The Sun. — London, England, 1803-12-19 00:00:00

i r GEN :NNESp s said, outside man i 6 be Ge- ive N- A boat 13 Mr' , cc that r;isaig ; t° i s jug o ce 6o they VRIIIW )eaabie he g'itteS r es : CJ iOl ►er NA VA L. , N.EW S. the LOA'DoN Dec. t8;i: Adthiraby Offer, Dee. 17. 1803. • - J Copy of a Le/ter,,from Air. G . lOl th rpe, as uomamarr,, of tf.; B - a — iiser" 1 1 .-xcire Cutter, to air Etta,: titptitai Bart. .dated the. iztb . inst. • SIR, I beg leave to acquaint you, for the information of the Lotds Commissinnetio of the Admiralty, that . being in Ltiwesr , .ffe Roads yesterday afternoon-with the Cutter under my command, I received genet! from :the CoMmander of 11ii' Majesty's Gun brig Censor, that .he bad seen a PriVateer in the Offing in, the a 4 of lloatding a Vessel ; in conse. titmice pf which inforination I immediately weigh. etliNind' went in pursuit of her ; and at eleitert . this morning -captured, after ,a chase of . ..three hours, (during time she had nearly *aped,. owing to a very thick fog coming 'on) Lo Vigilant French Ctit4er Privateer, burthen about =so tons, 'belonging 1,0 punkiilt; Citizen Jean Winnor . VanOerwane, Commat)cier, manned with thirty.five men, and hal onty ri.viVel.on board, besides sra.)ll arms: . :She from Ostend yesterday morning, and had nut taken anything. • .1 have. the Ilonour to be, ike., , . GUN THORPE. Fle.r.iaotrrif, DEC. 16.—Arrived His Majesty's trig Seagull , of 18 guns, Captain Boututi, horn Plyinduth,with several Transports (No. 27, 3t, 33c — Sti . :),:with Troops on' board for Ireland : also, The Lord Nelson, Stockham, Mercury, Davidson, Cock worth; Johnson, Melpomene, Boville, Tellichery, Cusen,. Princess Ruyal, llersOn, Grant, Walters, Aurora, Wright, Minorca, Scautcr, G l ibion, Canada, Whiter, flint Ply. mouth for Cotk. Arrived the Townthtnd t'aelcet, Captain DODD, with Mails from Lisbon, in ten days. Left lying, in the tigus the Wahivhaii: Picket, which was to sail the isth itist. „ Arrived the Ship /1/4, 1 , BINNET, from Honduras, with mahoginY. and IttwoOd, for orderi, eleven Weeks and three doys pass4e;. She I:Alo.j:corn-thence in company with the Brig',Pbll:;', for Londiin, and the Brig "Iyiled), for Bristol. • Also arrived the American Ship Stinrol.C, Ylok . ATio MrSon , fr.An BourdeauF.. This Ship tvizpt, from hence with tobacco; brought fiom Norfolk: on her arrival ar Bourtleaux (they having learnt she h:ul touched at this port), Troops were rent on boa r,l ) and she was ordered immediately again to Sea they would not even permit the Captain to .aend A boat on 'shore for water and provisions. Captain Mootti reports, that they 'had-200 Gun. boats there, and that the whole coast was lined With Troops. A rri ved . the Kurie, FI.R.MAtr, from Cork; Apple. :Tres CHARD, and Experimcnr, rutLLtrs, from tripot.'• Sailed the Swedish'adliots, viz. fir'EnVxlen; Jongeliicntil3eaunian Mill drop, antvrow A Hai Daser.. for Tooningen &mit:4mi Little, kr Montme. PLYMOUTH, bsc..l 7 .—Arrived the Biig time!, of Liverpool., laden'wich Jogtvocisci and mho'. ga; l Y) froni . the Bly of liondurJ . i t 'boond to London; captured on' her passage by La fadlant, French :Privateer, arid cut cut or the Bay of Sable de Lon') by the Boats of His 114,ijesty's . Ships Goliab and Pic. fiance. Arrived the French Ship Let ibli;s 9 laden with lunar an,{ coffee, front Martinique, captured off Ferrol by the,Afah.:, of 83 luny, Caj►t. E. 13u1 , - LP,. S:lcd the Imictutur, of 78 guns, to join the CLAnnellieet. . HARWICH, DEC. I Neu tral Vessel - arrived yesterday fro m R ot t er d a m' with 'Passenger , . We learn that fifty Gun.vessels b'apeescaped -the vigi. lar.ce of out. Cruizers from clifft;rent Ports in I -101, land, and are arrived at Flushing, from whefice they will proceed to Ostend and B,Atiogne.. The greatest, preeration s are continued to he made in finliand for the Invasion of this Country ; and it is generally believed there, that the Znerny will very upon make the attempt. Private Let te ti were brought by this Vessel fur Merchants, whit:li were forwarded by the Post.tnast.!r to the General Office. A private Gentleman caine passenger, charged with dispatches for the Secretaty of Sae, who set off immediately fgr London. DRAG, DEC. tB.—Put back the Zetra Boinb, having sprung her mairtmAst. Sailed the Ut.iitfd ATI Zan India Ship fur thr River ; the F u B milb under jury.mast, friti the Amatanthe, fur Sheerness ; and Ileda Bomb for Pungenclis. , St; BUMS, Dec.tB.--Arrived His Majesty's Ship /Weser, Capt. Retrott, from her station off Margate as a Bluck.ship, to tdit, and get a new rudder, her old one having teen disabled, whilst riding out the late gales of wind ; also the Ibis. ‘owerj. and I'ml/I'mi Banl)-vessels, to vietual. To.motrow a Court Martial will be held on Mr STAWAILT, Master of the Ixtbaiott Bomb-vessel, ) n a charge exhibited against him by his Captain,' 17 .i. , 111EXT P A UL ) Esti. .. . vAr.m_ ,oF koz u4),T,E,ER c.. ~,...,, 4 A U E VII ts:Kii P l it . ) * a t i ; i; iti, t rific ~,' : tea linhttiiee ist Plaiti 5'5 , 15)4e2, 1 4444 , ...k5..14 , *: 4- I ,, t(P.,' , A i qtl , 4i is t. - .il , decides a , niterial,4ao,int,',naisterk;';! l, .Whe. ,thee a Volutititiet`traill J•iglif iii itisitt'orisilielsb)-.: !nation, after being , on'ee' fairly 4tWolled in a Corps, Iwitlfon c ihe'etvisenfilif•ttis Ciitn i niiiinfri f' • . • . , The.lbikswitsfr Magistrates assembled soon after, Leven o'clock ao.hear the case : . • ...i . . ~ a 1.1. it sia Fru, 'Esq. Tent- F. Yourro, Esq. Southwark, , : pie, Chairman. , .r ~ JA4I ES NrewsomE, 'Esq. Ber; +p. Haan n t..); , ..,Esq.Borotritt naondsey. •.• „ , . 1 ..BowilEV, Esq. Dulwich. J. Eisii. E.sq,.Waltvorth. ~., lINRY PIDGEON, Esq. Bo- 1. Ber.LocK. Fs(l- : • rough. , . . P. IV SS IT,i, Esti.! Feast . j. GAITSKELL, Esq. Ber- ilil .. . . ~ . • i , . _ mondsey. • • ... ~:.- ~. J. BLNLON, Esq . St. •Jolufs : ..Tlic inforrnation being read, it appeared' to be )aid by THOMAS EDWARDS, of Albion-street, !Bladcfriars-road, 'Secretary, to the Southwark .Vo.. l unt eer Cavalry, ' against THOMAS DOWLEY; Otf. 'Willow-street, 'Bankside,. SouthWark„ who. was 'statedlo,,,be a megiber . ef the. itime Corps, for the 'recovery of certain Fines amounting.. to . IL i4s': which that Gentleman had incurred for non-attend_ ante orydrill days and at, other times, agreeably to , .the Rules end Regulations of the Corps, It was alledged. that the same bad been demanded of him by . 'the Secretary, which. he refused to pay, whereby, according to the.Adt 43 , Geo, he became amenable to the penalty, o( a further sum of '3l. 81. being double the amount of the penalties aforesaid. To . this information Mr. Dow Lox pleaded Not Guikv. Mr. WELCHMAN, Cornet of the . Sorry Won.. teer Caisalryfr attended in.support of this idforma. tion, which had been laid by order of Capt. COL !LINGDON) :rite Commanding Officer., He .stated that the Scalthwark,Cavalty was raised in Oanber 1798, underftheA&of 3+ Ge0..111. and continued under the Atls of 42 Geo. 111. then andstill tinder the command-Ai; Capt. •CoLL tNGooN ; and that, on; the 4.tb ; of , August . last, Mr, DowLey was eprdlled a Member, and signed the Kusser,Roll. Mr. 'W. observed, it iwiLS imposiiblic,fvri him. to assign the reason which induced Mr:Dow LIY to offer his. services 4 wiwtherlit might be !fig priuciple. of Loy- , alty and attachinent to hit King-and c.;outitry, winch certainly seemed ~tn.pervade all ranks: of people at the time ; or whetheis it might be fouthe benefit of : certain exemptions, in. the Assessed Taxes, ,or tit avoid the liabiLity of:serving in the IVEiti,i, Army. of Reserve, or Levy-en.inatte t he could only say,. that Mr. Do l y,u t y had endeavoured, perhaps with..! out success co ASIA himself of some: of these privi. loges, as vsittulti appear by the following return, . whickhe made4,undec. the Defence Ad, for himself . :Ind It Groom: . " Daniel Dockuray, Groom, zt, single. 'Rettig in the Ni • C. have great, need of the above Groom, in looking after my Purses, and keeping my appointments ready. „(Signed) " TIIOMAS nowLEy.., Aficsr i' feW mole ohaervations, .7t/Ir. WELCH - MANI cad 'AA: foll Owing Corre.spon4em:t, Whi ch had ta'r , .n place between Capt. CoLLTINCIDOZI Uhl Mr. DowLor„ Or the subjeEt of Resivation : ,i• • ' 4 (CIRCULAR I. E TTE R.) " SIR; . e. • " So hide attention haring, born observed by many indivi duals of . the 'Troop to my Letter of the 2,6th•of 'Aug. and no regard paid ro tn.:sacred pledge which sots signed on the Nos. ter. Roll, it is a duty I ovvia not only to those Gentlemen who have given me their ,constant attendance on the. days ap. pointed lot drill and otercise ; but also - to Nis MA) r. s r Y,. who entrusted me with a Commission to discipline the Carps, to state in plain terms, that without constant attendance my endeavours will prove fruitless; and there@re. any Gentle. . man who doet not attend one (tithe rMtning drills, and also Thursday in every week, for ohe Month to conic, will rs.' ceive his dismissal. (Signed) " JOHN COLLING DON, Capt.'S, V. C." • ,The next day Capt. CoLLtrionx received the following answer to his Circular.)..etter,.from Mr. 156wi.'EY t . , , . 'a.s- , ,• '. • . : . as It b ein g entirely out 'of my pester to, attend the number of days specified in your Letter received tun; morning, I do titers ore presume that will be accepted as my resignation. (signed) " TEMAIAS I.WWLE Y. " 7ribn • Cedingdon. Eig. CaptalnS. P. C." ' • . ' Captain CoLt.trapos Reply: • is silt, Stantfind.Street, Sept. 24. " I have just received your Letter of this day's date, and ; ant pot a little asto n ished at the contents.. I c ertainly shall not accept yonr reily,Qation, or that of any Gentleman of the COrpal ands if • the duty I .require is alm-ady thought too much, Marian I to e tpect dine Faneaty land on. the Coast ? ' (Signetl) ",1 t)ki or CULLING LM, C.tpt. .V. C. " Mr.,' Thomas Dalai y. • . - The ~AlSW•er 115,,, • , " Your's, or,Saturday'sdate, is received. have more fully considered the contents. of your Circular Letter, and aiin sty, it IS 4posithle for me• to attend as therein ordered ; th'itrefore, to save you the trouble of sending . a dismissal, and rite the very unpleasant feeling of receiving it, I do hereby declare myself no longer belonging . to S. V. C. and insist on this being accepted as my resignation, as I never will join the Troop again. • (Signed) +•THOMAS DOWLEY. "ft4a.Calittivim, Captain S. V. C." " Sra; ' SEJNJord•Street, sot. ay, 4. , In reply tn your Letterof to-day, eats only confirm what I wrote on the,24th init. (Signed) .* I 0 Hht CO 1. - 14 NG DIM, S. V. C. " Jtfr. Thomas Dgrado.". Nothing further raised on the sullen until the 24.05 of Chiober, when Captain CoLt.trioDos re. ceived the fonowing Letter : • SIR. BanksUr, 08..24. " Your Secretary continues addressing me respadiog the Corps - of S. V. C. I„presume it must he without, your knowledge, as it can be ot no Or; of interest to me, my re signation having been sent in' on'the 24th of September last, and from that clay I was no longer ember of the Corps ; therefore I must beg you will order the letters to be iliscon tiglutai, which I am sure nur goad sense will acquiesce in. (SOieti) TIIOMAS DOWLEY. " Yob,: Col/inden t Arg. fle." Capt. CoLLINGDoNN Answer : " S IR, • " Stairtforil-Strid, Oil. 26. In reply to your Lettere the 34th inst. I haver() observe, that you arc muchmistaken, if you suppose me ignorant of the regular order of the Troop being forwarded to you. 1 have communicated your conduct to thoOtlicer of the Distriet, General Earl alllmta I savor+, under whose command the Southwark Troop is, and he has been pleas:4 tb signify his entire approbation of my contlud; anti t ;Ho well aware, it' you ahsent yourself much longer from duty. you will hear of it in an unpleasant . ' wAy. (Signed) ".10IIN COLLINGDON, Capt. cf S.V. C. " !booms D:wley." . . Mr.-DOWLSY'S Answer " stR, Basksl44, Qa. 2 7 . I have received your Letter of yesterdayio date I can only answer it by saying, it you send any more, !will icrirra them toyou xnapertrai. • _ (Sired) I , ' T. I)OWLMY. " Captain Collingdox." With respetl to the promise made by Mr. Dow. L IIY in i►is last Ictter, lie faithfully fulfilled it. All , . . . . q ,v) the letters sent ter j!itri.-,:^iieji.o:;:lle C., rrs , h e re:stened,tt): ViOnta it) Co Co; L I:s%'; V ogo - ; ;9?tc9-14c 4 : 4 .,f,1.: 1 Mr,rliriCcalukttooneludett. i)y ,evutrituoult Om tittles of absence, .from. Cynic's the froes ::rase .. , .aill _I tall•kiip'On l 4:M.. - sgit,rates to in',ke r ,';')atirkitcliino,4:tri Mi. — DO vi.A.Y...l)ji .c9t , sr iaing lt;19 in.t'lle : reitarties'i -Mr. 7M t YliorriXalattliet of the CAI r is!,:ehureh Witt i ttiet 6 -y; : iis , tofti„aeft 1;: . part of. Mr. 11 ; W" . L s .-y „ . tl' saiti it fl iight aypear.estiraorsiittary : in . .Cilay. , 4;ke thelaresentt, thatlaity : peri'ort.should pile it deficient in rnifitary' . a tdOteil:" I . ,,4i;r7C'e:i.t t iilltk tl6t the ctase kvith Mr.,: Dow t.Keri , . it .would appear clearly tp . ille," ench, that AV: Do*Le'r 'did not otipose 411e , pa„,%. rent of the fines; from- iroy pecuniary , eonside,ra'tion,, lout in order to vttle t :a grind question, . 'Sreliichesiil truly intercating.,tif the Volunteer S)Htem ! .. .r.1r..... NI aYMc TT COO tended. :that , Mr. DWI/AA r ..waS.Uot hmenahle to the fines demanded. of hion, because he was' not a- Member of the- fiOn rly.Tiark , V - olffnteer C u :.. viliy'at : th time they Were l ! ..s•rieti,'94r: na tie at ihe-present time., :The question here .svas, Whether I •• I . a person has aright to send 'in his resignat ion whert fie finds his attendance incompatible with hrs. other . itiodatitahi ? Mr. IVlR .. itao.i . r contended the} Itephad.' I-Ie said he had looked into and con'..idered the bust. ness Maturely, and,from , all . he had leartiestise• was.. convinced a Volunteer' was "at libeety - tdd0110..4 It *As' no longer a Volunteer Sy4 . of4;itit 7. yr.4o,. could not resign Without the . perthission of his Com. mandint Officer.. in support of hisopirtion,lMO !Mevato're'referretl to a note in the . inargin'of: the . ..i.thsetlion of the 4.zd Geo. iII. wltigh,Says, et Po sons resigning, or discharged from such Corps, shall lose the binefie of. Biiiription from serving iii 'the Militia." Now, obt'erved Mr. MEYMOTT, if G 0.., vernm , ..•nt did not originally intend that persons should be at liberty to resign, • why introduce theite observations in. the Ah ? In another place, it Says, " A person intending to resign must give so many days notice." This .alsottshewed the principle which was meant .to be kled• upon,: however it might since. have :beep varied. flat.- if, aftet all, a disChatge ;could not. be ..Ordained . without 'the consent of a 'Commanding : Officer, iMr. Dowt.Ey's defence, might be put 'Upon 'that 'footing. The Circularf.etter from 7Ca.ptainiCot.. ' uNdbott was very pointed on that subjeet, and amountesl to a complete dismissal with ' respettl ,to:, Mr.' Dowtay, lusaid, ~, If you do:n'or aftendon certain days, yOu shall be' dismissed."' • *fhis yVas taking him on his own. terms. Mr. Mel - moil., in Nether support of hit argument, wished the Magi. strafes to refer to a Newspaper which he' had in ' hiss pocket, containitag ; an. Observation of the Se- CRETARY at, WAR,. yvisiCillie i;.siNleil was.einclusive on the point in question. This caper made the Hon. SECRETARY to say, that 'f Thclse Genthanen 'who ' felt the Volutti.:.erSystetn press'too lieevy ,upnotheir . , time, eould resign.',' Mr. MOlvioTT conceiv.ed he had sufli:iently sheivn,, that Mr.. powt.iar was no longer . 1 Member Of the Corpi, tiller seoding' in his rebtgliation, and that consequen,tly tie could not.be liable to the .tines wltiCli,svere eudcavoured to be .. exaded against him.. • . , .. . : The Court was cleared,. and the Magistrates took a few,minutes to &indicter of their decision. Prior.- to their vertliEtbeing . given, Mr.:Stitni asisiressetf a few wards. to ' the parties concerned :---Fle . said, if with regard 'to the questionlefore him, hilted very little doubt; he was littiipktra find he had been strengthened •in his 'opinion by ten of'his brother Magistrates, and they had unanimously ; agreed ,to give the Plaintiff a erctieffor: fines and penalties of il,. zs, viz.. 11. 24 . 5. for , the original . fines, and: double that sum to be added, for• having refused_ payment, when called upop," Here .one . of the Gentlemen took occasion to obierve,ititat in .2sirli•••: . Lion' to the opinions that had, been' taken that iliy, 'he hail unquestionable authority for iiiii i ng, that, the ATTORNBY and SOLICITOR' GENERALS agreed.with them as to the point in qdestion ; antra: seethed but reasonable,' that the Country should not bee trified.with. When a Volunteer had enrolleil,l)krnt self to defend the Country, his servieestwercao fir depended upon,' and it was fit that bittv.ctiotrAtt should be. fulfilled ; .at the,sarne time;it'ought %O!,. he understood, that each Volunteer bass itv'sonie . Ineasure , value received for. liii servicA. lie:ti a free. from many duties, which others are liable,to.7s . It was some corisideration, that- he was not liable, to tar called out among the *different cVi4sis l ... ; ',Whits4. speaking on this subject, it perhaps would not•br:. l . improper to vernark, that ' . a Oerson . linvirt enrolled himslif as a Volunteer, pay at any ,titne . : prOcure his resignation from his Commanding Officer, pro. vided he adduces sufficient reasons - for so doing ; but there wouh.t be an iod,of the Volunteer system, if every person, from ' whim Of caprice, might be. permitted to dismiss himself. Mt. MCY?d trar ioquired . of - the .Magistrates if • they could not appeal from the present decision to another tribunal 1 hut was informed nor, Mr. WELC LIMAN said,, Captain Com—m . o6oN did not wish to net with severity towards Mr.. Dowt.itY, and therefiare", if he should consent, by Tuesday next, to pay the original fine Of • it. iv: they would exact no. more ; but, should . they be oblird to distrain, they - would take the whole amount of their finei,'ltiz. sh 25. Puattc.Orr top, Woksit P.STR RT,...-"Sattirday three Volunteers beionging to the Spitalfields Corps, in consequence of their non-attendance, were obliged to pay the fines they had incurred, with expences. IVlajnr GCORIaI Sir JOHN CRADDOCX has been ap. pointed Commander in Chief of Ills Majesty's Forces on the Coast of Ccromandel, It is with Pleasure we state, that a very consider. able augmentation is immediately to take 'place in the very valuable Corps of Royal Engineers. Nine Companies of the t.i.th Regiment have ar. rived at Antigua. Yesterday mOrning ,the Excise Office Corps was inspetied by Col. HARNAOII, in the great yard be. lunging to the Excise,Office. Afterwards the Corps heard a sermon at the dr►tin.head, preached by the Rev. Mr. WlLsdx. The Band attended and play. ed scr e w c i fct ilent pieces of music' they are twen. ty-lour in number, and all of them except two, are amategrs beVoging, to the Office. The B(igatle which was intended for to.morrow, consisting of the Sc. James's, Bloomsbury, Prince of Wales% and Royal York Mary.le.hone Corps, is postponed Ort accountrof the tattfaVottrableness of the weather. k . • k.; , Coley- TIi.4.7RE: is to d•ty grwo (1:•, , ;:lv of m laptes of last pric. , ; but ltlitr sorts a 0&- I:ttayy <Sel;e:i ;LlN:nth:for l es!:'S Vrices '‘ory. and.,h2sltet... ter' ap LI Pr .• ‘ I tie" citi , :rence; g uod . old }r:, r.c.iler • ; 1:ilvt: Qillß sotv ~r, cii.)tett at but iittLi. i.a II ; tv;;;I> of F'..l; :r 13 l i ast wed:. . • , , - . . 1 . lie.t.t pi a isis .- i:sB's'zift . 'rl , :k ll , _•ar , c - - 3s a 7,7 0 f rine . ditru - i - 91 - ii6s; oi Olt , : ' - l'i .1 ftZ, :I 3 ‘. ft ,ye ... . 31s a 32, , i i' .!.111 ; c l .ite.o ... .I.(ii i 17 , 7.4 arley . 2 IS'A 26; oki iiiiie Seal - - 3r,' a 331 &Lilt ^ . '..• :. pr a 554 Q t line Hour —.- . 4it , a 59$ Oiftite Pe3so2.i. 48s a sji el' •Secoin,fs .••• .; 4es a - ) 3 Beans . 3Ss a 42s el • • ; , • Comm:Aare Wow.) and aenerll. Git INF I Imo had teturned to Barbidoes with the Centawr, •pi r ,:•raly (late: liii,pvilene-s), and ;111 111;;. tiloyed On the late E,:pectiijun, t u the ; t B . (h 0.1.1)4.6' rite. united,Cplpaies of Demerara, Is4quibo j a 4,1, tierbice, have settled 3oopi. pei- annum on their Lieutenant. Governor (Colonel Nttnocsott)-dttring. his admini.tration, Arid half that suin on Lieut. Col CRAI GI!, Commandant of I.l.:rbiee, t • The Lord:, of . the Adtniralty have ordered Capt . , Majesty's Ship Ca stri of 32 . gtins; to viola . ..in at . Liverpool, for the.picliFaitin of . that Pore r.and have ordered an additional Light-Hoot ,"".'5 , to be,. ereacd in that.9u irter for, the gu4i.toce of Ship s.o f W r. •Circukar ilwrstiacthava been sent-co all Gnminandeis r& Ships of War.' - The Royal-Department of Cusfoins gen has given: notice, that. tpt the oarery of vessels • sailing to or from Drony,teitn, .a light-house lanthorns has been ereaed,Obri"A i gnx,rynteti, w will in futtrte remainq.liglitd.ev.4ty year itoin • ire; 'lst of September to the i inettiiive, hag an lifter' stwrise u t ) : : , a t ih—let. , It wilt ti e. ", lighted for . the'firit iicne un the IA of January,' The hometvarri:botthi.k , AV..l4l India C9nvoy was :postpone,! frotnthe April 06tober till the latter etiti ,:ofNoveinber, for'lttglitetiteMitht of our new i ,, Scutlerrienti in Sotitlt;Aboqii6. • To,! . conVoy was to leave ilenwrara. on the 16th November. •p wett received from Batavia, (via New York, dated th'eroth 4 of lasi, ;a s : which cline thi4 SOileinepr - ,v,11 1 wholly nuiriluimed 'the • re:ok'ai, in liusiiliiies. ihrea I,c. (044 4 Mitch Vessels were tatting in citygoes for. Eutolst. Sdtarilfty, ret;eik . ti, VI 17 M i Ir.;s; ac(?)6n't 3 front iCeylon to thee. aoth Or May. Covertv'r !returned to Colombo -on Ott I.l.lh;;.procceding from •Dornbaciartra.,...the principtrl pl.tee in the newly' con. quered province: of the, Seven C Iles. While at 'l)ombadania, the 'ftr4 Adigar of Candy, taking ad.: :vantage of the truce sttliing,betwceo his Master ' • and the English, liAd , a long conference with his- Excellency, and which it was thought would tend to the=or,itcitatco peacd. Letters .from Trinidad stale, • that the' Western aitofthat island has :ileeti for some time infested bye nine br more French crib tern, one orrhem 3' Brig ,0120 guriS, and that the E . .oiuy'iltv; eft:s64d 41. and. sing to the. If.kttward of l'(!rt,,esbercrombie, where they. have,tfreft . ed a signal rust on a height, anti f r rati ; ;ll l,i e e rtr an th y er ve c i o v n i v A e p r ic s, N naLs j ‘ t v o in t , l i i t e vii ir „ C ji cmfedc 7y • • - i'Siturdar Bag', o f Letrela was received at . the POst,c/itiCe. froin'tim to' pe ;COusi. 1-lokte; * The, taws of the War had excited strootiensation them, the_ Government had hecu - eogatc4,in the' OilsrpCltors" of some new Military Wori?i the Emehliattinem Depbis, .the- eliottirt Hon taf arr attnekAtorn the English. It ,was sßewseil there ''that an Et. pa4tion would fi t - t , ed cid% India for the enter. ••• . • . -The;following 'circumstance k related in a Gree. thiek..Piiper`.- 45 -:-'4 bottle 4 !•• • p which kcopy.roilows,2,ami a lettex No. 2 t, Botolph.lanc, liondon e lvas by.litoz :.TOR Gitt.ist, , one of Captaill,M‘CAststpoa see.. viinnmear,the point of Painclunan,•lde of skkkon the 23d F.ebruare,;lBo3. The bottle was,suirowidcil . ivec . di, which saved it . from being brolcesiThsainst.the rucks. , et:onboard the Snip Isis, Capt.ain Skliiner,frolit 4 1 : don for• Ne'w York . , N. 47. W. long.'a f, the Sept: tßoz. • • • As aii eif)eriment, one' of the . passengers rerotintriendi . • 4,6 this letter ro whoever may fintt Er.--Airy expellee in for. Vi/00114 he paid hy the person it is dirett:d " Lutician.—Write on the back' or the letter where it was " found, the time,, latitudalnd longitude, and by whom it Avias tound." . 11 The tvinter - ,1802.3 was uncommonly mild and dry, especially an the North-west coast , of Scot land ;,, and the prevailing . winds were from the North-eas:. Captain M'CAsqr...t. forwarded the letter to the Gentleman in Lothion with a line, but had no return.—From 9th September 0302, when the...,bottle was thrown into the sea, to 2311 Fe. bruary t 803,. when. it was , found, 167 days. Ms. , tance from N. lat. 47 'deg: - N. long, 21 deg. to kuindunan, in the Isle of Sky, about 12 min. 12. Of 846 English miles.; so that the bottle pro , .eeded five miles a day, in a direst line to the point where it was found. Hence it is evident that there was a strong current setting to the N. which carried the bottlefalong, and in a ciliation contrary to the prevailing wind for the time. ,, - The snow has fallen on the Staffordshire hills; ant drifted to Such a depth hotwern Macclesfield and Aslttorne, that the Telegraph and Defiance coaches were stopped .on the road; and it was with great difficulty the Mail was brought forivard on horse. back. Between Holyhead and Chester, the snow is. so deep, that the Mail had not arrived at Chester five hours afttr its time; and the Chester Mail for London, was dispatched without it. Yesterday sennight as foot. children were play., ing on the ice s on a pond St Great Tew Park e the scat of G. STRATTuti, Esq. it brake, anti they were aii . unfortunately drowned. Their bodies west not found for two hours afteewattis Farrell and his accomplices, who left this Coon. try boille time ago, for the purpose of circulating forged notes on the Bank of Li s bon, and who were appreheltded on board the Packet, just int they were going on shore, in consequence of a communication from the Portuguese ....mbassattur resident in Lon.: don, .have been tried sr Lisbon, found guilty, awl sentenced to be confined in starve dungeons for lift, . ..‘,