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~S, ~I.'RyRA LEONE GAZETTE 1, LIRA 31, . LEONE, JULY 31, 15011. On the 21st of this month arrived here from Eng land his Majesty's ship Mutine, Capt. C. M. Fabian commander, having on board an nicer appointed by his Majesty to succeed to the Government of this colony, whenever the existing Governor should vacate his office—and William Dawes, Esq. one of the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty for a parti cular service on the coast of Africa, and formerly Governor of this colony. Under convoy of the Mittine arrived at the same time the Brucegrove transport, having on board a detachment of the Royal York Rangers, under the command of Capt. M'Gregor, of that regiment ; and Mr. Walter Robertson, formerly a civil servant of the Sierra Leone Company. On the 22d of this month, died at his quarters in Fort Thornton, Capt. Wm. Murray, of the Royal York Rangers, and Commanding Officer of the de tachment stationed in this colony. On the 26th of this month a General Order was issued by Governor Ludlam, (of which a copy is given in this Gazette), by which it was declared that on the following day the officer appointed by his. M ajesty would assume the Government d his Majesty's colony, and on the 21th the new Governor assumed his office accordingly. On the ME sailed for England his Majesty's ship *MaiOniliEng under her convoy the Brucegrove, Alesinkder; sukil Elizabeth Andesson. , On the Soth'of this month 21 Grwnetas, who were confined in irons in Fort Thornton, were distributed to such of the inhabitants as were willing to employ them, and to engage to furnish them with provisions and clothing in return for their labour. The Governor congratulates the inhabitants of his Majesty's colony on the great eagerness shewn to obtain free labourers, as a proof of their increasing industry and prosperity. _ _ Some of the inhabitants of this colony haying en deavoUred to lay claim to certain Grumetas, or free labourers, on the ground of their having been bought by them ; a Declaration has been published by the Governor and Council, (of which a copy is given in this Gazette), for the purpose of preventing all such illegal and unwarrantable claims in future. The Governor wishes it to be understood, that although he must of necessity suppress and protest against every direct or indirect violation of the laws relating to this colony, he is very anxious to promote .the real interests of every individual of its inhabitants. • rt is far from being the wish of the Governor, that any Gnimeta or free labourer.should leave his master in consequence of the present Declaration • and if any such circumstance should occur, which he thinks • can hardly happen without the fault of the master, he engages to endeavour to procure for such master other Grumetas in their place, so that no man shall have reason to complain that he is either directly or indi reCtly injured by any act of the Governor. The object of the present Declaration is solely to set forth that no person within this colony, has or can have any claim or right to any native of Africa, in consequence of any direct or, indirect sale or purchase, or in any other manner not strictly consistent with the Act of the British Parliament for transferring the colony of Sierra Leone, and his Majesty's Order in Council of the 16th of March, 1808. . The Governor wishes to call the attention of the brave and loyal inhabitants to the best measures to be taken for the defence of his Majesty's colony, in ease of an attack from a foreign enemy. The Gover nor at the same time declares positively, that he has no information from any quarter whatever of the pro. !Ability of any such attack ; but he only tells the in habitants that there is much talk in England of the colony of Sierra Leone, and that it will sometime do great good to England, all which perhaps is known to our enemies ; and he asks the inhabitants to say, whether it is not possible that this may make some enemy think of attempting to destroy the colony before it grows too strong. - - - - - - - The Governor recommends to such of the inhahi• tants as have farms in the country, to build until houses on their farms, which will always be of use to them, and where, in case of an attack, they might send their wives and children in safety, and stay them selves to fight ; and he knows already that some good and sensible men have begun to do this. And the Governor tells the African inhabitants of his Majesty's colony, that as he knows them to be brave and good men in fight, he shall always be glad to hear what they think is good for the defence of the colony. COPY OF GENERAL ORDERS. Fort Thornton, July 26, 1805. M His Majesty having been pleased to appoint Thomas Per rortt Thompson, Esq. to succeed to the Government of this co lony, whenever the present Governor shall vacate his office, and many circumstances rendering it expedient to carry such appoint ment into immediate effect, Mr. Thompson will assume the Government to-morrow, the 27th inst. From bim of course • aU orders will be received, and to him all reports will be made. 4, William Dawn, Esq. baying assented to the desire of the Go vernor and Council, to act as Engineer daring his residence in the Colony, he will from this day take the superintendance of all public works ; and the necessary directions for carrying into effect the orders of the Governor will be issued by him, and are to be regarded accordingly. " Mr. Walter Robertson laving returned from England, on the lit of next month will re-assume his former rank and situa•ion in the Volunteer Corp%; and, being the senior officer in the absence of Mr. Vanneck, will have for the present the command of the Colonial Militia and Volunteers with the same authority which Mr. Vanneck possessed. " T. LUDLAM, Governor." An occurrence of a very singular and interesting nature took place at Aberdeen on Thursday last : A boy, of about four years of age, fell over the quay .tto the harbour, at .high water ; a carpenter, who v. as at work on board a vessel 'close by the place, hearii.g the alarm, immediately pulledout his watch, which he left upon deck, and running to the bow of ' the vessel, the child being under water, he jumped overboard, and brought him up from the bottom. It is easier to imagine than describe his feelings, when on bringing him to the surface, he fuund him to be his own son ! Yesterday J. Darling, a bricklayer's labourer, fell from the height of a two pair of stairs in Church. street, Bethnal Green, when he received so many con th* he was taken to the Hospital without topes of recoTery. TO-MORROW. How tweet to the been is t h e thought of to-morrow, *Tien nape% fairy pictures brWbt colours display' Howsiteet "AO we can fiern fatuity barrow, A Um front tbegriafs thst afflict us to-day! Who/ weirientne sickness has taught me to Languish For health, and the comforts it bears on its wing, Let me bops—(Oh, how soon It would lessen my anguish !; hat to-snofrow will ease and serenity bring. When travelling alone, quite forlorn, unbefriended, Sweet the - hope that to-morrow my wand'rings will cease ; That at home, then, with care sympathetic attended, I shall rest unmolested, and slumber in peace. .or, when from the friends of nay heart long divided, The food expeitation, with joy how replete! That from far distant regions by Pa OVID/ tcce guided, To-morrow will see us most happily meet. When six days of labour each other succeeding, With hurry and toil have my spirits opprest, What plabure to think, as the last is receding, To-morrow will be a sweet Sabbath of rest ! And when the vain shadows of life are retiring, When life is fast meeting, and death is in sight, The Christian believing, exulting, expiring, Beholds a to-morrow of endless delight ! But th' Infidel thee, surely, sees no to-morrow I Yet he know.; that his moments are hating away : Poor wretch! can he feel without heart-rending sorr ow, That his joys and his life will expire with to-day ! MARGATE, OCTOBER 4. The Master of the Ceremonies Bill, last evening, was attended by six hundred persons. The assembly. rooms were splendidly lighted and appropriately fitted up. At half past nine o'clock the ball was opened with a minuet by Mr. La Batt and the amiable Miss HOPKINS. Another minuet followed by Mrs. Balsrow and Mr. Le BAS. About the hour of eleven countxy dances commenced, with Tdeli, led off by Captain BARNARD and the beautiful and rich Miss sows.as. Three sets were formed. Among the most accomplished dancers were the Misses Batsrow, ToLsoN, and PHILLIPS ; the Misses AINSLIE likewise excelled. At two in the morning the music ceased. Handsome and expressive faces among the females were snore generally to be seen than is usual. The Mistresses DEACON, WHITEHEAD, DEVAYNES,COWELL, and WILLIAMS, wore white satin slippers, ornamen ted with a palm sprig. The interesting Jewesses, the Misses SAssuzus, were deserving of notice ; their dark hair and clear complexions were much admired. Mrs. WILLIAMS sported, singly, a plume of white ostrich feathers, with a profusion of diamonds atound her head and bosom. Her dress, and that of a Lady, ( the wife of a Russian officer) were the most elegant. The former had on a gold embroidered muslin, the latter a dress composed entirely of black Mechlin lace. Paint was much used. The families of Lady HALES, Mr. and Mrs. Da- VATNES, Major Pm/Kul . , Hon. Captain KENNEDY, Mr. GoonsEy, M. P. ; Mr. Wiwo.sts, Mrs. NEAVE, Colonel GASCONINE, Mr. SLATER, and Mr. SAWKINS, were present ; likewise Drs. Loons, Coosa., and Bnowli ; the Officers of the 12th Light Dragoons, and those attached to the Anglesea Militia ; the young Ladies of Mrs. Outts,Lo's seminary, &c. The whole of the entertainment was planned and executed in a manner best adapted to evince the dis position of those who superintended it, to afford the most complete and satisfactory accommodation. DUBLIN, OCTOBER 1. The following very extraordinary robbery took place on Tuesday last, between Cappagh-hill and the Nineteen Mile House : Three Gentlemen travelling in a post-ch4ise, were stopped by a single highway. man, who demanded their money, watches, &c. &c. The Gentleman on the side of the catriage which the highwayman attacked, told him he had hut a few shillings in cash, and gave him a handful of silver, with which the robber arvared perfectly satistied,and rode off ; in a few minutes he returned, and said,— " You are a very honest fellow, and shake hands." The Gentleman took him by the hand, and having got him in his grasp, he held on, until his compa. nions in the carriage got nut, by which time the high wayman had disengaged himself and made off. One of the carriage horses was immediately disengaged from the harness, and he was instantly pursued and apprehended. He now lies in the gaol t,f Naas,. to take his trial for the offence. \%Then taken before Mr. AYLMER, of Kilcock, the Magistrate who committed him, he addressed him as follows: " Now, Sir, take my advice, and do nut sell my horse under forty guineas, for on my honour he is the best horse in the kingdom." JOHN Wasos:, commonly called " Whiskey Jack," from his remarkable intemperate life, having return ed from the funeral of his father on Friday last, was that night cruelly murdered in his own house. He and his unmarried brother and sister have rendered themselves notorious in the neighbourhood of Antrim, for some time past, by their contentions and quarrels about a small farm, the property of the deceased's father, to the great affliction of their dying parent, and the annoyance of the neighbouring Magistrates. Petra AIKIN, Esq. and a respectable Jury, sat in inquest on the body of the deceased from twelve until a late hour on the 17th, without coming to any de cision, and were to resume the painful task at ten the next day. The deceased has left a wife and six help less children to lament his unhappy fate. On such an extensive scale are the outrages of the miscreants, called White Boys, carried on in Ireland, that they actually make use of beacons to spread an alarm, when the military go out against them, as ap pears by the following letter : TRALM Sam 17.--Thursday night Major PONSONEY, accompanied by a party of the 7th Dra goon Guards and Yeomanry, scoured the country round about Listowel, in search of the White Boys. ' We understand) however, that this design was ren dered frustrate by some miscreants, who shortly after the departure of the military from Listowel, placed a fire on the top of an old• Castle in that town, which from its elevated situation, could not fail of being observed at the distance of several miles round, (the , plan, no doubt, having been previouslreoncerted by the White Boys in case of any sudden attack) and the whole country was soon after completely illumi nated by fires on every adjacent bill. This artifice, we ire sorry to say, had the desired ellbet:hr al though Major Poesonsy and his party remained out during the night, they were unable to apprehend any of the banditti who disturbed that rtei,gliboarhood." POLICE, el d c. Granuati..— A young man in the employ (4 Messrs. Bryan and Brandon, grocers, in Nee/gate street, was yesterday charged with embezzling SQL ss. 4d. which he had received from Mr. Sutton, cer, of East street, St. Mary-la-bonnie, and for which his receipt was produced. His employers stated, that he was their confidential clerk, pt.a yearly sa lary of one hundred pounds. That they had advan ced him, a few months after his service commenced, Which was on the 21st of January, 431. and that they had also charged to his account, about the same time, r 101. The young man denied that he was employed as the hired clerk, or servant, of the prosecutors. With the advice of a friend, he bad applied to them for em ployment, to sell their goods on commission amongst his nwn extensive connections and theirs, at a rate of per cent. Mr. Brandon, after a day's considera tion, proposed to allow him one per cent. upon a six 'months trial ; engaging, in all events, to secure him a rate of 1001. per annum, it his commission should not exceed that sum. He acknowledged the circum stance of the 431. and 101. advanced him on commis sion ; and he said also, that he kept this 321. on ac count, as there was a considerable balance due to I him, but his employers refused him a settlement at the end of six months, as was agreed, and upon his pressing it, they brought this charge. He had ac knowledged the money to Mr. Brandpn, who, he sup posed, had placed it to his account, and there was still a considerable balance in his favour. _ • Alderman CURTI! said, the prosecutors had failed to sustain the proof that the Defendant was a yearly clerk, and therefore the charge of felony not being sustained, he discharged the prisoner, with a very se vere lecture. MARLBOROMII.STRRET.—YeSt( rday---- Bryant and Kite were charged by the father of the lat ter with robbing him, on the '24.th ult. of a bank note for 1001. It appeared from his statement, that he had saved by his industry, a sum exceeding 1801. which he was accustomed to carry about him for se curity. Some time since he went to Ireland, his na, tive place, but soon returned, determining to pursue his customary labours as long as nature would per mit him. On the day above stated he accompanied his son and the other prisoner to the Union public house in St. Giles's, where he soon became i itoxicat ed, and in the folly of the moment, he exhibited the contents of his purse to the prisoners, consisting of a 1001. bank note, a 501. a 301. and a '2l. Bryant took the notes from him, counted them over, and read the value uf each. After which he appeared to roll them up in his hands like a ball, and returned them to the prosecutor, who, not suspectinf that he was robbed, wrapped them up in a piece ut paper, and put them into his small clothes pocket. He was completely ignorant of his loss until last 6unday morning, when, on shifting his clothes, he opened hi; purse, and missed the property, when he immediately went to Bryant's lodgings, and told him of his loss, why de nied any knowledge of the notes, and insinuated that the prosecutor's daughter must have robbed him.— The obi man, on this, went in pursuit of his daugh ter, who, it turned out, however, had been wrongfully accused. The prosecutor then took out a warrant, and the prisoners were apprehended. The note had been traced to the Bank, where it had been changed on the preceding Friday, in the name of Southwell, a tuilder, of Adam.street, Adelphi, whom the wife of the prisoner Kite served with milk. Enquiry was made of Mr. Sonthwell, but he denied any knowledge whatever of the transaction. The prisoners were re manded for further examination. Baketnan was charged with an assault on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, on their return from Drury Lane Theatre, on Tuesday evening. The Defendant is one of those fellows who, without ceremony, seek to create disturbances in the street, at the expence of any mischief that might follow. The prosecutor, a very respectable man, was assaulted in a gross manner, by being challenged with harbouring a lady, who was under the protection of the Defendant, although she WAS the wife of the prosecutor, and a perfect stranger to the intruder, who insisted on escorting the lady ; and, after a rude attack on her, he struck the husband in a violent manner. The Defendant wished to apo logise ; but his offer was treated with that merited contempt it deserved, and he was ordered to find bail. Harrow GARDRN.—YesterdAy R. J. Harris, jour neyman to Messrs. Frost and Co. braziers, was fully committed for stealing a Urge quantity of copper in their manufactory ; as was Elizabeth Bider:toff, for robbing a man of a bundle of cloaths in the tap room of the Black Boy at Islington. The Landlord of 2 public housein Gray's Inn-lane, was charged with wantonly throwing water out of his first floor window, which fell on the cloaths of a Mrs. Miller, of Sloane -street, who was passing at the moment, and who on remonstrating on the impro priety of the act, was assailed by a torrent of the must scurrilous language, and conveyed to the watch house, from whence she was, however, instantly.dis missed by thecons table, on her husband, who waswith her, answering for her appearance. The Magistrate severely reprobated the conduct of Miss Ht,st, and ordered him instantly to find bail. CORONER'S INCRIPST.—A- - Coroner's inquest was yesterday afternoon held at the King's Head public house, James-street, Buckingham Gate, before AN- TitoNY Getx, Esq. on a view of the body of John White.—lt appeared, from the evidence of William Lambert, a butcher in Abingdon -street, that the de ' ceased was a servant to Mr. Sale, a Livery Stable Keeper, in Milbank-street ; and, on the 20th of last month, between three and four in the afternoon, he was observed passing along Abingdon-street on horse back, galloping as fast as the animal couldge. In ; an instant the horse tell, and rolled over the deceas ed, who was taken, in a state of insensibility, to a neighbouring Surgeon, to the Westminster Mrllolt, and from thence Infirmary. Mr. Lynn, the House Surgeon, stated that the skull of the deceased was so much fractured, it was deemed necessary to have it trepanned on the follow ing Saturday ; but, after all the care and attention they could bestow, he di e d On Tuesday morning, 'about seven o'clock. The Jury immediately returned la verdict of—Accident.d. Death. A* Bath, Jatnes Mayer Cr li ant lE , " E ' sq. Barrister, eldest son of Charles Cram, Esq. of the island of St. Vincent. The following alarming mementos of mortality, in four instances o' sudden death, occurred at Whitby, during the night tittivecr Thursday and Friday last: Mr. Andrew Hall, late owner of the Elizabeth Whitby and Hull trader, bad been indisposed by sane 11* it spasms in the stomach the preceding day, bat was sof cie-tly well to take 11;s usual walk upon the pier in the (venal; about midnight, on the appearance of some alarmirg symptom% mead c4l ossiiiiince was ptaicured, but without effect; he espied about a e Joscgh Breekon, whkesmith, hal rains to rest in his usual state of health, having previously been smok ing his pipe in a rudghbour's house, and died in the tours: of tie night.—Mrs. Ann Crow, widow, who hal gone to bud witlsosa apparent indisposition, died early in the morning; which was also the CAW with Nlr.Thomas Gosling, mariner, who about two years ago had been obliged to leave off the sea, in consequence of abort reSeived on board ship. TO-MORROW. Sun rises. Sun sets. I Moon riser. t 6 minutia after 6 I 34 minutesafter SI ♦7 minutes aim C. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning - - as otimtes after 3 Afternoon - 52 minutes after TURTL.E,S. - ------- WILLSHIRE, King's Hex' Tavern, Poultry, is now landing several loots of fine lively Turtles, for She. Turtles dressed every day in the House, for parties, in the billies* perfection, ow sent to any part of Town or Country. I DARM SURCLAR r. The C mantels of MORTON'S house, in Park-street,h, for several days past been surrounded by a set of stop,. cious fellows, who generally met about dusk. Th e servant-maid entrusted with the care of the ha lm, having taken notice of them, gave information as Marlborough-street Office. Accordingly, last nigh t , three Police Officers, well prepared with alms, wen t to the house, and at eight o'clock they sent the servant out ; after Which they secreted themselves in a closet adjoining one of the rooms, having provided them selves with a candle. Soon after the departure of th e servant, the kitchen bell was rung several times, a n d not being answered, the ringing was followed by hard knocking at the door. The thieves thinking th ere was no person in the house, broke the door open, and went to the room adjoining the closet, where the Of. * fixers had concealed themselves, when the latter rush e d out upon the robbers, who were five in number... 4k battle immediately ensued, and in the scuffle the can. dle was put out. Qne of the Officers had just time to discharge his blunderbuss, and shot one of them is the left arm—the shot went through the bone. Th e , rudely assailed, the robbers attempted to make th ee escape through the back part of the house, by jump. ing off the first floor leads into Park-lane ; in the as . tempt, one of them broke his leg, and was immediately secured. The man that had been shot ran down South-street, and turning down a Mems wit ?re thes e is no thoroughfare, he was also taken—the other three escaped. One of them must have received a severe wound, as the cutlass was covered with blood, sad those taken had not been touched by it. The two men who have been taken, it appears, ar.: reputed house-breakers. They were taken to Mount -street watch-house. As soon as the man that had been sho was brought in, he dropped down, and fainted from loss of blood. Medical assistance was imroxiiately procured. One of them is not expected to recover. The whole neighbourhood was thrown into the greaten consternation by this en terprize. Lady hirtar Bouvrav, who lives two or three doors from the Countess of MO*. TUN'S, and who had her usual evening party, was very much alarmed, as well as her Ladyship's company. NIARRILD. At Aberdeen, on the 19th July, the Rev. Mr. Robert Shirr; Ytliolrn, to rklary, eldest daughter of Mr. Geo. Cibb. Aberdeer. On Tt.es4lay last, at Lam:tetb Church, the Rev. Wm. Hanel, 'o ,Miss Havelcsworth. 3F.stuts PROPS. The only Genuinse, are those having the names of Shaw aml Euweaos, Succeesors te, Joseph %Vessels, 66, St. Pear Chun*. Yaed," engraved on a Black Stamp. ri 'HE many depredations made by malicious Me , dicine Venders on ttar-pooperty of the Proprietors, compel then to give the above cwarion, and agates to Inform the Public, that no one Bottle of IJr. WALXICit'I J slurs!! Dko PI, will be sent out of their house, without a black stamp affixed. For Dropsy, Stra-nguary, (Ileets, Weaknosses of the Kidnies, tTrrrers, or 'bled ler, the Semi s Drops are as absolute specific; and when taken on the first att.sek of Venereal Infe:tion, they will infallibly acco.nplish a core; should the disease be f:r ut vanced, it trill be ne..essyy to take the specific Remedy with t h. Jesuits Drops; and fro it the first stag •of infection to a es:- finned Lues, the pati nt will find these two M siicines a perk t arvitt,te. l'rice es. ed. and tray be bad as above. TO THOMAS T.kYLOR, ESQ. No. 9, NEW !MID( 'di-STREET, LONDON 7. consider iting an act of justice due to j merits of your I.V.IiKE's PATENT P 11.1.5, to communicar to you the following Cure, which has recently been perforr.e 4 by them :—Au acquaintance of mine, who by the breaking out of an old Venereal Complaint (attended by a complication of dis orders arising therefrom) was reduced almnst to a skeleton, 1114 although he had the best medical advice which could he obtained, and tried a variety of patent medicines, nothing could be procnted which seemed to suit hi. ca!,*, or to do him any service; lie re. mained in a most reduced and pitiable situation for two years, unable to follow his prufee.ion, and s •arcely able to walk or ey” ito stand on his legs; in tact no one who knew him ever supposes': t possihk for him to recover. He was advised at last to try rise LEAKE'S PILLS—he did so, adlieriag strictly to the direction given with them—he had not taken more than two bores, bef...re he found an alteraticre for the better; this encouraged him es proceed, and by taking a few boles more he found leis appetite ani!strength gradually return, and is now as healthy and stow a' any man I know. You are welcome, Sir, to refer any Frew tfs me for a confirmation of the above account, if it should m doubted. I am, Sir, your obedient humble srvant. Library, Folkestone, July 10, 1805. THOS. PIA DAY. Prepared and sold by the sole Propietor, Thomas 'Tay!o: Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, at his Home. No. 9, New Bridge-street; where, after a constant residetce 0 more than fewty years, ins practice particularly directed to etas Cure of Venereal Con:plaints- and those Incidental to the Er•N. Generation M both Soot,. with that inviolable secrecy whirte men of his profession should always observe, he hatters bisr.s.4. the advice and assistance he gratuitously administers to ps-t•sons taking this Medicine, will be eteembed, by a discerning Puhli: s as an advantage seldom to be obtained, and void of ambigcny. Also sold, by his appointment, for the convenience of :hose living at a distance, at the Perfumer's, No. SS, St. Alban's-str.sV Pall Mail ; the Toy-shop, No. 103, Oxford street ' • Mr. rough's, No. 7, Fish-street-hill; Mr. Baxter's, South:MO:Qs Edinburgh; Mr. hiPlinnald's, Glasgow ; Mr..CallwelEs,EltdAri Mr. Billings a, ; Mr. Atkinson 's, Manchester ; and i one. person Ira every coutiderable town in Great Britain and Ire land, In boxes of only ts. 9d. each, sealed up with full and jelcis directions, whereby persons of either Sex may cure themselves with ease, speed, secrecy, and safety. N. B. Every Box sold in Great Britain is sealed up wi.t. Stamp, on which, by farmer of the Commissioners is printed, at the Stamp-Otlice--T. Titlor No. 9, New Bridge-et:eft—CO Imitate which Is Feintreiiintliellothees are counterfeit. LONDON: Printed aid Poblisbed by LEVEL KENT, of Ces terbury Puce , Lunt eth, at ibe STAR-Once, No. I, Cr; ...l ettere Publibhed also et the ST.tt-O►►tes, Tenet Bbl. Y