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ected their efcape. The Bellerophon 
was the fhip immediately oppofed to the 
L’Orient, which htew up trom the ex- 
plofion of her magazine. She had on 
board about a thoufand men when this 
fhocking accident happened, previous to 
which, Admiral Brueys was fhot in two. 
The Englith took nine French {ail of 
the line, two were burnt, and two ef- 
caped; the brave Nelfon himelf was 
flightly wounded, and about nine hun- 
_ dred of his men were either killed or 
wounded. \ 
An important and equally ufeful vic- 
tory, was gained over the French fquad- 
ron which had failed from Bret about 
three weeks before, by the Britifh fqnad- 
von under the command of Sir John Bor- 
lafe Warren, on the r2th of O&ober, off 
the coaft of Ireland, near Loch Swilly, 
the Roffes bearing S. S. W. five leagues. 
The Englith thips. in the a&ion, were 
the Canada, Robuft, Foudroyant, Mag- 
nanime, Erhalion, Melampus, and Ame- 
fia. The Anfon joined them in the latter 
part of the action. On that day, at half 
paft feven o'clock, the a@ion commenced, 
and at eleven, the Hoche, after a gallant 
defence, itruck ; and the frigates made 
fail from the Englith. The fignal to 
purfue the enemy was immediately made, 
and in five kours afterwards, three of the 
frigates hauled down their colours alfo ; 
but they were like the Hache, obftinately 
,defended, all of them being heavy fri- 
gates; and, as well as the fhip of the 
line, entirely new, full of troops. and 
ftores, with every neceffary for the ac- 
complifhment of their views in Ireland. 
Further particulars relative to this vistory 
ace expected. 
The anniverfary of Mr. Fox’s eleStion 
for Weftminfter, was celebrated on the 
roth of Ogtober, by a numerous party at 
the Shakefpeare tavern. Mr. Fox pro- 
pofed to drink * The fiee and indepen- 
dent electors of Weftminfter.”,—** The 
Duke of Norfolk.”,—« Lord Nelfon, and 
the gallant tars who dittinguifhed them- 
felves on the firft of Augutt.””. The lat 
toaft having been received with the loudeft 
acclamations, Mr. Fox faid, that after 
having drank the health of our naval 
heroes, it could not be improper in the 
meeting to exprefs their hope that a pro- 
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per ufe might be made of the late im. 
portant victory; he therefore propofed, 
“© A {peedy and honourable peace with 
the French Republic.” After Mr. Fox’s 
health had been drank, at the requeft of 
Lord John Ruffel, he faid, in juftification 
of his abfence from parliament, that his 
attendance there could anfwer no other 
purpofe than affifting to regifter the ediéts 
of the minifter; that minifters, afraid of 
a public inveftigation of their conduét, 
precluded the conitituents from the houfe 
of their reprefentatives; and, in inviting 
to public affociations, by precluding fuch 
men as the Duke of Bedford and Mr. -~ 
Tierney, evinced a wifh to arm one part 
of the people againft another. Mr. Fox, 
after paying a proper tribute to- Admiral 
Nelfon and his gallant fupporters, drew 
a trong picture of the decline of liberty 
in this country in general, and of the 
liberty of the prefs in particular. He 
recommended obedience to the laws, in 
the hope that an opportunity would offer 
to reftore the conftitution; and he repro- 
bated the meafures of adminiftration with 
great energy. In alluding to our pre‘ent 
fituation, he faid, he admired the condu& 
of that philofopher of antiquity, who 
told his king, “* That he re{peted him 
too muchto flatter him’’. The conclud- 
ing toafts of the evening were ‘ The 
majefty of the People.”” and ‘* The caule 
of Freedom all over the world.”* 
On the 29th of September a Common 
Hall was held at the Guildhall of the 
city of London, for the eleStion of a Lord 
Mayor, he recorder, Sir John. Roie, 
addreffed the Livery upon the occafion of 
their meeting, namely, to return two fit 
perfons to the court ef aldermen, out of 
whom to choole a lord mayof. When 
the queftion was put, the thew of hands 
was decidedly in favour of Alderman 
Coombe, and Sir Richard Carr Glynn, 
A majority of about three to two was in 
favour of the former gentlemay. Mr. 
Alderman Newman having declined trou- 
bling the livery with a poll, the names 
of the two gentleman- above-mentioned, 
were returned to the court of Aldermen, 
who elected Sir Richard Carr Glynn to 
be lord mayor for the year enfuing, by a 
majority of ten out of fifteen aldermen 
who were prefent ! 

ERRATA :—In the letter figned Alkali, No. xxxvi. page 194, for or might demand, read 
We might demand—for vegetable animal, read vegeto animal.—for many curious analy fis, 
read analogies.—for were for the food of animals, read ferve for the food of animals.—Alio, 
Qn the cover of the fame Number, dele ¢* with two copper plates.” 
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