of the foldier,

That, in camp, he fhall receive the fum of fivepence farthing per week, being the difference between the allowance and value of bread and beer in quarters or barracks, and the ordinary (increased) supply of bread in camp:

That if meat, of the quality proper to be provided for him, thould exceed the price of fixpence per

pound,

pound, or bread, of the household quality, the price of one penny halfpenny per pound, fuch extra price fhall be allowed by the public, upon a quantity not exceeding three quarters of a pound of meat, - and one pound of bread, per day, for each man:—

That when any foldier fhall, with the approbation of his commanding officer, provide himself with lodgings, and the feveral articles of fmall beer, &c. to which his billet would entitle him, he fhall receive the fame allowance as the publican would have been entitled to, under fuch billet.

His majesty is further pleafed to order,

That the pay and allowances to a drummer fhall be, daily, thirteenpence farthing:

That the pay and allowances to a corporal fhall be, daily, fourteenpence farthing:

That the pay and allowances to a ferjeant fhall be, daily, eighteenpence three farthings.

His majesty is further pleased to order, that the pay and allowances of the invalids, fhall be, daily

To a private, eleven-pence farthing;

To a drummer, thirteen-pence farthing;

To a corporal, thirteen-pence three farthings;

To a ferjeant, eighteen-pence farthing; and that the ferjeants, drummers, and private men of the militia and fencible infantry, fhall be placed on the fame footing, refpectively, as thofe of the line. His majefty is further pleased to order, that the like net addition of two-pence per diem fhall be made to all his foldiers, ferving out of Great Bri

tain.

Field-marfhal the duke of York, is happy to announce the king's

gracious intentions towards the whole of his army.

His royal highnefs refts affured, that thefe new inftances of the liberality of parliament, and of his majefty's paternal care, will rivet that affection for their king and country, which has ever been the pride of British foldiers; and that a continuance in fteady difcipline, and honourable conduct, will merit thofe gracious favours, that have been repeatedly flown them.

On this occafion, his royal highnefs cannot but add, that, however incredible it may appear, that there fhould exift a wretch, fo loft to honour and humanity, as to league with the enemy, and to aim at the utter ruin of his country, yet there are certainly many defperate perfons, who have perfevered in methodifing treachery and fedition; and who, under fpecious and delufive pretences, taking the advantage of unguarded moments, have endeavoured to feduce foldiers from their duty, and render them accomplices in their treafons, the direct object of which is univerfal confufion and rapine, and the overthrow of that happy fyftem of religion and government fecured to us by. the blood of our ancestors; and which, for fo many ages, has rendered Britain the admiration and envy of the world!

His royal highnefs is convinced, that the love and attachment of the foldier to his king and country, are firm and unfhaken; and that, holding in abhorrence all bafe and fcandalous attempts to shake his loyalty and true affection, every good foldier will repel, with indignation, the inftigators of fuch wickednefs, and glory in the opportunity of expofing them to the exemplary juftice of their infulted country.

By

By command of field-marshal his royal highnefs the duke of York, WILLIAM FAWCETT, Adjutant-general.

JUNE.

2. This morning, at eight o'clock, their ferene highneffes the prince and princefs of Wirtemberg left England for Germany: the prince and princess in the king's travelling chaife; general Garth, the counters of Aylesbury, and lady Charlotte Bruce, in one of the queen's coaches; and in another carriage the attendants, escorted by a party of light dragoons; the company break fafted at the apartments in St. James's palace, and set off from the garden gate.

3. This gazette contains an account of the capture of La Terrible French lugger privateer, of 4 guns, and 25 men, by lieut. Palling, of his majefty's floop Penguin; alfo, off St. Chriftopher's, of the captute of L'Heureufe Catharine French fchooner privateer, carrying 6 guns and 51 men; alfo, in the Weft Indies, of the capture of Le Poiffon Volant French privateer, of 4 guns and 40 men, by capt. Martin of his majefty's fhip Tamer; alfo, off Guadaloupe, of the capture of Le Chaffeur French privateer of 6 guns and 80 men, by capt, Lobb, of his majefty's fhip L'Aimable.

5. At the Old Bailey, 12 capital convicts feverally received judgment of death; 12 were ordered to be tranfported beyond the feas for the term of feven years, fix to be imprifoned in Newgate, feven in the house of correction at Clerkenwell, and one to be publicly whipped round Leadenhall-market.

The feffions being ended, the fame were adjourned until Wedhefday, July 12. 1797.

This morning were executed at the front of Newgate, Clinch and Mackley, for the robbery and mur der of Mr. Fryer, in Iflington-fields. [See Occurrences, May 7.] An extremely difagreeable circumftance that occurred shortened the period which is ufually allowed to men in their unhappy fituation. The floor of the fcaffold, from fome previous mifarrangement, gave way, and precipitated into the area of the apparatus, Meffrs. Vilette and Gaffy, the latter a catholic prieft who attended Clinch, and the two executioners; Mr. fheriff Staines had himself a very narrow efcape. Mr. Gaffy being a lufty man was feverely hurt, as were both the executioners; Mr. Vilette escaped with a flight bruife. The two malefactors fwung off with their distorted features expofed to the view of the diftreffed fpectators. By the laudable activity of Mr. Ramfden, the prifon fur geon, however, the cap was drawn over their faces afterward. Their bodies were removed to a proper place for the purposes of diffection and expofure. They both denied to the laft moment having had any concern in the murder.

The London Gazette, June 6.

Parliament-freet, June 6, 1797. A difpatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received by the right honourable Henry Dun das, one of his majefty's principal fecretaries of ftate, from fir Ralph Abercromby, K. B. commander in chief of his majesty's forces in the Weft Indies.

His majefty's fhip Prince of Wales, off Porto-Rico, May 2.

SIR,

After the reduction of Trinidad, the force deftined for the expedition against Porto-Rico being affembled, on the 8th of April the fleet failed from Martinice, and ar(G).

rived at St. Kitt's on the 10th ; where we waited the arrival of captain Woolley, of his majefty's fhip Arethufa, who had been fent to Tortola and St. Thomas, to procure pilots and guides. This occa fioned the delay of a few days.

On Monday the 17th, we made the island of Porto-Rico, and came to an anchor off Congrejos-point. The whole of the north fide of this ifland is bounded by a reef, and it was with much difficulty that a channel was difcovered, about three leagues to eastward of the town, through which his majesty's floops the Beaver and Fury, with the lighter veffels, paffed into a fmall bay, in which the troops, on the next morning, were difembarked with little oppofition from about 100 of the enemy, who were concealed in the bushes at the landingplace. In the afternoon of the fame day the troops advanced, and took a pofition very favourable for our numbers, with our right to the fea, and our left to a lagoon, which extends far into the country. The artillery was brought up without lofs of time, and every preparation made to force a pallage into the island on which the town of PortoRico is fituated.

It is neceffary here to obferve, that as the Moro caftle completely commands the paffage into the harbour, the enemy kept open their communication with the fouthern and western part of the ifland, and even teazed and haraffed our left flank with their numerous gunboats. The only point, therefore, on which we could attack the town, was on the eastern tide, where it is defended by the caftle and lines of St. Chriftopher, to approach which it was neceflary to force our way over the lagoon, which forms this fide of the island. This paffage

was ftrongly defended by two redoubts and gun-boats, and the ene my had deftroyed the bridge which connects, in the narroweft channel, the island with the main land. After every effort on our part, we never could fufficiently filence the fire of the enemy, (who had likewife entrenched themselves in the rear of thefe redoubts) to hazard forcing the paffage into the ifland with fo fmall a force; and this indeed would have been in vain, as the enemy could fupport a fire ten times more powerful than we could have brought against them. The only thing left was to endeavour to bombard the town from a point to the fouthward of it, near to a large magazine abandoned by the enemy. This was tried for several days, without any great effect, on account of the dilance.

It appearing, therefore, that no act of vigour on our part, nor that any combined operation between the fea and land fervice, could in any manner avail, I determined to withdraw, and to re-embark the troops; which was done on the night of the 30th of April, with the greatest order and regularity.

All our artillery and ftores were brought off, except feven irou guns, four iron mortars, and two brass howitzers, which were rendered unferviceable, it being impoffible to remove them. Not a fick or wounded foldier was left behind, and nothing of any value fell into the hands of the enemy.

During the whole of our operations, I have experienced from admiral Harvey the moft cordial cooperation, and every act of perfonal kindness. At my request he landed 300 feamen, under captains Toddy and Browne, of the royal navy; to whofe exertions while on thore we are under the greatest obligations.

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From the arrangements of the admiral, the landing and re-embark ing of the troops were conducted in the beft order. To capt. Renou, of the royal navy, principal agent of the tranfports, I defire to exprefs the fenfe I have of his good conduft upon all occafions.

I beg leave to affure you, that the behaviour of the troops has been meritorious: they were patient under labour, regular and orderly in their conduct, and fpirited when an opportunity to fhow it occurred. All the departments of the army exerted themselves to my fatisfaction. A return of our killed and wounded accompanies this difpatch.

I have the honour to be, &c. RALPH ABERCROMBY. P.S. I have omitted to fay, that four Spanish brafs field-pieces fell into our hands, which were brought off.

Total return of Killed, Wounded, and Milling, at Porto Rico, May 2. One lieutenant-colonel, wounded;, one captain, killed; one ditto, wounded; one ditto, miffing; two hieutenants, miffing; thirty rank and file, killed; fixty-eight ditto, wounded; 121 miffing. Names of the Officers killed,

wounded, or miffing. 53d regiment.Capt. Rynd, wounded; capt. Dover, mifling, fuppofed taken prifoner.

Loweftein's chaffeurs.--Lieutenant-colonel Stammendorf, wounded; lieutenant De Gand, miffing, fuppofed taken prisoner.

Ditto fufileers.-Capt. Graffe, killed; lieutenant Montagnac, miff ing.

JOHN HOPE, adjutant-general. The fame gazette contains a letter from admiral fir Hyde Parker, commander in chief at Jamaica, inelofing a copy of a letter from capt. Ogilvy, of the Thunderer, con

taining an account of his deftroying the Hermione French frigate of 44 guns; and another, of capt. Pigot's bringing out of Jean Rabel one fhip, three brigs, three fchooners, and two floops; and alfo the two following letters:

La Magicienne, Calabash Bay, April 8. SIR,

I have the fatisfaction to inform you, that the boats belonging to the Magicienne and Regulus, officered and manned by volunteers from the two fhips, in the night of the oth inftant, entered the harbour of Cape Roxo in this ifland, the great receptacle for French privateers and their prizes, when they cap. tured, funk, and burnt thirteen fail of fquare-rigged veffels and fchoon ers, the whole in the port, (except a Danifh fhip) and deftroyed two batteries of two guns each, fix and four pounders, at the entrance and head of the harbour, without the lofs of a man.

This fervice was fo admirably well executed, that I think it a duty incumbent upon me to make known to you the name of every officer employed on it.

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I have the honour to be, &c! W. H. RICKETTS. Hermione, at Cape Nichola, April 15.

I have the honour to inform you, that, on the 22d of March, standing in between the island of Zacheo and the west end of Porto Rico, I difcovered a brig and several smaller veffels at anchor clofe in fhore, and had the good fortune to fucceed in bringing the Hermione to an an chor within half a mile of them, and abreast of a small battery, which immediately opened a fire upon the flip, but was very fhortly filenced.

I fent the boats, under the direc tion of lieutenants Reid and Dou glas, to take poffeffion of the veffels; and though they were aground, and (G2) a small