and we have not heard of any cannon taken on Royal Highnefs, to Serjeant Major Coleman, of the battalion of the Coldftream here: either fide. VALENCIENNES, May 9. "General Dampierre, who had his thigh carried away yesterday by a ball, died this morning. The whole army regret in him a brave foldier, an able general, and a fincere friend of republic. The confidence which he infpired in the troops by his noble proclamation at the time when the treachery of Dumourier was difcovered; his military life, always glorious and unfullied; and his death, ought to be recalled to the remembrance of thofe who may endeavour to tarnish the fplendour of his justly acquired reputation. The ferjeant-major of the Coldítream regiment, by name Darley, was among the wounded in the action of the 8th. He performed prodigies of valour. He had his arm broke and thattered by a ball, but yet continued to fight with the moft animated and determined bravery for near two hours. He put to death a French officer who made an attack upon him, but at length had his leg broke by another cannon fhot, in confequence of which he fell into the hands of the French. The Duke of York, highly charmed with the bravery of this excellent foldier, and feeling fenfibly for his misfortune, fent a trumpet on the morning of the 9th, to fay that the furgeon who attended him should be liberally rewarded for his trouble, and to request that no expence should be fpared in procuring him every comfort that his fituation would admit of. The following letter was written by Captain Hewgill, of the Coldstream, and Secretary to his Head-Quarters, May 10-Tournay. "Serjeant-Major Coleman, "I write to you by defire of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York, to acquaint you for the information of Mrs. Darley that her husband is alive, and though in cuftody of the enemy has written a few lines to fay he is well treated and taken care of. "The Duke feels for his unfortunate fituation, and has given orders that a trumpeter fhall be fent to-morrow to him with whatever he wants, and a letter to the French furgeon attending him, that he will pay all the expences of his cure. "He has one arm and his thigh broke, befides two other wounds; there may therefore be fome doubt of his recovery, which I think you fhould take an opportunity of communicating to your daughter. His Royal Highness, as well as every officer and foldier of the Coldstream, can bear witnefs of his good condu&t and gallantry-in the action of the 8th.-Brave as a lion he fought with his broken arm, till the second shot brought him to the ground: and fince his confinement, he has dictated a letter, wherein he explains his money concerns with an incredible degree of accuracy, and honesty. "In fhort, all our prayers attend this valuable man, and I have authority to fay from the Commander in Chief, that he will never forget him. "E. HEWGILL." The captain of the Spanish Register fhip, brought in here, took the French privateer to be an Algerine, having pever feen the new National colours, or heard of the war; and from a dread of being made flaves, stood an action of five hours, in which he had ten men killed, and thirty-feven wounded. His upper works were entirely fhattered, and his people having been at fea from the time he left Lima, could no longer fupport the fatigue of the action. The mate of the privateer ftrongly recommended a run to America with the prize. She The Spanish Regifter fhip is found to be of much greater value than at firft eftimated. will certainly produce a million fterling, which is the richeft veffel that ever put to fea. But fome go fo far as to say that she will fall nothing fhort of one million, three hundred thoufand pounds. The cargo that remained on board the Spanish Regifter fhip, on the 14th of April, which was the day on which she was recaptured, confifts of the following articles, viz. 16 chefts of money, feven of which are gold, and the rest plate. 72 Cwt. of Red Wood. 2662 Quintals of Bark, of different weights, from 100 to 300 pounds each., 2400 Quintals of Cocoa 338 Pounds of extracted Bark 119 Skins for Rafping 8 Dozen of fine Leather 3 Barrels of Honey Dozen of Peru Wine 11 Cafes of different productions of Peru. 2,300 men. TH HE low ftate of the Fine Arts in this kingdom has long been a cause of deep regret with every perfon of a refined and cultivated tafte. It would be no difficult task to trace the caufes which have operated, not only to prevent their introduction here, but even to deprefs their growth. But the dawn of a happier day has arifen in Ireland, and we hail its appearance! To publish a more elegant and correct edition of The Great Poet of Human Nature than has hitherto appeared, is of itself a meritorious undertaking; and is entitled to publick encouragement: but when a more extensive object is in view---that of laying the foundation of a School of Painting in Ireland---it would be an infult to an enlightened nation, to entertain a doubt of fuch a noble defign failing from the want of patronage. It is true, a Stuart formed a fine collection of paintings in this city, now, indeed, difperfed; and we can still boaft of a Charlemont and a Moira: but a public collection, to which the afpiring young artist could refort, whenever opportunity ferved, was still a defideratum. This is new in part attained: and eighteen pictures are at present to be feen at the Irish Shakspeare Gallery, which would shed a luftre on any collection in Europe. At this time we can only announce the outlines of the plan, and give a lift of the pictures, and names of the artists.---It is intended to paint feventy-two pictures, all of one fize; which will give the work an air of uniformity that Boydell's edition cannot boast of. From thefe, feventy-two engravings, all executed in stroke, are to be taken; two of which, and one play, will constitute a number, the price to fubfcribers will be One Guinea each. The text of Shakefpeare will be accurately printed, on type and paper of the most beautiful kind. But we must refer our readers to the proposals at large, which may be had at the Gallery, or from the publishers of the Anthologia, where fubfcribers will please to apply. In our next number, we hope to be able to enter at large into the merit of each picture; accompanied with fome remarks on the style of the respective masters. Lift of the Pictures and Names of the Artifts.' N° 1. As you like it--aft 4. fc. 1.-.) painted by Northcote. 2. The Tempest--act 1. sc. 1.--by Peters. 3. Two Gentlemen of Verona--a& 5. fc. 3. --by Wheatley. 4. Anthony and Cleopatra--act 1. fc, 2.-by Peters. 10. Midfummer-Night's Dream--act 2. --by Fufeli. fc. 3. 11. Macbeth--act 1. fc. 2.--by ditto. 12. Ditto--act 4. fc. 1.--by ditto. 13. Winter's Tale--act 3. fc. 3.- by Opie. 14. King John--act 3. sc. 2.--by ditto." 15. Hamlet--act 3. fc. 2.--by Fufeli. 16. King John--a& 4. fc. 1.--by Opie. 17. Troilus and Creffida---a&t. 5. fc. 3.--by Hamilton. 18. Timon of Athens---act 4. fc. 3.---by Northcote. D. D. R. April 23. This day, in the court of King's Bench, Beresford Burton, Efq. one of his majesty's counsel at law, applied for an information against John Giffard, Efq. at the prosecution of his Grace the Duke of Leinster, and the rule was accordingly ordered, unless cause fhewn in four days. Counsel on behalf of James Napper Tandy, Efq. applied yesterday in the King's Bench to the court, for a writ of certiorari to remove an indictment found against James Napper Tandy, Efq. at the laft affizes holden for the county of Louth, at Dundalk, which was awarded accordingly. The attorney general moved in the fame court for a fimilar writ, to remove an indictment found against the fame James Napper Tandy, Efq. at the faid affizes for an offence. It is faid that thefe indictments are to be removed in order to outlaw Mr. Tandy. The recorder, the fame day, made an application to the court of King's Befch, for an attachment against Henry and Thomas Ormfby, marfhal and deputy marshal of the Four-Courts Marshalfea, for infulting Thomas Fleming, one of the aldermen, and coroner for the city of Dublin, in the execution of his office, in holding an inqueft in the Four-Courts Marshalfea, on the body of a perfon who had died of a fever. The court defired him to change his motion, and make it for an information, and they would grant a conditional rule. Mr. Browne, on the fame fide, preffed the attachment, as a summary prevention of the dangers arifing from the bad example of the marshal, as it was fwon, that r.ots had frequently exifted in the Marhalfea. Mr. Vavafor faid, that, when the business was inquired into, the magiftrate would appear more culpable than the marihal. The court made a conditional order upon the Mr. Ormfbys, for an information, unlefs caufe fhewn in four days. Lord Clonmel was pleased to deliver the opinion of the judges, refpecting the fees to be paid by Roman-Catholics on taking the oaths :--That the act was filent as to the payment of any fees but for the certificate, which was afcertained to be one fhilling: no other could be demanded, unless the legislature explained, and afcertained it. His lordship expreffed himself in the most impartial, handfome, and complimentary manner to that refpectable body, to whose interests in the legislature his lordhip appeared most warmly attached. The following is the lift of the colonels of the militia in the several counties and principal cities of this kingdon. 28. A most excellent charity fermon was preached in St. Peter's church, by the Rev. W. B. Kirwan, and a collection made in aid of the fund for fupport of the female orphan-house, amounting to 8041. 2s. 6d. ----The collectors were Ladies Antrim, L. Conolly, De Vefci, Gofford, Leitrim, Kingsborough, Headford, Sunderlin, and Fitzgibbon; Mrs. Knox, Ponfonby, Howard, Weldon, and Vesey. Mr. James Napper Tandy has brought an action, in the Court of Exchequer, against Mr. Cox, the gaoler of Newgate, for holding him in custody without any other authority than a proclamation by the lord lieutenant and council, directing him to do so. The Hon. Pierce Butler, lately confined in Newgate for an affault, has also brought an action, in the fame court, against Mr. Juftice Downes, for an alledged informality in paffing fentence on him in his judicial capacity. In the courfe of the prefent term, the recorder, on behalf of Mr. Justice Downes, and Mr. Ball, on behalf of Mr. Cox, moved the court for time to plead to the declaration in both the above actions, which was granted: time till the first day of next term was given to Mr. Ball; and the chief baron obferving, that they were actions of a very new kind, gave the recorder till the first day of next Michaelmas term. A veel which failed about three weeks ago from hence to Chatham, with 120 recruits, under the command of Captains Shaw and Petit, together with another officer, is captured by a French privateer, in the British channel, and brought into Dieppe. The officers write, that the commandant of that town had all their baggage and all private property restored, and otherwife treated them with the utmoft politenefs. May 3. Laft Tuesday night a burglary and murder, of the most atrocious kind, was committed in the houfe of Samuel Waddy, Efq. at Jamesville, in the county of Wexford, the particulars of which are as follow:---Some time ago Mr. Waddy discharged from his fervice a man who acted in the capacity of footman, for mifdeameanours; particularly for beating, in a crue! manner, a female fervant in the. family. The fellow, on going away, vowed vengeance against his mafter, and unhappily kept his word: for, between the hours of nine and ten on Tuefday night, the fellow, with a number of accomplices, broke into Mr. Waddy's house, where, after tying all the fervants, he proceeded to Mr. Waddy's bedchamber, where he difcharged a piftol at his head, which inftantly killed him. The villains then robbed the houfe of valuable articles to a confiderable amount, and got off.--A ftrict fearch is making after this diabolical villain. 6. Yef 6. Yesterday, in the Court of Exchequer, a trial at bar commenced in the cafe of Warden Flood, Efq, verfus the Provost and Fellows of Trinity College, to recover the estate bequeathed by his eldest brother, the late Henry Flood, Efq. to that univerfity. The queftion is to try the legitimacy of the latter. The prime ferjeant took up nearly the whole time the court fat, in a very able, learned, and ingenious statement of the cafe. which has for sone time prevailed in the other manufacturing branches, near 5000 hands, dependant on their industry in those manufactures, were thrown out of employment, and reduced to wretchedness and want. Inftigated by the calls of hunger, numbers of thefe poor people came forth to feek for relief from the public, and in their way some of them became riotous, and took by violence, from fome hucksters and bakers' il ops, quantities of bacon, The flower of the bar is retained in this bread, &c. caufe. We have the pleasure to learn, that the mifcreant who committed the horrid murder of Mr. Waddy, was taken two days afterwards at Graigenemagi.. in the county of Kilkenny, by Mr. Ambrofe Hughes and Mr. Ro ert Sparrow, two gentlemen of the county of Wexford, and brought to the jail of that place. Such was the pluenzy of the populace of Wexford againft this barbarian, that they were restrained, with the utmoft difficulty, from tearing ham piecemeal, Mr. Waddy, the gentleman whofe le he wantonly and baharowly deftroyed, being a gentleman of conic rable property, and a friend to the poor, and universay beloved. The villain apprehended calls himself John Spain. He was imprudently taken into the service of Mr. Waddy, without any recommendation, though a strange vagrant in the country. He had rot lived long in the family when he committed feveral thefts; and, amongit others, one of fome filve. (poons, in which he was detected by a female fervant, who communicated the matter to his master's niece, by whom it was told to Mr. Waddy, who instantly difcharged h.m. In revenge for which, the fellow formed the horrid plot of murdering his master, the young lady, and the fervant inaid who detected him. Mr. Waddy was a gentleman of unwieldy corpulency, weighing near thirty ftone, of a feeble habit, unable to move without affiitance, and confequently to make any resistance. Notwithstanding which, the villains, after knocking him down, thot him through the head, and afterwards gave him two mortal ftabs in the breast and belly. The Friendly-Brothers' Club of the county of Wexford, with a truly laudable spirit, published a reward of 100l. for apprehending the murderer, which Mr. Hughes and Mr. Sparrow, the captors, have generously devoted to the poor of Wexford. 9. Yesterday the whole city was thrown into alarm, by a report that a liberty mob had rifen, and were spreading plunder and deftruction through the town. Curiosity, of courfe, colle&ted the populace in all quarters. The fhops from Thomas-ftreet, through Dame street, to Stephen's-green, and in all the streets adjacent, were inftantly fhut. The alarm, however, though in fome measure founded, had no caufe equal to the extent of report. In confequence of the failure of two eminent boufes in the cotton branch, and the flackness The Lord Mayor, Aldermen James, Warren, and Fleming, and the two Sheriffs, immediately came forward, attended by fome troops from the garrifon, to preferve the peace, and, by persua. fion and remonftrance on the impropriety of fuch conduct, difperfed them. They then divided into groups, and begged relief from all paffengers they met, but we do not hear of any violence committed by them. The diftrefs of thefe unfortunate people certainly calls aloud for the interference of public humanity. Yesterday a fubfcription for the fupport of poor manufacturers out of employ, was entered into by the gentlemen of the bar in the courts, and fo.ne hundreds collected.. Some other humane expedients of the fame kind are mentioned to be in agitation among the great folk. The privy council fat at the Castle, to take into confideration the depressed state of public credit, and to refolve upon falutary measures for its revival. The council was very full, and attended by all the privy counsellors at present in town. Mr. Cope, Mr. Binns, Mr. Jaffray, and feve ral other refpectable merchants, were examined before the council, relative to the prefent ftag nation of public credit. In confequence of their information, we underftand, that 700.000l will be appropriated to the laudable purpose of faving the honeft and induftrious man, whofe circumftances will admit of his giving good fecurity, from being ruined by temporary diftruit. BIRTH S. April 25. At Coleraine, in the Queen's co May 1. The lady of Major Gen. Stopford, of a daughter. The lady of George Stamer Gubbins, of Kilrush, Efq. of two fons. 3. The lady of John Lalor, of Cranagh, co. Tipperary, of a fon. 5. The lady of the Hon. George Jocelyn, of two daughters. In North Great George's-ftreet, the lady of Alex. Kirkpatrick, Efq. of a daughter. fon. 10. The lady of Morley Saunders, Efq of a The lady of Mr. Lefanu, of a fon. 18 Lady |