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London, England, 1807-10-05 00:00:00

SIR BRoOV W 1 1.30 N.

On the 21 instant died, at Ea►t Sheen, Sir Brook
Watson, Bart. an Alderman of London, ■nd De-
puty Governor of the Bank of England. He was
burn at Plymouth in the year 1735, left an orphan
in 1741, lost a leg by a shark at the Havannah in
1749, served as an Assistant Coninsisaary, under Co-
lonel Moncton, at the Siege of Beausejour, in Nova
Scotia, in 1755, and at the Siege of Louishourg, with
the immortal Wolfe, in 1758 ; in 17.:,9 he settled in
London as a mer:hant. and the year following hap-
pily married Helen, the daughter ef Colin Camp-
bell, Esq. of Edinburgh. He was among the first
Gentlemen who, ia 1779, I,rmed the respectable
Corps of Light Horse Volunteers, and with them,
when they were highly instrumental in ►uppressing
the alarming riots in 1780. The following year he
had the honour of presenting them with a standard
from the King, in testimony of His 'Majesty's ap-
probation of their meritorious service. In 1782 he
was called upon to fill the °Mee of Commissary Ge-
neral to the Army serving in North America under
the Command of his friend, the wise, brave, and
upright General Sir Guy Carleton, now Lord Dor-
chester- On his rsturn from that service he was
rewarded w:th an annuity of 5001. granted by Par-
Lament to his wife.

In January, 1704, he was sent toParliament a Re-
presentative for the City of London, and on the dis-
solution in that year was re-eleded, and at the same
period elected a DireSur of the Bank of England,
and soon after an Alderman for Cordwairiers' Ward.
In 1766 he served the office of Sheriff 14 London
and Middlesex, and had tht honour of being Chair-
man to the Committee of the House of Commons
in 1748, during their debates on the Regency Bill.
On the Dissolution of Parliament in 171)0. he was
again re elated to represent the City of London.
hut voluntarily vacated his seat in 1793, by accept-
ing the Chiltern Hundreds, ors being called upon to
serve as Commissary Gomel to the Army on the
Continent. serving under the Command of His
Royal Highness the Duke of York. Is 1796 he
retored from the service. and was elected Lord
Mayor. and had the duties of that high office to
discharge during a period replete with unexampled
difficulties. arising from the effervescence of party
spirit, the mutiny in the Beet, and the restraint laid
on specie payments by the Bank of England, of
which he continued to be a Director. In March,
1798, he was commissioned Commissary General

of England, and in November 1803, His Majesty
was graciously pleased to express the Royal appro-
bation of his services.by creating him (gratuitously)
a Baronet of the United Kingdom, with remainder
to his nephews William and Brook Kay.
Having no surviving issue, he has devised his in-
herited-estate (about three hundred pounds a year)
after the death of his wife, to his sister, the widow of
the late William Pitt. Esq. and his slender acquired
property. after paying a new inconsiderable legacies
to relations, friends, and servants, to be placed in
the public funds, the interest to be paid Lady Wat-
son during her life, the principal at her death to
his own And her named relations, in equal propor-
tions.

He was, through life, to his King and Country, a
constitutional loyal subject—a diligent, zealous, and
faithful servant—a firm, upright, and merciful Ma-
gistrate--to his wife a most affectionate and tender
husband-4s his relations a kind and substantial
friend—in his friendshlps constant—in faith a
km Christian—in deeds a benevolent honest MIA.

Letters by the Gottenburgh Mail from Peers.
burgh state, that the public securities there had ex-
pet lamed a considerable depression, in consequence
of some strong Notes having paned between the Bri-
tish Minister and the Impanel Cabinet.
The Kt we has been teased to present Mr. JOHN
MACCLLLLAM to the Lhurch and Perish of Kelton.
in the Presbytery and Btewartry of Kircudbright,
vacant by the death of Mr. THOMAS H • t ansa•.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have
received information that the Lights in the Cattegat
have been removed by the DAMN, and have given
Notice, for the information of Masters and Pilot' of
MAJLstY'• ships, and of navigation in general,
that it is the intention of their Lordship', as soon as
possible, to cause temporary Floating Lights to be
moored on the Point of the Anholt Keel, and also
on the Point of the Scaw.

The kin° has been pleased to grant unto Jour
Lostt.sv, of Buford, in the county of Nottingham,
Clerk. the third son of the late RICHARD Earl of
Scarborough. deceased4by 11 late Countess
of Scarborough. his wife, also deceased, w:10 was the
sister of Sir liacsauc Sarrut, heretofore of Rufford
aforesaid, Baronet, deceased, his Royal License and
Authority, that he may take and use the surname of
SAVILs in addition to and after the name of Luis-
Tr and al.', that he may quarter the arms of ri.
Viue with his owe family arms, in compliance with
a requisition contained in the last will and testament
of the said S.r Gismos Savoie, Baronet ; such arms
being first duly ezemplified according to the laws of
arms. and recorded in the Herald's (Jace.—(Qa-
sear.)

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DENMARK.
Ufa ACT flint Jti PRIVATE' LETTaa, /RATED CO-
- . • iegisisooed. sett. 9.
GiVegrAus en—Circumstanced as at present,
without. books or papers to refer Os, I most claim '
your indOlgonce far waving the subj.-11 of business,
and, confining the views of my present respeas
solely to the communication of myself and family
being in existence, unhurt, and yet in health ; like-
wise the cursory detail of those incidents th at suc-
ceeded the date of my last address. If my me-
mory be not affefteoi, 1 think I advised you of the
appearance of the fleet, army, Ice. Ste. in our roods.
I shall not now follow the occurrences in succession;
but observe, that, for ten days, they continued to
experience the most friendly hospitality from the in-
habitants, as well as aid in vultualling and provid-
ing for their shipping, a:. kc. both at Elsineur and
here, without the smallest jealousy nr suipicion of in-
tended hostility. At the expiration of that time,
Mr. Jackson suddenly appeared in this city, with
the modest demand of our navy as a deposit against
French intrigue and influence, to he restored at the
period of a general peace. The demand was pe-
remptorily refused by the junior Bernstoff, deputed
to a& here in the absence of the Prince Royal, and
the older Minister, Bernstoff. The audience and
discussion at the end of this demand lasted but an
hour, when Mr. Jackson took leave and refuge on
board the fleet. The second morning after, the
town was in a convulsed state, from the well au-
thenticated report of twenty-thousand troops having
landed at about the distance of six English miles.
Such was the confidence of this government, in the
charaderistic honour of yours, that the necessity for
preparatory opposition was wholly overlot ked until
this latter event WAS fully proved and established.
In this state of affairs, and being without any regu-
lar troops. the defence of the city was left to about
six thousand militia, the burghers, students, &c. all
of whom exerted themselves day and night in for-
tifying the ramparts round the city, and making
every preparation for defendihg the honour of their
King and Country. In this occupation they were
employed, I believe, twelve days incessantly, when
a flag of truce appeared for the Governor, Peyman,
with a demand similar to Mr. Jackson's, that met
the same fate. This brought forward, the day
following. a Proclamation from Gambier and
Cathcisit, explaining the circumstances that im-
pelied the King. their master, to adopt the mea-
sures which menaced the refusal of iheir de-
mand through Mr. Jocksmo and wishing to
impress the ideas of frnosdt) itifeatiees towards
this Government, in case it would yield to the ob-
jo of their espedition. This Proclamation brought
forward frequent interchanges of Rags, and We-
ld/a, that eveutuelly terminated in the sur-
render of the town being demanded, with this
a:1.1 tine, that, if refused, the bombardment
would, on the following day, commence. For
trial nights, previous to this, several skirmishes
took place betwixt the enemy and a corps of volun-
teers, composed of youths from the different re-
speflable families of the city, whose naive ardour
and spirit merited a better fate than eventual'y
awaited them, as upwards of SO, besides double the
number desperately wounded, fell in the detactunt
conflifts. Intended hostilities being now announced,
it was time to provide safety for the women and
children. Having of this description 16 in number
under my proteElion, I was constrained to appoint
a cellar, 16 feet square, as tie only place of relugt
or seeming safety. In this we remained from ‘o ed-
nesday, the 2d of September, until the Sunday fol-
lowirig (God be praised, unhurt, notwithstanding
the front of my house, the oifices, with every
window-frame and glass, being hurt and destroyed
by the shot that struck and burst around me. 7be
operations of the first night having ended, a flag
was sent in, but indignantly dismissed. On Friday,
after Thursday night's hostilities, a second appeared,
but refused : the comes:pence was observed in the
determined resolution of the enemy to exert their
every power, on Friday night, in redacing the city
to ashes. About ten o'clock of that night, two of
the principal churches were :assailed by shells and
rockets; these took fire; and, notwithstanding the
continued exertions and persevering aftivity of the
firemen and engines, communicated to, and totally
destroyed. upwards of 430 large and commodious
newly-erefied hhuses, and two churches; rendered
more than SOO houses unfit for winter dwelling, anJ
left, after cursory examination. scarcely ItX) houses •
without more nr less injury. The loss of inhabitants
cannot be yet ascertained ; but. from the manly
missing, whom I individually have known, I feat it
is great indeed.
t• The Governor, Burghers, kc. now saw the im-
possibility of further resistance, and cattitulated. on
Saturday, wi,h the delivery of the ex .del, the two
arsenals, and the whole of the Seer. Further. as to
particulars, I am not able to go, therefore will cease
, with hostilities, and endeavour to inipress ye with
, the idea of eff.:Ss : besides the houses consumed and
damaged in the city, the Governor ordered those of
the leading avenues and suburbs to be burnt; of
these it is supposed Ss° were levelled, so that, on
the whole. at the present moment, it is supposed
nearly 10,000 people, of various descriptions, are,
and will be. exposed to every inclemency of
weather, present and approaching. without the pos-
sibility of being provided fur at this late season,
/ having lost every chance of repairs by the loss of the
various deposits of public and private timber, that
' would otherwise assist in affording temporary
• shelter."

The Expedition firepAieJ At Colic is said to be
destined against the Spanish possessions in the
Guiph of istexico. The Officers, however, em-
ployed in it, are given to undetstand that they ai•
pill; to Canada.
A letter from a reiipefiable house in Li-bon, dated
the 7th of September, says—" the retarn of the
Courier who was sent to Paris with the answer of
our Governm.rnt to the demands of France, is most
anxiously looked for, as it is expeaed he will he the
beater of the altirealsim of Do . Ministers
%Ape& he will be here about the I tith inst. by which
time tea sail of the line, and thirteen or fourteen fri-
gat.s, will be ready to pot to sea. The greatest
saivity pervades every department of the Admini-
stration, as little dou',t remains that the Court will
be °MIA :o remove to the Brazils. Don J. id' Az-
met DA, formerly Ambassador to Great Britain, is
going to London as Lovoy Extraordinary.

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