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London, England, 1808-12-07 00:00:00

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11011-StatET.
Yeldentity, Nada Ras. alias !la wpkreqs, watt Wooed up,
in the custody of J. Lim'icritik, before Mr. N ARTS, charged
with fel 'i,usly stealio,4 a bun, contaiuiug itauut two hun-
dred weight of soap.
It appeared that the Prisoner went iuto a tallow-chandkr's
shop, sa Hulks-street, tiste-maiket, ou Mona) eteniug,
to pnwhase a trifling ai tick, and kft the shop-door open ;
whik he was dealing, a man gut the bun out of the shop, and
the Prisoner wentiout, and assi,teJ him in lifting it up ; this
was utak, red ht some iicialibutirs opposite, 'situ called out,
and the Primmer and his companion ran off. The cry of
" Stop Thief" was raiser, and Linherick happesiug to
be Nosing at the time, stopped and secured him. He
proves to be a well-know u character at the °thee.
He was couunittcil foe trial.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. S.

The two coin/mks of the Royal Horse Artillery,
which embarked t,t, clays since, and were detained
here Is) contrary winds, sailed this mo • g, ;miler
convoy .ef the *Goshotrk and Sparr,frechutrk sloops ;
hut they will not get further than Yarmouth Roads
with the present wind.

Sailed the. :Violet. frigate, Capt. Loring, for Lis-
bon ; and the tither, with a convoy for the Downs.
ArrireA the Eclipse, Captain Cresle, with dis-
pateitr4 front the Ward.; tleary, Bounsey, and
31artlea (tratoports), from Oporto.
Sailed the fliggriore, Capt. Andrews, for Barba-
Joe4l, awl the Argus, for Cork.
Conte into harboor the Allsicore sloop, with the
loss of her bowsprit.—‘l'ind Southerly.

• PLYMOUTH. DEC. 4.
SAM the llereugy. 74 k;ualb. flan. Captitiu
Paget. for tile Firm enact;
with about tell trahwurts. for Falmouth; CMCLJO
sclionw-r, fur the Chunuel Fleet; and Morriston
hired ship, with a colivoy for Wales.
inrat•iiiiiiitities of inipplies of every description
Cr'. oruer&d to he shipped from this port for the
coast of Spain, with All possii)le expedition.

DON'S*, oac.:).
Yesterday, the wind canting round to the N.E.
alamt 1i sail of vessels !seised this place for the •
ie,:stward. The .glary and Prospect, of Sunder-
with coals for market, which had put in here,
windsboand sailed at the time to join convoc.
I /nniig the time the fleet war passing, signals from
the signal station were dying, amininicing, that
French privateers were out. This day the wind
having come round to the S.W. several ships have
passed here. and taken in pilots ftir the River. The
Jaw, of Sundelail.l, 11" hue, with coals for market,
also bore no, aii,t iNtrile for the harlainr, iu doing
which she rtrnek un the bar, hut was soon got WE,
without recetvaig any damage.
IF.arly this Looming a flag of truce eanie into the
road.; a boat was iinmesliately sent off to her, and
brought the dispstrhes on shore, which were for-
warded, by express, to town. There are two mes-
sengers on board ; one French, the other Russian.
The vessel is since come in, hut no lrer..on is per-
mitted to land. She is moored in the middle of
the harbour, and a guard placed on board.

DCII., DEC. 5.

Caine (town from the River. th.: Pos:hospoott4.
Speneer. for Jamaica ; anti remains in the Downs
with the ships as per last.

T.FITH. ore. 3.
Wedupesday hat, Admiral Sir Edmund Na-
gle arrived here, to take the rommaud of 1164 bta-
tiun,
and yesterd ty worming Admiral Va►hou *truck
Ilia flit*
l'emenlay arrived the Rorer stoop of war, from
the .cutha ard.