zica, or on islands adjacent to that continent of which the fubjects of his Britannic Majefty were difpofleffed, about the month of April 1789, by a Spanish officer, shall be restored to the faid Britannic subjects.

II. And further, That a just reparation shall be made, according to the nature of the cafe, for all acts of violence or hoftility, which may have been committed, fubfequent to the month of April 1789, by the fubjects of either of the contracting parties againft the fubjects of the other; and that, in cafe any of the faid refpective subjects shall, fince the fame period, have been forcibly difpoffeffed, of their lands, buildings, vestels, merchandise, or other property whatever, on the faid continent, or on the feas or iflands adjacent, they shall be re-established in the poffeflion thereof, or a just compenfation ihall be made to them for the loffses which they shall have sustained.

III. And, in order to itrengthen the bonds of friendship, and to preferve in future a perfect harinony and good understanding between the two contracting parties, it is agreed, That their respective fubjects shall not be disturbed or molefted, either in navigating or carrying on their fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South-Seas, or in landing on the coafts of those feas, in places not already occupied for the purpose of carrying on their commerce with the natives of the country, or of making settlements there; the whole fubject, nevertheless, to the restrictions and provifions specified in the three following articles.

IV. His Britannic Majesty engages to take the most effectual measures to prevent the navigation and fishery of his fubjects in the Pacific Ocean, or in the South Seas, from being made a pretext for illicit trade with the Spanish fettlements; and, with this view, it is moreover expreísly ftipulated, that British subjects shall not navigate, or carry on their fishery in the faid feas, within the space of ten sea leagues from any part of the coafts already occupied by Spain.

V. It is agreed, That as well in the places which are to be restored to the British fubjects, by virtue of the Ift article, as in all other parts of the north-western coasts of North America, or of the iflands adjacent, fituated to the north of the parts of the faid coast already occupied by Spain, wherever the fubjects of either of the two powers shall have made fettlements fince the month of April 1789, or shall hereafter make any, the fubjects of the other shall have free accefs, and shall carry on their trade, without any disturbance or moleftation.

VI. It is further agreed, with respect to the eastern and weitern coasts of South America, and to the islands adjacent, That no fettlement shall be formed hereafter, by the respective subjects, in fuch parts of those

coafts as are situated to the fouth of those parts of the fame coafts, and of the islands adjacent, which are already occupied by Spain Provided that the faid respective fubjects shall retain the liberty of landing on the coasts and iflands fo fituated, for the purposes of their fishery, and of erecting there. on huts, and other temporary buildings, ferving only for those purposes.

VII. In all cafes of complaint or infraction of the articles of the prefent convention, the officers of either party, without permitting themselves previously to commit any violence or act of force, shall be bound to make an exact report of the affair, and of its circumftances, to their respective Courts, who will terminate fuch differences in an amicable manner.

VIII. The present convention shall be ratified and confirmed in the space of fix wecks, to be computed from the day of its lignature, or fooner, if it can be done.

In witaefs whereof, we the underfigned Plenipotentiaries of their Britannic and Catholic Majesties, have, in their names, and in virtue of our respective full powers, figned the prefent convention, and fet thereto the feal of our arms.

Done at the Palace of St Laurence, the twenty-eighth of October, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

ALLEYNE FITZHERBERT. (L. S.)

EL CONDE DE FLORIDA BLANCA.

SCOTLAND.

(L. S.)

EDINBURGH, Νου. 9.

SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE.

Tuesday, the Synod met here, when the Rev. Mr Finlayson, their late Moderator, and one of the mimsters of this city, preached an excellent fermon, from 1 Cor. i. 23. "But we preach Chrift crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and to the Greeks foolishness." Thercafter they chose Mr Ebenezer Marshall, minifter at Cockpen, to be their Moderator, but he beng abtent, Mr Charles Findiater, minifter at New lands, took the chair. No buncis of a public nature came before them. The only thing worth noticing, and which drow forth a few obfervations from tome of th Memers, was a practice which prevails in fome fynods, of putting certain interrogatories to the dif ferent prefbytetics, ufually termed private cenfures. Two ahe. ut prefbyteries were called to the bar, and eat apivers to the feveral interrogatories which it fuas to put on fuch occaf.ons. After which the Prefbytery of Edinburgh were called of, of which there were prefent, Dr Hardy, fr

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Wm. Moodie, and Mr Wm. Cameron. Dr Hardy stated, that private cenfures, though practifed by fome Synods, did not univerfally obtain, and that in the Synod of Fyfe, where he was for fome time a Member, no fuch practice prevailed; and further, he knew of no Act of Aflembly to that effect, and, therefore, did not think himfelf wrong in refusing to comply where there was no law that called him to obey.

Mr Jobn Muir, minifter of Falkirk, observed, that although he could not at present point out the statutory ław, yet that it was confuitudinary did not admit of a doubt, and he could not fee the propriety of any individual Prefbytery refufing to conform to that which had been so long the practice of the Synod. He would, therefore, infift for a vote of the Synod, if they still refuse to comply, that the Moderator be defired to call the Prefbytery of Edinburgh to the bar, and put the usual interrogatories to them.

Dr Hardy replied, that although private cenfures may be sanctioned by practice, yet it is poffible, that that practice may be a bad one, and he found it incumbent on him to state his opinion on it; nevertheless, as he would pay all obedience to the commands of the Synod, if the Moderator defired him, he certainly would repair to the bar immediately.

Being defired to do so, the gentlemen present of the Prefbytery of Edinburgh appeared at the bar, when the Moderator put the ufual interrogatories, to many of which they, with much candour, replied in the negative.

Thereafter Mr Muir moved, to the following effect: "That the Prefbytery of Edinburgh be praised for their candid answers, but that they be admonished to be more attentive in future." Another Memher moved, That the state of the vote he, Approve or Admoniso? The votes being called, it carried Adinoniso. Upon which Mir Hardy, in name of the Prefbytery, protefted, and appealed to the General Alsembly.

PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH,

By authority of the Synod of Lothian and Tweeddale, a pro tempore meeting of the Prefbytery was heid on fame evening. A presentation to Mr Thomas Macknight, licentiate in this Prefbytery, to be minifter in the second charge of South-Leith, was Jaid before them and fustained, and Thurfday the 25th inftant was appointed for the moderation of a call; the Rev. Mr Moodie of St Andrew's Church to preach and preAde. It is a happy circumftance for the minifter and people when calls are so unanimous as in this infiance, where there was not one disienting voice. There are thirty

five electors to this benefice, all very respectable gentlemen. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, as one of the delegates from the Merchant Company of Leith, was chofen preses of the meeting which was held on Tuesday, and the election determined on with the utmost harmony.

Preferments.

The Right Hon. Henry Baron Digby, created Viscount Coleshill in the County of Warwick, and Earl of Digby in the county of Lincoln.

The Right Hon. Algernon Percy Lord Lovaine created Earl of Beverly in the county of York.

The Right Hon. William Hall Gage, Vifcount Gage of the kingdom of Ireland, created Baron Gage of Highmeadow in the county of Gloucester, with remainder to his nephew Henry Gage.

John Boydell, Efq; Lord Mayor of London for the year enfuing.

Dr Andrew Coventry to be Profeffor of Agriculture in the University of Edinburgh. Marriages.

08. Mr Æneas Morifon writer in Edinburgh to Mifs Janet Morison of Greenock.

Nov. Thomas Purvis, Efq; of Bedlington, to Mifs Mary Mitchelson, youngest daughter of the late Mr Samuel Mitchelton clerk to the fignet.

John Leith, Esq; merchant in Glasgow, to Mifs Elifabeth Ironfide of Durham.

Mr Alexander Kinnear Banker in Edinburgh, to Mifs Jamieson, daughter of Mr Robert Jamieson writer to the Signet.

Mr Robert Struthers brewer, to Mifs Euphemia Strang, of Glasgow.

William Cunningham Efq; to Mifs Mariane Campbell, daughter of Sir James Campbell of Kilbryde.

John Oliphant, Efq; of Bahamas, to Mifs Jelley Oliphant of Jamaica.

Births.