where he designs to continue till he is crown'd;
which they give out will be on Monday the 16th
Instant. General Cafogan return d yesterday to
Stirling.

Mr. Henry Lowman< no role > is suspended from being
Clerk of the Kit hen to his Majesty.

We hear from Chester, that the Rebels are
daily drawn our there, and sent to Leverpool,
guarded by a strong Detatchment of Foor, in or
der for their Trial there, and the Judges set out
for Leverpool last Monday,

The prisoners seem to go with great Courage,
pretending to have several Accounts of Actions
in [..] and to their Advantage.

We hear, the Recorder of Chester will be
speedily in Town, to get Redress for the Injury
done by Col. Fane (as he calls it) to the Go-
vernment.

We are very quiet here, tho frequent Plun-
derings happen in the County; but the Offi-
cers are very strict in Justice to the Country
People, and 5 soldiers are now in Irons for
Plundering a Widow-woman near Ash on-Hays,
which is about 5 Miles from Chester.

Five or six of the Rebels have made their Es-
cape since their coming to this Castle, and on
Monday Morning last, a Highlander (a young
brick Fellow) as they were marching to Lever-
pool, took an Opportunity of stepping out of
the Ranks, and vaulting over aq fivebarr'd Gate,
made his Escape in the Face of the Soldiers; 7
or 8 shot after him, but mist him; It was in
vain for any of them to think of pursuing him,
for he ran and jump'd over Hedge and Ditch,
with great Swiftness.

Thursday the 7 Impeach'd Lords were carried
from the Tower under a strong Guard, to the
Hosue of Peers, to answer to the Articles of Im-
peachment against them; fix of whom pleaded
guilty, viz. the Earls of Derwentwater, Niths-
dale, Carnwarth, the Viscount of Kenmure,
and the Lords Widdrington and Nairn. The
Earl of Wintown obtain'd till Monday to give
in his Answer.

On Tuesday last died Henry Baker< no role > , Surveyor-
General of the Riding Officer on the Coasts of
Suffex , Kent . &c.

John Areskine< no role > Earl of Mar , Wil. Murray< no role > , Esq;
(eldest Son of the Duke of Athol) commonly
call'd Mar uis of Tullibardine, James Levinstone< no role >
Earl of Linlithgow ,and John Drummond< no role > , Esq ;
commonly call'd Lord Drummond, are order'd
to be attainted of High: Treason.

George Bubb< no role > , Esq ; Envoy Extraordinary at
Madrid , is now appointed his Majesty's Plenipo-
tentiary at that Court.

A Patent is pasting the Seals for appointing his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales Governour
of the Charter-house.

Lent Preachers appointed to preach before his
Majesty, for the Year 1715-16.

Febr. 15. Ash Wednesday Dean of the Chappel,
Lord Bishop of London.
17. Friday, Dean of Worster, Dr, Hare
19. Sunday, Lord Bishop of Litchfield and
Coventry.
22. Wednesday, Dr, Buttler.
24. Friday, Dean of Exeter, Dr. Blackburn.
26. Sunday, Lord Bishop or Norwich.
29. Wednesday, Dr. Lynford.

March 2. Friday, Dean of Chichester, Dr.
Sherlock.
4. Sunday, Lord Bishop of Ely.
7. Wednesday, Dr. Boulter.
9. Fiday, Dean of Peterborough, Dr.
Kennet.
11. Sunday, Lord Bishop of Gloucester.
14. Wednesday, Dr. Bradford.
16. Friday, Dean of Ely, Dr. Moss.
18. Sunday, Lord Bishop of Saturn.
21. Wednesday, Dr. Gooche.
23. Friday, Dean of Canterbury, Dr.
Stanhope.
25. Palm-Sunday, Lord Archbishop of
Canterbury, or Lord Archbi-
shop of York.
28. Wednesday, Dr. Finch.
30. Good-Friday, Dean of Westminster,
Lord Bishop of Rochester.

April 1. Easter-Day, Lord Almoner.

We have an Account that several Dutch and
Hamburgh Merchant ships homeward bound
from their respective Ports to the River [..]
the Texel and other Ports on that Coast, having
been long bearing the Sea at the Months of those
Rivers and Ports whither they were bound, and
finding it impossible to get in because of the
Ice, and that great Mountains of Ice appear'd
at Sea, by which they were in danger of being
enclos'd and crush'd to pieces, they made off
to Sea, and are come into our Ports. One of
these Ships having lain some time near a great
piece of Ice floating in the Sea, saw a small
Vestel inclosed in the same; they could discern
some to be alive therein, but making Signals
of great Distress, but they durst not by any
means venture to give them any Relief. They
likewise affirm, that upon a strong Wind which
raised the Sea to be something rough, a great
piece of Ice broke off from the rest, having
several hundred people upon it, and went off
to Sea. What became of the people they can
give no account, only that they saw several
boats at work to get to them, which they
believe it would be very difficult to do, and if
not, they must all inevitably perish, either with
Cold, or in the Sea.