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very tempestuous. On Saturday af- 
ternoon it blew a perfeét hurricane 
from the 8. W. In the new town, 
and other exposed situations, many 
persons were carried off their feet, 
and thrown down ; several carriages 
were overturned, and in some houses 
the windows were broken and forced 
in. The streets were strewed with 
chimney pans, by the falling of 
which several persons were hurt, 
though we have not heard of an 
being dangerously so, On Sunday 
morning the storm was equally vio- 
Jent. The gale was from a quarter 
that is seldom dangerous on this 
coast ; but, if it was equally violent 
on the West coast, the consequences 
are to be feared. 
26th. Glasgow. Bya sudden in- 
undation yesterday at Gree- 
nock and Port Glasgow, the tobac- 
co-cellars at the latter placewere 
Jaid under water from six to nine 
inches On the floors, by which means 
a good deal of tobacco is injured, 
but to what amount we cannot say. 
The loss on sugar at Greenock will 
be very great, probably not less 
than 30,000]. In some of the 
cellars on the West Quay, the water 
was up from eighteen to twenty 
inches on the lower. tier: of sugar. 
The storm was also severely ‘felt 
here; a stack of chimnies was 
blown down in the High-street, and 
several trees in the neighbourhood 
have been torn up by the roots, 
o8th. - A telegraph was this day 
erected over the admiralty, 
which is to be the point of com- 
munication with all the different 
sea-ports in the kingdom. The 
nearest telegraph to London has 
hitherto beenin St. George’s Fields; 
and to such perfection has this.in- 
genious and useful contrivance been 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1796. 
already brought, that one day last 
week information was conveyed 
from Dover to London in the space 
of only seven minutes. The plan 
proposed to be adopted in respect 
to telegraphs is yet only carried 
into effect between London and 
Dover; but itis intended to extend 
all over the kingdom. The impor- 
tance of this speedy communica- 
tion must be evident to every one; 
and it has this advantage, that the 
information conveyed is known 
only to the person who sends, and 
to him who receivesit. The inter- 
mediate posts have only to answer 
and convey the signals. 
20th. . Earl Cholmondeley has 
informed the city remem-— 
brancer, that his royal highness, 
from being under the necessity of | 
dismissing his establishment, is. un+ — 
able to receive their congratula- 
tory compliments in a manner suit- 
able tohis rank and with that re- 
spect which is due to the city of 
London; and that the prince ex- 
presses much regret in not having 
it in his power to’ shew a proper 
regard for the good wishes of the 
city of London towards himself and 
the princess, 
This morning about 10, Michael 
Blanch, a Spaniard, James Colley, 
an American, and Francis Cole, a — 
Black, who were found guilty at 
the late admiralty sessions, of the 
wilful murder of William Little, 
the master and commander of an 
American vessel, were brought out 
of Newgate, and placed in a cart, 
and conveyed to Execution Dock, 
where they were executed according 
to their sentence. In the afternoon 
the three bodies were brought back 
to surgeons’ hall, there to be dis- 
setted pursuant to the acto pe 
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