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BIRBADOES, Atm 21. Hu Majesty's ship Niiarsai, with nine sail ender moon sailed from hence on the I;ith instant, for Tortola. to call at St. Kit's, 6S• Lucie, and Domi• n i ts . On the 1 lth instant. His M r •sty's ships itn , l Peri, sailed from Demerara. with the Trade from that place, Surinam, and Berbice, con sisting of thirty-three sail, for Grenada. On the 17th instant His Majesty's ship Yew sailed from St. Vincrnt's, with nineteen sail. to join the D e merars Trade, stc at Gren4da, and to proceed from thence to Fonda. from whence the fl-et ail be convoyed to England, by His Majesty's ships Vow and °qui,. French schooner I. I IP/air. of 14 sups and r;.•.ety men I the Jame ifilelle, of IS gui:i. and cne hundred and thirty men, with another, supposed to tc o l e nallff, of 10 guns, are cruising to windward If this island. A three-muted French lugger, of and forty men, is cruising in sight of this .stand, and fisquently in viten of the shipping in t.:A.lisle Bay. The Saile schooner, tender to Ad ex 41 C. , chrane, is gone in pursuit of her. The „;.,one, l e ik. nr . of three guns, and 60 men, was t.) sad from ttf.srintiqur on the 25th instant, to cru:,e to wind ar , l. Ihe .01noner of ; '1 • ros tt-e of Rocs, and two hundred and fifty men ; and the I wpm ow, (late His Majesty's 1::rooner It/rffry.) intended to seil from Gnadalnupe ,11.• 2t tl . lastest t the former to cruise off Hayti I and the two later, supoo.ed to dodge the home ward hound trade Le F,4,u, cf five Funs. (late the Tr ago). ang another, (tau tho St. /.redo), were to sad from Goadaloopt on the 30:h of April. to uu.se to windward of this island, avid off Surinam. EADIVL. CONFLAcatirn,v. THE TOWN OF CIIUDI.EIGN DESTROYED BY FIRE. Allots. 12 o'clock, en Friday, a fire hr. , ke not ;n $ baltehome, in the town of Chudle.gh, in Devon rtii•e, which raged with increasing fury, and, at communicated to a boas containing two barrels of guil•powder, which belonged to a person irnployed in blowing up the rocks, which soon took f ii -, and blew up with a terrible explosion. The wind being vTy high, and many houses on each side of the street, covered with thatch, the whole town became a general conflagta tion. Only one fire engine could be found in the town, and that was soon after burned. Exeter is the nearest place from which any assistance could be procured, and that being ten miles distant, there was nothing to stop the progress of the Pones. The filatket.dsouse, and all the Jim's s, accepting about seven, at the extreme ends of the town, were consumed. Fortunattly, no I were lost ; the church being a little to windward of the flames, was saved, and proved an asylum for the distressed it habitants, whose situation must Ise truly deplewahle. At three o'clock. Saturday morning, when the mai coach, with difieolty, pasted tlruugh the town, several houses continued turning, and many pigs and liaises lay dead in the street. Mr. Weston, a re spectable ina-keep,r, it is reported. has lost all his propeity, which, in cash and notes, to a large .mount, Inethee with his books, he enttuved to a temale servant to take care of, hist in her fright she c irried them to a place she cannot now molls& wid they ate mnst prnbaoly destroyed. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. !rates. Fruke renv,Z, eriOri. 'This city has been in the ulm 3at cousteri.ao , in all s day, as one of the most destrudire fires has hap pi...led that was ewer witnessed in the %Vest of Eng land, viz. the tlan n$ Chudseigh, nine mil-. from loom, in the great Plyntntrh road, has been en fire over since ten o'clock this morning, and the whole place is nearly consumed; the Clifford Arms and the 1. ing'sA r me. with the three otheeinns, are all in ashes ; the last coach (which arrived here just nUr) was ol . ged to go through a field. and wi t h difficulty rocopi-d, though the coachman was much burnt. Of the few beaus that remained, most of them were on fire wizen the coach lett the place, but we blve net yet heard of aly lives being lost ; during the ecoillagret ion, reveral explosions of gunpowder to o k place, as a vantity wa, kept in the town for the purpose of blowing up rocks. It is said it broke out at a baker's shop. 1 suppose the fire will occa sion some Itiey in the Mails to-night, unless they pass by scrag bye-toad. itecolleatng there was no post to-t.ight. I intend going to•morrow to survey the ruins. Someday Ni St. The devastation that the deveuring element has ended, is beyond all power of description ; there no resembla v7e of what th: town was befcre ; :I,e speaaele is affeaing and distressing to toe ut most degree. Nothing is left hut a few detached 11,nies at the en•rantat of the town. The whol• 6-sly i 4 the plate presents to the e^e nothing btit chim neys and walls, th it appear like ancient ruins. The !washer of houses destroyed is computed at 175. inst. and various necessaries have been going all dAy from this city, for the lecomnsodstion of the tuff r , rs. Sevaal min?: of the military have also iti.re:ied to reader their assistance. The Right Wotiditpful the Mayor of Enter has called the in h4tsots this evenintuo consider of the most effec hill mulls of aff.irditlf On Thntsday last, as the K two was about to srAint one of his chargers at Windsor. the hors:. and threw His MAJESTY 1 a chain fired to a , ree posts broke the fall, which might otherwise hir, pored of serious con.equenee The Xis°. not intimidated by this accident. ord-red another of L.s thArgei a to be brought out, w!.ich he issitnedi "if 10 ,, 5-ted. and pu-su:d his morning's ride Ihr "nob %Viadsor Forest. Vise -runt Wilms is re:umrd for Appleby, in W ermoteiond. Hama, Mier, the uncle of Viscount Ho s/1,1. lately wrote a IP:t•r to hi. Lordsh tp, st.:ting, that Ssr HISISNY had 100,0031. ready tor his use; kt that it be took it now. he could not have it ar 114414 th. It was. ti eretore. for his Lordship to c "”sider, vrts-th,w it was advisable to expend it its a c):strst for Northum;:ettar.d, with the ch.rtyw 0.4 t. if tinged, hiq seat might soon b-cotart swain t s‘Ant, or reserve it.ior his hcaserous family ? The iintld will admit, that his Ltwdship has aacti laisell is adopt.ns Use I.4ter course. irEr PARiI . AVERT. MEMRERS ELECTED. Hadilinqtrimhire...The lion. Gen Charles it•psr. Quomes County—Henry Parnal and M. W W. Nis. Antrim-1 ton ham trriad and E. hi•Natintrru, Esq. L'sbuto 480 11"-kart of Yarmouth. Limerick Liry-..C.trnn Vereker. Cork C,unty—Lord V Itarna/d and Hon. G. Fornonby. Reitast—Edsrani May, F. , q. Dostuststro•••Cuisool Mead, and F Sa rage, Es q. CONTESTED ELECTIONS. YOUVHIIII—IOUITiI 1211111% POLL. Witberfores . 069 Lone Whoa s . . . 4151 SAKAI.% . 369.3 SUSS= —SI Alf 23. W4lndium . 39R1 • Vlller 2224 • . Stagison • 2211 DOWNPATRICK—FrifiT 15• Y. John W.lson Cruker, Esq. S Ruthven, Itqq. DURHAM COVIfY.•••-/IRST DAY. Milbank. . VA . . . Te.upabt • YbY . . Moon 2. a . . CO.! CITY—/1U! D•T. • 'qr. Loiiirl•ld 62 . . Hr. Hutehmsun 24 • • Mr. Ire,. EMS • 7 DVSLIN COIII4TT--171221" DAT. Mr. Hasnia 41 . 46 . . Canal. I Falkiner se . . Co!ontl Talbot • • • 36 • ELLCTION. MONDAY, MAY 25 At the clove of the poll, this thy, the numbers were, For W. Mellish, EN. 23iS G IS:sic, b,,q • VI6I S:r (.... '•ly.)e., Hart Ita .•- - - The Urrotii-se ER re informed the freeholders, that the Sheriffs had received 4 letter from certain Fierholdefs, calling upon them to keep the poll open during the period prescribed by law. The Court was then adjourned urn nine o'clock to-Morrow. Mr. Bvwo addressed the Freenolders, and re. turned them his best thanks for the manly and de cided support which he had that day received. It became a duty with him to animadvert upon what passed last Sat'srday on the Hustings, arid the inn expected and extraordinary circumstances which since that period occurred. Upon that day, Sir Christopher Baynes had declared his determina tion to resign. but he did not depart in that temper which he thought ought to have marked his demeanour. He had upon that day adver ed to the condue of Mr. Mellish, because hit (Mr Mellish) had, on his canvas.. seed up-n n anise pnn ciples of independence which he professed. What ever political difference of opinion exited between him and s.lr. Mellish, be would ever de.:lare, that, as a man, Mr. Mellish had idled upon the principles of independence ; and that, as a gentleman, he had abided by the pretensions upon which he first set fords. He bad not violated the purity of elec• tinn, nor bad he recourse to Tre asur y letters or epistles from the London Dock Company. With swiped to himself, his punlic opinion was, that the individual was made fur the people, not the people created to be 'he vein's and tools of the personal aggrandisemeut of the individual. The poll he wished to kept open as long as the law dingted. because .he was convinced that his majority would be proportorinablf greater. It was a proud feeling for him and every other friend to the true in terests of the country. accurately and decidedly to know, that in the county of Middlesex, neither c-turtiy intrigue or ministerial influence could con- tend with the honest. free, and energetic spirit of the people. The Ministers had opposed him be cause he was not their hiteting ; they were his enemies, because he was the country's friend. Lome! skirts of appodatioo.) Mr. Matttsn next came forward, and de clared his unwitlingness to speak of Sir C. Baynes, in his absence. The condua he (Mr. Mellish) pure sued, was that of perfect independence, and he never would pit it in the power of any man to airAign him of • bieAch of that pledge which he held forth. If he knew the Freeholders of Middlesex at all, he was convinced th r would support an honest and cnnsistent charaeer ; and he had only to observe, that in their approbation be felt the highest re• ward.— relpfdaeses SIR C. B4INES'S MAETING. At a Meeting of some of the (fiends of S;r topher Ildynes, the CAndidate for MiJuleses, hell yeAordAy at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Q..teeu strect, At thr, z o'clock. Mr. KM ow'. re in the Chair; • After a great deal of discussion and contrariety of sentiment, several Resolutions were passed, ex pressive of their disapprobation of the condo& of Mr. Dyng. the other Candidate ; their approUtion of that of Sir Christopher ; and their determination to support him in a cotitimastion of the contest for the County of Middlesex. Previous, however. to the passing of the last Resolution submitted to their consi*feratinn. relative to raising a subscription to ward. defraying the necessary expenses, Sir Chris topher Baynes arrived from Brentford, and entered the room where this discussion was going on ; and, on heartng.the Resolutions read to his., expressed his gratituda tor the exertions his friends were in• alined to make for procuring his return as their Representative; but as he was afraid it was np-h:.i work, and very little probability remaining of °hi • mate success, he begged leave to decline any fur ther contest. it being the opinion of the Meeting that the stonily Baronet should mile into ailother apartment. during their farther deliberation, he ac cordingly did so. sled they proceeded to reconsider, amend, and altee their former resolutions. The re. stilt. however, was, that under all the circumstances of the case, the meeting were of opinion.. that it was expedient that Sir Christopher Baynes should decline the farther contest, but they promised to support his with their nest el.-ins in case of a future vacancy for the county of Middlesex. Sit Csaisvornee ti4vses h,is positively declin ed MI lartber contest for Mailcsee; Mr. Brno, and !dr. MaLtaset, will of course be returned. Mr. Cansw has declined tbe contest for the County Wesford. The contest now lies betwi en Joss CoLc. ()tun, Esq. of lintcro Abbey, Mr. Itiist and Mr. ALcosa. . . T.A. LATE RIOT AT LEEDS. (Au took ?articular', hos The Leeds Afereery.) Oa Tuesday last. the first divi•ino of Lord MI ton's voters, consistiog of about three hund•ed, as sembled at the Clo t h Hall, in this cowl:, and about one o'clock, proceeded in coaches, post-chaise', tight waggons tke. for Y wk. amidst the uoiverral cheers of the log st assemblage of people we ever witnessed in this town The populace enter4d into the scene with hilarity, and felt that elation which the lettering prospeses ot their favourite Candidate were calcu:ated to inspire, but no dispodtion to riot any where prevailed; in fact, we never witnessed so much moderation and decorum amongst the same number of people, ern t on the occasion of an elec tion. Betwixt .five and six o'clock in the evening. two young men, instigated by some imprudent Per!Ple, paraded the irreil with a paper on whizii W.A, printed the name of " Laseiliss• The popu• lace, as might have been kreseen. 'hewed their dis ..ppiobuion of this rash conduct, by hooting and i.ustling them ; and Richard Ramsden Brantley, E q. the Mayor ot Leeds, who by some means hap pened to be near these injudicious young men, seis ed a boy by the collar while he was crying out— " Mikan for ever P' 'The populace interfered to prevent the bay being dragged, its they imagined, to prison. and the Mayor was then busied by the crowd. Irritated by this condue, Mr. &amity, without calling in the aid of the Peace Officers, or (bored the horse soldiers to be instantly assembled; the Riot As was read, and sine moment the law would admit it, the troops were crtiered to scour the streets with drawn swords, galloping do•rn the foot paths, entering even private dwellings, aed pursu ing the inoffensive multitudu, who were flying io every direaion, from military vengeance, to places of refuge. In the morning, about tea o'clock, sons. few men and boys pelted a cart load of Mr. Las. teats's friends, as they passed through the town t but with the exception ot this depai dare from the mid rules of decorum. the multitude concluded themselves, till the military were called out, with unusual propriety. Thanks to the Litman* and manly moderation of Colonel Campbell and Capt. Stackpole, no fatal accident happened, though se veral persons were thrown down and *wand.' by the horses. Aid others severcy cut by the swords of the soldiers. Happily the populace had not the bugbear of " No Popery" in their mouths, or it is impouible to say what might have been the conse quence ; though to du the friends of Mr. Lastelles justice, it must be acknowledged that they have spared no pains, by indattirnatory hand-bills and nen,rwise, to introduce this mischievous cry to the notice of the multitude. The irritation of Tuesday night caused some of the military to mount their horses on Wednesday evering, at eight o'clock. without any order s ei t h er I ioin welt Ors or from the Civil row -r, and the town Will thrown into the most dreadtut coasterna lion by numbers of soldiets gaping down the loot. paths of the most public streets of the town, with their swords drawn, and in the most furious and menacing manner, to the grea terror of the peace able ithabitonts. On this night, a man was severely hurt, but not, we believe, mortally. As 11.1 been re po' ied. The soldiers are very properly placed un der confinement, for sating wiihr,ut orders s but they are certainly entitled to some indulgence, as It is universally admitted, that these was jai as misc.:, perhaps more, occasion for military int:sfere- on Wednesday than on Tuesday evenirg. A consio.r able time after the soldiers had scoured the streets, on Wednesday, some mischievous men and boys assembled about the Mayor's house, which is situat ed about half a mile from the town, and broke a tow squares of glass. A little boy parading the streets, on Tuesday night, with one of Lord Milton's orange-coloured cards in his hat, was pursutd by a soldier on b r sa back, with his drawn sword ; a woman cried out to him as he passed, " take the colour out, th..,u little fool."—" No, 1 won't take it out for any of them," said the lad, " they shall kill me first ;—Miltou for ever—huzza!" The soldier, like a generous fellow, was pleased with ti).- lad's firmness, and left him to enjoy his favourite cry without further mole tonal). I be men who have attempted to raise the co yof "No Popery"—that cry. which, a few years ago. set the bletropolis of this Empire in Boma, have toe modesty to reprobate the onfiarnmatary pratice of placing cards in the hats of the populace, by way of ,'sewing the prevasliiig sentiment of the present Election. Let it be recollected, however, that L. rd Mil too was the last Candidate who adopted these bodges, and the only reason why the friends of her. Loscelles have not followed up a ?make whith till , began on the Jay of nominatioo is, that the pt. pulace AM wear that Cenci/titan's cards eves when they are gist,,. When every other expedient fail., the friends of Mr. Lascellcs upbraid all those who cannot thiek on political or religious subjects exaftly like them selves, with the opprobrious term of it Jacobins." not recolletting 'hat these very loyal suiiltts them. selves, did, at the last Elation. pnbli.h a dire& invi• tation to the people of England to resist the lowlul succession to the ciown, and heaped upon the King's late Ministers, when in office, every tam of reproach and disaffation. But ass. we suppose, was all nut of juice b. alry. a pox „ u suc h i.,y u hy, say." LAO week the Dublin Corps of Y omanry were eter.iied in t!:e Pl,kanix Park. by Sir Cm Alma. AV3ILL, preparatory to a grand review on the 4th of June. A letter from Poole, dated May 24. says --84 Ar. rived the Itkezore. Captain Jaccson, from &Ander. land, having made a voyage from hence to Sun derland, and back, in less than 10 days ; she sailed from hence on the evening of the 19th 'noun, and arrived hese early on the morning at the 23d," On Thursday last, the Right Hon. Laid NAPIER. His MAJ IST T'S Commissinner to the General Assent. bly of the Church ut Scotland, walkA in proces sion from his lodgings, New Assembly Close, teethe Higb Church, in the usual stare, the Dumfries shire Mania lining the st •ret. His Grace was at tended by several N-il:lenien and Gentlemcn, Otions of the Army and Nsvy. kc. Among others, the Doke in Amos., Mu qui, • f H , Earls of 131PCNAII. H•o o so mew:, DA L 11011M1 t, ROINIL VS, Visasst Mstvtu.s, Lail ILisasig, fats. fief. I _-_ DUBLIN TIM AT R ICA LS. Mr. Jonas, the Maus •g r t run Th.atre, heti en gaged the celebratei M-jausr C TALA kl, to sieg at three performances i:: r'ty w ich h. is t•r pay her haftere nun 11Piaras. tear of expenses !—Trria is the Mill that ever I, ai s been given on x similar occasion. ea.!' (he rre, e i ; ses must be immense to cover it. The pric •• A roi,sion are in consetrienee to he rais es• ordinary talents an great eele'rrity ot iheLidy 41: such, that she ha I prop•isitions Iront every alit Er1414,1d. %Thiel she rtj •cted, rn in it this tt 1 7.7* after the O.A-a clos s. Mis Power i.„ who Lae long divided the palm of wutslic pr .i.e with :qrs. &moons. and whose ri.ieK tatiern• were torte of the causes why tbe lattr r 'it ( tr Deury. lane rhearre, is rnga4rd, with '4'. k' re, f oar after season. F.sfeav, the Come ian arm, in his peculiar line of skiing, is the fir , t c aFar in . Covent-garden T;iearte, ha, also sigueJ irticie• fur the summer ; and our countryman Jonsavo.E. and lect.soon, art also engaged : so that oy pond ma nagement, the town might be adrrsiraoly well amused with Tragedy. Carnaly. and o:ieia, repre sented in an eminent manner. Lira. 1311.1,1M0T also had liberal proposals from Mr Joists. btr 1141 determined not to nig any where d icing the p•e sent year ; and BRA HAW would have been included in the present atrangernents, had he not been pre. viousiy engaged —(Ua6lia Paper ) THE ARMY. Copy of a Circaldr Letter, ddted Whitchall, 23d May, 1807: Ssalt being of the utrnr.t hiportans.e to tho Der viol. that iticresse4 al:tvsty sncvAld be etc. n.at tlre p*.us..s.t mo ment, to the recroitlng .net there heiT4 ever/ Inky,. that a cone.dere . J!e supply of nen may be obt..ael by entre' •tifig such ison-co.unatriou.4 officers .4 golimwer ra• i .i. a. shall be rt-c :inhend.4 by their comma...lint dikes:, w; 111 ' 1,40, r4 order,, &wham:lung sh.m m iay. men :or Ito Vile, undo the 4.av rrgo:atuots awl ad.a.it.gn .6 ate Door allooNt t. pe•see I es:wt./eel on the ext.. •••• log service, I am dtren:d by Lord trboke.'..tary to a. 9.: “sst ycu that the fail , ' Who... of the ottoustiug d ittl9a .eeen d.rocr..l to eoasmtsolc.te frith you o.t .his vithext. and I AM t.. u wsy to TAO toe earne.t ree.s•-aie , .d.stion a FL* kie.tt's Goser..- moist that yuu dt IfuJ your ut•nosa aid sn itvirqg e.t.a to this I nawi the honour to inclose fm roue inf •f•IIAli in copt of the inttruct.ani, u,..ter which the In 4 . .3 •We fleas. Tne earl liberal allowance offers mimeos foe each Iwo sp!one.4. which Ha Majeaty has beau gatici,uyir please) to 4.r -ct to bo putt tn those employed un thi. wake, wilt, it is won •iyed, affirl a Lill compentattaq to th, persons eitgagele in it I a' their semi and trouble. liidoutaitylmisly, of the c.,,,ilder.tons, Fit. Mutest, 13 )mertuadeA lieu the ss-wtot MT. yam Cm may have it in rhea joirrer hurler t. Me army. will facts the atrusige4 mutive 143 lioduce thew to iirolertakis this which, elliaitt further prejudice to the the•: , ?ltne sn4 efiesencv of the regu.ar army, i.f the mu ripliratiws of recruit. in petite+. may t o tid to spreUsi Int recruaing elates over tag kingdom gewsially. I are, Sir, Year most obedient humhle !mishit F.ITAL hCCIDENT. Some gen•lemen walking in the fields, on Sunday night, aSou: halt pa* eight, near the City Condu4. Bayswater, hear 1 at a di tince a very confused' noise, and could distingnish the words " Help I drowned:" They invnedirely ran to the Waude, Bridge, on the Paddington Canal, near the brad. where there were a great many people, an I found that the ljabridge Patket-boat had run against a pleasure boat. in which were four yoolg shot three were go! nut, and the other St'.l in the water. Two boats immediately went out wits a hay-rack, a lauding net, and boat hooks, and in about three' minutes a drag was broncthi; one of the young men could swim, and dived several times after him, and another young man dorm off hie coat and waistcoat, and wen: in, but it was not till about twenty miantes after that he was g. t out, quite dead ; he was immediately taken to a house in the neighbourhood. Hr paves to be William Thompsua, of eland c'.urt, North Gros venor-square, about le years of age. Clerk to Notary Pwil:c in the City ; two of the others were, Mr. ChM:CS Ilia/411h a cowkeeper, of Park -street. Groevener-square, and Wm. ltlugg, son to one of the Park-ke -pets of Hyde-park, living at Gra;venor• gate, and clerk in the same ofif..e as lhomoson ; the name tat the ether we have itlt heard. A Me dical Gentleman was on the spot, and anemic& but all the means u.ed faded of effe.9 s the viral spark was extio:m-bed. 'they had but just set out to take a row in the cool of the ereniog, and the accident happened not mire than 150 yards front where they set out. We are authorised to 34y. that Editions in IraHatt and English will appear within the pr.•;ent week, of the late Romantic Travois and Escape of the Mar. quis DO SAL•O from Brenta to r...g; ind, by way of Poland and Rut sia. Ihe Second Mate of the Mile, (.in American), from I. iadon, for New-York, arrived at Liverpool, about the 13th instant, in the lirathcre, from Char!emit, and reported that the Wear. was cap tured, about ten days after sailing, by a Fr• sett priv..teer. A vessel arrived at Liverpool, from Charleston, spoke the Brothers, at sea, and was in formed that she had part of the crews of tors American vessels which had bees captured by French privateers, on board. The firing on the French coast, heard on Thursday and Friday, It Dover, we stated yesterday to hay.t proceeded from the batteries firing at the Clwde tri- Sate. General PA VIII. it appears, who commands in 01 Kent Disttia. expressed a wish to sail doe.. the French coast, and be was accordingly invited to take a trip with Commodore ()west. The General went 04 board the Clyde, in the I)owns. aad that frigate, accompanied by the life.riae, Captain JACIIsuPI. ►ailed immediately front their ar..:horape for gala's, arid continued their cnarbe to the went. ward, so close in with the French shore. that the whole coast WAS in a perfeet blase from 6.'e ,•f the range of batteries that line the e.Sore. The Clyde and birsptite, however. oatmeal their Mtn. without even condescending to fire a gut l v return. The nonierous shells that were clrown from the meta , batteries, were isicnd with such I.trle r-e. cus.no, that eh , - seater part WS wea:iy a +tartee of a mile ontst.:e t! e trigsze. while the sh:-ni from the other batteries fall as mush tea short. No sliatiined either cf the vessels. and the G.:nerai f. a; probably gainci much toformation of our enemy's situation hens his nawical tour.