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Yesterday evening, At lots water, a very fine 93 gm frigate, from the Downs, came into our roads rant name of wh;ch I was not able to ascertain), and ran so close in-shore, the greawst apprehensions ere enteit ,,inad for ,note moments of her taking the gown I. hot, by making a judicious tack, ,ha got eke off, and then stood on her course to the v .estwarsh List night. and a great pait of this morning, a repert,that the French inteaded paying, us a visit in t h e *nurse of this day, was very prevalent in this ta rn There can be no donna. but that in a quarter like this,' in very near to the enemy's coast, every ouch report roust he alarming, not merely to this eeighbottrbooci itself, hut more particularly to dis tant parts of the kiugcliwn, who suppose we must be peifeetly acquainted. from local circumstances, wt h e very movement on the opposite shores ; how ever mistaken they may be in this last respeft, as ; r am the wind. the weather, and various other cir cumstances, we may not always be able to observe t:.e motions of the enemy. there ic no foundation o ‘a the rumour, as the wind has continued to blow iT 'nl the S.W. and S. and by W. which is adverse nte sailing of the French Fleets horn Calais, platkitk, Boulogne, or any of the adjacent ports. The commanding officers of the several regi ments composing the Brigade of this distria, yes terday received respectively a letter from His Royal kliehness the Duke of York, expressive of his saiis fiflion at the soldier-like appearance of the Brigade; and returning them his warmest thanks for their very steady contluEl in the field, and the able man ner in Which they performed their various evolutions cn Saturday last ; recommending an uniform perse velance of the ,acne, as the stuest way of defeating ti . c attempts of the enemy. >tel of •Y Twelve o'clock, noon The Forieute gun-brig, has just sent into this hirbour, a very fine American ship, on su-p;cion of having enemy's property on board. She is laden with sugar, coffee, &c. and is last from Cape Fran coif, in St. Domingo, bound for Amsterdam. After leaving her safe in port, the Ferias-se steered to the w es tward. A few colliers, and other coasters and traders, have passed by, but not a single ship of war. Two rev, one cutters have sailed on a cruise to , the Westward after smug,glers, and an ordnance sloop, with gores, to the Downs. Three o'clock, p. tn. The Archer gun-brig, Captain Price, one of the Boologne squadron, has anchor-J, about a league to the westward of these roads ; she is come shred from Boulogne, where she left our fleet all vt ell. A boat has just come on shore from her, with a Mid shipman, Master, and Captain's Mate, :1 a fo reign Gentleman, who was put on board ;!;t2 r, from one of the frigates on the B s ! ;ne station, said to have come ei to .hem from tae branch coast. The crew with whom I have converses!, state. that every thing remains quiet on the opposite shores ; there has not been a single move:roost for several sf.tys past, owing to the South West w in.'s which have bees so prevalent. But they do, in the must positive an ! die& terms declare, they have no d subs, hut that th' moment the Easterly winds set in, the enemy will make the attempt at a lansEng upon tt,ese shores. Titeir preparations, they say. are aims! incredible. About nine days ago, our squadron perceived the exten:ive camp along the hills of Boulogne, to be struck in a few moments ; immediately after '20.0 sail of the enemy's vessels came out of the harbour, and were attacked by our cruisers ; they were full of troops ; and even the smallest boat had as many on board as she could possibly stow. The wind, however, coming about r^ the westward,they all returned to theharbour, and our ships were not -fillet() make any impression upon them. They furth-r state, that, from the number of brigs. praams, sloops, schttyts, gun-boats, and loggers which ate no v stationed at Boulogne, and the adja cent small harbours along that coast, the enemy's ships in that quarter, cannot amount to less than two thousand, all ready fir sea at a moment's no tice; the. loggers are particularly numerous, and they are well-known to be the most convenient for the debarkation of tronps. The enemy's camp, they state, extends in a line of at least seven miles along the hills near Boulogne. They can perceive OA tro:sps still d lily increased by numbers which arrive both by sea and land. Our Bert now off Boulogne eoosists of the He 4 frigate, Captain Owen ; bilmortalite, and :snot! er ; three sloops of war, seven gun-brigs, and some smaller ships. Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, BROUGHTON, Messenger, belonging to the Lord Chamber lain's Office, way sent off by Mr. CILINLar, the secretary to the LORD CH MBIEILL•IN, with dis patches to the Earl of DARTMOUTH, the Lord Chamberlain, who is at Birmingham, to require his Lnraship's attendance is London, by command t I His M AJZSTY. The Duke of YORK, in consequence of the death of the Duke of GLOUCESTER, becomes the senior Field Marshal of Great Britain. The other three Field Marshals are the Duke of ARGYLE, Marquis TOWNSHIND, and Duke of RICHMOND. The Leonora, Capt. Dxr Ries, from St. Thomas's to Copealtagen, arrived off Dartmouth on the 13th inn A passenger by her is arrived in London, and • reports, that on the 13th ult. in Lit. 40. long. 421. they were boarded by a boat from two French Ili gates of 4.4 guns each, who had been out three weeks tram Name ; they were cruising, and had two boats for the purpose of extending thrtr view, and were to cruise six weeks on that station. Wednesday, Lord Hood, Turd Braybrooke, mid the Rev. Dr. Nelson, attended upon Lord Nel son, at Cordon's Hotel, in Albemarle-street ; and, at bclf past twelve, Sir Richard Neave, Mr. Longs Mr. Manning, and twelve other Gentlemen, as a deputa tion from the West India Merchants and Planters, attended arm his Lordship, with an Address of Thanks, for his manly and courageous perseverance, in the proteflion of their West India Islands, against the enemy, upon a late occasion. The Address be ing presented by Sir Richard Neave, his Lordship expressed I^s sense of this mark of approbation ; and observed, that his country might always rely on hi servicris and fidelity, wherever His M sty bbaUld be pleased to appisiut him. "7" 1 ;r'tr '~.-'~TR BRIG/IION, Ars. itt. ~ ~ a:-'t~ --"."-- The Thcatr.: last night was crouded for Miss Ma /taro is beacfit i the band of the South Gloucester Militi t attended all night. Mr. tyl ars wa s rr.o i. arrived here. The morning is charming, mat the hills and downs covered with compay, looking :r the harvest gathering in by the respeftivt farmer:. It is thought the grand review will he pot oT un til at:er the Duke of Gt.oec.x..ri.u's bluer-al takes place. 1.,/ftl BLMIALD, son to the Earl of Barr norir, arrived at the Pavilion thi, afternoon from Cambridge Miss Sv.v mot . a mae on horseback this !ay. The Dukes of Nf . _airtaiip.iaott and Oui.caus. Count Beauaor.ors, Ocr.eral Dussock Ica and Lord F. Sri mc ea, w.tiked on the S•eyne a cortsiderable time to-tray, an I •h-n adjourned to the Parade, where the S. - ia:h Glouces:ershlre Militia mus tered, who t:.t.n went to Mail Norough Field, and we:t through their exercise before Earl CitA v es. At twelve o'clock, Hi, Royal Highness the Prince of Wat is, accompanied by the Duke of ORLEANS, G n. De stliUktElt, Col. Lee, Colonel S \17311Y, and M ijor lii.ooserni.o, all fin horse. back, rode to the Dvil's Dyke, to review Major 13t.coom r mt. n's troop of cavalry. The Math Eiiis. killen was iospeaed at the barracks by their Colonel. At three o'clock Eull Cu avEN, arid a party of gen tlemen went on a cruise in his Lordships pl:asure boat. The entertainments at the Theatre this right arc, by desire of Major 13toom rr ti.o and the Offi cers of the Royal Horse Artillery, the !rind Bar goin—the Eporue Song to be sung by Mr. MA L i! icsnm, the dance of the True Luta, - I KI/01 ? and Tom Th , ,mb. Mr. BURRI left this yesterday, but is expeacd back on Saturday : a toot race, it is said, wilt take place on that day, between a bhick helongir to the 4th regiment, and a countryman ; the black, I un der:tand, is baked by the Officers of his regiment. The race-ground is to be the scene of adion. A thirty-six gun frigate anchored at five o'clock this erming : no person come on More from her, so that I have not been aiale to learn her name. The donkies are in great demand this evenin7, but, dull as otoeo, they are so little animated by the fair burdens they carry, that the knights of the Ikea/der-knot ate obliged to become N, r. J • . and whip them on. Colonel M A aTIn giv:s a grand dinner this day to a number of officers ; there will be a ball at the Castle to-morrow night. Marctrudy Is Moder of all descriptions have arrived by the coaches, to pr:pai - e mourning for the detrain. CORN ACT. The Friendly Satiety, and other inT-Ahitants of the town of Hamil;oa, and parishes adjacent, originally ASi viated for the purpose. of petitioning Parliament for an amendment of the late Corn AB, a: their ►ast Gaiteral bleettng, unani:nansly voted their thanks to the Right Hon. Lord AranaeLo. lisreihrow. and ordered a letter to be trans mitted to his Lordship, expressive of their gra titude for tha many marks of attention he has bean pleased to bestow on their ('ommittee, in fa ' voaring them with advice, in receiving and present ing their pe.iti ao, and for that steady attention he has she.vn to their interests, in following up the o'ijeas of their petition with his persevering ant! cor stip;)-r- ; whereby such amendments of the late Corn S:atute have been obtained, as there is reason to behest? will prove highly beneficial to this part of die United Kingdom. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL. We are happy to announce the completion nearly of all the great w ,rks which were going on upon this important and extensive line of inland nevigation, endered pee:dial iy interering to Englishmen, by its forming an immediate conaeaion with the Bri tish capital, and the numerous canals which intersea and emit; each other in all direelions, between our great manufeauring towns and works. On Moe day mnrning last, the stupendous embankment be tween Wolverton and Cosgrove, near Stoney-Strat turd, WAS opened for the use of the trade; by this great work, nine lack; by it; side, four down and rive up, arc avoided ; ant one level sheet of water is now formed, from Stoke-3ruern to some miles south of Fenny-Stratford, as well as on the Wick ingham branch, extending to within a mile of that town. The arches under this embankment, for the pass ige of the Ouse river, which were said to be sink; Ag soon after the centres were struck, have happily proved sufficient, and the embankment seems to posses great stability. The branch and iron railway, that are to conned the lima.' Jareatoa Canal with the Nee River at the town of Northampton, as also with the Leicester shire and Northamptonshire (Trion Canal, are pro ceeding with great spirit; and their completion may be Illzpeetel about the end of next month. This neev junEtion is expeaed to prove of great import ane to Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, and Ail the adjoining counties, as well as to the Company ; who now, under new and happier ansp:ces, seem to he rapidly retrieving their affairs. A meeting of the Commissioners who are named in the aft, for deciding all differences or dispitee /) , I , VPL.II Vie Corn pane and individuals or bodies of men, w .k place on Monday morning last, and continued its sittings until Wednesday, at Aylesbury ; when the long ex isting s lisiattes between the Company and the Mil lers on the Theme River were fully gone into; and, we are happy to hear, that the Millers, at the con clusion, unanimously agreed to withdraw all claims for satisfaeion, for the water of which they have been hitherto deprived ; so satisfied were they, that the measures adopted within this two or three years past, on the Tring and Wendover summit level of the Canal, will amply supply it in future, without sensible injury to the mill-streams. The trade has, in the present month, bee.; considerably diminished by the new duty, (equal to that on coals brought coast-ways to London), which has been im pose'd on coals brought from the Midland counties to Pa.icllni.;ton ; so, that no: more than fifteen or sixteen pair of boats have passed the Tring Summit daily, during the present month ; iu consequence of which, the water in the large summie pond, has risen fourteen inches, ar.d has been running over the highest wastc.vreirs ter soave days pact. 11 r... 7 7 } "s4st CALCUTTA GAZETTE, 21st F ESAU Y, 105. Camp at R A rapnera, Nov. lg. 1804. Sti-4 had the houcrir of cn nmunicatiing to ego no the 15tta 'tenant, the ey .c‘Lmon nt . Nanutin an 4 lagothar ;hot. by th" anew.% tin my hit •ntinn of role:ding 1.11. 1 ,(1.4 ri-m Gr , it Gtini Lrs a ef.tt`fe. t.. !lore eolleLted a furi,e acid to amouot to two thesis .and own. 1 hie- it," the nlcalnee to seqoaint eon, the int:lrma 'kin li 6 Excellence, the G that 1 .itrit , d hdn-t , this yiare, at etv.- I ,reak th.% morn , tte ; and as sonv.: of Ole iithah , alt4 had c to nal camp th- night t.i ac-k 'trot -eh and infirwist^d ire that the ?rant .r part of 111. , 11c•e. trvw. -vaeualad the 1.11... e, I was loctined t suppose that I ;h•nilii hat met with no unpcnition. • ,' , 11 . 16.11, however, to me expretaiion, the small parti , of ..bath I deeachtA towartir the gate*, and the )M 2.1 ail•toceil toes-4s the town, wur, hied upon from the wall:, which torture' me to open a few gun. ua ny, i d a er s , till ',m o ld hoer an opportunity of fixing u;ion the louts of the wall most favourible fur escalade. At the moment the advanced guard, conseriiig of the picluei., and 2d Battalion of the 21 Regiment, reinforced by the :-fah regiwie it were on the point of ad.auci.ig, several of the inhabitants c one out with artuianeer of Au , v.iii , sign, end t!in mformatio,t that the gmall body of to...vs who h.d attempted h ere %tier! Iv th- hills, and no further onpo. tion isonld be atteniiiied. It is much to the credit of the troops, arid to that of Major Crosier, of liis Majesty'. Beth regiment, who commanded our .7'4 lonin, and of Capt.lmlaeh, er the 24 reciment, who eiimmanded the 'nowt that this yee, i rich, nth! pooul.his town sv-61 , At in possession of,after resistance, without the least appearance of plunder or disorder. The Gart.ton retired to a high fatißerl kill, immeletely a4nY-r the town, hot dol ood attempt to tierend ut. By th- tad Rawyswriah the whole of liolkar's posus..onit MI the I.lt ntaor tiw Chumbul, hare 611ci into the hand, of the arit'uh Governcee it. I hate the hnnnur to be, J. MURRAY, Colonel. To Lieut. Col. Gem& THE LITE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. of the various Princes of the. Blood Royal of England, who possessed the title of Duke of Gun cxsr rR, his ;resent Highness is the only one who has iiitteritel the title by immediate descent from his tai!ier. The first who bore the title was ROBERT, the nasisral son of King HENRY I. who made some figure in the history of • those tinbilent periods, heirs , . more than once in rebellion King against his So t. ver , og-s, Srsruen, the successor of his father, with him the title, for a time, became ex...intl. The next Duke of GLOUCESTER upon record, was the Niece THOMAS PLANTAGENET, a younger son of Eow sRD 111. and uncle ef King RICHARD 11. This Royal Peer also made a cors2icuous figure in the history of the day. and often appeared in aims. with various success, against the King's 4tldlo. rity ; being at length totally defeated and made prisoner. he was confined in the Castle of Calais, where h WAS shortly after, by the order of the King, put to death, by means of smothering. The next possessor of the title was the famous HUM PHREY Pf. ANT ACJERIZT, Duke of Gloucester: be was the fourth son of HIER/ IV. and younger brother of the renowned HENRY V. the hero of A nincotirt. Thi Prince was commonly th; apPelfaeerT i r the Good Oat Humpbres. He was a conspicuous charader in the h story of h i s day, and twice appointed Regent and Guardian of the Realm, as well by the choke of Parliament, as the appointment of his Royal Brother. This Prince, at length, fell a sacrifi..o to the machinations of his enemies, and Court intrigue. He was strangled, with the connivance, it not by the direetion, of his nephew. King l-1 cm ay VI. He was buried in the great church of St. Alban's, in which his shrine still remains the principal curiosity. With him the title, for the time, became extina. Its next possessor was the infamous Rtcsi ago PLA NT Aocrter, younger brother of King Enw RD IV. who conferred the Dukedom of Gloucester upon him, on his accession to the throne, on the total de feat of the Lancastrians. This detested character is better known as RICHARD 111. having obtained the crown by the perpetration of the foulest crimes ; the sanguinary Tyrant, it is well known, met his fa . e in the battle of Bosworth. The title in question, by the accession of RICIIARIP, merged in the crown, and remained dormant a considerable time. It was revived by the unfortunate CNAILLIS I. who creat ed his youngest son Duke of GxoucEsres. This Prince died unmarred, soon after the restoration of his brother, King CHARLES 11. The next Prince of the Blood who was vested with the title, was WtL t.IAM, the only son of the Princess, afterwards Queen As:ne, by Prince Gement of DENMARK. 'Phis young Prince died before the accession of his mother to the throne, in 1700. The title again be came dormant, until it was revived by his present MAJESTY, who, in the year liti4, conferred it on his second brother, Prince WILLIAM HENRY, the late and deservedly.lamented Duke of Gt.:met:rte. The Royal York Mary-la-bonne Volunteers, yesterday marched from their parade to Nlotapelier Gardens, Wa!worth, where they were inspected by the Earl of BAn.URV. They afierwards fired for two silver cups, value 201. The first was won by Mr. ANTHONY, a private of the grenadier com pany, and the second by Mr. Junes, a private also. They mustered 572. The Somerset Hews Vulnnteers were insp.:fled yesterday morning by Col. H•kr4 OE, in the square at Somerset House, when, after passing in reviers , they fired ten rounds The Colonel expressed the highest approbation at their soldier-like appear ance. Saturday evening, a number of cars, laden with copper pence and halfpence, silver six shilling, ten penny, and five-penny tokens. arrived at the Cus tom-house, Limerick. from Dublin. They were brought by the Grand Canal as far .as slonastereven, and from thence under an escort of the City of Cork Militia, and hlaryborough Yeomen Infantry. Im mediately on their arrival thry were distributed to the Paymasters of the different regiments in gar rison. A blind man, near Herbst:Jr Bridge, 37 years of age, has undertaken to walk betwixt Burnley and Halifax, tutfrosa a gawie, twelve times in twelve days, being twenty-two miles each day, fur the sum of four guineas. Early on Monday morning, the bank of Messrs. Witson, Stolen, and Co. of York, was attempted to be forced ; but a noise being heard by the clerks who slept in the house, they fired at the villains out of a chamber window, upon which they thought proper to make a precipitate retreat. 75 1 411e # 7, r7",,7 T. cusizur s bANES kOI.O.I7EERg. Last evening, between tont and five o'cletek, this ezeiglent and well-Disciplined corps paraded in Lhae cab's lun Garden ; horn Viich they rn/resed isseta the Square, and were inspeCted by Gencr..l Ca ate- TUELS. Several waggo - ic were in wain .•r. fitted np with be.•clies across, for the purpose of conve)- ing the troops to any pert of the kingdom w!iere their services might be required. Many uf the men-ica of she corps having tEt , T"Sied X rent dein e to make a trial of dace vehicles, the regiment was ordered to mount. This was do:v: wEb tire) 7re:rte.( order and dispatch, and eleven waggoas were instantly leaded, with akout fifteen men in coils. Th •y were driven three of Hour tinsel ronni ales square, the horses in a v-ry am•art trot, and they then proceeded to Kennington ,Common. The • 1117011, upon the road. alighted at the Horns, and marched to the Common, and having ginse throng's several evohninns, they remounted the waggons. turned to town about eight o'clock. The West minster Volunteers had been inspeaed on Kenning ton Common, and were on the ground when t.a St. Ckm nit's attired. • Cjßk, ALGVST 34. • This mnrninii• a King's Messenger arrived itt town from London, with lisp ches for Admiral Drury. Their contents ha 1 nit tiansnited. At one o'clock this day, a frigate, in;apsned to he the Dialo from C •sves, came to anchor neat the forts, outside the harbour. The ships of war our harbour . art now formed in line of battle across the hat Vur mouth. On Thursday last, eight transport , , and this morning, thirteen cfsers, arrived in our harts int , from tansies Ryan, off the western coast of Scot land. Yesterday, and this morning, two divisiems of the 26th Regiment arrived in town from Athlones the remalader will arrive to morrow. They are to form a part of our garrison until further orders. The schooner Rory, M• Kay, sailed fram "Tobago, foe Liverpool, the sth of April, and was taken on the 10th, after a very gallar.t anion, which lasted up wards of seven hours, by iwo French loggers, full of men, in which the French ha i sieteen killed mid seven I.V3ttnded. Cs rain M‘Kay received a shot through his, hat, and nal only one loan wounded. During the engagement, Captain lifficay received the greatest assistance from Colonel Cam -.S:.•11 *ad his two black servants, who, with his 110 , , stints passeag-rs in the Rt , ss. She was carried n:o St. Martin's, znd there condemn , d sommoomoisenomes A letter from Falmouth s•a•ea a repo:'. just ck culated, that order; had arrived for the est India Fleet to put in there all farther orders : h•s as In tremlty probable, as the enemy have sued a force at sea, at the present mop, es!. A Yrr;. ROWED made a complaint on Wednes she, at the Minsinin-T-lnis,- •••••ri nit rte_ ci_gtx ? erg of the Royal ti h inge. „ ;yr assawitingfrier on Monday, at Three o'clock, as she was r-infing a new , paper, near the office of Mat arm Assl Co at the erar ince of the Exc-oarirte. The is cooper said, the Lady was i•yetrapcirkg toe paraTe, aol o.aving rcfosed to with "raw. he prio;hed der away. The Loco NlaYon allied to dismiss the rempl...i -of, but Mr Rowto declared ffs dtt:rminat'v pecoeeme the party, who was accordingly oraerd ;o find bail. Monday morning early, a tjentlemai. shot himself at his lodgings in Bath ; and on Wednesday an in gonsition .vas held oa the body, oy the ATOM, when the Jury returned a veld- a of Larmairo. Ab:out two o'clock on Wednesday morning. a fire was discovered to have brookea out in St. Catharine's lane, lower-hill, .It a ba':er's shop. I Ise ionic' consumed, on this occasion. were aboat sixteen or eight-.oen in number ; bells am , end. and chiefly built of timber, toe fire spread o fast, that it was with great difficulty the Ives of those in them could be saved, seas ch was effeaed nv the help of ladder', Ste. Several of the inhabitants were score ed before they made the'- escape. We often hear of allusions to public prejudice. public apathy, pe:lic ardour, fee. but the sir., ;gest maance of public unanimity, is that which has oc curred since the development of .the Scheme of the approaching rich Lowry. where every individmil is unanimous as to the advantage of immediately purchasing a 'rick. t or Share, which affords the only sudden means of making the in. dustrious man independent, and conferring opulence un the gentleman. The carriage of Sir Jams THOMAS IT %SIAS' was on Wednesday passiag along dead- re t.ne ir the end of Conduit-street, when it sedienly cane n contaoft with a mound of earth thrown op by the pelican ; the shack was so violent, that the coachman was precipitated from the box, and fen with violence against the ground; the carriage went over the poor man's thigh, but fortunately he received no material injury. lie was conveyed to a surgeon's in the neighbourhood. On Tuesday, the Frome and East Mendip Vo lunteer Cavalry, under the comm old of Major NVicemass, was rerhewe.l by General Moots, on 1) iworhead, near ?dells. the General :iireCte.: that every evoltotion and manm.rire should he pertoossed in speed, which was accordingly done to hi, entire satistadion ; sad he was pleased to express his approbatian at" their sel lier- like appearance. T. .e regiment was in marching or.'er an • 'y to take the field at a mom-nt's warniny . The Nu 'ICY com pany, who form part of the reganent, came o their waggons, and were highly corn?. .1.11 if by the General, and Major Niture, woo give teem the word; the General allows, that this flue compare. of 90 men, are excelled by none, and equalled by few corps, in point of stead:nest And excellence in the. field ; this company goes on permanent dint the 9th of September. After the field-Jay, the Officers held a Court of Inquiry on the condul of a private, for words used disrespeafully toward' the Adju tant, Capt. TIIORMI I L L ; when he was adjudged to be severely reprimanded at the head of the c• ; which was immediately carried into effect by Major Wiceita :a, in a most able and impressive s,eech ; in whim he adournished him as to his future conduA to his Adjutant or any of his Officers; and informed hon, that the Adjutant had expressed a wish, that matters should not be carried to the extreme; and that it WAS in consequence o his Malty, that that sentence was so mild. . I I