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771 E BOURBONS. The Hamburgh Mail has brought letters from Hittan. dated the 19th of September, at which time Iles Mojesty the King of France, and His Royal Hi T hiress the Duke of Angouknre still continued A Swedish cutter, however, had arrived at and Luis the XVIII. and his nephew in. voted to embark on the 37th for Calmar, in Sweden. A Russian nobleman and privy counsellor had arrived on the 1 Ith at Mittau from St. Petersburgh, and had daily conferences with His Most Christian Majesty. In • very part of the Russian Empire which His It'..jesty visited, he received all the honours and diAtnetions paid to legitimate Sovereigns. l.le was lodged on the I yth, in the spacious Palace of the Dukes of Courland, the former Sovereign% of that country, and bad a guard of honour of 100 men. This latter distinelioa His Majesty wished to decline; bat the Emperor of Russi., had given stria orders to that effea The Queim of France and the Dachess of Angoult me soli reside at %Vat saw, to which place the King of Prussia has invited His Majesty to re- turn, uric: irg protcaion and hospizality. No account has been received from or o f Hi s R oya l Highness Monsieur, since the !hooka,, gurobrig parted f urn him in a gole of wind shortly alter he sailed from Yarmouth ; but hopes are entertained that His Royal Highness will have reached Sweden before hits 'loyal Brother shad have left Courtand. Tits meeting of the Royal Brothels at Calmar has g, yen rise to several rumours; but nothing is known for cerain respefting its übjed. Many think that not even Monsieur himself was fully apprised of its nature when he left this country. The report in Courland sit, that Bonaparte has made anoth r offer to the Bourbons, proposing to make them Kings of Lott). body, in consideration of their abandonment in his ft their right and title to :he Throne of Ftaa• .!. Cois report. however, does not appear entitled to much credit, as it is well known that Louis ihe XVIIIth has recently declared that he wn•tld tccrpt nothing from Bonaparte, but tile throne of his ancestors. IIcELAXD. DUBLIN, OCTOBER 1 A convoy for the West Indies is appoiated to sal from Cork Tin the Ist of Vovezob :r. Thercdiy monist ii,s Majesty's sloe" A T io, etrain Kmoe, arrived in Cork harbour from a Saturday (Michaelmas- lay)._ the Lord Mayor, accompanied h. the Cnt t f Matz;strate el,s, th; Aldermen, She riffs, Common Couttril, and City t, prneeded in state to Christchurch, where they beard divine ,erviee. EXTRACr VII(1111 A vitvArt LETT6I. Meisel. St Let:et and ft‘e(:an, two of the Land waiters on the Custom house Qua , , have been ex amined on oath before Oe unmissioners .if En /miry, as to the - ature of their offices, tees, &c. &c as also Mr. Hammerrisn, Clerk of the ships and art-;-s, in the Long Room. Their examination Mt up several day and was as minute as the cues-etaminatson of a witness in a court of jnutice. Alderman Meredith Jenkin, the new Lord Mayor, was swum into office this day, lame 1-lis hated iettey Lieutenant !slurs. Blotham and Tharp, the new Sheriffs, were afterwards sworn be fore the Recorder and the Lord Mayor. The liveries of the Lnrd Mayor and Sheriffs are very &gams superfine scarlet cloth, with rich gold epau lierlt and gilt buttons. The new carriages are very seat and genteel; the .1-oed Mayor's and Sheriff Blealram's are very dark, with silver mounting, and Sheriff Thisrp's a light tea green. The house of and —. atrity agents. love this dav ttoed par ment. They were con liana ascot the first and most respeflable buses idholin. in that line, ,and were of more than tiny leas standing. I.w poi., of this city have suffer' d considerably fer want of seater, nu. there is now a prospeft of relief: the Grand Canal ('ompany having. at the request of government, ordered the city Navin to be filled Even in the higher orders, the want of water was seemly fek. I dined a few Jays ago with a lady .in the neighbournoad of Moninjos, who assured me the renter which boiled the kg of mutton she had on her table, cost her eigi.tpence. tr,u are anxious, you say, to be made acquainted with every particular cones ruing the Jerusrlem Wheat, the manner in which it has heel; iiirroclnced into Ir:land, aril in what reap •dt it is superior to tk +Ergot species of that grain already in use. The following information as to those points. you may rely on as cornea ; they are in part drawn from rny own observation, and partly taken from the report of others, to whose veracity 1" can im. plkitly trost.• About three year, age, Mr. Doran, a respettanle &igen of Driblta who rents a sma:l farm from Mt. Luke White, in passing through Tbotnas-street, observed a s hear of Jerusalem Wheat, neatly bound up, and v.:vended as a sign over the door of a little ale-house. Vae owoer of this house, he found, upon enquiry, had been a domestic of the late cekbrated Thomas Whalys, and had accompanied him about fourteen years ago to Jerusalem. from whence he had brought this Wheat merely as an ohjeet . of curiosity. Having purchased it for a fee- shillings, he carefully picked out the few grains it still contained, and which, as eight be supposed. from the use to which it bad been applied, were much damaged and decayed by the weather. 'the produce of these, having first ascertained its quality, he sowed the miming year 01 a psece of ground which he had carefully pre- Pared for that purpose; and was rewarded with a clop so abundant, as to enable him to extend the benefit of his discovet y to the neighboining Gen **nen and k drillers. The average produce of one grain of this wheat is from fifteen to twenty stem; eAeh stem branches tart at top into three heads, each of seltio'l co:.r *ins more grains t hen an ear of common wheat ustrail: does. Floc rhol sow an Irish ace. the average produce tch is eigheen barrels of twv.ty von. e.teh. The stems are of the tLickaess and a- t..a A tfi of a ig "- A reed. and cif-dually: 'resist the heir'. st rains and most blowing weather, 'so as that it cannot be lodged a quality, by the Ire, very oece.sary in a wet and variable climate Alue grain is in i.self rt the v ery Lest quality, thin X , Lir.t.cd• full ar..l round, and makes a great quantity a flour. I ams Ace. THE ATTACK UPON THE BOULOGNE 11.4)TILL1. DEAL, OCT. 4. The attempt at Boulogne was to try the praCtica bility of burning the enemy's ships, when out in Boulogne roads. For this purpose a new sort of fireship was invented. Three smacks were loaded with barrels of gun-power, covered with flint stones closely stowed together, so as to make the greater explosion. The smacks were sunk very low in the water, painted to resemble the sea, so that at night they could scarcely tie distinguished from the water ; they looked like a large chest or a large plank float ing ; below them was hung a box of machinery, something like clock-work : it would go anytime from ten minutes to sir hours, after a line was pulled ; the person conduCling it was to time the period of ex ptosion so that it might go off with more effed--- The smack. bei'sg towed by our ships as near as possible to th- enemy, were then to be rowed by a person in a small boat, called a catamaran, which he was to paddle, the cittamai - an being very low in the water. Ihe whole of this apparatus could scareely be distinguished from the sea. Of the smack oily a plank could be seen floating, and only the person's head above water in the catamaran could be distinguished. Besides these smacks there were five sloops fitted as fire ships; they were towed in by Deal boats. The coffers or smacks were silently cot:1151A inside the French ships, that is between them and the shore. They were not at all disco vered, nor did the enemy seem to apprehend what was going on. The smacks were condueed up to the enemy's ships, laid close along side of them, and fastened to them. The persons condo Cling them then set off the machinery, giving themselves time to escape, an . then paddled away in their cata marans. The explosion took place most hap pily, and three vessels • of the enemy of the large t class were immediately on fire. The French now began to fie their cannon and musquetry, and make a terrible bustle; but they were so taken by sur prise and astonished, they knew not what to do.— At this time the five sloops fitted as fire ships were sent down upe.n there ; one of them, by some acci dent. burned too soon; another, the French boarded as a ;wise, a: d a great many of their boats filled with soldier were a -mind it when it blew up, and lid dread: U 1 rilisehiel, blowing up in the air or drowning everal hundreds of the enemy. The other five sloops went away in fine style, and did great mischief. The explosions and illuminations were beyond every thing grand ; many vessels ail on fire, with their yards and rigging blazing, were seen sailing, some to devour, some trying to escape. The whole of our Boulogne squadron were close to the enemy, out of reach of the land-bat text, s. Lord Keith and Sir Home Popham were on board the Mosaerb ; Lord Melville was either on board the Monarrit or the Amiable. All the boats of the fleet were ordered out, and were rowing about, to pick up any of oir men that might be wounded, and thrown into the water. Happily not one life was lost, and only one Midshipman was wounded in the cheek. Such was the good conse quence of keeping this attack secret. The enemy had no expeCtation of it, and were completely asto nished. The tremendous explosions and blazes struck them with a panic. They took to their boats, fired musquetry and cannon without objelt. After our fire-ships had all been properly &posed, our squadron drew off. as they were very near the shore. deuce the attack, 53 of the en-my's ships were counted outside of Boulogne ; at day light after the attack, only seven or eight could be seen. Eleven w. r.: at one time count :c1 on fire, and it is supposed about forty were destroye I, though-some. pedalos, escaped into Boulogne h;:rhour before day light in the morning. !he attack began at ten at night,and the last explosion was a little oefore f air o'clock in the morning 1 gale springing np, our fl, et stood away for the Downs, Where they arrived last night. ds Melville ant Kiitli, and a large party, went to Mr. Pitt, at IValiner, to congratulate him on the success of this experiment. it was first intended to have been made among some craft at Dunge ness ; but it was determined to try it at once on the eaemy, and the result is. that if the French lay out in any nitintsers, we can burn them ; and then most lay out in numbers, as it will take several days to g mat all their flotilla for an attempt at invasion. By lies , fiteships we shall be able to destroy the first detachment before a second or a third can arrive; so that it seems we have hit upon a plan of defeating this mncl -boasted Boulogne Armada. When it WAS first known here the attempt had sue ceitdrd, the destruftion of 40 or 30 vessels was mag niii-al bite 150. The particulars I sow send are warier[ (runs the mouth of an Officer who com manded one of the boats cent to pick up the men. At the close of the Poll yesterday, for the Eke tion of a Lord ►dayor, the numbers appeared as follow For Mr. Ard•rrnan Per.hard . . . . 1681 Mr. SMerrnan Shaw Mr. Alder nay Flower The Poll Books will be again open this morning, at nine o'clock, and finally &se at thice in the after. noon. Yesterday, at three o'clock, a complete detach ment of flying artillery from Woolwich. were in sprEtni by His Royal Highness the Con m ANDLR in Cisisr. at the Horse Guards. The dericiinient consisted of three curricle guns and carria7rs, a mortar and carriage, five ammunition waggi.ns, and several carriages for troops, extra horses and wheels, corap:ete forges, and various other equipments fur the conveyance of troops. After the inspeaion, and several trials and mancauvres upon the Parade, they proceeded to Pinney, upon their Way. as it was supposed, to Partsmouth. 1 hursday a Board was held at the Adnsi ratty, for the examination of disabled seamen and marines, fur admission into Greenwich Hospital. The homage or acknowledgment of the Heredi tary Imperial dignity of Austria is now fixed for the Ist of November next, on which day His Imperial biajesty, accompanied by the Great Officers of States and his whole Court, will go to the Cathedral church of St. Stephen. to bear High Mass and a Te Thum. The Grand Marshal of the Court has, in cense qaence, sent is Circular Letter to all the Privy Counsellors and Chamberlains, requesting their pre sence at th'a solemnity, and that they will all join the Procession in their State-coaches. drawn by us horses each. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A ballot was yesterday taken at the East India House upon the following question, viz. " That Mr. James Henry Casamajor be per mitted to return to Madras with his tank in the Company's service." . . . . At six o'clock the glasses were Enslly closed, and delivered to the Scrutineers, who shortly afterwards delivered in their re:tort, that the numbers were in favour of the question. The Chairman then stated, that Mr. Casamajor was permitted to return to Madras with his rank in the Company's service, three parts in four of the Proprietors of East India Stock having agreed to the same by the ballot of the day. The ballot was very numerously attended. Yesterday a Court of Direetors was held at the India House, when the following India !milt ships were taken up for the Company's service: ScaVvr Csale Surat Ca .tle They are to bring home a cargo of teas from China, and are afterwards to be engaged in &e Company's service for four voyages, under the Court's advertisement of the 24th of August last. The Court also permitted Henry Bonham, Esq. to build a new ship, of 820 tons hurthen, in the room of the Kent, which was captured by a French pri vateer, otf the Sand Heads, in the Bay of B•:ngal. She will be launched in November, 1805, and is to be commanded by Mr. Juhn Hall ; the chief officer of the Kent, Capt. Riviapton, bar commander, hav ing been tinf“rtunately kilted in the engagement. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wed nesday next. BIRMINGHAM, Ocz . . 4. COUNTY ELECTION. The eleaion of a Knight of the Shire to succeed the late Sir G. S. Evelyn, Bart. as one of the Mem bers for this county, took place at Warwick, on Monday. The Court met at the County Hall be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, when the Ad of Parliament was read, the Sheriffs sworn, and the usual formalities of the occasion were proceeded through. Mr. SHELDON, of Weston House, near Mipston, first addressed the Freeholders. He solicited the attention of that very respeaable Meeting, to the pretensions of a candidate who possessed very emi nent qualifications for discharging a duty of trust and impnrtance equal to that of becoming a Member for the County; that Gentleman was Charles M'or daunt, Esq. whom he had the honour to propose as a proper person to represent the County on the pre sent occasion. Mr. Ltoot next rose. He. congratulated the Meetin& on the prospect of seleding a Representa tive wttaout disturbing the Peace of the County, as there was but one heart and one voice prevailing on the subjed from one extremity of the Shire to the other. He concluded a short, but neat and energe tic speech, by seconding the motion of Mr. Sheldon, and warmly recommending C. Mordants:, Esq. to the choice of the county. Mr. Moanauxt then rime forward to address the Hall. The most grateful shanks (Ise observed) were due from him to that numerous and most respeet able body of Freeholders who were shoot to confer upon him the honourable and flattering distinction of representing them in Parliament. It was incumbent upon him to discharge the duties of their hign trust with the most scrupulous fid -lity. and all the abi lity he could call forth ; and he felt some confidence that his exertions would not be unsuccessful. When Mr. Mordaunt had finished his speech, which was appropriately ch , ssen, and elegantly de livered, a bunt of approbation resounded througn :he hall for a few minutes. The deed was signed by a large number of Freeholders, and tie represen tative was soon afterwards condueted to a chair, or namented with flowers, blue ribbon+, Ste. and car ried from the hail to the Warwick Arms Tim, where a sumptuous dinner was provided, to celeorate the event. The Duke of MiCKLIIIIIICROII has lately sent a courier to Petersburgh, to communicate, it is said, his apprehensions, le%t the preparations making by the French in the EleSorate of Hanover may be designed for the invasion of 'his Duchy. His High ness has likewise sent to Berlin, to sound the dispo sition of that Cabinet, in case any support sh, uld be wanted. The French in Hanover make no scruple to declare publicly, that it is the intenti of their Government to occupy Mecklenburgh, should a rupture take place between Russia surd France. We are authorised to contradiet a paragraph copied from the French into some of the Engli.h Newspapers, in which it is stated, that Sit JANES CR 5...1 roil; broke his parole in quitting France. It is impossible, at present, to iay before the public the circumstances of this gentl.man's departure from that country, in which he WAS treated with uncom mon rigaur. Suffice it, therefore, in the mean time, to say. that be was mg board by any he ann.:ever to ►t arai et. Vie report in an Evening Paper of Thursday, on the authority of a letter from Cadiz, that the tribute which Spain pays to BONAPARTE 1•, 31 the ' l e., and mast advaht”yruret mode of conveyance, se :t in British men of war to England. and afterwards re spitted to France by liamburgh, we Lave just rea sons to consider, at least inaccurate, if not unfound ed. It is well known, from the French Papers, that several millions of dollars have arrived from Spain, under escort of Spanish Dragoons, at the French truntier town of Bayonne, where Beet AAAAA a's commissaries of treasury have been to receive the money, and to accompany it, attended by French eras frrreer, to Paris. That this is both the nearest and saint way, no one can deny. As to irs being the most advantageous m o d e , it e n y diffi cult to be conv:r.ced of it. when we are actin :inted with the known faits, that, insteall of England send ing over bullion or cash to Harnber, h, every packet from klusum carries over to Engiand rem:colees in ready money, sent by the merchants of Hainhurgh, Lubeck. and other Continental commercial cities.— The assertion from Cadiz is pills:011y an invention to keep us in good hum.mr with the uninterrupted arrival there of money destined for our irreconcile able foe. ,~.. . tlfE ruf,P. NEWMARKET FIRST 'OCTOBER MEETING. THU SSD% V, OCTOBER 4. A Gold Cup, by Eight Subscribers , or upwards, at logs. each, for : 11 - ages (t.vu-year olds excepted). Across the Flat. Sir C. Buishisiy*s E:etnor, 6.er. Mr V.rtion , a, 3 yr mid, sst. lilib. . Mr. Wation's Lignin tisi. 101 h. Mr Define Radcliffe's Annie d, ag td, 90. 7111. Mr. Wilson's Lun i ix, 6-vr' old, 9st. llb. Mr. Fi.ith's Brighton, ag.td, 8,1 :rib I.d. F. G. Osbonae's Elizabeth, Vir. old, 70. General 3parrier'4 Carve!, by Buzzard, 0 tr. old, 70. 7!b. Mr. Mellish's b. c by Anteus, tlayr. old, Tar. Lord Gras %g ooer. Rouge Dragon, 3.1 r old, 7st. M.. 11.ogo c ilea G-er old, Gat 101 b Mr. WAo.4l's 1.1111.44 ii. 3-ye Slb. Mr. F.. irrleu'. Latitat, by N.Vascv, 3.yr. aM , 50. 129 r. Mr. Fri...oth% Zephyv, 3 •r. old , 'pit 7h. Mr. (.sr aU, oe. Ilh • . Mr. Wriatilaiii••• old, Sst. 101 b. . Sir F Neale 's Rambo, 4- r. old, So 71b. . • • •de Four to I against El , -attor 5 to 1 against Lig r num V ite— I 0 •totl against Lennox-6 to lag tittsi Buzzard-3 to I against Malta. The Judge could plate only'tlnee: The King's Plate of 100 gs. for four-year olds cat: , ing lOst.411) .ir olds list 61b.--six-yrat olds 12,t —and age. • 12sx. 216 % H. C. wf Grafton% b. f. Paraaa, 4 yrs. old . . 1, Mr. N'PliCliA gr. c. Sir Harry Dioisdtle, 4 so. old . S,r if b. h. 4/Veleon, & tri. old Mr. HowrortiCi VI •h. Slapbarig, aged . _ Mr. Wilroii• eh. h Lennox, Gis. old . • • dr Five to 4 against F4rasol 7 -7 to 4 against Sii ry Dimsdale-5 to 2 against Walton. • Mr. Mellish's Eagle, Sc'. 10111 belt the Duke of Graftage{ P c Nis, Gat Two-year old C. sour. 11 to to on &eel Lori til-o-igenoes Regaled* 7cr itMb. rure l veri 73ge. fr o m Mr riuwurih's tiered, B.t 10. Y. T M M Pegs, Duke of Grdet .n's Parasi.l, B.t. received 444:. friiin Lord Foley's c. by Waxy, fat. B.b. T. 4. At tongs. h. ft. . , a . 4 • A letter from Warsaw, of the Stli Sept. says& 4 , Immediateiy after the first notification, that, an information had been given by the billiatil T tishin keeper, Coulon, relative to a plot fur poisoning tL. Count de Lille, orders were seat down from Berlin the Government hetc to inquire into the Affair with, all possible strianess, in order, that if the infornsa4 tions were well foUnded, those concerned in such design might be punished with the utmost rigour di the law, or if it were false, and it mere intrigue, the authors of the F' on, and particularly Coulon & might in like manner re Ave punishment. This inquiry, since Coulon and his wife 1 ave. been Aps prehen•led, is now carrying en with t titmta: an. % tivity and care ; Ana from the result itiziler:o, it may. with certair.ty be declared, that Cle wh,,le plot 'cff poisoning is a mere invention, and that, in parties. lar, the French Commercial Agent, Boyer, wink ha , remained for some time at V...rs,tw, and ;who. name has been compromised bf , tli ir. :he information, of Coulon, and in the pu'illc Jouhta:i, Was not in the least concerned in the affair." Thursday tau, the Exeter liumine Society he'd their quarterly meeting, at which twenty.rme persons received rewards to the amount of 7:. los 61. for rescuing from death seventxn children, between thr ages of three and twelve, in .he course o::::. pie- ceding quarter, several or whom were in imminent danger of being drowned. Every qss.ute•.ly meet-. ing of this Society gives additional proor„ if such were necessary, of the excellence of the institution. We trust, that the notice wkich the Society for the Suppression of Vice ar e n ow circulating anapng, tare Publicans, cautioning them against ilm vAry improper and illegal praiSace of sniff e%; .Tidpitug in their houses on the Lord's Day, p irtliaaarly. dieing Divine Service, will have the effect of stop pion such pra9ice in future. It is a notorious pra.ftice with pasty tradesmen ter. take apprentices for the sake of a flee, when they have not sufficient work to employ the lads, and teach them their bwiaess. They couseqeeatly er.gage them about more menial service, and the young la.la. are frequently turned nu:, at the e xpir a ti o n of t h e i r 1 term of servitude, without a sufficient knowledg : of their trade. The father of a boy, who was visas, circumstanced, brought the master before one of the Justices of Police yesterday. Upon the fat briny: stated, brim oath, that the %titter failed to inst:tt A the boy in his trade, and that he was otily employe in running of err a nds, t he indeiteret were or der s to be handed over to another ?Lister. i A most atrocious plot to rob god moider a. 'tinier was disclosed on Monday Lot at Eddie* Camp. A Mr. HY M AN, from Hilsea Barracks., had engaged with the Colonel of the 44 h regiment, to mess the Offi:ers at this camp; but the ;side pn • Ilion of his wife, rendering i: nczeisary to giv..• op ' the business, he, about ten days suite , g a ve n o t c a is the Colonel t hat he woul.f. remain on the genii •d only until the Colonel could i titerw.se provide him- • s:lf. The Colonel acc.:rdingly provided himselt with a suttler h the course of last weik, and Mr. HY M A N's accounts were supposed to be s.ttled on . Ssi.d.iy. A gang of the 44:h, in ru nber twenty. one, supposing Hritafir to have taken a consider- I able sum of mrn_y from the Mike .s. c nc:rted s ! plan for entering his canteen, nut: d: .i ; II" , 1 AN 1 and his wife, srizing their p r ope rt y, .. n I :::en tat in , ao the Colonel's horses, to s e t hi : s:a b' es on fi re , in the confusion which wo u ld re s ult i n t h e camp , o effen their escape. Mr. Hvaisif is hudebted for his life to the manly and spirired exertions of Cal .. tains Citearrx and LANs, who, by lone means not yet known, got intimation of the hot., id intcn- tient of the conspirators; an.l it twelve eel . ck on Monday night, the very night the horrid deed was to be perpell-itted, called out a guard, and p!aced th'm at the entrance of lives% s settling bao.h. 'll.a were's, halt—front, awaked prior lir st A. 4. Vero had:. retired to rest aboat two li , urs; Cant. LAM., bow. ever, roused him out of had, and who he common.. • cited the first intelligence of his di:lg r, apprised him that he had gra f rut al the 'iII:ALA in cushidy. The Ticket 10,231, dr.wn on Wednesday a Pride. of 10,0001. vra.: s..ld in One Quarter, One Eitthdli• And Ten Sizventh at litsn's Oi N.,. 4, Cornhill, and No- 9, Chari-cr - i,j, w ' ir'e the Ticket draw., Prize ci 1,0001. oa Jay last was also sold and registered —The Ott Ls. nate Holders may receive their nr , rey o t demand. A either of the above ()ekes t wheie Ticket. and shares will centime on isle. waorantel un,.:rasers. until this morning, nine o'clock, when the C0,6144.b Day's Diatetng will gr . iriut red ,mael le. (41