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I Sig, ~' (;runty Gan!, Surrey, Fed. 15, 1803. To She EDITOR Of:. 2 :: BRITISH PRESS. id consequence of some erroneous statetnents which have appeared in the daily prints, respeEting the Manner in which Colonel Despard and the other State-Prisoners are confi •1, I feel it a duty I owe to the public, through the medium of your Paper, to convey a comet statement of their situa tion and mode of confinement, viz.—Colonel Des pard i; confined on the attic story, in the same loom as before his trial. It is a boarded floor, thirty feet square, with three large windows, framed and glazed, and a large fire constantly kept. His wife attends him daily. On the middle floor, un derneath the Colonel, are confined, in a room of the same dimensions in every particular, with a good fire, Thomas Newman, Daniel Tyndale, Thomas Broughton, James gAgewick Written, William Lander, Arthur Graham, and Jelin Islicnarnara. Their wives and children are daily permitted into the room to see then, but no other persons for cu. *iosity. In the same range of building, are confined, in a Riddle floor of the same dimensions, with a good fire, John Francis and Jo to Wood, whose wives are daily permitted to see them, as before described ; and each of the said prisoners are allowed seventeen shillings and sixpence per week, fot their subsist ence. Letess Ik•u, Keeper. POETRY. iNts following isa Translation of therm* of Count a pathetically till in the 35d Canto of DAVTII'S Inferno. I have adopted the tend rims of the nrginal, though nov'l to the English ear, and dimcult to the Eneish poet. I-ine rtia°, by treachery, had rendered himstlf toaster of Pisa, With the assistance of 'Roe is, ArchbiAop of that city: but his apostate friend, accusing hint afterwards of delivering up [heir cannon to the Florentines, he was thrown into a duit von, with ill his children, and starved to cicath. FROM the dire food the sinner rais'd his head, And wipint from his mouth the clotted Mott rt that foul pasfurc upon which he fed, • He thus began : immeasureable store iif billet woe thou will'st or to renew, Which far exceeds what mortal ever bore: lut if from my relation shall ensue Shame to the traitor whom I thus chastise, My joy and grief thou shalt torether (know not who thou art, nor in what guise thee: sad realms thou cain'st; but Florentine 'thou sec-ni'st me, if same in hearing lies. giime time ago I was Count UGOLItir : ArchliLhep Rotes was this bloody fiend, Whom in my gripe lever shall confine, To tell huw, lur'd by this perfidious friend, 'to my stern foes a captive I became, Who lcurder'd me, I neod no moment spend. Sof what thou bast not karnt frcm common fame, fro* More tlan usual was my death severe, iwalinform thee to tins felun's shame. A-little window in the dungeon shear, The tower of famine from my durance bight, Where other thralls the same sad fate shall few, flad shown me, several days, a niggard light, When this foreboding dream appearl to me, Which blaa'il futurity upon my sight: This wretch I saw, clearly as seen by thee, liuntiog a wolf, with whelps, upon that lull ?or which the Pisani cannot Lucca ste, With dogs, train'd up to scent, pursue, and kit: ; §ISMOU DI with LAtttnA Nos t he had plac'd fit' front; his garage !impose to fulfil. 'Not long the father and the sons - seere chac'd, *heri by the thira? blood-hounds they were set d, ' Who tore their entrails, and their forms defied. X woke—with petrifying horror freer'd, And heard my children in their sleep complain, tegging for bread, but cone the . .., claim appeas'd. Hard is thy heart, if thou from tears refrain, Divining that which harrowl me with fear, Atti no distress thy pity can obtain t .. ! it sh.mbers f.... 3; and now, approaching mr The time, wtien we receiVil slur scant repast, Our dreams forewatn'd us fatil news to hear. the gaoler made the outer - portal fast, *Om harSh clang in greater tremor thrown ; A wistful look upon my sons I cast, /could not weep—my very heart was stone. They wept; beholding my distressful case, And Ansiu.nreeto cried, in piteous time, Why dolt thou gaze so, father, on our face ? I could not answer : all that day and n'gl,t, until the . fullowing Sun commenced his rsiec., Oriel chain'd my tongue. Soon as the dawft of light thse!os'd OM features, wan with fast and care, Anil in my sons . my likeness met my sight, I gnaw'd my hands in anguish and despair. Thinking that hunger urg'cl this horrid decd, All cried at once, tkself, Oh ! father, spare, And on the vitals of thy children feed ;. this wretched being we received from thee, Oh ! then resume thy gift, in time of need. hush*d my giief, that they might trant;uil be; That day, and all the next, ticb word we spoke. Oh! earth, drat operi'd not such crinies to see!! Wlit:n the fourth day bad on out misery broke, Sfy GADD°, falling prostrate at my side, Exclaied, thee, Fattier' I invoke, When most I. *alit thirle aid i then groan'd, and Ere the sixth day was f.ri',sted, one by one, tbe rest expied! alfeldy blind, I tried tilteitutely Co clasp rub lifeleA Three days 1 mourWal their Rite. uhkn famine wrought What grief was insufficient to bays done. Feb. 11.1, 13:3. Juus • ."" 1 .. • artra3 • FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, Fu. 15. BANKRUPTS. Jnhii Parkes, of Birmingham, mater, to surrender Fe, 24. at three, 15, at ten, ad March 29, at three, at the Croen Inn, lindgeley, Strift . •ri. Attornies, Messrs. Willington and Small, Ring's Walk, Temple, I.o.idati. Daniel 1 lolbrow, Thstrias Haynes, James Haynes, and Re herr lien lerscin, of Uldland Mill,Gluocestcr, dial. r., ro surren der Feb. 25 and 26, and March 29, at eleven, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Attorney, Mr. Gaball, Line:Ares Inn, Lon don. Thomas Don n of Prescott-street, Gocalman's Fields, mer chant, to surrender Feb. 19 and 25, and March 29, at eLven, at Guildhall. Attornq, Mr. Luckett, liasingliall-Sticet. Richard Davie, of Slwevr.burv, porter-merchant, to surren der Feb 26, and March 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Shreu4burv, Aftortier, Mr. K. Grid - ails, Chapel Stair-case, Lincoln's inn, Lumina. John Janson, of Blackburn, Lancaster, rotton-inanufactnrer, In surrender Fob. 21, at Gtr, and 25, at eleven, at the St. John's Tavern, Blackburn, and March 29, at five, at the Com mercial Inn, Lancaster. Attornies, WAIL Richard and Ro bert Shaw, Tudor-street, Blackfriars, Lund in. William Mitchell, of Wataret, Sonierso!, clothif r, to stir tendirt Feb. 28, and Match 1 and 29, at ,deven, at the Market- Hausa, Taunton. Attornies, Messrs. Blake and Son, Cook): court, Carey-street, !Anion. Joieph Hook, of Bermondsey, Surrey, leather-dre‘aer, to surrender F e b. 21, and March 4 and 29. at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Carter, StAPICti Inn, I.niidon. Janus Pet -r Fearnn, of Upper Crufton-street, Fierruy-square, dealer, to surrender Feb. 26, at one, and March 5 and 29, at twelve, at Gaittlliall. Attornies, Ille;srs. Ward, Derinints, and Greares, 11.:nrietti-strect, Cuvenhgardm. Charles Cole, of burry-law, victualler, to surrender Fib. 22, at one, March 1, at eleven, and 29, at one. Attorney, Mr. Mtiv Thomas, Bearbinder-lens. . . - Thomas 11r;glit, of lanr:r Temple-lane, stationer, to surren der Feb. 19, and March 1, ^9, at t.n, at Cmildiall. Attorney, Mt B ,usfieid, Bourerie-stre.i, Fleet.s.ovr. Joseph fistnerti, the voan;er ' of Bedford, coruf.vtor, to sur render Feb. 22, at Six, 2a, and Nfateh 29, at ehn.en, Fa'con Inn, St. Neo.'s. Attornies, Mews Debar/ and Cope, Paper- Suldiup, Inuer-Temple. bItIDENDS. March 11. Francis It iehardion, of Hornessee, linen-draper, &teen. at the Greyhrund, Hotneastle. ' Much 12. Co'horn Bartell, J.imes-street, iledfoid-row, mer chant, at eleven, at Guildhall. March 10. :amts Flotcher, of Clapham, merchant, at twelve, at Guildhall. April 21. Bsajamin Lane, or faker-street, agent, at ten, at Gua.dhall Much 12. Dean Wolstenhrilme, the 7/onager, of Waltham erre*, innholder, at ten, at Guildhall. Matth 12. Robert Clarke and George Clarke, of Grub-street, horse-dealer:, at ten, at-Guildhall. Mach 12. Richard Twi-i, of li i iper Titchbeld-street, paper manuflicturer, at ten, at Guildhall. March ID. Ralph Lascelles, of South And:Or-street, taylor, at ten, at utldhail. March 8. riotnas Lambert, of West Grinsted, shopkeeper, stone, at Glaildhall. Ma-cli 8. P.iter Crichton, of Woolwich, victualler, at one, at Guildhall. March 8. William Tuck, of rillrigton, cow-keeper, at one, at March 11. David Etlaerinltori, of Yoik, merchant, at twelve, at tliu York Tavern, York. '`. - Ciacet 10. Rob *at Dickson, of Cullum-street, merchant, at tires'', at Guddball. March 10. Jacob .Mecde4 Da Costa, Of l'afansel-street, mer chant, at twelve, at Guildhall. March 10. John Crippen, of Tower street, stationer, at twelve, at Guildhall. March 12. William Waterly Weller, of Deptford, miller, at one, at Guildhall. CERTIFICATES. March 8. Joll,n Gillet, Joseph Hawksworth, and William t;illatr, of Sheffield, common brewers. William Potter, of Rath, upholder. Beniamln Vane, of Birchin-lane, insurer. IN'ilLana Champion, of Worksop, common brewer. Willi to rdwler, of Shefford, and Matthew Samuel Ilavnes, of Greville-strert, insurance-troktrs. Thor:Lis Eldridge, of Old-street; victualler. The Brandcnburgh-House Theatricals, which were to have cominenced en Monday night, are postponed until the 18th. These elegant amuse ments will consist of two pieces: the first is intended for the entertainment of his litighness the MAR. eirtAvt's numerous tradespeople; and the second ;or the fashionable circle of his acquaintance. The !CPO* AVINE, andthe Hon. CAPE!. CaavEN, will sustain principal charaCters. The Nil:lister, we understand, has altered his in tention of funding from /iv to eight millions of Ex- chequer Bills. He means, on the contrary, to re new the present Bills, and, by that means, to prevent an increase of stock, which would not be very de sifable at the present moment, as the market is stil rather overloaded by the last Loan. We heard a report some days ago, which is now repeated so ccnfidently,that we cannot help noticing it. It is said that Earl St. VINCENT retires from the Admiralty Board, and is to be sitc:ieed.id by Lord MLLVILLE. The abilities of the latter fr.!' that, or any other piiblic situation, are sufficiently known to the country, and his distinguished parlia nientary talents will form a great accession of strength to Administration in the Upper House. It has long been a question, whether . France ought to confine herself to her own territorial re sources, or to aim at holding a respectable rank among commercial nations? The FIRST CONSUL is evidently inclined to the latter policy, from the wish to create a formidable marine. The advantages derived by the maritime cities from this system, accounts for the sailing of more than an hundred vessels, of from one to three hun dred tons, from various ports to the colonies, in the space of a year, whichhave returned laden with their produce. By an account communicated to the Legislature, lion' Mr. A aLier GALLATIN, Secretary to the Treasury, it appears, that the finances of the ge neral government of the United States, arc now richer by the sum of 8,085,1517 dolhirs, than they were eighteen months since. Considerable difficulty has been found in procuring an arrangement for the remittance of those sums of debt from the United States, which arc payable in Amsterdam from the Ist of February to the Ist of June next. Earl Moms, with that philanthropy which ever distinguishes his charafter, has been inquiring into the situations of the debtors in the different prisons in the country, previous to the second reading of his Bill for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors ; and the re sult has been such as to induce him to bring it for ward early in the ensuing week. A dispute lately took place in America between Mr. Rua ttnne, of South Carolina, and a Mr. ELLERY, of Rhode Island, on public affairs.— Mr. R. challenged Mr. E. who declined, but Mr. R. having met him at an inn, beat him with a cane, pulled his nose, &c. A ',notion ha. been made by Mr. GRAY in the House of Representatives, that any person who fights a duel shall be rendered in capable of holding any public office or station in the United States. The motion was related, On the ground that the ilouse had no right to decide upon the qualification of public officers. r -"' ~-. SPRING ASSIZES. cocP/RD. JUSTICE LAWRENC.R AND JUSTICE CHA.MBRE. Reading.—Mutlday, February 26. Orford.—Wer!neiday, March 2. Worc , ster and City.—Saturday, March 5. Gloucester and City.—. Wednesday, March 9- P fotrunutis —.Saturday, March 12. Hertford.—.Tuday, March 15. Arco sbury.—Saturday, March 19. Stafford. —Wednesday, March 2S. WF.STER N. BARON THOMPSON AND JUSTICE LE BLANC. Vinchrster.—Tuesclav, Match I. Sarum—Saturday March 5. D.Tchester.—Thursday, March 10. Exeter and City.—Moaday, March 14. Laqurestun.—Saturday, Mai en l'J. Tuuhlum.—Fr illy, March 25. NORTHERN LORD ELLENROROUGH AND JUSTICE ROOKE. lo,k and City—Saturday, March 5. Lancustcr.—Saturday, March 19. NORFOLK. LORD ALVANLEY AND JUSTICE GROSE. Apushury.—Saturday ' March S. liedford.—Thursday,March littutiogdou —Saturday, March 12 Cambridge —Wedneiday, March 16. Tiuiprd.—tiaturiay, March 19 Bury St. Eslmunds.—Thursday, March 24. HOME. BARON HOTHAM AND JCSTICE HEAT H• ifertti , rd —Monday, March 7. Chritn!fin-d.—Wcinciday, March 9. Maidannte.—Monday t March 14. hiagstuu.—Monday, March 21. Iturihon,—Mor.day. March 26. Lill, INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING's BENCH, GUILDHALL, Ft.! t 5. SITTINGS AY TER TERM, noese (qui Tam) 14 THOMPSON. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, a Coal-Meter, against the Defendant, a Wholesale Coal-Merchant, to recover the Penalty of 1001. given by the Statute of Geo. 11. for an unjust and fraudulent delivery of coals, purpmeing to be ten childions and a half, with the ingrain. It appeared that the coals were purchased by Mr. Thomas Marryatt, a Tavern-keeper,. who stated, that on the 16th of August he applied to Messrs. Thompson and Co. the Defendants, for ten and a - half chaldrons of coals, which were sent and depo sited in his cellar ; they were kept apart from any others, and a seal was put upon the door. On • looking at the quantity, a suspicion arose that they were not justly measured, be therefore had the cu riosity to see them re-measured. Two Meters were then sent for, who measured them, and found a de ficiency of 18 bushels less than ten chaldrons and a half. Mr. Marryatt had some idea, that the per sons who had measured them, had not done justice between the parties, from private motives of their own; he therefore had them measured again, when they were still found to be deficient. Mr. Henry Greer, and several other City Coal- Meters said, that the coals had been purchased fur Mr. Marryatt, at the Pool, where they were fairly measured, and safely conveyed to the Defendant's wharf, but after they had been placed in the barge, they were removed into two different apartments, containing five chaldrons and a quarter in each. Mr. Yana and Mr. Biggs, persons employed to measure the coals, stated there was a considerable deficiency. .Mr. Gaaftow concluded the cause, and was not sparing of those forcible, but just remarks, which the conduct of the Defendant appeared to merit. He contended, that the coals were not delivered as they were bought at the Pool, but that a less quan tity bad been sent to Mr. I.larryatt, 'than he was entitled to receive. The Defendant, and coal-deal ers in genCral, might feel an inclination to maintain lawsuits, rather than do justce ; but when many such causes as the present were tried, and the ne cessary costs had been paid, they would find wrote upon the other side of the page, ' 6 Honesty is the bat Policy." It was plain to the eyes of the Jury, that Mr. Marryatt was to have been supplied with ten chaldrons, and a half by the Defendant, accord ing to the Statute. This had not been done ; the penalty was consequently forfeited. Mr. Easettse endeavoured to infer, that although the delivery was unjust, it was not fraudulent on the part of the Defendant, but the effect of the usual waste that constantlyattends the del i veryof coals. The Jury gave a verdict for the Plaintiff—Da , mages 1001. LONDON SESSIONS, Feb. 14.. DISOLVENT DEBTORS. The. Court sat for the purpose of discharging Pri soners under the Insolvent Aft. The Baron DE MINCKWITZ was opposed by Mr. Co x sr, who attended as Counsel for Mr. Godfrey Feize, ,on the ground of his having obtained money under false pretences. The Learned Counsel stated, that this Gentleman had obtained a large sum of money from Mr. Feize, which he should prove was coming under the description of that clause in the Aft which precludes a prisoner from taking the benefit of the Al.f Mr. KNAP:, Counsel for the Prisoner, objected to the competency of Mr. Fein's evidence, which was overruled by the Court, and Mr. Feize was accord ingly examined, and gave the following testimony : The Prisoner, on the 17th of August, 1795, applied to him, representing himself as a German Nobleman, sent over to this country to purchase horses for the Emperor and the Grand Duke, and obtained from him the loan of 1,1001. for fourteen days, saying he expeaed remittances in that timelrom ienna. On the 18th of SepteMber, he repaid him 8501. and solicited him to recommend him to a jeweller. — He afterwards advanced him More money to the amount of 1,Q561. believing him to be the person he represented himself. Some time afterwards, he discovered that he was arrested, by Nodes and Co. the jewellers, for a large sum, and being alarmed, he applied to him, w henthe Pri soner told lum that he would no longer deceive hint, that he did not expert any remittances. Mr. KNA 14 contended, that as no aftual proof had been adduced of the Prisoner's not being the per son he represented himself to be, he was entitled to his dischargethat a naked lie is no fraud. The Court asked Mr. Feize if he parted with his money on the faith of his being the agent of the Em peror of Germany and the Grand Duke ? which Mr. Feize answering m the; affirmative, the Court order ed the Priseittie to be rtinancied, being of Opinion he came under the clause, and that he had obtained the e MO•tieurldet false pitttric es. •`". • • BALLOCIM • TO THE EDITOR UP THE BRITISH PRESS. SIR, The following ertraff from a letter, which I re ceived from a friend with whom I was personally acquainted at Constantinople, giving some account of the rejoicings on receiving the news of the capi tulation of Alexandria to the British troops, may be acceptable to your readers ; as it affords at once an unvarnished picture not only of aerostatics, but also of the genius and amusements of the inhabitants of the Ottoman Metropolis, with the latter of which other parts of Europe are very little acquainted. " When the news of the capitulation arrived here, orders were given for public rejoicings to be made on the water, in front of the pelece. The manage ment of the spectacle was, agreeible to established custom, entrusted to four military corps; the Je bijy (or Garda-munition:), the Admiralty, the 0/11- noneers, and the Bombardeers and Engineerso.vho are distinct from the Gunners ; these were to exhibit, on • four successive days ; and an interval of fifty dap allowed for the arrangements. Being attached to the Engineers, I proposed to a friend, who held a principal part in the arsenal, to construct a Balloon of sail-cloth ; he •i:nmecliatelt closed with my offer, but could only spire such old sails as were unfit for service, and condemned to be cut tie for other uses. • " Having made my calculation, and fixed the diameter of - my Balloon at fifty feet, I picked out a sufficient number of old royals, and top-gallant-sails, the thinnest I could find, and framed my Balloon into two hemispheres of twelve gores each ; and to prevent any accident by fire, I steeped one of the • gores in a solution of ail ammoniac and size, as re commended by Mr. Ca vat co in his Aerostacion ; but it attracted the. humidity of the atmosphere sp quick, that I renounced the mode as ineffectual. L then pasted paper on one side of each gore, and, when dry, washed the paper with the above volution, which proved not only a good preservative against fire, but also the ravages of the rats, whose depre dations had been manifest before the adoption of this plan. The two hereiiphers were joined by a. zone, three feet wide ; so that the Balloon. was fifty feet in diwieter, taken horizontally, and fifty-three feet per*dicularly ; the whole weighing eight quintals." -Xfter giving account of two trials, in which the Balloon answered the -projector's most sanguine ex pectations, he proceeds as follow : " The next day the Grand Signior sent an order to take the balloon to a country-scat, about two leagues from the city, whither he would come Saco:. and witness its elevation, about noon cf . the following' day. At two o'clock P. M. of the day appointed, the order being given, the balloon was inflated in twelve minutes; the weather was line, and no win& stirring; it rose perpendicularly to a great height, where it remained nearly stationary during eight minutes, immediately in front of the Linperer. After that space ; a light wind giving it a progressive motion, it gradually descended, and. at length touch ed the ground half a league distant from the place of its ascension, after remaining twenty-two minutes in the air. • " Another order was issued to prepare a floating rift, from Whieh the balloon was to ascend ; and L adapted a gallery to it, capable of containing two men, and which increased the weight to ten quinrele- Several people, satisfied with the suet ess of the for- - mer experiment, applied for leave to ascend before the Grand Signor, in hopes of a suitable reward, but permission was not granted; neither was I allowed to suspend a grate containing fire, lest it. should fa 1 on the houses. I therefore ornamented the helicon With trophies, aitd placed two figures of men, in mi litary form, in the gallery. The different corps having completed their at rangeinents, a day was appointed in which each was to exhibit in turn. The exhibitions consisted of. a number. of rafts, fitted up as forts, gardens, coffee houses, &c. with music and fire-works, for the space of three or four hours. When the arsenal's turn came, the attack of Alexandria was represented, in a manner diverting to children only ; after which, the balloon was again exhibited. " Having acquired some reputation in a country in which the previous attempts had been only scree: few paper balloons, which had totally miscarried, L received an order to prepare one of taffeta, eight feet in diameter. I prepared the varnish, as direaed by' Cavallo, from linseed-oil aad sandarach ; but it wee not only very brittle, and contintrelly scaling off, but when fiilded d up, it adhered so strongly as not to be separated... " I received an order to let this balloon off on Monday, September the 20th at a Koidik belonging to the Empei or upon the Bosphorus; but the varnish having peeled Off, I sent an excuse to the Emperor, who accepted it, and ordered it to be let off on the Thursday following at the Oimeilia ; but after welds, instigated, I suppose, by some envious inch vidiials, sent one a peremptory order for the ascen sion on Wednesday the Wd, which, front the perplexed state of my apparatus, appeared, at the time, almost impossible. However, with the assis tance of our friend Mr. Hubert Desvignes, enamel ler to the Emperor, was enabled to obey this arbi trary command of al arbitrary sovereign, and every thing was in readiness at half-past nine, P. M. of the Wednesday morning. The Emperor came at ten ; the ballOon ascended in twenty minutes after, and, with a strong wind at N. E. passed over the city ; it remained visible about half an hour, then enter ed a cloud, and has never since been heard of.. " On the Friday following, I was sent for to the Seraglio, and ordered to construel mother balloon of taffeta, fifteen feet in diameter, and to complete it in ten days. It was constructed at Dolma Bakehe, a pleasant valley, near the sea-side, in the form of an amphitheatre, and near to tievresidence cf the. Grand. Signior. " Thursday the 7th of OCtober was Feed on for the exhibition. An inclosure was made in. the middle of the valley for the apparatus ; and guards ed by Bcstatclits, who kept the crowd. (,which amounted to operas of 30,000), at a distance. The Bosphorus wis covered. with 'boats . ; and. the eppo,. site shore of Seeteri literally covered. with. spce tatOrS. " At eleven o'clock the Eirrpesor, attended by the whole Court, came to his liioshlr, which was situated on an eminence, anti: decorated in. the reo4 superb style. • The Capudex Paella, with a nu merous retinuee arrived. a few Minufeg later, an' took his station in a. kioshk, on the' opposite side of the vaifey . . 9bt balloon vras infiated in. the shcri space of thiffy-nitie ritinincs, After the sups sea a* . 0 k7l 1 ~ >. 1 ~;.J ,Ikbe . , V. . Ji