belonging to their titles of Earls, their Earls coat of arms is to be broken by the hands of the common hangman. This being done, their right hands fhall be cut off; next their heads; then thall their bodies be quartered, and laid upon the wheel, and their heads and hands fixed upon iron spikes."

The aforefaid dead warrants were executed the 28th of April, in a field without the Eaftern Gate. A scaffold was erected, nine yards in height, and eight yards fquare, whither both the prifoners were carried in hakney coaches: in the firft went the Attorney-General, and fome attendants. Brandt appeared firft on the fcaffold; he had on a gold-laced hat, a green fuit of clothes, with gold binding, and boots. He spoke for fome little time to the clergyman, Mr. Hee, after which the fentence was read, and executed; his head was several times expofed to the view of an immenfe crowd of fpectators. Next appeared 'Struenfee on the feaffold, accompanied by Dr. Munter, hav. ing his hat in his hand, and drefled in a blue fupertine fuit; he poke to Dr. Munter, and, when done, his fentence was executed in every hape like the foregoing one; their corpfes were carried to the ufual place of execution to be there expofed. Struenfee behaved very penitently; but this cannot be faid of Brandt, for his whole conduct was remarkably bold. Several files of foldiers and failors guarded the featfold, and the town guards were alfo reinforced. Though immenfe mumbers were, for want of room, disappointed of feeing this execution, and all feeming, for a while, in a violent ferment, yet the whole went off undisturbed and quietly.

The crimes they were charged with, are as follow: Struenfee was accufed of having embezzled from the King's coffers a large fum amounting to 125,000l. fterling; of having itlued many orders from the cabinet without the King's knowledge; of having been guilty of criminal converfation with the

; of having fecreted from the King feveral letters fent to his Majefty, &c. Count Brandt was accused of having been privy to Struentee's criminal converfation, and all his other crimes, without divulging them, and having laid violent hands upon the King's Majetty, &c.

a paflenger with me, being now going to Europe in a different thip, makes it uncertain which will arrive firft; therefore fent you the following fhort melancholy account by him, viz. I was difpatched from Bengal the third of March, after which was unfortunately wrecked here the 25th of laft April about twelve at midnight. Befides the total lofs of the Verelft, and all the cargo, five-and-twenty people were unfortunately drowned in attempting to get through a tremendous furf, much larger than that at Madrats, which we were all obliged to pass through before we could receive any atlitance from the French, who durft only venture to the edge of it (no boat being able to live a moment in the furf) and their anchor between that and

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the land, which was full four miles diftant from thence. Our fituation was fuch, that in all probability every foul among us would have perished, but for the affiftance of the French, who did every thing in their power to fave as many of us as poffible, and in our landing behaved with the greatest tendernefs and humanity imaginable to us all.

"I remained on board two days and nights, after the fhip firft funk, and in a fituation too dreadful and horrid for pen to defcribe, with the furfs continually battering and making a fair breach all over us. The 27th at 5 P. M. found the fhip began to feparate and part at midfhips, the decks were before all fallen in holes fore and aft; had feen the chief mate, and feveral others, taken up the day before by the French boats, who could not come within half a mile of us for the furf; likewife faw fifteen people drowned in attempting to get through. Our fituation was then become defperate: to continue longer by the wreck had no appearance of fafety, and to quit her was certain immediate deftruction to fome of us. In this dreadful dilemma I preferred the latter for the mott expeditious and probable means of deliverance; accordingly quitted her upon a large raft of ipars, booms, &c. as well spread, fecured, and lafhed together, as our unhappy circumstances would admit of, which we had all along referved for the laft ftake. Mr. Gruchen, Mr. George Williamson, Mr. Matthew Miller, and Mr. Martin, paffengers; Mr. Baldock, fecond officer; Mr. James Collins, Midshipman; my brother and others, to the number of fifty in all (determining to

fhare the fame fate with me) came away at the fame time; Mr. Martin, and Thomas Harrison, caulker's mate, being too eager in getting on the raft, were drowned along-fide the wreck. Large and ftout as our raft was, the furf overfet it before we had got half through, and turned us all adrift, by which misfortune poor Mr. Matthew Miller, Mr. James Collins, and five others, were drowned. My brother, Mr. Gruchen, Mr. Williamfon, Mr. Baldock, and others, to the number of forty-one of us in all, fortunately fcrambled on the raft again after it was overfet, and got fafe to the French boats, who were waiting ready to take us in.

"When firft we ftruck, there were 126 fouls on board in all, 101 of whom were faved, and 25 perished. Thank God we loft no more, for a French fhip, being wrecked in the fame place a few years ago, had only nine people faved out of 250.

"Being obliged, for felf-prefervation, to quit the wreck without a coat to my back, I had no opportunity of faving a journal, or any papers to aflift me in making out a regular lift of every body's names that were on board; thofe of all the drowned I have given you in the inclofed, and of thofe that were faved as far as I can recollect; which is all likewife but thofe of two foreigners, fhipped at Benga!, whole names I cannot remember.'

The hardships and misfortunes fuftained by a lady (Mrs. Grubar) after the Verelft was beat to pieces, are hardly to be paralleled. She was twice thrown off the raft that carried part of the crew on fhore, but by an uncommon exertion of

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Robert Walpole, was only made ufe of; and the faid ftock was fo placed to the credit of him the faid Robert Walpole, in the books of the faid company, upon and under the trufts, and to and for the intents and purposes hereafter mentioned; that is to fay, upon truft, and to the intent and purpofe, that he the faid Robert Walpole, his executors and adminiftrators, fhould transfer and affign the faid 129861. 25. 2d. capital flock, and every part thereof, with all the dividends, produce, and profits of the fame, to fuch perfon or perfons, and to and for fuch ufes, intents, and purposes as his majefty, by any inftrument in writing, or by his laft will and teftament, or by any writing purporting his laft will and teftament, refpectively to be figned by his majefty in the prefence of two or more credible witneffes, fhall direct or appoint; and until fuch direction or appointment fhall be made by his majefty as aforefaid, or in default thereof, that he the faid Robert Walpole, his executors and adminiftrators, fhall be and remain poffeffed of the faid 129861. 25. 2d. capital stock, and the produce, profits, and dividends. of and for the fame, on truft for the fole ufe and benefit of his faid majefty, and to and for no other use, intent, or purpose whatsoever. In witnefs whereof the faid Robert Walpole hath hereunto fet his hand and feal the 25th day of May, in the year of our Lord 1723. Witness L. M. Mehmet. S

R. WALPOLE (L. S.)