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T o the W,rthy arAi TatieW LSTM pcndttINSTER.O EL E CT RS 0/the CITY . of or.NT LENIEN, T Beg leave to return you my best Thanks fost the Huliour you have done me in elettin4 me one of your keprebentative; in Parliament; 2nd 1 trust that my Condutt there will merit your future SuNicrt. 1 have the honour to b i t!, Gentli-,,Tien, Your obliged and taithtw. Servant, Northumberland_ House, PERCY, Ott. 7, ti3c.6. MAILS. ARRIVED-3 Gottenburgh, t Lisbon, i Dublin, :Waterford, Dol—t Hamburg!), r llublin, t Wateriord. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'ct.ocg. Consols . 67.1, (Thulium . 61 THE SUN• SOLI.M QUIS DICERS PALSUM AuDzAT L 0 ND 0 N, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, YESTERDAY morning Mr. 13AstLico, the Mes senger, arrived at Deal with Dispatches from Lord LAUDERDALE, at Paris ; he landed about eleven o'clock, and after taking some refreshment, set off far town, and reached the Foreign Otlice between eleven and twelve o'clock last night. Orders were immediately issued for the meeting of a Cabinet Council this day at two o'clock. It is hardly ne cessary to say, that nothing has transpired respect ing the nature of the Dispatches. • WE are extremely sorry to state, that accounts have been received at LLOYD'S, of the loss of eleven of the homeward-bound Jamaica Fleet, which foun dered in a violent gale of wind. Wz noticed yesterday the report of another anion having taken place - in Calabria, in which it was stated that the French had sustained a complete de feat. It would give us the utmost satisfaaion to be able to confirm this intelligence, but we fear that it is unfounded. If any decisive advantage had been gained by• the British Forces, in conjunction with the Calabrians, Dispatches would of course have b2en immediately sent horne ; but we are enabled to state positively, that Ministers have not received an account of any action having been fought in Ca labria since the battle of Maida. THREE Gotienturgh Mails arrived this morning, Elie intelligence which thay bring has been in a great degree anticipated by the last Hamburgh Mails mid th,. French Papers. A strange Squadron was seen off Yarmouth on Sunday last. Orders were immediately issued for all the Officers who were on shore to repair on board their respeaive Ships, and yesterday Admiral Rus- SBL put. to sea with all the Vessels ruder his com mand. Intelligence, however, reached Yarmouth in the course of yesterday, that the strange Vessels were Russians, bound, as it 'is supposed, for the Mediterranean. Yesterday morning, at , six o'clock, the Duke of Yoßit left town 16r Windsor ;and, after laying a number of military appointments and promotions before His .NIAJESTY for his approbation, rode on borseback with him and the PRINCESSES. His MAJESTy has, been pleased to - command an increase of pay to the boys employed in the Marines, from sixpence to ninepence a day. His Royal Highness the PatNc4 of WALES had a grand dinner party yesterday at Carlton-house. His Royal Highness the DUKE of CUMBERLAND left town yesterday for Winchester. • Yesterday Lord GRENVILLE, Lord Howicx, the Right Hon. THOMAS GRENVILLE, and most of the other Cabinet Ministers, dined with the Loan CHAN ceLL ou, at hiS house at Hampstead. • On Saturday morning the Marchioness of SI'AF FORD arrived in town from the family seat, near Stone, in Staffordshire. The Count D'AitTois, the 'Duke of ORLEANS, and all that are in England of the illustrious House of BOURBON have for some time past been down. in Staffordshire enjoying the festivities of Trentham. The French Princes, how ever, are now in .town, and some of those distin- • gui4led Foreigners _ yesterday visited the amiable ]Varchiouess, and congratulated ,h'er upon her safe arrival in town. By accounts received from Malta yesterday, it appears that the loss Occasioned by the explosion of a Pou der magazine, which happened on the 18th of JL4,amounts to Royal Artillery • .• • 14 Thirty-ninth Foot 3 - Maltese Troops 23 74 0 The number of inhabitants who suffered by the, explosion does not exceed 900. Some houses, and p s. - astil part of one of the curtains in the town of Vit t.iriisa, on the Cottoniera side of the harbour, were t. Irt)wn down. Respecting this disaster, we have also received the following Letter from an Officer of Engineers, Lteci " C.—You will have heard of the - melancholy consequences of the explosion of . 400 barrels of gunpowder, on the morning of the Itith of last month, occasioned by the extreme temerity and disobedience of a Non-commissioned Officer of Artillery, who unloaded shells in the magazine it sod, instead of carrying them to a distanc.; fur that purpose ; 14 gunners, 26 soldiers (23 of whom were. Maltese), and about two hundred inhabitants, - ,vere either killed on the spot, or buried in the ruins of the adjoining fortifications and buildings, besides those wounded. A woman and child only have been dog out alive. Besides the fortification:3 and mili tary buildings, about fifty private houses-have been thrown down, or, so much shaken that they wiil rcepire to be rebuilt. No Officer of either the Navy fri 'limo has been killed or woundea" IPESTIII7.NSTER ELECTION. This morning, at nine o'clock, Earl rzacY, ac companied by Mr. WHITBREAD, Mr. ELLIOT, Mr. BYNO, and several other friends, assembled on the Hustings in Covent-Garden, in order to proceed to the Ele6tion of a Representative tor the City of Westminster. After the necessary form if admi nistering the oath to the High Bailiff, by Mr. BUR NEY, the Magistrate, Mr. WHITBREAD proceeded to open the business of the Meeting. He began with paying a high tri bute of respect and admiratioU to the charader of Mr. Fox, whom he represented as a man of ex alted talents, and- the most enlightened views, de claring that it was impossible to hope that any person could be fOund who could be deemed a fit and adequate successor to so great a man. On the loss of so distinguished a Patriot, and so sound a Po litician, who, be could, with the strictest regard to truth, declare, was the best and most determined friend that England ever possessed, it was natural and ju:it, .he said, that the Eleaors of that great City should endeavour to find a man best qualified to take the seat lately occupied by the illustri ous chaiaaer, whose memory they must always hold in the deepest veneration. Accordingly, Mr. SHERIDAN was first proposed, not only as the firm friend of the - departed .Statesman, but as one who was animated by the same views, whose princi ples were congenial, whose talents had excited general admiration, and whose exertions in the cause of the people fully entitled him to their esteem and confidence. Mr. SHERIDAN had declined the honour proposed to him, and had given such reasons for his conduct as must afford entire satisfa6tion to every liberal mind. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and Mr. CUR RAN had also been invited to come forward but those Gentlemen had also thought proper to refuse their assent. Mr. WHITBREAD then modestly stated, that he himself had been Solicited to offer himself as a Candidate, but that though he telt highly gratified in being considered as a per son properly qualified, with due allowance, to suc ceed the great man whose loss they must for ever deplore as a national calamity ; yet, for reasons which be had assigned in another place, he also thought it but right that he should decline an invitation so flot tering and so honourable. He then referred to the Noble Candidate who came forward to solicit the suffrages of the Eie&ors on the present day : he re. marked that nothing could more strongly testify the worth of that Noble Candidate, than the warm and eloquent recommendation of the Gen tleman who was first seleCted as the most pro per successor to his departed friend—a recom mendation which was strenuously supported and enforced by the other Gentlemen who had been invited to offer themselves on this occasion. But the Noble CharaCter who came forward this day had not only the firm ,support of the most distinguished and respeCtable Charkters of the City of Westminster, but of most of the leading men in the Country. But this was not all—for those who, from motives • which he should not presume to condemn, or to make the subje& of animadversion, had been anxi ous to find a Candidate to oppose the Noble Earl, had been disappointed in their search, and were obliged to give way to CIA powerful and most re spe&able countenance by which his Noble - Friend I was recommended to the favour of the Electors. • Emboldened by these considerations, Mr. WHIT BREAD declared that lie could confidently venture to propose Earl PERCY for'their choice, as a Candi date who united all the higher qualities which could give force to his pretensions. He ,shpuld say no thing of the experienCeof his Noble Friend, for ob vious reasons ; but he might fairly say, that he held forth every promise that could mark his time of life. His chargler was pure and unimpeachable—his na tural abilities, which were in themselves highly re-, speaable, had received every advantage that cul ture could afford. But he had been also educated for the Public by the precepts and example of his, Noble Father, who had, through the whole of his life, ma nifested a strong attacinnent to the true principles of the Cofistitution,and who was not more distinguished by his extensive interest in the welfare of the State, than by those virtues which were the best ornaments of the human characler, and such as, he trusted, would always distinguish that of a British Peer. With this bright example before him—with all the graceful and ingenuous character ofyouth—with such , views in life as placed him far above all tempta tions to sacrifice public ,principle at the'shrine of venality, he took the liberty of recommending Earl PERCY to the Ele6lors, and trusted that they would cordially unite in placing him in that seat in which he had no doubt that he would prove an ornamen t to his Country, and one of the surest props of her interests and prospei ity. This Speech, which was throughout conveyed in very eloquent terms, and delivered with great animation, was frequently interrupted with loud ap plauses, and was received on its conclusion with the warmest acciathation. Mr. ELLIOT came forward to second the 'Motion, and, in a short Speech, expressed in substance the same sentiments as had been delivered by Mr.Witrr- BREAD. Lord PERCY was then Ogled, by an almost una : - nimons show of hands, and the loudest testimonies of approbation. The Noble Lord then came for ward to express his thanks for the honour which the Eleetors had conferred upon him. He paid a handsome tribute to the memory of Mr. Fox, whose charaeler, he declared, he highly esteemed, though he had not the honour of being personally known to him, and whose example he should always endeaVour to make the guide of his public condo& At this time the eagerness of Ihe.mob, who were close to the Hustings, to possess themselves of the materials of which it was composed, nece&sarily pet a period to all farther speaking, and Lord PERCY and his friends retired from the scene of confusion. His Lordship was then conveyed in a Chair, covered with laurel, through Covent-garden, and down the Strand to Northumberland-house, amidst the loUdest acclamations of a vast assemblage of people.. He was also cheered from the windows of ail the houses in the course of his triumphal career. After the departure of the Noble Candidate and his friends, a scene of riot and confusion took place which was very alarming in its aspect, but we are happy to find was not attended by any mischievous consequences. The struggle among the mob for the boards which formed the Hustings, and the contest between the carpenters within the church railing and the people without, for the same prize, formed a scene at once ludicrous and terrific. One large mass of boards fell with a mighty crash among the mob, but we do not hear that it produced any injury, as it was broken in its descent by the gene ral efforts of the mob to divide it ; and though ap parently firmly compacted, it Was separated and dis tributed with wonderful celerity. In a short time, however, the ground was cleared, and the people quietly dispersed. On the arrival of Lord PERCY at Northumberland House, porter and bread and cheese were distribilt ed among the populace with the most liberal profu sion, and of course there was an abundance of guests ready to avail themselves of this hospitality. THE GOTTENBURGH GOTTENBURGII, SEPT, IT—The liequjoy Packet, Captain NORRIS, arrived yesterday express with a Russian Courier, who is the bearer of important Dispatches, for St. Petersburgh. We yesterday also received intelligence from Hainburgh, that the French had declared War against Prussia. SEPT. 2 1 .—This morning arrived the Dorset Packet, Captain HAMILTON, having on board Coinat MICHAEL WORON \ ZUW, Wilg" is on his journey to . St. Petersburgh. SEPT.' King of Sweden is at present at Berkaskog, in Scavria, the country seat of General FoLL,' where also is the Queen. The English and Russian Ministers are expeded soon to join him there. Letters from Stockholm state, that a large Swedish West Indiaman has been lately taken off St: Bar tholomew's by a French Privateer. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PLYMOUTH, DATED OCTOBER 5. I am sorry to acquaint you, that on the 32d August the homeward-bound Jamaica Convoy was encountered by a very severe gale, during, which eleven foundered. On the 25th the gale abated, 65 Sail were in company with the Penguin, which Sloop is bringing them home. The Magicienne got 'into Bermuda without a - rudder ) and the Franchise dismasted.—The Fleet consisted of log Sail, from Jamaica, and got through the Gulph on the 18th. I herewith annex a List of the Ships .which were collected after the gale, and the names of those which went down; as far as could be ascertained.-: The crews of some are safe. The intelligence is brought by a Schooner ar rived frtim Bermuda. Safe in company on the 26th August:, the Caesar, Kingston, Lady St.. John, Jane, Vicissitude, Alfred, Richard, Albion, Sheddon, Ann, Douglas, Otlando, Augusta, Enter prize, Golden Grove, Hunter, Friendship, Duke of Bronte, Enfield, Princess Charlotte, Rostock, John Bull; Cambridge, Favourite, Severn, David Shaw; Neptune, 'Margaret, Marian, Diana, Cen turion, Atlas, Martha Brae, Maria, Mars, Lord Gardner, Margaret and , Ann, Ives, Stranger, Ardent, Margaret, Jane, Echo, SuSsex, Pomona, Pursuit, Generous Planter, Chesterfield, Hope. Well, St. George, .Lady Forbes, Naiad, Aimwell, London, Susannah, Blessing, Mary; Mariner, and • the William Dent. —Sunk in the gale, the Afri caine, of Liverpool ; Erin, of Dublin ; Ann, of Bermuda ; Achilles, of Greenock ; Cora, Palas, Rashleigh, Forty Second, and three others of Lon (1911." On the 24th of this mouth a Man of War of 74 guns is to be launched from PER RY'S Dock, Black wail, which is not yet named. NA VA L N E WS. PORTSMOVTH, OCT. 6.-!--Arrived the Plover Sloop, Capt. HANCOCK, and the Cheerly Gun-brig, with Prisoners, from Plymouth ; and L'Espiegle Sloop, capt..Monn:s, from Cork also Glory, MoßoAg, from Chepstow ; Speedwell, HARRINGTON, from Dover ; Freedom, SHAII2, from Sunderland ; and Supply, MOCKFORD, from Waterford. Sailed the Clinker Gun-brig on a cruize off Havre. Yesterday morning the Snow Neptune, of South• Shields, caught fire while loading at Ryde, but it got under without any very material damage. FALMOIITH,OCT. 4.—Arrived the Princess Eliza• teth Packet, KIDD, with Mails from Lisbon, 14 days passage : left the Princess of Wales and Town shend Packets, the latter arrived out in 5 days ; left also the Fleet tinder Admiral Earl ST. VINCENT, seven Sail of the Line and two Frigates. DOVER, OCT. 6.—The Calypso . Sloop of War arrived at Deal this morning, about eleven o'clock, fro‘rn France, and landed Mr. BASILIC°, the Mes senger, who proceeded to London, post. BASILICA spealCs as. if Peace is at no great way off. SHEERNESS, Oca, 6.—The Spartan, kbeautifta new Frigate, Came town from Chatham and went out to thePreat Nom ' The Deb ford 'render, Lieut. cam down from the Tower with iinfressed men and volunteers for the Fleet. The Texel is paid bount) and will sail for Leith. to-morrow. Sailed the Swift with a Convoy for ionnitigen. YARMOUTH . , OCT. 6.--Yeste-day, at 6 P. M. a Frigate appeared at the back of tle Sands, and made Signal of having seen several suspicious Sail. All the Officers who were on shore were immediately ordered on board, and early this morning Admiral RUSSEL : sailed with the Fleet under his command. — It appears since; that the Ships seen were a Russian Squadron ; two Packets, the Dorsei and Diana, ar rived this morning, and thing inthrmation that they had fallen in with theM the daY befOte:, -- arid lid no doubt they were a Russian Fleet. DEAL, Om 6.—This day at noon tbe"Cdypso Sloop of War arrived in the Downs from Calais, and landed at Deal M. BAsluco, the Messenger, who immediately proceeded with his Dispatches for London. Caine down from Chatham this morning, and sailed for Calais, an English Sloop wish French Pri- soners. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Lord Dun. can, LOWS, from Limerick. Arrived the Spit f ire Sloop of War, Combatant Praam, and several Gun-brigs, frcm a Craize. Sailed the Fury Bomb, with the Serapis Store. ship, Royal George, KERR, for Buenos Ayres ; and the rest of the outward-bound under convoy for Portsmouth. The Vesuvius Bomb has a signal for a Convoy to the WeAtward. A liamburgh Ship, Perle, arrived at Portsmouth from Monte Video, brings the intelligence, that she: fell in with the Jamaica Frigate off the Banks of Newfoundland, cruizing in seareha Sir JOHN Boa-. I.ASE WAnitiN's Squadron, with the information that the French Fleet, under Admiral VILLEAT.TME2, had been seen off the Chesapeak.. We hope, there -fore, that Sir JOHN will receive timely inforination. .of the Enemy's route. Some fear- is entertained that .Sirlong's'Senadron may have encountered the -. storm by which Sir RICHARD STRA.C.HAN suffered so severely ;. but no intelligence to that effed has been received, as was yesterday reported. By the Lisbon Mail dispatches, dated the Igth nit; have been received from Admiral Lord Sr. VINCRNT, who at that time was preparing to sail from the Tagus with the whole of his Squadron, having accomplished the obje6t of his mission to the Court of Lisbon,' by forming such arrangements as are deemed calculated to insure the safety and in dependence of Portugal. '• We are not accurately informed of the nature of. the measures adopted for the accomplishment of this' important purpose ; butt whatever they may be, our Ministers are entitled to credit for the attention which they have thus evidently paid to the interests of an old and faiththl Ally. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LISBON, SEPT 19. Lord ST. VINCENT iS Still here. It IS now as certained that the obje& of his visit to Lisbon was to concert measures for the security of the country, in the event of its being attacked by BONAPARTE. The English Plenipotentiaries, Lords ST. VINCENT, ROSSLYN, and STRANGFORD, have. daily and long Conferences with the Portuguese Government. The latter dispatched his Secretary to Pata, express, on the 15th. Matters appear to go on very Well, and not a doubt is entertained of the ultimate security of Portugal. No unfavourable effects have been produced upon the commerce of the two Coun tries." The Friends of Earl PiRCY, ont of respeCt to the memory of Mr. Fox, have agreed to postpone the Dinner, in commemoration of his Eleetion as a Re presentative of the _City of Westminster, until an early dal• after the meeting of Parliament. Married, on the 25th ult., at Westport-House, the seat of the Marquis of SLIGO, in Ireland, JOHN CATOR, Esq. of Beckingham-place, in the County of Kent, to Miss MASION, eldest daughter of Ross MAHON,. Esq. of Castlegar, and niece to his Lord ship.