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dison declaring there was not a doubt of pear. The news by the Thistle arrives at Washington. The Contractors take t o their heels, and leave the Treasury to shift for itself. They are brought back. The 4‘ Scotch Lad," or Backwood's Financier, offers to contract for 85—time is allowed for an answer. — The offer by the Treasury to sell Seven Millions of Stock at 15 per cent. below par, is rejected. What is the Government to do ! If they cannot =rely contract with monied men at such a sacrifice, what terms must they agree to if compelled to adver tise the remainder of the loan ? The capitalists have told them, that more than 75 in the hundred could act be had if the Government came publicly into the market. Under all these circumstances, we are war ranted in saying the stock will fall to 89, and that the Government must suspend the payment of all debts, and be proclaimed insolvent, or the remainder of the loan authorised by law must be disposed of at 20 per cent. at least, below par, the war continuing six months I: THE EVENING STAR. LON 1)ON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1814. • 'Rim OF s I'oCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Reduced 65V-3 per Cent. Consols. 65 t —for account 6374 66 4 per Ct. 82 83-6 per Ct. Navy 951—Bonds,13s. ivs yr. Osnntum 9f dis.—Bank Long Anns.l6i Sank Stock, nothing done—lndia Stock, no thing done. lischcquer Bab is. to ss. Fre. Yesterday we stopped the press to announce the receipt of American Papers, with the important in:el ligeuce of the arrival in the Chesapeake of a formida ble British expedition. This intelligence may have been premature—but, as we have accounts from Ber muda of the with July, stating the arrival there of the whole of the British force, and that three separate expeditions were making ready, under Admiral:: COCHRANE, Coaceuee, and Hoettem, the arrival of one or snore of these expeditions at their destination could not have been much longer delayed. In the mean time, the Americans ere every where removing their property up the country, to be out of the reach of danger. The armaments from Bermuda are in tended for the chastisement of the turbulent s pirits in Bakimnre and Maryland ; and they will probably visit Washington itself. Among our extracts from the American Newspa pers, will be found an article which gives a most de plorable picture of the state of their finances. We have also given the American official accounts of the capture of Fort Erie and the affair at Chippewa. General BKOWN studiously conceals the respective numerical strength of his own and the British army. Upon the whole, however, his statement is fairer than has been usual with his predecessors. In his procla mation to his soldiers on entering Canada, there is nothing of that frothy vapouring which distinguished Hew., Deenenne, andWnectsosoe ; and if we were pot convinced that his army was composed precis,ely of the same heterogeneous materials, we should feel a little alarm. The N d tional Inielligeneer labours to lower the ex pectations of those who expect a speedy peace. On this subject, a sagacious American Editor remarks, that it is evident, from the tone of the Government, that their hopes of a favourable termination of the negotiations at Ghent were but slender. The judi cious and reflecting portion of :he American States teem, in short, to expect no peace while MADISON and his faction remain in office. FROM THE GEORGETOWN FEDERAL REPUBLICAN, JULY 15. WAYS AND MEANS.—It is in the finances of a Go vernment that the disorder and decay which precedes revolutions are first discernable. Incompetency or profligacy in administering the finances, cause those embarrassments which ultimately terminate in a re volution. The case of France, which occurred within the recollection of us all, renders a resort to history unnecessary. The situation of the United States, in its pecuniary I concerns, is alarming in the highest degree. At this moment the treasury is without the means of dis charging its debts, is driven to the common device of ' putting off its creditors, and can scarcely make the advances in money necessary in prosecuting the war. The dismissal of Mr. Simmons from the Werpepart vent originated in an unintentional disclosure to a public creditor of an order given by the Secretary at . :War to suspend the payment of accounts examined and passed by the Accountant. It was supposed the 10,000,000, negociated in part of the 25,000,000 loan, would be sufficient to greet the demands on the Treasury, until the meet ing of Congress or the Ist of October. But Barker has been enable to perform his contract. Mr. Madi son trusted him for five millions of dollars, and as Barker relied spot sales to enable him to pay his in. melanins, and as the stock which he gave 88 for, isi !ow selling for 84, he cannot comply with his en. linemen; without at dead loss of 40,000 dollars on eraPkb million, or 200,000 dollars on the whole con- Ilaest. Was Barker required to give security on the • ipootract in the event of his acting the knave, proving bankrupt, or refusing to comply, because it was not' Opactly convenient to cln so, as the speculation tureed OWL differently from what ha especcad No—no se. Curity was demanded. Refusing, or unable to pay the last two instalments, does he forfeit the amount already paid in ? No. Then what security had the Government that Barker ever would, or meant to stand to his bargain, unless it turned out a good one, by the arrival of a treaty of peace ? In short, the game which this favourite at court has been playing with the Back Woods Financier, is simply— ,4 Heads win, Tails you lose." To the point.—After raising an almost universal expectation of peace, by spreading a report that our Commissioners would be invited to attend the gene ral Congress at Paris, that Mr. Crawford had dined in company with Lord Castlereagh, that Messrs. Bayard and Gallatin had gone to London to shew their instructions, after using every artifice to create a belief in a speedy peace—certain monied men were &leen to understand, through tl.e Agents of Govern ment, that their piesepce at Washington would be agreeable, to arrange matters for the remainder of the 25 million loan. Certain capitalists repeired to the Treasury, to see if a good bargain could be made. The negetiation continues two days. They all dine with the President, and in the evening the contract is go ired lot about seen at 86 ? Mr. Ma- 'establlsbed. His brigade oratlets of battalions of the 9th, the lltb, the 2 5th, and a detachment of the 22d. I Towson's company of artillery, which was attached to it, gallantly commenced, and with it sustained the longer. The effect of the discrimination made in favour of one class of public creditors to the prejudice of ano ther, will now be understood. The holders of the ten million stock who paid up, will be reimbursed in the difference between the discount of that stock and the discount allowed by a new contract. The next loan being sold at 80, will entitle the stockholders of the ten million loan to demand $ dollars from the 'treasury for every 88 dollars paid in. But the holders of the 16 million loan can claim no reimbursement. They have no alternative but to hold on. Their stock is reduced in value to the new standard esta blishes'. by the latest loan, but they claim no reimburse ment. T hey lent their money too soon to the Govern. ment. If they had held back a little longer, the same terms would have been obtained from the Govern ment which secure the holders of the 10 million loan. So it will be with the remainder of the loan now re quired. If the capitalists will only hold back two months, they will get it upon their own terms. The Government may pretend to be very indifferent about it, and give out that they will not sell under any cir cumstances helow a certain price, but they must sell— they have no help for themselves, or be pronounced bankrupt. How will they get money to continue the war ? They have provided no revenue, and their credit will soon have entirely and finally departed. Will they recur to the principles with which they set out when the , war commenced, and carry about the subscription book in one hand, and the halter in the other ? These ideas of force ate forever abandoned, we think. If we mistake, they have only to be again put in practice, ,as the immediate precursor of Mr. Madison's down fall. The degree and kind of aid which the Fes eralists may choose to give to this war, is a matter for their l exchmive decision. What they do, will be done luntarily, and et el It must be the result of their own choice and tree will. Resort to force, and something like the scene of Sampson and the Philistines, may be witnessed—net numerically but physically. We ate de cidedly the strongest party in the country. In wealth and talents, and courage, we are equal to a majority twice as strong as the faction in power—we possess the real sinews of war—Mr. Madison knows it. There fore if he would preserve the Government and save himself, he will prefer the use of gentle means to re concile us to a continuance of the war, and to put his veto upon every thing like persecution and force. He must necessarily be among the earliest victims to his own system of violence. PROM THE UTICA GAZETTE (EXTRA) OP HILT e CAPTURE OF FORT ERIE—BATTLE OF 0114PEWA. From an authentic source, we are happy to be able to state, that our army, under the command of Ma. jor-General Brown, crossed from Buffalo to the Ca nada shore on the 3d of July instant, and that Fort Erie surrendered to our arms at six o'clock in the morning. The prisoners (being upwards of 170, in -1 eluding seven officers) are on their way to Green- 1 , bush, and the Major and some other of the officers have already arrived in this village. The army, on the evening of the 4th of July, pro ceeded to the plains one and a half miles west of Chippewa, when arrangements were made to move against Chippewa on the morning of the 6th; but in the afternoon of the 3th, the enemy havis l g ammo Crated his forces in the Peninsula, came from his works east of the Creek, and offered battle. Our gallant army did not hesitate to meet him, is %d in the course of an hour the enemy was broken and driven from the field, leaving more than 400 killed and wounded. He was saved by his works froM total ruin. Our loss was considerable, but not accurately ascertained. Several of our officers were wounded, and one or two killed. The enemy left ten officers killed on the field, and no doubt carried off others. Arrangements were making to carry the wounded of both armies to Buffalo, and then move on to Lake Ontario. GENERAL ORDERS, ISSUED AFTER TIM wane. Adjatant-General's Office, Loft Cbtppewa Plata% July 9, 1514. gt Major-General Brown has the gratification to say, that the soldiers of the Sd division, west of the :tli.tgAra, merit greater applause than he is able to bestow, in general orders--they merit the biewst ap probation of their country. The ecoduct of Briga dier-General Scottls brigade, which bad the oppor tunity to engage the whole force of. the enemy, the greater part, it is believed, of all iu the penincola, removes on the day of this battle, the &Leticia of our cowitry, that its tertatim in arms is yet to be • . erthuiinneglerlneettialthismcallsest abewidirbeetoneSclee:ta:ti P o r ut we , s4 a ) r m e to have the National Legislature in Session, to devise ways and means not to take Canada and kill Indians, but to defend our fire4ides. PHILADELPHIA, JULY 16. Passengers in yesterday's Southern Mail report the arrival of Admiral COMiltAtta in Lynnhavea Bay, with Fifteen Sail of the Line, and Seventy Transports, having _ Fifteen Thousand Troops on . board. A letter from Norfolk, received by yesterday': Southern Mail, states, under date of the 11th inst. That a flag had returned from the Dragon, 74, in Lynnhaven Bay, the bearer -of which was informed by Captain Bansue, that he expected Admiral Coeic. Imola with a large force in the Chesapeake.'_ The report by the passengers from Baltimore is supposed to have originated from similar inks-mat:oA at that place. FROM THE NEW YORK GAZETTE, JULY 14. There is a report of General Brown hating) again attacked the enemy near Chippewa on the 6th, the next day after his victory, and taken and killed the residue of the British forces, amounting to about 200 men. This report, it is said, was afloat at I , If bully, when the Fulton left the place." action. if The volunteers and Indians performed their part —they drove the enemy's Indians and light troops until they met the British army, They met the Ge neral's approbation• " In the reports of killed and wounded, the names of the wounded offi rewar d ed mentioned in order that they may be with that honourable mention which is due. 44 By order of Major-Greneral Brown, " C. It. GARDNER, Adjutant-General." FROM THE BUFFALO GAZETTE OF JULY 5. FORT ERIE CAPTURED. --GENERAL ORDERS. ii Adjutant-General's Once, Left Division, July 2. 0 Major-General Brown has the satisfaction to announce to the troops of his division on this frontier, that he is authorized by the orders of his Govern ment, to put them in motion against the enemy. The first and second brigades, with the corps of artillery, will cross the streights before them this night, or as early to-morrow as possible. The necessary instruc- tions have been given to the Brigadiers, and by them to the Comm2nding Officers of regiments and corps. i 44 Upon entering Canada, the laws of war will govern : men found in arms, or otherwise engaged in the service of the enemy, will be treated as ene mies ; those behaving peaceably, and following their private occupations, will be treated as friends. Pri vate property, in all Wes t will be held sacred : pub lic property, whenever found, will be seized and dis posed of, by the commanding General. Our utmost protection will be given to all who actually join, or who evince a desire to join us. " Plundering is prohibited. The Major-General does not apprehend any difficulty on this account with the regular army, or with honourable volunteers, who press to the standard of their country, to avenge her wrongs, and to gain a name in arms. Profligate men, who follow the army for plunder, must not ex pect that they will escape the vengeance of the gal lant spirits who are struggling to exalt the national character. Any plunderer shall be punished with death who may be found violating this order. 41 By order o' the Major-General, " C. K. GARDNER, Adjutant-General." In pursuance of the above orders, the army passed the Niagara river on Sunday morning last. The brigade of General Scott, and the artillery corps of Major Hindman, landed nearly a mile below Fort Erie, between two and three o'clock, while General Ridley, with his brigade, made the shore, about the same distance above. The enemy was perfectly un apprised of these movements. General Scott led the van, and was on shore before the enemy's picquet, which was stationed at this point, fired a gun—the guard discharged their guns and retreated. In the morning, a small Indian corps was crossed over. The fort was approached on the right and , left, and the Indians skirted the woods in the roar. General Brown now demanded a surrender of the garrison, and gave the Commander two 1r )ors for consideration. In the mean time, a battery of long 18's was planted in a position which commanded the fort. The enemy surrendered prisoners of war— marched out of the fort at six, stacked their arms, and were immediately sent across the river to the American shore—there were upwards of 170 priso ners, of the Bth and 100th regiment, among whom were 7 officers. Major Burke commanded the fort. WASHINGTON CITY, JULY 15. We observe, with much regret, in some of the Nor thern papers, particularly in those of New-York, cer tain information said to have proceeded from corres pondents at Washington, respecting the general aspect of the late information from Europe, which have a tendency, in our opinion, to deceive the public mind. The public may rest assured that we have never mis lead them on this head as some of the New-York Edi tors have insinuated. We are convinced that nothing more favourable to peace is in the Cabinet of the Government than is in the possession of every reading man in the nation. We say this much, only with the hope of checking the progress of what appears to us an unfortunate delusion. FROM THE NEW-YORK EVENING POST, JULY IS. CALL or Commess.—We doubted the truth of the reports in circulation yesterday, of an early Session of Congress ; but we now begin to think such a Ses sion is in contemplation. The question will naturally be asked, for what purpose will they be called ? This question we shall attempt to answer, to the best of our abilities. It is believed that the Executive is in daily expectation of dispatches from our Commis sioners in Eurcpe, and it is probable they will contain a Treaty of Peace between this country and Great Britain.—lf this should be the case, it will be neces sary to have the Senate in Session, to ratify the treaty, that no time may be lost. It will also be necessary for Congress, as a body, to be together, to make arrangements consistent with a peace establishment. If a treaty of peace should not arrive, the dispatches which are expected will un doubtedly decide the fate of the nation as to peace or war; for if a treaty is not signed in a short time alter the meeting of the Commissioners, no peace need be expected while the present Administration are in power. In this case we must expect the war, on the part of the enemy, to assume a character of new and encteascd activity and extent : and, oa out • - 11.dria lIVTILLMENCE. CAPTURti BY THE AMEIRICAWI. The Albion. Rom SSON, front Lisboa to was taken nn the t.o.ftb of July, by the A veteer David Porter The Esp-nance, INSERT. from Bay Clanlel taken, on the Sig ult. in lit 43. SO. long I. t he Whig privateer :—she was, on the ad cruiYing in coar:any with the David Porter , The iatter intended to continue at Sed two tad then to proceed to Bourdeaux for a car THE JAMAICA FLEE r. The Middlesex, BARCLAY, from Jamaica sow, was spoke- with, nn the 2lst inst. at had pited with the fleet the day before, time only thirty-five sail were in sight. The RATTLER sloop of war, Rolla :chortler, and a sloop, arrived ai Bermuda July, from Halifax; the RATTLER was to h. ceeded to the West Indirs, but some of her having patted, she remained at Bermuda above mentioned. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST n. No arrivals to-day.L—Cune into harbour jetty's ship EloVNE.—Sailed his Majesty's_ %hi TAUS ALCESTR, GROWLER, and MISLETOR, month. -.. The outward b , and still rttnaln Helen's roads.—Wind Wegerly. DEAL, AUGUST 29. Sailed, the RIEDPrILF, sloop of war, with Dr RICHMOND and family, for Ostend ; also division of transports fir Ramsgate; and ani vision for Doter.--Arrived his Majesty's shij ftom the westward, and sailed for the river. StAMSGAI 4 AUGUST 49. Arrit►ed the evarl, 23.5 ; Heart of Oak, the Mary, Victualling Transports, from the The Guards still continue their emuar/ port. We have this day rectived'some Caraccas Papers. but not of a very reoent date. The fact stated in the following paragraph, copied from a Paper of 12th May, we have not before seen noticed. It is interest ing in as far as it will bring the question to issue how far England will be inclined to interfers i:t South American iuzereata in the resent situation art ' that country : 4 6 The Liberator of—Venezuela, taking into eons . sideration the importance of the intereourse which ".I Fought to subsist between these States and the Brim fish nation, has sent to that Court, with fug rpawers, the Colonels Line de Cl e m ente and John . ..Captain R. O'Connor is promoted to the tank of 1 , -.. • .. Robertson. with the object of obtaining from the ir e .tesant vir Hall art the Bellerophon , Cabinet of St. James's treaties favourable to the 1 of Commander, and'appointed to t..e 1 . .; pronsor r ed ti commerce, felicity, and prosperity of these cone- ; .er , ky, deceased; Lielst. JAL f lag Ltests ei nsot to i•., I tey retire , tat epo t r h ot e no senior feeithAetlhio m mss as vo te sf r; :h i re n dß t a l. yo e .y N al a ist r y , , i s tam, to the rank of Cciennsanckr, and to cor..mand tries. These Envoys will embark as soon as possible on board his Britannic Majesty's frigate Palma, the ,i t r ci tish. .. F t i o I Captain of which generously offered to receive and give them passages on board of that vessel." . of the Greenland 'hips belonging to NI They did in effect sail in that frigate for St. Thomas caused A deep sensation there. Out of 53 t boys, principally belonging to Hull, SO el th, on the following day., married men ; and should they have mine There is nothing else in these papers worth es- suffered. above 100 children will be left fat' g l i nd humane disposition, and a trading, unless it be the declaration of independence Captain EDMONDS was a man highly res; .. rut se be m a n. of the province of Tunja, disclaiming the sove - t reignty of the Peninsula , and un itin g with Now ~ eiagre a 4 Granada. This account is dated Dec, /.0, 1813. Fridal. the Swirrsune, of 74 guns, , . J Admiral L itAblistitta's flag, who held the tit — s To-day vre also received French Papers of Saturday. at Malta, arrived at Portsmouth from Malta, she sail d on the 21st of July. The N in suckle from Frankton states, that cue of the first SwALLOW : and CEPHL ere Aus, a to sail for discussions at the ensuing Congre s s will be the ' 4,1 A very shunt time from that date, with restoration of the Catholic Church throughout Ger- • A. ahl t ., 11 (convoy from Malta and Gibraltar. t in ag to i r o m us ed d , „e th ik a se t l i ‘ s i l : a a t aa t i e d ve wa r. s Sheetaenfcree fr anchored at many, which has been for mall y demanded by the a. time of the Swirrsu's sailing we are happy i POPE. • The Swiss Cantons are on the ere of terminating, • . a few lit.airs, on the 4th, and at Gibraltar on their frivolous disputes about pr e c edence and petty- 1 inst. The Usueusarri, Captaiti bumf, I off Corfu. The ships ivtre all leaving the allocations Cf territory , to th e satisfaction of the Al- • ' Mahon, to relieve the G.s\satems, Captain lied Powers. Notes have been presented from the ranean, except those u hich had been name English. Russian, and Austrian Ministers, and a new main under Admiral HALLOWLU.. federal pact has been drawn up, which will be finally . burst forth so suddenly on Sunday - FIRE IN Souriiwanx.—The dreadful voted on the 7th September, to which day the Diet has adjourned. and which has made a most _ out from among the ruins, and to rear The Moniteur contains the programme of the fe te on Bankside, sod c. titienes, at intervals. .warthog which was to take place as yesterday , on the occasion ~, ope r at i on o f the two floating of the king's going to dine with the citizens of Paris f ront of the site where the vari engines m ouwarthogat the Hotel de Ville. The populac e are to foe have been consumed stood but two days a( amused in the Champs Elysees with a gratuitous fortunately when the fire was first discovery distribution of provisions, and fountains of wine avid mustard-mills of Messrs. Lingard and Jonei play from noon to sunset. A representation cf a nearly low water, and one art the floating hunting-match will also be given in the air! Figrocs . which was moored below London-bridge, o made to resemble tigers. lions, and huntsmen mous- - be worked up against the tide, and it was 1 1. 1 .0 ab ur a i l , t i e r r th i• it c s a i rn w t ted ou horses, will be let of, filled %% ith gas to reral:: o io cc l‘i l .h o a t. es k fiv b rne r i f yb a e r a e fom i re t in c iu o tt u eb ld ,fgm b: ni a b tno rought into actini them -buoyant. BONAPARTE, according to an article from Schaff- . hausen, lately visited Leghorn, where he remain :s1 the rate of a ton per Minute, The extensive twelve hours, and then returned to Porto Ferv:c. 1 of Mesrs, Lingard and .14. hes were Ole It He was conveyed by an English ship. It is aao re- , were demolished. The fire in a few mullet ported in Italy, that there exists a strong dispositl:n r got to a considerable head on these warellot on the part of the King of NAPLES and the ere a • seen to extend its horrific approach both w come to blows, respecting the claims of the fsrtnet. contieued to spread each way with equal i The proceedings of the Chamber of Demies on teached the flour warehouses of Messrs.Thell Friday were without interest. The KING Was n • which, fortunately, being a new and very su .gameseandt. asoauvrf:rdobm not otenoxstneilnnygdi those n to g t h emselvest that wi aatre chot.Company, sa f , u nu r y t ,i l l t i e bc r uh quested to secure by a law the immoveability or inde- erection, with a very thick party wall, rev pendency of the Jedgea. FURTHER ADVANCE IN THE P RI CE Or BREAD.--Thi' , - many others between them and Lon don.bi id; day the Loan MAYOR ordered the price to be nes:** .had they caught fire. must have inevitab, one penny in the peck loaf—to take place on T hu ' , th e same fate. Mr. Hammock's corn wart day—the price of the quartern loaf will then be 0 which were immense quantities dt various Shilling and a Penny-farthing. grain, and a large portion of tine old , The rise in the price ef American produce lwa r : those of Mr. Resdea, which adjoined thy been confined to London. Letter from Liverpt l very to be informed , , were all be; to L o the i mention the arrival there of some speculators e.,,-.1 Messrs. Clark and Sas ers's hop warehouses, the capital, whose operations had the efUct to enhatc:. of Mr. Evans (in the same line ), follower the prices of cotton, tniaacco, &c. The report ac vi . Mossy:. Ball and Jones's ,iron toundry, all upon is, that the negotiations at Ghent have bra' coin warehouses, part of the premises belt to i "!' hell and Steel, were totally conr broken off. Were Kiss really true, it could not au eminent dyer, and a peat deal of stablisi , concealed. The fact we take to be simply th is ; th n u b . : 1 - 7 a 2to ° cotirain a ',glean° of fire within then the British Government has made some demand s wit!. ' the warehouses near the river sin which the American Commissioners cannot comail • th a e ll; a are nut consumed within three or &‘ non; and we should not be amp without fresh instructions—perhaps, without f r.fa w powers from Congress itself. Of course it In :too necessary to send to the American Governmen t i t s ' should be some days before the engines i the powers wantid. This, however, does not a mousc from their labour: they are now playing to a breaking off of all negociations, but the contra f• burning and thickly smoking pile of tn . Next THURSDAY the Lottery begins Drawing, a rA ' d e solatedwalls still e flu remausing the as there are no . fixed Prizes, t'is poss i ble that all * 4 . Ih i Houses. thi . viewing the extensive scene Cqutali may be drawn the first day—an early i • u • . 2 . chase is, therefore, recommended at Wriai's riao• - min wlach this 'rightful c hasm presents, it i nate Office, 17, Ludgate s street, near St. Paw''''..* of the highest consolation to learn, that, where Tickets and Shires are selling censiaralil most minute inquiries, we could net find an . C 32 h s e 2 r os th rr a iz n e to o r f ma years. n and . t W ig a h e t s osothlileritcl:.4,pithato • had bead of a binle life being lust, or e ape material accident h ad occurred to soy ly ones dry:oared to assist the sugners. in the last Twelve Mouths, CORKA AUGUST 22. _ _ Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Holt* Aytnouth, and C.ordy after hoisted convoy trnerica. Sailed his Majesty's ships ETHIC fut4C, in pursuit of s,.me privateers nn the of whicl , had the audacity to chase a within IS or 16 mks of the harbour. , • lidtria I WILLIS ENCE. I. C.APTURti BY THE AMERICAN*. The Albion. Rom sasoa, from Lisbon to Bo was taken on the 29th of July, by the Ann. beteer David Porter The Esrranee, VIDERT, from Bay Chide taken, on the 31st ult. in lat 41. So. long l the Whig privateer :—she was, on the :30 erniYing in comrtany with the David Porter I; The ;atter intended to continue at sea two tad then to proceed to Bourdeaux for a car THE JAMAICA FLEE r. The Middlesex, BARCLAY, from Jamaica tow, was spoke with, on the 2lst inst. at Lad parted with the fleet the day before, tittle only thirty-five sail were in sight. The RATTLER sloop of war, Rolla transp • schooner, and a sloop, arrived at Bermuda t July, from Halifax; die RATTLER was to h ceeded to the West Indies, but sonic of her having patted, she remained at Bermuda above mentioned. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST es. No arrivals to-day.—Came into harbour jetty's ship 80V:rt.—Sailed his M ajesty's _ shi TAUS, ALCEsTR, GROWLER, and MIsLETOR, mouth.-.. The outward b' and still remain R Helen's roads.—Wind Westerly. DEAL, AUGUST 29. Sailed, the REOPnLF, sloop of war, with Of RICHMOND and family, for Ostend ; also division of transports In Ramsgate; and an vision for Dairen—Arrived his Majesty's shi ftom the westward, and sailed for the river. RAMSGATE AUGUST S.D. , ArriVed the L'carl, 255 ; Heart of Oak, the Mary, Victualling Transports. from the The Guards still continue their emuarkation port. • . CORK, AUGUST 22. Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship HORA tymouth, and Cordy after hoisted convoy s r• Lmerica. Sailed his Majesty's ships ETHA ig. in pursuit of same privateers on the c of whicl , had the audacity to chace a me-ch within 15 or 16 miles of the harbour. . r. , . . ~ .. Captain R. O i Contior Is promoted to the tank of • i Mietotaant W. Hail, or the Bellerophon, is proctored t t of Commander, and appointed to tae aabine, vice I tpky, de r Ceaged; LieUt. thdr, flag Lieutenant to Sir Iktam, to the rank of Cconnianeler, and to conanand Fifty of the senior Masters in th e Navy, i ato recite on eigAr shilfivs per day. • he report of the loss of the Royalist, i t I. of the Greenland ships belonging to H , caused a deep sensation there. Out of 5S toys, principally belonging to Hull, SO of th married men ; and should they have unfor Suffered; above 100 children will be left fad Captain EoMoNDs was a man highly res; . his annirble and humane disposition, and a g ~ . sareful seaman. I: Fridel. the Swirrsone, of 14 guns, bead Admiral L ‘CC.HARNE'S flag, who held the ct at Malta, arrived at Portsmouth from Malta she sail don the 21st of July. The N r SwaeLow, and et.PHALus, *err to sail for --fin a very shoat time from that data., with • I slerablearonvoy from Malta and Gibraltar. a„ time of the Swarrsoaa's sailing we are happy • informed, that island was write free from tagious chsease whatever. She anchored at • a few lic.airs, on the 4th, and at Ghraltar on M . inst. The Uatavartra, Captain bumf, • 'Mahon to relieve the 6 .a.vsteoa, Captain off Corfu. The ships were all leaving the ranean, except those a hich had bccu nun main under Admiral HALLOWELL. • FIRR IN Souraiwaax.—The dreadful fi burst forth so suddenly on Sunday even and which has made a most trenundo on Bankeide, soil c. minties, at intervals. out from among the wins, and to req operation of the two ) floating engines m .front of the site where the various watch° have been eonsumed stood but two days a, fortunately when the fire was first discovere . mustard-mills of Messrs. Lingard and *lone nearly low water, and one of the floating , which was moored below Lontlornbridge, c - be worked up against the tide, and it was a o'cloi.k bildre it could be brought into actin 0 it was %lily a minute and an hall alter i• cam of the fire before it In gan to pour forth its s t ; • the rate of a ton, per Minute. The extensive I of Messrs. Lingard and Jt.hes were the Ii were demolished. The fire in a few mini', got to a considerable head on these vfareho seen to extend its horrific approach both contieued to spr e ad each way with equal i reached the flour warehouses of Messra..cheil which, fortunately, being a Hew and very s erection, with a very thick party wall, prey 'flames from extending themselves further and saved not only those warehouses, which - of flour, belonging to that Company, bu many others between them and Lon d oinbr id .had they caught fire. must have inevitab the same fate. Mr. Hammock's corn war which were immense quantities (If various grain, and a large pert ion of tine old those of Mr. Resdea, which adjoined the rant) , to be Wormed, were all hi.; IA Lo the Messrs. Clark and Myers's hop warehouses, of Mr. Evans (in the same line ), follosve . Messrs. Ball and Jones's ,iron toundry, M cern warehouses, part of the premises bel 11. an eminent dyer, and a peat deal of stablin • , ing to Thell and Steel, were totally consul ; rural of the warehouses near the river bid , : s a l . ; to contain a ',glean° of fi re within the walls are not consumed within three or 10 r .., t h e foundation . ; and We should not be snip t should be some days before the engines from their labour: they are now playing i•• burning and thickly smoking pile of. th in. the desolated walls still remaining of the I s • . Houses. On viewing the extensive scene of i• don which this 'rightful chasm presents. it i Sr,of the highest consolation to learn, that, most minute inquiries, we could net find an had head of a single life being lust, or ere 1 • snaterial accident bad occotted to any one &Amsted to assist the suf.:tem li