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On his paffage to the Mediterranean, aged 
21, Martin Wainwright, efq. lieut. in the 
17th regt.of foot, He wasin the London tranf- 
port, which was wrecked off the coaft of Por- 
tugal in its paflage to Minorca. The following 
particulars relating to the lofs of the London 
tranfport having been received from theChief- 
mace, who was faved, may be relied on as 
authentic. The London tranfport failed from 
Falmouth on Saturday, the 24th of January, 
in company with the Mediterranean fleet, 
under convoy of the Sea-horfe and Maidftone 
frigates. After a ‘very tempeftuous voyage, 
they arrived within a few leagues of the 
coaft of Portugal. Onthe morning of the 
17th of February, the London was chaced 
by a French privateer, which the efcaped 
withthe utmoft difficulty. Not making fuf- 
ficient allowance for the rate at which they 
had been failing, fhe continued to make 
Jand. Atten o’clock at night, a fignal was 
given that they were approaching too near 
the fhore, and in a few minutes they ran 
a-ground near the fmall iflands called the 
Berlins, within half 2 mile of fhore. The 
wind fetting in hard towards land, prevented 
the poflibility of their getting clear. In'this 
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fituation, the tranfport foon began to breale 
up, when the long-boat was lowered with 
Mrs. Maxwell in it, who was immediatel 
followed by her hufband, Capt. Maxwell, of 
the 17th regt. of foot. No fooner had he 
entered, than it went down. Shortly after 
another boat was lowered, into which the 
mafter of the veffel got, with five failors, 
none of the officers chufing to follow. In 
an inftant it {wamped. There now remained on 
board Capt. de Laurent, Lieut. Wainwright, 
Lieut. Everett, of the 17th regt. of foot, 
Ailiftant-furgeon Owen, of the q4th regt. of 
foot, and Mr. Lynn, with their fervants, the 
Chief-mate, and feven failors. The waves 
continued to dafh over them with increafed 
violence. Lynn, with undaunted heroifm, 
endeavoured to animate his companions. 
‘< Keep up your fpiritsy” faid he, ‘* there 
is ftill hope.” Wainwright remained firm 
and collected without uttering a word. Jn 
a few inftants the wreck, with a loud crath, 
went down. ‘The mate and four failors only 
rofe again, and, by catching at fome floating 
remains of the fhip, were, after being beaten 
about for five hours, at length driven on 
thore to relate this narration of diftrefs 
PROVINCIAL OC.CURR‘EN-C’ES; 
WITH ai THE MARRIAGES anp DEATHS, 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
*4* Authentic Communications for this Department are always very thankfully received. | 
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NORTHUMRERLAND AND DURHAM, 
By a recent enumeration of the inhabitants 
ef the parith of St. Nicholas, in Newcaftle, 
there appears to be, sor inhabited houfes.— 
44 Uninhabited.—- 1074 Families. —-2222 
Males.—2581 Females.—1037 Perfons em- 
ployed in trade, &c.—2 Perfons im hufbandry. 
—-8 Perfons independent of trade. 
Married.| At Newcaftle, A Surtees, Efq. 
to Mifs Blackett, of Wylam, Northumber- 
land.—-Mr. Singleton to Mifs Milburn. 
At Tynemouth, H. Barton, efq. of Hill 
Top, Derbythire, to Mifs Tiniey, of Dock. 
‘wray {quare. 
At Morpeth, Mr. H. Challoner, to Mifs 
A’. Hedley. Mr. W. Atkinfon, to Mifs C. 
Jobfon, of Alnwick. 
_ At Bradford, Mr. §. Smithfon, to Mifs 
Smith. ’ 
_ At Stockton, Mr, J. Sharpe, of Skelton, to 
Mrs. Lile. 
At Gainsford, Mr. R. Garland, to. Mifs 
Myers. 
At Yarm, Mr. Bufton, to Mifs Oliver, of 
Carr Houfe 
Died.| At Newcaftle, Mifs A. Scurfield. 
—At the Baths, near this town,.Mifs Scott, 
ef South Shijelds.—In a fit of infanity W. 
Fawcett, after having fwallowed two ounces . 
of laudanum. . 
At the fame ‘place, Mrs. Pearcth, aged 
Mentutry Mac. No. 71. 
87.—-Captain Dervey, aged 32.—-Mrs. Dick- 
fon.——-Wm. Kent, efq.—Mrs. E. Thompfon, — 
aged $7.—Mrs. Hunter. 
At Durham, Mifs Bell, aged 33.—Mr. 
W. Mayes, aged 23.—Mifs. March, aged 39, 
one of the people called Quakers. 
At Stockton, Mrs. Bulmer, 
At Backworth, aged 74, Mr. J. Bourn. 
At Sunderland, Mr. J. Carfrae, aged 22, 
of an apoplettic ftroke.—The Rev. Mr. So- 
merville.—-Mirs. Storey. 
At Bedfide, aged 27, Mr. J. Clark. 
At Bradford, Mr, J. Barker.—Aged 88, 
Mr. R. Whitaker.—-Aged 87, Mr. J, Wal- 
ker, one of the people called quakers, 
At Gatefhead, Mr. G. Huggerfton, aged 
90.—Mr. W. Wood, 
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CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORELAND. 
The depth of rain. which fell in Carlifle 
during the month of February, was 2.456 
inches. ‘The greateft height of the thermo- 
meter 50°, the leait ditto, 30%. The great- 
eft height of the barometer was 2$° 19’, 
leaft ditto 18° 96’. The quantity of rain 
which fell between the 28th of February and 
the firft of March i801, both days inclufive, 
was 32.953 liches, 
Two heifers of the long-horned Cumberland 
breed, the property of the Rev. Mr. Waite, 
of licl, and fed by Mr. Marthall of Covk- 
Na bridge 
