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SALISRUHY. Auo. 31. Orr Triennial Festival of Music commenced on .'etlnesday evening last, at the Assembly R irsms, with a Miscellaneous Concert, which a u ra n e d a most brilliant audience. On Thursday morning, at the Cathedrals WAS a grand and sublime seleftion of sacred Music, from the works of the first masters ; the audience amnunting to between eleven and twelve hundred persons; at an early hour the same evening the Rooms were filled to hear the Vara{ i".,sticert. On Friday morning Ihe ACPiah was per totaled at the Cathedral ; the company assembled hese this divine Oratorio amounted to u,swards r lO O : a d on Friday evenii g the Rooms were crowded with such ail assemblage of beauty and f,„si , n from the neighbouring counties, as we have witnessed. We cannot omit this opportunity z our tribute of just praise to the exertions e different in , tformers.—storace (who we re arft her drier at the Commemoration cif }land-l) proved to us. that she is still in possession al those powers v.hich have .o ntten ratified us graham sang Lord r,mesAlAr A m id, and p eer , aa , i 4 , 1 „.., which delighted even the most fastidii us amateurs ; indeed, it was impossible to say, that any singer could have yiv..l those airs a m"re just delineation of the immortal author: every one agreed, that his opening Tile Manah was never performed in a mi re chaste and beauti tol manner. Mrs Vaughan was most inlay admired in the different airs allotted her. Bargeman was in excellent voice; the air, 0 l.rd have onedity, was sung in his usual impre - sive manner, as was also the fine scena from Grasn'e Pa,seene, which had great effea. The duet, Here „eft ekaritv, was charmingly perfnrined by Mr. Bargeman and Mr. Vaughan. The cnoruses went nil in a most superior manner. The pieces at the concert in the evening. which gave the prestmt satisfaction, were, Storace's .1/sd Rem, Braham's D A AthlAisrerombi.. and Bartlernan's song, by Robe. Cooke; Cramer and ALtait's concerta te, Lind ley's violoncello concerto, Me:.ui's lo am , gcc. w h ic h were most admirably executed. rile liberality of the conduaor„ Mr. A. Corte, was highly displayed in humg.giog one of the finest bands we have ever beard; and it was universally allowed that the 'Seel of the choruses was never equalled since the performances in Westminster Abbey. Among the company who graced this festival were— The furl and Countess of Radnor, the Countess of Shaft... \lrv, and Ludy Barbers Ashley Cooper, the C ...nt... of Stns.. ford, M. Churchill. Counteys of Teilloryi le, Sir Exlvr.rd Hate and Family, Sir Willi,!ny and LW, A'Court. and he Smell A . Coort, Sir Ji , hrt and Lady rotten, St: GE.. v., Pres. colt, Lady Idealhoote, Lady U. Barrington, Lady hl.Blair, Sir Tain,as and Lai/ %if Minim,. Sir Jonathan and Mize Mile., B. T. Jutuies, Mr aiid Mrs. Witi•lha.n, Mites Fantod. dock., Mrs. and the Mn,... Thom pann, &c. Poh7Rr. ZPIGIIt A.M. When stepld LVesewarat saw haler.% W:th new fatted words he hairil her " Broasti's Zan.," Potted forth, in Eifte,t rale, his animus soul, While Lase and Hearse on the idiot stele I But ah ! when first fair Z./ie's form I wiew'd. 2eha, the sweet, the gentle, and the g00d... Lae o'er my brea,t exalted all his sway, But RIAIIO/4. bighted Reeser., fled away ! Portugal Street, Sept I. AMATOR. Yesterday morning. His Muerrv, Piincesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, took an airinz on horseback. in Windsor Park, accompanied by F. id, POULET and hlscci.r , rietn, Lord W A I.SING. IIAM, &C. Her Nl al stir. Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, rode to Frngmore. The Right don. the Earl of Anirenours was mar ried, on Thursday last, at St George's, Hanover square. to Miss EMILY GAG[, youngest sister to Lord Viscount GAOL, of Fide Place, near Lewes. The happy couple, soon after their nuptials, set off for his Lordship's seat in Oxfordshire. The Right Hon. Lady Rossmotts died on the 12th last, at Derryhill Farm, King's County, Ire laud. Her Ladyship was the wife of WILLIAM I \4,Tc/sea t Baron ttossmote, and d aug h ter o f CHALLIS W Atm, Esq. of Walsh Park, Tipperary. Her Ladyship has left four sons. Mr. Ekkigson was to perform Macbeth. and Met. Gkevta Lady Alnebeth, on Monday night, at the Livsrpool theatre. Mrs SIDDONS is at Manchester, she was last night to perform Abs. 11,14 r, this night Queen Cr:Wrist. and u.-morrove night take her tong, her init.raeratoil. in I.hde f Macbeth and C. , threiae, in Th e 7 ahung of die Shrew, for her eiwnbenetir LAU prepatations were malting for Bartho lomew iair, which is to be proclaimed to-morrow. The scite of Little Drury. Covent-garden. and the Opera-llouse, were laid dawn, and are to be erected with the greatest expedition. l.ast night, at the M:nor Theatre. in Catherine street, Strand, Mrs. SUM scat. delighted a very --nteel en.: numerous audience with her inimitable 1: atations of Mrs. SID110(4%, in Ira rlia and Jaw err; Mts. Ce•wreau, in Ledo Itandelph and Ahrie; STOIL ACt. in her favourite song of am Lowe;" and the unrivalled Jun 'DAN in Nell, and the Epilogue to " As yew LAre 8. ." Mrs. Summits. also gave her own (...*/ warp in auniirable stile, givirig increased interest to the sena': by supporting I.Bhp, in the manner of Mr. EDWIN. !sirs. Semite,. appeared to great advantage; she extremely well, was iu good spirits, and convinced the audience that her talents only re quired to he called into anion, and receive.] the mast :Sounded applause. Maitsr Sld• Lair lent his as sistance in three charming songs, and a Mr. CA 14 r• att.]. gave imitations of Xerahle in Octavian, Oat in i brAdtd, in Frisharibtre, Burunwe in tile- Lire*, and A•Avtr ilea,' in Nur,al I his Gentle man has an excellent voice, and was most success ful in his imitations, As well as to some comic songs, v..l.ich he sang with considerable humour. Mr. ia ileams,.kr's song " Bqaper on, Q'son." and " Pada M•Saene." was most deservedly ap• p: ilided. The Theatre is eztremely hes:. . I DUCHESS OP GLOUCESTER'S FUNERAL. (Forther Particulars ) The procession,consisting of s;tr mourningconebet each drawn by six horses, preceding the hearse, after which foliiiwed two Royal carriages and two private one, arrived at Wiod,iir about a quarter past eight, and proceeded to the South door of St. George's Chap-A, in the most private manner, not a torch being any where to be seen. The procession harmed in the South Aisle, and proceeded up the Nave into the Choir in the following order, the Ch , ni.-ters singing the service appointed— M utes and Peps, two and two. Flumes. Officrfs of the Household, two and two. Four ChaAthis, two and two. Two Porteians. Fanl krlloll6, two and two. Poor Knight., two 11:d r. 2. Choristers, two. and two Minor tw., and two. Prebends, two and two, The I) an of VS mdaur. • Tha THIL NOL!. Rs T . ". B orne b. eight .4 the K...iortonyoluntstrs. I a _... "• nv^gtnn The Pail, svp..ro.4 t,r foot • A Velett Stue earned over the 5.4 y, Hit Rola' Highnem the Doke ..f Gloweeter. as Chief m•otrn, ; ht. H, totes o , ,re the lo,lgnta of the 111 ate. ui the Garter. Train Nearer, Atteteants, Mut,s, Mager, • The tenons and Players were tetd by the Dean, and he funeral services, sele,ned for the occa , ion, were performed by the Gentlemen of the Choir, in the most impres.ive ma.mer ; the whole wit lint over till ten o'clock, when the Duke of Gloucester retired to the Deanry The remai , :s of the Duchess were depwitecl in the same vault, is St. George's Ch atrel, an which were interred the late Duke and as infant daughter. TIE PRINCE AND PR YCES GALITZ IN. We yesterday noticed the• arrival of a Russian (iigate in the Downs on Monday.—She is the Ssioi*.sey s about erten 'reeks Irons St. Petabsburgh. bound to the Mediterranean with specie few the 1 Russian fleet in the Levant..—Slie bad no dispatches ' for E eland, and was to touch at Usban. wrtre she was to load the Princess Gaiitaiit, who was going there for the benefit of her health, along with the Prince Galitsin, her husband, ;ma their two children, but the Princess died on the passage about. I 1 days ago. the fe igate passed the Sound tin the iris ult. and has ever since been beating up against contrary winds for England. The Princess wss reckoned one of the most beau tiful women with ~ the wide extent ot • the Russian Emplie. and was in her Val year. The Russian et i• gate s.mt•J the Admiral at Deal, on Monday. by firin;-. II guns, tehi.th was returned by nine. Sh•trily afterwards, the Piloce was put off in a boat, and was saluted by 13 guns. and the yards manned ; he went ou shore at Deal, to arranse for landing the corpse, which was brought a4tore about tnree o'clock, and put into a hearse, arid set out imme diately for London, where it is said that she is to be embalmed, and to lie in state. and to be carried back to St. Petersburah. Ihe Prince asst sane re main at the King's lintel, D... 41, ■nd will shortly follow, waiting only /or pa• sports. • 0 Wei with too; the Sao the twel ever Can torn t o I of 1 cro , ' th jr am and JOS 11E11 till adt 1341 L./ Pa abo Mr we the sat Dr Co let it • Pc co for 11. €Ol To • doo rr l e ho; he Po P 73 l A o f -.• I.e rie •qt rr- Le Th od tor LO lar of I.!e all 1V i if Cu IS HI Ito Mr at If- at lilt D jp art. of- -101 Tr .n. OI „! Str 3' 411 't by f 0 .4 bit Eno 20f 100 COI ro. qui 1:7.1 !It n.. 1 rw- till r:4 Di .;$* anc P;, BRautiroN, Aveusr SI. The loss r•f the Prince is se►erely felt here, altli,,ugh, from a notice issued by a fair lady, forbid all gairrhers en the Ovirirlean Manor, as the Game thereon is reser►ed for His Royal Highness the Pricer of Wales, we may hope fur his retu►u The last ariir ils are— Capra.' Misses, Mr. Dr Lamm, Se F. Evelyn, Rut. Ley. P. braver, Mr. F. Faltuer„ Mrs. Hardie, Mr Hart, Mr. i. .oper. Mr ll,wk.ns, Mr. J Jane", Mr. R. Jennings, Mr. Sir G J.iroion, Mr. Lemegice, Mr. C. Muesague, Mil Mrs. Slings,. Mr. Newcombe. M.. Nisbet, M.. Parry, Sir Patinan, Mr Bailey, Mr. C. ram, Mr. packer, Mr. Pore, Mr Pete. Rev H Knity„ Mr Paizoer, Mr. G. Pitt, M M.. Ripley, Mr. Rumbiad, Mr it :rirs, Mr. Rhodes, Sir Shaun, Mr. Sykes, Mr. W. Sinai', Sir. Taylor, Mr. Mrs A. Arch, sir. Adam, Mr. Benson, Col. Hunan's., Liens liavard, Miss limos, Mr Calvert, Mr. Cobli, sir Di M. 11..ilidroud, rite. CIIELTLAWA.V. Acoo,r 3L The Prince of Wales has derived considerable be nefit from the Cheltenham waters. He nas not yet partaken of the public amirserneots of Cheltenham, and has received :In company, except the friendly calls of a selet few of the N Stc but byes in complete retie anent, enjoying wile were the de clared objets of his visit—a ciang.! of scene, a pure air, and aninterrupted tranquillity. His Royal Highntss's'residence is a mim tru:n the town. The Ma:vis of Hertford, Judge Duals, and Mr. Cur ran, dine with him sometimes.. Mr. Ruff's Galas, on Wednesday evenings, go of with great ea., ; his Library is often A fabryvabk sgreese. l'he Rooms are also very much freguelited, and the Thetas well attended. To-morrow even ing. by desire of Lady Aslitown, tor the Benefit of Miss Manessier, Russell plays Morp.4l, in The Rau Body, and Mrs. Sidney makes her dada in i I irand ; and on Thursday, ;sir. Browne, whom I have al ways considered an excellent perfortnerocommences •- - _ his engagement for some nights. Amidst the gaiety and pleasures of Cheltenham, the important Jutie. ot life are not forgotten : tie School of InJustry, established there by Mrs. %Vil- Barns, and patronized by the Queen, is in a most increasing and Voris/ling st rte. Ile Duke of Gloucester presented ten guineas to the food. His Royal Highness, before he retorna to Carlton House, will, it is expreted, vi.it the Right Hm. the Earl of Betkeley, at Berkeley Castle; toe Margois of Hertford, at Ragley ; and the Earl ot Warwick, at Warwick Castle. Our lasi arrivals are— The Masan,* of Hert6ad Lords Lindsay, Carberry. and Cahn ; ti.ra G Dunbar •..d K Milbank,; Lao) M Listadir, Han. Mrs M any Ara, Hen MIL Adluorun, Hen. M , • luWhide, ;Doctor sad ham Hume; General* de• mare awl Terwen (..Nrisw- a hey, den, and On ;.'..pt. and Mrs. E. Babe., Cart and WA r.upro, J.lfer.on and Na.ruaan t Dr an I Mr. Kies; Wier .wl her ; Kor. Mr. and Mr.. Ward, Rev Charles &nein., J. Jed') . c Mew.. and Morres.rn Haugh•ure. Manu a Robin man, itnach. Coe, Drinkwater, and Wawa t hdr an WO Hunter. Mr. end Mo.. Ledge; Mears. a Aiwa). C.- myna Davi•on. deaunah. Andrew, W r We.. , Suwon, .1 Mild*, W Walter, Turk, liaigeinw.e. sok% beedliauk, Wan, tbinamieslit. THE FRENOII.4IVD DIYTCI !arr. IIiATZ Of Tilt 1/4114Y'S NAVY IN ecrt.coolttO !GOTS: THE TEXEL.—Iii the Nam Dump, I tail of the, lini; bearing an Admirer fi ig 1.8 ditto dismantled. f In the Hari Dien, sari of the line, I frigate, 2 corvettes, brigs, and I saloon'? ; total e, all ready for sea. ANTWERP.-2 sail of the line complete, 5 litre FLUSHING.—In the Rusin, 4 sail of the line. In the Roads, I frigate and I brig, ready for sea. GOREE.—I frigate. lIELVORTSLUTS.I frigate: ANTWERP.-4 too.deekera complete, S ditto building. IN THE EMS.-9 gun-brigs, and several small gu • -bosta. FLUSHING.-4 sail of the line ire the Roads, 1 frigate. and I brig, weal mirmed and ready for sea. ROCHPORT.--.3 line of battle ships, including 2 three . deckers. The Calcutta egul , sping mitb aR priasible expeditinia FERROL...3 line of !saute ships under ssiling orders. 1121 fISH SIIIPS (a? WAR Ilion the Amencan , •ast. exclu,se of Nertiuedland and .. the West I d es. Leopard so / Viee-Adat. Hon. G. Bethel', . 5 C. plain Ha in 0 1, 1 .e.• Ilellma . 74 Commodore Douglas. Triumph - 74 C.sinani Hardt.. Wan • SS Lawrie. Melampus - 3.-• Hanker. CleiiNtra - 32 hancuon. • Mermaid - 32 Mollies. Indian - 24 Almon. • , . Sq.itrrel rr , 94 • •Qt.gidone... . thWtllg a 21 Morrison. Bermuda • 111 Byars. lii,y . 11l Re.N.,.. 11,Infas - lil I.urd Townsin.d. o:iservistie . 34 Ciot:ot.. Dr.ver 14 Lova. BitiLiitieu - 4 Lie it. Ntiirray. CORONER'S I NQUAST. Yesterday. a Coronet's Inquest WAS held at the House of Correttme, Clerker well. before Joust Wei OAT (lawaM. Esq. Coroner tor the County of Mid 'lee% upon the body of ~/s4r. Mi4B, who was found dead in his cell, in the said prison, on Sunday evenii.g last •_ The deceased was the near relatlve of a respect able person of the same name, it siding in the rvighbourtto.td i f Fieet Market, and had b'en ap prehended on 'Thursday last, and carried before Sir NI *Tatum &ea:Hass. Kuight, the then Presiding Magitittate at Guildhall Justice Hoorn, charged with having committed an unnatural crime ; but the fat alleged having been committed in the county. the deceased was remanded foe further ex amination, on Mond:iy, t. this Ist Won. It appeared, upon the evidence of roger Bridg. man. and an. flier of the Turnkey,. that the de ce used. frrm the time of his arising inc the prison, up to Cie time of his decra.e, had conJudted hizat self and need in every manner like a national reasonable person. Biidgman brougi.t him scene., porter about noon on Suntily, but on his return to &bat r • litter from one of his relations, about six o'clock in t-.e eve,iing, he found him lifeless. sus. petaled by bin pocket handkerchief, a hich he bad fastened rourot h s mfc k, and dicta to a beam which. crossed the ca'.l; lee immediately cut hint dowel. 1 wail the assistance of another person, and found his body warm ; but all appearance of anima tion was gone. Thomas .Iditll. Esq. surgeon to the prison, de- , posed, that to had visited the deceased on Saturday last, when he appeared to him in a perfell state of health in !witty and mind. Immediately aftr the body was discovered in the manner betorwatten tiny ed. be examined it, and found all hopes of• re cutter y vain. Ile bad no doubt that he came by his death by banging. Janie: Poojay, a City Constable, had known the deceased upwards of sixteen years, he lied lived in his neighbourhood the whole of that time, and SAM him almost every day; he cor. , idtreil him at all times a decided lunatic ; he had always been foolish. and his constant aniusentent was playing about the id - mites Kith little boys; the Witness u,ed frequently to give him pence and halfpence to buy rice pud ding or cokes—so tar did he consider him an idiot or lunatic. Sonic other Witnesses, who bad known the de ceased for upwards of 30 years, deposed to the same After hearing this evidence, the Corona summed up briefly. and observed to the Jury, that there could he ni doubt of the inane sta." •d mmd of the deceased when hr c mmitted this melancholy aft. The Jury immediately broa‘lit in their verdt L un acy T h . deceased was abont 50 years of are, and bad lived many years as a messenger or servant to h. brother. We understand, that, up. in the investigation of the charge again..t the Jeze.iseal, on Monday last, as alluded to in our Paper of yesterday, be WU corn• pletely exculpated, as the time and place could not L:e at 1,11 reconciled al_• to pussibihty. Yesterday, the 1.011 . 1 t Maros having inspeiled the Meal-wc.gners' lac urns, ordered the price of Bread to be reduced halt an assize, or Id. in the Peck Loaf, to ialte place to-morrow, when the price of the Quartera Loaf of wheaten will be 11d. and Household 9:d About twelve o'clock on the night of Wednesday, the 19th last, the old steeple at Dumfermline len - down, and buried in the rums a stable, with part of a barn. Three horses wLre killed. and three es caped. Had it taken place in the day time, the censequences might have been very fatal, the area below being a general resort (or children. The steeple was about 60 feet high, and was part of the Abbey founded by MaLcn..ie Casuoal. It had long been considered In a dangerous state. The Wira.es, Irish Reverie, cruiser, Capt. Tim. LaltTuti, arrived in Torbay on Saturday. from the French coast. On the evening of tare Sikh ult. the Wickham fell in was a large French lugger privateer, of is glllll.. which Captain LLLLL am gallantly engaged virhat pistol shot for halt en hour. The Captain and crew of use Wseitals displayed 04 utosioid coolness and intrepidity, and gave the lug ger suet: a warm receptsari, that she was son coal oiled to bear away with all sails set, and tarn for proretiron under the batteries of Cherburg. The irechkagi had tot* men wounded, end hes rigging sad sails were mach shattered. ~. l Ponca. • ANstew-unucto , Ago .househeeper, from Colman•sitteet, year,: y was brought before the Lose 14 avoit, charged hs , toe hikers of that dietriCt with u tering the moat 'Went and indecorous language toward; them. and •the LotsO Maros himself b as also with making out. rageaus resistance at the WIC lie was taken up mod committed. • • • • 'the cause of ou:rage was the officeri' pirg into tha.Prisoner's (which was ope . o 41 two o'clock in, the morniig), upon biasing Snuck and alter:ation tiler. in botwren the Prisoner's Wife, a deco tit Woman, and two nuns p6o insisted eni ing in the Lou,e, on th e stairs, and whom the (AMs turned out. The Prisrner, however, instegd of thanking the Officers, sheeted there and being told lie should be brought hefora the Lard Mayor, cried out vehemently, that he cared oat for them or the Lord Mayor, adding, " the Len/ Mari ;eV be d--d." On the l'risoner's being 'brought up yesterday, uncle. these charges, his Lordship (..deng no notice of the above disrespeCtfal Words) atdrei , — r.i.hel the Pri-oi,er to keep his house shirt at an car li.r hour in future ; telling him tar Officers hasionly done their duty in presto-yin: the pezze of his houses and alter direeting him to retire and satisfy the officers fat their trouble only, di4charged tiflr Pti. &cacti, IIiATTON•GMBOLN. FE M LE SWIN DL Mt, Yestertlay, Bead, alias Lleavfi. a wal-ihweed forms `"'roan. about eigliteen years of age, was brought behce Cue Magistrate, ahoy ed with a new, species of Swindling. It appear e 1, storm the evidence of Mr. Brt.wnrit, a coach maker, in Blackfriars'-road, that about the th or 6th of August last, the Prisoner came to his yard, to hire a one-horse chaise, which she said the waste ed. to ito to Highgate, and would return in the even. ing. Ste b ought a horse along wicti her, and w.ole Rrownrit was ot.,erwisee 'gaged. his ostler g.ve her the chaise, with which she iminedta•ely drove istf, anilhe did not see his chase again, until i.e hound :t in Mr. 1I rd •ii'. yard, in Thames -street. A dal or two at er she had so got the theist,. she went to W. Horden, who is a whcelaright, and h tight a cart from him, for 101. which -lie took away with her. leaving the chaise as a arcur.ty tor the amount She next went tonne Sau-,d--rs, a harness. maker, in the sane ::eigithwirhood, where she be. spoke a neW cart-harness, leaving part of t: e chaise. harness, in lieu crf an old cart-harness, which she pretended to borrow, until the new °fib 1141 ready. She then proceeded to one Waters, a coach and cart-oemer. and leaving her new purchase in his yard, hirel a tax-cart Iron him, which Wall to he returned - in the course of the evening, but which he never afterwards saw, till he di•covered it in about a week after, in a broken state, at a wink!. wright's, near Kensington ; the Prisoner had left it tiler e'to be mended, and afterwards paid him for the repairs and the stand of her own cart. Mow the same iirrie she went to one Hewiu, a harness-maker, inlialdwin's.gardens, and told him lie had a new eart-to dimmer of, directing him t Waters to see and examine it ; he went that!, saw the Cart, and a:chatted it from ter for tree guinea.. • - e • consequence of an advertisemint, &scribing the Prisorer's persbn, and other circumstances, and through tne adivity of Wood, the Policeptficer s she rifts Oprehtztided on Friday last. ' 'The Pritheer did not attem i lt to make any*. fent*, but 'Mt red to pay for the dim 'go she bad done. She wore 3 p Ice straw bonnet. and brown • silk spencer, •at d du. ing the whole of her ex anti nati. n held downixer het, , so as to conceal her lice. Upon these deposition. the Sitting Magidci.e fully committed her for trial. We ondeis and there was another charge made against tLis untortonate female, for cletraudmg a hor,e-beeper out co the h ,, t7e she used, tor which she was to have pbtd hirn 301. but afterwards, it is said, sold it for 1.11 Some o her charges, of a si milar nature, were spokeifot against her, but none of the parties cppeared tl3 ruhrantiare them. We are informed the is the daughter of a poor industrious widow, who has five other children to support. On Thursday. the 20th ultimo, was establish-d, unckr the most flittering auspices, at the Castle Inn, Taunton, a most respeßaule meeting of Gentlemen. educated at lialliol Coder. in the University of Oxford, from the several enuntjes of •tomtreet. Dorset, Di von, and Cornwall. Tile meeting broke up with the same conviviality and good humour with which it began and we clturbt Oct this ens biishment, cemearad by the bonds of early friend. ship, will increaseeend flaurnh. On the pith of July last. a shoat of 102 young whales,measuring from 10 to 23 f.er in length each, were d: iven ashore initial:4w w.ter, in Quandal Sow!) rid of riiietland, by the fishermen and t mons belonging to Astoaew Gat K roam. Esq of Qaandal, who some years ago had laid up a parcel of whale knives, to be ready for such visitant.. Extra& of a letter worn Capt. Bat.s., of the brig Herta', to his Owners in Greenock. dated Kingston. Jamaica, 12th July. 1807:—" ft is with regret I announce to you the capture f the brig Hector, which happened on the 31u May. by the French privateer Len.. of one long eighteen. too nine. pounders, and 80 men. Previous to In tailing in with the Lion.sr, I engaged on the 28th May, t fF rieniagas a I..rge privateer, and compiesety beat her off; and un the 29:h. I tell in With two other privateer,, and the &du. of Leith, one of the fl R . their ;Axe ; And kro.„, ps : it impoisible to run ftc n them, at noon run t' among the three vessels, and commenced a smart Me, which occasioned the privateers very shortly to make cf. On the 3lst, again fell in with a pri vateer, and owirg to the people having been at their quarters for a of time, and being mach fa. Signed. aud•Lve of our guns disabled, the privateer watc.‘ed the opportunity, when our fire slackened (at ibis instant, the man at the helm was wounded, and the pinnance on fire) and boarded us. and after era, ds bore away for B , racca. The los., on board , the Helier was one man killed, my:elf and one man 'aeverely wounded, and Linde or tour s lightly. W e ';teceived the most inhuman usage from tie privateer's 'men. is consequence of my not st. iking. We ar rived at &nacos', sth June, where they detained us three weeks, after which we made our escape in a small schooner, and arrived safe at Kingman the teal ultimo." .1 .~ '. '.~ • • •••