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vice, fought by his aétivity to render himfelf 
acceptable to his new mafters, and in 1781 
was fent, with 1500 men,.anda few light- 
horfe, for the Chefapeak. He landed at 
Richmond, deftroyed all the ftores he could 
meet with, and afterwards proceeded to Portf- 
mouth. A plan was laid by General Wath- 
ington to catch him and his army, but failed ; 
Arnold was foon after joined by General Phil- 
lips, who took the command. Arnold how- 
ever was ftill ative inthe war of havock and 
deftru€Gtion then carried on. When Lord 
Cornwallis joined, he difpenfed with Arnold’s 
. prefence, who returned to New York, and 
was fortunately faved from being with the ar- 
« my when it capitulated: We. find him en- 
gaged in one more piece of active fervice, 
which was an enterprize againft New London, 
where he de{troyed feveral veffels, fixty dwel- 
ling-houfes, and eighty ftores. It was a mat- 
ter of furprize that Englith officers fhould 
ftoop to act under the command of fuch a Re- 
negado, and many attempts have been made to 
palliate fuch conduct. After this fervice, 
Arnold embarked with his family on board an 
Provincial Occurrences: 
‘armed fhip, which fprang a leak, 
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-although moft of the fhips were taken, 
[July I; 
2iche was 
obliged to quit her, and go on boaiean un- 
armed merchant-fhip, in which, however, he 
had the good fortune to efcape czpture, 
Ge- 
neral Arnold was now.received at Court, and 
even admitted into fome good company. 
- After the peace, and refidence in England of 
fome years, (in which we believe he had in- 
tereft to procure a penfion for his wife, in’ the 
eventof het furviving him), he embarked for 
Nova Scotia, to take up a grant of land; and 
here he remained fome years in no very eafy 
fituation, and at laft quitted it on a charge of 
perjury beingpreferredagainft{him. He then 
went for the Weft Indies, and was taken by 
the French, and found means to efeape from 
on board one of their fhips' in a very extraor- 
dinary manner. He is afterwards faid te have 
rendered fome important fervice to Sir Charles 
Grey, when commanding on that ftation.. He 
returned once more to England, and feems 
to have clofed a moft extraordinary life in 
peace. 
PROVINCIAL OCCURRENCES. 
WITH att tHE MARRIAGES anp D 
EATHS, 
Arranged geographically, or in the Order of the Counties, from North to South. 
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NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM, 
Population ae the ‘town/bip aM Benwell, in 
the parifh of St. Febn, Need Hle.— Inhabited 
houfes 1925; families’ 2173; uninhabited 
houfes 11; males 492; females 459.—Total 
number of inhabitants O51. 
A bill has been lately brought into the 
Houfe cf Commons, for widening the paflage 
of the bridge over the Tyne, at Newcaftle, 
for improving the harbour, and enabling the 
Corporation of the Trinity aoe to licence 
pilots, éc. 
At the late annual tulip-fhew of the Dur- 
ham fiorifts, the firft prize was adjudged to Mr. 
J. Harbottley with Baget’s Primo; alfo the 
fecond, with Triumphof Europe ; the third, 
with Vainquer; and the fifth with Primo 
Paget Lion ; and the fourth, to Mr.Waugh, 
with Glory of Holland, 
On May 26, the Members of the School- 
mafter’s Ailociation inthe Northern Counties, 
held their annual meeting at Newcaftle, and 
had the fatisfaction of finding a profpeét 
opened tc them of making a fmall addition to 
the benefits, and of gradually approaching 
nearer, by the affiftance of thofe noblemen 
and gentlemen, who fo liberally patronize the 
inftitution, to what their original plan pro- 
pofed to grant to the widows, orphans, and 
fuperannuated members, dependent on it for 
their fupport. 
Married] J. Radford, efq. captain and 
paymafter in the firft regiment of Lancafhire © 
Militia, to Mifs Harvey, of Newcaftle. 
At Earfdon, Captain Elliott, of the thip 
Tagus, to Mifs Reed, of Blyth —Mr. G. 
Sands, furgeon, of Morpeth, to Mifs A. Wil- 
fon, of Ulgham. Nien J. Bell, fhipowner, of 
North Shields, to Mifs Hearn, of Prefton. 
At Sunderland, Captain Donkin, to Mifs 
Cranfon. 
At Newcaftle, Mr. A. Reed, china-mer-. 
chant, to Mifs M. Smith, niece to Mr, W. 
Johnfon.— Mr. P. Leech, fchoolmafter, to 
Mifs Atkinfon, fier of Mr. Atkinfon, pain- 
ter. 
Capt R. Bowman, of the ‘fhip Union, of 
Newcaftle, to Mifs Mulcafter, of Laverdale, 
in Cumberland. at 
Mr. M.Temperley, of Weft Brokenheugh, 
to Mifs C. Reed, of Haydonbridge,—Mr.W. 
Benney, Barner. of North Shields, to Mifs 
E. Clark, of Simonfide, near Boldon, 
Mr. J. Benfon, of Ryehope, to Mifs Reed, 
of Painthaw.—Mr. W, Kirkley, butcher, to 
Mifs Watfon, both of Monkwearmouth.— 
Mr. C. Heron, of Hexham, to Mrs. Ca Smith, 
of Wefterhall. 
R. Ellifon; 
