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P '' ISLAND OF ANTIGUA. I Capital pLANTA4 lONC-kIaGRA)ES‘BUILDINGS, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, ' -• By Mr. ROBINS, At Garraway's Coffee-house, 'Cbangi-Alleyi Coif o' Monday, the Ist of August, 181.1, at hill, London, By Order of the Assignees of Messrs. loft' _lye o'Cloek, Archibald Nerison , Merchants " a H e nderson Ind' THE topitai PLANT.!'' , Bankrupts,: MOND and IlOw ";, k -De ..ONS ca ll ed RICH PAuL, in the 1A...-VND , situate in the Parish of ST. FOUR. HUNDRED .1 I'IGUA ; comprising upwards of Cane aod Pasture' ... THIRTY-FIVE ACRES of rich Dwelling 1,,0r5 , Labds, Gardens, and Negro Grounds, with sire Redd:- . • Sugar-works, two Windmills, and tither requi- Crwle- ; Two Hundred and Ninety-six Slaves, mostly , togtther with the very valuable Stock., consisting of A: — .enty-four Head of Cattle ; Clarifiers, Coppers, Stills, and elanta;ion Implements, and various Effects. It) ,I.'orticulars may be h.td of lames Gilchrist,Esq. Agent for the' . sate, in Antigua ; of Messrs. Seton and Floater, Solicitors, George -street. Adelphi; William Healing, FN. Solieitor, Law rencr.lane, Cheapside ; at Lloyd's ' Garraway ), and the Jamaica 05-e-houses; and of Mr. Itobuts, Warwick-i4reet, Goltieu square; where Invent , I may be seer.. ' COAL TAlt BROWN AND PAIN I'S, PREPARED FOR OU l'-DOOR PAINTING. THE Public are most respectfully informed, that the above-mentioned artivles continue to be prepared by the ' British Colour Company, only, No. 1, Walbcook, London. The Coal Tar Brown is recommended for barns and all rough fencing, is of a good colour, and will be found cheaper and more durable than common Tar. The Paints are of various shades of Green snd other colours, peculiarly adapted for useful and ornamental sovering, and are easily applied, being said in a start for use. N. B. White Lead, and all sorts of Painters' Oils and Colours of the best quality. Linseed Cake for Cat!le, &c. WANTED for a Young Person of respectable Parents and Connections, a Sl I UATION as SHOP WOMAN, either in the Haberdashery or Hosiery. Respecta lie references can be given. • •AU Letters directed (post paid) to S. W. Nn. 7, Vine street, Hatton-Gar len, will be immediately attended to. DISTRESSES IN GERMANT. The Committee for appropriating the Subscrip tions raising for the relief of the distressed Inhabi tants of Germany, continue their praiseworthy la bours with unabated real. Our Readers will per haps be able to form some estimate of the arduous nature of the duties which they have humanely taken upon themselves to perform, from the following heart remi!ng picture of the sufferings of the Ham burghers. It is taken from one of the communications from the Continent laid before the Committee : EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM PETER RUCKER, ESQ. TO I. D. RUCKER. ALTONA, 4TH J A.Nb7lty, 1814. • " Marshal Davoust proceeds daily with his horrid .devastations within and round about Hamburgh.— These days past the whole of the Hamburger-Berg has been burnt down. Last night many houses were lttill in flames, and we could very distinctly view from hence the dreadful scene. The Hamburghers re. siding here have now called a,commission together, whereof I also am a inember, in order to provide as much as possible for the driven out and forlorn Ham bro' families. "To 'this effect, we distribute allow ances of good strong soup and bread, which for the present we get prepared in Ottenseo. From the time of the expulsion up to last night, 16,000 allowances have been given. A part of those turned out have found shelter in the houses of some well•disposed in habitants here, and come to receive for themselves and families, the above.stated nourishment. For the sick and very aged people, who had no where to go to, ledgingl have been procured; which have mostly been given gratis by people in easy circumstances.—L Other poor families, who wish to travel further on, as to Bremen and Lubeck, are provided with a little travelling money, in order to clear part of the way. The collection amongst the Hamburghers here has yielded about 5 to 6000 florins (near k 1000) ; and amongst those in Kid, &c. about 2000 florins cur rency, exclusive of that amongst the inhabitants of Altona, which has brought us 12,000 florins." " JANUARY 28.—As I told you before, we have got on our hands a great number of old people, and mostly so crippled that they can hardly move, and of sick people ; exclusive of such as have a number of quite young children with them ; all of which classes cannot possibly walk any further ; and as for riding, these is absolutely no means for that, on ac. count of the immense requisition of carriages for the army. Of people coming under the above descrip , tion we have now filled lour buildings, procured for that purpose, with more than a thousand souls, whoni we provide with food and the necessary fuel. Jude pen'dently of this, we have to supply other numbers of persons driven out of Hamburp, but who have got shelter in the houses of individuals, with more than 3000 daily allowances of Rumford soup and bread. a You will conceive that all this occasions a large expenditu:e every day. Up to this moment, we have received to the purpose, by way of vi.luntary contri butions, a sum of about 21%000 florins, cwrency, the better hall of which is spent already. Then we have still anotller branch of expeuces, viz. travelling smutty, which we ptolide quite poor people with, though necessarily with great economy ; giving to'a numerous family at the utmost three or tour florins currency, (about four or five shillings,) and to single persons oily eight savers (about eightpence). licey very welcome the assistance from your side has proved, you may easily iinagine. An unfortunate circumstance however is, these being a great sca;city of previsierA in this town, &c. &c. " As yet nothing serious is undertaken against the French. With the quiet they arc left in, they do not fail burning also every more distant part about Ham burgh, which as yet had been spared. Thus they burnt last night the whole of the Grunen Deich, up to the bridge in Billwarder. I spoke this morning a number of its inhabitants, vtlio were compelled to quit their dwellings suddenly, leaving 4 their pro perty behind them. Yet they were told canly the day before that their houses would be spared ; notwith standing which c;n the day following they were driven like cattle out of their houses by the French military ; and cursed fir being friends to the Cosucks. These unfortunate people now all come hither, and wander' about with their wives and children. To see these poor people with the tears of despair in their styes, igis heart-residing scene indeed." " FIISRVAItY 4.—As they continue still daily driving a number of people out of Hambargh, the creatsity of those who stand in need oh our assistance, mugluents, alas ! in proportion. These last days we have had already 5300 people to provide for, many of whom would most assuredly have perished had they not been relieved." ~ Ast' • t 4, .t: , .: - .ONDON distsum FORM CARE AND • • DRE OF THE INSANE. • A very respectable Meeting was held yesterday at the City of London Tavern, pursuant to a private notice previously circulated, for the purpose of tak ing this humane and benevolent project into conside ration, and for devising the best means of carrying it into effect. At one o'clock, Mr. FRY was called to the Chair, and in a few words explained the object of their meeting, requesting, at the same time, a free commu nication of observation and opinion. Close inspection would convince the enlightened, that proper accom modation was not provided for one-half of those who require it ; and the, in some of the privatio.recep tacles, so many inmates were crowded together, and so much Misery accumulated. as to render the situa tion of the insane poor in t! - .e public hospitals compa ratively enviable. _ _ Mr. ILDERTON BURN ' the Acting Secretary, sub mined to the Meeting the sketch of a plan, and esti mate of expense, for their consideration. It was pro posed to have an Asylum on the most liberal plan, corubining, security and comfort with every possible means of air and exercise ; the establishment for this purpose to occupy forty acres of ground ; two physi cians, and two surgeons; a residing secretary, and a housekeeper, with every necessary attendAnce. For this purpose, it was proposed to raise the sum of £lOO,OOO, by issuing one thousand transferable shares at £lOO each. To meet this advanced capital the sums received for the support of the inmates were to be applied. fie submitted also to the meeting a string of Resolutions, for the purpose of carrying the plan into effect. Mr. WAKEFIELD approved highly of the projected Establishment, and entered at same length into the nature and design of the Institution. In taking a view of the. two Public Institutions for the relief of the Insane, St. Luke's, and that lately erected in St. George's-fields, they were found very inadequate to the end proposed. The treatment was necessarily of that nature as to contribute but little to the recovery of this unfortunate class of our fellow creatures, and the accommodation was by no means equal to the numbers necessarily crowded together. There were little means either of air or exercise, and no sufficient provision made for the lucid and sane intervals of the unfortunate inmates. The private houses for the re ception of persons of this description were also very inadequate, and the mode of tre fitment in general by no means such as could be wished. It had been found that mild treatment, and a moderate degree of exercise and amusement, were the most efficacious means of recovery in general. When it was besides considered that there were above 7000 persons in London and its environs afflicted with this malady, and that the Public Institutions already established could not accommodate more than 500, every motive was presented to the minds of the benevolent and humane to attempt a farther provision for the relief and cure of this unfortunate class of our fellow crea tures. An Institution that could combine all the means of a speedy or ultimate cure, with immediate relief and accommodation, was much wanted and much to be desired. Mr. Buvrort accorded with all the sentiments that had been expressed, and observed that private houses were opened fur profit, and that therefore it was the interest of those concerned, in a great measure, to prevent a cure. He did not say that this was always the case, but when interest and duty were opposed to each other it was easy to see which in general would preponderate. An Institution of the nature mw proposed would be liable to none of these objec tions. There would be 110 difficulty, unfortunately, in filling up the Institution with patients ; the diffi culty, on the contrary, wculd be in finding sufficient room for admission. Mr. WAKEL?IELD► observed, that he had been lately through the new building in St. George's Fields, and found it more like a prison than a place of accommo dation and comfort. There was no provision made for the lucid intervals of the patients, nor any room for necessary exercise. Mr. SOLLEY expressed himself in similar terms, and thought those places in general more calculated for the cause than the cure of madness. Mr. BAZIL MON TAGUE being called on to give hi. opinion, said, that he telt deeply the necessity of such an Institution as that now proposed. Theobject was to be considered in two aspects, whether it was de serable, and whether it was attainable? If a sufficient co,nviction were produced of its being desirable, there was lit) doubt of its being attainable in such a country as England. All, therefore, they had to do was to make this general impression, and to take such means as would convince the public how much they would be benefited by such an Institution. For himself and, other Gentlemen present, they were already fully convinced • but he doubted much if the necessary measures gad been taken to make the impression suf ficiently public. I-le teas far from blaming the Di rectors of the Public Institutions already established ; but it was astonishing that some more effectual means had not before this been adopted. He himself was a Governor of St. Luke's, and felt that the objections applied to that Institution, though, when all circum !, stances were considered, they were rather to be thank ful for the little that was done, than indulged in cen sure for what was not done, and which, horn the na ture of that Institution, was not attainaWe. 'le him selt had proposed having a second physician attached to that Institution, seeing the impossibility of suffi cient attention being given by the present Physician, to whom he gave at the same time every possible credit for his exertions and attention. On making a calculation, he had found that the Physician could only give half a minute's attendance in a week to each patient. He could enumerate other inconve nieneies, while at the same time he had no doubt that the Governor of St. Luke's did his utmost to contri bute to the relief of the unfortunate inmates. With respect to private. houses, from his profession as a Lawyer, he had had an opportunity of witnessing instances of the grtatest cruelty and oppression. He had seen enough of the miseries of those places, to make every man, who had any feeling for his fellow creatures, exert himself in providing some remedy. Places of this description ought to be transparent. They ought to be open to the eye df the Public, hi stead of being accessible only to relatives, who were often negligent, and sometimes sacrificed every feel. ins of affection and humanity to personal and private interest. There was no doubt of their object being attaigabls ; !bey had only to convince the Public of its being desirable, of its being wanted, of its being called for, upon every principle of feeling and hu manity. Mr. FAY (the Chairman), apologizing for his act ing perhaps out of character, in his situation as Chairman, recoMmended the suggestion •of the last speaker ; and, with a view to follow it up, proposed 66 That a Committee be appointed to make all the necessary Inquiries, and to prepare a proper statement of facts, which might be laid before another Meeting hereafter to be called." After some conversation the proposition was ac ceded to, and a Committee of Gentlemen accord ingly appointed. DtiTCH PAPERS. AMSTERD %M, FEBRUARY 18, For the surrender of Delfzyl a treaty is ROW on the tapir, and we anxiously expect the result. On the 10th, in the forenoon, the corps of volun teers commanded by Colonel Van Heemstra, arrived at Gorcurn from the vicinity of Kievorden, in order to proceed the next day to Appingedam. AMS rERDAM, FEBRUARY 23. Tournay, which was lately the head-quarters of General Maison, who lately retired to Lisle, has been taken possession of by the Allies. • DANTZICK, FEBRUARY s. The General ctarrmandingilseallied corps by which our city was taken has now officially notified to our Magistrates, 4g that Dantzick, with its territory, has again returned under the dominion of the King of Prussia." General Massenbach, the Prussian Gover nor, this day announced the same pleasing intelli gence to the citizens, in a proclamation, which con cluded as follows You have, as Prussians, lived happily with Prussia ; disjoined horn Prussia, you ex perienced only misfortune ; as Prussians, and with Prussia, you shall again be happy." The general joy was celebrated by entertainments and illuminations, and what is still better, by volun tary subscriptions for the sick and wounded. VIENNA, FEBRUARY 4. A person unknown has presented his Majesty with a silver service of plate, consisting of 128 pieces, as a patriotic contribution for the wants of the State. Duke Albert of Sale Teschen has also appropriated from his Silesian possessions, 8000 ells of linen for the military hospitals. According to a report from Field Marshal Belle garde, dated Head-quarters, Vicenza, J inuary 21, the fort of Cessenatica surrendered on the 6th to Ge neral Nugent, and the greater part of the garrison entered our service in the Italian free corps. Our troops under the Marquis Sommariva had also ob tained a variety of minor successes in the vicinity of the lake of Garda, Grado, Porto-Buso, Porto-Leg nano, and -Stoba, were taken. In all of them were found some pieces of cannon, and large quantities of ammunition. On the Bth of January the fortress of Cattaro sur rendered to the English Captain Hoste, of the Bac chante, who, with incredible labour, had brought ie. veral pieces of cannon to a height which commanded the fortress. The garrison. consisting of 310 men, were permitted to return to Italy under an engage. ment not to serve again until exchanged. On the following day Captain Hoste delivered up the tortress to a detachment from the corps of General Tomassicb, and afterwards sailed for Ragus‘i. The following may be con,idered as a correct enu. meration of the Austrian force which has entered France through Switzerland : The Ist light division, under Field-Marshal Lieu tenant-General Count Bubna ; the 2d under Prince Maurice of Lichtenstein; the Ist army corps, of Ge neral Count Colloredo Mannsteldt ; the 2d, of Gene ral Prince Louis of Lichtenstein ; the 3d, of Count Giulay ; ,the 4th, of the Crown Prince of Wurtem. berg ; the• sth, of the General of Cavalry Court Fre mont ; and the reserve corps under the command of Count Wcissenwolf ; together with one deracnment of pioneers, another of pontooners, and a 3d of sap pers and miners. These eight divisions are composed of seven battalions of sharp-shociters, 10 battalions of light infantry, 14. battalions of grenadiers, and 34 regiments of infantry. The cavalry consist of eight regiments of cuirassiers, five of light cavalry, five of dragoons, one of Hulans, and nine Hussar regiments. GENEVA, FEBRUARY 1. The head-quarters of Count Sonnat, which were at Thonon, have now been removed to Chamberry, since the French evacuated that c3untry. Orders have been received here to raise regiments in the de. partments of Mont Blanc, and the Leman. A plan has been formed for fortifying this city. BRUSSELS, FEBRUARY 9. His Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Weimar has arrived here, and also his Royal Highness the young Prince of Orange. At Ghent, as %%ell as here, the atlied troops were received by the inhabitants with every demonstration of joy and gratitude. GRONINGEN, FEBRU4RY 30. With respect to the Guard of Honour which the .Department of theWe►er had been obliged to tnrnish, the following account has been received :—lt broke up with the 9th squadron of the 4th regiment, pro ceeding from Lyons to Haguenau. Being separated from this squadron at Strasburgh, the gu.rd arrived at Metz on the 6tii December, and on the 12th their horses were taken from them, and they were disarm. ed and treated as prisoners. From Metz they were subsequently taken in waggons, to be conveyed to Grenoble, and since we have no account of these one fortunate exiles. BREDA, FEBRUARY 14. It appears that the French have again made a sortie from Antwerp, on the side of Lier and Hong straten. We have accounts of the capture of Mau. beuge and Conde. The English head-quarters are at Zuntlert. We have also some English troops in gar- rison, and some of the Westphalian Landwelirs. The gallant Duke of BRUNSWICK OELS has been .appointed to the command •of the troops assembled dt Dusseldorf, amounting (besides his own corps) to 0,000 strong. The Emperor of RUSSIA has been 6r4%ijously pleased to signity w his Serene Highness .iis entire co.didence in his abilities and his exertions. FRENCH PAPERS. MILAN, FEBRUARY 16. The last Estafette arrived from the Army, left Ca Prince Viceroy's head-quarters yesterday evening a : Volta. According to the reports which we receive, it appears that the enemy's loss was much more con. siderable than was at first supposed. The head-qual. ten of Marshal Bellegrade were on the 136 at Villa. franca. On the 14th the enemy caused some columns to penetrate into the Val Trompia and Sabbia, in th e hope of effecting some favourable diversion. Gene. rag Bonsanti immediately collected all the detach. ments which he had in the diffeient valfies, and l e f t riscia On the 15th, before day-break, to march upon ardona, He had with him a battalion of the siel, light French infantry, a battalion of the Gth !cattail regiment of the line, and 150 mounted gens d'armet. The first enemy's posts were met eight miles from Briscia, anti repul..ed beyond Gardona, of which ve took possession, notwithstanding the resistance ‘vl-' the enemy attempted tonppose to us. At Meat troops again approached Briscia. The result of this day has been the placing: of the enemy hors de combat, taking from Lim se‘ prisoners, including three officers; among wh o m two majors of the regiment of .nilcnau. We about'loo wounded awl 4.5 killed, among whom an officer. General aonsanti praises the conduct Colour! Duche of the 85th light, and of tieutern Colonel Gillot of the Gth of the line. GRENOBLE, FEBRUARY is. Marshal Augereau has pat himself in motion his army, which is numerous, and animated with best spirit. Different reports inform us that Ger Bubna already begins to evince some uneasiness; has caused his park of artillery, which seem; to the direction of Geneva, to retrograde. Every thir.g leads us to believe, that ia a short time there will n.: be a single enemy in our neiglikuring Departmen::. CHATEAU ritIERRy, FEBRUARY :L. Since the entrance of his Majesty within wir we have enjoyed perlect tranquillity. General V cent, Coinmandant of the Gardes d'Homieur, det: every thing in his power to mitigate our suffering.. He is employed in distributing arms to us. A the sand prisoners made by us attest our courage . PARIS, I.EIIRL'ARy 21. The Government have received official dispate from Admiral Verheuil, dated the 12th inst. ' Admiral, who commands the Teel fleet, has able, by his good dispositions and his courage, to serve it entire in the New Deep, and cAUSe ti 4 _ cations which defmd the Helder and Tesel Roads be respected. To this effect, he shut himself up Fort Lasalle, with the 65,1, and all the I who were embarked on board the fleet. Obliged t' suspend the great work of the Deep, lie disbanded 1600 Spanish prisoners empl there, and to whom we must do the justice to that they left him with expressions 'of attachment the Admiral, and with *giving him, of their own cord, their parole not to serve before their return Spain. It was to be feared that the Dutch - of the fleet would not be able to keep clear of the it sinuations that might reach them. The Adrnisl gave leave of absence to all who Wished it, and ' rid, by these means, of every thins that might *him uneasiness, in his courageous detertuthation defend hiniselt to the last ettrernity. - A small number of picket! /hitch (*Ws, to the oath they had taken to the Erneor, share the fate of the Admiral and the kiencb who, with some detachments of artillei y eta of the line, form the garrison of Fort Lasalle, The fort was first surrounded by the who could not prevent divers sorties by the They have been since replaced by troops of who every day announce attacks that are lit. The Admiral has been thrice summoned render— the end of December by the k'r ince ut in January, by a Colonel Tet4en, in the sei England ; and on the 9th instant by a ('set Jonge, styling himself Commander of the troops. The reply of the Admiral to these summonses has been the same :it w as, that ur in the fidelity he swore to the Emperor, tide) good fortifications, having under h . .s orde merous and devoted garrison, abundantly with provisions and ammunition, they migni him, but nut to propose to him to surrender. THE EVENING 6TAit 1.0 DUN. TO-MORROW THE LOTTERY BEGINS DRAWING THURSDAY, M4RCH 3, 'el.". Some further extracts from the Paris Papers rem ved yesterday will be found in another part of ntr columns, Admiral VERIMUIL, the Dutch Commu der, still withholds possesion of the Texel Flee from his. countrymen And the rightful owners, an: therefore comes in for the highest eulogiums in ' Moniteur. This renegade, of course, has made 1: election of adhering to his oath of allegiance to 13 , ' st.trAeme ; but it ought to be recollected, that he no right to retain any part of the Dutch Fleet' or to controul the opinions of Dutchmen. —He ought therefore to be ordered to set off France, where his services are no doubt greatly want' ed, since the defection of so many others of Do" . PARTIed Legion of Honour. If lie persists in °col' pying tort La Salle, after such an intimation, ' ,penalties of treason ought to be inflicted upon him. Claateau-Thierry has been visited by 130NArAt since its evacuation by the Allies, and tl.e Lints are said to have expressed much satisfaction the condescension thus shewn to them. 7 he Vlci-Rotr's exertions in Italy are lerbly port d.—At:GIREAU is making head at Lyons 6)t the Austr.ans, who are stated to be re tirio6. Yesterday Lord MILLVILLE h:'d a Lev. e 31 lis Office at the Admiralty, sclich wis at:a,ed b) 4 number of Naval Officers. • rice whiet • niglat 6e giter 3ft m serene / whom are We hat whom is zonduct of . .ieutenatr.• Lotion wig d with the at Genets! iciness; ms to t.o. very tl:izg !re will n.: part men% W;,:', Liens-, des SUtiering.. A thtn• ige.. • dispatchn nst. Thi , has bees ige, to p the lorti Roads aseit up • Frenchm - I the Ne s employ. ce to say, ,chtuent :it. own ac retorts tat seams r of the it mad isegit ight Isitatiou es, faith r, swore t • ench creW 411 d two die. COssac e garitio t ut the sit • iule fear ied to ut Oran . • service ;eneraf the Dutd these tiara t on:shake elended cj Clerk a CV y provide! .glic attar ==sl=2 . 3 4. pens reet , art of nu commao exel Flee rner, AIL: ms inch made 1:: ace to 13 , :. hat he tch Flee' chmenr set otf fix rAtly want. of Dos A. in °au• sal ton, ere , on him. RiNkettiat inhi:" Gt4Clnill A. f rebly ons to,;.t