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AUFAL INTELIJOINCE., PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER SS, Cain* in the Thynne packetipt. &tuna, from Lorden, to Dublin, with a cargo of tea . ; theliniindi o f North Shields, Capt. W. GswiTk, from 'Fitton, with a ca rgo of timber, for this port, 56 days pas sage ; on the 4th of September, m lit. 47.1. lorig. 46. 32. Wca, on the Banks of Newfoundlaid,-she was s poke by a French corvette, with a part of* a c argo on bo ard, but at same time disco4ering a brig to L e ovard' she made sail after her, and directed the m aste r of the Hanna to steer the c iitine . canna, but, sight coming on, he altered his courie, and by this me ans escaped being captured ; the 28th August, spo k e a schooner from Havre de Grace, but beingin the night, could not make her out ; the ifarriot, Capt. Rees; and Brothers, KEY, from Cork ; and Liberty,. ? , tucit , from Waterford, all with provisions.— .iktt t h e p Lo vEn, of 18 guns, on a cruise ; and the . .,, ; „,. t ican ship Benjamin and Nancy, with wild beasts and birds from Senegal, for the River Thames. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29. Arrived his Majesty's ships tOPEEB, EURTALUS, Di us, CROCVS, OPPOSSUM, 4C111% . NYA/SEN, PER. D EN, and GANNET, from the Dawns j and die RAPris sloop of war, from the Watt ladies, last frtnittlire mouth.—Norhing sailed this day.--Urind " DEAL, SEPTEM.I3ER. g 9 Arrived the RAINBOW frigate; from the Nore ; Stv-s sloop, from Flushing; Dispatch, • naval ax tram port, from Deptford , ; Ranger, naval transport. from Plymouth.—Came down from the River, this m orning, the Lutitia, 'fo? Buenos 'Ayres, and. the for Janiaica.—Sailed the gAnisovt, for Portsmouth ; SABPER Sloop, with fifteen sail of trani.: rr.s for Flushing ; Fix' sloop, on a cruize ; and ;hie . Fingal, for Rio Janeiro. " R e main in theßowns—Princess of Orange, Royal Oak, Ulys. ses, Diana, tiLoire, St. Fiorenao, Lively, Rosario, Bermuda Royalist, Cordelia, 4Eangarob, Shearwater, Apelles' risaido, Skylark, Humber; Dist*b, slotttaxiger naval trans. ' isits—Wind t.N.W„ • . YARMOUTH, SEPTEMB4R 49. Arrived the CALYPSO sloop . of,war, from a cruize ; and the tender SHEERNESS,. from• the Soutliward.— Sailed the WRANGLER sloop of war, with transports, for the Downs.—Remain in the. Roads the Roebuck, Chanticleer, Havoc, 21Id caiypso.—Wind W.N.W. FROM LLOYD'S L! F. GLITSSIND, SIFT. 29.—Arrived, the Alexander, • !Tummy, Fairly ; John and Mary, - Aft.; and the Telemachusl from Quebec ; Jane, Codd, from Tobago ; and the Mont_ gcenery, Ham, from Charleston. Soiled the Emerald, Nockells ; I.2dy Howe, Ames ; and the Cornwall, Peat, for Jamaica ; Re snlajuo, Roberts, for Dublin ; and the John, Clark, for Middle? bog. The Jane and Sarah, from Antigua to Dublin, is put into Hali fa. The Pomona, Atkins, from Charleston, and the Jane, Lain rbm View York to Liverpool, are on shotelh 1 1 . e Aun'and Mary, Henderson, from Mogadore to London, n2q. from the Motherbank on the 13th inst. and has not since Ise,c F.:rd of. T;2Spattiate and Cayenne, with the fleet from Malta and Gi bnhar, appeared of Cadia on the 13th instant, an having been icincil by the ships from thence, proceeded the next morning for - . Tie brigantine Betsey, ofii Sunderland, Thomaf Pearson master, et her passage from Sunderland, with a cargo of coals for Ports zoieh,ras captured on the 25th instant, by a lug•sail privateer of le, guns, from Calais, called la Perseverance the North Fore laud then bearing W. by N. at about four leagues distance. The chxer and ems were taken on board the privateer, except the rate and a rrin-master, and four others, put on board the brig to minim her to France ; but, as the prize-master and men were Prussians and Danes, they, with the opinion of the mate, prefer red a British port to one in France, and brought the vessel into privateer that made the capture sailed from Ca- his the same afternoon, with fifteen others, one of which rnunted to guns. Another brig was captured at the same time, ba., her name is not known. ARRIVALS. A: Liverpool, the Henry, Morriti, Than; &. Croix ; Spanish —, front Bahl* and Two Sisters, Hanson, from leo- Lisbon, the Cyr*, Thompson, mud Paquette tie Bahia, —, from Liverpool—in the Clyde, the Union, Green, front i s en:e7zra, and Stran ger , L ow d er , from Jamaica—Off Aberdeen, d ue Sn4ger, Gordon, from Quebec—At Cork, the Cesar, Pal mer, from Wiscassm—At Oporto, the Orion, Hors, from Poole Waterford, the Pelly, Lessner, front Boston—At Cadiz the Alfrei,Teazle ; lames, Hay ; andllrookland, Jellard, from Lon -4L7 Emulation, Thompson, from Poole--In the Downs, the racket,'Carruday, from Suryms—ht the Medway, the • • =tsor, from Sicily—At Gibraltar, the Sit Sidney sll ' l 'h, Lawson, from lido—At Hull, the Samuel, Briggs, Mint f,e•Jette. CALRICAX CONSULATE, - LONDON, SEPTEMBER SS. Tice folllwingletter from JAMES Sinnott, Esq. at Tengier, is published for the information octhe Mas ters of American vessels and others therein concansilds that they may goyern thethselves accordingly - • et T a ng , August 1111. " ; take the earliest opportunity of acquainting you, that by a recent order of his Imperials/dainty, all yews approteasug 4 y port or busty on his coasts, by day, without hoisting their g .lours, or by tight, not chewing a light in a conspicuna4 place, ...d be sired upon With ball —1 have the honour to be, &c. JAMES stsarstatt. / ' V . Lyman , Esq. &c. &c. &c. London." nidrmittrrioN CIF PRIZE-MONEY. :e Little Bch, for the recapture of the Neptunus, May 9, on her arriv,l at Halifax, and recalled at Mr. J. Holiest's, • ..' , •rt•miewi l . Oberon, for etc ‘letention of the y onge Hamrick, June 6, No. 23, Niefelk-street, Strand. i'achlot, !!ic capture of the Princesse Patron, August 18, ';l3, at the sanle The Rattle:, tor the Ploughby, detained Julie 29, 1806; at the 11,:i3, for the capture of the Vrou Constantia, May 17, ?7, a Ni. 18, Clem:oes Inn. ire .11: . c.ity, for the Friedland, caPtered, Dec. 14, 1807, at I. Gytor^e-street, Westminster. , ;ue:rier, fur the Malvina, cai,tured Feb. 14, 1808, at the :nt. Face. Nimrod, and Cygnet, for tLe Minerva, at the same :e. i 1 Cerberus, for a schooner, and the recapture Of the Sally, tin: pine. !p: Challen;er, for la Vigilante, and Webraaren, captured .II and 17, 1608,.1t No. Is, Clement's entaur, fur the Vrow Gesina, captured May 4,1209, on on the 7th of 4 2ktober, and recalled at 14, Clement's-Inm Iris, for the Alargaret, captured May 25, and the Jane t' !4, 1804 ; and the Start ng, for the Nicola Matia,.Nnly. 4 5 ) + 4 , ;, their arrival, and re called at Is, Clements Italic._ ..: • ;,e Clitnzian VII. aad Connwfot the recapture of the Britan ?.., 7, at No. 19, Gower-street, ileslinrci-wpraso. LORD mdroß ELECT. , COMMON HALL, Yesterday a Common Hall of the Livery of the City of London was held at Guildhall, fpr the pur pose of nominating two fit and proper persons from among the Aldermen of the City of London who had served the office of Sheriff, to be Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. i!t l'he RECORDER and CONINION SERJEANT having, in the usual form, opened. the business, read over the names of the Aldermen who had served the office of Sheriff, as follows : Thcimas - Stoid h Esq. George ScholmEsq. Joshua Jonathan Smith, Esq. Williatn 4 Domeille, Esq. Sir Matthew Bloxham, Esq. Christopher Smith, Esq. Claudius Stephen Hunter, Esq. On a shew of hands, the choice of the Livery was declared to have fallen on Thomas Smith, Esq. Al derman and Leather Seller ; and on Joshua Jonathan Smith, Esq. Alderman and Ironmonger ; who were accordingly reported to the Court of Aldermen for their choice of one of them to serve the office. - The Alermen having returned, the RECORDER sta ted the election to have fallen on Thos. Smith, Esq. Alderman and Leather Seller, whom he accordingly t declared Lord Mayor Elect. Having come forward, and been invested with the insignia of office, the LORD MAYOR Elect then ad dressed the Livery :—He assured them, that nothing icoukLegnal, to his mind, the hotrour which the Livery 'bad conferred on him this day, in electing him Chief Magistrate of the first City in Europe. He had been forty years resident amongst them, during the whole of which time he had lived with them in the greatest harmony. When entrusted with the high office of Sheriff he had exerted himself to discharge the duties of it with propriety, and the thanks of his fellow citi zens gave him assurance that his endeavours had not been unsuccessful. In entering on the duties of the important trust now reposed in him, his first care ibould be to watch over and protect the rights and liberties of his fellow-citizens. He was aware of the multifarious nature of the duties he had undertaken, but he Was equally conscious of an ardent and zealous desire to discharge them with fidelity. If it should be his good fortune, within the next year, to announce to the public an honourable and favourable pea - ce. it should give him the truest satisfaction ; but if such a peace was not to be procured, rather than hive one on other terms, he would willingly meet the enemy at the head of his regiment, in support of a revered and beloved King, and of a free and happy Constitu tion. (Aptioures.) ' Mr. GRIFFITHS then stepped forward, and proposed the thanks of the Hall to J. J. Smith, Esq. and Claudius Stephen Hunter, Esq. late Sheriffs of the City and Sheriff of the County of Middlesex, for the ability, zeal, and independence evinced by th em i n 'the discharge of the duties annexed to that office. This Motion, being seconded, was carried unani mously. Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH then came forward amidst repeated bursts of applause. He declared it to have been his most ardent wish, when he was put in nomination for the office of Sheriff, that, if elected to it, his conduct should be such as to merit the ap probation of his fellow.citizens. The unanimous vote of that day had been sufficient to satisfy him that hit exertions, in this repect, at least, had not been disap pointed. He felt highly gratified by the honour paid him, which it should be his future study to shew had. not been unworthily conferred. Mr. Alderman HUNTER also addressed the Hall amidst repeated applauses. When, at Midsummer, last year, he was called on to undertake the office of Sheriff, he had stated that not expecting such an ho nour, he was utterly unprepared to enter on the duties of it. He had, however, at the same time declared, that if the present time was by the Hall supposed to be more proper for his undertaking that office than any future period, that he would then cheerfully en ter upon it. He was conscious of being then actuat ed by a zeal to perform, with uprightness and inde pendence, the duties of the office ; and the unanimous vote of that day told him that he had not failed in his endeavour. That vote was a retainer of his services for the public on every future occasion. Should he at any future period he entrusted with a still higher situation, the public might rest assured that the same zeal for the public good which had hitherto marked his conduct, should not failreto actuate his endeavours. He was independent in his mind and principles. The office, however, which he had lately filled, had led him to peruse writings of his ancestors, which, pro bably, he might never otherwise have looked upon ; 'and from these he had learned lessons, which, he ho d, would enable him, should he ever again be ca on to serve tke public, to do so more to their advantage than it had hitherto been in his power to do. As it was he could assure his fellow-citizens, that his beam and hand s his poor abilities, and his life, lay at their costal:tad. • (Reported atfilaustv.) • 'Pa Hall was, slasst adjourned. • . . . An elopement of rather an extraordinary nature I occurred at Kensington early on Wednesday morn ing. • The patties are a Miss S. and a Corporal be- I longing to a Light Dragoon Regiment. The Lady 1, was considered as one of the most polite and accom plished girls .in the neighbourhood ; she is 23 years of age, and has a very considerable fortune. She was missmg on the morning of Wednesday. Having been seen at • Chelsea in company with a dragoon, whose regiment was quartered in the county of Kent, and it being.known that the young Lady was attached to her humble gallant, the parties were pursued and overtaken at Tenderden, near Maidstone, on Thurs day morning, and she was restored to her friends after having presented the dragoon with seven guineas in the presence of two relatives who overtook her. FOOT RACE.—A grand foot-race took place, on Tuesday last at Thorpe, in Hampshire, betwixt the . celebrated Mr. Downes, and the no less renowned Mr. Aiken. The match was who should perform the greatest distance in 48 hours, and betting was in fa vour of the former. The pedestrians started together at the extremities of a piece of ground of five miles, and met each other. Mr. Downes did 90 miles the first day, and took two hours rest, and his adversary •did 88, and only had one hour to rest ; on the second day Downes had done 72 miles, and had five hours to spare, and Mr. Aiken had gone only .56 in the same ..time, and resigned. . • THE NEW - CHEVY CHACt. Goa prosper long our noble Kiug, Our cash and comforts all ! In Covent Garden, *ldle I sing s -est 1 he row that did befall. • Tti chace the CAT with howl and horn,- Joitx Butt went to the play; And though she laughed him to scorn, - I crow he won the day. The Kxst ILLS, HAa?tis, Sox, and Co. ' - Did vow to GOD (GOD willing) That for Gaisam.xix and their show, They'd touch—the other Shilling! For they a Theatre had 'rude, This famous CAT to squall in ; With Annual Boxes—for the trade, No doubt, of caterwauling! JOHN'S native Drama to undo With foreign airs and vices; And so they e'en impos'd their new, And banish'd his—" Old Price! !" Their Bowmen bold, from Bow-street brought, All chosen men of might— Resolv'd to stuff down Jo UN N Y'S throat, Their Prices —wrong or right. But JOHN, whose skull with brains is cramni'd, Their schemes did soon unriddle— " And if I have, may I 'be damn'd, ' (Quothht) your Cat and Fiddle! " What ! think you me to tax and gull, " For building this here HOU! C " Or thinks a Cat to catch Jo r-; Butt " Just as she'd catch a mouse ? " Your modesty, upon my soul, " Much with the Ton increases, " Th3t fain would cram each Pigeon-hole, " With Seven Shilling Pieces I " No, no—it will not do, Black JAcx, " It shall not do—by Jingo; " Old Plays and Prices" we'll have back, " And no outlandish lingo!" The Orchestra struck up in vain: Macbeth and Wife were hiss'd! And " Birnhant Wood to mOunsinane" Unnotic'd pass'd, I moist. - 0;! , For " banner ! on the outward wall," The Tyrant had no use— Their scrolls within so thick did fall, Though ne'er a flag of settee! On Monday first the row begun, Or call it what you may, • 'Tis certain they kept up the fun Until the Sature.ay. The Actors-ran through ev'ry scene, As fast as they could go— ' As it a pantomime had been, Or eke, a puppet-show. • And though the people that were there Most loud did roar and rage, Their backsides all, with , special care, Were turn'd upon the Stage. 0 ! but it was a grief to see, Fur word you could hot bear— (Except the speech of illitter Leagh) A tragedy so queer ! To catgut, catcall did reply, With bell and bugle brazen ! And all the God/ that sat on high, lielp'd out the diapason ! Yet bides Jscit Kciant.z on the bent, A Don of thorough blood; . With a-Au though his head was rent, Firm as a mule he stood. Shew me said he " what 'tis yew o•ant . " What want ye here," he cried— " We neither want your CAT nor cant," Our Englishmen replied! " Our notes .for hers you shan't command; 4 ' And for her pipe, Perdie, 54 We trust we have within the land " Five hundred good as she." With that there came a glorious roar, Of rattles and of row-sticks; As such there never did before, , Confound the Catacou.rtioh ! Then look'd our Manager, I truvr t Like one in doleful dumps; His pride was hunibled to a bow, Almost upon his stumps! As thus he said—" At length I yield, I• *.;-" " You've got what you have whli'd ; " You've won, Jost N BULL, you've won the field, " And so—the CAr it dish'd !" Goo save the King, and bless the land, Our liberties and laws, And thus may Britons ever rand, United In their cause! The Committee for examining the affairs of Covent Garden Theatre, consisting of the following Gentle men—Alderman Sir CHARLES PnrcE, Bart. M. P. the Right Hon. the SOLICITOR GENVRAL, the RECOUDER of the City of London, the GOVERNOR of the Bank of England, and Joilx Juues ANGERSTEIN, Esq..met, and dedicated the whole of Thursday to the exami. nation of the Treasury books, and vouchers cf the receipt and expenditure of the old Theatre, for the last six years, being the term during which the concern has belonged to the present Proprietors. From the inspection of the accounts arises, we understand, a clear demonstration that the Proprietors have not made above six and a quarter per cent. on their capi tal, and that if the whole of the property had been inured, as it ought to have been, they would have made very little more than five. We hear that these most respectable Gentlemen meet again this day, and on Monday next, to go into the consideration of the additional encumbrances and expences incurred by the erection of the new Theatre. The result of the en quiry made by these Gentlemen, with the accounts, fcc. will be laid fully before the public. The property of Covent-garden Theatre is divided into twelve shares. Mr. HARRIS has seven ; Messrs. i MARTINDALE and WHITE, Who 1/I,tlTied the daughters of Mr. PoweLL, the celebrated actor, arid who became k, a purchaser at the same time 'A lill Mi. HARRIS ; hold l t three, mid the remaining two belong to Mr. Xsidstr e , I 1 A • - • • . ' .r..~.~..,, ..... s• . . --...-...—.. • The city of Worcester presents a spectacle eminent. ly calculated to give energy to the most divine senti ment that can actuate the !Inman breast. Harmony, sweet Harmony, has taken Charity, by the hand. and those daughters of Heaven aremutually assisting each other, for the 'benevolent purpose of expelli ng Poverty from the h a bit at i ons o f the widows and chit dren of those who, when living, preached the Gospel of Peace. The eighty-third Triennial Meeting of the three Choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester, com menced on Wednesday, in,ille cathedral of this city, for the benefit of the orphans and widows of the three dioceses. The most distinguished performers of the prsent'day hastened to promote, by their gratuitous exertions, the success of an institution, in every point 'of view, so pecnliarly interesting. Among these we have the satisfaction of enumerating Mrs. &mama- TON, Mrs. VAUGHAN, Mr. BRAHAM, Mr. BARTLE- M AN, Mr. .VAUGHAN, and Mr. Goss. The performances at'the Cathedral, in the morn- ' ing, opened with the Overture to Esther. The body a the cathedral, chancel, and galleries, were filled at an early hoar. The solemnity of the occasion, cite venerable grandeur of the place, and the appearance of the splendid company occupying every part of the choir, chancel, and galleries, presented a scene as truly. sablime as the imagination can conceive. After the °vesture, the usual service of the cathedral corn anenced; and, with such a n union of voices, aided by so complete a band of instrumental performers, the 1 effect was uncommonly grand. In the coarse of the seance, the Ddtingen Te Drum was introduced. it will be sufficient, without noticing individual merit, to observe, that this fine, though rather grave, com position of HANDEL, was well sustained in all its parts. It was followed by the celebrated Anthem of Di. Bova—Blessed is he that contidereth the poor anti needy; in which the tenor and bass duet—Here shall soft Cha rity retair—irresistibly appealed to the affections of the auditors. At the conclusion of the service, an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. WINGFIELD, Prebendary of Worcester Cathedral. He eloquently enforced the duty of supporting an insitution like this, observing, " that when a parent was lost to an humble, but laborious ,faenily, the children were not thereby left wholly destitute : inured and bred to ha bits of industry, they could imitate the example of their father, and soon be in a condition to maintain themselves, but not so the offspring of the clergyman; his life was passed in fulfilling duties which preclu ded the possibility of l a yi ng up a store for those con nections who were dearest to him ; or of teaching them the arts by which they could support them. selves." Having enlarged upon this theme, he trusted the offerings of those he was addressing, but I particularly to those to whom HEAVEN had given abundance, would be such as to reflect credit on their liberality. The Coronation Anthem, Long live the King, finished the first performance. The collection at the doors of the Cathedral, in aid of the charity, was such as the preacher had recom mended. , ~ .1' In the evening there was a grand Miscellaneous Concert, At the College. Here full scope was given to the performers for the display of their powers. If Mrs. ZILLINGTON was, as she seemed to be, most anxious to please, certainly her efforts were never crowned with more complete success. The delightful trio of The Flocks shall leave tha Mountains, was sung in the most enchanticg style by Mrs. BILLINGTON, by Mr. BRAHAM, and Mr. BAR. TLEMAN. The first song allotted to Mrs. BILLINGTON, was Sweet Bird, accompanied on the violin by Mr. CRA - MIER. kis not possible to speak of the astonishing exe. cution she displayed in this beautiful song, in terms corespondent with her merits. At no period of her professional life has she ever sung it better ; all who heard her were lost in admiration. The duet—Toge ther let us range the fields—between her and Mr. BRA HAM, was finely given: It was universally applauded, and the company encored it with one accord. It WAS repeated with additional graces. Mr. BRAIIAIII'S happiest effort was an Italian aria, Quest I fors: it Botehetto l' it was a song requiring great compass of voice, and rapidity of execution ; but the manner in which he acquitted himself only shewed the ease with which he overcomes such difficulties. In his own ballad, Said a smile to a tear, accompanied on the piano -forte . by haisell, he afforded the company much delight. This, too, was encored, and sung with increased effect the second time. Mr. BARTLENIAN gave all his Solos in the Church. Service, and his Songs at the Concert, in the same style 'of elegance he alwayi does. He was par ticularly admired in the. Sus & 01 ruddier than the cherry. What we hive said of M r . B ARTLEMAN, ap plies With equal truth to Mr. VAUGHAN and Mr. Goss. They have both fine voices, and well understand the management of them. If we mention Mrs. VA UGHA ?I the last, it is not because we deem her merits the least among the vocal performers. On the contrary, her style ,of singing is so chaste, correct, and in every re spect*delightful, that the ear never is satisfied with ,bee-,sweet strains, but rather longs for their continu. ince. Her voice is peculiarly adapted to those pa thetic melodies with which the works of the immortal HANDEL abound. in the second act of the Concert, -Mr. GatEsaAcit performed a concerto on the oboe, a,iid Mr. LINLEY, a concerto on the violoncello ; the letter was a master-piece. Whatever the instrument 1 -was capable of, he produced. He was 'highly and deservedly applauded. The chorusses were complete, and were well per formed,: as well by the voices, as the instruments,— Mr. CRANIER led the band in a fine style, and with great spirit. His accompaniment of Mrs. BILLINGTON'S song, was . most brilliant, and merited the plaudits ft seemed. , , The Concert:as:mil:was filled with company. T he ladies were elegantly ''dressed. His Lordship, the -Bishop of Wolimarta, was in his stall during the per tormance at the Cathedral. After the Concert, there was a. Ball. 4.......—‘.......—...... Friday se'nnight, as Lieutenant-Colonel Beta., of Berwick, was shooting on the Lowhaughs, near that place, with a double-barreled gun, hav;iig fired at band, a, bird, and l oa di ng aga i n , the ot h er b a, which was 'barged, went off", and lodged the co,.tenr.; in his body. ' expired soon after. ~_., .:1~ . ~~t~~n - t~~§ -..:~, 3 l' 1 .1 I I-