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PENRITII RACE,.

THURADAY, OCT. $2. ,
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Mr. Committee hounds met at nine.o'clock last
morning near Croydon. A large field VF sportsmibo
were assembled near the spot at an earlYliour. Tlft
first of the day did not afford much nick, bat to-
wards the afternoon they started a fine here, which
went off in great style ; they rata her for two hours
and Isbell, when Mr. Ossetian ordered the bounds
to be called off. .
On Weduest ly List, • letter was received by
Mr. Pious, of Whitler, coot/lining the intelli-
gence of the death of ler sun-in-law, Ms. Wu-
flair Ransom, master fiT the Ssr/l, of London,
on the 13th of May last. It appears the Swift
railed from Malta about the loth of that month,
with a cargo honed to London. and on the lath
fell iu with a French privateer, which she europerf 1
fur four hours; but being at length compelled ei
strike, the person heading the party sent to take
possession of the Swift, exasperated at the despe-
rate resistaucc made by Captain 'tosses, sun
his
gallant crew, most barbarously put the former so
death, on entering the vessel, by shouting him
through the head with a pistol.—The Swift .svas
afterwards carried into Marseilles.
A letter from a person confined at Verdsin,C-oed
August 30, states, that. upon liosarsareles.J.n(th-
day, twenty prisoners of war broke tt Prole,
and escaptd fruits that place ; they were pstrisood,
however, and sixteen of them brought bark I soo-
ther of them was found dead in a wood. In coolie-
quence of this affair, the whole body of
,prierusers
were more closely confined; twelve of them were
put into one rood), with six beds; they were all
mustered three times a-day ; and at nine o'clock
they returued to rest. and were all counted in bed.
They hoped, 'weever. to have a little more liberty
soon. Among those confined at Verdun, were
eight from Hull, sll of whom were well.
Two hundred and forty vessels, Weil with Rus-
sian produce. have arrived in our ports—so that our
markets will Ofereow with hemp, tallow, and other
Russian articles. ,
In consequence of licenses being within this week
resolved to be granted to import grail; and Aar
from France er Reflood, there are six hundred li-
censes and upwards now in the Office of the Earl of
Lt mum() r., waitiog for his signature.
It would add to the lustre of the Jubilee, if a
fere should he given on the ‘2sth instant to all the
prisoners that the chance of war has put into our
hands.
At a time when the pnblie attention is almost
universally directed to the intended celebration of
the approaching Anniversary of His MAJLSTV'S
Accession to the Throne, the most rational and
loyal mode, in which that event can be commemo-
rated, is perhaps no where better pointed out than
in the following extract from the Learned Bishop
lloset.str's sermon. on the Anniversary of Queen

A N Accestion, iu 1704 :e—
-at tow just put you in mind, is general, that all manner
of vice sad wickedness in utterly incousisteot with swell so-
lemeities ; and that the smallest degree of intemperance,
extravagance, sad debauchery, little becomes swell a day as
this. It is an unpardunahle cootrarlietion, to express oar
gratitude to Almighty God, by forgetting his laws, and
violating his commandments ; and as neaccountalde me-
thod of thaeksyiriag, to affront and disobey our great
Berm/actor ; and yet it is but troi observable, especially
on sorb ,fentieels as relate to the ea it estate of the Aasg-
dew, that limey t►ink they commit appear joyful enough,
without casting utr all regard to sobriety, and letting
. bows the vents to intemperattee. But all such joy as
&Weiss the hounds of religion and virtue, degenerates
into madness, and whilst it mein, to express a neon- of God's
favorer', and a lore to our country, it iv, in truth, the great-
est donsoostruien of our insensibilny of the one, and enmity
to the other; patting a stop to the gracious designs of fu-
ture menlre, and helping only to treason. up wrath against
the day of wrath. 1 here beteg, tlwrefum, nothing so in-
congruous sod absurd, as Uses:press a thankfulness to God
►y wicked actions, and a love to our country by contribut-
jag to the detmaithery pod ruin old ; let all such behaviour,
as is contrary to the rules of reason, and the laws of the
Gospels be far basiebed from all who vuty rejoice before
IGed”

As a proof of the itnineme force of the river Cal-
dew, during the late flood, we notice the circum-
stance of en iron wheel, the weight of which i% not
less than 20st. being. found last week at Stainton,
a distance of about two miles front the nearest ma-
nofactory.
On Thursday morning last, the home of Drum,
Aberdeenshire, was discovered to be on fire, when
• great number of tho tenantry and others, imme-
dirtely collected, and, with considerable exertion,
after taking off lout of the roof, succeeded, in the
comae of the forenoon, in extinguishing the flames
The accident, it is thought, was occasioned by tire
from the kitchen vent, and is said to have been at-
tended with considerable damage to the upper part
of the building, &c.
Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock. two genteel
dressed young men went to the shop of Mr. Saturn,
watchmaker, in Oxford-street, under the pretence
of baying a Isaiah; while one of them was looking at
one, the other lifted lip the allow-glom, and took
nut of it a gold watch, with chain and seals, and
immediately ran out of the shop. Mr. Sityro,whe
soon found out his loss, pursued him up Oxford-
street, into Oxford-market ; the fellow's comps,.
iiinn
" stop thief !" Finding himself so closely pursued,
he threw the watch tins). ; but he was at last taken
by Milne of the bnichers, who had joined in the
chase. Ile was taken to Msrlborough-street
Police-office, and fully committvil to Cleikenwell

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NAVAL INTLLLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15.
Arrived the Goshawk, from II cruise.
Sailed the Dexterous gun-hrsg un a cruise ; the
Heroine, from the Nore. Came into harbour the
Beliona.—Wind South.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 14.

Yesterday, the Atlas, Ayrr, fruiu hroea, for
ratter, was run font of by the John and Mary, and
got ou shore ou the rucks, where she struck off her
rudder ; she is since got oil with damage.-160w
the Robert, Crawley, fur Gibraltar.—Wind S.E.
FALMOUTH. OCT. 13.
The Frederick, Prussian dugger, detained and
sent into Falmouth, sailed from diourdeaux in
company with a French ship corvette, fully laden
with naval stores, fur the Tile of France. it was
currently reported at Bourdeaux, that the armistice
on the Danube had been put an eod to, and news
of a great battle was expected by every post. A
French brig curs ette was fitting oat thete--the
only vessel of war iu the Garonne.—No English
prize had been carried into that river for a long unit
past.
The brig Cadmus has captured several French
coasters; ode of them, a brig laden with converted
ship Umber, is arrived at Falmouth.
The French lugger La Lrgere, prize to the Me-
dusa frigate, and laden with iron, wine. &c. is also
arrived at Falmouth. _

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a French prize to the Surveillaste and
Medusa frigates, laden with salt. &c. arrived in
the Mount's-bay a few days ago. and, being driven
by the gale froM Gwavas Lake, ran for Newlyn
Pier, but got upon, the rocks, where she now
No lives were lost: and part of the cargo has been
lauded ; but it is doubtful whether the vessel OM
he preserved, as the gale still continues.
The brig Joins, of Truro, Treladdra, master,
with a curgeoof timber fur this port, was captured
off the Mount's-bay, by a French privateer, and
carried to France. The master has been sent to
Valenciennes.
The Iliad revenue cutter, Bawden (acting) ar-
rived at Fowey, has driven a French lugger priva-
teer on shore on the French coast.
The Two Brothers, of Plymouth, is reported to
have been captured last week near the Eddystone,
by a Freah privateer.

SHEERNESS, OCT. 14.
Sailed, this day, the IViglaipegale, for Gotten•
burgh, with a fleet under convoy ; and the Osprey,
with the trade. far Heligoland.
DOVER, OCT. 13.
On Thursday Foiled the brig Ceres, of Permit-
,burg, Bonier, with bark, from Rotterdam, for
Dublin.
Oa Friday came in the Wig. Elizabeth, Alexwie•
nth of Riga, in holiest, from Morlaix, detained•by
the Royalist sloop of war, Maxwell ; she had one
ghtlenum passenger on board.
Yesterday Cillite m the sloop Desire of Peace, of
which was cot out of the roads. a little to
the westward 'of lloologne, by th'e boats of the
Calais sloop of war ; the ciew of the sloop, except
one boy, made their escape. She is but a poor
prize, having only a cargo of French coals.
Thia afternoon, one of the men of war brought a
very huge shipintnehe roads ; she is belonging to.
and from, Nr4way, With a cargo of timber ; she hoe
heel] liberstedi And has taken a pilot in here fur
London.

DEAL. OCT. 15.
Came down from the River, ihe (*Pe Plaoster.
Roberts, for Jamaica ; Henry, tennett. and the
Atkinopi, for Lirlio ; Yully. Pringle, for
GO ratter; Zephyr, Scott, Langley, Byers, and
the Blacka and Ileclley, Reed, for k'ortstnouth.

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FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
Goa Tsar,/ t.cr. 15 .—Atrat ed the Andalusia, Jaffe-
sun ; JuLn and Mary, Willer; E.dvrard, and Zephyr,
Dream, all ti inn Guttenburig—Sailed the Hope, Gibson, for
Mugadure ; Ann, Appleton, for Oporto; Scarborough, Cost-
ner, fur Newfuntidhaid ; Diligence, AIM), fur Limerick,
Thomas and Mail, Gibson, foe Wexford ; Speculate", Wes.
Bela; Seeress, ; Sperulant, Phram ; and Jolbaa 3Trious,
all for Gottenbut

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GO LDHALL,
TO-MORROW. W n•
Harry Hale and Harry Haggard Hale, Birchin lane,
I.undos, marchants - - - I it
John Francis, Lt./ha-lane, Holborn, leather-adlcz 1 II

PR ICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
9 per Cent. C0w15..... -.4. eslii
4 per Cent .. as
5 per Gest. Navy
P.onir Ammities ....
imperial 3 par Cast. bit
'oldie Bowls Ini 97 prom.
F.araNurr BIM .. .. •. ii t u prem.
Roirlieh Lottery Tidutt. • .. ..... .. iii. 171.
Cutradir ii)f 69
• • T. KISH, Stuck. broker.
4 Couraill, and 9, Charieg-crost

BIRTH
On Thursday, the 11111 ult. at Finch Honer, Ivor Li-
verpool, the Lady of Capt. Phibbe, late of the ith Dragoon
Guaribi, of a tree and heir.
MARRIAGES.
flu haturilay last, at St. Augustisies Church, Bristol,
Captain Joseph Spear, of the Royal Navy, to Miss Grace
Grant, late of Hampstead, but now of Upper Berkeley-
place, in that yurongest dauebter of 114.' late Captain
Lurluvick Grant, of Ruockandu, in the county of Mui,a),
Scotland.
Moods, lost, at Kirkbamincrion, Yorkshire' by the Rev
11. Fisher, the Rev. Andrew Cheap, Vicar of Knaresboiroriehr
and Rector of Elvington, tooth in that county, to M.as Fishei,
daughter of the late Mr. Fisher, of fOsivtuu, and niece to-
tle late Sir James Sanderson Hari.
At Eagleerairnie, tscutlaad, ea the sth Adobes, the Res
Dr. Andrew Stewart, Minister of 11"114311, to the lien :/141.
pert Stuart, daughter of the late Alexander Lord Blantyre.
DEATHS
At Rooelee, Scotland, on the 6th Octolser, of a very short
illness, the Right Hon. the Countess of Crawtind, &es at •
very advanced oge
At Jwinaiesi, on the entli July last, Brigadier General
Joseph French, Sceoud-in•Command in the Espe.litiuu
against St. Domingo 'rho General was taken ill in comic-
gamier of lie extreme fatigue lie iiiiderwent, from that act,.
May and exertion renew Iced ti Gcueral Carmichael, in his
letter in The Gazette, concerning the attack of the place, and
was carried beck P. Jamaica, us a measure for his recovery,
bat be ii,:arcely survived his arrival there two day a.

HIGH %%ATM AT LONDON BRIDGR THIS HAI
%Junin .11 atia. after a I Afternouu S oln. after So

LONDON ..—Pi.atedl by C. SMITH, No. 1. Clement's lan,
and published at the Office, No it, 14.1. k of 14 Clement'.
Church, Strand, I.y J. WHITE, !VIM Owe —Orders,
he. to. thu rapm,, net to Ow o, root.pottd), vili
duly ai tti.tial tu.