Star. — London, England, 1807-10-01 00:00:00

-.1 0 WErMOUTH, SEPrEMBSR se. A French privateer having made its appakrance off this coati a few days ago, as loon as the fignal was difcovered of an enemy being in fight. oin ' cruizers in Portland Roads proceeded to tea with all potEble difpatch. The Liberty gun•brig, in particu lar, carrying an extraordinary prefs of fail, was over taken by a fudden fquall, and nearly fwamped : the, however, righted, and fortunately efcaped with only the lots of her main top-maft, but was of cnurfe obliged to give up the chace, and return to Portland Roads. OD Saturday laft the CHESTERFIELD Packet, Cap• tain WOOD, arrived with the Mail and paffengers, from Guernfey and Jerre' , ; and the fame evening the GENERAL Doyxa Packet, Captain PIPON ) failed for the Paid Manch. Sailed the Charming Nancy, TURNER, for Ramf. gate ; Elizabeth, HAYWARD, for Dover ; Betfey, BISHOP ; Aftive, CARTER ; Dove, WILLIAMS ) and George, Howl, for London ; and Rebecca, Wi• THAM, for Exeter. Arrived, the SEAGULL revenue cutter, Capt. Celt- Tat o from a cruize. Yelterdny morning, his Miissry came to town Trois Windfor, and held a Court at the (trasx's Palace ' foon after two o'clock. TheLeyee was attended by The Arcbbfthop of Canterbury, the Firft Lprd of the Treafury, tbe Chanceßer of the Exchequer, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the Firft Lord of the Admiralty, Lords Lake, St. Helen's (in waiting), and Heathfield (gold flick), Colond Harcourt, Mdfrs.F. Jackfon, G. Jackfon, Fawkener and Herbert (Groom in waiting). The following bad the honour of being prefented to his MAJESTY : Mr. FRANCIS POSIES JAC! , SO:7, upon his return from a fpecial miffion to the Court of Denmark. Lord Leee t ripen his being appointed Governor of Ptimouth. Lieutenant-Colonel HARCOURT, of the ;2th Regiment, upon his return from India. Mr. Gamma JACKSON upon his being appointed his Majefty's Secretary of Legation to the Court of Prudia. Ail MAJESTY held a Privy Council, when F. JAMES Jacxsow, Efq. was introduce 4, and fworn in a Mem• ber, and took his feat at the Board accordingly. His MAJESTY gave auiience to the Duke of ponTLAND, Lord HAWRESEUEY, Mr. CANNING, and • Mr. F. J. lAcKsou. Soon after five o'clock, his %%IrisTY fet off on his return to Windfor. Tuefday morning, about ten o'clock, the Marquis CORNWALLIS, his Majefly's Mailer of the Stag Hounds, attended by a number of gentlemen fvrtf rnen, had ene of his MAJESTY'S fine deer turned out of a cart, at South Hill Park, for a day's divert - ton. At fiarting the Deer (hewed great fport, and con• tinued to do fo for upwards of an hour and a half, through the inclofures and Commons, by Brockwell sad Benfield, and was taken near the Warren-haute, after an excellent run. The Lords of the Adiliralty have bun pleafed to appoint THOMAS Kira, Efq. to be Chief Clerk of that Office, in the room of CHARLES WRIGHT, Efq. deeealed. We undernand that the London DitUllery Corn pany are to commence their extenave Works on thofe Spacious Prentice:, lately occupied in the Huse line at Vanillall. The crew of the ketch Alexander, WIC TAYLOR mailer, wrecked on the coati of Barbary in January lail, are redeemed, and arc all (ale at Algeftras, under the care of the Conful, who has (hewn them every attention after their misfortune. Letters of the r9th ult. from Heligoland mention that the Engin garrifon there was nearly deleitute of every kind of provifion,and that if they did not fpeedily obtain a fupply, they would be under the neceffity of quitting it. A Gentleman, arrived from Gottenburgh, who *as it Chriftianfand on the toth inllant, reports, that Recker was then in the hands of tht Englifh, and that Chriflianfand was threatened by twolhips of the Inc and a cutter, and he has no doubt of its being in our poffenion before now. There was in that inn two (hips •f the line, one of them an 82 gun (hip. Three veffels from Holland reached Gravefend leherday, they left it on the 18th. having previnufly to the rigid enforcement of the Dutch Decree obtained their licences of departure. They have brought a tall number of letterr, by %Odell we learn that the whole refponlibility of the full execution of the late decree is veiled in an Officer of the name of Goo LE ; who is appointed by NAPOLEON, and t.ho is to ad 'under the influence and difcretion of intlrudions from Paris, and is not to be rerponfible for his condo& to any other tribunal. This has been done to avoid references or applications to King Louts on the matter. Every paff:nger who in future may arrive on the Dutch Coati, before he can be per mitted to land, is to depofit in the hands of Mr. Gogle one thoufand guilders, to be forfeited in a given time, fhould difcovery be made that fuch pagenger Mme left from a Britifh port. There is a very extra• ordinary opinion held out in there letters ; it is laid, that all the Southern Departments of Holland are immediately to be annexed to France—thofe of the North are to be given to the King of WESTPHALIA. As the public mind has been milted by the Spanifh 'sports refpeding the condud of Major General 1 41ttroan and Lieutenant Colonel Pace, the I°l- ! viag will be found, whenever an invefligation takes OW, to be a correct flatement of all the circum wes relating to that affair : After thofe Officers had given their parole, they were removed, :I,' • an armed efcort,from Buenos Ayres, contrary to the under which that parole was given ; and, fubfequently, their s'TiOrlt were feized, their papers taken from them, and they were uordiedap the country. General Llamas was likewife apprifed by General Sa tsuma), that the Officers conEered their parole as no longer Wet, hi coorequence of there indigtitiss and infradlions, as vve alto dl tbc Stad j ob 0, 4 7.-er t to whom the communication ke ass& _ On their arrival at Monte Vid eo , previims Co I.ieut. Colonel ?set , stemming to his duty, a Court of Inquiry, eotating of the twoferos Officers of the Nave (Capt..ins Rowt. sir and 13owts t'sM). and the two fenior of the Army (Brigadier General Lou LtY and Colonel BROWN), was glen - third at the requeft of Sir S. Aut Nears, the then Commander of the Forces ; and they were 000loisitadly of opini on , t h at h e (Li euttnant C o l one l P A ca) was r eel from his parole; which opinion was notified in General Orders, This Ratement, it i s h o p e d, w ill f et th e Matter at t• until the public can be pot in poffeffion t of a le particular detail, after the return of Ge.neral 1 : • moan, SPORTING IN7ELLICk NC E. 11 . - NEWMAKET FIRST. OCTOBER. MEETING, 1807. i t. weDuestlav, !CPT. re i• - Mfg , Guineas, free for any Horfe, &c. 4.yr olds carrying 7ft 4 1 b . ky r olds jitt 51b. 6-yr olds Blt 1 t lb. and aged pft—S. C. Lord backville's ch k Profporo, 6 yrs old a Mr. Lake's br It Gaiety, 3 yrs old - i Mr. F. Neale' b fa Goth, 5 yrs old • 3 Duke of Grafton's b m Parafol, aged - dr Even betting on Prafpero. One Third of a Subfeription of ssgs each, for 3-y- old Colts carrying Btt 6lb and Fillies Sit 31b—D. I. The Horfes &c. to be bona fide the property of Subfcribers. •To be entered at the King's Stables, Newmarket, between II and one o'clock, on the day before running-mSubferibers the fame as on Tbefday. Mr. Ladbroke's ch c Matter Jaekey, by Johnny i Mr. D. Radeliffee bl c Mungo, by Sir Peter - i Duke of Grafton's br c Barbarian . dr Lord F. G. Ofborne's b f Matilda, by Whilkey - dr Five to 4 on Matter lackey. CITT BUSINESS. Yeflerday, According to annual cuflom, the new Shetiffs were prefented to the Exchequer, and Mr. Pisti.ws, the Junior Sheriff, gave his inauguration dinner to the Lord Mayor, the Corporation, and his friends. At t t in the morning Mr. PHILLIPS met his col. leagues in office, the Members of the Drapers and Stationers Company, at Stationers hall, where he en- tertained them, the Recorder, and the Law Officers of the Corporation, with an elegant breakfall. The Sheriffs and the company then proceeded in Rate, fucceeded by the colours cf the Company and a band of milk, to Guildhall, where they were met by the Lord Mayor and feveral Aldermen. A grand proceflicn then proceeded from Guild hall to Blackfriars bridge, where the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriff embarked in the grand new city barge, and the Members of the two Companies in the Splendid barge of the Drapers Company. About two o'clock, they arrived at the Court of Exchequer, whete the Curfitor Baron (Mamas) waited their approach. Being introduced, the Rscottota addreffed the Court nearly as follows :- 1 "MY Loan—l have the honour to prefent at your Lordfhip's bar, CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Efq. Citizen and Draper, and RICHARD PHILLIPS, Efq. Citizen and Stationer, who have been chofen from among their fellow citizens, to fill the high offices of She. riffs of London, and Sheriff of Middlefet. " In ettimating the qualifications of there two Gentlemen, the Livery of London were ftrongly im preffed with their loyalty to their Sovereign, with their attachment to our molt glorious and excellent Conftitution, and with their indelible regard for the chartered rights of their fellow citizens. From their acquaintance with the one (Mr. Sheriff SMITH) they naturally eipeded that, copy:tient as he is with the municipal laws of the city of London, he will pur fue the &id path of his duty, and confcientioufly difcharge that important trult which his fworn duty obliges him to fulfil. In the profellional purfuits of the other (Mr. Sheriff PH:bites) they have the bell hopes for that information, impartiality, and confli. tutional independence, which are In ftrongly promo ted by the love of literature, and for that progreffive improvement which is naturally attached to the dif fensination of learning. To them both, the city cf London look for the difplay of a liberal hofpita. lity and an appropriate fplendour. A ihrievalty thus concluded, on the principles of loyalty, independence, and munificence, mutt fecure for them the bright and unfading reward of fo important and arduous an undertaking—the thanks and regards of their fellow citizens. One of the late Sheriffs, Sir JAMES BRAMSCOMD, attends to render to his Majefty an ac count of the iffues and profits of his office ; his upright character, his uncealing humanity to the unhappy per rons committed to his charge, his confcientious dif. poial of the public Money placed under his care, his unremitting ekertions and unwearied affiduity, duf ing a fltrievalty in which two General Eledions had taken place, have fecured to him the bell wi(hes of his fellow citizens, who acknowledged their gratitude, and declared their fullelt fatisfaCtion, in a way I can. not exprefs, but which will be better conceived by my reading the language, held in the Common hall yel terday." [Here the Recorder read the Refolution cf Thanks to Sir James, pub:idheel in our Paper of yciterclay ] The CURSITOR BARON--" I, on the part of the Crown, approve of the choice the City has made in there Gentlemen, and have no doubt but they will difcharge that office with credit to themfelves, and fatistadion to their fellow citizens" The ufual writs were then read, pro forma, andr James BRANSCOMB, and Mr.COWLET Baomt.sv (the Deputy of Sir JONATN•iI MILES, who was rimed to be prevented frona attending by indifpoiltion) were (worn to their accounts. Proclamation was then made for the City to do fait and firvice, according to ancient cullom, and the 1 Junior Alderman (Mr. BIRCH) being fummoned for ' that purpofe, went through the annual ceremony of breaking the billets, and counting the horfi fives and bob nais! The proceffion then withdrew, and proceeded to Blackfriars in the fame form it let out. The barges then returned to Blackfriars, and we fcarcely ever recoiled an occafion of this kind, in which the effed of this Gala was fo great, atifing at once from the richnefs of the new barges, and the beauty of the day. At five o'clock, 163 perfons fat down to dinner with Mr. Pati.urs, at Stationers-hall, conf u ting of the Lord Mayor, the Lord Mayor Bled, the City and County Members, t t Aldermen, the Recorder, Chamberlain, Common Serjeant, the leading Mem bers of the City Councils, and a numerous body of tke moft wealthy and refpedable perfons in the City. Meirrs. INCLEDIW, TAYLOR LLIT, and other pro feffional fingers. attended, and we may fairly alert, that an afternoon of more harmony and hilarity has feldom or never been fpent in the City of London. The fallowing is a Ilatement of the diftribution of our Naval Force, up to this day:—At fea, tea fail of the line ; t t [kips from go to 44 guns; 146 fri- gates ; 183 floaps ; and 189 gun brigs and fmaller veffels ; making a total of 631 flips of war. The number in comrnilflon .s-143 fail of the line ; 20 fr )nt go to 44 guns; 181 frigates; 227 (loops, &c. and 223 gun brigs ; which, including vela' in port and fitting, guard, hofpital, prifon, and receiving (hips, makes a total of 799; the grand total, cum prifing 8g (hips building, and 183 in ordinary, it ..067. NAUTICAL INTELLIGLNCL. . • PLYMOUTH, SEPT. se. Came in the MEntavot, of 36 guns, from Jamaica ; TNALtA g of 36 guns, from Cluerafey. The Ame rican lhip Sufannah, Capt. GABIAI4, from Barcelona to England, arrived this morning, detained by the Alert private fltip of war, and was run on the rocks at Mount Flatten; the was got off, bin wilb damage. The Ontario. alto arrived, met Kith damage, and two cables, parted by a Danilh (hip getting athwart her hawfe. Several other !hips have received damage by the gale. It blows tremendoufly hard. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30. .Arrived his Majell fhip SH iLDRAKE from Guern. fey. Went out of harbour the William (tore (hip.— Came into harbour the Millbrookfchoone. Wind W. DEAL, SEPT. 30. . This morning at day light, a brig was difcovered on the Goodwin Sands, when the Deal boatmen im• mecliately went to her wffillance, but the wind blow. ing very hard from the wellward, which occaftoned a tremendous fea r to run. the boats were not able to approach. The crew, (hocking to relate, were teen from the. (bore diflibely to wave their hats for the boats to come alongtide :—about a quarter before eight the men got on the shrouds, when in a (hart time the veffel was Peen to overfet. No. particulars as yet can be learnt ; the enfign in her Ibrouds op• Feared to be an Engli(h ohe : two or three of the Deal boats have not yet been able to come on (bore, the wind blowing fo very Rrong off (bore, and it to be hoped they will bring us better intelligence of her crew than what is generally expelled. The time when the was obferved overfetting, one of the boats appeared to be making towards her.—Arrived the LOCUST gun brig from the weilward. Sailed the TROMP E use (loop on a cruize off the coati of France. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Early this morning an Englifh brig (name un known, fuppofed to be from Portugal) ran on the Goodwin Sands, and was totally loft with all the crew. Arrived the General Miranda, Capt. ORR, from Jamaica ; and the Hero, QyiN Ton, from Lir. bon, and remain in the Downs with the !hips as per laft. Wind N. W. blows hard. SHEERNESS, SEM% 30. All laR night and this day the wind has blown a violent gale from W. S. W. varying to N. W. The Baltic convoy, however, in the morning about fix o'clock, when the wind abated a little, proceeded away down the Swin, the wind was then W. The unfortunate American (hip Averick, Capt. Dscosr, has entirely become a wreck, and little of the cargo will be laved. There is alfo a collier on the fame land, that will be totally loit.—The Aiwala, Ensa, Kniphaufen galliot, from Bourdeaux with wine and brandy, that arrived yeflerday, would have failed for London to day, but the boifterotts weather prevents it. The SNAee (loop, who went with the Baltic convoy, has taken a number of volunteers to Copen• hagen to aIER to bring the Dani(h Blips home, and the TRUSTY, and feveral (lips of war are taking in volunteers, and will proceed immediately to the Baltic with them for that purpofe. The ufual packet from hence to London, cannot proceed in conic qnence of the wind, and the Chatham packets have alfo been obliged to take (helter in Qi . reenborough Swale. We fear we null hear of much damage, as the gale has been, and now is, at 5 P. M. very fevers. —Wind N.W. blows a Rrong gale. GREENOCK. SEPT. sB. The Alfred, CLARK* (one of the fleet), paired yeaerday afternoon for Port Glafgow, horn Jamaica —parted convoy on the ad inftant in a gale off the banks of Newfoundland, and faw none of them fence.—The John Bull, Captain Lila, from Jamaica, arrived at Liverpool on the 23d inftant; fhe failed from Kingfton on the s4th of July, and from Negril Bay on the tft Augult, with the fleet for Great Britain, kc. and parted from them on the 3 tft of Auguft, on the Banks of Newfoundland ; and for eleven days after the wind was at N. E. and S. E.— The Polly, Captain PAIK[R, parted at the fame time, but Captain LE♦ log fight of her the fame night. The John Bull was chaced on the loth inn. off Tory ifland, by a lugger, which fhe fuppofes to be a privateer ; while making his efeape fpoke the brig Hero, Hallar, from Limerick for Dumbarton, to whom he gave information that the fail in fight was a privateer, and loon afterwards faw the lugger board her. A fl•"op called the John, for Clyde, is alfo reported to have been boarded by the above pri- Vatcer. FROM LLOYD'S LIS? GRAV [SEND, SEPT. go—Paired by the David, WEwlng, from St. Domingo; Intl-Mac, Phillips, from Grenada; Hazard. Bell, from Montlerrat ; Ducidogfield, Hood, from Antigua; Priacefa• Mary, Langton, from Oporto; Ann and Eliza, Simes, front St. Vincent's; Neptune, Hardy, from Nevis; and the Vonelia,Hof, from Riga. The nuchels of Richmond, Sent, from Dublin for Quebec, was captured on the a ath init. off the North welt coaft of Ircland by a Sp.mills privateer, _ _ _ - The Alexander, Berbiee, from Liverpool for Bolton, was ma down on the Banks of Newfoundland. Crcw laved. The Afreridt, De Cofte, from Virginia, is on more on the Note fend, with (even fret wan In the hold. The Slade, Melinby, front Quebec for London, is on thore at the entrance of the river St. Lawrence. The Be!lona, Ferris, from Surinam for London, was totally IoR on the 16th WS- on the Bolt Head, near Dartmouth. Captain and four mcn drowned. The Six Brothers, ..---., from Gibraltar for Liverpool, fprung a leak at fa, and r.-turned to Gibraltar. Yellerday a Court of Dire&rt.! was held at the Eaft India Houfe, when the following (hips, lately taken up, were thus termed, viz. Ihe Wes, Elphinitonc, and Winchelrea, for Bombay and China ; Walmer Caßle, for St. Helena, Bencoolen and China ; and Plicenix for St. Helena and Bengal ;to be afloat the 16th Oetober, fail to Gravefend the 3 t ft, Ray there 3o days, and be in the Downs the loth December. The Ocean, Ceres, Canton, Dorfetfhire, Ainwick Caßle, David Scott, and Exeter, for China ; to be afloat the 29th November, fail to Gravefend the 15th December, Ray there 3o days, and be in the Downs the 24th January, 18°8. The Calcutta, Lord Nelfon, Hugh Inglis, and Prat" for Ma dras and Bengal; to be afloat the 14th December, fail to Gravef end the 28th, Ray there 3o days, and be in the Downs the 6th February, 1808. The William Pitt, for Madras and Bengal ; Europe, and Lord Caftlereagh, for St. Helena and Bengal ; to be afloat the 13th Ja nuary, 808, fail to Gravefend the 27th, Ray them 3o days, and be in the Downs the Bth March. The Streatham and Lady Jane Dundas, for Madras and Bengal; Jare, Meisel of Gordon, and Bengal, for Ceylon and Bengal; and Earl St. Vincent, for Bombay; to be ;float the 27th of January, fail to Gravefend the z tat February, flay there so days, and be in the Downs the ascl March. Information was to-day received at the India Houle, Rating, that the (hips Lord Keith, RAMAGE and Ocean, Meracc /tar, failed fr(-m Bengal for Ben coolen, the lit March GRAND REVIEW AND afilllf F.GH7 Yeflerday was appointed fors grand esercife and di(play of the abilities of the following Corps of Vc • lunteers : The Hon. the Artillery Corps, Colonel Curtis. The Chrift Church and Lambeth Loyal Volunteers, Caloric/ Slade. The St john's Loyal Volunteers, Major King; and The tit Surrey, Colnel GaitiltilL This brigade was fuppofed to be the Englifh part v; it was commanded by Colonel Curti., under the di• ration of a Colonel from his. Majell y% regular fos crs. The fuppofed French were corriman2ed in chief by Col. Hardy : they confined of the following corps The Wandlvrotth Light Horfe, Capt. Tritton. The Clapham Volunteers, Col. Prefcott. .fhe•Camberwell ditto, Col. Smith. The Wandfworrh, Major Edwards. The Tooting, Capt. Lord. • The BenweU and Weymouth; Capt. Weymouth. The Batterfea, Capt. Horncattle. At a very early hour the lalt mentioned brigade polled themfelves in a very flrong politis.n near the fpot which had been at firlt determined on. Colonel Cur:it and the attacking army muttered, at Cumber. land Gardens, at tea o'clock, from whence they pro ceeded to Wandfworth. At twelve, they fell in with the out-polls of the army, denominated French.— They were boon diflodged from that potation, as.the others had not the difficulty of difembarking as was at fira propufed. In French Horn Fields,•the victory appeared to he leverely concerted; the riflemen of the oft Surrey, and the fharpfhooters attached to the Honourable Artillery, fkirmithed in molt afire and fatiguing ltruggles with the Clapham and Camber. well Light Infantry. The latter, however, were repeatedly beat back; and the main body, after va rious fhiftings of potation by the Elcbalon movement, retreated up hill, through the church yard and town of Wandfworth, the out polls being clofely engaged almoll all the way. On Wandfworth Common Co lunel Hardy rallied Ms forces, and drew up in order of battle to meet his purfuers. They advanced in three columns, and then formed themfelves in differ ent lines, with the artillery field•picces on their right. Culcnel Curtis fent forward the cavalry, which made an excellent charge, , with a view to turn the right wing of the advancing army, but was twice repulfed. There was here fomething that could not be Paid very clofely to refemble real action. The cavalry retreated in a moderate pace in front of the enemy, palling from one end to the other of the line, fo that if it had been a real Isaac force, the whole mutt have been cut to pieces. Howev:r, there was borne ex cellent manmuvring between the main bodies, and the light troops on both fides difplayed the utmoft promp. titude in all their motions. The retreating army after borne heavy firing moved round into Nightingale lane, and feveral enclofures round it. They made an excellent retreat under cover of their light com panies, who kept the out.poßs of the advancing army conflantly on the alert. Hedges, ditches, and garden. fences of all defcriptions, were made ufe of as the means of retreat and cover. The tft Surrey Rifle Corps was extremely alive in the purfuit. A bridge in Nightingale lane was warmly contelted for by ftreet firing from the two main bodies, and by the mum& ing Aftivity of the light troops near the handfome Cottage of Surgeon Lynn, and round feveral neigh. bowing gardens and demefnes. After the fuppofed French were completely beaten out of the lane, they drew up on Clapham Common, where they Inflained a rnoll incredible continuance of round firing in the manner of hedge firing. At length their ammu nition was fuppofed to be expended, and they ceafed firing. The Britith force then beat a parley; this was not anfwered from the other fide. The Staff Officers then advanced, in order to have a conference with thole of the other army, but the whole line advanced, and the officers were under the necellity of falling back on their own army. After tome conference between the Generals on both fides, the conquered marched forward with drums beating, colours flying, &c. the oppofite force in return prefented arms, they both played national airs, and then the corps that belonged to the neighbourhood marched to their quarters, whilft the Honourable Artillery and other corps that went from town partook of a foldierly re paft upon the turf. The day was extremely fine, there was a great number of people on the ground, but we did not hear that any material accident occurred. Saturday the Marquis of Burs and Suite arrived at the Tontine Tavern, Greenock, on his way to Mount Stewart. Friday the Aberdeen Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel FINLASON, had a grand field day there, in pretence of the Right Hon. Lord Jullice CEBU, the Magiarates of that city, Colonel TINLING, and feveral other of f icers, who expreffed themfelves highly pleafed with their appearance and difcipline. Great hopes are Gill entertained by Government, that MUNGO Pm, the enterpriling Traveller, may be living, and occupied in the purfnit of the im portant skied of his million to Africa. A reprefentation has been humanely forwarded to his Majefly's Miniflers, from Glagfow, in behalf of Alexander Munroe, fentenced to death at the Old Bai ley. B e f ore h e l e ft Glafgow he exhibited molt une quivocal fymptoms of mental derangement. DAVEY LANs TNIATRI.—On Tuefday night, the Tragedy of Pizarro attraled an overflowing Houle. Mr. ELLISTON, we believe for the &It time at this Theatre, perfonated Rolla : his performance was cor ral, and his fuccefs in this heroic, and noble charae• ter, was greeted with merited plaudits through the whcle of the Play. A Gentleman, named Portia's, made his debut as Alonzo, and acquitted hirnfelf with ' confiderable drat : his figure, voice, and manner, continually reminded us of Mr. H. Si rime s, to whom Mr. Purmaa bears a flriking refemblance. Mrs. Powfixt was a good Elvira. In the mufical enter tainment of The Poor Solder, Mifs DAPONTE made her third appearance; her longs were well executed, and The Friend and Pitcher was enthufiaflically ad mired. Her ailing is at prefent a little rearained. COVENT GAIIDIOd THFATAII.Lati night the Pro. ivied Hvjhand, and Lock and /Cry, were performed to an exceedingly well filled Houle. The charafters were filled as haft feafon, and the pieces reprefented to the heft advantage. About three o'clock cm Saturday afterna a ig le broke out in a gentleman's houfe at the eaft end of Greenock, which at one time bore rather an alarming a - pea; but, by the immediate exertions of the ram' and neighbourhood, it was got under with no other material injury than burning a part of the roof. rho lot nfe- into par• 'run the t'CW