The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-02-15 00:00:00

off the enemy from all communication with Wal cheren ; and if it should be necessary, to sail up to Antwerp, and co-operate in the •recleetion of that city. The severe frost renders any communication with Walcheren difficult; nevertheless deserters arrive from time to time, according to whose accounts every thiag continues there on the same footing. In Flush ing and Viet., the two points Which the enemy has ! prepared to defend, large magazines have been col lkted. Vs** these places troops have been detached to \ both side, of the island ; in Middlebourg there are at present none. According to the report of a deserter from lk►tz, the garrison there consists of 800 men, viz. :-300 mariners, and 500 conscripts, all Frenchmen ; the place is well supplied with every necessary, but there are in it a great number of sick. BLANCKENEU I JAN. 21.—Since peace with Den mark was concluded, great movements have been oh fiend among the troops here ; those under the corn *and of Count Woronzow and General Walmoden iesterday crossed the gibe, and the remainder is to follow to-day. r hierhburg, a little isle,near liamburgh l has been -talsink . ll:. the. Russian troops, and llaarborg was slice yesterday from six A. M. till noon; Is ItW snit! that Scbaarzenberg, a strong fortifica- f dear fbni*Ourg,ls in the hands of the Russians. bavoust has, it 'is reported; proposed a capitula lititisii:iihieli;liisliot bein accepted, General Bennig gen insisting upon -.tom ganglion surrendering pri soners of 11110.‘,17 ; Jaw. the same state; it con tinues tObobtrat•and plundered by the French. TM) Ceiivisi Prince Is *ipected at Renneberg, bud, It is believed, as soon as lie arrives, Hamburgh will be attacked on all sides. The Russian posts are at ilaarm, and near the Danmthor. A small part of Altona has beed burnt by the French. Eckmuhl has promised no more houses shall be destroyed, and has paid for those that have been burnt 30,000 francs; o doubt, out of the money of which he has robbed the unfortunate fittriburghiis. FEB. %A.—Nothing InSs jai Sfint undertaken against 'I I IIK . The James, Nellis, from Archangel to London, was taken and burnt, on the 22d of October, by 04 w French frigates. Neither from Plymouth Dor Falmouth are an; let ters received to-day. . Clerk made efforts In the cam! of Sat: .... ;. ~< t ~ . - ;::°.~ NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE. .• . . 1... (-110115.4. •1 . TIM s' iitliff LbrO,F ENGL:4IVI4, • •....--........,...... —OB.-- •ACCOl#l5l l .4d . 1 1 9 411ACTa` 1 4 1, PROVED TO tw.*Tt! 11 Durrmouni, Frp.l2.-Arrived the Pacquilot cartel, been comittililcated 'OA *l * otnitikTiON 0 r LIfaIITIMATE GOVERI4; Motlaix, with some English Gentlemen, passengers. - ' ', rirk.si . . - - - - . bri aseleek id the morn- - . ng an account that 1000 English prisoners, with tbeiretictsr -t, in an d istitZ;rsl i e l ed at t a o g ha llart vesi er rig i 'inated from n fire flue of one gd • my last letter were surromsded by a party of Conracks, as they were re- , stairs. of g the °Metes of business, ml_joiuing a closet attached to the T , (I_THE' EDlTOlt'Dir THE ST,eateev, e N. r housiikeeper'sapulateat. 'This closet teas on the two pair of Ste r was obli il4e COnclude moving to a depot farther in the interior. • without concluding my argddient, without giving it 1 . 1/Eat„ FEB. 14.-Sailed this morning the whole ye*** l' Frpm the time of fie moraine at 'which it began, and from ward.bound East and West hell a, trans ,and the sus ant burg of dame from the back part of the building, that illustration, at least, which I wished to d o: tbere-ean he little doubt of the fire having been slumbering in a consequently I shall now reseme the subjev. The colliers, under convoy of the Growler gum-twig ; for Torts- West state throllghout the principal pert of the previous mouth, accompanied by his Modesty's ship illsaaset. - • .. - T g'• 1 ' t • ' - ,•-• reletain . age its which BaAcvort lived, was an age of free mouth, The Porter of tne House wns tbe first person eho discovered dem—the fi rst part of the long reign of Itrstostil t i., PORTSUOVTIII, Fats • 1.40--dirrloothkililesta's AMP Prebill'i ft. He wits going up st a irs for a key to admit him, as usual , to tide Print ' but childthe death f stilt - e was a at o . 144f A het t e. r , Ms and Etna bomb, from the 'DoWei i . &or/abinets*, letipie •oa swift of the house that conweisnicated with the offices, and K ing' Jots* :' -v • e + LA • ..r.i.e,,,.... tog at Mai .rtimarwett us ttso.v - auramcnc • •-•- l'ioilen.on the second floor be heard a crackling of fire, and saw " bound to Buenos Ayres.-Sailed Use'l3 . alwisrk nintiairirlfh.lmllaine breaking from the ceiling ; We instantly rushed ihto the wite4 Henit wan eletted, 'Olt he tatiliktfori:young Saturn frigate, and the Buffalo soire e s - hip, with a vole ft;seliglt'; rnro, which: wns alit in which Col. Kelly slept, whom he to injure the people's liberties ;• fin; to sou, lid found standing by the bed feet, the curtains iq a blaze, and the lifax and Bermuda; Mahon frigati, nod Maros sloop of war, d ame pour i ng f rom th e a b ove - ment i one d c l oset . By t hi s t i me Barons . ' seetif to lave' forgiveii• iltb- - natti the crimes with a Beet of cavalry transports for Lord Wellington's army I the whole room was on fire, and a Mr. Drinkald had given the committed by the fitthei'l'. . We Inatray, then, that Griper and Constent gun brigs, on a cruize.-The West Indio( alarmtookedf.rotarhur Porter proceeded towards which the windows of this room h itAc i, oN proceeded to call up the servants and the lived in an nae m ili eut • die ' prin . ' 'l ( e •. ctir es o . • fleet arc expected to sail in the morning-have bee:ids-11,4)rd family ; the Colonel ran to a room adjoining his own, which ' • Magna Charts were peit»liwtsiiiitti, tadeett it latd" . htii ". wns fronting the street ; he was aired by a ladder with the recent) T been establislietli . ettd' a velertsinoutt . tts w. • 'Ol ii • this day in the idea of several arriving from the D ' wns to join greatest di ffi culty, and shockingly burnt*" the face and hands. the convoy . -li is Majeity's ship Wolverene will sail immediate- . The account he gives is, that he was awakened by a smoke ration ° tel ' '.' 'fry " .iiii4: Vit . t . ii poll the- laws of' e.,i.idr,r.t.- . ttv - 1 which filled his room, and almost in a state of suffocation he man, at such* a peribd 'of time, mint, ..sal'oilibirif:e ly for Passages, with specie. 1 *rate Sind opened his closet, for the purpose of getting nt his afford the best illustration of "th ' cur? 1 • e true - genera. dressing-gowu, that he might hasten to alarm the family ; but . , immediately upon opening this closet, a Vl:Oblate of dame burst principles of the English GOverement; This .thd forth-the ciirtains oldie iced and those of the windows caught light ;.n which littAcTuN'S wierk has been ce Adored" fire, Sind thus encomeassed with the blaze he was found by the by many of our , - s l' i . ' porter. It appears that in this closet there was formerly a fire place, which, fur a long time, had been boarded up, the flue of commended the study of it as essential to all these' which. was connected with another in an office below. •• who wished to hail.. spit indeed every •Rugliiiis ...- -a l lge...blisa Kelt) s most narrow ly escaped, with eitslY ' the co* G entl eman • • Tering of blankets ; and Captain llioton Kelly made his wayht to )sate` a . oug, ittrfeclitooelcdge of throneh the fire with his sisters, in the same unpruvided state.- the Constitution. Howenre,• bit Ae'riiA . .it. 'peeseot The Captain had hut the day before returned from Brighton, is very little known, even latettg 'Atte' Pleittertynt • where he had been for the recovery of his health, which had suffered greatly in consequence of long service in the West the bar ; and the reason is, that a Man . mity laittli.riin Indies. celebrated in his precession o.nd acquir e a largeloe 4 Most of the servants had previously Ilea to the top of the tune from theprac tice 7 ( .4' • laws. without o • 'm dem - house, from which they were taken dawn by ladders. It is to be deplored, thafan orphan gill, whom Miss Kelly had brought knowing any thing of the ancient. Upon. Ottstittto • - tip' in her service, with another, whom she was also about to ti i citial questions there is no authority •equit - to (het provide for in the same manner, perished in the Elaine'. Miss of .. • this venerable mtge. 'i . his I •think s prOptir.!tii:gateL , • )(ells', by her shrieks, endeavoured to awaken them, fur it was Impossible for her to reach the chamber in which they slept. raise, and now permit me to remark,•• - titift•aool4l4,•:' ° The Colonel, at the moment, was carried to Mr. Lingham's, to BetacTott's tlefinitio n, t here are two tbibki rntillta; in Beer-lane, and the injuries lie bee received snake it danger- ous to remove him for the proem ; this, added to a severe asth- site to constitute sound law. The first M thot, Math' matic complaint which be eaught in the retreat under Sir John tiom of the people—the 5er.....t :_ ... - - Moore, and which teas seek increased by the Walcheren fever, • .. • .. justice; if a doctrute z o renders his recovery very doubtful. Miss Kelly and her family have lost every part of their property that was in the house. ciple of Christi''' jut Nothing was floured. approbation of the pet 'the fire, according to the report of the firemen, would have ' been got under very soon, but the explosion of the gunpowder cording to Blt • .iCTOsi 1 having struck terror into the men who worked the engines, ntUnis Sponsiu Reiin they ded and left ihe flames for some time to rage uncontroleA.This si g n fficant. Justice powder was for the use of the volunteer corps, and did not, it is .. . now said, amount to a huger quaaity than ten or twelve pounds; very diff erent thing al but the assertion that there were as many barrels, threw an in- Christian jcstice is slant panic on all around, and throughout the neighbourhood.- , rand principle is, to Certain, however, it is, that had not this explosion taken place, g - the fire would not have spread. As it is, :here is great c insole- be done nnto. It lii Hon in knowing that many of the important papers of office have Lion to the whole a; been recovered; and several chest" of valuables,with ate princi pal records, have been saved. Nd dtiity will take place little Christian virtue consi progress or business. just towards each other s Although the damage and incmivenienc.catising from this' be coo iust 60411 men. TM filtration have been tocalculable, still bad it apt been for the exert oft or Messrs. Drinkalia, Smith, sedgwick, and tinghata.• biost vlrtuoui ttrioug ' the spread of the fire and its consequent 'taint, must have been tells us, that ''" flier far g reaser than whit has recurred. l'he latter.Cientlerniui pie:. Ivirtue • among ' pas vented the c o nflagration from spreading up Eecr.lane, by las not judicious application of wet blankets to Ms tralthenise. which the rest of the World i was immediately opposite to the Custoin-house. He aad his two consider it honor/rat Sons were at work the whole day in endeavouring to pre vent this warehouse froin taking fire, and it was with the utmost dif- them, and .Liquilt , a hi Sanity that they happily accomplished their purposes ititerest:'"---'--Thb slated We hear that the insurance on the Caicos-house amounts to mans ; and Of other a• .. egefalprialgiiirig: riperr, rroutaue owe . the , e n t ai r epos t, wou dbe round sale , coins he W ith u sprrtt a t tin t°ihe ge t ting spot. through °ii h i e lt rats — frbin the 6iritZ: l l l li Ri li Tr "lieg.ntl of A" eh The pick-axe at last struck on pa iron chest—Jlm rubbish /r e ts theee Irinelples is the cleared away, the key introduced. and - Oat Nuaefour hand d " del ivered by the venerable __„...,,.; ..._ guineas, whidh the Clerk carried nff is his hat. Ithe• BLACKSTONE'S tlNNOL: n lyZllNltliiiiirt .. , --• cOrreption had taken Ali - c 1 • 0 '`" - 41N's criterion LONDON SESSIONS, FEB. 14. iof lair bore no loirgeieliny iesiiisibi 'a to those 4 —us . — ;'which England was their; -,7-4 Judea The Grand Jury for the City were sworn mid Ai , en? i even had taken upon. . . egisl &tole; tb * bet o reeled to attend at the Old Bailey sessions on * e d. and to set up their Own decisions for iii+-' --decisidna nesda. . . i eel contrary Indeed to the spirit of Christiaa jtisi y _ . e- i tice and philanthropy !- . ---One' Instance Shall suf- Mr. ARABIN said; 'BA he STA was counsel for the Ralf. K fice:—The Captain of stn African slare-Ship" finding i spondentr, who were Parish Officers. The Appel a shortness of provisions, and obsolete insrmssibility lent he understood, was a respectable tra d es ma n , of carrying his whole 'cargo to port, threw half his ' of the name of Reid, residing iti Oxford-street; negroes overboard; this loss to the Merchant, his be was also a married men. His reason for ap - owner (for that only seems to have been regarded), , pealing to that Court against the order of the Ma- 'was attempted to be recovered from the ant. gistrates, lid was at a loss to know ; he might have derwriters, who resisted it. The cause 'came te some cause to show ; but, in his opinion, for the trial before Lord Muorier.n, and he 'decided that according to the late of England sh 'caso 4 respectability 'of himself, and the quiet of his fa- slaves was to be coas'illared as a cargo of Menloif mily, it would have been better he had not made prove dise„ of 'which the Captain might, in case of neces,- the appeal ; he would not state the case, but 'part overheard, in older thereby to it by the only witness that could, the mother of the 'save (brow a infant. • 1 thee remainder . Mind, Reader, this was declared Anne Field stated, that she lived in the family o f by Lcird MANSFIELD to be the law of England about the Appellant, before she was admitted into ,ti : the time that BL A CKSTONE - wrote his Coottnenfaries. e 1811 ;he took ;But w h en t h e Chi e f - J us ti ce o f ! Magdalen Asylum, in September,lfsizny 11i. wrote hi s litiommentaries, law and justice were declared ' to be her out of the Asylum, and she lived in his family ffm same thing. How reconcile Chtistian justicesix months, during which time intimacies took place between the Appellant and her ; she left his l. with this - approbation which the Cohtlict of the slave service, and had been in two or three other places 'rePtein received 'from modern law YThe thing:is of service since. In April she was out of p lace, impossible. - Batc-rox never could - if given such a decision as Lord MAsuirtELD:ditti;let his Lott?- , and on the 7th of *itch 1813, she met the Ap ! pellant, and iniftlikSof December last, the child ship's decision was said to' be according to law 1.1 Iwas porn, , .;.i. " - ! plain proof that Ore law had changed. And iihich 1 witY had it changed ? According to Bttacrcisiliver4 -o A )Bor.t..tirel l , '— for the Appellant, said, : new law must be sanctioned by the will of tit I Moor witesseilt4i'Prove that the last witness people. What ! hid the' people ever giver* Theft. ' had seknolleaeed to 'them, that he (the Appellant) consent to such an atrocity is =this ? No, surely: was not the hither of the child. The witnesses be ing called they did not appear. 'Yet It was law, and acted.upan as such. Is it not The Magistrate's order was confirmed. 'evident then that the law of England had undergone . A great change for the worse, and that the Bradaniifte The remainder 'of the day was occupied in did. . 7 qualities were no longer requisite to make law in En charging Insolvent Debtors. d'. • lend . When B . I.ACOTONE a ndertoak to 'write' his Con& .r. , - • I! mentarkr Y . Plainlyiben it inusta ppear, that this cor On the 301 h ult. a deplorable event took p lace at e; mentatir twits i/bIW to itrike oat a new path—to give a definition - adapted. to the taw rthen existiot, Mr. IlenryOliphamt's farm, of Eckford , near Kelso, . a fire . not to that which had existed in the days of Balt+. Roxburghshire. About three in the m ornin g in which werei . TON, when Magna Charts., like a new brooni,.sweift broke out in the dwelling-house, and oar conittitalon was in fuli vigetir. rn Mrs. Oliphant, her von, Mr. H. Oliphant, and Mr. ; . c ksti n , an alarm short, his design was toraecorweedate himself to tild and in this he ItaUtsuceeetled venreielY, foir Adam Archibald, of Sharplaw. Before . was 'liven, and the inmates were awak ened, the 'times, his definition is of sack ( ample estariti t at it coml• house was so completely on fire, that e sca p e was rendered nearly impossible ; and Mrs. Oliphant pe- , prebends not only.-4the changes that had. take't ribbed in the gems. Mr. Archibald, her ne p hew, 'place, 'bet all that ,4t -be take place, ill who had got out with much difficulty, eager to rave 'our Bests* Of jurisprudence. "LSW ," • - Sky, In', his aunt, rushed spin into the building, and almost in* ss i s ..1 rule o f act i on pre ,, critted by the suprenie instantly perished; and her son, who, wounded and porter in• the State." Thit, 1 hne rentsrkea scorched, had made his escape by a window, was : .:., l a st, l et te r , ,At 'my is as applicabte'le %VAT TTLEtt I 3 prevented only by a forcible, but humane interpo- Ism, ar t King Alplitt's-10%thti tine case the su- . sition of those around him, from rushing after, and ;m A int power was W AT'S isiirAin the other it ens sharing the melancholy fate of his mother and friend. will of the 'pie senetiitnince A , ' - aro's inatittt. - The house was entirely consumed, together with all its contents. The bodies, in a state scarcely recog nisable, were, with much difficulty, got at in the course of the day. Nl • the cause of the fire, nor i ke the piece where it first out r have been accu rately ascertained. ' 4 V • - • • : ' w! : , of , • t f ~, . ten insisting . uport.tom garrison surrendering pri- rum' toners of 1111,W.‘,•17 ;•.,., '; . Jaw. 51L...-41amburghis-in the same state; it con-1 T I 1 Ifni i timers to'be . bovat and plundered by the French. : re : - TherOvist Prince Is impacted at Renneberg, and, • fret, It is believed, as soon as he arrives, Hamburgh will 1 a C, I be attacked on all sides. The Russian posts are at ; ques llaarm, and near the Danmthor. A small part of I Acts Aitona has heed burnt by the French. Eckmuhl has t he I I promised no more houses shall be destroyed, and has Ni paid for those that have been burnt 30,000 francs; i R ah t o doubt, out of the money of which he has robbed Kin' the unfortunate Handhrgheis. . regh Fen. -I.—Nothingbis xat•roftsis'undertaken against ! Nov . 4..... , • llamborgli ; the inhalyttentikare, in ,the most deplo- the 1 Table state that can be conceived. last, ... i faa., 7.--Ne news whatever 4 ..' . I to a • • . • - '7... I ' ST.lTgspt:er OP ( PICE: TWO O'CLOCK. mat' , ~'The'vi e p'avt .of .yesterday .respecting the defeat Of . that ' pia(' i the Allied Armies by BONA PA NTE is not discredited : A k v i • . its the City, although there are no further arrivals , and • ~._ , _.,• .. ice, either to confirm or contradict it. The ,_ .• • Visitg leffaff nearly at the same prices as yesterday. 44 LP-PANT T*01. 77 .."!tai1: "thing . the aboves we. 'I s • t t.. . ... iii i .11011ime `“ : 4. , .. . . ...„ ... • x t Lj , 1.. P 4 . -,` •.' .''' ' ' . a • on of the a gained by BONAPARTE • agel • - 0 . the Allies, on tlklcilklnstant. age • • • ' and . .• ~ ... 4 .7.... .• ~. • m 815 ;4 ,. , ...ire11ity Venni., takant seven a'cloca., ' r. son A l irtis * *,• -, IV(eivengvs, arrived at the Foreign Of- .for ike l ,, w it . Catches . friimm Lord CAsmiu . K tAG It.— ~, f „ lit pilipar I ' o4 ivtaPook, tor th e Untier:Secrata- ' , 1 . ri.....L,..-", ii... 1... 1%,;;,,, at the (Art. Mr. irivra: aro- rup ' . • ll'ili• ",.1144,14, : . -..... . . ...- . PiRE iir. etISTOM- .,. • , —.0.--- 1, from Vie folloillog addition's! pattieslan hue! Irbil regaiti to this lausebtable dbent i— , They ' . , -The ire broke out at a 9sarterpastsixa', ---' • . 4he second is that o! Orris* ' • - , .••• of law is contrary•te flay prfial. • • latice, and has not ieeeited the !opts, it is not godl Isky - at. ; for, says he, EfS ea t come mblica— i Lex et frislita Mims • l has been regarded as d • , among different Mittens . ; . het every where the ;itrte, it! , do unto all men at tse • No4Al t in the isterisioa or thir Oblige:. t species that the ettellowee of ii!ts; other people beat. -•ate4mi Cr, but a true C. ristiatt meet The Spartans were tieiemid thh the Greeks : Bishor i'eatiya (' , • Owe ample proofs of boitber s i !mother ; hi.it with .seepeot to • • I,.their rule of aOfitit . wie lo . • Sled:l6 Lble" whate%iei- *at' A .. ~... haieitut ' wee Condiiativ.,* 4 - -4 i ' 1 0 twig rha*'be 'pig .if tlie . • undone aatienr. - 4 rlii• . ''''' 4 . _-• e 4 .4 4 ,-4t14 ''''''' . t:4 . ' ;' jt ice apd_ptill!kri(towT • :. = •-*.• "4: l ite : h it i i:Zitited ,• : . '''c;•' .. _: I( tire thieciry of gngliaif tiw; a*. irtbie iiti aci die; but hVa 'eh -:4 • the sill of the ople gonetithilecr A t.r.t'F.D'S [, , • • The Earl of Pen, ke. of t •••,,•[, we , have miectifed i fr no• 01 et this•joure infant is py re haitalent , fira:n 'Ouse dhia ; ,i. r.011,e. le in pity s !ender years, aatt•snake plisd constiinie him to be or • • ,Kinit, and (hrnw stiii Frei cS_ ynkr," Aosits tt')ls. Matt. Pais; 4130 ahrso9. Joni 10 been juridical!) dip , and Lsw is, the Irenck Kiggie too, elected. [ • .• ; r 1 ;ii . • • • atlfp . • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S RENCH, Fes. IL Lord ELLENBOROUGII commenced the Sittings of Hilary Term for the county of Middlesex, this day, , at Westminster Hall. 'There were but few causes ' tritd, and none of any moment. TUIIEIII,I4 V. LAMBERT ANfiGTIMAS. • t This was an action by the ~i'yor of Pontefract against the Defendants,wheirefit Petitioners against a return in Parliament fotkithti Borough of Potn fret, to recover costs of defending - themselves in a Committee of the House of Commons. The question depended upon the construction of several Acts of Parliament, and it was agreed to reservoit in the shape of a special case. HABEAS coaPus.---Iti-IPARTE sLAstr. We stated a few days ago, that * motion for a Habeas Corpus had been obtained in the Court of , King's Bench, to discharge Lieut. Blake, of the 6th regiment, who had been under military arrest sine': November least, unless good grounds were shown to the contrary. TheArruaNEY-GENERAL showed cause on Saturday last,which was, that no efforts were spared to bring him lo a Court-Martial, but witnesses, %hose evidence is material, were not in the country, and that imme• diately on their arrival the Court-Martial will take place. The Learned Gentleman produced an alß 'davit of the J udge Advocate-Genarat to that effeet l • and the Defendant twat remanded. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Fes. li. RICHARDSON V. SMALLWOOD. This *at an 'action of etTideptikktigtropftt a reSpectible iiiern-keepee la. Coveni-gew46 i against the Defendant, an auctioneer and Itoomf.l agent, residing at the corner of Southampton-OWN and Bloomsbury square, to recover the sum el li 8151. 16s. Bd. being the amount of several proni/s- I *hvening, eart ) sory notes given by the Defendant to the Plaintiff disfelches ' for money lent. ~ . —4arit4stto. Neltibor. lerl alvtaPoolv, bor . the LindrSecreta- ' The Defendant pleaded that be became a bank d;l.. ries of_ Seatei being at i .thrk Opa l hir,;.• vLE pro . rapt In January, 1819, 0 ' 'and that the cause of. action accrued before that time. The Plaintiff tp lied iceedettirth the dispatoe6 lathe !Mite of Mr. Ha awavroff: • that he. had been diseharged under I tear' Sift ; Commission in 1801,' and had not paid 1 . Isitise -..— Sunday evethig s , about haiNialt seven o'ctack, pound to alt his creditors under the latter. T. . this 1)1011A, Taraisaotty, accompanied by his Secretary, i i the Defendant rejoined, that he had paid 15s. In the stud Mr. Mintz% the Messenger , arrived at Carlton pound, and upon which issue was joined. • noose, and; in ,a short time after, had an interview with the PIII.II4CERSOVIT. Mr. Serjeant REST stated the case en the part of the Plaintiff; and Mr. Serjeant VALTGMAN for th e • • t A report prevailed in the West end of • the town, Defendant, not being able to prove that his estate Jest night, that Lord Ltvzireoot•was left in a 'mint). ear bad made anytijvidend under the last Commission, ti in the Cabinet, and had, in consequence, pressed a41;11 to resign-. The differe nce is supposed i had a verdict for his demand-8151. or that it wasever Brely 'to pay any, the Plaintiff .to route - t o . the Botritunx.l7 cm:. elmitected .with thelBs. Bd. • question of peace att Frauce. Lord CASVAREAoks and Lord Liviatroor. are understoOd to accord in opinion opon ‘ the subject. . The Courier says, ii We can now assert positively that all doubts wkk'veipect to hi e ttAT, the King, of Naples, Orel removed. He abandons the cause of BOVATAATLI and takes a 'ileeisive part in favour of the Allies. An arrangement has been entered into with him the particulars of which have not trans pired. Ile remains king of Naples." ordeclikwere yesterday issued for the Court going into mourning on Thursday, on account of the death of the Qusgm's brother, the Duke of NI scat.v4- Et RO. The Assistant Adjutant-General of the Hampshire District (Colonel FosTert) has been some days at Lymirigton, officiating as Judge Advocate at a Ge neral Court-martial, holding on several of the Fe. reign Independent Corps for mutiny. The next fleet for the East Indies and China Will be dispatched on Saturday_next, and will cons ist of the following ships :—Wissche/sea and Marquis of 'lowly, for Madras and China ; Rand Charlotte •Illid Surat Castle, for Batavia and China ; Castle liuntly, for Madras, Penang, anti China ; Glutton, for St. Helena and China; Astel, Europe, and „Aslu, for Madras and Bengal ; and the Cape Fane, for the Cape of Goo d Hope and the Isle of. 'The Dame s mark, 74i and Hussar frigate, it is ex pected, will be appointed for their protection. In a private letter from the British bead-qua and rters In France, it is asserted, that Generals HILL STEWART, luting of 'opinion that Lord W,SI.I.INGION'S dispatches *did not contain a sufficient detailo rd of th d e gallant action of the 13th December, had ere their own dispatches (which were omitted the to be pub lished in the G m ette) to be copied into general o and read to e ver y batta rder books of reg iments, lion under their command. The William and Alexander, from Penzance to Swansea, was totally lost near the Laud's -end on the 11th inst.. The Presitkrt frigate sailed from Cork the 6th inst. with a Meet for :.;pain. h ging inspected the BREAD. -- The LOUD MAYOR A— rneal.w.eighers' returns, ordered the price of Bread to remain the same as last wet:lL. I In beholding the adverse turn of fortune in BomA- 1 P.tRTE, we are led to find out characters with whom he may, in some respects, he compared for it is impossible to match him exactly in his military and ! intottarchical career.—At the end of the last Century !but one, two of the most extraordinary men that ever appeared upon the stage of human life, Jose in to noticeritgZ. CILUiLES Xti. of Swe and fI'ETER I. Russia ; the latter from an uneducated barbarian, acquiring the character of ft legislator, and still more that of a formidable General, defeat- iug a vast Turkish army, in 1696, and taking of I Asoph, which opened to him the dominion of the Black Sea.—Ciixtu.se irtf. after having humbled the King of Demtnir, in 1700, turn& hWarms i against Penn, who had eddertaken the idege of Nerve, with 8 0 , 000 men. Citsime s, wits obly 8000, advanced to the relief of the place, forced the intrenchments of the Russians, and entered the place in triumph, after killing's many of the enemy as his own army cousiatedd sof, and nsakiag 30;000 prisoners; taking all their magazines, aetilleryi attd baggage. The Czar was not present ,at: this bloody engagement, having imprudently, though perhaps fortunately, left his camp, in order to forward the approach of another army, with which he hoped to surround the King of swisperf. Wh en i n f orl o o § o f the disaster before NerVa l 'be less chagrined, bat not discouraged, saying, 11 I - knew' that the Swedes would beat us, but inotitne they will teaeh ue to" be come their conquerors."--Of the fuse of these tiro wonderful characters, history makes us sufficiently I well acquainted ; that of BOICAPAILTS remains yet to be sealed. ' His Majesty's ships Forth, 40; • Nymphets 38; Cretan, and Banterer, ente red the West Scheidt on the sth, and, after a very slight resistance from the batteries, forced their stay up to Borcelin. ;The French had abandoned the batteries of Teraeuse, and, as it would seem, all their posts on both' fides of the Lower Scheldt, ezcept Flashing. A number of the King's swans have bee* Orden from off the River Thames within there few nights, and their heads, Ric. found on the strand near Lee. ga nder, a drakeOtiitt a number Ist ducks b ha ri t d e g aleo e. A beee stolen from the Serpeatile -•• . • .~~}..,, ~ir~l