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NAUTICAL INTBLUGENGE. MAfIS THIS DAY....WIND E. N. E. ARRIVID• DIM. I French o i Waterford I riNmouni, SEPTEMBER 21. Sailed the PETTERIL, of 16 guns, Capt. LAN- I bog s, and the RosAito, of 16 guns, Captain Moutissv, on a cruize. Arrived the TSMERAIRE, of 98 guns, Rear Ad miral CAMPBELL, Captain EYLIS ; FORMIDABLE, of 98 guns, Captain GRINDALL ; MAJESTIC, of 74 guns Captain GOULD, AUDACIOUS, of 74 guns, Captain PSARD, and the PORCUPINE, of 24 guns, C2ptainlß. W. TAYLOR, from the Welt Indies; and SIR' us frigatt from a cruize. Paired by for the Downs, the 'Walker, VlTa_ _er, NICRAL from the Cape of Good Hope. She failed on the itch of July Came into harbour, the GANNET, of 28 guns, Captain BASS, and DELIGHT, of tiS guns, Hon. Captain AYLMER. The WORTHUMBIRLAND, of 74. guns, Captain G. Maims, was this day paid off, and laid up in ordinary. Remain in the Sound.—Ttstsaaats, of 98guns, MAJESTIC, of 74 guns, Anna*, of 40 guni, Gistmol E, of 36 guns, I'OLSIAU, of 36 - guns, and the PORCUPINE, Of 24.. In Cawfand Bay.—FORMIDASLI, of 9$ guns, and AUDACIOUS, of 74 guns. The AUDACIOUS if to proceed to Portfmouth, and the Poacurtna to Chatham, to be paid off. SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER ; as. Arrived his Majefty's Ship Lion, of 74 guns, and the LA r wiwc and Maros Frilates with the MUTIKR Sloop, they have proceeded to Chatham to be paid off. The CARTSFORT and * Beaman have alfo ar rived, and remain here.—The ARI Anus has come into harbour.—The Lords of the Admiralty have been here, vifiting the Dock Yard. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. DIAL, SITTIMBILaiIem.AITiVed the Savage (loop of war sal failed again on a crnize....Wind E. GaATIUND, SZIPTIIIII6I a 2. -Sailed the Vrow Maria, Hakker, for Arnfterdam ; Vrow Hernia, —, for Antwerp; Henrietta Antonetta, --, for Oftend; and Twee Gefufters, Kuppy, for Calais. GARNERM. The anxiety which the public difplayed for the fafety of M. Garnerin, in his apparently perilous defcent on Tuefday, induces us to (tate fuch par ticulars as we have learned to remove the difagreea. ble impreffion of a terror which it teems was en tirely groundlefs. The (winging , of the bancet,l whichiad fuch a terrible effe when viewed from the earth, was more apparent than real. The body of the parachute was much affeaed by the impreffions of the air; it toted and tumbled about, but the weight of M. Garnerin fufficiently pinioned it down to make it return to its due (lawn, and keep within its proper fpbere. Garnerin himfelf preferved an uniform and Ready deftent, certainly with fame °foliation, but in no greater degree than he has at an times experienced. This was the precife feeling which M. Garnerin experienced in the midft of the public alarm. At fome dif tance front the earth, M. Garnerin, fearing that his barometer might hurt him in the moment Of coming in contaa with the ground, threw it over board, uniting to chance for its recovery; be has not once heard of it, but it is to be hoped that whoever has found it will be honourable enough to reftore it. M. Garnerin calculates that he was eight thoufand feet above the furface of the earth when he cut away the parachute : this (pace be tonk about ten minutes to pats through, fa that the mere rapidity of his defeent was not fufficient to be dangerous. It is already known that he alighted without injury, the flight hurts he re ceived being the confequence of the crowd preff ins tria violently on him front a good-natured but inconfiderate curiofity. Mr. Hunter, jun. the Me&nger, was on the parade .at the time of the afcent; he (poke to M. Garnerin, and informed him that be had a horfe in readinefs to follow the balloon, and that he hoped to come up to him at the moment of his defcatt, when, from his know ledge art bath languages, he might aa as his in terpreter, and facilitate his return. M. Garne rin thanked Mr. Hunter for his polite offer which he accepted with g ra ti tu d e . M r . H unter followed the balloon according to his promife. M. Garne rin proceed e d o ut of the field into the New Road in the manner we deferibed yefterday, and was, we find, conduced by Mr. Hunter. Mr. Hunter having taken M. Garnerin's inftruaions, they pro. ceeded to the New Road together, attended by a mob increafing by thoufands every moment. As (non as they reached the New Road, the horfemen er iwded together for the proteaion of M. Game sin, alio on horfeback ; but the mob Rill forced in between them, and made fo much noifeandfoinuch confufion, that M. Garnerin, faint and exhaufted with the dreadfulexperiment which he hadjuftgone through,anda ftrangertoJohnßull'sboifteroasmode of exprefling his lindnefs, panting for breath, and at the fame time nearly fuffoeated with dull mir ed by the feet of the boric: and men, feeing no pr ofpeet of fpeedily extricatingbimfelf, as the crowd continued to increafe, and the current of it being compofed chiefly of perfons coming from the vi cinity of The place of afcent, running entirely againa hint, he became quite impatient. He con ceived it would be the moll effectual and fpeedy mode of obtaining relief to Mingle with the throng, and efcape privately through them. Impreffed with this feeling, be precip itated himfelf fuddenly from hi s b or i c, and, (lo oping under the bellies of --other L- • _ . , . 'id towards him, no loneet teeing hini confpiauois, and being informed that he was among their own body, ruffled indifcriminately in every direaiim, Acing, 44 Which is he ?" g , Which is he ?" Each fuppofing Garnerin was at his elbow, without knowing him, and atking—" What, ate you Gar nerin r' A fcene of confufion took place which it is impoffible to defcribe. This was in the new road it Somers-town. It appeared as if Garnet-in would be trampled to death by the horfes and mob. All was confufion. We are lorry to fay, at this time two men had their legs broken, and one is fo much bruifed it is feared he will not re- I cover. The honks were very unruly; and it is fuppofed that it was at this time th a t M . Garnerin ' received a confiderable hurt in his inflep, from which he continues (till lame. He cannot fay him (elf precifely how the accident befel him, only he is pofitive that it midi have occurred fubfequent to his defcent. It is probable, that he mutt have I been trod upon by a horfe, for the hurt is too great to have been occafioned by a man. Mr. Hunter begged the mot) would let him find Garnerin, as he knew him and would fpeak to him. This was complied with, and Mr. Hunter perfuaded Gar nerin his fafett way would be to go on horfe- back ; that if he attempted to efcape on foot he might be crufhed to death. Garnerin took Mr. Hunter's advice; but the horfe, which an un known gentleman had lent him in'the field where he alighted, was not to be found. Another un known gentleman difmounted, and prefented Gar nerin with his horfe, which G. then mounted.— The animal on which M. Garnerin now found himfelf mounted, was of a mettlefome difpofition, and not being acquainted with the equitation Fran tosfi, began to caper. M. Garnerin's efforts to manage him only made him more violent. Mr. Hunter, feeling for M. Garnerin's uneafinefs, propofed to him to trot. M. Garnerin readily agreed, that he might get out of the mob, and they accordingly ftepped on ; but the aeronaut, whether from being unufed to this gait, or being kill affected by the agitation of the parachute, was jolted molt terribly, and probably he fuffered more in his ride than in the whole Winds of the day betide. In this manner, the cavalcade advanced without interruption, Mr. Hunter all the way holding the bridle of M. Carnerin's Lorre, to I the turnpike at the top of High-ftreet, Mary-la bonne turnpike, where its progrefs was arrefted by the turnpike keeper, to the great annoyance of M. Garnet in, who did not underftand the delay in any other fenfe than as an improper vexation. He threatened to knock the turnpike man down ; but Mr. Hunter interfered, explained, and fatisfied the turnpike, and the proceiflon moved forward with as much regularity as may be imagined, to the refi dence of a friend of M. Garnerin, in Baker-ftreet. The family here not being at home M. Garnerin accepted the invitation ofMr. Hunter, to go to his honk in Blandtbrd-ftreet, where he &ft took rcpofe and refrefhment,after his perilous and fatiguing ex pedition. The approach of the crowd excited a great alarm in Mr. Hunter's family, where, till he him kW appeared, it was believed, that the mob was bringmg him home the viaim of Tome of thofe ac cidents, that happen on fimilar occafions. The horfe that M. Garnerin latterly rode, is HI in Mr. Hunter's liable, unclaimed. The horfe that was firft given to him has not been heard of fince he difmounted fo precipitately. It is to be hoped that the owner will find the latter, as certainly as the fanner will find an owner. No intelligence has yet been received of the balloon ; as the wind was in-land there is every reafon to believe that it will be fafc. His Royal Highnefs the Duke of York was on the New Road with the Hon. Mr. Upton, obferving the defcent, and anxious for Mr. Garnerin's fafety. MARGATE, SEPTEMBER 20. The very fine weather during the whole of the laft week, has detained the greater part of our vi. fitors longer than they intended, and if the atmof phere continues the fame, Margate will not be a dreary wage for nearly a month to come. To pro trait the flay of company, Mr. Ls Bas has poft. poned his annual ball to the 2d of Odober. Two packets came in 'ail night, after a pait..:e of 35 hours, detained by contrary winds : one brought 50, the other upwards of too paffengers. The Proprietors of the Theatre intend giving a night, next week, for the fupport of the fund for completing the (tone embankment, or jetty, as they call it, extending the whole length of the Parade from the High-ftreet to the Pier. The undertak ing is a noble one, and refleCts infinite credit on all the panics concerned. It is completely &tithed frowthe Pier to Duke-ftreet. The annual fair, at the Revolvers, takes place this day. The diflance is nine miles; and the only mode of conveyance is by water. skirrastnen 21. The ball lalt night was very well attended. The attraCtion of cotillions draws much company.— Among the &neat, we noticed the elegant Mrs. Bairrow and daughters, Mrs. and Mifs Camas:, Mifs Tocsom, Mils Vast/an, &c. Colonel CoxwAy, (the Colonel is among the latelt arrivsdsy. Thurf day night promifes to be a very brilliant affembly, it being patronifed by. the Duchefs of Davos;: IR I. Bettifon's, yefterday evening, did not exhibit fuch a blaze of beauty as ufual. The rooms were tolerably well attended, but not crowded. The fathonable lounge was the Bathing Rooms, and at Garner's. We have two men of war on our coati, the ja lea" is one of them, much to the joy of the city hatbands, who think their wives want watching. Parties are daily made for a fail to the North Foreland, and to Dover. Jon wsrotic, the Come dian, Major BERT! lip Captain Ge sooty, and feve ral ether Gentlemen, and a party of Ladies, went on a fining excurfion on Monday morning. The day was uncommonly fine, and they fet fad with a Riff breeze from the offing. Before they had got far into the Bay the wind flattened into a calm.— The pitching of the boat was nothing to the fcorch ing rays of nearly a vertical fun.- One of thofe flattering infees who haunt this the Ratufgate 'toad, in a moll unpleatlint way.— Meeting a o'ne.horfe chaife in a narrow defile, the impetuous youth, being: unwilling to give way, unluckily brought his fpurs into play at an impro per moment. The honk became reflive, and ran againfl the chaife, v►hen, lamentable to relate, the pole entered the body of the animal—he fell down and died inflantaneoutly. BROADSTAIRS, SEPT. az. This delightful little village is at prefent crowded with the moft felea company, fome of whom of ten partake of the hofpitalities of the elegant manfion of Mrs. FORSY TH. This lady had a public breakf-aft a few days fince, at which nearly three hundred perfons were prefent, comprifing all the fatbionables in the Ille of Thanct. The firft circle of fafhion here confifts of Lord Say and Sete, Lord and Lady Pembroke, Lord and Lady Templeton, and the Honourable Mifs Uptons ; Lord Herbert, Colonel Elford, General and Mrs. Brownrirg, Ho nourable Mrs. Trevor, Honourable Mrs. Boftawen, and Mifs Tickle, daughter of the late ingenious Mr. Tickle, and niece to Mr. Sheridan ; Sir James and Lady Perryman, Mr. Serjeant Sheppard and family, Mr. C. Dundas and family, Captain Lake and family, Mr. Bernard, Colonel Wallis, Mr. and Mrs. Beresford, General Moore, Colonel Douglas, Mrs. Willet and family, Mrs. Woodcock, Mr. Hcatheote and family, Colonel Peacock, Major Devifce, Colonel Conway, Mr. Parry and family, Colonel Witherfton, and Mifs Farquhar, Mr. Jones and family, Mr. Mop and family. The inhabitants, fpecul4ting upon the probabi lity of a large increafe of company next feafnn, are proceeding to build feve)al new houfes: the range on the Cliff is quite the favourite fcite ; many houfes are juft finithing there. RAMSGATE, SEPT,ao. The laft Ball at the Affembly Rooms was very fully attended, not lefs than two hundred perfons of rank and falllion being prefent. Mr. La BAS and the elegant Mifs CREED opened the ball with a Minuet ; Country Dances followed. They corn menced at ten o'clock with Sir David Bunter Blair. The company danced in two fens, of about twelve topple each. The dances were kept up with great fpirit till twelve o'clock, when the mufic ceded, and the affembly foon after broke up. Among the moll beautiful and accomplifhed women prefent were the following :—Lad y M. Motcrac us, Cram tefs of CARYSFORT, Lady SYDNEY, Lady H. CA• YENDISII, Lady C. VILLIERS, two Mifs AYLMERS, Mifs REYNOLDS, two Mifs Rawsows, Mifs BEN. TINCK, Mrs. TOWNLEY, two Mifs MORRICES, Mifs BARNET, two Mifs LAMBS, &c. The Ladies ap peared as tibial, in embroidered muflin dreffes, with a profufion of lace ; coral necklaces and bracelets are much worn, with diamond loop, or pendant ear-rings. Maltefe chains are very fathion able, from which are ufually fufpended lockets of cornelian, fet in gold. in the Ihape of a heart. Broaches are fill the ton; thofe of ft-oiled gold, reprefenting a ferpent, are very beautiful.—The head-drefs continues the fame : the plain Grecian, with a few fimple ornamented flowers, is very be coming to a fine expreffive countenance. Lady HARRIET CAYENDISH, and Mifs CREED, never ap peared to better advantage. Caps are much worn, compofed wholly of lace. The Miffes JoHNSTONE wore very elegant drelfes, trimmed with Valen ciennes lace, with caps of the fame. Their de gain appearance attraded much notice. Her Grace of DEVONSHIRE, ever the patron of merit, is the fupporter of every thing which can endear her to the refidents. Her philanthropy has been exercifed on more occafions than one. At Burgefs's library the whole family, except the Duke, regularly attend the promenade every even ing, when the allembly-rooms are not open, and there the condefcending affability of the Duchefs, and her amiable daughter, is talked of by all the vifitors in the highelt [trains of panegyric : Amonglt the lateft arrivals are the following : Lord Dungannon, the Vircountefs of Hereford, Lady Moore, Colonel Graham, Captain Vigereux, Captain Townley (ift Life Guards), Colonel Blackburne, Colonel Ponfonby, Captain Be.' resford, Mr: Cody/in, Mr. and Mr.. E. Warren, Mr. J. C. Jennings, Mrs. Henry Barwell, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Cobb, Mr. Dyer, Mils Stacey, Mr. Forfter, Mr. Foritecn, Mr. I hie, M. P. Lady M. Montagne, Mr. W. Ponfonby, Mr. S. Smith, Mr. Newton, Mrs. Daley, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Chriltie, Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Mr. Hays, Captain Hay, Mifs Hillerden, Mr. J. Macdonald, Mifs Oliphant, Mr. C. Trifler, Mifs Thomas, and Mr. Leeds. CRELTENHAM, SEPT. zo. We have been all in an uproar here lately at the trick upon trick and flight of hand of Prince D—, a very dark athletic perfonage, who aalk. ing up to a whiff table, where a party had jua concluded a rubber, put his fingers as if in the ad of fnuffing one of the candles, and then laying them on the edge of thektable, the counters, as if by magic, ran into his hands. The news of this wonderful event fpread like wild fire, and the Ball Room was prefently emptied to behold this mo. dern Magician—who by way of climax borrowed a left hand glove of a Lady, and putting it upon the table, retreated fome dißance, and ordered the wedding . finger to erect itfelf, which proved obedient to its potent mailer, and the-glove itfelf moved into his hand. The Prince then turning to fome pretty women, faid, that if they would al low him only to put a grain of his infallible pow der on their fhoulders, they would be forced to follow him wherever he wept. The Ladies replied only with a fhriek, and danced out of the room to a much quicker Rep than they even entered. Arrivals at Cheltenham Spa—. Lord De Blaquiere, Mr. and Lady Mary Myers, Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Madan, Lieutenant Colonel Velley, Major Folk; Captain Lyman, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Dickenfon, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. /afar, Mr. and Mrs. Little, Mr. and Mrs. Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Bourn; Mr. and Mrs. B. Kingiton, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. and Mils White, Mr. and Mrs. Ireland, Mr. Linwood, Mr. James Browne, Mr. Charles Bryan, Mr. Downes, Mr. Langham, Mr. Woolf, Mr. Prater, Mr. N. E. Lewis, Mr. Orr, Mr. Hamer, Mr. Burroughs, Mr. and Mai White, Mr. Prince, Mr. Daniel Beton. Mrs. Wilfon, Mrs. Come, Mrs. Maitland, Mrs. Anderfoo, Mn. Hanky, Mrs. OLD BALLET. Yefterday firteen painters were tried, two of whom were capitally convicted, viz. Henry LlTflead, for a highway robbery on John. Bonham, putting him in fear, and taking from his perfim againit his will 41. ts. his property. The profccutor Rated, that he is fervant to T.ady Lee, who lives in Harley.ftreet, Cavendift lquare. That on the 27th of July the pitfuner knocked at the door ; the wad's atthvered it the prifoner immediately faid, 6 ' You have injured my charader, and if you were to give me all you are worth in the world,it Would not be a fufficient redrefs." The witnefs defired the prifoner to go about his bufinefs, for that he did not know what he meant. Having flint the door upon him, he knocked again very loudly, and then went down ftairs the, front area, and knocked at that door alto. T.he witnefs opened it : the prifoner repeated the fame Rory of his charader having been injur ed, and then called the profecutor an offender of a defcription which ihould be namelefs ; upon which he went for a couftable, and came back ; but hav ing learnt that the prifoner bad gone to a public houfe in the neighbourhood, he went there, appre hended the prifoner, and took him to the watch houfe, and from thence before a Magiftrate, who difcharged the prifoner. After the profccutor got home, the prifoner came again and knocked at the door of the area, and repeated his abufive (tory ; upon which he was again taken before the Magiftrate, who difcharged him again. ,As the profecutor was coming home from the Magidrate, the prifoner faid to him, " he would expofe him, and pull down his Lady's houfe to get at him." Hitherto no money had been demanded by the prifoner of the profecutor ; but now the prifoner told the profecutor—" that if he would give him an handfome fum of money, he would not trouble him again." The profecutor afked, 66 what he meant by an handfome fum r He faid, " four guineas ;" which, after fome hefitation, the prole cutor agreed to give, being afraid of his reputa tion, and of lofing his place. He accordingly went home for it. He took with him a 51. bank note and a xi bank note, and went to a baker's fhop to get the 51. note changed, which he did, into other notes, a guinea, and the reit in filver. He then we'll to the prifoner, who was waiting for him in the ilreet : be gave the prifoner three 11. notes and a guinea, being 41. and ts. The profecutor then pofitively (wore, that he gave the prifoner this money in confequence of the alarm he was under for the lofs of his charader and place.— Having told the circumftances of this cafe to his Lady's brother, he advifed the profecutor to take out a Warrant and apprehend the prifoner, which he did, and found him in St. Paul's Church Yard, apprehended him, and carried him before a Ma giftrate, made this charge againft him, and he was committed. On his crcfs-examination, the profecutor faid that the prifoner had before been known to him, but that he had never injured him in his tife ; and that the imputation caft upon him by the prifoner was abfolutely falfe. The words madeufe of by the prifoner, charg ing the profecutor with a deteftable and namelefs offence, were proved by ,a footman to have been. uttered by the prifoner. When the profecutor met the prifoner in St. Paul's Church Yard, he faid to him, " Bonham, you owe me three thillings." " Yes, (faid the profecutor) I do, and fomething more ;" and they apprehended him. The Learned Judge told the Jury, that if they were fatisfied the profecutor in this cafe gave the prifoner this money under the imprefiion of fear, either of his reputation or otherwife, the taking of the money in fuch cafe was a complete highway robbery. The Jury being clearly of that opinion, found the prifoner Guilty—Death. _ _ loba Oliver, fora highway robbery on Francis Hilton, putting him in fear, and taking from his perfon, againft his will, a gold watch, his hat, halia-guinea, and a 75. piece, his property. The Profecutor timed, that on the ad of Sep. tember inftant, about nine at night, he was fur rounded by a mob on the Weft-fide of Finibury fquare, and he was ftruck feveral violent blows on his tide ; he however kept upon his legs, and ma naged to get on the fteps of one of the h oufes, and there he felt fomebody pulling at his watch, who was difappointed in getting it, for the chain broke; but the Profecutor Paid " don't ufe me ill, and you fhall have what I have got ;" on which he gave them a half-guinea and a feven-lhilling . piece, and his watch was taken away from him ; it was a gold watch, and it was fuatched away from him, and his hat was alfo fuatched away. The following day he went before the Lord Mayor, and lodged his complaint, giving in the particu lars of it. -- --- On the 6th of the month, the Prifoner was taken up for bullock hunting, and ,brought before the Lord Mayor. The Conitabl* feeing his hat with out a Ramp, looked under the lining, and there he faw the name of. Hilton, written in chalk : Mrs. Hilton was fem. for, and when he came to look at the hat, he knew it to be his, it being a remarka bly thin hat, and he having had it a long time.— This Mr. Banks, the hatter, confirmed, by C _wear ing to his own hand-writing, in chalk, in it, the name of Hilton, to whom he fold it, his cutlom being to write le name in chalk, of a cullomer, who buys, and he did fo in this cafe. Mr. Hilton being then called, fwore that the hat then produced in Court, and found in the Pri foner's polreffion, was the fame of which he had been robbed on the night of the 2d intl. Mr. Banks, a Hatter, fwore the hat had been fold at his ( hop, where Mr. Hilton's name was marked upon it at the time he bought it. His own name, as the maker, was alfo affixed to it. The Prifoner, in his defence, laid he had bought the hat three or four days before he was taken tip, for four fhillings, and that was all the defetice he made.—His Counfel called feveral refpeaable tradefpeople and farmers, all of whom knew the Prifoner fev•ral years. and fome of whom had em.