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part of which country the needful preparations are snaking to receive their Majesties. SErr. 17.—Several detachments of the Imperial Horse Guards are arrived. The fine appearance of these several corps is much admired here. AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 21. According to our information, the 21st October is the appointed day when we shall have the happiness of seeing his Majesty our illustrious Emperor in our city. The greatest ,exertions are making for the re. ceiling and lodging of his suite. It is reported that his Majesty will remain here ten days. Our Mayor has invited such of our inhabitants as are at present in the country, to return as soon as possible to par take of the general joy, and make the necessary pre parations for accompanying the principal persons in his Majesty's suite. It has been officially announced in the camp at Utreeht, that his Majesty will arrive there on the 30th September. The Dutch funds have experienced a rise within the last two days, in consequence of the favourable 'measures taken by his Majesty with regard to the paid fonds. The Correspondent of the 27th of September, con tains a Decree, giving a list of those persons, with their residences, who act as notaries-public. In the Hanseatic departments, all others are prohibited. The list of these Imperial notaries-public fill nearly the whole of the paper. Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK is expected to have his final audience of the PRINCE REGENT to-morrow preparatory to his immediate return to his military command in Sicily. It is understood that his Lord ship goes out with such decisive instructions, as her SICILIAN MAJESTY probably will not find it prudent to dispute. His Lordship will be accompanied by his Secretary, the Hon. Mr. FREDERICK LAMBE, and Colonel ADAM, with the rank of Brigadier-General. THE KING. WINDSOR, OCTOBER I6.—His MAJESTY is batter to day in bodily health than he has been for several days past, and was able to take the exercise of walking through his suite of rooms, and the passage attached to them. It is said to be finally settled, that the Parliament shall be assembled for the dispatch of business in the first week of January. Our Readers are aware, that the restrictions on the Regency are to cease and ter minate six weeks after the meeting of Parliament. So that by meeting in the first week in January, they will cease about the middle of February. Yesterday a Court of ,Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain T. H. HARRIS was swoin into the command of the new ship Bengal, building in the room of the Calcutta. The Cuffnells, CaptainWELDANK, was stationed for Madras and China. The following ships were taken up for one voyage in the Company's service, viz. Lady Carring ton, of 570 tons ; Sovereign, 634 ; Chapman , 558 ; Sir Godfrey Webster, 541 ; and Larkins, 637. We are sorry to learn by a vessel just arrived from Teneriffe, that the fever raged there with great vio lence ; so much so, that the Captain was not permit ted to land the whole of his cargo. - - Wednesday se'nnight, about eleven o'clock at night, a large meteor, or ball of fire, was seen from Stafford. It rose in the west, and was observed to have a train er tail of flame, till it came more immediately over the town. It was of the size of a cannon ball, and moved with considerable velocity at first; but pass ing directly east, its progress gradually diminished till it disappeared. Extract of a letter from Cambridge, dated Tuesday morning, eight o'clock :—" At three o'clock this morning, a fire broke out at Emanuel College, in this University, which has consumed one entire side of the guadrangle, called the Founder's Range, in which were situated the Fellows' rooms. It is at this mo ment so far got under, as to afford a reasonable hope that it will net be communicated to the other parts of the College." Lieutenant PRATER and Mr. KENSINGTON, who had been prisoners in France, the one nine, the other er;;I:t years, an ived in town on Saturday. The hard ships they endured before they reached the coast were of the most extraordinary nature. They were last confined in Thion Ville prison, the high ramparts of which, assisted by a Dutch Gens d'Armes, they scaled. The account they give of the despotism and misery prevailing in every place under Gallic domi snition through which they passed is dreadful in the extreme, and the rapture with which they set foot on Ln_glisil ground again is not to be describe d. DREADFUL PEOPHECT.—Nimrod - Heels, d Vir ginia, has declared that HEAVEN has revealed to him by signs, that on the 4th day of June, 1812, the de struction of etre-third of mankind is to be accom plished.—New Tork, Zugust Every arrival from the coast of Africa brings an accession of intelligence respecting the unextinguished existence of the Slave-trade. We are happy however 7:o find, that the far greater part of the recent captures :appear to have been, bona Pe, American property, and that there have been but few which lay under the suspicion of being of British origin. The practical effects of Mr. BROUGHAM'S Act are already discerni ble in the check which has been given to the employ ment of British capital in this criminal and illegal traffic. It might not be difficult to induce the Arne aican Government to favour the adoption of some legislative measure, formed upon the same principle. We are glad however to find, that the measures lately re,:orted to by our own Government, have been cal etilated to promote the true interests of the settle. merits on the coast of Africa, as well as to extermi nate, as far as the law of nations till admit, the swarm of illicit dealers in human life and flesh, who still hover amphibiously near its shores. We trust that further salutary proceedings %%ill be adopted, by attending to the suggestions of the intelligent and re spectable persons who have at present the direction in the colony of Sierra Lcbnc. SPORTING EVTZLLMENGE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1811. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16. The Town Plate of £9O for 2-3 r-olds, 7st. 41h. 4.yr-olds, Bst. 41b. 5-yr-olds, Bst. 111 b. e-yr•olds, 9st. 11b. and aged, 9st. 41b. T.M. M. B.C. Lord Egremont's b. f. sister to Brighton Lass, 3 yrs old Mr. Goodisson's gr. c. Bustler, by Delpini, 4 yrs old Sir F. Evelyn's h. c. Cassander, 4 yrs old to 1 apt L 1 Egremont's b. f.-7 to 4 agst Bustler. Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. Across the Flat. Colonel Udney's brother to Morel 1 Sir F. Standish 's Wellington - - Sir C. Bunbury's Rival - 3 Duke of Grafton's Web, sister to Whalebone 4 7to 4 against the brother to Morel-2 to 1 agst Wellington. The Third Year of a Renewal of the October Oatlands Stakes• B. M. A Subscription of 30gs. each (logs. forfeit, if declared by one o'clock on Tuesday) for horses of all ages, two•yr-olds excepted. The first Class of the Oatlands Stakes of 20gs. each. B.M. Mr. Watson's Dimity, 4 yrs old, Bst. slb. - 1 Lord Grosvenor names Nimrod, 2 yrs old, 7st. 21b. .. 2 Mr. Norton names Mr. Lake's c. by Sorcerer, out of a sister to Oatlands, 3 yrs old, 7st. sto 2 ages Dimity-3 to 1 agst Nimrod. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. 1 0 S A Piece of three Acts, called " lramtehatia, or The Slaves' Tribute," denominated a new Musical Drama, was represented at this Theatre last night, for the first time. DRAMATIS PERSON.TE. Admiral Niloff - - Mr. BARRTMORZ• Hettman of the Cuesacs - Mr. LIS lON. Count Beniowski - Mr. YOLING. Stepanuff - - Mr. C. 'CMS'''. Karin - - - Mr. FAWCCTT. Crustief - Mr:EGERTON. Baturin - - Mr. SINCLAIR. Verobrif . - Mr. hums. Athanasia . Mrs. H. JOUNSTON. Fidara - Mrs. C. KESIBLE. The general business of this Drama is erected upon the natural struggles of some exiles in Kamtchatka, to regain their liberty. The story is extant, and writ ten in very choice German. The real parent of this pyebald Opera is KOITEDUE. Count &tumuli, an expatriated Nobleman of Poland, is chosen chief of the malcontents, in opposition to the wiles and malice of Steftansf, who hates him, from a supposition that he loves Aehanaria, and is beloved by her. Alter the Count has run many hazards of assassination by his brutal rival, he declares that he is married, and Stets. non is satisfied : but Athanasia is so warm in her ad miration of the Pole, that her father, the Governor, not only liberates him, but consents that his child shall marry him. A very good opportunity now pre sents itself, of saving much consequent mischief, by kis informing the young Lady that he has already a wife at Warsaw ; but as this candour would be inju rious to the business of the third Act, he, in poetical justice, conceals the whole affair, by which conceal ment Stelsanof is enraged, and reveals the conspiracy to the Governor. After an infinity of bustle, in which the gratitude and moral honour of the Count is impli cated, the malcontents succeed in their endeavour, and take shipping for a foreign country, in a jolly boat, and Beniowski leaves his enamoured ilthanatia behind, with a tang froid that is not very illustrative of his feelings as a Gentleman. Mr. YOUNG, Mr. C. KEMBLE, and Mr. FAWCETT, bore the brunt of last night's campaign; but they were now and then diverted from the material affairs of death and rebellion, by Mr. SINCLAIR, who was occasionally civil enough to raise their spirits with a madrigal, made to his mistress's eye-brow. Mrs. C. KEMBLE and Mrs. H. JOHNSTON did what they could with that which could not be amplified by human art, into any thing very important or alluring. • The ovemsre and music are pleasing ; and Mr. SIN CLAIR sung the airs allotted to him with a delicate sweetness, that gives us the most auspicious promise. The following are a favourable specimen of the songs. SONG—Ma. SINCLAIR, " My beech-clad bill, my native vale, Where Peace and Virtue reign, I bade ye oft in misery, hail ! And Fancy soothed my pain. She shew e d me Federowita s bowers, . And led me through their shades, With her, the sweetest of the lowers, A fair, but cruel maid !" SONG—Ma. Fawcyr . r. Von Awlitz, the cobler, was poor as a rat, And fed upon bear's lcsh at dinner; Quoth he," By St. Crispin, to laugh and grow fat, Is better than cry, and grow thinner." His wife, in the girdle, was lank as a hurdle, And turned up her nose at his revels ; She seem e d, with her mumps, and her glurnps, and her dumps, The bluest of all the blue devils. He laughed, ha, ha, ha i—ana she sigh e d height ! 0 rat-a-tat a hetet° ! She hated to see him grow big as a bear, And cried in an elegant flutter, " Lord, Mr. Von Awlitz, I vow and declare, You're as fat as a firkin of butter !" Now, Mr. Von Awlitz, a quizzer was he, And said (for be swore he should catch it), " To-morrow we dine on the bark cf a tree, " Pray leml me your phiz for a hatchet.' He laugli'd ha, ha, Btc. She scolded him thin in a twelvemonth, I crow, 'They grumbled atici growled in their gizzard;, And Mr. and Mrs. Von Awlitz are now As lean as a couple of lizards. Let each merry grig, who wants to look big, When single, take care to grow fatter, One gets a lean face, when the parson says grace, For marriage is no laughing matter. We don't laugh ha, ha, ha!—but we sigh Leigh° ! 0 rat-a-tat a hetgho ! This Piece, as a spectacle, may prove attractive with the town, although it is encumbered with many defects. The scenery in itself forms a point of imitative beauty. This performance was given out for a second representation by Mr. YouNs, with difficuty. The getting up of this drama, in its present habiliments, is attributed to Mr. C. KEMAL& MARRIAGE IN HIGU Lim—Yesterday were mar ried, at St. James's Church, the Right Hon. Lord CALEDON, and Lady CATHERINE YORK, eldest daugh ter to the Earl and Countess of HARDWICK. The ceremony took place at three o'clock, and was per formed by the Rev. Dr. WESTERN. The Earl and Countess of HARDWICK, and Lord POLLINGTON, at tended the bride and bridegroom ; and atter the cere mony was performed, the company retired to the Noble Earl's mansion in Sr. James's square, where a most sumptuous repast INJS prepared. The happy pair soon after set out in an elegant chariot and hur for Sitenhanger, the seat of Mr. Csimmus Your, neat Si. Alban's. YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 16. Arrived tit's morning from Gottenburgh, with mails, the Lord Duncan packet.—Sailed the Vixe.:l and WATCHFUL gun.brigs on a cruise; the BtuTO• MART gun-brig, and PRINCESS AUGUSTA cutter, bound for Heligoland.—Remain in the harbour the UriLe, Vice• Admiral bluartax's Rig-ship ; and the UnGENT . gun-brig.--The Progress, BROA:"LIV blaster, of and from Hull, bound to Cadiz with a general cargo, having struck on the Bernard, is put in here to be repaired; as has the brig sloop Alexander, Jamison Master, from Aberdeen, bound to London with stores, having been on the Scroby.—Wind . variable. LEITH, OCTOPER 14. It blew a dreadful gale from the westward, yester. day morning, which continued during the whole of the day, and all the vessels in the Roads drove with two anchors down, and yards and topmasts struck. The American ship Live Oak, drove out of the Roads early in the morning. and went to sea ; the master and mate, with five of the men, are on shore. The Royal Charlotte, Excise cutter, and the Osna. burgh, Custom-house brig, drove down the Frith; but the latter brought up a little below the island of Inchkeith, where she mdeemt the gale. At 11 A.M. the ship A donis, drove past here, from Inverkeithing bay, where she had been riding quarantine, and had driven from her anchors; she was in sight from this place, yesterday evening at five o'clock, lying to with a main-staysail ; the gale was then moderating. The Royal Charlotte is again in sight coming up the Frith. We have heard of no serious loss by the gale. KINRARA COTTAGL—For the most part of this sea son, Kinrara Cottage, in Scotland, the enchanting sum mer residence of her Grace the Duchess of GORDON, tho' remote from the haunts of fashion, has, from the fas cinations of her Grace, been the centre of attraction to the most elegant and dignified groupes that ever assembled in the midst of our heath-covered moun tains, or perhaps in any other situation. It is but a few days since the following were among the illus trious inmates of the Cottage of Kinrara :—Her Grace the Duchess of RICHMOND, the Duke and Duchess of BEDFORD, Viscount MANDEVILLE, and Lady JEAN MONTAGUE ; the Marquis of HUN TLY, Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, grandson of her Grace; Dowager Lady WESTMORLAND and son, Lord APSLEY, &c. &c. PEDESTRIANISM.—A farmer at Holt, near Dor chester, of the name of Rimmington, commenced an undertaking on Saturday last, to perform on foot SO miles a day, for seven successive days. He accom plished 90 miles on Sunday, and 80 on Monday, when the last account was received. FROM _ I:L f o ro Y m D'S No ß rw oo a Ks y: is on shore Of FATAL EFFECTS OF FUOILISM••••••A boxing match The George, took place on Monday, near Long Ford, Bucks, be the Isle of Strome, and water-logged. tween two young men, named Spartan and Wilmot, in consequence of a dispute about a young lady at I The May, —, from St. Vincent's, which arrived Colnbrook; when after '24 hard fought rounds, Spar- at Liverpool on the 11th inst. spoke, on the 15th ult. tan received a fall which deprived him of life. A in lat. 29. long. 60. the Friendship, from St. Vincent's Jury has investigated the case, when it appeared that ; to Portsmouth, which shi p had, a few hours befoo a the deceased ref used- the encounter till he had been spoke the Amelia, from Tobago to London ;on the twice struck by his opponent, against whom a verdict 27th, in lat. 44. long. 41. the May spoke the Rego of Manslaughter has been pronounced. lator, &toot, from Newfoundland to Gibraltar—she A few days ago, an Irish lad, on board the Salve- parted from the convoy two days before ;on the 30th, dor del Mundo, an Hamoaze, having been detected in in lat. 47. 29. long. 33. spoke the Friends, from Ca a petty act of theft, underwent the very disgraceful diz to Quebec, bearing up for the first port she could punishment of flogging, and was sent down into the make in Great Britain, having been laid on her beam hold. Not having been seen for several days, a re- ends and cut away her masts eight days before. port got abroad, that he had died and been thrown overboard. On Sunday, however, search being made after him, he was found concealed in an empty cask in the hold, in a most emaciated and deplorable state, having been more than a week without food ; the dread of further punishment having operated so powerfully on his mind. In the case of Jones-v. Ashburnham," decided in the Court of King's Bench, in Hilary Term, in the 44th Geo. 111. the arrest of the body of a de ceased debtor was solemnly adjudged to be contrary to law. Upon that occasion, after noticing the opi nion of many high Law Authorities, Lord ELLEN.. BOROUGH says, among other things, " As to the case cited of a mother who promised.to pay on forbear ance of the plaintiff to arrest the dead body of her son, which she feared he was about to do—it is con trary to every principle of law. Such an act is revol ting to humanity, and illegal ; and therefore any pro mise extorted by the fearof it would never be valid." The houses at the south-east angle of Paternoster. row, which are pulling down, are, it is stated, not to be rebuilt, but are to be carried backwards several yards from their present scite, which will have the effect of opening a magnificent view of St. Paul's from Cheapside. uesday evening some mischievous persons amused themselves by tying a cord across the narrow part of Drury-lane, for the purpose of throwing down passen gers. Mr. Sandford, of Holborn, had the misfortune to become the victim of this act of wanton mischief, for not perceiving the string, his foot was caught in it, and falling down, his arm was fractured in two places. Robert Brown Andcr ion, and James Menzies, alias Robertson, who were tried at List Stirling Circuit, a nd found guilty of breaking into the shop of James atus szll, merchant, in Grahamstown, near Falkirk, and stealing a quantity of goods, were executed at Stilling on Friday, pursuant to their sentence. They both behaved in a manner becoming their unhappy situa tion, An immense crowd of spectators attended. GREENOCK, OCTOBER 14. Saturday night and yesterday morning it blew it tremendous gale from theN.W. during which, a houw finishing at Kilblain, was partly blown down. We have not heard of any other damage on shore. Se veral vessels in the Roads and at the tail of the Bank, drifted a considerable way ; and two sloops (one of which, the John and Nancy, M , Pneasme, bound for Dublin), are on shore near the hill of Ardmore. About twelve days ago, a wherry belonging to Newton-upon-Ayr, going up Lochlong, loaded with mussels, foundered opposite to Tarbet, by which un fortunate accident two men were drowned. The ves sel was seen to go down by some fishermen, who im mediately manned a boat, and proceeded to the place, but found only the hats of the sufferers, and same other articles floating amid the waves. Their names are James Downie and John Stewart ; the latter his left a family. La POMONZ struck on the Needle Rock, between half-past six and seven o'clock P. se. and though every effort was made to get her off, by cutting away her masts and throwing her guns overboard, they proved ineffectual. Sir HARFOItD JoNes, by the desire of Capt. BARMY., left the POMON6 about 11 o'clock, at which time her masts were all gone, 20 of her main. ci:ck, and most of her quarter-deck guns, had been thrown overboard, and the ship was striking so hard as to give no hope of her holding much longer toge ther. Nothing could exceed the coolness and disci pline exhibited by Capt. BARRIE, and his officers and crew, on this trying occasion, to which, in a great measure may be attributed the saving of the crew and passengers. On board the POMONE were three beautiful Arab horses, +and six goats, which produce the fine shawl wool, belonging to Sir HARtORD JONES, which it was found impossible to save. The Pomnae left the Dar. danelles the 3d, Malta the 17th, Cagliari the ‘23d September, and Cibtaltar the 6th October. She tele. graphed the Admiral at the latter place, and ',vu an swered there was no news. The Insurance, of North Carolina, on her voyage from America to Liverpool, laden with tar, &c. was boarded off the Banks of Newfoundland by. a French privateer, who, after robbing Mr. SToresauav, the owner, of 100 guineas, the Captain and crew of every shilling they had, taking two barrels of pork, and two tat pigs, allowed her to proceed . . The day before bhe had been spoken by the Shannon frigate, Captain Baoxe, who apprized her of the privateer being in that latitude, and behaved with the utmost politeness, as Mr. SroTxsaußY reports. The 2d instant, in the morning, a tempest of wind was'. p rienced at Lisbon, which caused an c ittraor. dinar) agitati3n in the ss:a : it continued on the fol lowing day, accompanied by a copious rain. Many vesseis anchored in the Tagus suffered considerabh dsmage, and swore small bunts were lt,'• t. -...il k THt ARMY. The ROientnmon Regiment of Militia has taken the duty of Plymouth Garrison. They are a fine body of men, and the Officers extremely polite and a crable. The 2d Royal Lancaster went through the ma noeuvres of a field-day and sham fight at PI) ittou:ll - on Tuesday. Their movements were excellent, and drew forth repeated plaudits of admiration horn every Officer present. The North Devon Militia marched into Plymouth on Thursday, from Dartmoor, relieved from the duty there by the ,Ilereford Militia. The PRINCE REGENT of Ponmont, has conferred the Order of the Castle and Sword on Lord WEL LINCTON. A description of the Order is as follows: —At the top of the Star is a Castle, and in the centre is a Sword, with a wreath over it : at the bottom of the ribbon to be worn with it, is a likeness of the PRINCE REGENT. The Order was established a short time previous to the PRINCE REGENT leaving Portugal. Those two fine and highly-disciplined Regiments, the 2d West-York and West-Essex Militias, are now doing duty, under the command of Major-General WILLIAMS, over the French prisoners at Norman-Cross Barracks. We were misinformed respecting a Ser jeant of the 2d West-York having shot a French pri soner there, who, he supposed, was attempting to make his escape, and being brought to a Court-Iklartial for It was a Serjeant of the West-Esser, of the name of French, but who was not brought to a Court Martial for it, as stated, as the Coroner's Inquest, which sat upon the body, brought in their verdict, Chance medley. A dispute, which terminated, as we understand, with very unpleasant consequences, occurred at the fair of Dunfanahy, in the county of Donegal, on Wed nesday se'nnight, between a detachment of the South Downshire Militia and the country people. The lat ter, under what excitement we know not, attacked the soldiery with stones, and other weapons, who, exas perated to a degree by the aggression that outstepped the deference due to their officer, fired upon the peo ple, unauthorised by any directions, civil or military, to do so. The interposition of the officer, whose con duct was highly creditable, prevented the consequences of the contention from being truly disastrous. Even to the extent to which it was carried, we regret to state, that a woman was . - lot by the soldiery.—Dublin Correspondent. NAVAL tATALLMENCI. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER . a . The MALTA, 80 guns, is now rigging for the M. diterranean service. Admiral HOLLOWAY will boi,t hi.: flag on boani her, and is expected here daily tc: that purpose. He brings all his warrant Olit.:ers with him, from the norm, So guns. The Bui.wmist, which is Going for service here, is to receive the Hag of Sir J. S. Yomm—Arrived the Auttost c .tter, fium 13. a .lue Roais; and the Hope. BiIOWNINO, front Gibraltar, for or,lors.. Sailed the I\4aria (2) trader, for Belfast. roaTsmoriTH, OCTOBCR in. Arrived his tviajc•zy':.. si,ip It. 11. , 1T1 the FoPTL%ti an -a cratzt...---NV.: %V. DEAL, oc ()But Arrived hie Majesty'. Ca. NN VII. artll the INcotstrrANT, nom cif bilge fleet of outward-boa:Ad are in the Downs, wind.bound. Wind S.W.