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joined by signal. ;fit,
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fii sail, on OW 441 i
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the Narthward;
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n days passage,
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or France, in the 6rtis
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A Montserrat, rri:l
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transmitted to Gme ;':
l•tst reached that
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rg. It apreats that .it
me days previotts an l"
!WO, to take a dread
Pine Zusiancer•
With success. 'this t' •
• mach importan:r, '' • •
F, preparations nine
uan capital.
lead from an officer
111:h carried out Gne,i, .•
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ipe, where she had krt.,
petted to sail in a da! •
on, in compaty wish •
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slit not hats bah t.
• Rio Janeiro. The 1.
ish ship that had edit
tare ; and by holding
ca J some of their dm'.
captured:Our Cnrresr• •
virtu? bums, and al!:
;hip, were in good
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Jnesday in town from V,
Frisnner ever sine the 1! • •
card of which she wo•
that since the negoci;t:
prisoners in runlet
and that all prisenger
in obtain p.uipints !
inch dilficuly. to
ng France st the tin. .1
rice ago, a duel took
Engl.l4i Offi.ets, respr.l..
the name of Motel, 0,.,
nd %7ent to the ground
however, and
welt to wave the 6rYt e
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His antwain

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CRIGIA At POETRY:

THE MAGPIE AND SHEPHERD; OR, PRESUMP-
TION
♦TTER THE GRAM

BY OLD KICK.
An Foyle once, from regions upper
Pottned on a Lamb, to eat for suppers..
Aloft he flew--a Magoie viewing.
Cricd..—.' faith, imitata this doing."
Pounce from a ti.light h then depart d,
And at a fat one fiercely darted.
Ks feet soon iii the ftert-e entangled
Of him whom he would fain have mangled,
A shepherd spiteli—vsMags heart forsook him—es
Tli • shepherd stied, and homeward took him.
The children round him quickly gather,
And all exclaim—" What is it father ?"
A magpie, buys...hut how you'll giggle
To know he thinks himself an eagle !"•
•rt LICATIOIL
WhYt you're unfit for, look not after,
Unless you'd furnish rood for laughter.
• l bars heard a fine imitation of Mr. J. P. KeMble, in
which :i• exclaims, lam an eagle !" but what's that to the

OLD NICK ENCOURAGED ; OR, THE SALANIANDE/
ROASTED.

TO OLO NICK.
ruii merino. is Alpibult Jut.
Chill not your genius' vivid rap,
Nor herd your reortutander;
lanian • Surd's poetic vase
Can n% warina Sabamender !
Torn BA Sto. 6 NIS
.• firmer.

Yesterday melt-Meg, His MAJESTY, the Dirk.. of
CAMARIDOL. the Honourable A. PACT?, and Gen.
Islat.• s.ost a ta, inspected the Royal Horse Guards
ard K•rifs Own Militia, in Windsor Palace-yard:
afterwards they went to St. George's Chapel, accom-
panied by Princesses MARY and AMELIA, attended
by Baroness Howe and Lady THrriae. The Ser-
mon was preached by Dr. MARKHAM. Divine Sr.ea/ice was performed to Her MAJESTY and Princess
Ecisass.r H. after which tLe family went to Frog.
more, and dined.
The I ;time of YORK arrived in town on Saturday
morning, at half past ten, and drove through the
Park in his travelling pest-chaise, with four horses,
to the Horse Guards, where His 40741 Highnois
received his dispatches without alighting, and itn-
rn-diately rode through Pimlico, for Windsor and
o,tiands.
Young Prince Lours of arises SUR cq, with Lord
and Lady SEFTON. visited St. George's Chapel,
Wirder, on Thursday, and returned to their seat,
in Buckinghamshire, to dinner. The Prince com-
pleted his 13th year on that day.
Mrs. Sumas/ma arrived, last Friday, at her
}muse, in Som,Asee-plitee. from Hampshire, where
she has fern for these two months past, OR a visit
at Mr. and Mrs FIFNRY OGLE.
ILNILY Scot?, Esq. left town. last Saturday,
for the Hon Mr. BSAND'i seat, in I lertiordshire, ots
a s mati7g party.
Mr. and Mrs Sim on:rat; will leave town, this
clay, fun- their Rat at Richmond.
The LORD Citaricat.rod gave a grand dinner,
last Friday, at his seat at Hampstead, to the Duchess
of St. ALBA!... Lady Pears', the Hon. Miss
DSOSI MOND, Sr Giunar and Lady Hearucora,
Mr SHIERIDAN,Ard MIA' MANNERS.
Jona Mastitis, Esq. and the Dticheas of Hoz-
avaoci, left town, last Saturday, for
I.E AT Ramsgate.

The Daft; of Sr. A tea a's is gone on a shooting
party into Cambtidgeshire.
L'dy Louisa Master as left town, last Saturday,
for NI011!1^y Grove.
Mr. Pa Low's Lelintes, at the Lyceum. on Satur-
day evening, were honoured with reiterated plaudits,
by an elegant and enlightened audience.
!Ir. raise Ll is Lerd 0,44 attraned a most
etr-
gant and crowded audience to the Haymai ketl'he-
atm on Saturday evening. Mr. FAWCITT Appeared
'Mach more in possession of his anthor than on his
first appearance in this very sbfficulf part. If he
was not ar. elegant LOS d 0::Irhy, he was a very di-
verting one, ar.d received mneli applause.
Mr. ADhlii gave a grand dinner, last Saturday,
at his seat at Richmoni, to the Loan Cuaricsttote,
Lady PIRTII, the Hon. Miss Da walloper, and
Mr. SHERIDAN; who arrived at Richmond, in his
1 aronche and four, wit:. two out-riders, and entered
t •e. grand hall wish his coachman's great coat on,
.d inquired for ?4r: SHERIDAN, wLen he vr.s; re-
c)gnised by Lady r.u: ti, Ft) the great amusement
of the company.
Mrs. Foam' u, whose hospitality and attentions
in the visitors of the Isle of lima have greatly
e...dearad her to the fashionable circles, on Thurs-
day night opened her house at Brnadstairs, that
Mrs. Stnraorts might give Readings there for the
benefit of the Seri-hatning Infirmary at Margate.
The tickets, about sut:. were half-a.guinea each ;
they were all is:.uct.l by private hands, die name
of the party being pot down on the back. and in-
dotted when transferred. The benevolent design
5731 HIV answered ; hut, unfortunately, it was very
lit rep'id. Wlnle the bustle of the company en-•
Raged the attention of Mts. Frattsvv is and family,
some prison went into her bed-room, and stoke a
b•s of jewels, worth About 20001. with which they
t Joar off. The necklace is valued at 5001. Mr
‘'^e"wr the barrister, being on the spot, his advice
set. taken. and every step is pursuing to discover
the thieves. The jewels were chiefly pearls t a fine
sect:lnce of 55 largA penal'. with a diamond clasp ;
"ante! broach; a ring of three rows of diamonds,
•1 her vrcre• Mts. S36l::,s's, put not 421:.
saa.l; 14' s.

EAST' INDIF:f4

►LNANU, MARCI 4 29, 1416.
A frigate is almost immediately to be built within
our port, and Martello Towers are also to be erected.
The timber for this ship is almost entirely collected.
The timber for two seventy-fours is in great for-
wardness, and we hope to lay the keel of one, the end

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of the present year, in the Marine Yard near the Fort.
Some very valuable timber for ,hip !,.0
lately been, discovered on the opposite coast, and his
E..cell-iacy Sir Thomas Trowbridge, the Ginkrnor,
and Members of Council, have been to see it and ap-
pl,nre ..f it ; but most of our timber for tile large

Oeps is to come from Rangoon.
Not the smallest doubt is entertained here of our
being able to build two frigates and a seventy-four,
annually, at a rate much cheaper than is Europe,
and the ships more durable.
A Matins Yard has been inclosed near the Fort,,
and the private Merchants are all improving their
warehouses; the spirit of industry was never mole
exerted than since the arrival of the present Gover-
nor. Individuals perceive that the place must now
be protected, and that regular laws will be estab-
lished, and on the faith of this, every one is laying
..ut his capital in improving his estates; the want of
law is very much felt, the 'settlement can never
thrive, unless there is a charter of justice; there is
now no law that can affect Europeans, and none
that can at all conciliate the nations, by uniting their
laws with our own, where such arc not against jus-
tice.
A vigilant police has been established; but a great
scarcity of provisions has been bit here. Owing to
the very dry weather, the rice crop has in many pla-
ces failed in the Quedab country, and we fear the
pepper vines may be injured; the rains 1-.,ws,r
have within these two days set Its, aad we exinct
they will last.
One hundred bags, and a box of cloves, are
sent: home by the present fleet, as a sample of what
the Island can produce ; the pepper is of the very
best quality, and may be bought here at nine
dollars a peen!, a price much below what the
Company have usually paid; we can load three
ships annually with pepper, two at least from the
produce of the Island, and one Or more from the ad-
jacent countries, which all produce pepper in abun-
dance.
The spice plan's are in a very flourishing state ;
several nutmeg trees are in fi4l bearing.
The settlement from Balambaigne, arrived here
in December last, and after relieving par; Gi the
troops doing duty here, proceeded in the transports
to Bengal, where they have safely arrived.
The prl:ient fleet sail this day; the Gan j.e,,
lesh re, Aril-Crude, and War, es lists; were
to leave China soon after the present fleet, and are
not to come to Prince of Wales's Island : His Ex-
cellency Sir Thomas Troabridge, Commander in
Chief of /Es Nlajcsty's Ships in these seas, has given
directions for their being met by His Majesty's
Ships c.ff Poolco Auro, and they will in consevence
proceed through the Straits of Sunda, and not come
to Prince of Wales's Island.

raiNcE OF WALES'S ISLAND.
Gercrnn,tod Gnat*.
:►M►sa, I►ICH so, 1806.
NA.At. PROW/TIMM—His Excellency the Com-
mander in Chief, Sir Thomas Tro.wbridge.
K.F. has been pleased to make ate foll4:Ains pro-
motions :

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K. Ra.sey, Esq. from the Hosier to the Sir Eitritri Meet,
with the sank of r 0.% Captain—Vioe qulhett Eleattscuie,
procerAin,; to Europe t..r the beneCt of hie health.
Lieutenant Tn•abridge, of the Bferoheins, to the fter,ifr, with
the tank of Command CI•••li if • F. Raney, Eat. promoted.
The Police Officers, ssi:ll their uarcmitti,g Tigi•
lance, have so far succeeded, as to have discovered
a clue, by which it is hoped that the assassin, by
whom the Malay man, whose body was faurd, on
the 18th instant, at the mouth of the sive'. Gingor,
' is supposed to have been murdered,wili 1)e co;w4ed
of the commission of .hat crime. The deceas,A was
a native of lora, v•.l one of me settle.; 1, lialam-
barrgan. from whence he • lately arrived at this
island ; his name was Sapiem•n, Hut west, general-
ly, by the name of Jeremoody ; he leaves • wile and
children to bemoan his fate.
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On the morning of the .I.lst ult. the bo,Les of two
Chinese were feu.id murdered on the road near Vi-
negar Hill. All the information we have AS yet
been ahle to obtain, is, that on the preceding even-
ing Chirsuw and Chiong (the decease?) inhabitants
of radon-I.4itclinog, after eating their sapper in
compary with soma frienib, qititteitem about se_
wen o'ciock, as suppJtel io search of amusement,
it being the Chinese holiday:. It was nit known if
they had any money about them ; but the bodies
were found in the same dress they wore on quitting
their friend:.

I:very endeavour has Leen male, by the puce, tca
discover the rtrixttratoru of tl..s Lortid act ' L•tat,
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jore terry to z,!4. without effsca

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BRIGIIION, SECT VIBE% 5.
•
The Coueer: at the Old Ship last night, under the
patronage of the Marchioness of Downsusits, was
very crowded. The hlarchioness and •a large
party, Lord and L4dv F. Sr emcee., Major War.
Lev, Captain 11411E4. and a nurnoer ut Military,
were present. The Rosa! South Gloucester Band
played a great many select pieces of music during
the evening ; Ecr.r.-roN was very muca ap-
plauded by the whole el the company ; the Concert
concluded a: twelve o'clock.
The' Play this night is The Sehoql for Ftitodt, by
desire of Lat t arid Lady F. Sc CNCCR, tor the nenefit
of Mr. GI sso ; at the end of the play, the ballet
dance called The Savage ,• to conclude with the bur-
; lesve tragedy of Tom 7 Auttilt the Groat. Lady Ho.
I sv woof) gave a grand ball and supper, last ui ;ht, at
the New Lim at Rottendean ; the second bomit-
setshire Miiitia bend played, during the eveniag,
many marshes, airs, duets, S.:. The company
separated at two o'clock; much delighted with
the hoipitality and elegant attention of her
Ladyship.
SOUTHEND, See.r. 4.

An accident, of a fatal nature, had nearly.oc-
curred here on Tuesd.•y morning lest. A young
gentleman from the city, who was also a yowl
swimmer, having ventured at some distacce from
his machine, began to doubt whether he should be
able to return to it. Pusceeding then to sound
whether he was tut of his depth, he felt himself
embarrassed, and foUnti it dilncult to emerge.—
After flmndeiting, however, fora few moments, he
got hls tiAal ab..ve the Water, and. was enabled to
cry out foe heir. Fortunately for him, the sea
was e. 11171, and the exclamation ;cached the ears of
same ladies on the beach, who immediately screameJ
out, and it was equally fortunate,that a boat, passing
at the moment, picked him up, without. his having
suff•red any thing bat the fright.
- A very extensive hot sod cold-bath has been
teeeil here fur some time past ; but as the under-
taking did not succeed to the explation of the
proprietors, they have adopted the plan of convert-
ing it into a ho:c1; and this being the licensing day
at ituchford, the ease is now under dismission be-
fore the Magisttates; the iunkeepers of t.:-.ls place
;lan tie neighbourhood, opposing the strongest op-
position to it.
Tile Tragedy of Geor;e Barnwell was performed
at the Theatre here last night—the part of Millwood
by Mrs. POW&L:.. The ezeellence of this Lade*
performance in that character is so well known to
the public. as to preclude the necessity of making
soy remarks upon it. One observation, however,
too striking to he omitted, is, that though there are
but few opportmlities,at this or any ether provineiel
theatre, of vonceasing so exqui-ice a performance,
th company here were so insensible to the value of
what was ntlered them, that very few of them at-
tended thik interesting representation. It is but jus-
tice, however, to Mrs. Puweec, to observe, that her
exertions were not relaxed by the vacuity of the
benches ; and that those who did attend, had all
the gratification that could be derived from the full
ezercise of her uncommon powers. In conversation
to-day 1 learn. that the town was not sufficiesuly
apprised of Mrs. Powir.t.'s engagement ; and if so.
she will, of course, be more numerously greeted to-
morrow, when she is to appegr in the cßaraCier ef
blares., in Mr. Semi:bait% Ptaharro. The part of
Geerye Berneseti was last night very feiiingly sus-
tained by Mr. Vistsc ; and, in ttle after-piece of
Tic Perry; or, Bsocorrieut lir, TRUTT/les Wall
Steady was in that style of excellence which never
deserts him in the representation of seafaring the-
raCters. .
His Majesty's ship Viaory, of 100 guns,. is now
lying iiff tbis place, and makei a magnificent ap-
pearance.—She has lately undergone 4 repair. •
LOWt.o"Thf•T, Seri. 4. -
—.a...—. • .
The Masquerade Ball, green by Mr. Eves 4 lID, on
Tuesday evening, was admirably managed and sup-
pitea, the m?sie well chow n, the dknees select,
and varied from grave to goy ; where the Ladies
displayed infinite grace, humour, and elegance.—
Mr. h.e Etta aro was m namorphosed into a truly
gretesqee Itatim Preatitorsa ,• Mrs. E. the studied,
polite, 'and cettfunnial Mairi,n Lady of 1750; the
Hon. Mrs. Piqeys A u tihe Admiral's Lady ), good
humour and anniatioa personified ; tht SMITH Pa-
may, admirably geoupr.l: Mrs. S. an Abbeys; her
.daughters, Mrs. Ha unit?, a splendid Softens;
Miss SMITM, Mother Shipton, with a toroom stuck
with charms; her sister, the gossamer-winged dried,
with her sparkling wand ; Miss Bc gems vs e, the very
semblance of IItLT TIE'S fitesland Minstrel, and ever
topping on the„ light fantastic toe ;'',Miss PIIOIIY,
a most garrulous age bent armed-dam, ; Mrs. Stout-
C CCW . a well patched-up fleggar, selling matches;
Mrs. Xeroe, Mrs. and Miss Besta.v, in tasteful
Pley drrise, i Capt. HINTON. the finished costume
1 of the old Frew-6 Marlive; Mr. Reeve, a ti.hly-
c tperisonel cutely Grandee; Cept. Cm 'TOM, a
1 Papuans; Friacur ea fan in gestu e and grimace ;
I Lient.-Colonel kIiCRTEY, an Argil:cry Scrjeant, just
1 lan4ed trom the siege of Geeta, en recruit ; Messrs.
%livers', Oss so asisiave and Fisuca, came from
Yarmouth in high-di—wad Demurs, and plumed
1
hats ; but no one was more alistiaguislied than the
brave Capt. ROSINSOM, in his unmasked genuine
naval charioler, cheerfully sat:thqt on his wooden
leg. After most exquisite refreshments, the merry
gronpe unmasked, and the dance, the laugh, and
the joke, were prolonged till dawn of day.
Arrivals—Mr. Mrs. and the Misses Ilasmor, Mrs.
La et: eL, Mr. and Mrs. MANIY, Mr. Mrs. and
Miss Actleasue.

Accounts have been received from which
state the arrival of die Hon. Admiral BLAIL&LaYt
the latter end of July, in the Vile de Alas frigate,
anti that lie &real,- hoiurd his flag on board the
Leander, as Commander-in Chief.
The Kies has been graauusly pleased to conEsern.
to the 'tight blononratde and Honourable the Board
of Ordnance, the Arms hitherto used by them, tc-
zither with a Crest and Supporters, to be borne by
she slid Right Honourable and Honourable Board
cm a ccatmon teal, shields, banners, or otherwise ;
proviaea the same be fret duly exemplified accord.
ing %vibe laws of arms, awl recorded iu tits He-
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