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:~ . 10.-. As. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. 11111111 ACT OF A LETTER 'mot A GERTAIIIIIII 19 !MESHING. D,STO'llarr. 117, 18op. DEAR Sta--it is a ttataintl suppositibil that yon would wish to know the state of affairs herr, inde. pendent of the interest it • may be to many of the readers of The Limerick Gazette, should you wish to publish any of the following 'facts diately previous to quitting South Siveland, we destroyed all the French batteries, and embarked their runs on board our transports; they consisted of 14-pounders and 6-inch howitzers, both classes of which were as good guns _perhaps as could be made. The batteries id Fort Bathz, and that near the village of Waartleii, were the most considerable; we now evacuated the island, and with the next tide were opposite this town. I imagined I Mile on my way to England with the brigade of artil lery I was all along attached to ;' hut sects were the numbers of sick in Flushing, that an order was sent out by a, cutter to direct all medical Hikers on shore. I was the only one that. could be found, the other vessels, with the medical staff of regiments, being farther on their passage to riigland ; I never witnessed a more melancholy sight than on entering this place, scarcely a house escaped that had net been penetrated by a shot, or still worse by a shell, many were struck by six, se ven, eight, or ten, others entirely in ruin ; the Stadt- Mouse, which ceriainly must have been a noble edi fice, has now only its principal front remaining, to give the stranger an idea of what it once was ; this largest church here, with its steeple, fell in with a tremendous crash—now the solitary shell remains, with the lead on the edges of the roof nicked all round, and Ilmmitng like so many icicles. The numbers killed duringthe siege, I understand, were aosuparat vele few; one shell, however, killed and vrouinled eighteen of the inhabitants. Since I came here, i have visited the positions, batteries, kr. of our farces during the attack, which. from what 1 have heard, and indeed myself observed, were mann viably calculated fur the reduction of a much inure extensive and stronger place than this. Flushing is • large town, the streets in general are open and wide. and the canals that communicate through it, in various directions. are as useful for the convey ance of goods, as ornamental to the place. The only vessels worth ineutiouing that were found on the stock. here, were a 74, which our carpenters are now taking to pieces ; a frigate and a corvette they are finishing. Tue state of the sick here is truly la mentable, there are upwards of Atlo Wilier/ in hospital, exclusive of 139 vent 100 ,to England. The 2.J.1 regiment of foot have only 11 effective men, the proportion of sick iu the other regiments is from 430 to 500 men; you cannot *Mk out with out seeing either a group of poor fellows going to tl* hospitals for admiesioo, or a dreary funeral up and diovn. I performed the tad office of bearer to au old brother officer and particular frieuii a few days ago ; the 77th regiment buried two 0/1 . 4- c-rs in two succeeding 414% less than a week.—. The priocipsil remedy f a ir the diseases picialent here, is bark, which ar are out of, amid 1 thick it is miaccouatable that we do not get a supply ; We are slow four sky. , without if, cried frel th e l ase Imverely, as out tneu are daily ; what is still Morse. we cannot find soy tarilicioe as a substitute Half as effector! in preventing or connteractiag the sdfeetion. The remittent, intermittent ; awl typhus saltier Peers. are the principal diseases. The sol diers shins coma into the hospitals .either sith a tenesitteut sir iniarmaiiteut laver ; but those. its defi. pace of ell our exertions, assume in a *hod time the /NSW character the suddenness of the attack, the iedeecribable lemmas of spirits induced, and the lepiddebility end snaking that follow, are peculiar Characteristics of the disease. I have seen thaw* symptoms repeatedly. mid mild scarcely give ere. alit to them, was I not an immediate agitates to them. The hospit4s in general are neat and, cleanly in the eatretogs-and • cap:telly 'ventilated Arid fumigated. The 8. 4 01 Artillery, Hospital here st a nds foremost in thwo.reapeet; this is partly to be attributed to the excellence 444 a aituabon. ipar hopes' they have obtained for this purpose.— The last general return of the sick, inWalcheren, was 9,700. Brigadier-General Montrosaor coin mands here; Sir Eyre Conte, the Commander-in- Chief, resides st Middleburg..-the latter place is shout five iniles-frem this, sad exceed, it is every respect ; it is a large and handsome town, forti fi ed principally by an iosincose ditch; the streets are very broad, seat, end ; the Square is extensive, and remarkable for the Stadt.house. a beautiful huililitig indeed—a master-piece of ar chitecture.; the canals iu this tawu are really charming and picturesque, having many noble houses, gardens, and walks, situated on them.— What a pity it is, that this island is so unhealthy— it may well be celled a garden throughout—the cultivation of it exhibits, on every acre, the indus try of its inhabitants."—/ Limerick Gazette.) THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, Ocrossa IS. Dispatches were received, yesterday, at the Fo reign Office. from Flushing: IVe understand that the sickness of our troops is decreasing, end that the building of barracks, and other measures for the retention and protection of the Island, were in full activity. Goveriinst:iit have issued orders for replacing the buoys at the entrance of the Scheldt. Letters from Hollaild, or the 12th, arc said to have .eeu received, which mention that peace has actu- ally !well signrd between France and Austria.— They even pretend to know some of the terms, viz :—that Upper awl Lower Austria shall be placed at the disposal of Fritnve; and Out a French army shall be stationril, till the: pears with Eng- land, is those parts of the .instriait Enipire vehicle are to' vermin in the poo , ession of 'the ttligteroi FRA NCIL- 7 -lf peace has bora signed, it to extiaor &Rory there have been no rejoie.ngs on the French roast. - r The ladefatigabk fripte stewed, on Saturlay, at Plyinotstb, from Fermi. At Let departure the Spaniards were tnarelong in great race to attack ,Marshal NEY, who had fallen back on their ap yoach. They were well apppliad, awl in high We understand that Mr. Rossas DUNDAS SAUNDERS arrived in town yesterday to attend the Levee, this day, when he wilt be presented with the seals of the War Department. The lion. W. PoLs will at the same time take leave, preparatory to his immediate departure for Dublin, as Irish Secretary. We have been ratified for some time past with accounts from Weymouth, of the convalescence of her Royal Highness the Princess AMELIA. A re port, which, we trust, will prove unfounded, was prevalent, last night, in the west end of the town, that the complaint of her Royal Highness had taken a sudden and alarming turn. The medical report, last night, at the Duke of PORTLAND'S, stated, that his Grace was much better; but that, from the nature of his 'naiad), little hope could be entertained of his recovery.— His Grime, we understand, has entirely last bis ay petite, rad taken no food for sonic days. It will be seen; in our subsequent columns, that we have it not yet iu our power to announce an end of the disorder in Covent-Garden Theatre. That disorder we have uniformly opposed, from a pure and conscientious feeling and conviction, that it oa t not the voice of the people, but an uproar excited by a base and sordid faction, and kept alive by the most insidious and unjustifiable means. The first cry wine, " Shew us that there is cause for raising the prices." Cause war shewu, and the uproar increased. Next, " No CATALAN! !"—.CATALANI was given up, and the uproar increased. The real and ge nuine friends of " matitiegeriisur had, it seemo,.dis covered, that those abominable fortirsers, the licwats family, still remained ; and that fire disin terested gentlemen, of unsullied honour, had CD. tered into a conspiracy with the Managers to cheat the public. Attempt* having failed to en- Lst particular mules in the Opposition, recourse has In en hail to women, in hopes that any seve ray exercised upon the fair sex, would bring odium upon the Managers. - 'With a similar view, an old man, sinking into the grave, was, last night, put forward to raise a tumult which he could not hear ; mid, as will be seen our account, as reported front Bow-street. Sencto.l Midfield, shaman to a druggist in Bishorgate-street, was a second time brought out to harangue the audience, in the dress and character of a naval officer : thus violating the laws, and degrcding the na val prefepsion, by his ii.flaminatory language and gross itnpo,tnre. We hare never been strangers to the public voice, nor slow to whey Its eall; but we do confess. that, in these base subterfuges, these low and in-an stratagems, and all this prevarication and shnilling ofcomplaint and grievance, we mulct recognise a single accent of the public voice, nor a single hare of British cha racter. Yesterday morning Colonel Tersest, the Se cretary to.the Cuaninauder-in-Chief, transacted bu siness with Mr. PiIiCIETAL, at his house in Down ing-street. Yesterday Sir Dail q polDra held a public day et his office in the lionse-Guards, and gave audi enees to the Earl of Pewits, Sir Geosoe N was NTs mad Geoevals HARRIS and Ntcnota. We understand Mr. Conn, late Under-Secretary of State to Lord CaallaillEAGS, is to socceed Mr. HVIIIIII4OI, as Secretary to the Treasury. It is reported that it is His Masusev- r i most gra cious intention to restore, on the 25th instant, all the titles in the Scotch Peerage which had been forfeited since the year 1687. The detachments of the different regiments of the line belonging to the King's German Legion, at present at Lymiogion, are ordered to iiroceed to Portchester, which is to be considered, iu future, as the depot of the infantry of the Legion. From the most rutheutic intelligence from the isle of Walcheren, it appears that the deaths are decreased, though they now amount to erin per week. Three thoussud sick have been sent home lately, which takes all the serious cases away. Letters from Holland, of the lith instant, state, that the French have prohibited the exportation of wheat from any French or Dutch purl, under the severest penalties. The following extract from the Royal Courant of iloteterrlam, of the inth inst., sheos how little con nexion, commercial or political, Welchem' con now innirdain with tile re'4 of Zealand The Commander of the distriet of the province of VII. land informs sack persons whom it may concern, that all Mu Majesty's subjects, who a° far forget their dory, as to maiuttin any iiitircourse with the enemy in Walcheren, by purchasi..g say gouda pat lap to sale by them, either directly or tudii ectly, shall be considered nut tolls as criminals, but further he in capable of holding any odic,. under Nis Majesty. Those who have been compelled to quit Walehereo, and have sustained any lam of pcopeity thereby, may not come to aay tering with the eistiti ) for it, restoration, but dull , iu due time, be remaaeratcd by the Government. Letters from the Island of Walcheren, of the 13th instant, have been received. The following is en extract of a letter, dated " V 1 (I•VCRUSOII, OCT. 13, isno. " The skit in the hospitals are reeoiering beyond n...- Sure. Were it not foi the numher of convalescents in them of the okt disease, our hospitals, upon an 'venom would Out he more crowded than those of Loaland, I invaii at the moment of writing The old Government of 171 y% is about to be restored, and Gen Finch, it is said, will be our Commandant." A (:lateral Court. Martial sat...last week, at I last ings--Golonel %VOOO, of the East ?lliddle•ex Re giment, President, and Captain Bottamt, of the Nottingham Regiment, Deputy Judge-Advocate, for the trial of • Lieutenant of the Royal West Middlesex Militia, on charges of disobedience of orders 41111 11111Teri't fel CClllallei to his Command ing Offi:!tr. '1 he result is not yet toads known. ; 1‘ ; ; ii .1, v ; 1 • f 1„ JUBILEE AT WINDSOR. Each of the Royal Dukes 201 l4O Their Royal Highnesses the Princesses tot. each The Officers of the King's Own Stafford Regiment 5O The Mayor and Corporation ;to Lieut.-Colonel Desbrowe M.P. for iVintlaor. . 2O Richard Ramsbottom, ELI. M.P. for ditto to The Mitt, and Chapter, Canons, Prebends, Minor Ca nuns, and Gentlemen of St. George's Chapel SO - - - The inhabitants, in general, have subscribed very liberally. Her Majesty is making great preparations at Froginore, cud it is understood some very beautiful transparencies, illuminations, and fire-works, will be displayed that evening. The bands of the Royal Horse Guards and King's Own Stafford are to perforti in their full dresses. The principal No bility and (Autry of the neighbourhood, the Offi cers of the Royal Home Guards (Blues), and King's Own Stafford, and the young Gentlemen of Eton College, are invited to the fete. Lieut. B. 0. Fenwick. of the Blues has most liberally ordered a tine fnt ox to be rtia ted, . for the poor. The tion-commibsioned officers and privates of the Blues and King'', Own Statforeare to be re galed with roast beef and ate, at the expense of 'heir Officers, together with their wives and children, in their barrack-squares. A grand triumphal arch, designed by Mr. Wyatt, is to be erected in the centre of the town, and to he ornamented with beautiful transparencies, designed and painted by Wyatt, Jun., and Keenan. A very superb display of fire-works, on a grand design. is to be given in the noble avenue leading to the Great Park. The Maya► and Corporation will go in procession to Church. and afterwards partake of a sumptuous dinner at their Town Hall. _ . The Royal Horse Guards (Blues) and King's Own Stafford Regiment, are to assemble in front of Windsor Castle, under the command of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, and the Hon. Major-General Fitzroy, and to fire a royal salute and few-tiejoie ; at which the Corporation and principal inhabitants will attetiii uncovered. There will Le a ball and supper, on the following evening, at the Town Hall. L O 34 •A ‘ , 41 - • 1, The subscription for regaling the po.,r Already amounts to upwards of 1,0001.; among His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has sub- L scribed THE LYCEUM THEATRE. Mrs. EDWIN made her second appearance here. last night, is the Widow ly, and yea braid. with applause. by s crowded and elegant audience. Her acturg did not materially vary from her per fiirmance of Saturday.—lt wait also the iseccord ap pearance of Mr. KNIGUT. who confirmed the good impression which be mode on his debet.—Her Royal Highness the Princess of W Les and party, Lord apd Lady CaseLsstans, and several other Nobility, were present. As the season advances, we may expect to see this elegant house • con.tella tion of fashion. Yesterday morning, 1413 MAJESTY, Princesses Auctnirs and SOPIIIA, and the Duke of Calms- LAND, accompanied by Count Mussres, Lady ELY, General Frrzaov, Hon. Mr. VlLucas, and Colonel TAYLOII, rode on horseback in Windsor Great Park, and returned at twelve o'clock. The Duke of CUMBERLAND afuirwards set off fur London. The Duke of Kr.w-r left Windsor, on Monday afternoon, for Castleber-hill.. _ _ His MAJesTY is expected in town this day, from Windsor, to hold a Private Levee, and Privy Coun cil, at the Qe EN'S Palace. Earl and Countess CHOLHOSDELIT received, on Sunday hot, an express at Thames Ditto'', (mm Bury St. Edussod!s t stating, that Viteonnt MALPIAS was dangerously ill., /ler Ladyshtp and Dr. WHITTLE set off the same evening for Bury St. Edmond's, where her Ladyship is at present. The Doctor returned to town last night, and brought the gratifying account that his Lordship was better. Lord Ilitatitettui left town yesterday fur his seat in Devonshire. The Marquis of I-amulets - a is not yet recovered from his severeindispuleation: Sr ABRAHAM and MUM HUME returned to their house in Hill -street, Berkeley-square, yesterday, from their seat in Hertford.hire. The PORTUDESS AM8A68111.02. was expected in town last night from Worthing. Viscount and Viicountesslunerrit, and 1.-say AISIST CAVEN DISH. are expected, on Friday, at Devonshire-hones, from the Isle of Wight. Miss GoLDIWORTIFY has given orders for her house, in Hill -street, Berkeley-square, so be splen didly illuminated next Wednesday. The Marchioness rf SALGillu kir *dl give a grand dinner, this day, at Hattield House, to a numerous assemblage of Nobility. Mr. CANNING issued. yesterday, his cards of thanks for the inquiries Juniq; his late itaitspo- The Marquis of HUNTIAT is now at Huntley Lodge, en i joying the sports of the field. The argots of HaAnroat has once mare evinced his noble spirit of liberality towards his Catholic countrymen. Though 'unconnected by pmperty with the parish of Tullamore, yet he has largely contributed to the improvement of the Chapel, for which the inhabitants have returned his Lordship public thanks. Mrs. JORDAN closed her engagement at the Liverpool Theatre, nn Wednesday last, in the cha racter of Belinda, in the Comedy of All is the Irrintg, before a most crowded and brilliant au dience. Lady Restless was admirably performed by Mrs. GLOVER ; who was to perform the part of the frinale Prisoner, in the Comedy of Such things Are, oil Monday last, fiir the benefit of Mr. RAE. The theatre has a great acquisition in Miss LARK.. MAN, a most amiable and interesting young lade t of the first vocal talents. She was to perform Clu riadc, in the Opera of Rabin Head, last night, fur the benefit of Mrs, GANNICIa -,~._, WE EARL OF ARRAN. • Wed. last week. in Ireland. in his 7.3 th year, ANTRIM SAUNDEas thrill:, Earl of Arran. Vis count Sudley. of Castle-Gam, Lord Sounder,. of Diem, and linight of St. Patrick. His Lordship was shiee timei married; and has leR ohihseen by each inorritge. In 171540, he iroosied CATHERINE ANNISLEY. only dwesteffi of Wtt.l.tsu Viscount Glerawly. anti by her, who died November 423, 1770, had issue. Viscount SIJOLKY, now Earl of Avran ; and W11.1.1A111. JOHN, a Licut.-Colonel in the arsay ; ANNE JANE, the present Marchioness of Abrrcorn; ELIZASETH daunts-I.s. than ied to IlaasT Mott. ; CATIILIIINE CHARLOTTE, NOW Lady Carbery ; and J.tea, monied to DI2D LEY. Lorrus. Esq. I-le married, secouilly. Miu KNIGHT, of Yorkohire, who died in 1 778. Irlivaact GNORGE ; MANY LOUISA, married to J. KNox. Erg. of the county of Westmeath ; and ELEANOR. married to the Hon. I. CAVENGISH. brothrl to Lord WATENPAIN. 11is LOTJAiIp married, 3dly. in January 17H1. Miss UN DEr.woou, i intretllo.ll - and intereiting young lade, Iby a; hr 1,„„ left issue, and with ids his lordship eiijor i ed ilic happieat domestic life. He has a N o i,t eitum o f t h e osildeot disposition. and 'gloat el..aist aIIiGHTON. Oar. 16. The weather still continues remarkably 6ne, lint with much euldir air tftifie has been remembered itt October for many 'Cara past. The sudden clothes tray, in some sort, try the constitution ; hut, frion the greet qiiantity of rain that had previously fallen. it did not come wholly tmexpeteed. We-lost molly of our fashionable visitants during the coarse of last week, but the artier& tnore than supplied the deficiency. The upproechnig Jubilee here, as at most other places, is the leading topic of• cosivenniiion, and promises to be attended with demoustrations of joy, suitable to the orcasion. In a pamphlet which has appeared iii Ilia form of en adore€► to the Mlle- Wants, a plan is laid down for d' ' g a number of poor person, OH meat awl bread, with beer, at one shilling per head, anal eo clearly demonstrated, that • Gentleman of this place immediately ac cepted the proposal, Nod ordered a dinner to be provided. mi . the Jubilee day. for TWO THOUSAND poor persons; which, we understand, is to be iltriit4l up, by permission, in the elegant Ridiug School. adjoining the Prince's stables. This generous ex ample has stimulated others to acts equally he imerable to the feelings of Englishiuen; and we trust, that here mt§ elsewhere the rich and poor mos, in joyous acclamations, alike greet the me morable day ; on which occasion the Brerlirear of the Royal Clarence Lodge of Fretimisonv, in lull re galia, purpose attending divine ser%iee, ut th• church, where, it is said. that the excellent band of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will perform Vie Coronation sluthem. The Brethren are to dine together, in their Lodge-romn, at the Old Ship Tavern. At the Castle, there is to be a WI and ►upper, on the grandest male of elegance. At the Theatre, on Saturday evening, Mr. Kel ly's benefit was patronised by Lady Somerset.— The pieces were—We fly by !fight—ls lie a Prineee--and, Tom Thum's; in which Mr. and Mrs. Liston, from l'hearre Royal, Covent-Gar den, appeared as Cabe Grim, Mrs. Stubby, Cosa Rosesibbint, Lord Grizzle, and fares Mauled.— Their performunces highly gratified the audience. The House was extremely well tilled. particularly the hoses, in which we had the pleasure to observe the Duke and Duchess of Redford, Lady C. So merset, and many other fashionable,. - - Mr. Cilium' opened the Canuartbeo.Thestre, on the 4th of. this month, with the Comedy of Speed the Plough, and The Irishman is Landon* Mr. CIIRRRY via the Sir Abel Handy, sod thee Mar tack Delany of the night. Mina CIAINNY was very interesting, as Miss Blaudfard. The Theatre was tilled with beauty and fashion. A proposal for Imilding a New Theatre at Teti by. wart brought forward by T. MAXIMA, Esq. the Mayor, after an elegant dinner given by him, lest week, to the visitors. and • principal inhabitant;, which was unanimously approved, and a subscrip tion for erecting the same was nearly G led by the parties present. That fashiooslale bathing-place is thus likely to enjoy, during the next ammo, a succession of theatrical excellence, under the able management of Messrs. 111017. ENANONDSI MAI. !ANSON, of the Bath and Bristol board*. Mr. BA N PITEA repeated the entertainment of his Badges, fur Italy. ou Tuesday emits& at the .Prtanioutli Theatre, under the auspices of Game tal Wttaruex, Lieutenant-Goveroor.—The honer was crowded, and the performance of Mr. Bast- It MIR gained him increased popularity. Mr. Boa° (of the . late Drury-lane Theatre), who at companies Mr. lisa Nis fEft, and delights the .n.i.li ence with hie exquioite perfurmauce on the plow forie, gained universal applause by the richness and tusteful execution of several pieces of tine music. Miss Ssittit was to play Mrs. Oakley, in the Co medy of The Jealous Wife, at the Bristol Theatre, on Monday last, previous to her return to Dublin. Mrs. Ct.Aaxc, who made !pi debut et the Man chester Theatre, with such eclat, ie the young 140 announced for the part of E.ephroitio, in the tra gedy of The Grecian Daughter, Costist-Coorden Theatre, on Monday next. [Upon stated her to be a most beautiful young woman, posaesong too common talents for the stage. tVe trust John ball will not rank this fair blo,som of native gerass among hit foreign productions. 'floe Jubilee is to be celebrated at Leith by pub. lie worship and collections for charitable purposes, a dinner at the Assembly Rooms, ringing of bells, &c. lout nu illuminations. The Stewards to the Ball to be given at Oxford on the 25th inst. are, Lord FRANCIS Set:vac's. JOHN FANS, Esq., Jou* Comm, Elq•. and Gen. lUD. STRATTON. ge q . An extra set of Blue Coat Boys are engaged foe Friday next, to attend the Drawing of the Lottery, in order to convey the tiding* of the Capital Prizes to the respective Lottery Offices. They will have rare employment, and there is no doubt bet they will be amply rewarihal ano,noot. Prise MOIIrY 111131 t lie distributed, and may be hail at 1-loatrinv and Co.'s, No. 26, Coruhill, and at St. Margaret's Dill, Borough.