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DREADFUL CATASTROPIIE. . (tao A PARIS PAPI An horrible crime, which p re f. ci ,ts i n it s d e t a il s the omit ostool.hing courage 1 sitesuliir pre-core of 'Mod, ll , ls been lately committed in the vicinity of a little village of the Brie. It altogether forms a drama, the episodes of which !tosses' A rtist in. 'trrefo. If the trial tit which it will give rite shot! not obtain the inehancholy celebrity of the 1115 f. of Foables, it will at lesat display a character eft woman, whose frightful situation was snow critical then that of the mysterious and imprudent lie itfiefe of Itliodez. A pedlar snit his wife, a ellen, time t iore, itre prided themselves at night-fall at the door of a fitile 'farm hotter, a short deetance from the high nool. They requested of the farmer per eis *lesion to .1, 6 . 16 -there, whose wife was still confined to herbed, Ilse leg lately lain-in. A smolt room ars sisigord to them, where they paned the slight 'quietly. The next day bring Sunday, the farmer and his %eremite werit to muss to a neighbouring village. The pod , ler also expressed • wish to go there, and there re. maimed in the house osilfthe wife of the former, the pedlar'. wife, who complained that 'else was toot well, and o child of sex years of site. Scarcely had the people gone wit, when the ped lar" wife, armed with a knife. preseideel heteeff 'at the bed of the lying-in woman, and demanded her mnney, threatening to kill her in cave of refusal.— The latter, sick Rod weak, did titer oppose the slightest resistawce, and delivered up the keys of tier drawers, at the same time detesting the little boy to cunduct ihe woman who had to look for sumrethi ug in them. She ewe softly freni herbed, followed the pedlttr's wife, with bring heard, and having beck oned the child out of the room, locked the robber up in the chamber. She thee desired the child to van to the village, to apprize his father, and desire him to bring assistance. The child did not lose an instant; but, by an iternoweivable fatality, met on the tort% the pedlar, who had left the church, no doubt, to join his wife. Hoenig asked the child where he was going, the latter answered ingenuously he was going to seek his father, as an attempt was made to rob them. The pedlar took the child by the hand, and slid it would be unnecessary, sod that he would himself go, to protect his mother. They renamed to the farm where the fiirmer's wife was shut top; they k ((((( iced at the door, hilt this women not recognising the voice of her husband, Obstissatrly refused to open it; the pettier made vein efforts to induce her to do it, mind being un able to attain his end, threatened to cut her child', thrust, if she did not inetatitly decide up it. Furious at not being able to prevail iipoti her, lie executed bus horrible tenet, and killed the child, almost muter the eves of Its another, who heard, without beilig able to give succour, time cries end last sighs of her *me After having committed this useless crime, he endeavoured to penetrate into the house to stove his wife; time pressed, they might each moment re turn from Waif, and lie could not succeed its get ting adissinien but by mounting on the Fla and descending down the chimney. Dining all this time lie exhausted his rage in menace* and impre cations against the farmer's wife, who, almost feint leg, raw nothing to deliver her from certain death. This wretch had already . got into the chimney, and was about to enter Into the chamber, when the farmer's wife, collecting all her force, drew, by sudden inspiration, the palliasse of her bed to the edge of the hearth, and there set it on fire. The smoke in a few minutes erie ri,fp e a the assassin, who not being able to reascrad, very soon fell into the fire, half suffocated. The coura geous farmer's wife lost not her itreseace ter moot, but struck him several blows with the poker, which put him beyond the chance of recovering his senses. Finally, exhausted with fatigues and mental agony, she fell dying on the carpet of her chamber, and remained in this situation till the moment when the farmer and his servants returned from church to be witnesses of this hor rible occurrence. The dead body of the child Niguel, at the gate of the farm-house, was the first spectscle that struck the eyes of this unhappy father. They forced open the gates, and after having re called to life the farmer's wife, they seized the two culprits, who were delivered up to justice. It is believed that the pedlar will survive his wounds, and be able to receive the punishment due to his crimes. The two assassins will be immediately brought before the Court of Assize of the depart. meet, where this sitfair is in preparation for trial, which excites the greatest interest through the whole country.—e Quotidkinse.l NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTILMOUTTI, AVOI7ST e. Ships at Spitheadt—Bilette, fur Halifax; mod P•'tton, Carter. waiting for orders. The Phaeton and Carron, lilting fur WS, will go out of lißrbour as soon as ;cameo cau he gut. COW FS, AVOIL3T 6. & si t e d th e s l o t h an d Atilt Ivitiottputls, fur Qui c. the ✓eTlaillfirt of h.. sth halt tl of Ihr 60th reciewit, and pert of the 76th retzmirot, looks- the comtet.tusl of Lieto.-Cugutiel isotgualtl mud Ilajur St:bootie. IMARCATF, AUCtuIT The Drie Gchoeders, Timmerman, from Antwerp to 1,411. has berm osi shore on !I n t air Semi, 133rit vas 13, a.sistanre from 'be shore, and his procceslad this moi is. Sog fur the Ristr. Aftwirn, Armor G. Several salvage vessel. have arrive., oath tionbr., iatissotell t Ot•sts, ludo d up in the Wollei slot ruder the Souk, supposed to be pool of the toorto of the a 1,10 , 10. t, Thu.. lA.ttsuu," a bust hsvite: been brought its from the cline spot with those names uyou the strru. NV6I., Aunt . Fr 4. At r;ve.l the 1.4441 We Mumso, (sum Orceuland, with 10 fish, 300 butts of wt. owns SUMPS. AVOIPIT 4. Pis e.l this harbone, 11w Rithard, ut awl for MIL (rum Greenland, with 11 tlsh. DFAL, •ULWaT 6. Came down from she River and smiled, the V A Irxriii.ier, Soo &sr, for the Isle of rtailre Lapwiug, Bruck, tor 11, 2 n. ,; Hu% to. for the llrtlisrrrinrean ; (41...1ere VIA Sl4l •••••••, fur Preiuti ; Illacbcu uti. I'l X t, Mowell., for Nrw York. rstril the fuer Spenich scanners* for earn:. GP AV/1A.:141N A toOVST Arrived the London, Vault, from Antwerp; Borah*, ---, n ditto, I.llmt, Fnriasal, (rum Milnin; Amphitrite, (Imo 'invest; Kew), !Add, from Rotterdam; and K:r.tis. I• Ir, from Anronn. --.—, fur *of Au. ilif LEI ND. -..- DURUM, Auctrft i. The west ottractino of Nils. Stepheo.'s ROVIiII. 'awl the expected lovaroce of hi Evc.-Ilency the Lord Lictsicoutsot nod Coosarsx of T..lboy, filled the Theatie 1101 Flight et an early hour. The Virr- RrO however. did pot, 'et far sa we mold doieuver, honour the Theatre olth rti' presence. . 1 . •-aterasy muraiint 3 inertial; tonic tiller in a field in the Conroe Kddnre, heynod Leixlip. 1)e. 'sterol Mr. Wallnr , -, .ee Irol by . .iokit Cooper. E-g. and 11;..p0 r t:tlVt isrr, of 110 . 1,011 th seconded by Ralph Smith, Emi. the . F.r,t tire ir.th shots h pinly had nu elb.ct ; the seconds niter fcred. hut without ourree4s; owl the print{ given for the oecoisrl lire, Mr. Wallace's pistol and 3d.rjur Chr.hire'. shot did not take o'6l. The seconds rod imnint4l friends NOIn interfered, mid the busi ness was Mettle lip In Ilse !•iitibfaleliOn of 411 parties. l'he rotor /Jill, quarrel, we are informed, arose unit Al sante of the proceediogs at the late tontet.terl alertion far Drogheda.—(Sautulrrs's ;Yeses-Lefler.) Vire hare learned that the r.tateineor which ap peared in Stiwurlers's Netog-Letter, of this clay. of the rittlit which took place hr-tweets M.jor Cheshire Alderman of Drooled.) and Mr. Wollsce, yes terrine, is mu quite enure' either as to the !dace of Merlin* or as In the precise wormer in which the affair te iiii i e infra so for as it seem., to imply n Teton eibatiott. The place of meeting WAS at Artane. IVith regard in the mode of its teriou..tion, we InkIIIII;f1. state some particulars iU our neat. Usibli):l;resting Post.) s.. d tau Ige, lamming', Cur India; Di.patell, 14... r, w; Packer, ---.., for Cadiz; Ma v., sicK), Euster,for U•ctud ; and flute or four auu,c. INCREASE OF FEVER. fly the following extracts from the Provincial Pritatm we regret that the fever, whirl' has afflicted this . 4":lUntry for such a length of time, is on the increosiw, ass it is decidedly in Dublin. We do not know this/ tiny other means can be taken than those already adopted to stein thin alarm ing and wide-spire:luting evil. Rut we recommend most anxiously that the meows ponder! out by the Government, slid by the Physician., of this City, should be strenuously adhered to. The Fever is of a mild type at present, but as one of the Reports remarks, it is impossible to say how long it in ly ominous. so. time we are, that if the prompt me.euires to winch we have alluded, were not adopted at the time, and acted upon, the kingil would have been visited by the severest scourge with *hid. Providence, in ifs iitscraitable wisdom, ever inflictesl un his sufr.-ring creatures. tel these measures he persevered in, particulatly as we approach the full , and before the winter sets in; let all the precauttuns indicated by Government lw put its practice. We subjoin a few of the Rei:orts which se have extracted fruits the Prosincial Journals: Report of the Freer Ho.rito, 'l owa of lodoslry, fur on. tooolkendtql the 31‘t u/Jul!/, In H.s petal . 30th .11111 e, 1Bth July from Cute Biltu iu ditto Cuuuty Total illkelaritcd in July,lBlB D•wl37 In Huspital, July 31 ltr order, WM. ABBOTT, Medical Ckrk. Report of the Carlos Fever flogpilai, froth the Ist of July to the let of:Oaf/oat, tertueire. to the Hoare nu list 1.. l of July. l5 Adulate. siuce Tulml Died, bat not of fever, as will appear by lbc Report un the boa.. 1 Di.charxed soiled Convalem i•ot lu stare G•w'r l4 Total --69 To a hatever cause we may attribute the genera tiro or 4141h1011 of ilia presvilt prevailing Epidemic, ►t will appear from the *lane Report, that it lids spread with peculiar severity among the lower classes of this town Hurl neighbourhood during the last month; and were the areoutmodations in the Fever Hospital od, route to the exigencies of the tinter, the above list might be swelled to double its numbers, as waist of room herrn:B6ly induced the Medical Attendants to reject thirsty applications that had been made for admit:slot). LIMERICK, AIM. 1. We cannot fistbear calling the attention of the Public to ;he Report of the Fever I Impilals of thi. City, which appears in this day's Fever Patient. admitted in the month of July. and 561 trent..l during the month. iodetql truly alarm ing ; 'tis trite limn the very levy dr.iths, it would appear that the disease has assumed a milde► fo►ut, but it hus so often changed it• appearance that it is inipriss;lsle to i•ay how lung it only contiode its pre sent wild chniactei ; lint one thing must be obvious to all, that were this vast number of diseased pertains permitted to reitmu in their own tothitotions. the diacriler woidd vi.ty •non aNt.unie a different type, and death and demi/ itimi would i•talk through the street.; i•i this populous Chro nicle.) WATERFORD, JULY 30. TIP! r of od,:i,•sions has diminished since I:IA week; I,ut inure severe e.oce have been ad mitted. 'f'ik pers nis who .1.4.(1 c ame f rom the pmt was i•Vet unruwhiurtl with 1 .1 . in45 , miter di.order. Tin•se are two or titter ro•ro in tiouger.—(Report of tile Committee.) VENERAL BOYD'S 'PETITION' TO Tilt HoNOURASLE THE. ■OUSE oir counsr. 01 EV-11ANI Amtirritatit —.37 011.2 U. Ditto let SizLt...3d t; A ists•ter.litn II 7 C.F. Ditto Pi Sielt 1 i 4 It S It'. Ailment rx-otto 11 II Haar ht.r..,it :A 5 r.r.t: 14 I. 2;U. Puris3.!lty'stl4te 24 25 Ditto 44 Friniktot t no the 513111 e 143 ex me Iffult id, tr, Cnait cliect 39 ntit.o.t, 3st Rnif. ;;Fi Gibrilt3l 44 Leghorn IE, FRIDAY, AIM)* 7. G.•noa Yruir..llBl.l..v 25 hp PH1.4'1710 . 129.1 per et. 5$ ()polio sut 1:10 Janci.o.... 6$ 1l pe► el. ..... II A.in oldie Mak ou Holland 2 per Porto a: (:01,1 iu d Cuin g 1.. 4 1 6 Gobi iu N.ur 4 1 0 New Do,tbluams 4 0 0 New Duna:. 0 5 Silevr its Bars 0 5 5 New Louis, fach 0 • • The Comroittee'to whom the Polio' of General 11.'0, for 011 to. the %axonr of si i..0re,0 or S aloort, *ia referred, to examine the testier thereof, and to report Ilse a:iine, wash their obeervationa thereupon, to the Mouse. have etateined the lastirri thcrcuf, tad 'greet.; spun the fulluwiuZ REPORT:— Mr. MO, a native and citizen of the Unite.' States of Anseries, and now a G e neral Onieer service, ;will.: in ludta it. the year 1794, was proprietor aml comfit:lndic of a partisan cos pa, consisting or infantry, h , Wee, and min ting to 4,000 well *mantled effective% in tbe bel vice of his Higlutees the Niems. On the 4th of August, at midnight, Mr. Kirkpatrick, the British Resident at the 13imuit of the Kizam, was a wake l ivit out of his sleep by the Radars arrival, from "'Nur Hyuil- Mall, an officer commanding a part of the British forte *edited by that Palace, of a messenger who lost been ilia. patched to hint with the ntraost possible expedition, wills the alarming intelligence that Monsieur Raymond, a Vreneli man c tttttt minding a large trope ofilcr:red by his country. men in the service of the Ragan], had made a sudden move ment with his whole force, with the intention, as wan suppon. ed, of at tacking the gieatiy inferior British force, tinder Major Ilyuilman, io his ueighbourhooll. lu these critical C:1111111- stances Mr. Kirkpatrick, after a short deliberation, lost 11111 lime in applying so General Boyd, requesting that b would amid the English M the nnequal struggle. and iminviliately move to their neighbourhood, fleeing, to nap Lin own words, 44 that be mizlit thereby eventually entitle himself, and his whole ivied', to strung claims on the thanks of the Bistish Giterrunirsit " General Boyd loot not a moment in meowing the British Resident that Ise would instantly put his corps under arm], and be ready on the Cost summons to support the Mit ish with Isis whole force. It appears from the evidence of 3lr. Itoliins, ass Alter who served under him, that his corps was actually put in motion, Dud advanced some way towards the cantonment of Mons. Raymond, wlirn General Boyd received another letter from Mr. Kirkpatrick, slated early In the meriting of the loth of August, millio: that he hail just learned that the report eons. yed in his former letter was knotty sinfoundtil; and in consequence General Royal re turned to his esicompuielli. Is is stated by him that his movemeut h►d the elhet of disconcerting Monsieur Raymond, and frustrating his object. Ho this point the recordi of the ['Ault India Ctimpany give nu informs'. ; but the evidence of Mr. ROlbillN the WailletlV already • ntiotted. 'oaten that the off►cers serving under General Boyd, had nu especiation of liberal reward from the British Government for the lout they had acted; and Mr. Kirkpa trick, writing deliberately after the affair was over, expresses himself in the following terms The readiness which you evinced to afford the assistance of your party, calls for my wormiest thanks; awl I shall not fail to make a proper re port of it to the Supretne Government." According to General Boyd'e representation to the Court of Directors, in 1800, the decisive manifestations be had given of Isis" attachment to the British interests operates) most unfavourably on his own. That Mons. Raymond, indignant ■gaiusl Geo. Boyd, represented in such strung terms his at tachment to Ilse English; and, on this ground, intrigued 'gnus, him with inch sticcessoloit uot wit hotandiug Isis utmost efforts, and though, as it is right to remark, the General was assisted by the British Resident ; after various proceedings of is inure or less suspicions character, he and his corps were at length dismissed front ikesesvice of the Muni ; and thus GCS,. Boyd lost a situati )))) from which, as he himself states, he was arriving ass income of 4,00 ti rupees per mouth, or OHIO 9,0001. per motion. His Highness the Peishwah, in whose employ he had before been, then invited General Buy:I to resume his former situation, and the offer was as • ; bat Ise was ',wormed from joiuing that Prince by the measures of Seiodiab , another Nl:thralls Chief; and, as he himself:4am disgusted with the politics asset intrigues of Indio, he Won after left that country and returned to his native loud. Several years hail now elapsed, when General Boyd hear ing, in 1806, that many officers who had been in the service of the various , native power@ of India, haul been amply re warded fur giving up situations of irmulunwat rather thau art in hostility tuwaids the British interests, was prompted to prefer his claim to remuneration, on the double ground of the service he had rendered, and Ilse situation he had lost. 'll'he mode of remuneration was summed by himself, as one that wadi' be of essential service to him ; namely, that of his being peranittral to ship at Calcutta 300 onus of salt petre for America, as being likely, by •11Illitli sacrifice by the one party, to prottoore a very liberal remuneration to the other; guarding, nt the same time, against the possibility of its co ' g into the hands of the enemy, by agreeing to Contract with the Governinent of the United Stater to import the whole fur their use. Saltpetre was an article, time ordinary espoi lel of which frn'al Intlea was ; and by the sale of this cam) in the CniotalStates, Cen. Boyd might fairly hope, on a moderate computation, to realike from 30,0001. Iss 35,0001. ate, 1111 g. TO this proposition the Harcourt. of the F.asl India Company assented, provided the plan should be sanction.d by the approbation of the liitier Ministers. Ilia 31.ajesty's Ministers, a hen made acquainted with all doe cir cumstances of she ease, willingly acceded to the poupossl, and mauirested their approbation of it by granting General Boyd a license, which was nut merely to permit Isis trasospur- Intim' to America of so large a quantity of military stores, but even to protect his ralgo from capture, in the event of a war breaking out between this country anal America. Gent rat Boyd's property was thus secured against the attacks of any of our ships of war, even supposing Thal hostilities should have broken aunt between this nation and America ; yet in a time of prufounil peace between the two roffintsies, the ship Murtha, its which the saltpetre was Wilco, having lunched at the Cape of Gond Hope, to laud wattle English pa%seagers, was violently detained by our of his Majesty's ships of war, and was condemned by the Vire-Admiralty Cum tin that settlement. Oa an appeal to the proper Court iu this country, a decree iu fistulae of General Boyd was obtained, and the restoration of the saltpetre was ordered; hut before the decree retersing the original senteun• had reached the Cape, the saltpetre hail been precipitately sold for a sum comparatively so trifling as to do little mute, according to General Boyd's acrount, than to tonsmanate the charges incurred at the Cape. These traaamtwors took place about the years 1807 and 1808, and it does not appear that fur a considerable time afterwards he broupul forward lit this cuuktry leis claim for the spoliation of his property at the Cape; but it is fair to mosaic, that fur several years subsequent to the period here mentioned, the criiia•al state of alloirs between this tumor, and the United Stases, rendered the times tenfavonr able to the hither priatecution of hie claim, anti that after wards the unhappy war between this casuistry and Ames sea broke nut. In that ear it is also slue tal General Boyd to remark, that your Committee are informed General 81/yd uoi only maintained the clime:feta of a good utEcer, but dia. plated kintli.esa and geuerusalv to the British prisoners who fell into his hands, At leugth, the war being terrrinated, Gement floyd canoe to this c tttt ttiy, Car the ',winos, of pre secatilig his elation, anal in the exerittialit of that design lie preatioted to the House the Petition which ass refereed to tie Committee, _ . _ The Committer, in the course of it,. inquiries, felt it to Ile its duty to isms-stellate the various 'terminis which con. gained the details of the pecuniary Inert of the transaction. This examination was readrieel the inure difficult and intri cate, nut only by the leugth of time that had elapsed, and by Gently' Lloyd's not being m1)447,4111 with accounts, but still more by the circunirtseice of the sitiorquesit failure of the nieremeitele house whirls had (eons Ilse sol:nisiug cou durhd cueninvecnil p cite. of this tran.acia,lll in Lowelon, ishtlot tlencral Boyd wa. ahsent in America. as well as ultra he war in Ilene (tenuity. That it. rcial house had advanced the iecee-eiary fiends for the purthecee push trans 11a1. of the .nitprirr ; it hood, spparcolly with * view be its own scenrily, effected nu mane once no the saltpetre ; and when it was seised soul ronilemited at the Carr, Is at its she serum' of the miderwriters to wake Ruud a lac• ao pnsdsered , /.111.11 tL•em isi the coort of Kole* Bench, nil uhfaisitel a de veer fur the amount of the *hole slllll lII e sired, TIA--e transaciiiens were term. eat, el about the year 011, whilst fie ne nal flew., wit, as before inentitnied, to America.. FfIJU3 General Boyd'. btateutects to tbc Committee, it ep. 'MITI. 'Mat on eiapothibig with 'pita, AVM' lean • liner IR of rhitecu'r tout hug the witus c of his eleints tot Otte you'll t t. for thlr• 41).4141m0 ..1 hi• properly, they tnvr to us 11 w. , "Pt ' lllll Ilte.e 0.4'0.14 ought to he preferred, in vNitt Li I V 61y of Ihr jilfnirA 111 , that heal WPi•tf efreeletl, end chsttinz the 1101101 e 011111 • lurk the eat, 0. Ore 11 / 0111.1 "'tire Fr/Odlirell If ear. pled safely to A inva aro. after de &chug the prime coat, roOtt and other chslitVh of Ihr m 1,41011,1.; 1,13 title priori. Mlle, ht. original stetentesst of hitt claim, prenatal for the rummitter, wee eattairutted. _ _ _ The produce of the t.allipetre in Am r 1 , lAA, it t•lionlil be observed, Ness a...twill, Ceti led iliere by the inireltesers of it at the V. 1.., sold fur the pries *smitten' in Geninal liu~Ws ids tem( et, ;mooted to ....... 50,962 And he Ardittoett front slim, for (-oil, freicht, 'mod rh'orjt. , es shstracted front tl.e bunks of his runner Loudon Agents Leaving 13e4Irles which, he .!e.l.letr.l tlorthe isle pi.,4loce of the aill!wire at the tape, lawless the *trove of the Vice-AJotitalty Court 3,609 gfl,4otl An ebar;ing interest on the account 14.4 on The amount of what Ida compeowaCon from the . F.aatlia Company would hate !outflow I to bun if he laid carried it to America stood et.... 50,886 BO it may be ulna' red that in this account thee was • mate. ial error against General Boyd ; fur the slim or 3,fittil. deducted as the produce of the saltpetre at the Cape, had been haver deducted front the account Of costs sod charges, srliith stood, after such deduction, at the balmier as above of 10,9471.; so that, in fact, hr had com tamed as error to his own disadvantage of 3.6091. But in examming the said arCoulli of costs idol cliarze,, the Cont• moten were fur the Kist logic apprisi if that the ealtlrvlra had been insured to Ike unit t of lli,b id. of which s h o os 14,0001. hail hero recovered from the underwriters by the suit above in, whined ; and it Ilse, 4,4111 iuquiring into the reason why this had not been stated its General Euyifs first representation of his Oise, shit he gave the explanat ~,,,, which appears altae, namely, that he had omitted the in troduction of the instil-mice lipun the opinion of Ilse A me rivals lawyers, who hail advised him ; but the Cunimitiee is clearly of opimon, that the 141$11FAUCe, soil the MI ell re covered thereby, ought to have been sated, itosintich as the actual situation in which Gen. ral Bind prmesittd himself for remoneration, must he • dierent gin the two %Ismailia lions of the insurance having or not having liven made; bat it is to he observed, that in stain): the SICCI,IIIII its his own way, that is, by deducting from the (slimmed amount of the proceetla of the saltpetre in America, the prime coat add charges, instead of the amount iimmed, he snide the amount of his claim about 3,0001. more than it would have heart if the insitrance hid been deducted, instead of the prime cost and charges, anti by his mistake iu deducting twine the sum of 3,6091. fur sales at the Cape, he reduced the amount of his claim below,what it wonid hare been, if, l o om' o f deducting the prime cost and charges, be had c lo u d e d t h e full amount of the insuraiire recovered from the under writers; and this, without noticing the eitpensea of hi s re peated voyages across the Atlantic, and reticence in Eng land, in prosecution of his claim. Oa the whole, the insioanee , seems to Wire reibibursed General Boyd for the prime cost and charges of the salt petre, mid for the aetnal expense% incurred in the long mange of his anxious and wearisome endeavours, and thereby to have placed him in the situation of out having sustained say direct pecuniary loss. But if General Boyd has not to complain of any positive pecuniary loss, yet the Cominittee is persuaded that the Douse will bear in mind the loss he sustained of the sum for which the saltpetre retold hive sold in America, tool on the possession of which be had seasonably reckoned.— Tlie Committee felt it to be its duty to ascertain the pro bable amount of this sum, and learned, by referring to the prices current in America, bulb the military value of salt petre in that country, and its itartlesitir value In the )ear iii which General Boyd's cargo would have stylised there, bat for its detention at the Cape; and it appeared, that the 300 tons of saltpetre would have sold fJr full 50,0001. But besides Iris being deprived of so large a snip, which General Boyd bail been accustomed to consider as his own, the Committee cannot hr insensible to General Boyd's long course of protracted end disappointed hope, of uncompen sated I ble amid anxiety, his kw of time, to the fatigues and perils of repeated voyages across the A ilauttc, and all these atiperadiltal to the actual lose sustained in India, as be himself states. frum the sudden blasting of bin well founded expectatious, from his military connection with use of the greatei.l and must respectable of the Dative powers. On the whole, therefore, the Committee finds, on • review of the cue committed le theirexaminatiun, that Geri. Boyd having, its early life, rendered, •t his oats peitioual risk, an impur lxrt vice to this country, at a period when, f 0 the pushitiral circumstances of the limes, It was of inure than ordinary value; having, in conornurnce of this very act of spiiitrsl genceneity, actually sustained lite loss of a o iti ia . lion which fairly promised him a large return of fortune, and perhaps of credit ; having had the value of this service recognised both by the Directors of the East India Com pany and the Misii , ters of the Crown ; sod having receiv ed a liberal remuneration, was suddenly deprived of It by the unwarrantable proceedings of the Commander of a British ship of war ; the Committee is persuad ed, that the House rill cwt be Insensible to Geiser,' protracted coarse of anxiety and disappoint mail, and Ilwt the eirciodistauee of his being a futeigner will, the Committee delights not, versituniend she case to the consideration of the House, air it has rill along been felt by the Committee; the length of time tau that has elapsed, as augmenting the sum of General Buyirs hardships cull ma dusildedly he rather favourable than Lijlli lu his czisAe ; and it will also be a recommendation Of Geller.' 8i1y11 . 3 cure, that his personal character stands high in his native country. Finally, Your Committee, though by no means intending or w 6,16 lig lor rircononrod a remuneration of Gen. Boyd, grounded ins the piiisciple of realising the profits which lee might have iiicidentally derived futon his Curts:sirsciil adventure, yet feel themulves notified in reeoniniending the case of Ge neral Boyd to the fair conaideration ut the House. Jed, 5, 11418. - Tuesday, a poor woman, uam. d Counot, resistne at 100. S, Spread Eagle-coat, welt out npun some carrying her child; about a year and a half old, in her aims. She was met by a woman of genteel appeacaore, who pretended to be iscquaiiitcsi with her, stud began to admire the child, which she look from the mother's mots, and carried it herself slant the street. The mother having occasion to co into a chop, the other said she would remain 1111 the ontside, mid keep the child until she retursawl. The assmitsking mother columnar, went in and purchased what age wanted, bat when she came out, her new acquaintance hail carried off the child She hastened home im a state of distraction, and mvssenge.a were ,topathlwil its all directions, without eta ii ; neither the woman sow the chili has ranee hem heard of The child was sir, sec in a nankeen frock, purple hat trim med with seal skin, tail a new pair of purple bouts. The woman hail no a wiggle lumuct, and shasl 1411, thin, and calcitic) hair. A reward has beets offered fur her apprehelsiostq or the recovery of the chili. Another Cabe of drowning, attended with afflict ing citcuinstatices, took place on Wednesday even ing. Five young men were teittriiing front Rich mond, two of them got nut of the hoat to bathe below Chiswick, whets one, named JUN Ait, amislettly disappeared to rise no more. Ms brothersin-lat7, a tristit of 13, in getting not of the boat to endeavour to nave him. siiifortuitately Alan d the same fate. PRICE OF timik Stock 473 1 3 rer Ct. 77 3 r Cons. • 31 per Cent. (new) ..AB4 4 p r Cristo 97 5 Irw Ct. N.Air. 1051 106 Hai.k L. Aim. 20A I 1-Id 1,1443 prt Ce ut. Au. 16.-: YI:STERAY. Indio 1i0nt14.... 93 pr. Month Sea Stock.. 86 85k Ex. i;i111.2.18 2.1 19 pr. Unto. 21.....18 19 pr. Lots ry 'Picket. 10/. Ounaunt.... I 0 elne. C 0!,.. for Acc... 77,;11 -~~-s' PIZICES OF HA Sr. J•NIES.S. Hay 51,1410,1 to 01 Os Oil Straw 21 Os 6 , 1 to 21 14 Od Clewed)/ Os Od to 01 Os Od Y AND Si RAW. WHITEr:IIIAPFL. Hay..o/ 12. 0.1 In 81 12‘ 04 New 41).0/ Os 041 to Of Os 04 Sims , / 21 10+ 0.1 to 21 104 01 Clover 81 1.1. Od 109/ 0. Od PRICE OF RAW PAT, per stone of St. limes s, 4s. ICI —lVltitrchspel, 4s SI. Arerige, 4s. 5,!. PRICES OF TAI.I.MV, so,a p, &r. per 1121 b. Town Tallow 82. 0.1 —, Hd yo t„,, I,„ p I. Yellow Itussin SO. Od —s 0,1 Mcilllesl Whitecliteo.. 761 Od —s 0,1 curd ltllli Snap theta.... 76 0.1 —a Ott Pnlin • 11114 Melting %ha ?Oa Od —s 0,1 Graves 0 0' Os Dino rough..46s Od --s Od Good Diteiri k .,,,,,, U. oil PRICE OF CANDI... 6. From Tallow Chau" m Hall. Price of Candles, per tl.r.rn, 13s 11 , 1—Mmilds, t 5 Oil. lid. per doxen allowed fur ready money. PRICE OF LEATHER. Butts, 50 to 561115. each 0 31 to 24.1 re§ lb. Ditto, 56 to 661 b,. each it to —.l Dressing Hides Flue Coaeb Hides Itti , l to 21.1 Crop Hides 35 to 40 lbs forcutting..l9d to 26P Ditto 45 to 50:105..... ..... ..200 to 211 Calf Skins 30 to 4011,, ^2d to 28d Ditto 50 to 7011,s ..31h1 to 36d Ditto 70 to 801 its 30d to 38d Small Seals (Greenland) 21 I to 27d Large ditto Tanned Horse lodes 1641 to 18.1 Spanish Horse bides 21141 to 24.1 KAI, HMO& I Best Heifer, and Steers (per Orcliparv..2l Mt in 2. 21 stone).. 2 s p.t to 2. 141,1 Market l'ale _O, to 10...../ h Middlings 2s 4,1 in 2s Cil Eng. horse 94 Oil tio Ills lid TUB[: TURF. oltronD R tcFS —(CoxcLuntb). A Sweepstatet, of 20... Q. P . llll. h. ft. for two-yr o'd ndta , S II ie 6.1 3:b The lastt hUf oak. (4 &shoes 'her...) sadlri'. h. f by I:3l,icoer w .lk. tl mr, r. 'rite Nubleffiett ttnA ( o Nose of 501. for 3 yr-oltlt, 7 , 1• • tour, 14a. 7 7 1 1 Hest. mice round. • ..... Mr. Iley's rle r by I.)..ite rrll, 3 yrs old Mr Stcycits's bl. I. by W.'s Dilt.l, 4 yrs old Fifty Ponnels, the of lirs Grace the Doke of Martlso...lezh, for three yr•uld., Tot four, 13.1. 4lb ; five, 8s t.121b.; , • , and aged, 9.1. 2111. Heal., once round. I.ord Jrrsey'. br. c. 1/stiel, by Sir David, 4 yrs old Mr. Wells 0 Xing of lhasnonds, aged Mr. Doodss's eh. e. Fascinator ...... . 3 ,!r. The booing on the cup was es follows :—Even on t an noo-holl ; 5 to 3 slot Captain Caiolid ; 4 to 1 null Indus mu! 6 to I apt Crecy. MARKS rs. CORN EXCHANGE, Fnimtv, AticuFT 7. Having had irunaiilerable arrivals with 11 ii it, the trade this hiurniiig was eXcliNlijagly Gravy at II Bailey awl Malt is steady. The ()at trade is raolo and lulry support its price. IU Prissy and Blahs It,. eIN uu alletatioe. Corn Itetprrioes TIILIRIIII4V, AUGUST 6,, torr load l7l 04 to 231 Os N w ditto Harley, per go:frier Oat. 3B, —4l to 4.i..--,l • Seamy ..... to Ms —4 Prate 6oo to Ws —4 NEWSBRY, BERKS. Vl'heat 424 to 614 Od thus lrk 10 4211 01l Rye Barley 4ti4 to 47+ 04 Pit Ase 'Lead. le 611. to I. lid pei Gallon. rinEu.) A1.11:li ET. rRI DAV, hcta.t.T 7. This clay's mark..l had a short supple of the or vitik ; 11. - rl, nub, and Pot k Y ;le steel' , real drm•r; ltfutlon Pu:11 at last price; mini the was out over tort 4 —The !stilt is lu the ltaym ukrt trial • . wh a t ; Hay nail cut np In price; &lan ha , : I notio. pri , e; Clover ruched fail poke. The following pricez a.u.l number!: arc an acein ate statement!-- To sink the offal per stone of 81b. Reef.... 3.. S.t. to 4s. S.l Head of Catta this day:- 51.1 mm 3 .. WA to :at. 0.1 Peasta Lamb „Ala. 9.1. to 6a. 4'. Sheep and Limbs 7„vi Veal.... 40 41. to tit. 4.1 Calves "'orb... is IU.I. to Ss. 6.1. Pica .. ••. ...... . ..... 3OO HAY—MARKET Hay... 41 els 04. to 8/. 15s. Od. Straw • 1/. 16s. Otl. to 31. O. Ofl. Clover 4l. Os. Al to 91. Os. *(1. NEWGATE AND LEA (By the Reef 31 4.1 to 44 4,1 Itluttou.. 3s to 4, tad Lamb DIENHA MARKETS. Carcass.) I Veal 4s 0.1 to 5s 41 Pork.... 5s 0,1 to Os OJ 4, 4 J. to Be 4,1. SHEEP SKINR Lambs ... Os 0.1 to Os 04 Downs Sheep 30 8.1 to 5. Od Pull,d PRICE Or /IOl'S, 1 , 44 C.f. w,w RA L. MEW POCKET.. Kent.... 16/ 10. to 19/ Its Kent.... 19/ IN to ?I1 l'h &MIMIC .. 0. to 181 0. Sussex 18! 10s to 291 9+ Foreigo.. 61 0. to 101 N EAccx.. —1 Us to --/ 0. FnEttlinm 23/ Us to 25/ Os 8/ to 151.10.. Foreign Pockes of A per :run, of 253 Gallas'. New Greeal.Wha le .. 3/1 4W Spartharetl Old Pale Seal. .. .. .. ..... 331 101 Pale Rape COAL NIARIKRT. AvausT 7. ship. at Markel. Shies Jin6l. Price. 25 licernslle 30.. M. le 435 C , I. 4 Smt.l4 1 .... 35n 0,1. In 1 Slow Coal BIRTH. On Monday, she 341 instant, al IVordwielo, the Lati Cogitaiu SLury, Ruyal Artillery, of a daughter. DEATHS. At the Hermitao. Rei.inptwa (Lord C Bentinek's),am the 'Nib July, Master Ethearel Agar, alell *even years, oreolot son of the Hun. Mrs. Charles bowie; Agar, virtue •f the late C. Hageel Agar, auJ aislcniu law to roeuuo: tin Tnesflay, the !Hat July, in Prok-mw, Bristol. to great ntifictiou ul all ber family , Eliza, wife of Caton. Hugh Baillie. HIGH WATER THIII DAY AT LOND 4 IN Elttl (I'. Doming 49 after 6. I , enigryg 11 Oct , 6. LONDON: Prinied and Pnithahed at floe Onico, No 11., Strand; whtrc Adeertiselnents are rectiont, owl I. lie.' (pusi-paid) moat he add , :tsind.-.-C. RVITH. No. tlymeie: Irtinret WIIITE, No. 117, St:W. Pnblisher. I i~