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I .l Tlay s publialierl. PHE SPORTING; or, GAME 1160 K.— Thii p„nlic,tinu er.sks the Sportsman, by the helo of p:inted to keen an watt Accnunt of the dtiferent Sort• ni (Limo, when an , % wl.cre killed, and other particulars. in the manner of a journal It may Ira had in a fora convenient tor the pocket, price to. an. nr of a larger ~:e, price 11. 11. or 21. 2.. accord ing to the quantity of loaves. ►,ondon : Printed for John itirding, 36, St Same.'....treet. 'Ellis Day is pianlidlied, with Seven Etehin..!., in small etch price er o n large woe.. 12.• in hnsrds, DRUNKEN BAIINABrS FOUR. JOUR. TONS to the NORTH of ENGLAND, in Latin and E..gtm tsietres'ddA New Erlittem. Printed for J. Harding, N, M. James's-street. This id a rentiblirat . nn of a humourous Work, originally printed in the 16th Century. The Author, wheeler he was, sheers himself acquainted with the History, Antiquities, and Customs of every place he visits, and exhibits an much acute ness of remark, aid keenness of satire, that he is evidently a Drunkard, merely in Masque ade.--His humour, is gaiety, VW, his learning give him no mean rank among Authors, and !se is entitled to the kindness of the World for the entertain ment he affords, This Day is published, in one V olls, Royal Quarto, puce 21.21. ty.arr THE RURAL ARCHITECT; consisting of Various DESIGNS for COUNTRY BUILDINGS; ay companied with Ground Plan., Estimates, and DeAriptions. Be JOSEPH GANDY, Architeet, A.R A. London: Printed *sr J. Harding, il6, St. James's-street. Where may he had, GANDY's DESIGNS for COTTAGES. COTTAGE FARMS, ENTRANCE GATES, and LODGES, &c. 4te. RI 21 pARBER.. DESIGNS for 'FARM BUILDINGS, with a Particular Account of the Wood of Building in Piie. 4to. wit is Plates. 10s. 6d. 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Corrected and Enlarva, of TRAVELS to DISCOVER the SOURCE of She NILK, in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and /773 By JAMES BRUCE, of KionairJ, Esq F.R.S. To which Is prefixed, a Life of the Auth•4 Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Urine, Paternoster tow q Archib..ld Constable and Cc and Manners and Miller, Edinburgh. This edition, of a justly celebrated worl , , is printed from a corrected ets;iy, intend,rl for the press at the tone of the at, thos's dial'. The use of all his original journals, correspond ence, ma n u eripts. &c. the cone irriiig testimonies of later travellers, along with various other eitCisriWanCe% ' have enabled the editor tn render the work more complete at i4 interesting than air. lirime hirmelf would hare Condescended to make it. To the account of his life, which will occupy s Cinaiderable pant of the first volume, is annrittAl a selection of letters from a very valuable corresuotyleilee, in which the names of the Comic de RiiPin, the Holiourable Dairies Barrington, Lord ".1r Witid, Do. Hugh BLiir, Mr. Andrew I.OmM-is, Sir llo'oert Strange, Dr. Solander, anal many other, des,rve liarticiilor notice. The copperplores, vs'iich we all engraved by Heath, are o;i -wards of eighty its 'miniver, and inclede various spec:miens of Mating! Wit •ry, portraits of celebeatet Abys,inians, and othiir interesting sukiecm, not in the former edition, and never before to the public. 1 . Riven On September the Ist will be plibl.thest, Price Sts 61 (To be continued every other Msnih.) NLynber IV. of I IENSLI All lA, containing Titles end Abstraits of Scarce !dints, Articles of Niciera,dlya and orl•er• Lkenry Antiquities, partly in Imitation of the Na. (.11.1.s's Brit:sh Librarian. Printed for taingman, Ilirst, Rees, and Orate, Pateriloste•- rev ; •iid .1 lAlite, Fie d.creet. Ciidtenrs of NJriber IV. Art I Jehovah J.reh. Owl in the MOJIII ; or, England's Parliamentary Chro.i::*e. By John Vicars, 1644.—:. Arks o.o,topping the World's Wa.ers; or, the Third Part o f vie Parliamentary Corookle, ti,46, 4t0.-3 The Burning Both no:: ~toned; or, the Firirth and last Part of the Par liamentar4 Chronicle, 1646, 41e.-4. The Ade of Erieish Pres'ia, IbPfr, 4to Webbes Discourse of English Poetire, Co. LAC...--6 Bodin s S,e P.rokei of a (.7i:omen Weds, t:anelateei by Riche it Knellei, fol 1406 —l. CAI -it's Odes, DM: ic atail Alleenr, 1746.-4. - .Vation'i ii,Ver • of the ats_...n: r.Atil Warne, And isrrey, 177 5, 4:1 —9 1.11:1- pO(6 4;011.0'a - in of Kitights Ilienelaws mute by King Sagami. Ilan: 1660 J. Visoritra Doetor.ms do I/tripling, IS:aervie. `r M. A.- rentions XLIIII. A Philipp* Garto, Anteerlii , h J 1579, NI t. A Description a the weittr. Martin, Ge... 170.!!„ ern eitrinniiri of the A 1 l thor's at sot har.:ig tefficiently .:ot.•ite.l Poetry. r t 13. Doioitorr ()I,wertatiani on the Bensibil.....es and Zrewit , i ties of AL•ri of (;eniui —1 i Cale's:knot:l r.iitnta'e, 5 Smith's It aeizoar-enamaert isle, e, 17;7, yn TraCti on the Cora.tra with an Account of the Life of Mr Smith, 11.4, Elio l' . .tOtiantrt 161 1 , ero itetirement, a Poet! 3;' , lznlenr, s s i e ltu ti . 7 . 7e c r y n p r hs '• - - THE BRITISH LONDON, THURSDAY, Avousr 29. ' • The following official notice was yesterday trans• mined from the Admiralty to LLOYD'S : ADMTGALTY-OFFICL, AUG. 28. His Majesty's ship Dragon, which joined the fleet under Admiral Cornwallis en the 23d instant, reports, that on the 13th. off Cape Ortegall, she ba 1 fallen in with Hi: Majesty's ship Phoenix, Capt. Baker, basing in tow the French frigate Didon, of 44 guns, and 330 men, which she had captured on the lath, after a severe aeti,i of three houri, in lat. 43.. 16. N. long. 1: 14. West. On the 14th, a large fleet of the enemy were seen in the N. E. planter, having their heads to the northward and west ward ; a frigate from which came near enough to the Dragon to make •ut what she was, and, after speaking with a Danish ship, and malting several signals, returne I to her own fleet, which hauled its wind, and was nut nt sight the net morning. Lloyd's, One o'Clork. There can be no doubt but that the enemy seen by the Mazes, were the Combined Fleet. If so, we can not think that they left Ferrol for the purpose of • going to the Mediterranean. When seen by Capt. BRacr on the 13th, riff Ferrol, they were steering W. N. W. When seen, next day, by the Drasus, they were steering in nearly the same direaion. The precise longitude and latitude in which they were at the time, are not stated, but we have reason to presume, that the enemy were considerably advanced to the northward The Dragon was off Cape Ortega' on the 13E:1, and she was. probably. a good deal to the north of that point, when she fell in with the enemy upan the 14th. If the Combined Fleet meant to return to the West Indies, which is one of the distinitions which speculations has assigned them, we cannot presume that they would have pro ceeded so far to the North, out of the dirvEt course, and great variezy of the probable ob jeas imputed to them, is reduced to three or four. They were beating about to intercept our home- ward-bound East ladia fleet; they were proceed ing to raise the blockade of Brest ; they were pro ceeding for Ireland, or they meant to go north about to the Teach These now appear to be the most probable speculation; but of the degree of probability, we cannot judge. and neitner would it become us, under such circumstances, to speak with much confidence, upon any one of them. "he Dragon hat only a distant view of them.— She saw a large fleet but %. hither it were the whole Combines Squadron that saild from lirelt or only a part, is not known. the capture of the Diebn French frigate, announced in the above notice, is a most gal ant atchievement. The Pba. nZt carries only 3ti guns. The a&ion lasted for three hours, and wis fought a little to the West ward of the very spot on which the battle of the 22d July, between Sir ROSEILT CA Lora, and the Corn bined Fleet. The greatest praise is due to Captain Battu, and the Offi,:ers and Crew of the Pliwnzx for the very spirited manner in which they began and continued the aftion, and, finally, captured a vessel superior in weight of metal and number of men. The Diden was totally dismasted and had about ISO men killed and wounded.—She is one of the largest and finest frigates of her class, in the French Service. She sailed from L'Orient to Martinique in 26 days, with the intelli. gence of Lord NeLsoir having passed the Streights. After her return she was dispatched from Ferrol, on the day the Combined Fleets arrived there, in search of intelligence respelling the movements of our Fleets. The following paragraph is copied from a morn ing paper of yesterday:—" It is at length finally arranged, that the British Army, destined to aft on the Continent, in conjunetion with the Austrian and Russian Forces, is to consist of 53,000 effeiive men, uuder the fillowing Commanders, Via. - . Licut.-Gtnetal His Rnyal Highness the Duke of Cumseat ANT), Commander in Chief. Lieutenant-Gencral Sir .1 . A Mt, Puarattev, to be second in command : and " Major-General his Royal flightless the Duke of CiMatIDGP., to have the command of the Swedish army, with the German a.tziliaries to be thereunto attached. 1653, tn. le, . —O. Pwetwal ilaleten " Whether these appointments are under sp , ri4l authority, or emanate from the ordinary grace of the Minister, is not yet declared." A disposeable Bri tish force fur 50,000 men for immediate continental service, affords a view of the militate/ strength and resources far beyond ail thing that we could con ceive. We have heard of men in buckram, and of BA Y es's army, and of serpents' teeth producing a crap cf armed men. Probably the Editor of the Paper in question has discovered same or all of these ways of raising a disposeable, army to the amount announced fur continental service. No paper laid before Parliament that we have seen, no Member of Parliament whom we have heard ForiLr. Opoia our military free, has represented the coon trf as equal to such ati exertion. Upon ihe ctstri bu!ion of the command, we forbear to make any ob servation at present, although it is perhaps riot the least extraordinary part of the business. The ex travagance of this statement did not prevent us from making the most diligent enquiry upon the subjett. Of its falsehood we entertained very little doubt, but we were anxious to ascertain, if possible, the mdtive and the ohje.l. After the most diligent search, and upon the most mature refleCtion, we are forced to attribute it to an affectation of intelligence---a desire to attraCt notice by something new and striking. The Roman Citizen advised his son to get money by honest means, if possible, but at all events to get money. The Print to which we allude, seems to have adopted this doctrine. Despairing of attrafting at tention by a superiority in real intelligence, it would force itself upon the public notice by the intrepidity of its assertions, and the extravagance of its stories. It lately announced the death of a venerable Bishop now living, and when called upon to contradiCt the statement, which was original, it had the modesty to assert, that it was betrayed into the mistake by one of its contemporaries. Innumerable instances tray be f iund of the same want of truth , and can dour in the d tily pradice of the same print ; and we shall not be surprised, if the creation of this subsidary force of 50,000 Ctitish troops to be sent to the Continent, under the command of the Duke of CUMPERLA•4O, shall he disowned by the very print in which it originated, and put down to the account of some more correct, but less enterprizing neighbour. Such conduti would destroy some of the best established newspapers in London, hut the print in question, no doubt,' finds it beneficial. Letters from the Channel fleet, giving an account of the late demonstration made by the Brest Fleet, on the 21st instant, state that they came out and anchored in Camaret Bay, on which the in shore squadron made the signal to Admiral CORN. WALLIS, who immediately led in the Channel Fleet in the V ille de Part t, to attack them ;as soon as his intention was discovered, the French fleet got under wei.th and slipped back to Brest, but they did not get in until three of the ships were mauled by a raking fire from British ships, the Valle de Paris, Cessr, and Montague. . - Yesterday, a Cou-t of Diredors was held at the lia-House, when Captain BENJAMIN RlCH nsos, of the ship if tbi.n, took his final leave of the Court, previous to departing for Madras dire& Several tenders of ships for the Company's service, for next season, were received, and referred to the Committee of shipping. The Court adjoarned, at six o'clock, till Wed nesday next. The Dire tors of the East-India Company have appointed Messrs. Jons Ross and Co. their Agents RE Malta. Netson, according to report, will speedily hoist I.ist flap, on hoard the Vx?,,rv. His Lordship is again to h ire the command in the Mediterranean, but we understand that the Cadiz Station is to be included within the limits of that command. His Lordship attended yesterday at the Admiralty. , Lord GARDNER shnrtiy returns to Ireland in the Toyotae frigate, to resume his command on that im portant station. His Lordship is at present in De vonshire. Capt. P. CAM, set t., who so nobly distinguished himself by cutting out of Dunkirk Roads the Desiree French frigate, of 40 guns, when commanding the Dsrt sloop of war, is appointed to the Cbtfonne frigate, at Weymouth. 1 his excellent officer, in the ardour of reconnoitring the Port of Rochefort. some months since had the misfortune to get aground in the Doris ; which ship, after using every possible exertion to save, he was obliged to fire and abandon. It may also be recolleUed, Capt. C. was afterwards in the boat which upset with Capt. Jetty ts, of the Tatman:, and narrowly escaped the fate of the latter Officer. We rejoice to think (:apt. C. is rewired to adtive service and learn with pleasure that another excellent Officer, whom we have more than once had occasion to mention (Captain KeowN, late of the prestos, wrecked off Boulogne), is shortly to be employed.—Thus the Condudor. of our Naval Administration, by calling forth the energy, the ability, and valour of our na tional Protedors, hest answer the futile attacks of every flimsy partizan. feeble declaimer, or dtsap pointed individual. Friday last the LORD ',AR/TENANT of Ireland held a Privy Council. Two Proclamations were it one for regulating the condud of His Majesty's ships of war and privateers towards neutral vessels during the war ; the other for regulating the receipt of the new coppvr coinage. Prussia is busied adding to the fortifications of Dantzic, and construding new works on the Vistula. The importation of corn from the Halve has lately been abundant; upwards of 20,1X10 quarters of wheat were received during the last week-12,000 of which came from Dantzie, and 6000 from Petersburgh. There were likewise about 11,000 quarters of oats. Whenever an expedition sails from the French Ports, the Opposition writers immediately endea vour to alarm the whole country with the mischief it is to effed to our distant possessions, our colonies, and our fleets; if the expedition fail in its professed object, but succeed in doing something which it had not originally in contemplation, that is repre sented by those writers as the real °Ned it had in view. IVhatever happens, that is always what Bo: re a, ARYL intended ; Botta►Alta cannot desire bet ter apologists. Whatever he attempts, they are prepared to find full ef sagacity and v;gour ; what ever is attempted against him, is always decriest as , the ef:a of imbecility and incapacity. . WEYMOUTH, AUGUST 2 - . In a Amt time after His MAJESTY WAS infcrit•• of the death of His Royal Brother, he sent 1.1, Lord HAteccssenv, and corramitnicatei his con : . mands respeeling the Funeral, and a Hobby Groom was dispatched to London. At four o'clock, yesterday afternoon, the wi n _ dows of the Kteso's Lodge were shut. None of the ROYAL FAMILY have come nut ra the house, since the arrival of the express annntin.. ing the death of the Duke of GtooctstE, n, ; have they even appeared at the windows. We had no play last night, in consequence. All the KING'S ships and Royal yachts have ered their colours upon the occasion, as are upon the batteries, We are happy to say, His Moot., v and, we understand, he would have rode c u: morning, but for the death of his brother. Yesterday, one of His M Airstv's blies hrolvi • in two smugglers' boats, loaded with liquor, posed to be Hollands, which was safely lodge ! the Custom-house. The crews, amounting to !t, were sent on board the Kt tires ships. c!less l Eft, Bess' cf the in th' !l ess arts o'cic bodl to s( if ar and THE CHILDHOOD OF THE DRAMA. When youthful BLTTY heat appear*J, The ...totter of the ag 'Tit surely now," the wart elechted, " The Childhood of tho Stage." • But when other infant. rare, (LC ! wonder•workiiii: dare:, Sprout op on every vide, iu Aline With lout the Crlts.:B praise. That then the Stvigo becirts to doat„ NVe doubt's:: must allow Since oonc can think it for remote, From second Childhood now. The Marquis of %V a TiR roan is to be united Ibis day to Lady S. H. CAir vet cot. the only daughter of the late Earl of Ty econaz L. The cerenr•ny to be performed in St. Peorge's Church, Hanover. square; after which, the happy couple will pioceel to the Earl's seat at Farrell sm, to pass the h ,ney. swoon ; from thence they will set off for the Ma'" quis'a estate in Ireland. Admiral VI I. re au v is only a tell.' brenler, as 'HI objeCt is to release the Brest Fleet from daraare ve'r. The Right Hon. W. B. Poasoisae and Fainil) still remain in town. In a late fritebni battle between two tam, they stuck so fa,t togeth:r, it was with great difficulty the cambatants could be separated. 1 Sunday last, bring the Anniversary of the Ord. of St. Louis, his Royal Highness MONSIEVR enter tained above forty French Noblemen of that Order at his house in South Audley-street. The company appeared with the ribbands, &c. of that Order. The Phenix was an excellent match for the Duds. Dido prepared her funeral pile. The Nerds does the same. The Earl Ft Tavel t. Li AM, we hare the pleasure of stating from authority, is advancing rapidly to con valesernce, from his late severe illness. Southend would be !setter called Gratesend. fro the dullness of the place since the disappearance Lady HAI4II TON. Yesterday, the Court of Direflors of the East India Company, gave their aanual Venison Diane to the Scrutineers at the last General Eiraian. The Dragon was a very proper yeastl to suafth enemy's fleet. The remains of Viscount Avow moire were intern in Dublin on Thursday last. The ladies at the watering-places. by choosin &inkjet for their esteem'', do not appear resolved run away sera/ fiat in case of invasion. Mr. FAWCLTT was to commence an engageme at Cork last Miihd.ry in the parts of Dater Pali in the flew at Law, and Caleb Quots'ens in The Wags If indsor. Thc Combined Fleet having ran away from A • miral CA I. OCR in a fag, many thence suppose to they are gone to Cape Clear. Mr. .1014MITONt'S appearance in Major 0 F berry, attraCted a very fashionable and uumcroos. A dience, on Saturday evening, to Margate Th-at In the after-piece he also sustained the ChM' Of Loon!, M 1 soculier wish more than ordinal y raour, and sung Judy O'Fienn.yan in a style of so drollery, as induced the audience to encore it yak • Mrs. SIDOONS took a last and long farewell Ireland, at the Belfast Theatre, on Friday last, the part of Mrs. Holier, in the Play of The Sfran In consequence of a paragraph in a Mnrnt Paper, stating the death of Marquis Townstir at his seat at Rainham, in Norfolk, his Lordshi bower in Weymouth-street, was yesterday sieged with enquirers. The servants stated, in swer, that they had received a letter on Mond from Rainham franked by his Lordship, and certain, it such ail event had taken place, that t. must have heard of it from the family. Reading Races commenced on Tuesday, as see flounced ; only three horses started for the gold viz Qui*, Mist Can.?, and another. The was one four mile heat, and was won by (2 - i 3 only half a neck. It was one of the best conte races ever seen, Mite Coiner was pushed the al way. Quiz was dreadfully cut with whipand s The Earl of BARRY NI Olt leS Merrorepui, and FROG...CY% TrOpOiellini • started for the Tow n Pi It was won by Merryman. The followiag circumstance occurred oa death of the great Duke of Cu se @micas o, A hussar who had been long in the service of ROYAL HIGHNILiS, and was greatly attached to , person, begged a suit of his Royal Master's i I to put himself in mourning. His request ' granted. But when he was delivering the cloth a tailor, to get them altered, he discovered a pi ' pocket, in which he found a small mornera fr • I case, containing bank notes to the anrauni of which he homely returned. .. • . 41, & 4. , • • 4- i‘..(7- F 4 111 r