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111 14, 6 Y l r , , • 1 . . M " 1 111 1. LITERATURE. opre pre:ism utnovert. , Hot. Glocaaestv, for the use of schools anti young persons in general; by the Rev. J. Goat:emir H o Vicar of Dermington, and formerly of Trinity Col; lege, Cambridge. From this cbmpilation, con sisting of iltei duodecimo pages, we will select an extract, wheel, as it refers to a Gentleman of cele- L-i , n, who is new living, and as it has not under gone much of the pen of the compiler, may per haps be acceptable to our readers. The sce n e of action is the Island of Terra del Fuego, at the southern extremity awe' America - , and the time— dannary, or the Isliastunrner us that inhospitable retzion. " Sir Joseph (then Mr Banks, and -Dr. &Ilan• der, were destirotts of availing themselves of a fine day, which in tint climate is very rare, even at that time of the veal, to explore a country which had never been visited by any botanist. For this pur pose, they went on shore early in the morning, being twelve in company. They presently found great and unexpected impediment s in their p ro g ress, by deep swamps and thick underwood, so that they as till three o clock in the stfternoonemployesl in cending a mountain; when suddenly the . air, which had been till then serene and mild, became cold and piercing, and - snow began to fail ; nolwith standinz which they proceeded, in expectation of reacLing the rocky part of the hill, which lay lee- , fore them at a small distance. This perseverance was rewarded by finding a great variety of plants entirely unknown to botanists ; the day, however, was now so far spent, that it was impossible to re- . turn to the ship that night : and the cold had by this time become very intense, and large quantities of :snow had fallen, so that the most dreary prospect presented itself. Whilst they were proceeding in search of the nearest valley, I)r. Solander, who was well acquainted with the effects of intense cold, having passed over the mountains that divide Swe den and Norway, represented to the company the necessity they were under of continuing in motion, however they might feel themselves attacked by lassitude :Led sluggishness ; he assured them that whoever tat down would sleep, and whoever slept world wake no more. The had not proceeded far before the effects ap prehended began to be felt, and he who had thus cautioned others, was the first to declare himself un able to observe his own precept; at length, over come by a stupor, he threw himself on the ground, althongh it was coversd with sn ow. A black ser vant of Mr. Banks, named Richmond, next yielded to this fatal propensity. In this distrew, five of the company were sent fm-ward to make .a fire at the first convenient place they could find, whilst the rest con tinued with the doctor, making use of every means to keep hint awake. The poor negro was so over come with fatigue, that being told he must keep in motion or he would be frozen to death, replied, that he desired only to lie down and die. At length all • the endeavours of the company became ineffealial their whole strength was not sufficient ro carry their two exhausted companions, so that they were suffer ed to sit dawn, and in a short time fell into a sound sleep. In a few min ;es after news was brought that a fire was kindled at the distance of about a quarter of a mile. Dr. Solaader was then waked with great difficultyduring his short sleep, his muscles was become so contracted, that his shoes fell off from his feet, and he had almost lost the use of his limbs; but all attempts to wake the servant were ineffec mai: two men, who seemed to have suffered the least by the cold, were left to look after him, and in a short time two others weresent to their relief; one ' of the former rejoined the company, but the other was quite insensible; their, companions therefore made them a bed of boughs, and spread the same covering over them to a considerable height, and in that situation left them. The company passed the remainder of the night in a dreadful situation round the fire, supposing themselves at A great distance from the ship, their way lying through a trackless wood, and they un • provided with refreshments, their only provisions being a vulture which they had shot in their jour ney. - Nor did the dawn of day remove their ap prehensions ' • for at the approach of l i g ht nothin g presented itself to their view but a dreary expanse of snow. It was not till six o'clock in the morning that they could discover the place of the sun through the clouds, which then began somewhat to disperse. With foreboding apprehensions they went in search of poor Richmond and the othe begin whom they found quite dead • a dog which ed to one of them was found ;live standing close by his master's corpse, which he unwillingly left to follow the com pany. The hardy nature of this animal enabled fens to brave the screrity of the weather, and he was some years ago alive in England. About eight o'clock the snow began to melt, and the company determined upon setting forward. Their hunger by this time was become outrageous; having therefore skinned their vulture, they divided it into ten parts, every man dressing his own share for himself. This scanty meal, which only fur nished each person with a fi.w mouthfuls, being finished, they quitted their fireside about ten o'clock, and no less unexpectedly than joyfully reached the beach, where the ship lay, in about three hours ; for upon tracing their advances toward the hill the day before, they found that instead of asceneing in a direct line, they had almost gone sound it. ' .FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. TUESDAY, lANUARY 2S. George Miller, of irwlmin, vintner, to surrender, Feb. 8,9, and Mirett-8, at eleven, at the White ! tart Inn, in liodmin. Atrornies Mr. souvav, St. Cotomb, Cornwall; and Messrs, Shephirti and A Liogton„ Gray's-Inn. James Allen, kiartlett's.buildings, Holborn, taylor sur render, Feb. 1,8, at one , and March at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Holloway, Chancery-lane. Thomas 11-rrrr, of - Coelesrur street, hatter, to surrender Feb. 5, 12, and March b, at one, at Guildbail A`ttorney, Mr. Edward Wells, W nod •st rre. t, S cis . J Oil Jones, of Potatio, Carn.trvon, drover, to surrender Jan. 29, Pb..t arid March 8, at eleven, at the Crown and Anchor, P.vlitrli, C..rearvon. Attortiies M.. , svrs Rober' Grif fith, Part:hell, or bilr,Thoinias Wycke, Bernard-street, Russel- Lonttqn. Joseph Midkilf, of Liver merchant, to surrender Feb. 1 4 , 13, a m sl aw (' 14, at (Alt 1114111,40105, the George 11111, in Dale-Jrcet, Liverpool Attornies, MeiSii. Wtatt and For riSt, 1.1v:rpool. tlizabeth Grace Simpson, of taylor, to sur render Jan. 29, Feb ~ aaa Mart it 8, at twelve, at Guildhall. alUnruey, Mr. Wriluwav, Cbancety-lane. B.Q Pintdt le; of 'Salton*, sriste-ster‘hard, to stsrresuie E ' • t l f J .a._+~ _ ;~: Feb. I', 8, and Def1!.. 1. 1 5 1, .at Ir•Pn, fti? house of Franeis iitlg; thu Market--;lace, fetai.elesster Attca - niec, Morns. Starr ant Eccles, Manchester ; orlsitsrs. Milne and Parry, tremple. inalietli &eller, of West flrganwich, Stafford, widow, gro •r, to surrepd.s . Feb. 15, 18, and ft:arch 8, at two, at the Swat' llutel, in Iligh.stutet, Attornies, Messrs. NVorthani out Stephenson, Castle-strea, liolborn ; or George Kitchlii, in 51711111104111. Mae,. Dervell and William Dorval], of Wells, Somerset, shopkeeceis, to stirreoil ,r Feb. 8,9, and March 8, at the Rum my' Tavern, in _lll-Saints-lane, B.istol. Attornies, Mtwirs. Ile4lis, Pancras-law, liucklersbury ;or Payne and Borges, Brid.te-str..!et„ Bristol. Wriglitoti, of Little-Alne, Warwick, flax-dresser, to titrieltder Feb. 11, at tour, Feb. 12, and March 8, at eleven, at the *bite Lion inn, in Stratford upon-Aeon. Attornies, Mr Eg..lrtoi, Gray's-inn-square; or Mr. Stubbs, Birmingham. Joh.' Waxer's., of Sandy's-street, weaver, to surrender Jan. 29, Feb. Mardi 8, at twele, at Guilhall. Attornies, Mesta. W e titer and son, Queenv-street, Chdeapsile. - DIVIDENDS. Mandl 5. David Currie, of Throgmorton-atreet, merchant, at ten, at Guildhall. March 5. .Ber.jarnin Eyre, Hodgsmi Atkinson, on-1 Wiliam Waiton, of Tokenhouse-yard, merchants, at flint., at Gu hall. Feb. 26. Richard Jackson anti John !Tonkin, of Oxford street, rectifiers at ten, at Guild!asll. March 2. Herman Zurhont, of Basinghall-strmt, merchant, at atm, 01 4 ui:dhall. March 5. Samuel Bevington, of Graccchurch-street, mer chant, at nine, at Guildhall. Feb. S. Thomas Maltby and George Maltby, of Size-lane, 'merchants, at ten, at Guildhall. Feb. 46. Matthew Candlish, of Whitehaven, mercer, at twelve, at the house of Mr. Crowther, the Strafford-Anus Inn, in Wakefield. Feb. 26. Robert Foggan, of Salford, cotton-manufacturer, at eleven, at HUidge'a tavern, in the Market-place, iu Man chu-ter. Feb. 2M. William Collier, of Leigh 'within Pennington, Lan caster, corn-deafer, at duvet), at the house of Mr. Thomas Isherwood, the Pyed Bull, at Leigh. Feb. 15. Samuel Adshade, of Blossom-str,:ct, Spitalfields, cooper, at elev en, at Guildhall. Feb. 19. John Grant, of Lawrence Pountney-lute, inerchant, at ten, at March 2. William Hird the younger, late chief mate of the Earl of NSrycomb Eakt Indiaman, of Argyle-street, mariner, at tan, at Guildhall. Feb. 16. John Quenby,of Winchester, mercer, at twelve, at the George Inn, Stroud. March 2 Peter Donnelly, of Tavistock-street, taylor, at ten, at Guildhall. Feb: 15. -Georg! Williams, of Saffron-hill, shoe-nutker, at eleven, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES Feb. t 5. William Blugg, of Pall-mall, architect. John Froorne, of Borrn!mdsey-street, minder. Wm.Treppass, of St. Martin's-le-grand, bookgaler. "rhervas Minver, ef oftCo/e-ry, money.scrivenar. Richard BailayJaminon, Droitwich, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 4 PARIS, JAN. 20. A list has been made out, by order of the Prefea of the Department of the Seine, containing the number of births, marriages, divorces, deaths, &c. that have taken place in that department during the year ten of the Republic. The general result is as follows : Legitimate births, 18259--Iliegitimate ditto, 5503--Marriages. 5370—Divorces, 94.► Deaths, 93,363. The five French Cardinals that w ere to he named by his Holiness in the Consistory, held a t ome on the 17th inst. are supposed to b e de Bello) Arch bishop of Paris, du Boisgelin , Archbishop Tours ; Tresch, Archbishop of Lyons; Cambaceres, Perch bishop of Rouen ; and Bernier, Bishop of Orleans. Besides the numerous other favours and marks of liberty which Count de Haugwitz, on retiring from office, has received from his Prussian Majesty, an annual pension of 6,000 vii dollars has since been added to them, with reversion to his descendants. , Jsw.‘2l. _ M. Latour-d'Auvergne-Lauragais, Bishop of Arias, has ordered a solemn service to be performed for the soul of General Leclerc.. The Margrave of . Baden, at the request of the French Government, intends to augment his troops to 10,000 men. By an arrete of the 17th instant, the Consuls have ordered that, notwithstanding all contrary orders, the civil officers of the marine department shall continue to receive the whole of their pay, as regulated by the arrete of the twenty-seventh of July, 1800. The King of Spain has ordered a donation of 5000 livres to be presented to the Refig;errier who at tend the hospitals in Brest, for their care and atten tion to the seamen belonging to the Spanish fleet who were in those hospitals. The number of legitimate children born in this capital last year amounted to i 5,519; of illegiti mate children 5199. The deaths amounted to 20,390. The following article is extracted from the Ci turn Francois; it is signed F. I'. Riccius : " The Newspapers announce, that an English Fleet is crui•ring near the Island of Sardinia. Let this extraordinary measure be connected with the practices of Mr. Moore, M Germany, and it will not be diffictilt.to - detect the plan of the English faction to rekindle secretly the flames of war.— fhe Decree of Government, which orders the Com mandant at Corsica to adopt the greatest circum spection and caution, was obviously issued to defeat their projects.—But nothing gives us stronger assu rances of peace, than the noble and firm ccrduct of the real All►es of France.—While on the one hand .England gives .5001• to a miserable Emigrant of the name of Tinseau, for having composed a pamphlet against the King of Prussia, because that Monarch had remained faithful to his engagements with France, notwithstanding the critical situation of France in the year 1799, and the brilliant o ffers made by the English Minister; on the other, his Majesty has lately nnule• a present of a very valu able estate to Count Haugwitz, his Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is well known for his attach ment to France, and has caused a medal to be struck in his honour." HAMBUIEGII, JAN. 14. It is reported here, that an alliance, offensive and defensive, between Austria and Prussia, has been proposed to the latter power, as the only possible means of preventing France and Russia from di viding the absolute dominion of Europe between them. On account of the fresh negotiations pending be tween the cabinets of Vienna and Berlin, a new Austrian Minister Extraordinary is shortly to be sent to Prussia. FROM THE. FitENCH PAPERS. LAUSANNE, JAN. 11. Although the conveyance of the artillery and mnsquetry arising from die disarmament of the in surgent Cantons, was attended by a military escort, , . a great quantity of thtm has notwithstanding been ' dilapidated. Information having been given of it to General Ney, he sent word to the National Prefect of the Canton de Vau d, that if within six days the arms so carried off were not found, he should be under the necessity of ordering the whole Canton to be disarmed. Rigorous as this injunction may appear, yet we venture to hope that its first object is to induce those who may have bought or concealed those arras, to restore them immediately. BERNE, JAI. 10. We learn from Zurich that the different repre sentations sent by that city to Paris, in order to ob tain some alleviation of the hardships it was ex posed to, have been attended with much success. General Barbou officially notified to the municipa lity, that henceforward the officers of the French army shall be obliged to defray the expences of their own table ; and that they should no longer be paid by that city : that article, together with a few others had, in a short time, amounted to a considerable sum. The arming of the gun-boats, on the lake of Waldstatten, continues to be carried on with acti vity. BREST, J AN. 2. His Excellency the Prince of Peace, anxious to manifest how highly his Catholic Majesty has been pleased by the attention which the religious institu- ' bons in this town have paid to the sick among the • crews of his Majesty's ships, during the time they were stationed there, has lately made them a present of 5,0(X) livrcs, to be paid to them by the Chevalier Ronbaltd, as a mark of gratitude on the part of his Catholic Majesty. VENICE, DEC. 31. It hts been officially notified to the government of this county, that Count de Billingen lras been ap pointed to the Office of Commissary Plenipoten tiary, and Chief of the Government ►tself. It is supposed that the organisation of the provinces, which has been hitherto suspended, will now be proceeded in without any further delay. DUTCH MAIL. RATIFION, JAN. The Ministers of Austria and of France, have been congratulated on the occasion of the Conven tion signed between these two powers, respecting the indemnities of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.— We are now assured, that besides the Bishoprick of Eichstadt, and the Electoral Dignity, he is to have the Bishoprick of Freysingen and a district on the Naab. ROTTERDAM, JAN. 21. Trade still continues very dull. Even in coffee there is not much doing at present; but the prices, however, still keep up. To-day there was some small demand for gin ; London proof is now noted at C. 13 1. No purchases could be made on our Exchange to day of Batavian Rescriptions; on account of the advance which they have undergone, the holders were not disposed to sell.. Prices of those payable after peace, are noted at 641 a 651; but at 66 or 67 nothing was to be obtained, the Rescriptions, upon the whole, being 1# pr. ct. higher.--Various conjectures are still - formed, and forming, on the new Loan. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 19. Our Funds continue to improve, and they seem likely to keep on the rise. In the Batavian Rescrip tions there has been great speculation. Tuesday, very late, they were at 65T, the next morning they got still higher, and one time were aCtually at 67. hey begun on the Exchange of this city at 66, after wards they were at 65, 644, then 65 to and fi nally, left off at 651. Old 3 per Cent. National Bonds remained at 481, and the New at 48. - - CONsTANTINOPLE, DEC. 10. Caleb Effendi, late . Ambassador Extraordinary from the Sublime Porte to the French Republic, arrived here l::st night from Paris by way of Vienna. —He is the bearer of the French ratification of the Degnitive Treaty of Peace, concluded this year at Paris between the First Consul and the Grand Seignior. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26. THEATRE-ROrAL, DRURT-LANE. THIS EVENING will be presented the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Palmer, (His first Appearance in that Character) Shallow, Mr. Suett; Slender, Mr. Collin,; Mr. Page, Mr. Holland; Mr. Ford, Mr. Wroughton ; Sir Hugh Evans, Mr. DOWt011; Dr• Caius, Mr. Wewitter. Mn.s Page, (first time) Miss Mellon ; M rs. Ford, Mrs Marlowe. To which will be added, LOVE AND MAGIC. To-morrow, the Comedy of The Busy Body. On Friday, the Gentleman who made his second Appearance on Monday night, in Richard the Third, will repeat that Character. A New Comedy, called Hear both Sides, is in rehearsal, and wilt be produced on Saturday next. THEATRE-ROYAL, COYEArT-GARDEAr. THIS E D VENING ELAYS w AND BLUNDERS. ill be perforintid the Comedy of The Principal Characters by Mr. Lewis, Mr. Winder', Mr. Fawcett, Mr. Murray, Mr. Emery, Mr. Sulams, Mr. Davenport, Mr. Simmoos. Mrs. Litchfield, Mrs. It Johnston, Mrs. H. Sidduns, And Mrs. Mattocks. To which will be added, HARLEQUIN's HABEAS. - Signora Storace being sufficiently recovered from her late in dl;position, will resume her Character in Family Quarrels To unarm Evening. The Public are most respectfully informed, that the new Pantomime will be repeated every Evening till further notice. THE BRITISH PRESS. The Paris Journals to the 22d, and a Dutch Mail, which arrived yesterday morning, contain no intel ligence worthy of our attention. Some of the for mer, indeed, affect to treat with ridicule the idea of BONAPARTE'S intention to sink the CONSULAR in the IMPERIAL title; and thus inform us, that if the pro ject was ever entertained, it is. now certainly aban doned. We profess never to have given much cre dit to the report. It was, as we knew, in very ge neral circulation in Paris; and no respect for the FIRST CONSIC I:4 superiority of mind induced us to reject it. He has evinced snfEcient littleness on other occasions to satisfy us that he is not elevated above the love of title ; but the execution of the project.in question appeared to us to be opposed by so many difficulties, that if it could be conceived, we were of opinion that it would never be seriously undertaken. We are far from placing BONA p ARTE by the side of the first or even the second CFESAR ; but we cannot persuade ourselves to deem him so weak as to be willing to hazard the first station in Europe for a—feather. He has lately trod upon dangerous ground by interposing his power in the little detail and management of the public amusements of the capital. In the most degraded times, even under the Byzantine Emperors, when man was draining the last dregs of servitude, the Theatre and the Circus were in a great degree exempt from the Im perial control. Men, in the very sink of luxury, who are incapable of appreciating the value of freedom, will yet assume a kind of perverse vigour to assert the license of their pleasures. A ring, as the poet remarks, revenged the slaughters of Cannz ; wid the decorations of a Theatre may vindicate the cause of France. To the account which we gave in our paper of yesterday, of the unfortunate disturbances at Gibraltar, we have no particulars of consequences to add. The mutiny, as we were happy to state, was very partial ; and in its suppression, the most perfect order and tranquillity have ensued. His Royal Highness the present COMMANDER in Cults, has done much for the Army ; but the mea sures at present in contemplation, promise to esta blish it on as respectable a footing as the Navy. It is intended, that, on selling a Commission, the Officer whose property it is, shall send in his re. signatioa to the Commander in Chief, who will offer it, at the regulation price, to the oldest Officer of next inferior rank to the person retiring". Should he not have it in his power to purchase, it will then be offered to the rest downwards, and want of means in any instance can never be a detriment to any Of ficer but at that immediate time, as the same offer will be made on every subsequent occasion of a re signation. This regulation will have the doubly good effect, of preventing men who have seen no service, from obtaining rank in the army by the power of money only, and of doing away entirely the necessity of employing army-brokers. The following Letter from BONAPARTE ) to Ma dame LE CLEW,C, is given in the Courier de Londre.; of last night. " When I confided to General LE CLERC, the expedition to St. Domingo, I foresaw the dangers that awaited him, and the glory,that he might ac quire.—Your husband has left behind him, a bril liant fame, and such as justifies my choice ; you have shared his perils—you have watched over him, even in his last moments—you have fulfilled the duties. which his destiny assigned to you, and this is another consolation to me, in the loss we have sustained. lam satisfied with your conduct-=- I am even proud of it ; let this assurance satisfy you of the care, and of the tender interest which attend; you here. We have made many sacrifices to our country. In taking on myself its government, I have made a solemn engagement to sacrifice to it my at tentions, my life, my all. Your husband has fulfilled one part of this engagement. His name will be in scribed among the b.-ave, and yours will ennoble the list of those interesting widows, wham the great nation has promised to collect and protect. It has also adopted your child ; remember this is a charge of which you will be hereafter accountable to your country." Louis BONAPARTE having been appointed Presi dent of one of the Assemblies convoked at Paris, for the elthions, made the following speech on the occasion: " Citizens! My brother has called you together, to nominate men who possess the confidence of Go vernment, and are, by their property, interested to preserve public order. I trust you will fulfil the wish of the FIRST CONSCL, all his wishes being for the prosperity of France. I hope also no dirliculay will arise which may unnecessarily prolong . a meet ing which removes several citizens from their useful occupations, and that I sh 11 be enabled to render a satisfactory account of the good dispositions by which you are animated. Gentlemen! Excuse my language—l am a soldier, and know only , my bro ther, who has appointed me to preside over you, and the law which I am entrusted to see executed." The Dukes of CHOISLU E. and LAVAL are banished forty leagues from Paris. They have had the im prudence: to pay a visit to Lord Wurrwoar ; and it is not forgotten, that they commanded regimerft, in the pay of Great Britain. Yesterday the Master and Wardens of the Baker's Company attended the LORD MAYOR at the Man sion-House, to set the Assize of Bread, when,. after having examinedthe Meal Weighers' Returns, he or dered that the price of Bread be continued the same as last week, viz. 9:d. the Quartern Loaf. Yesterday arrived a mail from the Leeward Islands, brought by the Lady Hobart packet; in twenty-five days. The Jamaica papers were received in town yes terday, up to the 26th of November. •By them we learn, with pleasure, that the late rains in that island had fallen so seasonably, as to afford the most flat tering prospect of abundant crops. These papers are entirely silent as to any landing having been effected by either the Spaniards or French. We were therefore right in our first con jecture, that the Whole story was without any foun dation. .~~, . 7 1 .4.e . aa. Monday night the Countess of SuTHERt AND had a grand Musical Party at her house, in Arlington street, Piccadilly, which was attended by '2OO per. sons of distinction, among whom were, The Prince of Wale; ; Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Duke and Duchess of Leeds, Doke and Duchess aE Montrose, Duke of Bedford; Marquis and Marchioness of Ileadford; the Portuguese Ambassador; Lords Cardigan, Milbourn, Camp bell, Chelsierneld, Douglas, Dartmouth, Uxbridge, Carlisle, Mansfield, liar:to:Al ; Ladies Cardigan, Milbourne, Carup% ell, Chesterfield, Douglas, Dartmouth, Ilabridge, Mansfield, Hir court, Carlisle, Perth, Lavington, Camden • Hon. Mr. I,,ps. cilles, the Miss Anguishes, and the Hon.-XI:1 ' i. Poles Pe' M; ' • .1 TN GI -N