your Majefty's Councils, and the Divine Aid may fupport your Adminiftration. That your Throne may be greater than the Throne of your Ancestors: That you may reign till you are full of Days and Honour, a Bluffing to your Subjects, and all Mankind; and obtain at laft a Crown of Glory that fadeth not away: And that Britain may, till latest Pofterity, remain a free and happy People, under a Succeffion of Princes of your Auguft Family.

"Signed in Name, Prefence, and by Appointment of your Synod at Aberdeen, the Twenty-third Day of December, One thousand feven hundred and fixty, by Gavin Mitchell, Moderator.

The humble Addrefs of the Principal and Mafters of the University and King's Col lege in Old Aberdeen.

Most gracious Sovereign,

"We the Principal and Masters of your Majefty's ancient University, humbly beg Leave to approach your Royal Prefence, to condole the Death of your illuftrious Grandfather, our late moft gracious Sovereign, and to exprefs the high Sense which we have of the invaluabie Bielings theie Nations have enjoyed under the Government of a Prince, whole Memory will be revered to latest Ages.

"Permit us at the fame Time to congratulate your Majesty's Acceffion to the British Crown, amidit the united Acclamations of a free and happy People, When we fee a Prince trained up under the vigilant Eye of his Royal Predeceffor, formed upon his Example, and Heir of his Virtues, giving fuch early Expreffions of his Zeal to maintain the Liberties of his Subjects, to refore the Tranquility of Europe, and to promote Religion and Virtue by his Exam. ple and Authority, it opens to us a pleating Profpect of a glorious and happy Reign..

"It fhall be our conftant Study, to cul. tivate in the Minds of the Youth under our Care fuch Principles of Religion and Loyalty, as may lead them to juft Sentiments of the Happiness, which thefe Kingdoms enjoy under fo excellent a Conflitution, and fo wife and just an Administration.

"May Almighty God inspire your Royal Breaft with increafe of all princely Virtues, and bless your Majefty with a long and profperous Reign; and may the British Sceptre to latest Pofterity be swayed by a Prince of your illuftrious House, so distinguished for defending the Proteftant Intereft, and protecting the Liberties of Mankind.

As there have been lately published, a circumBantial Account of Mifs Fell, who bad been not only deceived and debauched, but, in all Probability, brought to an untimely End, by Injuries the received, and Wounds given ber by thofe who perpetrated her Ruin, We have thought proper to give our Rea ders jome Narative Account thereof, by Extrals from the Account, published by Mr. Heartfree, as a fit Monition to gay unthinking Females, and as a fuitable Caution to Parents and Guardians, from the most affecting and tragical Circumstances therein related.

Our Author introduces this Narrative, with a Letter he had published in the London Gazetteer, as follow.

On the 20th of October taft, fays our Author, I inferted a Letter in the Gazetteer concerning Mifs Bell. As it gives fome Account of that unfortunate young Lady to nearly the Time of her receiving her Wounds; and as many Persons may never have feen it, it may not be improper to infert a fhort Extract from it, as a neceffary Prelude to Captain Holland's Relation of this mysterious Affair.

"She was of a reputable and opulent Family in the County of Norfolk; her Father is in tolerable good Circumstances, and her Uncle at this Time is poffeffed of at leaft a thousand Pounds a Year; and from whom, in her Days of Innocence, the had large Expectations. Her Place of abode was then at Ayifham, about twelve Miles from Norwich. She unhappily contracted an Intimacy with a Gentleman of the Army quartered in those Parts, who, gaining her Affections, deceived, ruined, and debauched her. She made an Elopement from her Friends, and was privately concealed by her Spark at Norwich for a little Time; at which Period her Friends found out her Retreat, recovered, and took her home. Here the breathed a Life of Melancholy: Her gay, volatile Difpofition, rendered a Sequeftration from the World, altogether infupportable; and the Lofs of her Character kept her in an almost continual Confinement; having entirely deprived her of that Affociation with her own Sex, which her 4 F 2 Birth

Birth and Station might have otherwife commanded.

"Her Friends were fenfible of the Irkfomeness of her Situation, and that it was impoffible for her to recover her Reputation, in a Place where every Child was acquainted with her Story; the Blot upon her Fame was indelible in the Country. They therefore removed her to London, and apprenti ced her to a very reputable Chamber-milliner in Leicester-fquare, to whom was given an Apprentice fee of feventy-two Guineas. Here the might have lived happily and creditably, but unfortunately he had now imbibed a strong Inclination for intriguing. To fatisfy this Paffion, the very imprudent. ly and precipitately (without the Inftigation, as reported, of any Man whatever) eloped from her Mitrefs, after but a thort continuance with her. Where the immediately went I do not learn; but a few Days after, he fell in Company, at the Abode of fome new-contracted Acquaintance, near Whitechapel, with one Sharpe, a Watchmaker. Here he was boafting (if relating a Truth may be termed to) of the Goodness of her Family; to which the added her fortunate Profpect of Wealth at the Death of fome of them. The young Fellow feemed to liften with a more than ordinary attentive Ear; which the obferving, merri. ly afked him if he was fingle? He replied in the Affirmative. This foon brought on a Propofal, I cannot say from which Party, of a Match between them. Her Inducement to a Marriage with the first that offer. ed, as the afterwards frequently confeffed, was to remove that Power which her Friends, or Miftrefs, might otherwife claim over her; and the being compelled to return to either, was what of all Things the moft dreaded. Intereft, though it flattered him but in a diftant View, it is reasonable to fuppofe, was the all powerful Spell that charmed the Man to wed her. But be it as it may, it is certain they either that Day, or the following, became Man and Wife. She was with him but one Night: For on the Morrow of their Marriage, Bufinefs requiring his Prefence at Rumford, in Effex, the directly decamped; and to elude any Search after her, affumed a fictitious Name. The firft Place I find her at afterwards, is Madam Modena's io King-freet, St. Anne's, where the lodged fome Time. Here it was the commenced, or renewed her Acquaintance with the Act or, who has been fo much mentioned in this Affair, without the leaft Shadow of Beafon. The firft Knowledge fhe had of him, was the feeing him perform at Norquick, to which Theatre he once belonged,

She wrote him a Letter, directed to him at the Play house he is engaged in here at Lon. don; in which the acquainted him of her Abode, and entreated his Company; with this he complied, and feveral Times repeated his Vifits: At Length the Acquaintance between them broke off. After this the lived in feveral Places, and by feve ral Names, which will be needless to repeat

here."

Our Author likewife adds, I fhall now proceed to the Account given me by Capt. Thomas Holland, a Gentleman who is defervedly esteemed a Man of Honour and Veracity; one who would not attempt to facrifice, upon any Confideration in Lite, the Peace and Reputation of the Innocent, to the Manes of Female Friendship; and who cannot be supposed to have any private Pique or Prejudice against the Party accufed, having never seen or spoken to him as he informs ine, even to this Day.

Our Author likewife adds, The Captain being in the City on September 26, caled upon Mr. Drake, a Merchant who fermerly lived at Alham. In the Coorie of Converfation Mr. Drake afked him when he faw Mifs Bell? He told him not for more than fixteen Months; I am informed, returned Mr. Drake, that the is extremely ill fomewhere at Marybone. The Captain was extremely concerned to hear of her unhappy Situation, and declared his Intentions of enquiring her out, and vifiting her. The next Morning he did fo, and found her confined to her Bed, in a Fever; her Condition fo far differing from that he had left her in at Ayam, affected him greatly! he asked her if the knew him? She returned no Answer for about the Space of a Minute, but looked at him in feeming Anguifh, and then wept exceedingly: She now took him by the Hand, as he stood by her Bedfide, and repeated faintly, "yes, yes, I know you" then refuming more Strength, faid with great Earnestness, “I with I had féen you a Month ago, for then, perhaps, this might not have happened; but now I am loft- -I am murdered:" This Expreffion fhock'd Capt. Holland much, and made him impatient for the melancholy Story, yet as he perceived her very faint and weak, begged her not to fatigue herfelf with recounting it then, but poftpone it till the Afternoon, when he would come again, and hear it, if her Strength permitted her to relate it: He did fo, and took with him another Gentleman, one Mr. Moon. He found her fomething better, and fat down by her; the defired him to affift her to fit up in the Bed, which ke

did, but it was with the utmost Pain to her; he talked fome little Time on feveral paft Occurrences; when they were together in the Country. At last, fays he, "I have wrote to my Father, and expect him in Town, but I am not anxious new about his coming, for I am confident you will be, my Friend; and fee me righted." He afked her if any Perfon had used her ill? She replied "yes, yes, but —— but"

(here the paufed and looked at Mr. Moon, then turned to the Captain and continued) "if you will call to morrow Morning, I will relate fomething to you will furprize you." Perceiving her very faint, Captain Holland took his Leave, promifing to return in the Morning. He was punctual, but before he went into her Room, the Nurfe who attended her, defired to fpeak with him, and took him afide for that Purpose. She then informed him that her Mitrefs had got two frightful Wounds, which appeared to her, to be cut with a sharp Inftrument, through fome Villainy. That they were fo extremely bad fhe could not administer a glyfter, which had been ordered her by the Apothecary. Mr. Thomas Blifs of Tyburn-road. The Captain replied, he apprehended this to be the Circumftance Mis Bell wanted to relate to him. He then went into her room, fat down and enquired after her Health. She requested him to lend her his Affiftance, that the might fit up in her Bed. He told her the Nurfe's Words; and asked her how the came by the Wounds. Her Anfwer was

It is true; that Villian Sn gave them me." Who, fays he, is this S―n? She replied "a young Merchant, who ufed to keep Company with Sir William Fowler." The Captain then intreated her, if the found her ftrength would permit it, to relate her Story from the Time of her first coming to Town. She acquiefced.

Our Auther likewife fays, I find very lit-tle Variation of Circumftances in her Narration (as the Captain has fince related it to me) from the Account I have already given of her Proceedings to the Public. Thofe Circumftances which fhe told him that have not yet transpired, it may be ncceffary to menrion: In the Courfe of her unhappy Profefsion (the faid) the contracted an Injury; when one Mr. Br, a Gentleman of Fortune, with whom the had commenced an Acquaintance, took Compaffion on her, provided her a Lodging, and put her under Cure. At this very Time her Father came to Town, to Mr. Drake's the Merchant; this Gentleman affifted him in finding of her out; in their Enquiries they received In formation, that the was kept by Mr. B—r;

They made Application to him, and he very readily promifed to introduce her to them; a Tavern was appointed, and Mr. B→r was punctual to his Promife: Her Father took her with him that Night to Mr. Drake's in the City; the confented to return with him Home to her difconfolate Mother who was most affectionately fond of her; and the lay there that Night. In the Morning (unfortunately for her, as it has fince proved) Mr. Br came to Mr. Drake's and defired her Father to put her again under his Protection, as he was not perfectly well of her Illness; promifing that he would take the utmoft Care of her, that he would place her at a Friend's Houfe in the Country, and when well, deliver her up to him again. To this her Father moft unaccountably confented, and on that very Day he took a Hackney-coach, from Mr. Drake's and went and furrendered her to Mr. Br. She parted from her father, and Mr. B. hired her an Apartment at the King of Bobemia's head on Turnham green. Here (faid the) he placed me as a young Lady, to whom he was Guardian; he visited me pretty conftantly in the Day-time, and the greatest Harmony fubfifted between us. But this lafted not long. Sir W. F. came to fee me, and introduced S, with whom I was then utterly unacquainted; this created frequent Words between Mr. Br and J, under whole Protection, however, I ftill continued: Sir W. and his Companion, coming pretty often, increafed Mr. Br's and my Differences, which rendering my Situation extremely uncafy, I determined to leave Turnbam green, unknown to them all; I did fo, came to Town, and took Lodgings at Mrs. Saral Parker's, in Springgarden.

This Publication contains a farther Narrative of the frequent Vifits Capt. Holland made her, and Enquires at feveral Intervals, and his Care for her; together with a Letter from Mr. Umfreville to his Brother Coroner, concerning it; As alfo Captain Holland's Letter to Mr. S. nand his Anfwer; from Mr. William Bell, her Father, at Aylsham, inclosing one to Mr. S

a fecond Letter from the faid Mr. S▬▬▬▬”, with Obfervations thereon. Our Author further recites the Subftance of a Letter from the Minister of Ayisham, with an An(wer thereto from Mr. Bell, with fome Obfervations thereon. - Our Author relates many other Particulars which occured in the feveral Attempts to fearch into the Truth of this Fact; and then concludes with the following Letter, dated December 17, 1760.

"Lait

"Laft Night, fince the printing off the foregoing Sheets, Capt. Holland had the Pleasure of receiving a Letter, dated the Icth, from an Attorney at Aylfham, informing him, that Mr. Bell is now determined to profecute the Perpetrator of the

A Lift of Ships taken by the Enghth, conti. nued frrm Page 566.

The Eprecue, a large French Snow, 200 Tons, 14 fix Pounders, and r36 Men, by the Niger Man of War, Capt. Bentinck, and carried into Plymouth.

The Phoenix, of 12 Carriage and 12 Swivel Guns, belonging to Morlaix, by his Majesty's Ship Acteon.

A French Snow, Bartholomew Villanovo, from Smyrna to Marfeilles, and carried into Leghorn.

A French Privateer of 6 Guns, by the Hero Man of War, who has likewife retaken a Ship laden with Fish.

A Privateer of 16 Guns and 200 Men, three fishing Veffels of 60 Tons each, and 30 fmaller Veffels were destroyed by Adm. Rodney, off Dieppe.

The Temeraire, a Packet-boat, of 4 Guns, from Nantz, bound for St. Domin. go, is taken by the Torbay Man of War, and fent into Plymouth.

The Digovell, of 14 Guns and 125 Men, from Port L'Orient to Martinico, by the Torbay Man of War.

Two Schooners, laden with Sugar, Coffee, and Provifions, cut out of the Grenades, by his Majesty's Ships Griffin and Temple.

The Valet, Nafh, from Jamaica to Lon. don, is retaken.

favage, and brutish Treatment his Daugh ter received, to the utmost of his Power; and that this Gentleman, the Attorney, will be in Town foon after the Holidays, then to take all proper Steps to carry Mr. Bell's Intentions into Execution.

French Privateer, and carried into Carthagens.

The Atlas, Brayley, from Maryland, taken and ranfomed for 2000 Guineas.

The Sarah, Smith, from Boston to London, and carried into Amfterdam.

The Hopewell, Everfon, from New. York for London, is taken and carried into Bayonne.

The Johanna, Johnfon, from Virginia, by a Bayonne Privateer, and carried into St. Maloes.

The Duke of York, bound to Guernity, by a French Privateer of Dunkirk, and carried into the Texel.

The Jofeph and Mary, Atkinfon, from Shields, taken and ranfomed for 200 Gui

neas.

The John and Eliz. Hewlett, of Pool, taken by a French Privateer, Name unknown.

The William and Mary, Brown, from New-York, is taken and carried into Morlaix.

The Spy, Lyford, from South Carolina, is taken and carried into Porto Prince. The Providence, Dixon, taken off Flamborough head, and ranfomed for 400l.

The Schooner, Polly, Capt. Moore, by a French Privateer, Capt. Nicolai.

The Tortugas, Seward, from New-England, is taken at Sea, where carried is un

The Betty and Peggy, Kenney, from

The Fortune Privateer of Bayonne, of 6 Guns and 50 Men, is fent into Plymouth, by the Hero Man of War.

Lift of Ships taken by the French, continued from Page 509.

The Anne, Wilfon, from Bristol to Vir ginia, by two French Privateers, and carried into Bayonne.

The Racehorse, of Tinmouth, from Newfoundland, and carried into Bayonne.

The Eugine, Engledue, from Virginia to Bristol, and carried into Belisle.

The Two Brothers, Le Mefurier from Guernsey, and Maderia to Maryland, taken by the Swallow and Emanuel, and ranfomed for 6000 Livres. The faid Ships alfo took the Mary Gally of Bristol.

A large Ship of 20 Guns, from Newfoundland, is taken by the Victoire, a

Morlaix.

The Marlborough, from South Carolina, and the Diamond from Virginia, taken and fent into Lisbon.

The Indian Queen, bound from New. foundland, is taken and carried into Ali

cant.

The Countess of Berkeley, from Newfoundland, is taken and carried into Carthagena.

The Nancy, Judge, from London to Lifbon, is taken, as is alfo the Boscawen, Luke, from Bofton to Dartmouth, and carried into Morlaix.

The Hannah, Pafcot, by the Reconnoi. tre Privateer, and ransomed for 2000l.

The faid Privateer has also taken the Succefs and Prince George, both of Bristol, a Brig loaded with Flax, and bound to Belfaft, and ranfomed for 2001. Also,