Star. — London, England, 1805-01-21 00:00:00

BATH, JANUAR,' ,7. weather here during the greater part of the ~tning was extremely favourable to pedeltrians ; rr 'J the walks, confequently, had a very gay and fa -li:i, ruble About two hoofs after mid- Jr), however, the Iky became overcall ; Come very lieJvy flowers loon after fell, and compelled the Els tet to leek for refuge in their relpeetive manfions. Rauzziorr's Concert at the Upper Rooms, lail right, exhibited a blaze of beauty. The Cotillion Ball at the New Rooms this evening, it is expelled, will he very brilliantly attended. The laumbers that met this morning (as is ufual here) to praetiee the dances imer.Jed for the evening, at the Rooms, wa' unufually pcsit, among whom many of the &It falhion and contequence were included. The Corp, Dramatigue d this place lad night (hilted 1 •ir orrations to the Briitol Theatre, which we 1...ar was very well attended. JANUARY tB.—Sydney-Gardens this morning had a few pedeftrians of fa(hinn. The Cotillion Ball at the New Rooms laR night wa% very brilliantly vifited, and the Goddefs of the light fantattic toe bad indeed many beautiful votaries. The rheatre IA night had not a very crowded au ditory. Tile performance% were" L•ver's nag," and " Low Laud: al La-liming." S.turday morning his Wm 's., left Kew in his pop-chaite and four, with his uluAl efcort, and arrived at SAt.hill loon after ten o'clock, where his horfes - were in waiting. He there me: the Earl of Salm . - - • - - wire' and Mr. jou msron, with the Rag hounds. The deer was to have been turned out on Farnham Com mon, but the ground being fo rough and hard with the frog that had been over-night, prevented the hunt. his fskirs TY then •vent to the new Horfe Barracks, where ke rode in the riding-houfe for force time, and afterwards returned to the Cattle to dine. On Saturday, about twelve o'clock, her MAJISTY 'and the I's iNcissas left the Qyeen% kloufe for Wind for. On Wcdncfday they will return to town. On Saturday. near the Magpies, where the KING'S efcort change, owing to fome millake, there were two parties in waiting to efcort his MAJI sr , / to Windfor ; the Oxford Blues, and the Light Dragoons from linunflow Barrack'. The Light Hoge feting his Map STY Corning, took thcir place, as the efenrt.— The Vile , mailed it wa; their duty, and a fcufl.l en fued. thith parties defended themfelves in a mallerly inanner with their (words, his MA3tSTY'S carriage hill going on at the ufual pace, and each party doing its duty, to keep the place, fur fome difiance, till at lad the Light Dragoons gave up the point, as the Bkes were in the right. Yeflerday morning the Royal Family attended Di lIIC Service at St. George's Cathedral. On Saturday evening the fon and heir of Lord BRUCE was chrillened at his Lordlhip's houfe, in Grofvcnor Ilreet, and was honoured with having their Maw Tics for fponfors. Lord ARDEN and the Mar chionef. of HERTFOLD were the proxies, and went in the Royal carriages, with attendants. The fervice was performed by the Bifhop of EXETER. On the 17th inft. the remains of the Earl of CHI- C/JESTER were conveyed from Stanmer, and depofited in the family burial place, at Langhton, fix miles from Lewes, in the truly ref - Fen:able tile of former time;.—The hearfe was preceded by a long caval. cade of the tenantry, in deep mourning. The nume rous carriages of the family and of the gentlemen of the neigltbourhood followed it. The prefent Earl of Chicheiler was chief mourner, fupported by the Bi fhnp of Britol and Lord Sheffield, the fon and fon-in law of the deceafed Earl. On the deceafe of his Grace Thomas Hollis Pelham, Duke of Newcaltle, the Barony of Pelham devolved on the Righ Hon. Thomas Pelham, then reprefentative in Parliament for the county of Suffix. In ti3ot he was created Earl of Chichefter, and died, univerfally efteemed and regretted, on the 7th inftant, having neatly corn pleted his 77th year. Lady PERTH gave a grand Ball and Supper on Thurfday evening, at her town refulence in Grnfve uor-fquare. The company invited exceeded one hun dred perfnns of the firft rank and fafhion ; but few failed to attend the fummons , and thole few were either abfent from town, or indifpofed at the time. The elegant drawing and anti-rooms were all fitted up at a very early hour in the evening, and in a tyle of p:culiar elegance ; chandeliers and three-light lutires illumined each apartment. The company ar riving about ten o'clock, loon after the dancing corn. rnence.: with an old and very favourite Scots dance, called •• &milfe be wan a bonny lad, I bade him aye come hack again," called for by the beautiful Mifs Danis- MOND, who opened the ball with Lord GOWER. — About a dr zen couple followed, among whom were sir wiai.on LAI H. Cue idith IS.:arquis of Hu:Al:vim lady A. %I Stanhope Mr Darrell Lady S. ear ? enter II:. T. Sht.tiffan MICa Elia In:Ione Mr. Penn Mifs Adam eofter lady t. ,41 I.o; J l'etcrfit tm Lady C. Bawd al. ()Ay three country dance-; From twelve until two o'clock, the hoar when fapprr took place, reels were danced with great c‘oreCtitefs and fpirit. Among thole who excclled were Mr. T. S FICILIDAN and Mifs DRIPINIOND. The flipper was abundant, ‘oftly and elegant : it confined, as iSUftlal at all great parties, of the mot delicate viands and the choicen wines. The company departed unufually early, that is to fay, immediately after (upper, they recollelling the impoitant duties they had to fulfil, by paying t'utir relciats to the Conlon of their augutl Sovereign at court that day. ' The dancing took place on the carpet, which was :.,;,.!•.• introduced into the circles of the haut ton by t:.c Ciitintefs of MALTASSURY and her plithed daugh ty . tht. Ladies F. and C. Hsu's:. Among the tomreiny were-- Th.: tj u s ,' Berri and St. Arlin's. Luchrfft s of Devon fhirc aid St. Albans. Nlac:,i,,ndics of Stafford. Salitintry, and Hertford. .11$ 01.irau.r d Harrington. Croon:rife% of Moira and Harrington. K. id. and Gwydir. Lady .I,:nu.rir Carpenter. Lt hnlm Doc I CS.—Thefe docks were to have been t'rwr.ecl for the admiffion of (hips on Friday, when c r owds of people were collefted. But the bull -14. 4.3% prevented by an accident, which will occa ii..l. !lie cl-cks to be entirety emptied of water, and u prt% ent their being opened for a fortnight longer. IVaIUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind E. •tL DM AIM VIM I I I Hamboggli o 9 0 a Law 1 0 Dublia iVaterated Tots&y, JAIKUAIT lg.—This morning, at high water, his Majefly's Ship BtowDl was floated off from Guriton Sands, and about two hours after was towed into this place by a great number of boats from the fleet. She is within the new Pier now building here, where the lies quite upright : the makes much water t about 2 7 feet of her main keel is gone aft, and about to or 12 feet forward, with about t 2 feet of the fern port. The next tide the may come farther in. Wind S. S. W. blows hard. FALMOUTH, J•N. 18.—Arrived this day the DiaN• packet, Sr. Avers, with mails from Linton, in feven days. She left lying in the Tagus the Prince of Wales and Auckland packets, and failed from Lit ho!) in company with the WoL► (loop of war, but parted from her the nett day : on the day following the fpoke his Majefly's fchooner MILNIOOK, of t 6 guns, Lieutenant C•RTRNTU, all well. The fleet from Newfoundland, under convoy of his Majefly's (hip C•MILLA, had arrived at Litho!) in a very da maged (late, having experienced Come very heavy gales : the C•MILLA had captured a very valuable fhip from the Havannah, and fent her for Gibraltar. Sir JoHN Oarsa's fquadron has alto made (rural captures, and Cent them for Gibraltar. The crews of three Spanifh veffels taken by his fquadron, were landed at Lifbon a few days before this packet failed.—The Q .L .11111 CHARLOTTE cutter, with Mails for England, had left Lifbon 8 days be fore the DIANA packet, bound for Portfmouth.—Alfo arrived the HIND cutter, ALLAN, from a cruize ; and the brig William and Jane, Balm', from Liverpool, out 36 days, bound to this port.—Sailed the (hip Aurora, MATRICE. bound to the South Seas; and the (hip GoIdfinch,CARAINGTON, bounci.to the Weft Indies, for Portfmouth, to join convoy. Wind'W. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Came in the Mitroraue, of 74 guns, from the Channel fleet to refit ; and the Coarsourrr revenue cutter, from a cruize. Sailed the SaNra MARGAIariA, of 36 guns, on a cruize. Polvsmourn, Jaw. 2 o.—Arrived the SPIEDwILL brig of war, from a cruize ; and the Two Brothers, STAIT, from Peterlburgh, bound to Gibraltar.— Sailed the Revs!! brig of war, with difpatches for the Mediterranean ; Doncafler and Thetis tranfports, for Southampton. The Avrwcsa (loop of war has a fignal for a convoy for the Mediterranean—Wind Southerly. DIAL, JAN. so.—Remain in the Downs the (hips as per laft,—Lall night, in a heavy gale of wind, the Warren Haftings outward-bound Eaft Indiaman ran on board the Earl of Abergaveany Eaft Indiaman : the former has received confiderable damage.—Wind S. S. E. blows hard, with rain. GRAVZ MOD, JA ao.—Paffed by, the Hind, Darien and jo kph and Betfey, Warring, from Surinam; lido, —, from the River la Plata; Glamorgan, Money, from Demerara; Price ; and Hind, Burnett, from Tortola ; Golden Grove, Peirce, from St. Kitt's; John and William, Johnfon ; and William, Adams, from Lifbon; Patent, Borough, from New Providence; Dum- Irks, Beard, from Virginia; Elisabeth and Diana, ---, from Vakirla ; Minerva, Brom', from Charente ; Linnenhall, Lew ington, from ; Renown, —, from Cork; Atalanta, Caron, from Flymooth ; Nelly and Ann, Clive. from Dantsie ; Barton, Varden, from Gottenborgh ; Abating Maria, and Martha Marpretta, from St. Andero.—Salted the Shannon, Daniels, for Limerick. Gatairocx, JAN. O.—The Sarah, BOWDEN, from Charlefton for this port, after being at fea nine days, fprung a leak, and put back to Charleßon, whet e the cargo has been (hipped on board another veffel for Clyde. On Sunday laft the Pitt, CawyseLL, for Ja maica, put into Holy Loch. The Union,I3I , MiLLAN, of this port, which failed with the fleet from Tortola on the 26th October laff, for this place, is put into Naffau, New Providence.—Arrived here on Wed. nefday morning the armed Chip Ariadne, Captain Joussros, from Demarara, after a paffage of 41 days. Sailed thence on the 2d December, with the armed (hips Brilliant, of this port, Capt. GAMMEL, and Fortitude, of and for Liverpool, Capt. Strat a AT—called at Barbadoes on the 9th, and failed thence on the 12th December. On the 24th ult. in lat. 34. 30. long. 52. parted company with the For titude. During the paffage boarded two valuable (hips, one from Rio de Plata, the other from Orono. lako, but unfortunately allowed them to proceed.— Arrived fame day, at the quarantine Ration at Holy Loch, the American (hip Amphion, WILSON, from Charleaon, in 37 days. The Columbia, WATT, for Port Glafgow, failed force days before the Amphion. HULL, JAN. 18.—The John, armed fliip,Captain Paula, arrived in the Humber, from the N'tre, on the 15th. About 150 fail of loaded colliers are wind bound in Grimfby roads. By reports from the fouth ward, the coati, all the way from Yarmouth Ro a d s , is covered with wreck. Laft Saturday arrived in Grimfby Roads, two Berwick fmacks bound for Lon don. On the loth labia' they fell in with le Yen gem- brig privateer off Flambro' Head, an engage ment immediately commenced, which lafted a confi derahle time ; the enemy received fo much injury that he with difficulty cfcaped. We underliand that the fmacks received no material damage. The Delia, FeaxsiserroNs, of this port, from Riga, for the fafety of which vet Tel many apprehen lions were entertained, put into Burnt Tfland on Sun day laft. She failed from Elfinore on the 3d inftant, in company with the Retrieve, ENGLISH. of this port, from Riga to London, which latter veffel ar rived at Leith fate on the Saturday. The Cattegat was full of ice, and thefe veffols experienced very flormy weather on their paffage, by which the Delia IoR an anchor and cable. The John and Sally, Bu an, from Shields, to Wells, put in here on Sunday from diftrefs of weather: as did alfo the Friends Goodwill, RICHARDS, from Shields, to London. leaky. The Better Luck Still, of Whitby, Capt. YEOMAN, boun d to Newport, has put into Scilly with damage, Living bccn on the Rocks. bISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Thlibe, for the twig Wight, May 1, 11104, will be paid on board the Paid alp after the asd init. and at the Swan in Arundel ftrect, in the Strand, for three years tu come. The Venerable, for the capture of the French flip the Petro nelle, June s, 1803, Wlll be paid at Plymouth cv,:ry Friday and 'ruefday for three years. To the Sloop Beaver a diftributlnn of the following capture and recapture will be made on board the laid floor on her arrival in port, viz. Caroline, captured by the Conftance, September 21, 1803 ; Brides Tar, recaptured by the Beaver, Odober 7, 0303 ; and rAtalante, captured March 31, 044, by the Scorpion and Beaver, and recalled at No. tt, Cecil-ftreet, for three year& . . The brit Vixen, for the recapture of the Brittlh merchant brig Scipio, November at, :Boy, will he paid on hoard the Vixen, on her arrival at Yarmouth, and at No. 3, Jefferies-fquare,every Sa turday for three year, The fame brig, for the capture of the Maria, May 20, alloy, will be paid at the tame time, and every Tucfday for three years at No. tB, Clement's Inn. To the Lice, for the capture of the Spanifh frigate Santa Dor°. tea, Italy ts , ry9B, a Manikin will be made at No. rB, Cle ment s Inn, on Friday next, the 25th inn. and every Tuefday and Friday for three years. The Expedition, Botfry,frons Liverpool for Africa, was loft on the Me of Man on the 13th init. crew fared. The Thetis, Milian, fruits Riga for Leith, is on (bore near Aberdeen. The Leander. —, of Yarmouth ; Burton, Stedley ; Perfeve ranee, Bally, and the Royal Sovereign, Grayder, of Sunderland, were driven on thole near Shields on the 13th infL the latter vet fel and another have (Ince gone to pieces. The Jupiter, Gibfon, from Memel for Londen, reported to have foundered off the Scour, has been found at fea, and towed into a port in Norway. ' Neptune, Hall, from London to Oporto, went on (bore Dee. 22, near Aveiro. Crew toyed, and "'loft of the cargo taken out, but it le not expefted that the veffel will be got off The Nancy, Wilfoo, from Pirftou to Scotland, has been found at fee without any perfect on board, and towed into a Port near Wexford. It is fuppofed the crew were wanted overboard. The Diana, Newby, from Liverpool to Africa, was captured by a French privateer near the river Congo. The crew arrived at Rio Janeiro. The Haabet, Bremer, from Cadiz to Amfterdam, is detained by the Camilla frigate, and tent into Dartmouth. The Triton, Hedden, pa' into Dartmouth on the toth inft. in diftrefs, and has received confiderable damage fince the left Li verpool, in her hull, fails, and riggii g ; loft her boats, and feveral bap of coffee much damaged by lea water, and a great quantity of fugar has been pumped up. Alum:D.—Off Dover, Dumfries, Beard, from Virginia. At Hoylake, Jefferfon, Richmond, from Trieitc. At Clyde, Ariadne, =from Demerara. At Cork, Martha, from the for Liverpool. At &Mot, Good Intent, —, from t and the Bolus. from Newfoundland. At Lifbon, Emulation, Hill, from Newfoundland; Olive Branch, Parker I Induttry, Lake, and the Dafhwood, Littler, from Hull. At St. Michael's, Little Ben, Gray, from London. At Berbice, Swin ger, Tozer, from I.ondon. At Demerara, Pcrfeverauce, Gond, from Africa. At New Providence, Enterpri Le, Green, from Clyde. A letter from Portfmouth of the 18th inn. lays— ,r We have been informed by a Gentleman who ar rived here from the Channel fleet, which has (offered fo much in the late gale of wind, that the BRITANNIA was laid on her beam ends by the violence of the norm, and that feveral men were feverely wounded, and one man drowned on deck. It was fuppoftd for a conliderable time that the would never right again." The Diana and Prince of Wales packet which late. ly took out the mails for Lifbon, expel ienced dread ful weather on their [mirage, and received fo much damage, that they could not return in rotation. On the 18th ult. a heavy fea threw the Diana on her beam ends, on which fire lay three minutes before file righted, while the preffure of the water carried away all the flarbaord bulwarks, boarding settings, &e. and wafted over one of her twelve pound carronades. The next day a heavy fea frock her on the quarter, which broached her to the wind, carried away her fprit fail yard, together with every thing from the deck, and forced the boat over the fern. The Prince of Wales was ftruck abaft on the 19th, by a tremen dous fea, which forced her head fu far under water, that the mainfail floated upon the furface. Water alto rufhed with loch violence abaft, that it demolifh ed the fore hatchway, and (Love the boat under the booms. Capt. Lone is appointed to the command of the POMONA, a fine 40 Fun frigate, which wai on Thurf day launched at Frindfhury, on the Medway. Lieut. Imo+, of the ROYAL CHAILLOTTI yacht, is promoted to the rank of commander. Orders have been given to break up the D vov E ss a, of 74 guns, at Chatham. An Officer of the veffel which landed the French Meffenger, who was the bearer of the late over tures from the French Government, at Boulogne, on the lath, has furniffied the following account of the enemy's force in that quarter On Saturday we Rood into the Bay within a mile of Bou _ law, and fentlithore the French Officer, who is an Enfign de Vai&au, and a man of good information. 1 had a perfefk srhiw of their flotilla, which was at anchor in the roads ; it comOrifed . . . - a large prams, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Lacroffe, 37 gun brigs, 17 loggers, &c. In the port of Boulougne, as at Vime reux and Ambleteufe, the malts of the velfels refembled a forth, I could not afcertain their non,hers ; but I an, given to underhand that they amount nearly to one thouland, competent, on an ave rage, to carry iso men each. The number may appear to you as incredible, but my obfervation leads MC to think that it is not es aggerated. " The enemy De indefatigable in ftrengthcning their works about Boulogne; they have built two forts which command the Bay, one at Portel, mounting twelve pieces of heavy ordnance, and the other at Bompoint, mounting tight guns of large calibre. Thefe forts are upwards of a quarter of a mile from the chore, having been ►uilt at low water mark, and affard a confiderablc degree of protection to the town : in truth, the whole of this part of the waft is as ftrong as ingenuity can render it. " I had likewife an opportunity to remark the numerous en campmenU in the vicinage of Boulogne ; they calla of mud huts, and teem equally calculated for fummer and winter : they appear ed fufadent for the reception of so.oco men, :he number ftatcd to be affembled there. I faw leveret bodies of troops, but had no means to afeertain their aggregate force. " Rear-Admiral Louis, in the Leopard, commands the whole of the blockading lquadron, and Captain Owen, in the Immorta the, commands the advanced divihoti ; he is generally anchored off Boulogne harbour, juft out of reach of the enemy's Mot When the wind blows Irons the South Welt, the French always run Into port, and our fquadrou leeks Caches at Dungenefs or in the Downs: The enemy have Paved the MALLARD gun brig, which on Chrilimas day ran on Chore near Calais— the Officer who accompanied the late flag of truce to Boulogne, was informed there of the circumflance, and that the would be fhortly added to their flotilla. On Tuefday the (Z.tarter Seflions for the county of Dublin were opened before JOHN Ec m, Efq. when a refpeaable Jury was fworq.—Before the Court fat. an extraordinary incident touk place in the crowd— a perfon of the name of Wade was openly charged by a woman as having been the principal murderer of Lord KILWARDEN. He was immediately taken into cußody by the direaion of a magitirate, and (the woman's information having been reduced to writing and (worn) regularly committed to take hi. trial at the nest Commit Lon of Oyer and Terminer for the city of Dublin. lf .1R K•LivE. ' COIN EXCHANCI, JAW. 2r. I The Pt& imports of Wheat to-day are in m;.l - quantity, and tramples of fine old, having many buyers, fetch an advance of full ss. per quarter. — Other qualities at little alteration. B trley has ready , fele, and is rather dearer—Malt nearly at lait work's puke—White Peas and Beans of each fort arc very plentiful, and rather lower—Oats are in tolerable quantity, and heavy fale at little alteration—Flour is fomewliat dearer. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat. 78s. pos. mac per qr. Grey Peafe,4se to sos Fine Ditto, too. tail. 04. Beim, 48$. 546. Rye, 53 1 .575. Barley, 465. 51s. Malt, 711. 330. White Peale, 525. sils. Tick Ditto, 411. 4 1 1 a. Oats, 291. 325. 341. Poland ditto, 355. 365. od. Rape Seed, 431. to 471. per tat. PRICE OF FLOUR. Fine Flour Bss. to pos. Seconds Sos. to Bss. per rack- 1,1011 TEL LONDON GAYETY'S, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19. Average Price of C9rn in England and Wales, from tLe rt turns 1 ending the 12th of anuary, 18cs. Wheat. 1 Ryc. Buhl. Oats. Beans. 1 Peafe. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. 16 6 is s 44 2 26 6 47 7 so 9 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the Returns mad* in the week ending January zb, is 58s. 7ld.per hundred weight. ' INSPIiC rows RETURN AT UXBRIDGE, JAN. 17. Wheat per load 141 os to 291 Oa Barley per quarter 21 3$ to 21 75 Ors per ditto II se to 11 17* Beans per ditto 21 81 to sl tss Peak per ditto sl tos to II 16s FROM FRIDAY'S LONDON MARKETS. RETURN of WHEAT in Mark-lane, including only from LEO 31it of December to the sth of Jan —Total 10,609 Quarters. Average 99s aid.—es. I Old lower than lalt returns A RETURN OF FLOUR, From the sth of January to the 1 tth of January. Total—to 034 Packs—Average 891. tod.— , 4 1 . 3g d. lower than laft return. t PRICE OF HOPS. SA GS. POCItSTI. Rent - 41 01 to 51 01 Kent - 41 Ss to 51 ISO Sulres .- 41 os to 41 16s Salle: - 41 6s 10 51 OS Eifel - 41 os to 41 t6s Farnham 71 as to 81 Os PRICE Or SEEDS. Red Clover oos to 115$ per cwt. Whits ditto dos to raos do. Trefoil 18$ to aos do. Carraway 1301 to taos do. Coriander, ais to iis 6d do. Turnip 181 to aas per Whet. White Muftard Seed, 83 to tos od do. Brown ditto, ths to !Ss do. Canary, 7s Od to 81 od do. Rye Grafs 20s Od to 30$ od per quartos. PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. Smithfield. St. James's. Whiterhapel. Hayperload 4 4 to 4 t 5 2 16 010 4 14 0 3 to to 4 8 1 Straw I t 6 to 2 0 1 13 010 a 3 0 1 12 CO I 18 0 . Clover 4 4 to 4 10 4 4 10 5 5 6 . RAW HIDES. Hides (perflone) 31 Sd top od Horfc Skins 161 od to t9a Middling 3 8 4tlto 3s 6d Heavy Calf its od tack Ordinary 3s od to 3s ad Sheep Skins 3s od to 6, ell PRICE OF LEATHER, per lb. AT LEADENHALL. Finch, so to c 61h each 23d to 24d Ditto, 6o to . 65 it, 25d to a 64 Merchants Backs 224 d to 234 • Drcfring 'licks sad to 234 Fine Colch Hides 334 to 35d Crop Hides for Cutting 23d to 24 td Flat Ordinary said to 234 Calf Skins, 30 to 10" b per dozen 344 to 38d Ditto so to 7clb 3311 to 3:::4 Ditto 7o to Bzlb 324 to 343 Small Seals (Greenland) per lb. 35 6d to 3s sci Large disto rocs to z 7,1 per doz. Goat Skim/ —s to ...4 ditto. Tanned Horfe Hides 2 1 1 ZO 410$ each COAL EXCHANGE, 'aviary O. Bell Coals, in the Pool, per Children s:a. 64. Delivered to Houfekeepers at 6.... 6d. Sunderland, par chaldron 444. od. ... Tklivered to Houfckecperi at SEA COAL METERS 0 FFICP, January ill, aßns. ranuary 14. Monday, s 3 Cargoesfoldin the Pool Ism 381. 6d. Co soa. 6d. per Chaldean. floury 16. M'ednefday, 41 ditto. 361.641. to 521.6 d. ranuary iB. Friday, None fold. The latelbeconnts from India announce a fevers anion to have been fought on the banks of the Jumna, between a Orong corps of HoLaait's Cavalry, which had been feouring the country, and an equal force of SONDRA'S. The battle lalted nearly two hours, and terminated in favour of the latter. HOLKAIt'S army is Rated to have fuffered greatly from a want of pro vifions, and that van numSers of his followers had been carried off by a flux. He expected fome French Officers by way of Perlia, but the Pollan Monarch, alarmed at the infurreetions which French emif larks had excited at Cabul and other parts of India, iffued an order for the apprehenfion of all perfona coming under that denomination, throughout hie Empire. Several of thefe French Officers were in confequence taken into cuftody, 'and the paffage of others, who intended to follow, has been prevented. The KING of CA Bur, is creating an immenfe army, but for what object is not known. He has induced feveral powerful Seick Chieftains to enter his fervice, by promiles of great booty. The invalion of Hit). dottan was long a favourite projeet of that Court, and was twice attempted by ZENAUM SHAH, at the inftigation of Tie roo Sara. FIRES.—About ten o'clock i on Satnrday night a fire was difcovered in .the hop of Mr. Thompfon. linen-draper, on Ludgate Hill. The fpecdy arrival of engines preferved the premifes, but about aool. worth of the Rock was confirmed The following are lome . tu:ther particulars of the late deflruCtive conflagration at the Danith itland of St. Thomas :—The fire broke out in the houfe of Mr. Multlenbrook (adjoining the King's Wharf) be tween fever and eight, on the evening of the zzJ of November, and there being a fmart breeze, the entire town was in a few hours in a blaze, and foon after re duced to a heap of ruins. Sortie i•eople were enab:ed to fave part ot their property, but the majority were left fortunate, and their condition is rclrefented As being peculiarly deplorabl.:, a. they were not only Jellitute of places of retideoce, but provifi.wi were fcarce, and water began to ta.: much wanted. The population of the town is eitintated at t 0,0,:,), and their daily wants 6o bands of flour, and 53 pun cheons of water. The (hips in the harbour :Ara - dal all the accont.and .tim they _re eirpakle of, and temporary ihecis were ro-eAre ,l a rnongll the ruins, for the poor, who w e re ft.pporred by a ful.fcription formed by the more