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LIST or PRISONILIIS WHO PROPOSII TO TARE THE
BLIMPS? Or THI: LATH iNSOLVI.NT AC 1.
[Cu itinued Cr an our Paper of ye tartly.]
These given on Monday were Gannet bit Night a Second
lime.
PRISONERS in the KING's BENCH PRISON, Surrey.
FINST NOTICt.
Yoseph T fora rly o. Ili. ship T-s•Aolie,
and Late of Milbank street, FAO. stater,
John D.'s" loimN'y Woth Ar on, n-ar 11111411, end
L.t.: of Lev's both in the coun.y of York, hor.e.te II
F.htiaetlt Parsoiti„ t..ratx y of Penton-street, P-rtwovir-,
in the county of Mid React, awl late of %gingival, IN tile
cnu:.ty of Surrey.
Dame: MelitlOZA, farmer y of the Lard Nelson, Whitsothapel
mid, in th.. county of AlLlctiewx' public-Ht.
late Co,p-r, formerly ..nd ate of Stint Catherine-..met,
Tower, in uh••• county of Mi.iid sore, itooceittai•hi,.4'
Jnhn D..rredts, fucenwoy of R u kfruirs
in the c•iunty of Sauey, and tat, of Arts,:ry4tseA, libbops
pt.-street, the city of Loam, poilsmass.

Louie Chateaulee, late of Nicer-esiirt, Crotched-tr.," in
the cite of Lonrho, and before of B.:waft-street, St. Mary
la-boon • merchant.
Toeoblid Sbiel,' farmed, of Wa.ren-etreet, Titerny.wuare,
and late of liarthumberlend-strect, in the Strand, both in the
county of Middl flee, gentleman.
Juhu Vegraer, late of G;nevnfirli•street, Whitechaiel, in
the county of Moldierce ship agent.
Ito-hanl Wet mhall, ftsignedr of St. Jatmees•place, and late
of St. 11111 :a-.treat, in the parish of t. JaiCVS, both in the
tuttigty Ifercx, viwithrolcer.
Clerks P+Tmet, late of the t..wn of Cambridce, hutch..t.
Ann Ismniiger, formerly ef Pariton.squar:, ILvinark-t, and
late of James's-ire.-t, Cincutiordrn, both an the county or
MAdle.r-x, milli ler and drew-maker.
Wins flornt,breys,lt.im.e.!, of L.,,thlntre, and late of Die
141:ene, b o'r 1114,3 cats of Lopfhiri.w tr...... 44 • nen
N.o.llas linC.isreh :r• n •rly of P.,n not-streee, Tolman
entre. in lltia Seantry of Ihddiesel., ma late of Rantsgate,
eOll,ll or Kent, Fika
Jo isda Read. fit 'le iv of the IF naA.,t, all t.,te or Pill
bnth is tie ,tt,sh OrSt. Lunen, the CAI .ty u. M,•.
tiaositt, ,irtittft
Thom.. of It ::b on, i t Cie parish on St Andrew,
in the. count. of Sfllfle•ea, c a.ojay pave, .‘act ciThou.ltio
et.s.trtent .alter.
'ltioasas Lay, tenderly of S meet, the 2..•rish ot

fkttlins!l. form .r'y of N S 3, Banner ofrovt anll
late of N P-or.e, both In the pa... of St Luse,
i., tNeenuritr of Tati fa -lot, silt: w ner.o d tt,Apet
AtithA,ll T'..e• et, 10 net y lot N 11,1,,i,n0......tryd •
in the par. SAn.t lids tit •C FIP.4•, ...d ate of
court, oft: overt, in the parish u:-Sain• Pmerit,
tine coli• tv of \ flt
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of B.! nu, wifeet, a-A. 'Ate or )1(
Ittert, in 111 • •,t 11 of 3t. Luke, in- the okra? df drib 6
tto'
jt•nes rerr., Merl/ art w,ni—str! all 'ate of in t•
stre-t, both m L-ve.rool, in the e hot, of-Lot...tat, master.
mariner.

FrArwi. storm, f mri^rly %fa! of lYltrrhamatreet, In thrr
C IV an I liaNtr of W marlower, br .:Icryr.
la., 'it Harrl4 Simr,wk, (4 v.f eh ,rel umet, I)e4.
fnr4, anti late of Limaicilas, 641atihrh41, lira h in t.at e4kmly of
K••nt. mat maker.

C..rert. forme 'y a al tete of Berke! y-sq ave. ir‘ the
e .entf et Nrlittlestit, ho-wr.
Ttabnisa SML, formed, of Watfmd. in Herford.hlm, a,rl
hte *CRAW) me-p Lace, oxfoli.strzet, m the c.unr) of Sid-
d., ex, border.

Thomas (Imre Hook, formerly cd Mn. Is, P.•.rle s esw.
Cte.r.ad, t.t the parish of St. Luke, am, ,ate of M 2, Saint
Agnes place, 01. i-street rued, In r • panes of St I.•..tard,
both i t the county of %1 Idlesex, wile., cwlar,
and harnem-maker.

J3CO i LOill. ("rawly Lot lato of GloSe-ftr•et, .n the Pa•ith or
Saint John. Wa,4•e, m the omoty or %I. I .Ic.^• m

JO:111 3.1,11E10(1, rOT d late of Li adrn ane, r:,
',with of St in the county ..f ‘lntdielex, st.,ne-nrt
Harr.ouni fur.a••rly ul Ca4:e•aard, street,
anJ tat •'lough-eourtr Fetter-lute, both an thy
ty of Landau,
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CHINA FLEET.

EAST-INDIA HOUSE, AuGan 11, MC

A 'atter fmm Captain Nathaniel Dance, Commander of the
'7..4 India Camnany's Ship, Earl Camden, w 4 rsce:wed
• re this morning, of which t►e fellowtng is a Coil
Sid,
'4 For the information of the Honourable Court,
be% leave to acquaint you, that the Ea.•! Comde is ,
is dispatched from Canton, by the Sele/t Corn-
wittee, the list of January last; and the ships
noted in the margin*, were put under my orders
as senior commander ; also the Rah, Botany Ray
ship, and the country ships, as per margint, were
put under my charge, to convoy as far as our
courses lay in the same direetion ; I was also or-
dered to take under my protedion a Portuguese
European ship, that was laying in Macao Roads,
whose supzr-cargo had solicited it from the Selea

Committee.
" Our passage down the river was tedious, and the
fleet much dispersed: the ships being under the
diretlions of their several Chinese pilots, I could not
keep them enllefted as I wished.
" We passed Macao Roads, on the night of the
sth of February, and I conceive the Rala had an-
chored so near Macao as not to see the fleet get
under weigh, and pass through ; although, at the
time, I had an idea that could be possible, especial-
ly as I saw the Ocean in shore of us, getting under
weigh, burning blue lights, and firing a gun ; the
Portuguese ship, I suppose, must have been in the
same situation as the Rolla.
" During the night of the sth February, I carried
an tail sail, and on the following day hove to, for
above two hours, hoping to see those ships ; but
there was no appearance of them, nor did they ever
joist the fleet.
" On the 14th of February, at day break, we saw
Auro bearing W.S.W. and at eight a. vs. the
Royal George made the signal for seeing tour strange
sail in the S.W. I made the signal for the four
ships noted in the margin t to go down and examine
then ; and Lteuienant Fowler, of the Royal N try,
late Commander of the Porpoise, and passenger with
me, having handsomely offered to go in the Ganger
brig, and inspen them nearly, I afterwards sent her
down likewise; and, from their signals, I perceived
it was an enemy's squadron, consisting of a line of
battle ship, three frigates, and a brig.
"At one p. se. I recalled the look-out ships by
signal, and formed the line of battle in close order.
" As soon as the enemy could fetch in our wake,
they put about; we kept on our course under an
easy sail ;at near sun-set they were close up with
our rear, and I was in momentary espe&ation of
an attack there, and prepared to support them ;
but at the close of the day, we perceived them haul
to windward. I sent Lieutenant Fowler in the
Ganges brig to station the country ships § on our lee
bow, by which means we were between them and
the enemy, and having done so, he returned with
some volunteers from the country ships
" We lay to in line of battle all night, our M 412
at their quarters ; at day break of the 15th, we saw
the enemy about three miles to windward laying
to; we hoisted our colours, offering him battle,
if he chose to come down. The enemy's Fair ships
hoisted French colours, the line of battle ship car-
rying a Rear-Admiral's flag ; the bi ig was under
Batavian colours.
" At nine a. rte. finding they would not come
down, we formed the order of sa ling, and steered
oar cour,e under an easy sail : the enemy then filled
their sails and edged towards us.
4' At onep. as. finding they proposed to attack and
endeavour to cut off our rear, 1 m *dethe signal to tack
and bear down on him, and tag the in succession ;
the Royal George being the leading ship, the Caves
next, and then the Earl amigo: this manoeuvre
was correaly performed, and we stood towards
him under a press of sail; the enemy then formed
in a very close line, and opened their fire on the
beadmost ships, which was nut returned by us till
we approached him nearer ; the Rola, George bore
the brunt of the anion, and got as near the enemy
as be would permit him ; the Ganges and Ear/ C. 4,11
dam opened their fire as soon as their guns could
have effea ; but, before any other sii;p could get
into adios, the enemy hauled their wind, and
stood away to the eastward, under all the sail they
could set. At two p. m. I made the signal for a
general three, and we pursued them till four p. m.
when, fearing a longer purssuit would carry us ton

• Watley, Alfrtd, Rgyll George, County Wexford, Gant
Exeter, Earl of Abergavenny, Henry Addington, Bombay
(aide, Cumberland, Hope, Dersetattire, Warren }lasting.,
Ocean.

t The Cange'i, a flatitailing brig, was put under my °niers
by the Seieet Committee, to employ in arty manner that alight
(qui t t the safety or convenience of the Met, till we had
p.aa d the Straits of Malacca. I was then to dispatch her to

I Alfred, Royal George, Bombay Castle, and Hope.
S lowd Castlereagh, Carron, David Scott, Minerva, Ar-
tistries, Charintc, 51saw Kissaruea labanguer, and

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The Political Suite of Austria shall certainly appear

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, Aucvsr 9.

A Court of Dire tors was held yesterday at the
Bast India House, when the dispatches from China
were read, and the account of the engagement with
the squadron of Rear-Admiral LINO'S was laid be-
fore them. The Secretary at the India House, with
a laudable zeal to gratify the eager curiosity of the
public, has favoured us with the particalars of this
important event. They present the singular and
unprecedented cassof a merchantman challenging a
man of war, not only challenging him, but bearing
down upon, defeating, putting to flight, and pursuing
a squadron, led by a Rear-Admiral, in a first-rate
man of war. It was the Royal Geary that atchieved
this gallant exploit; the Royal Geor:e4 a name
dear to every British heart, and the terror of France
in every part of the world.

We are happy to state that Lieutenant 17.,wcru,
and the officers and crew, fifty-five in number, of
the Po►Mi,e, wrecked off New South Wales, were
all saved : they were conveyed to China, and came
to England on board the fleet which has just ar-
rived.

An account was received in tows yesterday even-
ing, by the Telegraph, of the safe arrival of the
homeward-bound East India and West India Fleets
in the Downs, yesterday at three o'clock.

A letter from our correspondent at the Hague of
the 28th ult. confirms what ha wrote to us some
time ago, that most of the troops in the Telel are
disembarked, sad the provisions, colletled there

for their use, are dispoiel of I.y public auflion
From these occurrences it is coacludel, that no
expedition of any consequence will sail from that
part of the Batavian republic, at least until; 'a
landing in England is made good by the troops on
board the flotillas at Flushing, (Mend, and. Bou-
logne. The whole numb2r of French troops at
present in Holland do not, according to this letter,
amount to 25,000 men, of whom 15,000 are en-
camped near Utrecht, and Ova remainder in garrisons
at the I lelder, in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hague,
Breda, and Bergen-op-room. Besides the corps from
France that have within four weeks passed through
Honda(' for Hanover, several detachments have
been drawn from the French cavalry, Masseurs, and
artillery, in the Batavian republic, to augment the
army under &INA oor rr, who commands near
40,000 men ; but should a Continental war break out,
these will be doubled, and 10,000 Dutchmen will,
besides, join them as auxiliaries. General MARMONT
is said to have officially informed the Batas inn Go-
vernment that Bo m APARTE would visit Holland this
Summer, but declined ;ill pompous reception.

Our correspondent at Dungenness, in his letter of
yesterday, says, "The weather has been uncom-
monly temp .stuous on Sunday and Monday. The
wind blew bard from S. S. W., indeed a perfect
gale, th.tt n..)si of our blockading squadron were
'obit:Ted to leave the French coast, and anchor here,
where they nJw arc, to the number of 17 sail. They
will, however, sail to resume their stations with the
fit st tide."

A letter from our correspondent at East Bourn,
dated Tuesday, says, " Last evening a large French
lugger privateer appeared of Be,tchy Head. On
the signal being made from thence to C:tpt. Derr
of the Mtge.-a, sloop of war, then laying in l'evensy
Bay, he immediately sailed in pursuit, anti hopes
are entertained of his being able to came up with her
" This morning the West India fleet, consisting of
near ISO sail, appeared in sight, under convoy of
the a5O gun ship. A fleet of large ships
are also coining up the Channel with a brisk breeze,
which are supposed to be the East India and China
fleets."

A wealthy brewer has been arres:ed in Dublin,
upon a charge of rebellious praelices.

The poll for the Middlesex Ele.flion closed yc,ter.
slay, under circumstances that may be considered
almost decisive in favour of Sir FRANCIS BuILDETT.
The detail will be found under the proper head.

Lord G. L. Gowsa will leave tot-n in three
weeks upon his diplomatic mission to Itia-sia.

The following Captains yesterday took leave at
the East India House of tile Court previous to their
departure for their respective destinations as under-
mentioned :
Captain William Adticrley, of the Devayne3, for Mr.idcira,
Bombay, and Madras.
Captain Jame> Normann, of the Skelton Castle, for Madeira
awl Bombay.

The Court adjourned at an early hour till Wed-
nesday next.
The packets by the Carmarlteg from Bencoolen
had not been received at the E.tct India [louse.

The Eirl Camden, East Indiaman, has several
chests of superfine tea on board, sent home as a pre-
sent to the Et IST CONSUL from Mr. PERRON.
The following is a correa list of passengers on
board the ships letely arrived from China and lien-
coolen :
Per Hamar ADDINGTON—Messrs. Allen, Wiiiism Baring,
Jas. Maloity, J. White, aid Dr. White, (loin China ; Mr
Justain Achain, ■ French privoiser, front Polo Penang.
Per Cube D—Mfr. W. H. Aaron.
Per Waxman—Mr. Edward Dennison.
Per W• a tee—Memo'. Wright and Smithson.
Per P-v A1.640•131-114r. and Mrs Blair and Mrs Fiyar.
POT iikimill•T CASTLE—Mr. James Thomson. Lteut Samuel
Flinders, Commander of the Investigater, Messrs. White-
wood and Sell.
Per A v and Mn. Be:assise.
Per Eau Cassoass—Mr. Lance, late Supercargo at Canton,
and Mr. Gratnes, late Surveyor General of Lands at New
South Wales.

Per C • a , from Scncooleil—Ntr. N•irn.
The Woodford East-Indianian was left at China
on the sth of February. The Rolla extra ship, from
Bencoolen, parted from the fleet in the China seas
two days ;tier sailing.
The W. Heotheato, from Demerara, for Liverpnel,
was captured on the 4th ir.st. off ltd.rid by a trt.atli
privateer, and sent for France.
The Daphne, MALCOLM, from Savannah, is ar-
rived at Liverpool in twenty-one days passage ; the
spoke the homeward-bound Jamaica fleet, consisting
of 147 sail, under convoy of the Ildlcrophon and
Dr Querne men of war, on the 11th July, to lat. 33.
long. 75. all well.

At no period perhaps in the commercial his-
tory of Great Britain were so many, and so va-
luable fleets expeded to arrive at one time, or
during the present week. The China fleet—the
Leeward Island fleet—the Jamaica fleet—the New-
foundland fleet—the Lisbon fleet —and the Baltic
fleet, were all hourly expefted ; while an alarm was
given of a French squadron having eluded the vigi-
lance of our blockade at Brest. The lowest estimate
of the value of the homeward-bound trade, is be-
tween 16 and 17 millions : the bare duties to Go-
vernment are above 4 millions.

We learn by the arrival of the China Beet that the

Vaccine Inoculation has been introduced into China ;
in the first instance it unfortunately failed of success,
but the Chinese gave every encouragement to its, in-
trocludion, and at the departure of onr ships, very
little doubt was entertained, bin this invaluable dis-
covery would be brought into general pradice in
the extensive empire of China.

WINDSOR, Aug. 7; lalt

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being the birth day of He Royal Highness
the l'iinmsslLLlA, who haLattaitted.the ago of
twenty-o ic. a grand gala was,gisen,,by His MA.
JLsre to upwards of an hundresrdnd forty of the
Nobility and Gentry at CumbeflandaLodp, in the
Great Park. Exclusive of the-oh:wpm, invited, a
large concourse of people were assembled round the
Lodge, among whom were some malignant souls,
who, deaf to the charms of harmony, during the per.
formance of some most delightful glees, -bellowed
out "Bawl& for e:Tt, N 0 Bastit." This vocifera-
tion was several times repeated, evidently intended
as a most gross insult, which could not pass unno-
ticed by the attendant police officer, wh.) kindly en-
deavoured to dissuade them from a continuance of
their improper condua ; but, finding his endeavours
fruitless, he, with the assistance of several gentle-
men, had them secured and concluded to Windsor.
It is supposed they will be sent to the office in Bow-
street, to undergo a proper examination.

PRIVATE CORRIPSPONDO4C9i

soLzurome, AuousT 7.

The whole of the brigade under Major-General
Moore, marched on Saturday Litt to Swinford
Minis, near Barham Dnynut, where they had a
grand field day- Several general .sni other officers,
from Canterbury, and of the guards, from the
camp at Barham Downs, attended. His Royal
Highness the Commander in Chief has signified his
intention of visiting this part of the coast on the
23.1 of this month.

I have had an opportunity of conversing lately
with an officer of much intelligence, on the Bou-
logne station. From the number of troops he saw
in the different encampments, in the immediate vi-
cinity of Boulogne, he computes their force there
at about 50.'EJO men. They parade every evening
at sic o'clock, and remain on the ground till quite
dark. All their maneuvres are performed with
great rapidity, nothing is done in slow cirne ; and
the formation of their lines and columns is very
exaft. No parade is dismissed without a consi-
derable expenditure of ammunition, and their prin-
cipal practice is firing volleys, by wings and bat-
talions. Th-ir horse and light ertilkry are likewise
in daily pradice of exercising with much velocity,
for several miles along the coast, and up the country.

It is a carious circemstance, that poor Lieutenant
M, Lean, of the Leda, was found iiteregy stuck to
the mast of the French gun-brig. with :ewe bayonets
through his body. k fought most gallantly, till
overpowered by numbers.
A court-martial is sitting at Dover, for the trial
of Captain Cavendish, of the Middlesex militia. for
sending a challenge to the Adjutant. The Adjutant
did nut accept it, and has since quitted ,he regiment.

DUBLIN, eg. 4.

The Eleilion for Leitrim bids fair to be. cons►sted.
In ad,lition to Major Clements, another Candidate
has staved, in the person of Mr. William Gore, of
Dublin Casde.

At tlw Quarter Assembly held yesterday of the
City Corporation on tiro subjet of the Pipe W tter.
k was remind. as an ultimatum, to offer the Grand
Canal Company the accustomed ten per cent. for a
supply tht it water to ev •ry street in the ciiy. The
estimated property of the Corporation of the city in
Ibex ‘Vater Pipes amounts to t 20,000!.
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011 f.,urs M joie' Bur And Justice Bell ap-
prehended Mr lievey. of Thomas-aunt, brewer.
c with reboil; via waa:e.s.
&Batty, the Irish Charts died at Cork last Fri-
day, and was ine?.rred at the Church of St. Finbar.

CORCORAN.
Tilt IRISH Itlllllll..

This man, killed some time since by the KlT-
=Oman Rangers, was born at Ballinclaggen, in
the event y of Wesford where his fat? sr, au old
*lora and the lawyer of the county. kept an ale-'
Mace. He was about thirty years of age, slight
and well made, had been taken up twice after the
once at Newtown Perry, and once at
Borris, in the county of Carlow, but escaped from
both places. He died rich, having made a consi-
derable sum of money by Mail-coach arsd other rob-
beries, most of which be lent to the farmer, in the
country, and took their notes payable to his family.
Tis supposed he left not leis than 5001 He and
Cody, a deserter from the Cav in Militia, with a
few others, continued I.r a ennsiaerahle time in the
Ba• any of St. Moline, in the county of Carlow,
wh re they appeared operly, attended all fairs, &c.
&c. and were the terror of some part, and the de-
light of other parts of that county, as they fre-
quently exercised sir :mars' justice on rianies of les-
ser note. • I!.vin
~j once left ti-.4t pan of d.e country,
other rudit .s committed a robbery is their name;
on !learn!: of which, th 9 :nsti- tly r. turned, and
met 'hose who 'personated them, whom ttiey instant-
ly seized. disarmed, and shot. Oa one of thc per-
sons so shot, sixty guineas in gold, and a geld
which tad been take from the house a Miss Doy!e,
who bad been robbed some nights berme. wee
Mond ; the watch thy returned to her, but the
cash became their prize.

Btl':l\Y B.Y.

Further partt-utary of the ..de Itbur_ 9i wr.

The freteifurd AI irrar, of the th, contains the
following extra s% of a letter, from an Officer of rank
in Botany Bay : _

" l'arran after, New S•ath Waits,
." March 10. 1404.
"On this day week the rebellious' pare of our
Irish prisoners broke into open rebellion, which has
given us a great deal of trouble. They are, how.
ever. completely dispersed again, their leaders, ten
in number, having been hared, about twer.ty were
lolled, and nearly the same ionnber woun.se.;
had about SOO in one body, which were c, m,-;etc:y
routed by forty soldiers, under the comn..nd of
M..jor Johnston. _ _

" l here was not any man of .-.ote in the rebellion,
but they were composed of the theirs of the mis-
guided Munster men.
" You may judge of their covardice when I state.
that I live five mike from Parramarta town, and no
house near me; that at ::n hole befoo lark, we got
the information they wetv to rise th. ••,••lst ; I had
only Holt (the f.unous %1 ..nd three
°diet domestic servants with . . hut be..„: i.•solved
to defend my family anlpr,:let..•• the place
lamas good a state of defence .• • old, anJ
es we were well arm- d, cosily and • •
their afralch tas chair plan was to take .6. arms.
ammunition, tad convict servants; thrit
ht my clearer, who was named Home, eametc
blow of the hit.. within surobio of us
but finding us d,t. . ;Dui .o repel thou, thecowm-d-
-ly villain, althou, !. ..c ~ad men, dre nd ea. sad
the nest soarniny •• • ',Foe wok biz; /ad 1:111"
day he yahoos !
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