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Ti Cl/K RESPON DEN Fs. De...ceitus wriS,inisertzd ou the ftrit opportunity. The Sties •f Situ* Glseeester, or, Contest for the Represett- tation of the Nita. b inadiuu.Anie. Iree Address Vein the greet Mar es ih Cheror to the Freehold. of the City of C'necertter, i>.l,to liable to objiicitun. ANNA M411134 . $ Lines hol,ble upt.:l une feet TM Gariecse 144 bas been received, and will be attended to, THE BRITISH PRESS. I PN PON. WEDNESDAY, JULY sl. Q u a re•'amar fails credimus, is an old adage, to which we readily subscribe. Feeling its full inns ence, we felt pain in attempting yesterday to re strain the unwarrantable eapedation of a battle be tween Lord NELSON and the Combined Fleet, which an Evening Paper of Monday attempted to excite, upon the authority of an extra& from the log-bork Of the Ain. America's. arrived last week at Liver pool. We are concerned to state, that we have been but too well founded in discrediting that arti cle. Government, we understand, have received dispatches, which state, that the enemy have effect ed th it retreat to Europe, and are now safely moored in the harbour of Coruna 1. The following letter from an officer belonging to Admiral CORPS-, wat ws's lest, is the most authentic article which we have seen upon the subjea : " Hi; Majesty's -hip Princess Royal, off Brest, Thursday, 23!h July. 1 i We F. aye been cruising in the Bay of gi+cav for about three we• ks past, in horse. tt . . fill in with the ►rench Fleet from the West lushes; but as ay, have got into Corium', in Spain, we bare resumed our Old station. off Ushant, with twenty one sail of the line, some frlates and small vessels; the fleet is in excellent ortler,and I believe very healthy, at Jet I can say for this ship, that we have not a man confined to bed, nor any ill of any ditrase,twoaccird-riv, excepted." The above letter was received yesterday by Dr. ISaurnsnonc, and is corroborated. not only by the accounts at the Admiralty. where it is implicitly believed, but also by several other advice' received in the course of yesterday, colleeted by our cruisers is the channel, and all agreeing in this main point. Among these is the report of a Prussia. ship met off ledly on Saturday last, which, being boarded by a him from one of our cruisers, stated, that on the 10th instant she fell in, off the coast of Portugal , with the Combined French and Spanish Fleets, con sisting of nineteen sail of the line, with several fri gates and corvettes, making altogether thirty sail. The Prussian brig was detained for some time by the Combined Fleet, and hoarded. The officer who boarded made a thousand inquiries about the Bri tish Fleet, and jiwtiewlarly efies Ant ceder the cove. sena of Lord Nstsow. The fad of the return of the Combined Fleet to Corunna, being so well au thenticated, it would be a waste of time to notice the varimts other reports of yesterday ; one of which rated, tl'at a battle was fought in long 43, and another. that the Combined Fleet had separated about the 20th of June, and that the Spanish part of it had proceeded to the Havannah. The chace has been most disgraceful to the enemy, who Bat tered themselves, by this expedition, to strike a blow which should resound through the universe, and place the power Of BOMA! sere upon a basis that could not he shaken. With respea to England, when we consider the escape of our West India co lonies from devastation, and that the enemy had a full month's start of Lcrd NELSON at the setting Out from Europe, the result has been as fortunate as we could reasonably wish, and if any disappoint ment ensues, it is because eartettation was raised to an unwarrantable height. It had been confidently - reported and generally believed, that every accessi ble port outside the Mediterranean was barred against the enemy, and that, at Corunna particu larly, Sir Rouser Caesars had a force fully equal to contend with them. Bun AAAAAA is now busily employed in endeavours to divert the public attention from !kit disgrace in which the discomfiture of his Wen India expedi- tion has involved him. The fear of the capture or destruction of his whole fleet is generally supposed to have accelerated his return to France, where he is now busily employed in getting up his favourite piece " The Invasims of England." We understand that he is shortly 'eroded at Boulogne, and that Ad miral Vtencets, the Officer entrttszed with the fit ting act of the expedition in the Dutch ports, has late ly been refusedleaveof absence fora longer time than three days. An unusual aftivity now prevails upon the whole line of coast. from the fielder to Amble tense, and we may expel that the interest lately felt ensuing month, be following ex- Monday, shews . accordingly : veering round, so as their harbours, Downs and re since been rein the westward, remain here on a Emma- + I. nent station, viz. Goliath, 74 guns, Capt. BARTON ; Zen/ O W, 74, Capt. HARDY; Darcner, 74, Captain Hone; and afgi;nyeart, 64, Capt. &rocs. We have now upwards of sixty pendants flying in the Downs, and, I think, may bid defiance to all the force the Corsican can send against us. From the great damage our ships have received in approxima ting too closely with the French shore (in the ardour of British enterprise and valour), an or.ler has been peremptorily issued, that none of our cruisers, in pur suit of the enemy's craft, shall tun so far in as to get within the range of the French batteries, which have proved more fatal to our ships, when unfortunately becalmed, than the whole of the coil •aive Imperial naval force has ever been able to effea." A ship bound to Hamburgh from the Mauritius, was spoken in the Channel by one of our ships last Saturday. She communicated to her the agreeable intelligence that the Carotile frigate has captured in the Indian seas the French frigate Pnsibe. The Spanish schooner Si. lose y Animas, —, from St. Andes o, for New Guayana, ar med with fonr carriage guns, is captured by the Resolution privateer of Guernsey, and cart ied in there ; she had captured the Argo, —, and the Atay, from Oporto; since retaken by the Naiad. On Saturday, General Sr I)AviD BAlwn, artend• ed by his Aids-de-Camps Captains TUCKEII and Gokooo, set out from the tit. tlban's fl gel, for Portsmouth, where he is immedixi:ly o embark with some troops, which are to procet.l from the nee to Cork, where Sir DAVID will take the command of the troops which have been rolleeted there under Sir E RE Coors. The objemt of this expeoition is reported to be the Cape of (God Hope. GLOSILGZ Syswaar, Esq. commonly called Vis coutitGAaLiLs, is returned to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Cockertnouth, in the room of JAMES GRAHAM, Esq. who, since his eleaion for the said borough, has accepted the Office of Steward of His MAJEATV'S Manor of East liendred in the County of Berks is Sir HLtisv, and not Sir WILLIAM, Russsx, as erroneou,ly stated in some of the papers, who is likely, as next in seoiority, to succeed to the Chief Justiceship of Bengal, in case of the retirement of Sir Jogs A%STIDITIILR. Bart. with whose health, it is said, the climate dues not agree. 01 course, this would cause other removals among the Judges in India. The KING has been pie-iced to present the Rev: JOHN tiresvAer to the Church and P trish of Utile !)unk, ld, in the Presbytery of Dunkekl, and County of Perth. The KING has also been pleased to present the Rev. Di..rieart Rapiers.' to the Church and Parish of South Knapdale, in the Presbytery of Inver.iry, and County of Amyl!, vacant by the death of Mr. DANIEL Hvuomiam. late Minister there. Also the Rev. lime HIMD[RSOM to the Chtireh and P.tri.h of Tranent in the Presbytery and County of Haddington, ',want by she death of Dr.Atrsr Kew Beows, late Minister there It is questioned by many, whether those Peers who are to give evidence with resped to the ca'e of Lord MetvILLE, some of wnorn have been Trea surers of the Navy, and in other relevant offirial situations, as Lords Hit RROWDV. BAYNING, &c. should deliver the same, itn their worts of h..nolir, or their oaths. l'here have been instances of both. But the opinion of Bt.acasrosE, combined with ce: taro precedents, we think decisive upon the point That enlightened Lawyer says, " But, when a Peer is examined u a witness, either in civil or criminal cases, de newt de raver*; for the respeet which the law spews to the honour of a Peer does not extend so far as to overturn a settled maxim, that in Judi el.) non credane sal Jesratie." Upon this principle. the Bishop of OITORD was sworn in the impeach ment of Lord MACCLIAPIELD, and Lord thus- MONT. in that of Mr. HASTINGS. The I ite rztraordinary rise in the price of bread, on the eve of a most abundant harvest, Affords an additional proof, that the general sill jal, of which such a circ•fmstance forms A part, requires the most serious investigation. One of the remedies sug gested by the Earl of Su FFOLI, who means to bring the sutijen before Parliament early in the neat Ses sion, is to enlarge and render more commodious the present Corn Marhe, which, on its present scale and plan, is by no means adequate to the purpose ; and also, the erection of a :rend market in a distant part of the metropolis. Measures which certainly would have a beneficial tendency. A letter from Bristol, dated July 23, says— ". This morning Captain MORRIS, accompanied by some of his friends, arrived in this city, for the pur pose of canvassing the Gloucester Freemen resident here. It is impossible to describe the enthusiasm wish which the visitors were received, not cooly 4 7 the voters, loot by multitudes of the other inhAbit aws of nil woks. The horses were taken off, and the coach was drawn by altual voters nearly two miles, and through some of the principal streets of Bristol, pinteeded by streamers, &c. In short, every demoosemition of respea and regard was paid m the Canalise,, in honour of his spirited and enorsetic support of the independency of the ancient city of Gloucester." The Gloucester Assizes are postponed from the 7th to the 27th next, on account et the Eledisen. Colonel TAYLOR, of whom so much has been sfaid respelling his appointment to be confidential Secretary to ilis friaatsve, was, when a youth, a Clerk in the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, in theadministration of Lord GRINVILLx. lie is son of a respeCtable clergyman near Canter bury, and by the interest of 5k father he procured him a commission in the Militia, having a de sire tur a military life. When the Doke of Yone was going with the F.apcdition to Flanders. he wade application to he employed upon the expedition; but no other opportunity offered than his going as un der Secretary with General H Keit. MI, to His Royal Highness, and to which, from his recommendations, he was pleased to appoint him. He filled this situ ation wire so much satisfaCtion to the Dukc, and credit to himself, that His Royal Highness was pleased to present him with a commission in the Dragoons, and afterwards with a Lieutenant Colo. nel's commission in his own rcgiment, the Second Regiment of Foot Guards. J ONE o..:400,: - r ji Ak e FASHIONS FOR AUGUST. White satin hats looped iro with si:ver, and an elegant Os trich feather, such as were w prevalent at the last Opera, tor bans, and hair, brown silk caps, with plaits of brown ribbon to imitate the hair, and ornamented with gold embioidery, an tiques, &c. &c. Turbans, at usual, always elegant, fashionable, and becoming to all ag^s. BALL DRESSES—White and calonred crape, shent, beauti fully appliqued wit!, velvet down the front, awl all d the dress, plain,shurt sleeves appliqued with velvet also; white crape hats, the crown open, to spew the hair, applign to correspond with the dress; the Nun's veils still continue fashionable, both for dress and undress. L to dresses sprigged and plain, over sirsnet slips, the sleeves of lace, the trains are alto much wont trimmed with lace. The morning chemise up to the throat, insert •d with beautiful work, and no train, long thin sleeves, and primrose or peach colour handkerchiefs ceased on the bosom, and fastened with an antique. The long mantles lined; coloured silks of pale colaur, are much the fashion, and the slouched bonnet has given way to the lace cap, ornamented with flow..rs, for the b mptrAe, which is worn e a Francaisr, with merely a srsl thrown over the head ; the Peasant bonnet is also much warn, of p , tell colour. primrose, and other pale colour, trimmed in fronr with a tulle in the West Indies, will, for the ensuin tramferted to that quarter. The I tract of a letter from D: al, dated on M that Government are taking measures —" In consequence of the wind veerin, to be fa;r for the enemy to get out of tl our Boulogne squadron has left the E mimed its station. 11 , 1 t WO have sins forced by the fo!loaing ships from tl which, I understrild, arc to retrain heft ROl.ll, F 111/LT. WEVMOI.TH, JULY e 9. The Sunday promenade was well attended ; up. wards of rvro hundred Nobility and Gentry were present. Besides the RIVAL FAMILY, we noticed among them the Earl and Co untess o f CHESTER FIELD, Lord HINTON, Bishop of BRISTOL, and Lady, Sir THOMAS DYER, SIT CHARLES BAMPIIELD, Coyotes Of M•NIFIELD, Countess of ILCHESTER, Lady G. MURR•Y, Mrs. DR AX GROSVENOR, &c. 1 he Concerts at the Rooms on Mondays and SA.. turdays, under the patronage of His Roy Al High ness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, are well Attended His R.iyal Highness's Band draws a number of the Nobility and Gentry, as well as many of the first rate musical Amateurs. This morning His MAJESTY mounted his horse as the clock struck seven, attend ed by the Marquis HERTFORD, Generals CART. WRIGHT and Fit zeor . His MaJr.sr v returned from his ride about nine o'clock ; and, at half-past ten, Mr. Pi 111.5 Attended HIS M.JESTY ; and, we are happy to say, he reported His MAO es-Ws eyes to be bet ter. 'Flie QUALM, and Princesses ELIZABETH and MAR', attended by the Countesses of hex esree and Be LEL v, are gone to take an airing to Upway and Ridgway. tis slaiLsrv's health appears much improved since his arrival here. Al rivals, Lord and 1..01y Chwinville and family, Sir John, Lads, and two Mi. , Sant s, 111. ) nr Tt.ortdon, Mr. Tr.nichard, and Lady Am.dia Trenc!‘ .rel, Mr..ind Mrs houches, two Mr. Lygons, and Ads Lygoa. The last arrivals at Bristol are— The Marque' , of Sah.burv, S r John and Lads liarrington, Sir Frrneis S inerya.d, S•r Wdlum Johnson, Maur Murray and faonly. Mr, and Mrs. C and Mr. and M•s. Ilatibury. Rottingdean is now •ery full of company; among the late arrivals at that little marine watering place are— Hisr;•aee the Duke of IS Aufart, Lord and Lady ShPfFeid, LI V W,r ..1, Ca :rail and Mr Barret, Mr. and Mss. Goa. I; v Mr. And Mrs. Hammond, Mr. and Mrs. 14 :obury, and Mrws Gurney: The L law Rooms at 'Tunbridge Wells were opened on Friday evening by the desire of the Dowager Marchioness of I) -- UN EGI A Lewes Races commence to-motrow, and South ampton this day. The Earl and Countess of CHATHAM were ex peaed to leave town yesterday for Tunbridge Wells. Mrs. ST. I.IEOEI will make her debit at the Lewes Theatre this night, in the part of Juhani, in The Hone* Moen _ Mr. Hussey and Family, of Queen Ann-street, are gone for a few weeks to Worthing. Miss De CAMP was to appear at the York Thea tre. on Monday, in the parts of Bizarre and Yarico. Mr. and Mrs. J CMELLUSSOM inhabit the Bowl ing-green House at Tunbridge Wells. The Yoring finch' had her benefit, last night, at Gloucester Theatre. She stated it was the only re compence the Manager gave her for her exertions. She WAS to play juharre and Nell. Mrs. Sioooss was to perform Lade Macbeth, Mr. HOLMAN . 1 /du - MA, and I%ci.eoom Hecate, on Fri day last, at the Dablin Theatre. Sir Wi r.xt %I CLAYTON has repaired and beauti fied the Castle, on the Hill, at Marden-Park, above Godstone, Sussex; and has ere4led a tower, with a flag-staff, on which a flag is to be hoisted whenever Sir WILLI A M comes to Godstone, and on days of celebration, such as His MAJESTY'S birth.day, &c. Madame Duncec commenced an engagement at Coral's Rooms, Edinburgh, • .n Friday last. An elegant entertainment was given on Thursday last by Ms Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, to alarge party of fashiunables, at the Castle Tavern, Richmond. Miss DVNC AN was to commence her engagement at the Edinburgh Theatre, on Saturday last, in Lady Teasie and Prr.rillaTomboa. Tbc Miss An A MS'S. the hail t dancers, were also to make their debut on that night. The pleasant village of Great Malvern has its at traSions among the fashionable places of public re sort this season; and we doubt not, since the im proved walks Ludy mad- up the Hill to St. Anne's, and the Chalybedte Springs, that it will be every year more frequented. The following is a list of the company at present there : Loot and Lady Poreheat.i and family, Lade Emily Monte. Rue, lion. Lionel and Mrs Darner, Lady Carultne Lady Mary Ann and Ma, Stun, Laity Lytiktim, Sir Wm.t.oi flunlocke„ I) , lwayer Lady and Mei Flunlncko, Lady, and Ma. Crauturds, Sir Robert and Lady Decries and /' Miss nAdiTH, late of the Bath Theatre, played Letitia Hardy, with much success, at the Winches. ter Theatre, on Thursday last. Mr. FIT/SIMON, who sung at Mrs—lon:ones benefit, with so much success, sung The Girl of my Reset, and was re. ceived with the most unbounded applause. MURTON. JULY 29. Last evening the Steine Na, the scene of frdiin and elegance. The Ladies wore white dres.vs, t long shawls thrown carelessly over their shoulders. The prevailing colours were yellow, sky blue, and pea-green; the hats lined with the same colou r to match. A very few coloured spencers ; white anea lin bonnets were rrus:h worn, and yellow shoes viii versally. The Gentlemen wore boots, black chip hats, and coloured handkerchiefs. IVhite parasols are in great dea:and. In addition to the fashionables I hare mentioned, in former accounts, were Lady I I a V, Miss XVIII It, Mrs. JOHNS I'ON, Mrs. PIGON, aid Mrs. W His Royal Highness entertained at dinner tl : i ft) . Noblemen and Gentlemen. Gentril JON KSTO, had a seleel party to tea and supper : Maj'r and Mrs IItOJMrIELo, Miss PICOT DRAM, and Ms. WALSH, Mrs. P IGON , an d MI SS WILLIAMS. F.:14 CRAVEN'S beautiful pleasure boat had its cohmrs ing, hut did not weigh anchor. It is so constru4^il that it will stand the roughest sea. His Grace the Duke of Btoron u set off at eight b'clocl: morning to Mr. Ect.ss A N's, of Glynn, to view fi South Down flock. General HARCOURT Brighton on Thursday for Hastings. Mr. Jos 11. TER and family are he:e. We have had great sport to day and a most bril liant race course. Five minute; b:Onre one 11. s Royal I lighness the P. INC E arrived on the ground in his barouche, yellow body, drawn by six hthei fill light blood bays, accompanied by the Etrl Dais i.itintori, Sir H. PE ATH ER%TONEHACGII , WI Sir H. I. a TON. Four otv-riders, in their be.: liveries, attended His Royal Highness, who im mediately mounted the box. Mr. Misi.tisu w.is in a barouche, drawn by four blooded bay,, with two outriders; Mr. Citio.stopozi.Y and the Honourable Mr. BUSTOM also in a barnuth: and four; Colonel Cox, of the Elloontsbeiry Ass ocia . tion, in a barouche, with font- Ladies; Mr. Porr. in a beautiful landau, with three ladies, and Dr. WILY N ENT ; Mrs. V AUGII AN in her chai int, accom. palsied by two LadieJ ; Lady STEWART, with taro Ladies on the box ; Lord G. CA V ENDISiI in an open landau, two Gentlemen with him ; the F...rl and Countess of CI. LAMOkT the Earl went into the Judge's box. Tire races commenced at one o'clock. his Royal Highness entertains a large party at dinner to-day ; but the hand will not play, as His Rural flizhness, it is expelled, will honour the Ball at the Castle with his presence. The Earl of DARLINGTON is an inmate at the Pavilion, he will leave this next Sunday. The Theatre, at this early hour, eight o'clock, is overflowing with company, and throe that cannot get in are very dissatisfied. The entertainments are, 17h4 Wan:s a liatllea A Scotch Dance; and Me !butter of the'Al,m. About eight 'o'clock, on Sunday evening, one of the best bed-rooms in Sir JOHN Lsot.'s house was set on fire, by a candle being pieced on a dressing :able, too near a window-curtain, but it was ex tinguished without any material injury, or even alarming the town. Mr. /WINSTON'S horse, lately occupied by Lord AV PAN, at Lewes, during the races, is engaged for the Pal N ea. Lord WHITWORTH and the Duchess of Dowser will also be present, on a visit to Cit A it L ES Gs LUST, Esq Mrs. FITZHE RRRRR has a small party to dinner; this day, after the races, she walked with her bro ther Mr. SMITH to Mrs. SHREWSBURY'S shrubbery on the lawn. RACES, (Continued). MONDAY. Handicap Plate of 501. for tour, five, sir-year oh!, and aged Horses. Heats, the New Course. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each. The New Course. Lord Darlington's Zodiac, 1 years old, fist. ans. Mr. F . NrAles Krainvrocin, 4 years old, 70.91 b. Mr. If F. Mellisies Huss, .") years 01.1, 7.t 12 I. dr. Mr. Wyndham's Young Eclipse, 6 years old, Ct. 101 b. dr. Handicap, 501 —three heats. The following horses started at half past one o'clock. 11 It. H Prince al Wales', Vivaldi. Mr. Bronrke's Bustard. Mr. W.trdel's Gsatitude. Bods.d won the two first heats, and conse quently the plate. Odds, 2to lin favour of Grati ide. The 501. for 3,4, and 5 year run on Satur day, declared void, and run over again this day by the same horses, viz. His Royal Highnirsi the Prince of Walias'a Petruchlo 2 1 1 Mr. I...ilbroke'a Dora . - 1 2 2 Mr. Howarth's Prudig-41 J 3 At starting bets 5 to 4 in favour of Dors, against Parachre: atter the first heat 20 to 1 on Pettsicha, against Dora. --- - - 11.1 STINGS, JuLv 28. The weather is now extremely beautiful and cleir; so much so, that I can plainly perceive, by a glass, that there are four large encampments in the en virons of Boulogne. This is from a hill near the town, called Fairlight Hill. A fracas at the Theatre, an evening or two ago, originating from some sailors refthing to take off their hats while God rare the Km wo playing, on being rather peremptorily told to do so by some of the Officers of the military, threatened very unplea sant consequences. By the judicious condutt, how ever, of General Steams a, Captain Scowls BERG. of Vie Sea Fencibles, and the Ma volt, harmony has been restored. A few blows, therefore, on one side, and the triumphal display on the bow of a vessel of a military gorget. lost by one of the Officers is the AM ay, on the other, is all that has happened. The t wn is very gay, in consequence of the fair which is now holding antler an immense rock, dog to the sea, and called, from that circumstances Rock Fair. There are no arrivals of any consequence since my last. I shall send you the news, if there is any worth doing so, as it arises. Last night was performed, at the Theatre, Pi *am, in grrat style. - - His Royal Highness the Prince of Wasps bat been pleased to appoint the Rev. WILLIAM 'fairs, of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and Fuiharu Park, Middlesex, to be Chaplain in ordinary to His Royal Highness. Al oi, Y 4 Of p.m el fash in A of Vi. tfon tl Si4lnx place , laid b memb public remora feting truth) made the p portic 5001. not Its Rob• harsh) from mons, psepai H A Treal Yet after Weigh half ;