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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. risawsuouvuoct. N . It 3. Arrived the Minerctrt cutter from a cruise off the French co.ist. _ . Went nut of harbour, a man of war brig. The /11/”.,ra t Wildgooso, from Cadiz, %LIS this day released from quarantine. DEAL, JULY IS. Cam.. down from the River, and sailed through the Downs. the 4 e.,ant.cr, Lind°, for Liverpool ; and the Errw Ann, —, for Baltimore. Arrived the ,Inntawn frigate, Ciaifiet gm-brig, and the ?Greg Geo-ge cutter, from a cruise off the French coast, and remain in the Downs with the ships as per last. itsawten, arty 18. Just arrive l the Diann packet, Capt. Stewart, from Hitiot ssi , h the mails, and several passengers, fifty H inoverian recruits, and three Couriers with nispate! ,e Also the .lue!',,nd packet, with the mails front Hia , min, and several passengers. We understand that B, naparte is particularly anxious to strengthen his navy; and the ha is doing ut .inee to prevent t:w communication at the English with the Northern Ports. 'imams, JULY 18. Sailed the !Alarmed ship and a cutter, with a ket limier convoy for the Baltic. Wind S.W. VIONI :Y. LIST. G449"0,14 IS —S. oled tht Ewe:, netts, for Gib ! that., the T"ii ,, g Henry, WitLarinan, he Pettraburei, and the Ann, Woteptuer, M Calk. AFIAIR OF TOULON. * 4 Ns fit . n C..11.,pu5, off Toulon, May 2J •• Yesterday, in company with the Du-pal and /era: se, we ei -, 're nearlc hrought to adion by a very superior squadron of the enemy, whom Adniiral Campbell had bt•el sent by l.orsl Nelson to re connoitre. The main body of the fleet n mained tar nut of sight of the his I ; but the weather s'•as so very fair, that the near-Admiral w.is tempted to stand in to get A good v;r‘v if them. *I n the Eastward or Cie harbour's in:•irh which dirt Lion the mad is open). on our near a pproach ;t f , •l1 almost calm, and the gun-I„•ats immed Andy pii,ied towards us, and commenced firing, ache: , hut at aeh a distairce t::at 'Weir shot fa short. •fhe Admir.il Fred if, return. A moderate breeze by this ,:rne sprang up, and the squadron in th • ' ..;:our were soon under sail after us, and in less than •air hour consisted tail of the line, and three heavy fri gates; they appeared determined to whale a grand push after IV. The frigates, alai one of tbe lins•of battle ships, appeared to gain considerably ; and the headmost of the col mer (which was the fellow that the iapazve chased coin Hieres Bay, .taring the. Inciter) opened crdistant t"tzicg fire on the which was out sternmost ship. This was not to be bn• n • long patiently by Sir Ilich.d I Saachan, who, watching his opportunity, /aired ap, and gave a broadside, which rode the headmost gentry ham their sails aback quicker than ever I saw the:n per form any mancenere. The Canopus also threw some shot at the nine time, in a apt., good iliretion. Al though the fire was at anew a distance, that I hare great doubts whether any shot to,k effeet, yet it evidently served to check the progress of the head mow 74 (•uppesed to be the Swilr,ere), for notwith standing she was coining up fast, and with four of her own class at her it tend of closing with the TO. •he - 71411W,:t the came within random sh • row:Jed-to to fir- her broadside, by wlich she last a great d of way, though per. hap. th,s was hot objea. Ihe squa,initi tl,at aas now in hues' i of us, and coming fast up, was en superior as to preclude all chance of doing an , : tling with them. A dime therefore, m., le sail, and the, continu •a 'o foam us for some time under a crowd of canvass, still kcepitig the advan tage of ; but fearful of being drawn off ton far, and decoyed min the jaws of the Viscount, by the egneth,iy were about five leagues from Toulon, they were recalled by their signal post on the [dill, and all stood in again. This was about there quarters past three o'clock, n. as. At six we saw our fleet to leeward, and joined them aliont half past nine.— They had heard the fire inclistinitly, and the Le e ia t44,4 was detached towards Toulon, hut had not proceeded far on her way before we were perceived returning." Sunday, the Themes armed ship, Captain Boy AR, and the Menem 1111 , ,des cutter, sailed from Leith Rauh, with tits trade for the Baltic. A young man, a tradesman at the west end of the towm-kosving occasion to go out of town by an early coach, happened to he too late, and was obliged to defer his journey till the wit day. On returning home, he found a stranger in his site's b.d-cliam ber. After some altercation on the subra cl this reseextre, the gallant proposed to purchase the wife, it she was offered for sale, in due form, in Smith field market. To this the husband readily agreed, and she was altaally sold and delivered over to the lover, Jor the price of ten shillings. At the Quarter Sessions for Northampton, Jseeph Homes, the driver of the Northampton coach, was indided for an assault upon Mrs. Ruff, wife of Mr. Ruff, baker, of Gayton, by whipping her howe. as she was passing the above coach, in the South Quar ter in that town. on her return home from market, whereby she was thrown off, and one of the hind wheels passed over and broke be•th her legs. After a bearing the Court sentenced him to pay i fine of 40s. and to be imprisoned three calendar monti.s. A complaint was lately preferred to the Justices of Peace in Glasgow, by a number of master shoe makers in that town, against certain journeyme.., for entering into a combination for compelling an advance of wages, by attending meetings for that purpose, and colleaing money to support those who 'should leave town till such advance was obtained, in dired violation of ad Ack of Parliament, passed in the 59th year ! present NI Ai EST v's reign, which eubjelit the offenders to very severe punishment, by Sot and imprisonment. The Justices.foulal the complaint proved against two of them, who bad been very waive in poimoting the c-mbination and sentenced them to be imprisoned in the tolboo th of Oksgow, the one for a month, and the other for fourteen days, besides finding them liable in es rum- DREADFUL tit:lt RICANE. Lonna-• of • Latter from an Offi:er 01 board the Coutes, Ch:na snip, Cor Caotoe, ifll. 1, gating an Account of a elot-nt ff ton, or Horrie.u.e. is the Chum Seas, on the 2M Sept tan. " On the 20th September, having rounded on the Macclesfield, w•e had squally weather, and got the royal masts down, and at noon were under only the fore-sail, mizen, and mixen-stay-sail. It continued squally the vie+ , of the night, with a good deal of sea ; tow.lrds day-light, the wind veered to thc south ward, and the weather moderated. Soon after noon the wind freshened, and half-past two p. m. a violent squall came on, when two of the fore shrouds gave way, and the sea got up a good deal ; the squalls in creasing, and the wind rather farther aft. We put the helm up, and just as we were wearing, a violent puff blew theforedop-mastawar handswere immediately sent up to cut it dway,in its fall it carried away the lee f ore clue-garnet. We sc add ed an d went easy bet Ore the gale was increased till about 7 p. m. when the ship came to against her helm. The fore-sail soon went to pieces. the ship lay pretty quiet on her bare pules. The gale now encreaseskto such a hurricane, that it is impessible to describe it; a l•tle before eight the main-top-mast blew away. The sea still got up and the gale continued, and the main-top mast kept flying away to leeward, as she rolled with such violence a: to shake every thing about the main.mast in a most shocking manner ; hands were then sent sip in the lee main 'hi coeds to endeavour to secure it, but withoin effed. The vonlence of the wind 't - .w surpassed any thing I ever felt or heard of; the di g.vano-stalf was blown in two by it. It lightened very much, and might possibly thunder, but the noise of the wind prevented its being heard. The sea was driven over us in continued spray and foam. and about half past eight the main-mast went by the board. carrying the mizen-mast head with it. The Captain was endeavouring to get the wreck cut away, when the ship taking a lurch, he got hold of the top-sail bran-block to support himself; tome of the people, in endeavouring to save themselves, dragged him from his hold, when he fell down and . was waded backwards and forwards three times with the liquor cases, poop ladder, and some axes, be fore he was able to extricate himself; nut, bowery, before he was so dreadfully bruised and hurt, as scarce to be able to stand. Captain Torin, notwithstand ing, remaitted in the cuddy giving orders, till he found himself so sick and faint that he was obliged to lie down in his cot; he received a most dreadful gash in his heel, which almost severed it horn the leg, and occasioned a great effusion of blood. The ship now rolled dreadfully, but made but little water, the hand-pumps kept her clear. At I I p. te. us heard that the bowsprit was gone. an attempt was made to get the fore-stay cut, which failed ; the fore tackles were got forward to the knight-head, to help to secure thefore-mast,but the anchor slings towhich t;. 'y were hooked broke, and at three a. m. the fore -171.04 fell .oft in the starboard waste. The ship at this time r• , lhd very deep, but she made but little more arattn than . ..she shipped ; at day-light the Captain was brought out and sat in a chair at the cuddy door w.ty, 2nd the people were got up; the gale had sow moderated very much, and thesea faltenconsiderably the spare and stream anchors had been carried away. a'l hands turned to, and by nine o'clock we Rut cleared - A our wrecks except the fore -mast, which WAS the only thing that gave us apprehension, as it might have occasioned serious consequences in the event of its breaking the booms adrift, and fetching wt•e. We were now in lat. 17 deg. 50 min. N. and long. 117 deg. E. and a consultation was held, when the Cereain rr•tmised the men that they should be well rewarded if they would exert themselves to the utmost, earning them that many ships had been in greater d Inger of sinking, and had been saved. The men instantly set to work, and by I a m. we not the lone hoat'sanast up forward, a top-gallant sail and the long boat's main-sail upon it, when the ship gave a heavy roll to port, and the foremast more on the cen'rary lurch, it went completely overboard, carrying the sheet anchor with it. Al most ever♦ thing had been cut away before, and we were soon clear, but launching eft gave her stern way, and it went a-head of the ship. The wind was now about S. S. E. ; we put the helm up, she veered immediately, and we steered away N. N. W. In the afternoon we succeeded in getting a main top-gallant-royal-mast up, upon the stump of the main -mast, and set a main-top-gallant-sail and royal, and a royal upon the stomp of the mizen-mast, with a stay-sail betwixt it and the main-mast. Night wow came o^t ; the water was smooth, and our people fortunately got some rest; the hand pumps were, however. kept generally going. At day-light, we opened the gun-deck_hatches, and found use lead had given way upon the orlop, having carried away the staunchions the sheet cable WAS upset,having car ried away the staunchions also. At eight a. m. we had the joyful sight of a sail, to the S.S.E. and never could Divine Providence have interposed, when least expelled ; the only moments we could retied. were embittered with the prospect of inevitable denruc tion—this sail proved to be the Bari Cench-a. Capt. Dance, one of oar Beet, to whose kind exertions we may all conceive ourselves indebted for our lives. Ile took as in tow: the Bombay Castle now came in sight. Assistance was now sent on board us, from ' the two ships, and our two passengers, Messrs. Lance and Roberts, went on tacard the Carideo. On the 2 . 7tb, we made the coast, and arrived at Wham pre the Ist Odober.. " I am happy to add, that Captain Torin is com pletely recovered, to the joy of his s lip's crew. " By the last accounts groin China, the Cram had been completely repaired, and was considerably ad. vanced in her lading. " The Werke also,that had received damages in this dreadful storm, had been repaired, and would be able to sail with the fleet from China." The following persons have lately been conviaed before the Rev. Dr. Y A Ts, for a breach of the Mi litia Laws, in the county of Hereford, viz. William Plullrpe,4of Ledbury, blacksmith, and games Phillip., of F.astnot. husbandman. These men baying bees duly balloted. and served with precepts to attend a sub-division meeting, for the purpose of being en rolled. or of producing proper substitutes, negleaed .so to do ; and the constables having respeaively re turned villa Costa on the warrants of distress issued for levying the penalty, warrants were then granted for apprehension of their persons, and delivery of them to the regimrsit. BRIGIITOS, Jutor V Yesterday evening, about sis. o'o , c h. a seve:e connonading was heard dist n6ly ; tt did not seem as proceeding from the engagemein of mie ship op- posed to another, for the firing was so incessant, that it must have been a general attack on either tl.e shores or flotilla of the enemy ; it continued till ten o'clock at night, when it ceased. The Stein, which was crou'ded, was in an insunt deserted, and all ranks crowded to the Cliff, listening with anxiety, and expressing various feelings on the occasion ; several Ladie> earnestly requested to be informed if there was any danger ? to which the Gentlemen re plied with an exulting laugh, " thank Heaven and Brilish pre iwess, no." However, every post-chaise was in readiness to carry off the fair, had it been nee •ssary. This morning we have heard at a great distance, and not so constant, the firing of guns at sea. All here is but conjeAure with respelt to the cause. The Theatre goes on sy.immingly ; Cita:ear's Soldier's Daug,4l, r was perlormed last Saturday to a crowded :rid elegant audience, and received by them with every mark of approbation. It would be wrong to pay attention to any of the allots in parti cular ; they all did their best, and their endeavours were snccessful. On Friday Lord PELH AM bespeaks The School for Scandal ; and oa Tuesday, by bever.il Ladies of fashion, The Pear Gentlemen is bespoke : it promises to be a very profitahle season to the Ma nager, and he is truly deserving his success. Quarter past sic, this moment while I write, the firing is still heard. TRURO, JuLr 14 An affliaing circumstance occurred on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst. at Newlyn, a fi.hing-town, lying a little to the westward of Penzance. SAMIIeI Jenkins, a fisherman, having drank excessively at a public-house, because very .luarrelsorne with every person near him, and challenged to light any one who would accept of it ; when Thomas Richards, another tilisern.an, somewhat inebriated, passing by at the titn-4 declared his determination to accept pf Jenkill%'l4 challenge. The parties accordingly strip. ped, and as they were of the point of beginning the contes;., Swick, a mason, seeit,g the suns lion ot Richards, took him up in his arms to c.ury a.. % away, saying, that he should not fight. Nutwi:Landing which, Richards obstinate ly nersired in the contrary, and gave Strick such violent blows on the face, that so ex..spwated him, as to throw Richards from his arms, prottxting, that he went,' knock the breath out of his body; and, melancholy to %late, his own ^rds were veri fied, for he instantly f - 1 .7 !' the e. fortunate man two or three hard bk.... on the stomach, on which he fell, to rise no more, leaving a wifs and six small children to lament his untimely fate. The Coroner sat on the body, on the following Friday evening, and brought in a vershd against Joseph Strick, of Alansievirtee, who was accordingly cox mined to liodmin gaol, the following day, to '.Ake his trial at the next Assizes. WESTMINSTER CLUB WESTMINSTER COLLEGE. Queen Elizabeth granted charter ti the Dean and Canons of Westminster, a piece of growl , ' in the neighbourho id of Tothili-fields. The intszhit ants of Westminster have for a number of years enjoyed the right of commonage on the piece of ground alluded to, awl have - :ring been in the ' ai.i s of playing there at cricket. The Westminster Scholars insist that they have an exclusive right of playing at cricket on the ground, and the inhabit ants, on the other hand, contend they have an (Anal right. We understand, that the Masters, on Tues day, gave the Scholars a halt holiday. About half past five o'clock, while the It'estniiisster Club were playing a match, the Scholars lielonging to the College arrived, and waited for one of their Ushers to head them, against the members of the Club ; this, of course, our correspondent infers from what fol lowed ; about six o'clock a person belonging to the College arrived on horseback, and made a grand charge on the innocent amens wickets. The Gen tlemen at the wickets, seriously alarmed, did not know how to a&, being totally at a loss to a: count fur this extraordinary kind of coming; but iii all pi..h.thility they would have dismounted him, had it not been for the intercession of some ot their friends, ..vlio were spea., tors of their innocent amuse ment. The King's Scholars, much to their credit as Gentlemen, concluded themselves a: such ; and, had it ant been for the interference of the person above alluded to, every thing would have been settled upon amicable terms, to the satisfadion of the King's Scholars, as well as the Gentlemen com posing the Westminster Cricket Chili. One of the ,hers has since been seen, and publicly begged pardon ; every thing has been finally settled with the Captain of the School, and his aid-de-vamp, and the Master of the School, to the satisfadion of both parties. We cannot (adds our correw4ent) help agreeing with the Master of the Schno-I, asd it would have tees much better if the Usher had not come mounted upon his charger; and must again assert, that the condu& of the Captain of the School, and his friend who attended him (his brother colle gian), behaved in the most gentlemanlike manner, mild in argument, and bold in the field. Mr. Cox, the Colonel of the Bloom bury and Inns of Court Volunteers, was worn in, on Wedn n esday, a Master in Chancery, in the mom of the late Parma Hot.n.eu, hsq. The other Mastership, vacant by the death of Mr. Se Rastas, is not yet filled up. It has been offered to Mr. PESIIIRTON i but from his present ill state of health it is uncertain whether he will be able to accept of it. Mr. Cox's Mastership is worth 1,6001. per annum. The Royal Garrison Battalion are, it is said, in future to be called " the Royal Veterans." A few days ago an alarming ire broke out in [Es MAJESTY'S dock-yard at Sheerness, but was happily extinguished without aay seriou s damage. Th e flames were first discovered to proceed from the smith's forge, and continued to burn very furiously fur near half an hour, when they were got under by the spirited exertions of the military and inhabitants of the place. Commissioner Gnat and Admiral Rowt.tv were among the must &Sive to extinguish the fire, being the first who ware there, and the last who left it. M 'LItGATE, suar 17. - g This 1 , 1..eit daily increases in company. For days up vards of onefilindred persons arrived h i the pa .•%,.: bo.tts, notwithstanding the late unfa vourable weashvr. The Pier was C•OWilti On F r i. diY Li', to witness the arrival of Fsmen's • pa,k et, for tht: saf.-tv of wh.e.i great anrietvtreesiled, A great quantio , of the stares of tie Swedish whip, lately ,erecked. have float. 41 into the harbour. O n Thu: sa ly last the halls commenced f.sr the le ase nu the Ass._imbly Rooms. Among the fashion' les present were Lady Kale irsoton, Colonel and BA t.nr, and daughters, Lady FRANK LIN, th e i k. g.int KELE VII, the two Miss Drs , Pis, c o _ lonel Coftisse•att, Majer HA NIORY, and M ae . Furey, of the Herefordshire Militia, tog...ti ler w i th Carains Suuru and Fs tots. lir., anove regi ment is ~ piartered here and at Ramsgate I th e h ead quarters are at KiDM Al.'s, the Royal Hotel. Ca7triin Brno has commenced his fashionabl e dinner pot ier on board the Tose/ mail of war, for the summer biz a reinporary stop has bunk put them Isy an os-d4r Captain received rester ',, from the Admiralty, to weigh anchor in the cs.u..-.:( of tutee drys, and proceed to Sheerness, to r ene i ft i Istruaion.s, and six months pay cur his ship's can. . ploy. We erpea a fit season; Louses n! I lodgin gs are, of course, advancinT in price. The houses of first rate celebrity are alrea.l.r all sett for the seam; viz. Chapel Hill is tal.en by the Hon. THOMAS STeELe and family ; they are cl:!ily expe c ted. down House, by the Counters of GLl'vr A isy ; La I.ldy hip has been here some time. The Covert Hous^, Kin,„-ate, Is occupied Sy the elegant Mn. ri. t Y .11).1 her charming daughters ; the Castle xt ingsgate, Mr. and Mrs. P..e yrs Jolty ; sped House, Lady Dacac and tho '*.c. Bantu; Stone Houte, Mr. and Mrs. Curt. Lord KLITH, and his charming nieces the Miss ELPHINSTONtS. are at East au - Mr. and Mrs. FORAYTa arrived at Pierre' rt Home. near Broadca:rs, last wept. A sio ..f fashionable' are expeCte I in the course of a fort, let —the particulars sha7i be forwarded in due ti •c. MEETINGS OF CREINVORS AT GUILD:IA, Tito DAT. Ai Pet .1. iDubbeld,rauts Van I)yrk, Arnold ' , hi! (kV., Lniven, Ad•ialett D. Grultet V ink s hte.,l the Cucus. Musories; asercliAt.ts 10 TO M,.1t0011. Masai Chivcril•le, St. kfart.res-l-me, nvlu luerer rll R o •rtt Smith, Tutab , rktel, Llt•cularl el% FM,' . eto George Sirket, Ketid.ll, Wc•am,rebusell, brandy-ma , chant . Joint Bicknell, Little 1444n , x•street, Hactoeeracistre, dealer in ortiScial flowers • SIR Robert Smulereon„ Palegme-place, tuonereerieetaer * J ,, in TreADM, rot a, Haut., rah u t-..aakar . 2le W.diate llRtter, Halting, Kent, %.1,8.11cr 2 IS Thelma; Hague, late of Cannot-row, Weetsinster, - " Mqrierecrive.ter . Threat Pries, Relcre-s-nree+, Serene+, .nroltelste er &lOW,' Liehipuy add . .143,t:“ew ILn:stir', Basiugisall. me eet, dealers John Miminen, tate ef breni+otrers, snartinet Willis"' N - Atensie and George Nigh:Wyk, JloleZterd• rrPm,f,rter. . . P e.ard Limeten•e l / 4 pee Wilhite , . brisklyir arii.• min lisynts, pryer street, St. Sat iour's,Smirry, h. t-mks 3 If. 011,1t1ENDS. Th , mas Sinless, assiogliall stew, rancor j 1 Chrieorher Lana lad Pelee Amber, Otterltsqu J., Crimosod-ktore i , flovritaars I! 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