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Lloyd's Evening-Post (Newspaper) - March 6, 1799, London, Middlesex 223 l l o y d s evening p o s to and March 68. Succeeding to the title of baronet and taking the surname of Tallifer. The Duke of Portland and Earl of Chatham had audiences after the Council and when they had withdrawn lord Somerville Prefi Dent of the Board of agriculture had a conference with his majesty. Yesterday arrived a mail from Dublin which brings an account of. The Pauling of the rebellion Sill in the Houfe of commons with the general concurrence of the members who appear convinced of the the Necef Lity of the measure. Admiral King Mill has called in his Large cruisers under the expectation of another Vitt from the enemy but All his ships Are kept in readiness to fail at a moment s notice. The cattle killed by the Irish insurgents in the Western counties Are immediately carried off and halted up for the use of the rebel army which is Faid to be again forming in different parts of that unhappy kingdom. Private letters from the Cape of Good Hope state that the government of that settlement has been under the Nece fity of adopting very vigorous measures to enforce due obedience from Home of the native dutch inhabitants whose Adverse disposition to the existing. Con Trout has lately been manifested in various in Frances. A letter from thence of the 31ft december concludes thus our numerous Garrison Here has not it seems awed a few vile incendiaries who probably instigated by diabolical principles have been the occasion of much apprehension government have however publicly intimated their determination to make an example of every one who Hall venture to disturb the peace and safety of the settlement Lucknow the residence of the Nabob is Faid to be the finest pity in Hind Ofta i. According to custom the Earl of Mornington governor general was to pay his highness a complimentary visit Foon after his arrival. The marriage of Sadie ally the Nabob s second Fon was shortly to take place at Luck now. Intimation of the Nec Effary particulars has been made formally to government and great preparations were making for its Celebration. The whig club dined at the Crown and Anchor tavern on tuesday when the Duke of Norfolk was in the chair. Or. Fox and or. Erskine spoke on the occasion. In he speech of the former there was nothing , except an exp Ilion of his determination to Peruf in his Fec Ilion from parliament and of his regret for the present situation of Ireland. Or. Erskine made Home observations on the trial by jury and the sovereignty of the people. Among the toasts Given by or. Fox was " or. G Rattan i and the Independence of Ireland As Efta Bligh de in the year 1782." 1 one of the dutch captains accused of not having done his duty in the memorable action fought off Camperdown on the 11th of october 1797, has been sentenced to have his word broke Over his head by the common Hangman to be imprisoned Sor ten years and to be for Ever after banish Al from the territory of Holland. Seven natives of Holland trere to be hanged before him at the time of his degradation on Board the utrecht hip of a he line. The crime of these unhappy men was a conspiracy to deliver up the hip to the Engli Fli. Pros Stine . The following article respecting the Lofs of the Proserpine frigate is extracted from the letter of a gentleman who was Haffenger in the Proserpine frigate dated from Neuen Nark Ifland near where the hip was loll " , feb. 4. On the 29th of january we sailed from Yarmouth with a fair wind in the Proserpine frigate Captain Wallis. Nothing particular happened for the first two Days on the 3 rat we were Clofe up with Heligoland and got off a Pilot. The same night we Lay a Anchor at the Mouth of the River Elbe. On the following morning we weighed and proceeded a Little Way up the River when we touched ground but after a Short time had the Good Fortune to get off and proceeded a Little further when it fell a dead Calm and we came to Anchor abreast of this Ifland. " at this period of much ice was coming Down the River that it was judged prudent to put out to Fea but we had not proceeded far before we again truck on the Sand abreast of the scar Horn Beacon about two Miles from land where the remains of the ship still lie without any Prospect of being Ever got off. When the first truck though surrounded with ice on All fides every exertion was made to get her off at High water. All her guns shot and stores of every kind we a thrown overboard but All endeavours failed % and on saturday morning feb. 2 it was resolved that All hands Mould leave the ship and endeavour to reach this Ifland. It was 1 Alf Paft one when we quilted her and we All set off on our March together but the weather was so intensely cold tha about twelve men and boys and a woman and her child died on the Way. One Marine reached the Light House but died soon after owing to his unfortunately drinking too much liquor. Two of the marines which Are riffing Are thought to have returned to the ship where they will certainly perish. They were both men of bad character and went Back for the purpose of plunder. " we reached this Ifland in about two hours and half after a very fatiguing March Over the ice. As to myself i bore it remarkably Well and was one of the first who reached the Shore. Or. Grenville bore it with undaunted courage and never once seemed cart Down with the dangers that surrounded him indeed All belonging to his Fuite behaved very Well and As for the Captain officers and men nothing could fur pals their great exertions find Good conduct from the commencement of our misfortunes to their reaching the Shore. " we have loft every thing or. Tea vile has not even a change of Linen but he Laved . The Loffnes of the officers Are equal to Ouri As they have nor a change of clothes. " we my it Rcd Oti Landing 173� persons including officers paffenger.--, and men. The people of Neue Nark were so exceedingly kind to us that we wanted for nothing. Or. Grenville ,

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