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r eeht brieede, .beroeee any other- corps could:be.. brete btnp to sustain it. the enemy was ap -I„retere -.vith ail the precision of a tnovernent is c re w. the British troops allowed them to advance stcd, confieing themselves within their trenches, even recurring the fire with which they v e, if:ens:m: l y assailed ; but when they had come Te em; blank range, a most destructive fire mutic-ery and field-pieces was opered upOia aed then - c , ns tq' tent cenfusion presented a fine 9reueity for the employment of that truly Bi itish 5 ,-e. the beyonet. The troops instantly advencedj t ee t ie trenches, and proceeding with a huzza to : 72e, in an initent put the enemy to the rout. je y •b.'lg that could be done by the exercise of nu :h„ cr the influence or example to relly them, 2 - rest, re order, was attempted in vain by the French 'l'te dispersion was so complete, and the per_slit I qi 'active, that the broken ranks of the enenie ,cull net derive protection from their own batteries, which they fled, as, if a fire had been opened from r. walls, i: must have been as destructive to the akin, as to the pursu ing corps. When they first began to give way, one of their brave officers, in the hope s re militating their courage, snatched up a standard, and rushing forward in the midst of a heavy fire from err troops, planted it in the front of the British line, end called upon his flying companions to rally roup - el, it. But the panic with which they had been seized; was not to be removed by such an heroic example. They fled In all directions with the loss of 500 hi }led, wounded, :led prisoners. The loss on our part was also considerable ; is amounted to 48 killed, and 187 wounded. A few more such sortiee. would decide the fate of Flushing, withoot a born b trdment or a general assault. A most affecting oc currence too!: place about the cotnmencement of this. splendid action. Two soldiers belonging to one olj the British regiments engaged, who had been made prisoners in Spain, and forced into the service of France, were amongst the troops of the enemy, and when coming to the charge, joined their old corn- . rge in their huzza, and directed their fire aetainse ge common enemy of both. Since this sortie, the enemy have been quiet. Yesterday about 500 • fihem ;hewed tileenelves without • their walls about three o'clock but the. 7 did not venture to come further. This day retie of them have again sheten themselves ein e arid at this moment an intermitted cannonade is heard ; bet it is supposed here to proceed from the the fortr•ess, against some part of the British , lines. 's The impini ince rd' Cadsand, with a view to an !flack on by sea, may be estimated, from a very 1:riI1;.: affair which took place in the Channel between cash upon the th'rd of this month. When it was observed that the French were throwing in re iv:ova:news daily into flushing from Cadsand, it was tour; neassary t result to sortie means of intercept ing this camMunitation, Several gun-boats were tonsecien . l:7 sent by the Channel between them, in order y) take soundings, as a direction for statirining ve::.^ls to prevent all eornthunkation between Flush ing aaJ C dsand. These gun-boats were to be pro cetted by the Raven sloop of war, Captain Hanchett. The . 61:teries soon opened on the gun-boats, when erptain lianchett most spiritedly ran his vessel np between the gun-boats and the fire of the enemy, which was instantly transferred to his ship. He was fired at from five batteries on Cadsand, from the whole sea front of Flushing, and from thirty-nine gun-boats. For four hours he bravely sustained the unequal con test, and bentight off the gun:boats safe, after having silenced the bathe" , of Breskens, in Cadsand, though not before he had three of his own guns dismounted , lis vend dish - lasted, and several times set on fire, and above a thousand shot discharged against him. from all sides This gallant exploit deserves to rank with the most brilliaut in the naval recoris.of the country, and -was no less an object of admiration to the navai than to the military part of those who were Witnesse of the atchieveriieni. Captain. Hanchett has since re. oeived the distinguished thanks of his Commander in Chief. Sir Richard Stra-har, and the most flattering assuraras of the high approbation of every General 'Aar, who was a spectator of his gallantry and de . the service. It must enhance the Out of it has beers atchL:ecl without •"rare:i loss, only the galla,lt Captain and iti tii ; ' , rave crew having wouaded, none of them badly, and not a single man ha7ing bean iciiied dar;n! such a long-contested action, against such odds. If ships of the line should be brought ;,:t against flushing, As they can lie within pistol fif the batteries, the carnage must be dreadful on h sides. The contest however will be short, but :Nast be decisive; perhaps the work of a few hours. links!, aided by h.. co-operation of the Beet, at such zaexpence of blood as most unavoidably be shed in a contest of such a nature, and under such circumstais czs, the reduction of the fDrtress by the army may be a protracted business: " But though the progress of active hostiliti seems to be suspended for the Sfarntlit in Ifticheten, opera !ions are on the point of being prosecuted Withltigour in other quarters. Sir John Hope has ptoceeded'frotn North to South Beveland, with the division under his command. On tuesday he was at /3aths, on the pouth ~ .astern extremity of South Boteland.being more than - way to Altwerp, with 22,000 sten. Geseral tne Ma.-vois Huntly crossed with his 4111visine from South Be eland on Wedaescisibiorthe put. •~~,.. 'pose of reinforcing the army under Sir John Hope.p sr. DOMINGO. . Their.united forces would amount to little short of i s 30,000 men, including a marine b-igade. Th e d e p ar -T, 'Nom - an Officei on board one of his Ma ture of Sir Richard Strachan for the East Scheldt, jeitrs ships at St. Domingo, dated June 4, brought yesterday, must certainly' be .connected with some by the ADRIAN hired cutter, arrived at Plymouth, projected operations in adv . ance on that side. The giles the following• particulars respecting the siege :••;.• head-quarters were to be r em ove d this d a y to South of the main of St. D om i ngo Beveland, in which case the command in chief in this ! " I take this opportunity of writing to inform you island would rest w i t h Si r Ey re C oo t e , t h roug h how we get o n . W e h ave b e e n at t h e s i ege an d bloc!tade of this city ( S t . D om i ngo ) neat four months, whom at prese n t a ll ord ers ar e gi v e n to th e arm y ' but it still holds out, altho ug h t h e enemy an d i n h a . here, and by whom all arrangements are made for the bitatits are reduced to a m ost wretc h e d state , an d conduct of the siege. The advanced posts of the army have been for some time under the ne c e ss ity of e ating here are on the right at Knole Hon s e, and o n the lef t a little within the Rammekinshatteryandeastle, which , horse-flesh. The boats of the squadron are in every night, Citing on the town, which is warmly returned have been taken from the-enemy since the lines were first marked out. by the batteries. Twb nights ago we had a launch and barge sunk, i n whi c h e i g h t men were killed, sir. " The troops have very slender accommodation in e huts, constructed by themselves, and at first were wound d, and eleven drowned. much exposed from the prevalence of rainy weather ; i " Tire Spaniards are besieging the place by land, but their privations they have submitted to with the and arc continually throwing shells into the town, greatest alacrity, and since the weather has become which we expect must shortly capitulate. fine, they appear even to enjoy their situation, anxious " Three days ago, our ship was struck by a f.:2• only that the enemy should come out and give them pound shot, which wounded several men ! an opportunity of meeting them in the field. Very " JUNM 7.---They are now hard at it on shore. The little baggage was allowed in the first instance, now, shells are flying very thick !!" however, blankets have been sent for, with a view to the accommodation of the troops ; and hence it may reasonably be inferred, that their service is thought not likely to be soon over. ARMY. - - - • Onl'hursd.ty Lord Mowros's fine regiment, the I Fileshire Militia, embarked at Portsmouth. This'day the Ayreshire Militia, commanded by Sir Dmitn litiNTEtt liturt, also embarked there. Both regi ments are on V!tir way to Leith. One or two more brigades of the Foot Guards, and . some regiments of cavalry from this country, and some regiments of the line from Ireland, are Unme diately to be sent on service, part of them to Lord CHATHAM'S army, and pact to Sir AR riil7R LEY'S ; and some more artillery go to each of thew armies, with detachments of the waggon corps. 44 As it is likely that the main body of the British „ ! armrnow under Sir John Hope will advance, it • may not be uninteresting to state the amount of the French force, which, according to the most authentic estimate, he may hare to encounter. The,garrison of Bergen-op-Zoom is said to consist of 7000 men, which, whilst locked nc, in that fortress, cannot be available in the Sal At Antwerp, Bernadotte is •stated to have as•sembled a fiTee of at least 30,000 men : so that, in case of an em•rgencv between these wo cities and the *other places of minor consideration .ia.their vicinity, Bernadotte might be able to collect to army of about 40,000 men. Against such a force - t might not perhaps be prudent fora British General to advance with an army numerically inferior. If Flushing should once fall, there would then be a -pro. pect ; yet certainly the present situation of the Con. tinent might justify same risk with the view to strike a great and decisive blow." Marshal BERVSFORD is coming home from Portugal, and Sir 131 IN CRADDOCK from Gibraltar. The following regiments of militia moved on Thursday from Reading-street Barrack?.: the Mont gomer for Dover—the Rutland for Folkstone, and the Caernarvon for Hythc. The '2.1 Battalion of the 10th infantry is on its mirth for Chatham, xliere it is expected to arrive on the 26th and SSth instant. Monday, the East Kent Militia moved from W:n cliclsea Flayden barracks.--Last week the 2J bat talion of the 6th regiment marched frmt Ospringe bitracks, on its tome to Preston, in Lanca:.hire. Yesterday morning h.s MAJLST'Y, Princesses Au ' GUST A .And SoPwA, accompanied by Lady G. Mtin ,zay, Generals Catirwulowr, Frnator, Honourable Colonel GnitvlLLE and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor Park, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace. The Army Agents have received a circular letter from Government, stating, that one-fourth of the present allowance :In- the paying, of the regiments in their respective agency, in future be deducted. Sir J. PLILTE.'4fflt, previous to his resignation of the office of Secretary at War, appointed his steward, Mr. jOtir, to the lucrative office of Paymaster to the London District.- The Pawn:: of WALES completed the 47th year ofl his age this day. - Among all die ecclesiastical promotions in Ireland, ;In the death of the late Archbishop of Dublin, we ,ee no -tention of the name of that eminent divine.' Dr. 0' Mem-a ! _ _ NA VAL lIVTELLLIENCE. When the news arrived at Langhnlm, that the Ontintess DALKErriz was safely delivered of gnother PLYNIOUTH-DOCK, AUGUST 10. Arrived the ship Apollo, CA ion, from Oporto, (10 claim pas sate) laden with wine and cork, for London; Indus:ry, Cnosair, front Cork, wink barter and i , rench wine, for this place and tkiernsey. Sailed tin Flora, FIAT E., for Liverpool ; William Scott, BAti., for Madeira; and Hornet, Waste.r, for Madeira. son, a large party of gentlemen and farmers dined in the Crown-inn there. The healths of " Lady DAL. KEITH and her infant son," were drank with three times three ; as were also those of " Lord DAUCEITH ind all his young family ;" " The Duke and Duchess 1 of BLIOCLEUGH ; " " Lady CAROTINS DOEGLAS, and ai happy hour to her," &c. &c. The. company, after expressing much pleasure at the joyful event which had assembled them, as adding strength to the-noble family, parted at a late hour. Much glee and social• mirth prevailed upon the occasion. His Grace, when lately at Langholm Lodge, on his way south, having. expressed a wish to become a member of the Eskdare Farmer Club, which is ' both numerous and highly .respectable, was unanimously admitted, on the 2si inst. by an open vote, as also Lord DALKEITH, at his Grace's request ; and their health, as new members, was drank with.the profoundest respect. It was likewise moved, and unanimously agreed to, that their names should stand at the bead of their list, as a due mark of respect to such illustrious members. The Club now amounts to upwards of sixty members, some of them gentle. men of the oldest and most respectable families in the south of Scoiland. A letter from Clonmel, dated August 2, says— " Yesterday a novel occurrence took place heft. One Thomas Cleary being brought to trial f4Ar A rape, at the prosectition of Elenor iVhite, who, as it appeared, '.td been a fortnight in hi§ power ; the girl seemed totally averse to prosecuting him capitally, but willing that he should not escape without some . punishment; he joyfully agreed to make her the mistress of his' destinies, and- a clergyman being at baud, they were instantly mairied, in the Court-house." • Tuesday, as Mr. Clw% coach master, of Hammer.: smith, Mr.Smrrei, of Chelsea, and another, were travel ling in a gig, with two horses, on the Uxbridge-road, one of them took fright, became restive, and over turned the vehicle; Mr. CLOUD was thrown out with great violence, several of his ribs were broken, his I collar-bone was dislocated, and his skull fractured. We are sorry to state, that he died yesterday, Mr.. SMITH also was severely bruised, but the other person, we understand, received no material injury. Thursday, as Mr. JEWIti l of Bermondsey -street, [ was returning home in a single horse-chaise, with a neighbour, from Lewisham, the horse took fright near. the Halfway-horse, in the Kent-road, occaiioaed by I , the lightning, and overturned the vehicle, by which . Mt. J. had an arm broken, and his friend was much bruised. . INQUEsTs.—An Inquisition was taken yesterday, at the.. Bowling-green public-house, Scmerstown, on.the body of Smith, who was killed hi a battle with mit Jones, on Wednesday. The parties were work'. Men at a brick-kiln, and had fought twice before,l when the deceased was much beaten. It appeeredikat. he died by a fall, and a Verdict of Manslaughter *as returned. . . Another . InquisitiOn - • *as taken on a Pckor. , • . rnan,• 'who' was buried in'a' isid:pir, in the neighbourhood' of, Hampstead, on Mund'. -Verdict.— Accidental' Death. . - PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST li. Arrived his Majesty'► ships Argun, front the Mediterranean, and l'ispiegle, frnm Cork.—Sailed his Majesty's ships 15 iina, and Nereus, to the Eastward.—Wind S. W. DrAI„ AUGUST ii. Arrived yesterday evening his Majeyty%; ship York, with up wards of 700 prisoners of war nn board, from the fleet off Flusr.- ing.—Arrived, and saled for the River, the Fleet Wood, Chalmers, front Bf. Viecent'a.—Wind S. W. HAKWICH, AUGUST 11. ATrigred last night the Auckland packet, Cipt. BRIDGE, with .Malls and passengers from Heligoland ; alio, this morning, about ten o'clock, the Lorl D uncan packet, Capt. HAMILTON. from Heligoland, with a hlesetnger. Captain Hassttrott immediately set off for London with divatches, said to be of importance. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 11. Yesterday evening arrived from Flushing, the Swift and Ro mulus, and this morning another transport ' to take in water for the &et ; they left flushing on Wednesday evening and Thurs day morning last, dt, which time Flushing had not surrendered.— The transpbrts off Slushing having run foul of each other, Fame have lost their bowsprits, others their masts, and all have more wr less teteived sotto damage. Arrived .this day the. Constant guts-brill, from the fleet in the raw:, with dispatches and letters; the King George cutter, from the . 1 cad, and British Fair ditto, from Heligoland.—Remain in the Roi•ls the Roebuck, Redbreast, Pincher, and Constant gun brigs.--Wiud S.S.B, GRttNOCk, AUGUST 9. The isjereld, Johnstone, arrived on Monday, from bercerara, in 26 daV—saile:d in company with the' Ariadoe, Bird, also for this port ; and Thomas Copland, for Liverpool ; e xil e d at Bar hadoes en the 6th, and ;ailed again in company the same evening. On the 9th, off MarigaLune, wasihoarded by la Gloire frigate ; on the 10th, in lat. 20. 13. long. 59. W. parted with thg Thomas ; and, oh the ldth, In lati 27. long. 59. parted With the Ariadne.— A small fleet, of five sail from Surinam, and seven from Dente ara, passed Barbadoes on the 29th June, for Britain, tinder con voy of a sloop of war. 'The Commerce Watt, from hence, ar rived at Demerara 29th June. PROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, tit:GUST 11.—Passed by the C omm od ore P re bl e , I were broken ; and much injury was cf-ne to . Curtis, from Charleston; Astrea, May, and the Protector ' Cof- h ous es, cucumber-frames, &c. i n th k t e i t y an d i ts fin, from Malta.—Sailed, the Sedbery, Blackstone, for New neighbotlrhOOd-r-in Mr. Tredwell's, in particular, 127 foundland; Fame, Chapman, for Cadiz; Richmond, Thatcher, ' far Philadelphia; Friend's Adventure, Boyd, for Op o r to; an d, panes of glass were broken, and many others cricked. Barbara, Phelps, for Heligoland. i A spark of the electric fluid struck.one etid of a barn, 4 m ARRIVALS. ' t belonging to Mr. Cock , St. Giles's, and proceeded At Plymouth, the Apollo, Carey, front Oporto. At Hull, the from thence in different directions ; one part entere d Elizabeth, —, from Quebec; and the Akxander, —, from a summer-house. belonging to Mr. Moore, shattered New York. In the Clyde, the Nereid, Johnston, from Da me two tmall pictures, shivered the door, b ro k e a pave rara. At Liverpool, the Merchant, Granby, from New York.; ' of glass, shattered a.ladder, and threw splintet sof it London, Antely, from Amelia Island; and St. Anna rie Porte, • , from Para. At Gibraltar, the Eagle, Walker, from Lon- to distant parts of the garden ; anothe part of the don. At Cadiz, the Clinker, Palen, from London. At Hayti, fluid matter entered an adjoining house, inhabited by the Eleanore, Thompson ; and Triton, Tozar, from London. At Mr. James Bennet, struck dawn a ' , Jong . man and New South Wcles, the Admiral Gambier, —, and /Eolos, --, two young women, and, after maki tg a large apex. from London. At Rio Janeiro, the Leeds, Smith, from London • tore_ through a stone wall on the ground-floor, left no • and the• Lady Warburton, —, from Liverpool. At Shields, the ' Luvete, Boswell, front Greenland . At Kinsale, the Fleetwood , farther traces of its progress The three persons who *Chalmers, from St. Vincent's. At Dublin, the Sarah and Eliza, were struck down are recovered, w,thont any st rMS -.------ from Alicant ; Eliza, Thomas, front Boston; .and the injury • and we are happy to sav 9 we have not bean a FriendZ"Davies, from London. At Oporto, the Sincerity, Tho mas, from London. At Lisbon, the Albion, Williams, and Har- of any lives ben lost. man y, —, from London ;.and the Stork. —' from Liverpool. . . Same day the Inhabitants of Reading exer;eo. ll4ce , I a. At O. t vitatitirii the &lib Wilson, from Liverpool. r most violent storm of thunder and lightning, and 1 -.MM. . Ili. ~, EMT- . • • An account has been received that the tinder; Mentioned Ships, outward bound, Were well on the 16th of May last, in lat. 18. 20. S. long. 2fiVV. under convoy of his Majesty's ship St. AtatAxii, vie. ALBIO!, PRINCESS -A441.1.111i GLATTONT, TIIAXES i COUTTS, ROYAL CIlAitLOt2A, and MAI:U.I4IAS of £..y. - 7" M4AGATE, AUGUST 10. . . We are all gaiety and life here ever since the fine Weather ' set in • yesterday there. were up war d s o f 550 persons at Dandelion, and in the Midst hf tht music and dancing the company were amuse 4 ,with a 'race, by an Officer of the Qlst on a donkey, and Lord K—K—lfT on a Orly : 'but his Lordship f e ll, and the ppny on him, by which occident his Lord ship is very severely bruised. A Lady drivinglome from Dandelion in a one horse chaise, and turning the coiner of High-street rather quick, was thrown Dut with such violence, that she went through t h e shop window of Mr. Dowse[, jeweller, into the shop. The whole of the window was forced in With her.; we I are happy to state she did not receive much hurt. WE:prt.r.T's fashionable Musical Promenade, at 'Corm AteL, last nip,lit, was attended !)y the first fas!:ion and beauty from it amsgate, Broadstairs,and Margate. Up',vards of 1.00 persons were assembled to hear Mr. and Miss WE:PPrAT on the Harp acid Pranof:rte. 'Arrived here—Major Brind, Captain Hatton, NIS': and Mrs. Wallace and family, Mr: Green, Mr. Audiee, Mr. Richardtion aLd.farally,, Mr. Jisirris and family, &c. &c. ECCI.X.SIAS MAL PROMOTIONS. Mr. Benjamin fleath Malkin, M A of Trinity College, Cam bridge, was on Miu.day elec; ett Head Master of the Free Gram mar Sehool at Bury, in the room Of die Rev. Michael Becher, deceased. The Hon. and Rev; Mr. Agar, late of Christ Church, Oxford, is presented to the piebeed Mici:ael, in Dublin. The Rev. John Minikhouse, M.A. Fellow of Queen's College, _ Oxford, to the rectory of Br.uushot, Hants, wean: by the death of the Rev. Mr. liewson The Rev. J. K. Deacon, B D. of Waddington, and late of Lin cola College, Olfortl,tti the vicarage of Rowron, LiaCoinshire. The Rev. Thomas F.vans, to the augmented perpetual coracles of Chellington and Seaviegron St. Mary, Somerset. The Rev. John Bank:, B.D. FA S. head master di the gram mar school at Boaton, to the rectory of Braitoft, Litteolhshire. The Rev. It. H. Chapman, B.A, of Queen's College, Cam- I bridge, to the vicarage of Tinsley, Wiltshire. The Rev. M. J. Naylbr to the vicarage of Peniston, Yorkshire. The Rev. J. M. Wade, rector of Ashcombe, to the vicarage of Barnstable, Devon. The Rev. Wm. Derby, M. A. Fellow of Queen's College, Ox ford, to be master of *orthleach school, in the county of Glouces ter, in the room of the Rev. John Allen, M.A. de:easeil. A Dispensation has passed the Great Seal to enable the Rev, Thomas Sbuttleworth Grinishaw, M. A. Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Lord Montfort, to hold the Rectory of Burton, Nor thamptonshire, with the Living of Bitidenliarn, iu the County of BUIL rd. A dispensation has passed the Great Seal, for enabling the Rev. John Kirk, M.A. Chapia;n to the Earl of Lonsdale, and Vicar of Scarlacraugh, :n the county and diocese of York, to hold, with that livi tg, the Rectory of Theving, in the same meaty and slit). Lest-, th which be ha 4 been presented by thh Lard Nigh Chan.. cellor of Great Britain. • Wednesday se'nnight, the sid inst. a field of excel lent barley was cut down by Alexander Macfarlane, • farmer in Lee, parish of Cardross, near Dumbarton. An applicati,:,n was made to the Palace-court yes- • terday, in behalf of a prisoner confined for debt hi the . Marilialsea Prison, under the following circumstances. On Saturday last a person attended at the prison, fot . the purpose of paying the prisoner his sixpences don for the past week, and tendered two shillings, two .sixpences, ani s'xpence in halfpence the latter wefe objected to as being bad ones. The perton, however, refused to change them ; and the present applicaton I for the prisoner's discharge was founded on - the pay. ment being deficient, 'not having. been - Made in the legal coin of the kingdom. The Leatited . Judge (Mr. Serjeant MARSHAL"..) said, some years'ago, he made an application to Mr. Justice Gomm, iil behalf of a prisoner similar to the present. On that occasion the Learned Judge said, the difficulty would be ascer. taining whether the halfpence were gosod or not: H. had a coachman, who, he believed, - front frequent y passing throu.th turnpike-gates, was a prett judge what halfpence would pass, aid he should de cide. The coachman Was accordingly called in, eat! decided in favour of the prisoner. If asgo;4 a Jud could be found on the present occasion, it would he well for the prisoner. The halfpence were then pro ductd in Court, and adjudged by several - poloist' tip . be ha ,i, and the prisoner was ordered to be discharged. , touring the storm on Thariday evening, the sailors on board a Grecian vessel, lying near-Hermitage stairs, became so eitremt;ly terrified by the thunder and lightning, that they one and all quitted thb deck, betdok thernselies to prayers, and remained in the utmost trepidatidn between• deck some hours. By this time the tide had gone down cotisiderahlY; and the ship' lay nearly on her side; sustained only by rope by which. she was moored ;. and this, either bre.iking, or being cut by some malicious perv-n, oc caviened the ship to fall over, which broke tiiii bern, and the received such considerable darr.:P.2 , , that it estimated that the east to set , her to rights will exceed.6ool.. hursday evening, one.of the most violent storm: Of hail, accompanied with trethendous thunder and vivid lightning, fell in and near Oxford. About half past eight o'clock the lightning became more frequent, and the peals of thunder very louditind awful ; at the same time, hailstones, or rather pieees . .of ice, of un common dimensions, descended. . Many sky-lights het-