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. -*; - ' . , e .LUNDON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Irl . CooL tee notary, 664 i—ditto, for account, 6of. . 61.1-4 per Cont. Boi . —New s per Cent.97W— Okl s pen Cent. 0.-o=lmm 9 j f. PRICE OT STOCKS YESTEILDAT: ,3 per Cent. Red. 644 6r Short Ann. 3 746 per C. Cad kap 3 per Ceat.664 per Cent. ila b India Beads 6e.to 7s- Fels 5 per C. Navy vs v 6 9314 Exchequer Bills # dit. 10 , 1,0 7- 97 97 Onulum 1 prtra. Long A. z i 3.26 Conf. far A. 604 6r 601 Yelterday Hon . M. PAGET left town for Vienna. He has the permiffion of the French., Government to travo:fr.through France, in 0064 to avoid the inconvenience of the paifage to Ham. burgh. The favour was granted at the requell of M. OTTO, who was applied to by Mr. PAGET to procare it. We can ailhze the public• that Mr. PAC;er's journey through France has no political olkieft whatever in view. 7 ;; Wednefday their Graces the Dike and Ducb of GORDON, the Duchefs of Ifriptcatirrea, and Lady GtoecsAwe GORDON, IleA L3nburgh for the North.. Frilly evening his Royal tigttnefs the Duke of Gtoutssrea arrived * the Star Inn, South. ampton, from the file - of Wight. where he had been to vilit his fon, Prince WILLIAM. He isifince gone to Lyndhurft, at phial plate he is expeeted to rcn3ain Come time. . Lord Nevscre has iriereafed Lady Nautili's fet. clement to wool. aye '.Herb idyfhip divides bar re fi dence between elfillnekiA held Norfolk. Yeiterday re'nflight the remains of that verse.l Table-Officer, Lord koala- f3ozoow, were interred in the church-yard of Lavergne, without any funeral pomp, at his own fricial mina. The officers of the atfi Rees/rid at Winchefter have been very indulgent, in'tidt only permitting ,numbers to affil in reaping, &c. but to pick hops. NATIONAL Dier.--Three Raternents have late. lately been laid before the public; viz. Mr. Moe pea's, Mr. Timm's, and the CHascrttoa of the Earitscly se's.--The Jr, Rates the National Debt, after deduCtiog the Stock redeemed by the Comnsiffioners at 506036,9721.--Thefseavd (ex nJuilve of tbit o kock redeemed by the Land-Tax), at 490,909.8 .—The third Rates the whole of the 1114E4, stottagreed to by the Hours of Com. eons, ai7filcsoy s ll6sL Citizen Caittiatiand M. CITTO, the two Ple nipotentiaries of the French Republic and of the Ele&or of Bavaria, hare figned a Treaty of Peace between the two States, at Paris. We have received American Papers to the soth of July ; which Rate that— " News were communicated at New York, from Calcutta, of a late date in March Taft. Lieutenant Matcotse, of his Majefty's (tip Smote, with twenty-five perfons of the crew; went, in the 'be ginping of that month, affiore on Diamond Ida td, on the Coaft of Pegu, caught forty turtles, and drefled and ate of tome of them as Coen as they conveniently could. They ate of nothing elle from the Mc, yet, very foon after making that . meal of turtle. t . ey all fickened ; and. within a few days, only Lieut. Matcots and one other perfon out of the whole twenty-fix furvived, 66 The Legiflature of the Stare of New Hemp- Aire, at its lall meeting, paired thirty aft', of whi.h fifteen were ads for incorporating Library Socie ties in different towns of the State . Such, through. out America, is the general paffion for Literature and Study. We know from experience in Britain that nothing can contribute more effeaually than thofe inllitut ions to the general diffufion of know ledge and civility throughout a Rate. " A Deputation of the Cherokees lately attend. ed the Minifters of the Angio-American Govern ment at Wathington. Affurances of amity were mutually renewed between the two nations. The Anglo. American Secretary of State made a fpecch to the Deputies, in which be congratulated them upon the progrefs which civilization had begun to • make among the Cherokees, in particular, on their hiving adopted the ufc of the Plough and . of the Spinning-wheel. The principal Chief replied in a ftyle of - eloquence animated and energetic, yet gentle and graceful. 66 We repeat this hews with uncommon fatisfac tion. There was once rcafon to fear that the Abo riginal Americans might be exterminated fooncr than civilized ; but Grace they began to learn the ufe of the Plough and of the Spurning-wheel, it feems probable that the race may be continued stnd multiplied rand that :fley may, in the courfc of time, rife to an equality with the Conquerors pf their Country in knowledge, indultry, and re finement of manners. 06 The rent of land begins to be as high in Alne ries as in the more cultivated pills of Europe. Mr. VAN Beams., well known in England by his etcellent Account of the Dutch Esdbafy to the Court of China, formed lately an ornamented farm. of 430 acres, with a good houfe upon it, in the vicinity of Philade lp hia, which, though a con. fiderable proportion of it be woodbine!, has been fince let at the fun of four hundred guineas a year. tie gave pa this farm and houfe the nen.; of (.bias Ramat. *6 An American convoy of merchant-Ships failed for Gib' altar, in the beginning of July, under the n t f a Angle man of T ar. 6( Advice has been received at New York, from $h- Commanders of f. me American veirels un the matt of Spain, fignifying that they bad ekapcd (n .m the Ccitfairs of Tri poli. tritely by the gm *MIS pi -teetion fume Briti(h (hips of war. The tone t and th. ki ulnas if this femice from Bri tans are felt w ith we, m gratitude in America. • 66 Int , neriation was received at New York Iron 'Halifax, that Sit P , the Britilh Naval CAMI - naplce exi the , Ration, had been recalled with . or4ers to leave H &fax within twelve hoot , ;tier th.:ir receipt.' lie immediately failed, with Isis family, in the Sr. A tame's frigate.,' THE dßldr. CESIUM DISTRIBUTION OR Tilt BRITISH ALUTs_ SITTROIRRIt Z. asterias- Mi. Tat. leo. Cm IV Inf. Bat ."" • p•". Wind and Wala 13 3 74 114 40 211;4th Britala s as la- 6 Ireland • 6 as —; 3s 5o 6 JafeT, Guerafev, tee. s• Otbnotar 3 4 9 Madeira - - •••• •—• Minoru aad Malta - ; • l; •••• SUP% - 3 as ss Canada, Nava Scotia, 5 tt ,' 1. 7 Weft Wks - 1 34 .. P Cape of Good Hope I 3 Eat/ Indies - • 4 111 has . On board Sir H. Po pham's Squadron . 1... , ••••• -- Embarked for Foreign Ser. vice in Jane 1 3 4 On pant from abroad Total 41 148 44 86 Pr 16 . - • (a) AM Detachments. (A) The Company's Troops exclave. (r) With Detachments. • • Exclave of Artillery and Engineers at home and abiroMl. Independent Cemparies, Additional Companies of Regiments on Foreign Statlawilaterulting Corps, Volwitcera, The Dtmfe Volunteers, commanded by Captain Join Ttransus.t. have agreed, in Cale of.aitual ievacion, to exis;sci their Cervices to any part of Great-Britain. , The Inverkeithing Volunteers, under the com mand of Captain Routs. Wat.itsa, on their iser citing ground, unanirhoufly came forward, and agreed to extend--their-ferviees-to any -part of Britain, in cafe Of an invafion. • On Monday fe'nnight the Edinburggh Militia were' reviewed in the Green, Glafgow, by Major-General Dior moan. His Grace the Duke of Bucci.suon gave the word of command. On Saturday Lift the 18th regiment of Light Dragoons, ctimmanded by the Honourable Lieu-' tenant-Colonel &raven?. was reviewed by the Panics of Wa t is and D ues of You on the Race Ground at Guildford, being the firtt time the Re giment had ever the honour't being reviewed by any of the Royal Family, owing to their long fer vices abroad. ----- Their appearance, and the admirable manner M which they performed the fword exereife, and various manauvres of the day, obtained the moll flattering approbaeon from their Royal Highneffes, and afforded vaft gratification to the numerous and refpettable concourfe of fpeaators prefent, The ground was kept by the Guildford Volunteers, who very handfomely offered their fervices on the occalicili. After the review, the Palace of WALES, the Dues of YOU, DO ti of Cowasat awn, the Gene-, ral Officers in their fuite, and a large party of the Ladies and Gentlemen of the neighbourhood, (about two hundred) dined with the officers of the reginient, in two large tents, which had been pre vioufly crated on the ground. The elegance of the entertainment afforded the molt agreeable fur prize and pleafure to every one prefent ; and the ehoieeft Champagne, Burgundy, Claret, and other wines, were diltributed in the greaten proftifion. In the evening, when the Palace and Duc R of YORK had taken leave of Colonel STEWART, Coun- ' try Dances ccmmeneed on the ground before the tents, and continued till after dulk. The company then betook themfelves to their carriage<, and fe parated, very highly gratified with the polite con dna and holpitable entertainment they had met with from the Officers of the regiment. Nothing could exceed the finenefs of the day; all the falhionables in the neighbourhood were prefent, and among the molt diftinguilhed beauties in the tents we witneffed Mrs. I3VSMIIY, Mifs Vauc it•N, Mifs GRAN r, &c. The fittings of a Court-Martial held during the laft week at Chelfea-Hofpital, at which Lord HvarariFLD prefided, chafed on Saturday Jail.-- The circurnftances requiring its attention were thefet—lt a ppeared that on the 2111 July la R Jou N WILLIAM EGERTON, Efq. Colonel of the 4th Light Dragoons, received intimation, whilft in the country, that Major BROWN and Cornet Re. CHARDSON, of the fame regiment, were to meet on the fucceeding morning, at five o'clock, to adjull an affairof honour. The Colonel inflantlycame poll to town, put the parties, together with Lieutenant Marrow Iv, alfo of the 46, "the bearer of the challenge, tinder arrefl, and reported the particu lars (which were that Major &owe had challen ged Cornet RICH ARMOR, whip OH RtZiOlelea They to his Royal Highnefs the Commander in Chief, who, with that dried attention to difcipline which forms fo piominent a feature in his Royal High. nefs's Military Charader, direaed that Major Stowe and Lieut. MA Now ay fhould either fell their commiffiona, or abide the event of a Court-Martial, to the latter of which they moll cheerfully a ifented. The charge on the part of the Commander in Chief was opened by Lieur.-Colonel MITCHELL, who paid the higheß compliments to the charaeters of the Major and Lieutenant, as Officers, Chrif dans, and Men.. A molt minute inveftigation followed, and the fentencc wal tranfmitted to his Mk/ isTY'll confederation. Tuefday a Court-Martial was held on board the GLADIATOR, in Portfmouth harbour, for the trial of Thomas Crampton, a feaman belonging to his Ma y's fhip TRIUMPH, for Wing contemptuoui lan guage to, and threatening toilrike Mr. 5t.a1.14111 rva, a Midfhipman. The charge being proved, he was fenteoced to receive three dozen lathes. And on Wednefday another was held on board the fame (hip, on Mr. William Macleod, Puller of the FLT (loop, for not fupplying the raid (hip with neceirary Rom, for drunkennes, and neglat of duty t and being found guilty thereof, he was fratenced to be difmilred from his Majefly's fervice. Same day, John Pearce, late belonging to the Hermione, was alto tried, on a charge of having aided in the murder of the Officers on board the faid (hip, and carrying her into La Gnira. The charge being folly proved, the Court adjudged that he (bould fuffer—Dauh. NIUTICAL INTELLIGE►NCS. 4 MAILS THIS DAY..—Wind W. S. W. o Hambirgit, I Dublin, o Waterford, • Donnagbadee. • America, DEAL, AUGUST 31. DOX Arrived the AN SON frigate with the convoy from 'Lifbon ; and MENTOZ armed-fhip, with a convoy . from Esmotith, which are failed for the River.--. Wind N. W. with rain. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 3t. Arrived the GANGES man of war, from the weftward ; and GRAND FaLcom ex cutter, from Marcou.—.Sailed the EtErtwir man of war, on a cruife. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 0. Arrived from the Nore, the PYLADIS !loop of war, Captain Booaara, and the READY gun•brig, Lieut. DYER.—The Honourable P. BURRELL and fuite arrived here this morning, at N s Lson's Hotel, and will embark this afternoon onboard the DIANA packet, Captain STEwART, for the Continent. - • FALMOUTH, AUGUST sox • His Majefty's packet Pa t aex s s Ant ttkiesptain SYMMS, arrived this day from Halifax, after a paffage of 27 days: the pafrengers are - Mr. - and Mrs. Dona, Mr. FRANKLYN of Tobago, Mr. W. Mater of America, and Mr. and Mrs. Taunus : this packet left England on the 12th May, arrived at Halifax on the 17th June, and found lying in that harbour, his Majefty's (hips Sr. At.aaa's and Art- DAOMACH I, and failed for New York on the 22d, at which place (he arrived on the 4th July, and after flaying 14. days, returned to Halifax ; on the aoth (he fell in with his Majelly's (hip &Iron, in lat. 40. 24. long. 67. 43. bound to Halifax ; arrived at Halifax on the 26th, and failed for England on 2d Augur: on the 28th (poke la Sor ;a, from Newfoundland wither convoy, out fix weeks all well. The Dues or Klar and Srsticsa,stwo new packets, are nearly ready for fea, and as there are no packets in port belonging to the Litbon Ration, it is fuppofed one of them will be ordered for that fervice, with the mail which is now' here. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gaavastrin, AVGUST 3I. —Paged by the Bro ther and Sitter, —, from Norway; Mary, Hun. v, from Oporto; Hope, —; and Baken, from Amtterdam.--Sailed the CARRON STUART, for India ; Wade Hampton, for dharlegiOns Mary, JEIVISE, for St. Sebaßiare6; Vrow Anna. JANSON, for Hamburgh ; Hinde,M , DonoLni and Diamond, CLARK, for Mica. ARRIVED, At Belfaft—John, Coo p er, from Memel. At Waterford—Tape, Leonard, from Peteriburgb. At Plymouth—Fair ReaperjEavanagh, from Waterford. At Portfmouth—Betfey, Birch, from Waterford. . At Pooh—Falcon,—, from New:oundlaod• Difpatches Were la(L night feat off to Admiral Poct in the Mediterranean, who takes the riom mand of that nation in the room of Lord Kura. Captain HOLLOWAY, late Of the SWIFTSURII, and the rell of the (Micas of that (hip, are coal ing to England on their parole. Monthly aatement of the difiribution of the Bri tills Naval Force, exclufive of the Hired Armed Vettels, which are chiefly employed in protating the Coating Trade of Great Britain. . Lis.. Soes fig. Sfra.tft. Tos. In port and fitting - - 9 117 to to 7 Guard Ihlps - - - 7 1 3 0 r 1 4 In the Englifh and bids Channels 46 044 14 141 In the Downs and North Seas 11 4 AI tall As the Welt India Minds, and on the Paffage - . - I 07 3 3 7 47 On the Jamaica nation • 3 1 6 4 9 SI America and Newfoundland o • 7 6 13 Cape of Good Hope, Eaft Indies, and on the Paffage - - 9 7 8 7 3 37 Africa and on Secret Expeditions o i 7 4 13 Spain and Portugal, without the Straits -- . . In tee Mediterranean Hefpital and Prifon Ships 0 I 3 s 7 4 ,5 1 i 33 . . II 4 5 1 Taal In Commiffion - ItAt 13 atB 315 Reeding Clips - - - $ a I I I Serviceable, aad repairing for fcr -6t 3 3 la Ordbaary - - - 19 0 13 as Building - - - - 20 1 5 0 Total - 197 2 7 2 3 2 344 'MATZ •11 , Till oRDINARII AT RACE !ART. Torthuouth - - - - AI o 0 15 _ Plymouth - • 14 0 I 6 Chatham - - - 5 I 0 0 Shecrueefs - - - s 0 6 a River -- - . 1 i 6 6 Total - 33 2 29 29 I 93 A Letter from Peter!burgh, (Wed July 23. rays, The Admiralty have not yet come to any de terinination relative to the Deal bufinefs ; and al though feveral (hips are waiting, we have not yet been able to obtain permiffion to load off the quan tity remaining from laft year, even with an allow ance to them of one-fifth part." A large French privateer, named la Liberte,was fume months !ince wrecked on the Ifland of Su • matra, to the foutliward of Achcen. Many of her crew reached the (bore, but being unable to produce any certificate of their condition, they were confidered by the natives as belonging to the hordes of pirates by which the coaling trade of the Mond is greatly injured, and had been condoned into the woods in the upper pan of the country, for the purpofe of being eapofed to the wild beafis which inhabit them. The French priTateen in the Indian less, not. . • withftanding the aeivity of our duffers, are incre4. fing in numbers and daring. - Accounts from the Mauritius, via Tranquebar, flate, that on the sth of November feveral trading (hips had arrived at that Wand from Bourdeaux, which were fitting out as privateers, and that at that date there were no lefs than eleven ftrong privateers from that port then at fea. A frigate and corvette had alto arri ve d from Europe, and were faid to be the forerunners offeveral armed (hips. La Daine, a French fchooner privateer, commanded by Citizen Couasoa, car. rying 18 guns and 107 men, and which, it is af ferted, can fail at the rats oft 3 knots an hour within four points of the wind, has commenced a fuccefst ful cruife in the Bay of Bengal. A letter lately received from Bengal fays, “Th e fea-port of Mangalore, on the coati ofMalabar, which had fcarce any defence aeinft an. enemy, is now tolerably Rrong. A quantity of fine Reel has been found on the higher grounds, whichalto produc e iron. The excellent harbour at Mangalore is tin der proper marine regulations, and will be rubjett to a Mailer Attendant, appointed by the Ea R India Company. Mangalore is become the greatek place for trade of any in the kingdom of Canara. The Portuguefe have a fatiory here for rice, and a pretty large church,freqwented by black cobverts, In confequence of the laic ConTentiou with the Court of Rekling, permiffion is granted to the Compan veirels, ofa Ripulated burthen, to trade thereto from Chittagong, by th.svy of the river Naaf,'which divides Chiliagong from Re kh ng, and is 'between twenty and thirty' miles broad. This river is fuppofed to communicate with Pegue ; but it has nos been navigated by any European.--.. The libtrty of trading to this plate is deemed cOllceiioP Or Tggf Coaacierikrippportance, Letters from Beneath:a . itothst ooth of February Rate, that owing to the 'len sus_saytions of Mr. Ewalt, the CommiCsoner let , Mflihiertiegh, appointed by the Governorencral of Bengal to inquire int, the illicit trade parried on At that fet. Clement, loch trade has been confiderably checked, and the Priaice of communicatin with Batas la under Chine& colours is mud l rialy guarded again&, to the great advantage cFthe Company. A letter has been reeei'oed the Company's fhlp Leny Buso es, lately fronsZßengal, which Rates. that accounts bad been roctived at that PrefidencyaromAinarapoorani, the capital of th Burmah ire, of an enterptifing Chieftain. wha had incurrsd the dirplearnr? and ,difzraCe of the King, having.collitited sod 'appointea numerous army, confiding, as is &waled, of Siamefe, who have railed a powerful rebellion on the interior, and eliabllfhee thcmfeitrip in a fort on the banks of a branch of the Mi.. Confiant incurfious are made into the neighbouringdiftrids,which are laid under heavy contrituninns. The King is coiled. ing a numerous army, and the leveret difiriels of the Burmah Empire have been fummoned to [tu na their refpedive quota of troops with all pot& ble expedition. A military Ration, with a brigade, under the command of a General Officer, is to be ellablifhe4 at Chittagong, in' order to keep in' check the Bur, malt',, in cafe they appear difpofed to interrupt the tranquility of the new fettlerneat on the frontiers, On the late occafion of a ffilagrecable difcuffion With the Chincfe Government at Canton, relative to a Chinaman being wuunded by a (hot from his Majelly's fchoonez the Paovinsncs, the following eradiation of estrads from the Chinefe Code of Criminal Laws was published by the authority of the Honourable Company's Supercargoes, for the information of all concerned : Aar. eR. ' A man who kills another on t►e fuppofition of theft, &all be ftrarglrd according to the law againft bomilde osaandetedin an affray. et to man wise Arts at another with a mufket and kills thereby, shall be beheaded as in cafes of wilful murder. Lithe fuffaer is wounded, but not monally, the offender WI be feat into exile. A man who puts to death a crimbtal who had hoes ape prehended, and made no refinance, (hall be &tangled accord• hag to the law againit homicide committal in an affray. nth. " A man who falfely acenfes an innocent perron farilwn in cafes a' greattft criminality, is guilty of a capital oifiroce; in alt other cafes the offenders, whether principals as accegarks, be rent into exile. 3th. " A man who wounds another unintentionally 11111 U be tried according to the lows rapeding blows given in an affray, and tbc ptudihment rendered lure or kis livens, according to the degree of injury initsined. , . 6th. - . A man who, intoxicated with liquor, commits out- rages spina the I..ws, Gull be exiled to s &fart country, titre to :amain in a amt: of ferritude, An account from the illand of Madeira rays ( the fcorching heat of Summer, apd the icy chill of Winter, are equally unknown; but Spring and Alturnn reign together, and produce flowers and fruit throughout the year. A kind of peer is found here, not bigger than a walnut, but remarkably crifp; it is fo full of juice, that when properly preffed, its fubftance will entirely diffolve, and leave In its (teed a moil delicious liquid. The town of Zehnedich in Pniffia has been Pc' culiarly unfortunate ; a fhort time fince it was al moll entirely dettruyed by fire, and fubfcriptions were raifed at Berlin; for the relief of the inhabi tants, who crafted temporary habitations of (tones at,d mud. There have lately been carried off by the heavy rains which have deluged that part (4 . the country; fo t h at the difireffed people have been obliged to folicit farther relief from the more opulent inhabitants of the Capital. Wednefiloy morning. about one o'clock, a fire broke out in Ferense Flu Spinning Mill. in the Pori& of NeiMon. which was wholly confumed in lefs than two hours. The 'nonuser and his family narrowly efcaped with their lives. The fire was Ara difcovered by a perfon who lives at a (hort ddlance from the Mill. On Thurfday a hayitaek at the Broontielaw was obferved to be on fire, and, before it could be got under, was almoll totally confirmed. And about three o'clock on Friday morning, a fire, which at fiat had a very alarming appearance, broke out in a fmitb' s fh o p i n J ama ica-tit-ea, Gl;fgow.—An extenfive cooperage adjoins, which it threatened with defiruason i but, fortunately, from the un common exertions of tbe city firemen, all maim u• nication therewith was preientel. The principal damage follained, was tbs contistiwtiati of a Pat; of fnuth7 bellows, la a quaitiii-dpeaLs. • ae the 14ii El Al dal 1 pfe, fu] fdl I:tt dif rot 'll