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SESSO VS. Aram 6. This day day the Quarter Sestinas of tVe Peace fos the Cite of Landoll. were beld an the Cooed Com mon Pleas, Guildhall, before she Right Hon. the Loan MAYON, ItSCOIDIA, aad a numerous Bench of Aldermen. Mr. GrawL9, lespetable me:chant of Alieregate-street, was indieted for assaulting Wm. Ktmber, a constable, belonging to the Ward ot laringdon Within, in the execution of his duty. On the part of the prosecution, it appeared, that nn the night of the 14th of November las!, a Mr. Snelgrove, Mate of an East Indrainan, had as saulted some person in Nesegate-street, and had heed taken into costedy by the petiole, who were p r oceeding with lion to the watch-house, when the DeiCll34lll came up and interfered. 'Their Prisoner became so riotous, they found it necessary to bring him to the Poultry Compter ; and, on their way thither, the Defendant peiseyered in his interference; and in the prison. after Mr. Snelgrove had struck the Prosecutor, the Defendant gave him a push, which ecnstituted the assault. Tire next morning the parties were brought betore the Loeb Mayo". when the Defendant was Advised to corapinmise the a matter ; but retuned. On the part of the Defendant. it was stated, that 1 t he watchmen wet e dragging their Prisoner along in a most shameful manner, when the Defendant in terfered ; and upon remonstratitig with them, they Abused hint more grossly ; and the reason he did not compromise the matter, was because he conceiv ed the watchman and constable had committed All excess of their dtry ; and having Miinselt been corn fined some hones in the wat ch-house. wi thout any reason %vb.', ever; he was theretote deterin.ned to see the matter out. Tire Jury, afier a short consultation, found, the Defendant Guilty. The Itscoecrec, in p rstieg the sentence of the' Court. animadverted with much severity upon the conduit of the Defendant, woo, as a London Mer chant, and one of t i. Livery, should have known better than to interfete in such an Affair. However, ; as it was not the wi the Court to deprive hi:n of his liberty, by c.- nts person, under aU the circumstances, he w.e. sentenced to pay a fine of IC). !Chu Defendant tarn declared, he should not have interfered, but that he theught it a case of v i o l e nce and extortion. lie then paid the titre, and vias discharged. Muses Levi, and J u dith his wife, an antiquated pair, about 70 or so years or age, were indicted for a nuisance, io keeping a house of ill time as the neighbourhood of Houndretitch, to winch they ,e -veraliy pleaded Guilty. atad were bound freer to attend next .lessons to, receive the acetones of the C ourt , in ease the nuisance should be contrnued:. Dr. Sfrphewps, an insolvent Debtor, appired by be his Counsel. Messrs. ALLLY and Cesar:la, to brought Li k e, reorder to be discuarged trader she lam att. Mr. &neaten, co behalf of Mr. Here, a Credi tor, resisted this a pphcatian. on the gro u nds che a t t in a suit in the ,urt of Cat-scary, parties. gr. Hesse had cursed the Insolvent with a frau f, which he had not answered ; and,therelnre, until that question was investigated, the Court coull Dot disebarge him. The Court were of opinion that they cnnl.l .not Intirrferie,*autt the beoness itAIVIS over for nee. Um- fiAF ARTS. opening of the British Institution for the ' Works of our Ar.ivts, piftures ' of at very large prices. The ,rd 11.45 beers the principal pur- Aship gave 4;K:r guineas for a stnAll Flutveri, by Mr. Hewlett, of Bath. He two piaures by Mr. Shee, one of of a fine Old Man, and the other A ',Mon a Beak. ags and other works for the ensuing Somerset Hours. well taken into the • on Friday and Saturday last ; the now employed in arranging them. two pieces; one, 4 Portrait of Lady the other of his hrother. The lut a new style, without oil. last week, attended His Royal klip,h• e of WALZS, at Carlton-Hoose. and . Enamels to his inspettion. His floy.il ;dried foot of them, and has given to osders a p an apartment in Carlton-House, be Enamel Roam. r.xte, whose ridage Politicians were in tired at the last Exhibition at So meorse'. , ve ry curious indium which Cannt ronounce as even superior to his former pro. •• is A tiddler with bas Family, ily, painted for , T. Esq. OXFORD. Attu'. 4. came on the election at Oriel College, prey, of liaiyes say College, was chosen that Society. irday last, the R ev. W. Bayley, M.A. t of New College. and one of the As , Winchester School. Wag eleSed Master irst School. Sasses, in the room of the . Wooll, who it appointed Head Master of School. spensation ha' -patted the Great Seal to ens- Rel. Georg* Biggs, M.A. ;slid Chaplain to • lion. William Henry Lord Lyttleton, to ReAury of Upton Wanes,. together with age of Hales Owen. both in the diocese of -g. Rev. .1. W Grove, B.A. is instituted to the • of Strensharn, Worcestershre, upon the presentation of the Reverend Treadway Russell "Ash, of Bevere, D.D. Grace the Archbishop of Canterhury has ed the Rev. Henry J. Todd, M A. Recsor Lonthard-street, London. and .. of Hettford Collett-, to the Re/torylat Pf Con%don, Surrey. a Grace has alsa presented the Rev. We-BL:liarnow, MtWert, M.A. Reetor of Sr. M ar y-1 London. n and late of Quee's College, to the VIC AT. Farningham, Kent. esterday morning, the race between the sco t and the solder, was decided i n Hyde Par nt k. to a corstderabl e amou were &pending.- half pas . nine o ' clock, a vast conco urse of pen wete assembled. to witness the race. At ten i'clock, the umpires measured the ground, which one hondred and forty yards. At lotlf past this ter.e swift-footed heroes started. The itoot-el co er had the start foe the first fifty yards, when 'he mither cams ep, awd kept 11•Vtrtatr for the other fifty yards, when he passed ,and kept the ead to the end of the race, heat him a ya an d d a: alf—the race was run thirteen seconds, to the great disappointment of knowing ones. The friends of ti e boot closer, were to have had a splendid supper, in the event of his success, went bottle in very low the spirits. e Earl of Deasy turned out a Deer yesterday , the last time this season. twa at_rted at yes Commits. His Lerash l p arr s ived on tlw greend at ten o'clock. and these n eve r D w eer as wit took - nes sed a fi ner field ef Sportsmen. ahead for Bottle Hill, and made for Linsfield Com mon. thcn ran over the Common.' an 3 made bead 'sack for Li !field, w heel. he was h akes, after a run one hour and ten minutes. It was allowed the Sportsmen to he comilete racing. After Hunt, the Gentlemen partook iit a grand dinner, .t the Grew Hound. at Canhal.on. where maw, loyal Toasts were drank. and the Noble Earl's health, with three titer s three. The only %ileum. stance which damped tke day's sport, w..s occa sioned by one of his Lordship's whippers-in. who lees thrown from his horse against a wall, and was so , mach hurt, that he was taken to Lindsfield, in a tlaosefous state. 'I he elefl.nn for Mid Lothian, we understand, Will take tilaci . on the 13th instant, when the Hon. Roecer Demos. (who has vacated his sett on being,appointed Pt esident of the Board of ('.ontroul,) wiß, tits trotted, be unanivnousiy re•ele ed. Colonel BATavasT , a very promising young Officer, son rf the Bisho p of ;sinew lea, set y ou ng Monday. for Memel, to j tin the. Russian army as a Volunteer. by permission of the Duke of Yo sit. Portsmo The 34th lirgiment is ordered to em bark At uth, for the East Indies. A few weeks since, threw. NMI. APIP. Esq. of Chichester, who hail been detained as a prisoner in l'r..nce, since the commencement of the war, died Verdun. Mrs. Newt. seri. and four childien, are their way from France to this count' y. The Duke of Ric it %teen intends leaving town The n ext Friday. for I reland. His Grace has app Mr. Meat, who is martied to the Duchess's cousin, Miss Mszwett., his Master of the Horse. The Duchess intends following him in ten days. Her Grace will go to Edinburgh, and proceed Irons thence to Port Patrick, on her way to Ireland. Mr. Jolts Dial Es has anncanced himself is Can didate for the City of Cork. Hese.: HOLLAND. Esq. is appointed one of the Police Magatell, ....-c'nsthwark, the room of Rienaan Caters:se Sarre, Esq.. resigned. Last week, at a Common Council of the Corpo ration, specially convened by S. S. Tavtos, Lcr. Cit Bets' se. Eol• Mayor of Sonthatnpton, Captain of His Maassrl s shirs._Aor,eitehisyseet:anceld6,:n vernor of Cavaco*, was unamm ration, in tesiim.,. Honorary Burgess of that Coe ny of the high consideratindn valour and O b f ra h v i e s ry g . :l , - 1 lint cranial, distinguishe his late successful enter of the ancient and rode,i,znie against the cisbley of ; and the fres lov lc Al town was also vote.l him on the same oc. Fs,ion. Alter some trifi.ag routine businssi, the Court adiourned um.; Wean us/day nest. when ttiey ut toe Old Bailey. ...WV." • 4 . _ POLICE. • .............0.---. • • . ..., _ . Queso.rottat 12. 1 Yesterday, Mr. Andrews WAS tit9nnt up tut a third ezaminatian. MN ,ebrrak Ltsers•fetelb , re. - • • Tara:et', Cup of 1 , 41 y vale Mr. Cot /entwine the Magistrate, first prngpedet the seari.el;nse, stivenciL Gentili., to take the d,fpost:tdal of witrutsses, relative to the I n u arka le an . „ A . „,„, by capital licence wit's which the Prisoner staid Charg - ••Mr. INT. b. g. Whirlwind . . i ed. Mr Young. a Merchant, in Lea3viikali-street , Mr. ewers gr. e lieetnr • . 2 eat the silent tit the sottairolaw of Mr. Harris, ta • EmMtit'hile:::ii'l'eit'ser,b-met t il ta. ';`, eit s " e*,,,,,t,i easy pl.ce a tee s ti P e t. . wham the plate. which was stated at the last three. examination to have been stolen, belonged. This 'The Sweepstakes, of Ten Graineglieech, tom , tg•rirer., the pm gentleman had been informed ol the robbery by the p -rt. r.f Gentlemen or ilia I lugt, ws. Wail by wile of tslr. Harter, who accompanied him to the Mr Itiiiii's bh. by St. George 1 shop of Mr. Parker, pawnbroker, in Fleet-street, Sir Henry Fenian . . Syninierry •• • 2 A gaol are. where Mr. Young redeemed the plate. Tiie Swear:rakes of Foie Giiine..4 each, w.. awn by Mr Parker had attended the preseat examinati in. Mr. Lairtel.': be g. I.Pril.ln, 4 yrs. . .i I in consequence of having seen his name in the re- Mr I.l..yrre be. in C.ektall, a,.el • . 2 port of the one preceding, which was also the case Mr. C. Whitmore'. h. E. Mien • .••2 3 . •• wth the preceding Wanes , . Mr. Parker, hew- WWI C'36V. , could nut bring to his mind ever hiving re- i ~ 41 1 74 . M a r d h.: we" net re" f"'t T he ""P ee I , en dial cerved a box of plate in pledge tram Mr. Andrews, i • m elon , . itnrsithstaw.l.ng the +event, of rhe •".. - ever- .. - • • - whom he knew ; neither Jid he recolieet havirig Sent COMMISSIONIIIIS OF MILPTART ISQUIST. --war= the plate home Meer IS ha./ been re deemed by Mr. lotrg, who had stated ►such t o be the case.. li the The Fourth Report wss delivered rime week* . statement tat, corral, Mr. Parker observed, his ago to Parliament, and i, we are informed, of Vs!r!if books would verify rt ; which; however ,be bad not considarable length. It s ts aeconspanied liitew•se pin h eed liiinself with. supplements to former Repute one of wh ch eel The statement of the neat witness. Edmund to an additional sum found to he due by Gairertt Warren, Captain of a Vessel At Re:Mk, Went to ;or- De Lancey, and another is explimatory of Mr: roborate the (AEI of the elate having been pledged Daei.on's coal contrafts. It appears from tret; by Mr. Andrews, at ehe shop h a d Parker ; and that the use to which the certificates were to 111 also to prove that the ['twiner ettended his sys- applied. was misrepresented by Mr. Davison to Mr tern of ti .ance to a pretty coraideranle extent at the par ties who procured OM ; the .e parties heine lee • Faisaieled of the town. where he,lPPeared..as a 'Per' to believe the public paid only their ice cilareed chant and a gentleman - , about her years *ace. 1 • 3 1 ! by the dealers to Mr. Davison. Captain, whove eccentricUes, in giving a descriptiou The body of the Reportglelatee to'Bet of the Prinmer's pursuits very trequently tilled the rack bedding,. The - s,ioncert enter ntuFei Te Court with laughter, in :which Mr. Andrews sum e- length into the theory an prattice of tleg building times joined, state r, that fie knew the Prisoner' 16 department, and apply the touchstone or iierasessigsa years ago, and he was et that time a gentienati, fur lion to the Infildirigs in the Isle of %gm •I !le% Me Captain knew it well. The Witness had lost his buildin, calarel many years since. are vainet old aceetaiatence for s VVVV al years, bqt be famed dim by the b uild erst eoo,oool. and urea' ts ; and sc again, live years ago, as he teu we !thew; He had thaugh his bill is not yet made up, be appears re jest built the Hover, A vessel which was about to tail have i eceived between 180 Ouol. and 193,0e41. tan lo b Rotterdam. when the Prisoner. Wno was still a account- The Commissioners have crewel 'these gentiemm, was introduced to inns by a man of the worke to be measured. and the bill Made out bf • name ce Hill, as abopt to Igen A •AZI to Hatless!. p en feational men, wider their own inspetetion ; what On soma mercantile business, and who ',Ali dealt- after every all state the just cost et the* ous of being a passenger on board the Attrewer-- buildings at not *ore than about 110,0n01. leavielt ix the Prisoner at that time kept two Woe water- a difference of nearly 100,0001 between this val mere his pleasure boats, 'cc. and he said be bid to- den and that of the balder , Bile trace° to ship WI boats! the vessel ; but the tabacco niudy greater consequence, - th us'ne arrived, the vender having stewed it ; and open accounts to the us was the Captain ultimately &privet of his 1,500,0001. sterling! p n or a t r , r a t c h k e i ieet ha i s o, of the P 7 l4:ll 4 oni .. u l dn : o h li . thi l r e ‘ t,sair.z e s r v iii fctt bota a eur M c bci rst.: : r u itt.i . ei t W snet sea t otliartronti:Tr,vrideehne.abwrihnraisd..olx4miia,ninrie4d:ciereathrh:aceslase:idtpinf th .:::nn e : t c u oc P c rieo : b i z i;: t:his a v t :: : u i d e j.. vu s pallt io t,e 7n n:nol i tor r i t t rie t t h ..th. i t n ey t p l i k e i o i l i o s r.fh t cs t h t e t ut e t :to procured j, jyr : tanos Banta the pt. aff....:1e.1.2.9 the tradesman. Olat was in part owial of I (0,04101. feona General of the vas ordetesl ti.e named.ate ritheory Itcport, although hitherto of tile 'Jill toritr. tordding. which s h ould as ttins;lly one a flagrant abuse be the be pail, , direßing t:.e delivery of the bill, lulled the suspi- mitten of Finance, in I f 97 I sit. , of the tradesman, who turiashed WWI A costa. rate salaries, have been a' try house, to the amount 01 I.Akii. and thus be- ries, 21 Pe vat. commission on the •ex penv came Another creditor to the arts of the prisoner. headings which it was their duty to contronl. die ohs vatirnony of th e Captain neat wen; to prc.e. amount of which became enormaes. and TWO OMthe Prisoner hai given him two duplicAtes 03 Report regards chiefly Mr. Devisee. and is retry 1 the plate, said to have been stolen LC= tle hot's, generally krown ; but, exclusive of the slimes le ot I lenit, (which were reduce t) lb conetdetarion create, tl ei usenet slew preblic ' adds* le is, of tl.e Captain baking advanced to the Prisoner. by small degree to that r But the the entreaties of Hifi, who i epresented him AS aader Fourth Report is of 1. a ternvrary cmherrasiment, toe stun of '231. Toe than an! of the others duplicates bore the name of Andrew.; but he hay- lettere:rut. we have real ing absented hinnseit, the Captain sought the therm i.- one-third wall Overpaid: tion of the plate from Mr. Parker ; but it had been pizian is there, when tai previoudy recovered by Mr. Young. The Captain has recived 1,500,000 1 . met the erisoner on Towe;-hril, three years aker yet tent in ? this business, wren he said he was much but at the Tie business step be had taken, Let he at that moment had en arrangemeen far the Operfrtonity of making nom amends. The Prisoner has not yet been I rutted, that he hal a burst ace chaise at the Leather Ministers, is at present bottle, at Northtieet, which the Captain might have of the ran:cr Officer. for fetching. and witich wouid remunerate him for Laszlo. Isis generosity. A friend of the Captain went to Government has ,_ pos,ible suppote, and Northllere and on asking for the borne and chair., the landler I, Mr. Smith, welcomed his guest I sent cff with the eV when about to tali, away the prize. ere landlrird c. a , aatur..ay insured. beggari pardon for asking for 451. which his friend, 1 sio . ips of war. mei Mr. Andrew - 1. owed him, and thus the Captain was 1 pcitinnue vantity of doubly tricked. I .1).000 stands, Whicl 6curif other evidence Wll adduced to prove that the Prisoner had taken 151. iroin the drawers of , a I ball cartridges, had tars moment, very 'Wei', w hilst he was in the Veing'slierich ♦; but it egainst the common appeiree i hat an apprentice , who was since dead, Lately, 'a are broke had inhumed his master et this. Cowers-roses, at Die' e were other charges instituted, which our which eitirelyh consul limits prevent as from entering into the w by t/ . fli‘istr After en investigation , which lasted several hours, ! a , k d the Prisdner was remanded till nest Friday. rende7rsce ire He aeain expressed a wish to speak, which. by siv „ ob s l b e i ng , the ineta7.elion of his legal advises, h e s hmsfd J e .. _ r child. cline, however manifest his innocence would appear, the following against the conspiracy which had been formed i and Dirceors of 'gains' !inn. ... t.erm 1 ensuing : Cr the F.ang e s s al rtveti at ISengal the beginning of eeptearber, we lean'. that art Americanad been ship. caliad the ZAlej, Capt. QSaSi S. at Salem, h cut rat near the Isl and of Canarrin, by An Arab slip (toenteily the Pigrom, ecommen.led by Captain Dessert), belonging to Sato HAStar Ace.; the Captain and crew were murdered, and thrown over briard ; the ship destroyed, and specie on board h the er, said to amount to 40d,000 dollars, taken by Arabs; it was reported. that the Arab ship is ar rived with I a long ii-pounders,and ahout IWO men. The Yrgitarn, French privateer, Captain halts, had captured in the Real Sea, a very rich ship be longing to the Nawaub of Sutra, and dispatched bet to the Isle of Fralllce. The Belirrin, Freitch privateer, had been very suc cessful in the Indian Seas, having captured the Orient, Captain W. RAMSAY. from Madras. to the Capes with grin, piece-gnosis, auti sugar the Lady W.l.i.ua Beptiari, Capt. kit:t4llll, St OM Ma. dins ; ciew and officers pot on shore at Ceylon; a very valuable ship ; the Oaths, from Madras, to Colombo, also a vet y valuable .hip ; beside - a, revere' c ountry s ape with grain, etc. which had been taken out. and sent to China; as grain 114. i at a 'try t.i6h price in consequence of tits famine. A t Snrcwsbury Assian a jast week, Jean Crow. only itilll Well yeast of age. was wassebd ot a bur glar y, and received senteacv of trash. - toaver. - gentleman's psofit.. -• ut Uwe AAlrs.ckE Be.-I,ton Lovt. Lay Sit Brook Watson, Tlintrat BoMington, John Basr.tra. tsq. C•.arlos coimitos Vsq. rh., , ns. Ft tiziry nsvoisnn, Esq. .10n Esq. Sa.ourl Went-, Esq. FAmsrd Stme.in Lg. George B o wen, Esq. Heirs Smith. Flog. Thorns.' Lanil,T. LA. Sarooetthea,,t,,n, Es Thomas 11811 V.Sq• St,phen Thornt..n, I nd Ma.oliog, Esq. Same Tom.- , Ear•nes.... nd VArl• ° law Wigram, It.chard Ned", Bast. John Whitmore, ESel Sir Jeregllatt (dive, Esq. t i estjam irs i nlrop Tlie Elesxon for Governor and Dep tremor. will be held this d a y I and f.,t I to•motrow. from ten in the foreaooo till fit afternoon. Numerous ate the em barrassments in bf can be only sutrts.nintcd by a sudden an: t i t i o u s strike lit goiid latthne. It an accompli-.h this can be made at the risk trilling sum. he mutt he a ria tele yr cas iiia uist ro ve the attempt imp r i i Qa.re—Le there any channel through dc may be sn suddenly and prAuflieeiy the medium of a State Lotterl t ever a Scheme that psented `soh Was Chances of eirening it, a the Chils :ASS at lut: t t the opening of the V disposedtwen o f Staffor His Lords ,;C of I.luwerh, also bought tv a portrait of ry Girl, renter paintings 1 ibitloll A S on al Acasr m y c mine are nr r. Sties has t I canna* and I s painted in a '4r. Bose, las' the prince C mined his Er .h n eqs ordere , ing up an the Enarr Mr. Wit.cte, ,uch admired ouse, has a s o rs pronound n aions ; it is K a totr Yesterday 4 when Mr. Go fellow of the Olt Saturc bte Fellow sistants at W of Midburst Bev: Dr. WI Rugby Scho A dispens ble the Rev. the Right 11 bold the Re the Vicarag li,Vorcester. The Rev ReBory of presentatim Nash, of 1 His Gri presented all VelllW of CnUltd" , His Go Van Mtic London. ; age of Fi Yester , flow. anc Bets ti. By half pie wen .'clock, vras ont ten, th, mot-doe when , 1 fo bim, a nni hot in thirt the lust who * events 'the for ti grout nesse , a hea 1111411. back of d by 0 %he at t! 1 0 7 1 "teal {tan 'jolt sorst so T 4 411 . 1 wil Rc Lei w ii 01 M VC P .x.----9------.-___ SPORTING INTELLIGENLITt— - lirlii." NOR IIROun. RACES. --... • . . brook Racy. 0 g re. ma Viodnevisy last, tfist Cup. 4f VJiy Cistiamas va1.... soft T.. (Whist§ fat • .. • 4 Jiiirse, give.) or tii. Gcntl.musi of Sir 'Lomas • • . gentle li. at. . r •- • • infinitely greater consequence here ; for if, in a pay meagre( reason to consider that Alia aid, how muchagrouncl ct son- n we find that t sansebeilskr OW_ von acco h u e nt of bills not Lae „rack Depar mote vp.; e permanent coailia finally approved lay esent under the super; Ezer, Lieutenant -Cub - i is , i determined to give Ros stilrc . ._ and 60,000 .tan.l of in I hunost dispatch. were r and will be cor.v la tv 'hey are to be follow ya or yof ball cartridzcs. 'Coward; hich had been p 7 eTt,usly'seat w lad reached Memel, an d are, pry likely employed wi t ila sac( non enemy. broke out at the Fey. Ittcn , at Staple-grove, neat 'Tenn' insumed the Parsonage-bouse, lurnitur e, clothes, &c. Fortunat ty day, no lives were l ost. S' l e truly distressing was, Mrs. t ; about to be couCOed IV bet -t Ris the House-List for Cove 1 the Bank of England tor air FOR GOVERNORS I 4* :.« ~ .1 Gorzw , r. : ftor.a. : . on, amt. au r a %Wong's. FOR DIVEC 1011 S : ,aim. kl.w. I ,fq..n.Pearge. fjq. . `~~ ~.. 0,0001 between trus traio..- ider. But, what is of :ace, the s.rut builder isas : amount of De *oh tbsit . - e inviries of the COMMile It Department appear to 16. 6 las but tco :Lilly justified rib Rion, in rri4king this depart their scrutiny. Tt.eir First e public the reimbursement oral 1)e Lance,: ; the Second berto tc;le r...tieed, po si inted" the department of the Ar- t& represen ted to the Com - I f 97. to be officers of mode- n allowed. besides their sale- - the -ex Dense Of CLisliKr.m If hl,i, 46:410115. Toe Grand and Nay Jursea...atteneed this morn ing at Quildli4ll, Arestrainsr, whet, tley rein sworn accordiag to cottons, and will proc.e4 to morrow (This Jay) no the trial of tratCrlerl, at Hicks's HaU,Clerkenwell. • • Sunday several Packets were received at the Eastlndix House from Falmoith, bein& lauded tit that Port Eton; t he Sarah Chrertiww, whi s ch pit it Otte with the rest of the coossa y float Cia k. The private letters arrived at the Post Office for beliveey yesterday. It is reported. that Major-General Mesta? goes out to command at the • Cape of Good Live. Norut-Sea squadron is eitt,cati _‘o exceed twenty sail of the line in a few d 'the Fame, Kew, from fritodad, is arrived in' the Clyde, atter beating off a privateer on the 12th February. Sir Ctiaat et 14 A511 1.1.011. o um n F commis. sin ned the Trwouire, of 9% g, at Pie r; Ix :, tsinouth. The Bulwark, an uncommonly hoe ship, of 74 guns, is to be launched on the .23 , 1 instant, at Ports mouth. The lion. Capt. rl.thilSG a artived to commission her. The Derek frigate, Capt. STUART ; and the Su per/vire sloop, Capt. RIJSUWJATH ; have r eceived orders to sail with the West India convey. from Nitsmoues C tramissiener Wall's, for Antigua ; and Capt. LVOI A ID, of the J u ice, go ont l' h ers in the o,aold. The jaspiter, of 40 &ins, Cspt. Baca', is ap• pointed convoy for the Cape of Good Hope an d the East. Indies. The and !roof up,' East Airley hae joined the Lord Ha koheshory, l Castle, v skid Sorrow, Si the bl o therbauk. tiont the Downs. • Exit act of a letter from Newcastle, dated April 4 . --•• A letter from Coristiansaads, dated the t Oth ult. st sees, that theren t hen tying there of a French privateer. ot 1 . 4 guns. one of 41 squadro 'nicht, whicn sailed from Aatietrp, short time before. She was then watching the sailing of the trade from that poet. ; but it was hoped, would soon be cap tured, as notice bail been sent 16 an English ship of war, which was of the Naze." A New York Paper, of the 12th of Feb. sa nc e ys, arrived the ifir:wes, MA so, froni the isle of Fra , and SO days from Ilourbon. with teas, canon. cut. tee, cast-r oil. sugar, and ebony ; clothes. bale R oods, &e. to E. S aaaaa s and the Captain (ow-nets). Captain gate sailed from the Isle raitce. Nov. 1, far Bourb on, in company with the ship Foam?, for Newbury Port. and the brig Dirpatc.'4, to! Boston. Nov. e, was boarded by the Biitish man of war, Sceptre, whicO had the brig O o mmi , ;sr, of Philadelphia, and the French brig Charles, of the Isle of France, both hound to Bout b o n, which bad been caissued alnut tea days Wore. I I