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;oigge ~,✓' ~~ 4 to 9 ~., f 7 .-:7 ,i 7 .....r , i ~ /- , .:7 L • c t .„....--- / ` t i r , ' ,li t' ,'-) • ' - ~ 1' ,- • 'GI 4',ZI V i at'', t , ii.! NUMBER 9871. • VICTUALI...(A•G-OFF ICI!, April 29, 1824. THE •E COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL -- LING Hir .lIdJESTY'S N.://'.l", 4 - c. do hereby gibe 411 re. that on Fridaa, the 7th of May neat, they will reedy to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat und , •rnientioned Articles, to be delivered into His 111 41eIttv's Victualling Stores, viz.:— _ _ Articles. lirIERSE 40 'rens As may be demanded. lityrrEn. , 20 -- Half by the 20th Mar, AISCUIT 160.1 %;Ficks and the other half 1 - )y PEASE .... "LOUR the 10th Jnae. (KB . dried) 600 Sacks RA ISINS (Ne w Black To Sl rrna). 130 Tons By the 10th June. acco Lea (Vir g inia 30 _- f) IIICE:f East India .. f 5-- C4rolina .... 5-- In 10 days from the date 'CALICO lO ,OOO Yards of the Contract.. I ' i LaNNEL 5 : 000 4111 4Plev ef the Pease (of not less thirnitom - quertt each, and of the Raisins and Rice (of net less, Mnif two pon:uls weight will he required to be produced wi h the Tenders ; but 44 axplss ( L f the Calico and Flannel will Gc exhiGited at this Office. The Conditions of the Contracts_mav he fern at this Oftice. Irma Tender must specify the price in word, at length, and Ise delivered before One o'Clock•an the day appointed ; and Me Person who makes the Tender, or some Persoi, on his ethuhr, must attend to answer when called AI. WALLER CLIFTON. IST EDDVOD LLUNDAIN.--The Fourth ANNIVERSARY MEETING of the ROYAL CAM BRIAN INSTITUTION, Patron-LThe KING; President—Sir W. W. WYNN, Bart. M.P. will take place on SATURDAY, May the 22d, 1824, at the F REEMASONS' HALL, when the Society's Medallions will be presented, and a Concert of National Music performed; 416 0 Pennillion Singing with the Welsh Harps, after the man ner of the ancient Britons. Lord KENYON will preside In the Morning , and Sir 'IIARLES MORGAN, Bart. DM'. at the Dinner, which Will be on the Table at Five o'Clock. C°ncert and Dinner Tickets may be had at .the Bar of the Tavern. JOHN PARRY (Bardd Alaw), Conductor. GRIFFITH JONES, Hon. Secretary. T° BE g NORTH AMERICA. SOLD, in PRINCE EDWARD'S Town ISLAND, in the Gulf of St.navigabl Lawrence, close to George and frontin on fine e Arm Of the an 'STATE, consisting of a upwards of 17,000 Acres. It Sea, has a Water front of nearly three miles, with depth of water for . e'"els of any dr a ught. The Land is of a most excellent qua lity for cultivation, and is covered principally with exceedingly fine Timber, well adapted for Ship-building, a business now c arrying on extensively in the Island. The property is lot 64 on the Plan of the Island. ~APply to Messrs. Persia and Co., Freeman's -court, Corn u111; or Mr. Keeling, 20, Lawrence-lane, Gheapside, with whom is a Plan of the Estate. IMPERIAL LIFE INSURANCE OFFICE. SUN-COURT, CORNHILL, Knd SAINT JAMES'S STREET. Capital—‘7so,ooo, DIRECTORS. CORNELIUS BULLER, Esq. Chairman. SAMUEL DREWE, Esq. Deputy Chairman. Vhiktial Barclay, Req. nanirl Mildred, - Esq. John Bonrdiru, Esq. Jeremiah Olive , Esq Going, Brown, Ese.• t Rohert !Made, Esti : Andrew Colville, Esq. Henry Smith, Esq. Robert Ling, Esq. John Smith, E's 3. M.P. Richard Lee, Esq. Henry Sterry, Esq. 114 14mezer Maitland, Esq. John Henton Tritton, Esq. AUDITO RS. Sir Charles Pi ice, Bart. I John Baker Richards John Tritton, Esq. CONSULTING PHYSICIAN. Lidderdale, M.D. Falcon-square. Two-thirds of the profits of the Company are periodically added to the sums specified in the Policies effected tar the whets term of Life; at the same time the insured are pro- ITV, by the Dyed of Settlement, and the above ample Ca from every chance of loss, by the responsibility which attaches to those who become mutual insurers of each ether. Lives insured are allowed to pass by Sea from one part 1 . 4 ._ the United K ing d om t o anot h er; an d a ls o , in time of P e a ce , to pass in King's Ships and Packets, or other decked vsssels, between B r iti s h P orts an d suc h F ore i gn Ports as lie between Ostend and Havre de Grace, both included, without tetra premium or special leave of the Directors, as is usual ly required. No extra Premium is required from Persons engaged in the Army or Navy, unless when called into actual Service. No Entrance Money, nor Fine of Admission, is charged, except is the case of non-appearance. Attendance is given daily at the Company's Offices from . .Can till Four o'Clock, where Rates and Conditions may be had, or at any of the Company's Agents in the principal Towns thioughout the Kingdom. By Order of the BoarJ, JOHN GREY, Actuary. MR•TRUMBULL's PICTURES: TO BE - SOL - D - BY U .- CT - 10 - , B 7 M. STANLEY, at his tiooms, Si , OLD BOND-STREET, on THURSDAY, the 6th of May, THE SORTIE from GIBRALTAR, the -;,.„._ well-known National Picture, painted by JOHN ,!'IUMBULL, Esq. representing that glorious Achievement aßritish Soldiers and Sailors, tinder the conduct of Lord tile,ethfield, on the Night of the 21st November, 1781: togs'. " I f With several VALUABLE PAINTINGS, collected by ° same eminent Artist ; particularly, a Holy Family, by Zr L l phael; Ch r i st on t h e M ount , b y N. P ouss i n ; Virgin and ui ld, by Va n dy c k ; a L an d sca pe and Cattle, by Berghem ; aoother, by Kant qlvt Jardin ; Village Festival, by D. Te trz; and - Specimens•of other Masters of celebrity. ate viewed three days preceding, and Catalogues had. COD - -ECTION of MAGNIFICENT PICTURES, by 'W RENS, SNYDERS, JORDAENS, TENIERS, &c. RU ! BENS, STANLEY respectfully announces to the enlightened Judges of Works of Art, particu larly to the Ad m i rers o f the Flemish Painters, that on THURSDAY,`SUCTION, the 6th o f May, he shall submit to SALE BY ti CTION, at his Rooms, 21, OLD BOND-STREET, a re ettelnt importation of several MAGNIFICENT PICTURES by e 4 "11e-named d d' t 1 d Masters, being the First Por tir,_ 0 . ~ me is, ingins ie . " r a Collection made by an eminnt Person during his Residence in `•'; . pain, As these Pict tires have been forwarded to Mr. Stanley, with Vi.' eei ew of ascertaining th e r e ception similar Works are I : el Y to have w ith th e B r i t i s h Public, and are directed to ', sold w ith out reserve, none other can h e a d m itt e d. To be vi ewe d th ree d ays previous to the Sa l e , a nd Cata logues had. FOR. WORMS, FITS, PAINS IN FHE STOMACH, &c. lb ORMS are the Cause of many Internal Afflictions, which vary so muc h i n th e i r e ff ec t s that e Y may be mistaken by the most eminent Physicians, and prove equally fatal to the Constitutions o f Ad u lt s an d Chi!. 1"n though the latter more extensively suffer fro m th e ir Pains ravages. Th e i r more usua l symptoms are Fits, in the Stomach, Side, and Head, Loss of Appetite, and Tale) Languid, an d E mac i a t e d App e a rance i n th e P at i ent. — extraordinary efficacy of CHING'S PATENT WORM :LOZENGES in all such Complaints, as well as Obstructions ;the Bowels, and every Disorder where opening or cleansing p"Ysic is re qu i re d , i s so universally known, and has been pub elY acknowl e d ge d b y so many persons of distinction and ran k i n society, th a t i t i s unnecessar y he r e t o enlarge on th e i r Peestlar virtues. in Boxes, at Is. I fd. and 2s.Butlers, Chemists, 4, Cltrapside, St. Paul's, 220, Regent-street (near the r re.Rootus), London ; Waterloo-place, Edinburgh; Sack- Ttllft,street, Dublin; and by the principal Medieine.vendera throughout the United Kingdom. • isl 7, it---,--- s: ,___ As , N s A,___ '• i ri e,t vdt,-t.- ___. MONDAY, MAY 3, 1824. such manner by the -Co mmander-in-Chief as his Excellency shall deem proper. Confirmed, (Signed) EDW. PAGET, General Commander-in-Chief in India. I n con firming the foregbink sentence, the Commander-in l2th Section of the Act of the 21st of 2 c 11 0 i t ehf Article finds necessary the to mak e t h e f o ll ow i ng remar k s : —Th e George 11. for the punishment of mutiny and desertion, &c. enacts, that whatsoever commissioned officer shall be convicted before a general Court martial,. of behaving in a scandalous, infamous manner, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, sh a ll b e discharged from the service. By the finding and sent ence of the Court upon t h e a ddi t i ona l charges, the Commander-in- c hi ef is led to infer, that although Lieut.-Colonel Harriot is adjudged guilty of a high breach of sub ordination; he nevertheless is not considered tollave behaved in a scandalOus, infamous manner, such as is unbecoming the charac ter of an officer and a gentleman, and consequently that the false hood and malice imputed in these charges (which are the most unofficer-like and most ungentleman-like of crimes) fall to the ground. With this understanding of the Court's intention in in troducing the words " but not to the, extent contemplated by the 20th article," the CA:mender:in-Chief has not hesitated to confirm the sentence. lie should be'very glad to stop here, but the circumstances of this case render, it uecessary to state that the loose and disorderly habits of the invalids, and espe cially the European stationed at Chunar, were so shamefully notorious as to induce the late Cornmander-in-Chief' to select Lieut.-Col. Harriot as a fit officer to correct and reform these abuses. A more difficultand irksome duty could not' hare been im posed upon an officer, and it is with pain that the Commander in-Chief is compelled to add, that if Lieut.-Col. Harriet had received from the. Commandant of the garrison that countenance and support in his labours which he had a right to..expect at his hands, he has little doubt that success would have crowned his efforts. _ _ Of the six original charges preferred by Lieut.-Col. Robert son against Lieut.-Col. Harriot, the prisoner is most properly acquitted of five ; and with respect to the remaining charge, the Court has found " that he is guilty in a lesser degree of the 3d charge, inasmuch as gunner Gall was compelled by hint to do duty which he, froth his infirmities, was unequal to." - For this, and forthe offences contained in the 3.1 - additional chargeS, Ilarriot is sentenced to six months' suspension, and to be reprimanded in such a manner as the Commander-in- Chief shall deem proper: The Commander-in-Chief is satisfied that if Lieut.Xol. Harriot knowingly and wilfully, compelled a man to perform a duty which he from his infirmities was unequal to, the recol lection of such a fact will-occasion to hint a much more severe pang than any censure of his could inflict. With respect to the letter to Brigade Major Baldock, on which the three additiOnal charges are founded, the Commander in-Chief thinks it necessary, in the most unqualified terms, to express his marked disapprobation and condemnation of the intemperate language in which that 'letter was couched ; but, in consideration of Lieut.-Colonel Harriot's contrition of bay.' ing penned it, of his- having requested to withdraw it, and to apologize to Lieut.-Colonel Robertson for its contents, and in farther consideration of the grievous difficulties with which he had-to contend in the execution of his arduous duties in the garrison of Chunar, his Excellency is pleased to remit that part of the sentence which awards the suspension of six months from rank and pay. Lieut.-Colonel Harriot is to be immediately released from arrest, and * Will proceed to join the 2d battalion 33d regiment, .to which he stands appointed JAMES NICOL, Adj.-Gen. of the Army. THE ARMY. The remainder of the 95th Regiment has embarked, with Col. Gustavus Brown, in the Surrey transport, Lieut. R. Coates. Agent, for Malta.--The Success, Lieut. S. P. Prichard, is to take part of the 34th Regiment from Portsmouth garrisbn, to Dublin, and bring back part of the 2cl Regiment, which corps is to take the duty at Windsor for a short period, previous to embarkation for the East.--The Prince of Orange, Lieut. T. Williams, Agent, and th e C ato , Li eu t. S. Meredith, are or dered to Cork, to take the 71st Regiment to Quebec, and bring home the Ist Battalion, 60th Regiment. These ships will sail on a change of wind. On Wednesday last the remainder of the 95th Regiment of Foot (except a few left on the recruiting service) marched from Winchester. A great many Officers appointed to the new 97th have arrived, and a large supply of recruits is shortly ex pected. There are now in the Winchester Barracks about IN men of the 97th. Another company of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion, in ad dition to the two companies belonging to the same corps, that hove already arrived at Sheerness from Cork, is ordered to the. mine station., One company belonging to the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion has received orders to 'proceed to Harwich. Detachments of recruits marched on Friday morning from the Recruiting Department in Westminster for Winchester and the Isle of Wight. 'We understand that orders are come for assembling the 2d Regiment of Bucks Yeomanry Hussars on the 24th of May, for the usual annual exercise, during, which time the regiment is to be inspected by a Field Officer, in Stowe Park.— The regiment will be in quarters as usual in Buckingham. . The Tyne Yeomanry Hussars, commanded by Lieut. - Col. Sir Thomas Burdcin ; and the ltavensworth Volunteer Cavalry, commanded by the Hon. Captain Liddell, have received direc tions from the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Durham , to ' go on permanent duty at Gateshead, for eight days ,on Wed nesday the sth inst.—The Northumberland and Newcastle upon-Tyne Yeomanry, under the command of - Lieut.-Colonel - Brandling, M. P. will go on permanent ditty at • Newcastle upon-Tyne, on the 7th proximo. It is reported that Major Grey (of the Scots Greys) will be the Inspecting Officer of the Yeomanry Corps in Durham and Northumberland.. THE ARMY IN INDIA. COURT MARTIAL. Head-quarters, Camp Mahomedabad, Nor. 15, 1823. At-an European General-court-martial assembled at Secole Benares, on Monday the 29th of, September, 1823, of which Major-General Thomas BroWn, Commandant of Buxar, is President. Major . (now .Lieut.-Colonel,) J. S. Harriet, 2d itegiment 'Native Infantry, was arraigned, upon the under mentioned charges, viz. - r `bit, For oppression and cruelty to the.invaljds,placed.unger. his command, particularly in the following instances,,v#, in hayingin or about the month of December, 1822, used cruel and illegal m e th o d s o f pun i s h men t t o European And native soldiers by .chaining them to a log, or holding out threats to do so; in having on or about the month of April, 1823, persisted. in compelling Gunga Deen Dhobie, Seapoy ; 1 company, 2d battalion native invalids (though incapacitated by the,i.oss of o th f e a u r s e e gu ot a f r ii s s o r l i d g i h er t?i a a ri ti d dto ay r n e g rforni military duty in full dress system driven, the said GungaJO b ee Y ri ' , ' D i To r li a i s e l n in a g ftr n v sTwi t e i : ' o is f 18 years,_ to take his discharge from the Invalid Establiainnent i also in baying, on or about the,,same perie4,liarraasedsnaAa noyed some of the pioneers corpa,aade.o.l4,:-F4en.frcat'-gw, (inn Lascars, by compelling them, to, T aq.e,a4;.#lol l- 7Withlitlt4q4ets, arms which they neves had heetiaccustomed to. 2nd, For disobedience of orders, in:having, ,oa,-(ir,nbout the Month, of April, 1823 ; interfsred.with the lialf-mouilting of the and endeavoured_to effect a, change, hy.tliregting . that various articles of dress shoulibe made ~up, according..to par, ticular patterns shown on. parade. • - , - • 3rd, For having, on or about.,tha__middle of December last, conipelled helpless.and Maimed European invalids to do. duty, althinigh they p . resented, dertificates signed by the garrison surgeon of their incapacity:and inability to do 89 ; : also forforc ing .the Individuals or Alk,gensiOrt company . to. do - Military , duty, thou g h l a b o uring urn parAytic affections;, blindness, and other causes, rendering.thenit-phyficeli-LuAt liar such em ployment. 4th," For encouraging inebriati2n among the men, by grant ing them, on pr about the ; mbnibs of December and January last, orders On the commissariat sircar, for large.. quantities of liquor, without discrimination, and by giving them passes to cross the Jergoo,' to procure deliterious spirits in unlimited quantities. sth, For, on or about the months of December, 1822, and January, 1823, punishing men for intoxication, after having given them encouragement and opportunity to get drunk ; also for punishing men illegally, and refusing ;o . allow their con act to be investigated by a Court-martial. eth, For'scandalous and infainous conduct, unbecoming the character of on officer and a gentleman, in having repeatedly, between the 2d Of November, 1822, and lst-of May, 1823, used opprobrious and abusive language to the European soldiers un der his command, comparing them to parish dogs, styling them skulkersoihammers, who ought to be doing duty in the field, rnaligerers, and not worthy of the name of soldiers ; also occa sionally shaking a stick in their faces, and violently threatening them, thereby exciting a de gr e e o f i rr i tat i on in their minds, highly prejudicial to the service--all of which charges, or any part of them, being in breach of the articles of war. (Signed) THOMAS ROBERTSON, Lieut.-Col. Commanding. Chunar, August 23, 1822. Additional Charges.—For groas contempt of my station, as commanding officer of the garriscn of Chunar, and for conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman in the following instances:- Ist, For falsely asserting, in a letter dated Sept. 15, 1823, and addressed to Captain Baldock, M. B. Benares, that I had encouraged men tinder his command, not only to make every possible unfounded complaint, and to state every imaginary grievance, without the power of a reply on his part, but to dis pute his authority afterwards as their commanding officer. lind, For accusing rile, in the aboye-mentioned letter, of abuse of authority,. and imputing dishonourable motives to me, his superior officer by stating as follows, " where an officer in command or this garrison and station thus uses his tempor ary power" committed to his charge, the ends of substantial jus tice can never be answered; and in thus sending for men, by scores at a time, in order, by private examination at his own house, to encourage those men to come forward, not on their own account certainly, but merely to establish, if possible, something like a case to support these grbundless allegations, with which he has voluntrily come forward, without the slight est consideration." 3d, For having in the same letter falsely and maliciously in sinuated and stated as follows :—" For Lieut.-Col. Robertson has no right to adopt such arbitrary, and, In military annals, unheard of measures as that of p r i va t e ly inviting every possible i n dlehriss, present whom it is temporary his duty an as d much so as n my er complaint again s t th em on th e part o f ac k now l edged malinger ers, o era w t o drunkards , res restrain, and using sg i au thority to the former Purpose alone, while he has issued_an order to Capt. Weston and Jeffreys, if I understand thernght not toallow me to Make a reference t o any one official dom.' meat or book contained in my late office--all and every part of which conduct being 4graceful to the character of an officer and a gentleman, and in breach of the articles of war." (Signed) THOMAS ROBERTSON, Lieutenant-Colonel Comm an di n Chunar 17th Sept. 1823. Upon which charges the Court came the following decision Finding and Sentence.—" The Court having materi a lly weighed the whole of the evidence before it, together with what the prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion, that he is not guilty of the Ist charge; that he is not guilty of the 2d charge ; that he is guilty in a lesser degree of the 3d charge, inasmuch as Gunner Gall was compelled by him to do duty which he from his infirmities was unequal to, that he is not guilty of the 4th charge; that he is not guilty of the sth charge ; that he is not guilty of the 6th charge; with respect to the additional charge—that he is guilty of the Ist charge ; that he is guilty of the 2d charge ; that he is guilty of the 3d charge." The Court having found the prisoner guilty in part of the 3d original charge, and of the three additional charges, but not to the extent contemplated by the 211th article of the 12th Section of the Company's Articles of -War, does sentence him, the late Major, now Lieutenant-Colonel Jelin.Staples Harriot, 32t1 regiment of Native Infantry, to be Suspended from rank and pay for six calendar months, and to , he reprimanded- in EAST INDIA SHIPPING. L Arrivals in England. From ilengal.—The John Taylor,- Atkinson, the 25th ult., sailed"from Calcutta the 24th December,.the Sand Heada ht January, and passed St. Helena the sth March. The ()spray, AN - Jill, at Greenock tha lath ult., sailed from the Sand Heads the 24th December: The in, the Dons the 28th ult., tailed from Bengal the 28th, November,w and from the Cape the Bth ,February. • Dartmouth.the 27th ult., sail e d from December, and from S. Helena the 7th 3i : o. ri : B e n gal lel,ll or en thetia , 2 1 4 1 t 7 1 mble, off The Alfred, From F Sincapore.-, Dolge; at Cowes the 2;ith ult., sailed from Sincapore the 17th November, from Batavia the 13th D ece mber, and from St. 'Helena the 21st February. N.ll. This s hip brought letter s from Penang the 16th October, and from :Malacca the 2.ith October. The Heroine, Simpson, in the Downs the 26th ult., sailed from Sincapore the 21st December, and from Anjeer the 30th December, bound to .AntwerThe Admiral Cockburn, Briggs, p. From New South Wales.,. in the Downs the 29th ult., sa i led from Sydney t h e 29th Sep tember, from the 31aur i tius the 17th January, and from the Cape the-16th February. From liombay.—The Brail s f or d, S pr i ng , i n th e D owns, on September, and from the Cape t t l h ie e 3 1 0 L1 t tl h t ku'letl7ruary. sailed the 21;th 11. Arrivals at th e Eastern Ports. At Bengal.—The Boyne, Lawson, froth Madras and London, on the 16th December. The Avon, Sumner, from Penan g , on the 19th December. At Madras.---. The Madras, Fisher, from Bengal, on the 25th November. —; The Windsor Castle, Lee, from London, on the 22d Dec. At Bombay.—The Cambrai n date.) , Clarkson, from London, (no A t Ceylon.—llis Majesty's ship Larne, from Portsmouth, on the Ist December. At the Alauritius.--The Grenada, Anderson, the 22d Jan. ; the Hero, Garick, the lbtli January ; and the Angelica, Fro damin, the 12th January, all from Bengal. The 'Royal Charlotte, Graham, from Bombay, on tho bth January. At Batavia.---The Recovery, Fotherly ; and the Earl St. Vincent, Reeves, from New South Wales, on the 28th No vember. At Samarang.—The 'Woodman, Ford, the Ist Nov. from Sourabays. At the Cape.--The Providence, Remrnington ; the Resource, Pritchard ; the Barkworth, Cotgraye ; the Thetis, Rogers ; and the Nerina, Northwood, from London. On the 15th February, the oa;;;;:lackson ; and the Heroine, Ostler, from London. • 19th February, the St. Helena, Fairfax, from St. Helena. At St. Helena.—The Elizabeth, llacre, from the New South Wales, the 26th February. The Felicitas, Campbell, from Bengal and the Mauritius, on the bth March: The General Harris, Welstead, from London, on the Ath (arch. At Madeira.—The Resource, Johnson; the Orpheus, Find lay ; the William Money, Jackson ; and the Larkins, Wilkin son, from London. 111. Sailings from India. From Bengal.--Dec. 6, the'Crania, Reynolds, for Lima. 10th, the Lady Flora, M,Donnel, from Podang and London. 14th, the Pilot, Gardner, for London. 16th, the Fame, Young, for Bencoolen and London. 20th, the Duke of Lancaster, for Madras and Liierpool. 30th, the Woodford, Chapman, for Madras and London. 31st, the Albion, swaimon, for Liverpool. The Rockingham, Beach; the Royal George, Reynolds; William Miles, Beadle; Ganges, Cumberlege; Asia, Pope; anti the the Eliza, J. 11. Johnston, were to sail from Bengal, for Madras and London, from the 3lst of December to the sth of January. From Madras--Dec. 2, the Madras, Clark, for Ceylon and London. 29th, the Windsor-castle, Lee, for Bengal. From Batavia—The Henry, Fletcher, was to sail for London 9th January. From the Cape—February 12, the Resource, Pritchard, from Bombay. Feb. 1, the Hibernia, Gullies; and 13th, the Hope, Norris, for Van Dieman's Land. lfith, the Providence, Remmington; and the Edward Stret tell, Hackwood, for Madras and Bengal. From St. Helena—The Repulse, Paterson, from China, was to sail for London th e 11th March. From Matleira. l :s:l;;Zs,tiiei'uscan, Staves, for the South Seas ; tith, the Alfred, Laughton, for Van Dieman's Land ; 12th, the Rosanna, Johnston, for Batavia ; 15th the Orpheus, Findley, for the Mauritius.. 11 7 .—Ships spoke with. The Bombay Merchant, Kemp. from Lon(lou to Bombay, 13th Feb. lat. 3. 16. N. long. 20. 21, W. SUN. —The Lady. East, Richardson, from the Mauritius to London., I3th Feb. lat 31.9. S. long. 38..29. E. '•' The Golconda, Edwards, from London to Madras and Ben gal, 19th April, lat. 48.7. N. long. 7. 0. The Cambridge, Barber, from, London to Bombay, 113th Feb. lat. 18. S. long. 30. 'W. The Brothers, Mottley, from London to New South Wales,' Ist Feb. lat 26. S. long -25. The Golden Grove, Steel, froth the Cape to London, 39th March, lat. 14. N. long. 34. W. The Lotus, Field, from London t o Bengal, was off augur 30th December. Dec. 15.—The Ardent, from Dublin to Van Dieman's Land, by the Providence, arrived at the Cape. Jan. 82:—The Sir Edward .Paget, Geary, ft:6M London to Bengal, by the Odessa, arrived at the Cape. T.—Miscellaneous Occurrences. The Atlas, Clifton, which ran on shore in Hog Creek, Ben gal, has been got out about the 18th Dec. She was brought up to Salkea, and• gone into dock at Calcutta. The Scotia, Lennox, from the Cape, whose arrival we an nounced in our last number, got on shore at Scilly the 23d inst. She was brought into St. Mary's the 24th inst. apparently with out any damage to her hull. The Mariner, Douglas, from New South Wales the 24th Feb. was totally lost on the Ist July last on the Island of Chi loe, south America. A letter has been received from the Capt. dated the 28th September : they had been in the greatest dis-• tress, and lived 57 days upon sea weed; three of the crew were drowned, but the Spaniards had treated them very kindly,. and hoped soon to reach Rio .laneiro. VI. Passengers Homeward. Per Florentia, from Bengal—Mts. Major Wood, Mrs. Brown Roberts, Mrs. Capt. OD ver, Mrs. Capt. Fraser, Major 'W. Wood (Hon. Company's Service), - Brown Roberts, Esq. (firm of Mac intosh and Co.), Capt. A. Oliver (Hon. Company's Service), Captain J. Fenton (his Majesty's service), Capt. 1). G. Scott, (lion. Company's service), Capt. G. Jenkins ( liOn. Company's service), Lieut. I). Jones (his Majesty's service), two Misses Roberts, three Misses Woods, Miss Fraser, tiro- Masters Ito: bert, Masters Wood, Barlow, G. Boss, C: Nicholson, C. J. Fox, A. Show, four servants, and 43 invalids. Per Elizabeth Swan, from liengal.--Miss Wilkinson, Capt. J. Smith, Miss M. H. Ifolbrow, - Master W. - 11olbrow, and Miss C. Trueman ; Mr. J. Denham, from the Cape; Mrs. Denham, ditto ; W. Dorin, Esq., Robert Morrison, Esq., Lieut.-Colonel Cummins; Dr. Thomas Smith, Captain W. H. Wilkinson, Mrs. Wilkinson, Captain Edward Day, and nine servants, were landed at the Cape. Per Admiral Cockburn, from New South Wales.—Captain O'Reilly, Madras infantry ; Mr. Ware, Miss Ilarris, Mr. and Mrs. Salvali and child, Mr. and Mrs. Lafoud, Miss Munro, Mr. Jemelin, Mr. Jeoffry, Master Jacquelin, Master Mestues, and" two servants. Per Braileford, from Bombay.—Mrs. Frome, Captain Collie, and Lieut. Sanders, Native Infantry. ' Vll.—Ships sailed during the last week. From the Downs.—The Mary, Watson, for the Cape and St. Helena, the'29th ult. ; the Thames, Haviside ; and the Or well, Farrier, for China, on the 30th ult. Ships wind-bound._ The • Marquis of Huntley, for . China ; and the Mulgrave Castle, for the Mauritius, in the Downs. The Deveron, for New South Wales, at Portsmouth. VII i.—Ships expected to sail this week. For Madras and Bengal.—The Resource, Fenn ; the David Scott, Thornhill; and the Lord . Ainherst, Lucas, from Ports mouth. N. B.—There are no ships for . Bombay, the Cape, or New South Wales, clearing out until the ensuing week. Passengers outward Per Mary, Watson, for the Cape, Mr. SnOwdall, from the Wesleyan Society ; Mr. Sutherland, Missionary, from the London Missionary Society. I'er Marquis Iluntly, Messrs. Drury, Fulcher, Brown, for Anjeer ; Mr, and Mrs. Magniac, Thomas C. Smith, Ksq., for China. Per Princess Amelia, none ; per Orwell, none; per Manua, none. Per Alu'grave Castle, for the ;Mauritius, Mr. Wadd, LOCUSTS. ISLAND OF CYPRUS. may . -1:1 - e inte resting to our Readers to giie a d - oscritition of these. Insect/ and the sweepinc , ravages committed by them in some countries : " On returning to 'Larnica, I was surprised to find myself in an instant in a cloud or thick body of locusts; which extended for several miles, and they seemed to descend like a fall of snow. The words of the Psalmist appeared peculiarly appli cable to such a circumstance, when it said—•" Th e y cowi p asse d me about like bees." I never observed such a phenomenon in any former part of these long jotirnies ; the whole ground was in fact literally covered with them ; they leaped about like grasshoppers, making a hissing noise at the time. Whoever has read the Scripture with any degree of attention, must re flect, with feelings of horror, on the history of that grievous swarm of flies sent forth by the incensed Majesty of Heaven on a guilty world. The vengeance indeed of an Almighty Power, in such a visitation, can only be conceived by those who have witnessed their sweeping and dreadful ravages. In - some coun ties, indeed, the calamity is so extensive, as to compel the in habitants to lay in a store of provisions, lest they' should suffer from famine created by, their visit ! It has been asserted that they have a government similar to that of bees,• and that when the king rises he is followed by the whole body, which proceed in a compact form, similar to a disciplined army on a march, anti in one direction, not one deviating; • but that they have a royalleader is contradicted by Solomon.* Many of the Arabs are in the practice of eating locusts. There are various ways of dressing them. The wings and legs are previously lopped off the body, an d f r i e d with salt and pepper; but I hadYno opportunity of witnessing such a reVast. These were un questionably permitted as food 'under the Jewish dispensa tion, when there were different species of them ; t and they afforded sustenance to John, the precursor of Christ, in the wilderness...* The Dead Sea is• often infested with them, and I picked up some from three to four inches in length, on its shores. Their numbers, under any visitation, have al ways been spoken of as immensely great. lii allusion to the swiftness of our time upon earth, and the infelicities of ad vanced life, the grasshopper or locust is referred . to §, and these insects are further ment ione d in the description of ie ruins of the City of Nineveh ¶. On my arrival at .Larniert I informed - the Monks of this ex traordinary phenomenon, but they appeared to treat it lightly, and assured me that, at particular seasons, locusts came in such formidable bands that they actually darkened or obscUred the sun. The destruction occasioned by such a cloud of insects was almost incredible. Their grand. object of attack is the vine and fig tree, which are stripped so completely of leaves by them, as to convert them in a moment into an image of winter. The Irtisbandman, who at the rising of the sun beholdS with joy his luxuriant fields which promise to yield bountiful crops, finds, before the glorious luminary goes down, all his hopes blasted. They are laid bare like a desert. In the month of April, when I was here, I observed the natives engaged in cutting down barley, under an apprehension that their ravages might extend to it, if permitted to remain longer in the field.— The buzzing noise they make may be heard at a great distance ; in short, desolation and famine Mark their progress, and a more destructive - scourge, I believe, never was inflicted' in any country. The swarms of them in this Island are supposed to arise from that immense tract of waste land which af fords them shelter and powerful heat. The eggs are deposited in October, and the young locusts produced about April._ The young are green, arid as they grow assume a yellow hue, and afterwards become brown." It is well observed by the Author that " ii ought to be a subject of gratitude on the part o Briton's to Divine Providence, that the Island 01 Albion has been exempted from the frightfu visitations of these insects." (" Travels in Turkey, Greece, lonian Ides and Spain, 4-c. by WILLIAM RAC WILSON, ESq.") • Proverbs, 30. 27. ± Leviticus, 11. 22. Mathew, 3. 4. Ecclesiastics, 12. 3. 4 rj - Nahum, 3. 15..17. It is said that is the intention of Lord AL THORP, early this week, to present a petition to the llOuse of Commons from Mr. BATTIER, on the subject of ,his removal from the 10th Hussars, and to make a motion respecting it. PMcE. SO*NP,IWpt..I. LfTERARY . • A NNALINE,, pr NOTWE,HUL`iTING, 3 Vol. 8vt): A Novel, bearin4.thif title, has been published only few ,dayi j ;a4 . . - yet has occupied more .of public attenti o n .than anonymou s works of th is class usually. c ommand. The Author.has not • stooped to .imitatOhe, style or composition of any writer, but Ittqfioldly. entered on hitherto almost untrodden groun t d. : '.The work is corm: posed on the true -dramatic principle . of . 'nn ascending climax. The : First' Volume and.part of the Second contain , interwoven with the main thread of the story and inseparably connected With it, a delineation of - Motive hunting, orerat - ingOn the Heroine. Those who haven quick serise of the .ridicUlOus will feel the satire thus -con , Veyeik While • their 'feelings of justice and. pity' he excited for the object on • which it- is exercised. The latter part of. the. Secoild • Volume, and the whole of the Third is ,devoted to' what is: usually termed the more interesting parts of thy Story, with that intermixture of the comic parts . necessary .to sustain the dramatic composition. This- portion of - the scene is in. South America, and on the Ocean. We have not room to insert the.highly wrought and pathe.:; tic-parts-with which it abounds, but must content• ourselves ith transcribing a terrible and sub.. lime description of a Snow Tempest and Eaith , quake in the Andes. - • • • . "'At length the summit of the pass was gained, and they turn-• ed to, traverse-the ridge witich terminated in the great descent., linniediately beneath and aboVe them were regions of everlast ing snow :.far beloW dark•and - naked crags arose, upon - Which hung banks of heavy clouds. Then were seen -`the mountain'. forests clothing the various aspects of glens and steeps, partly" in deep shadow front the superincumbent vapour. Far far be-• low through the opening clouds appeared a World of- forests, plains, meandering rivers, hills, and dales loaded with plenty, and, extensive lakes spangling the wide champaign. There wail'a - gloom with broad gleam's of lurid light overspread-- ing it. ' , 't Annaline forgot her danger as she gazed on-the magnificence. of nature extended far and wide before her. Four hours of day=light were yet V) elapse, and by that time the guides hoped to have descended into a warmer climate to-pass the. night. , " Some hollow sounds were heard, and thought to be the wind ' among the caverns under them ; then some lightning was seer belnyr them ; the -distant thunder died away-in countless echoes. The;goidcs crossed themselves and hastened forward. Appre fiernillA. dwelt in every bosom, even the anitnals shewed signs . of fear: The hollow sounds became louder and more frequent. The 'heavy clouds beneath them grew denser arta blacker ; and the. blue forked lightning came quicker and more vividly. " illarenzo looked around for some-cavern in which to obtain islielter, for lie thought there-was cringer in proce e din g . N o -place of shelter was near, -and • long . before the descent was gained the winds broke loose. At first low murmurs-and rush-- ' ing noises were heard' with intervals of awful silence. ''Theto the sttlphury lightning and resounding thunder increased ; tbv eddying winds hurried the clouds from side to side ; the rocks - beneath them trembled. The war of elements approached tlient. Thennimals were terrified and snorted, for they could not retreat nor hasten on. Marenzo lifted Annaline from her mule, -clasped her with one arm, and with the other held round. .tte'projecting fragment of a rock. ' " The whirlwind came spiring uplaryls carrying with it' rnilli9ns of Acres of snow, andlturlingavalanches down into the gulfs and.vales. It sported with wanton fury not far beneath, them; and often threw the scattered snow above theni. The furious tempests tore away mighty fragments of the rocks, that went crashing, splintering, rebounding - down, and carrying others in their fall. The flame-winged lightnings flashed yet famei the reverberating re-echoing thunder roared yet louder, and die earth rOcked as-if the day of wrath was come. They all expected death. I.llany bad sunk down atupified with ter ror. Annaline lay senseless on Marenzo's arm, while he pale and motionless gazed with fixed look on the, horrid sight. Tivic'e lie was nearly thrown doisri by the quaking of the moun fain. ' POW long this terrific warfare lasted lie knew not. At length the clouds dispersed in vapour, the winds died away as if their force was spent. The region below them presented & hideous ruin mingled with smoke and burning forests, and rush ing torrents formed from the avalanches Of snow that had &Hen from a frozen to a torrid clinic." • _.- - There is great merit in this work, which eii dandy shews such deep knowledge of the world; penetration into the human heart, and skilrin‘ developing its most complicated feelings and motives, that, in justice to the Author, we shall take an early opportunity of resuming our atten.: tiou to what is so well calculated to excitein terest and afford amusement. SOCIETY TOR SUPERSEDING THE NECESSITY OF CLIMBING BOYS. . . necessary. i‘ o ir u . .i S n a w t u som r no d st a tn y , r ea a l_ u few ilt . Gentlem e n, imn e .: ~..y COnStitirlOg the Society for Superseding the Necessity of Climbing Boyir, held their Annual Meeting, at the City of London Tavern. On the prudent selection of the Ist :of May, for such a .pO - somethe p w h i i s l e an a th n r d op b i en sts ev t o o le d n e t te c r o n n i s i i n de e ;' it n n. 'e• pose, d S u m l p t a wo tl er i l y gle f in t a ir avte s e w di e t eps on the first day of their Saturnalia . w 4 s naturally to be expected ; but whether it was to expand 4tself over the miseries of Jack in the Green, or confer substantial rewards upon the inventor of elastic machines - to purify Aim neys withal, is not explained in the report of proceedinga. •The Society met and parted, first presenting a Mr. SimPsan.viith two guineas—the reward of his sensibility and his skill. • . Mr. B.M. FOSTER was unanimously called to the Cha:tr. He stated, that the - Society was gradually accomplishing its benevolent purpose, by selling machines at half-price.. , - TI4 course, it would occur to the Society, however necessary.- w expensive ; but public generosity was always prepared to keep apwili,c.r7a7htcill pace with such exertions. He recommended to their serloal/ attention an appeal attached to the Report of the. Soc/sW's proceedings. The appeal commenced mh wi n t i h me th rather new mode of soliciting assistance :—' 6 The matchC z oir l k abstain r. B fr u o 1 i m G E s trespassing;s conceived o P thehn than benevolence ~.... A v ap ol pr op,. T e e : a : ls : ar to o e f n t pd h :i : r: P : t;T!he effect . 15, - .. a o ti rd t d i e n' iliv ' e k. c ue VC7I.-. much more likelyto benefit the Society than th n e ; l n i a theni r m ane enumerated e s r O a te politely v C a ai ri l o e u d ins tZ v Subscriber, sorequestingtho'itt.. thet lemCa oTuhgeh condition o t n o d c i o t i n o t a n i n of on this p i subject,s s : froeir n i h " ntenl bodies to C °h*i4t: ore t n e e s able amelioration by subjecting their his profession on the lst of flay. n ap peared, but he was not decorated wt .. Inquests, &c. • , p . n, a sweep, will) ing boys were tin . ten A tio --n Laied to excite some disappointment,. . . formerly employed , Lie means" of an ii'e the gild iClidtiClP LI" Ci : C• he e was now enabled, h b i csa l l ad iimd,b f . l et ter r i n h o n m eg of t boys o ‘t o Yh y a k es s experience.s,tiilBh, shame te : ws o y o a h a t c t o l i e ci r mh t 3 a I s i h n r e " le e fdi was o c as t . r hi atthcel havingi i e nv fc' eo r i ,,: to elastic machine, the y• • The price of . the ten shillings / article .--a small sum; irthey ev sidered the benefits likely to arise future ages from • the use of it. He adverted to future ages with mingled feelinioiif indignation and satisfaction —indignation, because a the pre judices that now existed against his machlue—and satifadticiii • b e cause he felt that the interests of hu • manity must Ultimately triumph, and establish the universal use of his inyentiou. While on this subject it would be Well for him to state, that iti all cases where any difficulty was raised to the em lo ni - 't• of p y . en, his.machine, he would be happy to inspect the rformatice pe . ... Linself. purify was but Mr. Simpson was - then ordered to withdraw, and' sttni OT two guineas voted tOhirii fOr his useful invention. . The Society then separated.—(Morning Paper.) -. . , in le. ies• led lid -it le SIS ;$5 !re ad he !nt ;ht eir ily m- 7 of ohn Late. [toy or's fart f 23 irx•