The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-02 00:00:00

these Gentlemen to a stoppage at this time, is apprehended to be their having ►ost the new Lottery, and their having the re• mauling City Lottery, the bargaining for which they bad at this time to complete. They endeavoured to give it up, but the City tied thew to their contract. Lirs('3(l . Prig •Ips G. Ili Tut. ---- The Downs and North Sea. In the English & Irish Channels P: 1 21 13 45 9:? Spain, Portugal, and Gibraltar. lb 1 11 25 3 58 Mediterranean and Passage I' 0:14 of Africa ... merica and N e n f oun dl an d t 2 12 9 5 30 West Indies and Passage Jamaica Station 'ape of Good Hope, &c 1 2 6 b 5 28 Last Indies and Passage Expeditions, Cruising, &c Total at Sea l3O 168 166 568 In Port and fitting Ts 4 34 69 61 1 20.1 )11 return from Foreign Service . • • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • guard Ships llo,pital, Prison, and Receiv-? iag Ships Total in Commission l6l '2: 179 240 233 839 lei Ordinary 46 1:1 56 49 15 179 liuilding Totals I 27( 2511 311 254 1121 ae ('te;ar, 04 84 guns, a n d th ri‘ed at Plymouth from the Med oir Toulon the rith inst. and Gibi toff the former place ten sail of tli the squadron, that one of the s it Malta, of 80 pits, have ar literranean. Tbey sailed from raltar on the 10th. They left lie line. A rumour had reached ships at Toulon bad mutinied, which seemed somewhat probable, as one of the squadron was observed to have been warped up the harbour and dismantled. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—The Triton brings word that the India fleet,out ward-bound, sailed from the Cape on the 25th J une, having taked in troops there. There were four sail of outward b4 u id Indiamen at St. Helena when they touched ; no transports at the Cape when they sailed ; the Flora, Clark, was at Allaza Bay, loading wood for the Cape. OCT. 2. THE NATIONAL lIEGISTEII.- ENGLISII PRISONERS IN FRANCE. Through some Gentlemen who have just arrived from France, the most afflicting accounts have been received as to the state of our countrymen, who are prisoners in that country. At Bische, Valenciennes, Arras, Givet, Verdun, and Sarre Louis, which are the principal depots, there are no less than SOW English prisoners, who are treated in a manner not only unworthy of the character of a civilized nation, but inconsistent with the feelings which humanity generally preserves even in a savage state. The pay Of the seamen, who compose nearly the whole of these prisoners, has been recently reduced from three half pence to three farthings per day, which is a sum obviott-ly in adequate to furnish them with any subsistence fit for the food of man. Hot the Agents of the Government seem indifferent to the fate of those unhappy beings, or rather perhaps anxious to consign them to the , grave. With this view they are confined in stiLierraneous cells and other IlallseMlS places, where, particu l:►rly at Bisehe, Arras, and Sarre Louis, they are daily dying. The treatment of the Officers is somewhat less inhuman. They are divided into classes of ten each, and the whole of each class is rendered responsible for the conduct of each of its members. Thus if one misbehaves or exceeds his parole, the other nine arc Imprisoned, and can only expect release or mitigation of rigour through the medium of bribery. This is very well understood, and the terms universally known. An Officer who is imprisoned with several others in a house incapable of affording tolerable accommodation, is told without disguise, that for a louis and a half he may obtain his removal to another house, where the Prisoners are less numerous and the accommodation better, and that fur another louis he may recover his liberty to walk at large within the boundaries. These bribes go into the pockets of military officers, who have the command of these depots, and who can discriminate with as much accuracy as a London watch man what description of persons are good subjects to be mulcted. Such of the deteners as are known to possess good property or ' , inflections in England are furnished with every thing for which they can afford to pay, or can hold nut the prospect of security. slut those who are poor are involved in the utmost wretched ness. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. -+- STATEMENT OF TILT. DISTRIBUTION/ OF TILE lIRITISM NAVAL FORCE. ACCIDENTS, OFFENCE g, &ea A shocking accident happened on Wednesday to Mr. tiston, a Mealman, at Stowe, near Colebrook, whilst he was returning home from London. Mr. Biston had purchased a very fine horse at a sale, which turned out to be restive, and in going along Pic cadilly the animal took fright at the sounding of a horn ; his rider chastising him, he reared, fell over, and killed Mr. B. on the spot, by a fracture on his head. The animal wan so stun ned, that he lay as dead for some time. Thursday night between eight and nine o'clock a fire broke out in the workshop of Mr. Burbery, cabinet-maker, in Ceorge street, North Audley-street. The flames in a short time eaten-, (led to the forge and work place of Mr. Thrupp, a sin ith, whose pretnises were adjoining to the former. A vast quantity of mahogany, satin and other valuable wood were destroyed ; Mr. Burbery',, anti another dwelling-house sustained partial injury. _ _ _ Friday morning, between five and six o'clock, a fire broke out in the back part tufa house situated in Castle-street, Long-acre, and adjoining the top of little St. Martin's-lane. In a f ew minutes after the bursting forth of the flames, six houses were di,covered to be on fire, and no effort whatever could save the furniture they contained, or even the walls, from total destruc tion. Happily, however, n.m lives have been lost ; the inhabi tants made their escape soon after the alarm was given; but many of them have not only lost their furniture, but even had not time to dress themselves before the violence oldie flaunts compelled thfm to seek their own personal safety. The tire is supposed to hate originated in a hack apartment of a house in Castle-street, were a sick person resided ; and it' the wind had been in any other direction, great part of Long-acre must hate fallen a sacrifice to the flames, as several extensive coach-maim factories closely adjoin the scene of devastation. A few days ago, as a tine girl, ahout nine years old, the only child of Mrs. Jones, of the Rose and Crown, St. Martin's-lane, was crossing the street, she was rode over by a gentleman on horseback, vs ho was riding at full speed ; she received so violent a contusion on the head, that no hopes are entertained of her recovery. 'the Gentleman has not as yet been discovered. Hobert Bell and George Ralph Cornett, two sea-faring men, were charged at Bow-street with behaving in a riotous manner in the Coffee-room, at the King's Theatre. Donaldson, a Con stable, who attends the Theatre, stated, that near the conclusion of the performance he found the Prisoners in the Coffee-room, adjoining the Boxes, behaving in a very riotous manner, and in sulting many persons, which caused a general cry of " Turn theta out !" Witness interfered to preserve the peace, H hen Bell as saulted him, and gave him a violent blow on the face, whieb cut it, and caused a great effusion of blood. W itness, however, with the assistance of Umbria., another Officer, secured the Prisoners. Mr Brandon also gave evidence to the Prisoners' violent conduct, who, in excuse, said they were intoxicated a( the time. They were ordered to find hail, to answer the com plaint of the Constable, and for the riot. DIED. Professor Porson.—This Gentleman, who was one of the greatest scholars in Europe, and particularly in knowledge of the Greek language, died on Sunday last, at the London Insti tution, of which he was Librarian. Unhappily his prudence• was not correspondent with his talents, and a devotion to the bottle had gradually been preparing that state of health which was expected to put a period to his life long ago. He was social and entertaining in private life; nor was there the prido of the scholar observable in his general intercourse with society. 11 is much to be regretted, that his great talents and profound attainments should thus have destroyed, in the meridian of life, a man who might otherwise have been the luminary of literature and science. At Brighton, the Countess of Shipbmok, relict of Francis, Earl of Shiphrook. On Sunday last, at Warwick, in her Bth year, Mrs Dorothy Nikon Jaunt, the mother of Sir James hlordattnt, Carte io:‘ , r to the present Representative for Wot ick.