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S. - • - 1 7:f ,/EST IRDIPS. ." COPT OT A LETTER FROM OEN. PREVOST, DATED Isig lILAu quARTERS, !RINDS RUPERT, DOMI SICA• w SIR, " March 24, 1805. rr You will inform the Commander in Chief of the Naval and L,,,,lForces, that a forte from Fleece, consisting of one theta decker, be. 74's,frigatea,&c. with troops on board, invested this Wm 1 on tit': 20th, and made good their landing on the follow ;g ,t i y. Tney were successfully resisted by the gallant troops seder my command, and were repeatedly driven back 'De ships of the line in vain attempted to silence the Mures, hut unfortunately the town being on Err, and tho wail, no the right, notwithstanding their spirited conduct, ,„,,,eiesp!etely driven back. I deerried it prudent to allow the co uncil to capitulate for the town of Rousseau and it, depen dencies, srtile I attempted, by forced marches, to get into pence Rupert, with w rat force I could collect, in which I sue rerdei. I now wait their attack on tin, port, with a well loaded e%iwctation tat His Majesty's regular and militia ti will again diminguisb themselves. I returned from I.nuseatt Oil the 21st, at Pout p. w. I u nderstand the terms I :.resented were acceded t n . I u ttered none to be accepted that were not honourable, and rdreel the French Commander not to allow his troops to disrace themselves by plundering or any ether wantonness. y,.., are h-reby ordered to sad immediately, and make the first „N o d ;rid can; if the privateers is the Guadeloupe Channel pin W yeverd WOO rriblit turning to windward, make Kest strut or Antigua. (Signed) " PREVOST. 't To the Mvst ,, r of the stoop Endeavour, to b- delivered to the Coin in Cliiirf of his lirfajesty't Land or Nava! Frivolo, or t• diev enairient or Governor of the fee It'snd you makes, ' ST. VINCENT, 3A14. 4. Governor Rentinck, of this Island, is recalled, and Major General George Beckwith, formerly Governor r t the Bermuda Islands, is appointed to succeed him, and daily expeaed here to assume the Government. We are momentarilf in expedition of a Spanish war. Two fire Spanish ships and a brig have been brought in here ny His Majesty's ships. rte. 12. The above are the principal contents of a letter I wrote you on die 4th January. to go by packet, but was captured in one of the small vessels which carry t!.e mails from this country, before reaching St. Kitt's; the mails of Tobago and Grenada, as well as of this island, were taken at the same time. Brigadier General Dalrymple has arrivei to take the command of the troops iii this Island until t;ie arival of Major General Beckwith, when the former goes to the Island of Dominica Six companies of the Royal African Corps bare relieved the 68th regiment at St Lucia ; the latter have relieved the 2d battalion, 60th regiment, who are gone to Grenada. The hist January mail is now due, and anxiously looked for.—The Wlst Indies are at this time gene rally very healthy. FEB. 15. Vlore a t to-day from Barhadoes, that a its.ig f; teee, out of Guadeloupe, named the Matierme Ernsif, and mounting about Iti or 18 guns, has been taken by His Majesty's brig of war Caricoz, Capt. Bettesworth, who is wounded. The loss, on both sides is stated at about 60 men. This quarter is swarming with privateers. _ . . MARCH 30. PRIVATE CORREsPoNDENCE. The hotly of a man was yesterday morning taken • irp out of the Canal, under Clarke Bridge. at Sum men.hill, which, fortunately, proved to be one of Theo. men. who attacked Mr. La Touche, three nights since. or; his return from Mr. Beresforti's t try•seat, where he had dined that day. Mr. La Touche shot one of the robbers through the heard, and instantly went for a.sistance to secure the ' others; and, during his ab%enre, it is supposed. the body. was thrown over the bridge by the man's corn :paui,uss. in order to elude discovery. The Earl of Moil A will set off from Donnitrv lon en Monday morning to resume his command 'in Scotlaud. The bi-alth of his amiable Consoles ;the Countess of Louise's, not being sufficiently re established, t.er Ladyship, accompanied by Lady Cies 'Lott a R *semis, will, upon his departure for the lqprth, proceed to Buxton. S°! .romp Jrawaar, and luoiras BeastAso, Esq. hare arrived in Dublin from England. The latter genleman,-we are informed by a correspondent, is one Over to. set on toot a negotiation for the re dtraion of the mason the Grand Canal. The Fareeritr i &Lira's. from London for De merara, was all well, in lon. 45. or 4d. with five :sail in corepicy, tOr that port. The Nwit?sldetp of war, with three of her con any, arrived at Barbadoes on the 29th of January. The Sail? was to sail from thence with the ships for 'Jamaica., on the sth of February. The Crraux sloop of war has captured the Gene ra, Eeeeftf, French privateer, of 22 guns, after a long engagement, and carried her into IlArtudoes. A letter from Barb does, dated the tltiih of Fe bruary, received by the Netlev schooner, arrived at Portsmouth, state s . that the French force in the West.lndies consists of six sail of the line, eight friea^es, and a number of store-ships. The Minns frigate at rived at Barbadoes on ,toe' 280 of January, with part of the fleet that sailed from Portsmouth on the 22d of December. About 20sail, with the Swift sloop at war, had separated soon after sailing. ei This day the remains of Lord ll A WKL will bete moved from his house in Portland-place, to the family vault in Stontham, Hampshire, where his: kinsman, the gallant Admiral, is laid. Yesterday morning, as Lord BANRURV'S and Sir HINIIIT V AVASOUN .1 carriages were drawing up to human HOOKH AM'S in New Bond -street, Lord BA hau a v's carriage got entangled with Sir Ham v'l. Lord 14 . .scoachman had the misfortune to receive a kick from one of the horses, which broke his leg. Lady B and another Lady were in the carriage. We are happy to say they received no hurt, but were much frightened. Lady B. ordered the coachman to net own house, and that every care might be taken of him. - e t• „b,7.. "% 1:1'117:4' CROWN AIM ANCHOR. LITERARY FUND. The anniversary of this Institution was yesterliy celebrated, in a manner which really evinced The feast of rearrat, and the flow of snal " At a few minutes past five o'clock, the company had assembled, and the Chair was most worthily filled by The Fad of CHICHESTER. Immediately after the cloth was drawn, Nen nohis, Domine, was sung in great style by Messrs. lock don, sale, Mastets Linton and Kellner. After which, followed, in their regular succession, " The King, Queen, and Royal Family," which toasts were drank with universal applause, with three times three. The Song of Gal Shoe the King was then sung with great effeel by Messrs. Incledon, Shield; Major, 'Taylor, and Masters Kellner and Linton, in a style which we have never before witnessed at any pub lic dinner. The Earl of Cuicessrsa (the Chairman) then addressed the company, and said, that last year he had the honour of announcing to the Society, that the Prince of Wales waS desirous of becoming the Patron of the Society, and he was happy to think and to know that thegreatest benefits had resulted to the Society in consequence of their eleiling His Royal Highnessto that station. Last year His Royal High ness was a subscriber of thesum of 1001. and he had now the satisfaction to inform the company present, that His Royal Highness, having unslerstood that house or museum, at which they should hold the meetings of their committees, was absolutely neces sary, had authorised Colonel M'Mahon (the trea surer of his household) to subscribe in His Royal Highness's name the sum of 2001. annually, towards the building and supporting the said house. The Noble Earl in the Chair said, this was an alt of munificence, so great and so apparent to eveiy one, that it required no observation on his part, to enforce either its virtue or its justice. And, as the virtues of the House of Brunswick were so well known to every person present, he could only say, that it retched the highest honour on His Royal Highness's liberality and virtue, to sheer, that out of those funds, which His Royal I lighoess had at his disposal, he had determined to appropriate such a sum, as should be of real service to the intentions of the Society, and to relieve distress in that quar ter, in vvhieh, it is most likely, it would be most se verely felt. This was acceded to with loud applauses. It was then moved and agreed to, that an hum ble address of thanks should be offered to His Roy al Highness the Prince of Wales, for his munificent donation and that it could not be done more ap props iately, than by making 11:0 Earl of Chichester the bearer of the return of thanks. Glee (Shield) —by Incledon, Taykr, Sale, Mac. tees Kellner any Linton, is a style which was far beyond what could possibly be conceived, for we never saw such a combination of super tut abilities, at any one theatre. Toast—The Duketet York, Kent, Somerset, and all the absent Members. Song. Mr. Incledon—Oh, brio Inc mine—sung in his best style, and received with bursts of genuine applause. TRIO—The Llteitary Fnn4, with three tittles thres-s &ant with towers)! %Wave.) The next was 'a Song composed by the Poet- Latireat, Mr. Pye, and sung, verse by verse, by Me different singers, as (Mime -The first verse was sung by Mr. Taylor, in a style and manner which, did him infinite credit. The second was by Mr. Fitzmattrice, who, not being in our reconeetion .a public performer at any of the theatres, we say was very respeftable. The third verse was by Master Linton, and sung in such a style as !rives the firest promise of a future grind acquisition to the strength of the vocal depart ment of the theatres. The fourth was sung with all that admirable pathos for which Mr. Sale is so deservedly celebrated. The sth verse was'snity by Incledon in such a style and in such voice as bore down all before it, and would have led us to 'appose that nothing could be bearbble after it; btft it was succeeded by Master Kellner in the sixtl. verse, whose voice is of Mat uncommon and fascina ting kind, that it bears away all before it, and, like the " nuitg Remits'," compels your attention, and enforces your applause, to subjeEts mature in them selves, but which have never before been given with such astonishing effet, except by alults, who were well skilled in the science. 'this was accortx-; ;bAtlied on the forte-piano by Mr. Major, with aL that brilliance of execution for which he is so deserv edly celebrated. Glee composed for the occasion by Shield, most • admirably sung by Incledon, Taylor, Sale, and Masters K-Iloer and Linton—(biya r planded) • The Noble CHAIRMAN, after a few words in praise of the transcendent talents of Mr. Shield ((the Musical Composer), moved that Mr. shield should be a member for life, which was unanimously agreed to amidst universal applause. Messrs. Fitzgerald and (Italians then gave each a recitation, adapted to the occasion, which were received with loud and repeated plaudits. Glee — . Oh hater Poe—sung. by Mr. Incledon, Tailor, Sale, and the two young Masters, in a style of gi e4t etcellence. RVPORT OF TIIF. SOCIETY, The Treasurer then brought up his report of the contributions since the meeting of the Society last year, by which it appeared that, after deduding all sums advanced, and money expended, the funds at this moment are not m so flourishing a state as might have been wished. He, therefore, begs that every well-wisher to the Society will exert himself accordingly, though it it admitte d that the perma nent fund of the Society is upwards of 40001. Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Tweedie severally re cited pieces adapted to the occasion ; the former those of his own composition, which are certainly poetical effusons of great worth ; and the latter the composition of Mr. Boscawen, who could not from indisposition attend. Song by Mr. Isaacs—The Deash of Akrcrombir— suns in a very 'masterly style, and with abundant applause. uast--." Ile who first this noble fabric raised—( David %V ill 1411111 .. wh.ch was drank with universal and enthusiastic ApplAtsw ; and we understand, that in the Letter Authorising Col. M.MAhon to appropriate 2001 a year out of the Prince's revenues, for the purpose of •-.221 CC do at yt r V. co g. tit he Pt he e of it : : I • •• to a! 41 t. 1 en 9, te .e S. 41. re be be It T. .41 er 13 C. ti 4 4 ti at II r 4.1 a re iit II it` 'of ore ep- -01, lii en " . .)t f 'T 1 A _»_... • _ building a house or wiliseum for the benefit of the Society ; that Mr. David Williams, the founder thereof, should have the direCtion of the said hoot?, o r museum, by whichever name the Society should chuse to distinguish it. Mr. Alderman Rowcaour then addressed the company, and said, that, notwithstanding the gene rosity and public spirit wth which so many indi v duals had come forward, yet there remained .a very small sum is comparison of the claims which might be expeCted on it. In the course of so many ye irs from its first commencement, not more than a little above 3,0001. had been given to indigent au thors, which did not amount to more than about 91. 10s. each ; this was, in his mind, a trifling sums and, as future Otways, Butlers, &c. might go near to perish, from a misconception or want of taste in the public mind, he hoped the present company, though there was no colleCtion, would take the case into their consideration. This speech was loudly applauded. Mr. FITMIER LD then came forward and en treated the indulgence of the company, whilst hey for the first time, addressed them in prose. He begged leave to acquaint the meeting that the Noble Chairman was so much exhausted, that he could not address them, and, as such, he would venture to give the health of I. The Earl of Chichmter," which was drank with great applause; and Mr. Frrz- Gana 1.13 immediately afterwards returned the thanks of the Noble Lord, whose exhaustion was so great that be could not do is for himself. The Tatasussa then read a fourth report of the subscriptions of that evening, by which it ap peared that Alderman Rowcroft had, since his last speech, given a donation of 201. and many others had followed his example, in proportion to their several abilities. The Earl of Chichester then left the Chair, amidst the loudest plaudits ; and Mr. Alderman Rowcroft was culled on to fill it. He lamented his inability to fill an office which had been more than once execu ted by sn very Noble and able a Personage—he would, however, accept it, with every degree of diffidence of his own abilities, and he hoped the company, after that declaration, would consider that nothing could so much redound to the benefit and honour of the Society, as their strkt adherence to order and decorum. This speech was received with great applause ; and immediately afterwards the late Stewards, and the Stewards elett, were drank with universal ap planse; and the company parted with the utmost harmony, after an evening passed with every de gree of conviviality. It is but justice to Mr. Simkin to add, that the dinner and the wines were truly excellent. PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH. At . meet;rlg _ ,ytery last, their atte.:i.)il was occupied by a representa tion in behalf of the ministers of this city, founded on a clause in the charter, ereaing the University of Edinburgh, by King James I. which states, that the Magistrates, as patrons, should commit the clergy of the city, when a vacancy takes place in any chair of that seminary of learning. A vacancy having lately occurred in the Professorship of Ma theehatics, Mr. John Leslie, one of the candidates, wastobjetteel to. on account of a note in a recent publication of his on Flea, which the Ministers of this"city thought was of an improper tendency. Three of their ,number accordingly waited on the Town .Council, with a representation and protest against eleCting that gentleman. The Town Conn -01, however, unanimously ele6ted Mr. Leslie, and the press at application was made to the Presbytery, to prevent that gentleman being inducted into his chair, tiil the Ministers were satisfied. Upon first hearing the matter, Mr. Leslie wrote a letter to the Rev. Itr. Hunter, Professor of Divinity, in which he disclaimed the charge against him, with which that .Reverend gentleman, and a considerable num ber o;4i' btathren were satisfied, though the majo rity of the clergy of the city were not. A very long, ° Sand learned debate ensued, which lasted till after' 41 o'clock, which was supported on ore side by Doors Grieve and highs, who maintained that the Presbytery should concer with the Ministers of Edinburgh, in going on with an investigation into Mr. Letlie ' s cohduCt ; while, on the other hand, it waScolitended by Sir Harry Moncriefir, Dr. Hunter, and others, that the matter should go no further, and the representation be dismissed A motion was made to adjourn the farther consideration of the busineSs to Wednesday the 10th of April, and that notice should be sent to Mr. Leslie. Another motion was made to dismiss the representation, and proceed no farther. The first motion was car : ried by a small majority, against which several members protested. the of the Presb on Wednesday At the meeting of the Whig Club on Tues day, mentioned in this paper yesterday, the Duke of Bedford was in the Chair. On his Grace's health being drank after dinner, he re turned thanks in a very neat speech ; and then gave " the health of Mr. Fox," who instantly rose, and addressed the meeting in a short speech. He briefly alluded to the accusations against a certain Noble Lord, contained in the Tenth Re port of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry. In the present stage of the business he consi dered it would not become him as a Member •of Parliament to pronounce any opinion upon the subjea ; but when it came to be fairly discussed, he hoped the vote would be such as to prove that Par liament would never sanCtion the practices alleged in the Report of the Commissioners. He then ad verted to the Catholic question, and said, that he considered it a high honour to have been seleaed as one of the persons to present the Petition to Par liament. The result, he trusted, would be such as became the character of the Imperial Parliament, :And that civil and religious liberty would be en joyed by that nnenerous and loyal class of His Majesty's sublease Lord William Russell, the Duke of Nortolk, Mr. Byng, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Honeywood, Alderman Combe, and •Major Cartwright, were successively given as toasts. The latter Gentleman made a• long speech, which he concluded, by saving, that measin-es had been taken for procuring a meeting of the Freeholders of the county of Middlesex, to address His Majesty, prat ing him to dismiss Lord Melville from his Councils; and that he understood a similar meeting was about to be called of the Freeholders of Surrey. • . I f. s t vivaiwt I !°!r LAW uvrrtucErreE. • . 1 COURT OF CHANCERY, Weex soar; Arum •, is party IILGAILRY. • • This was an application by one of the creditors s Michael Btiree, a Bankrupt, to stay the Bankrupt's Certificate, and supersede the Comminion, on the ". grounds that there had not been any debt due to any one Creditor of the Bankrupt's amounting to 1001. at the time of issuing the Commission. Mr. Ro AI I I. St stated the Petition: he said, the Pe titioner Megarry had some dealings with the Bank rupt in the coal trade, to a very considerable amount, and when he came to prove his debt under the Com mission he found the whole of the Banknnit's pro perty disposed of among a few of his Creditors. The commission was taken out in the month of August a few Creditors proved their debts to the amount of two or three hundred pounds, and in the mooch of November following the Bankrupt's cerufiearte wet signed by those creditors, and use Petitioner el chided the benefit of any dividend. Thedebt of the Petitioning Creditor, Mr Lee, amounted in the whole to 1031. which was made up of money lent and advanced to the Bankrupt, and tibiae fancy dresses sold and delivered ; he observed a consider able degree of suspicion was attached to this debt the fancy dresses were furnished by a female, who, at first, passed for the wife of the Petitioniel s Cee- , ditor, but it had since turned out she was reft , eq. tied to him ; if this was the case, the Pelle/lOW Creditor's debt must be considerably reamed, So as to disqualify him from striking the docket, and, in that event, the present Petitioner, who had a warrant of attorney from the Bankrupt, would nave a right to come in for the whole of his debt. The Assig nees under this Commission were Mr. Lee and the Solicitor; and,from all the circumstances of the cue, it was clear, that this was a mere whitewasbieg commission issued for the sole purpose of relieviat the Bankrupt from his debts, to the iujury of his fait and hone Ede Creditors. He therefore conceive d the commission should be superseded at the expose, of the Petitioning Creditor, and Solicitor under the Commission. Sir ':•11011AS nal TON, on the other side, con tended, that it WAS a malignant application, to de. prive a fair creditor 01 his demand, and to leave an unfortunate bankiupt in confinement during his life. The petitioning Creditor's debt was, he insisted, a fair and bona lid, dem Ind, ,which fally justified kis taking out the commission ; but, on the other hand. the demand of the new Petitioner was not a just one, inasmuch as it was conneded with sense dealings its the coal trade, in which the parties had a kind of partnership, and, therefore, he had no right to claim under the Cominission. The torso CH A %SILL LOR, after oliserving upcm the affidavits on both sides, and the whole of the ease, said, it evidently appeared to be this abject of the petitioning Creditor under the commission, and of the Bankrupt, to get the certificate of the latter passed. The commission issued in August, a few debts were proved, and the creditors, who. had thus claimed, very good-naturedly signed the Bankrqpt's certificate, in the following month of November. His Lori!ship wished, particularly, that the circum stances of the fancy dresses should be investigates? at the peril of cost, aga'nst the petitioning Creditor; be therefore direded, that the Commissioners should minutely enquire into each and every part of the petitioning Creditor's debt ; that the cests and fur ther consideration of the qm!stion should abide tilt event of such enquiry; and, that the present peti tioner might be at liberty to make such parties re. spondents as he should think necessary. His Lord ship concluded by observing, that it was the duty of Solicitors to see that the issuing of a commission of bankruptcy meant somethitg useful and beneficial to the creditors at large. His MAMT Y bste adopted a new uniform for the grand Installation Ball on St. George's Day... ,He desires that all the Gentlemen shall be dressed in a scarlet waistcoat, gold-laced with long flaps—scarlet breeches, with gold knee)iand, and a blue coat. This is after a celebrated painting of King C to no E 1. The caps to be worn by the blacks belonging to the Duke of YORK'S band, at the approaching in stallation, will be uncommonly elegant and expens ive; the shape that of a bee-hive, with a silver band and enamelled star, with the usual motto m the front, enciicled with tour rows of muslin, each row separated by a rich thick crimson and silver cord; the feather is red at the bottom, and black at top, springs opt of a superb silver spangled gra nade ; the top of the cap is covered with scarl e t cloth, bound round with silver lace ; on the center of the top is a silver ball, with a silver halt moon at the top of it. 'I he superb stables erecting at Brighton, for the Prince of Wistu, are forty irding with great ac tivity ; but we understand they cannot be finished during the ensuing season, although a part of His Royal Highness's stud will probably be stabled there. Mrs. Cote, a baker, of Havant. is committed to Winchester gaol, for having stolen three aeef 'Oohs out of a pie, which was ,r:t for ter to lake. A curious ptojedor is said to be forming a plan for regulating by an assize, the price of all market able articles ; in the various scale of which he has even introduced Lottery Tickets. But his attempt, in the latter resped, must obviously prove futile; inasmuch as the !Jittery Market is never so abund antly stocked as on tl'e first announcement of its sale of chances. The present great and most °pit lent scheme chews more grariegly the absurdity of this plan; since, from the already rapid sale of its Tickets and Shares,• theskw anrnbers cf whieh the Lottery consists, are daily so much diericidued, that' chances in another week or two will assuredly begin , and continue to advance in price, tilt nut *Ticket or Share retrains to be disposed cf. Yesterday a girl, walkirst, it the Temple with a child about two years old, was anointed by an old woman, who pretended a Yissieuut - affetitton fssr the chili, and mule itisi it. The credid vs giti suffer ed her to take it in ?ter arms, when, a'i•r dewing is a short time, she Watched an oppottuner Of turning up one of the avenues, and gist clear off. The poor girl was so tenih e d • • which run, Wit went home acely colleded *ten/ but without much 1 lie assither is, as traded. a ied she knew not which way to me to het :net her, **lvo homed'- I J , g me • neig ,, bmits. try ge pursuit. chance purit, chance ul overt..iting the wretch. i must be supposed. Om"; d ''' . ,