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BRITISH PRESS. LONIY)N, THURSDAY. Novabista RR. dispatches brought by the Eel-ye/us. the Capt. BrACKWOOD, from our fleet, off Cadiz, published last night in The Extroortlimary Ga- Which is given in our preceding columns. They ace the whole proceedings of the Fleet, from th of Odtober, the date of the previous dis cs, down to the 4th instant, in lusive. The ser performed by Lord Cott.tiscwoon, though he most brilliant, were of the most arduous and 'torious description. His Lordship had to en ter a continued storm, upon a lee-shore, with a .led fleet. He had, also, to secure, in this situa his numerous prizes, at the very entrance of own port, or to save the crews of such as hr obliged to destroy. In this work he was ,:ssful, as we stated yesterday, beyond his most uine eipeaation. The foot prizes raved, and to Gibraltar, are the San Ilalefense, 74, Sol Nepeenucemo, 70, Bahama, 74,—a1l Spanish ; the French ship, Swift:sire, of the same furce. enhance the triumph, the Serifirure is our own ship. The Berwick, the only other English ship the French fleet, was destroyed. The Re" nish ship, one of the remnant of the Combined et, which came out a second time from Cadiz, fell into our hand_, afterwards went on shore, d was wrecked. The French ship, Indomptabb, c of the same squadron, shared a similar fate. even ethers, including five French and six Spa ;a, were also wrecked, burned, or sunk. Four rench escaped, and were taken by Sir Ricu ARO TRACHAN ; and of the residue, amounting to nine, x returned to Cadiz, mere wrecks, and three in a reiceable state. Of these nine, five were Spanish, A four French. Of the latter, one returned in a 'eking state, and another went on shore ; so that, n fag, only two French ships may be considered having survived the dreadful battle of Trafalgar. t appears from the list of killed and wounded. Ciat riflery, J!opal Soccrfign, 7emera re, BeVerephoo, 'demo, and fleMidr, were the ships in our fleet which suffered most in the aalon. The total loss, in killed and wounded, :mounts to 1,387. k It p 3, 'I. , f• Neither Paris or Dutch Papers, nor Hanfaurgh Mails, have arrived: of the latter, three are now due. fiecterthity, a board of General Officers was held at the Dirk:: Of YORK'S office, which was attended by the Dukes of Ka er and Cu SillelSt. AND—Generals naRCOORT, firwET, &c. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the Lay Reirlyur, country ship, lately arrived from Botany Bay, was taken op to carry goods to St. Helena and Bengal. The Court adjourned, at six o'clock, till Wednesday next. Capt. Avate finished his reply to Sir J. EAbILIt. on Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, when the Court was cleared, and the members deliberated till two. They met again, yesterday, at eleven, and continued their deliberations till three, when the Court broke up. Mr. JOHN CLAUDIUS HIRIESTORD has declared himself a Candidate for the County of Waterford, in the room of his father, the late !Light lion. JOHaa Bettesroa to. Accounts received, rid Bengal, from Madras, of the 18th of April, state the arrival of an American ship, at that port, from the Isle of France, which place she left about the llth of February, with in telligence, that another Admiral• had arrived there, from I. ranee, with a ship of the line and two fri gates. The Rrltune privateer, of 40 guns, a very fast sailer, had left the Isle of France on a cruise. His Majesty's ship V/eter, Captain Btu., cap tured a French privateer, of 10 guns and fifty into, ir. the Gulph of Persia, the beginning of May; the Captain of which informed him, that two large corvettes were fitting out at the Mauritius, with AU iiiienitian of cruising in the Gialph, principally with a view to intercept the dispatches to and from India. The whole of the regiments in gartisnn at Chelmsford, are under orders to march to Colches ter. The 14th, and 24th, marched on Tue,day ; the 6th. and 4,5rh, on Wednesday ; and the Royal Bucks and Durham, on Thursday. This rensoval is un derstood to be for the purpose of accommodating the regiments of the line that are to pass through the town, to embark for foreign service. A transport, with part of the 30th Regiment of Peot. from Cork, is arrived in the Downs: she is the first of ten sail espeCted every hour. The Active, Capt. Neii.l.„ from Jamaica, is ar rived at Belfast. She parted from the fleet, (con sisting of about 17 sail,) about a fortnight since, in storm. The Acitre, and some other vessels, col •Ated afterwards, and steered for the North Channel. The ship Voteeterr, of London, is supposed to Lave foundered ; the crew were taken out by the Racoon brig of war. When Capt. Nett i. saw the Racoon ' last, she had a signal of distress flying. The Active had her quarter-boards washed away, and lost both her boats in the storm. The schooner Diligence, of Milford, JALES IiACKITT, master, laden with butter, bound to London, sailed from Dungarvan, on the 12th inst. The same Light, sprung a leak,lay on her beam ends, filed with water, and sunk to the water's edge, in which state she was discovered, and towed into Kinsale, on the 17th instant. The crew, with three or four passengers, were all last, except the Master, who was found lashed to a part of the wreck, and must have perished in a few howl, if not discovered. The cargo and hull are saved. A little Cuek-Robin was bted up in France Beneath lorr new Eagle'. fund wine; And the gay little Urchin, to feriee and to dance Was taught, arid to wt.' hip the Goddess of Chance, And the praise of its ratron to sing. And, in process of time (for its talents and lore Did itill with its stature expand It obtained a Commission on sea, or on shore, And at Boulogne it now, as a bold Commod. e, Can both cenk.boats and gun-boats command. T'uthcr day it fell out, at this very same poi, Where Robin makes such a grand s.liow, Come news hum the Corsican's Camp or hi, Court, Arrived, which our Hero thought excellent spoir— 'Tway !loot Hene:al Mack's overthrow! Cried he, " if to ()wen, Hhrtse vigilant art " Keeps me coo, .'d like a bid in a cage, " This intelligence I coil but infer. iawart, " Methinks it would cut the proad Tar to the heart, " And suit him quite nit , a tl gC. Eh !—yes, I've a scheme that will Ammer my end— " I.et a Cock-boat he brought alongside-- " Make haste I let a Bulletin quickly he peon d, " Which, happen whit may. in the boat I will send, " kid away it shall drift with the tide." 0 gallantC.ack-Robin ! what pity that you, With your Note,-di l not 011 , 1 out your Fleet+ Why, man when sue Frigate was only in view, You soon might have gaitil a grand victory totr— And pour Owen been shamefully beat HAFIZ. Yeaerday, His Ms; crev, Princesses AV•UsTA, SOPHi A, and AMELIA, took their usual ride on horseback. in Wis.(Nor Park. Her MaJesv•, and the other PRI NCEssES, WA an airing by Slough. Lady HA STOP is Lady Parrstness, the Rev. Mr. EMT, and Mr. DYOT, Stewards of the neit Litch field Assembly. AI lovers of harmony must regret not to see Mrs. Bi LI ;HaTON'S name among the Opera arrange ments. The Earl and Countess of CARDIGAN, and Lady C aOtant WA ',Dicta AY R., are expelled, next SA! ur day, at their house, Upper Grosvenor-street, from Wimbleano, far Ole season. The Countess of IlatteiNGlTON had a small card party. last evening, at her house, Stable yard, St. James's. L.rd LAserotts g rye a grand dinner, yesterday, at his house, Berkley-square, to the Margolis of ll e A rt• TORT, the Hon. and Rev. EDWARD Tay Loa, and the Hun. Capt. Paxesit•ta. The Duke of MORT Rost left town, yesterday, at four o'clock, for Twickenham Park. Earl Sur rol.tt lett Cheltenham, yesterday morn ing, for Charleton-house. Wilts. Lord and Lady HENNIKER left town, yesterday, for Major-hall, near Ipswich, Suffolk. General Caosav, left town, yesterday, for his seat at Northlands, Sussex. .The Earl of CON Ttautt A M dined, yesterday, with JOHN H &Via I.L, Esq. at his house, Queen's -square, 13loorritbury. The Marchioness' of HeADroar, Lady MARY Tat Loa, and Viscount Pisa y, dined, on Tuesday, with the Honourable Mr. Knox, at his house, Upper Grosvenor-street. Last night, The Haunted Tower was again per formed to a most crowded and brilliant audience, at Drury-lane theatre. Mrs. MeeeTA I tr, Mr. BR AFt Al 4, and Sroa ACC, were in the finest voice, and most rapturously applauded. The Tragedy of Hrou/rt was last night performed at Covent-Garden Theatre, and very well received. The house was full, not crowded. The Earls of CHATHAM, WILSTMORIL•ND, DY SART, and BARRY moire, were in Hyde Park yester day. General GREY and Captain lVeao, his Aid-de- Csmp, arrived last night at Swrzirs's Hotel,•Clif ford-street, from Brighton. Sir Rtemaan NLAYL and his Lady, arrived, yes terday, at their house, in Albemarle-street, from Dagnan Park. When the Earl of HARDWICKE arrives in the me tropolis from his Vicer s oyalty of Ireland, he will dis lodge the Premier's brother, Lord CHATHAM, not from his situation at the Ordnance, but from his splendid mansion in St. James's-square, which was purchased by the former, from Lord Settee ce Cal cii Est . el:, to whom it was bequeathed by his father, the late Marquis of Dusan* bons:. is te nanted by its present noble occupier provisionally, we understand, during the absence of Lord HA P Co select, in Ireland. The gilding of the principal drawing-room, is said to have cost the Mat quit of DoNceat. three hundred guineas. Mr. SGHIRMER'S German Theatre was most eltgamly attended last night. In the brilliant circle were, the Duke of ORLEANS, and the Duke Dr. Isliotreerrsica ; Admiral SHIRLEY and party, and Mrs. Foam and party. The entertainments of the night concluded with most interesting, new, and appropriate Optical Sceneries, to commemorate the viaories and death of Lord Viscount Natsote. After the house was darkened, the first scene re presented the bust of Lord Neason, to which a small figure of Fame, with a laurel wreath in one hand, descended. This figure increased in sire, and when nearly as large as life, placed the wreath on the head of IsIIRLION, and vanished. Several others succeeded, representing his Lord ship exrlting the British flag in Egspt, Bri tannia contemplating his bust, and a funeral monument to his memory ; appropriate music Ac companying every chunge. The whole concluded with a view of His Maissey's portrait. The band played •• God Save the King." and the audience greeted the image of their tveloved Sovereign, with reiterated applause. • 7 6. ... , 5• • , THE. HISTORY OF COCK ROBIN; Q. THE BOULOGNE BULLETaN. . Tows MALI,ING. ---.--. . On Saturday evening, at our theatre, was pee. formed the comedy of the Will, with the rnusicaf entertainment of The Pr;ze, the net rece;pts of which are intended to increase the fund established at Li.ovp's, for the benevolent purpose of relieving ' the wants, and alleviating the woes of the widows and orphans of those brave men, who fell in the late Onions anion off Trafalzar. 'I he house seas ex tremely well attended, and had to boast much beauty and fa-.hion, among whom were Lady and S:r Ilserev HAWLEY, Lady S r ASHOPIN JOHN LARKING. Esq. and family, Colonel Do..vs %lAN, and family, Ilriga dicr.Major WA V GHT, Captain and Mrs. Mir!, bll. :Scc. At the end of the Play, some appropi iate lines I were spoken by Mr. Tirol TER. BALL AT AB.ERDEF:AY. On Moe.slay se'nnittht, a grand ball and supper were given by the Most Noble the Marquis of HUNT LEY, to all the Nobility and Gently in Aber deen and the neighbourhood. The entrance to the house was through an ornamented portico, decorat ed with various et-loured lamps, and above the portico was placed a most beautiful transparency, in which the bust of Lott] Net.sops was placed, on a pedestal, inscribed to his memory ; in the centre was a figure Of Britaallia, in a dignified attitude, ' placing a wreath of laurel on his Lordship's bust. The rock on which Le stood, was inscribed " &t -hymus ruts, the wares" From behind the rock, wa; seen a chip of war, dismasted, and the tricoloured el ig under the Union Standard. A bust of His MA JEW!, in an oval frame, occupied the superior part of the opposite side of the picture ; ;.r.und the frame, " Gvel tare the Max ;" the whole brilliantly illuminated, and decorated with a border of colour ed lamps. The arrangements and supper displayed the kaoven taste and magnificence of the Noble I-lost. Among the company were, the Duchess of Gonnops, the Earl and Countess of Ea Rot., the Eatl of KINTONI, Viscount and Viscountess Biome, General and Mrs. HAY. Sir WILMA Sd and Miss Foasts, of Fintray ; Sir Wit.t.i•sa and Lady JOHNSTON, the lion. Major RAMSAY, and many persons of fash.ien. VEGAI. HOUiE. On Thursday, the 21st instant, the Most Noble the Marquis and Marchioness of DoasoaL gave a splendid entertainment at Donegal House, Belfast, Ireland. The splendour aria elegance of the entertainment were suitable to the House of CuCHI CH EST ER and Do- NEGAL. The tables were covered wish the most choke violists, and various fruits in great abun dance. Three arches, formed of green branches, extend ed the whale length of the table. 'J he centre was surmounted by a beautiful transparency, represent ing His Worst v, with a naval hero laying the French and Spanish standards at his feet ; under which was this inscription, NVVI we are crowned with Honour and Glory. Above the arch nearest the }lea,' of the table was another transparency, representing the British Fleet in aftion with the Combined Fleets of the enemy, and the Vi , tory and the Sasta,um , , lashed in close anion, under which was this inscrip tion : Vir, have Anished the work which Nelson began. On the top of the arch, at the lower end of the table. was a transparency, representing several of the enemy's ships having struck to the British Fleet, with their flags surmounted by the British colours ; under which was this inscription: Brave NA,rin's rotatory will live for ever. These natural and artificial ornaments were so judiciously arranged, that the eye feasted with id creasing luxury on the enchanting scene. Among the company were, The Mtlit N hie the Marquii of Hertford, the night Hon. Earl ONed, Hun. Chichester Skeffnigton, Hi•n. W. J. Stet fington, Lady Harriet Skeffingtun, Laity Jocelyn, Gelle'3l elephant. Cu'onel Skerrit, Arthur Chichester, H. AS. Harvey Esq. Edward May. E-q. Mrs. May, Thomas Verner, Mrs.. Verner, Edward May, Jun Esq. And several other Ladies and Gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. . - - BALL AND SUPPER AT LTtiN. The Lynn Ball and Supper, in celebration of the glorious viefory off Trafalgar, was attended by 300 'Ladies and Gentlemen of the town and neighbour hood—amongst whom were, Lord and Lady FA LK. LAND, Lady Annovea, Sir Mart IN, Lady, and the Misses FoL leh Sir J ACOII As r L ev, Mr. COKE, the Hon. Colonel WA LPOLK, Sir JOHN SHELLEY, &c. &c. The company met at eight o'clock ; dancing commenced almost immediately, and was continued with great spirit and vivacity Lill twelve. Supper was then announced, and the Ladies ushered into the great Hall, which was fitted up for the occasion with emblematical ornaments of various kind., in a highly a ppropriate manner. The Ladies first sat down at three tables, covered with every delicacy of the season, and decorated with a tasteful variety of con feaionary. 'I be walls of this venerable Hall were hung rotund with flags and banners, giving it a resemblance of the hall of an ancient Baron. Over the door leading into the hall-room was a striking transparent likeness of their ever-to-be-lamented nuotryman and neighbour, Lard NELSON, With this motto—" Pauline, qui meruit, ferat:"—A look at this figure was a melancholy drawback on the festal cheerfulness of the evening. But few ser vants were admitted, and none necessary—the Gen tlemen taking upon themselves the delightful task of waiting on the Ladies. The few ensrushk WAS striking—a venerable hall hung round with banners and trophies of viElory--tables covered with viands in most exquinte taste, and surrounded with good humour, youth, and beauty._ After supper. dancing was re,umed, and the morning ended as the even ing began ; an entertainment that did honour to the taste af its condttdors, and to the fzelings of all who contributed to its cheerfulness and harmony. Yesterday, the Loyal North Britons. commanded by His Royal Highness the Duke of Susstx , had a fivid day in Grey's Inn Gardens. The Surrey Yeomanry, commanded by the Earl of Lticsstas, were inspthed, yesterday, at Croy ( deo, by Geacral PRIDICL. LAit nrrninnisti: * COURT OF Lit .pier.iti, Nov St -.. tett.tscaN and PIOA NT 11. C97RE. • . This was a bill filnl against the Defer:Ault, for the purpose of compelling him to make good his contract, and refer it to the Mitstet, to inure into what compensation should be al!ovred the Plaintiff out of his purchase-matey, in consequence of a &Ira of title. It appeared that Mr. Cooke had par chved the house, gai-dens, fi:lds, green house, and but-horse plants, - furniture, etc. held by the late E.trl of Rosalyn, at Bellasise, near Hampstead, un der lease from the Earl of Chesterfield. for the term of twenty-one years, with a covenant that the Earl should renew the lease twice, mak ing, in the whole, a term of sisty-three years. The covenant provided, that, should the eldest son and heir of the Earl, after his coming of are, or his assign., refuse to give renewals of the lease, the pair chasi_i should be entitled to such convensatina nut of the real or personal effeas of the said Eta. as his son should inherit from him, as should be award ed in an aaionnt damages, or a decree of a Court of Equity. Mr. Cooke ordered this estate to he sold by Mr. Shuttleworth, an auaioneer, at public ail ion ; but a sufficient sum not having been bid den for it in that way, Mr. Shuttleworth disposed of it by private contrast to Mr.l hare,who aa ad as aunt for Mr. Millegati, and the sale was concluded for the sum of 44001. Theie was an article in tile agree ment, that if any thing was mis-,fated or omitted in the represensetion. it should not violate the sales but be allowed Fr by the purchaser, in proportion to the amnont of the whole purchase. The agreement was made on the 27th April, on the 28th possession was given at the request of Mr. Millegan, and the de. fea in the title was discovered on the 2d of May. On the 4th of the same month, notice was given to Mr. Mille an, that, it he were dissat'sfied with the title. Mr. Cooke was Waling to relieve him from the whole of the agreement ; on the 6th he began his improve ment's on the estate, and, on the itli filed t' is bill in Chancery, to be allowed a compensation for the detca of title. The application was sepporred, at considerable length, by Messrs. Rostrata and Newsoto, and very ably tesisted by the AT rotto s v.G E N E s AL , Mr. Rtcli A ens, and Mr. MARTIN. These latter gentle men argued, that the lands were held by Lord . . Chesterfield, under lease from the Dean and Chap- ilitaggi ter of Westminster, who had not prover to give a '.- lease for m ire than three years, or twenty-one years. The purchaser, therefore, was hound to take it upon the best title the vender could assign to him, such as it might he. They thought it impossible for the Master to estim tre the value of any compensa tion between the difference of 2t and 63 years; and the more so, as it might be possible for Lord Clans terfield to fuffil his covenant, by using his br at or in fluence with the Dean and Chapter t renewals of the lease before the rerpeStive terrcs were tors. ! - clu .led. On the other hand. it was urged, that as the vein. Ilk der had made a d.fferent represen t a tion from the ' co, the purchaser was entitled to an abatement of the pwchase-money in preportion to the different¢ bet's. een the title which he received, and that wbich it w..s represented so be As there was not tim- for going through the whole of the case, the 1.0110 CfI4NCELLon ordered it to stand over for a future bearing. . . COURT OF ICING'..BEN::II, Wurminshm, Nov. V. CRIMINAL INFORM NTIONS. Mr. DISK'S?, on behalf of I. Wing s:lde Itte. a Mairiorate of Rutlandshire, applied far leave to file a Criminal Information aoairot Mr. J. Thomp son, an Attorney, residi'g at. Stamford, for an in sult, with intent to pro li'ke him to fight a du.l. l'he affidavit of Mr. Wing6.ltl set forth, that he. O. gether with five other genilem in, of Rutlande re, was possessed of a fishery, on which frequent de predations had been comm tied, and they were an• der the necessity of pnblis' ing a notice, that any person or potion found trespa sing upon this fishea y, would he prosecuted with the tom ist rigour of the law. Some time after this not Ce, a servant of Mr. Wingfield's found Mr. Thom pson, with some friends, amusing themselves in fishing upon the river in ques tion, and desired to know their names ; which Mr. Thompson refusing, was bought before a aright:our ing Magi.trate, and cotiviaed in a penalty of Si. The next market day, in the town of Stamford, where there was a vast number of t'armers, and other persons, Thompson, accosting Mr. Wingfield, told him he was a dirty scoundrel, and he took that pub lic opportunity of teUing him so ; ar.d he thought to have found him a gentleman, but was disappoiuted. These expressions were repeated. before all the people in the market ; and Mr. Wingfield replied, that he had done nothing but what be had a right to do, as Mr. Thompson had refused to give his name to his servant ; he alss said, he supposed he (Thompson) wished to provoke him to strikes to which Mr. Thompson answered, hr did not wish he should ; and. although he himself was a profer einnal man, he was a gentleman, but did not expea to find Mr. Wingfield one. The Court considered thii a case roach more proper to go before a Grand Jut,' of the County. than one in which their Lordships could interfere. The rule. therefore, was refused. iiii , Rim°, o. 'CLAY'S° S'Ai woos. This sis as a rnle for a criminal information, ob tained by Mr. GA 'mow on the first day of the term, as mentioned in our Paper of the 7th of November, inst. against the Defendants ; the first a Lieutenant, and. tke second Assistant-Surgeon, in the 433 Regi ment of Font. The former for writing. and the latter for carrying, a challenge to Mr. roxcroft, an Attorney, at Nottingham Mr. ER.oolst. and Mr. Mara ttlr, on behalf of the Defendant, Mr. Wilde, %hexed muse against this rule. In his nffidavir, he exp: eared great sorrow and contrition for the offence he bad been guilty of ; which the Learned Counsel admitted, war being the bearer ef a dims challenge to fight a duel, and called for very severe animadversion from their Lordships; but they trusted, upon the disclosure of all the circumstances, the Court would be of opi nion, he was not a subjeft for a criminal informa tion. Lieut. Keating had eontraaed a debt with the sisters of Mr. Folcroft, in 1797 ; and, in September last, Mr. Folcroft asked Rim to settle the business. Re answored t he knew scathing about it a asi,..if he I