less to add, that the wife and children perished in the Rambler, on the coast of America, and the unhappy man is now begging from door to door in the county for subsistence. It is a fact no less certain, that one of the emigrants who were saved from the wreck of the Rambler, has lately returned to Caithness from Pictou, and is now ac tually employed as an agent for procuring and sending out more emigrants."

COURT MARTIAL.-GENERAL ORDERS.

Horse Guards, 19th Jan. 1808.

Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. Colonel of the East York regiment of Militia, has been tried by a General Court Martial, on the charge of being "Drunk on duty." The Court has found Sir Charles Hotham guilty of the crime alledged against him, and has sentenced him to be cashiered; which sentence his Majesty has been pleased to confirm; and has commanded it to be thus publicly communicated to the army, in order that officers and soldiers of all descriptions may be made sensible, that no considerations of rank or station of life, nor even of past services, will induce his Majesty to pardon an offence of this nature, so injurious to the discipline of the army. His Majesty has, at the same time, been most graciously pleased to declare his great regret, on feeling the necessity of dismissing from his service an Officer, to whose good character so many General Officers have borne testimony; but, under all the circumstances of the case, his Majesty has it not in his power to pay attention to the recommendation of the Court, and is reluctantly obliged to confirm the sentence to its extent.

ST PATRICK'S DAY. Thursday, March 17. being the Grand Anniversary day, in honour of the tutelar Saint of Ireland, the natives of that country enjoyed their usual festivities. The friends and patrons of the charitable institution, founded in honour of the Saint, dined together at Freemason's Hall, London, Earl Moira in the chair.

The children educated by this institution were introduced after dinner, preceded by the Stewards, and walked round the room, forming a highly gratifying exhibition to every heart possessed of a spark of philanthropy.

The Earl of Moira, on his health being drunk, made a very loyal speech, in which he said, "Gentlemen, Brethren, and Irishmen, The spirit of unanimity of this meeting may go forth and animate your countrymen to make resistance to the threats of our ferocious enemy.(Loud applauses.)-Gentlemen, I rejoice to see the spirit which pervades this meeting! We are indeed threatened with common danger. Let us meet it with common contempt. The French Emperor even has the temerity to count on the discords in Ireland as a mean of severing the Empire. On my soul, I believe his expectations to be false and delusive.-Never did the clouds of danger and distress lour more heavily over us; but let them thicken; our enemy may have numbers, but we have soul c nough with which to contend against him. These are not the times, Gentlemen, for recrimination-The very existence of danger is of itself sufficient to produce unanimity among Irishmen and Britons! I know, that, from the state of Ireland, many of her sons think she has reason to complain against England; but our quarrels are the quarrels of lovers, and, in the hour of danger, this shall be our vengeance-We shall throw our shields before England, and our arms to defend her! Irishmen were never known to trample upon a prostrate enemy: Can it be supposed, then, that they will

turn from their Friends in distress? No!-Gentlemen let us say to Eng, land-Your cause is ours-here are we ready to bleed in your defence-Tell us not that we are are disaffected-lead us into battle along with you-Again in the true spirit of reconciliation, will we prove that our feuds are mortal, but our friendship eternal! May they end in the defeat of the common enemy !"

It is impossible to describe the applause which followed this speech; it lasted at least ten minutes. The day concluded with the greatest mirth and harmony.

SCOT,

A

DUNDEE GENERAL MEETING.

Ta most numerous and respectable Meeting of the Merchants, Manufacturers, and Traders, and other principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, held on Monday the 15th Feb. 1808.

JOHN GUILD, Esq. Provost, in the
Chair.

The Provost stated, that he had called this meeting at the desire of a number of respectable merchants, manufacturers, and others, who wished for an opportunity of addressing his Majesty on the present critical situation of affairs.

The following Resolutions were moved by David Blair Esq. of Cookstone, and seconded by Ebenezer Anderson, Esq.

RESOLVED, That at a crisis so awful as the present, when an enemy, power ful in his resources, and inveterate in his enmity, directs towards the destruction of our country the efforts of so many kingdoms subject to his controul, it is the duty of Britons to shew to an overbearing foe, that there is yet one nation in Europe which will not be appalled by his threats, nor terrified into submission by the extraordinary means to which he has resorted, in order to carry these threats into execution.

RESOLVED, That when the religion, the liberty, and the very existence of a people, are at stake, it becomes incumbent on men of every description to unite, and put forth their whole strength for the preservation of their common country.

RESOLVED, That, though when a peace upon secure and honourable terms can be obtained, it is an event which will no where diffuse greater satisfaction than among the inhabitants of this populous and commercial town, as in no part of his Majesty's dominions will the pressure of the war be more sensibly felt; yet we are prepared to submit to any privations rather than yield ingloriously in a struggle for every

thing that is dear to us as men and as Christians; or give up, to gratify the ambition of a foreign despot, any of their best blood to acquire, and which those rights which our ancestors spilt it is the duty of their posterity at the same risk to defend.

RESOLVED, That a dutiful and loyal address be presented to his Majesty, expressive of our attachment to his person and government; of the sense which we entertain of our privileges, as living under the British Constitution; and of our firm determination to support, against the enemies of our country, its right and independence.

The Rev. Dr Nicoll then rose, and spoke nearly to the following purport:

I hope, Sir, it will not be considered as an intrusion in me to offer a few remarks upon the object of this meeting.-Liv ing in the immediate vicinity, I am anxious to shew that the same spirit animates your neighbours which seems to prevail in the town itself. The present, Sir, is no party question--it is the cause of our country, and rises far above party views and party men. It is not who shall hold the reins of Government-but whether we shall exist as a nation, and be allowed to exercise the privileges of a free people.

In former days we have often contended for the balance of power, or for our right to some distant possession.Now we struggle for our religion, our liberty, our families, and our all. The destruction of our native land is the favourite scheme of the chief enemy opposed to us; it is the first object of his heart, to which every other passion gives way. If he conquer our allies, these conquests he values, not so much on account of humbling them as depriving us of friends. If he makes peace on the continent, it is that he may be left free to direct the whole of his vengeance against this hated island.

Let us not imagine, Sir, that he is an enemy whose threats are to be despised. He is a man of unbounded ambition

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he is a man who, since his elevation to power, has never been known to desist from his purposes; or, in the execution of them, to have been startled by the dereliction of principle, or the commission of wrong. To a man of this description, the subjugation of the only country which has hitherto opposed an effectual barrier to his views of aggrandisement, must be a dazzling object, to the attainment of which he will reckon no sacrifice too great. At one time he made most formidable preparations to invade us; but here he was disappointed. The British Lion was rousedthe call of patriotism resounded from one end of the island to the other--and crowds of brave men, eager to shew themselves the brothers of the conquerors of the ocean, flocked around the standards of their country, deter mined to shield it from danger, or to die in its defence. Against a people thus united, an attempt of invasion seemed too hazardous, and it was for the time laid aside. The mode of executing the plan was altered, but the scheme itself remains the same-it is still the destruc. tion of Britain. "A nation of shopkeepers as they are," says he, "I find they will act, let me now try if they know how to suffer. I will shut up the sources of their wealth, and by ruining their commerce, divide, harrass, and weary them out." Such is his language; and to be sure, if he shall succeed in dividing and wearying us out, his end will indeed be obtained; but I trust in God, that he has miscalculated as much in the one case as he did in the other. By union, through the blessing of Heaven, we have hitherto defeated his projects; by union we will continue to oppose them. Firmly unit. ed together, and placing our confidence in the Almighty Ruler among the nations, no power on earth can conquer us. It is most gratifying to observe that proof of unanimity which is exhibited here this day; the merchants and manufacturers of the second or third commercial town in Scotland, who, by the enemy's measures, are shut out from the principal channel of their trade, convened, notwithstanding, to express their determination of submit. ing to any hardships rather than yield to the dictates of a domineering adver. sary. It is a proceeding which I do beMarch 1808.

lieve will find its way into the closet of Napoleon himself, who is possessed of the most extensive intelligence; and along with others of a similar description, will tend to convince him, that freemen are not to be subdued by the fear of danger or the endurance of suffering. Such proceedings may, perhaps, lead him in good earnest to treat for peace on a just and honourable footing; and where is the man who does not wish to see such a peace established? But however desireable the event, any clamour for its accomplishment, as indicating despondency, could be productive of only one effect-that of increasing the insolence of the enemy, and raising his demands.

If his restless spirit shall force us to continue the contest for any long period, we need not affect to conceal that it will bear hard upon the lower and more numerous class connected with manufactures; but a considerable number of them can be usefully and profitably employed in the pursuits of agriculture, where additional labourers are much wanted, and as to others, why should they not be assisted by the more opulent members of the community? For my own part, Sir, though neither merchant nor manufacturer, if ever such a measure become necessary, I shall be as ready to contribute my proportion as any man who hears me, and so, I doubt not, are many others as well as myself. If these people should suffer, it is owing to no fault of theirs; they will suffer because they are Britons, and because they are Britons they ought to be supported. The weight of the blow which is aimed at the whole body, should not be permitted to fall entirely upon any one of its members. The burden which, by its pressure, would crush to the ground a single individual, when divided equally among his companions, is but lightly felt. The cause in which we are engaged is common to us all; we ought all therefore to bear our part. By such a measure, perhaps, more than any other, we shall shew to the enemy that his hopes of ruining us, by a partial obstruction of our commerce, are fruitless and vain.

In thus equalizing the burden, many of us will no doubt be called upon to make additional sacrifices; but is it not better, Sir, to give up a part of our property, however large, that we may pos

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sess what remains in security and quiet, surrounded by our families, and enjoying the sweets of our liberty, than by an ilitimed parsimony, run the risk of losing the whole; of being dragged from our homes, and of becoming subject to the will of a foreign master. A foreign master! What a train of miseries does that appellation include? But to a foreign master we will not submit. That independence and those rights, which our ancestors purchased with their blood, a brave and grateful posterity will not tamely see trampled under foot by an host of Frenchmen. That land which our fathers trode as freemen, their children will not consent to crouch on as slaves. When our country is in dan ger, drowning every lesser consideration, we will unite together as one man for its protection. Such must be the sentiments of every true-hearted man. Such Sir, I believe to be the sentiments of this most numerous and most respectable meeting. I shall, therefore, detain you no longer than by saying, that I cordially concur in the motion which has just now been made and seconded, for expressing our attachment to a gracious Sovereign, and our determination to support the rights of our country.

The Rev. Mr M'Vicar, Mr M'Lach lan, and Mr Thompson, also addressed the meeting with similar energy and eloquence, which our limits do not permit us to give a detail,

The resolutions were then unanimously carried, and a committee ap. pointed to prepare an address, who, having retired, produced one, which was unanimously approven of, ordered to be signed by the Provost, and transmitted to Sir David Wedderburn, to be by him presented to his Majesty.

FORGERY.-The following singular statement is from a Glasgow paper :"On Monday, March 21. betwixt 2 and 3 o'clock, a man of decent appearance presented at the Kilmarnock bank an order for 160l. purporting to be that of a person who keeps an account-current with the bank; which, as usual, was given to the clerk to be checked, when it was found that there was not so much money in his account; and which was therefore returned to the presenter, and the reason of its retusal assigned. After he had gone away, however, it struck

the gentlemen of the bank as being a circumstance of rather a suspicious nature, and Mr Rutherford, the cashier, sent a messenger in quest of him, who, after some search, found him in a publie house, whence he attended him to the bank, where the draft being again produced, and compared with those of the person on whose account it was drawn, the signature was found to be totally different; upon which he was taken into custody on a warrant from the Magistrates. A precognition was then taken before the Magistrates, in the course of which it appeared that his name was Robert Lees (although he had assumed that of James Reid,) and that he had for some time past wrought as a labourer about Cumnock. After a long examination, and the forgery being proven, he confessed it, and was committed to prison on Monday night. Upon Tuesday morning he was ordered to be brought up for further examination, but when the keepers entered the prison, they found him dead. He had cut his throat with a penknife, which he must have concealed very dexterously, as he was stript of every thing but his clothes the night before. There were found up. on him 2041. in bank notes, three seven shilling pieces, about 31. in silver, four silver watches, and a small pocket book, containing two accounts and a sheet of post-paper, from which he had cut off the slip that he had wrote the draft on, a copy of which was transcribed on one end of the sheet, and part of it on the other end."

COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Monday, Feb. 22.

Came on the trial of Joseph Tough, late gunner of the Prince Edward revenue cutter, in the service of the Board of Customs, and Alexander Fortay, late one of the seamen of said cutter, accused of murder, or culpable homicide, by repeatedly firing guns or muskets, on the 24th of June last, at the crew of a boat called the Shag of Ramsay, in the Isle of Man, at the mouth of the river Urr, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, by one of which shots Edward Moore, one of the seamen, received a wound, of which he instantly died. The boat was loaded with smuggled salt. The Jury unanimously found the pannels not guilty, and they were dismissed from the bar.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. Queen's Palace, Jan. 6.-His Majesty having been pleased to appoint his Grace William Duke of Manchester, CaptainGeneral and Governor in Chief of the Island of Jamaica, and the territories depending thereon, his Grace this day took the oaths appointed to be taken by the Governors of his Majesty's plantations.

Downing-street, Jan. 8.-The King has been pleased to appoint William Ann Vilettes, Esq. Lieutenant Governor of the Island of Jamaica, and Commander of the forces, with the local rank of General in the Island of Jamaica.

Downing Street, Jan. 16.-The King has been pleased to appoint Sir George Prevost Bart. to be Lieutenant-Governor of the province of Nova Scotia, in the room of Sir John Wentworth, Bart.-And to be Commander of the forces, with the local rank of Lieutenant-General in Nova Scotia only.

Col. Alexander Beatson is appointed Governor of St Helena, vice Col. Patton resigned, (not deceast, as stated by mistake in our last.)-And Lieut. Col. Edward S. Broughton, is appointed Lieut. Governor of that island.

CIVIL APPOINTMENTS.

John Colin Dunlop, Esq. Advocate, has been appointed Assessor for the town of Paisley, in room of the late Mr Semple.

Mr William Carmichael, writer, Edinburgh, is appointed one of the Extractors in the office of James Ferrier and Walter Scott, Esqrs. Principal Clerks of Session, in room of Mr M'Leay, deceased.

MARRIAGES.

In India.-Mr John Roxburgh to Miss Benedick. At Serdhane, G. A. David Dyce, Esq. late volunteer in Lord Lake's army, to the Hon. Miss Renard, granddaughter of her Highness the Begum Somroo. At Madras, H. Stirling, Esq. to Miss Floyer. Charles Henry Churchill, Esq. Collector at Vizagapatam, to Miss Purchas.

July 1. 1807.-At Madras, Mr J. T. O'Reilly, 3d Regiment N. C. to Miss Isabella Sarah Hunter, daughter of Andrew Hunter, Esq. late Surgeon General and President of the Hospital Board, Cal

cutta.

14. At Prince of Wales's Island, John Veatch, Esq. to Miss Marianne Oliphant, youngest daughter of the late Robert Oliphant, Esq. of Rossie.

Oct. 21. At Gibraltar, Capt. John Hume, to Miss Joanna Stirling, only daughter of Lieut. Colonel James Stirling, 42d regi

ment.

Nov. 28. At Elgin, the Rev. John Buchan, Kirriemuir, to Miss J. Ritchie, daughter of the late John Ritchie, jun. Esq.

Dec. 1. At Campbeltown, Mr John M'Lean, writer there, to Miss Margaret Telfer.

1. At Cruikstone, John Murray, Esq. writer in Stirling, to Miss Jane Buchanan, daughter of the late Mr Thomas Bnchanan merchant in Glasgow.

14. At May Hall, near Inverness, Capt. Alexander Bruce, of the Stirlingshire Militia, to Miss Elizabeth Grant, youngest daughter of Peter Grant, Esq. of the Island of Jamaica.

14. At Glasgow, Mr Andrew Wingate, to Miss Miller.

14. At Eildon Hall, Lieut. Colonel William Sibbald, of Whiterig, 15th regiment, to Miss Mein, daughter of Thomas Mein, Esq. of Greenwells.

16. At Rutherford, Mr Stephen Smith, merchant, Berwick, to Miss Joan Brown, third daughter of Mr Andrew Brown, merchant, Melrose.

19. At Tweedmouth, James Forster, Esq. Berwick, to Miss Grieve, eldest daughter of William Grieve, Esq. of Ord House.

19. At Beckenham in Kent, John Spalding, Esq. of Holm, to Miss Mary Anne Eden, daughter of the late Thomas Eden, Esq. of Wimbledon, niece of Lord Auckland.

21. At Glasgow, Mr John Tennant, merchant in Glasgow, to Miss Margaret Brown, eldest daughter of Andrew Brown, Esq. of Hillhouse.

21. At Millbank, Mr James Rankine, tobacconist in Glasgow, to Miss Janet M'Alpine, daughter of Mr Duncan M'Alpine of Millbank.

21. At Inverness, Lachlan MacGilivray, Esq. late of Jamaica, to Miss Anna Mackenzie Kennedy.

22. At Edinburgh, Mr Richard Muir, of Burnbrae, to Miss Helen Craig, eldest daughter of Mr Craig, Grange.

22. At Glasgow, Dr John Baird, of Glasgow, to Miss Elizabeth Thomson, daughter of the deceased Richard Thomson, Esq. of that city.

25. At View Park, near Edinburgh, Mr William Witherspoon of Dalhousie, to Miss Margaret Inglis, eldest daughter of James Inglis, Esq. Banker in Edinburgh.

son,

26. At Edinburgh, Mr Nathaniel Watof the Leith Glass Works, to Miss Mary Fowler, niece of James Fowler, Esq. Fortrose.

26. In the Isle of Wight, Sir John Pringle Dalrymple, Bart. Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal regiment of Malta, to

Mary,