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86] ANNUAL REGISTER [[Two columns]] been adopted by his majesty's governor that could be devised, to alleviate the distresses of the sufferers under so dreadful a calamity. Extract of a letter from Charles-Town, Jan.13th. "Letters received over land from Pensacola, of Nov.4th inform us, that the Hon. John Stuart, Esq; Superintendent of Indian affairs, had concluded a treaty with the Creek Indians, whereby they had ceded to his majesty a large body of land, extending 30 miles up the Coofaw [[Coosaw?]] river, in addition to the province of West-Florida. Jan. 6th. Letters from North-Carolina inform us, that the general assembly of that province, now sitting at Newbern, hath passed a bill for emitting 60,000l. proclamation money, in paper bills of credit, to discharge the expences of the late expedition, and for other services. Jan, 13th The commissioners of the silk-manufacture in the Beaufain, Daniel Curling, master, now ready to sail for London, 455lb. of exceeding fine raw silk, and 36lb. of an ordinary quality, all of the growth and culture of Purrysburg, in this province." His majesty has been pleased to confer on the [[25th wrapped in the line of text left margin]] Right Hon. Lord North, the blue ribbon, vacant by the death of the Duke of Saxe-Gotha. Yesterday the royal marriage-bill was read a third time, after which the said bill, with the amendments, was passed, on a division 168 against 215. The sum of 8000l. is subscribed at the Chapter and Lloyd's coffee-houses, towards the plan for reducing the price of provision. By letters from the North of Ireland we have accounts, that late on Thursday the 5th instant, about 2000 of the deluded people called Hearts of Steel, attacked the house of Richard Johnson, Esq; at Guilford, and fired several shot into the windows, which were returned by Mr. Johnson, and twenty-three others, by which four of the rioters were killed, and many wounded. These turbulent people, not satisfied with doing every mischief in their power, murdered the Rev. Mr. Morrell, a dissenting teacher of exceeding good character, by the shot of a bullet through his head, for advising them from the pulpit some days before to be amenable to the laws and constitution, which they resented in the highest degree. After Mr. Johnson had consumed all his ammunition, he made his escape from the back of his house over a high garden-wall, plunged into the river Ban, and swam to the opposite shore; during his passage, these wicked insurgents fired several musquets at him in the water; but he luckily escaped unhurt; but their malice did not end here; as they pulled his elegant house to the ground. Dublin, March 9. This day in our House of Commons, the speaker having expatiated on the necessity of asserting the dignity of parliament, moved the house to come to the first of the following resolutions. This produced some debate, and Mr French intreated the speaker to communicate other resolutions he might have to offer, that gentlemen might know the whole scope of his intentions. The speaker very readily and candidlycomplied, and read five resolutions to the following purport: 1. Re- [[Next page]]For the YEAR 1772 [87 [[two columns]] 1. Resolved, That in the month of November 1769, several members of the house were fined in the court of King's-bench, in the sum of 20l. for not attending to serve on a petty jury; and their several fines estreated in the court of Exchequer. 2. Resolved, That it is the duty of every member of parliament to attend the duty of the house, and is punishable for neglect; and the compelling them to serve on juries during the sitting of parliament, tends to interrupt the business of the nation, is an indignity on the house, and a violation of its privileges. 3. Resolved, That it is the duty of judges to take notice of the privileges of parliament, as the law of parliament is part of the law of the land. 4. Resolved, That a judge fining a member of parliament for non-attendance on juries, knowing such to be a member, is guilty of an indignity to the house. 5. Resolved, That any sheriff, or other officer, who should levy such fine, is guilty of a breach of privilege. Which were all agreed to. Was laid the first stone of the new building for the [[28th wrapped in with the text, left margin ]] society of arts, manufactures, and commerce, at the Adelphi, by Lord Romney, under which a plate, with the following inscription, was placed, viz. The society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and commerce, instituted at London, 1754; this first stone was laid by the Right Hon. Robert Lord Romney, president; his Grace Charles Duke of Richmond; his Grace Hugh Duke or Northumberland; the right Hon. George Henry, Earl of Litchfield; the Right Hon. Simon, Earl of Harcourt; the Hon. Charles Masham; Sir George Saville, Bart. Sir Char. Whitworth, Knt. Edward Hooper, Esq; Owen Salusbury Brereton, Esq; Keane Fitzgerald, Esq; vice-presidents, on the 28th day of March, 1772. Robert and James Adam, architects. The Stag man of war, Sir John Lindsey, from Madress, [[30th wrapped in with text, right margin]]arrived at Portsmouth. Capt. Compton, of the Verelst Indiaman, which was lately lost on the isle of France, with the rest of his officers, are come home in this ship. Extract of a letter from the Hague, March 20th "They write from Cadiz, that though an order was published some time ago, that no man of war of any nation whatever should put into the ports of Spain, the execution of which was very rigorously observed, a French man of war had nevertheless put in there not long since, to repair some damage she had received in a storm; that some of their officers during their stay there engaged in a contraband trade, in consequence of which they were taken prisoners; that the commander of the French man of war had leave to sail, but refused to go without his officers, and that a courier was sent to Madrid for further instructions with respect to this affair." Bonn, March 2. From Ober-Olm we have received the following very extraordinary relation of an event which happened in that district, between the 10th and 14th of February, when a vineyard, 500 paces long, and from 75 to 100 broad, was removed from an eminence [G] 4
