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ed and useless navy of France, he 
sunk into such abject want, that 
Colonel Blackden was obliged to 
raise a small sum, by way of sub- 
scription, in order to bury him. As 
the laws relative to the interment 
of Calvinists are not yet abrogated, 
he was obliged to apply to the Na- 
tional Assembly, who voted that a 
deputation of the members should 
attend his funeral. One or two ob- 
jected, on account of his being a 
Protestant; but this idea was scout- 
ed by all the rest. We doubt not 
this pirate (for he deserves no bet- 
ter name) will find some fuller bio- 
graphers. 
AUGUST. 
Ist. Mr. Dudley Adams present- 
ed the King with a view of a pair 
of the mest magnificent globes ever 
executed in this country. On the 
celestial globe are inserted 5864 
stars of seven different magnitudes, 
on a beautiful enamelled ground; 
each magnitude is distinguished 
by gold, silver, and different co- 
loured foils. The terrestrial globe 
is very accurately laid down, and 
beautifully illuminated ; they were 
mounted in gold and silver, and 
are intended as a present from the 
King to the Emperor of China. 
2d. A most numerous and re- 
spectable meeting was yesterday 
held at the London Tavern, to 
consider of the propriety of af- 
fording a pecuniary succour to the 
King and people of Poland. W. 
Smith, Esq. Member of Parlia- 
ment, was called to the chair, 
who, in an impressive and most 
forcible manuer, stated the pre- 
sent situation of the virtuous Poles, 
struggling for liberty; and with- 
out speaking in terms which his 
heart weuld suggest of her who 
oppressed and destroyed them, he 
said heshould only venture to assert, 
there was a concurrent sentiment 
of all in this land of freedom to as- 
sist and supportin their noble cause, 
and the maintenance of their most 
just rights, a king and people so 
cruelly oppressed. Mr. Sheriff 
Combe then rose, and moved a set 
of resolutions, which were seconded 
by Mr. Sheriff Anderson, and which 
passed unanimously. A very large 
subscription was immediately en- 
tered into, and a committee of 
trustees and managers of the money 
appointed. ‘The chairman, in the 
course of his speech, read several 
letters he had received from the 
first characters, approving the meet- 
ing. There was one is particular 
from the Lord Mayor, lamenting 
that his public avocations prevented 
his attendance; and another from 
Mr. Wedgwood, desiring his own 
name to be put down in the sub- 
scription for one hundred pounds, 
and each of his three sons for 501. 
6th. Serjeant Grant, whose case 
has been lately so frequently men- 
tioned, received fifty lashes on the 
parade in St. James’s Park, His 
Majesty was graciously pleased to 
remit the remaining 950. The ser- 
jeant is to continue a prisoner in the 
Savoy till he can be sent out to his 
regiment in the East Indies. 
8th. At four o’clock in the morn- 
ing, their Majesties, with all the 
Princesses, lett Windsor for Bag- 
shot; as soon as they reached their 
tent they were joined by the Prince 
of Wales, Dukes of York and 
Gloucester, Prince William, and the 
Princess Sophia of Gloucester, At 
nine the manceuvres began; they 
were various, and the contest of the 
twe 
