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OST, fuppoted to have been dropped between -. 41 the BANE and Mars. DOWN, TIP:ANTON, and Co's. BANK NOTE for vssoL No. 910, dated 16th January, los~Whnever will bring the &MC to Meirra BARBER and WITH'', Nag, Sweeting's-alley, Royal-Exchange, hull re ire FIFTY POUNDS Reward. Payment is hopped at the Bank, he. January so, ant. , FASHIONABLE DANCING. PRIVATE TUITION. Oa. ALLEN informs his Pupils and the Pub- VA lie, that he has removed from Haidon-lquare, where : has taught thcfe loft 4E yeses, and has opened his new Am :my for Falhionable Dancing, ak , No. go, Great /Ullf.ftreet, oodman's Fields. His Academy, alto, at the Welt end of the own is, and will continue open as ufual, at No. to, Sherrard. red, Golden-fquare. At both, Ladles and Gentlemen who, hen children, have learned imperfedily, or not at all, are try foon, and quite in private, Taught to perform elegantly 11:17 ddcription of DANCE in MODERN PRACTICE. Extra exertions are made to haft= the progrefs of (itch Fo dyers, Navy and Army (Mem, Captains of Ships, Country nlidents, and others who can devote but a short time to this :compliihment they may rade in the Honk during thdr &Jon; about a fortnight may be fulEcient. The Pedal Harp, Piano Forte, and Violin Taught ; alto mad Sword and Fencing. A feled Subkription Affetnbly every Wednefday. This day was publifike4 Price se. Number LXXX. of -•--- - ----- REPERTORY of- ARTS and MA-1 Pt/FACTURES, containing the SpeenSession of Mr. ohnfon's Patent for a Macbine,wlth new means of obtaining 'ower; Mr. Whitton's, for a Lead Such:truss ; Mr. Sene hurft's, for a New Lamp and Burner • Mr. Collin's, for the 'reparation and Application of fund ry Articles to Marine 'urpofes; Hints for managing (elf-fawn Oats, and Giving plough 's and Seed; and Method of converting Wheat grown in a Field a profit, by Mr. Welton ; Experiments and Obfervations on le different Modes of cultivating Wheat, by Mr. Harper; kfeription of an improved Mangle, by Mr. Jet ; Defeription fan improved Irifh Car; Account of a new invented Hand toe; ObferVations and Eiperiments on Copper, by Pd. 'reuft; on the Caofes of the Vinous Fermentations, by M. gage; on the different Modes of preparing Naples Yellow; inquiry concerning Tin, by Mr. Prouft ; Cornet Lift of all 'aunts paled in November, with four good Engravings. Sold at the Repertory Orme, No. tB2, Fleet-ft:roe ; B. )ugdale, Dublin ; W. Remnant, Hamburg's •, and by ail the lookfellers in Town and Country; of whom may be had, omplete Setk adds Work, price 71 ia..in bawds. FRENCH PRISONERS. :ORRESFONDENCE WITH THI FRENCH GOVIRNMINT, RILATITE TO PRISONERS. OF WAR, CONTINUED FROM Till STAR OF THE 14TH INSTANT. LITTER PROW CAPTAIN WOODRIFF TO THE COM• MUMMER S OF Tit•NIIP ORTS. a Norman Crois, 9th September, 'km " Getttlemen,—lnclofed I tranfmit a packet for M. OTTO, by which, you will obferve, that notwithilanding all I have done, or can do, to prevent the pnfoners from felling their rations of provifions for days to come, and their bedding, it has not had, nor is likely to have, the defired :ffc& Since the commencement of the wet wea- Cher, many of them have been taken to the Hofpital in a very weak Rate, in confcquence of having fold their provilions and bedding; and one Dr two have died. Several of the French prifoners are without clothing, and, having fold their bed ding, they are deftitute of either ; and the prefent wet weather, and the approaching winter, will, if they be not clothed, fill the hofpitals. 1 have, Gentlemen, thought it prudent to mention thefe circumltances to you, as I am firmly of opinion that, unlefs fome clothing is ilfued to the prifoners who are now deflitute, many of them will die, flaould the winter be fevere." THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSPORTS TO M. OTTO. "Tranfport Office, Odober 57, aßoo. Sir—Not having yet heard from you that any provifion has been made by the French Govern ment for fupplying their people, prifoners in this country, with clothing; and the reports daily made to us from the feveral depots, refpedting the mi ferablr flate of the prifoners from the want of that neceffary article, becoming more and more ferious, we cannot, from motives of humanity, avoid again reprefenting to you the abfolute ne ceffity there is of your taking immediate fleps for fupplying the prifoners, fo as to prevent the fatal confequences that mnft otherwife inevitably enfue, upon the commencement of the approaching cold (edam We molt carneftly requeft your early at tention to this fubielt ; and that if you be not al ready provided with the means of affording the neceffary relief to your unfortunate countrymen, you will lofe no time in ftrongly recommending the meafure to your Government." TOIS COMMISSARY OF TNt FRENCH REPUBLIC IN ENGLAND, TO MI COMMISSIONERS OF TNI TRANSPORT BOARD. _ London. Oetober 19, I siO• " Gentlemen—l have received the letter which you did me the honour of writing yenerday, in order to inform me that the reports from your Agents at the depots continue to reprefent, in the moit urgent manner, the neceffity of providing clothing for the French prifoners of war before the commencement of the fcvere winter which may be immediately expeeted. I can only deeply la ment the deplorable fituation to which thefe un fortunate men are reduced, and my own in ability to provide clothing for them without having re ceived the neceiTary orders and inflruftions from •my Government to enable me to defray this ti pence. I !hall not fail, however, again to repre fent to the French Government the urgent wants of our prifoners, and to recommend to n to adopt, in its wifdom, Inch meafures as the circumftances may appear to require. I mull neverthelefs ob ferve to you, that the French Government, hav ing undertaken to clothe all the prifoners whom the° chance of war has thrown into its hands, had ma fon to expeet a reciprocal attention on the part of Great Britain ; and although the prifoners now detained in France are not emely Englifh, never thelefs they belong to Powers in alliance with his Majefty. You will perceive from the copy of the inclofed arrite, that thefe prifoners are provided with clothing at the expence of the French Go vernment. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) a orro." (T rime.) assucTs rams TIE ■IGIST al Or Via DELIIEIAT2ONS or Tat COMM Leer TOR &SPOILS', 0 Mem. Equality. " Park, a 3 Venter , . Etl Year (Marco 14, 1tos) The Costfuls of the Republic, confidcring that prifoners of war are entrufted to the care and hu manity of the nations in the power of which they are placed by the chance of war, decree, Art. t. The Miniftera of War and of the Marine than en hare, by every poffible means, futdiftence and clothing to the Auftrian, and Engliib Prifonera of War. They ball take care that they are treated with ail the attention and indul gence confiftent with public fafety. Art. a. They Sall moreover take every neceffary meafure for the pur of accekrattng the exchange of prifoners. The Felt Conrad, (Signed) EONAPARTE. HOGIVS, &MARRY, SeC.Gtheral." (TRANSLATION.) • London, 7th Brumaire, 9th year of the French Republic, 29th October, 1800. " Such is the lunation of French prifonert in England. In France, on the contrary, the Eng lifh, the Ruffians, and the Auftrians, who have fallen into our hands, not only receive a whole- Come and plentiful fubfiftence,but are clothed at the expence of the Republic, and enjoy a degree of liberty which the French prifoners are net allowed in thiscountry. At every period of war, a great number of prifoners have had penniffion to leave the depots, to carry on different trades, and to earn by the fruits of their labour even more than would have provided them with a comfortable fupport. " Whatever may be the intentions of the Britifh ,Government with refpe& to the Frenchmen now groaning in irons, I requeft, in the name of hums. nay and the facred law of nations, that you will lay before that Government this pkture of their &nation. It cannot fail to affed every feeling mind. It has already made an impreffion on you . Gentlemen, and you have adered a great number of invalids to be fent home. The agents entrufted with the charge of feleaing the prifoners falling under this defeription have difcharged their duty in the molt humane manner, and I owe ter you, u well as to them, my grateful thanks for their con duet on this ocoafion. a I cannot conclude this letter without replying to two objeaions which may appear at fir ft fight to palliate the difference of treatment expirienced by the prifoners of the two nations. The-Repub lic I (it has been faid) may eafily provide for the fubfiftence of Englifh prifoners, becaufe there are very few in France.' But if the chance of war has thrown a greater number of prifoners into the power of Great Britain, the duties of huma nity ought certainly to plead more forcibly in their favour in proportion as their numbers in create at the refpeftive depots. And on the other hand, ought not the Ruffians, the Au ftrians, Neapolitans, Bavarians, &c. now prifoners in France, to be taken into the account ? Their number is at leaft equal to that of the French con fined in England. Are they not fubfifted at the expence of the Republic ? And do not the fubfi dies paid to their retpedire Sovereigns appear to affimilate thern,to Britifh tablets? " I have alfo been told, That the people here are not better fed than the prifoners.' If the fcarcity of provifions is fo notorious that Govern ment, notwithftanding its folicitude, cannot relieve the wants of the people, why fhould Government unneceffarily increate the confumption by feeding more than twenty two thoullind individuals ? I have already had the honour of laying before you two propotals upon this fubjed, namely, that of ranfoming the prifoners, or that of fending them back to France on parole. Either of thele alter natives would affprd an effeaual remedy for the' evil in queftion ; the plan of parole has already been adopted with retpeet to the French Fifher men. No complaint of want of punauality in this arrangement has hitherto arifen. A meafure of the lame nature for all the other prifoners would be equally facred, for no Government unqueftionably would allow itfelf to break an engagement of this defcription. " It neither of there propofals are acceded tab* the Britill Government, there ftill remains alio: ther refource, hitherto folicitcd in vain by the prifoners themfelves, but which, however,. has never before been denied by any Government to the greatell criminals—the refource of their own' industry. The ingenious, but frivolous articles, manufaaured by there unfortunate perfons from the bones which are left of their rations, are ad mired. What advantage might they not derive from their induftry, if they were allowed to em ploy it upon objets of trade ! Labour would be guile the hours of tedious captivity, and even the nation, at whore expence they are fubfifted, would be benefited by their exertions. I have the ho nour to be, &c. (Signed) a OTTO." (TRANSLATION.) Till COMMISSARY 07 MB FRENCH RIPUBLIC INGLAND, TO TH N COMMISSIONERS OF T HE TIL•NS PORT OFFICE. " Landon. 7 Brumaire, 9th year of the French Republic, °Eicher 29, Mao. "Gentlemen—l-have had the honour of making various reprefentations to you relative to the infuff ciency of the ration allowed by the Nita Govern ment to the French prifoners, whom the fortune of war has thrown into poor hands. The fatal et*. fees of this diminution of food arc already but too tenably felt ; I have now before me a lift of thofe who have died, and I perceive that the number is almoft four times' realer than that of laR year at the fame period ; fof, during the courfc of one month only, the number of deaths has amounted to see badrd ad ten, while they did not exceed twen ty during the fame month of the preceding year. But this comparifon, however aftheing it may ap pear, is only the firft outline of the picture I (hall be obliged to lay before you in a few months, un lefs the moil effeCtual means are Ipeedily adopted, in order to prevent the eonfequences which muff otherwife refult lions the wretched fituation of the prifoners. Indeed, it is impolhble to look at the Rate of the different depAts, without being con vinced of the fate which inevitably *waits them. ti My letters from Liverpool Date, that the number of deaths, during the prefent month, has • greatly exceeded that of former periods, even ' when the depot contained double the number of ' prifoners. This foiden mortality, which cons ' menccd at the clrle of laft month, is the conk quence of the tirit approach of cold weather: all, • without a !Ingle exception, have perithed from it &Wily. The fame fate awaits many more of theft unfortunate Wings, already haltAar vcd • ' from want of proper food, and obliged to fieep • upon a damp pavement or a few handfuls of rot • ten ftraw. Hunger, or their own imprudence, has, • deprived 'them of their clothes ; and now, the • effea of the cold weather obliges them to part • with a (bare of their fcanty fubfiftence to procure • clothing. In one word, their only hope is a c change in their fituation, or death." " The accounts from Portchefter are not lefs alarming. The prifoners are reduced to a Rate of ' dreadful meagrenefs. A great number of them 4 have the appearance of walking fkeletons. One • has been found dead in his hammock; another fell c out of his from mere debility, and was killed by • the fall. The greater part of thofe fent to the • hofpital die in a fhort time ; others as loon as c they are received there. In fhort, there is every appearance that the fevere feafon on which we • arc now entering will deftroy more than one half • of thefe unfortunate men.' " It would be ufelefs to [fate the mifery endured • by the prifoners here, (writes my Correfpondent • at Norman Crofs) ; many of them haffen, by ' their own imprudence or milconduCi, the fate • which awaits them all, if things remain in the c Rate they now are. Hunger compels them to fell • every thing they poirefi, and info doing they only 4 add to their own wtetchednefs. Many are literally • naked.—Amongft thofe, who by their fortitude • and good conduit have avoided thefe exceffes, 6 are to be perceived the melancholy and flow, but c certain effefts of a ruined conftitution ; and if an c immediate remedy is not applied, a cruel death • muff loon terminate their fufferings. " There details, Gentlemen, are accompanied by bitter refleitions which I forbear to repeat. I !hall alfo pats over in ffience the accounts received from other depots, which would only be an Alia ing repetition of what you have j . ult. read. The ration dined to the prifoners proved infufficient even du ring the fine weather. On this point I appeal to , per Tons who have then the prifons : and experience is a fufficient proof of it. Urged by the molt preffing wants, the prifoners have employed their fmall re fources in making up the deficiency of the ration. Thole who are without pecuniary means fold even their clothing. They are now naked and enfeebled by privations of every kind. The keen air of win ter will lharpen the cravings of hunger, and they muff loon experience the feverity of cold weather without poffeffing the means of defending them felves againft it.—(n k cot:filmed) LONDON. THURSDAY. JANUARY as. PRICE OF STOCKS. YESTERDAY. Bank Stock z 56 155/ Long Ann. x 7 z 46/ 3 per C Red. 59/ f /t Short AIM 5/ 3 P er C. COOL 58til ilk i 1 I i Imp. 3 per Cent. sai ss 4 Per U. Cog 77 77 Imp. Ann. z z s_per C. Nary 91 901 !Mk 5 per Cent.— Ditto Loyaky 93 9$ Otnnium 3 per Ccnt. W. Price of Stocks this day at one o'clock : Confolss7lo—Reduced 58 581--4 per C. 76 761 : News per C. 91 t.—Old ditto 9o/ --Long Ann. z 7 Cctif. for on. 59.1 dlv. on—Omnitinz 4 t diL The Northern Convention was figned at Peterf burgh on the ,6th of December, by three Pleni potentiaries only, viz. Denmark, Sweden, and Ruffia ; another Court twang to !hit Convention eats lon certain conditions. The return of the KING of SWEDEN, from Pe terfburgh, was fixed for Dec. 23, by way of Louifa and Tornea, through the Northern provinces ; a route, it is obferved, never try:erred before by any other Swedifh Monarch; a part of it only being Peen by CHARLES XI.. The (late of affairs on the Continent, and our relations with neutral powers, are now fo uncer tain, that the merchants know not how to aft.— Yefterday we were informed w an application was made to Government, to afcertain what flags were to be confidered as neutral; but we have not heard what anftver was received. The petplexities of people in trade have been accumulated within this few weeks beyond all example. No man thinks himfelf fafe in his traffic with any country in Europe. Yellerday, at one o'clock, his Motesty came from the Queen's Houle to St. James's Palace, when the Levee began, which was attended by the Foreign Arnbafiaclois and Envoys, the Cabi net Mini(lets, and x fmall party of Nobility. Admiral Ksi4Progoamswas introduced, and had the honour to kits his MAJESTY'S hand on his promotion. Lord Montt was at Court for the WI time this (calm At four o'clock, his MAJ err t, after giving au dience to the Cabinet Miniflers, returned to the ueen's Houfe. e following is an account of the number of men railed (ince the commencement of the war, for the fervice of the Navy, diftinguilhing fuch as have been railed in the ports of Newcalile and Sun derland Nov. aco. Reinsert. L.-ssen. By the Tot. Volta:team Prete& Civil Power Newcallk 1 , 2 73 1. 8 9 s 1 73 Suocksioad 314 I s 9 40 3$ 9 1,317 1.71 1 $ l 3 7 1 Ey Aa of ?samisen; mi. Namber of Mn raged, lace die come the War, for the &Tyke of the Nevi 3.39 0 1 At' 4,661 sa4 Total - 4,1186 meat Of - 134.962 A Committee of the Privy Council will be held at Lord LIVERPOOL', Office to-morrow, in order to adjult certain regulations refpeeting the com mercial intercourfe between Great Britain and Ireland.--Meirs. Coals, BEILESTORD, Lord CAL. TU111E14214, and the Irilli'Members of the Council, will attend on the occaLou- THEATRES. COVENT-GARDEN.—Laft night their MAJESTIES and the five Passim:Es went to fee the new co medy of rbe School for Prticlice, with the three firft aas . cif which they were highly pleafed. " Goo Pave the King" was played and fung on their ea. trance, and it was lung when they retired. The houfe was very full. The Qvssw ' s head-drefs was exaaly the fame (with the :diamond coronet, &c.) as on the birth. day, except the want of the heron's feather; a white fatin drefs, richly fpangled with flyer, and a coquelicot fatin robe, trimmed with broad filve r lace; very rich diamond ftomacher ; diamond necklaces and ear-rings Her MAJESTY looked very stell. The five Paimcissts were all dreffed exaalyalike in white and fdver—very fplendid round dreifcs. ThePrincefsE maws. had bandeaus of diamonds on her head, crefcent and buckle of diamond, , with fix white feathers. The Princefs AUG vsra wore a fdver turban, with fix white feather., The Princefs Maar and AMELIA had bands of diamonds and crefcents, with four feathers on their heads. SOPHIA. the fame, only a beautiful fprig of diamonds inftead of a crefcent. AU their Highneffes wore rich diamond necklaces and ear. rings. Deoav-LAN sTHEATee.—Tuefdaynightthe r; : h old Comedy of The Double Gallant was revived at the above Theatre, with confiderable firength of call. The Sir &lowa Sadlije of Kira is a cor red and mafterly delineation, partaking, perhaps, rather too much of the peculiar tinaure of all this aitor's old men. Atall, by CHARLAR KURILE, is better than moll of his comedy gentlemen. BAR RY Moe 6 isfufficiently at eafe in Carelefi, and Su I r Supple is an admirably grotefque performance. Mifs Biocs, Mifs DECAMP, and Mrs. SOUTHEY (the lady who came out in Roxalana tome little time fince), fupport the parts of Lady Sadhfe, Cla rinda, and Sylvia, with confiderable fpirit.—The play was, haft night, as well received throughout as could be expelled from an audience of the nine teenth century, the dialogue being certainly too highly coloured, in many paffages, for chalk ears, and might, we think, be pruned here and there to advantage. The Mafqnerade on Terefday night at Ranelagh was more diflinguifhed for general felicity and humour than for any very prominent chars ers or fuccefsful reprefentation of manners or caricature. There was more good humour than wit, and more good (pints than difplay. Parties and groups feemed to enjoy the evening, and the Suppers, and the Harlequins, Columbines, Qi2ack Doetors, Savages, and Sailors, feemed only to be the en tertainment of private Companies. The gaiety of the Affembly lafted till fix in the morning, when it rapidly difperfed, though all were not gone till near eight. The only maks worth notice were company who perforated the Northern Confe deracy. The vulgar mißook them for Amen. can Savages, but they were loon diftinguilhed by the name of the Four Kings. The Neutral Kings had different mafits,which they changed veryoften, and with great addrefs impofed snore whimfically upon each other, th an upon dlehoriators, who enjoyed their hypocrify and confafion. An excellent bal lad finger kept the company in harmony, while fidler amufed them " to fome tune," till (upper, which is the general harmonizer of Englifhhumour. The refrehments, &c. were fulficiendy good and plentiful. Colonel THOLIITON made a bet that he killed 400 head of Game at 400 fhots. The refult was, that in the year 1800, he bag'd 417 head of Game (confifting of Partridges, Pheafants, Hares, Snipes, and Woodcocks), at 41s !hots. Enumerated hmongft there are a black wild Duck and a white Pheafant Cock, and at the laft point lie killed a brace of Cock Pheafants one with each %arrel, on the leg of the one lift killed, (an amazing fine bird) was found a ring proving that he had been taken by Colonel THORNTON when hawking, and turned out again in the year 179 a. General Nriat, who has lately arrived at Paris from Egypt, has prefented to the near Cow suss tortus in bafaltes, of infinite beauty. It reprefents the body of a young man, of fifteen years of ages and the anatomy is perfedt. It was found in the Delta, and belonged to the temple of Bcbet. It is judged by, the naasrfetirr to be the moll perfea fpecimen of the arts difcovered in Egypt. Serra! of the hieroglyphics appear as if they had been carved but yellerday. At the Corn Exchange yeftcrday, Wheat !till kept up its price ; fine famples were offered for 16os. and fold not lower than 1575. the quarter — Fine Flour appeared to be fixed at t3os. It is with pleafure we announce, that in Had• dington market, on Fnday, all forts of grain de-/ dined in price.—Belt wheat was only about 6d. under laft week's price, but fecond wheat was 3s. under; barley was down 4.5. to 6s. oats ss. peak 6s. beans Si. per boll. Such an univerfal fall peak not occurred for many months pad.--All the neighbouring markets have been on the decline for fome time. There were imported into Kingfton, Jamaica. in the months of April, May, June, and July, from ' Africa, 6712 ,fire The rotation at e Bow.ftreet Police Office was fettled yefterday. Sir Wit. ADDINGrrow has re. tired; Mr. FORD takes the lead; and Mr. Gam Kiss is tranflated from Hatton garden. Days at Sitting, Mondays anelintrfdays Mr.Foa o. and Fridays Mr. Boat ) . WWe-Ways and Fridays Mr. 0 AAAAA • Laft night a fire broke out in a boufe behind Guy's Hofpital. For Came time no water could be procured, and the fire threatened to make farther ravages ;'but two or three engines fucceeding playing again ft it, it was loon pin out without much damage to the adjoining prcmifes. A knout riot lately took place at Wigton, in Scotland. The people refilled the free circulation and removal of grain. The volunteers of N e wton Douglas were rent for, and difperfed the mob without bloodthed; and took (even of the ring leaders. Three of the Volunteers were hurt by Bones, with which they were pelted by the MiA guided populars Al TIO !MEMO OF THE It has been t G o vernment t ca n Stock in your confiders STAR, the dela avoidably, bei paid in Londo 1 798, a confid and have negl on enquiry at are not yet aui This is indeed der the denom be able to airet Leaden, Jan. z NAUY MA] IMMO. o Halt / Dom Arrived the pf Sir H. Hai Came in fro of 74 guns* CI of 38 guns, C Sailed to joi Captain Earl 20 guns, Cape POP A feet of tionate numbs got in immedi feamen will United Parlia An order IA offifers, witho board their re Sir ANDREI are in Portfm fltips in orclint million, in th ham Lakes. This mornii Lo►as, and • . 1 LEDA, from t ter from Mart lately wounde a gun-boat of were killed, a Commandant attack, and w that the attar Arrived thl 14 brafs gun morning off ( Capt. YORKE days without two Danifh v. by the Awl. a hied at z o,oot jowls. Arrived thi with vefils, d floops. Sai!ed the to the Eaftwa On the 19t1 of 64. guns, it to Chatham, i Yellerday barn to Blaci Sailed this the Downs ; The EU GF.NL Capon M pointed to ca and the XENI reception of h going, it is cti Lail week Boar& whicl worm, Comp Clerk of the lomm iftwsti ;lap, infme ordired the in rotation at . Lout, Ass,t, , ,cut down to • H i.IA, works hy candle lig' alder to pulliug to pi, on Saturday in the fame d The Navy 'nights and 1 the chips tin day in lieu, and fend to tl ales met and a Petition, ti eightpencc p snoreafe of tl .etrary of lift