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PHILIDOR OW CHESS. nit day MS publlthed, a now Edition, correard. enlarged, sad kandkinely printed In s Voh. Sea twice 104 In board,, STUDIES of CHESS—containing C4ilia, a Poem by &r Willlan9ones—a Syßemade Introdnellqn to the Gamc —sod the whole analvn. of Chefs By Mr. A. U. PHILIDOR. With Original Ctith.s, Remarks..." Ludimus bin." Printed for Samuel Beeler, No. Sr, Strand. This Publication contains the Silvio Chmkita, the Works of Mr. Pbilidor, unabbreviated, (including thole Camel be played Blindfold, aping three adverfarks at the fame time) and 4,n Elementary Diiplay of the Gone, with progrefive F.samples, by whkb an entire Munger may (plea, became proficient ANECDOTES OF ANIMAL*. 'Ma day was publacd, la Time Velma, Odayo, - - price et 108. in bawds, ANIMAL BIOGRAPHY.---Conlilling of Au a—& *ode Mwedoccs and CtsarseEteriftle Treks of the lives, Manses, and Economy ...the whole Animal Creation, colleckcd from feveral hundred of the heft modern Voyages and Travels. sod from expadive and [carom Works of Natural ffillory, ln va rious Languages and arranged peceedbi to the Syftero of Linozos. By the Rev W. /SINGLET. A. B. Fellow of the Linrsan /Society, and late of 3% Peter's College, Cantbeidge. Printed for RICHARD PHILLIP% No. 6, New Bridge Rue% Diaddrian, 'Ad to be had of all Bookfellers: Of whams may bc had, Dr. MAVOIeS Natural Hotory for the We of Schnob,illuftrated with engraved Reprefentatioos of two hundred objeers, price Ss. bound, or with the Plates coloured, price Half-a-Guinea. LIST INDIES. CALCUTTA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. 1 7 0111' WILLIAM, {UWE 21, Ifto4.—On the retreat of Jefront Rao Ho kar from Hindoilan, on the t3d a April, his Excellency the Commander in Chief detached two parties of irregular horfe under the com mand of Captain GARDIIII2, an officer in the fervice of the Rajah of Jypore, and of Lieutenant LUCA N, of his Majefty's 74th Regiment, to watch the motions of Holkar. Captain GARDINSIL reached a place called Balloo Klicng at nine o'clock in the morning of the 29th of May, and had fcarcely difmounted his party, when he received intelligence that a native Chieftain in the irocreß of Jefwunt Rao Holkar, named Tantia, was encamped with three battalions of infantry, t t guns, two hundred Mewattees, and three thoufand horfe, at the diflance of about five miles from Captain Gmentxra's polition. Captain GARDINER immediately addreffed a letter to Lieutenant Lucius, who occupied a polition about two miles in his rear, apprifing him of the circuit,- fiance, and requefling Lieutenant Lucaa's all ance in attacking Tantia's panty. Lieut. Lucas loon joined Capt. GAlo:flail, and the two divifions loft no tune in advancing towards,the enemy. It appeared, cowever, from intelligence commu nicated by the inhabitants, that Tanua's battalions bad been apprized of the near approach of Captain Gaammaa and Lieut. Lucam, and were retreating to occupy a polition in a difficult pats, fiz miles dif tant from Coterah, which they reached about one o'clock, P. M. on the zoth May. Tantia's battalions immediately took poll with Heir rear to the pals, having a riling ground on their right, and their front and flanks completely encom paired by deep ravines, only parable by a road fuffi ciently broad to admit of the pelage of a common cart, and defended by three guns. As loon as the divifions under Captain Caspian% and Lieutenant Lucius came within reach of their artillery. Tantia's battalions opened their guns. Cap tam Gamma& and Lieutenant Lucas formed their divifions into three feparate bodies ; the left was commanded by Lieutenant Lucas ; the centre was ander the orders of a native Chief, named Fyze Khan ; and the right confined of the detachment ander Capt. GAIL/HMO{ immediate command, and was deained to approach Tantia's party, as near as politic, under cover of the ravines, as the nature of the ground prevented the poffibility of a charge on the enemy. A fourth party, under the command of Bewarry Choudrv, was detached by a circuitous route to iakc poiliffion of a hill in the rear of the right flank of Tantia's party, which entirely cut off from Tantia's battalions the means of retreat. There movements, from thenature of the ground (inter(4- ed in every dire lion by deep ravines and nullahs) oc cupied a confiderable time, during which a party of the cavalry of the right and left of Captain GAADI. saws and Lieutenant Lucas's diviftons, was dif mounted and under cover of the ravines, advanced to within tfiftol Riot of the enemy's line. But from the fteepnefs of the banks it was irnpoffible to derive any material advantage from this movement, excepting that of intimidating the enemy. A few of the caval ry belonging to Captain GARIMML and Lieutenant Lucas attacked two companies of tbe enemy's infan try, Rationed in a nuUah, which was abandoned with out refinance. At five o'clock P. M. the gu ns attached to Lien. tenant Lucam's divi fi on arrived, after a march of thirty-five miles, when the Native Chieftain, com manding Tantia's battalion', demanded a parley, and agreed to furrender his party, on condititm of being efLorted in fafety to the camp of Bappno Scin dia, and of never ferving againfl the Bridal Govern ment. Tbefe terms having been acceded to by Cap tain GARDINER, the battalions (furrounded by par ties of Captain GARDINER'S and Lieutenant Lir CAN'S cavalry) immediately commenced their march to Ballookheng. The force of the battalions, including zoo Mewat tees, amounts to 2099 effettive men. One of the guns carries a ball of about fifteen pounds weight ; two of the guns are fir-pounders, arid the reit of the ordnance arc guns of a (mall calibre. 'Fantle him. Pelf retreated with his cavalry on the &ft appearance of the divifions under Captain Gammen and Lieut. Lti CA N. BOMBAY. Atzausv 4, 18o4.—The intelligence re ceived by the arrival of the Antelope, from the Red Sea, reprefents that part of Arabia lying on its bor ders, to be Rill in a (late of the molt unexampled con fufion, and in a fituation much worfe than even ru mour had before defcribed it to be. It would appear that the Wahabees are profecuting a very fuccefsiul career • that Judda and Mecca were completely blockaded by land, and all communication with Me- dina effeltually cut off. The latter city, it was ex pelled, would be under the neceiGly of capitulating immediately on the furrender to the Wahahees of the lea port of Yumboo to the northward of Judd*, an event which aftually took place when there accounts to Sheriff of Mecca and Pacha of the Lad, we uuderfland, come purpofcly from Mecea to IWO, and at eonfiderable The ohjeEl of their jooruey was to folicit the aid of one of hib Britannic Majay's (hips which they learn ed was lying there, and generally to apply for the for going protalion of the Englifh, as friends of the Grand Seignior. DUTCH P4PF,ItS. A letter from Rotterdam, dated on Monday laR, and a large packet of Dutch and German Papers of earlier dims, were received on Saturday; from thefe we have made the following extracts Letters from Holland nate, that the difference which (plated between the Batavian Executive Go vernment and the French Generals and Tat.t.sv axra's Civil Agents, is far from being fettled, not withclanding the firong meafures adopted by the . latter on the occall..n. The four members who re figned their places in the Directory had, in approba tion of their conduit, been invited by their colleagues to attend its fittings. This, however, they have de dined, and have laid afide the Madge' of office.— Their popularity has increafed witk the oppreffion they have experienced. The Britilh fubjeas in Spain had not (with two or *three particular exceptions), at the date of the left accounts, experienced the leaft moleeation, but en• joyed an unrearified intercourfe with the country. it had, however, been intimated to Come families, that an early order for their leaving the Spanifh domi. nions might be expeCted. Private letters from Peterfburglt Rate, in confident terms, that the Emperor has recently announced his adherence to his former declaration, that the evacna- tinn of Hanover, Holland, and Lower Italy, by the French troops, mutt form the balls of any fie& ne gociation with France. General MURAT and EUGFNE BEAUHARNOIS have ) been created Imperial Princes. Thus it kerns that all the half and collateral blond of DortataarE andhis Wife, is to be royalized, as well as the lineal dynafly. It is mentioned in the Dutch Papers, that in con legume of an order from General Mae muirr to the Cour,eil of Marine, the fleet in the Tezel is to be pre pared for fee with all parable difpatch. &fides the fpeech delivered by M. VAN HASSILT, in the Affembly of the Lcgiaative Body, on the 27ft of Jammu tall, the following opinion has fince been publilbed, which was given in the fame meeting, by the Member de LANGE VAN WYNoa ARDEN : " It would be ffiewing very little love for, or de fire of the prefervation of our cduntt y and indepen deuce, if any man, for the purpofe of carrying a favourite fyftem or idea, should advife the rejeCtion of a meafure which, in the prefent circtimhances, is affected to be the only one, and the fpeedieft in its operation, for filling the public treafur y,which is again declared to be empty to the very bottom, and without which immediate fuccour, the public adminillration is in danger of a total derangement. But, on the other hand, I mull Mk, was not this to be forefecn long fine: e and why then fuffer the time to be wait ed by utiles invedives on paper—and why not pro ceed to ravings and other means of finance ? It is at length come to this ; as Coon as there is a preffing neceffity..we are threatened with great calamities, as if it were to extort a content for the prevention of that unavoidable Itagnation which has been fo fre quently declared. 4 4 But the molt dreadful and unexpeCted confe quenccs, fuch as thole of a bayonet or piaol clapped to the brealt, compel us now to content. " Are we only fitting here to provide money for the public treaftity, nn every propolition and demand of the Executive Power, and to tax the inhabitants to that effeet ? Is the most unlimited power given or delegated to us merely for this pus pole ? and is not the great& duty impofed on us to take care, in good time, that the inhabitants be not burdened and op pi effect beyond meafure ? This is a vet yferinus concern. " The motive for the prefent propofitions is, the pretTing demands of a contraelor for the troops, who was kept waiting for payment until a million was due to him, and he had complained to the French Gene ral, threatening to flop his deliveries, confequently thole of meat and bread fur the French foldiers.— So this ContraCtor and Co. hold in their hands the fate of the Republic ! Becaufe nor financiers have not chnfen ur not been able to fatisfy them, they en deavour to obtain a new impolt of one per cent. on property; the State Diretlory, openly and without referve, announcing a military contribution or quar tering it the eapence of the citizens, juff as is prat tiled in an enemy's country, uniefs we chute to agree to their prop..fal immediately. " To what extremes are they tome ! It teems as if they would reduce its to this, to demand another government, at the head of which fome individual thirald be placed. " Financial impotency, and the derangement re (tilting therefrom, is ever the Wei miner of the down fall of a Government, and efpccially of fuch 'an un wieldy and expenfive one as out's, which, ftaggering from day to day, tries to preferve its exiflence only by forced contributions; and which, as we are pub licly told, mutt endure unheard-ot degradation, and tole its charader both it home and abroad. Go vernment wants again to cam the ;storied contri. bntion, by hurrying us, arid without hardly allowing us tittle to give it a thought. It gives us to under hand, at the fame time, and as it were in the fame breath, the infufficiency of the meafure, which cer• tainly will not anfwer the expeCtation, on account of the natural countera'lion which may be expetted.— With fume modification it is cutting the pill into four pieces, and continuing to the very left, the chcrifhed fyftem of immoral and ruinous imports on property, which not only clads with the Cor,flitutinn, but are alto known beforehand to be infufficient, and that there will again be a deficiency ; whila in feveral ci ties the whole of that of 1803 is not all come in, and of that of 1804 nothing is yet received. Whatever meafures of coercion may be ufed, whatever detilla. ble and unlawful means may be employed, to perfe. cute thole who fhould contribute, the petty or (colt war againtt the finance; increafes in the fame propor than as the preffure ; the people can no longer endure it ; ,hey begin to feel, after having but tots long per formed they duty to their country with their purfes, that that firth duties of a !Inland 4nd 4 father call on them to be careful, and make them fwear to refill new extortions, and the dangers impending over their heads. I have long fince thought this opera tion mull [top, as it was only kept on toot in the hope and expeaation of uncertain t: rents. I have ks, during and knee Taft fainmei', bow a l "' 'lately, and without the leaft eoneeffion, the State . Diredlory, notwithllanding this Afrembly endea voured to preferve unanimity with them (which is the belt way to 'promote the greats& concerns of the State, efpecially in fuch ruinoul. And di' plorable circnmftanees), thought proper to try to intimidate it by the molt improper and prepofterous menaces. This has caufed the lots of much pre cious time, and a lamentable ftagnation, with an almoti irrecoverable I , .fs of confidence, which has r extended to feveral clalres. The preffing demands of the ',teat contractors for money arife not fo much from a moll urgent necellity (they, and their money lendets, fare belt at prefent), as from the confcionf nefs that there is always a want of money, let ever In many contributions be raifed. The petty con vadat: grow uneafy, becaufe they are not paid— they calculate upon the country's paying the higheft price for every thing ; they gain 30 per cent. and more ; hoard their cafh ; and under pretence that the country does not pay them, they do not pay each other. On the other hand, the old-monied men are dwindling away, and can fcarcely fupport themlelves ; and do we not fee, in out days, that Come men who-bad nothing before the year 1795, have made rapid fortunes, and that thofe new =qui quirersexcite, by their wealth, the envy of others? " One of the ftrongeft marks of the oppreffion and mifery to which the nation is reduced, especially by the contributions, is, that we do not, as formerly, hear one complaining voice, but that the public ener gy is deadened and pained by the fear of foreign force, and the artifice with which we are coullactly threatened, is moll evident. " Every body fights in fecret, and many, as pri vately as poffible, begin to provide for their awn fafety ; whillt fume perfons, who would otherwife have been as boifterous as ever, have been quieted by contra&s, and opportunities have been afforded to others of fpeculating to advantage. " It I were convinced of the reality of the neceffity and of the extreme urgency of the provirion, and .if fach were the cafe, that the dreaded liagnatiun would come upon us unforefeen and unmerited ; I fhould, from this moment, facrifice my fentiments and my principles to theft conliderations, and agree that every thing &out& give way to public neceffity—but as I know nothing of the ferrets of the (late, or why this meafure is obtruded upon us with (Itch precipi. tancy, I cannot content to it as a confequence of the former contribution ; and I mull leave thole to an twer far the event, who, finding their intereft in the ddrcrent revolutions, have made engagements beyond what they are able to perform ; who have net taken care in time to adopt left oppreffive meafures of finance, and have not endeavoured to employ all pof fible frugality : who have Coffered the public affairs to run on to fuch a hopelefs flats, add found it their intereft that they fhould fo continue. i‘ On this ()elation I find myfelf alto obliged to protell again(' the continued injutlice, by which the inhabitants of the departments of Holland and Zea land, who contribute fa confiderable a part of every impoti, are oppreffed with refpc to the collateral .met and ar'aintl the deferring or withholding of an indemnification to 'tit ?roprietnrs of Eau-India Stock, who have now been kept fo many years out of their property and their income." came away. Ti Grand Seignior • STATA PAPER. TO HIS EICILLINCY M. D'AIAUJO D'ARATIDO, Set. Lifbon, Jan. as, 1805. Did I not entertain for the Portuguete nation the higheft relpea, I thould, perhaps, pat; over in fi lence the indecent publication which has appeared in the Supplement to the Gazette of Lifbon of this day, of an article under the title of Manifefto of the Prince of Peace, dated Madrid, the zoth of De cember, 1804. But anxious, Sir, as I am to vil las the good opinion of a loyal nation, which is elleemed by mine, it is jolt that I !tumid proteft in an official and ollenfible manner againft the infertion of In bale a libel as that to which I allude, more particularly, as the Gazette of Lifbon is the only Journal circulated in Portugal ; as it is publifhed under the fanaion, and ruble& to the controul, of the Government; and as it is, of courfc, marked with an official charaaer, which gives credit with the public to every thing that appears in it. - I repeat, Sir, that anxious of the good opinion of this nation, I cannot he indifferent to the fentiment. it entertains of mine ; and what would be its fenti ments if a public Minifter of his Britannic Majefty, witneffing, under the charaaer of authenticity, the publication of thole foul calumnies with which that Manifefto teems. were by his (hence to admit, at haft tacitly, the reality of the abominable crimes with which his countrymen are reproached ? What would be its fentiments if a Minifter of hie Majelly felt no indignation at the horrible charge preferred againft the Englifh, of (offering their prifoners of war to die of hunger, or of compelling them to enter into their fcrvice againft their own country ! Finally, it he felt no inJignation to hear them denounced to all Europe as objcas of univerfal detellation, with the molt fhamefol and aggravating epithets, and at the 'Fame time degrading to the ancient and brave Spa nith nation (to excite whole ardour it was fuffieient but to fhew an enemy) ; and injurious to the gene roils people againft whom they are direeted ? No, Sir, we do not llarve our prifoners to death—we do not force them to take up arms againft their coun try !—lf Spain mourns the fate of the unfortunate perfens who periffied at a moment when 9 meafure of precaution diaated the neceffity of detaining cer tain (hips of war belonging to that nation by the Btinifh crnizers, do us, Sir, the jullice to believe, that that furrow is as general and tincere in England; and that the mourning we wear is at the bottom of our hearts. No, Sir, our hands are not Rained with innocent blood ! and we would readily flied fome of our own to reftore to life the viaims of a cruel chance, which we conftantly deplore I Thefe, Sir, are the principal points on which I have to vindicate the outraged honour of my nation, while I wait for the inftruaions of his Majefty with refpea to the exemplary punifhment which he is in titled to demand of the Portuguefe Government, on the Editor or Printers who inferted in the Paid Ga zette, no doubt, without its knowledge, a libel to prejudicial to the honour of its anguft ally. I have the honour to be, with the confederation, you; Excellency's, Stc. (Signed) * ►OIItIT I. FITZGERALD. LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY a. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Confab, for money, 51111—for act 311 I—for 59 Omniurn 444 preen. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY: Bilk Stock 1721:79 5 per Celt. 1797, nil 3 per C. Red. sir 5 0 Bank 1.. Ana l 7 9-t6 filer Cent. Conf. 5: I India Smelt 1844 Deferred 3 per C.ooa PH Imp. 3 per Cent. 34. 4 per Can. 7644 Imp. Ana. 9 tt•, s per Can. toy 8944 Coot for ace. 581 6 A ALIN, EMI ANT 13. On. Deb.s per Can. 8114—.Fszcbange, Dublin es Londe° 9sl, On Tuefday Taft the MILAPIrtrs, of 36 guns, in company with the RHODA end Farsz cutters, fell in, off the pelage du Raz, with a fleet of French gun brigs and lugger. confining of twentyfiz fail, and after a Chace and running fight, which continued Tome time, captured too gun-brigs, and fix loggers. There veffels were bound from Bourdeauz to Drell, where the French hem to be colleaing their (cree l)? tome expedition. The largtr veils, beficic, their crews, had on board fifty foldiers, and the (mailer ones twenty•6ve. The two cutters were much cut in their bolls before the ME LAMPUS came up with the fleet. Part of there veffels, as appears by our Fal mouth and Penzance letters, have already arrived in port. Portugal is now fo much in dread of the Power s of Franco and Spain. that her Government bas been obliged to infer: in its official Gazette the infamous falfehoods contained in the filly Manife(lo of the Palace os PIACI. Lord ROIIIIT Firzotsacts's semounrance on this occafion is given in a preceding column. • Some more Dutch Papers of a late date have beeft received, the contents of which are very uninterelling. —Private letters, however, Qate, that propofals for an offenfive and defentive treaty of aUiance have bceft made by the Court of Peterfburgh to that of Vienna, and that the negociations on this fohjea are Bill pending. It is added, that this overture has derived confiderable weight from the Itrong recommendation it has received from the Britifit Government t--and that Auaria is exerting every means to recruit and organize her army. Our Dublin correfpondent having forwarded to us a correlk Raternent of the proceedings refpefting Juftice Jotiesom, we have this day inferted as much of them as our limits will admit. The remainder shall be given as loon as pollible. Tucfday laft, being the Lift day of Hilary Term, and the public bufiners in the Court of Common Pleas prefEni exceedingly upon the Judges, the cafe of Mr. Juftice lowa SON, which Rood over for argument from the preceding day, was further adjourned to nexe Eater Term, the Judge entering into recognizance to the Court to attend when he fhould be called upon. Yefierday morning the Royal. FAMILY attendect divine fervice at St. George's Chapel, and heard an excellent fermon, preached by the Rev. Mr. Lotto, the Canon in Refidence, frop St. Paul's, sth Char. to the Ephefians and Bth Verfe. Forge were form:times darknefs, but now are ye light iv the Lord; walk as Children of light. After divine fervice the ROYAL FAvtir.r took an airing to Frogmore. The Gai.ette of Saturday contains a long notice from the Ordnance Office of the intention of Govern. ment to pit:chafe a confiderable track of land in the neighbourhood of the fortifications of Chatham, in the p,arifites cf Upner, Gillingham, dtc. as alio at Woolwich and Walley Common, for the purpofe of improving the military works in thole places. It is raid, that a reduction is immediately to take place in the fixtecn garrifon battalions; and that out of there three battalions will be compofed, which are to be given to Generals VANSITTART, ROBINSVN, auld MAITLAND, at Portfmi)uth ; another at tlymouth ; and a third at Sheernefs. It is fuppofed that the Field Officers and Staff of there three battalicns will be appointed according to their rank in the Referve ; it is laid that thole officers with temporary rank are to retire without half pay. The third garrifon battalion has marched from Milford for Plymouth. The Majors of Brigades to the Volunteer DiMeta have been difcontinued, and their duty is in future to be done by the refpe&tve Field Officers. On the 7th inflant died, at Hailfham Barracks, Lieutenant Waits, of the 39th Regiment, by a fall from his horfe. The greater part of the letters and papers tranf mined by the Gloty EaII Indiaman were not brought to town until Saturday. It appears by the lateft ac counts, that betides the •engagements we mentioned laf wetk to have taken place in India, others have been fought fill more important. Holkar's army has been completely worfted. He loft in one en• gagement nearly two thoufand in killed and wound ed, The Bombay Courier contains accounts of for more ftrong fortreffes having been taken be the r tachment under the command of Lieutenant Colerti DON, which entirely puts it nut of the power of H-- kar to make any material Hand againa our troops future. 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