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ing disabled, lieutenant Aber- 
crombie, fearing that he fhould 
not soon get into port, had re- | 
solved to write out a fhort. ab- 
stract of his important news, 
to send home by the first vef- 
sel he fhould meet with. 
The accounts given in th:s 
letters were the most favour- | 
able that could have happened, 
that Tippoo Saib had been en- 
tirely defeated, and Seringapa- 
tam taken. 
So ready are we to give cre- 
dit to joyful tidings, that no 
doubt was entertained of the 
truth. The court of directors, 
‘afsembled for the ballot, an- 
nounced it with three cheers. 
Mr Dundas was equally eleva- 
ted. He ordered a letter to 
be sent to Lloyd’s from the 
‘ India House, and he himself 
“set out post to Kew, to an- 
nounce the triumphs to his 
majesty. Nay, so determined 
were men to believe the fact, 
that a rumour gained credit of 
the actual arrival of the vefse] 
in Plymouth sound, and a no- 
tice to this effect got upon 
Lloyd’s books. Towards the 
evening, people began to doubt 
the truth of the intelligence, 
for a circumstance, which, in 
the first moment of general 
joy had been entirely over- 
looked, now presented itself 
with great force. No vefsel 
had been entered upon Lloyd’s 
books, as arrived at Bristol] for 
two days preceding, in con- 
sequence, the entry of the vef- 
sel was at night erazed. 
historical chronicle. 
May 14. The General Af- 
sembly of the church of Scot- 
, land met.—The right hon. the 
earl of Leven, his majesty’s 
commifsioner, attended by a 
number of noblemen and gentle- 
men, waked from his lodging 
to the High Church (the 53d 
regiment and the city guard 
lining the streets), where he 
was received by the magis- — 
trates in their robes. The rev. 
Dr 
ministers of Dundee, the late 
moderator, preached before the 
commifsioner, from Hebrews 
Xlil. I. 
love continue.’ 
After sermon his grace went — 
to the afsembly-room, and the 
members preceeded tochoose a 
moderator for the ensuing year, 
when Dr Andrew Hunter, pro- 
fefsor of divinity in the uni- 
versity and one of the mini- 
sters of Edinburgh, was unani- — 
His Grace’s 
mously chosen. 
commifsion was then read, and _ 
also his majesty’s letter, and 
warrant for L. 1000 for propa~' 
gating religion in the High-' 
lands and islands of Scotland, 
which were ordered to be en- 
grofsed in the books of the 
Alsembly. 
May 18. The foundaticn 
stone of the Glasgow infirma-’ 
ry was laid by the lord provost,’ 
attended by the magistrates 
council @'c. of that place. 
The whole company were 
drefsed in black, and made a J 
very fine appearance. 
Robert Small, one of the | 
rs And let brotherly ; 
