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I PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE; ISEC. se. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, DEC. 20. Copy a a kfter front Rear-Admiral Russarc, to Sir tVAN Ns. sear, Bart. dated at Vas-mouth the 13th %Sant. Sir—l herewith tranfmit, for the information of vly Lords CommiOioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a letter which I have received from Lieutenant Btowire, commanding his Majefty's gun brig the Vixen, acquainting me with his having, on the Bth lawn, captured the French lugger privateer le Li onnais, of Dunkirk. I am, &c. (Signed) T. is. RUSSELL. His Majeftra gun-brig Vries', at Sea, Dec & Sir—l beg to make known to yon, that this day, at 4 P. M. Loweltoffe bearing N. W. diffance eight leagues, his Majefly's gun-brig under my command captured le Lionnais French cutter privateer, hue JOLEY, Commander, of 21 tons burthen, mounting two carriage guns, with fmall arms, and a comple ment of twenty-one men, out four days, but had made no capture. On removing the crew I found the veffel in fo bad a Rate, with every appearance of blowing weather, that I deemed it prudent to de !troy her. I am, &c. (Signed) ?Ha LIP BROWNE. Rear-Admiral RUSSELL. Copy of a letter from Vice-Admiral PATTON to Sir EVAN Na- WEAN, Bart dated in the Downs the 19th inftanr. Sir:--The &musk gun veffel has an ived, having captured a French gun-boat. A copy of Lieutenant SIIfithEILILD'S letter you will receive herewith. (Sign ed) PHILLIP PATTON. His Majeity's sun brig BASILISK, Dec. Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that, cruising off Calais, agreeable to my orders from Rear Admiral MONTAGU, I this morning, at day. light, chafed a lugger, and at noon came up with and captured the French National gun boat No. 436, mounting one brafs eighteen pounder forward, and a howitzer abaft, commanded by Lswts &au- Tolel, Enfign de Vaiffeau, with feven failors and a Captain, and twenty feven foldiers of the 36th regi ment of the line. She failed the day before from Dunkirk for Boulogne. (Signed) w. sitsrusaso. DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE-MONFY. The Trufty, for the capture of the Dant& !hip Nancy, wilt be Old on Wednefday the zzth day of January next, at No. 9, New Bond-ftreet. The Surinam, for the capture of the Ship John and Richard, will be paid at No. 3, Biltitcr-fquare, on Thurfday the sad The Mermaid, for the capture of the French privateers Re doubtable, Vengeur, and General Marena, will be paid from this tist3, at No. a. Little Scotland-yard, Whitehall The brig l'Efplegle, for the capture of Jonge,johannes, Meer- Meg, and Cathinka, will be paid on Monday the 26th inft. at No. 9, Tavittock-row, Covent-Garden. The Pettcrell, for the capture of the French verel la Maria Vine de la Garde, will be paid on their arrival at' Spithead. In every dire&ion the enemy's flotillas appear to be in motion Along the coati. Advice reached town yederday of the GOLIAH, of 74 guns, Captain Bus- Nast, having a few days fine fallen in with a (qua. dron of gun boats near Rochefort, one of which he captured, and drove the remainder (twelve in num ber) on chore, under a heavy fire from the batteries on (bore. His Majedy's (hip, we are happy to hear, A/Rained little or no injury on this occafion. Doubts having arifen in the minds of feveral Ban. kers and others, who have dividends to receive by Virarrants of Attorney for correfpondents in the coun try, whether they could, as mere agents, take upon themfelves to pay the Property Tax, applied for in formation to the Commit Boners in their ditlrift. and Were referred to Mr. LOWNDLS. It [truck them, that many of their correfpondents were thou of the amount upon which the five per cents. was to be paid, nor could they tell what abatements they might have to claim, and that therefore they could not juitly nor confcientionfly pay the tax for them. In anfwer to their application to Mr. LOWNDPs, he gave it as his opinion, that they were bound to pay the Tax at the rate of 5 per cent. on every dividend they dm received, under a penalty of aol. for each War. rant of Attorney ; and that. if any of their corref pondents were thereby aggrieved, or if they had abitements to claim, they might appeal to the Coln litiltoners in their refpcaive neigLbourhoods. Not fatisfied with this anfwer. they applied to Mr. Abtortinvom, and a deputation from the fix old bank ing houfes at the well end of the town, had a con ference with him on Thurfdzy lad, when they dated the various difficulties and hartilltips with which this 'mature would be accompanied, if carried into ex• ecution in this way ; when he finally agreed that a elaufe of indemnity fhould be introduced into a bill to be paired after the reeds. Yederday was appointed by Lieut. General the Earl of HARRINGTON for the following &task to be under arms in Hyde Park ; St. James's . - Col. Lord Assist arr. Prince of Waks's Lieut. Cul.lVl. P. ANDRIWS. Duke of York's . - Co{. Lord DUNCANNON. Inivontbury Lieut. Col. Cox. • Hot owing to the inclemency of the weather it is put off until Tuefday next. Tit it QyIIEN'S Cosourts.—The very dininguifhed honour which her MAJeSTY is about to confer upon the Pimlico Volunteers, in prefentiug them with a pair of colours embroidered under her own diredion, n a mark of condefcenfion which mutt make an in delible impretEon on the minds of every member belonging to that refpcOable corps. The colours are nearly (iodised; they arc very magnificent, and excel every thinq of the kind ever before attempted in this country. Ihe following is a tolerably eaai de feription of them :—The ground of the colours is a rter blue. The centre piece is compelled of the imperial arms of Great Britain, embroidered in gold, in which are quartered the arms of the Quash, these of Isl:cklenhurgh Strelita. The etssroi. dery in the fount ters, tr., if ponible, more erquifitely beautiful than in the arms. The body of the Lion is of gold, and that of the Unicorn is of Giver. Un. der the arms is a (troll on which is written in large Roman charaZiers, THE (TEEM ROYAL VOLUNIFERS, Competed of gold embrr.i.lery, and gold fpangles, which gives the name of the Corps a molt confpicu ous appearance. The whole is furmounted by the Imperial Crown, with an elegant branch of oak and laurel on each fide. The Crown is competed of gold. filk, and &toil's ; all in embroidery, and the whole proper. Is the irtl quarter of the Ralf ap• pears the union colours made proportionably with the letters 44 IsT aarvaelos," in the centre of them. At the other three angles are the Qysill'S initials, C. it. in gold embroidery and gold Wangles. The whole has the appearance of malty geld and Giver, and the embroidery , brag Allemborcd, adds coofi /Suably to its richocfs. MANO.IIBi" ELF! BEY. On Sunday, ail Bev, accompanied b Lord &swim and Colonel ?Abner, and attended by hii Interpreter and a fuite of Mamelukes, arrived at the Canle Inn at Windfor, where he was loon after Medi by General 8 roaRT, when the whole party proceeded to the Palace, where they continued for Tome time to view the apartments. After divine fervice, the King, Queen, Priaceffes, and Duke of Castattioor, came alfo into the Cattle, and proceeded to the Ar moury, where they met the Bey, who was prefented to their Mariam: by General STUART. ?The Mameluke Chieftain made a bend of low refpedfnl falotation, and was received by their Ma; tsriss in a molt gracious manner. Br.th the KING and QEE.IN converted long with him ; complimented him upon the gallantry of himfelf and his party in their fret quent difcomfitures of the French troops during their late invafion of Egypt; and acknowledged their fer vices to the Englith armies, in the glorious expulfion of the enemy from that country. His MAJESTY, we believe, conformably to etituent, did not enter with him upon any political objefts of his million hither. The Bey laid, he was proud of expreffing to their MAJESTIES the inviolable attachment of all his party and adherents in Egypt ; that he came to bear the homage of their refpeft to this nation, which, from its conquefts as well as its humanity, they con flared the greateft in the world ; that the happy delivtrance of his country, by his MAJESTY'S brave armies, from the cruelties and oppreffion of the ' French, whom they (till regarded as their common enemy, would ever remain engraved upon the breafts of his people ; and that he hill hoped that, under his MAJESTY'S alifpices, its peace and tranquillity would be finally eftablifhed, for the honour and glory both of their Emperor, the Sublime Sultan, and themfelves, who, like a father and his Eons, could have but one common intereft. The Brv's fpeeeh appeared more the momentary effufion of warm fincerity than a prepared addrefs ; and he feemed even affefted by the gracious and benignant manner of the Britith Monarch, whole heart, he laid, he read in his deportment. Their Maistir made many enquiries of General STUART relpefling the events of the late campaign, as well as the ge neral affairs of Egypt during his command : and alfo addreffed themfelves for Come time, with much al lability, both to Lord BLANTYRE and Col. MOORE, who ferved with much gallantry in that country in the actions in which the French were defeated. On quitting Windfor, the BEY and the above Mili tary Officers went to dinner at Lord HOBART'S, at Roehampton, at which were prefent Lord Havritss- MIRY, Earl Sr. VINCENT, Mr. SULLIVAN Sir EVAN Namara and feveral Members of Adminittration. On Monday his Excellency paid his vilits of leave to their Royal Highneires the Prince of WALES and the Commander in Chief of the Forces, and the fc vcral Officers of State. His Excellency ELT' BEY, accompanied by Cola nel MOODS. of the 23d Light Dragoons, his Inter- preter, and fuite, left town yellerday morning. On his way to Purtfmouth, where he is to embark for Egypt. he partook of an elegant breakfall given by his old friends the Officers of the 23d Light Dra goons (late the 26th) at Guildford. A detachment of the regiment conduced him to the Barracks, where he was received with due military refpea, and introduced by Colonels GORDON and the Hon H. S. Lorstir to Mrs. GORDON, and all the beauty and fafbion of Guildford, and its neighbourhood. His Excellency Eirs Bar is to be conveyed back to Egypt in his Majelly's flip the Ikea", of 44. guns, Captain B. Hattowatt.. She is a fine new veffel, and is reckoned a very faR failer. He went off at that early hour, that he might avoid the publicity which would otherwife be occafioned by the depar ture of a perfon Of his rank, and with a numerous train of attendants. _ When ELF' BET dined with the Palace, he was (hewn the armoury of his Royal Highnefs, and pair ed fome time in examining its contents. He tried the weight of the more anttent European infiruments, and endeavoured to ellimate their degrees of utility. He was particularly gratified by the fight of the Afiatic weapons, efpecially the choice colleCtion of feyniitars. As he was viewing there, and had half drawn one from the fcabbard, he fuddenly threw it down, teemed to experience a firong emotion, and leaned upon the arm of one of the company. When the caufe was enquired, it was found, that this was the fcymitar of his great patron, MOURAD BET. He knew it initantly on drawing it, for he had often had the care of it when a boy. The PRINCR peered him to accept of it, but he refuted the offer, faying It cannot be in better hands." _ _ In bib vifit to the Tower, ELY' Bay was 'hewn the manner of proving fabres, which is done by Ilriking them as hard as polEble, fiat on the two Bat fides. upon a kind of table, and then with the edge and hack on a block. He approved the method, but feemed to doubt the firength of the perfon employed. Being defired to prove a blade for his own ufe, he bared his macular arm to toe elbow. made a large circle for himfelf by figns, and Bruck it four feveral Ling', with a force, which aflonifhed molt of the company. He put it to more than the ufual proof, by bringing the part neared the hilt down upon the table and block. The fecond, that was presented, perfeltly fatisfied him. In the Bra he difcovered a light daw by his eye, and would not try it. Died at Heath. near Southampton, a few days ago, Admiral PARRY, much regretted. ST. Clap am Dawes.—The place for Organift of St. Clement's Petah has been conte(led with a zeal feldnm met with but at a general parliamentary elesion ; and this contell has drawn forth the powers of the peril]; to a degree never remembered on soy oc4oo J no leis than 1:33 boufekeepers voted at the Vettry-room. The candidates, at first five, were re • doted to two at the commencement of the Poll, viz. Mr. Thomas Calueisc, Jun. of the Haymarket, and Mr. John Purkis. jun. of Chaneery-lane, each about the age of twenty-two. The latter, however, being blind. this was enough to excite an intereft in his favour; and p idthough 6ve- 6 xths of the hours of poll ing had ela ed, and the other candidate was greatly at the head of the poll. the exalted fympathy of the heart bunt forth in favour of the (bill of rairfortrat r and in about two hours placed him in the fituation of a majority of 35; the numbers being. at the con clulion, 584 fur Mr. Pula% and 549 for Mr. CA- Itaae. • MB, OF CATTLIT. On Saturday the different pri:.e beans were exhibit ed to. the public. Betides thole which had woo the prizes, thofe alto which bad flood candidates for the different premiums (if dr:: eipreflion may be ufeJ) were (hewn, and fcveral other very b:rautiful and prime cattle were brought in, though too late to gain the benefit which the Society affords to the poffcffors of fuch beans, as come within the rules prefcrabed by them. A great number of perfons went to the yard where they were, both with a view to the improve ment or advancing of the art of breeding and feeding 'scab, and to gratify curiofity. The Duke of Ben- FORD, the Marquis of SLIGO, and a great number of other Noblemen and Gentlemen, who either belonged to the Agricultural Society, or were admirers of the inflitution, went there in the courfe of the day. A bill was affixed to the wall, where each prize beaft Rood, announcing the breeder and feeder's name, what the animal was fed upon, the age and particular breed of the beaft, and in what clafs it had obtained the prize. The Patrons of this Infiitution, the obje of which is no lets important than that of leffening the price of animal food, had a grand dinner on Monday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand. The Duke of BEDFORD was in the chair. About iso Gentlemen, of the arft relpeffability as Agricultnraliat, were re lent. Among other*, we noticed Lord Sousavuse, Lord WILLIAM RUSSELL, Mr. BY No, Mr. TALBOT, Mr. HUGH HOARE, Mr. ELNAN, Mr. ASTLET, and Mr. WAKEFIELD. After the dinner, which confined of every delicacy, ferved tip in a very fplendid flyle, the following mans were given : The King.—Succds to good Crazing. The Plough.—The ricece . The Duke of i3soroao role, and enumerated the adjudications of the Prizes. He Paid he could not avoid congratulating the Society on the progrefs it had made in fo ()tort a period. He thought the Public would be benefited by its exertions, and that the cla mour railed againft the Inftitution would fubfide, and be fucceeded by general approbation. His Grace con cluded by giving as a toaft— Soccer's to the Smithfield Society. • The next Loaf was— Breeding, in all its branches. The health of the Duke of BIDFOLD was drank with three times three. Several other toafts were drank. The conviviality of the Meeting continued till about nine o'clock, when the company began to fe parate. This exhibition continued yefierday to draw great numbers, particularly Ladies, to view the uncom monly fine and large fat cattle there ihewn. The fmall black cow, which gained the fiat prize in the fourth dais, is fold to Mr. Browning, in Leather lane, and a fine thin hair'd pig, which gained the ad prize in the ninth dafs, is fold to Mr. glieenborough, of Dunfiable ; and tilde gentlemen's requells have been complied with to let them take them from the yard. All the other prize cattle remained yefterday in the yard for view, and fo they were this day, the butchers who have purchafed them, having fignified to Mr. Wooton, that on account of the unufual warmth of the weather; they should not remove their catty laR night, as tb.y were entitled by the rules to do, being fearful of the meat not keeping the ufual length of time. Mr. Giblet, of Bond-Rreet, has purchafed the very large•dark red and white oz which gained the firft prize in the firß clefs ; alfo, the three long woolled Gloucefter fiteep, which gained the prize in the firth dais ; likewife, the three fine woolled South Down 'beep, which gained the prize in the feventh dais; and, the three South Down !beep, which gained the prize in the eighth dafs. Mr. Melbas, of Newgate Market, has purchafed the light red and white oz, which gained the fecond prize in the firft daft. Mr. Chapman, of Fleet Markets has purchafed the large ted and white oz, which gained the firft prize in the fecond dafs ; alfo, the decp red or, which gained the firh prize in the third Oafs. Mr. James, of Knightfbridge,.has purchafed the large bright red oz, which gamed the fecond prize in the third daft. Mr. Dunkley, of Shoreditch, has purchafed the handfome deep red cow, which gained the zd prize lin the fourth dais. Mr. Leybourn, of Leadenhall Market, has pnr chafed the three long woolled new Leicefter (beep, which gained the prize in the fifth daft. Mr. Cotterel, of Wire-ftreet, Liquorpond Brea,' has purchafed the large black (potted pig, which gained the firft prize in the ninth dais. One only of the animals which have gained prizes remained un fold latt night. The annual neeetingi of the Bath and Weft of Eng land Agricultural Society, was held nn Tuefday lag. Mils Grace the Duke of BIDPORD, Prefident, in the Chair. In the articles of nest cattle and (beep, a 'capital Devon bull, its lire and darn, was produced 'by Mr. Parker, and obtained the premium. Alfo • cow and her offspring, of the fame breed, by Mr. Windle, of Welton. A bull, its fire and dam (a fa vourite kind of Rork), by Mr. Ludlow, of Winter. bourn. A curious heifer, with her offspring, between the Indian bull and a Devonfhire heifer, by J. White Parfons. Of !beep, t s prime South•doen (heading rams, by J. G. Everett, Efq. Four choke breeding ewes, defcending from Wilt hire ewes and deep clef fings with Leicelter rams, by W. Jones, Efq. of Wel lington, and tour remarkably fine loathing woolled (beading rams, by Mr. Bartley, the Secretary. In fat Rock all the competitors poffeffed a very great degree of merit. A Southdown wether, the pro perty of his Grace the Prefident, particularly was con. fidered to have been the belt ever exhibited to the Society. Three two.ycar old (beep of the Ryeland and Southdown breed, with a tingle =Ls of the Spa :tins ram, the property of Lord Somerville, were eon neatly dillingeifhed, as having acquired, at fo early a period, the ultimate degree of ripenefs, or maturity of growth and fatnefs. A very capital Leicelier wether, the properly of C. Gordon Gray, Efq. alf,o obtained the premium, as did a fat os, of the Devon breed, (hewn by G. Webb Hall. Efq. The fat pigs exhibited, were all surliest in their kind, and revved clearly to evince the vial improvement which has been effected is that (pecks of Reek. Confidering the immer.(c wits of our viability, gamy. pad yaosaarb who are a6tively engaged in the military (entice n. their country, the meeting was remarkably full ar well attendrd ; and we have the pleafure to he iu• formed, that the cumber of fubfcribers is progre lively and rapidly increding. DUBLIN, DEC. i 3. Their Excellencies the Earl and Counters of Iliatowicits had a molt providential eteape Sunday lei. Coming to town in the morning from the Viceregal Lodge is the Phecnix•park. in their coach and fix, the firlt four horfes took fright in the demelne of that place, plunged and leaped over a paling, but happily a breakage took place, which difeng.tged the unruly animals from the car riage. Two of their children were with their Excel lencies ; though in the molt imminent danger, we have the hsppinefs to mention they received no hurt. The Countefs was much frightened, and returned home, but his Excellency and the two children pro ceeded afterwards to church in another carriage ; her Ladylhip was perfealy recovered in a little time. The pollillion was thrown off, as alfo the coachman, but neither injured. A footman had a miraculous efeape, who, though falling under the hones' feet, in endea vouring to hold them, efcaped unhurt. DECEMPER 15. His EXCELLENCY held a Privy Council at the Wit on Tuefday laft, Among other bufinefs tranfaCted, a Proclamation was direeted to be Med, offering a reward of poi. for the offender James Corcoran, late of Wexford, but now fuppofed so be in the County of Carlow. The report mentioned in our paper that the rob ber Dwyer had furrendered, proves to be have been premature. On Saturday morning laft, purfuant to the directions of Gen. Bcassroan, all the troops in the mountain diftridt of the County of Wicklow, re gulars, militia, and yeomanry, were marched to wards the Glen of Imail, in which Dwyer, Burke, and their alfociates, have fo long lurked and In long eluded juflice :—all the avenues to the Glen having been clofsd up by the troops, a general fearch com menced, and, after fume time, Martin Burke, the fecond in command to Dwyer, was anted by Ser jeant HAYDON, and a party of Capt. SAUD/3610S Imail Yeomanry : a purfuit took place, and the fu gitive having failed in two attempts to pals the pa-. troles fixed at Ballinclay and Brittas, and having crotred the Slaney no lets than nine times, was, after a chafe of four miles, taken by Captain CoTTING. Hass and a party of the Monaghan militia. Dwyer was not found—but as it was intended to renew the fearch on Sunday and Monday, it is more than pro. bable that he and the remainder of his bantiiti are. by this time prifoners. Burke was fafely lodged in the new Barracks at Leitrim, from whence he will be tranfmitted to Dublin for trial. A letter, we are afFured, was this week received by Mr. Pimps F., of the County of Wicklow, from the hand of the wife of Dwyer, the noted infurgent, in which he offered to furrender, on cetuin condit►ons —be fags he has no hopes of eluding fearch now that his comrade Burke is taken. A fellow, known to be one of Dwyer's gang, was apprehended in Francis-ftreet, on Monday lad. Yerlerday. Cofgrave was executed at Kilmafflam, who bad been found guilty of robbing. with others, Mr. M'Donnell, kc. of Dolphin's-barn : he was an old man, and had been a notorious offender. • Yetterday a Coroner's inqueft was held upon the corpk of a woman, by Mr. Alderman PAMISITOII.. She had received a blow in a quarrel, from her daugh. ter. in Francis-timer, with a piece of wood. in which i was a nail that pierced her &till, and occafioned her death. The inquell brought in a verdia Murder, ate/;, the daughter was committed to prifon. . On the 4th intl. a meeting took place near Lime.% rick, between Lieut. G. of the 45th Regiment, and Mr. L. late of the fame. Lieut. Q. having received (and not returned) Mr. L.'s fire, Lieut. G.'s friend interfered, and an amicable termination was given to the bu fine's by Mr.G.'s apologifing for what bad paR, and laying he never would return a fire upoa a Gen.. tkman whom he thought he had injured fo much. On the morning of the 7th infirm, at the break of day. the dwelling-honfe of Mr. RICHARD DtLLot, of Mannanflown, in the county of Meath, was ono:. geoufiy attacked by a defperate banditti of about tso in number. armed with blunderbuffee, hikes, =Acts. and pißals. and with other defltutaive weapons, filth as fledges, bludgeons, kc. Mr. RICH. DILAOII, affitled by two faithful domeßies, fufiained their attack for feveral hours. The affailants finding no other way of entering the houfe, by feeling ladders got on the roof, and entered it at different places. and committed the greats& depredations.—. During this time a party of the infutgeats from withoot kept up an incefant firing, perforating the doors and windows with Dugs and bullets, by which Mr. Ditioa has been feverely wounded. Notice of this unwarrantable and atrocious outrage in a county already- proclaimed, was given by a Mr. *brass. fen. to Capt. Goaosa, of the Kilbrew infantry, who with his areal seal for the public peace, repaired with his Corps with all pnifible (peed to the fpor, And called on the infurgents to surrender:—they re .fufed. and fired on his men. Captain Gotha' was leader the neceffity of applying perfonally to Generid Accuse for a reinforcement. The General, with his wonted and vigilant attention to the peace and, order of the Diana which be Commands, ordered out a troop of the Queen's Bays, now quartered in Drogheda : they proceeded as far as Duleak : baring been there informed that the defperate slams. with their leader. had been already fulficiendy fevered, they returned to their quarters. Under a magifletial warrant they were lent off, handcuffed and bound. under a military efcort, as far as Dunfbaughlia, and from thence, by the Police of the Black Lim, coal mended by Mr. WILLIAM Ts r xne to the Provott Prifon. Dublin .— Warrants have been 111ucd againft many of the delinquents aho have efcapeJ, but are well known. 16. Yon will fee by the public prints that the anta Dwyer has furrendered—a circnmtancc that goes in proof of the low pitch to which *talon is reduced in this country ; for certain it is. that Dwyer kept up entiaant correfpoodence with the attive difsfetbrin of the land, and was cooperating with &UMW, COttrpitlier. it is raid be will be fent to Botany Bay. Neither Toady. Long, nor indeed any perfons charged wi c ti c t a r soeh treaftra. rill be tried this sp. 'cambia&