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MARGATE. Avow'. 12.

We are here all in bustle and anxiety from the
reports of constant firing heard all along the coast,
Lane supposed. at first. it was rekrzin,7 for the
Pitisce4 Bit th-day, but the continuation of the re-
port seems to do Away that idea.

Three eiCtect-.
I have just heard from a friend, who is arrived
this moment from Sandwich, that the firing we
h.ar.l ill the morning was distindly heard all the
env he CAMP, and that the telegraphs and signal
posts have been at wo• k all the day ; it surely can
ant ar'st• from any attempts of the Enemy to attack
as, I should rather think, and it is the general op:-
rion. that the report is from some of our squdions
attacking them.

DOVER. Aus,:sr it

PRIVATE. Co:tv...:I•ONDENCE•

Yesterday the wind basil:lg, early in the morning,
tome to the Eastward, produced one of the twist
mag iificent, and at the same time o.ie of the most
pleating and interesting sights, that it is almost pos.
sihte for the in' inr.ination to crouceive. The long pre-
vaience of the W. and S. W. Winds had accumu-
lated a very numerous Rent in the Down', whisdi
were desirous to sail to the Westward. About seven
o'clock they began to come round the Smith For.-
123,1, and from that time to five in the evening, we
could see between two and three huadre i sail of our
valuable merchant ships, bound to the East and
West Indies, and various other destinations, crowd.
in; every sail.
l'he attraftinn on the Pier-heads was immense.
The number of ships of war which escorted them
down Channe!, added very much to the grandeur of
CI. settle.

T. different groups on shore did not fail to con-
gratulate themselves on the mortification such a
sig'it must naturally produce on the minds of the
enemy, nor to plume themselves on the proud idea
of superiority.
The enemy has been very much on the alert—
sixty-four very heavy praams and gun-boats have
been pushed off from Calais, in their way to Bou-
logne. No less than 32 of them are at this moment
in Vimereux Bay, the others have got iato Boulogne,
and these will follow as soon as possible. The
firing in the quarter of Boulogne, as well as to the
eastward, has this day been almost incessant. It
began last night rather before one o'clock, as if to
g.vethe earliest tokens of a desire to celebrate the
birthday of an amiable and Royal Heir Apparent.
H. that jest, however, as it may, their firing is al-
most continual, but the weather is so very hazy, we
c in-ot distinguish ehjeas at so considerable a dis-
t Ince.
Nothing can he more striul than the discipline of
the troops in this quarter. The four regiments were
brigaded along the beach from six to eight o'cl wk.
and then received orders to parade at twelve, which
t'my did, and acre under arms the greatest part of
the night.
We are now in the most eager and anxious expec-
tation of their putting their long-standing threat
into execution. We hear, unconcerned, their con-
tinual and tremendous cannonade ; we laugh at their
attempt at invasion; and our most earnest and
anxious wish is, that we could give them a fair
grappling about half Chanistl over, without: enter-
taining the slightest doubt th we should be able to
bring the greatest part of them to this country.

Semi .'Clock.
The firing from the French coast is almost conti-
nual, from which it is supposed they are endeavour-
ing to get their numerous flotilla out. By the most
authentic information I have been able to coiled.
they cannot get more of their flotilla out in one .side
than lOn qr ISO ; if so, it must take, siji consider-
able time before they can attempt to face our small
but intrepid cruisers.
August I 3M. haljpail Eight, a. no.
The firing Las entirely ceased upon the opposite
coast. It is a fine morning, and the wind blows
ffesh None of our vessels, however, have yet re-
turned ; and consequently we have not been yet
able to learn the porticulars of the affair of yes-
tads,.

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antorrom, Auour It.

At ten o'clock this morning, the Cyfnet sloop of
war took her station in a direction to be seen from the
Pavilion; and hoisted the Royal Standard, and ;ill
her signal flags, jacks. pendant, the French jack at
the bottom, drooping into the water. At one o'clock
she fired a Royal Salute. Earl Ca VI.N'S boat was
also decorated with various calons,. The humblest
fishing boat hoisted some mark of respect for our
beloved Prince, of whose natal day this is the anni-
versary. 'llse Ps ince cf Waaes's band, in hussar
dress, looked extremely well, and playe.l on the lawn
at the Pavilion, and every person was preparitig for
the grand review on Market Hill, four miles from
Brighton ; every carriage was in requisition. The
forming of the line was beautiful, it extended above
A mile. The Caval; y were placed to the right of
the Line, consisting of the 6th Enniskillen, 4th
Queen's own, and Mr. Siiisritee's troop of horse.
Of the Infantry, the South Gloucester took the
right, next to them the South Hants ; the Dorset-
shire and Monmouthshire were to the left. Six pieces
of flying artillery were placed upon a hill to the
right of the Cavalry ; and to the left of the Infantry,
en an eminence opposite the artillery, were placed
the mortals. There were 4,000 men under arms.
The beanty of the gronnd, the company, the fine.
ness of the day, the universal fervour that prevailed,
every thing conspired to make it a most interesting
speetacle. Among the earliest of the company on the
ground were Mr. WINST ASI CY and !emit! in their
carriage. Lady ALVA !ILLY, in her landau, accom-
panied by several ladies, and Capt. 14'1A° o of the
Cygnet sloop of war in full uniform; General and
Mrs. JOH PITON, and Mrs. and Miss r,,,,Ert in the
General's carriage ; his charger being led by a
servant. Mr. SHIT INLR'S family in his landau.
At twelve o'clock, Earl Ca ere, as General of
doe distrid, Earl BLIIRtLEY, and several other
lacers, arrived upon the ground. The Countess of
BARRY NORr was on Viscount PETERSH A re'scarriage,
drawn by her own horses ; her Ladyship's having
been broken to pieces a few days since, by an upset
at Rottendean. At half-past twelve, the Psi MCA'S
barouche arrived with the Countess of Beaseaav,
Lady W. Russeaa, and Miss SLY MOM drawn
by six beautiful boys, three Sc; vent, attending. In
Mrs. Fl 7.11 LR ZEIT% barouche were the Earl of
BERKLLSY'S children, and His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cam's:sees three lovely boys. To ems,
merate all the Nobility that were on the groind,
would exceed the limits of your paper. At one
o'clock, His Royal Highness the Prince of WA LLS
arrived, mounted on his beautiful Arabian grey, and
dressed in scarlet full uniform, accompanied by the
Duke of K see, in uniform, the Duke of Ca aI:ENCL.
the Duke of °ALIA NS, Count Rtauioaois, Earl
of BAaRYx RE, Lord WILLIAM RUSSZL L. Viscount
Percent AM, Major 13toosartean, and twenty other
Nob!emen and Gentlemen. As soon as His Roe, at.
FII.7IINSSS arrived, he alighted, and mounted his
charger, a dark chesnet. Immedi itely on his arri-
val, a signal gun was fired, when Ili; Rov•t. to ita
mess and his company proceeded down both front
and rear of the line, and hen took his station in
front in the centre, when the field-pieces to the right
of the line fired a Royal Salute, which was answered
from right to left ; a general discharge from the in-
fantry succe' .—the bands playing God Save the
K.eg. The cavalry, waving their swords, gave the
l'a vice three cheers, the infantry joining. The
cavalry then passed His Roy Al. 111011 K es% in com-
panies, and afterwards in on order; the infantry
did the same, and then formed into line. The
concltoioa was a grant salute from the field-pieces
on the right.
It was allowed to be the grandest speSacle which
the Susses coast has boasted for some time. At
twelve o'clock the west batteries fired a Royal salute(
and a King's cutter p icing at the time, hoisted th#
Royal standard, and returned the salute.
As Mrs. Piooc was alighting from the dickey of
General JOHNSTON'S carriage, her foot slipped, and
she fell under the horses. I have the pleasure to
add that she received no injury but what was occa-
sioned by the fright. Hit Royal Highness the Duke
aF Susses was so much recovered as to walk on the
Steyne for some time, but was not sufficiently con-
valescent to join his Royal Brothers at tOe Review.
It was the intention of Mr. LUNA ROI, had he not
been prevented by illness, to have contributed to
the entertainments, in celebration of His Royal
Highness the Prince of W•tes's birth-day, by ex-
hibiting an aerostatic machine, on a novel plan,
which his occupied his attention for some time past.
This machine was to comprise 800 square feet on its
surface, and to represent His Royal Highness's crest
and feathers.

serrse•••.•m-eftemor
The Kira has been pleased to grant unto
.
Ri,' W-- Edint

.SICH AID H RTON, of the City of aiburgh,
Esq. Comptroller of the Excise for Scotland, his
Royal Licence and Authority to assume and take the
surname of Due,. in addition to the name of
WHARTON, out of esteem and regard far the me-
mory of his late uncle„ the lion. •Aa rare Der F.
of Orion, in the Connty of Moray. the youngest
son of the late, and brother to the present Earl of
r E.
On Thursday night, on the parade, Edinburgh,
the Officers of the Loyal Edinburgh Spearmen pre-
sented to Jona BINH'S, Esq. their Lieutenant-
Colonel ComMandant, au elegant sabre, in testimony
of their attachment to him, and of the grateful
sense they entertain of his unwearied exertions to im-
prove the discipline and promote the respeltebility
of the corps, from the period of its institution.—
The battalion were to leave their colours presented
to them on Monday last, by Mrs. BENNST, and
Miss SCOTT of Logic.
Not a little has been said on the supposition that
Lord NILSON makes light of the Spanish part of
the Combined Squadrons. We cannot believe, that
in any thing that fell from that truly brave and in-
telligent officer, he ever meant to depreciate the long
established character of the Spanish Nation for cou-
rage. Ca.rilai bravery is proverbial. It has been
evinced in repeated conftels with the British. parti-
cularly in the vigorous attacks upon the almost im-
pregnable fortrexs of Gibraltar. In the late altion,
the Spaniards mood the brunt of the battle. while
their caoreing.and dactondie antes stood aloof.
Sunday night, three sGhliers belonging to the 31st
Regiment were sleteaed breaking open the Royal
Oak public-house. in qidgvt47, near Weymouth.—
'limy were examined before the Mayor on M uiday
morning, and coax-mimed to Dorchester liaola

Cox Exparirrroic.
The followiaft 't a list of the General Staff Offi.
cers proceeding from Cork, with the forces under
the command of Major General Sir David Baird :
Brigadier-Generals Beresford and Ferguson ; Dept.
Adjt. Gen. Man Tucker; Assist. do. do. Capt.
Munro, 42cl Regt.; Dept. Or. Master Cenral.
Lieu!. Bross nrigg ; Assist. du. do. Captain
Patrick, 57th Regt. ; Aid du Camp, Hon Capt.
Gordon, 3d Guards ; Dept. Paymaster Cen. W.
Salmons!. Esq. ; Deputy Inspe2or of Hospitals.
Alex Baillie; Physicians, A. 1.. Emerson, and
C. Lovekin • Purveyor, —, Considine ; Dept.
Purveyor, C. Clarke ; Surgeons, G. T. Aveling.
and W. W. Chambers: Apothecary, W. W. Hol-
land ; and 12 Hospital Mates.
Sir David Baird, according to report, will be
joinel, at a certain place of rendezvous, by cavalry,
artillery and infantry from England. and the
united force is generally believed to be intended
as a reinforcement to Sir James gra:.
Two General Officers accompany the troops from
England, and the whole of the expedition amounts
to more than MOM men. These, added to what
are already with Sit James Craig, will make a very
considerable force, and it is supposed some corm.
nental operation is meditated, probably in concert
with the great Northern Power, Who has beds so
long and so reasonably expeEted to become a arty
with us m the war.
g.• _ . .

Many public marks'of respe& hive been shewn
to the Earl of airdwicke, on his tour to the county
of Mayo The corporation of Galway held a meet.
iv. that town, at which it was unanimously re-
solved to iiirsent the freedom of the corporation to
his I.:scene:lcy, to which he was pleased to Fetarri a
suitable answer.

A meeting of the freeholden of the county of Mayo
has been called for Saturday ri:itt, in order to con-
sider the propriety of addrn,ing the Lord Lieute-
num on hill Arrival in that county.

poucL.

"MANSION SONS,' ♦U0.•13.

omuNG.
Jobe Wright, alias Captain Wri,!,,ht, alias IWr.Frea-
cis with two other persons, a mars and woman,
were brought b-f ire the Loan ;VIA tiro* this day.
charged with d .ff auding several tradesmen of this
city, obtaining goods under false pretences. Ike.
The female Privmer was known by the name &
Mrs. Peasant, and had recently been examined at
the Poii:e Office., Marlborongh-street, when it ap-
peared she bad gives a fiOitions character of the
prix .nor Wright, repfesenting hi.a to several trades-
men to be a Captain Wright, of consider.able pro-
pe..-ty. in consequence of which they had given him
household furniture, goods, itc. to a large arnuunt.
Several warrants hal been issued against him, and
at last he was apprehended in Lombard stteet.
In the cour'e of the examination, it appeared he
had ass-imed the character of a West India Mer-
chant, and being a Mulatto, this representiti,n w
thfc more easily aceredited : he had stated, that be
had lately arrived from that part of the world. and
had come to settle in London, where he had token
warehouses, compting-house.i., sc. fir the purpose
of carrying on an extensive tf.ide.
The principal charge against the Prisoner,
Wr!glit, was made by a master tailor, who had cre•
dited him MI. and, having made application for
payment, the Prisoner called at his house, on horse-
back, with a groom. mounted, and dressed in a
handsome green and gold livery. He told the tai-
lor he wanted two new and elegant suits of livery
for his servant ; bat the tradesman, doubting the re-
spetiability or integrity of his new customer, instead
of receiving his orders, insisted upon the payment
of his hill, or a proper reference for his charaaer ;
to which the supposed merchant readily replied,
that as he doubted him, he would leave oue
of his horses in his possession until his return
from the Coffee-house, where he was then gong to
receive some money. The horse was accordie:gly
deposited as a security for the debt, and the Prisoner
never afterwards returned to redeem hint. One day,
while the tailor's servant was riding the horse nut,
the real owner of him, a horse-dealer in Moorfields,
by chance met him, recognised him, and claimed the
horse as his own property, having lett him out to
hire to the Prisoner.
Several other charges were preferred against the
Pritoners, and some notes were produced, accepted
by the Prisoner, some in the name of I. Wright, and
and some in the name of J. I. Wiight, visiting cards
were also produced with his address upon them en-
graved " Mr. Francisco, Nu. 'l.O, Pancras Place, St,
Pancras."

The Prisoners did not offer any thing in their de-
feoce, And they were all committed further exa-
amination.

The Jonpb and Edward, DRAKE, from Memel
for Plymouth, is lost on Ame Lind.
The Carl —, from Poole for Naples,
it captured. and carried into Al, esiras.
A beautiful new frigate. called the Renitence, was
launched at Rochester, on Saturday last. She is
one of the largest frigates in His Majesty's Navy,
and pierced for .$0 guns. The ceremony was at-
tended by the Right Hon. Lord EARDIAT, Hon.
Colonel Srofirotn, JAMBS Hct.ttes, Esq. one of
the Members for Rochester, ;nd a great many per-
sons of distinetion.
Addirional barracks are shortly to be erefled at
Pett. at Eastbourne, and in the neighbourhood of
Lewes. The two latter. we understand, are for
detachments of the Royal Artillery.
The Contr.otors for the present Lottery begin to
regret that they did not ask Mr. Purr for .:0,000
Tickets instead of 23,003. fur the demand is now
nearly as great at it has been in Lotteries of twice
the number of Tickets.

This being the season whin the amusement of
bathing is much praaised, and of cuur.c trequktit
accidents occur, by persons imprudently verruring
beyond the hounds of safety, we would advise
careful attention to the folkwing recommendation
of the Hum 4142 Society, as A probable means of
rescuing, from an untimely grave, many who other-
wise become victims to the too prevailing mode of
treatment of apparently drowned bodies. viz.--,-Ne7
ver to be held up by the heels ; not to be rolled on
casks, or other rough usage ; and to avoid the Ilse
of salt in 411 cases of seeming death.


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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY—TesfioAr, Aucoar 13

DWASIBRRS W. COLLIS&
The Plaintiff in this cans: had taken exceptkets
to the Master's report, in which shape it no* came
before the Court.
Mr. R0b11..,Y, on the part of Mr. Chamber,-
stated. that Sir William Chambers having left a
Larne stun of money, to he divided amongst the
children of the Plaintiff, this caasewas instituted ;
and, on being heard, it was referred to the Master,
to enquire the amount of the money coming to each
of the minors, and also to examine into the different
account, of the Plaintiff, and to report whether he
were a prop u person to he entrusted with the care
of eh- children ; and, if he were not, then to report
whether Mr Aaron Graham was a proper person ?
The Master, in the course of last mnath, made iris
report, which stated that the min of 1,5001. was
coming to each ot the minors out of the property of
Sir William Chambers, an I that the sum of OIL a
year had been paid to the Plaintiff for the support of
each of the children. Two of the sons had gone our
to Madras as Cadets, and he did not think there ought
to be any allowance made for them, AS thf2irpay wo.:!ti
befully sufficient to support them. Another son wa.
now preparing toga to Madras as a Cadet, and he was
of opinion that nothing further should be allowed
for him. The report then, after string other mat-
ters, says. that All the money allcwed for the main.
tenance of the children had been expended, but that
the different allowances had not been applied to
each of the children respeatively, but the whole
fund had been oleswied together for the support of
all, so that some of them had been advanced to the
prOodice of others; nit which account he was of
opinion that the Plaintiff was net a proper person
to have the care of the children, and then says that
he believes Mr. A. Graham is a proper person, and
that the allowances ought to he paid to him.
To this Report, Mr. RONtILLY further stated,
the Plaintiff had 'Awn twit exceptions : the first was
with ?tope& to Augustus Cbambrrs, the boy, who
WAS preparing to go to the East Indies, and states,
that the Master ought not to have taken away the
allowance made on his account, as be, the Plaintiff,
was at considerable expence in fitting him out. The
next exception went to that part of the Kelton,
which stated, that the allowances should be paid. lid
Mr. Graham, and alleges, that he should have said
the contrary. The L:arned Gentleman tamest that
the circumstance of Mr. Chambers's not applying the
money to the use of the children individually, was
not a sufficient reason for removing them from the
care of their father, and therefore hoped these go.
ceptions would he allowed.
' the LORD CNA ISCRI.LOR. who had been diligent.
ly loeiking into the account of th, expenditore of
the chil Iron, said. tint the stile of living was touch
too pte; for children that were only entitled :n
1,5001 each ; the extravagance of minors was a err.
cumstance that cello to be enquired into; he oil
served in one part of the account a charge of Oh Sas
for keeping a boy of thirteen years of age ira haft,
for the sh irt space of foist months; a sum isfiniteiy
, greater than what he would ,dose a soo of his to
expend on hats in a rear.
The Aeiroaary Gatrsaar. said, that the trades-
people who would give credit to mirrors to such an
extent, should "ot receive payment for their gorses.
The Loin Coolers r Los was very happy W.: bit-
siness came before the Court ; and it gave him an
opportunity of cortradiaing an opine fn, that the
trading people in general had, namely, that the
Court of Chancery would pay the dean of a minor ;
but he would inform those who inteet tined this
notion, that they were very much mistaken. He
then recurred to the account, and said, it was scan-
dalous to see the extravagance of these chifilre.: ono
of them, exclusive of his maintainance. his Lordship
observed, had spent 1201. in the course of a year.
Mr. Fos at Augur, on the same side with Mr.
Routs. v, said, that during the time the father had
the care of these children, none of these extravagaa.
cies wire to be seen in the account ; those expellees
'frith had attrthed his Lordship's auention related
to the time when Lord Charles Somerset had the
pre of them. in _es!, he would rather say, when
they were under the care of their mother, as it was
only the name of that Nobleman that was made
use of. On the whole. he trusted that there was
in :he condo!: of the Plaintiff that which would
induce the yours to adopt a report. by which a oen-
tleman standing in the relationship of a father
would be removed :rent the guardianship of his
children.
Tae Arrostrav Greer. ea, on the other tile,
submitted, that th, report was correft, and ought to
be confirmed ; it was not pretended on the pert of
the Plaintiff, that Mr. Graham was an improper
person; raid why not, therefore, app,rint him, in-
stead of the Plaintiff, who was found, by the report,
to be not a fit person to have the care cra the chnireni
It was not required that Mrs. Chamber s Amid 6e
appointed to take care of them ; bit it did not fol.
low, that because she was gust herself adequate, she
had not that regard tar her children, which would
induce her, hi r own interest hying out id the clues.
lion, to point oat A proper person He then ob-
served, that no otsjes.tioo had been made to Mr.
Graham, and theretote hoped the Court would coa.
firm the report.
Mr. Rooms st, in reply, observed on the different
argumenu which had been made use of; and, with
respect to Me. Graham's being a proper per son, he
had nothing to say against the gentleman per,art-
ally. nor hail he any wino to say against Lor I C.
Somerset ; but Olt the Court, and every per, en,
SAW the extravagant manner they were kept during
the time he had the care. and it was pro,.,thle that,
from the same cause, there would be the same extra-
vagance if Mr. Graham we. appointed.
The LOlll3 Cn ssC¢LLoa said. he should be very
unwilling to seed this back to the Master, on ac-
count of the events it would incur, but he would
speak to the Master himself, and deliver his opinioa
in a few days. His Lordship again referred to the
account, in one part of o hich 371. was charged to one
of the minors, for boots and shoes for a month ;
and said he thought it necessary to state, for the in-
forroatian of the public, that the Court would not
allow any paynarot to be made out ot the proper,
of minors, except for necessaries. and rho,* us
deration, so that if trades-people gave credit
a greater extent, they mast lock elsewhere for
money. •

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