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London, England, 1804-10-22 00:00:00

F. 12031 SATURI).I)- NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

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Copy of a Letter from Captain Major Juo, if of His
at 4 Skop A.;Jacure, to William Mdialz.i, Fag. datzil
the 17th inat.
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I beg leave to tran:m:t to you, for the informa-
tion of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty,
a copy of my letter to Rear Admiral Sir James him-
macs, EMI. Of this d.str.

" I find it my duty to acquaint yon, that yester-
day, the 16th, in proceeding from Craaviiie Bay,
in pursuance of yottr orders, at the distance of three
miles I had an -opportunizy rf onserving the five
drrvan on shore on the !;;:i ult. by Ma-
jesty's sloop under my command, and ascertain, d
that they were all still there, swamped and bilge 1,
with a heavy sea and tremendms vort breaking
violently over them." I have the h oi:uur to be, tre.
M. J. figNmigni.
Frbiteiall, Maw 24, 1804.
The King has been pleased to grant into 11.rfard
Jotter, Esq. President of the East•lndia Company
at Bagd.td, kis Royal LiceitFt and Per to re-
ceive and wear-the Badge of the Order of the Cres-
cent, of the second class, which the Grand Signor
bath transmitted to him :

Aud Also to ordar, th.tt this His Majesty's con-
cession and declaration, tg-.her with the I re.Ative
documents, be registered in hia College of Arms.

Atbrirmity Vie, 0.4 . 19, 140 1.
Notice is hereby .given, that information has been
received at this Office, that on the morning of she
tith inst. a Spanish brisantine, called the I:r.wcisco
Xavier, E. N. E. Nlarrinex, Master, burrhtn about
one hundred and thirty.lour tons, from Ca (but
lions Portsmouth of the ith inst.), bound to Ant.
were, laden with sugar, hides, and insfgo, came
n shore, near Jew's Glut, within the port of Rye.
The vessel is gone er.m.ely to pieces, and a very
small part of the cargo saved.

An article in the Journal de romemerne, e Ralf
paper of the 25th Seiatember, says, ti—Jer the head
of Amsterdam, 15th, " A very fast-sailing brig.
one of the squadron under the coinmand of Admiral
Drcitza, at rived yesterday in the Teul ft,sin the
Cape of Cov,d Hope, and bring; advire that the
Admiral, in a 74 gan shin, and several small ships
of war, had sailed from thence with a convoy of
six or seven large ships fr an Batavia fur the dif-
ferent ports of Holland. They were attacked by
several English cruisers on leaving the Cape, hitt
they beat them off with considerable loss to the
enemy."

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Sa•nrday, a man w r. taken on hoard an out..
ward bound schuyt, named the Denver:fir:. emt:tin
JUAN Hi.soxtca BLANICT YON COteYertn VOW.
He was concealed in a double cabin. The Captain
is liable to punishment, for taking any person rat f
the kingdom, without a riplar passport. Being
caliel upon for this suspicious behaviour. he ala-
szonied, and the vessel is deramod urril he shall no-
siest. The man i i cuu.ssly spea".3 tiociabiy '.nod
English :he was I,ent t :lie Aliens' Office, fur.
thtr. inquiry.
To.mormw, a Vestry is t, be held ac the Pasi.h
Church of St. John's, Wapping, to consider of the
encroachment meditating against the icier/est of that
quarter of the town, by the London Doek Crimps-
ay, to use or build against the church-yard wall, in
ereaing their bouui try wall ; and also to take into
considera•ion that clause of the London Duck Alt,
which compels the Comnstny to make aid set use
bridge in the line of Waiipiiig-street, and also a
bridge between the Baum and Dock, at or nearly
adjoining, on the line of direction horn king-street.
Sampson's-Garden, towards Tench-stmt, and
Old Gravel-lane, so as to preserve the certainty of
c instantly passing at all times to and through Wap-
ping. by one of tile bridges.
A young lady, possessed of about 40001. lately
eloped from her father's house, in the iicighlanur-
hood of Gray's-Inn, with a young Hibernian, a
painter and glazi.ir, residing in the vicinity of Si•ho.
The parties met at the l.ue Croydon Fair, fur the
first time, and on the morning followin; the lady,
elord. The father, after much anxious search.
discovered her retreat; hut she refused to return
hone, and has since given her hand to the painter.
Casa. Cow.--.An affair has recently occurred
among the higher circles in Scotland, which excited
the astonishment and wounded the morality of the
laity, as well as alarmed the piety of the clan: ch.
fhe in;s:si es! husband is a P.aronet, who his had
nine children by his frail Sp4l:4, end of venom is j
MetleJer uf Parliament. The gill ,ot is a veriera'ile
Clergyman. The affair will come betoie the p:o,ier
Tribunals at Edinburgh at their next Sittings. TT(
Baronet has commences his adtion for damages
against the reverend seducer, who was a en:ls:ant
visitor and bosom friend in h.s family, and a fie:
quent gistst at his tahle ; and has also commieriCeCe
p nceedings, in orckr to a divorce from Ms faithless
Lady-wand the Reverend Gentleman, in his torn'
has corn:is:need his aSion for defamation against.
the Baronet, who is a man of 9.000% a year.
A singular escape from imminent danger hap
pined on Wednesday, to .1. ('lows, Esq. of La 4
kenham :—Mr. C in a one-horse chaise, was Jrivint
himself and his lady through Cation, and passin;
under a tree which some persons were at that tins.
felling, it fell upon the horse, and instantaneous':
killed him; but Mr. and Mrs. L. received not thi
smallest injury.
To morrow Morning, Nine o'clock, must bring
forth 4.2o,ooo.—perhaps_Z'4o,ooo.—possiol,
£6o,o'X).—Such a Lcetery-Wheel never betare ex
isted. Who will not, then. renew their Chances, or
such en occasion ? alit is not very probable that th.
like opportuaity should ever happen in any fittur
Lottery. Besides, the Price of Tickets and Share
is extremely reasonable, and they may he had
HOILMISY and Co.'s, 26. Cur-chill, warr.uateci or
drawn.
The Ticket No. 9,362, as First-drawn on the Se
venth Day, entitled to 10,000/. was sold in Ore-Ha'
and Eight Sixteenth Shares. at the old Office c
Shirt and Co. in the Poultry, where the Ticket
No. 19,64. a Prize of 1.0001. in the present Lot
tery, was also sold in Shires. The First-draw
Ticket To-morrow, being the Eighth day, will t
entitled to 20,000/. Undrawn 'tickets and SW.
c,ntiont on Sale at this Office.