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1 ll2' r w-7'-.- ,k GINTI.ENIEff. CLERnY, AND OTHER FRE.E..111:1.01 . ./tS UV THE. couNry U NORM. AMPIUN. 1 a V.G leave to return you my best Thanks, for .1 the honour el riot Ataitinuire and Support on the day vat Nnaiinstiou. !lad 1, at an early period of vary Canvass, received any atior 4- asiec that the itpletweuleiree of the county of Northaesplant w.... 0.1 be effeetudt y ...feted, or had 1 perceived those he al produce that .fhi I .110141 d taut love f„lt the otoorasity of porswAso,, n,ide, dieut. vantanerees CleelltalalalleVa, in offering ray 1141111LtS Alone of your Rep/estimative& The even% huherer, of the de, of N..raination, have ppd. tot me in the maw which I have ponied; and I now eat . neatly Immo% that oar methane in the arduoug Mann in which I Lao engtol, troy isnot lath turrorpooding exertions on your part ; arid, though I foil the realist confidence tat the independent Ifanclidse won which 1 kave - ofretei myself to your notice, to A elt,osistely Maine my inverse, yet, whatever may be-the revuh, I si.aa sissy, feel gratified at having aff s oled youllin ripportumei of recnNieg you! wentiments on the present ' inteoroing 0eC.1 , 44111 , said uf-vaninitttitiz the sane to pointy by 11142111 of a TripeTripe l hale the honour to tie, Germano., With the XICIAtIII re•pect, Your nicn.wwlo.bent humble Wrestle, Northamptou, N .v 2,180 G. ‘vm. Li4.140H AM. ,G . elf—leedler T":111111r=1=M * ta' '''',. FORELCIN INTLLLIGENCIL ' . 00:1' ri,NRU KGH MMI.. S• , . Lutiii, 'Nov. I. 'AU till/ amounts received here from Stralsund, Stettin, &c. mention th e battle of Auerstadt as baying been obtained chiefly by treachery ; nothing could exceed the determined bravery with whit& the Prussians fought, animated by the presence of their , Xing, and the venerable Duke of firuaswick; every inch of ground was contested ; and, notnithstand - lei the su r erior ambers of the French, they tti" d . hith ce s tt e.l ait ‘ i . l 64. y " 1111 "I' ll' it e "t"le been " d t r o ivets of thisfield,.. E ' t 'tor the perfidy of General -----, who Fmi et ,. an opening in the corps which he commanded, ' . into which the enemy pouted a column of infan t ry , and, getting into the rear of the Prussian army , threw it into confusion. He is now under arrest , as r' meld well as three other Officers, stispeeted of the same ' contluft, and will be brought to a • Court-Martial as soon as one can be held. I have heal d the names of these traitors, but do not mention them for fear of a r mistake. Our opposite neighbours, at Copenhagen, are a good deal alarmed at the prospea which this event presents to them afteady, as they anticipate the lo:is of holstein, and the shutting at the Sound. I have just seen another letter from Stralsund, which mentions that General ---- has been hang id ; Haugw to has elan been attested. FROM THR STOChIIOLM GAZETTE OF OCT. 29. ........ SATILAGT Of • LLII ER 111014 DIM U, DATID OC• _ TOW 16. Tbie morning, Captain Doreille, Aide-decamp to the Lag of irussia, passed through this city, as Courier, on his way to Berlin. He is the bearer of Ilia sefortunate intelligence, that. on the I erh, a bard battle was fought between the Prussian anal French armies, in tetrour of the latter. The parti culars, which I have been able to collelt with cer- Wm/. I shall herewith communicate to you. The plan el the principal army was to more from • Weimar to Nanenberg, in order to occupy the Banks df the Seale, and then to cover Berlin. With this view the King of Prussia broke up his camp near Weimar, on the 13th in the morning, and marched with 30,000 men in one column to Auetstadt, which . be reached in the evening, and the Prussian army • remained under arms the following night ; Prince Holestalahe and General Ruche' followed with their columns, estimated at 25,000 men, by two other toads to Neuenburg. from Jena and Weimar, and formed the right and left wing of the King's army. • On the lith, at :even o'clock, Prince Holier:lobe fell in with the french troops commanded by Bora. parte in person; and, about half an hour after, about ball way between Auerradt and Nattmlnirg, General Schmetten, who led the vs* of the King's -column, was attacked by French light troops, who were repulsed by the nussiaa cavalry. But as the column pursued its march, and [eased by a town, FP' the name of which I cannot state, with any degree of certaiute, they saw a corps of 60,000 French troops, under the orders of Generals Davoust and Thrum, %War, from the darkness of the weather, they had not before perceived. This corps had crossed the Seale, and occupied a 1111 position between the Prussian armies and the high road to Berlin. The battle began, on the Prussian side,, by . divisions ; eight battalions, in particular, attacked the French four times ; but, after a severe contest, of three hours, they were at last repulsed. At II o'clock, the King sent orders to General Ku . chel, who hal not ye: acivanzed ter enough, to form a line with the other two colama,, to ;oin the corps of Prince Hohenloise, which suffered severely. Notwithstanding the utmost exertions made by all the Prussian troops engaged, the battle was cont. pleely decided,in favour of the French, at halt past three o'clock in the attetnoon. The loss in kitled is 6.4 to be veer considerable on the side of the Prursians, ecirecielly as the Prussian :artillery was brat of very li:'I.: ;lan, while. ii i !h., contrary, the Fi each was iii cumplete order triim the very begin. ning of the kettle. T.z.• hot% or l'i weir, who: ezp-r.e: himself very '..- raht,:., 41 Mt a:1 a. Lis VatilllCstiltrh :,ad two horses 4 Ilb. • killed under him. and J ul' of his brothers one. The Duke of Brunswick received a severe coetusion on both eye by a ripe- shot . • General Rueful ova, It shot t ones the star of tho order which he walls but hie wound ii not nomad. General Armin is . killed ; several other Generala• arc either .wounded Or slain ; the artillery and baggage fell for the most part into the hands of the French. The Prussian army retreated that day to Frankenhausen, and there received orders to rally near Nordhausen. The French army, which has also sustained a considerable lou, and which, according to the most credible accounts, was 180,000 strong, consequent ly double the number of the Prussians, had already advanced from Weimar, on the 14th, in the even ing, having set fire to that town. Schleiz, Auma, Gera, Salfeld, Itudolvadt, Atterstadt, Naumberg, Zwickhau, have shared the same dreadful fate. The Prussian Magazines established in those places are said to be all destroyed. In . consequent.e of the above intelligence, the Court is to remove to Stettin, and thence to Cumin. All valuable articles are packed up to the capital. THE BRITISH PRESS. • LON DOW, TUESDAY, Nevamisa 11. Orders have been transmitted' to the Custom. House, at Hull. for the detection of all vesicle load ing for Embden or %Tafel ; the Ifoop, BAKE as, fur the latter port, sellich sailed on Fi iday, from Hull, had a boat dipatcbed after her, and was brought back. The Gottenburgh Mail of the 3d instant, has arrived. It confirms-the report, which attributed the defeat of the Prussians upon the 14th last, se treachery. A Prussian General is charged wi,h having presented an opening in the Corps under his command, into which the enemy poured a column of infantry, which, getting into the rear of the Prus• sins, threw them Into confusion. The letters add. that the traitor has been since hanged, and that two other Prussian Officers have been arrested for a si milar offence. They also repeat the report of HAVGIV4TE being charged with having snppressed the letter of His Panes' au MAJ PST V, soliciting the speedy advance of the Russians. Tie Strada. Ga zette, of the 29th Odtober, contains a letter from Dessau, giving an accormt of that dreadful battle. It represents the French army as more than double the number of the Prussians. It is understood that the expedition of General Mrsanor .4A bas totally failed. Official intelligence, we hear, has been received by the Ptekle schooner, that he was attacked in the post srshicb he occupied at Coro, by the Spanish Governor, who bad col• kilted fifteen hundred men. The reports add, that MIII4IIDA has since arrived at Trinidad, with scarcely two hundred men. Had it not been for the proteition afforded him by the idly sloop of war, his retreat would have been impraCticable. The Middlesex nomination took place yesterday. at Brentford. A faithful Report of iris give* in our third page. ommesweiesrmile--_ Sunday, noon. a ILVSSIAN Mussiness* arrived at Baron Nicotsit's house, with dispatches from St. Petersburgh. He was also the bearer of dis patches from Mr. STIMA IST, the B ritish Secretary of Legation at that Court. The Messenger came by the way of Gottenbuigh. The John Morgan, &otitis, from gees York, for Liverpool, is on shore, on the Isle of Man ; the Harxfs6i.e, Gitnsit, from New Orleans, for Liver pool, is on shore in Carnarvon Bay The Charlotte, &astern.. of Lindon, is lost in Riga Bay. The Join sad Mary. Gil as, from Youghall, I for Southampton, foundered off St. Ives, ritli inst. crew saved. The Ilrothert, CiIISK, from Virginia to White- haven, was captured on the '27th August, by the Regulus French man of war. The Castle, DOUGLAS, and the Jane, NA Toss. of Liverpool, are wrecked at Riga, crew saved. Rear• Admiral MARTI% has resigned his command at Portsmouth, in consequence of his late domestic afflietion. Lieut. YiSCNO Is promoted to be a Command•r, and appointed to the Cirbruf. Mr. S. LEAK (rt Havant), and Mr. SHADS (of Chichester), are pu n-aired to be Lieutenants. The day of Elellion of a member of Parliament fax tbe county of Aberdeen, is fixed for Monday the 24th current. On Tuesday, Sir PACTRICK MesaAv,of Oehter tyre, Bert. was unanimously chosen to represent the city of Edinburgh, in the ensuing Parliament. A majority of the Town Council of Lanark have publicly declared their intention to support Lieut.- General Sir CHAR las Ross, of Balnagown, Bart. at the approaching election. We understand that the Hon. GEORGE IVA I. rot', son of Lord W A rot a, and first cousin to his Grace the Doke of Davonsiti at, intends to offer himself, immediately, as a candidate for the town of Dun garvan, courtly Waterford. Mr. N'ALPULS is a General in the army, and served in the West Indies with considerable ertit. He came into othce with the late larnewed Mr. Fox, as Under Secretary of State in his Department, whiaa situation he still retains. It is, therefore, almost unnecessaty to aJd, thst he is a gentlensau of distinguished ^atm and airier. 2_ - - - 47 4-424 4 1 ‘ e 077 . 4 n c -110 •4 6.. , e"'",...... 0,, ' e ',;• -- • - N... 17, - 1 - ; 1. ..... LITERJRT AMOURS. We gave, yesterday, an extract from the Coo 'pier of Saturday, divulging a little intr;guei In the year 1303, between him and the itteroig,e Ch ronu lr, in which the name of Tut BRITISH Pao SS is intro duced, in terms of marked partiality. The fere/ mg Chronicle, yesterday, pouted, and wept, and worked herself into hysterics, at this exposure ; ard, to strangers, it would appear not without reason. If a person is to be called to an account for a little amour that has been three years a secret, people can never know when they are safe. But to ac company such exposure with an avowed preference of a rival, is to add insult to injury. If, then, dos were the case of youth and innocence betrayed, we should pity the Morning Chronicle from the bottom of our heart. So tar from alarming her jealousy. we shnnld gladly forswear for ever the addresses of the Courier, and submit to every privation that could give comfort to the good lady, and tend to restore her peace of mind. But we cannot forget that thus Alarmingehronitle,tliatnowshritiks from thetottch,like a sensitive plant, not long since suffered herselt to be hugged in the coarse and vulger embraces of Peter Cobbett. In oreof his lastnunibers weread,StrertAlorn ing Cheismick! 0/,! Morning Chromic!.! how could pat, so pure, so chaste, se high spitited, thus sully your fair fame The Morning Chrsoielr heard these re proaches, these chidings, from Peter Cobbett, with out even a frown, or the tap of a fan ; and yet she is ready to fall into fits at the hint of a little ,firre pas with the Courier. But this inconsistency is easily explained. In faft, the Morning Chronicle, now so squeamish, and so feelingly alive to charaffer, has been a kept mittress• these twenty years, that has lately thought fit to turn devotee. Raving scraped together a snug annuity, from the price of her fa vours, she has resolved to lead a new life, and now rails against haflots and courtezans, with all the real '. the most inveterate old maid in the parish. Under these circumstances, we tan scarcely be angry with the Castricr, for reminding the old lady of her past follies. No one accuses Charles Surface with want of gallantry, because he does not treat Lady Sneerwell nor Mrs. Candor,. with the same de licacy be observes towards Maria. POETRY. _ _ THE TEMPEST. Wisps On a robe ef Stygieri (hie, The worked Ciotbses vengeful band, MIAs like a meteor jta?d his miry tr. The stormy Deleon erased tie affrighted laud. Fierce Havoc follow 'd in his train : The furies of the raging Main Daded the reeoweding surge spinst the shore, Till eery stubborn rock, That Ines the eighty shock, Tralwilistd M its deep lase--Dire was the wild uproar' The Naiads, snack with sudden dr,ad, Into their dark recesses fled. The Dryads too, in deep dims', Beheld the boisterous ruin rending Their far'rite bow'rs and green.setroat , ; While many .a veteran oak, and ash-tree grey, Tu shrinking earth their huge heads bending, With frequest crash the bellowing fury limes. ' As fender yet it rams around, The °reads seek the eaves profound, Where doubling Eche sits, And, in her frantic fits, -. . Mimics, wills hideous shriek, the lteettimpiilling sound. Dronterr. HAM. R muse, the tight-rope dancer, of wonderful cele brity, has been engaged to perform a few nights at the Merthyr Theatre, South Wales, and made his first appearance on Tuesday evening last. Every packet brings new reinforcements for the Opera, which is to open about the dose of this month. Signor Slams!, the most approved tenor in Italy, is arrived. The researches of the Pro prietor have been eminently successtnl. both the serious and comic Opera will be wholly tilled by ne.v performers of the first abilities. Sheriff MI Las starred four beautiful horses in each of his carriages, yesterday. Lord and Lady MORPFTH arrived, on Wed les day last, at Castle Howard, Yorkshire, on a vi-it to the Fad and Countess of CA ;miss c. The Belfast 'rheatrc was to open last night. Mr. Gnu I.D'S arrangements for the Opera are on the most enlarged Ind liberal scale. finch a com pany as has been engaged for the ensuing sea -on was never vim in any capital in Europe, at any period. Signal, the first tenor, who arrived yester day completes the company. The Grocer's Company sported a new ard ;plea did barge; yesterday, most richly carved. and orna mented with a variety of ernblematical•fi,orres. su perbly gilt ; it had a very conspicuous and brilliant effect. Mrs. H. Jorsissron made her firsr appearance in the Dublin Theatre, on Wednesday last, in the charafter of Peggy. in The Country Girl, and was received throughout with the most unbounded ap olause. Bien* a D Jones was particularly happy in • Spee4i.b, and in the drunken scene, drew down repeated plaudits from every part of the hnuse. The match made some time ago, between Mr. Bel L's brown mare, and a pone) , lid inging to Mr. Pa soy, of London, two miles, few 400 gs. the for mer, lest. acid the poncy, a feather, was decided on the Melton road from Leicester, on t hut sday the 30th ult. The mare won by about thiit? yard- : she was rode by Mr. Tiros. as FLLIFtin, of Manchester, and the poney by the first feather in the kr. g.l.otir. Friday sennighr, at the Guildhall, at York, on the rnotinn of Mr. Alderman Haar ttY, which was seconded by Mr. MAWUAN, it was resolves( unanimously, that the thanks of the Meeting be given to Sir Wittiaar Monnstisr trims:ea, Bart. and die Hein. Law. DLINDA% for their faithful, hoiloaratile, and independent services. • LORD 11.1YOR'S DAT. Yesterday, according to ancient custom, the old and new Lord Mayor, attended by the SheriEs, Al le-men, Recorder, Chamherlain, and other City Officets, met at Guildhall by eleven o'clock, and after partaking of a sumptuous breakfast, pro. ceded in their carriages, about one, to Blackfriars'. bridge, where the City barges were in waiting t o convey them to Westminster ; several of the Corn_ panics' barges attended, with their flags flying and music playing. The tog having dispersed, and - the Jay proving extremely fine, it was a most beautiful sight; and their Lordships proceeded up the River with the usual formalities. On the arrival of the Companies in their resped iv* barges, at Old Palace Yard, the procession landed, and proceeded to Westminster Hall, in the usual state. They then went up to the Court of Exchequer, which was crowded with spedators, and the Recorder presented the Lord Mayor Eled to the Barons. The Loan Casey BA a o r 4 then addressed the Lord Mayor, in an appropriate speech, upon the nature and importance of the office which his Lordship WAS , chosen to fill. The Lord Mayor and City Officers having re tired, they returned in their barges, to Blackfries bridge, got iota their carriages, and, at the cornier of Fieet-n.oket, were m, t by several other ca:. ridges, and the whole arrived at Guildhall about five o'clock. The Lnrd Mayor's and Sheriff,' state liveries me very superb. His Lordship's is dark bottle green. with broad gold lace, waistcoats and small clothes. llw entertainment prepared at Guildhall, was extremely elegant and magoificeet. The illumina tions were very brilliant ; in the centre was a chandos her, forming a balloon ; the walls and pillars were hung with variegated lamps, interspersed with naval trophies, military flags, &c. and ornamented with orange coloured bows, which had a vet y good effect; and Jid great credit to the taste of Mr. Patrick,the Condu&ar. Oil the hustings, at the upper end of the ball, six tables were laitt for his Lordship and the Nobility. On the table which went across the other five, was a most beautiful temple, above eight feet high, supported by white and gold pillars ; and among many other splendid devices, in the centre was suspended a most h: Crown ; the eth-r tables were also ornamented with naval and mili tary tuns :lies. The brastinws, at the other end of the hall, were for the Sheriffs. and their trends, and their tables alsn displayed great taste. About six, the Lord Mayor and Laly Maymese. and their Company, sat down to dinette. which eon sisted of every variety of the season. (,me, Pines. Claret, and Champaigne, in profesion Dinner was prepared for 1000 persons, and 1200 came ; a very fine band played all the time of dinner. They began with the Rust Beef of Wd f ;lead. Messrs. Incledon, Taylor, Gibbon. and Dignem. sang Got cave the Role &Jannis, Tic Great Alamos, Hearts of Oak. &e. After the usual toasts of Tim Kies, Royal natio, kc. &c. Sheriff Miles gavo the health of Sir Francis Burdett, who sat on ni> right !Load, which was very cold!y received. The Baronet simply re turned thanks. and did not appear in high spirits. Amongst the company were— Tee Duke of Norfolk, fire Lori Chancellor. Lard Holland, Lord iteudieshani, me Earl of MONS, 11110 wore the Oi dames uniform; Vii, , ,unt How ivie s ,a the deepest mourning; the Earl of Lauderdale wore a (Lrk at, ealla coat,.rich opal and dia mond buttons ; Earl Spencer, Lord Mahon, Lind Mane, Lod Chief Baron M' Donned, the Heolan and Ders.sh Anilea,eadore. the Right Kin R. Brinaley Sheridan, Mr Melon', Sir Frown Burdett, St, Samuel Hood, Co:onel Cameron, sad • great num ber of nsil.tary , Baron Thompson, and all the Law Officers; Dr. Lawrence, Alderman Consbe, Sir Charles Price, and all the Aldermen; Sheriff:, Clounsun &c. and Doctor Gltsse. About nine o'clock, the ladies retired to the Council-chamber, which. as well as several other apartments, was fitted up for dancing. The ball was opened by Mr. Chambers and Mi.s Wilson. Although the crowd was extreme, many dancing parties were formed; at ten, the refreshment rooms were opened, where the greatest plenty prevailed. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were unremiting in their attention to their guests, who did not depart until an early hour this morning. Amongst the ladies were.— The Conine , . of Winte , ton; La.!y Llisabeth Richardson; Mrs Alderman Combe wore • black velvet dress; Laly Miss Price ; Mrs. Sheriff aramentnb was extremely clespat nn her dress—she wove white muslin, waked with surer, trimmed with beautiful lace, a nuent,ty of gold Vandyke chains 0., her neck ; Mrs Gen. M•Leod—white muslin, with network at silver and beautiful broad lace, and superb dis.noids. The ladies in rneral were very elegsnrly dressed. The Lady Mayoress wore a white crape dress, richly spangled with gold. massy gold cords and tassels; Paradise plume, and white feathers in her head s and splendid diamond ornaments, ear-rings, 1 necklace, &c. • 'l'be Lord Mayor wore a dark striped satin coat, I and r:ett embroidered waistcoat. -.-- , - -- . Ths eleflion for the county of Wexford, is Feel for Monday nest. Monday se'nnight. Messrs. Panora Hat i., iial PAUL &turf LAwi Ey, of Christ Church, Per.' Faye Homy, of Exeter College, and JOHN LA7II. 4, of Brasenose College. were cledled t'cdow. of All Soul's College, Oxford. On Saturday. the Hon. and Rev. RicNA a 0 &soot, of All Soul's College, and the Rev. PHILLIP THIsTLZT HW A VT' STac4o, Of Oriel CJI- Ine, Oxford, Baaelors of Arts, were admitted Masters of Arts. FilTil Dar or Deawitso —The Ticker. No. 19,574, drawn esterday a Prize of Ten TbrucAn P.ninds, was so ld is one Half. one Eighth, and six Sireen:h Shares, at. Messrs. H•zazo, Boma.. a c., 's Office, No. 93, Royal-Exchange. A Court Martial is sitting in Portsmouth gar isn on Capt. J. O'R at r. tr. of the Slst Regiment. to. sending a challenge to Carr. Lone; c, ~ t the san regiment, and afterward; for striking him no the' parade, in the presencssof the regiment. Captai O'Rcii Lr makes his defence on Monday. Colon TILIIROT r, Royal Artillery, President. Th.: Wheel go.s round every marning at t o'clock. and &hes at three; the interrnediar hours are for sellim the lew remi.ining Ticket, An Shiites: two of C 3,0001., besides S.CUUI., 1,0001. 5201., &c. ire vet to draw, which inakti it worth the Adventurer's attention. Hozisszv and Co' .o:s:es are 24. Cr-robin ; 52, Cliating-cross ; St. Margaret's-hill; Borough. S