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London, England, 1804-06-25 00:00:00

RETURN OF KILLED AND WOUNDED TN THE ROYAL

MATT ON THE SANE OCCASION.

One Limn. 1 warrant officer, 1 p•tty officer, and t seamen,
killed ; S Lieutenants and 5 seamen wounded.
°dicers kdled—Lieut. Smith, first of the Ceistanr, 'mortally
wounded, died the following day ; W. Sltehlliam, inidshipman
of the Centaur ; Mr. —, :,‘"attwairi of the Drake.
Officers woundel—Lieuts. King and ficsiderson, of the
Centauri and Lieut. Brand, of the Unique.

RETURN OF PATATIAN PRISONLIti TAKEN AT THE
CONQUEST OF THE COLONY OF SURIM•II ON THE

26111 OF APRIL 1804, AND FOLLOWING DAYS.

Ar.nr--One Lent. General, 1 Lieut. Colonel, 1 M
11 Captain*, 22 First Lieutenants, 30 Second Lieutenants, 1
Surgeon Major, 6 First Surgeons, 10 Second Surgeons, 2 Sr.t
j..atit Majors, 79 Serjeants, 110 Corporals, 24 Drummers, 1434
Privates, 43 Women and 11 Children.
Navy— 1 Commodore, 2 Captains, 3 Lieutenants, G Mid
sliivonen, 3 Surge.ins, and 192 Petty 016,ers anti Seam,:lt,
Serjeant, 4 Corporals, 2V Privates of Marines.

N R Tntal Number Of Prisoners (bLoy exclmise
of Staff and Departments, is 200

Commodore Hood, in a letter, dated Surinam
River, May 6, states his having, with the Centaur.
Pandour, Serapis, Alligator, Hippomenes, Drake,
Unique Schooner, and transports, having newly two
thousand troops on board, arrived off Surinam Ri-
ver on the 25th April, after a passage of twenty
days from Barbadnes. The shallowness of the wa-
ter retarded the advance of the ships up the river,
the Emerald having passed through mud in three
feet less than the drew, and it was not till the even-
ing of the sth that she got up near the forts.

The Officers of Flaginem having explored the
road through the woods, close to the battery of
derici, which communicated with Leyden redoubt,
an attack was made on the morning of the 30th by
a detachment of troops under Brig. Gen. Hughes,
conducted in the boats by Captain Maxwell of the
Centaur, and Capta;as Ferris and Richardson : they
landed at Plantation Resolution ; and, after a tedi-
ous march through woods and swamps, the Briga-
dier and detachment, accompanied by the two first-
named Captains, with some offic,_is and about SO
seamen, carried the batteries Friderici ; and
though the enemy blew up the magazine, by which
many of our brave people suffered on entering the
work, they were not delayed in passing a causeway
of 700 yards. with five pieces of cannon bearing
thereon, and carried the redoubt of Leyden iai
kw minutes. The gallant conduct of the Brigadicr,
his officers, and men, will no doubt be sufficiently
set forth by the Major-General, but it is impossible
to do justice their merit ; and the Brigadier has
spoken in the handsomest terms of Captain Maxwell,
who commanded the seamen, and Captain Ferris,
who led on with the advanced party, as well as all
the officers and men ; and Captain Richardson, left
ready to support them in the boats, gave every aid
to secure the posts.
The Dutch Commodore commanded a frigate, a
corvette, 3 merchantmen mounting from 8 to 14
guns, a schooner of 10 guns, and seven gun-boats.
Commodore Hood speaks in terms of high COT.
mendation of Capt. Maxwell, Ferris, Waring, Rich-
ardson, Shipley, M'Kenzie, O'Bryen, and Nash.
This Gazette likewise contains two letters from
General Wellesley, dated 15th and 16th December.
giving an account of the assault and reduction of
Ganilgbar. a service of the utmost galiatitry and

importance, but respelling rvLich the publk
been some days since informed. The Major•Cent_
ral particularly mentions the great services of Lietm.
Colonel, A'allace, Chalmers, Desse, and Lang, and
Capt. Beommon, on the occasion.—The Cat ette
also briefly notices the signing of the Treaties with
the ller4r Rajah and Scindea on the 17th and 30th
December.

THE BRITILSIL PRFSS7

LON DON,
MONDAY. Juni f 5.

A warm debate is expected this night in the
House of Lords upon Mr. PITT'! Military Defence
Bill.—Of the Members present, it is thought that
there will be for the Minister 80.—Against him rio.
—The proxies will be numeeous—beyond example.

A Hamburgh Mail arrived on Saturday. Its
contents will be found in the last page. They are of
no importance. They only shrw, as we have al-
ways believed, that the spirit of the Continent flows
before the usurpation of BoaAaAarz, and is yet
unable to assert its rights.

Saturday morning, soon after ten o'clock, Their
MAJCSTIBS, in a post-ohm-int, followed by me
Princess ELIZAIIIITH, attended by the Countess of
AYLESBURY, in a phaeton, arrived at the Qt LEN':
House. About eleven o'clock, the Loan Cu
CELLOR and Mr. Pis ti arrived, and had an audience
of /lis MAir-ry ; which continued till near one.
In a short time aster, the ItOYAL PA kTY returns..
to Kew to dinner.

On Saturday, at three o'clock, the Hun; An AN.
■hSSAsina had an audience of Lnrd HA K ow's', at
his office. At four o'clock, Sir JOSEPH BANKS had
an audience of his Lordship.
Yule. lAy, at two o'clock, the Mares of the
ROLLS had an audience of Mr. PITT ; they after-
wards transaaed business with Lord Heaaowav,at
his Office.

Saturday evening, His Atta tar v, accompanied
by the Duke Of CAM/MIDGE, Princesses SOPHIA ard
AliEl lA, attended by Generals GAIL TI4 and MAN.
NERS, and Lady J. 114 VNSS, took an airing on
horseback, in the neighbourhood of Osterly Park.
Her MAJEATY and the PILINCUSCS followed ia a
phaeton.

Yesterday morning, the ROYAL FAMILY attended
Divine Service at Kew House; they afterwards
walked in Kew Gardens.

A grand dinner was given at the hotel called tk
English Club-house, at Hanover, on the 4th of June,
in ce!ebration of our Silver eign's Birth-day. The
populace surrounded the place, and expressed their
joy on the occasion by frequent shouts of God Jew
the King, Scc. ; until at length the French Com-
mandant deemed it expedient to order the garrison
under arms, and to disperse the party.

. -
The Gazette of Saturday Night contains the fol-
lowing list of new Baronets :
I). Rae. of Eskgrove, Mid Lothian, Lori Justice
Clerk of the Justiciary.
Col. Sir W. Clark, Kntl.,of wake.
H. H. A. Bruce, of Downhill, Londonderry.
John Lees, of Black ItocEs, county of Dublin.
Samuel O'MallJy. Rose-hill, Mayo.
Lieut. Gen. Meyers, Commander in Chief in the
Leeward Islands.
A New York Paper, of the 20th last, sa: s, that
the French people at the Cape are in the most dis-
tressing situation, cipeaing every moment a general
massacre ; as it was known that CHR 16TOPKE had
received orders from General DIGSSALINES to that
purpose. None of them are suffered-,to leave the
island, and the American vessels are srictly searched
both before sailing, and by the bargts o
- - -

The report which prevailed in the city on Sam.
day, that several homeward bound East ludiamew
had fallen into the hands of the enemy, induced
many grocers to speculate on the probable scarcity
of tea. Some of them added one shilling in the
pound in consequence.
A lever from Lim riez, says--" An augmenta-
tion of a second batta ion .0 the following regiments,
has been ordered by his MAJLSTY : 4tii, Bth, 23d,
78th, and 79th regiments of foot."

The sailing of the convoy for the West Indies
from Cork is postponed to the Ist July, on the
application of the merchants. Captain Hermes
will afford convoy to any vessels which may be bound
Cu- the Bahamas or America, as far as their way
and his way happen to concur.

The Emperor of Russ: A was at Revel on the soil)
May, having In his route inspected the fortifications
at Vesenburgh, &c.

The French Minister, B#cala, at Ratishon, has
pre.ented a Note to Baron D'Ar.nrnr, the Minister
of the EleEtor Arch-chancellor, desiring that the
French Emigrant Bishop SISTERON, and a Scotch
Priest. mrineu Maueus Hoar., be banished that eh).
The parties being informed of the demand, spared
the Baron the embarrassment of interfering on the
occasi 3n, and privately withdrew.
BON• pa ITC has officially notified his elevation to
the Imperial Dignity to the Courts of Vienna, Bet'
lin, Copenhagen, Baden, Stutgardt, Wirtembarg,
and Munich ; but no answers had been returned at
the date of the last advices from those capitals.
Letters from Rotterdam of the 11th, say, "The
Dutch armaments for the expedition are every
where complete. The troops are encamped from
11 irlaem to the Texel. The number of armed
vessels and transports to be employed in the enter-
prise, is said to exceed three thousand. The troops
are not more pleased than alarmed by the delay i
each day adds to their fears, and diminishes their
hopes. A Dutch officer was some days since shot
at Bevenvyck, for having distributed sonic copier
of a statement of the naval and military force of
Great Britaim, employed for the immediate defence
of its coasts; but notwithstanding this, and similar
means, to keep the soldiers ignorant of the diner
that awaits them, they are full of alum and 40
content."

At the Annual Me
day lad, the full
Royal Highness

Esq. were recite
Gay Child of Ease
The genial beams
O'er whose soft pat
No pale star hoWd.
G., Child ut Ease,
Where Want and
lie does not speak,
Ask the cold gift o
From hi; fiat eye
For all ,s still and d
He does not weep
The same! fount 51
Say, hut thou
Ihs prostrate heal
Waorrring with p
Of plains, that oc
Where Art °steel:
And the tall turret
Say, hot thou mc
The broken arch i
And shall thy hes
For the sad ruins
Th' aspiring Soul
And aU its bright
Hoed by the Mil
And erectly sang
As with a Meths
The Wain; blur
Awl o'er his COM
There sweet pies
" From es'ry
" The Muse to
Ilnlock'd for
•• Where dipt is
" Go, lit thy se
• Where Natuo
" Ranee o'er thi
" The green Ea
" Fair blooming
44 A balmy Meet
" The hoary he
" The distant pi
" The last pale
" That slowly li
" While to thy
A world of tii
Charinld by 1.1
" And smile an
" As thus' each
" Now sing the
" Or, as thy bi
" A martial Sem
So sang the
The sisossed
Lag Vet We 1
Dreams elf Gehl
Deluded beg
Ta oath dose
Rid 'midst sisal
The lurking ai,
Survey the war
Yd Seer the et
See where mee
the WieeamM r
. Yet ee t Susgic
AM wear tars r
asselein the et
le ling'riii ler
The short b:oo
rarksate t
The'reyethees
And all ladoome
The Oneonta
111 haat of glad
la rlouds of so
And ambush')
So newly hi
On the white
The mtwamere
Enatnnerd pia
Tb' untomseio

LITER ftiRY FUND.

At the Annual Meeting of the Friend.; of this Fund oa Thurs-
day last, the following Lines, addressed to its Pstron, His
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by Charles Math,
Esq, were recited by Charles Twccdic, Fsg.
Gay Child of Ease ; on whose protected head
The genial beams of fairing Fate arc shed;
O'er whose soft pstii, begirt with many a How'r,
No pale star ficAvrts, nor sullen storm-clouds lour;
r.., Child ut Ease, and visit the sad cell,
Where Want and Care with starving Genius dwell'
Ile does not speak, nor with imploring sigh
Ask the cold gift of passing charity.
From hii fixt eye uo gushing tear-drops start ;
For all is still and dead around his heart.
He does not weep ; for black Despair has dried
The sacred fount that feeds the gen'rous tide.
Say, hest thou wept, when to thy musing eye
The prostrate heaps of crumbling glories lie;
Wandering with pensive step the hideous waste
Of plains, that once gay murnfring cities grac'd ;
Where Art ones bade the sculputed column rise,
And the tall turrets Lde into the skim ?
Say, bast thou, mooned, when sunk and fall's around,
The broken arch ignobly strew'd the ground;
And shall thy heatt no gentle sorrow find
For the sad ruins of the human mind
Th' aspiring Soul, by Want's cold hand denroy'd,
And sU its bright creations dear and void ?
Nailed by the muse, who roek'd him to repose,
And erectly sang to rest his cradled woes,
As with a Mother's pride she levied to trace
The 'aiding blossom of the promis'd grace ;
And o'er his couch with wrapt attention hung,
These sweet presag.ngs trembled from her tongue :
" From es'ry dross of vulgar joy reSn'd„
" The Muse to rich delights hath rear'd thy mind!
If Vnlock'd for the., behold, the sacred mines
" Where dipt in Hearin the gem of Fancy shine ;
" Go, lit thy wand'ring eyes the scenes explore
'" Where Nature treads foe Man her boundless store;
" Range o'er the circle, where with cheerful hue
" The green Earth bursts rejoicing on thy vie. ;
" Fair blooming fields where the soft Zephyr Sings
" A balmy incense from his dewy wings;
" The hoary head-land% faint and shadowy height,
" The distant proinont'ry's slow fading light;
" The last pale beam, as Nature sinks to rest,
ii That slowly linger on the Ocean's breast.
" While to thy vision ►ancy's art supplies
" A world of tints' unseen of vulgar eyes.'
" Charin'd by thy shell, mute crowds shall gather round,
" And smile and tremble at th' alternate gonna,
5. As thro' each mate shy winding numbers rise,
" Now sing the bliss, and now the pangs of love,
" Or, as thy big inspiring§ wildly roll,
" A martial tempest to the sewed Soul.•'
So sang the parent muse. The youth retains
Tho treasued ineariry of her cheering strains.
Long o'er his head, In eves changeful dyes,
Dreams of soft hop-, and pleasing cams erne.
Deluded boy ! whom (*serous aims aspire
' Ts catch the (Ware of the deathless lyre,
Hid 'midst die %looms, There Taney weaves her wreath,
The lurking adder twines his folds beneath.
Survey the world, yet to thy vision new,
And war the veil, that slintwis it to thy •iew.
See where meek Finery pays to swelling Pride
The unearn'd !nerd to starving Wotth hens -d ;
Go, call Singicion to thy throbbing breast.
And wear her mail within thy folded rest.
Ora,liain the cringing 'spiting crowds that wait
Is lingbing levees at FreferraentN gate.
The short booms fade that to thy eheoted senor
Theis roseate tints and healing sweets dispense ;
The says that warts'il their stems shall shine no more,
And all know where Felten, blushUn loge.
The pleasant .teems that lull'd shy youthful hours
In halls of gladness, and in summer briw'n,
In clouds of sorrow speed dispered away.
And ambush'] Pen's/ marb thee fur heir prey.
So newly latanch`d, while round the sebeek sounds,
On the white stream the gallant vessel bounds,
The streamers fly, the whits topp'd foam below
Enamourl piers arousal her stately prow.
TN' unconscious helm's-man courts the fair'ring gal*
That w►epee finery to the silken sail.
Slit, tioak'd in night, n'erwheiming ti•mpests lie,
Though gay the brightness of yen clouded sky ;
Th. storiti.winds hurl her on the slurp rocks verge,
S.nill der her bight 'creek rears th' unsparing surge.
Son of the Muse ! must thou unheeded weep
Till murm'rins winds shall lull thee to thy sleep'
Shall thy sweet lyre unstrung and broken lie,
Nee wake again its sleeping melody ?
Or, aflame sounds in faint strings gently awes,
Thy chill neglect, du unheard sorrows tell,
0,„ swept to louder numbers, harsh and rude,
kiag with this plaint of mall's ingratitude'
7 lint als ! what *mods were those' g nukes rills,
'That run at men-tide slang the hill..
to tiler sweet mug l' rings SIN the pausiag air,
Far, on her dusky pinions new Despair,
From the lone conch where suff 'ring Genius lay ;
And Hope diffusd abroad her healing ray.
Teas Pity's solo-'. In stealing airs it cam..
And whisper'd as it limed a BRUNSWICk'S name'.
" Uh Child of Song,• it said, " though ey'ry g•ace
" Smiles cm Um gem of Engine" Royal Lice;
" Though Valeta eits high tow Bing on his crest,
" The sweetest mercies throb within his breast.
" He snarlid the grief, whose hernia: cermet' b:'.ak
" thiamin channels down thy fansi•h'd roses+ ;
" HI saw the langunea of thy drooping e! r ;
" Ile hunt thy groan, nor paced forriful hs.
" Go, Chili of Song, renew the lofty course,
" And brush thy wild harp with a master's force i
" Wing to the realm: of day a Theban flight,
5i And spurn the bondage of inglouous nght.
" Anil let thy tweet vows bless the gentled. ed ;
" Warm from a heart %shire wounds base conid to Wad'

• &lad tnt to Hi Royal 11.4 hems the Prime of W:4,-.

i . y.,

ILICHNIOND THEATRE. I°l

Ms CHERRY made her rfel,te anthis Theatre, on
Friday night kist, in the charafter of Mary 7)lo.ra-
derry, in John Rat, and Floretlu, in Mo Grandmother.
The impression made by her interesting and elegant .
appearance was not diminished by her perfo!maoce.
She played the Brazier's daughter in the most un-
affected and interesting stile; and was equally happy,
in the after-piece. It afforded her mom to exert
her vocal abilities, which are of a very superior cast.
This lady is a valuable acquisition to the Richmond
Stage, and will prove an ornament to her profession.
Curotuv and Resscr.r. performed in both pieces, and
fully succeeded in their endeavours to amuse the
audience. Miss Tv a Ea, who played Clarlotte, in the
Farce, must not be forgotten: she was in full voice.

FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.

THIS DAY.
Mrs. Coke's grand ina.squerade, Hanover square.

TO-MORROW.
Viscountess Sudley's rout, Dover-street.

lIVLDNESDAY.
Duke of St. Alban's grand dinner.
Lady Monson's bs I, Charle,treet, Berkley-square.
Lord Newark's chime,. Postman-square.
Loa Harrowby's diluter, Groavenorwquare.

THURSDAY.
Duebresallitarlborough% rout, Pall Mail.
Counters of Balmam'. rout, CuLitoi land place.
Lord Herrovby% dinner, Grosvenor-square.
Pall of Chatham's dinner, St. Jame:is-square.

FRIDAY.

Lady MOTISOII.I rout, Charles•street, Berkley-square.
Mrs. Lowrell's root, UMW Grosycnor-street.
Eal of Kenmore's dinner, Portman-square.

SATURDAY.

Miss Angerstein's public breakfast, Woodlands, Blackheath.

SUNDA Y.
Lad of Kenmare's dinner and evening patty.
Lord Harroorbses cabinet dinner.
lad of Harrington's dinner and evening party, Stable Yard.

His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE. gave a
grand dinner on Sa.ttra.ty. at Ctrkon House.—
Amin the company preseil.. were
H. keys. Hightmos th• T .1 C.'„Uirence.
Matqui of W. telt. sre,
Ea leo Me ra
Lcrect.—.Ksavon, 016.111-!.

Sin--R Barclay. J. 1,4.1tw00d, .1. Morywood, Wm. Pax,
ton, M. Fewlke', F a ICII David Caruegit, Theo.
Metcalfe, Mathew Wokham, and N. Holland.
Men C H Hutr..s: eon.
Meows —*Cet•rreney„ Nett, J. Palmer, II ulke*, J. C. Jcr-
en:s, 11:nyeet.14.11r4t, G. Johnston, P Greeur,cld, Seurlamore,
5..,e1000d., 0. .Vtlltaau, Cherie* Brookes, H. Slteltry,
She:ley. Shatme, J. Raker, J. Manners, Cockerell, M. P k -
drews. t b: 1 s Duda., Lubno..k, G. Nuel Noel,
Pontz, std Scott.

Lord HARROWST gave his first dir, .er, since he
came into office, on Thursday, 0 a large com.
pan'', including—

Mw. Diummesid, Hnpe, Gregor, Hamilton, Foster,
Hammond, Munroe, and Fagel; Captains Leslie and Legge.
His Lordship en S curday gave a grand dinner to
a large company, principally of the diplomatic
corps. 'There were present—

Nfarquis Circ Ito, Count Stathr.mberg, Vie Frovian and Pur-
t.i4u K.run sdverheim, t.Ol Ma grave and
I:omade, Marehiestess Circelto. Countess of li.adis.c se, Lady
M. Fordyce.

Yews.,lay his Lordship ahl give a grand dinner,
at which were prese-A
P::• Ca-telaca, of S•inierget, Nl.rritiis of floig's•
• of Abt quo, Si.an.sli AmliasstAor of his family.
Hi', I. 'Mu, Mr. Etu.k!itior. Prurcaa C.utclaical.i,f)tichess
ut S-aseriat, Ste. Si:.

'On Saturd ty General GROSVZ4Oa gave an ele.
gait dinner at his house in Grosvenor-street.

The Last Bath arrivals were—

Lo 11.11liate.1, Hall. Cap? )(.I'7, Sir C.
Jon.• Sr John au.' Ldy 13uu. Litut •Coton. I Ruinie% ,
D: 11.11!ax, Dr. and Mrs. Beddow., Dr. Moore.

The Right Hon. Loral Viscount Bovtt lcaces
town this day for IrelanJ. _ _

Lord liusisitiorirLo left town on Friday last for
Bath.

The Marchione,s of Downsniat's carriage bloke
down Last week ix Brook-street. Her Ladyship was
relieved from her perilous situation by Lord Wit-
Liast BEA cctcac, who had her conveyed to his
house. _

Their Rnyal Ilighnessesthe Prince of WALES and
the Du►e or YJOK have visited Mr H 1.% THCOT It%
rew house, fitted up under tut dire&ion of Mr.
Ct.r4uv, aii.l expressed their admiration of its taste
and elegance.
The I lon. Mrs. Derr has announced parties for
the second and sixth of next month; 500 cards ate
issued.

It is said, the intended marriap of the Hon.
Mr. Ilex' usosi, second son of the Earl of LIV
r00t... with the Right Hon. Lady MARIA FANL, is
post
Ttretarl of DA tatty is expelled in town this
day glom. Cobham. Hall, to attend the House of
Lords,
The Duke of ROSSI/RON is gone to Scotland to
take possession of his immense estates. His Grace
is exp4est7ltsWeymouth in six weeks.
Paiscfof WA its is expeded at the Duke of
Sr. ALIAS'S dinrer on Wednesday.
A thief attempted to steal some of the Bishop of
LottooN's bantam cocks and fancy fowls, on Satur-
day. The servants pursued and recovered the pro-
perty. The thief escaped.
The nuptials of Lord Ronmev•with MISS DAVIS,
daughter of Somitascr.DAvis, Esq. which, it was
expeCted, would take place this week, it is said will
be postponed until September. next, when his Lord-
ship will receive with the Lady's hand 10,0001.
Great preparations are making at Wigmure Castle,
Heats, for the oicAsine. -
The elegant Lady HEAT/I(.OTE will close the fa-
shionable season with a superb ball.
Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, the remains
of Mr. JOUN llAwits, late of the Whitechapel
Volunteer Corps, were interred in Whitechapel Bu-
rial Ground, attend.-d by the whole Military Corps,
consisting of 500 men, who manifested mach sor-
row on use premature death of so valuable a young
man, who was killed on Monday lag, by a fall and
kick from his horse, as he was riding on the Ilford
Road.