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FRANCE. PARIS, OCTOBER 21. THE MINISTER OF MARINE TO THE MARITIME PREFECTS. I h:lften to inform you that, notwithflanding the reflrktions which kern to refult from the t tth ar tick of the Preliminaries of Peace with England, the Commercial Navigation is entirely free. An• nounce this happy and important news immedi ately in all the ports of your diftriCi. French !hips may put to fca in full fecurity. An abfolute cef cation of hollilities is agreed upon between the two Governments, and the Englifh Admiralty fent off on the t ith intl. orders to all the armed (hips. OCTOBER 24.—Citizen COLINCOURT, the COM. mander in Chief of the zd regiment of Carabineers, has left Luncville on a Ipecial million, it is fup pofed, from Government to the Ottoman Porte. Two Officers of his corps have accompanied him. OCTOBER 25.— LE SCALIER, formerly Counfellor of State, is jut} gone from Paris. It is faid he is gone to St. Domingo. The extraordinary courier lent to General Mu- RAT with the news of the Preliminaries of Peace being figned with England, arrived at Milan the Bth of Oclober: the publication took place in the evening, with much folemnity, drums beating, co lours flying, lighted torches, anal amidff univerfal acclamations. General MURAT immediately fent off couriers, and diipatched orders for a frigate to fail from Ancona to the Army of the Eaff with the happy tidings. The dock-yards of Bayonne begin already to feel the effeas of Peace ; fifteen (hips have been got on the Rocks. In all the other ports of the Repub- 1 lic, thip-building is alto carrying on. A letter from Madrid, publiflied in the Italian Gazettes, Rates, that Admiral MASSAREDO, who commanded at Cadiz, has requefled and obtained leave to refign. OCTOBER 25.—According to accounts from Otranto, Am, the Pacha of Janina, has fled from his government, in confequence of the revolt of his fub)ths, and a recent defeat from the Pacha of Delphinia. The Prete& of La Cote d'Or has addrefred the following letter to the PrefeEts and Mayors of his clepartnient ;- 0 , Some individuals, who had left France pre vious to the 1 4 th of July, and whole names are not iufcribed in the lifts of Emigrants, have again en tered the territory of the Republic, withoutcomply. ing with any other form than that of procuring a pa fl port on the frontiers. I am allured that there are fe venal of this defcription in this department, whole paffports were fhewn to me on their arrival. As they may flypole that they have nothing farther to do in order to :elide quietly in France, I beg, Citi zens, you will inform therm, and others in the fame circumflances, whether provided or not with paffports, that they mull fend me a certificate, at telled by the municipality of the place in which they bait refided before their departure from France : t ft, Of the period of their departure ; sd, Of the reafons which induced them to leave it ; and 3d, Of their laft place of abode in France. This certificate muff be figned by the prefea of the department in which the municipality is fitua. ted. Such are the forms prefcribed by the Minißer of Police in his letter of the 3oth ult. and of which I defire you will attend to the execution on the part of thofe whole duty it is. Exchange on London, at 30 days, 22 1. 95 c. ; at go days, 22 f. 85 c. FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. BERN E, Ocr. 16.—1 n the Sitting of the toth, the Diet decreed that the ftipends of the Clergy, the Eftablifhments for Public InftruCtion, the Infpec. tion of Church Property, and that of Schools, &c. Ihould be under the jurifdidion of the Cantons. MADRID, SErT. t7.—The head•quarders of the trench army are conftantly at Valladolid. We are ignorant what direction it will take after the Ratification of Peace with Portngal. Generals Sr. Cva and Lect.tac are expelled here. In the beginning of this month there was a re volt at Valencia, on account of the eitablifhment of the Provincial Militia. Thole who were fup poled to have contributed to that meafure were plundered by the revolters, and the plunder.dif. tributed to the poor. The tumult is now appeal ed ; the King having decreed the fuppreffion of the Provincial Militia throughout the Kingdom. PETERSBULGH, SEPT. 25.—Prince GAGER IN,fon of the Minifter of Commerce, has let out for Na ples with his wife, Princefs of LA►UCHIN. He goes as Envoy to the King of Sardinia. From tbe HA MBURGH MAIL. Sr. PETERSIIVIGH, OCT. 6.—On the 4th In the mottling, we received the long-withed intel telligence of the crowning of our - beloved Sove reign, ALEXANDER I. This joyful news was im mediately communicated to the inhabitants by the difcharge of tot pieces of artillery, and the ring ing of bells; ilk the evening the city was fplendidly illuminated. Moscow, SEPT. 27. —Immediately after the co ronation, a proclamation was publithed, by which his IMPERIAL MAJESTY TCICAICS All ranks of per tons from fubjation to the recruiting fcrvice during the remainder of this year—all fines hi therto not collated are remitted—perfons impri forted for debts to the Crown, who can prove by credible witnares that they are not able to pay, to be fet at liberty, Dec. &c. - - - - VIENNA, Ocr. 4.—ln the night between the :t h .ind 13th inn. the French Amkairador,Cti A M PACS y, received acourier from Paris, with advice that the Preliminaries of Peace between England and France were figned on the tR of Onoher ; whi:h it.telligence he immediately communicated to our Court, and the foreign Knitters here, ss ith prdlions of the greateft fatishinicin. 'lr•flerday the French Ara Ofa.a gave in hi , . •redentials to the State and Vic: Chancd!or, CI -ind in the omit, t thit. veck gill rcczive his Audience of eery of !.ie imhcr :I this oce.aftew the ArLIAT.4.I , , .1::;1 his retinue were dreffed exaelly in the faihion of this city. He wore his hair dreffed, with a bag a brown coat embroidered with filver, and filk ilockings. His fervants had brown liveries with Myer lace ; and his principal attendants were in fcarlet with gold lace. This was confidered as the more remarkable, as the appearance and behavi our of General BERNADOTTE was ilrikingly the reverfe. HAG U t,Ocr. 2 2.—The new State Diretlory was conflituted on the 17th. Itconfills of Citizens Bs- MUM, BRANTSEN, HOOGSTRATEN,LEELV,Q2EY SEN, SPOORS, and Vta t zw, appointed by the State Direetory ; and Citizens HAERSOLTE, Bas. LER, PYMANN, LEAVE, and VAN BURMANNIA REN CERS, chofen by the (even firft named Members. Citizen BEVEREN was chofen Preftdent according to the loth article of the new Conflitution. Among thefe twelve Menbers are two who before the year 1795 held a high fituation under Government, namely, BevAN-rsztr, who about the end of :794 went with itsPk.LAAR to Paris to negotiate a Peace, which, however, did not take place, and BURMAN NIA ROWERS, Member of the States-General for Friefcland. The other ten Members have all, fince 1795, at different times, had a (hare in the Government of the State, either as reprefentatives of the people, Dire tors, or Miniflers. The ap pointment of the two firft is no doubt intended to produce a reconciliation and union of parties. The new Direaory is, it is to be obferved, of Citi zens feleaed from all the Departments : there are three from Holland, two from Friefland, two from Guelderland, one from Zealand, one from Utrecht, one from Groningen, one from 0 veryfrel, and one from Batavian Brabant. CHAIMESGERAID HULTMANN is chofen Secre tary to the New Directory, but as he is at prefent at Berlin, Citizen DASTSVAL will officiate for him till his arrival. _ _ - It is faid Miss will be appointed Secretary of State. The Council of Finance will confill of Ci tizens AIDEMA, VOSSUIN-STEENWyCK, and a third Member. _ _ _ The late Dire&Ory is now entirely difrolved, and we live under a new form of Government, which is as different from the late Government as that was from that which preceded it, and which began with the great Revolution in 1795. Hamm", OCT. 17.—A Suabian Gazette (peaks of feveral fecret articles in the Preliminaries be tween France and England, of which he pretends to give the following : " Spain in lieu of Trini dad, (hall receive the ifland of St. Lucia. The ceffion of the Spanifh part of St. Domingo thall be recalled, and Louifiana be ceded inflead to the French Republic. The poffeffion of Piedmont by the French, the King of Tufcany, the Cifalpine, Ligurian, Helvetic, and Batavian Republics, to gether with the Sovereignty, to be founded for the late Stadtholder, [hall be acknowledged by Eng land. " The Batavian Republic (hall receive indem nifications in Belgium, and the late German coun ties on the left bank of the Rhine, for the ceffien of Ceylon.—ln cafe the Definitive Treaty fhould not be concluded, there (hall, neverthelefs, be a three years At m.Rice between France and England on the forting of prefent polreffion." Rarissow,Gcr.l6.—As by the Preliminaries of Peace concluded between France and England, Amiens is appointed to be the place of Congrcfs for negociating the definitive Treaty, it is expec ted that Plenipotentiaries from Auftria and Pruffi a will repair thither to dilcufs the affairs of Ger many, in concert with the Minifters of France and England. LONDON. THURSDAY, ocroBER 29. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Cnnrols 69f 69f f f—Reducal 6464-4 per Cent.B6l— Cent. tot f—Nrw Ann. roof—Loug'Ann. 20 S-16. Ornniurn 24f f. The Hamburg!' Mail doe yefterd 4y arrived this forenoon, and brings intelligence of the Coronation of the Emperor ALIIIANDER at Mot - cow on the 27th ultimo. The contents of the Mail arc given above. Yeflerday his MAJESTY came to town from Kew, and held a Council at the (!een's Houfe ; at which his Grace the Archbifhop of CANTERBURY, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Dukes of PORTLAND and Roam:Rol+, the Marquis of SALISBURY, the Earls of CHATHAM, LEICESTER, and ST.VINCENT, Lords HAWK [USURY and PELHAM, and the CHAN CELLOR of the Exca ego aa, were prefent, to hear his Mai r sr r's Speech read. The )(Iwo, at half pall three, left town for Kew, efcorted by a party of Light Dragoons ; and this day his MAJESTY, attended by a fimilar efcort, re turned to St. James's, from whence he went in the ufual (late to the Houk of Pcers, where, being feated on the Thronc, he opcned the Seflion with a molt gracious Speech to both Houfes of Parlia ment . We have made proper arrangementi to enable us to lay before our Friends, as we have hitherto done, a more full and accurate detail of the De bates in Parliament than can be met with in any other Journal ; and our Readers may depend that thofe exertions in every other department, which have obtained for us the preference we cn . h., (hall in no cafe be relaxed. Yet . leid ty the Duke of Poicrt..axe, and feveral of the Cabinet Miniulers dined with Lord PLLH AM, at his Houle in Piccadilly. . Mr. A not r.ram alfo gave a grand dinner to fe vctul Mcnib:::. of Adminiftration, at his Houfe in I),i•Arjng•lt:%:. t.l a 1 , n7 aohrenCe of the 1•(:, attcs LIIC Council Luke tir, yt [Lc: Perrniffion was yefterday granted by the Lords of the Council, for the Merchants who had im ported Corn fince the bounty ceated, to re-export it if they thought fit. The commercial paffports which have been re ceived from France, are for the purpofe of pro teCting fuch of our merchants flips as are about to from capture or detention, in cafe they meet with a French fhip of war, at lea. They are not paffports for liberty to go to France. An order has been received by the Agent for Prifoners of War at Edinburgh, for the immeci ate tranfmiffion of thole under his charge for France, which will be forthwith carried into exe cution under the direEtion of Captain CLEMENTS. The veffels of war prefently in the Frith, will be employed on this duty. Lord NELSON attended the Board of Admiralty this day. It is reported that his Lordfhip is about to be employed in an Expedition to the Weft ' Indies—To atria the French in fettling the affairs of St. Domingo, is probably the objeet. The gallant Sir THOMAS TROUHRIDGE has joined Mr. JEttvis, as a candidate to reprefent the Borough of Great Yarmouth, in Parliament, at the enfuing General EleEtion ; and they are laid to have made the molt fuccefsful canvafs there that has been known, fince the time when all oppo-, fition vanifhed before that illtdirious charaiter, the Earl of Sr. Viticsur ' when he flood forward fi upon a limilar occaon. Sir THOMAS returned to town this morning. Yefterday, the Right Hon. ISAAC COIkAY ar rived in Town from Ireland. Ye llerday the Right Hon. the LORD.MA volt, after opening the SeMons at the Old Bailey, the RECORDER, feveral Aldermen and the Sheriffs, at tended by the City Officers, west in ploceilion to Bedford-fquare, to prefent the LORD MAYOR elefl to the LORD CHANCELLOR, for the approbation of his MAJESTY. The Earl of CHESTERFIELD arrived at CLeiter field-Houfe yefterday morning. Lord BOYLE, Colonel LONGFIELD, Mr. VANDE LEUR, Mr. COMMilfiOner BERESFORD, Mr. JOHN TOWNSEND, and feveral other Trills Members of diftin&ion, arrived in town yefterday from Ireland. Mr.DuNDAS will not return to town till January., Earl of OXFORD and Lady jet E RAREFY, Earl of FAUCONIERO, Hon. Mrs. LEIGH, and Mrs. SHACKERLEY, Sir MICHAEL SMITH, Lieutenant. Colonel and Mrs. Cur vE, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. MACGREGOR, Colonel READ, Major and Mifs EUSTACE, Captain LEWIS THORNTON, Captain STOPFORD, Captain, Mrs. and Mifs G. ADAMS, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Hoot, &c. &c. are arrived at Cheltenham. The Marquis of Hu NTLEY gave a grand en:sr tainment, laft week, at Hundertown, in honour of the peace. The Marchionefs of WELLESLEY is improving the beautiful and compa4f family refidence in Park lane, preparatory to the return of the Marquis, who is loon expeEled from India. Earl ROMN EY is appointed a Governor of Green wich Hofp ital. BENJAMIN HOT/NOVAE, Efq. M. P.lall week ge neronny fent a donation of zo guineas to Gloucef ter Infirmary. Earl Sr. VINCENT has left his haute in Mora. mer-ffreet, which was recently fitted up at an ex pence little Ihort of zo,oool. to refide in the Ad miralty. Four companies of the Worcefler Militia, that marched fome time fince to Hilfea, arc returned to their former Ration in the old baracks at Ford mouth. The train of artillery are ordered to take the duty of the gun wharf and platform at Portimouth. Saturday laft one divition of the Eaft Kent Mi litia arrived at Lewes barracks from the Me of Wight. The other divifion is on its march. A divition of the Sufrez Militia marched into Lewes on Saturday, on its route to join the Regi ment at Baffle barracks. The Weft Eirex Militia commenced their march, on Monday, from Bletchington barracks, on their route to Chelmsford, to be difembodied. Yefterday forenoon a fecond detachment of the Guards marched into town from Chelmsford. The Guards are on their return home from Egypt. Three thoufand of them were embarked when the litft accounts came away, under the com mand of Major General CRADDOCK. His IM►ERIAL MAJESTY having been informed by Count Coussyrzz L, that Citizen CHAMPAGNY, the French Ambafrador as Vienna, is fond of the chafe, ordered Count HARLEGG to place at the difpofal of this Minifter a domain of feveral miles in extent. A Hamburgh Paper gives the folipwing as a (ketch of the Concordahum between BoxAr Aar and the POP 1. The Catholic, Apollolical, and Roma re ligons (hall be declared the religion of the State.— a. This religion (hall be protected in its exterior worship and its ceremonies, with the exeeptinn of the proceflions, which (hall not take place but when the Prefects (hall judge that they will not be attended with inconvenience. -3. The CHIEF CONSUL IS declared Head of the Gallican Church. 4. All the Bifhoprics of France (hall be vacated, but the former titular Bifhops Shall receive new Bulls on the prefentation of the CHIEF CONSUL.— F. The Bilhops, Priefts, and Curates Shall make the promife of fidelity.-6. Three Bifhops (hall never have leave to return to France, viz. the Cardinals of Rohan and Montmorency, and the Whop of Arras.-7. Upon the publication of the Corw9rdatum there 111411 he eltablillicd in cash arondlement an Office where the Catholics fh.ill infcribe their names, and where they fhall pay to defray the expeure of public worship a tenth of their taxes.-8. All the parochial churches Shall he reflored to the communes. -9. In the approachiiir! nomination of Cardinals, three hats (hall be give]. to France, ..pon the prefentation of the CHIEF G:Asex. LINES ON TR2 DEISM Or THE RIGHT HONOUKAILI LORD AUGUSTUS FITZ-ROT. Varewel, Auno Yrus !—let the facred teat Of holy Friencithip confecrate thy bier; Let Genius, weeping at the feet of Fame, Dißill one drop to fall on Fyrz-Run's name; That name for fplendid titles long renown d% But Ids by dignity, than virtue crown'd! GRAVTON ! mark the forrowing page, And let Hopei angel cheer thy drooping age; Difpel the gloom that hovers o'er thy head, And etafe to mourn thy lov'd A °cos TV 3... dead Behoit the beauteous race that kneels to &arc A particles (orrow, and a parent's care; Alt, forcheirfakes, each murm'ring plaint forego, Andltem the tide of unavailing woe! V. R. o, On Saturday lall, between three and four, P. M. a duel took place in a field near the Long Room., Plymouth, between Lieutenant Wortrif, of th r BEAULIEU, and Mr. lismpii ILL, late Purfer of that Ihip. Lieutenant the Hon. EDWARD Icitic was fecond to the former, and Mr. Nice, Purfer of the BEAULIZU, to the latter. After exchanging a (hot each, the feconds interfered ; and it appear. jag that a mifreprefentation had been the occafioa of - the meeting, the affair was amicably fettled. Mr. H. SIDDON s, laft night, took, as the fuccef. for of Mr. Pori, the part of Othello at Covent-Gar. den Theatre, which he performed throughout with a correa attention to the text of the Author, and fame few attempts at new emphafis, but which w e did not think particularly happy. As a reader of the charafter we pronounce him very refpedable, but he wants the animation and deportment of his pre. deceifor. Indeed, we confider Othello, like liam/fl, as above the perfedtmanagement of any very young man; though we confefs Mr. SIDDON s bids fair t o b: an ador of fuperior rank, after a tee•: years ac quaintance with a London audience. Ma.Cooxt's !ago was, laft night, making fome little allowance on account of his hoarfenefs, which yet cots inues, as mafterly as ever. Mrs. GLOVER in Defdnwra : s too muck the heroine. The part, we conceive, wou:d be more fitly allotted to Mifs MuItRAY, At Drury Lane lall night The Sehool fir Stan: drew a very good houfe. There was no ch., ! , 1 the performers. It is needlefs to fay that kING and Mifs Pot s, the original perfoi mers in this piece, are (lilt by far the bell. Mr. KEMBLP, fays a morning paper, has with. drawn hunfelf entirely from Drury. Lane Theatre, in confequence of a ferious difagreement with Mr. SIitRIDAN. A fon of Mr. Lava s's, of Covent-Garden Thea tre,perforrncd Did Dowlas, in Thr Ndr at very ably at Brighton lat week. The PRINCE be (poke. the Play _ A company of Comedians is now performing Colefhill, &c. confifting wholly of one family. Or of their late play-bills ran thus :—Rolla, Mr. Ha milton ; Pizarro, Mr. R. Hamilton ; Old Man, Mr) Hamilton; Lai Cafas, Mrs. Hamilton; RI, Mi. Lyddel Hamilton ; Cora, Mifs Sophia Hamilton Virgin: of the Sun, Mifs L. and Mifs C. Hamilton and tivira, Mifs Hamilton ; and the bills wer printed by Mr. Myrton Hamilton. The City of Pefaro has been rellored to POPE. Among the Commiffloners who took pot C (lion of it in the name of his Holinefs we tiud. Chevalier Bonaparte! On Saturday left Come wag exhibited two pcnni loaves, hanging each by a ftring, over the door the Town-hall at Lewes, where the lartinefs of thi corn-market is carried on, one of which WAS fma as when wheat bore the exceffive price of 4cl. load ; the other was of the preftnt refpeElabl7;:! fi7e ; under the former was Ruck a confpicuot label, with the words 4 , Farewell War;" and, neath the fatter, 4 , llfekome Peace!" During thelate rejoicingsfor time, atNewcalllt Dr. PEARSON exhibited in one window a figur of Death, reprefented by a real fkeleton—infcrii tios, " The Effeets of War;" in the next Ivinclo , was an enormous cheefe and loaf, infcribed " TI Benefits of Peacc."—ln a fmall bode in Newgat. (tree, there was fhaking hands with Bova PARTE, and laying, 44 I did not think thou ail fici.an.a-canny fellow." Mr. F —x, at the fide, fay! " But I always thought fo." Oppofitc the MZI fion.houfe were exhibited fome caricature tranfp rancies, which highly gratified the mobility, v i z Peace diffusing Plenty ; and three grotefque fig: t 7 marked " Foreflallers," hanging together on gallows, on which the devil dances a hurnpi; playing on the fiddle. SHOOTING MID FISHING.—..CoIoneI THORNTI has introduced among the Northern fportfniew . new mode of (hooting game and deer with at' rifles. From the fuccefs which has attended :h innovation, it is likely to become general in pia( lice. A few days ago a bet was decided at Thon ville Royal, that Col. THORN row would not kill many head of game by his mode of (hooting a gentleman of - the neighbourhood, who is reel oncd a very good (hot, with a double•barrellt gun. A great number of fporting men, interelit , in the event, met on the occafion, and Celoni Two:oil-ow won his match. Many woodeosl were killed in the courfe of the day. Notwit (landing the mildnefs of the lesion, thefe bin wre numerous in that part of the country. A cumftancchappened aj the fame place the day af:t hich (hews that of all fpecies of (port, tithing I quires leaf} teaching : all the company fet out woodcock and pheafant (hooting, except a forol gentleman, who, being rather advanced in y•J did not feel himfelf filfficiently naive to mak, 01 of the party ; accordingly, he rermefied that might be .elt at home, where he propofed to a m; himlelf with fifhing, for the &A time in his ,•`, few general diretgions were given him, and was left by his friends to try his maiden ed l >vith Ve:y little hopes of fuccefs. On their retu however, they found with adonifhment that in t °lute of A few hours he had killed a jack of till pounds, a perch of the fame Luc, and a pike near twenty pounds. • price Now, four, F 7 though tlid, ye curt of my roureqg writing the Wa f.nd me Tht attend lA, a The ( try bu ix,qs "I the the tropoli nt:celL bean 1; !".:cry . . C. ❑t n yreate '11.: pi mut It i 3 « tin, !Jim: 3 ntle, Jr , W(N, .1 • 1 IM ITUt 4111 I lii On >mpany of Comedians is now performing a' 11, &c. confifting wholly of one family. On. r late play-bills ran thus: —Rolla, Mr. H ; Pizarro, Mr. R. Hamilton ; Man, Mr ton; Lai Cafas, Mrs. Hamilton; Boj, Mil 1 Hamilton ; Cora, Mifs Sophia Hamilton of the Sun, Mifs L. and Mifs C. Hamilton lvira, Mifs Hamilton ; and the bills we I by Mr. Myrton Hamilton. City of Pefaro has been rellored to Among the Commit:Goners who took poi of it in the name of his Holinefs we find er Bonaparte! Saturday Taft Come wag exhibited two peen hanging each by a firing, over the door ,wn-hall at Lewes, where the butinefsofth iarket is carried on, one of which was fmai n wheat bore the exceffive price of acl. pr the other was of the preterit refpeaable ceder the former was (tuck a confpicurc with the words 4 , Farewell War;" and, :he latter, 4 , Ilfekome Peace!" ing thelate rejoicingsfor time, atNewcaftl. AIISON exhibited in one window a figu ,th, reprefented by a real fkeleton—inferi• The Effeas of War;" in the next Ivied(' I enormous cheefe and loaf, infcribed " :s of Peace."—ln a fmall houfe in Newgat there was fhaking hands with Boa , and laying, 4' I did not think thou w.i 7-Caltlfy fellow." Mr. F —x, at the fide, fay I always thought fo." Oppofite the 11f2. , ufe were exhibited fome caricature tranfp 1, which highly gratified the mobility, vi liffuting Plenty; and three grotefgue " Foreflallers," hanging together on s, on which the devil dances a horepi on the fiddle. OTING •ND FISHING.—CoIoneI THORNT. roduced among the Northern fportfmen ode of (hooting game and deer with ai From the fuccefs which has attended th tion, it is likely to become general in pi .1 few days ago a bet was decided at Thor .oval, that Col. Totem w row would not kill head of game by his mode of (hooting leman of the neighbourhood, who is rec very good (hot, with a double.barrell. A great number of fporting men, intereli • event, met on the occafion, and Cclon ITON won his match. Many woodcec .illed in the courfe of the day. Notwit ig the mildnefs of the feafon, thefe bit merous in that part of the country. A c inechappened aj the fame place the day at: • (hews that of all fpecies of (port, hfhirg ' lead teaching : all the company fet out uck and - pheafant Mooting, except a tort' man, who, being rather advanced in y•a t feel himfelf fufficiently aaive to mak, party ; accordingly, he reggefied tl,.it be teft at home, where he propofed to am with fifhing, for the fink time in his lite. general directions were given him, and ft by his friends to try his maiden etc c: y little hopes of fuccefs. On their ret cr, they found with afionifhment that in of a few hours he had killed a jack of tit s, a perch of the fame Lze, tit and a pike miry pounds. •