HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. 



XXXIX 



cd his inflaence at Delhi ; and 

 having the chief management 

 of the empire during the life 

 of Allum Shaw, he has made 

 fuch arrangements as muft in- 

 fure his acceflion to it : Added 

 to tbi?, he has conftantly main- 

 tained an army of 50,000 caval- 

 ry and 20,000 foot to fupport 

 his pretenfions. Mantura, a 

 town between Agra and Delhi, 

 was his head quarters ; and by 

 this centrical fituation he kept 

 both cities in awe of his power, 

 •while, by a<fts of kindnefs, he 

 endeavoured to conciliate tte 

 affeftion of the people. 



The Nabob of Oude has 

 finifhed his new palace at Luck- 

 now. It is four miles in cir- 

 cumference, but is built fo con- 

 trary to all order, that every 

 apartment fecms to belong to 

 different perfons. The laft 

 room that has been fitted up 

 is the moft magnificent thing 

 that can be imagined — it is en- 

 tirely of ivory and filver. The 

 Nabob is particularly par- 

 tial to hunting, and he is the 

 only one of the Ali::tic defpots 

 that hunts in the true eallern 

 ftile of magnificence. His train 

 in general confifts of 750 ele- 

 phants, 5000 horfe, and 40,000 

 foot. Half a dozen tygcrs of 

 a morning are to him a break- 

 faft, and a rhinoceros, with two 

 or three panthers, a luncheon 

 before dinner. 



DOMESTIC. 



It is faid that the Britifh Mi- 

 niftryhavc received intelligence 

 that a plot is formed for burn- 

 ing the Englidi tlock yards, and 

 that fix foreigners are aftually 

 arrived to execute the defign. 

 In ccntequence of which fuch 



orders have been fcnt to the 

 Commifiioners at all the ports, 

 as we hope will defeat the dia- 

 bolical fchem.e. 



Sir William Hamilton is ar- 

 rived in England from Naples, 

 where he hasrelided near 30 

 years. He is come home on 

 leave of abfence. 



On the i8th ult. the Cour.tefs 

 of Albany, daughterof the late 

 Prince Charles Stuart, was pre- 

 fented at Court, and was receiv- 

 ed by the King, (^een, Prince 

 of Wales, Duke of Clarence, 

 three Princefl>s, and the Duke 

 of Glouceftcr, with affability 

 and diftindtion. The Countels 

 was in deep mourning, and ac- 

 companied by a number of 

 Ladies who were alfo in fables. 

 On being introduced to his 

 Majefty, as if to contrail the 

 fevcrity of former times, he 

 very gallantly filuted the Coun- 

 tefs. To Imagine fuch an em- 

 brace would, a few years fmce, 

 have been regarded as little 

 better than trsafon. 



On the 17th of May, after a 

 litigation of eight years, the' 

 claimants on the goods I'eized 

 by Lord Rodney and General 

 Vaughan, at St Euftatius, in 

 the year X/82, were paid the 

 full amount: of their feveral 

 claims, purfnant to a final de- 

 c;fion of the Lords of the Privy 

 Council. The whole came to 

 aconliderable fum. 



Lieut. Riou, ofthe Guardian 

 Frigate, arrived at London the 

 1 2th of May. He has brought 

 home in the Sphyi.x the head 

 of the Guardian, the only re- 

 mains ot'that unfortunate fliip. 

 He alfo brought, as a prefent 

 to the Queen, a great number 



