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Monthly Chronicle .

MONTHLY CHRONICLE .

INTELLIGENCE OF IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .

¦ WHITEHALL , TUESDAY , JANUARY 3 , 179 " . Ei Y Dispatches received on Sunday evening from the Lord Lieutenant of Si Ireland , it appears that a part of the French Fleet , consisting of eight twodeckers , and nine other vessels of different classes , had anchored in Banlry Bay on the 24 th ult . and had remained there , without any attempt to land , till the 27 th in the evening , when they quitted their station , and have not since been heard of . The wind , at the time of their sailing , blowing hard at S . S . E . From their first appearance , every exertion was made by General Dalrymple ,

the Commanding Officer of the District , and a considerable force was collected to repel the Enemy . The accounts further state , that the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps displayed the utmost zeal and alacrity , in undertaking the guards in those places from whence the Begular Troops were withdrawn ; and the universal readiness , shewn by all descriptions of people to forward the preparations for defence , left no doubt of the event , in case the Enemy had ventured to make a descent . In particularthe spiritactivityand exertions of Richard ¦ WhiteEsq . of

, , , , Seafield Park , deserve the most honourable mention . An Officer and seven men were driven on shore in a boat belonging to the one of the French ships , and were immediately made prisoners . The Gentleman was conveyed to Drvmin , and , -ivpon examination staves , that the Fleet , upon it ' s leaving Brest , consisted in all of about fifty sail , having an Army of 25 , 000 men on board , commanded by General Hoche , and that il was destined for the attack of Ireland . ADMlaALTY-Ol'FlCE , JANUARY 3 , 1797- ¦

- A Letter from Captain Sterling , of His Majesty ' s Ship Jason , to Mr . Nepean , dated off Cape Clear , the 241 I 1 of Dec . 1796 , gives the following intelligence : ' I had the honour to inform you , on ihe 20 th inst . by Le Suffrein , a French vessel , avme en flute , which \ vc had taken with 230 troops , arms , & c . on board , that my intentions were to cruize some days , to endeavour to intercept any of her consorts . ' The prisoners have since informed me , that she sailed on the 16 th , in comwith sixteen sail of the line and transportshaving 20000 troops As

pany , , . the wind has been Easterly since the date of my lette' -, and blowing very hard , I hope they have not venched a port ; and as the troops had only ten days provisions , they limit be barfly oil " . ' 1 saw a large ship of war last night , and J . am persuaded the body ' of the Fleet cannot be far from me . A rudder , and oilier pieces of wreck , have -floated past us to-day . - WHITEHALL , :, \ 7 , f

707-By dispatches received this day from the Lord i . teutenrmt of Ireland and Mr . Pelliam , dated the 3 d and 4 th iivv . ant , it appears that a part of the French fleet had returned to Bantry iiay , aptl that a further part h-i ' -. be ; n sevn off the mouth of the Shannon ; but that both divisions had quitted ' their stations , and put to sea , on the evening of the 2 d inst . without attempting , a landing . The accounts of the disposition of the country , where ihe troops are assembled , are as favourable as possible ; a : > d the gTearfst loyalty has manifested itself throughout the kingdom ; and in the South and West , where the troops ' have been in motion , they have been met by the country people of ali deserip-

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LONDON: Article 2
TO READERS, CORRESPONDENTS,&c. Article 3
THE SCIENTIFIC MAGAZINE, AND FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY, Article 4
MEMOIRS OF HER LATE IMPERIAL MAJESTY, CATHARINE II. Article 6
REFLECTIONS UPON TRAGEDY. Article 10
ON THE NATIONAL MANNERS OF THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH. Article 12
ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE SEASONS ON THE MENTAL POWERS. Article 14
ANECDOTE. Article 17
MEMOIRS OF THE LATE COLONEL FREDERICK. Article 18
NEW OXFORD GUIDE: OR HUMOROUS SUPPLEMENT TO ALL FORMER ACCOUNTS, OFTHAT ANCIENT CITY AND UNIVERSITY. Article 21
YORICK AND ELIZA. Article 26
ON THE IMPASSIBILITY OF INSECTS. Article 27
ON THE EXISTENCE OF MERMAIDS. Article 28
BON MOT OF A SPANIARD. Article 31
ORIGINAL LETTER FROM ADDISON TO A LADY. Article 32
DESCRIPTION OF AN UNFREQUENTED CAVE, NEAR BESANCON, IN FRANCE. Article 33
FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 34
ROYAL ARCH. Article 38
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 40
POETRY. Article 50
EPILOGUE, TO THE SAME, Article 50
EPILOGUE Article 51
MARY, A TALE. Article 52
SONG. Article 53
OCCASIONAL ADDRESS, SUNG BY THE CHILDREN OF THE FREEMASONS' FEMALE CHARITY, FEBRUARY- 9, 1797. Article 53
SONNET. Article 53
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 54
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 56
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 57
MONTHLY CHRONICLE . Article 62
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Article 67
OBITUARY. Article 70
LIST OF BANKRUPTS. Article 73
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Monthly Chronicle .

MONTHLY CHRONICLE .

INTELLIGENCE OF IMPORTANCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES .

¦ WHITEHALL , TUESDAY , JANUARY 3 , 179 " . Ei Y Dispatches received on Sunday evening from the Lord Lieutenant of Si Ireland , it appears that a part of the French Fleet , consisting of eight twodeckers , and nine other vessels of different classes , had anchored in Banlry Bay on the 24 th ult . and had remained there , without any attempt to land , till the 27 th in the evening , when they quitted their station , and have not since been heard of . The wind , at the time of their sailing , blowing hard at S . S . E . From their first appearance , every exertion was made by General Dalrymple ,

the Commanding Officer of the District , and a considerable force was collected to repel the Enemy . The accounts further state , that the Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps displayed the utmost zeal and alacrity , in undertaking the guards in those places from whence the Begular Troops were withdrawn ; and the universal readiness , shewn by all descriptions of people to forward the preparations for defence , left no doubt of the event , in case the Enemy had ventured to make a descent . In particularthe spiritactivityand exertions of Richard ¦ WhiteEsq . of

, , , , Seafield Park , deserve the most honourable mention . An Officer and seven men were driven on shore in a boat belonging to the one of the French ships , and were immediately made prisoners . The Gentleman was conveyed to Drvmin , and , -ivpon examination staves , that the Fleet , upon it ' s leaving Brest , consisted in all of about fifty sail , having an Army of 25 , 000 men on board , commanded by General Hoche , and that il was destined for the attack of Ireland . ADMlaALTY-Ol'FlCE , JANUARY 3 , 1797- ¦

- A Letter from Captain Sterling , of His Majesty ' s Ship Jason , to Mr . Nepean , dated off Cape Clear , the 241 I 1 of Dec . 1796 , gives the following intelligence : ' I had the honour to inform you , on ihe 20 th inst . by Le Suffrein , a French vessel , avme en flute , which \ vc had taken with 230 troops , arms , & c . on board , that my intentions were to cruize some days , to endeavour to intercept any of her consorts . ' The prisoners have since informed me , that she sailed on the 16 th , in comwith sixteen sail of the line and transportshaving 20000 troops As

pany , , . the wind has been Easterly since the date of my lette' -, and blowing very hard , I hope they have not venched a port ; and as the troops had only ten days provisions , they limit be barfly oil " . ' 1 saw a large ship of war last night , and J . am persuaded the body ' of the Fleet cannot be far from me . A rudder , and oilier pieces of wreck , have -floated past us to-day . - WHITEHALL , :, \ 7 , f

707-By dispatches received this day from the Lord i . teutenrmt of Ireland and Mr . Pelliam , dated the 3 d and 4 th iivv . ant , it appears that a part of the French fleet had returned to Bantry iiay , aptl that a further part h-i ' -. be ; n sevn off the mouth of the Shannon ; but that both divisions had quitted ' their stations , and put to sea , on the evening of the 2 d inst . without attempting , a landing . The accounts of the disposition of the country , where ihe troops are assembled , are as favourable as possible ; a : > d the gTearfst loyalty has manifested itself throughout the kingdom ; and in the South and West , where the troops ' have been in motion , they have been met by the country people of ali deserip-

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