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CEYLON GAZETTE, December 2, 1803.

Lieutenant Maurice O'Connell, of His Majesty's
51st Regiment, commanding :it Puttam, made, on
the 30th ult. an incursion into tile Candian territory,
in the neighbourhood of that fort, at the head of
sixty sepuys and invalid malays, laid waste a consi-
derable extent of country; burned and brought
away a very great quantity of grain, and Arvka
nut, winch the inhabitants had been for some time
colleding there, for the use of the Candian Govern-
ment, and destroyed the provision of salt, which
they had laid in for the consumption of two or three
years. The loss of the last mentioned article is irre-
parable to diem, while at war with us. The whole
of this expedition was concluded with a degree of
judgment, secrecy, and vigour, highly creditable to
Lieutenant O'Connell, and the brave troops under
his command.

Captain Robert Blackall, of His Majesty's 51st
Regiment, commanding at Negambo, returned yes-
terday front an i ncursion into the &ven Costes.
He had reached Netty Polly Gardens, the °Nett of
his march, with little opposition, excepting from
the A•nided state of the country ; but the stores which
had been collecied there, had, for the most pail,
been carried away. Barracks for a great number of
men were, however, burned ; together with the re-
sidence of the Dissawe, who had fled to Candy, on
the approach of nur troops.
William Boyd, Esq. is appointed Superintendant
of the Pearl i,hery.
Nicholas Satinvirex, Esq. is appointed Vice-Trea-
surer to Government.

The sending of Rouatiorivicce in such haste to
Madrid, and of Lasses to Lisbon, proves that some
decisive measure has been determined upon with re-
sped to Spain and Portugal. Bort • ARI e will no
longer suffer the former to remain at race. and
1301:11NONVILLE is probably the bearer of the /vi-
per& Decree. He has an excellent Ally in the
PRINCE of PEACE. The m:ssioo of LASN LS to Lis-
bon is probably to require the Portuguese Govern-
ment to shot their ports against us, in the event of a
war with Spain.
It was stated some time ago that a Court Martial
was to sit en Lient. Been e, of the Royal Westmin-
ster Middlesex Militia, in consequence of his own
earnest exertions. Tuesday the result of the trial
was made known in General Orders, issued from
Head Quarters at Colchester. Lion. Buten has
been acquitted of all the charges. and the decision
Len acquiesced in by I lis AI esry.
The West Middlesex are on their route to Har-
wich, there to be quartered during the winter.
Circular letters from the reffifsers of spirits aad
brewers were yesterday exhibited in every part of
the town, among the several Publicans. Those
from the former announced a farther rise of Is. 6d.
per gallon upon gin, and those horn the latter, a
rise of I Is. per barrel upon porter, amounting to
11. I3s. per butt, which will produce a rise urn
porter, from this day, of from sd. to lid. per pot.
This intelligence excited a good deal of surprise and
discontent, particularly among the lower classes.—
The hop crops, we understand, were never more
abundant.

We are happy to find that Wheat suffered a re-
duftion in price yest,rdAy, and is expened to be still
lower.

Fifty puncheons of rum, and other goods, have
floated ashore at Aiierdevy, about It miles beyond
Aticrystwith, Cardiganshire, from the wreck of the
of Wales West Indiaman, lately lost on
Wicklow Sand-hank. The whole WAS seized and
conveyed into the interior by the country people.

Early on Tuesday morning last a ship was seen
cif liappisburgh on fire, and continued burning for
some time. As no boat could be got from the shore,
it is feared all the crew have perished. The bottom
of thi.. vesA has since been towed on shore.

Considerable alterations have lately taken place,
and arc now making, within the citadel of Hull
the train shade has been much enlarged ; a part of
the old artillery has been dismounted ; and travers-
iag guns (which will point in any dire tine) have
been substitutzd in their places, facing the Humber.
We understand that it is in the contemplation of Go-
vernment to croft a range of stables within the ga--
ri,on, tor the accommodation of the horses belong-
ing to the artillery, which now are and may br here-
after stationed at that place.
Yesterday morning, as a carman was backing a
cart laden with goods on the Three Cranes' Wharf.
a horse, following the tail of the cart, was thrown
into the Thames and killed upon the spot.
As a labourer was loafing a tobacco cart yester-
day, upon the Custom House quay, the tackle broke,
and a hogshead rolled over his feet, and crushed
them in a dreadful manner. He was taken to the
Hospital.
A few days since Mr. MATTHEw SINE rlom, linen-
dra per, of Cheapside, was married to Miss CLARKE,
daughter of Mr. CLARKE, silversmith, of Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, London. And on Friday last,
as the above gentleman was riding on horseback
with his father, at Nowton, near Bury, in attempt-
ing to open a gate, the horse being spirited, leaped
at the same, but not clraring it, tell with his rider,
who had the misfortune to have his arm broken, and
collar-bone dislocated ; but we are happy to hear tie
is in a fair way of recc7ery.

L.IIP INTELLIGENCE.

COVET OF KING', BENCH, Wrsrmingran, No•. 14.

DUELLING.
THE KING R. RICHARD lIIIINSEL PHILIPS, ESQ.
Mr. GA R ROW prayed the judgment of the Court
upon the Defendant, who was tnund guilty, the sit.
tings after last term, of " Sending a letter to pro-
voke a challenge," to the Prosecator, Mr. IL G.
Thomas. The pat tienlars of this trial we have laid
before our read.:rs at full lengli in our paper of
tile 2d .luly last, and the subsequent muttons in
those c'f Thursday and Friday last.
The original cause of the dispute between the
parties was relative to the late contested eledion for
Carmarthenshire, on which occasion the Defendant
had been a candidate, and resigned in favour of
Sir William Patton. In the course of the contest
he had employed Mr. Thomas in some money trans-
adions, in which the latter did not succeed accord.
ing to the Defendant's wishes : this produced a dis-
cussion between them, in consequence of which, the
Defendant wrote two letters to Mr. Thomas ; in the
first of which he tells him, „that he had behaved
like a blackguard ;" and, in the second, gives him
to understand, that he should expand to hear from
him upon the subject, and should pundually attend
his appointment.

Vie Defendant's affidavit was read. It stated,
that at the time he wrote the letter to the prosecutor,
his mind was hurt and irritated, to a great degree,
at some part of his condatt. He bad uaderstood
that the prosecutor had written a letter to a Mr.
Jones, wherein he expressed himself in an unhand-
some manner, relative to the Defendant, saying,
that he had pulled the nose of a friend of the De-
fendant's, and would do the same by him. He fur-
ther stated, that he bore no animosity whatever
against the prosecutor ; and in conclusion said, he
held the rank of a Lieutenant, in the Royal Navy ;
that he then had the command of the Sea Fencibles,
in a particular distrii, in Carmarthenshire, and if
he should be detained, by the sentence of the Court,
from his duty in that quarter, it would be highly in-
jurious to the service. The latter part of this affi-
davit was corroborated by one of an Officers.
Mr. CLITIORD, on behalf of the Defendant, then
moved for an arrest of judgment. He grounded this
application, not only upon the affidavits sworn upon
the first application, for an information, and the
affidavits now read, but also upon the declaration
itself. The first count charged, his having caused
to be written a challenge, to fight a due:, in form
of a letter ; the second, that he did stir up and
provoke the Plaintiff, with intent to fight a duel ;
the third, that be did send a hater to challenge;
and the fourth, that he did wickedly and malicion,ly
stir up and provoke the said Thomas to fight a dual.
Upon the first three of these counts he had been ac-
quitted ; and upon the &stall, found guilty, lle
then contended, that the Jury must find their vet din
upon some count or other; and he observed, that so
fat it must be allowed, the verdict was a wrong one,
in as much as the intent to ff,:ht had not been proved,
and therefore the finding upon that count was erro-
neous. A solicitation to commit a misdemea-
nour is in itself a misdemeanour ; but the intention
of the party to commit a misdemeanour, and the so-
licitation not taken with a fair mind, must appear.
The Learned Counsel then adverted to the analo-
gous cases of subornation of perjury, and a man
burning his own house, in which cases the intention
of the party must be clear.
Lord ELLENSOROUGH observed, there was no
question as to the intention of the party ; that bad
been already found by the Jury.
Mr. Cr. ir roan then stated, that in the former
affidavit Mr. Philips had sworn that he bad heard
Mr. Thomas was of a quarrelsome disposition ;
and, from the letter to Mr. Jones, he might have
applied for an information against Thomas. He
then quoted several other cases from the books,
where it was a question, whether a challenge were a
misdemeanour or not ; and also where it was laid
down, that it was a tendency only to a breach of
the peace ; and concluded in observing, that it was
a very necessary ingredient in a challenge, to spew
that the party intended to fight. Upon these
grounds he submitted to the Court, that it was not a
case where judgment could be pronounced.
The Court granted a Ruk to shew cause, and or-
dered the Defendant to be committed ; but, by the
interference of his Counsel, who stated the import.
ance of his duty, and the necessity of his attendance
on it; the Court admitted him to bail.

THt [IMO V. THOMAS.

Mr. ABBOT applied to the Court to dispense with
the personal attendance of the Defendant in this
cause, when their Lordships were about to pro-
-1 nounce judgment upon him, on the grounds of his
1 being a very poor man in great indigence, and of
the sentence of the Court having been mad. use of
as a threat f.ir the purposes of an eleCtion
In this Lase, the Prosecutor was the clerk of a
Mr. Herbert Lloyd, an attorney, residing at Car-
maithen, and on going to the Defendant to serve
him with a cake, he, the Defendant, beat him
with a stick, but no serious injury was done. The
indiansent was first preferred at the County
Borough of Carmarthen, and the Defendant gave
notice that he would suffer judgment to go by de-
fault ; it was afterwards moved into the Court of
King's Bench, and the Defendant was advised to
defend it. Upon the trial much contradidory evi.
dente came out ; the Defendant, however, did not
attempt to arraign the Verdift ; but this was a cii -
cumstance of some weight in his favour. At
that time there was a contested eletion for
Mayor ; parties ran high, and were distinguished
by the appellations of :I red and t/ir
The Defendant belonged to the latter party,
and Mr. Herbert Uoyd to the former. One Davis,
a nephew of Lloyd's, was a candidate for the Mayor-
ship, and the latter applied to the Defendant for a
promise of his vote, which the other refused.—
Since the trial was had, Lloyd was again tamper-
ing with the Defendant for his vote, and sent him
proposals in writing, that if he would vote for
Davis, he would not move for the judgment of the
Court. The Defendant was a very poor man, was
lately obliged to compound with his crejitors, and
could not bear the expence.
The Court granted a Rule to skew cause.

THE KING O. THI COMMISSIONECS Of .llt 'MANOR
OT WAKTMLD.

Mr. Pact shelved cause against a Rule of m,7,.
dames, obtained last term by Mr. AINITIL, to be di-

• . .
/TIM to the Commitsione:r.
. make and sign an award. in n
vicar/to execute le )ses of his rrtirt e iltitefeeitti
of the lands of t,ie manor. The:ground:. fyn wßich
the tOrmer motion was mutit,•^..*re•apiez thou& •
vit of one Fenton (one of tle• •••is to whom . .
were to be made), who si .to a ate ;tit 7E'
ment had passed in the yea : '9l, ••• •
suns to be appointed Comtnission.e
menu of the lands of the mailer of '• aket.eld
of tythes. Tile first of those Com miesionte *et-.
nominated by his Grace the Duke of I -ed....
heirs, the second by the lite Earl of StaiThrd u .
heirs, the third by certain persons therein named,
the fourth by a majority of the whole. A certain
portion of those allotments was made to Dosrtor Ba-
con, Vicar of Wakefield, who had the power at
leasing them given to him by his Grace the Arch-
bishop of York, which leases should be signed and
enrolled its six months. Do et tr 13 icon was a very
infirm old man, and in a bad state of health, so that
the persons who were about to take those leasesa
were in great danger of losing their interests. 'f he
affidavit further st tted, th:st several appliatians had
been made to the Commissioners to m tke the award r
but they refused, without giving any reason what-
ever for so doing.
Mr. PASKE then stated, that the matters of thie
affidavit were very sufficierely inswered by that sworn
by the four Commissioners now aaing. It stated.
that the aet of Parliament was passed in 1793, and
not in 1791. 'Flee from the year 17 93 to the year
1803, they were unable to proceed, in consequence
of the death of one Cornmiesioner, the inability and
infirmity of another, and the removal of a third to a
distant part of the country, ee that the only sui owing
Commissioner was Mr. IVilliain Whitlock. The
Earl of Stafford having died, and his tviil being dis-
puted in a suit in Chancery, pending for many
years, a circumstance well known, caused a
great delay in the appointment of one Commis-
stoner, nor were all the Commissioaers appointed
until the month of January, ISO). Since this new
appointment, the multiplicity of business before
them was scarcely credible ; they had to value al:
the old lands; the variety of their meetings, and tlx
number of claims, were immense; the latter amount-
ed to no less than Q 034, of which 798 were already
disallowed. The draft of their award was before
very eminent 1 twyer of that tasty t -fr. Hay
wood), who had delayed it a long time in cosse
queue: of its great length, containing -lOW sheets 01
brief. They further stated, they had made ever
exertion to get through the business, and were two
willing to make a separate award for those Geode
Urn applying against them. as it was utterly im
possible they could have made the whole of thei
award by this time. Upon these grnunds, the Cur
missioaers prayed the indulgence of the Court, i
granting them further time.
Mr. Noose, on the same tide, observed, !hey lea
a great difF.culty to ascertain and distinguish th
lands which were freehold from those winch ever
copyhold tenures, and in completely had they bee
mingled together, that it WAS IMO' customary to tai
copyhold and freehold leases together- •
Mr. At NST ; a, in %vent of tee rule, 'vas proceet
ing to spew that the Commissioners had horn
of negleek ; when he was interrupted by
Lord ELLEN aortouon—t• Let the ptrseatTie
enlaripki rill nort Togas. and let t:te Ct ter et
then sl*w to the Ceart, in nidul tart "
been employed. and what they have •
mean time. 'Pais is a duty not to b t aril • •
and let the Commissioners know. that if iS, -
nexleel any other persons sutler an irreparable -
jury, they are answerable for it."

CONIM: PLEA 4.
Ss;:ings at Nisi Priur.
TlRoltt.ll v. Gonna...
This was an action by the Plaintif, a workin
jeweller' in Richmond-buildings, Dean.itreer, t
recover from the Defendant, 41. I s. 9d. the Arrtot2:
of her note for Indg'ng and millinery furoishe
by the Plaintiff, and 'l2l. for the use and washin
of house linen, his property. It appeared in evi
dente, that the Deteadant was a young lady of th
town, and took the lodgings for the purpose of re
ceiving the visits of Gentlemen, with the knowing!
of the Plaintiff. Ser"vant Hrsr, as Counsel fc
the Defendant, contended, that the contra& In
the lodging was void, being for an immoral par
pose. The Jury gave only a verdiet for 31. 7s. 10d
being the amount of the work done aad goods tut
nished to the Defendant.

POLICE.

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sort-stemr
The scholars of a boarding school, in the neigh
bourhood of Kensington, lately purchased a nia
ber of game cocks, and out of school hours the:
have been in the constant hs.bit of going to a cer
tain place to fight them, where the crowing of th
cocks, the huzzaing of the boys, and other Doi*
occasioned by it, so extremely annoyed the inhabit
ants near the spot, that they complained to the Ma
gistrates of Bow-street, who applied to the Master e
the school, and he, with the most laudable seek man
an enquiry how the boys had become poieessed o
the cocks, as they hag contrived to keep diet
praaice of keeping and fighting them a secret
from him. The boys described three atop they
had purchased them of ; and it being suppose<
they had not become possessed of them honestly
Bacon, the Captain of the Box-street patrole, and
several others, were dispatched in pursuit of them,
and they, at length, :raced then, out, and appre-
hended them, and found in their possession
twelve game cocks : upon which they were secured,
and on Tuesday evening they underwent an
examination before Mr. Woe° and Sir WILLIAM
PARSONS, and the Puhlic•Oflice, Row-street, when
four of the cocks were identified by certain matke
io their legs, as having been stolen from the neigh.:
bourhood of Chelsea. The others are supposed to
have been stolen from the neighbourhood of Ken-
sington. The men were committed for trial, on
charges of stealing the four cocks.

Margaret Cos w.ll/ was yesterday sentenced by
the situag Magistrate at Ouidhall, to hard la-
bour, for one month, in Bridewell, for stealing a
gown, the property of Mrs. llsovnea, in the hoar
of the latter in Gray's-inn-lane.


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F.IIvAL INTELLIGENCE.
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POILTSMOUTII, NOV. 13.

A Russian man of war arrived at Spithead this
orning, and joined the re:t of the squadron.
Arrived the Citnker gun•vessel from off Havre ;
'.•atnero and Heron sloops of war from a cruise.
The Leona frigate, Capt. Gaudin, is ordered to
in the ChmneCfleet.
The Price if /Voles, Capt. Cumin ; and the
•ozon, Capt. Cs'riffiths, are ready to go out of har-

The Triumr6 man of war is ordered to Standgate
to perform quarantiae. The outward-bound
-I.terranean fleet yet remains in Yarmouth Roads.
ind,
PLYMOUTH. Nov. 12.
Arrived the llosoN, frigate from Halifax ; and
ie America, Robson, from New Brunswick.
Put hack the ./a, --, from Messina, which
from hence yesterday for London.

HULL, NOV. 12.
Joseph Egginton, Esq. Mayor of this town, re.
information from the master of a foreign yes.
who arrived here early yesterday morning from
sterdam (which place he left on the sth inst.),
three privateers under French colours (two of
brigs, the other a lugger) sailed from the
, on a cruise, three days previous to his leaving
msterdam ; that it was intended they should keep
--: and that on the afternoon of Saturday,
Flamhoroug,h Head and the Spurn, he %els
by a schooner privateer undEr•French co-

and soon afterwards by an English cruiser.
One of the pilots belonging to this port has also
inainted the Mayor, that on Satnr•day he spoke a
at sea, hound to Lynn, the master of which in-
d him, that he had seen five English vessels
. by a lugger privateer; three of which were
. ; and that he heard much cannonading at sea
same night. •
Intelligence to the above effeft his accordingly
en forwarded with all expedition, by the Worship-
the Mayor, to the Lords Commissioners of the
the Port Admiral at Yarmouth; and
Hey, commanding in the Humber.
DEAL, NOV. 13.
This morning arrived the Illeridshme and Ar/ireiriur
es, with a firer of transports under convoy.
Gihrsiltar, which are sailed for Stand,gate
t. to perform quarantine.

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.waved the Eater. List Indiaman, last from
rntinth; Othaurmr and tic Loya:isi armed ships,
Yarrnou:ll.
Put hack the If. ~/1/1.1 SinOp of war, with her con-
r, which sailte4 yesterday for Portsmouth, and
main is the Downs with the teat, as per last.
ARRIVI'D.
ht Yarmouth Road.--othe Jenny, Mudirrov,. from ditto.
In the tluMox—i-the fssoit, Peacock : omit Soucy, Porter,
-nt into.
o!--ti.o Jervis, %ifuooLley, fr.,-71 efitto ; Cricket, —;
.ge E'dcrt, St A wiem.
;Mo.:4w Clyde, Kettorick,Yr-oni BArbadoes.
At Nor Oduansiiii.t‘e imm Liverpool.

BEDFORD MILITIA.
.
_.in the Redford Militia, 2ftr.'
of eleven wet ks, is at lenpo oglit
We forbore noticing this aublcd
not caring to trust to the reports th.o Mere
atcd ; but as we have received a cinrea.surni-
or the proceedings from respeitable ainhority,
eyed not wait for the official detail. While th
enis in garritun in this city. several of the
endeavoured ro impeach Coleinel Moor, for
"hholding the soldiers dues, &e. It was soon
' ab nod, and as it reached the Colonel, they
ed to submit their complaints againit him to
:titration. he Colonel, who held a commission
the reriment thirty-night years, and always ac-
' himself to the satisfadion of his 'otllvereign,
. their proposal, chiming rat"er to leave the
a to the iosesti,oation of the Duke of York;
whereon His Moral 'Highness was pleased to order
Ma•or Monr,ux, Captains Garstin, Smith, Alston,
and M iddison, and Lieutenant Armstro' g, to he
pried by a CourtiMartial. It was held at Exeter, be.
itore ',LAE Thorley, Dtputy Judge Advocate ; and
ICol. liast!rd isas appointed President of the Court,
wliich consisted of Officers chiefly selected from the
Royal Cornwall, and East Devon regiments. Col.
Moore's case contained two general charges, namely,
ltbe ono. for divers mee.iregs on militar y business, con-
vened the consent of the Commanding
Officer; hut this was rpiashed is the outset by Lieut.
Gilpi ~ one of the witnesoo, who swore that
ese meetings were sandioned by hi.n as Commanding
Officer, the Colonel bring at his estate in Bedford-
shire at tl.e rime. The other for ahre,ivelanguage,
whjch we arc informed, was clearly proved. Separate
chat ;es Isere preferred against Captain Isladdison
fur striking a private on duty, and for desertiag
his post on the Ft.tp:.oon prison guard ; and also
against Lieutenant Armstrong, for sleeping out
of the Officers' room in the Town guard-hoitse,
contrary to cretterAl Orders. 7 awards the, close of
;he court Marti 4, other charges were introduced
Against Capta6 Salith and Mddison, for corning
to Bristol :shout three weeks since, while undo.
arrest, to Which they pl:aded guilty, but al-
leged in extenuatioin they knew not how far
they were allowed to go ; but Colonel Moore told
,the Court be could prove they had asked leave of
the Distrid General, and beer. refused; whereupon
they withdrew their allegation, and the business con-
cluded. The whole prucc:dings and sentences were
transmitted on blonJay last to llis Royal IliFhiteLs
the Commander in Chief, fur His 'Majesty s con-
firmation. It is hourly erpeded by the Regiment,
which is still in tzar-4 where it is quartered for the
winter. Oar nest paper may probably contain the
sentence ut the Court.—(Bristol Mercury, Nov. 12.)

The

W * VAT, Nov. 14.
, Tewar.l. Voc ankh of NI ooday's Matket, and the ruiratirdi-
nary, adeauc-, the I'ri,4 of a 4 Grain w 2re rated at mc,e than
sior Etitr.ne..—Sot, today, having a pond Quantity arrived,
large Sisispiseseesseiiig, Wheat is cheers..., at..l eeneard
lower. Bade! ai.l )4aa se.li for has. ‘• do Peas and b1:318`, of
Iran Sort, Oats !attain doer, bein,,;:aill in cl.onatiel. Fleur is
expected ciitala.r.
ctrasowNT PRICE OF GRAIN.
Wheat 9i.. 110: I-M. Beans
Fisse do. ....117-. 1110 e. CIL Tick li,aus n 7. 01.
Ryc, nee 625. 63• Od. Oat.. itle ...la 854.110.
Earley- Jii. 63.. Od., 37.. 041.
Malt 9d.. 'JO:. iM. l Rape 5erd........4,.-431 .
White Poas 5155. 641. Od. Finc 41. I.ls 31.
M. 37a. Od.

WINDSOR CASTLE,
The future residence of the King, Quacn, and the
Princesses, upon which mane thousand pounds have
recently bees expended in repairs and improvements,
under the direelion of Mr. Wyatt, has still to under-
go many changes suggested be His Majesty, who
has long made ancient and modern archicriitire his
peculiar study. use late improvements consist of
beautifying the apartments appropriated to the Royal
Family, and adorning the avennes leading thereto.
What first attraets notice is the grand staircase,
which is finished in the most superb style pc.s,
sible ; the balustrades of which are composed
of polished iron., inlaid with brass, gilt, and chased,
of inimitable workmanship, ascendir,g as far as
the state apartments ; the staircase branches off
to the right and left, upon a georaetricil princi-
ple, and extends to the apartments set apart for the
Princesses. Several beautiful chrystal lamps, sup-
ported by upright pillars, affixed to the balustrades,
composed of polished iron kid brass, h•illiaatly il-
luminate the passage to and Trom these apartments.
Every room, set apart far the Royal Family, is fitted
up in the modern taste, the walls being painted a
bright yellow, bordered with very rich groups of
flowers of yellow and brown colours. The curtains
are likewise yellow, made of silk, finished with
French draperies, and yellow and brown tassels.
The tables, chairs, sofas, commode', settees, &c.
are al modern, but extremely plain.
All the King's apartments are crowded with va-
Inable :moved principally from the
Queen's F louse, and 1 lampton Court. The Cartoons
were lately taken from the Queen's Lodge, and
hung in the King's dining-room, which is situate on
the north side of the Castle, near the grand stair-
case. All His Majesty's principal apartments
are to the north. Those on the hack point look
into the quadrangle of King Charles's Court-
yard. On the east•side reside the Queen and the
Princesses Etiaabeth and Amelia; on the south tide
the Princesses Augusta, Sophia, and Mary. The
Dukes of Kent arid Cumberland retain t!.eir apart-
ments to the left of the Devil's Tower, which are spa•
cious and commodious. From the great extent of the
Castle, and the numerous suites of apartments and
anti-r•wms through which the attendants would have
to pass, on their way to the Royal apartments, lier
Majesty has thought fit to order all the head at-
tendants to sleep in the anti-rooms contiguous to those
inhabited by the Pi incenses, to be near at hand,
if wanted. The intended improvements, it is sup-
posed, will take six years to complete.

NARRATIVE •
OF THE DETENTIL.N A CAE%, IN Tat DEPART-
MENT OF CALVADOS. or .1.111. HIND. VON SCHISM-
DAN, A NAVAL OFFICER IN 111 C SWLDIS.I SEE.
VICE.
On the 30th of September 1813, T embarked as
a passenger in a Danish vessel, bound to Havre de
Grace. We did not reach the entrance of that
port till the beginning of the month of D=ecember,
when ae were detained by the English col vette,
the .11crlin, Capt. Brenton, on account of the block-
ade which then existed on that coast.
't% e were in want of provisions. I requested and
ob• lined permission to go on board the .Morgan. But
a contrary wind having, for three successive da)-s,
l. evented Capt. Brenton from proceeding to Eng-
and with his prize ; he released her with the less
regret, Asher cargo consisted only of faulty planks.
I therefore returned to the Danish vessel, after re-
ceiving from Captain Brenton a letter for his bro-
ther, a prisoner of war in France.
On the 2.3 d of December, we came to an anchor
in the mad of Cherbourg; I went on short, and
repaired to Mr. Chanterayne, Vice-Agent of Sues
den, who took me to the municipality ; where I ob-
tained a passport to go to Paris, by way of Havre.
I visited General d'Aobigny, General of Brigade,
who shewed me the fortifications of Cherbourg ; M.
Boodaine, a Captain in the Nary, commanding the
frigate stationed in the Road, took me to see the
dyke and the docks. In a word, I was loaded with
civilities.
I left Cherbourg fir Caen, with a letter from Mr.
Chanterayne, addressed to hit brother, the Depity
of the Government Commissary at Caen. The hit-.
ter presented me to General La Roche, commanding
officer of the 14thr military division, a rude and
brutal man, and to Citizen Caffatelli, Prefetzt of the
department, formerly a monk, a man of violent
passions, and having all the charaBeristics of pride
and impertinence. My passports were esteemed good.
The following day, I dined with the Commissary
Chanterayne, with all the Membersof his Tribunal ;
and, on the 3.1 of January. at the house of 1.4
Roche, where I met the Constituted Authorities,
and several military officers.
I was placed between General la Roche and the
['reed. The conversation, which was at first on
indifferent subjects, soon turned upon the invasion
of England, which all the guests considered hod.
certain and not far off: 4' And yop, Sir. who are a
naval officer," said the General to 44 what do I,
von think of the 'object ? Do you think-ehe invasion
will be attended with much lose on our part r-..
di loot come to h ranee to meddle with politics."—
" But, me dear Sir, you are here, as it 111 your own
1301 V e and among friends; the French and the
Swedes have always been amicably disposed towards
each other ; by with the knowledge you have
acqnired, you may increase our's."-4. You have
too good an opinion of me, and it is my interest to
suffer you to retain it."—" But, byG—d, lay aside
that tone of reserve ; you have nothing to rear from
us, and you know that we have a powerful party in
EnglaEngland, wLich is wishing for and expetiag us."—
nd,
explain myself without acquainting you
with your mistake, and therefore lam silent. Be-
sides, of wiiat consequence is my opinion ?"
The bottle beginning to circulate freely, the Ge-
neral and the Need attributed my r .serve to cou-
ardice. To prove ti them that I wa; Mt THATAii.CI
by fear, I told them plumply, that I considered the
invasion as impossible; and at the same time ex-
plaining my reasons. "Sir (exclaimed the General),
are you come to dishearten us r--.. The rudeness of
your apostrophe," replied f, " surprises me; I am
an officer, and nut used to such expressions; I iirice
you will come to an explanation with nee this even-
ing.'! The Prefab then addressed me. saying, 'lt
n,ppears that you want to give law to us; lame ,
that the rrench, who are masters of the earth, are
not fond of receiving laws from itrangers,"_iiCis

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FAVAL INTELLIGENCI
POIITSHOUTH
' A Russian man of war arrived at
piorning, and joined the re:t of the sq
Arrived the Conk.r gun vessel from
Roaseero and Her.,ll sloops of war from
The Leona frigate, Capt. Combo, i
join the Channer fleet.
The Pri,,er I,f Wales, Capt. Cumir
Drava, Capt. Gtiffiths, are ready to
.1(
bour.
The Throne,/ man of war is ordered i
Creek to perform quarantine. The out
Methterran..in fleet yet remains in Yarn
Wind, W.S.W.
PLYMOUTH
. Arrived the Marie, frigate from I
lethe America, Robson, from New Brunt
Put hack the ./r.i, --, from Me
sailed from hence yesterday for Londe
HULL
Joseph Egginton, 'Esq. Mayor of tl
sewed information from the master of :
I, who arrived here early yesterday n
tAmsterdam (which place he left on tl
.that three privateers under French colt
them brigs, the other a lugger) sail
'lie, on a cruise, three days previous t
msterdam ; that it was intended the 3
ether : and that on the afternoon o
etween Flamborough Head and the S
(.44
arded by a schooner privateer undo
uts, and soon afterwards by an Engl
One of the pilots belonging to this
icqnainted the Mayor, that on Satin-J.
brig at sea, bound to Lynn, the master
formed him, that he had seen five Er
taken by a lugger privateer; three of
sunk ; and that he heard much cannot
the same night.
Intelligence to the above effe.ft his
wen forwarded with all expedition, by
'til the Mayor, to the Lords Comtriss
ilmiralty ; the Port Admiral at Yam
f,a
ptain Wolley, commanding in the 11
DEA
This morning arrived the Maidshme;
Agates, with a Britt of transports It
from Gibraltar, whizli are sailed ft
reek, to perform quarantine.
i Arrived the Earerr. East Indiama
MymOnth ; Oth.enwe and the Lo:ii,:i4
.'tom Yarmouth.
pm' Put hack the IT, 'WWI shop of war,
y, athich sailed yesterday for Por
'
Ain is the Downs with the teat, as
—.a.—
ARRIVI7O.
Ia Yomakinth Roade—che Jenne, Nisergrov,.
f lin Abe illunLhothe Nsost, Peacock: or:
talk Amu.
AI ilersta!r—tiie Jervis, Vfood:ey, fr..m &at°
eitre.M..ge Eder', —, f-iin: Sr Antigun,
Ueit enfooaellee oyd,, I:.rtforick, ft-mu BIM
At Nat (Means—the Tro., ife...imth, from
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1 BEDFORD MILITIA,
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tedious
Court-Martial in the Bedford
-tedious process of eleven wet ks. is at li
a conclusion. We forbore notictr
ore, not caring to trust to the repo
rirculated ; but as we have received :
uary of the proceedings from respeosbo
tve need not wait for the official detat
.egiment *as in garrison in this city,
Akers endeavoured ro impeach Cob,
yithholding the soldiers dues, Sze.
toised At oad, and as it reached the
)roposed to submit their compidints :
trbitration. 'I ire Colonel, who held
a the regimebt thirty-eight years, at
witted himself to the satisfaftion of I
revelled their proposal, chiming rat!st
affair to the htsestigatien of the Di