~ 
1l6 Ril 
of June, the town of Portsmouth was thrown 
into the greatest alarm bya most dreadful ex- 
plosion, attended with the following circum-' 
stances: —'The second battalion of the eighth 
regiment having been re-landed a few days’. 
before, theirs baggage and ammunition were 
placed on Point Beach, where they remained 
till this morning, hon an old woman empty-» 
ing her pipe which she had been smosking 
among the baggage, the sparks fellona Bare 
rel of gun-powder, and an instant’ explosion 
took place. “The effect was most dreadful. 
Near twenty men, women, and children, were 
wna blewn to atums, and the remains of 
their bodies, limbs, and heads, were strewed in 
sideciibns: Onepoor fellow was blown over 
the whole of the buildings in Point-street ; 
another against the wall of the Union Tavern, 
as high as the garret window; the thigh of a 
third was blown as far as Rasa street A Points 
«i number of legs, arms, &c. were taken from 
the tops of the houses}jand the whole present- 
ed a scene shocking beyond description. All 
_the houses below Broad-street Point had their 
sashes blown out, and the Star andGarter, and 
_ Union, together with every house from the 
beach upwards, had the while.of their win- - 
The barrel of | 
~ dows completely demolished. 
powder which exploded, stood in a tier with 
sixteen others, whici for several hours were — 
every moment expected to explode, as the 
smoaking oes ax were literally strewed 
over them 3 but a company of the Worcester 
militia} with some. eolats sailors at their 
head, ventured to the spot, and clear d the 
: burning fragments from the remaining bar- 
rels. Previous to this bold enterprise, almost 
all the families fled in confusion to Portsdown 
Hill, expecting the whole town to be destroy- 
ed BS the apprehended explosion. Lindegren’s 
Store, the Star and Garter, and Union, were 
on. fire for some time, but not destroyed ; and 
many windows were broleen at Gosport. 
_ Married.| At Newchurch, Isle of Wight, 
Mr. Milner, maste? of the academy at Ryde, 
to Miss James, of Southampton. 
At Southampton, Mr. ‘fhresher, solicitor, 
to Miss Fanny Dyott. 
Mr. 4: B. Roper, of F Gosport, to Miss Ann 
Rule, youngest daughter of William R. esq. 
of Perchester. 
. Mr. William Beckett, R. N. to Miss. Jar- ' 
voise, daughter of Thomas J. of the Yictual- . 
ling office, Portsmouth. 
Died.) At Farnham, F.F. Mannooch, esq. 
late lieutenant-colonel of the 63d foot, and 
inspecting field officer of the South-west dis- 
: trict.” a 
' At Milbrook, Mrs. Fiayes, wife of Major 
H. formerly master of anes ‘Ceremonies ' “at 
South ampton, 70. 
‘At Portsmouth, Miss tay Mottley, 
daugliter of ‘Mr. James C. M. 22. —Captain 
George Stfles, commander of tbe Roebuck 
Revenue cutter, in the service of the cus- 
toms of this port.——Mr. Churcher. 
At Bursledon, John Macgueen, esq. 53, 
— ‘Wiltsh ire—Berkshwe. 
_ Douespe. 
, [Aug. Ty. 
At Southampton, Mr. Budd. 
At Botley, Mts. Martha Guillaume, wife 
of Mr. Thomas G. 68. 
WILTSHIRE. 
Married.] At Salisbury,Mr. George Short 
to Miss Keele. 
Died.] At Salisbury, Mrs. Wyndham, wi- > 
dow of Wm. W. esq of Dintin, and eldest 
daughter of the late Sir T. Heathcote, -bart. 
At Rudze Side, Corsham, Mrs. Harford,’ 
wife of C. Harford, esq- 
At Stockton, Nice Pinchard.-—Mrs. Far- 
mer, wife of W. F, esq. of Swindon, the se 
cond daughter of the iate Rev. Edamund 
Goodenough, vicar of that place, 
-At Langley, near Chi pperham, Mr. = 
Reeves. 
At Laverstock, Mr. James Shorts, 99. 
— Mr. W. Harwood, of Salisbury. Returning. 
home late at nightirom a sale at Berwick, and 
hearing a coach coming, he turned towards 
the side of the road, opposite Fonlstone Alms- 
Houses, and riding against an arm of one of 
those dangerous pusts on the foot;path from 
‘Wilton to Salisoury,: was thrown from biz 
horse, and killed on the spot. 
- At Langfora, Miss Thring, 
_ At Comb, near Salisbury, Mr. W. Baker. - 
At Petaenrer; Mrs, Judd. 
At Bere, Mrs. Bellows, wife of Mr. B. 
sirgeon, 33. 
At Manningford Bruce, Charles Alexan- 
der, esq. 
as Bradford, Elizabeth Biggs, 102. 
-. BERKSHIRE. 
In the night of Saturday, July 15th, an 
alarming Bre broke out at the house of H. F. 
Sydney, esq. Thorpe Wood, which consumed 
am elegant mansion and premises contiguous. 
It was occasioned by the overheating of an 
oven on Saturday afternoon, but the fire, 
- which broke out in a room over the bake- 
house, was net-discovered till twelve o’clock 
at night, when two men who slept in the’ 
room escaped, after being dreadfully scorched, 
The damage is campiited at 10,0001. Mr. 
Sydney, and his daughter, and family, with 
difficulty eseaped. ‘ 
Married.) At Langford, Mr. Edward Bur- 
ford, of Gaunt House, to Miss“Tayler. 
Died.} At Windsor, Mrs. Aylmer, wife of 
Vice-admiral A. 45. 
At Donnington, Miss Elizabeth Allen, 
dauvhter of Andrew A. esq. 
Near Abingdon, Mr. Pierce Walsh, solici- 
tor for Oxford. He was walking along the 
banks of the Isis, when he fell into the pie 
and was drowned, 
At Shinfield, in consequence of a fall from ~ 
his horse, Alexander Cobham, esq. 
At Radley,-Miss Elizabeth Badrock. ~ 
At Reading, Lieut. Col. Henry De Ja 
He ee served with credit in dif- 
ferent parts of the world in early periods of 
life; but having retired to the enjoyment o 
a competent fortune his latter years had been 
_ passed in this town and neighbourhood.——lo 
\ " consequence 
