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PATRIOTIC Irr). Lloyd's, May 1, tart. AT a GENERAL MEETING of the MER CHANTS, RANKERS, and others, and of the S Ul3. . S:RIBE RS to tote PATRIO ['IC FUND, convened this day by public advertisement, in the Merchant Seaman's Of fice, under the, Royal Exchange, BEES f'ON LONG, Esq. in the Chair; Hiving heard a Report from the Committee, on the Re. ce.pts and Disbursements of the Institution, from its esta. Hishment in July 1803 to the present time; and the Meeting having considertd the balance now remaining unappropriated, and the numerous cloims still to be made, more particularly the great relief required for the Families and Relatives of the killed, and for the brave Officers and Men disabled, at the memorable and important conquest of the-fortress of Badajos ; being also strongly impressed with the great consequence and beneficial cheats of supporting and continuing the Funds of - -111;s Institution ; Resolved Unanimously, Tnat this , leeting &cm It highly proper, at the, present critical period, to continue to manifest the general sympathy of all classes of his Majesty's stabjetis towards our gallant defenders • particularly on the recent splendid e xer ti on o f • unparalleled intrepi.iity displayed in die attack and conquest of tut:. Fortress of Itadajos: Resolved Undnimously, That an adOitional Subscription be now opened, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, to enable the Committee to continue its accustomed relief to the meritorious and sulf.tring objects of the Institution; and that the Contributions of all ranks be earnestly requested in support of this benevolent purpose. Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Com mittee of the Patriotic Fund, for their umemitted attention, care, and ability in the management, and distributions of this fund. Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Thomas Rusvcrott, Esq. for the clear and satistadory manner in which he has reported the proceedings of the Committee. Resolved Unanimously, That Subscriptions be received at Lloyd's, and by the several Bankers of London and Westminster, and of the Cities and Towns throughout the United Kingdom. >3LESTON LONG, Chairman, The Chairman having left the Chair, and Sir Thomas Baring, having taken it. Resolved Unananously, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Beeston Long, Esq, for his great attention to the objets of this Meet ing ; and for his abilities in the discharge of the duties of the day. I. P. WELSFORD, Sec. The following Sums were immediately subscribed.: Lloyd's General Fund, 3 per Cent. Cons. £lO,OOO 0 0 Beeston long - - too 0 0 Sir Thomas Baring, Bart. - - too o 0 Baring, Brothers, and Co. - - leo 0 0 Manning and Anderson - - 100 0 0 I. I*. Angerstein . . zoo 0 0 Joseph Maryatt - • - zoo 0 0 Robert Shedder' - - zoo 0 0 Clagett Ind Piatts - - . zoo 0 0 Thomas King • - Ice o 0 J. Thomson, T. Bonn and Co. - too 0 0 roshua Reeve - - zoo 0 0 .... Jones, Beveridge and Co. - - 100 0 0 A. Riddell . - - 'CO o o %V. White, Highhury.place - - 5-a e Felix and George Clay . - so 0 b I. C. Villiers - - - so o o 1 homas Rowcroft - - - 50 0 0 1. and B. Pearse . . - . - zoo 0 0 T. aril S. Nicholson - - zoo 0 o Alunro, Brown and Munro so o- o His Grape the Duke of Grafton •- . sz to o His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh" • zoo o o Captain -E.J. C. -- - • TO 10 - o '1 homas Ferguson - - • zo to to Wm. Brown - - - 20 0 o - Lmanuel Silva . - • to ro 0 Joseph N. Smith . • - - zo to o Edward Shaw . - - - to to 0 Robert Hitchens - - .. - to zo 0 MAILS. ARR ivta-1 Dublin, I Waterford. Dus—t Cadiz, i Lis_ bon, i Malta, i Guernsey, s jersey. T E S UN. 110LILM QUIS DICIAL FALSUM XUDIAT? LONDON, TIOUr.SDAY, MAY 7, 1812. The following Letter was this morning received at Lloyd's :-- PORT GLASGOW, MAY 4.—Yesterday arrived the Piltrini, PATTERSON, from Guadaloupe ; sailed on 23d March. The Captain reports, that When he . left the West Indies, Admiral LAFOREY had sailed in the Dragon man of war, with all the squadron 'in pur suit of two French frigates and a brig, said to have troops on board, who had burnt several Americans, the crews of some of them having landed at St. Bar tl olernew's.—No advice of any British vessels hav ing been captured by them. From LLOYD'S Book, May 6th :—The Asia, HEWATT, from Philadelphia to London,' and the Gershon, Skirti, from Boston to Oporto, were taken and destroyed in January last by ti.vo French frigates and a corvette from Nantz. We have received some more Paris Papers. We learn from them that a very larze Austrian , force is colteaed in Gallicia. BUONAPARTE still remains in Paris. When the American Papers were received, con taining the account of the transactions relative to Mr. HENRY, a Morning Paper, remarkable for it & eagerness to find out grounds for censuring Minis ters,yery freely expressed its doubts of the truth of Mr. HENRY'S statement; and_stated its belief, that be was merely sent into- the American States to obtain information. Since that time however, " she Party" have thought proper to take up the subjea, and to yindicate the cause of Ame rica; the Paper in question has begun to find out, as usual, that the British Government was in the wrong. The circumstances in Which Sir JAMES CRAIG was placed (for the transaction, whether justifiable or not, belonged entirely to him) are to tally overlooked—the menaces of the American Go vernment' to commence warlike operations against our North American Provinces are forgotten—the hostile spirit unfortunately manifested towards Great Britain by the American Government, and its glaring ie. partiality, not to say servile submission, to France are passed over without a comment—while all the indignation of the Party is poured forth against a gallant British 9tEcer entrusted withlhogiofease of • Most valuable part of out empire, and against ti griti•sh Government, for not punishing him It may n,ot, however, be amiss, for those who,are disposed to allow to their own country impartial justice, to look at the real fa6ts of the case.—At the time of Mr, HENRY'S mission into the States, the American Government had taken every step indicative of an intention to attack Canada: The American Gene ral at Boston, had received orders to have 10,000 men ready to march at an hour's notice. Against whom were they to march ? It could only be against the British. The congress, also, agreed to a vote for the raising of 50,000 volunteers. Against w horn were they to be employed They could only be employed against the British. But to put the mat ter out of all doubt, our Minister in America (Mr. ERSKINE) applied to Mr. MADDISON to know the objeCt of these hostile preparations, and the an swer was, that from the treatment experienced by America, from both the Belligerents, the Govern ment of the United States might consider itself as justified in 'commencing hostilities without further notice. Mr. ERSKINE immediately apprized Sir JAMES CRAIG of the answer which he had received ; and we ask any impartial man, whether tho latter could, upon receiving such intelligence, consider America as being in a state of perfect peace with Great Britain ? was he not justified in expecting the immediate commencement of hostilities without fur ther notice? Under these circumstances, Mr. HENRY was sent' into the United States ; but as soon as the points in dispute between Great Britain and America were arranged, Mr. HENRY was recalled. It only remains for us to state, that the Govern ment at home was entirely ignorant of the whole transaction, until it was over.—Such are the simple facts of a case which the Party are endeavouring to magnify into a violation of the Law of Nations. Mr. HASE signified at the Stock Exchange this morning, that the Bank would make the advances upon the Navy 5 per Cent. Scrip. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT took an airing on horseback. The Prince Regent's Levee was put off from this day till to-morrow, on account of this being the Duchess of YORK'S birth-day. Yesterday the Earl of BCCILINGHANISHI RE gave his first 'Cabinet dinner since he came into office. ALBINIA, Countess Dowager of BUCKINGHAM• SHIRE'S party, on Monday night, was attended by goo distinguished Fashionables. The Duke of CLA RENCE was there. The Earl of Powis gave a grand dinner yester day at his residence in Berkeley-square. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave a grand dinner yesterday, at Lambeth Palace. Mrs. SAMUEL SMITH had a fashionable party at her house, in Berkeley-square, on Tuesday night. The Bishop of WINCHESTER gave an elegant en tertainment, on Tuesday last, at Winchester House, in Cheyne-walk, Chelsea. The Marchioness of LANSDOWNE gave a splen did rout, last evening, at Lansdowne-house in Ber keley-square. _ The Earl of CLoNmEL:_gave a grand dinner at his house in Hertford -street, May-fair, on Tuesday. ROYAL ACADEMY..--The Exhibition was opened on Monday to the public at large, and a.great [MlD ber of •speetators attended. The general excellence - of the piaures abundantly justifies all that report had stated, but we are sorry to say that many woiks have been received which are so lamentably deficient in merit as to be disgraceful to the judgment of ,those: who tolerated their admission. These mi serable works are chiefly in the province of •por trait, and they appear with aggravated deformity in comparison with the ad m i ra bl e produatons of the established Artists in the same province. We shall at present only notice the works of superior merit. The Infancy 61 Jupiter, by THomsow, would have done honour to the art at any period. The - same may be said of LAWRENCE'S Portrait of KEMBLE, Cato. The Portrait of the LORD CHANCELLOR, by Ovvaisr, also deserves high commendation. A Por trait of the late Mr. FORSTER is highly creditable ,to the talentp'of SHEE. The Rural Auction, by BIRD, is a work of considerable merit in the delinea tion of rustic charaaers. WILKIE'S two sketches of his finished piaures of Blindman's Buff, and the aitintry Alehouse Yard, are _admirably spirited.— We are glad to have an opportunity of saying, that FUSEL! .11?.S contributed some works, which are somewhat less extravagant than his usual produc lioa. ARNOLD'S view of Goleortou, the seat of Sir GEORGE BEAUMONT, is one of the chief works of the year, and worthy of a place in the collection of that accomplished Patron and ornament of the Arts. THOMSON has shewn his powers as a landscape painter with great success in a view of Sir JOHN LEICESTER'S seat, and we hope he.will be encouraged to other efforts of the same kind. CALLCOTT ap pears with' great vigour. We saw with pleasure, but with'regret also, a very spirited work from the late Mr. DR LOUTHERBOURG, whose merit in private lite as well as an Artist, will always preserve his me mory in high estimation.—WoorgroaDe's Shep herfl Girl: Stormy Day, is a very pleasing compo sition, but he appears to still greater advantage in a whole-length Portrait of Capt. BIRMINGHAM.-- There are several works very creditable to the DA NIELS. Dawe, as we before observed, appears to great advantage in 1 piaure taken from a Poem of Mr. COLERIDGE, as well as in his portrait of Mrs. T. HOPE. He has also shOwn his tale n t s i n a b ust and drawing of Mr. COLERIDGE, who has lately added the reputation of enlightened Criticism to his other high liter iry metits. The Portrait of NOLLE KENS, by Sir WM. BEECtiEY, is identical as a like ness, and excellent in point of art. But we must, for the present, delay our comments till a fitter op. 'pertunity, NAVAL NEWS. PLvmouTtt, lii 1 Y s.—Arriveti this day the ts.ne4 rican schooner Jenny, from Nekv Orleans, with a cargo of colonial produce, bound to France,. And a number of passengers, detained and sent in here by his Majesty's ships Semiramis, Pheasant, and Sci/ila. Also arrived this day the American brig Jane, WALES, from Savannah, with a cargo of timber, for Portsmouth, 'tmund to this port (or orders; the Sufficient, PEARSE; and Lark, Wru.s, from Wdie s . ; the Niemen frigate from a.cruize ; and the Hero . , MARTIN, from London. &Arc! the Decoy cutter for the Downs. Arrived the Penguin from Teignmouth for New * foundlaed, put in here to complete her cargo. Arrived the Lalona frigate from Lisbon and ihe Pheasant sloop of war from a crnize. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Dexterous from a cruize ; the Tortoise, from Gibraltar, and is put under quarantine ; and theiln te/ope which sailed the other day with the East India convoy. Sailed the Minerva, with convoy for the Wes Indies ; and the Poinone for Plymouth. FALMOUTH, MAY 4.—Arrived the Gamlier, HALL, from Zante, in 77 days, and G6'from Malta. On the 1i th March fell in with a convoy from Malta for England, under convoy of . the .ACiive frigate and La Ponzone, off Girgenti ; the convoy Consisted of about 70 sail, many of them foreign vessels, on the ►Bth was boarded by his Majesty's ship Guadaloupe s otT the Island of Manriterno, who informed him that a few days before, he was obliged to throw all her guns overboard, and had suffered ranch from bad weather, and was going back to Malta to relit, and that the day before she had seen a large copper-bottomed ship, bottom up.—On the 22d, whilst in Pulla Bay, island of Sardinia, saw the elaive,with about 30 sail, steer ing for Cagliari. Yesterday a Court of Direelors was held,at the East India House, when the ships Northampton, 545 tons, Cipt. BARKER, and Euphrates, of 506 tons, Capt. HERBERT, were taken up, and stationed for Bengal direct. A. BELL, Esq. was appointed a Provisional Counsellor at Bombay. A certain Baronet has shown a great respect for the character of his late friend HORNE TOOKE, and seems indeed to be very anxious to vindicate his memory, for it was generally supposed, during the life of HORNE Tooßa, that he instigated the Baronet to all his political, excesses,. and gave him due in structions. By a recent speech of the Baronet, how.. ever, it is evident that he does not need a tutor in topics calculated to spread discontents, sow divisions, and excite alarms, and that he overleaps all the bounds which the prudence, and even the fast?, of his late political Monitor would have .recom mended. The Drawing of the State Lottery took place on Thnr,day, the 30th.ult. at Coopers' Hall—the fol lowing Capital P' ices were Sold and- Shared at Messrs. HAZARD, BURNE, and' Ni r AnNEß's Office, Royal Exchange. --, No. 7,205 : A Prize of . , rzc,ttoo , - 2,860 9,722 . . . • • I,oco 3,722 . . . . • 1,268 4 ,6 9 2,873 Tickets and Shares for the ensuing Lottery, con sisting of only 8,000 Tickets, are now Sile ; the Drawing will take place on the 4:h of June,next, the King's Birth Day. The Marchioness of SALISBURY's Conversaliones commence on Tuesday next, in Arlington -street. The Sheriffs of London attended )esterday at the House of Commons, leo present a Petition ; but on proceeding to business, it appeared they had left It behind them in the City. This, however, is not an unprecedented case. When the Lords waited on his Majesty, at Windsor, tocongratulate him on his recovery, in 1789, they were in his presence be fore they found they had not brought the Address with them. This awkward situation they were obliged to confess, when his Majesty, with a gra clods smile, relieved them front their embarrass ment, by presenting them with the copy, which was inimediately read as the original. It is usual, in such cases, to furnish. the King pre viously with a copy, to er,able him to frame his answer. • At the intercession of the American Charge d'Atiaires and Consul, Mr. Patterson has been re leased from the custody of Lavender, the police officer, and.delivered over to a Mr. - Glennie, an ac quaintance of Mr.. Patterson'slamily. Mr. Glennie, however, has been sworn in as a special constahle, ar.d Mr. Patterson continues' nominally its' his, custody. It is now stated, that the Fretichnian who has been some time in London, and resides with Mr. 'Hunter, the Messenger, by the Secretary of Slate's order, only came for the_rpnrpose of intrOucing new process in the manufaalure of lump-sugar, which he effects without using b10 ,, d and =severol other materials. The sugar,piepaied after this per son's process is represented as being much finer, and less expensive, than that in present use. General Lefebvre has broke his parole,- and escaped from Cheltenham, acconipanied by his wife; and it is s up pos ed they have an Englishman with then]. He has been missing since Saturday. Direaionshave•been sent to all the sea -ports, to en deavour to intercept them.. - Yesterday -- Collins, alias Collis, and Robert Keys, were coloiled before the Rev. Dr. BATE DUDLEY and H. Row Las, Esq. in the mitigated penalty of 1501. fcir working a private still a t t h e i r dwelling-hous e i n _ t h e parish of d' V Luke, Chelsea. t 1 1 42 '7I,IPAT lE. LYCEUM' , A new Opera, iii three acts, w as l as t n i g h t rept," rented at this Theatre, under the tide of Me pi, Bridge. The piec e i s avowedly Likr-li from 1 .1 French, a n d L a s b een a d apted lb the English S t f by• Mr. AttNoib, the P ro p r i etor o f this The'll,o There is merit enough ih this drama to deserVe,' introdu6tion on the Engli s h S tage , an d the a lt .d r' dons which M r . A tttiot.v h as made certainly .‘,;, -tribute to its improveinent. Toe chief vi e w, 1). 0 ever, in bringin g f orwar d t hi s Opera was to 111.:0 Mr. BKAILI M again in tl iq se r v i ce of the,Thl and introduce some music which lie had coterrYit for - it, not only for his own perforMance, but tot e ? pupil, y o un g R o y Eb l NO, w h o made his first apil of ance in public hal night. The songs composed.,, e jl Mr. BRAtiAm for himself were, of courfie ' lO l, suited for the full disp!ay of his powers, and he'd, formly exerted them ~ .k i.h admirable effea, Itide er, he never appeared fo greiter advantage as a si''g ef it. or to so much, considered as an ac9or. His " I t io in (he former capacity needs no eulogium ie i d.. place, and it may be fairly added, that he s 01 1 1' 111 '4 his part with judgment and .feeling. Tue s o ' 4 l l ' which Mr. BRAIIAM composed for i\Jr. Fiovroiv are also well calculated to display the talents Of o 6l latter, who posses4es a fine voice, though it If f evidently restrained by diffidence and the 11 1 1 '01 of his situation, and who very successfully 101 ' ) e , I the style of hi s - master. S ome of the - airs ''' 4 encored that w ere sung by BHAHAN and Roveld, and a duet in pa rt i cu l ar was very highly applau oi • Mrs. DicKONS, also excited herself very ablif/jo sung with great skill. Mrs. BLAND and . .17 0. KELLY acquitted the t nsel ves very we ll . RAY o.l', - who is always t err ifi c i n c h aracters of dark vilolo, was sufficiently so on this occasion. L o vaaft° t ir throughout, acted inns( excellently. OxßEagY it 4 played a ;.vhinasical hutment - , but his part has na t. very striking, a n d i s too l ong. D ECAMP has b al' eili sh J ort character, but he reudered it very promt of A little girl, named BIiEVET ON , i n the par7 o ,l, displayed extrin:rdinary merit f or her early Pe' i de and evinced a very pleasing naivete, 'Thereoi many very interesting situations in this piee e ' fee li the fable altogether -takes a strong hold of the. -- 0 0 ings. • The un e xp ecte d d eat h of Paulo, the 11111:00 of the wicked Baron, by a pistol-shot, at the id 01 meat when it wits supposed that Belino gro w i ret 4 the victim of his c rue l ty, produced a Strong etc upon the audien ce . Th e .sent i ments in geneild' natural and impressive, and are expressed in of fected language. Th e p ie ce was received ih r° #f out with great app ro b at i on, an d was announced Bsso,fiAm f o r thi s even i ng, amidst a tu 3- I°ii of applause.- is WC For.the amusem en t o f our C ountry Reade • subjoin the following sketch of the fable. CHARACTERS. The Baron Toraldi . • Mr. RAymoia" Count Belino • Mr. BR .1 H ANI• 1‘1 . 41.'1 . .1 (a Farmer and Innkeeper) Mr. 9 v Antonio (his Father) . • Mr. Al AK skint.i.• Fabricio (Squire to the Marchio ness of S.iza) . Mr. DE CANIT'.O., Paulo (Squire to Toraldi) . M r. WALDEG g' Julio . Miss BitEat'r° l4• Petro (a Country Lad, Waiter to Marcelli) Florian (a Peasant) . : A M \ t"; o ° vN l G B C E ; a z a rT l: ll 4loll' his first aPr on any Stag'' Mrs. Dreic.o o ' Mrs. BLAND. Miss Iti.zi.l.Y• The Countess Rosalvina Claudine ( Wife to NlarceJli) Lauretta (11larcelli's Sister) FABLE. Count Benno, who has secretly fro rrleJ 5 11°1 Countess • Rosalyina, d.wgitter of the Marchinaliir Suza, wreck afterwrecked in his years' voyag e a absence, n hisce p h a a r v e i n n i g s atbeet' rn,./e_srll'l" and, in a subsequent v,,yage, sair, arrives, dt , guised as a painter, on the c° - , e ct, of Piedmont, where the Castle of Suza is been taker) bY a 6lO He here sets up at t h e • L in of .Marcelli,bY -1 1-itljt Julio, the off p i in g of his marriage with Ilu v - r i b o'v ° is protetled- 71 he secret o f hi s birth beim; 001 Y to Vabricin, a faithful S qu ir e, an d Maice - ":',, r3 ILD keeper: Belino here learns that the 13aru 11 is about to be, united t o hi s w i le, who siill , i i)e 6ll iAnt of his existene : , an d supp oses him to lust at . sea. In consequence of big port/ 0 /i 0 .j ltv t. i : j been exposed, th roug h the lolly of Petlo, 3 n .5 (.10 4 countrr vvai'e - r, he is called into the preseoce rival, Baron Tor.ifd:, and "tmerro 'wed a' ( ` ) ,.sio t/ cular drawings which appear in it 6 His p e ': i t' tv o of these be accounts for by stating, that lie 4 , 1" 0 0 .00 his patron, and, before his ship ' 'A reek, b 3 -,, them a present to ; one of them, 11° ; s1 7„ 11 , 1 8e fr sketch, he. fills up, by describing the 01 ", - , comprised in it poetically. s p ea king of Jt w hei t;iive ron,. whose figure is introdu ce d am on4 describes him as t ‘ a muraleroUs wretch, vv i ' ; ,, o ., he is sol;citing a briJe, has immured his ' 4 , 11 7 dunvon.. , Suspicion flashes on (tie mind ° i f, raldi, that the painter: eh he'r' Belino b ialse o Liv i ' litsemis,ary. Toe,joytel eiclaination of the-,,,, when, he hears t liar !us wife has tied (roca li e ' Ar itt s thet's castle', to avoid this hated match, „„ q e Toraltli's feats. Belmo is seized and and, when on tile. point of - being a.ga5 5i1.3 , 41 1 ., e Paolo ; the c le at are of.Toraidi, is re.cued by r ` 3 ' 1 1) 1 the servant of the Mart:Lioness Suzl, %iv> dungeon by a private door, arid having, s" - ( 10 9 assassin, gives.life and liberty ‘ Retina'. Por 9tie o ce ( all sides by the troops of his mortal foe; the ri te takes refuge in the glen where the cottage a ( ' 04 nio, the father of - Marcelli, ts-situat, d. Her dab honest Inn-keeper, after mans' " - ba ir- „ b U i r 1) 0 ; 'scopes," has lodged RosalOna. The a " - Or st 4 ba6.l of course met:: ; but •sc,ircely are their Ja i V' lations over, when they learn itiat the trouP" etre . raldl arcieady to pour'down On them. Junctuie, a mine is . sprung on the .Pridge is blown u;.:—ibetyninnica) tot is forced to retreat—while F'abricio alltIOU P" , i ri c o a letter which Belirio had dispatched to l' i9 is attended with th e best CODSVF.ICIICeS --ille if Be, of the Baron b e i ng ex p ose d, an d t h e virtue 4) f f lat lino rendered t r i um ph a n t. Th e i mag ination ° do ped auditor is left to d o justi ce t o ttle ab 3n Toraldi. The volunteering from the Royal Norili cester Regiment of Militia into the I.IIIC, tOtA 1) 00 on Monday last, when, immediately ttie °" ;1 : c io 0 ‘ read on the parade, upwards of 100 men to; °wool' for that old and t avout Lie corps the 56 th , or oeif padourS. The numb er ' a ll ow ed t. exte nd O t O f services is 83, and a b a ll o t i s t o take phice , to decade who arc to remain behind.